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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19, 2021June 29, 2023

Registration Statement No. 333-272572

 

Registration No. 333-_______

UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

FORM S-1S-1/A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

MOBIQUITY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Mobiquity Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York737311-3427886
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)Number)

 

35 Torrington Lane

35 Torrington Lane, Shoreham, NY

11786
Shoreham, NY11786

(516)246-9422

(Address and telephone number of registrant’s principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area (516) 246-9942

 

Dean L. Julia

Chief Executive Officer

Mobiquity Technologies, Inc.

35 Torrington Lane

Shoreham, NY 11786

(516) 246-9942246-9422

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

 

Gavin C. Grusd, Esq.

David F. Durso, Esq.

Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C.

1425 RXR Plaza

East Tower, 15th Floor

Uniondale, NY 11556

Tel: (516) 663-6514

Laura Anthony,Thomas J. Poletti, Esq.
Veronica Lah, Esq.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
695 Town Center Drive, 14th Floor

Craig D. Linder, Esq.

Anthony L.G., PLLC

625 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 600

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Tel: (561) 514-0936(714) 312-7500

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:

From time to timeAs soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement is declaredbecomes effective.

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box: þ

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer: ☐filerAccelerated filer: ☐filerNon-accelerated filerNon-accelerated filer: Smaller reporting company: company
   
Emerging growth company: company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.

Under Rule 429 of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement also acts as a post-effective amendment to Registration Statement File Number 333-260364 covering 2,807,937 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding publicly held five-year warrants exercisable at $4.98 per share which warrants were issued in December 2021.

   

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered Amount to be
Registered
 Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (1)
 Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
 Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (2) 2,108,334 $6.00 $12,650,004(2) $1,172.66(3)
Representative’s Warrants to purchase Common Stock (3) 168,667     -
Shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Representative’s Warrants (4)(5)(6) 168,667 $6.60 $1,113,202 $103.19
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (6)(7) 281,250 $6.00 $1,687,500 $153.43
Total: 2,558,251   $15,450,706 $1,432.28

(1)Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(2)Includes the offering of up to 275,000 additional shares (equivalent to 15% of the total number of securities sold in this offering) that the underwriters have the option to purchase to cover over-allotment, if any.

(3)In accordance with Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act, because the shares of the common stock underlying the Representative’s Warrants are registered hereby, no separate registration fee is required with respect to the Representative’s Warrants registered hereby.

(4)Includes shares of common stock which may be issued upon exercise of additional warrants which may be issued upon exercise of 45-day option granted to the underwriters to cover over-allotment, if any.

(5)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on an estimated proposed maximum aggregate offering price of the Representative’s Warrants of $1,113,202. Assumes the full exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option.

(6)Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the shares of common stock offered hereby also include an indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as may from time to time become issuable by reason of stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or other similar transactions.

(7)This Registration Statement also covers the resale under a separate resale prospectus (the “Resale Prospectus”) of (i) 225,000 shares of common stock that may be sold by certain of the selling shareholders named herein upon the conversion of convertible promissory notes, expiring on the maturity date of September 20, 2022, and (ii) 56,250 shares of common stock that may be sold by certain of the selling shareholders named herein upon the exercise warrants expiring on September 20, 2026.

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement contains two prospectuses, as set forth below.

·Public Offering Prospectus. A prospectus to be used for the public offering of 2,108,334 shares of common stock of the Registrant (the “Public Offering Prospectus”) through the underwriter named on the cover page of the Public Offering Prospectus.
·Resale Prospectus. A prospectus to be used for the resale by the selling shareholders set forth therein of 281,250 shares of common stock of the Registrant (the “Resale Prospectus”).

The Resale Prospectus is substantively identical to the Public Offering Prospectus, except for the following principal points:

·they contain different outside and inside front covers and back covers;
·they contain different Offering sections in the Prospectus Summary section beginning on page 5;
·they contain different Use of Proceeds sections on page 24;
·a Selling Shareholder section is included in the Resale Prospectus;
·the Dilution section from the Public Offering Prospectus on page 27 is deleted from the Resale Prospectus;
·the Capitalization section from the Public Offering Prospectus on page 29 is deleted from the Resale Prospectus;
·the Underwriting section from the Public Offering Prospectus on page 69 is deleted from the Resale Prospectus and a Selling Shareholders Plan of Distribution is inserted in its place; and
·the Legal Matters section in the Resale Prospectus on page 76 deletes the reference to counsel for the underwriter.

The Registrant has included in this Registration Statement a set of alternate pages after the back cover page of the Public Offering Prospectus (the “Alternate Pages”) to reflect the foregoing differences in the Resale Prospectus as compared to the Public Offering Prospectus. The Public Offering Prospectus will exclude the Alternate Pages and will be used for the public offering by the Registrant. The Resale Prospectus will be substantively identical to the Public Offering Prospectus except for the addition or substitution of the Alternate Pages and will be used for the resale offering by the selling shareholders.

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell nor doesthese securities and it seek an offeris not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any jurisdictionstate where the offer or sale is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUSSUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 29, 2023

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

$3,000,000

Up to 30,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

and up to 30,000,000 Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED OCTOBER 19, 2021

MOBIQUITY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

1,833,334 SHARES OF COMMON STOCKPlacement Agent Warrants to Purchase up to 600,000 Shares of Common Stock

 

Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. (“we”, “us” or the “Company”) is offering 1,833,334to raise up to $3,000,000 on a “best efforts” basis from the sale of up to 30,000,000 shares of itsour common stock, onpar value $0.0001 per share, at a firm commitment basis. It is currently estimatedprice per share of $0.10, pursuant to this Prospectus. We are also offering to certain purchasers whose purchase of shares of common stock in this offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of this offering, the opportunity to purchase, if any such purchaser so chooses, pre-funded warrants, in lieu of shares of common stock that would otherwise result in such purchaser’s beneficial ownership exceeding 4.99% (or, at the offeringelection of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding common stock. The purchase price of each pre-funded warrant will be between $5.00 and $7.00 perequal to the price at which a share with an estimated offering price of $6.00 per share. Our common stock is currently quotedsold to the public in this offering, minus $0.0001, and the exercise price of each pre-funded warrant will be $0.0001 per share. The pre-funded warrants will be immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until all of the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full.

We are also seeking to register the issuance of placement agent warrants to purchase up to a number of shares of our common stock equal to 2% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock and prefunded warrants sold in this offering, at an exercise price of $0.125 per share (125% of the public offering price).

We have engaged Spartan Capital Securities LLC as our exclusive placement agent to use its reasonable “best efforts” to solicit offers to purchase our securities in this offering during an offering period of seven days, subject to an extension of up to seven days (the “Offering Period”).The placement agent is not purchasing or selling any of the securities we are offering and is not required to arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of the securities. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to closing in this offering, the actual public amount, placement agent’s fee and proceeds to us, if any, are not presently determinable and may be substantially less than the total maximum offering amounts and throughout this prospectus. We have agreed to pay the placement agent the certain fees set forth in the table below and to provide certain other compensation to the placement agent. See “Plan of Distribution” for more information regarding these arrangements. We have engaged Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, New York, NY, as escrow Agent of this offering (the “Escrow Agent”) to receive the gross proceeds of this offering during the Offering Period and to deposit the funds with JP Morgan Chase Bank. Upon clearance of funds, the Company and the placement agent may conduct one or more closings. In the event that any subscriptions are not accepted by the Company for any reason whatsoever, such funds will be returned by the Escrow Agent directly to the subscribers without interest or deduction thereof.

There is no established public trading market for the pre-funded warrants and the placement agent’s warrants identified below and we do not expect a market to develop. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of these warrants will be limited. In addition, we do not intend to list the pre-funded warrants or the placement agent’s warrants on the OTCQB market, operated by OTC Markets Group, under the symbol “MOBQ.”The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq CM”), any other national securities exchange or any other trading system. On October 18, 2021,June 27, 2023, the last quoted price of our common stock as reported on the OTCQBNasdaqCM was $7.99$0.154 per share. The final offering price may beHistorically, at a discount totimes in the trading price of our common stock on the OTCQB. This price will fluctuate based on the demand for our common stock. There ispast, there has been a limited public trading market for our common stock.

The final public offering price per share will be determined through a negotiation between us and the underwritersplacement agent in the offering and will take into account the recent market price of our common stock, the general condition of the securities market at the time of the offering, the history of, and the prospects for, the industry in which we compete, and our past and present operations and our prospects for future revenues. The final offering price for the securities may be at a discount to the trading price of our common stock on the NasdaqCM. This price will fluctuate based on the demand for our common stock. The assumed public offering price used throughout this prospectus may not be indicative of the actual final offering price. The final number of shares, pre-funded warrants, placement agent warrants and shares underlying such warrants being offered in this prospectus will be determined based on the final offering price.

 

This Prospectus also relates to the possible issuance of 2,807,937 shares upon exercise of five year warrants, exercisable at $4.98 per share, which we issued in a public offering December 2021 (the “2021 Warrants”) along with other securities. The registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, also registersacts as a post-effective amendment to Registration Statement No. 333-260364 which registered the 2021 Warrants and underlying shares. Our common stock and 2021 Warrants are listed on The NasdaqCM under the symbols “MOBQ” and “MOBQW”, respectively.

We have filed a definitive proxy statement for sale warrants (the “Representative’s Warrants”)a special meeting of stockholders scheduled for July 21, 2023 seeking, among other things, stockholder approval to purchase 168,667 shareseffectuate a reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding common stock at an exchange ratio between 1-for- 2 and 1-for-15, as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. The purpose of the reverse split would be to achieve the requisite increase in the market price of our common stock (8%to be in compliance with the minimum bid price of Nasdaq. See “Risk Factors - Risks Relating to this Offering and Ownership of Our Securities - We are seeking stockholder approval for a reverse stock split, and even if a reverse stock split achieves the sharesrequisite increase in the market price of common stock sold in this offering) to the underwriters, as a portion of the underwriting compensation payable in connection with this offering.

We have applied to list our common stock, we cannot assure you that we will be approved for continued listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market underNasdaqCM or able to comply with other continued listing standards of the symbol “MOBQ.NasdaqCM.

 

We will receive proceeds from the sale of the shares being registered in this offering. See “Use of Proceeds” for more information about how we will use the proceeds from this offering.

An investmentInvesting in our common stock is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Investors should carefully considerSee “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of this prospectus.

Neither the risk factorsSecurities and other uncertainties describedExchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 Per Share Per Pre-Funded
Warrant
 Total(1)
Public offering price$0.10 $0.0999 $3,000,000
Placement Agent commissions(2)$0.008 $0.008 $   240,000
Proceeds to us, before expenses(3)$0.092 $0.919  $2,760,000

(1) Assumes all 30,000,000 shares or prefunded warrants are sold.

(2) We have agreed to pay the placement agent a total cash fee equal to 8% of the gross proceeds raised in this prospectus before purchasingoffering. We have also agreed to reimburse the placement agent for certain of its offering-related expenses of up to $125,000 plus 1% of the gross proceeds of this offering. In addition, we have agreed to issue the placement agent warrants to purchase up to a number of shares of our common stock equal to 2% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants sold in this offering at an exercise price equal to 125% of the public offering price of the shares common stock. See “Risk FactorsPlan of Distributionbeginning on page 7.for additional information and a description of the compensation payable to the placement agent.

 

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL, ACCURATE, OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

Per ShareTotal
Public offering price$$
Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)$$
Proceeds, before(3) We estimate the total expenses to us$$

(1)See “Underwriting” on page 69 for additional disclosure regarding underwriting discounts and commissions, overallotments, and reimbursement of expenses.

We have granted the underwriters an option for a period of 45 days from the date of this prospectus to purchase up to an additional 275,000 shares of common stock atoffering payable by us, excluding the public offering price, less the underwriting discount.

We anticipate that deliveryplacement agent commission, will be approximately $375,000, assuming full exercise of the shares will be made on or about [__], 2021.pre-funded warrants.

 

Spartan Capital Securities LLCRevere Securities LLC

 

Prospectus dated June 29, 2023

 

 

The date of this prospectus is ●, 2021.

 

   

 

 

We and the placement agent have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the shares offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in is accurate only as of its date regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of common stock.

Neither we nor the placement agent have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons who come into possession of this prospectus and any free writing prospectus in jurisdictions outside the United States are required to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions as to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus and any free writing prospectus applicable to that jurisdiction.

This prospectus contains market data and industry statistics and forecasts that are based on independent industry publications and other publicly available information. Although we believe that these sources are reliable, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information and we have not independently verified this information. Although we are not aware of any misstatements regarding the market and industry data presented, these estimates involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” and any related free writing prospectus. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on this information.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Available InformationProspectus Summary1
Prospectus Summary2
The Offering54
Risk Factors76
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements26
Use of Proceeds24
Market Price for our Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters25
Dividend Policy26
Capitalization27
DilutionMarket Information27
Dividend Policy28
Management’s Discussion29
Description of the Business30
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations40
Management4748
Executive Compensation51
ExecutiveDirector Compensation5455
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters6159
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions60
Description of Securities Sold in Offering62
Description of Capital Stock64
UnderwritingPlan of Distribution6970
Legal Matters7678
Experts7678
Additional Information7678
Index to Financial StatementsF-179

 

 

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AVAILABLE INFORMATION

 

This prospectus constitutes a part of a registration statement on Form S-1 (together with all amendments and exhibits thereto, the “Registration Statement”) filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). As permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, this prospectus omits certain information contained in the Registration Statement, and reference is made to the Registration Statement and related exhibits for further information with respect to Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and the securities offered hereby. With regard to any statements contained herein concerning the provisions of any document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the SEC, in each instance reference is made to the copy of such document so filed. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.

 

You should rely only on information contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus we may authorize to be delivered or made available to you. We have not, and the underwritersplacement Agent have not, authorized anyone to provide you with additional information or information different from that contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor the sale of our securities means that the information contained in this prospectus or any free writing prospectus is correct after the date of this prospectus or such free writing prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy our securities in any circumstances under which the offer or solicitation is unlawful or in any state or other jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted.

 

The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus and the information in any free writing prospectus that we may provide you in connection with this offering is accurate only as of the date of that free writing prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

No person is authorized in connection with this prospectus to give any information or to make any representations about us, the securities offered hereby or any matter discussed in this prospectus, other than the information and representations contained in this prospectus. If any other information or representation is given or made, such information or representation may not be relied upon as having been authorized by us.

 

Neither we nor any of the underwritersplacement agent have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than the United States. You are required to inform yourself about, and to observe any restrictions relating to, this offering and the distribution of this prospectus.

 

 

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. Because this is only a summary, it does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should read this entire prospectus and should consider, among other things, the matters set forth under “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus before making your investment decision. This prospectus contains forward-looking statements and information relating to Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” on page 23.26.

 

Our Company

 

We are a next-generation marketing and advertising technology, data compliance and data intelligence company whowhich operates through our three proprietary software platforms in the programmatic advertising space, which has grown to over a $100 billion industry in approximately the last decade. industry.

The Programmatic Advertising Industry

Programmatic advertising isrefers to the automated buying and selling of digital advertising space using algorithms and software applications, inad space. In contrast to manual advertising, which relies on human interaction and negotiation between publishers and marketers.marketers, programmatic ad buying harnesses technology to purchase digital display space. This use of software and algorithms helps streamline ad buying processes, which is why programmatic has become one of the most indispensable digital marketing tools worldwide. According to Statista, in 2021, global programmatic ad spend reached an estimated 418.4 billion U.S. dollars, with spending set to surpass 493 billion by 2022. The United States remains the leading programmatic advertising market worldwide.

 

Our Mission

 

Our mission is to help advertisers targetenterprises in the deliveryprogrammatic industry become more efficient and effective regarding the monetization of their messages to the right person at the right time using our proprietary single-source end-to-end programmatic advertising, audience segments and data compliance. We do this by offering three proprietary solutions: Our ATOS platform for brands and agencies, our data intelligence technology platforms more efficientlyplatform for audience segments and effectively than a stacked multi-vendor system.

The Programmatic Advertisingtargeting, and Data Markets

According to Statista, in 2020, global programmatic advertising spending reached an estimated $129 billion, with spending expected to surpass $150 billion by the end of 2021. In today’s competitive advertising landscape, marketers are increasingly using programmatic advertisingour publisher platform for privacy compliance and automation solutions to target audiences based on user data. Statista has forecasted that the marketing automation software market is on track to reach $17 billion by 2025, almost a threefold increase as compared to 2019.

According to MarketsandMarkets, the so-called big data market will grow to $229.4 billion by 2025. The proliferation of data from businesses in every industrial category, and all company sizes, has created a massive amount of data that is forcing many companies to adopt solution to manage data consumption, analysis and distribution. This modern era of data is essential for organizations to be efficient, stay competitive, and ultimately grow their businesses.publisher monetization.

 

Our Opportunity

 

We perceived a problem inDue to the advertising technology industryrecent changes to Privacy Laws, such as it has rapidly grown over the last 10 years. We viewed the technology in the industryGDPR and CCPA, along with Apple and Google’s removal of Identifiers, we believe Publishers are facing two significant issues: increasing costs due to be highly fragmentedprivacy compliance laws and thus inefficient. Many advertisers have had to mix multiple vendors’ different technologies, or bolt-on third-party technology to legacy technology, in an effort to create an integrated solution. This has leddecreasing revenue, due to the lack of audience targeting. We believe there is a central sourcemajor paradigm shift occurring in the market, where user data and the targeting intelligence to address problemsuse it must shift from middlemen directly to the content publishers. Publishers must own their first party data and manage their audiences segments in-house. We believe that irrespective of whether a publisher chooses to work with an integrated systemus or not, they need to find a solution that arise.allows advertisers to buy directly from them.

 

We saw the opportunity to provide end-to-end global programmatic advertising solutions, integrating the required components from a single source that work together because they are built together, in an effective and cost-efficient way.

Our Solutions

 

Programmatic Advertising Platform

 

Our advertising technology operating system (or ATOS) platform is a single-vendor end-to-end solution that blends artificial intelligence (or AI) and machine learning (or ML)-based optimization technology that automatically serves advertising and manages digital advertising campaigns. Our ATOS platform engages with approximately 2010 billion advertisement opportunities per day.

 

 

 

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As an automated programmatic ecosystem, ATOS increases speed and performance, by providing dynamic technology that scales in real-time. It is this proprietary cloud-based architecture that keeps costs down and allows us to pass along savings to our customers. Also, by offering more of the features inherent in a digital advertising campaign, and removing the need for third-party integration of those features, we believe that our ATOS platform can generally be 30-40%substantially more time efficient and generally 20-30% more cost efficient than other Demand-Side Platforms (or DSPs). Our ATOS platform also decreases the effective cost basis for users by integrating all the necessary capabilities at no additional cost:cost as compared to the costs to outsource these capabilities to one or more providers in a fragmented ecosystem. DSP and bidding technologies, AdCop™ Fraud Protection, rich media and ad serving, attribution, reporting dashboard and DMP are all included.included in our ATOS platform.

 

Data Intelligence Platform

 

Our data intelligence platform provides precise data and insights on consumer’s real-world behavior and trends for use in marketing and research. Our management believes, based on its internal researchour experience in the industry, that we provide one of the most accurate and scaled solution for data collection and analysis, utilizing multiple internally developed proprietary technologies.

 

We provide our data intelligence platform to our customers on a managed services basis, and also offer a self-service alternative through our MobiExchange product, which is a software-as-a-service (or SaaS) fee model. MobiExchange is a data-focused technology solution that enables users to rapidly build actionable data and insights for its own use or for resale.use. MobiExchange’s easy-to-use, self-service tools allow anyone to reduce the complex technical and financial barriers typically associated with turning offline data, and other business data, into actionable digital products and services. MobiExchange provides out-of-the box private labeling, flexible branding, content management, user management, user communications, subscriptions, payment, invoices, reporting, gateways to third party platforms, and help desk, among other things.

 

Publisher Platform for Monetization and Compliance

Our content publisher platform is a single-vendor ad tech operating system that allows publishers to better monetize their opt-in user data and advertising inventory. The platform includes tools for: consent management, audience building, a direct advertising interface and inventory enhancement. Our publisher platform provides content publishers the functionality to use its user identifier data to create inventories of profiled data segments and to target audiences with advertising using that data, in a data privacy compliant manner.

Our Revenue Sources

 

We target publishers, brands, advertising agencies and other advertising technology companies as our audience for our ATOSthree platform products. Our sales and marketing strategy is focused on providing a de-fragmented operating system that facilitates a considerably more efficient and effective way for advertisers and publishers to transact with each other. Our goal is to become the programmatic display advertising industry standard for small and medium sized advertisers. We generate revenue from our ATOS platformplatforms through threetwo verticals:

 

·managed services, where we handle all aspectsThe first is licensing one or more of our platforms as a white-label product for use by advertising agencies, demand-side platforms (or DSP’s), brands and publishers. Under the programmatic displaywhite-label scenario, the user licenses a platform from us and is responsible for running its own business operations and is billed a percentage of amounts spent on advertising campaign for an additional fee;run through the platform.

·seats,The second revenue stream is a managed services model, in which, allowsthe user is billed a brand or agency to log into our ATOShigher percentage of revenue run through a platform, and run their own campaigns at predetermined margins; and

·but all services are managed by us.full white-label solutions, which allows our customers to license our ATOS technology as a SaaS for a fee to use on their own platform.

 

Our data intelligence revenue is driven by managed services for advertising agencies, brands, market researchers, university research departments, healthcare, financial, sports, pet, civil planning, transportation and other data and technology companies and our MobiExchange self-service product. Often-times sales to users of our data intelligence platform will lead to those users using our ATOS platform as well.

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Risk Factors

InvestingWe have engaged the Placement Agent to use its reasonable “best efforts” to solicit offers to purchase our securities in this offering during an offering period of seven days, subject to an extension of up to seven days (the Offering Period”).The placement agent is not purchasing or selling any of the securities we are offering and is not required to arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of the securities. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to closing in this offering, the actual public amount, placement agent’s fee and proceeds to us, if any, are not presently determinable and may be substantially less than the total maximum offering amounts and throughout this prospectus. We have engaged the Escrow Agent of this offering to receive the gross proceeds of this offering during the Offering Period and to deposit the funds with JP Morgan Chase Bank. Upon clearance of funds, the Company and the Placement Agent may conduct one or more closings. In the event that any subscriptions are not accepted by the Company for any reason whatsoever, such funds will be returned by the Escrow Agent directly to the subscribers without interest or deduction thereof. In addition to the foregoing, iinvesting in our securities involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks described in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 76 before making a decision to invest in our securities. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition and/or results of operations would likely be materially adversely affected. In each case, the trading price of our securities would likely decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. We will bear all costs associated with the offering. The following is a summary of some of the additional principal risks we face:

 

·We have a history of operating losses and our management has concluded that factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern and our auditor has included an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern in its audit report for the past several fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.years.

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·We cannot predict our future capital needs and we may not be able to secure additional financing.

·The Company’s financial condition and results of operations have been and may continue to be adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

·The reliability of our product solutions is dependent on data from third-parties and the integrity and quality of that data.

·Our business practices with respect to data and consumer protection could give rise to liabilities or reputational harm as a result of governmental regulation, legal requirements or industry standards relating to consumer privacy, data protection and consumer protection.

·We face intense and growing competition, which could result in reduced sales and reduced operating margins, and limit our market share.

·The market for programmatic advertising campaigns is relatively new and evolving. If this market develops slower or differently than we expect, our business, growth prospects and financial condition would be adversely affected.

·If we fail to innovate and make the right investment decisions in our offerings and platform, we may not attract and retain advertisers and publishers and our revenue and results of operations may decline.

·We need to protect our intellectual property or our operating results may suffer.

·Our business practices with respect to data and consumer protection could give rise to liabilities or reputational harm as a result of governmental regulation, legal requirements or industry standards relating to consumer privacy, data protection and consumer protection.

·Our failure to recruit or the loss of management and highly trained and qualified personnel could adversely affect our operations.

·Our substantialsecured indebtedness in the amount of indebtedness$1,437,500 may adversely affect our cash flow and our ability to operate our business, and make payments on our indebtedness.

·We currently have identified significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that we are in the process of correcting and, if not properly corrected, could result in material misstatements of our financial statements.

·There isHistorically, there has been a very limited public trading market for our common stock and;and 2021 Warrants; therefore, our investors may not be able to sell their shares and the price of our common stock may fluctuate substantially. Further, there can be no assurances that an established trading market will develop.
·We will likely need to seek additional equity or debt financing even following this offering to provide the capital required to maintain or expand our operations and to satisfy indebtedness. If we are unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, we could be substantially harmed, and it could lead to the termination of our business.

Corporate Information

 

We are based in New York and were incorporated in New York on March 16, 1998.

Our principal executive offices are located at 35 Torrington Lane, Shoreham, NY 11786. Our telephone number is (516) 246-9422, and our website is www.mobiquitytechnologies.com.

Our website and the information contained therein, or connected thereto, are not intended to be incorporated into this Registration Statement on Form S-1.

 

 

 

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THE OFFERING

 

Securities Being Offered by the Companyus1,833,334

We are offering to raise up to $3,000,000 on a “best efforts” basis from the sale of 30,000,000 shares of our common stock, (2,108,334 including Over-Allotment Option).par value $0.0001 per share, pursuant to this Prospectus. We are also offering to certain purchasers whose purchase of shares of common stock in this offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of this offering, the opportunity to purchase, if any such purchaser so chooses, pre-funded warrants, in lieu of shares of common stock that would otherwise result in such purchaser’s beneficial ownership exceeding 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding common stock. The purchase price of each pre-funded warrant will be equal to the price at which a share of common stock is sold to the public in this offering, minus $0.0001, and the exercise price of each pre-funded warrant will be $0.0001 per share. The pre-funded warrants will be immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until all of the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full. The shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants can only be purchased together in this offering but will be issued separately and will be immediately separable upon issuance.

  
Reasonable Best Efforts Basis

We have engaged Spartan Capital Securities Being OfferedLLC as our exclusive placement agent (the “placement agent”) to use its reasonable “best efforts” to solicit offers to purchase our securities in this offering during an offering period of seven days, subject to an extension of up to seven days (the Offering Period”).The placement agent is not purchasing or selling any of the securities we are offering and is not required to arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of the securities. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to closing in this offering, the actual public amount, placement agent’s fee and proceeds to us, if any, are not presently determinable and may be substantially less than the total maximum offering amounts and throughout this prospectus. We have agreed to pay the placement agent the certain fees set forth in the table below and to provide certain other compensation to the placement agent. See “Plan of Distribution” for more information regarding these arrangements. We have engaged Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, New York, NY, as escrow Agent of this offering (the “Escrow Agent”) to receive the gross proceeds of this offering during the Offering Period and to deposit the funds with JP Morgan Chase Bank. Upon clearance of funds, the Company and the placement agent may conduct one or more closings. In the event that any subscriptions are not accepted by the Selling Shareholders

281,250 shares of our common stock are being offeredCompany for any reason whatsoever, such funds will be returned by the Selling Shareholders in a Resale Prospectus.Escrow Agent directly to the subscribers without interest or deduction thereof.

  
Shares of Common Stock Outstanding Prior toimmediately before the Offeringdate of this Prospectus3,667,58625,811,261 shares of our common stock.
  
Shares of Common Stock Outstanding Immediately FollowingStock‌, pre-funded warrants and placement agent warrants registered in this Offering for sale5,500,92030,000,000 shares of our common stock (or 5,775,920 shares if the underwriters exercise of their over-allotment optionand 30,000,000 pre-funded warrants and placement agent warrants to purchase additionala maximum of 600,000 shares in full).of common stock.

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Outstanding Derivative Securities

Before this Offering, we have outstanding the following derivative securities:

  
Offering Price Per Share Being Offered by the Company$6.00 per share of common stock, pursuant to the terms herein.
  
Representative’s WarrantThe registration statement of which this prospectus is a part also registers for sale warrants (the “Representative’s Warrants”) to purchase 168,667 shares of our common stock (8% of the shares of common stock sold in this offering) to the underwriters, as a portion of the underwriting compensation payable in connection with this offering. The Representative’s Warrants will be exercisable at any time, and from time to time, in whole or in part, during the five year period commencing 180 days following the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part at an exercise price of $6.60 (110% of the public offering price of the common stock). Please see “Underwriting—Representative’s Warrants” for a description of these warrants.
OTCQB Trading Symbol and Proposed NASDAQ Trading SymbolOur shares of common stock trade on the OTCQB market under the symbol “MOBQ”. We have applied to The Nasdaq Capital Market to list our common stock under the symbol “MOBQ.” No assurance can be given that our application for a NASDAQ Capital Market listing will be approved.
Risk FactorsAn investment in our common stock is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7.
Voting RightsShares of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share. There are no other classes of stock entitled to vote and, therefore, all holders of our common stock, including our officers and directors, are entitled to the same voting rights.
Lock-UpsWe, our officers and directors, and certain holders of our capital stock will enter into lock-ups restricting the transfer of shares of, or relating to, our capital stock for 180 days after the date of this prospectus.
Over-AllotmentWe have granted to the underwriters an option, exercisable no later than 45 calendar days after the date of the underwriting agreement, to purchase up to an additional 275,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price listed on the cover page of this prospectus, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

The number of shares of our common stock to be outstanding prior to and after this offering is based on 3,667,586 shares of our common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2021, and excludes the following:

·301,533excludes 1,176,847 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options by the members of our board of directors and third parties at a weighted average exercise price of $45.68$15.20 per share as of September 30, 2021;June 6, 2023;

·904,136

excludes 2,613,636 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants issued to our secured lender at an exercise price of $.44 per share;

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excludes 2,807,937 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants2021 Warrants held by investors at a weighted averagean exercise price of $47.68$4.98 per share as of June 6, 2023;

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excludes 74,458 shares of common stock issuable upon the full exercise of the warrants at an exercise price of $5.1875 per share we granted to Spartan as an underwriter of our 2021 public offering;

·excludes 403,226 shares of common stock issuable upon the full exercise of the warrants at an exercise price of $0.5115 per share granted to Spartan as an underwriter of our February 2023 public offering, which were subsequently cancelled on June 22, 2023;
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excludes 2,203,382 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of other warrants that are outstanding as of the date of this prospectus exercisable at an average exercise price of $5.14 per share; and

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excludes 162,074 shares issuable upon conversion of outstanding Preferred Stock.

Use of Proceeds

We estimate that our maximum net proceeds from this offering of shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants, assuming all common shares and pre-funded warrants offered by means of this prospectus are sold, of which there can be no assurances given in this regard, will be approximately $2,385,000, after deducting the estimated placement agent fees and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. We intend to allocate up to $1,437,500 of the net proceeds to pay off the secured debt and the remainder to working capital. See “Use of Proceeds”.

Risk Factors

See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of this prospectus, as well as other information included in this prospectus, for a discussion of factors you should read and consider carefully before investing in our securities.

NasdaqCMs Symbols

Our common stock and 2021 Warrants are listed on The NasdaqCM under the symbols “MOBQ” and “MOBQW”, respectively. There is no established trading market for the pre-funded warrants, and we do not expect a trading market to develop. We do not intend to list the pre-funded warrants on any securities exchange or other trading market. Without a trading market, the liquidity of the pre-funded warrants will be extremely limited.

 

 

 

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·923,833 shares issuable upon conversion of outstanding convertible debt at a weighted average price of $4.97 per share;

·168,324 shares issuable upon conversion of outstanding Preferred Stock at a weighted average price of $2.63 per share; and

·168,667 shares issuable upon the exercise of underlying Representative’s warrants at an exercise price of $6.60 per share.

Unless otherwise indicated, this prospectus assumes no exercise by the representatives of the underwriters of its option to purchase up to an additional 275,000 shares of common stock from us to cover over-allotments.

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RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our common stocksecurities is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk and should be made only by investors who can afford a complete loss. You should carefully consider the following risk factors, together with the other information in this prospectus, including our financial statements and the related notes, before you decide to buy our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occurs, then our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected, the trading of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment therein. In addition to the risks outlined below, risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial may also impair our business operations. Potential risks and uncertainties that could affect our operating results and financial condition include, without limitation, the following:

 

Risks Relating to our Business Operations

 

We have a history of operating losses, and our management has concluded that factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern and our auditor has included an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern in its audit report for the past several fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.years.

To date, we have not been profitable and have incurred significant losses and cash flow deficits. For the Quarter ended March 31, 2023 and the fiscal years ended December 31, 20202022, and 2019,2021, we reported net losses of $15,029,395$1,716,804, $8,062,328 and $43,747,375,$18,333,383 (as restated), respectively, and negativenet cash flow fromused in operating activities of $4,750,443$1,606,449, $6,187,383 and $8,342,506,$6,717,324 (as restated), respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, we reported a net loss of $5,089,241 and had negative cash flow from operating activities of $2,712,694. As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2023, we had an aggregate accumulated deficit of $190,992,325.$212,224,026. Our operating losses for the past several years are primarily attributable to the transformation of our company into an advertising technology corporation. We can provide no assurances that our operations will generate consistent or predictable revenue or be profitable in the foreseeable future. Our managementmanagement has concluded that our historical recurring losses from operations and negative cash flows from operations as well as our dependence on private equity and other financings raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, and our auditor has included an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern in its audit report for the past several fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. 

years. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. These adjustments would likely include substantial impairment of the carrying amount of our assets and potential contingent liabilities that may arise if we are unable to fulfill various operational commitments. In addition, the value of our securities, including common stock issued in this offering, would be greatly impaired. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon generating sufficient cash flow from operations and obtaining additional capital and financing, including funds to be raised in this offering. If our ability to generate cash flow from operations is delayed or reduced and we are unable to raise additional funding from other sources, we may be unable to continue in business even if this offering is successful. For further discussion about our ability to continue as a going concern and our plan for future liquidity, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.”liquidity.

 

We cannot predict our future capital needs and we may not be able to secure additional financing.

 

From January 2013 through September 2021,March 2023, we raised a total of over $40$60 million in private equity and debt financing to support our transformation from an integrated marketing company to a technology company. Since we might be unable to generate recurring or predictable revenue or cash flow to fund our operations, we will likely need to seek additional (perhaps substantial) equity or debt financing even following this offering to provide the capital required to maintain or expand our operations. We expect that we will also need additional funding for developing products and services, increasing our sales and marketing capabilities, and acquiring complementary companies, technologies, and assets (there being no such acquisitions which we have identified or are pursuing as of the date of this prospectus)Prospectus), as well as for working capital requirements and other operating and general corporate purposes. We cannot predict our future capital needs with precision, and we may not be able to secure additional financing on terms satisfactory to us, if at all, which could lead to termination of our business.

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If we elect to raise additional funds or additional funds are required, we may seek to raise funds from time to time through public or private equity offerings, debt financings or other financing alternatives. Additional equity or debt financing may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, we will be prevented from pursuing operational development and commercialization efforts and our ability to generate revenues and achieve or sustain profitability will be substantially harmed.

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If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, our shareholders will experience dilution. Debt financing, if available, would result in increased fixed payment obligations and may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures, or declaring dividends. Any debt financing or additional equity that we raise may contain terms, such as liquidation and other preferences, which are not favorable to us or our stockholders. If we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements with third parties, it may be necessary to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams or product candidates or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. Should the financing we require to sustain our working capital needs be unavailable or prohibitively expensive when we require it, our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects could be materially and adversely affected, and we may be unable to continue our operations. Failure to secure additional financing on favorable terms could have severe adverse consequences to us.

 

Our previously issued December 31, 2021, consolidated financial statements and related disclosures as filed on Form 10-K/A and quarterly periods within fiscal years 2021 and 2020 as filed on Form 10-Q were restated in December 2022.

On December 1, 2022, we filed Amendment No. 2 to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and we reached a determination to restate our previously issued December 31, 2021, consolidated financial statements and related disclosures as filed on Form 10-K/A and quarterly periods within fiscal years 2021 and 2020 as filed on Form 10-Q. The restatement primarily related to the following:

·The recording of expense for common stock and warrants issued in equity financings. The warrants were a direct offering cost and should have been recorded as a reduction in additional paid-in capital;
·The recording of the sale of warrants for cash that should have increased additional paid-in capital and not be reported as other income;
·The recording of a mark-to-market adjustment for stock sold to a third party. The Company recognized a gain as a part of other income and a decrease to additional paid-in capital. The recognition of other income should not have been recorded as the Company was not a holder of an investment of its own stock; and
·Various reclassifications throughout our balance sheets, statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows to better reflect the nature or classification of each transaction.

The restatement of the consolidated financial statements does not affect the Company’s previously reported total assets, total liabilities or revenues. Additionally, there are no compliance matters with any lender or other third parties as a result of the restatement. In addition, management has concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2021 and that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2021 solely as a result of a material weakness in controls related to the aforementioned. As a result, we have incurred unanticipated costs for accounting and legal fees in connection with or related to the restatement and may become subject to additional risks and uncertainties related to the restatement, such as a negative impact on investor confidence in the accuracy of our financial disclosures and may raise reputational risks for our business. As a result of the restatements disclosed in Amendment No. 2 of the 2021 Form 10-K/A, the quarterly financial statements for the periods ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022 were restated in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The Company erroneously recorded a total of $500,500 in stock-based compensation expense during the quarter ended June 30, 2022 pursuant to three stock option awards granted in April 2019. The expense associated with these awards should have been fully recognized during the year ended December 31, 2021, based on the requisite service periods underlying the option awards. This adjustment is reflected in the restated accounts for the year ended December 31, 2021, and all affected and restated quarterly periods within fiscal years 2020 and 2021, as disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 2) for the years ended December 31, 2021, and 2020 filed with the SEC on December 1, 2022. All other adjustments to additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit, totaling $3,089,809, relate to adjustments recorded prior to January 1, 2022, as discussed in the Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 2).

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We could become subject to shareholder litigation and other risks as a result of the restatement and material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.

We may become subject to shareholder litigation as a result of the Restatement if stockholders assert that the trading price of our common stock was adversely affected by the Restatement. In addition, as part of the Restatement, we identified material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting. As a result of the Restatement and such material weakness, we face potential for litigation or other disputes which may include, among others, claims invoking the federal and state securities laws, contractual claims or other claims arising from the Restatement and the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements. As of the date of this Prospectus, we have no knowledge of any such litigation or dispute. However, we can provide no assurance that such litigation or dispute will not arise in the future. Any such litigation or dispute, whether successful or not, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, the market for our securities may be characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price may continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future.  In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may become the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation will result in substantial costs and liabilities and will divert management’s attention and resources.

The Company’s financial condition and results of operations have been and may continue to be adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

SinceFrom March 2020 through March 2023, COVID -19 has caused a material and substantial adverse impact on ourthe general economy and our business operations. It hasDuring this period it caused there to be a substantial decrease in our sales, cancellations of purchase orders and has resulted in accounts receivables not being timely paid as anticipated. Further, it has caused us to have concerns about our ability to meet our obligations as they become due and payable. In this respect, our business is directly dependent upon and correlates closely to the marketing levels and ongoing business activities of our existing clients. If material adverse developments in domestic and global economic and market conditions adversely affect our clients’ businesses, such as COVID-19, our business and results of operations could (and in the case of COVID-19) equally suffer. Our results of operations are affected directly by the level of business activity of our clients, which in turn is affected by the level of economic activity in the industries and markets that they serve. COVID-19 future widespread economic slowdowns in any of these markets, particularly in the United States, may negatively affect the businesses, purchasing decisions and spending of our clients and prospective clients, and payment of accounts receivable due us, which could result in reductions in our existing business as well as our new business development and difficulties in meeting our cash obligations as they become due. In the event of continued widespread economic downturn caused by COVID-19, we will likely continue to experience a reduction in projects, longer sales and collection cycles, deferral or delay of purchase commitments for our data products, processing functionality, software systems and services, and increased price competition, all of which could substantially adversely affect revenue and our ability to remain a going concern.

In the event we remain a going concern, the impacts of the global emergence of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on our business, sources of revenues and then general economy, are currently not fully known. We are conducting business as usual with some modifications to employee work locations, and cancellation of certain marketing events, among other modifications. We lost a purchase order in excess of one million dollars with a major US sports organization. We have observed other companies taking precautionary and preemptive actions to address COVID-19 and companies may take further actions that alteraltered their normal business operations. We will continue to actively monitor the situation and may take further actions that alter our business operations as may be required by federal, state or local authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, partners, suppliers and stockholders. It is not clear what the potential effects any such alterations or modifications may have on our business, including the effects on our customers and prospects, prospectively, although we do anticipate it to continue to negativelyresidual negative impact on our financial results during fiscal years 2021 and 2022.year 2023.

 

Forecasts of our revenue isare difficult.

 

When purchasing our products and services, our clients and prospects are often faced with a significant commitment of capital, the need to integrate new software and/or hardware platforms and other changes in company-wide operational procedures, all of which result in cautious deliberation and evaluation by prospective clients, longer sales cycles, and delays in completing transactions. Additional delays result from the significant up-front expenses and substantial time, effort, and other resources necessary for our clients to implement our solutions. For example, depending on the size of a prospective client’s business and its needs, a sales cycle can range from two weeks to 12 months. Because of these longer sales cycles, revenues and operating results may vary significantly from period to period. As a result, it is often difficult to accurately forecast our revenues for any fiscal period as it is not always possible for us to predict the fiscal period in which sales will actually be completed. This difficulty in predicting revenue, combined with the revenue fluctuations we may experience from period to period, can adversely affect and cause substantial fluctuations in our stock price.

 

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The reliability of our product solutions is dependent on data from third-partiesthird parties and the integrity and quality of that data.

 

Much of the data that we use is licensed from third-party data suppliers, and we are dependent upon our ability to obtain necessary data licenses on commercially reasonable terms. We could suffer material adverse consequences if our data suppliers were to withhold their data from us. For example, data suppliers could withhold their data from us if there is a competitive reason to do so; if we breach our contract with a supplier; if they are acquired by one of our competitors; if legislation is passed restricting the use or dissemination of the data they provide; or if judicial interpretations are issued restricting use of such data. Additionally, we could terminate relationships with our data suppliers if they fail to adhere to our data quality standards. If a substantial number of data suppliers were to withdraw or withhold their data from us, or if we sever ties with our data suppliers based on their inability to meet our data standards, our ability to provide products and services to our clients could be materially adversely impacted, which could result in decreased revenues.

 

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The reliability of our solutions depends upon the integrity and quality of the data in our database. A failure in the integrity or a reduction in the quality of our data could cause a loss of customer confidence in our solutions, resulting in harm to our brand, loss of revenue and exposure to legal claims. We may experience an increase in risks to the integrity of our database and quality of our data as we move toward real-time, non-identifiable, consumer-powered data through our products. We must continue to invest in our database to improve and maintain the quality, timeliness, and coverage of the data if we are to maintain our competitive position. Failure to do so could result in a material adverse effect on our business, growth, and revenue prospects.

 

Our business practices with respect to data and consumer protection could give rise to liabilities or reputational harm as a result of governmental regulation, legal requirements or industry standards relating to consumer privacy, data protection and consumer protection.

 

Federal, state, and international laws and regulations govern the collection, use, retention, sharing and security of data that we collect. We strive to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, self-regulatory requirements, and legal obligations relating to privacy, data protection and consumer protection, including those relating to the use of data for marketing purposes. It is possible, however, that these requirements may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our practices. We cannot assure you that our practices have complied, comply, or will comply fully with all such laws, regulations, requirements, and obligations. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with federal, state, or international laws or regulations, including laws and regulations regulating privacy, data security, marketing communications or consumer protection, or other policies, self-regulatory requirements or legal obligations could result in harm to our reputation, a loss in business, and proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities, consumers, retailers, or others. We may also be contractually liable to indemnify and hold harmless performance marketing networks or other third parties from the costs or consequences of noncompliance with any laws, regulations, self-regulatory requirements, or other legal obligations relating to privacy, data protection and consumer protection or any inadvertent or unauthorized use or disclosure of data that we store or handle as part of operating our business. Any such proceeding or action, and any related indemnification obligation, could hurt our reputation, force us to incur significant expenses in defense of these proceedings, distract our management, increase our costs of doing business and cause consumers and retailers to decrease their use of our marketplace, and may result in the imposition of monetary liability. Furthermore, the costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, the data and privacy laws, regulations, standards, and policies that are applicable to the businesses of our clients may limit the use and adoption of, and reduce the overall demand for, our products.

 

A significant breach of the confidentiality of the information we hold or of the security of our or our customers’, suppliers’, or other partners’ computer systems could be detrimental to our business, reputation, and results of operations. Our business requires the storage, transmission, and utilization of data. Although we have security and associated procedures, our databases may be subject to unauthorized access by third parties. Such third parties could attempt to gain entry to our systems for the purpose of stealing data or disrupting the systems. We believe we have taken appropriate measures to protect our systems from intrusion, but we cannot be certain that advances in criminal capabilities, discovery of new vulnerabilities in our systems and attempts to exploit those vulnerabilities, physical system or facility break-ins and data thefts or other developments will not compromise or breach the technology protecting our systems and the information we possess. Furthermore, we face increasing cyber security risks as we receive and collect data from new sources, and as we and our customers continue to develop and operate in cloud-based information technology environments. In the event that our protection efforts are unsuccessful, and we experience an unauthorized disclosure of confidential information or the security of such information or our systems are compromised, we could suffer substantial harm. Any breach could result in one or more third parties obtaining unauthorized access to our customers’ data or our data, including personally identifiable information, intellectual property and other confidential business information. Such a security breach could result in operational disruptions that impair our ability to meet our clients’ requirements, which could result in decreased revenues. Also, whether there is an actual or a perceived breach of our security, our reputation could suffer irreparable harm, causing our current and prospective clients to reject our products and services in the future and deterring data suppliers from supplying us data. Further, we could be forced to expend significant resources in response to a security breach, including repairing system damage, increasing cyber security protection costs by deploying additional personnel and protection technologies, and litigating and resolving legal claims, all of which could divert the attention of our management and key personnel away from our business operations. In any event, a significant security breach could materially harm our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

 

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Significant system disruptions, loss of data center capacity or interruption of telecommunication links could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

Our product platforms are hosted and managed on Amazon Web Service (AWS) and takes full advantage of open standards for processing, storage, security, and big data technology. Specifically, our data intelligence platform uses the following AWS services: EC2, Lambda, Kafka, Kinesis, S3, Storm, Spark, Machine Learning, RDS, Redshift, Elastic Map Reduction, CloudWatch, DataBricks, and Elastic Search Service with built-in Kibana integration. Significant system disruptions, loss of data center capacity or interruption of telecommunication links could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Our business is heavily dependent upon highly complex data processing capability. The ability orof our platform hosts and managers to protect these data centers against damage or interruption from fire, flood, tornadoes, power loss, telecommunications or equipment failure or other disasters is beyond our control and is critical to our ability to succeed.

 

We rely on information technology to operate our business and maintain competitiveness, and any failure to adapt to technological developments or industry trends could harm our business.

 

We depend on the use of information technologies and systems. As our operations grow in size and scope, we will be required to continuously improve and upgrade our systems and infrastructure while maintaining or improving the reliability and integrity of our infrastructure. Our future success also depends on our ability to adapt our systems and infrastructure to meet rapidly evolving consumer trends and demands while continuing to improve the performance, features and reliability of our solutions in response to competitive services and product offerings. The emergence of alternative platforms will require new investment in technology. New developments in other areas, such as cloud computing, could also make it easier for competition to enter our markets due to lower up-front technology costs. In addition, we may not be able to maintain our existing systems or replace or introduce new technologies and systems as quickly as we would like or in a cost-effective manner.

Our technology and associated business processes may contain undetected errors, which could limit our ability to provide our services and diminish the attractiveness of our offerings.

 

Our technology may contain undetected errors, defects, or bugs. As a result, our customers or end users may discover errors or defects in our technology or the systems incorporating our technology may not operate as expected. We may discover significant errors or defects in the future that we may not be able to fix. Our inability to fix any of those errors could limit our ability to provide our solution, impair the reputation of our brand and diminish the attractiveness of our product offerings to our customers.  In addition, we may utilize third party technology or components in our products, and we rely on those third parties to provide support services to us. Failure of those third parties to provide necessary support services could materially adversely impact our business.

 

We need to protect our intellectual property, or our operating results may suffer.

 

Third parties may infringe our intellectual property and we may suffer competitive injury or expend significant resources enforcing our rights. As our business is focused on data-driven results and analytics, we rely heavily on proprietary information technology. Our proprietary portfolio consists of various intellectual property including source code, trade secrets, and know-how. The extent to which such rights can be protected is substantially based on federal, state and common law rights as well as contractual restrictions. The steps we have taken to protect our intellectual property may not prevent the misappropriation of our proprietary information or deter independent development of similar technologies by others. If we do not enforce our intellectual property rights vigorously and successfully, our competitive position may suffer which could harm our operating results.

 

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We could incur substantial costs and disruption to our business as a result of any claim of infringement of another party’s intellectual property rights, which could harm our business and operating results.

 

From time to time, third parties may claim that one or more of our products or services infringe their intellectual property rights. We analyze and take action in response to such claims on a case-by-case basis. Any dispute or litigation regarding patents or other intellectual property could be costly and time-consuming due to the complexity of our technology and the uncertainty of intellectual property litigation, which could divert the attention of our management and key personnel away from our business operations. A claim of intellectual property infringement could force us to enter into a costly or restrictive license agreement, which might not be available under acceptable terms or at all or could subject us to significant damages or to an injunction against development and sale of certain of our products or services.

 

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We face intense and growing competition, which could result in reduced sales and reduced operating margins and limit our market share.

 

We compete in the data, marketing, and research business and in all other facets of our business against small, medium and large companies throughout the United States. Some examples include companies such as LiveRamp, BeeswaxThe TradeDesk and TradeDesk.OneTrust. If we are unable to successfully compete for new business our revenue growth and operating margins may decline. The market for our advertising and marketing technology operating system platform is competitive. We believe that our competitors’ product offerings in that our competitor’s products do not provide the end-to-end solutions our product solutions do, and their minimum fees are substantially higher than ours for a comparative suite of solutions. However, barriers to entry in our markets are relatively low. With the introduction of new technologies and market entrants, we expect competition to intensify in the future. Some of these competitors may be in a better position to develop new products and strategies that more quickly and effectively respond to changes in customer requirements in our markets. The introduction of competent, competitive products, pricing strategies or other technologies by our competitors that are superior to or that achieve greater market acceptance than our products and services could adversely affect our business. Our failure to meet a client’s expectations in any type of contract may result in an unprofitable engagement, which could adversely affect our operating results and result in future rejection of our products and services by current and prospective clients. Some of our principal competitors offer their products at a lower price, which may result in pricing pressures. These pricing pressures and increased competition generally could result in reduced sales, reduced margins or the failure of our product and service offerings to achieve or maintain more widespread market acceptance.

 

Many of our competitors are substantially larger than we are and have significantly greater financial, technical, and marketing resources, and established direct and indirect channels of distribution. As a result, they are able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products than we can.

 

We can provide no assurance that our business will be able to maintain a competitive technology advantage in the future.

 

Our ability to generate revenues is substantially based upon our proprietary intellectual property that we own and protect through trade secrets and agreements with our employees to maintain ownership of any improvements to our intellectual property. Our ability to generate revenues now and in the future is based upon maintaining a competitive technology advantage over our competition. We can provide no assurances that we will be able to maintain a competitive technology advantage in the future over our competitors, many of whom have significantly more experience, more extensive infrastructure and are better capitalized than us.

 

No assurances can be given that we will be able to keep up with a rapidly changing business information market.

 

Consumer needs and the business information industry as a whole are in a constant state of change. Our ability to continually improve our current processes and products in response to these changes and to develop new products and services to meet those needs are essential in maintaining our competitive position and meeting the increasingly sophisticated requirements of our customers. If we fail to enhance our current products and services or fail to develop new products in light of emerging industry standards and information requirements, we could lose customers to current or future competitors, which could result in impairment of our growth prospects and revenues.

 

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The market for programmatic advertising campaigns is relatively new and evolving. If this market develops slower or differently than we expect, our business, growth prospects and financial condition would be adversely affected.

 

A substantial portion of our revenue has been derived from customers that programmatically purchase and sell advertising inventory through our platform. We expect that spending on programmatic ad buying and selling will continue to be a significant source of revenue for the foreseeable future, and that our revenue growth will largely depend on increasing spend through our platform. The market for programmatic ad buying is an emerging market, and our current and potential customers may not shift quickly enough to programmatic ad buying from other buying methods, reducing our growth potential. Because our industry is relatively new, we will encounter risks and difficulties frequently encountered by early-stage companies in similarly rapidly evolving industries, including the need to:

 

·Maintain our reputation and build trust with advertisers and digital media property owners;

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·Offer competitive pricing to publishers, advertisers, and digital media agencies;

·Maintain quality and expand quantity of our advertising inventory;

·Continue to develop, launch, and upgrade the technologies that enable us to provide our solutions;

·Respond to evolving government regulations relating to the internet, telecommunications, mobile, privacy, marketing, and advertising aspects of our business;

·Identify, attract, retain, and motivate qualified personnel; and

·Cost-effectively manage our operations, including our international operations.

 

If the market for programmatic ad buying deteriorates or develops more slowly than we expect, it could reduce demand for our platform, and our business, growth prospects and financial condition would be adversely affected.

In addition, revenue may not necessarily grow at the same rate as spend on our platform. Growth in spend may outpace growth in our revenue as the market for programmatic advertising matures due to a number of factors including quantity discounts and product, media, customer and channel mix shifts. A significant change in revenue as a percentage of spend could reflect an adverse change in our business and growth prospectus. In addition, any such fluctuations, even if they reflect our strategic decisions, could cause our performance to fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors, and adversely affect the price of our common stock.

 

Our failure to maintain and grow the customer base on our platform may negatively impact our revenue and business.

 

To sustain or increase our revenue, we must regularly add both new advertiser customers and publishers, while simultaneously keeping existing customers to maintain or increase the amount of advertising inventory purchased through our platform and adopt new features and functionalities that we add to our platform. If our competitors introduce lower cost or differentiated offerings that compete with or are perceived to compete with ours, our ability to sell access to our platform to new or existing customers could be impaired. Our agreements with our customers allow them to change the amount of spending on our platform or terminate our services with limited notice. Our customers typically have relationships with different providers and there is limited cost to moving budgets to our competitors. As a result, we may have limited visibility as to our future advertising revenue streams. We cannot assure you that our customers will continue to use our platform or that we will be able to replace, in a timely or effective manner, departing customers with new customers that generate comparable revenue. If a major customer representing a significant portion of our business decides to materially reduce its use of our platform or to cease using our platform altogether, it is possible that our revenue could be significantly reduced.

 

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We rely substantially on a limited number of customers for a significant percentage of our sales.

 

DuringFor the six-month period ending on June 30,year ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, total sales of our products to fourtwo customers generated 45.92%represented approximately 48% and 31% of our revenues.revenues, respectively. Our contracts with our customers generally do not obligate them to a specified term and they can generally terminate their relationship with us at any time with a minimal amount of notice. If we lose any of our customers, or any of them decide to scale back on purchases of our products, it will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and prospects. Therefore, we must engage in continual sales efforts to maintain revenue, sustain our customer relationships, and expand our client base or our operating results will suffer. If a significant client fails to renew a contract or renews the contract on terms less favorable to us than before, our business could be negatively impacted if additional business is not obtained to replace or supplement that which was lost. We may require additional financial resources to expand our internal and external sales capabilities, andalthough we plan to use a portion of the net proceeds from theof this offering of our shares underfor this prospectus for such purpose. We cannot assure that we will be able to sustain our customer relationships and expand our client base. The loss of any of our current customers or our inability to expand our customer base will have a material adverse effect on our business plans and prospects.

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If we fail to innovate and make the right investment decisions in our offerings and platform, we may not attract and retain advertisers and publishers and our revenue and results of operations may decline.

 

Our industry is subject to rapid and frequent changes in technology, evolving customer needs and the frequent introduction by our competitors of new and enhanced offerings. We must constantly make investment decisions regarding our offerings and technology to meet customer demand and evolving industry standards. We may make wrong decisions regarding these investments. If new or existing competitors have more attractive offerings or functionalities, we may lose customers or customers may decrease their use of our platform. New customer demands, superior competitive offerings or new industry standards could require us to make unanticipated and costly changes to our platform or business model. If we fail to adapt to our rapidly changing industry or to evolving customer needs, demand for our platform could decrease and our business, financial condition and operating results may be adversely affected.

 

We may not be able to integrate, maintain and enhance our advertising solutions to keep pace with technological and market developments.

 

The market for digital video advertising solutions is characterized by rapid technological change, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new products and services. To keep pace with technological developments, satisfy increasing publisher and advertiser requirements, maintain the attractiveness and competitiveness of our advertising solutions and ensure compatibility with evolving industry standards and protocols, we will need to anticipate and respond to varying product lifecycles, regularly enhance our current advertising solutions and develop and introduce new solutions and functionality on a timely basis. This requires significant investment of financial and other resources. For example, we will need to invest significant resources into expanding and developing our platforms in order to maintain a comprehensive solution. Ad exchanges and other technological developments may displace us or introduce an additional intermediate layer between us and our customers and digital media properties that could impair our relationships with those customers.

 

If we fail to detect advertising fraud, we could harm our reputation and hurt our ability to execute our business plan.

 

As we are in the business of providing services to publishers, advertisers, and agencies, we must deliver effective digital advertising campaigns. Despite our efforts to implement fraud protection techniques in our platforms, some of our advertising and agency campaigns may experience fraudulent and other invalid impressions, clicks or conversions that advertisers may perceive as undesirable, such as non-human traffic generated by computers designed to simulate human users and artificially inflate user traffic on websites. These activities could overstate the performance of any given digital advertising campaign and could harm our reputation. It may be difficult for us to detect fraudulent or malicious activity because we do not own content and rely in part on our digital media properties to control such activity. Industry self-regulatory bodies, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and certain influential members of Congress have increased their scrutiny and awareness of, and have taken recent actions to address, advertising fraud and other malicious activity. If we fail to detect or prevent fraudulent or other malicious activity, the affected advertisers may experience or perceive a reduced return on their investment and our reputation may be harmed. High levels of fraudulent or malicious activity could lead to dissatisfaction with our solutions, refusals to pay, refund or future credit demands or withdrawal of future business.

 

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The loss of advertisers and publishers as customers could significantly harm our business, operating results, and financial condition. 

 

Our customer base consists primarily of advertisers and publishers. We do not have exclusive relationships with advertising agencies, companies that are advertisers, or publishers, such that we largely depend on agencies to work with us as they embark on advertising campaigns for advertisers. The loss of agencies as customers and referral sources could significantly harm our business, operating results and financial condition. If we fail to maintain satisfactory relationships with an advertising agency, we risk losing business from the advertisers represented by that agency.

 

Furthermore, advertisers and publishers may change advertising agencies. If an advertiser switches from an agency that utilizes our platform to one that does not, we will lose revenue from that advertiser. In addition, some advertising agencies have their own relationships with publishers that are different thatthan our relationships, such that they might directly connect advertisers with such publishers. Our business may suffer to the extent that advertising agencies and inventory suppliers purchase and sell advertising inventory directly from one another or through intermediaries other than us.

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Our sales efforts with advertisers and publishers require significant time and expense.

 

Attracting new advertisers and publishers requires substantial time and expense, and we may not be successful in establishing new relationships or in maintaining or advancing our current relationships.

Our solutions, including our programmatic solutions, and our business model often requires us to spend substantial time and effort educating our own sales force and potential advertisers, advertising agencies, supply side platforms and digital media properties about our offerings, including providing demonstrations and comparisons against other available solutions. This process is costly and time-consuming. If we are not successful in targeting, supporting, and streamlining our sales processes, our ability to grow our business may be adversely affected.

 

Changes in consumer sentiment or laws, rules or regulations regarding tracking technologies and other privacy matters could have a material adverse effect on our ability to generate net revenues and could adversely affect our ability to collect data on consumer shopping behavior.

 

The collection and use of electronic information about userusers is an important element of our data intelligence technology and solutions. However, consumers may become increasingly resistant to the collection, use and sharing of information, including information used to deliver advertising and to attribute credit to publishers in performance marketing programs, and take steps to prevent such collection, use and sharing of information. For example, consumer complaints and/or lawsuits regarding advertising or other tracking technologies in general and our practices specifically could adversely impact our business. In addition to this change in consumer preferences, if retailers or brands perceive significant negative consumer reaction to targeted advertising or the tracking of consumers’ activities, they may determine that such advertising or tracking has the potential to negatively impact their brand. In that case, advertisers may limit or stop the use of our solutions, and our operating results and financial condition would be adversely affected.

 

Government regulation of the Internet, e-commerce and m-commerce is evolving, and unfavorable changes or failure by us to comply with these laws and regulations could substantially harm our business and results of operations.

 

We are subject to general business regulations and laws as well as regulations and laws specifically governing the Internet, e-commerce, and m-commerce in a number of jurisdictions around the world. Existing and future regulations and laws could impede the growth of the Internet, e-commerce, m-commerce, or other online services. These regulations and laws may involve taxation, tariffs, privacy and data security, anti-spam, data protection, content, copyrights, distribution, electronic contracts, electronic communications, and consumer protection. It is not clear how existing laws and regulations governing issues such as property ownership, sales and other taxes, libel and personal privacy apply to the Internet as the vast majority of these laws and regulations were adopted prior to the advent of the Internet and do not contemplate or address the unique issues raised by the Internet, e-commerce or m-commerce. It is possible that general business regulations and laws, or those specifically governing the Internet, e-commerce or m-commerce may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our practices. We cannot assure you that our practices have complied, comply, or will comply fully with all such laws and regulations. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with any of these laws or regulations could result in damage to our reputation, a loss in business, and proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities or others. Any such proceeding or action could hurt our reputation, force us to spend significant resources in defense of these proceedings, distract our management, increase our costs of doing business, and cause consumers and retailers to decrease their use of our marketplace, and may result in the imposition of monetary liability. We may also be contractually liable to indemnify and hold harmless third parties from the costs or consequences of noncompliance with any such laws or regulations. In addition, it is possible that governments of one or more countries may seek to censor content available on our websites and mobile applications or may even attempt to completely block access to our marketplace. Adverse legal or regulatory developments could substantially harm our business. In particular, in the event that we are restricted, in whole or in part, from operating in one or more countries, our ability to retain or increase our customer base may be adversely affected and we may not be able to maintain or grow our net revenues as anticipated.

 

 

 

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We may be required to invest significant monies upfront in capital intensive project(s) which we may be unable to recover.

 

Failure to recover significant, up-front capital investments required by certain client contracts could be harmful to the Company’s financial condition and operating results. Certain of our client contracts require significant investment in the early stages, which we expect to recover through billings over the life of the contract. These contracts may involve the construction of new computer systems and communications networks or the development and deployment of new technologies. Substantial performance risk exists in each contract with these characteristics, and some or all elements of service delivery under these contracts are dependent upon successful completion of the development, construction, and deployment phases. Failure to successfully meet our contractual requirements under these contracts over their life increases the possibility that we may not recover our capital investments in these contracts. Failure to recover our capital investments could be detrimental to the particular engagement as well as our operating results.

 

We are subject to payment-related risks and, if our customers do not pay or dispute their invoices, our business, financial condition, and operating results may be adversely affected.

 

We may be involved in disputes with agencies and their advertisers over the operation of our platform, the terms of our agreements or our billings for purchases made by them through our platform. If we are unable to collect or make adjustments to bills to customers, we could incur write-offs for bad debt, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations for the periods in which the write-offs occur. In the future, bad debt may exceed reserves for such contingencies and our bad debt exposure may increase over time. Any increase in write-offs for bad debt could have a materially negative effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results. Even if we are not paid by our customers on time or at all, we are still obligated to pay for the advertising inventory we have purchased for the advertising campaign, and as a consequence, our results of operations and financial condition would be adversely impacted.

 

If we default on our credit obligations, our operations may be interrupted, and our business and financial results could be adversely affected.

 

Publishers extend us credit terms for the purchase of advertising inventory. We currently have outstanding payables to existing publishers. If we are unable to pay our publishers in a timely fashion, they may elect to no longer sell us inventory to provide for sale to advertisers. Also, it may be necessary for us to incur additional indebtedness to maintain operations of the Company. If we default on our credit obligations, our lenders and debt financing holders may, among other things:

 

 ·require repayment of any outstanding obligations or amounts drawn on our credit facilities;

·terminate our credit;

·stop delivery of ordered equipment;

·discontinue our ability to acquire inventory that is sold to advertisers;

·require us to accrue interest at higher rates; or

·require us to pay significant damages.

 

If some or all of these events were to occur, our operations may be interrupted and our ability to fund our operations or obligations, as well as our business, financial results, and financial condition, could be adversely affected.

 

 

 

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We will be relying on funding from this offering, or a subsequent offering or cashflow if we do not raise sufficient funds in this offering, to pay a $1,437,500 Promissory Note to an investor, and if we are unable to pay the Note when it becomes due, we will be in default.

On December 30, 2022, Walleye Opportunities Master Fund Ltd. agreed to invest $1,437,500 in the Company in exchange for a senior secured 20% OID nine-month promissory note among other securities. This Note, as amended, matures and is payable on or before September 30, 2023, and it provides that the investor may demand prepayment after March 31, 2023 and before the maturity date, provided that the purchasers of securities in our February 2023 public offering who hold the purchased Company securities at the time the prepayment demand is made unanimously consent to the prepayment. We expect we will rely on proceeds of this offering if we raise sufficient funds to enable us to repay the Note, from future fundings or cashflow from operations to repay the Note on the maturity date or earlier at our option, or if the investor demands prepayment which is consented to. If we are unable to raise sufficient funds in this offering, or additional funding in subsequent offerings, or we do not generate sufficient cashflow to repay the Note when due, we will be in default under the Note if we do not pay it. In the event of default, the investor may elect to convert all or a portion of the Note at a conversion price based on closing price of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq at the time of default subject to a floor. This failure to repay the Note could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.

 

Our failure to recruit or the loss of management and highly trained and qualified personnel could adversely affect our operations.

 

Our future success depends in large part on our current senior management team and our ability to attract and retain additional high-quality management and operating personnel. Our senior management team’s in-depth knowledge of and deep relationships with the participants in our industry are extremely valuable to us. Our business also requires skilled technical and marketing personnel, who are in high demand and are often subject to competing offers. Our failure to recruit and retain qualified personnel could hinder our ability to successfully develop and operate our business, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and operating results.

The complexity of our data products, processing functionality, software systems and services require highly trained professionals to operate, maintain, improve and repair them. While we presently have a sophisticated, dedicated and experienced team of associates who have a deep understanding of our business, some of whom have been with Mobiquity for years, the labor market for these individuals has historically been, and is currently, very competitive due to the limited number of people available with the necessary technical skills and understanding, compensation strategies, general economic conditions and various other factors. As the business information and marketing industries continue to become more technologically advanced, we anticipate increased competition for qualified personnel. The loss of the services of highly trained personnel like the Company’s current team of associates, or the inability to recruit and retain additional, qualified associates, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or operating results.

 

Our substantial amount of indebtedness may adversely affect our cash flow and our ability to operate our business, remain in compliance with debt covenants and make payments on our indebtedness.

 

Our substantial level of indebtedness increases the possibility that we may be unable to generate cash sufficient to pay, when due, the principal of, interest on or other amounts due with respect to our indebtedness. Our indebtedness could have other important consequences to you as a shareholder. For example, it could:

 

·make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our indebtedness and any failure to comply with the obligations of any of our debt instruments could result in an event of default under our debt financing agreements;

·make us more vulnerable to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation;

·require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flows to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes;

·limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate;

·place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and

·limit our ability to borrow additional amounts for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our business strategy or other purposes.

 

Any of the above listed factors could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our subsidiary Advangelists, LLC is party to litigation, the outcome of which could have a material adverse effect on us if it is not settled on terms favorable to us, or at all and the plaintiff is successful in its claims.

In July 2020, Fyber Monetization, an Israeli company in the business of digital advertising, commenced an action against the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Advangelists LLC in the Magistrate’s Court in Tel Aviv, Israel. In its statement of claim, Fyber alleged that Advangelists owes Fyber license fees of $584,945 invoiced in June through November 3, of 2019 under a February 1, 2017 license agreement for the use of Fyber’s RTB technology and e-commerce platform with connects digital advertising media buyers and media sellers. Advangelists has disputed the claims and is defending this lawsuit. Due to uncertainties inherent in litigation, we cannot predict the outcome on this action with any certainty. If we do not settle this action on terms favorable to us, or at all and Fyber is successful in its claim against Advangelists, the obligation to pay substantial monetary damages could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and funds available to us pursue our business plans.

 

 

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Risks Relating to An Investment inthis Offering and Ownership of Our Securities

 

If we are not able to comply with the applicable continued listing requirements or standards of Nasdaq Capital Markets(“NasdaqCM”), NasdaqCM could delist our common stock and 2021 warrants.

Our common stock and 2021 Warrants are listed on the NasdaqCM. In order to maintain that listing, we must satisfy minimum financial and other continued listing requirements and standards, including those regarding director independence and independent committee requirements, minimum stockholders’ equity, minimum share price, and certain corporate governance requirements. There can be no assurances that we will be able to comply with the applicable listing standards.

On January 13, 2023, we received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market stating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) because the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock was below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. Pursuant to Nasdaq’s Listing Rules, the Company has a 180-day grace period, until July 12, 2023, during which the Company may regain compliance if the bid price of its common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days.

If we do not regain compliance with the bid price requirement, we may be eligible for an additional 180-calendar day compliance period so long as we satisfy the criteria for initial listing on the NasdaqCM and the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and we provide written notice to Nasdaq of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. A reverse stock split requires the approval of our shareholders, and we cannot assure that we will receive the requisite shareholder vote to allow us to effectuate a stock split. In the event we are not eligible for the second grace period, the Nasdaq staff will provide written notice that our Common Stock is subject to delisting; however, we may request a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel, which request, if timely made, would stay any further suspension or delisting action by the Nasdaq pending the conclusion of the hearing process and expiration of any extension that may be granted by the Hearings Panel.

On January 4, 2023, we received a deficiency notification from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NasdaqCM notifying the Company of its noncompliance with the NasdaqCM Listing Rule 5620(a) to hold an annual meeting of shareholders within no later than one year after the end of the Company’s fiscal year end. Under NasdaqCM Rules the Company now has 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance and can grant up to 180 calendar days from the fiscal year end, or until June 29, 2023, to regain compliance. On May 15, 2023, we held the required annual meeting and on May 17, 2023 NasdaqCM issued a notification that this deficiency has been satisfied.

In the fourth quarter of 2022, we received a deficiency letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NasdaqCM notifying the Company of its noncompliance with the NasdaqCM Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) for the NasdaqCM, which requires that a listed company’s stockholders’ equity be at least $2.5 million. In accordance with NasdaqCM rules, the Company has 45 calendar days from the date of the notification to submit a plan to regain compliance with NasdaqCM Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). On or about January 6, 2023 the Company, submitted a compliance plan to regain compliance. The Company’s compliance plan was accepted and the Company was granted until May 30, 2023 to evidence compliance. On June 1, 2023, the Company received a deficiency letter and notice of delisting, which the Company is in the process of appealing and a hearing date is anticipated to occur in July 2023.

In order to maintain the listing of its common stock on The NasdaqCM, the Company must demonstrate compliance with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) which requires the Company to maintain: (1) Stockholders’ equity of at least $2.5 million; or (2) Market Value of Listed Securities of at least $35 million. The Company’s plan of compliance outlined a plan for compliance with the stockholders’ equity standard requirement by completing this offering and indicating that a subsequent public or private financing may also be required.

The Company aims to regain compliance with each of the applicable continued listing requirements of The NasdaqCM prior to the end of the compliance periods set forth in the Hearings Panel decision. However, until Nasdaq has reached a final determination that the Company has regained compliance with all of the applicable continued listing requirements, there can be no assurances regarding the continued listing of the Company’s common stock and 2021 Warrants on Nasdaq. If our common stock and 2021 Warrants cease to be listed for trading on the NasdaqCM, we would expect that our Common Stock and 2021 Warrants would be traded on one of the three tiered marketplaces of the OTC Markets Group. If Nasdaq were to delist our common stock and 2021 Warrants, it would be more difficult for our stockholders to dispose of our common stock or 2021 Warrants and more difficult to obtain accurate price quotations on our common stock or 2021 Warrants. The delisting of the Company’s common stock and 2021 Warrants from Nasdaq would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s access to capital markets, and any limitation on market liquidity or reduction in the price of its common stock as a result of that delisting would adversely affect the Company’s ability to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all.

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There is a very limitedno public market for the pre-funded warrants being offered.

We do not intend to apply to list the pre-funded warrants on Nasdaq or any other national securities exchange. Accordingly, there is no established public trading market for the pre-funded warrants being offered pursuant to this offering, nor do we expect such a market to develop. Without an active market, the liquidity of such pre-funded warrants will be limited.

Holders of the pre-funded warrants will have no rights as shareholders until such holders exercise the warrants and pre-funded warrants.

Holders of the pre-funded warrants purchased in this offering only acquire our common shares upon exercise thereof, meaning holders will have no rights with respect to our common shares underlying such pre-funded warrants. Upon the exercise of any of the pre-funded warrants purchased, such holders will be entitled to exercise the rights of shareholders only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise date. The pre-funded warrants are speculative in nature. In the event our common share price does not exceed the per share exercise price during the period when such warrants are exercisable, such pre-funded warrants will not have any value.

We are seeking stockholder approval for a reverse stock split, and even if a reverse stock split achieves the requisite increase in the market price of our common stock, and; therefore, our investors may notwe cannot assure you that we will be approved for listing on the NasdaqCM or able to sell theircomply with other continued listing standards of the NasdaqCM.

The Company has filed a definitive proxy statement for a special meeting of stockholders scheduled for July 21, 2023 seeking, among other things, stockholder approval for the Company to effectuate a reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding common stock at an exchange ratio between 1-for-2 and 1-for-15, as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. The purpose of the reverse split would be to achieve the requisite increase in the market price of our common stock to be in compliance with the minimum bid price of Nasdaq. Stockholder approval of a reverse stock split requires the approval of a majority of our shares of capital stock entitled to vote on the proposal to approve the reverse split. The Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of one (1) share of Series F Preferred Stock with 70 Million votes which shall require the Series F share to vote, along with our common stock, on the reverse stock split proposal at the upcoming meeting in the same ratio as shares of our common stock vote “for” or “against” the reverse stock proposal (with giving effect to broker non-votes or abstentions). The requisite vote required to approve the proposal is the affirmative vote of a majority of our outstanding common stock  and Series F Preferred Stock combined. Dean Julia, the Chief Executive Officer, President and Treasurer, and a Director of the Company has subscribed to purchase the share of Series F Preferred Stock, which shall take effect upon the filing of an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, creating the Series F Preferred Stock. We cannot assure that we will obtain the requisite vote at the meeting or at all to approve the reverse stock split.

Even if a reverse stock split, if approved by our stockholders, achieves the requisite increase in the market price of our common stock to be in compliance with the minimum bid price of Nasdaq, there can be no assurance that the market price of our common stock following the reverse stock split will remain at the level required for continuing compliance with that requirement. It is not uncommon for the market price of a company’s common stock to decline in the period following a reverse stock split. If the market price of our common stock declines following the effectuation of the reverse stock split, the percentage decline may be greater than would occur in the absence of a reverse stock split. In any event, other factors unrelated to the number of shares of our common stock outstanding, such as negative financial or operational results, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and jeopardize our ability to meet or maintain Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement.

The NasdaqCM requires that the trading price of its listed stocks remain above one dollar in order for the stock to remain listed. If a listed stock trades below one dollar for more than 30 consecutive trading days, then it is subject to delisting from Nasdaq. In addition, to maintain a listing on Nasdaq, we must satisfy minimum financial and other continued listing requirements and standards, including those regarding director independence and independent committee requirements, minimum stockholders’ equity, and certain corporate governance requirements. If we are unable to satisfy these requirements or standards, we could be subject to delisting, which would have a negative effect on the price of our common stock may fluctuate substantially.and would impair your ability to sell or purchase our common stock when you wish to do so. Although we are taking certain actions to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards, including a potential reverse stock split and this offering, we can provide no assurance that any such action taken by us would enable us to regain or remain in compliance, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our common stock, prevent our common stock from dropping below the minimum bid price requirement, or prevent future non-compliance with the listing requirements.

 

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A reverse stock is thinly traded. Our common shares currently trade onsplit may decrease the over-the-counter OTCQB market. We are applying for our common shares to be listed onliquidity of the NASDAQ Capital Market. Whether or not our shares are accepted for listing on NASDAQ, we cannot assure that the trading market for our common shares will develop or expand. As a result, stockholders may be unable to liquidate their investments, or may encounter considerable delay in selling shares of our common stock. If

The liquidity of the shares of our common stock may be affected adversely by a reverse stock split given the reduced number of shares that will be outstanding following the reverse stock split, especially if the market price of our common stock does not increase as a result of the reverse stock split. In addition, a reverse stock split may increase the number of shareholders who own odd lots (less than 100 shares) of our common stock, creating the potential for such shareholders to experience an activeincrease in the cost of selling their shares and greater difficulty effecting such sales.

Following a reverse stock split, the resulting market price of our common stock may not attract new investors, including institutional investors, and may not satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. Consequently, the trading liquidity of our common stock may not improve.

Although we believe that a higher market does develop,price of our common stock may help generate greater or broader investor interest, there can be no assurance that a reverse stock split will result in a share price that will attract new investors, including institutional investors. In addition, there can be no assurance that the market price of our common stock will satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. As a result, the trading liquidity of our common stock may not necessarily improve.

The market price of our common stock is likely to beremain highly volatile due to, among other things, the naturebecause of our business and because we areseveral factors, including a thinly-tradedlimited public company. Further, a few individual stockholders dominate our shares. The limited trading volume subjects the price of our common stock to manipulation by one or more stockholders and will significantly limit the number of shares that one can purchase or sell in a short period of time. float.

The market price of our common stock may also fluctuate significantlyhas been volatile in response to the following factors, most of which are beyond our control:

·variations in our quarterlypast and annual operating results;

·changes in general economic conditions;

·changes in technologies favored by consumers;

·price competition or pricing changes by us or our competitors; and

·the addition or loss of key managerial and collaborative personnel.

The equity markets have, on occasion, experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market prices for many companies’ securities and that have often been unrelated to the operating performance of these companies. Any such fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock and our warrants is likely to be highly volatile in the future. You may not be able to resell shares of our common stock following periods of volatility because of the market’s adverse reaction to volatility. 

Other factors that could cause such volatility may include, among other things:

·actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;
·the absence of securities analysts covering us and distributing research and recommendations about us;
·we may have a low trading volume for a number of reasons, including that a large portion of our stock is closely held;
·overall stock market fluctuations;
·announcements concerning our business or those of our competitors;
·actual or perceived limitations on our ability to raise capital when we require it, and to raise such capital on favorable terms;
·conditions or trends in the industry;
·litigation;
·changes in market valuations of other similar companies;
·future sales of common stock;
·departure of key personnel or failure to hire key personnel; and
·general market conditions.

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Any of these factors could have a significant and adverse impact on the market price of our common stock and/or warrants. In addition, the stock market in general has at times experienced extreme volatility and rapid decline that has often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock and/or warrants, 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.

A lack of an active market may impair the ability of our stockholders to sell shares at the time they wish to sell or at a price that they consider favorable. The lack of an active market may also reduce the fair market value of our common stock, impair our ability to raise capital by selling shares of capital stock and may impair our ability to use common stock as consideration to attract and retain talent or engage in business transactions (including mergers and acquisitions).

 

Our future sales of common stock by management and other stockholders may have an adverse effect on the then prevailing market price of our common stock.

 

In the event a public market for our common stock is sustained in the future, salesSales  of our common stock may be made by holders of our public float or by holders of restricted securities in compliance with the provisions of Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933. In general, under Rule 144, a non-affiliated person who has satisfied a six-month holding period in a fully reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, may, sell their restricted common stock without volume limitation, so long as the issuer is current with all reports under the Exchange Act in order for there to be adequate common public information. Affiliated persons may also sell their common shares held for at least six months, but affiliated persons will be required to meet certain other requirements, including manner of sale, notice requirements and volume limitations. Non-affiliated persons who hold their common shares for at least one year will be able to sell their common stock without the need for there to be current public information in the hands of the public. Future sales of shares of our public float or by restricted common stock made in compliance with Rule 144 may have an adverse effect on the then prevailing market price, if any, of our common stock.

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A significant portion of our total outstanding shares are eligible to be sold into the market in the near future, which could cause the market price of our common shares to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.

 

In this offering,As of June 1, 2023, we have registered 1,833,334 shares in this offering, as well as 281,250 shares for selling shareholders for resale by them, which is a substantial increase to the 3,667,586approximately 21,225,000 shares of common stock held by non-affiliated persons as free trading before this offering.or eligible for sale under rule 144 out of a total of approximately 25,811,261 outstanding common shares. Any increase in freely trading shares or the perception that such sharessecurities will or could come onto the market could have an adverse effect on the trading price of the stock.securities. No prediction can be made as to the effect, if any, that sales of these shares,securities, or the availability of such sharessecurities for sale, will have on the market prices prevailing from time to time. Nevertheless, the possibility that substantial amounts of common stock and warrants may be sold in the public market may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of our equity securities or impair our shareholders’ ability to sell on the open market.

Additionally, theany substantial increase of our shares that are eligible to be sold into the market in the near future could cause the market price of our common shares to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.

 

IfWe have had to restate our sharespreviously issued consolidated financial statements and as part of common stock are listed on NASDAQ andthat process have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. If we are unable to develop and maintain compliance with NASDAQ continued listing standardsan effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our common stockfinancial results in a timely manner, which may be delisted from NASDAQ.adversely affect investor confidence in us and materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.

 

In May 2022 and again in November 2022, our Audit Committee concluded, after discussion with the Company’s management and independent registered public accounting firm BF Borgers, CPA PC, that the previously issued financial statements during the Affected Period should no longer be relied upon due to:

·The recording of compensation expense for warrants issued in an equity financing. The warrants were a direct offering cost and should have been recorded as a reduction in additional paid-in capital,
·The recording of the sale of warrants for cash that should have increased additional paid-in capital and not other income,
·The recording of a mark to market adjustment for stock sold to third parties. The Company recognized a gain as a part of other income and a decrease to additional paid-in capital, this entry was made in error as the Company was not a holder of an investment of its own stock,
·The reduction of our net operating loss carryforward and related deferred tax assets; and
·Various reclassifications throughout our balance sheet, statement of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows to better reflect the nature or classification of each transaction.

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As part of the restatement process, we have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected and corrected on a timely basis. Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. We continue to evaluate steps to remediate the material weakness. These remediation measures may be time consuming and costly and there is no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.

Any failure to maintain effective internal controls could adversely impact our ability to report our financial position and results from operations on a timely and accurate basis. If our commonfinancial statements are not accurate, investors may not have a complete understanding of our operations. Likewise, if our financial statements are not filed on a timely basis, we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the stock exchange on which our ordinary shares becomeand other securities are listed, the SEC or other regulatory authorities. In either case, there could result a material adverse effect on NASDAQ, thereour business. Ineffective internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our stock.

We can give no assurance that the measures we have taken and plan to take in the future will remediate the material weakness identified or that any additional material weaknesses or restatements of financial results will not arise in the future due to a failure to implement and maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting or circumvention of these controls. In addition, even if we are successful in strengthening our controls and procedures, in the future those controls, and procedures may not be no assurancesadequate to prevent or identify irregularities or errors or to facilitate the fair presentation of our consolidated financial statements.

We in the past identified significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that, if not corrected, could result in material misstatements of our financial statements.

We have concluded that we have not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting through the past three years ended December 31, 2022. The Company determined that it has deficiencies over financial statements recording in areas of recording revenue and expenses in proper cut off as well as proper classification of accounts. Significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in our internal control could have a material adverse effect on us. Due to these deficiencies, there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be ableprevented or detected on a timely basis. We are working to remediate these deficiencies and material weaknesses. We are taking steps to enhance our internal control environment to establish and maintain effective disclosure and financial controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting and changes in corporate governance.

Internal Controls Remediation Efforts

During fiscal 2022, we worked to remediate the deficiencies and material weaknesses in our NASDAQ listinginternal controls. We have taken steps to enhance our internal control environment to improve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and changes in corporate governance. In this regard, the Company is in the future.process of adopting several corporate governance policies, and will expand on its 2021 established Audit Committee and other committees of the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee, as a priority, initiated the process of segregating tasks and processes to ensure proper internal controls over financial reporting. In connection with this process the eventCompany:

·Hired additional staff, both internally and externally, to the Finance department, with sufficient GAAP and public company financial reporting experience. These hires began their duties in Q3 2022.
·Hired a consultant, Refidential One, to assist in internal control review, risk assessment, process documentation, gap remediation, control testing and monitoring. Starting in February 2022, Refidential One, in accord with the Company, achieved the following results:
oIdentified internal control issues brought forth by process walkthroughs and internal control testing.
oSuccessfully implemented remediations to address such internal control issues in 2022.
oImplemented monitoring activities to ensure these controls are effective, incorporated the testing of these controls in the second half of 2022, and will continue to test and monitor the controls in 2023 and beyond. 

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A material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting could adversely impact our ability to provide timely and accurate financial information, and to timely or accurately report our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows or maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures. If we are unable to report financial information timely and accurately or to maintain compliance with NASDAQ continued listing standardseffective disclosure controls and procedures, we could be subject to, among other things, regulatory or enforcement actions by the SEC, any one of which could adversely affect our common stock is delisted from NASDAQ, it could likely lead to a number of negative implications, including an adverse effect on the price of our common stock, reduced liquidity in our common stock, the loss of federal preemption of state securities laws and greater difficulty in obtaining financing. In the event of a delisting, we would take actions to restore our compliance with NASDAQ’s continued listing standards, but we can provide no assurance that any such action taken by us would allow our common stock to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our common stock, prevent our common stock from dropping below the NASDAQ minimum bid price requirement or prevent future non-compliance with NASDAQ’s continued listing requirements.business prospects.

 

Our common stock (and our 2021Warrants) may be subject to the “penny stock” rules in the future. It may be more difficult to resell securities classified as “penny stock.”

 

Our common stock and 2021 Warrants may be subject to “penny stock” rules (generally defined as non-exchange traded stock with a per-share price below $5.00) in the future. While our common stock willand 2021Warrants are currently not be considered “penny stock” following this offering since they will beare listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market,NasdaqCM, if we are unable to maintain that listing and our common stock isand warrants are no longer listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market,NasdaqCM, unless we maintain a per-share price above $5.00, our common stock and warrants will become “penny stock.” These rules impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that recommend the purchase or sale of penny stocks to persons other than those who qualify as “established customers” or “accredited investors.” For example, broker-dealers must determine the appropriateness for non-qualifying persons of investments in penny stocks. Broker-dealers must also provide, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, disclose the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, furnish monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account, provide 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.

 

Legal remedies available to an investor in “penny stocks” may include the following:

 

·If a “penny stock” is sold to the investor in violation of the requirements listed above, or other federal or states securities laws, the investor may be able to cancel the purchase and receive a refund of the investment.

·If a “penny stock” is sold to the investor in a fraudulent manner, the investor may be able to sue the persons and firms that committed the fraud for damages.

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These requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity, if any, in the secondary market for a security that becomes subject to the penny stock rules. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our securities, which could severely limit the market price and liquidity of our securities. These requirements may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our common stock or our warrants2021 Warrants and may affect your ability to resell our common stock and our warrants.2021 Warrants.

 

Many brokerage firms will discourage or refrain from recommending investments in penny stocks. Most institutional investors will not invest in penny stocks. In addition, many individual investors will not invest in penny stocks due, among other reasons, to the increased financial risk generally associated with these investments.

 

For these reasons, penny stocks may have a limited market and, consequently, limited liquidity. We can give no assurance at what time, if ever, our common stock or our warrants2021 Warrants will not be classified as a “penny stock” in the future.

 

We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future and thus you must rely on stock appreciation for any return on your investment.

 

We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We may not have sufficient funds to legally pay dividends. Even if funds are legally available to pay dividends, we may nevertheless decide in our sole discretion not to pay dividends. The declaration, payment and amount of any future dividends will be made at the discretion of our board of directors, and will depend upon, among other things, the results of our operations, cash flows and financial condition, operating and capital requirements, and other factors our board of directors may consider relevant. There is no assurance that we will pay any dividends in the future, and, if dividends are paid, there is no assurance with respect to the amount of any such dividend. As a result, you must rely on stock appreciation and a liquid trading market for any return on your investment. If an active and liquid trading market does not develop, you may be unable to sell your shares of common stock at or above the price in this offering at the time you would like to sell.

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Our principal stockholders, directors and executive officers have a material level of control over us, which could delay or prevent a change in our corporate control favored by our other stockholders.

 

As of the date of this Prospectus,Currently, our principal stockholders, directors, and executive officers beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than 50%approximately 24.5% of our outstanding common stock. The interests of our current directors and executive officers may differ from the interests of other stockholders. As a result, these current directors and officers could have the ability to exercise material influence over all corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, irrespective of how our other stockholders may vote, including the following actions:

 

·approval of certain mergers and other significant corporate transactions, including a sale of substantially all of our assets and material financing transactions;

·election of directors;

·adoption of or amendments to stock option plans; or

·amendment of charter documents; ordocuments.

·issuance of “blank check” preferred stock.

Our certificate of incorporation grants our board of directors the authority to issue a new series of preferred stock without further approval by our shareholders, which could adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common shares.

 

Our board of directors has the power to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of preferred stock. Our board of directors also has the power to issue preferred stock without further shareholder approval, subject to applicable listing regulations. As a result, our board of directors could authorize the issuance of new series of preferred stock that would grant to holders thereof certain rights in preference to the rights of our common stock holdersstockholders to:

 

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·our assets upon liquidation;

·receive dividend payments ahead of holders of common shares;

·the redemption of the shares, together with a premium, prior to the redemption of our common shares;

·vote to approve matters as a separate class or have more votes per share relative to shares of common stock.

 

In addition, our board of directors could authorize the issuance of new series of preferred stock that is convertible into our common shares or may also authorize the sale of additional shares of authorized common stock, which could decrease the relative voting power of our common shares or result in dilution to our existing shareholders.

 

If you invest in our securities in this offering, your ownership will be immediately diluted.

If you invest in our securities in this offering, your ownership interest will be immediately diluted to the extent of the difference between the assumed public offering price per share of common stock and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share after giving effect to this offering.

The net tangible book value of our Company as of June 30, 2021 was $(5,505,693). The proforma net tangible book value of our Company (see Capitalization) as of June 30, 2021 was $(3,925,874),after giving effect on a pro forma basis to reflect the (i) conversion of all outstanding shares of our Series C convertible preferred stock into 375,000 shares of common stock and 375,000 warrants resulting in additional paid in capital of $2,718,712,(ii) third quarter sale of promissory notes in the principal amount of $2,075,500 in exchange for cash of $1,823,000 (iii) the conversion of convertible promissory notes in the principal amount of $657,000 outstanding as of June 30, 2021 into 133,761 shares of common stock, (iv) the conversion of convertible promissory notes in the principal amount of $497,500 issued in the third quarter and subsequently converted into 89,904 shares of common stock ,and(v) the issuance of 53,400 shares as original issue discount in connection with the third quarter sale of notes, as if such transaction had occurred on June 30, 2021. After deducting the book value of $5,803,909 attributable to the Series AAA Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock, the net tangible book value of our Common Stock on June 30, 2021 was ($9,729,783) or approximately ($2.65) per share of common stock. Net tangible book value per common share is determined by dividing the net tangible book value of our Company (total tangible assets less total liabilities less book value of Preferred Stock) by the number of outstanding shares of our common stock.

As a public company, we are subject to complex legal and accounting requirements that will require us to incur significant expenses and will expose us to risk of non-compliance.

 

As a public company, we are subject to numerous legal and accounting requirements, and the Nasdaq maintenance listing requires if we become listed on NASDAQ,requirements, that do not apply to private companies. The cost of compliance with many of these requirements is material, not only in absolute terms but, more importantly, in relation to the overall scope of the operations of a small company. Our management team is relatively inexperienced in complying with these requirements, and our management resources are limited, which may lead to errors in our accounting and financial statements, and which may impair our operations. This inexperience and lack of resources may also increase the cost of compliance and may also increase the risk that we will fail to comply. Failure to comply with these requirements can have numerous adverse consequences including, but not limited to, our inability to file required periodic reports on a timely basis or comply with NASDAQNasdaqCM listing requirements, resulting in loss of market confidence and/or governmental or private actions against us, or delisting from NASDAQ.NasdaqCM. We cannot assure you that we will be able to comply with all of these requirements or that the cost of such compliance will not prove to be a substantial competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis our privately held and larger public competitors.

 

We could become subject to shareholder litigation, thereby diverting our resources that may have a material effect on our profitability and results of operations.

The market for our common shares may be characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price may continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future.  In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities.  We may become the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation will result in substantial costs and liabilities and will divert management’s attention and resources.

 

 

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Our management will have broad discretionoffering is a reasonable best efforts offering and no assurances can be given as to the useamount of the gross proceeds, fromif any, which will be raised in this offering and we may not useby the proceeds effectively.

Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering and could spend the proceeds in ways that do not improve our results of operations or enhance the value of our common stock. You will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether these proceeds are being used appropriately. Our failure to apply these funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business and cause the price of our common stock to decline. 

We currently have identified significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that, if not corrected, could result in material misstatements of our financial statements.Company

 

We have concluded thatengaged the placement agent to use its reasonable “best efforts” to solicit offers to purchase our securities in this offering during an offering period of seven days, subject to an extension of up to seven days (the Offering Period”). The placement agent is not purchasing or selling any of the securities we haveare offering and is not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting throughrequired to arrange for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company determined that it has deficiencies over financial statements recording in areaspurchase or sale of recording revenue and expenses in proper cut off as well as proper classificationany specific number or dollar amount of accounts. Significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in our internal control could have a material adverse effect on us. Due to these deficiencies,the securities. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement ofcondition to closing in this offering, the Company’s annual or interim financial statements willactual public amount, placement agent’s fee and proceeds to us, if any, are not presently determinable and may be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We are working to remediatesubstantially less than the deficiencies or material weaknesses.total maximum offering amounts and throughout this prospectus. We have taken stepsengaged Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company to enhance our internal control environmentact as the Escrow Agent of this offering to receive the gross proceeds of this offering during the Offering Period and plan to take additional stepsdeposit the funds with JP Morgan Chase Bank. Upon clearance of funds, the Company and the Placement Agent may conduct one or more closings. In the event that any subscriptions are not accepted by the Company for any reason whatsoever, such funds will be returned by the Escrow Agent directly to remediate the material weaknesses, including (i) hiring additional personnel with sufficient U.S. GAAP experience and (ii) implementing ongoing training in U.S. GAAP requirements for our CFO and accounting and other finance personnel. Although we plan to undertake and complete this remediation process as quickly as possible, we are unable, at this time to estimate how long it will take; and our efforts may not be successful in remediating the deficienciessubscribers without interest or material weaknesses.deduction thereof.

 

A material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting could adversely impact our ability to provide timely and accurate financial information, and to timely or accurately report our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows or maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures. If we are unable to report financial information timely and accurately or to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures, we could be subject to, among other things, regulatory or enforcement actions by the SEC, any one of which could adversely affect our business prospects.

General Risk Factors

 

Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and New York law make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us and make a takeover more difficult to complete, even if such a transaction were in the stockholders’ interest.

Our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and by-laws and New York law contain provisions that are intended to deter coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids by making such practices or bids unacceptably expensive to the raider and to encourage prospective acquirers to negotiate with our board of directors rather than to attempt a hostile takeover. In addition, provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, by-laws and New York law impose various procedural and other requirements, which could make it more difficult for shareholders to effect certain corporate actions. These provisions include, among others:

 

·the inability of our shareholders to call a special meeting;

·rules regarding how shareholders may present proposals or nominate directors for election at shareholder meetings;

·the right of our Board to issue preferred stock without shareholder approval; and

·the ability of our directors, and not shareholders, to fill vacancies on our Board.

 

We believe these provisions may help protect our shareholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with our Board and by providing our Board with more time to assess any acquisition proposal. These provisions are not intended to make our Company immune from takeovers. In addition, although we believe these provisions collectively provide for an opportunity to receive higher bids by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with our Board, they would apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some shareholders. These provisions may also frustrate or prevent any attempts by our shareholders to replace or remove our current management team by making it more difficult for shareholders to replace members of our Board, which is responsible for appointing the members of our management.

 

 

 

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Our bylaws provide for limitations of director liability and indemnification of directors and officers and employees.

 

Our bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by law. Our bylaws also provide that we are obligated to advance expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding. We believe that these provisions are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

 

Section 402(b) of the BCL permits a New York corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating the potential monetary liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; provided that this provision may not eliminate the liability of a director (i) for acts or omissions in bad faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (ii) for any transaction from which the director receives an improper personal benefit or (iii) for any acts in violation of Section 719 of the BCL. Section 719 provides that a director who votes or concurs in a corporate action will be liable to the corporation for the benefit of its creditors and shareholders for any damages suffered as a result of an action approving (i) an improper payment of a dividend, (ii) an improper redemption or purchase by the corporation of shares of the corporation, (iii) an improper distribution of assets to shareholders after dissolution of the corporation without adequately providing for all known liabilities of the corporation or (iv) the making of an improper loan to a director of the corporation.

 

The limitation of liability in our bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might provide a benefit to us and our stockholders. Our results of operations and financial condition may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, numerous assumptions, uncertainties and other factors that 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. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “aims,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. We believe that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, based on information available to us on the date of this prospectus, but we cannot assure you that these assumptions and expectations will prove to have been correct or that we will take any action that we may presently be planning. These statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, but not limited to, such forward-looking statements contained in the sections “Description of the Business,” “Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” and the following:

 

·our ability to effectively execute our business strategy;

·our ability to manage our expansion, growth and operating expenses;

·our ability to evaluate and measure our business, prospects and performance metrics;

·our ability to compete and succeed in a highly competitive and evolving industry;

·our ability to respond and adapt to changes in technology and customer behavior;

·our ability to protect our intellectual property and to develop, maintain and enhance a strong brand; and,

·our significant losses since inception and anticipation that we will continue to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future;

·our need for, and ability to raise, substantial additional funding to finance our operations.operations and obligations.

 

These and other factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made. Except as required by U.S. federal securities laws, we have no obligation to update forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. All subsequent forward-looking statements attributable to us or to any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. The identification in this document of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements is meant to be illustrative and by no means exhaustive.

 

Information regarding market and industry statistics contained in this prospectus is included based on information available to us that we believe is accurate. It is generally based on academic and other publications that are not produced for purposes of securities offerings or economic analysis. Forecasts and other forward-looking information obtained from these sources are subject to the same qualifications and the additional uncertainties accompanying any estimates of future market size, revenue and market acceptance of products and services., we have no obligation to update forward-looking information to reflect actual results or changes in assumptions or other factors that could affect those statements.

 

Our financial statements are stated in United States dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. All references to “common stock” refer to the common shares in our capital stock.

 

 

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We estimate that we will receive grossour maximum net proceeds from this offering of approximately $11,000,004 (or approximately $12,650,004 if the underwriter exercises in full its option to purchase up to 275,000 additional shares of common stock) based on the assumed public offering price of $6.00 per share before deducting the estimated offering expenses payable by us.

Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $6.00 per share would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by $1.686 million,stock and pre-funded warrants, assuming the number ofall common shares and pre-funded warrants offered by us, as set forth on the cover pagemeans of this prospectus remains the same, andare sold, of which there can be no assurances given in this regard, will be approximately $2,385,000, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Similarly, each increase (decrease) of 1.0 million shares in the number of shares offered by us would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $5.52 million, assuming the assumed initial public offering price remains the same, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discountsplacement agent fees and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. We do not expect that a change in the initial public offering price or the number of shares by these amounts would have a material effect on our uses of the proceeds from this offering, although it may accelerate the time at which we will need to seek additional capital.

We intend to use the net proceeds ($9,690,004 calculated as follows: $11,000,004 less estimated Offering costs of $1,310,000) from the sale of the 1,833,334 shares of common stock for the following:

·$2,500,000 to purchase digital media ad space inventory;

·$2,900,000 for expansion of our technology engineering, data, and sales human capital resources;

·$1,700,000 for repayment of short term debt that is payable through June 15, 2022;

·$790,000 for marketing and business development; and

·$1,800,004 for other general working capital, investor relations and other corporate purposes.

This expected useallocate up to $1,437,500 of the net proceeds to pay off the secured debt and the remainder to working capital.

On December 30, 2022, the Company and Walleye Opportunities Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands company (the “Investor”), entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) for the Investor to purchase from this offering represents our intentions based on our current plansthe Company (i) a senior secured 20% original issue discount (OID) nine-month promissory note in an aggregate gross principal amount of $1,437,500, less the 20% OID of $287,500, for a net subscription amount of $1,150,000 (the “Investor Note”), and business conditions, which could change(ii) a five year warrant to purchase 2,613,636 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.44 per share, exercisable commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring December 30, 2027 (the “Investor Warrant”). Proceeds from the Agreement were received by the Company in January 2023. The Investor Note will only become convertible into common stock upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under and as defined in the futureInvestor Note on terms set forth in the Investor Note. This Investor Note matures, is payable on or before September 30, 2023, and it provides that the Investor may demand prepayment after March 31, 2023 and before the maturity date, provided that the purchasers of securities in our February 2023 public offering by the Company who hold the purchased Company securities at the time the prepayment demand is made unanimously consent to the prepayment. The Company granted a security interest in all of its assets to the Investor as our planscollateral for its obligations under the Investor Note pursuant to a Security Agreement. In addition, the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Investor Note pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee and business conditions evolve. If management reasonably determines thatgranted a first lien security interest in all of their assets to the Investor as additional collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement.

As of the date of this prospectus, we cannot specify with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds fromto be received upon the completion of this offering would not be sufficient to meet the Company’s development plans and other working capital obligations after closing, management will re-evaluate and revise its current plans and/or seek other sources of financing, although management currently has no specific additional financing plans.offering. The amounts and timing of our use of proceedsactual expenditures will vary dependingdepend on a number ofnumerous factors, including the status of our sales and marketing activities, amount of cash generated or used byin operations, and competition. Accordingly, our operations. As a result, wemanagement will retainhave broad discretion in the allocationapplication of the net proceeds of this offering, and our investors will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the net proceeds of this offering. In addition, while we have not entered into any agreements, commitments or understandings relating to any significant transaction as of the date of this prospectus, we may use a portion of the net proceeds to pursue acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic transactions.

  

Pending their use, we intend to invest the net proceeds of this offering in short-term interest-bearing investment-grade securities, certificates of deposit or government securities. The goal with respect to the investment of these net proceeds is capital preservation and liquidity so that such funds are readily available to fund our operations.MARKET INFORMATION

 

Common Stock

 

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MARKET PRICE FOR OUR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Market Information

OurIn the past, our Common Stock tradestraded on the OTCQB under the symbol "MOBQ"“MOBQ” on a limited basis. In October 2021, our Board of Directors approved the filing, and we submitted an application in compliance with the NASDAQ rules and regulations to list and trade our Company’s securities on the NASDAQ Capital Market. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not been given approval by NASDAQ regarding the listing ofNasdaqCM. Trading commenced for our Company’s securitiescommon stock and 2021 warrants on the NASDAQ Capital Market.December 9, 2021. The following table sets forth the range of high and low closing sales prices of our Common Stock for the last two fiscal years. On September 9, 2020, the Company effected a one-for-400 reverse stock split. All share and per share amounts set forth herein give retroactive effect to the stock split unless the context indicates otherwise.

 

Quarters Ended High Low 
March 31, 2019 $96.00 $40.00 
June 30, 2019  76.00  40.00 
June 30, 2019  72.00  28.00 
December 31, 2019  64.00  28.00 
March 31, 2020  48.00  8.00 
June 30, 2020  16.00  8.00 
June 30, 2020  16.00  4.00 
December 31, 2020  11.00  5.50 
March 31, 2021  10.95  6.15 
June 30, 2021  9.50  5.50 

Quarters Ended High  Low 
March 31, 2021 $10.95  $6.15 
June 30, 2021 $9.50  $5.50 
September 30, 2021 $10.25  $6.45 
December 31, 2021 $9.50  $2.01 
March 31, 2022 $2.80  $1.20 
June 30, 2022 $2.75  $0.64 
September 30, 2022 $2.47  $0.90 
December  31, 2022 $1.59  $0.34 

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The closing sales price on October 18, 2021June 27, 2023, was $7.99$0.154 per share. All quotations provided herein reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown, or commissions.

 

In the event a public market for our common stock is sustained in the future, sales of our common stock may be made by holders of our public float or by holders of restricted securities in compliance with the provisions of Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933. In general, under Rule 144, a non-affiliated person who has satisfied a six-month holding period in a fully reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may, sell their restricted Common Stock without volume limitation, so long as the issuer is current with all reports under the Exchange Act in order for there to be adequate public information disclosed. Affiliated persons may also sell their common shares held for at least six months, but affiliated persons will be required to meet certain other requirements, including manner of sale, notice requirements and volume limitations. Non-affiliated persons who hold their common shares for at least one year will be able to sell their shares without the need for there to be current public information in the hands of the public. Future sales of shares of our public float or by restricted common stock made in compliance with Rule 144 may have an adverse effect on the then prevailing market price, if any, of our common stock. See "Risk Factors –Our future sales of common stock by management and other stockholders may have an adverse effect

2021 Warrants

Our 2021 Warrants commenced trading on the then prevailing marketNasdaqCM on December 9, 2021, under the symbol “MOBQW.” The high and low sales price of our common stock."warrants was $0.8093 and $0.026, respectively, for the period December 14, 2021, through June 1, 2023. The closing sales price on June 8, 2023, was $0.026 per warrant. All quotations provided herein reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commissions.

 

Holders of Record

 

As of October 15, 2021,June 1, 2023, there were 148134 active holders of record of our common stock. The number of record holders was determined from the records of our transfer agent and does not include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names of various security brokers, dealers, and registered clearing agencies. As of February 1, 2023, the Company has a list consisting of 1,576 beneficial (“NOBO”) holders who do not object to having their names provided to the Company. The transfer agent of our common stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, New York NY.

 

DIVIDEND POLICY

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

The Company hasWe have not paid any cash dividends to date and does not anticipate or contemplate paying cash dividends on our capital stock in the foreseeable future. It is the present intention of management to utilize all available funds and future earnings for the development of the Company’sour business. Any future determination to declare cash dividends will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. Our future ability to pay cash dividends on our capital stock may be limited by any future debt instruments or preferred securities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our actual cash and cash equivalents and our capitalization as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

·on an actual basis;

·on a pro forma basis to reflect the (i) conversion of all outstanding shares of our Series C convertible preferred stock into 375,000 shares of common stock and 375,000 warrants, (ii) third quarter sale of promissory notes in the principal amount of $2,075,500 in exchange for cash of $1,823,000 (iii) the conversion of convertible promissory notes in the principal amount of $657,000 outstanding as of June 30, 2021 into 133,761 shares of common stock, (iv) the conversion of convertible promissory notes in the principal amount of $497,500 issued in the third quarter and subsequently converted into 89,904 shares of common stock ,and(v) the issuance of 53,400 shares as original issue discount in connection with the third quarter sale of notes, as if such transaction had occurred on June 30, 2021 (1); and

·on a pro forma, as adjusted basis to further reflect our issuance and sale of 1,833,334 shares of common stock in this offering at the assumed initial public offering price of $6.00 per share after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The pro forma information set forth in the table below is illustrative only and will be adjusted based on the assumed public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

You should read this information in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes which is included elsewhere in this prospectus.

As of June 30, 2021

  

Actual

(unaudited)

  

Pro forma

(unaudited)

  

Pro forma

As Adjusted(3)

(unaudited)

 
CASH $173,571  $1,996,571   $9,986,575(1)
INDEBTEDNESS $(3,796,625) $(4,717,625) $(3,017,625)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:            
Preferred stock Series AAA: $0.0001 par value; 4,930,000 authorized; 56,413 shares issued and outstanding on an actual, pro forma and pro forma as adjusted basis as of June 30, 2021 $868,869  $868,869  $868,869 
Preferred stock Series C: $.0001 par value; 1,500 shares authorized; 1,500, shares issued and outstanding on an actual, pro forma and pro forma as adjusted basis as of June 30, 2021 (2) $15,000  $0  $0 
Preferred stock Series E: $80 par value; 70,000 authorized; 61,688 shares issued and outstanding on an actual, pro forma and pro forma as adjusted basis as of June 30, 2021 $4,935,040   $4,935,040   $4,935,040 
Common stock: $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 authorized; 3,100,782 shares issued and outstanding on an actual,3,667,586 shares pro forma and 5,500,920 shares pro forma as adjusted basis as of June 30, 2021, respectively $312  $367  $550 
Treasury stock: $36 par value: 37,500 and 37,500 shares outstanding at June 30, 2021 $(1,350,000 $(1,350,000) $(1,350,000)
Additional paid-in capital $187,117,663  $188,712,427  $198,402,614 
             
             
Accumulated deficit $(190,992,325) $(190,992,325) $(190,992,325)
Total stockholders’ equity $594,559  $2,174,378  $11,864,748 
Total capitalization $4,391,184  $6,892,003  $14,882,373 

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(1)Cash is shown net of $1,700,000 of Offering expenses utilized to repay debt(see “Use of Proceeds”)

(2)The Series C Preferred Stock was converted into 375,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 375,000 shares of common stock on September 30, 2021.

(3)Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $6.00 per share would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by $1.686 million, assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Similarly, each increase (decrease) of 1.0 million shares in the number of shares offered by us would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $5.52 million, assuming the assumed initial public offering price remains the same, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The number of shares of our common stock to be outstanding prior to and after this offering is based on 3,100,782 shares of our common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2021.

The preceding table excludes the following:

·301,846 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options by the members of our board of directors and third parties at a weighted average exercise price of $45.68 per share;

·472,886 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants held by investors at a weighted average price of $51.90 per share;

·168,667 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants we expect to grant to the underwriters in this offering;

·769,333 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding convertible debt at a weighted average price of $4.17;

·375,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of Series C Preferred Stock on September 30, 2021.

·375,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding Preferred Stock and exercise of underlying warrants at an exercise price of $48.00 per share; and

·774,732 shares of our common stock reserved for future grants pursuant to the exercise of options or other equity awards under our stock incentive plans.

 

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DILUTIONMANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION

 

If you investThe following discussion should be read in conjunction with our securitiesfinancial statements and notes thereto included herein. In connection with, and because we desire to take advantage of, the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we caution readers regarding certain forward-looking statements in the following discussion and elsewhere in this offering, your ownership interest will be immediately dilutedprospectus and in any other statement made by, or on our behalf, whether or not in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are statements not based on historical information and which relate to future operations, strategies, financial results, our ability to obtain debt, equity or other financing, or other developments. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and many of which, with respect to future business decisions, are subject to change. These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or our behalf. We disclaim any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the extentUnited States. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and disclosures on the date of the difference betweenfinancial statements. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates including, but not limited to, those related to revenue recognition. We use authoritative pronouncements, historical experience, and other assumptions as the assumed public offering price per sharebasis for making judgments. We believe that the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of common stockour financial statements.

Use of Estimates

Preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share after giving effect to this offering.disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and those estimates may be material.

Risks and Uncertainties

 

The net tangible book valueCompany operates in an industry that is subject to intense competition and change in consumer demand. The Company’s operations are subject to significant risks and uncertainties including financial and operational risks including the potential risk of ourbusiness failure.

The Company as of June 30, 2021 was $(5,505,693). The proforma net tangible book value of our Company (see Capitalization) as of June 30, 2021 was $(3,925,874),after giving effect on a pro forma basis to reflect the (i) conversion of all outstanding shares of our Series C convertible preferred stock into 375,000 shares of common stockhas experienced, and 375,000 warrants resulting in additional paid in capital of $2,718,712,(ii) third quarter sale of promissory notes in the principal amountfuture expects to continue to experience, variability in sales and earnings. The factors expected to contribute to this variability include, among others, (i) the cyclical nature of $2,075,500the industry, (ii) general economic conditions in exchange for cash of $1,823,000the various local markets in which the Company competes, including a potential general downturn in the economy, and (iii) the conversionvolatility of convertible promissory notes in the principal amount of $657,000 outstanding as of June 30, 2021 into 133,761 shares of common stock, (iv) the conversion of convertible promissory notes in the principal amount of $497,500 issued in the third quarter and subsequently converted into 89,904 shares of common stock ,and(v) the issuance of 53,400 shares as original issue discountprices in connection with the third quarter sale of notes, as if such transaction had occurred on June 30, 2021. After deducting the book value of $5,803,909 attributable to the Series AAA Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock, the net tangible book value of our Common Stock on June 30, 2021 was ($9,729,783) or approximately ($2.65) per share of common stock. Net tangible book value per common share is determined by dividing the net tangible book value of our Company (total tangible assets less total liabilities less book value of Preferred Stock) by the number of outstanding shares of our common stock.

After giving effect to the issuance and sale in this offering of 1,833,334 shares of common stock at an assumed public offering price of $6.00 per share after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, the as adjusted net tangible book value on June 30, 2021, would have been approximately $(39,779), or $(.01) per share of common stock. This represents an immediate dilution in the as adjusted net tangible book value of $6.01 per share of common stock to investors purchasing our common stock in this offering.

The following table illustrates the range of immediate dilution to new investors:

Assumed public offering price per common share$6.00
Proforma net tangible book value per common share as of June 30, 2021$(2.65)
Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors in this offering$2.64
Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per common share after this offering$(0.01)
Dilution per share to investors in this offering$6.01

The information above assumes that the underwriters do not exercise their over-subscription option. If the underwriters exercise their over-subscription option in full, the as adjusted net tangible book value will increase to $1,478,221 or $0.26 per share, representing an immediate increase to existing stockholders of $2.90 per share and an immediate dilution of $5.74 per share to new investors. If any shares are issued upon exercise of outstanding options or warrants, new investors will experience further dilution.

The number of shares of our common stock that will be issued and outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above is based on 3,100,782 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2021, with adjustments as shown under Capitalization. Assuming the 15% over-allotment option is exercised and the Underwriter exercises their option in full then there will be 5,775,920 common shares outstanding immediately after this offering.

If you purchase securities in this offering, your interest will be immediately and substantially diluted to the extentCompany’s distribution of the difference betweenproduct. These factors, among others, make it difficult to project the assumed public offering price per share of our common stock and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share of our common stock after giving effect to this offering.Company’s operating results on a consistent basis.

 

 

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company accounts for financial instruments at fair value, which as is defined as the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques are based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect certain market assumptions. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value: 

·Level 1—Valuation based on unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability to access;
·Level 2—Valuation based on observable quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; and
·Level 3—Valuation based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, which require management’s best estimate of what market participants would use as fair value.

Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management.

The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair value. These financial instruments include accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and contract liabilities. On March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximated their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments, or they are receivable or payable on demand. The fair value of the Company’s debt approximates its carrying value based on current financing rates available to the Company and its short-term nature.

The Company does not have any other financial or non-financial assets or liabilities that would be characterized as Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 instruments.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable represent customer obligations under normal trade terms and are stated at the amount management expects to collect from outstanding customer balances. Credit is extended to customers based on an evaluation of their financial condition and other factors. Interest is not accrued on overdue accounts receivable. The Company does not require collateral.

Management periodically assesses the Company’s accounts receivable and, if necessary, establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon a review of the outstanding accounts receivable, historical collection information and existing economic conditions. Accounts determined to be uncollectible are charged to operations when that determination is made.

Bad debt expense (recovery) is recorded as a component of general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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Impairment of Long-lived Assets

Management evaluates the recoverability of the Company’s identifiable intangible assets and other long-lived assets when events or circumstances indicate a potential impairment exists, in accordance with the provisions of ASC 360-10-35-15 Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. Events and circumstances considered by the Company in determining whether the carrying value of identifiable intangible assets and other long-lived assets may not be recoverable include but are not limited to significant changes in performance relative to expected operating results; significant changes in the use of the assets; significant negative industry or economic trends; and changes in the Company’s business strategy. In determining if impairment exists, the Company estimates the undiscounted cash flows to be generated from the use and ultimate disposition of these assets and compares this to the carrying amounts of the assets.

If impairment is indicated based on a comparison of the assets’ carrying values and the undiscounted cash flows, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606) to align revenue recognition more closely with the delivery of the Company’s services and will provide financial statement readers with enhanced disclosures. In accordance with ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these services. To achieve this core principle, the Company applies the following five steps:

Identify the contract with a customer.

A contract with a customer exists when (i) the Company enters into an enforceable contract with a customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the services to be transferred and identifies the payment terms related to these services, (ii) the contract has commercial substance and, (iii) the Company determines that collection of substantially all consideration for services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and ability to pay the promised consideration. The Company applies judgment in determining the customer’s ability and intention to pay, which is based on a variety of factors including the customer’s historical payment experience or, in the case of a new customer, published credit and financial information pertaining to the customer.

Identify the performance obligations in the contract.

Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the services that will be transferred to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from the Company, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the services is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised services, the Company must apply judgment to determine whether promised services are capable of being distinct and distinct in the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met the promised services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation.

Determine the transaction price.

The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which the Company will be entitled in exchange for transferring services to the customer. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, the Company estimates the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing either the expected value method or the most likely amount method depending on the nature of the variable consideration. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price if, in the Company’s judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. None of the Company’s contracts as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022 contained a significant financing component.

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Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract.

If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. However, if a series of distinct services that are substantially the same qualifies as a single performance obligation in a contract with variable consideration, the Company must determine if the variable consideration is attributable to the entire contract or to a specific part of the contract. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price basis unless the transaction price is variable and meets the criteria to be allocated entirely to a performance obligation or to a distinct service that forms part of a single performance obligation.

Recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

The Company satisfies performance obligations either over time or at a point in time. Revenue is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring a promised service to a customer.

Each of the Company’s customer contracts is deemed to have a single performance obligation. Payment terms and conditions vary by contract, although terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 to 90 days.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for our stock-based compensation under ASC 718 Compensation – Stock Compensation using the fair value-based method. Under this method, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. This guidance establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes model for measuring the fair value of options and other equity instruments granted to both employees and non-employees.

When determining fair value of stock-based compensation, the Company considers the following assumptions incorporated into the Black-Scholes model:

·Exercise price,
·Expected dividends,
·Expected volatility,
·Risk-free interest rate; and
·Expected life of option

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Recent Issued Accounting Pronouncements

We consider the applicability and impact of all new accounting pronouncements on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, stockholders’ deficit, cash flows, or presentation thereof. Management has evaluated all recent accounting pronouncements as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) through the date that the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued and found no recent accounting pronouncements issued, but not yet effective, that when adopted, will have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company. 

Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions: On September 30, 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03 (ASU 2022-03), which clarifies the guidance in Topic 820 on the fair value measurement of an equity security that is subject to contractual restrictions that prohibit the sale of an equity security. The ASU also requires specific disclosures related to such an equity security, including (1) the fair value of such equity securities reflected in the balance sheet, (2) the nature and remaining duration of the corresponding restrictions, and (3) any circumstances that could cause a lapse in the restrictions. ASU 2022-03 clarifies that a “contractual restriction prohibiting the sale of an equity security is a characteristic of the reporting entity holding the equity security” and is not included in the equity security’s unit of account. Accordingly, an entity should not consider the contractual sale restriction when measuring the equity security’s fair value (i.e., the entity should not apply a discount related to the contractual sale restriction, as stated in ASC 820-10-35-36B as amended by the ASU). The ASU also prohibits an entity from recognizing a contractual sale restriction as a separate unit of account. For public business entities, ASU 2022-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2022-03 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Financial Instrument – Credit Losses: In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13). ASU 2016-13 replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology under current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires a consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 requires the use of a forward-looking expected credit loss model for accounts receivables, loans, and other financial instruments. In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-05, which provides transition relief for entities adopting ASU 2016-13. For entities that have adopted ASU 2016-13, the amendments in ASU 2019-05 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods therein. An entity may early adopt ASU No. 2019-05 in any interim period after its issuance if the entity has adopted ASU 2016-13. For all other entities, the effective date will be the same as the effective date of ASU 2016-13. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2023 and the adoption of the guidance did not have a significant impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers: In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2021-08). Under ASU 2021-08, an acquirer in a business combination must apply ASC 606 principles when recognizing and measuring acquired contract assets and contract liabilities. The provisions of ASU 2021-08 are applicable for the Company for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company adopted ASU 2021-08 on January 1, 2023 and the adoption of the guidance did not have a significant impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

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Plan of Operation

Mobiquity intends to hire several new sales and sales support individuals to help generate additional revenue using the Advangelists platform and the Mobiquity Networks MobiExchange. Mobiquity’s sales team will focus on Advertising Agencies, Brands, and publishers to help increase both supply and demand across the Advangelists platform while providing unique data segments utilizing MobiExchange. Together the Advangelists platform and MobiExchange platform creates multiple revenue streams for Mobiquity. The first is licensing the Advangelists platform as a white-label product for use by Advertising Agencies, DSP’s, Publishers, and Brands. Under the White-Label scenario, the user licenses the technology and is responsible for running its own business operations and is billed a percentage of volume run through the platform. The second revenue stream is a managed services model in which the user is billed a higher percentage of revenue run through the platform, but all services are managed by the Mobiquity/Advangelists team. The third revenue model is a seat model, where the user is billed a percentage of revenue run through the platform and business operations are shared between the user and the Mobiquity/Advangelists team. Additional revenue can be generated by offering data segments and digital audiences through MobiExchange for use in omnichannel marketing programs that include but not limited to programmatic advertising email marketing and SMS. The goal of the sales team is to inform potential users of the benefits in efficiency and effectiveness of utilizing the end-to-end, fully integrated ATOS created by Advangelists and Mobiquity Networks.

Results of Operations

Quarter Ended March 31, 2023, versus Quarter Ended March 31, 2022

The following table sets forth certain selected condensed statement of operations data for the periods indicated in dollars. In addition, we note that the period-to-period comparison may not be indicative of future performance.

  Quarter Ended 
  March 31,2023  March 31,
2022
 
Revenues $132,224  $542,169 
Cost of revenues  62,808   306,127 
Gross profit  69,416   236,042 
General and administrative expenses  1,425,747   2,077,724 
Loss from operations $(1,356,331) $(1,841,682)

We generated revenues of $132,224 in the first quarter of 2023 compared to $542,169 in the same period for 2022, a decrease in revenues of $409,945. The nationwide economic impact of COVID-19 during the past twenty-four months severely reduced operations. We have developed several new features which we believe will help drive revenue in 2023 and beyond. We have released this year new products and services that we believe will address many of the changes that have affected the AdTech industry over the last year.

Cost of revenues was $62,808 or 47.5% of revenues in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to $306,127 or 56.4% of revenues in the same fiscal period of 2022. Costs of revenues include audience building, targeting features and web services for storage of our data and web engineers who are building and maintaining our platforms. Our ability to capture and store data for sales does not translate to increased cost of sales.

Gross profit was $69,416 or 52.5% of revenues for the first quarter of 2023 as compared to $236,042 in the same period of 2022 or 43.6% of revenues.

General and administrative expenses were $1,425,747 for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to $2,077,724 in the comparable period of the prior year, a decrease of $651,977. Decreased operating costs primarily related to a decrease in stock-based compensation expense of approximately $19,950, computer expense of approximately $370,088, capitalization of $501,075 in software development costs, offset by an increase in professional fees of approximately $285,000.

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The loss from operations for the first quarter of 2023 was $1,356,331 as compared to $1,841,682 for the comparable period of the prior year. While our loss from operations decreased by approximately $485,000 due to capitalization of software development costs as well as improved operations over the comparable first quarter of 2022, the continuing operating loss is attributable to the focused effort in creating the products and services required to move forward with our business.

Year Ended December 31, 2022 compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021

The following table sets forth certain selected consolidated statement of operations data for the periods indicated in dollars. In addition, the period-to-period comparison may not be indicative of future performance.

  Year Ended 
  December 31,
2022
  

December 31,
2021

(As Restated)

 
Revenues $4,167,272  $2,672,615 
Cost of revenues  2,295,404   1,954,383 
Gross profit (loss)  1,871,868   718,232 
General and administrative expenses  9,213,632   13,607,759 
Loss from operations $(7,341,764) $(12,889,527)

We generated revenues of $4,167,272 in fiscal 2022 as compared to $2,672,615 for same period for fiscal 2021, an increase of $1,494,657. The nationwide economic impact of COVID-19 during the past twenty-four months severely reduced operations and we are now seeing a turnaround starting in the end of fiscal 2022 with a decreasing impact from COVID-19, although we have concerns regarding the overall US economy and a potential recession.

Cost of revenues was $2,295,404 or 55% of revenues in fiscal 2022 as compared to $1,954,383 or 73% of revenues in the same fiscal period of fiscal 2021. Costs of revenues include audience building, targeting features and web services for storage of our data and web engineers who are building and maintaining our platforms. Our ability to capture and store data for sales does not translate to increased cost of sales. During fiscal 2021, the Company incurred certain costs associated with populating the MobiExchange platform with “targeting data” and “audiences.” Such costs were not repeated or as substantial during fiscal 2022 thus resulting in higher overall margins associated with revenue for the MobiExchange services for fiscal 2022.

Gross profit was $1,871,868 or 45% of revenues for fiscal 2022 as compared to $718,232 in the same fiscal period of 2021 or 27% of revenues. The increased sales have resulted from increased efforts from our sales force and the recovery from COVID-19.

General and administrative expenses were $9,213,632 for fiscal 2022 compared to $13,607,759 (restated) in the comparable period of the prior year, a decrease of $4,394,127. Overall decrease in operating costs primarily related to decreases stock-based compensation of $4,551,619, computer support of $191,485, and professional fees of $247,823, offset by increase in license and permits of $194,422, commission of $325,812, and salaries and payroll taxes of $370,154.

The net loss from operations for fiscal 2022 was $7,341,764 as compared to $12,889,527 (restated) for the comparable period of the prior year. While our loss from operations decreased by $5,547,763 due to improved revenues over the comparable 12 months of fiscal 2021, the continuing operating loss is attributable to the focused effort in creating the products and services required to move forward with our business.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have a history of operating losses, and our management has concluded that factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern and our auditor has included an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern in its audit report for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021.

We had cash of $2,182,330 on March 31, 2023. Cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was $1,606,449. This resulted primarily from a net loss of $1,716,804 offset by stock-based compensation of $12,304, amortization of intangibles $150,184, amortization of debt discount of $360,993, decrease in accounts receivable of $162,607 decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $639,421, decrease in contract liabilities of $5,682, increase in provision of doubtful accounts of $19,843, and decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets of $47,500. Cash flows used in investing activities were primarily related to increased software development costs of $501,075. Cash flows provided by financing activities of $4,069,000 resulted from cash paid on debt of $150,000 offset by net proceeds received from the issuance of long-term debt of $1,011,500 and net proceeds of $3,207,500 from the issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants.

We had cash of $220,854 at December 31, 2022. Cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022, was $6,187,383. This resulted from a net loss of $8,062,328, partially offset by non-cash expenses, including depreciation and amortization of $609,963, stock-based compensation of $83,605, stock issued for service of $84,500, loss on debt extinguishment of $855,296, and inducement expense of $101,000. For the year ended December 31, 2022, cash used in investing activities was $8,004 related to the purchase of property and equipment. Cash provided by financing activities of $1,030,996 was the result of issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs, of $1,187,500, offset by repayments of notes payable totaling $156,504.

We had cash of $5,385,245 at December 31, 2021. Restated cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $6,717,324. This resulted from a restated net loss of $18,333,383, partially offset by non-cash expenses, including depreciation and amortization of $808,300, stock-based compensation of $4,635,224, stock issued for service of $1,158,026, and impairment expense of $3,600,000. For the year ended December 31, 2021, restated cash used in investing activities was $6,472 related to the purchase of property and equipment. Restated cash provided by financing activities of $11,506,859 was the result of proceeds received from the issuance of notes payable totaling $4,143,000 and repayments of notes payable totaling $2,840,337, as well as stock and warrants issued for cash, net of direct offering costs, of $10,204,196.

We commenced operations in 1998 and were initially funded by our three founders, each of whom has made demand loans to our company that have been satisfied. Since 1999, we have relied on equity financing and borrowings from outside investors to supplement our cash flow from operations and expect this to continue in 2023 and beyond until cash flow from our proximity marketing operations becomes substantial.

Other Debt Transactions

In June 2020, we received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan of $150,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) which carries a thirty-year term, and interest at 3.7% per annum, with a maturity date in July of 2050. The loan is to be repaid in monthly installments, including principal and interest, of $731, beginning twelve months from the date of the loan. Total accrued and unpaid interest on the debt was $13,594 at December 31, 2022 and is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The total principal outstanding has been presented as long-term liabilities as payments required to be made in 2023 will be applied to accrued interest. On January 5, 2023, the Company paid $163,885 to the Small Business Administration to pay off principal and accrued interest on the Company’s SBA loan.

On December 30, 2022, the Company and Walleye Opportunities Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands company (the “Investor”), entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) for the Investor to purchase from the Company (i) a senior secured 20% original issue discount (OID) nine-month promissory note in an aggregate gross principal amount of $1,437,500, less the 20% OID of $287,500, for a net subscription amount of $1,150,000 (the “Investor Note”), and (ii) a five year warrant to purchase 2,613,636 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.44 per share, exercisable commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring December 30, 2027 (the “Investor Warrant”). Proceeds from the Agreement were received by the Company in January 2023.

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In conjunction with the Agreement, the Company issued 522,727 shares of common stock, or approximately 5.3% of the Company’s outstanding shares, to the Investor as an incentive on the transaction (Incentive Shares). Excluding the above referenced Investor Warrant, the shares of Common Stock exercisable pursuant to such Investor Warrant are not being considered beneficially owned by the Investor until the Investor Warrant is exercisable within 60 days. Total issuance fees of $138,500 associated with the closing of the Agreement were paid by the Company to Spartan Capital Securities LLC and the Investor’s counsel. Approximately $163,000 of the loan proceeds were utilized to repay the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the SBA loan.

The Investor Note will only become convertible into common stock upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under and as defined in the Investor Note on terms set forth in the Investor Note. This Investor Note matures, is payable on or before September 30, 2023, and it provides that the Investor may demand prepayment after March 31, 2023 and before the maturity date, provided that the purchasers of securities in our February 2023 public offering by the Company who hold the purchased Company securities at the time the prepayment demand is made unanimously consent to the prepayment. The Company granted a security interest in all of its assets to the Investor as collateral for its obligations under the Investor Note pursuant to a Security Agreement. In addition, the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Investor Note pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee and granted a first lien security interest in all of their assets to the Investor as additional collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement. All securities sold in the above-described transaction contain certain piggy-back registration rights.

The aforementioned Investor Warrant was deemed to be an equity-classified derivative instrument with a fair value of $1,526,363 at the date of closing on the Agreement, incorporating the use of the Black-Scholes valuation model, and the Incentive Shares were deemed to have a fair value of $318,863 based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the day preceding the closing of the Agreement. Per accounting guidance under ASC 815, the Company recorded the fair values of the Investor Warrant and Incentive Shares based on the relative fair value allocation method, which allocates fair values as a percentage of total fair value of the debt, Investor Warrant, and Incentive Shares, in proportion to the net proceeds received under the Investor Note of $1,150,000. As a result of applying the relative fair value allocation method, the Investor Warrant was assigned a relative fair value of $586,040 and the Incentive Shares were assigned a relative fair value of $122,426, at the date of closing on the Agreement. The fair values of the Investor Warrant, the Incentive Shares, the OID, and the $138,500 in debt issuance costs paid, were recorded as debt discounts totaling $1,134,466, and are presented net against the debt principal outstanding on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2023. Amortization associated with the total debt discounts is being recognized using the effective interest method over the term of the Investor Note, which matures on September 30, 2023. For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, $360,993 in amortization on the debt discounts was recognized as interest expense on the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations, and remaining unamortized debt discounts at March 31, 2023 were $773,473.

February 2023 Public Offering

On February 13, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC (the “Underwriter”) relating to a public offering of 3,777,634 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase 4,286,883 shares of common stock (the Shares), for net proceeds of $3,207,500 (the February 2023 Offering). In conjunction with the February 2023 Offering, which closed on February 16, 2023, the investors also received other Warrants to purchase 12,096,776 shares of common stock (Series 2023 Warrants). The offered Shares were priced at $0.465 per combination of one share of common stock or one pre-funded warrant, accompanied by one Series 2023 Warrant.

Each pre-funded warrant was exercisable at any time, until fully exercised, to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. Each Series 2023 Warrant is exercisable for five years to purchase 1.5 shares of common stock at a cash exercise price of $0.465 per warrant share. The Series 2023 Warrants contain an alternative cashless exercise provision permitting the holder to acquire 0.75 shares of common stock for every 1.5 warrant shares any time after the earlier of (i) 30 days following the initial exercise date of February 14, 2023 and (ii) the date on which the aggregate trading volume of the Company’s common stock, beginning on the initial exercise date of the Series 2023 Warrants, exceeds 36,290,322 shares. Additionally, the exercise price of both the pre-funded warrants and the Series 2023 Warrants are subject to customary adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications and the like.

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Pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, and as partial consideration to the Underwriter – Spartan Capital Securities, LLC, the Company issued to Spartan warrants for the purchase of 403,226 shares of common stock, exercisable from February 14, 2023 through February 14, 2028, at an initial exercise price of $0.5115 per share. These warrants issued to Spartan were subsequently cancelled on June 22, 2023. The Company also granted the Underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,209,678 shares and/or pre-funded warrants in lieu of shares, and accompanying Series 2023 Warrants to purchase 1,814,517 shares at the public offering price less the placement agent discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any. No additional shares or pre-funded warrants were purchased by the Underwriter. The Company paid a cash fee to the Underwriter equal to 8% of the gross proceeds raised in the February 2023 Offering, plus a reimbursement of Underwriter fees totaling $242,500.

Between the closing of the February 2023 Offering and April 30, 2023, one or more investors holding pre-funded warrants converted their pre-funded warrants into an aggregate of 4,286,883 shares of common stock and elected the alternative cashless exercise provision for the exercise of Series 2023 Warrants, resulting in the issuance of 6,048,388 shares of common stock. All Pre-funded warrants and Series 2023 Warrants have been converted as of April 30, 2023.

Controls and Procedures.

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2022, and quarterly since this date. Based upon this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2022 and quarterly since this date, due solely to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting primarily related to the accounting for direct offering costs paid in an equity financing, the sale of warrants and the mark to market of our common stock sold to third parties as described below in “Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.”

In light of this material weakness, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this prospectus present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented.

Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Internal control over financial reporting includes maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements; providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of company assets are made in accordance with management authorization; and providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of company assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of our financial statements would be prevented or detected.

Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2021, and quarterly since this date. There were significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2022 and quarterly since that date that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, as described below. Our independent auditors have not audited and are not required to audit this assessment of our internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and quarterly since that date.

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Internal Controls Remediation Efforts

During fiscal 2022 and continuing to date, we worked to remediate the deficiencies and material weaknesses in our internal controls. We have taken steps to enhance our internal control environment to improve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and changes in corporate governance. In this regard, the Company is in the process of adopting several corporate governance policies, and will expand on its 2021 established Audit Committee and other committees of the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee, as a priority, initiated the process of segregating tasks and processes to ensure proper internal controls over financial reporting. In connection with this process the Company:

·Hired additional staff, both internally and externally, to the Finance department, with sufficient GAAP and public company financial reporting experience. These hires began their duties in Q3 2022.
·Hired a consultant, Refidential One, to assist in internal control review, risk assessment, process documentation, gap remediation, control testing and monitoring. Starting in February 2022, Refidential One, in accord with the Company, achieved the following results:

oIdentified internal control issues brought forth by process walkthroughs and internal control testing.
oSuccessfully implemented remediations to address such internal control issues in 2022.
oImplemented monitoring activities to ensure these controls are effective, incorporated the testing of these controls in the second half of 2022, and will continue to test and monitor the controls in 2023 and beyond. 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

 

Company Background

 

Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. is a next-generation marketing and advertising technology, data compliance and data intelligence company whowhich operates through our various proprietary software platforms in the programmatic advertising space.platforms. Our product solutions are comprised of twothree proprietary software platforms:

 

·Our advertising technology operating system (or ATOS) platform; andAdvertising Technology Operating System (ATOS Platform)
·Our data intelligence platform.Data Intelligence Platform
·Publisher Platform for Monetization and Compliance

 

Our Products

 

The ATOS Platform

 

Our ATOS platform blends artificial intelligence (or AI) and machine learning (ML) based optimization technology for automatic ad serving that manages digital advertising inventory and campaigns. The ATOS platform:

 

·creates an automated marketplace of advertisers and publishers on digital media outlets to host online auctions to facilitate the sale of digital advertising (known as digital real estate) targeted at users while engaged on their internet-connected TV, laptop, tablet, desktop computer, mobile, and over-the-top (or OTT )OTT) streaming media devices; and
·gives advertisers the capability to understand and interact with their audiences and engage them in a meaningful way by using ads in both image and video formats (known as rich media) to increase their awareness, customer base and foot traffic to their e-commerce site, voting site or physical locations.

 

(Screenshot of ATOS Platform Campaign Management landing page.)

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Our ATOS platform engages with an average of approximately 2010 billion advertisement opportunities per day, based on our daily logs. Our sales and marketing strategy for our ATOS platform is focused on providing a de-fragmented operating system that facilitates a considerably more efficient and effective way for advertisers and publishers to transact with each other. Our goal is to become the programmatic display advertising industry standard for brands directly and small and medium sized advertisers.

 

Our ATOS technology is proprietary and primarily consists of know-how and trade secrets developed internally, as well as certain open sourceopen-source software.

 

Users of the ATOS platform get access to benefits including among other things:

 

·ease of set up;
·targeting features based on audience profiles and location and context through an in-house data management platform (or DMP);
·Inventory management and yield optimization;
·support for all rich media creators’ ad tags;
·machine learning and AI powered optimization which aids in delivering a higher click through rate on ad links;
·support for third-party trackers and custom scripts for make-the-most-of-your media (or MOAT) analytics, Integral Ad Science (or IAS), and forensics to enable independent verification by advertisers for transparency;
·detailed campaign wrap-up reporting that gives a breakdown on publishers, categories, demonstrations, and devices to better understand advertisement campaign performance;
·access to business intelligence via an analytics dashboard;
·advanced ad targeting;
·easy campaign uploading;
·automated performance optimization;
·real time reporting;
·fraud prevention tools; and
·24x7 support, along with guided managed services to enable users to rapidly harness and operate all the features of the ATOS platform.

 

 

 

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Our ATOS platform includes:

 

·Adserver;
·Demand Side Platform;
·Advertisement quality tools;
·Analytics dashboard;
·Avails Engine;
·Advertisement prediction and delivery tools;
·Supply quality tools;
·Private marketplace tools;
·Audience and location targeting;
·Wrap up reports;
·An Advertisement software development kit (or SDK);
·Prebid adaptor;
·contextual targeting;
·identity graph capabilities;
·cookie syncing; and
·the updated version of our quality and security tools, among other things for our ATOS platform.

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Data Intelligence Platform

 

Our data intelligence platform provides precise data and insights on consumer’s real-world behavior and trends for use in marketing and research. We believe, based on our experience in our industry, that we provide one of the most accurate and scaled solutions for data collection and analysis, utilizing multiple proprietary technologies. Our data intelligence platform technology allows for the ingestion and normalization of various data sources, such as location data, transactional data, contextual data, and search data to reach the right target audience with the right message. Utilizing massively parallel cluster computing and machine learning algorithms and technology, our data intelligence solutions make available actionable data for marketers, researchers and application publishers through an automated platform. We are seeking to generate several revenue streams from our data collection and analysis, including, among other things; advertising, data licensing, attribution reporting, and custom research.

(Screenshot of Data Intelligence HomeGraph landing page.)

 

We also offer a self-service alternative through our MobiExchange product, which is a SaaS fee model. MobiExchange is a data focused technology solution that enables individuals and companies to rapidly build actionable data and insights for their own use or for resale.use. MobiExchange’s easy-to-use, self-service tools allow users to reduce the complex technical and financial barriers typically associated with turning offline data, and other business data, into actionable digital products and services. MobiExchange provides out-of-the-box private labeling, flexible branding, content management, user management, user communications, subscriptions, payment, invoices, reporting, gateways to third party platforms, and help desk among other things.

We believe, based on our experience in our industry, that we provide one of the most accurate and scaled solution for data collection and analysis, utilizing multiple proprietary technologies. MobiExchange is a data focused technology solution that enables individuals and companies to rapidly build actionable data and insights for its own use or for resale. MobiExchange’s easy-to-use, self-service tools allow anyone to reduce the complex technical and financial barriers typically associated with turning offline data, and other business data, into actionable digital products and services. MobiExchange provides out-of-the box private labeling, flexible branding, content management, user management, user communications, subscriptions, payment, invoices, reporting, gateways to third party platforms, and help desk, among other things.

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Our data intelligence platform is hosted and managed on Amazon Web Service (AWS) and takes full advantage of open standards for processing, storage, security and big data technology. Specifically, our data intelligence platform uses the following AWS services: EC2, Lambda, Kafka, Kinesis, S3, Storm, Spark, Machine Learning, RDS, Redshift, Elastic Map Reduction, CloudWatch, DataBricks, and Elastic Search Service with built-in Kibana integration.

 

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Publisher Platform for Monetization and Compliance

Our Content publisher platform is a single-vendor ad tech operating system that allows publishers to better monetize their opt-in user data and advertising inventory. The platform includes tools for: consent management, audience building, a direct advertising interface and inventory enhancement. Due to the much publicized developments in privacy and data security laws and regulations (such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 or CCPA by way of example) along with Apple and Google’s removal of identifiers, we believe that content publishers are facing two material issues: increased costs due to privacy compliance rules, and decreased revenue due to the restrictions selling user identifier data to third parties. We believe this is causing a paradigm shift in the publishing market. Previously content publishers could provide user identifier information to demand-side platforms (or DSP’s) to create user profiles for audience targeting. Now both the user identifier data and the functionality to create profiled data segments from that identifier data (known as first party data) must be owned by the content publisher. Additionally, publishers must also manage the targeting of their audiences in-house utilizing these identifier and targeting data. We recently launched our SaaS publisher platform in response to these needs.

All Publisher data is siloed and secured, using the highest industry standards, optimizing compliance with privacy and data laws that may be applicable. Our platform helps publishers worry less about the integrity of their first party data and allows them to focus on effectively monetizing their inventory.

Users of the publisher platform get access to benefits of our publisher platform, including among other things:

·A Consent Manager for publishers to meet all privacy requirements in connection with their collection of an audience’s data.
·An Audience Builder to build detailed databases of targeted audiences from the user identifier data.
·A Direct Purchase Interface to increase revenue from direct advertising sales to target audiences; and
·An Inventory Enhancer to enhance the publisher’s supply of audience data with compliant meta-tags.

(Screenshot of Publisher Platform Audience Management landing page.)

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We believe that irrespective of whether a publisher chooses to engage with us to use our publisher platform or not, they will need to find a solution that allows advertisers to advertise to the publisher’s audience directly through the publisher. 

Our Strategy

 

Our strategy in the programmatic advertising technology space is to provide small- to medium-sized enterprises with anthree proprietary solutions that are highly efficient and effective end-to-end, fully integrated ATOS platform.for monetization of data and advertising with privacy and data regulatory compliance. We believe that our ATOS platform givesplatforms give users in these markets the capability of running marketing and brandingprogrammatic campaigns without the need for an extensive marketing team, which enables them to better compete with their larger competitors who have greater marketing financial and human capital resources. Our sales and marketing approach is focused on providing a de-fragmented operating system that facilitates a considerably more efficient and effective way for advertisers and publishers to transact with each other. Our goal is to become the programmatic display advertising industry standard for small- and medium-sized advertisers. Mobiquity plans to hire several new sales and sales support individuals to help generate additional revenue through the use of our ATOS platform.three platforms.

 

Our strategy is based on a problemproblems we perceived in the advertising technology industry as it has rapidly grown over the last 10 years. We viewedfew years and the technology in the industryevolving privacy and data laws and regulations that make it more difficult to be highly fragmentedachieve desired results. Our goal is to help our clients increase revenue, decrease cost and thus inefficient. Many advertisers have had to mix multiple vendors’ different technologies, or bolt-on third-party technology to legacy technology, in an effort to create an integrated solution. Often this has resulted in the absence of a central source to address problemsadd transparency while complying with an integrated system that arise. The flaws that this type of stacked technology ecosystem has includes:

·Increased cost -- this results from integration costs, technology management costs and revenue sharing arrangements among vendors providing different components of the system.
·Decreased speed -- the automated buying and selling of digital advertising space happens in micro-seconds and when the technology stack comprising the system has to work through several distinct vendor components, the system is inherently slower than a single vendor all-inclusive platform.
·Lack of transparency – a digital programmatic advertising campaign is comprised of a multitude of metrics each of which can be optimized by the advertiser according to its needs. Lack of transparency occurs when the digital programmatic advertising campaign jumps from its primary platform to the add-on vendors’ platform and the advertiser is unable to see or access certain of the metrics covered by a particular vendor’s component. The user thus loses the ability to optimize that part of the campaign. This is exacerbated as more add-on technologies are added to the system.

We believe our products addressprivacy and solve the flaws of a stacked system.

A typical digital advertising campaign requires the following components:

·Data Management Platform (or DMP)
·Demand-Side Platform (or DSP)
·Supply-Side Platform (or DSP)
·Bidder
·Ad Server
·Ad Network
·Supply Quality Tools
·Fraud Detection
·Analytical Tools
·Reporting Dashboard

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Many of the companies we target have between 50-70% of the above components and outsource the rest to vendors who bolt-on technology to those companies’ legacy technology which often results in the flaws discussed above. We provide a single-vendor end-to-end solution integrating the required components from a single source that work together because they are built together, in an effective and cost-efficient way. Our ATOS platform decreases the effective cost-basis for users by integrating all the necessary capabilities at no additional cost: DSP and bidding technologies, AdCop™ Fraud Protection, rich media and ad serving, attribution, reporting dashboard and DMP are all included.data laws.

 

Our Revenue StreamsSources

 

We target publishers, brands, advertising agencies and other advertising technology companies as our audience for our ATOSthree platform products. The ATOS platform creates threeWe generate revenue streams.from our platforms through two verticals:

 

·The first is licensing the ATOS platformone or more of our platforms as a white-label product for use by advertising agencies, demand-side platforms (or DSP’s), brands and publishers. Under the white-label scenario, the user licenses the ATOSa platform from us and is responsible for running its own business operations and is billed a percentage of amounts spent on advertising run through the platform.
·The second revenue stream is a managed services model, in which, the user is billed a higher percentage of revenue run through thea platform, but all services are managed by us.
·The third revenue model is a seat model in which our customer uses our platform and we provide customer service but the customer does everything else, where the user is billed a percentage of revenue run through the platform and business operations are shared between the user and us.

Our data intelligence revenue is driven by managed services for advertising agencies; brands; market researchers; university research departments; healthcare; and financial, sports, pet, civil planning, transportation, and other data and technology companies. Often-times sales to users of our data intelligence platform will lead to them to our ATOS platform as well.

 

Our Intellectual Property

 

Our portfolio of technology consists of various intellectual property including proprietary source code, trade secrets and know-how that we have developed internally. We own our technology, although we use open sourceopen-source software for certain aspects, and we protect it though trade secrets and confidentiality requirements set out in our employee handbook which each employee signing an agreement agreeing to keep the proprietary information confidentialacknowledges, and assigning any technology creations and improvements to us. We also have two patents that relate to our location-based mobile advertising technology business which we are not operating. These patents and patents pending are not material to, or used in, our ATOS or data intelligenceplatform related technology that we use in our current operations.

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Governmental Regulations

 

Federal, state, and international laws and regulations govern the collection, use, retention, sharing and security of data that we collect. We strive to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, self-regulatory requirements, and legal obligations relating to privacy, data protection and consumer protection, including those relating to the use of data for marketing purposes. As we develop and provide solutions that address new market segments, we may become subject to additional laws and regulations, which could create unexpected liabilities for us, cause us to incur additional costs or restrict our operations. From time to time, we may be notified of or otherwise become aware of additional laws and regulations that governmental organizations or others may claim should be applicable to our business. Our failure to anticipate the application of these laws and regulations accurately, or other failure to comply, could create liability for us, result in adverse publicity or cause us to alter our business practices, which could cause our net revenues to decrease, our costs to increase or our business otherwise to be harmed. See Risk Factors—Our business practices with respect to data and consumer protection could give rise to liabilities or reputational harm as a result of governmental regulation, legal requirements or industry standards relating to consumer privacy, data protection and consumer protection”; and “Risk Factors-- Changes in consumer sentiment or laws, rules or regulations regarding tracking technologies and other privacy matters could have a material adverse effect on our ability to generate net revenues and could adversely affect our ability to collect data on consumer shopping behavior.“Item 1A.

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We are subject to general business regulations and laws as well as regulations and laws specifically governing the internet, e-commerce, and m-commerce in a number of jurisdictions around the world. Existing and future regulations and laws could impede the growth of the Internet, e-commerce, m-commerce, or other online services. These regulations and laws may involve taxation, tariffs, privacy and data security, anti-spam, data protection, content, copyrights, distribution, electronic contracts, electronic communications, and consumer protection. It is not clear how existing laws and regulations governing issues such as property ownership, sales and other taxes, libel and personal privacy apply to the Internet as the vast majority of these laws and regulations were adopted prior to the advent of the Internet and do not contemplate or address the unique issues raised by the Internet, e-commerce or m-commerce. It is possible that general business regulations and laws, or those specifically governing the Internet, e-commerce or m-commerce may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our practices. See Risk“Risk Factors—Our business practices with respect to data and consumer protection could give rise to liabilities or reputational harm as a result of governmental regulation, legal requirements or industry standards relating to consumer privacy, data protection and consumer protection”; and “Risk Factors-- Government regulation of the Internet, e-commerceChanges in consumer sentiment or laws, rules or regulations regarding tracking technologies and m-commerce is evolving,other privacy matters could have a material adverse effect on our ability to generate net revenues and unfavorable changes or failure by uscould adversely affect our ability to comply with these laws and regulations could substantially harm our business and results of operations.collect data on consumer shopping behavior.

 

Competition

 

We compete in the programmatic advertising, data marketingmanagement, and research businessuser compliance management industries and in all other facets of our business against small, medium and large companies throughout the United States. Some examples include companies such as Liveramp, GroundtruthThe TradeDesk and Nielsen.OneTrust. Although we can give no assurance that our business will be able to compete against other companies with greater experience and resources, we believe we have a competitive advantage with our proprietary software and technology platform based on our view that our competitor’s products do not provide the end-to-end solutions that our product solutions do, and their minimum fees are substantially higher than ours for a comparative suite of solutions. See Risk“Risk Factors — We face intense and growing competition, which could result in reduced sales and reduced operating margins and limit our market share.

 

We believe that our competitors’ product offerings in that our competitor’s products do not provide the end-to-end solutions our product solutions do, and their minimum fees are substantially higher than ours for a comparative suite of solutions.

Employees and Contractors

 

As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2023, we have eleven full timehad 13 employees, including executive management, technical personnel, salespeople, and support staff employees. We also utilize several additional firms/persons who provide services to us on a non-exclusive basis as independent consultants.

 

Customers

 

During 2020For fiscal 2022 and the six-month period ending on June 30, 2021, sales of our products to fourtwo customers generated 37%approximately 48% and 31% of our revenues.revenues, respectively. Our contracts with our customers generally do not obligate them to a specified term and they can generally terminate their relationship with us at any time with a minimal amount of notice.

Debt and Receivables Purchase Financing

We have the following debt financing in place:

Dr. Gene Salkind, who is our Chairman of the Board and one of our directors, and his affiliate provided us an aggregate of $2,700,000 in convertible debt financing for convertible promissory notes and common stock purchase warrants, as discussed in more detail under the heading “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions – Related Party Debt Financing”.

 

 

 

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Business Capital Providers, Inc. purchased certain future receivables from the Company at a 26% discount under the following agreements on the following terms:

·Pursuant to a Merchant Agreement dated July 28, 2021 Business Capital Providers purchased $405,000 of future receivables for a purchase price of $300,000. Under the agreement, the Company agrees to have all receivables collected be deposited into a bank account from which the purchased receivables are remitted to Business Capital Providers daily, at the daily percentage of 9% of the daily banking deposits, or daily amounts of $2,531.25, for the term of 160 days. The Company is responsible for ensuring there are sufficient funds in the account to cover the daily payments. Under the agreement, the Company paid an origination fee of 5% of the purchase price. In the event of a default under the agreement, Business Capital Providers may institute an action to enforce its rights, including recovery of its costs of enforcement. Events of default under the agreement include, among others: the Company’s breach of any provision or representation under the agreement; failure to give 24 hours’ notice there will be insufficient funds to cover a daily remittance; the Company offers for sale or sells a substantial portion of its assets or its business; the Company uses other depository accounts, or closes or changes its depository account from which daily remittances are made; a material change in the Company’s operations; loss of a key employee, customer or supplier of the Company; any change in stock float, voting rights or issuance of voting shares; the Company’s failure to renew a real property lease; any Company default under another agreement with Business Capital Providers; or any form of bankruptcy filing or declaration by or for the Company. The Agreement further provides that in the event of a default, lieu of personal guarantees by any Company principals, or if otherwise mutually agreed, Business Capital Providers may convert any portion of amounts payable to it into shares of common stock of the Company at a price equal to 85% of the lowest volume weighted average price for each of the five trading days preceding the conversion date; provided that Business Capital Providers will not convert into shares that will result in it owning more than 4.99% of the Company’s then outstanding shares of common stock.
·Pursuant to a Merchant Agreement dated April 29, 2021 purchased $405,000 of future receivables for a purchase price of $300,000 on terms which are substantially the same as the July 28, 2021 Merchant Agreement, except that the daily percentage is 13% and the daily payment is $2,700 per day for a term of 150 business days.
·The Company previously entered into separate Merchant Agreements with Business Capital Providers on eight occasions prior to the April 29, 2021 Merchant Agreement, starting in June 2019, for an aggregate of $1,060,000 in financing, at varying purchase amounts, daily percentages and daily payments, all of which were satisfied in full.

19 private lender-investors, who were unaffiliated shareholders of the Company and accredited investors as provided under Regulation D Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, provided us convertible debt financing during the period May, 2021 through September, 2021 pursuant to subscription agreements as described below. (Certain of these investors provided us multiple investments in one or more of these convertible debt structures.):

·Nine of the lender-investors provided us an aggregate of $668,000 in convertible debt financing on the following terms:

oThe lender-investors were issued shares of Company common stock valued at $6 per share equal to 5% of their investments as original issue discount.

oThe debt maturity date is October 31, 2021. If the Company receives debt or equity financing of $200,000 or more, the debt is payable within two business days after the Company receives those funds. The maturity dates of six of these investors’ convertible debt was extended to December 31, 2021.

oThe debt is convertible into shares of Company common stock at a conversion price of $6 per share at any time at the investor’s option until the maturity date.

·Three of the lender-investors provided us an aggregate of $200,000 in convertible debt financing on the following terms:

oThe lender-investors were issued shares of Company common stock valued at $6 per share equal to 6,000 per $100,000 of principal loan, or on a pro-rata basis if less than $100,000 is loaned (effectively 6% of the amount loaned) as original issue discount.

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oThe debt is convertible into shares of Company common stock at a conversion price of $6 per share at any time at the investor’s option until the maturity date.

oThese investors converted all of this convertible debt into a total of 40,000 shares of common stock.

·Eleven of the lender-investors provided us an aggregate of $819,500 in convertible debt financing on the following terms:

oThe investment amounts included a 10% original issue discount. Accordingly, the total net principal proceeds of this debt that we received was $745,000.

oThe debt maturity date is June 30, 2022.

oThe investors may convert the debt at any time through the maturity date at a 30% discount to the volume weighted average price per share over the 60 day period prior to conversion, with a floor conversion price of $4 per share. The debt will automatically convert on July 1, 2022 at $4 per share if it not repaid, or converted by the investor, prior to then.

oAll of these investors converted a total of $819,500 of this convertible debt into a total of 156,761 shares of common stock.

·Four of the lender-investors provided us $130,000 in convertible debt financing on the following terms:

oInterest at the annual rate of 10%.

oThe debt maturity date is June 30, 2022.

oThe investor may convert the debt at any time through the maturity date at a 30% discount to the volume weighted average price per share over the 60 day period prior to conversion, with a floor conversion price of $4 per share. The debt will automatically convert on July 1, 2022 at $4 per share if it not repaid, or converted by the investor, prior to then.

oOne of these investors converted a total of $30,000 of this convertible debt into a total of 5,904 shares of common stock.

In May of 2020, the Company received Small Business Administration Cares Act loan of $265,842 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This loan carried a five-year term, with interests at the annual rate of 1%. During second fiscal quarter of 2021 the Cares Act loan was forgiven in full under the SBA Cares Act loan rules.

In June 2020, the Company received a $150,000 Economic Injury Disaster Loan from the SBA which carries a 30-year term, payable in monthly installments of principal plus interest at the annual rate of 3.75%. This loan is secured by all the assets of the Company. The loan proceeds were used for working capital to alleviate economic injury cause by disaster in January 2020 and after that as required by the loan agreement.

On September 20, 2021, the Company entered into securities purchase agreements, with two accredited investors, Talos Victory Fund, LLC and Blue Lake Partners LLC, pursuant to which the Company issued 10% promissory notes with a maturity date of September 20, 2022, in the aggregate principal amount of $1,125,000. In addition, the Company issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 56,250 shares of its common stock to these holders. Spartan Capital Securities LLC and Revere Securities LLC acted as placement agents on this transaction. The promissory notes include the following terms:

·Interest at the annual rate of 10%.
·The notes carry original issue discount of $112,500 in the aggregate. Accordingly, the total net principal of this debt was $1,012,500.

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·The Company is required to make interim payments to the holders in the aggregate amount of $225,000, on or before March 18, 2022, towards the repayment of the balance of the notes. The Company may prepay the principal sum under the notes then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest in full at any time without any prepayment premium; however the Company is required to pay a minimum amount of the first 12 months of interest under the notes.
·The holders may convert the notes and exercise the warrants into the Company’s common stock (subject to contractual beneficial ownership limitations of 4.99%). The holders have the right to convert the notes at any time into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $5.00 per share; provided, however, if the Company consummates a so-called uplisting offering to a national exchange within 180 days after the closing date, then the Note conversion price shall adjust to equal 70% of the price per share of common stock in that offering. The warrants may also be exercised at any time from date of issuance over a period of five years at the exercise price then in effect. The initial warrant exercise price shall equal $10.00 per share; provided however, if the Company consummates the uplisting offering within the 180-day period noted above, then the exercise price shall adjust to equal 130% of the price per share in that offering. The warrants contain cashless exercise provisions. Both the notes and the warrants contain customary anti-dilution provisions which could cause an adjustment to the conversion price of the notes and the exercise price of the warrants.
·The notes provide that so long as the Company has any obligations under the Notes, the Company will not, among other things:

oIncur or guarantee any indebtedness which is senior or equal to the notes.
oRedeem or repurchase any shares of stock, warrants, rights or options without the holders’ consent.
oSell, lease or otherwise dispose of a significant portion of its assets without the holders’ consent.

·The notes contain customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, and breach of provisions of the notes or security purchase agreements.
·In an event of default under the notes, which has not been cured within any applicable cure period, if any, the notes shall become immediately due and payable and the Company shall pay to the holders an amount equal to the principal sum then outstanding plus accrued interest, multiplied by 125%. Additionally, upon the occurrence of an event of default, additional interest will accrue from the date of the event of default at the rate equal to the lower of 16% per annum or the highest rate permitted by law.

On the closing date of this financing, the holders delivered the net amount of $910,000 of the purchase price to the Company in exchange for the notes (which was net of the original issue discount and other fees and expenses relate to this financing).

Corporate StructureLiquidity and Capital Resources

 

We operatehave a history of operating losses, and our business through two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Advangelists,management has concluded that factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern and our auditor has included an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern in its audit report for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021.

We had cash of $2,182,330 on March 31, 2023. Cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was $1,606,449. This resulted primarily from a net loss of $1,716,804 offset by stock-based compensation of $12,304, amortization of intangibles $150,184, amortization of debt discount of $360,993, decrease in accounts receivable of $162,607 decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $639,421, decrease in contract liabilities of $5,682, increase in provision of doubtful accounts of $19,843, and decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets of $47,500. Cash flows used in investing activities were primarily related to increased software development costs of $501,075. Cash flows provided by financing activities of $4,069,000 resulted from cash paid on debt of $150,000 offset by net proceeds received from the issuance of long-term debt of $1,011,500 and net proceeds of $3,207,500 from the issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants.

We had cash of $220,854 at December 31, 2022. Cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022, was $6,187,383. This resulted from a net loss of $8,062,328, partially offset by non-cash expenses, including depreciation and amortization of $609,963, stock-based compensation of $83,605, stock issued for service of $84,500, loss on debt extinguishment of $855,296, and inducement expense of $101,000. For the year ended December 31, 2022, cash used in investing activities was $8,004 related to the purchase of property and equipment. Cash provided by financing activities of $1,030,996 was the result of issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs, of $1,187,500, offset by repayments of notes payable totaling $156,504.

We had cash of $5,385,245 at December 31, 2021. Restated cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $6,717,324. This resulted from a restated net loss of $18,333,383, partially offset by non-cash expenses, including depreciation and amortization of $808,300, stock-based compensation of $4,635,224, stock issued for service of $1,158,026, and impairment expense of $3,600,000. For the year ended December 31, 2021, restated cash used in investing activities was $6,472 related to the purchase of property and equipment. Restated cash provided by financing activities of $11,506,859 was the result of proceeds received from the issuance of notes payable totaling $4,143,000 and repayments of notes payable totaling $2,840,337, as well as stock and warrants issued for cash, net of direct offering costs, of $10,204,196.

We commenced operations in 1998 and were initially funded by our three founders, each of whom has made demand loans to our company that have been satisfied. Since 1999, we have relied on equity financing and borrowings from outside investors to supplement our cash flow from operations and expect this to continue in 2023 and beyond until cash flow from our proximity marketing operations becomes substantial.

Other Debt Transactions

In June 2020, we received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan of $150,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) which carries a thirty-year term, and interest at 3.7% per annum, with a maturity date in July of 2050. The loan is to be repaid in monthly installments, including principal and interest, of $731, beginning twelve months from the date of the loan. Total accrued and unpaid interest on the debt was $13,594 at December 31, 2022 and is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The total principal outstanding has been presented as long-term liabilities as payments required to be made in 2023 will be applied to accrued interest. On January 5, 2023, the Company paid $163,885 to the Small Business Administration to pay off principal and accrued interest on the Company’s SBA loan.

On December 30, 2022, the Company and Walleye Opportunities Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands company (the “Investor”), entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) for the Investor to purchase from the Company (i) a senior secured 20% original issue discount (OID) nine-month promissory note in an aggregate gross principal amount of $1,437,500, less the 20% OID of $287,500, for a net subscription amount of $1,150,000 (the “Investor Note”), and (ii) a five year warrant to purchase 2,613,636 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.44 per share, exercisable commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring December 30, 2027 (the “Investor Warrant”). Proceeds from the Agreement were received by the Company in January 2023.

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In conjunction with the Agreement, the Company issued 522,727 shares of common stock, or approximately 5.3% of the Company’s outstanding shares, to the Investor as an incentive on the transaction (Incentive Shares). Excluding the above referenced Investor Warrant, the shares of Common Stock exercisable pursuant to such Investor Warrant are not being considered beneficially owned by the Investor until the Investor Warrant is exercisable within 60 days. Total issuance fees of $138,500 associated with the closing of the Agreement were paid by the Company to Spartan Capital Securities LLC and Mobiquity Networks, Inc. Our corporate structure is as follows:the Investor’s counsel. Approximately $163,000 of the loan proceeds were utilized to repay the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the SBA loan.

 

The Investor Note will only become convertible into common stock upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under and as defined in the Investor Note on terms set forth in the Investor Note. This Investor Note matures, is payable on or before September 30, 2023, and it provides that the Investor may demand prepayment after March 31, 2023 and before the maturity date, provided that the purchasers of securities in our February 2023 public offering by the Company who hold the purchased Company securities at the time the prepayment demand is made unanimously consent to the prepayment. The Company granted a security interest in all of its assets to the Investor as collateral for its obligations under the Investor Note pursuant to a Security Agreement. In addition, the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Investor Note pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee and granted a first lien security interest in all of their assets to the Investor as additional collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement. All securities sold in the above-described transaction contain certain piggy-back registration rights.

The aforementioned Investor Warrant was deemed to be an equity-classified derivative instrument with a fair value of $1,526,363 at the date of closing on the Agreement, incorporating the use of the Black-Scholes valuation model, and the Incentive Shares were deemed to have a fair value of $318,863 based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the day preceding the closing of the Agreement. Per accounting guidance under ASC 815, the Company recorded the fair values of the Investor Warrant and Incentive Shares based on the relative fair value allocation method, which allocates fair values as a percentage of total fair value of the debt, Investor Warrant, and Incentive Shares, in proportion to the net proceeds received under the Investor Note of $1,150,000. As a result of applying the relative fair value allocation method, the Investor Warrant was assigned a relative fair value of $586,040 and the Incentive Shares were assigned a relative fair value of $122,426, at the date of closing on the Agreement. The fair values of the Investor Warrant, the Incentive Shares, the OID, and the $138,500 in debt issuance costs paid, were recorded as debt discounts totaling $1,134,466, and are presented net against the debt principal outstanding on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2023. Amortization associated with the total debt discounts is being recognized using the effective interest method over the term of the Investor Note, which matures on September 30, 2023. For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, $360,993 in amortization on the debt discounts was recognized as interest expense on the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations, and remaining unamortized debt discounts at March 31, 2023 were $773,473.

February 2023 Public Offering

On February 13, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC (the “Underwriter”) relating to a public offering of 3,777,634 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase 4,286,883 shares of common stock (the Shares), for net proceeds of $3,207,500 (the February 2023 Offering). In conjunction with the February 2023 Offering, which closed on February 16, 2023, the investors also received other Warrants to purchase 12,096,776 shares of common stock (Series 2023 Warrants). The offered Shares were priced at $0.465 per combination of one share of common stock or one pre-funded warrant, accompanied by one Series 2023 Warrant.

Each pre-funded warrant was exercisable at any time, until fully exercised, to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. Each Series 2023 Warrant is exercisable for five years to purchase 1.5 shares of common stock at a cash exercise price of $0.465 per warrant share. The Series 2023 Warrants contain an alternative cashless exercise provision permitting the holder to acquire 0.75 shares of common stock for every 1.5 warrant shares any time after the earlier of (i) 30 days following the initial exercise date of February 14, 2023 and (ii) the date on which the aggregate trading volume of the Company’s common stock, beginning on the initial exercise date of the Series 2023 Warrants, exceeds 36,290,322 shares. Additionally, the exercise price of both the pre-funded warrants and the Series 2023 Warrants are subject to customary adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications and the like.

 

 

 

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SubsidiariesPursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, and as partial consideration to the Underwriter – Spartan Capital Securities, LLC, the Company issued to Spartan warrants for the purchase of 403,226 shares of common stock, exercisable from February 14, 2023 through February 14, 2028, at an initial exercise price of $0.5115 per share. These warrants issued to Spartan were subsequently cancelled on June 22, 2023. The Company also granted the Underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,209,678 shares and/or pre-funded warrants in lieu of shares, and accompanying Series 2023 Warrants to purchase 1,814,517 shares at the public offering price less the placement agent discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any. No additional shares or pre-funded warrants were purchased by the Underwriter. The Company paid a cash fee to the Underwriter equal to 8% of the gross proceeds raised in the February 2023 Offering, plus a reimbursement of Underwriter fees totaling $242,500.

 

Advangelists, LLCBetween the closing of the February 2023 Offering and April 30, 2023, one or more investors holding pre-funded warrants converted their pre-funded warrants into an aggregate of 4,286,883 shares of common stock and elected the alternative cashless exercise provision for the exercise of Series 2023 Warrants, resulting in the issuance of 6,048,388 shares of common stock. All Pre-funded warrants and Series 2023 Warrants have been converted as of April 30, 2023.

 

Advangelists LLC operates our ATOS platform business.Controls and Procedures.

 

We originally acquired a 48% membership interestAs required by Rules 13a-15 and Glen Eagles Acquisition LP acquired a 52% membership interest in Advangelists in a merger transaction in December 2018 for consideration valued at $20 Million. At15d-15 under the time Glen Eagles was a shareholderExchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of the Company, owning 412,500 sharesdisclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2022, and quarterly since this date. Based upon this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2022 and quarterly since this date, due solely to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting primarily related to the accounting for direct offering costs paid in an equity financing, the sale of warrants and the mark to market of our common stock. The Company became, and remains, the sole manager of Advangelists following the merger with sole management power. In consideration for the merger:

·Mobiquity issued warrants for 269,384 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $56 per share to the pre-merger Advangelsts’ members, and, in February 2019, upon the attainment of the vesting threshold of Advangelists’ combined revenues for the months of December 2018 and January 2019 being at least $250,000, the Company transferred 9,209,722 shares of Gopher Protocol, Inc. common stock to the pre-merger Advangelists members. The Mobiquity warrants were valued at a total of $3,844,444, and the Gopher shares of common stock were valued at a total of $6,155,556.

·Glen Eagles paid the pre-merger Advangelists members $10 million. $500,000 was paid at closing in cash (which the Company advanced on behalf of Glen Eagles without any agreement regarding repayment of the advance), and $9,500,000 was paid by Glen Eagles’ promissory note to Deepanker Katyal, as representative of pre-merger Advangelists members, payable in 19 monthly installments of $500,000 each.

The Company acquired 3% of the Advangelists’ membership interests from Glen Eaglesstock sold to third parties as described below in April 2019 in satisfaction of the Company’s $500,000 closing payment advance to Glen Eagles, resulting in Mobiquity owning 51% and Glen Eagles owning 49% of Advangelists.“Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.”

 

In May 2019light of this material weakness, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management believes that the Company acquiredfinancial statements included in this prospectus present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the remaining 49%period presented.

Report of Advangelists’ membership interests from Glen Eagles, becomingManagement on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the 100% ownerCompany. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of Advangelists,our financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Internal control over financial reporting includes maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements; providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of company assets are made in accordance with management authorization; and providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of company assets that could have a transaction involving the Company, Glen Eagles, and Gopher Protocol, Inc. Inmaterial effect on our financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that transaction, Gopher acquired the 49% Advangelists membership interest from Glen Eagles and assumed Glen Eagles’ promissory note to Deepanker Katyal, as representativea misstatement of our financial statements would be prevented or detected.

Management conducted an evaluation of the pre-merger Advangelists owners, which had a remaining balanceeffectiveness of $7,512,500,our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in satisfactionInternal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of indebtedness owed by Glen EaglesSponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2021, and quarterly since this date. There were significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2022 and quarterly since that date that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to Gopher. Concurrently withmaterially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, as described below. Our independent auditors have not audited and are not required to audit this assessment of our internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and quarterly since that transaction, the Company acquired the 49% of Advangelists membership interest from Gopher and assumed the promissory note in consideration. Additionally, warrants for 300,000 shares of Company common stock which are issuable upon the conversion of Mobiquity Class AAA preferred stock owned by Gopher were amended to provide for a cashless exercise. In September 2019, the assumed note, which then had a principal balance of $6,780,000, was amended and restated to provide that:

·$5,250,000 of the principal was payable in 65,625 shares of the Company’s Class E Preferred Stock, which is convertible into 164,062.50 shares the Company’s common stock, plus warrants to purchase 82,031.25 Company shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $48 per share; and

·$1,530,000 of the principal balance, plus all accrued and unpaid interest under the promissory note was payable in three monthly installments of $510,000 each.

The promissory note was paid in full in November 2019.

Mobiquity Networks, Inc.

We have established Mobiquity Networks, Inc and have operated it since January 2011. Mobiquity Networks started and developed as a mobile advertising technology company focused on driving foot-traffic throughout its indoor network and has evolved and grown into a next generation data intelligence company. Mobiquity Networks operates our data intelligence platform business.date.

 

 

 

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PropertiesInternal Controls Remediation Efforts

 

TheDuring fiscal 2022 and continuing to date, we worked to remediate the deficiencies and material weaknesses in our internal controls. We have taken steps to enhance our internal control environment to improve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and changes in corporate governance. In this regard, the Company is presently utilizingin the office spaceprocess of adopting several corporate governance policies, and will expand on its Chief Financial Officer2021 established Audit Committee and other committees of the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee, as its principal executive office located at 35 Torrington Lane, Shoreham, NY 11786. The Company was leasing on a month-to-month basis a fully furnished executive suite in Manhattan at a monthly costpriority, initiated the process of approximately $9,000. The executive suite was located at 61 Broadway, 11th Floor, Suite 1105, New York, NY 10006. Since COVID-19 we have not been ablesegregating tasks and processes to useensure proper internal controls over financial reporting. In connection with this process the space nor been responsible to pay rent for the period April 2020 through January 2021 when we terminated this office lease.Company:

 

·Hired additional staff, both internally and externally, to the Finance department, with sufficient GAAP and public company financial reporting experience. These hires began their duties in Q3 2022.
·Hired a consultant, Refidential One, to assist in internal control review, risk assessment, process documentation, gap remediation, control testing and monitoring. Starting in February 2022, Refidential One, in accord with the Company, achieved the following results:

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oIdentified internal control issues brought forth by process walkthroughs and internal control testing.
oSuccessfully implemented remediations to address such internal control issues in 2022.
oImplemented monitoring activities to ensure these controls are effective, incorporated the testing of these controls in the second half of 2022, and will continue to test and monitor the controls in 2023 and beyond. 

 

We are not a party to any pending material legal proceedings, except as follows:

Washington Prime Group, Inc. (“WPG”), a successor in interest to Simon Property Group, L.P., commenced an action in the Marion Superior Court, County of Marion, State of Indiana against the Company in February 2020 alleging default on 36 commercial leases which the Company had entered into in 36 separate shopping mall locations across the United States for the placement of Mobiquity’s Bluetooth messaging system equipment in the shopping malls to send advertisements through to shoppers’ phones as they walked through mall common areas. WPG alleged damages from unpaid rent of $892,332. WPG sought a judgment from the court to collect the claimed unpaid rent plus attorneys’ fees and other costs of collection. The Company disputed the claim. On September 18, 2020, the parties entered into a settlement agreement with respect to this lawsuit. Under the settlement agreement, Mobiquity paid WPG $100,000.00 in five $20,000 monthly installments ending in January 2021 and mutual general releases were exchanged.

In December 2019, Carter, Deluca & Farrell LP, a law firm, commenced an action in the Supreme Court of New York, County of Nassau, against the Company seeking $113,654 in past due legal fees allegedly owed. The Company disputed the amount owed to that firm. On March 13, 2021 the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the law firm and paid them $60,000 to settle the lawsuit.

In July 2020, Fyber Monetization, an Israeli company in the business of digital advertising, commenced an action against the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Advangelists LLC in the Magistrate’s Court in Tel Aviv, Israel. In its statement of claim, Fyber alleged that Advangelists owes Fyber license fees of $584,945 invoiced in June through November 3, of 2019 under a February 1, 2017 license agreement for the use of Fyber’s RTB technology and e-commerce platform with connects digital advertising media buyers and media sellers. Advangelists has disputed the claims and is defending this lawsuit. Due to uncertainties inherent in litigation, we cannot predict the outcome on this action with any certainty. If we do not settle this action on terms favorable to us, or at all and Fyber is successful in its claim against Advangelists, the obligation to pay substantial monetary damages could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and funds available to pursue our business plans. See “Risk Factors -- Our subsidiary Advangelists, LLC is party to litigation, the outcome of which could have a material adverse effect on us if it is not settled on terms favorable to us, or at all and the plaintiff is successful in its claims.”

In October 2020, FunCorp Limited, a Cypriot company which owns and operates social networking websites and mobile applications, commenced an action against the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Advangelists LLC in Superior Court, State of Washington, County of King alleging Advangelists owed FunCorp for unpaid amounts due under an insertion order for placement of Advangelists’ advertisements on FunCorp’s iFunny website totaling $42,464. Advangelists disputed the claim. In September, 2021 the action was settled in payment of $44,000 and the exchange of general releases, without Advangelists admitting any liability. The settlement agreement provides that the terms of the settlement agreement and FunCorp’s allegations are confidential, and may not be disclosed except as required by law, court order or subpoena with certain limitations.

Reports to Securities Holders

We provide an annual report that includes audited financial information to our shareholders. We make our financial information equally available to any interested parties or investors through compliance with the disclosure rules for a small business issuer under the Exchange Act. We are subject to disclosure filing requirements including filing Annual Reports on Form 10-K annually and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q quarterly. In addition, we will file Current Reports on Form 8-K and other proxy and information statements from time to time as required. We do not intend to voluntarily file the above reports in the event that our obligation to file such reports is suspended under the Exchange Act. The public may read and copy any materials that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and registration statements and proxy and information statements, at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or you can read our SEC filings, including the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of which this prospectus is a part, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.1

The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSBUSINESS

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and notes thereto included herein. In connection with, and because we desire to take advantage of, the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we caution readers regarding certain forward-looking statements in the following discussion and elsewhere in this prospectus and in any other statement made by, or on our behalf, whether or not in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are statements not based on historical information and which relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and many of which, with respect to future business decisions, are subject to change. These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or our behalf. We disclaim any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

Company OverviewBackground

 

Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. is a next-generation marketing and advertising technology, data compliance and data intelligence company whowhich operates through our various proprietary software platforms in the programmatic advertising space.

platforms. Our product solutions are comprised of twothree proprietary software platforms:

 

·Our advertising technology operating system (or ATOS) platform; andAdvertising Technology Operating System (ATOS Platform)
·Our data intelligence platform.Data Intelligence Platform
·Publisher Platform for Monetization and Compliance

Our Products

The ATOS Platform

 

Our ATOS platform blends artificial intelligence (or AI) and machine learning (ML) based optimization technology for automatic ad serving that manages digital advertising inventory and campaigns. The ATOS platform:

·creates an automated marketplace of advertisers and publishers on digital media outlets to host online auctions to facilitate the sale of digital advertising (known as digital real estate) targeted at users while engaged on their internet-connected TV, laptop, tablet, desktop computer, mobile, and over-the-top (or OTT) streaming media devices; and
·gives advertisers the capability to understand and interact with their audiences and engage them in a meaningful way by using ads in both image and video formats (known as rich media) to increase their awareness, customer base and traffic to their e-commerce site, voting site or physical locations.

 

(Screenshot of ATOS Platform Campaign Management landing page.)

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Our ATOS platform engages with an average of approximately 10 billion advertisement opportunities per day, based on our daily logs. Our sales and marketing strategy for our ATOS platform is focused on providing a de-fragmented operating system that facilitates a considerably more efficient and effective way for advertisers and publishers to transact with each other. Our goal is to become the programmatic display advertising industry standard for brands directly and small and medium sized advertisers.

Our ATOS technology is proprietary and primarily consists of know-how and trade secrets developed internally, as well as certain open-source software.

Users of the ATOS platform get access to benefits including among other things:

·ease of set up;
·targeting features based on audience profiles and location and context through an in-house data management platform (or DMP);
·Inventory management and yield optimization;
·support for all rich media creators’ ad tags;
·machine learning and AI powered optimization which aids in delivering a higher click through rate on ad links;
·support for third-party trackers and custom scripts for make-the-most-of-your media (or MOAT) analytics, Integral Ad Science (or IAS), and forensics to enable independent verification by advertisers for transparency;
·detailed campaign wrap-up reporting that gives a breakdown on publishers, categories, demonstrations, and devices to better understand advertisement campaign performance;
·access to business intelligence via an analytics dashboard;
·advanced ad targeting;
·easy campaign uploading;
·automated performance optimization;
·real time reporting;
·fraud prevention tools; and
·24x7 support, along with guided managed services to enable users to rapidly harness and operate all the features of the ATOS platform.

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Our ATOS platform includes:

·Adserver;
·Demand Side Platform;
·Advertisement quality tools;
·Analytics dashboard;
·Avails Engine;
·Advertisement prediction and delivery tools;
·Supply quality tools;
·Private marketplace tools;
·Audience and location targeting;
·Wrap up reports;
·An Advertisement software development kit (or SDK);
·Prebid adaptor;
·contextual targeting;
·identity graph capabilities;
·cookie syncing; and
·the updated version of our quality and security tools, among other things for our ATOS platform.

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Data Intelligence Platform

Our data intelligence platform provides precise data and insights on consumer’s real-world behavior and trends for use in marketing and research. Our data intelligence platform technology allows for the ingestion and normalization of various data sources, such as location data, transactional data, contextual data, and search data to reach the right target audience with the right message. Utilizing massively parallel cluster computing and machine learning algorithms and technology, our data intelligence solutions make available actionable data for marketers, researchers and application publishers through an automated platform. We are seeking to generate several revenue streams from our data collection and analysis, including, among other things; advertising, data licensing, and custom research.

(Screenshot of Data Intelligence HomeGraph landing page.)

 

We operatealso offer a self-service alternative through our MobiExchange product, which is a SaaS fee model. MobiExchange is a data focused technology solution that enables individuals and companies to rapidly build actionable data and insights for their own use. MobiExchange’s easy-to-use, self-service tools allow users to reduce the complex technical and financial barriers typically associated with turning offline data, and other business through two wholly-owned subsidiaries. Advangelists LLC operates our ATOSdata, into actionable digital products and services. MobiExchange provides out-of-the-box private labeling, flexible branding, content management, user management, user communications, subscriptions, payment, invoices, reporting, gateways to third party platforms, and help desk among other things.

Our data intelligence platform business,is hosted and Mobiquity Networks, Inc. operatesmanaged on Amazon Web Service (AWS) and takes full advantage of open standards for processing, storage, security and big data technology. Specifically, our data intelligence platform business.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and disclosures on the date of the financial statements. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates including, but not limited to, those related to revenue recognition. We use authoritative pronouncements, historical experience and other assumptions as the basis for making judgments. Actual results could differ from those estimates. We believe thatuses the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgmentsAWS services: EC2, Lambda, Kafka, Kinesis, S3, Storm, Spark, Machine Learning, RDS, Redshift, Elastic Map Reduction, CloudWatch, DataBricks, and estimates in the preparation of our financial statements.

Revenue Recognition –On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from ContractsElastic Search Service with Customers (“Topic 606”), to update the financial reporting requirements for revenue recognition. Topic 606 outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The guidance is based on the principle that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to fulfill a contract. This guidance became effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018, and entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach for the adoption of the new standard. The Company adopted this standard using the modified retrospective approach on January 1, 2018.built-in Kibana integration.

 

 

 

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In preparationPublisher Platform for adoption of the standard, the Company evaluated each of the five steps in Topic 606, which are as follows: 1) Identify the contract with the customer; 2) Identify the performance obligations in the contract; 3) Determine the transaction price; 4) Allocate the transaction priceMonetization and Compliance

Our Content publisher platform is a single-vendor ad tech operating system that allows publishers to better monetize their opt-in user data and advertising inventory. The platform includes tools for: consent management, audience building, a direct advertising interface and inventory enhancement. Due to the performance obligations;much publicized developments in privacy and 5) Recognizedata security laws and regulations (such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 or CCPA by way of example) along with Apple and Google’s removal of identifiers, we believe that content publishers are facing two material issues: increased costs due to privacy compliance rules, and decreased revenue when (or as) performance obligations are satisfied.

Reported revenue will not be affected materially in any period due to the adoptionrestrictions selling user identifier data to third parties. We believe this is causing a paradigm shift in the publishing market. Previously content publishers could provide user identifier information to demand-side platforms (or DSP’s) to create user profiles for audience targeting. Now both the user identifier data and the functionality to create profiled data segments from that identifier data (known as first party data) must be owned by the content publisher. Additionally, publishers must also manage the targeting of ASC Topic 606 because: (1) the Company expects to identify similar performance obligations under Topic 606 as compared with deliverablestheir audiences in-house utilizing these identifier and separate units of account previously identified; (2) the Company has determined the transaction price to be consistent; and (3) the Company records revenue at the same point in time, upon delivery of services, under both ASC Topic 605 and Topic 606, as applicable under the terms of the contract with the customer. Additionally, the Company does not expect the accounting for fulfillment costs or costs incurred to obtain a contract to be affected materially in any period due to the adoption of Topic 606.

There are also certain considerations related to accounting policies, business processes and internal control over financial reporting that are associated with implementing Topic 606. The Company has evaluated its policies, processes, and control framework for revenue recognition, and identified and implemented the changes neededtargeting data. We recently launched our SaaS publisher platform in response to the new guidance.these needs.

 

Lastly, disclosure requirements underAll Publisher data is siloed and secured, using the new guidance in Topic 606 have been significantly expanded in comparisonhighest industry standards, optimizing compliance with privacy and data laws that may be applicable. Our platform helps publishers worry less about the integrity of their first party data and allows them to the disclosure requirements under the current guidance, including disclosures related to disaggregation of revenue into appropriate categories, performance obligations, the judgments made in revenue recognition determinations, adjustments to revenue which relate to activities from previous quarters or years, any significant reversals of revenue, and costs to obtain or fulfill contract.focus on effectively monetizing their inventory.

 

The Company generates revenue from service contracts with certain customers. These contracts are accounted for underUsers of the proportional performance method. Under this method, revenue is recognized in proportionpublisher platform get access to the value provided to the customer for each project asbenefits of each reporting date. We recognize revenues in the period in which the data transmission is provided to the licensee.our publisher platform, including among other things:

·A Consent Manager for publishers to meet all privacy requirements in connection with their collection of an audience’s data.
·An Audience Builder to build detailed databases of targeted audiences from the user identifier data.
·A Direct Purchase Interface to increase revenue from direct advertising sales to target audiences; and
·An Inventory Enhancer to enhance the publisher’s supply of audience data with compliant meta-tags.

 

(Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We are required to make judgments as to the realizabilityScreenshot of our accounts receivable. We make these assessments based on the following factors: (a) historical experience, (b) customer concentrations, (c) customer credit worthiness, (d) current economic conditions, and (e) changes in customer payment terms.

Accounting for Stock Based CompensationPublisher Platform Audience Management landing page.

Stock based compensation cost is measured at the grant date fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. The Company uses the Black-Sholes option-pricing model to determine fair value of the awards, which involves certain subjective assumptions. These assumptions include estimating the length of time employees will retain their vested stock options before exercising them (“expected term”), the estimated volatility of the company’s common stock price over the expected term (“volatility”) and the number of options for which vesting requirements will not be completed (“forfeitures”). Changes in the subjective assumptions can materially affect estimates of fair value stock-based compensation, and the related amount recognized on the consolidated statements of operations.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

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. Intangible assets have either an identifiable or indefinite useful life. Intangible assets with identifiable useful lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their economic or legal life, whichever is shorter. The Company’s amortizable intangible assets consist of customer relationships and non-compete agreements. Their useful lives range from 1.5 to 10 years. The Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of trade names.

 

 

 

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Goodwill and indefinite-lived assets areWe believe that irrespective of whether a publisher chooses to engage with us to use our publisher platform or not, amortized but are subjectthey will need 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 indicatefind a solution 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 unitallows advertisers 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 discountedadvertise to the present value using discount factors that considerpublisher’s audience directly through 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 usedpublisher. 

Our Strategy

Our strategy 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 businessesadvertising technology space is to provide enterprises with three proprietary solutions that are comparablehighly efficient and are tradedeffective for monetization of data and advertising with privacy and data regulatory compliance. We believe that our platforms give users in these markets the capability of running programmatic campaigns without the need for an extensive marketing team, which enables them to better compete with their larger competitors who have greater marketing financial and human capital resources. Our sales and marketing approach is focused on providing 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 completedde-fragmented operating system that facilitates a considerably more efficient and effective way for advertisers and publishers 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, strategictransact with each other. Mobiquity 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 impairment test prior to scheduled annual impairment tests.

The Company performed its annual fair value assessment at December 31, 2019, there were no impairment charges during the year. For the year ended December 31, 2020, there was a $4,000,000 impairment.

Plan of Operation

Mobiquity intends to hire several new sales and sales support individuals to help generate additional revenue through the use of our three platforms.

Our strategy is based on problems we perceived in the Advangelists platform. Mobiquity’s sales team will focus on Advertising Agencies, Brandsadvertising technology industry as it has rapidly grown over the last few years and publishersthe evolving privacy and data laws and regulations that make it more difficult to achieve desired results. Our goal is to help our clients increase both supplyrevenue, decrease cost and demand across the Advangelists platform. The Advangelists platform creates three revenue streams for Mobiquity. The first is licensing the Advangelists platform as a white-label product for use by Advertising Agencies, DSP’s, Publishersadd transparency while complying with privacy and Brands. Under the White-Label scenario, the user licenses the technology and is responsible for running its own business operations and is billed a percentage of volume run through the platform. The second revenue stream is a managed services model, in which, the user is billed a higher percentage of revenue run through the platform, but all services are managed by the Mobiquity/Advangelists team. The third revenue model is a seat model, whereas the user is billed a percentage of revenue run through the platform and business operations are shared between the user and the Mobiquity/Advangelists team. The goal of the sales team is to inform potential users of the benefits in efficiency and effectiveness of utilizing the end-to-end, fully integrated ATOS created by Advangelists.data laws.

 

Results of OperationsOur Revenue Sources

 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2021 versus Quarter Ended June 30, 2020We target publishers, brands, advertising agencies and other advertising technology companies as our audience for our three platform products. We generate revenue from our platforms through two verticals:

 

The following table sets forth certain selected condensed statement of operations data for the periods indicated in dollars. In addition, we note that the period-to-period comparison may not be indicative of future performance.

  Quarter Ended 
  June 30, 2021  June 30, 2020 
Revenue $702,434  $657,269 
Cost of Revenues  (811,519)  (871,000)
Gross (Loss)  (109,085)  (213,731)
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses  2,047,428   3,553,285 
Loss from operations  (2,156,513)  (3,767,016)

 42·The first is licensing one or more of our platforms as a white-label product for use by advertising agencies, demand-side platforms (or DSP’s), brands and publishers. Under the white-label scenario, the user licenses a platform from us and is responsible for running its own business operations and is billed a percentage of amounts spent on advertising run through the platform.
 
·The second revenue stream is a managed services model, in which, the user is billed a higher percentage of revenue run through a platform, but all services are managed by us.

 

We generated revenues of $702,434 in the second quarter of 2021 as compared to $657,269 in the same period for 2020, a change in revenues of $45,165. The nationwide economic shutdown due to COVID-19 during the second quarter severely reduced current operations.Our Intellectual Property

 

CostOur portfolio of revenues was $811,519technology consists of various intellectual property including proprietary source code, trade secrets and know-how that we have developed internally. We own our technology, although we use open-source software for certain aspects, and we protect it though trade secrets and confidentiality requirements set out in our employee handbook which each employee acknowledges, and assigning any technology creations and improvements to us. We also have two patents that relate to our location-based mobile advertising technology business which we are not operating. These patents and patents pending are not material to, or 115.5% of revenuesused in, the second quarter of 2021 as compared to 871,000 or 132,5% of revenuesour platform related technology that we use in the same fiscal period of fiscal 2020. Cost of revenues include web services for storage of our data and web engineers who are building and maintaining our platforms. Our ability to capture and store data for sales does not translate to increased cost of sales.

Gross (Loss) was $(109,085) or 15.5% of revenues for the second quarter of 2021 as compared to $213,731 in the same fiscal period of 2020 or 32.5% of revenues. When the country comes out of COVID-19 and the economy begins to turn around we anticipate income to increase.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $2,047,428 for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to $3,553,285 in the comparable period of the prior year, a decrease of approximately $1,505,857. Decreased cash expense salaries of $378,612, non-cash operating costs include stock-based compensation of $720,978, and warrant expense of $598,894.

The net loss from operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 was $2,156,513 as compared to $3,767,016 for the comparable period of the prior year. The continuing operating loss is attributable to the focused effort in creating the infrastructure required to move forward with our Mobiquity and Advangelists network business.

No benefit for income taxes is provided for in the reported periods due to the full valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets. Our ability to be profitable in the future is dependent upon the successful introduction and usage of our data collection and analysis including Advertising, Data Licensing, Footfall Reporting, Attribution Reporting, Real Estate Planning, Financial Forecasting and Custom Research services.

Six months Ended June 30, 2021 versus Six months Ended June 30, 2020

The following table sets forth certain selected condensed statement of operations data for the periods indicated in dollars. In addition, we note that the period-to-period comparison may not be indicative of future performance.

  Six Months  Ended 
  June 30, 2021  June 30, 2020 
Revenue $1,224,307  $1,602,368 
Cost of Revenues  (1,748,799)  (1,659,911)
Gross (Loss)  (524,492)  (57,543)
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses  3,631,822   5,935,213 
Loss from operations  (4,156,314)  (5,992,756)

We generated revenues of $1,224,307 in the six months of 2021 as compared to $1,602,368 in the same period for 2020, a change in revenues of $378,061. The nationwide economic shutdown due to COVID-19 during the six months ended severely reduced current operations.

Cost of revenues was $1,748,799 or 142.8% of revenues in the six months of 2021 as compared to 1,659,911 or 103.4% of revenues in the same fiscal period of fiscal 2020. Cost of revenues include web services for storage of our data and web engineers who are building and maintaining our platforms. Our ability to capture and store data for sales does not translate to increased cost of sales.

Gross (Loss) was $(524,492) or 42.8% of revenues for the six months of 2021 as compared to $57,543 in the same fiscal period of 2020 or 3.6% of revenues. When the country fully comes out of COVID-19 and the economy turns around we anticipate income to increase.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $3,631,822 for the six months of fiscal 2021 compared to $5,935,213 in the comparable period of the prior year, a decrease of approximately $2,303,391. Decreased operating costs include professional fees of $306,883, salaries of $378,612, non-cash expenses of stock-based compensation of $704,139, amortization costs of $400,000 and warrant expense of $598,894.

 

 

 

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The net loss from operations forGovernmental Regulations

Federal, state, and international laws and regulations govern the six monthscollection, use, retention, sharing and security of fiscal 2021 was $4,156,314 as compareddata that we collect. We strive to $5,992,756 for the comparable period of the prior year. The continuing operating loss is attributablecomply with all applicable laws, regulations, self-regulatory requirements, and legal obligations relating to privacy, data protection and consumer protection, including those relating to the focused effortuse of data for marketing purposes. As we develop and provide solutions that address new market segments, we may become subject to additional laws and regulations, which could create unexpected liabilities for us, cause us to incur additional costs or restrict our operations. From time to time, we may be notified of or otherwise become aware of additional laws and regulations that governmental organizations or others may claim should be applicable to our business. Our failure to anticipate the application of these laws and regulations accurately, or other failure to comply, could create liability for us, result in creating the infrastructure requiredadverse publicity or cause us to move forward withalter our Mobiquity and Advangelists network business.

No benefit for income taxes is provided for in the reported periods duebusiness practices, which could cause our net revenues to the full valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets. Our abilitydecrease, our costs to increase or our business otherwise to be profitable in the future is dependent upon the successful introduction and usage of our data collection and analysis including Advertising, Data Licensing, Footfall Reporting, Attribution Reporting, Real Estate Planning, Financial Forecasting and Custom Research services.harmed. See “Item 1A.”

Year Ended December 31, 2020 versus Year Ended December 31, 2019

The following table sets forth certain selected condensed statement of operations data for the periods indicated in dollars. In addition, we note that the period-to-period comparison may not be indicative of future performance.

  Year Ended December 31 
  2020  2019 
Revenue $6,184,010  $9,717,796 
Cost of Revenues  4,360,645   7,297,550 
Gross Profit  1,823,365   2,420,246 
Operating Expenses  13,204,465   15,882,475 
Loss from operations  (11,381,100)  (13,462,229)
Net Loss  (15,029,395)  (43,747,375)
Loss from operations per common share  (5.92)  (22.55)
Weighted average common shares outstanding  2,537,811   1,952,538 

 

We generatedare subject to general business regulations and laws as well as regulations and laws specifically governing the internet, e-commerce, and m-commerce in a number of jurisdictions around the world. Existing and future regulations and laws could impede the growth of the Internet, e-commerce, m-commerce, or other online services. These regulations and laws may involve taxation, tariffs, privacy and data security, anti-spam, data protection, content, copyrights, distribution, electronic contracts, electronic communications, and consumer protection. It is not clear how existing laws and regulations governing issues such as property ownership, sales and other taxes, libel and personal privacy apply to the Internet as the vast majority of these laws and regulations were adopted prior to the advent of the Internet and do not contemplate or address the unique issues raised by the Internet, e-commerce or m-commerce. It is possible that general business regulations and laws, or those specifically governing the Internet, e-commerce or m-commerce may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our practices. See “Risk Factors—Our business practices with respect to data and consumer protection could give rise to liabilities or reputational harm as a result of governmental regulation, legal requirements or industry standards relating to consumer privacy, data protection and consumer protection”; and “Risk Factors-- Changes in consumer sentiment or laws, rules or regulations regarding tracking technologies and other privacy matters could have a material adverse effect on our ability to generate net revenues of $6,184,010 in fiscal 2020 comparedand could adversely affect our ability to $9,717,796collect data on consumer shopping behavior.”

Competition

We compete in the same periodprogrammatic advertising, data management, and user compliance management industries and in all other facets of our business against small, medium and large companies throughout the United States. Some examples include companies such as Liveramp, The TradeDesk and OneTrust. Although we can give no assurance that our business will be able to compete against other companies with greater experience and resources, we believe we have a competitive advantage with our proprietary software and technology platform based on our view that our competitor’s products do not provide the end-to-end solutions that our product solutions do, and their minimum fees are substantially higher than ours for fiscal 2019, a changecomparative suite of solutions. See “Risk Factors — We face intense and growing competition, which could result in revenues of $3,533,786, which is a decrease of over 36%. Decreased revenues from the onset of COVID-19 started during the first quarter of 2020reduced sales and continues currently.reduced operating margins and limit our market share.”

 

CostEmployees and Contractors

As of revenues was $4,360,645 or 70.5% of revenues inMarch 31, 2023, we had 13 employees, including executive management, technical personnel, salespeople, and support staff employees. We also utilize several additional firms/persons who provide services to us on a non-exclusive basis as independent consultants.

Customers

For fiscal 2020 compared to $7,297,550 or 75.1% of revenues in the same fiscal period of fiscal 2019. Cost of revenues include web services for storage2022 and processing2021, sales of our dataproducts to two customers generated approximately 48% and web engineers who are building31% of our revenues, respectively. Our contracts with our customers generally do not obligate them to a specified term and maintaining our platforms.

Gross Profit was $1,823,365 for fiscal 2020 or 29.5%they can generally terminate their relationship with us at any time with a minimal amount of revenues compared to $2,420,246 in the same fiscal period of 2019 or 24.9% of revenues. The increase in gross profit margin from fiscal year 2019 to 2020 pertains to discounts given to our current customer base with some introductory rates for the new services we designed in 2019 have been removed in 2020.

Operating expenses were $13,204,465 for fiscal 2020 compared to $15,882,475 in the comparable period of the prior year, a decrease of $2,678,010. Such operating cost decreases include technology integration costs, payroll and related expenses, commissions, insurance, rents, professional (consulting) and public awareness fees. Non-cash stock-based compensation decreased $5,251,952 along with an increase in amortization costs of $1,076,488 and impairment expense of $4,000,000.

The loss from operations for 2020 was $11,381,100 as compared to $13,462,229 for the comparable period of the prior year, a $2,081,129 decrease. The loss from operations included the non-cash decrease in stock-based compensation of $1,347,048, amortization costs of $2,600,735, and warrant expense $598,894 and an increase in impairment costs of $4,000,000. Cash costs include a decrease in salaries of $783,474, rents $93,573 and commissions of $116,406 an increase in bad debts of $444,697 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The net loss for 2020 was $15,029,395 as compared to $43,747,375 for the comparable period of the prior year, a 34.4% decrease from the previous year. Decrease in net loss from 2020 include noncash expenses totaling $22,791,640, including $22,614,303 in warrant expense and stock-based compensation of $5,251,952.notice.

 

 

 

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No benefit for income taxes is provided for in the reported periods due to the full valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets. Our ability to be profitable in the future is dependent upon the successful introduction and usage of our data collection and analysis including Advertising, Data Licensing, Footfall Reporting, Attribution Reporting, Real Estate Planning, Financial Forecasting and Custom Research services.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The CompanyWe have a history of operating losses, and our management has concluded that factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern and our auditor has included an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern in its audit report for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021.

We had cash and cash equivalents of $173,571 at June 30, 2021.$2,182,330 on March 31, 2023. Cash used in operating activities for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2023, was $2,712,694.$1,606,449. This resulted primarily from a net loss of $4,823,399$1,716,804 offset by stock-based compensation of $572,731,$12,304, amortization of $900,367, common stock issued for servicesintangibles $150,184, amortization of $119,800, accrued interestdebt discount of $195,811,$360,993, decrease in accounts receivable of $840,740 and $519,474$162,607 decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $639,421, decrease in contract liabilities of $5,682, increase in provision of doubtful accounts of $19,843, and decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets of $16,500.$47,500. Cash flows used in investing activities results from note convertedwere primarily related to common stockincreased software development costs of $671,602, common stock issued for cash $898,990 and Original issue discount of $268,150.$501,075. Cash flow fromflows provided by financing activities of $445,342$4,069,000 resulted from thecash paid on debt of $150,000 offset by net proceeds received from the issuance of noteslong-term debt of $1,310,000,$1,011,500 and cash paid on loans $598,816net proceeds of $3,207,500 from the issuance of common stock and the forgiveness of Small Business Administration of $265,842.pre-funded warrants.

 

We had cash and cash equivalents of $602,182$220,854 at December 31, 2020.2022. Cash used byin operating activities for the year ended December 31, 20202022, was $4,750,443.$6,187,383. This resulted from a net loss of $15,032,404,$8,062,328, partially offset by non-cash expenses, including depreciation and amortization of $1,807,007,$609,963, stock-based compensation of $1,347,048, warrant$83,605, stock issued for service of $84,500, loss on debt extinguishment of $855,296, and inducement expense of $1,472,367$101,000. For the year ended December 31, 2022, cash used in investing activities was $8,004 related to the purchase of property and impairment expense of $4,000,000.equipment. Cash provided by financing activities of $485,033$1,030,996 was the result of issuance of notes and cash payments on notes outstanding.

The Company had cash and cash equivalentscommon stock, net of $440,075 at June 30, 2020. Cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $1,116,388. This resulted primarily from a net lossissuance costs, of $7,019,253$1,187,500, offset by stock-based compensation of $1,276,870, warrant expense $1,354,817 amortization of $1,300,368, allowance for uncollectible receivables of $306,000, common stock issued for services of $375,000, decrease in accounts receivable of $1,930,915 and $625,562 decrease in accounts payable, increase in prepaid expenses of $14,000. Cash used in investing activities results from note converted to common stock of $30,695. Cash flow from financing activities of $282,694 resulted from the proceeds from the issuancerepayments of notes of $745,388, and cash paid on loans $462,694.payable totaling $156,504.

 

We had cash and cash equivalents of $1,240,064$5,385,245 at December 31, 2019. Cash2021. Restated cash used byin operating activities for the year ended December 31, 20192021, was $8,342,506.$6,717,324. This resulted from a restated net loss of $44,027,719,$18,333,383, partially offset by non-cash expenses, including depreciation and amortization of $1,528,644,$808,300, stock-based compensation of $6,599,000,$4,635,224, stock issued for service of $1,158,026, and warrantimpairment expense of $3,153,991, other warrant costs from$3,600,000. For the conversion/issuanceyear ended December 31, 2021, restated cash used in investing activities was $6,472 related to the purchase of debt of $23,213,197. Cashproperty and equipment. Restated cash provided by financing activities of $9,018,251$11,506,859 was the result of issuance of notes, proceeds received from the issuance of commonnotes payable totaling $4,143,000 and repayments of notes payable totaling $2,840,337, as well as stock salesand warrants issued for cash, net of investments, and notes from bank.direct offering costs, of $10,204,196.

 

Our companyWe commenced operations in 1998 and waswere initially funded by our three founders, each of whom has made demand loans to our company that have been repaid.satisfied. Since 1999, we have relied on equity financing and borrowings from outside investors to supplement our cash flow from operations and expect this to continue in 20192023 and beyond until cash flow from our proximity marketing operations becomebecomes substantial.

 

Our company commenced operations in 1998 and was initially funded by our three founders, each of whom has made demand loans to our company that have been repaid. Since 1999, we have relied on equity financing and borrowings from outside investors to supplement our cash flow from operations and expect this to continue in 2021 and beyond until cash flow from our proximity marketing operations become substantialOther Debt Transactions

 

Recent FinancingsIn June 2020, we received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan of $150,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) which carries a thirty-year term, and interest at 3.7% per annum, with a maturity date in July of 2050. The loan is to be repaid in monthly installments, including principal and interest, of $731, beginning twelve months from the date of the loan. Total accrued and unpaid interest on the debt was $13,594 at December 31, 2022 and is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The total principal outstanding has been presented as long-term liabilities as payments required to be made in 2023 will be applied to accrued interest. On January 5, 2023, the Company paid $163,885 to the Small Business Administration to pay off principal and accrued interest on the Company’s SBA loan.

 

We have completed various financings as described as described underOn December 30, 2022, the NotesCompany and Walleye Opportunities Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands company (the “Investor”), entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) for the Investor to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Aspurchase from the Company (i) a senior secured 20% original issue discount (OID) nine-month promissory note in an aggregate gross principal amount of June$1,437,500, less the 20% OID of $287,500, for a net subscription amount of $1,150,000 (the “Investor Note”), and (ii) a five year warrant to purchase 2,613,636 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.44 per share, exercisable commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring December 30, 2021, we did not have any off-balance-sheet arrangements, as defined2027 (the “Investor Warrant”). Proceeds from the Agreement were received by the Company in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation SK.January 2023.

 

 

 

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Internal Control over Financial Reporting

In conjunction with the Agreement, the Company issued 522,727 shares of common stock, or approximately 5.3% of the Company’s outstanding shares, to the Investor as an incentive on the transaction (Incentive Shares). Excluding the above referenced Investor Warrant, the shares of Common Stock exercisable pursuant to such Investor Warrant are not being considered beneficially owned by the Investor until the Investor Warrant is exercisable within 60 days. Total issuance fees of $138,500 associated with the closing of the Agreement were paid by the Company to Spartan Capital Securities LLC and the Investor’s counsel. Approximately $163,000 of the loan proceeds were utilized to repay the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the SBA loan.

 

UnderThe Investor Note will only become convertible into common stock upon the supervisionoccurrence of an Event of Default under and as defined in the Investor Note on terms set forth in the Investor Note. This Investor Note matures, is payable on or before September 30, 2023, and it provides that the Investor may demand prepayment after March 31, 2023 and before the maturity date, provided that the purchasers of securities in our February 2023 public offering by the Company who hold the purchased Company securities at the time the prepayment demand is made unanimously consent to the prepayment. The Company granted a security interest in all of its assets to the Investor as collateral for its obligations under the Investor Note pursuant to a Security Agreement. In addition, the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Investor Note pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee and granted a first lien security interest in all of their assets to the Investor as additional collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement. All securities sold in the above-described transaction contain certain piggy-back registration rights.

The aforementioned Investor Warrant was deemed to be an equity-classified derivative instrument with a fair value of $1,526,363 at the date of closing on the Agreement, incorporating the use of the Black-Scholes valuation model, and the Incentive Shares were deemed to have a fair value of $318,863 based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the day preceding the closing of the Agreement. Per accounting guidance under ASC 815, the Company recorded the fair values of the Investor Warrant and Incentive Shares based on the relative fair value allocation method, which allocates fair values as a percentage of total fair value of the debt, Investor Warrant, and Incentive Shares, in proportion to the net proceeds received under the Investor Note of $1,150,000. As a result of applying the relative fair value allocation method, the Investor Warrant was assigned a relative fair value of $586,040 and the Incentive Shares were assigned a relative fair value of $122,426, at the date of closing on the Agreement. The fair values of the Investor Warrant, the Incentive Shares, the OID, and the $138,500 in debt issuance costs paid, were recorded as debt discounts totaling $1,134,466, and are presented net against the debt principal outstanding on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2023. Amortization associated with the participationtotal debt discounts is being recognized using the effective interest method over the term of the Investor Note, which matures on September 30, 2023. For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, $360,993 in amortization on the debt discounts was recognized as interest expense on the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations, and remaining unamortized debt discounts at March 31, 2023 were $773,473.

February 2023 Public Offering

On February 13, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC (the “Underwriter”) relating to a public offering of 3,777,634 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase 4,286,883 shares of common stock (the Shares), for net proceeds of $3,207,500 (the February 2023 Offering). In conjunction with the February 2023 Offering, which closed on February 16, 2023, the investors also received other Warrants to purchase 12,096,776 shares of common stock (Series 2023 Warrants). The offered Shares were priced at $0.465 per combination of one share of common stock or one pre-funded warrant, accompanied by one Series 2023 Warrant.

Each pre-funded warrant was exercisable at any time, until fully exercised, to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. Each Series 2023 Warrant is exercisable for five years to purchase 1.5 shares of common stock at a cash exercise price of $0.465 per warrant share. The Series 2023 Warrants contain an alternative cashless exercise provision permitting the holder to acquire 0.75 shares of common stock for every 1.5 warrant shares any time after the earlier of (i) 30 days following the initial exercise date of February 14, 2023 and (ii) the date on which the aggregate trading volume of the Company’s common stock, beginning on the initial exercise date of the Series 2023 Warrants, exceeds 36,290,322 shares. Additionally, the exercise price of both the pre-funded warrants and the Series 2023 Warrants are subject to customary adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications and the like.

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Pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, and as partial consideration to the Underwriter – Spartan Capital Securities, LLC, the Company issued to Spartan warrants for the purchase of 403,226 shares of common stock, exercisable from February 14, 2023 through February 14, 2028, at an initial exercise price of $0.5115 per share. These warrants issued to Spartan were subsequently cancelled on June 22, 2023. The Company also granted the Underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,209,678 shares and/or pre-funded warrants in lieu of shares, and accompanying Series 2023 Warrants to purchase 1,814,517 shares at the public offering price less the placement agent discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any. No additional shares or pre-funded warrants were purchased by the Underwriter. The Company paid a cash fee to the Underwriter equal to 8% of the gross proceeds raised in the February 2023 Offering, plus a reimbursement of Underwriter fees totaling $242,500.

Between the closing of the February 2023 Offering and April 30, 2023, one or more investors holding pre-funded warrants converted their pre-funded warrants into an aggregate of 4,286,883 shares of common stock and elected the alternative cashless exercise provision for the exercise of Series 2023 Warrants, resulting in the issuance of 6,048,388 shares of common stock. All Pre-funded warrants and Series 2023 Warrants have been converted as of April 30, 2023.

Controls and Procedures.

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer we have evaluated the effectiveness of ourthe disclosure controls and procedures as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered byDecember 31, 2022, and quarterly since this report.date. Based on thatupon this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that theseour disclosure controls and procedures arewere not effective.effective as of December 31, 2022 and quarterly since this date, due solely to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting primarily related to the accounting for direct offering costs paid in an equity financing, the sale of warrants and the mark to market of our common stock sold to third parties as described below in “Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.”

 

In light of this material weakness, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this prospectus present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented.

Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Internal control over financial reporting includes maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements; providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of company assets are made in accordance with management authorization; and providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of company assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of our financial statements would be prevented or detected.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. In its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, our company determined that there were control deficiencies that constituted material weaknesses, as described below:

We did not maintain appropriate financial reporting controls – As of December 31, 2020, our company has not maintained sufficient internal controls over financial reporting for the financial reporting process. As at December 31, 2018, our company did not have sufficient financial reporting controls with respect to timely financial reporting and the ability to process complex accounting issues such as debt conversions. Subsequent to December 31, 2018, our company has obtained the necessary assistance to ensure that the performance of complex accounting issues can be performed accurately and on a timely basis.

Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013)issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the company’sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2018.2021, and quarterly since this date. There were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 20182022 and quarterly since that date that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.reporting, as described below. Our independent auditors have not audited and are not required to audit this assessment of our internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.2022 and quarterly since that date.

 

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Internal Controls Remediation Efforts

During fiscal 2022 and continuing to date, we worked to remediate the deficiencies and material weaknesses in our internal controls. We have taken steps to enhance our internal control environment to improve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and changes in corporate governance. In this regard, the Company is in the process of adopting several corporate governance policies, and will expand on its 2021 established Audit Committee and other committees of the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee, as a priority, initiated the process of segregating tasks and processes to ensure proper internal controls over financial reporting. In connection with this process the Company:

·Hired additional staff, both internally and externally, to the Finance department, with sufficient GAAP and public company financial reporting experience. These hires began their duties in Q3 2022.
·Hired a consultant, Refidential One, to assist in internal control review, risk assessment, process documentation, gap remediation, control testing and monitoring. Starting in February 2022, Refidential One, in accord with the Company, achieved the following results:

oIdentified internal control issues brought forth by process walkthroughs and internal control testing.
oSuccessfully implemented remediations to address such internal control issues in 2022.
oImplemented monitoring activities to ensure these controls are effective, incorporated the testing of these controls in the second half of 2022, and will continue to test and monitor the controls in 2023 and beyond. 

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BUSINESS

Company Background

Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. is a next-generation advertising technology, data compliance and intelligence company which operates through our various proprietary software platforms. Our product solutions are comprised of three proprietary software platforms:

·Advertising Technology Operating System (ATOS Platform)
·Data Intelligence Platform
·Publisher Platform for Monetization and Compliance

Our Products

The ATOS Platform

Our ATOS platform blends artificial intelligence (or AI) and machine learning (ML) based optimization technology for automatic ad serving that manages digital advertising inventory and campaigns. The ATOS platform:

·creates an automated marketplace of advertisers and publishers on digital media outlets to host online auctions to facilitate the sale of digital advertising (known as digital real estate) targeted at users while engaged on their internet-connected TV, laptop, tablet, desktop computer, mobile, and over-the-top (or OTT) streaming media devices; and
·gives advertisers the capability to understand and interact with their audiences and engage them in a meaningful way by using ads in both image and video formats (known as rich media) to increase their awareness, customer base and traffic to their e-commerce site, voting site or physical locations.

 

(Screenshot of ATOS Platform Campaign Management landing page.)

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Our ATOS platform engages with an average of approximately 10 billion advertisement opportunities per day, based on our daily logs. Our sales and marketing strategy for our ATOS platform is focused on providing a de-fragmented operating system that facilitates a considerably more efficient and effective way for advertisers and publishers to transact with each other. Our goal is to become the programmatic display advertising industry standard for brands directly and small and medium sized advertisers.

Our ATOS technology is proprietary and primarily consists of know-how and trade secrets developed internally, as well as certain open-source software.

Users of the ATOS platform get access to benefits including among other things:

·ease of set up;
·targeting features based on audience profiles and location and context through an in-house data management platform (or DMP);
·Inventory management and yield optimization;
·support for all rich media creators’ ad tags;
·machine learning and AI powered optimization which aids in delivering a higher click through rate on ad links;
·support for third-party trackers and custom scripts for make-the-most-of-your media (or MOAT) analytics, Integral Ad Science (or IAS), and forensics to enable independent verification by advertisers for transparency;
·detailed campaign wrap-up reporting that gives a breakdown on publishers, categories, demonstrations, and devices to better understand advertisement campaign performance;
·access to business intelligence via an analytics dashboard;
·advanced ad targeting;
·easy campaign uploading;
·automated performance optimization;
·real time reporting;
·fraud prevention tools; and
·24x7 support, along with guided managed services to enable users to rapidly harness and operate all the features of the ATOS platform.

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Our ATOS platform includes:

·Adserver;
·Demand Side Platform;
·Advertisement quality tools;
·Analytics dashboard;
·Avails Engine;
·Advertisement prediction and delivery tools;
·Supply quality tools;
·Private marketplace tools;
·Audience and location targeting;
·Wrap up reports;
·An Advertisement software development kit (or SDK);
·Prebid adaptor;
·contextual targeting;
·identity graph capabilities;
·cookie syncing; and
·the updated version of our quality and security tools, among other things for our ATOS platform.

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Data Intelligence Platform

Our data intelligence platform provides precise data and insights on consumer’s real-world behavior and trends for use in marketing and research. Our data intelligence platform technology allows for the ingestion and normalization of various data sources, such as location data, transactional data, contextual data, and search data to reach the right target audience with the right message. Utilizing massively parallel cluster computing and machine learning algorithms and technology, our data intelligence solutions make available actionable data for marketers, researchers and application publishers through an automated platform. We are seeking to generate several revenue streams from our data collection and analysis, including, among other things; advertising, data licensing, and custom research.

(Screenshot of Data Intelligence HomeGraph landing page.)

We also offer a self-service alternative through our MobiExchange product, which is a SaaS fee model. MobiExchange is a data focused technology solution that enables individuals and companies to rapidly build actionable data and insights for their own use. MobiExchange’s easy-to-use, self-service tools allow users to reduce the complex technical and financial barriers typically associated with turning offline data, and other business data, into actionable digital products and services. MobiExchange provides out-of-the-box private labeling, flexible branding, content management, user management, user communications, subscriptions, payment, invoices, reporting, gateways to third party platforms, and help desk among other things.

Our data intelligence platform is hosted and managed on Amazon Web Service (AWS) and takes full advantage of open standards for processing, storage, security and big data technology. Specifically, our data intelligence platform uses the following AWS services: EC2, Lambda, Kafka, Kinesis, S3, Storm, Spark, Machine Learning, RDS, Redshift, Elastic Map Reduction, CloudWatch, DataBricks, and Elastic Search Service with built-in Kibana integration.

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Publisher Platform for Monetization and Compliance

Our Content publisher platform is a single-vendor ad tech operating system that allows publishers to better monetize their opt-in user data and advertising inventory. The platform includes tools for: consent management, audience building, a direct advertising interface and inventory enhancement. Due to the much publicized developments in privacy and data security laws and regulations (such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 or CCPA by way of example) along with Apple and Google’s removal of identifiers, we believe that content publishers are facing two material issues: increased costs due to privacy compliance rules, and decreased revenue due to the restrictions selling user identifier data to third parties. We believe this is causing a paradigm shift in the publishing market. Previously content publishers could provide user identifier information to demand-side platforms (or DSP’s) to create user profiles for audience targeting. Now both the user identifier data and the functionality to create profiled data segments from that identifier data (known as first party data) must be owned by the content publisher. Additionally, publishers must also manage the targeting of their audiences in-house utilizing these identifier and targeting data. We recently launched our SaaS publisher platform in response to these needs.

All Publisher data is siloed and secured, using the highest industry standards, optimizing compliance with privacy and data laws that may be applicable. Our platform helps publishers worry less about the integrity of their first party data and allows them to focus on effectively monetizing their inventory.

Users of the publisher platform get access to benefits of our publisher platform, including among other things:

·A Consent Manager for publishers to meet all privacy requirements in connection with their collection of an audience’s data.
·An Audience Builder to build detailed databases of targeted audiences from the user identifier data.
·A Direct Purchase Interface to increase revenue from direct advertising sales to target audiences; and
·An Inventory Enhancer to enhance the publisher’s supply of audience data with compliant meta-tags.

(Screenshot of Publisher Platform Audience Management landing page.)

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We believe that irrespective of whether a publisher chooses to engage with us to use our publisher platform or not, they will need to find a solution that allows advertisers to advertise to the publisher’s audience directly through the publisher. 

Our Strategy

Our strategy in the advertising technology space is to provide enterprises with three proprietary solutions that are highly efficient and effective for monetization of data and advertising with privacy and data regulatory compliance. We believe that our platforms give users in these markets the capability of running programmatic campaigns without the need for an extensive marketing team, which enables them to better compete with their larger competitors who have greater marketing financial and human capital resources. Our sales and marketing approach is focused on providing a de-fragmented operating system that facilitates a considerably more efficient and effective way for advertisers and publishers to transact with each other. Mobiquity plans to hire several new sales and sales support individuals to help generate additional revenue through the use of our three platforms.

Our strategy is based on problems we perceived in the advertising technology industry as it has rapidly grown over the last few years and the evolving privacy and data laws and regulations that make it more difficult to achieve desired results. Our goal is to help our clients increase revenue, decrease cost and add transparency while complying with privacy and data laws.

Our Revenue Sources

We target publishers, brands, advertising agencies and other advertising technology companies as our audience for our three platform products. We generate revenue from our platforms through two verticals:

·The first is licensing one or more of our platforms as a white-label product for use by advertising agencies, demand-side platforms (or DSP’s), brands and publishers. Under the white-label scenario, the user licenses a platform from us and is responsible for running its own business operations and is billed a percentage of amounts spent on advertising run through the platform.
·The second revenue stream is a managed services model, in which, the user is billed a higher percentage of revenue run through a platform, but all services are managed by us.

Our Intellectual Property

Our portfolio of technology consists of various intellectual property including proprietary source code, trade secrets and know-how that we have developed internally. We own our technology, although we use open-source software for certain aspects, and we protect it though trade secrets and confidentiality requirements set out in our employee handbook which each employee acknowledges, and assigning any technology creations and improvements to us. We also have two patents that relate to our location-based mobile advertising technology business which we are not operating. These patents and patents pending are not material to, or used in, our platform related technology that we use in our current operations.

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Governmental Regulations

Federal, state, and international laws and regulations govern the collection, use, retention, sharing and security of data that we collect. We strive to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, self-regulatory requirements, and legal obligations relating to privacy, data protection and consumer protection, including those relating to the use of data for marketing purposes. As we develop and provide solutions that address new market segments, we may become subject to additional laws and regulations, which could create unexpected liabilities for us, cause us to incur additional costs or restrict our operations. From time to time, we may be notified of or otherwise become aware of additional laws and regulations that governmental organizations or others may claim should be applicable to our business. Our failure to anticipate the application of these laws and regulations accurately, or other failure to comply, could create liability for us, result in adverse publicity or cause us to alter our business practices, which could cause our net revenues to decrease, our costs to increase or our business otherwise to be harmed. See “Item 1A.”

We are subject to general business regulations and laws as well as regulations and laws specifically governing the internet, e-commerce, and m-commerce in a number of jurisdictions around the world. Existing and future regulations and laws could impede the growth of the Internet, e-commerce, m-commerce, or other online services. These regulations and laws may involve taxation, tariffs, privacy and data security, anti-spam, data protection, content, copyrights, distribution, electronic contracts, electronic communications, and consumer protection. It is not clear how existing laws and regulations governing issues such as property ownership, sales and other taxes, libel and personal privacy apply to the Internet as the vast majority of these laws and regulations were adopted prior to the advent of the Internet and do not contemplate or address the unique issues raised by the Internet, e-commerce or m-commerce. It is possible that general business regulations and laws, or those specifically governing the Internet, e-commerce or m-commerce may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our practices. See “Risk Factors—Our business practices with respect to data and consumer protection could give rise to liabilities or reputational harm as a result of governmental regulation, legal requirements or industry standards relating to consumer privacy, data protection and consumer protection”; and “Risk Factors-- Changes in consumer sentiment or laws, rules or regulations regarding tracking technologies and other privacy matters could have a material adverse effect on our ability to generate net revenues and could adversely affect our ability to collect data on consumer shopping behavior.”

Competition

We compete in the programmatic advertising, data management, and user compliance management industries and in all other facets of our business against small, medium and large companies throughout the United States. Some examples include companies such as Liveramp, The TradeDesk and OneTrust. Although we can give no assurance that our business will be able to compete against other companies with greater experience and resources, we believe we have a competitive advantage with our proprietary software and technology platform based on our view that our competitor’s products do not provide the end-to-end solutions that our product solutions do, and their minimum fees are substantially higher than ours for a comparative suite of solutions. See “Risk Factors — We face intense and growing competition, which could result in reduced sales and reduced operating margins and limit our market share.”

Employees and Contractors

As of March 31, 2023, we had 13 employees, including executive management, technical personnel, salespeople, and support staff employees. We also utilize several additional firms/persons who provide services to us on a non-exclusive basis as independent consultants.

Customers

For fiscal 2022 and 2021, sales of our products to two customers generated approximately 48% and 31% of our revenues, respectively. Our contracts with our customers generally do not obligate them to a specified term and they can generally terminate their relationship with us at any time with a minimal amount of notice.

 

 

 

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Corporate Structure

We operate our business through two wholly owned subsidiaries, Advangelists, LLC and Mobiquity Networks, Inc. Our corporate structure is as follows:

 

Properties

The Company is presently utilizing the office space of its Chief Financial Officer as its principal executive office located at 35 Torrington Lane, Shoreham, NY 11786. All employees of the Company are working remotely.

Legal Proceedings

We are not a party to any pending material legal proceedings, except as follows:

Michael Trepeta, a former Co-CEO and director of the Company, filed a lawsuit against the Company and its subsidiary, Mobiquity Networks in April 2023 in the New York State Supreme Court, Nassau County. The claims stem from a Separation Agreement and Release that Mr. Trepeta and the Company entered into six years ago in April 2017 which terminated Mr. Trepeta’s employment agreement and discontinued his employment and directorship with the Company, among other things, by mutual agreement. Mr. Trepeta also gave the Company a release in the Separation Agreement and Release. Mr. Trepeta has claimed that the Company fraudulently induced him to enter into the Separation Agreement and Release; that the Company breached Mr. Trepeta’s employment agreement; and that the Company breached its covenant of good faith and fair dealing and its fiduciary duty. Mr. Trepeta is claiming not less than $2.5 Million in damages. Based on the Company’s initial internal review of the situation, the Company believes the claims lack merit and it intends to vigorously defend same. Due to uncertainties inherent in litigation, the Company cannot predict the outcome of this matter at this time.

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MANAGEMENT

 

The following table presentssets forth the name, age, position and tenure of our directors.

Name Age Position(s) Served as a
Director Since
Dean L. Julia 55 Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer, Director, Co-Founder 1998
Dr. Gene Salkind, M.D. 70 Chairman of the Board 2019
Byron Booker 49 Director 2023
Anne S. Provost 58 Director 2022
Nate Knight 72 Director 2023

Directors

Our Board currently consists of five members. Our directors hold office until their successors have been elected and qualified or until the earlier of their resignation or removal.

The following biographical descriptions set forth certain information with respect to our officers, directors and significant employees as of the date of this prospectus:

NAMEAGEPOSITION
Dean L. Julia53Chief Executive Officer/President/Treasurer/Director/Co-Founder/Secretary
Paul Bauersfeld57Chief Technology Officer
Sean J. McDonnell, CPA59Chief Financial Officer
Sean Trepeta53President of Mobiquity Networks
Dr. Gene Salkind, M.D.68Chairman of the Board of Directors
Deepanker Katyal35Chief Executive Officer of Advangelists

Our Company is governed by our board. Directors are elected at the annual meeting of stockholders and hold office until the following annual meeting. The terms of all officers expire at the annual meeting of directors following the annual stockholders meeting. Officers serve at the pleasure of our board of directors and may be removed, either with or without cause, by our board of directors, and a successor elected by a majority vote of our board of directors, at any time. Nevertheless, the foregoing is subject to the employment contracts of our executive officers.

Independent Directors

Currently we have no independent directors. The following persons have consented to become directors of the Company upon the effectiveness of this registration statement to fill vacancies on the board. Each of them are deemed to be independent directors under NASDAQ listing rules. When Messrs. Zurkow, Wright and Iacovone become directors, only they will be independent directors; and all standing committees of our board of directors will be composed entirely of independent directors, in each case under NASDAQ’s independence definition applicable to boards of directors.

NAMEAGEPOSITION
Peter L. Zurkow68Director Candidate
Michael A. Wright59Director Candidate
Anthony Iacovone48Director Candidate

For a director to be considered independent, our board of directors must determine that the director has no relationship which, in the opinion of our board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

Business Experience of our Directors, Officers and Significant Employeesdirector:

 

Dean L. Julia. Mr. Julia works at Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. where he has served as its Chief Executive Officer since December 2000. Mr. Julia co-founded Mobiquity in 1998. Mr. Julia is responsible for establishing our overall strategy and fostering key relationships with technology partners and developers. Mr. Julia also works at Mobiquity Networks, Inc., Mobiquity’s wholly-ownedMobiquity’ s wholly owned subsidiary, since its formation in 2011. Mr. Julia is responsible for the integration of the sales and intellectual property departments of Mobiquity. From September 1996 through February 1998, Mr. Julia served as President and Chief Executive Officer of DLJ Consulting, a financial intermediary consultant for public and private companies. Mr. Julia has served on the board since its inception. Mr. Julia is a graduate of Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1990. Except for Mobiquity Technologies, Inc., Mr. Julia does not hold, and has not previously held, any directorships in any publicly-tradedpublicly traded reporting companies.

Paul Bauersfeld. Mr. Bauersfeld works at Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. where he has served as the Chief Technology Officer since June 2013. From 2003 to 2013, he worked at Varsity Networks, an online media and services company dedicated to serving the local sports market through technology, which he founded and where he served as its Chief Executive Officer. From 2000 to 2001, he worked at MessageOne, where he served as its Chief Executive Officer. From 1999 to 2000, he worked at Ziff-Davies where he served as its Vice President of eCommerce. From 1997 to 1999, he worked at Viacom’s Nickelodeon Online, where he served as its Technology Director. From 1996 to 1997, he worked at GiftOne, where he served as its President. From 1988 to 1993, he worked at Apple Computer where he served in various engineering positions. From 1986 to 1988 he worked at Xerox Corporation. Mr. Bauersfeld brings over 20 years of knowledge and experience as an executive, engineer and entrepreneur in the technology, and software product development industries. His experience in these industries will help the company develop its products and technologies. Mr. Bauersfeld is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1986. Mr. Bauersfeld does not hold, and has not previously held, any directorships in any publicly-traded reporting companies.

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Sean J. McDonnell, CPA. Mr. McDonnell works at Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. where he has served as the Chief Financial Officer since January 2005. From January 1990 to present, he has owned and operated Sean J. McDonnell CPA, P.C., a private accounting and tax practice. From 1985 to 1990, he worked at Breiner & Bodian CPAs where he served as a senior staff member. Mr. McDonnell brings knowledge and experience in the accounting, finance and tax industries. Mr. McDonnell is a graduate of Dowling College with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1984. Mr. McDonnell does not hold, and has not previously held, any directorships in any reporting companies.

Sean Trepeta. Mr. Trepeta works at our wholly-owned subsidiary, Mobiquity Networks, Inc. where he has served as President since January 2011. From 2007 to 2011, he worked at Varsity Networks where he served as its President. From 1998 to 2007, Mr. Trepeta worked at OPEX Communications, Inc., a telecommunication service provider specializing in traditional long-distance, wireless, and dedicated services, where he served as its President. From 1996 to 1998 he worked at U.S. Buying Group, Inc., where he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing and was responsible for developing a small business-buying program, which included value added services such as overnight shipping, office supplies, and computer software products, as well as a full line of telecommunications services. Mr. Trepeta also developed and implemented the agent and carrier divisions of U.S. Buying Group. Mr. Trepeta brings 25 years of knowledge and experience in sales and marketing to our Company to help us grow sales and develop marketing strategies. Mr. Trepeta is a graduate of the State University of New York at Cortland with a B.S. in Education in 1990. Except for Mobiquity Technologies, Inc., Mr. Trepeta does not hold, and has not previously held, any directorships in any publicly-traded reporting companies. We plan to have a board of directors comprised of five members, including three independent directors if and when we are approved to have our common stock listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. Mr. Trepeta is expected to resign from the board if this occurs, on the listing date of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market to accommodate this board restructure.

 

Gene Salkind, M.D. Dr. Salkind has served as a director of Mobiquity since January 2019 and Chairman of our board of directors since October 2019. Dr. Salkind is a prominent practicing neurosurgeon, and he has been a shareholder and has worked as President of Bruno & Salkind M.D. P.C. since 1985. He has also worked at Holy Redeemer Hospital where he is the Chief of Neurosurgery, a position he has held since 2001. Dr. Salkind is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He served as Chief of Neurosurgery of Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia from 1997 to 2002, and of Jeanes Hospital in Philadelphia from 1990 to 2000. In addition to Dr. Salkind’s medical career, he is a tech-company investor, with experience guiding small and micro-cap companies in their development and growth, including up-listings to national securities exchanges. His experience will help the Company with its business growth and corporate finance strategies. Dr. Salkind is a graduate of Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University with a Doctor of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Salkind is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Biology, cum laude in 1974. From 2021 to present, Dr. Salkind has served as a director at Grove Holdings, Inc., which expects to be a publicly traded company in sixty to ninety days. From 2018 to present, Dr. Salkind has served as a director at CURE Pharmaceutical Holding Corp., a publicly traded company. From 2014 to 2020, Dr. Salkind served as a director at Dermtech Intl., a publicly traded company.

 

Deepanker Katyal. Byron Booker is the CEO of Lookhu Inc., a multi-channel streaming platform which he founded in 2014. He is a seasoned entrepreneur in the entertainment industry with extensive experience in live streaming, content licensing, video production, and music production, having secured deals with Sony ATV and Universal Music Group, in addition to working with renowned artists such as Chris Brown, Rihanna, P Diddy and Pit Bull. Mr. Katyal worksBooker's most recent work includes the executive production of the visual album titled "Raydemption," featuring celebrities such as Ray J, Princess Love, FloRida, Brandy, and Snoop Dogg. He has also produced successful films and live events alongside social media influencers Vitaly, Tim Delghetto, Tonio Skitz, and Kinsey Wolanski, featuring movie icons Danny Trejo and Tiny Lister, including the all-time record for any event at the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Advangelists, LLC where he has served as the Chief Executive Officer since the 2017 (prior to the Company’s acquisition of an interestSouth by Southwest film festival in Advangelists by merger in November 2018). From January 2017 to present, he has2013 with over 300,000 concurrent streams. He is also served as an advisor providing business and product advice to Q1media, a digital media services company. Additionally, from 2016 to present, he has served as a strategic advisor to Silicon Valley Stealth Mode Products, a private company. From May 2016 to April 2017, he served as a strategic advisor to Airupt Inc., a mobile marketing platform for brands. From May 2016 to March 2017, he was head of Partnership and Strategy for Adtile Technologies, a mobile publishing and advertising solution company. From November 2015 to 2016, he served as a strategic advisor to Moonraft Innovation Labs, a company that creates customer experiences to differentiate the entities’ clients in the market by creating and designing interactive experiences across physical and digital customer touch points. From April 2014 to May 2016, he also served as a memberchairman of the innovation team at Opera Mediaworks,Recording Artists Guild, an association of over 12,000 recording artists worldwide, which he founded in 2009. Mr. Booker received a mobile advertising platform company. Mr. Katyal brings knowledge and experiencebachelor’s degree in software engineering, leading business development efforts, strategic partnerships, and product development and strategy. His experience will help the Company grow and develop its technology and product strategies. Mr. Katyal was a director of our Companystudies from December 2018 following our merger transaction with Advangelists until May 2020, when he stepped down from that position to attend to family matters and focus his working-time commitment on running the day-to-day operations of Advangelists. He does not hold any directorships in any publicly-traded reporting companies.Dallas Baptist University.

 

 

 

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Anne S. Provost has been employed full-time with TNR Technical, Inc. in various capacities since 1996. She has served as its Chief Financial Officer since 2008 and was recently elected as Acting President. Prior to TNR, she worked as a Business ExperienceManager with the Orlando Business Journal. She graduated from the University of our Director CandidatesCentral Florida in 1991 with a BSBA, Accounting. She completed her undergraduate degree while working full-time in the accounting departments of various Orlando law firms. In 2008, she obtained an Executive MBA from the University of Central Florida.

 

Peter L. ZurkowNate Knight. Mr. Zurkow serves is an accomplished business leader with over 30 years of experience as a consultant to Sustainability Industries since 2019. From 2014 to 2019, he worked at Perpetual Recycling Solutions LLC where he served as the Chief Executive Officer and the head of sales and raw materials procurement. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Zurkow worked at Britton Hill Capital where he served as Managing Director and Head of Corporate Finance. From 2010 to 2012, Mr. Zurkow worked at Advanced Brain Technologies where he served as Acting EVP and Director of Finance and Business Development. Prior to that Mr. Zurkow worked in management positions in investment banking, fixed income and asset management as various securities firms and funds. Mr. Zurkow brings knowledge and experience in corporate finance, financial matters, and investments, with a background in law. His experience will help the Company with its corporate financing strategies and financial matters. Mr. Zurkow is a graduate of Harvard College, with an A.B., cum laude, in 1975 and a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law, with a J.D., magna cum laude, in 1978. From 2012 to 2014, Mr. Zurkow served as a director and member of the audit committee for National Holdings Corporation, a public company until it was acquired by Fortress Biotech. From 1992 through 2005 Mr. Zurkow served a Director (and Chairman of the Board from 1999 to 2002) of Penn Traffic, a public company until it acquired by Giant Eagle and Tops Markets. From 1996 to 1998 he served as a Director of Streamline, Inc., a former public company. From 1994 through 1996 Mr. Zurkow served as a Director and representative of majority investor for Kash n’ Karry Supermarkets, then a public company.

Michael A. Wright. Mr. Wright works at Seiden Krieger Associates, where he hasaccountant, served as an Executive Vice Presidentindependent director and Chief Financial Officer of United Heath Products, a publicly traded company, from 2013 to 2020. During his tenure, he brought extensive expertise and knowledge to the head of Human Resourcescompany's financial operations. Additionally, from 1973 to 2004, Mr. Knight owned and Diversity Practice since 2018. From 2009operated his own accounting business, further honing his financial acumen. Prior to 2019, Mr. Wrightjoining United Heath Products, he worked as an internal auditor at Covanta Holding Corporation where he served as Chief Human Resources Officer. From 1984Prime Alliance Bank from 2004 to 2008, Mr. Wright worked at the Atria family of companies (Kraft and Philip Morris) where he served in various roles including Vice President of Human Resources and HR Technology. Mr. Wright brings knowledge and experience in human resources, human resources technology and diversity. Mr. Wright is a graduate of North Carolina State University, with a B.S. in 1984, and a graduate of Columbia University with a MBA in 1996. Mr. Wright currently serves as the Chair of the HR/Legal committee and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees and President of the Advisory Council for Lunch Break.2010.

 

Anthony IacovoneBoard Committees. Mr. Iacovone is currently the Co-Founder and, since 2018, has served as the Chief Executive Officer of BioSymetrics, Inc. and Barometric Inc. From 2010 to 2018, Mr. Iacovone worked at AdTheorent/Ad Tech where he served as the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Iacovone brings knowledge and experience in the technology and advertising industries. His experience will help the Company with its business development strategies. Mr. Iacovone serves as an advisory board member of Accelerate NY Biotech Seed Fund, BrandVerge, Commerce Signals, EVZDRP, PainQX, Prospect Dugout, Targagenix and Wylie. As an advisory board member Mr. Iacovone provides counsel on business and advertising technology industry issues. He is also the founder of the Beautiful Lives Project, a not-for-profit organization that brings sports and leisure accessibility to disabled individuals throughout the United States. He previously served as a director of Mobiquity from January 2019 to May 2019, when he stepped down to for personal reasons and he has now agreed to rejoin our board of directors.

 

Family Relationships

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

Director Attendance at Meetings

Our board of directors conducts its business through meetings, both in person and telephonic, and by actions taken by written consent in lieu of meetings. During the year ended December 31, 2020, our board of directors held no meetings and acted through unanimous written consents six times. Our board of directors encourages all directors to attend our future annual meetings of stockholders unless it is not reasonably practicable for a director to do so.

Corporate Governance

Our business, property and affairs are managed by, or under the direction of, our Board, in accordance with the New York Business Corporation Law and our by-laws. Members of the Board are kept informed of our business through discussions with the Chief Executive Officer and other key members of management, by reviewing materials provided to them by management.

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We continue to review our corporate governance policies and practices by comparing our policies and practices with those suggested by various groups or authorities active in evaluating or setting best practices for corporate governance of public companies. Based on this review, we have adopted, and will continue to adopt, changes that the Board believes are the appropriate corporate governance policies and practices for our Company. We have adopted changes and will continue to adopt changes, as appropriate, to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and subsequent rule changes made by the SEC, and the listing rules of the NASDAQ Capital Market and any applicable securities exchange.

Director Qualifications and Diversity

The board seeks independent directors who represent a diversity of backgrounds and experiences that will enhance the quality of the board’s deliberations and decisions. Candidates shall have substantial experience with one or more publicly traded companies or shall have achieved a high level of distinction in their chosen fields. The board is particularly interested in maintaining a mix that includes individuals who are active or retired executive officers and senior executives, particularly those with experience in the finance and capital market industries.

In evaluating nominations to the board of directors, our board also looks for certain personal attributes, such as integrity, ability and willingness to apply sound and independent business judgment, comprehensive understanding of a director’s role in corporate governance, availability for meetings and consultation on Company matters, and the willingness to assume and carry out fiduciary responsibilities. Qualified candidates for membership on the board will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin or disability.

Oversight of Risk Management

Risk is inherent with every business, and how well a business manages risk can ultimately determine its success. We face a number of risks, including economic risks, financial risks, legal and regulatory risks and others, such as the impact of competition. Management is responsible for the day-to-day management of the risks that we face, while our board, as a whole and through its committees, has responsibility for the oversight of risk management. In its risk oversight role, our board of directors is responsible for satisfying itself that the risk management processes designed and implemented by management are adequate and functioning as designed. Our board of directors assesses major risks facing our Company and options for their mitigation in order to promote our stockholders’ interests in the long-term health of our Company and our overall success and financial strength. A fundamental part of risk management is not only understanding the risks a company faces and what steps management is taking to manage those risks, but also understanding what level of risk is appropriate for us. The involvement of our full board of directors in the risk oversight process allows our board of directors to assess management’s appetite for risk and also determine what constitutes an appropriate level of risk for our Company. Our board of directors regularly includes agenda items at its meetings relating to its risk oversight role and meets with various members of management on a range of topics, including corporate governance and regulatory obligations, operations and significant transactions, risk management, insurance, pending and threatened litigation and significant commercial disputes.

While our board of directors is ultimately responsible for risk oversight, we plan to establish various committees of our board of directors to oversee risk management in their respective areas and regularly report on their activities to our entire board of directors. In particular, the Audit Committee will have the primary responsibility for the oversight of financial risks facing our Company. The Audit Committee’s charter will provide that it will discuss our major financial risk exposures and the steps we have taken to monitor and control such exposures. Our board of directors will also delegate primary responsibility for the oversight of all executive compensation and our employee benefit programs to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee will strive to create incentives that encourage a level of risk-taking behavior consistent with our business strategy.

We believe the division of risk management responsibilities described above is an effective approach for addressing the risks facing our Company and that our board’s leadership structure provides appropriate checks and balances against undue risk taking.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

Our board of directors has adopted a code of ethical conduct that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and senior financial management. This code of ethical conduct is embodied within our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which applies to all persons associated with our Company, including our directors, officers and employees (including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller). In order to satisfy our disclosure requirements under the Exchange Act, we will disclose amendments to, or waivers of, certain provisions of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics relating to our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, controller or persons performing similar functions on our website promptly following the adoption of any such amendment or waiver. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics provides that any waivers of, or changes to, the code that apply to the Company’s executive officers or directors may be made only by the Audit Committee. In addition, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics includes updated procedures for non-executive officer employees to seek waivers of the code.

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Board Leadership Structure

In accordance with the Company's by-laws, the Chairman of the Board presides at all meetings of the board. Currently, the Chief Executive Officer is held by a person who is not the Chairman. The Company has no fixed policy with respect to the separation of these titles.

Committees of our board of directors

Our board of directors will establish and delegate certain responsibilities to its Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, to be formed.

Audit Committee

 

We will establish a separately designatedThe Board has established an Audit Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A)currently consisting of the Exchange Act.Ms. Provost (Chairman) and Messrs. Booker and Knight. The Audit Committee’s primary dutiesfunctions are to oversee and responsibilities include monitoringreview: the integrity of ourthe Company’s consolidated financial statements monitoringand other financial information furnished by the independence and performance of our external auditors, and monitoring ourCompany, the Company’s compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The functionsrequirements, the Company’s systems of the Audit Committee also include reviewing periodically with our independent registered public accounting firm the performance of the services for which they are engaged, including reviewing the scope of the annual audit and its results, reviewing with management and the auditors the adequacy of our internal accounting controls, reviewing with management and the auditors the financial results prior to the filing of quarterly and annual reports, reviewing fees charged by our independent registered public accounting firm and reviewing any transactions between our Company and related parties. Our independent registered public accounting firm reports directly and is accountable solely to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has the sole authority to hire and firecontrols, the independent registered public accounting firmauditor’s engagement, qualifications, performance, compensation and is responsible for the oversight of the performance of their duties, including ensuring the independence, of the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee also approves in advance the retention of,related party transactions, and all fees to be paid to, the independent registered public accounting firm. The rendering of any auditing services and all non-auditing services by the independent registered public accounting firm is subject to prior approval of the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee will operate under a written charter. The Audit Committee is required to be composed of directors who are independent under the rules of the SEC and the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market. The SEC’s independence requirement provides that members of the Audit Committee may not accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from us or any of our subsidiaries other than their directors’ compensation. In addition, under SEC rules, an Audit Committee member who is an affiliate of the issuer (other than through service as a director) cannot be deemed to be independent.

The proposed members of the Audit Committee are Peter Zurkow, the Chairperson of the Audit Committee, Michael Wright and Dean Julia. Messrs. Zurkow and Wright have been determined by the board of directors to be independent under the NASDAQ listing standards and rules adopted by the SEC applicable to audit committee members when they become directors. The board of directors has determined that Mr. Zurkow qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under the rules adopted by the SEC and the Sarbanes Oxley Act. The term “Financial Expert” is defined under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as a person who has the following attributes: an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements; has the ability to assess the general application of such principles in connectioncompliance with the accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves; experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the company’s financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities; an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting; and an understanding of audit committee functions.

The Audit Committee has not been formed yet.

Compensation Committee

We will establish a separately designated Compensation Committee. The primary duties and responsibilities of the Compensation Committee are to review, modify and approve the overall compensation policies for the Company, including the compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and other senior management; establish and assess the adequacy of director compensation; and approve the adoption, amendment and termination of the Company’s stock option plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, bonus plans and similar programs. The Compensation Committee may delegate to one or more officers the authority to make grants of options and restricted stock to eligible individuals other than officers and directors, subject to certain limitations. Additionally, the Compensation Committee will have the authority to form subcommittees and to delegate authority to any such subcommittee. The Compensation Committee will also have the authority, in its sole discretion, to select, retain and obtain, at the expense of the Company, advice and assistance from internal or external legal, accounting or other advisors and consultants. Moreover, the Compensation Committee will have the sole authority to retain and terminate any compensation consultant to assist in the evaluation of director, Chief Executive Officer or senior executive compensation, including sole authority to approve such consultant’s reasonable fees and other retention terms, all at the Company’s expense.

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The Compensation Committee will operate under a written charter. All members of the Compensation Committee must satisfy the independence requirements of NASDAQ applicable to Compensation Committee members. In determining the independence of members of the Compensation Committee, NASDAQ listing standards require our board of directors to consider certain factors, including, but not limited to:

·the source of compensation of the director, including any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee paid by us to the director; and

·whether the director is affiliated with us, one of our subsidiaries or an affiliate of one of our subsidiaries.

Under our planned Compensation Committee Charter, members of the Compensation Committee also must qualify as “outside directors” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and as “non-employee directors” for purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

The Compensation Committee will consist of Michael Wright, Peter Zurkow and Anthony Iacovone. Mr. Wright is the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee. Each of the Compensation Committee members has been determined by the board of directors to be independent under NASDAQ listing standards applicable to compensation committee members, outside directors under the Internal Revenue Code, and non-employee directors under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

The Compensation Committee has not been formed yet.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identifies, reviews and evaluates candidates to serve on the Board; reviews and assesses the performance of the board of directors and the committees of the Board; and assesses the independence of our directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is also responsible for reviewing the composition of the Board’s committees and making recommendations to the entire board of directors regarding the chairpersonship and membership of each committee. In addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for developing corporate governance principles and periodically reviewing and assessing such principles, as well as periodically reviewing the Company’s policy statements to determine their adherence to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

 

Each member of the Audit Committee is “independent” as that term is defined under the applicable rules of the SEC and the applicable rules of Nasdaq. The Board has determined that each Audit Committee member has sufficient knowledge in financial and auditing matters to serve on the Committee. The Board determined that Ms. Provost and Mr. Knight is each an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under the applicable rules of the SEC and the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is currently composed of the following three non-employee directors: Mr. Knight (Chairman) and Mr. Booker and Ms. Provost. None of these Compensation Committee members was an officer or employee of the Company during the year. Each member of the Compensation Committee is “independent” as that term is defined under the applicable rules of the SEC and the applicable rules of Nasdaq. The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee include overseeing the evaluation of executive officers (including the Chief Executive Officer) of the Company, determining the compensation of executive officers of the Company, and overseeing the management of risks associated therewith. The Compensation Committee determines and approves the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation. The Compensation Committee also administers the Company’s equity-based plans and makes recommendations to the board with respect to actions that are subject to approval of the board regarding such plans. The Compensation Committee also reviews and makes recommendations to the board with respect to the compensation of directors. The Compensation Committee monitors the risks associated with the Company’s compensation policies and practices as contemplated by Item 402(s) of Regulation S-K.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted a charter that identifies the procedures whereby Board of Director candidates are identified primarily through suggestions made by directors, management and stockholders of the Company. We have implemented no material changes in the past year to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees for the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director nominees recommended by stockholders that are submitted in writing to the Company’s Corporate Secretary in a timely manner and which provide necessary biographical and business experience information regarding the nominee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not intend to alter the manner in which it evaluates candidates, including the criteria considered by the Nominating Committee, based on whether or not the candidate was recommended by a stockholder. The board of directors does not prescribe any minimum qualifications for director candidates, and all candidates for director will be evaluated based on their qualifications, diversity, age, skill and such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee given the current needs of the board of directors, the committees of the board of directors and the Company. Although the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not have a specific policy on diversity, it considers the criteria noted above in selecting nominees for directors, including members from diverse backgrounds who combine a broad spectrum of experience and expertise. Absent other factors which may be material to its evaluation of a candidate, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee expects to recommend to the board of directors for selection incumbent directors who express an interest in continuing to serve on the Board. Following its evaluation of a proposed director’s candidacy, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will make a recommendation as to whether the board of directors should nominate the proposed director candidate for election by the stockholders of the Company.

 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates under a written charter. Noof the Board of Directors is currently composed of Messrs. Booker (Chairman) and Knight and Ms. Provost. None of these members was an officer or employee of the Company during the year. Each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may be an employeeis “independent” as that term is defined under the applicable rules of the Company, and each member must satisfy the independence requirements of NASDAQSEC and the SEC.applicable rules of NasdaqCM. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee nominates individuals to be elected to the board of directors by our stockholders. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers recommendations from stockholders if submitted in a timely manner in accordance with the procedures set forth in our bylaws and will apply the same criteria to all persons being considered.

 

 

 

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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of Gene Salkind, who is the Chairperson of the committee, Dean Julia and Peter Zurkow. Peter Zurkow has been determined by the board of directors to be independent under NASDAQ listing standards.

Executive Officers

 

The Nominatingfollowing table sets forth certain information regarding our current executive officers:

NAMEAGEPOSITION
Dean L. Julia55Chief Executive Officer/President/Treasurer/Director/Co-Founder
Paul Bauersfeld59Chief Technology Officer
Sean J. McDonnell, CPA62Chief Financial Officer
Sean Trepeta55President of Mobiquity Networks /Secretary of the Company
Deepanker Katyal37Chief Executive Officer of Advangelists

Our executive officers are elected by, and Corporate Governance Committeeserve at the discretion of, our Board. The business experience for the past five years, and in some instances, for prior years, of each of our executive officers is as follows:

Dean L. Julia. For Mr. Julia’s biography, please see the section entitled “Directors.”

Paul Bauersfeld. Mr. Bauersfeld works at Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. where he has served as the Chief Technology Officer since June 2013. From 2003 to 2013, he worked at Varsity Networks, an online media and services company dedicated to serving the local sports market through technology, which he founded and where he served as its Chief Executive Officer. From 2000 to 2001, he worked at MessageOne, where he served as its Chief Executive Officer. From 1999 to 2000, he worked at Ziff-Davies where he served as its Vice President of eCommerce. From 1997 to 1999, he worked at Viacom’s Nickelodeon Online, where he served as its Technology Director. From 1996 to 1997, he worked at GiftOne, where he served as its President. From 1988 to 1993, he worked at Apple Computer where he served in various engineering positions. From 1986 to 1988 he worked at Xerox Corporation. Mr. Bauersfeld brings over 20 years of knowledge and experience as an executive, engineer and entrepreneur in the technology, and software product development industries. His experience in these industries will help the company develop its products and technologies. Mr. Bauersfeld is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1986. Mr. Bauersfeld does not hold, and has not been formed yet.previously held, any directorships in any publicly traded reporting companies.

Sean J. McDonnell, CPA. Mr. McDonnell works at Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. where he has served as the Chief Financial Officer since January 2005. From January 1990 to present, he has owned and operated Sean J. McDonnell CPA, P.C., a private accounting and tax practice. From 1985 to 1990, he worked at Breiner & Bodian CPAs where he served as a senior staff member. Mr. McDonnell brings knowledge and experience in the accounting, finance and tax industries. Mr. McDonnell is a graduate of Dowling College with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1984. Mr. McDonnell does not hold, and has not previously held, any directorships in any reporting companies.

Sean Trepeta. Mr. Trepeta works at our wholly owned subsidiary, Mobiquity Networks, Inc. where he has served as President since January 2011. He is also the Secretary of the Company since November 2021. From 2007 to 2011, he worked at Varsity Networks where he served as its President. From 1998 to 2007, Mr. Trepeta worked at OPEX Communications, Inc., a telecommunication service provider specializing in traditional long-distance, wireless, and dedicated services, where he served as its President. From 1996 to 1998 he worked at U.S. Buying Group, Inc., where he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing and was responsible for developing a small business-buying program, which included value added services such as overnight shipping, office supplies, and computer software products, as well as a full line of telecommunications services. Mr. Trepeta also developed and implemented the agent and carrier divisions of U.S. Buying Group. Mr. Trepeta brings 25 years of knowledge and experience in sales and marketing to our Company to help us grow sales and develop marketing strategies. Mr. Trepeta is a graduate of the State University of New York at Cortland with a B.S. in Education in 1990. Mr. Trepeta served on our Board of Directors from December 2011 to December 2021, at which time he resigned in order to accommodate our Board restructure from three directors five directors including three independent directors when our common stock became listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. Mr. Trepeta does not hold any directorships in any publicly traded reporting companies.

Deepanker Katyal. Mr. Katyal works at the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Advangelists, LLC where he has served as the Chief Executive Officer since the 2017 (prior to the Company’s acquisition of an interest in Advangelists by merger in November 2018). From January 2017 to present, he has also served as an advisor providing business and product advice to Q1media, a digital media services company. Additionally, from 2016 to present, he has served as a strategic advisor to Silicon Valley Stealth Mode Products, a private company. From May 2016 to April 2017, he served as a strategic advisor to Airupt Inc., a mobile marketing platform for brands. From May 2016 to March 2017, he was head of Partnership and Strategy for Adtile Technologies, a mobile publishing and advertising solution company. From November 2015 to 2016, he served as a strategic advisor to Moonraft Innovation Labs, a company that creates customer experiences to differentiate the entities’ clients in the market by creating and designing interactive experiences across physical and digital customer touch points. From April 2014 to May 2016, he also served as a member of the innovation team at Opera Mediaworks, a mobile advertising platform company. Mr. Katyal brings knowledge and experience in software engineering, leading business development efforts, strategic partnerships, and product development and strategy. His experience will help the Company grow and develop its technology and product strategies. Mr. Katyal was a director of our Company from December 2018 following our merger transaction with Advangelists until May 2020, when he stepped down from that position to attend to family matters and focus his working-time commitment on running the day-to-day operations of Advangelists. He does not hold any directorships in any publicly traded reporting companies.

 

 

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The following table sets forth the overall compensation earned over the fiscal years ended December 31, 20202022, and 20192021 by:

 

·each person who served as the principal executive officer of the companyCompany during fiscal year 20202022 and 2019;2021;

·the Company’s most highly compensated (up to a maximum of two) executive officers as of December 31, 20192022, and 20202021 with compensation during fiscal years 20192022 and 20202021 of $100,000 or more; and

·those two individuals, if any, who would have otherwise been in included in bullet point above but for the fact that they were not serving as an executive of the company as of December 31, 2020.2022.

 

Name and Principal   Salary Bonus Stock Option Awards All Other Compensation Total   Salary Bonus Stock Option Awards All Other Compensation Total 
Position Year ($) ($) Awards ($)(1) ($)(2)(3) ($) Year ($) ($) Awards ($)(1) ($)(2)(3) ($) 
Dean L. Julia  2020 $275,539 $65,318  $ $61,716 $402,573 2022 $346,154 $  $17,225 $59,605 $422,984 
CEO of the company  2019 $360,000 $15,900  $3,575,000 $70,474 $4,021,374
CEO of the Company 2021 $286,615 $  $1,136,863 $58,590 $1,482,068 
                             
Deepanker Katyal  2020 $306,154 $7,622  $ $38,119 $351,895 2022 $387,666 $  $ $40,086 $427,752 
CEO of Advangelists  2019 $400,000 $  $ $29,799 $429,799 2021 $324,616 $  $ $39,702 $364,318 
                             
Paul Bauersfeld  2020 $229,616 $39,970  $ $30,533 $300,119 2022 $288,462 $  $ $31,800 $320,262 
Chief Technology Officer  2019 $300,000 $7,950  $500,500 $35,166 $835,666 2021 $238,846 $  $513,750 $27,365 $779,961 
               
Sean Trepeta 2022 $230,769 $  $ $31,800 $262,569 
President of Mobiquity Networks 2021 $191,077 $  $513,750 $27,365 $732,192 
               
Sean McDonnell 2022 $137,500 $  $ $ $137,500 
CFO 2021 $127,648 $  $102,750 $ $230,398 

 

(1)The options and restricted stock awards presented in this table for fiscal years 2020 and 2019 reflect the full grant date fair value, as if the total dollar amount were earned in the year of grant. The stock awards are valued based on the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant and are charged to compensation expense over the related vesting period. The options are valued at the date of grant based upon the Black-Scholes method of valuation, which is expensed over the service period over which the options become vested. As a general rule, for time-in-service-based options, the company will immediately expense any option or portion thereof which is vested upon grant, while expensing the balance on a pro rata basis over the remaining vesting term of the option.

(1)The options and restricted stock awards presented in this table for fiscal years 2022 and 2021 reflect the full grant date fair value, as if the total dollar amount were earned in the year of grant. The stock awards are valued based on the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant and are charged to compensation expense over the related vesting period. The options are valued at the date of grant based upon the Black-Scholes method of valuation, which is expensed over the service period over which the options become vested. As a general rule, for time-in-service-based options, the company will immediately expense any option or portion thereof which is vested upon grant, while expensing the balance on a pro rata basis over the remaining vesting term of the option.

 

(2)Includes all other compensation not reported in the preceding columns, including (i) perquisites and other personal benefits, or property, unless the aggregate amount of such compensation is less than $10,000; (ii) any “gross-ups” or other amounts reimbursed during the fiscal year for the payment of taxes; (iii) discounts from market price with respect to securities purchased from the company except to the extent available generally to all security holders or to all salaried employees; (iv) any amounts paid or accrued in connection with any termination (including without limitation through retirement, resignation, severance or constructive termination, including change of responsibilities) or change in control; (v) contributions to vested and unvested defined contribution plans; (vi) any insurance premiums paid by, or on behalf of, the company relating to life insurance for the benefit of the named executive officer; and (vii) any dividends or other earnings paid on stock or option awards that are not factored into the grant date fair value required to be reported in a preceding column.

(2)Includes all other compensation not reported in the preceding columns, including (i) perquisites and other personal benefits, or property, unless the aggregate amount of such compensation is less than $10,000; (ii) any “gross-ups” or other amounts reimbursed during the fiscal year for the payment of taxes; (iii) discounts from market price with respect to securities purchased from the company except to the extent available generally to all security holders or to all salaried employees; (iv) any amounts paid or accrued in connection with any termination (including without limitation through retirement, resignation, severance or constructive termination, including change of responsibilities) or change in control; (v) contributions to vested and unvested defined contribution plans; (vi) any insurance premiums paid by, or on behalf of, the company relating to life insurance for the benefit of the named executive officer; and (vii) any dividends or other earnings paid on stock or option awards that are not factored into the grant date fair value required to be reported in a preceding column.

 

(3)Includes compensation for service as a director described under Director Compensation, below.

(3)Includes compensation for service as a director described under Director Compensation, below.

 

For a description of the material terms of each named executive officers’ employment agreement, including the terms of the terms of any common share purchase option grants, see that section of this prospectus captioned “Employment Agreements.”

No outstanding common share purchase option or other equity-based award granted to or held by any named executive officer in the past two years were re-priced or otherwise materially modified, including extension of exercise periods, the change of vesting or forfeiture conditions, the change or elimination of applicable performance criteria, or the change of the bases upon which returns are determined, nor was there any waiver or modification of any specified performance target, goal or condition to payout, except as follows:

 

 

 

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For a description of the material terms of any contract, agreement, plan or other arrangement that provides for any payment to a named executive officer in connection with his or her resignation, retirement or other termination, or a change in control of the company see “Employment Agreements” in this prospectus.

The number of shares of common stock referred to in this “Executive Compensation” section gives effect to the one-for 400 share reverse stock split that we effectuated on September 9, 2020, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

 

Executive Officer Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

The following table provides certain information concerning any common share purchase options, stock awards or equity incentive plan awards held by each of our named executive officers that were outstanding as of December 31, 2020.2022.

 

Option Awards    Stock Awards 
Name Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options(#) Exercisable  Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options(#) Unexercisable  Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#)  Option Exercise Price
($)
  Option Expiration Date  Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)  

Market

Value of

Shares

or

Units of

Stock That

Have

Not

Vested

  

Equity

Incentive

Plan

Awards:

Number

of

Unearned

Shares,

Units or

Other

Rights

That

Have

Not

Vested

  

Equity

Incentive Plan

Awards:

Market or

Payout Value

of

Unearned

Shares, Units or

Other Rights

That Have Not

Vested

 
Dean L.  12,250        $20.00   01/24/23             
Julia (1)  12,500        $28.00   11/20/23             
   62,500        $60.00   4/2/29             
                                     
Deepanker  128,517        $56.00   12/6/28             
Katyal (1)  25,000        $36.00   09/13/24             
   12,500        $36.00   09/13/25             
                                     
Paul  10,000        $20.00   01/24/23             
Bauersfeld (1)  7,500        $28.00   11/20/23             
   25,000        $60.00   04/2/29             
Option Awards Stock Awards
Name Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options(#) Exercisable Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options(#) Unexercisable Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#)  Option Exercise Price
($)
Option Expiration Date Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) 

Market

Value of

Shares

or

Units of

Stock That

Have

Not

Vested

 

Equity

Incentive

Plan

Awards:

Number

of

Unearned

Shares,

Units or

Other

Rights

That

Have

Not

Vested

 

Equity

Incentive Plan

Awards:

Market or

Payout Value

of

Unearned

Shares, Units or

Other Rights

That Have Not

Vested

Dean L. Julia 12,250    $20.00 01/24/23    
(1) 12,500    $28.00 11/20/23    
  62,500    $60.00 04/02/29    
  12,500    $60.00 04/01/30    
  12,500    $60.00 04/01/31    
  225,000    $4.57 12/08/31    
  25,000    $4.57 12/08/31    
  12,500    $1.55 04/01/31    
Deepanker Katyal 25,000    $36.00 09/13/24    
(1) 12,500    $36.00 09/13/25    
  128,517    $56.00 12/06/28        
Paul Bauersfeld 10,000    $20.00 01/24/23    
(1) 7,500    $28.00 11/20/23    
  25,000    $60.00 04/02/29    
  125,000    $4.57 12/08/31    
Sean McDonnell 1,750    $20.00 01/24/23    
  1,250    $28.00 11/20/23    
  25,000    $4.57 12/08/31    
Sean Trepeta 9,250    $20.00 01/24/23    
  7,500    $28.00 11/20/23    
  25,000    $60.00 04/02/29    
  125,000    $4.57 12/08/31    

 

(1)All options contain cashless exercise provisions.

Employment Agreements

In April of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic all employees’ salaries were reduced by 40% and we terminated one employee. In October of 2020 the employees pay reduction was reduced to a 20% reduction where it stands as of the date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

 

 

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Employment Agreements

Dean Julia

Dean Julia is employed as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer under an employment agreement with an initial term of three years which commenced on April 2, 2019. TheIn January 2022, his employment agreement will automatically renewwas renewed for a period of an additional two years, unless terminated 90 days before termination of the initial term.years. Mr. Julia’s annual base salary is $360,000. In addition to his base salary, Mr. Julia is entitled to a quarterly bonus of at least 1% of gross revenue for each completed fiscal quarter, so long as the Company’s gross revenue meets or exceeds 75% of management’s stated goal. The quarterly bonus may be paid either in cash, common stock or stock options, at Mr. Julia’s election. Should his employment agreement be terminated prior to the end of any fiscal year for any reason, other than for cause by the Company, a pro rata portion of the quarterly bonus shall be paid within 30 days of termination. The Company's board of directors will determine a revenue target each year for the purpose of calculating the quarterly bonus in that year. Mr. Julia also received a signing bonus of vested 10-year options to purchase 62,500 shares, exercisable at $60 per share. Additionally, he is also entitled to 10-year options to purchase an additional 12,500 shares of common stock, exercisable at $60 per share, annually on April 1st of each year which commenced on April 1, 2020. Additionally, if the Company is acquired through a board of directors-approved change in control of at least 50% of the Company’s outstanding voting stock, or the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, Mr. Julia shall be entitled to receive a payment in-kind equal to 3% of the consideration paid in connection with that transaction. He is also entitled to paid disability insurance and term life insurance at an annual cost of not more than $15,000. Additionally, he is also entitled to receive health, dental and 401(k) benefits as is made available by the Company for its other senior officers, as well as indemnification by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws. Mr. Julia also has the use of a Company-leased or -owned automobile. Mr. Julia’s employment agreement contains customary non-competition and non-solicitation of Company customers or employeesemployees’ provisions during the term of the agreement. The Company may terminate Mr. Julia’s employment for cause, and Mr. Julia may terminate his employment at any time on three-months’ notice. Also, the Company may terminate Mr. Julia’s employment agreement on Mr. Julia’s death or disability – disability being unable to perform his essential functions for four consecutive months due to physical, mental of emotional incapacity resulting from sickness, disease, or injury. In each of these termination cases, the Company is obligated only to pay Mr. Julia amounts that were due or accrued prior to termination, plus, other than in a for-cause-termination, any pro-rata quarterly bonus described above.

 

Paul Bauersfeld

Paul Bauersfeld is employed as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer under an at-will employment agreement which commenced on April 2, 2019. Mr. Bauersfeld’s monthly salary is $25,000. Mr. Bauersfeld is entitled to a quarterly bonus of at least 1% of gross revenue for each completed fiscal quarter, so long as the Company’s gross revenue meets or exceeds management’s stated goal. The quarterly bonus may be paid either in cash, common stock or stock options, at Mr. Bauersfeld’s election. Should his employment agreement be terminated prior to the end of any fiscal year for any reason, other than for cause by the Company, a pro rata portion of the quarterly bonus shall be paid within 30 days of termination. The Company's board of directors will determine a revenue target each year for the purpose of calculating the quarterly bonus in that year. Mr. Bauersfeld also received a signing bonus of 10-year options to purchase 25,000 shares, exercisable at $60 per share; 35% of which vested immediately, 35% of which vested on April 2, 2020 and 30% of which vested on April 2, 2021. Mr. Bauersfeld is entitled to participate in the Company’s health plans as well as indemnification by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws. Mr. Bauersfeld’s employment agreement contains customary non-competition and non-solicitation of Company customers or employeesemployees’ provisions during the term of the agreement. Although Mr. Bauersfeld’s employment agreement is at-will, the Company may terminate Mr. Bauersfeld’s employment for cause. In the event Mr. Bauersfeld’s employment agreement is terminated other than for cause by the Company, the Company will pay Mr. Bauersfeld severance pay equal to three months of his salary.

 

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Sean Trepeta

Sean Trepeta is employed as President of our wholly-ownedwholly owned subsidiary, Mobiquity Networks, Inc. under an at-will employment agreement which commenced on April 2, 2019. Mr. Trepeta’s monthly salary is $20,000. Mr. Trepeta is entitled to a quarterly bonus of at least 1% of gross revenue for each completed fiscal quarter, so long as the Company’s gross revenue meets or exceeds management’s stated goal. The quarterly bonus may be paid either in cash, common stock or stock options, at Mr. Trepeta’s election. Should his employment agreement be terminated prior to the end of any fiscal year for any reason, other than for cause by the Company, a pro rata portion of the quarterly bonus shall be paid within 30 days of termination. The Company's board of directors will determine a revenue target each year for the purpose of calculating the quarterly bonus in that year. Mr. Trepeta also received a signing bonus of 10-year options to purchase 25,000 shares, exercisable at $60 per share; 35% of which vested immediately, 35% of which vested on April 2, 2020, and 30% of which vested on April 2, 2021. Mr. Trepeta is entitled to participate in the Company’s health plans as well as indemnification by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws. Mr. Trepeta’s employment agreement contains customary non-competition and non-solicitation of Company customers or employeesemployees’ provisions during the term of the agreement. Although Mr. Trepeta’s employment agreement is at-will, the Company may terminate Mr. Trepeta’s employment for cause. In the event Mr. Trepeta’s employment agreement is terminated other than for cause by the Company, the Company will pay Mr. Trepeta severance pay equal to three months of his salary.

 

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Deepanker Katyal

Deepanker Katyal is employed as Chief Executive Officer of our wholly-ownedwholly owned subsidiary, Advangelists, LLC under employment agreementon at at-will basis on the same substantive terms as his January 4, 2022 Employment Agreement with Advangelists with a term of three years which commencedexpired on December 7, 2018. The agreement was amended on September 13, 2019.January 4, 2023. Mr. Katyal’s annual base salary is $400,000. Mr. Katyal’s employment agreement as amended, also provides the following compensation:

·a bonus, payable in cash or common stock of the Company, equal to 1% of the Company’s gross revenue for each month during the 2019 fiscal year, subject to certain revenue thresholds as set forth in the agreement. Those revenue thresholds were not attained and this bonus was not earned;

·commissions equal to 10% of the net revenues derived from all New Katyal Managed Accounts (as was defined in the agreement – being accounts directly introduced by Mr. Katyal or assigned to Employee in writing by the Manager of the Company);

·options to purchase 37,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $36.00 per share, of which 25,000 vested on September 13, 2019, the date Mr. Katyal’s employment agreement was amended, and 12,500 vested on September 13, 2020; and

·one share of Company Series B Preferred Stock which was issued to Mr. Katyal. The Series B Preferred Stock, as a class, provided cash dividend rights, payable in cash, to the holders thereof in an aggregate amount equivalent to 10% of the annual gross revenue of Advangelists or the Company, whichever is higher, up to a maximum aggregate annual amount of $1,200,000, for each of its 2019 and 2020 fiscal years. As a holder of 50% of the Series B Preferred Stock, the maximum amount of annual dividends that Mr. Katyal would be entitled to $600,000. The Series B Preferred Stock rights, privileges, preferences, and restrictions was to terminate by its terms as of December 31, 2020; and, immediately upon declaration and payment of the dividend in respect of Mobiquity's 2020 fiscal year, Mobiquity was to withdraw such class from its authorized capital. The Series B Preferred Stock was subject to cancellation if Mr. Katyal terminated his employment without good reason or the Company terminated his employment for cause. Mr. Katyal did not receive any Series B Preferred Stock dividends and the Series B Preferred Stock was redeemed by the Company from Mr. Katyal in consideration for entering into the amendment of his employment agreement on September 13, 2019 and for no other consideration.

During the term of the employment agreement – being accounts directly introduced by Mr. Katyal or assigned to Employee in writing by the Manager of the Company).

Mr. Katyal is entitled to a monthly allowance of up to $550 per month to cover lease or purchase finance costs of an automobile.automobile during his employment. Mr. Katyal’s employment agreement provides for indemnification by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as participation in all benefit plans, programs, and perquisites as are generally provided by Advangelists to its employees, including medical, dental, life insurance, disability and 401(k) participation. Mr. Katyal’s employment agreement contains customary non-solicitation of Company customers or employeesemployees’ provisions during the term of the agreement and for one year after termination. The agreement provides for termination by Advangelists for cause upon 30 days’ prior written notice;notice: and without cause after 60 days’ prior written notice. The employment agreement terminates automatically upon Mr. Katyal’s death, and it may also be terminated by Advangelists if Mr. Katyal is disabled for more than six consecutive months in any 12-month period—disability being the inability to substantially perform Mr. Katyal's duties and responsibilities by reason of mental or physical illness or injury. Mr. Katyal is entitled to terminate the agreement for “good reason”. If Mr. Katyal is terminated by Advangelists for cause, Advangelists is obligated only to pay Mr. Katyal amounts of base salary and expense reimbursements that were due or accrued prior to the termination date. If Mr. Katyal is terminated by Advangelists without cause, and provided Mr. Katyal is not in breach under the agreement, Advangelists is obligated to pay Mr. Katyal his compensation and expense reimbursements that would payable to Mr. Katyal for the remainder of the contractual employment term had Mr. Katyal remained an employee. If Mr. Katyal’s employment is terminated as a result of his death, Advangelists is obligated to pay Mr. Katyal his salary though the date of termination, and his other compensation for the remainder of the contractual employment term had Mr. Katyal remained an employee. If Mr. Katyal’s employment is terminated as a result of his disability, provided Mr. Katyal provides a general release, Advangelists is obligated to pay Mr. Katyal his salary though the date of termination, and his other compensation for the remainder of the contractual employment term had Mr. Katyal remained an employee. If Mr. Katyal terminates his employment for good reason, and provided Mr. Katyal provides a general release, Advangelists is obligated to pay Mr. Katyal his compensation and expense reimbursements that would payable to Mr. Katyal for the remainder of the contractual employment term had Mr. Katyal remained an employee. Mr. Kaytal’s employment agreement provides for assignment of ownership rights regarding intellectual property created by Mr. Katyal relating to the Company’s business.

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Sean McDonnell

Sean McDonnell is employed as the Company’s Chief ExecutiveFinancial Officer on a non-full-time basis as an employee at-will with no employment agreement. He has a monthly base salary of $11,000 and he is eligible to receive options and other bonuses at the discretion of the board.

 

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

Currently, four directorsone director of the Company areis an executive officersofficer of the Company. They receiveHe receives compensation as officersan officer as described above under the heading “Executive Compensation”. The Company is not currently paying Dr. Gene Salkind and as a director. All Board members received Options under our 2021 Compensation Plan. On March 18, 2022, the board of directors approved the payment of $1,000 per month to servebe paid to each member of the board of directors for serving on the board as Chairman of the Board, or onand any board committees.committees thereof. Future compensation of board members/committee members are at the discretion of the board.

 

Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plans

 

On January 3, 2005, our company established the 2005 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan covering 5,000 shares, which 2005 Plan was ratified by our shareholders in February 2005. On August 12, 2005, the company’s stockholders approved a 5,000 share5,000-share increase in the 2005 Plan to 10,000 shares. On August 28, 2009, the Board adopted the 2009 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan identical to the 2005 Plan covering 10,000 shares. In September 2013, the Company’s stockholders ratified a board amendment to increase the number of shares covered by the 2009 Plan to 25,000 shares. As the 2005 and 2009 Plans are identical other than the number of shares covered by each Plan, it is the Company’s intention to first utilize the shares issuable (available) under the 2005 Plan prior to issuing shares under the 2009 Plan. In February 2015, the Board approved an increase in the number of shares covered by the 2009 Plan from 25,000 shares to 50,000 shares, subject to shareholder approval within one year. However, shareholder approval was not obtained within the requisite time period, and the Board established the 2016 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan covering 25,000 shares which is otherwise identical to the 2005 and 2009 Plans. All options granted under the 2009 Plan, which exceed the Plan limits, have beenwere moved to the 2016 Plan. In December 2018, the Company approved the 2018 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan identical to the other Plans described above, except for the number of shares covered by the Plan is 75,000. The 2018 Plan was ratified by shareholders in February 2019. On April 2, 2019, the Board approved the 2019 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan identical to the other Plans described above, except for the number of shares covered by the Plan is 150,000. Approval of the 2019 Plan was not approved by the shareholders within one year in order to grant incentive stock options under said Plan, and it remains unratified by our shareholders. On October 13, 2021, the Board approved the Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan identical to the 2019 Plan except that the number of shares underlying the Plan is 1,100,000. The 2021 Plan must bewas not approved by the shareholders within one year in order to grant incentive stock options under said Plan. On May 15, 2023 our stockholders approved the Company’s 2023 Equity Participation Plan. Our 2023 Plan authorizes the grant of awards relating to 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to employees, officers, directors and certain contractors. We refer to the 2005, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 20212023 Plans as the “Plans”.

 

Administration

 

Our board of directors or a committee of the Board administers the Plans, has the authority to determine and designate officers, employees, directors, and consultants to whom awards shall be made; and the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each award (including, among other things, the option price, any restriction or limitation, any vesting schedule or acceleration of vesting, and any forfeiture restrictions).

 

Types of Awards

 

The Plans are designed to enable us to offer certain officers, employees, directors and consultants of us and our subsidiaries equity interests in us and other incentive awards in order to attract, retain and reward such individuals and to strengthen the mutuality of interests between such individuals and our stockholders. In furtherance of this purpose, the Plans contain provisions for granting non-statutoryincentive and non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and incentivebonus stock options and common stock awards.grants.

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Stock Options

 

A “stock option” is a contractual right to purchase a number of shares of common stock at a price determined on the date the option is granted. An incentive stock option is an option granted under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to our employees with certain tax advantages to the grantee over non-statutory stock options. The option price per share of common stock purchasable upon exercise of a stock option and the time or times at which such options shall be exercisable shall be determined by the Board at the time of grant. SuchThe option price in the case of incentive stock options shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant and may be granted below fair market value in the case of non-statutory stock options. Incentive stock options granted to owners of 10% or more of our common stock must be granted at an exercise price of at least 110% of the fair market value of our common stock and may not have a term greater than five years. Also, the value of incentive options vesting to any employee cannot exceed $100,000 in any calendar year.year cannot exceed $100,000. The option price of our options must be paid in cash, money order, check or common stock of the company. The non-statutory stock options may also contain at the time of grant, at the discretion of the board, certain other cashless exercise provisions. These cashless exercise provisions are included in the currently outstanding non-statutory stock options granted by the board.

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Options shall be exercisable at the times and subject to the conditions determined by the Board at the date of grant, but no option may be exercisable more than ten years after the date it is granted. If the optionee ceases to be an employee of our company for any reason other than death, any incentive stock option exercisable on the date of the termination of employment may be exercised for a period of thirty30 days or until the expiration of the stated term of the option, whichever period is shorter. In the event of the optionee’s death, any incentive stock option exercisable at the date of death may be exercised by the legal heirs of the optionee from the date of death until the expiration of the stated term of the option or six months from the date of death, whichever event first occurs. In the event of disability of the optionee, any incentive stock options shall expire on the stated date that the Optionoption would otherwise have expired or 12 months from the date of disability, whichever event first occurs. The termination and other provisions of a non-statutory stock option shall be fixed by the board of directors at the date of grant of each respective option.

 

CommonRestricted Stock Award.

 

Common stock awardsRestricted Stock are shares of common stock that will be issuedawarded to a recipient at the end of a restriction period, if any, specifiedgrantee in amounts and subject to vesting criteria and other terms and conditions as determined by the board if heBoard or she continuescommittee. The Board or committee may impose conditions and/or restrictions on the vesting of any shares of Restricted Stock as it deems advisable, including, among others, length of service, corporate performance, or attainment of individual or group performance goals. The Restricted Stock is subject to forfeiture back to the Company in the event the vesting requirements are not met. The period during which such requirements are in effect is referred to as the “restriction period”.

Restricted Stock may not be an employee, directorsold, transferred, pledged, assigned or consultant of us. Ifotherwise alienated or hypothecated until the recipient remains an employee, director or consultant at the end ofshares are vested. 

During the restriction period, the applicablegrantee will be the record owner of the Restricted Stock and will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the shares while they are so restricted. However, any dividends or distributions, whether paid in shares of Company stock, cash or other property, paid during the restricted period will be held by the Company or third party custodian or trustee and will be subject to the same restrictions will lapseas the Restricted Stock.

Restricted Stock Units.

Each Restricted Stock Unit (or RSU) represents a promise by the Company to deliver to the grantee one share of common stock at a predetermined date in the future. RSUs may be granted in the amounts and we will issue a stock certificate representing suchsubject to terms and conditions as determined by the Board or committee. The Board or committee may impose the conditions and/or restrictions for the vesting of RSUs as it deems advisable, which may be of the same nature and type as those which may be imposed on Restricted Stock as described above. RSUs are subject to forfeiture in the event the vesting requirements are not met.

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Stock Bonus Grants

Stock bonus grants are shares of common stock which may be awarded to a Grantee as a bonus in the participant. If the recipient ceasesamounts and subject to be an employee, director or consultant of us for any reason (including death, disability or retirement) before the end of the restriction period unless otherwisesuch terms and conditions as determined by the board,Board or committee which may be of the restrictedsame nature and type as those which may be imposed on Restricted Stock as described above. The Board or committee will set performance and other goals for the attainment of stock awardbonuses, which, depending on the extent to which they are met during the performance periods established by the Board or committee, will determine the number of bonus stock shares that will be terminated.paid to the grantee.

Prior to the date on which a stock bonus grant is required to be paid, the stock bonus grant will constitute an unfunded, unsecured promise by the Company to distribute common stock in the future. 

 

Awards Granted

 

As of December 31, 2020,2022, the Company has granted a total of 276,4371,136,597 options under the Plans and a total of 4,56226,124 options outside the Plans, or a total of options to purchase 281,0001,162,721 shares of the Company’s Common Stockcommon stock with a weighted average exercise price of $48.00$16.16 per share. The board has granted options with varying terms. The Company has also granted to various officers, directors and employees of Advangelists, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 274,941166,017 shares at varying terms. No common stock awards have been made under the Plans. 

   

It is not possible to predict the individuals who will receive future awards under the Plans or outside the Plans or the number of shares of Common Stockcommon stock covered by any future award because such awards are wholly within the discretion of the Board. The table below contains information as of December 31, 2020 on2022, of the known benefits provided to certain persons and group of persons who own options under or outside the Plans.

 

 

Number of Shares

Subject to Options/Warrants

 

Average Exercise

Price ($) per Share

 

Value of

Unexercised

Options/

Warrants at

Dec. 31, 2020 (1)

  

Number of Shares

Subject to Options/Warrants

 

Average Exercise

Price ($) per Share

 

Value of

Unexercised

Options/

Warrants at

Dec. 31, 2022 (1)

 
Dean L. Julia  87,250   49.80  $  374,750 18.69 $ 
Sean McDonnell  3,000   23.33  $  28,000 6.58 $ 
Sean Trepeta  41,750   45.39  $  166,750 14.79 $ 
Paul Bauersfeld  42,500   44.94  $  167,500 14.81 $ 
Deepanker Katyal  166,017   51.48  $  166,017 51.48 $ 
Five Executive Officers as a group  340,517   49.24  $ 
Executive Officers as a group 903,017 22.90 $ 
Gene Salkind 1,321,604 17.28 $ 
Three Independent Directors as a group 75,000 4.57 $ 

 

(1)Value is normally calculated by multiplying (a) the difference between the market value per share at period end (i.e. $6.75 based upon a last sale on (or the last trade date before) December 31, 2020) and the option exercise price by (b) the number of shares of Common Stock
(1)Value is normally calculated by multiplying (a) the difference between the market value per share at period end (i.e. $0.54 based upon a last sale on December 30, 2022) and the option exercise price by (b) the number of shares of common stock underlying the option.

Eligibility

 

In the past,Officers, employees, directors, and certain consultants and contractors of the Company hasand our subsidiaries are eligible to be granted certain employees and consultants, stock awards for services for the prior year with vesting to occur after the passage of 12 months from grant. These awards totaled the following:

112 shares for 2008, subject to continued services with the Company through December 31, 2009.under our Plans.

 

 

 

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127 shares for 2009 subject to continued services with the Company through December 31, 2010.

262 shares for 2010 subject to continued services with the Company through December 31, 2011.

112 shares for 2011, subject to continued services with the Company through December 31, 2012.

A total of 509 shares were issued under the 2005 Plan pursuant to the stock award program described above (net of cancellations). No stock awards were granted in fiscal 2012 through fiscal 2020. 

Eligibility

Our officers, employees, directors and consultants of Mobiquity and our subsidiaries are eligible to be granted stock options, and common stock awards.

Termination or Amendment of the Plans

 

The board may at any time amend, discontinue, or terminate all or any part of the Plans, provided, however, that unless otherwise required by law, the rights of a participant may not be impaired without his or her consent, and provided that we will seek the approval of our stockholders for any amendment if such approval is necessary to comply with any applicable federal or state securities laws or rules or regulations.

Nate Knight Options

On March 16, 2023, Michael A. Wright resigned from the Board and was replaced by Nate Knight. Mr. Knight has been granted under the Company’s 2021 Equity Plan five year vested non-statutory options to purchase 25,000 common shares at an exercise price of $0.22 per share exercisable at any time after the date of grant. He will also receive the same cash consideration per month that is paid to other Board members.

Equity Transactions

In April 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved the following awards outside our Plans:

·Grant of 100,000 shares of restricted common stock to Gene Salkind, Chairman of the Board, for services previously rendered, based on a per share value of $0.167. Such shares are restricted from transfer until February 13, 2024.
·Grant of 50,000 shares of restricted common stock each to Mr. Julia and Anne Provost, another member of the Board of Directors for services as directors of the Company. Such shares are restricted from transfer until February 13, 2024.
·Grant of 30,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Salkind as payment for accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $5,000 based on a per share value of $0.167.
·Grant of 71,856 shares of restricted common stock to the Company’s legal counsel as payment for accrued and unpaid services valued at $12,000 and $0.167 per share. Such shares are restricted from transfer until February 13, 2024.
·Issuance of 1,562,133 shares of restricted common stock at a per share value of $0.17 as payment and full settlement of outstanding accounts payables with a total carrying amount of $265,563.
·Grant of 25,000 stock options to Byron Booker, a member of the Board of Directors in April 2023 with a term of five years and exercise price of $0.22 per share.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Common Stock

The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of our voting stock as of September 30, 2021June 1, 2023, based upon 25,811,261 common shares outstanding and by:

 

·each person or group of affiliated persons known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of our voting stock;

·each “named executive officer” of the Company;

·each of our directors; and

·all executive officers and directors as a group.

 

Unless otherwise noted below, the address of each person listed onin the table is c/o Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. at the address set forth herein. To our knowledge, each person listed below has sole voting and investment power over the shares shown as beneficially owned except to the extent jointly owned with spouses or otherwise noted below. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. The information does not necessarily indicate ownership for any other purpose. Under these rules, shares of stock which a person has the right to acquire (i.e., by the exercise of any option or the conversion of such person’s outstanding Preferred Stock) within 60 days after September 30, 2021June 1, 2023, are deemed to be beneficially owned and outstanding for purposes of calculating the number of shares and the percentage beneficially owned by that person. However, these shares are not deemed to be beneficially owned and outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage beneficially owned by any other person. The percentage of shares owned as of September 30, 2021June 1, 2023, is based upon 25,811,261 shares of Common Stock outstanding on that date. The number of shares in this “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” section gives effect to the one-for 400 share reverse stock split that we effectuated on September 9, 2020.common stock.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Shares of
Common
Stock
  Number of
Shares
Underlying
Convertible
Preferred
Stock, Notes
Options and
Warrants
  Total
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
  Percentage
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned (%)
  Shares of
Common
Stock
 Number of
Shares
Underlying
Convertible
Preferred
Stock, Notes
Options and
Warrants
 Total
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
 Percentage
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned (%)
 
Stockholders                
Nehemiah Partners L.P.  226,734   0   226,734   4.7 
Norman Kravetz  179,611   5,208   184,819   3.8 
Lokesh Mehta  0   225,480   225,480   4.6 
Thomas Arnost  148,956   22,083   171,039   3.5 
                
Directors and Executive Officers                         
Paul Bauersfeld  250   42,500   42,750   0.9  250  167,500 167,750 * 
Dean L. Julia  4,884   112,500   117,384   2.4  54,884 387,250 442,134 * 
Sean Trepeta  2,525   41,750   44,275   0.9  2,525 166,750 169,275 * 
Sean McDonnell  417   3,000   3,417   *  417 28,000 28,417 * 
Deepanker Katyal  0   230,205   230,205   4.7   166,017 166,017 * 
Nate Knight  25,000 25,000 * 
Gene Salkind  1,085,607   1,272,520   2,667,782   54.7  4,478,017 1,321,604 5,799,621 21.4 
                
All Officers and directors as a group (six persons)  1,093,683   1,702,475   3,105,813   63.6 
Anne S. Provost 50,000 25,000 75,000 * 
Byron Booker  25,000 25,000 * 
All Officers and directors as a group (nine persons) 4,586,093 2,312,121 6,898,214 24.5 

 

* Less than one percent.

*Less than two percent.

 

 

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

We describe below all transactions and series of similar transactions, other than compensation arrangements, during our last three fiscal years, to which we were a party or will be a party in which:

 

·the amounts exceeded or will exceed $120,000; and

·any of our directors, executive officers, or holders of more than 5% of our capital stock, or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

Compensation arrangements for our directors and named executive officers are described under the heading “Executive Compensation”.

 

Employment Agreements and Executive Compensation

 

We have entered into various employment agreements as described under the heading Executive Compensation“Executive Compensation”. These agreements also provide for us to indemnify such officers and/or directors to the maximum extent permitted by law. We also carry directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which protects each of our officers and directors up to the policy maximum of $4.0$1.5 million, subject to a $1.5 million deductible of $100,000 for securities claims and $75,000 for other claims. For more information regarding our employment agreements and indemnification provisions, see Executive Compensation.“Executive Compensation.

 

Related Party Debt Financing

 

On September 13, 2019, Dr. Gene Salkind, who is a director of the Company, and an affiliate of Dr. Salkind subscribed for 15% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes and loaned the Company an aggregate of $2,300,000. These notes were amended and restated on December 31, 2019, by Amended and Restated 15% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes which deferred interest payments from the date of the original notes to December 31, 2020, and added an aggregate interim payment of $250,000 payable on December 31, 2020, that covered the deferred interest payments. These notes were again amended and restated on April 1, 2021, by the Second Amended and Restated 15% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes which reflected an additional principal amount of $150,000 loaned by Dr. Salkind, and also amended the interim payment date to December 31, 2021, and the conversion price from $32 to $4 per share. The notes arewere secured by the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. The total amount loaned under the notes, as amended, and restated, including the principal amount and the interim payment amount iswas $2,700,000.

 

The notes, as amended and restated, bearbore annual interest at 15% which iswas payable monthly in cash or, at the Salkind lenders’ option, in shares of the Company’s common stock. The principal amount under the Notes iswas due on September 30, 2029, and the interim payment iswas payable on December 31, 2021, unless, in either case, earlierthe Notes were converted into shares of our common stock under the terms of the notes, as described below.stock.

 

The outstanding principal plus any accrued and unpaid interest, and the interim payment under the notes, arewere convertible into shares of Company common stock at a conversion price of $4 per share at any time, until the notes are fully converted, on the following terms:

·The Salkind lenders may convert the notes at any time.

·The Company may convert the notes at any time that the trailing thirty (30) day volume weighted average price per share (as more particularly described in the Notes) of the Company’s common stock is above $400 per share.

The notes contain customary events of default, which, if uncured, entitle the holders to accelerate payment of the principal and all accrued and unpaid interest under their notes.

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In connection with the subscription of the notes, the Company issued to each Salkind lender a warrantwarrants to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock for every two shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, at an exercise price of $48 per share. The warrant exercise price was amended to 4$4 per share.

The notes contained customary events of default, which, if uncured, entitled the holders to accelerate payment of the principal and all accrued and unpaid interest under the notes. 

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In the second quarter of 2020, we halted required interest payments under the September 2019 and June 30, 2021, Notes to Dr. Salkind and his affiliate due to economic hardships stemming from a downturn in our business and the related decline of our revenue resulting from the COVID 19 pandemic. See “Risk Factors – Impacts of COVID-19 to business and the general economy.“ Dr. Salkind and his affiliate havehad not declared a default under the Notes due to the non-payment of interest. They havehad the right to declare the Notes in default at any time if we do not curedue to uncured non-payment. On December 17, 2021, the non-payment.Company paid Dr. Salkind and his affiliate an aggregate of $400,000 in accrued interest and paid down principal of $137,500 to reduce the outstanding principal to $2,562,500 and unpaid interest to $256,850, which was subsequently reduced to $235,563. 

 

Shares and warrants issued upon conversion of debt:

During the year ended December 31, 2022, Dr. Gene Salkind, and his affiliate converted Notes in the aggregate amount of principal and accrued interest of $2,562,500 in exchange for 1,776,333 shares of common stock (at reduced conversion prices between $1.25 and $1.50 per share) as well as warrants to purchase 888,166 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share, exercisable through September 2029. 

 In April 2023, we issued 1,385,663 shares of restricted common stock at a per share value of $0.17 as payment and full settlement of outstanding accounts payables with a total carrying amount of $235,563 owed to Gene Salkind.

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES SOLD IN OFFERING

Securities Offered in this Offering

We are offering 30,000,000 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof). The description of our common stock is set forth below under “Description of Capital Stock.” The following is a summary of certain terms and provisions of the pre-funded warrants offered hereby. Prospective investors should carefully review the terms and provisions set forth in the form of pre-funded warrants, which is attached as an exhibit to the Financial Statements and Other Disclosuresregistration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Pre-Funded Warrants

General

 

The disclosures containedterm “pre-funded” refers to the fact that the purchase price of the pre-funded warrants in this prospectus, in particular inoffering includes almost the notes to our consolidated financial statements as wellentire exercise price that will be paid under the heading “Executive Compensation”, describe various other transactions between the Company’s and its officers, directors and principal shareholders.

All related party transactions described elsewhere in this prospectus are incorporated herein by reference.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a)pre-funded warrants, except for a nominal remaining exercise price of $0.0001. The purpose of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers and persons whopre-funded warrants is to enable investors that may have restrictions on their ability to beneficially own more than ten percent (10%4.99% (or, at the election of such purchaser, 9.99%) of a registered classour outstanding common stock following the consummation of our equity securitiesthis offering the opportunity to file reportsinvest capital into the Company without triggering their ownership restrictions, by receiving pre-funded warrants in lieu of ownership and changes in ownershipshares of our common stock which would result in such ownership of more than 4.99% or 9.99%, as applicable, and receiving the ability to exercise their option to purchase the shares underlying the pre-funded warrants at a nominal price at a later date.

The following is a brief summary of certain terms and conditions of the pre-funded warrants being offered by us. The following description is subject in all respects to the provisions contained in the form of pre-funded warrant, the form of which will be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

Exercise Price

Pre-funded warrants have an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. The exercise price is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting our common stock and also upon any distributions of assets, including cash, stock or other equity securitiesproperty to our stockholders.

Exercisability

The pre-funded warrants are exercisable at any time after their original issuance and until exercised in full. The pre-funded warrants will be exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part by delivering to us a duly executed exercise notice and by payment in full of the exercise price in immediately available funds for the number of shares of common stock purchased upon such exercise. As an alternative to payment in immediately available funds, the holder may elect to exercise the pre-funded warrant through a cashless exercise, in which the holder would receive upon such exercise the net number of shares of common stock determined according to the formula set forth in the pre-funded warrant. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued in connection with the SECexercise of a pre-funded warrant.

Exercise limitations

The pre-funded warrants may not be exercised by the holder to the extent that the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own, after such exercise more than 4.99% of the shares of our common stock then outstanding (including for such purpose the shares of our common stock issuable upon such exercise). However, any holder may increase or decrease such beneficial ownership limitation upon notice to us, provided that such limitation cannot exceed 9.99%, and provided that any increase in the beneficial ownership limitation shall not be effective until 61 days after such notice is delivered. Purchasers of pre-funded warrants in this offering may also elect prior to the issuance of the pre-funded warrants to have the initial exercise limitation set at 9.99% of our outstanding shares of common stock.

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Transferability

Subject to applicable laws, the pre-funded warrants may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without our consent.

Exchange listing

There is no established trading market for the pre-funded warrants and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply for the listing of the pre-funded warrants on any national securities exchange or other trading market. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the pre-funded warrants will be limited.

Fundamental transactions

In the event of a timely basis.fundamental transaction, as described in the pre-funded warrants and generally including any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of our common stock, the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties or assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person, the acquisition of more than 50% of our outstanding common stock, or any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 50% of the voting power represented by our outstanding common stock, upon consummation of such a fundamental transaction, the holders of the pre-funded warrants will be entitled to receive upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property that the holders would have received had they exercised the pre-funded warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction without regard to any limitations on exercise contained in the pre-funded warrants.

No rights as a stockholder

Except as otherwise provided in the pre-funded warrant or by virtue of such holder’s ownership of shares of our common stock, the holder of a pre-funded warrant does not have the rights or privileges of a holder of our common stock, including any voting rights, until the holder exercises the pre-funded warrant. The pre-funded warrants will provide that holders have the right to participate in distributions or dividends paid on our common stock.

 

 

 

 

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

  Number of shares at September 30, 2021 
Title of Class Authorized  Issued and
Outstanding
  Reserved 
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share  100,000,000   3,667,586   421,874 

Common Stock

 

As of September 30, 2021, 3,667,586June 1, 2023, 25,811,261 shares of our common stock were outstanding. The outstanding shares of our common stock are validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.

 

Dividends

 

Each share of our common stock is entitled to receive an equal dividend, if one is declared. We cannot provide any assurance that we will declare or pay cash dividends on our common stock in the future. Any future determination to declare cash dividends will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. Our Board of Directors may determine it to be necessary to retain future earnings (if any) to finance our growth. See Risk Factors“Risk Factors” and Dividend Policy.“Dividend Policy.

 

Liquidation

 

If our Company is liquidated, then assets that remain (if any) after the creditors are paid and the owners of preferred stock receive liquidation preferences (as applicable) will be distributed to the owners of our common stock pro rata. At the date of this prospectus, none of the Company’s series of preferred stock have liquidation preferences and they are treated the same as common shares on an as-converted basis for the purposes of distribution of assets upon liquidation.

 

Voting Rights

 

Each share of our common stock entitles the owner to one vote. There is no cumulative voting. A simple majority can elect all of the directors at a given meeting, and the minority would not be able to elect any director at that meeting.

 

Preemptive Rights

 

Owners of our common stock have no preemptive rights. We may sell shares of our common stock to third parties without first offering such shares to current stockholders.

 

Redemption Rights

 

We do not have the right to buy back shares of our common stock except in extraordinary transactions, such as mergers and court approved bankruptcy reorganizations. Owners of our common stock do not ordinarily have the right to require us to buy their common stock. We do not have a sinking fund to provide assets for any buy back.

 

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Conversion Rights

 

Shares of our common stock cannot be converted into any other kind of stock except in extraordinary transactions, such as mergers and court approved bankruptcy reorganizations.

 

Non-Non-assessabilityassessability

 

All outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Options and

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2021 Warrants

 

The Company’s Stock Option (Employee Benefit) Plans reservefollowing summary of certain terms and provisions of the warrants offered by this prospectus is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the provisions of the warrant, the form of which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Prospective investors should carefully review the terms and provisions of the form of warrant for a complete description of the terms and conditions of the warrants.

Exercisability

The warrants are exercisable on the original issuance date and expire on the date that is five years after their original issuance. The warrants are exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part by delivering to us a duly executed exercise notice. In no event may the warrants be net cash settled or through a cashless exercise.

Exercise Limitation

A holder does not have the right to exercise any portion of the warrant if the holder (together with its affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of either 4.99% (or at the election of the holder, 9.99%) of the number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the warrants. However, any increase in the beneficial ownership percentage will not be effective until the 61st day after the election is made.

Exercise Price

The warrants have an aggregateexercise price of 301,533$4.98 per share. The exercise price is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting our common stock and also upon any distributions of assets, including cash, stock or other property to our stockholders.

Adjustments

The exercise price of the warrants and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants are subject to adjustment and in the case of stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, reclassifications and the like.

Cashless Exercise

If, at the time a holder exercises its warrant, there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for an issuance to the holder of, the shares underlying the warrant, then in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to us upon such exercise in payment of the aggregate exercise price, the holder may elect instead to receive upon such exercise (either in whole or in part) the net number of shares shall, when issuedof common stock determined according to a formula set forth in the warrant.

Transferability

Subject to applicable laws, the warrants may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without our consent.

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Exchange Listing

The warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MOBQW”. There is no established trading market for the warrants being offered and paidwe cannot assure that a market for in accordancethe warrants to develop. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the warrants will be limited.

Fundamental Transactions

In the event of a “Fundamental Transaction” by the Company, such as a merger or consolidation of it with another company, the provisionssale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s Stock Option Plans, constitute validly issued, fully paid and non-assessableassets in one or a series of related transactions, a purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer, or any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Company’s common stock, then the warrant holder will have the right to receive, for each share of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrant, at the option of the holder, the number of shares of common stock. To date, 509 sharesstock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration payable as a result of the Fundamental Transaction, that would have been issued underor conveyed to the Stock Option Plans. Thewarrant holder had the holder exercised the warrant immediately preceding the closing of the Fundamental Transaction. In lieu of receiving such common stock and additional consideration in the Fundamental Transaction, the warrant holder may elect to have the Company has outstanding Warrants toor the successor entity purchase an aggregate of 904,136 common shares. Warrants are exercisable from prices ranging from $6.00 per share to $72.00 per share. The Options are exercisable at an average price of $45.68 per share. The Warrants are exercisable at an average price of $47.68 per share.the warrant holder’s warrant for its fair market value.

 

Rights as a Stockholder

Except as otherwise provided in the warrants or by virtue of such holder’s ownership of shares of our common stock, the holder of a warrant does not have the rights or privileges of a holder of our common stock, including any voting rights, until the holder exercises the warrant.

Outstanding Derivative Securities

Before this offering, we have outstanding the derivative securities:

·excludes 1,176,847 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options by the members of our board of directors and third parties at a weighted average exercise price of $$15.20 per share as of June 6, 2023;
·excludes 2,613,636 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants issued to our secured lender at an exercise price of $.44 per share;
·excludes 2,807,937 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding 2021 Warrants held by investors at an exercise price of $4.98 per share as of June 6, 2023;
·excludes 74,458 shares of common stock issuable upon the full exercise of the warrants at an exercise price of $5.1875 per share we granted to Spartan as an underwriter of our 2021 public offering;
·excludes 403,226 shares of common stock issuable upon the full exercise of the warrants at an exercise price of $0.5115 per share granted to Spartan as an underwriter of our February 2023 public offering, which were subsequently cancelled on June 22, 2023;
·excludes 2,203,382 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of other warrants that are outstanding as of the date of this prospectus exercisable at an average exercise price of $5.14 per share; and
·excludes 162,074 shares issuable upon conversion of outstanding Preferred Stock.

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Authorized and Issued Preferred Stock

 

The Company has 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.0001 per share authorized. The Board has the right in its sole discretion to designate the rights and preferences of various series of Preferred Stock. It has designated the rights and preferences of the following outstanding preferred shares:

 

 Number of shares at September 30, 2021  Number of shares at
, 2023
 
Title of Class Authorized  Issued and
Outstanding
  Authorized Issued and
Outstanding
 
Series AAA Preferred Stock  4,930,000   56,413   1,250,000   31,413 
Series E Preferred Stock  70,000   61,688   70,000   61,688 

 

Series AAA Preferred Stock

 

The rights, preferences and limitations of the Series AAA Preferred Stock (the “Series AAA Shares”), are as follows:

 

·Par Value. The par value of the Series AAA Shares is $.0001 per share.

·Optional Conversion into Common Stock. Each Preferred Share shall be, at the Option of the holder, convertible into .25 shares of Common Stock. Upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, the Subscriber shall also receive 100% warrant coverage with the Warrants (denominated as Class AAA Warrants) exercisable at $20.00 per share through the close of business on December 31, 2019. The Class AAA Warrant shall have anti-dilution protection in the event of stock splits, stock dividend, combination, reclassification or the like. In such event, the board of directors shall make appropriate adjustment to the number of common shares into which the Class AAA Warrants shall be exercisable to put the Warrant holder in the same position as if the Class AAA Warrants were exercised into common shares immediately before the Corporate Event (as defined below) took place.

·Voting. Each Series AAA Share shall have no voting rights until converted into Common Shares, except as required by state law.

·Dividends. The Preferred Shares shall have no dividend rights until converted into Common Shares, except as required by state law.

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·Liquidation Preference. The Preferred Shares shall have no liquidation preference and shall be treated the same as a holder of Common Shares.

Common Shares.

·Anti-dilution/Adjustment. The Preferred Shares conversion price shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board for certain corporate events.

 

Series E Preferred Stock

 

The rights, preferences and limitations of the Series E Preferred Stock (the “Series E Shares”), are as follows:

 

·Par Value; Stated Value. The par value of the Series E Shares is $.0001 per share. The stated value of the Series E Shares shall be $80.00 per share (the “Stated Value”).

 

Redemption Rights

·Redemption Rights.

oRedemption. The Corporation may redeem all of the Series E Shares at any time on 30 days’ notice, and a majority-in-interest of the holders of the Series E Shares may cause the Corporation to redeem all the Series E Shares at any time on 30 days’ notice for cash in the amount of 100% of the Stated Value (the “Redemption Amount”). The date which is thirty (30) days following the date notice is given pursuant to this Section 6(b)(i) is referred to as the “Redemption Date”. Notice shall be given by certified mail return receipt requested, and shall be deemed given three (3) days after mailing. Notice given by a majority-in-interest of the holders of the Series E Shares shall be determined from the latest date that any holder constituted in a majority-in-interest of the holders of the Series E Shares mails such notice.

o·Redemption Date. As of the Redemption Date, the Series E Shares shall be deemed redeemed and the certificates of the Series E Shares shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the Redemption Amount for the shares of Series E Shares represented by such certificates and no other rights, and the shares of Series E Shares represented by such certificates shall be cancelled in the Corporation’s stock books.

o·Payment. The Corporation shall pay each holder of the Series E Shares the Redemption Amount within ten (10) Business Days (as defined herein) after the Corporation receives the certificate(s) for the Series E Shares being redeemed from such holder. The Corporation shall hold the Redemption Amount in trust for any holder of Series E Shares until such holder delivers such holder’s certificate(s) for the redeemed Series E Shares to the Corporation.

 

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Conversion Rights

·Conversion Rights

oOptional Conversion. Unless the Series E Shares are forfeited under certain circumstances in accordance with the Series E Shares terms, each Series E Share is convertible at the holder’s option into 2.5 shares of common stock (giving effect to the 1-for-400 share reverse split on September 9, 2020 (the “Conversion Rate”).

·Voting. The Series E Shares shall have no voting rights, except as otherwise required by applicable state law.

·Dividends. The Series E Shares shall have no dividend rights, except as otherwise required by applicable state law.

·Liquidation Preference. The Series E Shares shall have no liquidation preference and shall be treated pari-passu with the Common Stock.

·Adjustments. The number of shares of Common Stock into which each share of Series E Preferred Stock is convertible) shall be subject to adjustment from time to time,, for dividends, splits, reclassifications and the like, consolidations and mergers.

 

Series F Preferred Stock

Each Share of Series F Preferred Stock will not have rights as a security holder except for certain voting rights in connection with the Company’s upcoming Special Meeting of Stockholders expected to be held on July 21, 2023. In this regard, the Series F Preferred Stock will not have voting rights other than 70 million votes per share on the reverse stock split proposal, which proposal is contained in a proxy statement which has been mailed to shareholders. The Series F Preferred Stock shall vote together with the outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation as a single class exclusively with respect to the reverse stock split and shall not be entitled to vote on any other matter. The vote of each share of Series F Preferred Stock (or fraction thereof) will be required to be cast in the same proportions as shares of common stock (excluding any shares of common stock that are not voted) are voted on the reverse stock split. The Series F Preferred Stock shall be redeemed (a) at any time if and when ordered by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, or (b) automatically upon the effectiveness of the amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation implementing the reverse stock split, if Proposal 1 is approved. Dean Julia, the Chief Executive Officer, President and Treasurer, and a Director of the Company, has subscribed to purchase the share of Series F Preferred Stock, which shall take effect upon the filing of an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, creating the Series F Preferred Stock.

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New York Anti-Takeover Law

 

Section 912 of the New York Business Corporation Law (the “BCL”), prohibits a New York corporation from engaging in certain business combinations with an interested shareholders and prevents certain persons from making a takeover bid for a New York corporation unless certain prescribed requirements are satisfied, or there is an exception. We are excepted from the provisions of Section 912 of the BCL because our shares of common stock are registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Limitation on Liability and Indemnification Matters

 

The Company indemnifies directors, officers, employees and agents, and the heirs of personal representatives of such persons, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgement, actually and reasonably incurred by such person arising out of their function as a director, officer, employee or agent to the Company.

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Limitation of Liability of Directors

 

Section 402(b) of the BCL permits a New York corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating the potential monetary liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; provided that this provision may not eliminate the liability of a director (i) for acts or omissions in bad faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (ii) for any transaction from which the director receives an improper personal benefit or (iii) for any acts in violation of Section 719 of the BCL. Section 719 provides that a director who votes or concurs in a corporate action will be liable to the corporation for the benefit of its creditors and shareholders for any damages suffered as a result of an action approving (i) an improper payment of a dividend, (ii) an improper redemption or purchase by the corporation of shares of the corporation, (iii) an improper distribution of assets to shareholders after dissolution of the corporation without adequately providing for all known liabilities of the corporation or (iv) the making of an improper loan to a director of the corporation. Our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, provides that our directors shall not be liable to us or our shareholders for a breach of their duties to the fullest extent in which elimination or limitation of the liability of directors is permitted by the BCL.

 

Indemnification of Officers and Directors

 

Our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, provides that we shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by the BCL, each person (and their heirs, executors, or administrators) who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in, any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of our Company or is or was serving at our request as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. We are also obligated to pay the cost of the expenses incurred by our officers and directors (including attorney’s fees) in defending themselves in such proceedings in advance of final disposition if the officer or director agrees to repay the amount advanced in the event it is ultimately determined that the officer or director was not entitled to be indemnified by us as authorized by our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended. We are not obligated to indemnify any director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person unless the proceeding was authorized or consented to by our Board. We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our current directors to effectuate the indemnification provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended.

 

SEC Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

Listing

 

Our common stock isand 2021 Warrants are traded on the OTCQBNasdaqCM under the trading symbol “MOBQ.symbols “MOBQ” and “MOBQW,We have applied to list our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MOBQ.”respectively.

 

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Our Transfer Agent and Warrant Agent

 

Our independentThe transfer agent for our Common Stock and warrant agent for our Warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. Their address is 1 State Street, 30th floor, New York, NY 10004.

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UNDERWRITING

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement between us and the underwriters named below, for which Spartan Capital Securities, LLC, is acting as the representative (the “representative”), we We have agreed to sell to the underwriters,indemnify Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company in its roles as transfer agent and warrant agent, its agents and each underwriter has severally agreedof its stockholders, directors, officers and employees against all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees that may arise out of acts performed or omitted for its activities in that capacity, except for any liability due to purchase, the number of shares of our common stock listed next to its name in the following table:

UnderwriterNumber of Shares
Spartan Capital Securities, LLC
Revere Securities, LLC
Total

Under the termsany gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the underwriting agreement, the underwriters are committed to purchase all of the shares offered by this prospectus (other than the shares subject to the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares), if the underwriters buy any of such shares. The underwriters’ obligation to purchase the shares is subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others, the continued accuracy of representations and warranties made by us in the underwriting agreement, delivery of legal opinions and the absence of any material changes in our assets, businessindemnified person or prospects after the date of this prospectus.entity.

The underwriters initially propose to offer our common stock directly to the public at the public offering price set forth on the front cover page of this prospectus and to certain dealers at such offering price less a concession not to exceed $● per share. After the initial public offering of the shares of our common stock, the offering price and other selling terms may be changed by the underwriters. Sales of shares of our common stock made outside the United States may be made by affiliates of certain of the underwriters.

Over-Allotment Option

We have granted to the underwriters an option to purchase up to 275,000 additional shares of our common stock at the same price per share as they are paying for the shares shown in the table above. The underwriters may exercise this option in whole or in part at any time within 45 days after the closing of this offering. To the extent the underwriters exercise this option, each underwriter will be committed, so long as the conditions of the underwriting agreement are satisfied, to purchase a number of additional shares proportionate to that underwriters’ initial commitment as indicated in the table at the beginning of this section plus, in the event that any underwriter defaults in its obligation to purchase shares under the underwriting agreement, certain additional shares.

Discounts and Commissions

The following table shows the per share and total underwriting discounts and commissions we will pay to the underwriters. These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of our common stock.

Total
Per ShareNo ExerciseFull Exercise
Public offering price
Underwriting discount to be paid by us (1)$  
Proceeds, before expenses, to us

(1)Represents a blended underwriting discount for all shares. The underwriters will receive an underwriting discount equal to 8.0% on shares sold in this offering.

 

 

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We are offering to raise up to $3,000,000 on a “best efforts” basis from the sale of 30,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, pursuant to this Prospectus. We are also offering to certain purchasers whose purchase of shares of common stock in this offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of this offering, the opportunity to purchase, if any such purchaser so chooses, pre-funded warrants, in lieu of shares of common stock that would otherwise result in such purchaser’s beneficial ownership exceeding 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding common stock. The purchase price of each pre-funded warrant will be equal to the price at which a share of common stock is sold to the public in this offering, minus $0.0001, and the exercise price of each pre-funded warrant will be $0.0001 per share. The pre-funded warrants will be immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until all of the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full. The shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants can only be purchased together in this offering but will be issued separately and will be immediately separable upon issuance.

We have engaged Spartan Capital Securities LLC as our exclusive placement agent (the “placement agent”) to use its reasonable “best efforts” to solicit offers to purchase our securities in this offering during an offering period of seven days, subject to an extension of up to seven days (the “ Offering Period”).The placement agent is not purchasing or selling any of the securities we are offering and is not required to arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of the securities. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to closing in this offering, the actual public amount, placement agent’s fee and proceeds to us, if any, are not presently determinable and may be substantially less than the total maximum offering amounts and throughout this prospectus. We have agreed to pay the placement agent the certain fees set forth in the table below and to provide certain other compensation to the placement agent. See “Plan of Distribution” for more information regarding these arrangements. We have engaged Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, New York, NY, as escrow Agent of this Offering (the “Escrow Agent”) to receive the gross proceeds of this offering during the Offering Period and to deposit the funds with JP Morgan Chase Bank. Upon clearance of funds, the Company and the placement agent may conduct one or more closings. In the event that any subscriptions are not accepted by the Company for any reason whatsoever, such funds will be returned by the Escrow Agent directly to the subscribers without interest or deduction thereof.

The placement agency agreement provides that the placement agent’s obligations are subject to conditions contained in the placement agency agreement.

Placement Agent, Commissions and Expenses

Upon the closing(s) of this offering, we will pay the placement agent a cash transaction fee equal to eight (8%) of the aggregate gross cash proceeds to us from the sale of the securities in the offering plus a one percent(1%) non-accountable expense allowance. In addition, we will reimburse the representative of the underwritersplacement agent for actual non-accountableits out-of-pocket expenses of up to $50,000. We have also agreed to reimburse the representative for accountable legal expenses incurred by the representative in connection with the offering, in an estimated amount of up to approximately $150,000, less the Retainer (as defined below). We have paid an expense deposit of $10,000, to the representative, which will be applied against the actual accountable expenses that will be payable by us to the representative in connection with this offering.offering, including the fees and expenses of the counsel for the placement agent of up to $125,000.

 

The following table shows the public offering price, Placement Agent fees and proceeds, before expenses, to us.

  Per Common Share (1)   Total
Maximum
 
Public offering price $0.10   $3,000,000 
Placement agent fees (8%) $0.008    240,000 
Proceeds, before expenses, to us $0.092   $2,760,000 

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(1)      Assumes all common shares are sold and zero pre-funded warrants are sold in lieu thereof.

We estimate that the total expenses of the offering, payable by us,including registration, filing and listing fees, printing fees and legal and accounting expenses, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions,placement agent fees, will be approximately $430,000.$375,000, all of which are payable by us. This figure includes the placement agent’s accountable expenses, including, but not limited to, legal fees for placement agent’s legal counsel of up to $125,000.

 

Underwriter Warrants

 

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Placement Agent Warrants

We have agreed to issue to Spartan Capital Securities, LLCthe placement agent or its designees warrants to purchase up to an aggregate number of 8%common shares equal to 2% of the sharestotal number of common stocksecurities sold in this offering (the “Underwriter Warrants”). The Underwriter Warrants are exercisable 180 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part at $6.60 per share (110%an exercise price equal to 125% of the public offering price), but may notprice of the common shares sold in this offering (subject to adjustments) (the “Placement Agent Warrants”). The warrants will be transferredexercisable at any time priorand from time to time, in whole or in part, during the date which is 180 days beginning onfour-and-a-half-year period commencing six months after the date of commencement of sales of securities in connection with this offering and expiring on a date which is no more than five (5) years from the commencement of the sales of the public offering in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1)(A).securities. The Underwriter Warrantswarrants have been deemed compensation by FINRA and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e). Spartan Capital Securities, LLC5110(g)(1) of FINRA. The placement agent (or its respective permitted assignees under Rule 5110(e)(2)(B)5110(g)(1))) will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or hypothecate the Underwriter Warrantsthese warrants or the securitiescommon shares underlying suchthese warrants, nor will theyit engage in any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of suchthe warrants or the underlying securities for a period of 180 days followingafter the date of the commencement of the sales of the public securities. The warrants and the common shares underlying the warrants are being registered as a part of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and will be freely tradable upon the declaration of the effectiveness of such registration statement by the SEC. The Placement Agent’s Warrants will provide for one-time demand registration right for five years following the commencement of sales pursuant to the offering. In addition, the Underwriter Warrants provide for “piggy- back” registration rights with respect to the shares underlying such warrants, exercisableof securities in certain cases for a period of no more than seven (7) years from the effective date of thethis offering in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8)(B)-(C), unlimited “piggyback” registration rights for a period of seven years following the commencement of sales of securities in this offering pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8)(D). We will bear all fees, cashless exercise provisions, and expenses attendant to registering the securities issuable on exercise of the Underwriter Warrants other than underwriting commissions incurredcustomary anti-dilution provisions (for stock dividends and payable by the holders thereof. The exercise pricesplits and number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Underwriter Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances includingrecapitalizations) and anti-dilution protection (adjustment in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the exercisenumber and price of the Underwriter Warrants or the underlying shares of such warrants will not be adjusted for issuances ofand the shares underlying such warrants) resulting from corporate events (which would include dividends, reorganizations, mergers, etc.) and future issuance of common stock or common stock equivalents at aprices (or with exercise and/or conversion prices) below the offering price below such warrants’ exercise price.as permitted under FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8)(E).

 

Right of First RefusalIndemnification

 

We have granted Spartan Capital Securities, LLC the following right (the “Right of First Refusal”), subject to FINRA Rule 5110(g)(5), if until ●, 202●, the Company or any of its subsidiaries decides to dispose of or acquire business units or acquire any of its outstanding securities or make any exchange or tender offer or enter into a merger, consolidation or other business combination or any recapitalization, reorganization, restructuring or other similar transaction, including, without limitation, an extraordinary dividend or distributions or a spin-off or split-off, Spartan (or any affiliate designated by Spartan) shall have the right to act as non-exclusive financial advisor for any such transaction. In the event Spartan chooses to exercise the Right of First Refusal, the agreement governing such engagement will contain, among other things, provisions for fees for transactions, which shall be payable in cash at the closing of the transaction and shall be three percent (3%) of the amount of the consideration paid or received by the Company or its stockholders in connection with such transaction.

Stabilization

In accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act, the underwriters may engage in activities that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of our common stock, including short sales and purchases to cover positions created by short positions, stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions, penalty bids and passive market making.

·Short positions involve sales by the underwriters of shares in excess of the number of shares the underwriters are obligated to purchase, which creates a syndicate short position. The short position may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of shares involved in the sales made by the underwriters in excess of the number of shares they are obligated to purchase is not greater than the number of shares that they may purchase by exercising their option to purchase additional shares. In a naked short position, the number of shares involved is greater than the number of shares in their option to purchase additional shares. The underwriters may close out any short position by either exercising their option to purchase additional shares or purchasing shares in the open market.

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·Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security as long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specific maximum price.

·Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of our common stock in the open market after the distribution has been completed to cover syndicate short positions. In determining the source of shares to close out the short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. If the underwriters sell more shares than could be covered by the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, thereby creating a naked short position, the position can only be closed out by buying shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there could be downward pressure on the price of the shares in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.

·Penalty bids permit the representative to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the common stock originally sold by the syndicate member is purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions.

·In passive market making, market makers in our common stock who are underwriters or prospective underwriters may, subject to limitations, make bids for or purchase shares of our common stock until the time, if any, at which a stabilizing bid is made.

These activities may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our common stock or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our common stock. As a result of these activities, the price of our common stock may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. These transactions may be effected on The Nasdaq Capital Market or otherwise and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

Neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our common stock. In addition, neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation that the representative will engage in these stabilizing transactions or that any transaction, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

Indemnification

We and the underwriters have agreed to indemnify each otherthe placement agent against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, orand to contribute to payments that the underwritersplacement agent may be required to make in respect of suchfor these liabilities.

 

Discretionary AccountsLock-Up Agreements

 

The underwriters have informed us that they do not expect to make sales to accounts over which they exercise discretionary authority in excess of 5% of the shares of our common stock being offered in this offering.

Determination of the Public Offering Price

Prior to this offering, thereCompany has been a limited public market for our common stock. The public offering price will be as determined through negotiations between us and the representative. In addition to prevailing market conditions, the factors considered in determining the public offering price included the following:

·the information included in this prospectus and otherwise available to the representative;

·the valuation multiples of publicly traded companies that the representative believes to be comparable to us;

·our financial information;

·our prospects and the history and the prospectus of the industry in which we compete;

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·an assessment of our management, its past and present operations, and the prospects for, and timing of, our future revenues;

·the present state of our development; and

·the above factors in relation to market values and various valuation measures of other companies engaged in activities similar to ours.

Lock-Up Agreements

We have agreed that for a period of 18090 days after the closing of this offering, we and any of our successors will not, without the prior written consent of the representative, which may be withheld or delayed in the representative’s sole discretion:

 

·offer, issue, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or submit to, or file with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to, any shares of our common stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for common stock or publicly disclose the intention to undertake any of the foregoing; or

·enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another entity, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any of our common stock or such other securities, whether any such transaction described above is to be settled by delivery of shares of our capital stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The prior sentence will not apply to (i) the issuance of the warrants to the representative and the shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of such warrants; (ii) the issuance of shares of common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of our common stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities or the exercise of warrants or options (including net exercise) or the settlement of RSUs (including net settlement), in each case outstanding on the date of the underwriting agreement and described in this prospectus; (iii) grants of stock options, stock awards, restricted stock, RSUs, or other equity awards and the issuance of shares of our common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of our common stock (whether upon the exercise of stock options or otherwise) to our employees, officers, directors, advisors, or consultants pursuant to the terms of an equity compensation plan in effect as of the closing of this offering and described in this prospectus, provided that such recipients enter into a lock-up agreement with the representative; (iv) our filing of any registration statement on Form S-8 relating to securities granted or to be granted pursuant to any plan in effect on the date of the underwriting agreement and described in this prospectus or any assumed benefit plan pursuant to an acquisition or similar strategic transaction; or (v) the issuance of shares of our common stock or such other securities in connection with joint ventures, commercial relationships or other strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith within 90 days after the date of the underwriting agreement, and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a person (or to the equity holders of a person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the company and shall provide to the company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.

Each of our directors, executive officers and substantially all holders of more than 5% of our outstanding common stock as of the effective date of this registration statement, has entered into lock-up agreements with the representative prior to the commencement of this offering pursuant to which each of these persons or entities has agreed that, for a period ending 180 days after the date of this prospectus (subject to the Leak-Out Provisions, as applicable), none of them will, without the prior written consent of the representative (which may be withheld or delayed in the representative’s sole discretion):

·offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Lock-Up Securities;Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company;

·file  a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the offering of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company;
·complete any offering of debt securities of the Company, other than entering into a line of credit with a traditional bank; or
·enter into any hedging, swap or other agreement or transactionarrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of capital stock of the Lock-Up Securities,Company, whether any such transaction described above is to be settled by delivery of shares of capital stock of the Lock-Up Securities,Company or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any Lock-Up Securities, or publicly disclose the intention to undertake any of the foregoing; orotherwise.

Our  executive officers and directors, other than our Chairman and independent directors, entered into lock-up agreements with the placement agent in connection with our February 2023 public offering to follow substantially similar lock-up restrictions to the restrictions above for a period ending on August 12, 2023 (180 days following the effective date of the registration statement for the February 2023 public offering).

The  placement agent has agreed that if an offering of at least $4 million is not completed before July 31, 2023, and the Company needs to raise cash as working capital, to increase stockholders’ equity to achieve compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), or to repay indebtedness to Walleye Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., then the lock-up restrictions on the Company as described above shall not apply to securities issued and sold between August 1, 2023 and the date that one or a series of offerings of at least $5 million in the aggregate is successfully completed.  Additionally, the foregoing restrictions will not apply to (1) the shares of common stock to be sold under this prospectus, (2) the issuance of common stock upon the exercise of options or warrants or the conversion of outstanding preferred stock or other outstanding convertible securities disclosed as outstanding in the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part, (3) the issuance of employee stock options not exercisable during the lock-up period and the grant of restricted stock awards or restricted stock combined securities or shares of Common Stock pursuant to equity incentive plans described in the prospectus, (4) the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 or any successor form thereto, and (5) the issuance of unregistered securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company provided that none of those securities are registered for resale during the lock-up period, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising more than $500,000 in capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities. 

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Tail

The placement agent shall be entitled to a cash fee equal to 8.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from an investment made to any investor who actually participated in this offering or in the Company’s February 2023 public offering (a “Tail Financing”) during the period ending on the earlier of (a) two months from the date of the Placement Agent Agreement, or (b) the final closing date of this offering (the “Engagement Period”), and that Tail Financing is consummated at any time during the twelve (12) month period following the expiration or termination of the Engagement Period, provided that such financing is by a party actually introduced to the Company in an offering in which the Company has direct knowledge of such party’s participation.

Regulation M

The placement agent may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, and any commissions received by it and any profit realized on the resale of the securities sold by it while acting as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. As an underwriter, the placement agent would be required to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 10b-5 and Regulation M under the Exchange Act. These rules and regulations may limit the timing of purchases and sales of our securities by the placement agent acting as principal. Under these rules and regulations, the placement agent (i) may not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with our securities and (ii) may not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any person to purchase any of our securities, other than as permitted under the Exchange Act, until it has completed its participation in the distribution.

Determination of Offering Price

The actual offering price of the securities was negotiated between us, the placement agent and the investors in the offering based on the trading of our common shares prior to the offering, among other things. Other factors considered in determining the public offering price of the securities we are offering, include our history and prospects, the stage of development of our business, our business plans for the future and the extent to which they have been implemented, an assessment of our management, the general conditions of the securities markets at the time of the offering and such other factors as were deemed relevant.

Electronic Distribution

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on a website maintained by the placement agent. In connection with the offering, the placement agent or selected dealers may distribute prospectuses electronically. No forms of electronic prospectus other than prospectuses that are printable as Adobe® PDF will be used in connection with this offering.

Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on the placement agent’s website and any information contained in any other website maintained by the placement agent is not part of the prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or the placement agent in its capacity as placement agent and should not be relied upon by investors.

 

 

 

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·otherwise enter into any hedging or other transactions or arrangements (including, without limitation, any short sale or the purchase or sale of, or entry into, any put or call option, or combination thereof, forward, swap or any other derivative transaction or instrument, however described or defined) designed or intended, or which could reasonably be expected to lead to or result in, a sale or disposition or transfer (whether by the locked-up party or any other person) of any economic consequences of ownership, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, of any Lock-Up Securities, whether any such transaction or arrangement (or instrument provided for thereunder) would be settled by delivery of Lock-Up Securities, in cash or otherwise.

The restrictions described in the immediately preceding paragraph and contained in the lock-up agreements do not apply, subject in certain cases to various conditions, to certain transactions, including (a) transfers or dispositions of Lock-Up Securities (i) as bona fide gifts, or for bona fide estate planning purposes, (ii) by will, other testamentary document or intestacy, (iii) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the locked-up party or any immediate family member thereof, (iv) to a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity of which the locked-up party and/or one or more members of its immediate family members are the legal and beneficial owner of all of the outstanding equity securities or similar interests, (v) to a nominee or custodian of a person or entity to whom a disposition or transfer would be permissible under clauses (i) through (iv), (vi) in the case of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity, (A) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity that is an affiliate of the locked-up party, or to any investment fund or other entity controlling, controlled by, managing or managed by or under common control with the locked-up party or its affiliates or (B) as part of a distribution or other transfer to general or limited partners, members or stockholders of, or other holders of equity in, the locked-up party, (vii) by operation of law, (viii) to us from an employee or other service provider upon death, disability or termination of employment or service relationship of such employee or service provider, (ix) to us in connection with the vesting, settlement or exercise of restricted stock units, options, warrants or other rights to purchase shares of our common stock (including “net” or “cashless” exercise), including for the payment of exercise price and tax and remittance payments, or (x) pursuant to a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction approved by our board of directors and made to all stockholders involving a change in control, provided that if such transaction is not completed, all such Lock-Up Securities would remain subject to the restrictions in the immediately preceding paragraph; (b) exercise of outstanding options, settlement of RSUs or other equity awards granted pursuant to plans or other equity compensation arrangements or exercise warrants, in each case described in this prospectus, provided that any Lock-Up Securities received upon such exercise, vesting or settlement would be subject to restrictions similar to those in the immediately preceding paragraph; (c) the conversion of outstanding preferred stock, warrants to acquire preferred stock or convertible securities or warrants to acquire shares of our common stock into shares of our common stock, provided that any common stock or warrants received upon such conversion would be subject to restrictions similar to those in the immediately preceding paragraph; and (d) the establishment by locked-up parties of one or more trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, provided that such plan does not provide for the transfer or disposition of Lock-Up Securities during the 180 days following the date of this prospectus and no filing by any party under the Exchange Act or other public announcement would be required or made voluntarily in connection with such trading plan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing will prevent our directors or executive officers from, or restrict their ability to, (i) purchase our securities in a public or private transaction, or (ii) exercise or convert any options, warrants or other convertible securities issued to or held by such director or executive officer, including those granted under our Stock Incentive Plans.

OtherCertain Relationships

 

The representativeplacement agent and its affiliates have and may in the future provide, various advisory,from time to time, investment and commercial banking and otherfinancial advisory services to us in the ordinary course of business, for which they may receive customary fees and commissions. The representative has acted as our as our placement agent in connection with our bridge financing private placement in September 2021, for which it received compensation.

 

The representative may in the future provide us and our affiliates with investment banking and financial advisory services for which it may in the future receive customary fees. The representative may release, or authorize us to release, as the case may be, the Lock-Up Securities subject to the lock-up agreements described above in whole or in part at any time with or without notice.

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Electronic Distribution

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the websites maintained by one or more of the underwriters or selling group members, if any, participating in the offering. The representative may allocate a number of shares to the underwriters and selling group members, if any, for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Any such allocations for online distributions will be made by the representative on the same basis as other allocations.

Selling Restrictions

 

Other than in the United States of America, no action has been taken by us or the underwriters that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

European Economic Area

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (each, a Member State), no common shares have been offered or will be offered pursuant to this offering to the public in that Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to our common shares which has been approved by the competent authority in that Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation, except that offers of shares may be made to the public in that Member State at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Regulation:

(a)     to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation;

(b)    by the underwriters to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior written consent of the representatives for any such offer; or

(c)     in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation,

provided that no such offer of our common shares shall result in a requirement for us or any underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation.

Each person in a Member State who initially acquires any of our common shares or to whom any offer is made will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged, and agreed with us and the representatives that it is a qualified investor within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation.

In the case of any of our common shares are being offered to a financial intermediary as that term is used in Article 5(1) of the Prospectus Regulation, each such financial intermediary will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that the common shares acquired by it in the offer have not been acquired on a non-discretionary basis on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in circumstances which may give rise to an offer to the public other than their offer or resale in a Member State to qualified investors, in circumstances in which the prior written consent of the representatives has been obtained to each such proposed offer or resale.

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We, the placement agent, and their affiliates will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations, acknowledgments, and agreements.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to any of our common shares in any Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any of our common shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for our common shares, and the expression “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.

United Kingdom

No shares have been offered or will be offered pursuant to this offering to the public in the United Kingdom prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the shares which has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority, except that the shares may be offered to the public in the United Kingdom at any time:

(a)     to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined under Article 2 of the UK Prospectus Regulation;

(b)    to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined under Article 2 of the UK Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer; or

(c)     in any other circumstances falling within Section 86 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or FSMA;

provided that no such offer of the shares shall require the us or any underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Section 85 of the FSMA or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the UK Prospectus Regulation. For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to the shares in the United Kingdom means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for any shares and the expression “UK Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

Canada

 

The securities may be sold in Canada only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45 106 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31 103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations.Obligations. Any resale of the securities must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

 

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus supplement (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory.

The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

 

Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33 105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33 105), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33 10533-105 regarding underwriterunderwriters conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

European Economic Area

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive, each, a Relevant Member State, an offer to the public of any shares of our common stock may not be made in that Relevant Member State, except that an offer to the public in that Relevant Member State of any shares of our common stock may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they have been implemented in that Relevant Member State:

·to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;

·to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150, natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representative for any such offer; or

·in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, provided that no such offer of shares of our common stock shall result in a requirement for the publication by us or any underwriter of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to any shares of our common stock in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares of our common stock to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase any shares of our common stock, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State, and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.

 

 

 

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United KingdomIsrael

 

Each underwriterThis document does not constitute a prospectus under the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968, or the Securities Law, and has representednot been filed with or approved by the Israel Securities Authority. In the State of Israel, this document is being distributed only to, and agreed that:is directed only at, and any offer of the shares and Warrants is directed only at, investors listed in the first addendum, or the Addendum, to the Israeli Securities Law, consisting primarily of joint investment in trust funds, provident funds, insurance companies, banks, portfolio managers, investment advisors, members of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, underwriters, venture capital funds, entities with equity in excess of NIS 50 million and “qualified individuals,” each as defined in the Addendum (as it may be amended from time to time), collectively referred to as qualified investors (in each case purchasing for their own account or, where permitted under the Addendum, for the accounts of their clients who are investors listed in the Addendum). Qualified investors will be required to submit written confirmation that they fall within the scope of the Addendum, are aware of the meaning of same and agree to it.

 

·it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the shares of our common stock in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us; and

Hong Kong

·it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the shares of our common stock in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

 

SwitzerlandOur common shares may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of any document other than (1) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (“Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance”) or which do not constitute an invitation to the public within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong), or the Securities and Futures Ordinance, or (2) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made thereunder, or (3) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to our common shares may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” in Hong Kong as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made thereunder.

Singapore

This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of our common shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may our common shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (1) to an institutional investor (as defined under Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, or the SFA) under Section 274 of the SFA, (2) to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (3) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA, in each case subject to conditions set forth in the SFA.

Where our common shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor, the securities (as defined in Section 239(1) of the SFA) of that corporation shall not be transferable for six months after that corporation has acquired our common shares under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA), (2) where such transfer arises from an offer in that corporation’s securities pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, (3) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer, (4) where the transfer is by operation of law, (5) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA, or (6) as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore, or Regulation 32.

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Where our common shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an accredited investor, the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferable for six months after that trust has acquired our common shares under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA), (2) where such transfer arises from an offer that is made on terms that such rights or interest are acquired at a consideration of not less than $200,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction (whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets), (3) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer, (4) where the transfer is by operation of law, (5) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA, or (6) as specified in Regulation 32.

Japan

 

The securities have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No. 25 of 1948, as amended), or the FIEA. The securities may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the benefit of any resident of Japan (including any person resident in Japan or any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan) or to others for reoffering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the benefit of any resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the FIEA and otherwise in compliance with any relevant laws and regulations of Japan.

Dubai International Financial Centre

This prospectus relates to an “Exempt Offer” in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority, or the DFSA. This prospectus is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus. Our common shares to which this prospectus relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of our common shares should conduct their own due diligence on such shares. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus, you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

Switzerland

Our common shares may not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, or the SIX, or on any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This document does not constitute a prospectus within the meaning of, and has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to theour common shares or thethis offering may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.

 

Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to thethis offering, our company or theour common shares have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this document will not be filed with, and the offer of our common shares will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, and the offer of our common shares hashave not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes, or the CISA. Accordingly, no public distribution, offering or advertising, as defined in CISA, its implementing ordinances and notices, and no distribution to any non-qualified investor, as defined in CISA, its implementing ordinances and notices, shall be undertaken in or from Switzerland, and theThe investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirers of our common shares.

 

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Australia

 

No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document has been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, or the ASIC, in relation to thethis offering.

This prospectus does not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act 2001, or the Corporations Act,“Corporations Act”, and does not purport to include the information required for a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act.

 

Any offer in Australia of theour common shares may only be made to persons, the Exempt Investors,or “Exempt Investors”, who are “sophisticated investors” (within the meaning of section 708(8) of the Corporations Act), “professional investors” (within the meaning of section 708(11) of the Corporations Act) or otherwise pursuant to one or more exemptions contained in section 708 of the Corporations Act so that it is lawful to offer theour common shares without disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act.

 

TheOur common shares applied for by Exempt Investors in Australia must not be offered for sale in Australia in the period of 12 months after the date of allotment under thethis offering, except in circumstances where disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act would not be required pursuant to an exemption under section 708 of the Corporations Act or otherwise or where the offer is pursuant to a disclosure document which complies with Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act. Any person acquiring our common shares must observe such Australian on-sale restrictions.

 

This prospectus contains general information only and does not take account of the investment objectives, financial situation, or particular needs of any particular person. It does not contain any securities recommendations or financial product advice. Before making an investment decision, investors need to consider whether the information in this prospectus is appropriate to their needs, objectives, and circumstances, and, if necessary, seek expert advice on those matters.

 

We have not engaged counsel outside of the United States to review any other country’s securities laws and therefore, notwithstanding the above, neither we nor the placement agent can assure you that the summary of the laws above are accurate as of the date of this prospectus.

 

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the sharessecurities covered by the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part has been passed upon for us by Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C., Uniondale, New York. Certain legal matters relating to this offering will be passed upon for the representativeplacement agent by Anthony L.G., PLLC.Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Costa Mesa, California.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements included in this prospectus as of yearsthe year ended December 31, 2020 and 20192022 have been audited by BF Borgers CPA PC,D. Brooks & Associates CPAs, an independent registered public accounting firm, to the extent and for the periodsperiod set forth in their report appearing elsewhere herein and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. No named experts under this section or under Legal Matters own any shares of our common stock.

 

The financial statements included in this prospectus as of the year ended December 31, 2021 have been audited by BF Borgers CPA PC, an independent registered public accounting firm, to the extent and for the period set forth in their report appearing elsewhere herein and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. No named experts under this section or under Legal Matters own any shares of our common stock.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These reports, proxy statements and other information may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 and at the SEC’s regional offices located at the Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and 233 Broadway, New York, New York 10279. You can obtain copies of these materials from the Public Reference Section of the SEC upon payment of fees prescribed by the SEC. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC’s website contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is http://www.sec.gov.

 

We have filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the securities offered in this prospectus. This prospectus, which is filed as part of a registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, some portions of which have been omitted in accordance with the SEC’s rules and regulations. Statements made in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract, agreement or other document referred to in this prospectus are not necessarily complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to each such contract, agreement or other document that is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. The registration statement may be inspected without charge at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC, and copies of such materials can be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at prescribed rates. You may obtain additional information regarding our Company on our website, located at www.mobiquitytechnologies.com.

 

 

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Index to Financial Statements

 

CONTENTS 
  
PAGES

SIXTHREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021MARCH 31, 2023 AND 20202022

 
  
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
  
Condensed Consolidated Balance SheetsF-2F-1
  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of OperationsF-3F-2
  
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' EquityF-4F-3
  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsF-5F-4
  

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 20202022 AND 20192021 
  
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
  
ReportReports of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmF-27F-23
  
Consolidated Balance SheetsF-29F-27
  
Consolidated Statements of OperationsF-30F-28
  
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' EquityF-29F-29
  
Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsF-33F-30
  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Mobiquity Technology, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

       
  March 31,  December 31, 
  2023  2022 
      
Assets      
Current Assets        
Cash $2,182,330  $220,854 
Accounts receivable, net  158,485   340,935 
Prepaid and other current assets  11,700   59,200 
Total Current Assets  2,352,515   620,989 
         
Property and equipment, net  13,410   15,437 
         
Goodwill  1,352,865   1,352,865 
Intangible assets, net  496,100   646,284 
Capitalized software development costs  501,075    
         
Total Assets $4,715,965  $2,635,575 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (deficit)        
Current Liabilities        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $1,427,823  $2,067,244 
Accrued interest - related party  235,563   235,563 
Contract liabilities  187,916   193,598 
Debt, current portion, net of debt discount  664,029    
Total Current Liabilities  2,515,331   2,496,405 
         
Long Term Liabilities        
Debt, less current portion     150,000 
Total Long-Term Liabilities     150,000 
         
Total Liabilities  2,515,331   2,646,405 
         
Stockholders' Equity        
AA and AAA preferred stock; $0.0001 par value, 2,750,000 shares authorized, 31,413 shares issued and outstanding  3   3 
Preferred stock Series C;  $0.0001 par value, 1,500 shares authorized, no shares and outstanding      
Preferred stock Series E;  $80 par value, 70,000 shares authorized, 61,688 shares issued and outstanding  6   6 
Common stock; $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 17,051,893 and 9,311,639 shares issued and outstanding  1,706   931 
Treasury stock $0.0001 par value 37,500 shares outstanding at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021  (1,350,000)  (1,350,000)
Additional paid in capital  215,772,945   211,845,452 
Accumulated deficit  (212,224,026)  (210,507,222)
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)  2,200,634   (10,830)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $4,715,965  $2,635,575 

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

 

  

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Condensed Consolidated Balance SheetsStatements of Operations

 

 

       
  June 30,  December 31, 
  2021  2020 
       
Assets        
Current Assets        
Cash $173,571  $602,182 
Accounts receivable, net  857,979   1,698,719 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  38,896   46,396 
Total Current Assets  1,070,446   2,347,297 
         
Property and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $16,338 and $12,635, respectively)  17,725   21,428 
Goodwill  1,352,865   1,352,865 
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $4,256,289 and $3,355,922, respectively)  4,747,387   5,647,754 
         
Other assets        
Security deposits  0   9,000 
Investment in corporate stock  92   91 
         
Total Assets $7,188,515  $9,378,435 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity        
Current Liabilities        
Accounts payable $1,528,888  $2,055,175 
Accrued expenses  1,268,443   1,085,292 
Notes payable  1,196,625   901,283 
Total Current Liabilities  3,993,956   4,041,750 
         
Long term portion convertible notes, net  2,600,000   2,450,000 
         
Total Liabilities  6,593,956   6,491,750 
         
Stockholders' Deficit        
AAA Preferred stock; 4,930,000 and 5,000,000 authorized; $0.0001 par value 56,413 and 56,413 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020  868,869   868,869 
Preferred stock Series C; $.0001 par value; 1,500 shares authorized 1,500 and 1,500 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020  15,000   15,000 
Preferred stock Series E; 70,000 authorized; $80 par value 61,688 and 61,688 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020  4,935,040   4,935,040 
Common stock: 100,000,000 authorized; $0.0001 par value 3,100,782 and 2,803,685 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020  312   282 
Treasury stock $36 par value 37,500 and 37,500 shares outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020  (1,350,000)  (1,350,000)
Additional paid in capital  187,117,663   184,586,420 
Accumulated deficit  (190,992,325)  (186,168,926)
Total Stockholders' Equity  594,559   2,886,685 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $7,188,515  $9,378,435 
         
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  Unaudited 
  2023  2022 
       
Revenues $132,224  $542,169 
         
Cost of revenues  62,808   306,127 
         
Gross profit  69,416   236,042 
         
General and administrative expenses  1,425,747   2,077,724 
         
Loss from operations  (1,356,331)  (1,841,682)
         
Other income (expense)        
Interest expense  (361,237)  (120,697)
Interest income  764    
Loss on debt extinguishment, net     (477,665)
Total other income - net  (360,473)  (598,362)
         
Net loss $(1,716,804) $(2,440,044)
         
Loss per share - basic $(0.10) $(0.37)
Loss per share - diluted $(0.10) $(0.37)
         
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic  17,052,505   6,529,566 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted  17,052,505   6,529,566 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statementsstatements.

 

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of OperationsStockholders' Equity (Deficit)

                 
  Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2021  2020  2021  2020 
             
Revenue $702,434  $657,269  $1,224,307  $1,602,368 
                 
Cost of Revenues  811,519   871,000   1,748,799   1,659,911 
                 
Gross Profit  (109,085)  (213,731)  (524,492)  (57,543)
                 
Operating Expenses                
Selling, general and administrative  917,561   1,664,611   1,929,051   3,149,691 
Salaries  573,975   611,804   1,130,040   1,508,652 
Stock based compensation  555,892   1,276,870   572,731   1,276,870 
Total Operating Expenses  2,047,428   3,553,285   3,631,822   5,935,213 
                 
Loss from operations  (2,156,513)  (3,767,016)  (4,156,314)  (5,992,756)
                 
Other Income (Expenses)                
Interest Expense  (215,162)  (158,803)  (403,177)  (331,428)
Original issue discount  (110,000)     (110,000)   
Warrant expense     (598,894)     (598,894)
Loss on sale of company stock  (419,750)  (58,775)  (419,750)  (93,165)
Total Other Income (Expense)  (744,912)  (816,472)  (932,927)  (1,023,487)
                 
Loss from continuing operations  (2,901,425)  (4,583,488)  (5,089,241)  (7,016,243)
                 
Other Comprehensive Income (loss)                
Loan Forgiveness - SBA  265,842   0   265,842   0 
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during period  (40)  28   0   (3,010)
Total other Comprehensive Income (loss)  265,802   28   265,842   (3,010)
                 
Net Comprehensive Loss $(2,635,623) $(4,583,460) $(4,823,399) $(7,019,253)
                 
Net Comprehensive Loss Per Common Share:                
For continued operations, basic and diluted  (0.88)  (1.92)  (1.65)  (2.96)
                 
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, basic and diluted  2,984,332   2,389,160   2,922,280   2,374,290 
                                             
  

Series AAA

Preferred Stock

  

Series E

Preferred Stock

  Common Stock  Additional Paid-in  Treasury Shares  Accumulated  Total Stockholders' Equity 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Shares  Amount  Deficit  (Deficit) 
Balance, at December 31, 2022  31,413  $3   61,688  $6   9,311,639  $931  $211,845,452   37,500  $(1,350,000) $(210,507,222) $(10,830)
Incentive common stock shares and warrants issued with debt              522,727   53   708,411            708,464 
Common stock and pre-funded warrants issued under public offering, net of issuance costs              3,777,634   378   3,207,122            3,207,500 
Common stock issued under cashless warrant exercises and exercise of pre-funded warrants              3,439,893   344   (344)            
Stock based compensation                    12,304            12,304 
Net Loss                             (1,716,804)  (1,716,804)
Balance, at March 31, 2023  31,413   3   61,688   6   17,051,893   1,706   215,772,945   37,500   (1,350,000)  (212,224,026)  2,200,634 

  

Series AAA

Preferred Stock

  

Series E

Preferred Stock

  Common Stock  Additional Paid-in  Treasury Shares  Accumulated  Total Stockholders' Equity 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Shares  Amount  Deficit  (Deficit) 
December 31, 2021 (restated)  31,413  $3   61,688  $6   6,460,751  $650  $206,712,907   37,500  $(1,350,000) $(202,444,894) $2,918,672 
Stock issued for services              50,000   5   84,495            84,500 
Stock based compensation                    34,416            34,416 
Conversion of convertible debt to common stock and warrants              1,443,333   145   2,680,020            2,680,165 
Net Loss                             (2,440,044)  (2,440,044)
Balance, at March 31, 2022 (restated)  31,413  $3   61,688  $6   7,954,084  $800  $209,511,838   37,500  $(1,350,000) $(204,884,938) $3,277,709 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statementsstatements.

 

 

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Condensed Consolidated StatementStatements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited)Cash Flows

 

 

                         
  Mezzanine  Series E Preferred Stock  Series C Preferred Stock       
  Preferred Stock  Preferred Stock  Preferred Stock  Common Stock 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Balance, at January 1, 2021  56,413  $868,869   61,688  $4,935,040   1,500  $15,000   2,803,685  $282 
Common stock issued for services                    10,000    
Common stock issued for cash  ��                 91,502   10 
Stock based compensation                        
Net Loss                        
Balance, at March 31, 2021  56,413  $868,869   61,688  $4,935,040   1,500  $15,000   2,905,187  $292 
Common stock issued for services                    5,000    
Common stock issued for cash                    58,334   6 
Stock based compensation                        
Notes converted to common stock                    92,761   9 
Original issue discount shares                    39,500   5 
Net Loss                        
Balance, at June 30, 2021  56,413  $868,869   61,688  $4,935,040   1,500  $15,000   3,100,782  $312 
       
  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
  2023  2022 
       
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:        
Net loss $(1,716,804) $(2,440,044)
         
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation  2,027   2,341 
Amortization of intangibles  150,184   150,184 
Amortization of debt discounts  360,993    
Stock-based compensation  12,304   34,416 
Provision for doubtful accounts  19,843    
Loss on debt extinguishment - related party     477,665 
Stock issued for services     84,500 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities        
Accounts receivable  162,607   167,988 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  47,500    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (639,421)  (629,276)
Contract liabilities  (5,682)   
Net cash used in operating activities  (1,606,449)  (2,152,226)
         
Investing Activities        
Purchase of property and equipment     (4,146)
Increase in software development costs  (501,075)   
Net cash used in investing activities  (501,075)  (4,146)
         
Financing Activities        
Proceeds from the issuance of debt, net of discounts and debt issuance costs  1,011,500    
Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants, net of issuance costs  3,207,500    
Repayment on notes payable  (150,000)  (134,164)
Net cash provided by financing activities  4,069,000   (134,164)
         
Net change in cash  1,961,476   (2,290,536)
         
Cash - beginning of period  220,854   5,385,245 
         
Cash - end of period $2,182,330  $3,094,709 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information        
Cash paid for interest $245  $118,398 
Cash paid for taxes $294  $300 
         
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:        
Issuance of incentive shares with debt recorded as debt discount $122,426  $ 
Warrants issued with debt recorded as debt discount $586,038  $ 
Common stock issued under cashless warrant exercises $344  $ 
Conversion of convertible debt to common stock $  $2,229,300 

 

                                 
  Mezzanine  Series E Preferred Stock  Series C Preferred Stock       
  Preferred Stock  Preferred Stock  Preferred Stock  Common Stock 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Balance, at January 1, 2020  46,413  $714,869   65,625  $5,250,000   1,500  $15,000   2,335,792  $234 
Common stock issued for services                    14,500   2 
Common stock issued for note conversion                    1,919    
Preferred stock series E        (3,937)  (314,960)        9,843   2 
Warrant conversions                    18,443    
Net Loss                        
Balance, at March 31, 2020  46,413  $714,869   61,688  $4,935,040   1,500  $15,000   2,380,497  $238 
Common stock issued for services                    (750)   
Preferred stock series E  10,000   154,000                   
Warrant conversions                    41,582   4 
Stock based compensation                        
Warrants issued                        
Net Loss                        
Balance, at June 30, 2020  56,413  $868,869   61,688  $4,935,040   1,500  $15,000   2,421,329  $242 

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

 

 

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Mobiquity Technology, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (Continued)

                
  Additional           Total 
  Paid-in  Treasury Shares  Accumulated  Stockholders' 
  Capital  Shares  Amount  Deficit  Deficit 
Balance, at January 1, 2021 $184,586,420   37,500  $(1,350,000) $(186,168,926) $2,886,685 
Common stock issued for services  81,825            81,825 
Common stock issued for cash  548,980            548,990 
Stock based compensation  16,839            16,839 
Net Loss           (2,229,776)  (2,229,776)
Balance, at March 31, 2021 $185,234,064   37,500  $(1,350,000) $(188,398,702) $1,304,563 
Common stock issued for services  37,975            37,975 
Common stock issued for cash  349,994            350,000 
Stock based compensation  555,892            555,892 
Notes converted to common stock  671,593            671,602 
Original issue discount shares  268,145            268,150 
Net Loss           (2,593,623)  (2,593,623)
Balance, at June 30, 2021 $187,117,663   37,500  $(1,350,000) $(190,992,325) $594,559 

  Additional           Total 
  Paid-in  Treasury Shares  Accumulated  Stockholders' 
  Capital  Shares  Amount  Deficit  Deficit 
Balance, at January 1, 2020 $177,334,305   37,500   (1,350,000) $(171,136,522) $10,921,105 
Common stock issued for services  383,420            384,000 
Common stock issued for note conversion  30,618            30,695 
Preferred stock series E  314,566             
Warrant conversions  402,528            403,268 
Net Loss           (2,435,793)  (2,435,793)
Balance, at March 31, 2020 $178,465,437   37,500   (1,350,000) $(173,572,315) $9,303,275 
Common stock issued for services  (8,970)           (9,000)
Preferred stock series E  (154,000)            
Warrant conversions  350,888             352,655 
Stock based compensation  1,276,870            1,276,870 
Warrants issued  598,894            598,894 
Net Loss           (4,583,460)  (4,583,460)
Balance, at June 30, 2020 $180,529,119   37,500  $(1,350,000) $(178,155,775) $6,939,234 

MOBIQUITY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statementsNOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2023

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

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Mobiquity Technology,Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

       
  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2021  2020 
       
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:        
Net loss $(4,823,399) $(7,019,253)
         
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation expense  3,703   2,827 
Amortization- Intangible Assets  900,367   1,300,368 
Allowance for uncollectible receivables  0   306,000 
Common stock issued for services  119,800   375,000 
Warrant expense  0   1,354,817 
Stock based compensation  572,731   1,276,870 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities        
Accounts receivable  840,740   1,930,915 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  16,500   (14,000)
Accounts payable  (519,474)  (625,562)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  (19,473)  (89,671)
Accrued interest  195,811   85,301 
Total Adjustments  2,110,705   5,902,865 
Net Cash in Operating activities  (2,712,694)  (1,116,388)
         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities        
Common stock issued for cash, net  898,990   0 
Original Issue Discount shares  268,150    
Note conversion to common stock  671,602   30,695 
Net cash used in Investing Activities  1,838,742   30,695 
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities        
Proceeds from the issuance of notes, net  1,310,000   745,388 
SBA loan forgiveness  (265,842)  0 
Cash paid on bank notes  (598,816)  (462,694)
Net cash used in Financing Activities  445,342   282,694 
         
Net change in Cash and Cash Equivalents  (428,610)  (802,999)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of period  602,182   1,240,064 
Unrealized holding change on securities  (1)  3,010 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period  173,571   440,075 
         
Supplemental Disclosure Information        
Cash paid for interest $207,366  $236,116 
Cash paid for taxes $25  $11,522 
         
Non-cash investing and financing activities:        
Common stock issued for conversion of convertible notes  419,750    
Original issue discounts  110,000    

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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MOBIQUITY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
June 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1: ORGANIZATION AND GOING CONCERN

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. We have a history of losses and may continue to incur losses in the future, which could negatively impact the trading value of our common stock. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support from its shareholders, the ability of management to raise additional equity capital through private and public offerings of its common stock, and the attainment of profitable operations. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $190,992,325 and $186,168,926. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year from the issuance of these financial statements. We may continue to incur operating and net losses in future periods. These losses may increase, and we may never achieve profitability for a variety of reasons, including increased competition, decreased growth in the unified advertising industry and other factors described elsewhere in this “Risk Factors” section. If we cannot achieve sustained profitability, our stockholders may lose all (“Mobiquity,” “we,” “our” or a portion of their investment in our company.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The recently acquired Advangelists LLC has also incurred losses and experienced negative cash flows from operations during the most recent fiscal year. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support from its shareholders, the ability of management to raise additional capital through private and public offerings of its common stock, and the attainment of profitable operations. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

REVERSE STOCK-SPLIT - On September 9, 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment the Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the state of New York to implement a 1 for 400 reverse stock- split of its common stock effective September 9, 2020. The reverse stock split did not cause an adjustment to the par value of common stock. As a result of the reverse stock split, the Company adjusted the share amounts under its employee incentive plans, outstanding options and common stock warrant agreements, treasury shares and preferred shares.

Impacts of COVID-19 to Business and the general economy

Since March 2020, COVID -19 has caused a material and substantial adverse impact on our general economy and our business operations. It has caused there to be a substantial decrease in our sales, cancellations of purchase orders and has resulted in accounts receivables not being timely paid as anticipated. Further, it has caused us to have concerns about our ability to meet our obligations as they become due and payable. In this respect, our business is directly dependent upon and correlates closely to the marketing levels and ongoing business activities of our existing clients. If material adverse developments in domestic and global economic and market conditions adversely affect our clients’ businesses, such as COVID-19, our business and results of operations could (and in the case of COVID-19) equally suffer. Our results of operations are affected directly by the level of business activity of our clients, which in turn is affected by the level of economic activity in the industries and markets that they serve. COVID-19 future widespread economic slowdowns in any of these markets, particularly in the United States, may negatively affect the businesses, purchasing decisions and spending of our clients and prospective clients, and payment of accounts receivable due us, which could result in reductions in our existing business as well as our new business development and difficulties in meeting our cash obligations as they become due. In the event of continued widespread economic downturn caused by COVID-19, we will likely continue to experience a reduction in projects, longer sales and collection cycles, deferral or delay of purchase commitments for our data products, processing functionality, software systems and services, and increased price competition, all of which could substantially adversely affect revenue and our ability to remain a going concern.

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In the event we remain a going concern, the impacts of the global emergence of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on our business, sources of revenues and then general economy, are currently not fully known. We are conducting business as usual with some modifications to employee work locations, and cancellation of certain marketing events, among other modifications. We lost a purchase order in excess of one million dollars with major US sports organization. We have observed other companies taking precautionary and preemptive actions to address COVID-19 and companies may take further actions that alter their normal business operations. We will continue to actively monitor the situation and may take further actions that alter our business operations as may be required by federal, state or local authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, partners, suppliers and stockholders. It is not clear what the potential effects any such alterations or modifications may have on our business, including the effects on our customers and prospects, although we do anticipate it to continue to negatively impact our financial results during fiscal year 2021.

NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements reflect all adjustments of a recurring nature considered necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position and the results of its operations“the Company”), and its cash flows for the periods shown.

NATURE OF OPERATIONS – Mobiquity Technologies, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Company”),operating subsidiaries, is the parent company of its operating subsidiaries; Mobiquity Networks, Inc. (“Mobiquity Networks”) and Advangelists, LLC (Advangelists). Mobiquity Networks has evolved and grown from a mobile advertising technology company focused on driving Foot-traffic throughout its indoor network, into a next generation location data intelligence company. Mobiquity NetworksThe Company provides precise unique, at-scale location data and insights on consumer’s real-world behavior and trends for use in marketing and research. Mobiquity Networks providesWe provide one of the most accurate and scaled solutionsolutions for mobile data collection and analysis, utilizing multiple geo-location technologies. Mobiquity NetworksThe Company is seeking to implement several new revenue streams from its data collection and analysis, including, but not limited to;to, Advertising, Data Licensing, Footfall Reporting, Attribution Reporting, Real Estate Planning, Financial Forecasting and Custom Research. Advangelists isWe also are a developer of advertising and marketing technology focused on the creation, automation, and maintenance of an advertising technology operating system (or ATOS). Advangelists’The ATOS platform blends artificial intelligence (or AI) and machine learning (ML) based optimization technology for automatic ad serving that manages and runs digital advertising campaigns.

 

TheMobiquity Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in the State of New York and has the following subsidiaries:

Mobiquity Networks, Inc.

Mobiquity Networks, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mobiquity Technologies, Inc., commencing operations in January 2011 and incorporated in the State of New York. Mobiquity Networks started and developed as a mobile advertising technology company focused on driving foot-traffic throughout its indoor network and has evolved and grown into a next generation data intelligence company. Mobiquity Networks, Inc. operates our data intelligence platform business.

Advangelists, LLC

Advangelists LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mobiquity Technologies, Inc., acquired through a merger transaction in December 2018, incorporated in the State of Delaware, and operates our ATOS platform:platform business.

Liquidity, Going Concern and Management’s Plans

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.

As reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, for the three months ended March 31. 2023, the Company is reporting the following:

 

·creates an automated marketplaceNet loss of advertisers$1,716,804; and publishers
·Net cash used in operations of $1,606,449

Additionally, at March 31, 2023, the Company is reporting the following:

·Accumulated deficit of $212,224,026
·Stockholders’ equity of $2,200,634, and
·Working capital deficit of $162,816

We manage liquidity risk by reviewing, on an ongoing basis, our sources of liquidity and capital requirements. The Company has cash on hand of $2,182,330 on March 31, 2023.

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The Company has incurred significant losses since its inception in 1998 and has not demonstrated an ability to generate sufficient revenues from the sales of its products and services to achieve profitable operations. There can be no assurance that profitable operations will ever be achieved, or if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. In making this assessment we performed a comprehensive analysis of our current circumstances including: our financial position, our cash flows and cash usage forecasts for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and our current capital structure including equity-based instruments and our obligations and debts.

Without sufficient revenues from operations, if the Company does not obtain additional capital, the Company will be required to reduce the scope of its business development activities or cease operations. The Company may explore obtaining additional capital financing and the Company is closely monitoring its cash balances, cash needs, and expense levels.

These factors create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within the twelve-month period subsequent to the date that these condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. These condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

Management’s strategic plans include the following:

·Execution of business plan focused on digital media outletstechnology growth and improvement,
·Seek out equity and/or debt financing to host online auctionsobtain the capital required to facilitatemeet the sale of ad time slots (known as digital real estate) targeted at users while engagedCompany’s financial obligations. There is no assurance, however, that lenders and investors will continue to advance capital to the Company or that the new business operations will be profitable.
·Continuing to explore and execute prospective partnering or distribution opportunities,
·Identifying unique market opportunities that represent potential positive short-term cash flow.

Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) Pandemic

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s financial results and operations were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company is a data location company with a specialty to drive traffic to retail stores. In the prior two (2) years, the Company suffered from the effects of the pandemic due to lack of traffic to retail stores related to mandated stay-at-home restrictions and the Company drastically curtailed its operations. The extent to which the Company’s future financial results could be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic depends on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time. The pandemic also had an effect on the Company’s ability to attain new customers or retain existing customers, and to collect on its outstanding accounts receivable, resulting in an increase of its allowance for doubtful accounts in fiscal 2022, and the quarter ended March 31, 2023, of approximately $324,000 and $20,000, respectively. The Company is not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require an update to its estimates or judgments or a revision of the carrying value of its assets or liabilities.

These estimates may change, as new events occur, and additional information is obtained. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company’s financial results and operations were not materially adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial statements (U.S. GAAP) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Accordingly, they do not contain all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual financial statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all of the adjustments necessary (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) to present the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2023, and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future period. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023.

Management acknowledges its responsibility for the preparation of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements which reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary in its opinion for a fair statement of its consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of its operations for the periods presented.

Principles of Consolidation

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Business Segments and Concentrations

The Company uses the “management approach” to identify its reportable segments. The management approach requires companies to report segment financial information consistent with information used by management for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the basis for identifying the Company’s reportable segments. The Company manages its business as a single reporting segment.

Customers in the United States accounted for 100% of our revenues. We do not have any property or equipment outside of the United States.

Use of Estimates

Preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, including stock-based compensation and deferred tax asset valuation allowance, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and those estimates may be material.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company operates in an industry that is subject to intense competition and changes in consumer demand. The Company’s operations are subject to significant risk and uncertainties including financial and operational risks and the potential of overall business failure.

The Company has experienced, and in the future expects to continue to experience, variability in sales and net earnings. The factors expected to contribute to this variability include, among others, (i) the cyclical nature of the industry, (ii) general economic conditions in the various local markets in which the Company competes, including a potential general downturn in the economy, and (iii) the volatility of prices in connection with the Company’s service offerings. These factors, among others, make it difficult to project the Company’s operating results on a consistent basis.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company accounts for financial instruments at fair value, which as is defined as the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques are based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect certain market assumptions. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

·Level 1—Valuation based on their connected TV, computerunadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets or mobile device,liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability to access;
·Level 2—Valuation based on observable quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; and
  
·gives advertisers the capability to understand and interact with their audiences and engage them in a meaningful wayLevel 3—Valuation based on unobservable inputs that are supported by the using ads in both image and video formats (knownlittle or no market activity, which require management’s best estimate of what market participants would use as rich media) to increase their customer base and foot traffic to their physical locations.fair value.

 

Advangelists’ marketplace engages with approximately 20 billion advertisement opportunities per day. Our salesFair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and marketing strategy is focused on creating a de-fragmented operating system that makes it considerably more efficient and effective for advertisers and publisherspertinent information available to transact with each other. Our goal is to create a standardized and transparent medium.management.

 

Advangelists' technologyThe respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair value. These financial instruments include accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and contract liabilities. On March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximated their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value of the Company’s debt approximates its carrying value based on current financing rates available to the Company and its short-term nature.

The Company does not have any other financial or non-financial assets or liabilities that would be characterized as Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 instruments.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Concentrations of Risk

For purposes of presentation in the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months or less at the purchase date and money market accounts to be cash equivalents.

On March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company did not have any cash equivalents.

The Company is proprietaryexposed to credit risk on its cash in the event of default by the financial institutions to the extent account balances exceed the amount insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC), which is $250,000. As of March 31, 2023, and has all been developed internally. We own allDecember 31, 2022, the Company had not experienced any losses on cash balances in excess of the FDIC insured limits. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to funds could have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. At March 31, 2023, the Company exceeded FDIC insured limits by approximately $1,925,000, and did not exceed the limits at December 31, 2022.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, and year ended December 31, 2022, sales of our technology.products to two and four customers generated approximately 55% and 52% of our revenues, respectively. Our contracts with our customers generally do not obligate them to a specified term and they can generally terminate their relationship with us at any time with a minimal amount of notice. The loss of one of these customers could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable represent customer obligations under normal trade terms and are stated at the amount management expects to collect from outstanding customer balances. Credit is extended to customers based on an evaluation of their financial condition and other factors. Interest is not accrued on overdue accounts receivable. The Company does not require collateral. Four and six of our customers combined accounted for approximately 53% and 42% of outstanding accounts receivable at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

The Company had net accounts receivable of $158,485 and $340,935 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

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Recent DevelopmentsManagement periodically assesses the Company’s accounts receivable and, Employment Agreement with Deepanker Katyalif necessary, establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company provides its allowance for doubtful accounts based upon a review of the outstanding accounts receivable, historical collection information and existing economic conditions. Accounts determined to be uncollectible are charged to operations when that determination is made.

 

Deepanker Katyal’s employment agreementThe allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $1,111,000 and $1,091,000 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. This allowance relates to receivables generated in previous years for which commencedcollection is uncertain, based in part, as a result of many customers being adversely impacted by COVID-19.

Bad debt expense (recovery) is recorded as a component of general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

Management evaluates the recoverability of the Company’s identifiable intangible assets and other long-lived assets when events or circumstances indicate a potential impairment exists, in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 360-10-35-15 Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. Events and circumstances considered by the Company in determining whether the carrying value of identifiable intangible assets and other long-lived assets may not be recoverable include but are not limited to significant changes in performance relative to expected operating results; significant changes in the use of the assets; significant negative industry or economic trends; and changes in the Company’s business strategy. In determining if impairment exists, the Company estimates the undiscounted cash flows to be generated from the use and ultimate disposition of these assets and compares this to the carrying amounts of the assets.

If impairment is indicated based on a comparison of the assets’ carrying values and the undiscounted cash flows, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. No impairments were recognized by the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and the year ended December 7,31, 2022.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Expenditures for repairs and maintenance which do not materially extend the useful lives of property and equipment are charged to operations. When property or equipment is sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts with the resulting gain or loss reflected in current results of operations.

Goodwill

The Company’s goodwill represents the excess of the consideration transferred for the acquisition of Advangelists, LLC in December 2018 over the fair value of the underlying identifiable net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but instead, it is tested for impairment at least annually. In the event that management determines that the value of goodwill has become impaired, the Company will record a termcharge in an amount equal to the excess of three years. Mr. Katyalthe reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit during the fiscal quarter in which the determination is made.

The Company performs its annual impairment tests of goodwill as of December 31st of each year, or more frequently, if certain indicators are present. Goodwill is required to devotebe tested for impairment at least 40 hours per week pursuantthe reporting unit level. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below the operating segment level, which is referred to his responsibility as CEOa component. Management identifies its reporting units by assessing whether components (i) have discrete financial information available, (ii) engage in business activities, and (iii) whether a segment manager regularly reviews the component’s operating results. Net assets and goodwill of Advangelists.acquired businesses are allocated to the reporting unit associated with the acquired business based on the anticipated organizational structure of the combined entities. If two or more components are deemed economically similar, those components are aggregated into one reporting unit when performing the annual goodwill impairment review. The agreement provides for full indemnificationCompany has one reporting unit as of March 31, 2023 and participation in all benefit plans, programs and perquisites as are generally providedDecember 31, 2022. No impairment of goodwill was recognized by the Company to its employees, including medical, dental, life insurance, disability and 401(k) participation. The agreement provides for termination for cause after giving employee 30 days’ prior written notice. The agreement provides for termination by the Company without cause after 60 days’ prior written notice with severance pay as described in his agreement. His employment agreement also provides for termination by disability for a period of more than six consecutive months in any 12-month period, termination by employee for good reason as defined in the agreement and restrictive covenants for a period of one year following the termination date.

Effective as of September 13, 2019, Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “GTECH SPA”) with GBT Technologies, Inc. (“GTECH”), pursuant to which the Company acquired from GTECH 15,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock that was owned by GTECH (the “MOBQ Shares”). In consideration for the purchase of the MOBQ Shares from GTECH, the Company transferred to GTECH 110,000 shares of GTECH’s common stock that was owned by the Company.quarter ended March 31, 2023 or fiscal year 2022.

On September 13, 2019, Advangelists, LLC (“AVNG”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement (the “Katyal Amendment”) with Deepankar Katyal, the CEO of AVNG, which amends Mr. Katyal’s original employment agreement (the “Original Katyal Agreement”), dated as of December 7, 2018. Pursuant to the Katyal Amendment, among other things, (i) the Company agreed to indemnify Mr. Katyal to the extent provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate”) and By-laws and to include Mr. Katyal as an insured under the Company’s applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies; (ii) AVNG agreed to provide Mr. Katyal with an automobile allowance of $550.00 per month, and (iii) the non-compete restrictive covenants contained in the Original Katyal Agreement ceased. In addition, the Katyal Amendment provides for the Company to redeem the shares of the Company’s Class B Preferred Stock (the “Class B Stock”) owned by Mr. Katyal, and entitles Mr. Katyal to the following additional compensation:

·A bonus, payable in cash or common stock of the Company, equal to 1% of the Company’s gross revenue (the “Gross Revenue”) for each completed fiscal month during the 2019 fiscal year, subject to certain revenue thresholds as set forth in the Katyal Amendment;

·Commissions equal to 10% of the Net Revenues (as defined in the Katyal Amendment) of all New Katyal Managed Accounts (as defined in the Katyal Amendment);

·Options to purchase 37,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $36.00 per share, of which 25,000 vest on the date of the Katyal Amendment, and of which 12,500 vest on the one year anniversary of the Katyal Amendment.

In connection with the Katyal Amendment, on September 13, 2019, the Company entered into a Class B Preferred stock Redemption Agreement (the “Katyal Redemption Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company redeemed the Company’s Class B Stock owned by Katyal.

On September 13, 2019, AVNG entered into Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement (the “Katyal Amendment”) with Lokesh Mehta, which amends Mr. Mehta’s original employment agreement (the “Original Mehta Agreement”), dated as of December 7, 2018. Pursuant to the Mehta Amendment, among other things, (i) the Company agreed to indemnify Mr. Mehta to the extent provided in the Company’s Certificate and By-laws and to include Mr. Mehta as an insured under the Company’s applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies; (ii) AVNG agreed to provide Mr. Mehta with an automobile allowance of $550.00 per month, and (iii) the non-compete restrictive covenants contained in the Original Mehta Agreement ceased. In addition, the Mehta Amendment provides for the Company to redeem the shares of the Company’s Class B Preferred Stock (the “Class B Stock”) owned by Mr. Mehta, and entitles Mr. Mehta to the following additional compensation:

·A bonus, payable in cash or common stock of the Company, equal to 1% of the Company’s Gross Revenue for each completed fiscal month during the 2019 fiscal year, subject to certain revenue thresholds as set forth in the Mehta Amendment;

 

 

 

 

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·Commissions equal to 5% of the Net Revenues (as defined in the Mehta Amendment) of all New Katyal Managed Accounts (as defined in the Katyal Amendment);

·Options to purchase 37,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $36.00 per share, of which 25,000 vest on the date of the Mehta Amendment, and of which 12,500 vest on the one year anniversary of the Mehta Amendment.

 

In connection with the Mehta Amendment, on September 13, 2019, the Company entered into a Class B Preferred Stock Redemption Agreement (the “Mehta Redemption Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company redeemed the Company’s Class B Stock owned by Mehta in exchange for an employment agreement and other good and valuable consideration including an automobile allowance.Intangible Assets

 

Risks Related to Our Financial ResultsThe majority of the Company’s intangible assets consist of customer relationship and Financing Plansthe ATOS platform technology obtained through its acquisition of Advangelists LLC. The Company amortizes its identifiable definite-lived intangible assets over an estimated useful life of 5 years. See Note 3 for further details.

 

Management has plans to address the Company’s financial situation as follows:Software Development Costs

 

In the near term, management plansaccordance with ASC 985-20, Costs of Software to continue to focus on raising the funds necessary to implement the Company’s business plan related to technology. Management will continue to seek out equity and/Be Sold, Leased, or debt financing to obtain the capital required to meet the Company’s financial obligations. There is no assurance, however, that lenders and investors will continue to advance capital toMarketed, the Company or thatrecords the new businesscost of planning, designing, and establishing the technological feasibility of computer software intended for resale as research and development costs and charges those costs to operations willwhen incurred and are included in general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. After technological feasibility has been established, the costs of producing a marketable product and product masters are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the software, which is expected to be profitable.five years, beginning at the date of general release to customers. The Company began capitalizing costs associated with the development of its Ad Tech Operating System for Publishers platform in January 2023 when technological feasibility was deemed to have been established. Total software development costs capitalized for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 were $501,075. The platform is expected to be released to customers in the second quarter of 2023. No amortization has been recognized on the software development costs as of March 31, 2023.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under FASB ASC Topic No. 480, (ASC 480), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and FASB ASC Topic No. 815, (ASC 815) Derivatives and Hedging.

 

In August 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (ASU 2020-06), as part of its overall simplification initiative to reduce costs and complexity of applying accounting standards while maintaining or improving the long term, management believesusefulness of the information provided to users of financial statements. Among other changes, the new guidance removes from U.S. GAAP separation models for convertible debt that require the convertible debt to be separated into a debt and equity component, unless the conversion feature is required to be bifurcated and accounted for as a derivative or the debt is issued at a substantial premium. As a result, after adopting the guidance, entities will no longer separately present such embedded conversion features in equity and will instead account for the convertible debt wholly as debt. The new guidance also requires use of the “if-converted” method when calculating the dilutive impact of convertible debt on earnings per share, which is consistent with the Company’s projectscurrent accounting treatment under the current guidance. The guidance was adopted by the Company as of January 1, 2022.

Terms of financial instruments are reviewed to determine whether or not they contain embedded derivative instruments that are required to be accounted for separately from the host contract under ASC 815 and initiatives will be successfulASU 2020-06 and will providerecorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivative liabilities are remeasured to reflect fair value at each period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations. The Company generally incorporates a binomial model to determine fair value. Upon conversion of a debt instrument where an embedded conversion option has been bifurcated and accounted for separately as a derivative liability, the Company records the resulting shares issued at fair value, derecognizes all related debt principal, derivative liability, and debt discount, and recognizes a net gain or loss on debt extinguishment. Equity instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification under ASC 815 are reclassified to liabilities at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date. The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, tomarket or foreign currency risk. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company that will be usedhad no derivatives classified as liabilities.

Debt Issuance Costs and Debt Discounts

Debt discounts, debt issuance costs paid to financelenders or third parties, and other original issue discounts on debt, are recorded as debt discount or debt issuance costs and amortized to interest expense in the Company’s future growth. However, there can be no assurances thatcondensed consolidated statements of operations, over the Company’s efforts to raise equityterm of the underlying debt instrument, using the effective interest method, with the unamortized portion reported net with related principal outstanding on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded $360,993 in interest expense associated with debt discounts and debt issuance costs incurred on debt issued during the quarter. The unamortized debt discounts remaining at acceptable terms or thatMarch 31, 2023 was $773,471. See Note 4 regarding the planned activities will be successful, or thataccounting for debt discounts and debt issuance costs during the Company will ultimately attain profitability. The Company’s long-term viability depends on its ability to obtain adequate sourcesquarter ended March 31, 2023. There was no amortization of debt discounts for the year ended December 31, 2022 or equity funding to meet current commitments and fund the continuation of its business operations, and the ability of the Company to achieve adequate profitability and cash flows from operations to sustain its operations.

Related Parties

Related parties are any entities or individuals that, through employment, ownership or other means, possess the ability to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Company. We disclose related party transactions that are outside of normal compensatory agreements, such as salaries or board of director fees. We consider the following individuals / companies to be related parties:

Dean Julia - Principal Executive Officer President and Director

Sean McDonnell - Chief Financial Officer

Sean Trepeta - Board Member

Dr. Gene Salkind – Board of Directors

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION - The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Mobiquity Technologies, Inc., formerly known as Ace Marketing& Promotions, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Mobiquity Networks, Inc. and its wholly- owned subsidiary, Advangelists, LLC. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.unamortized debt discounts outstanding at December 31, 2022.

 

 

 

 

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Revenue Recognition

The Condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020,Company’s revenues are generated from internet advertising, the Condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 and the Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 have been prepared by us without audit, andCompany recognizes revenue in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and, therefore, they do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly in all material respects our financial position as of June 30, 2021, results of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. We have evaluated subsequent events through the filing of this Form 10-Q with the SEC and determined there have not been any events that have occurred that would require adjustments to our unaudited Condensed consolidated financial statements.

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

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents.

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK - Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of trade receivables and cash and cash equivalents.

Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables is generally diversified due to the large number of entities comprising the Company’s customer base and their dispersion across geographic areas principally within the United States. The Company routinely addresses the financial strength of its customers and, consequently, believes that its receivable credit risk exposure is limited. Our current receivables at June 30, 2021 consist of 51% held by six of our largest customers. Our current receivables at December 31, 2020 consist of 58% held by six of our largest customers.

The Company places its temporary cash investments with high credit quality financial institutions. At times, the Company maintains bank account balances, which exceed FDIC limits. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company exceeded FDIC limits by $0, and $114,986, respectively.

REVENUE RECOGNITION – On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”),(ASC 606). In accordance with ASC 606, revenue is recognized when promised services are transferred to update the financial reporting requirements fora customer. The amount of revenue recognition. Topic 606 outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The guidance is based on the principle that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount thatrecognized reflects the consideration to which the entityCompany expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods orthese services. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to fulfill a contract. This guidance became effective forTo achieve this core principle, the Company beginning on January 1, 2018, and entities haveapplies the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach for the adoption of the new standard. The Company adopted this standard using the modified retrospective approach on January 1, 2018.following five steps:

 

In preparation for adoption of the standard, the Company evaluated each of the five steps in Topic 606, which are as follows: 1) Identify the contract with a customer.

A contract with a customer exists when (i) the customer; 2) Company enters into an enforceable contract with a customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the services to be transferred and identifies the payment terms related to these services, (ii) the contract has commercial substance and, (iii) the Company determines that collection of substantially all consideration for services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and ability to pay the promised consideration. The Company applies judgment in determining the customer’s ability and intention to pay, which is based on a variety of factors including the customer’s historical payment experience or, in the case of a new customer, published credit and financial information pertaining to the customer.

Identify the performance obligations in the contract; 3) contract.

Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the services that will be transferred to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from the Company, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the services is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised services (performance obligations), the Company must apply judgment to determine whether promised services are capable of being distinct and distinct in the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met the promised services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation. Currently, the Company does not have any contracts that contain multiple performance obligations.

Determine the transaction price; 4) price.

The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which the Company will be entitled in exchange for transferring services to the customer. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, the Company estimates the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing either the expected value method or the most likely amount method depending on the nature of the variable consideration. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price if, in the Company’s judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. None of the Company’s contracts as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 contained a significant financing component.

Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract.

If the contract contains a single performance obligations;obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. However, if a series of distinct services that are substantially the same qualifies as a single performance obligation in a contract with variable consideration, the Company must determine if the variable consideration is attributable to the entire contract or to a specific part of the contract. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price basis unless the transaction price is variable and 5) meets the criteria to be allocated entirely to a performance obligation or to a distinct service that forms part of a single performance obligation.

Recognize revenue when (or as)or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

The Company satisfies performance obligations are satisfied.at a point in time. Revenue is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring the promised service to a customer. Under both managed services arrangements or self-service arrangements, the Company’s promised services under the contracts include identification, bidding and purchasing of advertisement opportunities. The Company also generally has discretion in establishing the pricing of the ads. Since the Company is controlling the promise to deliver the contracted services, the Company is considered the principal in all arrangements for revenue recognition purposes.

Payment terms and conditions vary by contract, although terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 to 90 days.

 

 

 

 

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Reported revenue was not affected materially in any period due toContract Liabilities

Contract liabilities represent deposits made by customers before the adoptionsatisfaction of ASC Topic 606 because: (1) the Company expects to identify similar performance obligations under Topic 606 as compared with deliverables and separate unitsrecognition of account previously identified; (2)revenue. Upon completion of the performance obligation(s) that the Company has determinedwith the transaction price to be consistent; and (3) the Company records revenue at the same point in time, upon delivery of services, under both ASC Topic 605 and Topic 606, as applicable undercustomer based on the terms of the contract, with the customer. Additionally,liability for the Company does notcustomer deposit is relieved and revenue is recognized. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were $187,916 and $193,598, respectively in contract liabilities outstanding that we expect the accounting for fulfillment costs or costs incurred to obtain a contract to be affected materiallyrecognize as revenue in any period due to the adoption of Topic 606.our next fiscal year.

 

ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS - Management must make estimates of the collectability of accounts receivable. Management specifically analyzes accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment terms when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 allowance for doubtful accounts were $386,600, and $386,600, respectively.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is expensed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Leasehold improvements are being amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets or the remaining term of the lease. The costs of additions and improvements, which substantially extend the useful life of a particular asset, are capitalized. Repair and maintenance costs are charged to expense. When assets are sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the account and the gain or loss on disposition is reflected in operating income.

LONG LIVED ASSETSIn accordance with ASC 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, the Company tests long-lived assets or asset groups for recoverability when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. Circumstances which could trigger a review include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors; accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed significantly before the end of its estimated useful life. Recoverability is assessed based on the carrying amount of the asset and its fair value, which is generally determined based on the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and the eventual disposal of the asset, as well as specific appraisal in certain instances. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount is not recoverable and exceeds fair value. The Company recognized an impairment loss of $4,000,000 for the period ended December 31, 2020Revenues

 

Transactions with major customers

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, four customers accounted for approximately 37% ofAll revenues andrecognized were derived from internet advertising for the six monthsquarter ended June 30, 2020, four customers accounted for 46% our revenues. DuringMarch 31, 2023, and the year ended December 31, 2020, five customers accounted for approximately 42% of revenues.2022.

 

ADVERTISING COSTSAdvertising -

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. ForAdvertising costs are included as a component of general and administrative expenses in the six monthsconsolidated statements of operations.

The Company incurred $259 in such costs during the quarter ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2023 and fordid not incur any advertising costs during the year ended December 31, 2020 there were advertising costs of $159 and $1,400 respectively.2022.

 

ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK BASED COMPENSATIONStock-Based Compensation.

The Company accounts for our stock-based compensation, including stock options and common stock warrants, under ASC 718 Compensation – Stock basedCompensation, using the fair value-based method. Under this method, compensation cost is measured at the grant date fairbased on the value of the award and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. The Company usesperiod for employee awards, which is usually the Black-Sholes option-pricing modelvesting period, and when the goods are obtained or services are received, for nonemployee awards. This guidance establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also applies to determinetransactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the awards, which involvesentity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments.

In connection with certain subjective assumptions. These assumptions include estimatingfinancing, consulting and collaboration arrangements, the lengthCompany may issue warrants to purchase shares of time employees will retain their vested stock options before exercising them (“expected term”),its common stock. The outstanding warrants are standalone instruments that are not puttable or mandatorily redeemable by the estimated volatilityholder and are classified as equity awards.

The fair value of stock-based compensation is generally determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model as of the Company’s common stock price overdate of the expected term (“volatility”) andgrant or the numberdate at which the performance of options for which vesting requirements will not bethe services is completed (“forfeitures”)(measurement date). Changes

When determining fair value of stock-based compensation, the Company considers the following assumptions in the subjective assumptions can materially affect estimates of fair value stock-based compensation, and the related amount recognized on the consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 7 “Stock Option Plans” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report for a more detailed discussion.Black-Scholes model:

·Exercise price,
·Expected dividends,
·Expected volatility,
·Risk-free interest rate; and
·Expected life of option

Income Taxes

 

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BENEFICIAL CONVERSION FEATURES - Debt instruments that contain a beneficial conversion featureThe Company accounts for income tax using the asset and liability method prescribed by ASC 740, Income Taxes (ASC 740). Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded as deemed interest to the holders of the convertible debt instruments. The beneficial conversion is calculated as the difference between the fair values of the underlying common stock less the proceeds that have been received for the debt instrument limited to the value received.

INCOME TAXES - Deferred income taxes are recognized fordetermined based on temporary differences between the financial statementreporting and income tax basisbases of assets and liabilities forusing enacted tax rates that will be in effect in the year in which income tax or tax benefitsthe differences are expected to be realized in future years. Areverse. The Company records a valuation allowance is established to reduceoffset deferred tax assets if based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not,more-likely-than-not that all or some portion of suchthe deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in incomeas gain or loss in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

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The Company follows the accounting guidance for uncertainty in income taxes using the provisions of ASC 740. Using that guidance, tax positions initially need to be recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company did not identify any uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to recognized uncertain income tax positions, in other expense. No interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions were recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. Open tax years subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service generally remain open for three years from the filing date. Tax years subject to examination by the state jurisdictions generally remain open for up to four years from the filing date.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTSRelated Parties

Parties are considered to be related to the Company if the parties, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal with if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications were made to the 2022 condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to 2023 presentation.

Recent Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

We adoptedconsider the lease standard ACS 842 effective January 1, 2019applicability and have elected to use January 1, 2019impact of all new accounting pronouncements on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, stockholders’ deficit, cash flows, or presentation thereof. Management has evaluated all recent accounting pronouncements as our date of initial application. Consequently, financial information will not be updated, and disclosures required underissued by the new standard will not be provided for periods presented before January 1, 2019 as these prior periods conform to theFinancial Accounting Standards Codification 840. We electedBoard (FASB) through the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard. By adoptingdate these practical expedients, wecondensed consolidated financial statements were not requiredavailable to reassess (1) whether an existing contract meets the definition of a lease; (2) the lease classification for existing leases; or (3) costs previously capitalized as initial direct costs. As of December 10, 2019, we are not a lessor or lessee under any lease arrangements.

We have reviewed the FASBbe issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)and found no recent accounting pronouncements and interpretations thereofissued, but not yet effective, that have effectiveness dates during the periods reported and in future periods. The Company has carefully considered the new pronouncements that alter previous generally accepted accounting principles and does not believe that any new or modified principleswhen adopted, will have a material impact on the corporation’s reportedcondensed consolidated financial position or operationsstatements of the Company. 

Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions: On September 30, 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03 (ASU 2022-03), which clarifies the guidance in Topic 820 on the near term. The applicabilityfair value measurement of any standardan equity security that is subject to contractual restrictions that prohibit the formal reviewsale of our financial managementan equity security. The ASU also requires specific disclosures related to such an equity security, including (1) the fair value of such equity securities reflected in the balance sheet, (2) the nature and certain standards are under consideration.

remaining duration of the corresponding restrictions, and (3) any circumstances that could cause a lapse in the restrictions. ASU 2022-03 clarifies that a “contractual restriction prohibiting the sale of an equity security is a characteristic of the reporting entity holding the equity security” and is not included in the equity security’s unit of account. Accordingly, an entity should not consider the contractual sale restriction when measuring the equity security’s fair value (i.e., the entity should not apply a discount related to the contractual sale restriction, as stated in ASC 820-10-35-36B as amended by the ASU). The ASU also prohibits an entity from recognizing a contractual sale restriction as a separate unit of account. For public business entities, ASU 2022-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that mayis currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2022-03 on its consolidated financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or result of operations.

NET LOSS PER SHARE

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflect, in periods in which they have a dilutive effect, the impact of common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants. The number of common shares potentially issuable upon the exercise of certain options and warrants that were excluded from the diluted loss per common share calculation was approximately 774,732 because they are anti-dilutive, as a result of a net loss for the quarter ended and six months ended June 30, 2021.

NOTE 3: ACQUISITION OF ADVANGELISTS, LLC

In December 2018, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Glen Eagles Acquisition LP (“GEAL”) and Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. purchased of all the issued and outstanding capital stock and membership interest of Advangelists LLC. The Company closed and completed the acquisition on December 6, 2018.

The purchase price paid includes the assumption of certain assets, liabilities and contracts associated with Advangelists, LLC, at closing the sellers received $500,000 cash, warrants and stock and the issuance of a nineteen- month promissory note in aggregate principal amount of $9,500,000.

related disclosures.

 

 

 

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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Financial Instrument – Credit Losses: In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13). ASU 2016-13 replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology under current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires a consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 requires the use of a forward-looking expected credit loss model for accounts receivables, loans, and other financial instruments. In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-05, which provides transition relief for entities adopting ASU 2016-13. For entities that have adopted ASU 2016-13, the amendments in ASU 2019-05 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods therein. An entity may early adopt ASU No. 2019-05 in any interim period after its issuance if the entity has adopted ASU 2016-13. For all other entities, the effective date will be the same as the effective date of ASU 2016-13. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The following table summarizesCompany adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2023 and the allocationadoption of the purchase price asguidance did not have a significant impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers: In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2021-08). Under ASU 2021-08, an acquirer in a business combination must apply ASC 606 principles when recognizing and measuring acquired contract assets and contract liabilities. The provisions of ASU 2021-08 are applicable for the Company for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company adopted ASU 2021-08 on January 1, 2023 and the adoption of the acquisition date: guidance did not have a significant impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

 

Purchase Price 

Allocation of purchase price    
$9,500,000 Promissory note $9,500,000 
Cash  500,000 
Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. warrants  3,844,444 
Gopher Protocol Inc. common stock  6,155,556 
 Total amount transferred $20,000,000 

On April 30, 2019, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with GEAL, which the Company acquired from GEAL 3% of the membership interest of Advangelists, LLC for $NOTE 3 – 600,000INTANGIBLE ASSETS in cash. Giving the Company a 51% interest.

 

On May 8, 2019,Definite-Lived Intangible Asset

The definite-lived intangible asset is a customer relationship asset also acquired through the Advangelists, LLC acquisition. The customer relationship intangible asset is being amortized over its estimated useful life of five years. The Company periodically evaluates the reasonableness of the useful lives of these assets. These assets are also reviewed for impairment or obsolescence when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.

Schedule of intangible assets        
         
  Useful Lives March 31, 2023  December 31, 2022 
         
Customer relationship 5 years $3,003,676  $3,003,676 
Less accumulated amortization    (2,507,576)  (2,357,392)
Net carrying value   $496,100  $646,284 

During each of the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company entered into a Membership Purchase Agreement with Gopher Protocol, Inc.recognized $150,184 in amortization expense related to acquire the 49% interestcustomer relationship intangible asset, which is included in general and administrative expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of Advangelists, LLC which it contemporaneously purchased from GEAL. The purchase price was paid by the issuance of a $7,512,500 promissory note. As a resultoperations.

Future amortization of the transaction, the Company owns 100% of Advangelists LLC.

On September 13, 2019, the Company repurchased fifteen million shares of common stockcustomer relationship asset, for the aggregate by exchanging 110,000 shares of GTCH common stock held for investment purposes.

On September 13, 2019, Dr. Gene Salkind,years ending December 31, is a related party who is a director of the Company, and an affiliate of Dr. Salkind (collectively, the “Lenders”) subscribed for convertible promissory notes (the “Note”) and loaned to the Company an aggregate of $2,300,000 (the “Loans”) on a secured basis.as follows:

The Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 15% per annum, computed based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and will be payable monthly in arrears. Interest on the Notes is payable in cash, or, at the Lenders’ option, in shares of the Company’s common stock. The principal amount due under the Notes will be payable on September 30, 2029, unless earlier converted pursuant to the terms of the Notes.

Subject to the Company obtaining prior approval from the Company’s shareholders for the issuance of shares of common stock upon conversion of the Notes, if and to the extent required by the New York Business Corporation Law, the Notes will be convertible into equity of the Company upon the following events on the following terms:

·At any time at the option of the Lenders, the outstanding principal under the Notes will be converted into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $32.00 per post-split share (the “Conversion Price”).

·at any time that the trailing thirty (30) day volume weighted average price per share (as more particularly described in the Notes) of the Company’s common stock is above $400.00 per post-split share, until the Notes are no longer outstanding, the Company may convert the entire unpaid un-converted principal amount of the Notes, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, into shares of the Company’s common stock at the Conversion Price.

The Notes contain customary events of default, which, if uncured, entitle the Lenders thereof to accelerate the due date of the unpaid principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, their Notes.

In connection with the subscription of the Notes, the Company issued to each Lender a warrant to purchase 400 post-split shares of the Company’s common stock for every two shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, at an exercise price of $48.00 per post-split share (the “Lender Warrants”).

Schedule of future accumulated amortization   
    
2023 $450,552 
2024  45,548 
Total $496,100 

 

 

 F-14 

 

 

On September 13, 2019, Advangelists, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“AVNG”), entered into Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement (the “Katyal Amendment”) with Deepankar Katyal, whoNOTE 4 – DEBT

Following is a related partysummary of debt outstanding at March 31, 2023 and the CEO of AVNG, which amends Mr. Katyal’s original employment agreement (the “Original Katyal Agreement”), dated as of December 7, 2018. Pursuant to the Katyal Amendment, among other things, (i) the Company agreed to indemnify Mr. Katyal to the extent provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate”) and By-laws and to include Mr. Katyal as an insured under the Company’s applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies; (ii) AVNG agreed to provide Mr. Katyal with an automobile allowance of $550.00 per month, and (iii) the non-compete restrictive covenants contained in the Original Katyal Agreement ceased. In addition, the Katyal Amendment provides for the Company to redeem the shares of the Company’s Class B Preferred Stock (the “Class B Stock”) owned by Mr. Katyal, and entitles Mr. Katyal to the following additional compensation:31, 2022:

Summary of long term debt      
  March 31,
2023
  December 31,
2022
 
Small Business Administration Loan (a) $  $150,000 
Note payable (b)  1,437,500    
Total debt  1,437,500   150,000 
Less: unamortized debt discounts  (773,471)   
Current portion of debt, net of debt discounts  664,029    
Long-term portion of debt $  $150,000 

 

·(a)A bonus, payableIn June 2020, the Company received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan of $150,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) which carries a thirty-year term, and interest at 3.7% per annum, with a maturity date in cash or common stockJuly of 2050. The loan is to be repaid in monthly installments, including principal and interest, of $731, beginning twelve months from the date of the loan. Total accrued and unpaid interest on the debt was $13,594 at December 31, 2022 and is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The total principal outstanding has been presented as long-term liabilities as payments required to be made in 2023 will be applied to accrued interest. On January 5, 2023, the Company equalpaid $163,885 to 1% ofthe Small Business Administration to pay off all outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Company’s gross revenue (the “Gross Revenue”) for each completed fiscal month during the 2019 fiscal year, subject to certain revenue thresholds as set forth in the Katyal Amendment;SBA loan.

 
·(b)Commissions equal to 10% of

On December 30, 2022, the Net Revenues (as defined inCompany and Walleye Opportunities Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands company (the “Investor”), entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) for the Katyal Amendment) of all New Katyal Managed Accounts (as defined in the Katyal Amendment);

·OptionsInvestor to purchase 37,500 post-splitfrom the Company (i) a senior secured 20% original issue discount (OID) nine-month promissory note in an aggregate gross principal amount of $1,437,500, less the 20% OID of $287,500, for a net subscription amount of $1,150,000 (the “Investor Note”), and (ii) a five year warrant to purchase 2,613,636 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $36.00$0.44 per share, exercisable commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring December 30, 2027 (the “Investor Warrant”). The transaction closed, and proceeds from the Agreement were received by the Company in January 2023. If at any time commencing July 1, 2023, the Company issues, sells, or announces for sale, any shares of which 25,000 vestits common stock (Subsequent Equity Sale) for a per share price less than the exercise price of the Investor Warrant in effect immediately prior to such Subsequent Equity Sale, the exercise price of the Investor Warrant shall be reduced to an amount equal to the issuance price of the Subsequent Equity Sale.

In conjunction with the Agreement, the Company issued 522,727 shares of common stock, or approximately 5.3% of the Company’s outstanding shares, to the Investor as an incentive on the datetransaction (Incentive Shares). Excluding the above referenced Investor Warrant, the shares of Common Stock exercisable pursuant to such Investor Warrant are not being considered beneficially owned by the Investor until the Investor Warrant is exercisable within 60 days. Total issuance fees of $138,500 associated with the closing of the Katyal Amendment,Agreement were paid by the Company to Spartan Capital Securities LLC and the Investor’s counsel, resulting in net proceeds of which 12,500 vest on the one year anniversary$1,011,500. Approximately $164,000 of the Katyal Amendment.loan proceeds were utilized to repay the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the SBA loan (see above).

The Investor Note will only become convertible into common stock upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under and as defined in the Investor Note on terms set forth in the Investor Note. This Investor Note matures and is payable on or before September 30, 2023, and it provides that the Investor may demand prepayment after March 31, 2023 and before the maturity date, provided that the purchasers of securities in a future public offering by the Company, as defined in the Agreement, who hold the purchased Company securities at the time the prepayment demand, unanimously consent to the prepayment. The Company granted a security interest in all of its assets to the Investor as collateral for its obligations under the Investor Note pursuant to a Security Agreement. In addition, the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Investor Note pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee and granted a first lien security interest in all of their assets to the Investor as additional collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement. All securities sold in the above-described transaction contain certain piggy-back registration rights after the completion of our February 2023 offering (see Note 5). 

 

In connection with the Katyal Amendment, on September 13, 2019, the Company entered into a Class B Preferred stock Redemption Agreement (the “Katyal Redemption Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company redeemed the Company’s Class B Stock owned by Katyal.

In May 2019, the Company assumed a promissory note (the “AVNG Note”) payable to Deepankar Katyal (the “Payee”), as representative of the former owners of AVNG, which at the time of assumption had a remaining principal balance of $7,512,500. Simultaneously with the assumption of the AVNG Note, the AVNG Note was amended and restated as disclosed in the May 8-K (the “First Amended AVNG Note”). Effective as of September 13, 2019, the Company and Payee entered into a Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note (the “Second Amended AVNG Note”), in the principal amount of $6,750,000, pursuant to which the repayment terms under the First Amended AVNG Note were amended and restated as follows:

·$5,250,000 of the principal balance remaining due under the Second Amended AVNG Note is payable by the delivery of (i) 65,625 shares of the Company’s newly designated Class E Preferred Stock, which is convertible into 164,063 shares the Company’s post-split common stock, and (ii) common stock purchase warrants to purchase 82,032 shares of the Company’s post-split common stock, at an exercise price of $48.00 per share (the “AVNG Warrant”).

·$1,530,000 of the principal balance, inclusive of all accrued and unpaid interest, remaining due under the Second Amended AVNG Note in three equal consecutive monthly installments of $510,000, commencing on September 15, 2019 and on the 15th day of each month thereafter until paid in full.

The Second Amended AVNG Note provides that upon an Event of Default (as defined in the Second Amended AVNG Note), and upon the election of the Payee, (i) the shares of Class E Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended AVNG Note, and any shares of the Company’s common stock issued upon the conversion of the Class E Preferred Stock, shall be cancelled and cease to issued and outstanding, (ii) the AVNG Warrants (as defined below), to the extent unexercised, shall be cancelled, and (iii) the Second Amended AVNG Note shall be cancelled and the repayment of the principal amount remaining due to Payee shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the First Amended AVNG Note.

 F-15 

 

Merger

 

Mobiquity entered intoThe aforementioned Investor Warrant was deemed to be an Agreement and Planequity-classified derivative instrument with a fair value of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Glen Eagles Acquisition LP (“GEAL”) (which$1,526,363 at the time owned 412,000 post-splitdate of closing on the Agreement, incorporating the use of the Black-Scholes valuation model, and the Incentive Shares were deemed to have a fair value of $318,863 based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the day preceding the closing of the Agreement. Per accounting guidance under ASC 815, the Company recorded the fair values of the Investor Warrant and Incentive Shares based on the relative fair value allocation method, which allocates fair values as a percentage of total fair value of the debt, Investor Warrant, and Incentive Shares, in proportion to the net proceeds received (after deducting fees paid to lender) under the Investor Note of $1,150,000. As a result of applying the relative fair value allocation method, the Investor Warrant was assigned a relative fair value of $586,040 and the Incentive Shares were assigned a relative fair value of $122,426, at the date of closing on the Agreement. The fair values of the Investor Warrant, the Incentive Shares, the OID of $287,500, and the $138,500 in debt issuance costs paid, were recorded as debt discounts and debt issuance costs totaling $1,134,466, and are presented net against the debt principal outstanding on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2023. Amortization associated with the total debt discounts is being recognized using the effective interest method over the term of the Investor Note, which matures on September 30, 2023. For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, $360,993 in amortization on the debt discounts was recognized as interest expense on the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations, and remaining unamortized debt discounts at March 31, 2023 were $773,471

NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 105,000,000 shares, comprised of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001, and 5,000,000 shares of Mobiquity, equivalent to approximately 29.6% of the outstanding shares), AVNG Acquisition Sub, LLC (“Merger Sub”) and Advangelists, LLC (“Advangelists”) on November 20, 2018 which provided for Merger Sub to merge into Advangelists, with Advangelists as the surviving company following the merger.preferred stock, $0.0001 par value.

 

On December 6, 2018, Mobiquity andOf the other parties to5,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, the Merger Agreement entered intoBoard of Directors has designated the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Amendment”) which amended the Merger Agreement as follows:following:

 

 ·The number of warrants to purchase1,500,000 shares of Mobiquity’s common stock issuable as part of the merger consideration was changed from 225,000 post-split shares toSeries AA Preferred Stock, 269,385none post-split shares, and the exercise price of the warrants was changed from $36.00 per share to $56.00 per share; andoutstanding

 ·The number of1,250,000 shares as Series AAA Preferred Stock, 31,413 shares outstanding
·1,250 shares as Series AAAA Preferred Stock, all previously outstanding shares of Gopher Protocol Inc.’s common stock to be transferred by Mobiquitywhich have been redeemed or converted
·1,500 shares as partSeries C Preferred Stock, none outstanding
·2 shares as Series B Preferred Stock, all previously outstanding shares of the merger consideration changed from 11,111,111 to which have been redeemed or converted
9,209,722·70,000 shares.shares as Series E Preferred Stock, 61,688 shares outstanding

 

Rights Under Preferred Stock

The Company’s classes of preferred stock include the Merger Agreement and the Amendment, in consideration for the Merger:following provisions:

Optional Conversion Rights

 

 ·Mobiquity issued warrants for 269,384 post-split shares of Mobiquity commonSeries AA preferred stock at an exercise price of $56.00 per– one share and, subject to the vesting threshold described below, Mobiquity transferredconvertible into 9,209,72250 shares of Gopher Protocol, Inc. common stock to the pre-merger Advangelists members. The Gopher common stock was unvested at the time of transfer subject to vesting in February 2019 only if Advangelists’ combined revenues for the months of December 2018 and January 2019 were at least $250,000. The vesting threshold was met.
 ·GEAL paid the pre-merger Advangelists membersSeries AAA preferred stock – one share convertible into 100 shares of common stock
·Series C preferred stock – one share convertible into 100,000 shares of commons stock
·Series E preferred stock – one share at a rate of Stated Value, as defined, divided by $100.08 million in cash. $500,000 was paid at closing and $9,500,000 will be paid under a promissory note that was issued at closing, in 19 monthly installments of $500,000 each,, convertible commencing on January 6, 2019.31, 2020

 

The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement were consummated on December 7, 2018 upon the filing of a Certificate of Merger by Advangelists. As a result of the merger, Mobiquity owned 48% and GEAL owned 52% of Advangelists; and Mobiquity is the sole manager of, and controls, Advangelists at that time.Redemption Rights

 

As a result of Mobiquity having 100% control over Advangelists as of December 31, 2018, ASC 810-10-05-3 states “that for LLCs with managing and non-managing members, a managing memberSeries E preferred stock is the functional equivalent of a general partner and a non-managing member is the functional equivalent of a limited partner. In this case, a reporting entity with an interest in an LLC (which is not a VIE) would likely apply the consolidation model for limited partnerships if the managing member has the right to make the significant operating and financial decisions of the LLC.” In this case Mobiquity has the right to make the significant operating and financial decisions of Advangelists resulting in consolidation of Advangelists. 

On Aprilredeemable at any time upon 30 2019, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with GEAL, pursuant to which the Company acquired from GEAL 3% of the membership interests of Advangelists, for cash in the amount of $600,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price was paiddays written notice by the Company to GEAL on May 3, 2019. Asand the holders, at a resultrate of 100% of the Transaction, the Company then owned 51% of the membership interests of Advangelists, with GEAL owning 49% of the membership interests of Advangelists.Stated Value, as defined.

 

Warrant Coverage

Series C preferred stock carries 100% warrant coverage upon preferred stock conversion, warrants exercisable through September 20, 2023 at an exercise price of $0.12.

No further voting, dividend or liquidation preference rights exist as of March 31, 2023 on any class of preferred stock.

 

 

 F-16 

 

 

February 2023 Public Offering

On May 10, 2019,February 13, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC (the Underwriter) relating to a Membership Purchase Agreement effective aspublic offering of May 8, 20193,777,634 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase 4,286,883 shares of common stock (the Shares), for net proceeds of $3,207,500 (the February 2023 Offering). In conjunction with Gopher Protocol, Inc.the February 2023 Offering, which closed on February 16, 2023, the investors also received other Warrants to purchase 12,096,776 shares of common stock (Series 2023 Warrants). The offered Shares were priced at $0.465 per combination of one share of common stock or one pre-funded warrant, accompanied by one Series 2023 Warrant.

Each pre-funded warrant is exercisable at any time, until fully exercised, to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. Each Series 2023 Warrant is exercisable for five years to purchase 1.5 shares of common stock at a cash exercise price of $0.465 per warrant share. The Series 2023 Warrants contain an alternative cashless exercise provision permitting the holder to acquire 0.75 shares of common stock for every 1.5 warrant shares any time after the 49% interestearlier of Advangelists,(i) 30 days following the initial exercise date of February 14, 2023 and (ii) the date on which it contemporaneously purchased from GEAL. As a resultthe aggregate trading volume of this transaction,the Company’s common stock, beginning on the initial exercise date of the Series 2023 Warrants, exceeds 36,290,322 shares. Additionally, the exercise price of both the pre-funded warrants and the Series 2023 Warrants are subject to customary adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications and the like.

Pursuant to the terms of the Underwriter agreement, and as partial consideration to the Underwriter – Spartan Capital Securities, LLC, the Company owns 100%issued Spartan warrants for the purchase of Advangelists’s Membership Interests.403,226 shares of common stock, exercisable from February 14, 2023 through February 14, 2028, at an initial exercise price of $0.5115 per share. These warrants issued to Spartan were subsequently cancelled on June 22, 2023. The Company also granted the Underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,209,678 shares and/or pre-funded warrants in lieu of shares, and accompanying Series 2023 Warrants to purchase 1,814,517 shares at the public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any. No additional shares or pre-funded warrants were purchased by the Underwriter. The Company paid a cash fee to the Underwriter equal to 8% of the gross proceeds raised in the February 2023 Offering, plus a reimbursement of Underwriter fees totaling $242,500.

 

The acquisitionBetween the closing of the 49%February 2023 Offering and March 31, 2023, one or more investors holding pre-funded warrants converted their pre-funded warrants into 3,036,667 shares of Advangelists membership interests was accomplishedcommon stock and elected the alternative cashless exercise provision for the Series 2023 Warrant exercise of 806,451 shares of the Series 2023 Warrants, resulting in a transaction involving Mobiquity, Glen Eagles Acquisition LP,the issuance of 403,226 shares of common stock. Pre-funded warrants and Gopher Protocol, Inc.Series 2023 Warrants remaining outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2023 were 1,250,216 and 11,290,325, respectively.

 

Recognized amountSubsequent to March 31, 2023, the remaining 1,250,216 shares of identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and consideration expensed:pre-funded warrants were exercised, resulting in the issuance of 1,250,216 shares of common stock in April 2023. Also, subsequent to March 31, 2023, an additional 8,870,969 shares of the Series 2023 Warrants were exercised under the alternative cashless exercise provision, resulting in the issuance of 4,435,485 shares of common stock in April 2023.

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed    
Financial assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $216,799 
Accounts receivable, net  2,679,698 
Property and equipment, net  20,335 
Intangible assets (a)  10,000,000 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  (2,871,673)
Purchase price expensed  9,954,841 
Total amount identifiable assets and liabilities $20,000,000 

 

The ATOS platform:Shares Issued for Services

 

·creates an automated marketplace of advertisers and publishers on digital media outlets to host online auctions to facilitate the sale of ad time slots (known as digital real estate) targeted at users while engaged on their connected TV, computer or mobile device, and
·gives advertisers the capability to understand and interact with their audiences and engage them in a meaningful way by the using ads in both image and video formats (known as rich media) to increase their customer base and foot traffic to their physical locations.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock, at $1.69 per share for $84,500 in exchange for services rendered. No shares were issued during the March 31, 2023, quarter ended.

Shares issued upon conversion of debt:

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, Dr. Gene Salkind, his wife, and a trust converted an aggregate of $2,052,500 of secured debt in exchange for 1,368,333 shares of common stock as well as warrants to purchase 684,166 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share through September 2029. The Company recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $491,915 related to the conversion.

 

The Company tests goodwill for impairment at least annually on December 31st and whenever events or circumstances change that indicate impairment may have occurred. A significant amountalso converted $150,000 of judgement is involved in determining if an indicatordebt into 75,000 shares of impairment has occurred. Such indicators may include, among others:common stock, having a significant decline in the Company’s expected future cash flows; a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate; unanticipated competition; and slower growth rates. Any adverse change in these factors could have a significant impact on the recoverability of goodwill and the Company’s consolidated financial results.

Our goodwill balance is not amortized to expense, instead it is tested for impairment at least annually. We perform our annual goodwill impairment analysis at the end of the fourth quarter. If events or indicators of impairment occur between annual impairment analyses, we perform an impairment analysis of goodwill at that date. These events or circumstances could include a significant change in the business climate, legal factors, operating performance indicators, competition, or sale or disposition of a significant asset. In testing for a potential impairment of goodwill, we: (1) verify there are no changes to our reporting units with goodwill balances; (2) allocate goodwill to our various reporting units to which the acquired goodwill relates; (3) determine the carrying value, or book value, of our reporting units, as some of the assets and liabilities related to each reporting unit are held by a corporate function; (4) estimate the fair value of each reporting unit using a discounted cash flow model; (5) reconcile the fair value of our reporting units in total to our market capitalization adjusted for a subjectively estimated control premium and other identifiable factors; (6) compare the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value; and (7) if the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than the carrying value, we must estimate the fair value of all identifiable assets and liabilities of that reporting unit,$135,750, resulting in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation for an acquired business to calculate the implied fair valuegain on debt extinguishment of the reporting unit’s goodwill and recognize an impairment charge if the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill is less than the carrying value. There$14,250. No shares were 0 impairment chargesissued during the yearquarter ended DecemberMarch 31, 2019, for the year ended December 31, 2020 there was a $4,000,000 impairment.2023.

 F-17 

 

Intangible Assets

At each balance sheet date herein, definite-lived intangible assets primarily consist of customer relationships which are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of five years.

The Company periodically evaluates the reasonableness of the useful lives of these assets. Once these assets are fully amortized, they will be removed from the accounts. These assets are reviewed for impairment or obsolescence when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. If impaired, intangible assets are written down to fair value based on discounted cash flows or other valuation techniques. The Company has no intangibles with indefinite lives.   

Schedule of intangible assets        
  Useful Lives June 30, 2021  December 31, 2020 
         
Customer relationships 5 years $3,003,676  $3,003,676 
ATOS Platform 5 years  6,000,000   6,000,000 
     9,003,676   9,003,676 
Less accumulated amortization    (4,256,289)  (3,355,922)
Net carrying value   $4,747,387  $5,647,754 

Future amortization, for the years ending December 31, is as follows: 

Future accumulated amortization schedule    
2021 $900,369 
2022 $1,800,736 
2023 $1,800,736 
2024 $245,546 
Thereafter $0 

NOTE 4: NOTES PAYABLE AND DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES

Summary of Notes payable: 

Summary of Convertible Promissory Notes      
  June 30,
2021
  December 31,
2020
 
Mob-Fox US LLC (b) $0  $30,000 
Dr. Salkind, et al  2,700,000   2,550,000 
Small Business Administration (a)  150,000   415,842 
Subscription Agreements (d)  505,000   0 
Steven Morse Esq (e)  105,000   0 
Business Capital Providers (c)  336,625   355,441 
         
Total Debt  3,796,625   3,351,283 
Current portion of debt  1,196,625   901,283 
Long-term portion of debt $2,600,000  $2,450,000 

F-18

(a)In May of 2020, the Companies applied and received Small Business Administration Cares Act loans due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Each loan carries a five-year term, carrying a one percent interest rate. The loans turn into grants if the funds are use the for the SBA accepted purposes. The window to use the funds for the SBA specific purposes is a twenty-four-week period. If the funds are used for the allotted expenses the loans turn into grants with each loan being forgiven. The Company also received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan from the SBA which carries a thirty-year term, carrying a three point seven five percent interest rate. During second quarter 2021 the Company applied for and received forgiveness for $265,842.
(b)In October of 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with a vendor to accept $65,000 in full settlement of our payable due. A down payment of $15,000 at the signing of the agreement and five payments of $10,000 each, the loan was paid in full.
(c)

On February 20, 2020, the Company entered into a fourth merchant agreement with Business Capital Providers, Inc. in the amount of $250,000 payable daily at $2,556.82, per payment for the term of 132 business days, loan paid in full.

On June 12, 2020, the Company entered into a fifth merchant agreement with Business Capital Providers, Inc. in the amount of $250,000 payable daily at $2,556.82, per payment for the term of 132 business days, loan paid in full.

On August 11, 2020, the Company entered into a sixth merchant agreement with Business Capital Providers, Inc. in the amount of $250,000 payable daily at $2,556.82, per payment for a term of 132 business days.

On November 25, 2020, the Company entered into a seventh merchant agreement with Business Capital Providers, Inc. in the amount of $310,000 payable daily at $2,700.00, per payment for the term of 155 business days, loan paid in full.

On February 19, 2021, the Company entered into an eight-merchant agreement with Business Capital Providers, Inc. in the amount of $250,000 payable daily at $2,556.82, per payment for the term of 132 business days.

On April 29, 2021, the Company entered into a ninth-merchant agreement with Business Capital Providers, Inc. in the amount of $300,000 payable daily at $2,700.00, per payment for the term of 150 business days.

(d)

On April 14,2021 through June 30, 2021, the Company entered into eleven subscription convertible note agreements totaling $1,057,000, four of the notes included original issue discounts totaling $37,000. During the quarter four of the notes totaling $452,000 were converted to common stock, one note of $100,000 was paid in full.

(e)On May 10, 2021, the Company received a $100,000 unsecured promissory note plus an origination fee of $5,000 from Steven Morse Esq, with a expiration date of June 7, 2021, it is currently in default.

On September 13, 2019, Dr. Gene Salkind, who is a director of the Company, and an affiliate of Dr. Salkind (collectively, the “Lenders”) subscribed for convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”) and loaned to the Company an aggregate of $2,300,000 (the “Loans”) on a secured basis payable in three installments in September 13 received net $720.000, balance received October and November 2019.

On June 30, 2021, Dr. Gene Salkind, director of the Company, and an affiliate of Dr. Salkind (collectively, the “Lenders”) subscribed for convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”) and loaned to the Company $150,000 (the “Loan”) on a secured basis.

F-19

The Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 15% per annum, computed based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and will be payable monthly in arrears. Interest on the Notes is payable in cash or, at the Lenders’ option, in shares of the Company’s common stock. The principal amount due under the Notes will be payable on September 30, 2029, unless earlier converted pursuant to the terms of the Notes.

Subject to the Company obtaining prior approval from the Company’s shareholders for the issuance of shares of common stock upon conversion of the Notes, if and to the extent required by the New York Business Corporation Law, the Notes will be convertible into equity of the Company upon the following events on the following terms:

·At any time at the option of the Lenders, the outstanding principal under the Notes will be converted into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $32 per post-split per share (the “Conversion Price”).

·at any time that the trailing thirty (30) day volume weighted average price per share (as more particularly described in the Notes) of the Company’s common stock is above $400.00 per share, until the Notes are no longer outstanding, the Company may convert the entire unpaid un-converted principal amount of the Notes, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, into shares of the Company’s common stock at the Conversion Price.

The Notes contain customary events of default, which, if uncured, entitle the Lenders thereof to accelerate the due date of the unpaid principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, their Notes.

In connection with the subscription of the Notes, the Company issued to each Lender a warrant to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock for every two shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, at an exercise price of $48.00 per post-split share (the “Lender Warrants”).

On May 16, 2019, the Company assumed a promissory note (the “AVNG Note”) payable to Deepankar Katyal (the “Payee”), as representative of the former owners of AVNG, which at the time of assumption had a remaining principal balance of $7,512,500. Simultaneously with the assumption of the AVNG Note, the AVNG Note was amended and restated (the “First Amended AVNG Note”). Effective as of September 13, 2019, the Company and Payee entered into a Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note (the “Second Amended AVNG Note”), in the principal amount of $6,750,000, pursuant to which the repayment terms under the First Amended AVNG Note were amended and restated as follows:

·$5,250,000 of the principal balance remaining due under the Second Amended AVNG Note is payable by the delivery of (i) 65,625 shares of the Company’s newly designated Class E Preferred Stock, which is convertible into 164,063 post-split shares the Company’s common stock, and (ii) common stock purchase warrants to purchase 82,031 post-split shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $48.00 per share (the “AVNG Warrant”).

·$1,530,000 of the principal balance, inclusive of all accrued and unpaid interest, remaining due under the Second Amended AVNG Note in three equal consecutive monthly installments of $510,000, commencing on September 15, 2019 and on the 15th day of each month thereafter until paid in full.

The Second Amended AVNG Note provides that upon an Event of Default (as defined in the Second Amended AVNG Note), and upon the election of the Payee, (i) the shares of Class E Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended AVNG Note, and any shares of the Company’s common stock issued upon the conversion of the Class E Preferred Stock, shall be cancelled and cease to issued and outstanding, (ii) the AVNG Warrants (as defined below), to the extent unexercised, shall be cancelled, and (iii) the Second Amended AVNG Note shall be cancelled and the repayment of the principal amount remaining due to Payee shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the First Amended AVNG Note.

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NOTE 5: INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method in accordance with ASC 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. The asset and liability method provides that deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and for operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is believed more likely than not to be realized.

The Company conducts business, and files federal and state income, franchise or net worth, tax returns in the United States, in various states within the United States. The Company determines it’s filing obligations in a jurisdiction in accordance with existing statutory and case law. The Company may be subject to a reassessment of federal and provincial income taxes by tax authorities for a period of three years from the date of the original notice of assessment in respect of any particular taxation year statutes of limitations for income tax assessment vary from state to state. Tax authorities of the U.S. have not audited any of the Company’s, or its subsidiaries’, income tax returns for the open taxation years.

NOTE 6: STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Shares issued for services:

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 13,750 shares of common stock, at $12.00 to $40.00 per share for $375,000 in exchange for services rendered. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company issued 15,000 shares of common stock, at $7.50 to $9.73 per share for $119,800 in exchange for services rendered.

Shares issued for interest:

During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2021, the Company did not issue any shares for interest.

In the six months ended June 30, 2020, one holder of our Series E Preferred Stock converted 3,937 shares to 9,843 post-split shares of our common stock and 4,921 warrants at an exercise price of $48.00 per share with an expiration date of January 8, 2025. During the six months ended June 30, 2021 there were no conversion of our Series E Preferred stock.

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, 60,026, post-split, warrants were converted to common stock, at $8.00 to $28.00 per share. No warrants were converted during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

In the six months ended June 30, 2020, one note holder converted $30,695 of their note into 1,919 post-split common shares at a conversion rate of $16 per post-split share and cash payment of $5,000. During the six months ended June 30, 2021 four note holders converted $584,000 of their notes into 92,761 common shares at a conversion at $4.81 to $5.00 per share.

Stock and Loan Transactions for Cash

On April 8, 2021, the Company sold 16,667 shares of its restricted common stock at $6.00 per share to one investor.

On April 14, 2021, the Company received a short-term $100,000 loan from one investor. The Company issued a $100,000 note and 2,500 restricted shares of common stock as a loan origination fee.

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On April 16, 2021, the Company sold 41,667 shares of restricted common stock at $6.00 per share to one investor.

On April 21, 2021, the $100,000 loan from April 14, 2021, was retired out of the proceeds and sale by the Company of 41,667 shares of its common stock at $6.00 per share.

On April 30, 2021, the Company issued a two-month loan to an investor in exchange for $100,000. The principal of the note together with an origination fee and accrued interest thereon totaling $105,000 and 10,000 shares of restricted common stock is due on June 30, 2021.

On May 10, 2021, the Company received a short-term $100,000 loan from one investor. The Company issued a $105,000 note which includes a $5,000 loan origination fee.

On May 17, 2021, the Company received a short-term $100,000 loan from one investor. The Company issued a $100,000 note and 6,000 restricted common stock as a loan origination fee.

On May 18, 2021, the Company received a short-term $100,000 loan from one investor. The Company issued a $100,000 note and 5,000 restricted common stock as a loan origination fee.

On May 19, 2021, the Company received a short-term $50,000 loan from one investor. The Company issued a $50,000 note and 3,000 restricted common stock as a loan origination fee.

On May 24, 2021, the Company received a short-term $50,000 loan from one investor. The Company issued a $50,000 note and 3,000 restricted common stock as a loan origination fee.

On June 9, 2021, the Company received short-term $400,000 loans from three investors. The Company issued $420,000 notes including $20,000 loan origination fee and 10,000 restricted common stock as a loan origination fees.

On June 18, 2021, the Company received short-term $120,000 loans from two investors. The Company issued $132,000 notes including $12,000 loan origination fees.

Consulting Agreements

On May 28, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Sterling Asset Management to provide business advisory services. The company will provide assistance and recommendations to help build strategic partnerships, to provide the Company with advice regarding revenue opportunities, mergers and acquisitions. The six- month engagement commenced on May 28, 2021. The consultant receives 2,500 restricted common shares each month of the agreement with a retainer of $10,000.

NOTE 7: OPTIONS AND WARRANTS

The Company’s results for the quarters ended June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2020, include employee share-based compensation expense totaling $555,892 and $1,618,686, respectively. Such amounts have been included in the Statements of Operations within selling, general and administrative expenses and other expenses. No income tax benefit has been recognized in the statement of operations for share-based compensation arrangements due to a history of operating losses.

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Schedule of stock based compensation expense

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for the quarters ended June 30, 2021, and 2020: 

      
  Quarters Ended June 30, 
  2021  2020 
Employee stock-based compensation - option grants $516,323  $1,196,120 
Employee stock-based compensation - stock grants  0   0 
Non-Employee stock-based compensation - option grants  0   0 
Non-Employee stock-based compensation - stock grants  0   0 
Non-Employee stock-based compensation - warrants  39,569   422,566 
  $555,892  $1,618,686 

The Company’s results for the six months ended June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2020, include employee share-based compensation expense totaling $572,731 and $1,875,764, respectively. Such amounts have been included in the Statements of Operations within selling, general and administrative expenses and other expenses. No income tax benefit has been recognized in the statement of operations for share-based compensation arrangements due to a history of operating losses.

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2021  2020 
Employee stock-based compensation - option grants $533,162  $1,276,870 
Employee stock-based compensation - stock grants  0   0 
Non-Employee stock-based compensation - option grants  0   0 
Non-Employee stock-based compensation - stock grants  0   0 
Non-Employee stock-based compensation - warrants for retirement of debt  39,569   598,894 
  $572,731  $1,875,764 

NOTE 8:6 – STOCK OPTION PLANS AND WARRANTS

Stock Options

 

During Fiscal 2005, the Company established, and the stockholders approved, an Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan (the “2005 Plan”) for the granting of up to 5,000 post-split non-statutory and incentive stock options and stock awards to directors, officers, consultants and key employees of the Company. On June 9, 2005, the Board of Directors amended the Plan to increase the number of stock options and awards to be granted under the Plan to 10,000 post-split shares. During Fiscal 2009, the Company established a plan of long-term stock-based compensation incentives for selected Eligible Participants of the Company covering 10,0000 post-split10,000 shares. This plan was adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by stockholders in October 2009 and shall be known as the 2009 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan (the “2009 Plan”). In September 2013, the Company’s stockholders approved an increase in the number of shares covered by the 2009 Plan to 25,000 post-split shares. In February 2015, the Board approved, subject to stockholder approval within one year, an increase in the number of shares under the 2009 Plan to 50,000 post-split shares; however, stockholder approval was not obtained within the requisite one year and the anticipated increase in the 2009 Plan was canceled. In the first quarter of 2016, the Board approved, and stockholders ratified a 2016 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan covering 25,000 post-split shares (the “2016 Plan”) and approvingapproved moving all options which exceeded the 2009 Plan limits to the 2016 Plan. In December 2018, the Board of Directors adopted and in February 2019.2019 the stockholders ratified the 2018 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan covering 75,000 post-split shares (the “2018 Plan”). On April 2, 2019, the Board approved the “2019 Plan” identical to the 2018 Plan, except that the 2019 Plan covers 150,000 post-split shares. The 2019 Plan required stockholder approval by April 2, 2020, in order to be able to grant incentive stock options under the 2019 Plan. On October 13, 2021, the Board approved the “2021 Plan” identical to the 2018 Plan, except that the 2019 Plan covers 1,100,000 post-split shares. The 2021 Plan required stockholder approval by October 13, 2022, to be able to grant incentive stock options under the 2021 Plan. The 2005 Plan, 2009 Plan, 2016 Plan, 2018 Plan, 2019 Plan and 2019 plans2021 Plan are collectively referred to as the “Plans.”

 

In March of 2022, Anne S. Provost was elected to the board of directors and was granted 25,000 options from the Company’s 2021 Plan with immediate vesting, at an exercise price of $4.57, and expiration of December 2031.

 

In April of 2022, Dean Julia was granted 12,500 options from the Company’s 2021 Plan with immediate vesting, at an exercise price of $1.55, and expiration of April 2031.

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In March of 2023, Nate Knight was granted 25,000 options from the Company’s 2021 Plan with immediate vesting, at an exercise price of $0.22, and expiration of March 2028.

 

All stock options under the Plans are granted at or above the fair market value of the common stock at the grant date. Employee and non-employee stock options vest over varying periods and generally expire either 5 or 10 years from the grant date. The fair value of options at the date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. For option grants, the Company will take into consideration payments subject to the provisions of ASC 718 “Stock Compensation”, previously Revised SFAS No. 123 “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123 (R)”). The fair values of these restricted stock awards are equal to the market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant, after taking into certain discounts. The expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of our stock and other contributing factors. The expected term is based upon observation of actual time elapsed between date of grant and exercise of options for all employees. Previously, such assumptions were determined based on historical data.Stock Compensation. The weighted average assumptions made in calculating the fair values of options granted during the three monthsquarters ended March 31, 2023, and six months ended June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2020,2022 are as follows: 

Assumptions used                
Schedule of assumptions used    
 Three Months Ended
June 30
  Six Months Ended
June 30
  Quarter Ended
March 31
 2021  2020  2021  2020  2023 2022
Expected volatility  0   0   0   439.23%  165.43% 79.95%
Expected dividend yield  0   0   0   0   
Risk-free interest rate  0   0   0   1.21%  3.73% 2.14%
Expected term (in years)           5.00  5 10

 

Schedule of options outstanding            
  Share  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding, January 1, 2021  302,846   45.85   4.65  $0 
Granted  0   0       
Exercised  0   0       
Cancelled & Expired  (1,001)  0       
                 
Outstanding, June 30, 2021  301,845   45.68   4.69  $0 
                 
Options exercisable, June 30, 2021  280,869   44.95   4.62  $0 
Schedule of options outstanding            
  Share  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining Contractual
Term
  Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding, January 1, 2023  1,162,722  $16.22   7.44  $ 
Granted  25,000  $0.22   4.98    
Exercised            
Cancelled & expired  (48,375)         
Outstanding, March 31, 2023  1,139,347  $15.69   7.46  $ 
Options exercisable, March 31, 2023  1,131,124  $15.63   7.45  $ 

 

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021, and 2020March 31, 2023 was $00.22 and $0, respectively..

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The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and options exercisable at June 30, 2021on March 31, 2023, is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the market price of the Company's common stock for the shares that had exercise prices that were lower than the $00.18 closing price of the Company's common stock on June 30, 2021.March 31, 2023. Stock-based compensation expense was $12,304 and $34,416 for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2023, the fair value of unamortized compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards is $1,313,1755,688. and is expected to be recognized during the remainder of fiscal 2023.

 

Warrants

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company issued a total of 19,400,521 common stock warrants, of which 2,613,636 were issued in connection with the 20% OID Promissory note (see Note 4). The warrants issued in connection with the 20% OID Promissory note are exercisable commencing July 1, 2023 through December 30, 2027. An additional 16,786,885 were issued in connection with the public offering of February 2023, including 4,286,883 of pre-funded warrants (see Note 5) with a five-year contractual term, expiring February 14, 2028.

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The weighted average assumptions made in calculating the fair value of warrants granted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2023, and 20202022 are as follows: 

Assumptions used                
Schedule of warrant assumptions    
 Three Months Ended
June 30
  Six Months Ended
June 30
  

Quarters Ended

March 31,

 2021  2020  2021  2020  2023 2022
Expected volatility  144.81%   456.09%   144.81%   449.47%  172.63% 75.87%
Expected dividend yield  0   0   0   0   
Risk-free interest rate  0.81%   0.35%   0.81%   0.91%  3.85% 2.03%
Expected term (in years)  5.00   5.00   5.00   5.83  5.00 6.25

Schedule of warrants outstanding            
  Share  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining Contractual
Term
  Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding, January 1, 2023  4,683,800  $13.01   4.73  $ 
Granted  19,400,521  $0.24   2.83  $212,537 
Exercised*  (3,843,118) $0.47     $ 
Outstanding, March 31, 2023  20,241,203  $3.34   4.74  $212,537 
Warrants exercisable, March 31, 2023  17,627,567  $4.09   4.77  $212,537 

*Includes 3,036,667 of pre-funded warrants with a purchase price of $0.47, paid upon grant of warrants issued in the February 2023 Offering.

  

 

Schedule of warrants outstanding            
  Share  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining Contractual
Term
  Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding, January 1, 2021  466,636  $52.50   6.31  $0 
Granted  6,250  $     $13,750 
Exercised    $     $ 
Expired  0  $     $ 
Outstanding, June 30, 2021  472,886  $6.00   5.80  $0 
Warrants exercisable, June 30, 2021  472,886  $5.80   5.80  $13,750 

 

NOTE 9: LITIGATION

 

We are not a party to any pending material legal proceedings, except as follow:

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NOTE 7: EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

Washington Prime Group, Inc.(“WPG”)Pursuant to ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the periods presented.

Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock, common stock equivalents and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive common shares may consist of common stock issuable for stock options and warrants (using the treasury stock method), a successor in interest to Simon Property Group, L.P., commenced an actionconvertible notes and common stock issuable. These common stock equivalents may be dilutive in the Marion Superior Court, Countyfuture. In the event of Marion, Statea net loss, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share since the effect of Indiana againstthe potential common stock equivalents upon conversion would be anti-dilutive.

The following potentially dilutive equity securities outstanding as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, are as follows: 

Schedule of anti dilutive securities      
  March 31, 2023  December 31, 2022 
Convertible notes payable and accrued interest     58,891 
Stock options  1,139,347   1,162,721 
Warrants  20,241,203   4,682,551 
Total common stock equivalents  21,380,550   5,904,163 

NOTE 8 – LITIGATION

The Company may be involved in lawsuits in the normal course of business. Management cannot predict the outcome of the lawsuits or estimate the amount of any loss that may result. Accordingly, no provision for any contingent liabilities that may result has been made in the financial statements. Management believes that losses resulting from these matters, if any, would not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company. See further discussion at Note 10.

NOTE 9 –NASDAQ LISTING REQUIREMENTS

Our common stock and 2021 Warrants are listed on the NasdaqCM. In order to maintain that listing, we must satisfy minimum financial and other continued listing requirements and standards, including those regarding director independence and independent committee requirements, minimum stockholders’ equity, minimum share price, and certain corporate governance requirements. There can be no assurances that we will be able to comply with the applicable listing standards.

On January 13, 2023, we received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market stating that the Company alleging default on 36 commercial leaseswas not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) because the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock was below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. Pursuant to Nasdaq’s Listing Rules, the Company has a 180-day grace period, until July 12, 2023, during which the Company had entered into in 36 separate shopping mall locations acrossmay regain compliance if the United States. Plaintiff alleges damages from unpaid rentbid price of $892,332. Plaintiffits common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days.

If we do not regain compliance with the bid price requirement, we may be eligible for an additional 180-calendar day compliance period so long as we satisfy the criteria for initial listing on the NasdaqCM and the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and we provide written notice to Nasdaq of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. A reverse stock split requires the approval of our shareholders, and we cannot assure that we will receive the requisite shareholder vote to allow us to effectuate a stock split. In the event we are not eligible for the second grace period, the Nasdaq staff will provide written notice that our Common Stock is seekingsubject to delisting; however, we may request a judgmenthearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel, which request, if timely made, would stay any further suspension or delisting action by the Nasdaq pending the conclusion of the hearing process and expiration of any extension that may be granted by the Hearings Panel.

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On January 4, 2023, we received a deficiency notification from the CourtListing Qualifications Department of The NasdaqCM notifying the Company of its noncompliance with the NasdaqCM Listing Rule 5620(a) to collect said unpaid rent plus attorneys’ fees and other costshold an annual meeting of collection. On September 18,2020,shareholders within no later than one year after the Parties entered into a settlement agreement with respect to this lawsuit. Subject to the terms, conditions, and provisionsend of the settlement Agreement, Mobiquity paid WPG One Hundred Thousand DollarsCompany’s fiscal year end. Under NasdaqCM Rules the Company now has 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance and No/100 Cents ($100,000.00)can grant up to 180 calendar days from the fiscal year end, or until June 29, 2023, to regain compliance.

On December 14, 2022, we received a deficiency letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NasdaqCM notifying the Company of its noncompliance with the NasdaqCM Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) for the NasdaqCM, which requires that a listed company’s stockholders’ equity be at least $2.5 million. In accordance with NasdaqCM rules, the Company has 45 calendar days from the date of the notification to submit a plan to regain compliance with NasdaqCM Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). The Company intends to submit a compliance plan within 45 days of the date of the notification and will evaluate available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance. If the Company’s compliance plan is accepted, the Company may be granted up to 180 calendar days from December 14, 2022, to evidence compliance.

 

In order to maintain the Supreme Courtlisting of New York, county of Nassau, Carter, Deluca & Farrell LP, a law firm filed a summons and Complaint againstits common stock on The NasdaqCM, the Company seeking $113,654 in past due legal fees allegedly owed.must demonstrate compliance with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) which requires the Company to maintain: (1) Stockholders’ equity of at least $2.5 million; or (2) Market Value of Listed Securities of at least $35 million. The Company disputedCompany’s plan of compliance outlined a plan for compliance with the stockholders’ equity standard requirement by completing the recently completed February 2023 Offering. (see Note 5). As the net proceeds of the recently completed offering was approximately $3,207,500, which is lower than the amount owed to said firm. On March 13, 2020,anticipated, the Company entered into a settlement agreementwill likely need to raise additional capital and paid the law firm $60,000 to settle the lawsuit.amend its plan of compliance.

 

The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Advangelists LLC is a defendant in a lawsuit filed in Tel Aviv brought byCompany intends to regain compliance with each of the Plaintiff Fyber Monetization, a private Israeli company,applicable continued listing requirements of The NasdaqCM prior to the end of the compliance periods set forth in the businessHearings Panel decision. However, until Nasdaq has reached a final determination that the Company has regained compliance with all of digital advertising. Inthe applicable continued listing requirements, there can be no assurances regarding the continued listing of the Company’s common stock and 2021 Warrants on Nasdaq. If our common stock and 2021 Warrants cease to be listed for trading on the NasdaqCM, we would expect that our Common Stock and 2021 Warrants would be traded on one of the three tiered marketplaces of the OTC Markets Group. If Nasdaq were to delist our common stock and 2021 Warrants, it would be more difficult for our stockholders to dispose of our common stock or 2021 Warrants and more difficult to obtain accurate price quotations on our common stock or 2021 Warrants. The delisting of the Company’s common stock and 2021 Warrants from Nasdaq would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s access to capital markets, and any limitation on market liquidity or reduction in the price of its statementcommon stock as a result of claim, Fyber alleges June through November 3 of 2019 unpaid invoices totaling $584,945 US Dollars. Advangelists has disputed any monies being owed and it intendsthat delisting would adversely affect the Company’s ability to vigorously defend this lawsuit.raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all.

 

 

 

 

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FunCorp Limited has

NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In April 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved the following transactions:

Equity Transactions

·Grant of 100,000 shares of restricted common stock to Gene Salkind, Chairman of the Board, for services previously rendered, based on a per share value of $0.167. Such shares are restricted from transfer until February 13, 2024.
·Grant of 50,000 shares of restricted common stock each to the Company’s CEO and another member of the Board of Directors for services as directors of the Company. Such shares are restricted from transfer until February 13, 2024.
·Grant of 30,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Salkind as payment for accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $5,000 based on a per share value of $0.167.
·Grant of 71,856 shares of restricted common stock to the Company’s legal counsel as payment for accrued and unpaid services valued at $12,000 and $0.167 per share. Such shares are restricted from transfer until February 13, 2024.
·Issuance of 1,562,133 shares of restricted common stock at a per share value of $0.17 as payment and full settlement of outstanding accounts payable with a total carrying amount of $265,563.
·Grant of 25,000 stock options to a member of the Board of Directors in April 2023 with a term of five years and exercise price of $0.22 per share.

The effects on the Company’s consolidated financial statements included an increase in stockholders’ equity of $282,573.

Subsequent to March 31, 2023, the remaining 1,250,216 shares of pre-funded warrants were exercised, resulting in the issuance of 1,250,216 shares of common stock in April 2023. Also, subsequent to March 31, 2023, an additional 8,870,969 shares of the Series 2023 Warrants were exercised under the alternative cashless exercise provision, resulting in the issuance of 4,435,485 shares of common stock in April 2023.

Litigation

Michael Trepeta, a former Co-CEO and director of the Company, filed a lawsuit against the Company and its subsidiary, Mobiquity Networks in SuperiorApril 2023 in the New York State Supreme Court, StateNassau County. The claims stem from a Separation Agreement and Release that Mr. Trepeta and the Company entered into six years ago in April 2017 which terminated Mr. Trepeta’s employment agreement and discontinued his employment and directorship with the Company, among other things, by mutual agreement. Mr. Trepeta also gave the Company a release in the Separation Agreement and Release. Mr. Trepeta has claimed that the Company fraudulently induced him to enter into the Separation Agreement and Release; that the Company breached Mr. Trepeta’s employment agreement; and that the Company breached its covenant of Washington, Countygood faith and fair dealing and its fiduciary duty. Mr. Trepeta is claiming not less than $2.5 Million in damages. Based on the Company’s initial internal review of King alleging Advangelists owes for services rendered unpaid invoices totaling $42,464. Advangelists has disputed any monies being owedthe situation, the Company believes the claims lack merit and it intends to vigorously defend this lawsuit.

NOTE 10: COMMITMENTS:

The following are outstanding commitments as of June 30, 2021:

·$5,250,000 of the principal balance remaining due under the Second Amended AVNG Note is payable by the delivery of (i) 65,625 shares of the Company’s newly designated Class E Preferred Stock, which is convertible into 164,063 post-split shares the Company’s common stock, and (ii) common stock purchase warrants to purchase 82,032 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $48.00 post-split per share (the “AVNG Warrant”). In February of 2020 one Class E Preferred Stock shareholder converted 3,937 shares were exchanged for 9,348, post-split shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

NOTE 11: OTHER MATERIAL EVENTS

In May of 2020, Deepankar Katyal resigned from the boardsame. Due to spend more time necessary to run the day to day operations of Advangelists, LLC focusing on technology and revenue growth.

Interest payments due on Dr. Salkind notes have been halteduncertainties inherent in the second quarter of 2020 due to COVID-19 issues affecting our collections on our accounts receivable.

As a result of our declining revenue, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our management team decided it was necessary to reduce overhead. The following steps were taken to lower expenses, while still keeping the business operational and ready to expand when needed; salaries were cut between 10% and 40%, several employees were laid-off or resigned, all travel and advertising were suspended and office space rent was suspended, allowing the entire staff to work remotely.

NOTE 12: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 7, 2021, a note holder converted their $105,000 secured convertible note to 21,000 common shares.

On July 6, 2021, a note holder converted their $50,000 secured convertible note to 10,000 common shares.

On July 8, 2021, a note holder converted their $50,000 secured convertible note to 10,000 common shares.

On July 9, 2021, a note holder converted their $55,000 secured convertible note to 10,462 common shares.

On July 22, 2021, two note holder converted their $110,000 secured convertible note to 19,678 common shares.

On July 29, 2021,litigation, the Company received a short term notecannot predict the outcome of $300,000 payablethis matter at $2,531.25 for 160 payments.this time.

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmREPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the shareholdersBoard of Directors and the board of directors
Stockholders
of Mobiquity Technology,Technologies, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial StatementsStatement

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheetssheet of Mobiquity Technology, Inc.Technologies, Inc (the Company) as of December 31, 20202022, and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years thenyear ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements")consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019,2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years thenyear ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.States of America.

 

Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as aRegarding Going Concern

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has suffered recurringincurred operating losses, has incurred negative cash flows from operations and has a significantan accumulated deficit. In addition, the Company continues to experience negative cash flows from operations. These and other factors raise substantial doubt about the Company'sCompany’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard toManagement’s plan regarding these matters areis also described in Note 1.1 to the consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

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

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

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

 

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Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or

complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate. We determined that there were no critical audit matters.

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022.

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

March 31, 2023
PCAOB ID 4048

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the shareholders and the board of directors of Mobiquity Technologies, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. as of December 31, 2021, and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Restatement of December 31, 2021 Financial Statements

As discussed in the form 10-K the financial statements have been restated to correct certain misstatements.

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

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a significant accumulated deficit. In addition, the Company continues to experience negative cash flows from operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

 

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

 

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

 

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

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Critical Audit Matter

 

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

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Revenue recognition — identification of contractual terms in certain customer arrangements

 

As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, management assesses relevant contractual terms in its customer arrangements to determine the transaction price and recognizes revenue upon transfer of control of the promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products or services. Management applies judgment in determining the transaction price which is dependent on the contractual terms. In order to determine the transaction price, management may be required to estimate variable consideration when determining the amount and timing of revenue recognition.

 

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the identification of contractual terms in customer arrangements to determine the transaction price is a critical audit matter are there was significant judgment by management in identifying contractual terms due to the volume and customized nature of the Company’s customer arrangements. This in turn led to significant effort in performing our audit procedures which were designed to evaluate whether the contractual terms used in the determination of the transaction price and the timing of revenue recognition were appropriately identified and determined by management and to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s estimates.

 

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the revenue recognition process, including those related to the identification of contractual terms in customer arrangements that impact the determination of the transaction price and revenue recognition. These procedures also included, among others, (i) testing the completeness and accuracy of management’s identification of the contractual terms by examining customer arrangements on a test basis, and (ii) testing management’s process for determining the appropriate amount and timing of revenue recognition based on the contractual terms identified in the customer arrangements.

 

/S/S BF Borgers CPA PC

BF Borgers CPA PC (PCAOB ID 5041)

We have served as the Company's auditor sincefrom 2018 to 2022

Lakewood, CO

March 31, 202129, 2022, except for the effects of the restatement as to which the date is November 28, 2022

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Mobiquity Technologies, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

         
  December 31,  December 31, 2021 
  2022  
(As Restated)
 
       
Current Assets        
Cash $220,854  $5,385,245 
Accounts receivable, net  340,935   388,112 
Prepaid and other current assets  59,200   11,700 
Total Current Assets  620,989   5,785,057 
         
Property and equipment, net  15,437   20,335 
         
Goodwill  1,352,865   1,352,865 
Intangible assets, net  646,284   1,247,019 
         
Total Assets $2,635,575  $8,405,276 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)        
Current Liabilities        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $2,302,807  $2,367,600 
Contract liabilities  193,598    
Long-term debt, current portion     656,504 
Total Current Liabilities  2,496,405   3,024,104 
         
Long Term Liabilities        
Long-term debt, less current portion  150,000   2,462,500 
Total Long-Term Liabilities  150,000   2,462,500 
         
Total Liabilities  2,646,405   5,486,604 
         

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)

      
         
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)        
Preferred stock Series AA; $0.0001 par value, 1,500,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding      
Preferred stock Series AAA; $0.0001 par value, 1,250,000 shares authorized, 31,413 shares issued and outstanding  3   3 
Preferred stock Series C; $0.0001 par value, 1,500 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding      
Preferred stock Series E; $0.0001 par value, 70,000 shares authorized, 61,688 shares issued and outstanding  6   6 
Common stock; $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 9,311,639 and 6,460,751 shares issued and outstanding  931   650 
Treasury stock; $0.0001 par value 37,500 shares outstanding at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021  (1,350,000)  (1,350,000)
Additional paid-in capital  211,845,452   206,712,907 
Accumulated deficit  (210,507,222)  (202,444,894)
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)  (10,830)  2,918,672 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) $2,635,575  $8,405,276 

See Notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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Mobiquity Technologies, Inc.

Mobiquity Technology, Inc.

Consolidated Balance SheetsStatements of Operations

         
  Year Ended 
  December 31, 
   2022   2021
(As Restated)
 
         
Revenues $4,167,272  $2,672,615 
         
Cost of revenues  2,295,404   1,954,383 
         
Gross profit  1,871,868   718,232 
         
General and administrative expenses  9,213,632   13,607,759 
         
Loss from operations  (7,341,764)  (12,889,527)
         
Other income (expense)        
Interest expense  (152,393)  (1,417,268)
Loss on extinguishment of debt - related party  (855,296)   
Impairment of intangible asset     (3,600,000)
Inducement expense  (101,000)   
Interest income  2,303    
Amortization of debt discount     (692,430)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets  (3,673)   
Gain on settlement of liability  389,495    
Gain on forgiveness of debt     265,842 
Total other income - net  (720,564)  (5,443,856)
         
Net loss $(8,062,328) $(18,333,383)
         
Loss per share - basic and diluted $(0.99) $(5.47)
         
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic and diluted  8,143,126   3,351,335 

 

  December 31,  December 31, 
  2020  2019 
       
Assets        
Current Assets        
Cash $602,182  $1,240,064 
Accounts receivable, net  1,698,719   3,611,378 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  46,396   20,200 
Total Current Assets  2,347,297   4,871,642 
         
Property and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $12,635 and $6,364, respectively)  21,428   21,100 
Goodwill  1,352,865   1,352,865 
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $3,355,922 and $1,555,186, respectively)  5,647,754   11,448,490 
         
Other assets        
Security deposits  9,000   9,000 
Investment in corporate stock  91   3,100 
         
Total Assets $9,378,435  $17,706,197 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity        
Current Liabilities        
Accounts payable $2,055,175  $2,958,108 
Accrued expenses  1,085,292   960,734 
Notes payable  901,283   566,250 
Total Current Liabilities  4,041,750   4,485,092 
         
Long term portion convertible notes, net  2,450,000   2,300,000 
         
Total Liabilities  6,491,750   6,785,092 
         
Stockholders' Deficit        
AAA Preferred stock; 4,930,000 and 5,000,000 authorized; $0.0001 par value 56,413 and 46,413 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019  868,869   714,869 
         
Preferred stock Series C; $.0001 par value; 1,500 shares authorized 1,500 and 1,500 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019  15,000   15,000 
         
Preferred stock Series E; 70,000 authorized; $80 par value 61,688 and 65,625 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019  4,935,040   5,250,000 
         
Common stock: 100,000,000 authorized; $0.0001 par value 2,803,685 and 2,335,792 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019  282   234 
         
Treasury stock $36 par value 37,500 and 37,500 shares outstanding at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019  (1,350,000)  (1,350,000)
         
Additional paid in capital  184,586,420   177,427,524 
Accumulated deficit  (186,168,926)  (171,136,522)
Total Stockholders' Equity  2,886,685   10,921,105 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $9,378,435  $17,706,197 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of theseSee Notes to consolidated financial statements

statements.

 

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Mobiquity Technology,Technologies, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of OperationsStockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

(As Restated)

  For the Year Ended 
  December 31, 
  2020  2019 
       
Revenue $6,184,010  $9,717,796 
         
Cost of Revenues  4,360,645   7,297,550 
         
Gross Profit  1,823,365   2,420,246 
         
Operating Expenses        
Selling, general and administrative  5,226,300   5,867,884 
Salaries  2,631,117   3,415,591 
Stock based compensation  1,347,048   6,599,000 
Impairment expense  4,000,000    
Total Operating Expenses  13,204,465   15,882,475 
         
Loss from operations  (11,381,100)  (13,462,229)
         
Other Income (Expenses)        
Interest Expense  (715,262)  (346,204)
Acquisition expense     (2,970,364)
Warrant expense  63,864   (23,213,197)
Loss on sale of investments     (3,755,381)
Loss on sale of company stock  (2,996,897)   
Total Other Income (Expense)  (3,648,295)  (30,285,146)
         
Loss from continuing operations $(15,029,395) $(43,747,375)
         
Other Comprehensive Income        
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during period  (3,009)  (280,344)
         
Net Comprehensive Loss $(15,032,404) $(44,027,719)
         
Net Comprehensive Loss Per Common Share:        
For continued operations, basic and diluted  (5.92)  (22.55)
         
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, basic and diluted  2,537,811   1,952,538 
                                                
  Series AAA Preferred Stock  Series C Preferred Stock  Series E Preferred Stock  Common Stock  Paid-in  Treasury Shares  Accumulated  Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Shares  Amount  Deficit  (As Restated) 
Balance at December 31, 2021 (As Restated) 31,413  $3    $  61,688  $6  6,460,751  $650  $206,712,907  37,500  $(1,350,000) $(202,444,894) $2,918,672 
Stock issued for services                50,000   5   84,495           84,500 
Stock issued for cash                922,448   87   1,187,413           1,187,500 
Stock based compensation                      83,605           83,605 
Stock issued for conversion of long-term debt                1,878,440   189   3,777,032           3,777,221 
Net loss                              (8,062,328)  (8,062,328)
Balance at December 31, 2022 31,413  $3    $  61,688  $6  9,311,639  $931   211,845,452  37,500  $(1,350,000) $(210,507,222) $(10,830)

  Series AAA Preferred Stock  Series C Preferred Stock  Series E Preferred Stock  Common Stock  Paid-in  Treasury Shares  Accumulated  Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Shares  Amount  Deficit  (As Restated) 
Balance at December 31, 2020 (As Restated) 56,413  $6  1,500  $  61,688  $6  2,803,685  $282  $188,347,902  37,500  $(1,350,000) $(184,111,511) $2,886,685 
Stock issued for services                265,000   27   1,158,001           1,158,028 
Stock issued for cash and warrants - net of offering costs of $974,000 (as restated)                2,631,764   263   10,203,934           10,204,197 
Stock based compensation (as restated)                      4,635,224           4,635,224 
Conversion of convertible debt to common stock                236,768   24   1,347,132           1,347,156 
Stock issued with debt recorded as debt discount                92,900   10   700,567           700,577 
Warrants issued for interest expense (as restated)                      320,188           320,188 
Exercise of warrants for common stock (as restated)                49,384   5   (5)           
Conversion of Series AAA preferred stock (25,000)  (3)           6,250   1   2            
Conversion of Series C preferred stock      (1,500)         375,000   38   (38)           
Net loss (as restated)                              (18,333,383)  (18,333,383)
Balance at December 31, 2021 (As Restated) 31,413  $3    $  61,688  $6  6,460,751  $650  $206,712,907  37,500  $(1,350,000) $(202,444,894) $2,918,672 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of theseSee Notes to consolidated financial statementsstatements.

 

 

 

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Mobiquity Technology, Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity

  AAAA  Mezzanine  Series E Preferred Stock  Series C Preferred Stock 
  Preferred Stock  Preferred Stock  Preferred Stock  Preferred Stock 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Balance, at January 1, 2020    $   46,413  $714,869   65,625  $5,250,000   1,500  $15,000 
Common stock issued for services                        
Common stock issued for note conversion                        
Common stock issued for cash                        
Warrant conversions                        
Warrants issued                        
Stock based compensation                        
Preferred stock series E        10,000   154,000   (3,937)  (314,960)      
Net Loss                        
Balance, at December 31, 2020    $   56,413  $868,869   61,688  $4,935,040   1,500  $15,000 

        Additional     Non           Total 
  Common Stock  Paid-in  Subscription  Controlling  Treasury Shares  Accumulated  Stockholders' 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Receivable  Interest  Shares  Amount  Deficit  Deficit 
Balance, at January 1, 2020  2,335,792  $234  $177,427,524  $  $   37,500  $(1,350,000) $(171,136,522) $10,921,105 
Common stock issued for services  38,125   3   547,448                  547,451 
Common stock issued for note conversion  1,919      30,694                  30,694 
Common stock issued for cash  340,786   40   3,600,384                  3,600,424 
Warrant conversions  77,220   4   873,469                  873,473 
Warrants issued        598,894                  598,894 
Stock based compensation        1,347,048                  1,347,048 
Preferred stock series E  9,843   1   160,959                   
Net Loss                       (15,032,404)  (15,032,404)
Balance, at December 31, 2020  2,803,685  $282  $184,586,420  $  $   37,500  $(1,350,000) $(186,168,926) $2,886,685 

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

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Mobiquity Technology,Technologies, Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity

(continued)

  AAAA  Mezzanine  Series E Preferred Stock  Series C Preferred Stock 
  Preferred Stock  Preferred Stock  Preferred Stock  Preferred Stock 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Balance, at January 1, 2019  800  $8,000   1,090,588   11,552,513     $   1,500  $15,000 
Common stock issued for services                        
Treasury shares                        
Purchase of Common stock                        
Preferred stock series E              65,625   5,250,000       
Stock based compensation                        
Exchange shares  (800)  (8,000)  (1,044,175)  (10,837,644)            
Warrant conversions                        
Warrants issued                        
Net Loss                        
Balance, at December 31, 2019    $   46,413  $714,869   65,625  $5,250,000   1,500  $15,000 

        Additional     Non           Total 
  Common Stock  Paid-in  Subscription  Controlling  Treasury Shares  Accumulated  Stockholders' 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Receivable  Interest  Shares  Amount  Deficit  Deficit 
Balance, at January 1, 2019  1,572,667  $157  $129,286,167  $  $663,478     $  $(127,108,103) $14,417,212 
Common stock issued for services  15,963   2   717,575                  717,577 
Treasury shares                 37,500   (1,350,000)     (1,350,000)
Purchase of Common stock  123,038   12   3,629,488                  3,629,500 
Preferred stock series E                           5,250,000 
Stock based compensation        6,599,000                  6,599,000 
Exchange shares  511,044   51   10,828,118                  (17,475)
Warrant conversions  113,080   12   3,153,979                  3,153,991 
Warrants issued        23,213,197                  23,213,197 
Net Loss              (663,478)        (44,028,419)  (44,691,897)
Balance, at December 31, 2019  2,335,792  $234  $177,427,524  $  $   37,500   (1,350,000) $(171,136,522) $10,921,105 

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

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Mobiquity Technology, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(As Restated)

  Year Ended 
  December 31, 
  2020  2019 
       
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:        
Net loss $(15,032,404) $(44,027,719)
         
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation expense  6,271   4,397 
Amortization- Intangible Assets  1,800,736   1,524,247 
Allowance for uncollectible receivables  306,000    
Common stock issued for services  547,451   717,577 
Warrant expense  1,472,367   3,153,991 
Impairment expense  4,000,000    
Warrant cost from the conversion/issuance of debt     23,213,197 
Stock-based compensation  1,347,048   6,599,000 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities        
Accounts receivable  1,606,659   (1,132,015)
Prepaid expenses and other assets  (26,196)  (8,500)
Accounts payable  (902,933)  1,702,671 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  (138,367)  (7,816)
Accrued interest  262,925   (81,536)
Total Adjustments  10,281,961   35,685,213 
Net cash used in Operating Activities  (4,750,443)  (8,342,506)
         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities        
Common stock issued for cash, net  3,600,424    
Purchase of property and equipment  (6,599)  (18,835)
Note conversion to common stock  30,694    
Proceeds from the sale of investments     167,400 
Issuance of Series E Preferred stock     5,250,000 
Addition to Goodwill and Intangibles     (5,074,750)
Net cash provided by Investing Activities  3,624,519   323,815 
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities        
Proceeds from the issuance of notes, net  1,005,842   2,550,000 
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock     3,629,500 
Loss on the sale of company stock     2,483,600 
Accrued interest converted to note     74,727 
Preferred stock converted to common stock     (17,475)
Cash received from bank notes     750,000 
Cash paid on bank notes  (520,809)  (452,101)
Net cash provided by Financing Activities  485,033   9,018,251 
         
Net change in Cash and Cash Equivalents  (640,891)  999,560 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of period  1,240,064   624,338 
Non-controlling interest     (664,178)
Unrealized holding change on securities  3,009   280,344 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period $602,182  $1,240,064 
         
Supplemental Disclosure Information        
Cash paid for interest $442,326  $2,524 
Cash paid for taxes $7,272  $ 
         
Non-cash Disclosures:        
Common stock issued for interest $  $ 
Conversion of notes and interest into AAA & AAAA Preferred and Common Stock $  $ 

 

         
  Year Ended 
  December 31, 
  2022  2021
(As Restated)
 
       
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:        
Net loss $(8,062,328) $(18,333,383)
         
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation  9,228   7,565 
Amortization of intangibles  600,735   800,735 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets  3,674    
Amortization of debt discount     780,079 
Recognition of share based compensation  83,605   4,635,224 
Loss on debt extinguishment - related party  855,296    
Gain on settlement of liability  (389,495)   
Stock issued for services  84,500   1,158,026 
Warrants issued for interest expense     320,188 
Impairment of intangibles asset     3,600,000 
Gain on forgiveness of PPP loan     (265,842)
Inducement expense  101,000    
Increase in allowance for bad debt  270,254   434,390 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities        
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable  (223,079)  876,217 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  (47,500)  43,788 
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses  333,129   (774,311)
Increase in contract liabilities  193,598    
Net cash used in operating activities  (6,187,383)  (6,717,324)
         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities        
Purchases of property and equipment  (8,004)  (6,472)
Net cash used in investing activities  (8,004)  (6,472)
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities        
Proceeds from the issuance of notes payable - net     4,143,000 
Common stock issued for cash  1,187,500    
Repayment on notes payable  (156,504)  (2,840,337)
Proceeds from stock and warrants issued for cash - net of offering costs     10,204,196 
Net cash provided by financing activities  1,030,996   11,506,859 
         
Net (decrease) increase in cash  (5,164,391)  4,783,063 
         
Cash - beginning of year  5,385,245   602,182 
         
Cash - end of year $220,854  $5,385,245 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow Information        
Cash paid for interest $145,052  $424,616 
Cash paid for taxes $2,420  $2,065 
         
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:        
Stock issued for conversion of long-term debt and accrued interest $2,820,925  $1,347,156 
Cashless exercise of warrants for common stock $  $5 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of theseSee Notes to consolidated financial statementsstatements.

 

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MOBIQUITY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 20202022 AND 2019

2021

 

NOTE 1: ORGANIZATION AND GOING CONCERNNATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

We have a history of losses and may continue to incur losses in the future, which could negatively impact the trading value of our common stock. We incurred losses from operations of $15,029,395 for the year ended December 31, 2020, $43,747,375 for the year ended December 31, 2019. We may continue to incur operating and net losses in future periods. These losses may increase, and we may never achieve profitability for a variety of reasons, including increased competition, decreased growth in the unified advertising industry and other factors described elsewhere in this “Risk Factors” section. If we cannot achieve sustained profitability, our stockholders may lose all or a portion of their investment in our company.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The recently acquired Advangelists LLC has also incurred losses and experienced negative cash flows from operations during the most recent fiscal year. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support from its shareholders, the ability of management to raise additional capital through private and public offerings of its common stock, and the attainment of profitable operations. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Reverse stock-split On September 2, 2020, the Company amended and restated certificate of incorporation to implement a 1 for 400 reverse stock- split of its common stock. The reverse stock split did not cause an adjustment to the par value of common stock. As a result of the reverse stock split, the Company adjusted the share amounts under its employee incentive plans, outstanding options and common stock warrant agreements, treasury shares and preferred shares.

NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NATURE OF OPERATIONS – Mobiquity Technologies, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Company” (“Mobiquity,” “we,” “our” or “the Company”), is the parent company ofand its operating subsidiaries; Mobiquity Networks, Inc. (“Mobiquity Networks”) and Advangelists, LLC (Advangelists). Mobiquity Networks has evolved and grown from a mobile advertising technology company focused on driving Foot-traffic throughout its indoor network, intosubsidiaries, is a next generation location data intelligence company. Mobiquity NetworksThe Company provides precise unique, at-scale location data and insights on consumer’s real-world behavior and trends for use in marketing and research. Mobiquity Networks providesWe provide one of the most accurate and scaled solutionsolutions for mobile data collection and analysis, utilizing multiple geo-location technologies. Mobiquity NetworksThe Company is seeking to implement several new revenue streams from its data collection and analysis, including, but not limited to;to, Advertising, Data Licensing, Footfall Reporting, Attribution Reporting, Real Estate Planning, Financial Forecasting and Custom Research. Advangelists isWe also are a developer of advertising and marketing technology focused on the creation, automation, and maintenance of an advertising technology operating system (or ATOS). Advangelists’The ATOS platform blends artificial intelligence (or AI) and machine learning (ML) based optimization technology for automatic ad serving that manages and runs digital advertising campaigns.

 

Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in the State of New York and has the following subsidiaries:

Schedule Of Subsidiaries
Company NameState of Incorporation
Mobiquity Networks, Inc.New York
Advangelists, LLCDelaware

Mobiquity Networks, Inc.

Mobiquity Networks, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mobiquity Technologies, Inc., commencing operations in January 2011. Mobiquity Networks started and developed as a mobile advertising technology company focused on driving foot-traffic throughout its indoor network and has evolved and grown into a next generation data intelligence company. Mobiquity Networks, Inc. operates our data intelligence platform business.

Advangelists, LLC

Advangelists LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mobiquity Technologies, Inc., acquired through a merger transaction in December 2018, and operates our ATOS platform business.

Liquidity, Going Concern and Management’s Plans

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.

As reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, for the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company had:

·Net loss of $8,062,328 and
·Net cash used in operations was $6,187,383

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Additionally, at December 31, 2022, the Company had:

·Accumulated deficit of $210,507,222
·Stockholders’ deficit of $10,830, and
·Working capital deficit of $1,875,416

We manage liquidity risk by reviewing, on an ongoing basis, our sources of liquidity and capital requirements. The Company has cash on hand of $220,854 at December 31, 2022.

The Company has incurred significant losses since its inception in 1998 and has not demonstrated an ability to generate sufficient revenues from the sales of its products and services to achieve profitable operations. There can be no assurance that profitable operations will ever be achieved, or if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. In making this assessment we performed a comprehensive analysis of our current circumstances including: our financial position, our cash flows and cash usage forecasts for the year ended December 31, 2022, and our current capital structure including equity-based instruments and our obligations and debts.

Without sufficient revenues from operations, if the Company does not obtain additional capital, the Company will be required to reduce the scope of its business development activities or cease operations. In addition to the gross proceeds of $1,437,500 received in conjunction with the Securities Purchase Agreement with Walleye Opportunities master Fund Ltd. in January 2023, and the $2,950,000 in total net proceeds expected to be received in conjunction with the February 2023 Offering (see Note 10), the Company may explore obtaining additional capital financing, and the Company is closely monitoring its cash balances, cash needs, and expense levels.

These factors create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that these consolidated financial statements are issued, as the Company will need additional capital to meet its financial obligations. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

Management’s strategic plans include the following:

·Execution of business plan focused on technology development and improvement,
·Seek out equity and/or debt financing to obtain the capital required to meet the Company’s financial obligations, in addition to the gross proceeds of $1,437,500 received in January 2023 noted above. There is no assurance, however, that lenders and investors will continue to advance capital to the Company or that the new business operations will be profitable.
·Continuing to explore and execute prospective partnering, distribution and acquisition opportunities,
·Identifying unique market opportunities that represent potential positive short-term cash flow.

Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) Pandemic

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s financial results and operations were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company is a data location company with a specialty to drive traffic to retail stores. In the prior two (2) years, the Company suffered from the effects of the pandemic due to lack of traffic to retail stores related to mandated stay-at-home restrictions and the Company drastically curtailed its operations. The extent to which the Company’s future financial results could be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic depends on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time. The pandemic also had an effect on the Company’s ability attain new customers or retain existing customers, and to collect on its outstanding accounts receivable, resulting in an increase of its allowance for doubtful accounts in fiscal 2022 of approximately $324,000. The Company is not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require an update to its estimates or judgments or a revision of the carrying value of its assets or liabilities.

These estimates may change, as new events occur, and additional information is obtained. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Business Segments and Concentrations

The Company uses the “management approach” to identify its reportable segments. The management approach requires companies to report segment financial information consistent with information used by management for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the basis for identifying the Company’s reportable segments. The Company manages its business as a single reporting segment.

Customers in the United States accounted for 100% of our revenues. We do not have any property or equipment outside of the United States.

Use of Estimates

Preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, including stock-based compensation and deferred tax asset valuation allowance, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and those estimates may be material.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company operates in an industry that is subject to intense competition and changes in consumer demand. The Company’s operations are subject to significant risk and uncertainties including financial and operational risks and the potential of overall business failure.

The Company has experienced, and in the future expects to continue to experience, variability in sales and net earnings. The factors expected to contribute to this variability include, among others, (i) the cyclical nature of the industry, (ii) general economic conditions in the various local markets in which the Company competes, including a potential general downturn in the economy, and (iii) the volatility of prices in connection with the Company’s service offerings. These factors, among others, make it difficult to project the Company’s operating results on a consistent basis.

 

 

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company accounts for financial instruments at fair value, which as is defined as the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques are based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect certain market assumptions. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

·Level 1—Valuation based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;
·Level 2—Valuation based on quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities; and
·Level 3—Valuation based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, which require management’s best estimate of what market participants would use as fair value.

Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management.

The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair value. These financial instruments include accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and contract liabilities. At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximated their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt approximates its carrying value based on current financing rates available to the Company.

The Company does not have any other financial or non-financial assets or liabilities that would be characterized as Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 instruments.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Concentrations of Risk

For purposes of presentation in the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months or less at the purchase date and money market accounts to be cash equivalents.

At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company did not have any cash equivalents.

The Company is exposed to credit risk on its cash in the event of default by the financial institutions to the extent account balances exceed the amount insured by the FDIC, which is $250,000. At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company did not experience any losses on cash balances in excess of FDIC insured limits. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to funds could have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

For fiscal 2022 and 2021, sales of our products to one and two customers generated approximately 39% and 31% of our revenues, respectively. Our contracts with our customers generally do not obligate them to a specified term and they can generally terminate their relationship with us at any time with a minimal amount of notice. The loss of one of these customers could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

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Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable represent customer obligations under normal trade terms and are stated at the amount management expects to collect from outstanding customer balances. Credit is extended to customers based on an evaluation of their financial condition and other factors. Interest is not accrued on overdue accounts receivable. The Company does not require collateral. Three and six of our customers combined accounted for approximately 82% and 55% of outstanding accounts receivable at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The Company had net accounts receivable of $340,935, $388,112, and $1,698,719 at December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Management periodically assesses the Company’s accounts receivable and, if necessary, establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company provides its allowance for doubtful accounts based upon a review of the outstanding accounts receivable, historical collection information and existing economic conditions. Accounts determined to be uncollectible are charged to operations when that determination is made.

The allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $1,091,000 and $821,000 at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. This allowance relates to receivables generated in previous years for which collection is uncertain, based in part, as a result of many customers being adversely impacted by COVID-19.

Bad debt expense (recovery) is recorded as a component of general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

Management evaluates the recoverability of the Company’s identifiable intangible assets and other long-lived assets when events or circumstances indicate a potential impairment exists, in accordance with the provisions of ASC 360-10-35-15 “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” Events and circumstances considered by the Company in determining whether the carrying value of identifiable intangible assets and other long-lived assets may not be recoverable include but are not limited to significant changes in performance relative to expected operating results; significant changes in the use of the assets; significant negative industry or economic trends; and changes in the Company’s business strategy. In determining if impairment exists, the Company estimates the undiscounted cash flows to be generated from the use and ultimate disposition of these assets and compares this to the carrying amounts of the assets.

If impairment is indicated based on a comparison of the assets’ carrying values and the undiscounted cash flows, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company identified potential impairment triggering events related to the reduction in its projected revenue from adverse economic conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty for recovery given the volatility of the capital markets. The Company performed an impairment assessment of its ATOS platform:Platform intangible asset in December 2021 and determined that the carrying value of the asset exceeded its fair value by an estimate of $3,600,000. The charge was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2021, which resulted in the asset being written down to a net book value of zero.

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Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Expenditures for repair and maintenance which do not materially extend the useful lives of property and equipment are charged to operations. When property or equipment is sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts with the resulting gain or loss reflected in current results of operations.

Goodwill

The Company’s goodwill represents the excess of the consideration transferred for the acquisition of Advangelists, LLC in December 2018 over the fair value of the underlying identifiable net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but instead, it is tested for impairment at least annually. In the event that management determines that the value of goodwill has become impaired, the Company will record a charge in an amount equal to the excess of the reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit during the fiscal quarter in which the determination is made.

The Company performs its annual impairment tests of goodwill as of December 31st of each year, or more frequently, if certain indicators are present. Goodwill is required to be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below the operating segment level, which is referred to as a component. Management identifies its reporting units by assessing whether components (i) have discrete financial information available, (ii) engage in business activities, and (iii) whether a segment manager regularly reviews the component’s operating results. Net assets and goodwill of acquired businesses are allocated to the reporting unit associated with the acquired business based on the anticipated organizational structure of the combined entities. If two or more components are deemed economically similar, those components are aggregated into one reporting unit when performing the annual goodwill impairment review. The Company has one reporting unit as of December 31, 2022, and 2021. No impairment of goodwill was recognized by the Company for fiscal 2022 or 2021.

Intangible Assets

In December 2018, the Company acquired the majority of its intangible assets through its acquisition of Advangelists LLC, which included customer relationships and the ATOS platform technology. The Company amortizes its identifiable definite-lived intangible assets over an estimated period of 5 years. See Note 3 for further details.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under FASB ASC Topic No. 480, (ASC 480), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and FASB ASC Topic No. 815, (ASC 815) Derivatives and Hedging.

Terms of financial instruments are reviewed to determine whether or not they contain embedded derivative instruments that are required to be accounted for separately from the host contract under ASC 815 and recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivative liabilities are remeasured to reflect fair value at each period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations. The Company generally incorporates a binomial model to determine fair value. Upon conversion of a debt instrument where an embedded conversion option has been bifurcated and accounted for separately as a derivative liability, the Company records the resulting shares issued at fair value, derecognizes all related debt principal, derivative liability, and debt discount, and recognizes a net gain or loss on debt extinguishment. Equity instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification under ASC 815 are reclassified to liabilities at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date. The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risk. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no derivative liabilities.

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Debt Issuance Costs

Debt issuance costs paid to lenders, or third parties are amortized to interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations, over the term of the underlying debt instrument, using the effective interest method, with the unamortized portion reported net with related principal outstanding on the consolidated balance sheet. There were no unamortized debt issuance costs remaining at December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenues are generated from internet advertising, the Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606). In accordance with ASC 606, revenue is recognized when promised services are transferred to a customer. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these services. To achieve this core principle, the Company applies the following five steps:

Identify the contract with a customer.

A contract with a customer exists when (i) the Company enters into an enforceable contract with a customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the services to be transferred and identifies the payment terms related to these services, (ii) the contract has commercial substance and, (iii) the Company determines that collection of substantially all consideration for services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and ability to pay the promised consideration. The Company applies judgment in determining the customer’s ability and intention to pay, which is based on a variety of factors including the customer’s historical payment experience or, in the case of a new customer, published credit and financial information pertaining to the customer.

Identify the performance obligations in the contract.

Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the services that will be transferred to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from the Company, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the services is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised services (performance obligations), the Company must apply judgment to determine whether promised services are capable of being distinct and distinct in the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met the promised services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation. Currently, the Company does not have any contracts that contain multiple performance obligations.

Determine the transaction price.

The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which the Company will be entitled in exchange for transferring services to the customer. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, the Company estimates the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing either the expected value method or the most likely amount method depending on the nature of the variable consideration. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price if, in the Company’s judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. None of the Company’s contracts as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 contained a significant financing component.

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Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract.

If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. However, if a series of distinct services that are substantially the same qualifies as a single performance obligation in a contract with variable consideration, the Company must determine if the variable consideration is attributable to the entire contract or to a specific part of the contract. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price basis unless the transaction price is variable and meets the criteria to be allocated entirely to a performance obligation or to a distinct service that forms part of a single performance obligation.

Recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

The Company satisfies performance obligations at a point in time. Revenue is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring the promised service to a customer. Under both managed services arrangements or self-service arrangements, the Company’s promised services under the contracts include identification, bidding and purchasing of advertisement opportunities. The Company also generally has discretion in establishing the pricing of the ads. Since the Company is controlling the promise to deliver the contracted services, the Company is considered the principal in all arrangements for revenue recognition purposes.

Payment terms and conditions vary by contract, although terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 to 90 days.

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities represent deposits made by customers before the satisfaction of performance obligation and recognition of revenue. Upon completion of the performance obligation(s) that the Company has with the customer based on the terms of the contract, the liability for the customer deposit is relieved and revenue is recognized. As of December 31, 2022, there were $193,598 in contract liabilities outstanding that we expect to recognize as revenue in our next fiscal year. There were no upfront payments received as of December 31, 2021.

Revenues

All revenues recognized were derived from internet advertising for the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021.

Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs are included as a component of general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

The Company did not incur advertising costs during the year ended December 31, 2022, and recognized $1,454 in such costs during the year ended December 31, 2021.

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Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for our stock-based compensation, including stock options and common stock warrants, under ASC 718 Compensation – Stock Compensation, using the fair value-based method. Under this method, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is recognized over the requisite service period for employee awards, which is usually the vesting period, and when the goods are obtained or services are received, for nonemployee awards. This guidance establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also applies to transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments.

In connection with certain financing, consulting and collaboration arrangements, the Company may issue warrants to purchase shares of its common stock. The outstanding warrants are standalone instruments that are not puttable or mandatorily redeemable by the holder and are classified as equity awards.

The fair value of stock-based compensation is generally determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model as of the date of the grant or the date at which the performance of the services is completed (measurement date).

When determining fair value of stock-based compensation, the Company considers the following assumptions in the Black-Scholes model:

 

·Exercise price,
·Expected dividends,
·Expected volatility,
·Risk-free interest rate; and
·Expected life of option

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Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income tax using the asset and liability method prescribed by ASC 740, Income Taxes (ASC 740). Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will be in effect in the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a valuation allowance to offset deferred tax assets if based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not that all or some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized as gain or loss in the period that includes the enactment date.

The Company follows the accounting guidance for uncertainty in income taxes using the provisions of ASC 740. Using that guidance, tax positions initially need to be recognized in the consolidated financial statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not identify any uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to recognized uncertain income tax positions, in other expense. No interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Open tax years subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service generally remain open for three years from the filing date. Tax years subject to examination by the state jurisdictions generally remain open for up to four years from the filing date.

Related Parties

Parties are considered to be related to the Company if the parties, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal with if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.

Reclassification

For financial statement presentation purposes, the Company reclassified amounts among certain stockholders’ equity accounts to reflect shares of outstanding Series AAA, Series C, and Series E preferred stock at their par value, with the offsetting amounts presented as additional paid-in capital. Previously, the preferred stock accounts included par value of the preferred stock shares outstanding plus additional paid-in capital associated with the outstanding stock. Amounts reclassified were $493,869, $15,000, and $4,935,040 for the Series AAA, Series C, and Series E preferred stock, respectively, and the effects of such reclassifications are reflected as of December 31, 2020 on the accompanying consolidated financial statements, where applicable. There was no net effect on total stockholders’ equity or net loss for any period as a result of these reclassifications.

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Recent Issued Accounting Pronouncements

We consider the applicability and impact of all new accounting pronouncements on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, stockholders’ deficit, cash flows, or presentation thereof. Management has evaluated all recent accounting pronouncements as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) through the date these consolidated financial statements were available to be issued and found no recent accounting pronouncements issued, but not yet effective, that when adopted, will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

Financial Instrument – Credit Losses: In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13). ASU 2016-13 replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology under current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires a consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 requires the use of a forward-looking expected credit loss model for accounts receivables, loans, and other financial instruments. In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-05, which provides transition relief for entities adopting ASU 2016-13. For entities that have adopted ASU 2016-13, the amendments in ASU 2019-05 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods therein. An entity may early adopt ASU No. 2019-05 in any interim period after its issuance if the entity has adopted ASU 2016-13. For all other entities, the effective date will be the same as the effective date of ASU 2016-13. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the expected impact of adopting ASU 2016-13 on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers: In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2021-08). Under ASU 2021-08, an acquirer in a business combination must apply ASC 606 principles when recognizing and measuring acquired contract assets and contract liabilities. The provisions of ASU 2021-08 are applicable for the Company for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2021-08 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions: On September 30, 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03 (ASU 2022-03), which clarifies the guidance in Topic 820 on the fair value measurement of an equity security that is subject to contractual restrictions that prohibit the sale of an equity security. The ASU also requires specific disclosures related to such an equity security, including (1) the fair value of such equity securities reflected in the balance sheet, (2) the nature and remaining duration of the corresponding restrictions, and (3) any circumstances that could cause a lapse in the restrictions. ASU 2022-03 clarifies that a “contractual restriction prohibiting the sale of an equity security is a characteristic of the reporting entity holding the equity security” and is not included in the equity security’s unit of account. Accordingly, an entity should not consider the contractual sale restriction when measuring the equity security’s fair value (i.e., the entity should not apply a discount related to the contractual sale restriction, as stated in ASC 820-10-35-36B as amended by the ASU). The ASU also prohibits an entity from recognizing a contractual sale restriction as a separate unit of account. For public business entities, ASU 2022-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2022-03 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement

Accounting for Convertible Instruments: In August 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (ASU 2020-06), as part of its overall simplification initiative to reduce costs and complexity of applying accounting standards while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information provided to users of financial statements. Among other changes, the new guidance removes from U.S. GAAP separation models for convertible debt that require the convertible debt to be separated into a debt and equity component, unless the conversion feature is required to be bifurcated and accounted for as a derivative or the debt is issued at a substantial premium. As a result, after adopting the guidance, entities will no longer separately present such embedded conversion features in equity and will instead account for the convertible debt wholly as debt. The new guidance also requires use of the “if-converted” method when calculating the dilutive impact of convertible debt on earnings per share, which is consistent with the Company’s current accounting treatment under the current guidance. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted, but only at the beginning of the fiscal year.

We adopted this pronouncement on January 1, 2022; however, the adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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NOTE 3: INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Definite-Lived Intangible Assets

The ATOS platform technology was acquired through the Company’s acquisition of Advangelists, LLC in 2018 and 2019 and is described as follows:

·The platform creates an automated marketplace of advertisers and publishers on digital media outlets to host online auctions to facilitate the sale of ad time slots (known as digital real estate) targeted at users while engaged on their connected TV, computer, or mobile device, and
  
·gives advertisers the capability to understand and interact with their audiences and engage them in a meaningful way by the using ads in both image and video formats (known as rich media) to increase their customer base and foot traffic to their physical locations.

 

Advangelists’ marketplace engages with approximately 20 billion advertisement opportunities per day. Our sales and marketing strategyThe other definite-lived intangible asset is focused on creating a de-fragmented operating systemcustomer relationship asset also acquired through the Advangelists, LLC acquisition. Customer relationship intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of five years. The Company periodically evaluates the reasonableness of the useful lives of these assets. These assets are also reviewed for impairment or obsolescence when events or circumstances indicate that makes it considerably more efficient and effective for advertisers and publishers to transact with each other. Our goalthe carrying amount may not be recoverable. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is to create a standardized and transparent medium.recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.

Schedule of intangible assets        
  Useful Lives December 31, 2022  December 31, 2021 
         
Customer relationships 5 years $3,003,676  $3,003,676 
Less accumulated amortization    (2,357,392)  (1,756,657)
Net carrying value   $646,284  $1,247,019 

  

Advangelists' technology is proprietary and has all been developed internally. We own all of our technology.

Recent Developments and Employment Agreement with Deepanker Katyal

Deepanker Katyal’s employment agreement which commenced December 7, 2018 has a term of three years. Mr. Katyal is requiredThe ATOS platform was determined to devote at least 40 hours per week pursuant to his responsibility as CEO of Advangelists. The agreement provides for full indemnification and participation in all benefit plans, programs and perquisites as are generally provided by the Company to its employees, including medical, dental, life insurance, disability and 401(k) participation. The agreement provides for termination for cause after giving employee 30 days’ prior written notice. The agreement provides for termination by the Company without cause after 60 days’ prior written notice with severance pay as described in his agreement. His employment agreement also provides for termination by disability for a period of more than six consecutive months in any 12-month period, termination by employee for good reason as defined in the agreement and restrictive covenants for a period of one year following the termination date.

Effective as of September 13, 2019, Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “GTECH SPA”) with GBT Technologies, Inc. (“GTECH”), pursuant to which the Company acquired from GTECH 15,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock that was owned by GTECH (the “MOBQ Shares”). In consideration for the purchase of the MOBQ Shares from GTECH, the Company transferred to GTECH 110,000 shares of GTECH’s common stock that was owned by the Company.

On September 13, 2019, Advangelists, LLC (“AVNG”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement (the “Katyal Amendment”) with Deepankar Katyal, the CEO of AVNG, which amends Mr. Katyal’s original employment agreement (the “Original Katyal Agreement”), datedbe fully impaired as of December 7, 2018. Pursuant to31, 2021. During the Katyal Amendment, among other things, (i)years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company agreedrecognized $600,735 and $800,735 of amortization expense, respectively, related to indemnify Mr. Katyal tointangible assets, which is included in general and administrative expenses on the extent provided in the Company’s Certificateconsolidated statements of Incorporation (the “Certificate”) and By-laws and to include Mr. Katyal as an insured under the Company’s applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies; (ii) AVNG agreed to provide Mr. Katyal with an automobile allowance of $550.00 per month, and (iii) the non-compete restrictive covenants contained in the Original Katyal Agreement ceased. In addition, the Katyal Amendment provides for the Company to redeem the shares of the Company’s Class B Preferred Stock (the “Class B Stock”) owned by Mr. Katyal, and entitles Mr. Katyal to the following additional compensation:operations.

 

·A bonus, payable in cash or common stock of the Company, equal to 1% of the Company’s gross revenue (the “Gross Revenue”) for each completed fiscal month during the 2019 fiscal year, subject to certain revenue thresholds as set forth in the Katyal Amendment;

Future amortization of definite-lived intangible assets, for years ending December 31, is as follows:

Schedule of future accumulated amortization   
2023 $569,796 
2024  76,488 
Total $646,284 

 

 

 

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NOTE 4 – DEBT

Following is a summary of debt outstanding at December 31:

Summary of long term debt      
  December 31,
2022
  December 31,
2021
 
Convertible Notes Payable - Related Party (a) $  $2,562,500 
Convertible Notes Payable (b)     250,000 
Small Business Administration (c)  150,000   150,000 
Notes Payable – Accounts Receivable Factoring (d)     156,504 
Total Debt  150,000   3,119,004 
Current portion of debt     656,504 
Long-term portion of debt $150,000  $2,462,500 

 ·(a)Commissions equalFrom September through March 2021, the Company issued to 10%Dr. Gene Salkind, a director of the Net Revenues (as definedCompany, along with an affiliate of Dr. Salkind, a total of $2,562,500 in 15% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (the Salkind Notes). The Salkind Notes had the Katyal Amendment) of all New Katyal Managed Accounts (as defined in the Katyal Amendment);following terms, as amended:

 

 ·OptionsThe Salkind Notes were convertible at any time at a conversion rate of $32.00 (subsequently amended in April 2021 to purchase 37,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $36.00 per share, of which 25,000 vest on the date of the Katyal Amendment, and of which 12,500 vest on the one year anniversary of the Katyal Amendment.$4.00).

In connection with the Katyal Amendment, on September 13, 2019, the Company entered into a Class B Preferred stock Redemption Agreement (the “Katyal Redemption Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company redeemed the Company’s Class B Stock owned by Katyal.

On September 13, 2019, AVNG entered into Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement (the “Katyal Amendment”) with Lokesh Mehta, which amends Mr. Mehta’s original employment agreement (the “Original Mehta Agreement”), dated as of December 7, 2018. Pursuant to the Mehta Amendment, among other things, (i) the Company agreed to indemnify Mr. Mehta to the extent provided in the Company’s Certificate and By-laws and to include Mr. Mehta as an insured under the Company’s applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies; (ii) AVNG agreed to provide Mr. Mehta with an automobile allowance of $550.00 per month, and (iii) the non-compete restrictive covenants contained in the Original Mehta Agreement ceased. In addition, the Mehta Amendment provides for the Company to redeem the shares of the Company’s Class B Preferred Stock (the “Class B Stock”) owned by Mr. Mehta, and entitles Mr. Mehta to the following additional compensation:

 ·A bonus, payable in cash or common stock ofThe Company could require the Company, equal to 1% of the Company’s Gross Revenue for each completed fiscal month during the 2019 fiscal year, subject to certain revenue thresholds as set forth in the Mehta Amendment;

·Commissions equal to 5% of the Net Revenues (as defined in the Mehta Amendment) of all New Katyal Managed Accounts (as defined in the Katyal Amendment);

·Options to purchase 37,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $36.00 per share, of which 25,000 vest on the date of the Mehta Amendment, and of which 12,500 vest on the one year anniversary of the Mehta Amendment.

In connection with the Mehta Amendment, on September 13, 2019, the Company entered into a Class B Preferred Stock Redemption Agreement (the “Mehta Redemption Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company redeemed the Company’s Class B Stock owned by Mehta in exchange for an employment agreement and other good and valuable consideration including an automobile allowance.

Risks Related to Our Financial Results and Financing Plans

Management has plans to address the Company’s financial situation as follows:

In the near term, management plans to continue to focus on raising the funds necessary to implement the Company’s business plan related to technology. Management will continue to seek out equity and/or debt financing to obtain the capital required to meet the Company’s financial obligations. There is no assurance, however, that lenders and investors will continue to advance capital to the Company or that the new business operations will be profitable.

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In the long term, management believes that the Company’s projects and initiatives will be successful and will provide cash flow to the Company that will be used to finance the Company’s future growth. However, there can be no assurances that the Company’s efforts to raise equity and debt at acceptable terms or that the planned activities will be successful, or that the Company will ultimately attain profitability. The Company’s long-term viability depends on its ability to obtain adequate sources of debt or equity funding to meet current commitments and fund the continuation of its business operations, and the ability of the Company to achieve adequate profitability and cash flows from operations to sustain its operations.

Related Parties

Related parties are any entities or individuals that, through employment, ownership or other means, possess the ability to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Company. We disclose related party transactions that are outside of normal compensatory agreements, such as salaries or board of director fees.  We consider the following individuals / companies to be related parties:

Dean Julia - Principal Executive Officer President and Director

Sean McDonnell - Chief Financial Officer

Sean Trepeta – Board of Directors

Dr. Eugene Salkind – Board of Directors

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION - The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Mobiquity Networks, Inc. and Advangelists, LLC. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity of three months or less, as well as bank money market accounts, to be cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the balances are $602,182 and $1,240,064, respectively.

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK - Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of trade receivables and cash and cash equivalents.

Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables is generally diversified due to the large number of entities comprising the Company’s customer base and their dispersion across geographic areas principally within the United States. The Company routinely addresses the financial strength of its customers and, consequently, believes that its receivable credit risk exposure is limited. Our current receivables at December 31, 2020 consist of 58.3% held by six of our largest customers. Our December 31, 2019, receivables consist of 47% held by four of our largest customers.

The Company places its temporary cash investments with high credit quality financial institutions. At times, the Company maintains bank account balances, which exceed FDIC limits. As of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the Company exceeded FDIC limits by $114,986 and $749,037, respectively.

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REVENUE RECOGNITION – On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”), to update the financial reporting requirements for revenue recognition. Topic 606 outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The guidance is based on the principle that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to fulfill a contract. This guidance became effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018, and entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach for the adoption of the new standard. The Company adopted this standard using the modified retrospective approach on January 1, 2018.

In preparation for adoption of the standard, the Company evaluated each of the five steps in Topic 606, which are as follows: 1) Identify the contract with the customer; 2) Identify the performance obligations in the contract; 3) Determine the transaction price; 4) Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; and 5) Recognize revenue when (or as) performance obligations are satisfied.

Reported revenue was not affected materially in any period due to the adoption of ASC Topic 606 because: (1) the Company expects to identify similar performance obligations under Topic 606 as compared with deliverables and separate units of account previously identified; (2) the Company has determined the transaction price to be consistent; and (3) the Company records revenue at the same point in time, upon delivery of services, under both ASC Topic 605 and Topic 606, as applicable under the terms of the contract with the customer. Additionally, the Company does not expect the accounting for fulfillment costs or costs incurred to obtain a contract to be affected materially in any period due to the adoption of Topic 606.

ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS - Management must make estimates of the collectability of accounts receivable. Management specifically analyzes accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment terms when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. As of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, allowance for doubtful accounts were $386,600 and $80,600, respectively.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is expensed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Leasehold improvements are being amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets or the remaining term of the lease. The costs of additions and improvements, which substantially extend the useful life of a particular asset, are capitalized. Repair and maintenance costs are charged to expense. When assets are sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the account and the gain or loss on disposition is reflected in operating income.

LONG LIVED ASSETS – In accordance with ASC 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, the Company tests long-lived assets or asset groups for recoverability when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. Circumstances which could trigger a review include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors; accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed significantly before the end of its estimated useful life. Recoverability is assessed based on the carrying amount of the asset and its fair value, which is generally determined based on the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and the eventual disposal of the asset, as well as specific appraisal in certain instances. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount is not recoverable and exceeds fair value The Company recognized a four million dollar write down loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the period ended December 31, 2020.

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Transactions with major customers

During the year ended December 31, 2020, six customers accounted for approximately 58% of revenues and for the year ended December 31, 2019, four customers accounted for 47% our revenues.

ADVERTISING COSTS - Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. For the year ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were advertising costs of $1,400 and $70,042, respectively.

ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK BASED COMPENSATION. Stock based compensation cost is measured at the grant date fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. The Company uses the Black-Sholes option-pricing model to determine fair value of the awards, which involves certain subjective assumptions. These assumptions include estimating the length of time employees will retain their vested stock options before exercising them (“expected term”), the estimated volatility of the Company’s common stock price over the expected term (“volatility”) and the number of options for which vesting requirements will not be completed (“forfeitures”). Changes in the subjective assumptions can materially affect estimates of fair value stock-based compensation, and the related amount recognized on the consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 7 “Stock Option Plans” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report for a more detailed discussion.

BENEFICIAL CONVERSION FEATURES - Debt instruments that contain a beneficial conversion feature are recorded as deemed interest to the holders of the convertible debt instruments. The beneficial conversion is calculated as the difference between the fair values of the underlying common stock less the proceeds that have been received for the debt instrument limited to the value received.

INCOME TAXES - Deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities for which income tax or tax benefits are expected to be realized in future years. A valuation allowance is established to reduce deferred tax assets, if it is more likely than not, that all or some portion of such deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

We adopted the lease standard ACS 842 effective January 1, 2019 and have elected to use January 1, 2019 as our date of initial application. Consequently, financial information will not be updated, and disclosures required under the new standard will not be provided for periods presented before January 1, 2019 as these prior periods conform to the Accounting Standards Codification 840. We elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard. By adopting these practical expedients, we were not required to reassess (1) whether an existing contract meets the definition of a lease; (2) the lease classification for existing leases; or (3) costs previously capitalized as initial direct costs. As of December 10, 2019, we are not a lessor or lessee under any lease arrangements.

We have reviewed the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) accounting pronouncements and interpretations thereof that have effectiveness dates during the periods reported and in future periods. The Company has carefully considered the new pronouncements that alter previous generally accepted accounting principles and does not believe that any new or modified principles will have a material impact on the corporation’s reported financial position or operations in the near term. The applicability of any standard is subject to the formal review of our financial management and certain standards are under consideration.

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The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or result of operations.

NET LOSS PER SHARE

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflect, in periods in which they have a dilutive effect, the impact of common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants. The number of common shares potentially issuable upon the exercise of certain options and warrants that were excluded from the diluted loss per common share calculation was approximately 748,505 because they are anti-dilutive, as a result of a net loss for the year ended December 31, 2020.

NOTE 3: ACQUISITION OF ADVANGELISTS, LLC

In December 2018, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Glen Eagles Acquisition LP (“GEAL”) and Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. purchased of all the issued and outstanding capital stock and membership interest of Advangelists LLC. The Company closed and completed the acquisition on December 6, 2018.

The purchase price paid includes the assumption of certain assets, liabilities and contracts associated with Advangelists, LLC, at closing the sellers received $500,000 cash, warrants and stock and the issuance of a nineteen- month promissory note in aggregate principal amount of $9,500,000.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price as of the acquisition date:

Purchase Price

$9,500,000 Promissory note $9,500,000 
Cash  500,000 
Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. warrants  3,844,444 
Gopher Protocol Inc. common stock  6,155,556 
  $20,000,000 

On April 30, 2019, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with GEAL, which the Company acquired from GEAL 3% of the membership interest of Advangelists, LLC for $600,000 in cash. Giving the Company a 51% interest.

On May 8, 2019, the Company entered into a Membership Purchase Agreement with Gopher Protocol, Inc. to acquire the 49% interest of Advangelists, LLC which it contemporaneously purchased from GEAL. The purchase price was paid by the issuance of a $7,512,500 promissory note. As a result of the transaction, the Company owns 100% of Advangelists LLC.

On September 13, 2019, the Company repurchased fifteen million shares of common stock for the aggregate by exchanging 110,000 shares of GTCH common stock held for investment purposes.

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On September 13, 2019, Dr. Gene Salkind, is a related party who is a director of the Company, and an affiliate of Dr. Salkind (collectively, the “Lenders”) subscribed for convertible promissory notes (the “Note”) and loaned to the Company an aggregate of $2,300,000 (the “Loans”) on a secured basis.

The Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 15% per annum, computed based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and will be payable monthly in arrears. Interest on the Notes is payable in cash, or, at the Lenders’ option, in shares of the Company’s common stock. The principal amount due under the Notes will be payable on September 30, 2029, unless earlier converted pursuant to the terms of the Notes.

Subject to the Company obtaining prior approval from the Company’s shareholders for the issuance of shares of common stock upon conversion of the Notes, if and to the extent required by the New York Business Corporation Law, the Notes will be convertible into equity of the Company upon the following events on the following terms:

·At any time at the option of the Lenders, the outstanding principal under the Notes will be converted into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $32.00 per post-split share (the “Conversion Price”).

·at any time that the trailing thirty (30) day volume weighted average price per share (as more particularly described in the Salkind Notes) of the Company’s common stock is above $400.00 per post-split share, until the Notes are no longer outstanding, the Company may convert the entire unpaid un-converted principal amount of the Notes, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, into shares of the Company’s common stock at the Conversion Price.

The Notes contain customary events of default, which, if uncured, entitle the Lenders thereof to accelerate the due date of the unpaid principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, their Notes.

In connection with the subscription of the Notes, the Company issued to each Lender a warrant to purchase 400 post-split shares of the Company’s common stock for every two shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, at an exercise price of $48.00 per post-split share (the “Lender Warrants”).

On September 13, 2019, Advangelists, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“AVNG”), entered into Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement (the “Katyal Amendment”) with Deepankar Katyal, who is a related party and the CEO of AVNG, which amends Mr. Katyal’s original employment agreement (the “Original Katyal Agreement”), dated as of December 7, 2018. Pursuant to the Katyal Amendment, among other things, (i) the Company agreed to indemnify Mr. Katyal to the extent provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate”) and By-laws and to include Mr. Katyal as an insured under the Company’s applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies; (ii) AVNG agreed to provide Mr. Katyal with an automobile allowance of $550.00 per month, and (iii) the non-compete restrictive covenants contained in the Original Katyal Agreement ceased. In addition, the Katyal Amendment provides for the Company to redeem the shares of the Company’s Class B Preferred Stock (the “Class B Stock”) owned by Mr. Katyal, and entitles Mr. Katyal to the following additional compensation:

·A bonus, payable in cash or common stock of the Company, equal to 1% of the Company’s gross revenue (the “Gross Revenue”) for each completed fiscal month during the 2019 fiscal year, subject to certain revenue thresholds as set forth in the Katyal Amendment;

·Commissions equal to 10% of the Net Revenues (as defined in the Katyal Amendment) of all New Katyal Managed Accounts (as defined in the Katyal Amendment);

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·Options to purchase 37,500 post-split shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $36.00$4.00 per share of which 25,000 vest on the date of the Katyal Amendment, and of which 12,500 vest on the one year anniversary of the Katyal Amendment.

In connection with the Katyal Amendment, on September 13, 2019, the Company entered into a Class B Preferred stock Redemption Agreement (the “Katyal Redemption Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company redeemed the Company’s Class B Stock owned by Katyal.

In May 2019, the Company assumed a promissory note (the “AVNG Note”) payable to Deepankar Katyal (the “Payee”), as representative of the former owners of AVNG, which at the time of assumption had a remaining principal balance of $7,512,500. Simultaneously with the assumption of the AVNG Note, the AVNG Note was amended and restated as disclosed in the May 8-K (the “First Amended AVNG Note”)(as amended). Effective as of September 13, 2019, the Company and Payee entered into a Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note (the “Second Amended AVNG Note”), in the principal amount of $6,750,000, pursuant to which the repayment terms under the First Amended AVNG Note were amended and restated as follows:

·$5,250,000 of the principal balance remaining due under the Second Amended AVNG Note is payable by the delivery of (i) 65,625 shares of the Company’s newly designated Class E Preferred Stock, which is convertible into 164,063 shares the Company’s post-split common stock, and (ii) common stock purchase warrants to purchase 82,032 shares of the Company’s post-split common stock, at an exercise price of $48.00 per share (the “AVNG Warrant”).

·$1,530,000 of the principal balance, inclusive of all accrued and unpaid interest, remaining due under the Second Amended AVNG Note in three equal consecutive monthly installments of $510,000, commencing on September 15, 2019 and on the 15th day of each month thereafter until paid in full.

The Second Amended AVNG Note provides that upon an Event of Default (as defined in the Second Amended AVNG Note), and upon the election of the Payee, (i) the shares of Class E Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended AVNG Note, and any shares of the Company’s common stock issued upon the conversion of the Class E Preferred Stock, shall be cancelled and cease to issued and outstanding, (ii) the AVNG Warrants (as defined below), to the extent unexercised, shall be cancelled, and (iii) the Second Amended AVNG Note shall be cancelled and the repayment of the principal amount remaining due to Payee shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the First Amended AVNG Note.

Merger

Mobiquity entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Glen Eagles Acquisition LP (“GEAL”) (which at the time owned 412,000 post-split shares of common stock of Mobiquity, equivalent to approximately 29.6% of the outstanding shares), AVNG Acquisition Sub, LLC (“Merger Sub”) and Advangelists, LLC (“Advangelists”) on November 20, 2018 which provided for Merger Sub to merge into Advangelists, with Advangelists as the surviving company following the merger.

On December 6, 2018, Mobiquity and the other parties to the Merger Agreement entered into the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Amendment”) which amended the Merger Agreement as follows:

·The number of warrants to purchase shares of Mobiquity’s common stock issuable as part of the merger consideration was changed from 225,000 post-split shares to 269,385 post-split shares, and the exercise price of the warrants was changed from $36.00 per share to $56.00 per share; and

·The number of shares of Gopher Protocol Inc.’s common stock to be transferred by Mobiquity as part of the merger consideration changed from 11,111,111 to 9,209,722 shares.

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Under the Merger Agreement and the Amendment, in consideration for the Merger:

·Mobiquity issued warrants for 269,384 post-split shares of Mobiquity common stock at an exercise price of $56.00 per share and, subject to the vesting threshold described below, Mobiquity transferred 9,209,722 shares of Gopher Protocol, Inc. common stock, to the pre-merger Advangelists members. The Gopher common stock was unvested at the time of transfer subject to vesting in February 2019 only if Advangelists’ combined revenues for the months of December 2018 and January 2019 were at least $250,000. The vesting threshold was met.
   
·GEAL paidUpon conversion of the pre-merger Advangelists members $10 million in cash. $500,000Salkind Notes, the Company was paidto issue warrants for the purchase of common stock of the Company. The number of common shares granted under the warrants was equivalent to 50% of the total shares issued under the principal converted. The warrants are immediately exercisable at closing and $9,500,000 will be paid under a promissory note that was issued at closing, in 19 monthly installmentsprice of $500,000 each, commencing on January 6, 2019.

The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement were consummated on December 7, 2018 upon the filing of a Certificate of Merger by Advangelists. As a result of the merger, Mobiquity owned 48% and GEAL owned 52% of Advangelists; and Mobiquity is the sole manager of, and controls, Advangelists at that time.

As a result of Mobiquity having 100% control over Advangelists as of December 31, 2018, ASC 810-10-05-3 states “that for LLCs with managing and non-managing members, a managing member is the functional equivalent of a general partner and a non-managing member is the functional equivalent of a limited partner. In this case, a reporting entity with an interest in an LLC (which is not a VIE) would likely apply the consolidation model for limited partnerships if the managing member has the right to make the significant operating and financial decisions of the LLC.” In this case Mobiquity has the right to make the significant operating and financial decisions of Advangelists resulting in consolidation of Advangelists. 

On April 30, 2019, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with GEAL, pursuant to which the Company acquired from GEAL 3% of the membership interests of Advangelists, for cash in the amount of $600,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price was paid by the Company to GEAL on May 3, 2019. As a result of the Transaction, the Company then owned 51% of the membership interests of Advangelists, with GEAL owning 49% of the membership interests of Advangelists.

On May 10, 2019, the Company entered into a Membership Purchase Agreement effective as of May 8, 2019 with Gopher Protocol, Inc. to acquire the 49% interest of Advangelists, which it contemporaneously purchased from GEAL. As a result of this transaction, the Company owns 100% of Advangelists’s Membership Interests.

The acquisition of the 49% of Advangelists membership interests was accomplished in a transaction involving Mobiquity, Glen Eagles Acquisition LP, and Gopher Protocol, Inc.

Recognized amount of identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and consideration expensed:$4.00 (as amended) per share through September 2029.

Financial assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $216,799 
Accounts receivable, net  2,679,698 
Property and equipment, net  20,335 
Intangible assets (a)  10,000,000 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  (2,871,673)
Purchase price expensed  9,954,841 
  $20,000,000 

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The ATOS platform:

·creates an automated marketplace of advertisers and publishers on digital media outlets to host online auctions to facilitate the sale of ad time slots (known as digital real estate) targeted at users while engaged on their connected TV, computer or mobile device, and
  
·gives advertisersThe Salkind Notes were secured by assets of the capability to understandCompany and interact with their audiences and engage them in a meaningful way by the using ads in both image and video formats (known as rich media) to increase their customer base and foot traffic to their physical locations.its subsidiaries.

The Company tests goodwill for impairment at least annually on December 31st and whenever events or circumstances change that indicate impairment may have occurred. A significant amount of judgement is involved in determining if an indicator of impairment has occurred. Such indicators may include, among others: a significant decline in the Company’s expected future cash flows; a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate; unanticipated competition; and slower growth rates. Any adverse change in these factors could have a significant impact on the recoverability of goodwill and the Company’s consolidated financial results.

Our goodwill balance is not amortized to expense, instead it is tested for impairment at least annually. We perform our annual goodwill impairment analysis at the end of the fourth quarter. If events or indicators of impairment occur between annual impairment analyses, we perform an impairment analysis of goodwill at that date. These events or circumstances could include a significant change in the business climate, legal factors, operating performance indicators, competition, or sale or disposition of a significant asset. In testing for a potential impairment of goodwill, we: (1) verify there are no changes to our reporting units with goodwill balances; (2) allocate goodwill to our various reporting units to which the acquired goodwill relates; (3) determine the carrying value, or book value, of our reporting units, as some of the assets and liabilities related to each reporting unit are held by a corporate function; (4) estimate the fair value of each reporting unit using a discounted cash flow model; (5) reconcile the fair value of our reporting units in total to our market capitalization adjusted for a subjectively estimated control premium and other identifiable factors; (6) compare the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value; and (7) if the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than the carrying value, we must estimate the fair value of all identifiable assets and liabilities of that reporting unit, in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation for an acquired business to calculate the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill and recognize an impairment charge if the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill is less than the carrying value. There were no impairment charges during the year ended December 31, 2019 and in 2020 the impairment cost was $4,000,000. 

Intangible Assets

At each balance sheet date herein, definite-lived intangible assets primarily consist of customer relationships which are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of five years.

 

 

 

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The Company periodically evaluatesSalkind Notes contained customary events of default, which, if uncured, entitle the reasonablenessholders to accelerate payment of the useful lives of these assets. Once these assets are fully amortized, they will be removed fromprincipal and all accrued and unpaid interest under the accounts. These assets are reviewed for impairment or obsolescence when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. If impaired, intangible assets are written down to fair value based on discounted cash flows or other valuation techniques. The Company has no intangibles with indefinite lives.

  Useful Lives December 31, 2020  December 31, 2019 
         
Customer relationships 5 years $3,003,676  $3,003,676 
ATOS Platform 5 years  6,000,000   10,000,000 
     9,003,676   13,003,676 
Less accumulated amortization    (3,355,922)  (1,555,186)
Net carrying value   $5,647,754  $11,448,490 

Future amortization, for the years ending December 31, is as follows:

2021 $1,800,736 
2022 $1,800,736 
2023 $1,800,736 
2024 $245,546 
Thereafter $ 

NOTE 4: NOTES PAYABLE AND DERIVATIVE LIABILITIESpromissory notes.

 

SummaryDuring 2021, the Company made $137,500 in cash payments on the total principal outstanding at the time of Notes payable:$2,700,000.

 

  December 31,
2020
  December 31,
2019
 
Berg Notes (a) $  $50,000 
Mob-Fox US LLC (c)  30,000    
Dr. Salkind, et al  2,550,000   2,550,000 
Small Business Administration (b)  415,842    
Business Capital Providers (d)  355,441   266,250 
         
Total Debt  3,351,283   2,866,250 
Current portion of debt  901,283   566,250 
Long-term portion of debt $2,450,000  $2,300,000 

During fiscal 2022, the holders converted the remaining $2,562,500 of outstanding debt through two separate conversion transactions at mutually and Board approved reduced conversion prices of $1.50 and $1.25 per share, respectively, which also resulted in additional warrants being issued related to the 50% warrant coverage and based on the total shares issued. In connection with these conversions, a total of 1,776,333 restricted common shares were issued and warrants to purchase 888,166 restricted common shares at an exercise price of $4.00 per share exercisable through September 2029 were granted. The Company determined that these conversions resulted in debt extinguishment accounting under Accounting Standards Codification 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments. As a result, the Company recorded a total loss on debt extinguishment for fiscal 2022 of $855,296, which represented the excess of the debt reacquisition price over its carrying value at the time of the conversions. Accrued and unpaid interest on the Salkind Notes of $235,563 remains outstanding at December 31, 2022 and is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet which can be converted at the amended conversion rate of $4.00.

  

(b)

During 2021, the Company issued multiple unsecured Convertible Promissory Notes for total debt proceeds of $250,000 to several private investors who are otherwise unaffiliated shareholders of the Company (Convertible Notes).

A total of $150,000 of non-interest bearing Convertible Notes were issued to a single debt holder with an initial conversion price of $6.00 per share, along with a total origination fee consisting of 7,500 shares of restricted common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the debt holder converted the $150,000 of debt principal at a reduced conversion rate of $2.00 per share under an induced conversion arrangement that included an explicit time limit for conversion. The conversion resulted in the issuance of 75,000 shares of common stock and recognition of $101,000 in inducement expense on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022.

A total of $100,000 in 10% Convertible Notes were issued to three individuals with a maturity date of July 1, 2022. The 10% Convertible Notes contained an automatic conversion feature, effectively converting all outstanding and unpaid principal on the maturity date at a conversion rate of $4.00 per share. On July 1, 2022, $100,000 of convertible note principal, and accrued interest of $8,425, were converted into 27,107 common shares at the $4.00 conversion rate. Upon conversion, the $108,425 of principal and accrued interest was reclassified to stockholders’ equity.

(c)In June 2020, the Company received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan of $150,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) which carries a thirty-year term, and interest at 3.7% per annum, with a maturity date in July of 2050. The loan is to be repaid in monthly installments, including principal and interest, of $731, beginning twelve months from the date of the loan. Total accrued and unpaid interest on the debt was $13,594 at December 31, 2022 and is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The total principal outstanding has been presented as long-term liabilities as payments required to be made in 2023 will be applied to accrued interest.
(d)In July 2021, Business Capital Providers, Inc. purchased certain future receivables from the Company at a discount under agreements dated July of 2021. All loans have been repaid in full as of December 31, 2022.

 

 

 

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(a)Between August and December 2015, the Company borrowed $3,675,000 from accredited investors. These loans are due and payable the earlier of December 31, 2016 or the completion of an equity financing of at least $2,500,000. Upon the sale of the unsecured promissory notes, the Company issued $1 of principal, one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share through August 31, 2017. Accordingly, an aggregate of 3,675,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase a like amount were issued in the last six months of 2015. Each noteholder has the right to convert the principal of their note and accrued interest thereon at a conversion price of $0.30 per share or at the noteholder’s option, into equity securities of the Company on the same terms as the last equity transaction completed by the Company prior to each respective conversion date. All other notes have been converted to equity.
(b)In May of 2020, the Companies applied and received Small Business Administration Cares Act loans due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Each loan carries a five-year term, carrying a one percent interest rate. The loans turn into grants if the funds are use the for the SBA accepted purposes. The window to use the funds for the SBA specific purposes is a twenty-four-week period. If the funds are used for the allotted expenses the loans turn into grants with each loan being forgiven. The Company also received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan from the SBA which carries a thirty-year term, carrying a three point seven five percent interest rate.
(c)In October of 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with a vendor to accept $65,000 in full settlement of our payable due.  A down payment of $15,000 at the signing of the agreement and five payments of $10,000 each.
(d)

On June 26, 2019, the Company entered into a merchant agreement with Business Capital Providers, Inc. in the amount of $250,000 payable daily at $2,556.82, per payment for the term of 132 business days, loan paid in full.

On August 1, 2019, the Company entered into a second merchant agreement with Business Capital Providers, Inc. in the amount of $250,000 payable daily at $2,556.82, per payment for the term of 132 business days, loan paid in full.

On November 6, 2019, the Company entered into a third merchant agreement with Business Capital Providers, Inc. in the amount of $250,000 payable daily at $2,556.82, per payment for the term of 132 business days, loan paid in full.

On February 20, 2020, the Company entered into a fourth merchant agreement with Business Capital Providers, Inc. in the amount of $250,000 payable daily at $2,556.82, per payment for the term of 132 business days, loan paid in full.

On June 12, 2020, the Company entered into a fifth merchant agreement with Business Capital Providers, Inc. in the amount of $250,000 payable daily at $2,556.82, per payment for the term of 132 business days, loan paid in full.

On August 11, 2020, the Company entered into a sixth merchant agreement with Business Capital Providers, Inc. in the amount of $250,000 payable daily at $2,556.82, per payment for a term of 132 business days.

On November 25, 2020, the Company entered into a seventh merchant agreement with Business Capital Providers, Inc. in the of $310,000 payable daily at $2,700.00, per payment for the term of 155 business days.

 

Gain on Forgiveness of Debt – PPP Loan

In May of 2020, the Company applied and received Small Business Administration (SBA) Cares Act loans due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Each loan carried a five-year term and bore interest at 1.00% per annum (PPP Loan). The window to use the funds for the SBA specific purposes was a twenty-four-week period. If the funds were used for the allotted expenses the PPP Loans are to be forgiven in full. During the second quarter of 2021, the Company applied for and received forgiveness on the PPP Loan of $265,842, which was recognized as gain on forgiveness of debt on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021.

NOTE 5: INCOME TAXES

The Company has federal net operating loss carryforwards (“NOL’s) of $58,838,282 and $45,775,954 at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which may be available to reduce future taxable income indefinitely.

The tax effects of temporary differences which give rise to deferred tax assets are summarized as follows:

Schedule of deferred tax assets      
  December 31, 
  2022  2021 
Deferred tax assets        
Net operating losses $13,433,000  $11,421,000 
Accounts receivable  286,000   205,000 
Valuation allowance  (13,585,000)  (10,540,000)
Net deferred tax assets  134,000   1,086,000 
         
Deferred tax liabilities        
Property and equipment  (134,000)  (1,086,000)
Net deferred tax assets $  $ 

The change in the Company’s valuation allowance was an increase of $3,045,000 and a decrease of $881,000 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, primarily related to the increase in net operating losses.

 

 

 

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On May 10, 2019, the Company entered into a $7,512,500 Promissory note with Deepankar Katyal, et al, for the acquisition

A reconciliation of the balance of Advangelists, LLC, requiring six monthly payments of $250,000 starting May 15, 2019 through October 6, 2019, a payment of $1,500,000 on December 6, 2019, and beginning in January of 2020, ten monthly payments of $500,000 each until October of 2020, with a stated interestfederal statutory rate of 1.5%.to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

Reconciliation of federal statutory rate      
  Year Ended December 31, 
  2022  2021 
Federal income tax at statutory rates  (21.00%  (21.00%
Change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance  25.00%   4.00% 
Other  (4.00%)  17.00% 
Income taxes at effective rates  0.00%   0.00% 

 

On September 13, 2019, Dr. Gene Salkind, who is a director of the Company, and an affiliate of Dr. Salkind (collectively, the “Lenders”) subscribed for convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”) and loaned to the Company an aggregate of $2,300,000 (the “Loans”) on a secured basis payable in three installments in September 13 received net $720.000, balance received October and November 2019.

NOTE 6: STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

The Notes bear interest at a fixed rateCompany’s authorized capital stock consists of 15% per annum, computed based on a 360-day year105,000,000 shares, comprised of twelve 30-day months and will be payable monthly in arrears. Interest on the Notes is payable in cash or, at the Lenders’ option, in shares of the Company’s common stock. The principal amount due under the Notes will be payable on September 30, 2029, unless earlier converted pursuant to the terms of the Notes.

Subject to the Company obtaining prior approval from the Company’s shareholders for the issuance of100,000,000 shares of common stock, upon conversionpar value $0.0001, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value.

Of the Notes, if and to5,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, the extent required byBoard of Directors has designated the New York Business Corporation Law, the Notes will be convertible into equity of the Company upon the following events on the following terms:following:

 

·At any time at the option1,500,000 shares as Series AA Preferred Stock, none outstanding
·1,250,000 shares as Series AAA Preferred Stock, 31,413 shares outstanding
·1,250 shares as Series AAAA Preferred Stock, all previously outstanding shares of the Lenders, thewhich have been redeemed or converted
·1,500 shares as Series C Preferred Stock, none outstanding principal under the Notes will be
·2 shares as Series B Preferred Stock, all previously outstanding shares of which have been redeemed or converted
·70,000 shares as Series E Preferred Stock, 61,688 shares outstanding

Rights Under Preferred Stock

The Company’s classes of preferred stock include the following provisions:

Optional Conversion Rights

·Series AA preferred stock – one share convertible into 50 shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $32 per post-split per share (the “Conversion Price”).

·at any time that the trailing thirty (30) day volume weighted average price perSeries AAA preferred stock – one share (as more particularly described in the Notes)convertible into 100 shares of the Company’s common stock is above $400.00 per
·Series C preferred stock – one share until the Notes are no longer outstanding, the Company may convert the entire unpaid un-converted principal amount of the Notes, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon,convertible into 100,000 shares of the Company’s commoncommons stock
·Series E preferred stock – one share at the Conversion Price.a rate of Stated Value, as defined, divided by $0.08, convertible commencing January 31, 2020

 

The Notes contain customary eventsRedemption Rights

Series E preferred stock is redeemable at any time upon 30 days written notice by the Company and the holders, at a rate of default, which, if uncured, entitle the Lenders thereof to accelerate the due date100% of the unpaid principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, their Notes.Stated Value, as defined.

 

In connection with the subscription of the Notes, the Company issued to each Lender aWarrant Coverage

Series C preferred stock carries 100% warrant to purchase one share of the Company’s commoncoverage upon preferred stock for every two shares of common stock issuable upon conversion, of the Notes,warrants exercisable through September 20, 2023 at an exercise price of $48.00 per post-split share (the “Lender Warrants”).$0.12.

 

On May 16, 2019, the Company assumed a promissory note (the “AVNG Note”) payable to Deepankar Katyal (the “Payee”), as representative of the former owners of AVNG, which at the time of assumption had a remaining principal balance of $7,512,500. Simultaneously with the assumption of the AVNG Note, the AVNG Note was amended and restated (the “First Amended AVNG Note”). EffectiveNo further voting, dividend or liquidation preference rights exist as of September 13, 2019, the Company and Payee entered into a Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note (the “Second Amended AVNG Note”), in the principal amountDecember 31, 2022 on any class of $6,750,000, pursuant to which the repayment terms under the First Amended AVNG Note were amended and restated as follows:preferred stock.

·$5,250,000 of the principal balance remaining due under the Second Amended AVNG Note is payable by the delivery of (i) 65,625 shares of the Company’s newly designated Class E Preferred Stock, which is convertible into 164,063 post-split shares the Company’s common stock, and (ii) common stock purchase warrants to purchase 82,031 post-split shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $48.00 per share (the “AVNG Warrant”).

 

 

 

 

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·$1,530,000 of the principal balance, inclusive of all accrued and unpaid interest, remaining due under the Second Amended AVNG Note in three equal consecutive monthly installments of $510,000, commencing on September 15, 2019 and on the 15th day of each month thereafter until paid in full.

 

The Second Amended AVNG Note provides that upon an Event of Default (as defined in the Second Amended AVNG Note), and upon the election of the Payee, (i) the shares of Class E Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended AVNG Note, and any shares of the Company’s common stock issued upon the conversion of the Class E Preferred Stock, shall be cancelled and cease to issued and outstanding, (ii) the AVNG Warrants (as defined below), to the extent unexercised, shall be cancelled, and (iii) the Second Amended AVNG Note shall be cancelled and the repayment of the principal amount remaining due to Payee shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the First Amended AVNG Note.Shares Issued for Services

 

NOTE 5: INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes forPrior to 2021, the yearsCompany entered into a consulting agreement with Sterling Asset Management (Sterling) to provide business advisory services. Compensation paid to Sterling under the agreement was in the form of common stock. For the year ended December 31, 20202021, the Company issued 7,500 shares of common stock to Sterling under this agreement. On May 28, 2021, the Company entered into a new contract with Sterling to provide assistance and 2019 is summarized as follows:recommendations to help build strategic partnerships and to provide the Company with advice regarding revenue opportunities, mergers and acquisitions. Under the new six-month contract, Sterling received 2,500 restricted common shares each month of the agreement (a total of 15,000 shares) and $75,000 in cash payments. The total fair value of the 22,500 shares of common stock compensation issued to Sterling for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $177,675.

 

   2020   2019 
Current:        
Federal $  $ 
State      
       
Deferred:        
Federal      
State      
  $  $ 

On December 13, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with 622 Capital LLC to provide business advisory services over a term of six months. The consultant received 100,000 shares of restricted common stock upon execution of the agreement, which were fair valued at $321,000.

 

In December 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Alchemy Advisory LLC to provide business advisory services over a term of six months. The consultant received 100,000 shares of restricted common stock upon execution of the agreement, which were fair valued at $321,000.

On December 29, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Pastel Holdings Inc. to provide business advisory services over a term of eighteen months commencing January 1, 2022. The Company has federal net operating loss carryforwards (“NOL’s)is required to pay a $5,000 per month consulting fee during the term of $178,447,460the agreement and $163,415,056, respectively, which will be available to reduce future taxable income.issue five-year warrants for the purchase of 15,000 common shares at an exercise price of $4.565 per share. The total fair value of the warrants issued during the year ended December 31, 2022 was approximately $16,000.

In March 2022, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with John Columbia, Inc. to provide business advisory services. As compensation under the agreement, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock, fair valued at $1.69 per share, for a total of $84,500 in exchange for services rendered, as well as monthly payments of $20,000 over the term of the agreement, recognized as general and administrative services on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Common Stock Issued for Cash

During 2021, the Company issued a total of 149,836 shares of its common stock under various subscription agreements with individual private accredited investors for a per share purchase price of $6.00 and cash proceeds totaling $898,990. The agreements had similar terms and were for the purchase of shares of common stock for cash.

On October 19, 2021, the Company filed a Form S-1 Registration Statement (File no. 333-260364) with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise over $10 million dollars in an underwritten public offering. The next day the Company filed an application to list our common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “MOBQ.” This offering was completed on December 13, 2021, and the Company retired the loans of Talos Victory Fund, LLC and Blue Lake Partners LLC out of the gross proceeds it received of approximately $10.3 million. All warrants issued to Talos and Blue Lake were converted on a cashless exercise basis into 24,692 common shares and 24,692 common shares, respectively. The Company issued a total of 2,481,928 common shares for total gross proceeds of $6,968,168, and 2,807,937 warrants (2021 Warrants) in connection with the public offering with the warrants exercisable at $4.98 per share. The Company also issued 5-year warrants to purchase 74,458 common shares to the underwriters exercisable at $5.1875 per share.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued 922,448 shares of common stock at $1.25 per share for total cash proceeds of $1,187,500 under thirteen individual stock subscription agreements.

 

 

 

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The tax effects

Common Stock Issued Upon Conversion of temporary differences which give rise to deferred tax assets (liabilities) are summarized as follows:Debt

 

  YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 
  2020  2019 
Net operating loss carryforwards $(46,396,000) $(42,488,000)
Stock based compensation – options/warrants  4,607,000   4,257,000 
Stock issued for services  879,000   971,000 
Gain loss on derivative instrument  781,000   781,000 
Disallowed entertainment expense  51,000   50,000 
Charitable contribution limitation  7,000   7,000 
Preferred Stock  25,000   25,000 
Bad debt expense & reserves  228,000   33,000 
Penalties  3,000   3,000 
Loss on extinguishment of debt  1,133,000   1,133,000 
Beneficial conversion features  77,000   77,000 
Mobiquity-Spain – net loss  540,000   540,000 
Impairment of long-lived assets  58,000   58,000 
Stock issued for interest  245,000   245,000 
Nondeductible insurance  14,000   13,000 
Stock incentives  15,000   15,000 
Derivative expense  480,000   480,000 
Professional Fees  944,000   774,000 
Gain / Loss on stock held for investment  646,000   646,000 
Gain / Loss on company stock  5,235,000   4,456,000 
Gain / Loss on settlement of company debt  2,757,000   2,757,000 
Gain / Loss on sale of warrants  7,259,000   6,931,000 
Unrealized loss on securities  1,944,000   1,943,000 
Acquisition expense  3,904,000   3,904,000 
Depreciation - tax  3,000    
Depreciation - book  (4,000)   
Amortization - book  (72,000)   
Federal income tax  105,000    
State tax - tax  (3,000)   
State tax - book  30,000    
Interest expense - tax  (263,000)   
Interest expense - book  276,000    
Accrued salaries – current year  344,000    
Accrues salaries – prior year  (438,000)   
Amortization of debt discount  2,058,000   2,058,000 
Deferred Tax Assets  (12,528,000)  (10,331,000)
Less Valuation Allowance  12,528,000   10,331,000 
Net Deferred Tax Asset $  $ 

During 2021, sixteen of the holders of the Convertible Notes converted $1,810,507 of outstanding principal and accrued interest into a total of 223,665 shares of common stock at conversion prices ranging from $4.81 to $7.25 per share.

 

During the fourth quarter of 2021, Business Capital Providers assigned one of its Merchant Agreements and related debt described above to non-affiliated third parties, which subsequently converted $89,100 in outstanding indebtedness into 13,103 common shares pursuant to their terms.

During 2022, as discussed in Note 4, a total of $2,562,500 of related party Convertible Notes principal outstanding was converted into a total of 1,776,333 shares of common stock at conversion prices of $1.25 and $1.50 per share under two individual conversions. The conversions resulted in the Company recognizing $855,296 in loss on debt extinguishment and additional paid-in capital as a result of 567,854 additional common stock warrants issued by the Company upon conversion of the debt and the reduction of the conversion price.

During 2022, as discussed in Note 4, the remaining $250,000 in outstanding principal under the Convertible Notes was converted into 102,107 shares of common stock at conversion prices of $2.00 and $4.00 per share under four individual conversions. Conversion of $150,000 in such principal was considered an inducement transaction under U.S. GAAP resulting in the recording of additional $101,000 in inducement expense and additional paid-in capital. The balance of $100,000 in debt principal, plus $8,425 in accrued interest, was converted during 2022 into 27,107 shares of common stock at the conversion rate of $4.00 per share. Therefore, the $108,425 of principal and accrued interest was reclassified to stockholders’ equity upon conversion.

Common Stock Issued in Conjunction with Debt Issuance

During 2021, the Company issued several convertible debt promissory notes under subscription agreements with accredited investors. The agreements called for the issuance of shares of restricted common stock to the debt holders upon issuance of the debt in exchange for a reduced debt financing rate. The total shares issued under the convertible debt promissory notes was 92,900. The fair value of the shares ranged from $6.00 to $9.38 per share for a total of $700,581.

Common Stock Issued Upon Exercise of Warrants

During 2021, two warrant holders exercised warrants under a cashless exercise provision, resulting in the issuance 49,384 shares of common stock. No warrants were exercised during 2022.

Conversion of Preferred Stock

During 2021, a shareholder of our Series AAA Preferred Stock converted 25,000 shares, valued at $375,000, to 6,250 shares of our common stock.

During 2021, the single holder of our Series C Preferred Stock converted 1,500 shares, valued at $15,000, to 375,000 shares of our common stock. Pursuant to the Series C Preferred Stock conversion terms, the shareholder was granted 375,000 warrants upon conversion at an exercise price of $48.00 with an expiration date of September 2023.

 

 

 

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A reconciliation of the federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

  YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 
  2020  2019 
Federal Statutory Tax Rate  21.00%   21.00% 
State Taxes, net of Federal benefit  5.00%   5.00% 
Change in Valuation Allowance  (26.00%)  (26.00%)
Total Tax Expense  0.00%   0.00% 

NOTE 6: STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

In 2019, the Company received equity subscription agreements totaling $960,000, which include 50% warrant coverage, at an exercise price of $0.12 with an expiration date of September 30, 2023. The Company issued 16,000,001 shares of common stock and 8,000,000 warrants in connection with these transactions. Of the $960,000, $200,000 was invested by Thomas Arnost, Chairman of the Board. No subscription agreements were received in 2020. 

In 2019, the Company sold 123,038 shares of post-split common stock with warrants to purchase 60,925 post-split shares of common stock, exercisable between $48.00 to $72.00 expiring on September 30, 2023 in exchange for cash consideration of $3,434,500, net. In 2019, the Company issued 17,088 shares of common stock in exchange for services rendered. In 2019, the Company issued 65,625 shares of preferred stock series E for the exchange of a $5,250,000 senior secured note. The Company received cash consideration of $1,132,210 in exchange for the conversion of warrants issued previously. The company issued 200,000 post-split shares of common stock with 150% matching warrants for the conversion of series AAAA preferred stock.

In 2019, holders of Series AAA preferred stock converted their preferred stock into 261,044 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 261,044 post-split shares, with each warrant exercisable at $20.00 per share through December 31, 2020.

As approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on September 10, 2019, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of New York to designate the rights, preferences and limitations of 70,000 shares of the Company’s authorized 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.0001 par value, as Class E Preferred Stock, $0.0001 per share (“Class E Preferred Stock”). Of the 70,000 shares of Class E Preferred Stock, 65,625 shares were issued to nine persons, including 25,675 were issued to Mr. Katyal and 25,020 shares were issued to Mr. Mehta.

In 2019, holders of warrants expiring December 31, 2019 exercised warrants to purchase 29,388 post-split shares of common stock and the Company received cash consideration of $146,940 in January 2020 and notes receivable totaling $440,820, which have maturity dates in 2020.

Shares issued for services:

In 2020, the Company issued 38,125 post-split shares of common stock, at $7.20 to $40.00 per share for $547,451 in exchange for services rendered.

Shares issued for interest:

In 2020, no shares were issued for interest.

 

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In 2020, one holder of our Series E Preferred Stock converted 3,937 shares to 9,843 post-split shares of our common stock and 4,921 warrants at an exercise price of $48.00 per share with an expiration date of January 8, 2025.

In 2020, 77,220 warrants were converted to common stock, at $8.00 to $28.00 per share. During 2020, 3,650 warrants were converted in a cashless exercise transaction submitted to the Company for 2,303 shares of common stock, post-split shares. 

In, 2020 one note holder converted $30,695 of their note into 1,919 post-split common shares at a conversion rate of $16 per post-split share and cash payment of $5,000.

Consulting Agreements

Upon consummation of the Merger, Mobiquity entered into consulting agreements (the “Consulting Agreements”) with certain employees and contractors of Advangelists (the “Consultants”), pursuant to which Mobiquity (i) issued to the Consultants warrants to purchase an aggregate of 55,616 post-split shares of its common stock and (ii) agreed to transfer to the Consultants an aggregate of 4,783 post-split shares of common stock of Gopher Protocol Inc. The terms of the Consultant’s warrants are substantially similar to the terms of the warrants issued in the merger.

NOTE 7: OPTIONS7 – STOCK OPTION PLANS AND WARRANTS

 

The Company’s results for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 include employee share-based compensation expense totaling $1,945,942 and $29,812,197, respectively. Such amounts have been included in the Statements of Operations within selling, general and administrative expenses and other expenses. No income tax benefit has been recognized in the statement of operations for share-based compensation arrangements due to a history of operating losses.

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

  Years Ended December 31, 
  2020  2019 
Employee stock-based compensation – option grants $1,347,048  $6,599,000 
Employee stock-based compensation – stock grants      
Non-Employee stock-based compensation – option grants      
Non-Employee stock-based compensation – stock grants      
Non-Employee stock-based compensation – warrants for retirement of debt  598,894   23,213,197 
  $1,945,942  $29,812,197 

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NOTE 8: STOCK OPTION PLANSStock Options

 

During Fiscal 2005, the Company established, and the stockholders approved, an Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan (the “2005 Plan”) for the granting of up to 5,000 post-split non-statutory and incentive stock options and stock awards to directors, officers, consultants and key employees of the Company. On June 9, 2005, the Board of Directors amended the Plan to increase the number of stock options and awards to be granted under the Plan to 10,000 post-split shares. During Fiscal 2009, the Company established a plan of long-term stock-based compensation incentives for selected Eligible Participants of the Company covering 10,0000 post-split10,000 shares. This plan was adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by stockholders in October 2009 and shall be known as the 2009 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan (the “2009 Plan”). In September 2013, the Company’s stockholders approved an increase in the number of shares covered by the 2009 Plan to 25,000 post-split shares. In February 2015, the Board approved, subject to stockholder approval within one year, an increase in the number of shares under the 2009 Plan to 50,000 post-split shares; however, stockholder approval was not obtained within the requisite one year and the anticipated increase in the 2009 Plan was canceled. In the first quarter of 2016, the Board approved, and stockholders ratified a 2016 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan covering 25,000 post-split shares (the “2016 Plan”) and approvingapproved moving all options which exceeded the 2009 Plan limits to the 2016 Plan. In December 2018, the Board of Directors adopted and in February 2019.2019 the stockholders ratified the 2018 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan covering 75,000 post-split shares (the “2018 Plan”). On April 2, 2019, the Board approved the “2019 Plan” identical to the 2018 Plan, except that the 2019 Plan covers 150,000 post-split shares. The 2019 Plan required stockholder approval by April 2, 2020, in order to be able to grant incentive stock options under the 2019 Plan. On October 13, 2021, the Board approved the “2021 Plan” identical to the 2018 Plan, except that the 2019 Plan covers 1,100,000 post-split shares. The 2021 Plan required stockholder approval by October 13, 2022, to be able to grant incentive stock options under the 2021 Plan. The 2005 Plan, 2009 Plan, 2016 Plan, 2018 Plan, 2019 Plan and 2019 plans2021 Plan are collectively referred to as the “Plans.”

In December of 2021, the Company granted a total of 810,000 option awards to employees or directors of the Company from the 2021 Plan. The options are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $4.57 per share for a period of ten years expiring in December 2031.

In March of 2022, Anne S. Provost was elected to the board of directors and was granted 25,000 options from the Company’s 2021 Plan with immediate vesting, at an exercise price of $4.57, and expiration of December 2031.

In April of 2022, Dean Julia was granted 12,500 options from the Company’s 2021 Plan with immediate vesting, at an exercise price of $1.55, and expiration of April 2031.

 

All stock options under the Plans are granted at or above the fair market value of the common stock at the grant date. Employee and non-employee stock options vest over varying periods and generally expire either 5 or 10 years from the grant date. The fair value of options at the date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. For option grants, the Company will take into consideration payments subject tothe provisions of ASC 718 “Stock Compensation”, previously Revised SFAS No. 123 “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123 (R)Stock Compensation). The fair values of these restricted stock awards are equal to the market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant, after taking into certain discounts. The expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of our stock and other contributing factors. The expected term is based upon observation of actual time elapsed between date of grant and exercise of options for all employees. Previously, such assumptions were determined based on historical data. The weighted average assumptions made inincorporated into calculating the fair values of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2020fiscal 2022 and 20192021 are as follows:

Schedule of assumptions used      
  Years Ended
December 31
 
  2022  2021 
Expected volatility  194%   116% 
Expected dividend yield      
Risk-free interest rate  2.14%-2.55%   1.28% 
Expected life (in years)  6.75   10 

 

  Years Ended
December 31
 
  2020  2019 
Expected volatility  592.89%   242.39% 
Expected dividend yield      
Risk-free interest rate  0.74%   2.32% 
Expected term (in years)  5.00   6.00 

  Share  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining Contractual
Term
  Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding, January 1, 2020  281,000  $48.00   6.15  $769,500 
Granted  25,313   35.75       
Exercised            
Cancelled & Expired  (3,468)         
Outstanding, December 31, 2020  302,845  $45.85   4.65  $ 
Options exercisable, December 31, 2020  281,869  $45.78   5.10  $ 

Schedule of options outstanding            
  

Option

Shares

  Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
             
Outstanding, January 1, 2021  302,849  $45.85   4.65  $ 
Granted  835,000   19.85   2.90    
Cancelled and expired  (1,940)         
Outstanding, December 31, 2021  1,135,909   16.69   8.39    
                 
Granted  37,500   3.56   8.72    
Cancelled and expired  (10,688)  21.77       
Outstanding, December 31, 2022  1,162,721  $16.22   7.44  $ 
                 
Options exercisable, December 31, 2022  1,154,483  $16.16   7.43  $ 

 

 

 

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The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019fiscal 2022, was $35.75 and $52.00, respectively.$1.09.

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and options exercisable at December 31, 20202022 is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the market price of the Company's common stock for the shares that had exercise prices, that were lower than the $6.75$0.54 closing price of the Company's common stock on December 31, 2020.2022, of which there were none.

The Company’s results for fiscal 2022 and 2021 include employee share-based compensation expense totaling $67,541 and $4,635,224 respectively. Such amounts have been included in the consolidated statements of operations within general and administrative expenses.

 

As of December 31, 2020,2022, the fair value of unamortized compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards is $1,093,630.$13,542, expected to be recognized in fiscal year 2023.

Warrants

On December 29, 2021 the Company entered into a 12 month consulting agreement starting in January 2022 with Pastel Holdings Inc (“Pastel”) to provide business advisory services. Pastel will provide assistance and recommendations to help build strategic partnerships and provide the Company with advice regarding revenue opportunities, mergers and acquisitions. Pastel receives 15,000 warrants of the Company’s common stock over the first twelve months of this agreement, all of which were issued during 2022. The warrants shall have a term of five years and shall be exercisable at $4.565 per share. A $5,000 per month consulting fee will be paid, in addition to the warrants, commencing on January 1, 2022. The total fair value of the warrants issued to Pastel totaled $16,064 and was recognized as general and administrative expense on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

During fiscal 2022, the Company issued 888,166 warrants in connection with the conversion of secured convertible notes to a related party (see Note 4), with an exercise price of $4.00 per share, immediately exercisable through September 2029.

 

The weighted average assumptions made in calculating the fair value of warrants granted during the years ended December 31, 20202022, and 20192021 are as follows:

Schedule of warrant assumptions      
  

Years Ended

December 31,

 
  2022  2021 
Expected volatility  163%-198%   176% 
Expected dividend yield      
Risk-free interest rate  1.62%-4.25%   1.14% 
Expected term (in years)  3.00-5.00   5.83 

 

  

Years Ended

December 31,

 
  2020  2019 
Expected volatility  449.47%.   164.85% 
Expected dividend yield      
Risk-free interest rate  0.91%   7.48% 
Expected term (in years)  5.83   3.20 

 

  Share  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining Contractual
Term
  Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding, January 1, 2020  642,620  $44.00   5.81  $2,500,502 
Granted  30,638          
Exercised  (33,138)         
Expired  (173,484)         
Outstanding, December 31, 2020  466,636  $52.52   6.31  $ 
Warrants exercisable, December 31, 2020  466,636  $52.52   6.31  $ 

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Schedule of warrants outstanding            
  Shares  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining Contractual
Term
  

Aggregate

Intrinsic
Value

 
Outstanding, January 1, 2021,  471,557  $52.529   6.31  $ 
Granted  3,439,157   9.46   4.30    
Exercised  (102,262)         
Expired  (6,250)         
Outstanding, December 31, 2021  3,800,202   15.19   4.68    
                 
Granted  903,166   4.01   8.61    
Expired  (19,568)  22.73       
Outstanding, December 31, 2022  4,683,800  $13.01   4.73  $ 

NOTE 8: EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Pursuant to ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the periods presented.

Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock, common stock equivalents and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive common shares may consist of common stock issuable for stock options and warrants (using the treasury stock method), convertible notes and common stock issuable. These common stock equivalents may be dilutive in the future. In the event of a net loss, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share since the effect of the potential common stock equivalents upon conversion would be anti-dilutive.

The following potentially dilutive equity securities outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows: 

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share      
  December 31, 2022  December 31, 2021 
Convertible notes payable and accrued interest  58,891   768,204 
Stock options  1,162,721   1,135,909 
Warrants  4,683,800   3,800,202 
Total common stock equivalents  5,905,412   5,704,315 

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NOTE 9: LITIGATIONCOMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

 

We are not a party to any pending material legal proceedings, except as follow:proceedings. The following matters were settled in the past two fiscal years.

 

Washington Prime Group, Inc.(“WPG”), a successor in interest to Simon Property Group, L.P., commenced an action in the Marion Superior Court, County of Marion, State of Indiana against the Company in February 2020 alleging default on 36 commercial leases which the Company had entered into in 36 separate shopping mall locations across the United States. Plaintiff allegesStates for the placement of Mobiquity’s Bluetooth messaging system equipment in the shopping malls to send advertisements through to shoppers’ phones as they walked through mall common areas. WPG alleged damages from unpaid rent of $892,332. Plaintiff is seekingWPG sought a judgment from the Courtcourt to collect saidthe claimed unpaid rent plus attorneys’ fees and other costs of collection. The Company disputed the claim. On September 18,2020,18, 2020, the Partiesparties entered into a settlement agreement with respect to this lawsuit. Subject to the terms, conditions, and provisions ofUnder the settlement Agreement,agreement, Mobiquity paid WPG One Hundred Thousand Dollars$100,000 in five $20,000 monthly installments ending in January 2021 and No/100 Cents ($100,000.00).mutual general releases were exchanged.

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In the Supreme Court of New York, county of Nassau,December 2019, Carter, Deluca & Farrell LP, a law firm, filed a summons and Complaintcommenced an action in the Supreme Court of New York, County of Nassau, against the Company seeking $113,654 in past due legal fees allegedly owed. The Company disputed the amount owed to saidthat firm. On March 13, 2020,2021, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and paidwith the law firm and paid them $60,000 to settle the lawsuit.

 

The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Advangelists LLC is a defendant in a lawsuit filed in Tel Aviv brought by the PlaintiffIn July 2020, Fyber Monetization, a privatean Israeli company in the business of digital advertising.advertising, commenced an action against the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Advangelists LLC in the Magistrate’s Court in Tel Aviv, Israel. In its statement of claim, Fyber allegesalleged that Advangelists owes Fyber license fees of $584,945 invoiced in June through November 3of3, of 2019 unpaid invoices totaling $584,945 US Dollars. Advangelists has disputed any monies being owedunder a February 1, 2017, license agreement for the use of Fyber’s RTB technology and it intendse-commerce platform which connects digital advertising media buyers and media sellers. In March 2022, this lawsuit was settled with the Company paying $120,000 to vigorously defend this lawsuit.Plaintiff and recognizing a gain on settlement of liability of $389,495 on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

 

In October 2020, FunCorp Limited, has filed a lawsuitCypriot company which owns and operates social networking websites and mobile applications, commenced an action against the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Advangelists LLC in Superior Court, State of Washington, County of King alleging Advangelists owesowed FunCorp for services rendered unpaid invoicesamounts due under an insertion order for placement of Advangelists’ advertisements on FunCorp’s iFunny website totaling $42,464.$42,464 plus legal fees. Advangelists has disputed the claim. In September 2021 the action was settled in payment of $44,000 and the exchange of general releases, without Advangelists admitting any monies being owed and it intends to vigorously defend this lawsuit.

NOTE 10: COMMITMENTS:

·$5,250,000 of the principal balance remaining due under the Second Amended AVNG Note is payable by the delivery of (i) 65,625 shares of the Company’s newly designated Class E Preferred Stock, which is convertible into 164,063 post-split shares the Company’s common stock, and (ii) common stock purchase warrants to purchase 82,032 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $48.00 post-split per share (the “AVNG Warrant”).

·$1,530,000 of the principal balance, inclusive of all accrued and unpaid interest, remaining due under the Second Amended AVNG Note in three equal consecutive monthly installments of $510,000, commencing on September 15, 2019 and on the 15th day of each month thereafter until paid in full.

liability. The Second Amended AVNG Notesettlement agreement provides that upon an Event of Default (as defined in the Second Amended AVNG Note), and upon the election of the Payee, (i) the shares of Class E Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended AVNG Note,settlement agreement and any sharesFunCorp’s allegations are confidential and may not be disclosed except as required by law, court order or subpoena with certain limitations.

On January 4, 2022, Don Walker (“Trey”) Barrett III accepted the position of Chief Operations and Strategy Officer of Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. On March 23, 2022, the Company reported the termination of the Employment Agreement of Donald (Trey) Barrett III as Chief Operations and Strategy Officer. On April 12, 2022, Mr. Barrett commenced an arbitration against the Company before the American Arbitration Association alleging among other things that the Company terminated Mr. Barrett without cause in breach of the Employment Agreement. On August 12, 2022, the Company and Mr. Barrett reached a settlement in which, among other things, the Company and Mr. Barrett mutually deemed that the termination was not for-cause, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Barrett a sum which is not material to the business or financial condition of the Company, and Mr. Barrett’s non-competition restrictive covenant was canceled. The amount was paid in full settlement of the liability as of September 30, 2022, and the expense is included in general and administrative expenses on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

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Nasdaq Listing Requirements

Our common stock and 2021 Warrants are listed on the NasdaqCM. In order to maintain that listing, we must satisfy minimum financial and other continued listing requirements and standards, including those regarding director independence and independent committee requirements, minimum stockholders’ equity, minimum share price, and certain corporate governance requirements. There can be no assurances that we will be able to comply with the applicable listing standards.

On January 13, 2023, we received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market stating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) because the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock issued uponwas below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. Pursuant to Nasdaq’s Listing Rules, the conversionCompany has a 180-day grace period, until July 12, 2023, during which the Company may regain compliance if the bid price of its common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days.

If we do not regain compliance with the bid price requirement, we may be eligible for an additional 180-calendar day compliance period so long as we satisfy the criteria for initial listing on the NasdaqCM and the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and we provide written notice to Nasdaq of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. A reverse stock split requires the approval of our shareholders, and we cannot assure that we will receive the requisite shareholder vote to allow us to effectuate a stock split. In the event we are not eligible for the second grace period, the Nasdaq staff will provide written notice that our Common Stock is subject to delisting; however, we may request a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel, which request, if timely made, would stay any further suspension or delisting action by the Nasdaq pending the conclusion of the Class E Preferred Stock, shallhearing process and expiration of any extension that may be cancelled and ceasegranted by the Hearings Panel.

On January 4, 2023, we received a deficiency notification from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NasdaqCM notifying the Company of its noncompliance with the NasdaqCM Listing Rule 5620(a) to issued and outstanding, (ii)hold an annual meeting of shareholders within no later than one year after the AVNG Warrants (as defined below), to the extent unexercised, shall be cancelled, and (iii) the Second Amended AVNG Note shall be cancelled and the repaymentend of the principal amount remaining dueCompany’s fiscal year end. Under NasdaqCM Rules the Company now has 45 calendar days to Payee shallsubmit a plan to regain compliance and can grant up to 180 calendar days from the fiscal year end, or until June 29, 2023, to regain compliance.

On December 14, 2022, we received a deficiency letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NasdaqCM notifying the Company of its noncompliance with the NasdaqCM Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) for the NasdaqCM, which requires that a listed company’s stockholders’ equity be paid inat least $2.5 million. In accordance with NasdaqCM rules, the termsCompany has 45 calendar days from the date of the First Amended AVNG Note.

NOTE 11: OTHER MATERIAL EVENTSnotification to submit a plan to regain compliance with NasdaqCM Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). The Company intends to submit a compliance plan within 45 days of the date of the notification and will evaluate available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance. If the Company’s compliance plan is accepted, the Company may be granted up to 180 calendar days from December 14, 2022, to evidence compliance.

 

In Mayorder to maintain the listing of 2020, Deepankar Katyal resigned fromits common stock on The NasdaqCM, the boardCompany must demonstrate compliance with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) which requires the Company to spend more time necessarymaintain: (1) Stockholders’ equity of at least $2.5 million; or (2) Market Value of Listed Securities of at least $35 million. The Company’s plan of compliance outlined a plan for compliance with the stockholders’ equity standard requirement by completing the recently completed offering. (see Note 10). As the net proceeds of the recently completed offering was approximately $2,950,000, which is lower than the amount anticipated, the Company will likely need to run the dayraise additional capital and to day operationsamend its plan of Advangelists, LLC focusing on technology and revenue growth.compliance.

 

Interest payments due on Dr. Salkind notes have been haltedThe Company intends to regain compliance with each of the applicable continued listing requirements of The NasdaqCM prior to the end of the compliance periods set forth in the second quarterHearings Panel decision. However, until Nasdaq has reached a final determination that the Company has regained compliance with all of 2020 duethe applicable continued listing requirements, there can be no assurances regarding the continued listing of the Company’s common stock and 2021 Warrants on Nasdaq. If our common stock and 2021 Warrants cease to COVID-19 issues affectingbe listed for trading on the NasdaqCM, we would expect that our collectionsCommon Stock and 2021 Warrants would be traded on one of the three tiered marketplaces of the OTC Markets Group. If Nasdaq were to delist our common stock and 2021 Warrants, it would be more difficult for our stockholders to dispose of our common stock or 2021 Warrants and more difficult to obtain accurate price quotations on our accounts receivable.

NOTE 12: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Ascommon stock or 2021 Warrants. The delisting of the Company’s common stock and 2021 Warrants from Nasdaq would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s access to capital markets, and any limitation on market liquidity or reduction in the price of its common stock as a result of our declining revenue, duringthat delisting would adversely affect the COVID-19 pandemic, our management team decided it was necessaryCompany’s ability to reduce overhead. The following steps were takenraise capital on terms acceptable to lower expenses, while still keeping the business operational and ready to expand when needed; salaries were cut by approximately forty (40%) percent, several employees were laid-off, all travel was suspended and office space rent was suspended, allowing the entire staff to work remotely.Company, if at all.

 

 

 

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1,833,334 SHARES

NOTE 10: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Securities Purchase Agreement

 

COMMON STOCK

PROSPECTUS

Spartan Capital Securities LLCRevere Securities LLC

__________, 2021

ThroughOn December 30, 2022, we and including                         Walleye Opportunities Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands company (the “Investor”), 2021entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the 25th day after“Agreement”) for the dateInvestor to purchase from the Company (i) a senior secured 20% OID nine-month promissory note in an aggregate original principal amount of this offering)$1,437,500 (the “Investor Note”), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be requiredand (ii) a five year warrant to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to a dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting aspurchase 2,613,636 shares of the Company’s common stock at an underwriter and with respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.

The information in this prospectusexercise price of $.44 per share which is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be soldexercisable until July 1, 2023 (the “Investor Warrant”). Proceeds from the registration statement filed withAgreement were received by the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securitiesCompany in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY RESALE PROSPECTUS

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED OCTOBER 19, 2021

MOBIQUITY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

281,250 SharesJanuary 2023. A total of 522,727 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 5.3% of Mobiquity Technologies, Inc.

This prospectus relatesthe Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock, were issued to the offer and resale of up to 281,250Investor as an incentive on the transaction, excluding the above referenced Investor Warrant, the shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001Common Stock exercisable pursuant to such Investor Warrant not being considered beneficially owned by the Investor until the Investor Warrant is exercisable within 60 days. A fee of $103,500 plus warrants to purchase 26,136 shares of Common Stock exercisable at $0.484 per share comprised of: (i) 225,000 shareswere issued to Spartan Capital Securities LLC. These warrants were subsequently cancelled on February 7, 2023. Approximately $163,000 of common stock, issuablethe loan proceeds were utilized to Talos Victory Fund, LLC (“Talos”)retire a small business loan originally in the principal amount of $150,000. The Investor Note will only become convertible into Common Stock upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under and Blue Lake Partners LLC (“Blue Lake”) upon their conversionas defined in the Investor Note on terms set forth in the Investor Note. This Note matures and is payable on or before September 30, 2023, and it provides that the investor may demand prepayment after March 31, 2023 and before the maturity date, provided that the purchasers of convertible promissory notes, expiringsecurities in the offering covered by this prospectus who hold the purchased Company securities at the time the prepayment demand is made unanimously consent to the prepayment. We expect we will rely on proceeds from future fundings or cashflow from operations to repay the Note on the maturity date or earlier at our option, or if the investor demands prepayment which is consented to. If we are unable to raise additional funding after the recently completed offering or do not generate sufficient cashflow to repay the Note when due, we will be in default under the Note if we do not pay it. The Company granted a security interest in all of September 20, 2022its assets to the Investor as collateral for its obligations under the Investor Note pursuant to a Security Agreement. In addition, the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Investor Note pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee and granted a first lien security interest in all of their respective Securities Purchase Agreements (“SPAs”) dated September 20, 2021; and (ii) 56,250 shares of common stock issuableassets to Talos and Blue Lake upon their exercise of warrants expiring on September 20, 2026 granted to themthe Investor as additional collateral pursuant to the SPAs. Talos and Blue Lake are also sometimes collectively referred toSecurity Agreement. All securities sold in this prospectusthe above described transaction contain certain piggy-back registration rights after the completion of our February 2023 offering. We have completed various other financings as the Selling Shareholders.

Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTCQB market, operated by OTC Markets Group,described under the symbol “MOBQ.” On October 18, 2021, the last quoted price of our common stock as reported on the OTCQB was $7.99 per share. We have appliedNotes to list our common stock on the NASDAQ Capital MarketConsolidated Financial Statements. Exemption from registration is claimed under the symbol “MOBQ.”

The shares of common stock may be offered by the Selling Shareholders in negotiated transactions, at either prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. The Selling Shareholders in their discretion may also offer the shares of common stock from time to time in ordinary brokerage transactions in the OTCQB market, or if we are successful in our application to NASDAQ, in the NASDAQ marketplace or otherwise. The Selling Shareholders can offer all, some or none of their shares of common stock, thus we have no way of determining the number of shares of common stock they will hold after this offering. See our discussion in the “Selling Shareholders Plan of Distribution” section of this prospectus.

The Selling Shareholders and any brokers executing selling orders on behalf of the Selling Shareholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaningSection 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and commissions received by a broker executing selling orders may be deemed to be underwriting commissions under the Securities Act.amended.

 

These are speculative securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7 forOn January 5, 2023, the factors you should consider before buying shares of our common stock.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission or other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representationCompany paid $163,885 to the contrary is a criminal offense.Small Business Administration to pay off the Company’s SBA loan.

The date of this prospectus October 19, 2021.

SS-1

February 2023 Public Offering

THE OFFERING

Common Stock Offered by the Selling Shareholders281,250 shares of our common stock.
Selling ShareholdersAll of the shares of common stock are being offered by the Selling Shareholders. See “Selling Shareholders” on page SS-4 of this prospectus for more information on the Selling Shareholders.
Shares of Common Stock Outstanding Immediately Following this Offering5,500,920 shares of our common stock (or 5,775,920 shares if the underwriters exercise of their over-allotment option to purchase additional shares in full) pursuant to the public offering prospectus included in the Registration Statement of which this Resale Prospectus is a part.

Plan of Distribution

The shares of common stock may be offered by the Selling Shareholders in negotiated transactions, at either prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. The Selling Shareholders in their discretion may also offer the shares of common stock from time to time in ordinary brokerage transactions in the OTCQB market, or if we are successful in our application to NASDAQ, in the NASDAQ marketplace or otherwise. The Selling Shareholders can offer all, some or none of their shares of common stock, thus we have no way of determining the number of shares of common stock they will hold after this offering. See our discussion in the “Selling Shareholders Plan of Distribution” section of this prospectus.
Risk FactorsAn investment in the common stock offered under this prospectus is highly speculative and involves substantial risk. Please carefully consider the “Risk Factors” section and other information in this prospectus for a discussion of risks. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also impair our business and operations.

OTCQB Trading Symbol and Proposed NASDAQ Trading Symbol

MOBQ

VotingShares of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share. There are no other classes of stock entitled to vote and, therefore, all holders of our common stock, including our officers and directors, are entitled to the same voting rights.

SS-2

USE OF PROCEEDS

TheOn February 13, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with the Spartan Capital Securities, LLC (the Underwriter) relating to the public offering of 3,777,634 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to bepurchase 4,286,883 shares of common stock (the Shares), accompanied by Series 2023 Warrants to purchase 12,096,776 shares of common stock (the February 2023 Offering). The offered securities are priced at a public offering price of $0.465 per combination of one share of common stock or pre-funded warrant, accompanied by one Series 2023 Warrant.

Each pre-funded warrant is exercisable at any time to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. Each Series 2023 Warrant is exercisable for five years to purchase 1.5 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.465 per 1.5 shares. The Series 2023 Warrants also have an alternative cashless exercise permitting the holder to acquire 0.75 shares for each 1.5 shares any time after the earlier of (i) 30 days following the initial exercise date of February 14, 2023 and sold pursuant(ii) the date on which the aggregate trading volume of the Company’s common stock beginning on the initial exercise date of the Series 2023 Warrants exceeds 36,290,322 shares. Additionally, the exercise price of both warrants are subject to this prospectus will be offeredcustomary adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications and sold by the Selling Shareholders like.

The Company also granted the Underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,209,678 shares and/or their transferees. We will not receive anypre-funded warrants in lieu of shares, and accompanying Series 2023 Warrants to purchase 1,814,517 shares at the public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any.

The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the shares of common stock byShares and Warrants, after deducting the Selling Shareholders, except for the exercise price which may be receivedUnderwriters’ discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, fromare expected to be approximately $2,950,000. The February 2023 Offering closed on February 16, 2023. The over-allotment has not been exercised and the potentialCompany cannot assure as to whether the Underwriters will exercise of Warrants to purchase 56,250 shares of common stock issuable to Talos and Blue Lake granted to them pursuant to the SPAs. Any proceeds from the exerciseall or any part of the Warrants would be allocated for general working capital.over-allotment option.

 

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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

This prospectus relates toBetween the offer and resale of up to 281,250 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, comprised of: (i) 225,000 shares of common stock, that may be sold by the Selling Shareholders upon the conversion of their convertible promissory notes, expiring on the maturity date of September 20, 2022 pursuant to their respective SPAs; and (ii) 56,250 shares of common stock that may be sold by the Selling Shareholders upon their respective exercise of warrants expiring on September 20, 2026 granted to them pursuant to the SPAs. We are registering the shares in order to permit the Selling Shareholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time.

The table below lists the Selling Shareholders and other information regarding the “beneficial ownership”closing of the shares of common stock by the Selling Shareholders. In accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, “beneficial ownership” includes any shares of our common stock as to which the Selling Shareholders have sole or shared voting power or investment powerFebruary 2023 Offering and any shares of our common stock the Selling Shareholders have the right to acquire within 60 days.

The Selling Shareholders is an “underwriter” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act.

The second column indicates the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by the Selling Shareholders, based on its ownership as of October 15, 2021. The second column also assumes the purchase of all shares of stock to be acquired under the maximum number of securities to be sold by the Company to the Selling Shareholders, without regard to any limitations on purchase described in this prospectus or in the SPAs.

The third column lists the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus by the Selling Shareholders.

The Selling Shareholders can offer all, some or none of their shares of common stock, thus the number of shares of common stock they will hold after this offering is indeterminate. However, the fourth and fifth columns assume that the Selling Shareholders will sell all shares of common stock covered by this prospectus. See “Selling Shareholders Plan of Distribution.”

Selling Shareholder Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Before
Offering
  Number of
Shares
Being
Offered (1)
  Maximum Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
After
Offering (2)
  Percentage of Shares
Beneficially Owned
After
Offering
(%)
 
Talos Victory Fund, LLC (3)(4)  140,625   140,625   0   0 
Blue Lake Partners LLC (5)(6)  140,625   140,625   0   0 

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(1)Consists of up to 281,250 shares of common stock to be sold by Talos and Blue Lake.
(2)Assumes that all shares of the registered common stock are sold.
(3)Mr. Thomas Silverman has the sole voting and dispositive control over the shares held by Talos Victory Fund, LLC.
(4)Talos Victory Fund, LLC, 348 Cambridge Street #101, Woburn, MA 01801.
(5)Mr. Craig Kesselman has the sole voting and dispositive control over the shares held by Blue Lake Partners LLC
(6)Blue Lake Partners LLC, 3411 Silverside Road, Tatnal Building #104, Wilmington, DE 19810.

SS-4

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Each Selling Shareholder may sell all or a portion of the shares of common stock held by it and offered hereby from time to time directly or throughMarch 28, 2023, one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the Selling Shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of common stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, pursuant to one or more of the following methods:

·on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
·in the over-the-counter market;
·in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;
·through the writing or settlement of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;
·ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
·block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
·purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
·an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
·privately negotiated transactions;
·broker-dealers may agree with a selling security holder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
·a combination of any such methods of sale; and
·any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

Each Selling Shareholder may also sell shares of common stock under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if available, rather than under this prospectus. In addition, each Selling Shareholder may transfer the shares of common stock by other means not described in this prospectus. If a Selling Shareholder effects such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the Selling Shareholder or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of common stock or otherwise, a Selling Shareholder may enterinvestors holding pre-funded warrants converted their pre-funded warrants into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. Each Selling Shareholder may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. Each Selling Shareholder may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

Each Selling Shareholder may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the warrants or shares of common stock owned by it and, if it defaults in the performance of its secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending, if necessary, the list of Selling Shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as Selling Shareholders under this prospectus. Each Selling Shareholder also may transfer and donate the shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

SS-5

To the extent required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, each Selling Shareholder and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed, which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the Selling Shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to broker-dealers.

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

There can be no assurance that the Selling Shareholders will sell any or all of the shares of common stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

The Selling Shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the Selling Shareholders and any other participating person. To the extent applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the3,036,667 shares of common stock and converted 806,451 of the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to theSeries 2023 Warrants into 403,226 shares of common stock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the shares covered by the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part has been passed upon for us by Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C.$3,000,000

 

Up to 30,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

and up to 30,000,000 Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock

 

Placement Agent Warrants to Purchase up to 600,000 Shares of Common Stock

 

SS-7

281,250 SHARES

 

 

COMMON STOCK

PRE-FUNDED WARRANTS

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

__________, 2021

Through and including , 2021 (the___ day after the date of this offering),July 24, 2023, all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to a dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.

 

 

 

SPARTAN CAPITAL SECURITIES LLC.

June 29, 2023

   

 

PART II — INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

The following table sets forth the expenses expected to be incurred by us in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered.

 

SEC Registration Fee $1,432 
    
Initial NASDAQ Capital Market Filing Fee $50,000 
Underwriter Expenses $200,000 
SEC Filing Fee $5,000.00*
Placement Agent Expenses and non-accountable expense allowance $165,000.00*
Legal Fees and Expenses $100,000* $125,000.00*
Accounting Fees and Expenses $30,000  $40,000.00*
Transfer Agent and Registrar Expenses $5,000  $5,000.00*
Miscellaneous Fees and Expenses, including FINRA filing fee $43,568  $35,000.00*
Total $430,000 
*Total $375,000.00*

*Estimated expenses.

 

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

The New York Business Corporation Law contains provisions permitting and, in some situations, requiring New York corporations to provide indemnification to their officers and directors for losses and litigation expense incurred in connection with their service to the corporation. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions requiring our indemnification of our directors and officers and other persons acting in their corporate capacities. In addition, we may enter into agreements with our directors providing contractually for indemnification consistent with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws. Currently, we have no such agreements, other than employment agreements with our executive officers, which provide for indemnification to the fullest extent as permitted by law. The New York Business Corporation Law also authorizes us to purchase insurance for our directors and officers insuring them against risks as to which we may be unable lawfully to indemnify them. We have obtained limited insurance coverage for our officers and directors as well as insurance coverage to reimburse us for potential costs of our corporate indemnification of officers and directors. As far as exculpation or indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted for directors and officers and controlling persons, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such exculpation or indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities is asserted by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our legal counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit the question of whether such indemnification is against public policy to a court of appropriate jurisdiction. We will then be governed by the court’s decision.

 

 

 

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Item 15. Recent salesSales of unregistered securities.Unregistered Securities.

 

(a) In fiscal 2019 and 2020,2021, we made sales or issuances of unregistered securities listed in the table below:

 

Date of Sale Title of Security Number Sold Consideration Received and Description of Underwriting or Other Discounts to Market Price or Convertible Security, Afforded to Purchasers Exemption from
Registration Claimed
 If Option, Warrant or Convertible Security, terms of exercise or conversion
           
2021 Common stock 265,000 shares Services rendered Rule 506; Section 4(a)(2) Not applicable
           
2021 Common Stock 236,768 shares Note conversion Section 3(a)(9) Not applicable
           
2021 Common Stock 49,384 shares Warrant conversions cashless exercise Section 3(a)(9) 

Each warrant exercise

Price$5.395, expiration

Date 9/17/2026

           
2021 Common Stock 375,000 shares Series C Preferred Stock conversion Section 3(a)(9) (1)
           
2021 Common Stock 2,631,764 shares Shares sold for cash Rule 506; Section 4(a)(2) Not applicable
           
2021 Common Stock 92,900 shares Original issue discount Rule 506; Section 4(a)(2) Not applicable
           
2021 Common Stock 6,250 shares Series AAA Preferred Stock conversion Rule 506; Section 4(a)(2) Not applicable

Date of Sale Title of Security(1)Number SoldConsideration Received1,500 Series C Warrants were converted into 375,000 common shares and Descriptiona like number of Underwriting or Other Discounts to Market Price or Convertible Security, Afforded to PurchasersExemption from
Registration Claimed
If Option, Warrant or Convertible Security, terms of exercise or conversion
2019Common Stock123,037 shares; 60,924 warrants

Cash consideration

$3,629,500;

Commissions paid $195,000

Rule 506;

Warrants with an exercise price of $0.12 to $0.18 expiring June 30,2023

2019Common stock

17,087

shares

Services rendered; no commissions paidSection 4(2)N/A
2019Preferred stock Series E65,625 sharesNote conversion $5,250,000Section 3(a)(9)Converted senior secured note to Preferred Series E
2019Warrant conversion135,580 warrants converted to common shares

Cash consideration $1,132,210

Section 4(2)Warrants exercised at $.05 to $06 per share.  including some cashless exercise
2019

Common stock and

Warrants

261,043

Shares and

261,043

warrants

Conversion of

Series AAA

Preferred stock

Section 3(a)(9)

Section 3(a)(9); converted

1,044,175 shares of

Series AAA

Preferred stock on the basis of 100 shares of common for each share

of preferred, with 100% matching warrants, exercisable at $.05$48.00 per share

2019 through September 2023.Common stock and warrants200,000 shares and 300,000 warrantsConversion of Series AAAA Preferred stockSection 3(a)(9)Converted 800 shares of AAAA Preferred stock on the basis of 100,000 shares of common for each share of preferred, with 150% matching warrants exercisable at $0.12 expiration date June 7, 2024
2019Secured Convertible notes$2,300,000 senior secured note

$2,150,000 received;

$150,000 in commissions

Rule 506

Rule 506; notes convertible until 9/30/2029 at a conversion price of $,08 per share. 50% warrants issued to lender are at $.08 per share with an

expiration date of Sept 29, 2029

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Date of SaleTitle of SecurityNumber SoldConsideration Received and Description of Underwriting or Other Discounts to Market Price or Convertible Security, Afforded to PurchasersExemption from
Registration Claimed
If Option, Warrant or Convertible Security, terms of exercise or conversion
2020Common Stock340,786 shares

Cash consideration

$3,600,424

Rule 506; Section 4(2)

N/A

2020Common stock

38,125

shares

Services rendered; no commissions paidServices rendered, valued at $547,451N/A
2020Common stock9,843 shares and 4,921 warrantsPreferred stock Series E conversion resulting in transfer from preferred stock to common stock of $324,802Section 3(a)(9)Converted 3,937 Series E preferred shares
2020Warrant conversionwarrants converted to 77,220 common shares

Cash consideration $873,473

Section 4(2)Warrants exercised at $13.00 to $16.00 per share including some cashless exercise
2020$50,000 Convertible note1,919 common sharesPaid $20,000 cash; converted $30,000 balance to common stockSection 4(2)/Section 3(a)(9)Conversion of notes into common stock at an effective price of $26.05 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(b) From January 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020 and January 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021,For fiscal 2022, we had no sales or issuances of unregistered capital stock, except as referenced above and in the table below:

 

Date of Sale Title of Security Number Sold Consideration Received and Description of Underwriting or Other Discounts to Market
Price or Convertible
Security, Afforded to
Purchasers
 Exemption
from
Registration
Claimed
 If Option, Warrant or Convertible
Security, terms
of exercise or
conversion
Jan. – September 20202022 Common Stock 25,62550,000 shares Services rendered 

Rule 506,

Section 4(2)4(a)(2)

 Not applicable
           
Jan. – September 2020March 2022Common Stock

1,443,333 shares

684,166 warrants

Note conversion of

$2,502,500 of Secured debt and $150,000 of unsecured debt

Section 3(a)(9)Secured debt converted at $1.50 per share and unsecured debt converted at $2.00 per share (1)
April – June 2022 Common Stock 1,919408,000 shares and 204,000 warrants Note conversion of $510,000 Section 3(a)(9)Secured debt converted at $1.25 per share (2)
July – September 2022Common Stock882,448 shares$1,137,500 raised, no commissions paidRule 506, Section 4(a)(2) Not applicable
           
Jan. – September 2020October, 2022 Common Stock 77,22040,000 shares $873,473 Warrant conversions

Rule 506,

Section 4(2)

Each warrant exercise price from $8 to $20, expiration dates 1-23-2025 and 2-4-2025
Jan. – September 202050,000 raised, no commissions paid Common Stock9,843 sharesSeries E Preferred Stock conversionSection 3(a)(9)4,921 warrant exercise price $48 expiration date 1-8-2025
Jan – September 2020Common Stock310,784Shares sold for cash

Rule 506,

Section 4(2)

Not applicable
Jan. – September 2021Common Stock22,500 sharesServices rendered

Rule 506,

Section 4(2)

Not applicable
Jan. – September 2021

Common Stock

149,836 shares$898,990 received, sale of Company stock

Rule 506

Section 4(2)

Not applicable

Jan. – September

2021

Common Stock223,665 sharesNote conversion Section 3(a)(9)4(a)(2) Not applicable

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Jan – September

2021

(1)Common Stock92,900The secured investor converted $2,502,500 of principal into 1,368,333 common sharesNote issuance

Rule 506;

Section 4(2)

Not applicable and warrants to purchase 684,166 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share through September 2029.
 
Jan- September 2021(2)Common Stock375,000 sharesConversionThe secured investor converted $510,000 of Preferredprincipal into 408,000 common shares and warrants to purchase 204,000 shares of common stock series C375,000 Warrants issued,at an exercise price $48.00, two year lifeof $4.00 per share through September 2029.

 

Issuer PurchasesOn December 30, 2022, we and Walleye Opportunities Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands company (the “Investor”), entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) for the Investor to purchase from the Company (i) a senior secured 20% OID nine-month promissory note in an aggregate original principal amount of Equity Securities

On September 10, 2019 Mobiquity exchanged 37,500 (post split) common shares for 110,000 common$1,437,500 (the “Investor Note”), and (ii) a five year warrant to purchase 2,613,636 shares of Gopher Protocol (GBT) thatthe Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $.44 per share which is not exercisable until July 1, 2023 (the “Investor Warrant”). A total of 522,727 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 5.3% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock, were heldissued to the Investor as an incentive on the transaction, excluding the above referenced Investor Warrant, the shares of Common Stock exercisable pursuant to such Investor Warrant not being considered beneficially owned by the Investor until the Investor Warrant is exercisable within 60 days. A fee of $103,500 plus warrants to purchase 26,136 shares of Common Stock exercisable at $0.484 per share were issued to Spartan Capital Securities LLC. These warrants were subsequently cancelled on February 7, 2023. Approximately $163,000 of the loan proceeds were utilized to retire a small business loan originally in the principal amount of $150,000. The Investor Note will only become convertible into Common Stock upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under and as defined in the Investor Note on terms set forth in the Investor Note. This Investor Note matures and is payable on or before September 30, 2023. If we are unable to raise additional funding or do not generate sufficient cashflow to repay the Note when due, or we will be default under the Note if we do not pay it. The Company granted a security interest in all of its assets to the Investor as collateral for investment purposes.

its obligations under the Investor Note pursuant to a Security Agreement. In addition, the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Investor Note pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee and granted a first lien security interest in all of their assets to the Investor as additional collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement. Exemption from registration is claimed under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

 

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On April 12, 2023, Dr Gene Salkind and a non-affiliated investor converted their outstanding Mobiquity Technology, Inc. debt in the amount of $235,563 and $30,000 into 1,385,663 shares and 176,470 shares of restricted common stock, respectively. This brought Dr. Salkind’s family ownership interest to 4,478,017 shares of common stock, excluding their derivative securities. Exemption from registration is claimed under section 4(a)(2) and/or section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

In April 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors or the Board of Directors also approved the following transactions:

Equity Transactions

·Grant of 100,000 shares of restricted common stock to Gene Salkind, Chairman of the Board, for services previously rendered, based on a per share value of $0.167. Such shares are restricted from transfer until February 13, 2024.
·Grant of 50,000 shares of restricted common stock each to the Company’s CEO and another member of the Board of Directors for services as directors of the Company. Such shares are restricted from transfer until February 13, 2024.
·Grant of 30,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Salkind as payment for accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $5,000 based on a per share value of $0.167.
·Grant of 71,856 shares of restricted common stock to the Company’s legal counsel as payment for accrued and unpaid services valued at $12,000 and $0.167 per share. Such shares are restricted from transfer until February 13, 2024.
·Grant of 25,000 stock options to a member of the Board of Directors in April 2023 with a term of five years and exercise price of $0.22 per share.

Exemption from registration is claimed under section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended for each of the aforementioned transactions.

Item 16. Exhibits

 

Exhibit  
Number Exhibit Title
1.11 UnderwritingPlacement Agent Agreement*
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 20, 2018 between Mobiquity Technologies, Inc., Glen Eagles Acquisition LP, Avng Acquisition Sub, LLC, Advangelists, LLC, and Deepankar Katyal as Member Representative (the “Advangelists Merger Agreement”) (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated December 11, 2018.)
2.2 First Amendment to the Advangelists Merger Agreement dated December 6, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated December 11, 2018.)
2.3 Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of April 30, 2019 between Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and Glen Eagles Acquisition LP (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated April 30, 2019.)
2.4 Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, effective as of May 8, 2019 between Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and Gopher Protocol, Inc. (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated May 10, 2019.))
2.5 Assignment and Assumption Agreement effective as of May 8, 2019 between Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and Gopher Protocol, Inc. (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated May 10, 2019.))
2.6 Stock Purchase Agreement, effective as of September 13, 2019, by and between Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and GBT Technologies, Inc. (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated September 13, 2019.))
2.7 Subscription Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2019, by and between Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and Dr. Gene Salkind (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K/A dated September 13, 2019.)
2.8 Subscription Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2019, by and between Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and Marital Trust GST Subject U/W/O Leopold Salkind (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K/A dated September 13, 2019.)
2.9 Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 20, 2021 by and between Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and Talos Victory Fund, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated September 20, 2021.)

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2.10 Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 20, 2021 by and between Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and Blue Lake Partners LLC (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated September 20, 2021.)
2.11Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 30, 2022 with Walleye (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 4, 2023)
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation filed March 26, 1998 (Incorporated by reference to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10-SB as filed with the Commission on February 10, 2005)
3.2 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed June 10, 1999 (Incorporated by reference to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10-SB as filed with the Commission on February 10, 2005)
3.3 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation approved by stockholders in 2005(Incorporated by reference to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10-SB as filed with the Commission on February 10, 2005)
3.4 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated September 11, 2008 (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.))
3.5 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated October 7, 2009 (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.))
3.6 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated May 18, 2012 (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to the Registrant'sRegistrant's Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.))
3.7 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated September 10, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2013.)
3.8 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed December 22, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.)
3.9 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated March 23, 2016 (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated March 24, 2016.))

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3.10 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated February 28, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated March 1, 2017.)
3.11 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated September 2018 (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.))
3.12 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated February 2019 (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.))
3.13 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated December 17, 2018 (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.))
3.14 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated December 4, 2018 (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.))
3.15 Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporateddated July 16, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated July 15, 2019.))
3.16 Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation-Series E preferred Stockdated September 23, 2019***
3.17 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated August 24, 2020***
3.18Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated June 15, 2023*****
3.19Amended By-Laws (Incorporated by reference to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10-SB as filed with the Commission on February 10, 2005)
3.183.20 2014 Amendment to By-Laws (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 24, 2014.)
3.21November 2021 Amendment to By-Laws****
3.22Amendment No. 3 to Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 16, 2023.)
4.1 Amended and Restated $7,512,500 Promissory Note dated as of May 10, 2019 from Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. to Deepanker Katyal, as representative of the former members of Advangelists, LLC (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated May 10, 2019.))
4.2 Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated as of September 13, 2019, by and between Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and Deepankar Katyal, as representative of the former owners of Advangelists, LLC (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated September 13, 2019.))
4.3 Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated September 13, 2019.))
4.4 Convertible Promissory Note in favor of Dr. Gene Salkind, dated as of September 13, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K/A dated September 13, 2019.)
4.5 Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note in favor of Dr. Gene Salkind, dated as of December 31, 2019 ****
4.6 Second Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note in favor of Dr. Gene Salkind, dated as of April 1, 2019***
4.7 Convertible Promissory Note in favor of Marital Trust GST Subject U/W/O Leopold Salkind, dated as of September 13, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K/A dated September 13, 2019.)
4.8 Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note in favor of Marital Trust GST Subject U/W/O Leopold Salkind, dated as of December 31, 2019***
4.9 Second Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note in favor of Marital Trust GST Subject U/W/O Leopold Salkind, dated as of April 1, 2019***
4.10 Form of Lender Warrant (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K/A dated September 13, 2019.)

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4.11 Promissory Note in favor of Talos Victory Fund, LLC dated September 20, 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated September 20, 2021.)
4.12 Promissory Note in favor of Blue Lake Partners LLC dated September 20, 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated September 20, 2021.)
4.13 Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated September 20, 2021 issued to Talos Victory Fund, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated September 20, 2021.)
4.14 Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated September 20, 2021 issued to Blue Lake Partners LLC (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated September 20, 2021.)
4.15Form of 2021 Representative’s warrant***
4.16Form of 2021Warrant Agent Agreement by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company***
4.17Form of 2021 Warrant (Annex C to the Form of Warrant Agent Agreement attached as Exhibit 4.16)***
4.18Form of Representative’s Warrant****
4.19Form of Series 2023 Warrant****
4.20Form of Pre-funded Warrant(February 2023)****
4.21Form of Investor Convertible Debt Subscription Agreement (5% Original Issue Discount)***
4.22Form of Investor Convertible Debt Subscription Agreement (10% Original Issue Discount)***
4.23Form of Investor Convertible Debt Subscription Agreement (10% Annual Interest)***
4.24Promissory Note dated December 30, 2022 issued to Walleye (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 4, 2023)
4.25Amendment dated February 7, 2023 to Promissory Note dated December 30, 2022 issued to Walleye****
4.26Warrant dated December 30, 2022 issued to Walleye (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 4, 2023)
4.27Form of Pre-funded Warrant for the Offering*****
4.28Form of Placement Agent Warrant*
4.29Amendment dated February 13, 2023 to Promissory Note dated December 30, 2022 issued to Walleye*****
4.30Sales Purchase Agreement*
5.1 Legal Opinion of Ruskin Moscou FaltiscekFaltischeck P.C. *
5.2Legal Opinion of Ruskin Moscou Faltischeck P.C. (Relating to Registration Statement File Number 333-260364.)***
10.1 Employment Agreement dated April 2, 2019 – Dean L. Julia (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 26, 2019.))
10.2 Employment Agreement dated April 2, 2019 – Sean Trepeta (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 26, 2019.))
10.3 Employment Agreement dated April 2, 2019 – Paul Bauersfeld (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 26, 2019.))

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10.4 Employment Agreement dated December 7, 2018January 4, 2022 – Deepanker Katyal (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K/A10-K filed with the SEC on April 26, 2019.March 30, 2022))
10.5 Amendment No. 1 to EmploymentSecurity Agreement dated as of September 13, 2019, by and between Advangelists, LLC and Deepankar Katyal (IncorporatedSubsidiary Guarantee with Walleye (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated September 13, 2019.)filed with the SEC on January 4, 2023)
10.6 Class B Preferred Stock Redemption Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2019, by and between Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and Deepankar Katyal (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated September 13, 2019.)
10.7Merchant Agreement dated April 29, 2021, 2021 by and between Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and Business Capital Providers, Inc.**
10.8Merchant Agreement dated July 28, 2021 by and between Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. and Business Capital Providers, Inc.**
10.9Form of Investor Convertible Debt SubscriptionEscrow Agreement (5% Original Issue Discount)for the Offering**
10.10Form of Investor Convertible Debt Subscription Agreement (10% Original Issue Discount)**
10.11Form of Investor Convertible Debt Subscription Agreement (10% Annual Interest)**
21.1 Subsidiaries of the Issuer (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.))

23.1

Consent of Ben Borgers CPA PC *

23.2Consent of D. Brooks & Associates CPA’s*
23.123.3 Consent of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.CP.C. (included(Included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2Consent of BF Borges CPA PC**
99.1 2005 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10-SB/A filed with the Commission March 21, 2005.))
99.2 Amendment to 2005 Plan (Incorporated(Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-QSB/A filed with the Commission on August 15, 2005.))
99.3 2009 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.)
99.4 2018 Employee Benefit and Consulting Services Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on January 11, 2019.)
99.5 2021 Employee Benefit and Consulting Compensation Plan***
99.62023 Equity Participation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 18, 2023.)
107Filing Fee Table*
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document *
101.SCHInline Document, XBRL Taxonomy Extension *
101.CALInline Calculation Linkbase, XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition *
101.DEFInline Linkbase, XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels *
101.LABInline Linkbase, XBRL Taxonomy Extension *
101.PREInline Presentation Linkbase *

 

* To be filed by amendment._______________

**

*Filed herewith.
**To be filed by amendment
***Previously filed under Form S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-260364.
****Previously filed under Form S-1 Registration Statement File No.333-269293.
*****Previously filed under Form S-1 Registration Statement File No. 333-272572

 

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Item 17. Undertakings.

 

The undersigned hereby undertakes:

 

(1)To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i)To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii)
(ii)To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii)
(iii)To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

 

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(2)That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3)To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4)That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

(5)That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

(i)Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

(ii)Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

 

(iii)The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

 

(iv)Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the Shoreham, State of New York, on October 19, 2021.

June 29, 2023.

 

MOBIQUITY TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 

By: /s/ Dean L. Julia                             

Dean L. Julia

Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

 

The undersigned, a majority of the officers and directors of the company hereby constitute and appoint Dean L. Julia and Sean McDonnell, and each of them singly, with full power of substitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents will full power of substitution, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-1 (including pre- and post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, proxy and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, proxy and agent, or their substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof, including the power and authority to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below any and all amendments to this Registration Statement and any other registration statement filed pursuant to the provisions of Rule 462 under the Securities Act.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-1 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature Title Date
     
     
/s/ Dean Julia Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Director October 19, 2021June 29, 2023
Dean Julia (Principal Executive Officer)  
     
/s/ Sean McDonnell* Chief Financial Officer October 19, 2021June 29, 2023
Sean McDonnell  (Principal(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)  
     
/s/ Dr. Gene Salkind* Director and Chairman October 19, 2021June 29, 2023
Dr. Gene Salkind    
*DirectorJune 29, 2023
Anne S. Provost
*DirectorJune 29, 2023
Byron Booker
*DirectorJune 29, 2023
Nate Knight

* By: /s/ Dean Julia

Dean Julia

Attorney-in-fact*

 

 

 

 

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