EV CHARGING USA, INC.
700,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
This Prospectus relates to the resale by the selling shareholders of up to 700,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), of EV Charging USA, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
The Common Stock is quoted on and traded over the market maintained by OTC Markets Group Inc. (“OMG”) known as “OTCQB” tier (“OTCQB”) under the symbol “EVUS.” The Company filed an application with OMG to have the Common Stock continue to be quoted on OTCQB, which was accepted on January 29, 2015. However, the Company may not be able to comply with the requirements for ongoing quotation on the OTCQB tier. See the risk factor entitled “We may not be able to comply with the requirements for quotation on OTCQB” on page 14. There have been minimal recent public quotations of the Common Stock and for at least 10 years, there has been no active public market for the Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock will be offered in anticipation of the development of a secondary trading market. For information as to bid and trading prices for the Common Stock since June 30, 2012, see “Market Price, Dividends and Related Shareholder Matters” on page 33.
The price to the public at which the selling shareholders will offer their shares of Common Stock will be prevailing market prices; the selling shareholders may also sell their shares of Common Stock in privately negotiated transactions. The selling shareholders reserve the right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of shares. The selling shareholders will pay any underwriting discounts and commissions. The Company will not receive any proceeds from sales the Common Stock by the selling shareholders and we will bear all costs associated with the registration of their shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), other than any selling shareholder’s legal or accounting costs or commissions.
INVESTING IN THE COMMON STOCK INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE “RISK FACTORS” IN THIS PROSPECTUS BEGINNING ON PAGE 6 FOR A DISCUSSION OF INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN CONNECTION WITH AN INVESTMENT THEREIN.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
You should rely only on the information contained in this Prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from that contained in this Prospectus. The selling shareholders are offering to sell and seeking offers to buy shares of the Common Stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this Prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this Prospectus. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in any circumstances under which the offer or solicitation is unlawful. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any distribution of securities in accordance with this Prospectus shall, under any circumstances, imply that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this Prospectus.
The date of this Prospectus is May 8, 2015.
Prospectus Summary | 1 | |||
Where You Can Find Additional Information | 5 | |||
The Offering | 6 | |||
Risk Factors | 6 | |||
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements | 18 | |||
Use of Proceeds | 19 | |||
Selling Shareholders | 19 | |||
Plan of Distribution | 20 | |||
Description of Securities | 21 | |||
Description of Business | 23 | |||
Description of Property | 28 | |||
Legal Proceedings | 28 | |||
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 28 | |||
Market Price, Dividends and Related Shareholder Matters | 33 | |||
Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons | 33 | |||
Executive Compensation | 38 | |||
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | 39 | |||
Indemnification of Officers and Directors | 40 | |||
Certain Provisions of the Articles of Incorporation | 42 | |||
Legal Matters | 42 | |||
Experts | 42 | |||
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel | 42 | |||
Transfer Agent | 43 | |||
Financial Statements | 44 |
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights certain information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in the Common Stock. You should carefully read the entire Prospectus, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes, before you decide whether to invest in the Common Stock. If you invest in the Common Stock, you are assuming a high degree of risk. See the section entitled “Risk Factors.”
References to “our,” “we,” “us,” or “the Company” “our Company,” refer to EV Charging USA, Inc. and its subsidiary, unless the context requires otherwise. “Charging” refers to EV Charging USA, Corp., an Illinois corporation and our wholly owned subsidiary.
Overview
Through Charging, we offer electric vehicle (“EV”) charging services and charging stations, enabling EV drivers to recharge their vehicles easily at commercial locations or in their own garages. Our headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois. We are initially offering these products and services in the metropolitan Chicago area and plan to expand nationally, starting in the Midwest, as we identify business opportunities and as our financing permits. We perceive, but cannot assure, that there will be an increasing demand for our products and services. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, and the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014, we did not sell, install or services any electric vehicle charging stations. During the 3-month period ended March 31, 2015, we entered into agreement under which we will receive fees for referrals to a vendor of charging stations. We have sold a charging station pursuant to that agreement for which we will receive a referral fee and have entered into a contract for the sale of that charging station under which we will receive an installation fee during the quarter ending June 30, 2015. We anticipate entering into an agreement with a manufacturer from which we are purchasing charging stations for a line of credit under which we may purchase its products for resale. See “Business.” While we will be able to continue generating revenue from referrals and acquire charging stations for resale within the limits imposed by the line of credit and conduct a number of the activities set forth in our plan of operations, we do not have the capital required to complete the portions of that plan that, among others, contemplate the purchase of certain equipment and service parts, increased staffing and office space, and advertising. Our ability to develop those aspects depends on our obtaining substantial capital and we can give no assurance that we will be able to do so. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Plan of Operations.”
For several years prior to the Merger, the Company had no operations, material assets or revenue and was a shell company. Upon the filing of articles of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois on October 27, 2014, pursuant to the Merger Agreement (see “Our History – The Merger,” below), the Company acquired Charging as its wholly owned subsidiary, ceased being a shell company and became a development stage company engaged in the business described below. Although we have organized, have an office and have begun to develop our business as described in the previous paragraph, we are in the early stages of our development. An investment in the Company is highly speculative and we cannot assure that our business will continue to develop.
We have a history of net losses and deficiencies in working capital. We incurred a net loss of $11,839 for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, and a net loss of $7,731 for the six-month period ended December 31, 2014. As of June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2014, our working capital deficiency was $8,839 and $391,691, respectively. As of June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2014, we had available cash of $320 and $353, respectively. As of April 27, 2015, we had $6,737 of available cash.
Our long-term goals are to continue the development of our business conducted and to become a significant factor in the electric vehicle charging market.
For further information respecting our development to date and our plans to continue with our development, see “Description of Business” and “Plan of Operations.”
Our offices are located at 180 North LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60601 and our telephone number is (312) 216-5106.
Our audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2014, include only the period commencing with the inception of Charging on August 27, 2013, and do not include any historical financial data of the Company, which was dormant for several years until it acquired Charging in the merger that is discussed under the caption “Prospectus Summary – Our History – The Merger” on page 3. Accordingly, these financial statements are those of Charging. Our unaudited financial statements for the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014, show our results for that period and have been prepared on the basis that Charging was the accounting acquirer in the merger.
Potential investors should consider, in addition to the disclosures set forth above and the Risk Factors commencing on page 6, the fact that the Company has pledged all of the shares in its operating subsidiary, Charging, as security for the payment of a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $400,000, of which $25,000 has been prepaid and of which $375,000 is due in full on March 31, 2016. We are presently unable to repay this convertible promissory note and, unless we are able to develop sufficient revenues and/or obtain sufficient financing, we will be unable to pay it when due. In that event, the lender could foreclose on and sell all of the shares in Charging, through which we are required to conduct all of our operations, in order to satisfy, as a whole or in part, the indebtedness outstanding under the convertible promissory note, with the result that the Company would be left with no operations and the shareholders would lose all, or substantially all, of their investment. This convertible promissory note also contains restrictive covenants which limit our ability to make acquisitions and issue publicly traded securities. For further information on the convertible promissory note, the circumstances under which it was issued, certain risks associated with it and the pledge, see “Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons – Related Party Transactions – Exchange Transaction” on page 35.
Potential investors should also consider that while, as indicated under “Plan of Operations,” we have commenced the plan, we need to raise capital of at least $120,000 in order to complete it. No assurance can be given as to when or whether we will receive any portion of that amount or the terms, if any, on which we will receive it. Until we begin to receive financing and/or revenues, it will cost approximately $1,500 per month to maintain our office and develop our business through the efforts of our president. We have $3,578 in available cash and our President has indicated that he is willing to loan the Company $1,500 per month for the next 6 months. Accordingly, if we do not receive additional financing or generate revenues within 8 months, we cannot not continue in business beyond that time and if we do not receive additional financing or generate sufficient revenue within 6 months, we may not be able to meet expenses in connection with our annual audit for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015, and our annual report on Form 10-K for that fiscal year. The payment of these costs, depends on the willingness of our president to advance funds to us. The development of our business depends on his willingness to continue to work without compensation. No assurance can be given that he will continue to advance funds or to work without compensation.
Potential investors should also consider that our president sole director has 86.2% of the voting power of the Company and therefore will exercise significant control over the Company and all matters requiring the approval of shareholders.
There is no established public trading market for the Common Stock.
Our History
Prior to the Merger
The Company was incorporated in the State of Colorado in 1983, under the name Bugs, Inc., for the purpose of using microbial and other agents, including metallurgy, to enhance oil and natural gas production and to facilitate the recovery of certain metals. On August 17, 1999, it was redomiciled to the State of Nevada through a merger as Genesis Capital Corporation of Nevada, which was authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, issuable in series.
On September 17, 2001, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to 500,000,000.
On January 25, 2007, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada a certificate of designations designating 5,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) and amended the certificate on February 21, 2007.
On February 21, 2007, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada a certificate of designations designating 5,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”).
On March 12, 2007, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to provide for a 1-for-100 reverse split.
On April 21, 2008, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to provide for a 1-for-500 reverse split.
On February 9, 2010, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to change its corporate name to “Milwaukee Iron Arena Football, Inc.”
On July 15, 2010, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to provide for a 1-for-50 reverse split.
On September 5, 2014, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada a certificate of designation designating 2,530,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Series C Preferred Stock”), which certificate of designation was withdrawn on October 13, 2013.
On September 5, 2014, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada a certificate of withdrawing the certificate of designation of the Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”), which had been surrendered in satisfaction of a condition precedent to the merger described below.
On October 13, 2014, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada a certificate of designation designating 2,530,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Series D Preferred Stock”).
On October 21, 2014, the Company changed its corporate name from “Milwaukee Iron Arena Football, Inc.” to “EV Charging USA, Inc.” by merging a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that had the latter name into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation and in connection with the merger, amending the articles of incorporation to effect the change of name without a vote of the Company’s shareholders, as permitted by Nevada law. This subsidiary had no assets or operations.
The Merger
On August 20, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with MWKI Acquisition, Inc., an Illinois corporation and the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary (“Acquisition”), and EV Charging USA, Corp., an Illinois corporation (“Charging”). This agreement was amended on August 28, 2014, October 2, 2014, and October 23, 2014, and, as so amended, is referred to as the “Merger Agreement.” Under the Merger Agreement, the Company agreed to acquire Charging as its wholly owned subsidiary by merging Acquisition with and into Charging, such that the Company would acquire all of the outstanding shares of Charging and the sole holder of the shares of Charging immediately prior to the Merger would receive 2,180,000 shares of the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock. Each share of Series D Preferred Stock was convertible into 2,000 shares of Common Stock or a total of 700,000,000 shares of Common Stock. However, the Company had only 498,000,000 shares of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock available for such conversion. Accordingly, the certificate of designation for the Series D Preferred Stock permitted the conversion of only 249,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock until the Company authorized the additional 202,000,000 shares of Common Stock required for the full conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock. The Company authorized these additional shares by filing an amendment to the Company’s articles of incorporation providing for an additional 1,000,000,000 shares of authorized Common Stock on February 23, 2015, and, upon such filing, all of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock were automatically be converted into shares of Common Stock.
The merger that occurred pursuant to the Merger Agreement is referred to as the “Merger.”
On October 27, 2014, the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement were closed and on the same day, the Merger was consummated by the filing of a certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois, upon which the Company acquired Charging as its wholly owned subsidiary. Since we had no operations prior to the consummation of the Merger, our business will be that of Charging only. A description of our business appears below under the caption “Description of Business.” Our long-term goals are to continue the development of the business conducted by Charging and to become a significant factor in the electric vehicle charging market.
Prior to the consummation of the Merger, the Company had 155,892 shares of Common Stock, 5,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and 5,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock were held beneficially by Richard S. Astrom, the Company’s president and sole director until the consummation of the Merger. In satisfaction of a condition precedent to the Merger, Mr. Astrom surrendered to the Company his shares of Series A Preferred Stock prior to the closing of the Merger and his shares of Series B Preferred Stock upon the closing of the Merger, extinguished the Company’s indebtedness to him and agreed to indemnify the Company from and hold it harmless against certain other liabilities, all in exchange for (i) its issuance to him of a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $400,000.00, secured by a pledge agreement and (ii) its prepayment to him of $25,000.00 of the principal amount of the promissory note. For further information about these transactions, see “Directors and Executive Officers – Related Party Transactions – Exchange Transaction” on page 35. After the shares of Series A Preferred Stock were surrendered, they were canceled and the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada a certificate withdrawing the certificate of designation establishing the Series A Preferred Stock, as indicated above. At the closing under the Merger Agreement, all of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock were surrendered and were canceled. On November 17, 2014, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada a certificate withdrawing the certificate of designation of this series.
In satisfaction of a condition precedent to the Merger, the Company completed a private placement in which it received $25,000 and issued 350,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock (the “Private Placement”).
After the Merger and Private Placement, the Company had outstanding 155,892 shares of Common Stock and 2,530,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, which were convertible into 5,060,000,000 shares of Common Stock. By reason of the full conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on February 23, 2015, the Company now has 5,060,155,892 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
One of the holders of Common Stock, Brian C. Howe, our president and sole director, owns 4,360,000,000 shares of Common Stock; thus, he has voting control of the Company.
As a result of the Merger, we are in the business of providing electric vehicle (“EV”) charging services and charging stations, enabling EV drivers to recharge their vehicles easily at commercial locations or in their own garages. For more detailed information as to our business and our plans to develop it, see “Description of Business,” on page 25 and “Plan of Operations” on page 30.
Following the Merger, the Company, the fiscal year of which ended September 30, adopted the fiscal year of Charging, which ends June 23.
The Company’s corporate structure is as follows:
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Company has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act relating to the Common Stock and reference is made to such registration statement. This Prospectus constitutes the prospectus of the Company filed as part of that registration statement and it does not contain all information included therein, as certain portions have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The Company is required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, or other information with the SEC as provided by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information that the Company has filed at the SEC’s public reference facility maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC. Please call the SEC at 1-800-732-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference room. The Company’s SEC filings are also available to the public through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
THE OFFERING
Common Stock offered by selling shareholders: | 700,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued in the Private Placement to 4 investors. | |
Offering Price | Prevailing market prices for the Common Stock. Common Stock may also be offered in private transactions at negotiated prices. | |
Common Stock outstanding before the offering: | 5,060,155,892 shares. | |
Common Stock to be outstanding after the offering: | 5,060,115,892 shares. | |
Use of proceeds: | We will not receive any proceeds from sales of the Common Stock by the selling shareholders. | |
Risk factors: | Investors should carefully read and consider the information set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 and all other information set forth in this Prospectus before investing in the Common Stock. | |
Trading Symbol: | EVUS. |
RISK FACTORS
An investment in the Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. You should not invest in the Common Stock if you cannot afford to lose your entire investment. In deciding whether you should invest in the Company’s securities, you should carefully consider the following information together with all of the other information contained in this Prospectus. Any of the following risk factors can cause our business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations to suffer and you to lose all or part of your investment.
Risk Factors Related to Our Financial Condition
The Company could lose Charging, its operating subsidiary.
The Company has pledged all of the shares of its operating subsidiary, Charging, as security for the payment of a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $400,000, of which $25,000 has been prepaid and of which $375,000 is due in full on March 31, 2016. We are presently unable to repay this convertible promissory note and, unless we are able to develop sufficient revenues and/or obtain sufficient financing, we will be unable to repay it when due. In that event, the lender could foreclose on and sell all of the shares in Charging, through which we are required to conduct all of our operations, in order to satisfy, as a whole or in part, the indebtedness outstanding under the convertible promissory note, with the result that we would be left with no operations and our shareholders would lose all, or substantially all, of their investment. This convertible promissory note also contains restrictive covenants which limit our ability to make acquisitions and register our securities under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). For further information on the convertible promissory note, the circumstances under which it was issued, certain risks associated with it and the pledge, see “Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons – Related Party Transactions – Exchange Transaction” on page 35.
Charging has borrowed money from our controlling shareholder, which it cannot repay.
Charging is a party to a loan agreement with Brian C. Howe, our controlling shareholder, under which it has borrowed $10,000, the term of which is indefinite and is therefore subject to repayment upon demand. Neither the Company nor Charging could repay these loans if such demand were to be made. In that event, if the controlling shareholder were to take legal action to enforce repayment, our shareholders could lose all, or substantially all, of their investment. In addition, to the extent that such funds were available, their repayment might impede the development of the Company.
If we are unsuccessful in obtaining revenues and raising funding, we may cease to continue as a going concern.
Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the development and successful execution of our plan of operations aimed at developing our business and obtaining market penetration to attain revenues and operating cash flows, obtaining satisfactory overall gross margins, and securing financing to fund our operations. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “ Plan of Operations.”
This plan contemplate a number of activities to develop our business and the generation of revenues, profits and positive operating cash flows. There are various uncertainties affecting our revenues, including the current market environment, our ability to obtain orders, the development of products, price competition and the cost of gasoline and diesel fuel relative to the cost of electricity. In addition, we will also require additional funding of $120,000 and there are uncertainties surrounding our ability to access capital, including the volatility in economic conditions in recent months and years.
Such funding may be in the form of debt or equity or a hybrid instrument, depending on the demands of the investor. Given economic and credit market conditions, we may not be able to raise cash resources through these sources of financing. Accordingly, while we are continuing to review these sources of financing, we may also explore other sources of financing, such as alliances with strategic partners, sales of assets or licensing of our technology, a combination of operating and related initiatives or a substantial reorganization of our business.
There can be no assurance we will complete the plan of operations or obtain revenue or achieve profitability or positive cash flows or be able to obtain funding or that, if obtained, such funding will be sufficient, or whether any other initiatives will be successful, such that we will be able to continue as a going concern.
We face competition in the market for our products and services. If we are unable to compete successfully, we may not be able to generate sufficient profit margins.
We face intense competition in the sale, installation and servicing of our products and compete with multiple companies, among others, on the basis of price, service, quality, product characteristics and location of charging stations. Most of our existing and potential competitors have greater brand name recognition and their products and greater market acceptance among our potential customers. In addition, many of these competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, sales, marketing, distribution, service and other resources than we have and may also be better able to adapt quickly to customers’ changing demands and changes in technology, to enhance existing products, to develop and introduce new products and new production technologies and to respond timely changing market conditions and customer demands. If we are not able to compete successfully in the face of our competitors’ advantages, our ability to gain market share or market acceptance for the products that we sell could be limited, our revenues and our profit margins could suffer, and we may never become profitable.
Our inability to generate sufficient cash flows, raise capital, and actively manage our liquidity may impair our ability to execute our plan of operations, and result in our reducing or eliminating product development and commercialization efforts, reducing our sales and marketing efforts, and having to forego attractive business opportunities.
At June 30, 2014, December 31, 2014, and the date of this prospectus we had an insignificant amount of cash. There are uncertainties related to the timing and use of our cash resources and working capital requirements. These uncertainties include, among other things, our ability to raise capital the timing and volume of sales and the associated gross margins of our products and services and customer acceptance of our products and services.
If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows or obtain adequate financing, we may be prevented from completing our plan of operations and, we may be forced to reduce our sales and marketing efforts or forego attractive business opportunities.
In order to continue to develop our business, we will be dependent, to the extent that we do not generate revenues, on funds provided by the Company’s president and sole director for our day-to-day expenses and his willingness to work for the Company without salary or at a salary that is not commensurate with his contributions and abilities. More specifically, we have $6,737 in available cash and our President has indicated that he is willing to loan the Company $1,500 per month for 6 months after our cash is exhausted. Accordingly, if we do not receive additional financing or revenue within 8 months, we could not continue in business beyond that time. If our president were not to advance funds as he has indicated or we did not generate other revenue, we could not continue to operate for more than a few weeks. For further information respecting these matters and the risks that they present to us, see “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Business – We Could Lose Our Sole Executive Officer.”
We are seeking equity and/or debt financing in an amount of at least $120,000 to enable us to continue to meet our capital needs for the next 12 months, but cannot give any assurance as to whether, when or in what amounts we will obtain it. We have not been successful in obtaining funds. We intend to persist in seeking financing and intend to identify possible sources of financing.
We have incurred losses and if we continue to do so, we may not be able to implement our business strategy and the price of the Common Stock may decline.
We incurred a net loss of $11,839 for the period beginning with our inception (August 27, 2013) and ending June 30, 2014, and a net loss of $7,852 for the six-month period ended December 31, 2014. Our current business strategy is develop and pursue our plan of operations. In so doing, we will incur significant expenditures. As a result, we will need to generate and sustain significant revenues and positive gross margins to achieve and sustain profitability
While we hope to execute our plan of operations successfully, no assurance can be given that we will be able to do so. If we are unable to do so, we may not be able to continue as a going concern and investors may lose their entire investment.
In order to grow, we will need additional financing. If we cannot meet our future capital requirements, our business will suffer or we will be unable to continue to operate. Our shareholders may be adversely affected by the terms of such financing.
Since we commenced business, our primary methods to obtain the cash necessary for our operating needs have been loans made by a former officer, which our president has assumed, and additional loans that he has made. We need to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financings in order to continue operating and in particular to fund operating losses; increase our sales and marketing capacities; take advantage of opportunities for internal expansion or acquisitions; hire, train and retain employees; develop and complete existing and new products; and respond to economic and competitive pressures. We will not be able to grow and become profitable without additional capital in the form of equity or borrowed money of $120,000 less any earnings to operate our business during the next 12 months. Our current liquidity presents a material risk to investors because we currently have limited capacity to finance our plan of operations. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Plan of Operations.” Although we are seeking additional capital and expect to receive a line of credit from a manufacturer of charging stations, we have received no commitment for financing from investors or banks and no assurance can be given that any such commitment will be forthcoming or, if so, in what amount.
If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, our operating results and financial condition may suffer, the price of the Common Stock may decline and we may not be able to continue as a going business. We can give no assurance that we will be able to obtain capital in sufficient amounts or on acceptable terms.
If our capital needs are met through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of the holders of the Common Stock will be reduced and may be diluted.
Risk Factors Related to Our Business
We Could Lose Our Sole Executive Officer.
We are unable to pay a regular salary to our chief executive officer, who is our only executive officer and our sole employee. We are currently paying him no salary. We also have no employment agreement with him and he is not obligated to continue to be employed by us. While he has not indicated when or if he would terminate his employment if we continue to pay him no salary, or a salary that is not commensurate with his abilities, we believe that he may not work for us indefinitely. If we were to lose his services, our ability to operate would be materially and perhaps fatally impaired, such that we could not continue to operate. For further information, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources” on page 29.
Our business depends substantially on recruiting members of management and key personnel yet to be hired, and our business could be severely disrupted if we were unable to hire such personnel or lose their services.
Our president and sole director is presently the only member of our management and therefore, we will need to attract, hire and retain other managers and key employees. If we were unable to hire additional management or if, after being hired, one or more of the members of our management were unable or unwilling to continue to work for us, we would have to spend a considerable amount of time and resources searching, recruiting, and integrating their replacements, which would substantially divert management’s attention from and severely disrupt our business. We could face difficulties in attracting and retaining additional management and, if we were to lose any of them, in attracting and retaining their replacements, because we are not presently in a position to pay competitive compensation and our future is uncertain.
The Company’s sole officer is also its sole director and may change the terms of his employment with the Company to the detriment of the Company and its shareholders.
As the sole director of the Company, Mr. Howe could change the terms of his employment, including the amount of his salary, to the detriment of the Company and its shareholders by using funds that would otherwise be available for the development of the business of the Company. If he were to do so, the funds available to the Company for such development would be decreased. If such increase or payment were of sufficient magnitude, the Company would be unable to continue to operate and its shareholders could lose all or substantially all of their investment.
Our sole officer and employee is devoting only one half of his time to our business.
Brian C. Howe, our sole executive officer and sole employee, is presently devoting only one half of his time to our business. While he has informed the Company that he will spend such amount of his time as may be required for us to develop in accordance with our plan of operations, we have no employment agreement with him and he is not obligated to act as he has indicated. If he fails to do so, we could fail to develop as planned and shareholders could lose a substantial portion, and perhaps all, of their investment.
Markets for our products and services may never develop or may develop more slowly than we anticipate. This would significantly harm our ability to generate revenues and may cause us to be unable to recover the expenses that we expect to incur in our operations.
Markets may never develop for our products and services to the extent necessary for us to be successful or they may develop more slowly than we anticipate. Any such delay or failure would significantly harm our revenues and we may be unable to recover the losses that we have incurred and may continue to incur in our business. If this were to occur, our business could fail. Our ability to market our products may be affected by many factors, some of which are beyond our control, including: the emergence of more competitive technologies and products; the future cost of raw materials; the manufacturing and supply costs for our products; the cost of gasoline and diesel fuel relative to the price of electricity and the perceptions of potential customers and the general public regarding these products.
Our future growth is dependent upon consumers’ willingness to adopt electric vehicles.
Our growth is highly dependent upon the adoption by consumers of, and we are subject to an elevated risk of any reduced demand for, alternative fuel vehicles in general and electric vehicles in particular. If the market for electric vehicles in the U.S. does not develop as we expect or develops more slowly than we expect, our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results will be harmed, because demand for our products and services will not increase as expected or may even be reduced. The market for alternative fuel vehicles is relatively new, rapidly evolving, characterized by rapidly changing technologies, price competition, additional competitors, evolving government regulation and industry standards, frequent new vehicle announcements and changing consumer demands and behaviors.
Other factors that may influence the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles, and specifically electric vehicles, include:
• | perceptions about electric vehicle quality, safety (in particular with respect to lithium-ion battery packs), design, performance and cost, especially if adverse events or accidents occur that are linked to the quality or safety of electric vehicles, such as those related to the Chevrolet Volt® battery pack fires; |
• | volatility in sales of EVs; |
• | perceptions about vehicle safety in general, in particular safety issues that may be attributed to the use of advanced technology, including vehicle electronics and regenerative braking systems; |
• | negative perceptions of electric vehicles, such as that they are more expensive than non-electric vehicles and are only affordable with government subsidies or that they have failed to meet customer expectations; |
• | the limited range over which electric vehicles may be driven on a single battery charge and the effects of weather on this range; |
• | the decline of an electric vehicle’s range resulting from deterioration over time in the battery’s ability to hold a charge; |
• | varied calculations for driving ranges achievable by EVs; |
• | concerns about electric grid capacity and reliability, which could derail past and present efforts to promote electric vehicles as a practical solution to vehicles which require gasoline; |
• | concerns by potential customers about the susceptibility of battery packs to damage from improper charging, about the lifespan of battery packs and the cost of their replacement; |
• | the availability of alternative fuel vehicles, including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; |
• | developments in alternative technologies, such as advanced diesel, ethanol, fuel cells or compressed natural gas, or improvements in the fuel economy of the internal combustion engine, which could adversely affect sales of EVs; |
• | the environmental consciousness of consumers; |
• | volatility in the cost of oil and gasoline, including the current sharp reduction in prices for gasoline; |
• | consumers’ perceptions of the dependency of the United States on oil from unstable or hostile countries; |
• | government regulations and economic incentives promoting fuel efficiency and alternate forms of energy; |
• | access to charging stations, standardization of electric vehicle charging stations and consumers’ perceptions about convenience and cost to charge an electric vehicle; |
• | the availability of tax and other governmental incentives to purchase and operate electric vehicles or future regulation requiring increased use of nonpolluting vehicles; |
• | The availability and of other fuels relative to electricity, such as propane and natural gas; |
• | perceptions about and the actual cost of alternative fuel; and |
• | macroeconomic factors. |
Developments in alternative technologies or improvements in the internal combustion engine may materially adversely affect the demand for EVs and therefore, for our products and services.
Significant developments in alternative technologies, such as advanced diesel, ethanol, fuel cells or compressed natural gas, or improvements in the fuel economy of the internal combustion engine, may materially and adversely affect our business and prospects in ways we do not currently anticipate. Any failure by us to develop new or enhanced technologies or processes, or to react to changes in existing technologies, could materially delay or impair our development.
The unavailability, reduction or elimination of government and economic incentives could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects.
Any reduction, elimination or discriminatory application of government subsidies and economic incentives because of policy changes, the reduced need for such subsidies and incentives due to the customer base of our electric vehicles, fiscal tightening or other reasons may result in the diminished demand for electric vehicles and accordingly for our products and services. This could materially and adversely affect the growth of our business and our prospects, financial condition and operating results.
Our growth depends in part on increased sales of electric vehicles, which in turn depends on the availability and amounts of tax incentives, government subsidies and economic incentives for alternative fuel vehicles generally and EVs.
Certain regulations and laws that encourage sales of EVs through tax credits or other subsidies could be changed, repealed or applied in a way that will adversely affect their sales. For example, while the federal and state governments have from enacted tax credits and other incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel cars, funding for these programs may be limited and there is no guarantee that EVs will be eligible for tax credits or other incentives provided to alternative fuel vehicles in the future. This would put EVs at a competitive disadvantage, which could affect sales of EVs and in turn demand for our products and services.
We may not be able to manage successfully an expansion of our operations.
Our anticipated expansion in facilities, staff and operations may place serious demands on our resources. We may be required to make significant investments in our business, as well as take measures to recruit, retain, motivate and manage our employees. While we intend to monitor and adjust our plan of operations as necessary, our current management skills and systems may not enable us to implement our strategy or to attract and retain the personnel that are required to expand our business. Our failure to manage our growth effectively or to implement our strategy in a timely manner may significantly harm our ability to achieve profitability.
If we or the suppliers of our charging stations are unable to keep up with advances in charging station technology, we may suffer a decline in our competitive position.
We and/or our suppliers may be unable to keep up with changes in charging station technology. Any such failure to keep up with advances in electric vehicle technology would result in a decline in our competitive position which would materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, operating results and financial condition.
Our success is dependent upon the expansion of the market for our products and services, which in turn depends on increased demand for electric vehicles.
The success of our business depends on the expansion of the market for our products and services. This expansion depends and will continue to depend on the creation and sustainability of the electric car market. While major car manufacturers have made strong commitments to the electric vehicle industry, there can be no assurance that this industry will become viable. Without an increased fleet of electric vehicles, there will be an insufficient demand for our products and services for us to expand. At this time, therefore, an investment in our company is risky and speculative and will remain so until the electric vehicle fleet increases substantially.
We may not be able to sell our products and services at competitive prices. If we fail to do so, we will not generate sufficient revenues to achieve and sustain profitability.
While we plan to sell our products and services at competitive prices, we may not be able to do so. The prices at which we acquire our products from our manufacturers are depend to a great extent on material and manufacturing costs and they may not be able purchase raw materials at the prices and/or to maintain manufacturing costs at the levels at which they will be able to sell products to us at prices at which we can resell them at satisfactory margins. Increases in the cost of electricity could adversely affect our revenues, since we may not be able to adjust our fees for charging to sustain profit margins.
We may depend on intellectual property and our failure to protect that intellectual property could adversely affect our future growth and success.
The development of our business may depend on intellectual property. Failure to protect our intellectual property rights may reduce our ability to prevent others from using technology that we may develop. We will rely on a combination of patent, trade secret, trademark and copyright laws to protect our intellectual property. Some of our intellectual property is currently not covered by any patent or patent application. Patent protection is subject to complex factual and legal criteria that may give rise to uncertainty as to the validity, scope and enforceability of a particular patent. Accordingly, we cannot assure that any patents or third party patents licensed to us will not be invalidated, circumvented, challenged, rendered unenforceable or licensed to others or that any patent application that we may filed will be issued with the breadth of protection that we seek, if at all.
In addition, effective patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret protection may be unavailable, limited, not applied for or unenforceable in foreign countries.
While we intend to seek to protect our proprietary intellectual property through contracts, including confidentiality and similar agreements, with our customers and employees, we cannot assure that the parties who enter into such agreements with us will not breach them, that we will have adequate remedies for any such breach or that such parties will not assert rights to intellectual property of which they learn from relationships with us.
If necessary or desirable, we may seek licenses under the patents or other intellectual property rights of others. However, we cannot assure we will obtain such licenses or that the terms of any offered licenses will be acceptable to us. Our failure to obtain a license from a third party for intellectual property we may use could cause us to incur substantial liabilities and to suspend the manufacture and shipment of products or our use of processes that exploit such intellectual property. In addition, failure to obtain such a license could affect our ability to manufacture competitive products.
Our involvement in intellectual property litigation could negatively affect our business.
In order to establish and maintain such a competitive position, we may need to prosecute claims against others who we believe are infringing our rights and defend claims brought against us by others who believe that we are infringing their rights. Our involvement in intellectual property litigation could result in significant expense to us, adversely affect sales of any products involved or the use or licensing of related intellectual property and divert the efforts of our technical and management personnel from their principal responsibilities, regardless of whether such litigation is resolved in our favor. If we are found to be infringing on the intellectual property rights of others, we may, among other things, be required to pay substantial damages; cease the development, manufacture, use, sale or importation of products that infringe on such intellectual property rights; discontinue processes incorporating the infringing technology; expend significant resources to develop or acquire non-infringing intellectual property or products; or obtain licenses to the relevant intellectual property.
We cannot offer any assurance that we will prevail in any such intellectual property litigation or that, if we were not to prevail in such litigation, licenses to the intellectual property or products we are found to be infringing on would be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. The cost of intellectual property litigation as well as the damages, licensing fees or royalties that we might be required to pay could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results.
Adverse capital and credit market conditions may significantly affect our access to capital and cost of capital.
Capital and credit markets have experienced significant volatility in recent years. In many cases, these markets have exerted downward pressure on the availability of liquidity and credit capacity for issuers. We need liquidity for future growth and development of our business. Without sufficient liquidity, we may not be able to purchase additional lots or develop projects, which could adversely affect our financial results.
If we do not effectively implement measures to sell our products and services, we may not achieve sustained revenues and investors could lose their entire investments.
We are a development stage company and have made only one sale and contracted for the related installation. Our sales and marketing efforts may not achieve intended results and therefore may not generate the revenue we hope to achieve. There can be no assurance that our operations will be successful. If we are not able to successfully address markets for our products and services, we may not be able to grow our business, compete effectively or achieve profitability.
If we are unable to successfully manage growth, our operations could be adversely affected.
Our progress is expected to require the full utilization of our management, financial and other resources, which to date has occurred with limited working capital. Our ability to manage growth effectively will depend on our ability to improve and expand operations, including our financial and management information systems, and to recruit, train and manage sales personnel. There can be no absolute assurance that management will be able to manage growth effectively.
If we do not properly manage the growth of our business, we may experience significant strains on our management and operations and disruptions in our business. Various risks arise when companies and industries grow quickly. If our business or industry grows too quickly, our ability to meet customer demand in a timely and efficient manner could be challenged. We may also experience development delays as we seek to meet increased demand for our products. Our failure to properly manage the growth that we or our industry might experience could negatively impact our ability to execute on our operating plan and, accordingly, could have an adverse impact on our business, our cash flow and results of operations, and our reputation with our current or potential customers.
Our sole officer has no experience in managing a public company, which increases the risk that we will be unable to establish and maintain all required controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting and meet the public reporting and the financial requirements for our business.
Our management has a legal and fiduciary duty to establish and maintain disclosure controls and control procedures in compliance with the securities laws, including the requirements mandated by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act”) and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”). Although our sole officer has substantial business experience, he has no experience in managing a public company. The standards that must be met for management to assess the internal control over financial reporting as effective are complex, and require significant documentation, testing and possible remediation to meet the detailed standards. Because our sole officer has no experience with the management of a public company, we may encounter problems or delays in completing activities necessary to make an assessment of our internal control over financial reporting, and disclosure. If we cannot assess our internal control over financial reporting as effective or provide adequate disclosure controls or implement sufficient control procedures, investor confidence and share value may be negatively impacted.
We may become subject to product liability claims, which could harm our financial condition and liquidity if we are not able to successfully defend or insure against such claims.
We may become subject to product liability claims, which could harm our business, prospects, operating results and financial condition. While we believe that the claims are most likely to be made for damage to EVs arising from defects in or inadequate maintenance of our charging stations, we could be exposed to claims for personal injury or death. A successful product liability claim against us could require us to pay a substantial monetary award. Moreover, a product liability claim could generate substantial negative publicity about our company and its business, and have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects and operating results. We presently self insure against the risk of product liability claims. We may not be able to secure product liability insurance coverage on commercially acceptable terms or at reasonable costs when needed, particularly if we do face liability for our products and are forced to make a claim under a policy.
We are obligated to develop and maintain proper and effective internal control over financial reporting. We may not be able to establish and maintain an effective system of internal control, complete our analysis of our internal control over financial reporting in a timely manner or internal controls may not be determined to be effective. If we fail to do so, we may not be able to report our financial results accurately or prevent fraud. Any inability to report and file our financial results accurately and timely could harm our reputation and adversely impact the price of Common Stock.
We are required, pursuant to Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. This assessment includes disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting, as well as a statement that our independent registered public accounting firm has issued a on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
Complying with Section 404 requires a rigorous compliance program as well as adequate time and resources. As a result of limited management time, we may not be able to complete our internal control evaluation, testing and any required remediation in a timely fashion. Additionally, if we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we may be unable to assert that our internal controls are effective. If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could have a material adverse effect on the price of the Common Stock.
Effective internal control is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, we may not be able to manage our business as effectively as we would if an effective control environment existed, and our business and reputation with investors may be harmed. As a result of our small size insufficient manpower, we may have and may continue to have internal control deficiencies may adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and access to capital. We have carried out an evaluation under our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period ended June 30, 2014, and have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level due to the material weaknesses described below.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, within the meaning of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Audit Standard No. 5, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management has identified the following material weaknesses which have caused management to conclude that as of June 30, 2014, our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective at the reasonable assurance level:
(i) | We do not have written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures. Written documentation of key internal controls over financial reporting is a requirement of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, which is applicable to us for the year ended June 30, 2014. Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have written documentation of our internal controls and procedures on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness. |
(ii) | We do not have sufficient resources in our accounting function, which restricts our ability to gather, analyze and properly review information related to financial reporting in a timely manner. In addition, due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. However, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions should be performed by separate individuals. Management has evaluated the impact of our failure to have segregation of duties on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness. |
(iii) | We have inadequate controls to ensure that information necessary to properly record transactions is adequately communicated on a timely basis from non-financial personnel to those responsible for financial reporting. Management evaluated the impact of the lack of timely communication between non–financial and financial personnel on our assessment of our reporting controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency represented a material weakness. |
(iv) | We have determined that our oversight over our external financial reporting and internal control over our financial reporting is ineffective. |
Risk Factors Related to Ownership of the Common Stock
One shareholder holds 4,360,000 shares of Common Stock, through which he has approximately 86.2% of voting power of the Company and may authorize or prevent corporate actions to the detriment of other shareholders.
One shareholder, who is our president and sole director, holds approximately 86.2% of the voting power of the Company. Accordingly, he has power to control all matters requiring the approval of the shareholders, including the election of directors and the approval of mergers and other significant corporate transactions. His interests could conflict with the interests of other shareholders.
Our Common Stock is quoted on the OTCQB tier of quotations maintained by OMG, which may limit the liquidity and price of the Common Stock more than if it were quoted or listed on a national securities exchange.
The Common Stock is quoted on the OTCQB tier of quotations maintained by OMG (“OTCQB”), which provides a significantly more limited market and may limit the liquidity and price of the Common Stock more greatly than would be the case if it were listed or quoted on a national securities exchange. Some investors may perceive the Common Stock to be less attractive because it is quoted on OTCQB. In addition, as a company whose shares are thus quoted, we may not attract the extensive analyst coverage that is received by companies listed or quoted elsewhere. Further, institutional and other investors may have investment guidelines that restrict or prohibit their investing in securities that are not quoted on a national securities exchange. These factors may have an adverse impact on the trading and price of the Common Stock and a long-term adverse impact on our ability to raise capital.
We may not be able to comply with the requirements for continued quotation on OTCQB.
Our continued quotation on OTCQB requires that we meet requirements prescribed by OMG. The most important of these are that (i) the Common Stock meet an ongoing minimum bid price test of $0.01 per share as of the close of business for at least one of every 30 calendar days (the “Bid Price Test”), (ii) we may not be subject to bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings, (iii) we post current SEC disclosure on the SEC’s EDGAR website, (iv) we post on the OMG website an annual certification and (v) we pay an annual fee to OMG. If we were to fail to meet these requirements, our Common Stock would be quoted of a lower tier maintained by OMG called “OTC Pink.” Our Common Stock currently meets the Bid Price Test, but no assurance can be given that it will continue to do so. In that regard, shareholders should note that the Company the sale of the 700,000,000 shares of Common Stock offered by this Prospectus is likely adversely to affect the price of the Common Stock, such that its price could be substantially much lower than $0.01 per share.
The Company may not attract the attention of major brokerage firms.
Securities analysts of major brokerage firms may not provide coverage of the Company since there is little incentive to brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of the Common Stock. There is no assurance that brokerage firms will be interested in conducting secondary offerings on behalf of the Company or in privately placing the Company’s securities with their customers.
The market price of the Common Stock may decrease due to factors beyond our control.
The securities markets, and in particular the market for securities quoted on OTC Pink or OTCQB, have from time to time experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations which have often been unrelated to the financial performance of the companies listed or quoted thereon. These fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of the Common Stock and make it more difficult for the Company to sell equity, or equity-related securities at a price that the Company deems appropriate.
The market price of the Common Stock may also fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors, many of which are unpredictable or beyond our control, regardless of our actual performance. Among these factors are: variations in our quarterly operating results; changes in general economic conditions; changes in market valuations of similar companies; announcements by us or our competitors of significant new contracts, acquisitions, strategic partnerships or joint ventures, or capital commitments; loss of a major supplier, customer, partner or joint venture participant post-merger; and the addition or loss of key management personnel. As a result, holders of Common Stock may be unable to sell their shares, or may be forced to sell them at a loss.
The market price for the Common Stock may be particularly volatile given the Company’s status as a relatively unknown company the shares of which have been and may continue to be thinly traded, and that has a limited operating history, a lack of profits and an uncertain future. Investors may be unable to sell the Common Stock at or above their purchase price, which may result in substantial losses. The market price may also be materially and adversely affected when the 700,000,000 shares of Common Stock offered by this Prospectus offered and sold in the public markets.
The market for the Common Stock may be subject to significant price volatility for the indefinite future for a number of reasons. The Common Stock has historically been very thinly traded and such trading has been extremely limited, sporadic and highly volatile. If this level of activity persists, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares may disproportionately affect their price. Also, the price for the Common Stock could decline precipitously in the event that a large number of shares were offered or sold without commensurate demand. In addition, the Common Stock is a speculative or “risky” investment due to the Company’s limited operating history, the Company’s lack of profits and its uncertain future. As a consequence, investors may be inclined to sell their shares more quickly and at lower prices than would be the case with the stock of a less risky issuer. We can make no predictions as to the future prices for shares of the Common Stock.
In light of the fact that trading in the Common Stock has been sporadic, we believe that there is not an effective public for the Common Stock or that dealer quotation for these shares will necessarily continue at their present levels.
No Dividends. The Company does not intend to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future and investors must rely on increases in the market price of the Common Stock for returns on their investment. Investors seeking cash dividends should not purchase the Common Stock.
For the foreseeable future, the Company intends to retain its earnings, if any, to finance the development and expansion of our business, and the Company does not anticipate paying cash dividends on the Common Stock. Accordingly, investors must be prepared to rely on sales of their Common Stock, after any price appreciation, to earn an investment return, but no assurance can be given that the price of the Common Stock will appreciate or, if it does, that it will remain at or rise above the level to which it has appreciated.
The Company will be subject to penny stock regulations and restrictions and investors may have difficulty selling shares of the Common Stock.
The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define a “penny stock” as an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exemptions. The Company expects that initially and for an undeterminable period, the Common Stock will be a “penny stock,” and that transactions in the Common Stock will be subject to Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act, or the so-called “Penny Stock Rule,” which imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell such securities to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors” (generally, individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouses). For transactions subject to Rule 15g-9, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to sale. As a result, this rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers to effectuate trades in or sell, and in turn the ability of shareholders to sell, the Common Stock.
For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, a disclosure schedule prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market must be delivered prior to any transaction. Disclosure is also required to be made about sales commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities. Finally, monthly statements are required to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information as to the limited market for penny stock.
There can be no assurance that the Common Stock would qualify for exemption from the Penny Stock Rule. In any event, even if the Common Stock were to be exempt from the Penny Stock Rule, Section 15(b)(6) of the Exchange Act, which gives the SEC the authority to restrict any person from participating in a distribution of penny stock if the SEC finds that such a restriction would be in the public interest, would be applicable.
Since the Company will be an issuer of “penny stock,” the protection provided by the federal securities laws relating to forward looking statements will not apply to us.
Although federal securities laws provide a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by a public company that files reports under the federal securities laws, this safe harbor is not available to issuers of penny stocks. As a result, since the Company will be an issuer of penny stock, it will not have the benefit of this safe harbor protection in the event of any legal action based upon a claim that the material provided by the Company contained a material misstatement of fact or was misleading in any material respect because of the Company’s failure to include any statements necessary to make the statements not misleading. Such an action could adversely affect our financial condition.
The Common Stock is subject to risks arising from restrictions on reliance on Rule 144 by shell companies or former shell companies.
Under a regulation of the SEC known as “Rule 144,” a person who beneficially owns restricted securities of an issuer and who is not an affiliate of that issuer may sell them without registration under the Securities Act provided that certain conditions have been met. One of these conditions is that such person has held the restricted securities for a prescribed period, which will be 6 months for the Common Stock. However, Rule 144 is unavailable for the resale of securities issued by an issuer that is a shell company (other than a business combination related shell company) or, unless certain conditions are met, that has been at any time previously a shell company. The SEC defines a shell company as a company that has (a) no or nominal operations and (b) either (i) no or nominal assets, (ii) assets consisting solely of cash and cash equivalents; or (iii) assets consisting of any amount of cash and cash equivalents and nominal other assets. Until the Merger, the Company was a shell company and, while we believe that a result of the Merger, the Company ceased to be a shell company, the SEC and others whose approval is required in order for shares to be sold under Rule 144 might take a different view.
Rule 144 is available for the resale of securities of former shell companies ifand for as long asthe following conditions are met:
(i) | the issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company, |
(ii) | the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, |
(iii) | the issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and material required to be filed, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Current Reports on Form 8-K; and |
(iv) | at least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current comprehensive disclosure with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company known as “Form 10 Information.” |
Although the Company has filed Form 10 Information with the SEC in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 29, 2014, shareholders who receive the Company’s restricted securities will not be able to sell them pursuant to Rule 144 without registration until the Company has met the other conditions to this exception and then for only as long as the Company continues to meet the condition described in subparagraph (iii), above, and is not a shell company. No assurance can be given that the Company will meet these conditions or that, if it has met them, it will continue to do so, or that it will not again be a shell company.
The Company will incur substantial costs as a result of being a public company, which could affect our profitability and operating results.
The Company is obligated to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy and information statements and other reports with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. In addition, Sarbanes-Oxley and the rules thereunder implemented by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) have imposed various requirements on public companies. The Company expects these rules and regulations to increase its legal and financial compliance costs and to make some of our activities more time consuming and costly. The Company expects to spend approximately $20,000 in legal and accounting expenses annually to comply with the Company’s reporting obligations and Sarbanes-Oxley. These costs could affect our profitability and our results of operations.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Prospectus contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, in the sections captioned “Description of Business,” “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Plan of Operations,” and elsewhere. Any and all statements contained in this Prospectus that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements. Terms such as “may,” “might,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “project,” “estimate,” “pro-forma,” “predict,” “potential,” “strategy,” “anticipate,” “attempt,” “develop,” “plan,” “help,” “believe,” “continue,” “intend,” “expect,” “future,” and terms of similar import (including the negative of any of the foregoing) may be intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, not all forward-looking statements may contain one or more of these identifying terms. Forward-looking statements in this Prospectus may include, without limitation, statements regarding (i) the plans and objectives of management for future operations, including plans or objectives relating to the development of our products and services, (ii) a projection of income (including income/loss), earnings (including earnings/loss) per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other financial items, (iii) our future financial performance, including any such statement contained in a discussion and analysis of financial condition by management or in the results of operations included pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and (iv) the assumptions underlying or relating to any statement described in points (i), (ii) or (iii) above.
The forward-looking statements are not meant to predict or guarantee actual results, performance, events or circumstances and may not be realized because they are based upon our current projections, plans, objectives, beliefs, expectations, estimates and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and other influences, many of which we have no control over. Actual results and the timing of certain events and circumstances may differ materially from those described by the forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties. Factors that may influence or contribute to the inaccuracy of the forward-looking statements or cause actual results to differ materially from expected or desired results may include, without limitation, our inability to obtain adequate financing, the significant length of time associated with development of various aspects of our business and related insufficient cash flows and resulting illiquidity, our inability to expand our business, existing or increased competition, results of arbitration and litigation, stock volatility and illiquidity, and our failure to implement our plans or strategies. A description of some of the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those described by the forward-looking statements in this Prospectus appears in the section captioned “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Prospectus.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The selling shareholders will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock offered by them under this Prospectus. The Company will not receive any of these proceeds.
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The selling shareholders may offer shares of shares of Common Stock from time to time in one or more offerings under this Prospectus. All of the shares of Common Stock were acquired by the selling shareholders upon conversion of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock that they purchased in the Private Placement. None of the selling shareholders is a broker-dealer.
The following table sets forth the name of each selling shareholder, the number of shares Common Stock deemed owned by it before this offering, the number of shares that may be offered by it for resale under this Prospectus and the number of shares to be owned it after this offering is completed, assuming that all of the shares offered by each of them are sold. However, because each selling shareholder may offer all, some or none of the shares that it holds, and because, based upon information provided to the Company, there are currently no agreements, arrangements, or understandings with respect to the sale of any of the shares, no definitive estimate as to the number of shares that will be held by any selling shareholder after the offering can be provided.
Name of selling shareholder | Amount of securities of the class owned by the selling shareholder before the offering1 | Amount of securities to be offered for the selling shareholder’s account1 | Percentage of the class to be owned by the selling shareholder after the offering is complete | |||||||||
Dixie Assets Management, Inc.1 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | 0 | |||||||||
Pharo Tesoro LLC2 | 202,000,000 | 202,000,000 | 0 | |||||||||
Structured Acquisition Corp.3 | 98,000,000 | 98,000,000 | 0 | |||||||||
American Capital Corp.4 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||
TOTAL | 700,000,000 | 700,000,000 | 0 |
1 | The natural person with voting and dispositive power for Dixie Assets Management, Inc. is Richard S. Astrom. Mr. Astrom served as president and sole director of the Company until October 27, 2014. |
2 | The natural person with voting and dispositive power for Pharo Tesoro LLC is Pamela Astrom, who is the spouse of Richard S. Astrom. |
3 | The natural person with voting and dispositive power for Structured Acquisition Corp. is Marlon Alvarez. |
4 | The natural person with voting and dispositive power for American Capital Corp. is Katarina Gaiton. |
None of the Selling Shareholders is an affiliate of the Company.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Common Stock is quoted on and traded over OTCQB under the symbol “EVUS.” The Company may not be able to comply with the requirements for ongoing quotation on that tier. See the risk factor entitled “We may not be able to comply with the requirements for quotation on OTCQB” on page 14. If the Common Stock fails to meet the standards for such quotation, it will be quoted on OTC Pink. The Company does expect that it will apply to have the Common Stock listed on a national securities exchange during the period in which Common Stock will be offered or sold pursuant to this Prospectus. The Company cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in the Company will lead to the development of an active, liquid trading market. Active trading markets generally result in lower price volatility and more efficient execution of buy and sell orders for investors. There is no assurance as to the price at which the Common Stock will trade, as prices for the Common Stock in any public market which may develop will be determined in the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the depth and liquidity of the market for the Common Stock, investor perception of us and general economic and market conditions.
The selling shareholders or their respective pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest will publicly offer all or a portion of their shares at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or privately at negotiated prices. The selling shareholders may offer their shares at various times in one or more of the following transactions:
• | on any national securities exchange, or other market on which the Common Stock may be listed at the time of sale; |
• | in the over-the-counter market; |
• | through block trades in which the broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
• | through purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by such broker or dealer for its account pursuant to this Prospectus; |
• | in ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers; |
• | through options, swaps or derivatives; |
• | in privately negotiated transactions; or |
• | in transactions to cover short sales. |
In addition, the selling shareholders may sell their shares of Common Stock that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act under the terms thereof rather than pursuant to this Prospectus if that rule becomes available for the sale of their shares.
The selling shareholders may sell their shares directly to purchasers or may use brokers, dealers, underwriters or agents to sell their shares upon terms and conditions that will be described in a supplement to this Prospectus. In effecting sales, brokers and dealers engaged by the selling shareholders may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Brokers or dealers may receive commissions, discounts or concessions from the selling shareholders or, if any such broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of such shares, from such purchaser in amounts to be negotiated. Such compensation may, but is not expected to, exceed that which is customary for the types of transactions involved. Broker-dealers may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share, and, to the extent such broker-dealer is unable to do so acting as agent for the selling shareholders, to purchase as principal any unsold shares at the price required to fulfill the broker-dealer commitment to the selling shareholder. Broker-dealers who acquire shares as principal may thereafter resell such shares from time to time in transactions which may involve block transactions and sales to and through other broker-dealers, including transactions of the nature described above, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise at prices and on terms then prevailing at the time of sale, at prices then related to the then-current market price or in negotiated transactions. In connection with such resales, broker-dealers may pay to or receive from the purchasers of such shares commissions as described above.
The selling shareholders and any broker-dealers or agents that participate with the selling shareholders in sales of the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales.
In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act of 1933.
From time to time the selling shareholders may engage in short sales, short sales against the box, puts and calls and other hedging transactions the Common Stock, to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulations, and may sell and deliver shares in connection with such transactions or in settlement of securities loans. These transactions may be entered into with broker-dealers or other financial institutions. In addition, from time to time, if permitted by applicable law and regulation, the selling shareholders may pledge their shares under the margin provisions of their customer agreements with their respective broker-dealers. Upon delivery of the shares or a default by the selling shareholder, the broker-dealer or financial institution may offer and sell the pledged shares from time to time.
The selling shareholders, alternatively, may sell all or any part of the shares offered in this Prospectus through an underwriter. To the knowledge of the Company, no selling shareholder has entered into any agreement with an underwriter.
If a selling shareholder notifies the Company that it has a material arrangement with a broker-dealer for the resale of the Common Stock, the Company would be required to amend the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, and file a prospectus supplement to describe the agreements between the selling shareholder and the broker-dealer.
The Company has agreed to use its best efforts to keep this Prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date when all of the shares covered by the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part have been sold or (ii) the date on which these shares may be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144.
The Company has agreed to indemnify each selling shareholder and certain persons related or connected to each selling shareholder against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or, in the event that such indemnification is unavailable because of a failure or refusal of a governmental authority to enforce such indemnification in accordance with its terms (by reason of public policy or otherwise), to contribute to the payments that the selling shareholder or such persons may be required to make in respect of such liabilities.
The Company has agreed to indemnify each of the selling shareholders, or their transferees or assignees, against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or to contribute to payments the selling shareholder or their respective pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest, may be required to make in respect of such liabilities.
The Company is paying all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares, including fees and disbursements of counsel to the selling shareholders, other than brokerage commissions or underwriter discounts.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Authorized Capital Stock
The Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, provide for the issuance of 6,010,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 6,000,000,000 are shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 are preferred stock, issuable in series. The Company has previously designated, at various times, series of its preferred stock as “Series A Preferred Stock,” which comprised 5,000,000 shares, all of which were issued, “Series B Preferred Stock,” which comprised 5,000,000 shares, all of which were issued, “Series C Preferred Stock,” the certificate of designation for which was incorrectly filed and withdrawn before the issuance of shares and “Series D Preferred Stock,” which comprised 2,530,000 shares that were issued in connection with the Merger and the Private Placement. All of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock were surrendered and canceled in connection with the satisfaction of a condition precedent to the closing of the Merger Agreement. Since no shares of these two series were outstanding, the Company withdrew the certificates of designation relating thereto these series prior to the closing under the Merger Agreement. At this closing, all of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock were surrendered and subsequently canceled and the Company withdrew the certificate of designation relating to this series. All of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock were converted into 5,060,000,000 shares of Common Stock on February 23, 2015, and the Company intends to withdraw the certificate of designations for this series.
Share Capital Structure
The Company is authorized to issue 6,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 5,060,155,892 shares are issued and outstanding and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which are outstanding. When the certificate of designation for the Series D Preferred Stock is withdrawn, all of the preferred shares may be designated in series by the board of directors without the approval of shareholders; until that time, 7,470,000 of these shares may be so designated.
Voting Power
The voting power of the Company on all matters presented to shareholders for their action is vested in the holders of the Common Stock. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to cast one vote per share for the election of directors and on each other matter presented for the action of stockholders. As noted elsewhere, one of these holders, Brian C. Howe, the Company’s president and sole director, has sufficient voting power to control the Company.
Description of Common Stock
The holders of Common Stock have voting power as set forth above. Generally, all matters to be voted on by shareholders must be approved by a majority (or, in the case of election of directors, by a plurality) of the votes entitled to be cast by all shares of Common Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock and any other shares of capital stock issued in the future that entitled to vote as a class with the Common Stock, that are present in person or represented by proxy, subject to any voting rights granted to holders of any preferred stock. Except as otherwise provided by law, amendments to the Articles of Incorporation generally must be approved by a majority of the voting power of the Company’s shareholders. The Articles of Incorporation do not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors. Subject to any preferential rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock created by the Board of Directors from time to time and the rights of the holders of Series D Preferred Stock to receive dividends as set forth below, holders of Common Stock will be entitled to such cash dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors from funds available. Subject to any preferential rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock designated by the Board of Directors from time to time and the rights of the holders of Series D Preferred Stock set forth below, upon any voluntary or involuntary dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of Common Stock will be entitled to receive pro rata all assets available for distribution to such holders.
Description of Preferred Stock
The Board of Directors is vested with authority to divide the 10,000,000 shares of our authorized preferred stock into series and to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of the shares of any such series. Once authorized, the dividend or interest rates, conversion rates, voting rights, redemption prices, maturity dates and similar characteristics of each series of preferred stock will be determined by the Board of Directors, without the necessity of obtaining approval of the shareholders. No series of preferred stock is outstanding.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Nevada State Law
We may be or in the future we may become subject to the “control share” provisions of the corporation law of the State of Nevada. A corporation is subject to these provisions if it has more than 200 shareholders of record, at least 100 of whom are residents of Nevada, and if the corporation does business in Nevada, including directly or through an affiliated corporation. This control share law may have the effect of discouraging corporate takeovers. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Company had 188 shareholders of record and conducted no business in Nevada.
The control share law focuses on the acquisition of a “controlling interest,” which means the ownership of outstanding voting shares that would be sufficient, but for the operation of the control share law, to enable the acquiring person to exercise the following proportions of the voting power of the corporation in the election of directors: (1) one fifth or more but less than one third; (2) one third or more but less than a majority; or (3) a majority or more. The ability to exercise this voting power may be direct or indirect, as well as individual or in association with others.
The effect of the control share law is that an acquiring person, and those acting in association with such person, will obtain only such voting rights in the control shares as are conferred by a resolution of the shareholders of the corporation, approved at a special or annual meeting of shareholders. The control share law contemplates that voting rights will be considered only once by the other shareholders. Thus, there is no authority to take away voting rights from the control shares of an acquiring person once those rights have been approved. If the shareholders do not grant voting rights to the control shares acquired by an acquiring person, those shares do not permanently become non-voting shares. The acquiring person is free to sell the shares to others. If the buyer or buyers of those shares themselves do not acquire a controlling interest, the shares are not governed by the control share law.
If control shares are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring person has acquired control shares with a majority or more of the voting power, and shareholder of record, other than the acquiring person, who did not vote in favor of approval of voting rights, is entitled to demand fair value for such shareholder’s shares.
In addition, Nevada has a business combination law which prohibits certain business combinations between Nevada corporations and “interested stockholders” for three years after the “interested stockholder” first becomes an “interested stockholder,” unless the corporation’s board of directors approves the combination in advance. For purposes of Nevada law, an “interested stockholder” is any person who is (i) the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation, or (ii) an affiliate or associate of the corporation and at any time within the three previous years was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of the corporation. The definition of the term “business combination” is sufficiently broad to cover virtually any kind of transaction that would allow a potential acquiror to use the corporation’s assets to finance the acquisition or otherwise to benefit its own interests rather than the interests of the corporation and its other stockholders.
The effect of Nevada’s business combination law is to potentially discourage parties interested in taking control of the Company from doing so if it cannot obtain the approval of our board of directors.
Warrants and Options
The Company has no warrants or options outstanding.
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Introduction
For several years prior to the Merger, the Company had no operations, material assets or revenue and was a shell company. Upon the filing of articles of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois on October 27, 2014, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company acquired Charging as its wholly owned subsidiary, ceased being a shell company and became a development stage company engaged in the business described below. We have organized, have an office and have taken steps to develop our business by entering into contracts with vendors of our products and their associated services, have sold a charging station under a referral agreement and contracted for its installation, are seeking commercial and residential customers for our products and services and are seeking financing. We are actively pursuing and have contacted owners of several commercial office locations and parking structures, but, while we have received indications of interest, we have entered into contracts only as described in the previous sentence. We are constructing a website.
Our long-term goals are to continue the development of the business conducted by Charging and to become a significant factor in the electric vehicle charging market.
Business
We are in the business of providing electric vehicle (“EV”) charging services and charging stations, enabling EV drivers to recharge their vehicles easily at commercial locations or in their own garages. Our headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois. We are initially offering our products and services in the metropolitan Chicago area and plan to expand nationally, starting in the Midwest, as business opportunities are found and as our financing permits. We perceive, but cannot assure, that there will be an increasing demand for our products and services.
We plan to develop our business by acquiring charging stations from manufacturers and vendors or by referring customers to them for a referral fee and by entering into contracts for their installation and operation at public locations, such as gas stations, shopping malls and publicly owned or privately operated parking lots and structures, and at private locations, such as residences and other non-public areas where EVs are parked. We will also offer to service charging stations, whether or not they were sold or installed by us. We plan to begin hire sales, technical and management personnel, acquire additional office and warehousing space and conduct advertising activities as required for the development of our business and as permitted by our ability to pay the associated costs. See “Plan of Operations.”
We will offer various options for charging stations and services. For public locations, we plan to offer (i) a comprehensive turnkey program where we will own and operate the charging station, manage installation, maintenance, network connectivity and related services and (ii) a program under which we and the owners and lessees of property share in the cost of the charging station, installation expenses of installing, operating and managing charging stations at agreed locations and network connectivity. In both cases, we will share a portion of the EV charging revenue with the property owner, but our share thereof will be higher in the first case. For residences and properties interested in purchasing and owning charging stations, we will provide the charging station, make site and/or installation recommendations, make connections to a network, and provide management and maintenance services for a fixed monthly subscription fee based upon a fixed number of charges or on a per charge basis.
One of our strategies will be to find large locations, such as shopping malls and parking lots and structures, and contract for the installation of one or a very few charging stations. We believe that the installation of small numbers of charging stations at a location is likely to create a demand for more. We thus believe that it is more important to install a few charging stations at many locations, rather than installing a large number of charging stations at a few locations. We will be able to monitor the usage of charging stations at each location and, as a market develops, increase the number of charging stations installed.
The principal components of a charging station are a charger, which draws and processes electricity so that it is usable to charge an EV’s battery, a networking unit, which authorizes payment for charges and transmits other information over the internet, a charging cable, which connects the charger to the EV’s electrical system, and a post, pedestal or other means of attaching the assembled charger, networking unit and cable to the ground or a building.
There are currently three types of charging stations:
• | Level 1 – Level 1 charging stations, which operate on either 110/120 or 220/240 volts, vary substantially in charging capacity, but typically require from about 12 to 24 hours for a full recharge. A charging station of this kind is typically installed at a residence or other location where the time for recharging is not an important factor. The cost of a recharge depends principally on the cost of electricity where the charging station is installed. For example, at the rate of $0.12 per kilowatt-hour, a Nissan LEAF®, which has a driving range of about 100 miles, would cost about $2.88 for a full recharge, or less than $0.03 per mile. The cost of a Level 1 charging station and its and installation will range between approximately $200 and $500. These charging stations may be connected to a network if their owners desire, such as in the event that such owners permit others to use them for a fee that is paid by credit card. Installation of a Level 1 charging station usually requires 1 day. |
• | Level 2 – Level 2 charging stations, which operate on 220/240 volts, deliver a driving range of up to 24 miles per hour of charging (depending on amperage). A Level 2 charging station requires from about 2 to 8 hours to recharge a fully discharged battery, depending on battery size and the charging capacity of the charging station. A charging station of this kind is typically installed in a location where an EV owner is willing to wait for a recharge, such as a shopping center or a movie theater. The cost of a recharge is fixed by the owner of the charging station and will typically be between approximately $1.00 and $ 2.00 per hour. The cost of a charging station and its installation will range between approximately $5,000 and $8,000. These charging stations will almost always be connected to a network. Installation of a Level 2 charging station usually requires 1 day. |
• | Level 3 – Level 3 charging stations, which operate on 480 volts, deliver a driving range of up to 150 miles per hour of charging. A Level 3 charging station requires from approximately 30 to 60 minutes to recharge a fully discharged battery, depending on the vehicle battery size and the charging capacity of the charging station. A charging station of this kind is typically installed in a location where low charging time is a significant factor, such as along superhighways. The cost of a recharge is fixed by the owner of the charging station and will typically be between approximately $15 and $25. The cost of a charging station and its installation will range between approximately $35,000 and $60,000. These charging stations will almost always be connected to a network. Installation of a Level 3 charging station usually requires 1 to 2 weeks. |
The range of costs for a charging station and its installation is based primarily on installation costs, which will vary substantially because of the distance of the charger from a power source, conditions at the installation site, the costs of materials required for installation and, in the case of Level 3 chargers, the need to establish a 480-volt power source if none is present.
The charging stations that we will offer will be compatible with EVs sold in the United States, including the Tesla Model S®, Nissan LEAF®, Chevy Volt®, BMW i3®and i8®, Mitsubishi i-Miev®, Toyota Prius Plug-In®, Honda Fit EV®, and Toyota Rav4 EV®, as well as many others scheduled for release over the next few years.
EV charging fees for owners of charging stations are based either on an hourly rate or a per-kilowatt-hour rate, and are calculated based on a variety of factors, including local electricity tariffs, strength of location, competitive conditions and services and the prices of gasoline and other vehicle fuels. State regulation will affect our fee structure: we will charge customers by the kilowatt-hour for services in energy deregulated states and hourly for services in energy regulated states so as not to be treated as a regulated public utility. California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Virginia and Washington have determined that companies that sell EV charging services to the public will not be regulated as utilities and therefore, if we operate in these states we will charge based on kilowatt usage. Individual state determinations are not binding on any other regulator or jurisdiction. Other jurisdictions are considering similar determinations.
Charging stations are connected to a network by cable or wirelessly. Connection to a network enables billing for public and private charging and may provide information to the owner of the charging station and the network operator that may be used, for example, to reward an EV owner who shops at a store with credit towards charging fees based on his level of spending or other factors. There are several established independent networks, such as Blink Network, ChargePoint, and NRG eVgo, and some EV manufacturers, such as Tesla and Nissan, operate their own networks or offer cards or tokens with the purchase of an EV that enable its owner to charge it at charging stations that use independent networks. The independent networks provide interfaces for smartphones and tablets that enable an EV owner to locate charging stations, determine whether a charger is available and make reservations, determine the type of charger offered, show the charging status for their EV and authorize payment of charging fees. Independent networks have developed by creating relationships across multiple business sectors including multi-family residential and operators of various properties, parking garages, such as shopping malls, retail parking, drug stores, restaurants, educational institutions, hotels, theaters, turnpike commissions and municipalities. We expect to pay network providers $250 per charging station per year initially, but believe that we will be able to obtain better pricing as the volume of our business increases. We are negotiating contracts with network operators.
We plan to concentrate on sales of Level 2 and Level 3 charging stations.
We plan to sell units by direct sales to customers, under which we will acquire and resell charging stations, and by referral arrangements, under which customers will acquire charging stations directly from a manufacturer or vendor and we will receive a referral fee. We expect that in almost all cases, we will contract for the installation of the charging station. In furtherance of this plan:
• | On February 11, 2015, we entered into an agreement with Aeroenvironment, Inc. for the purchase of its products. The agreement is terminable by Aeroenvironment or us at any time. Aeroenvironment offers a range of charging stations, installation and network services for consumers, automakers, utilities and government agencies, power cycling and test systems for EV developers, and industrial electric vehicle charging stations for commercial fleets. We are negotiating a line of credit in the initial amount of $15,000 with Aeroenvironment, but cannot assure that it will be granted in that amount or at all. |
• | On March 10, 2015, we entered into a Referral Agreement with ChargePoint, Inc. (the “ChargePoint Agreement”). The agreement has a term of 1 year. ChargePoint sells Level 2 and Level 3 charging stations and claims that it operates the world’s largest and most open EV charging network and designs, builds and supports the technology that powers it. Under the ChargePoint Agreement, we will refer to ChargePoint customers in the State of Illinois for its branded equipment and will be paid a referral fee of 10% of the sales that ChargePoint makes to these customers for a specific project 30 days after ChargePoint is paid. ChargePoint may accept customers that we refer in other states on a case-by-case basis. ChargePoint and a customer referred by us entered into an order for a Level 2 charging station in the amount of $7,878, for which we will receive a referral fee of $788, and have received an installation fee of $3,940 for the installation of that charging station. We are pursuing other sales through ChargePoint and believe that we can enter into similar referral fee arrangements with other manufacturers and vendors. |
We plan to work with developers of high rise condominiums and commercial properties in the Chicago area with a view to their having sufficient electrical capacity for the installation of EV charging stations for use by their tenants and customers. We believe that the contacts developed in this work may develop into contracts for the installation of EV charging stations.
We are conducting negotiations with a major operator of EV charging stations to perform maintenance for its Level 3 charging stations in the Chicago area. It presently has 26 Level 3 charging stations that we would maintain and plans to add more. If negotiations are successful, we would receive payments of $200 per month per charging station. No assurance can be given that these negotiations will mature into a contract. If this contract materializes (the “Prospective Maintenance Contract”), we believe that we can finance initial costs of approximately $1,500, principally comprising personnel costs, from cash on hand. We believe, but cannot assure, that we will enter into this contract within the next 90 days.
We are also actively pursuing contracts in the Chicago area with several potential customers and have discussed financing with banks. None of these contacts has developed into contracts or financing and no assurance can be given as to whether they will.
Finally, we are negotiating with manufacturers of charging stations and bases for charging stations with a view to becoming a distributor for their products. No assurance can be given that these negotiations will mature into a contract.
Our revenues will be derived primarily derived from sales of charging stations, installation fees, public EV charging services, government grants, state and federal rebates, and marketing incentives.
As indicated above, we have installed a charging station that a customer ordered from ChargePoint, have received a fee of $3,940 for its installation and have earned a referral fee of $788. We have not sold or installed any other charging stations. We have not yet performed any EV charging services.
For a description of how we plan to develop our business, see “Plan of Operations.” As indicated under that caption, although we are presently able to conduct some of the activities contemplated by the plan, its completion depends on our obtaining financing of at least $120,000. Because we cannot predict when and in what amounts we will receive such financing, we cannot predict at what rate or when, if ever, we will be able to complete the plan.
Competition
We face competition from various companies engaged in similar businesses. Many of our competitors have longer operating histories, better brand recognition and greater financial resources than we do. In order for us to successfully compete in our industry we will need to:
• | develop awareness of our company and its services; |
• | develop relationships with potential purchasers and users of our charging stations and owners of EVs; and |
• | increase our financial resources. |
There can be no assurance that even if we do these things we will be able to compete effectively with the other companies in our industry.
While we hope to compete effectively, we are a newly established company and face the same problems as other start-up companies, such as lack of available funds. Many of our competitors may be substantially larger and better funded than we, and have significantly longer operating histories than we. In addition, they may develop technologies or products superior to ours and generally be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes. We may also be affected by changes in legislation and regulations relating our industry and in particular by changes in tax and other incentives that have furthered sales of EVs. Additionally, our competitors may devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products and services than we and or do.
Intellectual Property
We do not directly own any of the intellectual property rights attached to any of the products we distribute. We plan to develop and register trademarks to identify our company.
Research and Development
We do not conduct any research and development activities.
Reports to Security Holders
We are subject to the reporting, proxy and other requirements of the Exchange Act and we intend to file and make available to our shareholders with annual reports containing financial statements audited by our independent auditors and quarterly reports containing unaudited financial statements for each of the first three quarters of each year, as well as proxy or information statements.
The public may read and copy any materials that we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an internet site on which reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC are made available. The address of that site is www.sec.gov.
Laws and Regulations
We may be affected by laws and regulations regarding tax and other incentives that are intended to promote sales of EVs and other vehicles that use alternative fuels. For example, regulations for installation of charging stations vary from city to city. Compliance with such regulation(s) may cause installation delays, but these issues are standard and expected for any product that requires construction as part of its installation.
As noted above, the way that we charge for our services may be affected by state regulation.
While we believe that our intended business activities does not currently violate any laws, any regulatory changes that impose additional restrictions or requirements on us or on our potential customers could adversely affect us by increasing our operating costs or decreasing demand for our products or services, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. We are subject to normal permitting regulations in connection with the installation of our charging stations and we expect to receive permits as a routine matter.
Employees
As of the date of this Prospectus, we have 1 employee, Brian C. Howe, the Company’s president and sole director, who is devoting one half of his time to the Company. Mr. Howe has advised the Company that, as in the future, he intends to such further time to the Company as may be required for it to develop in accordance with its plan of operations.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
We are presently leasing shared office space at 180 North LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois, on a month-to-month basis at a cost of $105 per month. As part of our operating plan, we will be seeking permanent office and storage facilities.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not a party to nor do we expect the institution of any litigation by or against us.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is a discussion of Charging’s audited financial statements for the period from inception (August 27, 2013) to June 30, 2014, and its unaudited financial statements for the six-month period ended December 31, 2014. The financial statements of Charging will be our financial statements going forward due to the reverse merger accounting treatment of the merger transaction. After the merger, the Company, which then had a September 30 fiscal year, adopted Charging’s June 30 fiscal year.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of Charging, including the notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. The discussion of results, causes and trends should not be construed to imply any conclusion that these results or trends will necessarily continue into the future.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (AUGUST 27, 2013) TO JUNE 30, 2014
Revenues
Revenues for the period from inception (August 27, 2013) to June 30, 2014, were $0.00. No revenue was reported for this period because we are a development stage company. There is no prior period to which this result may be compared.
Costs and Expenses
General and Administrative expenses for this period were $11,839, comprising primarily organizational costs and legal and accounting expenses. There is no prior period to which this result may be compared.
Interest Expense
Interest expense of $52 to a related party was incurred during this period.
Net Loss
We had a net loss for this period of $11,839. There is no prior period to which this result may be compared.
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014
COMPARED TO THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION TO DECEMBER 31, 2013
Revenues
We had no revenues for the six months ended December 31, 2014, and for the period that began with the inception of the Company on August 27, 2013 and ended December 31, 2013 (the “Inception Period”), because we were a development stage company.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2014, were $7,731 compared to $4,690 for the Inception Period. Operating expenses increased in the later period to higher general and administrative expenses associated with the Merger.
Interest
We had interest expense of $121 for the six months ended December 31, 2014, compared to $0.00 for the Inception Period
Net Loss
We had a net loss of $7,731 for the six month period ended December 31, 2014, as compared to $4,690 for the Inception Period.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern. As discussed in this Prospectus and in the notes to our financial statements, we have not generated any revenues since inception, have incurred operating losses, and at June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2014, we had a working capital deficiency of $8,839 and $391,691, respectively. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Additionally, our independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph in their report on our audited financial statements regarding concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our generating operating cash flow and raising capital sufficient to fund operations. Our business strategy may not be successful in addressing these issues, however, and if we cannot continue as a going concern, our shareholders may lose their entire investments.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2014, we had assets of $320 and $353, respectively, all in cash, current liabilities of $9,159 and $392,044, respectively, and shareholders’ deficiency of $8,839 and $391,691, respectively. During these periods, we had no revenues and incurred costs and expenses as set forth above. We expect to generate revenues during the quarter ending June 30, 2015, as the result of a contract under which we will receive referral and a contract under which we will receive an installation fee.
During the period from Inception to June 30, 2014, we expended net cash of $8,180 in operating activities and received net cash of $8,500 from financing activities. There is no prior period to which comparisons may be made. During the six-month period ended December 31, 2014, we used net cash of $4,423 in operating activities and received net cash of $4,456 from financing activities, as compared with net cash of $4,638 used in operating activities and net cash of $8,000 received from financing activities during the period from Inception to December 31, 2014.
We anticipate that we will meet our ongoing financing requirements for the next 12 months by retaining income as well as through equity or debt financing, customer deposits, lines of credit with manufacturers and vendors and credit terms with installers of charging stations with whom we subcontract. We estimate that we will require an additional $120,000 in order to complete our plan of operations (see below) for the next 12 months. At lesser levels of funding, we may be able to complete the plan of operations only in part, principally because, as explained in the last sentence of this paragraph, we will be unable to acquire and sell the number of charging stations targeted in the plan. Although we believe that we can generate greater revenues and profits by purchasing and reselling charging stations than by receiving referral fees from vendors, referral fee arrangements, such as the one that we have entered into with ChargePoint, will enable us to offer charging stations to customers without our having to expend cash. The $15,000 credit line with Aeroenvironment, if approved, together with customer deposits, will enable us to finance several Level 1 and Level 2 charging stations, but our present credit capacity will not permit us to finance the purchase and sale of Level 3 charging stations. We expect to obtain 30 to 45 day credit terms from the companies with which we subcontract for installation of charging stations. We believe, but cannot assure, that with increasing purchase volume and timely payment, we will be able to increase our vendor lines of credit.
We currently do not have any arrangements for any debt or equity financing and there is no assurance that any such financing will be available or if available, on terms that will be acceptable to us. We may not raise sufficient funds, or have sufficient retained earnings, to carry out our plan of operations fully. We are unable to predict the amount of customer deposits that we may receive, inasmuch as they will be the subject of negotiation, together with the other terms of individual contracts.
Plan of Operations
Our most significant objectives over the next 12 months are to obtain financing, to continue the sale and installation of charging stations and to begin servicing of charging stations, whether or not sold and installed by us. In order to do so, we have established the following specific goals for this period:
• | Secure funding of $120,000 in order to complete our plan of operations. This activity has commenced through personal contacts by our president and will be ongoing. We can give no assurance that funding in this or any lesser amount will be available on acceptable terms, or available at all. The costs associated with this activity, which would arise principally from travel and legal expenses, are estimated to be $20,000. Of this amount, approximately $50,000 will be needed as an initial fund for the acquisition of Level 3 charging stations for resale. |
• | Provide services under the Prospective Maintenance Contract. This activity can be conducted using available cash and once payments begin, we believe that it will generate profits. |
• | Conduct referral activities under the ChargePoint Agreement. This activity can be conducted using available cash. |
• | Hire sales, administrative and technical personnel. We will need to hire a technician immediately upon signing the Prospective Maintenance Contract; the revenues from the Prospective Maintenance Contract are expected to be sufficient to pay this salary. We believe that our president will be able to perform other sales, administrative and technical activities for several months, but as our business expands, we will need to hire additional personnel as needed and as our revenues and financing permit. The costs associated with all such personnel are estimated to be $15,000 per month. We have interviewed candidates for certain positions, but have not hired any and do not intend to do so until we require their services and until we receive sufficient financing and/or revenues to pay them. |
• | Acquire additional office furniture, equipment and materials (forms, corporate stationary, business cards and office supplies). We will commence this activity contemporaneously with our hiring of the above sales, administrative and technical personnel and complete it soon thereafter. |
• | Lease additional office and warehouse space. The costs associated with this activity are estimated to be approximately $3,350 per month. We will commence this activity contemporaneously with our hiring of the above sales, administrative and technical personnel and complete it soon thereafter. |
• | Obtain and complete orders for the sale (directly or by referral) and installation of 150 Level 1 charging stations, which will yield revenues of approximately $375,000 if all sales are made directly; the amount will be reduced by approximately 5% per charging station to the extent that sales are made by referrals. We expect that this activity will commence at the rate of a few orders per month in the first few months and that the number of orders will increase with the passage of time. The referral agreement with ChargePoint, the line of credit with Aeroenvironment, if it is approved, credit terms with installers and customer deposits will enable us to conduct this part of our plan of operations but our ability to complete it depends on the generation of sufficient customer orders and, if necessary, additional financing. |
• | Obtain and complete orders for the sale (directly or by referral) and installation of 150 Level 2 charging stations at commercial properties with at least 100 parking spaces, which will yield revenues of approximately $2,055,000 if all sales are made directly; the amount will be reduced by approximately 5% per charging station to the extent that sales are made by referrals. This activity has commence with an order for the sale and installation of a Level 2 charging station under the referral arrangement with ChargePoint and we expect it to continue at the rate of a few orders per month in the first few months and that the number of orders will increase with the passage of time. The referral agreement with ChargePoint, the line of credit with Aeroenvironment, if it is approved, credit terms with installers and customer deposits will enable us to conduct this part of our plan of operations but our ability to complete it depends on the generation of sufficient customer orders and, if necessary, additional financing. |
• | Obtain and complete orders from 30 customers for the sale (directly or by referral) and installation of Level 3 charging stations, which will yield revenues of approximately $1,545,000 if all sales are made directly; the amount will be reduced by approximately 5% per charging station to the extent that sales are made by referrals. We are limited to offering Level 3 charging stations in connection with our referral fee arrangement with ChargePoint to customers who will accept ChargePoint’s products and who are able to pay or finance the price therefor because we need to have $50,000 available before we can purchase and resell these charging systems. We expect that this activity will commence at the rate of one or two orders per month in the first few months and that the number of orders will increase with the passage of time. |
• | Hire field technicians and technical support equipment. We will commence this activity as needed when we have installed our first charging stations. The cost is not ascertainable because the number of technicians and the amount of equipment depends on the number of charging stations installed. The cost of each technician is estimated to be $6,000 per month and the cost of technical support equipment is estimated to be from $1,500 to $4,500. We believe that we will be able to pay the salaries of technicians from the fees that we charge for their services, but pay for or finance the cost of equipment. |
• | Acquire an inventory of service parts. We will commence this activity as needed when we have installed our first EV charging units. The cost of this activity is estimated to be from $15,000 to $37,500, depending on the number of charging units sold and installed. Until we purchase this inventory, we will acquire service parts from manufacturers and other vendors as needed. |
• | Begin a marketing and advertising our campaign. We have commenced this activity which includes updating our website, brochures and other advertising materials and attending industry events, and will continue it as our finances permit. The full cost is estimated to be $60,000. |
• | Activation of software hosting, licensing fees and data collection fees. We will commence this activity, which will continue until throughout the 12-month period, as and when we install charging stations. We estimate the costs associated with this activity to be approximately $250 per charging station, all of which will be borne by our customers. |
Many of these goals are dependent on the attainment of one or more others and all of them are dependent on obtaining financing. We cannot give firm dates for the attainment of any goal that depends on orders or financing or a firm date for the receipt of revenues from orders because we cannot predict when, if or in what amount we will receive orders or financing.
Referral fees from the ChargePoint Agreement, together with payments under the Prospective Maintenance Contract, the prospective line of credit with Aeroenvironment, customers’ deposits, credit terms with installers and revenue from other operations, will enable us partially to complete our plan of operations. However, we believe that will require $50,000 in order to begin purchasing and reselling Level 3 chargers and $120,000 in order to fully to complete our plan of operations.
We will begin to receive revenues under the ChargePoint Agreement, 30 days after ChargePoint receives payment from a customer that we refer to ChargePoint. As previously indicated, we expect to receive a referral fee from ChargePoint and payment for the installation of the related charging stations during the quarter ending June 30, 2015. If the Prospective Maintenance Contract is entered into, we will begin receiving revenues within 30 days after we begin rendering services. We expect to receive revenues 30 days after a charging station is installed or maintenance services are rendered. We are exploring the use of credit cards in order to receive payment when installations are complete.
Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance-sheet arrangements.
Contractual Obligations
The following table sets forth information with respect to our known contractual obligations as of June 30, 2014, setting forth their types and the times at which they are due.
Payments due by period | ||||||||||||||||||||
Contractual Obligations | Total | Less than 1 Year | 1-3 Years | 3-5 Years | More than 5 Years | |||||||||||||||
Long-Term Debt Obligations | $ | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | ||||||||||||||
Capital Lease Obligations | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | |||||||||||||||
Operating Lease Obligations | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | |||||||||||||||
Purchase Obligations* | $ | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | ||||||||||||||
Other Long-Term Liabilities Reflected on Our Balance Sheet under GAAP | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- | --0-- |
Controls and Procedures
Our management is required to report on the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting in each of the annual reports that it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. While we plan to implement controls and procedures, we have not yet done so. If we fail to do so, we may not be able favorably to assess the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. If this occurs, investor confidence and the price of the Common Stock could be adversely affected.
Risks and Uncertainties
We operate in an industry that is subject to rapid and sometimes unpredictable change. Our operations will be subject to significant risk and uncertainties, including financial, operational and other risks, including the risk of business failure. Further, as noted in this Prospectus, in order to develop its business, the Company will require substantial capital resources.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. 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.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from estimates.
Revenue Recognition
The Company follows the guidance of the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition.” We record revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, product delivery has occurred, the selling price to the customer is fixed or determinable and collectability of the revenue is reasonably assured. The Company has not experienced any significant returns from customers and accordingly, in management’s opinion, no reserve for returns has been provided.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
MARKET PRICE, DIVIDENDS AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
The Common Stock is quoted on OTCQB under the symbol “EVUS.”
The following table sets forth the quarterly high bid and low bid prices at which the Common Stock has been quoted on OTCQB for the last two fiscal years and the subsequent interim periods. The prices set forth below represent interdealer quotations, without retail markup, markdown or commission and may not be reflective of actual transactions. The Common Stock has been very thinly traded and we do not believe that the prices at which the Common Stock has historically traded necessarily represent its fair market value or are a good indicator of the prices at which the Common Stock might trade in the future. Based on the thin trading of the Common Stock, we do not believe that a market for the Common Stock exists and we can give no assurance that there will be a market for the Common Stock in the future.
The following table reflects the high and low bid information for the Common Stock for the periods indicated obtained from OMG and reflects inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
Quarter Ended | Bid | |||||
Fiscal Year 2015 | High | Low | ||||
Quarter Ended June 30, 2015 (through May 7, 2015) | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.01 | ||
Quarter Ended March 31, 2015 | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.02 | ||
Quarter Ended December 31, 2014 | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.20 | ||
Quarter Ended September 30, 2014 | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.20 | ||
Fiscal Year 2014 | ||||||
Quarter Ended June 30, 2014 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||
Quarter Ended March 31, 2014 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||
Quarter Ended December 31, 2013 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||
Quarter Ended September 30, 2013 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||
Fiscal Year 2013 | ||||||
Quarter Ended June 30, 2013 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||
Quarter Ended March 31, 2013 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||
Quarter Ended December 31, 2012 | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.025 | ||
Quarter Ended September 30, 2012 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.20 |
Holders
As of the date of this Prospectus, there were 188 holders of record of the Common Stock.
Dividends
To date, we have not paid dividends and we do not expect to declare or pay dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of any dividends will depend upon our future earnings, if any, our financial condition, and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
Directors and Officers
The Bylaws state that the authorized number of directors shall be not less than 1 nor more than 7 and has been fixed by the Board of Directors at 1 director.
Name | Age | Position | ||
Brian C. Howe | 51 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Mr. Howe will serve as a director in that capacity until the next annual shareholders’ meeting or until his successor is elected and qualified, until his death or until his resignation or removal. Officers hold their positions at the will of the Board of Directors. There are no arrangements, agreements or understandings between non-management security holders and management under which non-management security holders may directly or indirectly participate in or influence the management of our affairs.
Mr. Howe has served as president and sole director of the Company since the closing of the Merger, as President and sole director of Charging since July 2014 and as a director of Charging since its founding in August 2013. Mr. Howe has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of JNS Power & Control Systems, Inc. (“JNS”), a firm in the business of building automation and design build electrical work, since January 2002. Mr. Howe is an expert in construction management, with over 22 years in the industry. Mr. Howe holds a Supervising Electrician License issued by the City of Chicago Department of Buildings. He has taught classes at The IBEW-NECA Tech Institute, in Alsip, Illinois, teaching basic building controls and refrigeration to Journeyman Electricians. He has managed residential, commercial, healthcare, hotel, educational and other construction projects for as much as $2,500,000, including projects under construction management and guaranteed maximum price contract scenarios. Mr. Howe graduated from BEW-NECA Tech Institute in 1996.
During the last 5 years, no director has held any other directorship in any company with a class of securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the Exchange Act or subject to the requirements of section 15(d) of such Act or any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The prior experience of Mr. Howe in management, together with his willingness to spend a substantial amount of his time as an officer of the Company, led to the conclusion that he was a desirable person to serve as a director.
Upon the closing of the Merger Agreement, Richard S. Astrom resigned as a director, leaving Mr. Howe as our sole director, and was replaced as president by the appointment of Mr. Howe to that office. Mr. Astrom’s resignation was voluntary and not because of a disagreement with the Company.
Family Relationships
None.
Related Party Transactions
Shareholder Loan
Charging and Mr. Howe have entered into a loan agreement, dated July 23, 2014, under which he may make loans to Charging. This agreement provides that all loans will be due on December 15, 2015, and will bear interest at the rate of 3.25% per annum, to be paid when the loan or loans mature. There is presently $10,000 outstanding under this agreement.
Mr. Howe and a former officer, director and shareholder of Charging, made capital contributions of $3,000 to Charging when Charging was incorporated. That officer also loaned $7,500 to Charging, which was repaid on August 20, 2014.
Employment Arrangements
There are no employment agreements between us and our sole officer and director.
Merger
In connection with the Merger, Mr. Howe received 2,180,000 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, which been converted into 4,360,000,000 shares of Common Stock, as merger consideration for his shares in Charging. This merger consideration was fixed in negotiations at arms’ length between the Company and Charging prior to the time that Mr. Howe became an officer or director of the Company.
Indebtedness to Former Officer and Director
The Company owed Mr. Astrom $40,928 for advances that he made to the Company, of which $5,500 was made during the 9 months ended June 30, 2014, $7,642 was made during the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2013, and $7,236 was made during the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2013. These advances did not bear interest and were carried as book-entry indebtedness. All of this indebtedness has been discharged. See “Exchange Transaction,” immediately below.
Exchange Transaction
Prior to the Merger, Richard S. Astrom owned 5,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 5,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and was owed $40,928 for advances that he had made to the Company, which indebtedness was carried as related party debt on the books of the Company. In satisfaction of a condition precedent to the Merger, Mr. Astrom and the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2014, pursuant to which (i) the above mentioned shares were surrendered, (ii) the above mentioned indebtedness was extinguished, (iii) the Company made a convertible promissory note, dated October 27, 2014, in the principal amount of $400,000 in favor of Mr. Astrom and (iv) the Company and Mr. Astrom entered into a pledge agreement, dated October 27, 2014, securing the indebtedness of the Company to Mr. Astrom under the convertible promissory note. Mr. Astrom represented and warranted to the Company that (i) the above mentioned indebtedness was the only indebtedness of the Company owed to him, (ii) all other indebtedness of the Company owing to any other person or entity had been discharged and (iii) after his surrender of his 5,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 5,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, no shares of any class or series of the capital stock the Company, other than 155,892 shares of its common stock, were outstanding and that the Company had not issued or agreed to issue any instrument that entitled the holder thereof to acquire any of the Company’s equity securities, other than the Series D Preferred Stock that were acquired under the Merger Agreement and the Private Placement and converted into 5,060,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Also on October 27, 2014, the Company prepaid $25,000 of the principal amount of the convertible promissory note. The principal terms of the convertible promissory note and the pledge agreement are as follows:
The Convertible Promissory Note.
The principal amount of the convertible promissory note is $400,000, of which $25,000 has been repaid. It originally bore interest at the rate of 0.38 percent per annum and was due on October 27, 2015, but on January 15, 2015, Mr. Astrom and the Company entered into an agreement extending the date on which the convertible promissory note is due to March 31, 2016, and increased its rate to 0.41 percent per annum. The convertible promissory note is subject to acceleration in the event of certain events of default, contains certain restrictive covenants and is secured by a pledge of all of the shares in Charging. If an event of default, including failure to pay the convertible promissory note when due, occurs, the unpaid principal amount of the convertible promissory note and the interest accrued thereon will be convertible as a whole or in part from time to time into an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock at a conversion price per share equal to 50% of the average of the daily closing prices for a share of Common Stock for the three (3) consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately prior to the day on which the convertible promissory note is delivered for conversion. The convertible promissory note also contains certain covenants under which the Company may not consummate a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender offer, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, redemption or other similar event or transfer any of its property or assets outside the ordinary course of business without the consent of Mr. Astrom; may conduct business only through wholly owned subsidiaries; may not sell, transfer, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of any shares or interests in any of its subsidiaries or permit any of them to transfer, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of any shares or interests in a subsidiary held by it; is required to file reports timely under and remain subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act; and may not file a registration statement under the Securities Act until one year after the date on which Mr. Astrom shall first have converted any portion of the convertible promissory note into shares of Common Stock.
The convertible promissory note constitutes a material risk to our business because:
• | We may not be able to repay it when it is due, in which case Mr. Astrom could foreclose on the shares of Charging which he holds as security for its payment (see “Pledge Agreement,” immediately below). In that event, we would not have any operations, our business would fail and our shareholders would lose their investments. |
• | We may not engage in transactions under which we could acquire or combine with other businesses or reorganize without Mr. Astrom’s consent, which he may withhold in his discretion. If Mr. Astrom did not consent to a proposed acquisition, we could lose a desirable business opportunity. |
• | Our inability to file a registration statement restricts our ability to obtain financing in the public markets. As a result, until the convertible promissory note is paid, we may not be able to raise some or all of the funding required to execute our plan of operations, expand our business or take advantage of other opportunities. While Mr. Astrom could waive this restriction, he is not obligated to do so. |
The Pledge Agreement
The pledge agreement provides, among other things, that all of the shares of Charging are pledged to Mr. Astrom to secure the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the obligations of the Company under the convertible promissory note. In the event that the Company were to default under the convertible promissory note, Mr. Astrom would be entitled to foreclose on and sell the shares of Charging at a public or private sale and apply the proceeds of such sale to satisfy the convertible promissory note. Inasmuch as all of our operations are conducted through Charging, the result of such sale would be that we would have no operations and the holders of Common Stock would lose all or substantially all of their investment.
Private Placement
On October 27, 2014, the Company completed the Private Placement, in which it received $25,000 as a result of the issuance of 350,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock. These shares have been converted into the 700,000,000 shares of Common Stock that are being offered under this Prospectus. All of the participants in the Private Placement paid the same price for their shares.
Pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement, dated September 11, 2014, between the Company and Dixie Assets Management, Inc., a corporation controlled by Mr. Astrom, our former president and sole director, he acquired beneficial ownership of 100,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, which have been converted into 200,000,000 of the shares of Common Stock that are being offered under this Prospectus for the purchase price of $7,142.86. Pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement, dated September 11, 2014, between the Company and Pharo Tesoro LLC, a limited liability company controlled by Pamela Astrom, the wife of Mr. Astrom, she acquired beneficial ownership of 101,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, which have been converted into 202,000,000 of the shares of Common Stock that are being offered under this Prospectus for the purchase price of $7,214.29.
In connection with the Private Placement, the Company and the participants in the Private Placement entered into Registration Rights Agreements, dated September 11, 2014, pursuant to which the Company has filed the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part and to use its best efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective, all containing the same terms. The registration rights agreements contain no penalties in the event that the Company does not file the registration statement or in the event that it does not become effective within a specified period or at all.
Board Ratification
On October 27, 2014, following the appointment of Mr. Howe as a director and the resignation of Richard S. Astrom as a director, the board ratified, confirmed, adopted and approved all resolutions adopted by Mr. Astrom, as sole director of the Company, in connection with the adoption, approval and consummation of the Merger Agreement and all instruments executed and delivered and actions taken by him, as President of the Company or otherwise, pursuant to said resolutions, including his execution and delivery of the above mentioned exchange agreement, convertible promissory note and pledge agreement in the name and on behalf of the Company.
Possible Transactions with JNS
We may contract with JNS, of which Mr. Howe is the chief executive officer and a director, among other things for the purchase from it of 30 Level 2 charging stations, having an approximate fair market value of approximately $90,000. We may also contract with JNS for the installation of charging stations, whether or not they were acquired from JNS.
We have not entered into any definitive agreements with respect to any of these matters. In the event that we do enter into any such agreements, we intend to do so on the same terms as we would enter into them with third parties.
Conflicts of Interest
Our directors are not obligated to commit their full time and attention to our business and, accordingly, they may encounter a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations and those of other businesses. In the course of their other business activities, they may become aware of investment and business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us as well as other entities to which they owe a fiduciary duty. As a result, they may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. They may also in the future become affiliated with entities that are engaged in business activities similar to those we intend to conduct.
Shareholder Communications with the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors has not adopted a formal methodology for communications from shareholders on the belief that any communication would be brought to the Board’s attention by virtue of its current composition of a single director. Any shareholder who wishes to communicate with the Board of Directors should send a letter to the Secretary of at our current principal address.
Committees of the Board of Directors
The Board has not formed any committees because the Board of Directors will consist of only Mr. Howe and because our shares are not traded on an exchange or on a national securities exchange, we are not required by law or applicable regulations to have an audit committee. All matters relating to audit, compensation, nominations and corporate governance are considered and acted upon by our Board of Directors.
Legal Proceedings
No current director, officer, nominee for director or officer, affiliate or promoter has, within the past five years, filed any bankruptcy petition, been convicted in or been the subject of any pending criminal proceedings, nor has any such person been the subject of any order, judgment or decree involving the violation of any state or federal securities or commodities laws. The Company is not aware of any legal proceedings to which any director, officer or affiliate of the Company, any record or beneficial owner of more than five (5) percent of any class of voting securities of the Company, or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate of the Company, or security holder is a party adverse to the Company or has an interest adverse to the Company.
Director Independence
Currently, we do not have any directors who are independent. We have used the definition of “independent director” set forth in NASDAQ Stock Market Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) to make this determination. This rule provides that an “independent director” is a person other than an officer or employee of the Company or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. This rule further provides that a director cannot be considered independent if:
• | he is, or at any time during the past three years was, an employee of the company; |
• | he or his family member accepted any compensation from the company in excess of $120,000 during any period of 12 consecutive months within the three years preceding the independence determination (subject to certain exclusions); |
• | his family member is, or at any time during the past three years was, an executive officer of the company; |
• | he or his family member is a partner in, controlling shareholder of, or an executive officer of an entity to which the company made, or from which the company received, payments in the current or any of the past three fiscal years that exceed 5% of the recipient’s consolidated gross revenue for that year or $200,000, whichever is greater (subject to certain exclusions); |
• | he or his family member is employed as an executive officer of an entity where, at any time during the past three years, any of the executive officers of the Company served on the compensation committee of such other entity; or |
• | he or his family member is a current partner of the company’s outside auditor, or at any time during the past three years was a partner or employee of the company’s outside auditor, and who worked on the company’s audit. |
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Based solely upon a review of Forms 3 and 4 and amendments thereto furnished to us during our most recent fiscal year and Forms 5 and amendments thereto furnished to us with respect to our most recent fiscal year, and written representation from a reporting person that no Form 5 is required, there were no late reports, transactions that were not reported on a timely basis or any known failure to file a required form.
Code of Ethics
We have not adopted a corporate code of ethics. We plan in the near future to adopt a code of ethics reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and promote honest and ethical conduct; provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in public reports; comply with applicable laws; ensure prompt internal reporting of code violations; and provide accountability for adherence to the code.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among our officers, directors or persons nominated for such positions.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table provides certain information for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012, concerning compensation earned for services rendered in all capacities by our named executive officers, who were our only officers during those periods. None of our executive officers has received any compensation since June 30, 2014.
Summary Compensation Table
Name | Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Option Awards | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | All Other Compensation | Total |
Brian C. Howe1 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Richard S. Astrom2 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | President since October 27, 2014. |
2 | President until October 27, 2014. |
Option Grants
As of the date of this Prospectus we had not granted any options or stock appreciation rights to our named executive officers or directors.
Management Agreements
We have not entered into any consulting or management agreements with any of our current executive officers or directors.
Equity Awards, Grant Based Awards, Stock Options, Pension Benefits and Deferred Compensation
The Company has never granted equity or grant based awards, stock options or pension benefits and has not entered into any deferred compensation plan or arrangement.
Compensation of Directors
Our directors have not received any compensation for their services as directors. We have no formal plan for compensating our directors for their services in the future in their capacity as directors, although such directors may in the future receive options to purchase shares of our Common Stock as awarded by our Board of Directors or by any compensation committee that may be established.
Pension, Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans
There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits to our directors or executive officers. We have no material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers.
Compensation Analysis
The Company is presently paying compensation to its officers on an irregular and inadequate basis. We believe that regular and adequate compensation will eventually be required to retain their services. In particular, we believe that adequate compensation for persons with Mr. Howe’s credentials and experience at a like stage of its development would involve a salary of approximately $150,000 per year, a cash bonus and non-cash incentive compensation based on performance, and stock options. We recognize that we needs to develop compensation programs that will provide adequate cash and short- and long-term incentive compensation in order to attract and retain qualified officers and key employees, but we has not yet determined what the compensation program is designed to reward; the various elements of compensation; the bases for selecting each element; how we will determine the amount to be paid for each element (or the formula for such payment); and how our decisions regarding that element fit into our overall compensation objectives and affect decisions regarding other elements.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the ownership, as of the date of this Prospectus, of Common Stock by each of our directors, by all of our executive officers and directors as a group and by each person known to us who is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of our securities. As that date, there were issued and outstanding 5,060,155,892shares of Common Stock. All persons named in the following table have sole voting and investment control with respect to their shares and own their shares directly. The number of shares described below includes shares which the beneficial owner has the right to acquire within 60 days of the date of this Prospectus. Mr. Howe’s address is that of the Company.
Name of Beneficial Holder | Nature and Amount of Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock1 | Percent of Class | ||||||
Brian C. Howe2 | 4,360,000,000 | 86.2 | % | |||||
All officers and Directors as a Group (one person) | 4,360,000,000 | 86.2 | % |
1 | All shares are owned beneficially, of record and with sole dispositive power. |
2 | Mr. Howe is the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and sole director. |
The number of shares beneficially owned is determined under SEC rules, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under those rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares as to which the individual has sole or shared voting power or investment power, and also any shares which the individual has the right to acquire within 60 days of the determination date, through the exercise or conversion of any stock option, convertible security, warrant or other right.
The Company is not aware of any person who owns of record or beneficially 5 percent or more of its outstanding securities of any class, other than as set forth above. As of the date hereof, there are no classes or series of stock other than Common Stock issued or outstanding. There are no known current arrangements that will result in a change in control.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The only statutes, charter provisions, bylaws, contracts, or other arrangements under which any controlling person, director or officer is insured or indemnified in any manner against any liability which he may incur in his capacity as such, are Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”) and Section 6.09 of our By-laws.
Nevada Revised Statutes
Section 78.138 of the NRS provides for immunity of directors from monetary liability, except in certain enumerated circumstances, as follows:
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 35.230, 90.660, 91.250, 452.200, 452.270, 668.045 and 694A.030, or unless the Articles of Incorporation or an amendment thereto, in each case filed on or after October 1, 2003, provide for greater individual liability, a director or officer is not individually liable to the corporation or its shareholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that:
(a) | his act or failure to act constituted a breach of his fiduciary duties as a director or officer; and |
(b) | his breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law. |
Section 78.5702 of the NRS provides as follows:
1. | A corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he: |
(a) | is not liable pursuant to NRS 78.138; or |
(b) | acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. |
2. | A corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys’ fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he: |
(a) | is not liable pursuant to NRS 78.138; or |
(b) | acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. |
Indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
3. | To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections 1 and 2, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation shall indemnify him or her against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense. |
The Bylaws
Article X of our Bylaws –
• | provides for mandatory indemnification, to the full extent permitted by law, of any present or former director or officer of the Company any of its affiliates or subsidiaries who has served as such a director or officer after October 27, 2014 (each, an indemnitee), for all expenses, liabilities, losses or other specified amounts resulting from a legal proceeding arising from any occurrence that takes place after such date and that relates to the fact that such indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company any of its affiliates or subsidiaries or at the request of the Company served in one of several specified capacities with respect to another entity; |
• | provides that the Company is not required to indemnify an indemnitee in connection with any legal proceeding initiated by the indemnitee against the Company except under certain specified circumstances; |
• | requires the advancement of expenses to an indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by the indemnitee to repay if it is ultimately determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company; |
• | provides that (1) when making a determination of whether an indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under the Bylaws, there is a presumption that the indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and the Company the burden of proof to overcome that presumption, and (2) that, in an indemnitee’s lawsuit to enforce his or her right to indemnification under the Bylaws, the Company must prove with clear and convincing evidence that the indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification; |
• | requires the Company to indemnify an indemnitee for expenses (and, if requested by an indemnitee, to advance such expenses on such terms and conditions as the Board deems appropriate) that are incurred by an indemnitee in a lawsuit to enforce the indemnitee’s indemnification rights under the Bylaws; |
• | provides that rights to indemnification under the Bylaws are non-exclusive, have certain survival rights and are deemed to be contractual rights; and |
• | provides that the Company has the power to purchase insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of an indemnitee for any liability and any related expenses, except that no such financial arrangement may provide protection for a person adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable for intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, except with respect to advancement of expenses or indemnification ordered by a court. |
The general effect of the foregoing is to indemnify a person entitled to indemnification from liability, thereby making us responsible for any expenses or damages incurred by him in any action brought against them based on their conduct, provided they did not engage in fraud or criminal activity.
Vacancies in the Board of Directors.The Company’s bylaws provide that (i) vacancies in the board may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, (ii) each director so elected or appointed shall hold office until his successor is elected at an annual or a special meeting of the shareholders and (iii) a vacancy in the board shall be deemed to exist in case of the death, resignation, or removal of any director, or if the authorized number of directors be increased, or if the shareholders fail at any annual or special meeting of shareholders at which any director or directors are elected to elect the full authorized number of Directors to be voted for at that meeting.
Special Meetings of Shareholders.The bylaws contain no provision enabling shareholders to call a special meeting of shareholders and Nevada corporate law confers no such right.
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The Company’s articles of incorporation, as amended, contain certain provisions that may affect the rights of its shareholders, as follows:
Liabilities of directors and officers.NRS 78.138(7) provides that:
unless the articles of incorporation or an amendment thereto, in each case filed on or after October 1, 2003, provide for greater individual liability, a director or officer is not individually liable to the corporation or its stockholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that:
(a) | The director’s or officer’s act or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer; and |
(b) | The breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law. |
The amended articles of incorporation do not provide for greater individual liability for directors or officers.
Cumulative Voting. Nevada corporate law provides that shareholders do not have a right to cumulate their votes for directors unless the articles of incorporation so provide. The articles of incorporation do not provide for cumulative voting.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby has been passed upon by Barry J. Miller, Esq., of Huntington Woods, Michigan.
EXPERTS
The financial statements appearing in this Prospectus have been audited by Paritz & Company, P.A., an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon appearing in this Prospectus and such report is included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
No expert or counsel named in this Prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of this Prospectus or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of the Common Stock was employed on a contingency basis or had, or is to receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial interest, directly or indirectly, in the Company or its subsidiary.
TRANSFER AGENT
The Company’s transfer agent is Pacific Stock Transfer, 4045 South Spencer Street Suite 403 Las Vegas, NV 89119, an SEC registered transfer agent.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Pages | ||||
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 45 | |||
Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2014 | 46 | |||
Statement of Operations from Inception (August 27, 2013) to June 30, 2014 | 47 | |||
Statement of Cash Flows from Inception (August 27, 2013) to June 30, 2014 | 48 | |||
Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit from Inception (August 27, 2013) to June 30, 2014 | 49 | |||
Notes to Audited Financial Statements | 50 | |||
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2014 (Unaudited) | 53 | |||
Statements of Operations for the Six Months ended December 31, 2014, and from Inception (August 27, 2013), to December 31, 2013 (Unaudited) | 54 | |||
Statements of Cash Flows for the six Months ended December 31, 2014, and from Inception (August 27, 2013), to December 31, 2013 (Unaudited) | 55 | |||
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) | 56 | |||
Pro Forma Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2014 (Unaudited) | 60 | |||
Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2014 (Unaudited) | 61 | |||
Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements (Unaudited) | 62 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors EV Charging USA, Corp.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of EV Charging USA, Corp. (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2014 and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the period August 27, 2013 (Inception) to June 30, 2014. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Company has not generated any revenues since inception and its current cash balances will not meet its working capital needs. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of EV Charging USA Corp. as of June 30, 2014, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the period August 27, 2013 (Inception) to June 30, 2014 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/Paritz & Company, P.A.
Hackensack, New Jersey October 27, 2014
EV CHARGING USA, CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
BALANCE SHEET
June 30, 2014
ASSETS | ||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||
Cash | $ | 320 | ||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 320 | ||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY | ||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||
Accrued Expenses | 3,607 | |||
Loan Payable - related party | 5,552 | |||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 9,159 | |||
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY | ||||
Common stock, no par value, 10,000 shares authorized 3,000 shares issued and outstanding | 3,000 | |||
Additional paid in capital | — | |||
Deficit accumulated during development stage | (11,839 | ) | ||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY | (8,839 | ) | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY | $ | 320 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
EV CHARGING USA, CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FROM INCEPTION (AUGUST 27, 2013) TO JUNE 30, 2014
Revenue | $ | — | ||
COSTS AND EXPENSES: | ||||
General and administrative expenses | 11,787 | |||
Interest expense - related party | 52 | |||
Total Cost and expenses | 11,839 | |||
NET LOSS | $ | (11,839 | ) | |
Basic and diluted loss per common share: | $ | (3.95 | ) | |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | $ | 3,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
EV CHARGING USA, CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FROM INCEPTION (AUGUST 27, 2013) TO JUNE 30, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||
Net loss | $ | (11,839 | ) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||
Interest accrued to related party | 52 | |||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||||
Accrued expenses | 3,607 | |||
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (8,180 | ) | ||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 3,000 | |||
Proceeds of loan from related party | 5,500 | |||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 8,500 | |||
INCREASE IN CASH | 320 | |||
CASH - BEGINNING OF PERIOD | — | |||
CASH - END OF PERIOD | $ | 320 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
EV CHARGING USA, CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT FROM
INCEPTION (AUGUST 27, 2013) TO JUNE 30, 2014
COMMON STOCK | ADDITIONAL PAID-IN | DEFICIT ACCUM. DURING DEVELOPMENT | ||||||||||||||||||
SHARES | AMOUNT | CAPITAL | STAGE | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||||
Balance - Inception (August 27, 2013) | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
Issuance of Common Stock | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Net Loss | (11,839 | ) | (11,839 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance - June 30, 2014 | 3,000 | $ | 3,000 | $ | — | $ | (11,839 | ) | $ | (8,839 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
EV CHARGING USA, CORP.
(a development stage company)
Notes to Audited Financial Statements
Note 1 - Business description
Business
EV Charging USA, Corp. (“the Company”) is a development stage company. The Company’s purpose is to become a leading installer of electric vehicle charging stations nationally, beginning in the State of Illinois.
Note 2 – Significant accounting policies
Development stage company
The Company has organized and has taken measures to become operational, but has had no revenues since inception. Accordingly, the Company’s activities have been accounted for as those of a development stage enterprise. The Company’s financial statements are identified as those of a development stage company, and the statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows disclose activity since the date of the Company’s inception.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) 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 dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
We consider all short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Start-Up Costs
In accordance with ASC 720, “Start-up Costs,”the Company expenses all costs incurred in connection with the start-up and organization of the Company.
Income Taxes
We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC Topic 740.10.30 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740.10.40 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. We have no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.
Note 3 – Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not generated any revenues since inception and its current cash balances will not meet working capital needs. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon, among other things, the continued financial support from its shareholders or the attainment of profitable operations. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to generate revenues in the future. These financial statements do not give any effect to any adjustments that would be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Note 4 – Stockholders’ Equity
The Company has authorized 10,000 shares of no par value common stock.
In connection with its inception, the Company issued 3,000 shares of common stock for proceeds of $3,000.
Note 5 – Related Party
The Company has a loan agreement with its shareholder whereby the shareholder will loan the company funds, as required, to operate its business. The term of the loan is indefinite and can be repaid at any time in part or in full. The loan will bear interest at 3.25% per annum. For the period from inception (August 27, 2013) to June 30, 2014, the shareholder has loaned an aggregate of $5,500 to the Company. Interest expense accrued on the loan was $52 for the same period.
Note 6 – Income Taxes
The reconciliation of income tax benefit at the U.S. statutory rate of 34% for the period ended June 30, 2014, to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:
U.S. Federal Statutory Rate | (34.0 | )% | ||
State income tax, net of federal benefit | (6.0 | )% | ||
Increase in valuation allowance | 40.0 | % | ||
Income tax provision (benefit) | 0.0 | % |
The benefit for income tax is summarized as follows:
Federal: | ||||
Current | $ | — | ||
Deferred | 4,000 | |||
State and local: | ||||
Current | — | |||
Deferred | 700 | |||
Change in valuation allowance | (4,700 | ) | ||
Income tax provision (benefit) | $ | — |
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s net deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2014, are as follows:
Net operating losses | $ | 4,700 | ||
Less: valuation allowance | (4,700 | ) | ||
Deferred tax assets | $ | — |
As of June 30, 2014, the Company had $11,839 of federal and state net operating loss carryovers (“NOLs”) which begin to expire in 2033. Utilization of the NOLs may be subject to limitation under the Internal Revenue Code Section 382 should there be a greater than 50% ownership change as determined under regulations.
In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based on the assessment, management has established a full valuation allowance against all of the deferred tax asset relating to NOLs for every period because it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Note 7 – Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated events occurring after the date of these financial statements through October 27, 2014, the date that these financial statements were available to be issued.
On October 27, 2014, the Company completed an Agreement and Plan of Merger that it had entered into with EV USA Charging, Inc. (“EVUS”) under its former corporate name “Milwaukee Iron Arena Football, Inc.” In connection with the merger, the sole shareholder of the Company received 2,180,000 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of EVUS in exchange for his shares of the Company; on February 23, 2015, these shares were converted into 4,360,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The merger will be accounted for as a recapitalization of EVUS, whereby the Company will be the accounting acquirer and surviving reporting company. In connection with the merger, EVUS completed a private placement of 350,000 shares of its Series D Convertible Preferred Stock for proceeds of $25,000; on February 23, 2015, these shares were converted into 700,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Also in connection with the merger, the former president and sole director of EVUS exchanged 5,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and 5,000,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of EVUS owned by him and $40,928 of indebtedness owed to him for a convertible promissory note in the amount of $400,000 and the proceeds of the private placement referred to above.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 353 | $ | 320 | ||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 353 | $ | 320 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY | ||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Accrued Expenses | 7,044 | 3,607 | ||||||
Loan Payable - related party | 10,000 | 5,552 | ||||||
Note payable - related party | 375,000 | — | ||||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 392,044 | 9,159 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY | ||||||||
Preferred stock A, $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized No shares issued and outstanding | — | — | ||||||
Preferred stock B, $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized No shares issued and outstanding | — | — | ||||||
Preferred stock D, $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized 2,530,000 and 2,180,000 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014, respectively | 2,530 | 2,180 | ||||||
Common stock, $.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized 155,892 and none issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014, respectively | 156 | — | ||||||
Additional paid in capital | 24,650 | — | ||||||
Deficit accumulated during development stage | (419,027 | ) | (8,839 | ) | ||||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY | (391,691 | ) | (8,839 | ) | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY | $ | 353 | $ | 320 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements |
EV CHARGING USA, INC. | ||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended December 31, 2014 | From Inception (August 27, 2013 to December 31, 2013 | Three months ended December 31, 2014 | Three months ended December 31, 2013 | |||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Operating expense | ||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 7,731 | 4,690 | 3,184 | 492 | ||||||||||||
Total Operating expense | 7,731 | 4,690 | 3,184 | 492 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (7,731 | ) | (4,690 | ) | (3,184 | ) | (492 | ) | ||||||||
Other expense (income) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense - related party | 121 | 77 | ||||||||||||||
121 | — | 77 | — | |||||||||||||
Loss before provision for taxes | (7,852 | ) | (4,690 | ) | (3,261 | ) | (492 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax provision | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
NET LOSS | $ | (7,852 | ) | $ | (4,690 | ) | $ | (3,261 | ) | $ | (492 | ) | ||||
Basic and diluted loss per common share: | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | 155,892 | 155,892 | 155,892 | 155,892 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
EV CHARGING USA, INC. | ||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Six months ended December 31, 2014 | From Inception (August 27, 2013 to December 31, 2013 | |||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (7,852 | ) | $ | (4,690 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net | ||||||||
cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||||||||
Accrued expenses | 3,429 | 52 | ||||||
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (4,423 | ) | (4,638 | ) | ||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | — | 3,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of private placement | 25,000 | |||||||
Repayment of note payable related party | (25,000 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds of loan from related party | 4,456 | 5,000 | ||||||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 4,456 | 8,000 | ||||||
INCREASE IN CASH | 33 | 3,362 | ||||||
CASH - BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 320 | — | ||||||
CASH - END OF PERIOD | $ | 353 | $ | 3,362 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
EV CHARGING USA, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
Note 1 - Business description
Business
EV Charging USA, Inc. (“the Company”) is in the development stage. We are in the business of selling,installing and servicing electrical vehicle charging stations. We are initially offering these products and services in the metropolitan Chicago area and plan to expand nationally, starting in the Midwest, as we identify business opportunities and as our financing permits.
On October 27, 2014, the Company completed an Agreement and Plan of Merger that it had entered into with EV USA Charging, Corp. (“Charging”) In connection with the merger, the sole shareholder of the Charging received 2,180,000 shares of the Company’s Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series D”) in exchange for his shares of in the Company. The merger has been accounted for as a recapitalization, whereby Charging is the accounting acquirer. In connection with the merger, the Company completed a private placement of 350,000 shares of Series D for proceeds of $25,000. Each share of Series D is convertible into and has the voting power of 2,000 shares of Common Stock Also in connection with the merger, the former president and sole director of the Company exchanged 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and 5,000,000 shares of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company owned by him and $40,928 of indebtedness owed by the Company to him for a convertible promissory note in the amount of $400,000 and the proceeds of the private placement referred to above, which were applied to the convertible promissory note.
Note 2 – Basis of Presentation
The unaudited financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies described in the Charging’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, included in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on October 29, 2014 (the “Super 8-K”), and do not include all of the information and footnote disclosures included in our audited financial statements.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals, necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Operating results for the 3 and 6 months ended December 31, 2014, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year or any other period. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements included the Super 8-K.
The Company has elected to adopt early application of Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-10, Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements. It no longer presents or discloses inception-to-date information and other remaining disclosure requirements of Topic 915.
Note 3 – Significant accounting policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) 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 dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
The Company considers all short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Start-Up Costs
In accordance with ASC 720, “Start-up Costs,” the Company expenses all costs incurred in connection with the start-up and organization of the Company.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company follows ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1
Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2
Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.
Level 3
Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The fair value of cash, accrued expenses and loans payable approximates their carrying amounts because of their immediate or short term maturity.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC Topic 740.10.30 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740.10.40 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. We have no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management has considered all recent accounting pronouncements issued since the last audit of our financial statements and believes that they will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
Note 4 – Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not generated any revenues since inception and its current cash balances will not meet its working capital needs. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon, among other things, the continued financial support from its shareholders or the attainment of profitable operations. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to generate revenues in the future. These financial statements do not give any effect to any adjustments that would be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Note 5 – Note Payable - Related Party
In connection with the merger referred to in note 1, the company issued a promissory note in the amount of $400,000, which bears interest at 0.38% per annum and matures October 27, 2015. $25,000 of the note was repaid with the proceeds of the private placement referred to in notes 1 and 7. The note is convertible, upon an event of default as defined therein, into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at 50% of its then current market price.
Note 6 – Loan Payable - Related Party
Charging has entered into a loan agreement with its former sole shareholder whereby he will loan Charging funds, as required, to operate its business. The term of the loan is indefinite and can be repaid at any time in part or in full. The loan bears interest at 3.25% per annum. For the period from inception (August 27, 2013) to December 31, 2014, he has loaned an aggregate of $10,000 to Charging. Interest expense accrued on the loan was $121 and $77 for the 6 and 3 months ended December 31, 2014, respectively.
Note 7 – Stockholders’ Equity
In connection with merger referred to in note 1, 2,180,000 shares of Series D were issued to the sole shareholder of Charging in the reverse merger.
Also in connection with the merger, the Company completed a private placement of 350,000 shares of Series D for proceeds of $25,000.
Note 8 – Income Taxes
As of December 31, 2014 the Company has approximately $19,500 of federal and state net operating loss carryovers (“NOLs”) which begin to expire in 2033. Utilization of the NOLs may be subject to limitation under the Internal Revenue Code Section 382 should there be a greater than 50% ownership change as determined under regulations.
In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based on the assessment, management has established a full valuation allowance against all of the deferred tax asset relating to NOLs for every period because it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Note 9 – Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated events occurring after the date of these financial statements through the date that these financial statements were available to be issued.
On February 23, 2015, the Company’s authorized Common Stock was increased to 6,000,000,000 shares and all of the 2,530,000 shares of Series D were converted into 5,060,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
MILWAUKEE IRON ARENA FOOTBALL, INC.
(renamed "EV Charging USA, Inc.")
PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 2014
(Unaudited)
Milwaukee Iron Arena Football, Inc. | EV Charging USA, Corp. | Pro Forma Adjustments | Pro Forma as Adjusted | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Cash | 270 | 320 | 590 | |||||||||||||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 270 | 320 | 590 | |||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 270 | 320 | 590 | |||||||||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||||||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | 10,196 | 3,607 | 13,803 | |||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Loan payable – related party | 40,928 | 5,552 | (40,928 | )(A) | 5,552 | |||||||||||
Promissory note payable | 400,000 | (A) | — | |||||||||||||
25,000 | (B) | 375,000 | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 51,124 | 9,159 | 334,072 | 394,355 | ||||||||||||
LONG TERM LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Long term liabilities of discontinued operations | ||||||||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | ||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock – Series A | 5,000 | (5,000 | )(A) | — | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock –Series B | 5,000 | (5,000 | )(A) | — | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock – Series D | 2,180 | (A) | ||||||||||||||
350 | (B) | 2,530 | ||||||||||||||
Common Stock | 156 | 3,000 | 3,000 | (A) | ||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 4,204,067 | (4,204,067 | )(A) | |||||||||||||
24,650 | 24,650 | |||||||||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (4,265,077 | ) | (11,839 | ) | 3,855,815 | (A) | (421,101 | ) | ||||||||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | (50,854 | ) | (8,839 | ) | (334,072 | ) | (393,765 | ) | ||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) | 270 | 320 | 590 |
(A) | Represents the effect of the merger whereby Milwaukee Iron Arena Football, Inc. will issue 2,180,000 shares of its Series D convertible preferred stock and will issue a $400,000 note payable in exchange, among other things, for all of the Series A and B preferred shares owned by and indebtedness owed to the former president and director. |
(B) | Represents the effect of a private placement whereby 350,000 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock will be issued for proceeds of $25,000, to be used to repay a portion of the note payable referred to in (A) above. |
MILWAUKEE IRON ARENA FOOTBALL, INC.
(renamed "EV Charging USA, Inc.")
PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014
(Unaudited)
Milwaukee Iron Arena Football, Inc. | EV Charging USA, Corp. | Pro Forma Adjustments | Pro Forma as Adjusted | |||||||||||||
Revenue | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
COSTS AND EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 4,072 | 11,787 | 15,859 | |||||||||||||
Interest expense – related party | 52 | 52 | ||||||||||||||
Total Costs and Expenses | (4,072 | ) | (11,839 | ) | — | (15,911 | ) |
MILWAUKEE IRON ARENA FOOTBALL, INC.
(renamed "EV Charging USA, Inc.")
NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
On October 27, 2014, MWKI Acquisition, Inc. (“Acquisition”), the wholly owned subsidiary of Milwaukee Iron Arena Football, Inc. (“MWKI”), a publicly traded company with nominal operations and assets, merged with and into EV Charging USA, Corp. (“EV”), pursuant to a Plan and Agreement of Merger, dated August 20, 2014, as amended on August 28, 2014, October 2, 2014, and October 23, 2014 (as so amended, the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, 2,180,000 shares of the Series D Preferred Stock of MWKI were issued to the sole shareholder of EV as merger consideration for all of the outstanding shares of EV. As a result of the merger, the former sole shareholder of EV became the controlling stockholder of MWKI and EV became the wholly owned subsidiary of MWKI. Each share of Series D Preferred Stock is convertible into 2,000 shares of MWKI’s common stock. The merger is a reverse merger that has been accounted for as a recapitalization of EV. On October 21, 2014, MWKI changed its corporate name to "EV Charging USA, Inc."
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements give effect to the merger as if it had occurred on June 30, 2014. The unaudited pro forma information set forth therein is presented for illustrative purposes only in accordance with the assumptions set forth below and in the notes to the pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2014, combines the balance sheets of EV and MWKI and gives pro forma effect to (i) the reverse merger between EV and MWKI, in which EV is deemed to be the acquiring entity for accounting purposes and the issuance of 2,180,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock as described above, and (ii) the issuance of 350,000 shares of Series D convertible Preferred Stock in a concurrent private placement for gross proceeds of $25,000, which were used to repay a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $400,000 payable to MWKI’s former president and sole director. This note was made, among other things, in consideration of his surrender to MWKI of 5,000,000 shares of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and 5,000,000 shares of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the extinguishment of $40,928 of its indebtedness to him. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2014, combine the statement of operations of EV and MWKI for that period and give pro forma effect to these transactions as if they had been completed on October 1, 2013. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2013, have not been included, since EV was not formed until August 27, 2013, and conducted no operations during the period ended September 30, 2013, making those statements immaterial.
The unaudited pro forma balance sheet and statements of operations should be read in conjunction with the separate historical financial statements of EV appearing elsewhere herein, the historical financial statements of MWKI, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and issued in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2013, and in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. These pro forma condensed combined financial statements may not be indicative of what would have occurred if the reverse acquisition had actually occurred on the indicated date and they should not be relied upon as an indication of future results of operations.
Dealer Prospectus Delivery Obligation
Until August 5, 2015, all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.