Note 1 - Company Background | NOTE 1 - COMPANY BACKGROUND Leo Motors, Inc. (the “Company” or “we”) is currently in development, assembly and sales of the energy storage devices and electric vehicle components. The Company was originally incorporated in California as N. Org., Inc. on December 12, 1983. The Company then underwent several name changes from Natural Organics Corporation to Classic Auto Accessories of North America and then to FCR Automotive Group, Inc. On September 20, 2004, the Company reincorporated in Delaware by merging into FCR Group, Inc., a Delaware Automotive corporation, which was organized on September 8, 2004. On July 26, 2005, the Company acquired Shinil Precision Co., Ltd., a Korean Company, as its operating business and on July 18, 2005, changed its name to Shinil Precision Machinery, Inc. to reflect its anticipated new business. Upon failure of certain terms and conditions of the acquisition agreement, the Company returned the shares of Shinil and recovered and cancelled the Company's shares issued in the acquisition. In 2012, the Company changed its domicile to Nevada. The Company had been dormant since 1989, and consummated a reverse merger on November 12, 2007 with Leozone Inc., a South Korean company (“Leozone”), which is the maker of electrical transportation devices. The merger essentially exchanges shares in Leo Motors, Inc. for shares in Leozone. As this is a reverse merger the accounting treatment of such is that of a combination of the two entities with the activity of Leozone, the surviving entity, going forward. The financial statements reflect the activity for all periods presented as if the merger had occurred January 1, 2007. Leozone has continued to operate as a separate subsidiary, Leo Motors Co. Ltd. of Korea (“Leo Korea”) since that time. On February 11, 2010, the Company acquired 50% of Leo B&T Corp., a South Korean corporation (“B&T”), from two shareholders of B&T in exchange for 7,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Our ownership in B&T was reduced to 30% in 2011. Additionally, this investment was written down as impairment expense during 2011 and the remaining investment was exchanged in 2012 for a return of Leo Motors stock. On November 10, 2012, the Company signed an agreement with PDI C&D/RDC SPRL Inc. ("PDI"), an affiliate of PDI Global LLC, a major architectural design company in the U.S., to supply an independent solar power system grafted with the Company’s E-Box power storage device for a housing project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC"). The Company will have a 10% interest in the overall project. This project has incurred an impairment charge as details in these footnotes. On July 1, 2014, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of LGM Co. Ltd., a corporation incorporated in the Republic of Korea (“LGM”), from LGM’s shareholders, which represents 813,747 shares of LGM common stock, in exchange for 47,352,450 shares of the Company's common stock pursuant to the Share Swap Agreement entered into by and between LGM and the Company. Upon closing of the Share Swap Agreement, LGM became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On March 31, 2015, the Company acquired 50% interest in each of Leo Motors Factory, Inc. (“Leo Factory 1”) and Leo Motors Factory 2, Inc. (“Leo Factory 2”) The Company acquired Leo AIC Co., Ltd. (“Leo AIC”)(formerly known as Lelcon) on June 3, 2016, which became a subsidiary of the Company. With the acquisition, the Company was engaged in connected car and artificial intelligence (AI) related businesses for a smart city. On March 8, 2017, the Company acquired 100% of a startup corporation owned by its director called Leo Members, Inc (“Leo Members”). This new wholly owned subsidiary then exchanged interest with Leo Motors in Leo Factory 1, Leo Factory 2, and Leo Trading in a common control transaction. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the notes to financial statements have been condensed or omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, although the Company believes the disclosure is adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The accompanying unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2016. |