From inception to the current date, our majority stockholder, Omega Financial, Inc., (“Omega”) paid, on our behalf certain expenses related to our operations. These disbursements were repaid during 2008. During August/September 2008, legal expenses of $950 were paid by our majority stockholder on our behalf. During July/August 2008, consulting services of $5,000 were incurred by us to GAA. Omega paid GAA the sum of $5,000 on our behalf. Reimbursement of the foregoing disbursements was made by us from the proceeds of our private stock offering which was conducted during the period August 18, 2008 to September 9, 2008. We offered for sale 600,000 shares of common stock at $0.05 per share. Subscriptions were received for 160,000 for a consideration of $8,000.
Our sole director and officer serves as a director of Omega. He has contractual voting rights with respect to the shares owned by Omega. He disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. We are substantially dependent on the ongoing financial support of Omega. This company has provided us with an unsecured line of credit of $30,000 with an interest rate of 4% per annum. The line of credit matures 24 months from the date on which the Line of Credit Agreement was executed, this date being August 16, 2008. As of September 30, 2008, we had not drawn on this line of credit. There can be no assurance that Omega will in fact provide all funds under the line of credit.
On September 10, 2008, our majority stockholder returned to our treasury 160,000 shares of our common stock. No consideration was involved in this transaction. The returned shares were subsequently canceled.
We are provided by our sole director and officer with an office suite of approximately 300 square feet, on a month-to-month basis. Effective January 1, 2009, we have agreed to pay the sum of $300 per month for this facility, and for administrative, technological, and secretarial support services. This agreement inures to our benefit and is not intended to provide compensation or other remuneration. We believe that such fees are better than what we could have obtained from an unaffiliated party.
There are no compensation plans or arrangements or payment obligations with respect to our directors or officers that would be triggered by the resignation, retirement or any other termination of any director or officer. There are no arrangements for our directors, officers or employees in the event of a change-in-control.
Our securities are not traded on any exchange or quotation system. Concurrent with the filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, we intend to take affirmative steps to have our common stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. In order for our common stock to trade, a registered broker-dealer, known as the “market maker”, must be willing to list bid or sale quotations and sponsor our application with FINRA. We have not, as of this date, contacted a market maker for sponsorship of our securities on the OTCBB. We cannot assure you that a market maker will sponsor our application; nor can we assure you that such an application for quotation will be approved.
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 of the common stock was employed on a contingency basis, or had, or is to receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial interest, direct or indirect, in the registrant. Nor was any such person connected with the registrant as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer, or employee.
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The following summary describes the terms of our securities that we consider to be material, but does not purport to be complete. This summary is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by, reference to all the provisions of our Articles of Incorporation, our By-Laws, and applicable Colorado law. Complete copies of our Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Common Stock
We are authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, without par value. As of the date hereof, 1,500,000 shares of common stock are issued and outstanding, and these are held by 39 stockholders of record.
Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted for stockholder determination. There are no cumulative voting rights. Accordingly, holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors may elect all of the directors standing for election. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive proportionately any dividends that may be declared by our board of directors, subject to any preferential dividend rights of outstanding preferred stock. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of common stock will be entitled to receive proportionately any of our assets remaining after the payment of liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any outstanding preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. All of our outstanding shares of common stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Preferred Stock
We are authorized to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value. Our board of Directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to designate the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of each series. The issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of restricting dividends on the common stock, diluting the voting power of the common stock, impairing the liquidation rights of the common stock, or delaying or preventing any proposed change of control. There are no shares of preferred stock outstanding; nor is there in effect any resolution of our Board with respect to the issuance of such shares.
Warrants
There are 1,500,000 Class A Redeemable Common Stock Warrants issued and outstanding. Each warrant evidences the right to purchase one share of common stock at $0.10 per share, during the period commencing on September 10, 2008 and expiring on September 10, 2010. Of the 3,000,000 shares being registered in this Offering, 1,500,000 shares pertain to the shares issuable upon the exercise of the aforesaid warrants. We will receive the proceeds from the exercise of the warrants, up to a maximum of $150,000, if all of the warrants are exercised. There is no assurance that any warrants will be exercised.
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We may call the warrants at any time prior to their exercise, with a notice of call in writing to the warrantholders of record, giving a 30 day notice of such call. The call price is $0.001 per warrant. Any warrant so called and neither exercised nor tendered back to us by the end of the date specified in the notice shall expire and be void.
Provision is made in the warrants for adjustment of the price and number of shares of common stock for purchase in order to protect the holders thereof against dilution in the event of stock dividend, stock split, reclassification, reorganization, consolidation or merger. Holders of the warrants, as such, will not have voting, dividend or other rights of stockholders unless and until their warrants have been duly exercised and received by us. Thereafter, their rights shall be proportionate to their common stock holdings.
Dividends
Since inception, we have not paid any dividends to stockholders. The declaration of any future dividends is at the discretion of our board of directors and depends upon our earnings, if any, our capital requirements and financial position, our general economic conditions, and other pertinent considerations. It is our present intention not to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future, but rather to reinvest earnings, if any, in our business operations.
Options
There are 1,500,000 Class A Redeemable Common Stock Warrants issued and outstanding. Each warrant evidences the right to purchase one share of common stock at $0.10 per share, during the period commencing September 10, 2008 and expiring September 10, 2010. Other than as set forth herein, there are no options to purchase our securities outstanding. See “Warrants,” above.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Securities Transfer Corporation of Frisco, Texas.
LITIGATION
There are no known legal proceedings pending or threatened against us.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Richard Byron Peddie, Esq. of Richard Byron Peddie, PC, of Longmont, Colorado.
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EXPERTS
The financial statements included in this prospectus have been audited by Gruber & Company LLC, registered independent public accountants. Reference is made to the auditor’s report. These financial statements are furnished in reliance upon the auditor’s report.
INDEMNIFICATION
Colorado corporate law provides that 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 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.
Colorado corporate law also provides that, 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, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation shall indemnify him against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.
Our Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws limit the liability of our directors, officers, agents, fiduciaries and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the Colorado Revised Statutes. Specifically, directors of the Company will not be personally liable to the Company or any of its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as directors, except liability for: (i) any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders; (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) voting for or assenting to a distribution in violation of Colorado law; or (iv) any transaction from which the director directly or indirectly derives an improper personal benefit. Our governing documents therefore protect officers, directors, agents, fiduciaries, and employees to the fullest extent permissible under Colorado law.
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION’S POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION
OF SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
We have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities is asserted by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered, we will either rely upon the opinion of counsel as to whether or not to pay indemnification, or submit the matter to a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
REPORTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS
We intend to furnish to our stockholders annual reports containing audited financial statements reviewed by our independent accountant, and such other periodic reports as we may determine to be appropriate or as may be required by statute.
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As a result of the filing of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, we will become subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for a period of at least one fiscal year.
It is a requirement of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority that all issuers maintaining quotations of their securities on the OTC Bulletin Board file periodic reports under the 1934 Act. In order to maintain such a quotation, we must, necessarily, continue to file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission beyond the initial period of one year notwithstanding the fact that we may be under no legal obligation to do so under the 1934 Act. Our duty to continue reporting would terminate if:
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We cannot assure you that we will have the wherewithal to defray the costs of our audits and the concomitant expenses of continued filing.
You may contact us by telephone at: (818) 434 8327 or by fax at 818 246 3291. Our mailing address is: 1015 N. Lake Avenue, # 306, Pasadena, CA 91104.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 to cover the securities to be sold hereunder. This prospectus forms a part of that registration statement, and the registration statement also includes certain exhibits. This prospectus therefore does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and exhibits to the registration statement. For further information with respect to our company and the shares of common stock to be sold in this offering, reference is made to the registration statement, including the exhibits to the registration statement. Copies of the registration statement, including the exhibits to the registration statement, may be examined without charge at the public reference room of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. Information about the operation of the public reference room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of all or a portion of the registration statement may be obtained from the public reference room of the SEC upon payment of prescribed fees. Our SEC filings, including our registration statement, are also available to you on the SEC’s website at: www.sec.gov.
As a result of this offering, we will become subject to the informational and reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act, and will file periodic reports, proxy statements and will make available to our stockholders annual reports containing audited financial information for each year and quarterly reports for the first three quarters of each fiscal year containing unaudited interim financial information.
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GRUBER & COMPANY LLC
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors of
Charter Corporate Services Inc.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Charter Corporate Services, Inc. (A Development Stage Company) as of September 30, 2008 and 2007 and the related statements of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows for the years then ended and for the period of inception September 24, 2002 to September 30, 2008. 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 audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform our audit 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 includes examining on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes 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.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2008 and 2007 and the results of its’ operations and its’ stockholders equity and cash flows for the years then ended and for the period September 24, 2002 to September 30, 2008 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in the notes to the financial statements, the Company has suffered losses. This raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty
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CHARTER CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
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Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | | $ | — | | | 10,300 | |
Loan Payable-Related Party | | | — | | | 850 | |
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Additional Paid in Capital | | | 75,000 | | | — | |
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CHARTER CORPROATE SERVICES, INC.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
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Stock for Services | | | 67,000 | | | — | | | 67,000 | |
Professional Fees and Licensing costs | | | 6,100 | | | 150 | | | 17,250 | |
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Other Income (expense) | | | 10,300 | | | — | | | 10,300 | |
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Net Profit (Loss) | | $ | (62,800 | ) | $ | (150 | ) | $ | (73,950 | ) |
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Weighted Average Shares Outstanding | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | |
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Charter Corporate Services, Inc.
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Net loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (10,550 | ) | | (10,550 | ) |
Balance, September 30, 2003 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (10,550 | ) | | (10,550 | ) |
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Stock issued | | | 1,340,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 67,000 | | | — | | | 67,000 | |
Stock issued for cash | | | 160,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 8,000 | | | — | | | 8,000 | |
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CHARTER CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CHARTER CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUTNING POLICIES
Organization and Line of Business
Charter Corporate Services, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Colorado in September 24, 2002. From that date to June 16, 2008 the Company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Great American Assets, Inc. when it was spun out as a separated enterprise. The Company is a Development Stage Enterprise as defined by the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 7, whereby 1. planned operations have not commenced or 2. operations have commenced and revenue has not been realized. The Company intends to provide document formatting and electronic filing services to companies and others who are required to file reports with the Securities and Exchange commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and do so through the SEC’s electronic data gathering analysis and retrieval system, also known as EDGAR.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Business Condition
These accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. As of September 30, 2008 the Company had operating losses, and no real business. The continuation of the Company is dependent upon improved economic conditions, financial support, as well as becoming profitable.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might arise from this uncertainty.
Stock Based Compensation
SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” establishes and encourages the use of the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based compensation arrangements under which compensation cost is determined using the fair value of stock-based compensation determined as of the date of grant and is recognized over the periods in which the related services are rendered. For stock based compensation the Company recognizes an expense in accordance with SFAS No. 123 and values the equity securities based on the fair value of the security on the date of grant. Stock option awards are valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
The Company has valued the fair price of its stock based upon the price used to raise money of $0.05 per share. The Company has issued 1,340,000 shares, to the shareholders of the former parent for consideration of the spin off and has valued the shares at.$0.05 and recognized an expense of $67,000 which is shown in the statement of operations.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
For certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, other current assets, accounts payable, accrued interest and due to related party, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Company defines cash equivalents as all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less, plus all certificates of deposit.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivables. The Company places its cash with high quality financial institutions and at times may exceed the FDIC $250,000 insurance limit. The Company extends credit based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition, generally without collateral. Exposure to losses on receivables is principally dependent on each customer’s financial condition. The Company monitors its exposure for credit losses and maintains allowances for anticipated losses, as required.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
SFAS No. 144 requires that long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale, including those of discontinued operations, be measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell, whether reported in continuing operations or in discontinued operations. SFAS No. 144 broadens the reporting of discontinued operations to include all components of an entity with operations that can be distinguished from the rest of the entity and that will be eliminated from the ongoing operations of the entity in a disposal transaction. SFAS No. 144 also establishes a “primary-asset” approach to determine the cash flow estimation period for a group of assets and liabilities that represents the unit of accounting for a long-lived asset to be held and used.
Advertising Costs
These costs are expensed as incurred. During the periods there was no advertising expense.
Income Taxes
The Company has operating losses of $84,250 and can carry forward that loss for 15 years. Deferred tax assets have not been established as it is more likely than not that the future benefit will not be realized.
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Earnings Per share
The Company reports earnings (loss) per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share.” Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares available. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed similar to basic earnings (loss) per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. Diluted earnings (loss) per share has not been presented since the effect of the assumed conversion of options and warrants to purchase common shares would have an anti-dilutive effect.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations (FAS 141(R)). This Statement provides greater consistency in the accounting and financial reporting of business combinations. It requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize all assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction, establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and requires the acquirer to disclose the nature and financial effect of the business combination. FAS 141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We will adopt FAS 141(R) no later than the first quarter of fiscal 2010 and are currently assessing the impact the adoption will have on our financial position and results of operations.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160. Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements (FAS 160). This Statement amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, to establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. FAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We will adopt FAS 160 no later than the first quarter of fiscal 2010 and are currently assessing the impact the adoption will have on our financial position and results of operations.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which permits entities to choose to measure at fair value eligible financial instruments and certain other items that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The standard requires that unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We will adopt SFAS No. 159 no later than the first quarter of fiscal 2009. We are currently assessing the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will have on our financial position and results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R). SFAS No. 158 requires company plan sponsors to display the net over- or under-funded position of a defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability, with any unrecognized prior service costs, transition obligations or actuarial gains/losses reported as a component of other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity. SFAS No. 158 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. We adopted the recognition provisions of SFAS No. 158 as of the end of fiscal 2007. The adoption of SFAS No. 158 did not have an effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
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In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, clarifies the definition of fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value measurements. However, the application of SFAS No. 157 may change current practice for some entities. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We will adopt SFAS No. 157 in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. We are currently assessing the impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on our financial position and results of operations.
In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48). This interpretation clarifies the application of SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, by defining a criterion that an individual tax position must meet for any part of the benefit of that position to be recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and also provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, but earlier adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the application of the Interpretation to its financial statements.
NOTE 2-COMMON STOCK TRANSACTIONS
The Company has issued 1,500,000 shares of stock 160,000 shares for cash of $8,000 and 1,340,000 as consideration to the shareholders of the former parent valued at $0.05 per share for an expense of $67,000.
NOTE 3-COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company thru its majority stockholder has provided the Company with an unsecured line of credit of $30,000 with interest at 4% per annum. The line of credit matures on August 16, 2010. At September 30, 2008 the Company has not drawn upon the letter of credit.
Effective January 1, 2009 the Company has agreed to rent approximately 300 square feet of office space from a related party for $300 per month on a month to month basis.
NOTE 4-RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the year ended September 30, 2008 the Company repaid a related party loan of $850.
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PROSPECTUS
CHARTER CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
3,000,000 Shares
Common Stock
$0.10 Per Share
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not, and the selling stockholders have not, authorized any person to provide you with different information. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, nor is it an offer to buy, these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. Our business, financial condition, prospects and other information may have changed since this date.
Until _____________, (90 days after the commencement of the offering) all dealers that effect transactions in these securities (whether or not participating in this offering) may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.
PART II — INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
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Item 13. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution. |
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses expected to be incurred in connection with the offering described in the Registration Statement. These amounts are estimates with the exception of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s registration fees.
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Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee | | $ | 11.82 | |
Federal Taxes | | $ | 0 | |
State Taxes and Fees | | $ | 0 | |
Transfer Agent Fees | | $ | 750 | |
Accounting and audit fees and expenses | | $ | 4,500 | |
Legal fees and expenses | | $ | 12,000 | |
Blue Sky fees and expenses | | $ | 600 | |
Miscellaneous | | $ | 2,138.18 | |
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Item 14. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Colorado corporate law provides that 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 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.
Colorado corporate law also provides that 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, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation shall indemnify him against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.
Our Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws provide for the indemnification of our officers, directors, agents, fiduciaries and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the Colorado Revised Statutes. Specifically, directors of the Company will not be personally liable to the Company or any of its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty, except liability for: (i) any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders; (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) voting for or assenting to a distribution in violation of Colorado Revised Statutes Section 7-106-401 or the articles of incorporation if it is established that the director did not perform his duties in compliance with Colorado Revised Statutes Section7-106-401, provided that the personal liability of a director in this circumstance shall be limited to the amount of distribution which exceeds what could have been distributed without violation of Colorado Revised Statutes Section 7-106-401 or the articles of incorporation; or (iv) any transaction from which the director directly or indirectly derives an improper personal benefit.
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Disclosure of Commission’s Position on Indemnification of Securities Act Liabilities.
We have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities is asserted by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our legal counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit the question of whether such indemnification is against public policy to a court of appropriate jurisdiction. We will then be governed by the court’s decision.
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Item 15. | Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities. |
Other than the transactions discussed below, we have not entered into any transaction, nor are there any proposed transactions in which our director, officer, stockholders or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest.
On October 4, 2002 we issued 500,000 shares of our common stock to Great American Assets, Inc. (“GAA”) in consideration of defraying our organizational expenses of $2,800. On February 1, 2003, we issued 1,000,000 shares of our common stock to GAA in consideration of providing consulting services to us in connection with capital formation and a business plan. These services were valued at $7,500. As a result of these stock issuances, we became a wholly-owned subsidiary of GAA. Our sole director and officer served as a director and officer of GAA at the time of the foregoing transactions.
On June 16, 2008, pursuant to a Separation and Distribution Agreement executed by GAA, we were spun out from our parent Company, GAA. All of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock held by GAA were distributed to GAA’s 24 stockholders of record, pro rata. Our sole director and officer served as a director and officer of GAA at the time of this distribution.
On various dates between August 18, 2008 and September 9, 2008, pursuant to our private placement memorandum, dated August 18, 2008, we issued an aggregate of 160,000 shares of common stock to 15 investors for a total consideration of $8,000.
None of the above transactions involved any underwriters or public offerings. No remuneration or commission was paid or given to anyone directly or indirectly. The securities were not offered or sold by means of: (i) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar medium, or broadcast over television or radio, (ii) any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising, or (iii) any other form of general solicitation or advertising. The purchases were made for investment and not with a view to distribution. Each of the purchasers either received adequate information about us or had access to such information.
On September 10, 2008, we distributed Class A Redeemable Common Stock Purchase Warrants (“warrants”) to all of our 39 stockholders of record, pro rata. For each share of common stock held by our stockholders, one warrant was issued. Each warrant evidences the right to purchase one share of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share, during the period commencing on September 10, 2008 and expiring on September 10, 2010.
In the foregoing transactions, securities were issued to the residents or entities domiciled in the United States and the Province of British Columbia, Canada.
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The securities issued to residents or entities in the United States were exempt from registration pursuant to the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. All recipients either received adequate information about us or had access to such information. The certificates issued thereto, were imprinted with the following legend:
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Twenty-three of our 39 stockholders are residents of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Transactions pertaining to British Columbia residents were made pursuant to an exemption from registration provided in Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,. These transactions were offshore. The offerees were not in the United States at the time of distribution. The securities issued to stockholders resident in British Columbia, Canada were issued and imprinted with the following legends:
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Item 16. | Exhibits and Financial Statements Schedule. |
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this registration statement.
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3.1 | | Articles of Incorporation | |
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3.2 | | By-Laws | |
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4.2 | | Form of Class A Redeemable Common Stock Purchase Warrant | |
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5.1 | | Opinion of Counsel | |
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10.2 | | Line of Credit Agreement | |
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23.1 | | Consent of Registered Independent Public Accounting Firm | |
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23.2 | | Consent of Counsel, included in Exhibit 5.1 | |
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99.1 | | Form of Election to Exercise Class A Redeemable Common Stock Purchase Warrants | |
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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) Each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) For determining liability of the undersigned under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-1 and authorized this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in Los Angeles, California on November 13, 2008.
CHARTER CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
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By: | /s/ Patrick C. Brooks | |
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| Patrick C. Brooks | |
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| Chairman of the Board of Directors, Director, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer & Secretary | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following person in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | /s/ Patrick C. Brooks | |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Patrick C. Brooks and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (including his capacity as a director and/or officer of Charter Corporate Services, Inc.) to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any and all additional registration statements pursuant to rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto each said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement was signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit number | | Description of Item | |
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3.1* | | Articles of Incorporation | |
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3.2* | | By-Laws | |
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4.2* | | Form of Class A Redeemable Common Stock Purchase Warrant | |
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5.1* | | Opinion of Counsel | |
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10.2* | | Line of Credit Agreement | |
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23.1* | | Consent of Registered Independent Public Accounting Firm | |
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23.2* | | Consent of Counsel, included in Exhibit 5.1 | |
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99.1* | | Form of Election to Exercise Class A Redeemable Common Stock Purchase Warrants | |
* Filed herewith.
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