UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
x ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2013
o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
Commission File Number: 000-54530
FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 27-0603137 | |
State or other jurisdiction of | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | |
incorporation or organization |
400 Continental Blvd., Suite 600, El Segundo CA 90245
(Address of principal executive offices)
Issuer's telephone number: 888-426-4780
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 (d) of the Act. Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.) Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer, large accelerated filer or smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o | Smaller Reporting Company x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes o No x
The market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $1,532,649, which is computed using the closing price as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter of $0.0055.
As of April 14, 2014, 278,663,366 shares of common stock, $.00001 par value per share, of the registrant were outstanding.
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FORM 10-K
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STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In this annual report, references to “Forex,” “FXIT,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Forex International Trading Corp.
Except for the historical information contained herein, some of the statements in this report contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are found in the sections entitled "Business," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk." They include statements concerning: our business strategy; expectations of market and customer response; liquidity and capital expenditures; future sources of revenues; expansion of our proposed product line; and trends in industry activity generally. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "could," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "goal," or "continue" or similar terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, but not limited to, the risks outlined under "Risk Factors," that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For example, assumptions that could cause actual results to vary materially from future results include, but are not limited to our ability to successfully develop and market our products to customers; our ability to generate customer demand for our products in our target markets; the development of our target markets and market opportunities; our ability to manufacture suitable products at a competitive cost; market pricing for our products and for competing products; the extent of increasing competition; technological developments in our target markets and the development of alternate, competing technologies in them; and sales of shares by existing shareholders. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Unless we are required to do so under U.S. federal securities laws or other applicable laws, we do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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General
Forex International Trading Corp and its subsidiary (“Forex”, “FXIT”, or the “Company”), a Nevada corporation, had been principally engaged in offering consulting for foreign currency market trading to non-US resident clients, professionals and retail clients. At December 31, 2013, the Company was focused on consulting in the trading of foreign currency, as well as reviewing and facilitating acquisitions of companies with promising business models. In some cases, those acquisitions may be outside the foreign exchange industry.
The Company’s common stock trade on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCQB & OTCBB: FXIT). The Company’s headquarters is located at 400 Continental Blvd., Suite 600, El Segundo CA 90245. The CUSIP number for the Company is 34631J104 and the ISIA number for FXIT is US34631J1043.
Effective April 4, 2014, the Company filed with the State of Nevada a Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation changing the Company’s number of authorized shares to 600,000,000.
Overview and Material Events
The Company was incorporated on July 22, 2009 under the laws of the State of Nevada. On September 9, 2009, the Company filed Form S-1 Registration Statement for registration of securities under the Securities Act of 1933 with the SEC, which became effective on March 5, 2010.
Since the unwinding of the Triple 8 transaction at the end of 2011, the Company decided to exit the trading business because of the unsuccessful integration of Triple 8 into the Company’s activities, and the highly regulated and competitive nature of that business. The Company was also blocked from doing business in the US, which is one of the world’s largest markets for those services. At December 31, 2013, the Company was focused on consulting in the trading of foreign currency, as well as reviewing and facilitating acquisitions of companies with promising business models. In some cases, those acquisitions may be outside the foreign exchange industry.
On December 28, 2011, the Company formed Direct JV Investments Inc., a Nevada corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“DirectJV”). For the period December 28, 2011 to December 31, 2011, Direct JV was inactive. In 2013 and 2012, DirectJV’s business activities were to review acquisitions of companies with promising business models into the Company.
On February 13, 2012, DirectJV entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the "JV Agreement") with Vulcan Oil & Gas Inc. ("Vulcan"), whereby the Company would from time to time provide financing to certain Vulcan alternative, green and solar energy projects (the "Projects") with the goal of sharing in any rebates awarded by the government on any of the Projects. Pursuant to the JV Agreement, JV provided Vulcan with $68,000 in cash (the “Funding") and credit for inventory valued at $31,327.93 for a total investment value of $99,327.93 (the "Investment").
On January 7, 2013, effective December 31, 2012, the Company, DirectJV and Vulcan entered an agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant to which the DirectJV Agreement was terminated, the Company issued to Vulcan a 4% convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $500,000 (the "Forex Note") and Vulcan issued to the Company a 10% Secured Promissory Note in the principal amount of $400,000 (the "Vulcan Note" and collectively with the Forex Note, the "Notes") in consideration of the Forex Note. On December 31, 2012, the Investment of $99,327.93 was written off.
The Forex Note maturity date is December 31, 2013, which can be extended by the Company for an additional one year at which point the 4% interest rate will increase to 10% per annum. The Forex Note may be prepaid without penalty. The Forex Note conversion price is the Variable Conversion Price, which is defined as 50% multiplied by the average of the lowest three trading prices of the Company's common stock on the OTCBB during the 10 day trading period ending on the latest complete day of trading on the OTCBB prior to the date of conversion. The Variable Conversion Price cannot be less than $0.002. At no time will Vulcan convert any amount of the Forex Note into common stock that would result in Vulcan owning more than 4.99% of the common stock outstanding of the Company.
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The Vulcan Note has a 10% one-time interest charge on the principal sum. The interest rate will be increased by an additional 4% per annum (e.g. 14% per annum) in the event the principal is not paid by the December 31, 2013 maturity date. The collateral or security of the Vulcan Note is 50,000 watts of solar modules. The Vulcan Note may be prepaid without penalty.
After closing the Notes and recording of the difference as a debt discount, there are no further balances between the parties and the JV Agreement is null and void. The Company has received Vulcan's consent (subject to a fee to be negotiated upon the Company entering an agreement, with a minimum fee in the amount of the Funding) to begin negotiations with private groups to purchase certain knowledge and assets for the production of proprietary solar modules, directly or via third party. While management is of the opinion that these discussions may successfully produce agreements, there can be no guarantee of this.
On July 24, 2013, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Financer, for the sale of an 8% convertible note in the principal amount of $42,500 (the " July 2013 Note"). The financing closed on July 31, 2013.
The July 2013 Note bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum. All interest and principal must be repaid on April 29, 2014. The July 2013 Note is convertible into common stock, at Financer’s option, at the greater of a 42% discount to the average of the three lowest closing bid prices of the common stock during the 10 trading day period prior to conversion or $0.00009. In the event the Company prepays the July 2013 Note in full, the Company is required to pay to Financer an amount in cash equal to all principal, interest and any other amounts owing multiplied by (i) 112% if prepaid during the period commencing on the closing date through 30 days thereafter, (ii) 121% if prepaid 31 days following the closing through 60 days following the closing and (iii) 126% if prepaid 61 days following the closing through 90 days following the closing and (iv) 131% if prepaid 91 days following the closing through 120 days following the closing and (v) 136% if prepaid 121 days following the closing through 150 days following the closing and (vi) 141% if prepaid 151 days following the closing through 180 days following the closing. After the expiration of 180 days following the date of the July 2013 Note, the Company has no right of prepayment.
Financer has agreed to restrict its ability to convert the July 2013 Note and receive shares of common stock such that the number of shares of common stock held by them in the aggregate and their affiliates after such conversion or exercise does not exceed 9.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The total net proceeds the Company received from this Offering was $42,500, less attorneys fees. As of the date of the July 2013 Note, the Company is obligated on the July 2013 Note issued to Financer in connection with the offering. The July 2013 Note is a debt obligation arising other than in the ordinary course of business, which constitutes a direct financial obligation of the Company.
The Company claims an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") for the private placement of these securities pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Act and/or Regulation D promulgated there under since, among other things, the transaction did not involve a public offering, Financer is an accredited investor, Financer had access to information about the Company and their investment, Financer took the securities for investment and not resale, and the Company took appropriate measures to restrict the transfer of the securities.
As of December 31, 2013, 30,293,248 common shares are reserved for conversion by Financier.
On September 2, 2013, effective September 1, 2013, the Company entered into an Evaluation License Agreement (the "Agreement") with Micrologic Design Automation, Inc. ("MDA"), pursuant to which MDA will temporarily license to the Company, on a non-exclusive and royalty-free basis, certain technology and related materials for any purpose related to evaluating NanoDRC, NanoRV and NanoLVS technology. The Agreement expires on November 1, 2013 and contains standard confidentiality terms. Upon expiration of the Agreement, the Company must return the licensed technology to MDA. In the event the Company breaches the confidentiality provision in the Agreement, the Company is required to issue 300 million shares of common stock and deliver the shares to MDA.
On January 2, 2014, the Company and MDA signed a letter agreement whereby MDA provided a royalty free, perpetual exclusive license to the Technology in consideration of 200 million shares of common stock (the “Shares”) of the Company effective December 31, 2013. MDA is not permitted to sell, assign, hypothecate or transfer the Shares in any way prior to the Company generating at minimum $50,000 in revenue through the use of the Technology (the “Revenue Target”). A stop transfer legend shall be affixed to the certificate representing the Shares. If the Revenue Target is achieved, then such stop transfer legend shall be removed. The shares of common stock were issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Operations
At December 31, 2013, the Company was focused on consulting in the trading of foreign currency, as well as reviewing and facilitating acquisitions of companies with promising business models. In some cases, those acquisitions may be outside the foreign exchange industry.
At December 31, 2013, the Company has no significant customers.
Competition
As of the fiscal year of 2013, the Company has exited the foreign exchange trading business, and is focused on consulting, leveraging the contacts and knowledge that the Company gained during its operating history.
Corporate Headquarters
Our headquarters are located at 400 Continental Blvd., Suite 600, El Segundo CA 90245. The Company pays no office rent, but pays minimal office expenses.
Government Regulation
As of the fiscal year of 2013, the Company exited the trading of foreign exchange business, and government regulation with respect to foreign currency market trading does not apply.
Officer and Directors
As of December 31, 2013, Erik Klinger is the Sole Director of the Company and is the Chief Executive Officer.
As a Smaller Reporting Company, the Company is not required to include the disclosure under this Item 1A. Risk Factors. Despite the fact that we are not required to provide risk factors, we consider the following factors to be risks to our continued growth and development:
We will be required to raise additional capital in order to implement any growth plans.
We plan to raise working capital that will allow us to conduct our business for the next twelve months. There is no guarantee regarding our ability to raise that capital. If adequate funds are not available, we may not be able to fund our expansion, take advantage of acquisition opportunities, develop or enhance products or services, respond to competitive pressures or maintain our public filings. Such inability could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We may need and be unable to obtain additional funding on satisfactory terms, which could dilute our shareholders or impose burdensome financial restrictions on our business.
Unforeseeable circumstances may occur which could compel us to seek additional funds. Furthermore, future events, including the problems, delays, expenses and other difficulties frequently encountered by start-up companies may lead to cost increases that could make the net proceeds of this offering insufficient to fund our proposed business plan. Thus, the proceeds of the offering may be insufficient to accomplish our objectives and we may have to borrow or otherwise raise additional funds to accomplish such objectives. We may seek additional sources of capital, including an additional offering of our equity securities, an offering of debt securities or obtaining financing through a bank or other entity. This may not be available on a timely basis, in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us. Our inability to raise additional equity capital or borrow funds required to affect our business plan, may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and future prospects. Additionally, to the extent that further funding ultimately proves to be available, both debt and equity financing involve risks. Debt financing may require us to pay significant amounts of interest and principal payments, reducing the resources available to us to expand our existing businesses. Some types of equity financing may be highly dilative to our stockholders' interest in our assets and earnings. Any debt financing or other financing of securities senior to common stock will likely include financial and other covenants that will restrict our flexibility.
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We will have inadequate capital to pay significant additional expenses we expect to incur as a public company and, as a result, we will be required to raise additional capital further diluting investors that participated in prior offerings.
We are a reporting company subject to the requirements of the Exchange Act. In order to comply with such reporting requirements, we will incur additional administrative expenses including substantial legal and accounting expenses. We expect such fees to be approximately $100,000 per year. As a result, we will be required to raise additional debt or equity financing, of which there is no guarantee that such financing will be available or available on acceptable terms. If we are required to raise additional funds or do not deploy our capital in the appropriate manner and if we raise such proceeds in the form of equity, our shareholders will be further diluted.
Our success will be dependent on attracting key and other personnel, particularly in the areas of management, technical services and customer support.
We believe that our success will depend on the continued efforts of management for the development of our platform and to pursue financial transactions to earn a return on capital. Such experience will be important to the establishment of our business. Our success also depends on having highly trained technical and customer support personnel.
We may have difficulty attracting and employing members to our senior management team and sufficient technical and customer support personnel to keep up with our growth needs. This shortage could limit our ability to increase sales and to sell services. Competition for personnel is intense. If we cannot hire suitable personnel to meet our growth needs, our business and operations will be negatively affected.
We may not be able to make future acquisitions and new strategic alliances, and, even if we do, such acquisitions and alliances may disrupt or otherwise negatively affect our business.
Our business plan contemplates that we may make acquisitions. Future acquisitions are subject to the following risks:
· | we may not be able to agree on the terms of the acquisition or alliance, such as the amount or price of our acquired interest; |
· | acquisitions and alliances may make it difficult to implement or maintain our systems, controls and procedures; |
· | we may acquire companies or make strategic alliances in markets in which we have little experience; |
· | we may not be able successfully to integrate the services, products and personnel of any acquisition or new alliance into our operations; |
· | we may be required to incur debt or issue equity securities to pay for acquisitions, which may result in significant dilution to existing shareholders, or we may not be able to finance the acquisitions at all; and |
· | our acquisitions and strategic alliances may not be successful, and we may lose our entire investment. |
In addition, we will face competition from other parties, including large public and private companies, venture capital firms, and other companies, in our search for suitable acquisitions and alliances. Many of the companies we will compete with for acquisitions have substantially greater name recognition and financial resources than we have, which may limit our opportunity to acquire interests in new companies, technologies and assets or create strategic alliances. Even if we are able to find suitable acquisition candidates or develop acceptable strategic alliances, doing so may require more time and expense than we expect because of intense competition.
Anti-takeover provisions and our right to issue preferred stock could make a third party acquisition of us difficult.
The Company is a Nevada corporation. Anti-takeover provisions of Nevada law tend to make it difficult for a third party to acquire control of us, even if a change in control would be beneficial to our shareholders. In addition, our board of directors may issue preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control. Preventing a change of control could adversely affect the market price of Forex common stock and the voting and other rights of holders of Forex common stock.
Our common stock price is highly volatile.
The market price of our common stock is highly volatile, as the stock market in general, and the market for Internet-related and technology companies in particular, has been highly volatile. Our shareholders may not be able to resell their shares of our common stock following periods of volatility because of the market's adverse reaction to this volatility. Factors that could cause this volatility may include, among other things:
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• announcements of technological innovations and the creation and failure of B2B marketplaces;
• actual or anticipated variations in quarterly operating results;
• new sales formats or new products or services;
• changes in financial estimates by securities analysts;
• conditions or trends in the Internet, B2B and other industries;
• changes in the market valuations of other Internet companies;
• announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships or joint ventures;
• changes in capital commitments;
• additions or departures of key personnel;
• sales of our common stock; and
• general market conditions.
Many of these factors are beyond our control.
As a Smaller Reporting Company, the Company is not required to include the disclosure under this Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments. At this time, there are no unresolved staff comments.
Our headquarters are located at 400 Continental Blvd., Suite 600, El Segundo CA 90245. The Company pays no office rent, but pays minimal office expenses.
From time to time, the Company may be involved in various litigation matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. There is currently no litigation that management believes will have a material impact on the financial position of the Company.
On December 29, 2010, our common stock began trading on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “FXIT”. The Company is authorized to issue 600,000,000 of its $0.00001 par value common stock and 20,000,000 shares of its $0.00001 par value preferred stock Series B and 10,000 shares of its $0.00001 par value preferred stock Series C. As of December 31, 2013, 247,303,586 shares of common stock, as well as 45,000 shares of preferred stock Series B and 8,470 shares of preferred stock Series C were issued and outstanding. As of April 14, 2014, 278,663,366 shares of common stock, as well as 45,000 shares of preferred stock Series B and 4,330 shares of preferred stock Series C were issued and outstanding. The Board of Directors reserves the right to issue shares of preferred stock in the future indicating preference or rights as appropriate.
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Market Information
Our common stock commenced quotation on the OTCBB and OTCQB under the symbol “FXIT”. The following table sets forth the range of high and low prices per share of our common stock for each period indicated.
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2013 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.007 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.003 | $ | 0.007 | $ | 0.004 | $ | 0.007 | $ | 0.001 | ||||||||||||||
2012 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.009 | $ | 0.024 | $ | 0.007 | $ | 0.025 | $ | 0.009 | $ | 0.024 | $ | 0.008 |
Record Holders
The number of active holders of record for our common stock as of December 31, 2013 was approximately 44, and as of December 31, 2012 approximately 40.
Dividends
The Company has not yet adopted any policy regarding payment of dividends. No dividends have been paid or declared since the Date of Inception.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
We presently do not have equity compensation plans authorized.
Recent Issuances of Unregistered Securities
Effective April 4, 2014, the Company filed with the State of Nevada a Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation changing the Company’s number of authorized shares to 600,000,000.
The Company has 600,000,000 authorized shares of its $0.00001 par value common stock and 20,000,000 shares of its $0.00001 par value Preferred Stock Series B. On September 26, 2012, the Company authorized 10,000 Preferred Stock Series C shares with a par value $0.00001.
Common Shares:
Effective December 31, 2012, the Company issued common shares to former directors William Glass, Stewart Reich, and Liat Franco to settle their Director and Officer fees. To Messrs. Glass and Reich, the Company issued 2,042,740 shares each valued at $20,427. To Mrs. Franco, formerly a Director and the CEO of the Company, the Company issued 554,521 shares valued at $5,545.
On July 24, 2013, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Financer, for the sale of an 8% convertible note in the principal amount of $42,500 (the " July 2013 Note"). The financing closed on July 31, 2013.
The July 2013 Note bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum. All interest and principal must be repaid on April 29, 2014. The July 2013 Note is convertible into common stock, at Financer’s option, at a 42% discount to the average of the three lowest closing bid prices of the common stock during the 10 trading day period prior to conversion. In the event the Company prepays the July 2013 Note in full, the Company is required to pay to Financer an amount in cash equal to all principal, interest and any other amounts owing multiplied by (i) 112% if prepaid during the period commencing on the closing date through 30 days thereafter, (ii) 121% if prepaid 31 days following the closing through 60 days following the closing and (iii) 126% if prepaid 61 days following the closing through 90 days following the closing and (iv) 131% if prepaid 91 days following the closing through 120 days following the closing and (v) 136% if prepaid 121 days following the closing through 150 days following the closing and (vi) 141% if prepaid 151 days following the closing through 180 days following the closing. After the expiration of 180 days following the date of the July 2013 Note, the Company has no right of prepayment.
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Financer has agreed to restrict its ability to convert the July 2013 Note and receive shares of common stock such that the number of shares of common stock held by them in the aggregate and their affiliates after such conversion or exercise does not exceed 9.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The total net proceeds the Company received from this Offering was $42,500, less attorneys fees. As of the date of the July 2013 Note, the Company is obligated on the July 2013 Note issued to Financer in connection with the offering. The July 2013 Note is a debt obligation arising other than in the ordinary course of business, which constitutes a direct financial obligation of the Company.
The Company claims an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") for the private placement of these securities pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Act and/or Regulation D promulgated there under since, among other things, the transaction did not involve a public offering, Financer is an accredited investor, Financer had access to information about the Company and their investment, Financer took the securities for investment and not resale, and the Company took appropriate measures to restrict the transfer of the securities.
As of December 31, 2013, 30,293,248 common shares are reserved for conversion by Financier. On February 3 and March 17, 2014, Financier converted a total of $9,110 in convertible note principal into approximately 8,974,780 common shares.
On September 2, 2013, effective September 1, 2013, the Company entered into an Evaluation License Agreement (the "ELA") with Micrologic Design Automation, Inc. ("MDA"), pursuant to which MDA temporarily licensed to the Company, on a non-exclusive and royalty-free basis, certain technology and related materials for any purpose related to evaluating NanoDRC, NanoRV and NanoLVS technology (the “Technology”). On January 2, 2014, the Company and MDA signed a letter agreement whereby MDA provided a royalty free, perpetual exclusive license to the Technology in consideration of 200 million shares of common stock (the “Shares”) of the Company effective December 31, 2013. MDA is not permitted to sell, assign, hypothecate or transfer the Shares in any way prior to the Company generating at minimum $50,000 in revenue through the use of the Technology (the “Revenue Target”). A stop transfer legend shall be affixed to the certificate representing the Shares. If the Revenue Target is achieved, then such stop transfer legend shall be removed. The shares of common stock were issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
All the above shares of common stock of the Company were offered and sold by the Company in a securities purchase transaction made in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and/or Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act. The investors are accredited investors as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
Treasury Stock
On April 25, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program. Under the program, the Company is authorized to purchase up to 1,000,000 of its shares of common stock in open market transactions at the discretion of management. All stock repurchases will be subject to the requirements of Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and other rules that govern such purchases. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had repurchased 38,000 of its common shares in the open market, which were returned to treasury.
Series B Preferred Shares
On November 1, 2011, the Company and certain creditors entered into a Settlement Agreement (the "Agreement") whereby without admitting any wrongdoing on either part, the parties settled all previous agreements and resolved any existing disputes. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company agreed to issue the creditors 45,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company on a pro-rata basis. Following the issuance and delivery of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to said creditors, as well as surrendering the undelivered shares, the Agreement resulted in the settlement of all debts, liabilities and obligations between the parties.
The Series B Preferred Stock has a stated value of $100 per share and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.30 per share representing 15,000,000 common shares. Furthermore, the Series B Preferred Stock votes on an as converted basis and carries standard anti-dilution rights. These rights were subsequently removed, except in cases of stock dividends or splits.
Series C Preferred Shares
On April 29, 2011, GV Global Communications, Inc. (“GV”) provided funding to the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $111,000 (the “Loan”). On September 25, 2012, the Company and GV entered into a Conversion Agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to convert the Loan into 10,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock of the Company, which was approved by the Board of Directors.
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Each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of GV, into such number of shares of common stock of the Company as determined by dividing the Stated Value (as defined below) by the Conversion Price (as defined below). The Conversion Price for each share is equal to a 50% discount to the average of the lowest three lowest closing bid prices of the Company’s common stock during the 10 day trading period prior to the conversion with a minimum conversion price of $0.002. The stated value is $11.00 per share (the “Stated Value”). The Series C Preferred Stock has no liquidation preference, does not pay dividends and the holder of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of common stock that the Series C Preferred Stock shall be convertible into. GV has contractually agreed to restrict its ability to convert the Series C Preferred Stock and receive shares of the Company's common stock such that the number of shares of the Company's common stock held by it and its affiliates after such conversion does not exceed 4.9% of the then issued and outstanding shares of the Company's common stock.
Effective October 21, 2013, GV notified the Company of its intention to convert 345 of Series C Preferred into 1,897,500 shares of common stock of the Company, representing a conversion price of $0.002 per share. The Company instructed its transfer agent to issue the required shares to GV. On November 5, 2013, GV notified the Company of the additional conversion of 380 of Series C Preferred into 2,090,000 shares of common stock of the Company. On November 11, 2013, 2013, GV notified the Company of the additional conversion of 380 of Series C Preferred into 2,090,000 shares of common stock of the Company. On November 26, 2013, 2013, GV notified the Company of the additional conversion of 425 of Series C Preferred into 2,337,500 shares of common stock of the Company. After accounting for the conversions, GV is holding 8,470 Series C Preferred shares. In January 2014, the Company converted 1,800 shares of Series C Preferred Shares into 9,900,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company. In April 2014, the Company converted 2,270 shares of Series C Preferred Shares into 12,485,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company. After accounting for the conversions, GV is holding 4,330 Series C Preferred shares.
The issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock was made in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 promulgated under Regulation D thereunder. GV is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
Director Agreements
On January 18, 2011, Mrs. Liat Franco was appointed by the Company to serve as the Secretary of the Company. On March 4, 2011, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Liat Franco whereby the Company employed Mrs. Franco as its Secretary for a term of one year (the “Term”). The Term of the Employment Agreement was extended, and the number of shares of common stock was determined by dividing $4,159 by the market price on the effective date of issuance discounted by 25%. On November 15, 2011, Mrs. Franco was appointed by the Company to serve as the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and a director of the Company. Mrs. Franco resigned as CEO on April 23, 2012, and as a Director from the Company on May 23, 2012.
Effective December 31, 2012, the Company issued restricted common shares to former directors William Glass, Stewart Reich, and Liat Franco to settle their Director and Officer fees. To Messrs. Glass and Reich, the Company issued 2,042,740 shares each valued at $20,427, and. to Mrs. Franco, formerly a Director and the CEO of the Company, the Company issued 554,520 shares valued at $5,545.
The above issued securities were offered and sold in transactions made in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 promulgated under Regulation D thereunder.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Treasury Stock
On April 25, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program as of April 25, 2011. Under the program, the Company is authorized to purchase up to 1,000,000 of its shares of common stock in open market transactions at the discretion of management. All stock repurchases will be subject to the requirements of Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and other rules that govern such purchases. As of the December 31, 2013, the Company has repurchased 38,000 of its common shares in the open market, which had been returned to treasury.
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Total Number of | Average | Shares Purchased | Shares Remaining | |||||||||||||
Shares Purchased | Price Paid | Under Repurchase Plan | Under Repurchase Plan | |||||||||||||
Month | ||||||||||||||||
May 2011 | 23,500 | $ | 0.4095 | 23,500 | 976,500 | |||||||||||
August 2011 | 9000 | $ | 0.1007 | 9,000 | 967,500 | |||||||||||
November 2011 | 5500 | $ | 0.0964 | 5,500 | 962,000 | |||||||||||
Weighted-average price paid per share | 38,000 | $ | 0.2910 | 38,000 |
As a Smaller Reporting Company, the Company is not required to include the disclosure under this Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. In addition to historical information, this discussion includes forward-looking information that involves risks and assumptions which could cause actual results to differ materially from management's expectations. See "Forward-Looking Statements" included in this report.
Joint Venture Agreement with Vulcan Oil & Gas Inc.
On February 13, 2012, DirectJV entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the "JV Agreement") with Vulcan Oil & Gas Inc. ("Vulcan"), whereby the Company would from time to time provide financing to certain Vulcan alternative, green and solar energy projects (the "Projects") with the goal of sharing in any rebates awarded by the government on any of the Projects. Pursuant to the JV Agreement, Direct JV provided Vulcan with $68,000 in cash (the Funding") and credit for inventory valued at $31,327.93 for a total investment value of $99,327.93 (the "Investment").
On January 7, 2013, effective December 31, 2012, the Company, DirectJV and Vulcan entered an agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant to which the JV Agreement was terminated, the Company issued to Vulcan a 4% convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $500,000 (the "Forex Note") and Vulcan issued to the Company a 10% Secured Promissory Note in the principal amount of $400,000 (the "Vulcan Note" and collectively with the Forex Note, the "Notes") in consideration of the Forex Note. On December 31, 2012, the Investment of $99,327.93 was written off.
The Forex Note maturity date is December 31, 2013, which can be extended by the Company for an additional one year at which point the 4% interest rate will increase to 10% per annum. The Forex Note may be prepaid without penalty. The Forex Note conversion price is the Variable Conversion Price, which is defined as 50% multiplied by the average of the lowest three trading prices of the Company's common stock on the OTCBB during the 10 day trading period ending on the latest complete day of trading on the OTCBB prior to the date of conversion. The Variable Conversion Price cannot be less than $0.002. At no time will Vulcan convert any amount of the Forex Note into common stock that would result in Vulcan owning more than 4.9% of the common stock outstanding of the Company.
The Vulcan Note has a 10% one-time interest charge on the principal sum. The interest rate will be increased by an additional 4% per annum (e.g. 14% per annum) in the event the principal is not paid by the December 31, 2013 maturity date. The collateral or security of the Vulcan Note is 50,000 watts of solar modules. The Vulcan Note may be prepaid without penalty.
After closing the Notes and recording of the difference as a debt discount, there are no further balances between the parties and the JV Agreement is null and void. The Company has received Vulcan's consent (subject to a fee to be negotiated upon the Company entering an agreement, with a minimum fee in the amount of the Funding) to begin negotiations with private groups to purchase certain knowledge and assets for the production of proprietary solar modules, directly or via third party. While management is of the opinion that these discussions may successfully produce agreements, there can be no guarantee of this.
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Results of Operation:
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
A comparison of the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:
Revenues:
The following table summarizes our revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
Fiscal year ended December 31, | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||
Total revenues | $ | 100,000 | $ | 0 |
The Company was able to leverage its consulting expertise in the area of foreign exchange during the fiscal year of 2013.
The following table summarizes our operating expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
Fiscal year ended December 31, | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 201,569 | $ | 411,845 |
The Company decreased its operating expenses by incurring lower advertising costs, decreasing the fees paid to consultants and directors, and decreasing the costs paid to professionals in association with the Company’s SEC regulatory filings in 2013 as compared to 2012.
Other income (expenses):
The following table summarizes our other income (expenses) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
Fiscal year ended December 31, | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||
Interest income | $ | 40,893 | $ | 4,519 | ||||
Interest (expense) | (32,853) | (68,681) | ||||||
Amortization of Debt Discount | (100,000) | - | ||||||
Loss on write-off of notes receivable | (98,248) | - | ||||||
Recovery of credit allowances | 100,000 | |||||||
Loss on settlement of GV Global note | - | (111,340) | ||||||
Loss on termination of joint venture | (99,328) | |||||||
Total other income/expense | (190,208) | (174,830) |
The Company has reduced its debt outstanding by paying off the Cordellia note during the fourth quarter of 2012. On September 25, 2012, the Company and GV entered into a separate conversion agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to convert the loan into 10,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock of the Company, which resulted in a loss on settlement of debt in the amount of $111,340 recognized in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, and $0 in 2013.
The Company has a note receivable from Vulcan at 10% per annum with a face value of $400,000, and therefore accrued $40,000 of interest income in 2013 as compared to $0 in 2012..
In 2013, the Company amortized $100,000 in debt discounts as a result of the loan restructuring completed in 2012, and wrote off $98,248 in notes receivable that were deemed to be uncollectible in 2013.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our cash and cash equivalents were $0 and $618 for the periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, a decrease of $618.
Our financial statements have been prepared on the basis that it is a going concern, which contemplates the realization of additional income and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2013, the Company has a negative working capital, and an accumulated deficit of $2,116,461. This raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
Cash used by operating activities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $(52,499), and $(586,619), respectively. The net loss in 2012 was much larger than in 2013, and the positive non-cash addbacks were higher in 2013 than in 2012. The company reduced its prepaid expenses and receivables, and had more consulting and interest income in fiscal 2013. Payables, accrued interest on notes, and the current portion of notes payable increased in 2013 from 2012. In addition, overall liquidity has decreased, as has the overall working capital position (defined as current assets less current liabilities).
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Cash provided by (used in) investing activities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $0 and $1,324,123, respectively. In the fiscal year 2012, the Company collected $1,419,900 from a note receivable from Triple 8.
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $51,881 and $(1,148,542), respectively. During 2013, the Company issued a note to Financier with a face value of $42,500, and net borrowings under notes payable increased by $9,364. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, the Company paid $1,148,542 to Cordellia in accordance with the Triple 8 settlement.
On February 13, 2012, DirectJV entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the "JV Agreement") with Vulcan Oil & Gas Inc. ("Vulcan"), whereby the Company would from time to time provide financing to certain Vulcan alternative, green and solar energy projects (the "Projects") with the goal of sharing in any rebates awarded by the government on any of the Projects. Pursuant to the JV Agreement, Direct JV provided Vulcan with $68,000 in cash (the Funding") and credit for inventory valued at $31,328 for a total investment value of $99,328 (the "Investment").
On January 7, 2013, effective December 31, 2012, the Company, DirectJV and Vulcan entered an agreement pursuant to which the Direct JV Agreement was terminated, the Company issued to Vulcan a 4% convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $500,000 (the "Forex Note") and Vulcan issued to the Company a 10% Secured Promissory Note in the principal amount of $400,000 (the "Vulcan Note" and collectively with the Forex Note, the "Notes") in consideration of the Forex Note.
The Forex Note maturity date is December 31, 2013, which can be extended by the Company for an additional one year at which point the 4% interest rate will increase to 10% per annum. The Forex Note may be prepaid without penalty. The Forex Note conversion price is the Variable Conversion Price, which is defined as 50% multiplied by the average of the lowest three trading prices of the Company's common stock on the OTCBB during the 10 day trading period ending on the latest complete day of trading on the OTCBB prior to the date of conversion. The Variable Conversion Price cannot be less than $0.002. At no time will Vulcan convert any amount of the Forex Note into common stock that would result in Vulcan owning more than 4.9% of the common stock outstanding of the Company.
The Vulcan Note has a 10% one-time interest charge on the principal sum. The interest rate will be increased by an additional 4% per annum (e.g. 14% per annum) in the event the principal is not paid by the December 31, 2013 maturity date. The collateral or security of the Vulcan Note is 50,000 watts of solar modules. The Vulcan Note may be prepaid without penalty.
After closing the Notes and recording of the difference as a debt discount, there are no further balances between the parties and the JV Agreement is null and void. The Company has received Vulcan's consent (subject to a fee to be negotiated upon the Company entering an agreement, with a minimum fee in the amount of the Funding) to begin negotiations with private groups to purchase certain knowledge and assets for the production of proprietary solar modules, directly or via third party. While management is of the opinion that these discussions may successfully produce agreements, there can be no guarantee of this.
We plan to raise working capital that will allow us to conduct our business for the next twelve months. There is no guarantee regarding our ability to raise that capital. We expect to use the proceeds to fund our short-term capital requirements including paying administrative expenses associated with maintaining our public company’s filings for the next 12 months. In order to implement our business plan and pay various administrative expenses on a minimal basis for the next 12 months, we expect that we will need approximately $100,000. The Company expects that its operating results will fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter in the future and will depend on a number of factors including the state of the worldwide economy and financial markets, which are outside the Company's control.
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Debt Financing Arrangements
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, notes payable and accrued interest consisted of:
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a) Rasel LTD - Convertible Notes Payable
On October 6, 2009 the Company signed a note payable for $25,000 to Rasel due on October 6, 2010, bearing interest at 4% per annum. The proceeds were used to pay for half of existing accounts payable for legal fees incurred at the Company’s inception. On October 20, 2009, the Company signed a note payable for $50,000 payable to Rasel due on October 20, 2010, bearing interest at 4% per annum. These proceeds were used to pay for startup costs, audit fees and future expenses. On January 22, 2010, the Company signed a note payable for $50,000 payable to Rasel due on October 30, 2011, bearing interest at 4% per annum. These proceeds were used for working capital and expenditures. On January 22, 2010, the Company signed an amendment to extend the maturity date of the promissory notes in the amount of $25,000 and $50,000 dated October 6, 2009 and October 20, 2009, respectively, to October 30, 2011. On March 2, 2011, the Company and Rasel agreed to extend the maturity of all notes to December 31, 2012 in consideration of adding a conversion feature to the notes with either a 5% discount to the market price or a fixed price of $0.60. The extension of maturity was effective as of December 30, 2010.
The balance of the notes as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $145,847 and $140,778, respectively, which includes accrued interest in the amounts of $20,847 and $15,778 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The note is currently in default since the beginning of 2013; the Company will attempt to reach an amicable settlement with the counterparty.
b) Glendon Note Payable
On December 31, 2012, the Company converted a payable in the amount of $155,242 to a note payable. The note bears annual interest at 10%, and was to mature on December 31, 2012. The Company has negotiated an extension to the maturity date until December 31, 2013. The note is currently in default; the Company will attempt to reach an amicable settlement with the counterparty.
The balance at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, including accrued interest, is $97,552 and $81,829, respectively.
c) Issuance of note payable to third party
On July 24, 2013, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a third party financing source ("Financer"), for the sale of an 8% convertible note in the principal amount of $42,500 (the "July 2013 Note"), of which $2,500 was for legal fees associated with the transaction. The financing closed on July 31, 2013.
The July 2013 Note bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum. All interest and principal must be repaid on April 29, 2014. The July 2013 Note is convertible into common stock, at Financer’s option, at the greater of a 42% discount to the average of the three lowest closing bid prices of the common stock during the 10 trading day period prior to conversion or $0.00009. In the event the Company prepays the July 2013 Note in full, the Company is required to pay to Financer an amount in cash equal to all principal, interest and any other amounts owing multiplied by (i) 112% if prepaid during the period commencing on the closing date through 30 days thereafter, (ii) 121% if prepaid 31 days following the closing through 60 days following the closing and (iii) 126% if prepaid 61 days following the closing through 90 days following the closing and (iv) 131% if prepaid 91 days following the closing through 120 days following the closing and (v) 136% if prepaid 121 days following the closing through 150 days following the closing and (vi) 141% if prepaid 151 days following the closing through 180 days following the closing. After the expiration of 180 days following the date of the Note, the Company has no right of prepayment.
Financer has agreed to restrict its ability to convert the July 2013 Note and receive shares of common stock such that the number of shares of common stock held by them in the aggregate and their affiliates after such conversion or exercise does not exceed 9.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The total net proceeds the Company received from this offering was $42,500, less attorneys fees. As of the date of the July 2013 Note, the Company is obligated on the Note issued to Financer in connection with the offering. The July 2013 Note is a debt obligation arising other than in the ordinary course of business, which constitutes a direct financial obligation of the Company.
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The Company claims an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") for the private placement of these securities pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Act and/or Regulation D promulgated there under since, among other things, the transaction did not involve a public offering, Financer is an accredited investor, Financer had access to information about the Company and their investment, Financer took the securities for investment and not resale, and the Company took appropriate measures to restrict the transfer of the securities.
There are currently 30,293,248 common shares reserved for conversion by Financier. As of December 31, 2013, $1,425 has been accrued in interest on this note payable. On February 3 and March 17, 2014, Financier converted a total of $9,110 in convertible note principal into approximately 8,974,780 common shares.
d) Note Payable to Vulcan
On January 7, 2013, effective December 31, 2012, the Company, JV and Vulcan entered an agreement pursuant to which the JV Agreement was terminated, the Company issued to Vulcan a 4% convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $500,000 (the "Forex Note") and Vulcan issued to the Company a 10% Secured and Collateralized Promissory Note in the principal amount of $400,000. The Company recognized a debt discount in the amount of $100,000 for the difference in the face value of the note issued and the note received from the same party. The face value of the note payable is shown net of the debt discount. This debt discount will be amortized over the one-year life of the note. The note has a maturity date of December 31, 2013, and can be extended by the Company for an additional one year at which point the 4% interest rate will increase to 10% per annum. The Forex Note may be prepaid without penalty. The Forex Note conversion price is the Variable Conversion Price, which is defined as 50% multiplied by the average of the lowest three trading prices of the Company's common stock on the OTCBB during the 10-day trading period ending on the latest complete day of trading on the OTCBB prior to the date of conversion. The Variable Conversion Price cannot be less than $0.002. At no time will Vulcan convert any amount of the Forex Note into common stock that would result in Vulcan owning more than 4.99% of the common stock outstanding of the Company.
As of December 31, 2013, the entire debt discount has been amortized in the accompanying financial statements, and $20,000 of interest expense was accrued during the year.
Dividends
The Company has not yet adopted any policy regarding payment of dividends. No dividends have been paid or declared since the Date of Inception.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts and classification of revenues and expenses during the periods presented, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and material changes in these estimates or assumptions could occur in the future. Changes in estimates are recorded on the period in which they become known. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances and at that time, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates if past experience or other assumptions do not turn out to be substantially accurate.
We believe that the accounting policies described below are critical to understanding our business, results of operations, and financial condition because they involve significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. An accounting is deemed to be critical if it requires a judgment or accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain, and if different estimates that could have been used, or if changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact our consolidated financial statements. Other significant accounting policies, primarily those with lower levels of uncertainty than those discussed below, are also critical to understanding our consolidated financial statements. The notes to our consolidated financial statements contain additional information related to our accounting policies and should be read in conjunction with this discussion.
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Presentation and Basis of Financial Statements
The accompanying audited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Forex International Trading Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, DirectJV Investments, Inc. (together “Forex” or the Company”) and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates include the useful lives of tangible and intangible assets, depreciation and amortization, allowances for doubtful accounts and loan losses, valuation of common and preferred stock issuances, and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid financial instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Notes and Short-Term Receivable
The notes and short-term receivable are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company measures the impairment of loans based on its historical loan collection experience and existing economic conditions. Impairment is recognized when management believes it is probable that payments will not be received on some portion of the loan, which is determined on an individual loan basis. The Company evaluates loans for impairment on an annual basis or when there are indications that the loan may not be collected. When management determines that a loan is impaired it is placed on non-accrual status, and an allowance for loan losses is established to recognize the estimated amount of impairment. Payments received on non-accrual loans are generally applied to the outstanding principal balance. Loans are removed from non-accrual status when management believes that the borrower will resume making the payments required by the loan agreement.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost and the related depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as incurred. Renewals and betterments are capitalized. Upon the sale or retirement of an asset, the related costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is recognized in the results of operations.
Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the estimated life of the asset or the lease term.
As required by U.S. GAAP for long-lived assets, the Company evaluates the fair value of its property and equipment on an annual basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Any impairment of value is recognized when the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. There were no impairment losses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
Fair value measurements
Financial instruments and certain non-financial assets and liabilities are measured at their fair value as determined based on the assets highest and best use. GAAP has established a framework for measuring fair value that is based on a hierarchy that requires that the valuation technique used be based on the most objective inputs available for measuring a particular asset or liability. There are three broad levels in the fair value hierarchy that describe the degree of objectivity of the inputs used to determine fair value. The fair value hierarchy is set forth below:
Level 1 — inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. |
Level 2 — inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. |
Level 3 — inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. They are based on best information available in the absence of level 1 and 2 inputs. |
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The carrying value of financial instruments, which include cash and cash equivalents, notes receivable, notes payable, and accrued expenses, approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments.
Treasury Stock
Treasury stock is recorded at cost. The re-issuance of treasury shares is accounted for on a first in, first-out basis and any difference between the cost of treasury shares and the re-issuance proceeds are charged or credited to additional paid-in capital. During 2011, the Company bought back 38,000 of its own shares.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method, which provides for an asset and liability approach to accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for future tax effects of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities, and measured using the current tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the underlying assets or liabilities are anticipated to be recovered or settled. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount of tax benefits expected to be realized.
U.S. GAAP requires that, in applying the liability method, the financial statement effects of an uncertain tax position be recognized based on the outcome that is more likely than not to occur. Under this criterion the most likely resolution of an uncertain tax position should be analyzed based on technical merits and on the outcome that would likely be sustained under examination. The Company had no uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2013, and is current in its tax filings.
The Company's federal income tax returns are no longer subject to examination by the IRS for the years prior to 2010, and the related state income tax returns are no longer subject to examination by state authorities for the years prior to 2010.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes consulting fees when services have been rendered.
Share-Based Compensation
The Company calculates stock-based compensation expense including compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors including employee stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock awards based on their estimated grant date fair values. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over any required service period. No such expenses were recognized for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
Loss Per Share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted loss per share considers the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or could otherwise cause the issuance of common stock, such as options, convertible notes and convertible preferred stock, were exercised or converted into common stock or could otherwise cause the issuance of common stock that then shared in loss. Such potential additional common shares are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share. Diluted loss per share has not been computed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 because any potential additional common shares would reduce the reported loss per share and therefore have an antidilutive effect.
As a Smaller Reporting Company, the Company is not required to include the disclosure under this Item.
The information required by Item 8 appears at Page F-1, which appears after the signature page to this report.
On April 25, 2013 (the “Dismissal Date”), the Company advised Rosen, Seymour, Shapss, Martin & Company LLP (the “Former Auditor”) that it was dismissed as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The decision to dismiss the Former Auditor as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on April 25, 2013. Except for the provision of a “Going Concern” opinion, the reports of the Former Auditor on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, and did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and such reports were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle.
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During the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, and through the Dismissal Date, the Company has not had any disagreements with the Former Auditor on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the Former Auditor’s satisfaction, would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for such years.
On April 17, 2013 (the “Engagement Date”), the Company engaged Alan R. Swift, CPA, P.A. (“New Auditor”) as its independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. The decision to engage the New Auditor as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the year covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the applicable period to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
As a smaller reporting company, without a viable business and revenues, the Company does not have the resources to install a dedicated staff with deep expertise in all facets of SEC disclosure and GAAP compliance. As is the case with many smaller reporting companies, the Company will continue to consult with its external auditors and attorneys as it relates to new accounting principles and changes to SEC disclosure requirements. The Company has found that this approach worked well in the past and believes it to be the most cost effective solution available for the foreseeable future. The Company will conduct a review of existing sign-off and review procedures as well as document control protocols for critical accounting spreadsheets. The Company will also increase management's review of key financial documents and records.
As a small business, the Company does not have the resources to fund sufficient staff to ensure a complete segregation of responsibilities within the accounting function. However, Company management does review, and will increase the review of, financial statements on a monthly basis, and the Company's external auditor conducts reviews on a quarterly basis. These actions, in addition to the improvements identified above, will minimize any risk of a potential material misstatement occurring.
Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
· | Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and disposition of our assets; |
· | Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and |
· | Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations and provide only reasonable assurance, not absolute assurance, with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. The design of an internal control system reflects resource constraints and the benefits must be considered relative to the costs of implementing and maintaining the system.
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013. This assessment was based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on our assessment, other than the control weakness mentioned above, we believe that as of December 31, 2013 the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on those criteria. There is a division of duties problem, caused by the fact that we are thinly staffed. The reason for this thin staffing level is that fact that we do not currently have a viable business with revenues and cash flow to support higher levels of staff.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the fiscal year 2013 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Not applicable.
Below are the names and certain information regarding our executive officers and directors:
Name | Age | Position with the Company | |||
Erik Klinger | 44 | Chief Executive Officer and Sole Director | |||
On May 20. 2013, Robert Price resigned as CEO of the Company to pursue other opportunities. This decision was not the result of any disagreement with the Company.
Erik Klinger - On December 20, 2011, effective January 2, 2012, Erik Klinger was appointed by the Company to serve as the Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the Company. On May 20. 2013, Robert Price resigned as CEO of the Company to pursue other opportunities, and Erik Klinger became the Chief Executive Officer effective the same day. Mr. Klinger has extensive experience in Private Equity, Management Consulting, and Entrepreneurship. During his career, Mr. Klinger has worked with small companies to Fortune 500 companies. From May 2011 to present, Mr. Klinger has served as a partner at Ocelot Partners in Los Angeles, California, a company that provides due diligence services both on the buy side and on the sell side of transactions. From the years 2004 to 2011, Mr. Klinger was a Partner at Mindshift Partners, which focused on providing pre-audit preparation to public and private companies. As a Private Equity Associate at Orchard Capital from 1999 - 2001, he analyzed, structured, and helped to close leveraged buyouts of companies, and served on the Board of Directors of a large private airfreight carrier. Formerly, Mr. Klinger worked at Price Waterhouse (New York office) from 1994 - 1997, where his client work focused on process improvement and systems integration. Mr. Klinger earned a Masters of Business Administration from the Anderson School at UCLA in 1999 and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Sciences modified with Economics from Dartmouth College in 1992.
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Our directors are elected for a term of one year or until their successors are elected and qualified.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among our directors and executive officers. There is no arrangement or understanding between or among our executive officers and directors pursuant to which any director or officer was or is to be selected as a director or officer.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To our knowledge, during the last ten years, none of our directors and executive officers has:
· | Had a bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time. |
· | Been convicted in a criminal proceeding or been subject to a pending criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses. |
· | Been subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities. |
· | Been found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC, or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated. |
· | Been the subject to, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reverse, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization, any registered entity, or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member. |
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Committees
The Board of Directors does not have a standing nominating committee. Nominations for election to the Board of Directors may be made by the Board of Directors or by any shareholder entitled to vote for the election of directors in accordance with our bylaws and Nevada law.
Meetings may be held from time to time to consider matters for which approval of our Board of Directors is desirable or is required by law.
Agreements with Officers and Directors
Effective December 31, 2012, the Company issued common shares to former directors William Glass, Stewart Reich, and Liat Franco to settle their accrued Director and Officer’s fees. To Messrs. Glass and Reich, the Company issued 2,042,740 restricted shares each valued at $20,427. To Mrs. Franco, formerly a Director and the CEO of the Company, the Company issued 554,520 restricted shares valued at $5,545.
Effective January 2, 2012, Erik Klinger was appointed by the Company to serve as the Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the Company. On May 20, 2013, Mr. Klinger also assumed the title of Chief Executive Officer, concurrent with Robert Price’s departure.
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Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, requires our directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other of our equity securities. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer did not file the required reports under Section 16.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all officers, directors and employees. The Company will provide to any person without charge a copy of such code of ethics upon written request to the Company at its registered offices.
The following tables set forth all compensation paid with respect of our Chief Executive Officer for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
Name and | Salary | Bonus | Restricted Stock Awards | Option Awards | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | All Other Compensation | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Year | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ( $) | ($) | ($) | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49,166 | 49,166 | ||||||||||||||||
Erik Klinger | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49,200 | 49.200 |
The compensation discussed herein addresses all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our named executive officer.
There are no other stock option plans, retirement, pension, or profit sharing plans for the benefit of our sole officer and director other than as described herein.
Director Compensation
Pursuant to the respective board of directors' agreements between the Company and each director, Mr. Reich and Mr. Glass have each received 2,042,740 restricted shares of common stock of the Company equal to $20,247.
For services during the Term as Secretary, the Company has issued Mrs. Franco 554,521 restricted shares of common stock of the Company valued at $5,545 at December 31, 2012. The entire compensation received by Mrs. Franco as the Company’s President (in addition to her compensation as the Company’s Secretary) was $55,545 for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Mr. Klinger’s total compensation was $98,366 over the two-year period from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013.
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Stock Options ($) | Non-equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
William Glass | 0 | 20,247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,247 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stewart Reich | 0 | 20,247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,247 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Liat Franco | 5,545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 | 55,545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Erik Klinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98,366 | 98,366 |
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
Other than the above disclosure there are no outstanding equity awards outstanding at December 31, 2011.
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of our Company's common stock as of April 14, 2014, as to
· | each person known to beneficially own more than 5% of the Company's common stock |
· | each of our directors |
· | each executive officer | |
· | all directors and officers as a group |
Name of Beneficial Owner | Common Stock Beneficially Owned (1) | Percentage of Common Stock (1) | ||||||
Micrologic Design Automation, Inc. | 200,000,000 | 71.77 | % | |||||
Erik Klinger (2) | 0 | 0.00 | % |
(1) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, as amended and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, shares of common stock that an individual or group has a right to acquire within 60 days pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants are deemed to be outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of such individual or group, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person shown in the table. The above is based on 278,663,366 shares of common stock outstanding as of April 14, 2014.
(2) Officer and/or director of the Company.
No Director, executive officer, affiliate or any owner of record or beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of voting securities of the Company is a party adverse to the Company or has a material interest adverse to the Company.
On or around December 31, 2012, the Company issued common shares to former directors William Glass, Stewart Reich, and Liat Franco to settle their Director fees. To Messrs. Glass and Reich, we issued 2,042,740 restricted shares each valued at $20,247. To Mrs. Franco, formerly a Director and the CEO of the Company, the Company issued 554,520 restricted shares valued at $5,545.
On April 23, 2012, Robert Morris Price was appointed by the Company to serve as the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Treasurer as well as Chairman of the Company. Mr. Price has been involved in the private practice of law for the last 50 years and was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1963, to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967, and to Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit in 1976. Mr. Price received an AB from the University of South Carolina in 1959 and his law degree from the George Washington University in 1962. Mr. Price does not have a Director agreement as of December 31, 2012.
On May 20. 2013, Robert Price resigned as CEO of the Company to pursue other opportunities. This decision was not the result of any disagreement with the Company.
On December 20, 2011, effective January 2, 2012, Erik Klinger was appointed by the Company to serve as the Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the Company. On May 20. 2013, Robert Price resigned as CEO of the Company to pursue other opportunities, and Erik Klinger became the Chief Executive Officer effective the same day. Mr. Klinger has extensive experience in Private Equity, Management Consulting, and Entrepreneurship. During his career, Mr. Klinger has worked with small companies to Fortune 500 companies. From May 2011 to present, Mr. Klinger has served as a partner at Ocelot Partners in Los Angeles, California, a company that provides due diligence services both on the buy side and on the sell side of transactions. From the years 2004 to 2011, Mr. Klinger was a Partner at Mindshift Partners, which focused on providing pre-audit preparation to public and private companies. As a Private Equity Associate at Orchard Capital from 1999 - 2001, he analyzed, structured, and helped to close leveraged buyouts of companies, and served on the Board of Directors of a large private airfreight carrier. Formerly, Mr. Klinger worked at Price Waterhouse (New York office) from 1994 - 1997, where his client work focused on process improvement and systems integration. Mr. Klinger earned a Masters of Business Administration from the Anderson School at UCLA in 1999 and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Sciences modified with Economics from Dartmouth College in 1992.
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Procedures for Approval of Related Party Transactions
Our Board of Directors is charged with reviewing and approving all potential related party transactions. All such related party transactions must then be reported under applicable SEC rules. We have not adopted other procedures for review, or standards for approval, of such transactions, but instead review them on a case-by-case basis.
Director Independence
Mr. Klinger was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company as of January 2, 2012 and, as a result, Mr. Klinger is not considered independent as of the date of this filing. The Board of Directors is currently evaluating committee charters with the goal of establishing a Compensation Committee, Governance and Nominating Committee and an Audit Committee.
On December 28, 2011 (the "Engagement Date"), the Company engaged Rosen, Seymour, Shapss, Martin & Company LLP ("Rosen") as its independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
On April 25, 2013, the Company advised Rosen that it was dismissed as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Except for the provision of a “Going Concern” opinion, the reports of the Former Auditor on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and such reports were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle.
On April 17, 2013 (the “Engagement Date”), the Company engaged Alan R. Swift, CPA, P.A. (“New Auditor”) as its independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. The decision to engage the New Auditor as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.
Audit Fees
For the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, we were billed approximately $9,620 by our current auditor for professional services rendered for the review of our financial statements.
For the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, we were billed approximately $35,171 by our former auditor for professional services rendered for the audit of our financial statements.
For the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, we paid $94,585 to our former auditor for professional services related to the audit of 2011 year-end and reviews of the quarterly filings. These fees were higher than anticipated, due to additional work related to the restatement of prior year’s financials. In fiscal 2013, we paid $35,171 to Rosen in connection with the audit of fiscal 2012.
Audit Related Fees
There were no fees for audit related services for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
Tax Fees
We incurred $0 and $15,000 fees to an accountant for tax advice and tax compliance services during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
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All Other Fees
The Company did not incur any other fees related to services rendered by our current and/or former auditor for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Effective May 6, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules that require that before our auditor is engaged by us to render any auditing or permitted non-audit related service, the engagement be:
● approved by our audit committee; or
● entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the audit committee, provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular service, the audit committee is informed of each service, and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of the audit committee's responsibilities to management.
We do not have an audit committee. Our entire board of directors pre-approves all services provided by our independent auditors.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation of Forex International Trading Corp. (6) | |
3.2 | Bylaws of Forex International Trading Corp. (6) | |
3.3 | Certificate of Designation for Series A Preferred Stock (14) | |
3.4 | Certificate of Designation for Series B Preferred Stock (21) | |
3.5 | Certificate of Designation – Series C Preferred Stock (22) | |
3.6 | Amendment to the Certificate of Designation for the Series B Preferred Stock (25) | |
3.7 | Amendment to the Certificate of Designation for the Series C Preferred Stock(25) | |
4.1 | Convertible Promissory Note issued by the Company to ATL dated July 8, 2010 (3) | |
4.2 | Secured and Collateralized Promissory Note issued by ATL to the Company dated July 8, 2010 (3) | |
4.3 | Collateral and Security Agreement by and between Forex International Trading Group and ATL dated July 7, 2010 (3) | |
4.4 | Promissory Note issued to Rasel Ltd. Dated October 6, 2009(7) | |
4.5 | Promissory Note issued to Rasel Ltd. Dated October 20, 2009 (7) | |
4.6 | Letter Agreement between Rasel Ltd. and Forex International Trading Corp. dated January 22, 2011 (8) | |
4.7 | Letter Agreement by and between Forex International Trading Group and ATL dated November 8, 2010(9) | |
4.8 | 6% Convertible Note issued to APH (11) | |
4.9 | 6% Convertible Debenture issued to HAM dated April 5, 2011 (14) | |
4.10 | Promissory Note dated November 30, 2011 issued to Cordellia d.o.o. in the amount of $1,000,000 (18) | |
4.11 | $500,000 Convertible Promissory Note issued by Forex International Trading Corp. (23) | |
4.12 4.13 4.14 | $400,000 Secured and Collateralized Promissory Note issued by Vulcan Oil & Gas Inc. (23) Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 24, 2013 entered with Asher Enterprise Inc. (26) Convertible Promissory Note issued to Asher Enterprises Inc. (26) | |
10.1 | Software Licensing Agreement dated April 12, 2010, by and between Forex International Trading Corp and Triple (1) | |
10.2 | Employment Agreement dated April 23, 2010, by and between Forex International Trading Corp and Darren Dunckel (2) | |
10.3 | Letter Agreement by and between Forex International Trading Corp. and Anita Atias, dated July 29, 2010 (4) |
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10.4 | Letter Agreement by and between Forex International Trading Corp. and Stewart Reich, dated July 29, 2010 (4) | |
10.5 | Letter Agreement by and between Forex International Trading Corp. and Mr. William Glass, dated August 6, 2010 (5) | |
10.6 | Share Exchange Agreement by and between Forex International Trading Corp. and APH (10) | |
10.7 | Letter Agreement by and between Forex International Trading Corp., APH, Medirad Inc. and Rasel Ltd. (11) | |
10.8 | Letter Amendment by and between Forex International Trading Corp. and William Glass, dated March 4, 2011 (13) | |
10.9 | Letter Amendment by and between Forex International Trading Corp. and Stewart Reich, dated March 4, 2011 (13) | |
10.10 | Employment Agreement by and between Forex International Trading Corp. and Liat Franco, dated March 7, 2011 (13) | |
10.11 | Agreement between Forex International Trading Corp. and APH dated April 5, 2011 (14) | |
10.12 | Conversion Agreement between MP and Forex International Trading Corp. dated April 5, 2011 (14) | |
10.13 | Share Exchange Agreement between Forex International Trading Corp. and dated April 5, 2011 (14) | |
10.14 | Agreement to Unwind and Mutual Release dated as of July 11, 2011 by and between Forex International Trading Corp., Forex NYC and Wheatley Investment Agreement by and between Forex International Trading Corp. and Centurion Private Equity, LLC dated June 27, 2011 (16) | |
10.15 | Registration Rights Agreement with Centurion by and between Forex International Trading Corp. and Centurion Private Equity, LLC dated June 27, 2011 (16) | |
10.16 | Intentionally Left Blank | |
10.17 | Settlement Agreement by and between Forex International Trading Corp., A.T. Limited, Watford Holding Inc. and James Bay Holdings, Inc. dated November 1, 2011 (17) | |
10.18 | Settlement and Foreclosure Agreement between Forex International Trading Corp., AP Holdings Limited, H.A.M Group Limited and Cordellia d.o.o.(18) | |
10.19 | Annulment of Share Purchase Agreement dated December 5, 2011 between Triple 8 Limited, AP Holdings Limited, H.A.M Group Limited and 888 Markets (Jersey) Limited (18) | |
10.20 | Promissory Note issued to Forex International Trading Corp. dated December 13, 2011 (19) | |
10.21 | Stock Pledge Agreement executed by Fortune Market Media Inc. dated December 13, 2011 (19) | |
10.22 | Conversion Agreement between the Company and GV Global Communications, Inc. (22) | |
10.23 | Agreement by and between and Direct JV Investments Inc., Forex International Trading Corporation and Vulcan Oil & Gas Inc. dated January 7, 2013 (23) | |
10.24 | Evaluation License Agreement dated September 2, 2013, by and between Forex International Trading Corp and Micrologic Design Automation, Inc. (27) | |
10.25 | Letter Agreement dated January 2, 2014, by and between Forex International Trading Corp and Micrologic Design Automation, Inc. (28) | |
21.1 | List of Subsidiaries (24) | |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
(1) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2010 |
(2) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2010 |
(3) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 2010 |
(4) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2010 |
(5) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2010 |
(6) | Incorporated by reference to the Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on September 9, 2009. |
(7) | Incorporated by reference to the Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on November 2, 2009. |
(8) | Incorporated by reference to the Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on January 29, 2010. |
(9) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2010 |
(10) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010 |
(11) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 3, 2011 |
(12) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2011 |
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(13) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2011 |
(14) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2011 |
(15) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-Q Quarterly Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2011 |
(16) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2011 |
(17) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2011 |
(18) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2011 |
(19) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2011 |
(20) | Incorporated by referenced to the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2012 |
(21) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-Q Quarterly Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2012 |
(22) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2012. |
(23) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2013. |
(24) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2013. |
(25) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-Q Quarterly Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2012. |
(26) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2013. |
(27) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 2013. |
(28) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 3, 2014. |
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In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.
FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP. (Registrant) | |||
Date: April 14, 2014 | By: | /s/ Erik Klinger | |
Erik Klinger | |||
Chief Executive Officer | |||
and Sole Director (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer) |
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE | NAME | TITLE | DATE | |||
/s/ Erik Klinger | Erik Klinger | CEO and Sole Director | April 14, 2014 | |||
(Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP.
December 31, 2013 and 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
F-2 – F-3 | ||||
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||||
F-4 | ||||
F-5 | ||||
F-6 | ||||
F-7 | ||||
F-8 – F-16 | ||||
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Forex International Trading Corp. and Subsidiary
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Forex International Trading Corp. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2013, and the related consolidated statement of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2013. Forex International Trading Corp. and Subsidiary's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated 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 the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. Forex International Trading Corp. and Subsidiary 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 fmancial 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 Forex International Trading Corp. and Subsidiary'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 consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Forex International Trading Corp. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that Forex International Trading Corp. and Subsidiary will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, Forex International Trading Corp. and Subsidiary has suffered recurring losses, and has an accumulated deficit of $2,116,461 as of December 31, 2013. This raises substantial doubt about Forex International Trading Corp. and Subsidiary's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans concerning these matters are also described in Note 3. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Alan R. Swift, CPA, P.A.
Certified Public Accountants and Consultants
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
April 3, 2014
800 VILLAGE SQUARE CROSSING, SU1TE 118, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 3341 0
PHONE (561) 656-081 8 FAX (561 ) 658-0245 www.aswiftcpa.com
F-2
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders’
Forex International Trading Corp. and Subsidiary
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Forex International Trading Corp. and Subsidiary (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ (deficiency) equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated 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 the 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 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.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Forex International Trading Corp. as of December 31, 2012, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2012, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012, have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has had recurring losses from operations since inception. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company generated no revenues, and had a negative working capital and stockholders' deficiency as of December 31, 2012. The future of the Company is dependent upon its ability to raise equity and debt financing, generate revenues, and upon future profitable operations from the development of new business opportunities. These circumstances create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s intentions with respect to this matter are described in Note 3. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
/s/ ROSEN SEYMOUR SHAPSS MARTIN & COMPANY LLP
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
New York, New York
April 14, 2014
F-3
December 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | - | $ | 618 | ||||
Note and short-term receivables | 440,000 | 497,355 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | - | 10,845 | ||||||
Total current assets | 440,000 | 508,818 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 5,034 | 8,417 | ||||||
Other assets | 600,000 | - | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,045,034 | $ | 517,235 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY/(DEFICIENCY) | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 123,797 | $ | 88,955 | ||||
Bank overdraft | 17 | - | ||||||
Notes payable and accrued interest (net of debt discount of $0 and $100,000 as of | ||||||||
December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively) | 807,324 | 622,607 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 931,138 | 711,562 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 931,138 | 711,562 | ||||||
Contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders' equity/(deficiency): | ||||||||
Series B Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; | ||||||||
45,000 shares issued as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively | - | - | ||||||
Series C Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized; | ||||||||
8,470 and 10,000 shares issued as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively | - | - | ||||||
Common stock, $0.00001 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized; 247,303,586 and 38,888,586 | ||||||||
shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively | 2,473 | 389 | ||||||
Treasury stock, at cost; 38,000 shares as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively | (11,059 | ) | (11,059 | ) | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 2,238,943 | 1,641,027 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (2,116,461 | ) | (1,824,684 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity/(deficiency) | 113,896 | (194,327 | ) | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity/(deficiency) | $ | 1,045,034 | $ | 517,235 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP.
For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||
Income from consulting activities | $ | 100,000 | $ | - | ||||
Total revenues | 100,000 | - | ||||||
General and administrative expenses | 201,569 | 418,444 | ||||||
Loss from operations | (101,569 | ) | (418,444 | ) | ||||
Other income (expenses): | ||||||||
Interest income | 40,893 | 4,519 | ||||||
Interest expense | (32,853 | ) | (68,681 | ) | ||||
Amortization of debt discount | (100,000 | ) | - | |||||
Loss on write-off of notes receivable | (98,248 | ) | - | |||||
Recovery of allowance for credit losses | - | 100,000 | ||||||
Loss on settlement of GV Global Payable | - | (111,340 | ) | |||||
Loss on termination of joint venture | - | (99,328 | ) | |||||
Total other income (expenses) | (190,208 | ) | (174,830 | ) | ||||
Loss before income taxes | (291,777 | ) | (593,274 | ) | ||||
Income tax expense | - | - | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (291,777 | ) | $ | (593,274 | ) | ||
Net loss per share: | ||||||||
Basic and diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
Weighted average number of | ||||||||
common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Basic and diluted | 40,631,011 | 34,261,297 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP.
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Series A | Series B | Series C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred | Convertible Preferred | Convertible Preferred | Treasury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stock | Convertible Preferred Stock | Convertible Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Stock at Cost | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Additional Paid In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2011 | - | $ | - | 45,000 | $ | - | - | $ | - | 34,248,585 | $ | 343 | 38,000 | $ | (11,059 | ) | $ | 1,372,333 | $ | (1,231,410 | ) | $ | 130,207 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of Series C preferred shares to convert GV Global payable to equity | - | - | - | - | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | 222,340 | - | 222,340 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of shares to former directors and officer for services rendered | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,640,001 | 46 | - | - | 46,354 | - | 46,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (593,274 | ) | (593,274 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2012 | - | - | 45,000 | - | 10,000 | - | 38,888,586 | 389 | 38,000 | (11,059 | ) | 1,641,027 | (1,824,684 | ) | (194,327 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of Series C Preferred Shares to Common Stock | - | - | - | - | (1,530 | ) | - | 8,415,000 | 84 | - | - | (84 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued in exchange for Licensure Agreement | 200,000,000 | 2,000 | 598,000 | 600,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2013 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (291,777 | ) | (291,777 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2013 | - | $ | - | 45,000 | $ | - | 8,470 | $ | - | 247,303,586 | $ | 2,473 | 38,000 | $ | (11,059 | ) | $ | 2,238,943 | $ | (2,116,461 | ) | $ | 113,896 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP.
For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Cash Flows From Operating Activities: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (291,777 | ) | $ | (593,274 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash | ||||||||
provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
Recovery of allowance for credit loss | - | (100,000 | ) | |||||
Depreciation of property and equipment | 3,383 | 5,527 | ||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | - | 17,560 | ||||||
Amortization of debt discount | 100,000 | - | ||||||
Shares issued to former directors and officer for services rendered | - | 46,400 | ||||||
Loss on settlement of GV Global Note Payable | - | 111,340 | ||||||
Bad debt expense | 98,248 | - | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 10,845 | (190 | ) | |||||
Accrued interest on notes receivable | (40,893 | ) | (1,578 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 34,842 | (145,820 | ) | |||||
Accrued interest on notes payable | 32,853 | 73,416 | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (52,499 | ) | (586,619 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Issuance of a note receivable | - | (95,777 | ) | |||||
Collections received on notes receivable | - | 1,419,900 | ||||||
Net cash provided by investing activities | - | 1,324,123 | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Payments made on a note payable | - | (1,148,542 | ) | |||||
Cash inflow from "changes in bank overdraft" | 17 | - | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt | 42,500 | - | ||||||
Proceeds from a note payable | 9,364 | - | ||||||
- | - | |||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | 51,881 | (1,148,542 | ) | |||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (618 | ) | (411,038 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 618 | 411,656 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | $ | - | $ | 618 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||
Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||
Interest | $ | - | $ | 66,169 | ||||
Income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
NON-CASH ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Conversion of GV Global payable to Series C preferred stock | $ | - | $ | 111,000 | ||||
Share issuance to acquire Micrologic license | $ | 600,000 | $ | - | ||||
Conversion of accrued expenses to note payable | $ | - | $ | 155,241 | ||||
Issuance of a convertible note payable to Vulcan Oil & Gas Inc., net of a | ||||||||
debt discount of $100,000 | $ | - | $ | 400,000 | ||||
Receipt of secured note from Vulcan Oil & Gas Inc. | $ | - | $ | 400,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-7
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Organization and Nature of Business
Forex International Trading Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated on July 22, 2009, under the laws of the State of Nevada and is headquartered in El Segundo, California. On September 9, 2009, the Company filed Form S-1 Registration Statement to provide for the registration of securities under the Securities Act of 1933. The Company’s principal business activities have been to engage in foreign currency market trading for non-US resident professionals and retail clients over its web-based trading systems. While these trading operations have been closed, the Company continues to operate in the consulting segment of the foreign currency market, leveraging its contacts and knowledge, and its consulting expertise in the area of foreign exchange. In addition, the Company is analyzing investments in joint ventures and is selectively pursuing acquisitions.
Effective April 4, 2014, the Company filed with the State of Nevada a Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation changing the Company’s number of authorized shares to 600,000,000.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Presentation and Basis of Financial Statements
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Forex International Trading Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, DirectJV Investments, Inc. (together “Forex” or the Company”), and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates include the useful lives of tangible and intangible assets, depreciation and amortization, allowances for doubtful accounts and loan losses, valuation of common and preferred stock issuances, and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid financial instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Notes and Short-Term Receivable
The notes and short-term receivable are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company measures the impairment of loans based on its historical loan collection experience and existing economic conditions. Impairment is recognized when management believes it is probable that payments will not be received on some portion of the loan, which is determined on an individual loan basis. The Company evaluates loans for impairment on an annual basis or when there are indications that the loan may not be collected. When management determines that a loan is impaired it is placed on non-accrual status, and an allowance for loan losses is established to recognize the estimated amount of impairment. Payments received on non-accrual loans are generally applied to the outstanding principal balance. Loans are removed from non-accrual status when management believes that the borrower will resume making the payments required by the loan agreement.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost and the related depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as incurred. Renewals and betterments are capitalized. Upon the sale or retirement of an asset, the related costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is recognized in the results of operations.
Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the estimated life of the asset or the lease term.
As required by U.S. GAAP for long-lived assets, the Company evaluates the fair value of its property and equipment on an annual basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Any impairment of value is recognized when the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. There were no impairment losses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
Fair value measurements
Financial instruments and certain non-financial assets and liabilities are measured at their fair value as determined based on the assets highest and best use. GAAP has established a framework for measuring fair value that is based on a hierarchy that requires that the valuation technique used be based on the most objective inputs available for measuring a particular asset or liability. There are three broad levels in the fair value hierarchy that describe the degree of objectivity of the inputs used to determine fair value. The fair value hierarchy is set forth below:
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FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Level 1 — inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. |
Level 2 — inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. |
Level 3 — inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. They are based on best information available in the absence of level 1 and 2 inputs. |
The carrying value of financial instruments, which include cash and cash equivalents, notes receivable, notes payable, and accrued expenses, approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments.
Treasury Stock
Treasury stock is recorded at cost. The re-issuance of treasury shares is accounted for on a first in, first-out basis and any difference between the cost of treasury shares and the re-issuance proceeds are charged or credited to additional paid-in capital. During 2011, the Company bought back 38,000 of its own shares.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB Codification Topic 740-10-25 (“ASC 740-10-25”) Income Taxes. Under ASC 740-10-25, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. 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. Under ASC 740-10-25, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount of tax benefits expected to be realized.
U.S. GAAP requires that, in applying the liability method, the financial statement effects of an uncertain tax position be recognized based on the outcome that is more likely than not to occur. Under this criterion the most likely resolution of an uncertain tax position should be analyzed based on technical merits and on the outcome that would likely be sustained under examination. The Company had no uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2013.
The Company's federal income tax returns are no longer subject to examination by the IRS for the years prior to 2010, and the related state income tax returns are no longer subject to examination by state authorities for the years prior to 2010.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognized revenue on arrangements in accordance with FASB Codification Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition” (“ASC Topic
605”). Under ASC Topic 605, revenue is recognized only when the price is fixed and determinable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the service is performed and collectability of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. We had revenue of $100,000 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, 100% of the Company’s revenue was related to consulting services provided to one company in the foreign exchange business.
Share-Based Compensation
In December 2004, the FASB issued FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. Under FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 718, companies are required to measure the compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are required to provide services. Share-based compensation arrangements include stock options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights and employee share purchase plans. As such, compensation cost is measured on the date of grant at their fair value. Such compensation amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the option grant. The Company applies this statement prospectively. No such expenses were recognized for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
In accordance with accounting guidance now codified as FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share,” Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential of shares of common stock outstanding during the period including stock options or warrants, using the treasury stock method (by using the average stock price for the period to determine the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants), and convertible debt or convertible preferred stock, using the if-converted method. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential of shares of common stock if their effect is anti-dilutive. Because of the Company’s net losses, the effects of stock options, convertible notes, and convertible preferred stock would be anti-dilutive and accordingly, is excluded from the computation of earnings per share. Diluted loss per share has not been computed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 because any potential additional common shares would reduce the reported loss per share and therefore have an antidilutive effect.
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FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
3. Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company has generated revenues in the fiscal year 2013, but has had recurring losses from operations since inception, and has a negative working capital as of December 31, 2013. As of December 31, 2013, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $2,116,461. This raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise additional capital and implement its business plan. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
4. Investments, Acquisitions, and Divestiture
Investment in Private Company—Triple 8
On November 17, 2010, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement, which closed on December 30, 2010, to acquire 17,924 common shares, representing 44.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of Triple 8 Limited (“Triple 8”) from A.P. Holdings Limited (“APH”) (the “APH Agreement”). In consideration for its purchase the Company issued 25,000,000 shares of common stock and a Note Payable (the “APH Note”) in the principal amount of $1,200,000, bearing interest at an annual rate of 6% and convertible into 6 million shares of common stock. The APH Note was originally due on February 15, 2011. Concurrently, certain shareholders agreed to surrender 70,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for cancellation to avoid diluting the ownership of the other existing shareholders. Following the purchase of Triple 8 shares from APH, the Company entered into another Share Exchange Agreement to acquire 1,996 common shares, or 5% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Triple 8, from the H.A.M. Group Limited (“HAM”). As a result, the Company’s ownership of Triple 8 increased to 49.9% of the issued and outstanding common shares. As consideration for its purchase, the Company issued HAM 12,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and a 6% Convertible Debenture for $600,000, due September 30, 2011 (the “HAM Note”). The Series A Preferred Stock has a stated value of $100 per share and is convertible into common stock at a conversion price of $0.30 per share, thus representing 4,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company.
The Company defaulted on its note payable to APH and on its obligation under the HAM Note. In order to avoid costly litigation and the potential detrimental impact of a judgment against the Company, as a result of two defaults, the Company entered into an agreement on December 7, 2011 to annul its purchases of its ownership interest in Triple 8. As a part of the Annulment:
· | Triple 8 agreed to pay the Company $2,001,000 (the “Triple Payments”) through November 2012. | |
· | The Company issued a new $1,000,000 promissory note (the "CDOO Note") to an assignee of HAM and APH as consideration for the termination of the APH Note and the HAM Note, which were both in default. The CDOO note had an annual interest rate of ten percent (10%) and was payable in full on November 30, 2012. | |
· | APH and HAM agreed to return all of their stock holdings to the Company for cancellation. |
The Company has received Triple 8 Payments in the aggregate amount of $2,001,000 and had paid the CDOO note in the aggregate amount of $1 million as per the terms of the agreements during the year ended December 31, 2012.
Joint Venture – Vulcan Oil & Gas Inc.
On February 13, 2012, Direct JV Investments Inc. ("JV"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the "JV Agreement") with Vulcan Oil & Gas Inc. ("Vulcan"), whereby the Company would from time to time provide financing to certain Vulcan alternative, green and solar energy projects (the "Projects") with the goal of sharing in any rebates awarded by the government on any of the Projects. Pursuant to the JV Agreement, JV provided Vulcan with $68,000 in cash (the Funding") and credit for inventory valued at $31,328 for a total investment value of $99,328 (the "Investment").
On January 7, 2013, effective December 31, 2012, the Company, JV and Vulcan entered into an agreement pursuant to which the JV Agreement was terminated. The Company issued to Vulcan a 4% convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $500,000 (the "Forex Note") and Vulcan issued to the Company a 10% Secured and Collateralized Promissory Note in the principal amount of $400,000 (the "Vulcan Note" and collectively with the Forex Note, the "Notes") in consideration of the Forex Note. The Investment of $99,328 was written off as of December 31, 2012.
The Forex Note maturity date is December 31, 2013, which can be extended by the Company for an additional one year at which point the 4% interest rate will increase to 10% per annum. The Forex Note may be prepaid without penalty. The Forex Note conversion price is the Variable Conversion Price, which is defined as 50% multiplied by the average of the lowest three trading prices of the Company's common stock on the OTCBB during the 10-day trading period ending on the latest complete day of trading on the OTCBB prior to the date of conversion. The Variable Conversion Price cannot be less than $0.002. At no time will Vulcan convert any amount of the Forex Note into common stock that would result in Vulcan owning more than 4.9% of the common stock outstanding of the Company.
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FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
The Vulcan Note has a 10% one-time interest charge on the principal sum. The interest rate will be increased by an additional 4% per annum (e.g. 14% per annum) in the event the principal is not paid by the December 31, 2013 maturity date. The collateral or security of the Vulcan Note is 50,000 watts of solar modules. The Vulcan Note may be prepaid without penalty.
After closing the Notes and recording of the difference as a debt discount, there are no further balances due between the parties and the JV Agreement is null and void. The Company has received Vulcan's consent (subject to a fee to be negotiated upon the Company entering an agreement, with a minimum fee in the amount of the Funding) to begin negotiations with private groups to purchase certain knowledge and assets for the production of proprietary solar modules, directly or via third party. While management is of the opinion that these discussions may successfully produce agreements, there can be no guarantee of this.
5. Notes and Short-term Receivables
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, notes and short-term receivables, including accrued interest, consisted of:
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Note receivable - Vulcan | $ | 440,000 | $ | 400,000 | a. | |||
Short-term note receivable - Cordellia | - | 80,777 | b. | |||||
Note receivable - Apel Design | - | 16,578 | c. | |||||
Total notes and short-term receivables | $ | 440,000 | $ | 497,355 | ||||
a. | On January 7, 2013, effective December 31, 2012, the Company, JV, and Vulcan entered into an agreement pursuant to which the JV Agreement was terminated. As part of the termination agreement, Vulcan issued to the Company a 10% Secured and Collateralized Promissory Note in the principal amount of $400,000. The interest rate will increase by 4% per annum if not paid by the maturity date. The note has a maturity date of December 31, 2013. Over the fiscal year of 2013, $40,000 of interest income was accrued for this note. |
b. | As of December 31, 2012, the Company had overpaid a note payable to CDOO in the amount of $80,777. This note receivable was charged to bad debt expense at June 30, 2013. |
c. | The note receivable from Amit Apel Design, Inc. (“Apel Design”) original principal of $15,000, interest at a 12% annual rate, maturing on August 13, 2012. Subsequently, the parties agreed to extend the maturity of the note to December 31, 2012. The note is secured by Apel Design’s inventory. As of June 30, 2013, the amount owed the Company by Apel Design including accrued interest was $17,471, and was charged to bad debt expense. |
6. Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment consisted of the following as of December 31, 2013 and 2012:
Estimated | |||||||||
Useful | |||||||||
Lives | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Computers and equipment | 3 years | $ | 12,539 | $ | 12,539 | ||||
Furniture | 7 years | 9,430 | 9,430 | ||||||
21,969 | 21,969 | ||||||||
Less accumulated depreciation | 16,935 | 13,552 | |||||||
$ | 5,034 | $ | 8,417 |
Depreciation expense was $3,383 and $5,527 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
7. Other Assets
Websites development, net
On April 19, 2010, the Company entered into a Software Licensing Agreement whereby the Company licensed proprietary trading software (the “Software”) for the purpose of developing a Forex Trading Platform and introducing prospective clients (“End Users”). In return, the Company received a newly created website, at cost of $105,359. The cost of the website includes the vendor’s normal set-up fee plus payroll costs and consulting fees incurred by the Company relating to the development of internal use software. The total cost of $105,359 cost was capitalized and is being amortized over a two-year life. At December 31, 2012, the asset has been fully amortized.
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FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Licensure agreement
On January 2, 2014, and effective December 31, 2013, the Company and Micrologic Design Automation, Inc. ("MDA") signed a letter agreement whereby MDA provided for a perpetual, royalty free, exclusive license of the Licensed Technology, as defined in the Evaluation License Agreement dated September 1, 2013. In connection with this agreement, the Company agreed to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock having a value of $600,000 based upon recent market value ($0.003/shares). (See Note 10 and 12)
8. Notes Payable
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, notes payable and accrued interest consisted of:
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Notes payable and accrued interest - Rasel | $ | 145,847 | $ | 140,778 | a. | |||
Note payable and accrued interest - Glendon | 97,552 | 81,829 | b. | |||||
Note payable and accrued interest - Third Party Financier | 43,925 | c. | ||||||
Note payable and accrued interest - Vulcan (net of debt discount of $0 | ||||||||
and $100,000 as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively) | 520,000 | 400,000 | d. | |||||
$ | 807,324 | $ | 622,607 |
a) Rasel LTD - Convertible Notes Payable
On October 6, 2009, the Company signed a note payable for $25,000 to Rasel due on October 6, 2010, bearing interest at 4% per annum. The proceeds were used to pay for half of existing accounts payable for legal fees incurred at the Company’s inception. On October 20, 2009, the Company signed a note payable for $50,000 payable to Rasel due on October 20, 2010, bearing interest at 4% per annum. These proceeds were used to pay for startup costs, audit fees and future expenses. On January 22, 2010, the Company signed a note payable for $50,000 payable to Rasel due on October 30, 2011, bearing interest at 4% per annum. These proceeds were used for working capital and expenditures. On January 22, 2010, the Company signed an amendment to extend the maturity date of the promissory notes in the amount of $25,000 and $50,000 dated October 6, 2009 and October 20, 2009, respectively, to October 30, 2011. On March 2, 2011, the Company and Rasel agreed to extend the maturity of all notes to December 31, 2012, in consideration of adding a conversion feature to the notes with either a 5% discount to the market price or a fixed price of $0.60. The extension of maturity was effective as of December 30, 2010.
The balance of the notes as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, was $145,847 and $140,778, respectively, which includes accrued interest in the amounts of $20,847 and $15,778 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The note is currently in default since the beginning of 2013; and the Company will attempt to reach an amicable settlement with the counterparty.
b) Glendon Note Payable
On December 31, 2012, the Company converted a payable in the amount of $155,242 to a note payable. The note bears annual interest at 10%, and was to mature on December 31, 2012. The Company has negotiated an extension to the maturity date until December 31, 2013. The note is currently in default; the Company will attempt to reach an amicable settlement with the counterparty.
The balance at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, including accrued interest, is $97,552 and $81,829, respectively.
c) Issuance of note payable to third party
On July 24, 2013, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a third party financing source ("Financer"), for the sale of an 8% convertible note in the principal amount of $42,500 (the "July 2013 Note"), of which $2,500 was for legal fees associated with the transaction. The financing closed on July 31, 2013.
The July 2013 Note bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum. All interest and principal must be repaid on April 29, 2014. The July 2013 Note is convertible into common stock, at Financer’s option, at the greater of a 42% discount to the average of the three lowest closing bid prices of the common stock during the 10 trading day period prior to conversion or $0.00009. In the event the Company prepays the July 2013 Note in full, the Company is required to pay to Financer an amount in cash equal to all principal, interest and any other amounts owing multiplied by (i) 112% if prepaid during the period commencing on the closing date through 30 days thereafter, (ii) 121% if prepaid 31 days following the closing through 60 days following the closing and (iii) 126% if prepaid 61 days following the closing through 90 days following the closing and (iv) 131% if prepaid 91 days following the closing through 120 days following the closing and (v) 136% if prepaid 121 days following the closing through 150 days following the closing and (vi) 141% if prepaid 151 days following the closing through 180 days following the closing. After the expiration of 180 days following the date of the Note, the Company has no right of prepayment.
Financer has agreed to restrict its ability to convert the July 2013 Note and receive shares of common stock such that the number of shares of common stock held by them in the aggregate and their affiliates after such conversion or exercise does not exceed 9.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The total net proceeds the Company received from this offering was $42,500, less attorneys fees. As of the date of the July 2013 Note, the Company is obligated on the Note issued to Financer in connection with the offering. The July 2013 Note is a debt obligation arising other than in the ordinary course of business, which constitutes a direct financial obligation of the Company.
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FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
The Company claims an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") for the private placement of these securities pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Act and/or Regulation D promulgated there under since, among other things, the transaction did not involve a public offering, Financer is an accredited investor, Financer had access to information about the Company and their investment, Financer took the securities for investment and not resale, and the Company took appropriate measures to restrict the transfer of the securities.
As of December 31, 2013, the convertible note balance and accrued interest is $43,925.
d) Note Payable to Vulcan
On January 7, 2013, effective December 31, 2012, the Company, JV and Vulcan entered an agreement pursuant to which the JV Agreement was terminated, the Company issued to Vulcan a 4% convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $500,000 (the "Forex Note") and Vulcan issued to the Company a 10% Secured and Collateralized Promissory Note in the principal amount of $400,000. The Company recognized a debt discount in the amount of $100,000 for the difference in the face value of the note issued and the note received from the same party. The face value of the note payable is shown net of the debt discount. This debt discount will be amortized over the one-year life of the note. The note has a maturity date of December 31, 2013, and can be extended by the Company for an additional one year at which point the 4% interest rate will increase to 10% per annum. The Forex Note may be prepaid without penalty. The Forex Note conversion price is the Variable Conversion Price, which is defined as 50% multiplied by the average of the lowest three trading prices of the Company's common stock on the OTCBB during the 10-day trading period ending on the latest complete day of trading on the OTCBB prior to the date of conversion. The Variable Conversion Price cannot be less than $0.002. At no time will Vulcan convert any amount of the Forex Note into common stock that would result in Vulcan owning more than 4.99% of the common stock outstanding of the Company.
As of December 31, 2013, the entire debt discount has been amortized in the accompanying financial statements, and $20,000 of interest expense was accrued during the year ended December 31, 2013.
9. Income Taxes
The Company has accumulated net operating losses, which can be used to offset future earnings. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes is recorded in the consolidated financial statements. A deferred tax asset for the future benefits of net operating losses and other differences is offset by a 100% valuation allowance due to the uncertainty of the Company’s ability to utilize the losses. These net operating losses will expire in the years 2029 through 2033.
The Company had net operating loss carryforwards of $1,810,667 at December 31, 2013. These net operating loss carryforwards may be limited in accordance with Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, based on certain changes in ownership that have occurred and that could occur in the future.
The tax effects (computed at 40%) of temporary differences and carryforwards that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:
Current | ||||||||||||
Period | ||||||||||||
2012 | Changes | 2013 | ||||||||||
Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 648,000 | 76,271 | $ | 724,271 | |||||||
Valuation allowance | (648,000 | ) | (76,271 | ) | (724,271 | ) | ||||||
Net deferred tax assets | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
A reconciliation of income benefit provided at the federal statutory rate of 34% to income tax benefit is as follows:
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Income tax benefit computed at federal statutory rate | 34 | % | 34 | % | ||||
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit | 6 | % | 6 | % | ||||
Valuation allowance | -40 | % | -40 | % | ||||
Effective tax rate | 0 | % | 0 | % |
10. Stockholders’ Equity
Authorized Shares
Effective April 4, 2014, the Company filed with the State of Nevada a Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation changing the Company’s number of authorized shares to 600,000,000.
The Company has 600,000,000 authorized shares of its $0.00001 par value common stock and 20,000,000 shares of its $0.00001 par value Preferred Stock Series B as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. On September 26, 2012, the Company authorized 10,000 Preferred Stock Series C shares, par value $0.00001.
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FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Common Shares:
Effective December 31, 2012, the Company issued common shares to former directors William Glass, Stewart Reich, and Liat Franco to settle their Director and Officer fees. To Messrs. Glass and Reich, the Company issued 2,042,740 restricted shares to each person, valued at $20,427, each. To Mrs. Franco, formerly a Director and the CEO of the Company, the Company issued 554,521 restricted shares valued at $5,545.
On September 2, 2013, effective September 1, 2013, Forex International Trading Corp. (the “Company”) entered into an Evaluation License Agreement (the "ELA") with Micrologic Design Automation, Inc. ("MDA"), pursuant to which MDA temporarily licensed to the Company, on a non-exclusive and royalty-free basis, certain technology and related materials for any purpose related to evaluating NanoDRC, NanoRV and NanoLVS technology (the “Technology”). On January 2, 2014, and effective December 31, 2013, the Company and MDA signed a letter agreement whereby MDA provided for a perpetual, royalty free, exclusive license of the Licensed Technology, as defined in the Evaluation License Agreement dated September 1, 2013, in exchange for 200 million shares of common stock (the “Shares”) of the Company. MDA is not permitted to sell, assign, hypothecate or transfer the Shares in any way prior to the Company generating at minimum $50,000 in revenue through the use of the Technology (the “Revenue Target”). A stop transfer legend shall be affixed to the certificate representing the Shares. If the Revenue Target is achieved, then such stop transfer legend shall be removed. The shares of common stock were issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. (See Note 7 and 12)
Treasury Stock
On April 25, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program. Under the program, the Company is authorized to purchase up to 1,000,000 of its shares of common stock in open market transactions at the discretion of management. All stock repurchases will be subject to the requirements of Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and other rules that govern such purchases. As of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had repurchased 38,000 of its common shares in the open market, which were returned to treasury.
Total Number of | Average | Shares Purchased | Shares Remaining | |||||||||||||
Shares Purchased | Price Paid | Under Repurchase Plan | Under Repurchase Plan | |||||||||||||
Month | ||||||||||||||||
May 2011 | 23,500 | $ | 0.4095 | 23,500 | 976,500 | |||||||||||
August 2011 | 9000 | $ | 0.1007 | 9,000 | 967,500 | |||||||||||
November 2011 | 5500 | $ | 0.0964 | 5,500 | 962,000 | |||||||||||
Weighted-average price paid per share | 38,000 | $ | 0.2910 | 38,000 |
Series B Preferred Shares
On November 1, 2011, the Company and certain creditors entered into a Settlement Agreement (the "Settlement Agreement") whereby without admitting any wrongdoing on either part, the parties settled all previous agreements and resolved any existing disputes. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the Company agreed to issue the creditors 45,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company on a pro-rata basis. Following the issuance and delivery of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to said creditors, as well as surrendering the undelivered shares, the Settlement Agreement resulted in the settlement of all debts, liabilities and obligations between the parties.
The Series B Preferred Stock has a stated value of $100 per share and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.30 per share representing 15,000,000 common shares. Furthermore, the Series B Preferred Stock votes on an as converted basis and carries standard anti-dilution rights. These rights were subsequently removed, except in cases of stock dividends or splits.
Series C Preferred Shares
On April 29, 2011, GV Global Communications, Inc. (“GV”) provided funding to the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $111,000 (the “Loan”). On September 25, 2012, the Company and GV entered into a Conversion Agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to convert the Loan into 10,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock of the Company, which was approved by the Board of Directors.
Each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of GV, into such number of shares of common stock of the Company as determined by dividing the Stated Value (as defined below) by the Conversion Price (as defined below). The Conversion Price for each share is equal to a 50% discount to the average of the lowest three lowest closing bid prices of the Company’s common stock during the 10 day trading period prior to the conversion with a minimum conversion price of $0.002. The stated value is $11.00 per share (the “Stated Value”). The Series C Preferred Stock has no liquidation preference, does not pay dividends and the holder of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of common stock that the Series C Preferred Stock shall be convertible into. GV has contractually agreed to restrict its ability to convert the Series C Preferred Stock and receive shares of the Company's common stock such that the number of shares of the Company's common stock held by it and its affiliates after such conversion does not exceed 4.9% of the then issued and outstanding shares of the Company's common stock.
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FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Effective October 21, 2013, GV notified the Company of its intention to convert 345 of Series C Preferred into 1,897,500 shares of common stock of the Company, representing a conversion price of $0.002 per share. The Company instructed its transfer agent to issue the required shares to GV. On November 5, 2013, 2013, GV notified the Company of the additional conversion of 380 of Series C Preferred into 2,090,000 shares of common stock of the Company. On November 11, 2013, 2013, GV notified the Company of the additional conversion of 380 of Series C Preferred into 2,090,000 shares of common stock of the Company. On November 26, 2013, 2013, GV notified the Company of the additional conversion of 425 of Series C Preferred into 2,337,500 shares of common stock of the Company. As of December 31, 2013, after accounting for the conversions, GV is holding 8,470 of Series C Preferred shares.
The following table shows how the conversions were accounted for within the Series C and Common Stock Additional Paid in Capital accounts:
Series C | Series C | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred | Convertible Preferred | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock | Common Stock | Stock | Common Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Paid | Additional Paid | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | In Capital | In Capital | |||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2012 | 10,000 | $ | - | 38,888,586 | $ | 389 | $ | 222,340 | $ | 1,418,687 | ||||||||||||||
Conversion of Series C Preferred Stock to Common Stock | (1,530 | ) | 8,415,000 | 84 | (34,018 | ) | 33,934 | |||||||||||||||||
Common Stock issued in exchange for Licensure Agreement | 200,000,000 | 2,000 | - | 598,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2013 | 8,470 | $ | - | 247,303,586 | $ | 2,473 | $ | 188,322 | $ | 2,050,621 |
This presentation shows the impact on the Additional Paid-in Capital account for the Series C Preferred and Common Stock, whereas the financial statements present the Additional Paid-in Capital as one combined account.
The issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock was made in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 promulgated under Regulation D thereunder. GV is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
11. Related Parties
Related parties are natural persons or other entities that have the ability, directly or indirectly, to control another party or exercise significant influence over the party in making financial and operating decisions. Related parties include other parties that are subject to common control or that are subject to common significant influences.
Effective December 31, 2012 the Company issued common shares to former directors William Glass, Stewart Reich, and Liat Franco to settle their Director and Officer fees. To Messrs. Glass and Reich, the Company issued 2,042,740 restricted shares each valued at $20,427. To Mrs. Franco, formerly a Director and the CEO of the Company, the Company issued 554,521 restricted shares valued at $5,545. As of December 31, 2012, the payables for accrued directors and officer’s fees of $34,801 to Mr. Glass, Mr. Reich, and Liat Franco were settled with the issuance of common stock.
Effective January 2, 2012, Erik Klinger was appointed by the Company to serve as the Chief Financial Officer, on a part-time basis, and a Director of the Company. Mr. Klinger earned fees of $49,200 and 49,166, in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Robert Morris Price was appointed by the Company to serve as the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Treasurer as well as Chairman of the Company in April 2012. On May 20, 2013, Robert Price resigned as CEO of the Company to pursue other opportunities. This decision was not the result of any disagreement with the Company. Erik Klinger became the Chief Executive Officer effective the same day.
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FOREX INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
David Price, the son of Robert Morris Price, earned consulting fees of $20,000 in 2012.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Company paid no rent for the use of headquarters in El Segundo, California, though it did pay minimal fees for office expenses.
12. Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may be involved in various litigation matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. There is currently no litigation that management believes will have a material impact on the financial position of the Company.
13. Per Share Information
Loss per share
Basic loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted loss per share of common stock (“Diluted EPS”) is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents and convertible securities then outstanding. At December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were 202,049,291 and 171,763,778, of potentially dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding, respectively. The potentially dilutive common stock equivalents at December 31, 2013 arise from (i) the issuance on December 7, 2011 of 45,000 Series B Preferred Shares which are convertible into 15,000,000 common shares, (ii) the issuance of the Rasel note which is convertible into 50,171,042 shares, (iii) the issuance of 10,000 Series C Preferred Shares having a stated value of $100 per share, of which 8,470 shares remain unconverted, which remaining unconverted shares are convertible into 46,585,000 common shares, given recent market prices, and notwithstanding a restriction against owning more than 4.99% of the Company’s stock, and (iv) the issuance of a $500,000 convertible note payable to Vulcan netted against the note receivable from Vulcan, which is convertible into 60,000,000 shares, given recent market prices, and notwithstanding a restriction against owning more than 4.99% of the Company’s stock, and (iv) the issuance of a note to a third party Financier, which based on a theoretical conversion at December 31, 2013 would have converted into 30,293,248 shares of common stock. The potentially dilutive common stock equivalents at December 31, 2012 arise from (i) the issuance on December 7, 2011 of 45,000 Series B Preferred Shares which are convertible into 15,000,000 common shares, (ii) the issuance of the Rasel note which is convertible into 234,630 shares, (iii) the issuance of 10,000 Series C Preferred Shares having a stated value of $100 per share which are convertible into 22,000,000 common shares, had they been converted at or around December 31, 2012, and notwithstanding a restriction against owning more than 4.99% of the Company’s stock, and (iv) the issuance of a $500,000 convertible note payable to Vulcan, which would have been convertible into 134,529,148 shares, given market prices at or around December 31, 2012, and notwithstanding a restriction against owning more than 4.99% of the Company’s stock. The computation of Diluted EPS does not assume exercise or conversion of securities that would have an anti-dilutive effect on the net loss per common share.
12. Subsequent Events
In preparing these financial statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition of disclosure as follows:
On January 2, 2014, and effective December 31, 2013, the Company and Micrologic Design Automation, Inc. ("MDA") signed a letter agreement whereby MDA provided for a perpetual, royalty free, exclusive license of the Licensed Technology, as defined in the Evaluation License Agreement dated September 1, 2013. In connection with this agreement, the Company agreed to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock having a value of $600,000 based upon recent market value ($0.003/shares). (See Note 7 and 10)
In January 2014, the Company converted 1,800 shares of Series C Preferred Shares into 9,900,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company. In April 2014, the Company converted 2,270 shares of Series C Preferred Shares into 12,485,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company.
On February 3 and March 17, Financier converted a total of $9,110 in convertible note principal into approximately 8,974,780 common shares.
Effective April 4, 2014, the Company filed with the State of Nevada a Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation changing the Company’s number of authorized shares to 600,000,000.