U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10
(Amendment No. 2)
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
UNDER SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 000-54810
Dardanos Acquisition Corp.
(Name of Small Business Issuer in its charter)
Delaware | | To be applied |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | (I.R.S. employer |
incorporation or formation) | | identification number) |
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c/o William Tay | | |
2000 Hamilton Street, #943 | | |
Philadelphia, PA | | 19130 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Issuer's telephone number: (215) 405-8018
Facsimile number: (215) 405-8018
E-Mail: william.tay@hotmail.com
Securities to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
| | Name of Exchange on which to be so |
Title of each class | | registered each class is to be registered |
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Common Stock, $.0001 | | N/A |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer or a small reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “small reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer [ ] Small reporting company [ X ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1. | | Business | 3 | |
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Item 1A. | | Risk Factors | 9 | |
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Item 2. | | Financial Information | 16 | |
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Item 3. | | Properties | 18 | |
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Item 4. | | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | 18 | |
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Item 5. | | Directors and Executive Officers | 19 | |
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Item 6. | | Executive Compensation | 26 | |
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Item 7. | | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions | 28 | |
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Item 8. | | Legal Proceedings | 29 | |
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Item 9. | | Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters | 29 | |
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Item 10. | | Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities | 29 | |
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Item 11. | | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered | 29 | |
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Item 12. | | Indemnification of Officers and Directors | 30 | |
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Item 13. | | Financial Statements and Supplemental Data | 31 | |
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Item 14. | | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 42 | |
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Item 15. | | Financial Statements and Exhibits | 42 | |
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SIGNATURES | | | 42 | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX | | | 43 | |
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
(a) Business Development
Dardanos Acquisition Corp. (“we”, “us”, “our”, the "Company" or the "Registrant") was incorporated in the State of Delaware on February 21, 2012. Since inception, which was February 21, 2012, the Company has been engaged in organizational efforts and obtaining initial financing. The Company was formed as a vehicle to pursue a business combination and has made no efforts to identify a possible business combination. As a result, the Company has not conducted negotiations or entered into a letter of intent concerning any target business. The business purpose of the Company is to seek the acquisition of or merger with, an existing company.
As of the most recent audited period, the Company has generated no revenues or earnings from operations, possess no significant assets or financial resources and has no cash on hand. The Independent Auditor's Report to the Company’s financial statements for the period ended August 31, 2012, included in this Form 10, indicates that there are a number of factors that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Such doubts identified in the report include the fact (i) that the Company has not established any source of revenue to cover its operating costs; (ii) that the Company will engage in very limited activities without incurring any liabilities that must be satisfied in cash until a source of funding is secured; (iii) that the Company will offer noncash consideration and seek equity lines as a means of financing its operations; (iv) that if it the Company is unable to obtain revenue producing contracts or financing or if the revenue or financing it does obtain is insufficient to cover any operating losses it may incur, it may substantially curtail or terminate its operations or seek other business opportunities through strategic alliances, acquisitions or other arrangements that may dilute the interests of existing stockholders.
The Company is an “emerging growth company” (“EGC”), that is exempt from certain financial disclosure and governance requirements for up to five years as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“the JOBS Act”), that eases restrictions on the sale of securities; and increases the number of shareholders a company must have before becoming subject to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) reporting and disclosure rules (See Emerging Growth Companies Section Below) and have selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
(b) Business of Issuer
The Company, based on proposed business activities, is a "blank check" company. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) defines those companies as "any development stage company that is issuing a penny stock, within the meaning of Section 3 (a)(51) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and that has no specific business plan or purpose, or has indicated that its business plan is to merge with an unidentified company or companies." Under SEC Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, the Company also qualifies as a “shell company,” because it has no or nominal assets (other than cash) and no or nominal operations. Many states have enacted statutes, rules and regulations limiting the sale of securities of "blank check" companies in their respective jurisdictions. Management does not intend to undertake any efforts to cause a market to develop in our securities, either debt or equity, until we have successfully concluded a business combination. The Company intends to comply with the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for so long as it is subject to those requirements.
The Company was organized as a vehicle to investigate and, if such investigation warrants, acquire a target company or business seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation. The Company’s principal business objective for the next 12 months and beyond such time will be to achieve long-term growth potential through a combination with a business rather than immediate, short-term earnings. The Company will not restrict its potential candidate target companies to any specific business, industry or geographical location and, thus, may acquire any type of business.
The analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by or under the supervision of William Tay, the sole officer and director of the Registrant. As of this date, the Company has not entered into any definitive agreement with any
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party, nor have there been any specific discussions with any potential business combination candidate regarding business opportunities for the Company. The Registrant has unrestricted flexibility in seeking, analyzing and participating in potential business opportunities. In its efforts to analyze potential acquisition targets, the Registrant will consider the following kinds of factors:
| (a) | Potential for growth, indicated by new technology, anticipated market expansion or new products; |
| (b) | Competitive position as compared to other firms of similar size and experience within the industry segment as well as within the industry as a whole; |
| (c) | Strength and diversity of management, either in place or scheduled for recruitment; |
| (d) | Capital requirements and anticipated availability of required funds, to be provided by the Registrant or from operations, through the sale of additional securities, through joint ventures or similar arrangements or from other sources; |
| (e) | The cost of participation by the Registrant as compared to the perceived tangible and intangible values and potentials; |
| (f) | The extent to which the business opportunity can be advanced; |
| (g) | The accessibility of required management expertise, personnel, raw materials, services, professional assistance and other required items; and |
| (h) | Other relevant factors. |
In applying the foregoing criteria, no one of which will be controlling, management will attempt to analyze all factors and circumstances and make a determination based upon reasonable investigative measures and available data. Potentially available business opportunities may occur in many different industries, and at various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and complex. Due to the Registrant's limited capital available for investigation, the Registrant may not discover or adequately evaluate adverse facts about the opportunity to be acquired.
If the Company engages in a registration statement offering our securities for sale as a blank check company or with a company that would still be considered a shell company or blank check company, our securities will require registration subject to Rule 419. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a rule (Rule 419) which defines a blank-check company as (i) a development stage company, that is (ii) offering penny stock, as defined by Rule 3a51-1, and (iii) that has no specific business plan or purpose or has indicated that its business plan is to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unidentified company or companies. Should we file a registration statement offering of our securities for sale before we complete a business combination with an operating company, the Company would be considered a blank check company within the meaning of Rule 419 and any sales of the stock issued in the offering would require a registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, furthermore, the registered securities and the proceeds from an offering subject to Rule 419 require the following:
| a) | Deposit and investment of proceeds |
All offering proceeds, after deduction of cash paid for underwriting commissions, underwriting expenses and dealer allowances, and amounts permitted to be released to the registrant shall be deposited promptly into the escrow or trust account; provided, however, that no deduction may be made for underwriting commissions, underwriting expenses or dealer allowances payable to an affiliate of the registrant.
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All securities issued in connection with the offering, whether or not for cash consideration, and any other securities issued with respect to such securities, including securities issued with respect to stock splits, stock dividends, or similar rights, shall be deposited directly into the escrow or trust account promptly upon issuance. The identity of the purchaser of the securities shall be included on the stock certificates or other documents evidencing such securities.
| c) | Release of deposited and funds securities |
Post-effective amendment for acquisition agreement. Upon execution of an agreement(s) for the acquisition(s) of a business(es) or assets that will constitute the business (or a line of business) of the registrant and for which the fair value of the business(es) or net assets to be acquired represents at least 80 percent of the maximum offering proceeds, including proceeds received or to be received upon the exercise or conversion of any securities offered, but excluding amounts payable to non-affiliates for underwriting commissions, underwriting expenses, and dealer allowances, the registrant shall file a post-effective amendment disclosing the entire transaction.
Mr. Tay, the sole officer, director and shareholder has no intentions of engaging in any transactions with respect to the Company's Common Stock except in connection with or following a business combination resulting in the Company no longer being defined as a blank check issuer. Any transactions in our Common Stock by said shareholder will require compliance with the registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Furthermore, if we publicly offer any securities as a condition to the closing of any acquisition or business combination while we are a blank check or shell company, we will have to fully comply with SEC Rule 419 and deposit all funds in escrow pending advice about the proposed transaction to our stockholders fully disclosing all information required by Regulation 14 of the SEC and seeking the vote and agreement of investment of those stockholders to whom such securities were offered; if no response is received from these stockholders within 45 days thereafter or if any stockholder elects not to invest following our advice about the proposed transaction, all funds that must be held in escrow by us under Rule 419, as applicable, will be promptly returned to any such stockholder. All securities issued in any such offering will likewise be deposited in escrow, pending satisfaction of the foregoing conditions. In addition, if we enter into a transaction with a company that would still be considered a shell company or blank check company, the exemption from registration available from Rule 144, for the resales of our securities by our shareholders, would not be available to us.
SEARCH FOR TARGET BUSINESS
We intend to search for a target business combination by contacting various sources including, but not limited to, our affiliates, lenders, investment banking firms, private equity funds, financial advisors and similar persons, accounting firms and attorneys. The approximate number of persons or entities that will be contacted is unknown and dependent on whether any opportunities are presented by the sources that we contact. We also intend to list our company for sale on the MergerNetwork.com website and other similar websites on the Internet. In doing so, we will comply with any applicable securities laws given our status as a reporting company. This method of soliciting for a target business by listing on such website has proven successful in the past for the blank check companies in which our sole officer and director, Mr. Tay, has been involved with. We intend to seek for a target business by using this method of solicitation. However, there is no assurance that we will locate a target company for a business combination.
In the evaluation of potential target companies the Company will ensure that the target company has the necessary cash resources to meet determined obligations that may be different from time to time to become a public company and continue reporting as required by the SEC. These obligations include ongoing legal fees, audit fees and filing fees. The financial capabilities of the target company have affected the decisions of a business combination for blank check companies Mr. Tay will affect the decision to precede with a business combination with the Registrant.
ASPECTS OF A REPORTING COMPANY
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Mr. Tay, the sole officer and director, believes the Company will offer owners of business opportunities the opportunity to acquire a controlling ownership interest in a public company at substantially less initial cost than is required to conduct an initial public offering. Upon the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company is required to file within four business days with the Securities and Exchange Commission a current report on Form 8-K to disclose the Business Combination, the terms of the transaction and a description of the business and management of the Target Business, among other things, and will include audited consolidated financial statements of the Company giving effect to the Business Combination.
The owners of the business opportunities will, however, incur significant post-merger or acquisition registration costs in the event they wish to register a portion of their shares for subsequent sale. The Company will also incur significant legal and accounting costs in connection with the acquisition of a business opportunity including the costs of preparing post-effective amendments, Forms 8-K, agreements and related reports and documents nevertheless, the officer and directors of the Company has not conducted market research and are not aware of statistical data which would support the perceived benefits of a merger or acquisition transaction for the owners of a business opportunity, as opposed to engaging in an initial public offering or registering their existing company on Form 10. The total costs of effecting a reverse merger with the Company will likely be the same as if the business opportunity filed its own Exchange Act registration statement. A shell company (such as the Company) which already has registered its common stock on a Form 10, presents to many prospective business opportunities the perceived advantage of having passed one of the regulatory requirements (registration under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act) which is required for listing of the common stock on a national securities exchange or other US trading market. On its part, the Company will likely be required, as a condition of any acquisition transaction, to retire any existing liabilities it may have and indemnify the incoming business opportunity for any unknown liabilities. Since the Company will not engage in business operations, its only expected liabilities would be for legal, accounting, and transfer agent services, for payment of its annual franchise fees, and other fees and expenses which would be arranged for by management.
Our shares of common stock are not registered under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and accordingly there is no public trading market for our common stock. Further, no public trading market is expected to develop in the foreseeable future unless and until the Company completes a business combination with an operating business and the Company thereafter files a registration statement under the Securities Act. Therefore, outstanding shares of our common stock cannot be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless subsequently registered pursuant to, or exempt from registration under, the Securities Act and any other applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations. Shares of our common stock cannot be sold under the exemptions from registration provided by Rule 144 under or Section 4(1) of the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) so long as the Company is designated a “shell company” and for 12 months after it ceases to be a “shell company”, provided the Company otherwise is in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations. Compliance with the criteria for securing exemptions under federal securities laws and the securities laws of the various states is extremely complex, especially in respect of those exemptions affording flexibility and the elimination of trading restrictions in respect of securities received in exempt transactions and subsequently disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or state securities laws.
CHALLENGES OF PUBLIC REPORTING COMPANY
Companies and their directors and officers are facing intense scrutiny from regulators, stock exchanges, institutional investors, shareholders and the media. Regulators have been very active in imposing new governance and disclosure requirements and are increasingly vigilant in enforcing those requirements, particularly in the wake of the recent financial market turmoil. In addition, directors' duties, conflicts of interests and processes of deliberation are being scrutinized more closely by investors and the courts, significantly increasing the exposure of directors to lawsuits and potential liability. These developments, and others, have created new risks for public companies and their directors and officers. The CEO and CFO of every public company are required to personally stand behind financial statements and other documents. They must personally certify several aspects of the company's disclosure including the integrity of interim and annual filings, design and
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evaluation, and disclosure of conclusions as to the effectiveness, of disclosure controls and procedures and design of, and disclosure of material changes in, internal control over financial reporting.
The CEO and CFO of every public company (except investment funds) are also required to provide expanded certifications with respect to its internal control over financial reporting (ICFR). Specifically, CEOs and CFOs are required to certify annually that they have evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under their supervision, the effectiveness of the company's ICFR; and disclosed in the annual management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) their conclusions about the effectiveness of the company's ICFR.
The corporate governance guidelines deal with matters such as board composition; meetings of independent directors; board mandate; position descriptions of the CEO, board and committee chairs; orientation and continuing education; code of business conduct and ethics; nomination of directors; compensation; and regular board assessments.
FORM OF ACQUISITION
The manner in which the Registrant participates in an opportunity will depend upon the nature of the opportunity, the respective needs and desires of the Registrant and the promoters of the opportunity, and the relative negotiating strength of the Registrant and such promoters.
It is likely that the Registrant will acquire its participation in a business opportunity through the issuance of common stock or other securities of the Registrant. Although the terms of any such transaction cannot be predicted, it should be noted that in certain circumstances the criteria for determining whether or not an acquisition is a so-called "tax free" reorganization under Section 368(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") depends upon whether the owners of the acquired business own 80% or more of the voting stock of the surviving entity. If a transaction were structured to take advantage of these provisions rather than other "tax free" provisions provided under the Code, all prior stockholders would in such circumstances retain 20% or less of the total issued and outstanding shares of the surviving entity. Under other circumstances, depending upon the relative negotiating strength of the parties, prior stockholders may retain substantially less than 20% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the surviving entity. This could result in substantial additional dilution to the equity of those who were stockholders of the Registrant prior to such reorganization.
The present stockholders of the Registrant will likely not have control of a majority of the voting securities of the Registrant following a reorganization transaction. As part of such a transaction, all, or a majority of, the Registrant's directors may resign and one or more new directors may be appointed without any vote by stockholders.
The Company anticipates that prior to consummating any acquisition or merger, the Company, if required by relevant state laws and regulations, will seek to have the transaction approved by stockholders in the appropriate manner. Certain types of transactions may be entered into solely by Board of Directors approval without stockholder approval. Under Delaware law, certain actions that would routinely be taken at a meeting of stockholders, may be taken by written consent of stockholders having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take the action at a meeting of stockholders. Thus, if stockholders holding a majority of the outstanding shares decide by written consent to consummate an acquisition or a merger, minority stockholders would not be given the opportunity to vote on the issue. If stockholder approval is required, the Board will have discretion to consummate the transaction by written consent if it is determined to be in the Company’s best interest to do so. Regardless of whether an acquisition or merger is approved by Board action alone, by written consent or by holding a stockholders' meeting, the Company will provide to its stockholders complete disclosure documentation concerning the potential target including requisite financial statements. This information will be disseminated by proxy statement in the event a stockholders' meeting is held, or by an information statement if the action is taken by written consent.
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It is anticipated that the investigation of specific business opportunities and the negotiation, drafting and execution of relevant agreements, disclosure documents and other instruments will require substantial management time and attention and substantial cost for accountants, attorneys and others. If a decision is made not to participate in a specific business opportunity, the costs theretofore incurred in the related investigation might not be recoverable. Furthermore, even if an agreement is reached for the participation in a specific business opportunity, the failure to consummate that transaction may result in the loss to the Registrant of the related costs incurred.
We presently have no employees apart from our management, which consist of one person, our sole officer and director, Mr. William Tay. Our sole officer and director is engaged in outside business activities and anticipates that he will devote to our business approximately five (5) hours per week until the acquisition of a successful business opportunity has been identified. We expect no significant changes in the number of our employees other than such changes, if any, incident to a business combination.
(c) Reports to security holders.
| (1) | The Company will comply with all required disclosure needing to be distributed to security holders including the delivery of an annual report when required. |
| (2) | The Company will file reports with the SEC. The Company will be a reporting company and will comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act. |
The public may read and copy any materials the Company files with the SEC in the SEC's Public Reference Section, Room 1580, 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Section by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Additionally, the SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, which can be found at http://www.sec.gov.
EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY
We are an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act. We shall continue to be deemed an emerging growth company until the earliest of:
• (a) the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer during which it had total annual gross revenues of $1,000,000,000 (as such amount is indexed for inflation every 5 years by the Commission to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, setting the threshold to the nearest 1,000,000) or more;
• (b) the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of common equity securities of the issuer pursuant to an effective IPO registration statement;
• (c) the date on which such issuer has, during the previous 3-year period, issued more than $1,000,000,000 in non-convertible debt; or
• (d) the date on which such issuer is deemed to be a ‘large accelerated filer’, as defined in section 240.12b-2 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto.’.
As an emerging growth company we are exempt from Section 404(b) of Sarbanes Oxley. Section 404(a) requires Issuers to publish information in their annual reports concerning the scope and adequacy of the internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting. This statement shall also assess the effectiveness of such internal controls and procedures. Section 404(b) requires that the registered accounting firm shall, in the same report, attest to and report on the assessment on the effectiveness of the internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting.
As an emerging growth company we are also exempt from Section 14A (a) and (b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which require the shareholder approval of executive compensation and golden parachutes.
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We have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(2) of the Jobs Act, that allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
We qualify as a Smaller Reporting Company. Moreover, as a Smaller Reporting Company and so long as we remain a Smaller Reporting Company, we benefit from the same exemptions and exclusions as an Emerging Growth Company. In the event that we cease to be an Emerging Growth Company as a result of a lapse of the five year period, but continue to be a Smaller Reporting Company, we would continue to be subject to the exemptions available to Emerging Growth Companies until such time as we were no longer a Smaller Reporting Company.
Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, defines a Smaller Reporting Company as an issuer that is not an investment company, an asset-backed issuer), or a majority-owned subsidiary of a parent that is not a smaller reporting company and that:
● Had a public float of less than $75 million as of the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter, computed by multiplying the aggregate worldwide number of shares of its voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates by the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average of the bid and asked prices of common equity, in the principal market for the common equity; or
● In the case of an initial registration statement under the Securities Act or Exchange Act for shares of its common equity, had a public float of less than $75 million as of a date within 30 days of the date of the filing of the registration statement, computed by multiplying the aggregate worldwide number of such shares held by non-affiliates before the registration plus, in the case of a Securities Act registration statement, the number of such shares included in the registration statement by the estimated public offering price of the shares; or
● In the case of an issuer whose public float as calculated under paragraph (1) or (2) of this definition was zero, had annual revenues of less than $50 million during the most recently completed fiscal year for which audited financial statements are available.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Opt-in right for emerging growth company
We have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(2) of the Jobs Act, that allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
The Company is subject to numerous risk factors, including the following:
The Company has no operating history or revenue with no assets and operates at a loss and its continuation as a going concern is dependent upon support from its stockholders or obtaining additional capital.
The Company has had no operating history nor any revenues or earnings from operations. The Company has no significant assets or financial resources. As of August 31, 2012 the Company has not generated revenues and has no income or cash flows from operations since inception. The Registrant has sustained losses to date and will, in all likelihood, continue to sustain expenses without corresponding revenues, at least until the consummation of a business combination.
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The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon financial support from its stockholders, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary equity financing to continue operations, successfully locating and negotiate with a business entity for the combination of that target company with the Company. Mr. Tay, the Company’s sole officer and director, will pay all expenses incurred by the Company until a business combination is effected, without repayment. However, there is no guarantee that such additional funds will be made available to us or on terms that are favorable to us. If we enter into a business combination with a target entity, we will require the target company to pay the acquisition related fees and expenses as a condition precedent to such an agreement. To date, we have had no discussions with our sole shareholder, officer and director, Mr. Tay, or other investors, regarding funding and no funding commitment for future expenses has been obtained. Obviously, if Mr. Tay, or other investors, does not loan to or invest sufficient funds in us, we will not be able to meet our SEC reporting obligations and will not be able to attract a private company with which to combine. There is no assurance that the Company will ever be profitable.There is no assurance that the Company will ever be profitable.
The Company has no operations nor does it currently engage in any business activities generating revenues. The Company's principal business objective for the following 12 months is to achieve a business combination with a target company.
The company anticipates that during the 12 months following the date of this registration statement, it will incur costs related to (i) filing reports as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including accounting fee and (ii) payment of annual corporate fees. It is anticipated that such expenses will not exceed $5,000 although Mr. Tay, our sole office and director, has not set a limit on the amount of expenses he will pay on behalf of the Company. Mr. Tay will pay all expenses of the Company without repayment until such time as a business combination is effected. However, to date we have received no funding commitment or agreement from Mr. Tay to pay these expenses. Obviously, if Mr. Tay does not loan us or invest sufficient funds in us to pay these expenses, we will not be able to meet our SEC reporting obligations and will not be able to attract a private company with which to combine.
Conflicts of interest between the Company and its officer and director may impede the operational ability of the Company.
Our sole officer and director is engaged in outside business activities, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating his time between our operations and his other business activities. We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the consummation of a business combination. If our sole officer and director's other business affairs requires him to devote more substantial amounts of time to such affairs, it could limit his ability to devote time to our affairs and could have a negative impact on our ability to consummate a business combination. We cannot assure you that these conflicts will be resolved in our favor. Moreover, Mr. Tay is also the sole officer and director of other blank check companies with identical structure and business purpose as ours. As a result, Mr. Tay will probably only be able to devote time to an acquisition for one of the 8 companies at any one time. See "Conflicts of Interest."
Mr. Tay, the sole officer and director of the Company, participates in other business ventures which may compete directly with the Company. Additional conflicts of interest and non-arm’s length transactions may also arise in the future. The terms of a business combination may include such terms as Mr. Tay providing services to the Company after a business combination. Such services may include the preparation and filing of a registration statement or financial consulting services to allow the public trading of the Company's securities and the introduction to brokers and market makers. Such benefits may influence Mr. Tay’s choice of a target company. To minimize the conflict of interest, Mr. Tay only engages in consulting services with the company after a successful business combination has been completed and Mr. Tay has completely resigned from the Company and he is a minority shareholder.
As a result, conflicts of interest may arise that can be resolved only through Mr. Tay’s exercise of such judgment as is consistent with his fiduciary duties to the Company and he is legally required to make the decision based upon the best
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interests of the Company and the Company's other shareholders, rather than his own personal pecuniary benefit.
Our business is difficult to evaluate because we have no operating business and our shareholders will not know what business we will enter into until we effectuate a transaction.
As we have no operating history or revenue and only minimal assets, there is a risk that we will be unable to continue as a going concern and consummate a business combination. We have had no recent operating history nor any revenues or earnings from operations since inception. We have no significant assets or financial resources. We will, in all likelihood, sustain operating expenses without corresponding revenues, at least until the consummation of a business combination. This may result in us incurring a net operating loss that will increase continuously until we can consummate a business combination with a profitable business opportunity. We cannot assure you that we can identify a suitable business opportunity and consummate a business combination.
There is competition for those private companies suitable for a merger transaction of the type contemplated by management and as a non-trading company we are a competitive disadvantage to some of our competitors and may reduce the likelihood of us consummating a deal.
We are in a highly competitive market for a small number of business opportunities which could reduce the likelihood of consummating a successful business combination. We are and will continue to be an insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers with, joint ventures with and acquisitions of small private and public entities. A large number of established and well-financed entities, including small public companies and venture capital firms, are active in mergers and acquisitions of companies that may be desirable target candidates for us. Nearly all these entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than we do; consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination. These competitive factors may reduce the likelihood of us identifying and consummating a successful business combination.
We are a development stage company, and our future success is highly dependent on the ability of management to locate and attract a suitable acquisition.
We were incorporated in February 2012 and are considered to be in the development stage. The nature of our operations is highly speculative, and there is a consequent risk of loss of your investment. The success of our plan of operation will depend to a great extent on the operations, financial condition and management of the identified business opportunity. While management intends to seek business combination(s) with entities having established operating histories, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in locating candidates meeting that criterion. In the event we complete a business combination, the success of our operations may be dependent upon management of the successor firm or venture partner firm and numerous other factors beyond our control.
We have no existing agreement for a business combination or other transaction and there is no guarantee that we will be able to negotiate a transaction that will benefit our shareholders.
We have no arrangement, agreement or understanding with respect to engaging in a merger with, joint venture with or acquisition of, a private or public entity. No assurances can be given that we will successfully identify and evaluate suitable business opportunities or that we will conclude a business combination. Management has not identified any particular industry or specific business within an industry for evaluation. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to negotiate a business combination on favorable terms, and there is consequently a risk that funds allocated to the purchase of our shares will not be invested in a company with active business operations.
Management intends to devote only a limited amount of time to seeking a target company which may adversely impact our ability to identify a suitable acquisition candidate.
While seeking a business combination, management anticipates devoting approximately five (5) hours per week to our affairs. Our sole officer, Mr. William Tay, believes that communicating with professionals in the industry approximately five (5)
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hours per week will be sufficient to locate a suitable acquisition candidate. Our sole officer has not entered into written employment agreements with us and is not expected to do so in the foreseeable future. This limited commitment may adversely impact our ability to identify and consummate a successful business combination.
The time and cost of preparing a private company to become a public reporting company may preclude us from entering into a merger or acquisition with the most attractive private companies.
Target companies that fail to comply with SEC reporting requirements may delay or preclude an acquisition. Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act require reporting companies to provide certain information about significant acquisitions, including certified financial statements for the company acquired, covering one, two, or three years, depending on the relative size of the acquisition. The time and additional costs that may be incurred by some target entities to prepare these statements may significantly delay or essentially preclude consummation of an acquisition. Otherwise suitable acquisition prospects that do not have or are unable to obtain the required audited financial statements may be inappropriate for acquisition so long as the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act are applicable.
We may be subject to further government regulation which would adversely affect our operations.
Although we will be subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, management believes we will not be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), since we will not be engaged in the business of investing or trading in securities. If we engage in business combinations which result in our holding passive investment interests in a number of entities, we could be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act. If so, we would be required to register as an investment company and could be expected to incur significant registration and compliance costs. We have obtained no formal determination from the SEC as to our status under the Investment Company Act and, consequently, violation of the Investment Company Act could subject us to material adverse consequences.
Any potential acquisition or merger with a foreign company may subject us to additional risks.
If we enter into a business combination with a foreign company, we will be subject to risks inherent in business operations outside of the United States. These risks include, for example, currency fluctuations, regulatory problems, punitive tariffs, unstable local tax policies, trade embargoes, risks related to shipment of raw materials and finished goods across national borders and cultural and language differences. Foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the United States economy in growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, market development, rate of savings, and capital investment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments positions, and in other respects.
There is currently no trading market for our common stock, and liquidity of shares of our common stock is limited.
Our shares of common stock are not registered under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and accordingly there is no public trading market for our common stock. Further, no public trading market is expected to develop in the foreseeable future unless and until the Company completes a business combination with an operating business and the Company thereafter files a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Therefore, outstanding shares of our common stock cannot be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless subsequently registered pursuant to, or exempt from registration under, the Securities Act and any other applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations.
Please note that shareholders of our common stock may not rely on Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 and must register any re-sales of your common stock under the Securities Act of 1933.
Compliance with the criteria for securing exemptions under federal securities laws and the securities laws of the various states is extremely complex, especially in respect of those exemptions affording flexibility and the elimination of trading
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restrictions in respect of securities received in exempt transactions and subsequently disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or state securities laws.
There are issues impacting liquidity of our securities with respect to the fact that we will need to file a resale registration statement to create liquidity in our common stock.
Since our shares of common stock issued prior to a business combination or reverse merger cannot currently, nor will they for a considerable period of time after we complete a business combination, be available to be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred without being registered pursuant to the Securities Act, we will likely file a resale registration statement on Form S-1, or some other available form, to register for resale such shares of common stock. We cannot control this future registration process in all respects as some matters are outside our control. Even if we are successful in causing the effectiveness of the resale registration statement, there can be no assurances that the occurrence of subsequent events may not preclude our ability to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement. Any of the foregoing items could have adverse effects on the liquidity of our shares of common stock.
We have never paid dividends on our common stock and if we do not pay dividends in the future then our shareholders can only benefit from their shares by selling such stock either in the public market place or in a private transaction.
We have never paid dividends on our common stock and do not presently intend to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. We anticipate that any funds available for payment of dividends will be re-invested into us to further our business strategy.
We may be subject to certain tax consequences in our business, which may increase our cost of doing business.
We may not be able to structure our acquisition to result in tax-free treatment for the companies or their stockholders, which could deter third parties from entering into certain business combinations with us or result in being taxed on consideration received in a transaction. Currently, a transaction may be structured so as to result in tax-free treatment to both companies, as prescribed by various federal and state tax provisions. We intend to structure any business combination so as to minimize the federal and state tax consequences to both us and the target entity; however, we cannot guarantee that the business combination will meet the statutory requirements of a tax-free reorganization or that the parties will obtain the intended tax-free treatment upon a transfer of stock or assets. A non-qualifying reorganization could result in the imposition of both federal and state taxes that may have an adverse effect on both parties to the transaction.
Our business will have no revenue unless and until we merge with or acquire an operating business.
We are a development stage company and have had no revenue from operations since our inception in February 2012. We may not realize any revenue unless and until we successfully merge with or acquire an operating business.
We intend to issue more shares in a merger or acquisition, which will result in substantial dilution.
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of a maximum of 500,000,000 shares of common stock and a maximum of 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Any merger or acquisition effected by us may result in the issuance of additional securities without stockholder approval and may result in substantial dilution in the percentage of our common stock held by our then existing stockholders. Moreover, the common stock issued in any such merger or acquisition transaction may be valued on an arbitrary or non-arm’s-length basis by our management, resulting in an additional reduction in the percentage of common stock held by our then existing stockholders. Our Board of Directors has the power to issue any or all of such authorized but unissued shares without stockholder approval. To the extent that additional shares of common stock or preferred stock are issued in connection with a business combination or otherwise, dilution to the interests of our stockholders will occur and the rights of the holders of common stock might be materially adversely affected.
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Our principal stockholders may engage in a transaction to cause us to repurchase their shares of common stock.
In order to provide an interest in us to a third party, our sole stockholder may choose to cause us to sell our securities to one or more third parties, with the proceeds of such sale(s) being utilized by us to repurchase shares of common stock held by them. As a result of such transaction(s), our management, principal stockholder(s) and Board of Directors may change.
We have conducted no market research or identification of business opportunities, which may affect our ability to identify a business to merge with or acquire.
We have not conducted market research concerning prospective business opportunities, nor have others made the results of such market research available to us. Therefore, we have no assurances that market demand exists for a merger or acquisition as contemplated by us. Our management has not identified any specific business combination or other transactions for formal evaluation by us, such that it may be expected that any such target business or transaction will present such a level of risk that conventional private or public offerings of securities or conventional bank financing will not be available. There is no assurance that we will be able to acquire a business opportunity on terms favorable to us. Decisions as to which business opportunity to participate in will be unilaterally made by our management, which may act without the consent, vote or approval of our stockholders.
Our shares may be subject to the “penny stock” rules, following such a reverse merger transaction which might subject you to restrictions on marketability and may not be able to sell your shares
If our common stock becomes tradable in the secondary market, we will be subject to the penny stock rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission that require brokers to provide extensive disclosure to their customers prior to executing trades in penny stocks. These disclosure requirements may cause a reduction in the trading activity of our common stock, which in all likelihood would make it difficult for our shareholders to sell their securities.
Additional risks may exist since we will assist a privately held business to become public through a “reverse merger.” Securities analysts of major brokerage firms may not provide coverage of us since there is no incentive to brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our common stock. No assurance can be given that brokerage firms will want to conduct any secondary offerings on behalf of our post-merger company in the future. Failure to develop or maintain an active trading market for our common stock will have a generally negative effect on the price of our common stock and you may be unable to sell your common stock or any attempted sale of such common stock may have the effect of lowering the market price. Your investment could be a partial or complete loss.
Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system). Penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The broker-dealer must also make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity, if any, in the secondary market for a security that becomes subject to the penny stock rules. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our securities, which could severely limit the market price and liquidity of our securities. These requirements may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our common stock and may affect your ability to resell our common stock.
We cannot assure you that following a business combination with an operating business, our common stock will be listed on NASDAQ or any other securities exchange and therefore it is possible that our stockholders will not be able to liquidate their investment in our stock and we may not have access to capital available to companies trading on these exchanges.
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Following a business combination, we may seek the listing of our common stock on NASDAQ or the American Stock Exchange. However, we cannot assure you that following such a transaction, we will be able to meet the initial listing standards of either of those or any other stock exchange, or that we will be able to maintain a listing of our common stock on either of those or any other stock exchange. After completing a business combination, until our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ or another stock exchange, we expect that our common stock would be eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board, another over-the-counter quotation system, or on the “pink sheets,” where our stockholders may find it more difficult to dispose of shares or obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock. In addition, we would be subject to an SEC rule that, if it failed to meet the criteria set forth in such rule, imposes various practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell securities governed by the rule to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. Consequently, such rule may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling our common stock, which may further affect its liquidity. This would also make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital following a business combination.
Our authorization of blank check preferred stock could be used to discourage a take-over transaction involving an actual or potential change in control of us or our management.
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences to be determined from time to time by our Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common stock. In the event of issuance, the preferred stock could be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company. Although we have no present intention to issue any shares of our authorized preferred stock, there can be no assurance that we will not do so in the future.
Due to the control by management of the 100% of issued and outstanding common stock our non-management shareholders will have no power to choose management or impact operations.
Management currently controls and votes 100% of our issued and outstanding common stock. Consequently, management has the ability to influence control of our operations and, acting together, will have the ability to influence or control substantially all matters submitted to stockholders for approval, including:
| · | Election of the Board of Directors; |
| · | Removal of directors; |
| · | Amendment to the our certificate of incorporation or bylaws; and |
| · | Adoption of measures that could delay or prevent a change in control or impede a merger, takeover or other business combination. |
These stockholders will thus have substantial influence over our management and affairs and other stockholders possess no practical ability to remove management or effect the operations of our business. Accordingly, this concentration of ownership by itself may have the effect of impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business consolidation, or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer for our common stock.
This registration statement contains forward-looking statements and information relating to us, our industry and to other businesses.
These forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to our management. When used in this registration statement, the words "estimate," "project," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties
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that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in our forward-looking statements. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this registration statement. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this registration statement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
ITEM 2. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
We were organized as a vehicle to investigate and, if such investigation warrants, acquire a target company or business seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation. We are an “emerging growth company” (“EGC”) that is exempt from certain financial disclosure and governance requirements for up to five years as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“the JOBS Act”), that eases restrictions on the sale of securities; and increases the number of shareholders a company must have before becoming subject to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) reporting and disclosure rules (See “Emerging Growth Companies” section above). Our principal business objective for the next 12 months and beyond such time will be to achieve long-term growth potential through a combination with a business rather than immediate, short-term earnings. We will not restrict our potential candidate target companies to any specific business, industry or geographical location and, thus, may acquire any type of business.
We have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(2) of the Jobs Act, that allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
We do not currently engage in any business activities that provide cash flow. The costs of investigating and analyzing business combinations for the next 12 months and beyond such time will be paid with money in our treasury or with additional amounts, as necessary, to be loaned to or invested in us by our stockholders, management or other investors.
During the next 12 months we anticipate incurring costs related to:
| (i) | filing of Exchange Act reports (legal, accounting and auditing fees) in the amount of approximately $5,000; and |
| (ii) | costs relating to consummating an acquisition in the amount of approximately $10,000 to pay for legal fees and audit fees. |
We believe we will be able to meet the costs of filing Exchange Act reports during the next 12 months through use of funds to be loaned to or invested in us by Mr. William Tay, our sole officer, director and shareholder, or other investors. However, there is no guarantee that such additional funds will be made available to us or on terms that are favorable to us. If we enter into a business combination with a target entity, we will require the target company to pay the acquisition related fees and expenses as a condition precedent to such an agreement. To date, we have had no discussions with our sole shareholder, officer and director, Mr. William Tay, or other investors, regarding funding and no funding commitment for future expenses has been obtained. If in the future we need funds to pay expenses, we will consider these and other yet to be identified options for raising funds and/or paying expenses. Obviously, if Mr. Tay, or other investors, does not loan to or invest sufficient funds in us, then we will not be able to meet our SEC reporting obligations and will not be able to attract a private company with which to combine.
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We are in the development stage and have negative working capital, negative stockholders’ equity and have not earned any revenues from operations to date. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We are currently devoting our efforts to locating merger candidates. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to develop additional sources of capital, locate and complete a merger with another company, and ultimately, achieve profitable operations.
The Company may consider a business which has recently commenced operations, is a developing company in need of additional funds for expansion into new products or markets, is seeking to develop a new product or service, or is an established business which may be experiencing financial or operating difficulties and is in need of additional capital. Our management believes that the public company status that results from a combination with the Company will provide such company greater access to the capital markets, increase its visibility in the investment community, and offer the opportunity to utilize its stock to make acquisitions. However, there is no assurance that the Company will have greater access to capital due to its public company status, and therefore a business combination with an operating company in need of additional capital may expose the Company to additional risks and challenges. In the alternative, a business combination may involve the acquisition of, or merger with, a company which does not need substantial additional capital, but which desires to establish a public trading market for its shares, while avoiding, among other things, the time delays, significant expense, and loss of voting control which may occur in a public offering.
We have, and will continue to have, no capital with which to provide the owners of business entities with any cash or other assets. However, we offer owners of target businesses the opportunity to acquire a controlling ownership interest in a reporting company without the time required to become a reporting company by other means.
Our sole officer and director has not had any preliminary contact or discussions with any representative of any other entity regarding a business combination with us. Any target business that is selected may be a financially unstable company or an entity in its early stages of development or growth, including entities without established records of sales or earnings. In that event, we will be subject to numerous risks inherent in the business and operations of financially unstable and early stage or potential emerging growth companies. In addition, we may effect a business combination with an entity in an industry characterized by a high level of risk, and, although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, there can be no assurance that we will properly ascertain or assess all significant risks.
Our management anticipates that we will likely be able to effect only one business combination, due primarily to our limited financing and the dilution of interest for present and prospective stockholders, which is likely to occur as a result of our management’s plan to offer a controlling interest to a target business in order to achieve a tax-free reorganization. This lack of diversification should be considered a substantial risk in investing in us, because it will not permit us to offset potential losses from one venture against gains from another.
We anticipate that the selection of a business combination will be complex and extremely risky. Because of general economic conditions, rapid technological advances being made in some industries and shortages of available capital, our management believes that there are numerous firms seeking even the limited additional capital which we will have and/or the perceived benefits of becoming a publicly traded corporation. Such perceived benefits of becoming a publicly traded corporation include, among other things, facilitating or improving the terms on which additional equity financing may be obtained, providing liquidity for the principals of and investors in a business, creating a means for providing incentive stock options or similar benefits to key employees, and offering greater flexibility in structuring acquisitions, joint ventures and the like through the issuance of stock. Potentially available business combinations may occur in many different industries and at various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and complex.
The Company is in a highly competitive market for a small number of business opportunities, which could reduce the likelihood of consummating a successful business combination. We are and will continue to be an insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers with, joint ventures with and acquisitions of small private and public entities. A large number
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of established and well-financed entities, including small public companies and venture capital firms, are active in mergers and acquisitions of companies that may be desirable target candidates for us. Nearly all these entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than we do; consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination. These competitive factors may reduce the likelihood of our identifying and consummating a successful business combination. The Company intends to search for a target for a business combination by contacting various sources including, but not limited to, our affiliates, lenders, investment banking firms, private equity funds, accounting firms and attorneys. The approximate number of persons or entities that will be contacted is unknown and dependent on whether any opportunities are presented by the sources that we contact. There are no assurances that we will successfully identify and evaluate suitable business opportunities or that we will conclude a business combination.
Significant Accounting Policies
Please see Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Accounting Policies.
The Company has elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(2) of the Jobs Act, that allows the Company to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
ITEM 3. PROPERTIES
We neither rent nor own any properties. We utilize the office space and equipment of our management at no cost. Management estimates such amounts to be immaterial. We currently have no policy with respect to investments or interests in real estate, real estate mortgages or securities of, or interests in, persons primarily engaged in real estate activities.
ITEM 4. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
(a) Security ownership of certain beneficial owners.
The following table sets forth, as of the date of this registration statement, the number of shares of common stock owned of record and beneficially by executive officers, directors and persons who beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock.
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Name and Address | | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | | Percentage of Class | |
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William Tay (1) 2000 Hamilton Street, #943 | | 31,390,000 | | 100% | | |
Philadelphia, PA 19130 ______________________________ | | | | | | | |
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| (1) | William Tay serves as President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director of the Company. |
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ITEM 5. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
A. Identification of Directors and Executive Officers.
Our officers and directors and additional information concerning them are as follows:
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Name | | Age | | Position(s) |
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William Tay | | 41 | | President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director |
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William Tay, President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director
William Tay, age 41, acts as President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director for the Company since its formation on February 21, 2012. Mr. Tay is also currently the sole officer and director of Hyperion Acquisition Corp., Kronos Ventures Corp., Melanthios Acquisition Corp., Neptune Acquisition Corp., Northam Acquisition Corp., Oceanus Acquisition Corp. and Pacific Quest Ventures Corp. None of these companies currently conduct any business other than filing, or planning to file, a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10. For the past five years, Mr. Tay is a private investor, devoting most of his time managing his own investments in securities and residential real estate investments as well as income producing properties.
B. Significant Employees. None.
C. Family Relationships. None.
D. Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings. There have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal proceedings and no judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees material to the evaluation of the ability and integrity of any director, executive officer, promoter or control person of Registrant during the past five years.
E. The Board of Directors acts as the Audit Committee, and the Board has no separate committees. The Company has no qualified financial expert at this time because it has not been able to hire a qualified candidate. Further, the Company believes that it has inadequate financial resources at this time to hire such an expert. The Company intends to continue to search for a qualified individual for hire.
Prior and Current Blank Check Company Experience
William Tay, our sole officer and director, is involved with other existing blank check companies, and is creating additional similar companies. The initial business purpose of each of these companies was or is to engage in a business combination with an unidentified company or companies and each were or will be classified as a blank check company until completion of a business combination.
The information below summarizes all the blank check companies with which Mr. Tay is or has been involved in the past five years which filed a registration statement on Form 10. In all instances that a business combination is transacted with
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one of these companies, it is required to file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the transaction.
Name | | Filing Date Registration Statement | | Operating Status | | SEC File Number | | Business Combinations | | Additional Information |
Hyperion Acquisition Corp. (4) | | 04/30/2012 | | Effective | | 000-54679 | | None | | William Tay has been the sole officer and director since inception. |
Kronos Ventures Corp. (4) | | 04/30/2012 | | Effective | | 000-54680 | | None | | William Tay has been the sole officer and director since inception. |
Melanthios Acquisition Corp. (4) | | 09/25/2012 | | Not Effective | | 000-54811 | | None | | William Tay has been the sole officer and director since inception. |
Neptune Acquisition Corp. (4) | | 04/30/2012 | | Effective | | 000-54681 | | None | | William Tay has been the sole officer and director since inception. |
Northam Acquisition Corp. (4) | | 09/25/2012 | | Not Effective | | 000-54812 | | None | | William Tay has been the sole officer and director since inception. |
Oceanus Acquisition Corp. (4) | | 04/30/2012 | | Effective | | 000-54682 | | None | | William Tay has been the sole officer and director since inception. |
Pacific Quest Ventures Corp. (4) | | 04/30/2012 | | Effective | | 000-54683 | | None | | William Tay has been the sole officer and director since inception. |
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Artemis Acquisition Corp. (1)(2)(4) | | 04/30/2012 | | Effective | | 000-54678 | | On August 2, 2012, Artemis Acquisition Corp. was sold to Peter Iodice of Compass Energy Holdings, Inc. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in August 2, 2012, and sold 99% of his shares for $59,990, and retained an equity interest of 1% of the outstanding common shares. |
Neptunus Ventures, Inc. (1)(2)(3)(4) | | 09/23/2010 | | Effective | | 000-54128 | | On April 16, 2012, Neptunus Ventures, Inc. was sold to Jeff Fortin of Beze Ventures, Ltd. On that same day, Mr. Fortin assigned and transferred all of his interest in Neptunus Ventures, Inc. to Walter Estulin. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in April, 2012, and sold 100% of his shares for $42,500. |
Kallisto Ventures, Inc. (1)(2)(3)(4) | | 09/23/2010 | | Effective | | 000-54127 | | On April 12, 2012, Kallisto Ventures, Inc. Corp. was sold to CenturyTouch Ltd. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in April, 2012, and sold 100% of his shares for $69,990. |
Alpha Network Alliance Ventures Inc., f/k/a Daedalus Ventures, Inc. (1)(2)(4) | | 09/23/2010 | | Effective | | 000-54126 | | On March 28, 2011, Daedalus Ventures, Inc. was sold to Eleazar Rivera. Subsequent to this transaction, a Share Exchange Agreement was executed in which a company known as Alpha Network Alliance Ventures Inc. was acquired. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in March, 2011, and sold 100% of his shares for $59,990. |
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Cepheus Acquisition Corp. (1)(2)(3)(4) | | 09/16/2010 | | Effective | | 000-54122 | | On May 18, 2012, Cepheus Acquisition Corp. was sold to Success Parking USA LLC. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in May, 2011, and sold 100% of his shares for $69,990. |
Belenus Acquisition Corp. (1)(2)(3)(4) | | 09/16/2010 | | Effective | | 000-54121 | | On December 10, 2010, Belenus Acquisition Corp. was sold to Samuel Cheung and Kim Wai Wong. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in December, 2010, and sold 100% of his shares for $70,000. |
Euramerica Holdings Corp., f/k/a Acantha Acquisition Corp. (1)(2)(3)(4) | | 09/16/2010 | | Effective | | 000-54120 | | On March 8, 2011, Euramerica Holdings Corp. was sold to Antonio Beccari. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in March, 2011, and sold 100% of his shares for $59,990. |
Winrock International, Inc. (1)(2)(3)(4) | | 06/17/2009 | | Effective | | 000-53702 | | On January 11, 2010, Winrock International, Inc. was sold to U.S. Salt Mining International, Corp. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in January, 2010, and returned 31,026,600 shares to the company for $59,990, and retained an equity interest of 1% of the outstanding common shares. |
Mayquest Ventures, Inc. (1)(2)(4) | | 06/16/2009 | | Effective | | 000-53701 | | On December 10, 2009, Mayquest Ventures, Inc. was sold to Hydrangea Holdings Ltd. Mayquest Ventures, Inc. terminated its reporting responsibilities on 07/26/2011 by filing 15-12G | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in December, 2009, and returned 31,026,600 shares to the company for $59,990, and retained an equity interest of 1% of the outstanding common shares. |
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Greenrock Ventures, Inc. (1)(2)(4) | | 06/05/2009 | | Effective | | 000-53689 | | On August 19, 2010, Greenrock Ventures, Inc. was sold to Pure Wind Energy, Colierna Investments, and Carat Consulting. Greenrock Ventures, Inc. terminated its reporting responsibilities on 07/26/2011 by filing 15-12G | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in August, 2010, and sold 31,026,600 shares in the company for $60,000, and retained an equity interest of 1% of the outstanding common shares. |
Glacier Enterprises, Inc. (1)(2)(3)(4) | | 06/03/2009 | | Effective | | 000-53686 | | On February 26, 2010, Glacier Enterprises, Inc. was sold to Keystone Active Trader LLC. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in December, 2009, and sold 31,026,600 of his shares in the company for $59,990, and retained an equity interest of 1% of the outstanding common shares. |
Sino-American Net Media Corp., f/k/a Empire Asia Resources Corp. (1)(2)(4) | | 05/26/2009 | | Effective | | 000-53682 | | On August 6, 2010, Sino-American Net Media Corp. was sold to Sino-American Holdings Inc. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in August, 2010, and sold 31,026,600 of his shares in the company for $59,990, and retained an equity interest of 1% of the outstanding common shares. |
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Edgeworth Investments, Inc. (1)(2)(4) | | 09/26/2008 | | Effective | | 000-53441 | | On March 2, 2009, Edgeworth Investments, Inc. was sold to Rampart Capital Corp. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in March, 2009, and sold 100% of his shares for $45,000. |
Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc., f/k/a Bayrock Ventures, Inc. (1)(2)(4) | | 09/18/2008 | | Effective | | 000-53421 | | On October 7, 2009, Bayrock Ventures, Inc, was sold to Pavel Alpatov. Subsequent to this transaction, an Asset Purchase Agreement was executed in which certain assets of Mechtech, LLC. was acquired. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in October, 2009, and sold 100% of his shares for $50,000. |
Asia Quest Ventures, Inc. (1)(2)(3)(4) | | 09/08/2008 | | Effective | | 000-53402 | | On March 10, 2009, Asia Quest Ventures, Inc. was sold to Green Bridge Industries, Inc. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in March, 2009, and sold 100% of his shares for $39,995. |
Westmont Acquisition Corp. (1)(2)(4) | | 04/04/2008 | | Effective | | 000-53152 | | On October 20, 2008, Westmont Acquisition Corp. was sold to William C. Orscheln. Westmont Acquisition Corp. terminated its reporting responsibilities on 02/02/2010 by filing 15-12G | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in October, 2008, and sold 100% of his shares for $49,950. |
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Maxsys Holdings, Inc., f/k/a UniCapital Acquisition Corp. (1)(2)(3)(4) | | 03/28/2008 | | Effective | | 000-53148 | | On January 18, 2009, UniCapital Acquisition Corp. was sold to Tai Pan Holding, Inc. Subsequent to this transaction, a merger agreement was executed in which Tai Pan Holding, Inc. was merged into UniCapital Acquisition Corp. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in January, 2009, and sold 100% of his shares for $39,950. |
Fox Energy Corp., f/k/a Trivest Acquisition Corp. (1)(2)(3)(4) | | 03/10/2008 | | Effective | | 000-53129 | | On November 3, 2008, Trivest Acquisition Corp. was sold to Lowell Fox. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in June, 2008, and sold 31,026,600 of his shares in the company for $59,950, and retained an equity interest of 1% of the outstanding common shares. |
Dutch Oven Gold Group Inc., f/k/a Nexam Acquisition Corp. (1)(2)(4) | | 03/04/2008 | | Effective | | 000-53120 | | On May 23, 2008, Nexam Acquisition Corp, was sold to G.J. de Klerk. | | William Tay resigned as the sole officer and director in May, 2008, and sold 100% of his shares for $59,950. |
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| 1) | Mr. Tay has no continuing affiliation with this company. |
| 2) | There were no affiliate or third party involvement in the sale of this company and no compensation to any such affiliate or party. |
| 3) | This company is currently not timely in its reporting obligations with the SEC. |
| 4) | Currently, there is no public trading market for the securities of this company. |
Conflicts of Interest
Mr. Tay the sole officer and director of the Company have organized and expect to organize other companies of a similar nature and with a similar purpose. Consequently, there are potential inherent conflicts of interest. In addition, insofar
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as either Mr. Tay may be engaged in other business activities, and may devote only five hours a week of time to the affairs of the Company.
Mr. Tay is also the directors of, and sole shareholders of the following companies which have filed registration statements on Form 10 for the registration of their common stock pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act concurrently with the filing of this registration statement:
Melanthios Acquisition Corp.
Northam Acquisition Corp.
In addition to the above listed companies, at the time of the filing of this registration statement, Mr. Tay is the sole director and shareholder of Hyperion Acquisition Corp., Kronos Ventures Corp., Neptune Acquisition Corp., Oceanus Acquisition Corp. and Pacific Quest Ventures Corp., all of which are blank check companies with a purpose similar to that of the Company. All of the blank check companies are fully reporting to the SEC and are current on filings.
A conflict may arise with these listed blank check companies which also seek target companies. It is anticipated that target companies will be located for the Company and other blank check companies in chronological order of the date of filing of the Form 10 registration statement of such blank check companies with the Securities and Exchange Commission or, in the case of blank check companies with the same filing date, numerically.
Mr. Tay may become associated with additional blank check companies prior to the time that the Company has effected a business combination.
Mr. Tay is engaged in outside business activities. As such, demands may be placed on the time of Mr. Tay which will detract from the amount of time he is able to devote to the Company. Mr. Tay intends to devote as much time to the activities of the Company as required, an estimated five hours a week. However, should such a conflict arise, there is no assurance that Mr.Tay would not attend to other matters prior to those of the Company.
Mr. Tay is the sole shareholder of the Company. At the time of a business combination, some or all of the shares of common stock owned by him may be retired by the Company. The amount of common stock which may be sold or continued to be owned by Mr. Tay cannot be determined at this time.
The terms of a business combination may provide for a payment by cash to Mr. Tay for the retirement of all or part of the common stock of the Company owned by him.
Mr. Tay has elected to file three separate Form 10 registration statements at this time because he desires to have an inventory of at least 8 blank check companies for future business combinations, and that he believes a blank check company with a longer SEC reporting history under the Exchange Act is more attractive to a potential merger candidate, than a newly formed blank check company with limited or no SEC reporting history.
ITEM 6. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
William Tay, our sole officer and director does not receive any compensation for his services rendered to our company since inception, has not received such compensation in the past and is not accruing any compensation pursuant to any agreement with us. No remuneration of any nature has been paid for or on account of services rendered by a director in such capacity. Our sole officer and director intend to devote no more than five (5) hours a week to our affairs. However, Mr. Tay paid certain formation expenses related to our incorporation and contributed time to such formation and in developing our business concept and plan. The board of directors (consisting solely of Mr. Tay) valued the formation expenses and services at $3,139 and issued 31,390,000 shares of restricted common stock as founder shares to Mr. Tay. To the extent that the formation expenses were less than $3,139, then Mr. Tay is deemed to have received compensation for such difference.
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Mr. Tay will not receive any finder's fee, either directly or indirectly, as a result of his efforts to implement the Company's business plan outlined herein.
It is possible that, after the Company successfully consummates a business combination with an unaffiliated entity, that entity may desire to employ or retain one or a number of members of our management for the purposes of providing services to the surviving entity. However, the Company has adopted a policy whereby the offer of any post-transaction employment to members of management will not be a consideration in our decision whether to undertake any proposed transaction. However, we cannot guarantee that this policy will be adhered to at the time of making a transaction determination.
No retirement, pension, profit sharing, stock option or insurance programs or other similar programs have been adopted by us for the benefit of our employees.
There are no understandings or agreements regarding compensation our management will receive after a business combination that is required to be included in this table, or otherwise.
The following table shows for the period ended August 31, 2012, the compensation awarded (earned) or paid by us to our named executive officers or acting in a similar capacity as that term is defined in Item 402(a)(2) of Regulation S-K. There are no understandings or agreements regarding compensation that our management will receive after a business combination that is required to be included in this table, or otherwise.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE | |
Name and principal position | | Fiscal Year | | Salary ($) | | | Bonus ($) | | | Stock Awards ($) | | | Option Awards ($) | | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | | All Other Compensation ($) | | Total ($) | |
William Tay, President | | From February 21, 2012 to August 31, 2012 | | $ | 0 | | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
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ITEM 7. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
We utilize the office space and equipment of our management at no cost.
On February 21, 2012, 31,390,000 shares of common stock were issued to William Tay, our sole officer and director.
Except as set forth above, there have been no related party transactions, or any other transactions or relationships required to be disclosed.
We have not:
| · | Established our own definition for determining whether our director and nominees for directors are "independent" nor have we adopted any other standard of independence employed by any national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, though our current directors would not be deemed to be "independent" under any applicable definition given that they are officers of the Company; nor, |
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| · | Established any committees of the Board of Directors. |
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Given the nature of our company, our limited shareholder base and the current composition of our management, our Board of Directors does not believe that we require any corporate governance committees at this time. Our Board of Directors takes the position that management of a target business will establish:
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| · | Its own Board of Directors, |
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| · | Establish its own definition of 'independent" as related to directors and nominees for directors, |
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| · | Establish committees that will be suitable for its operations after the Company consummates a business combination. |
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ITEM 8. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Presently, there are not any material pending legal proceedings to which the Registrant is a party or as to which any of its property is subject, and no such proceedings are known to the Registrant to be threatened or contemplated against it.
ITEM 9. MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
(a) Market Information.
Our Common Stock is not trading on any stock exchange.
(b) Holders.
As of the date of this registration statement, there is one holder of an aggregate of 31,390,000 shares of the Common Stock issued and outstanding.
(c) Dividends.
We have not paid any cash dividends to date and does not anticipate or contemplate paying dividends in the foreseeable future. It is the present intention of our management to utilize all available funds for the development of our business.
ITEM 10. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
On February 21, 2012, 31,390,000 shares were issued to William Tay for founder services rendered to us, valued at $3,139, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in a certain stock purchase agreement (the “Common Stock Purchase Agreement”). Such shares were issued pursuant to an exemption from registration at Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. These shares of our common stock qualified for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 since the issuance shares by us did not involve a public offering. The offering was not a “public offering” as defined in Section 4(2) due to the insubstantial number of persons involved in the deal, size of the offering, manner of the offering and number of shares offered. We did not undertake an offering in which we sold a high number of shares to a high number of investors. In addition, these shareholders had the necessary investment intent as required by Section 4(2) since they agreed to and received share certificates bearing a legend stating that such shares are restricted pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Securities Act. This restriction ensures that these shares would not be immediately redistributed into the market and therefore not be part of a “public offering.” Based on an analysis of the above factors, we have met the requirements to qualify for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 for this transaction. A form of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
ITEM 11. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
(a) Common and Preferred Stock.
We are authorized by our Certificate of Incorporation to issue an aggregate of 520,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 500,000,000 are shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock") and 20,000,000 are shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). As of of the date of this registration statement, 31,390,000 shares of Common Stock and zero shares of Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding.
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Common Stock
All outstanding shares of Common Stock are of the same class and have equal rights and attributes. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Company. All stockholders are entitled to share equally in dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available. In the event of liquidation, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of all liabilities. The stockholders do not have cumulative or preemptive rights.
Preferred Stock
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 20,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock with designations, rights and preferences to be determined from time to time by our Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue Preferred Stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the Common Stock. In the event of issuance, the Preferred Stock could be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company. Although we have no present intention to issue any shares of our authorized Preferred Stock, there can be no assurance that we will not do so in the future.
The description of certain matters relating to our securities is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, copies of which have been filed as exhibits to this Form 10.
(b) Debt Securities.
None.
(c) Other Securities to be Registered.
None.
ITEM 12. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Our directors and officers are indemnified as provided by the Delaware corporate law and our Bylaws. We have agreed to indemnify each of our directors and certain officers against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the provisions described above, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than our payment of expenses incurred or paid by our director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
We have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities is asserted by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our legal counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit the question of whether such indemnification is against public policy to a court of appropriate jurisdiction. We will then be governed by the court’s decision.
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ITEM 13. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
We set forth below a list of our audited financial statements included in this Registration Statement on Form 10.
Dardanos Acquisition Corp.
(A Development Stage Company)
Index to Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | F-1 |
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Financial Statements: | | |
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Balance Sheet as of August 31, 2012 | | F-2 |
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Statement of Operations for the period February 21, 2012 (date of inception) to August 31, 2012 | | F-3 |
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Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the period February 21, 2012 (date of inception) to August 31, 2012 | | F-4 |
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Statement of Cash Flows for the period February 21, 2012 (date of inception) to August 31, 2012 | | F-5 |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | F-6 to F-8 |
*Page F-1 follows page 30 to this Registration Statement on Form 10.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Dardanos Acquisition Corp.
Philadelphia, PA
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Dardanos Acquisition Corp. (a development stage company) as of August 31, 2012, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the period from February 21, 2012 (inception) to August 31, 2012. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform 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 includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dardanos Acquisition Corp. as of August 31, 2012, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the initial period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Company's losses from operations raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ GZTY CPA Group, LLC
GZTY CPA Group, LLC
Metuchen, NJ 08840
September 18, 2012
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DARDANOS ACQUISITION CORP. |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Balance Sheet |
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| | | | As of | |
| | | | August 31, | |
| | | | 2012 | |
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ASSETS | |
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| Current Assets | | | | |
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| Cash | | $ | - | |
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| Total Current Assets | | | - | |
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| TOTAL ASSETS | | $ | - | |
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LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) | |
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| Current Liabilities | | $ | - | |
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| Total Current Liabilities | | | - | |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES | | | - | |
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| Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) | | | | |
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| Preferred stock, ($.0001 par value, 20,000,000 | | | | |
| shares authorized; none issued and outstanding.) | | | - | |
| Common stock ($.0001 par value, 500,000,000 | | | | |
| shares authorized; 31,390,000 shares issued and | | | | |
| outstanding as of August 31, 2012) | | | 3,139 | |
| Deficit accumulated during development stage | | | (3,139) | |
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| Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) | | | - | |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | $ | - | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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DARDANOS ACQUISITION CORP. |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Statements of Operations |
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| | | February 21, 2012 | | | | |
| | | (Inception) | | | Cumulative | |
| | | Through | | | Since Inception | |
| | | August 31, 2012 | | | at August 31, 2012 | |
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| Revenues | | | | | | |
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| Revenues | $ | - | | $ | - | |
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| Total Revenues | | - | | | - | |
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| General & Administrative Expenses | | | | | | |
| Organization and related expenses | | 3,139 | | | 3,139 | |
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| Total General & Administrative Expenses | | 3,139 | | | 3,139 | |
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| Net Loss | $ | (3,139) | | $ | (3,139) | |
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| Basic loss per share | $ | (0.00) | | | | |
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| Weighted average number of | | | | | | |
| common shares outstanding | | 31,390,000 | | | | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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DARDANOS ACQUISITION CORP. |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) |
From February 21, 2012 (inception) through August 31, 2012 |
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| | | Common | | Additional | | During | | |
| Common | | Stock | | Paid-in | | Development | | |
| Stock | | Amount | | Capital | | Stage | | Total |
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February 21, 2012 (inception) | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued for services at $.0001 per share | 31,390,000 | $ | 3,139 | $ | - | $ | | $ | 3,139 |
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Net loss, August 31, 2012 | | | | | | | (3,139) | | (3,139) |
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Balance, August 31, 2012 | 31,390,000 | $ | 3,139 | $ | - | $ | (3,139) | $ | - |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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DARDANOS ACQUISITION CORP. |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Statements of Cash Flows |
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| | | February 21, 2012 | | | | |
| | | (Inception) | | | Cumulative | |
| | | Through | | | Since Inception | |
| | | August 31, | | | at August 31, | |
| | | 2012 | �� | | 2012 | |
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| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | |
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| Net income (loss) | $ | (3,139) | | $ | (3,139) | |
| Changes in working capital | | - | | | - | |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | | (3,139) | | | (3,139) | |
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| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | | - | | | - | |
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| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | |
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| Common stock issued to founder for services rendered | | 3,139 | | | 3,139 | |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | 3,139 | | | 3,139 | |
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| Net increase (decrease) in cash | | - | | | - | |
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| Cash at beginning of year | | - | | | - | |
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| Cash at end of year | $ | - | | $ | - | |
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| NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | |
| Common stock issued to founder for services rendered | $ | 3,139 | | $ | 3,139 | |
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| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | | | | | | |
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| Interest paid | $ | - | | $ | - | |
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| Income taxes paid | $ | - | | $ | - | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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DARDANOS ACQUISITION CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 21, 2012 (INCEPTION) TO AUGUST 31, 2012
Note 1 – Organization and Description of Business
Dardanos Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), a development stage company, was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on February 21, 2012 and has been inactive since inception. The Company intends to serve as a vehicle to effect an asset acquisition, merger, exchange of capital stock or other business combination with a domestic or foreign business.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation – Development Stage Company
The Company has not earned any revenue from operations. Accordingly, the Company’s activities have been accounted for as those of a “Development Stage Entity” as set forth in Accounting Standards Codification 915 (“ASC 915”), Development Stage Entities. Among the disclosures required by ASC 915 are that the Company’s financial statements be identified as those of a development stage company, and that the statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows disclose activity since the date of the Company’s inception.
Accounting Method
The Company’s financial statements are prepared using the accrual method of accounting. The Company has elected a fiscal year ending on December 31.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary in order to make the financial statements not misleading have been included. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are provided in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 740 (“ASC 740”), Income Taxes. A deferred tax asset or liability is recorded for all temporary differences between financial and tax reporting and net operating loss carryforwards. Deferred tax expense (benefit) results from the net change during the year of deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion of all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment. There were no current or deferred income tax expenses or benefits due to the Company not having any material operations for period ended August 31, 2012.
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Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The FASB issued Accounting Standards Codification 260 (“ASC 260”), “Earnings Per Share”, which specifies the computation, presentation and disclosure requirements for earnings (loss) per share for entities with publicly held common stock. ASC 260 supersedes the provisions of APB No. 15, and requires the presentation of basic earnings (loss) per share and diluted earnings (loss) per share. The Company has adopted the provisions of ASC 260 effective February 21, 2012 (inception).
Basic net loss per share amounts is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share are the same as basic earnings per share due to the lack of dilutive items in the Company.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes the services received or goods acquired in a share-based payment transaction as services are received or when it obtains the goods as an increase in equity or a liability, depending on whether the instruments granted satisfy the equity or liability classification criteria [ASC 718-10-25-2, Compensation—Stock Compensation, Recognition].
A share-based payment transaction with employees is measured base on the fair value (or, in some cases, a calculated or intrinsic value) of the equity instrument issued. If the fair value of goods or services received in a share-based payment with non-employees is more reliably measurable than the fair value of the equity instrument issued, the fair value of the goods or services received shall be used to measure the transaction. Conversely, if the fair value of the equity instruments issued in a share-based payment transaction with non-employees is more reliably measurable than the fair value of the consideration received, the transaction is measured at the fair value of the equity instruments issued [ASC 718-10-30-2, Compensation—Stock Compensation, Initial Measurement].
The cost of services received from employees in exchange for awards of share-based compensation generally is measured at the fair value of the equity instruments issued or at the fair value of the liabilities incurred. The fair value of the liabilities incurred in share-based transactions with employees is remeasured at the end of each reporting period until settlement [ASC 718-10-30-3, Compensation—Stock Compensation, Initial Measurement].
Share-based payments awarded to an employee of the reporting entity by a related party or other holder of an economic interest in the entity as compensation for services provided to the entity are share-based transactions to be accounted for under ASC 718 unless the transfer is clearly for a purpose other than compensation for services to the reporting entity. The substance of such a transaction is that the economic interest holder makes a capital contribution to the reporting entity and that entity makes a share-based payment to its employee in exchange for services rendered [ASC 718-10-15-4, Compensation—Stock Compensation, Scope and Scope Exceptions].
Impact of New Accounting Standards
The Company does not expect the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position, or cash flow.
Note 3 – Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern that contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not established any source of revenue to cover its operating costs. The Company will engage in very limited activities without incurring any liabilities that must be satisfied in cash until a source of funding is secured. The Company will offer noncash consideration and seek equity lines as a means of financing its operations. If the Company is unable to obtain revenue producing contracts or financing or if the revenue or financing it does obtain is insufficient to cover any operating losses it may incur, it may substantially curtail or terminate its operations or seek other business opportunities through strategic alliances, acquisitions or other arrangements that may dilute the interests of existing stockholders.
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Note 4 – Stockholder’s Equity
Upon formation, the Board of Directors issued 31,390,000 shares of common stock to the founding shareholder in exchange for incorporation fees of $89, annual resident agent fees in the State of Delaware for $50, and developing the Company’s business concept and plan valued at $3,000 to a total sum of $3,139.
The stockholders’ equity section of the Company contains the following classes of capital stock as of August 31, 2012:
| · | Common stock, $ 0.0001 par value: 500,000,000 shares authorized; 31,390,000 shares issued and outstanding. |
| · | Preferred stock, $ 0.0001 par value: 20,000,000 shares authorized; but not issued and outstanding. |
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ITEM 14. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
There are not and have not been any disagreements between us and our accountants on any matter of accounting principles, practices or financial statement disclosure.
ITEM 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Financial Statements
The financial statements included in this Registration Statement on Form 10 are listed in Item 13 and commence following page 30.
Exhibits
Exhibit Number | | Description |
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3.1 | | Certificate of Incorporation* |
3.2 | | By-Laws* |
3.3 | | Specimen Stock Certificate* |
10.1 | | Form of Common Stock Purchase Agreement* |
23.1 | | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm* |
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* Previously filed.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| DARDANOS ACQUISITION CORP. |
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Date: November 28, 2012 | By: | /s/ William Tay |
| Name: William Tay Title: President and CEO |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number | | Description |
| | |
3.1 | | Certificate of Incorporation* |
3.2 | | By-Laws* |
3.3 | | Specimen Stock Certificate* |
10.1 | | Form of Common Stock Purchase Agreement* |
23.1 | | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm* |
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* Previously filed.
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