ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO REGULATION A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2021
THE GRAYSTONE COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
COLORADO
86-2416093
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
401 E. Las Olas Blvd #130-321
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(Address of principal executive offices)
(City, State, ZIP Code)
(954) 271-2704
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Common Stock, Class A
(Title of each class of securities issued pursuant to Regulation A)
In this Annual Report, the terms, ‘‘The Graystone Company,’’ “Graystone,” “the “Company,’’ ‘‘we,’’ “GYST,” ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our,’’ refer to The Graystone Company, Inc. and our wholly owned subsidiaries, NutraGyst, Inc., and Graystone Mining, Inc. (“Graystone Mining”) unless the context otherwise requires. Unless otherwise indicated, the term ‘‘fiscal year’’ refers to our fiscal year ending November 30. Unless otherwise indicated, the term ‘‘Shares” refers to shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. All dollar amounts refer to US dollars unless otherwise indicated.
This report contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,” “plan,” “intend,” “expect,” “outlook,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “approximately,” “believe,” “could,” “project,” “predict,” or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, discuss future expectations, describe future plans and strategies, or state other forward-looking information. Our ability to predict future events, actions, plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, actual outcomes could differ materially from those set forth or anticipated in our forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our forward-looking statements to differ from actual outcomes include, but are not limited to, those described under the heading “Risk Factors.” Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements, which reflect our views as of the date of this report. Furthermore, except as required by law, we are under no duty to, and do not intend to, update any of our forward-looking statements after the date of this report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Overview
The Graystone Company business focuses on Bitcoin Mining - i.e. the process by which Bitcoins are created resulting in new blocks being added to the blockchain and new Bitcoins being issued to the miners. Miners engage in a set of prescribed complex mathematical calculations in order to add a block to the blockchain and thereby confirm cryptocurrency transactions included in that block’s data. Miners that are successful in adding a block to the blockchain are automatically awarded a fixed number of Bitcoins for their effort. All of the Company’s Bitcoin Mining activities will be conducted through our wholly-owned subsidiary Graystone Mining. The Company will only mine Bitcoin.
The Company has purchased ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) computers – these are computers are specifically designed for cryptocurrency mining - that will be used for Bitcoin Mining. We are hosting these Bitcoin Mining equipment with 3rd party datacenters or farms (often referred as a “Co-Location”) that will power and operate our Bitcoin Mining equipment for a fee – however, in the future, we intend to conduct our Bitcoin Mining operations from our own facilities.
We are currently generating revenues through receiving Bitcoin from our Bitcoin Mining equipment and the sale of bitcoin mining equipment.
We also have division that is focused on developing and marketing proprietary products in two categories: (i) Longevity and Wellness and (ii) Fertility. However, we have decided to focus on our bitcoin mining division and intend to use the profits generated from the bitcoin mining division to launch the Longevity and Wellness and Fertility products.
Our business is located at 401 E. Las Olas Blvd #130-321, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Our telephone number is (954) 271-2704. Our E-Mail address is investors@thegraystonecompany.com. The address of our web site is www.thegraystonecompany.com. Information contained on, or accessible through, the website is not a part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this Offering Circular.
Organizational History
The Graystone Company, Inc. was originally incorporated in the State of New York on May 27, 2010 under the name of Argentum Capital, Inc.,. The Company was reincorporated in Delaware on January 10, 2011 and subsequently changed its name to The Graystone Company, Inc. on January 14, 2011. The Company was reincorporated in Colorado on May 1, 2016. The Company is domiciled in the state of Florida, where it maintains its corporate headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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Reverse Merger
Pursuant to an Acquisition Agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”) between the Company and NutraGyst Inc., dated November 6, 2020, the Company agreed to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of NutraGyst, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“NutraGyst”), in exchange for 46,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock (the “Reverse Merger”). The parties also agreed that, upon the closing of the transactions agreed upon in the Acquisition Agreement, new directors and officers of Graystone would be appointed by NutraGyst. The foregoing description of the Acquisition Agreement does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Acquisition Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On November 6, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), the Company executed the Reverse Merger with NutraGyst, Inc. whereby the Company acquired 100% of NutraGyst, in exchange for 46,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class B Common stock. Immediately prior to the Reverse Merger, there were 146,391,521 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock outstanding and 5,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding and 617 shares of Preferred shares outstanding, MT Soeparmo was the sole officer/director of the Company and Paul Howarth had 97% of the voting power of the Company. After the Reverse Merger, the Company had 146,391,521 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding and 51,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding and 617 shares of Preferred shares outstanding. Additionally, on November 10, 2020, MT Soeparmo resigned as officer and director and Anastasia Shishova was appointed as CEO and Director and Greg Tucker was appointed as Director.
Pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, on the Effective Date, the Company issued 46,000,000 shares of its unregistered Class B Common Stock to the shareholder of NutraGyst, which was our CEO, in exchange for 1,000,000 shares of NutraGyst’s common stock, representing 100% of its issued and outstanding common stock and as a result of the Reverse Merger, NutraGyst became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Each share of Class B Common Stock has voting rights equal to 2,500 votes per share compared to Class A Common Stock voting rights equal to 1 vote per share. As a result, our CEO Anastasia Shishova owned approximately 90% of the voting power of the Company after the Reverse Merger.
Prior to the Reverse Merger, the Company had no operations, assets or liabilities. As such, as a result of the Reverse Merger, the business of NutraGyst became the business of the Company going forward. Subsequently, the Company has added a Bitcoin Mining line of business operations, which will be conducted by Graystone Mining, our wholly-owned subsidiary.
The corporate structure of the Company as of the date of this Offering Circular is as follows:
Our Class A Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Pink Current Tier of OTC Markets under the symbol, “GYST.” On January 5, 2022, the last reported sale price of our Class A Common Stock was $0.026 per share.
Principal Products and Services
As described above, The Graystone Company business focuses on Bitcoin Mining - i.e. the process by which Bitcoins are created resulting in new blocks being added to the blockchain and new Bitcoins being issued to the miners. Miners engage in a set of prescribed complex mathematical calculations in order to add a block to the blockchain and thereby confirm cryptocurrency transactions included in that block’s data. Miners that are successful in adding a block to the blockchain are automatically awarded a fixed number of Bitcoins for their effort. All of the Company’s Bitcoin Mining activities will be conducted through our wholly-owned subsidiary Graystone Mining. The Company will only mine Bitcoin. We also have division that is focused on developing and marketing proprietary products in two categories: (i) Longevity and Wellness and (ii) Fertility. However, we have decided to focus on our bitcoin mining division and intend to use the profits generated from the bitcoin mining division to launch the Longevity and Wellness and Fertility products.
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Bitcoin Mining Business (via Graystone Mining, Inc.)
The Company intends to use the proceeds from this offering to expand its Bitcoin Mining operations, through which the Company expects to generate revenues. The Company intends to earn revenues from Bitcoin Mining by providing transaction verification services within the digital currency network of Bitcoin. The Company satisfies its performance obligation at the point in time that the Company is awarded a unit of Bitcoin through its participation in the Bitcoin’s network and network participants benefit from the Company’s verification service. In consideration for these services, the Company receives Bitcoin, which is recorded as revenue using the closing U.S. Dollar price of the Bitcoin on the date of receipt. The Company will only mine Bitcoin. On April 13, 2021, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Florida to form Graystone Mining, Inc. which will operate the Company’s Bitcoin Mining business.
Bitcoin Mining
A Bitcoin is one type of an intangible digital asset that is issued by, and transmitted through, an open source, math-based protocol platform using cryptographic security (the “Bitcoin Network”). The Bitcoin Network is an online, peer-to-peer user network that hosts the public transaction ledger, known as the “blockchain,” and the source code that comprises the basis for the cryptography and math-based protocols governing the Bitcoin Network. No single entity owns or operates the Bitcoin Network, the infrastructure of which is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base. Bitcoins can be used to pay for goods and services or can be converted to fiat currencies, such as the U.S. Dollar, at rates determined on Bitcoin exchanges or in individual end-user-to-end-user transactions under a barter system.
Bitcoins are “stored” or reflected on the blockchain. The blockchain records the transaction history of all Bitcoins in existence and, through the transparent reporting of transactions, allows the cryptocurrency network to verify the association of each Bitcoin with the digital wallet that owns them. The network and software programs can interpret the blockchain to determine the exact balance, if any, of any digital wallet listed in the blockchain as having taken part in a transaction on the cryptocurrency network.
Mining is the process by which Bitcoins are created resulting in new blocks being added to the blockchain and new Bitcoins being issued to the miners. Miners engage in a set of prescribed complex mathematical calculations in order to add a block to the blockchain and thereby confirm cryptocurrency transactions included in that block’s data. Miners that are successful in adding a block to the blockchain are automatically awarded a fixed number of Bitcoins for their effort. To begin mining, a user can download and run the network mining software, which turns the user’s computer into a node on the network that validates blocks.
All Bitcoin transactions are recorded in blocks added to the blockchain. Each block contains the details of some or all of the most recent transactions that are not memorialized in prior blocks, a reference to the most recent prior block, and a record of the award of Bitcoins to the miner who added the new block. Each unique block can only be solved and added to the blockchain by one miner; therefore, all individual miners and mining pools on the cryptocurrency network are engaged in a competitive process and are incentivized to increase their computing power to improve their likelihood of solving for new blocks.
The method for creating new Bitcoins is mathematically controlled in a manner so that the supply of Bitcoins grows at a limited rate pursuant to a pre-set schedule. Mining economics have also been much more pressured by the “Difficulty Rate” – a computation used by miners to determine the amount of computing power required to mine Bitcoin. The Difficulty Rate is directly influenced by the total size of the entire Bitcoin network. The Bitcoin network has grown 12-fold in the past year, resulting in a 12-fold increase in difficulty. Meanwhile, demand from miners also drove up hardware and power prices, the largest costs of production. This deliberately controlled rate of Bitcoin creation means that the number of Bitcoins in existence will never exceed 21 million and that Bitcoins cannot be devalued through excessive production unless the Bitcoin Network’s source code (and the underlying protocol for Bitcoin issuance) is altered.
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Mining pools have developed in which multiple miners act cohesively and combine their processing power to solve blocks. When a pool solves a new block, the participating mining pool members split the resulting reward based on the processing power they each contributed to solve for such block. The mining pool operator provides a service that coordinates the workers. Fees are paid to the mining pool operator to cover the costs of maintaining the pool. The pool uses software that coordinates the pool members’ hashing power, identifies new block rewards, records how much work all the participants are doing, and assigns block rewards in-proportion to the participants’ efforts. While pool fees are not paid directly, pool fees (approximately 2% to 5%) are deducted from amounts we may otherwise earn. Participation in such pools is anticipated to be essential for our mining business.
Sale of Bitcoin Mining Equipment
In October 2021, the Company began offering turnkey mining solutions for companies or individuals looking to mine bitcoin but are unable to meet the minimum order quantities (MOQs) for equipment. The Company offers equipment for sale along with hosting services. We are able to provide hosting services by subleasing through current hosting provider.
Our Bitcoin Mining Operations
Our current operation consists of 2,100 TH/s that is currently operational and mining. The 2,100 TH/s was leased from SupplyBit, LLC for 3 years. The 3 year lease term is equivalent to the expected useful life of the equipment generating the TH/s.
As of January 6, 2022, the Company has acquired 41 S19Proj (100TH) units from Bitmain. These units are expected to be delivered in December and operational in January 2022. We will initially place the equipment with a 3rd party datacenters or farms (often referred to as a “Co-Location”) that will host, provide power, and maintain our equipment for a flat rate per Kilowatt of electricity used (between $0.075 to $0.085 per kilowatt). We have identified the Co-Location we intend to engage. This co-location generates its power from nuclear power plant thereby allowing the Company’s equipment will be powered by a zero-emission clean energy source.
Lease Terms of TH/s
The lease terms for the initial 2,100 TH/s is as follows:
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Term: 3 years
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Uptime: 100% guaranteed uptime
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Operational Costs: Approximately $3,600 per month ($1.69 per month per TH/s)
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15% management fee is charged by SupplyBit, LLC
Under the terms of the lease, SupplyBit guarantees 100% uptime and in the event of our mining payout is lower than the expected payout, SupplyBit shall provide the Company a true up to equal to what the theoretical earnings of our 2,100 TH/s should have been. In the event, we received an amount higher than the theoretical earnings we do not have to repay any of the overage back to SupplyBit.
The Company pays SupplyBit $1.69 per TH/s per month. This is a all-in fee for power, repairs, maintenance and any other costs associated with the leased TH/s. AS such, the Company shall have no further capital expenditures related to the TH/s except for the 1,100 TH/s
1,100 TH/s commenced mining on September 15, 2021 and the term of the lease will expire on September 14, 2024.
1,000 TH/s commenced mining on October 30, 2021 and the term of the lease will expire on October 29, 2024.
Holistic Health Products (via NutraGyst, Inc.)
With respect the Company’s product development operations, the Company (through NutraGyst, Inc.) is primarily focused on developing products for two planned product lines in (i) Fertility and (ii) Longevity and Wellness. We intend to create products for these lines using original supplement blends formulated by the Company based on an innovative and sustainable approach. We intend to design and produce products with high-end, quality ingredients that are plant based, Non-GMO, gluten and lactose-free. It is planned that these products will be distributed by NutraGyst, Inc. The Company hasn’t decided on launch dates of the products and expects to use the profits from its bitcoin mining operations to pay for the acquisition and marketing of these products.
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As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company has not yet fully implemented its business plan. Final versions of our planned products are still in development, and the Company has not yet sold any products. The following is a description of the Company’s planned products under each of the Fertility and Longevity and Wellness product lines.
Longevity and Wellness Product Line: COMMODITY WELLNESS:
We are currently developing the following products for our Longevity and Wellness product line under the applied for, but not yet granted, trademark “COMMODITY WELLNESS”:
Fucoidan Based Longevity Booster. This is a powerful anti-inflammatory antioxidant blend with rejuvenating properties. The main ingredient of this proprietary blend is fucoidan, a complex polysaccharide found in many species of brown seaweed. According to information published by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as of January 2021, studies on fucoidan suggest that it can prevent the growth of cancer cells and has antiviral, neuroprotective, and immune-modulating effects. Other benefits include anti-inflammatory, anti-coagulant (prevents blood clotting), anti-thrombotic (reduces the formation of clots), anti-angiogenic (reduces the growth of new blood vessels), anti-viral, anti-tumor, and anti-oxidant effects on the body.
As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company is has finalized the product formulas for our custom original supplement blends. However, the Company is waiting to launch the product until it has generated sufficient profits from its bitcoin mining operations to support the marketing of the product.
Mushroom Immunity Support Extract: This is a proprietary blend of Japanese mushrooms in a form of a liquid concentrate for better absorption. Our proprietary blend contains a wide variety of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that help naturally slow down the aging process of a human body, support the immune system, and fight inflammation without harmful side effects that many conventional drugs have.
Fertility Product Line: FERŌ
We are currently developing products for our Fertility product line under the applied for, but not yet granted, trademark “Ferō”. For our Fertility line, we intend to offer products in three sub-categories related to fertility:
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Fertility Support (Ferō Fertility)
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Prenatal and Postnatal Personal Hygiene and Beauty (Ferō Beauty)
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Baby Care Products (Ferō Baby)
Ferō Fertility: The primary product we intend to offer under this product line is our “5 Day Fertility Detox Kit” which is a unique modified fasting program that we have developed. This is an all-inclusive modified fasting program for both men and women that aims to help to increase their chances of conception. We designed our fertility kit with the expertise of world-renowned doctors, based on decades of their scientific research suggesting that modified fasting helps the whole body get ready for conceiving through detoxification, enhancing quality of sperm in men, and regulating ovulation in women, seeking to create an ideal environment for conception in general. We believe that our 5-day modified fasting program sets the scene for the body to balance its hormones while maximizing liver function. It also allows burning of excess fat and lowering stress levels, all of which could be damaging to human reproductive ability. Autophagy is the body’s natural mechanism of regeneration that initiates in humans after 18-20 hours of fasting, with maximum detox benefits occurring once the 48–72 hour mark has been reached. Fasting for such long periods of time can be not only physically, but also mentally and emotionally challenging, thus most people fail before they are able to achieve the benefits of autophagy. We are designing our 5 Day Fertility Detox Kit with the aim to solve that issue and make the process of restrictive eating as easy and safe as possible. Our planned kit consists of everything we believe a customer needs to accomplish the modified fast in 5 days, providing an optimal amount of nutrients and electrolytes while helping the body to achieve its natural autophagy state. Each day of our 5 Day Fertility Detox Kit will include proprietary blend of supplements, pre-packaged plant-based meals and drinks rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber and electrolytes for adequate rehydration, seeking to put less stress on your body than other conventional fasting methods while still giving you the same regenerative benefits.
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In addition to our 5 Day Fertility Detox Kit, Ferō Fertility will also include fertility supplements for both male and female designed to increase the chances of conception, as well as prenatal and post-natal vitamins to provide key nutrients that help women along their path to pregnancy and afterwards.
Ferō Beauty: This category of our product line is planned to consist of feminine hygiene and skin care products with safe and effective formulas, specifically designed for women who are pregnant or preparing for pregnancy and are looking for products that are plant based with simple ingredients without chemicals, toxins, or artificial fragrances. The line will consist of daily necessities such as anti-stretchmark oils and lotions, a gentle feminine hygiene wash and wipes, and a menstrual cup for those who is not yet pregnant and looking to avoid toxins that are commonly found in most feminine hygiene products like tampons and pads. Our philosophy for this line is that women should not have to compromise between what works and what is good for a women’s pregnant body.
Ferō Baby: Once a woman becomes pregnant, she is not only looking for the safest and most effective products to support her own body during that special time, but also the safest products for her baby’s needs. With that thought in mind, Ferō Baby will include safe newborn essentials products for sensitive baby skin like gentle baby wash, wipes, after-bath lotion, and a rash balm.
Our Markets
Bitcoin Mining
The Digital Currency Markets
The value of Bitcoins is determined by the supply and demand of Bitcoins in the Bitcoin exchange market (and in private end-user-to-end-user transactions), as well as the number of merchants that accept them. However, merchant adoption is very low according to a Morgan Stanley note from the summer of 2018 and appears to continue to be low.
As Bitcoin transactions can be broadcast to the Bitcoin Network by any user’s Bitcoin software and Bitcoins can be transferred without the involvement of intermediaries or third parties, there are little or no transaction costs in direct peer-to-peer transactions on the Bitcoin Network. Third party service providers such as crypto currency exchanges and Bitcoin third party payment processing services may charge significant fees for processing transactions and for converting, or facilitating the conversion of, Bitcoins to or from fiat currency.
Under the peer-to-peer framework of the Bitcoin Network, transferors and recipients of Bitcoins are able to determine the value of the Bitcoins transferred by mutual agreement, the most common means of determining the value of a Bitcoin being by surveying one or more Bitcoin exchanges where Bitcoins are publicly bought, sold and traded, i.e., the Bitcoin Exchange Market (“Bitcoin Exchange”).
On each Bitcoin Exchange, Bitcoins are traded with publicly disclosed valuations for each transaction, measured by one or more fiat currencies. Bitcoin Exchanges report publicly on their site the valuation of each transaction and bid and ask prices for the purchase or sale of Bitcoins. Market participants can choose the Bitcoin Exchange on which to buy or sell Bitcoins. To date, the SEC has rejected the proposals for Bitcoin ETF’s, citing that lack of enough transparency in the cryptocurrency markets to be sure that prices are not being manipulated. The Wall Street Journal has recently reported on how bots are manipulating the prices of Bitcoin on the crypto exchanges. However, on November 8, 2018, the SEC announced in an order (the “Order”) that it had settled charges against Zachary Coburn, the founder of the digital token exchange EtherDelta, marking the first time that the SEC has brought an enforcement action against an online digital token platform for operating as an unregistered national securities exchange.
Holistic Health Products
Fertility Market
The global fertility supplements market size is projected to reach $2.39 billion by 2025, according to a report published by Grand View Research, Inc. in July 2019. It is anticipated to expand at a compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) of 7.4% until 2025. Declining fertility rates, caused in part by consumption of alcohol, caffeine, and cigarettes, is anticipated to fuel the demand for fertility supplements. In fact, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that about 10 percent of the United States female population (ages 15-44) have difficulty getting or staying pregnant. This means more than 6.1 million women in the United States alone face fertility issues, according to data published by the Office of Women’s Health in April 2019, which is a division of the U.S Department of Health and Services. Unfortunately, women are not the only ones who may experience infertility problems. This issue affects both men and women equally. According to January 2019 data published by the CDC, in about 35% of couples with infertility, a male factor is identified along with a female factor. In about 8% of couples with infertility, a male factor is the only identifiable cause. Almost 9% of men aged 25 to 44 years in the United States reported that they or their partner saw a doctor for advice, testing, or treatment for infertility during their lifetime.
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The Over-The-Counter (“OTC”) fertility supplement segment is expected to witness significant growth due to the rising consumer awareness regarding the health benefits and nutritional value of these products according to a report published by Grand View Research, Inc. in July 2019. Self-medication, cost effectiveness, and convenience of direct purchase is expected to boost the demand of fertility supplements. Additionally, factors such as growing geriatric population and rising interest for preventive healthcare have surged the demand for fertility supplements, in turn spurring the growth of the fertility supplements market.
According to a report published by IMARC Group in March 2020, the global feminine hygiene products market size reached US$ 26.0 Billion in 2019. Feminine hygiene products refer to personal care products which are used by women during vaginal discharge, menstruation and other bodily functions related to genitalia. They play a crucial role in maintaining a woman’s reproductive health and supporting proper intimate hygiene practices so as to avoid infections. According to IMARC Group, the market is projected to reach a value of US$ 37.2 Billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 6.2% during the forecast period (2020-2025).
Longevity and Wellness Market
The increasing health consciousness among people is one of the primary factors stimulating the demand for wellness supplements. Consumers are increasingly realizing the benefits of preventive health over treatments, thereby displaying a shift towards healthier lifestyles. In addition, the growing awareness regarding wellness products is fueling the market. The rising aging population is also working in favor of the market as aged people have poorer immunity system in general. Moreover, the rising disposable income of consumers in developing regions is triggering their sales in such regions, thereby augmenting the overall market.
The wellness supplements market is expected to gain market growth from 2020 to 2027, according to a report published by Data Bridge Market Research in 2020. The report analyses the market to account to $386.29 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 6.45% in the above-mentioned forecast period. The growing awareness towards healthy lifestyles among the people globally will help in driving the growth of the wellness supplements market.
Competition
Bitcoin Mining
In cryptocurrency mining, companies, individuals and groups generate units of cryptocurrency through mining. Miners can range from individual enthusiasts to professional mining operations with dedicated data centers, with all of which we compete. Miners may organize themselves in mining pools, with which we would compete. The Company intends to participate in mining pools. At present, the information concerning the activities of these enterprises is not readily available as the vast majority of the participants in this sector do not publish information publicly or the information may be unreliable.
Holistic Health Products
The markets for OTC supplements in both Fertility and Longevity and Wellness are highly competitive. We face competition from a number of large, brand-name pharmaceutical and consumer product companies, such as Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Bayer AG, GSK, Nestle S.A. (Gerber), Abbott Nutrition, Aurobindo Pharma, and Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Competition is based on a variety of factors, including price, quality, assortment of products, customer service, marketing support, and reputation. We believe our core competitive strengths will be our product quality, which we intend to be plant based, Non-GMO, gluten and lactose-free – all of which we believe are well-suited to consumer tastes in today’s climate. Further, we believe our environmental-focus will be an effective marketing tool to help us stand out from other companies that are creating products in these spaces. We seek to, but may not be able to effectively compete with such competitors.
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Marketing
Bitcoin Mining
Marketing does not factor into our Bitcoin Mining operations.
Bitcoin Equipment Sales
The Company is currently still testing its marketing methods for its turnkey bitcoin mining solution.
Holistic Health Products
The Company plans to market its products through various media channels. We will primarily focus our marketing efforts on Amazon through online advertisements. We also intend to advertise through social media influencers and infertility support groups.
We plan to offer our products for sale in the United States.
Distribution
Bitcoin Mining
Distribution does not factor into our Bitcoin Mining operations.
Bitcoin Equipment Sales
The Company is currently still testing its distribution methods for its turnkey bitcoin mining solution.
Holistic Health Products
We intend to offer our Fertility and Longevity and Wellness products on our company website (www.thegraystonecompany.com) and on Amazon.. Information contained on, or accessible through, our company website or out webpages on are not a part of, and are not incorporated by reference into, this Offering Circular.
Suppliers
Bitcoin Mining
The Company has purchased ASIC computers from Blcokware Soluations. We will look to acquire mining equipment for $100-150 per terahash per second (or “TH/s”). Terahashes are the unit used to measure speed of the mining hardware mining cryptocurrencies, with a TH/s equaling one trillion hash calculations computed in one second.
The Company has engaged Blockware Soluations to host, provide power, and maintain our equipment for a flat rate per Kilowatt of electricity used (between $0.075 to $0.085 per kilowatt). The co-location we have engaged generates its power from nuclear power plant thereby allowing the Company’s equipment to be powered by a zero-emission clean energy source.
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Bitcoin Equipment Sales
The Company has resales ASIC computers from cryptocurrency. However, the Company does not maintain inventory for resale purposes. When a client places an order for equipment, we add there order to orders we are placing. Thereby, the Company does not need to maintain inventory for its resell business.
Holistic Health Products
The Company has relationships with several third party suppliers, and is not reliant on any particular supplier for its intended product offerings. While certain of the organic compounds we use in our products can be impacted by weather patterns and other natural events, but we have not faced any supply issues to date with obtaining raw materials for our products. Additionally, we do not anticipate entering into contracts with suppliers. We will be purchasing our products based on purchase orders only with our suppliers.
We plan to source the primary raw materials for our products from Japan. Because of our planned international sourcing of raw materials, we are going to be subject to risks from currency fluctuations, such as changes in foreign exchange rates, particularly between the Japanese Yen and the US dollar, as our initial raw materials are expected to be acquired from Japan. For example, if the value of the Japanese Yen were to increase compared to the value of the U.S. dollar, we could receive less value for purchases of raw materials when purchasing in Japan, which could force us to increase our prices, or settle for lower margins on our product sales. If either of these outcomes occur, our results of operations may be harmed.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements that are included elsewhere in this Offering Circular. Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under the Risk Factors, Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Business sections in this Offering Circular. We use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Our future operating results, however, are impossible to predict and no guaranty or warranty is to be inferred from those forward-looking statements.
Overview
The Graystone Company has two distinct lines of business: (1) development and marketing of holistic health products; and (2) Bitcoin Mining.
The Company’s holistic health products line of business is focused on developing and marketing proprietary products in two categories: (i) Longevity and Wellness and (ii) Fertility. We plan to generate revenues through the sales of our planned products. We have not sold any products or generated any revenues to date. All of the Company’s operations related to its holistic health product development and marketing activities are conducted through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary NutraGyst.
The Company also intends to engage in “Bitcoin Mining” – i.e. the process by which Bitcoins are created, resulting in new blocks being added to the blockchain and new Bitcoins being issued to the miners. Miners engage in a set of prescribed complex mathematical calculations to add a block to the blockchain and thereby confirm cryptocurrency transactions included in that block’s data. Miners that are successful in adding a block to the blockchain are automatically awarded a fixed number of Bitcoins for their effort. All of the Company’s operations related to Bitcoin Mining will be conducted through the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Graystone Mining, Inc., a Florida corporation incorporated in the State of Florida on April 13, 2021.
The Company intends to purchase and maintain ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) computers - computers that are specifically designed for cryptocurrency mining - that will be used for Bitcoin Mining. We plan to initially place the Bitcoin Mining equipment with 3rd party datacenters or farms (often referred as a “Co-Location”) that will power and operate our Bitcoin Mining equipment for a fee – however, in the future, we intend to conduct our Bitcoin Mining operations from our own facilities, which we expect will be based in Miami, Florida. We plan to generate revenues through receiving Bitcoin from our Bitcoin Mining equipment. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we have not generated any revenues to date or acquired any Bitcoin Mining equipment.
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The Graystone Company, Inc. was originally incorporated in the State of New York on May 27, 2010 under the name of Argentum Capital, Inc. The Company was reincorporated in Delaware on January 10, 2011 and subsequently changed its name to The Graystone Company, Inc. on January 14, 2011. The Company was reincorporated in Colorado on May 1, 2016. The Company is domiciled in the state of Florida, where it maintains its corporate headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, FL. On November 6, 2020 the Company effected a reverse merger with NutraGyst, Inc., a Colorado corporation, after which NutraGyst became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and the business of NutraGyst became the business of the Company going forward. Subsequently, the Company has added a Bitcoin Mining line of business operations, which will be conducted by Graystone Mining, our wholly-owned subsidiary.
Our business is located at 401 E. Las Olas Blvd #130-321, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Our telephone number is (954) 271-2704. Our E-Mail address is investors@thegraystonecompany.com. The address of our web site is www.thegraystonecompany.com. Information contained on, or accessible through, the website is not a part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this Offering Circular.
Going Concern Matters
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which contemplates the Company’s continuation as a going concern. The Company has incurred operating losses of ($132,406) during the period ended November 30, 2021 and has an accumulated deficit of ($133,646) as of November 30, 2021.
There are no assurances that the Company will be able to either (1) achieve a level of revenues adequate to generate sufficient cash flow from operations; or (2) obtain additional financing through either private placement, public offerings and/or bank financing necessary to support its working capital requirements. To the extent that funds generated from operations and any private placements, public offerings and/or bank financing are insufficient, the Company will have to raise additional working capital. No assurance can be given that additional financing will be available, or if available, will be on terms acceptable to the Company. If adequate working capital is not available to the Company, it may be required to curtail or cease its operations.
Due to uncertainties related to these matters, a substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is raised. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability or classification of asset-carrying amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Results of Operations
There is limited historical financial information about us upon which to base an evaluation of our performance. We have generated revenues of $176,926 for the period of November 30, 2021, compares to no revenue for the period of November 30, 2020. The revenue for November 30, 2021, breaks out as $38,126 in bitcoin mining revenue and $138,800 in the sale of bitcoin mining equipment. This increase in revenue is contributed to the company beginning operations and launching of its bitcoin mining division and beginning to resale equipment.
The Company has also incurred operating losses of $132,406 during period ended November 30, 2021 compared to $1,240 in operating losses during the period ended November 30, 2020. This increase in operating loses is contributed to: (1) formation and legal and auditing expenses, (2) the company beginning operations and (3) launching of its bitcoin mining division.
We cannot guarantee we will be successful in our business operations. Our business is subject to risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including the financial risks associated with the limited capital resources currently available to us for the implementation of our business strategies. (See “Risk Factors”). To become profitable and competitive, we must develop our business plan and execute the plan. Our management will attempt to secure financing through various means including borrowing and investment from institutions and private individuals.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of November 30, 2021, the Company had no cash on hand or other capital resources. Anastasia Shishova, our Chief Executive Officer, during the period ended November 30, 2021, loaned the Company a total amount of $133,829 reflecting payments and expenses paid on behalf of the Company. As of November 30, 2021, the Company repaid $92,027 leaving a balance owed to our CEO of $42,942. As of November 30, 2021, the Company recorded a note payable of $42,942. The note payable is not evidenced by a written note, is unsecured and bears no interest and is due upon demand. No officer or director, however, is under any obligation to advance us any funds and there are no third-parties that have committed to investing in, or funding the Company.
During the period ended November 30, 2021, the Company issued 18,525,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in exchange for $499,500 in cash pursuant to its Regulation A offering.
As of November 30, 2021, the Company had $57,333 in cash on hand and $52,013 in bitcoin. On May 17, 2021, Anastasia Shishova transferred 0.3648155 Bitcoin to the Company in exchange for a note payable of $16,179 which was the market value of the bitcoin at the time of the transfer. As stated above, this note payables are not evidenced by a written note, is unsecured and bears no interest and is due upon demand.
Plan of Operations
The Graystone Company business focuses on Bitcoin Mining - i.e. the process by which Bitcoins are created resulting in new blocks being added to the blockchain and new Bitcoins being issued to the miners. Miners engage in a set of prescribed complex mathematical calculations in order to add a block to the blockchain and thereby confirm cryptocurrency transactions included in that block’s data. Miners that are successful in adding a block to the blockchain are automatically awarded a fixed number of Bitcoins for their effort. All of the Company’s Bitcoin Mining activities will be conducted through our wholly-owned subsidiary Graystone Mining. The Company will only mine Bitcoin. We also have division that is focused on developing and marketing proprietary products in two categories: (i) Longevity and Wellness and (ii) Fertility. However, we have decided to focus on our bitcoin mining division and intend to use the profits generated from the bitcoin mining division to launch the Longevity and Wellness and Fertility products.
Covid-19 Effects
If the current outbreak of the coronavirus continues to grow, the effects of such a widespread infectious disease and epidemic may inhibit our ability to conduct our business and operations and could materially harm our Company. The coronavirus may cause us to have to reduce operations as a result of various lock-down procedures enacted by the local, state or federal government, which could restrict our ability to conduct our business operations, including our Bitcoin Mining operations. The coronavirus may also cause a decrease in spending on the types of products that we plan to offer, as a result of the economic turmoil resulting from the spread of the coronavirus and thereby having a negative effect on our ability to generate revenue from the sales of our products. The continued coronavirus outbreak may also restrict our ability to raise funding when needed and may also cause an overall decline in the economy as a whole, which may reduce the value of the Bitcoin we intend to mine. The specific and actual effects of the spread of coronavirus are difficult to assess at this time as the actual effects will depend on many factors beyond the control and knowledge of the Company. However, the spread of the coronavirus, if it continues, may cause an overall decline in the economy as a whole and also may materially harm our Company.
Trends Information
The core elements of our growth strategy include developing a product line with a strong brand awareness. We plan to invest significant resources product development and marketing, and we anticipate that our operating expenses will continue to increase for the foreseeable future, particularly marketing costs and research and development of new products. These investments are intended to contribute to our long-term growth; however, they may affect our short-term profitability.
Our Company plans to raise funds from this Offering, to use to commence operations, and as of the date of this Offering Circular we have not begun production or selling any products. All our operations to date have been developing our business plan, developing our product line and analysis the specific need of our targeted customers for these products. Accordingly, we have not experienced any recognizable trends in the last fiscal year.
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For our Bitcoin Mining business, the Company intends to capitalize on the growing value of cryptocurrencies – specifically Bitcoin – as well as recent enthusiasm for cryptocurrency mining operations in certain areas which the Company believes provides opportunity.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to our stockholders.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our financial statements are affected by the accounting policies used and the estimates and assumptions made by management during their preparation. We have identified below the critical accounting policies which are assumptions made by management about matters that are highly uncertain and that are of critical importance and have a material impact on our financial statements. Management believes that the critical accounting policies and estimates discussed below involve the most complex management judgments due to the sensitivity of the methods and assumptions necessary in determining the related asset, liability, revenue and expense amounts. Specific risks associated with these critical accounting policies are discussed throughout this MD&A, where such policies have a material effect on reported and expected financial results.
A complete listing of our significant policies is included in Note 2 to our financial statements for the year ended November 30, 2021.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Estimates are based on historical experience, management expectations for future performance, and other assumptions as appropriate. We re-evaluate estimates on an ongoing basis; therefore, actual results may vary from those estimates.
Financial Instruments
The Company’s balance sheet includes certain financial instruments. The carrying amounts of current assets and current liabilities approximate their fair value because of the relatively short period of time between the origination of these instruments and their expected realization.
ITEM 3. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES
The table below sets forth our directors and executive officers of as of the date of this filing.
Anastasia Shishova, Chief Executive Officer and Director.
Ms. Shishova was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer and director on November 10, 2020. From 2015 through 2020, Ms. Shishova had been the CEO of Buscar Company, which currently trades on the OTC Markets Pink Tier under the symbol CGLD. Ms. Shishova resigned from Buscar Company in June 2020. From 2015 through 2020, Ms. Shishova was the CEO of Buscar Stables, which until June 2020 was a wholly owned subsidiary of Buscar Company, and ceased operations in June 2020. From June 2010 through 2014, Ms. Shishova has worked as an independent marketing consultant for various businesses. Ms. Shishova has a Master's Degree in Marketing and a Bachelors Degree from Samara State University in Samara, Russia.
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Family Relationships
None.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
No executive officer, member of the board of directors or control person of our Company has been involved in any legal proceeding listed in Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K in the past 10 years.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Name
Capacities in which Compensation was Received
Cash
Compensation (1)
Other
Compensation
Total
Compensation
Anastasia Shishova(2)
Chief Executive Officer and Director
2021: $0
2020: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
Greg Tucker(2)
Director (former)
2021: $0
2020: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
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1
We have not paid any compensation to any of our officers or directors during the time periods specified above. Anastasia Shishova has entered into an employment with the Company that is effective January 1, 2022. The new employment agreement pays Ms. Shishova an annual salary of $240,000 and bonus of 20% of the net operating proceeds from our bitcoin mining operation. See Exhibit 6.2 for Ms. Shishova’s employment agreement. We do not compensate our directors for attendance at meetings. We have no long-term incentive plans.
2
Anastasia Shishova and Greg Tucker were appointed to their positions with the Company on November 10, 2020. Mr. Tucker’s position expired November 30, 2021 and was not reelected as an director.
ITEM 4. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITYHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of our Class A and Class B Common Stock as of date of this Report and as adjusted to reflect the sale of shares of our Class A Common Stock offered by this Offering Circular, by:
·
Each of our Directors and the named Executive Officers;
·
All of our Directors and Executive Officers as a group; and
·
Each person or group of affiliated persons known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 10% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock
·
All other shareholders as a group
Beneficial ownership and percentage ownership are determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and includes voting or investment power with respect to shares of stock. This information does not necessarily indicate beneficial ownership for any other purpose.
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Unless otherwise indicated and subject to applicable community property laws, to our knowledge, each stockholder named in the following table possesses sole voting and investment power over their shares of common stock, except for those jointly owned with that person's spouse. Percentage of beneficial ownership before the offering is based on 153,541,521 shares of Class A Common Stock and 51,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding as of November 30, 2021. Unless otherwise noted below, the address of each person listed on the table is c/o The Graystone Company, Inc. 401 E. Las Olas Blvd #130-321, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.
Class A Common
Shares Beneficially Owned
Class B Common Stock
Beneficially Owned (1)
Voting
Power
of Beneficial Owner
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Officers/Directors
Anastasia Shishova(3)
0
0
%
46,000,000
90.2
%
90.08
%
Greg Tucker(3)
0
0
%
0
0
%
0
10% Shareholders
Paul Howarth(2)
81,112,502
55.41
%
5,000,000
9.8
%
9.79
%
Officers and Directors as a Group (2 persons)
0
0
%
46,000,000
90.2
%
99.87
%
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(1)
The Class A and Class B Common Stock vote together as a single class except as otherwise required by law. Each share of Class B Common shares has voting rights of 2,500 votes per share while each share of Class A Common stock has 1 vote per share.
(2)
Mr. Howarth is the control person of Renard Properties, LLC, which holds 65,620,001 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, of which Mr. Howarth has voting and dispositive control. Mr. Howarth also holds 15,492,501 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock in his own name. Paul Howarth also holds 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock in his own name.
(3)
Anastasia Shishova and Greg Tucker were appointed to their positions with the Company on November 10, 2020. Mr. Tucker’s position expired November 30, 2021 and was not reelected as an director.
ITEM 5. INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Related Party Transactions
Voting control of the Company is held by Anastasia Shishova, our Chief Executive Officer, who owns approximately 90% of the voting power of the Company because she currently owns 46,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, which carries 2,500 votes per share, giving her voting control of the Company. Because of this voting control, she will be in a position to significantly influence membership of our board of directors, as well as all other matters requiring stockholder approval. The interests of our Chief Executive Officer may differ from the interests of other stockholders with respect to the issuance of shares, business transactions with or sales to other companies, selection of other officers and directors and other business decisions. The minority stockholders will have no way of overriding decisions made by our Chief Executive Officer.
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Our CEO has the ability to control the Company and will have the ability to control all matters submitted to stockholders for approval, including, but not limited to:
·
Election of the Board of Directors
·
Removal of any Directors
·
Amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or bylaws;
·
Adoption of measures that could delay or prevent a change in control or impede a merger, takeover or other business combination.
Our CEO will thus have control over the Company’s management and affairs. Accordingly, this ownership may have the effect of impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination, or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer.
Due to Related Party
During the period ended November 30, 2021, the Company borrowed, from our CEO, a total amount of $133,829 for payments and expenses on behalf of the Company. As of November 30, 2021, the Company repaid $92,027 leaving a balance owed to our CEO of $42,942. As of November 30, 2021, the Company recorded a note payable of $42,942. The note payable is not evidenced by a written note, is unsecured and bears no interest and is due upon demand.
Acquisition of Bitcoin
As part of the total amounts discussed above in “Due to Related Party”, On May 17, 2021, Anastasia Shishova transferred 0.3648155 Bitcoin to the Company in exchange for a note payable of $16,179 which was the market value of the bitcoin at the time of the transfer. As stated above, this note payables are not evidenced by a written note, is unsecured and bears no interest and is due upon demand.
Transfer of leased Terrahash
As part of the total amounts discussed above in “Due to Related Party”, Ms. Shishova transferred the lease for 1,100 terrahash to the Company for note payable of $49,445, which was the purchase price Ms. Shishova paid for the lease. As stated above, this note payables are not evidenced by a written note, is unsecured and bears no interest and is due upon demand.
Employment Agreements
Effective January 1, 2022, Anastasia Shishova has entered into an employment with the Company that is effective January 1, 2022. The new employment agreement pays Ms. Shishova an annual salary of $240,000 and bonus of 20% of the net operating proceeds from our bitcoin mining operation. See Exhibit 6.2 for Ms. Shishova’s employment agreement.
Equity Transactions
On November 6, 2020, pursuant to the Reverse Merger, the Company issued to Anastasia Shishova a total of 46,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock in exchange for her 100% interest in Nutra-Gyst, Inc.
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Review, Approval and Ratification of Related Party Transactions
Given our small size and limited financial resources, we have not adopted formal policies and procedures for the review, approval or ratification of transactions, such as those described above, with our executive officer(s), Director(s) and significant stockholders. We intend to establish formal policies and procedures in the future, once we have sufficient resources and have appointed additional Directors, so that such transactions will be subject to the review, approval or ratification of our Board of Directors, or an appropriate committee thereof. On a moving forward basis, our Directors will continue to approve any related party transactions.
Conflict of Interest Policies
Our governing instruments do not restrict any of our directors, officers, stockholders or affiliates from having a pecuniary interest in an investment or transaction in which we have an interest or from conducting, for their own account, business activities of the type we conduct. However, we plan that our policies will be designed to eliminate or minimize potential conflicts of interest. A “conflict of interest” occurs when a director’s, officer’s or employee’s private interest interferes in any way, or appears to interfere, with the interests of the Company as a whole. We plan to adopt a policy that discloses personal conflicts of interest. This policy will provide that any situation that involves, or may reasonably be expected to involve, a conflict of interest must be disclosed immediately to our directors and subsequently to our shareholders in our next semi-annual or annual report. These policies may not be successful in eliminating the influence of conflicts of interest. If they are not successful, decisions could be made that might fail to reflect fully the interests of all stockholders.
To the shareholders and the board of directors of The Graystone Company, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of The Graystone Company, Inc. (the "Company") as of November 30, 2021, the related statement of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of November 30, 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company’s significant operating losses 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.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting 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.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s BF Borgers CPA PC
BF Borgers CPA PC
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2021
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of The Graystone Company, Inc. and its subsidiary (collectively, the “Company”) as of November 30, 2020, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the period from November 6, 2020 (inception) to November 30, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of November 30, 2020, and the results of their operations and their cash flows from November 6, 2020 (inception) to November 30, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com
We served as the Company's auditor from 2020 to 2021.
Preferred stock: 4,000,000 shares authorized; $0.0001 par value
Series B preferred stock, 2,000 shares designated, $0.0001 par value: 617 shares issued and outstanding
1
1
Class A Common stock, $.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 164,916,521 and 146,391,521 shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively)
16,492
14,639
Class B Common stock, $.001 par value; 51,000,000 shares authorized, 51,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively
51,000
51,000
Additional paid in capital
432,108
(65,540
)
Accumulated deficit
(133,646
)
(1,240
)
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
365,954
(1,140
)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
$
412,445
$
-
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
The Graystone Company, Inc. (“Graystone”, “we”, “us”, “our”, the "Company" or the "Registrant") was originally incorporated in the State of New York on May 27, 2010 under the name of Argentum Capital, Inc. Graystone was reincorporated in Delaware on January 10, 2011 and subsequently changed our name to The Graystone Company, Inc on January 14, 2011. Graystone was reincorporated in Colorado on May 1, 2016. Graystone is domiciled in the state of Florida, and its corporate headquarters are in Florida and maintains it US executive office in Fort Lauderdale, FL for mailing purposes. The Company selected November 30 as its fiscal year end.
Our business and registered office is located at 401 E. Las Olas Blvd #130-321, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Our telephone number is (954) 271-2704. Our E-Mail address is investors@thegraystonecompany.com.
The address of our web site is www.thegraystonecompany.com. The information at our web site is for general information and marketing purposes and is not part of this report for purposes of liability for disclosures under the federal securities laws.
Following its November 6, 2020, acquisition of 100% ownership interest of NutraGyst, a Colorado Corporation ("NutraGyst"). The Graystone Company is a product development and marketing company focused on building sustainable personal health and wellness products. The Graystone Company operates two business operations: (1) Product development and Marketing of holistic health products and (2) Bitcoin Mining.
Change in Fiscal Year.
On November 7, 2020, our Board of Directors approved a change in our Fiscal Year from December 31 to November 30 in connection with our acquisition of NutraGyst. The change in fiscal year became effective for our 2020 fiscal year, which began on November 6, 2020 (date of inception of NutraGyst) and ended November 30, 2020. NutraGyst had a fiscal year of November 30. Due to the reverse acquisition with NutraGyst, all of the financial statements prior to the acquisition date are of NutraGyst and accordingly we have presented consolidated financial statements for the period of inception for NutraGyst, which began on November 6, 2020 and ended on November 30, 2020.
Share Exchange and Reorganization
On November 6, 2020, the Company executed a reverse merger with NutraGyst, Inc. whereby the Company acquired 1,000,000 shares of NutraGyst’s common stock representing 100% of NutraGyst’s outstanding stock, in exchange for 46,000,000 shares of The Graystone Company’s unregistered Class B Common stock. Immediately prior to the reverse merger, there were 146,391,521 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding and 5,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding and 617 shares of Preferred shares outstanding, MT Soeparmo was the sole officer/director and Paul Howarth had 97% of the voting power of the Company. After the reverse merger, the Company had 146,391,521 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding and 51,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding and 617 shares of Preferred shares outstanding. Additionally, MT Soeparmo resigned as officer and director and Anastasia Shishova was appointed as CEO and Director and Greg Tucker was appointed as Director. Additionally, Anastasia Shishova now owns 90% of the voting power of the Company.
On November 6, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), NutraGyst merged into The Graystone Company, Inc., and became a 100% subsidiary of Graystone Company. Furthermore, the Company entered into and closed on a share exchange agreement with Graystone and its shareholders. At the date of acquisition, The Graystone Company had no assets, liabilities or operations.
Each share of Class B Common Stock has voting rights equal to 2,500 votes per share compared to Class A Common Stock voting rights equal to 1 vote per share. As a result, Anastasia Shishova owned approximately 90% of the voting power of the Company after the reverse merger.
For financial accounting purposes, this transaction was treated as a reverse acquisition by NutraGyst, and resulted in a recapitalization with NutraGyst being the accounting acquirer and Graystone Company as the acquired company. The consummation of this reverse acquisition resulted in a change of control. Accordingly, the historical financial statements prior to the acquisition are those of the accounting acquirer, NutraGyst and have been prepared to give retroactive effect to the reverse acquisition completed on November 6, 2020, and represent the operations of NutraGyst. The consolidated financial statements after the acquisition date, November 30, 2020 include the balance sheets of both companies at historical cost, the historical results of NutraGyst and the results of the Company from the acquisition date. All share and per share information in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes has been retroactively restated to reflect the recapitalization.
Going Concern Matters
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which contemplates the Company’s continuation as a going concern. The Company has incurred operating losses of ($132,406) during the period ended November 30, 2021 and has an accumulated deficit of ($133,645) as of November 30, 2021.
Management intends to raise additional operating funds through equity and/or debt offerings. However, there can be no assurance management will be successful in its endeavors.
There are no assurances that the Company will be able to either (1) achieve a level of revenues adequate to generate sufficient cash flow from operations; or (2) obtain additional financing through either private placement, public offerings and/or bank financing necessary to support its working capital requirements. To the extent that funds generated from operations and any private placements, public offerings and/or bank financing are insufficient, the Company will have to raise additional working capital. No assurance can be given that additional financing will be available, or if available, will be on terms acceptable to the Company. If adequate working capital is not available to the Company, it may be required to curtail or cease its operations.
The uncertainties related to these matters, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability or classification of asset-carrying amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
General principles
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”). The fiscal year end is November 30.
Digital Currencies
Digital currencies consist of Bitcoin, generally received for the Company’s own account as compensation for cryptocurrency mining services, and other digital currencies purchased for short-term investment and trading purposes. Given that there is limited precedent regarding the classification and measurement of cryptocurrencies under current Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company has determined to account for these digital currencies as indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, for the period covered by this report and in future reports unless and until further guidance is issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life is not amortized but assessed for impairment annually, or more frequently, when events or changes in circumstances occur indicating that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset is impaired. Impairment exists when the carrying amount exceeds its fair value. In testing for impairment, the Company has the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not than an impairment exists. If it is determined that it is more likely than not that an impairment exists, a quantitative impairment test is not necessary. If the Company concludes otherwise, it is required to perform a quantitative impairment test. To the extent an impairment loss is recognized, the loss establishes the new cost basis of the asset. Subsequent reversal of impairment losses is not permitted. Realized gains or losses on the sale of digital currencies, net of transaction costs, are included in other income (expense) in the statements of operations.
The Company has leased terrahash from SupplyBit, LLC. The company has 2 leases with SupplyBit:
(1)
1,100 TH/s which commenced mining on September 15, 2021 and the term of the lease will expire on September 14, 2024, and
(2)
1,000 TH/s commenced mining on October 30, 2021 and the term of the lease will expire on October 29, 2024.
The 3-year lease term is equivalent to the expected useful life of the equipment generating the TH/s.
The lease terms are as follows:
1.
Term: 3 years
2.
Uptime: 100% guaranteed uptime
3.
Operational Costs: Approximately $3,600 per month ($1.69 per month per TH/s)
4.
15% management fee is charged by SupplyBit, LLC
Under the terms of the lease, SupplyBit guarantees 100% uptime and in the event of our mining payout is lower than the expected payout, SupplyBit shall provide the Company a true up to equal to what the theoretical earnings of our 2,100 TH/s should have been. In the event, we received an amount higher than the theoretical earnings we do not have to repay any of the overage back to SupplyBit.
The Company pays SupplyBit $1.69 per TH/s per month. This is a all-in fee for power, repairs, maintenance and any other costs associated with the leased TH/s. AS such, the Company shall have no further capital expenditures related to the TH/s except for the 1,100 TH/s
Related Party Transactions
Transactions between related parties are considered to be related party transactions even though they may not be given accounting recognition. FASB ASC 850, Related Party Disclosures (“FASB ASC 850”) requires that transactions with related parties that would make a difference in decision making shall be disclosed so that users of the financial statements can evaluate their significance. Related party transactions typically occur within the context of the following relationships:
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Affiliates of the entity;
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Entities for which investments in their equity securities is typically accounted for under the equity method by the investing entity;
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Trusts for the benefit of employees;
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Principal owners of the entity and members of their immediate families;
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Management of the entity and members of their immediate families.
Other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
Consolidation Policy
For November 30, 2021, the consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, NutraGyst and Graystone Mining. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to cash with original maturities of three months or less, at the date acquired.
Revenue recognition
Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue from the commercial sales of products by: (1) identify the contract (if any) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract (if any); (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation in the contract (if any); and (5) recognize revenue when each performance obligation is satisfied. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized when the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) the performance of service has been rendered to a customer or delivery has occurred; (3) the amount of fee to be paid by a customer is fixed and determinable; and (4) the collectability of the fee is reasonably assured. Other than The Company has no outstanding contracts with any of its’ customers. The Company recognizes revenue when title, ownership, and risk of loss pass to the customer, all of which occurs upon shipment or delivery of the product and is based on the applicable shipping terms.
For contracts with customers, ownership of the goods and associated revenue are transferred to customers at a point in time, generally upon shipment of a product to the customer or receipt of the product by the customer and without significant judgments. Advance payments are typically required for commercial customers and are recorded as current liability until revenue is recognized. Advance payments are not required for government customers. The majority of contracts typically require payment within 30 to 60 days after transfer of ownership to the customer.
Our revenues currently consist of cryptocurrency mining revenues and revenues from the sale of cryptocurrency mining equipment recognized in accordance with ASC 606 as discussed above.
The Company earns its cryptocurrency mining revenues by providing transaction verification services within the digital currency networks of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin. The Company satisfies its performance obligation at the point in time that the Company is awarded a unit of digital currency through its participation in the applicable network and network participants benefit from the Company’s verification service. In consideration for these services, the Company receives digital currencies, net of applicable network fees, which are recorded as revenue using the closing U.S. dollar price of the related cryptocurrency on the date of receipt. Expenses associated with running the cryptocurrency mining operations, such as equipment depreciation, rent, operating supplies, rent, utilities and monitoring services are recorded as cost of revenues.
There is currently no specific definitive guidance in GAAP or alternative accounting frameworks for the accounting for the production and mining of digital currencies and management has exercised significant judgment in determining appropriate accounting treatment for the recognition of revenue for mining of digital currencies. Management has examined various factors surrounding the substance of the Company’s operations and the guidance in ASC 606, including identifying the transaction price, when performance obligations are satisfied, and collectability is reasonably assured being the completion and addition of a block to a blockchain and the award of a unit of digital currency to the Company. In the event authoritative guidance is enacted by the FASB, the Company may be required to change its policies which could result in a change in the Company’s financial statements.
Income taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC No. 740, “Income Taxes”. This codification prescribes the use of the asset and liability method whereby deferred tax asset and liability account balances are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and for carry-forward tax losses. Deferred taxes are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company provides a valuation allowance, if necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to their estimated realizable value if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Deferred tax liabilities and assets are classified as current or non-current based on the classification of the related asset or liability for financial reporting, or according to the expected reversal dates of the specific temporary differences, if not related to an asset or liability for financial reporting.
The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, “Income Taxes”. Accounting guidance addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the consolidated financial statements, under which a company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.
The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Accordingly, the Company would report a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Company elects to recognize any interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in tax expense.
Concentrations
During the period ended November 30, 2021, two customers accounted for 100% of sales of cryptocurrency mining equipment and 78% of total revenues and 1 suppler for its equipment.
Share-Based Expense
ASC 718, "Compensation – Stock Compensation," prescribes accounting and reporting standards for all share-based payment transactions in which employee and non-employee services are acquired. Transactions include incurring liabilities, or issuing or offering to issue shares, options, and other equity instruments such as employee stock ownership plans and stock appreciation rights. Share-based payments to employees and non-employees, including grants of employee stock options, are recognized as compensation expense in the financial statements based on their fair values. That expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period).
Share-based expense totaled $0 for the period ending November 30, 2021.
Earnings per Share
The Company computes basic and diluted earnings per share amounts in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share.” Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options and other commitments to issue common stock were exercised or equity awards vest resulting in the issuance of common stock that could share in the earnings of the Company. As of November 30, 2021, there are no convertible shares that were dilutive instruments and are not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share as their effect would be antidilutive.
Fair value measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that the Company would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent counter-party in the principal market or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. A three-tier hierarchy is established to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs); and establishes a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes.
The hierarchy is summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1
quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities
Level 2
other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3
significant unobservable inputs (including the Company’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets and liabilities).
The Company's financial instruments consist primarily of cash and due to related parties. The carrying amounts of such financial instruments approximate their respective estimated fair value due to the short-term maturities and approximate market interest rates of these instruments.
There were no transfers between the levels of the fair value hierarchy during the period ended November 30, 2021.
Contingencies
Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company's management and legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies relating to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company's legal counsel evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought. If the assessment of the contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company's financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
There were no new accounting pronouncements issued or proposed by the FASB during the Fiscal Year months ended November 30, 2021 and through the date of filing this report which the Company believes will have a material impact on its financial statements.
NOTE 3. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
During the period ended November 30, 2021, the Company had $3,549 in accounts payable that was incurred for unpaid bitcoin mining expenses in November 2021. This amount was paid in December 2021.
NOTE 4. BITCOIN MINING EQUIPMENT
The Company lists is bitcoin mining equipment as an asset. The equipment is depreciated over its expected “Useful Life” 3 years of use once the equipment is installed by the hosting facility and is in operation.
NOTE 5. INVENTORY
Although, the Company resales ASIC computers for Bitcoin mining to 3rd parties, we do not maintain a standing inventory for resale purposes. When an order is placed by a 3rd party client, we simply add their order to a pending order that we are placing. Thereby, the Company does not need to maintain inventory for its resell business.
NOTE 6. MINING PROCEEDS RECEIVABLE
In November 2021, the company earned mining proceeds of $6,226 that it received on December 1, 2021.
During the period ended November 30, 2021, the Company borrowed, from our CEO, a total amount of $133,829 for payments and expenses on behalf of the Company. As of November 30, 2021, the Company repaid $92,027 leaving a balance owed to our CEO of $42,942. As of November 30, 2021, the Company recorded a note payable of $42,942. The note payable is not evidenced by a written note, is unsecured and bears no interest and is due upon demand.
During the period ended November 30, 2020, the Company borrowed, from our CEO, a total amount of $1,140 for payments of operating expense on behalf of the Company. As of November 30, 2020, the Company recorded note payable of $1,140. The note is unsecured and bears no interest and is due upon demand.
Transfer of Bitcoin
As part of the total amounts discussed above in “Due to Related Party”, On May 17, 2021, Anastasia Shishova transferred 0.3648155 Bitcoin to the Company in exchange for a note payable of $16,179 which was the market value of the bitcoin at the time of the transfer. Additionally, Ms. Shishova transferred the lease for 1,100 terrhash to the Company for note payable of $49,445, which was the purchase price Ms. Shishova paid for the lease. As stated above, this note payables are not evidenced by a written note, is unsecured and bears no interest and is due upon demand.
Transfer of leased Terrahash
As part of the total amounts discussed above in “Due to Related Party”, Ms. Shishova transferred the lease for 1,100 terrahash to the Company for note payable of $49,445, which was the purchase price Ms. Shishova paid for the lease. As stated above, this note payables are not evidenced by a written note, is unsecured and bears no interest and is due upon demand.
NOTE 8. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Class A Common Stock: The Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, authorizes the Company to issue up to 500,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock ($0.0001 par value). All outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock are of the same class and have equal rights and attributes. Holders of our Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on matters to be voted on by shareholders and also are entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our Board of Directors in its discretion out of funds legally available therefore. Unless otherwise required by the Colorado General Corporation Law, the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock shall vote as a single class with respect to all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Corporation. Upon our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of our Class A and Class B Common Stock are entitled to receive pro rata all assets remaining available for distribution to shareholders after payment of all liabilities and provision for the liquidation of any shares of preferred stock at the time outstanding. Our Class A Common Stock has no cumulative or preemptive rights or other subscription rights. The payment of dividends on our Class A Common Stock is subject to the prior payment of dividends on any outstanding preferred stock, if any.
Class B Common Stock. Our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, authorizes the Company to issue up to 51,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock ($0.001 par value). All outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock are of the same class and have equal rights and attributes. The Class B shares do not have the right to convert into Series A. Holders of our Class B Common Stock are entitled to two thousand five hundred (2,500) votes per share on matters to be voted on by shareholders and also are entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our Board of Directors at the rate as those declared for Class A shareholder times 10. For example, if the Class A common Shareholders receive as a whole class a $10,000 dividend then the Class B shareholders as a whole class shall receive $100,000. Unless otherwise required by the Colorado General Corporation Law, the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock shall vote as a single class with respect to all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Corporation. Upon our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of our Class A and Class B Common Stock are entitled to receive pro rata all assets remaining available for distribution to shareholders after payment of all liabilities and provision for the liquidation of any shares of preferred stock at the time outstanding. Our Class B Common Stock has no cumulative or preemptive rights or other subscription rights. The payment of dividends on our Class B Common Stock is subject to the prior payment of dividends on any outstanding preferred stock, if any
Series B Preferred Stock
Our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, authorizes the Company to issue up to 4,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 2,000 have been designated as Series B Preferred ($0.0001 par value). The Series B Preferred Shares have no special voting rights, no conversion rights, no liquidation preference and no dividend rights.
The Company provides for income taxes under ASC 740, "Income Taxes." Under the asset and liability method of ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and the tax rates in effect when these differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided for certain deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize tax assets through future operations.
The provision for income taxes differs from the amounts which would be provided by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% to the net loss before provision for income taxes for the following reasons:
Net deferred tax assets consist of the following components as of:
November 30,
November 30,
2021
2020
NOL carry forward
$
132,406
$
239
Valuation allowance
(132,406
)
(239
)
Net deferred tax asset
$
-
$
-
Utilization of the NOL carry forwards, which expire 20 years from when incurred, of approximately $237,406 for federal income tax reporting purposes, may be subject to an annual limitation due to ownership change limitations that may have occurred or that could occur in the future, as required by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). These ownership changes may limit the amount of the NOL carry forwards that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income and tax, respectively. In general, an "ownership change" as defined by Section 382 of the Code results from a transaction or series of transactions over a three-year period resulting in an ownership change of more than 50 percentage points of the outstanding stock of a company by certain stockholders.
NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has evaluated events occurring between the end of the fiscal year, November 30, 2021 to the date when the financial statements were issued:
Based on this review, other than as described above, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the interim financial statements.
** Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 1-A/A dated February 19, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant
The Graystone Company, Inc.
Date: January 20, 2022
By:
/s/ Anastasia Shishova
Anastasia Shishova
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Anastasia Shishova as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including all pre-qualification and post-qualification amendments) to this Form 1-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date: January 20, 2022
By:
/s/ Anastasia Shishova
Anastasia Shishova
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
Chief Accounting Officer and Director
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