UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
Form 10/A
Amendment No. 1
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
MIDDLESEX, INC.
(Exact Name of Small Business Issuer in its Charter)
Nevada | | 45-5296841 |
(State of Incorporation) | | (IRS Employer ID No.) |
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100 Europa Drive, Suite 455 Chapel Hill, North Carolina | | 27517 |
(Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (732) 409-1212
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be so registered | | Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered |
N/A | | N/A |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share |
(Title of Class) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨ | | Accelerated filer ¨ |
Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | | Smaller reporting company x |
EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY STATUS
Middlesex, Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Middlesex”, the “Company” or the “"Registrant”) is an “emerging growth company” (an “EGC”) under the recently enacted Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), because we had gross revenues of less than $1 billion during our last fiscal year. Accordingly, the information that we are required to disclose has been reduced in a number of ways.
We will retain our status as an EGC until the earliest of (A) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1,000,000,000 (as indexed for inflation in the manner set forth in the JOBS Act) or more; (B) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933; (C) the date on which we have, during the previous 3-year period, issued more than $1,000,000,000 in non-convertible debt; or (D) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act or any successor thereto. As an EGC, we are relieved from certain significant requirements, including the following:
| · | As an EGC we are excluded from Section 404(b) of Sarbanes-Oxley, which otherwise may have required our auditors to attest to and report on our internal control over financial reporting. The JOBS Act also amended Section 103(a)(3) of Sarbanes-Oxley to provide that (i) any new rules that may be adopted by the PCAOB requiring mandatory audit firm rotation or changes to the auditor’s report to include auditor discussion and analysis (each of which is currently under consideration by the PCAOB) shall not apply to an audit of an EGC and (ii) any other future rules adopted by the PCAOB will not apply to our audits unless the SEC determines otherwise. |
| · | The JOBS Act amended Section 7(a) of the Securities Act to provide that as an EGC we need not present more than two years of audited financial statements in an initial public offering registration statement and in any other registration statement need not present selected financial data pursuant to Item 301 of Regulation S-K for any period prior to the earliest audited period presented in connection with such initial public offering. In addition, as an EGC we are not required to comply with any new or revised financial accounting standard until such date as a private company (i.e., a company that is not an “issuer” as defined by Section 2(a) of Sarbanes-Oxley) is required to comply with such new or revised accounting standard. Corresponding changes have been made to the Exchange Act, which relates to periodic reporting requirements, which would be applicable to us if we were required to comply with them. Also, as long as we are an EGC, we may continue to comply with Item 402 of Regulation S-K, which requires extensive quantitative and qualitative disclosure regarding executive compensation, by disclosing the more limited information required of a “smaller reporting company.” |
| · | In the event that we register our Common Stock under the Exchange Act, the JOBS Act will also exempt us from the following additional compensation-related disclosure provisions that were imposed on U.S. public companies pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act: (i) the advisory vote on executive compensation required by Section 14A(a) of the Exchange Act, (ii) the requirements of Section 14A(b) of the Exchange Act relating to stockholder advisory votes on “golden parachute” compensation, (iii) the requirements of Section 14(i) of the Exchange Act as to disclosure relating to the relationship between executive compensation and our financial performance, and the requirement of Section 953(b)(1) of the Dodd-Frank Act, which will require disclosure as to the relationship between the compensation of our chief executive officer and median employee pay. |
The Company has presently elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1. | Business | | 4 |
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Item 1A. | Risk Factors | | 5 |
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Item 2. | Financial Information | | 10 |
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Item 3. | Properties | | 12 |
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Item 4. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | | 12 |
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Item 5. | Directors and Executive Officers | | 12 |
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Item 6. | Executive Compensation | | 14 |
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Item 7. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions & Director Independence | | 14 |
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Item 8. | Legal Proceedings | | 14 |
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Item 9. | Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters | | 14 |
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Item 10. | Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities | | 15 |
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Item 11. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered | | 15 |
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Item 12. | Indemnification of Officers and Directors | | 16 |
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Item 13. | Financial Statements and Supplemental Data | | 16 |
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Item 14. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | | 17 |
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Item 15. | Financial Statements and Exhibits | | 17 |
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SIGNATURES | | | 17 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX | | | 17 |
Item 1. Business.
The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 27, 2012. Since inception, which was April 27, 2012, the Company has not been engaged in organizational efforts and obtaining initial financing to date. The Company was formed as a vehicle to pursue a business combination and has not yet made any efforts to identify possible business combinations. As a result, the Company has not conducted negotiations or entered into a letter of intent concerning any target businesses. The business purpose of the Company is to seek the acquisition of or merger with an existing company. The Company selected April 30 as its fiscal year end.
The Company, based on proposed business activities, is a "blank check" company. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) defines those companies as "any development stage company that is issuing a penny stock, within the meaning of Section 3 (a)(51) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and that has no specific business plan or purpose, or has indicated that its business plan is to merge with an unidentified company or companies." Under SEC Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, the Company also qualifies as a “shell company,” because it has no or nominal assets (other than cash) and no or nominal operations. Many states have enacted statutes, rules and regulations limiting the sale of securities of "blank check" companies in their respective jurisdictions. Management does not intend to undertake any efforts to cause a market to develop in our securities, either debt or equity, until we have successfully concluded a business combination. The Company intends to comply with the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for so long as it is subject to those requirements.
The Company was organized as a vehicle to investigate, and if such investigation warrants, acquire a target company or business seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation. The Company’s principal business objective for the next 12 months and beyond such time will be to achieve long-term growth potential through a combination with a business rather than immediate, short-term earnings. The Company will not restrict its potential candidate target companies to any specific business, industry or geographical location and, thus, may acquire any type of business.
The analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by or under the supervision of Peter Coker, the sole officer and director of the Registrant. As of this date, the Company has not entered into any definitive agreement with any party, nor have there been any specific discussions with any potential business combination candidate regarding business opportunities for the Company. The Registrant has unrestricted flexibility in seeking, analyzing and participating in potential business opportunities. In its efforts to analyze potential acquisition targets, the Registrant will consider the following kinds of factors:
| a. | Potential for growth, indicated by new technology, anticipated market expansion or new products; |
| b. | Competitive position as compared to other firms of similar size and experience within the industry segment as well as within the industry as a whole; |
| c. | Strength and diversity of management, either in place or scheduled for recruitment; |
| d. | Capital requirements and anticipated availability of required funds, to be provided by the Registrant or from operations, through the sale of additional securities, through joint ventures or similar arrangements or from other sources; |
| e. | The cost of participation by the Registrant as compared to the perceived tangible and intangible values and potentials; |
| f. | The extent to which the business opportunity can be advanced; |
| g. | The accessibility of required management expertise, personnel, raw materials, services, professional assistance and other required items; and |
| h. | Other relevant factors. |
In applying the foregoing criteria, no one of which will be controlling, management will attempt to analyze all factors and circumstances and make a determination based upon reasonable investigative measures and available data. Potentially available business opportunities may occur in many different industries, and at various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and complex. Due to the Registrant's limited capital available for investigation, the Registrant may not discover or adequately evaluate adverse facts about the opportunity to be acquired.
Form of Acquisition
The manner in which the Registrant participates in an opportunity will depend upon the nature of the opportunity, the respective needs and desires of the Registrant and the promoters of the opportunity, and the relative negotiating strength of the Registrant and such promoters. We do not intend to solicit prospective investors for any transaction. The Company has not commenced our efforts to locate a merger candidate and will not do so until it clears all comments with the SEC. We will rely on word of mouth to locate potential merger candidates.
It is likely that the Registrant will acquire its participation in a business opportunity through the issuance of common stock or other securities of the Registrant. Although the terms of any such transaction cannot be predicted, it should be noted that in certain circumstances the criteria for determining whether or not an acquisition is a so-called "tax free" reorganization under Section 368(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") depends upon whether the owners of the acquired business own 80% or more of the voting stock of the surviving entity. If a transaction were structured to take advantage of these provisions rather than other "tax free" provisions provided under the Code, all prior stockholders of the Registrant would in such circumstances retain 20% or less of the total issued and outstanding shares of the surviving entity. Under other circumstances, depending upon the relative negotiating strength of the parties, prior stockholders of the Registrant may retain substantially less than 20% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the surviving entity. This could result in substantial additional dilution to the equity of those who were stockholders of the Registrant prior to such reorganization.
The stockholders of the Registrant before the consummation of a reorganization transaction will likely not have control of a majority of the voting securities of the Registrant following such a transaction. As part of such a transaction, all, or a majority of, the Registrant's directors may resign and one or more new directors may be appointed without any vote by stockholders.
In the case of an acquisition, the transaction may be accomplished upon the sole determination of management without any vote or approval by stockholders. In the case of a statutory merger or consolidation directly involving the Registrant, it will likely be necessary to call a stockholders' meeting and obtain the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding securities. The necessity to obtain such stockholder approval may result in delay and additional expense in the consummation of any proposed transaction and will also give rise to certain appraisal rights to dissenting stockholders. Most likely, management will seek to structure any such transaction so as not to require stockholder approval. Regardless the number of shareholders, we intend to provide our shareholders with complete disclosure concerning a possible target entity and its business, including audited financial statements (if available to us) prior to any merger or acquisition. If the business combination is between a shell company and a private operating company whereby the registrant ceases to be a shell company, a Form 8-K that includes Items 2.01, 5.01, 5.06 and 9.01 will be filed no later than four business days after the consummation of the acquisition and that the Form 8-K will also include for the private operating company all content required by a Form 10 initial registration statement.
It is anticipated that the investigation of specific business opportunities and the negotiation, drafting and execution of relevant agreements, disclosure documents and other instruments will require substantial management time and attention and substantial cost for accountants, attorneys and others. If a decision is made not to participate in a specific business opportunity, the costs theretofore incurred in the related investigation might not be recoverable. Furthermore, even if an agreement is reached for the participation in a specific business opportunity, the failure to consummate that transaction may result in the loss to the Registrant of the related costs incurred.
We are in a highly competitive market for a small number of business opportunities which could reduce the likelihood of consummating a successful business combination. We are and will continue to be an insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers with, joint ventures with and acquisitions of small private and public entities. A large number of established and well-financed entities, including small public companies and venture capital firms, are active in mergers and acquisitions of companies that may be desirable target candidates for us. Nearly all these entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than we do; consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination. These competitive factors may reduce the likelihood of our identifying and consummating a successful business combination.
We presently have no employees apart from our management. Our officer and director is engaged in outside business activities and anticipate that they will devote to our business very limited time until the acquisition of a successful business opportunity has been identified. We expect no significant changes in the number of our employees other than such changes, if any, incident to a business combination.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our independent auditors have issued a going concern opinion that raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Our independent auditors have issued a going concern opinion that raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As reflected in the financial statements in this Form 10, we are in the development stage with limited operations. We had a net loss of $2,864 for the four day period from April 27, 2012 (inception) to April 30, 2012, and a working capital and stockholders’ deficiency of $1,864 at April 30, 2012. Our independent auditor noted that this raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to raise additional capital through notes and agreements with Peter Coker, the Company’s sole officer and director.
An investment in us is highly speculative in nature and involves an extremely high degree of risk. There may be conflicts of interest between our management and our non-management stockholders.
Conflicts of interest create the risk that management may have an incentive to act adversely to the interests of our stockholders. A conflict of interest may arise between our management's personal pecuniary interest and its fiduciary duty to our stockholders. In addition, management is currently involved with other blank check companies and conflicts in the pursuit of business combinations with such other blank check companies with which they and other members of our management are, and may in the future be, affiliated with may arise. If we and the other blank check companies that our management is affiliated with desire to take advantage of the same opportunity, then the member of management that is affiliated with both companies would abstain from voting upon the opportunity. In the event of an identical officer and director, member of management, such individuals will arbitrarily determine the company that will be entitled to proceed with the proposed transaction.
Our business is difficult to evaluate because we have no operating history.
As we have no operating history or revenue and no assets, there is a risk that we will be unable to continue as a going concern and consummate a business combination. We have had no recent operating history nor any revenues or earnings from operations since inception. We have no significant assets or financial resources. We will, in all likelihood, sustain operating expenses without corresponding revenues, at least until the consummation of a business combination. This may result in incurring a net operating loss that will increase continuously until we can consummate a business combination with a profitable business opportunity. We cannot assure you that we can identify a suitable business opportunity and consummate a business combination.
There is competition for those private companies suitable for a merger transaction of the type contemplated by management.
We are in a highly competitive market for a small number of business opportunities which could reduce the likelihood of consummating a successful business combination. We are and will continue to be an insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers with, joint ventures with and acquisitions of small private and public entities. A large number of established and well-financed entities, including small public companies and venture capital firms, are active in mergers and acquisitions of companies that may be desirable target candidates for us. Nearly all these entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than we do; consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination. These competitive factors may reduce the likelihood of our identifying and consummating a successful business combination.
We are a development stage company, and our future success is highly dependent on the ability of management to locate and attract a suitable acquisition.
We were incorporated on April 27, 2012 and are considered to be in the development stage. The nature of our operations is highly speculative, and there is a consequent risk of loss of your investment. The success of our plan of operation will depend to a great extent on the operations, financial condition and management of the identified business opportunity. While we may consider a business which has recently commenced operations, is a developing company in need of additional funds for expansion into new products or markets, is seeking to develop a new product or service, or is an established business which may be experiencing financial or operating difficulties and is in need of additional capital, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in locating candidates meeting those criteria. In the event we complete a business combination, the success of our operations may be dependent upon management of the successor firm or venture partner firm and numerous other factors beyond our control.
We have no existing agreement for a business combination or other transaction.
We have no arrangement, agreement or understanding with respect to engaging in a merger with, joint venture with or acquisition of, a private or public entity. No assurances can be given that we will successfully identify and evaluate suitable business opportunities or that we will conclude a business combination. Management has not identified any particular industry or specific business within an industry for evaluation. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to negotiate a business combination on favorable terms, and there is consequently a risk that funds allocated to the purchase of our shares will not be invested in a company with active business operations.
Management intends to devote only a limited amount of time to seeking a target company which may adversely impact our ability to identify a suitable acquisition candidate.
While seeking a business combination, management anticipates devoting very limited time to our affairs. Our officer has not entered into written employment agreements with us and are not expected to do so in the foreseeable future. This limited commitment may adversely impact our ability to identify and consummate a successful business combination.
The time and cost of preparing a private company to become a public reporting company may preclude us from entering into a merger or acquisition with the most attractive private companies.
We expect that funds in the amount of approximately $30,000 will be required in order for the Company to satisfy its Exchange Act reporting requirements, in addition to any other funds that will be required in order to complete a business combination. Target companies that fail to comply with SEC reporting requirements may delay or preclude acquisition. Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act require reporting companies to provide certain information about significant acquisitions, including certified financial statements for the company acquired, covering one, two, or three years, depending on the relative size of the acquisition. The time and additional costs that may be incurred by some target entities to prepare these statements may significantly delay or essentially preclude consummation of an acquisition. Otherwise suitable acquisition prospects that do not have or are unable to obtain the required audited statements may be inappropriate for acquisition so long as the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act are applicable.
We may be subject to further government regulations which would adversely affect our operations.
Although we will be subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, management believes we will not be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), since we will not be engaged in the business of investing or trading in securities. If we engage in business combinations which result in our holding passive investment interests in a number of entities, we could be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act. If so, we would be required to register as an investment company and could be expected to incur significant registration and compliance costs. We have obtained no formal determination from the SEC as to our status under the Investment Company Act and, consequently, violation of the Investment Company Act could subject us to material adverse consequences.
Any potential acquisition or merger with a foreign company may subject us to additional risks.
If we enter into a business combination with a foreign company, we will be subject to risks inherent in business operations outside of the United States. These risks include, for example, currency fluctuations, regulatory problems, punitive tariffs, unstable local tax policies, trade embargoes, risks related to shipment of raw materials and finished goods across national borders and cultural and language differences. Foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the United States economy in growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, market development, rate of savings, and capital investment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments positions, and in other respects.
As a “blank check company” under Rule 419 of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 419”), we will have to comply with Rule 419 in any subsequent offerings.
At present, we are a blank check company with no revenues and no specific business plan or purpose other than we intend to seek new business opportunities or to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unidentified company. As a blank check company, if we publicly offer any securities as a condition to the closing of any acquisition or business combination or otherwise, we will have to fully comply with Rule 419 under the Securities Act, the provisions of which apply to every registration statement filed under the Securities Act by a blank check company. Among other things, Rule 419 requires that the blank check company filing such registration statement deposit the securities being offered and proceeds of the offering into an escrow or trust account pending the execution of an agreement for an acquisition or merger. In addition, the registrant is required to file a post effective amendment to the registration statement containing the same information as found in a Form 10 registration statement, upon the execution of an agreement for such acquisition or merger. Rule 419 also provides for procedures for the release of the offering funds in conjunction with the post effective acquisition or merger. We have no current plans to engage in any such offerings.
Current economic conditions may preclude us from entering into a merger or acquisition and obtaining funding.
Current economic and financial conditions are volatile. Business and consumer concerns over the economy, geopolitical issues, the availability and cost of credit, the U.S. financial markets and the national debt have contributed to this volatility. These factors, combined with declining and failing businesses, reduced consumer confidence and increased unemployment, have caused a global slow-down. We cannot accurately predict how long these current economic conditions will persist; whether the economy will deteriorate further and how we will be affected.
We have no operating history, no revenue and lack profitable operations. We will, in all likelihood, sustain expenses and costs related to accounting, the filing of Exchange Ace reports and consummating a business combination without corresponding revenues, at least until the consummation of a business combination. This lack of operations and revenues may result in us incurring a net loss that will increase continuously until we can consummate a business combination with a profitable business opportunity. Because of our lack of profits and possible increasing net losses and lacking operations, target business opportunities may decide to forgo a business combination with us.
Our financial position, having no significant assets, financial resources and no revenues, raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The lack of a market for our common equity securities precludes us from raising capital, in the equity markets, until shares of our common stock are registered pursuant to, or exempt from registration under the Securities Act; and, any other applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations may also preclude us from successfully raising capital and improving our financial position. Target firms that might consider a merger or acquisition with us, to gain the advantages and perceived benefits of becoming a public corporation, may decide to forgo such a business combination with us because of our lack of operations and access to affordable capital. Our financial position and current economic volatility may prevent us from identifying and pursuing a business combination with a target company seeking these benefits and funding sources.
There is currently no trading market for our common stock, and liquidity of shares of our common stock is limited.
Our shares of common stock are not registered under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and accordingly there is no public trading market for our common stock. Further, no public trading market is expected to develop in the foreseeable future unless and until the Company completes a business combination with an operating business and the Company thereafter files a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Therefore, outstanding shares of our common stock cannot be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless subsequently registered pursuant to, or exempt from registration under, the Securities Act and any other applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations.
Compliance with the criteria for securing exemptions under federal securities laws and the securities laws of the various states is extremely complex, especially in respect of those exemptions affording flexibility and the elimination of trading restrictions in respect of securities received in exempt transactions and subsequently disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or state securities laws.
There are issues impacting liquidity of our securities with respect to the SEC’s review of a future resale registration statement.
Since our shares of common stock issued prior to a business combination or reverse merger cannot currently, nor will they for a considerable period of time after we complete a business combination, be available to be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred without being registered pursuant to the Securities Act, we will likely file a resale registration statement on Form S-1, or some other available form, to register for resale such shares of common stock. The Company anticipates filing a Form S-1 subsequent to a potential business combination. We cannot control this future registration process in all respects as some matters are outside our control. Even if we are successful in causing the effectiveness of the resale registration statement, there can be no assurances that the occurrence of subsequent events may not preclude our ability to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement. Any of the foregoing items could have adverse effects on the liquidity of our shares of common stock.
In addition, the SEC has recently disclosed that it has developed internal informal guidelines concerning the use of a resale registration statement to register the securities issued to certain investors in private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions, where the issuer has a market capitalization of less than $75 million and, in general, does not qualify to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 to register its securities. The SEC has taken the position that these smaller issuers may not be able to rely on Rule 415 under the Securities Act (“Rule 415”), which generally permits the offer and sale of securities on a continued or delayed basis over a period of time, but instead would require that the issuer offer and sell such securities in a direct or "primary" public offering, at a fixed price, if the facts and circumstances are such that the SEC believes the investors seeking to have their shares registered are underwriters and/or affiliates of the issuer. It appears that the SEC in most cases will permit a registration for resale of up to one third of the total number of shares of common stock then currently owned by persons who are not affiliates of such issuer and, in some cases, a larger percentage depending on the facts and circumstances. Staff member has indicated that an issuer in most cases will have to wait until the later of six months after effectiveness of the first registration or such time as substantially all securities registered in the first registration are sold before filing a subsequent registration on behalf of the same investors. Since, following a reverse merger or business combination, we may have little or no tradable shares of common stock, it is unclear as to how many, if any, shares of common stock the SEC will permit us to register for resale, but SEC staff members have indicated a willingness to consider a higher percentage in connection with registrations following reverse mergers with shell companies such as the Company. The SEC may require as a condition to the declaration of effectiveness of a resale registration statement that we reduce or “cut back” the number of shares of common stock to be registered in such registration statement. The result of the foregoing is that a stockholder’s liquidity in our common stock may be adversely affected in the event the SEC requires a cut back of the securities as a condition to allow the Company to rely on Rule 415 with respect to a resale registration statement, or, if the SEC requires us to file a primary registration statement.
We have never paid dividends on our common stock.
We have never paid dividends on our common stock and do not presently intend to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. We anticipate that any funds available for payment of dividends will be re-invested into us to further our business strategy.
We may be subject to certain tax consequences in our business, which may increase our cost of doing business.
We may not be able to structure our acquisition to result in tax-free treatment for the companies or their stockholders, which could deter third parties from entering into certain business combinations with us or result in being taxed on consideration received in a transaction. Currently, a transaction may be structured so as to result in tax-free treatment to both companies, as prescribed by various federal and state tax provisions. We intend to structure any business combination so as to minimize the federal and state tax consequences to both us and the target entity; however, we cannot guarantee that the business combination will meet the statutory requirements of a tax-free reorganization or that the parties will obtain the intended tax-free treatment upon a transfer of stock or assets. A non-qualifying reorganization could result in the imposition of both federal and state taxes that may have an adverse effect on both parties to the transaction.
Our business will have no revenue unless and until we merge with or acquire an operating business.
We are a development stage company and have had no revenue from operations. We may not realize any revenue unless and until we successfully merge with or acquire an operating business.
We intend to issue more shares in a merger or acquisition, which will result in substantial dilution.
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of a maximum of 100,000,000 shares of common stock and a maximum of 10,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock. Any merger or acquisition effected by us may result in the issuance of additional securities without stockholder approval and may result in substantial dilution in the percentage of our common stock held by our then existing stockholders. Moreover, the common stock issued in any such merger or acquisition transaction may be valued on an arbitrary or non-arm’s-length basis by our management, resulting in an additional reduction in the percentage of common stock held by our then existing stockholders. Our Board of Directors has the power to issue any or all of such authorized but unissued shares without stockholder approval. To the extent that additional shares of common stock or preferred stock are issued in connection with a business combination or otherwise, dilution to the interests of our stockholders will occur and the rights of the holders of common stock might be materially adversely affected.
Our principal stockholders may engage in a transaction to cause us to repurchase their shares of common stock.
In order to provide an interest in us to a third party, our stockholders may choose to cause us to sell our securities to one or more third parties, with the proceeds of such sale(s) being utilized by us to repurchase shares of common stock held by them. As a result of such transaction(s), our management, principal stockholder(s) and Board of Directors may change.
We have conducted no market research or identification of business opportunities, which may affect our ability to identify a business to merge with or acquire.
We have not conducted market research concerning prospective business opportunities, nor have others made the results of such market research available to us. Therefore, we have no assurances that market demand exists for a merger or acquisition as contemplated by us. Our management has not identified any specific business combination or other transactions for formal evaluation by us, such that it may be expected that any such target business or transaction will present such a level of risk that conventional private or public offerings of securities or conventional bank financing will not be available. There is no assurance that we will be able to acquire a business opportunity on terms favorable to us. Decisions as to which business opportunity to participate in will be unilaterally made by our management, which may act without the consent, vote or approval of our stockholders.
Because we may seek to complete a business combination through a “reverse merger”, following such a transaction we may not be able to attract the attention of major brokerage firms.
Additional risks may exist since we will assist a privately held business to become public through a “reverse merger.” Securities analysts of major brokerage firms may not provide coverage of us since there is no incentive to brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our common stock. No assurance can be given that brokerage firms will want to conduct any secondary offerings on behalf of our post-merger company in the future.
We cannot assure you that following a business combination with an operating business, our common stock will be listed on NASDAQ or any other securities exchange.
Following a business combination, we may seek the listing of our common stock on NASDAQ or the American Stock Exchange. However, we cannot assure you that following such a transaction, we will be able to meet the initial listing standards of either of those or any other stock exchange, or that we will be able to maintain a listing of our common stock on either of those or any other stock exchange. After completing a business combination, until our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ or another stock exchange, we expect that our common stock would be eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board, another over-the-counter quotation system, or on the “pink sheets”, where our stockholders may find it more difficult to dispose of shares or obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock. In addition, we would be subject to an SEC rule that, if it failed to meet the criteria set forth in such rule, imposes various practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell securities governed by the rule to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. Consequently, such rule may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling our common stock, which may further affect its liquidity. This would also make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital following a business combination.
Our business will be unable to move forward if Mr. Coker becomes unable or unwilling to abide by the verbal agreement.
On April 27, 2012, Mr. Coker, the President and sole director of the Company, verbally agreed to provide funding to cover the costs of investigating and analyzing business combinations until such time as we undertake a change in control or a reverse merger whereby Mr. Coker will no longer be the controlling shareholder in the Company. If Mr. Coker becomes unable or unwilling to abide by the verbal agreement discussed below in Exhibit 10.1 the Company would not have the funds to move forward. They would be unable to pay the parties needed to keep the Company in good standing in the state of incorporation and with the SEC.
Pursuant to Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act, as an emerging growth company we are able to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards.
Pursuant to Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act, for as long as the Company is an “emerging growth company” it is exempted from adopting new or revised accounting standards that are effective for public companies and may instead wait until the effective dates for private companies to adopt such standards unless the we opt out of this exemption. We have not elected to opt out of this exemption and as a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
Authorization of preferred stock.
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from time to time by our Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common stock. In the event of issuance, the preferred stock could be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company. Although we have no present intention to issue any shares of its authorized preferred stock, there can be no assurance that the Company will not do so in the future.
Control by management.
Management currently controls and votes 100% of our issued and outstanding common stock. Consequently, management has the ability to influence control of our operations and, acting together, will have the ability to influence or control substantially all matters submitted to stockholders for approval, including:
| · | Election of the Board of Directors; |
| · | Amendment to the our certificate of incorporation or bylaws; and |
| · | Adoption of measures that could delay or prevent a change in control or impede a merger, takeover or other business combination. |
These stockholders will thus have substantial influence over our management and affairs and other stockholders possess no practical ability to remove management or effect the operations of our business. Accordingly, this concentration of ownership by itself may have the effect of impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business consolidation, or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer for the common stock.
This registration statement contains forward-looking statements and information relating to us, our industry and to other businesses.
These forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to our management. When used in this registration statement, the words “estimate”, “project”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in our forward-looking statements. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this registration statement. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this registration statement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Item 2. Financial Information
Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation.
We were organized as a vehicle to investigate and, if such investigation warrants, acquire a target company or business seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation. Our principal business objective for the next 12 months and beyond such time will be to achieve long-term growth potential through a combination with a business rather than immediate, short-term earnings. We will not restrict our potential candidate target companies to any specific business, industry or geographical location and thus, may acquire any type of business.
We do not currently engage in any business activities that provide cash flow and the Company does not intend to engage in any types of business activities that may provide cash flow for investigating and analyzing business combinations. We are not currently undertaking any steps to repay Mr. Coker, but the understanding is that he will be repaid when the Company is sold.
During the next 12 months we anticipate incurring costs related to:
| (i) | filing of Exchange Act reports, and |
| (ii) | consummating an acquisition. |
At this time we do not have the funds to pay for these filings and do not have any written agreement to raise funds to cover these expenses. However, we believe we will be able to meet these costs with funds to be loaned from Peter Coker, our President and sole director. As stated in the verbal agreement with Mr. Coker on April 27, 2012, he will provide funding to cover the costs of investigating and analyzing business combinations for the next 12 months until such time as we undertake a change of control or a reverse merger whereby Mr. Coker will no longer be the controlling shareholder of the Company. We currently have no written contractual agreements in place with Mr. Coker to provide such funding. During the next 12 months, Mr. Coker has agreed to cover costs including, but not limited to, the filing of Exchange Act reports, and consummating an acquisition. At this time we do not have the funds to pay for these filings and do not have any written agreement to raise funds to cover these expenses. However, we believe we will be able to meet these costs with funds provided by Mr. Coker. Once change is control is completed we anticipate that we will have the ability to cover the costs of investigating and analyzing business combinations with cash flow from operations, Mr. Coker will no longer be obligated to cover such costs. We are not currently undertaking any steps to repay Mr. Coker, but the understanding is that he will be repaid when we are sold.
We are in the development stage and have negative working capital, stockholders’ deficiency, and have not earned any revenues from operations to date. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The Company has not commenced our efforts to locate a merger candidate and will not do so until it clears all comments with the SEC. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to develop additional sources of capital, locate and complete a merger with another company, and ultimately, achieve profitable operations.
We may consider a business which has recently commenced operations, is a developing company in need of additional funds for expansion into new products or markets, is seeking to develop a new product or service, or is an established business which may be experiencing financial or operating difficulties and is in need of additional capital. If we engage in a business combination with such an entity that requires additional funds, we will have to raise capital to do so. We may borrow additional funds from Peter Coker, our President and sole director, or may attempt to raise capital from an alternative source, though we have not taken any steps to do so. In the alternative, a business combination may involve the acquisition of, or merger with, a company which does not need substantial additional capital, but which desires to establish a public trading market for its shares, while avoiding, among other things, the time delays, significant expense, and loss of voting control which may occur in a public offering.
Our officer and director has not had any preliminary contact or discussions with any representative of any other entity regarding a business combination with us. Any target business that is selected may be a financially unstable company or an entity in its early stages of development or growth, including entities without established records of sales or earnings. In that event, we will be subject to numerous risks inherent in the business and operations of financially unstable and early stage or potential emerging growth companies. In addition, we may effect a business combination with an entity in an industry characterized by a high level of risk, and although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, there can be no assurance that we will properly ascertain or assess all significant risks.
We anticipate that the selection of a business combination will be complex and extremely risky. Because of general economic conditions, rapid technological advances being made in some industries and shortages of available capital, our management believes that there are numerous firms seeking companies with no capital and/or the perceived benefits of becoming a publicly traded corporation. Such perceived benefits of becoming a publicly traded corporation include, among other things, facilitating or improving the terms on which additional equity financing may be obtained, providing liquidity for the principals of and investors in a business, creating a means for providing incentive stock options or similar benefits to key employees, and offering greater flexibility in structuring acquisitions, joint ventures and the like through the issuance of stock. Potentially available business combinations may occur in many different industries and at various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and complex.
The Company is in a highly competitive market for a small number of business opportunities, which could reduce the likelihood of consummating a successful business combination. We are and will continue to be an insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers with, joint ventures with and acquisitions of small private and public entities. A large number of established and well-financed entities, including small public companies and venture capital firms, are active in mergers and acquisitions of companies that may be desirable target candidates for us. Nearly all these entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than we do; consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination. These competitive factors may reduce the likelihood of our identifying and consummating a successful business combination. The Company intends to search for a target for a business combination by contacting various sources including, but not limited to, our affiliates, lenders, investment banking firms, private equity funds, consultants and attorneys. The approximate number of persons or entities that will be contacted is unknown and dependent on whether any opportunities are presented by the sources that we contact. There are no assurances that we will successfully identify and evaluate suitable business opportunities or that we will conclude a business combination.
We do not currently intend to retain any entity to act as a “finder” to identify and analyze the merits of potential target businesses. We have not established a specific timeline nor have we created a specific plan to identify an acquisition target and consummate a business combination. We expect that our management, through its various contacts and its affiliations with other entities, will locate a business combination target.
Item 3. Properties
We neither rent nor own any properties. We utilize the office space and equipment of our management at no cost. Management estimates such amounts to be immaterial. We currently have no policy with respect to investments or interests in real estate, real estate mortgages or securities of, or interests in, persons primarily engaged in real estate activities.
Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth, as of July 13, 2012, the number of shares of common stock owned of record and beneficially by executive officers, directors and persons who beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock.
Name and Address | | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | | | Percentage of Class | |
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Peter Coker 100 Europa Drive, Suite 455 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 | | | 100,000 | | | | 100 | % |
| (1) | Peter Coker serves as President and Sole Director of the Company. |
Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers
A. Identification of Directors and Executive Officers.
Our officer and director and additional information concerning him is as follows:
Name | | Age | | Position |
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Peter Coker | | 69 | | President and Director |
Peter Coker , President and Director, currently serves as the President and Director of Alternative Energy & Environmental Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: ALNE), a position he has held since May 2012. Mr. Coker is the founder and has served as the Managing Director of Tryon Capital Ventures, a Merchant Banking firm in Chapel Hill, NC since January 2004. Mr. Coker’s role has been to consult with companies and assist them in completing their funding, doing restructurings, or getting them public. He works with companies from the Southeastern United States and Asia. Mr. Coker served as a director of etrials Worldwide, Inc., a medical technology company, from February 2006 through May 2008. From January 2000 to December 2003, Mr. Coker was the founder and Managing Director of Tryon Capital Partners, a Merchant Banking firm in Chapel Hill, NC. Mr. Coker’s role was to consult with companies that needed to raise debt or equity and to take a position on the Board of those companies in order to help steer them to a goal. From October 1979 to December 1995 Mr. Coker was the founder and Managing Director of American Asset Management Company, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisory firm in New York City. Mr. Coker earned a B.A. in Humanities and M.A. in Economics from North Carolina State University.
B. Significant Employees. None.
C. Family Relationships. None.
D. Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings. There have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal proceedings and no judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees material to the evaluation of the ability and integrity of any director, executive officer, promoter or control person of Registrant during the past ten years.
E. The Board of Directors acts as the Audit Committee, and the Board has no separate committees. The Company has no qualified financial expert at this time because it has not been able to hire a qualified candidate. Further, the Company believes that it has inadequate financial resources at this time to hire such an expert.
Current Blank Check and Shell Company Experience
As indicated below, Peter Coker also serves or has served as an officer or director of the following Form 10 blank check companies:
Name | | Filing Date of Form 10 | | Status of Exchange Act Reporting | | Business Combination Transactions | | Securities Act Registration | | Peter Coker’s Involvement with Registrant |
Europa Acquisition I, Inc. | | July 20, 2010 (File No. 000-54037) | | Mr. Coker did not file a Schedule 13D, a Form 3 or Form 4 | | Registrant was sold on October 1, 2010. | | None. | | Owner of 40% of the common stock until sale of entity on October 1, 2010. |
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Europa Acquisition II, Inc. (now Zhongtian Mould Technologies, Inc.) | | July 20, 2010 (File No. 000-54038) | | Mr. Coker did not file a Schedule 13D, a Form 3 or Form 4 | | Registrant was sold on January 31, 2011. | | None. | | Owner of 40% of the common stock until sale of entity on January 31, 2011. |
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Europa Acquisition III, Inc. (now China inSure Holdings, Inc.) | | July 20, 2010 (File No. 000-54039) | | Mr. Coker did not file a Schedule 13D, a Form 3 or Form 4 | | Registrant was sold on January 6, 2011. | | None. | | Owner of 40% of the common stock until sale of entity on January 6, 2011. |
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Europa Acquisition IV, Inc. (now Kangye International Holdings, Inc.) | | July 20, 2010 (File No. 000-54040) | | Mr. Coker did not file a Schedule 13D, a Form 3 or Form 4 | | Registrant was sold on May 12, 2011. | | None. | | Owner of 40% of the common stock until sale of entity on May 12, 2011. |
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Europa Acquisition V, Inc. (now Faucet Impressions, Inc.) | | July 20, 2010 (File No. 000-54041) | | Mr. Coker did not file a Schedule 13D, a Form 3 or Form 4 | | Registrant was sold on June 11, 2011. | | None. | | Owner of 40% of the common stock until sale of entity on June 11, 2011. |
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Europa Acquisition VI, Inc. (now China Rongxin Chemical Holding Group, Inc.) | | December 10, 2010 (File No. 000-54215) | | Mr. Coker did not file a Schedule 13D, a Form 3 or Form 4 | | Registrant was sold on November 11, 2011. | | None. | | Owner of 40% of the common stock until sale of entity on November 11, 2011. |
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Europa Acquisition VII, Inc. (now Anpulo Food, Inc.) | | December 10, 2010 (File No. 000-54216) | | Mr. Coker did not file a Schedule 13D, a Form 3 or Form 4 | | Registrant was sold on February 1, 2012. | | None. | | Owner of 40% of the common stock until sale of entity on February 1, 2012. Served as the sole director and officer from December 13, 2011 through February 1, 2012. |
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Europa Acquisition VIII, Inc. (now CSV International Holdings, Inc.) | | December 10, 2010 (File No. 000-54217) | | Mr. Coker did not file a Schedule 13D, a Form 3 or Form 4 | | Registrant was sold on March 19, 2012. | | None. | | Owner of 40% of the common stock until sale of entity on March 19, 2012. Served as the sole director and officer from December 13, 2011 through March 19, 2012. |
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Buncombe, Inc. | | July 13, 2012 (File No. 000-54765) | | Not Effective | | None. | | None. | | Peter Coker has been the sole officer and director since inception |
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Troy, Inc. | | July 13, 2012 (File No. 000-54763) | | Not Effective | | None. | | None. | | Peter Coker has been the sole officer and director since inception |
In addition, Mr. Coker was a director, the secretary, and owner of approximately 33.8% of the common stock of Design Source, Inc. (now InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp.), which initially filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-116161) until October 26, 2012, when it merged with InVivo Therapeutics Corporation and Mr. Coker resigned from such position. Mr. Coker did not file a Schedule 13D reporting his holdings in this entity.
Mr. Coker has also served as the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, sole director, and owner of approximately 81.5% of the common stock of Alternative Energy & Environmental Solutions, Inc. since May 22, 2012, when he purchased such stock from the former owners of the company. Such company originally filed a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-170118) on October 25, 2010, and it does not have any class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 6. Executive Compensation
Peter Coker, our sole officer and director has not received any cash remuneration since inception. In the Company’s initial minutes, the Company issued Mr. Coker 100,000 shares of common stock. Such shares were for founder services rendered to us in our formation, preparation of initial incorporation documents and preparation of this registration statement. No remuneration of any nature has been paid for on account of services rendered by a director in such capacity. Our officer and director intends to devote very limited time to our affairs.
It is possible that, after the Company successfully consummates a business combination with an unaffiliated entity, that entity may desire to employ or retain the member of our management for the purpose of providing services to the surviving entity. However, the Company has adopted a policy whereby the offer of any post-transaction employment to the member of management will not be a consideration in our decision whether to undertake any proposed transaction.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and Principal Position | | Year | | Salary ($) | | | Bonus ($) | | | Stock Awards ($) | | | Option Awards ($) | | | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | | | Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | | | All Other Compensation ($) | | | Totals ($) | |
Peter Coker, President and Director | | 2012 | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | | | $ | 1,000 | (1) | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,000 | |
| (1) | Mr. Coker was issued 100,000 shares of common stock for founder services rendered to us in our formation, preparation of initial incorporation documents and preparation of this registration statement. Such shares were issued pursuant to an exemption from registration at Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such founder shares are computed at fair value of $0.01. |
No retirement, pension, profit sharing, stock option or insurance programs or other similar programs have been adopted by the Company for the benefit of its employees.
There are no understandings or agreements regarding compensation our management will receive after a business combination that is required to be included in this table, or otherwise.
Item 7. Certain Relationship and Related Transaction, and Director Independence
There have been no related party transactions, or any other transactions or relationships required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K.
Item 8. Legal Proceedings
Presently, there are not any material pending legal proceedings to which the Registrant is a party or as to which any of its property is subject, and no such proceedings are known to the Registrant to be threatened or contemplated against it.
Item 9. Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
(a) Market Information.
The Common Stock is not trading on any stock exchange. The Company is not aware of any market activity in its Common Stock since its inception through the date of this filing.
(b) Holders.
As of July 13, 2012, there was 1 record holder of an aggregate of 100,000 shares of the Common Stock issued and outstanding.
(c) Dividends.
The Registrant has not paid any cash dividends to date and does not anticipate or contemplate paying dividends in the foreseeable future. It is the present intention of management to utilize all available funds for the development of the Registrant's business.
Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On April 27, 2012, we issued 100,000 shares to Peter Coker for founder services rendered to us in our formation, preparation of initial incorporation documents and preparation of this registration statement. Such shares were issued pursuant to an exemption from registration at Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
These shares of our common stock qualified for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 since the issuance shares by us did not involve a public offering. The offering was not a “public offering” as defined in Section 4(2) due to the insubstantial number of persons involved in the deal, size of the offering, manner of the offering and number of shares offered. We did not undertake an offering in which we sold a high number of shares to a high number of investors. In addition, Mr. Coker had the necessary investment intent as required by Section 4(2) since they agreed to and received a share certificate bearing a legend stating that such shares are restricted pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Securities Act. This restriction ensures that these shares would not be immediately redistributed into the market and therefore not be part of a “public offering.” Based on an analysis of the above factors, we have met the requirements to qualify for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 for this transaction.
Item 11. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered
(a) Common and Preferred Stock.
We are authorized by our Certificate of Incorporation to issue an aggregate of 110,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 100,000,000 are shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock") and 10,000,000 are shares of blank check preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). As of July 13, 2012, 100,000 shares of Common Stock and zero shares of Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding.
Common Stock
All outstanding shares of Common Stock are of the same class and have equal rights and attributes. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Company. All stockholders are entitled to share equally in dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available. In the event of liquidation, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of all liabilities. The stockholders do not have cumulative or preemptive rights.
Preferred Stock
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of blank check Preferred Stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from time to time by its Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue Preferred Stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the Common Stock. In the event of issuance, the Preferred Stock could be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company. Although we have no present intention to issue any shares of its authorized Preferred Stock, there can be no assurance that the Company will not do so in the future.
The description of certain matters relating to the securities of the Company is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, copies of which have been filed as exhibits to this Form 10.
(b) Debt Securities.
None.
(c) Other Securities To Be Registered.
None.
Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Nevada General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with various actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, a derivative action, if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses including attorneys' fees incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such actions, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation's articles of incorporation, bylaws, agreement, a vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
The Nevada General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for:
• any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
• acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
• payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions; or
• any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Article Five of the Company’s Bylaws, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Form 10, provides for the indemnification of directors and officers of the Company, and for the advancement of expenses to officers and directors if they are threatened with lawsuit arising out of such service as officer or director.
The general effect of the foregoing is to indemnify a control person, officer or director from liability, thereby making the Company responsible for any expenses or damages incurred by such control person, officer or director in any action brought against them based on their conduct in such capacity, provided they did not engage in fraud or criminal activity.
Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Set forth below is list of the Company’s audited financial statements included in this Registration Statement on Form 10.
MIDDLESEX, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONTENTS
PAGE | F-1 | REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
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PAGE | F-2 | BALANCE SHEET AS OF APRIL 30, 2012 |
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PAGE | F-3 | STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE FOUR DAY PERIOD FROM APRIL 27, 2012 (INCEPTION) TO APRIL 30, 2012 |
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PAGE | F-4 | STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY FOR THE FOUR DAY PERIOD FROM APRIL 27, 2012 (INCEPTION) TO APRIL 30, 2012 |
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PAGE | F-5 | STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE FOUR DAY PERIOD FROM APRIL 27, 2012 (INCEPTION) TO APRIL 30, 2012 |
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PAGES | F-6- F-9 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors of:
Middlesex, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Middlesex, Inc. (A Development Stage Company) (the “Company”) as of April 30, 2012, and the related statement of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficiency and cash flows for the period then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly in all material respects, the financial position of Middlesex, Inc. as of April 30, 2012 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the four day period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 4 to the financial statements, the Company has a net loss of $2,864, a negative cash flow from operations of $364, a working capital and stockholders' deficiency of $1,864. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans concerning these matters are also described in Note 4. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

WEBB & COMPANY, P.A.
Certified Public Accountants
Boynton Beach, Florida
June 11, 2012
Middlesex, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Balance Sheet
As of April 30, 2012
ASSETS |
Total Assets | | $ | - | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY |
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Current Liabilities | | | | |
Accounts Payable | | $ | 1,500 | |
Loan Payable Related Party | | | 364 | |
Total Liabilities | | $ | 1,864 | |
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Commitments and Contingencies | | $ | - | |
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Stockholders' Deficiency | | | | |
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding | | $ | - | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 100,000 issued and outstanding | | | 100 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 900 | |
Deficit accumulated during the development stage | | | (2,864 | ) |
Total Stockholders' Deficiency | | $ | (1,864 | ) |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficiency | | $ | - | |
See Accompanying Notes to Audited Financial Statements
Middlesex, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Operations
For the four day period from April 27, 2012 (Inception) to April 30, 2012
Operating Expenses | | | | |
Professional fees | | $ | 1,864 | |
General and administrative | | | 1,000 | |
Total Operating Expenses | | | 2,864 | |
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | | | (2,864 | ) |
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Provision for Income Taxes | | | - | |
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NET LOSS | | $ | (2,864 | ) |
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Net Loss Per Share - Basic and Diluted | | $ | (0.03 | ) |
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period - Basic and Diluted | | | 100,000 | |
See Accompanying Notes to Audited Financial Statements
Middlesex, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Deficiency
For the four day period from April 27, 2012 (Inception) to April 30, 2012
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| | | | | | | | Additional | | | accumulated during | | | Total | |
| | Preferred stock | | | Common stock | | | paid-in | | | development | | | Stockholders' | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | capital | | | stage | | | Deficiency | |
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Common stock issued for services to founder ($0.01/share) | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 100,000 | | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 900 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,000 | |
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Net loss for the four day period ending April 30, 2012 | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (2,864 | ) | | | (2,864 | ) |
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Balance, April 30, 2012 | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 100,000 | | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 900 | | | $ | (2,864 | ) | | $ | (1,864 | ) |
See Accompanying Notes to Audited Financial Statements
Middlesex, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Cash Flows
For the four day period from April 27, 2012 (Inception) to April 30, 2012
Cash Flows From Operating Activities: | | | | |
Net Loss | | $ | (2,864 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations | | | | |
Common stock issued for services | | | 1,000 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | |
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 1,500 | |
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities | | $ | (364 | ) |
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Cash Flows From Financing Activities: | | | | |
Increase in loan payable - related party | | $ | 364 | |
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | | $ | 364 | |
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Net Increase in Cash | | | - | |
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Cash at Beginning of Period | | | - | |
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Cash at End of Period | | $ | - | |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | | | | |
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Cash paid for interest | | $ | - | |
Cash paid for taxes | | $ | - | |
See Accompanying Notes to Audited Financial Statements
MIDDLESEX, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2012
| NOTE 1 | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ORGANIZATION |
(A) Organization
Middlesex, Inc. (a development stage company) (the "Company") was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on April 27, 2012. The Company was organized to provide business services and financing to emerging growth entities.
The Company was formed to engage in any lawful corporate undertaking, including, but not limited to, selected mergers and acquisitions. It has been in the developmental stage since inception and has no operations to date. It will attempt to locate and negotiate with a business entity for the combination of that target company with us. The combination will normally take the form of a merger, stock-for-stock exchange or stock-for-assets exchange. In most instances, the target company will wish to structure the business combination to be within the definition of a tax-free reorganization under Section 351 or Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. No assurances can be given that it will be successful in locating or negotiating with any target company.
Activities during the development stage include developing the business plan and raising capital.
(B) Use of Estimates
In preparing financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The most significant estimates include the valuation of stock based compensation and deferred tax valuation allowance.
(C) Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At April 30, 2012, the Company had no cash equivalents.
MIDDLESEX, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2012
(D) Loss Per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per common share is computed based upon the weighted average common shares outstanding as defined by FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” As of April 30, 2012, there were no common share equivalents outstanding.
(E) Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB Codification Topic 740-10-25 (“ASC 740-10-25”). Under ASC 740-10-25, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under ASC 740-10-25, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
| | 2012 | |
Expected income tax recovery (expense) at the statutory rate of 34% | | $ | (974 | ) |
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible for income tax purposes (net of other amounts deductible for tax purposes) | | | 340 | |
Change in valuation allowance | | | 634 | |
Provision for income taxes | | $ | - | |
The components of deferred income taxes are as follows:
| | 2012 | |
Deferred income tax asset: | | | | |
Net operating loss carryforwards | | $ | 634 | |
Valuation allowance | | | (634 | ) |
Deferred income taxes | | $ | - | |
As of April 30, 2012, the Company has a net operating loss carryforward of approximately $1,500 available to offset future taxable income through 2030. The increase in the valuation allowance at April 30, 2012 was $634.
MIDDLESEX, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2012
(F) Business Segments
The Company operates in one segment and therefore segment information is not presented.
(G) Revenue Recognition
The Company will recognize revenue on arrangements in accordance with FASB ASC No. 605, “Revenue Recognition”. In all cases, revenue is recognized only when the price is fixed and determinable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the service is performed and collectability of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.
(H)Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amount reported in the balance sheet for accounts payable approximate fair value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments.
| NOTE 2 | STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY |
(A) Stock Issued for Services
On April 27, 2012, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to its founder having a fair value of $1,000 ($0.01/share) in exchange for services provided (See Note 3).
| NOTE 3 | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION |
On April 27, 2012, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to its founder having a fair value of $1,000 ($0.01/share) in exchange for services provided (See Note 2).
On April 27, 2012, the founder paid $364 of general and administrative expenses on behalf of the Company. The amount is currently recorded as a related party loan payable.
As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company is in the development stage with limited operations. The Company has a net loss of $2,864 for the four day period ending April 30, 2012 and a working capital and stockholders’ deficiency of $1,500 at April 30, 2012. This raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise additional capital through stockholder loans and implement its business plan. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
MIDDLESEX, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2012
Management believes that actions presently being taken to obtain additional stockholder loans and implement its strategic plans provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern.
In preparing these financial statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through June 11, 2012, the date the financial statements were issued.
Item 14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
There are not and have not been any disagreements between the Registrant and its accountants on any matter of accounting principles, practices or financial statement disclosure.
Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits
The financial statements included in this Registration Statement on Form 10 are listed in Item 13 and commence following page 16. .
INDEX TO EXHIBITS.
Exhibit Number | | Description |
3.1* | | Articles of Incorporation |
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3.2* | | By-Laws |
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10.1* | | Description of Verbal Management Consulting Agreement Between Middlesex, Inc. and Peter Coker |
* Previously filed.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 29, 2012 | MIDDLESEX, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Peter Coker |
| | Name: Peter Coker |
| | Title: President |