UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

 

or

 

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ________________ to ________________

 

Commission file number 000-52522

 

SURGEPAYS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   98-0550352

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I. R. S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

3124 Brother Blvd, Suite 104    
Bartlett TN   38133
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

847-648-7541

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable

(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A   N/A   N/A

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-accelerated filer [X] Smaller reporting company [  ]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Emerging growth company [X]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes [  ] No [X]

 

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of May 14, 2021 was 151,775,814 shares.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) F-1
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 3
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 8
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 8
     
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION 9
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 9
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 10
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 11
     
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities 11
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 11
     
Item 5. Other Information 11
     
Item 6. Exhibits 11

 

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SURGEPAYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 (unaudited) December 31, 2020 F-2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited) F-3
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited) F-4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited) F-5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements F-6

 

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SURGEPAYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    March 31, 2021     December 31, 2020  
    (unaudited)        
ASSETS                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,602,474     $ 673,995  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $116,664 and $774,841, respectively     489,437       180,499  
Lifeline revenue due from USAC     221,790       212,621  
Inventory     233,809       178,309  
Prepaid expenses     6,421       5,605  
Total current assets     2,553,931       1,251,029  
                 
Property and Equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $121,315 and $105,484, respectively     223,594       236,810  
Intangible assets less accumulated amortization of $1,829,906 and $1,627,779, respectively     3,923,615       4,125,742  
Goodwill     866,782       866,782  
Investment in Centercom     340,839       414,612  
Operating lease right of use asset, net     819,632       368,638  
Other long-term assets     61,458       61,458  
Total assets   $ 8,789,851     $ 7,325,071  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - others   $ 4,462,922     $ 5,589,547  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - related party     1,604,278       1,753,837  
Credit card liability     382,191       383,073  
Deferred revenue     725,200       443,300  
Derivative liability     2,729,151       1,357,528  
Operating lease liability     235,379       210,556  
Line of credit     912,870       912,870  
Debt – related party     3,624,000       2,369,000  
Convertible promissory notes payable - net     144,932        
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt, net     153,383       2,283,950  
Total current liabilities     14,974,306       15,303,661  
                 
Long-term debt less current portion – related party     1,120,440       1,120,440  
Operating lease liability – net     578,476       155,167  
Trade payables - long term     854,868       854,868  
Notes payable and long-term portion of debt - net     1,652,849       616,901  
Total liabilities   $ 19,180,939     $ 18,051,037  
                 
Commitments and contingencies                
                 
Stockholders’ deficit:                
                 
Series A preferred stock: $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 13,000,000 and 13,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively     13,000       13,000  
Series C convertible preferred stock; $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 721,598 and 721,598 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively     722       722  
Common stock: $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 127,131,210 shares and 127,131,210 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively     152,849       127,131  
Additional paid in capital     15,849,971       10,725,380  
Accumulated deficit     (26,407,630 )     (21,592,199 )
Total stockholders’ deficit     (10,391,088 )     (10,725,966 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit   $ 8,789,851     $ 7,325,071  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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SURGEPAYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

    For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2021     2020  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
Revenue   $ 10,988,948     $ 15,787,799  
                 
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)     9,857,309       15,058,914  
                 
Gross profit     1,131,639       728,885  
                 
Cost and expenses                
Depreciation and amortization     217,958       265,464  
Selling, general and administrative     3,021,851       3,228,660  
Total costs and expenses     3,239,809       3,494,124  
                 
Operating loss     (2,108,170 )     (2,765,239 )
                 
Other income (expense):                
Interest expense     (1,303,859 )     (482,722 )
Derivative expense     (1,775,057 )     (348,334 )
Change in fair value of derivative liability     303,850       (31,816 )
Gain on investment in Centercom     (73,773 )     32,369  
Gain on settlement of liabilities     141,578       538,436  
Total other income (expense)     (2,707,261 )     (292,067 )
                 
Net loss before provision for income taxes     (4,815,431 )     (3,057,306 )
                 
Provision for income taxes     -       -  
                 
Net loss   $ (4,815,431 )   $ (3,057,306 )
                 
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.03 )
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted     130,222,802       103,821,561  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SURGEPAYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

 

    Series A     Series C           Additional              
    Preferred     Preferred     Common Stock     Paid-in     Accumulated        
    Shares     Amount      Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Total  
                                                       
Balance, January 1, 2021     13,000,000     $ 13,000       721,598     $ 722       127,131,210     $ 127,131     $ 10,725,380     $ (21,592,199 )   $ (10,725,966 )
                                                                         
Issuance of Common Stock and options for services rendered     -       -       -       -       63,000       63       61,508       -       61,571  
                                                                         
Sale of Common Stock     -       -       -       -       13,000,000       13,000       1,497,000               1,510,000  
                                                                         
Issuance of Common Stock and warrants with debt recorded as debt discount     -       -       -       -       900,000       900       2,037,735               2,038,635  
                                                                         
Shares issued for conversion of debt     -       -       -       -       6,614,537       6,615       851,543       -       858,158  
                                                                         
Make whole Common Stock issued pursuant to SPA     -       -       -       -       757,345       757       89,644       -       90,401  
                                                                         
Issuance of Common Stock for modification of debt
    -       -       -       -       695,818       696       108,235       -       108,931  
                                                                         
Shares issued for the settlement of liabilities     -       -       -       -       3,586,850       3,587       461,126       -       464,713  
                                                                         
Issuance of Common Stock for an acquisition     -       -       -       -       100,000       100       17,800       -       17,900  
                                                                         
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (4,815,431 )     (4,815,431 )
                                                                         
Balance, March 31, 2021     13,000,000       13,000       721,598       722       152,848,760       152,849       15,849,971       (26,407,630 )     (10,391,088 )

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

 

    Series A     Series C           Additional              
    Preferred     Preferred     Common Stock     Paid-in     Accumulated        
    Shares     Amount      Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Total  
                                                       
Balance, January 1, 2020     13,000,000     $ 13,000       721,598     $ 722       102,193,579     $ 102,193     $ 6,055,042     $ (10,870,572 )   $ (4,699,615 )
                                                                         
Issuance of Common Stock and options for services rendered     -       -       -       -       -       -       16,901               16,901  
                                                                         
Sale of Common Stock and warrants     -       -       -       -       428,571       429       149,571               150,000  
                                                                         
Issuance of Common Stock with debt recorded as debt discount     -       -       -       -       1,750,000       1,750       533,050               534,800  
                                                                         
Issuance of Common Stock for an acquisition     -       -       -       -       550,000       550       177,226       -       177,776  
                                                                         
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (3,057,306 )     (3,057,306 )
                                                                         
Balance, March 31, 2020     13,000,000       13,000       721,598       722       104,922,150       104,922       6,931,790       (13,927,878 )     (6,877,444 )

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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SURGEPAYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

    For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2021     2020  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
Operating activities                
Net loss   $ (4,815,431 )   $ (3,057,306 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     217,958       265,464  
Amortization of right of use assets     64,854       46,534  
Amortization of debt discount     704,223       313,297  
Stock-based compensation     61,571       16,901  
Change in fair value of derivative liability     (303,850 )     31,816  
Derivative expense     1,775,057       348,334  
(Gain) loss on settlement of liabilities     (201,778 )     (582,806  
Gain on equity investment in Centercom     73,773       (32,369 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     (308,938 )     (677,155 )
Lifeline revenue due from USAC     (9,169 )     (149,144  
Inventory     (55,500 )     -  
Prepaid expenses     (816 )     36,910  
Other assets     -       66,457  
Credit card liability     (882 )     (60,815 )
Deferred revenue     281,900       684,950  
Loss contingency     -       (38,040 )
Current portion of operating lease liability     (67,716 )     (46,534 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (850,610 )     1,789,584  
Net cash used in operating activities     (3,435,354 )     (1,043,922 )
                 
Investing activities                
Purchase of equipment     (2,615 )     (3,072 )
                 
Net cash provided by (used) in investing activities     (2,615 )     (3,072 )
                 
Financing activities                
Issuance of Common Stock and warrants     1,510,000       150,000  
Note payable, related party - borrowings     1,255,000          
Note payable - borrowings     768,167          
Note payable - repayments     (1,466,719 )     (27,500 )
Convertible promissory notes - borrowings     2,300,000       1,350,000  
Convertible promissory notes - repayments     -       (233,000 )
Cash paid for debt issuance costs     -       (100,000 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     4,366,448       1,139,500  
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents     928,479       92,506  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     673,995       346,040  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 1,602,474     $ 438,546  
                 
Supplemental cash flow information                
Cash paid for interest and income taxes:                
Interest   $ -     $ 27,509  
                 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:                
Common Stock issued for an acquisition   $ -     $ 165,000  
Common Stock and warrants issued with debt recorded as debt discount   $ 2,038,635     $ 534,000  
Derivative liability on convertible notes recorded as debt discount   $ -     $ 981,382  
Make whole Common Stock issued pursuant to SPA   $ 90,401     $ -  
Issuance of Common Stock for modification of debt   $ 108,931     $ -  
Operating lease liability   $ 515,848     $ 355,203  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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SURGEPAYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2021

 

1 BUSINESS

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SurgePays Inc., (“Surge” or the “Company”), formerly Ksix Media Holdings, Inc. and Surge Holdings, Inc. The Company was incorporated in Nevada on August 18, 2006, and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Ksix Media, Inc. (“Media”), incorporated in Nevada on November 5, 2014; Ksix, LLC (“KSIX”), a Nevada limited liability company that was formed on September 14, 2011; Surge Blockchain, LLC (“Blockchain”), formerly Blvd. Media Group, LLC (“BLVD”), a Nevada limited liability company that was formed on January 29, 2009; DigitizeIQ, LLC (“DIQ”) an Illinois limited liability company that was formed on July 23, 2014; Surge Cryptocurrency Mining, Inc. (“Crypto”), formerly North American Exploration, Inc. (“NAE”), a Nevada corporation that was incorporated on August 18, 2006 (since January 1, 2019, this has been a dormant entity that does not own any assets); LogicsIQ Inc. (“Logics”), an Nevada corporation that was formed on October 2, 2018; SurgePays Fintech Inc (“Tech”), an Nevada corporation that was formed on August 22, 2019; Surge Payments LLC (“Payments”), an Nevada corporation that was formed on December 17, 2018; SurgePhone Wireless LLC (“Surge Phone”), an Nevada corporation that was formed on August 29, 2019 and True Wireless, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (formerly True Wireless, LLC) (“TW”), (collectively the “Company” or “we”). On October 29, 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to change its name to SurgePays, Inc.

 

All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Recent Developments

 

Stock Purchase Agreements

 

On January 22, 2021, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Digitize IQ Agreement”), by and between the Company and LogicsIQ, Inc. Pursuant to the Digitize IQ Agreement, the Company sold one hundred percent (100%) of its ownership interests in Digitize IQ, LLC to LogicsIQ, Inc. for a purchase price of $10.

 

On January 22, 2021, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “KSIX Agreement”), by and between the Company and LogicsIQ, Inc. Pursuant to the KSIX Agreement, the Company sold one hundred percent (100%) of its ownership interests in KSIX, LLC to LogicsIQ, Inc. for a purchase price of $10. 

 

Evergreen Capital Management Note

 

On March 8, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), SurgePays, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Evergreen Capital Management LLC (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Company sold to the Investor a 15% OID convertible promissory note with a principal amount of $2,300,000 (the “Note”) and a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase up to 13,437,500 shares of Common Stock for proceeds of $2,000,000.

 

The Note matures on March 8, 2022, bears interest at the rate of 5% per annum and is convertible at any time upon the option of the Investor into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price equal to $0.16 per share or, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the Note), if lower, at a conversion price equal to 75% of the lowest daily VWAP of the Common Stock during the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the applicable conversion date.

 

The Warrant is exercisable at a purchase price of $0.16 per share at any time on or prior to March 8, 2026, and may be exercised on a cashless basis, beginning on the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date, if the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrant are not then registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

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2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial statements (“U.S. GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not contain all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual financial statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all of the adjustments necessary (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) to present the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2021 and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future period. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on April 2, 2021.

 

Use of Estimates and Assumptions and Critical Accounting Estimates and Assumptions

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Company operates in an industry that is subject to intense competition and change in consumer demand. The Company’s operations are subject to significant risk and uncertainties including financial and operational risks including the potential risk of business failure.

 

The Company has experienced, and in the future expects to continue to experience, variability in sales and earnings. The factors expected to contribute to this variability include, among others, (i) the cyclical nature of the industry, (ii) general economic conditions in the various local markets in which the Company competes, including a potential general downturn in the economy, and (iii) the volatility of prices in connection with the Company’s distribution of the product. These factors, among others, make it difficult to project the Company’s operating results on a consistent basis.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, and accounts receivable. The Company is exposed to credit risk on its cash and cash equivalents in the event of default by the financial institutions to the extent account balances exceed the amount insured by the FDIC, which is $250,000. Accounts receivables potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk. Company closely monitors extensions of credit. Estimated credit losses have been recorded in the consolidated financial statements. Recent credit losses have been within management’s expectations. One customer accounted for more than 11% of revenues in for the period ending March 31, 2020. No customer accounted for more than 10% of revenues in for the period ending March 31, 2021.

 

Method of Accounting

 

Investments held in stock of entities other than subsidiaries, namely corporate joint ventures and other non-controlled entities usually are accounted for by one of three methods: (i) the fair value method (addressed in Topic 320), (ii) the equity method (addressed in Topic 323), or (iii) the cost method (addressed in Subtopic 325-20). Pursuant to Paragraph 323-10-05-5, the equity method tends to be most appropriate if an investment enables the investor to influence the operating or financial policies of the investee.

 

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Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company held no cash equivalents at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

The Company minimizes its credit risk associated with cash by periodically evaluating the credit quality of its primary financial institution. The balance at times may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

Accounts receivable are stated at the amount management expects to collect from outstanding balances. The Company generally does not require collateral to support customer receivables. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon a review of the outstanding accounts receivable, historical collection information and existing economic conditions. The Company determines if receivables are past due based on days outstanding, and amounts are written off when determined to be uncollectible by management. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had reserves of $116,664.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) valuation method. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had inventory of $233,809 and $178,309, respectively.

 

Leases

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 “Leases” (Topic 842) which amended guidance for lease arrangements to increase transparency and comparability by providing additional information to users of financial statements regarding an entity’s leasing activities. Subsequent to the issuance of Topic 842, the FASB clarified the guidance through several ASUs; hereinafter the collection of lease guidance is referred to as ASC 842. The revised guidance seeks to achieve this objective by requiring reporting entities to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheets for substantially all lease arrangements.

 

As part of the adoption the Company elected the practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which among other things, allowed the Company to:

 

  1. Not separate non-lease components from lease components and instead to account for each separate lease component and the non-lease components associated with that lease component as a single lease component.
     
  2. Not to apply the recognition requirements in ASC 842 to short-term leases.
     
  3. Not record a right of use asset or right of use liability for leases with an asset or liability balance that would be considered immaterial.

 

Refer to Note 12. Leases for additional disclosures required by ASC 842.

 

Fair value measurements

 

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements.

 

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The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts of our short- and long-term credit obligations approximate fair value because the effective yields on these obligations, which include contractual interest rates taken together with other features such as concurrent issuances of warrants and/or embedded conversion options, are comparable to rates of returns for instruments of similar credit risk.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
  Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable.
  Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions).

 

Derivative Liabilities

 

The Company evaluates its options, warrants, convertible notes, or other contracts, if any, to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for in accordance with paragraph 815-10-05-4 and Section 815-40-25 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The result of this accounting treatment is that the fair value of the embedded derivative is marked-to-market each balance sheet date and recorded as either an asset or a liability. The change in fair value is recorded in the consolidated statement of operations as other income or expense. Upon conversion, exercise or cancellation of a derivative instrument, the instrument is marked to fair value at the date of conversion, exercise, or cancellation and then the related fair value is reclassified to equity.

 

In circumstances where the embedded conversion option in a convertible instrument is required to be bifurcated and there are also other embedded derivative instruments in the convertible instrument that are required to be bifurcated, the bifurcated derivative instruments are accounted for as a single, compound derivative instrument.

 

The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period. Equity instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification are reclassified to liability at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date. Derivative instrument liabilities will be classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument is expected within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

 

The Company adopted Section 815-40-15 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Section 815-40-15”) to determine whether an instrument (or an embedded feature) is indexed to the Company’s own stock. Section 815-40-15 provides that an entity should use a two-step approach to evaluate whether an equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to its own stock, including evaluating the instrument’s contingent exercise and settlement provisions.

 

The Company utilizes a binomial option pricing model to compute the fair value of the derivative liability and to mark to market the fair value of the derivative at each balance sheet date. The Company records the change in the fair value of the derivative as other income or expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

The Company had derivative liabilities of $2,729,151 and $1,357,528 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 , respectively.

 

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Revenue recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606 to align revenue recognition more closely with the delivery of the Company’s services and will provide financial statement readers with enhanced disclosures. In accordance with ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these services. To achieve this core principle, the Company applies the following five steps:

 

1) Identify the contract with a customer

 

A contract with a customer exists when (i) the Company enters into an enforceable contract with a customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the services to be transferred and identifies the payment terms related to these services, (ii) the contract has commercial substance and, (iii) the Company determines that collection of substantially all consideration for services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and ability to pay the promised consideration. The Company applies judgment in determining the customer’s ability and intention to pay, which is based on a variety of factors including the customer’s historical payment experience or, in the case of a new customer, published credit and financial information pertaining to the customer.

 

2) Identify the performance obligations in the contract

 

Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the services that will be transferred to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from the Company, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the services is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised services, the Company must apply judgment to determine whether promised services are capable of being distinct and distinct in the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met the promised services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation.

 

3) Determine the transaction price

 

The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which the Company will be entitled in exchange for transferring services to the customer. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, the Company estimates the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing either the expected value method or the most likely amount method depending on the nature of the variable consideration. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price if, in the Company’s judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. None of the Company’s contracts as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 contained a significant financing component.

 

4) Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract

 

If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. However, if a series of distinct services that are substantially the same qualifies as a single performance obligation in a contract with variable consideration, the Company must determine if the variable consideration is attributable to the entire contract or to a specific part of the contract. For example, a bonus or penalty may be associated with one or more, but not all, distinct services promised in a series of distinct services that forms part of a single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price basis unless the transaction price is variable and meets the criteria to be allocated entirely to a performance obligation or to a distinct service that forms part of a single performance obligation. The Company determines standalone selling price based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, the Company estimates the standalone selling price taking into account available information such as market conditions and internally approved pricing guidelines related to the performance obligations.

 

5) Recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation

 

The Company satisfies performance obligations either over time or at a point in time. Revenue is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring a promised service to a customer.

 

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Disaggregation of Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The following table disaggregates gross revenue by entity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

    For the Three Months Ended  
    March 31, 2021     March 31, 2020  
True Wireless, Inc.   $ 628,325     $ 290,705  
Surge Blockchain, LLC     -       229,802  
LogicsIQ, Inc.     3,408,403       5,451,919  
ECS     6,914,486       9,746,773  
Other     37,734       68,600  
Total revenue   $ 10,988,948     $ 15,787,799  

 

True Wireless is licensed to provide wireless services to qualifying low-income customers in five states. Revenues are recognized when the services have been provided and the government subsidy has been earned.

 

Surge Blockchain revenues are generated through the SurgePaysPortal multi-purpose software are recognized when the goods and services have been delivered and earned.

 

LogicsIQ is a full-service digital advertising agency and revenues are recognized at a period in time once performance obligations are met and services are provided as customer deposits are received in advance. The majority of the revenue is recognized within the month the obligation was created and recognized, after the lead is identified and sent to the customer.

 

ECS is a leading provider of prepaid wireless load and top-ups, check cashing and wireless SIM activation to convenience stores and bodegas nationwide. Revenues are generated and recognized at time of sale.

 

Earnings per Share

 

Earnings per share (“EPS”) is the amount of earnings attributable to each share of Common Stock. For convenience, the term is used to refer to either earnings or loss per share. EPS is computed pursuant to Section 260-10-45 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Pursuant to ASC Paragraphs 260-10-45-10 through 260-10-45-16, basic EPS shall be computed by dividing income available to common stockholders (the numerator) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (the denominator) during the period. Income available to common stockholders shall be computed by deducting both the dividends declared in the period on preferred stock (whether or not paid) and the dividends accumulated for the period on cumulative preferred stock (whether or not earned) from income from continuing operations (if that amount appears in the income statement) and also from net income. The computation of diluted EPS is similar to the computation of basic EPS except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued during the period to reflect the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through contingent shares issuance arrangement, stock options or warrants.

 

The following table shows the outstanding dilutive common shares excluded from the diluted net income (loss) per share calculation as they were anti-dilutive:

 

    Contingent shares issuance
arrangement, stock options
or warrants
 
    For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021     For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020  
                 
Convertible note     15,738,269       12,461,539  
Common stock options     850,176       850,176  
Common stock warrants     15,410,500       7,063,919  
Total contingent shares issuance arrangement, stock options or warrants     31,998,945       20,375,634  

 

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Income taxes

 

We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 740, “Income Taxes”. Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. 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. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

Through December 23, 2014, KSIX and BLVD operated as limited liability companies and all income and losses were passed through to the owners. Through October 12, 2015, DIQ operated as a limited liability company and all income and losses were passed through to its owner. Subsequent to the acquisition dates, these limited liability companies were owned by Surge and became subject to income tax.

 

Through April 1, 2018, TW operated as a limited liability company and all income and losses were passed through to the owners. In order to facilitate the merger discussed above, TW converted from a limited liability company to a Subchapter C Corporation.

 

ASC Topic 740-10-30 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740-10-40 provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. We have no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.

 

The Company is no longer subject to tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2018.

 

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law in March 2020. The CARES Act lifts certain deduction limitations originally imposed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“2017 Tax Act”). Corporate taxpayers may carryback net operating losses (NOLs) originating between 2018 and 2020 for up to five years, which was not previously allowed under the 2017 Tax Act. The CARES Act also eliminates the 80% of taxable income limitations by allowing corporate entities to fully utilize NOL carryforwards to offset taxable income in 2018, 2019 or 2020. Taxpayers may generally deduct interest up to the sum of 50% of adjusted taxable income plus business interest income (30% limit under the 2017 Tax Act) for 2019 and 2020. The CARES Act allows taxpayers with alternative minimum tax credits to claim a refund in 2020 for the entire amount of the credits instead of recovering the credits through refunds over a period of years, as originally enacted by the 2017 Tax Act.

 

In addition, the CARES Act raises the corporate charitable deduction limit to 25% of taxable income and makes qualified improvement property generally eligible for 15-year cost-recovery and 100% bonus depreciation. The enactment of the CARES Act did not result in any material adjustments to our income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

 

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Recent adopted accounting pronouncements

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06 Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. The amendments in Update No. 2020-06 simplify the complexity associated with applying U.S. GAAP for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. More specifically, the amendments focus on the guidance for convertible instruments and derivative scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity. Update No. 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted the new standard during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and the adoption did not have a material effect on the condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued authoritative guidance intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes (ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes”). This guidance eliminates certain exceptions to the general approach to the income tax accounting model and adds new guidance to reduce the complexity in accounting for income taxes. This guidance is effective for annual periods after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those annual periods. The Company adopted the new standard during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and the adoption did not have a material effect on the condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

Recent issued accounting pronouncements

 

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions to account for contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate if certain criteria are met. The amendments of ASU No. 2020-04 are effective immediately, as of March 12, 2020, and may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into on or before December 31, 2022. The Company is evaluating the impact that the amendments of this standard would have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Management has evaluated all recent accounting pronouncements as issued by the FASB in the form of Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) through the date these financial statements were available to be issued and found no recent accounting pronouncements issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, when adopted, will have a material impact on the financial statements of the Company.

 

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3 LIQUIDITY

 

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our current assets were $2,553,931 and $1,251,029, respectively, and our current liabilities were $14,974,306 and $15,303,661, respectively, which resulted in a working capital deficit of $12,420,375 and $14,052,632, respectively.

 

Total assets at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 amounted to $8,789,851 and $7,325,071, respectively. At March 31, 2021, assets consisted of current assets of $2,553,931, net property and equipment of $223,594, net intangible assets of $3,923,615, goodwill of $866,782, equity investment in Centercom of $340,839, and operating lease right of use asset of 819,632, as compared to current assets of $1,251,029, net property and equipment of $236,810, net intangible assets of $4,125,742, goodwill of $866,782, equity investment in Centercom of $414,612 and operating lease right of use asset of $368,638 at December 31, 2020.

 

At March 31, 2021, our total liabilities of $19,180,939 increased $1,129,902 from $18,051,037 at December 31, 2020.

 

At March 31, 2021, our total stockholders’ deficit was $10,391,088 as compared to $10,725,966 at December 31, 2020. The principal reason for the increase in stockholders’ deficit was the impact of the net loss of $4,815,431 offset by equity issuances during 2021.

 

The following table sets forth the major sources and uses of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

   

March 31,

2021
   

March 31,

2020
 
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
Net cash used in operating activities   $ (3,435,354 )   $ (1,043,922 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (2,615 )     (3,072 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     4,366,448       1,139,500  
Net change in cash and cash equivalents   $ 928,479     $ 92,506  

 

At December 31, 2020, the Company had the following material commitments and contingencies.

 

Notes payable – related party - See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Notes payable and long-term debt - See Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Convertible promissory notes - See Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Related party transactions - See Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Cash requirements and capital expenditures – At the current level of operations, the Company has to borrow funds to meet basic operating costs.

 

Known trends and uncertainties – The Company is planning to acquire other businesses with similar business operations. The uncertainty of the economy may increase the difficulty of raising funds to support the planned business expansion.

 

We believe we will continue to incur net losses and do not expect positive cash flows from operations until the 4th quarter of 2021. At that time, we believe the impact of COVID-19 will have rescinded enough to allow us to fully implement our sales strategy, resulting in increased revenue in all segments of our business. The Company will continue to fund operations until cash flow positive through the use of promissory notes, both related and non-related party. These notes made up the majority of the $4,366,448 generated by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

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On March 27, 2020 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted and included a provision for the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) to implement its Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The PPP provides small businesses with funds to pay up to eight (8) weeks of payroll costs, including benefits. Funds received under the PPP may also be used to pay interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities. Subject to certain criteria being met, all or a portion of the loans may be forgiven. The loans bear interest at an annual rate of one percent (1%), are due two (2) years from the date of issuance, and all payments are deferred for the first six (6) months of the loan. Any unforgiven balance of loan principal and accrued interest at the end of the six (6) month loan deferral period is amortized in equal monthly installments over the remaining 18-months of the loan term. On April 17, 2020, the Company closed a $498,082 SBA guaranteed PPP loan with Bank3. On March 2, 2021, the Company closed a $518,167 SBA guaranteed PPP loan with Bank3. The Company expects to use the loan proceeds as permitted and apply for and receive forgiveness for the entire loan amount. In addition, the Company received $636,600 in several Economic Injury Disaster Loans with the Small Business Administration. These loans all carry a 3.75% interest rate payable over 30 years. First payment due 12 months from date of note.

 

4 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation, consisted of the following:

 

   

March 31,

2021

    December 31, 2020  
    (unaudited)        
Computer Equipment and Software   $ 315,411     $ 312,796  
Furniture and Fixtures     9,774       9,774  
Leasehold Improvements     19,724       19,724  
      344,909       342,294  
Less: Accumulated Depreciation     (121,315 )     (105,484 )
    $ 223,594     $ 236,810  

 

Depreciation expense was $15,831 and $15,524 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

5 INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Property and equipment stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation, consisted of the following:

 

   

March 31,

2021

    December 31, 2020  
    (unaudited)        
ECS Membership agreement   $ 465,000     $ 465,000  
Customer relationships     183,255       183,255  
Noncompetition agreement     201,389       201,389  
Trade names     617,474       617,474  
Proprietary software     4,286,403       4,286,403  
      5,753,521       5,753,521  
Less: Accumulated Depreciation     (1,829,906 )     (1,627,779 )
    $ 3,923,615     $ 4,125,742  

 

Amortization expense of intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 total $202,127 and $200,028, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the weighted average remaining useful lives of these assets were 6.55 years.

 

The carrying amount of goodwill was $866,782 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period.

 

No impairment in the carrying amount of goodwill was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

6 CREDIT CARD LIABILITY

 

The Company previously utilized a credit card issued in the name of DIQ to pay for certain of its trade obligations. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company utilized a credit card issued in the name of Surge Holdings, Inc. to pay certain trade obligations totaling $102,941 and $87,382, respectively. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company’s total credit card liability was $382,191 and $383,073, respectively.

 

7 NOTES PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY

 

In December 2018, the Company executed a promissory note payable agreement with SMDMM Funding, LLC (“SMDMM”), an entity that is owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The promissory note was for a principal sum up to $1.1 million at an annual interest rate of 6%, due on December 27, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company did not withdraw any net advances on the note.

 

In August 2019, the Company executed a promissory note payable agreement with SMDMM. The promissory note was for a principal sum up to $217,000 at an annual interest rate of 6%, due on August 15, 2022. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company did not withdraw any net advances on the note.

 

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During the fourth quarter 2019, the Company executed a promissory note payable agreement with SMDMM. The promissory note was for a principal sum up to $883,440 at an annual interest rate of 15%, due on November 21, 2022. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company did not withdraw any net advances on the note.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020 and the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company executed a series of promissory notes payable agreement with SMDMM. The promissory notes were for a principal sum up to $2,371,500 at an annual interest rate of 10%, due on demand. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company drew advances on the note totaling $1.26 million.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company made accrued interest payments of $0. The outstanding principal balance under the promissory notes due to SMDMM was $4,596,940 and $3,341,940 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Accrued interest owed to SMDMM was $369,391 and $272,127 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company executed a series of promissory notes with AN Holdings, LLC, an entity owned by the Company’s President. The promissory notes were for an aggregate principal sum of $63,000 at an annual interest rate of 15%, due on demand. The Company repaid $63,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the outstanding balance on the notes was $147,500. Accrued interest owed to was $11,343 and $5,888 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

8 NOTES PAYABLE AND LONG-TERM DEBT

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, notes payable and long-term debt, net of debt discount, consists of:

 

   

March 31,

2021

   

December 31,

2020

 
    (unaudited)        
Promissory note payable to a lender dated November 4, 2019; accruing interest at 18% per annum; due November 3, 2020; 100,000 shares of restricted Common Stock granted on execution recorded as a debt discount1   $ -     $ 250,000  
Promissory note payable to Bank3 dated April 17, 2020; accruing interest at 1% per annum, due October 17, 2021.     498,082       498,082  
Note payable to US Small Business Administration dated May 25, 2020; accruing interest at 3.75% per annum; due May 25, 2050.     150,000       150,000  
Note payable to US Small Business Administration dated July 5, 2020; accruing interest at 3.75% per annum; due July 5, 2050.     150,000       150,000  
Note payable to US Small Business Administration dated July 5, 2020; accruing interest at 3.75% per annum; due July 5, 2050.     15,100       15,100  
Note payable to US Small Business Administration dated July 7, 2020; accruing interest at 3.75% per annum; due July 7, 2050.     150,000       150,000  
Note payable to US Small Business Administration dated July 21, 2020; accruing interest at 3.75% per annum; due July 21, 2050.     150,000       150,000  
Note payable to US Small Business Administration dated July 21, 2020; accruing interest at 3.75% per annum; due July 21, 2050.     21,500       21,500  
Promissory note payable to BHP Capital NY dated January 30, 2020 with interest at 14% per annum; due February 5, 2021; convertible into shares of Common Stock upon default2     -       100,343  
Promissory note payable to Armada Capital Partners LLC dated January 30, 2020 with interest at 14% per annum; due February 5, 2021; convertible into shares of Common Stock upon default2     28,499       118,394  
Promissory note payable to Jefferson Street Capital LLC dated January 30, 2020 with interest at 14% per annum; due February 5, 2021; convertible into shares of Common Stock upon default2     79,203       148,500  
Promissory note payable to GS Capital Partners dated February 7, 2020 with interest at 14% per annum; due February 6, 2021; convertible into shares of Common Stock upon default3     -       216,000  
Promissory note payable to Fourth Man LLC dated February 7, 2020 with interest at 14% per annum; due April 5, 2021; convertible into shares of Common Stock upon default3     -       187,018  
Promissory note payable to GS Capital Partners dated March 5, 2020 with interest at 14% per annum; due February 6, 2021; convertible into shares of Common Stock upon default4     -       378,000  
Promissory note payable to Tangiers Global LLC dated March 15, 2020 with interest at 14% per annum; due March 15, 2021; convertible into shares of Common Stock upon default5     -       50,695  
Promissory note payable to LGH Investments LLC dated May 29, 2020 with interest at 10% per annum; due March 29, 2021; convertible into shares of Common Stock upon default6     -       400,000  
Promissory note payable to Vista Capital LLC dated July 21, 2020 with interest at 10% per annum; due March 29, 2021; convertible into shares of Common Stock upon default7     -       270,000  
Promissory note payable to Lucas Ventures dated December 14, 2020 with interest at 10% per annum; due September 10, 2021; convertible into shares of Common Stock upon default8     165,000       165,000  
Promissory note payable to Bank3 dated March 1, 2021; accruing interest at 1% per annum, due March 2, 2026.     518,167       -  
      1,925,551       3,418,632  
Less: Debt discount     (119,319 )     (517,781 )
    $ 1,806,232     $ 2,900,851  

 

  F-16  

 

 

1Promissory note – The Company evaluated the 100,000 restricted shares of the Company’s Common Stock granted with the note and recorded a debt discount of $31,200. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. There was unamortized debt discount of $0 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded amortization of debt discount totaling $0. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued shares of the Company’s Common Stock to settle the outstanding balances of the promissory note.

 

2 On January 30, 2020, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements (the “January 2020 SPAs”), with severally and not jointly, with BHP, Armada, Jefferson (the “January 2020 Investors”), pursuant to which the January 2020 Investors purchased from the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000 (the “January 2020 Purchase Price”), Promissory Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $540,000 (the “January 2020 Notes”). The January 2020 Notes will be repaid according to a schedule of fixed interest and principal payments beginning in August 2020. As additional consideration for the January 2020 Investors loaning the January 2020 Purchase Price to the Company, the Company issued to each of the January 2020 Investors 250,000 shares of Common Stock for a total of 750,000 shares (the “January 2020 Share Issuance”). In connection with the January 2020 SPAs, the Company paid issuance costs of $40,000 which is accounted for as a debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets and is being amortized over the life of the notes.

 

  F-17  

 

 

The January 2020 Notes shall accrue interest at a rate of fourteen percent (14%) per annum and will mature on February 5, 2021. No payments of principal or interest are due through July 2020 (five (5) months following issuance) and then there are seven (7) fixed payments of principal and interest due on a monthly basis until maturity. On August 7, 2020, the Company executed agreements with the January 2020 investors to postpone the first and second principal and interest payment due date to maturity date and extend the maturity date until April 5, 2021 in exchange for 195,000 shares of Common Stock. The shares were valued on day of grant with a fair value of $30,225 and is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

In the event of default as defined in the agreements, the notes may be converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price equal to 0.65 (representing a 35% discount) multiplied by the lesser of (i) the lowest one day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date, and (ii) the lowest one day VWAP for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the issue date. In the event of a default, without demand, presentment or notice, the note shall become immediately due and payable. The Company recorded a $260,001 debt discount relating to the conversion feature of the notes. The debt discount is being accreted over the life of these notes to accretion of debt discount and issuance cost.

 

The Company valued the 750,000 shares upon day of grant with a fair value of $240,000 and accounted for it as debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the statements of operations.

 

There was total unamortized debt discount related to the January 2020 SPAs of $0 as of March 31, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded amortization of debt discount totaling $52,257.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued 1,100,555 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to settle the outstanding balances of $177,908 under the January 2020 SPAs.

 

3 On February 3 and February 6, 2020, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements (the “February 2020 SPAs”), with severally and not jointly, with GS Capital Partners (“GSC”) and Fourth Man LLC (“Fourth”), (the “February 2020 Investors”), pursuant to which the February 2020 Investors purchased from the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $400,000 (the “February 2020 Purchase Price”), Promissory Notes in the principal amount of $432,000 (the “February 2020 Notes”). The February 2020 Notes will be repaid according to a schedule of fixed interest and principal payments beginning in August 2020. As additional consideration for the February 2020 Investors loaning the February 2020 Purchase Price to the Company, the Company issued to each of the February 2020 Investors 300,000 shares of Common Stock for a total of 600,000 shares (the “February Share Issuance”). In connection with the February 2020 SPAs, the Company paid issuance costs of $32,000 which is accounted for as a debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets and is being amortized over the life of the notes. On August 5, 2020 and September 24, 2020, the Company executed agreements with the February 2020 Investors to postpone the first principal and interest payment due date to October 5, 2020 and extend the maturity date until April 5, 2021 in exchange for 225,000 shares of Common Stock. The shares were valued on day of grant with a fair value of $28,965 and is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

The terms of the February 2020 Notes are substantially the same as the terms of the January 2020 Notes. The Company recorded a debt discount of $214,000 relating to the conversion feature of the notes. The debt discount is being accreted over the life of these notes to accretion of debt discount and issuance cost.

 

The Company valued the 600,000 shares upon day of grant with a fair value of $186,000 and accounted for it as debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

  F-18  

 

 

There was total unamortized debt discount related to the February 2020 SPAs of $0 as of March 31, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded amortization of debt discount totaling $42,658. As of March 31, 2021, the outstanding balance under the February 2020 SPAs was $0.

 

4 On March 5, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “March 2020 SPA”), with GSC (the “March 2020 Investor”), pursuant to which the March 2020 Investor purchased from the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $350,000 (the “March 2020 Purchase Price”), a Promissory Note in the principal amount of $378,000 (the “March 2020 Note”). The March 2020 Note will be repaid according to a schedule of fixed interest and principal payments beginning in September 2020. As additional consideration for the March 2020 Investor loaning the March 2020 Purchase Price to the Company, the Company issued to the March 2020 Investor 400,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company. In connection with the March 2020 SPAs, the Company paid issuance costs of $28,000 which is accounted for as a debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets and is being amortized over the life of the notes.

 

The March 2020 Note shall accrue interest at a rate of fourteen percent (14%) per annum and will mature on March 5, 2021. No payments of principal or interest are due through August 2020 (five (5) months following issuance) and then there are seven (7) fixed payments of principal and interest due on a monthly basis until maturity.

 

In the event of default as defined in the agreements, the notes may be converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price equal to 0.65 (representing a 35% discount) multiplied by the lesser of (i) the lowest one day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date, and (ii) the lowest one day VWAP for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the issue date. In the event of a default, without demand, presentment or notice, the note shall become immediately due and payable. The Company recorded a debt discount of $241,200 relating to the conversion feature of the notes. The debt discount is being accreted over the life of these notes to accretion of debt discount and issuance cost.

 

The Company valued the 400,000 shares upon day of grant with a fair value of $108,800 and accounted for it as debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

There was total unamortized debt discount related to the March 2020 SPAs of $0 as of March 31, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded amortization of debt discount totaling $47,018. As of March 31, 2021, the outstanding balance under the March 2020 SPAs was $0.

 

5 On April 1, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “April 2020 SPA”), with Tangiers Global (“Tangiers”) (the “April 2020 Investor”), pursuant to which the April 2020 Investor purchased from the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $150,000 (the “April 2020 Purchase Price”), a Promissory Note in the principal amount of $162,000 (the “April 2020 Note”). The April 2020 Note will be repaid according to a schedule of fixed interest and principal payments beginning in September 2020. As additional consideration for the April 2020 Investor loaning the April 2020 Purchase Price to the Company, the Company issued to the April 2020 Investor 172,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company.

 

The April 2020 Note shall accrue interest at a rate of fourteen percent (14%) per annum and will mature on March 15, 2021. No payments of principal or interest are due through August 2020 (five (5) months following issuance) and then there are seven (7) fixed payments of principal and interest due on a monthly basis until maturity.

 

In the event of default as defined in the agreements, the notes may be converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price equal to 0.65 (representing a 35% discount) multiplied by the lesser of (i) the lowest one day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date, and (ii) the lowest one day VWAP for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the issue date. In the event of a default, without demand, presentment or notice, the note shall become immediately due and payable. The Company recorded a debt discount of $103,560 relating to the conversion feature of the notes. The debt discount is being accreted over the life of these notes to accretion of debt discount and issuance cost.

 

  F-19  

 

 

The Company valued the 172,000 shares upon day of grant with a fair value of $46,400 and accounted for it as debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

There was total unamortized debt discount related to the April 2020 SPA of $0 as of March 31, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded amortization of debt discount totaling $32,843. As of March 31, 2021, the outstanding balance under the April 2020 SPAs was $0.

 

6 On May 29, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “May 2020 SPA”), with LGH Investments LLC (“LGH”) (the “May 2020 Investor”), pursuant to which the May 2020 Investor purchased from the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $370,000 (the “May 2020 Purchase Price”), a Promissory Note in the principal amount of $400,000 (the “May 2020 Note”). The May 2020 Note will be repaid according to a schedule of fixed interest and principal payments beginning in September 2020. As additional consideration for the May 2020 Investor loaning the May 2020 Purchase Price to the Company, the Company issued to the May 2020 Investor 400,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company in addition to three-year warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

The May 2020 Note shall accrue interest at a rate of fourteen percent (10%) per annum and will mature on March 29, 2021. No payments of principal or interest are due through August 2020 (five (5) months following issuance) and then there are seven (7) fixed payments of principal and interest due on a monthly basis until maturity.

 

In the event of default as defined in the agreements, the notes may be converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price equal to 0.65 (representing a 35% discount) multiplied by the lesser of (i) the lowest one day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date, and (ii) the lowest one day VWAP for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the issue date. In the event of a default, without demand, presentment or notice, the note shall become immediately due and payable. The Company recorded a debt discount of $149,604 relating to the conversion feature of the notes. The debt discount is being accreted over the life of these notes to accretion of debt discount and issuance cost.

 

The Company valued the 400,000 shares upon day of grant with a fair value of $124,000 and accounted for it as debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

The warrants were issued to the Buyers by the Company on May 29, 2020 in connection with the SPA. The warrants entitle the Buyers, respectively, to exercise purchase rights represented by the warrants up to 500,000 shares per warrant. The warrants permit the Buyers to exercise the purchase rights at any time on or after May 29, 2020 through May 29, 2023. Each warrant contains an exercise price per share of $0.40, subject to adjustment, and also contains a provision permitting the cashless exercise of such exercise rights as defined therein. The Company has maintained the right to redeem each warrant in full at any time following payment in full of the amounts owing under each respective note. The Company valued the warrants upon day of grant with a fair value of $96,396 and accounted for it as debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

There was total unamortized debt discount related to the May 2020 SPA of $0 as of March 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded amortization of debt discount totaling $80,000. As of March 31, 2021, the outstanding balance under the February 2020 SPAs was $0.

 

7 On July 20, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “July 2020 SPA”), with Vista Capital Investments LLC (“Vista”) (the “July 2020 Investor”), pursuant to which the July 2020 Investor purchased from the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $250,000 (the “July 2020 Purchase Price”), a Promissory Note in the principal amount of $270,000 (the “July 2020 Note”). The July 2020 Note will be repaid according to a schedule of fixed interest and principal payments beginning in September 2020. As additional consideration for the July 2020 Investor loaning the July 2020 Purchase Price to the Company, the Company issued to the July 2020 Investor 270,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company in addition to three-year warrants to purchase 338,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

  F-20  

 

 

The July 2020 Note shall accrue interest at a rate of fourteen percent (10%) per annum and will mature on April 20, 2021. No payments of principal or interest are due through January 2020 (six (6) months following issuance) and then there are three (3) fixed payments of principal and interest due on a monthly basis until maturity.

 

In the event of default as defined in the agreements, the notes may be converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price equal to 0.70 (representing a 30% discount) multiplied by the lesser of (i) the lowest one day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date, and (ii) the lowest one day VWAP for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the issue date. In the event of a default, without demand, presentment or notice, the note shall become immediately due and payable. The Company recorded a debt discount of $145,538 relating to the conversion feature of the notes. The debt discount is being accreted over the life of these notes to accretion of debt discount and issuance cost.

 

The Company valued the 270,000 shares upon day of grant with a fair value of $62,100 and accounted for it as debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

The warrants were issued to the Buyers by the Company on July 20, 2020 in connection with the SPA. The warrants entitle the Buyers, respectively, to exercise purchase rights represented by the warrants up to 338,000 shares per warrant. The warrants permit the Buyers to exercise the purchase rights at any time on or after July 20, 2020 through July 19, 2023. Each warrant contains an exercise price per share of $0.40, subject to adjustment, and also contains a provision permitting the cashless exercise of such exercise rights as defined therein. The Company has maintained the right to redeem each warrant in full at any time following payment in full of the amounts owing under each respective note. The Company valued the warrants upon day of grant with a fair value of $42,362 and accounted for it as debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

There was total unamortized debt discount related to the July 2020 SPA of $19,708 as of March 31, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded amortization of debt discount totaling $88,686.

 

8 On December 14, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “December 2020 SPA”), with Lucas Ventures LLC (“Lucas”) (the “December 2020 Investor”), pursuant to which the December 2020 Investor purchased from the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $153,000 (the “December 2020 Purchase Price”), a Promissory Note in the principal amount of $165,000 (the “December 2020 Note”). The December 2020 Note will be repaid according to a schedule of fixed interest and principal payments beginning in September 2020. As additional consideration for the December 2020 Investor loaning the December 2020 Purchase Price to the Company, the Company issued to the December 2020 Investor 300,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company in addition to three-year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

The December 2020 Note shall accrue interest at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum and will mature on September 14, 2021. No payments of principal or interest are due through January 2021 (six (6) months following issuance) and then there are three (3) fixed payments of principal and interest due on a monthly basis until maturity.

 

In the event of default as defined in the agreements, the notes may be converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price equal to 0.70 (representing a 30% discount) multiplied by the lesser of (i) the lowest one day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date, and (ii) the lowest one day VWAP for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the issue date. In the event of a default, without demand, presentment or notice, the note shall become immediately due and payable. The Company recorded a debt discount of $77,318 relating to the conversion feature of the notes. The debt discount is being accreted over the life of these notes to accretion of debt discount and issuance cost.

 

  F-21  

 

 

The Company valued the 300,000 shares upon day of grant with a fair value of $48,600 and accounted for it as debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

The warrants were issued to the Buyers by the Company on December 14, 2020 in connection with the SPA. The warrants entitle the Buyers, respectively, to exercise purchase rights represented by the warrants up to 150,000 shares per warrant. The warrants permit the Buyers to exercise the purchase rights at any time on or after December 14, 2020 through December 14, 2023. Each warrant contains an exercise price per share of $0.40, subject to adjustment, and also contains a provision permitting the cashless exercise of such exercise rights as defined therein. The Company has maintained the right to redeem each warrant in full at any time following payment in full of the amounts owing under each respective note. The Company valued the warrants upon day of grant with a fair value of $39,082 and accounted for it as debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

There was total unamortized debt discount related to the December 2020 SPA of $99,611 as of March 31, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded amortization of debt discount totaling $55,000.

 

9 On January 5, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “January 2021 SPA”), with Labrys Fund LP (“Labrys”) (the “January 2021 Investor”), pursuant to which the January 2021 Investor purchased from the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $230,000 (the “January 2021 Purchase Price”), a Promissory Note in the principal amount of $250,000 (the “January 2021 Note”). The January 2021 Note will be repaid according to a schedule of fixed interest and principal payments in its entirety on or prior to May 5, 2021. As additional consideration for the January 2021 Investor loaning the January 2021 Purchase Price to the Company, the Company issued to the January 2021 Investor 900,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company in addition to three-year warrants to purchase 460,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

The January 2021 Note shall accrue interest at a rate of ten percent (12%) per annum and will mature on May 5, 2021.

 

In the event of default as defined in the agreements, the notes may be converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price equal to 0.70 (representing a 30% discount) multiplied by the lesser of (i) the lowest one day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date, and (ii) the lowest one day VWAP for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the issue date. In the event of a default, without demand, presentment or notice, the note shall become immediately due and payable. The Company recorded a debt discount of $77,318 relating to the conversion feature of the notes. The debt discount is being accreted over the life of these notes to accretion of debt discount and issuance cost.

 

The Company valued the 900,000 shares upon day of grant with a fair value of $97,200 and accounted for it as debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

The warrants were issued to the Buyers by the Company on January 5, 2021 in connection with the SPA. The warrants entitle the Buyers, respectively, to exercise purchase rights represented by the warrants up to 460,000 shares per warrant. The warrants permit the Buyers to exercise the purchase rights at any time on or after January 5, 2021 through January 4, 2025. Each warrant contains an exercise price per share of $0.25, subject to adjustment, and also contains a provision permitting the cashless exercise of such exercise rights as defined therein. The Company has maintained the right to redeem each warrant in full at any time following payment in full of the amounts owing under each respective note. The Company valued the warrants upon day of grant with a fair value of $43,629 and accounted for it as debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

There was total unamortized debt discount related to the January 2021 Investor SPA of $0 as of March 31, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded amortization of debt discount totaling $160,829. As of March 31, 2021, the outstanding balance under the January 2921 SPA was $0.

 

  F-22  

 

 

9 CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, convertible promissory notes payable consists of:

 

   

March 31,

2021

(unaudited)

   

December 31,

2020

 
Convertible note payable to Evergreen Capital Management dated March 8, 2021 with interest at 15% per annum; due March 8, 2022; convertible into shares of Common Stock 1     2,300,000               -  
      2,300,000       0  
Less: Debt discount     (2,155,068 )     -  
    $ 144,932     $ 0  

 

  F-23  

 

 

1 On March 8, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”), with Evergreen Capital Management (“Buyer”). In connection with the SPA, the Company issued a note to the Buyer, and warrants to purchase the Company’s Common Stock. The aggregate purchase price of the notes is $2,000,000 and the aggregate principal amount of the notes is $2,300,000.

 

Pursuant to the SPA, the Buyer purchased from the Company, for a purchase price of $2,000,000, a convertible promissory note, in the principal amount of $2,300,000. The purchase of each note was accompanied by the Company’s issuance of a warrant to purchase 13,437,500 shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

The note became effective as of March 8, 2021 and is due and payable on March 8, 2022. The notes entitle the Buyer to 15% interest per annum. Upon an Event of Default (as defined in the notes), the notes entitle the Buyers to interest at the rate of 18% per annum. The notes may be converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price equal to 0.75 (representing a 25% discount) multiplied by the lesser of (i) the lowest one day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date, and (ii) the lowest one day VWAP for the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the issue date. In the event of a default, without demand, presentment or notice, the note shall become immediately due and payable. The Company recorded a $1,877,251 debt discount relating to the conversion feature of the notes. The debt discount is being accreted over the life of these notes to accretion of debt discount and issuance cost.

 

The warrants were issued to the Buyer by the Company on March 8, 2021 in connection with the SPA. The warrants entitle the Buyer to exercise purchase rights represented by the warrants up to 13,437,500 shares per warrant. The warrants permit the Buyer to exercise the purchase rights at any time on or after March 8, 2021 through March 7, 2022. Each warrant contains an exercise price per share of $0.16, subject to adjustment, and also contains a provision permitting the cashless exercise of such exercise rights as defined therein. The Company has maintained the right to redeem each warrant in full at any time following payment in full of the amounts owing under each respective note.

 

The Company valued the warrants using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model and accounted for it as debt discount on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. There was unamortized debt discount of $1,778,218 as of March 31, respectively, related to the warrants issued. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded amortization of debt discount related to these warrants totaling $119,588. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company paid $95,000 for the cancellation of 250,000 warrants.

 

  F-24  

 

 

Future maturities of all debt (excluding debt discount discussed above in Notes 8 and 9) are as follows:

 

For the Years Ending December 31,      
2021 (remainder of year)   $ 7,582,861  
2022     2,300,000  
    $ 9,882,861  

 

10 DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES

 

As discussed above in Note 9, during the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company executed a convertible note with a lender and received gross proceeds of $2,000,000. The Company identified certain features embedded in the note requiring the Company to classify the features as derivative liabilities. The conversion price of the note is subject to adjustment for issuances of the Company’s Common Stock, or any equity linked instruments or securities convertible into the Company’s Common Stock at a purchase price of less than the prevailing conversion price or exercise price. Such adjustment shall result in the conversion price and exercise price being reduced to such lower purchase price.

 

The table below provides a summary of the changes in fair value, including net transfers in and/or out, of all financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three months ended March 31, 2021:

 

   

Fair Value

Measurement
Using Level 3
Inputs

 
    Total  
Balance, December 31, 2020   $ 1,357,528  
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities     303,043  
Derivative liabilities recorded on issuance of convertible notes     1,612,053  
Write-off of derivative liabilities upon settlement of debt     (543,473 )
Balance, March 31, 2021   $ 2,729,151  

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the fair value of the derivative feature was calculated using the following weighted average assumptions:

 

   

March 31,

2021

(unaudited)

 
Risk-free interest rate     0.03 – 0.08 %
Expected life of grants     0.75 year  
Expected volatility of underlying stock     169 - 291 %
Dividends     0 %

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the derivative liability was $2,729,151 and $1,357,528, respectively. In addition, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded $303,850 and $(31,816) as the change in fair value of the derivative on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The Company determined that upon measuring the fair value of the derivative features, the total amount recorded as a debt discount exceed the face value of the notes issued and the Company therefore recorded derivative expense of $1,775,057 and $348,334 on the condensed consolidated income statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

11 LINE OF CREDIT

 

On January 25, 2018, the Company obtained a $500,000 line of credit (LOC) with a Bank. The LOC bears interest at 5% per annum and is secured by essentially all of the Company’s assets. The note is personally guaranteed by the owner of the majority of the Company’s voting shares. On December 21, 2018, the Company and the bank agreed to increase the LOC to $1,000,000 at an interest rate of 6% per annum. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the outstanding balance on the LOC was $912,870. The LOC matures on April 24, 2021.

 

12 LEASES

 

The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. Right of use (“ROU”) assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term.

 

  F-25  

 

 

The Company leases office space in Memphis, TN, office space in Schaumburg, IL, and a call center space in El Salvador. The term of the Memphis office is for 2 years beginning on November 1, 2019 commencing with monthly payments of $1,600. The term of the Schaumburg offices ranges from 7 to 10 years beginning on October 1, 2020 commencing with monthly payments of $2,765 and $1,985. The term of the call center lease is for 3 years beginning on March 1, 2019 commencing with monthly payments of $6,680. As part of the ECS transaction discussed above, the Company acquired office space in Springfield, MO. The term of the lease is for 3 years commencing on January 1, 2020 with monthly payments of $12,000.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company paid lease obligations of $81,177  and $80,570, respectively, under the leases.

 

The Company utilized a portfolio approach in determining the discount rate. The portfolio approach takes into consideration the range of the term, the range of the lease payments, the category of the underlying asset and the Company’s estimated incremental borrowing rate, which is derived from information available at the lease commencement date, in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company also considered its recent debt issuances as well as publicly available data for instruments with similar characteristics when calculating the incremental borrowing rates.

 

The lease terms include options to extend the leases when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. These operating leases contain renewal options for periods ranging from three to five years that expire at various dates with no residual value guarantees. Future obligations relating to the exercise of renewal options is included in the measurement if, based on the judgment of management, the renewal option is reasonably certain to be exercised. Factors in determining whether an option is reasonably certain of exercise include, but are not limited to, the value of leasehold improvements, the value of the renewal rate compared to market rates, and the presence of factors that would cause a significant economic penalty to the Company if the option is not exercised. Management reasonably plans to exercise all options, and as such, all renewal options are included in the measurement of the right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities.

 

Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheets, per the election of the practical expedient noted above.

 

The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company recognizes variable lease payments in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. Variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate are initially measured using the index or rate at the commencement date, otherwise variable lease payments are recognized in the period incurred.

 

The components of lease expense, including short term leases, were as follows:

 

   

For the Three Months

Ended

   

For the Three Months

Ended

 
   

March 31,

2021

(unaudited)

   

March 31,

2020

(unaudited)

 
Operating lease   $ 73,618     $ 70,070  
Interest on lease liabilities     6,542       14,306  
Total net lease cost   $ 80,160     $ 84,376  

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

 

   

March 31,

2021

(unaudited)

   

December 31,

2020

 
Operating leases:                
Operating lease ROU assets - net   $ 819,632     $ 368,638  
                 
Current operating lease liabilities, included in current liabilities     235,379       210,556  
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities, included in long-term liabilities     578,476       155,167  
Total operating lease liabilities   $ 813,855     $ 365,723  

 

  F-26  

 

 

Supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases was as follows:

 

   

For the Three Months

Ended

   

For the Three Months

Ended

 
   

March 31,

2021

(unaudited)

   

March 31,

2020

(unaudited)

 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:                
Operating cash flows from operating leases   $ 67,716     $ 46,534  
                 
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:                
Operating leases   $ 518,848     $ 355,203  
                 
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):                
Operating leases     6.09       2.12  
                 
Weighted average discount rate:                
Operating leases     7.68 %     5.5 %

 

Total future minimum payments required under the lease obligations as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

Twelve Months Ending December 31,      
2021 (remainder of year)   $ 283,136  
2022     222,751  
2023     60,293  
2024     61,877  
2025     63,460  
Thereafter     300,030  
Total lease payments   $ 991,547  
Less: amounts representing interest     (175,227 )
Total lease obligations   $ 816,320  

 

13 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Preferred Stock

 

Series “A” Preferred Stock

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 13,000,000 shares of Series A issued and outstanding.

 

Series “C” Convertible Preferred Stock

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 721,598 shares of Series C issued and outstanding.

 

Common Stock

 

On January 30, 2020, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement and Stock Purchase Agreement with ECS Prepaid, ECS, CSLS and the Winfreys. Pursuant to the agreements, the Company acquired all of the membership interests of ECS Prepaid and all of the issued and outstanding stock of each ECS and CSLS. The agreements provide that the consideration is to be paid by the Company through the issuance of 500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. In addition, the agreements called for 25,000 shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Winfreys on a monthly basis over a 12-month period. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued 100,000 shares of Common Stock in full settlement of the agreements.

 

As discussed above, during the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company granted 900,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to debt agreements executed with various lenders. The shares were valued on execution date and recorded as a debt discount on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

As discussed in Note 10 above, during the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued 6,614,537 shares of Common Stock for the conversion of debt totaling $858,159 in principal and interest.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company sold an aggregate of 13,000,000 shares of Common Stock in gross proceeds to the Company of $1,510,000.

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 152,848,760 and 127,131,210 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

Stock Warrants

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s warrant activity:

 

    Warrants     Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
             
Outstanding – December 31, 2020     9,715,865     $ 0.65  
Exercisable – December 31, 2019     9,715,865     $ 0.6  
Granted     -     $ -  
Exercised     -     $ -  
Forfeited/Cancelled     -     $ -  
Outstanding – March 31, 2021     9,715,865     $ 0.65  
Exercisable – March 31, 2021     9,715,865     $ 0.6  

 

Warrants Outstanding     Warrants Exercisable  
Exercise Price    

Number

Outstanding

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life

(in years)

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

   

Number

Exercisable

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 
                                 
$ 0.40 – 3.00       9,715,865       1.27 years     $ 0.65       9,715,865     $ 0. 65  

  

  F-27  

 

 

At March 31, 2021 the total intrinsic value of warrants outstanding and exercisable was $0.

 

14 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company’s former Chief Executive Officer has advanced the Company various amounts on a non-interest-bearing basis, which is being used for working capital. The advance had no fixed maturity. As noted, Mr. Matzinger elected to exchange outstanding non-interest-bearing debt totaling $389,502 owed by the Company into 6,232 shares of Preferred C stock. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the outstanding balance due was $0.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, outsourced management services fees of $18,457 and $255,000, respectively, were paid to Axia Management, LLC (“Axia”) as compensation for services provided. These costs are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Axia is owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

 

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had trade payables to Axia of $373,012 and $666,112, respectively.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company purchased telecom services and access to wireless networks from 321 Communications in the amount of $218,334 and $88,974, respectively. These costs are included in Cost of revenue in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is a minority owner of 321 Communications.

 

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had trade payables to 321 Communications of $25,336 and $25,336, respectively.

 

  F-28  

 

 

The Company contracted with CenterCom Global, S.A. de C.V. (“CenterCom Global”) to provide customer service call center services, manage the sales process to include handling incoming orders, the collection and verification of all documents to comply with FCC regulations, monthly audit of all subscribers to file the USAC 497 form, yearly audit of all subscribers that have been active over one year to file the USAC 555 form (Recertification), information technology professionals to maintain company websites, sales portals and server maintenance. Billings for these services in the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were $2,821,925 and $2,384,780, respectively, and are included in Cost of revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company’s President has a 50% interest in CenterCom Global.

 

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had trade payables to CenterCom Global of $1,252,331 and $1,252,331, respectively.

 

See Note 7 long-term debt due to related parties.

 

15 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 

 

On November 1, 2013, The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture to the Company for requesting and/or receiving support for ineligible subscriber lines between the months of October 2012 and May 2013 and proposed a monetary forfeiture of $5,501,285. The Company has annual compliance audits with FCC approved audit firms that have found no compliance deficiencies. Management believes the proposed monetary forfeiture is without merit and if anything should result from this notice, the amount would not materially affect the financial position of the Company.

 

On January 15, 2020, the Company and Carter Matzinger (a member of the Company’s Board of Directors) (collectively, the “Surge Party”), and the former owners of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, DigitizeIQ, LLC (collectively, the “DigitizeIQ Party” and, together with the Surge Party, the “Parties”), entered into a settlement agreement (the “DigitizeIQ Settlement Agreement”) to settle any claims the Parties may have had against each other. The parties made claims against each other with regard to alleged breaches of an Exchange Agreement, a Non-Compete Agreement, and promissory notes issued by the Company to the DigitzeIQ Party (the “DigitzeIQ Promissory Notes”). Pursuant to the DigitizeIQ Settlement Agreement, the Parties, in addition to releasing all claims against each other, agreed to cooperate to ensure the complete transfer and assignment of the domain “digitizeiq.com” to the Company and agreed that the DigitizeIQ Promissory Notes are deemed terminated. As a result of the DigitizeIQ Promissory Notes being terminated, the Company reduced its liabilities by approximately $580,000.

 

On March 1, 2020, in connection with Mr. Evers’ appointment as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, the Company and Mr. Evers entered into an employment agreement (the “Evers Employment Agreement”), whereby as compensation for his services, the Company shall pay Mr. Evers a salary of $270,000 per year. Pursuant to the terms of the Evers Employment Agreement, the Company will pay the full cost of Mr. Evers’ health insurance premiums. In the event Mr. Evers’ employment with the Company shall terminate, Mr. Evers shall be entitled to a severance payment of a full year of salary and benefits. In addition, Mr. Evers is eligible for equity awards as approved by the Board as defined in the agreement.

 

On July 9, 2020, the Company entered into a settlement and release agreement with Unimax Communications, LLC (“Unimax”). The settlement is related to a complaint filed by Unimax alleging the Company is indebted pursuant to a purchase order and additional financing terms. The Company agreed to pay Unimax the total sum of $785,000 over a 24-month period. The settlement amount is included accounts payable and accrued expenses – other on the consolidated balance sheets. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company has agreed to pay off the balance by April 30, 2021 .

 

16 SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision–making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer.

 

The Company evaluated performance of its operating segments based on revenue and operating loss. Segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, are as follows:

 

    Surge Blockchain & Other     LogicsIQ     TW     ECS     Total  
Three Months ended March 31, 2021                                        
Revenue   $ 37,734     $ 3,408,403     $ 628,325     $ 6,914,486     $ 10,988,948  
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)     (4,434 )     (2,966,753 )     (185,537 )     (6,700,585 )     (9,857,309 )
Gross margin     33,300       441,650       442,788       213,901       1,131,639  
Costs and expenses     (2,144,500 )     (455,398 )     (242,401 )     (397,510 )     (3,239,809 )
Operating profit (loss)   $ (2,111,200 )   $ (13,748 )   $ 200,387     $ (183,609 )   $ (2,108,170 )
                                         
Three Months ended March 31, 2020                                        
Revenue   $ 298,402     $ 5,451,919     $ 290,705     $ 9,746,773     $ 15,787,799  
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)     (303,503 )     (4,738,537 )     (491,557 )     (9,525,317 )     (15,058,914 )
Gross margin     (5,101 )     713,382       (200,852 )     221,456       728,885  
Costs and expenses     (1,716,882 )     (343,138 )     (1,049,910 )     (384,194 )     (3,494,124 )
Operating income (loss)   $ (1,721,983 )   $ 370,244     $ (1,250,762 )   $ (162,738 )   $ (2,765,239 )
                                         
March 31, 2021                                        
Total assets   $ 1,874,911     $ 1,866,783     $ 616,221     $ 4,431,936     $ 8,789,851  
Total liabilities     12,274,317       3,181,477       3,477,262       247,883       19,180,939  
                                         
December 31, 2020                                        
Total assets   $ 911,316     $ 1,079,806     $ 515,592     $ 4,818,357     $ 7,325,071  
Total liabilities     10,922,335       2,440,758       4,301,249       386,695       18,051,037  

 

  F-29  

 

 

17 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On April 29, 2021, SurgePays, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) obtained a filed an Acknowledgement of Satisfaction of Judgment in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Southern Division, in connection with its obligations owed to Unimax Communications, LLC (“Unimax”) pursuant to the settlement of the judgment amount owed to Unimax. The arrangement made with Unimax resulted in the satisfaction of the total amount of $793,146.62.

 

  F-30  

 

 

ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

This statement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act. Discussions containing such forward-looking statements may be found throughout this statement. Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including the matters set forth in this statement. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2021 and 2020 and for the three months then ended includes the accounts of SurgePays, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries during the period owned by SurgePays, Inc.

 

SurgePays, Inc (“SurgePays”, “we” the “Company”) were incorporated in Nevada on August 18, 2006, is a technology-driven company building a next generation supply chain software platform that offers wholesale goods and services in a cost-efficient manner as an alternative to traditional wholesale supply chain distribution models. We offer goods and services direct to convenience stores, bodegas, minimarts, tiendas and other corner stores, providing goods and services primarily to the underbanked community. Our products are currently distributed nationwide using our direct to store distribution (“DSD”) system that reaches more than 8,000 outlets. We market our products using a range of marketing mediums, including in-store merchandising and promotions, experiential marketing, sales spiffs and incentives, digital marketing and social media, and internal regional salespeople.

 

SurgePays Blockchain Software

 

SurgePays Blockchain Software is a multi-purpose e-commerce platform offering wholesale goods and services direct to convenience stores, bodegas, minimarts, tiendas and other corner stores providing goods and services primarily to the underbanked community. SurgePays leverages Direct Store Delivery (DSD) and the cost saving efficiencies of e-commerce to provide our customers as many commonly sold consumable products as possible with a focus on increasing profit margins. These products include herbal stimulants, energy shots, dry foods, CBD products, communication accessories, novelties, PPP products, bagged snacks and food items, automotive parts and many more goods, all through one convenient wholesale e-commerce platform.

 

Surge Marketplace Software

 

Surge Marketplace Software allows the merchant to use the portal interface, which is similar to a website, with image driven navigation to add wireless minutes to any prepaid wireless carrier’s phone and access to other services such as bill payment and loading debit cards. We believe what makes SurgePays unique in that it also offers the merchant the ability to order wholesale consumable goods at a discount through the portal with one touch ease. SurgePays is essentially a wholesale e-commerce storefront that offers products direct from manufactures. The goal of the SurgePays Portal is to leverage the competitive advantage and efficiencies of direct e-commerce to provide as many commonly sold consumable products as possible to convenience stores, all through one convenient wholesale e-commerce platform.

 

  3  

 

 

Electronic Check Services (ECS)

 

ECS has been a financial technology tech and wireless top-up platform for over 15 years. On October 1, 2019, we acquired ECS primarily for the favorable ACH banking relationship; a fintech transactions platform processing over 20,000 transactions a day at approximately 8,000 independently owned retail stores. The goal was to incorporate our blockchain components into the existing EGS network. After a year of development and integration, we believe the ECS platform has been successfully merged into our platform with secure ledger data backups and will continue to serve as the proven backbone for wireless top-up transactions and wireless product aggregation.

 

LocoRabbit Wireless

 

LocoRabbit Wireless offers prepaid wireless plans with talk, text, and 4G LTE data at prices that are lower than direct competitors. Available nationwide, LocoRabbit Wireless is sold online direct to consumers and by a nationwide network of convenience stores, gas stations, mini-marts, bodegas and tiendas connected to the SurgePays software platform. Due to our wireless payment platform, SurgePays is able to exclusively offer an industry high commission to the retailer for top-ups paid monthly at the client’s store.

 

True Wireless

 

True Wireless is licensed through the FCC to provide Lifeline Service (subsidized wireless service to qualifying low-income customers) in five (5) states. Utilizing the T-Mobile backbone, True Wireless provides discounted and free wireless service to veterans and other disadvantaged customers who qualify for certain federal programs such as SNAP (EBT) and Medicaid.

 

LogicsIQ

 

LogicsIQ, Inc. is wholly owned subsidiary that operates as a performance-driven marketing firm focused on the mass tort industry for attorneys and law firms. We primarily perform client acquisition and retention services for attorneys and law firms by operating highly scalable digital marketing campaigns, called performance campaigns, using our proprietary technology and data-driven analytics. These performance campaigns, and the related follow-up by our experienced in-house team, enable our attorney and law firm advertising clients to connect with potential clients more effectively and economically they are seeking to represent in existing or planned litigation. Our proven strategy of delivering cost-effective lead acquisitions and retained cases to our attorney and law firm clients means those clients are better able to manage their media and advertising budgets and reach targeted audiences more quickly and effectively.

 

Our customized performance campaign offers are targeted at clients interested in completing signed retainers. The first step is to understand the specific criteria of our client. After this, we proceed to generate consumer traffic to our digital media platforms or our clients’ media platforms. Although there is no assurance of generating revenue from this move, we go all the way, bearing all the costs and risks involved. When we use our resources in acquiring consumer traffic, we want to help our clients amass cost-effective retained cases effectively. This, in turn, guarantees maximum profit margins for them.

 

Centercom

 

On January 17, 2019, we announced the completion of an agreement to acquire a 40% equity ownership of Centercom Global, S.A. de C.V. (“Centercom”). Centercom is a dynamic operations center currently providing sales support, customer service, IT infrastructure design, graphic media, database programming, software development, revenue assurance, lead generation, and other various operational support services. Our Centercom team is based in El Salvador. Anthony N. Nuzzo, a director and officer and the holder of approximately 10% of our voting equity has a controlling interest in Centercom Global. Centercom also provides call center support for various third-party clients.

 

  4  

 

 

The strategic partnership with Centrecom as a bilingual operations hub has powered our growth and revenue. Centercom has been built to support the infrastructure required to rapidly scale in synergy and efficiency to support our sales growth, customer service and development.

 

Centercom manages or supports the following processes:

 

  Sales and Contract Processing;
     
  Customer Service and Support;
     
  Software Development and Integration;
     
  Data Processing and Programming;
     
  Multimedia and Graphic Design Services;
     
  Email and Live Chat Support;
     
  Merchant Support and Onboarding; and
     
  Lead Generation and Live Transfer.

 

COMPARISON OF THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 AND 2020

 

Revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

 

   

March 31, 2021

(unaudited)

   

March 31, 2020

(unaudited)

 
Revenue   $ 10,988,948     $ 15,787,799  
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)     9,857,309       15,058,914  
Gross profit   $ 1,131,639     $ 728,885  

 

Revenue decreased $4,798,851 (30%) primarily as a result of a decreases in revenue for: ECS of $2,832,287, LogicsIQ of $2,043,516 and Surge Blockchain of $260,668 offset by increase in True Wireless of $337,620 while gross profit increased $402,754 (55%) primarily as a result of an increase in gross profit of $643,640 in True Wireless.

 

Costs and expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

 

   

March 31, 2021

(unaudited)

   

March 31, 2020

(unaudited)

 
Depreciation and amortization   $ 217,958     $ 265,464  
Selling, general and administration     3,021,851       3,228,660  
Total   $ 3,239,809     $ 3,494,124  

 

Depreciation and amortization decreased $47,506 primarily as a result of fully depreciated assets.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

 

   

March 31, 2021

(unaudited)

   

March 31, 2020

(unaudited)

 
Contractors and consultants   $ 308,826     $ 492,503  
Professional services     537,319       579,976  
Compensation     956,752       729,918  
Webhosting/internet     217,915       187,146  
Advertising and marketing     446,760       100,552  
Other     554,279       1,138,565  
Total   $ 3,021,851     $ 3,228,660  

 

  5  

 

 

Selling, general and administrative costs (S, G & A) decreased by $206,809 (6%). The detail changes are discussed below:

 

* Contractors and consultants decreased to $308,826 in 2021 from $492,503 in 2020 primarily due decrease in IT consultants and outsourced management fees.
   
*

Compensation increased from $729,918 in 2020 to $956,752 in 2021 primarily as a result of the increase in direct payroll moved shared services.

 

* Webhosting/internet costs increased to $217,915 in 2021 from $187,146 in 2020.
   
* Professional services decreased from $579,976 in 2020 to $537,319 in 2021 primarily as a result of decreased IT services.
   
*

Advertising and marketing costs increased to $446,760 in 2021 from $100,552 in 2020 primarily due to the Company implementing new advertising and marketing campaigns.

 

* Other costs decreased to $554,279 in 2021 from $1,390,900 in 2020 primarily due to a decrease in shared services on a consolidated basis.

 

Other (expense) income during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

 

   

March 31, 2021

(unaudited)

   

March 31, 2020

(unaudited)

 
Interest, net   $ (1,303,859 )   $ (482,722 )
Change in fair value of derivative liability     303,850       (31,816 )
Derivative expense     (1,775,057 )     (348,334 )
Gain on equity investment in Centercom     (73,773 )     32,369  
Gain (loss) on settlement of liabilities     141,578       538,436  
    $ (2,707,261 )   $ (292,067 )

 

Interest expense increased to $1,303,859 in 2021 from $482,722 in 2020 primarily due to an increase in total borrowings.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company identified certain embedded features within its borrowings that required the Company to classify the features as derivative liabilities. The Company recognized a change in fair value during the three months ended March 31, 2021 of $303,850. In addition, the Company recorded a derivative expense of $1,775,057 which represents the debt discount and derivative features that exceed the face value of the notes.

 

The loss on equity investment in Centercom of $73,773 in 2021 compared to an equity gain of $32,369 in 2020.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company settled outstanding liabilities through the issuance of 875,000 shares of Common Stock and recorded a loss on settlement of $507,500. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company settled outstanding liabilities and recorded a gain on settlement of $538,436.

 

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our current assets were $1,602,474 and $1,251,029, respectively, and our current liabilities were $13,724,374 and $15,306,509, respectively, which resulted in a working capital deficit of $11170,443 and $14,055,480, respectively.

 

Total assets at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 amounted to $8,789,851 and $7,325,071, respectively. At March 31, 2021, assets consisted of current assets of $2,553,931, net property and equipment of $223,594, net intangible assets of $3,923,615, goodwill of $866,782, equity investment in Centercom of $340,839, and operating lease right of use asset of 819,632, as compared to current assets of $1,251,029, net property and equipment of $236,810, net intangible assets of $4,125,742, goodwill of $866,782, equity investment in Centercom of $414,612 and operating lease right of use asset of $368,638 at December 31, 2020.

 

  6  

 

 

At March 31, 2021, our total liabilities of $19,180,939 increased $1,129,902 from $18,051,037 at December 31, 2020.

 

At March 31, 2021, our total stockholders’ deficit was $10,391,088 as compared to $10,725,966 at December 31, 2020. The principal reason for the increase in stockholders’ deficit was the impact of the net loss of $4,815,431 offset by equity issuances during 2021.

 

The following table sets forth the major sources and uses of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

   

March 31, 2021

(unaudited)

   

March 31, 2020

(unaudited)

 
             
Net cash used in operating activities   $ (3,752,627 )   $ (1,043,922 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (2,615 )     (3,072 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     4,366,448       1,139,500  
Net change in cash and cash equivalents   $ 611,206     $ 92,506  

 

At December 31, 2020, the Company had the following material commitments and contingencies.

 

Notes payable – related party - See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Notes payable and long-term debt - See Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Convertible promissory notes - See Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Related party transactions - See Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Cash requirements and capital expenditures – At the current level of operations, the Company has to borrow funds to meet basic operating costs.

 

Known trends and uncertainties – The Company is planning to acquire other businesses with similar business operations. The uncertainty of the economy may increase the difficulty of raising funds to support the planned business expansion.

 

We believe we will continue to incur net losses and do not expect positive cash flows from operations until the 4th quarter of 2021. At that time, we believe the impact of COVID-19 will have rescinded enough to allow us to fully implement our sales strategy, resulting in increased revenue in all segments of our business. The Company will continue to fund operations until cash flow positive through the use of promissory notes, both related and non-related party. These notes made up the majority of the $4,366,448 generated by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

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On March 27, 2020 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted and included a provision for the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) to implement its Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The PPP provides small businesses with funds to pay up to eight (8) weeks of payroll costs, including benefits. Funds received under the PPP may also be used to pay interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities. Subject to certain criteria being met, all or a portion of the loans may be forgiven. The loans bear interest at an annual rate of one percent (1%), are due two (2) years from the date of issuance, and all payments are deferred for the first six (6) months of the loan. Any unforgiven balance of loan principal and accrued interest at the end of the six (6) month loan deferral period is amortized in equal monthly installments over the remaining 18-months of the loan term. On April 17, 2020, the Company closed a $498,082 SBA guaranteed PPP loan with Bank3. The Company expects to use the loan proceeds as permitted and apply for and receive forgiveness for the entire loan amount. In addition, the Company received $636,600 in several Economic Injury Disaster Loans with the Small Business Administration. These loans all carry a 3.75% interest rate payable over 30 years. First payment due 12 months from date of note.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

 

Under the PCAOB standards, a control deficiency exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit the attention by those responsible for oversight of the company’s financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). Our management has determined that, as of March 31, 2021, the Company’s disclosure controls are effective, but the Company lacks segregation of duties similar to other companies our size.

 

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Changes in internal control over financial reporting

 

The Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer determined that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to a lack of segregation of duties, lack of an audit committee and lack of documented controls. There have been no other significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls during the quarter ended September 30, 2019, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time, we may be engaged in various lawsuits and legal proceedings in the ordinary course of our business. Except as described below, we are currently not aware of any legal proceedings the ultimate outcome of which, in our judgment based on information currently available, would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

The following is summary of threatened, pending, asserted or un-asserted claims against us or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries.

 

1. Regulatory matter before the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma: Oklahoma Corporation Commission v True Wireless, Inc., Cause No. PUD 202000038

 

On February 14, 2020, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission filed a complaint against True Wireless, Inc., related to a compliance dispute. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has taken issue with some subscribers enrolled outside the designated service area. Local counsel is preparing filing of exceptions and Motion for Hearing En Banc in before Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is seeking a substantial fine in excess of $100,000.00 and revocation of its license in Oklahoma.

 

2. Global Reconnect, LLC and Terracom, Inc. v. Jonathan Coffman, Jerry Carroll, True Wireless, & Surge Holdings: In the Chancery Court of Hamilton County, TN, Docket # 20-00058, filed on Jan 21, 2020.

 

On January 21, 2020, A complaint was filed related to a noncompetition dispute. Terracom believes Jonathan and Jerry are in violation of their non-compete agreements by working for us and True Wireless, Inc. Oklahoma and TN do not adhere to non-competes and are not usually successful when in court, as such we believe it has a strong case against Terracom. The matter is entering the discovery process. Both Jerry Carroll and Jonathan Coffman are no longer working for True Wireless in sales. Carroll is no longer employed by the Company or any of its affiliates and Coffman works for SurgePays, Inc., but not in sales of wireless. The complaint requests general damages plus fees and costs for tortious interference with a business relationship in their prayer for relief. They have made no written demand for damages at this point in time. This matter is simply an anti-competitive attempt by Terracom to cause distress to True Wireless.

 

3. Juno Financial v. AATAC and Surge Holdings Inc. AND Surge Holdings Inc. v. AATAC; Circuit Court of Hillsborough County, Florida, Case # 20-CA-2712 DIV A:

 

On March 23, 2020, a complaint was filed related to a breach of contract dispute. The complaint was brought by a factoring company regarding Account Stated and Open Account claims against us. We have filed a cross-complaint against defendant AATAC for Breach of Contract, Account Stated, Open Account and Common Law Indemnity. The matter is currently in discovery. Juno Financial, a factoring company, is seeking in excess of $1,700,000.00. Surge never received any goods in this matter and has never owned or possessed the goods in this matter.

 

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With the exception of the foregoing, we are not involved in any disputes and do not have any litigation matters pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our Company, threatened against or affecting our Company or our Common Stock, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.

 

4. ALTCORP TRADING, LLC, a Costa Rica limited liability company; et al, Plaintiffs, vs. Surge Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation; VSTOCK Transfer, LLC, a California limited liability company, et al; District Court Clark County, Nevada; Case No.: A-20-823039-B:

 

Surge reached a settlement on all claims asserted by plaintiffs AltCorp Trading, LLC and Stanley Hills, LLC, on or before January 1, 2021, and Surge was dismissed from this case with prejudice on January 19, 2021. On March 4, 2021, the plaintiffs filed a motion to enforce the settlement agreement (“Motion to Enforce” in this action, seeking payment of a liquidated damages amount that Surge disputes and deny is due. Surge timely opposed this motion on March 18, 2021. The court heard the Motion to Enforce on April 12, 2021, and deferred ruling on the motion, instead ordering the parties to conduct supplemental briefing before a continued hearing on May 13, 2021. Surge timely filed its supplemental opposition as ordered by the court on April 23, 2020, and the May 13 hearing has not yet occurred.

 

5. SurgePays, Inc., formerly named as Surge Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Plaintiff, vs. Glen Eagles Acquisition LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Defendant; District Court Clark County, Nevada; Case No.: A-21-831204-B:

 

On March 4, 2021, Glen Eagles Acquisition LP (“Glen Eagles”) demanded payment of either $1,000,000 cash or $2,500,000 worth of Surge’s common stock based on false allegations of impropriety. In sum, Glen Eagles contended that Surge had diluted its shares and denied Glen Eagles the benefit of its June 2020 stock exchange transaction with Surge. At the time of Glen Eagles’ demand to Surge, however, Surge’s stock price was comparable to and even greater than its price at the time of the June 2020 exchange transaction. On March 16, 2021, Surge filed suit against Glen Eagles, seeking declaratory relief and alleging Glen Eagles breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing inherent in the June 2020 exchange agreement by demanding additional payment. On April 19, 2021, Glen Eagles filed an answer and a counterclaim against Surge and its Chief Executive Officer, Brian Cox, alleging claims for declaratory relief, breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, fraudulent concealment, and seeking the appointment of a receiver. Chief Executive Officer Brian Cox has not yet been served with this counterclaim and Surge is preparing its response to the counterclaim, which will incorporate a denial of these allegations.

 

ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 2: UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

There were no unregistered sales of the Company's equity securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 greater than 5% of such class of securities that were not previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

ITEM 3: DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None

 

ITEM 4: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

Not applicable

 

ITEM 5: OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None

 

ITEM 6: EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit    
Number   Exhibit Description
4.1   15% OID Convertible Promissory Note, dated March 8, 2021, in the principal amount of $2,300,000, issued to Evergreen Capital Management LLC (included as Exhibit 4.1 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2021)
4.2   Warrant, dated March 8, 2021, issued to Evergreen Capital Management LLC (included as Exhibit 4.2 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2021)
10.1   Mutual Release and Settlement Agreement, dated January 1, 2021, between SurgePays, Inc., AltCorp Trading, LLC, and Stanley Hills, LLC (included as Exhibit 10.1 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2021)
10.2   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 8, 2021, by and between SurgePays, Inc. and Evergreen Capital Management, LLC (included as Exhibit 10.1 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2021)
31.1*   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Chief Executive Officer
31.2*   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Chief Financial Officer
32.1*   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Chief Executive Officer
32.2*   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Chief Financial Officer
101.INS*   XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

*Filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  SURGEPAYS, INC.
Date: May 17, 2021    
  By: /s/ Kevin Brian Cox
    Kevin Brian Cox
   

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date: May 17, 2021 /s/ Anthony Evers
  Anthony Evers
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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