The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS AND LIQUIDITY
Organization and Operations
Finally, in connection with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and the appointment of Miki Stephens as a member of the Board of Directors, effective August 29, 2022, the Company entered an independent director agreement (the “Independent Director Agreement”) with Ms. Stephens, pursuant to which Ms. Stephens would serve as director of the Company until removal or resignation, and with compensation terms reserved for future determination by the Company and Ms. Stephens.
Hempacco manufactures and distributes hemp smokables both under its own name and white label products for clients. The Company also owns high-tech CBD vending kiosks that it plans to place in retail venues throughout the US, in conjunction with a number of joint venture partners.
These financial statements are those of Hempacco and its subsidiaries.
During 2021, The Company entered into the following Joint Ventures:
| a) | On or about March 10, 2021, the Company entered into a joint venture partnership agreement with VZ Ventures and BX2SD Hospitality, LLC for the sale and marketing of a proprietary brand of smokables containing the D8 infused variety of hemp. Cali Vibes D8, LLC was formed as the entity’s business vehicle which is 50% owned by the Company. The Company will manage the business operations and accounting, as well as manufacturing the product. |
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| b) | On or about June 22, 2021, the Company’s parent company, GGII, entered into a joint venture agreement with Hemp Hop Global, LLC, a Florida based company in the hip hop talent management business and the sale and distribution of branded snack food products. Hemp Hop Global is managed by Rick Ross, an American Rapper and record executive and his business partner James Lindsay. Hempacco will produce a range of smokable products under the Hemp Hop brand, and Hemp Hop Smokables, LLC was formed as the business entity, of which GGII owns 50%. |
On December 14, 2021, GGII assigned all of the membership and other equity and ownership interests in Hemp Hop Smokables LLC to Hempacco., Co., Inc. The business launched on or about May 25, 2022.
During the nine-months ended September 30, 2022, the Company entered into the following Joint Ventures and other significant agreements.
Hempacco Co., Inc. the (“Company” or “Hempacco”) was formed on April 1, 2019, as a Nevada Corporation.
On April 23, 2021 the Company filed a second amendment to its Articles of Incorporation changing the name of the company from The Hempacco Co., Inc. to Hempacco Co., Inc.
The Company merged with, and became a subsidiary of, Green Globe International, Inc. (“GGII”) on May 21, 2021.
On August 29, 2022, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Boustead Securities, LLC, as representative (the “Representative”) of the underwriters (the “Underwriters”) in connection with the initial public offering of the Company (the “IPO”). The Underwriting Agreement provides for the offer and sale of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”) at a price to the public of $6.00 per share (the “Offering”). In connection therewith, the Company agreed to issue 70,000 warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, exercisable from September 1, 2022, through August 29, 2027, and initially exercisable at $9.00 per share subject to adjustment as provided therein (the “Representative’s Warrants”). The Company also granted the Underwriters an option for a period of 45 days to purchase up to an additional 150,000 shares of Common Stock. The Offering is being made pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-263805) (the “Registration Statement”), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2022.
The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company. It also provides that the Company will indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or contribute to payments the Underwriter may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.
On September 1, 2022, the Offering was completed. At the closing, the Company (i) sold 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock for total gross proceeds of $6,000,000, and (ii) issued the Representative’s Warrants. After deducting the underwriting commission and expenses, the Company received net proceeds of $5,468,812.
On or about January 20, 2022, the Company entered into employment agreements with Sandro Piancone, Hempacco’s CEO, Neville Pearson, the Company’s CFO, and Jorge Olson, the Company’s CMO. These agreements supersede and replace the Company’s consulting agreements with Mr. Piancone’s entity, Strategic Global Partners, Inc., and Mr. Olson’s entity, Cube17, Inc. They key terms of Mr. Piancone’s and Mr. Olsen’s employment provide for a base salary of $10,000 per month each, with the potential to earn a performance-based bonus of up to 110% of the annual base salary. Mr. Piancone and Mr. Olsen will also be eligible to participate in any stock or option-based incentive plans that the board of directors may approve in the future. The initial employment period is for three years, with a one-year option to extend being available to the Company. Mr. Pearson’s employment agreement with Green Globe International, Inc. remains in place.
On or about January 1, 2022, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Cheech and Chong’s Cannabis Company, a Nevada corporation (“CCCC”), to form a joint venture entity in Nevada, which entity will market and sell Cheech & Chong-branded hemp smokable products. Pursuant to the agreement, the joint venture entity will be owned 50% by each of us and CCCC, we are required to fund $10,000 to the joint venture entity. As of the date of publication of these financial statements this contribution had not been made, however Hempacco has been producing product inventory at its own expense prior to the official launch of the product in July 2022.
The joint venture agreement rokersls for the Company to manufacture joint venture product and provide accounting, inventory management, staff training, and trade show and marketing services for the joint venture entity, and CCCC is required to provide online marketing and promotion, design and branding, brand management and development, trademark receipt, and sales and distribution services. CCCC is also required to ensure that Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong attend and make appearances at joint venture entity events. As an incentive to enter into this joint venture, CCCC was awarded 100,000,000 Green Globe International warrants with a Black-Scholes valuation of $0.0031 per share for a total valuation of $309,990 on the issue date. This theoretical value was expensed within general and administrative expense on the statement of operations.
On or about January 19, 2022, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Stick-It Labs Ltd. (“Stick-It”), an Israeli corporation that manufactures cannabinoid sticks, to develop and sell hemp smokables products in the United States and Mexico utilizing each of the parties’ respective expertise. Pursuant to the original agreement, the Company was required to fund $750,000 to the joint venture entity, Stick-It USA, Inc. (“StickIt USA), a Delaware corporation. On September 7, 2022, the agreement was amended to reduce the initial capital contribution to $250,000. On September 12, 2022, the Company funded $250,000 to StickIt USA, for such funding will receive preferred shares entitling the Company to 75% of distributable profits of the joint venture entity until the Company has been repaid $250,000, after which the preferred shares will convert into 250,000 shares of common stock of StickIt USA, which will then constitute 50% ownership of StickIt USA, with the other 250,000 shares of StickIt USA common stock then owned by StickIt.
The agreement grants the right to Stick-It to purchase 100,000,000 five-year warrants of Green Globe International, Inc. common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The warrants are issuable in three tranches, the first 25,000,000 on signing the JV agreement, the second 25,000,000 when StickIt USA achieves annual sales revenue in excess of $5,000,000, and the third tranche will be issued upon StickIt USA achieving annual sales revenue in excess of $10,000,000. The first tranche of 25,000,000 Green Globe International warrants were valued by the Black-Scholes method at $0.0051 per share for a total capitalized value of $127,385. This amount was also expensed within general and administrative expense on the statement of operations.
Going Concern Matters
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and settle its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of results for a full fiscal year or any other period.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 have been prepared by us in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States (“U.S.”) Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally contained in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
Principles of Consolidation
The financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Joint Venture entities where the company owns at least 51% and controls the accounting and administration of the entities will be accounted for under ASC 810-10 which will allow full consolidation of the assets and liabilities into the Company’s balance sheet, with non-controlling interests being calculated and disclosed in the balance sheet and operating statement of the Company. Joint Venture entities where the company owns less than 51% are evaluated for treatment as variable interest entities. The Company may provide accounting and administration for these entities, may have board of director control, and may provide majority of funding for these entities. Any entities not falling within this criterion will be accounted for under ASC 323-30. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the operating results and the assets of the two currently operating, joint venture entities from the four that have been deemed variable interest entities for the period ended September 30, 2022. The non-controlling interests of these ventures have been disclosed on the consolidated balance sheet and income statement.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with 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 date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Some of these judgments can be subjective and complex, and, consequently, actual results may differ from these estimates.
Revenue Concentration
Sales to one of the Company’s customers made up approximately 81.5% and 81.3% of our revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, and the balance receivable from this customer at September 30, 2022 represents approximately 46.5% of the total accounts receivable balances of $469,730 as of that date. We do not have a binding purchase agreement with this customer, and the loss of this customer would have an impact on our operations and cash flows.
Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Common Share
Pursuant to ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share,” basic net income and net loss per share are computed by dividing the net income and net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income and net loss per share is the same as basic net income and net loss per share when their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect due to our continuing net losses.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 the following outstanding dilutive securities were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the result of the computation was anti-dilutive.
| | September 30 | | | September 30 | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
| | (Shares) | | | (Shares) | |
Promissory Notes convertible to shares | | | 125,000 | | | | 175,000 | |
TOTAL | | | 125,000 | | | | 175,000 | |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) establishes a framework for all fair value measurements and expands disclosures related to fair value measurement and developments. ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
ASC 820 requires that assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
| · | Level 1—Quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets or observable inputs. |
| · | Level 2—Significant other observable inputs that can be corroborated by observable market data; and |
| · | Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data. |
The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, accounts receivable – related parties, inventory, deposits and prepayments, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, accounts payable – related parties, customer pre-paid invoices & deposits, other short-term liabilities – equipment loan, operating lease – right of use liability – short term portion approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these items.
Advertising and Marketing Costs
Costs associated with advertising and marketing promotions are expensed as incurred. Advertising and marketing expense were $685,086 and $96,638 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company generally earns its revenue by supplying goods or providing services under contracts with its customers in two primary revenue streams: manufacturing and commercial product supply and white label development services. The Company measures the revenue from customers based on the consideration specified in its contracts, or the value of the amount invoiced should the initial order be a basic purchase order or emailed order.
The Company recognizes revenue from customers when control of the goods or services are transferred to the customer, generally when products are shipped, at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods.
Per Company policy, any product that doesn’t meet the customer’s expectations can be returned within the first 30 days of delivery in exchange for another product or for a full refund. Any product sold through a distributor or retailer must be returned to the original purchase location for any return or exchange. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company has not recorded any reserves on revenue.
The majority of the Company’s revenue is derived from sales of branded products to consumers via our direct-to-consumer (DTC) ecommerce website, distributors, and retail and wholesale “white label” business-to-business (B2B) customers.
For larger orders, the Company requires the customer to make a deposit equal to 50% of the invoice or order total which is recorded as customer prepaid invoices and deferred revenue on the balance sheet. When the product is shipped the customer deposit is recorded into revenue. The Company recorded $388,752 and $1,505,018 in customer pre-paid invoices and deposits for goods ordered but not delivered, as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. These numbers do not include the $623,375 referenced in the ensuing paragraph.
In 2019, the Company entered into an arrangement with a customer whereby the Company was provided with product from the customer for the Company’s and the customer’s use. Under the arrangement, 50% of the product provided by the customer was to compensate the Company for their services for processing and packaging the customers remaining 50% share. The transaction was recorded at the fair market value of the inventory received, which was similar to the cost of the services to which were to be provided with an increase of $623,375 to inventory and customer deposits. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the customer deposit liability of $623,375 remained. The Company will defer revenue on customer deposits and record as revenue once product is delivered.
Non-Controlling Interests
The Company accounts for the non-controlling interests in its subsidiaries and joint ventures in accordance with U.S. GAAP and ASC 805-20.
The Company has chosen to record the minority interests (NCI’s) in the equity section of the balance sheet, and on the income statement, the profit or loss attributable to the minority interests will be reported as a separate non-operating line item.
The Company measures its NCI’s using the percentage of ownership interest held by the respective NCI’s during the accounting period. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company reported a minority interest in its accumulated losses and its net assets of $7,287 and $14,250, respectively.
In December 2021, the Company issued 1,300,000 common shares at $1.00 per share to the public in a pre-IPO offering managed by Boustead Investments, LLC. Net proceeds of $1,057,565 were received by the Company after all commission and expenses. On or about April 7, 2022, the Company sold a further 208,000 shares of Hempacco common stock at $2.00/share to nine investors, eight of which were third parties. The Company received gross proceeds of $416,000, and net proceeds of $339,267 after payment of commissions and expenses to the Company’s registered broker and the payment of expenses associated with the private offering and the Public Offering.
On September 1, 2022 the Company sold 1,000,000 shares of Hempacco common stock at $6.00 per share to our underwriters pursuant to the IPO and the underwriting agreement with Boustead Securities, LLC. After deducting the underwriting commission and expenses, the Company received net proceeds of $5,484,015.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (ASU 2019-12), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes. This guidance will be effective for entities for the fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020 on a prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. We adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2021 and do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our financial statements.
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, ASC Subtopic 470-20 “Debt—Debt with “Conversion and Other Options” and ASC subtopic 815-40 “Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity”. The standard reduced the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock. Convertible instruments that continue to be subject to separation models are (1) those with embedded conversion features that are not clearly and closely related to the host contract, that meet the definition of a derivative, and that do not qualify for a scope exception from derivative accounting; and, (2) convertible debt instruments issued with substantial premiums for which the premiums are recorded as paid-in capital. The amendments in this update are 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 this standard effective January 1, 2021.
The Company has reviewed all other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and does not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on our financial statements.
NOTE 3 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accounts receivable consisted of the following:
| | September 30 | | | December 31 | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
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Accounts receivable | | $ | 306,288 | | | $ | 144,246 | |
Accounts receivable – related parties* | | | 153,778 | | | | 137,297 | |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | | | (2,517 | ) | | | - | |
Total accounts receivable | | $ | 457,549 | | | $ | 281,543 | |
* | Includes $134,534 and $132,147 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 respectively, due from UST Mexico, Inc. for Hemp products (72%) and manufacturing services (28%). See Note 11 for additional information on related party transactions related to receivables. |
NOTE 4 – INVENTORY
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, inventory, which consists primarily of the Company’s raw materials, finished products and packaging is stated at the following amounts:
| | September 30 | | | December 31 | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
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Finished goods | | $ | 261,236 | | | $ | 41,088 | |
Raw materials (Net of obsolescence allowance) | | | 537,272 | | | | 157,848 | |
Total inventory at cost less obsolescence allowance | | $ | 798,508 | | | $ | 198,936 | |
The Company identified a potential for obsolescence in particular raw materials and provided an allowance for this risk in full in the year ended December 31, 2020. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, this allowance remains unchanged. This obsolescence allowance is continually re-evaluated and adjusted as necessary.
NOTE 5 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
See Note 11 for further information concerning the acquisition of kiosks.
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, property and equipment consisted of the following:
| | September 30 | | | December 31 | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
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Production equipment | | $ | 5,025,700 | | | $ | 1,461,586 | |
Leasehold improvements | | | 12,431 | | | | 12,431 | |
Kiosks plus improvements | | | 3,631,279 | | | | 3,686,107 | |
Less accumulated depreciation | | | (230,319 | ) | | | (161,353 | ) |
Total property and equipment | | $ | 8,439,091 | | | $ | 4,998,771 | |
Depreciation expense totaled $171,098 and $73,032 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
NOTE 6 – OPERATING LEASES – RIGHT OF USE ASSETS
The Company entered into a 60-month lease to lease approximately 6,300 square feet of manufacturing, storage and office space on January 1, 2020 for a period of 6 years with a related party, an entity controlled by the Company’s CEO. Approximately 1,800 sf (28.5%) is used as a manufacturing facility with the balance used as corporate offices and storage. There was no security deposit paid, and the lease carries no optional extension periods. The term of the lease is for six years. At inception of the lease, the Company recorded a right of use asset and liability. The Company used an effective borrowing rate of 6.232% within the calculation.
Base monthly rent commenced at $10,000 per month, with subsequent defined annual increases. All operating expenses are born by the lessee. Amounts payable to the related party for rent as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were $9 and $0 respectively. On September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the amounts of $16,752 and $14,764 respectively, of prepaid rent were included in the deposits and prepayments account.
Lease expense, on the straight-line basis was $97,020 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
NOTE 7 – OTHER SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES – EQUIPMENT LOAN
On December 11, 2019, The Company entered into a short-term loan for equipment to use in its production. The terms of the loan were, $1,500,000 over 18 months with zero interest, which necessitated the calculation of an imputed discount of $109,627, which was being amortized over 18 months. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company amortized the remaining discount of $30,465 to interest expense.
The loan is secured by the equipment, and the lender recently agreed to repayments of $50,000 per month, interest free, which would take approximately thirty months to retire the loan, assuming no additional paydowns were made by supplying smokable products. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the principal balance of the loan was $1,432,681 and $1,482,681, respectively. On January 6, 2022 the first payment of $50,000 was made to Titan Agency Management. The Company was granted forbearance with respect to further loan payments until the Company’s planned IPO was funded.
On September 6, 2022, a settlement agreement and mutual release was signed by the Company and the Titan Agency Management providing for the full repayment of the outstanding loan balance with a cash payment of $250,000 and the issuance of 266,667 restricted shares of Hempacco common stock.
NOTE 8 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company issued twelve convertible promissory notes totaling $650,000 and warrants to purchase up to 750,000 shares of Hempacco common stock at $1.00 per share were issued to two related party members of the Board of Directors. Subsequently, as a result of the merger and share exchange agreement of May 21, 2021 between Hempacco and Green Globe International, Inc. these warrants were cancelled and replaced on November 9, 2021 with equivalent warrants to purchase Green Globe common shares. See Note 9 below for additional details.
Individual note holders converted $511,500 in principle and $23,552 in accrued interest into 535,052 shares of Hempacco common stock. On May 21, 2021, these shares were exchanged for 2,236,213,775 of GGII’s common shares.
During May and June 2021, the Company entered into financing arrangements to provide working capital. The Company received proceeds of $175,000 from three private investors. The promissory notes carried interest at the rate of between 8% and 12% and mature between May 4, 2022 and October 23, 2022. The Notes automatically convert at 75% of the 30-day average bid price of the obligor common stock (or the public company common stock as the case may be), with the exception of the $50,000 Taverna 12% Note which converts at $1.00 per share or the current market price of Hempacco stock. The Notes cannot be converted prior to maturity. The Taverna note matured on May 4, 2022, and was converted, along with accrued interest, into 56,592 shares of Hempacco common stock on June 7, 2022.
On or about March 18, 2022 the Company issued a promissory note to a related party for $50,000. The note carries an interest rate of 8% and matures on June 18, 2022. The note is secured by 50,000 common shares of the Company. On June 18, 2022, the Company and the investor signed Amendment No. 1 to the promissory note extending the maturity date to September 18, 2022. Subsequently an Amendment No.2 was executed which extends the maturity date to December 18, 2022.
NOTE 9 – WARRANTS
The 750,000 Hempacco warrants issued to Jerry Halamuda and Dr. Stuart Titus in February 2021 were effectively cancelled on May 21, 2021, as a result of the merger and share exchange between Hempacco and Green Globe International, Inc. but not re-issued by Green Globe International, Inc. until November 11, 2021. The total number of replacement warrants issued was 27,173,925 at a strike price of $.027600 which is the equivalent of 750,000 warrants exercisable at $1.00 each.
A Black-Scholes valuation discount of $149,831 was initially recorded. The discount was expensed as interest in the three months ended March 31, 2021. No further expense was incurred as a result of the modifications of the warrants to GGII warrants. The valuation discount represents the fair market value as derived by using the Black-Scholes formula, which produced an initial valuation of the Hempacco warrants of $0.4986 per share. The Black-Scholes formula applied to the GGII warrants on June 9, 2021 produced a valuation of $.0138 per share.
The Black-Scholes model uses the following variables to calculate the value of an option or warrant:
Description | | Input Range |
(a) | Price of the Issuer's Security | | $1.00-$2.00 |
(b) | Exercise (strike) price of Security | | $0.75-$1.50 |
(c) | Time to Maturity in years | | 3 to 5 years |
(d) | Annual Risk-Free Rate | | 1-year T-Bill |
(e) | Annualized Volatility (Beta) | | 59%-493% |
On August 11, 2021, The Company signed an agreement with Boustead Securities, LLC (the “Representative”), which was amended on or about March 18, 2022, effective as of August 11, 2021, with respect to a number of proposed financing transactions, including the initial public offering (“IPO”) of the Company’s common stock for which a listing on NASDAQ has been applied for, the private placement of Hempacco securities prior to the IPO (“pre-IPO Financings”), and other financings separate from the IPO or the pre-IPO Financings (each such other financing an “Other Financing”). See Note 12 below for further details.
In addition to the other compensation delineated in the agreement, The Company agreed to issue and sell to the Representative (and/or its designees) on the closing date of an IPO or Other Financing as applicable, five-year warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock equal to 7% of the gross offering amount, at an initial exercise price of 150% of the offering price per share in the IPO, or 100% of the offering price in an Other Financing.
On November 23, 2021, The Company entered into a Broker Representation Agreement with a Third Party, whereby Broker would receive a commission of 10% on any Net sales brought to the Company by their efforts or introductions. In particular, as a bonus for introducing a major client, Broker shall be granted 100,000,000 warrants to purchase common stock of Green Globe International, Inc. exercisable at $0.01 each for a period of three years.
The Black-Scholes valuation of the 100,000,000 warrants as of the contract date is $0.0018 per share for a total valuation of $178,317 which has been recorded as a one-time charge to the income statement in the fourth quarter of 2021 due to there being no future performance obligations arising from this warrant award.
NOTE 10 – OTHER LOANS PAYABLE
On June 15, 2020, Hempacco entered into a loan agreement with a third party whereby the Company received $85,000. The terms of the loan were for one year, with 0% interest. On January 15, 2021, the lender advanced a further $83,328 on the same terms. In December 2021 a letter agreement and loan extension were signed by the lender in which it was confirmed that the new maturity date of the loan would be August 15, 2023. The lender also confirmed that $41,000 of the original loan principal had not yet been extended. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the balance outstanding was $168,328 and $168,328 respectively. The lender, also a customer, advanced a deposit of $40,000 for the purchase of 10 vending kiosks which were delivered in February 2022.
NOTE 11 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
With the exception of kiosks that are used for marketing and demonstration purposes, no depreciation expense is charged until the kiosks are placed in service. As of September 30, 2022, we have placed three kiosks from our remaining inventory of 590 kiosks. Ten kiosks were sold to a buyer in February 2022.
In May 2021, Cube17, Inc., a related party sales and marketing consulting company, converted all outstanding consulting fees earned since the inception of the Company in the amount of $185,000 for 185,000 shares of Hempacco common stock, for $1 per share. On May 21, 2021, these shares were exchanged for 707,113,562 common shares of Green Globe International, Inc. Consulting expenses of $30,000 and $30,000 were recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. Consulting fee balances payable were $74,000 and $63,404 as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021. In addition, Cube17, Inc., as a founder of the Company, converted its 400,000 founders shares into 1,528,997,476 common shares of Green Globe International, Inc. on May 21, 2021.
In May 2021, Primus Logistics was issued 170,000 common shares of Hempacco as compensation for $170,000 of accrued and unpaid rent owed at that time by from its inception. On May 21, 2021, these shares were exchanged for 649,780,985 common shares of the Company. The Company’s CEO, Sandro Piancone, is the 90% owner of Primus Logistics which is considered a related party. Rent Expenses are reported in Note 6 above.
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company owed Primus Logistics $9 and $0 respectively, for routine business transactions. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Primus Logistics had been paid $17,752 and $14,764 respectively, in advance, for rent. Sandro Piancone is the 90% owner of Primus Logistics.
In May 2021, Strategic Global Partners, Inc. was issued 170,000 Hempacco common shares as compensation for $170,000 worth of consulting services incurred since Hempacco’s inception by the CEO, Sandro Piancone, President and Owner of Strategic Global. On May 21, 2021, these shares were exchanged for 649,780,985 common shares of Green Globe International, Inc. Strategic Global Partners is a related party. Consulting expenses of $60,000 and $60,000 were recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 respectively. Unpaid consulting fee balances of $130,000 and $70,000 were outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company owed $12,181 and $29,000 and was owed $134,534 and $132,147, respectively, by UST Mexico, Inc. (“UST”). The Company sells hemp products to UST and provides manufacturing consulting services. The value of goods and services provided to UST Mexico, Inc was $31,840 and $66,635 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 respectively, and the value of goods and services provided by UST Mexico, Inc. was $147,182 and $135,127 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 respectively. UST Mexico, Inc. is a manufacturer of tobacco cigarettes in Mexico and provides consulting services and parts for the Company’s equipment.
As of September 30, 2022, UST owned 947,200,000 shares of common stock of Green Globe International, Inc., representing 1.75% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the parent company of Hempacco. UST is a related party by virtue of Sandro Piancone’s 25% interest in UST.
Lake Como is owned/controlled by Sandro Piancone. This entity is used primarily as a sales company, and sometimes sells products purchased from Hempacco. The Company had receivables of $150 and $150 due from Lake Como as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 respectively.
On or about March 1, 2022, the Company entered into a mutual line of credit agreement with its parent company, Green Globe International, Inc. The purpose is to facilitate short-term borrowing needs on an interest free basis, with advances being subject to repayment within 90 days with a maximum of $500,000 allowed to be outstanding within any 90-day period During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the GGII made and received cash advances of $681,200 and $487,246 respectively. As of September 30, 2022 the balance owed to the Company by GGII was $61,345.
NOTE 12 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Hempacco – Series A Preferred Shares
On May 20, 2021, the Hempacco’s Board of Directors declared and authorized a 6% common share dividend to Series A Preferred Shareholders. Mexico Franchise Opportunities Fund (“MFOF”) received dividends of $757,479 which, together with MFOF’s 8,000,000 preferred shares were converted into 8,757,479 shares of the Company’s common shares.
On May 21, 2021 MFOF exchanged these Hempacco common shares for 33,473,197,809 shares of GGII common shares.
On September 28, 2021, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of preferred stock to 50,000,000, and changed its par value to $0.001.
The holder of Hempacco’s Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to a dividend of 6% payable in common shares, if and when declared by Hempacco’s Board of Directors. The Series A preferred shares shall not have the right to vote on matters presented to the holders of junior stock.
Common Stock
On May 21, 2021, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to a consultant for services rendered. The shares were paid in exchange for software development and IT services related to Hempacco’s automated CBD kiosks. The Company’s common stock was valued at $100,000 (based upon the contract for services and the agreed upon rates for labor and materials) and was exchanged for 382,224,109 shares of GGII’s common shares.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, Hempacco issued convertible promissory notes totaling $650,000 and warrants to purchase up to 750,000 shares of common stock at $1 per share. On or about November 11, 2021 these Hempacco warrants were converted to GGII warrants. See Note 10 above for further details. On May 21, 2021, individual note holders converted $511,500 in principle and $23,552 in accrued interest into 535,052 shares of Hempacco common stock. On May 21, 2021 these shares were exchanged for approximately 2,045,094,734 of Green Globe International Inc. common shares.
On August 11, 2021, the Company signed an agreement with Boustead Securities, LLC (the “Representative”), which was amended on or about March 18, 2022, effective as of August 11, 2021, with respect to a number of proposed financing transactions, including the initial public offering (“IPO”) of Hempacco’s common stock for which a listing on NASDAQ has been applied for, the private placement of the Company’s securities prior to the IPO (“pre-IPO Financings”), and other financings separate from the IPO or the pre-IPO Financings (each such other financing an “Other Financing”). A commission of 7% of gross offering proceeds is payable to the Representative, as well as a non-accountable expense allowance of 1% of offering proceeds. In addition, the Company will reimburse Boustead for the diligence, legal and road show expenses up to $205,000.
On September 28, 2021, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase its authorized common shares to 200,000,000, and changed its par value to $0.001 per share. Each common share entitles the holder to one vote, in person or proxy, on any matter on which action of the stockholders of Hempacco is sought.
On or about December 6, 2021, the Company sold 805,541 shares of Hempacco common stock at $1.00/share to 19 investors, 17 of which were third parties. Neville Pearson, Company CFO, and Dr. Stuart Titus, Company director, purchased 50,000 of the shares for $50,000, and 100,000 of the shares for $100,000, respectively. The Company received gross proceeds of $805,541, and net proceeds of $724,255 after payment of commissions and expenses to the Company’s registered broker and the payment of expenses associated with the private offering and the Public Offering.
On or about December 14, 2021, the Company sold 494,459 shares of Hempacco common stock at $1.00/share to 5 investors, 4 of which were third parties. The family trust of Jerry Halamuda, Company director, purchased 50,000 of the shares for $50,000. The Company received gross proceeds of $494,459, and net proceeds of $333,309 after payment of commissions and expenses to the Company’s registered broker and the payment of expenses associated with the private offering and the Public Offering.
On or about April 7, 2022, the Company sold 208,000 shares of Hempacco common stock at $2.00/share to nine investors, eight of which were third parties. The Company received gross proceeds of $416,000, and net proceeds of $339,475 after payment of commissions and expenses of $76,525 to the Company’s registered broker and the payment of expenses associated with the private offering and the Public Offering.
On or about July 15, 2022, The Company acquired from Nery’s Logistics, Inc. two cigarette production equipment lines together with multiple cigarette and cigar-related trademarks. The total acquisition price was deemed to be $4,000,000 to be paid solely by the issuance of 2,000,000 common shares of the Company. $3,400,000 was allocated to the value of the equipment, and the balance of $600,000 was allocated to the intangible assets.
On July 15, 2022, The Company also settled two vendor accounts payable balances totaling $100,000 by the issuance of 50,000 common shares of the Company.
On September 1, 2022 the Company sold 1,000,000 shares of Hempacco common stock at $6.00 per share to our underwriters pursuant to the IPO and the underwriting agreement with Boustead Securities, LLC. After deducting the underwriting commission and expenses, the Company received net proceeds of $5,468,812.
On September 6, 2022, Boustead Securities LLC submitted a notice of the exercise of the warrant purchase option, pursuant to paragraph 1.3.1 of the Underwriting Agreement. Boustead elected to convert its right to purchase 70,000 common shares using the cashless basis formula into 54,928 rule 144 shares of common stock.
On September 17, 2022 the Company entered a Marketing Services Agreement with North Equities Corp. of Toronto, Canada, effective September 19, 2022 for an initial period of 6-months. Compensation for the initial period will be by the issuance of 41,494 rule 144 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock. This amount represents a market value of approximately $100,000 as of the effective date. The Company will also reimburse North Equities for all direct, pre-approved and reasonable expenses incurred in performing the marketing services. The share issuance
NOTE 13 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On or about October 7, 2022, the Company accepted service in a suit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by Long Side Ventures LLC, R & T Sports Marketing Inc., Sierra Trading Corp., Taconic Group LLC, KBW Holdings LLC, Robert Huebsch and Ann E. Huebsch, Joseph Camberato, Joseph Crook, Sachin Jamdar, Michael Matilsky, Gerard Scollan, and Daisy Arnold (collectively “Plaintiffs”) against Hempacco Co., Inc., Mexico Franchise Opportunity Fund, LP, Sandro Piancone, Jorge Olson, Neville Pearson, Stuart Titus, Jerry Halamuda, Retail Automated Concepts, Inc. f/k/a Vidbox Mexico Inc., and Vidbox Mexico S.A. De C.V. (collectively “Defendants”) (Case No. 1:22-cv-08152 (ALC)), alleging that (i) Plaintiffs previously received a judgment (the “Judgment”) in a New York state court action (the “State Action”) against Retail Automated Concepts, Inc. (“RAC”) and Vidbox Mexico S.A. De C.V. (“Vidbox Mexico”), for breach of promissory notes issued by RAC to Defendants in 2018 and guaranteed by Vidbox Mexico, and (ii) prior to the filing of the State Action, Defendants fraudulently transferred and commingled assets, specifically 600 retail kiosks, in order to avoid enforcement of the Judgment, with Plaintiffs seeking monetary damages from Defendants. Defendants anticipate filing a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim, and on or about November 4, 2022, Defendants’ counsel sent the court a letter requesting a pre-trial conference to discuss Defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss pursuant Rule 2(A) of the court’s Individual Rules of Practice. Defendants intend to defend the matter vigorously.
NOTE 14 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through November 14, 2022, the date of issuance of these financial statements.
On October 4, 2022, we issued North Equities USA Ltd. (“North”) 41,494 shares of Company common stock for six months of marketing services to be rendered by North to us, commencing on September 19, 2022, and including content management of our YouTube channel, establishment of a brand ambassador, and social media services.
On October 12, 2022, the Company entered a Broadcasting and Billboard Agreement with FMW Media Works LLC (“FMW”) of Hauppauge, New York, for a period of three months. FMW will produce an informative TV show which will discuss the Company andnd its business. Total compensation will be made by the issuance of 63,292 restricted shares of Company common stock.