As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2018
Registration
No. 333-218995
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1
to
FORM
S-1
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AERKOMM
INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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4899
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46-3424568
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Primary
Standard Industrial
Classification
Code Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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923
Incline Way #39, Incline Village, NV 89451
(877)
742-3094
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Jeffrey
Wun
Chief
Executive Officer
Aerkomm
Inc.
923
Incline Way #39, Incline Village, NV 89451
(877)
742-3094
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies
to:
Louis
A. Bevilacqua, Esq.
BEVILACQUA
PLLC
1050
Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 500
Washington,
DC 20036
(202)
869-0888
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Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective
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If
any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box: ☒
If
this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please
check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. ☐
If
this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If
this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated
filer
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Accelerated
filer
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Smaller
reporting company
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(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Emerging
growth company
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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 pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of securities to be registered
(1)
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Amount to be
Registered
(2)(3)
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Proposed
maximum offering
price per security
(3)
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Proposed maximum aggregate offering price
(3)
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Amount of registration fee
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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19,053,734 shares
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$
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5.50
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$
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104,795,537
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$
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12,145.80
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(4)
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(1)
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The shares being
registered hereunder consist of 19,053,734 shares of common stock, which shares of common stock may be sold from time to time
by the selling stockholders.
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(2)
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Pursuant to Rule
416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the shares being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number
of shares of common stock as may be issuable with respect to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits,
stock dividends or similar transactions.
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(3)
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Estimated solely
for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
based on the average of the high and low per share prices of the registrant’s common stock as reported on the OTC Markets
Group, Inc. QB Tier on June 7, 2017.
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(4)
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The Registrant previously
paid this amount.
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The
Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until
the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become
effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this Registration Statement shall
become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The
information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell
these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION, DATED MARCH 22, 2018
19,053,734
SHARES
Common
Stock
This
prospectus relates solely to the offer and sale from time to time of up to an aggregate of 19,053,734 shares of our common stock
by the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus or a supplement hereto. These shares consist of shares of our common
stock that we issued to the selling stockholders pursuant to a private placement of our common stock.
This
prospectus describes the general manner in which the shares of common stock may be offered and sold by the selling stockholders.
If necessary, the specific manner in which shares of common stock may be offered and sold will be described in a supplement to
this prospectus.
We
are not offering any shares of common stock for sale under this prospectus, and we will not receive any of the proceeds from the
sale or other disposition of the shares of common stock offered hereby.
Our
common stock is quoted for trading on the OTC Markets Group Inc. OTCQX Best Market under the symbol “AKOM.” On March
20, 2018, the last reported sale price of our common stock on OTCQX was $6.98.
INVESTING
IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ AND CONSIDER THE “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING
ON PAGE 6.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or
determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The
date of this prospectus is March 22, 2018
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
You
should rely only on the information that we have provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus
supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you. We have not authorized anyone
to provide you with different information. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to
represent anything not contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus
that we may authorize to be provided to you. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representation. This prospectus
is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to
do so. You should assume that the information in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing
prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front of the document and that any information we have incorporated by reference
is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus,
any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, or any sale of a security.
PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
The
following summary highlights selected information contained in greater detail elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does
not contain all the information you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should carefully read this prospectus
in its entirety before investing in our common stock, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and
related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. Unless otherwise indicated, (i) the terms “Aerkomm,” “we,”
“us” and “our” refer to Aerkomm Inc., a Nevada corporation, and our five wholly-owned subsidiaries Aircom
Pacific, Inc., a California corporation, or Aircom, Aircom Pacific Inc. Limited (Hong Kong), or Aircom HK, Aircom Pacific Ltd.
(Seychelles), or Aircom Seychelles, Aircom Japan, Inc. (Japan), or Aircom Japan, and Aircom Telecom LLC (Taiwan)
, or
Aircom
Taiwan, and (ii) the term “common stock” refers to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Aerkomm Inc.,
a Nevada corporation. The financial information included herein is presented in United States dollars, or US Dollars, the functional
currency of our company.
Business
Overview
With
advanced technologies and a unique business model, we, as a service provider of in-flight entertainment and connectivity, or IFEC,
solutions intend to provide airline passengers with a broadband in-flight experience that encompasses a wide range of service
options. Such options include Wi-Fi, cellular, movies, gaming, live TV, and music. We plan to offer these core services, which
we are currently still developing, through both built-in in-flight entertainment systems, such as a seat-back display, as well
as on passengers’ personal devices. We also expect to provide content management services and e-commerce solutions related
to our IFEC solutions.
We
plan to partner with airlines and offer airline passengers free IFEC services. We plan to generate revenue through advertising
and in-flight transactions. We believe that this is an innovative approach that differentiates us from existing market players.
To
complement and facilitate our planned IFEC service offerings, we intend to build satellite ground stations and related data centers
within the geographic regions where we expect to be providing IFEC airline services. Initially, we are planning to build our first
ground station and data center in the Asia region, subject to the availability of sufficient capital and an appropriate ground
location.
Competitive
Strengths
Unique
Business Model
We
believe that our business model sets us apart from our competitors. We combine cutting-edge connectivity technology with a unique
content-driven approach. Traditionally, providers of in-flight connectivity focus primarily on the profit margin derived from
the sale of hardware to airlines and of bandwidth to passengers. Both airlines and passengers must “pay to play,”
which results in low participation and usage rates. We break away from this model and set a new trend with our business model,
under which neither airlines nor passengers need to pay for products or services. Furthermore, our business plan provides our
airline partners with an opportunity to participate in our revenue sharing model. Taken together, this novel approach creates
incentive for the airlines to work with us while driving up passenger usage rates.
Dual-Band
Satellite Technology
Most
in-flight connectivity systems currently rely on the Ku-band satellite signals for communication, though many players in the market
are working to provide higher bandwidth and faster transmitting rates using the Ka-band. However, there are few Ka-enabled satellites,
which limits the coverage area in the Asia-Pacific region. Our dual band system architecture brings our airline partners and their
passengers the benefits of both Ka- and Ku-band satellite technology. The Ka-band increases data throughput, while the Ku-band
offers reliable service outside of the Ka-band coverage area or when Ka-band is not available due to weather or other interference.
Growth
Strategy
We
will strive to be a leading provider of IFEC solutions by pursuing the following growth strategies:
Increase
Number of Connected Aircraft
As
of the date of this report, we have not provided our services on any commercial aircraft. However, we plan to rollout installation
and provide our services in 2018. We plan to leverage our unique ability to cost-effectively equip each commercial aircraft type
in an airline’s fleet to increase the number of equipped aircraft, targeting full-fleet availability of our services for
our current and future airline partners. We plan to pursue this significant global growth opportunity by leveraging our broad
and innovative technology platform and technical expertise. Further, we will offer attractive business models to our prospective
airline partners, giving them the flexibility to determine the connectivity solution that meets the unique demands of their business.
Increase
Passenger Use of Connectivity
We
believe that internet connectivity has become a necessary utility rather than a novelty because most passengers are trying to
remain “connected” while travelling. This trend is manifestly evident from the increasing data usage on mobile phones.
However, the traditional business model has been to charge as much money as possible for high-end in-flight connectivity services
offered to a very small number of people. Such business logic has resulted in the in-flight connectivity option acquiring the
reputation of being “pricey” and “only for business travelers whose employers will pay for it.” With a
focus on catering to only a small number of people in a narrow market niche, our competitors are paying less attention to an innovative
business model that can encourage a wider, broad-based usage of in-flight connectivity services. We believe that certain providers
of existing in-flight connectivity services discourage in-flight usage since they believe such usage will increase their overhead
expenses without generating additional profit. Due to such a business model and the small amounts of revenue generated from currently
available connectivity services, airlines have considered in-flight connectivity as a “service” to passengers provided
at their expense. Under this thinking, in-flight connectivity is a “cost center” from which airlines do not expect
to generate profit.
We
believe that the value of a networking system grows exponentially with its usage and it is a waste of resources to build a networking
system to be utilized only by a narrow niche market. Therefore, our business model encourages usage of our in-flight connectivity
services on a much broader basis. In order to encourage such broader usage, we plan to offer our in-flight connectivity services
to passengers in all travel classes for free, while we generate revenue from add-on services that will tie together passengers’
connectivity and usage. Thus, with our business model, we plan to create connectivity friendly aircraft cabins to provide free
on-board internet connectivity for the passengers, and to generate revenue through the sale of advertising commercials, banner
advertising, in-app purchases, in-game purchases and other related in-flight transactions.
Expand
Satellite Network
We
will continue to expand our global satellite network coverage through the purchase of additional Ku-band and Ka-band capacity,
and seek to install aircraft with our satellite solutions, while continuing to invest in research and development of satellite
antenna and modem technologies. We are actively working with satellite providers in order to accommodate airlines’ global
routes and growing fleets. We are monitoring the satellite industry for growth in coverage, with recent attention on China Satellite
Communications Co., Ltd.’s, or China Satcom, plan to launch high-capacity Ka-band and Ka High Throughput Satellites, or
HTS, multisport-beam satellites over the Asia Pacific region.
Expand
Satellite-Based Services to Other Markets
We
anticipate broadening our satellite-based services to high-speed railways, maritime and cruise lines, 4G/5G backhauling, and converged
triple-play services in remote communities, with the potential to expand internationally into new markets. Future business prospects
will be evaluated on a case by case basis by weighing the projected revenue from advertising fees and e-commerce revenue shares
against the operating and capital expenditures of satellite coverage, bandwidth and operations. Our existing business model could
be applied to high-speed railways and cruise lines, both of which have a sufficient passenger base for the service to be viable.
High-speed railways in China sit under existing, available Ka satellite coverage areas that are not served by 4G/LTE mobile networks,
providing us with a unique opportunity to deliver our services. High-speed railways in other regions of Asia present similar opportunities.
Remote communities in Asia lack a telecom infrastructure, partly due to geographical limitations such as the many islands of the
Philippines or Indonesia. Satellite-based communications and mesh network technology make triple play services possible, delivering
live TV broadcasting, videos, and telecom services to these regions.
Organization
We
were incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 14, 2013 under the name Maple Tree Kids, Inc. On January 10, 2017, we changed
our name to Aerkomm Inc. and on February 13, 2017, we consummated a reverse acquisition with Aircom Pacific, Inc., our wholly-owned
subsidiary through which we conduct substantially all of our business transactions. Aerkomm’s principal executive offices
are located at 923 Incline Way #39, Incline Village, NV 89451 and Aircom’s principal executive offices are located at 44043
Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538. Our telephone number is (877) 742-3094. We maintain a website at www.aerkomm.com. The information
on our website or any other website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus and does not constitute a part of this
prospectus.
Risks
Related to Our Business
Our
business is subject to numerous risks, which are highlighted in the section entitled “Risk Factors” immediately following
this prospectus summary. Some of these risks include:
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have a history of operating losses (after excluding non-recurring revenues) and we may not be able to reach or maintain profitability;
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difficulties
in entering into and maintaining long-term business arrangements with airline partners, which agreements depends on numerous
factors including the real or perceived availability, quality and price of our services and product offerings as compared
to those offered by our competitors;
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difficulties
in having airline partners and ultimately customers adopt our products and services;
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difficulties
in implementing our technology and upgrades on a timely basis;
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difficulties
in the execution of our expansion plans, including modification to our network to accommodate satellite technology, development
and implementation of new satellite-based technologies, the availability of satellite capacity, costs of satellite capacity
to which we may have to commit well in advance, and compliance with regulations;
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difficulties
in managing a rapidly growing company;
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the
number of aircraft in service in our markets, including consolidation of the airline industry or changes in fleet size by
one or more of our commercial airline partners;
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the
economic environment and other trends that affect both business and leisure travel;
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the
continued demand for connectivity and proliferation of Wi-Fi enabled devices, including smartphones, tablets and laptops;
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ability to obtain required telecommunications, aviation and other licenses and approvals necessary for our operations;
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changes
in laws, regulations and interpretations affecting telecommunications services and aviation, including, in particular, changes
that impact the design of our equipment and our ability to obtain required certifications for our equipment;
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our
industry is subject to intense competition and rapid technological change, which may result in products or new solutions that
are superior to our products under development or other future products we may bring to market from time to time and if we
are unable to anticipate or keep pace with changes in the marketplace and the direction of technological innovation and customer
demands, our products may become less useful or obsolete and our operating results will suffer;
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we
may not be able to operate and grow our business effectively if we lose the services of any of our key personnel or are unable
to attract qualified personnel in the future; and
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our
growth strategy will require significant additional financial resources, which may not be available to us on acceptable terms.
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For
further discussion of these and other risks you should consider before making an investment in our common stock, see the section
titled “Risk Factors” immediately following this prospectus summary.
THE
OFFERING
Common
stock offered
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19,053,734
shares by the selling stockholders.
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Common stock outstanding
before this offering
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41,460,097
shares.
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Common
stock outstanding after this offering
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41,460,097
shares.
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Use
of Proceeds
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We
will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders. See Use of Proceeds
on page 24.
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Risk
Factors
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See
“Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of some
of the factors you should consider before deciding to purchase shares of our common stock.
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OTCQX
Best Market Symbol
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AKOM
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The
number of shares of our common stock outstanding after this offering is based on 41,460,097 shares of our common stock outstanding
as of March 20, 2018, and excludes:
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4,054,011
shares of our common stock reserved for future option grants pursuant to our 2017 Equity Incentive Plan;
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1,265,000
shares of our common stock have been approved by our board of directors for issuance upon the exercise of options granted
to our officers, directors, employees and service providers; and
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4,661,308
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of options under our 2017 Equity Incentive Plan to be issued to holders
of Aircom Pacific, Inc. options (“Aircom 2014 Plan”) assumed by us as a result of the closing of the reverse acquisition
with Aircom Pacific, Inc.
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SUMMARY
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The
following tables summarize our consolidated financial data. You should read this summary consolidated financial data together
with the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”
and our consolidated financial statements and related notes that are included elsewhere in this prospectus.
The
consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 are derived from our audited consolidated
financial statements that are included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of
the results that may be expected in the future, and our interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected
for the full year or any other period.
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Years
Ended December 31,
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2017
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2016
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2015
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Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:
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Revenue
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$
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-
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$
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$
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6,128,900
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Cost of revenue
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-
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1,337,905
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Gross profit
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-
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4,790,995
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Operating expenses
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7,147,597
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3,970,105
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1,235,796
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Income (loss) from continuing operations
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(7,147,597
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(3,176,464
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)
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2,670,414
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Income (loss) from discontinued
operations
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-
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-
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-
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Net income (loss)
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$
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(7,132,464
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$
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(3,176,464
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$
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2,670,414
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Net income (loss) per share:
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Basic
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$
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(0.1748
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$
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(0.0808
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$
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0.0841
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Diluted
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$
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(0.1748
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$
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(0.0808
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$
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0.0759
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Weighted average shares outstanding:
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Basic
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40,821,495
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39,335,796
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31,752,318
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Diluted
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40,821,495
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39,335,796
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35,190,236
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December 31,
2017
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Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
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Current assets
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$
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1,239,544
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Total assets
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$
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10,265,976
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Total liabilities
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$
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3,811,913
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Total stockholders’ equity
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$
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6,454,063
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RISK
FACTORS
Investment
in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider each of the following risks, together with all
other information set forth in this prospectus, including the financial statements and the related notes, before making a decision
to buy our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business could be harmed. In that case, the trading
price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
Risks
Related to Our Business
Our
company is in the development stage and has a limited operating history, which may make it difficult to evaluate our current business
and predict our future performance.
Our
company and our core business are in the development stage and faces all of the risks and uncertainties associated with a new
and unproven business. We plan to launch our services in Asia in 2018, initially in China or Southeast Asia. The limited operating
history of our business may make it difficult to accurately evaluate the business and predict its future performance. Any assessments
of our current business and predictions that we or you make about our future success or viability may not be as accurate as they
could be if we had a longer operating history. We have encountered and will continue to encounter risks and difficulties frequently
experienced by growing companies in rapidly changing industries, and the size and nature of our market opportunity will change
as we scale our business and increase deployment of our service. If we do not address any of the foregoing risks successfully,
our business will be harmed.
Excluding
non-recurring revenues in 2015 from affiliates, we have incurred operating losses in every quarter since we launched our business
and may continue to incur quarterly operating losses, which could negatively affect the value of our company.
Excluding
non-recurring revenues we earned from affiliates in 2015, we have incurred operating losses since our inception in 2014, and we
may not be able to generate sufficient revenue in the future to generate operating income. We also expect our costs to increase
materially in future periods, which could negatively affect our future operating results. We expect to continue to expend substantial
financial and other resources on the continued launch and future expansion of our business. The amount and timing of these costs
are subject to numerous variables and such initiatives may require additional funding. In addition, we may incur significant costs
in connection with our pursuit of next generation air to ground technology or other new technologies. With respect to our expansion,
such variables may include costs related to sales and marketing activities and administrative support functions, equipment subsidies
to airlines and additional legal and regulatory expenses associated with operating in the international commercial aviation market.
In addition, we expect to incur additional general and administrative expenses, including legal and accounting expenses, related
to being a public company. These investments may not result in revenue or growth in our business. If we fail to grow our overall
business, and generate revenue, our financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected.
There
is substantial uncertainty that we will continue operations as a going concern in which case you could lose your entire investment.
Our
future existence remains uncertain. We have generated no recurring revenues to date, our only non-recurring revenues were from
sales to our affiliates in 2015 and we have suffered losses from our operations after excluding those non-recurring revenues.
We also have outstanding accrued liabilities. Although we expect to raise capital from the sale of equity or debt securities,
there is no assurance that we will be able to do so. This means that there is substantial doubt that we can continue as a going
concern for the next twelve months unless we obtain additional capital to pay our bills and debts and execute our plan of operations.
We
expect to rely on a few key customers for all of our initial revenue.
Our
initial business will be substantially dependent on our relationship with a few key airline customers. There can be no assurance
that we will be able to maintain our relationship with these airlines. If we are unable to maintain and renew our relationship
with these airlines, or if our arrangement is modified so that the economic terms become less favorable to us, then our business
would be materially adversely affected.
Our
agreement with Hong Kong Airlines will have no legal effect until we receive approval of our VSTC by the HKCAD.
Until
such time as we have received all required approvals from the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department, or HKCAD, the agreement with
Hong Kong Airlines only expresses the desires and understandings between us and Hong Kong Airlines and will not create any legal
rights, liabilities or responsibilities whatsoever and will not be legally binding on us or Hong Kong Airlines. There can be no
assurance as to when we will receive the required HKCAD approvals or if we will receive such approvals at all. If we do not receive
the HKCAD approval of our Validation of Supplemental Type Certificate, or VSTC, our agreement with Hong Kong airlines will have
no economic impact. Such an outcome would have a substantial adverse effect on our revenue prospect.
If
the transactions contemplated by several memorandums of understanding (MOU) and our letter of intent (LOI) do not proceed, our
results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
On
January 19, 2016, January 29, 2016, June 16, 2016, September 26, 2017, October 28, 2017 and March 7, 2018, Aircom entered into
the Yahoo MOU, the LeTV MOU, the India MOU, the Malta MOU, the LOI and the Airbus MOU, respectively. These MOUs and LOI are nonbinding
and as a result, they only express the desires and understandings between the parties and do not create any legally binding rights,
obligations or contracts except for certain customary provisions such as exclusivity, costs and expenses, confidentiality and
governing law. For more information related to these MOUs, please refer to the section “MOUs and LOI with Our Business Partners.”
Any binding obligation to proceed with the transactions contemplated by the MOUs and the LOI would need to be included in a definitive
agreement that is subject to negotiations of the parties, approvals by the board of directors of respective parties and in certain
instances, approvals from regulatory authorities. The Yahoo MOU and LeTV MOU expired in January 2018 and we are in the process
of negotiating to extend those two MOUs. There can be no assurance that we will be able to extend the expired MOUs or enter into
such definitive agreements or receive the required governmental approvals. If for whatever reason the transactions contemplated
by the MOUs and the LOI do not proceed, our results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
One
of our suppliers has failed to deliver a key component of our IFEC system and we have terminated our satellite services agreement
with another. We cannot be sure that we will be able to find alternative source for this component or for the required satellite
services and, as a result, we may not be able to implement our business plan.
The
implementation of the Hong Kong Airlines project is conditioned upon VSTC approval from the HKCAD. We and our equipment supplier
have submitted the VSTC application to HKCAD but the application process is presently on hold due to the supplier’s failure
to deliver a key component of the IFEC system. We do not expect this supplier to be able to delivery this key component and we
are actively seeking alternative options to implement the Hong Kong Airline project, including developing necessary equipment
or components thereof with other strategic partners. Because we cannot be sure when and if we will be able to obtain the IFEC
component for the VSTC approval, we cannot be sure when we will receive approval for the Hong Kong Airlines project, if at all.
If we are not able to source this necessary IFEC component, our current agreement with Hong Kong Airlines will not become executable
and we will not be able to implement our business plan as currently envisioned.
Additionally,
our satellite services agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited, or AsiaSat, was recently terminated.
If we are not able to find a replacement satellite services provider, we will not be able to deliver our service offerings to
Hong Kong Airlines even once we receive the VSTC approval from HKCAD. Such a failure would have a negative impact on our business
prospects.
If
we cannot timely deliver our first order of onboard equipment to Klingon Aerospace Inc., our reseller and development partner,
we may lose our agreement with Klingon.
Because
of the delay in our receiving approval of the VSTC from the HKCAD, we have not been able to deliver to Klingon a ready for sale,
certified onboard system equipment package. Klingon has the right to terminate our agreement with them upon 60 days’ prior
notice, subject to a 60-day cure period, if we fail to timely deliver the certified product. If Klingon terminates its agreement
with us, we may be responsible for refunding to Klingon the milestone payments that we have received.
We
may not be able to grow our business with our current potential airline partner or successfully negotiate agreements with airlines
to which we do not currently provide our service.
Currently,
our only potential airline partner is Hong Kong Airlines, although we have not yet begun to sell our products and services to
Hong Kong Airlines under our agreement with them. We are currently in negotiations or discussions with certain other airline partners
to provide our IFEC services on additional aircraft in their fleets. We have no assurance that these efforts will be successful.
Negotiations with prospective airline partners require substantial time, effort and resources. The time required to reach a final
agreement with an airline is unpredictable and may lead to variances in our operating results from quarter to quarter. We may
ultimately fail in our negotiations and any such failure could harm our results of operations due to, among other things, a diversion
of our focus and resources, actual costs and opportunity costs of pursuing these opportunities. In addition, the terms of any
future agreements could be materially different and less favorable to us than the terms included in our existing agreement with
Hong Kong Airlines. To the extent that any negotiations with current or potential airline partners are unsuccessful, or any new
agreements contain terms that are less favorable to us, our growth prospects could be materially and adversely affected.
We
will likely need additional financing to execute our business plan or new initiatives, which we may not be able to secure on acceptable
terms, or at all.
We
will require additional financing in the near and long term to fully execute our business plan. Our success may depend on our
ability to raise such additional financing on reasonable terms and on a timely basis. Conditions in the economy and the financial
markets may make it more difficult for us to obtain necessary additional capital or financing on acceptable terms, or at all.
If we cannot secure sufficient additional financing, we may be forced to forego strategic opportunities or delay, scale back or
eliminate additional service deployment, operations and investments or employ internal cost savings measures.
We
are dependent on airline partners to be able to access our customers. We expect that future payments by these customers for our
services to be provided to them will account for most, if not all, of our initial revenues.
Under
our existing contract with Hong Kong Airlines, once our VSTC is approved by the HKCAD, we will provide our equipment for installation
on, and provide our services to passengers on, a portion of the aircraft operated by this airline. We expect to enter into similar
contracts with other airlines in the future but there is no assurance that we will be successful in signing up additional airlines
partners. We expect that revenue from passengers using our service while flying on aircraft operated by our airline partners will
account for the majority of our projected initial revenue once we begin our services. As of the date of this report, we do not
yet have any revenue from equipment sales and installation. Our growth will be dependent on our ability to have our equipment
installed on the aircraft of airline partners and increased use of our service on installed aircraft. Any delays in installations
under these contracts may negatively affect our ability to grow our user base and revenue.
A
failure to maintain airline satisfaction with our equipment or our service could have a material adverse effect on our revenue
and results of operations.
Our
relationships with our current and future potential airline partners are critical to the growth and ongoing success of our business.
If our airline partners are not satisfied with our equipment or our service for any reason, including passenger dissatisfaction
with the service as a result of capacity constraints, they may reduce efforts to co-market our service to their passengers, which
could result in lower passenger usage and reduced revenue, which could in turn give airline partners the right to terminate their
contracts with us. In addition, airline dissatisfaction with us for any reason, including delays in obtaining certification for
or installing our equipment, could negatively affect our ability to expand our service to additional airline partners or aircraft
or lead to claims for damages, which may be material, or termination rights under our existing or potential contracts with airline
partners.
We
are experiencing network capacity constraints in our operation region and expect capacity demands to increase, and we may in the
future experience capacity constraints internationally. If we are unable to successfully implement planned or future technology
enhancements to increase our network capacity, or our airline partners do not agree to such enhancements, our ability to maintain
sufficient network capacity and our business could be materially and adversely affected.
All
providers of wireless connectivity services, including all providers of in-flight connectivity services, face certain limits on
their ability to provide connectivity service, including escalating capacity constraints due to expanding consumption of wireless
services and the increasing prevalence of higher bandwidth uses such as file downloads and streaming media content. The success
of our business depends on our ability to provide adequate bandwidth to meet customer demands while in-flight.
Competition
from a number of companies, as well as other market forces, could result in price reduction, reduced revenue and loss of market
share and could harm our results of operations.
We
face strong competition from satellite-based providers of broadband services that include in-flight internet and live television
services. Competition from such providers has had in the past and could have in the future an adverse effect on our ability to
maintain or gain market share. Most of our competitors are larger, more diversified corporations and have greater financial, marketing,
production, and research and development resources. As a result, they may be better able to withstand the effects of periodic
economic downturns or may offer a broader product line to customers. In addition, to the extent that competing in-flight connectivity
services offered by commercial airlines that are not our airline partners are available on more aircraft or offer improved quality
or reliability as compared to our service, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected. Competition could
increase our sales and marketing expenses and related customer acquisition costs. We may not have the financial resources, technical
expertise or marketing and support capabilities to continue to compete successfully. A failure to effectively respond to established
and new competitors could have a material adverse impact on our business and results of operations.
We
may be unsuccessful in generating revenue from live television and other in-flight entertainment services.
We
are currently developing a host of service offerings to deliver to our future commercial airline customers. We plan to offer live
television and other service to our customers and no assurance can be given that we will ultimately be able to launch any channels
or provide any service. Additionally, we plan to generate a revenue stream from our video on demand and other in-flight entertainment
services. If we are unable to generate revenue from live television or if other entertainment services do not ultimately develop,
our growth and financial prospects would be materially adversely impacted.
We
are working to acquire a sufficient number of on-demand movies and television shows and a variety of other content on our system.
The future growth prospects for our business depend, in part, on revenue from advertising fees and e-commerce revenue share arrangements
on passenger purchases of goods and services, including video and media services. Our ability to generate revenue from these service
offerings depends on:
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we are unsuccessful in generating revenue from our service offerings, that failure could have a material adverse effect on our
growth prospects.
We
face limitations on our ability to grow our operations which could harm our operating results and financial condition.
We
have not yet begun selling our products or services to our future customers. Our addressable market and our ability to expand
in our operating region is inherently limited by various factors, including limitations on the number of commercial airlines with
which we could partner, the number of planes in which our equipment can be installed, the passenger capacity within each plane
and the ability of our network infrastructure or bandwidth to accommodate increasing capacity demands. Future expansion is also
limited by our ability to develop new technologies on a timely and cost-effective basis, as well as our ability to mitigate network
capacity constraints through, among other things, the expansion of our satellite coverage area. Our future growth may slow, or
once we begin selling products and services to our customers, we may stop growing altogether, to the extent that we have exhausted
all potential airline partners and as we approach installation on full fleets and maximum penetration rates on all flights. In
order to grow our future revenue, we will have to rely on customer and airline partner adoption of currently available and new
or developing services and additional offerings. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain a market presence or establish
new markets and, if we fail to do so, our business and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
We
may be unsuccessful in expanding our operations internationally.
Our
business will initially be international business. Our ability to grow our international business involves various risks, including
the need to invest significant resources in unfamiliar markets and the possibility that we may not realize a return on our investments
in the near future or at all. In addition, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant expenses before we generate
any material revenue in these new markets. Under our agreements with providers of satellite capacity, we are obligated to purchase
bandwidth for specified periods in advance. If we are unable to generate sufficient passenger demand or airline partners to which
we provide satellite service to their aircraft terminate their agreements with us for any reason during these periods, we may
be forced to incur satellite costs in excess of connectivity revenue generated through such satellites.
Any
future international operations may fail to succeed due to risks inherent in foreign operations, including:
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on the ability of U.S. companies to do business in foreign countries, including restrictions on foreign ownership of telecommunications
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a result of these obstacles, we may find it difficult or prohibitively expensive to grow our business internationally or we may
be unsuccessful in our attempt to do so, which could harm our future operating results and financial condition.
We
may not be successful in our efforts to develop and monetize new products and services that are currently in development, including
our operations-oriented communications services.
In
order to continue to meet the evolving needs of our future airline partners and customers, we must continue to develop new products
and services that are responsive to those needs. Our ability to realize the benefits of enabling airlines, other aircraft operators
and to use these applications, including monetizing our services at a profitable price point, depends, in part, on the adoption
and utilization of such applications by airlines, other aircraft operators and other companies in the aviation industry such as
aircraft equipment suppliers, and we cannot be certain that airlines, other aircraft operators and others in the aviation industry
will adopt such offerings in the near term or at all. We also expect to continue to rely on third parties to develop and offer
the operational applications to be used to gather and process data transmitted on our network between the aircraft and the ground,
and we cannot be certain that such applications will be compatible with our network or onboard equipment or otherwise meet the
needs of airlines or other aircraft operators. If we are not successful in our efforts to develop and monetize new products and
services, including our operations-oriented communications services, our future business prospects, financial condition and results
of operations would be materially adversely affected.
A
future act or threat of terrorism or other events could result in a prohibition on the use of Wi-Fi enabled devices on aircraft.
A
future act of terrorism, the threat of such acts or other airline accidents could have an adverse effect on the airline industry.
In the event of a terrorist attack, terrorist threats or unrelated airline accidents, the industry would likely experience significantly
reduced passenger demand. The U.S. federal government or foreign governments could respond to such events by prohibiting the use
of Wi-Fi enabled devices on aircraft, which would eliminate demand for our equipment and service. In addition, any association
or perceived association between our equipment or service and accidents involving aircraft on which our equipment or service operates
would likely have an adverse effect on demand for our equipment and service. Reduced demand for our products and services would
adversely affect our business prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
If
our efforts to retain and attract customers are not successful, our revenue will be adversely affected.
We
expect to generate substantially all of our revenue from sales of services, some of which will be on a subscription basis. We
must be able to retain subscribers and attract new and repeat customers. If we are unable to effectively retain subscribers and
attract new and repeat customers, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected.
Unreliable
service levels, lack of sufficient capacity, uncompetitive pricing, lack of availability, security risk and lack of related features
of our equipment and services are some of the factors that may adversely impact our ability to retain customers and partners and
attract new and repeat customers. If our customers are able to satisfy their in-flight entertainment needs through activities
other than broadband internet access, at no or lower cost, they may not perceive value in our products and services. If our efforts
to satisfy and retain customers and subscribers are not successful, we may not be able to attract new customers through word-of-mouth
referrals. Any of these factors could cause our customer growth rate to fall, which would adversely impact our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
The
demand for in-flight broadband internet access service may decrease or develop more slowly than we expect. We cannot predict with
certainty the development of the U.S. or international in-flight broadband internet access market or the market acceptance for
our products and services.
Our
future success depends upon growing demand for in-flight broadband internet access services, which is inherently uncertain. We
have invested significant resources towards the roll-out of new service offerings, which represent a substantial part of our growth
strategy. We face the risk that the U.S. and international markets for in-flight broadband internet access services may decrease
or develop more slowly or differently than we currently expect, or that our services, including our new offerings, may not achieve
widespread market acceptance. We may be unable to market and sell our services successfully and cost-effectively to a sufficiently
large number of customers.
Our
business depends on the continued proliferation of Wi-Fi as a standard feature in mobile devices. The growth in demand for in-flight
broadband internet access services also depends in part on the continued and increased use of laptops, smartphones, tablet computers,
and other Wi-Fi enabled devices and the rate of evolution of data-intensive applications on the mobile internet. If Wi-Fi ceases
to be a standard feature in mobile devices, if the rate of integration of Wi-Fi on mobile devices decreases or is slower than
expected, or if the use of Wi-Fi enabled devices or development of related applications decreases or grows more slowly than anticipated,
the market for our services may be substantially diminished.
Increased
costs and other demands associated with our growth could impact our ability to achieve profitability over the long term and could
strain our personnel, technology and infrastructure resources.
We
expect our costs to increase in future periods, which could negatively affect our future operating results. We expect to experience
growth in our headcount and operations, which will place significant demands on our management, administrative, technological,
operational and financial infrastructure. Anticipated future growth will require the outlay of significant operating and capital
expenditures and will continue to place strains on our personnel, technology and infrastructure. Our success will depend in part
upon our ability to contain costs with respect to growth opportunities. To successfully manage the expected growth of our operations,
on a timely and cost-effective basis we will need to continue to improve our operational, financial, technological and management
controls and our reporting systems and procedures. In addition, as we continue to grow, we must effectively integrate, develop
and motivate a large number of new employees, and we must maintain the beneficial aspects of our corporate culture. If we fail
to successfully manage our growth, it could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Adverse
economic conditions may have a material adverse effect on our business.
Macro-economic
challenges are capable of creating volatile and unpredictable environments for doing business. We cannot predict the nature, extent,
timing or likelihood of any economic slowdown or the strength or sustainability of any economic recovery, worldwide, in the United
States or in the airline industry. For many travelers, air travel and spending on in-flight internet access are discretionary
purchases that they can eliminate in difficult economic times. Additionally, a weaker business environment may lead to a decrease
in overall business travel, which is an important contributor to our service revenue. These conditions may make it more difficult
or less likely for customers to purchase our equipment and services. If economic conditions in the United States or globally deteriorate
further or do not show improvement, we may experience material adverse effects to our business, cash flow and results of operations.
Our
operating results may fluctuate unpredictably and may cause us to fail to meet the expectations of investors, adversely affecting
our stock price.
We
operate in a highly dynamic industry and our future quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly. Our future revenue
and operating results may vary from quarter to quarter due to many factors, many of which are not within our control. As a result,
comparing our operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful. Further, it is difficult to accurately forecast
our revenue, margin and operating results, and if we fail to match our expected results or the results expected by financial analysts
or investors, the future trading price of our common stock may be adversely affected.
In
addition, due to generally lower demand for business travel during the summer months and holiday periods, and leisure and other
travel at other times during the year, our quarterly results may not be indicative of results for the full year. Due to these
and other factors, quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our historical operating results should not be relied upon as accurate indicators
of our future performance.
If
our marketing and advertising efforts fail to generate revenue on a cost-effective basis, or if we are unable to manage our marketing
and advertising expenses, it could harm our results of operations and growth.
Our
future growth and profitability, as well as the maintenance and enhancement of our brands, will depend in large part on the effectiveness
and efficiency of our future marketing and advertising expenditures. We plan to use a diverse mix of television, print, trade
show and online marketing and advertising programs to promote our business. Significant increases in the pricing of one or more
of our marketing and advertising channels could increase our expenses or cause us to choose less expensive, but potentially less
effective, marketing and advertising channels. In addition, to the extent we implement new marketing and advertising strategies,
we may in the future have significantly higher expenses. We may in the future incur, marketing and advertising expenses significantly
in advance of the time we anticipate recognizing revenue associated with such expenses, and our marketing and advertising expenditures
may not result in increased revenue or generate sufficient levels of brand awareness. If we are unable to maintain our marketing
and advertising channels on cost-effective terms, our marketing and advertising expenses could increase substantially, our customer
levels could be affected adversely, and our business, financial condition and results of operations may suffer.
Regulation
by United States and foreign government agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Communications
Commission, may increase our costs of providing service or require us to change our services.
We
are subject to various regulations, including those regulations promulgated by various federal, state and local regulatory agencies
and legislative bodies and comparable agencies outside the United States where we may do business. The two U.S. government agencies
that have primary regulatory authority over our operations are the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, and the Federal Communications
Commission, or FCC.
The
commercial and private aviation industries, including civil aviation manufacturing and repair industries, are highly regulated
in the United States by the FAA. FAA certification is required for all equipment we install on commercial aircraft and type certificated
business aircraft, and certain of our operating activities require that we obtain FAA certification as a parts manufacturer. As
discussed in more detail in the section entitled “Business-Regulation-Federal Aviation Administration,” FAA approvals
required to operate our business include Supplemental Type Certificates, or STCs, and Parts Manufacturing Authorities, or PMAs.
Obtaining STCs and PMAs is an expensive and time-consuming process that requires significant focus and resources. Any inability
to obtain, delay in obtaining, or change in, needed FAA certifications, authorizations, or approvals, could have an adverse effect
on our ability to meet our installation commitments, manufacture and sell parts for installation on aircraft, or expand our business
and could, therefore, materially adversely affect our growth prospects, business and operating results. The FAA closely regulates
many of our operations. If we fail to comply with the FAA’s many regulations and standards that apply to our activities,
we could lose the FAA certifications, authorizations, or other approvals on which our manufacturing, installation, maintenance,
preventive maintenance, and alteration capabilities are based. In addition, from time to time, the FAA or comparable foreign agencies
adopt new regulations or amend existing regulations. The FAA could also change its policies regarding the delegation of inspection
and certification responsibilities to private companies, which could adversely affect our business. To the extent that any such
new regulations or amendments to existing regulations or policies apply to our activities, those new regulations or amendments
to existing regulations generally increase our costs of compliance.
As
a broadband Internet provider, we must comply with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994, or CALEA, which
requires communications carriers to ensure that their equipment, facilities and services can accommodate certain technical capabilities
in executing authorized wiretapping and other electronic surveillance. Currently, our CALEA solution is being deployed in our
network. However, we could be subject to an enforcement action by the FCC or law enforcement agencies for any delays related to
meeting, or if we fail to comply with, any current or future CALEA, or similarly mandated law enforcement related, obligations.
Such enforcement actions could subject us to fines, cease and desist orders, or other penalties, all of which could adversely
affect our business. Further, to the extent the FCC adopts additional capability requirements applicable to broadband Internet
providers, its decision may increase the costs we incur to comply with such regulations.
In
addition to these U.S. agencies, we are also subject to regulation by foreign government agencies that choose to assert jurisdiction
over us as a result of the service we provide on aircraft that fly international routes. Adverse decisions or regulations of these
U.S. and foreign regulatory bodies could negatively impact our operations and costs of doing business and could delay the roll-out
of our services and have other adverse consequences for us. Our ability to obtain certain regulatory approvals to offer our services
internationally may also be the responsibility of a third party, and, therefore, may be out of our control. We are unable to predict
the scope, pace or financial impact of regulations and other policy changes that could be adopted by the various governmental
entities that oversee portions of our business.
If
government regulation of the Internet, including e-commerce or online video distribution changes, we may need to change the way
we conduct our business to a manner that incurs greater operating expenses, which could harm our results of operations.
The
current legal environment for Internet communications, products and services is uncertain and subject to statutory, regulatory
or interpretive change. We cannot be certain that we, our vendors and media partners or our customers are currently in compliance
with applicable regulatory or other legal requirements in the countries in which our service is used. Our failure, or the failure
of our vendors and media partners, customers and others with whom we transact business to comply with existing or future legal
or regulatory requirements could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Regulators
may disagree with our interpretations of existing laws or regulations or the applicability of existing laws or regulations to
our business, and existing laws, regulations and interpretations may change in unexpected ways.
For
example, our mobile wireless broadband Internet access services were previously classified as information services, and not as
telecommunications services. Therefore, these services were not subject to FCC common carrier regulation. However, effective June
12, 2015, the FCC reclassified mobile (and fixed) broadband Internet access services as Title II telecommunications services pursuant
to the Open Internet Order. The Open Internet Order also adopted broad new net neutrality rules. For example, broadband providers
may not block access to lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices. Broadband providers also may not impair
or degrade lawful Internet traffic on the basis of content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices. In addition, broadband
providers may not favor some lawful Internet traffic over other lawful traffic in exchange for consideration of any kind, and
they may not prioritize the content and services of their affiliates. Other than for paid prioritization, the rules contain an
exception for “reasonable network management.” The Open Internet Order recognizes that whether a network management
practice is reasonable varies according to the broadband technology involved and may provide more flexibility to implement network
management practices in the context of our capacity-constrained air-to-ground and satellite broadband networks.
Other
jurisdictions may adopt similar or different regulations that could affect our ability to use “network management”
techniques. Likewise, the United States and the European Union, among other jurisdictions, are considering proposals regarding
data protection that, if adopted, could impose heightened restrictions on certain of our activities relating to the collection
and use of data of end users. Further, as we promote exclusive content and services and increase targeted advertising with our
media partners to customers of our services, we may attract increased regulatory scrutiny.
We
cannot be certain what positions regulators may take regarding our compliance with, or lack of compliance with, current and future
legal and regulatory requirements or what positions regulators may take regarding any past or future actions we have taken or
may take in any jurisdiction. Regulators may determine that we are not in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and
impose penalties, or we may need to make changes to our services, which could be costly and difficult. Any of these events would
adversely affect our operating results and business.
Our
possession and use of personal information and the use of credit cards by our customers present risks and expenses that could
harm our business. Unauthorized disclosure or manipulation of such data, whether through breach of our network security or otherwise,
could expose us to costly litigation and damage our reputation.
Maintaining
our network security is of critical importance because our online systems will store confidential registered user, employee and
other sensitive data, such as names, email addresses, addresses and other personal information. We will depend on the security
of our networks and the security of the network infrastructures of our third-party telecommunications service providers, our customer
support providers and our other vendors. Unauthorized use of our, or our third-party service providers’, networks, computer
systems and services could potentially jeopardize the security of confidential information, including credit card information,
of our future customers. There can be no assurance that any security measures we, or third parties, take will be effective in
preventing these activities. As a result of any such breaches, customers may assert claims of liability against us as a result
of any failure by us to prevent these activities. Further, our in-cabin network operates as an open, unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot,
and non-encrypted transmissions users send over this network may be vulnerable to access by users on the same plane. These activities
may subject us to legal claims, adversely impact our reputation, and interfere with our ability to provide our services, all of
which could have a material adverse effect on our business prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
Failure
to protect confidential customer data or to provide customers with adequate notice of our privacy policies could also subject
us to liabilities imposed by United States federal and state regulatory agencies or courts. For example, the FCC’s Consumer
Proprietary Network Information, or CPNI, rules, applicable to our satellite-based offerings, require us to comply with a range
of marketing and privacy safeguards. The FTC could assert jurisdiction to impose penalties related our service if it found our
privacy policies or security measures to be inadequate under existing federal law. We could also be subject to certain state laws
that impose data breach notification requirements, specific data security obligations, or other consumer privacy-related requirements.
Our failure to comply with any of these rules or regulations could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
Other
countries in which we may operate or from which our services may be offered, including those in the European Union, also have
certain privacy and data security requirements that may apply to our business, either now or in the future. These countries’
laws may in some cases be more stringent than the requirements in the United States. For example, European Union member countries
have specific requirements relating to cross border transfers of personal information to certain jurisdictions, including to the
United States. In addition, some countries have stricter consumer notice and/or consent requirements relating to personal information
collection, use or sharing. Moreover, international privacy and data security regulations may become more complex. For example,
the European Union is considering a draft proposed data protection regulation which, if enacted, may result in even more restrictive
privacy-related requirements. Our failure to comply with other countries’ privacy or data security-related laws, rules or
regulations could also have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In
addition, our customers will use credit cards to purchase our products and services. Problems with our or our vendors billing
software could adversely affect our customer satisfaction and could cause one or more of the major credit card companies to disallow
our continued use of their payment services. In addition, if our billing software fails to work properly and, as a result, we
do not automatically charge our subscribers’ credit cards on a timely basis or at all, our business, financial condition
and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We
depend upon third parties to manufacture equipment components and to provide services for our network.
We
rely on third-party suppliers for equipment components that we use to provide our services. The supply of third party components
could be interrupted or halted by a termination of our relationships, a failure of quality control or other operational problems
at such suppliers or a significant decline in their financial condition. If we are not able to continue to engage suppliers with
the capabilities or capacities required by our business, or if such suppliers fail to deliver quality products, parts, equipment
and services on a timely basis consistent with our schedule, our business prospects, financial condition and results of operations
could be adversely affected.
We
may fail to recruit, train and retain the highly skilled employees that are necessary to remain competitive and execute our growth
strategy. The loss of one or more of our key personnel could harm our business.
Competition
for key technical personnel in high-technology industries such as ours is intense. We believe that our future success depends
in large part on our continued ability to hire, train, retain and leverage the skills of qualified engineers and other highly
skilled personnel needed to maintain and grow our business and technology. We may not be as successful as our competitors at recruiting,
training, retaining and utilizing these highly skilled personnel. In particular, we may have more difficulty attracting or retaining
highly skilled personnel during periods of poor operating performance. Any failure to recruit, train and retain highly skilled
employees could negatively impact our business and results of operations.
We
depend on the continued service and performance of our key personnel, including Jeffrey Wun, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
and President. Mr. Wun became our Chief Executive Officer and President effective December 30, 2017 and was appointed Chairman
on January 22, 2018. Mr. Wun replaced Peter Chiou who was replaced from these positions and who we expect will become a consultant
to the Company for a short period of time. Such individuals have acquired specialized knowledge and skills with respect to our
operations. As a result, if any of these individuals were to leave us, we could face substantial difficulty in hiring qualified
successors and could experience a loss of productivity while any such successor obtains the necessary training and expertise.
We do not maintain key man insurance on any of our officers or key employees. In addition, much of our key technology and systems
are custom-made for our business by our personnel. The loss of key personnel, including key members of our management team, as
well as certain of our key marketing or technology personnel, could disrupt our operations and have an adverse effect on our ability
to grow our business.
We
have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to develop or maintain an effective
system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results and prevent fraud. As a result, current
and potential stockholders could lose confidence in our financial statements, which would harm the trading price of our common
stock.
Companies
that file reports with the SEC, including us, are subject to the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
or SOX 404. SOX 404 requires management to establish and maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting and annual
reports on Form 10-K filed under the Exchange Act to contain a report from management assessing the effectiveness of a company’s
internal control over financial reporting. Separately, under SOX 404, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act of 2010, public companies that are large accelerated filers or accelerated filers must include in their annual
reports on Form 10-K an attestation report of their regular auditors attesting to and reporting on management’s assessment
of internal control over financial reporting. Non-accelerated filers and smaller reporting companies, like us, are not required
to include an attestation report of their auditors in annual reports.
A
management discussion of our “Controls and Procedures” is included in our latest quarterly report on Form 10-K for
the period ended December 31, 2017. During its evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2017, management identified a material weakness. The material weakness was associated with our
lack of sufficient and skilled accounting personnel with an appropriate level of technical accounting knowledge and experience
in the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States commensurate with our financial reporting
requirements and our need to rely heavily on the use of external legal and accounting professionals to mitigate these deficiencies.
We are undertaking remedial measures, which measures will take time to implement and test, to address this material weakness.
There can be no assurance that such measures will be sufficient to remedy the material weakness identified or that additional
material weaknesses or other control or significant deficiencies will not be identified in the future. If we continue to experience
material weaknesses in our internal controls or fail to maintain or implement required new or improved controls, such circumstances
could cause us to fail to meet our periodic reporting obligations or result in material misstatements in our financial statements,
or adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and, if required, annual auditor attestation reports. Each
of the foregoing results could cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and lead to a decline
in our stock price.
Our
co-founder, Daniel Shih, would be considered a “bad actor” under Rule 506(d) of the Securities Act but for the fact
that SEC interpretations of Rule 506(d) provide that disqualification under Rule 506(d) is not triggered by actions taken in jurisdictions
other than the United States, such as convictions, court orders, or injunctions in a foreign court, or regulatory orders issued
by foreign regulatory authorities.
Our
co-founder (and, thus, a “promoter” as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), Daniel Shih, was
involved in two cases in Taiwan the first of which could have resulted in his being deemed a “bad actor” under Rule
506(d) if such cases were in the United States and not Taiwan. SEC compliance and disclosure interpretation 260.20 provides that
disqualification under Rule 506(d) is not triggered by actions taken in jurisdictions other than the United States and accordingly,
Mr. Shih is not a bad actor because of such interpretation.
The
first case related to the publicly traded shares of Kitai Construction and Development Inc., a listed company on the Taiwanese
over-the-counter market (“Kitai”). From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Shih’s father served as the General Manager of Kitai.
Prior to the annual meeting of the stockholders in 2008, the incumbent management team, together with friends and family members
(including Mr. Shih) collectively purchased a large number of shares of Kitai common stock in the open market in order to obtain
sufficient votes to maintain the current management team’s control of Kitai. Kitai’s stock price fluctuated as
a result of these purchases. Acting upon a report from an opposing party in the fight for Kitai’s management control,
the Taipei district prosecutor’s office brought an action at the district court level, or the Court of First Instance, against
several defendants, including Mr. Shih, alleging a violation of the Taiwanese security law provision that prohibits “continuing
buying of shares with an attempt to influence stock prices.” Counsel for the defendants argued that there was no attempt
to influence stock prices because (1) the real purpose of the buying activities was to maintain management control of Kitai and
was not to influence the stock prices and (2) the defendants did not attempt to sell any of the shares and there was no sale of
Kitai shares by the defendants during the relevant time period. Prior to the incident that led to the charge, Mr. Shih owned
no shares of Kitai stock and, other than the fact that Mr. Shih’s father was General Manager of Kitai, he had no relationship
with Kitai. In this case, the Court of First Instance found Mr. Shih guilty and sentenced him to four years in prison. In August
2016, Mr. Shih filed with the Taiwanese appellate court, or the Court of Second Instance, to appeal the decision of the Court
of First Instance. Although only in the preparatory states, the Court of Second Instance will conduct a full re-trial of
the case, as is the practice under Taiwanese law, with a full substantive review including both factual and legal aspects of the
case. While this second trial is pending, Mr. Shih’s sentence has been stayed, without bond. Because, as the defendant
in the case, Mr. Shih’s personal appearance will be required at most of the proceedings of the Court of Second Instance,
which proceedings could continue for an extended period of time, which would greatly affect Mr. Shih’s ability to conduct
his business affairs, Mr. Shih may decide to negotiate with the prosecutor for a settlement, which may result in probation and
the payment of a penalty, or the requirement to make a substantive donation to public charities. Mr. Shih and his local legal
counsel in Taiwan believe that the Court of First Instance was in error in finding him guilty because he had no intent to manipulate
the Kitai stock prices and Mr. Shih did not profit from his purchases of Kitai shares.
In
another case, in 2016, a significant shareholder of Priceplay Taiwan, Inc., Chernan Technology Ltd., Co., or Chernan, filed a
criminal complaint against several defendants alleging fraud in inducing Chernan to purchase shares of Priceplay Taiwan, Inc. The
case was accepted by the New Taipei prosecutors’ office. Although Daniel Shih was not listed as a defendant, the original
prosecutor assigned to this case believed that Mr. Shih possessed material information relating to the defendants’ alleged
activities and threatened to charge Mr. Shih if he did not cooperate. Subsequently, a new prosecutor who was assigned to the case
expressed his desire that the parties reach a private settlement so the at case could be dismissed. The parties have formally
begun a civil mediation process, and Mr. Shih is not a party in this mediation. If there is no settlement in the mediation process,
which could take from up to one to three years to resolve, the then prosecutor would have to decide at that time whether to revert
to the criminal proceeding or move to have the matter resolved through a civil litigation. Mr. Shih and his local Taiwan
legal counsel strongly believe that it is unlikely that Mr. Shih will be charged in any criminal proceeding relating to this matter.
Mr. Shih is the Chairman of Priceplay.com, Inc., a 70% owned subsidiary of Priceplay Taiwan, Inc. Mr. Shih was not, and is not,
an officer, director or stockholder of Priceplay Taiwan, Inc.
Daniel
Shih has relinquished “beneficial ownership” of substantially all of his equity interests in our company (whether
held directly or indirectly) in a manner acceptable to our company. This means that Mr. Shih no longer,
directly
or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has or shares (i) voting power, which
includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, securities, and/or (ii) investment power, which includes the power to
dispose, or to direct the disposition of, shares of our common stock, except for a de minimus number of shares of our common stock
which will continue to be beneficially owned by him by way of his being a control person in another entity that owns shares of
our common stock. Mr. Shih will, however, retain a pecuniary interest in some of the shares of our common stock over which he
has relinquished voting and investment power. Mr. Shih has also removed himself from any and all activities relating to
our business, including, but not limited to managerial, directional, advisory, promotional, developmental and fund-raising activities,
effective upon the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on December 20, 2017. Additionally,
Barbie Shih, Daniel Shih’s wife, was not re-elected to our board of directors on December 29, 2017. As a result of these
events, neither Mr. Shih nor Ms. Shih will maintain any active affiliation with, or material beneficial ownership interest in,
our company.
Mr.
Shih will not be able to restore his status as a “beneficial owner” of the shares of our common stock that he previously
beneficially owned nor will he be able to return to any active role or executive function in our company unless he is exonerated
from any wrongdoing with respect to the two matters in Taiwan discussed above or the relevant time period prescribed in Rule 506(d)
has expired.
Due
to the nature of the actions described above involving our founder/promoter, Daniel Shih, potential investors may not want to
invest in our company and third parties may not want to do business with us. The deterrence of investors from investing in our
company or of third parties from doing business with us because of reputational issues associated with the actions against Mr.
Shih that are described above could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operations, results of
operations and prospects.
We
believe our business depends on strong brands, and if we do not develop, maintain and enhance our brand, our ability to gain new
customers and retain customers may be impaired.
We
believe that our brands will be a critical part of our business. We expect to collaborate extensively with our future airline
partners on the look and feel of the in-flight homepage that their passengers encounter when logging into our service in flight.
In order to maintain strong relationships with our airline partners, we may have to reduce the visibility of our brand or make
other decisions that do not promote and maintain our brand. In addition, many of our trademarks contain words or terms having
a somewhat common usage and, as a result, we may have trouble registering or protecting them in certain jurisdictions. If we fail
to promote and maintain our brand, or if we incur significant expenses to promote the brands and are still unsuccessful in maintaining
strong brands, our business prospects, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Businesses
or technologies we acquire could prove difficult to integrate, disrupt our ongoing business, dilute stockholder value or have
an adverse effect on our results of operations.
As
part of our business strategy, we may engage in acquisitions of businesses or technologies to augment our organic or internal
growth. We do not have any relevant experience with integrating and managing acquired businesses or assets. Acquisitions involve
challenges and risks in negotiation, execution, valuation and integration. Moreover, we may not be able to find suitable acquisition
opportunities on terms that are acceptable to us. Even if successfully negotiated, closed and integrated, certain acquisitions
may not advance our business strategy, may fall short of expected return-on-investment targets or may fail. Any future acquisition
could involve numerous risks, including:
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the event that we enter into any acquisition agreements, closing of the transactions could be delayed or prevented by regulatory
approval requirements, including antitrust review, or other conditions. We may not be successful in addressing these risks or
any other problems encountered in connection with any attempted acquisitions, and we could assume the economic risks of such failed
or unsuccessful acquisitions.
Expenses
or liabilities resulting from litigation could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
From
time to time, we may be subject to claims or litigation in the ordinary course of our business, including for example, claims
related to employment matters and class action lawsuits. Our operations are characterized by the use of new technologies and services
across multiple jurisdictions that implicate a number of statutory schemes and a range of rules and regulations that may be subject
to broad or creative interpretation, which may subject to us to litigation, including class action lawsuits, the outcome of which
may be difficult to assess or quantify due to the potential ambiguity inherent in these regulatory schemes and/or the nascence
of our technologies and services. Plaintiffs in these types of litigation may seek recovery of very large or indeterminate amounts,
and the magnitude of the potential loss relating to such lawsuits may remain unknown for substantial periods of time. Any such
claims or litigation may be time-consuming and costly, divert management resources, require us to change our products and services,
or have other adverse effects on our business. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations
and could require us to pay significant monetary damages. In addition, costly and time-consuming litigation could be necessary
to enforce our existing contracts and, even if successful, could have an adverse effect on us. In addition, prolonged litigation
against any airline partner, customer or supplier could have the effect of negatively impacting our reputation and goodwill with
existing and potential airline partners, customers and suppliers.
Technological
advances may harm our business.
Due
to the widening use of state-of-the-art, personal electronic devices such as Apple’s iPad, ever-increasing numbers of passengers
have their own mobile devices, which they might use to bring their own content such as movies, music or games with them on a flight.
This could decrease demand for our in-flight offerings. Carriers now also have greater technical means at their disposal to offer
passengers in-flight access to the Internet, including through our offerings and those of our competitors. At present, these offerings
do not allow passengers to fully stream content on their mobile devices. If, however, in-flight Internet access in the future
allows passengers to fully stream content on their mobile devices, this could decrease demand for our in-flight offerings. While
both trends will give rise to risks as well as opportunities for us, it is impossible to foresee at present whether and, if so,
to what extent these trends will have lasting effects. Note, too, that the in-flight entertainment systems currently in place
are unable to support these developments. Given average useful lives of 15 to 20 years, the conventional systems will continue
to dominate the in-flight entertainment industry for the foreseeable future. As a result, possible changes will happen slowly,
giving all market players sufficient time to adapt.
We
may have exposure to foreign currency risks in the future and our future hedging activities could create losses.
Currency
risks essentially arise from the fact that sales to customers and purchasing are effected in one currency while fixed costs are
incurred in other currencies. If necessary, we will engage in hedging transactions to counteract direct currency risks. However,
we cannot always guarantee that all currency risks will have been hedged in full. Severe currency fluctuations could also cause
the hedging transactions to fail if agreed thresholds (triggers) are not met or exceeded. We therefore cannot fully preclude negative
foreign currency effects in the future - some of which might be substantial - due to unforeseen exchange rate fluctuations and/or
inaccurate assessments of market developments.
We
will source our content from studios, distributors and other content providers, and any reduction in the volume of content produced
by such content providers could hurt our business by providing us with less quality content to choose from and resulting in potentially
less attractive offerings for passengers.
We
will receive content from studios, distributors and other content providers, and in some circumstances, we will depend on the
volume and quality of the content that these content providers produce. If studios, distributors or other content providers were
to reduce the volume or quality of content they make available to us over any given time period, whether because of their own
financial limitations or other factors influencing their businesses, we would have less quality content to choose from and our
programmers would have more difficulty finding relevant and appropriate content to provide to our customers. This could negatively
impact the passenger experience, which could in turn reduce the demand for our offerings, which would have a negative impact on
our revenue and results of operations.
We
are a holding company with no operations of our own, and we depend on our subsidiaries for cash.
Currently,
we are a holding company and do not have any material assets or operations other than ownership of equity interests of our subsidiaries.
Our operations are conducted almost entirely through our subsidiaries, and our ability to generate cash to meet our obligations
or to pay dividends is highly dependent on the earnings of, and receipt of funds from, our subsidiaries through dividends or intercompany
loans. The ability of our subsidiaries to generate sufficient cash flow from future operations to allow us and them to make scheduled
payments on our obligations will depend on their future financial performance, which will be affected by a range of economic,
competitive and business factors, many of which are outside of our control. We cannot assure you that the cash flow and future
earnings of our operating subsidiaries will be adequate for our subsidiaries to service their debt obligations. If our subsidiaries
do not generate sufficient cash flow from future operations to satisfy corporate obligations, we may have to: undertake alternative
financing plans (such as refinancing), restructure debt, sell assets, reduce or delay capital investments, or seek to raise additional
capital. We cannot assure you that any such alternative refinancing would be possible, that any assets could be sold, or, if sold,
of the timing of the sales and the amount of proceeds realized from those sales, that additional financing could be obtained on
acceptable terms, if at all, or that additional financing would be permitted under the terms of our various debt instruments then
in effect. Our inability to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy our obligations, or to refinance our obligations on commercially
reasonable terms, would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, we
and our subsidiaries may incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future that may severely restrict or prohibit our subsidiaries
from making distributions, paying dividends or making loans to us.
Risks
Relating to our Industry
Our
business is highly dependent on the airline industry, which is itself affected by factors beyond the airlines’ control.
The airline industry is highly competitive and sensitive to changing economic conditions.
Our
business is directly affected by the number of passengers flying on commercial aircraft, the financial condition of the airlines
and other economic factors. If consumer demand for air travel declines, including due to increased use of technology such as videoconferencing
for business travelers, or the number of aircraft and flights shrinks due to, among other reasons, reductions in capacity by airlines,
the number of passengers available to use our service will be reduced, which would have a material adverse effect on our business
and results of operations. Unfavorable general economic conditions and other events that are beyond the airlines’ control,
including higher unemployment rates, higher interest rates, reduced stock prices, reduced consumer and business spending, terrorist
attacks or threats and pandemics could have a material adverse effect on the airline industry. A general reduction or shift in
discretionary spending can result in decreased demand for leisure and business travel and lead to a reduction in airline flights
offered and the number of passengers flying. Further, unfavorable economic conditions could also limit airlines’ ability
to counteract increased fuel, labor or other costs though raised prices. Our airline partners operate in a highly competitive
business market and, as a result, continue to face pressure on offerings and pricing. These unfavorable conditions and the competitiveness
of the air travel industry could cause one or more of our airline partners to reduce expenditures on passenger services including
deployment of our service or file for bankruptcy. Any of these events would have a material adverse effect on our business prospects,
financial condition and results of operations.
Air
traffic congestion at airports, air traffic control inefficiencies, weather conditions, such as hurricanes or blizzards, increased
security measures, new travel-related taxes, the outbreak of disease or any other similar event could harm the airline industry.
Airlines
are subject to cancellations or delays caused by factors beyond their control. Cancellations or delays due to weather conditions
or natural disasters, air traffic control problems, breaches in security or other factors could reduce the number of passengers
on commercial flights and thereby reduce demand for the services provided by us and our products and services and harm our businesses,
results of operations and financial condition.
Risks
Relating to our Technology and Intellectual Property
We
could be adversely affected if we suffer service interruptions or delays, technology failures or damage to our equipment.
Our
reputation and ability to attract, retain and serve our future commercial airline customers will depend upon the reliable performance
of our satellite transponder capacity, network infrastructure and connectivity system. We have experienced interruptions in these
systems in the past, including component and service failures that temporarily disrupted users’ access to the Internet,
and we may experience service interruptions, service delays or technology or systems failures in the future, which may be due
to factors beyond our control. If we experience frequent system or network failures, our reputation could be harmed and our future
airline customers may have the right to terminate their contracts with us or pursue other remedies.
Our
operations and services will depend upon the extent to which our equipment and the equipment of our third-party network providers
is protected against damage from fire, flood, earthquakes, power loss, solar flares, telecommunication failures, computer viruses,
break-ins, acts of war or terrorism and similar events. Damage to our networks could cause interruptions in the services that
we will provide, which could have a material adverse effect on service revenue, our reputation and our ability to attract or retain
customers.
We
rely on service providers for certain critical components of and services relating to our satellite connectivity network.
We
currently source key components of our hardware, including the aircraft installed satellite antenna, from third parties and key
aspects of our connectivity services, including all of our satellite transponder services from SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation. While
we have written contracts with these key component and service providers, if we experience a disruption in the delivery of products
and services from either of these providers, it may be difficult for us to continue providing our own products and services to
our customers. We have experienced component delivery issues in the past and there can be no assurance that it will avoid similar
issues in the future. Additionally, the loss of the exclusive source protections that we have with our hardware provider could
eliminate our competitive advantage in the use of satellites for in-flight connectivity, which could have a material adverse effect
on our business and operations.
Assertions
by third parties of infringement, misappropriation or other violation by us of their intellectual property rights could result
in significant costs and substantially harm our business and operating results.
In
recent years, there has been significant litigation involving intellectual property rights in many technology-based industries,
including the wireless communications industry. Any infringement, misappropriation or related claims, whether or not meritorious,
is time-consuming, diverts technical and management personnel and is costly to resolve. As a result of any such dispute, we may
have to develop non-infringing technology, pay damages, enter into royalty or licensing agreements, cease providing certain products
or services or take other actions to resolve the claims. These actions, if required, may be costly or unavailable on terms acceptable
to us. Certain of our suppliers do not provide indemnity to us for the use of the products and services that these providers supply
to us. At the same time, we generally offer third party intellectual property infringement indemnity to our customers which, in
some cases, does not cap our indemnity obligations and thus could render us liable for both defense costs and judgments. Any of
these events could result in increases in operating expenses, limit our service offerings or result in a loss of business if we
are unable to meet our indemnification obligations and our airline customers terminate or fail to renew their contracts.
We
may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights.
We
regard our trademarks, service marks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, proprietary technologies, domain names and similar intellectual
property as important to our success. We rely on trademark, copyright and patent law, trade secret protection and confidentiality
agreements with our employees, vendors, airline customers, customers and others to protect our proprietary rights. We have sought
and obtained patent protection for certain of our technologies in the United States and certain other countries. Many of the trademarks
that we use contain words or terms having a somewhat common usage and, as a result, we may have difficulty registering them in
certain jurisdictions. We have not yet obtained registrations for our most important marks in all markets in which we may do business
in the future, including countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. If other companies have registered or have been using
in commerce similar trademarks for services similar to ours in foreign jurisdictions, we may have difficulty in registering, or
enforcing an exclusive right to use, our marks in those foreign jurisdictions.
There
can be no assurance that our efforts to protect our proprietary rights will be sufficient or effective, that any pending or future
patent and trademark applications will lead to issued patents and registered trademarks in all instances, that others will not
develop or patent similar or superior technologies, products or services, or that our patents, trademarks and other intellectual
property will not be challenged, invalidated, misappropriated or infringed by others. Additionally, the intellectual property
laws and enforcement practices of other countries in which our service is or may in the future be offered may not protect our
products and intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. If we are unable to protect our
intellectual property from unauthorized use, our brand image may be harmed and our business and results of operations may suffer.
Our
use of open source software could limit our ability to commercialize our technology.
Open
source software is software made widely and freely available to the public in human-readable source code form, usually with liberal
rights to modify and improve such software. Some open source licenses require as a condition of use that proprietary software
that is combined with licensed open source software and distributed must be released to the public in source code form and under
the terms of the open source license. Accordingly, depending on the manner in which such licenses were interpreted and applied,
we could face restrictions on our ability to commercialize certain of our products and we could be required to (i) release the
source code of certain of our proprietary software to the public, including competitors; (ii) seek licenses from third parties
for replacement software; and/or (iii) re-engineer our software in order to continue offering our products. Such consequences
could materially adversely affect our business.
The
satellites that we currently rely on or may rely on in the future have minimum design lives, but could fail or suffer reduced
capacity before then.
The
usefulness of the satellites upon which we currently rely and may rely on in the future is limited by each satellite’s minimum
design life. For example, the satellites through which we provide our service have minimum design lives ranging from 10 to 15
years. Our ability to offer in-flight connectivity and alleviate capacity constraints throughout our network depends on the continued
operation of the satellites or any replacement satellites, each of which has a limited useful life. We can provide no assurance,
however, as to the actual operational lives of those or future satellites, which may be shorter than their design lives, nor can
we provide assurance that replacement satellites will be developed, authorized or successfully deployed.
In
the event of a failure or loss of any of these satellites, our satellite service providers may relocate another satellite and
use it as a replacement for the failed or lost satellite, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations. Such a relocation may require regulatory approval, including through, among other things, a showing
that the replacement satellite would not cause additional interference compared to the failed or lost satellite. We cannot be
certain that our satellite service provider could obtain such regulatory approval. In addition, we cannot guarantee that another
satellite will be available for use as a replacement for a failed or lost satellite, or that such relocation can be accomplished
without disrupting or otherwise adversely impacting our business.
Satellites
that are not yet in service are subject to construction and launch related risks.
Satellite
construction and launch are subject to significant risks, including delays, launch failure and incorrect orbital placement. Launch
failures result in significant delays in the deployment of satellites because of the need both to construct replacement satellites
and to obtain other launch opportunities. Construction and launch delays could materially and adversely affect our ability to
generate revenues.
A
failure to raise sufficient capital will delay or prohibit our building of a satellite ground station and related data center,
which will inhibit our business development.
Because
our IFEC services will require the transmission and processing of large amounts of data, we will need to build satellite ground
stations and related data centers in our regions of operation, to facilitate the effectiveness and efficiency of our IFEC services.
If we are not able to raise an amount of capital sufficient to purchase land for and build a satellite ground station and data
center near our area of operations, initially in the Asia region, we may not be able to provide our IFEC services in an efficient
and operationally effective way and, as a result, our business prospects and results of operations could suffer.
Risks
Related to Ownership of our Common Stock
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTCQX Best Market, which may have an unfavorable impact on our stock price and liquidity.
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTCQX Best Market. The OTCQB Best Market is a significantly more limited market than the New York
Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Stock Market. The quotation of our shares on the OTCQX may result in a less liquid market available
for existing and potential stockholders to trade shares of our common stock, could depress the trading price of our common stock
and could have a long-term adverse impact on our ability to raise capital in the future. We plan to list our common stock as soon
as practicable. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to meet the initial listing standards of any stock exchange,
or that we will be able to maintain any such listing.
We
cannot predict the extent to which an active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained. If an active
public trading market does not develop or cannot be sustained, you may be unable to liquidate your investment in our common stock.
At
present, there is minimal public trading in our common stock. We cannot predict the extent to which an active public market for
our common stock will develop or be sustained due to a number of factors, including the fact that we are a small company that
is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors, and others in the investment community that generate
or influence sales volume, and that even if we came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and would be
reluctant to follow an unproven company such as ours or purchase or recommend the purchase of our shares of common stock until
such time as we became more seasoned and viable. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity
in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity
that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share price. We cannot give you any assurance that an
active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained. If such a market cannot be sustained, you may
be unable to liquidate your investment in our common stock.
Our
common stock may be subject to significant price volatility which may have an adverse effect on your ability to liquidate your
investment in our common stock.
The
market for our common stock may be characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect
that our share price will be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. The potential volatility in our share
price is attributable to a number of factors. First, our shares of common stock may be sporadically and/or thinly traded. As a
consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our stockholders may disproportionately
influence the price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could, for example, decline precipitously in
the event that a large number of our shares of common stock are sold on the market without commensurate demand, as compared to
a seasoned issuer that could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on its share price. Secondly, an investment in us
is a speculative or “risky” investment due to our lack of meaningful profits to date and uncertainty of future profits.
As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment
in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at greater
discounts than would be the case with the stock of a seasoned issuer.
We
may be subject to penny stock regulations and restrictions and you may have difficulty selling shares of our common stock.
The
SEC has adopted regulations which generally define so-called “penny stocks” to be an equity security that has a market
price less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exemptions. Our common stock
is a “penny stock” and is subject to Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act, or the Penny Stock Rule. This rule imposes
additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell such securities to persons other than established customers
and “accredited investors” (generally, individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual incomes exceeding
$200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouses). For transactions covered by Rule 15g-9, a broker-dealer must make a special
suitability determination for the purchaser and have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to
sale. As a result, this rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and may affect the ability of purchasers
to sell any of our securities in the secondary market, thus possibly making it more difficult for us to raise additional capital.
For
any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require delivery, prior to any transaction in penny stock, of
a disclosure schedule prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market. Disclosure is also required to be made about sales
commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities. Finally,
monthly statements are required to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information
on the limited market in penny stock.
There
can be no assurance that our common stock will qualify for exemption from the Penny Stock Rule. In any event, even if our common
stock were exempt from the Penny Stock Rule, we would remain subject to Section 15(b)(6) of the Exchange Act, which gives the
SEC the authority to restrict any person from participating in a distribution of penny stock, if the SEC finds that such a restriction
would be in the public interest.
We
have never paid cash dividends on our stock and do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.
We
have paid no cash dividends on any class of our stock to date and we do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the near term.
For the foreseeable future, we intend to retain any earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business, and we
do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock. Accordingly, investors must be prepared to rely on sales of their
common stock after price appreciation to earn an investment return, which may never occur. Investors seeking cash dividends should
not purchase our common stock. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of our board of
directors and will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, contractual restrictions, restrictions imposed by
applicable law and other factors our board deems relevant.
Fulfilling
our obligations incident to being a public company, including with respect to the requirements of and related rules under the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, is expensive and time-consuming, and any delays or difficulties in satisfying these obligations could
have a material adverse effect on our future results of operations and our stock price.
As
a public company, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related rules and regulations of the SEC require us to implement various
corporate governance practices and adhere to a variety of reporting requirements and complex accounting rules. Compliance with
these public company obligations requires us to devote significant time and resources and places significant additional demands
on our finance and accounting staff and on our financial accounting and information systems. We plan to hire additional accounting
and financial staff with appropriate public company reporting experience and technical accounting knowledge. Other expenses associated
with being a public company include increased auditing, accounting and legal fees and expenses, investor relations expenses, increased
directors’ fees and director and officer liability insurance costs, registrar and transfer agent fees and listing fees,
as well as other expenses.
We
are required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to document and test the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting. In addition, we are required under the Exchange Act to maintain disclosure controls and procedures and internal control
over financial reporting. Any failure to maintain effective controls or implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties
encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. If
we are unable to conclude that we have effective internal control over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in
the reliability of our financial statements. This could result in a decrease in the value of our common stock. Failure to comply
with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 could potentially subject us to sanctions or investigations by the SEC or other regulatory
authorities.
Our
board of directors has broad discretion to issue additional securities and any such issuance may cause substantial dilution to
our stockholders.
We
are entitled under our articles of incorporation to issue up to 450,000,000 shares of common stock and 50,000,000 shares of “blank
check” preferred stock, although these amounts may change in the future subject to stockholder approval. Shares of our blank
check preferred stock provide our board of directors’ broad authority to determine voting, dividend, conversion, and other
rights. As of March 20, 2018, we had issued and outstanding 41,460,097 shares of common stock and we had 10,000,000 shares of
common stock reserved for issuance under our 2017 equity incentive plan of which options to purchase 4,661,308 shares of our common
stock have been granted to stockholders of Aircom in exchange for Aircom options as a result of completion of the reverse acquisition,
options to purchase 1,265,000 shares of our common stock have been granted to certain of our officers, directors, employees and
service providers, and options to purchase 4,054,011 shares of our common stock remain available for future grants under our 2017
equity incentive plan. As of March 20, 2018, we had no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. Accordingly, as of March
20, 2018, we could issue up to 408,539,903 additional shares of common stock (including shares reserved under our 2017 equity
incentive plan) and 50,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock. Any additional stock issuances could be made
at a price that reflects a discount or premium to the then-current market price of our common stock. In addition, in order to
raise capital, we may need to issue securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for a significant amount of our common
stock. Our board may generally issue those common and preferred shares, or convertible securities to purchase those shares, without
further approval by our stockholders. Any preferred shares we may issue could have such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions
as may be designated from time-to-time by our board, including preferential dividend rights, voting rights, conversion rights,
redemption rights and liquidation provisions. We may also issue additional securities to our directors, officers, employees and
consultants as compensatory grants in connection with their services, both in the form of stand-alone grants or under our stock
incentive plans. The issuance of additional securities may cause substantial dilution to our stockholders.
Our
articles of incorporation, bylaws and Nevada law have anti-takeover provisions that could discourage, delay or prevent a change
in control, which may cause our stock price to decline.
Our
articles of incorporation, bylaws and Nevada law contain provisions which could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire
us, even if closing such a transaction would be beneficial to our stockholders. We are currently authorized to issue up to 50,000,000
shares of “blank check” preferred stock. This preferred stock may be issued in one or more series, the terms of which
may be determined at the time of issuance by our board of directors without further action by stockholders. The terms of any series
of preferred stock may include voting rights (including the right to vote as a series on particular matters), preferences as to
dividend, liquidation, conversion and redemption rights and sinking fund provisions. No shares of our preferred stock are currently
outstanding. The issuance of any preferred stock could materially adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common stock,
and therefore, reduce the value of our common stock. In particular, specific rights granted to future holders of preferred stock
could be used to restrict our ability to merge with, or sell our assets to, a third party and thereby preserve control by current
management.
Provisions
of our articles of incorporation, bylaws and Nevada law also could have the effect of discouraging potential acquisition proposals
or making a tender offer or delaying or preventing a change in control, including changes a stockholder might consider favorable.
Such provisions may also prevent or frustrate attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our management. In particular,
our articles of incorporation, our bylaws and Nevada law, as applicable, among other things, provide our board of directors with
the ability to alter our bylaws without stockholder approval, and provide that vacancies on our board of directors may be filled
by a majority of directors in office, although less than a quorum.
We
may become subject to Nevada’s control share acquisition laws (Nevada Revised Statutes 78.378 -78.3793), which prohibit
an acquirer, under certain circumstances, from voting shares of a corporation’s stock after crossing specific threshold
ownership percentages, unless the acquirer obtains the approval of the issuing corporation’s stockholders. We are also subject
to Nevada’s Combination with Interested Stockholders Statute (Nevada Revised Statutes 78.411 -78.444) which prohibits an
interested stockholder from entering into a “combination” with the corporation, unless certain conditions are met.
These provisions are expected to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage
persons seeking to acquire control of our company to first negotiate with our board of directors. These provisions may delay or
prevent someone from acquiring or merging with us, which may cause the market price of our common stock to decline.
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
prospectus, including the sections entitled “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and “Business” contains forward-looking
statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “potentially,” “estimate,”
“continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “project,”
“plan,” “ongoing,” “expect” and similar expressions that convey uncertainty of future events
or outcomes are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited
to, statements concerning the following:
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forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in “Risk
Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment,
and new risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for us to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors
on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from
those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking
events and circumstances discussed in this prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from
those anticipated or implied in our forward-looking statements.
You
should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected
in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance
or events and circumstances described in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Moreover, neither we nor any
other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation
to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this prospectus to conform these statements
to actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as required by law.
You
should read this prospectus and the documents that we reference in this prospectus and have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or the SEC, as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part with the understanding that
our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances may be materially different from what
we expect.
This
prospectus includes market and industry data that has been obtained from third party sources, including industry publications,
as well as industry data prepared by our management on the basis of its knowledge of and experience in the industries in which
we operate (including our management’s estimates and assumptions relating to such industries based on that knowledge). Management’s
knowledge of such industries has been developed through its experience and participation in these industries. While our management
believes the third-party sources referred to in this prospectus are reliable, neither we nor our management have independently
verified any of the data from such sources referred to in this prospectus or ascertained the underlying economic assumptions relied
upon by such sources. Internally prepared and third-party market forecasts, in particular, are estimates only and may be inaccurate,
especially over long periods of time. In addition, no underwriters have independently verified any of the industry data prepared
by management or ascertained the underlying estimates and assumptions relied upon by management. Furthermore, references in this
prospectus to any publications, reports, surveys or articles prepared by third parties should not be construed as depicting the
complete findings of the entire publication, report, survey or article. The information in any such publication, report, survey
or article is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
We
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock by the selling stockholders.
DIVIDEND
POLICY
We
have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future
earnings for use in the operation of our business and do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable
future, if at all. Any future determination to declare dividends will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and
will depend on our financial condition, operating results, capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors
that our board of directors may deem relevant.
MARKET
PRICE INFORMATION
Our
common stock began trading on the OTCQB on May 30, 2017 under the symbol “AKOM.” On July 31, 2017, our stock began
trading on the OTCQX Best Market. To date, there has been limited trading for our common stock on the OTC Markets. The following
table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low closing prices of our common stock. These prices reflect inter-dealer
prices, without retain mark-up or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.
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of March 20, 2018, we had a total of 41,460,097 shares of our common stock outstanding and on that date the closing sales price
of our common stock was $6.98 per share on the OTCQX. Our stock only recently began trading and it is extremely thinly traded.
We cannot guarantee that an active market in our common stock will develop on the OTCQX.
We
had 52 record holders of our common stock as of March 20, 2018. Because brokers and other institutions hold shares on behalf of
stockholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of stockholders represented by these record holders.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our
condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Our discussion includes
forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives,
expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this
prospectus.
Overview
We
are a full-service provider of IFEC solutions. With advanced technologies and a unique business model, we plan to provide airline
passengers with a true broadband in-flight experience that encompasses a wide range of service options. Such options will include
Wi-Fi, cellular networks, movies, gaming, live TV, and music. We expect to offer these core services, which we are currently still
developing, through both built-in in-flight entertainment systems, such as a seatback display, as well as on passengers’
personal devices. We also expect to provide content management services and e-commerce solutions.
We
plan to partner with airlines and offer airline passengers free IFEC services. We expect to generate revenues through advertising
and in-flight transactions.
Our
total sales were $,0, $0 and $6,128,900 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our total sales
of $6,128,900 in 2015 were non-recurring sales of equipment to related parties. Our net loss for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2017 and 2016 were $7,132,464 and $3,176,464, respectively, as compared to a net income of $2,670,414 for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2015.
Principal
Factors Affecting Financial Performance
We
believe that our operating and business performance is driven by various factors that affect the commercial airline industry,
including trends affecting the travel industry and trends affecting the customer bases that we target, as well as factors that
affect wireless Internet service providers and general macroeconomic factors. Key factors that may affect our future performance
include:
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ability to enter into and maintain long-term business arrangements with airline partners, which depends on numerous factors
including the real or perceived availability, quality and price of our services and product offerings as compared to those
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associated with and our ability to execute our expansion, including modification to our network to accommodate satellite technology,
development and implementation of new satellite-based technologies, the availability of satellite capacity, costs of satellite
capacity to which we may have to commit well in advance, and compliance with regulations;
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Accounting Policies
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires
our management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported, including the notes thereto, and
related disclosures of commitments and contingencies, if any. We have identified certain accounting policies that are significant
to the preparation of our financial statements. These accounting policies are important for an understanding of our financial
condition and results of operation. Critical accounting policies are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial
condition and results of operations and require management’s difficult, subjective, or complex judgment, often as a result
of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods.
Certain accounting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to financial statements and because of the
possibility that future events affecting the estimate may differ significantly from management’s current judgments. We believe
the following critical accounting policies involve the most significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our
financial statements:
Revenue
Recognition
. We recognize sales when the earning process is completed, as evidenced by an arrangement with the customer,
transfer of title and acceptance, if applicable, has occurred, as well as the price is fixed or determinable, and collection is
reasonably assured. Sales are recorded net of returns, discounts and allowances.
Inventories
.
Inventories are recorded at the lower of weighted-average cost or net realizable value. We assess the impact of changing technology
on our inventory on hand and write off inventories that are considered obsolete. Estimated losses on scrap and slow-moving items
are recognized in the allowance for losses.
Research
and Development Costs
. Research and development costs are charged to operating expenses as incurred. For the years ended
December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, we incurred approximately $366,000, $1,597,000 and $25,000 of research and development costs,
respectively.
Property
and Equipment.
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. When value impairment is determined,
the related assets are stated at the lower of fair value or book value. Significant additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized.
Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is computed by using the straight-line method and double declining
method over the following estimated service lives: computer equipment - 3 to 5 years, furniture and fixtures - 5 years and satellite
equipment – 5 years. Construction costs for on-flight entertainment equipment not yet in service are recorded under construction
in progress. Upon sale or disposal of property and equipment, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the
corresponding accounts, with any gain or loss credited or charged to income in the period of sale or disposal. We review the carrying
amount of property and equipment for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such
assets may not be recoverable. We determined that there was no impairment loss for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and
2015.
Goodwill
and Purchased Intangible Assets
. Goodwill represents the amount by which the total purchase price paid exceeded the estimated
fair value of net assets acquired from acquisition of subsidiaries. We test goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, or more
often if events or circumstances indicate that there may be impairment. Purchased intangible assets with finite life are amortized
on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of respective assets. Purchased intangible assets with indefinite life
are evaluated for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not
be recoverable. As of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 purchased intangible asset consists of satellite system software and is
amortized over 10 years.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
. We utilize the three-level valuation hierarchy for the recognition and disclosure of fair
value measurements. The categorization of assets and liabilities within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input
that is significant to the measurement of fair value. The three levels of the hierarchy consist of the following:
Level
1 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that
we have the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level
2 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices
in markets that are not active or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially
the full term of the instrument.
Level
3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs based upon management’s best estimate of inputs market participants
could use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date, including assumptions.
The
carrying amounts of our cash, accounts receivable, other receivable, short-term loans, accounts payable, and other payable approximated
their fair value due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments.
Foreign
Currency Translation.
If a foreign subsidiary’s functional currency is the local currency, translation adjustments
will result from the process of translating the subsidiary’s financial statements into the reporting currency of our company.
Such adjustments are accumulated and reported under other comprehensive income (loss) as a separate component of stockholder’s
equity.
Emerging
Growth Company
We
qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act. As a result, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely
on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements. For so long as we are an emerging growth company, we will not be required
to:
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with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation
or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements
(i.e., an auditor discussion and analysis);
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certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons
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addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition
period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards.
In
other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise
apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period. Our financial
statements may therefore not be comparable to those of companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.
We
will remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, or until the earliest of (i) the last day of the first
fiscal year in which our total annual gross revenues exceed $1 billion, (ii) the date that we become a “large accelerated
filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our shares of common stock
that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal
quarter or (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three year
period.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
Financial
Instruments
In
January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, “Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement
of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” or ASU 2016-01, which updates certain aspects of recognition, measurement,
presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-01
on our consolidated financial statements.
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses
on Financial Instruments,” or ASU 2016-13, which modifies the measurement of expected credit losses of certain financial
instruments. ASU 2016-13 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within
those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-13 on our consolidated financial statements.
Intangibles
In
January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other” (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test
for Goodwill Impairment, which goodwill shall be tested at least annually for impairment at a level of reporting referred to as
a reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2017-04 on its consolidated financial statements.
Leases
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842), or ASU 2016-02, which modifies lease accounting
for both lessees and lessors to increase transparency and comparability by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees
for those leases classified as operating leases under previous accounting standards and disclosing key information about leasing
arrangements. ASU 2016-02 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within
those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the timing of its adoption and the impact of
adopting ASU 2016-02 on our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue
Recognition
In
May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606), or ASU 2014-09, which
amends the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is based on principles that govern the recognition
of revenue at an amount an entity expects to be entitled when products are transferred to customers. ASU 2014-09 will be effective
for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within that reporting period.
Subsequently,
the FASB issued the following standards related to ASU 2014- 09: ASU No. 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers
(Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations,” or ASU 2016-08; ASU No. 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with
Customers” (Topic 606): Identifying “Performance Obligations and Licensing,” or ASU 2016-10; and ASU No. 2016-12,
“Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606): “Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients,”
or ASU 2016-12. We must adopt ASU 2016- 08, ASU 2016-10 and ASU 2016-12 with ASU 2014-09 (collectively, the “new revenue
standards”).
The
new revenue standards may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect
recognized as of the date of adoption. We currently expect to adopt the new revenue standards in our first quarter of 2018 utilizing
the either a retrospective basic or modified retrospective basic method. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the
new revenue standards on our consolidated financial statements.
Income
Taxes
In
October 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-16, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfer of Assets Other than Inventory”
(“ASU 2016-16”), which requires the recognition of the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset,
other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. ASU 2016-06 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December
15, 2017 and for the Company in its first quarter of 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-16
on its consolidated financial statements.
Results
of Operations
Comparison
of the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
The
following table sets forth key components of our results of operations during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, both
in dollars and as a percentage of our sales.
|
|
For
the Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
of Sales
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
of Sales
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
of Sales
|
|
Sales
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
6,128,900
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
Cost of sales
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,337,905
|
|
|
|
21.8
|
%
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
7,147,597
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,970,105
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,235,796
|
|
|
|
20.2
|
%
|
Income (loss) from operations
|
|
|
(7,147,597
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,970,105
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,555,199
|
|
|
|
58.0
|
%
|
Net non-operating income
(expense)
|
|
|
23,652
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(89,559
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
(7,123,945
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(4,059,664
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,555,214
|
|
|
|
58.0
|
%
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
|
|
8,519
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(883,200
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
884,800
|
|
|
|
14.4
|
%
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
(7,132,464
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,176,464
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,670,414
|
|
|
|
43.6
|
%
|
Other comprehensive income
(loss)
|
|
|
(3,454
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total comprehensive income
(loss)
|
|
$
|
(7,135,918
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(3,176,474
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
2,670,414
|
|
|
|
43.6
|
%
|
Sales
.
Our sales were $0 for each of the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, as compared to the $6,128,900 for the same period in
2015. The decrease is because we are still developing our core business in on-board entertainment and connectivity and did not
generate any recurring sales in 2017 and 2016, while the sales of $6,128,900 in 2015 were from a non-recurring sale of equipment
to related parties.
Cost
of sales
. Our cost of sales includes the direct costs of our raw materials and component parts, as well as the cost of
labor and overhead. Our cost of sales was $0 for both of the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 as we didn’t have any
sales during the period, compared to the $1,337,905 for the same period in 2015 as a result of the non-recurring sales of equipment
to related parties.
Operating
expenses
. Our operating expenses consist primarily of compensation and benefits, professional advisor fees, cost of promotion,
business development, business travel, transportation costs, and other expenses incurred in connection with general operations.
Our operating expenses increased by $3,177,492, or 80.0%, to $7,147,597 for the year ended December 31, 2017, from $3,970,105
for the year ended December 31, 2016. Such increase was mainly due to the increase in stock-based compensation, satellite service
fees, investor relations and securities registration expenses, payroll and related expenses, legal expense, accounting fees, travel
expenses and consulting fees of $1,729,446, $382,281, $671,058, $578,903, $306,694, $457,736, $138,965 and $269,453, respectively,
which was offset by the decrease in R&D and outsourcing expenses of $1,231,202 and $144,623, respectively. Our operating expenses
increased by $2,734,309, or 221.3%, to $3,970,105 for the year ended December 31, 2016, from $1,235,796 for the year ended December
31, 2015. Such increase was mainly due to the increase in R&D expenses, amortization expenses, outside services, payroll expenses
and consulting fees, by the amount of $1,572,184, $412,500, $290,000, $531,381 and $125,399, respectively, offset by the decrease
in marketing expenses by the amount of $169,081. The increase in payroll expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 is due
to all payroll expenses in 2016 being classified as operating expenses while a portion of the payroll expenses, $652,800, was
classified as cost of sales in 2015.
Net
Non-Operating income (expense)
. We had $23,652 and $89,559 in net non-operating expense for the years ended December 31,
2017 and 2016, as compared to net non-operating income of $15 for the year ended December 31, 2015. Net non-operating income of
for the year ended December 31, 2017 primarily represents the cancellation of debt from a related party of $26,647, while the
$89,559 net non-operating expense in the year ended December 31, 2016 represents interest expense.
Income
(loss) before income taxes
. Our loss before income taxes is $7,123,945 for the year ended December 31, 2017 as compared
to the loss before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2016 of $4,059,664, an increase of $3,064,281. Our loss before
income taxes is $4,059,664 for the year ended December 31, 2016 as compared to the income before income taxes of $3,555,214 for
the year ended December 31, 2015, increased by $7,614,878, as a result of the factors described above.
Income
tax expense (benefit)
. Income tax expense increased to $8,519 for the year ended December 31, 2017, from an income tax
benefit of $883,200 for the year ended December 31, 2016. The income tax expense for 2017 was mainly due to California franchise
tax and foreign subsidiary’s income tax expenses. Income tax benefit increased to $883,200 for the year ended December 31,
2016, from the income taxes expense of $884,800 for the year ended December 31, 2015. The income tax benefit for the year ended
December 31, 2016 was due to the operating loss reducing the taxable income carried over from December 31, 2015.
Total
comprehensive (income) loss
. As a result of the cumulative effect of the factors described above, our total comprehensive
loss increased by $3,959,444 to $7,135,918 for the year ended December 31, 2017, from $3,176,474 for the year ended December 31,
2016 and our total loss increased by $5,846,888 to $3,176,474 for the year ended December 31, 2016 from a net income of $2,670,414
for the year ended December 31, 2015.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Comparison
of the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
As
of December 31, 2017, we had cash and cash equivalents of $21,504. To date, we have financed our operations primarily through
a non-recurring sale of equipment in 2015 to a related party, cash flow from operations, augmented by cash proceeds from financing
activities, short-term borrowings and equity contributions by our stockholders.
The
following table provides detailed information about our net cash flow for all financial statement periods presented in this report:
Cash
Flow
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
Net cash provided by (used for) operating
activities
|
|
$
|
(6,001,485
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,225,102
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,094,442
|
|
Net cash used for investing activity
|
|
|
(273,015
|
)
|
|
|
(4,006,285
|
)
|
|
|
(5,728,508
|
)
|
Net cash provided by financing
activity
|
|
|
5,984,941
|
|
|
|
5,502,422
|
|
|
|
864,452
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(289,559
|
)
|
|
|
271,035
|
|
|
|
(1,769,614
|
)
|
Cash from acquired subsidiaries
|
|
|
2,354
|
|
|
|
21,650
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cash at beginning of period
|
|
|
312,173
|
|
|
|
19,498
|
|
|
|
1,789,112
|
|
Foreign currency translation
effect on cash
|
|
|
(3,464
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cash at end of period
|
|
$
|
21,504
|
|
|
$
|
312,173
|
|
|
$
|
19,498
|
|
Operating
Activities
Net
cash used for operating activities was $6,001,485 for the year ended December 31, 2017, as compared to $1,225,102 for the
year ended December 31, 2016. The increase in net cash used for operating activities was mainly due to net operating loss, increase
in prepaid expenses, and decrease in other payable related parties of $7,132,464, $521,949 and $2,373,180, respectively, offset
by the decrease in other receivable-related party and deposits-others, increase in accrued expenses and other payable of $162,335,
$660,132, $506,822 and $392,299, respectively. Net cash used for operating activities was $1,225,102 for the year ended December
31, 2016, as compared to $3,094,442 net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2015. The increase
in net cash used for operating activities was mainly due to net operating loss, increase in deposits-others, decrease in other
payable related party and other payable-others in the amount of $3,176,474, $382,543, $1,638,890 and $133,759, respectively, offset
by the increase in accounts receivable-related party, prepaid expenses and other receivable-related party of $3,478,900, $116,327
and $166,180, respectively.
Investing
Activity
Net
cash used in investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $273,015, $4,006,285 and $5,728,508,
respectively. The net cash used in investing activities mainly related to the purchase of property and equipment in the amount
of $273,015 in 2017 and the purchase of property and equipment and acquisition of goodwill in the amount of $3,686,597 and $319,688,
respectively, in 2016, and acquisitions of intangible assets of $4,950,000 in 2015.
Financing
Activit
y
Net
cash provided by financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $5,984,941, $5,502,422 and $864,452,
respectively. These net cash amounts provided by financing activities were mainly attributable to more proceeds from the issuance
of our common stock and subscribed capital in the amounts of $5,914,941, $5,463,038 and $864,452 during the years ended December
31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Currently
available working capital will not be adequate to sustain our operations at our current levels for the next twelve months. We
expect to satisfy our working capital requirements over the next twelve months through the sale of equity or debt securities.
However, we do not have any commitment from any third party to invest in our company or otherwise acquire any of our equity or
debt securities. Furthermore, even if we successfully raise sufficient capital to satisfy our needs over the next twelve months,
in the future, we will require additional cash resources due to changed business conditions, implementation of our strategy to
expand our business or other investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If our own financial resources are insufficient
to satisfy our capital requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain additional credit facilities.
The sale of additional equity securities could result in dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result
in increased debt service obligations and could require us to agree to operating and financial covenants that would restrict our
operations. Financing may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Any failure by us to raise additional
funds on terms favorable to us, or at all, could limit our ability to expand our business operations and could harm our overall
business prospects.
Capital
Expenditures
Our
operations continue to require significant capital expenditures primarily for technology development, equipment and capacity expansion.
Capital expenditures are associated with the supply of airborne equipment to our prospective airline partners, which correlates
directly to the roll out and/or upgrade of service to our prospective airline partners’ fleets. Capital spending is also
associated with the expansion of our network, ground stations and data centers and includes design, permitting, network equipment
and installation costs.
Capital
expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were $273,015, $4,006,285 and $5,028,508, respectively.
We
anticipate an increase in capital spending in fiscal year 2018 and estimate that capital expenditures will range from $6 million
to $60 million as we begin airborne equipment installations and continue to execute our expansion strategy.
Inflation
Inflation
and changing prices have not had a material effect on our business and we do not expect that inflation or changing prices will
materially affect our business in the foreseeable future. However, our management will closely monitor price changes in our industry
and continually maintain effective cost control in operations.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
We
do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial
condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures or capital
resources that is material to an investor in our securities.
Seasonality
Our
operating results and operating cash flows historically have not been subject to significant seasonal variations. This pattern
may change, however, as a result of new market opportunities or new product introductions.
BUSINESS
Business
Overview
With
advanced technologies and a unique business model, we, as a service provider of in-flight entertainment and connectivity (or “IFEC”)
solutions, intend to provide airline passengers with a broadband in-flight experience that encompasses a wide range of service
options. Such options include Wi-Fi, cellular, movies, gaming, live TV, and music. We plan to offer these core services, which
we are currently still developing, through both built-in in-flight entertainment systems, such as a seat-back display, as well
as on passengers’ personal devices. We also expect to provide content management services and e-commerce solutions.
We
plan to partner with airlines and offer airline passengers free IFEC services. We expect to generate revenues through advertising
and in-flight transactions. We believe that this is an innovative approach that differentiates us from existing market players.
Our
Corporate Structure
We
are a holding company. All of our business operations are conducted through our several operating subsidiaries. The chart below
presents our corporate structure as of the date of this prospectus:
Aircom
Pacific, Inc. is our wholly owned operating subsidiary through which all of our operational and core business activities are run.
On
October 31, 2016, Aircom acquired Aircom HK for $100,000. Aircom HK is a Hong Kong limited company formed on October 3, 2008 as
Yanwei Information Technology Limited. Aircom HK changed its name to Dadny Inc Limited on July 22, 2015 and changed its name again
to Aircom Pacific Inc. Limited on July 22, 2015. Aircom HK is in charge of all of Aircom’s business and operations in Hong
Kong and China. Aircom HK is applying for, and will be the holder of VSTC issued by the HKCAD. Presently, Aircom HK’s primary
function is business development, both with respect to airlines as well as content providers and advertising partners based in
Hong Kong and China. It is also actively seeking strategic partnerships in those areas, through which Aircom may leverage its
product offerings to provide enhanced services to prospective customers. Aircom also plans to provide local support to Hong Kong-based
airlines via Aircom HK and Aircom HK owned teleports located in the Hong Kong areas.
On
December 12, 2016, Aircom acquired Aircom Japan for $600,000. Aircom Japan was formed under the law of Japan on August 29, 2011
as Dadny (Japan) Inc. and changed its name to Aircom Japan, Inc. on July 1, 2016. Aircom Japan is responsible for Aircom’s
business development efforts and general operations located within Japan. Aircom Japan is applying for, and will be the holder
of, a Satellite Communication Blanket License, which is necessary for Aircom to provide services within Japan. Aircom Japan will
also provide local support to airlines operate within the territory of Japan. We do not expect to be in a position to successfully
launch our service offerings in Japan until sometime in 2019.
Aircom
Seychelles was formed by Aircom under the laws of Seychelles on December 15, 2009 as Gulach Ltd. and changed its name to Aircom
Pacific Ltd. on August 19, 2014. Aircom Seychelles was formed to facilitate Aircom’s global corporate structure for both
business operations and tax planning. Presently, Aircom Seychelles has no operations. Aircom is working with corporate and tax
advisers in finalizing its global corporate structure and has not yet concluded its final plan of organization.
Aircom
Taiwan, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of Aircom in December 2017, was organized under the laws of Taiwan on June 29,
2016. Aircom Taiwan is responsible for Aircom’s business development efforts and general operations within Taiwan. We are
currently planning to locate the site of our first ground station in Taiwan and we expect that if we raise sufficient funds to
move forward with this project (although that cannot be guaranteed), Aircom Taiwan will play a significant role in building and
operating that ground station.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 923 Incline Way #39, Incline Village, NV 89451. The telephone number at our principal
executive office is (877) 742-3094.
Our
Industry
According
to William Blair’s equity report titled “The Internet of Everything,” dated January 30, 2017, commercial in-flight
connectivity, or IFC, is a rapidly growing $6 billion market. Global industry penetration of commercial aircraft installed with
IFC has grown from less than 1% in 2008 to 25% in 2016, with the expectation of 60%-plus by 2022. Industry growth should occur
from not only increased penetration, but also expected increases in the average revenue generated per aircraft.
The
global IFEC market is expected to experience high growth due to factors such as aircraft expansion, increasing passenger rates,
rising penetration rates, and technological advances. The global IFEC market revenue was forecasted to grow at a compound annual
growth rate of 49.7% (2013 Global Industry Analyst Report). The Asia Pacific region is expected to experience more rapid growth
because of the demand from a huge population. Boeing estimates that commercial aircraft will increase from 22,510 planes in 2015
to more than 45,000 in 2035 according to its 2016 market report.
Our
Business Model
We
believe that our business model sets us apart from our competitors. We combine cutting-edge connectivity technology with a unique
content-driven approach. Traditionally, providers of in-flight connectivity focus primarily on the profit margin derived from
the sale of hardware to airlines and of bandwidth to passengers. Both airlines and passengers have to “pay to play,”
which results in low participation and usage rates. We break away from this model and set a new trend with our business model,
under which neither airlines nor passengers need to pay for products or services. Furthermore, our business plan will provide
our future airline partners with an opportunity to participate in our revenue sharing model. Taken together, this novel approach
creates incentive for the airlines to work with us while driving passenger usage rates to levels management believes could reach
90% or more, considering the fact that many passengers now carry more than one smart device.
Our
main source of revenue is expected to be derived from the content channeled through our network. In other words, we plan to use
connectivity as a tool rather than as a commodity for sale, which we believe will allow us to achieve a greater return. By providing
free connectivity and a large volume of content, we believe that we will generate a multiplying effect that will result in a value
that exceeds the “sum of its parts.” Through our extended products, continuously expanding content network, and integrated
service, we expect to deliver a total end-to-end solution for our customers, along with uninterrupted professional and social
life to passengers during air travel.
We
expect that our business will generate revenue primarily through revenue sharing with select partners. Our revenue partners include
Internet companies, content providers, advertisers, telecom service providers, e-commerce, and premium sponsors. In addition,
we expect to generate income from selling premium access passes to frequent flyers which would enable the holders to access our
network with less restrictions and fewer interruptions from advertisement.
We
expect to launch our business offerings in 2018, initially in China or Southeast Asia. We may expand our operations
to other international markets if we determine that we can compete in such markets.
Our
IFEC Solutions
We
plan to provide airline passengers with a broadband in-flight experience that encompasses a wide range of service options. Such
options include WiFi, cellular, movies, gaming, live TV, and music. We plan to offer our services through both built-in in-flight
entertainment systems, such as a seatback display, as well as on passengers’ personal devices. We also plan to provide related
content management services and on-board e-commerce solutions.
Our
Connectivity Solutions
We
expect to bring connectivity on-board aircraft with communication satellites. As depicted in the diagram below, aircraft equipped
with connectivity instruments can communicate with satellites via an airborne antenna. The satellite then relays the information
to a ground station, which is equipped with a high-power satellite dish and is connected to the internet through our proprietary
ground system.
Satellites
can communicate on different microwave frequency bands. The higher the frequency, the faster the rate at which data transmits.
However, higher frequency waves are more susceptible to interference from the environment, such as rain fade. Most in-flight connectivity
systems currently rely on the Ku-band for communication, though many players in the market are working to provide higher bandwidth
and faster transmitting rates using the Ka-band. However, there are few Ka-enabled satellites, which limits the coverage area.
We are developing a hybrid Ka/Ku satellite communication system that enables a high throughput where Ka-band coverage is available
and offers global coverage where it is not. Our policy engine will make near real-time decisions based on best available bandwidth
to choose between Ka and Ku-bands. In an area where Ka and Ku-band coverage overlaps, our airborne system can use both Ka and
Ku-band bandwidth or choose the best option based on capacity, cost, and loading. It can also roam seamlessly between Ka and Ku-band
satellites when the aircraft is moving in to or out of the Ka-band coverage area.
Our
dual band system architecture brings our airline customers and their passengers the benefits of both Ka and Ku-band satellite
technology. The Ka-band increases data throughput, while the Ku-band offers reliable service outside of the Ka-band coverage area
or when Ka-band is not available due to weather or other interference.
In
July 2015, we entered into a digital transmission service agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited, or
AsiaSat, for use of its AsiaSat 7 and 8 satellites, which provide access to both Ku and Ka-bands in China and Southeast Asia,
for the provision of telecommunication services, including internet service. This agreement runs for a period of three years from
its date of commencement, December 31, 2015. We paid AsiaSat a deposit of $775,000, which will be held by AsiaSat as security
for our payment obligations and which AsiaSat may apply towards any defaults in such obligations. We are required to pay AsiaSat
an annual service fee of $3,100,000, on a quarterly basis. The contract was subsequently suspended and both sides reached a settlement
with respect to the Agreement in July 2017. Please also see “Legal Proceedings” below.
In
March 2017, we entered into a Master Service Agreement with SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation for use of its JCSAT-2B/Asia Beam Ku-band
satellite telecommunication services, teleport services and housing services. The agreement’s initial term runs for a period
of three years from its commencement date of April 15, 2017, subject to the receipt of all governmental licenses and approval,
and will continue be effective provided any of the services continues after the initial term. We are required to prepay $285,300
and a security deposit plus applicable Japanese consumption tax upon commencement date.
We
are actively working with other satellite providers in order to accommodate airlines’ global routes and growing fleets.
We are monitoring the satellite industry for growth in coverage, with recent attention on China Satcom’s plan to launch
high-capacity Ka-band and Ka HTS multispot-beam satellites over the Asia Pacific region.
We
plan to provide airline partners with the equipment necessary for in-flight connectivity, which is to be installed by the maintenance,
repair, and overhaul service provider, or MRO, selected by the airline. The main components of each installation kit include a
radome, one antenna each for Ka and Ku-band, a modem, servers, and wireless access points, among others. The complete bill of
materials encompasses more than 5,000 individual parts and components. All components of the installation kit will require an
STC from the FAA, or its equivalents in the relevant jurisdiction. For aircraft outside of the FAA’s jurisdiction, an additional
Validation of Supplemental Type Certificate, or VSTC, for the jurisdiction is required. Each aircraft type requires its own STC
and VSTC as needed. For example, a STC for an Airbus A320 would not permit us to install the same equipment onboard a Boeing 737.
On
October 15, 2014, our subsidiary, Aircom, entered into an agreement with dMobile System Co., Ltd. (“dMobile”), a Taiwanese
corporation whose Chairman of the Board is Daniel Shih, our co-founder, a former material beneficial owner of our common stock
and the husband of Barbie Shih, one of our former directors, for the delivery to dMobile of ground station equipment to be resold
to Priceplay Taiwan Inc. (“PPTW”), of which Mr. Shih may be a deemed beneficial owner. According to the terms of this
agreement, the purchase price for the initial system was $10,202,455, which was reduced to $6,980,000 on March 10, 2015. We delivered
the initial system to dMobile on October 20, 2015 and the purchase price receivable from dMobile was offset by our payable to
dMobile for a certain software purchase and a portion of the $1,000,000 prepayment dMobile paid towards the ground station equipment
purchase price, leaving a balance owed by Aircom to dMobile of $471,100. In March 2017, due to changes in ground station equipment
technology, both parties mutually agreed to terminate the contracts between them and dMobile agreed to accept 94,220 shares of
our common stock in settlement of the $471,100 balance. For a more detailed discussion of this settlement agreement, see “
Certain
Relationships and Related Party Transactions - Transactions with Affiliates
,” below.
We
will work with our hardware providers to obtain the necessary STCs or VSTCs for individual aircraft types. We will also provide
training and technical support to each airline’s MRO services provider(s) for the installation of our equipment. Such support
will also include technical, management, and operational support, with 24/7 network monitoring of the performance of each aircraft’s
equipment.
Our
Content Solutions
Traditionally,
airlines view in-flight entertainment content as a budgeted expense for which they have to pay hefty royalties. With our business
model and technologies, we are able to transform in-flight entertainment into a source of revenue for our airline customers. We
are teaming up with our current and future prospective airline customers to provide free onboard Wi-Fi services to passengers,
which allows us to maintain data traffic control, specifically in terms of blocking or placing advertisements as needed and inserting
targeted commercials.
Premium
Content Sponsorship
Recently,
merchants have begun to take advantage of in-flight connectivity. In May of 2015, Amazon announced its plan to sponsor free video
and music streaming for its Prime Video subscribers onboard JetBlue’s planes. The Amazon and JetBlue partnership is a paradigm
of a win-win affiliation between an Internet powerhouse and a provider of in-flight connectivity. Amazon gained a platform through
which it could display its premium subscription services and expanded its distribution network, while JetBlue generated significant
revenue simply by making its in-flight connectivity available to Amazon.
The
Amazon-JetBlue partnership is only one of many examples whereby an Internet company can vastly increase its competitive edge by
gaining access to in-flight connectivity. We seek to exemplify this type of relationship through collaboration with major Internet
companies, such as a search engine company. We plan to promote the partner’s brand through its in-flight services by channeling
all searches to the partner’s search engine. By designing the user interface around the partnered company, we can present
passengers with an on-screen environment populated by its apps, logos, and colors, providing a powerful marketing tool for the
company. We can also enhance recognition of our sponsors’ brand by creating a list of portals on the in-flight system’s
home screen, which leads to each sponsor’s individual page where passengers can resume their normal entertainment, social,
and professional activities.
We
are actively negotiating with Internet content providers to establish premium sponsorships. We have entered into a memorandum
of understanding with Yahoo! to provide bandwidth sponsorship with branding potential.
Live
TV
We
are negotiating with television providers along our airline partners’ flight routes to make live TV available through our
IFEC system. Airlines can select live TV channels that are appropriate for each flight route. An Electronic Program Guide channel
listing will be available for easy viewing and selection.
Several
revenue sources will be available for live TV broadcasting, including commercials before and during programs, and banners at the
bottom of the screen. Banner advertisements at the bottom of the screen can be interactive which will generate pay per click,
or PPC, or cost per click, or CPC, revenue in addition to the lower priced cost per thousand impressions, or CPM, revenue. In
addition, we could receive sponsorship premiums from select TV programs, such as pay-per-view and shopping channels.
Social
Media and Instant Messaging
We
have firewalls in place both on the ground and in the air. These, in combination with our policy enforcement software, allow us
to filter, classify, block, or forward services in accordance to our service and quality policies. We can control the flow of
traffic for each individual application, enabling us to use a white list model through which social media and instant messaging
partners can provide their users with onboard access by paying an annual fee.
We
are in active discussions with Line, WeChat, WhatsApp, and other social media partners regarding an annual premium fee in exchange
for user access to their applications and services during air travel. The access to other networks may be limited to a single
direction or blocked entirely. For example, we could allow the users of a non-paying instant message service to receive, but not
send, instant messages. When a user tries to respond to a received message, the system would present a pop-up message encouraging
the user to urge the service provider to enter into a relationship with us.
Airlines
can select movies, videos, and other content for their passengers through our content management system. The management system
will tailor content suggestions according to the flight route and destination and automatically upload selected content to an
onboard server while the aircraft is on the ground. This creates a cache that allows in-flight viewing in areas with limited or
no satellite bandwidth connectivity. For premium content, we may maintain a live connection with the providers’ network
for accounting and digital rights management purposes.
Video/Content
on Demand
Content
that is available to passengers for free will generate advertising-based revenue through commercials before and during the programming,
as well as through banners advertisements. Passengers can choose to pay for premium content, such as first-run movies where available.
For programming of all types, our partnered advertising agents can integrate appropriate and effective advertisements targeted
to the viewer. Prior to the start of any program, users will be required to view a commercial with a length determined by the
duration of the selected program. Passenger may not skip or close this commercial without closing out of the program. We can place
similar advertisements before games or radio programs and during online duty-free shopping.
Frequent
flying passengers will be able to purchase a premium package to allow access to unlimited movies, games, and other entertainment
contents with no layered advertising. These packages will include day, trip, monthly, and annual based membership.
Search
Engine
In
this information age, people often refer to the Internet for information, yet few individuals are aware that every Internet search
they perform generates revenue for the search engine company. Search engine providers, such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo, sell keywords,
page ranking in search results, advertisement placement, and other related services. The revenue generated by a search engine
fluctuates in relation to its volume of activity. We will manage search engines on a white list basis, which means that the in-flight
connectivity system will only permit traffic to and from approved search engines to go through. If a passenger performs a search
on a search engine that is not partnered with us, the search will be redirected to one that is.
We
plan to enter into an agreement with search engine partners to share the revenue generated from passengers’ searches. As
discussed under “Premium Content Sponsorship” above, we may grant exclusivity to a particular search engine provider
that is a premium sponsor. Such exclusivity may be specific to certain airlines or routes.
Internet
Advertising Replacement
We
have invested millions of dollars in airborne satellite infrastructure in order to deliver Internet access to passengers. In the
Internet traffic, more than 50% of bandwidth is consumed by advertisements in the data stream. In order to streamline bandwidth
usage, our ground system will detect advertisements from a webpage and replaces them with advertisements from our advertisers
or partners. We will work with Internet advertisers to present advertisements that are relevant to passengers’ interests.
This system enables our partners to place their advertisements accordingly and generate revenue for both parties. These industry-leading
advertisers offer destination-specific commercials and banners, which can be placed in the in-flight entertainment system and
in apps and portal on personal devices. By utilizing these commercial agents to sell ad space on these systems, we plan to cover
all marketable areas, expanding sales opportunities and increasing revenue.
With
online advertisement utilizing both CPM and CPC models, we are able to capitalize on virtually all available ad space and work
with any advertising partner.
Online/Streaming
Gaming
We
will make it possible to stream console-quality games in the cabin. Through gaming content partnerships, we will be able to offer
PlayStation, Xbox, and other console games. Passengers will be able to play popular games from their personal device or in-flight
entertainment system, invite friends to play over the network, and save their gaming data for continued play on the ground, which
require high speed network in order to play those interactive action games. Our online gaming service will bring our passengers
a gaming experience never seen before. We expect to generate revenue from advertisements, including banners and commercials, and
from fees for premium games or sales of access passes.
Telecommunications
Text Messaging Services
Through
strategic partnerships with telecommunication providers, we will allow passengers to use 4G messaging services while in flight.
Our in-flight system will detect whether the passenger is using a partner carrier’s network and will deliver or block messages
to and from a passenger’s mobile phone accordingly. For those using a non-partner’s network, the system will urge
the passenger to request that their service provider join our network. These passengers can also purchase a premium package to
enable the text message service.
Destination-Based
Service
With
flight route and passenger information, our partners will be able to offer destination-specific merchandise and services, including
hotel and rental car bookings, transportation arrangements, restaurant reservations, local tours, and ticket purchases. Travel
insurance may be offered on the flight. By signing up with service partners in the region, we will share the transaction-based
revenue by fixed dollar amount or percentage of the transaction.
In-flight
Trading
We
have found that in-flight connectivity allows travelers to make better use of their travel time. With the uninterrupted broadband
available onboard, passengers can conduct business with professionalism and ease. One example of this benefit is that we plan
to collaborate with trading partners to offer financial trading services and charge a processing fee when a passenger conducts
a trade in-flight.
Black
Box Live
For
reasons of flight safety, a flight recorder, commonly known as a black box, is required on every aircraft over a certain size.
The flight recorder records data with respect to the various status of the flight and stores the data on a magnetic tape or solid-state
disk with special coding. After retrieving the relevant information from the device, an individual can decode the data and learn
what the aircraft encountered during the flight. This makes it possible to determine the potential causes of an accident. When
the black box is needed, the aircraft has likely suffered an accident. A massive impact or explosion accompanies most airplane
crashes, thus requiring the flight recorder to be shockproof and fire resistant. As the majority of aviation accidents happen
over an ocean, the flight recorder must also be waterproof and corrosion-resistant to avoid being damaged by salt water. Despite
advancements in flight recorder design and the continual improvement of the strength of its materials, records show that a large
number of flight recorders were damaged and unreadable following accidents, if not lost altogether. For this reason, effective,
real-time storage of in-flight data is beneficial for deducing the cause of aviation crashes and preventing them from happening
again.
With
this new product, Black Box Live, we expect to provide a system of real-time flight information back-up which is aimed at advancing
flight safety. Under strict security measures, this new product will securely stream the flight data and crewmembers’ cockpit
voice records to our cloud for airlines and authorized individuals to access and monitor. Black Box Live is in the early stages
of development and, at this time, we cannot assure you when this product will reach market, if at all.
AirCinema
Our
planned AirCinema solution is designed to transfer passengers’ visual and audio experience. Traditional built-in in-flight
entertainment systems, in particular those in the economic cabin, are confined to very small screen and primitive audio sound.
Our planned AirCinema utilizes the pico projector technology to bring supersized screen display onboard airplanes without incurring
outrageous costs or adding significant weight. AirCinema will aim to deliver a screen size of up to 20” in economy seats
and even bigger screen in business or first-class cabins. With such screen sizes, it will be possible for AirCinema to obtain
IMAX certification. Moreover, AirCinema will be capable of providing full HD 3D Cinema experience in-flight. In addition, AirCinema
will incorporate a special designed head rest with embedded speaker arrays that will deliver THX surround sound without headphones.
We plan to qualify AirCinema for a theater license, which would enable us to provide first-run theater only movie titles and sell
movie tickets on pay-per-view basis. Our satellite based connectivity system could stream the movie title from ground to aircraft
and simultaneously provide digital rights management, which is a prerequisite of showing a theater-only movie title. AirCinema
will transform airline coach seating into theater seating and the passengers could enjoy movies with the same look and feel of
sitting in a movie theater.
Aircom
entered into a development agreement with Priceplay.com, Inc., or PPUS, a California corporation whose chairman is Daniel Shih,
our co-founder, a former material beneficial owner of our common stock and the husband of our former director, Barbie Shih, for
development of airplane passenger seats incorporating our AirCinema technology which we were to sell to PPUS and the delivery
by PPUS to us of two prototype three-seat rows of seats for economy cabins. In March 2017, PPUS and Aircom mutually agreed to
terminate the remainder of this contract due to changes in related technology and PPUS’ exit from this segment of the IFEC
business. We will resume the development of this product upon the availability of certain new technology and additional funding.
We cannot assure you at this time that we will be able to complete development of this new product offering.
In
settlement of the agreement with PPUS, we agreed to convert PPUS’ remaining prepayments to us of $737,000 into a subscription
for 147,400 shares of our common stock. For a more detailed discussion of this settlement agreement, see “
Certain Relationships
and Related Party Transactions - Transactions with Affiliates
,” below.
Yacht
Communications
We
have begun to develop new equipment and services to provide satellite communications to yachts, initially in the East Asia market.
Our new yachts service will utilize the same satellite communication infrastructure we have developed for IFEC. We are currently
in the customer demonstration stage with our yacht satellite communications equipment and services. We cannot be sure at this
time that we will be successful developing or marketing this yacht product offering.
Satellite
Ground Stations and Data Centers
We
plan to build a satellite ground station and a data center in Asia region to support our operations in that region.
A
ground station’s main purpose is to establish telecommunication links with satellites. It houses satellite antennae
and other communication equipment. Satellite antennae must be located within the coverage of the satellites being used.
Ground station satellite antennae are substantial in size, generally between 20 to 30 feet (7 to 9 meters) in diameter.
As we expand our operation, we expect to have multiple dish antennae connecting to various satellites. Due to the strong
electromagnetic radiation emitted by the antennae, a ground station must be located in rural or industrial areas and it requires
a substantial setback zone around the ground station.
Since
our IFEC business model will require collecting and processing large amounts of data, it will be beneficial for us to have access
to a high capacity data center for the storage and processing of big data. Such a data center should be built within the
same region of, and close to, the ground station, because of synergies and technical advantages such as shorter network latency
and cost savings in ground links between the ground station and data center. We expect that building our own satellite ground
stations and data centers will, in the long run, create economic efficiencies and operational independence.
We
are actively searching for appropriate sites for our first ground station and data center in the Asia region. We expect
to identify potential sites prior to the closing of this offering and expect to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering
as down payments to acquire the sites.
Our
Contracts with Airline Partners
In
June 2016, we entered into a master agreement with Hong Kong Airlines Limited, a Hong Kong based airline, or Hong Kong Airlines,
to install IFEC systems on-board their aircraft. Also party to this agreement is Klingon Aerospace Inc., formerly known as LUXE
Electric Co., Ltd., a Taiwanese corporation, or Klingon, our product development partner and value-added reseller in the region
where Hong Kong Airlines operates. Daniel Shih, our co-founder, was Chairman of Klingon from February 2015 to February 2016, and
Peter Chiou, our former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, was Chief Executive Officer and President of Klingon
from March 2015 through April 2016, prior to his joining our company in February 2017.
The
implementation of the Hong Kong Airlines project is conditioned upon VSTC approval from the HKCAD. We and our equipment supplier
have submitted the VSTC application to HKCAD but the application process is presently on hold due to the supplier’s failure
to deliver a key component of the IFEC system. Presently, we do not expect the supplier to be able to delivery such key component.
As a result, we are actively seeking alternative options to implement the Hong Kong Airline project, including developing necessary
equipment or components thereof with other strategic partners. Because we cannot be sure when we will be able to obtain the IFEC
equipment for the VSTC approval, we cannot be sure when we will begin to generate revenues from the agreement with Hong Kong Airlines,
if at all.
Until
such time as all approvals from the HKCAD have been received, our agreement with Hong Kong Airlines only expresses the parties’
desires and understandings and will not create any legal rights, liabilities or responsibilities whatsoever and will not be legally
binding on us or Hong Kong Airlines. There can be no assurance as to when we will receive the required HKCAD approvals.
Additionally,
we had expected that our services would be provided to Hong Kong Airlines through AsiaSat pursuant to the terms of our agreement
with AsiaSat. Now that our agreement with AsiaSat has been terminated, we will have to find a replacement satellite services provider
for our future arrangement with Hong Kong Airlines. We may not be able to find a replacement of AsiaSat on reasonable terms, if
at all.
We
plan to enter into business agreements with additional airline partners that will allow our satellite equipment and/or entertainment
services to be installed, and our services provided, on their aircraft. Under these agreements, we expect that the airlines will
commit to have our equipment installed on some or all of the aircraft they operate, and we will commit to provide passenger connectivity
and/or entertainment services on such aircraft and to remit to the airlines a specified percentage of the revenue that we generate.
We will have the exclusive right to provide Internet connectivity services on these aircraft throughout the term of the agreement
in contracts with airline partners. Depending on the contract, installation and maintenance services may be performed by us and/or
the airline. These agreements will also vary as to who pays for installation and maintenance of the equipment.
MOUs
and LOI with Our Business Partners
Yahoo
MOU
: On January 19, 2016, Aircom entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding, which we refer to as the Yahoo
MOU, with Yahoo! Hong Kong Limited, or Yahoo, pursuant to which, the parties intend to collaboratively market and provide their
products and services to commercial airlines in Asia. Through its affiliates, Yahoo provides customers internet related services
including software, content, communications, media and commerce services. According to the Yahoo MOU, Yahoo intends to use our
in-flight entertainment and connectivity system, or IFEC, to provide in-flight services to its customers. By 2018, through co-marketing
and co-branding with Yahoo, we expect to install IFEC on at least 50 aircraft in Asia.
In
addition, the parties intend to collaborate on destination based marketing and develop a revenue-share scheme on the advertising
revenue arising from the in-flight services. We expect that Yahoo will be the exclusive provider of pre-roll video ads on our
IFEC in exchange for committed revenue from Yahoo. The parties further intend to collaborate and develop the necessary interface
to support interaction and/or integration between our backend and each of Yahoo’s websites and Yahoo’s applications.
All present and future intellectual property rights related to IFEC are expected to solely belong to us or the third-party or
third parties from whom we obtained the right to use. The Yahoo MOU has a term of two years unless otherwise modified or terminated
by the parties. This MOU expired on January 19, 2018 and we are working with Yahoo! Hong Kong to extend this MOU.
LeTV
MOU
: On January 29, 2016, Aircom entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding, which we refer to as the LeTV
MOU, with LeTV Cloud Computing Co., Ltd, or LeTV, pursuant to which, the parties intend to collaboratively market and provide
their respective products and services to commercial airlines in Asia. LeTV is a public company in China that provides internet
related services including video streaming, software and content to its customers. According to the LeTV MOU, LeTV intends to
use our IFEC to provide in-flight services to its customers. By 2018, through co-marketing and co-branding with LeTV, we expect
to install IFEC on at least 50 aircraft in Asia. The parties also intend that all present and future intellectual property rights
related to IFEC will solely belong to us or the third-party or third parties from whom we obtained the right to use. The LeTV
MOU has a term of two years unless otherwise modified or terminated by the parties. This MOU expired on January 29, 2018, and
the Company is currently negotiating with LeTV to extend this MOU.
India
MOU
: On June 16, 2016, Aircom entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding, which we refer to as the India MOU,
with Nelco Limited, or NELCO, and NELCO’s wholly owned subsidiary, Tatanet Services Limited, or TNSL, pursuant to which,
the parties intend to collaboratively market and provide their products and services to commercial airlines in India. NELCO and
TNSL are both Indian companies that provide satellite communications services in India and its surrounding regions. Under the
terms of the India MOU, the parties intend to jointly market our IFEC and provide in-flight services to commercial airlines in
India. The parties expect to apply respectively for regulatory approvals in India as may be required for the airworthiness certificate.
In addition, the parties intend to collaborate on technical and business assessment to incorporate our IFEC with NELCO’s
and TNSL’s services and contents to the mutually agreed customers. The India MOU has a term of two years unless otherwise
modified or terminated by the parties.
Malta
MOU
: On October 28, 2017, Aircom entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding, which we refer to as the Malta
MOU, with PanAfriqiyah, a company organized under the laws of Malta, pursuant to which the parties intend to collaboratively market
and provide their products and services to passengers of a Malta-based airline fleet. Under the terms of the Malta MOU, the parties
intend to develop, install and operate in-flight connectivity systems onboard the Malta-based airline fleet and provide related
services to its passengers.
Onurair
MOU
: On March 1, 2018, Aircom entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding, which we refer to as the Onurair
MOU, with Onurair Tasimacilik A.S., a company organized under the laws of Turkey, pursuant to which the parties intend to collaboratively
market and provide their products and services to passengers of the Turkey-based airline fleet. Under the terms of the Onurair
MOU, the parties intend to develop, install and operate in-flight connectivity systems onboard the Turkey-based airline fleet
and provide related services to its passengers.
Global
Eagle LOI
: On September 26, 2017, Aircom entered into a nonbinding letter of intent, which we refer to as the Global Eagle
LOI, with Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., or Global Eagle, for the development, installation and operation of certain IFEC services
on selected aircraft of Malindo Airways Sdn. Bhd. Global Eagle and its affiliates are in the business of developing and manufacturing
IFEC systems and solutions, including hardware, software, installation, networks services, content delivery and related services.
Malindo Air is a Malaysia-based airline that operates a network of scheduled regional passenger services throughout Malaysia and
to over 40 destinations. According to the Global Eagle LOI, the parties intend to develop, install and operate an IFEC system
to provide onboard Wi-Fi services and content delivery on 64 aircraft of Malindo Air. The parties plan to collaborate on technical
and business assessments to best combine Global Eagle’s onboard equipment and ground management systems, Global Eagle’s
entertainment portal and related billing and authentication services, and our IFEC system to provide IFEC services to Malindo
Air. We are expected to fund the capital expenditure for this project, including initial nonrecurring engineering, equipment and
satellite bandwidth costs while Global Eagle intends to fund the operational expenditures for this project including network and
bandwidth costs. In addition, until December 31, 2017, we may not directly or indirectly enter into or continue discussions with
any party operating in the business of providing products and services similar to the in-flight entertainment and/or connectivity
products offered by Global Eagle, in each case for the benefit of Malindo Air. This exclusivity restriction does not apply to
negotiations and discussions with respect to the provision of services or products to any persons other than Malindo Air.
Airbus
S.A.S. MOU
: On March 7, 2018, Aircom entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding, which we refer to as the Airbus
MOU, with Airbus S.A.S., a company organized under the laws of France, for the development by Airbus of a complete solution relating
to the installation of Aircom’s IFEC system on Airbus single aisle aircraft and the procurement by Airbus of the relevant
regulatory certifications.
All
of the above MOUs, and the Global Eagle LOI are nonbinding and as a result, they only express the desires and understandings between
the parties and do not create any legally binding rights, obligations or contracts except for certain customary provisions such
as exclusivity, costs and expenses, confidentiality and governing law. Any binding obligation to proceed with the transactions
contemplated by the MOUs and the Global Eagle LOI would need to be included in a definitive agreement that is subject to negotiations
of the parties, approvals by the board of directors of respective parties and in certain instances, approvals from regulatory
authorities. There can be no assurance that we will be able to enter into such definitive agreements or receive the required governmental
approvals. If for whatever reason the transactions contemplated by the MOUs and the Global Eagle LOI do not proceed, our results
of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
Product
Development, Manufacturing, Installation and Maintenance
On
March 9, 2015, we entered into a 10-year purchase agreement with Klingon, pursuant to which we agreed to sell our in-flight connectivity
systems to Klingon for joint development and resale to Hong Kong based airlines under the brand name Aircom4U. In accordance with
the terms of this agreement, Klingon agreed to purchase from us an initial order of onboard equipment comprising an onboard system
for a purchase price of $909,000, with payments to be made in accordance with a specific milestones schedule. To date, we have
received $762,000 from Klingon in milestone payments towards the equipment purchase price.
Klingon
may, at its option, purchase additional onboard system packages in connection with the marketing of the Aircom4U business. In
furtherance of this arrangement, Klingon is a party to our agreement with Hong Kong Airlines. We expect Klingon to purchase additional
onboard systems for resale to Hong Kong Airlines once our VSTC is approved by the HKCAD, although we can give no assurance as
to when this will take place, if at all.
Because
of the delay by our onboard system equipment supplier for the approval of the VSTC from the HKCAD, we have not been able to deliver
to Klingon a ready for sale, certified onboard system equipment package. Instead, we have delivered to Klingon a development kit
of the ordered equipment, which is the same as the finished product but for the lack of HKCAD certification. Although there is
no specified deadline in the agreement with Klingon for delivering the certified onboard system, Klingon has the right to terminate
its agreement upon 60 days’ prior notice, subject to a 60-day cure period, if we fail to timely deliver the certified product.
If Klingon terminates its agreement, we may be responsible for refunding to Klingon the milestone payments that we have received.
We will have to suspend or modify our agreement with Klingon if our current equipment supplier is not able to provide certifiable
onboard system equipment package for the VSTC certification purpose.
We
will provide airline partners with the equipment necessary for in-flight connectivity, which is to be installed by the MRO service
provider selected by the airline. We will also provide training and technical support to each airline’s MRO for the installation
of our equipment. Such support will also include technical, management, and operational support, with 24/7 network monitoring
of the performance of each aircraft’s equipment.
We
will rely on third-party suppliers for equipment components that we use to provide our services, including those discussed below.
We
will purchase our ground station equipment from Blue Topaz Consultants, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation, or BTC, under
an agreement that we have with BTC dated December 15, 2015. Under the terms of this agreement, BTC will develop and provide to
us four (4) sets of ground station hub equipment, or the Hub Equipment, for our use and sale into our Asian markets. We and BTC
will separately enter into service agreements for the installation and maintenance of the Hub Equipment systems. We have agreed
to pay BTC $6,205,216 for the first Hub Equipment system and have already made milestone payments to BTC totaling $3,250,000.
The purchase price was increased to $6,234,260 on November 30, 2016 due to the increase in cost of a software license. We will
be required to pay BTC the balance of $2,984,260 owed on the first Hub Equipment system following delivery and service commencement
of this system.
On
January 15, 2015, we entered into a statement of work with dMobile for the development by dMobile of a next generation satellite-based
data link system that can utilize advanced protocols such as WiMAX 2.1. According to the terms of this agreement, deliveries of
work product were delivered to us over a scheduled period of time with the final delivery having been completed. The purchase
price for this project was $4,950,000. We paid dMobile a non-refundable prepayment of $1,000,000. We and dMobile agreed to offset
each other’s accounts receivable and accounts payable under this agreement and the agreement referred to under “-Our
IFEC Solutions-Our Connectivity Solutions” above. After reconciliation of both accounts, we owed dMobile $471,100 which
we agreed to settle through the issuance to dMobile of 94,220 shares of our common stock.
In
January, 2016, we entered into a purchase order, which we refer to as the Purchase Order, pursuant to which PPTW agreed to purchase
from Aircom a set of mobile satellite communication equipment priced at $909,000. In March 2017, PPTW informed us that it desired
to terminate its satellite communications related business and return the equipment that it purchased from us for a full refund.
In settlement of this agreement, we agreed to accept a return of the equipment and to convert PPTW’s payment to us of $819,300
into a subscription for 163,860 shares of our common stock. For a more detailed discussion of this settlement agreement, see “
Certain
Relationships and Related Party Transactions - Transactions with Affiliates
,” below
Our
Technology
Dual-Band
Hybrid Satellite System
We
believe that mobile satellite broadband service requires the bandwidth efficiency provided by Ka band satellite and spot beam
based HTS. However, limited Asia-Pacific coverage area of Ka HTS systems restrict the use of a pure Ka band system. Our design
of dual Ka/Ku band satellite terminal allows independent acquisition of Ka and Ku band satellites at different orbital positions
thus maximizing the utilization of satellite bandwidth.
Transcoding
The
current mainstream video compression format is H.264, also known as MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding. It is widely used in Blu-ray
discs, online videos, web software, and HDTV broadcasts terrestrially and over cable and satellite.
H.265,
also known as High Efficiency Video Coding, is a newly developed video compression standard designed to replace H.264. It is capable
of delivering H.264 video quality at half the bit rate. H.265 has several significant advantages over H.264, including better
compression, higher image quality, and lower bandwidth usage.
We
incorporate hardware-based, real-time technology that transcodes content from multiple streaming or broadcast input forms. We
convert the content into H.265-encoded Internet protocol, or IP, streams, which reduces the amount of bandwidth required while
enhancing the quality of the content. By deploying real-time transcoding technology in its ground and airborne systems, we enable
live TV and video streaming in an IP format that optimizes satellite bandwidth utilization and achieves cost-effective content
delivery.
Satellite
Link Acceleration
The
most common transmission control protocols, or TCPs, used in the Internet have been designed for terrestrial wired networks. TCPs
do not perform well in long-delay satellite environment and may cause bad user experiences in web surfing and Internet access.
Our
satellite link acceleration technology improves TCP/IP-based data transmission over a satellite system through compression, deduplication,
caching, latency optimization, packet aggregation, and cross-layer enhancement. This technology includes end-to-end software in
airborne system and ground server for cost effective application accelerator and optimization of live TV and video streaming.
This combination of technologies makes airborne Web access and contents access feel like fiber at home.
AirCinema
AirCinema
incorporates projector-based H.265 steaming technology onboard an aircraft. We have optimized this projector system technology
for in-flight viewing and entertainment purposes by utilizing auto focusing, zooming, and alignment, as well as dynamic brightness
control. Passengers can use the AirCinema directional audio system to enjoy onboard music and content without the need for a separate
headset.
Our
Intellectual Property
We
rely on a combination of intellectual property rights, including trade secrets, patents, copyrights, trademarks and domain names,
as well as contractual restrictions to protect intellectual property and proprietary technology owned or used by us.
We
have patented certain of our technologies in the United States, Europe, China and Taiwan. Our United States patents will expire
at dates ranging from 2030 to 2031, while our patents outside of the United States expire at dates ranging from 2030 to 2031.
We do not believe our business is dependent to any material extent on any single patent or group of patents that we own. We also
have a number of patent applications pending both in and outside of the United States and we will continue to seek patent protection
in the United States and certain other countries to the extent we believe such protection is appropriate and cost-effective.
We
consider our brands to be important to the success of our business and our competitive position. We rely on both trademark registrations
and common law protection for trademarks. Our registered trademarks in the United States and certain other countries include,
among others, “AirCinema”, “AirTelecom”, “AircomPac” although we have not yet obtained registrations
for our most important marks in all markets in which we currently do business or intend to do business in the future. Generally,
the protection afforded for trademarks is perpetual, if they are renewed on a timely basis, if registered, and continue to be
used properly as trademarks.
We
license or purchase from third parties’ technology, software and hardware that are critical to providing our products and
services. Much of this technology, software and hardware is customized for our use and would be difficult or time-consuming to
obtain from alternative vendors.
We
have developed certain ideas, processes, and methods that contribute to our success and competitive position that we consider
to be trade secrets. We protect our trade secrets by keeping them confidential through the use of internal and external controls,
including contractual protections with employees, contractors, customers, vendors, and airline partners. Trade secrets can be
protected for an indefinite period so long as their secrecy is maintained.
Our
Competition
Our
key competitors include Gogo Inc., which has the largest installed base in the IFEC market mainly via air-to-ground technology,
or ATG, and L-band connectivity services and provides a passenger-paid system of connectivity solutions and wireless in-flight
entertainment services, and Panasonic Avionics Corp., which provides IFEC hardware and solutions via L-band and Ku-band technology.
Other competitors include ViaSat, Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc., OnAir and Thales/LiveTV, all of which provide different technologies
and strategies to provide in-flight connectivity and/or entertainment. Regardless of the delivery mechanisms used by us or our
competitors, the IFEC industry as a whole faces, and is expected to continue to face, capacity constraints and unique technology
challenges, which are expected to increase due to increased demand for in-flight Internet.
We
believe that the following competitive strengths enable us to compete effectively in and capitalize on the growing IFEC market.
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Unique
business model
. We believe that our business model sets us apart from our competitors. We combine cutting-edge connectivity
technology with a unique content-driven approach. Traditionally, providers of in-flight connectivity focus primarily on the
profit margin derived from the sale of hardware to airlines and of bandwidth to passengers. Both airlines and passengers have
to “pay to play,” which results in low participation and usage rates. We break away from this model and set a
new trend with our business model, under which neither airlines nor passengers need to pay for products or services. Furthermore,
our business plan provides our airline partners with an opportunity to participate in our revenue sharing model. Taken together,
this novel approach creates incentive for the airlines to work with us while driving up passenger usage rates.
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Dual-band
satellite technology
. Most in-flight connectivity systems currently rely on the Ku-band satellite signals for communication,
though many players in the market are working to provide higher bandwidth and faster transmitting rates using the Ka-band.
However, there are few Ka-enabled satellites, which limits the coverage area in the Asia-Pacific region. Our dual band system
architecture brings our airline partners and their passengers the benefits of both Ka- and Ku-band satellite technology. The
Ka-band increases data throughput, while the Ku-band offers reliable service outside of the Ka-band coverage area or when
Ka-band is not available due to weather or other interference.
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Our Growth Strategy
We
will strive to be a leading provider of IFEC solutions by pursuing the following growth strategies:
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Increase
number of connected aircraft
. As of the date of this report, we have not provided our services on any commercial aircraft.
However, we plan to rollout installation and provide our services in 2018. We plan to leverage our unique ability to cost-effectively
equip each commercial aircraft type in an airline’s fleet to increase the number of equipped aircraft, targeting full-fleet
availability of our services for our current and future airline partners. We continue to pursue this significant global growth
opportunity by leveraging our broad and innovative technology platform and technical expertise. Further, we offer attractive
business models to our airline partners, giving them the flexibility to determine the connectivity solution that meets the
unique demands of their business.
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Increase
passenger use of connectivity
. We believe that our business model, under which neither airlines nor passengers need
to pay for products or services, will create an incentive for the airlines to work with us while driving passenger usage rates
to levels management believes could reach 90% or more, considering the fact that many passengers now carry more than one smart
device.
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satellite network
. We will continue to expand our global satellite network coverage through the purchase of additional
Ku-band and Ka-band capacity, and seek to install aircraft with our satellite solutions, while continuing to invest in research
and development of satellite antenna and modem technologies. We are actively working with satellite providers in order to
accommodate airlines’ global routes and growing fleets. We are monitoring the satellite industry for growth in coverage,
with recent attention on China Satcom’s plan to launch high-capacity Ka-band and Ka HTS multispot-beam satellites over
the Asia Pacific region.
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satellite-based services to other markets
. We anticipate broadening our satellite-based services to high-speed railways,
maritime and cruise lines, 4G/5G backhauling, and converged triple-play services in remote communities, with the potential
to expand internationally into new markets. Future business prospects will be evaluated on a case by case basis by weighing
the projected revenue from advertising fees and e-commerce revenue shares against the operating and capital expenditures of
satellite coverage, bandwidth and operations. Our existing business model could be applied to high-speed railways and cruise
lines, both of which have a sufficient passenger base for the service to be viable. High-speed railways in China that sit
under our Ka satellite coverage area are not served by 4G/LTE mobile networks, providing us with a unique opportunity to deliver
our services. High-speed railways in other regions of Asia present similar opportunities. Remote communities in Asia lack
a telecom infrastructure, partly due to geographical limitations such as the many islands of the Philippines or Indonesia.
Satellite-based communications and mesh network technology make triple play services possible, delivering live TV broadcasting,
videos, and telecom services to these regions.
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Regulation
As
a participant in the global airline and global telecommunication industries we are subject to a variety of government regulatory
obligations
Federal
Aviation Administration
The
Federal Aviation Administration of the United States, or FAA, prescribes standards and certification requirements for the manufacturing
of aircraft and aircraft components, and certifies and rates repair stations to perform aircraft maintenance, preventive maintenance
and alterations, including the installation and maintenance of aircraft components. Each type of aircraft operated in the United
States under an FAA-issued standard airworthiness certificate must possess an FAA Type Certificate, or TC, which constitutes approval
of the design of the aircraft type based on applicable airworthiness standards. When a party other than the holder of the Type
Certificate develops a major modification to an aircraft already type-certificated, that party must obtain an FAA-issued Supplement
Type Certificate, or STC, approving the design of the modified aircraft type. We will regularly obtain an STC for each aircraft
type operated by each airline partner on whose aircraft our equipment will be installed and separate STCs typically are required
for different configurations of the same aircraft type, such as when they are configured differently for different airlines.
After
obtaining an STC, a manufacturer desiring to manufacture components to be used in the modification covered by the STC must apply
to the FAA for a Parts Manufacturing Authority, or PMA, which permits the holder to manufacture and sell components manufactured
in conformity with the PMA and its approved design and data package. In general, each initial PMA is an approval of a manufacturing
or modification facility’s production quality control system. PMA supplements are obtained to authorize the manufacture
of a particular part in accordance with the requirements of the pertinent PMA, including its production quality control system.
We routinely apply for and receive such PMAs and supplements.
Our
business depends on our continuing access to, or use of, these FAA certifications, authorizations and other approvals, and our
employment of, or access to, FAA-certified individual engineering and other professionals.
In
accordance with these certifications, authorizations and other approvals, the FAA requires that we maintain, review and document
our quality assurance processes. The FAA may also visit our facilities at any time as part of our agreement for certification
as a manufacturing facility and repair station to ensure that our facilities, procedures, and quality control systems meet FAA
approvals we hold. In addition, we are responsible for informing the FAA of significant changes to our organization and operations,
product failures or defects, and any changes to our operational facilities or FAA-approved quality control systems. Other FAA
requirements include training procedures and drug and alcohol screening for safety-sensitive employees working at our facilities.
Foreign
Aviation Regulation
According
to international aviation convention, the airworthiness of FAA-certified equipment installed on U.S.-registered aircraft is recognized
by civil aviation authorities, or CAAs, worldwide. As a result, we do not expect to require further airworthiness certification
formalities in countries outside of the United States for U.S.-registered aircraft that already have an STC issued by the FAA
covering our equipment. For aircraft registered with a CAA other than the United States, the installation of our equipment requires
airworthiness certification from an airworthiness certification body. Typically, the CAA of the country in which the aircraft
is registered is responsible for ensuring the airworthiness of any aircraft modifications under its authority.
The
FAA holds bilateral agreements with a number of certification authorities around the globe. Bilateral agreements facilitate the
reciprocal airworthiness certification of civil aeronautical products that are imported/exported between two signatory countries.
A Bilateral Airworthiness Agreement, or BAA, or Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement, or BASA, with Implementation Procedures for
Airworthiness provides for airworthiness technical cooperation between the FAA and its counterpart civil aviation authorities.
Under a BAA or BASA, the CAA of the aircraft’s country of registration generally validates STCs issued by the FAA and then
issues a VSTC. For countries with which the FAA does not have a BAA or BASA, we must apply for certification approval with the
CAA of the country in which the aircraft is registered. In order to obtain the necessary certification approval, we will be required
to comply with the airworthiness regulations of the country in which the aircraft is registered. Failure to address all foreign
airworthiness and aviation regulatory requirements at the commencement of each airline partner’s service in any country
in which they register aircraft when there are no applicable bilateral agreements may lead to significant additional costs related
to certification and could impact the timing of our ability to provide our service on our airline partners’ fleet.
Federal
Communications Commission
Under
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or the Communications Act, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, licenses
the spectrum that we use and regulates the construction, operation, acquisition and sale of our wireless operations. The Communications
Act and FCC rules also require the FCC’s prior approval of the assignment or transfer of control of an FCC license, or the
acquisition, directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the equity or voting control of our company by non-U.S. individuals or
entities.
Our
various services are regulated differently by the FCC. Our business may provide some of its voice and data services by reselling
the telecommunications services of satellite operators. Because we may provide these services on a common carrier basis, we may
subject to the provisions of Title II of the Communications Act, which require, among other things, that the charges and practices
of common carriers be just, reasonable and non-discriminatory.
We
provide broadband Internet access to commercial airlines and passengers. We plan to offer this service in the Asia-Pacific region
and continental United States through our partner’s facilities, using satellite based data delivery.
The
FCC has classified mobile (and fixed) broadband Internet access services as Title II telecommunications services pursuant to the
FCC Open Internet Order of 2010, or the Open Internet Order. The Open Internet Order also adopted broad new net neutrality rules.
For example, broadband providers may not block access to lawful content, applications, services or non-harmful devices. Broadband
providers also may not impair or degrade lawful Internet traffic on the basis of content, applications, services or non-harmful
devices. In addition, broadband providers may not favor some lawful Internet traffic over other lawful traffic in exchange for
consideration of any kind, and they may not prioritize the content and services of their affiliates. Other than for paid prioritization,
the rules contain an exception for “reasonable network management.” The Open Internet Order recognizes that whether
a network management practice is reasonable varies according to the broadband technology involved, and provides more flexibility
to implement network management practices in the context of our capacity-constrained satellite broadband networks.
In
addition, most of our services are subject to various rules that seek to ensure that the services are accessible by persons with
disabilities, including requirements related to the pass-through of closed captioning for certain IP-delivered video content.
Equipment
Certification
We
may not lease, sell, market or distribute any radio transmission equipment used in the provision of our services unless such equipment
is certified by the FCC as compliant with the FCC’s technical rules. All certifications required for equipment currently
used in the provision of our services have been obtained by our equipment vendors and/or partners.
Privacy
and Data Security-Related Regulations
As
noted above, the Open Internet Order reclassified mobile (and fixed) broadband Internet access services as Title II telecommunications
services. Certain statutory provisions of Title II now apply to broadband Internet access services, including provisions that
impose consumer privacy protections such as CPNI requirements.
Our
services are also subject to CPNI rules that require carriers to comply with a range of marketing and privacy safeguards. These
obligations focus on carriers’ access, use, storage and disclosure of CPNI. We believe we are in compliance with these rules
and obligations, and we certify annually, as required, that we have established operating procedures adequate to ensure our compliance.
We
are also subject to other federal and state consumer privacy and data security requirements. For example, Section 5 of the Federal
Trade Commission, or FTC, Act prohibits “unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.” Although
the FTC’s authority to regulate the non-common carrier services offered by communications common carriers has not been clearly
delineated, FTC officials have publicly stated that they view the FTC as having jurisdiction over Internet service providers’
non-common carrier services. Some of our services are subject to the FTC’s jurisdiction. The FTC has brought enforcement
actions under the FTC Act against companies that, inter alia: (1) collect, use, share, or retain personal information in a way
that is inconsistent with the representations, commitments, and promises that they make in their privacy policies and other public
statements; (2) have privacy policies that do not adequately inform consumers about the company’s actual practices; and
(3) fail to reasonably protect the security, privacy and confidentiality of nonpublic consumer information.
We
plan to collect personally identifiable information, such as name, address, e-mail address and credit card information, directly
from our users when they register to use our service. We also may obtain information about our users from third parties. We use
the information that we collect to, for example, consummate their purchase transaction, to customize and personalize advertising
and content for our users and to enhance the entertainment options when using our service. Our collection and use of such information
is intended to comply with our privacy policy, which is posted on our website, applicable law, our contractual obligations with
third parties and industry standards, such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. We are also subject to state “mini-FTC
Acts,” which also prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices, along with data security breach notification laws requiring
entities holding certain personal data to provide notices in the event of a breach of the security of that data. Congress has
also been considering similar federal legislation relating to data breaches. A few states have also imposed specific data security
obligations. These state mini-FTC Acts, data security breach notification laws, and data security obligations may not extend to
all of our services and their applicability may be limited by various factors, such as whether an affected party is a resident
of a particular state.
While
we intend to implement reasonable administrative, physical and electronic security measures to protect against the loss, misuse
and alteration of personally identifiable information, cyber-attacks on companies have increased in frequency and potential impact
in recent years and may be successful despite reasonable precautions and result in substantial potential liabilities.
Truth
in Billing and Consumer Protection
The
FCC’s Truth in Billing rules generally require full and fair disclosure of all charges on customer bills for telecommunications
services, except for broadband Internet access services. Thus, these rules apply to our satellite-based services. This disclosure
must include brief, clear and non-misleading plain language descriptions of the services provided. States also have the right
to regulate wireless carriers’ billing; however, we are not currently aware of any states that impose billing requirements
on our services.
CALEA
The
FCC has determined that facilities-based broadband Internet access providers are subject to the Communications Assistance for
Law Enforcement Act of 1994, or CALEA, which requires covered service providers to build certain law enforcement surveillance
assistance capabilities into their communications networks and to maintain CALEA-related system security policies and procedures.
Foreign
Government Approvals
In
connection with our satellite service, we have implemented a process for obtaining any required authority needed to provide our
service over the airspace of foreign countries, or verifying that no additional authorization is needed. Each country over which
our equipped aircraft flies has the right to limit, regulate (e.g., through a licensing regime) or prohibit the offering of our
service. We may not be able to obtain the necessary authority for every country over which a partner airline flies. For some countries,
we have not been and do not expect to be able to obtain a definitive answer regarding their potential regulation of our service,
and we may incur some regulatory risk by operating over the airspace of these countries. Failure to comply with foreign regulatory
requirements could result in penalties being imposed on us and/or on our airline partners or allow our airline partners affected
by such requirements to terminate their contract with us prior to expiration. Moreover, even countries that have previously provided
clearance for our service have the right to change their regulations at any time.
Our
Corporate History and Background
We
were incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 14, 2013 under the name Maple Tree Kids, Inc. At the time of our incorporation,
our sole officer and director, Ms. Irina Goldman, subscribed for and purchased 100,000 (1,000,000 pre-Reverse Split) shares of
our common stock at a purchase price of $0.001 per share.
We
were incorporated in order to acquire by merger all of the limited liability company interests of Maple Tree Kids LLC, a Vermont
limited liability company, or MTK LLC. Ms. Goldman had personally acquired all of the limited liability company interests of MTK
LLC for a total purchase price of $8,800 on August 16, 2013. MTK LLC then merged with and into our company on September 27, 2013.
Our company was the surviving company in the merger and the separate existence of MTK LLC ceased and we succeeded to all of the
assets of MTK LLC as a result of the merger. At the effective time of the merger, each limited liability company percentage interest
in MTK LLC held by Ms. Goldman was automatically changed and converted into one thousand shares of our common stock. Since Ms.
Goldman owned 100% of the limited liability company interests in MTK LLC at the time of the merger, she received a total of 100,000
shares of our common stock as a result of the merger. In addition, on September 26, 2013, Ms. Goldman converted $5,000 of indebtedness
that our company owed to her into shares of common stock by cancelling such debt in exchange for a total of 500,000 shares of
our common stock pursuant to a subscription agreement dated as of such date.
On
December 28, 2016, Aircom purchased all 700,000 shares of our common stock held by Ms. Goldman for $320,000, pursuant to a stock
purchase agreement among Aircom, Ms. Goldman and our company, dated as of such date. Such shares represented approximately 86.3%
of our issued and outstanding common stock as of the closing. Accordingly, as a result of the transaction, Aircom became the controlling
stockholder of our company. Ms. Goldman resigned as our sole director and officer upon closing of this stock purchase transaction
and appointed Mr. Jeffrey Wun as our sole director and our President, Treasurer and Secretary.
On
January 10, 2017, we changed our name to Aerkomm Inc. in anticipation of our new business and the completion of the reverse acquisition
described below. On that date, we also effectuated a one for ten reverse split of the Company’s outstanding common stock.
On
February 13, 2017, Aerkomm entered into a share exchange agreement (“the Exchange Agreement”) with Aircom and its
shareholders, pursuant to which Aerkomm acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Aircom in exchange for approximately
99.7% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Aerkomm (or 87.8% on a fully-diluted basis). As a result of the share exchange,
Aircom became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aerkomm, and the former shareholders of Aircom became the holders of approximately
99.7% of Aerkomm’s issued and outstanding capital stock. For accounting purposes, the share exchange transaction with Aircom
was treated as a reverse acquisition, with Aircom as the acquirer and the Company as the acquired party. Unless the context suggests
otherwise, when we refer in this report to business and financial information for periods prior to the consummation of the reverse
acquisition, we are referring to the business and financial information of Aircom and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Upon
the closing of the reverse acquisition on February 13, 2017, Mr. Jeffrey Wun, our sole director and President, Treasurer and Secretary,
resigned from his positions as President, Treasurer and Secretary. On the same date, the following persons were appointed to our
board of directors: Peter Chiou, Jan-Yung Lin, Colin Lim and Barbie Shih. In addition, Peter Chiou was appointed as our Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and President.
On
December 29, 2017, stockholders of the Company holding 33,230,902 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock, or approximately
80.15% of the outstanding common stock of the Company, voted by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting to elect the following
six (6) persons to the board of directors of the Company to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting or until their
resignations are duly tendered and accepted: Jeffrey Wun, Jan-Yung Lin, Colin Lim, Raymond Choy, Chih-Ming (Albert) Hsu, and James
J. Busuttil. Peter Chiou, Barbie Shih and Robert Lu were not re-elected to the Company’s board of directors under the stockholders’
written consent in lieu of annual meeting.
On
December 30, 2017, the Company’s board of directors by unanimous written consent appointed Mr. Jeffrey Wun as President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective December 31, 2017. Mr. Chiou resigned from these positions, effective December
31, 2017, and is expected to become a consultant to the Company for a short period of time. On January 22, 2018, our board of
directors appointed Mr. Wun as its chairman.
As
a result of our acquisition of Aircom, we now own all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Aircom, which is an IFEC
service provider. Aircom was incorporated in the State of California on September 29, 2014. It owns all of the equity interests
of Aircom Seychelles, Aircom HK and Aircom Japan.
On
October 13, 2016, Aircom completed the acquisition of Aircom HK for $100,000 and on December 12, 2016 Aircom completed the acquisition
from Capricorn Union Limited (“Capricorn”) of the outstanding share capital of Aircom Japan for $600,000. These entities
were acquired to facilitate the application for satellite and ground station licenses in the local markets and to better serve
local customers and business development.
During
the first two quarters of 2017, Aircom advanced a total of $425,000 (the “Prepayment”) to Aircom Telecom LLC, or Aircom
Taiwan, a Taiwan limited liability company that was not during that time affiliated with Aircom, for working capital, as part
of a planned $1,500,000 aggregate equity investment (the “Equity Investment”) in Aircom Taiwan. It is proposed that
Aircom Taiwan will act as Aircom’s agent and operating company in Taiwan. Before Aircom Taiwan can issue equity to Aircom,
because Aircom is a “foreign national” under Taiwan law, the Equity Investment must be approved by the Investment
Review Committee of the Ministry of Economic affairs of Taiwan (the “Committee”). Aircom entered into an Equity Pre-Subscription
Agreement with Aircom Taiwan dated as of August 13, 2017, to memorialize the terms of the Equity Investment. Subsequent to June
30, 2017, Aircom advanced an additional $25,000 (the “Additional Prepayment” and together with the Initial Prepayment,
the “Prepayments”) to Aircom Taiwan for working capital purposes. If the Committee approves Aircom Taiwan’s
application to accept the Equity Investment, Aircom Taiwan will be authorized to issue equity to Aircom and Aircom will become
the controlling member of Aircom Taiwan. If the Committee rejects Aircom Taiwan’s application, Aircom Taiwan will not be
allowed to issue equity to Aircom in exchange for the Prepayments, and, in this case, Aircom Taiwan, most likely, will not be
able repay or return the Prepayments to Aircom. On December 19, 2017, the Committee approved Aircom’s initial Equity Investment
(valued as of that date at NT$15,150,000, or approximately US$500,000) and the purchase of the founding owner’s total equity
of NT$100,000 (approximately US$3,350). As a result of the approval of the Equity Investment, Aircom Taiwan is now a 100% wholly
owned subsidiary of Aircom.
Employees
As
of March 20, 2018, we had a total of 19 employees, 15 of whom are full-time employees. The following table sets forth the number
of our full-time employees by function.
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Operations
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Sales and Marketing
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Research and Development
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None
of our employees belongs to a union or is a party to any collective bargaining or similar agreement. We consider our relationships
with our employees to be good.
Properties
Aircom
currently leases approximately 4,958 square feet of space at the Fremont, CA address, comprised of administrative offices, from
Global Venture Development, LLC, which lease expires on May 31, 2017. On May 31, 2017, the lease was renewed for another three
years, expires May 31, 2020. We pay a monthly base rent of $6,446.
Aircom
Japan leases approximately 78 square meters of space at our Japan office. The lease expires on July 20, 2018 and the monthly lease
payment is approximately $2,892. Aircom Japan also leases additional space from Daniel Shih, the Company’s co-founder, at
a cost of $1,215 per month.
We
believe that our properties have been adequately maintained, are generally in good condition, and are suitable and adequate for
our business.
Legal
Proceedings
We
are involved in legal proceedings in the ordinary course of our business. Although our management cannot predict the ultimate
outcome of these legal proceedings with certainty, it believes that the ultimate resolution of our legal proceedings, including
any amounts we may be required to pay, will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
On
or about July 27, 2016, AsiaSat initiated an arbitration proceeding in the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre against
Aircom, claiming a breach under the Digital Transmission Service Agreement dated July 25, 2015 between AsiaSat and Aircom. AsiaSat
claims that Aircom owes it approximately $8.1 million in unpaid service fees, default payments and liquidated damages. Aircom
disagrees with the payable balance and believes that it owes AsiaSat approximately $1.3 million in services fees. Aircom has paid
AsiaSat $875,000 as security deposit. Aircom further alleges misrepresentation from AsiaSat in entering into the agreement and
is actively defending the matter. On November 21, 2016, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre appointed a sole arbitrator
to hear the dispute. On January 12, 2017, Aircom asserted a counterclaim against AsiaSat for misrepresentations made to induce
entry into the agreement. Aircom and AsiaSat reached a settlement with respect to the Agreement as of July 25, 2017, with an effective
date of July 20, 2017.
MANAGEMENT
Directors
and Executive Officers
The
following table sets forth the name, age, position and date of appointment of each of our directors and executive officers as
of March 19, 2018. Each director serves until our next annual meeting or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
Each executive officer serves until the earlier of his or her death or resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected and
qualified.
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Jeffrey
Wun
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51
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Chief
Executive Officer, President and Chairman
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December
29, 2017
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Y.
Tristan Kuo
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63
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Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
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April
10, 2017
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Jan-Yung
Lin
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56
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Secretary
and Director
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February
13, 2017
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Raymond
Choy
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37
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Director
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December
29, 2017
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Colin
Lim
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53
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Director
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February
13, 2017
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Chih-Ming
(Albert) Hsu
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42
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Director
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December
29, 2017
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James
J. Busuttil
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59
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Director
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December
29, 2017
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Y.
Tristan Kuo
. Mr. Kuo has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since April 10, 2017. Mr. Kuo has served
as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Aircom since May 2017. Mr. Kuo has more than 30 years of experience in accounting,
financing and information systems for companies in the bio-pharmaceutical, manufacturing, commodity trading and banking industries
and has served in the capacities of CFO, CIO and Controller. Mr. Kuo has served as the Vice President of Investor Relations of
Nutrastar International, Inc. (OTCPK: NUIN) since April 2016. Mr. Kuo also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Success Holding
Group International, Inc., a provider of personal improvement seminars, from August 2015 to April 2017. Prior to that, he served
as CFO/CIO Partner of Tatum, a management and advisory services firm, from December 2014 to August 2015, as an independent board
member and audit committee chairman of KBS Fashion Group Limited (NASDAQ: KBSF) from August 2014 to May 2015, and as the Chief
Financial Officer of Crown Bioscience, Inc. from June 2012 to November 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Kuo served as Chief Financial
Officer of China Biologic Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBPO), a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, from June 2008 to May 2012 and served
as its Vice President of Finance between September 2007 and May 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Kuo worked for the Noble Group in Hong
Kong as the Senior Business Analysis Manager from February through August 2007 and as the Controller, Vice President of Finance
and CFO of Cuisine Solution, Inc., a previously publicly traded company in Alexandria, Virginia, from December 2002 to January
2007. Mr. Kuo also served as the Vice President of Information Systems for Zinc Corporation of America in Monaca, Pennsylvania
from 2001 and 2002 and as Chief Information Officer and Controller of Wise Metals Group in Baltimore, Maryland, from 1991 to 2001.
Mr. Kuo received his Master’s degree in Accounting from The Ohio State University and Bachelor’s degree in Economics
from Soochow University, Taipei.
Jeffrey
Wun
. Mr. Jeffrey Wun has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since December 31, 2017. Mr. Wun has been
a member of our board of directors since the reverse acquisition of Aircom on February 13, 2017 and was appointed as Chairman
of the board of directors on January 22, 2018. Mr. Wun previously served as our President, Treasurer and Secretary from December
2016 to February 2017. Mr. Wun has served as Aircom’s Chief Technology Officer since December 2014. Mr. Wun is a technologist
with more than 25 years of experience in the communications industry. Prior to joining Aircom Mr. Wun served as Senior Staff Engineer
at Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. from December 2012 to May 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Wun was a profession engineer at MediaTEK
USA Inc. from November 2010 to December 2012 and served as Chief Executive Officer at Kairos System Inc. from 2003 to 2010. Mr.
Wun received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Computer Science from Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1988.
Jan-Yung
Lin
. Mr. Jan-Yung Lin has served as a member of our board of directors since the reverse acquisition of Aircom on February
13, 2017 and as Secretary since December 2016. Mr. Lin served as Aircom’s President since June 2017, as Aircom’s Chief
Executive Officer from February 2015 to October 2016, as Aircom’s Chief Operating Officer from September 2014 to February
2015, and as a director of Aircom from September 2014 to February 2017. Mr. Lin has practiced corporate and business law at Concorde
Law PC as a solo practitioner since 2012. Prior to that Mr. Lin was the General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer of EMG Properties,
Inc. in California. Prior to that Mr. Lin was a corporate associate of Goodwin Procter LLP. Mr. Lin graduated
magna cum laude
from Cornell Law School with a J.D. degree and an LL.M. degree in International and Comparative Law. Mr. Lin received an M.B.A.
degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor’s degree from the National Taiwan University.
Raymond
Choy.
Mr. Raymond Choy has served as a member of our Board since December 2017. Mr. Choy has served as a member of
the Board of Aircom since October 2017. Mr. Choy became a certified public accountant (CPA) in the state of California in 2006
and also received his chartered global management accountant (CGMA) designation in 2013. Mr. Choy has provided accounting, consulting
and advisory services to public and private companies since July 2016 through his partnership with Beyond Century Consulting,
LLC, a financial and business consulting company. Mr. Choy has extensive experience auditing the financial statements and internal
controls of public and private companies as a senior manager at Frazer, LLP, a certified public accountants company, from July
2004 to June 2016. Mr. Choy received his bachelor’s degree with in business administration with accounting concentration
and minor in computer information systems from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in 2003.
Colin
Lim
. Mr. Colin Lim has served as a member of our board of directors since the reverse acquisition of Aircom on February
13, 2017 and served as a member of Aircom’s board from July 2015 to February 2017. In 2013, Mr. Lim founded Dynasty Media
& Entertainment Group, a movie production and distribution company and an investment company with interests in a variety of
businesses, including restaurants, wood and timber traders, exotic leather manufacturers, movie producers, copyrights transaction
companies, and entertainment businesses, as well as hi-tech companies, and is the Managing Director who oversees financing, investment,
copyrights. Mr. Lim has occupied the role of Executive Chairman of Sunny Leather from June 2006 and is responsible for general
management. Mr. Lim has occupied the role of Executive Chairman of Anson International since March 2003 where he oversees investment.
Mr. Lim has occupied the role of Managing Director of Euroamerica International since December 1999 where he oversees management
and trading operations of the company. Mr. Lim’s investment experience in the movie and copyright businesses has allowed
us to better negotiate and acquire sufficient movie copyrights and entertainment content to complement our business model. Mr.
Lim graduated from New South Wales University in Australia, where he received his degree in engineering and business.
Chih-Ming
(Albert) Hsu
. Mr. Chih-Ming (Albert) Hsu has served as a member of our Board since December 2017. Mr. Hsu has served as
a member of Aircom’s board since April 2017. Mr. Hsu was admitted to practice law in Taiwan as a corporate and business
lawyer and as a patent attorney in 2002. Mr. Hsu is the owner of Chascord Law Firm. Mr. Hsu previously served as the arbitrator
& mediator of the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei. In addition, Mr. Hsu was the Chairman of Unitel High Technology
Corporation, a listed company on the Taiwan over-the-counter market from December 2015 to September 2016. Mr. Hsu received
the degrees of Master of Law and Bachelor of Law from National Taiwan University in 2003 and 1997, respectively. Mr. Hsu is an
expert of real estate securitization in Taiwan.
James
J. Busuttil
. Dr. James Busuttil has served as a member of our Board since December 2017. Dr. Busuttil is an attorney admitted
to practice before the courts of New York State since 1983, as well as numerous U.S. Federal Trial and Appeals Courts, practicing
international, financial and corporate law. Dr. Busuttil was elected as a Life Fellow of the U.K.-based Institute of Directors
(IoD). Members are invited to become Fellows of the IoD based on their substantial and sustained experience and contribution to
business. Fellows are required to have been a company director for at least five years and, at some point during this period,
the entity must have had an annual turnover or budget that exceeds £10m. Dr. Busuttil has represented banks and financial
institutions based in the United States and other countries in private sector financing of domestic and international projects,
negotiated alternative energy project financings, handled transnational mergers and joint ventures, represented equity investors
in venture capital transactions and organized investment funds. In addition, Dr. Busuttil represented the Bank Advisory Group
for a major Latin American debtor nation in sovereign debt restructuring and handled a variety of private sector Latin American
debt restructures. Dr. Busuttil has been a Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) since 2007. The PCA is the oldest
international tribunal in the world established by the 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Membership
of the PCA is strictly by nomination of contracting states of individuals of known competency in questions of international law,
of the highest moral reputation, and disposed to accept the duties of Arbitrator. Dr. Busuttil is also a Member of the London
Court of International Arbitration Users’ Council. With respect to arbitration, Dr. Busuttil has been involved mainly in
investment disputes. Dr. Busuttil created the University of London’s Postgraduate Laws Program. Dr. Busuttil directed the
University of London’s Master of Laws (LL.M.), Postgraduate Diploma in Laws (PG Dip. Laws) and the Postgraduate Certificate
in Laws (PG Cert. Laws) from January 2004 to January 2015. Under Dr. Busuttil’s leadership, the Program grew to over 3,000
persons from more than 150 countries. Dr. Busuttil was appointed as an Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Law of University
College London (UCL) in 2004. Dr. Busuttil has been a member of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, of the Council
on Foreign Relations, and of the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law. In the course of work, Dr. Busuttil
has developed experience and understanding in dealing with parties and organizations, including the private and public sectors,
in South East Asia, East Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Russia, North Africa and Australasia.
Directors
and executive officers are elected until their successors are duly elected and qualified. There are no arrangements or understandings
known to us pursuant to which any director or executive officer was or is to be selected as a director (or director nominee) or
executive officer.
Director
Independence
Our
board of directors currently consists of six members: Messrs. Wun, Lin, Lim, Choy, Hsu and Busuttil. Each director serves until
our next annual meeting or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Our board of directors has determined that
Messrs. Raymond Choy, Colin Lim and James Busuttil are independent directors as that term is defined in the applicable rules for
companies traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Messrs. Choy, Lim and Busuttil are each members of the Audit Committee, Compensation
Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.
Code
of Ethics
Our
board of directors has adopted a Code of Ethical Conduct that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including
our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other executive and senior financial officers. Our board of directors
has also adopted a separate Code of Professional Conduct for Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers. These codes
are available in the Corporate Governance Code of Ethical Conduct section of our website, www.aerkomm.com.
Further
Information Concerning our board of directors
Our
board of directors currently has the following standing committee(s): Audit Committee. We have not yet established a Compensation
Committee or a Nominating and Governance Committee.
Audit
Committee
Our
Audit Committee currently consists of Messrs. Choy, Lim and Busuttil. Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Choy is an
audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K, and that each member of our Audit Committee
is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements and has substantial business experience that results in such member’s
financial sophistication. Accordingly, our board of directors believes that each member of our Audit Committee has sufficient
knowledge and experience necessary to fulfill such member’s duties and obligations on our Audit Committee. The primary purposes
of our Audit Committee are to assist our board of directors in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee the accounting and financial
reporting processes of our company and audits of our financial statements, including (i) reviewing the scope of the audit and
all non-audit services to be performed by our independent accountant and the fees incurred by us in connection therewith, (ii)
reviewing the results of such audit, including the independent accountant’s opinion and letter of comment to management
and management’s response thereto, (iii) reviewing with our independent accountants our internal accounting principles,
policies and practices and financial reporting, (iv) engaging our independent accountants and (v) reviewing our quarterly and
annual financial statements prior to public issuance. The role and responsibilities of our Audit Committee are more fully set
forth in a written Charter adopted by our board of directors on June 6, 2017, which is available on our website at www.aerkomm.com.
Compensation
Committee
Our
board of directors established our Compensation Committee effective as of January 22, 2018, appointing Messrs. Lim, Choy and Busuttil
as members, with Mr. Lim serving as chairman of this committee. The Compensation Committee is structured as follows: The primary
purposes of our Compensation Committee is to assist our board of directors in fulfilling its responsibility to determine the compensation
of our executive officers and to approve and evaluate the compensation policies and programs of our company, including (i) reviewing
the compensation packages of executive officers and making recommendations to our board of directors for said compensation packages,
(ii) reviewing and approving proposed stock incentive grants and (iii) providing our board of directors with recommendations regarding
bonus plans, if any. The role and responsibilities of our Compensation Committee is more fully set forth in a written Charter
adopted by our board of directors and made available on our website at www.aerkomm.com.
The
policies underlying our Compensation Committee’s compensation decisions are designed to attract and retain the best-qualified
management personnel available. We routinely compensate our executive officers through salaries. At our discretion, we may reward
executive officers and employees through bonus programs based on profitability and other objectively measurable performance factors.
Additionally, we use stock options and other incentive awards to compensate our executives and other key employees to align the
interests of our executive officers with the interests of our stockholders. In establishing executive compensation, our Compensation
Committee will evaluate compensation paid to similar officers employed at other companies of similar size in the same industry
and the individual performance of each officer as it impacts our overall performance with particular focus on an individual’s
contribution to the realization of operating profits and the achievement of strategic business goals. Our Compensation Committee
will further attempt to rationalize a particular executive’s compensation with that of other executive officers of our company
in an effort to distribute compensation fairly among the executive officers. Although the components of executive compensation
(salary, bonus and incentive grants) will be reviewed separately, compensation decisions will be made based on a review of total
compensation.
Nominating
and Governance Committee
Our
board of directors established our Nominating and Governance Committee effective January 22, 2018, appointing Messrs. Busuttil,
Lim and Choy as members, with Mr. Busuttil serving as chairman of this committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee is structured
as follows: The primary purposes of our Nominating and Governance Committee is to (i) identify individuals qualified to become
members of our board of directors and recommend to our board of directors the nominees for the next annual meeting of our stockholders
and candidates to fill vacancies on our board of directors, (ii) recommend to our board of directors the directors to be appointed
to committees of our board of directors and (iii) oversee the effectiveness of our corporate governance in accordance with regulatory
guidelines and any other guidelines we establish, including evaluations of members of executive management, our board of directors
and its committees. The role and responsibilities of our Nominating and Governance Committee is more fully set forth in a written
Charter adopted by our board of directors and made available on our website at www.aerkomm.com.
Our
Nominating and Governance Committee’s methods for identifying candidates for election to our board of directors (other than
those proposed by our stockholders, as discussed below) includes the solicitation of ideas for possible candidates from a number
of sources - members of our board of directors; our executives; individuals personally known to the members of our board of directors;
and other research. Our Nominating and Governance Committee may also, from time-to-time, retain one or more third-party search
firms to identify suitable candidates.
A
stockholder of our company may nominate one or more persons for election as a director at an annual meeting of stockholders if
the stockholder complies with the notice, information and consent provisions contained in our Bylaws. In addition, the notice
must be made in writing and set forth as to each proposed nominee who is not an incumbent Director (i) their name, age, business
address and, if known, residence address, (ii) their principal occupation or employment, (iii) the number of shares of stock of
our company beneficially owned, (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee
and any other person pursuant to which the nominations are to be made and (v) any other information concerning the nominee that
must be disclosed respecting nominees in proxy solicitations pursuant to Rule 14(a) of the Exchange Act. The recommendation should
be addressed to our Secretary.
Among
other matters, our Nominating and Governance Committee will:
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Review
the desired experience, mix of skills and other qualities to assure appropriate board of directors composition, taking into
account the current members of our board of directors and the specific needs of our company and our board of directors;
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Conduct
candidate searches, interviews prospective candidates and conducts programs to introduce candidates to our management and
operations, and confirms the appropriate level of interest of such candidates;
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Recommend
qualified candidates who bring the background, knowledge, experience, independence, skill sets and expertise that would strengthen
and increase the diversity of our board of directors; and
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Conduct
appropriate inquiries into the background and qualifications of potential nominees.
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Board
Role in Risk Oversight
Our
board of directors plays an active role, as a whole and also at the committee level, in overseeing management of our risks and
strategic direction. Our board of directors regularly reviews information regarding our liquidity and operations, as well as the
risks associated with each. Our Compensation Committee is responsible for overseeing the management of risks relating to our executive
compensation plans and arrangements. Our Audit Committee oversees the process by which our senior management and relevant employees
assess and manage our exposure to, and management of, financial risks. Our Nominating and Governance Committee also manages risks
associated with the independence of members of our board of directors and potential conflicts of interest. While each committee
is responsible for evaluating certain risks and overseeing the management of such risks, the entire board of directors is regularly
informed about such risks.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Summary
Compensation Table - Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
The
following table sets forth, as to our Chief Executive Officer and as to each of our other two most highly compensated executive
officers whose compensation exceeded $100,000 during the last fiscal year, information concerning all compensation paid for services
to us in all capacities for our last two fiscal years.
Name and
Principal Position
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|
Year
|
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
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Bonus
($)
|
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
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All
Other
Compensation
($)
|
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Peter
Chiou, Former CEO and President
(1)
|
|
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2017
|
|
|
|
24,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
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3,002,486
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
3,076,486
|
|
|
|
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2016
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
45,600
|
|
|
|
45,600
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y.
Tristan Kuo, CFO
(2)
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
72,752
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
938,277
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,011,029
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffrey
Wun, CEO and President
(3)
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
46,914
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
206,914
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
141,641
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
141,641
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
129,583
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
132,583
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jiun-Sheuan
Yang
(4)
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
128,308
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
128,308
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
153,333
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
155,833
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Irina
Goldman, Former President
(5)
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
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2016
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
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(1)
|
On
February 13, 2017, we acquired Aircom in a reverse acquisition transaction that was structured as a share exchange. In connection
with that transaction and effective immediately upon the closing of that transaction, Mr. Chiou became our Chief Executive
Officer. The annual, long term and other compensation shown in this table include the amounts that Mr. Chiou received from
Aircom prior to the consummation of the reverse acquisition. The amount included in all other compensation represents consulting
fees paid by Aircom to Mr. Chiou. Mr. Chiou resigned from his positions as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
effective December 31, 2017 and is expected to become a consultant to the Company for a short period of time. The stock awards
listed for Mr. Chiou represent the fair value of options granted to Mr. Chiou on June 23, 2017 to purchase 960,000 shares
of our common stock. Of these options, options to purchase 240,000 shares of our common stock were vested and exercisable,
while the remaining options to purchase 720,000 shares were forfeited as of December 31, 2017.
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(2)
|
Mr.
Kuo has served as our Chief Financial Officer since April 10, 2017. The stock awards shown in this table represent the fair
value of 300,000 shares of the options exercisable for 300,000 shares of our common stock granted on June 23, 2017, with options
exercisable for 75,000 shares of our common stock vested immediately and the remaining options exercisable for 225,000 shares
of our common stock vesting monthly, on a proportional basis over a three-year period.
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(3)
|
Mr.
Wun served as our President from December 28, 2016 until February 13, 2017. He was appointed by our board of directors as
Chief Executive Officer and reappointed President effective December 31, 2017, upon the resignation of Mr. Chiou from these
positions. He also currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer of Aircom. The annual, long term and other compensation
shown in this table include the amounts that Mr. Wun received from Aircom prior to the consummation of the reverse acquisition.
The 2017 stock awards listed for Mr. Wun represent the fair value of options to purchase 82,500 shares of our common stock
granted on June 23, 2017, which options vest annually, on a proportional basis, over three years.
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(4)
|
Mr.
Jiun-Sheuan Yang has served as Aircom’s Vice President of Engineering since December 2014.
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(5)
|
Ms.
Goldman served as our President from our inception on August 14, 2013 until December 28, 2016.
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Employment
Agreements
Y.
Tristan Kuo
On
March 31, 2017, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Kuo (the “Employment Agreement”) effective April
10, 2017, pursuant to which we agreed to pay Mr. Kuo an annual salary of $100,000, plus a guaranteed bonus of $85,000 payable
on the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of Mr. Kuo’s employment or (ii) upon closing of an equity or equity linked financing
in which we or one of our subsidiaries raises at least $15 million. Mr. Kuo will also be entitled to an annual bonus as recommended
by our Chief Executive Officer and approved by our board of directors. In addition, we agreed to grant Mr. Kuo an option to purchase
300,000 shares of our common stock, with one quarter of the shares underlying the option to be vested immediately and the remaining
shares to be vested equally over three years on each anniversary of Mr. Kuo’s employment. Such option will be granted under
our 2017 equity incentive plan once such plan is approved by our stockholders. In addition, during the first nine months of Mr.
Kuo’s employment or until he relocates, if earlier, we also agreed to provide a furnished living accommodation, a car allowance
of $400 per month, and a personal travel allowance of $600 per month for Mr. Kuo to visit his spouse or vice versa. We also agreed
to pay up to $6,000 in relocation expenses, should Mr. Kuo decide to relocate. We will also be responsible for medical insurance
under our medical plan or we will reimburse the premium of a medical plan that is comparable to the medical plan offered to other
employees. Mr. Kuo will also be eligible to participate in other standard benefits plans offered to similarly situated employees
by us from time to time.
The
Employment Agreement also contains covenants prohibiting Mr. Kuo from competing with us during his employment, or from soliciting
any of our employees or consultants for a period of two years after his employment ends. The Employment Agreement also contains
customary confidentiality provisions. The Employment Agreement may be terminated by either party for any reason upon 30 days’
notice. If Mr. Kuo’s employment is terminated by us without cause, the portion of stock options to be vested for the year
if completed shall be vested immediately.
Peter
Chiou
On
November 29, 2017, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Chiou (the “Employment Agreement”) effective November
1, 2017, pursuant to which we agreed to pay Mr. Chiou an annual salary of $144,000. Under the Employment Agreement, Mr. Chiou
was entitled to twenty (20) working days of vacation per year and was eligible to participate in other standard benefits plans
offered to similarly situated employees by us from time to time. Following Mr. Chiou’s resignation effective December 31,
2017, the Employment Agreement effectively terminated. We expect that Mr. Chiou will become a consultant for a short period of
time and will be paid $5,000 consulting fee per month upon his entering into consulting and separation agreements with us.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
There
are no outstanding options held by our named executive officers as of the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. As of
December 31, 2017, Mr. Kuo had options outstanding and exercisable for 300,000 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price
of $5.50 per share, and Mr. Wun had options outstanding and exercisable for 15,000 shares of our common stock, at an exercise
price of $5.50 per share.
Director
Compensation
To
date, we have not paid any compensation to our directors.
Effective
December 29, 2017, we entered into independent director agreements with Colin Lim, Raymond Choy and James Busuttil. Under the
terms of these independent director agreements, we have agreed to pay the independent directors an annual cash fee of $20,000,
paid quarterly in four equal instalments, commencing in the first quarter following closing of this offering, and an additional
$5,000 cash compensation fee for serving as board of directors committee chairmen. This additional fee will be paid no later than
the fifth business day following the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC.
Each
independent director is entitled to receive an initial, fully vested stock option to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock.
If the Director is still a member of the board of directors and continues to serve as a non-employee director immediately following
each annual meeting of our stockholders, the director will be automatically granted an additional option to purchase 20,000 shares
of our common stock as of the date of each such annual meeting. These additional option grants will vest and become exercisable
in twelve (12) equal monthly installments over the first year following the date of grant, subject to the director continuing
in service on the board of directors through each such vesting date. The per share exercise price of each option granted to the
independent director will equal 100% of the fair market value (as defined by the board of directors) of a share of our common
stock on the date the option is granted, and the term of each stock option granted to the director will be ten (10) years from
the date of grant.
We
also agreed to purchase directors and officers liability insurance with coverage up to an aggregate maximum of $3 million commencing
promptly following the final closing of this offering, and to reimburse the independent directors for pre-approved reasonable
business expenses incurred by them.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
On
May 5, 2017, we established our 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan was approved by our board of directors
on May 5, 2017, and an amendment to increase the number of shares of our common stock available for grant under the Plan was approved
by the board of directors on June 26, 2017. We expect that the Plan will be approved by our stockholders at our annual meeting
in 2018. The purpose of the Plan is to grant stock and options to purchase our common stock to our employees, directors and key
consultants. The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the Plan, as amended
is 10,000,000 shares. Cancelled and forfeited stock options and stock awards may again become available for grant under the Plan.
There were 4,054,011 shares available for grant under the Plan as of March 16, 2018; 4,661,308 shares of our common stock are
issuable upon the exercise of options to be issued under the Plan to holders of Aircom options assumed by us as a result of the
closing of the reverse acquisition with Aircom, and options exercisable for 1,265,000 shares of our common stock have been approved
by our board of directors for grants to certain of our officers, directors, employees and service providers.
Equity
Compensation Plan and Employee Benefits
Summary
of the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan
The
following summary briefly describes the principal features of the Plan, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full
text of the Plan.
Administration
.
The Plan is administered by our recently formed Compensation Committee. Our Compensation Committee has the authority to select
the eligible participants to whom awards will be granted, to determine the types of awards and the number of shares covered and
to set the terms, conditions and provisions of such awards, to cancel or suspend awards under certain conditions, and to accelerate
the exercisability of awards. Our Compensation Committee is authorized to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend, and rescind
any rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to determine the terms of agreements entered into with recipients under the Plan,
and to make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
Eligibility
.
All employees, directors and individuals providing services to our company or its subsidiaries are eligible to participate in
the Plan.
Shares
Subject to Plan
. The number of shares of common stock that is available for grant of awards under the Plan, as amended, is
10,000,000 shares.
Stock
Option and SAR Grants.
The exercise price per share of common stock purchasable under any stock option or stock appreciation
right, or SAR, will be determined by our Compensation Committee, but cannot in any event be less than 100% of the fair market
value of our common stock on the date the option is granted. Our Compensation Committee will determine the term of each stock
option or SAR (subject to a maximum of 10 years) and each stock option or SAR will be exercisable pursuant to a vesting schedule
determined by our Compensation Committee. The grants and the terms of incentive stock options, or ISOs, shall be restricted to
the extent required for qualification as ISOs by the Internal Revenue Code, or the Code. Subject to approval of our Compensation
Committee, stock options or SARs may be exercised by payment of the exercise price in cash, shares of our common stock, which
have been held for at least six months, or pursuant to a “cashless exercise” through a broker-dealer under an arrangement
approved by us. We may require the grantee to pay to us any applicable withholding taxes that we are required to withhold with
respect to the grant or exercise of any award. The withholding tax may be paid in cash or, subject to applicable law, our Compensation
Committee may permit the grantee to satisfy such obligations by the withholding or delivery of shares of our common stock. We
may withhold from any shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to a stock option or SAR or from any cash amounts otherwise
due from us to the recipient of the award an amount equal to such taxes.
Stock
Grants.
Shares may be sold or awarded for consideration and with or without restriction as determined by the Compensation
Committee, including cash, full-recourse promissory notes, as well as past and future services. Any award of shares will be subject
to the vesting schedule, if any, determined by the Compensation Committee. In general, holders of shares sold or awarded under
the Plan will have the same voting, dividend and other rights as our other stockholders. As a condition to the purchase of shares
under the Plan, the purchaser will make such arrangements as our Compensation Committee may require for the satisfaction of any
federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such purchase.
Adjustments
.
In the event of any change affecting the shares of our common stock by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization,
merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares or other similar corporate change, or any distribution to stockholders
other than cash dividends, our board of directors will make such substitution or adjustment in the aggregate number of shares
that may be distributed under the Plan and in the number and option price (or exercise or purchase price, if applicable) as it
deems to be appropriate in order to maintain the purpose of the original grant.
Termination
of Service.
If a participant’s service to our company terminates on account of death or disability, then the participant’s
unexercised options, if exercisable immediately before the participant’s death, disability or retirement, may be exercised
in whole or in part, on the earlier of the date on which such stock option would otherwise expire or one year after the event.
If a participant’s service to us terminates for any other reason, then the participant’s unexercised options, to the
extent exercisable immediately before such termination, will remain exercisable, and may be exercised in whole or in part, for
a period ending on the earlier of the date on which such stock option would otherwise expire or three months after such termination
of service.
Amendment
and Termination.
Our board of directors may, at any time, alter, amend, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan; provided
that such action shall not adversely affect the right of grantees to stock awards or stock options previously granted and no amendment,
without the approval of our stockholders, shall increase the maximum number of shares which may be awarded under the Plan in the
aggregate, materially increase the benefits accruing to grantees under the Plan, change the class of employees eligible to receive
options under the Plan, or materially modify the eligibility requirements for participation in the Plan.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND
MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 20, 2018 (i) by each person
who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock; (ii) by each of our officers and directors; and (iii)
by all of our officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise specified, the address of each of the persons set forth below
is in care of the Company, 923 Incline Way #39, Incline Village, NV 89451.
Name and
Address of Beneficial Owner
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Title of
Class
|
|
Amount
and
Nature
Of
Beneficial
Ownership
(1)
|
|
|
Percent
of
Class
(2)
|
|
Jeffery Wun, President, CEO and Director
(3)
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
14,528,120
|
|
|
|
34.88
|
%
|
Y. Tristan Kuo, CFO (4)
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
137,500
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Jan-Yung Lin, Director (5)
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
2,312,010
|
|
|
|
5.55
|
%
|
Colin Lim, Director (6)
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Raymond Choy, Director (7)
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Chih-Ming (Albert) Hsu, Director
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
James Busuttil, Director (8)
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
All officers and directors as a group (7 persons
named above)
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
17,037,630
|
|
|
|
40.90
|
%
|
Dmedia Holding LP (9)
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
11,187,138
|
|
|
|
26.85
|
%
|
Well Thrive Limited (10)
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
6,720,149
|
|
|
|
16.13
|
%
|
*
Less than 1%
(1)
|
Beneficial
Ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect
to securities. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire
beneficial ownership within 60 days. Each of the beneficial owners listed above has direct ownership of and sole voting power
and investment power with respect to the shares of our common stock.
|
(2)
|
A
total of 41,460,097 shares of our common stock are considered to be outstanding pursuant to SEC Rule 13d-3(d)(1) as of March
20, 2018. For each beneficial owner above, any options exercisable within 60 days have been included in the denominator.
|
(3)
|
Includes
11,187,138 shares of our common stock owned by Dmedia Holding LP. On December 20, 2017, Mr. Wun purchased an 85.7%
interest in, and was appointed Manager of, Dmedia LLC, the General Partner of Dmedia Holding LP. As such, Mr. Wun is
deemed to be the beneficial owner of the 11,187,138 shares of our common stock held by Dmedia Holding LP by virtue of his
voting and dispositive power of those shares. Through his ownership interest in Dmedia LLC which owns an approximately
6% direct interest in Dmedia Holding LP, Mr. Wun indirectly beneficially owns 588,005 shares of our common stock held by Dmedia
Holding LP. Mr. Wun disclaims beneficial ownership of the remaining 10,599,133 shares of our common stock held by Dmedia
Holding LP. Also includes 1,103,554 shares of our common stock over which Mr. Wun has the voting and investment power
by virtue of his being the Trustee of the 4416 Jordan Ranch Trust which owns these shares. Mr. Wun disclaims beneficial
ownership of these 1,103,554 shares. Does not include 15,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of options
not exercisable within 60 days.
|
(4)
|
Consists
of 137,500 shares of our common stock which Mr. Kuo has the right to acquire within the next 60 days through the exercise
of vested options but does not include 162,500 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of options not exercisable
within 60 days.
|
(5)
|
Consists
of 1,864,524 shares of our common stock owned by Mr. Lin directly and 447,486 shares of our common stock owned by Mr. Lin's
spouse. Does not include 4,796,150 shares of our common stock owned by Mr. Lin through his approximately 7% ownership interest
in Dmedia LLC and his approximately 42.4% interest Dmedia Holding LP, as Mr. Lin does not, directly or indirectly, have voting
or dispositive power over these shares although he does own a pecuniary interest in them. Does not include15,000 shares
of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of options not exercisable within the next 60 days.
|
(6)
|
Consists
of 20,000 shares of our common stock which Mr. Lim has the right to acquire within 60 days through the exercise of vested
options but does not include 60,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of options not exercisable within
the next 60 days.
|
(7)
|
Consists
of 20,000 shares of our common stock which Mr. Choy has the right to acquire within the next 60 days through the exercise
of vested options.
|
(8)
|
Consists
of 20,000 shares of our common stock which Mr. Busuttil has the right to acquire within the next 60 days through the exercise
of vested options.
|
(9)
|
Mr.
Wun has sole voting and dispositive power over these shares of our common stock although he disclaims beneficial ownership
of 10,599,133 of these shares. Mr. Lin owns a pecuniary interest in 4,796,150 of these shares although he does not exercise
voting or dispositive control over them. Mr. Shih owns a pecuniary interest in 4,990,291 of these shares although he
does not exercise voting or dispositive power over them. The address of Dmedia Holding LP is 91 Gregory Ln Ste 5, Pleasant
Hill, CA 94523.
|
(10)
|
Consists
of 6,720,149 shares of common stock held by Well Thrive Limited. Sheng-Chun Chang is the Chief Executive Officer and owner
of Well Thrive Limited and has voting and dispositive power of the securities held by it. Mr. Chang disclaims beneficial ownership
of the shares held by Well Thrive Limited. The address of Well Thrive Limited is No 79, Heng Yang Road, Taipei City, Taiwan.
|
Changes
in Control.
There
are currently no arrangements which may result in a change of control of our company.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Transactions
with Officers and Directors
Other
than the employment agreements described above in “Executive Compensation” and as set forth below, since the beginning
of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, there has not been, nor is there currently proposed, any transaction or series of
similar transactions to which we were or will be a party:
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●
|
in
which the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year end for
the last two completed fiscal years; and
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|
|
|
|
●
|
in
which any director, executive officer, stockholder who beneficially owns more than 5% of our common stock or any member of
their immediate family had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
|
On
December 28, 2016, Aircom entered into a stock purchase agreement with Ms. Irina Goldman, our sole director and officer and principal
stockholder at such time, pursuant to which Aircom purchased 700,000 shares of our common stock held by Ms. Goldman for $320,000.
Such shares represented approximately 86.3% of our issued and outstanding common stock as of the closing of such acquisition by
Aircom.
On
February 13, 2017, we entered into the Exchange Agreement with Aircom, our then principal stockholder, and its shareholders, whereby
we acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Aircom in exchange for 40,000,000 shares of our common stock and
we also agreed to issue options to acquire 5,444,592 shares of our common stock to Aircom’s option holders in exchange for
their options to purchase Aircom’s common stock. In addition, at the closing of the reverse acquisition, Aircom returned
all 700,000 shares of our common stock purchased by it on December 28, 2016 and we immediately cancelled such shares, and all
existing options to purchase Aircom’s shares of common stock were also canceled.
Our
board of directors conducts an appropriate review of and oversees all related party transactions on a continuing basis and reviews
potential conflict of interest situations where appropriate. Our board of directors has not adopted formal standards to apply
when it reviews, approves or ratifies any related party transaction. However, our board of directors generally reviews related
party transactions to ensure that they are fair and reasonable to our company and on terms comparable to those reasonably expected
to be agreed to with independent third parties for the same goods and/or services at the time they are authorized by our board
of directors.
Transactions
with Affiliates
On
March 31, 2017, we entered into a settlement and release agreement with Aircom and dMobile, a Taiwanese limited company whose
Chairman of the Board is Daniel Shih, our co-founder, a former material beneficial owner of our common stock and the husband of
Barbie Shih, one of our former director Barbie Shih. Aircom and dMobile entered into a certain Purchase Agreement for Ground Station
Equipment, dated as of October 15, 2014, or the Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which Aircom delivered to dMobile certain equipment
with an aggregate invoice price of $5,478,900 and received from dMobile $2,000,000 in partial payment, as a result of which dMobile
owed Aircom a balance of $3,478,900 under the Purchase Agreement. Aircom and dMobile also entered into a certain Statement of
Work, dated January 15, 2015, or the Statement of Work, pursuant to which dMobile delivered to Aircom certain intangible property
with an aggregate invoice price of $4,950,000 and received from Aircom $1,000,000 in partial payment, as a result of which Aircom
owed dMobile $3,950,000 under the Statement of Work. Offsetting the amounts Aircom and dMobile owed to each other under the Purchase
Agreement and the Statement of Work, Aircom owed dMobile a net amount of $471,100, or the Outstanding Amount. To settle this amount,
Aircom and dMobile entered into the settlement and release agreement with respect to these matters pursuant to which (i) the Purchase
Order and the Statement of Work were terminated and dMobile agreed to accept, and we agreed to issue to dMobile, 94,220 shares
of our common stock valued at $5.00 per share in full settlement of the Outstanding Amount, or the dMobile Settlement Shares,
and (ii) Aircom and dMobile each agreed to waive, release, discharge and covenant not to sue each other with respect to any and
all possible claims arising out of or relating to the Purchase Order, the Statement of Work and the Outstanding Amount. Because
Daniel Shih owns dMobile, he is the beneficial owner of the dMobile Settlement Shares, and Barbie Shih, a former director of the
Company and Mr. Shih’s wife, is thus deemed to be the beneficial owner of the dMobile Settlement Shares.
On
March 31, 2017, we entered into a settlement and release agreement with Aircom and PPUS, a Delaware corporation of which Daniel
Shih, our co-founder and husband of our former director Barbie Shih, is the Chairman of the board of directors. Aircom and PPUS
entered into a certain Development Agreement, dated February 10, 2015, as amended by the First Amendment to Development Agreement,
dated July 17, 2015 and the Second Amendment to Development Agreement, dated August 18, 2015, or, as amended, the Development
Agreement, pursuant to which Aircom and PPUS agreed to jointly develop certain AirCinema airplane seating technology and related
products. Aircom and PPUS fully performed the specified terms of the Development Agreement with the exception that a deposit of
$387,500 was advanced by PPUS to Aircom, or the Deposit, for which the Aircom and PPUS did not reach agreement as to the scope
of work to be covered by the Deposit. Additionally, PPUS also advanced an additional deposit of $349,500, or the Additional Deposit,
to Aircom with the intent that the Additional Deposit would be applied towards one or more additional projects that Aircom and
PPUS would agree to in the future. Aircom and PPUS agreed to conclude their relationship with respect to the Development Agreement,
the Deposit and the Additional Deposit and other prior dealings between them, and to settle all accounts between them. Aircom
and PPUS entered into the settlement and release agreement with respect to these matters pursuant to which (i) the Development
Agreement was deemed completed and terminated and PPUS agreed to accept, and we agreed to issue to PPUS, 147,400 shares of our
common stock valued at $5.00 per share in full settlement of the Deposit and Additional Deposit amounts, or the PPUS Settlement
Shares, and (ii) Aircom and PPUS each agreed to waive, release, discharge and covenant not to sue each other with respect to any
and all possible claims arising out of or relating to the Development Agreement, the Deposit and the Additional Deposit. Because
Daniel Shih is the Chairman of PPUS and, thus, has voting and dispositive power over the PPUS Settlement Shares, under U.S. federal
securities regulations he is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the PPUS Settlement Shares even though he is not a shareholder
of PPUS. Because Barbie Shih, a former director of the Company, is Daniel Shih’s wife, she is deemed to be the beneficial
owner of the PPUS Settlement Shares as well. Both Daniel Shih and Barbie Shih disclaim beneficial ownership of the PPUS Settlement
Shares.
On
March 31, 2017, we entered into a settlement and release agreement with Aircom and Priceplay Taiwan Inc., or PPTW, a Taiwanese
limited company and parent of PPUS, its wholly owned subsidiary. Aircom and PPTW entered into a certain purchase order, or the
Purchase Order, pursuant to which PPTW agreed to purchase from Aircom a set of mobile satellite communication equipment priced
at $909,000. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Order, PPTW paid Aircom $819,300, or the Initial Payment and Aircom delivered
to PPTW a mobile satellite antenna, together with radome, control unit, power supply, and other associated items, or collectively,
the Equipment. PPTW raised certain issues regarding the Equipment and informed us that it desired to return the Equipment to Aircom
and to receive a refund of the Initial Payment. Aircom and PPTW entered into the settlement and release agreement with respect
to these matters pursuant to which (i) Aircom and PPTW agreed to terminate the Purchase Order, (ii) PPTW agreed to return the
Equipment to Aircom, (iii) PPTW agreed to accept, and we agreed to issue to PPTW, 163,860 shares of our common stock valued at
$5.00 per share in full settlement of the Initial Payment amount, or the PPTW Settlement Shares, and (ii) Aircom and PPTW each
agreed to waive, release, discharge and covenant not to sue each other with respect to any and all possible claims arising out
of or relating to the Purchase Order or the Initial Payment. Because Daniel Shih is the Chairman of PPUS, under U.S. federal securities
regulations he may be deemed to be an affiliate or controlling person of PPTW, the parent of PPUS, its wholly owned subsidiary.
As such Daniel Shih may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the PPTW Settlement Shares even though he is not a shareholder
or officer or director of PPTW. Because Barbie Shih, a former director of the Company, is Daniel Shih’s wife, she may be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of the PPTW Settlement Shares as well. Both Daniel Shih and Barbie Shih disclaim beneficial
ownership of the PPTW Settlement Shares.
The
three settlement and mutual release agreements discussed above are incorporated herein by reference to, Exhibits 10.13, 10.14
and 10.15.
Daniel
Shih is the co-founder of Aircom and, thus, is a “promoter” of the Company as that term is defined in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act of 1933.
On
July 5, 2017, we entered into a subscription agreement with Daniel Shih, the co-founder and an affiliate of the Company, who agreed
to purchase an aggregate of 5,000 shares of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a price of $5.50 per share, for an
aggregate purchase of $27,500. These shares were offered and sold by us to Mr. Shih in a private placement offering exempt from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Regulation D promulgated
thereunder, as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering.
Aircom
Japan also leases space from Daniel Shih at a cost of $1,215 per month. Daniel Shih’s father, Giretsu Shih, is the President
of Aircom Japan and is paid an annual salary of approximately $90,000.
Mr.
Shih has relinquished “beneficial ownership” of substantially all of his equity interests in the Company (whether
held directly or indirectly) in a manner acceptable to the Company.
Mr. Shih has also removed
himself from any and all activities relating to our business, including, but not limited to managerial, directional, advisory,
promotional, developmental and fund-raising activities
. As a result of Mr. Shih’s disposition of his equity interests
in the Company and his removing himself from participation in any Company related business activities, and Ms. Shih’s not
being re-elected to the Company’s board of directors, Mr. Shih no longer maintains any active affiliation with, or material
beneficial ownership in, the Company.
In
the event that Mr. Shih is exonerated from any wrongdoing with respect to the two Taiwanese matters discussed in the Risk Factors
section above, Mr. Shih’s status as a “beneficial owner” of the shares of our common stock that he previously
beneficially owned and his ability to take an active role in the development and management of the Company may be restored.
Other
Transactions
On
March 9, 2015, we entered into a 10-year purchase agreement with Klingon, pursuant to which we agreed to sell our in-flight connectivity
systems to Klingon for joint development and resale to Hong Kong based airlines under the brand name Aircom4U. In accordance with
the terms of this agreement, Klingon agreed to purchase from us an initial order of onboard equipment comprising an onboard system
for a purchase price of $909,000, with payments to be made in accordance with a specific milestones schedule. To date, we have
received $762,000 from Klingon in milestone payments towards the equipment purchase price. Daniel Shih, our co-founder, was Chairman
of Klingon from February 2015 to February 2016, and Peter Chiou, our former Chairman, former Chief Executive Officer and former
President, was Chief Executive Officer and President of Klingon from March 2015 through April 2016, prior to Peter’s joining
the Company in February 2017. Neither Mr. Shih or Mr. Chiou nor the Company owns any capital stock of Klingon. On December 30,
2017, the Company’s board of directors by unanimous written consent appointed Mr. Jeffrey Wun as President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, effective December 31, 2017. Mr. Chiou, the Company’s former President and Chief Executive Officer,
agreed to step down from these positions by mutual consent, effective December 31, 2017. We expect that Mr. Chiou will become
a consultant to the Company for a short period of time and will be paid $5,000 per month effective upon his entering into consulting
and separation agreement with us.
SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
June
2017 Private Placement
On
June 6, 2017, we completed a private placement offering in which we sold to five investors for cash 60,000 shares of our common
stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a price of $5.00 per share, for an aggregate of $300,000. Each of these investors in that
private placement is a selling stockholder.
In
connection with this private placement, we entered into subscription agreements with each of the investors, pursuant to which
we agreed to register for resale by the investors the shares purchased by them in the private placement. We committed to file
the registration statement no later than September 4, 2017 and to use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration
statement to become effective no later than December 3, 2017. We filed the registration statement of which this prospectus is
a part with the SEC pursuant to the registration rights provisions of the subscription agreements.
March
2017 Private Placement
On
March 31, 2017, we completed a private placement offering in which we sold to six investors for cash 500,000 shares of our common
stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a price of $3.00 per share, for an aggregate of $1,500,000. Each of the investors in that
private placement is a selling stockholder.
In
connection with this private placement, we entered into subscription agreements with each of the investors, pursuant to which
we agreed to register for resale by the investors the shares purchased by them in the private placement. We committed to file
the registration statement no later than June 29, 2017 and to use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration
statement to become effective no later than September 27, 2017. We filed the registration statement of which this prospectus is
a part with the SEC pursuant to the registration rights provisions of the subscription agreements.
2017
Share Exchange
On
February 13, 2017, we entered into an exchange agreement with Aircom and the shareholders of Aircom, holding all of the issued
and outstanding shares of Aircom. Although we did not specifically grant any registration rights to the holders of Aircom stock
in connection with the execution of the exchange agreement and the consummation of the share exchange contemplated therein, we
have agreed to permit the holders of the Aircom common stock who received shares of our common stock in the share exchange transaction
to have their securities included in this resale registration statement.
Selling
Stockholder Table
The
following table sets forth for each selling stockholder, the name, the number and percentage of shares of common stock beneficially
owned prior to the offering, the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be offered pursuant to this prospectus and
the number and percentage of shares of common stock that would be beneficially owned after the sale of the maximum number of shares
of common stock, and is based upon information provided to us by each selling stockholder for use in this prospectus. The information
presented in the table is based on 41,460,097 shares of our common stock outstanding on March 20, 2018.
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect
to securities. Unless otherwise indicated below, to our knowledge, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting
and investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable. For purposes
of the table below, shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options and warrants held by a selling stockholder that can be
acquired within 60 days of March 20, 2018, are deemed to be outstanding and to be beneficially owned by the selling stockholder
holding the securities but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other selling
stockholder.
|
|
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
|
|
Maximum
Number
of
Shares
to
be
Sold
|
|
|
Shares
Beneficially Owned
After
the Sale of the
Maximum
Number
of
Shares
|
|
Name
of Selling Stockholder
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Percentage
|
|
|
Hereunder
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Percentage
|
|
Asian
Textile Limited
(1)
|
|
|
1,225,488
|
|
|
|
3.0
%
|
|
|
|
1,225,488
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Bo-Liang
Wang
|
|
|
186,452
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
186,452
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Chao-Wei
Lee
|
|
|
1,342
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
1,342
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Cheng-Chang
Chen
|
|
|
79,205
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
79,205
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Chi
Kong Wu
|
|
|
76,102
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
76,102
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Chi
Sing Investment Co. Ltd.
(2)
|
|
|
32,666
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
32,666
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Chialing
Ke
|
|
|
76,102
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
76,102
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Chien-Pang
Liu
|
|
|
5,221
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
5,221
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Chih
Ying Lin
|
|
|
16,667
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
16,667
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Chih-Hui
Chen
|
|
|
5,668
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
5,668
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Chi-Hung
Chang
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Chii
Yuan Moo
|
|
|
9,099
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
9,099
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Ching-Houng
Wu
|
|
|
10,292
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
10,292
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Ching-Yi
Cho
|
|
|
7,000
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
7,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Ching-Yi
Wu
|
|
|
149
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
149
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Chun-Ching
Wei
|
|
|
209,693
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
209,693
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Chun-Yu
Huang
|
|
|
10,292
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
10,292
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Deh-Sheng
Li
|
|
|
80,249
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
80,249
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Erika
Chou
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Fu
Chi Wang
|
|
|
70,978
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
70,978
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Hoi
Fung Au
|
|
|
166,667
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
166,667
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Hsia-Fa
Chen
|
|
|
3,878
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
3,878
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Hsiu
Feng Cheng
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Hsiu
Yen Cheng
|
|
|
171,685
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
171,685
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Hsiu-Hua
Chiang
|
|
|
14,916
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
14,916
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Hsiu-Ling
Lin
|
|
|
20,286
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
20,286
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Jing-Tsung
Liu
|
|
|
18,639
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
18,639
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Ju-Shan
Liu
|
|
|
2,685
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
2,685
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Keh-Gong
Wu
|
|
|
81,433
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
81,433
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Kerinler
Investment Co., Ltd.
(3)
|
|
|
374,545
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
374,545
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Kuei
Tien Fan
|
|
|
53,847
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
53,847
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Kuo-Feng
Liao
|
|
|
52,356
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
52,356
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Mao
Yuan Huang
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Mei-Chun
Peng
|
|
|
44,749
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
44,749
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Mei-Lin
Chang
|
|
|
148,267
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
148,267
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Ming-Hsein
Yu
|
|
|
12,828
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
12,828
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Redmoon
Advisors, Inc.
(4)
|
|
|
1,491,618
|
|
|
|
3.6
|
%
|
|
|
1,491,618
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Sheng
Chun Chang
|
|
|
253,334
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
253,334
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Shih-Yin
Wang
|
|
|
55,488
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
55,488
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Shu-Fang
Lee
|
|
|
6,414
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
6,414
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Shu-Fen
Liu
|
|
|
13,000
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
13,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Shu-Lan
Chiu
|
|
|
317,797
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
317,797
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Shu-Ya
Tseng
|
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Shing-Ping
Huang
|
|
|
180,635
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
180,635
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Six
Land Investment Co.
(5)
|
|
|
111,871
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
111,871
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Starry
Star Corp.
|
|
|
224,339
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
224,339
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Su-Chen
Lin
|
|
|
447
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
447
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Su-Yan
Chen
|
|
|
225,980
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
225,980
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Tien
Wang
|
|
|
21,032
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
21,032
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Tien-Wen
Young
|
|
|
3,878
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
3,878
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Tien-Yu
Lin
|
|
|
8,353
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
8,353
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Tsai-Yi
Huang
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Tsu-Ying
Wu
|
|
|
26,103
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
26,103
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Unify
Investment Limited
(6)
|
|
|
7,303,137
|
|
|
|
17.8
|
%
|
|
|
7,303,137
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Wei
Chen Cheng
|
|
|
20,394
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
20,394
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Well
Thrive Limited
(7)
|
|
|
2,696,978
|
|
|
|
6.6
|
%
|
|
|
2,696,978
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Wen
Hao Li
|
|
|
16,667
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
16,667
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Wen-Chung
Chia
|
|
|
51,163
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
51,163
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Wen-Lung
Wu
|
|
|
9,248
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
9,248
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Whei-Li
Lu
|
|
|
12,828
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
12,828
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Wintek
Holdings Corporation
(8)
|
|
|
1,491,618
|
|
|
|
3.6
|
%
|
|
|
1,491,618
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Ya-Wen
Cheng
|
|
|
104,712
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
104,712
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Yi-Jou
Chang
|
|
|
16,408
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
16,408
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Yu
Hsien Peng
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Yu-Han
Huang
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Yu-Ta
Wu
|
|
|
24,712
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
24,712
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Yu-Wen
Huang
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
149,162
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
Total
|
|
|
19,053,734
|
|
|
|
46.32
|
%
|
|
|
19,053,734
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent.
(1)
|
Ming-Teh Wu, the
Chairman of Asian Textile Limited, or ATL, exercises sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to the shares to be offered
by ATL. No other person has or shares voting or dispositive power with respect to the shares to be offered by ATL. The address
of ATL is Room 1108, Tower II, Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, 833 Cheung Sha Wan Rd., Kowloon, HK.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Hao-Wei Peng, the
Chairman of Chi Sing Investment Co. Ltd., or CSIC, exercises sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to the shares
to be offered by CSIC. No other person has or shares voting or dispositive power with respect to the shares to be offered
by CSIC. The address of CSIC is 4F, No. 15-1, Lane 495, Sec. 1, Guang-Fu Rd., Hsinchu, Taiwan.
|
|
|
(3)
|
Chi-Hung Chang,
the Chairman of Kerinler Investment Co., Ltd., or KICL, exercises sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to the shares
to be offered by KICLL. No other person has or shares voting or dispositive power with respect to the shares to be offered
by KICL. The address of KICL is 8F., No. 60, Xingzhong Road, Neihu District, Taipei City, 114, Taiwan.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Steven Hong, the
Managing Director of Redmoon Advisors, Inc., or RAI, exercises sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to the shares
to be offered by RAI. No other person has or shares voting or dispositive power with respect to the shares to be offered by
RAI. The address of RAI is 4F-3 No. 362, Sec. 1, Dun Hua South Rd., Taipei City, 106, Taiwan.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Yichun Chin, the
Chief Executive Officer of Six Land Investment Co., or SLIC, exercises sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to
the shares to be offered by SLIC. No other person has or shares voting or dispositive power with respect to the shares to
be offered by SLIC. The address of SLIC is 8F., No. 72, Songde Rd., Xinyi District, Taipei City, 110, Taiwan.
|
|
|
(6)
|
Pei-Hsin Lin, the
Chief Executive Officer of Unify Investment Limited, or UIL, exercises sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to
the shares to be offered by UIL. No other person has or shares voting or dispositive power with respect to the shares to be
offered by UIL. The address of UIL is 4F, No. 152, Sec. 4, Nanjing E. Road, Songshan District, Taipei City, 105, Taiwan.
|
|
|
(7)
|
S. C. Chang, the
Chief Executive Officer of Well Thrive Limited, or WTL, exercises sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to the shares
to be offered by WTL. No other person has or shares voting or dispositive power with respect to the shares to be offered by
WTL. The address of WTL is No. 79, Heng Yang Rd., Taipei City, Taiwan.
|
|
|
(8)
|
Ming-Teh Wu, the
Chairman of Wintek Holdings Corporation, or WHC, exercises sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to the shares to
be offered by WHC. No other person has or shares voting or dispositive power with respect to the shares to be offered by WHC.
The address of WHC is Room 1108, Tower II, Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, 833 Cheung Sha Wan Rd., Kowloon, HK.
|
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
The
following is a summary of the rights of our common stock and preferred stock and certain provisions of our restated articles of
incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws as they will be in effect upon the completion of this offering. This summary
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and amended and restated bylaws.
General
As
of March 20, 2018, our authorized capital stock consisted of:
|
●
|
450,000,000
shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share; and
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
50,000,000
shares of “blank check” preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.
|
As
of March 20, 2018, there were 41,460,097 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock issued
and outstanding. All of our currently issued and outstanding shares of capital stock were validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
under the Nevada Revised Statutes, or Nevada Law.
On
November 27, 2017, the Company completed its first closing of a private placement offering in which 13,400 shares of its common
stock were subscribed by Daniel Shih, the Company’s co-founder, at a price of $5.60 per share for a total of $75,040. The
Company is offering a total of 892,857 shares of its common stock at a price of $5.60 per share in this offering for the aggregate
amount of $5,000,000 and may conduct additional closings up to that aggregate amount through March 31, 2018.
On
October 31, 2017, the Company completed its private placement offering of 264,086 shares of common stock at a price of $5.50 per
share for the aggregate amount of $1,452,473.
In
connection with our private placement that closed on June 6, 2017, we entered into subscription agreements with each of the investors,
pursuant to which we agreed to register for resale by the investors the shares purchased by them in the private placement, totaling
60,000 shares. We committed to file the registration statement no later than September 4, 2017 and to use our commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective no later than December 3, 2017. We filed the registration statement
of which this prospectus is a part with the SEC pursuant to the registration rights provisions of the subscription agreements.
In
connection with our private placement that closed on March 31, 2017, we entered into subscription agreements with each of the
investors, pursuant to which we agreed to register for resale by the investors the shares purchased by them in the private placement,
totaling 500,000 shares. We committed to file the registration statement no later than June 29, 2017 and to use our commercially
reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective no later than September 27, 2017. We filed the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a part with the SEC pursuant to the registration rights provisions of the subscription agreements.
Set
forth below is a summary description of all of the material terms of our capital stock. This description is qualified in its entirety
by reference to our restated articles of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws, each of which is filed as an exhibit
to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.
Common
Stock
The
holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of our stockholders,
except to the extent that the voting rights of our shares of any class or series of stock are determined and specified as greater
or lesser than one vote per share in the manner provided by our restated articles of incorporation. Our stockholders have no pre-emptive
rights to acquire additional shares of our common stock or other securities. Our common stock is not subject to redemption rights
and carries no subscription or conversion rights. In the event of liquidation of our company, the shares of our common stock are
entitled to share equally in corporate assets after satisfaction of all liabilities. All shares of our common stock now outstanding
are fully paid and non-assessable. Our amended and restated bylaws authorize the board of directors to declare dividends on our
outstanding shares.
Preferred
Stock
Our
board of directors is authorized to determine and alter the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed
upon any wholly unissued series of preferred shares, and to fix the number of shares and the designation of any series of preferred
shares. Our board of directors may increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the
number of shares of any series subsequent to the issue of those shares. The rights of the holders of common stock will be subject
to and may be affected adversely by the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. Issuance
of a new series of preferred stock could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or discourage a third party from
acquiring, the outstanding shares of common stock and make removal of our board of directors more difficult. No rights, preferences
or privileges have yet been determined and no shares of preferred stock have been issued.
Anti-Takeover
Provisions
Provisions
of the Nevada Revised Statutes and our amended and restated bylaws could have the effect of delaying or preventing a third party
from acquiring us, even if the acquisition would benefit our stockholders. Such provisions of Nevada Law and our amended and restated
bylaws are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of our board of directors and in
the policies formulated by the board of directors and to discourage certain types of transactions that may involve an actual or
threatened change of control of our company. These provisions are designed to reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited proposal
for a takeover that does not contemplate the acquisition of all of our outstanding shares, or an unsolicited proposal for the
restructuring or sale of all or part of our company.
Nevada
Anti-Takeover Statutes
We
have elected not to be governed by the terms and provisions of Nevada’s control share acquisition laws (Nevada Revised Statutes
78.378 - 78.3793), which prohibit an acquirer, under certain circumstances, from voting shares of a corporation’s stock
after crossing specific threshold ownership percentages, unless the acquirer obtains the approval of the issuing corporation’s
stockholders. The first such threshold is the acquisition of at least one-fifth but less than one-third of the outstanding voting
power. We may become subject to Nevada’s Control Share Acquisition Act if the company has 200 or more stockholders of record
at least 100 of whom are residents of the State of Nevada and does business in the State of Nevada directly or through an affiliated
corporation. Currently, we do not conduct business in the State of Nevada directly or through an affiliated corporation.
We
have also elected not to be governed by the terms and provisions of Nevada’s Combination with Interested Stockholders Statute
(Nevada Revised Statutes 78.411 - 78.444) which prohibits an “interested stockholder” from entering into a “combination”
with the corporation, unless certain conditions are met. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with
affiliates and associates, beneficially owns (or within the prior three years, did beneficially own) 10 percent or more of the
corporation’s voting stock, or otherwise has the ability to influence or control such corporation’s management or
policies.
Bylaws
In
addition, various provisions of our our amended and restated bylaws may also have an anti-takeover effect. These provisions may
delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt of the company that a stockholder might consider in his or her best
interest, including attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares held by our stockholders. Our
our amended and restated bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority
of our outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote for the election of directors, and except as provided by Nevada law,
our board of directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the our amended and restated bylaws by a vote of not less
than a majority of our directors. Any bylaw provision adopted by the board of directors may be amended or repealed by the holders
of a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote for the election of directors. Our our amended and restated
bylaws also contain limitation as to who may call special meetings as well as require advance notice of stockholder matters to
be brought at a meeting. Additionally, our our amended and restated bylaws also provide that no director may be removed by less
than a two-thirds vote of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote on the removal.
Authorized
but Unissued Shares
Our
authorized but unissued shares of common stock are available for our board of directors to issue without stockholder approval.
We may use these additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes, including raising additional capital, corporate acquisitions
and employee stock plans. The existence of our authorized but unissued shares of common stock could render it more difficult or
discourage an attempt to obtain control of the company by means of a proxy context, tender offer, merger or other transaction
since our board of directors can issue large amounts of capital stock as part of a defense to a take-over challenge. In addition,
we have authorized in our articles of incorporation 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which are currently designated
or outstanding. However, the Board acting alone and without approval of our stockholders can designate and issue one or more series
of preferred stock containing super-voting provisions, enhanced economic rights, rights to elect directors, or other dilutive
features, that could be utilized as part of a defense to a take-over challenge.
Supermajority
Voting Provisions
Nevada
Law provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on any matter is required to amend
a corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws, unless a corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws, as
the case may be, require a greater percentage. Although our articles of incorporation and bylaws do not currently provide for
such a supermajority vote on any matters, our board of directors can amend our our amended and restated bylaws and we can, with
the approval of our stockholders, amend our articles of incorporation to provide for such a super-majority voting provision.
Transfer
Agent and Registrar
The
transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is VStock Transfer, LLC. The transfer agent’s address is 18 Lafayette
Place, Woodmere, NY 11598, and its telephone number is (212) 828-8436.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The
selling stockholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time,
sell any or all of their shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded
or quoted or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The selling stockholders may use any one
or more of the following methods when selling shares:
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trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block
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cover short sales made after the date that the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is declared effective
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combination of any such methods of sale.
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selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
if available, rather than under this prospectus. The selling stockholders shall have the sole and absolute discretion not to accept
any purchase offer or make any sale of shares if it deems the purchase price to be unsatisfactory at any particular time.
The
selling stockholders or their respective pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest, may also sell the shares
directly to market makers acting as principals and/or broker-dealers acting as agents for themselves or their customers. Such
broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or
the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom they sell as principal or both, which compensation
as to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions. Market makers and block purchasers purchasing the
shares will do so for their own account and at their own risk. It is possible that a selling stockholder will attempt to sell
shares of common stock in block transactions to market makers or other purchasers at a price per share which may be below the
then existing market price. We cannot assure that all or any of the shares offered in this prospectus will be issued to, or sold
by, the selling stockholders. The selling stockholders and any brokers, dealers or agents, upon effecting the sale of any of the
shares offered in this prospectus, may be deemed to be “underwriters” as that term is defined under the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of such acts. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers
or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts
under the Securities Act.
We
are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares, including fees and disbursements of counsel
to the selling stockholders, but excluding brokerage commissions or underwriter discounts.
The
selling stockholders, alternatively, may sell all or any part of the shares offered in this prospectus through an underwriter.
The selling stockholders have not entered into any agreement with a prospective underwriter and there is no assurance that any
such agreement will be entered into.
The
selling stockholders may pledge their shares to their brokers under the margin provisions of customer agreements. If a selling
stockholder defaults on a margin loan, the broker may, from time to time, offer and sell the pledged shares. The selling stockholders
and any other persons participating in the sale or distribution of the shares will be subject to applicable provisions of the
Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations under such act, including, without limitation, Regulation M. These provisions may
restrict certain activities of, and limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares by, the selling stockholders
or any other such person. In the event that any of the selling stockholders are deemed an affiliated purchaser or distribution
participant within the meaning of Regulation M, then the selling stockholders will not be permitted to engage in short sales of
common stock. Furthermore, under Regulation M, persons engaged in a distribution of securities are prohibited from simultaneously
engaging in market making and certain other activities with respect to such securities for a specified period of time prior to
the commencement of such distributions, subject to specified exceptions or exemptions. In addition, if a short sale is deemed
to be a stabilizing activity, then the selling stockholders will not be permitted to engage in a short sale of our common stock.
All of these limitations may affect the marketability of the shares.
If
a selling stockholder notifies us that it has a material arrangement with a broker-dealer for the resale of the common stock,
then we would be required to amend the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and file a prospectus supplement
to describe the agreements between the selling stockholder and the broker-dealer.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The
validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby have been passed upon for us by Sherman & Howard LLC.
EXPERTS
The
consolidated audited financial statements of Aerkomm Inc. as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 appearing in this prospectus
and registration statement have been audited by Chen & Fan Accountancy Corporation, an independent registered public accounting
firm, as stated in their report appearing herein. Such consolidated financial statements have been so included in reliance upon
the report of such firm given upon its authority as an expert in accounting and auditing.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
We
have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of common stock
offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the
information set forth in the registration statement, some of which is contained in exhibits to the registration statement as permitted
by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to us and our common stock, we refer you to the
registration statement, including the exhibits filed as a part of the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus
concerning the contents of any contract or any other document are not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been
filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement
in this prospectus relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit. You
may obtain copies of this information by mail from the public reference room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington,
D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference rooms by calling the SEC
at 1(800) SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about
issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov.
We
file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These periodic reports, proxy statements and other
information are available for inspection and copying at the SEC’s public reference facilities and the website of the SEC
referred to above. We also maintain a website at www.aerkomm.com. You may access our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports
on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act with the SEC free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or
furnished to, the SEC. Information contained on our website is not a part of this prospectus and the inclusion of our website
address in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chen
& Fan
ACCOUNTANCY
CORPORATION
2480 North First Street, Suite 280
San Jose, California 95131
Telephone (408) 432-1218
Facsimile (408) 432-1212
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
AERKOMM INC.
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial
Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets of AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the related consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In
our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company
at December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated financial
statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated
financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring loss from operations that raises substantial doubt about its ability
to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to this matter are also described in Note 1. The consolidated
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements
are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated
financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with
the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance
with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
The
Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As
part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose
of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we
express no such opinion. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated
financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included
examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits
also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Chen & Fan Accountancy
We have served as the Company’s
auditor since 2017.
San Jose, California
March 12, 2018
AERKOMM INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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December 31,
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2017
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2016
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Assets
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Current Assets
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Cash
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$
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21,504
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$
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312,173
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Inventories
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208,674
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209,729
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Prepaid expenses
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543,642
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11,784
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Other receivable - related party
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46,743
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-
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Other receivable - others
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412,390
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891
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Other current assets
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6,591
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-
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Total Current Assets
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1,239,544
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534,577
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Property and Equipment
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Cost
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405,319
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128,917
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Accumulated depreciation
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(100,592
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)
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(43,825
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)
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304,727
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85,092
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Construction in progress
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3,250,000
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3,660,000
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Net Property and Equipment
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3,554,727
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3,745,092
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Other Assets
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Intangible asset, net
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3,877,500
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4,372,500
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Goodwill
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1,450,536
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1,105,942
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Deposits - related party
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2,396
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4,966
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Deposits – others
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141,273
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801,405
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Total Other Assets
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5,471,705
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6,284,813
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Total Assets
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$
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10,265,976
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$
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10,564,482
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Liabilities
and Equity
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Current Liabilities
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Short-term bank loan
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$
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10,000
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$
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-
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Accrued expenses
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637,675
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71,978
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Other payable - related parties
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1,082,395
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2,955,575
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Other payable - others
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2,081,787
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1,671,269
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Total Current Liabilities
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3,811,857
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4,698,822
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Restricted stock deposit
liability
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56
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3,342
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Total Liabilities
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3,811,913
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4,702,164
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Commitments and Contingency
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Stockholders’ Equity
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Preferred stock, no par value, as of December 31,
2017 and 2016, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
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-
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-
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Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, as of December 31, 2017, 50,000,000
shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
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-
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-
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Common stock, no par value. Authorized - 210,000,000
shares. Issued and outstanding - 98,720,060 (excluding 6,683,340 unvested restricted shares) as of December 31, 2016
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-
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4,470,839
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Common stock, $0.001 par value. Authorized - 450,000,000 shares. Issued
and outstanding – 41,418,665 (excluding 41,432 unvested restricted shares) as of December 31, 2017
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41,418
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|
-
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Additional paid in capital
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13,484,857
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|
80,000
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Subscribed capital
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75,040
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|
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|
1,862,643
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Accumulated deficits
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(7,143,788
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)
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(551,204
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Accumulated other comprehensive
loss
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(3,464
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(10
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Total Stockholders’ Equity
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6,454,063
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5,862,268
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Non-controlling interest
in subsidiary
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-
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50
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Total Equity
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6,454,063
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|
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|
5,862,318
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Total Liabilities and Equity
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$
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10,265,976
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|
|
$
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10,564,482
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The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the consolidated financial statements.
AERKOMM INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
and Comprehensive Loss
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Year Ended December 31,
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2017
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2016
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2015
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|
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Net Sales
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$
|
-
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$
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-
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$
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6,128,900
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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Cost and Expenses
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|
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|
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|
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|
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Cost of sales
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|
-
|
|
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|
-
|
|
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1,337,905
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Operating expenses
|
|
|
7,147,597
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|
|
|
3,970,105
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|
|
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1,235,796
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Total Cost and Expenses
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|
|
7,147,597
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|
|
|
3,970,105
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|
|
|
2,573,701
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Income (Loss) from Operations
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|
|
(7,147,597
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)
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|
|
(3,970,105
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)
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|
|
3,555,199
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net Non-Operating Income (Loss)
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23,652
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|
|
|
(89,559
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)
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15
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes
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|
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(7,123,945
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)
|
|
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(4,059,664
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)
|
|
|
3,555,214
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
|
|
|
8,519
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|
|
|
(883,200
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)
|
|
|
884,800
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss)
|
|
|
(7,132,464
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)
|
|
|
(3,176,464
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)
|
|
|
2,670,414
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Income (Loss) Attributed
to Non-Controlling Interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to the Company
|
|
|
(7,132,464
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)
|
|
|
(3,176,464
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)
|
|
|
2,670,414
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Comprehensive Loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in foreign currency
translation adjustments
|
|
|
(3,454
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
|
$
|
(7,135,918
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,176,474
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,670,414
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
(0.1748
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.0808
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.0841
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.1748
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.0808
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.0759
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - Basic
|
|
|
40,821,495
|
|
|
|
39,335,796
|
|
|
|
31,752,318
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - Diluted
|
|
|
40,821,495
|
|
|
|
39,335,796
|
|
|
|
35,190,236
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the consolidated financial statements.
AERKOMM INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes
in Equity
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Additional
Paid
in
|
|
|
Subscribed
|
|
|
Retained
Earnings (Accumulated
|
|
|
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
|
|
|
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
(Capital
|
|
|
Non
Controlling
Interest in
|
|
|
Total
Equity
(Capital
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Deficits)
|
|
|
Loss
|
|
|
Deficiency)
|
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
|
Deficiency)
|
|
Balance as of January 1,
2015
|
|
|
6,000,000
|
|
|
$
|
10,000
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(45,154
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(35,154
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(35,154
|
)
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
343,673
|
|
|
|
850,001
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
850,001
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
850,001
|
|
Issuance of stock warrant
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
Restricted stock vested
and transferred to common stock
|
|
|
1,231,667
|
|
|
|
6,159
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
6,159
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
6,159
|
|
Net
income for the year
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,670,414
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,670,414
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,670,414
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2015
|
|
|
7,575,340
|
|
|
|
866,160
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,625,260
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,511,420
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,511,420
|
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
1,440,000
|
|
|
|
3,600,395
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,600,395
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,600,395
|
|
Issuance of stock warrant
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
40,000
|
|
Subscribed capital
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,862,643
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,862,643
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,862,643
|
|
Additional shares issued
on stock split
|
|
|
81,138,060
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Restricted stock vested
and transferred to common stock
|
|
|
8,566,660
|
|
|
|
4,284
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,284
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,284
|
|
Stock compensation expense
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
Net loss for the year
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,176,464
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,176,464
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,176,464
|
)
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
Non-controlling
interest in subsidiary
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2016
|
|
|
98,720,060
|
|
|
|
4,470,839
|
|
|
|
80,000
|
|
|
|
1,862,643
|
|
|
|
(551,204
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
5,862,268
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
5,862,318
|
|
Reverse acquisition
|
|
|
(61,101,458
|
)
|
|
|
(4,433,221
|
)
|
|
|
5,756,024
|
|
|
|
(1,862,643
|
)
|
|
|
539,880
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
1,349,247
|
|
|
|
1,349
|
|
|
|
5,838,551
|
|
|
|
(1,452,473
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,387,427
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,387,427
|
|
Issuance of stock warrant
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
Subscribed capital
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,527,513
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,527,513
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,527,513
|
|
Restricted stock vested
and transferred to common stock
|
|
|
2,450,816
|
|
|
|
2,451
|
|
|
|
836
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,287
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,287
|
|
Stock compensation expense
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,749,446
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,749,446
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,749,446
|
|
Net loss for the year
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(7,132,464
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(7,132,464
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(7,132,464
|
)
|
Other
comprehensive loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,464
|
)
|
|
|
(3,464
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,464
|
)
|
Balance as of December 31,
2017
|
|
|
41,418,665
|
|
|
$
|
41,418
|
|
|
$
|
13,484,857
|
|
|
$
|
75,040
|
|
|
$
|
(7,143,788
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,464
|
)
|
|
$
|
6,454,063
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
6,454,063
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the consolidated financial statements.
AERKOMM INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(7,132,464
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,176,464
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,670,414
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net
cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
551,767
|
|
|
|
526,460
|
|
|
|
94,444
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
1,749,446
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related party
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,478,900
|
|
|
|
(3,478,900
|
)
|
Inventories
|
|
|
1,055
|
|
|
|
(97,674
|
)
|
|
|
(111,000
|
)
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
(521,949
|
)
|
|
|
116,327
|
|
|
|
25,066
|
|
Other receivable - related party
|
|
|
162,335
|
|
|
|
116,180
|
|
|
|
(116,180
|
)
|
Other receivable - others
|
|
|
(318
|
)
|
|
|
11,258
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Deposits - related party
|
|
|
2,570
|
|
|
|
(4,966
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Deposits - others
|
|
|
660,132
|
|
|
|
(382,534
|
)
|
|
|
(389,320
|
)
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
506,822
|
|
|
|
(59,940
|
)
|
|
|
131,918
|
|
Other payable - related party
|
|
|
(2,373,180
|
)
|
|
|
(1,638,890
|
)
|
|
|
3,224,263
|
|
Other payable - others
|
|
|
392,299
|
|
|
|
(133,759
|
)
|
|
|
1,043,737
|
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used
for) Operating Activities
|
|
|
(6,001,485
|
)
|
|
|
(1,225,102
|
)
|
|
|
3,094,442
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid investment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(700,000
|
)
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
|
|
(273,015
|
)
|
|
|
(3,686,597
|
)
|
|
|
(78,508
|
)
|
Acquisitions of intangible assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(4,950,000
|
)
|
Acquisitions of goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(319,688
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net Cash Used for Investing
Activities
|
|
|
(273,015
|
)
|
|
|
(4,006,285
|
)
|
|
|
(5,728,508
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from short-term bank loan
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
|
|
|
4,387,428
|
|
|
|
3,600,395
|
|
|
|
864,452
|
|
Proceeds from subscribed capital
|
|
|
1,527,513
|
|
|
|
1,862,643
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance of stock warrant
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Payments on repurchase of unvested restricted stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(666
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Contribution from non-controlling
interest in subsidiary
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net Cash Provided by Financing
Activities
|
|
|
5,984,941
|
|
|
|
5,502,422
|
|
|
|
864,452
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash
|
|
|
(289,559
|
)
|
|
|
271,035
|
|
|
|
(1,769,614
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash from acquired subsidiaries
|
|
|
2,354
|
|
|
|
21,650
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, Beginning of Year
|
|
|
312,173
|
|
|
|
19,498
|
|
|
|
1,789,112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation
effect on cash
|
|
|
(3,464
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, End of Year
|
|
$
|
21,504
|
|
|
$
|
312,173
|
|
|
$
|
19,498
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the consolidated financial statements.
AERKOMM INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
- Continued
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during
the year for income taxes
|
|
$
|
6,239
|
|
|
$
|
800
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Cash paid during the year for
interest
|
|
$
|
131
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash operating, investing and financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction in progress transferred
to other receivable
|
|
$
|
410,000
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Restricted stock deposit liability
transferred to common stock
|
|
$
|
3,287
|
|
|
$
|
4,284
|
|
|
$
|
6,159
|
|
Other payable to related parties
transferred to common stock
|
|
$
|
2,027,400
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net payment for acquisition of subsidiaries:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
5,704
|
|
|
$
|
21,650
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,055
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
16,500
|
|
|
|
2,784
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other receivable – related party
|
|
|
210,259
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other receivable – others
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
12,149
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
5,152
|
|
|
|
6,642
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
344,594
|
|
|
|
1,105,942
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
20,959
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
(60,640
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other payable
|
|
|
(518,219
|
)
|
|
|
(151,131
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Non-controlling interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total payment for acquisition of subsidiaries
|
|
|
3,350
|
|
|
|
1,020,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Transferred from prepaid investment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(700,000
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net payment for acquisition of
subsidiaries
|
|
$
|
3,350
|
|
|
$
|
320,000
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the consolidated financial statements.
AERKOMM INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 1 -
Organization
Aerkomm Inc. (formerly Maple
Tree Kids Inc.) (“Aerkomm”) was incorporated on August 14, 2013 in the State of Nevada. Aerkomm was a retail distribution
company selling all of its products over the internet in the United States, operating in the infant and toddler products business
market.
On December 28, 2016, Aircom
Pacific Inc. (“Aircom”) purchased 700,000 shares of Aerkomm’s common stock, representing approximately 86.3%
of Aerkomm’s issued and outstanding common stock as of the closing date of purchase. As a result of the transaction, Aircom
became the controlling shareholder of Aerkomm.
On February 13, 2017, Aerkomm
entered into a share exchange agreement (“Exchange Agreement”) with Aircom and its shareholders, pursuant to which
Aerkomm acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Aircom in exchange for approximately 99.7% of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of Aerkomm (or 87.81% on a fully-diluted basis). As a result of the share exchange, Aircom became
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aerkomm, and the former shareholders of Aircom became the holders of approximately 99.7% of Aerkomm’s
issued and outstanding capital stock.
Aircom was incorporated on
September 29, 2014 under the laws of the State of California.
On December 31, 2014, Aircom
acquired a newly incorporated subsidiary, Aircom Pacific Ltd. (“Aircom Seychelles”), a corporation formed under the
laws of the Republic of Seychelles. Aircom Seychelles was formed to facilitate Aircom’s global corporate structure for both
business operations and tax planning. Presently, Aircom Seychelles has no operations. Aircom is working with corporate and tax
advisers in finalizing its global corporate structure and has not yet concluded its final plan.
On October 17, 2016, Aircom
acquired a wholly owned subsidiary, Aircom Pacific Inc. Limited (“Aircom HK”), a corporation formed under the laws
of Hong Kong. The purpose of Aircom HK is to conduct Aircom’s business and operations in Hong Kong and China. Presently,
its primary function is business development, both with respect to airlines as well as content providers and advertisement partners
based in Hong Kong and China. Aircom HK is also actively seeking strategic partnerships whom Aircom may leverage in order to provide
more and better services to its customers. Aircom also plans to provide local supports to Hong Kong-based airlines via Aircom
HK and teleports located in the Hong Kong and China regions.
On December 15, 2016, Aircom
acquired a wholly owned subsidiary, Aircom Japan, Inc. (“Aircom Japan”), a corporation formed under the laws of Japan.
The purpose of Aircom Japan is to conduct business development and operations located within Japan. Aircom Japan is in the process
of applying for, and will be the holder of, Satellite Communication Blanket License in Japan, which is necessary for Aircom to
provide services within Japan. Aircom Japan will also provide local supports to airlines operating within the territory of Japan.
Aircom Telecom LLC (“Aircom
Taiwan”), which became a wholly owned subsidiary of Aircom in December 2017, was organized under the laws of Taiwan on June
29, 2016. During the first two quarters of 2017, Aircom advanced a total of $425,000 to Aircom Taiwan, which was not during that
time affiliated with Aircom, for working capital, as part of a planned $1,500,000 aggregate equity investment in Aircom Taiwan.
Before Aircom Taiwan could issue equity to Aircom, because Aircom was a “foreign national” under Taiwan law, the investment
must be approved by the Investment Review Committee of the Ministry of Economic affairs of Taiwan, or the Committee. Aircom entered
into an Equity Pre-Subscription Agreement with Aircom Taiwan on August 13, 2017 to memorialize the terms of the proposed investment.
Subsequent to June 30, 2017, Aircom advanced an additional $25,000 to Aircom Taiwan for working capital purposes. On December
19, 2017, the Committee approved Aircom’s initial equity investment (valued as of that date at NT$15,150,000, or approximately
US$500,000) and the purchase of the founding owner’s total equity of NT$100,000 (approximately US$3,350). As a result, Aircom
Taiwan became a wholly owned subsidiary of Aircom.
Aircom Taiwan is responsible
for Aircom’s business development efforts and general operations within Taiwan. We are currently planning to locate
the site of our first ground station in Taiwan and we expect that if we raise sufficient funds to move forward with this project
(although that cannot be guaranteed), Aircom Taiwan will play a significant role in building and operating that ground station.
Aircom and its subsidiaries
are full service providers of in-flight entertainment and connectivity solutions with their initial market in the Asian Pacific
region.
Aerkomm and its subsidiaries
(“the Company”) have not generated significant revenues, excluding non-recurring revenues from affiliates in 2015,
and will incur additional expenses as a result of being a public reporting company. If the Company is unable to obtain additional
working capital, the Company’s business may fail. As of December 31, 2017, the Company incurred a comprehensive loss of
$7,135,918 and had working capital deficiency of $2,572,313, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a
going concern. Currently, the Company has taken measures that management believes will improve its financial position by financing
activities, short-term borrowings and equity contributions.
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 2 -
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Reverse Acquisition
On February 13, 2017, Aerkomm
completed the reverse acquisition of Aircom pursuant to the Exchange Agreement. As a result of the reverse acquisition, Aircom
became Aerkomm’s wholly-owned subsidiary. For accounting purposes, the share exchange transaction with Aircom was treated
as a reverse acquisition, with Aircom as the acquirer and Aerkomm as the acquired party. Unless the context suggests otherwise,
“the Company” referred to for the periods prior to the consummation of the reverse acquisition is Aircom and its consolidated
subsidiaries.
Principle of Consolidation
Aerkomm consolidates the
accounts of its subsidiaries, Aircom, Aircom Seychelles, Aircom HK, Aircom Japan and Aircom Taiwan. All significant intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
All of the entities in these
consolidated financial statements have adopted fiscal year-end of December 31.
Reclassifications of Prior
Year Presentation
Certain prior year balance
sheet amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect
on the reported results of operations.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated
financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Concentrations of Credit
Risk
Financial instruments that
potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash in banks and accounts receivable.
As of December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, the total balances of cash in bank were insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC) and foreign financial institution deposits insurance.
The Company performs ongoing
credit evaluation of its customers and requires no collateral. An allowance for doubtful accounts is provided based on a review
of the collectability of accounts receivable. The Company determines the amount of allowance for doubtful accounts by examining
the historical collection experience as well as its internal credit policies.
The Company conducts extensive
transactions with its related parties. Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015 was solely from related parties.
Inventories
Inventories are recorded
at the lower of weighted-average cost or net realizable value. The Company assesses the impact of changing technology on its inventory
on hand and writes off inventories that are considered obsolete. Estimated losses on scrap and slow-moving items are recognized
in the allowance for losses.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are
stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. When value impairment is determined, the related assets are stated at the lower
of fair value or book value. Significant additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed
as incurred.
Depreciation is computed
by using the straight-line and double declining method over the following estimated service lives: computer equipment - 3 to 5
years, furniture and fixtures - 5 years and satellite equipment – 5 years.
Construction costs for on-flight
entertainment equipment not yet in service are recorded under construction in progress.
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 2 - Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies - Continued
Property and Equipment
- continued
Upon sale or disposal of
property and equipment, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the corresponding accounts, with any gain
or loss credited or charged to income in the period of sale or disposal.
The Company reviews the carrying
amount of property and equipment for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such
assets may not be recoverable. It determined that there was no impairment loss for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 2017.
Goodwill and Purchased
Intangible Assets
The Company’s goodwill
represents the amount by which the total purchase price paid exceeded the estimated fair value of net assets acquired from acquisition
of subsidiaries. The Company tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, or more often if events or circumstances indicate
that there may be impairment.
Purchased intangible assets
with finite life are amortized on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of respective assets. Purchased intangible
assets with indefinite life are evaluated for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
of such assets may not be recoverable. Purchased intangible asset consists of satellite system software and is amortized over
10 years.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments
The Company utilizes the
three-level valuation hierarchy for the recognition and disclosure of fair value measurements. The categorization of assets and
liabilities within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the measurement of fair value.
The three levels of the hierarchy consist of the following:
Level 1 - Inputs to the
valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has
the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 - Inputs to the
valuation methodology are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in markets that are
not active or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full
term of the instrument.
Level 3 - Inputs to the
valuation methodology are unobservable inputs based upon management’s best estimate of inputs market participants could
use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date, including assumptions.
The carrying amounts of the
Company’s cash, other receivable, short-term bank loan and other payable approximated their fair value due to the short-term
nature of these financial instruments.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes sales
when the earning process is completed, as evidenced by an arrangement with the customer, transfer of title and acceptance, if
applicable, has occurred, as well as the price is fixed or determinable, and collection is reasonably assured.
Research and Development
Costs
Research and development
costs are charged to operating expenses as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company incurred
approximately $336,000, $1,597,000 and $25,000 of research and development costs, respectively.
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 2 - Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies - Continued
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted
for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial
statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted
tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances
are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the
tax payable or refundable for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Adjustments
to prior period’s income tax liabilities are added to or deducted from the current period’s tax provision.
The Company follows FASB
guidance on uncertain tax positions and has analyzed its filing positions in all the federal, state and foreign jurisdictions
where it is required to file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in those jurisdictions. The Company files income
tax returns in the US federal, state and foreign jurisdictions where it conducts business. The Company believes that its income
tax filing positions and deductions will be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material
adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain
tax positions have been recorded. The Company does not expect its unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly over the next
twelve months.
The Company’s policy
for recording interest and penalties associated with any uncertain tax positions is to record such items as a component of income
before taxes. Penalties and interest paid or received, if any, are recorded as part of other operating expenses in the consolidated
statement of operations.
Translation Adjustments
If a foreign subsidiary’s
functional currency is the local currency, translation adjustments will result from the process of translating the subsidiary’s
financial statements into the reporting currency of the Company. Such adjustments are accumulated and reported under other comprehensive
income (loss) as a separate component of stockholder’s equity.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per
share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the
weighted-average number of shares of common outstanding during the period increased to include the number of additional shares
of common stock that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive securities had been issued. Potentially dilutive
securities include stock warrants and outstanding stock options, shares to be purchased by employees under the Company’s
employee stock purchase plan. Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share presented for the years ended December 31, 2017,
2016 and 2015 have taken into account the stock split in June 2016 and share exchange for reverse acquisition on February 13,
2017 (see Note 1).
Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated
events and transactions after the reported year-end up to March 12, 2018, the date on which these consolidated financial statements
were available to be issued. All subsequent events requiring recognition as of December 31, 2017 have been included in these consolidated
financial statements.
NOTE 3 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Financial Instruments
In January 2016, the FASB
issued ASU No. 2016-01, “Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets
and Financial Liabilities” (“ASU 2016-01”), which updates certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation
and disclosure of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including
interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-01 on its consolidated
financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments
- Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“ASU 2016-13”), which modifies
the measurement of expected credit losses of certain financial instruments. ASU 2016-13 will be effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of
adopting ASU 2016-13 on its consolidated financial statements.
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 3 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements
- Continued
Intangibles
In January 2017, the FASB
issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other” (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,
which goodwill shall be tested at least annually for impairment at a level of reporting referred to as a reporting unit. ASU 2017-04
will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting
ASU 2017-04 on its consolidated financial statements.
Leases
In February 2016, the FASB
issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), which modifies lease accounting for both
lessees and lessors to increase transparency and comparability by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for
those leases classified as operating leases under previous accounting standards and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements.
ASU 2016-02 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal
years, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing of its adoption and the impact of adopting
ASU 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, the FASB issued
ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”), which amends the
existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is based on principles that govern the recognition of revenue
at an amount an entity expects to be entitled when products are transferred to customers. ASU 2014-09 will be effective for annual
periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within that reporting period.
Subsequently, the FASB issued
the following standards related to ASU 2014-09: ASU No. 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal
versus Agent Considerations” (“ASU 2016-08”); ASU No. 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”
(Topic 606): Identifying “Performance Obligations and Licensing” (“ASU 2016-10”); and ASU No. 2016-12,
“Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606): “Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients”
(“ASU 2016-12”). The Company must adopt ASU 2016-08, ASU 2016-10 and ASU 2016-12 with ASU 2014-09 (collectively, the
“new revenue standards”).
The new revenue standards
may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the
date of adoption. The Company currently expects to adopt the new revenue standards in its first quarter of 2018 utilizing either
a retrospective basic or modified retrospective basic method. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the new
revenue standards on its consolidated financial statements.
Income Taxes
In October 2016, FASB issued
ASU 2016-16, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfer of Assets Other than Inventory” (“ASU 2016-16”),
which requires the recognition of the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset, other than inventory, when
the transfer occurs. ASU 2016-06 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and for the
Company in its first quarter of 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-16 on its consolidated
financial statements.
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 4 - Inventories
As of December 31, 2017,
and 2016, inventories consisted of the following:
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Satellite equipment for sale under construction
|
|
$
|
197,645
|
|
|
$
|
197,645
|
|
|
Parts
|
|
|
11,029
|
|
|
|
11,029
|
|
|
Supplies
|
|
|
5,540
|
|
|
|
6,437
|
|
|
|
|
|
214,214
|
|
|
|
215,111
|
|
|
Allowance for inventory
loss
|
|
|
(5,540
|
)
|
|
|
(5,382
|
)
|
|
Net
|
|
$
|
208,674
|
|
|
$
|
209,729
|
|
NOTE 5 - Property and Equipment
For the years ended December
31, 2017 and 2016, the changes in cost of property and equipment were as follows:
|
|
|
Computer
software and
equipment
|
|
|
Furniture and fixture
|
|
|
Satellite
Equipment
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
January 1, 2016
|
|
|
92,285
|
|
|
|
3,393
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
95,678
|
|
|
Addition
|
|
|
26,626
|
|
|
|
6,613
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
33,239
|
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
|
118,911
|
|
|
|
10,006
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
128,917
|
|
|
Addition
|
|
|
992
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
275,410
|
|
|
|
276,402
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
$
|
119,903
|
|
|
$
|
10,006
|
|
|
$
|
275,410
|
|
|
$
|
405,319
|
|
As of December 31, 2016,
construction in progress of $3,660,000 was the payment for the construction of ground station equipment relating to satellite
communication system and in-flight system for the Company’s internal use. In 2017, one of the purchase contracts related
to onboard equipment became undeliverable. Therefore, the Company reclassified the relevant payment of $410,000 recorded under
construction in progress to other receivable. As a result, the balance of construction in progress was reduced to $3,250,000 as
of December 31, 2017.
For the years ended December
31, 2017 and 2016, the changes in accumulated depreciation for property and equipment were as follows:
|
|
|
Computer
software
and
equipment
|
|
|
Furniture
and
fixture
|
|
|
Satellite
Equipment
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
January 1, 2016
|
|
$
|
12,082
|
|
|
$
|
283
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
12,365
|
|
|
Addition
|
|
|
27,522
|
|
|
|
3,938
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
31,460
|
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
|
39,604
|
|
|
|
4,221
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
43,825
|
|
|
Addition
|
|
|
17,159
|
|
|
|
1,997
|
|
|
|
37,611
|
|
|
|
56,767
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
$
|
56,763
|
|
|
$
|
6,218
|
|
|
$
|
37,611
|
|
|
$
|
100,592
|
|
NOTE 6 - Intangible Asset, Net
For the years ended December
31, 2017 and 2016, the changes in cost and accumulated amortization for intangible asset were as follows:
|
|
|
Satellite
System software
|
|
|
Accumulated amortization
|
|
|
Net Cost
|
|
|
January 1, 2016
|
|
$
|
4,950,000
|
|
|
$
|
82,500
|
|
|
$
|
4,867,500
|
|
|
Addition
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
495,000
|
|
|
|
(495,000
|
)
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
|
4,950,000
|
|
|
|
577,500
|
|
|
|
4,372,500
|
|
|
Addition
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
495,000
|
|
|
|
(495,000
|
)
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
$
|
4,950,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,072,500
|
|
|
$
|
3,877,500
|
|
AERKOMM INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 7 - Short-term Bank Loan
The Company has an unsecured
short-term bank credit line of $10,000, which will mature on June 14, 2018, from a local bank with an annual interest rate of
4.5% as of December 31, 2017.
NOTE 8 - Income Taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)
for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
Current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
|
$
|
3,033
|
|
|
$
|
(884,000
|
)
|
|
$
|
884,000
|
|
|
State
|
|
|
800
|
|
|
|
800
|
|
|
|
800
|
|
|
Foreign
|
|
|
4,686
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
8,519
|
|
|
$
|
(883,200
|
)
|
|
$
|
884,800
|
|
The following table presents
a reconciliation of the income tax at statutory tax rate and the Company’s income tax at effective tax rate for the years
ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
Tax expense (benefit) at statutory rate
|
|
$
|
(2,292,820
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,158,300
|
)
|
|
$
|
987,000
|
|
|
Prepayment from related parties
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(286,300
|
)
|
|
|
286,300
|
|
|
Net operating loss carryforwards (NOLs)
|
|
|
1,760,600
|
|
|
|
717,600
|
|
|
|
(345,000
|
)
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
594,800
|
|
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Amortization expense
|
|
|
(11,200
|
)
|
|
|
(168,300
|
)
|
|
|
(28,100
|
)
|
|
Others
|
|
|
(42,861
|
)
|
|
|
4,100
|
|
|
|
(15,400
|
)
|
|
Tax (benefit) at effective tax rate
|
|
$
|
8,519
|
|
|
$
|
(883,200
|
)
|
|
$
|
884,800
|
|
Deferred tax assets (liability)
as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 consist of:
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
Net operating loss carryforwards (NOLs)
|
|
$
|
2,057,000
|
|
|
$
|
519,000
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
489,000
|
|
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and unpaid payable
|
|
|
443,000
|
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
|
Tax credit carryforwards
|
|
|
68,000
|
|
|
|
63,000
|
|
|
Excess of tax amortization over book amortization
|
|
|
(658,000
|
)
|
|
|
(230,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2,399,000
|
|
|
|
395,000
|
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(2,399,000
|
)
|
|
|
(395,000
|
)
|
|
Net
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Management does not believe
the deferred tax assets will be utilized in the near future; therefore, a full valuation allowance is provided. The net change
in deferred tax assets valuation allowance was an increase of $2,004,000, $9,000 and $371,000 for the years ended December 31,
2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law in December 2017, the U.S. federal
corporate income tax rate is reduced to 21 percent, effective January 1, 2018. Consequently, the Company has recorded a decrease
related to its deferred tax assets of $48,000. Since the Company reserved full valuation allowance to its deferred tax assets,
there was no impact on income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2017.
As of December 31, 2017,
the Company had federal NOLs and State NOLs of approximately $6,686,000 and $7,897,000, respectively, available to reduce future
federal and state taxable income, expiring in 2037.
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 8 - Income Taxes - Continued
As of December 31, 2016,
the Company has Japan NOLs of approximately $326,000 available to reduce future Japan taxable income, expiring in 2019.
As of December 31, 2017,
the Company had approximately $37,000 of federal research and development tax credit, available to offset future federal income
tax. The credit begins to expire in 2034 if not utilized. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $39,000 of California
state research and development tax credit available to offset future California state income tax. The credit can be carried forward
indefinitely.
The Company’s ability
to utilize its federal and state NOLs to offset future income taxes is subject to restrictions resulting from its prior change
in ownership as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 382. The Company does not expect to incur the limitation on NOLs utilization
in future annual usage.
NOTE 9 - Capital Stock
The Company is authorized
to issue 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with par value of $0.001. As of December 31, 2017, there were no preferred stock
shares outstanding.
The Board of Directors has
the authority to issue preferred stock in one or more series, and in connection with the creation of any such series, by resolutions
providing for the issuance of the shares thereof, to determine dividends, voting rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges
and liquidation preferences.
The Company is authorized
to issue 450,000,000 shares of common stock, with par value of $0.001.
Aircom had restricted stock
purchase agreement with certain employees or consultants with 2,890,000 shares granted on February 2, 2015. The restricted shares
were issued at fair values determined by the board of directors at the grant date. According to the agreement, in the event of
the voluntary termination of purchaser’s continuous service status, Aircom shall have the exclusive option to repurchase
all or any portion of the unvested shares held by purchaser at the original purchase price per share and the vested shares held
by purchaser at the fair market value per share as of the termination date. In February and June 2016, Aircom purchased back 133,333
unvested shares of restricted stock at $0.005 per share from terminated employees before the stock split. In June 2016, the restricted
stock was split to 27,566,670 shares. On February 13, 2017, all of Aircom’s 27,566,670 restricted shares were converted
to Aerkomm’s restricted stock of 10,279,738 shares at the ratio of 2.681651 to 1, pursuant to the Exchange Agreement (see
Note 1).
As of December 31, 2017 and
2016, the restricted shares (after share exchange) consisted of the following:
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted stock - vested
|
|
|
10,238,300
|
|
|
|
7,787,490
|
|
|
Restricted stock - unvested
|
|
|
41,438
|
|
|
|
2,492,248
|
|
|
Total restricted stock
|
|
|
10,279,738
|
|
|
|
10,279,738
|
|
The unvested shares of restricted
stock were recorded under deposit liability account awaiting future conversion to common stock when they become vested.
On March 31, 2017, the Company
completed its private placement offering of 500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $3.00 per share for the aggregate amount
of $1,500,000.
On June 6, 2017, the Company
completed its private placement offering of 60,000 shares of common stock at a price of $5.00 per share for the aggregate amount
of $300,000. Additionally, on June 6, 2017, pursuant to a settlement and release agreement with Priceplay Taiwan Inc. (“PPTW”)
dated March 31, 2017, among the Company, PPTW and Aircom, the Company issued 163,860 shares of its common stock to PPTW in settlement
of an outstanding $819,300 obligation of Aircom to PPTW. Additionally, pursuant to a similar settlement and release agreement
with Priceplay.com, Inc. (“PPUS”) dated March 31, 2017, the Company issued 147,400 shares of its common stock to PPUS
in settlement of an outstanding $737,000 obligation of Aircom to PPUS, and pursuant to a third similar settlement and release
agreement with Aircom and dMobile System Co. ltd. (dMobile), it issued 94,220 shares of its common stock to dMobile in settlement
of an outstanding $471,100 obligation of Aircom to dMobile. In the aggregate, the Company has issued 405,480 shares to the three
settlement recipients at a price of $5.00 per share for a total of $2,027,400. Including the 60,000 shares sold to individuals
in the private offering, the Company issued 465,480 shares in total for an aggregate of $2,327,400.
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 9 - Capital Stock - Continued
On July 5, 2017, the Company
completed its first closing of a private placement offering in which it sold 5,000 shares of its common stock to Daniel Shih,
the Company’s co-founder, at a price of $5.50 per share for a total of $27,500. The Company conducted additional closings
in July and August for a total of $517,413. As of October 31, 2017, the total subscribed capital amounted to $544,913. On October
31, 2017, the Company completed this private placement offering of 264,086 shares of common stock at a price of $5.50 per share
for the aggregate amount of $1,452,473.
On November 27, 2017, the
Company completed its first closing of another private placement offering in which 13,400 shares of its common stock were subscribed
by Daniel Shih, the Company’s co-founder, at a price of $5.60 per share for a total of $75,040. The Company is offering
a total of 892,857 shares of its common stock at a price of $5.60 per share in this offering for the aggregate amount of $5,000,000
and will pursue additional closings up to that aggregate amount through March 31, 2018.
On November 30, 2017, the
Company issued 80,000 and 20,000 shares of its common stock to Integra Consulting Group LLC (“Integra”) and Anthony
D. Altavilla, principal of Integra, respectively, according to the Consulting Agreement signed on November 15, 2017 between the
Company and Integra.
As of December 31, 2016,
Aircom had issued stock warrants exercisable for $60,000 in value of its common stock to a service provider as payment for services.
The stock warrants allow the service provider to purchase a number of shares of Aircom common stock equal $60,000 divided by 85%
of the share price paid by investors for Aircom’s common stock in the first subsequent qualifying equity financing event,
at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. On February 13, 2017, these stock warrants were converted to Aerkomm’s stock warrants
pursuant to the Exchange Agreement (see Note 1). For the year ended December 31, 2017, Aerkomm issued additional stock warrants
exercisable for $60,000 in value of Aerkomm common stock to the service provider as payment for additional services. As of December
31, 2017, the Company cumulatively recorded $120,000 as additional paid-in capital in total with respect to these warrants.
NOTE 10 - Related Party Transactions
|
A.
|
Name of related parties and relationships with the Company:
|
|
Related
Party
|
|
Relationship
|
|
Daniel Shih (Daniel)
*
|
|
Co-founder/promoter
and shareholder; Aircom’s CEO and Director between February 13, 2017 and April 26, 2017; Aircom’s CFO between
February 13, 2017 and May 5, 2017
|
|
Bummy Wu
|
|
Shareholder
|
|
Yih Lieh (Giretsu) Shih
|
|
President of
Aircom Japan
|
|
Hao Wei Peng
|
|
Employee of Aircom
Taiwan
|
|
dMobile System Co. Ltd. (dMobile)
|
|
Daniel is the
Chairman
|
|
Klingon Aerospace, Inc. (Klingon)
|
|
Daniel was the
Chairman from February 2015 to February 2016
|
|
Law Office of Jan Yung Lin
|
|
100% owned by
Jan Yung Lin (Director)
|
|
Priceplay.com, Inc. (PPUS)
|
|
Daniel is the
Chairman
|
|
Priceplay Taiwan Inc. (PPTW)
|
|
Parent of PPUS
|
|
Wealth Wide Int’l Ltd. (WWI)
|
|
Bummy Wu is the
Chairman
|
|
Yun Shu Chiou
|
|
Former CEO and
President
|
* Daniel has relinquished
“beneficial ownership” of substantially all of his equity interests in the Company (whether held directly or indirectly)
in a manner acceptable to the Company. This means that Daniel no longer, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement,
understanding, relationship or otherwise has or shares (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting
of, securities, and/or (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, shares of
our common stock, except for a de minimus number of shares of the common stock which will continue to be beneficially owned by
him by way of his being a control person in another entity that owns shares of the common stock. Daniel will, however, retain
a pecuniary interest in some of the shares of the common stock over which he has relinquished voting and investment power.
Daniel has also removed himself from any and all activities relating to the Company’s business, including, but not limited
to managerial, directional, advisory, promotional, developmental and fund-raising activities, effective upon the effectiveness
of the registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on December 20, 2017, as amended to date. Additionally, Barbie Shih
(Barbie), Daniel’s wife, was not re-elected to our board of directors on December 29, 2017. As a result of these events,
neither Daniel nor Barbie will maintain any active affiliation with, or material beneficial ownership interest in, the Company.
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 10 – Related Party Transactions
- Continued
|
B.
|
Significant
related party transactions:
|
The
Company has extensive transactions with its related parties. It is possible that the terms of these transactions are not the same
as those which would result from transactions among wholly unrelated parties.
|
a.
|
As of December 31, 2017 and 2016,
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other receivable from Hao Wei Peng
1
|
|
$
|
46,743
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
Rental deposit to Daniel
|
|
$
|
2,396
|
|
|
$
|
4,966
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other payable to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Klingon
2
|
|
|
762,000
|
|
|
|
762,000
|
|
|
Daniel
3
|
|
|
128,543
|
|
|
|
49,500
|
|
|
Yih Lieh (Giretsu) Shih
3
|
|
|
76,600
|
|
|
|
69,385
|
|
|
WWI
4
|
|
|
9,410
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
PPTW
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
819,300
|
|
|
PPUS
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
737,000
|
|
|
dMobile
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
471,100
|
|
|
Bummy Wu
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
32,149
|
|
|
Others
3
|
|
|
105,842
|
|
|
|
15,141
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,082,395
|
|
|
$
|
2,955,575
|
|
|
1.
|
Represents receivable
from Mr. Peng due to the transactions prior to the acquisition of Aircom Telecom on December
19, 2017. The amount is subsequently collected on January 4, 2018.
|
|
2.
|
On March 9, 2015, the
Company entered into a 10-year purchase agreement with Klingon. In accordance with the
terms of this agreement, Klingon agreed to purchase from the Company an initial order
of onboard equipment comprising an onboard system for a purchase price of $909,000, with
payments to be made in accordance with a specific milestones schedule. As of December
31, 2017 and 2016, the Company received $762,000 from Klingon in milestone payments towards
the equipment purchase price. Since the project might not be successful, the Company
reclassified the balance from customer prepayment to other payable due to uncertainty.
|
|
3.
|
Represents payable to
employees as a result of regular operating activities.
|
|
4.
|
Represents rent for a
warehouse in Hong Kong to store the Company’s hardware.
|
|
b.
|
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015,
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
Sales to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
dMobile
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
5,478,900
|
|
|
PPUS
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
650,000
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
6,128,900
|
|
100% of the Company’s
sales for the year ended December 31, 2015 were to related parties.
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 10 - Related Party Transactions
- Continued
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
Intangible purchase from dMobile
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
4,950,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal expense paid to Law
Office of Jan Yung Lin
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
10,000
|
|
|
$
|
51,431
|
|
|
Consulting expense paid to
Yun Shu Chiou
|
|
$
|
55,000
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
Rental expense charged by
Daniel
|
|
$
|
20,232
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
Rental expense charged by
WWI
|
|
$
|
3,150
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Aircom Japan entered into
a lease agreement with Daniel, between August 1, 2014 and July 31, 2016, which was renewed to expire on July 31, 2018. Pursuant
to the terms of this lease agreement, Aircom Japan pays Daniel a rental fee of approximately $1,200 per month.
The Company has a lease agreement
with WWI with monthly rental cost of $450. The lease term is from June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018.
NOTE 11 - Stock Based Compensation
In March 2014, Aircom’s
Board of Directors adopted the 2014 Stock Option Plan (the “Aircom 2014 Plan”). The Aircom 2014 Plan provides for
the granting of incentive stock options and non-statutory stock options to employees, consultants and outside directors of Aircom.
Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator
at the time of grant of an Option. On February 13, 2017, pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, Aerkomm assumed the options of Aircom
2014 Plan and agreed to issue options for an aggregate of 5,444,407 shares to Aircom’s stock option holders.
One-third of Aircom 2014
Plan stock option shares will be vested as of the first anniversary of the time the option shares are granted or the employee’s
acceptance to serve the Company, and 1/36th of the shares will be vested each month thereafter. Option price is determined by
the Board of Directors. The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board and shall continue in effect for a term
of 10 years unless sooner terminated under the terms of Aircom 2014 Plan.
On May 5, 2017, the Board
of Directors of Aerkomm adopted the Aerkomm Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Aerkomm 2017 Plan” or, the “Plan”)
and the reservation of 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance under the Plan. On June 23, 2017, the
Board of Directors voted to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the
Plan to 10,000,000 shares. The Aerkomm 2017 Plan provides for the granting of incentive stock options and non-statutory stock
options to employees, consultants and outside directors of Aircom. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options
or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant of an option. On June 23, 2017, the Board
of Directors agreed to issue options for an aggregate of 1,455,000 shares under the Aerkomm 2017 Plan to certain officers and
directors of Aerkomm.
The option agreements granted
on June 23, 2017 are classified into three types of vesting schedule, which includes, 1) 1/6 of the shares subject to the option
shall vest commencing on the vesting start date and the remaining shares shall vest at the rate of 1/60 for the next 60 months
on the same day of the month as the vesting start date; 2) 1/4 of the shares subject to the option shall vest commencing on the
vesting start date and the remaining shares shall vest at the rate of 1/36 for the next 36 months on the same day of the month
as the vesting start date; 3) 1/3 of the shares subject to the option shall vest commencing on the first anniversary of vesting
start date and the remaining shares shall vest at the rate of 50% each year for the next two years on the same day of the month
as the vesting start date.
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 11 - Stock Based Compensation
- Continued
Option price is determined
by the Board of Directors. The Plan has been adopted by the Board and shall continue in effect for a term of 10 years unless sooner
terminated under the terms of Aerkomm 2017 Plan. The Plan has not yet been approved by Aerkomm’s stockholders.
Valuation and Expense
Information
Measurement and recognition
of compensation expense based on estimated fair values is required for all share-based payment awards made to its employees and
directors including employee stock options. The Company recognized compensation expense of $1,749,447, $20,000 and $0 for the
years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to such employee stock options.
|
|
Determining Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation and amortization method
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing-model to
estimate the fair value of stock options granted on the date of grant or modification and amortizes the fair value of stock-based
compensation at the date of grant on a straight-line basis for recognizing stock compensation expense over the vesting period
of the option.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected term
|
|
|
|
|
|
The expected term is the period of time that granted options
are expected to be outstanding. The Company uses the SEC’s simplified method for determining the option expected term
based on the Company’s historical data to estimate employee termination and options exercised.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected dividends
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company does not plan to pay cash dividends before the
options are expired. Therefore, the expected dividend yield used in the Black-Scholes option valuation model is zero.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
|
|
|
Since the Company has no historical volatility, it used the
calculated value method which substitutes the historical volatility of a public company in the same industry to estimate the
expected volatility of the Company’s share price to measure the fair value of options granted under Aircom 2014 Plan
and Aerkomm 2017 Plan.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company based the risk-free interest rate used in the
Black-Scholes option valuation model on the market yield in effect at the time of option grant provided in the Federal Reserve
Board’s Statistical Releases and historical publications on the Treasury constant maturities rates for the equivalent
remaining terms for Aircom 2014 Plan and Aerkomm 2017 Plan.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeitures
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company is required to estimate forfeitures at the time
of grant and revises those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The Company
uses historical data to estimate option forfeitures and records share-based compensation expense only for those awards that
are expected to vest.
|
The Company used the following
assumptions to estimate the fair value of options granted in 2017 and 2016 under Aircom 2014 Plan and Aerkomm 2017 Plan as follows:
|
Assumptions
|
|
|
|
Expected term
|
|
3 - 5 years
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
40.11% - 59.18%
|
|
Expected dividends
|
|
0%
|
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
0.71 – 2.40%
|
|
Forfeiture rate
|
|
0% - 5%
|
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 11 - Stock Based Compensation - Continued
Aircom 2014 Plan
A summary of the number of
shares, weighted average exercise price and estimated fair value of options for Aircom 2014 Plan as of December 31, 2017 and 2016
was as follows:
|
|
|
Number
of
shares
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise
Price Per Share
|
|
|
Weighted Average Fair Value
Per Share
|
|
|
Options outstanding at January 1, 2016
|
|
|
4,139,241
|
|
|
$
|
0.0013
|
|
|
$
|
0.0004
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
1,305,166
|
|
|
|
0.6704
|
|
|
|
0.2108
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Options outstanding at December 31, 2016
|
|
|
5,444,407
|
|
|
|
0.1617
|
|
|
|
0.0508
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(19,681
|
)
|
|
|
0.0013
|
|
|
|
0.0004
|
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
(763,418
|
)
|
|
|
0.6550
|
|
|
|
0.2059
|
|
|
Options outstanding at December 31, 2017
|
|
|
4,661,307
|
|
|
|
0.0816
|
|
|
|
0.0256
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable at December 31, 2016
|
|
|
2,066,858
|
|
|
|
0.0013
|
|
|
|
0.0004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable at December 31, 2017
|
|
|
3,148,972
|
|
|
|
0.0412
|
|
|
|
0.0129
|
|
A summary of the status of
nonvested shares under Aircom 2014 Plan as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:
|
|
|
Number
of
Shares
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Per
Share
|
|
|
Options nonvested at January 1, 2016
|
|
|
4,139,241
|
|
|
$
|
0.0013
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
1,305,166
|
|
|
|
0.6704
|
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
(2,066,858
|
)
|
|
|
0.0013
|
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Options nonvested at December 31, 2016
|
|
|
3,377,549
|
|
|
|
0.2597
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
(1,101,795
|
)
|
|
|
0.1146
|
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
(763,418
|
)
|
|
|
0.6550
|
|
|
Options nonvested at December 31, 2017
|
|
|
1,512,335
|
|
|
|
0.1663
|
|
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 11 - Stock Based Compensation - Continued
Aerkomm 2017 Plan
A summary of the number of
shares, weighted average exercise price and estimated fair value of options under Aerkomm 2017 Plan as of December 31, 2017 was
as follows:
|
|
|
Number
of
Shares
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise
Price Per Share
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Fair
Value
Per
Share
|
|
|
Options outstanding at January 1, 2017
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
2,060,000
|
|
|
|
5.9154
|
|
|
|
3.5401
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
(795,000
|
)
|
|
|
5.5000
|
|
|
|
3.2922
|
|
|
Options outstanding at December 31, 2017
|
|
|
1,265,000
|
|
|
|
6.1765
|
|
|
|
3.6959
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable at December 31, 2017
|
|
|
423,750
|
|
|
|
5.5708
|
|
|
|
3.4005
|
|
A summary of the status of
nonvested shares under Aerkomm 2017 Plan as of December 31, 2017 was as follows:
|
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per Share
|
|
|
Options nonvested at January 1, 2017
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
2,060,000
|
|
|
|
5.9154
|
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
(423,750
|
)
|
|
|
5.5708
|
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
(795,000
|
)
|
|
|
5.5000
|
|
|
Options nonvested at December 31, 2017
|
|
|
841,250
|
|
|
|
6.4816
|
|
As of December 31, 2017,
2016 and 2015, there were approximately $5,057,000, $94,000 and $2,000, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation cost
related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under Aircom 2014 Plan and Aerkomm 2017 Plan. Total unrecognized
compensation cost will be adjusted for future changes in estimated forfeitures. The Company expects to recognize that cost over
a weighted average period of 1 - 5 years.
AERKOMM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Continued
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015
NOTE 12 - Commitments and Contingency
|
As of December 31, 2017, the Company’s significant
commitments with non-related parties and contingency are summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
Commitments
|
|
1)
|
The Company’s
lease for its office in Fremont, California expired in May 2017, it was renewed and to expire in May 2020. Rental expense
was $71,152, $62,472 and $39,045 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As of December 31, 2017,
future minimum lease payment obligation is approximately $77,000, $77,000 and $32,000 for 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively.
|
|
|
|
|
2)
|
The Company has
another lease for its Japan office expiring July 2018. Rental expense was approximately $55,043 for the year ended December
31, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, future minimum lease payment obligation is $18,700, including the 8% Japan consumption
tax, for 2018 until its expiration.
|
|
|
|
|
3)
|
The Company assumed a lease for its Taiwan office expiring October
31, 2018 as a result of the acquisition of Aircom Taiwan. Monthly rental expense is NT$236,250
(approximately $8,000). As of December 31, 2017, future minimum lease payment obligation is
NT$2,362,500 (approximately $80,000) for 2018 until its expiration.
|
|
|
|
|
4)
|
In March 2017,
the Company entered into a satellites service agreement (the Agreement) with a Japanese company (Company J). The agreement
is effective on March 15, 2017 and will expire three years from the effective date. According to the Agreement, the Company
shall prepay the total amount of $285,300 and the deposit of $95,100 on April 15, 2017. The prepayment of $285,300 shall be
applied to monthly service charge by Company J based on the terms defined in the Agreement.
|
|
|
|
|
Contingency
|
|
|
|
The
Company entered into a 3-year digital transmission service agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunication Company Limited
(“Asia Sat”) on July 25, 2015. As of March 31, 2017, Asia Sat stipulates that the Company is in debt of $8,013,495
to Asia Sat, which includes unpaid service fees, a default payment in the form of liquidated sum and interest. The default
payment includes total future payments of $7,411,616 due through March 31, 2018, subtracting the deposit of $775,000 made
to Asia Sat. The Company disagreed with the payable balance of $8,013,495 and had recorded $1,376,879 payable to Asia Sat
as of March 31, 2017. On July 25, 2016, Asia Sat commenced arbitration against the Company. On November 21, 2016, the Hong
Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) appointed a sole arbitrator to hear the dispute. On January 12,
2017, the Company introduced a counterclaim for misrepresentations made to induce entry into the Agreement. Aircom and AsiaSat
reached a settlement with respect to the Agreement as of July 25, 2017, with an effective date of July 20, 2017. As of December
31, 2017, the Company has accrued the settlement liability and accounted for the net impact of the settlement.
|
500,000
Shares of Common Stock
AERKOMM
INC.
PROSPECTUS
March 22, 2018
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM
13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The
following table sets forth all expenses to be paid by the Registrant, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, in connection
with this offering. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee and the FINRA filing fee.
SEC registration fee
|
|
$
|
12,145.81
|
|
Accounting fees and expenses
|
|
|
50,000.00
|
|
Legal fees and expenses
|
|
|
35,000.00
|
|
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
|
|
5,229.00
|
|
Printing and related fees
|
|
|
2,400.00
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5,000.00
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
109,774.81
|
|
ITEM
14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
We
are a Nevada Corporation. The Nevada Revised Statutes and certain provisions of our Amended and Restated Bylaws under certain
circumstances provide for indemnification of our officers, directors and controlling persons against liabilities which they may
incur in such capacities. A summary of the circumstances in which such indemnification is provided for is contained herein, but
this description is qualified in its entirety by reference to our Amended and Restated Bylaws and to the statutory provisions.
In
general, any officer, director, employee or agent may be indemnified against expenses, fines, settlements or judgments arising
in connection with a legal proceeding to which such person is a party, if that person’s actions were in good faith, were
believed to be in our best interest, and were not unlawful. Unless such person is successful upon the merits in such an action,
indemnification may be awarded only after a determination by independent decision of our board of directors, by legal counsel,
or by a vote of our stockholders, that the applicable standard of conduct was met by the person to be indemnified.
The
circumstances under which indemnification is granted in connection with an action brought on our behalf is generally the same
as those set forth above; however, with respect to such actions, indemnification is granted only with respect to expenses actually
incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of the action. In such actions, the person to be indemnified must have acted
in good faith and in a manner believed to have been in our best interest, and have not been adjudged liable for negligence or
misconduct.
Indemnification
may also be granted pursuant to the terms of agreements which may be entered in the future or pursuant to a vote of stockholders
or directors. The Nevada Revised Statutes also grant us the power to purchase and maintain insurance which protects our officers
and directors against any liabilities incurred in connection with their service in such a position, and such a policy may be obtained
by us.
We
have not entered into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers.
A
stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against
directors and officers as required by these indemnification provisions. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding
involving any of our directors, officers or employees regarding which indemnification by us is sought, nor are we aware of any
threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling
us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, this indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
ITEM
15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On
March 31, 2017, we completed a private placement offering of 500,000 shares of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at
a price per share of $3.00, to certain individuals for an aggregate of $1,500,000.
On
June 6, 2017, we completed a private placement offering of 60,000 shares of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a
price per share of $5.00, to certain individuals for an aggregate of $300,000. Additionally, pursuant to the terms of our settlement
and release agreements with dMobile, PPUS and PPTW, we issued 94,220 shares of our common stock to dMobile, 147,000 shares to
PPUS and 163,860 shares to PPTW as part of this private placement. We issued these shares in the private placement offering at
the private placement offering price of $5.00 per share, for an aggregate of 405,480 shares and a total value of $2,027,400. Including
the 60,000 Shares sold to individuals in this offering and the shares issued under the three settlement and release agreements,
we sold, in total, 465,480 shares in this offering for an aggregate value of $2,327,400.
On July 5, 2017, we entered
into a subscription agreement with Daniel Shih, the founder and an affiliate of the Company, who agreed to purchase an aggregate
of 5,000 shares of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a price of $5.50 per share, for an aggregate purchase of $27,500.
In July, 2017, we entered into three additional subscription agreements with existing shareholders who agreed to purchase an aggregate
of 55,166 shares of our common stock at a price of $5.50 per share, for an aggregate purchase of $303,413. These shares were sold
in a private placement offering of up to a maximum of 461,819 shares ($2,540,004) of our common stock.
On October 31, 2017,
the Company completed its private placement offering of 264,086 shares of common stock at a price of $5.50 per share for the aggregate
amount of $1,452,473.
On November 27, 2017,
the Company completed its first closing of a private placement offering in which it sold 13,400 shares of its common stock to
Daniel Shih, the Company’s co-founder, at a price of $5.60 per share for a total of $75,040. The Company is offering a total
of 892,857 shares of its common stock at a price of $5.60 per share in this offering for the aggregate amount of $5,000,000 and
may conduct additional closings up to that aggregate amount through March 31, 2018.
The
sales of the shares in these offerings were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue
of Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Regulation D promulgated thereunder, as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering.
The purchasers of the securities in these offerings represented their intention to acquire the securities for investment only
and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate restrictive legends were affixed
to the certificates evidencing the shares issued in these offerings. All purchasers of the securities represented and warranted,
among other things, that they were “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D, that they
had the knowledge and experience in financial and business matters necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment
in the Company, that they had the ability to bear the economic risks of the investment, and that they had adequate access to information
about the Company.
ITEM
16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)
Exhibits
. We have filed the exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index of this Registration Statement.
(b)
Financial Statement Schedules
. All financial statement schedules are omitted because the information called for is not
required or is shown either in the consolidated financial statements or in the notes thereto.
ITEM
17. Undertakings
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to:
(1)
File, during any period in which offers or sells are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if
the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
(iii)
To include material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii)
and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 and Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold
at the termination of the offering.
(4)
That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant
to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule
430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration
statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement
or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference
into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus
that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Encino, State of California, on March 22, 2018.
|
AERKOMM
INC.
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Jeffrey Wun
|
|
|
Jeffrey Wun
|
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer and President
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Y. Tristan Kuo
|
|
|
Y.
Tristan Kuo
|
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
Each
person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Y. Tristan Kuo and Jeffrey Wun as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file a new registration
statement under Rule 461, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing, as fully to all intents and purposes
as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on March 22, 2018.
Signature
|
|
Title
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Jeffrey Wun
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer),
|
|
|
Jeffrey
Wun
|
|
President
and Chairman of the Board
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Y. Tristan Kuo
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
|
Y.
Tristan Kuo
|
|
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer) and Treasurer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Raymond Choy
|
|
Director
|
|
|
Raymond
Choy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Jan-Yung Lin
|
|
Secretary
and Director
|
|
|
Jan-Yung
Lin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Colin Lim
|
|
Director
|
|
|
Colin
Lim
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Albert Hsu
|
|
Director
|
|
|
Chih-Ming
(Albert) Hsu
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
James J. Busuttil
|
|
Director
|
|
|
James
J. Busuttil
|
|
|
|
|
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
|
|
Description
|
2.1
|
|
Form
of Share Exchange Agreement, dated February 13, 2017, among the Registrant, Aircom Pacific, Inc. and the shareholders of Aircom
Pacific, Inc.
(1)
|
3.1
|
|
Restated
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(2)
|
3.2
|
|
Bylaws
of the Registrant
(3)
|
5.1
|
|
Legal
Opinion of Nevada Legal Counsel Dated September 13, 2017
(18)
|
10.1
|
|
Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2016, by and among Irina Goldman, Aircom Pacific, Inc. and the Company
(4)
|
10.2
|
|
Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated May 15, 2015, Chi Kong Wu and Aircom Pacific, Ltd.
(5)
|
10.3
|
|
Digital
Transmission Service Agreement, dated July 25, 2015, between Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited and Aircom
Pacific, Inc.
(6)
|
10.4
|
|
Statement
of Work, dated January 15, 2015, between Aircom Pacific, Inc. and dMobile System Co. Ltd.
(7)
|
10.5
|
|
Development
Agreement, dated February 10, 2015, between Aircom Pacific, Inc. and Priceplay.com, Inc.
(8)
|
10.6
|
|
First
Amendment to Development Agreement, dated July 17, 2015, between Aircom Pacific, Inc. and Priceplay.com, Inc.
(9)
|
10.7
|
|
Second
Amendment to Development Agreement, dated August 18, 2015, between Aircom Pacific, Inc. and Priceplay.com, Inc.
(10)
|
10.8
|
|
Purchase
Agreement for Ground Station Equipment, dated as of October 15, 2014, between dMobile System Co., Ltd. and Aircom Pacific,
Inc.
(11)
|
10.9
|
|
Purchase
Agreement for Ground Station Equipment, dated as of December 15, 2015, between Blue Topaz Consultants, Ltd. and Aircom Pacific,
Inc.
(12)
|
10.10
|
|
Purchase
Agreement for Aircom Onboard Equipment, dated as of March 9, 2015, between LUXE Electric Co., Ltd. and Aircom Pacific, Inc.
(13)
|
10.11
|
|
Standard
Industrial/Commercial Multi-Tenant Lease, dated April 26, 2016, between Global Venture Development, LLC and Aircom Pacific,
Inc.
(14)
|
10.12
|
|
Employment
Agreement dated March 31, 2017, between the Registrant and YuYun Tristan Kuo.
(15)++
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10.13
|
|
Settlement
Agreement and Mutual Release dated March 31, 2017 by and Among the Registrant, Aircom Pacific, Inc. and dMobile System Co.
Ltd.
(16)
|
10.14
|
|
Settlement
Agreement and Mutual Release dated March 31, 2017 by and Among the Registrant, Aircom Pacific, Inc. and Priceplay.com, Inc.
(16)
|
10.15
|
|
Settlement
Agreement and Mutual Release dated March 31, 2017 by and Among the Registrant, Aircom Pacific, Inc. and Priceplay Taiwan Inc.
(16)
|
10.16
|
|
Agreement
for the Purchase and Sale of Shares dated December 12, 2016 by and between Capricorn Union Limited and Aircom Pacific, Inc.
(17)
|
21.1
|
|
List
of Subsidiaries
(16)
|
23.1*
|
|
Consent of Independent Registered Pubic Accounting Firm
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23.2**
|
|
Consent of Nevada Legal Counsel
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24.1
|
|
Power
of Attorney (see signature page above)
(16)
|
99.1++
|
|
2017
Equity Compensation Plan, as amended
(16)
|
*
|
Filed
herewith.
|
**
|
To be filed by amendment.
|
++
|
Indicates
management contract or compensatory plan.
|
(1)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017.
|
(2)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 4, 2017.
|
(3)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on November 5,
2013
|
(4)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2016.
|
(5)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017.
|
(6)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017.
|
(7)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017.
|
(8)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017.
|
(9)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017.
|
(10)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017.
|
(11)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017.
|
(12)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017.
|
(13)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017.
|
(14)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017.
|
(15)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 5, 2017.
|
(16)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit as numbered above, to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC
on June 27, 2017.
|
(17)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit as numbered above, to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Amendment No. 1,
filed with the SEC on August 29, 2017.
|
(18)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit as numbered above, to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Amendment No. 2,
filed with the SEC on September 13, 2017.
|
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