Filed Pursuant to 424(b)(2)
Registration No. 333-261617
StrikeForce Technologies Inc.
50,000,000 Common Shares
This prospectus relates to the resale of up to 50,000,000 shares of
our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”),
which consists of: (a) 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock, which may
be offered by Selling Stockholder The Special Equities Opportunity
Fund, LLC; and (b) 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock, which may be
offered by Gregory Castaldo. The shares of Common Stock being
offered by The Special Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC are issuable
upon conversion of a common stock purchase warrant, and are
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the common stock purchase
warrant with The Special Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC, dated
September 21, 2021. The shares of Common Stock being offered by
Gregory Castaldo are issuable upon conversion of a common stock
purchase warrant, and are pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the common stock purchase warrant with Gregory Castaldo, dated
September 21, 2021.
The shares of common stock being offered by the Selling
Stockholders are issuable upon each Selling Stockholder’s notices
of conversion to us pursuant to the common stock purchase warrants
that each of the Selling Stockholders have with us.
The aggregate of 50,000,000 Common Stock Shares being registered
herein, which may be sold pursuant to this Prospectus, would
constitute an aggregate of 5.25% of the Company’s issued and
outstanding shares as of December 7, 2021, assuming that the
Selling Stockholders convert all 50,000,000 shares of common stock.
Each of the Selling Stockholders are deemed to be an “underwriter”
within the meaning of Section 2(a) (11) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Act”) and any broker-dealers or agents that
are involved in selling the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to
be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Act in connection with
such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such
broker-dealers or agents, if any, and any profit on the resale of
the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or equivalent expenses and expenses of legal counsel
applicable to the sale of the shares.
We are not selling any securities under this prospectus and will
not receive any of the proceeds from the resale of shares of our
common stock by the Selling Stockholders under this Prospectus,
however, in conjunction with the common stock purchase warrants we
have issued to each of the Selling Stockholders, we have already
received $50,000 for the common stock purchase warrant and would
receive an aggregate of $2,500,000 from The Special Equities
Opportunity Fund, LLC and Gregory Castaldo, respectively of all
common stock purchase warrants held by these Selling Stockholders
were converted. Our Common Stock is quoted on the OTCQB Market
under the symbol “SFOR.QB”. On December 7, 2021, the last reported
sales price for our Common Stock was $0.051 per share. We urge
prospective purchasers of our Common Stock to obtain current
information about the market prices of our Common Stock. The
Selling Stockholders may offer all or part of the shares of common
stock for resale from time to time through public or private
transactions, at either prevailing market prices or at privately
negotiated prices. We provide more information about how the
Selling Stockholders may sell their Common Stock Shares in the
section titled “Plan of Distribution”. We will pay for all expenses
of this Offering, with the exception of brokerage expenses, fees,
discounts and commissions, which will be paid by the Selling
Stockholders.
As of the date of this filing, to our knowledge, The Special
Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC holds 3,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, not included in this Prospectus, and Gregory Castaldo holds
4,000,000 shares of Common Stock, not included in this
Prospectus.
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk.
You should purchase our common stock only if you can afford a
complete loss of your purchase.
We urge you to read carefully the “Risk Factors” section beginning
on page 9 where we describe specific risks associated with an
investment in these securities before you make your investment
decision.
Prior to his Offering, there has been a limited market for our
securities. While our common stock is quoted on OTC Markets, there
has been negligible trading volume. There is no guarantee that an
active trading market will develop in our securities.
This Offering is highly speculative, and these securities
involve a high degree of risk and should be considered only by
persons who can afford the loss of their entire
investment.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any
state securities commission has approved or disapproved these
securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The information contained in this prospectus is complete and
accurate only as of the date on the front cover page of this
prospectus, regardless of when the time of delivery of this
prospectus or the sale of any Common Stock occurs.
You should rely only on the information contained in this
Prospectus. We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other
person to provide you with information concerning us, except for
the information contained in this Prospectus. The Selling
Stockholder may not sell the securities until the Registration
Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is
effective and only in compliance with Federal and State securities
laws. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, nor is it a
solicitation of an offer to buy, the Common Stock in any
jurisdiction in which the offer or sale is not permitted.
The date of this prospectus is December 23,
2021
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
You should rely only on the information contained in this
prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with
information different from that contained in this prospectus. The
distribution or possession of this prospectus in or from certain
jurisdictions may be restricted by law. This prospectus is not an
offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to
buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is
not permitted or where the person making the offer or sale is not
qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is not permitted to
make such offer or sale. The information contained in this
prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus,
regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any
sale of our common shares. Our business, financial condition,
results of operations and prospects may have changed since that
date.
SUMMARY INFORMATION
The Offering
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50,000,000 shares are being registered on behalf of The Special
Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC and Gregory Castaldo pursuant to
common stock purchase warrants.
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Offering Period
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Until all the shares are sold or 6 months from the date the
registration statement becomes effective, whichever comes
first.
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Use of Proceeds
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We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of common
stock by The Special Equites Opportunity Fund, LLC and Gregory
Castaldo.
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Risk Factors
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See “Risk Factors” and other information in this prospectus for a
discussion of the factors you should consider before deciding to
invest in shares of our common stock.
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Dividend Policy
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We currently intend to retain any future earnings to fund the
development and growth of our business. Therefore, we do not
currently anticipate paying cash dividends.
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Trading Symbols
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OTC: SFORQB
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Summary of Our Business
StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. is a software development and
services company that offers a suite of integrated computer network
security products using proprietary technology. StrikeForce
Technical Services Corporation was incorporated in August 2001
under the laws of the State of New Jersey. On September 3, 2004,
the stockholders approved an amendment to the Certificate of
Incorporation to change the name to StrikeForce Technologies, Inc.
On November 15, 2010, we redomiciled under the laws of the State of
Wyoming. We initially conducted operations as an integrator and
reseller of computer hardware and telecommunications equipment and
services until December 2002. In December 2002, and formally
memorialized in September 2003, we acquired certain intellectual
property rights and patent pending technology from NetLabs.com
including the rights to further develop and sell their principal
technology. In addition, certain officers of NetLabs.com joined our
company as officers and directors of our company. We subsequently
changed our name to StrikeForce Technologies, Inc., under which we
have conducted our business since August 2003. Our ongoing strategy
is developing and marketing our suite of network security products
to the corporate, financial, healthcare, legal, government,
technology, insurance, e-commerce and consumer sectors. We plan to
continue to grow our business primarily through our expanding sales
channel and internally generated sales, rather than by
acquisitions. We hold a 49% interest in BlockSafe Technologies,
Inc., and, as of the date of this prospectus we hold a 100%
interest in Cybersecurity Risk Solutions, LLC. We conduct our
operations from our corporate office in Edison, New Jersey.
Please carefully read both this prospectus and any prospectus
supplement together with the additional information described below
under the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information”.
Our principal executive offices are located at 1090 King Georges
Post Road, Suite 603, Edison, NJ 08837. Our telephone number is
(732) 661-9641. We maintain a website at http://www.
strikeforcetech.com. Information contained on our website is not
part of this prospectus.
Common Stock Purchase Warrants
On September 21, 2021, we entered into Warrant Purchase Agreements
with The Special Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC and Gregory
Castaldo respectively.
On September 21, 2021, in conjunction with the Warrant Purchase
Agreements, in return for total consideration of $50,000, we issued
five-year common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to
50,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to The Special
Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC and Gregory Castaldo respectively.
These common stock purchase warrants include a cashless exercise
provision if the underlying shares are not timely registered with
an exercise price of $0.05 per share. The conversions by the
Selling Stockholders are contractually limited such that only 4.99%
of the then issued and outstanding shares of our Common Stock may
be held by each Selling Stockholder. A condition to nullify the
cashless exercise is for the Company to file with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a registration
statement on Form S-1, of which this prospectus is a part.
Summary Financial Information
The summary financial information set forth below should be read in
conjunction with the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our
financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this
prospectus. Our financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles and are expressed in United States dollars. The summary
financial information as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011
has been derived from our audited financial statements included
elsewhere in this prospectus and the summary financial information
as of September 30, 2021 has been derived from our audited
financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
Statement of Operations Data:
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For the Nine
Months Ended
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September 30, 2021
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For the Years Ended December 31,
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(Unaudited)
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2020
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2019
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Revenues
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153,000 |
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207,000 |
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768,000 |
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Cost of Revenue
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(18,000 |
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(13,000 |
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(10,000 |
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Operating and Other Expenses
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(15,977,000 |
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(10,282,000 |
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(4,508,000 |
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Net Loss
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(15,842,000 |
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(10,088,000 |
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(3,750,000 |
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Balance Sheet Data:
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September 30,
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December 31,
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2020
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2019
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Current Assets
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3,203,000 |
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203,000 |
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99,000 |
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Total Assets
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3,336,000 |
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376,000 |
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327,000 |
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Current Liabilities
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13,591,000 |
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14,130,000 |
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15,481,000 |
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Non Current Liabilities
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413,000 |
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588,000 |
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310,000 |
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Total Liabilities
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14,004,000 |
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14,718,000 |
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15,791,000 |
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Working Capital (Deficit)
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(10,388,000 |
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(13,927,000 |
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(15,382,000 |
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Stockholders' Deficit
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(10,668,000 |
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(14,342,000 |
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(15,464,000 |
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RISK
FACTORS
An investment in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk.
You should carefully consider the following risk factors, together
with the other information contained in this Prospectus, before
purchasing our Common Stock. Any of the following factors could
harm our business, financial condition, results of operations or
prospects, and could result in a partial or complete loss of your
investment. Some statements in this Prospectus, including
statements in the following risk factors, constitute
forward-looking statements. Please refer to the section entitled
"Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements".
SHOULD ONE OR MORE OF THE FOREGOING RISKS OR UNCERTAINTIES
MATERIALIZE, OR SHOULD THE UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS OF OUR BUSINESS
PROVE INCORRECT, ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THOSE
ANTICIPATED, BELIEVED, ESTIMATED, EXPECTED, INTENDED OR
PLANNED.
OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM HAS EXPRESSED
SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN,
WHICH MAY HINDER OUR ABILITY TO OBTAIN FUTURE FINANCING.
We have yet to establish any history of profitable operations.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company
incurred a net loss of $15,842,000 and used cash in operating
activities of $2,014,000, and at September 30, 2021, the Company
had a stockholders’ deficit of $10,668,000. In addition, we are in
default on notes payable and convertible notes payable in the
aggregate amount of $3,417,000. These factors raise substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern
within one year of the date that these financial statements are
issued. For the year ended December 31, 2020, we incurred a net
loss of $10,088,000 and used cash in operating activities of
$2,256,000, and at December 31, 2020, we had a stockholders’
deficit of $14,342,000. Also, at December 31, 2020, we are in
default on notes payable and convertible notes payable in the
aggregate amount of $3,604,000. As a result, our independent
registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph
in its report on our financial statements as of and for the year
ended December 31, 2020 with respect to this uncertainty. This
going concern opinion could materially limit our ability to raise
additional funds through the issuance of new debt or equity
securities and future reports on our financial statements may also
include an explanatory paragraph with respect to our ability to
continue as a going concern.
Our total current assets at September 30, 2021 were $3,203,000,
which included cash of $3,180,000, as compared with $203,000 in
total current assets at December 31, 2020, which included cash of
$162,000. We financed our operations during the nine months ended
September 30, 2021 primarily from the sale of common shares for
cash for net proceeds of $5,368,000 under the offering pursuant to
Regulation A, and we received the second draw SBA Paycheck
Protection assistance loan for $177,000. As part of the offering,
we also issued warrants to certain investors and placement agent to
purchase 55 million shares of common stock. The warrants are fully
vested, exercisable at $0.05 per share and will expire in five
years. Management estimates that the current funds on hand will be
sufficient to continue operations through the next eighteen months.
Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our
ability to continue to implement our business plan. Currently,
management is attempting to increase revenues by selling through a
channel of distributors, value added resellers, strategic partners
and original equipment manufacturers. While we believe in the
viability of our strategy to increase revenues, there can be no
assurances to that effect. Our ability to continue as a going
concern is dependent upon our ability to increase our customer base
and realize increased revenues. No assurance can be given that any
future financing, if needed, will be available or, if available,
that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to us. Even if we
are able to obtain additional financing, if needed, it may contain
undue restrictions on our operations, in the case of debt
financing, or cause substantial dilution for our stockholders, in
the case of equity financing.
We completed the development of our ProtectID® platform at the end
of June 2006, we completed the core development of our keyboard
encryption and anti-keylogger product, GuardedID®, in December 2006
and commenced deployment of our new mobile product, MobileTrust®
into the mobile stores in 2015. We completed GuardedID® in 2016 and
SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLok™ in 2020. Presently, (except for
SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLok™ which are in beta testing although we
have already earned revenues from SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLoK™ in
2021), all of the products are being sold and distributed. Our
suite of products is targeted to the financial, e-commerce,
corporate, government, healthcare, legal, insurance, technology and
retail markets. We seek to locate customers in a variety of ways.
These primarily include contracts with value added resellers and
distributors (both inside the United States and internationally),
direct sales calls initiated by our internal staff, exhibitions at
security and technology trade shows, through the media, through
consulting agreements, and through our agent relationships. Our
sales generate revenue either as an Original Equipment Manufacturer
(“OEM”) model, through a Hosting/License agreement, bundled with
other company’s products or through direct purchase by distributors
and resellers. We price our products for cloud consumer
transactions based on the number of transactions in which our
software products are utilized. We also price our products for
business applications based on the number of users. These pricing
models provide our company with one-time, monthly, quarterly and
annual recurring revenues with volume discounts. We are also
generating revenues from annual maintenance contracts, renewal fees
and expect, but cannot guarantee, an increase in revenues based
upon the execution of various agreements that we have recently
concluded, primarily in the retail and insurance sectors.
POTENTIAL IMPACT OF DEFAULTS ON NOTES PAYABLE AND CONVERTIBLE NOTES
PAYABLE
At September 30, 2020, we were in default on notes payable and
convertible notes payable in the aggregate amount of $3,417,000. If
we were required to repay the secured and unsecured convertible
debentures and promissory notes, we would be required to use our
limited working capital and raise additional funds. The note
holders could commence legal action against us and foreclose on all
of our assets to recover the amounts due. Any such actions would
require us to severely limit operations or to file for protection
under United States Bankruptcy laws.
THE PATENT APPLICATION MOBILETRUST® TECHNOLOGY IS PENDING AND THERE
IS NO ASSURANCE THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE GRANTED. FAILURE TO
OBTAIN THE PATENT FOR THE APPLICATION COULD PREVENT US FROM
SECURING REVENUES IN THE FUTURE. THREE PATENT APPLICATIONS FOR THE
PROTECTID® TECHNOLOGY AND THREE FOR GUARDEDID® HAVE BEEN GRANTED.
TWO PATENT APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROTECTID® TECHNOLOGIES ARE
PENDING.
In November 2010, we received notice that the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) had issued an official Notice of
Allowance for the patent application for the technology relating to
our ProtectID® product, titled "Multi-Channel Device Utilizing a
Centralized Out-of-Band Authentication System". In January 2011, we
received notice that the USPTO issued to us Patent No. 7,870,599.
This “Out-of-Band” Patent went through a USPTO Re-Examination
process starting on August 16, 2011 and concluded on December 27,
2011, with all of our patent claims remaining intact and eight
additional patent claims being added. Since 2011, we submitted
additional continuation patents on the “Out-of-Band” Patent. The
keystroke encryption technology we developed and use in our
GuardedID® product is protected by three patents and one
continuation pending.
In January 2013, we were assigned the entire right, title and
interest in the “Out-of-Band” Patent from NetLabs, with the
agreement of the developer, and the assignment was recorded with
the USPTO.
In February 2013, we executed a retainer agreement with our patent
attorneys to aggressively enforce our patent rights as “Out-of-Band
Authentication” was becoming the standard for authenticating
consumers in the financial market and for many SaaS application
users (e.g., SalesForce, Quickbooks, etc.). In February 2013, our
patent attorneys submitted a new “Out-of-Band” Patent continuation,
which was granted.
In March 2013, our patent attorneys submitted a new “Methods and
Apparatus for securing user input in a mobile device” Patent, which
is now patent pending. Our MobileTrust® product is the invention
supporting the patent pending.
In July 2013, we received notice that the USPTO had added 54
additional patent claims for our Out-of-Band patent we received in
January 2011, by issuing to us Patent No. 8,484,698 thereby
strengthening our position with clients and our current and
potential lawsuits.
In October 2013, we received notice that the USPTO issued to us
Patent No. 8,566,608 “Methods and apparatus for securing keystrokes
from being intercepted between the keyboard and a browser.” This
protects our GuardedID® product and the keystroke encryption
portion of our MobileTrust® products.
In February 2014, we received a Notice of Allowance from the USPTO
for our third patent relating to our "Multi-Channel Device
Utilizing a Centralized Out-of-Band Authentication System" Patent
No. 7,870,599. Upon receipt of this Out-of-Band patent we filed
another continuation patent.
In March 2014, we received Notice of Allowance from the USPTO for
our second patent and first continuation of our Keystroke
Encryption patent, which only furthers our protection for all
mobile devices when utilizing any keyboard for data entry. Upon
receipt of this Notice, we also filed another continuation patent
for Patent No. 8,566,608.
In April 2014, we were granted our third patent relating to our
“Multi-Channel Device Utilizing a Centralized Out-of-Band
Authentication System” Patent No. 8,713,701.
In September 2014, we filed an International Patent for
MobileTrust® (PCT/US20114/029905).
In March 2015, we received our third patent from the USPTO, Patent
No. 8,973,107, of our Keystroke Encryption patent. This enhances
our position for our Keystroke Encryption product, GuardedID®, and
our MobileTrust® product.
On March 28, 2013, the Company initiated patent litigation against
PhoneFactor, Inc., a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, for
alleged infringement of United States Patent No. 7,870,599 (the
"'599 Patent"). The Company filed a separate action against
Microsoft Corporation based on its alleged infringement of the '599
Patent and two additional patents for out-of-band user
authentication (U.S. Patent Nos.: 8,484,698 & 8,713,701). Both
actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of
Delaware. On January 15, 2016, the litigation was settled and the
parties executed a settlement agreement in the form of a Release
and License Agreement. The terms and conditions of the Release and
License Agreement are confidential except under limited conditions.
As a consequence of the Release and License Agreement, the parties
have moved to dismiss the action with prejudice, the Company has
licensed the patents to Microsoft Corporation, and the Company will
receive a non-disclosable one-time lump sum payment.
In June 2020, we were awarded an International European Patent,
Application #14763895.1, for MobileTrust®. While the MobileTrust®
International Patent was granted in Europe, the patent application
in the United States was rejected.
Our patent attorneys filed our fourth, fifth and sixth “Out of
Band” continuation patents. We currently have three patents granted
to us for Out-of-Band ProtectID® (Patent Nos.: 7,870,599, 8,484,698
and 8,713,701). MobileTrust® is also covered by our GuardedID®
patents. We cannot provide assurances that the latter patents will
be granted in fiscal 2021.
We plan to continue our strategy to aggressively enforce the patent
rights relating to our granted Keystroke Encryption patents that
help protect our GuardedID® and MobileTrust® products. We were
granted three related keystroke encryption patents for which we
received the most recent patent on March 3, 2015 (Patent Nos.:
8,566,608, 8,732,483 and 8,973,107). In June 2020, we also received
an International Patent in Europe for MobileTrust® (Patent
Approved: Application #14763895.1).
We have four trademarks that have been approved and registered:
ProtectID®, GuardedID®, MobileTrust® and CryptoColor®. Also,
BlockSafe Technologies, Inc. has one registered trademark:
CyberDefender®. A portion of our software is licensed from third
parties and the remainder is developed by our own team of
developers while leveraging some external consultant expertise as
necessitated. We rely upon confidentiality agreements signed by our
employees, consultants, and third parties to protect the
intellectual property rights.
On September 6, 2017, we entered into a Litigation Funding
Agreement with two parties for the purpose of funding the
enforcement of certain patents relating to the process of providing
dual channel authentication against several infringers. These
patent infringement cases are still in process. Our management
believes, but cannot guarantee, that this Litigation Funding
Agreement will allow us to pursue litigation against any
infringement on our patents.
We completed the development of our ProtectID® platform at the end
of June 2006, we completed the core development of our keyboard
encryption and anti-keylogger product, GuardedID®, in December 2006
and commenced deployment of our new mobile product, MobileTrust®
into the mobile stores in 2015. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we
deployed our SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLoK™ secure video conferencing
software. All are currently being sold and distributed. ProtectID®
patent titled "Multi-Channel Device Utilizing a Centralized
Out-of-Band Authentication System" is protected by three patents.
The keystroke encryption technology we developed and use in our
GuardedID® product is protected by three patents. MobileTrust® has
a patent throughout Europe, as of June 2020.
Failure to be granted patent protection for the technology could
result in greater competition or in limited payments. This could
result in inadequate revenue and cause us to cease operations.
WE WILL FACE INTENSE COMPETITION FROM COMPETITORS THAT HAVE GREATER
FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL AND MARKETING RESOURCES. THESE COMPETITIVE
FORCES MAY IMPACT OUR PROJECTED GROWTH AND ABILITY TO GENERATE
REVENUES AND PROFITS, WHICH WOULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR
BUSINESS AND THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT.
We likely will face competition from alternate security software
programs and services. As is typical of a new industry, demand and
market acceptance for recently introduced services are subject to a
high level of uncertainty and risk. In addition, the software
industry is characterized by frequent innovation. As the market for
computer security products evolves, it will be necessary for us to
continually modify and enhance our existing products and develop
new products. We believe that our competitors will enhance existing
product lines and introduce new products. If we are unable to
update our software to compete or to meet announced schedules for
improvements and enhancements, it is likely that our sales will
suffer and that potential customers will be lost to a competing
company’s product.
Because the market for our services is new and evolving, it is
difficult to predict the future growth rate, if any, and the size
of this market. Substantial marketing activities have been
implemented and will continue to be required to meet our revenue
and profit goals. There can be no assurance we will be successful
in such marketing efforts. There can be no assurance either that
the market for our services will develop or become sustainable.
Further, other companies may decide to provide services similar to
ours. These companies may be better capitalized than us and we
could face significant competition in pricing and services
offered.
IF WE DO NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECT THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS,
WE MAY EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF REVENUE AND OUR OPERATIONS MAY BE
MATERIALLY IMPAIRED.
We rely upon confidentiality agreements signed by our employees,
consultants and third parties to protect the intellectual property.
These agreements generally provide that the individual must keep
confidential and not disclose to other parties any confidential
information developed or learned by the individual during the
course of the individual’s relationship with us except in limited
circumstances. These agreements generally also provide that we
shall own all inventions conceived by the individual in the course
of rendering services to us. These agreements may not effectively
prevent disclosure of confidential information or result in the
effective assignment to us of intellectual property and may not
provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized disclosure
of confidential information or other breaches of the agreements. In
addition, others may independently discover trade secrets and
proprietary information that have been licensed to us or that we
own, and in such case we could not assert any trade secret rights
against such party.
We cannot assure that we can adequately protect the intellectual
property or successfully prosecute potential infringement of the
intellectual property rights. Also, we cannot assure that others
will not assert rights in, or ownership of, trademarks and other
proprietary rights of ours or that we will be able to successfully
resolve these types of conflicts to our satisfaction. Failure to
protect the intellectual property rights would result in a loss of
revenue and could adversely affect our operations and financial
condition.
OUR INABILITY TO RETAIN OUR KEY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WOULD IMPEDE OUR
BUSINESS PLAN AND GROWTH STRATEGIES, WHICH COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE
IMPACT ON OUR BUSINESS AND THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT.
Our success depends, to a critical extent, on the continued efforts
and services of our Chief Executive Officer, Mark L. Kay, our Chief
Technical Officer and Inventor, Ramarao Pemmaraju, our Chief
Technical Officer, and our Executive Vice President and Head of
Marketing, George Waller. Were we to lose two or more of these key
executive officers, we would be forced to expend significant time
and money in the pursuit of a replacement, which would result in
both a delay in the implementation of our business plan and the
diversion of limited working capital. We can give you no assurance
that we can find satisfactory replacements for these key executive
officers at all, or on terms that are not unduly expensive or
burdensome to our Company. We do not currently carry key-man life
insurance policies on any of our employees, which would assist us
in recouping our costs in the event of the loss of those
officers.
BECAUSE OUR MANAGEMENT CONTROLS A MAJORITY OF OUR OUTSTANDING
VOTING STOCK (SPECIFICALLY THE SUPER MAJORITY VOTING RIGHTS OF THE
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK, INVESTORS MAY FIND THAT CORPORATE
DECISIONS CONTROLLED BY OUR MANAGEMENT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE
INTERESTS OF OTHER STOCKHOLDERS.
Our directors and officers, directly or indirectly, control
(through ownership of common stock and voting through preferred
stock) of the majority (Mark L. Kay, along with Ramarao Pemmaraju
and George Waller each hold one share of Series A Preferred Shares
which, collectively, allow the holders to vote up to eighty percent
(80%) of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock) of
voting stock. Accordingly, in accordance with our Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws, our management has control on who is
elected to our Board of Directors and thus could act, or could have
the power to act, as our management. Since our management are not
passive investors but are also our active executives and directors,
their interests as executives and directors may, at times, be
adverse to those of passive investors. Where those conflicts exist,
our Stockholders will be dependent upon our management exercising,
in a manner fair to all of our Stockholders, their fiduciary duties
as an officer or as a member of our Board of Directors. Also, due
to their stock ownership and voting position, our management will
have: (i) the ability to control the outcome of most corporate
actions requiring stockholder approval, including amendments to our
Articles of Incorporation; (ii) the ability to control corporate
combinations or similar transactions that might benefit minority
stockholders which may be rejected by our management to their
detriment, and (iii) control over transactions between them and our
Company.
THE INABILITY TO MANAGE OUR GROWTH COULD IMPEDE OUR ABILITY TO
GENERATE REVENUES AND PROFITS AND TO OTHERWISE IMPLEMENT OUR
BUSINESS PLAN AND GROWTH STRATEGIES, WHICH WOULD HAVE A NEGATIVE
IMPACT ON OUR BUSINESS AND THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT.
We plan to grow rapidly, which will place strains on our management
team and other Company resources to both implement more
sophisticated managerial, operational and financial systems,
procedures and controls and to hire, train and manage the personnel
necessary to implement those functions. Our staff is currently
comprised of seven people and we believe that in order for us to
achieve our goals, it will be necessary to further expand our
personnel, particularly in the area of sales, support services,
technology development and client support. As we grow, we also
expect to increase detailed and pertinent internal and
administrative controls and procedures, require further product
enhancements and customization of our existing products for
specific clients, as well as enter new geographic markets. We do
not presently have in place the corporate infrastructure common to
larger organizations. We do not, for example, have a separate human
resources department or purchasing department designed for a larger
organization. Some of our key personnel do not have experience
managing large numbers of personnel. Substantial expansion of our
organization will require the acquisition of additional information
systems and equipment, a larger physical space and formal
management of human resources. It will require that we expand the
number of people within our organization providing additional
administrative support (or consider outsourcing) and to develop and
implement additional internal controls appropriate for a larger
organization. Our experience to date in managing the minimal growth
of our Company has been positive, without product failures or
breakdowns of internal controls.
The time and costs to effectuate our business development process
may place a significant strain on our management personnel, systems
and resources, particularly given the limited amount of financial
resources and skilled employees that may be available at the time.
There can be no assurance that we will integrate and manage
successfully new systems, controls and procedures for our business,
or that our systems, controls, procedures, facilities and
personnel, even if successfully integrated, will be adequate to
support our projected future operations. There can be no assurance
that any expenditure incurred during this expansion will ever be
recouped. Any failure to implement and maintain such changes could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
THE REGULATION OF PENNY STOCKS BY SEC AND FINRA (FINANCIAL INDUSTRY
REGULATORY AUTHORITY, INC.) MAY DISCOURAGE THE TRADABILITY OF OUR
SECURITIES AND THEREBY MAKE IT HARD FOR INVESTORS TO SELL THEIR
SHARES AT THE TIME AND PRICES THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE EXPECT.
We are a "penny stock" company. We are subject to a Securities and
Exchange Commission rule that imposes special sales practice
requirements upon broker-dealers who sell such securities to
persons other than established customers or accredited investors.
For purposes of the rule, the phrase "accredited investors" means,
in general terms, institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000,
or individuals having a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or having
an annual income that exceeds $200,000 (or that, when combined with
a spouse's income, exceeds $300,000). For transactions covered by
the rule, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability
determination of the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written
agreement to the transaction prior to the sale. Effectively, this
discourages broker-dealers from executing trades in penny stocks.
Consequently, the rule will affect the ability of purchasers in
this offering to sell their securities in any market that might
develop, because it imposes additional regulatory burdens on penny
stock transactions.
In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a
number of rules to regulate "penny stocks". Such rules include
Rules 3a51-1, 15g-1, 15g-2, 15g-3, 15g-4, 15g-5, 15g-6, and 15g-9
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Because
our securities constitute "“penny stocks"” within the meaning of
the rules, the rules would apply to us and to our securities. The
rules will further affect the ability of owners of shares to sell
their securities in a market that might develop for them because it
imposes additional regulatory burdens on penny stock
transactions.
Stockholders should be aware that, according to the Securities and
Exchange Commission Release No. 34-29093, the market for penny
stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and
abuse. Such patterns include (i) control of the market for the
security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to
the promoter or issuer; (ii) manipulation of prices through
prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and
misleading press releases; (iii) "“boiler room"” practices
involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price
projections by inexperienced sales persons; (iv) excessive and
undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling
broker-dealers; and (v) the wholesale dumping of the same
securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been
manipulated to a desired level, leaving investors with losses. Our
management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically
in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect to be in a
position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers
who participate in the market, management will strive within the
confines of practical limitations to prevent the described patterns
from being established with respect to our securities.
RULE 144 SALES IN THE FUTURE MAY HAVE A DEPRESSIVE EFFECT ON OUR
STOCK PRICE AS AN INCREASE IN SUPPLY OF SHARES FOR SALE, WITH NO
CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN DEMAND WILL CAUSE PRICES TO FALL.
All of the outstanding shares of common stock held by the present
officers, directors, and affiliate stockholders are "restricted
securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended. As restricted shares, these shares may be
resold only pursuant to an effective registration statement or
under the requirements of Rule 144 or other applicable exemptions
from registration under the Act and as required under applicable
state securities laws. Rule 144 provides in essence that a person
who is an affiliate or officer or director who has held restricted
securities for six months may, under certain conditions, sell every
three months, in brokerage transactions, a number of shares that
does not exceed the greater of 1.0% of a company's outstanding
common stock. There is no limit on the amount of restricted
securities that may be sold by a non-affiliate after the owner has
held the restricted securities for a period of six months if the
company is a current reporting company under the 1934 Act. A sale
under Rule 144 or under any other exemption from the Act, if
available, or pursuant to subsequent registration of shares of
common stock of present stockholders, may have a depressive effect
upon the price of the common stock in any market that may
develop.
FINRA SALES PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS MAY ALSO LIMIT A STOCKHOLDER'S
ABILITY TO BUY AND SELL OUR STOCK.
In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has adopted rules
that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a
broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the
investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending
speculative low-priced securities to their non-institutional
customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain
information about the customer's financial status, tax status,
investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations
of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability
that speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at
least some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for
broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common
stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and
have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
BECAUSE WE ARE QUOTED ON THE OTCMARKETS.COM INSTEAD OF AN EXCHANGE
OR NATIONAL QUOTATION SYSTEM, OUR INVESTORS MAY HAVE A MORE
DIFFICULT TIME SELLING THEIR STOCK OR EXPERIENCE NEGATIVE
VOLATILITY ON THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR STOCK.
Our common stock is traded on the OTCMarkets.com. The
OTCMarkets.com is often highly illiquid. There is a greater chance
of volatility for securities that trade on the OTCMarkets.com as
compared to a national exchange or quotation system. This
volatility may be caused by a variety of factors, including the
lack of readily available price quotations, the absence of
consistent administrative supervision of bid and ask quotations,
lower trading volume, and market conditions. Investors in our
common stock may experience high fluctuations in the market price
and volume of the trading market for our securities. These
fluctuations, when they occur, have a negative effect on the market
price for our securities. Accordingly, for the reasons above, our
stockholders may not be able to realize a fair price from their
shares when they determine to sell them or may have to hold them
for a substantial period of time until the market for our common
stock improves.
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IN OUR DISCLOSURE CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES AND INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING.
Maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and
effective disclosure controls and procedures are necessary for us
to produce reliable financial statements. We have evaluated our
internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure
controls and procedures and concluded that they were not effective
as of September 30, 2020.
A material weakness is defined as a deficiency, or a combination of
deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such
that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement
of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented
or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses we
identified are (1) We do not have written documentation of our
internal control policies and procedures. Written documentation of
key internal controls over financial reporting is a requirement of
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which is applicable to us as
of and for the year ended December 31, 2020. Management evaluated
the impact of our failure to have written documentation of our
internal controls and procedures on our assessment of our
disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the
control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness;
(2) Our board of directors has no independent director or member
with financial expertise which causes ineffective oversight of our
external financial reporting and internal control over financial
reporting; (3) We do not have sufficient segregation of duties
within accounting functions, which is a basic internal control. Due
to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may
not always be possible and may not be economically feasible.
However, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions,
the custody of assets and the recording of transactions should be
performed by separate individuals. Management evaluated the impact
of our failure to have segregation of duties on our assessment of
our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the
control deficiency that resulted represented a material
weakness.
The Company is committed to remediating its material weaknesses as
promptly as possible. Implementation of the Company’s remediation
plans has commenced and is being overseen by the board. However,
there can be no assurance as to when these material weaknesses will
be remediated or that additional material weaknesses will not arise
in the future. Even effective internal control can provide only
reasonable assurance with respect to the preparation and fair
presentation of financial statements. Any failure to remediate the
material weaknesses, or the development of new material weaknesses
in our internal control over financial reporting, could result in
material misstatements in our financial statements, which in turn
could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and
the trading price of our common stock and we could fail to meet our
financial reporting obligations. We have identified weaknesses in
our internal controls, and we cannot provide assurances that these
weaknesses will be effectively remediated or that additional
material weaknesses will not occur in the future.
If not remediated, our failure to establish and maintain effective
disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over
financial reporting could result in material misstatements in our
financial statements and a failure to meet our reporting and
financial obligations, each of which could have a material adverse
effect on our financial condition and the trading price of our
common stock.
VOLATILITY IN OUR COMMON SHARE PRICE MAY SUBJECT US TO SECURITIES
LITIGATION, THEREBY DIVERTING OUR RESOURCES THAT MAY HAVE A
MATERIAL EFFECT ON OUR PROFITABILITY AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
As discussed in the preceding risk factors, the market for our
common shares is characterized by significant price volatility when
compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price
will continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the
indefinite future. In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated
securities class action litigation against a company following
periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may
in the future be the target of similar litigation. Securities
litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and
could divert management’s attention and resources.
COMPLIANCE WITH CHANGING REGULATION OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL EXPENSES AND POSE
CHALLENGES FOR OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM.
Changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate
governance and public disclosure, including the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and SEC
regulations, have created uncertainty for public companies and
significantly increased the costs and risks associated with
accessing the U.S. public markets. In addition, the current federal
administration has indicated significant regulatory modifications
and we cannot foresee the impact of any revised regulations. Our
management team will need to devote significant time and financial
resources to comply with both existing and evolving standards for
public companies, including the policies of the recently appointed
Chairman of the SEC, which will lead to increased general and
administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and
attention from revenue generating activities to compliance
activities.
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE MAY HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON OUR
SHARE PRICE.
The Selling Shareholder may sell up to 50,000,000 shares of our
Common Stock, as described in this Prospectus. We cannot predict
the effect, if any, of future sales of our shares, or the
availability of shares for future sales, on the market price of our
shares. In addition, the market price of our shares may decline
significantly when the restrictions on resale by certain of our
stockholder’s lapse. Sales of substantial amounts of shares or the
perception that such sales could occur may adversely affect the
prevailing market price for our shares. We may issue additional
shares in subsequent public Offerings or private placements to make
new investments or for other purposes. We are not required to offer
any such shares to existing stockholders on a preemptive basis.
Therefore, it may not be possible for existing stockholders to
participate in such future share issuances, which may dilute the
existing stockholders’ interests in us.
COVID-19.
We cannot, at this point, determine the extent to which COVID-19
outbreak will impact business or the economy as both are highly
uncertain and cannot be predicted.
THE OUTBREAK OF THE CORONAVIRUS MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT
SOURCING AND MANUFACTURING OF THE PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL AS WELL AS
CONSUMER SPENDING, WHICH COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS,
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus was reported to
have surfaced in Wuhan, China, which has and is continuing to
spread throughout China and other parts of the world, including the
United States. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization
declared the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a
“Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” On January 31,
2020, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II
declared a public health emergency for the United States to aid the
U.S. healthcare community in responding to COVID-19, and on March
11, 2020 the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak
as a “pandemic”. The significant outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted
in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect the
economies and financial markets worldwide, and could adversely
affect our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
PROLONGED ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES OR DOWNTURNS COULD
MATERIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS.
Our business depends on our current and prospective customers’
ability and willingness to invest in IT services, including
cybersecurity projects, which in turn is dependent upon their
overall economic health. Negative conditions in the general economy
both in the United States and abroad, including conditions
resulting from COVID-19, supply chain disruptions, may result in a
negative impact on our results of operations similar to the results
we experienced at the early stages of the pandemic. Other factors
beyond our control, such as changes in gross domestic product
growth, potential future government shutdowns or mandates, the
federal government's failure to raise the debt ceiling, financial
and credit market fluctuations, the rise of inflation rates, the
imposition of trade barriers and restrictions such as tariffs,
political deadlock, restrictions on travel, natural catastrophes,
warfare and terrorist attacks, could cause a decrease in business
investments, including corporate spending on enterprise software in
general, all may negatively affect the rate of growth of our
business.
Uncertainty in the global economy makes it extremely difficult for
our customers and us to forecast and plan future business
activities accurately. This could cause our customers to
re-evaluate decisions to purchase our product or to delay their
purchasing decisions, which could lengthen our sales cycles.
We have a significant number of customers across a variety of
verticals, some of which are impacted significantly by the economic
turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A downturn in any of our
leading industries, or a reduction in any revenue-generating
vertical, may cause enterprises to react to worsening conditions by
reducing their spending on IT. Customers may delay or cancel IT
projects, choose to focus on in-house development efforts or seek
to lower their costs by renegotiating maintenance and support
agreements. To the extent purchases of licenses for our software
are perceived by customers and potential customers to be
discretionary, our revenues may be disproportionately affected by
delays or reductions in general IT spending. In addition, the
increased pace of consolidation in certain industries may result in
reduced overall spending on our software. If the economic
conditions of the general economy or industries in which we operate
worsen from present levels, our business, results of operations and
financial condition could be adversely affected.
THE OUTBREAK OF THE COVID-19 MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR
CUSTOMERS.
Further, such risks, as described above, including the new emerging
issue of supply chain requirements, could also adversely affect our
customers’ financial condition, resulting in reduced spending for
the merchandise we sell. Risks related to an epidemic, pandemic or
other health crisis, such as COVID-19, could also lead to the
complete or partial closure of one or more of our facilities or
operations of our sourcing partners. The ultimate extent of the
impact of any epidemic, pandemic or other health crisis on our
business, financial condition and results of operations will depend
on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be
predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning the
severity of such epidemic, pandemic or other health crisis and
actions taken to contain or prevent their further spread, among
others. These and other potential impacts of an epidemic, pandemic
or other health crisis, such as COVID-19, could therefore
materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
The economic conditions arising from the pandemic have resulted in
an economy that is volatile and unpredictable. Some companies are
experiencing reduced revenues and issues with supply chains, and in
turn, as a consequence of limited cash flow, are not prepared to
purchase our products. COVID-19 has led to some of our customers
and potential customers being stricken with the virus causing them
to not be able to work for many weeks and therefore causing delays
for us in our marketing decisions. This outbreak could decrease
spending, adversely affect demand for our products, and harm our
business and results of operations. It is not possible for us to
predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results of the
outbreak or the timing and the degree to which economic recovery
will be realized post-pandemic and, consequently, its effects on
our business or results of operations, financial condition, or
liquidity, at this time. We cannot anticipate the effect that the
impairments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic or the degree to which
the economy rebounds or the consequential inflation and supply
chain shortages will have post-pandemic will have on the last
quarter of 2021 and 2022 results, or the effectiveness and
distributions of recently announced vaccines, changes to mask
mandate policies, and impact of the Delta variant and other
possible future variants. We will continue to evaluate the nature
and extent of COVID-19’s impact to our business, consolidated
results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and our
results presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be expected for future years.
THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 HAS RESULTED IN A WIDESPREAD HEALTH CRISIS
THAT COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ECONOMIES AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
WORLDWIDE AND COULD EXPONENTIALLY INCREASE THE RISK FACTORS
DESCRIBED IN OUR PRIOR FILINGS.
SHOULD ONE OR MORE OF THE FOREGOING RISKS OR UNCERTAINTIES
MATERIALIZE, OR SHOULD THE UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS PROVE INCORRECT,
ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THOSE ANTICIPATED,
BELIEVED, ESTIMATED, EXPECTED, INTENDED OR PLANNED.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This Form S-1, Prospectus, and any documents incorporated by
reference herein or therein contain forward-looking statements and
are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than
statements of historical fact or relating to present facts or
current conditions included in this Form S-1, Prospectus, and any
documents incorporated by reference are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements give the Company's current reasonable
expectations and projections relating to its financial condition,
results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and
business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact
that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.
These statements may include words such as '‘anticipate,'’
'‘estimate,'’ '‘expect,'’ '‘project,'’ '‘plan,'’ '‘intend,'’
'‘believe,'’ '‘may,'’ '‘should,'’ '‘can have,'’ 'likely'’ and other
words and terms of similar, meaning in connection with any
discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial
performance or other events. The forward-looking statements
contained in this Form S-1, Prospectus, and any documents
incorporated by reference herein or therein are based on reasonable
assumptions the Company has made in light of its industry
experience, perceptions of historical trends, current conditions,
expected future developments and other factors it believes are
appropriate under the circumstances. As you read and consider this
Form S-1, Prospectus, and any documents incorporated by reference,
you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of
performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties (many of
which are beyond the Company’s control) and assumptions. Although
the Company believes that these forward-looking statements are
based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many
factors could affect its actual operating and financial performance
and cause its performance to differ materially from the performance
anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Should one or more
of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should any of these
assumptions prove incorrect or change, the Company's actual
operating and financial performance may vary in material respects
from the performance projected in these forward- looking
statements. Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in
this Form S-1, Prospectus or any documents incorporated by
reference herein speaks only as of the date of this Form S-1,
Prospectus or any documents incorporated by reference herein.
Factors or events that could cause our actual operating and
financial performance to differ may emerge from time to time, and
it is not possible for the Company to predict all of them. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future
developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Although the forward-looking statements in this Prospectus are
based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations, taking into
account all information currently available to us, we cannot
guarantee future transactions, results, performance, achievements
or outcomes. No assurance can be made to any investor by anyone
that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements
will be attained, or that deviations from them will not be material
and adverse. We undertake no obligation, other than as maybe be
required by law, to re-issue this Prospectus or otherwise make
public statements updating our forward-looking statements.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus
COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious disease outbreak, which
has continued to spread, has adversely affected workforces,
customers, economies, and financial markets globally. It has also
disrupted the normal operations of many businesses. This outbreak
could decrease spending, adversely affect demand for our products,
and harm our business and results of operations.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended
December 31, 2020, we believe the COVID-19 pandemic did impact our
operating results. For the year ended December 31, 2020, sales to
customers decreased by 73% as compared to the prior year. However,
we have not observed any impairments of our assets or a significant
change in the fair value of our assets due to the COVID-19
pandemic. At this time, it is not possible for us to predict the
duration or magnitude of the adverse results of the outbreak and
its effects on our business or results of operations, financial
condition, or liquidity.
We have been following the recommendations of health authorities to
minimize exposure risk for our team members during the pandemic,
including the temporary closure of our corporate office and having
team members work remotely. During the second quarter of 2021, we
reopened our corporate office while continuing to adhere to the
guidelines issued by health authorities. Many customers and vendors
have transitioned to electronic submission of invoices and
payments.
Because the risk factors referred to above, as well as other
risks not mentioned above, could cause actual results or outcomes
to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking
statements made by us, you should not place undue reliance on any
such forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking
statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We
undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to
reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such
statement is made or reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not
possible for us to predict which ones will arise. In addition, we
cannot assess the impact of each factor 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.
You should carefully consider the following risk factors together
with the other information contained in this prospectus. If any of
the following risks actually occur, our business, financial
condition or results of operations could be materially adversely
affected. In such cases, the trading price of our common shares
could decline.
USE OF
PROCEEDS
The Selling Stockholders are offering all of the shares of common
stock covered by this prospectus. We will not receive any of the
proceeds from the sale of the common stock by the Selling
Stockholders although we did receive $50,000 for the issuance of
the common stock purchase warrants. However, we will receive
proceeds upon conversion of their common stock purchase warrants,
up to the maximum amount of $2,500,000. We will use such proceeds
for working capital and general corporate purposes, or for other
purposes that our Board of Directors, in good faith, deem to be in
our best interests.
DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE
The Selling Stockholder may sell its shares in the over-the-counter
market or otherwise, at market prices prevailing at the time of
sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, or at
negotiated prices. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale
of the shares.
DILUTION
Not applicable. The shares of Common Stock registered under this
registration statement are not being offered for purchase. The
shares are being registered on behalf of the Selling Stockholders
pursuant to Notices of Conversion of their common stock purchase
warrants they provide to us at their discretion.
SELLING STOCKHOLDER
Common Stock Purchase Warrants
Selling Shareholders The Special Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC and
Gregory Castaldo respectively may offer and sell the following
shares of Common Stock, registered for resale herein: (a)
30,000,000 shares of Common Stock upon the full conversion of a
common stock purchase warrant held by The Special Equities
Opportunity Fund, LLC, and registered for resale herein, and would
represent less than 4% of our issued and outstanding shares as of
December 3, 2021; and (b) 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock upon
the full conversion of a common stock purchase warrant held by
Gregory Castaldo and registered for resale herein, and would
represent less than 3% of our issued and outstanding shares as of
December 7, 2021.
If all the registered shares are issued pursuant to the conversion
notices, the aggregate total would represent 5.25% of our issued
and outstanding shares as of December 7,2 2021, based on
952,920,792 currently issued and outstanding shares. The
conversions by the Selling Stockholders are contractually limited
such that only 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of
our Common Stock may be held by each Selling Stockholder.
The Selling Stockholders identified in the table below may from
time to time offer and sell under this Prospectus any or all of the
shares of common stock described under the column “Shares of Common
Stock Being Offered” in the table below.
Selling Stockholders, The Special Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC
and Gregory Castaldo respectively, will each be deemed to be an
underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act. Any profits
realized by the Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be
underwriting commissions.
We cannot give an estimate as to the number of shares of common
stock that will actually be held by the Selling Stockholders upon
termination of this offering because the Selling Stockholders,
which is subject to numerical limitations that control the number
of shares to be issued pursuant to Conversion Notices they issue to
us, have the right to not provide a Notice of Conversion, request a
partial Notice of Conversion, or request (subject to the above
mentioned limitation, specifically 4.99% of our issued and
outstanding shares of common stock) conversion of the entire
outstanding amount of the common stock purchase warrants. The
Selling Stockholders are separate entities and are not acting, to
our knowledge, in concert. The Selling Stockholders may offer some
or all of the shares of Common Stock being registered on their
individual behalf under the Offering contemplated by this
Prospectus or acquire additional shares of common stock. The total
number of shares that may be sold hereunder will not exceed the
number of shares registered hereby. Please read the section
entitled “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.
The manner in which the Selling Stockholders will acquire shares of
our Common Stock pursuant to the Selling Stockholders issued
Conversion Notices as is discussed below under “The Offering.”
The following table sets forth the name of the two Selling
Stockholders, the number of shares of our Common Stock beneficially
owned by such Selling Stockholder before this offering, the number
of shares that may be offered for such Selling Stockholder for
their account and the number and (if one percent or more) the
percentage of the class to be beneficially owned by such Selling
Stockholders after completion of the offering. The number of shares
owned are those beneficially owned, as determined under the rules
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and such information is
not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other
purpose. Under such rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares
of our common stock as to which a person has sole or shared voting
power or investment power and any shares of common stock which the
person has the right to acquire within 60 days of the date as of
which the information is provided, through the exercise of any
option, warrant or right, through conversion of any security or
pursuant to the automatic termination of a power of attorney or
revocation of a trust, discretionary account or similar
arrangement, and such shares are deemed to be beneficially owned
and outstanding for computing the share ownership and percentage of
the person holding such options, warrants or other rights, but are
not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other
person. Beneficial ownership percentages are calculated based on
952,920,792 shares of our common stock outstanding as of December
7, 2021.
Unless otherwise set forth below, (a) the persons and entities
named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with
respect to the shares set forth opposite the selling stockholder’s
name, subject to community property laws, where applicable, and (b)
no Selling Stockholder had any position, office or other material
relationship within the past three years, with us or with any of
our predecessors or affiliates. The number of shares of common
stock shown as beneficially owned before the offering is based on
information furnished to us or otherwise based on information
available to us at the timing of the filing of the registration
statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
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30,000,000 |
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3,000,000 |
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Gregory Castaldo
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Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Securities
and Exchange Commission rules and generally includes voting
investment power with respect to shares of common stock. Shares of
common stock subject to options, warrants and convertible
debentures currently exercisable or convertible, or exercisable or
convertible within 60 days, are counted as outstanding. The actual
number of shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of
the convertible debentures is subject to adjustment depending on,
among other factors, the future market price of our common stock,
and could be materially less or more than the number estimated in
the table.
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Because Selling Stockholder, The Special Equities Opportunity Fund
and Gregory Castaldo may offer and sell all or only some portion of
the shares of our Common Stock being offered pursuant to this
Prospectus and may acquire additional shares of our common stock in
the future, we can only estimate the number and percentage of
shares of our Common Stock that the Selling Stockholder will hold
upon termination of the Offering. The column titled “Number of
Shares Owned After Offering” assumes that the Selling Stockholders
will sell all of their respective Shares being registered
herein.
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Jonathan Schecter, Member of The Special Equities Opportunity Fund,
LLC, exercises voting and dispositive power with respect to the
shares of our common stock that are being registered for The
Special Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC.
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Consists of 3,000,000 shares of common stock and 30,000,000 shares
of common stock underlying common stock purchase warrants.
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Consists of 4,000,000 shares of common stock and 20,000,000 shares
of common stock underlying common stock purchase warrants.
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Presumes the exercise and sale of all shares of common stock
underlying common stock purchase warrants.
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THE OFFERING
Summary of the Offering
Shares currently outstanding:
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Shares being offered:
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30,000,000 shares of common stock that we are obligated to issue to
The Special Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC upon receipt of Notices
of Conversion and 20,000,000 shares of common stock that we are
obligated to issue to Gregory Castaldo upon receipt of Notices of
Conversion:
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Offering Price per share:
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The Selling Stockholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of
Common Stock being offered pursuant to this Prospectus at fixed
prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying
prices, or at negotiated prices.
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Use of Proceeds:
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We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of our
common stock by the Selling Stockholders; however, we will receive
proceeds from the conversion of common stock purchase warrants in
the aggregate of $2,500,000 if all common stock purchase warrants
are exercised.
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OTC Markets Symbol:
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Risk Factors:
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See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 and the other information in
this prospectus for a discussion of the factors you should consider
before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock.
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(1) Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a
“beneficial owner” of a security if he or she has or shares the
power to vote or direct the voting of the security, has or shares
the power to dispose of or direct the disposition of the security,
or has the right to acquire the security within 60 days.
(2) The Special Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC is a limited
liability company organized and exiting under the laws of the state
of Delaware. Jonathan Schecter, Member of The Special Equities
Opportunity Fund, LLC, exercises voting and dispositive power with
respect to the shares of our common stock that are being registered
for The Special Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC. Gregory Castaldo is
a natural person a who exercises the sole voting and dispositive
powers with respect to the shares to be resold by Gregory Castaldo.
The Special Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC and Gregory Castaldo
have had no other material relationship with the Company.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The Selling Stockholder and any of its pledgees, donees, assignees
and other successors-in-interest may, from time to time ("selling
stockholder") 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 in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed
or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholder may use any one or
more of the following methods when selling shares:
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The Selling Stockholder or their 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 stockholder 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 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 Stockholder. In addition, 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 Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, 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 Stockholder, but excluding brokerage
commissions or underwriter discounts.
Selling Stockholder alternatively, may sell all or any part of the
shares offered in this prospectus through an underwriter. The
Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC and Gregory Castaldo has not entered
into any agreement with a prospective underwriter and there is no
assurance that any such agreement will be entered into.
The anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act,
may apply to sales of our common stock and activities of the
Selling Stockholder. The Selling Stockholder will act independently
of us in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and
size of each sale.
The Special Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC and Gregory Castaldo
respectively, may offer for sale up to an aggregate of 50,000,000
shares of our common stock which it will originally acquire
pursuant to the terms of the common stock purchase warrants. Each
of The Special Equities Opportunity Fund, LLC and Gregory Castaldo
respectively will be offering such shares for their own account. We
do not know for certain how or when The Special Equities
Opportunity Fund, LLC or Gregory Castaldo respectively intend to
convert some or all of their common stock purchase warrants or will
choose to sell their shares of common stock derived from such
conversion. However, they can sell such shares at any time or
through any manner set forth in this plan of distribution at such
time as they have received shares of our Common Stock through the
conversion of this common stock purchase warrants. We will bear all
costs relating to the registration of the common stock offered by
this prospectus.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE
REGISTERED
Capital Stock
Our authorized capital stock consists of 4,000,000,000 common
shares, par value $0.0001 per share. In addition, we have
10,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized but not assigned at
$0.10 per share par value, 100 shares of preferred stock were
designated as Series A Preferred Stock, no par value, and
100,000,000 shares were designated as Series B Preferred Stock,
0.10 par value. Our common shares presently outstanding, and any
common shares issued upon exercise of stock options and/or
warrants, will be fully paid and non-assessable. Each holder of
common shares is entitled to one vote per share held for each
matter submitted to a vote of Stockholders, and a majority vote is
required for all actions to be taken by Stockholders. In the event
we liquidate, dissolve or wind-up our operations, the holders of
common shares are entitled to share equally and ratably in our
assets, if any, remaining after the payment of all our debts and
liabilities and the liquidation preference of any shares of
preferred stock that may then be outstanding. Our common shares
have no preemptive rights, no cumulative voting rights, and no
redemption, sinking fund, or conversion provisions. Holders of
common shares are entitled to receive dividends, if and when
declared by our board of directors, out of funds legally available
for such purpose, subject to the preferences that may be applicable
to any then-outstanding securities with greater rights, if any, and
any other restrictions. Our company and its predecessors have not
declared any dividends in the past. Further, our company does not
presently contemplate that there will be any future payment of any
dividends on common shares.
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND
COUNSEL
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters in connection with the offering and the
validity of the common shares offered by this prospectus was passed
upon for us by Joseph I. Emas, P.A.. Joseph I. Emas currently
beneficially holds 44 shares of our common stock.
EXPERTS
The financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and December 31,
2019 contained herein have been included in reliance on the report
of Weinberg & Company, PA, our independent registered public
accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
auditing and accounting.
DESCRIPTION OF
BUSINESS
Background
We are a software development and services company that offers a
suite of integrated computer network security products using
proprietary technology. Our ongoing strategy is developing and
marketing our suite of network security products to the corporate,
financial, healthcare, legal, government, technology, insurance,
e-commerce and consumer sectors. We plan to continue to grow our
business primarily through our expanding sales channel and
internally generated sales, rather than by acquisitions. Apart from
our 49% holding in BlockSafe Technologies, Inc., we have one other
subsidiary, Cybersecurity Risk LLC, for which StrikeForce owns
100%, as of the date of this prospectus. At the date of prospectus,
Cybersecurity Risk Solutions, LLC had nominal assets and
liabilities, no revenues and limited operating history
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus
COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious disease outbreak, which
has continued to spread, has adversely affected workforces,
customers, economies, and financial markets globally. It has also
disrupted the normal operations of many businesses. This outbreak
could decrease spending, adversely affect demand for our products,
and harm our business and results of operations. We cannot
anticipate the effect that the impairments caused by the COVID-19
pandemic or the degree to which the economy rebounds post-pandemic
will have on our fiscal 2021 and 2022 results, or the effectiveness
and distributions of vaccines and boosters. We also are aware of
the adverse effects supply chain disruptions may have on our
clients and, consequently, on our business. As of, and subsequent
to, December 31, 2020, we have been following the recommendations
of the CDC and state/local health authorities to minimize exposure
risk for our team members for the past several months, including
the temporary closure of our corporate office and having our team
members work remotely. Most customers and vendors have transitioned
to electronic submission of invoices and payments. The COVID-19
pandemic has resulted in longer response times from potential new
customers and certain existing customers. We will continue to
evaluate the nature and extent of COVID-19’s impact to our
business, consolidated results of operations, financial condition
and liquidity, and our results presented herein are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for future years.
Our executive office is located at 1090 King Georges Post Road,
Suite 603, Edison, NJ 08837. Our telephone number is (732)
661-9641. We have 9 employees. Our Company’s website is
www.strikeforcetech.com (we are not including the information
contained in our website as part of, nor should the information be
relied upon or incorporated by reference into, this Offering
Circular).
Reverse Stock Split and Changes in Authorized
Shares
In April 2020, our Board of Directors approved a 1:500 reverse
stock split that was approved by stockholders controlling 80% of
our common stock. The reverse stock split was effectuated on June
25, 2020 and all share and per share amounts on the accompanying
financial statements are presented in post-split amounts as if the
split occurred at the beginning of the earliest period
presented.
In April 2020, an increase of our common stock from 12,000,000,000
to 17,000,000,000 shares was authorized.
In April 2020, a decrease of our common stock from 17,000,000,000
to 14,000,000,000 shares was authorized.
In December 2020, a decrease of the authorized shares of the
Company’s common stock from fourteen billion (14,000,000,000) to
four billion (4,000,000,000), $0.0001 par value, was ratified,
effective upon the filing of an amendment to our Certificate of
Incorporation with the Wyoming Secretary of State. The amendment
was adopted in December 2020.
On June 25, 2020, we completed a 1:500 reverse stock split of our
issued and outstanding shares of common stock and all fractional
shares were rounded up. All share and per share amounts have been
adjusted retroactively to reflect the reverse stock split as if it
had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented.
Business
We are a software development and services company that offers a
suite of integrated computer network security products using
proprietary technology. StrikeForce Technical Services Corporation
was incorporated in August 2001 under the laws of the State of New
Jersey. On September 3, 2004, we changed our name to StrikeForce
Technologies, Inc. On November 15, 2010, we redomiciled under the
laws of the State of Wyoming. We initially conducted operations as
an integrator and reseller of computer hardware and
telecommunications equipment and services until December 2002. In
December 2002, and formally memorialized in September 2003, we
acquired certain intellectual property rights and patent pending
technology from NetLabs.com, Inc. (“NetLabs”) including the rights
to further develop and sell their principal technology. In
addition, certain officers of NetLabs joined our company as
officers and directors of our company. Our ongoing strategy is
developing and marketing our suite of network security products to
the corporate, financial, healthcare, legal, government,
technology, insurance, e-commerce and consumer sectors. We plan to
continue to grow our business primarily through our globally
expanding sales channel and internally generated sales, rather than
by acquisitions. Apart from holding 49% of the issued and
outstanding shares of BlockSafe Technologies, Inc., we have no
other subsidiaries and we conduct our operations from our corporate
office in Edison, New Jersey.
We began our operations in 2001 as a reseller and integrator of
computer hardware and iris biometric technology. From the time we
started our operations through the first half of 2003, we derived
the majority of our revenues as an integrator. In December 2002,
upon the acquisition of the licensing rights to certain
intellectual property and patent pending technology from NetLabs,
we shifted the focus of our business to developing and marketing
our own suite of security products. Based upon our acquired
licensing rights and additional research and development, we have
developed various identification protection software products to
protect computer networks from unauthorized access and to protect
users from identity theft.
We completed the development of our ProtectID® platform at the end
of June 2006, we completed the core development of our keyboard
encryption and anti-keylogger product, GuardedID®, in December 2006
and commenced deployment of our new mobile product, MobileTrust®
into the mobile stores in 2015. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we
deployed our SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLoK™ secure video conferencing
software. All are currently being sold and distributed. ProtectID®
patent titled “Multi-Channel Device Utilizing a Centralized
Out-of-Band Authentication System” is protected by three patents.
The keystroke encryption technology we developed and use in our
GuardedID® product is protected by three patents. MobileTrust® has
a patent throughout Europe, as of June 2020.
Our suite of products is targeted to the financial, e-commerce,
corporate, government, healthcare, legal, insurance, technology and
retail markets. We seek to locate customers in a variety of ways.
These primarily include contracts with value added resellers and
distributors (both inside the United States and internationally),
direct sales calls initiated by our internal staff, exhibitions at
security and technology trade shows, through the media, through
consulting agreements, and through our agent relationships. Our
sales generate revenue either as an Original Equipment Manufacturer
(“OEM”) model, through a Hosting/License agreement, bundled with
other company’s products or through direct purchase by distributors
and resellers. We price our products for cloud consumer
transactions based on the number of transactions in which our
software products are utilized. We also price our products for
business applications based on the number of users. These pricing
models provide our company with one-time, monthly, quarterly and
annual recurring revenues with volume discounts. We are also
generating revenues from a licensing agreement we executed with
Cyber Safety, Inc. in 2015, which was modified in 2019.
We generated all of our revenues of $207,000 for the year ended
December 31, 2020 (compared to $768,000 for the year ended December
31, 2019), from the sales of our security products. The decrease in
revenues was primarily due to a reduction in the sales of our
products with impairments caused by the adverse economic conditions
resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Revenues for the nine months
ended September 30, 2021 were $153,000 compared to $162,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2020, a decrease of $9,000 or 5.6%.
The decrease in revenues was primarily due to a decrease in
revenues relating to our ProtectID®, GuardedID® and MobileTrust®
products, offset by an increase in revenues relating to our
SafeVchat™ product, despite the impairments related to the economic
consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Revenues are derived from
software, key fobs and services.
We market our products globally to financial service firms,
healthcare related companies, legal services companies, e-commerce
companies, automotive, government agencies, multi-level marketing
groups, the enterprise market in general, and with virtual private
network companies, as well as technology service companies and
retail distributors that service all the above markets. We seek
such sales through our own direct efforts, with emphasis on retail,
through distributors, resellers and third-party agents
internationally. We are also seeking to license the technology as
original equipment with computer hardware and software
manufacturers. We are engaged in multiple production installations
and pilot projects with various distributors, resellers and direct
customers primarily in the United States. Our GuardedID® product is
also being sold directly to consumers, primarily through the
Internet as well as distributors, resellers, third party agents,
affiliates and potential OEM agreements by bundling GuardedID® with
their products (providing a value-add and competitive advantage to
their own products and offerings). Currently this is the most
active market for us with multiple programs in production. We
anticipate, but cannot guarantee, increases in revenues in fiscal
2021 and/or 2022 (subject to the impairments to the economy caused
by the COVID-19 pandemic and the degree to which the economy
rebounds post-pandemic), from these programs. In addition, we have
completed the development and testing of our new mobile products,
MobileTrust® and GuardedID® Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK),
which is now available in the Apple Store and the Android Play
Store. The mobile products play a major role in our anticipated,
but not guaranteed (due to the impairments caused by the COVID-19
pandemic and the degree to which the economy rebounds
post-pandemic), fiscal 2021 and/or 2022 revenue projections.
We finished development of our SafeVchat™ Secure Video Conferencing
and PrivacyLoK™ products at the end of 2020 and deployed SafeVchat™
beta testing by some by our clients and individuals through our
resellers. SafeVchat™, in management’s estimation, is one of the
most secure video conferencing products on the market. PrivacyLoK™
adds security to all video conferencing tools and runs in
conjunction with other applications on the same computer. We have
already earned revenues from SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLoK™ in 2021 and
anticipate, but cannot guarantee, increased revenues from
SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLoK™ in the latter quarter of 2021, in fiscal
2022, and beyond
We have incurred substantial losses since our inception. Our
management believes that our products provide a cost-effective and
technologically competitive solution to address the problems of
network security and identity theft in general. Guidance for the
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
(“FFIEC”) regulations include the requirement for solutions that
have Two-Factor Out-of-Band Authentication and products that stop
keylogging malware, real time, which our management believes our
proprietary products uniquely and directly address. This guidance
went into effect as of January 1, 2012. Based on this requirement
in the FFIEC update (published in June 2011 with enforcement
commencing in January 2012), we have experienced a growing increase
in sales orders and inquiries every year. However, there can be no
assurance that our products will continue to gain acceptance and
continue to grow in the commercial marketplace or that one of our
competitors will not introduce technically superior products.
Because we are now experiencing a continual growing market demand
(with the growth temporarily, in our opinion, curtailed by the
economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic), we are developing
a reseller and distribution channel as a strategy to generate,
manage and fulfill demand for our products across market segments,
minimizing the requirement for an increase in our staff as we grow
our distributor market. We have minimized the concentration on our
initial direct sales efforts as our distribution and reseller
channels continue to grow internationally and will require
appropriate levels of support.
On August 24, 2015, we entered into an agreement with Cyber Safety,
Inc., a New York corporation (“Cyber Safety”) for Cyber Safety to
license, and retain an option to purchase, the patents and
intellectual property related to the GuardedID® and MobileTrust®
software. Cyber Safety has the option to buy our GuardedID® patent
for $11,000,000 up to September 30, 2022. We believe, but cannot
guarantee, Cyber Safety will exercise its option to purchase
GuardedID® based on ongoing constructive discussions with Cyber
Safety. There have been no new negotiations with them in regard to
the exercise of the option, but there are continuing discussions
with them regarding some of their large contracts. The option
remains open until September 30, 2022 (as discussed above) and
Cyber Safety, to our knowledge, is still contemplating the exercise
of the option. Cyber Safety also licensed the Malware Suite until
September 30, 2020 and agreed to compensate us 15% to 20% of the
net revenue amount Cyber Safety receives from this product. During
the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we recorded revenue of
$380 and $441,000, respectively, from Cyber Safety. During the nine
months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded revenue of
$647 and $380, respectively, from Cyber Safety.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the spread of
COVID-19 a pandemic. This outbreak continues to spread throughout
the U.S. and around the world. As a result, authorities continue to
implement numerous measures to try to contain the virus, including
restrictions on travel, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders,
business restrictions and complete shutdowns. We are not considered
an “essential business” due to the industries and customers we
serve. As of, and subsequent to, December 31, 2020, we have been
following the recommendations of the CDC and state/local health
authorities to minimize exposure risk for our team members for the
past several months, including the temporary closure of our
corporate office and having our team members work remotely. Most
customers and vendors have transitioned to electronic submission of
invoices and payments. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in longer
response times from potential new customers and certain existing
customers. We cannot anticipate the effect that the impairments
caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our fiscal 2021
results, or the effectiveness and distributions of recently
announced vaccines and boosters. The pandemic has significantly
impacted the economic conditions both in the United States and
worldwide, with accelerated effects through the date of this
prospectus, as federal, state and local governments react to the
public health crisis, creating significant uncertainties in both
the worldwide and the United States economies. The situation is
rapidly changing and additional impacts to our business may arise
that we are not aware of currently. We cannot predict whether, when
or the manner in which the conditions surrounding COVID-19 will
change including the timing of lifting any restrictions or office
closure requirements. We will continue to evaluate the nature and
extent of COVID-19’s impact to our business, consolidated results
of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and our results
presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results to
be expected for future periods in 2021 and beyond.
Management believes that cyber security is a growing requirement as
the pandemic continues and more people are working remotely as well
as using digital forms on a regular basis. Consequently, the market
demand, in our estimation, is increasing. However, our Company is
also experiencing the impact of the pandemic. Currently our
management is not working from our office location and impedes our
ability to take full advantage of the increasing market demand.
Many of our current clients have experienced a dramatic slowdown in
their business, limiting their ability to have the resources to pay
for our services. We still produce revenues and we anticipate, but
cannot guarantee, our video conferencing tool, SafeVchat™, which
provides authentication and security (using our existing products),
will have gained acceptance in the market. Currently, we have
companies doing beta testing which is continuing into 2021. We have
already earned revenues from SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLoK™ in
2021.
On November 13, 2020, our filing of an Offering Circular on Form
1-A, pursuant to Regulation A (File Number: 024-11267) was
qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We registered
668,449,198 shares of common stock maximum proceeds of $2,315,000
(after deducting the maximum broker discount and costs of the
offering). As of December 31, 2020, we sold subscriptions for
$976,000 and issued 436,337,203 shares of our common stock relating
to Offering Circular. Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the offering
was fully subscribed as we accepted the subscriptions for an
aggregate of 465,000,000 shares of common stock for full
satisfaction of the entire offering of $2,500,000 (of which we
received $2,315,000). We announced the closing of the offering on
our Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 8, 2021.
Effective June 25, 2020, we completed a 1:500 reverse stock split
of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock and all
fractional shares were rounded up. All share and per share amounts
in this prospectus have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the
reverse stock split as if it had occurred at the beginning of the
earliest period presented.
Our executive office is located at 1090 King Georges Post Road,
Suite 603, Edison, NJ 08837. Our telephone number is (732)
661-9641. Our Company’s website is www.strikeforcetech.com (we are
not including the information contained in our website as part of,
nor should the information be relied upon or incorporated by
reference into, this report on Form 10-K).
Our Products
StrikeForce is a software development and services company. We own
and are seeking to commercially market various identification
protection software products that we developed to protect computer
networks from unauthorized access, real time, and to protect
network owners and users from cyber security attacks and data
breaches. Our principal products ProtectID®, GuardedID®, inclusive
of our unique CryptoColor® technology and MobileTrust®, are
proprietary authentication and keystroke encryption technologies
that are intended to eliminate unauthorized access to computer
networks and all mobile devices, and to prevent unauthorized
individuals from copying (logging) keystrokes. Our newest products,
SafeVchat™ Secure Video Conferencing and PrivacyLoK™, are in beta
testing and management intends to market them after the beta
testing is complete. We have already earned revenues from
SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLoK™ in 2021. We are increasing our market
for our suite of products in the financial services, e-commerce,
corporate, healthcare, government and consumer sectors. Our cyber
security products are as follows:
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ProtectID® is our multi-patented authentication platform that uses
“Out-of-Band” multi-factor in-house installation, cloud service
technology, a hybrid to authenticate computer network users by a
variety of methods including traditional passwords combined with a
telephone, iPhone, Droid, Blackberry, PDA, multiple computer secure
sessions, or a Push Authentication method which was implemented in
the fourth quarter of 2017, biometric identification and encrypted
devices such as tokens or smartcards as examples. The
authentication procedure separates authentication information such
as usernames from the pin/passwords or biometric information, which
are then provided to or from the network’s host server across
separate communication channels. The platform allows for corporate
control and client choices, per their company’s security policies,
which evolves over time with newly available and customer requested
technologies. (Patent Nos:7,870,599, 8,484,698, and 8,713,701 and
one patent pending for Out-of-Band Authentication)
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GuardedID® creates a 256-bit AES encrypted real time separate
pathway for information delivery from a keyboard to a targeted
application on a local computer, preventing the use of
spyware/malware to collect user information. This product provides
keyboard encryption and helps prevent keylogging from occurring in
real time, which helps prevent the number one threat to consumers
and businesses in today’s market: keylogging software, which is
stealth software embedded in web sites, emails, pictures, MP3
files, videos, USB’s or other software and hardware that, once
unknowingly launched, secretly monitors and records all of a user’s
keystrokes on the computer and sends the data to the cyber thief
without the user’s awareness. Keylogging has been reported as the
one of the major causes of major data breaches that occurred from
2010 to 2016, as reported in the 2010-2016 Verizon Data Breach
Reports. (Patent No: 8,566,608, 8,732,483 and 8,973,107).
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MobileTrust® is an advanced iPhone/iPad and Android device password
vault that includes a strong password generator. MobileTrust® also
provides for Mobile Multi-Factor One Time Password authentication,
a secured browser and keystroke encryption between its virtual
keyboard and secured browser, which is critical to all confidential
online transactions and other features, which is now in production.
This new feature for mobile devices, which helps prevent data
breaches and stolen credentials is a critical and vital addition to
all enterprise mobile users, as enterprises transition to “Bring
Your Own Devices” (BYOD). (International European Patent No:
Application #14763895.1)
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GuardedID® Mobile SDK is a software development kit that provides
developers our patent protected keystroke encryption protection for
all Apple and Android mobile device’s secure keyboards, allowing
our keystroke encryption software to be embedded in any mobile
applications, utilizing DES 256 Encryption.
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SafeVchat™ is, in our estimation, one of the best and most secure
video conferencing products in the marketplace and we believe will
be ready for deployment at a time when it is most needed due to the
remote workplace environment brought on by the work conditions
arising from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The product
is a two-factor authentication application, with out-of-band
authentication capability, including push transactions to cell
phones or a one-time passcode, and only invitees to the conference
will gain access. The application also runs on any Apple or Android
device. and operates on any browser because it does not require an
application. SafeVchat™ also has a premium version available which
utilizes PrivacyLok™ for added security.
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PrivacyLok™ offers protective mechanisms that are far more
encompassing than what other video conferencing platforms currently
provide, such as camera locking, keyboard protection, clipboard
protection, microphone protection and audio input/output locking.
The application also runs on the user’s computer and protects all
applications, not just video conferencing. The application is
offered a part of the of SafeVchat™ Premium, or as a separate
standalone application.
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Our products sometimes include software and hardware that we
contractually license from other vendors. These products include
tokens, as well as additional authentication and telecommunication
software devices.
The ProtectID® Cloud Service can be hosted by our service provider
(we have a strategic arrangement with a third party SaaS70 hosting
service) as well as the ProtectID® Out-of-Band and Multi-Factor
Platform, which can be installed internally in a customer’s
infrastructure or as a hybrid implementation. With the exception of
our free redistributable Microsoft software components and our
reseller agreements with VASCO and HyperSecurity Solutions, none of
our contracts for hardware or software are with a sole supplier of
that feature or product.
Factors that are considered important to our success include, but
are not limited to, the following:
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Our products address the needs of a broad variety of customers for
authentication and cyber security overall. One of the biggest
problems facing the world is Cyber Theft, the effects of which, our
management contends, total an estimated $221 billion per year in
business losses and more recently, based on anecdotal evidence
provided to management, stated to be in the trillions going forward
(with the full effect of the increased use in remote access due to
COVID-19 still undeterminable).
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For illustration (while historic), in 2011, it was reported that
RSA Security’s data was breached from which Lockheed Martin and
others were affected and lost millions of dollars. This event
caused many companies to look to other means of two-factor
authentication, such as Out-of-Band. The RSA Data Breach started
with a keylogging virus which our GuardedID® product, management
believes, would most likely have prevented.
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The 2017 Verizon Data Breach report, published in April 2018,
stated that 80% of all the data breaches they reported would not
have occurred if the corporations used two factor
authentication.
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In February 2015, the New York Times reported that a Global Bank
heist occurred in banks around the globe from a keylogger. This was
the first known time that a large hack was reported that included a
keylogger, which our management believes GuardedID® would have
prevented. The article was noted as caused by keystroke encryption
in a picture on the front page of the New York Times.
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The Effectiveness of Our Products: Our products have been designed
to provide, we believe, a high available level of security for
computer networks and individual users. In particular, we believe
that the now Patented “Out-of-Band” authentication process is an
innovative technology that will greatly prevent unauthorized access
to computer networks and will provide effective security products
to drastically reduce the incidence of identity fraud for our
customers. We have contractually commenced implementation of our
products on a large global scale, yet there can be no assurance
that they will function in all aspects as intended. Likewise, a
high level of innovation characterizes the software industry and
there can be no assurance that our competitors will not develop and
introduce a superior product. The effective functioning of our
products once deployed is an important factor in our future
success. To date and our knowledge, all of our clients have
reported, per an internal report by Research 2.0, that our products
work as described.
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Ability to Integrate our Software with Customer Environments: There
are numerous operating systems that are used by computer networks.
The ability of a software product to integrate with multiple
operating systems is likely to be a significant factor in customer
acceptance of particular products. Our ProtectID® operates on an
independent Cloud Service platform and is also able to integrate
with multiple operating systems and user interfaces for an in-house
implementation. ProtectID® has been designed to use multiple
authentication devices that are currently on the market (including,
but not limited to, biometrics, key-fob tokens, iPhones, iPads,
Androids, PDA’s, smart cards and other mobile devices). Our ability
to integrate our products with multiple existing and future
technologies is currently a key factor in the growth of our
product’s acceptance and is demonstrated by our success with recent
clients and installations. Our GuardedID® product currently
operates with Windows Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, Chrome and
Safari browsers and our upgraded Premium version works with almost
all applications running on a Windows desktop platform, inclusive
of Microsoft Office and the MAC. New features and functions for
both products continue to be developed via our research and
development. We continue to be live with our MobileTrust® and
GuardedID® Mobile SDK products, which work on all Apple and Android
devices.
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Relative Cost: We have attempted to design our products to provide
a cost-effective suite of products for financial services,
e-commerce, commercial, healthcare, government and direct-consumer
customers. Our ability to offer our products at a competitive price
and to add to existing installations is likely in our opinion, to
be a key factor in the acceptance of our product as we have seen
with many of our clients.
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SafeVchat
Our company has expanded our product line recently with the
addition of SafeVchat. Video conferencing has become the “new
normal” way for businesses and consumers to meet. However, the
current video conferencing solutions in the marketplace, in our
opinion, were not designed to protect people, data, or,
confidential information. They were designed with one single task,
allow people to see & hear each other. Since, to our knowledge,
none of the existing solutions were designed by a cyber security
company they are, we believe, suffering from high churn rates and
bad publicity due to the lack of security and numerous breaches. We
believe that we are building the Industry’s most secure video
conferencing solution which will include authenticated access,
encrypted video, encrypted audio, encrypted keystrokes, and
protection for your camera, microphone & speakers from hackers.
StrikeForce is leveraging its existing patented cyber security
solutions to create, in our estimation, the world’s most secure
video conferencing solution, SafeVchat. There can be no assurances
as to the success or profitability of this product.
Business Model
We are focusing primarily on developing sales through “channel”
relationships in which our products are offered by other
manufacturers, distributors, value-added resellers and agents,
internationally. In 2016, we added and publicly announced additions
to our global distribution sales channel, which provides additional
presence for us in the United States, Canada, Europe and Africa. We
continue to add additional channel partners, especially on the
consumer side and developed a new retail business. We also sell our
suite of security products directly from our Edison, New Jersey
office, which also augments our channel partner relationships. It
is our strategy that these “channel” relationships will provide the
greater percentage of our revenues ongoing, as was the case in the
past two years. Examples of the channel relationships that we are
seeking include already established original equipment manufacturer
(“OEM”) and bundled relationships with other security technology
and software providers that would integrate or bundle the enhanced
security capabilities of ProtectID®, GuardedID® and/or MobileTrust®
into their own product lines, including our MobileTrust® SDK,
thereby providing greater value to their clients. These would
include providers of networking software and manufacturers of
computer and telecommunications hardware and software that provide
managed services, and multi-level marketing groups, as well as all
markets interested in increasing the value of their products and
packages, such as financial services software, anti-virus,
government integrators and identity theft product companies. We
signed various new distributors during 2019 and 2020, and we
anticipate, but cannot guarantee, an increase in revenues in 2021
and/or 2022 (subject to the impairments caused by the COVID-19
pandemic and the degree to which the economy rebounds
post-pandemic).
We believe, but cannot guarantee, the revenues of SafeVchat™, our
forthcoming secure Video Conferencing Tool, and PrivacyLok™, which
adds five levels of security for SafeVchat™, will, once fully
marketed, be profitable during 2021 and beyond. While the full
effect of the increased use in remote access in employment due to
COVID-19 is still undeterminable, it has become evident, in
managements estimation, clear that people will be working remotely
for a long time, perhaps with some hybrid level of permanence. In a
February 2021 New York Times article, Google announced that they
will no longer require that their employees to come into the
attainment office, as stated in the New York Times, Video
conference sales are projected to be over $100 billion, more than
double of what was originally projected. We believe that SafeVchat™
and PrivacyLok™ are perfectly timed for introduction into the
market and we anticipate, but cannot guarantee, our market share
will grow over the next several years.
From our MobileTrust® security application, built with our sCloud
registration process, we created and announced two additional
products in 2020: our ProtectID® Mobile OTP (One Time Password) to
be used with ProtectID®; and our GuardedID® Mobile keystroke
encryption software development kit (SDK). Both products are now in
production. With the creation of GuardedID® Mobile SDK, we now
focus the sales of this software product to the development groups
of our target markets for it to be added to their mobile
applications. We are in discussions with many large-scale parties
that are interested in this software, although no assurances can be
provided as to acceptance and profitability. Management has already
received requests for this software, as keystroke encryption
malware grows and remains a major problem for the mobile-cyber
security market, particularly with anti-virus products being viewed
as non-effective against malware threats.
Our primary target markets include financial services such as banks
and insurance companies, healthcare providers, legal services,
government agencies through integrators, technology platforms,
e-commerce-based services companies, telecommunications and
cellular carriers, technology software companies, government
agencies and consumers, especially for our mobile and keystroke
encryption products. We are focusing our concentration on cyber
security and data breach strategic problem areas, such as where
compliance with financial, healthcare, legal and government
regulations are key and stolen passwords are used to acquire
private information illegally. In 2019 and 2020, several of our
channel partners had pilots and client implementations in place
that are expected, although no assurances can be provided, to
increase our revenues in 2021 and/or 2022 (subject to the
impairments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the degree to which
the economy rebounds post-pandemic). There is no guarantee as to
the timing and continued success of these efforts.
Because we are now expecting a continual, recurring growing market
demand, especially in the mobility and encryption retail markets,
we continue to develop a reseller and distribution channel as a
strategy to generate, manage and fulfill demand for our products
across market segments, minimizing the requirement for an increase
in our staff as we grow our distributor market. We continue to
minimize the concentration on our initial direct sales efforts as
our distribution and reseller channels continue to grow
internationally and provide appropriate levels of sales and support
to the growing Cyber Security market.
We seek to generate revenues through recurring fees for SafeVchat™,
PrivacyLok™, GuardedID® and ProtectID® based on client consumer
usage in the financial, healthcare services and legal services
markets, as well as enterprises in general. We provide our clients
a choice of operating our ProtectID® software internally by
licensing it or through our hosted Cloud Service or a hybrid that
some clients have implemented and none of our competitors presently
offer. GuardedID® requires a download on each and every computer it
protects, whether for employees or consumers. We have four
GuardedID® products, (i) a standard version which protects browser
data entry only, (ii) a premium version which protects almost all
the applications running under Microsoft Windows on the desktop,
including Microsoft Office Suite and almost all applications
running on the desktop, (iii) an Enterprise version which, in
addition, provides the Enterprise administrative rights and the use
of Microsoft’s Enterprise tools for the product’s deployment, and
(iv) an Apple version for all the latest MAC operating systems and
for the browsers and entire desktop. Our MobileTrust® mobile
product and GuardedID® Mobile SDK (software development kit) are
priced for the consumer through the appropriate mobile phone
stores, as well as direct, distribution and OEM sales for higher
volume enterprises, including volume discounts to the degree
allowed by the telecommunications providers. We anticipate, but
cannot guarantee, steadily increasing revenues from these product
offerings.
Our management believes that our products provide a cost-effective
and technologically competitive solution to address the increasing
problems of network security and cyber security in general.
Marketing
Our multi-channel marketing strategy includes:
1. The addition of resellers, agents & distributors (our
strategic sales channel) who distribute and resell our products and
services to enterprise and commercial customers globally
(technology and software product distributors, systems integrators,
managed service companies, other security technology and software
vendors, telecom companies, cyber security related product
companies, etc.).
2. Application Service Provider (ASP) Partners: Our third-party
service provides a hosting platform that facilitates faster
implementations at competitive prices for our Cloud Service
option.
3. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM): SFT products are sold to
other security technology vendors that integrate ProtectID®,
GuardedID® and, now, GuardedID® Mobile SDK into their products
(bundling) and services providing for monthly/annual increasing
recurring revenues. They are also now able to sell and bundle
SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLoK™.
4. Internet sites and retail stores, such as Target, Office Depot
and Amazon, that sell GuardedID® and MobileTrust®, to consumers and
small enterprises online and in the stores.
5. Technology and other providers and resellers, agents and
distributors are interested in purchasing and or selling our new
SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLok™ products as secure video conferencing
products.
6. Outside Independent consultants selling our products for
commission only, focusing on the video conferencing, healthcare,
legal, travel and consumer markets.
Intellectual Property
In November 2010, we received notice that the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) had issued an official Notice of
Allowance for the patent application for the technology relating to
our ProtectID® product, titled “Multi-Channel Device Utilizing a
Centralized Out-of-Band Authentication System”. In January 2011, we
received notice that the USPTO issued to us Patent No. 7,870,599.
This “Out-of-Band” Patent went through a USPTO Re-Examination
process starting on August 16, 2011 and concluded on December 27,
2011, with all of our patent claims remaining intact and eight
additional patent claims being added. Since 2011, we submitted
additional continuation patents on the “Out-of-Band” Patent. The
keystroke encryption technology we developed and use in our
GuardedID® product is protected by three patents and one
continuation pending.
In January 2013, we were assigned the entire right, title and
interest in the “Out-of-Band” Patent from NetLabs, with the
agreement of the developer, and the assignment was recorded with
the USPTO.
In February 2013, we executed a retainer agreement with our patent
attorneys to aggressively enforce our patent rights as “Out-of-Band
Authentication” was becoming the standard for authenticating
consumers in the financial market and for many SaaS application
users (e.g., SalesForce, Quickbooks, etc.). In February 2013, our
patent attorneys submitted a new “Out-of-Band” Patent continuation,
which was granted.
In March 2013, our patent attorneys submitted a new “Methods and
Apparatus for securing user input in a mobile device” Patent, which
is now patent pending. Our MobileTrust® product is the invention
supporting the patent pending.
In July 2013, we received notice that the USPTO had added 54
additional patent claims for our Out-of-Band patent we received in
January 2011, by issuing to us Patent No. 8,484,698 thereby
strengthening our position with clients and our current and
potential lawsuits.
In October 2013, we received notice that the USPTO issued to us
Patent No. 8,566,608 “Methods and apparatus for securing keystrokes
from being intercepted between the keyboard and a browser.” This
protects our GuardedID® product and the keystroke encryption
portion of our MobileTrust® products.
In February 2014, we received a Notice of Allowance from the USPTO
for our third patent relating to our “Multi-Channel Device
Utilizing a Centralized Out-of-Band Authentication System” Patent
No. 7,870,599. Upon receipt of this Out-of-Band patent we filed
another continuation patent.
In March 2014, we received Notice of Allowance from the USPTO for
our second patent and first continuation of our Keystroke
Encryption patent, which only furthers our protection for all
mobile devices when utilizing any keyboard for data entry. Upon
receipt of this Notice, we also filed another continuation patent
for Patent No. 8,566,608.
In April 2014, we were granted our third patent relating to our
“Multi-Channel Device Utilizing a Centralized Out-of-Band
Authentication System” Patent No. 8,713,701.
In September 2014, we filed an International Patent for
MobileTrust® (PCT/US20114/029905).
In March 2015, we received our third patent from the USPTO, Patent
No. 8,973,107, of our Keystroke Encryption patent. This enhances
our position for our Keystroke Encryption product, GuardedID®, and
our MobileTrust® product.
On March 28, 2013, the Company initiated patent litigation against
PhoneFactor, Inc., a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, for
alleged infringement of United States Patent No. 7,870,599 (the
“‘599 Patent”). The Company filed a separate action against
Microsoft Corporation based on its alleged infringement of the ‘599
Patent and two additional patents for out-of-band user
authentication (U.S. Patent Nos.: 8,484,698 & 8,713,701). Both
actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of
Delaware. On January 15, 2016, the litigation was settled and the
parties executed a settlement agreement in the form of a Release
and License Agreement. The terms and conditions of the Release and
License Agreement are confidential except under limited conditions.
As a consequence of the Release and License Agreement, the parties
have moved to dismiss the action with prejudice, the Company has
licensed the patents to Microsoft Corporation, and the Company will
receive a non-disclosable one-time lump sum payment.
In June 2020, we were awarded an International European Patent,
Application #14763895.1, for MobileTrust®. While the MobileTrust®
International Patent was granted in Europe, the patent application
in the United States was rejected.
Our patent attorneys filed our fourth, fifth and sixth “Out of
Band” continuation patents. We currently have three patents granted
to us for Out-of-Band ProtectID® (Patent Nos.: 7,870,599, 8,484,698
and 8,713,701). MobileTrust® is also covered by our GuardedID®
patents. We cannot provide assurances that the latter patents will
be granted in fiscal 2021.
We plan to continue our strategy to aggressively enforce the patent
rights relating to our granted Keystroke Encryption patents that
help protect our GuardedID® and MobileTrust® products. We were
granted three related keystroke encryption patents for which we
received the most recent patent on March 3, 2015 (Patent Nos.:
8,566,608, 8,732,483 and 8,973,107). In June 2020, we also received
an International Patent in Europe for MobileTrust® (Patent
Approved: Application #14763895.1).
We have four trademarks that have been approved and registered:
ProtectID®, GuardedID®, MobileTrust® and CryptoColor®. Also,
BlockSafe Technologies, Inc. has one registered trademark:
CyberDefender®. A portion of our software is licensed from third
parties and the remainder is developed by our own team of
developers while leveraging some external consultant expertise as
necessitated. We rely upon confidentiality agreements signed by our
employees, consultants, and third parties to protect the
intellectual property rights.
On September 6, 2017, we entered into a Litigation Funding
Agreement with two parties for the purpose of funding the
enforcement of certain patents relating to the process of providing
dual channel authentication against several infringers. These
patent infringement cases are still in process. Our management
believes, but cannot guarantee, that this Litigation Funding
Agreement will allow us to pursue litigation against any
infringement on our patents.
On October 12th, 2021, we received our patent relating
to “Systems and Methods for Controlling Access to a Blockchain”.
This encompasses a Blockchain Security Agent, an Authenticator, a
Rules Engine, Policy Engine, Enterprise Interface, Conte
Business Strategy
Our primary strategy for the rest of 2021 and into 2022 is to focus
on the growth and support of our channel partners, including
distributors, resellers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
(subject to the impairments caused by COVID-19). Our internal sales
team targets potential direct sales in industries that management
believes provides the greatest potential for short term sales and
we are looking to hire more sales staff. These companies include
small to medium sized financial institutions, government agencies,
e-commerce, healthcare, legal and enterprise businesses, which can
sell off of our website. We are also executing agreements with
strategic resellers and distributors for marketing, selling and
supporting our products internationally. We primarily work with
distributors, resellers and agents to generate the bulk of our
sales internationally, realizing that this strategy takes longer to
nurture, however it is progressing well. We are starting to realize
positive results, however slowly, with our sales channel and
anticipate, but cannot guarantee, a successful fiscal 2022, through
the sales channel and from our new mobile and GuardedID® MAC,
SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLoK™ products with a concentration of sales
already contracted. There can be no assurances, however, that we
will succeed in implementing our sales strategy. Although
management believes that there is an increasingly strong market for
our products as the need for cyber security solutions increases
globally, we have not generated substantial revenue from the sale
of our products and there is no assurance we can secure a market
sufficient to permit us to achieve profitability in fiscal 2021
(subject to the impairments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the
degree to which the economy rebounds post-pandemic).
Most of the costs that we incur are related to salaries,
professional fees, marketing, sales and research & design. Our
operations presently require funding of approximately $150,000 per
month. We expect that our monthly cash usage for operations will
increase slightly due to contracted and anticipated increased
volumes and adding some targeted channel marketing programs. We
anticipate that the areas in which we will experience the greatest
increase in operating expenses is in marketing, selling, product
support, product research and new technology development in the
growing cyber security market. We are committed to maintaining our
current level of operating costs until we reach the level of
revenues needed to absorb any potential increase in costs.
Competition
The software development and services market are characterized by
innovation and competition. There are several well-established
companies within the authentication market that offer network
security systems in our product market and newer companies with
emerging technologies. We believe that our multi-patented
“Out-of-Band” multi-factor identity authentication platform is an
innovative, secure, adaptable, competitively priced, integrated
network authentication platform. The main features of ProtectID®
include: an open architecture “Out-of-Band” platform for user
authentication; operating system independence; biometric layering;
soft mobile tokens; mobile authentication; secure website logon;
Virtual Private Network (“VPN”) access; domain authentication;
newly added Office 365 authentication and multi-level
authentication. Unlike other techniques for increased network
security, ProtectID® does not rely on a specific authentication
device or method (e.g., phone, tokens, smart cards, digital
certificates, soft mobile tokens, or biometrics, such as a retinal
or fingerprint scan). Rather ProtectID® has been developed as an
“open platform” that incorporates an unlimited number of
authentication devices and methods. For example, once a user has
been identified to a computer network, a system deploying our
ProtectID® authentication system permits the “Out-of-Band”
authentication of that user by a telephone, iPhone, iPad, PDA,
email, hard token, SSL client software, a biometric device such as
a voice biometric, or others, before that user is permitted to
access the network. By using “Out-of-Band” authentication methods,
management believes that ProtectID®, now patented and protected
through our ongoing litigation, with plans for additional
litigation, provides a competitive product for customers with
security requirements greater than typical name and password
schemes for virtual private networks and computer systems with
multiple users at remote locations, as examples. We also believe
that our multi-patented keystroke encryption product, GuardedID®,
offers an additional competitive edge for network security and
e-commerce applications that should provide greater levels of
security and the ability to evolve over time based on newer
technologies when made available. There is less competition for the
keystroke encryption product and there are no well-established
companies in this space, which explains our current growth in
pilots and sales for GuardedID®, especially relating to bundled
channel partner programs. GuardedID® is critical to help prevent
key logging viruses, one of the largest sources of cyberattacks and
data breaches. GuardedID® also is protected with three patents.
Our product, MobileTrust®, is ideal for bringing the functionality
of our other two products, especially including keystroke
encryption, to all mobile devices, with initial focus on all Apple
and Android devices. This product is also protected with our
GuardedID® patents and some of its features and functions are
covered by the Out-of-Band Authentication patent. Our other mobile
product is GuardedID® Mobile SDK, which allows our secured keyboard
function as a software development kit for developers to purchase
and integrate as part of their secured applications. Considering
the features and functions, all our cyber solutions have limited
competition based on our products’ ability to protect individual
identities and computers/devices against some of the most dangerous
and increasing threats. We also have great demand for the mobile
products, which are being marketed to all potential new
clients.
Our patented technologies are used in SafeVchat™, our secure Video
Conferencing Tool and PrivacyLok™, which adds five levels of
security for SafeVchat™ Premium, which we believe is more secure
than Zoom, Teams and other competitors’ products available in the
growing marketplace and without security.
Although we believe that our suite of products offers competitive
advantages, there is no assurance that any of these products will
continue to increase its market share in the marketplace. Our
competitors include established software and hardware companies
that are likely to be better financed and to have established sales
channels. Due to the high level of innovation in the software
development industry, it is also possible that a competitor will
introduce a product that provides a higher level of security than
our products or which can be offered at prices that are more
advantageous to the customer.
BlockSafe Technologies, Inc.
BlockSafe Technologies, Inc. (“BlockSafe”) was formed on December
1, 2017 in the State of Wyoming. BlockSafe is in the business of
providing total cyber security solutions and is the licensee from
our company of our desktop anti-malware product called
“GuardedID®” and a one-of-a-kind mobile application
called “MobileTrust®”. BlockSafe is intended to be developed as an
enterprise focusing on using our licensed technology in the field
of cryptocurrency and its use of blockchains. BlockSafe has
generated insignificant revenues and is still in the developmental
stage. There can be no assurances on the success of this project or
any profitability arising from BlockSafe.
BlockSafe’s business plan includes developing Coins or Tokens,
which are an envisioned virtual currency. As of December 31, 2020,
no tokens have been developed or issued. There is no assurance as
to whether, or at what amount, or on what terms, tokens will be
available. Moreover, there can be no assurance how such technology
will function, which could expose us to legal and regulatory
issues. Cryptocurrency and its use of blockchains is still in the
development stage and receiving mixed results. The Securities and
Exchange Commission has, in its dissemination of information to the
public, expressed that tokens in the United States would be treated
as securities pursuant to the Howey Test. This standard
has been adopted, in various forms, in numerous other
jurisdictions. The European Union and China are contemplating their
own form of cryptocurrency and Facebook Libra cryptocurrency
recently lost the support of PayPal (see
https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/cryptocurrency, which article
is not incorporated by reference to this filing). In addition,
legal and regulatory developments could render the technology
impermissible, which could have a material adverse effect on
BlockSafe and us.
At present, we hold 49% of the issued and outstanding BlockSafe
common stock, with Mark L. Kay, Ramarao Pemmaraju, and, George
Waller our Directors, each a member of the BlockSafe Board of
Directors and individually holding 10.3% of the issued and
outstanding common stock of BlockSafe, each, for a combined total
of 31%. BlockSafe meets the definition of a variable interest
entity and based on the determination that the Company is the
primary beneficiary of BlockSafe, BlockSafe’s operating results,
assets and liabilities are consolidated by the Company.
In June 2018, two members of our management team, George Waller,
our Executive Vice President and Ramarao Pemmaraju, our Chief
Technical Officer, were appointed to BlockSafe to serve as the
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technical Officer, respectively.
Additionally, our Chief Executive Officer of StrikeForce, Mark L.
Kay, also an appointee to the Board of Directors of BlockSafe, was
appointed as Chairman and President of BlockSafe.
In 2018, the Company’s consolidated subsidiary BlockSafe issued
promissory notes to investors in the aggregate of $775,500. As part
of each promissory note agreement BlockSafe agreed to pay a
financing obligation to the note holders equal to the note
principal in tokens, as defined, to be issued by BlockSafe. In
December 2018, BlockSafe agreed to issue 200,000 cryptocurrency
tokens to an unrelated party for receipt of $50,000. In February
2019, the agreement was amended and the unrelated party is to
receive an additional 100,000 tokens. No such tokens have been
developed or issued as of December 31, 2020.
From February 2019 to March 2019, BlockSafe agreed to issue 450,000
cryptocurrency tokens and 56,250 restricted shares of BlockSafe
common stock to four unrelated parties for receipt of $122,500. The
tokens or restricted stock of BlockSafe have not been issued as of
December 31, 2020.
From March to April 2019, five of the BlockSafe noteholders agreed
to convert $295,500 of principal and $19,700 of accrued interest
into 1,845,041 cryptocurrency tokens to be issued by BlockSafe. The
tokens have not been issued as of December 31, 2020.
We have used the funds received from investors pursuant to the
promissory notes for the efforts mentioned below to develop the
Tokens and to develop an additional product and prepare it for
sale. We currently don’t require additional funds for the
development efforts.
The steps we have taken to date in our efforts to develop tokens
include completing a formal plan for the Tokens, obtaining
professional advice regarding the legal implications of developing
tokens, and we have a blockchain for our Tokens (BSAFE®). We have
not yet finalized a budget for the development of Tokens, we have
not yet hired a full development team, we have not yet completed
the development of Tokens, and we have not yet developed any
payment, trading, or custody platform or infrastructure related to
the Tokens. The failure to develop or issue these Tokens as of
December 31, 2020 does not constitute an event of default under the
promissory notes. It should be noted however that the promissory
notes were not repaid pursuant to their terms, and are currently in
default.
At December 31, 2020, the Company’s consolidated subsidiary,
BlockSafe Technologies, Inc. had recorded a financing obligation of
$1,263,000 to be paid in tokens, as defined. At December 31, 2020
and through the date of this filing, BlockSafe Technologies, Inc.
has not completed the development or issued any tokens. At December
31, 2020, as the development of the tokens has not been completed
and tokens do not exist, and any amounts received for tokens are
not considered equity or revenue, management determined that 100%
of the obligation of $1,263,000 is a liability to be settled by
BlockSafe Technologies, Inc., through the issuance of tokens, or
through other means if tokens are never issued.
We have stated to the note holders that once StrikeForce has the
funds or BlockSafe sells the Tokens, the intent is to satisfy the
outstanding balances as soon as possible. In the event that we are
unable to satisfy the outstanding balances of the Notes, it could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
In March 2019, an increase of the authorized shares of BlockSafe’s
common stock from one thousand (1,000) to one hundred million
(100,000,000), $0.0001 par value, was ratified, effective upon the
filing of an amendment to BlockSafe’s Certificate of Incorporation
with the Wyoming Secretary of State. The amendment was adopted in
March 2019.
In March 2019, a 1:15,000 forward stock split of BlockSafe’s issued
and outstanding shares of common stock was ratified, effective upon
the filing of an amendment to BlockSafe’s Certificate of
Incorporation with the Wyoming Secretary of State. The amendment
was adopted in March 2019.
Cybersecurity Risk Solutions
On April 15, 2021, we formally closed a Member Interest Purchase
Agreement in which we acquired the entire member Interests of
Cybersecurity Risk Solutions, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability
company. We received 100% of the Member Interests held by one
member, Will Lynch, for 500,000 shares of our common stock, with a
set value at $30,000 for this transaction, to be issued. While the
assets, historical revenue and historical operating expenses of
Cybersecurity Risk Solutions, LLC are de minimis and have no
material impact on the financial statements of our company at
present, management believes this acquisition strengthens our
channel distribution strategy and further enables us to provide new
cyber solutions for mitigating security risks. Cybersecurity Risk
Solutions, LLC has been a reseller of our products for many
years.
Cybersecurity Risk Solutions, LLC is a cybersecurity firm offering
cyber, privacy & data protection services. Includes a personal
cyber risk assessment, industry’s first cyber health score, report
and custom action plan, as well as ongoing vulnerability scanning,
hack monitoring and dark web intelligence monitoring. For more
information, go to https://SecureCyberID.com (which website is
expressly not included in this filing). Will Lynch, the prior sole
member of Cybersecurity Risk Solutions, LLC was hired as the
Director of Channel Distribution and not as a Named Executive
Officer. A Director of Channel Distribution develops, services, and
grows relationships with clients. Mr. Lynch will have an annual
salary of $100,000 and will also receive 2% net of all Channel
sales. Mr. Lynch reports to our Executive Vice President and
Marketing Director.
Employees
As of the date of this prospectus, we had 11 employees and our
relations with employees are good.
Concentrations
For the year ended December 31, 2020, sales to two customers
comprised 72% and 15% of revenues, respectively. For the year ended
December 31, 2019, sales to three customers comprised 58%, 21% and
14% of revenues, respectively. At December 31, 2020, three
customers comprised 50%, 24% and 10% of accounts receivable,
respectively. At December 31, 2019, three customers comprised 43%,
29% and 12% of accounts receivable, respectively. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2021, sales to three customers comprised
35%, 35% and 17% of revenues, respectively. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2020, sales to two customers comprised 72% and
14% of revenues, respectively. At September 30, 2021, two customers
comprised 63% and 12% of accounts receivable, respectively.
The Company maintains the majority of its cash balances with one
financial institution, in the form of demand deposits. At September
30, 2021, the Company had cash deposits that exceeded the federally
insured limit of $250,000 per account. The Company believes that no
significant concentration of credit risk exists with respect to its
cash balances because of its assessment of the creditworthiness and
financial viability of the financial institution.
Our primary customer is Intersections, Inc., a provider of consumer
and corporate identity risk management services, under which we
operate pursuant to a Software License and Development Agreement.
Intersections, based on a worldwide license granted pursuant to the
Software License and Development Agreement, bundles our keyboard
encryption and antikey-logging software, as a value-add component
into its premium identity theft protection service, IDENTITY GUARD®
Total Protection for which we are compensated. The license is
perpetual and becomes royalty free upon certain events (such as our
filing for bankruptcy or similar protection or our failure to
provide support). Our second largest customer is Digital River.
Digital River is a reseller of certain software products
(ProtectID®, GuardedID® and MobileTrust®) provided by the Company
pursuant to a Reseller Agreement that has been in place since
September 26, 2006. ProtectID® is an Out-of-Band Authentication
product that provides application security. GuardedID® is a
keystroke encryption product that stops keylogging in real time and
MobileTrust® is an Android and Apple phone application, with its
own keyboard to stop keylogging. The Reseller Agreement is
perpetually renewed on a year-by-year basis unless terminated in
writing sixty (60) days prior to each annual renewal date or, in
general, for a breach of the Reseller Agreement. Upon termination,
any outstanding obligation will be accelerated to thirty days from
the termination date.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
We operate from leased offices located at 1090 King Georges Post
Road, Suite #603, Edison, New Jersey 08837. We do not hold any
material investments in other real or personal property other than
office equipment. We paid a monthly base rent of $4,409 from
February 2019 thru January 2020, $4,542 from February 2020 through
January 2021 and $4,678 from February 2021 through September 2021.
We will pay a monthly base rent of $4,678 from October 2021 through
January 2022, $4,818 from February 2022 thru January 2023 and
$4,963 from February 2023 thru January 2024. The landlord holds
$8,684 as our security deposit. The lease requires us to pay costs
such as maintenance and insurance.
Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are
recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease
payments over the lease term. ROU assets represent our right to use
an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities
represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the
lease. Generally, the implicit rate of interest in arrangements is
not readily determinable and we utilize our incremental borrowing
rate in determining the present value of lease payments. The
operating lease ROU asset includes any lease payments made and
excludes lease incentives.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are currently not involved in any litigation that we believe
could have a materially adverse effect on our financial condition
or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board,
government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or,
to the knowledge of the executive officers of our company or any of
our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our company, our
common shares, any of our subsidiaries or of our company’s or our
company’s subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities
as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse
effect.
MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
(A) MARKET INFORMATION
The Company’s Small Business registration statement on Form SB-2
was declared effective by the SEC in August 2005 and the Company’s
shares were approved for listing on the OTC Bulletin Board by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD” now
referred to as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA))
in December 2005. Prior to December 2005, there was no public
market for the common stock. The Company’s common stock is quoted
on the OTC Markets under the symbol “SFOR.QB”. It has been traded
in the over-the-counter market on a limited basis. The following
sets forth high and low bid price quotations for each calendar
quarter during the last fiscal years that trading occurred or
quotations were available. Such quotations reflect inter-dealer
prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not
represent actual transactions.
Quarter Ended:
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High:
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March 31, 2020
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$ |
0.0008 |
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$ |
0.0033 |
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June 30, 2020
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$ |
0.0003 |
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$ |
1.7500 |
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September 30, 2020
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$ |
0.0040 |
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$ |
0.1200 |
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December 31, 2020
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$ |
0.0023 |
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$ |
0.1499 |
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March 31, 2021
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$ |
0.0970 |
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$ |
0.1068 |
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June 30, 2021
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$ |
0.0472 |
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$ |
0.0510 |
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September 30, 2021
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$ |
0.0635 |
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$ |
0.0860 |
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The closing price for our shares of common stock on December 7,
2021 was $0.051.
Our common stock is considered a low-priced security under the
“Penny Stock” rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Under these rules, broker-dealers participating in
transactions in these securities must first deliver a risk
disclosure document which describes risks associated with these
stocks, broker-dealers’ duties, customers’ rights and remedies,
market and other information, and make suitability determinations
approving the customers for these stock transactions based on
financial situation, investment experience and objectives.
Broker-dealers must also disclose these restrictions in writing,
provide monthly account statements to customers, and obtain
specific written consent of each customer. With these restrictions,
the likely effect of designation as a low-priced stock is to
decrease the willingness of broker-dealers to make a market for the
stock, to decrease the liquidity of the stock and increase the
transaction cost of sales and purchases of these stocks compared to
other securities.
(B) HOLDERS
As of December 7, 2021, there were approximately 527 holders of the
common stock on record (several holders of record are brokerage
firms, which handle accounts for individual investors).
(C) DIVIDENDS
We have not previously paid any cash dividends on common stock and
do not anticipate or contemplate paying dividends on common stock
in the foreseeable future. Our present intention is to utilize all
available funds to develop and expand our business. The only
restrictions that limit the ability to pay dividends on common
equity, or that are likely to do so in the future, are those
restrictions imposed by law and those restrictions imposed under
contractual obligation. Under Wyoming corporate law, no dividends
or other distributions may be made which would render a company
insolvent or reduce assets to less than the sum of liabilities plus
the amount needed to satisfy outstanding liquidation
preferences.
Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the
discretion of our board of directors, and will be dependent upon
our financial condition, results of operations, capital
requirements and other factors as our board may deem relevant at
that time.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read in
conjunction with the financial statements included herein. Further,
this MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s
Audited Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements
included in this Prospectus for the years ended December 31, 2021
and December 31, 2020 and Unaudited Financial Statements and Notes
to Financial Statements included in this Prospectus for the nine
months ended September 20, 2021 and 2020.
The Company's financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles. We urge you to carefully consider the information set
forth in this Prospectus under the heading “Special Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors”.
Forward-Looking Statements
Included in this interim report are "forward-looking" statements,
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 ("PSLRA") as well as historical information. Some of our
statements under "Business”, "Properties”, "Legal Proceedings”,
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations”," the Notes to Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements” and elsewhere in this report constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Although we believe that the expectations
reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we
cannot assure you that the expectations reflected in these
forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Our actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in
forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors,
including matters described in the section titled "Risk Factors."
Forward-looking statements include those that use forward-looking
terminology, such as the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate,"
"expect," "intend," "may," "project," "plan," "will," "shall,"
"should," and similar expressions, including when used in the
negative. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in
these forward-looking statements are reasonable and achievable,
these statements involve risks and uncertainties and we cannot
assure you that actual results will be consistent with these
forward-looking statements. We claim the protection afforded by the
safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the
PSLRA.
Such risks include, among others, the following: international,
national and local general economic and market conditions: our
ability to sustain, manage or forecast our growth; material costs
and availability; new product development and introduction;
existing government regulations and changes in, or the failure to
comply with, government regulations; adverse publicity;
competition; the loss of significant customers or suppliers;
fluctuations and difficulty in forecasting operating results;
changes in business strategy or development plans; business
disruptions; the current inflation rate and supply chain
disruptions; the implications and consequences of the COVID-19
pandemic on our business and on our clients’ business and on the
effectiveness and distributions of vaccines and boosters,
domestically and internationally, to limit the impact of COVID-19,
and changes to mask mandate policies; the ability to attract and
retain qualified personnel; the ability to protect technology; and
other factors referenced in this filing.
Consequently, all the forward-looking statements made in this
prospectus are qualified by these cautionary statements and there
can be no assurance that the actual results anticipated by
management will be realized or, even if substantially realized,
that they will have the expected consequences to or effects on our
business operations. We undertake no obligation to update or revise
these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect events or
circumstances after the date initially filed or published, to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or otherwise.
Unless otherwise noted, references in this prospectus to
“StrikeForce”, “we”, “us”, “our”, “SFT”, “our company”, and the
“Company” means StrikeForce Technologies, Inc., a Wyoming
corporation.
Background
We are a software development and services company that offers a
suite of integrated computer network security products using
proprietary technology. Our ongoing strategy is developing and
marketing our suite of network security products to the corporate,
financial, healthcare, legal, government, technology, insurance,
e-commerce and consumer sectors. We plan to continue to grow our
business primarily through our expanding sales channel and
internally generated sales, rather than by acquisitions. We hold a
49% interest in BlockSafe Technologies, Inc., and, as of April
2021, we hold a 100% interest in Cybersecurity Risk Solutions,
LLC.
In
March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the spread of
COVID-19 a pandemic. This outbreak continues to spread throughout
the U.S. and around the world. As a result, authorities continue to
implement numerous measures to try to contain the virus, including
restrictions on travel, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders,
business restrictions and complete shutdowns. We are not considered
an “essential business” due to the industries and customers we
serve. As of, and subsequent to, September 30, 2021, we have been
following the recommendations of the CDC and state/local health
authorities to minimize exposure risk for our team members during
the pandemic, including the temporary closure of our corporate
office and having our team members work remotely. During the second
quarter of 2021, we reopened our corporate office while continuing
to adhere to the guidelines issued by health authorities. Many
customers and vendors have transitioned to electronic submission of
invoices and payments. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in longer
response times from potential new customers and certain existing
customers. We cannot anticipate the effect that the impairments
caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our year end fiscal
2021 results or 2022 results, or the effectiveness and
distributions of vaccines, boosters, and their distribution in 2021
and 2022 and changes to mask mandate policies. The pandemic has
significantly impacted the economic conditions both in the United
States and worldwide, with accelerated effects through the date of
this Quarterly Report, as federal, state and local governments
react to the public health crisis, creating significant
uncertainties in both the worldwide and the United States
economies. The situation is rapidly changing, including the onset
of the ongoing fourth wave of the virus caused by the Delta variant
and the possibility of other variants over time, and additional
impacts to our business may arise that we are not aware of
currently. We cannot predict whether, when or the manner in which,
the conditions surrounding COVID-19 will change including the
timing of lifting any restrictions or office closure requirements.
We will continue to evaluate the nature and extent of COVID-19’s
impact to our business, consolidated results of operations,
financial condition and liquidity, and our results presented herein
are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for
future periods in 2021, 2022, or beyond.
Management believes that cyber security is a growing requirement as
the pandemic continues and more people are working remotely as well
as using digital forms on a regular basis. Consequently, the market
demand, in our estimation, is increasing. However, our Company is
also experiencing the impact of the pandemic. Currently our
management has limited business operating from our office location
and this impedes our ability to take full advantage of the
increasing market demand. Many of our current clients have
experienced a dramatic slowdown in their business, limiting their
ability to have the resources to pay for our services. We still
produce revenues and we anticipate, but cannot guarantee, our video
conferencing tool, SafeVchat™, which provides authentication and
security (using our existing products), will have gained acceptance
in the market. Currently, we have companies doing beta testing.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we earned revenues
of $54,000 from SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLoK™ and overall revenues of
$153,000. We believe, but cannot guarantee, that our sales, partly
as a consequence of the new work environment created by the
pandemic and the need for our products, will significantly increase
in the remainder of 2021 and continue that substantial growth into
2022. We also are encouraged by the $65 billion dollars provided
for broadband access to improve internet services that is in the
recently enacted Infrastructure Bill of 2021, but cannot provide
assurance as to how, or if, that will impact our products and
services.
On November 13, 2020, our filing of an Offering Circular on Form
1-A, pursuant to Regulation A (File Number: 024-11267) was
qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We registered
668,449,198 shares of common stock for maximum proceeds of
$2,315,000 (after deducting the maximum broker discount and costs
of the offering). As of September 30, 2021, the offering was fully
subscribed as we accepted the subscriptions for an aggregate of
474,453,653 shares of common stock for full satisfaction of the
entire offering of $2,500,000 (of which we received $2,315,000). We
announced the closing of the offering on our Current Report on Form
8-K as filed on February 8, 2021.
On May 11, 2021, our filing of an Offering Circular on Form 1-A,
pursuant to Regulation A (File Number: 024-11512) was qualified by
the Securities and Exchange Commission. We registered 150,000,000
shares of common stock for maximum proceeds of $7,065,000 (after
deducting the maximum broker discount and costs of the offering).
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we issued
81,550,000 shares of common stock to investors for cash proceeds of
$3,869,000, net of fees and commission, pursuant to the May 2021
Offering Circular. In September 2021, we sold 50,000,000 warrant
shares for $50,000 to two investors who purchased subscriptions
through the Offering Circular. We also awarded 5,000,000 warrant
shares to the broker who facilitated the Offering Circular. The
warrants vest immediately and have a 5-year term with an exercise
price of $0.05 per share.
We finished development of our SafeVchat™ Secure Video Conferencing
and PrivacyLoK™ products at the end of 2020 and deployed SafeVchat™
beta testing by some by our clients and individuals through our
resellers. SafeVchat™, in management’s estimation, is one of the
most secure video conferencing products on the market. PrivacyLoK™
adds security to all video conferencing tools and runs in
conjunction with other applications on the same computer. We
anticipate, but cannot guarantee, increased revenues from
SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLoK™ in 2021, 2022, and beyond.
Our executive office is located at 1090 King Georges Post Road,
Suite 603, Edison, NJ 08837. Our telephone number is (732)
661-9641. We have 11 employees. Our Company’s website is
www.strikeforcetech.com (we are not including the information
contained in our website as part of, nor should the information be
relied upon or incorporated by reference into, this
prospectus).
The following is management’s discussion and analysis (|MD&A”)
of certain significant factors that have affected our financial
position and operating results during the periods included in the
accompanying financial statements, as well as information relating
to the plans of our current management. This report includes
forward-looking statements. Generally, the words “believes,”
“anticipates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,”
“estimate,” “continue,” and similar expressions or the negative
thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties, including the matters set forth in this
report or other reports or documents we file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission from time to time, which could cause actual
results or outcomes to differ materially from those projected.
Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking
statements which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no
obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Our MD&A is comprised of significant accounting estimates made
in the normal course of its operations, overview of our business
conditions, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources
and contractual obligations. We did not have any off balance sheet
arrangements as of December 31, 2019 or 2020 or the quarters ended
September 30, 2021 and 2020.
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results
of operations is based upon its financial statements, which have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States (or “GAAP”). The
preparation of those financial statements requires us to make
estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets
and liabilities at the date of its financial statements. Actual
results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions
or conditions.
Background
We are a software development and services company that offers a
suite of integrated computer network security products using
proprietary technology. Our ongoing strategy is developing and
marketing our suite of network security products to the corporate,
financial, healthcare, legal, government, technology, insurance,
e-commerce and consumer sectors. We plan to continue to grow our
business primarily through our expanding sales channel and
internally generated sales, rather than by acquisitions. Apart from
our 49% holding in BlockSafe Technologies, Inc., we have no other
subsidiaries.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus
COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious disease outbreak, which
has continued to spread, has adversely affected workforces,
customers, economies, and financial markets globally. It has also
disrupted the normal operations of many businesses. This outbreak
could decrease spending, adversely affect demand for our products,
and harm our business and results of operations. We cannot
anticipate the effect that the impairments caused by the COVID-19
pandemic or the degree to which the economy rebounds post-pandemic
will have on our fiscal 2021 results, or the effectiveness and
distributions of recently announced vaccines. We will continue to
evaluate the nature and extent of COVID-19’s impact to our
business, consolidated results of operations, financial condition
and liquidity, and our results presented herein are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for future years.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we believe the COVID-19
pandemic did impact its operating results as sales to customers
were down 73% as compared from the year ended December 31, 2019.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we believe the
COVID-19 pandemic did impact its operating results as sales to
customers were down 5.55% as compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 2021. However, we have not observed any impairments
of our assets or a significant change in the fair value of our
assets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, it is not
possible for us to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse
results of the outbreak and its effects on our business or results
of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.
We have been following the recommendations of health authorities to
minimize exposure risk for our team members, including the
temporary closure of our corporate office and having team members
work remotely. Most customers and vendors have transitioned to
electronic submission of invoices and payments.
Management believes that cyber security is a growing requirement as
the pandemic continues, more people are working remotely as well as
using digital forms on a regular basis. Consequently, the market
demand, in our estimation, is increasing. However, our company is
also experiencing the impact of the pandemic. Currently our
management is not working from our office location and impedes our
ability to take full advantage of the increasing market demand.
Many of our current clients have experienced a dramatic slowdown in
their business, limiting their ability to have the resources to pay
for our services. We still generate revenues and we anticipate, but
cannot guarantee, we will have the resources to advance our video
conferencing tool, SafeVchat™ and PrivacyLoK™, that provides
authentication and encryption (using our existing products), for
which we believe will have a great interest in the market.
Currently, we have already earned revenues from SafeVchat™ and
PrivacyLoK™ in 2021.
Our executive office is located at 1090 King Georges Post Road,
Suite 603, Edison, NJ 08837. Our telephone number is (732)
661-9641. We have 9 employees. Our Company’s website is
www.strikeforcetech.com (we are not including the information
contained in our website as part of, nor should the information be
relied upon or incorporated by reference into, this report on Form
10-K).
Results of Operations
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 COMPARED TO THE YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $207,000
compared to $768,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019, a
decrease of $561,000 or 73.1%. The decrease in revenues was
primarily due to a reduction in the sales of our products with
impairments related to the economic consequences of the COVID-19
pandemic. Revenues are derived from software, key fobs and
services.
Cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $13,000
compared to $10,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019, an
increase of $3,000, or 30.0%. The increase resulted from the
increased fees related to certain revenues. Cost of revenues are
fees and key fobs related to our revenues, and as a percentage of
total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 was 6.2%
compared to 1.3% for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Research and development expenses for the year ended December 31,
2020 were $520,000 compared to $520,000 for the year ended December
31, 2019. The salaries, benefits and overhead costs of personnel
conducting research and development of our software products
primarily comprises our research and development expenses.
Compensation, professional fees, and selling, general and
administrative (collectively, “SGA”) expenses for the year ended
December 31, 2020 were $2,350,000 compared to $1,839,000 for the
year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $511,000 or 27.8%. The
increase was due primarily to an increase in employee stock-based
compensation and professional fees. SG&A expenses consist
primarily of salaries, benefits and overhead costs for executive
and administrative personnel, insurance, fees for professional
services, including consulting, legal, and accounting fees, plus
travel costs and non-cash stock compensation expense for the
issuance of stock options to employees and other general corporate
expenses.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, other expense was $7,412,000
as compared to other expense of $2,147,000 for the year ended
December 31, 2019, representing an increase in other expense of
$5,265,000, or 245.2%. The increase was primarily due to increases
in the loss on extinguishment of debt and in the change in the fair
value of derivative liabilities, offset by decreases in private
placement costs and in debt discount amortization.
Our net loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $10,088,000
compared to $3,750,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019, an
increase of $6,338,000, or 169.0%. The increase was primarily due
to increases in the loss on extinguishment of debt, in the change
in the fair value of derivative liabilities, in employee
stock-based compensation, in professional fees, and the decrease in
revenues, offset by decreases in private placement costs and in
debt discount amortization.
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 COMPARED TO
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were $40,000
compared to $51,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2020,
a decrease of $11,000 or 21.6%. The decrease in revenues was
primarily due to a decrease in revenues relating to our ProtectID®,
GuardedID® and MobileTrust® products, offset by an increase in
revenues relating to our SafeVchat™ product, despite the
impairments related to the economic consequences of the COVID-19
pandemic. Revenues are derived from software, key fobs and
services.
Cost of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was
$7,000 compared to $2,000 for the three months ended September 30,
2020, an increase of $5,000 or 250%. The increase in cost of
revenues was primarily due to an increase in the fees related to
our product offerings. Cost of revenues are fees and key fobs
related to our revenues, and as a percentage of total revenues for
the three months ended September 30, 2021 was 17.5% compared to
3.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
Research and development expenses for the three months ended
September 30, 2021 were $112,000 compared to $126,000 for the three
months ended September 30, 2020, a decrease of $14,000 or 11.1%.
The decrease was primarily due to the overall decrease in salaries
and benefits of the personnel conducting research and development.
The salaries, benefits and overhead costs of personnel conducting
research and development of our software products primarily
comprises our research and development expenses.
Compensation, professional fees, and selling, general and
administrative (collectively, “SGA”) expenses for the three months
ended September 30, 2021 were $672,000 compared to $430,000 for the
three months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $242,000 or
56.3%. The increase was due primarily to an increase in employee
stock-based compensation and professional fees. SG&A expenses
consist primarily of salaries, benefits and overhead costs for
executive and administrative personnel, insurance, fees for
professional services, including consulting, legal, and accounting
fees, plus travel costs and non-cash stock compensation expense for
the issuance of stock options to employees and other general
corporate expenses.
For the three months ended September 30, 2021, other expense was
$102,000 as compared to other expense of $365,000 for the three
months ended September 30, 2020, a decrease in other expense of
$263,000, or 7.21%. The decrease was primarily due to decreases in
interest expense, debt discount amortization, and the change in the
fair value of derivative liabilities.
Our net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was
$853,000 compared to $872,000 for the three months ended September
30, 2020, a decrease of $19,000, or 2.2%. The decrease was
primarily due to decreases in interest expense, debt discount
amortization, and the change in the fair value of derivative
liabilities, offset by the decrease in revenues and increases in
employee stock-based compensation and professional fees.
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 COMPARED TO
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $153,000
compared to $162,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020,
a decrease of $9,000 or 5.6%. The decrease in revenues was
primarily due to a decrease in revenues relating to our ProtectID®,
GuardedID® and MobileTrust® products, offset by an increase in
revenues relating to our SafeVchat™ product, despite the
impairments related to the economic consequences of the COVID-19
pandemic. Revenues are derived from software, key fobs and
services.
Cost of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was
$18,000 compared to $11,000 for the nine months ended September 30,
2020, an increase of $7,000 or 63.7%. The increase in cost of
revenues was primarily due to an increase in the fees related to
our product offerings. Cost of revenues are fees and key fobs
related to our revenues, and as a percentage of total revenues for
the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was 9.7% compared to 8.1%
for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Research and development expenses for the nine months ended
September 30, 2021 were $386,000 compared to $373,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $13,000 or 3.5%.
The increase was primarily due to the increase in salaries and
benefits of the personnel conducting research and development. The
salaries, benefits and overhead costs of personnel conducting
research and development of our software products primarily
comprises our research and development expenses.
Compensation, professional fees, and selling, general and
administrative (collectively, “SGA”) expenses for the nine months
ended September 30, 2021 were $8,120,000 compared to $1,477,000 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $6,643,000
or 450%. The increase was due primarily to an increase in employee
stock-based compensation and professional fees. SG&A expenses
consist primarily of salaries, benefits and overhead costs for
executive and administrative personnel, insurance, fees for
professional services, including consulting, legal, and accounting
fees, plus travel costs and non-cash stock compensation expense for
the issuance of stock options to employees and other general
corporate expenses.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, other expense was
$7,471,000 as compared to other expense of $1,243,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2020, an increase in other expense of
$6,228,000, or 501%. The increase was primarily due to increases in
financing costs and the change in the fair value of derivative
liabilities, offset by decreases in interest expense, debt discount
amortization and private placement costs.
Our net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was
$15,842,000 compared to $2,942,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2020, an increase of $12,900,000, or 439%. The
increase was primarily due to the decrease in revenues, increases
in employee stock-based compensation, professional fees, financing
costs and the change in the fair value of derivative liabilities,
offset by decreases in interest expense, debt discount amortization
and private placement costs.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our total current assets at September 30, 2021 were $3,203,000,
which included cash of $3,180,000, as compared with $203,000 in
total current assets at December 31, 2020, which included cash of
$162,000. Additionally, we had a stockholders’ deficit in the
amount of $10,668,000 at September 30, 2021 compared to a
stockholders’ deficit of $14,342,000 at December 31, 2020. We have
historically incurred recurring losses and have financed our
operations through loans, principally from affiliated parties such
as our directors, and from the proceeds of debt and equity
financing. We financed our operations during the nine months ended
September 30, 2021 primarily from the sale of common shares for
cash for net proceeds of $5,368,000 under the offering pursuant to
Regulation A, and we received the second draw SBA Paycheck
Protection assistance loan for $177,000.
Concentrations
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, sales to three
customers comprised 35%, 35% and 17% of revenues, respectively. For
the nine months ended September 30, 2020, sales to two customers
comprised 72% and 14% of revenues, respectively. At September 30,
2021, two customers comprised 63% and 12% of accounts receivable,
respectively.
Going Concern
We have yet to establish any history of profitable operations.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company
incurred a net loss of $15,842,000 and used cash in operating
activities of $2,014,000, and at September 30, 2021, the Company
had a stockholders’ deficit of $10,668,000. In addition, we are in
default on notes payable and convertible notes payable in the
aggregate amount of $3,417,000. These factors raise substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one
year after the date the financial statements are issued. In
addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting
firm, in its report published on our December 31, 2020 year-end
financial statements, and Note 1 in our unaudited financial
statements, raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern. The Company’s financial statements do
not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of
this uncertainty should we be unable to continue as a going
concern.
Management estimates that the current funds on hand will be
sufficient to continue operations through the next eighteen months.
Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our
ability to continue to implement our business plan. Currently,
management is attempting to increase revenues by selling through a
channel of distributors, value added resellers, strategic partners
and original equipment manufacturers. While we believe in the
viability of its strategy to increase revenues, there can be no
assurances to that effect. Our ability to continue as a going
concern is dependent upon our ability to increase our customer base
and realize increased revenues. No assurance can be given that any
future financing, if needed, will be available or, if available,
that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to us. Even if we
are able to obtain additional financing, if needed, it may contain
undue restrictions on our operations, in the case of debt
financing, or cause substantial dilution for our stockholders, in
the case of equity financing.
Changes in Authorized Shares and Forward Split
In June 2015, an increase of the authorized shares of the Company’s
common stock from three billion (3,000,000,000) to five billion
(5,000,000,000), $0.0001 par value, was ratified, effective upon
the filing of an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation with
the Wyoming Secretary of State. The amendment was adopted in July
2015.
In June 2019, an increase of the authorized shares of the Company’s
common stock from five billion (5,000,000,000) to seven billion
five hundred million (7,500,000,000), $0.0001 par value, was
ratified, effective upon the filing of an amendment to our
Certificate of Incorporation with the Wyoming Secretary of State.
The amendment was adopted in July 2019.
In October 2019, an increase of the authorized shares of the
Company’s common stock from seven billion five hundred million
(7,500,000,000) to twelve billion (12,000,000,000), $0.0001 par
value, was ratified, effective upon the filing of an amendment to
our Certificate of Incorporation with the Wyoming Secretary of
State. The amendment was adopted in November 2019.
In April 2020, an increase of the authorized shares of the
Company’s common stock from twelve billion (12,000,000,000) to
seventeen billion (17,000,000,000), $0.0001 par value, was
ratified, effective upon the filing of an amendment to our
Certificate of Incorporation with the Wyoming Secretary of State.
The amendment was adopted in April 2020.
In April 2020, our Board of Directors and the holders of a majority
of the voting power approved a resolution to effectuate a 500:1
Reverse Stock Split resolution for a reduction in the authorized
common stock from seventeen billion (17,000,000,000) to fourteen
billion (14,000,000,000), $0.0001 par value, of the Company. The
amendment was adopted in June 2020.
In December 2020, a decrease of the authorized shares of the
Company’s common stock from fourteen billion (14,000,000,000) to
four billion (4,000,000,000), $0.0001 par value, was ratified,
effective upon the filing of an amendment to our Certificate of
Incorporation with the Wyoming Secretary of State. The amendment
was adopted in December 2020.
On June 25, 2020, we completed a 1:500 reverse stock split of our
issued and outstanding shares of common stock and all fractional
shares were rounded up. All share and per share amounts have been
adjusted retroactively to reflect the reverse stock split as if it
had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that are
reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our
financial condition, revenues, result of operations, liquidity or
capital expenditures.
Critical Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Significant estimates include those related to accounting
for financing obligations, assumptions used in valuing stock
instruments issued for services, assumptions used in valuing
derivative liabilities, the valuation allowance for deferred tax
assets, and the accrual of potential liabilities. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
The Company follows the guidance of Accounting Standards
Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers. ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires
entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of
contracts, which includes (1) identifying the contracts or
agreements with a customer, (2) identifying our performance
obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the
transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the
separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as
each performance obligation is satisfied. The Company only applies
the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the
Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in
exchange for the services it transfers to its clients.
The Company’s revenue consists of revenue from sales and support of
our software products. Revenue primarily consists of sales of
software licenses of our ProtectID®, GuardedID® and MobileTrust®
products. We recognize revenue from these arrangements ratably over
the contractual service period. For service contracts, the
Company’s performance obligations are satisfied, and the related
revenue is recognized, as services are rendered.
The Company offers no discounts, rebates, rights of return, or
other allowances to clients which would result in the establishment
of reserves against service revenue. Additionally, to date, the
Company has not incurred incremental costs in obtaining a client
contract.
Cost of revenue includes direct costs and fees related to the sale
of our products.
Share-Based Payments
The Company periodically issues stock options, warrants, and shares
of common stock as share-based compensation to employees and
non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and
for financing costs. The Company accounts for such grants issued
and vesting based on FASB ASC 718, Compensation – Stock
Compensation (Topic 718) whereby the value of the award is measured
on the date of grant and recognized as compensation expense on the
straight-line basis over the vesting period. The Company recognizes
the fair value of stock-based compensation within its Statements of
Operations with classification depending on the nature of the
services rendered.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if
such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify
as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that
are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is
initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each
reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the
statements of operations. The Company evaluates embedded conversion
features within its convertible debt to determine whether the
embedded conversion features should be bifurcated from the host
instrument and accounted for as a derivative. The fair value of the
embedded derivatives are determined using Monte Carlo simulation
method at inception and on subsequent valuation dates. The
classification of derivative instruments, including whether such
instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is
evaluated at the end of each reporting period.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 1 in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements.
Additional Information
You are advised to read this Form S-1 in conjunction with other
reports and documents that we file from time to time with the SEC.
In particular, please read our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 13, 2021, and Current Reports on Form 8-K that we file from
time to time. You may obtain copies of these reports directly from
us or from the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F.
Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549, and you may obtain information
about obtaining access to the Reference Room by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains information for
electronic filers at its website http://www.sec.gov.
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
The following sets forth our executive officers and/or Directors,
their ages, and all offices and positions held with us.
Name
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Age
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Position
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Mark L. Kay
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72
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Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Philip E. Blocker
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64
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Chief Financial Officer
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Ramarao Pemmaraju
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60
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Chief Technical Officer and Director
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George Waller
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63
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Executive Vice President and Marketing Director
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Our Directors hold their offices until the next annual meeting of
the shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected
and qualified or until their earlier resignation, removal of office
or death. Our executive officers are elected by the Board of
Directors to serve until their successors are elected and
qualified.
The following is a brief description of the business experience of
our executive officers who are also the Directors and significant
employees:
Mark L. Kay, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors
Mr. Kay joined StrikeForce as our CEO in May 2003 following his
retirement at JPMorganChase & Co. In December 2008, a majority
of the Board of Directors, by written consent, eliminated the
position of our President, with those responsibilities being
assumed by Mr. Kay. A majority of the Board of Directors also
appointed Mr. Kay as the Chairman of the Board in December 2008.
Prior to joining StrikeForce Mr. Kay was employed by JPMorganChase
& Co. from August of 1977 until his retirement in December
2002, at which time he was a Managing Director of the firm. During
his tenure with JPMorganChase & Co. Mr. Kay led strategic and
corporate business groups with global teams up to approximately
1,000 people. His responsibilities also included Chief Operations
Officer, Chief Information Officer, and Global Technology Auditor.
Mr. Kay’s business concentrations were in securities (fixed income
and equities), proprietary trading and treasury, global custody
services, audit, cash management, corporate business services and
web services. Prior to his employment with JPMorganChase & Co.,
Mr. Kay was a systems engineer at Electronic Data Services (EDS)
for approximately five years from September 1972 through to August
1977. He holds a B.A. in Mathematics from CUNY.
Philip E. Blocker, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Blocker was CFO of MediaServ, a NYC based Internet software
development company, in 2001. Prior to MediaServ, Mr. Blocker was a
partner in POLARIS, a $25 million technology reseller, specializing
in storage and high availability solutions. He is a Certified
Public Accountant and has practical experience with taking private
companies public.
Ramarao Pemmaraju, Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Pemmaraju Joined StrikeForce in July 2002 as our Chief
Technology Officer (CTO) and the inventor of the ProtectID®
product. In May 1999 Mr. Pemmaraju co-founded NetLabs, which
developed security software products. Mr. Pemmaraju concentrated
his time on NetLabs from July 2001 through to July 2002. From June
2000 to July 2001 Mr. Pemmaraju was a systems architect and project
leader for Coreon, an operations service provider in
telecommunications. From October 1998 through May 2000, Mr.
Pemmaraju was a systems engineer with Nexgen systems, an
engineering consulting firm. Mr. Pemmaraju has over eighteen years’
experience in systems engineering and telecommunications. His
specific expertise is in systems architecture, design and product
development. Mr. Pemmaraju holds a M.S.E.E. from Rutgers University
and a B.E. from Stevens Tech.
George Waller, Executive Vice President and Head of Marketing
Mr. Waller joined StrikeForce in June 2002 as a Vice President in
charge of sales and marketing. In July 2002, Mr. Waller became the
CEO of StrikeForce, a position he held until Mr. Kay joined us in
May 2003. Since May 2003, Mr. Waller has been the Executive Vice
President overseeing Sales, Marketing, Business Development and
product development. From 2000 through June 2002, Mr. Waller was
Vice President of business development for Infopro, an outsourcing
software development firm. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Waller was Vice
President of sales and Marketing for Teachmeit.com-Incubation
systems, Inc., a multifaceted computer company and sister company
to Infopro. From 1997 through 1999, Mr. Waller was the Vice
President of Internet Marketing for RX Remedy, an aggregator of
medical content for online services. Previously, Mr. Waller was a
Vice President of Connexus Corporation, a software integrator.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between any two or more of our
directors or executive officers. There is no arrangement or
understanding between any of our directors or executive officers
and any other person pursuant to which any director or officer was
or is to be selected as a director or officer, and there is no
arrangement, plan or understanding as to whether non-management
shareholders will exercise their voting rights to continue to elect
the current board of directors. There are also no arrangements,
agreements or understandings to our knowledge between
non-management shareholders that may directly or indirectly
participate in or influence the management of our affairs.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge, during the past five years, none of
the following occurred with respect to a present or former director
or executive officer of our Company: (1) any bankruptcy petition
filed by or against any business of which such person was a general
partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy
or within two years prior to that time; (2) any conviction in a
criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
(3) being subject to any order, judgment or decree, not
subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of any
competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining,
barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any
type of business, securities or banking activities; and (4) being
found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the
SEC or the commodities futures trading commission to have violated
a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment
has not been reversed, suspended or vacated.
Board of Directors
Our By-laws provide that there must be no less than one and no more
than seven directors, as determined by the Board of Directors. Our
Board of Directors currently consists of three directors.
Directors need not be our stockholders or residents of the State of
Wyoming. Directors are elected for an annual term and generally
hold office until the next Directors have been duly elected and
qualified. A vacancy on the Board may be filled by the remaining
Directors even though less than a quorum remains. A Director
appointed to fill a vacancy remains a Director until his successor
is elected by the Stockholders at the next annual meeting of
Shareholder or until a special meeting is called to elect
Directors.
Our executive officers are appointed by the Board of Directors.
During fiscal 2020, our Board of Directors met twelve times. The
Board of Directors also uses written resolutions to deal with
certain matters and, during fiscal 2020, thirty-six written
resolutions were signed by a majority of the Directors.
Compensation of Directors
Our bylaws provide that, unless otherwise restricted by our
certificate of incorporation, our Board of Directors has the
authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may
be paid their expenses, if any, related to attendance at each
meeting of the board of directors and may be paid a fixed sum for
attendance at each meeting of the board of directors or a stated
salary as our director. Our bylaws further provide that no such
payment will preclude any director from serving our company in any
other capacity and receiving compensation therefore. Further,
members of special or standing committees may be given compensation
for attending committee meetings.
Committees
We have two committees: the Audit Committee and the Compensation
Committee. At this time, there are no members of either Committee
and the Board of Directors performs the acts of the Committees.
None of our current directors are deemed “independent” directors as
that term is used by the national stock exchanges or have the
requisite public company accounting background or expertise to be
considered an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is
defined under Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
It is anticipated that the principal functions of the Audit
Committee will be to recommend the annual appointment of our
auditors, the scope of the audit and the results of their
examination, to review and approve any material accounting policy
changes affecting our operating results and to review our internal
control procedures.
It is anticipated that the Compensation Committee will develop a
Company-wide program covering all employees and that the goals of
such program will be to attract, maintain, and motivate our
employees. It is further anticipated that one of the aspects of the
program will be to link an employee’s compensation to his or her
performance, and that the grant of stock options or other awards
related to the price of the common shares will be used in order to
make an employee’s compensation consistent with shareholders’
gains. It is expected that salaries will be set competitively
relative to the technology development industry and that individual
experience and performance will be considered in setting
salaries.
At present, executive and director compensation matters are
determined by a majority vote of the board of directors.
We do not have a nominating committee. Historically our entire
Board has selected nominees for election as directors. The Board
believes this process has worked well thus far particularly since
it has been the Board’s practice to require unanimity of Board
members with respect to the selection of director nominees. In
determining whether to elect a director or to nominate any person
for election by our stockholders, the Board assesses the
appropriate size of the Board of Directors, consistent with our
bylaws, and whether any vacancies on the Board are expected due to
retirement or otherwise. If vacancies are anticipated, or otherwise
arise, the Board will consider various potential candidates to fill
each vacancy. Candidates may come to the attention of the Board
through a variety of sources, including from current members of the
Board, stockholders, or other persons. The Board of Directors has
not yet had the occasion to, but will, consider properly submitted
proposed nominations by stockholders who are not our directors,
officers, or employees on the same basis as candidates proposed by
any other person.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership
Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and
executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent (10%)
of our outstanding Common Stock, or the Reporting Persons, to file
with the SEC initial reports of ownership on Form 3 and reports of
changes in ownership of Common Stock on Forms 4 or 5. Such persons
are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all
such reports they file. Based solely on a review of Forms 3 and 4
furnished to us by the Reporting Persons or prepared on behalf of
the Reporting Persons by the Company, the Company believes that the
Reporting Persons have complied with reporting requirements
applicable to them.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
None of the following events have occurred during the past ten
years and are material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity
of any director or officer of the Company:
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1.
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A petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any state
insolvency law was filed by or against, or a receiver, fiscal agent
or similar officer was appointed by a court for the business or
property of such person, or any partnership in which he was a
general partner at or within two years before the time of such
filing, or any corporation or business association of which he was
an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such
filing;
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2.
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Such person was convicted in a criminal proceeding or is a named
subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations and other minor offenses);
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3.
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Such person was the subject of any order, judgment, or decree, not
subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of
competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him
from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities:
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a.
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Acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker,
commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker,
leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or an associated person of
any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter,
broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person,
director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and
loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing
any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;
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b.
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Engaging in any type of business practice; or
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c.
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Engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of
any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of
Federal or State securities laws or Federal commodities laws;
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4.
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Such person was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not
subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any Federal or
State authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more
than 60 days the right of such person to engage in any activity
described in paragraph (f)(3)(i) of this section, or to be
associated with persons engaged in any such activity;
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5.
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Such person was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a
civil action or by the Commission to have violated any Federal or
State securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or
finding by the Commission has not been subsequently reversed,
suspended, or vacated;
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6.
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Such person was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a
civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have
violated any Federal commodities law, and the judgment in such
civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;
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7.
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Such person was the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State
judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not
subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged
violation of:
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a.
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Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation;
or
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b.
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Any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or
insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or
permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil
money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or
removal or prohibition order; or
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c.
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Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in
connection with any business entity; or
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8.
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Such person was the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or
order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any
self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the
Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as
defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C.
1(a)(29)), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or
organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or
persons associated with a member.
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Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, principal
accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar
functions. Our code of ethics contains standards that are
reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
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Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of
actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and
professional relationships;
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o
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Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in
reports and documents that we file with, or submits to, the
Commission and in other public communications made by us;
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o
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Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and
regulations;
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o
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The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to the
board of directors or another appropriate person or persons;
and
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o
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Accountability for adherence to the code.
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Indemnification of Officers and Directors
As permitted by Wyoming law, our Articles of Incorporation provide
that we will indemnify our directors and officers against expenses
and liabilities they incur to defend, settle, or satisfy any civil
or criminal action brought against them on account of their being
or having been our directors or officers unless, in any such
action, they are adjudged to have acted with gross negligence or
willful misconduct.
Pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that,
in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in that Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following information is related to the compensation paid,
distributed, or accrued by us for the fiscal years ended December
31, 2020 and 2019 to our Chief Executive Officer (principal
executive officer) during the last fiscal year and the two other
most highly compensated executive officers serving as of the end of
the last fiscal year whose compensation exceeded $100,000 (the
“Named Executive Officers”). The foregoing persons are collectively
referred to in this Form 10-K as the “Named Executive Officers.”
Compensation information is shown for the years ended December 31,
2020 and 2019:
Name/ Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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|
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Bonus
($)
|
|
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Stock
Awards
($)
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|
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Incentive Plan Option
Awards (Vested)
($)
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|
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Securities
Underlying
Options/SARs
($)
|
|
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Nonqualified Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
|
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Mark L. Kay
|
|
2020
|
|
|
158,000
|
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
51,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
215,000
|
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
2019
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
159,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
George Waller
|
|
2020
|
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
51,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
217,000
|
|
Executive Vice President
|
|
2019
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
159,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ramarao Pemmaraju
|
|
2020
|
|
|
161,000
|
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
51,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
218,000
|
|
Chief Technology Officer
|
|
2019
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
159,000
|
|
On July 31, 2010, Philip E. Blocker was appointed our Chief
Financial Officer. Mr. Blocker is not our employee. He received fee
payments of $2,000 in 2020 and $1,000 in 2019. Mr. Blocker received
no option awards in 2020 or 2019.
Outstanding Option Awards at Year End
The following table provides certain information regarding
unexercised options to purchase common stock, stock options that
have not vested, and equity-incentive plan awards outstanding at
December 31, 2020 for each Named Executive Officer and/or
Director:
Outstanding Equity Awards At Fiscal Year-End
Table
|
|
|
Option Awards
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Awards
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|
Name
|
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
|
|
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
|
|
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#)
|
|
|
Option Exercise Price ($)
|
|
|
Option Expiration Date
|
|
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
(#)
|
|
|
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not
Vested ($)
|
|
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares,
Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)
|
|
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of
Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested
($)
|
|
Mark L. Kay
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
1,121,250,000 |
|
|
01/03/23
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
72,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
3.125 |
|
|
09/28/26
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
2.85 |
|
|
12/21/27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
2.05 |
|
|
12/17/29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
765,027 |
|
|
|
9,234,973 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
0.005 |
|
|
12/18/30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
George Waller
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
1,121,250,000 |
|
|
01/03/23
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
72,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
3.125 |
|
|
09/28/26
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
2.85 |
|
|
12/21/27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
2.05 |
|
|
12/17/29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
765,027 |
|
|
|
9,234,973 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
0.005 |
|
|
12/18/30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ramarao Pemmaraju
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
1,121,250,000 |
|
|
01/03/23
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
72,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
3.125 |
|
|
09/28/26
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
2.85 |
|
|
12/21/27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
2.05 |
|
|
12/17/29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
765,027 |
|
|
|
9,234,973 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
0.005 |
|
|
12/18/30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table
None.
Pension Benefits Table
None.
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
Table
None.
All Other Compensation Table
None.
Perquisites Table
None.
Director Compensation
All three of our directors were also our executive officers through
December 31, 2020. Our directors did not receive any separate
compensation for serving as such during fiscal 2020.
Non-Director Compensation
Will Lynch was hired after December 31, 2020 as the Director of
Channel Distribution and not as a Named Executive Officer. A
Director of Channel Distribution develops, services, and grows
relationships with clients. Mr. Lynch will have an annual salary of
$100,000 and will also receive 2% net of all Channel sales. Mr.
Lynch reports to our Executive Vice President and Marketing
Director.
Changes in Control
We
are not aware of any arrangements that may result in a change in
control of the Company.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
Share Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners
The following table sets forth certain information as of December
7, 2021, with respect to the shares of common stock beneficially
owned by: (i) each director; (ii) each executive officer; (iii) all
current executive officers (regardless of salary and bonus level)
and directors as a group; and (iv) each person or entity known by
us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding common
stock. The address for each director and executive officer is 1090
King Georges Post Road, Suite 603, Edison, New Jersey 08837. Unless
otherwise indicated, the shareholders listed in the table below
have sole voting and investment powers with respect to the shares
indicated:
This table is based upon information obtained from our stock
records.
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER
|
|
AMOUNT OF OWNERSHIP(1)
|
|
|
PERCENTAGE OF CLASS(2) (excluding Preferred Stock
(11)
|
|
Mark L. Kay
|
|
|
10,112,002
|
(3),(11)
|
|
|
0.9717
|
%
|
Ramarao Pemmaraju
|
|
|
19,471,457
|
(4),(5),(11)
|
|
|
1.8711
|
%
|
George Waller
|
|
|
11,574,354
|
(6),(7),(11)
|
|
|
1.1122
|
%
|
All directors and executive officers as a group (3 persons)
|
|
|
41,157,813
|
(8)
|
|
|
3.9550
|
%
|
NetLabs.com, Inc.
|
|
|
2
|
(9),(10)
|
|
|
0.00000019
|
%
|
|
(1)
|
A person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of securities that
can be acquired by such person within 90 days from the date
hereof.
|
|
(2)
|
Based on 952,920,792 shares of common stock outstanding as of
December 7, 2021; also including 21 shares of common stock
available upon the conversion of certain convertible loans, 608,886
shares of common stock available upon the conversion of Series B
Preferred stock, 18,133,001 shares of common stock underlying
common stock purchase options and 68,981,234 shares of common stock
underlying warrants.
|
|
(3)
|
Includes 1 share of common stock available upon the conversion of
certain convertible loans valued at $4,875,000,000,000 per share
for $240,000 of convertibles and $3,656,250,000,000 per share for
$28,000 of convertibles, 1 share of common stock underlying vested
ten-year options valued at $1,121,250,000 per share, 72,000 shares
of common stock underlying vested ten-year options valued at $3.125
per share, 20,000 shares of common stock underlying vested ten-year
options valued at $2.85 per share, 20,000 shares of common stock
underlying vested ten-year options valued at $2.05 per share and
10,000,000 shares of common stock underlying vested ten-year
options valued at $0.005 per share. Mark L. Kay, along with Ramarao
Pemmaraju and George Waller each hold one share of Series A
Preferred Shares which, collectively, allow the holders to vote up
to 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of common and preferred
stock; Mark Kay, along with Ramarao Pemmaraju and George Waller
have irrevocably waived any conversion rights.
|
|
|
|
|
(4)
|
Includes 1 share of common stock available upon the conversion of
certain convertible loans valued at $4,875,000,000,000 per share
for $25,000 of convertibles and $3,656,250,000,000 per share for
$5,000 of convertibles, 2 shares of common stock underlying vested
ten-year options valued at $1,121,250,000 per share, 116,000 shares
of common stock underlying vested ten-year options valued at $3.125
per share, 30,000 shares of common stock underlying vested ten-year
options valued at $2.85 per share and 30,000 shares of common stock
underlying vested ten-year options valued at $2.05 per share. Of
the total shares, 64,002 shares, consisting of 1 share of common
stock available upon the conversion of certain convertible loans
valued at $4,875,000,000,000 per share for $25,000 of convertibles
and $3,656,250,000,000 per share for $5,000 of convertibles, 1
share of common stock underlying vested ten-year options valued at
$1,121,250,000 per share, 44,000 shares of common stock underlying
vested ten-year options valued at $3.125 per share, 10,000 shares
of common stock underlying vested ten-year options valued at $2.85
per share and 10,000 shares of common stock underlying vested
ten-year options valued at $2.05 per share are in the name of
Sunita Pemmaraju who is a family member of Ramarao Pemmaraju. Mark
L. Kay, along with Ramarao Pemmaraju and George Waller each hold
one share of Series A Preferred Shares which, collectively, allow
the holders to vote up to 80% of the issued and outstanding shares
of common stock; Mark Kay, along with Ramarao Pemmaraju and George
Waller have irrevocably waived any conversion rights.
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family member of George Waller.
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Includes 1 share of common stock underlying vested ten-year options
valued at $1,121,250,000 per share, 72,000 shares of common stock
underlying vested ten-year options valued at $3.125 per share,
20,000 shares of common stock underlying vested ten-year options
valued at $2.85 per share and 20,000 shares of common stock
underlying vested ten-year options valued at $2.05 per share. Mark
Kay, along with Ramarao Pemmaraju and George Waller each hold one
share of Series A Preferred Shares which, collectively, allow the
holders to vote up to 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of
common stock; Mark Kay, along with Ramarao Pemmaraju and George
Waller have irrevocably waived any conversion rights.
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Includes 2 shares of common stock available upon the conversion of
certain convertible loans valued at $4,875,000,000,000 per share
for $265,000 of convertibles and $3,656,250,000,000 per share for
$33,000 of convertibles, 4 shares of common stock underlying vested
ten-year options valued at $1,121,250,000 per share, 260,000 shares
of common stock underlying vested ten-year options valued at $3.125
per share, 70,000 shares of common stock underlying vested ten-year
options valued at $2.85 per share, 70,000 shares of common stock
underlying vested ten-year options valued at $2.05 per share and
10,000,000 shares of common stock underlying vested ten-year
options valued at $0.005 per share. Excludes the Series A Preferred
Shares: Mark L. Kay, along with Ramarao Pemmaraju and George
Waller, each hold one share of Series A Preferred Shares which,
collectively, allow the holders to vote up to 80% of the issued and
outstanding shares of common stock; Mark Kay, along with Ramarao
Pemmaraju and George Waller, have irrevocably waived any conversion
rights.
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Ramarao Pemmaraju controls NetLabs.com, Inc. along with another
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valued at $975,000,000 per share.
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Mark Kay, along with Ramarao Pemmaraju and George Waller hold 3
shares of preferred stock. The Series A Preferred Stock
collectively has voting rights equal to eighty percent of the total
current issued and outstanding shares of common stock.
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Equity Incentive Plan Information
The following table sets forth as of December 31, 2020, the total
number of shares of our common stock which may be issued upon the
exercise of outstanding stock options and other rights under
compensation plans approved by the shareholders, and under
compensation plans not approved by the shareholders. The table also
sets forth the weighted average purchase price per share of the
shares subject to those options, and the number of shares available
for future issuance under those plans.
2012 Stock Option Plan
In November 2012, the stockholders approved the 2012 Stock Option
Plan for our employees, effective January 3, 2013. The number of
shares authorized for issuance under the plan is 100,000,000.
The number of shares authorized for issuance under the Incentive
Plan was increased to 200,000,000 in September 2016 by unanimous
consent of the Board of Directors.
The number of shares authorized for issuance under the Incentive
Plan was increased to 400,000,000 in November 2017 by unanimous
consent of the Board of Directors.
In August 2015, we awarded options to purchase 2,000 shares of our
common stock to an unrelated consultant, exercisable at $0.25 per
share, expiring two years from the date of grant, and vesting over
a four-month period. In December 2016, the consultant processed an
exercise of 2,000 stock option shares into 2,000 shares of our
common stock, valued at $4,000, for a $500 payment, received in
January 2017.
In September 2016, we awarded options to purchase 392,000 shares of
our common stock to our management team and employees, exercisable
at $3.125 per share, expiring ten (10) years from the date of grant
and vesting over a six-month period.
In December 2017, we awarded options to purchase 126,000 shares of
our common stock to our management team and employees, exercisable
at $2.85 per share, expiring ten (10) years from the date of grant
and vesting over a six-month period.
In July 2018, we awarded options to purchase 1,000 shares of our
common stock to an unrelated consultant, exercisable at $8.00 per
share, expiring one year from the date of grant, and vesting over a
one-year period. The option shares expired in July 2019.
In December 2019, we awarded options to purchase 115,000 shares of
our common stock to our management team and employees, exercisable
at $2.05 per share, expiring ten (10) years from the date of grant
and vesting over a six-month period.
In December 2020, we awarded options to purchase 57,500,000 shares
of our common stock to our management team and employees,
exercisable at $0.005 per share, expiring ten (10) years from the
date of grant and vesting over a six-month period.
Subsequent to September 30, 2021, the Company granted options to
purchase an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of its common stock to an
employee. The options have an exercise price of $0.005 per share,
vest over six months, and expire in 10 years.
SECURITIES BEING OFFERED
The following is a summary of the rights of our capital stock as
provided in our articles of incorporation and bylaws. For more
detailed information, please see our articles of incorporation and
bylaws, which have been filed as exhibits to this Prospectus.
General
Common Stock
The shares of our common stock presently outstanding, and any
shares of our common stock issues upon exercise of stock options
and/or common stock purchase warrants, will be fully paid and
non-assessable. Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote
for each share owned on all matters voted upon by shareholders, and
a majority vote is required for all actions to be taken by
shareholders. In the event we liquidate, dissolve or wind-up our
operations, the holders of the common stock are entitled to share
equally and ratably in our assets, if any, remaining after the
payment of all our debts and liabilities and the liquidation
preference of any shares of preferred stock that may then be
outstanding. The common stock has no preemptive rights, no
cumulative voting rights, and no redemption, sinking fund, or
conversion provisions. Since the holders of common stock do not
have cumulative voting rights, holders of more than 50% of the
outstanding shares can elect all of our Directors, and the holders
of the remaining shares by themselves cannot elect any Directors.
Holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends, if and
when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally
available for such purpose, subject to the dividend and liquidation
rights of any preferred stock that may then be outstanding.
On March 18, 2014, we effected a 1:1,500 reverse stock split of our
issued and outstanding shares of common stock. On February 13,
2015, we effected a 1:650 reverse stock split of our issued and
outstanding shares of common stock. On August 4, 2015, we effected
a 1:1,000 reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares
of common stock.
All shares and per share amounts in the financial statements have
been adjusted to give retroactive effect to the reverse stock
splits adopted by us as if the reverse had occurred at the
beginning of the earliest period presented.
In June 2015, an increase of the authorized shares of our common
stock from three billion (3,000,000,000) to five billion
(5,000,000,000), $0.0001 par value, was ratified, effective upon
the filing of an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation with
the Wyoming Secretary of State. The amendment was adopted in July
2015.
In March 2019, an increase of the authorized shares of BlockSafe’s
common stock from one thousand (1,000) to one hundred million
(100,000,000), $0.0001 par value, was ratified, effective upon the
filing of an amendment to BlockSafe’s Certificate of Incorporation
with the Wyoming Secretary of State. The amendment was adopted in
March 2019.
In March 2019, a 1:15,000 forward stock split of BlockSafe’s issued
and outstanding shares of common stock was ratified, effective upon
the filing of an amendment to BlockSafe’s Certificate of
Incorporation with the Wyoming Secretary of State. The amendment
was adopted in March 2019.
In June 2019, an increase of the authorized shares of the Company’s
common stock from five billion (5,000,000,000) to seven billion
five hundred million (7,500,000,000), $0.0001 par value, was
ratified, effective upon the filing of an amendment to our
Certificate of Incorporation with the Wyoming Secretary of State.
The amendment was adopted in July 2019.
In October 2019, an increase of the authorized shares of the
Company’s common stock from seven billion five hundred million
(7,500,000,000) to twelve billion (12,000,000,000), $0.0001 par
value, was ratified, effective upon the filing of an amendment to
our Certificate of Incorporation with the Wyoming Secretary of
State. The amendment was adopted in November 2019.
In April 2020, an increase of the authorized shares of the
Company’s common stock from twelve billion (12,000,000,000) to
seventeen billion (17,000,000,000), $0.0001 par value, was
ratified, effective upon the filing of an amendment to our
Certificate of Incorporation with the Wyoming Secretary of State.
The amendment was adopted in April 2020.
On April 13, 2020, our Board of Directors and the holders of a
majority of the voting power approved a resolution to effectuate a
500:1 Reverse Stock Split a resolution for a Reduction in
Authorized from seventeen billion (17,000,000,000) Common Stock
down to fourteen billion (14,000.000.000) Common Stock, $0.0001 par
value, of the Company. The amendment was adopted in June 2020.
On November 13, 2020, the Company’s filing of an Offering Circular
on Form 1-A, pursuant to Regulation A (File Number: 024-11267) was
qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company
registered 668,449,198 shares of common stock maximum proceeds of
$2,315,000 (after deducting the maximum broker discount and costs
of the offering).
In December 2020, a decrease of the authorized shares of the
Company’s common stock from fourteen billion (14,000,000,000) to
four billion (4,000,000,000), $0.0001 par value, was ratified,
effective upon the filing of an amendment to our Certificate of
Incorporation with the Wyoming Secretary of State. The amendment
was adopted in December 2020.
On June 25, 2020, we completed a 1:500 reverse stock split of our
issued and outstanding shares of common stock and all fractional
shares were rounded up. All share and per share amounts have been
adjusted retroactively to reflect the reverse stock split as if it
had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented.
Preferred Stock
On October 21, 2010, the Company amended its Articles of
Incorporation in New Jersey to authorize 10,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $0.10. The designations, rights, and
preferences of such preferred stock are to be determined by the
Board of Directors. On November 15, 2010, the Company changed its
domicile from the State of New Jersey to the State of Wyoming.
In addition to the 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized
on October 21, 2010, on January 10, 2011, 100 shares of preferred
stock were further authorized and designated as Series A Preferred
Stock and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock were further
authorized and were designated as Series B Preferred Stock. The
bylaws under the Wyoming Incorporation were amended to reflect the
rights and preferences of each additional new designation.
The Series A Preferred Stock collectively has voting rights equal
to eighty percent of the total current issued and outstanding
shares of common stock. If at least one share of Series A Preferred
Stock is outstanding, the aggregate shares of Series A Preferred
Stock shall have voting rights equal to the number of shares of
common stock equal to four times the sum of the total number of
shares of common stock issued and outstanding, plus the number of
shares of Series B Preferred Stock (or other designated preferred
stock) which are issued and outstanding.
The Series B Preferred Stock has preferential liquidation rights in
the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company, such liquidation rights to be paid from the assets of the
Company not delegated to parties with greater priority at $1.00 per
share or, in the event an aggregate subscription by a single
subscriber of the Series B Preferred Stock is greater than
$100,000,000, $0.997 per share. The Series B Preferred Stock shall
be convertible to a number of shares of common stock equal to the
price of the Series B Preferred Stock divided by the par value of
the Series B Preferred Stock. The option to convert the shares of
Series B Preferred Stock may not be exercised until three months
following the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock to the
recipient shareholder. The Series B Preferred Stock shall have ten
votes on matters presented to the shareholders of the Company for
one share of Series B Preferred Stock held. The initial price of
the Series B Preferred Stock shall be $2.50, (subject to adjustment
by the Company’s Board of Directors) until such time, if ever, the
Series B Preferred Stock are listed on a secondary and/or public
exchange.
In February 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors amended the
conversion feature of the Series B Preferred Stock, to permit
conversion to common shares at a 40% market discount to current
market value at the time the Company receives a conversion request.
Current market value is defined as the average of the immediately
prior five trading day’s closing prices. Additionally, when Series
B Preferred Stock shares convert to the Company’s common stock, the
minimum price discount floor level is set at $0.005, as decided by
the Company’s Board of Directors.
Series A Preferred Stock
In 2011, the Company issued three shares of non-convertible Series
A Preferred Stock valued at $329,000 per share, or $987,000 in
aggregate to three members of the management team. The Series A
Preferred Stock are convertible into four times the total number of
common shares plus the total number of shares of Series B preferred
stock issued and outstanding at the time of conversion and have
voting rights equal to eighty percent of the total issued and
outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. This effectively
provided the management team, upon retention of their Series A
Preferred Stock, voting control on matters presented to the
shareholders of the Company. The shareholders of the Series A
Preferred Stock have each irrevocably waived their conversion
rights relating to the Series A Preferred Stock issued.
Series B Preferred Stock
The Series B Preferred Stock has preferential liquidation rights in
the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company, such liquidation rights to be paid from the assets of the
Company not delegated to parties with greater priority at $1.00 per
share or, in the event an aggregate subscription by a single
subscriber of the Series B Preferred Stock is greater than
$100,000,000, $0.997 per share. The Series B Preferred Stock shall
be convertible to a number of shares of common stock equal to the
price of the Series B Preferred Stock divided by the par value of
the Series B Preferred Stock. The option to convert the shares of
Series B Preferred Stock may not be exercised until three months
following the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock to the
recipient shareholder. The Series B Preferred Stock shall have ten
votes on matters presented to the shareholders of the Company for
one share of Series B Preferred Stock held. The initial price of
the Series B Preferred Stock shall be $2.50, (subject to adjustment
by the Company’s Board of Directors) until such time, if ever, the
Series B Preferred Stock are listed on a secondary and/or public
exchange.
As of December 7, 2021, there were 36,667 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, 20,000 of which convert to
common shares at a 25% market discount and 16,667 of which convert
to common shares at a 30% market discount.
All of the above offerings and sales, except the afore-mentioned
shares issued pursuant to a conversion of convertible notes, were
made in reliance upon the exemption from registration under Rule
506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933
and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, based on the
following: (a) the investors confirmed to us that they were
“accredited investors,” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 and had such
background, education and experience in financial and business
matters as to be able to evaluate the merits and risks of an
investment in the securities; (b) there was no public offering or
general solicitation with respect to the offering; (c) the
investors were provided with certain disclosure materials and all
other information requested with respect to our company; (d) where
applicable, the investors acknowledged that all securities being
purchased were “restricted securities” for purposes of the
Securities Act of 1933, and agreed to transfer such securities only
in a transaction registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or
exempt from registration under the Securities Act; and (e) where
applicable, a legend was placed on the certificates representing
each such security stating that it was restricted and could only be
transferred if subsequent registered under the Securities Act of
1933or transferred in a transaction exempt from registration under
the Securities Act of 1933.
Voting Rights
Each holder of Common Stock is entitled to one vote for each share
of Common Stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of
stockholders.
The three shares of the issued and outstanding shares of the Series
A preferred stock have voting rights equal to eighty percent of the
total issued and outstanding shares of our common stock.
Amendment of our Bylaws
Our bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by the affirmative
vote of a majority of our outstanding shares. Subject to applicable
law, our bylaws also may be adopted, amended or repealed by our
Board of Directors.
Transfer Agent
Our transfer agent is Worldwide Stock Transfer, LLC. Their address
is One University Plaza, Suite 505, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Our
transfer agent is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission
DIVIDEND POLICY
Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any
then-outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, if any, and any other
restrictions, holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive
ratably those dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to
time by our board of directors out of legally available funds. We
and our predecessors have not declared any dividends in the past.
Further, we do not presently contemplate that there will be any
future payment of any dividends on Common Stock.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED
TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
None of the following parties has, since our date of incorporation,
had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction
with us or in any presently proposed transaction that has or will
materially affect us:
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BlockSafe Technologies, Inc.
BlockSafe Technologies, Inc. (“BlockSafe”) was formed on December
1, 2017 in the State of Wyoming. BlockSafe is in the business of
providing total cyber security solutions and is the licensee from
our company of our desktop anti-malware product called
“GuardedID®” and a one of a kind mobile application
called “MobileTrust®”. BlockSafe is intended to be developed as an
enterprise focusing on using our licensed technology in the field
of cryptocurrency and its use of blockchains. Small revenues have
been generated to date as BlockSafe is still in the developmental
stage. There can be no assurances on the success of this project or
any profitability arising from BlockSafe.
As of December 31, 2020, no tokens have been developed or issued.
There is no assurance as to whether, or at what amount, or on what
terms, tokens will be available. Moreover, there can be no
assurance how such technology will function, which could expose us
to legal and regulatory issues. Cryptocurrency and its use of
blockchains is still in the development stage and receiving mixed
results. The Securities and Exchange Commission has, in its
dissemination of information to the public, expressed that tokens
in the United States would be treated as securities pursuant to the
Howey Test. This standard has been adopted, in various
forms, in numerous other jurisdictions. The European Union and
China are contemplating their own form of cryptocurrency and
Facebook Libra cryptocurrency recently lost the support of PayPal
(see https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/cryptocurrency, which
article is not incorporated by reference to this filing). In
addition, legal and regulatory developments could render the
technology impermissible, which could have a material adverse
effect on BlockSafe and us.
In June 2018, two members of our management team, George Waller,
our Executive Vice President and Ramarao Pemmaraju, our Chief
Technical Officer, were appointed to BlockSafe to serve as the
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technical Officer, respectively.
Additionally, our Chief Executive Officer of StrikeForce, Mark L.
Kay, also an appointee to the Board of Directors of BlockSafe, was
appointed as Chairman and President of BlockSafe.
BlockSafe is owned 49% by the Company and 31% by three executive
officers of the Company. BlockSafe meets the definition of a
variable interest entity (“VIE”) and based on the determination
that we are the primary beneficiary of BlockSafe, BlockSafe’s
operating results, assets and liabilities are consolidated by the
Company. Intercompany balances and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation. At December 31, 2020, noncontrolling
interests represents 51% of BlockSafe that we do not directly own.
The Company and BlockSafe have a management agreement pursuant to
which BlockSafe shall remit a management fee of $36,000 per month
to the Company, and when BlockSafe reaches a milestone of
$1,000,000 in financing, an additional management fee of $5,000,000
shall be owed to the Company, payable monthly over three years. The
management fee is currently eliminated in consolidation. At
December 31, 2020 and 2019, the amount of VIE cash on the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets can be used only to settle
obligations of BlockSafe, and the amounts of VIE accounts payable,
VIE Notes Payable, VIE Accrued Interest, and VIE Financing
Obligation have no recourse to the general credit of the
Company.
At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the outstanding
balance of financing obligations amounted to $1,263,000,
respectively, to be paid in tokens, as defined. At September 30,
2021 and through the date of filing, BlockSafe has not developed or
issued any tokens and there is no assurance as to whether, or at
what amount, or on what terms, tokens will be available to be
issued, if ever. At September 30, 2021, as the tokens do not exist,
and any amounts received for tokens are not considered equity or
revenue, management determined that 100% of the obligation of
$1,263,000 is a liability to be settled by BlockSafe, through the
issuance of tokens, or through other means if tokens are never
issued.
RELATED PARTY CONVERTIBLE NOTES
In previous years, the Company issued convertible notes to related
parties/officers in exchange for cash and/or services
rendered. The notes are unsecured and are due on December 31,
2021, as amended. The notes are unsecured, and have due dates
of December 31, 2021, as amended. Certain notes payable
are due to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and have a
compounded interest rate of 8% per annum. The aggregate notes
are convertible into less than one share of the Company’s common
stock at fixed conversion prices adjusted for applicable reverse
stock splits. As of December 31, 2020, the outstanding
balance of the notes payable amounted to $298,000.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, notes payable
aggregating $30,000 were repaid. At September 30, 2021, the
balance of convertible notes payable-related parties totaled
$268,000.
RELATED PARTY PROMISSORY NOTES
Notes payable-related parties notes represent notes payable to the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer ranging in interest rates of 0%
per annum to 10% per annum. The notes are unsecured and the
outstanding balance of these notes payable at December 31, 2020
amounted to $952,000.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company made
payments of $259,000.
At September 30, 2021, the balance of notes payable-related parties
totaled $693,000 which are all due to the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer. The notes are due on December 31, 2021, as amended.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and
other information with the Commission. Our Commission filings are
available to the public over the Internet at the Commission’s
website at http://www.sec.gov. The public may also read and copy
any document we file with the Commission at its Public Reference
Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, on official
business days during the hours of 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The public
may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference
Room by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. This prospectus
is part of the registration statement and, as permitted by
Commission rules, does not contain all of the information included
in the registration statement. Whenever a reference is made in this
prospectus to any of our contracts or other documents, the
reference may not be complete and, for a copy of the contract or
document, you should refer to the exhibits that are part of the
registration statement. We maintain a website at
http://www.energizerresources.com. Information contained on our
website is not part of this prospectus.
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON
INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
Wyoming corporation law provides that:
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a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the
right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or
was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses,
including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with the action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and
in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
his conduct was unlawful;
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a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or
is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses,
including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys' fees actually
and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or
settlement of the action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a
manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the corporation. Indemnification may not be made
for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been
adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of
all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the corporation or for
amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to
the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought
or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon
application that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses as the court deems proper; and
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to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a
corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any
claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation shall indemnify him
against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.
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Our articles of incorporation require us to indemnify our directors
and officers against all damages incurred in connection with our
business to the fullest extent provided or allowed by law.
Our bylaws provide that we will advance all expenses incurred to
any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suite or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was our director
or officer, or is or was serving at our request as a director or
executive officer of another company, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, prior to the final disposition of the
proceeding, promptly following request. This advanced of expenses
is to be made upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
such person to repay said amounts should it be ultimately
determined that the person was not entitled to be indemnified under
our bylaws or otherwise.
Our bylaws also provide that no advance shall be made by us to any
officer in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, if a determination is reasonably
and promptly made: (a) by the board of directors by a majority vote
of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the
proceeding; or (b) if such quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion, that the facts
known to the decision-making party at the time such determination
is made demonstrate clearly and convincingly that such person acted
in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be
in or not opposed to our best interests.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers or
controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission this indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
StrikeForce Technologies,
Inc.
Index to Financial Statements
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Stockholders and Board of Directors of
StrikeForce Technologies, Inc.
Edison, NJ
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31,
2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations,
changes in stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then
ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the
“financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the
results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then
ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming
that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in
Note 1 to the financial statements, during the year ended December
31, 2020, the Company incurred a net loss and utilized cash in
operations, and at December 31, 2020, had a stockholders’ deficit.
In addition, $3,604,000 of notes payable were in default as of that
date. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in
regards to these matters are also described in Note 1. The
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Company’s financial statements based on our 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 audits
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error
or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged
to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an
understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of
material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to
error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those
risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis,
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising
from the current period audit of the financial statements that was
communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee
and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to
the financial statements and (2) involved especially challenging,
subjective, or complex judgments.
The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any
way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as
a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit
matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit
matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Determination and Valuation of Derivative Liabilities
As discussed in Notes 3 and 10 to the consolidated financial
statements, during the year ended December 31, 2020 and in prior
periods, the Company issued convertible notes and warrants that
required management to assess whether the conversion features of
the convertible notes required bifurcation and separate valuation
as a derivative liability and whether the warrants required
accounting as derivative liabilities. When it is determined that
derivative liability accounting treatment is required, the Company
measures the derivative liabilities at fair value using Monte Carlo
Simulation Models. Such models use certain assumptions related to
exercise price, term, expected volatility, and risk-free interest
rate. As of December 31, 2020, the derivative liabilities totaled
$163,000.
We identified the determination and valuation of the derivative
liabilities as a critical audit matter due to the significant
judgements used by the Company in determining whether the embedded
conversion features and warrants required derivative accounting
treatment and the significant judgements used in determining the
fair value of the derivative liabilities including the
appropriateness of the model utilized. Auditing the determination
and valuation of the derivative liabilities involved a high degree
of auditor judgement and specialized skills and knowledge were
needed.
The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit
matter included the following. We inspected and reviewed debt
agreements, conversion notices, and settlement agreements to
evaluate the Company’s determination of whether derivative
accounting was required, including assessing and evaluating
management’s application of relevant accounting standards to such
transactions. We evaluated the reasonableness and appropriateness
of the choice of valuation model used for each specific derivative
instrument. We tested the reasonableness of the underlying
assumptions and data used in the valuations to determine the fair
values, including stock price, exercise price, term, expected
volatility and risk-free interest rate. We tested the accuracy and
completeness of data used by the Company in developing the
assumptions used in the model. We developed an independent
expectation using market data sources, models and key assumptions
determined to be relevant and reliable and compared such
independent expectation to the Company’s estimate. In addition, we
ascertained the competence and objectivity of the third-party
valuation specialist engaged by the Company to calculate the fair
values, as well as independently assessing the professional
competence, experience, and objectivity of the Company’s
third-party valuation specialist.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015.
/s/ Weinberg & Company, P.A.
Los Angeles, California
April 13, 2021
STRIKEFORCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
|
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash (includes VIE balances of $2,000 and $1,000, respectively)
|
|
$ |
162,000 |
|
|
$ |
75,000 |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
21,000 |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
203,000 |
|
|
|
99,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use asset
|
|
|
157,000 |
|
|
|
206,000 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
14,000 |
|
|
|
17,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
$ |
376,000 |
|
|
$ |
327,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (includes VIE balances of
$3,000 and $27,000, respectively)
|
|
$ |
1,010,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,116,000 |
|
Convertible notes payable (net of discount of $14,000 and $423,000,
respectively;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
including $1,458,000 and $1,438,000 in default, respectively)
|
|
|
1,469,000 |
|
|
|
1,860,000 |
|
Convertible notes payable - related parties
|
|
|
298,000 |
|
|
|
356,000 |
|
Notes payable (net of discount of $52,000 and $0, respectively;
including $2,146,000 and $2,114,000
|
|
|
2,250,000 |
|
|
|
2,238,000 |
|
in default, respectively) (includes VIE balances of $475,000 and
$475,000, respectively)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes payable - related parties
|
|
|
952,000 |
|
|
|
743,000 |
|
Accrued interest (including $1,448,000 and $1,396,000 due to
related parties, respectively) (includes
|
|
|
5,187,000 |
|
|
|
4,842,000 |
|
VIE balances of $109,000 and $71,000, respectively)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent payment obligation
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
Financing obligation (includes VIE balance of $1,263,000 and
$1,263,000, respectively)
|
|
|
1,263,000 |
|
|
|
1,263,000 |
|
Operating lease liability, current portion
|
|
|
38,000 |
|
|
|
47,000 |
|
Derivative liabilities
|
|
|
163,000 |
|
|
|
1,516,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
14,130,000 |
|
|
|
15,481,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes payable, long term portion
|
|
|
463,000 |
|
|
|
148,000 |
|
Operating lease liability, long term portion
|
|
|
125,000 |
|
|
|
162,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities
|
|
|
14,718,000 |
|
|
|
15,791,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Deficit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A Preferred stock, no par value; 100 shares authorized;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
987,000 |
|
|
|
987,000 |
|
Series B Preferred stock par value $0.10: 100,000,000 shares
authorized;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,667 shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
Preferred stock series not designated par value $0.10: 10,000,000
shares authorized;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
none issued or outstanding
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Common stock par value $0.0001: 4,000,000,000 shares
authorized;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
718,263,338 and 5,905,388 shares issued and outstanding,
respectively
|
|
|
72,000 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
39,814,000 |
|
|
|
28,675,000 |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(54,396,000 |
) |
|
|
(44,353,000 |
) |
Total StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. stockholders' deficit
|
|
|
(13,519,000 |
) |
|
|
(14,686,000 |
) |
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiary
|
|
|
(823,000 |
) |
|
|
(778,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Stockholders' Deficit
|
|
|
(14,342,000 |
) |
|
|
(15,464,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
|
|
$ |
376,000 |
|
|
$ |
327,000 |
|
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial
statements.
STRIKEFORCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|
For the Years Ended
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
|
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
207,000 |
|
|
$ |
768,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue
|
|
|
13,000 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
2,350,000 |
|
|
|
1,839,000 |
|
Research and development
|
|
|
520,000 |
|
|
|
520,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
2,883,000 |
|
|
|
2,369,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(2,676,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,601,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense (including $135,000 and $129,000 to related
parties, respectively)
|
|
|
(654,000 |
) |
|
|
(505,000 |
) |
Debt discount amortization
|
|
|
(605,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,047,000 |
) |
Private placement costs
|
|
|
(175,000 |
) |
|
|
(803,000 |
) |
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
|
|
(1,190,000 |
) |
|
|
311,000 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
|
|
|
(4,841,000 |
) |
|
|
(134,000 |
) |
Other income
|
|
|
53,000 |
|
|
|
31,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
(7,412,000 |
) |
|
|
(2,147,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(10,088,000 |
) |
|
|
(3,748,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(10,088,000 |
) |
|
|
(3,750,000 |
) |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
|
|
45,000 |
|
|
|
222,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to StrikeForce Technologies, Inc.
|
|
$ |
(10,043,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,528,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per common share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-Basic and diluted
|
|
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.68 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-Basic and diluted
|
|
|
73,260,600 |
|
|
|
5,215,411 |
|
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial
statements.
STRIKEFORCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS'
DEFICIT
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019
|
|
Series A Preferred stock,
no par value
|
|
|
Series B Preferred stock,
par value $0.10
|
|
|
Common stock,
par value $0.0001
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Non
controlling
|
|
|
Total
Stockholders'
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2019
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
$ |
987,000 |
|
|
|
36,667 |
|
|
$ |
4,000 |
|
|
|
4,747,499 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
26,587,000 |
|
|
$ |
(40,825,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(556,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,802,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of common stock issued for services
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of vested options
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
21,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
21,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of warrants issued with convertible notes accounted for
as debt discount
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued upon conversion of notes payable and accrued
interest
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,157,829 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,007,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,007,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(3,528,000 |
) |
|
|
(222,000 |
) |
|
|
(3,750,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2019
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
987,000 |
|
|
|
36,667 |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
5,905,388 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
28,675,000 |
|
|
|
(44,353,000 |
) |
|
|
(778,000 |
) |
|
|
(15,464,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued for cash
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
436,337,203 |
|
|
|
44,000 |
|
|
|
932,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
976,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of common stock issued for services
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,378,671 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
38,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
39,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of vested options
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
506,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
506,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued with notes payable accounted for as debt
discount
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
118,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
118,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued upon conversion of notes payable and accrued
interest
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
233,674,842 |
|
|
|
23,000 |
|
|
|
9,089,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
9,112,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued upon conversion of debt settlement
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
35,967,234 |
|
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
|
456,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
459,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(10,043,000 |
) |
|
|
(45,000 |
) |
|
|
(10,088,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2020
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
$ |
987,000 |
|
|
|
36,667 |
|
|
$ |
4,000 |
|
|
|
718,263,338 |
|
|
$ |
72,000 |
|
|
$ |
39,814,000 |
|
|
$ |
(54,396,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(823,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,342,000 |
) |
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial
statements.
STRIKEFORCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
For the Year
|
|
|
For the Year
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
|
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(10,088,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,750,000 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
7,000 |
|
|
|
7,000 |
|
Amortization of debt discount
|
|
|
605,000 |
|
|
|
1,047,000 |
|
Amortization of right-of-use asset
|
|
|
49,000 |
|
|
|
47,000 |
|
Fair value of common stock issued for services
|
|
|
39,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Fair value of vested options
|
|
|
506,000 |
|
|
|
21,000 |
|
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
|
|
1,190,000 |
|
|
|
(311,000 |
) |
Private placement costs
|
|
|
173,000 |
|
|
|
803,000 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
4,841,000 |
|
|
|
134,000 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
(17,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(77,000 |
) |
|
|
170,000 |
|
Accrued interest
|
|
|
562,000 |
|
|
|
490,000 |
|
Operating lease liability
|
|
|
(46,000 |
) |
|
|
(44,000 |
) |
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(2,256,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,385,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment
|
|
|
(1,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,000 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(1,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale of common stock
|
|
|
976,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Proceeds from convertible notes payable
|
|
|
803,000 |
|
|
|
985,000 |
|
Proceeds from notes payable
|
|
|
673,000 |
|
|
|
315,000 |
|
Proceeds from notes payable-related parties
|
|
|
263,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Repayment of convertible note payable
|
|
|
(43,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Repayment of notes payable
|
|
|
(274,000 |
) |
|
|
(48,000 |
) |
Repayment of notes payable-related parties
|
|
|
(54,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Proceeds from finance obligation
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
123,000 |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
2,344,000 |
|
|
|
1,375,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash
|
|
|
87,000 |
|
|
|
(11,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash at beginning of the year
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
86,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash at end of the year
|
|
$ |
162,000 |
|
|
$ |
75,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid
|
|
$ |
85,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Income tax paid
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing
transactions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of derivative upon issuance of convertible debt recorded
as debt discount
|
|
$ |
744,000 |
|
|
$ |
985,000 |
|
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease
obligations
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
253,000 |
|
Common stock issued for conversion of notes and accrued
interest
|
|
$ |
9,112,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,007,000 |
|
Convertible note, accrued interest, and accounts payable assumed by
debt settlement obligation
|
|
$ |
198,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Common stock issued for payment of debt settlement obligation
|
|
$ |
459,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Convertible note and accrued interest exchanged for common
stock
|
|
$ |
1,180,000 |
|
|
$ |
659,000 |
|
Notes payable and accrued interest exchanged for financing
obligation
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
315,000 |
|
Warrants issued with convertible notes accounted for as debt
discount
|
|
$ |
118,000 |
|
|
$ |
60,000 |
|
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial
statements.
StrikeForce Technologies, Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2020 and 2019
Note 1 - Organization and Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies
StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) is a software
development and services company that offers a suite of integrated
computer network security products using proprietary technology.
The Company’s operations are based in Edison, New Jersey.
Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been
prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the
realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and
commitments in the normal course of business. As reflected in the
accompanying financial statements, for the year ended December 31,
2020, the Company incurred a net loss of $10,088,000 and used cash
in operating activities of $2,256,000, and at December 31, 2020,
the Company had a stockholders’ deficit of $14,342,000. Also, at
December 31, 2020, the Company is in default on notes payable and
convertible notes payable in the aggregate amount of $3,604,000.
These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that
these financial statements are issued. The consolidated financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary
if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
At
December 31, 2020, the Company had cash on hand in the amount of
$162,000. Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the Company sold
subscriptions for $1,525,000 and issued 38,116,450 shares of its
common stock in an offering under Regulation A and received one SBA
Paycheck Protection assistance loan for $177,000. Management
estimates that the current funds on hand will be sufficient to
continue operations through the next six months. The Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its
ability to continue to implement its business plan. Currently,
management is attempting to increase revenues by selling through a
channel of distributors, value added resellers, strategic partners
and original equipment manufacturers. While the Company believes in
the viability of its strategy to increase revenues, there can be no
assurances to that effect. The Company’s ability to continue as a
going concern is dependent upon its ability to increase its
customer base and realize increased revenues. No assurance can be
given that any future financing, if needed, will be available or,
if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to the
Company. Even if the Company is able to obtain additional
financing, if needed, it may contain undue restrictions on its
operations, in the case of debt financing, or cause substantial
dilution for its stockholders, in the case of equity financing.
Basis of presentation and principles of
consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America. The consolidated
financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
subsidiary, BlockSafe Technologies, Inc. (“BST”). BST is owned 49%
by the Company and 31% by three executive officers of the Company.
BST meets the definition of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and
based on the determination that the Company is the primary
beneficiary of BST. BST’s operating results, assets and liabilities
are consolidated by the Company. Intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
At December 31, 2020, noncontrolling interests represents 51% of
BST that the Company does not directly own. The Company and BST
have a management agreement pursuant to which BST shall remit a
management fee of $36,000 per month to the Company, and when BST
reaches a milestone of $1,000,000 in financing, an additional
management fee of $5,000,000 shall be owed to the Company, payable
monthly over three years. The management fee is eliminated in
consolidation. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the amount of VIE
cash on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets can be used
only to settle obligations of BST, and the amounts of VIE accounts
payable, VIE Notes Payable, VIE Accrued Interest, and VIE Financing
Obligation have no recourse to the general credit of the
Company.
Reverse Stock Split
On June 25, 2020, the Company completed a 1:500 reverse stock split
of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock and
all fractional shares were rounded up. All share and per share
amounts in the accompanying financial statements have been adjusted
retroactively to reflect the reverse stock split as if it had
occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented.
COVID-19
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus
COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious disease outbreak, which
has continued to spread, has adversely affected workforces,
customers, economies, and financial markets globally. It has also
disrupted the normal operations of many businesses. This outbreak
could decrease spending, adversely affect demand for the Company’s
products, and harm the Company’s business and results of
operations.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company believes the
COVID-19 pandemic did impact its operating results as sales to
customers were down 73% as compared from the year ended December
31, 2019. However, the Company has not observed any impairments of
its assets or a significant change in the fair value of its assets
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, it is not possible for
the Company to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse
results of the outbreak and its effects on the Company’s business
or results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.
The Company has been following the recommendations of health
authorities to minimize exposure risk for its team members,
including the temporary closure of its corporate office and having
team members work remotely. Most customers and vendors have
transitioned to electronic submission of invoices and payments.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Significant estimates include those related to accounting
for financing obligations, assumptions used in valuing stock
instruments issued for services, assumptions used in valuing
derivative liabilities, the valuation allowance for deferred tax
assets, and the accrual of potential liabilities. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
The Company follows the guidance of Accounting Standards
Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers. ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires
entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of
contracts, which includes (1) identifying the contracts or
agreements with a customer, (2) identifying our performance
obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the
transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the
separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as
each performance obligation is satisfied. The Company only applies
the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the
Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in
exchange for the services it transfers to its clients.
The Company’s revenue consists of revenue from sales and support of
our software products. Revenue primarily consists of sales of
software licenses of our ProtectID®, GuardedID® and MobileTrust®
products. The Company usually recognizes subscription revenue over
a one-month period based on a typical monthly renewal cycle in
accordance with its customer agreement terms. For service
contracts, the Company’s performance obligations are satisfied, and
the related revenue is recognized, as services are rendered.
The Company offers no discounts, rebates, rights of return, or
other allowances to clients which would result in the establishment
of reserves against service revenue. Additionally, to date, the
Company has not incurred incremental costs in obtaining customer
contracts.
Cost of revenue includes direct costs and fees related to the sale
of our products.
The following tables present our revenue disaggregated by major
product and service lines:
|
|
Year ended
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
|
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
Software
|
|
$ |
200,000 |
|
|
$ |
764,000 |
|
Service
|
|
|
7,000 |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
Total revenue
|
|
$ |
207,000 |
|
|
$ |
768,000 |
|
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable consist of trade amounts due from customers,
and are recorded at invoiced amounts. The Company maintains an
allowance for doubtful accounts receivable based upon our business
customers’ financial condition and payment history, and our
historical collection experience and expected collectability of
accounts receivable. In circumstances where the Company becomes
aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial
obligations to the Company, a specific reserve for bad debts is
estimated and recorded. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the
allowance for doubtful accounts was $20,000 and $20,000,
respectively.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated
depreciation and amortization. Property and equipment are
depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives of the related assets as follows:
|
|
Estimated Useful Life (Years)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computer equipment
|
|
|
5 |
|
Computer software
|
|
|
3 |
|
Furniture and fixture
|
|
|
7 |
|
Office equipment
|
|
|
7 |
|
Expenditures for major additions and betterments are capitalized.
Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Upon
sale or retirement of property and equipment, the related cost and
accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain
or loss is reflected in the statements of operations. Management
assesses the carrying value of property and equipment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value
may not be recoverable. If there is indication of impairment,
management prepares an estimate of future cash flows expected to
result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If
these cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an
impairment loss is recognized to write down the asset to its
estimated fair value. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and
2019, the Company did not recognize any impairment for its property
and equipment.
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
The Company reviews its property and equipment, right-of-use
assets, and other long-lived assets, including intangible assets
other than goodwill, for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group
may not be recoverable. Recoverability is measured by a comparison
of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted
future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the
carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted
future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount
by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of
the assets. Fair value is generally determined using the asset’s
expected future discounted cash flows or market value, if readily
determinable. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the
Company had no impairment of long-lived assets.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability
method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible
temporary differences, and deferred tax liabilities are recognized
for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the
differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation
allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely
than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will
be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for
the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of
enactment.
Leases
We lease our corporate office space under a lease agreement with
monthly payments over a period of 60 months. Pursuant to ASC 840,
Leases, lease assets are presented as operating lease right-of-use
assets and the related liabilities are presented as lease
liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets (see Note
11).
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company follows the authoritative guidance issued by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for fair value
measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be
received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the
principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in
an orderly transaction between market participants at the
measurement date. A fair value hierarchy was established, which
prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into three
broad levels as follows:
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
or liabilities.
Level 2—Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active
markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s
assumptions.
The Company is required to use of observable market data if such
data is available without undue cost and effort.
The Company believes the carrying amounts reported in the balance
sheet for accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses,
convertible notes, and notes payables approximate fair values
because of the short-term nature of these financial
instruments.
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company’s balance sheet
includes Level 2 liabilities comprised of the fair value of
embedded derivative liabilities of $163,000 and $1,516,000,
respectively (see Note 10).
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if
such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify
as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that
are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is
initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each
reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the
statements of operations. The Company evaluates embedded conversion
features within its convertible debt to determine whether the
embedded conversion features should be bifurcated from the host
instrument and accounted for as a derivative. The fair value of the
embedded derivatives are determined using Monte Carlo simulation
method at inception and on subsequent valuation dates. The
classification of derivative instruments, including whether such
instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is
evaluated at the end of each reporting period.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company periodically issues stock options, warrants, and shares
of common stock as share-based compensation to employees and
non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and
for financing costs. The Company accounts for such grants issued
and vesting based on FASB ASC 718, Compensation – Stock
Compensation (Topic 718) whereby the value of the award is
measured on the date of grant and recognized as compensation
expense on the straight-line basis over the vesting period. The
Company recognizes the fair value of stock-based compensation
within its Statements of Operations with classification depending
on the nature of the services rendered.
The fair value of the Company’s stock options and warrants are
estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model,
which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest rates,
expected volatility, expected life of the stock options or
restricted stock, and future dividends. Compensation expense is
recorded based upon the value derived from the Black-Scholes-Merton
Option Pricing model and based on actual experience. The
assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model
could materially affect compensation expense recorded in future
periods.
Loss per Share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to
common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed
by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus the
number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding
if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued using the
treasury stock method. Diluted loss per share excludes all
potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. The
following potentially dilutive shares were excluded from the shares
used to calculate diluted earnings per share as their inclusion
would be anti-dilutive:
|
|
Year ended
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
Options to purchase common stock
|
|
|
58,133,001 |
|
|
|
633,001 |
|
Warrants to purchase common stock
|
|
|
27,405,476 |
|
|
|
100,574 |
|
Convertible notes
|
|
|
1,156,304 |
|
|
|
1,554,866 |
|
Convertible Series B Preferred stock
|
|
|
791,170 |
|
|
|
31,548
|
|
Total
|
|
|
87,485,950 |
|
|
|
2,319,989
|
|
Advertising, Sales and Marketing Costs
Advertising, sales and marketing costs are expensed as incurred and
are included in sales and marketing expenses. For the years ended
December 31, 2020 and 2019, advertising, sales and marketing
expenses were $2,000 and $8,000, respectively.
Research and Development Costs
Costs incurred for research and development are expensed as
incurred. The salaries, benefits, and overhead costs of personnel
conducting research and development of the Company’s software
products comprise research and development expenses. Purchased
materials that do not have an alternative future use are also
expensed.
Concentrations
For the year ended December 31, 2020, sales to two customers
comprised 72% and 15% of revenues, respectively. For the year ended
December 31, 2019, sales to three customers comprised 58%, 21% and
14% of revenues, respectively. At December 31, 2020, three
customers comprised 50%, 24% and 10% of accounts receivable,
respectively. At December 31, 2019, three customers comprised 43%,
29% and 12% of accounts receivable, respectively.
The Company maintains the majority of its cash balances with one
financial institution, in the form of demand deposits. At December
31, 2020, the Company did not have cash deposits that exceeded the
federally insured limit of $250,000 per account. The Company
believes that no significant concentration of credit risk exists
with respect to its cash balances because of its assessment of the
creditworthiness and financial viability of the financial
institution.
Segments
The Company operates in one segment for the development and
distribution of our software products. In accordance with the
“Segment Reporting” Topic of the ASC, the Company’s chief operating
decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer
and President, who reviews operating results to make decisions
about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire
Company. Existing guidance, which is based on a management approach
to segment reporting, establishes requirements to report selected
segment information quarterly and to report annually entity-wide
disclosures about products and services, major customers, and the
countries in which the entity holds material assets and reports
revenue. All material operating units qualify for aggregation under
“Segment Reporting” due to their similar customer base and
similarities in: economic characteristics; nature of products and
services; and procurement, manufacturing and distribution
processes. Since the Company operates in one segment, all financial
information required by “Segment Reporting” can be found in the
accompanying financial statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Credit Losses -
Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASC
326”). ASU 2016-13 requires entities to use a forward-looking
approach based on current expected credit losses (“CECL”) to
estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments,
including trade receivables. This may result in the earlier
recognition of allowances for losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for
the Company beginning January 1, 2023, and early adoption is
permitted. The Company does not believe the potential impact of the
new guidance and related codification improvements will be material
to its financial position, results of operations and cash
flows.
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with
Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and
Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40):
Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s
Own Equity. ASU 2020-06 will simplify the accounting for
convertible instruments by reducing the number of accounting models
for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock.
Limiting the accounting models will result in fewer embedded
conversion features being separately recognized from the host
contract as compared with current GAAP. Convertible instruments
that continue to be subject to separation models are (1) those with
embedded conversion features that are not clearly and closely
related to the host contract, that meet the definition of a
derivative, and that do not qualify for a scope exception from
derivative accounting and (2) convertible debt instruments issued
with substantial premiums for which the premiums are recorded as
paid-in capital. ASU 2020-06 also amends the guidance for the
derivatives scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity
to reduce form-over-substance-based accounting conclusions. ASU
2020-06 will be effective January 1, 2024, for the Company. Early
adoption is permitted, but no earlier than January 1, 2021,
including interim periods within that year. Management is currently
evaluating the effect of the adoption of ASU 2020-06 on the
consolidated financial statements, but currently does not believe
ASU 2020-06 will have a significant impact on the Company’s
accounting for its convertible debt instruments as they are not
considered indexed to the Company’s own stock. The effect will
largely depend on the composition and terms of the financial
instruments at the time of adoption.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB,
including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange
Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a
material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated
financial statements.
Note 2 - Property and
Equipment
Property and equipment, stated at cost, less accumulated
depreciation consisted of the following:
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computer equipment
|
|
$ |
82,000 |
|
|
$ |
82,000 |
|
Computer software
|
|
|
44,000 |
|
|
|
43,000 |
|
Furniture and fixtures
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
Office equipment
|
|
|
17,000 |
|
|
|
17,000 |
|
|
|
|
153,000 |
|
|
|
152,000 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(151,000 |
) |
|
|
(147,000 |
) |
|
|
$ |
2,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,000 |
|
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
was $4,000 and $5,000, respectively.
Note 3 - Convertible Notes Payable
Convertible notes payable consisted of the following:
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
|
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
Secured
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Convertible notes due to DART/Citco, in default
|
|
$ |
543,000 |
|
|
$ |
543,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unsecured
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b) Convertible notes with fixed conversion features, in
default
|
|
|
895,000 |
|
|
|
895,000 |
|
(c) Convertible notes with adjustable conversion features, $20,000
in default at December 31, 2020
|
|
|
45,000 |
|