UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Commission File No.  333-178000

Bnet Media Group, Inc.

 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

122 West 26^th Street, 5^th Floor, New York, NY 10001

 (Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)

1 (917) 720-3541

 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

 (Former Name, Former Address)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X]  No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes [X]   No [  ]

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

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Bnet Media Group, Inc.

(fka BnetEFactor, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

NOTE 1 - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company without audit.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows at June 30, 2013, and for all periods presented herein, have been made.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted.  It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's December 31, 2012 audited consolidated financial statements.  The results of operations for the periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full years.

NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN

The Company's consolidated financial statements are prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs and allow it to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it becomes profitable. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital, it could be forced to cease operations.

In order to continue as a going concern, the Company will need, among other things, additional capital resources. Management's plan is to obtain such resources for the Company by obtaining capital from management and significant shareholders sufficient to meet its minimal operating expenses and seeking equity and/or debt financing. However management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans.

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

NOTE 3- RELATED PARTY

As of June 30, 2013, the Company is indebted to a related party for the amount of $26,104. This amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand.

NOTE 5- STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

On June 6, 2013, the Company, by unanimous written consent of the Directors and the consent of the Stockholders holding a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, authorized to a 1-for-16 forward split of the outstanding common stock so that for every 1 share of common stock held beneficially or of record by a Stockholder, that Stockholder is entitled to receive 15 additional shares of Common Stock as a deemed dividend (the “Forward Split”). As of the date of the approval, the Company had 8,800,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.  After giving effect to the Forward Split the Company will have 140,800,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. June 6, 2013 shall be the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining beneficially Stockholders and the payment date for the Forward Split shall be determined by the Directors of the Company and/or not less than 30 days following the filing and acceptance of the appropriate certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada The Forward Split shall be paid by issuing an additional fifteen (15) shares of common stock for every one share of the Company’s Common Stock held by a shareholder and the Forward Split shall have no effect on the authorized shares of Common Stock of the Company.

On June 6, 2013, the Company created the Class of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred”). The key rights and preferences associated with the Series A Preferred Stock are summarized below:

1.

Number in Class. The Series A Preferred shall consist of 20,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value per share.

2.

Dividend Rights. In each calendar year, the holders of the then outstanding Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board, out of any funds and assets of the Company legally available therefore, noncumulative dividends in an amount equal to any dividends or other Distribution on the Common Stock in such calendar year (other than a Common Stock Dividend).

Bnet Media Group, Inc.

(fka BnetEFactor, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

NOTE 5- STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (Continued)

3.

Participation Rights. Dividends shall be declared pro rata on the Common Stock and the Series A Preferred Stock on a pari passu basis according to the number of votes per share entitled to be voted by such holders at the time of such dividend.

4.

Non Cash Dividends. Whenever a dividend or Distribution shall be payable in property other than cash (other than a Common Stock Dividend), the value of such dividend or Distribution shall be deemed to be the fair market value of such property as determined in good faith by the Board.

5.

Liquidation Rights.  In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company; whether voluntary or involuntary, the funds and assets of the Company that may be legally distributed to the Company’s shareholders, first to the holders of each share of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding and prior and in preference to any payment or distribution (or any setting apart of any payment or distribution) of any available funds and assets on any shares of Common Stock or subsequent series of preferred stock.

6.

Redemption.  The Company shall not have any redemption rights relating to the Series A Preferred Stock.

7.

Voting Provisions.  Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to sixteen (16) votes on any matter properly brought before the Company’s shareholders for a vote.

On June 13, 2013, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement by and among the Company and Gerald E. Sklar and Anthony E. Sklar (collectively the “Shareholders”). The Shareholders are both officers and directors of the Company and also the beneficial owners of approximately 86% of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”).  Under the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, the Shareholders agreed to exchange 124,592,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock and tender $7,787 in consideration for 7,787,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred”). The exchange is based on one (1) share of Series A Preferred for every sixteen (16) shares of Common Stock exchanged. No gain or loss was recognized on this exchange and the entire transaction was recognized in equity.

On June 19, 2013, the Company’s board of directors authorized the Company to reserve up to 10,500,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for issuance pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Company’s 2013 Non-Qualified Stock Option and Award Plan (the “Plan”), under which options to acquire stock of the Company or bonus stock may be granted from time to time to employees, including of officers and directors of the Company and/or its subsidiaries. In addition, at the discretion of the board of directors or other administrator of the Plan, options to acquire stock of the Company or bonus stock may from time to time be granted under the Plan to other individuals who contribute to the success of the Company or its subsidiaries but who are not employees of the Company. All options to acquire stock issued under the Plan are exercisable at $0.10 share.  The Plan became effective immediately on adoption by the board of directors and the consent of those shareholders holding a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting securities.

ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 This report may contain “forward-looking statements with respect to our financial condition and results of operations, our business of content aggregation and digital publishing, and that industry in general. The words, phrases, statements which include the words “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “project,” “anticipate,” "estimate" "continuing" "ongoing" "expect" “will,” “would be”, “may allow”, “intends to”, “may likely”, “are expected to”, “may continue”, “is anticipated”, “estimate”, “project”, or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements”. With respect to our financial condition and results of operations there are or will be important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary materially from what we projected. Any forward-looking statements you read herein reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or individuals acting on our behalf and such statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “our Company,” or “the Company” are to the combined business of Bnet Media Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. In addition, unless the context otherwise requires and for the purposes of this report only:

Company Overview

We are a Nevada corporation incorporated on December 29, 2008. We are considered a publishing company and we operate our business through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Quiet Star Entertainment, Inc., a Utah corporation formed on December 2, 2009.  The main purpose of the Company was fourfold.

·

Find authors seeking publishers to publish their books;

·

Provide editorial services to authors to have their books edited and made ready for publication;

·

Print and distribute the books to major bookstore chains, independent stores, and to sell them electronically; and

·

Fourth, advertise the books to the general public via various means.

In September 2012, Bradley R. Jones, our former President and a controlling shareholder, sold a controlling interest in the Company to Gerald E. Sklar and Anthony Sklar, the principal shareholders of Bnet Communications, Inc., and certain other persons. Following the change in control, the Company changed in name to BnetEFactor, Inc. and increased the authorized capital of the Company.

On November 30, 2012, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreements (the “bNET Asset Purchase Agreement”) with bNET Communications, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“bNET”).  bNET’s assets include a digital media library consisting of thousands of recorded conference programs and interviews.  bNET also provides professional video and media content over IP based networks for emerging technology companies and individuals interested in those companies. bNET is principally controlled by Gerald E. Sklar, our Chairman and CEO and Anthony Sklar, our Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer. The bNet Asset Purchase Agreement provides for us to purchase bNET’s digital media library in exchange for shares of our common stock.  The total number of shares of our Common Stock to be issued to bNET will be 3,100,000 shares, however, the closing is subject to a number of conditions, which as of the date of the report, have not been satisfied.

Since entering into the bNET Asset Purchase Agreement we have:

·

Changed our name to Bnet Media Group, Inc.;

·

Enacted a 1-for-16 forward split of the our outstanding common stock;

·

Authorized a class of 20,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock;

·

Entered into a share exchange agreement with our controlling shareholders, Gerald E. Sklar and E. Sklar (collectively the “Shareholders”), wherein the Shareholders exchanged 124,592,000 shares of the our Common Stock and other consideration valued at $7,787.00 in exchange for 7,787,000 shares of the of our Series A Preferred Stock; and

·

Reserved 10,500,000 shares of our Common Stock for issuance pursuant to our 2013 Non-Qualified Stock Option and Award Plan.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

We believe the following accounting policies are our critical accounting policies because they are important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and they require critical management judgments and estimates about matters that

may be uncertain.  If actual results or events differ materially from those contemplated by us in making these estimates, our reported financial condition and results of operations for future periods could be materially affected.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, Quiet Star, Inc.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Financial instruments, including cash and accrued expenses and other liabilities are carried at amounts, which reasonably approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these amounts or due to variable rates of interest, which are consistent with market rates.

Revenue Recognition

The Company will determine its revenue recognition policies upon commencement of principle operations.

Stock-based compensation

The Company has adopted ASC 718 effective January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective method. Under this transition method, stock compensation expense includes compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted on or after January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718.

Results of Operations

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

Revenues

We have had no revenues in either of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. It is unlikely we will have any revenues unless we are able to complete the transaction contemplated by the bNET Asset Purchase Agreement, of which there can be no assurance that transaction will be completed.

Total Operating Expenses and Total Other Income (Expenses)

Since our inception business activities have been specifically associated with our efforts to execute on our online publishing and those generally attributed to starting a new business venture. Our operating expenses for three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 were $16,907 and $38,768 compared to $8,841 and $19,708 for the same periods ended June 30, 2012.  The primary component of operating expenses during all of the respective periods are professional fees due to legal and accounting expenses incurred in connection with meeting our financial and reporting obligations associated with the reports and other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Our net loss for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 was $16,907 and $38,768, respectively, compared to a net loss of $8,841 and $19,708 for the same periods in 2012. This translates to a loss per share of $(0.00) in all periods, based on a weighted average number of common shares outstanding of 16,208,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, and 140,800,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012..

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is our ability to generate sufficient cash to satisfy our need for cash.  At June 30, 2013 we had a working capital deficit of $62,457, as compared to a working capital deficit of $31,476 at December 31, 2012.  At both June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had current assets consisting solely of cash of $534.  At June 30, 2013, we had current liabilities of $62,991 as compared to $32,010 at December 31, 2012.  At June 30, 2013, we had a total accumulated deficit since inception of $194,244.

At present we expect to have monthly overhead costs of approximately $5,000 per month until we complete the proposed bNET Asset Purchase Agreement. This estimate is based on management’s assessment of ongoing legal and accounting fees associated with meeting our reporting obligations. Our present cash is not sufficient to pay our overhead costs. Since our inception, our primary sources of liquidity have been generated by the sale of equity securities (including the issuance of securities in exchange for goods and services to third parties and to pay costs of employees).  Our future liquidity and our liquidity in the next 12 months, depends on our continued ability to obtain sources of capital to fund our continuing operations and completed acquisition of the assets as contemplated under the bNET Asset Purchase Agreement.  As of June 30, 2013, our remaining cash is insufficient to cover our current liabilities, obligations and contractual commitments for the remainder of 2013. Currently we are rely on loans from management to meet our ongoing operating expenses.  The actual amount and timing of our capital expenditures may differ materially from our estimates.  Aside from loans from our management, we will likely need to raise additional capital through the sale of equity and/or debt securities. However, it is unlikely that we will be able raise additional capital until we complete the acquisition of the bNET assets.  Even then, given the relative present illiquidity of the capital markets there are no assurances we will be able to raise any necessary capital. Our independent auditors have qualified their opinion for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 to indicate that substantial doubt exists regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. .  If we are not able to raise capital as necessary, it is possible we will be unable to the bNET Asset Purchase Agreement that will provide operating revenues to us.

Cash Flows

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, net cash used by operating activities was $7,787, due to a reduction in accounts payable to related parties. The reduction in the accounts payable related party was a result of a portion of the consideration for the Series A Preferred shares issued to our controlling shareholders, Gerald E. Sklar and Anthony E. Sklar. The foregoing transaction caused net cash provided by financing activities of $7,787.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company has evaluated recent accounting pronouncements and their adoption has not had or is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, or statements.

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The term disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78a, et seq.) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

The term internal control over financial reporting is defined as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the issuer’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the issuer’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

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Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the issuer;

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Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the issuer are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the issuer; and

·

Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the issuer’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud.  A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.  Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.  Because of inherent limitations in all control systems, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the registrant have been detected.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Evaluation of Disclosure and Controls and Procedures.

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act.  Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.  The evaluation was undertaken in consultation with our accounting personnel.  Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are currently ineffective.  Each of the factors identified in the 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2013 have remained unresolved and have been considered to be material weaknesses in our controls.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting.

There were no changes in the internal controls over our financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.  The matters that management identified in the 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2013, continue to be unresolved and still are considered material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.

This report does not include an attestation report of the registrant’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the registrant’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the registrant to provide only management’s report in this report.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not a party to any pending legal proceeding.  No federal, state or local governmental agency is presently contemplating any proceeding against the Company.  No director, executive officer or affiliate of the Company or owner of record or beneficially of more than five percent of the Company's common stock is a party adverse to the Company or has a material interest adverse to the Company in any proceeding.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement we issued an aggregate of 7,787,000 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock to Gerald E. Sklar and Ms. Anthony E. Sklar, officers and directors of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, Gerald E. Sklar and Anthony E. Sklar exchanged an aggregate of 124,592,000 shares of our common stock, representing approximately 86% of the outstanding common stock and other consideration valued at $7,787.00 for the 7,787,000 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock.  Based on the representation and warranties provided by Gerald E. Sklar and Anthony E. Sklar in the Share Exchange Agreement, the transaction is deemed by us to be exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, due to the fact both Gerald E. Sklar and Anthony E. Sklar are affiliates and are familiar with our operations.

ITEM 3.

 DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4.

 MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not Applicable

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

On June 19, 2013, our board of authorized us to reserve up to 10,500,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for issuance pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in our 2013 Non-Qualified Stock Option and Award Plan (the “Plan”), under which options to acquire our stock or bonus stock may be granted from time to time to employees, including our officers and directors or Bnet or our subsidiaries, if applicable. In addition, at the discretion of the board of directors or other administrator of the Plan, options to acquire of stock or bonus stock may from time to time be granted under the Plan to other individuals who contribute to our but who are not our employees. All options to acquire stock issued under the Plan are exercisable at $0.10 share.  The Plan became effective immediately on adoption by the board of directors. However, the Plan will be submitted for approval by our shareholders who are entitled to vote on such matters at a duly held shareholders' meeting or approved by the unanimous written consent of the holders of our issued and outstanding voting securities. If the Plan is presented at a shareholders' meeting, it shall be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding voting stock in attendance, in person or by proxy, at such meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan may be approved by the shareholders in any other manner not inconsistent with the our articles of incorporation and bylaws, the applicable provisions of state corporate laws, and the applicable provisions of the Code and regulations adopted thereunder.

None of our officers or directors have been issued options under the Plan.

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.