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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2016

 

or

 

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

 

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

 

Commission file number: 000-55314

 

bBooth, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   90-1118043
State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization   Identification No.)

 

346 S. Hauser Blvd

Suite 210

Los Angeles, CA 90036
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 250-2300

 

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

 

Title of Each Class   Name of each Exchange on which registered
Nil   N/A

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act

 

Common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

 

Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

 

Yes [  ] No [X]

 

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

 

Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically 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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Yes [  ] No [X]

 

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

 

54,398,598 shares of common stock at a price of $.11 per share for an aggregate market value of $5,983,846.

 

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: As of March 20, 2017, there were 95,504,065 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) of the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980). Not Applicable

 

 

 

   
   

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
PART I 1
ITEM 1. BUSINESS 1
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS 6
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES 12
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 12
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES 13
PART II 13
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES 13
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA 15
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 15
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 22
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA 23
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE 43
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 43
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION 44
PART III 45
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 45
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 50
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 53
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE 54
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES 55
PART IV 56
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES 56

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This annual report contains “forward-looking statements”. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objections of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new services, products or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.

 

Forward-looking statements may include the words “may,” “could,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect” or “anticipate” or other similar words. These forward-looking statements present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this annual report. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are made. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results or events expressed or implied therein will not be realized. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make in future public filings, statements and press releases.

 

Forward-looking statements in this annual report include express or implied statements concerning our future revenues, expenditures, capital and funding requirements; the adequacy of our current cash and working capital to fund present and planned operations and financing needs; our proposed expansion of, and demand for, product offerings; the growth of our business and operations through acquisitions or otherwise; and future economic and other conditions both generally and in our specific geographic and product markets. These statements are based on currently available operating, financial and competitive information and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors including, but not limited to, those set forth below in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this annual report, which you should carefully read. Given those risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. You should be prepared to accept any and all of the risks associated with purchasing any securities of our company, including the possible loss of all of your investment.

 

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Our financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) unless otherwise stated and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

 

In this annual report, unless otherwise specified, all references to “common shares” refer to the common shares in our capital stock.

 

As used in this annual report on Form 10-K, the terms “we”, “us” “our” and “bBooth” refer to bBooth, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, bBooth (USA), Inc. and Global System Designs Inc., unless otherwise specified.

 

Corporate Overview – Formation, Corporate Changes and Material Mergers and Acquisitions

 

We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on November 27, 2012. Following incorporation, our business related to the development and marketing of “green building” information for homeowners and owners-builders. In January 2013, we formed a Canadian subsidiary, “Global System Designs Inc.” in response to Canadian demand for consultative building services. In the second quarter of 2014, we decided to explore alternative business opportunities in order to maximize shareholder value.

 

On October 16, 2014, we completed the acquisition of bBooth (USA), Inc., a private Nevada corporation (“bBooth USA”), pursuant to the terms of a share exchange agreement dated August 11, 2014, as amended, among our company, bBooth USA and the stockholders of bBooth USA (the “Exchange Agreement”). As a result of our acquisition of bBooth USA, we ceased to be a “shell company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

bBooth USA was formed as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nevada under the name “Cutaia Media Group, LLC” on December 12, 2012. On May 19, 2014, Cutaia Media Group, LLC effected a merger under the laws of the State of Nevada with its affiliate, bBooth, Inc., a Nevada corporation, with bBooth, Inc. as the surviving corporation, in order to convert from a limited liability company into a corporation. On October 17, 2014, we changed the name of the private Nevada corporation to “bBooth (USA), Inc.”.

 

bBooth USA was focused on the manufacture and operation of internet-connected, kiosk-sized, professional-quality portable audio-video recording studios, branded and marketed under the name of “bBooth”, as further described below under “Our Business”).

 

Prior to the closing of the Exchange Agreement, on October 6, 2014, our company effected a name change by merging with our wholly-owned Nevada subsidiary named “bBooth, Inc.”, with the surviving corporation having the new name of “bBooth Inc.”. In addition, on October 6, 2014, our company effected a two for one forward stock split of our authorized and issued and outstanding common shares. As a result, our authorized capital of common stock increased from 100,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share to 200,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share and our outstanding shares of common stock increased from 5,825,000 shares to 11,650,000 common shares outstanding. The 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share authorized under our capital structure were unchanged in connection with the forward stock split of our common shares. The Nevada subsidiary referred to in this paragraph was created solely for the purpose of effecting the name change and stock split.

 

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The name change and forward split became effective for trading purposes at the opening of trading on October 16, 2014 under the stock symbol “GLSID”. Our stock symbol was changed to “BBTH” effective on November 12, 2014. Our new CUSIP number is 07331L 108.

 

Immediately prior to the closing of the Exchange Agreement, bBooth USA converted loans in the aggregate amount of $1,669,316 in principal and accrued interest into an aggregate of 4,769,473 shares of bBooth USA’s common stock, at a conversion price of $0.35 per share. All of such bBooth USA shares were then converted into shares of our common stock on a one for one basis in connection with the closing of the Exchange Agreement.

 

Between September 30, 2014 and October 2, 2014, bBooth USA completed a private placement pursuant to which it issued an aggregate of 9,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.50 per share for gross proceeds of $4,500,000. bBooth USA also issued an aggregate of 659,600 shares of common stock and paid an aggregate cash fee of $412,250 to certain finders in connection with the private placement. Such finders were also reimbursed an aggregate of $23,072 for expenses incurred in connection with the private placement. All of the shares of bBooth USA’s common stock issued in connection with the private placement, including the shares issued to the finders, were converted into shares of our common stock on a one for one basis in connection with the closing of the Exchange Agreement.

 

On December 11, 2014, Songstagram, Inc. (“Songstagram”) and Rocky Wright (“Wright”) issued secured promissory notes (collectively, the “Promissory Notes”) in connection with advances that our company made to Songstagram and Wright. The advances were made by our company in connection with ongoing negotiations for a possible acquisition of Songstagram or its assets by our company. Pursuant to the Promissory Notes, Songstagram has promised to pay us the principal sum of $475,000, together with interest at a rate equal to 8% per annum and Wright has promised to pay us the principal sum of $386,435, together with interest at a rate equal to 8% per annum. All unpaid principal, together with any then unpaid and accrued interest and other amounts payable under the Promissory Notes, were due and payable on the earlier of (i) our demand for payment; or (ii) when, upon or after the occurrence of an event of default, we declared such amounts due and payable or such amounts were made automatically due and payable under the terms of the Promissory Notes. During any period in which an event of default had occurred and was continuing, Songstagram and Wright, as applicable, agreed to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance at a rate of 13% per annum. The Promissory Notes could have been prepaid without our prior written consent.

 

In connection with the Promissory Notes, we took security over all of the assets of Songstagram and Wright (related to Songstagram) pursuant to security agreements (collectively, the “Security Agreements”) with Songstagram and Wright dated December 11, 2014. Pursuant to the Security Agreements, Songstagram and Wright, as applicable, agreed to, among other things, (i) pay all secured obligations when due; (ii) upon or following the occurrence of an event of default, pay all of our costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by us in the perfection, preservation, realization, enforcement and exercise of our rights, powers and remedies under the Security Agreements; and (iii) execute and deliver such documents as we deemed necessary to create, perfect and continue the security interests.

 

Effective January 20, 2015, we entered into an acquisition agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”) with Songstagram and Wright, pursuant to which we agreed to acquire from Wright all assets and intellectual property that Wright owned related to, or used in connection with: (i) the business of Songstagram, (ii) the assets owned and/or used by Songstagram, (iii) the Songstagram software application, (iv) the business and assets of Qubeey Inc. (“Qubeey”), and (v) all software applications of Qubeey, in consideration of the forgiveness of all principal and interest owing by Wright to our company under the Promissory Notes.

 

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In connection with the Acquisition Agreement, we also agreed to employ Wright in a position, and upon terms and conditions, to be mutually agreed upon by our company and Wright. We subsequently engaged a firm with which Wright is associated to render certain software services to us. We did not and have not employed Wright in any capacity at any time. Wright also agreed that any prior agreements between Wright and Songstagram were of no further force or effect, and that any right, title, interest or claim Wright might have in connection with such agreements was fully satisfied and extinguished. Wright and Songstagram also released our company, and other third parties associated or affiliated with our company, from any claims arising under any such agreements, or otherwise, with respect to the business and assets of Songstagram and Qubeey.

 

In connection with the Acquisition Agreement and our prior demand for the repayment of all monies owing by Songstagram to our company under the Promissory Notes, as Songstagram was unable to repay such monies, Songstagram consented to the enforcement of the security granted under the Security Agreements, by way of a strict foreclosure. In accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, and as further provided for in a surrender of collateral, consent to strict foreclosure and release agreement dated January 20, 2015 (the “Surrender of Collateral, Consent to Strict Foreclosure and Release Agreement”) between our company and Songstagram, Songstagram agreed to turn over all collateral pledged under the Security Agreements and consented to our retaining such collateral in satisfaction of the indebtedness due under the Promissory Notes.

 

In connection with the Acquisition Agreement, we and Songstagram entered into termination agreements and releases (each, a “Termination Agreement”) with six employees of, or consultants to, Songstagram pursuant to which each such persons agreed to: (i) the termination of any existing agreements to which they and Songstagram were parties, and (ii) release any claims against our company and Songstagram with respect to the assets and business of Songstagram and Qubeey.

 

Effective March 4, 2015, we entered into a settlement and release agreement with Songstagram and Jeff Franklin (“Franklin”), pursuant to which we paid $10,000 and issued 500,000 shares of common stock of our company to Franklin in full settlement and release of a claim that he had on certain assets that we acquired from Songstagram and in consideration of his transfer to us a secured lien he held on assets of Qubeey.

 

Effective March 5, 2015, the Company entered into a settlement and release agreement with Songstagram and Art Malone Jr., pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue 320,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Malone in full settlement and release of a claim he had on certain assets the Company acquired from Songstagram. The shares of common stock issued to Mr. Malone were valued at $160,000 and were included as part of the acquisition price of Songstagram. The 320,000 shares of common stock were issued to Mr. Malone on April 29, 2015.

 

Our Business

 

We are a Hollywood-based digital tech company offering truly interactive video for Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Lead Generation, Marketing Campaigns, and Social Engagement. Our bNotifi cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform gives our clients the power to produce and distribute interactive videos that can be experienced on all mobile and desktop devices, and no download or proprietary player is required. bNotifi interactive videos can be displayed on a website, embedded in online ads, or shared via email, text, or Twitter and other social media. bNotifi can be white-labeled for sales-based organizations, consumer brands, and artists seeking greater levels of customer, consumer, and fan engagement. Our CRM product, built around our proprietary ‘Video-First’ bNotifi technology, places interactive video front and center in all customer and prospect communications. bNotifi can accommodate a single direct sales representative, yet is enterprise-class scalable to meet the needs of today’s global organizations.

 

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Revenue Generation

 

We intend to generate revenue from the following sources:

 

  Recurring license fees paid by enterprise users for blanket distribution of the applications to, and access by, enterprise employees or affiliates
     
  Recurring subscription fees paid by individual users
     
  In-app and online purchases by users to access various premium services, features, functionality, and options of the platform (such as the ability to create and send interactive videos, among several other interactive video features and functionality);
     
  User data/lead generation fees from the sale or licensing of demographic data

 

Operations

 

Our company is headquartered in West Hollywood, California, where our executive, administration and operational management are based.

 

Our Market

 

Our market is intentionally broad and it includes sales-based organizations, consumer brands, ad agencies, online marketers, advertisers, sponsors, social media celebrities, entertainment celebrities and performance artists, enterprise users - large and small, religious organizations, health care providers, network and multi-level marketing companies, media companies, major motion picture studios, social media companies, and virtually any other person or organization that seeks to attract, engage, and communicate with customers, consumers, fans, followers, patients, friends, and subscribers, among others, online, utilizing an interactive, highly engaging technology.

 

Distribution Methods

 

Our mobile applications are available in Apple’s App Store for IOS devices and in Google’s Google Play Store for Android devices. Desktop/laptop versions for Windows and Mac computers are available on our website, as well as those of our clients.

 

Marketing

 

Our marketing strategy is two-fold. First, we leverage the existing relationships we have in the entertainment industry, including those introduced by Hollywood celebrity Nick Cannon, our Chief Strategy Officer and Global Brand Ambassador, among other such industry relationships. Second, we’ve partnered with Sapper Consulting whose clients include Fortune 500 companies and span a broad range of industries including professional and financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, IT, technology and marketing, all of whom fall directly into our sweet spot of targeted bNotifi users. These relationships are used to showcase our bNotifi technology, which is a next generation lead generation and marketing technology, and these efforts have resulted in a fairly robust sales pipeline of potential customers for our products and services, all of which are in various stages of development, testing, due diligence and/or negotiation.

 

Competition

 

While we aware of numerous providers of enterprise level messaging and communications platforms, we are unaware of anyone offering products or services in the marketplace that are comparable to our proprietary ‘push-to-screen,’ ‘walk-out,’ and interactive video technologies.

 

Intellectual Property

 

Our bNotifi technology platform and associated applications, features and functionality are comprised of proprietary software, code and know-how that are of key importance to our plan of operations.

 

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Research and Development

 

We spent $257,803 on research and development during the year ended December 31, 2016, and $241,637 on research and development during the year ended December 31, 2015. These funds were primarily used for development of our bNotifi software.

 

Sources and Availability of Products and Names of Principal Suppliers

 

bBooth currently relies on certain key suppliers and vendors in the coding and maintenance of its software. Management believes it has mitigated the associated risks of these single-source vendor relationships by ensuring that the Company has access to additional qualified vendors and suppliers to provide like or complementary services.

 

Dependence on Key Customers

 

Based on our business plan and anticipated future activities as described in this annual report, we do not expect to have any significant customer concentration and accordingly, we do not expect to be dependent on any key customers.

 

Government Regulation

 

Government regulation is not of significant concern for the bBooth business nor is government regulation expected to become an impediment to the business in the near or mid-term as management is currently unaware of any planned or anticipated government regulation that would have a material impact on the business. bBooth management believes it currently possesses all requisite authority to conduct its business as described in this annual report.

 

Employees

 

We currently operate with 3 full time employees. We also employ consultants on an as-needed-basis to provide specific expertise in areas of software design, development and coding, content creation, audio and video editing, video production services, and other business functions including marketing and accounting. None of our employees or consultants, all of whom work in North America, are currently covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We have had no labor-related work stoppages and we believe our relations with our employees and consultants are excellent.

 

Seasonality of Business

 

There is no seasonality with respect to our business or major fluctuations in monthly demand.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our common stock involves a number of very significant risks. You should carefully consider the following risks and uncertainties in addition to other information in this annual report in evaluating our company and its business before purchasing our securities. Our business, operating results and financial condition could be seriously harmed as a result of the occurrence of any of the following risks. You could lose all or part of your investment due to any of these risks.

 

Risks Related to Our Business

 

We have incurred significant net losses and cannot assure you that we will achieve or maintain profitable operations, and our auditors have issued a “going concern” audit opinion.

 

To date, we have not derived any revenues from our operations and have incurred losses since inception. Our net loss was $4,274,105 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and $6,955,228 for the year ended December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2016, we had stockholders’ deficit of $3,468,223. We will need to raise additional working capital to continue our normal and planned operations. We will need to generate and sustain significant revenue levels in future periods in order to become profitable, and, even if we do, we may not be able to maintain or increase our level of profitability. We anticipate that our operating expenses will increase substantially in the foreseeable future as we undertake increased technology and production efforts to support our business and increase our marketing and sales efforts to drive an increase in the number of customers and clients utilizing our services. In addition, as a public company, we will incur significant accounting, legal and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. These expenditures will make it necessary for us to continue to raise additional working capital and make it harder for us to achieve and maintain profitability. Our efforts to grow our business may be costlier than we expect, and we may not be able to generate sufficient revenue to offset our higher operating expenses. If we are forced to reduce our expenses, our growth strategy could be compromised. We may incur significant losses in the future for a number of reasons, including unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications and delays and other unknown events. Accordingly, substantial doubt exists about our ability to continue as a going concern and we cannot assure you that we will achieve sustainable operating profits as we continue to expand our infrastructure, restructure our balance sheet, further develop our marketing efforts, and otherwise implement our growth initiatives.

 

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Our independent auditors have indicated in their report on our December 31, 2016 consolidated financial statements that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. A “going concern” opinion indicates that the financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern and do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result if we do not continue as a going concern. Therefore, you should not rely on our consolidated balance sheet as an indication of the amount of proceeds that would be available to satisfy claims of creditors, and potentially be available for distribution to stockholders, in the event of liquidation.

 

Our ability to grow and compete in the future will be adversely affected if adequate capital is not available to us or not available on terms favorable to us.

 

The ability of our business to continue its normal and planned operations and to grow and compete will depend on the availability of adequate capital. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain equity or debt financing on acceptable terms, or at all, to continue our normal and planned operations and to implement our growth strategy. As a result, we cannot assure you that adequate capital will be available to continue our normal and planned operations and to finance our current growth plans, take advantage of business opportunities, or respond to competitive pressures, any of which could harm our business.

 

We will need substantial additional funding to continue our operations, which could result in dilution to our stockholders. We may not be able to raise capital when needed, if at all, which could cause us to have insufficient funds to pursue our operations, or to delay, reduce or eliminate our development of new programs or commercialization efforts.

 

We expect to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company and to require substantial additional funding to continue to pursue our business and continue with our expansion plans. We may also encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown factors that may increase our capital needs and/or cause us to spend our cash resources faster than we expect. Accordingly, we expect that we will need to obtain substantial additional funding in order to continue our operations. To date, we have financed our operations entirely through equity investments by founders and other investors and the incurrence of debt, and we expect to continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Additional funding from those or other sources may not be available when or in the amounts needed, on acceptable terms, or at all. If we raise capital through the sale of equity, or securities convertible into equity, it would result in dilution to our existing stockholders, which could be significant depending on the price at which we may be able to sell our securities. If we raise additional capital through the incurrence of additional indebtedness, we would likely become subject to further covenants restricting our business activities, and holders of debt instruments may have rights and privileges senior to those of our equity investors. In addition, servicing the interest and principal repayment obligations under debt facilities could divert funds that would otherwise be available to support development of new programs and marketing to current and potential new clients. If we are unable to raise capital when needed or on attractive terms, we could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate development of new programs or future marketing efforts. Any of these events could significantly harm our business, financial condition and prospects.

 

Security breaches and other disruptions could compromise our information and expose us to liability, which would cause our business and reputation to suffer.

 

In the ordinary course of our business, we collect and store sensitive data, including intellectual property, our proprietary business information and that of our customers, and personally identifiable information of our customers and employees. The secure processing, maintenance and transmission of this information is critical to our operations and business strategy. Despite our security measures, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. Any such breach could compromise our networks and the information stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen. Any such access, disclosure or other loss of information could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information, regulatory penalties, a disruption of our operations, damage to our reputation, or a loss of confidence in our business, any of which could adversely affect our business, revenues and competitive position.

 

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Our business is highly competitive and any failure to adapt to changing consumer preferences may adversely affect our business and financial results.

 

We operate in a highly competitive, consumer-driven and rapidly changing environment. Our success will, to a large extent, be dependent on our ability to acquire, develop, adopt, upgrade and exploit new and existing technologies to address consumers’ changing demands and distinguish our services from those of our competitors. We may not be able to accurately predict technological trends or the success of new products and services. If we choose technologies or equipment that are less effective, cost-efficient or attractive to our customers than those chosen by our competitors, or if we offer services that fail to appeal to consumers, are not available at competitive prices or that do not function as expected, our competitive position could deteriorate, and our business and financial results could suffer. The ability of our competitors to introduce new technologies, products and services more quickly than we do may adversely affect our competitive position. Furthermore, advances in technology, decreases in the cost of existing technologies or changes in competitors’ product and service offerings may require us in the future to make additional research and development expenditures or to offer products and services at no additional charge or at a lower price. In addition, the uncertainty of our ability, and the costs, to obtain intellectual property rights from third parties could impact our ability to respond to technological advances in a timely and effective manner.

 

We expect that the success of our business will be highly correlated to general economic conditions.

 

We expect that demand for our products and services will be highly correlated with general economic conditions, as we expect a substantial portion of our revenue will be derived from discretionary spending by individuals, which typically falls during times of economic instability. Declines in economic conditions in the United States or in other countries in which we may operate may adversely impact our financial results. Because such declines in demand are difficult to predict, we or the industry may have increased excess capacity as a result. An increase in excess capacity may result in declines in prices for our products and services. Our ability to grow or maintain our business may be adversely affected by sustained economic weakness and uncertainty, including the effect of wavering consumer confidence, high unemployment and other factors.

 

Legal challenges to our intellectual property rights could adversely affect our financial results and operations.

 

We rely on licenses and other agreements with our vendors and other parties and other intellectual property rights to conduct our operations. Legal challenges to our intellectual property rights and claims of intellectual property infringement by third parties could require that we enter into royalty or licensing agreements on unfavorable terms, incur substantial monetary liability or be enjoined preliminarily or permanently from further use of the intellectual property in question or from the continuation of our businesses as currently conducted. We may need to change our business practices if any of these events occur, which may limit our ability to compete effectively and could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. Even if we believe any such challenges or claims are without merit, they can be time-consuming and costly to defend and divert management’s attention and resources away from our business.

 

The capacity, reliability and security of our information technology hardware and software infrastructure are important to the operation of our current business, which would suffer in the event of system failures. Likewise, our ability to expand and update our information technology infrastructure in response to our growth and changing needs is important to the continued implementation of our new service offering initiatives. Our inability to expand or upgrade our technology infrastructure could have adverse consequences, which could include the delayed provision of services or implementation of new service offerings, and the diversion of development resources. We rely on third parties for various aspects of our hardware and software infrastructure. Third parties may experience errors or disruptions that could adversely impact us and over which we may have limited control. Interruption and/or failure of any of these systems could disrupt our operations and damage our reputation, thus adversely impacting our ability to provide our services, retain our current users and attract new users. In addition, our information technology hardware and software infrastructure may be vulnerable to unauthorized access, misuse, computer viruses or other events that could have a security impact. If one or more of such events occur, our customer and other information processed and stored in, and transmitted through, our information technology hardware and software infrastructure, or otherwise, could be compromised, which could result in significant losses or reputational damage. We may be required to expend significant additional resources to modify our protective measures or to investigate and remediate vulnerabilities or other exposures, and we may be subject to litigation and financial losses.

 

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We are dependent on third parties to, among other things, maintain our servers, provide the bandwidth necessary to transmit content, and utilize the content derived therefrom for the potential generation of revenues.

 

We depend on third party service providers, suppliers and licensors to supply some of the services, hardware, software and operational support necessary to provide some of our products and services. Some of these third parties do not have a long operating history or may not be able to continue to supply the equipment and services we desire in the future. If demand exceeds these vendors’ capacity, or if these vendors experience operating or financial difficulties or are otherwise unable to provide the equipment or services we need in a timely manner, at our specifications and at reasonable prices, our ability to provide some products and services might be materially adversely affected, or the need to procure or develop alternative sources of the affected materials or services might delay our ability to serve our users. These events could materially and adversely affect our ability to retain and attract users, and have a material negative impact on our operations, business, financial results and financial condition.

 

Our business may be affected by changing consumer preferences or by failure of the public to accept any new product offerings we may pursue.

 

The production and distribution of entertainment content is an inherently risky business because the revenue that may be derived depends primarily on the content’s acceptance by the public, which is difficult to predict. Consumer and audience tastes change frequently and it is a challenge to anticipate what offerings will be successful at a certain point in time. In addition, competing entertainment content, the availability of alternative forms of entertainment and leisure time activities, general economic conditions, piracy and increasing digital and on-demand distribution offerings may also affect the audience for our content. Our expenses may increase as we invest in new programming ideas, and there is no guarantee that the new programming will be successful or generate sufficient revenue to recoup the expenditures.

 

Our future success depends on our key executive officers and our ability to attract, retain, and motivate qualified personnel.

 

Our future success largely depends upon the continued services of our executive officers and management team, especially our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Rory Cutaia. If one or more of our executive officers are unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, we may not be able to replace them readily, if at all. Additionally, we may incur additional expenses to recruit and retain new executive officers. If any of our executive officers joins a competitor or forms a competing company, we may lose some or all of our customers. Finally, we do not maintain “key person” life insurance on any of our executive officers. Because of these factors, the loss of the services of any of these key persons could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations, and thereby an investment in our stock.

 

Our continuing ability to attract and retain highly qualified personnel will also be critical to our success because we will need to hire and retain additional personnel as our business grows. There can be no assurance that we will be able to attract or retain highly qualified personnel. We face significant competition for skilled personnel in our industries. This competition may make it more difficult and expensive to attract, hire, and retain qualified managers and employees. Because of these factors, we may not be able to effectively manage or grow our business, which could adversely affect our financial condition or business. As a result, the value of your investment could be significantly reduced or completely lost.

 

Risks Related to Ownership of our Common and Preferred Stock

 

Our board of directors is authorized to issue additional shares of our common stock that would dilute existing stockholders.

 

We are currently authorized to issue up to 200,000,000 shares of common stock and 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 95,504,065 shares of common stock and 300,000 shares of preferred stock are currently issued and outstanding as of March 20, 2017. We expect to seek additional financing in order to provide working capital to our business. Our board of directors has the power to issue any or all of such authorized but unissued shares at any price they consider sufficient, without stockholder approval. The issuance of additional shares of common stock in the future will reduce the proportionate ownership and voting power of current stockholders.

 

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Trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and the OTCQB may be volatile and sporadic, which could depress the market price of our common stock and make it difficult for our stockholders to resell their shares.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board and on the OTCQB operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. Trading in stock quoted on these markets is often thin and characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices, due to many factors that may have little to do with our operations or business prospects. This volatility could depress the market price of our common stock for reasons unrelated to operating performance. Moreover, the neither of these markets are a stock exchange, and trading of securities on these markets is often more sporadic than the trading of securities listed on a national securities exchange like the NASDAQ or the NYSE. Accordingly, stockholders may have difficulty reselling any of our shares.

 

A decline in the price of our common stock could affect our ability to raise further working capital, it may adversely impact our ability to continue operations and we may go out of business.

 

A prolonged decline in the price of our common stock could result in a reduction in the liquidity of our common stock and a reduction in our ability to raise capital. Because we may attempt to acquire a significant portion of the funds we need in order to conduct our planned operations through the sale of equity securities, a decline in the price of our common stock could be detrimental to our liquidity and our operations because the decline may cause investors not to choose to invest in our stock. If we are unable to raise the funds we require for all our planned operations, we may be forced to reallocate funds from other planned uses and may suffer a significant negative effect on our business plan and operations, including our ability to develop new products and continue our current operations. As a result, our business may suffer, and not be successful and we may go out of business. We also might not be able to meet our financial obligations if we cannot raise enough funds through the sale of our common stock and we may be forced to go out of business.

 

Because we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our shares of common stock in the near future, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.

 

We intend to retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the near future. The declaration, payment and amount of any future dividends will be made at the discretion of the board of directors, and will depend upon, among other things, the results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, operating and capital requirements, and other factors as the board of directors considers relevant. There is no assurance that future dividends will be paid, and if dividends are paid, there is no assurance with respect to the amount of any such dividend. Unless we pay dividends, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.

 

If we are unable to establish appropriate internal financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in the restatement of our financial statements, harm our operating results, subject us to regulatory scrutiny and sanction, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and have a negative effect on the market price for shares of our common stock.

 

Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and to effectively prevent fraud. We maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting, which is defined as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by our 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.

 

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As a public company, we have significant requirements for enhanced financial reporting and internal controls. We are required to document and test our internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and a report by our independent registered public accounting firm addressing these assessments. The process of designing and implementing effective internal controls is a continuous effort that requires us to anticipate and react to changes in our business and economic and regulatory environments, and to expend significant resources to maintain a system of internal controls that is adequate to satisfy our reporting obligations as a public company.

 

We cannot assure you that we will, in the future, identify areas requiring improvement in our internal control over financial reporting. We cannot assure you that the measures we will take to remediate any areas in need of improvement will be successful or that we will implement and maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future as we continue our growth. If we are unable to establish appropriate internal financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in the restatement of our financial statements, harm our operating results, subject us to regulatory scrutiny and sanction, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and have a negative effect on the market price for shares of our common stock.

 

The market price of our common stock may be volatile.

 

The market price of our common stock may be highly volatile. Some of the factors that may materially affect the market price of our common stock are beyond our control, such as changes in financial estimates by industry and securities analysts, conditions or trends in the industry in which we operate, or sales of our common stock. These factors may materially adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our performance. In addition, public stock markets have experienced extreme price and trading volume volatility. This volatility has significantly affected the market prices of securities of many companies for reasons frequently unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

 

Because our directors and executive officers are among our largest stockholders, they can exert significant control over our business and affairs and have actual or potential interests that may depart from those of investors.

 

Certain of our executive officers and directors own a significant percentage of our outstanding capital stock. As of the date of this annual report, our executive officers and directors and their respective affiliates beneficially own over 50% of our outstanding voting stock. The holdings of our directors and executive officers may increase further in the future upon vesting or other maturation of exercise rights under any of the options or warrants they may hold or in the future be granted, or if they otherwise acquire additional shares of our common stock. The interests of such persons may differ from the interests of our other stockholders. As a result, in addition to their board seats and offices, such persons will have significant influence and control over all corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, irrespective of how our company’s other stockholders may vote, including the following actions:

 

  to elect or defeat the election of our directors;
     
  to amend or prevent amendment of our certificate of incorporation or by-laws;
     
  to effect or prevent a merger, sale of assets or other corporate transaction; and
     
  to control the outcome of any other matter submitted to our stockholders for a vote.

 

This concentration of ownership by itself may have the effect of impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business consolidation, or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer for our common stock, which in turn could reduce our stock price or prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over our stock price.

 

Penny stock rules will limit the ability of our stockholders to sell their stock.

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally define a “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors”. The term “accredited investor” refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission that provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.

 

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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, has adopted sales practice requirements that may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.

 

In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, 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.

 

Trends, Risks and Uncertainties

 

We have sought to identify what we believe to be the most significant risks to our business, but we cannot predict whether, or to what extent, any of such risks may be realized nor can we guarantee that we have identified all possible risks that might arise. Investors should carefully consider all of such risk factors before making an investment decision with respect to our common stock.

 

Our business may be affected by changing consumer preferences or by failure of the public to accept any new product offerings we may pursue.

 

The production and distribution of entertainment content is an inherently risky business because the revenue that may be derived depends primarily on the content’s acceptance by the public, which is difficult to predict. Consumer and audience tastes change frequently and it is a challenge to anticipate what offerings will be successful at a certain point in time. In addition, competing entertainment content, the availability of alternative forms of entertainment and leisure time activities, general economic conditions, piracy and increasing digital and on-demand distribution offerings may also affect the audience for our content. Our expenses may increase as we invest in new programming ideas, and there is no guarantee that the new programming will be successful or generate sufficient revenue to recoup the expenditures.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

 

We maintain office in Los Angeles, California under an operating lease that expires in June 2017 for monthly rent of approximately $2,950. We believe that our facilities are sufficient to meet our current needs and that suitable additional space will be available as and when needed.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We have one pending litigation filed on September 19, 2016. The action is captioned as Multicore Technologies, an Indian Corporation, plaintiff, v. Rocky Wright, an individual, bBooth, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and Blabeey, Inc, a Nevada corporation, defendants. The action is pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California under Case No.: 2:16-cv-7026 DSF (AJWx). The First Amended Complaint was filed on January 27, 2017, alleging breach of Implied-in-fact Contract and Quantum Meruit relating to services Multicore allegedly performed on behalf of bBooth in connection with various web and mobile applications. Multicore is seeking damages of approximately $157,000 plus interest and cost of suit. We filed an Answer denying Multicore’s claims on March 13, 2017. We do not believe plaintiff’s claims of an implied contract or quantum meruit have any basis in fact, nor do we believe they have any other viable claims against us. We intend to vigorously defend the action and have determined not to create a reserve in our financial statements for an unfavorable outcome.

 

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We know of no other material pending legal proceedings to which our company or any of our subsidiaries is a party or of which any of our assets or properties, or the assets or properties of any of our subsidiaries, is the subject. In addition, we do not know of any such proceedings contemplated by any governmental authorities.

 

We know of no material proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder is a party adverse to our company or any of our subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to our company or any of our subsidiaries.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Market information

 

Our common stock is not traded on any exchange but is currently available for trading in the over-the-counter market and is quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board and on the OTCBQ operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. under the symbol “BBTH.” Trading in stocks quoted on these markets is often thin and is characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices due to many factors that may have little to do with a company’s operations or business prospects.

 

The SEC also has rules that regulate broker/dealer practices in connection with transactions in “penny stocks.” Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities listed on certain national exchanges, provided that the current price and volume information with respect to transactions in that security is provided by the applicable exchange or system). The penny stock rules require a broker/dealer, before effecting a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC that provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker/dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker/dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker/dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing before effecting the transaction, and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for shares of our common stock. As a result of these rules, investors may find it difficult to sell their shares.

 

Set forth below are the range of high and low bid quotations for the periods indicated as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board. The market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

 

Quarter Ended  High Bid   Low Bid 
December 31, 2016  $0.09   $0.07 
September 30, 2016  $0.15   $0.14 
June 30, 2016  $0.11   $0.11 
March 31, 2016  $0.08   $0.08 
December 31, 2015  $2.00   $0.04 
September 30, 2015  $3.00   $1.30 
June 30, 2015  $1.30   $1.30 
March 31, 2015  $1.99   $1.30 

 

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On March 29, 2016, the closing price of our common stock as reported by the OTC Markets Group was $0.11 per share.

 

Transfer Agent

 

Our shares of common stock are issued in registered form. The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Action Stock Transfer Corporation, located at 2469 East Fort Union Boulevard, Suite 214, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121. Their telephone number is (801) 274-1088 and their fax number is (801) 274-1099.

 

Holders of Common Stock

 

As of March 20, 2017, there were approximately 86 holders of record of our common stock. As of such date, 95,504,065 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding.

 

Dividends

 

We have never declared or paid dividends. We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future, but currently intend to retain any future earnings to fund the development and growth of our business. The payment of dividends if any, on our common stock will rest solely within the discretion of our board of directors and will depend, among other things, upon our earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, and other relevant factors.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

 

The following table summarizes certain information regarding our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2016:

 

Plan category  Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a)   Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b)   Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (c) 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders  Nil   N/A   Nil 
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders   7,656,250   $0.66    4,343,750 
Total   7,656,250   $0.66    4,343,750 

 

Effective October 16, 2014, our board of directors adopted and approved the 2014 Stock Option Plan. The purpose of the plan is to (a) enable our company and any of our affiliates to attract and retain the types of employees, consultants and directors who will contribute to our company’s long range success; (b) provide incentives that align the interests of employees, consultants and directors with those of the stockholders of our company; and (c) promote the success of our company’s business.

 

The Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options to purchase shares of our common stock to our directors, officers, employees and consultants. The Plan is administered by our board of directors, except that it may, in its discretion, delegate such responsibility to a committee comprised of at least two directors. A maximum of 12,000,000 shares are reserved and set aside for issuance under the Plan. Each option, upon its exercise, entitles the optionee to acquire one share of our common stock, upon payment of the applicable exercise price, which is determined by the board at the time of grant. Stock options may be granted under the Plan for an exercise period of up to ten years from the date of grant of the option or such lesser periods as may be determined by the board, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

 

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Vesting terms are determined by the board of directors at the time of grant, provided that, if no vesting schedule is specified at the time of grant, 25% of the options granted will vest on first anniversary of the date of grant, and 25% of such options will vest each year thereafter, until fully vested. Options that have vested will terminate, to the extent not previously exercised, upon the occurrence of the first of the following events: (i) the expiration of the options; (ii) the date of an optionee’s termination of employment or contractual relationship with our company for cause (as determined in the sole discretion of the plan administrator; (iii) the expiration of three months from the date of an optionee’s termination of employment or contractual relationship with our company for any reason whatsoever other than cause, death or disability (as defined in the plan); or (iv) the expiration of one year from termination of an optionee’s employment or contractual relationship by reason of death or disability.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

During our fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we have not sold any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 that were not previously reported in a quarterly report on Form 10-Q or in a current report on Form 8-K.

 

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this ANNUAL REPORT. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this ANNUAL REPORT on FORM 10-K.

 

Overview

 

We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on November 27, 2012. Following incorporation, our business related to the development and marketing of “green building” information for homeowners and owners-builders. In January 2013, we formed a Canadian subsidiary, “Global System Designs Inc.” in response to Canadian demand for consultative building services. In the second quarter of 2014, we decided to explore alternative business opportunities in order to maximize shareholder value. As a result, we entered into the Exchange Agreement with bBooth USA, which closed on October 16, 2014.

 

Cutaia Media Group was formed as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nevada on December 12, 2012. On May 19, 2014, bBooth Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada and both entities entered into a Plan of Merger, pursuant to which all of the membership interests of Cutaia Media Group were exchanged at a ratio of one unit of membership interest into one share of common stock of bBooth USA, which became the surviving entity.

 

Following the closing of the Exchange Agreement, our company commenced focusing on the business then carried on by bBooth USA, which was the manufacture and operation of internet-connected, kiosk-sized, professional-quality audio-video recording studios, branded and marketed under the name of “bBooth”, which were integrated into a social media, messaging, gaming, music streaming and video sharing app.

 

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Our Business

 

Our business has changed from one based primarily on our mall-based bBooth kiosks and mobile apps, focused on talent discovery, to a cloud-based, enterprise level, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, named bNotifi. Our bNotifi technology is an interactive video platform for Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Lead Generation, Marketing Campaigns, and Social Engagement. Our bNotifi platform gives our clients the power to produce and distribute interactive videos that can be experienced on all mobile and desktop devices, and no download or proprietary player is required. bNotifi interactive videos can be displayed on a website, embedded in online ads, or shared via email, text, or Twitter and other social media. bNotifi can be white-labeled for sales-based organizations, consumer brands, and artists seeking greater levels of customer, consumer, and fan engagement. Our CRM product, built around our proprietary ‘Video-First’ bNotifi technology, places interactive video front and center in all customer and prospect communications. bNotifi can accommodate a single direct sales representative, yet is enterprise-class scalable to meet the needs of today’s global organizations.

 

Revenue Generation

 

We intend to generate revenue from the following sources:

 

  Recurring license fees paid by enterprise users for blanket distribution of the applications to, and access by, enterprise employees or affiliates
     
  Recurring subscription fees paid by individual users
     
  In-app and online purchases by users to access various premium services, features, functionality, and options of the platform (such as the ability to create and send interactive videos, among several other interactive video features and functionality);
     
  User data/lead generation fees from the sale or licensing of demographic data

 

Results of Operations

 

Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

 

The following is a comparison of the results of our operations for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

   For the Year Ended     
   December 31, 2016   December 31, 2015   $ Change 
             
Net sales  $-   $-   $- 
                
Research and development expense   257,803    241,637    16,166 
General and administrative expense   2,873,185    5,174,515    (2,301,330)
Impairment charges   -    1,387,100    (1,387,100)
Loss from operations   (3,130,988)   (6,803,252)   3,725,162 
Other income   52,898    -    52,898 
Other expense, net   (1,195,149)   (151,976)   (1,043,173)
Loss before income taxes   (4,273,239)   (6,955,228)   2,681,989 
Income tax provision   866    -    866 
Net loss  $(4,274,105)  $(6,955,228)  $2,681,123 

 

Revenues

 

We did not have any revenue in 2016 and 2015.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Research and development expenses are primarily expenses to vendors contracted to perform research projects and develop technology. In 2016 research and development initiatives supported our bNotifi cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, while 2015 research and development supported our booths and mobile app. Overall our Research and development expenses remained consistent in 2016 compared to 2015.

 

General and administrative expenses for 2016 decreased by $2,301,330 as compared to 2015. The decrease in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to the Company moving to our bNotifi cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that resulted in $956,902 labor related savings and lower operating expenses of $522,513. Additional savings are attributed to amortization expense of $331,008 relating to the acquisition of the Songstagram assets in January 2015 and lower share-based compensation expense of $322,046.

 

Due to the change in business models we performed an impairment analysis in December 2015 on our long-lived assets, consisting of our intangible assets and property and equipment, and determined there were no reliable predictors of future cash flows in connection with the assets. Accordingly, we concluded that our intangible assets and our booth-related equipment were impaired. As a result, we recorded an aggregate impairment charge of $1,387,100 as of December 31, 2015.

 

Other expense, net, for 2016 amounted to $1,195,149, which represented interest expense of $332,692 on outstanding notes payable during this timeframe and $398,594 as interest expense for amortization of debt discount. We also incurred a loss from debt extinguishment in the amount of $455,975 in 2016. The amount of other expense, net, was lower in 2015 as we did not have loss from debt extinguishment and significant amount of borrowings through notes payable occurred in the end of 2015, which resulted in a partial period of interest expense for 2015.

 

Other income

 

We earned $52,898 for fiscal 2016 compared to $0 for fiscal 2015. During 2016 income was derived from the rental of our interactive booths.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The following is a summary of our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

   For the Year Ended 
   December 31, 2016   December 31, 2015 
Cash used in operating activities  $(1,604,013)  $(2,866,411)
Cash used in investing activities   (2,494)   (105,929)
Cash provided by financing activities   1,520,250    1,903,242 
(Decrease) increase in cash  $(86,257)  $(1,069,098)

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016, our cash flows used in operating activities amounted to $1,604,013, compared to cash used in 2015 of $2,866,411. Our cash used in operations was lower in 2016 due primarily to decrease in net loss in 2016 compared to 2015 attributed to a change in business models.

 

Our cash used in investing activities in 2016 amounted to $2,494, compared to cash used in 2015 of $105,929. Our cash used in investing activities in 2015 consisted of $62,029 paid for the acquisition of property and equipment and $43,900 paid for certain IP from Rocky Wright. Cash used in investing activities in 2016 was primarily due to purchases of fixed assets.

 

Our cash provided by financing activities in 2016 amounted to $1,520,229, resulting from proceeds from stock subscriptions of $1,524,009, borrowings from notes payable of $80,000, and borrowings from notes payable from related parties of $92,446, off-set by stock repurchases of $166,226 with three former employees and consultants, and principal repayments of notes payable. The cash provided by financing activities in 2015 amounted to $1,903,242, resulting from $600,000 in proceeds from notes payable, $1,403,242 of net proceeds from related party borrowings, offset by repayment of notes payable of $100,000.

 

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As of December 31, 2016, we had cash of $16,762 and a working capital deficit of $3,468,223, as compared to cash of $103,019 and a working capital deficit of $2,342,390 at December 31, 2015. The decrease in cash and working capital at December 31, 2016 compared to December 31, 2015 was primarily the result of continued losses. We estimate our operating expenses for the next 12 months will continue to exceed any revenues we generate, and we will need to raise capital through either debt or equity offerings to continue operations.

 

We are in the early stages of our business. We are required to fund growth from financing activities, and we intend to rely on a combination of equity and debt financings. Due to market conditions and the early stage of our operations, there is considerable risk that our company will not be able to raise such financings at all, or on terms that are not overly dilutive to our existing stockholders. We can offer no assurance that we will be able to raise such funds.

 

Going Concern

 

We have incurred operating losses since inception and have negative cash flows from operations. We had a stockholders’ deficit of $3,468,223 as of December 31, 2016. As a result, our continuation as a going concern is dependent on our ability to obtain additional financing until we can generate sufficient cash flows from operations to meet our obligations. We intend to continue to seek additional debt or equity financing to continue our operations.

 

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies we may not continue to meet our obligations and continue our operations for the next fiscal year. The continuation of our Company as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to obtain necessary debt or equity financing to continue operations until our Company begins generating positive cash flow.

 

There is no assurance that we will ever be profitable or that debt or equity financing will be available to us. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our company’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require that we make certain assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses during each reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates, including those related to valuation of the fair value of financial instruments, share based compensation arrangements and long-lived assets. These estimates are based on historical experience and on various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Significant estimates include the value of share based payments. Amounts could materially change in the future.

 

Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their net book value may not be recoverable. When such factors and circumstances exist, the Company compares the projected undiscounted future cash flows associated with the related asset or group of assets over their estimated useful lives against their respective carrying amount. Impairment, if any, is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value, based on market value when available, or discounted expected cash flows, of those assets and is recorded in the period in which the determination is made. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company made this analysis and determined there were no reliable predictors of future cash flows in connection with the Company’s intangible assets or its booth-related equipment. Accordingly, the Company concluded that impairment of these assets was appropriate and recorded an aggregate impairment charge of $1,387,100 for the year ended December 31, 2015. No impairment of long-lived assets was required for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

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Share Based Payment

 

The Company issues stock options, common stock, and equity interests as share-based compensation to employees and non-employees.

 

The Company accounts for its share-based compensation to employees in accordance FASB ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation.” Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period.

 

The Company accounts for share-based compensation issued to non-employees and consultants in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 505-50 Equity - Based Payments to Non-Employees.” Measurement of share-based payment transactions with non-employees is based on the fair value of whichever is more reliably measurable: (a) the goods or services received; or (b) the equity instruments issued. The final fair value of the share-based payment transaction is determined at the performance completion date. For interim periods, the fair value is estimated and the percentage of completion is applied to that estimate to determine the cumulative expense recorded.

 

The Company values stock compensation based on the market price on the measurement date. As described above, for employees this is the date of grant, and for non-employees, this is the date of performance completion.

 

The Company values stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model to value options issued during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31, 2016   December 31, 2015 
         
Expected life in years   2.5 to 5.0    2.5 to 5.0 
Stock price volatility   87.19% - 153. 07%   84.36% - 98.54%
Risk free interest rate   1.22% - 1.24%   1.07% - 1.72%
Expected dividends   NA    NA 
Forfeiture rate   20%   32%

 

The risk-free interest rate was based on rates established by the Federal Reserve Bank. The Company uses the historical volatility of its common stock to estimate the future volatility for its common stock. The expected life of the conversion feature of the notes was based on the remaining term of the notes. The expected dividend yield was based on the fact that the Company has not customarily paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends in the future.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 2 of the financial statements for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.

 

Notes Payable

 

The Company has the following notes payable as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

Note  Note Date  Maturity Date  Interest Rate   Original Borrowing   Balance at December 31, 2016   Balance at December 31, 2015 
                       
Note payable (a)  March 21, 2015  March 20, 2017   12.0%  $125,000   $125,000   $125,000 
Note payable (b)  December 15, 2016  Due upon demand   5%  $101,300    101,300    - 
Total notes payable                   226,300    125,000 
Debt discount                   (48,942)   - 
                           
Total notes payable, net of debt discount                  $177,358   $125,000 

 

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  (a) March 21, 2015 – The Company entered into an agreement with DelMorgan Group LLC (“DelMorgan”), pursuant to which DelMorgan agreed to act as the Company’s exclusive financial advisor. In connection with the agreement, the Company paid DelMorgan $125,000, which was advanced by a third-party lender in exchange for an unsecured note payable issued by the Company bearing interest at the rate of 12% per annum payable monthly beginning on April 20, 2015. The note payable is due on the earlier of March 20, 2017, or upon completion of a private placement transaction, as defined in the agreement. As a result, the $125,000 note payable has been classified as a current liability as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The parties have reached agreement to extend the note payable to March 20, 2018.
     
  (b) On December 15, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with a buyer, whereby the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer agreed to purchase from the Company, (i) a non-interest bearing Note in the original principal amount of $250,000, (ii) Warrants, and (iii) shares of the Company’s common stock in an amount equal to 30% of the purchase price of the respective tranche divided by the closing price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately prior to the date of funding of the respective tranche (collectively, the “Inducement Shares”). The “Maturity Date” shall be six months from the date of each payment of Consideration. A one-time interest charge of five percent (5%) (“Interest Rate”) is to be applied on the Issuance Date to the original principal amount. In addition, there is a 10% Original Issue Discount that is to be prorated based on the consideration paid by the Buyer.
     
   

On December 16, 2016, the Buyer purchased for $80,000 the first tranche of the Note and the respective securities to be issued and the Company sold to it including (i) a three-year warrant to acquire 176,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.25 per share, and (ii) 240,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, to convert the Outstanding Balance into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, the “conversion price” shall equal 70% of the average volume weighted average price for the twenty trading days immediately preceding the applicable conversion date. The Company did not account for the conversion feature of the note as it is a contingent event that is payable only upon default of the note. It is the Company’s current intention to pay the note off before maturity with either from the funds raised subsequent to year end, or through an additional amount advanced by the majority shareholder.

 

Total interest expense for notes payable for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $43,768 and $11,466, respectively.

 

Notes Payable – Related Parties

 

The Company has the following related parties notes payable:

 

Note  Issuance Date  Maturity Date  Interest Rate   Original Borrowing   Balance at December 31, 2016   Balance at December 31, 2015 
                       
Note 1  Year 2015  April 1, 2017   12.0%  $1,203,242   $1,198,883   $1,248,883 
Note 2  December 2015  April 1, 2017   12.0%   200,000    -    200,000 
Note 4  December 1, 2015  April 1, 2017   12.0%   189,000    189,000    189,000 
Note 5  December 1, 2015  April 1, 2017   12.0%   111,901    111,901    111,901 
Note 6  August 4, 2016  April 4, 2017   12.0%   343,326    343,326    - 
Note 7  August 4, 2016  April 4, 2017   12.0%   121,875    121,875    - 
                           
Total                   1,964,985    1,749,784 
                           
Debt discount                -    (398,593)
                           
Total notes payable – related parties, net           $1,964,985   $1,351,192 

 

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  On various dates during the year ended December 31, 2015, Rory J. Cutaia, the Company’s majority shareholder and Chief Executive Officer, loaned the Company total principal amounts of $1,203,242. The loans were unsecured and all due on demand, bearing interest at 12% per annum. On December 1, 2015, the Company entered into a Secured Convertible Note agreement with Mr. Cutaia whereby all outstanding principal and accrued interest owed to Mr. Cutaia from previous loans amounting to an aggregate total of $1,248,883 and due on demand, was consolidated under a note payable agreement, bearing interest at 12% per annum, and converted from due on demand to due in full on April 1, 2017. In consideration for Mr. Cutaia’s agreement to consolidate the loans and extend the maturity date, the Company granted Mr. Cutaia a senior security interest in substantially all current and future assets of the Company. Per the terms of the agreement, at Mr. Cutaia’s discretion, he may convert up to $374,665 of outstanding principal, plus accrued interest thereon, into shares of common stock at a conversion rate of $0.07 per share. On April 4, 2016 $50,000 of this note was converted into another note (see below).
     
  On December 1, 2015, the Company entered into an Unsecured Convertible Note with Mr. Cutaia in the amount of $189,000, bearing interest at 12% per annum, representing a portion of Mr. Cutaia’s accrued salary for 2015. The note extends the payment terms from on-demand to due in full on April 1, 2017. The outstanding principal and accrued interest may be converted at Mr. Cutaia’s discretion into shares of common stock at a conversion rate of $0.07.
     
  On December 1, 2015, the Company entered into an Unsecured Note agreement with a consulting firm owned by Michael Psomas, a former member of the Company’s Board of Directors, in the amount of $111,901 representing unpaid fees earned for consulting services previously rendered but unpaid as of November 30, 2015. The outstanding amounts bear interest at 12% per annum, and are due in full on April 1, 2017.
     
    On April 4, 2016 the Company issued a secured convertible note to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and a director of the Company, in the amount of $343,325, which represents additional sums of $93,326 that the CEO advanced to the Company during the period from December 2015 through March 2016, and the conversion of $250,000 other pre-existing notes including the $200,000 December note bearing 12% interest. This note bears interest at the rate of 12% per annum, compounded annually. In consideration for this agreement to extend the repayment date to August 4, 2017, the Company granted to the CEO the right to convert up to 30% of the amount of the such note into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.07 per share and issued 2,452,325 share purchase warrants, exercisable at $0.07 per share until April 4, 2019, which warrants represent 50% of the amount of such note.
     
  April 4, 2016 the Company issued an unsecured convertible note payable to the CEO in the amount of $121,875, which represents the amount of the accrued but unpaid salary owed to the CEO for the period from December 2015 through March 2016. In consideration for this agreement to extend the payment date to August 4, 2017, the Company granted to the CEO the right to convert the amount of the such note into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.07 per share, which approximated the trading price or the Company’s common stock on the date of the agreement. This note bears interest at the rate of 12% per annum, compounded annually.

 

Total interest expense for notes payable to related parties for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $232,076 and $61,781, respectively.

 

Convertible Note Payable

 

The Company entered into a series of unsecured loan agreement with Oceanside Strategies, Inc. (“Oceanside”) a third party-lender, in the aggregate principal amount of $600,000 through December 31, 2015. The loans bear interest at rates ranging from 5% to 12% per annum and were due on demand.

 

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On April 3, 2016, the Company issued an unsecured convertible note payable to Oceanside in the amount of $680,268 (this amount includes $600,000 principal amount and $80,268 accrued and unpaid interest). This note superseded and replaced all previous notes and current liabilities due to Oceanside for sums Oceanside loaned to the Company in 2014 and 2015. This note bears interest at the rate of 12% per annum, compounded annually. In consideration for Oceanside’s agreement to convert the prior notes from current demand notes and extend the maturity date to December 4, 2016, the Company granted Oceanside the right to convert up to 30% of the amount of such note into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.07 per share and issued 2,429,530 share purchase warrants, exercisable at $0.07 per share until April 4, 2019.

 

Effective December 30, 2016, the Company entered into an extension agreement (the “Extension Agreement”) with Oceanside to extend the maturity date of the Note to and including August 4, 2017. All other terms of the Note remain unchanged. In consideration for Oceanside’s agreement to extend the maturity date to August 4, 2017, the Company issued Oceanside 2,429,530 share purchase warrants, exercisable at $0.08 per share until December 29, 2019.

 

As of December 31, 2016, principal amount of the note payable was 680,268.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no off balance sheet arrangements.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

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

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors

bBooth, Inc.

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of bBooth, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2016, and the related statement of consolidated operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company was not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2016, and the results of its consolidated operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has no recurring source of revenue and has operated at a cash flow deficiency since inception. These conditions, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans concerning these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Weinberg & Company, P.A.

Los Angeles, California

March 31, 2017

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors

bBooth, Inc.

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of bBooth, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company was not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2015, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has had no revenues and income since inception. These conditions, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans concerning these matters are also described in Note 2, which includes the raising of additional equity financing or merger with another entity. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

/s/Anton & Chia, LLP

 

Newport Beach, CA

March 30, 2016

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

December 31,  2016   2015 
         
ASSETS          
           
Current assets:          
Cash  $16,762   $103,019 
Accounts receivable   8,468    - 
Prepaid expenses   10,871    65,922 
Total current assets   36,101    168,941 
Property and equipment, net   52,066    70,873 
Other assets   16,036    - 
           
Total assets  $104,203   $239,814 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
           
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $431,650   $355,694 
Accrued interest (including $56,628 and $16,140 payable to related parties)   118,137    67,860 
Accrued officers’ salary   200,028    82,458 
Notes payable, net of discount of $48,942 and $0, respectively   177,358    125,000 
Notes payable - related party   1,964,985    - 
Convertible note payable   680,268    600,000 
           
Total current liabilities   3,572,426    1,231,012 
Notes payable - related party, net of discount $0 and $398,594, respectively   -    1,351,192 
           
Total liabilities   3,572,426    2,582,204 
           
Commitments and contingencies          
           
Stockholders’ deficit          
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding   -    - 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 94,661,566 and 63,859,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively   9,465    6,386 
Additional paid in capital   17,815,732    14,650,519 
Stock subscription   (20,020)   - 
Accumulated deficit   (21,273,400)   (16,999,295)
           
Total stockholders’ deficit   (3,468,223)   (2,342,390)
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit  $104,203   $239,814 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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COSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Years Ended December 31,  2016   2015 
         
Net sales  $-   $- 
           
Operating expenses:          
Research and development   257,803    241,637 
General and administrative   2,873,185    5,174,515 
Impairment charges   -    1,387,100 
Total operating expenses   3,130,988    6,803,252 
           
Loss from operations   (3,130,988)   (6,803,252)
           
Other income (expense):          
Other income   52,898    - 
Interest expense (including $232,076 and $16,140 to related parties)   (340,580)   (125,810)
Interest expense - amortization of debt discount   (398,594)   (26,166)
Fair value of warrants and conversion feature granted on debt extensions   (455,975)   - 
Total other expense, net   (1,142,251)   (151,976)
           
Loss before income tax provision   (4,273,239)   (6,955,228)
           
Income tax provision   866    - 
           
Net loss  $(4,274,105)  $(6,955,228)
           
Earnings per share - basic and diluted  $(0.05)  $(0.11)
           
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted   79,602,170    62,707,874 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

 

           Additional   Common         
   Common Stock   Paid-in   Stock   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Subscribed   Deficit   Total 
                         
Balance at December 31, 2014   60,600,000   $6,060   $12,052,575   $-   $(10,044,067)  $2,014,568 
                               
Share based compensation   -    -    857,311    -    -    857,311 
Warrants issued in connection with DelMorgan service agreement   -    -    20,114    -    -    20,114 
Warrants issued for extension of note payable terms   -    -    424,758    -    -    424,758 
Shares issued as payment for vendor services   124,000    12    34,666    -    -    34,678 
Shares issued in connection with Songstagram settlement agreements   820,000    82    529,918    -    -    530,000 
Shares issued as board compensation   1,100,000    110    123,799    -    -    123,909 
Shares issued as employee compensation   1,215,000    122    607,378    -    -    607,500 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    (6,955,228)   (6,955,228)
                               
Balance at December 31, 2015   63,859,000    6,386    14,650,519    -    (16,999,295)   (2,342,390)
                               
Fair value vested options   -    -    457,881    -    -    457,881 
Fair value of common shares, warrants and beneficial conversion feature on issued convertible notes   240,000    24    33,067    -    -    33,091 
Fair value of warrants and conversion feature of debt extension   -    -    455,975    -    -    455,975 
Stock repurchase   (8,311,324)   (831)   (165,395)   -    -    (166,226)
Proceeds from sale of common stock   31,335,556    3,133    1,540,917    (20,020)   -    1,524,030 
Share based compensation - shares issued for vendor services   6,388,334    638    726,201    -    -    726,839 
Share based compensation - shares issued for BOD services   1,150,000    115    116,567    -    -    116,682 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    (4,274,105)   (4,274,105)
                               
Balance at December 31, 2016   94,661,566   $9,465   $17,815,732   $(20,020)  $(21,273,400)  $(3,468,223)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

Years Ended December 31,  2016   2015 
         
Operating Activities:          
Net loss  $(4,274,105)  $(6,955,228)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Loss from debt extinguishment   455,975    362,626 
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs   404,041    1,649,564 
Depreciation and amortization   21,301    - 
Stock compensation   1,301,402    - 
Impairment charges   -    1,387,100 
Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   (8,417)   - 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   55,052    148,931 
Other assets   (16,036)   - 
Accounts Payable and accrued expenses   456,774    540,596 
Net cash used in operating activities   (1,604,013)   (2,866,411)
           
Investing Activities:          
Purchases of property and equipment   (2,494)   (62,029)
Acquisition of Intellectual Property   -    (43,900)
Net cash used in investing activities   (2,494)   (105,929)
           
Financing Activities:          
Proceeds from notes payable   -    600,000 
Proceeds from notes payable - related parties   92,446    1,403,242 
Payment of notes payable   -    (100,000)
Payment of notes payable - related parties   (10,000)   - 
Proceeds from sale of common stock   1,524,030    - 
Stock repurchases   (166,226)   - 
Borrowings from note payable   80,000    - 
Net cash provided by financing activities   1,520,250    1,903,242 
           
Net change in cash   (86,257)   (1,069,098)
           
Cash - beginning of the year   103,019    1,172,117 
           
Cash - end of the year  $16,762   $103,019 
           
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:          
Cash paid for interest  $129,869   $77,068 
Cash paid for income taxes  $800   $- 
           
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:          
Note payable issued as payment for professional fees  $-   $125,000 
Satisfaction of note in connection with the foreclosure of Songstagram security interest  $-   $861,435 
Issuance of common stock in connection with settlement agreements  $-   $530,000 
Officer salary paid pursuant to note payable - related party  $-   $189,000 
Accounts payable paid pursuant to note payable - related party  $-   $101,901 
Accrued interest converted to note payable - related party  $-   $45,641 
Conversion of accrued interest on notes payable to convertible notes payable  $80,268   $- 
Conversion of accrued interest on notes payable to related parties note  $10,900   $- 
Conversion of accrued payroll to related party note  $121,875   $- 
Conversion of accrued interest to accrued officers’ salary  $180,686   $- 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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bBooth, Inc.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

 

1.DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Organization

 

Cutaia Media Group, LLC (“CMG”) was a limited liability company formed on December 12, 2012 under the laws of the State of Nevada. On May 19, 2014, bBooth, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada. On May 19, 2014, CMG was merged into bBooth, Inc. pursuant to a Plan of Merger unanimously approved by the members of CMG. On October 17, 2014, bBooth, Inc. changed the name of its operating company to bBooth (USA), Inc. (“bBooth”). The operations of CMG and bBooth are collectively referred to as the “Company”.

 

On October 16, 2014, the Company completed a Share Exchange Agreement with Global System Designs, Inc. (“GSD”). The Share Exchange Agreement has been treated as a reverse merger transaction, with the Company as the acquirer for accounting purposes. Consequently, the assets and liabilities and the historical operations that are reflected in these financial statements for periods ended prior to the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement are those of bBooth.

 

In connection with the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement, GSD changed its name to bBooth, Inc.

 

Nature of Business

 

The Company develops and licenses cloud-based SaaS CRM, sales lead generation, and social engagement software on mobile and desktop platforms for sales-based organizations, consumer brands, and artists seeking greater levels of customer, consumer, and fan engagement. The Company’s software platform is enterprise scalable and incorporates unique, proprietary, push-to-screen, interactive audio/video messaging and communications technology.

 

The Company was previously engaged in the manufacture and operation of Internet connected, broadcast-quality portable recording studio kiosks, branded and marketed as “bBooth,” which were integrated into a social media, messaging, gaming, music streaming and video sharing app. The bBooth kiosks were deployed in shopping malls and other high-traffic venues in the United States.

 

The Company’s business has evolved from one based primarily on our mall-based bBooth kiosks and mobile apps, narrowly focused on talent discovery, to a cloud-based, enterprise level SaaS platform, branded and marketed as bNotifi, developed to address a much larger target market that includes corporate users, consumer brands, and media companies, among others. Our bNotifi technology represents a new innovative platform for CRM, lead-generation, advertising, fan engagement, and consumer brand activation. Through fully integrated mobile, desktop, and web based applications, our bNotifi technology provides push-to-screen, media-rich, interactive audio/video messaging and communications for higher levels of social engagement and interactive online training and teaching applications, as well as an enterprise scale lead generation and customer retention platform for sales professionals and others. Our bNotifi platform also includes a robust back-end administration console with data collection capabilities, among other features, designed to provide small, medium and large-scale enterprise users, among others, with the ability to send, receive and manage enhanced, media-rich, highly-engaging interactive video messaging for both internal and external communications.

 

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2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of bBooth, Inc. and Songstagram, Inc. (“Songstagram”). All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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 consolidated financial statements, during the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company incurred a net loss of $4,274,105, used cash in operations of $1,604,013 and had a stockholders’ deficiency of $3,468,223 as of that date. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date of the financial statements being issued. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to raise additional funds and implement its business plan. The 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, 2016, the Company had cash on hand in the amount of $16,762. The Company raised an additional $300,000 in February 2017. Management estimates that the current funds on hand will be sufficient to continue operations through April 2017. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to obtain necessary debt or equity financing to continue operations until it begins generating positive cash flow. No assurance can be given that any future financing 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, it may contain undue restrictions on our operations, in the case of debt financing or cause substantial dilution for our stock holders, in case or equity financing.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Significant estimates include the value of share based payments. Amounts could materially change in the future.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are recorded at historical cost and depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of approximately five years once the individual assets are placed in service.

 

Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their net book value may not be recoverable. When such factors and circumstances exist, the Company compares the projected undiscounted future cash flows associated with the related asset or group of assets over their estimated useful lives against their respective carrying amount. Impairment, if any, is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value, based on market value when available, or discounted expected cash flows, of those assets and is recorded in the period in which the determination is made. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company made this analysis and determined there were no reliable predictors of future cash flows in connection with the Company’s intangible assets or its booth-related equipment. Accordingly, the Company concluded that impairment of these assets was appropriate and recorded an aggregate impairment charge of $1,387,100 for the year ended December 31, 2015. No impairment of long-lived assets was required for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

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Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 “Income Taxes.” Under the asset and liability method of ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The deferred tax assets of the Company relate primarily to operating loss carry-forwards for federal income tax purposes. A full valuation allowance for deferred tax assets has been provided because the Company believes it is not more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be realized. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent on the Company generating sufficient taxable income in future periods.

 

The Company periodically evaluates its tax positions to determine whether it is more likely than not that such positions would be sustained upon examination by a tax authority for all open tax years, as defined by the statute of limitations, based on their technical merits. The Company accrues interest and penalties, if incurred, on unrecognized tax benefits as components of the income tax provision in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company has not established a liability for uncertain tax positions.

 

Share Based Payment

 

The Company issues stock options, common stock, and equity interests as share-based compensation to employees and non-employees.

 

The Company accounts for its share-based compensation to employees in accordance FASB ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation.” Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period.

 

The Company accounts for share-based compensation issued to non-employees and consultants in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 505-50 Equity - Based Payments to Non-Employees.” Measurement of share-based payment transactions with non-employees is based on the fair value of whichever is more reliably measurable: (a) the goods or services received; or (b) the equity instruments issued. The final fair value of the share-based payment transaction is determined at the performance completion date. For interim periods, the fair value is estimated and the percentage of completion is applied to that estimate to determine the cumulative expense recorded.

 

The Company values stock compensation based on the market price on the measurement date. As described above, for employees this is the date of grant, and for non-employees, this is the date of performance completion.

 

The Company values stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model to value options issued during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,
2016
   December 31,
2015
 
         
Expected life in years   2.5 to 5.0    2.5 to 5.0 
Stock price volatility   84.36% - 153. 07%   84.36% - 98.54%
Risk free interest rate   1.22% - 1.24%   1.07% - 1.72%
Expected dividends   NA    NA 
Forfeiture rate   20%   21%

 

The risk-free interest rate was based on rates established by the Federal Reserve Bank. The Company uses the historical volatility of its common stock to estimate the future volatility for its common stock. The expected life of the conversion feature of the notes was based on the remaining term of the notes. The expected dividend yield was based on the fact that the Company has not customarily paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends in the future.

 

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Research and Development Costs

 

Research and development costs consist of expenditures for the research and development of new products and technology. These costs are primarily expenses to vendors contracted to perform research projects and develop technology for the Company’s bNotifi cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform.

 

Net Loss Per Share

 

Basic net loss per share is computed by using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed giving effect to all dilutive potential common shares that were outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential common shares consist of incremental common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options. No dilutive potential common shares were included in the computation of diluted net loss per share because their impact was anti-dilutive. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had total outstanding options and warrants of 28,986,217 and 18,624,129, respectively, which were excluded from the computation of net loss per share because they are anti-dilutive.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company’s financial instruments include cash, notes receivable and notes payable. The principal balance of the notes receivable and notes payable approximates fair value because of the current interest rates and terms offered to the Company for similar debt are substantially the same.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive revenue recognition standard that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under current U.S. GAAP and replace it with a principle based approach for determining revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 will require that companies recognize revenue based on the value of transferred goods or services as they occur in the contract. The ASU also will require additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. ASU 2014-09 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted only in annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods therein. Entities will be able to transition to the standard either retrospectively or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2014-09 on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures.

 

In June 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-12, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718). The pronouncement was issued to clarify the accounting for share-based payments when the terms of an award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. The pronouncement is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of ASU 2014-12 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires a lessee to record a right of use asset and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. ASU 2016-02 is effective for all interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2016-02 on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures. The Company anticipates that this will add significant liabilities to the balance sheet.

 

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.

 

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Reclassifications

 

Prior period financial amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. $600,000 of notes payable previously reflected in 2015 under the caption “Notes Payable” were reclassified to “Convertible Notes”.

 

3.PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment consisted of the following as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

   December 31, 2016   December 31, 2015 
         
Furniture and fixtures  $56,890   $56,890 
Office equipment   50,669    48,175 
           
    107,559    105,065 
Less: accumulated depreciation   (55,493)   (34,192)
           
   $52,066   $70,873 

 

Depreciation expense amounted to $21,302 and $31,618 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

4.NOTES PAYABLE

 

The Company has the following notes payable as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

Note  Note Date  Maturity Date  Interest Rate   Original Borrowing   Balance at
December 31, 2016
   Balance at
December 31, 2015
 
                       
Note payable (a)  March 21, 2015  March 20, 2017   12.0%  $125,000   $125,000   $125,000 
Note payable (b)  December 15, 2016  Due upon demand   5%  $101,300    101,300    - 
Total notes payable                   226,300    125,000 
Debt discount                   (48,942)   - 
                           
Total notes payable, net of debt discount            $177,358   $125,000 

 

  (a) March 21, 2015 – The Company entered into an agreement with DelMorgan Group LLC (“DelMorgan”), pursuant to which DelMorgan agreed to act as the Company’s exclusive financial advisor. In connection with the agreement, the Company paid DelMorgan $125,000, which was advanced by a third-party lender in exchange for an unsecured note payable issued by the Company bearing interest at the rate of 12% per annum payable monthly beginning on April 20, 2015. The note payable is due on the earlier of March 20, 2017, or upon completion of a private placement transaction, as defined in the agreement. As a result, the $125,000 note payable has been classified as a current liability as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. The parties have reached agreement to extend the note payable to March 20, 2018.
     
  (b) On December 15, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with a buyer whereby the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer agreed to purchase from the Company, (i) a non interest bearing Note in the original principal amount of $250,000, (ii) Warrants, and (iii) shares of the Company’s common stock in an amount equal to 30% of the purchase price of the respective tranche divided by the closing price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately prior to the date of funding of the respective tranche (collectively the “Inducement Shares”). The “Maturity Date” shall be six months from the date of each payment of Consideration. A one-time interest charge of five percent (5%) (“Interest Rate”) is to be applied on the Issuance Date to the original principal amount. In addition, there is a 10% Original Issue Discount that is to be prorated based on the consideration paid by the Buyer.

 

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On December 30, 2016, the Buyer purchased for $80,000 the first tranche of the Note and the respective securities to be issued and the Company sold to it including (i) a three year warrant to acquire 176,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.25 per share, and (ii) 240,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

Upon issuance of the note, the company accounted for an original issue discount of $21,300, which consisted of (i) the 10% original issue discount of $8,800, and (ii) the fixed interest of 5% which aggregated $12,500 (such rate based on the entire funding due of $250,000). The original issue discount will be accreted to interest expense over the life of the note, resulting in a net amount due the holder of $101,300 at maturity. In addition, the (iii) the fair value of the 240,000 common shares of $21,600 issued to the holder, and (iv) the relative fair value of the warrants of $32,059 will be considered as additional valuation discount and will be amortized as interest expense over the life of the note.

 

The aggregate fair value of the original issue discount and the equity securities issued upon inception of the note of $53,659 has been recorded as a valuation discount. During the year $4,717 of this amount was amortized as interest expense, and the remaining unamortized discount was $48,942 as of December 31, 2016.

 

Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, to convert the Outstanding Balance into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, the conversion price” shall equal 70% of the average volume weighted average price for the twenty trading days immediately preceding the applicable conversion date. The Company did not account for the conversion feature of the note as it is a contingent event that is payable only upon default of the note. It is the Company’s current intention to pay the note off before maturity with either from the funds raised subsequent to year end, or through an additional amount advanced by the majority shareholder.

 

Total interest expense for notes payable for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $43,768 and $11,466, respectively.

 

5.NOTES PAYABLE – RELATED PARTIES

 

The Company has the following related parties notes payable:

 

Note  Issuance Date  Maturity Date  Interest Rate   Original Borrowing   Balance at
December 30, 2016
   Balance at
December 31, 2015
 
                       
Note 1  Year 2015  April 1,2017   12.0%  $1,203,242   $1,198,883   $1,248,883 
Note 2  December 2015  April 1, 2017   12.0%   200,000    -    200,000 
Note 3  December 1, 2015  April 1,2017   12.0%   189,000    189,000    189,000 
Note 4  December 1, 2015  April 1, 2017   12.0%   111,901    111,901    111,901 
Note 5  August 4, 2016  April 4, 2017   12.0%   343,326    343,326    - 
Note 7  August 4, 2016  April 4, 2017   12.0%   121,875    121,875    - 
                           
Total                   1,964,985    1,749,784 
                           
Debt discount               -    (398,592)
                           
Total notes payable – related parties, net            $1,964,985   $1,351,192 

 

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  On various dates during the year ended December 31, 2015, Rory J. Cutaia, the Company’s majority shareholder and Chief Executive Officer, loaned the Company total principal amounts of $1,203,242. The loans were unsecured and all due on demand, bearing interest at 12% per annum. On December 1, 2015, the Company entered into a Secured Convertible Note agreement with Mr. Cutaia whereby all outstanding principal and accrued interest owed to Mr. Cutaia from previous loans amounting to an aggregate total of $1,248,883 and due on demand, was consolidated under a note payable agreement, bearing interest at 12% per annum, and converted from due on demand to due in full on April 1, 2017. In consideration for Mr. Cutaia’s agreement to consolidate the loans and extend the maturity date, the Company granted Mr. Cutaia a senior security interest in substantially all current and future assets of the Company. Per the terms of the agreement, at Mr. Cutaia’s discretion, he may convert up to $374,665 of outstanding principal, plus accrued interest thereon, into shares of common stock at a conversion rate of $0.07 per share. On April 4, 2016 $50,000 of this note was converted into another note (see below).
     
  On December 1, 2015, the Company entered into an Unsecured Convertible Note with Mr. Cutaia in the amount of $189,000, bearing interest at 12% per annum, representing a portion of Mr. Cutaia’s accrued salary for 2015. The note extends the payment terms from on-demand to due in full on April 1, 2017. The outstanding principal and accrued interest may be converted at Mr. Cutaia’s discretion into shares of common stock at a conversion rate of $0.07.
     
  On December 1, 2015, the Company entered into an Unsecured Note agreement with a consulting firm owned by Michael Psomas, a former member of the Company’s Board of Directors, in the amount of $111,901 representing unpaid fees earned for consulting services previously rendered but unpaid as of November 30, 2015. The outstanding amounts bear interest at 12% per annum, and are due in full on April 1, 2017.
     
  On April 4, 2016 the Company issued a secured convertible note to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and a director of the Company, in the amount of $343,325, which represents additional sums of $93,326 that the CEO advanced to the Company during the period from December 2015 through March 2016, and the conversion of $250,000 other pre-existing notes including the $200,000 December note bearing 12% interest. This note bears interest at the rate of 12% per annum, compounded annually. In consideration for this agreement to extend the repayment date to August 4, 2017, the Company granted to the CEO the right to convert up to 30% of the amount of the such note into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.07 per share and issued 2,452,325 share purchase warrants, exercisable at $0.07 per share until April 4, 2019, which warrants represent 50% of the amount of such note.
     
  The Company calculated the effect of the issuance of the warrants and the conversion that arose as part of issuances of the $343,325 convertible amounted to $132,140. As the change in the fair value of the note constituted a change in excess of 10% of the present value of the note, the Company considered this to be a “debt extinguishment” in accordance with ASC 470-50-40 and recorded the fair value of the grant as a debt extinguishment cost.
     
  April 4, 2016 the Company issued an unsecured convertible note payable to the CEO in the amount of $121,875, which represents the amount of the accrued but unpaid salary owed to the CEO for the period from December 2015 through March 2016. In consideration for this agreement to extend the payment date to August 4, 2017, the Company granted to the CEO the right to convert the amount of the such note into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.07 per share, which approximated the trading price or the Company’s common stock on the date of the agreement. This note bears interest at the rate of 12% per annum, compounded annually.
     
  In 2015, the Company granted 8,920,593 warrants to Mr. Cutaia and 799,286 warrants to Mr. Psomas as consideration for their respective notes payable balances to a maturity date of April 1, 2017. The warrants are immediately vested and have an exercise price of $0.07 and expire on November 30, 2018. The warrants have been valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model and have an aggregate value of $424,758. The value has been recorded as a discount to the outstanding notes payable - related parties on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet, and was being amortized into interest expense over the extended maturity periods of April 1, 2017.

 

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Total interest expense for notes payable to related parties for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $232,076 and $61,781, respectively.

 

6.CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE

 

The Company entered into a series of unsecured loan agreement with Oceanside Strategies, Inc. (“Oceanside”) a third party lender, in the aggregate principal amount of $600,000 through December 31, 2015. The loans bear interest at rates ranging from 5% to 12% per annum and were due on demand.

 

On April 3, 2016, the Company issued an unsecured convertible note payable to Oceanside in the amount of $680,268 (this amount includes $600,000 principal amount and $80,268 accrued and unpaid interest). This note superseded and replaced all previous notes and current liabilities due to Oceanside for sums Oceanside loaned to the Company in 2014 and 2015. This note bears interest at the rate of 12% per annum, compounded annually. In consideration for Oceanside’s agreement to convert the prior notes from current demand notes and extend the maturity date to December 4, 2016, the Company granted Oceanside the right to convert up to 30% of the amount of such note into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.07 per share and issued 2,429,530 share purchase warrants, exercisable at $0.07 per share until April 4, 2019

 

The Company calculated the effect of the issuance of the warrants and the conversion feature that arose as part of issuances of notes, which amounted to $164,344. As the change in the fair value of the note constituted a change in excess of 10% of the present value of the note, the Company considered this to be a “debt extinguishment” in accordance with ASC 470-50-40 and recorded the fair value of the grant as a debt extinguishment cost.

 

Effective December 30, 2016, the Company entered into an extension agreement (the “Extension Agreement”) with Oceanside to extend the maturity date of the Note to and including August 4, 2017. All other terms of the Note remain unchanged. In consideration for Oceanside’s agreement to extend the maturity date to August 4, 2017 the Company issued Oceanside 2,429,530 share purchase warrants, exercisable at $0.08 per share until December 29, 2019, which warrants represent 25% of the amount of the Note. The fair value of the warrants was determined to be $159,491 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. As the change in the fair value of the note constituted a change in excess of 10% of the present value of the note, the Company considered this to be a “debt extinguishment” in accordance with ASC 470-50-40 and recorded the fair value of the grant as a debt extinguishment cost.

 

As of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, principal amount of the note payable was $680,268 and $600,000, respectively.

 

7.EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

 

Common Stock

 

The following were common stock transactions during the year ended December 31 2016.

 

Stock Repurchases – On January 28, 2016, the Company entered into stock repurchase agreements (the “Repurchase Agreements”) with three former employees and consultants to acquire an aggregate total of 9,011,324 shares of the Company’s common stock. Pursuant to the terms of the agreements, the Company had the right to purchase the shares at a price of $0.02 per share on or before April 15, 2016. In accordance with the terms of the Repurchase Agreements, the Company repurchased 8,311,324 shares for total of $166,226 during the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

Shares Issued for Services – The Company issued common shares to consultants and vendors for services rendered and are expensed based on fair market value of the stock on the date of grant, or as the services were performed. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued 6,388,334 shares of common stock for services and recorded stock compensation expense of $726,789.

 

Effective July 12, 2016, the Board approved the execution of a term sheet with a consultant in which the consultant will receive 5,000,000 restricted common shares that vest over 3 years in increments of 1,666,667 shares every year. The shares are being valued at the trading price of our common shares as the shares vest. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recognized a cost of $90,500 related to the cost of approximately 765,000 shares earned during the period, which cost is included in the amount above. As the shares have not yet vested, they are not being reflected as outstanding at December 31, 2016. In addition, the consultant will receive cash compensation equal to 50% of “net revenue” generated through a to-be-formed wholly owned subsidiary “through which mutually approved booth related opportunities will be conducted”.

 

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Shares Issued to Board of Directors – The Company issued common shares to board of directors for services rendered and are expensed based on fair market value of the stock price at the date of grant. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued 1,150,000 shares to board of directors and recorded stock compensation expense of $116,682.

 

Shares Issued from Stock Subscription – The Company issued stock subscription to investors. For the year ended December 3, 2016, the Company issued 32,135,556 common shares for a net proceed of $1,544,050.

 

The following were common stock transactions during the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Settlement Agreement – During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company entered into settlement and release agreements, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue an aggregate of 820,000 shares of common stock valued at $530,000 in full settlement and release of claims on certain assets acquired from Songstagram.

 

Shares Issuance to Employees – On July 18, 2015, the Company issued an aggregate total of 1,215,000 shares of restricted common stock as compensation to certain employees, which were fully vested as of December 31, 2015. The Company recorded a total of $607,500 of share-based compensation expense during the year ended December 31, 2015 for these grants.

 

Shares Issuance to Board of Directors – On July 21, 2015, the Company issued an aggregate total of 600,000 shares of restricted common stock as compensation to members of the Board of Directors. The shares vest over an 18-month period from the issuance date. On December 1, 2015, the Company granted an additional 500,000 shares of restricted common stock as compensation to a Board member which was immediately vested. The Company recorded a total of $123,909 of share-based compensation expense during the year ended December 31, 2015 for these grants. In October 2015, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to a vendor for services to be provided pursuant to a services contract extending for 6 months through April 9, 2016. The Company also issued a vendor 24,000 shares of common stock as compensation. The Company recorded a total of $34,678 of share-based compensation expense during the year ended December 31, 2015 for this contract.

 

8.Acquisition of Assets of Songstagram, Inc.

 

On December 11, 2014, Songstagram, Inc. (“Songstagram”) and Rocky Wright (“Wright”) issued secured promissory notes (collectively, the “Promissory Notes”) in connection with advances that the Company made to Songstagram and Wright. The advances were made by the Company in connection with ongoing negotiations for a possible acquisition of Songstagram or its assets by the Company. Pursuant to the Promissory Notes, Songstagram promised to pay the Company the principal sum of $475,000, together with interest at a rate equal to 8% per annum, and Wright promised to pay the Company the principal sum of $386,435, together with interest at a rate equal to 8% per annum. All unpaid principal, which totaled an aggregate of $861,435, together with any then-unpaid and accrued interest and other amounts payable under the Promissory Notes, were to be due and payable on the earlier of (i) the Company’s demand for payment; or (ii) when, upon or after the occurrence of an event of default, the Company declared such amounts due and payable or such amounts were made automatically due and payable under the terms of the Promissory Notes. During any period in which an event of default had occurred and was continuing, Songstagram and Wright, as applicable, were to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance at a rate of 13% per annum. The full amounts due under the Promissory Notes were secured by all of Songstagram’s assets and all of Wright’s assets related to Songstagram, as applicable, in accordance with security agreements dated December 11, 2014, as described below.

 

In connection with the Promissory Notes, the Company entered into security agreements (collectively, the “Security Agreements”) with each of Songstagram and Wright dated December 11, 2014. Pursuant to the Security Agreements, Songstagram and Wright, as applicable, agreed to, among other things; (i) pay all secured obligations when due; (ii) upon or following the occurrence of an event of default, pay all of the Company’s costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Company in the perfection, preservation, realization, enforcement and exercise of the Company’s rights, powers and remedies under the Security Agreements; and (iii) execute and deliver such documents as the Company deems necessary to create, perfect and continue the security interests.

 

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Effective January 20, 2015, the Company entered into an acquisition agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”) with Songstagram and Wright, pursuant to which the Company acquired from Wright all assets and intellectual property that Wright owned related to, or used in connection with: (i) the business of Songstagram, (ii) the assets owned and/or used by Songstagram, (iii) the Songstagram software application, (iv) the business and assets of Qubeey Inc. (“Qubeey”), and (v) all software applications of Qubeey, in consideration of the forgiveness of all principal and interest owing by Mr. Wright to the Company under the promissory note issued by Wright to the Company on December 11, 2014. In connection with the acquisition of certain IP, the Company also paid an additional $43,900 to Wright in January 2015.

 

In connection with the Acquisition Agreement and the Company’s prior demand for the repayment of all monies outstanding under the Promissory Note issued by Songstagram to the Company on December 11, 2014, as Songstagram was unable to repay such monies, Songstagram consented to the enforcement of the security granted under the Security Agreement with Songstagram by way of a strict foreclosure. In accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, and as further provided for in a surrender of collateral, consent to strict foreclosure and release agreement dated January 20, 2015 (the “Surrender of Collateral, Consent to Strict Foreclosure and Release Agreement”) between the Company and Songstagram, Songstagram agreed to turn over all collateral pledged under the Security Agreement and consented to the Company retaining such collateral in satisfaction of the indebtedness due under the Promissory Note issued by Songstagram to the Company.

 

Effective March 4, 2015, the Company entered into a settlement and release agreement with Songstagram and Jeff Franklin, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay $10,000 and issue 500,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Franklin in full settlement and release of a claim he had on certain assets the Company acquired from Songstagram and in consideration for the transfer to us of a secured lien he held on assets of Qubeey. The shares of common stock issued to Mr. Franklin were valued at $250,000 and were included as part of the acquisition price of Songstagram.

 

Effective March 5, 2015, the Company entered into a settlement and release agreement with Songstagram and Art Malone Jr., pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue 320,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Malone in full settlement and release of a claim he had on certain assets the Company acquired from Songstagram. The shares of common stock issued to Mr. Malone were valued at $160,000 and were included as part of the acquisition price of Songstagram. The 320,000 shares of common stock were issued to Mr. Malone on April 29, 2015.

 

In July 2015, the Company agreed to issue an aggregate of 240,000 shares to two individuals pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement as payment for claims they had on certain assets acquired from Songstagram. The shares of common stock were valued at $120,000 and were included as part of the acquisition price of Songstagram. The shares of common stock have not been issued, although the Company expects them to be in the future.

 

9.Stock Options

 

Effective October 16, 2014, the Company adopted the 2014 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) under the administration of the Board of Directors to retain the services of valued key employees and consultants of the Company.

 

On November 21, 2014, the Company entered into an executive employment agreement with Rory Cutaia, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and issued the following stock options in connection with the agreement: (i) 800,000 stock options, each exercisable into one share of our common stock at a price of $0.50 per share, 400,000 of which vested immediately and 400,000 which will vest one year from the execution date, on November 21, 2015 and (ii) 250,000 stock options on each anniversary of the execution date.

 

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A summary of option activity for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 are presented below.

 

           Weighted-     
       Weighted-   Average     
       Average   Remaining   Aggregate 
       Exercise   Contractual   Intrinsic 
   Options   Price   Life (Years)   Value 
                 
Outstanding at December 31, 2014   6,470,000   $0.50    -   $- 
Granted   3,350,000    1.12    -    - 
Forfeited   (2,163,750)   0.91    -    - 
Exercised   -    -    -    - 
Outstanding at December 31, 2015   7,656,250   $0.66    4.87   $- 
Granted   5,860,000    0.09    -    - 
Forfeited   (2,985,297)   0.93    -    - 
Exercised   -    -    -    - 
Outstanding at December 31, 2016   10,530,953   $0.33    4.03   $- 
                     
Vested December 31, 2016   6,801,577   $0.49        $- 
                     
Exercisable at December 31, 2016   5,748,933   $0.47        $- 

 

The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $0.09 and $0.15 per option, respectively. The total expense recognized relating to stock options for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 amounted to $457,881 and $836,592, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense was $369,730 which is expected to be recognized as an operating expense through July 2019.

 

10.Warrants

 

The Company has the following warrants as of December 31, 2016:

 

   Issuance Date  Expiration Date  Warrant Shares   Exercise Price 
Warrant #1  November 12, 2014  November 12, 2019   600,000   $0.50 
Warrant #2  March 21, 2015  March 20, 2018   48,000   $0.10 
Warrant #3  October 30, 2015  October 30, 2020   600,000   $0.50 
Warrant #4  December 1, 2015  April 1, 2017   9,719,879   $0.07 
Warrant #5  April 4, 2016  April 4, 2019   2,452,325   $0.07 
Warrant #6  April 4, 2016  April 4, 2019   2,429,530   $0.07 
Warrant #7  December 15, 2016  December 14, 2019   176,000   $0.25 
Warrant #8  December 30, 2016  December 29, 2019   2,429,530   $0.08 
Outstanding at December 31, 2016         18,455,264      

 

On November 12, 2014, the Company granted warrants to a consultant to purchase 600,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. The warrants expire on November 12, 2019 and were fully vested on the grant date. The total share based compensation expense recognized relating to these warrants for the year ended December 31, 2014 amounted to $199,356.

 

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On March 21, 2015, in connection with the DelMorgan agreement, the Company issued 48,000 warrants, each exercisable into one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share. The warrants were fully vested on the date of the grant and expire on March 20, 2018. The warrants have been valued using the Black-Scholes pricing model as of the contract date. The total value of $20,114 has been recorded as a component of prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 and is being amortized over the life of the agreement.

 

On October 30, 2015, the Company granted warrants to a consultant to purchase 600,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. The warrants expire on October 30, 2020 and were fully vested on the grant date. The total share based compensation expense recognized relating to these warrants for the year ended December 31, 2015 amounted to $20,719.

 

On December 1, 2015, the Company granted 9,719,879 warrants as consideration for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a Board of Director member agreeing to extend the payment terms of their respective note payable balances to a maturity date of April 1, 2017.

 

On April 4, 2016, the Company issued a secured convertible note to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and member of the Board of Directors, in the amount of $343,326, which represents additional sums that the CEO advanced to the Company during the period from December 2015 through March 2016, and is addition to all pre-existing loans made by, and notes held by the CEO (See Note 5). In consideration for this agreement the Company issued 2,452,325 share purchase warrants, exercisable at $0.07 per share until April 4, 2019.

 

On April 4, 2016, the Company issued an unsecured convertible note payable to Oceanside Strategies, Inc. (“Oceanside”) in the amount of $680,268 (See Note 6). In consideration for Oceanside’s agreement to convert the prior notes from current demand notes and extend the maturity date to December 4, 2016, we granted Oceanside d 2,429,530 share purchase warrants, exercisable at $0.07 per share until April 4, 2019.

 

Effective December 30, 2016, the Company entered into an extension agreement (the “Extension Agreement”) with Oceanside to extend the maturity date of the Note to and including August 4, 2017 (see Note 6). In consideration for Oceanside’s agreement to extend the maturity date to August 4, 2017 the Company issued Oceanside 2,429,530 share purchase warrants, exercisable at $0.08 per share until December 29, 2019.

 

11.INCOME TAXES

 

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

   December 31, 2016   December 31, 2015 
         
Net operating loss carry-forwards  $3,497,359   $2,640,747 
Share based compensation   1,579,081    655,484 
Amortization of intangible assets   535,158    576,150 
Accrued officers compensation   121,017    35,325 
State taxes   (356,157)   (231,259)
Less: Valuation allowance   (5,376,458)   (3,676,447)
Deferred tax assets, net  $-   $- 

 

The items accounting for the difference between income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate and the provision for income taxes were as follows:

 

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   December 31, 2016   December 31, 2015 
         
Statutory federal income tax rate   34.0%   34.0%
State taxes, net of federal benefit   5.9%   6.4%
Non-deductible items   -0.1%   -0.1%
Change in valuation allowance   -39.8%   -40.3%
    0.0%   0.0%

 

ASC 740 requires that the tax benefit of net operating losses carry forwards be recorded as an asset to the extent that management assesses that realization is “more likely than not.” Realization of the future tax benefits is dependent on the Company’s ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the carry forward period. Because of the Company’s recent history of operating losses, management believes that recognition of the deferred tax assets arising from the above-mentioned future tax benefits is currently not likely to be realized and, accordingly, has provided a 100% valuation allowance against the asset amounts.

 

Any uncertain tax positions would be related to tax years that remain open and subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities. The Company has no liabilities related to uncertain tax positions or unrecognized benefits as of the year end December 31, 2015 or 2014. The Company has not accrued for interest or penalties associated with unrecognized tax liabilities.

 

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had federal and state net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $8.2 million, which may be available to offset future taxable income for tax purposes. These net operating loss carry forwards begin to expire in 2034. This carry forward may be limited upon the ownership change under IRC Section 382.

 

12.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Operating Leases

 

Until June 2015, the Company leased office space in West Hollywood, California under an operating lease which provided for monthly rent of $6,700 through July 31, 2015. In June 2016, the Company moved its offices to a new location in Los Angeles, California under a new operating lease which provides for monthly rent of $2,950 through June 25, 2017. The Company had total rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 of $68,328 and $143,428, respectively.

 

Employment Agreements

 

On November 21, 2014, we entered into an executive employment agreement effective November 1, 2014 with Rory Cutaia, our president, chief executive officer, secretary and treasurer. Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreement, we have agreed to pay Mr. Cutaia an annual salary of $325,000, which will be increased each year by 10%, subject to the annual review and approval of our board of directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a mandatory increase of not less than $100,000 per annum will be implemented on our company achieving EBITDA break-even. In addition to the base salary, Mr. Cutaia will be eligible to receive an annual bonus in an amount up to $325,000, based upon the attainment of performance targets to be established by our board of directors, in its discretion.

 

The initial term of the employment agreement is five years and, upon expiration of the initial five-year term, it may be extended for additional one year periods on ninety days prior notice.

 

In the event that: (i) Mr. Cutaia’s employment is terminated without cause, (ii) Mr. Cutaia is unable to perform his duties due to a physical or mental condition for a period of 120 consecutive days or an aggregate of 180 days in any 12 month period; or (iii) Mr. Cutaia voluntarily terminates the employment agreement upon the occurrence of a material reduction in his salary or bonus, a reduction in his job title or position, or the required relocation of Mr. Cutaia to an office outside of a 30 mile radius of Los Angeles, California, Mr. Cutaia will:

 

  (a) receive monthly payments of $27,083, or such sum as is equal to Mr. Cutaia’s monthly base compensation at the time of such termination, whichever is higher, and
     
  (b) be reimbursed for COBRA health insurance costs, in each case for 36 months from the date of such termination or to the end of the term of the agreement, whichever is longer.

 

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In addition, Mr. Cutaia will have any and all of his unvested stock options immediately vest, with full registration rights; and any unearned and unpaid bonus compensation, expense reimbursement, and all accrued vacation, personal sick days, etc., be deemed earned, vested and paid immediately.

 

As a condition to receiving the foregoing, Mr. Cutaia will be required to execute a release of claims, and a non-competition and non-solicitation agreement having a term which is the same as the term of the monthly severance payments described above.

 

Litigation

 

We have one pending litigation, filed. on September 19, 2016. The action is captioned as Multicore Technologies, an Indian Corporation, plaintiff, v. Rocky Wright, an individual, bBooth, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and Blabeey, Inc, a Nevada corporation, defendants. The action is pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California under Case No.: 2:16-cv-7026 DSF (AJWx). The First Amended Complaint was filed on January 27, 2017, alleging breach of Implied-in-fact Contract and Quantum Meruit relating to services Multicore allegedly performed on behalf of bBooth in connection with various web and mobile applications. Multicore is seeking damages of approximately $157,000 plus interest and cost of suit. We filed an Answer denying Multicore’s claims on March 13, 2017. We do not believe plaintiff’s claims of an implied contract or quantum meruit have any basis in fact, nor do we believe they have any other viable claims against us. We intend to vigorously defend the action and have determined not to create a reserve in our financial statements for an unfavorable outcome.

 

We know of no material proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder is a party adverse to our company or any of our subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to our company or any of our subsidiaries.

 

13.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On January 10, 2017, the Company approved and granted 5,000,000 non-qualified stock options to employees and 2,000,000 to a Director. Each exercisable into one share of our common stock at a price of $0.08 per share and vest 100% in three years from the grant date.

 

Effective February 14, 2017, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and between an otherwise unaffiliated, accredited investor (the “Purchaser”) and the Company in connection with our issuance and sale to the Purchaser of shares of Series A Preferred Stock under the terms and conditions as set forth in the Purchase Agreement (the “Sale”).

 

In connection with the Sale, our Board of Directors (our “Board”) authorized and approved a series of preferred stock to be known as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”, for which 1,050,000 shares, $0.0001 par value per share, were authorized and a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, (the “Certificate”), was filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (the “State”) to effectuate the authorization. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the purchase of shares of our Series A Preferred Stock may occur in several tranches (each, a “Tranche”; and, collectively, the “Tranches”). The first Tranche of $300,000 ($315,000 in stated value, represented by 315,000 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock) closed simultaneously with the execution of the Purchase Agreement on February 14, 2017 (the “First Closing”), and each additional Tranche shall close at such times and on such financial terms as may be agreed to by the Purchaser and us.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the shares of our Series A Preferred Stock issued in the First Closing are to be redeemed by us in five (5) equal weekly payments (each, a “Redemption Payment”), commencing in approximately 180 days from the First Closing. All but one of the Redemption Payments may be made by us in cash or in shares of our common stock, at our option. One of the Redemption Payments must be made in shares of our common stock. Redemption Payments made using shares of our common stock will be valued based upon a VWAP formula, tied to the then-current quoted price of shares of our common stock, described with greater particularity in the Purchase Agreement.

 

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On February 8, 2017, the Company extended International Monetary’s (“IM”) consulting agreement. The Parties have agreed to modify the terms of the Agreement as follows:

 

  1. Accrued Management Fees in the amount of $30,000 due and payable to IM by the Company shall be deemed paid in full by the issuance to IM of 400,000 ‘restricted shares’, as that term is defined in the Agreement. There shall be no further accrual of Management Fees as of the date hereof.
  2. The term of the Agreement, as set forth in item 2 thereof, shall be extended for an additional 6-month period, commencing as of the date hereof.
  3. Compensation for the additional 6-month term is 700,000 ‘restricted shares. The Shares shall be issued effective as of the date, hereof but delivered at the rate of 233,333 shares every 60 days during the term.

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), our chief executive officer, who is our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-K. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer, concluded that, as at December 31, 2016, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective: (1) to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (2) to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The conclusion reached by our chief executive officer was a result of the material weaknesses described below.

 

A material weakness is 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. We have identified the following material weaknesses:

 

  (i) inadequate segregation of duties and effective risk assessment; and
     
  (ii) insufficient staffing resources resulting in inadequate review procedures

 

To address these material weaknesses, our chief executive officer performed additional analyses and other procedures, including retaining the assistance of qualified accounting professionals to assist with the preparation of our financial statements, to ensure that the financial statements included herein fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Accordingly, we believe that the financial statements included in this report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

Remediation of Material Weaknesses

 

We intend to take appropriate and reasonable steps to make the necessary improvements to remediate these deficiencies. We intend to consider the results of our remediation efforts and related testing as part of our year-end 2016 assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties has not always been possible and may not be economically feasible. However, we are in the process of implementing processes and procedures intended to mitigate any material weaknesses identified.

 

Subject to receipt of additional financing, we intend to undertake the below remediation measures to address the material weaknesses described in this Form 10-K. Such remediation activities include the following:

 

  (i) we intend to update the documentation of our internal control processes, including formal risk assessment of our financial reporting processes; and
     
  (ii) we intend to implement procedures pursuant to which we can ensure segregation of duties and hire additional resources to ensure appropriate review and oversight.

 

Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within our company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.

 

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, our chief executive officer, who is our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, conducted an assessment, including testing, using the criteria in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (1992), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Our system of internal control over financial reporting is designed 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. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.

 

Based on our evaluation under the framework in COSO, our chief executive officer concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting were ineffective as of December 31, 2015 due to the above-noted material weaknesses with respect to disclosure controls and procedures. The weaknesses and their related risks are not uncommon in a company of our size because of the limitations in the size and number of staff. We believe we have taken initial steps to mitigate these risks by consulting outside advisors where necessary.

 

Our management believes that because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions and that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

All directors of our company hold office until the next annual meeting of our stockholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified, or until their death, resignation or removal. The executive officers of our company are appointed by our board of directors and hold office until their death, resignation or removal from office.

 

Our directors and executive officers, their ages, positions held, and duration of such, are as follows:

 

Name   Position Held with Our Company   Age   Date First Elected or Appointed
             
Rory J. Cutaia   Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director   60   October 16, 2014

Jeff Clayborne

James P. Geiskopf

 

Chief Financial Officer

Director

 

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July 15, 2016

October 16, 2014

 

Business Experience

 

The following is a brief account of the education and business experience of directors and executive officers during at least the past five years, indicating their principal occupation during the period, and the name and principal business of the organization by which they were employed:

 

Rory J. Cutaia, Chairman, President, CEO, Secretary, Treasurer and Director

 

Rory J. Cutaia founded bBooth USA (formerly Cutaia Media Group, LLC) in August 2012. Prior to joining bBooth USA, Mr. Cutaia was a partner with Corinthian Capital Group, Inc., a private equity fund based in New York involved in investing in middle market U.S. based companies, from October 2006 to August 2011. During his tenure at Corinthian, from June, 2008 to October 2011, Mr. Cutaia was the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Allied Fiber, Inc., a company engaged in the construction of a nation-wide fiber-optic network and from June 2007 to August 2011, Mr. Cutaia was CEO of GreenFields Coal Company, a company engaged in the deployment of technology to recycle coal waste and clean-up coal waste sites. Before joining Corinthian, from January 2000 to October 2006, Mr. Cutaia was the Founder, Chairman and CEO of The Telx Group, Inc., a company engaged in the telecom carrier inter-connection, colocation and data center business, which he sold in 2006. Before founding Telx, Mr. Cutaia was a practicing lawyer with a prominent New York firm. Mr. Cutaia obtained his JD in law from the Fordham University School of Law in 1985 and his Bachelor of Science from the New York Institute of Technology in 1982.

 

We believe that Mr. Cutaia is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his knowledge of our current operations in addition to his education and business experiences described above.

 

Jeffrey R. Clayborne, Chief Financial Officer

 

Jeffrey R. Clayborne is Chief Financial Officer at bBooth. Mr. Clayborne is an experienced finance professional with an entrepreneurial spirit and proven record of driving growth and profit for both Fortune 50 as well as start-up companies. He brings with him more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of strategy, finance, business development, negotiation, and accounting. Mr. Clayborne earned his MBA from University of Southern California, with high honors and began his career as a CPA at McGladrey & Pullen, then KPMG Peat Marwick. He then moved on to senior finance positions at The Walt Disney Company, including Senior Finance Manager at Walt Disney International, where he oversaw financial planning and analysis for the organization in 37 countries. Thereafter, Mr. Clayborne moved on to Universal Music Group where he was Vice President, Head of Finance & Business Development for Fontana, where he managed the financial planning and analysis of the sales and marketing division, and led the business development department.

 

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James P. Geiskopf, Director

 

James P. Geiskopf became a director of our company in October 2014. Mr. Geiskopf has 32 years of experience leading companies in the services industry. From 1975 to 1986, Mr. Geiskopf was the Chief Financial Officer of Budget Rent a Car of Fairfield California and from 1986 to 2007, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer. In 2007, Mr. Geiskopf sold the franchise. Mr. Geiskopf served on the Board of Directors of Suisun Valley Bank from 1986 to 1993. Mr. Geiskopf also served on the Board of Directors of Napa Valley Bancorp from 1991 to 1993. The bank holding company was sold to a larger institution in 1993. Mr. Geiskopf is currently serving on the Board of Directors of Electronic Cigarettes International Group since June 2013, a public company quoted on the OTCQB. He is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Geiskopf has also served as an officer and director of several other public companies including RedStone Literary Agents, Inc.

 

Mr. Geiskopf has significant and lengthy business experience including building, operating and selling companies, serving on the board of directors for several banks and serving as a director and officer of several public companies. In these roles he acquired substantial business management, strategic, operational, human resource, financial, disclosure, compliance and corporate governance skills. These were the primary reasons that we concluded that he should serve as a director of our company.

 

Mr. Geiskopf was a director of Electronic Cigarettes International Group, Ltd. (“ECIG”) from June 2013 to March 16, 2017, the date of his resignation. ECIG filed a voluntary petition for relief under the provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. (the “Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (the “Bankruptcy Court”) on March 16, 2017 (case number 17-11242).

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships between any director or executive officer of our company.

 

Significant Employees

 

We do not currently have any significant employees other than our executive officers.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

None of our directors and executive officers has been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:

 

  (a) any petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency laws filed by or against, or an appointment of a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer by a court for the business or property of such person, or any partnership in which such person was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of which such person was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing;
     
  (b) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offences);
     
  (c) being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining such person from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities: (i) 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; engaging in any type of business practice; or (iii) 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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  (d) being 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 (c)(i) above, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;
     
   (e) being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Securities and Exchange Commission has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
     
  (f) being 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;
     
  (g) being 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: (i) any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation; or (ii) 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 (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
     
  (h) being 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our officers and directors and persons who own more than 10% of the outstanding Shares to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership concerning their Shares with the SEC and to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. We are required to disclose delinquent filings of reports by such persons.

 

Based solely on the copies of such reports and amendments thereto received by us, or written representations that no filings were required, we believe that all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our executive officers and directors and 10% stockholders were met for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have adopted a formal code of ethics within the meaning of Item 406 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions that establishes, among other things, procedures for handling actual or apparent conflicts of interest.

 

Committees of Board of Directors

 

We currently have an audit committee and a compensation committee consisting of James Geiskopf, our independent director. We do not presently have a separately constituted nominating committee, or any other committees of our board of directors. Our board of directors does not believe that it is necessary to have such committees because it believes that the functions of such committees can be adequately performed by our board of directors.

 

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We do not have any defined policy or procedure requirements for our stockholders to submit recommendations or nominations for directors. We do not currently have any specific or minimum criteria for the election of nominees to our board of directors and we do not have any specific process or procedure for evaluating such nominees. Our board of directors assesses all candidates, whether submitted by management or stockholders, and makes recommendations for election or appointment.

 

A stockholder who wishes to communicate with our board of directors may do so by directing a written request to the address appearing on the first page of this annual report.

 

Under Canadian National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees (“NI 52-110”) reporting issuers are required to provide disclosure with respect to its audit committee, which consists of Rory Cutaia, James Geiskopf.

 

Audit Committee Charter

 

We adopted our audit committee charter on November 12, 2014. The text of our audit committee charter was disclosed in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31 2014 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015.

 

Corporate Governance

 

General

 

Our board of directors believes that good corporate governance improves corporate performance and benefits all stockholders. Canadian National Policy 58-201 Corporate Governance Guidelines provides non-prescriptive guidelines on corporate governance practices for reporting issuers such as the Company. In addition, Canadian National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices prescribes certain disclosure by our company of its corporate governance practices. This disclosure is presented below.

 

Board of Directors

 

We currently act with two directors consisting of Rory J. Cutaia, and James P. Geiskopf. Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. which does not impose any director independence requirements. Under NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5605(a)(2), a director is not considered to be independent if he is also an executive officer or is, or at any time during the past three years was, employee of the company. Under this rule, Rory J. Cutaia is not independent because Mr. Cutaia is our chairman, president, chief executive officer, and secretary. Under this rule, James P. Geiskopf is independent.

 

Orientation and Continuing Education

 

We have an informal process to orient and educate new recruits to the board regarding their role on the board, our committees and our directors, as well as the nature and operations of our business. This process provides for an orientation with key members of the management staff, and further provides access to materials necessary to inform them of the information required to carry out their responsibilities as a board member. This information includes the most recent board approved budget, the most recent annual report, the audited financial statements and copies of the interim quarterly financial statements.

 

The board does not provide continuing education for its directors. Each director is responsible to maintain the skills and knowledge necessary to meet his obligations as director.

 

Ethical Business Conduct

 

We have adopted a formal code of ethics within the meaning of Item 406 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions that establishes, among other things, procedures for handling actual or apparent conflicts of interest.

 

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We have found that the fiduciary duties placed on individual directors by our governing corporate legislation and the common law and the restrictions placed by applicable corporate legislation on an individual director’s participation in decisions of the board of directors in which the director has an interest have been sufficient to ensure that the board of directors operates in the best interests of our company.

 

Nomination of Directors

 

As of March 30, 2017, we had not effected any material changes to the procedures by which our stockholders may recommend nominees to our board of directors. Our board of directors does not have a policy with regards to the consideration of any director candidates recommended by our stockholders. Our board of directors has determined that it is in the best position to evaluate our company’s requirements as well as the qualifications of each candidate when the board considers a nominee for a position on our board of directors. If stockholders wish to recommend candidates directly to our board, they may do so by sending communications to the president of our company at the address on the cover of this annual report.

 

Compensation

 

Our board of directors is responsible for determining compensation for the directors of our company to ensure it reflects the responsibilities and risks of being a director of a public company.

 

Other Board Committees

 

Other than our audit committee, we have no committees of our board of directors. We do not have any defined policy or procedure requirements for our stockholders to submit recommendations or nominations for directors. We do not currently have any specific or minimum criteria for the election of nominees to our board of directors and we do not have any specific process or procedure for evaluating such nominees. Our board of directors assesses all candidates, whether submitted by management or stockholders, and makes recommendations for election or appointment.

 

A stockholder who wishes to communicate with our board of directors may do so by directing a written request to the address appearing on the first page of this annual report.

 

Assessments

 

The board intends that individual director assessments be conducted by other directors, taking into account each director’s contributions at board meetings, service on committees, experience base, and their general ability to contribute to one or more of our company’s major needs. However, due to our stage of development and our need to deal with other urgent priorities, the board has not yet implemented such a process of assessment.

 

Director Independence

 

We are not currently listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. In evaluating the independence of our members and the composition of the committees of our board of directors, we utilize the definition of “independence” as that term is defined by applicable listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market and Securities and Exchange Commission rules, including the rules relating to the independence standards of an audit committee and the non-employee director definition of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

We believe James Geiskopf is an independent director because he is not an officer of our company and not a beneficial owner of a material amount of shares of our common stock. We have determined that Rory Cutaia is not independent due to the fact that he is the executive officer of our company.

 

Our board of directors expects to continue to evaluate its independence standards and whether and to what extent the composition of our board of directors and its committees meets those standards. We ultimately intend to appoint such persons to our board and committees of our board as are expected to be required to meet the corporate governance requirements imposed by a national securities exchange. Therefore, we intend that a majority of our directors will be independent directors of which at least one director will qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” within the meaning of Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K, as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Summary Compensation

 

The particulars of compensation paid to the following persons:

 

  (a) all individuals serving as our principal executive officer during the year ended December 31, 2016;
     
  (b) each of our two most highly compensated executive officers who were serving as executive officers at the end of the year ended December 31, 2016; and
     
  (c) up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided under (b) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as our executive officer at December 31, 2016,

 

who we will collectively refer to as the named executive officers, for all services rendered in all capacities to our company and subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are set out in the following summary compensation table:

 

Summary Compensation Table
Name and Principal Position  Year   Salary
($)
    Bonus
($)
     Stock
Awards
($)
    Option
Awards
($)
    Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compen-
sation ($)
    Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
    All Other
Compen-
sation
($)
    Total
($)
 
Rory J. Cutaia(1)                                           
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Secretary  2016(5) 2015(6)   357,500
325,000
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    108,603
119,753
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    127,083
389,830
    466,103
834,583
 
Aaron Meyerson(2)                                           
President bTV business unit  2016(5) 2015(6)   Nil
60,938
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
1560
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    

Nil

62,498

 
Leigh Collier(3)                                           
Executive Vice-President, Development  2016(5) 2015(6)   Nil
58,885
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
1,560
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    

Nil

60,445

 
Kim Watson(4)                                           
Executive Vice-President, Strategic Relations  2016(5) 2015(6)   Nil
40,625
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    

Nil

27,881

    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    

Nil

68,506

 
Jeff Clayborne(5)  2016(5) 2015(6)   34,000
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    

164,464

Nil

    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    Nil
Nil
    

198,464

Nil

 
Chief Financial Officer                                           

 

(1) Mr. Cutaia was appointed as President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and director on October 16, 2014 in connection with the closing of the Exchange Agreement. The amount set out in the table above for Mr. Cutaia reflects management fees paid by bBooth USA, which became our wholly-owned subsidiary on the closing of the Exchange Agreement.
   
(2) Mr. Meyerson was appointed as President of bTV business unit on October 16, 2014 in connection with the closing of the Exchange Agreement. The amount set out in the table above for Mr. Meyerson reflects management fees paid by bBooth USA, which became our wholly-owned subsidiary on the closing of the Exchange Agreement. He resigned effective July 21, 2015.
   
(3) Ms. Collier was appointed as Executive Vice-President, Development, on October 16, 2014 in connection with the closing of the Exchange Agreement. The amount set out in the table above for Ms. Collier reflects management fees paid by bBooth USA, which became our wholly-owned subsidiary on the closing of the Exchange Agreement. She resigned effective July 21, 2015.
   
(4) Mr. Watson was appointed as Executive Vice-President, Strategic Relations, on October 16, 2014 in connection with the closing of the Exchange Agreement. The amount set out in the table above for Mr. Watson reflects management fees paid by bBooth USA, which became our wholly-owned subsidiary on the closing of the Exchange Agreement. He resigned in 2015.
   
(5)

Mr. Clayborne was appointed as Chief Financial Officer on July 15, 2016.

 

(6) Year ended December 31, 2016.
   
(7) Year ended December 31, 2015.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

We did not have any stock awards outstanding as at December 31, 2016. The following table sets forth, for each named executive officer, certain information concerning outstanding option awards as of December 31, 2016:

 

   Option awards    
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
Rory J. Cutaia   250,000    Nil      Nil      0.11   October 31, 2021
                        
Jeff Clayborne   316,073    1,183,927      Nil      0.11   July 14, 2021
                        
Rory J. Cutaia     Nil    1,250,000      Nil      0.10   May 11, 2021
                        
Rory J. Cutaia   800,000    Nil      Nil      0.08   November 1, 2019
                        
Rory J. Cutaia   250,000    Ni l      Nil      0.50   May 12, 2019

 

Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans

 

There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide retirement or similar benefits for our directors or executive officers.

 

Resignation, Retirement, Other Termination, or Change in Control Arrangements

 

We have no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement, whether written or unwritten, that provides for payments to our directors or executive officers at, following, or in connection with the resignation, retirement or other termination of our directors or executive officers, or a change in control of our company or a change in our directors’ or executive officers’ responsibilities following a change in control.

 

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Compensation of Directors

 

The table below shows the compensation of our directors who were not our named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016:

 

Name  Fees earned or paid in cash
($)
   Stock awards
($)
   Option awards
($)
   Non-equity incentive plan compensation ($)   Nonqualified deferred compensation earnings
($)
   All other compen-sation
($)
   Total
($)
 
James P. Geiskopf(1)   Nil    137,500    50,177    Nil    Nil    Nil    187,677 

 

  (1) Mr. Geiskopf was appointed a director of our company in October 2014.

 

Golden Parachute Compensation

 

For a description of the terms of any agreement or understanding, whether written or unwritten, between our company and any officer or director concerning any type of compensation, whether present, deferred or contingent, that will be based on or otherwise will relate to an acquisition, merger, consolidation, sale or other type of disposition of all or substantially all assets of our company, see above under the heading “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

The following table sets forth, for each director who is not an executive officer, certain information concerning outstanding option awards as of December 31, 2015:

 

   Option awards 
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
James P. Geiskopf   Nil    750,000    Nil    0.095   May 11, 2021
                        
James P. Geiskopf   500,000    100,000    Nil    0.50   November 12, 2019

 

The following is a description of other equity awards granted to directors during the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

Mr. Geiskopf was granted 500,000 shares of restricted stock on April 4, 2016 as compensation for board services which fully vested on grant date. Mr. Geiskopf was also granted 750,000 shares of common stock on September 14, 2016 as compensation for board service which fully vested on grant date.

 

We have no formal plan for compensating our directors for their services in their capacity as directors. Our directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our board of directors. Our board of directors may award special remuneration to any director undertaking any special services on their behalf other than services ordinarily required of a director.

 

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

The following table sets forth, as of March 30, 2017, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock by each stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities and by each of our current directors, our named executive officers and by our current executive officers and directors as a group.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner  Title of Class  Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership(1)   Percentage of Class(2) 
Rory J. Cutaia
c/o 346 S. Hauser Drive, Unit 210
Los Angeles, California 90036
  Common Stock   46,505,042 (3)   38.9%
              
Chakradhar Reddy             
110 3rd Ave. #11B             
New York, NY 10003  Common Stock   7,500,000 (4)   7.9%
              
Global Capital LLC
11978 Artery Dr.
Fairfax, VA 22030
  Common Stock   5,727,000 (5)   5.5%
              
James P. Geiskopf
c/o 346 S. Hauser Drive, Unit 210
Los Angeles, California 90036
  Common Stock   3,164,000(6)   3.3%
              
Jeff Clayborne             
c/o 346 S. Hauser Drive, Unit 210             
Los Angeles, California 90036  Common Stock   507,854 (7)   0.5%
              
All executive officers and directors as a group (3 persons)  Common Stock   50,176,896    41.6%

 

 (1) Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owners of the common stock listed above, based on information furnished by such owners, have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws where applicable. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Common stock subject to options or warrants currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days, are deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such option or warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
   
(2) Percentage of common stock is based on 95,504,065 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of March 20, 2017.
   
(3) Consists of 17,928,606 shares of common stock held directly, 3,603,600 shares of common stock held by Cutaia Media Group Holdings, LLC and 810,092 shares of common stock held by spouse. Also includes 1,300,000 stock options held directly and 225,000 stock options held by Mr. Cutaia’s spouse that are exercisable within 60 days but excludes 3,250,000 stock options held by Mr. Cutaia, and 75,000 stock options held by Mr. Cutaia’s spouse, that are not exercisable within 60 days. The total also includes 11,372,918 warrants granted to Mr. Cutaia as consideration for extending the payment terms of his outstanding notes payable, 11,264,826 shares of common stock that Mr. Cutaia can contractually convert his outstanding notes payable into.

 

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(4) Consists of 7,500,000 shares of common stock held directly.
   
(5) Consists of 5,272,000 shares of common stock held directly.
   
(6) Includes 2,584,000 shares of common stock held directly, 80,000 shares held by Mr. Geiskopf’s children. Also includes 500,000 stock options exercisable within 60 days. Excludes 2,850,000 stock options not exercisable within 60 days.
   
(7) Includes 507,854 stock options exercisable within 60 days. Excludes 2,992,000 stock options not exercisable within 60 days.

 

Changes in Control

 

We are unaware of any contract or other arrangement the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of our company.

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Transactions with Related Persons

 

Other than as disclosed below, there has been no transaction, since January 1, 2016, or currently proposed transaction, in which our company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $5,000, being the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of our total assets at December 31, 2016, and in which any of the following persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest:

 

  (a) any director or executive officer of our company;
     
  (b) any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 5% of any class of our voting securities;
     
  (c) any person who acquired control of our company when it was a shell company or any person that is part of a group, consisting of two or more persons that agreed to act together for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of our common stock, that acquired control of our company when it was a shell company; and
     
  (d) any member of the immediate family (including spouse, parents, children, siblings and in- laws) of any of the foregoing persons.

 

On various dates during the year ended December 31, 2015, Rory Cutaia, the Company’s majority shareholder and Chief Executive Officer, loaned the Company total principal amounts of $1,203,242. The loans were unsecured and all due on demand, bearing interest at 12% per annum.

 

On December 1, 2015, the Company entered into a Secured Convertible Note agreement with Mr. Cutaia whereby all outstanding principal and accrued interest due to Mr. Cutaia from previous loans amounting to an aggregate total of $1,248,883 was consolidated under the note payable agreement, bearing interest at 12% per annum, due in full on April 1, 2017. The Company granted Mr. Cutaia a senior security interest in substantially all current and future assets of the Company. Per the terms of the agreement, at Mr. Cutaia’s discretion, he may convert up to $374,665 of outstanding principal, plus accrued interest thereon, into shares of common stock at a conversion rate of $0.07 per share. During December 2015, Mr. Cutaia loaned the Company an additional $200,000, which is also due on April 1, 2017 and earns interest at 12% per annum under the terms of the agreement.

 

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On December 1, 2015, the Company entered into an Unsecured Convertible Note with Mr. Cutaia in the amount of $189,000, bearing interest at 12% per annum, representing a portion of Mr. Cutaia’s unpaid salary for 2015. The note extends the payment terms of Mr. Cutaia’s accrued salary from on-demand to due in full on April 1, 2017. The outstanding principal and accrued interest may be converted at Mr. Cutaia’s discretion into shares of common stock at a conversion rate of $0.07.

 

On December 1, 2015, the Company entered into an Unsecured Note agreement with a consulting firm owned by Michael Psomas, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, in the amount of $111,901 representing unpaid fees earned for consulting services previously rendered but unpaid as of November 30, 2015. The outstanding amounts bear interest at 12% per annum, and are due in full on April 1, 2017.

 

On December 1, 2015, the Company granted 8,920,593 warrants to Mr. Cutaia and 799,286 warrants to Mr. Psomas as consideration for agreeing to extend the payment terms of their respective note payable balances to a maturity date of April 1, 2017. The warrants are immediately vested and have an exercise price of $0.07 and expire on November 30, 2018. The warrants have been valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model and have an aggregate value of $424,758.

 

Compensation for Executive Officers and Directors

 

For information regarding compensation for our executive officers and directors, see “Executive Compensation”.

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

 

Audit Fees

 

On February 15, 2017, our Audit Committee of our Board dismissed Anton & Chia, LLP (“A&C”), as our principal independent registered public accounting firm.

 

The reports of A&C on our consolidated financial statements for our fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except to indicate that there was substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern due to our substantial operating losses, working capital deficiencies and dependence on future capital contributions or financing to fund ongoing operations.

 

During our past two fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and in the subsequent interim period through February 15, 2017 (the “Relevant Period”), there have been no disagreements, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) and the related instructions of Regulation S-K, promulgated by the Commission, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with A&C on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction of A&C, would have caused A&C to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its report on our financial statements.

 

We provided A&C with a copy of the disclosures in this Current Report prior to filing with the Commission. A copy of A&C’s letter dated February 15, 2017 to the Commission, stating whether it agrees with the statements made in this Current Report, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report.

 

On February 15, 2017, our Audit Committee appointed Weinberg & Company, P.A. (“Weinberg”), as our principal independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financial statements for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

 

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The following table sets forth the fees billed to our company for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 for professional services rendered by Anton & Chia, LLP (predecessor), our predecessor independent registered public accounting firm, and Weinberg & Company, our current independent registered public accounting firm.

 

Fees  2016   2015 
Audit Fees  $27,500   $31,400 
Audit Related Fees   -    - 
Tax Fees   -    - 
Other Fees   -    - 
Total Fees  $27,500   $31,400 

 

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

 

Our entire board of directors, which acts as our audit committee, pre-approves all services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm. All of the above services and fees were reviewed and approved by our board of directors before the respective services were rendered.

 

Our board of directors has considered the nature and amount of fees billed by Anton & Chia and believe that the provision of services for activities unrelated to the audit is compatible with maintaining its respective independence.

 

PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
2.1(2)   Share Exchange Agreement dated as of August 11, 2014 by and among Global System Designs, Inc., bBooth (USA), Inc. (formerly bBooth, Inc.) and the stockholders of bBooth (USA), Inc. (formerly bBooth, Inc.)
3.1(1)   Articles of Incorporation
3.2(1)   Bylaws
3.3(2)   Certificate of Change
3.4(2)   Articles of Merger
10.1(2)   2014 Stock Option Plan
10.3(3)   Employment Agreement – Rory Cutaia
10.4(4)   Secured Promissory Note dated December 11, 2014 from Songstagram, Inc.
10.5(4)   Secured Promissory Note dated December 11, 2014 from Rocky Wright
10.6(4)   Security Agreement dated December 11, 2014 from Songstagram, Inc.
10.7(4)   Security Agreement dated December 11, 2014 from Rocky Wright
10.8(5)   Acquisition Agreement dated January 20, 2015 among our company, Songstagram, Inc. and Rocky Wright
10.9(5)   Surrender of Collateral, Consent to Strict Foreclosure and Release Agreement dated January 20, 2015 between our company and Songstagram, Inc.
10.10(5)   Form of Termination Agreement and Release dated January 20, 2015
10.11(6)   Settlement and Release Agreement dated February 6, 2015 among our company, Songstagram, Inc. and Jeff Franklin
10.12(7)   Engagement letter dated March 20, 2015 among bBooth, Inc., DelMorgan Group LLC and Globalist Capital, LLC
10.13(7)   Form of Note Purchase Agreement dated March 20, 2015
10.14(7)   Form of Warrant Certificate dated March 20, 2015
10.15(8)   12% Secured Convertible Note Issued to Rory J. Cutaia
10.16(8)    Security Agreement Issued to Rory J. Cutaia in Connection with 12% Secured Convertible Note
10.17(8)   12% Unsecured Convertible Note issued to Rory J. Cutaia
10.18(8)   12% Unsecured Note issued to Audit Prep Services, LLC
10.19(9)   Form of Stock Repurchase Agreements
10.20(10)   Form of Private Placement Subscription Agreement
10.21(10)   Form of 12% Secured Convertible Note Issued to Rory J. Cutaia
10.22(10)   Form of Security Agreement Issued to Rory J. Cutaia in Connection with 12% Secured Convertible Note

 

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10.23(10)   Form of Warrant Agreement for Rory J. Cutaia
10.24(10)   Form of 12% Unsecured Convertible Note issued to Rory J. Cutaia
10.25(10)   Form of 12% Unsecured Convertible Note issued to Oceanside Strategies, Inc.
10.26(10)   Form of Warrant Agreement for Oceanside Strategies, Inc.
10.27(11)   Private Placement Subscription Agreement
10.28(11)   Form of Option Agreement for Messrs. Geiskopf and Cutaia
10.29(12)   July 12, 2016 Term Sheet with Nick Cannon
10.30(12)   Form of Option Agreement for Jeff Clayborne
10.31(13)   Form of Engagement Agreement dated August 8, 201 between bBooth, Inc. and International Monetary
10.32(14)   Private Placement Subscription Agreement
10.33(15)   April 2016 12% Unsecured Convertible Note issued to Oceanside Strategies, Inc.
10.34(15)   Extension Agreement and Amendment to 12% Unsecured Convertible Note issued to Oceanside Strategies, Inc.
10.35(15)   Warrant Agreement for Oceanside Strategies, Inc.
10.36(16)   Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and the Purchaser, dated February 13, 2017
10.37(16)   Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, dated February 13, 2017
10.38(16)   Letter from Anton & Chia, LLP, dated February 15, 2017 to the Securities and Exchange Commission
10.39(16)   Press release dated February 21, 2017
14.1(2)   Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
21.1   Subsidiaries bBooth (USA), Inc. (Nevada) Global System Designs Inc. (Canada)
31.1*   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*   Certification of Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*   Certification of Principal Executive Officer, Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*   Certification of Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*   XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

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* Filed herewith
(1) Previously filed as exhibits to our company’s registration statement on Form S-1, on April 8, 2013, File Number 333-187782 and incorporated herein.
(2) Previously filed as exhibits to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on October 22, 2014 and incorporated herein.
(3) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on November 24, 2014 and incorporated herein.
(4) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on December 17, 2014 and incorporated herein.
(5) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on January 26, 2015 and incorporated herein.
(6) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on March 9, 2015 and incorporated herein.
(7) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on March 27, 2015 and incorporated herein.
(8) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on December 1, 2015 and incorporated herein.
(9) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on January 28, 2016 and incorporated herein.
(10) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on April 4, 2016 and incorporated herein.
(11) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on May 5, 2016 and incorporated herein.
(12) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on July 12, 2016 and incorporated herein.
(13) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on August 8, 2016 and incorporated herein.
(14) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on September14, 2016 and incorporated herein.
(15) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on January 7, 2017 and incorporated herein.
(16) Previously filed as an exhibit to our company’s current report on Form 8-K on February 14, 2017 and incorporated herein.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

bBooth, Inc.

 

By: /s/ Rory J. Cutaia  
  Rory J. Cutaia  
  President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary,  
  and Director  
  (Principal Executive Officer)  
     
Date: March 31, 2017  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By: /s/ Rory J. Cutaia  
  Rory J. Cutaia  
  President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary,  
  Treasurer and Director  
     
Date: March 31, 2017  
     
By:  /s/ James P. Geiskopf  
  James P. Geiskopf  
  Director  
     
Date: March 31, 2017  
     
By: /s/ Jeff Clayborne  
  Jeff Clayborne  
  Chief Financial Officer  
     
Date: March 31, 2017  

 

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