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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-K

  

(Mark One)

   Annual Report PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 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 333-163290 

VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   90-0436540
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

5304 Derry Avenue, Suite C, Agoura Hills, CA 91301

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(877) 827-3959

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 

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

None 

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

Common Stock, par value $0.00001

(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 ☒ 

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 ☒ 

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 ☒ No ☐ 

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

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the 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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth 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
  Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

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

At March 7, 2018, the aggregate market value of shares held by non-affiliates of the Registrant (based upon the closing sale price of such shares on OTCQB on March 7, 2018 of $0.002) was $1,800,000. 

At March 7, 2018, there were 900,000,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding. 

 

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as well as information communicated orally or in writing between the dates of such filings, contains or may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.  Forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including without limitation, statements related to our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations, intentions and adequacy of resources, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results.  Among these risks, trends and uncertainties are the availability of working capital to fund our operations, the competitive market in which we operate, the efficient and uninterrupted operation of our computer and communications systems, our ability to generate a profit and execute our business plan, the retention of key personnel, our ability to protect and defend our intellectual property, the effects of governmental regulation and other risks identified in the Registrant’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

 

In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology.  Although the Registrant believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, the Registrant cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.  Moreover, neither the Registrant, nor any other person, assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such statements.  The Registrant is under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements contained herein after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

  

 

 

VAPE HOLDINGS INC.

 

INDEX TO FORM 10-K

 

PART I PAGE
     
Item 1. Business 1
Item 1A. Risk Factors 3
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 3
Item 2. Properties 3
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 4
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure 4
     
PART II  
     
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Small Business Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 5
Item 6. Selected Financial Data 9
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation 9
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 14
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 14
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 14
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 14
Item 9B. Other Information 15
     
PART III  
     
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 15
Item 11. Executive Compensation 20
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 22
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence 23
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 23
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 24
  Index to Consolidated Financial Statements F-1
  Index of Exhibits E-1
     
Signatures 25

 

 

 

PART I

 

Item 1. Business

 

Background

 

On August 9, 2013, PeopleString Corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, RewardString Corporation (“RewardString”), and Vape Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Private Company”), entered into a Merger and Reorganization Agreement (the “Agreement”) whereby the Private Company merged with RewardString, with the Private Company being the surviving entity (the “Merger”). In consideration for the merger, the shareholders of the Private Company received a total of approximately 4,684,538   shares of common stock of the merged company on a pro rata basis in exchange for 8,875 shares of the Private Company’s common stock, representing 100% of the outstanding common stock of the Private Company. The total shares of the merged company issued on a pro rata basis to the Private Company shareholders represented approximately 74.95% of the total issued and outstanding common stock of the merged company.

 

The merger among PeopleString, RewardString and the Private Company was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and change in reporting entity, whereby the Private Company was the accounting acquirer.  The Merger was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805 “Business Combinations”, whereby the estimated purchase was allocated to tangible net assets acquired based upon preliminary fair values at the date of acquisition.  Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of PeopleString and RewardString were recorded at fair value; the assets of PeopleString Corporation were not significant.  The historical results of operations and cash flows of the Private Company are being reported beginning in the quarter ended December 31, 2013 in this Quarterly Report.  The Merger closed on September 30, 2013.  On September 30, 2013, the Company approved a change in fiscal year end of the Company from December 31st to September 30th.  The Company’s decision to change the fiscal year end was related to the Merger. Following such change, the date of the Company’s next fiscal year end is September 30, 2014.

 

On March 27, 2014, the Company formally closed its asset purchase of the HIVE Ceramics LLC (“HIVE”) vaporization product and related intellectual property and has begun distributing the HIVE products through various wholesale distribution channels.  HIVE had been in development of a ceramic product for use in the vaporization market.  The development for one product line was completed in 2014.  No sales of this product line were made prior to Vape’s acquisition of the HIVE ceramic product line on March 27, 2014.  We determined that HIVE’s assets acquired were not deemed a business prior to being acquired by the Company under Rule 11-01(d) of Regulation S-X since there were no significant revenue activities, physical assets, employees or customers. 

 

Overview

 

General

 

Vape Holdings, Inc. (“Vape,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company”) is a holding company with its primary focus in the manufacturing and distribution of healthy and sustainable vaporization products. The Company has designed, marketed and distributed ceramic vaporization products under a unique brand. The Company has also introduced a nonporous, non-corrosive, chemically inert medical-grade ceramic vaporization element as a healthy, sustainable alternative to traditional titanium and quartz vaporization materials, as well as lower-grade ceramic found in traditional electronic cigarettes and vaporizers. This material can be used for a wide range of applications, including stand-alone vaporization products and “E-cigs”. Electronic cigarettes come in a variety of designs ranging from those that look vastly like traditional cigarettes, to larger vaporizer units which are capable of vaporizing liquid with varying viscosity. The process of vaporization is believed to eliminate the smoke, tar, ash, and other byproducts of traditional smoking by utilizing lower temperatures in a controlled electronic environment.

 

The Company intends to rely on a combination of trademark, copyright, trade secret and patent laws in the United States as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect future proprietary technology and its brands, as they are developed. The Company has created or acquired and continues in the process of creating and/or acquiring proprietary vaporizers and e-cigarettes, and various trademarks, patents and copyrights for brands which are developed or in development. The Company is actively engaged in improving and expanding lines of branded products through business alliances and acquisitions, as well as developing its branded retail business expansion.

 

The Company’s premiere brand, HIVE Ceramics has seen a significant decrease in sales due to competition in the market and restricted operations. While sales channels are still open, without additional capital infusion, the revenues are not large enough to support HIVE Ceramics outside of its existing product line.

 

The Company intends to take on additional funding to target key brands and products in the vaporization industry as well as revamp the HIVE Ceramics operations. Diversity in the products we carry will help support the need for variety in today’s rapidly growing market. With the proper investment, we believe that there are key acquisitions and/or partnerships in the CBD market that would directly benefit The Company’s need for increased revenue and exposure.

 

Vape is organized and directed to operate strictly in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

 

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HIVE Ceramics

 

HIVE Ceramics (“HIVE”) is the premier brand under the VAPE umbrella. HIVE manufactures and distributes a proprietarily blended ceramic vaporization element for torched, electronic and portable vaporizers with countless design and product crossover capabilities in existing and emerging markets. HIVE is dedicated to bringing the healthiest and cleanest vaporization experience possible to the market. The HIVE product line currently consists of over 15 distinct ceramic elements, featuring the ONYX 14mm Domeless, The HIVE x QUAVE – Ceramic Club Banger and the HIVE x Brothership Ceramic Honey Bucket. The HIVE line also showcases the 2 piece domeless, domeless direct inject, domeless and regular 10mm, 14mm and 18mm elements, Flower Cup, Carb Cap, Stinger Dabber, and the HIVE x D-Nail 16mm V2 and 20mm attachments.

  

The Company intends to rely on a combination of trademark, copyright, trade secret and patent laws in the United States as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect future proprietary technology and its brands, as they are developed.  However, without capital, the Company cannot continue the process of creating and/or acquiring proprietary vaporizers and e-cigarettes, and various trademarks, patents and copyrights for brands which are developed or in development.  The Company is actively engaged in improving and expanding lines of branded products through business alliances and acquisitions, as well as developing its branded retail business expansion.  VAPE and its business units are organized and directed to operate strictly in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

 

REVIVAL PRODUCTS

 

On December 28, 2015, the Company created a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Revival Products, LLC (“Revival”), which is in the business of portable vaporization devices. Revival will sell disposable cartridges that complement HIVE Ceramic’s product lines utilizing its sales and distribution channels and via its own designated e-commerce site at www.revivalvapes.com. Revival launched three signature products, The Calloway, The Cleo, and The Charleston in January 2016. The Company ceased the Revival product line upon Justin Braun’s resignation.

 

BETTERCHEM 

 

On July 1, 2015, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with BetterChem Consulting, Inc. (“BetterChem”), a Pennsylvania corporation, and its sole shareholder and the Company’s current Chief Science Officer Dr. Mark Scialdone (“Dr. Scialdone”), whereby the Company acquired a controlling 80% interest in BetterChem from Dr. Scialdone in exchange for up to 400,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock. In consideration for the issuance of the shares to Dr. Scialdone, the Company acquired 80 shares of the common stock of BetterChem which represents 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of BetterChem. Dr. Scialdone retained a 20% interest in BetterChem. The Share Exchange Agreement transaction closed concurrently with its execution on July 1, 2015 and was approved by Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company on the same date. At closing, the Company issued 250,000 shares of its common stock valued at $67,500 to BetterChem. BetterChem had no identifiable assets and liabilities upon closing, and no significant revenues. 

  

On January 12, 2016, the Company unwound the transaction and curtailed the subsidiary’s operations in order to reduce overhead costs and focus on HIVE Ceramics. An impairment of the acquisition of BetterChem of $69,250 was recorded during the year ended September 30, 2015.

 

Distribution Channels

 

HIVECERAMICS.COM is the Company’s e-commerce site for its premier HIVE Ceramics product line. A beta version of the e-commerce site was successfully launched in April 2014 with a limited product line and no paid or formal advertising. The e-commerce site has since become fully operational since July 2014 with a full product line and is taking orders daily with same or next day shipping available direct to the consumer on all orders.

 

The Company’s authorized dealer network has grown to over 1,100 authorized shops for the Company’s wholesale distribution platform. The Company and its principals have relied on their industry reputation and contacts to rapidly expand this vast wholesale distribution network in a matter of months. The Company has already funneled the HIVE Ceramics product line through these channels and anticipates parlaying this expansive network into the success of future product lines and related ventures but will be unable to do so without new capital.

  

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Puff Pipes is a Vancouver, B.C. Canada based distributor and one of two Canadian distributors partnering with the Company to blanket the Canadian market. Puff Pipes is one of Canada’s leading suppliers of high quality glass works for over 20 years and a trusted name in the vaporizer industry.

 

West Coast Gifts is also based in Vancouver, B.C. Canada and is known for having an excellent reputation as one of the longest-running distributors of nationally recognized brands of vaporizers and related accessories in Canada.

  

Competition

 

Vape’s brands and retail and online distributions channels compete for customers and sales with many different companies and products that are competitive today and likely to be even more competitive in the future. Accordingly, it is essential that Vape and its HIVE brand product lines continue to innovate, expand, develop and refine its product and the underlying value offered to consumers. Competition in the retail and wholesale vaporizer and e-cigarette industries is significant as competing shops, manufacturers and distributors continually open.

 

The competition for the Company’s premier HIVE Ceramics product line, which offers a nonporous, non-corrosive, chemically inert medical-grade ceramic vaporization element that can be used for a range of applications exists in the form of traditional quartz and titanium vaporization products and other lesser grade ceramic vaporizers.

 

With regard to our company’s size relative to its competition, that is difficult to gauge as most of our competition is privately held and does not publicly report their earnings. We do know of several competitors who own and operate larger online retail vaporizer and e-cigarette stores than we currently do, but, like our Company, many are in their initial stages of development and are focusing on different areas of this industry.

 

While our management believes that we have the opportunity to be an innovative group of industry professionals focused on providing the most relevant and effective products to our consumers, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in accomplishing our business initiatives, or that we will be able to maintain significant levels of revenues, or recognize net income, from the sale of our products and services.

 

Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights

 

Our intellectual property consists of our brands and their related trademarks and websites, expansive customer lists and affiliations, product know-how and technology and related marketing intangibles plus our pending patent applications on our ceramic vaporizer line of products.

 

We have a policy of entering into confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements with our employees and some of our vendors and customers, as we deem necessary. These agreements and policies are intended to protect our intellectual property, but we cannot ensure that these agreements or the other steps we have taken to protect our intellectual property will be sufficient to prevent theft, unauthorized use or adverse infringement claims. We cannot prevent piracy of our methods and features, and we cannot fully determine the extent to which our methods and features are being pirated.

 

Employees

 

As of the filing date, we had 2 employees. Since inception, we have never had a work stoppage, and our employees are not represented by a labor union. We consider our relationship with our employees to be positive.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

Vape is a smaller reporting company and is therefore not required to provide this information.

 

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

 

None.

 

Item 2. Properties

 

As of September 30, 2016, the Company leases a 2,500 square foot office in Agoura Hills, California. Currently, the inventory is held at a private residence in Oregon.

 

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

  

Union Capital, LLC, v. Vape Holdings, Inc. On February 22, 2016, a convertible promissory note holder, Union Capital, LLC (“Union”), filed suit against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York claiming breach of contract and conversion and seeking specific performance, permanent injunction, and damages arising from the Company’s rejection of certain conversion notices submitted by Union. On February 24, 2016, the Court denied Union’s request for a TRO holding that Union failed to meet its burden of establishing irreparable harm and ordered the Company to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not be granted. The Court denied Union’s motion for a preliminary injunction. On March 31, 2017, the court ruled on the Company’s motion to dismiss and on Union’s motion for summary judgment. The court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss as it related to Union’s conversion claim but denied the Company’s motion to dismiss Union’s breach of contract claim. The court granted Union’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to the Company’s liability for breach of contract but denied Union’s motion in all other respects, including Union’s request for an award of damages, and struck down portions of Union’s note as penalty provisions. The Company and Union subsequently settled this matter without further court proceedings for $170,000 in 2017.

 

LG Capital Funding, LLC, v. Vape Holdings, Inc. On May 3, 2016, convertible promissory note holder LG Capital Funding, LLC, (“LG”), filed suit against the Company in the United State District Court for the Eastern District of New York claiming breach of contract and conversion and seeking a preliminary injunction and declaratory relief arising from the Company’s rejection of certain conversion notices submitted by LG. The court denied LG both a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction and referred the parties to mediation. At mediation, the parties agreed that the Company would pay LG the sum of $151,000 in settlement of its claims.

 

On or about December 1, 2016, upon LG’s request, the court entered judgment in the amount of $151,000. On or about December 10, 2016, the Company learned that LG had placed a judgment lien on the Company’s operating account. The effect of the lien was that the Company’s operating account was frozen for an amount twice the judgment, or approximately $300,000. In or around December of 2016 and continuing into early January 2017, GHS Investments, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“GHS”) and LG Capital negotiated a transaction whereby GHS purchased the rights to the LG Capital Convertible Promissory Note and/or the right to collect on the LG Capital judgment. On or about January 10, 2017, GHS and the Company entered into a Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $161,000 (the “GHS Convertible Note”) which represented that amount paid by GHS to LG Capital. The GHS Convertible Note carries a 10% interest rate, is due on October 15, 2017 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at a 45% discount off the lowest trading price for the Company’s common stock during the 20 trading days immediately preceding the conversion date.

 

HIVE, LLC. On December 10, 2015, the Company entered into a Secured Series B Preferred Stock Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $50,000 (“Series B Note”) with HIVE Ceramics, LLC (the “Holder”). The Series B Note carried an interest rate of 8.0%. The Series B Note was due and payable by the Company on December 10, 2016 (the “Maturity Date”). The Series B Note was convertible into shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock at the option of Holder. The indebtedness represented by the Series B Note was secured by all the Company’s assets. The Series B Note is attached as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 27, 2016 (the “12/27/16 Form 8-K”) and incorporated herein by this reference. 

 

Also on December 10, 2015, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Secured Series B Preferred Stock Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $250,000 (“Amended Note”) with the Holder. The Amended Note amended, restated, modified and superseded that $250,000 Promissory Note, dated March 27, 2014, entered into by and between the Company and Holder, which note had a principal of $250,000 and a maturity date of February 27, 2016. The Amended Note carried an interest rate of 8.0%. The Amended Note was due and payable by the Company on December 10, 2016 (the “Maturity Date”). The Amended Note was convertible into shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock at the option of Holder. The indebtedness represented by the Amended Note was secured by all the Company’s assets. The Amended Note is attached as Exhibit 10.8 to the 12/27/16 Form 8K and incorporated herein by this reference. 

 

The Company failed to pay the Series B Note and the Amended Note on the Maturity Date (December 10, 2016). On December 15, 2016, the Company received a Notice of Default from counsel for Holder. Holder’s counsel demanded that all amounts owed under the Series B Note and the Amended Note be paid no later than December 20, 2016. The Company was unable to pay the demanded amounts by December 20, 2016. The Company believes that the Holder intends to execute on the security for the Series B Note and the Amended Note, namely, all of the assets of the Company. The Company is attempting to negotiate a resolution that does not include seizure of the Company’s assets however there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to work out a satisfactory resolution that does not include seizure of the Company’s assets.  

 

Justin Braune v. Vape Holdings, Inc., Ben Beaulieu and Allan Viernes. On May 16, 2017, Justin Braune, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer filed a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the Company, Allan Viernes and Ben Beaulieu claiming breach of Mr. Braune’s employment contract, including, but not limited to failure to pay wages including deferred salary and commissions, and wages upon separation of employment and seeking damages arising from the Company’s breach. The Company and Justin Braune subsequently settled this matter without further court proceedings. On September 25, 2017, the parties participated in a full-day mediation and agreed to settle and resolve all matters including the lawsuit. On December 6, 2017, the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement whereby, the Allan Viernes and Ben Beaulieu 1) shall pay the sum of $15,000 by December 8, 2017 and the Company shall, 2) $40,000 on or before December 31, 2018, and 3) a convertible promissory note in the amount of $100,000. The convertible note and/or any shares issued in connection shall have a buyout cash value of no less than 125% of the cash value.

 

The Company and Holder subsequently settled this matter without further court proceedings. See Note 11 to the Company’s financial statements entitled “Subsequent Events.” 

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure

 

Not applicable.

 

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PART II

 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Small Business Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Market Information

 

Our common stock was qualified for quotation on the OTCQB under the trading symbol “VAPE” on January 8, 2014. Our common stock is currently quoted on OTCQB. The closing price of our common stock on September 30, 2016 was $0.004 per share. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices for our common stock as reported on the OTCQB. This information reflects inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions.

 

From the Year Ended September 30, 2016  High   Low 
First Quarter  $0.069   $0.004 
Second Quarter  $0.017   $0.002 
Third Quarter  $0.011   $0.002 
Fourth Quarter  $0.004   $0.001 

 

The OTCQB is generally considered to be a less active and less efficient market than the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or any national exchange and will not provide investors with the liquidity that the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or a national exchange would offer.  

 

Holders

 

As of September 30, 2016, the approximate number of registered holders of our common stock was 71. As of September 30, 2016, the number of outstanding shares of our common stock was 588,397,353; and there were no shares of common stock subject to outstanding warrants or stock options. As of the date of the filing there are 900,000,000 shares outstanding and approximately 74 holders of our shares of common stock.

 

Dividends

 

No dividends were declared on Vape’s common stock in the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and it is anticipated that cash dividends will not be declared on Vape’s common stock in the foreseeable future.  Our dividend policy is subject to the discretion of our board of directors and depends upon a number of factors, including operating results, financial condition and general business conditions.  Holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends as, if and when declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available therefor.  We may pay cash dividends if net income available to stockholders fully funds the proposed dividends, and the expected rate of earnings retention is consistent with capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition.

 

Details of Issuance of Shares of Our Common Stock in Connection with Investor Relation Services

 

None

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

 

As of September 30, 2015, there were no options issued and outstanding under the 2014 Plan and 2009 Plan as all options were forfeited and cancelled as of September 30, 2015. There have been no changes during the year ended September 30, 2016.

 

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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

On December 3, 2014, the Company issued an unsecured convertible promissory note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of $560,000. Between October 2015 and September 2016, the Company issued the following conversions for repayment of the Note by Investor:

 

Conversion Date  Principal Converted   Accrued
Interest
Converted
   Total Converted   Conversion Rate   Common Shares Issued 
October 8, 2015  $21,000   $          -   $21,000   $0.012    1,818,182 
October 16, 2015   18,900    -    18,900   $0.012    1,636,364 
October 22, 2015   25,800    -    25,800   $0.011    2,333,786 
October 29, 2015   22,460    -    22,460   $0.011    2,031,660 
November 11, 2015   33,500    -    33,500   $0.007    4,649,549 
November 18, 2015   24,000    -    24,000   $0.006    4,195,804 
November 30, 2015   30,000    -    30,000   $0.005    5,741,627 
December 11, 2015   22,000    -    22,000   $0.002    9,090,909 
December 28, 2015   22,500    -    22,500   $0.002    9,297,521 
January 7, 2016   20,000    -    20,000   $0.002    10,101,010 
January 20, 2016   12,500    -    12,500   $0.001    10,330,579 
February 2, 2016   13,200    -    13,200   $0.001    10,909,091 
March 2, 2016   10,627    -    10,627   $0.001    10,169,800 
March 10, 2016   11,184    -    11,184   $0.001    10,702,619 
March 17, 2016   8,272    -    8,272   $0.001    6,539,200 
March 2, 2016   19,822    -    19,822   $0.002    10,600,000 
March 29, 2016   22,797    -    22,797   $0.002    12,191,000 
March 31, 2016   22,347    -    22,347   $0.002    11,950,000 
April 4, 2016   25,140    -    25,140   $0.002    13,444,000 
April 7, 2016   21,019    -    21,019   $0.002    11,240,000 
April 13, 2016   35,664    -    35,664   $0.002    14,737,000 
April 19, 2016   36,711    -    36,711   $0.002    15,170,000 
April 20, 2016   18,244    -    18,244   $0.002    7,538,666 
   $497,687   $-   $497,687         196,418,367 

  

On February 10, 2015, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement which funded a total of $800,000 in principal.

 

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The following is summary of conversions by the holder and its assignees during the year ended September 30, 2016:

 

Conversion Date  Principal Converted   Accrued Interest Converted   Total Converted   Conversion Rate   Common Shares
Issued
 
October 1, 2015  $10,000   $-   $10,000   $0.015    675,676 
October 5, 2015   10,000    -    10,000   $0.015    675,676 
October 6, 2015   13,262    -    13,262   $0.014    961,000 
October 7, 2015   10,000    -    10,000   $0.012    865,801 
October 9, 2015   11,728    -    11,728   $0.012    1,011,000 
October 9, 2015   10,000    -    10,000   $0.012    865,801 
October 12, 2015   14,680    -    14,680   $0.012    1,271,000 
October 13, 2015   11,601    -    11,601   $0.012    1,000,052 
October 15, 2015   14,680    -    14,680   $0.012    1,271,000 
October 19, 2015   17,400    -    17,400   $0.012    1,500,000 
October 19, 2015   15,000    -    15,000   $0.012    1,298,701 
October 20, 2015   16,650    -    16,650   $0.011    1,500,000 
October 21, 2015   17,500    -    17,500   $0.012    1,515,152 
October 23, 2015   20,000    -    20,000   $0.012    1,731,602 
October 26, 2015   24,420    -    24,420   $0.011    2,200,000 
October 29, 2015   26,640    -    26,640   $0.011    2,400,000 
November 2, 2015   29,970    -    29,970   $0.011    2,700,000 
November 2, 2015   20,000    -    20,000   $0.011    1,809,136 
November 5, 2015   32,190    -    32,190   $0.011    2,900,000 
November 10, 2015   28,800    -    28,800   $0.010    3,000,000 
November 12, 2015   23,930    -    23,930   $0.007    3,323,611 
November 17, 2015   16,500    -    16,500   $0.006    2,727,273 
November 19, 2015   1,640    11,225    12,865   $0.006    2,316,013 
November 23, 2015   23,111    -    23,111   $0.006    4,127,000 
November 27, 2015   24,750    -    24,750   $0.006    4,500,000 
December 2, 2015   18,450    -    18,450   $0.004    4,500,000 
December 8, 2015   18,000    -    18,000   $0.004    5,000,000 
December 11, 2015   13,368    -    13,368   $0.002    5,570,000 
December 16, 2015   14,181    -    14,181   $0.002    5,860,000 
December 22, 2015   15,488    -    15,488   $0.002    6,400,000 
December 29, 2015   17,666         17,666   $0.002    7,300,000 
May 31, 2016   27,495    -    27,495   $0.001    19,227,000 
June 13, 2016   28,936    -    28,936   $0.001    20,235,000 
June 21, 2016   22,254    -    22,254   $0.001    21,296,000 
June 28, 2016   12,339    2,589    14,928   $0.001    16,964,625 
   $632,629   $13,814   $646,443         160,498,119 

 

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Assigned 2015 Notes

 

An August 5, 2015 Note, with a face value of $112,000 was assigned to a third party. During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company enacted the following conversions under this note:

 

Conversion Date  Principal Converted   Accrued Interest Converted   Total Converted   Conversion Rate   Common
Shares
Issued
 
April 20, 2016  $16,117   $-   $16,117   $0.0024    6,660,000 
April 25, 2016   46,349    -    46,349   $0.0029    15,900,000 
May 5, 2016   37,744    -    37,744   $0.0025    15,250,000 
May 18, 2016   19,597    1,594    21,191   $0.0020    10,413,268 
   $119,807   $1,594   $121,401         48,223,268 

 

On August 12, 2015, the Company entered into an additional convertible note financing transaction with an accredited investor in the principal amount of $105,000. The note was assigned to a third party, and $20,000 was added to the principal balance and recorded as interest expense during the year ended September 30, 2016. During the year ended September 30, 2016, the following conversions occurred:

 

Conversion Date  Principal Converted   Accrued
Interest
Converted
   Total Converted   Conversion Rate   Common Shares
Issued
 
July 8, 2016  $19,222   $-   $19,222   $0.0008    23,300,000 
July 25, 2016   17,518           -    17,518   $0.0007    24,500,000 
August 3, 2016   17,738    -    17,738   $0.0007    25,800,000 
August 10, 2016   17,919    -    17,919   $0.0007    27,150,000 
August 16, 2016   18,863    -    18,863   $0.0007    28,580,000 
September 19, 2016   11,482    -    11,482   $0.0008    14,912,185 
   $102,741   $-   $102,741         144,242,185 

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2016, the note was fully converted as a result of the following conversions:

 

Conversion Date  Principal Converted   Accrued Interest Converted   Total Converted   Conversion Rate   Common Shares
Issued
 
January 10, 2017  $41,121   $879    42,000   $0.0014    30,000,000 
January 18, 2017   -   $28,795    28,795   $0.0045    6,398,894 
   $41,121   $29,674   $70,795         36,398,894 

 

In connection with the above stock conversions, we did not pay any underwriting discounts or commissions. None of the sales of securities described or referred to above was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). We had, or one of our affiliates had, a prior business relationship with each of the purchasers, and no general solicitation or advertising was used in connection with the sales. In making the sales without registration under the Securities Act, we relied upon the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. 

 

On March 7, 2016, an August 5, 2015 note with a face value of $112,000, together with accrued interest of $7,806 was assigned to a third party, or a total of $119,706. In the event of default, the note increased 150% of the principal and accrued interest. As of September 30, 2016, the note was fully converted.

 

On December 15, 2015, an accredited investor provided the Company with $50,000 in additional proceeds under the same terms of their original convertible note with a term of two years in August 2015. A one-time interest charge of 12% and an original issue discount of 10%, aggregating $11,600, was added to the principal of the note. The total face amount of the note was $154,000 as of December 15, 2015. The note was subject to a default rate of interest of 18%, per annum. The note had default penalty of 150% principal and accrued interest. In the event the notes were not repaid at 180 days, the notes become convertible into common stock based on a discount of 60% of the lowest trading price over the 20 days prior to notice of conversion, subject to further adjustment of up to 15% in certain events. There is no explicit limit on the number of shares that the note is convertible into.

 

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During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company converted $119,807 principal and $1,594 of accrued interest into 48,223,268 shares of common stock.

 

The note was in default during the period, thus the Company recorded 150% of the principal and accrued interest as a charge to operations totaling $30,800. During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company converted $102,741 of principal into 144,242,185 shares of common stock. Subsequent to such date, the Company converted $70,795 of principal and interest into 36,398,894 shares of common stock and was fully satisfied. During 2016, the Company recorded a loss on the change in fair value of the derivative liability of $174,790.

 

GHS Convertible Note

 

On April 19, 2016, the Company entered into convertible note financing transaction in the principal amount of $193,765, less fees and costs. The convertible note bears interest at the stated rate of 10%, per annum, subject to a default rate of 22%, per annum., and is convertible into common stock of the Company at any time after 180 days from issuance of the note at a conversion price per share equal to 45% of the lowest trading price in the 20 trading days immediately preceding the applicable conversion date. The conversion rate will increase to 55% from 45% in certain conditions. The Company had the option to prepay the convertible note in the first 180 days from closing subject to a prepayment penalty of 150% of principal plus interest. The maturity date of the convertible note was January 19, 2017. In the event of default, the principal and accrued interest increases by 150%. There is no explicit limit on the number of shares that the note is convertible into.

 

During the year ended September 30, 2016, no amounts were converted into shares of common stock

 

The Company recorded the prepayment penalty of $91,011 as a discount to the convertible note and fully amortized it to interest expense during the year ended September 30, 2016. The note was in default during the period, thus the Company recorded 150% of the principal and accrued interest as a charge to operations totaling $88,075.

 

Oddyssey Investment

 

On December 10, 2015, the Investor purchased $90,000 in common stock at a purchase price equal to 90% of the average of the closing prices of the common stock for the three (3) trading days immediately preceding the date that is six (6) months from the date of the agreement. As of June 7, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement for proceeds of $90,000 to be recorded as a convertible note payable with a conversion feature of 55% of the lowest trading price for the prior twenty (20) days. The Company recorded the note as a derivative liability at fair value of $118,722, a derivative discount of $90,000, and the excess in fair value of $28,722 to excess of fair value of embedded conversion features.

 

  

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

 

Vape is a smaller reporting company and is therefore not required to provide this information.

 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation

 

The following discussion and analysis is intended to provide information about Vape’s financial condition and results of operations for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. This information should be read in conjunction with Vape’s audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, which begin on page F-2 of this report. Some of the information contained in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and elsewhere in this report, includes forward-looking statements based on our current management’s expectations. There can be no assurance that actual results, outcomes, or business conditions will not differ materially from those projected or suggested in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may cause results to differ are described in the forward-looking statements cautionary language on page two of this report. 

 

Background

 

On August 9, 2013, PeopleString Corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, RewardString Corporation (“RewardString”), and Vape Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Private Company”), entered into a Merger and Reorganization Agreement (the “Agreement”) whereby the Private Company merged with RewardString, with the Private Company being the surviving entity (the “Merger”). In consideration for the merger, the shareholders of the Private Company received a total of approximately 4,684,538   shares of common stock of the merged company on a pro rata basis in exchange for 8,875 shares of the Private Company’s common stock, representing 100% of the outstanding common stock of the Private Company. The total shares of the merged company issued on a pro rata basis to the Private Company shareholders represented approximately 74.95% of the total issued and outstanding common stock of the merged company.

 

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The merger among PeopleString, RewardString and the Private Company was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and change in reporting entity, whereby the Private Company was the accounting acquirer. The Merger was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805 “Business Combinations”, whereby the estimated purchase was allocated to tangible net assets acquired based upon preliminary fair values at the date of acquisition. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of PeopleString and RewardString were recorded at fair value; the assets of PeopleString Corporation were not significant. The historical results of operations and cash flows of the Private Company are being reported beginning in the quarter ended December 31, 2013 in this Quarterly Report. The Merger closed on September 30, 2013. On September 30, 2013, the Company approved a change in fiscal year end of the Company from December 31st to September 30th. The Company’s decision to change the fiscal year end was related to the Merger.

 

On March 27, 2014, the Company formally closed its asset purchase of the HIVE Ceramics LLC (“HIVE”) vaporization product and related intellectual property and has begun distributing the HIVE products through various wholesale distribution channels.  HIVE had been in development of a ceramic product for use in the vaporization market.  The development for one product line was completed in 2014.  No sales of this product line were made prior to Vape’s acquisition of the HIVE ceramic product line on March 27, 2014.  We determined that HIVE’s assets acquired were not deemed a business prior to being acquired by the Company under Rule 11-01(d) of Regulation S-X since there were no significant revenue activities. 

 

Overview

 

General

 

Vape Holdings, Inc. (formerly PeopleString Corporation) (“Vape,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company”) is a holding company with its primary focus in the manufacturing and distribution of healthy and sustainable vaporization products. The Company has designed, and recently began marketing, and distributing ceramic vaporization products under a unique brand. The Company has also introduced a nonporous, non-corrosive, chemically inert medical-grade ceramic vaporization element as a healthy, sustainable alternative to traditional titanium and quartz vaporization materials, as well as lower-grade ceramic found in traditional electronic cigarettes and vaporizers. This material can be used for a wide range of applications, including stand-alone vaporization products and “E-cigs.” Electronic cigarettes come in a variety of designs ranging from those that look vastly like traditional cigarettes, to larger vaporizer units which are capable of vaporizing liquid with varying viscosity.    The process of vaporization is believed to eliminate the smoke, tar, ash, and other byproducts of traditional smoking by utilizing lower temperatures in a controlled electronic environment.

 

HIVE Ceramics (“HIVE”) was the premier brand under the VAPE umbrella. HIVE manufactured and distributed a proprietarily blended ceramic vaporization element for torched, electronic and portable vaporizers with countless design and product crossover capabilities in existing and emerging markets. HIVE was dedicated to bringing the healthiest and cleanest vaporization experience possible to the market. The HIVE product line currently consists of over 15 distinct ceramic elements, featuring the ONYX 14mm Domeless, The HIVE x QUAVE – Ceramic Club Banger and the HIVE x Brothership Ceramic Honey Bucket. The HIVE line also showcases the 2 piece domeless, domeless direct inject, domeless and regular 10mm, 14mm and 18mm elements, Flower Cup, Carb Cap, Stinger Dabber, and the HIVE x D-Nail 16mm V2 and 20mm attachments.

 

The Company’s premiere brand, HIVE Ceramics has seen a significant decrease in sales due to competition in the market and restricted operations. While sales channels are still open, without a capital infusion, the revenues are not large enough to support HIVE Ceramics outside of its existing product line.

 

The Company intends to take on additional funding to target key brands and products in the vaporization industry as well as revamp the HIVE Ceramics operations. Diversity in the products we carry will help support the need for variety in today’s rapidly growing market. With the proper investment, we believe that there are key acquisitions and/or partnerships in the CBD market that would directly benefit The Company’s need for increased revenue and exposure.

  

REVIVAL PRODUCTS

 

On December 28, 2015, the Company created a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Revival Products, LLC (“Revival”), which is in the business of portable vaporization devices. Revival will sell disposable cartridges that complement HIVE Ceramic’s product lines utilizing its sales and distribution channels and via its own designated e-commerce site at www.revivalvapes.com. The Company ceased the Revival product line upon Justin Braun’s resignation.

 

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BETTERCHEM 

 

On July 1, 2015, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with BetterChem Consulting, Inc. (“BetterChem”), a Pennsylvania corporation, and its sole shareholder and the Company’s current Chief Science Officer Dr. Mark Scialdone (“Dr. Scialdone”), whereby the Company acquired a controlling 80% interest in BetterChem from Dr. Scialdone in exchange for up to 400,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock. In consideration for the issuance of the shares to Dr. Scialdone, the Company acquired 80 shares of the common stock of BetterChem which represents 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of BetterChem. Dr. Scialdone retained a 20% interest in BetterChem. The Share Exchange Agreement transaction closed concurrently with its execution on July 1, 2015 At closing, the Company issued 250,000 shares of its common stock valued at $67,500 to BetterChem. BetterChem had no identifiable assets and liabilities upon closing, and no significant revenues. 

  

On January 12, 2016, the Company abandoned the transaction and curtailed the subsidiary’s operations in order to reduce overhead costs and focus on HIVE Ceramics. An impairment of the acquisition of BetterChem of $69,250 was recorded during the year ended September 30, 2015.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

VAPE’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon VAPE’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these unaudited consolidated financial statements requires Vape to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Vape evaluated its estimates, including but not limited to those related to such items as costs to complete performance contracts, accruals, depreciable/useful lives, revenue recognition and valuation allowances for deferred tax assets. Vape based its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that were believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that were not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

CONVERTIBLE DEBT

 

Convertible debt is accounted for under the guidelines established by ASC 470-20 “Debt with Conversion and Other Options.” ASC 470-20 governs the calculation of an embedded beneficial conversion, which is treated as an additional discount to the instruments where derivative accounting (explained below) does not apply. The amount of the value of warrants and beneficial conversion feature may reduce the carrying value of the instrument to zero, but no further. The embedded conversion features are recorded as discounts when the notes become convertible. The discounts relating to the initial recording of the derivatives or beneficial conversion features are accreted over the term of the debt using the effective interest method.  Many of the conversion features embedded in the Company’s notes are variable and are adjusted based on a discount to market prices which could cause an unlimited number of common stock to be issued.  In these cases, we record the embedded conversion feature as a derivate instrument, at fair value –see Derivative Instruments below.

 

When applicable, the Company calculates the fair value of warrants and conversion features issued with the convertible instruments using the Black-Scholes valuation method, using the same assumptions used for valuing employee options for purposes of ASC 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation”, except that the contractual life of the warrant or conversion feature is used. The allocated fair value is recorded as a debt discount, with the excess of fair value of the embedded conversion feature over the carrying value of the debt, as an immediate charge to operations.  Each reporting period, the Company will compute the estimated fair value of derivatives and record changes to operations.

 

The Company accounts for modifications of conversion features in accordance with ASC 470-50 “Modifications and Extinguishments.” ASC 470-50 requires the modification of a convertible debt instrument that changes the fair value of an embedded conversion feature and the subsequent recognition of interest expense of the associated debt instrument when the modification does not result in a debt extinguishment. A gain or loss debt extinguishment is recorded when comparing the modified fair value of the associated debt instrument to its net carrying value as of the modification date.

 

The Company has lost the ability to increase the share reserves by written shareholders’ consent due to the significantly increased outstanding held by convertible noteholders and a shareholder vote is required to increase the authorized amount of shares the Company may issue. Further, the combination of limited capital and depleted share reserves have severely damaged the Company’s ability to find continued finance, properly run the Company, and proceed with business to include any mergers or acquisitions or any transactions that would require available stock.

  

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Derivative financial instruments, as defined in ASC 815, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities”, consist of financial instruments or other contracts that contain a notional amount and one or more underlying (e.g. interest rate, security price or other variable), require no initial net investment and permit net settlement. Derivative financial instruments may be free-standing or embedded in other financial instruments. Further, derivative financial instruments are initially, and subsequently, measured at fair value and recorded as liabilities or, in rare instances, assets.

 

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The Company does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to cash-flow, market or foreign-currency risks. However, the Company has issued financial instruments including senior convertible notes payable and freestanding stock purchase warrants with features that are either (i) not afforded equity classification, (ii) embody risks not clearly and closely related to host contracts, or (iii) may be net-cash settled by the counterparty. As required by ASC 815, in certain instances, these instruments are required to be carried as derivative liabilities, at fair value, in our consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company estimates the fair values of derivative financial instruments using various techniques (and combinations thereof) that are considered to be consistent with objectively measuring fair values. In selecting the appropriate technique, consideration is given to, among other factors, the nature of the instrument, the market risks that it embodies and the expected means of settlement. For less complex derivative instruments, such as free-standing warrants, the Company generally uses the Black-Scholes option valuation technique because it embodies all of the requisite assumptions (including trading volatility, estimated terms and risk free rates) necessary to fair value these instruments. Estimating fair values of derivative financial instruments requires the development of significant and subjective estimates that may, and are likely to, change over the duration of the instrument with related changes in internal and external market factors. In addition, option-based techniques are highly volatile and sensitive to changes in the trading market price of our common stock, which has a high-historical volatility. Since derivative financial instruments are initially and subsequently carried at fair values, the Company’s operating results will reflect the volatility in these estimate and assumption changes.

 

REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company recognizes revenues from product sales when (a) persuasive evidence that an agreement exists; (b) the products have been delivered; (c) the prices are fixed and determinable and not subject to refund or adjustment; and (d) collection of the amounts due is reasonably assured.  Sales tax is charged on retail sales in the applicable district. Products are warrantied 24 hours of delivery if they are damaged during the shipping.

 

INVENTORY

 

Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market, using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. The Company provides for an allowance for slow moving inventories based on current demand and competition. Management has recorded provisions for loss for obsolete or slow moving inventory to reduce carrying amounts to net realizable value.

 

Results of Operations

 

The results of operations information below provides details on net loss and general and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses provide details on continuing operations and include items such as management compensation, SEC compliance, insurance, office and other general expenses.

 

For the Years Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015

 

Net Loss. For the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, net loss was $6,093,948 and $3,549,825, respectively. Included in the year ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was a gain (loss) on derivative liabilities of ($2,507,067) and $621,923, respectively.

 

Revenue. For the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, revenue was $890,514 and $1,277,657, respectively. Revenue decreased in 2016 due to a decrease in new product releases of HIVE Ceramics and a decline in our ability to generate revenues due to lack of liquidity.

 

Cost of Revenue. For the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, cost of revenue was $1,112,168 and $1,013,641, respectively. In 2016, cost of revenue included approximately $345,000 of ceramic products costs, $233,000 of obsolescence reserve, $47,000 of vaporizer pen costs, $161,000 of depreciation, $43,000 of freight, and $46,000 of occupancy and warehouse costs, and $98,000 of royalties. In 2015, cost of revenue included approximately $623,000 of ceramic products costs, $27,000 of supply costs, $97,000 of glass costs, $66,000 of merchandise costs, and $200,000 of inventory reserve.

 

Gross Profit (Loss). For the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, gross profit (loss) was ($221,654) or (25%) and $264,016 or 21%, respectively. Gross profit decreased due to write-offs of inventory due to declining revenues, higher failure rates of products than expected and obsolescence of ceramics.

 

Sales and Marketing.  For the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, sales and marketing expenses were $375,807 and $715,292, respectively. In 2016, sales and marketing expenses included approximately $68,000 of general advertising, $81,000 of outside sales expense, $104,000 of payroll expenses, $34,800 of stock-based compensation, and $10,000 of trade show expenses. In 2015, sales and marketing expenses included approximately $26,000 of general advertising, $54,000 of outside sales expense, $162,000 of payroll expenses, $156,000 of stock-based compensation, and $65,000 of trade show expenses.

 

Research and Development. For years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, research and development expenses were $47,648 and $212,424, respectively. In 2016, research and development expenses included approximately $4,000 for product design prototypes, $20,000 of payroll expenses, and $8,000 of travel expenses. In 2015, research and development expenses included approximately $117,000 for product design prototypes and research equipment, $47,000 of payroll expenses, $12,000 of employee benefits, $8,000 of travel expenses, and $27,000 of patent research. 

 

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General and Administrative. For the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, general and administrative expenses were $1,028,736 and $2,126,538, respectively. In 2016, general and administrative expenses included approximately $45,000 of insurance expense, $46,000 of office expense, $463,000 of payroll expenses, $80,000 of accounting fees, $210,000 of legal fees, $32,889 of stock-based compensation, and $25,000 of travel expense. In 2015, general and administrative expenses included approximately $45,000 of insurance expense, $110,000 of office expense, $481,000 of payroll expenses, $66,000 of accounting fees, $80,000 of business development expense, $182,000 of legal fees, $800,000 of stock-based compensation, and $121,000 of travel expense.

 

Interest Expense. For the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, interest expense was $1,945,231 and $1,158,590, respectively. In 2016, interest expense included approximately $1,753,000 of accretion of debt discounts and $192,000 of interest expense. There were significant increase in conversions into common stock in 2016 versus 2015, which resulted in full accretion of discounts to interest expense upon conversion.

 

Interest Expense - related party. For the years ended September 30 2016 and 2015, related party interest expense was $18,624 and $148,562, respectively. The decrease was largely due to higher debt levels in 2015, which were accreted to interest expense in 2015.

 

Change in Derivative Liabilities. For the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the gain (loss) on change in derivative liabilities was ($2,507,067) and $621,923, respectively due to the fluctuation in the stock price versus the lowest traded prices during a period of time prior to notice of conversion.

 

Gains (losses) on Settlements. For the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the gain on settlement was $0 and $625,461, respectively due to a confidential settlement by and between the Company and certain shareholders. On December 15, 2014, the Company recorded a gain on settlement of $257,930 for a confidential settlement by and between the Company and certain shareholders and related parties as settlement for certain potential legal claims held by the Company. As a result of the settlement, the Company received net proceeds of $62,930 and vendor credits of $200,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2014. A total of $325,000 in vendor credits has been received in connection with the settlement and no further credits will be given. In January 2015, the Company received 440,625 shares from the settlement that was to be assigned to the officers of the Company. The officers decided it was in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders to return these shares to the Company to be used for future strategic issuances. Accordingly, the 440,625 shares were recorded as treasury stock and a gain on settlement valued at $367,531.

 

Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, net. For the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the gain (loss) on debt extinguishments were $175,769 and ($628,360), respectively. In 2015, the net loss on debt extinguishments consisted primarily of the loss on modification of the Redwood and Typenex convertible notes payable. In 2016, the Company entered into settlement agreements whereby the derivative liability was extinguished, resulting in a net gain over the amount of the dollar amount of the settlement.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of September 30, 2016, we had cash of $0 and a working capital deficit of $5,031,000 as compared to cash of $273,904 and a working capital deficit of $3,289,273 as of September 30, 2015. We believe our current liquidity and securities purchase commitments are not sufficient to continue operating as a going concern and require immediate capital to assume any sort of normal operations, let alone new business initiatives.

 

We had total liabilities of $5,100,604 as of September 30, 2016, including current liabilities of $473,654 of accounts payable, $555,994 of accrued expenses, $537,291 of convertible notes payable, $15,000 of related party notes payable, $300,000 related party convertible notes payable, $2,755,544 of derivative liabilities, $422,000 of settlement liability, and long-term liabilities of $41,121 of convertible notes payable . We had total liabilities of $4,490,682 as of September 30, 2015, including current liabilities of $115,938 of accounts payable, $207,609 of accrued expenses, customer deposits of $1,275, and $216,793 of convertible notes payable, $250,000 of related party notes payable, $3,220,465 of derivative liabilities, $31,401 of warrant liability, and long-term liabilities of $420,266 of convertible notes payable, $15,000 of related party notes payable, and $12,235 of other liabilities. 

 

We had a total stockholders’ deficit of $5,072,121 and an accumulated deficit of $35,024,668 as of September 30, 2016.

 

We used $507,554 of cash in operating activities during the year ended September 30, 2016, which was attributable to our net loss of $6,093,948, which was offset by $123,150 impairment of intangibles, $161,427 of depreciation, $2,507,067 loss on change in derivative and warrant liabilities, $175,769 of gain on extinguishment of debt, $1,752,743 of accretion of debt discounts, $67,689 of stock-based compensation, $192,309 of other, and $1,342,396 of net cash provided by the change in operating assets and liabilities. We used $1,420,945 of cash in operating activities during the year ended September 30, 2015, which was primarily attributable to our net loss of $3,549,825, which was offset by $71,305 of depreciation, $621,923 gain on change in derivative liabilities, $625,461 gain on settlement, $1,148,300 of accretion of debt discounts, loss on debt extinguishments of $628,360, $1,006,346 of stock-based compensation, and $483,930 of net cash provided by change in operating assets and liabilities.

 

Our consolidated financial statements reflect a net loss of $6,093,948 during the year ended September 30, 2016. As of September 30, 2016, we had cash of $0 and a working capital deficit of $5,031,000. The Company has suffered an accumulated deficit of $35,024,668 and during the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company took steps to curtail its offset, HIVE Glass and HIVE Supply, and Revival business lines. The Company also closed its “THE HIVE” retail store in order to reduce overhead costs and focus on HIVE Ceramics. Moreover, the Company decreased its exploration into providing real estate, management and consulting solutions to the legal cannabis industry in states where such cannabis cultivation and extraction is legal. The Company was never able to execute on any of these plans and ultimately determined that the Company’s capital reserves for such projects as well as the risks inherent in each project due to the current regulatory environment surrounding the cannabis industry made this line of business too difficult to pursue. All of which have resulted in losses and opportunity costs. In addition, the ongoing need to obtain financing to fund operations also raise substantial doubt about the ability of Vape to continue as a going concern. Management expects to obtain funding for operations for the foreseeable future; however, there are no assurances that the Company will obtain such funding. The Company’s financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible effects on recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the inability to continue as a going concern. Our registered independent public accountants have issued an explanatory paragraph in their report regarding substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

 

Vape is a smaller reporting company and is therefore not required to provide this information.

 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

The consolidated financial statements and supplementary data of Vape called for by this item are submitted under a separate section of this report.  Reference is made to the Index of Financial Statements contained on page F-1 herein.

 

Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

None.

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

 

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

 

Management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

 

Based on management’s evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2016, we have a material weakness with regards to our disclosure controls and procedures not designed at a reasonable assurance level and not are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

We plan to engage a financial expert to assist the Company with procedures related to the treatment convertible debt. We expect to resolve the material weakness during the year ended September 30, 2018.

 

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

 

We review our system of internal control over financial reporting and make changes to our processes and systems to improve controls and increase efficiency, while ensuring that we maintain an effective internal control environment. Changes may include such activities as implementing new, more efficient systems, consolidating activities, and migrating processes.

 

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(c) Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting.

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate control over financial reporting for Vape. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  Internal controls over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of Vape; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of Vape are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of Vape; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of Vape’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

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

 

Management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of Vape’s internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of September 30, 2016.

 

Item 9B. Other Information

 

None.

 

PART III

 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

The following table sets forth the names, ages and positions of our executive officers and directors as of September 30, 2016.   All directors serve for a term set to expire at the next annual meeting of stockholders of Vape or until their successors are elected and qualified. All officers are appointed by our board of directors and their terms of officer are, except to the extent governed by an employment contract, at the discretion of our board of directors.

 

Name and Address   Age   Principal Occupation or Employment
         
Benjamin Beaulieu   30   Chief Executive Office since June 20, 2016. Chief Operating Officer and Director since May 11, 2015 and Chairman of the Board since December 10, 2015
         
Allan Viernes   32   Chief Financial Officer since June 25, 2014, Director since May 11, 2015
         
Justin Braune   35   Former Chief Executive Officer and Director, beginning on December 10, 2015. Resigned June 20, 2016.
         
Kyle Tracey   35   Former Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Chairman of Vape beginning on December 30, 2013. Former Chief Financial Officer of Vape beginning on April 16, 2014, resigned June 25, 2014. Resigned as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and all officer positions on December 10, 2015.
         
Joseph Andreae   30   Former President and Director of Vape beginning on March 26, 2014. Resigned as President and Director on December 10, 2015.

 

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There are no family relationships among Vape’s directors and executive officers. None of the directors of Vape is a director of any company registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Directors

 

Number of Directors. Our board of directors currently consists of two individuals.

 

Director Qualifications. While the selection of directors is a complex and subjective process that requires considerations of many intangible factors, the Company believes that candidates should generally meet the following criteria:

 

Broad training, experience and a successful track record at senior policy-making levels in business, government, education, technology, accounting, law, consulting and/or administration;
   
The highest personal and professional ethics, integrity and values;
   
Commitment to representing the long-term interests of the Company and all of its shareholders;
   
An inquisitive and objective perspective, strength of character and the mature judgment essential to effective decision-making;
   
Expertise that is useful to the Company and complementary to the background and experience of other Board members; and
   
Sufficient time to devote to Board and committee activities and to enhance their knowledge of our business, operations and industry.

 

The Board believes that our current directors meet these criteria. In addition, as outlined below, the directors bring a strong and unique background and set of skills to the Board, giving the Board as a whole competence and experience in a wide variety of areas, including the legal cannabis industry, related horticulture and concentrate extraction industries, business and management, operations, corporate governance, board service and executive management. We believe that the Board as a whole and our directors possess the necessary qualifications and skills to effectively advise management on strategy, monitor our performance and serve our best interests and the best interests of our shareholders.

 

Biographical Information

 

See Executive Officer Section below for biographical information for Mr. Tracey, Mr. Andreae, Mr. Viernes, Mr. Beaulieu, and Mr. Braune. 

 

Executive Officers

  

Kyle Tracey, 35, Former Chief Executive Officer and Former Chairman

 

Kyle Tracey brings extensive developmental and managerial experience in the public cannabis space to the Vape Holdings executive team.

 

Mr. Tracey’s diversified experience literally from the ground up to top executive positions includes tenures where he helped develop several integral brands in the space, working as an R&D Specialist for companies like BC Northern Lights and Eco Growing Systems, as well as owning and operating a major horticulture light manufacturer.

 

As Co-Founder and former President of GrowLife Inc., Mr. Tracey helped to grow the company’s market cap from 10M to over 100M while establishing a trusted and respected industry brand. Upon his departure from GrowLife in 2013, Kyle recognized the market opportunity for a more sustainable and efficient vaporization medium, and developed the HIVE Ceramics brand under the VAPE umbrella.

 

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Strategically appointed as Chairman and CEO of VAPE Holdings Inc. on December 30, 2013 for his industry credentials, work ethic, and capacity to innovate, market, and sell relative industry products, Mr. Tracey delivers the imperative contacts and respect to achieve market penetration for VAPE Holdings brands and products.

 

Kyle’s association and experience with High Times Magazine, various live event promoters and high profile artists, and entertainment industry powerhouses, all have the potential to position VAPE Holdings business units for expansive sponsorship opportunities and global success.

 

Mr. Tracey holds a B.A. in Business Management from the University of Rhode Island.

 

Joseph Andreae, 30, Former President and Board of Directors

 

Joseph Andreae, a native of the Washington D.C. area, has been an instrumental part of several top brands in the rapidly growing MMJ industry. After working in the hospitality sector, Joe decided to team with a dispensary and concentrates laboratory in Boulder, Colorado on a new initiative.

 

Joe’s leadership and expertise assisted in making those companies successful and earned him useful relationships and pedigree in the emerging vertical. Mr. Andreae has spent the last 5 years moving from state to state, following the industry and laws as they’ve progressed. His most recent project in Colorado boasted an impressive 15,000 square foot cultivation facility, the city’s first licensed indoor concentrate extraction laboratory, and a beautiful store front that saw a 650% increase to $6M in sales following Joe’s arrival. Previously, Joe was also a national sales manager of a successful LED lighting company based out of California and remains an active member on several MMJ brand boards, executing a collective vision and strategy for the industry.

 

Allan Viernes, 32, Chief Financial Officer and Board of Directors

 

Mr. Viernes, 32, is an accounting and financial advisor specializing in public and private accounting and finance, SEC matters, bankruptcy reporting and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and financial modelling/analysis. Mr. Viernes has served in such positions as Chief Financial Officer of an oil and gas company, Corporate Controller of a software company, and consulted with various retail and restaurant franchises and real estate companies through troubled debt restructurings and leveraged buy outs. Mr. Viernes also has past experience as an auditor with McKennon Wilson & Morgan, a PCAOB registered accounting firm, focusing on audits of private and publicly-held companies. Mr. Viernes graduated with a Bachelor of Administration with a concentration in accounting from Devry University, earned a Master of Business Administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

 

Benjamin Beaulieu, 29, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 

Mr. Beaulieu delivers valued experience in the implementation and integration of operational and sales systems to the VAPE Holdings executive team. Mr. Beaulieu has owned operated several multi-million-dollar retail garden supply and technology businesses. With a focus on automation and functionality, Mr. Beaulieu has successfully expanded those companies from brick and mortar locations to E-commerce superstores with global sales and partnerships with the industry’s top distributors in the United States and Canada. Mr. Beaulieu’s experience operating various companies in the ancillary MMJ markets has already improved Hive Ceramics and VAPE Holdings employee management and development. With a focus on streamlining operations Mr. Beaulieu will allow Vape Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries to rapidly grow while combating the associated costs responsibly.

 

Justin Braune, 35, Former Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors

 

On December 10, 2015, the Board appointed Justin Braune to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a director, effective immediately.

 

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Braune, 35, served as the chief operating officer of Voodoo Science, LLC and Vapor Wild from 2014 to 2015. From 2013 to 2014, Mr. Braune served as the Chief of Operations for Veracity Security, a technology company located in San Diego. From 2013-2014 Mr. Braune was the Director of Sales at Lear Capital. Since 2010 he owned and operated Braune Enterprises a real estate and investment brokerage firm. Mr. Braune graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering in and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy. After earning his master’s degree in nuclear engineering, Mr. Braune operated the nuclear reactors onboard the USS RONALD REAGAN aircraft carrier. He served in the U.S. Navy until 2009 and subsequently earned his MBA at the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business. Our Board believes that Mr. Braune’s extensive relationships and experience in the industry of vaporization products and e-cigarettes will bring added value to the Company’s management team.

 

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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires Vape’s executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of Vape’s equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes of ownership on Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Executive officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by Securities and Exchange Commission regulation to furnish Vape with copies of all Forms 3, 4 and 5 they file. 

 

Vape believes that all filings required to be made by its executive officers and directors pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act have been filed within the time periods prescribed. 

 

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

On May 11, 2015, the Board authorized the establishment of separate audit and compensation committees consisting of a certain numbers of independent directors. The Company is still in the process of seeking out independent directors for its Board and committees and, as a result, the Company has not yet begun use of these committees. As such, we do not currently have a separately designated audit, compensation, or nominating committee of our Board and the function customarily delegated to these committees are performed by our full Board. We are not a “listed company” under SEC rules and are therefore not required to have separate committees comprised of independent directors.

 

The Board does not have a nominations committee because the Board does not believe that a defined policy with regard to the consideration of candidates recommended by stockholders is necessary at this time because the functions of such committee are adequately performed by our Board. There are no specific minimum qualifications that the Board believes must be met by a candidate recommended by the Board. Currently, the entire Board decides on nominees, on the recommendation of any member of the Board, followed by the Board’s review of the candidates’ resumes and interviews of candidates. Based on the information gathered, the Board then makes a decision on whether to recommend the candidates as nominees for director. We do not pay any fee to any third party, or parties, to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying or evaluating potential nominees.

 

The Board has not yet begun use of an audit committee. However, for certain purposes of the rules and regulations of the SEC and in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, our Board is deemed to be its audit committee and as such functions as an audit committee and performs some of the same functions as an audit committee including: (i) selection and oversight of our independent accountant; (ii) establishing procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal controls, and auditing matters; and (iii) engaging outside advisors. Our Board has determined that its members do not include a person who is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the SEC. Our Board has determined that each of its members is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements and has substantial business experience that results in that member’s financial sophistication. Accordingly, our Board believes that each of its members has sufficient knowledge and experience to fulfill the duties and obligations of an audit committee.

 

The Board has not yet begun use of a compensation committee because the Board believes that it is not necessary to have a compensation committee at this time because the functions of such committee are adequately performed by our Board.

 

Stockholder Communications

 

Our Board has determined not to adopt a formal methodology for communications from stockholders directly to the Board on the belief that any communication sent to the Company’s current investor relations firm, Growth Circle, would be brought to the Board’s attention by our Chief Executive Officer, Benjamin Beaulieu.

 

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Meetings of the Board of Directors

 

The Board of Directors of Vape conducts business through meetings of the Board or by unanimous written consents of the Board. Such actions by written consent of all directors are, according to Delaware corporate law and our bylaws, valid and effective as if they had been passed at a meeting of the directors duly called and held. The Board of Directors for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016 consisted of: Benjamin Beaulieu and Allan Viernes. None of Mr. Viernes or Mr. Beaulieu qualifies as an “independent director” pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, the Board held no formal meetings, and the Board acted by unanimous written consent on multiple occasions.

 

On May 17, 2013, the Company selected the accounting firm of dbbmckennon to act as the then PeopleString’s independent public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2012. dbbmckennon audited the financial statements of Vape for the year ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

 

During the year ended September 30, 2016, we did not separate the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board because we believe that Benjamin Beaulieu adequately performs such roles. The benefits of Mr. Beaulieu’s leadership of the Board stem from his experience in managing small to medium sized businesses and his involvement in the legal cannabis industry, which provide a unique understanding of our culture and business. Also, serving as both the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board ensures that a constant flow of Company related information is available between the Board and our senior management. This flow of communication enables Mr. Tracey to identify issues, proposals, strategies and other considerations for future Board discussions and to assume the lead in many of the resulting discussions during Board meetings. Our Board has responsibility for the oversight of risk management. A fundamental part of risk management is not only understanding the risks we face and what steps management is taking to manage those risks, but also understanding what level of risk is appropriate for us. The involvement of the Board in setting our business strategy is a key part of its assessment of risk management and the determination of what constitutes our appropriate level of risk. The Board regularly discusses with management our major risk exposures, their potential impact on us, and the steps taken to manage these risks. In addition, the Board may retain, on such terms as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, independent legal, financial, and other consultants and advisors to advise and assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities.

 

Code of Ethics

 

The executive officers of Vape are held to the highest standards of honest and ethical conduct when conducting the affairs of Vape. All such individuals must act ethically at all times in connection with services provided to the Company. We have adopted a formal, written corporate code of ethics that applies to our executive officers as of May 11, 2015.

 

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The following table sets forth information concerning the annual and long-term compensation of the Named Executive Officers (as defined below) for services in all capacities to Vape for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. The Named Executive Officers are (1) Kyle Tracey, former Chief Executive Officer and former Chairman, (2) Joseph Andreae, former President, (3) Allan Viernes, Chief Financial Officer, (4) Benjamin Beaulieu, Chief Operating Officer, and (4) Michael Cook, Former Director of Business Development (the “Named Executive Officers”).

 

2016 and 2015 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and Principal Position  Year   Salary
($)
   Bonus
($)
   Stock Awards
($)
   Option Awards
($) (1)
   Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
   Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
   All Other Compensation
($)
   Total
($)
 
Kyle Tracey,   2016   $-   $-   $-   $-   $          -   $-   $-   $- 
Former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (2)   2015   $137,173   $2,000   $104,200   $437,900   $-   $       -   $            -   $681,273 
                                              
Joseph   2016   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
Andreae, President (3)   2015   $112,756   $2,000   $104,200   $437,900   $-   $-   $-   $656,856 
                                              
Allan   2016   $91,975   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $91,975 
Viernes, Chief Financial
Officer (4)
   2015   $96,977   $5,000   $18,300   $122,500   $-   $-   $-   $242,777 
                                              
Benjamin   2016   $91,975   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $91,975 
Beaulieu, Chief Executive Officer (5)   2015   $110,246   $5,000   $18,300   $437,900   $-   $-   $-   $571,446 
                                              
Michael   2016   $56,837   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $56,837 
Cook, Director of Business Development (6)   2015   $72,423   $3,000   $-   $183,500   $-   $-   $-   $258,923 
                                              
Justin Braune,   2016   $40,667   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $40,667 
Former Chief Executive
Officer (7)
   2015   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 

 

(1) The amounts in this column reflect the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 in accordance with ASC 718, of stock option awards pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan (as defined below). The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model.  Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in the footnotes to VAPE’s audited financial statements furnished herewith. All issued and outstanding options were cancelled as of September 30, 2015.
   
(2) As of September 30, 2016 $25,000 of Mr. Tracey’s salary remains unpaid.
   
  On October 20, 2015, Kyle Tracey surrendered 30,000 shares of stock valued at $18,300 that were issued on March 12, 2015. On October 20, 2015, Kyle Tracey surrendered 100,000 shares valued at $61,000 that were issued on March 12, 2015. All issued and outstanding options were cancelled as of September 30, 2015.
   
(3) As of September 30, 2016, $16,667 of Mr. Andreae’s salary remains unpaid. On October 20, 2015, Joe Andreae surrendered 30,000 shares of stock valued at $18,300 that were issued on March 12, 2015. On October 20, 2015, Joe Andreae surrendered 100,000 shares valued at $61,000 that were issued on March 12, 2015. All issued and outstanding options were cancelled as of September 30, 2015.

 

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(4) As of September 30, 2016, $56,381 of Mr. Viernes’ salary remains unpaid. On December 21, 2015, Mr. Viernes surrendered 30,000 shares of stock valued at $18,300 that were issued on March 12, 2015. All issued and outstanding options were cancelled as of September 30, 2015.
   
(5) As of September 30, 2016, $58,048 of Mr. Beaulieu’s salary remains unpaid. On December 21, 2015, Mr. Beaulieu surrendered 30,000 shares of stock valued at $18,300 that were issued on March 12, 2015. All issued and outstanding options were cancelled as of September 30, 2015.
   
(6) As of September 30, 2016, $43,742 of Mr. Cook’s salary remains unpaid. As of May 2015, Mr. Cook was removed as an officer and refocused as a Product Development Manager. All issued and outstanding options were cancelled as of September 30, 2015.
   
(7) As of September 30, 2016, $45,000, of Mr. Braune’s salary remains unpaid.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

 

All issued and outstanding options were cancelled as of September 30, 2015.

 

Risk Management

 

The Board of Directors does not believe that Vape’s executive compensation program gives rise to any risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Vape.  Executive officers are compensated on a salary basis and have not been awarded any bonuses or other compensation in 2016 and 2015 that might encourage the taking of unnecessary or excessive risks that threaten the long-term value of Vape.

 

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

There was no compensation of the directors of Vape for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

Principal Stockholders and Security Ownership of Management

 

The following table sets forth information as of March 7, 2018 with respect to the beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of Vape’s Common Stock by (1) each director of Vape, (2) the Named Executive Officers of Vape, (3) each person or group of persons known by Vape to be the beneficial owner of greater than 5% of Vape’s outstanding Common Stock, and (4) all directors and officers of Vape as a group: 

 

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)(2)  Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership   Percent of
Class(3)
 
Benjamin Beaulieu(4)   -          *
Allan Viernes(5)   -    * 
All Officers and Directors as a Group   -    * 
           
Shares issued and outstanding as of March 7, 2018   900,000,000      
Options issued to Officers and Directors   -      
Shares of Preferred Stock issued to Officers and Directors   -      
    900,000,000      

 

* Indicates shareholdings of less than 1%
   
(1) In accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner, for purposes of this table, of any shares of Vape’s Common Stock if he or she has voting or investment power with respect to such security. This includes shares (a) subject to options exercisable within sixty (60) days, and (b)(1) owned by a spouse, (2) owned by other immediate family members, or (3) held in trust or held in retirement accounts or funds for the benefit of the named individuals, over which shares the person named in the table may possess voting and/or investment power.
   
(2) Except as otherwise noted, the address of each person is c/o the Company at 5304 Derry Avenue, Suite C, CA 91301.
   
(3) The percentage of class is calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d) of the Exchange Act.
   
(4) Mr. Beaulieu is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
   
(5) Mr. Viernes is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

 

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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

 

Related Party Transactions

 

SUPPLIER

 

We purchased $60,000 in high-end glass from Kyle Tracey for HIVE Glass, which accounted for 10% of purchases during the year ended September 30, 2015. Kyle Tracey brokered $60,000 of HIVE Glass purchases, which accounted for 10% of total purchases during the year ended September 30, 2015.

 

RELATED PARTY NOTE PAYABLE

 

The Company had outstanding accounts payable balance to a related party (shareholder of the Company) in the amount of $15,000 as of September 30, 2013. This payable was converted into a note payable on December 7, 2013. The note payable bears interest of 6% per annum with a maturity date of December 1, 2016. As of September 30, 2016, there is $2,560 in accrued interest expense related to this note and the Company recorded $915 and $913 in interest expense related to this note during the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. 

 

RELATED PARTY CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE

 

On December 10, 2015, the Company entered into two Secured Series B Preferred Stock Convertible Notes (the “Series B Notes”) for an aggregate principal of $300,000 including 1) $50,000 from Hive Ceramics, LLC in new capital to the Company and 2) an amended and restated note for Hive Ceramics LLC in the amount of $250,000 for capital previously contributed which is soon to be due and payable.

 

The Series B Notes accrue interest at eight percent (8%) per annum, mature one (1) year from issuance and are secured by all of the assets and property of the Company. Upon the election of the noteholder, the Series B Notes are convertible into newly created Series B Preferred Stock on a one-for-one (1:1) basis into shares of common stock of the Company at a fixed price per share of $0.01.

 

Concurrently, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation with the Delaware Secretary of State on the Series B Preferred Stock which provides, in pertinent part, for the following rights and privileges:

 

Authorized Amount of Series B Preferred Stock: There are authorized 30,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, subject to the Certificate of Designation. There shall be no additional Series B Shares authorized or issued.

 

Voting Rights: Each share of Series B shall be entitled to five (5) votes for every one (1) vote entitled to each share of Common Stock.

 

Rank : All shares of Series B shall rank (i) senior to the Company’s Common Stock, (ii) pari passu with all other series of preferred stock whether currently outstanding or hereafter created, including the Series A Preferred Stock, and specifically ranking, by its terms, on par with Series B, and (iii) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Company hereafter created specifically ranking, by its terms, senior to the Series B, in each case as to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary.

 

During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded $17,708 of interest expense related to the notes. As of September 30, 2016, $300,000 of the Series B Notes along with $40,602 of accrued interest are outstanding. The Board of Directors authorized the designation of the Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the authority of the Certificate of Incorporation, which confers said authority on the Board, and the issuance of the Series B Notes pursuant to a unanimous written consent of the Board dated December 10, 2015. The value ascribed to the Series B Notes were based on the fixed conversion price of the instruments into common stock and such no beneficial conversion feature was recorded. 

  

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

 

Audit Fees

 

Vape incurred audit and review fees of $75,000 and $71,000 for the periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 to dbbmckennon.

 

Audit Related Fees

 

As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, Vape has not paid any fees associated with audit related services to dbbmckennon, or any other accounting firm. 

 

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Tax Fees

 

During the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, Vape paid $5,000 and $4,500 for tax services to dbbmckennon.

 

All Other Fees

 

As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, Vape has not paid any fees associated with non-audit services to dbbmckennon, or any other accounting firm. 

 

Policy on Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services

 

The Board (functioning in the capacity of an audit committee as discussed in Item 10 above) is responsible for appointing and setting compensation and overseeing the work of the independent registered public accounting firm. The Board approves, in advance, all audit and permissible non-audit services to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm. Such approval process ensures that the independent registered public accounting firm does not provide any non-audit services to Vape that are prohibited by law or regulation.

 

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a)       Exhibits

Reference is made to the Index of Exhibits beginning on page E-1 herein.

 

(b)       Financial Statements

Reference is made to the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1. 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.
     
Date:  December 7, 2017 By: /s/ Benjamin Beaulieu
    Benjamin Beaulieu
    Chief Executive Officer
     
Date:  December 7, 2017 By: /s/ Allan Viernes
    Allan Viernes
    Chief Financial Officer

  

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated.

 

Signatures   Title   Date
         
/s/ Benjamin Beaulieu   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Director   March 7, 2018
Benjamin Beaulieu   (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Allan Viernes   Chief Financial Officer, Director   March 7, 2018
Allan Viernes   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    

 

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2016 and 2015 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7

 

F-1

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Vape Holdings, Inc.

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Vape Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of September 30, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years 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 audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the 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 is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits 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 also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2016 and 2015, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully explained in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred losses and has a working capital deficit as of September 30, 2016.  These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  Management’s plans with respect to these factors are also described on Note 2.   The Company’s consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the accompanying 2015 consolidated financial statements have been restated to correct misstatements.

 

/s/ dbbmckennon  
Newport Beach, California  
March 7, 2018  

  

F-2

 

Vape Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

   September 30,
2016
   September 30,
2015
 
ASSETS      (Restated) 
Current assets:        
Cash  $-   $273,904 
Accounts receivable, net   2,010    72,401 
Inventory   18,254    194,937 
Prepaid inventory   -    64,079 
Other current assets   8,219    40,679 
Deferred financing costs   -    107,908 
Total current assets   28,483    753,908 
           
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation   -    118,327 
Trademarks   -    123,150 
Deferred financing costs, long-term   -    12,067 
TOTAL ASSETS  $28,483   $1,007,452 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $473,654   $115,938 
Accrued expenses   555,994    207,609 
Customer deposits   -    1,275 
Related party convertible notes payable   300,000    - 
Convertible notes payable, net of unamortized discount of $119,680 and $1,004,497 respectively   537,291    216,493 
Related party notes payable   15,000    250,000 

Settlement liability

   422,000    - 
Derivative liabilities   2,755,544    3,220,465 
Warrant liability   -    31,401 
Total current liabilities   5,059,483    4,043,181 
           
Long term liabilities:          
Convertible notes payable, long-term, net of unamortized discount of $0 and $391,498, respectively   41,121    420,266 
Related party notes payable, long-term   -    15,000 
Other liabilities, long-term   -    12,235 
Total liabilities   5,100,604    4,490,682 
           
Commitments and contingencies          
           
Stockholders’ deficit:          
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value - 100,000,000 authorized; 500,000 outstanding at September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015   -    - 
Common stock, $0.00001 par value - authorized 1,000,000,000 shares; 588,837,978 issued at September 30, 2016, 588,397,353 outstanding at September 30, 2016 and 19,896,521 issued at September 30, 2015, 19,205,896 outstanding at September 30, 2015   5,883    192 
Additional paid-in capital   30,319,265    25,814,829 
Treasury stock, 1,025,625 and 690,625 shares at September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively   (372,601)   (367,531)
Accumulated deficit   (35,024,668)   (28,930,720)
Total stockholders’ deficit   (5,072,121)   (3,483,230)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT  $28,483   $1,007,452 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Vape Holdings, Inc.

ConsoliDated Statements of Operations

 

   For the Year Ended
September 30,
 
   2016   2015 
       (Restated) 
Revenue  $890,514   $1,277,657 
           
Cost of revenue [C]   1,112,168    1,013,641 
           
Gross profit (loss)   (221,654)   264,016 
           
Operating expenses:          
Sales and marketing [A]   375,807    715,292 
Research and development   47,648    212,424 
General and administrative [B]   1,028,736    2,126,538 
Impairment of intangible assets   123,150    - 
Total operating expenses   1,575,341    3,054,254 
           
Operating loss   (1,796,995)   (2,790,238)
           
Other income (expense):          
Interest expense   (1,945,231)   (1,158,590)
Interest expense - related party   (18,624)   (148,562)
Loss from effects of  derivative liabilities   (2,507,067)   621,923
Gain on settlement   -    625,461 
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishments, net   175,769    (628,360)
Other   -    (69,250)
Total other income (expense), net   (4,295,153)   (757,378)
           
Loss before provision for income taxes   (6,092,148)   (3,547,616)
           
Provision for income taxes   1,800    2,209 
           
Net income (loss)  $(6,093,948)  $(3,549,825)
           
Net loss available to common shareholders:          
Loss per common share - basic  $(0.02)  $(0.31)
Loss per common share - diluted  $(0.02)  $(0.31)
           
Weighted average shares - basic   380,654,922    11,563,247 
Weighted average shares - diluted   380,654,922    11,563,247 

 

[A] Stock-based compensation was $34,800 and $156,086 for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

[B] Stock-based compensation was $32,889 and $799,699 for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

[C] Stock-based compensation was $0 and $50,558 for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT 

 

    Series A
Preferred Stock
    Common Stock
to be
    Common Stock     Additional Paid-in     Accumulated     Prepaid
Stock-based
    Treasury     Total
Stockholders’
 
    Shares     Amount     Issued     Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Compensation     Stock     Deficit  
Balance at September 30, 2014     500,000     $          -     $         -       10,032,436     $     100     $ 22,402,662     $ (25,380,895 )   $         -     $          -     $ (2,978,133 )
Conversion of related party notes payable and accrued interest     -       -       -       625,477       6       341,741       -       -       -       341,747  
Conversion of notes payable, accrued interest and derivative liability     -       -       -       8,230,155       80       1,796,725       -       -       -       1,796,805  
Conversion of unpaid wages     -       -       -       158,175       2       96,485       -       -       -       96,487  
Common stock issued for services     -       -       -       60,277       1       36,768       -       -       -       36,769  
Common stock issued for bonuses     -       -       -       440,001       6       288,196       -       -       -       288,202  
Stock issued for settlement of accounts payable     -       -       -       100,000       1       99,999       -       -       -       100,000  
Extinguishment of related party accrued interest     -       -       -       -       -       1,625       -       -       -       1,625  
Stock-based compensation - employee options     -       -       -       -       -       606,362       -       -       -       606,362  
Stock-based compensation - non-employee options     -       -       -       -       -       75,012       -       -       -       75,012  
Issuance of common stock for BetterChem Acquisition     -       -       -       250,000       3       67,497       -       -       -       67,500  
Unwinding of BetterChem Acquisition     -       -       -       (250,000 )     (3 )     1,753       -       -       -       1,750  
Surrender of common stock     -       -       -       (440,625 )     (4 )     4       -       -       (367,531 )     (367,531 )
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       -       (3,549,825 )     -       -       (3,549,825 )
Balance at September 30, 2015 (Restated)     500,000       -       -       19,205,896       192       25,814,829       (28,390,720 )     -       (367,531 )     (3,483,230 )
Conversion of notes payable, accrued interest and derivative liability     -       -       -       562,444,952       5,624       4,336,036       -       -       -       4,341,660  
Conversion of unpaid wages     -       -       -       4,138,888       41       95,667       -       -       -       95,708  
Common stock issued for services     -       -       -       1,442,617       14       31,675       -       -       -       31,689  
Common stock issued for bonuses     -       -       -       1,500,000       15       35,985       -       -       -       36,000  
Surrender of common stock     -       -       -       (335,000 )     (3 )     5,073       -       -       (5,070 )     -  
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       -       (6,093,948 )     -       -       (6,093,948 )
Balance at September 30, 2016     500,000     $ -     $ -     588,397,353     $ 5,883     $ 30,319,265     $ (35,024,668 )   $ -     $ (372,601 )   $ (5,072,121 )

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Vape Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

   For the Year Ended
September 30,
 
   2016   2015 
       (Restated) 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net loss  $(6,093,948)  $(3,549,825)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Impairment on intangible assets   123,150    - 
Depreciation   161,427    71,305 
Accretion of debt discounts   1,752,743    1,148,300 
Fair value in excess of stock issued for conversion of notes payable and accrued interest   (383,027)   28,393 
Fair value in excess of stock issued for conversion of related party notes payable and accrued interest   -    9,630 
Loss from effects of liabilities   2,507,067    (621,923)
Gain on settlement   -    (625,461)
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishments, net   (175,769)   628,360 
Common stock issued for services   67,689    1,006,346 
Other   (192,309)   28,393 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   70,391    (55,630)
Inventory   240,762    215,005 
Other assets   32,460    18,311 
Accounts payable   357,716    194,549 
Accrued expenses   641,067    111,695 
Net cash used in operating activities   (507,554)   (1,420,945)
           
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Capital expenditures   (43,100)   (83,255)
Purchase of trademarks and pending patents   -    (3,575)
Net proceeds from settlement   -    62,930 
Other   -    69,250 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   (43,100)   45,350 
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Net proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable   312,150    1,763,957 
Net proceeds from issuances of related party convertible notes payable   50,000    - 
Repayments on convertible notes payable   (85,400)   (40,000)
Repayments on related party convertible notes payable   -    (50,000)
Repayments on related party notes payable   -    (72,828)
Net cash provided by financing activities   276,750    1,601,129 
           
Net change in cash   (273,904)   225,534 
Cash, beginning of period   273,904    48,370 
Cash, end of period  $-   $273,904 
           
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information          
Cash paid during the period for:          
Interest  $-   $18,788 
Taxes  $1,800   $2,209 
           
Non-cash investing and financing activities:          
Conversion of notes payable, accrued interest, and derivatives  $3,903,527   $1,168,279 
Conversion of related party notes payable and accrued interest  $-   $341,747 
Beneficial conversion feature recorded with convertible notes payable  $-   $252,079 
Beneficial conversion feature recorded with related party convertible note payable  $-   $530,410 
Common stock issued for unpaid wages  $95,708   $- 
Other  $-   $67,500 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, RECENT ACQUISITIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

BUSINESS

 

Vape Holdings, Inc. (“VAPE,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company”) is a holding company with its primary focus in the manufacturing and distribution of healthy and sustainable vaporization products. The Company designs, markets and distributes ceramic vaporization products under a unique brand. The Company has introduced a nonporous, non-corrosive, chemically inert medical-grade ceramic vaporization element as a healthy, sustainable alternative to traditional titanium and quartz vaporization materials, as well as lower-grade ceramic found in traditional electronic cigarettes and vaporizers. This material can be used for a wide range of applications, including stand-alone vaporization products and “E-cigs.” Electronic cigarettes come in a variety of designs ranging from those that look vastly like traditional cigarettes, to larger vaporizer units which are capable of vaporizing liquid with varying viscosity. The process of vaporization is believed to eliminate the smoke, tar, ash, and other byproducts of traditional smoking by utilizing lower temperatures in a controlled electronic environment.

 

HIVE CERAMICS

 

HIVE Ceramics (“HIVE”) is the premier brand under the VAPE umbrella. HIVE outsource manufactures and distributes a proprietarily blended ceramic vaporization element for torched, electronic and portable vaporizers with countless design and product crossover capabilities in existing and emerging markets. HIVE is dedicated to bringing the healthiest and cleanest vaporization experience possible to the market.

 

HIVE Ceramics has seen a significant decrease in sales due to competition in the market and restricted operations. While sales channels are still open, without an infusion, the revenues are not large enough to support HIVE Ceramics outside of its existing product line.

  

REVIVAL PRODUCTS

 

On December 28, 2015, the Company created a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Revival Products, LLC (“Revival”), which is in the business of portable vaporization devices. Revival will sell disposable cartridges that complement HIVE Ceramic’s product lines utilizing its sales and distribution channels and via its own designated e-commerce site at www.revivalvapes.com. Revival launched three signature products, The Calloway, The Cleo, and The Charleston in January 2016. The Company ceased the Revival product line upon Justin Braun’s resignation.

  

BETTERCHEM 

 

On July 1, 2015, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with BetterChem Consulting, Inc. (“BetterChem”), a Pennsylvania corporation, and its sole shareholder and the Company’s current Chief Science Officer Dr. Mark Scialdone (“Dr. Scialdone”), whereby the Company acquired a controlling 80% interest in BetterChem from Dr. Scialdone in exchange for up to 400,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock. In consideration for the issuance of the shares to Dr. Scialdone, the Company acquired 80 shares of the common stock of BetterChem which represents 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of BetterChem. Dr. Scialdone retained a 20% interest in BetterChem. The Share Exchange Agreement transaction closed concurrently with its execution on July 1, 2015. At closing, the Company issued 250,000 shares of its common stock valued at $67,500 to BetterChem. BetterChem had no identifiable assets and liabilities upon closing, and no significant revenues.

 

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On January 12, 2016, the Company unwound the transaction and curtailed the subsidiary’s operations in order to reduce overhead costs and focus on HIVE Ceramics. An impairment of the acquisition of BetterChem of $69,250 was recorded during the year ended September 30, 2015.

 

The operations of Revival and Betterchem were insignificant.  

 

VAPE is organized and directed to operate strictly in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. The immaterial operations of Offset and Nouveau have been ceased.

 

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements have been included. Such adjustments consist of normal recurring adjustments.

 

CONSOLIDATION

 

The consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities, and operating results of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, HIVE Ceramics, Revival Offset, and Nouveau after elimination of all material inter-company accounts and transactions. No segment information is presented as the assets, liabilities, and results of HIVE represent over 95% of the Company’s operations.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates and assumptions include losses for warrant contingencies and the valuation of conversion features in notes.

 

F-8

 

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. Applicable accounting guidance provides an established hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

  Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
  Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
  Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

  

The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Derivative instruments include the convertible notes payable derivative liability and warrant liability (Level 2). Derivative instruments are valued using standard calculations/models that are primarily based on observable inputs, including volatilities and interest rates. Therefore, derivative instruments are included in Level 2.

 

Fair-value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of September 30, 2016 and 2015. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include cash, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and notes payable. Fair values for these items were assumed to approximate carrying values because of their short-term nature or they are payable on demand.

 

The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2016:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets                        
Cash and cash equivalents   $     -     $ -     $     -     $ -  
Total assets measured at fair value   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                 
Liabilities                                
Derivative instruments   $ -     $ 2,755,544     $ -     $ 2,755,544  
Total liabilities measured at fair value   $ -     $ 2,755,544     $ -     $ 2,755,544  

 

The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2015:

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets                
Cash and cash equivalents  $273,904   $  -   $    -   $273,904 
Total assets measured at fair value  $273,904   $-   $-   $273,904 
                     
Liabilities                    
Derivative instruments  $-   $3,220,465   $-   $3,220,465 
Total liabilities measured at fair value  $-   $3,220,465   $-   $3,220,465 

  

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CONCENTRATION

 

Credit Risk

 

At times, the Company maintains cash balances at a financial institution in excess of the FDIC insurance limit. In addition, at we extend credit to customers in the normal course of business, after we evaluate the credit worthiness. The Company does not expect to take any unnecessary credit risks causing significant write-offs of potentially uncollectible accounts. 

 

Customers

 

There were no customer concentrations during the year ended September 30, 2016. One (1) customer accounted for 37% of our accounts receivable as of September 30, 2015, but was less than 10% of consolidated sales. The loss of this customer has had a negative impact on the Company’s financial results.

 

Suppliers

 

All purchases were from one (1) supplier during the year ended September 30, 2016. One (1) supplier accounted for 54% of our purchases during the year ended September 30, 2015. We purchased $60,000 in high-end glass from Kyle Tracey for HIVE Glass, which accounted for 10% of purchases during the year ended September 30, 2015. The loss of these suppliers would have a significant impact on the Company’s financial results.

 

REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company recognizes revenues from product sales when (a) persuasive evidence that an agreement exists; (b) the products have been delivered; (c) the prices are fixed and determinable and not subject to refund or adjustment; and (d) collection of the amounts due is reasonably assured. Revenue is recorded when sales orders are shipped.

 

ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

 

The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of the Company’s customers to make required payments. The Company considers the following factors when determining if collection of required payments is reasonably assured: customer credit-worthiness; past transaction history with the customer; current economic industry trends; changes in customer payment terms; and bank credit-worthiness for letters of credit. If the Company has no previous experience with the customer, the Company may request financial information, including financial statements or other documents, to determine that the customer has the means of making payment. The Company may also obtain reports from various credit organizations to determine that the customer has a history of paying its creditors. If these factors do not indicate collection is reasonably assured, revenue is deferred as a reduction to accounts receivable until collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon receipt of cash. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers was to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required.

 

INVENTORY

 

Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market, as determined primarily by the average cost inventory method, and are stated using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Management will record a provision for loss for obsolete or slow moving inventory to reduce carrying amounts to net realizable value.

 

We purchase product sourced from China which we are required to pay 50% upon placing the order. Amounts paid for products, which have not been received, are recorded as prepaid inventory at September 30, 2015. There are no amounts paid which are in dispute or considered impaired.

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

Fixed assets are recorded at cost and depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of the related assets using the straight-line method for financial statement purposes. The estimated life of tooling related to our ceramic products is three (3) years. The estimated life of our leasehold improvements is the lesser of the term of the related lease and useful life.

 

F-10

 

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND PURCHASED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

The Company has adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350 “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other.” The Statement requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles held and used by the Company be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Events relating to recoverability may include significant unfavorable changes in business conditions, recurring losses, or a forecasted inability to achieve break-even operating results over an extended period. The Company evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets based upon forecasted undercounted cash flows. Should impairment in value be indicated, the carrying value of intangible assets will be adjusted, based on estimates of future discounted cash flows resulting from the use and ultimate disposition of the asset. ASC 350 also requires assets to be disposed of be reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less costs to sell.

 

Long-lived assets, such as fixed assets and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of the asset is measured by comparison of its carrying amount to undiscounted future net cash flows the asset is expected to generate. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair market value. Estimates of expected future cash flows represent management’s best estimate based on currently available information and reasonable and supportable assumptions. Any impairment recognized is permanent and may not be restored. During the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded $0 and $22,133 of impairment of its pending patents and $123,150 and $0 of its trademarks, respectively, as its expected cash flows did not exceed its carrying amounts and none towards its trademarks as its expected future cash flows are in excess of their carrying amounts.

 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. The costs of materials and equipment that will be acquired or constructed for research and development activities, and that have alternative future uses, both in research and development, marketing or sales, will be classified as fixed assets and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. To date, research and development costs include the research and development expenses related to prototypes of the Company’s products. During the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, research and development costs were $47,648 and $212,424, respectively.

 

CONVERTIBLE DEBT

 

Convertible debt is accounted for under the guidelines established by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options. ASC 470-20 governs the calculation of an embedded beneficial conversion, a derivative instrument, which is treated as an additional discount to the instruments where derivative accounting does not apply. This applies during the period for which embedded conversion features are either fixed, contingently convertible, or cash or net settlement is in control of the Company.

 

If the embedded conversion feature (ECF) price is adjustable based on the passage of time, certain events that our out of the Company’s, including certain events of default, and there is no explicit limit on the number of shares that the holder can convert into, we report the ECF as a derivate liability, at fair value. The excess of fair value of the embedded conversion feature, together with the original issue discounts and issue costs over the face value of the debt, is recorded as an immediate charge in the accompanying statements of operations and cash flows. Each reporting period, the Company will compute the estimated fair value of derivatives and record changes to operations. The discounts are accreted over the term of the debt, which is generally nine months after the notes become convertible, using the effective interest method. We accounted for the embedded conversion features in all of our convertible notes as derivative liabilities during the periods presented. See Derivative Financial Instruments below.

 

ASC 470-50, Extinguishments, require entities to record an extinguishment when the terms of the original note are significantly modified, defined as a greater than 10% change in expected cash flows. Significant modifications accounted for as extinguishments are reported as a loss in the accompanying statements of operations.

 

F-11

 

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Derivative financial instruments, as defined in ASC 815, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities”, consist of financial instruments or other contracts that contain a notional amount and one or more underlying (e.g. interest rate, security price or other variable), require no initial net investment and permit net settlement. Derivative financial instruments may be free-standing or embedded in other financial instruments. Further, derivative financial instruments are initially, and subsequently, measured at fair value and recorded as liabilities or, in rare instances, assets.

 

The Company does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to cash-flow, market or foreign-currency risks. However, the Company has issued financial instruments including convertible notes payable and freestanding stock purchase warrants with features that are either (i) not afforded equity classification, (ii) embody risks not clearly and closely related to host contracts, or (iii) may be net-cash settled by the counterparty. As required by ASC 815, in certain instances, these instruments are required to be carried as derivative liabilities, at fair value, in our consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company estimates the fair values of derivative financial instruments using various techniques (and combinations thereof) that are considered to be consistent with objectively measuring fair values. In selecting the appropriate technique, consideration is given to, among other factors, the nature of the instrument, the market risks that it embodies and the expected means of settlement. For less complex derivative instruments, such as free-standing warrants, the Company generally uses the Black-Scholes option valuation technique because it embodies all of the requisite assumptions (including trading volatility, estimated terms and risk free rates) necessary to fair value these instruments. Estimating fair values of derivative financial instruments requires the development of significant and subjective estimates that may, and are likely to, change over the duration of the instrument with related changes in internal and external market factors. In addition, option-based techniques are highly volatile and sensitive to changes in the trading market price of our common stock, which has a high-historical volatility. Since derivative financial instruments are initially and subsequently carried at fair values, the Company’s operating results will reflect the volatility in these estimate and assumption changes.

 

EARNINGS / LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

 

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the combination of dilutive common share equivalents, comprised of shares issuable under the Company’s share-based compensation plans and the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Dilutive common share equivalents include the dilutive effect of in-the-money share equivalents, which are calculated, based on the average share price for each period using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the exercise price of an award, if any, the amount of compensation cost, if any, for future service that the Company has not yet recognized, and the estimated tax benefits that would be recorded in paid-in capital, if any, when an award is settled are assumed to be used to repurchase shares in the current period.

 

The following is a summary of outstanding securities that would have been included in the calculation of diluted shares outstanding since the exercise prices did not exceed the average market value of the Company’s common stock had the Company generated net income for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

   For the
Year Ended
   For the
Year Ended
 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2016   2015 
Series A Preferred stock   500,000    500,000 
Common stock options   -    - 
Common stock warrants   -    1,184,727 
Convertible notes   878,368,698    79,699,946 
    878,868,698    81,384,673 

 

The Company does not have sufficient shares to accommodate the convertible notes.

 

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

ASC 718, “Share-Based Payment” requires that compensation cost related to share-based payment transactions be recognized in the consolidated financial statements. Share-based payment transactions within the scope of ASC 718 include stock options, restricted stock plans, performance-based awards, stock appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans.

 

The Company adopted ASC 718, which requires disclosure of the fair value and other characteristics of stock options and more prominent disclosure about the effects of an entity’s accounting policy decisions with respect to stock-based compensation on reported net loss. The Company has reflected the expense of such stock based compensation based on the fair value at the grant date for awards consistent with the provisions of ASC 718.

 

F-12

 

In connection with the adoption of ASC 718, the fair value of our share-based compensation has been determined utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model. The fair value of the options granted is amortized as compensation expense on a straight line basis over the requisite service period of the award, which is generally the vesting period. The fair value calculations involve significant judgments, assumptions, estimates and complexities that impact the amount of compensation expense to be recorded in current and future periods. Upon option exercise, the Company issues new shares of stock.

 

The following weighted average variables were used in the Black Scholes model for all option issuances valued during the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

Year Ended
September 30,
  Stock Price at
Grant Date
    Dividend
Yield
    Exercise
Price
    Risk Free
Interest Rate
    Volatility     Average
Life
 
2016   $ -       - %   $ -       - %     - %     -  
2015   $ 0.73              - %   $ 0.73       2.2 %     380 %     10.0  

 

The Company’s accounting policy for equity instruments issued to consultants and vendors in exchange for goods and services follows the provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services”, codified into ASC 505-50.  The measurement date for the fair value of the equity instruments issued is determined at the earlier of (i) the date at which a commitment for performance by the consultant or vendor is reached or (ii) the date at which the consultant or vendor’s performance is complete.  In the case of equity instruments issued to consultants, the fair value of the equity instrument is recognized over the term of the consulting agreement.

 

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which supersedes most of the current revenue recognition requirements. The core principle of the new guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for these goods or services. New disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers are also required. This guidance is effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 and early application is not permitted. Entities must adopt the new guidance using one of two retrospective application methods. The Company is currently evaluating the standard but does not expect it to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, which provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going-concern uncertainties in the financial statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. An entity must provide certain disclosures if “conditions or events raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.” The ASU applies to all entities and is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted.

 

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issues Accounting Standard Updates (“ASUs”) to amend the authoritative literature in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). There have been a number of ASUs to date that amend the original text of ASC. The Company believes those issued to date either (i) provide supplemental guidance, (ii) are technical corrections, (iii) are not applicable to the Company or (iv) are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company.

  

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

 

The Company has issued several convertible notes which are generally convertible after 180 days. The notes have conversion features that adjustable over time or in the event of certain events of default, many of which are out of the control of the Company’s management. The adjustment provisions do not explicitly limit the number of shares the notes are convertible into. Each of the Company’s convertible noteholders is entitled to a “share reserve” per their agreements with the Company which entitle them to reserve a certain allotment of common stock out of the authorized but unissued common stock of the Company for future conversions of their notes. The Company is further obligated under the agreements to increase the Company’s authorized share count to accommodate for a sufficient amount of share reserves. Due to the declining market price of the Company’s common stock, the noteholders have reserve claims in excess of the common stock authorized at this time. The inability of the Company to meet its share reserve obligations may be considered a technical violation of their agreements with the noteholders. The Company’s ability to issue common stock other than those presently allocated to noteholders is restricted during this time, since we have lost the ability to increase the share reserves due to the significantly increased outstanding held by convertible noteholders and a shareholder vote is required to increase the authorized amount of shares the Company may issue. Further, the combination of limited capital and depleted share reserves have severely damaged the Company’s ability to fund operations or enable us to seek mergers or acquisitions. Also, see Note 2 Going Concern below.

 

AMENDMENT 

 

We have amended the previous year ended September 30, 2015 in this Form 10-K to correctly account for the following non-cash transactions:

 

In August 2015 the Company entered into convertible notes without conversion floors resulting in an unlimited potential of shares to be issued. Accordingly, we adjusted the consolidated financial statements to recognize the embedded conversion feature of the instruments.

 

F-13

 

On August 13, 2015 and August 26, 2015, the convertible notes due to Redwood and Typenex, respectively, were amended which removed the fixed conversion floors per common share creating a potentially unlimited number of shares to be issued on the date of the amendment. Accordingly, we amended this Form 10-K/A to account for the embedded conversion features as derivative financial instruments at fair value upon their original issuance dates. This increased the loss on debt extinguishments and interest expense previously recorded, as well as the derivative liabilities at fair value.

 

The following was the effect on the previously reported consolidated financial statements.

 

   As
Previously
Reported
       As Restated 
   September 30,
2015
   Change   September 30,
2015
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT            
Total current liabilities  $2,551,345   $1,491,836   $4,043,181 
Total liabilities  $3,128,736   $1,361,946   $4,490,682 
                
Total stockholders' deficit  $(2,121,284)  $(1,361,946)  $(3,483,230)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT  $1,007,452   $-   $1,007,452 
                
Interest expense  $(1,745,408)  $586,818   $(1,158,590)

Loss from the effects of derivative liabilities

  $2,315,916   $(1,693,993)  $621,923
Loss on debt extinguishment, net  $(971,560)  $343,200   $(628,360)
Net loss  $(2,785,850)  $(763,975)  $(3,549,825)
                
Net loss available to common shareholders               
Loss per common share - basic  $0.24        $(0.31)
Loss per common share - diluted  $0.24        $(0.31)

 

NOTE 2. GOING CONCERN

 

VAPE’s consolidated financial statements reflect a net loss of $6,093,948 during the year ended September 30, 2016. As of September 30, 2016, we had no cash, a working capital deficit of $5,031,000, and an accumulated deficit of $35,024,668. In addition, the ongoing need to obtain financing to fund operations also raise substantial doubt about the ability of Vape to continue as a going concern. Management expects to obtain funding for the new operations for the foreseeable future; however, there are no assurances that the Company will obtain such funding. VAPE’s financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible effects on recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the inability to continue as a going concern. See Note 11 for subsequent events regarding financing activities.

 

NOTE 3. FIXED ASSETS

 

The following is a summary of fixed assets as of September 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

   September 30,
2016
   September 30,
2015
 
Molds and Tooling  $           -   $176,015 
Leasehold improvements    -    29,795 
Accumulated depreciation   -    (87,483)
   $-   $118,327 

 

During the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, depreciation expense included in cost of revenue were $161,427 and $71,305, respectively, which includes a charge in 2016 for tooling and equipment in China we abandoned, and thus we have no remaining assets of significance.

 

F-14

 

NOTE 4. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

The following is a summary of accrued expenses as of September 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

   September 30,
2016
   September 30,
2015
 
Accrued interest  $183,390   $46,337 
Accrued interest - related party   43,162    24,538 
Accrued wages and taxes   324,086    112,322 
Other   5,356    24,412 
   $555,994   $207,609 

 

As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded accrued wages and taxes for Kyle Tracey of $25,000 and $55,000, Joe Andreae of $16,667 and $14,667, Allan Viernes of $56,381 and $1,833, Benjamin Beaulieu of $58,048 and $1,833, Michael Cook of $43,742 and $0, and Justin Braune of $45,000 and $0, respectively.

 

NOTE 5. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

 

At September 30, 2015, convertible notes payable consisted of the following:

 

Couterparty  Principal Amount   Unamortized Discount   Carrying Value   Accrued Interest   Derivative Liability   Interest Expense 
Typenex  $368,666   $107,722   $260,944   $9,945   $734,583   $495,389 
Redwood   596,590    353,400    243,190    38,086    1,231,399    484,687 
Adar Bays   125,000    108,333    16,667    1,556    229,809    18,222 
Darling Capital   105,000    87,333    17,667    1,143    192,742    18,810 
JMJ Financial   154,000    129,375    24,625    2,875    273,006    27,500 
JSJ Investments   112,000    93,334    18,666    2,091    283,157    20,757 
LG Capital   75,000    62,500    12,500    933    137,884    13,433 
Union Capital   75,000    62,500    12,500    933    137,884    13,433 
Scott Hastings   30,000    -    30,000    1,010    -    6,420 
Other   -    -    -    -    -    59,939 
   $1,641,256   $1,004,497   $636,759   $58,572   $3,220,465   $1,158,590 

 

At September 30, 2016, convertible notes payable consisted of the following:

 

Couterparty  Principal Amount   Unamortized Discount   Carrying Value   Accrued Interest   Derivative Liability   Interest Expense 
GHS Investments  $248,926   $88,075   $160,852   $124,872   $1,255,774   $1,323,000 
Adar Bays   187,500    (0)   187,500    25,042    610,117    153,174 
JMJ Financial   171,666    16,605    155,060    23,174    578,288    211,790 
Union   -    -    -    -    -    90,909 
LG Capital   -    -    -    -    -    91,017 
Oddyssey Research   90,000    15,000    75,000    -    311,365    75,341 
   $698,092   $119,680   $578,412   $173,088   $2,755,544   $1,945,231 

 

Typenex

 

On December 3, 2014, the Company issued an unsecured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $560,000 less an original issue discount (“OID”) of $50,000 and transaction expenses of $10,000 for a total purchase price of $500,000. The stated rate interest on the note was 10%, per annum, with a default rate of 22%, per annum. The Company also paid a finder’s fee in the amount of $25,000 in connection with this transaction, which was recorded as a discount to the note as it was paid from the proceeds; the Company received $475,000 net proceeds after transactions costs.  The note was convertible into common stock after 180 days at a discount, subject to change, to the lowest trading price during the prior 15 days from the date of notice to convert, subject to a floor of $0.50 per share, unless certain events of default occur, which were generally outside of the control of management. There was no explicit limit on the number of shares that may be issued under the terms of the note. Accordingly, the Company recorded the ECF as a derivative liability at fair value of $441,034, a discount of $342,000 reducing the note to zero, and the excess in fair value of $99,034 to loss from effects of derivative liabilities.

 

On August 26, 2015, the Company and holder entered into an Amendment whereby the conversion rate of the note was amended to 55% of the lowest price of the prior fifteen (15) trading days and conversion floor removed which amendment was triggered by the dilutive issuances of the August 2015 convertible note financing thereby entitling holder to the lowest conversion rate granted during the year ended September 30, 2015 per the terms of the agreement. On August 13, 2015, the carrying value on the note was $342,000. The Company recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $366,068.

 

F-15

 

On December 10, 2015, the Company and the holder entered into a forbearance agreement regarding the holder’s convertible note and added $105,000 to the principal and immediately charged to interest expense. On February 26, 2016, the note was assigned to GHS. The note was fully satisfied in 2016.

 

During the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company converted $497,687 and zero, and $191,334 and $33,166, respectively, of principal and accrued interest into 196,418,367 shares and 3,265,987 shares, respectively. The note was fully satisfied in 2016. The note was fully satisfied in 2016.

 

Redwood

 

On February 10, 2015, the Company issued an unsecured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $2,000,000 less an OID of $182,000 and transaction expenses of $10,000 for a total purchase price of $1,808,000. The stated rate interest on the note was 10%, per annum; default rate 22%, per annum. During the year ended September 30, 2015, the Company received $800,000 under the note with an original issue discount of $148,600 and transaction costs for net proceeds of $651,395. 

 

The note was convertible into common stock after 180 days at a discount, subject to change, to the lowest trading price during the prior 15 days from the date of notice to convert, subject to a floor of $0.50 per share, unless certain events of default occur, which are generally outside of the control of management. There is no explicit limit on the number of shares that may be issued under the terms of the note. Accordingly, the Company recorded the ECF as a derivative liability at fair value of $867,244, a discount of $475,000 reducing the note to zero, and the excess in fair value of $614,559 to derivative liability loss. During the year ended September 30, 2015, the Company amortized $291,872 of the discount to interest expense prior to extinguishment below.

 

On August 13, 2015, the Company entered into an amendment whereby the conversion rate of the note was amended to 55% of the lowest price of the prior fifteen (15) trading days and conversion floor removed which amendment was triggered by the dilutive issuances of the August 2015 convertible note financing thereby entitling Investor to the lowest conversion rate granted during the year ended September 30, 2015 per the terms of the $2M Securities Purchase Agreement. On August 13, 2015, the carrying value on the note was $614,559. .The Company recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $614,010.

 

On February 23, 2016, the note was assigned to an investor, the same investor in the preceding section, and $36,038 was added to the principal balance and immediately charged to interest expense.

 

During the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company converted $632,629 and $13,814, and $203,410 and zero, respectively, of principal and accrued interest into 160,498,119 shares and 4,456,404 shares, respectively. The note was fully satisfied in 2016. 

F-16

 

Convertible Note Financings – August 2015

 

On August 5, 2015 through August 12, 2015, the Company entered into a series of convertible note financings with an aggregate face value of $646,000 for net proceeds of $541,000. The stated rates of interest on the notes range from 8% to 12%, per annum; one note had a one-time charge of 12% on principal. The notes are subject to default rates of interest of up to 22%, per annum. In the event of default, the principal and accrued interest increase 150%.

 

The notes have prepayment premiums ranging from zero percent to148% at or near 180 days, together with stated rates of interest. In the event of default, the note increases 150% of the principal and accrued interest. After 180 days, the notes become convertible into common stock based on a discount of 58% of the lowest trading price over a prior 13 to 20 days, subject to further adjustment to 48% of lowest traded price under certain conditions. There is no explicit limit on the number of shares that may be issued under the terms of the note. Accordingly, the Company recorded the ECF as a derivative liability at fair value of $768,776, a discount of $628,500 reducing the note to zero, and the excess in fair value of $140,276 to derivative liability loss.

 

We amortized the discount over the expected life of the related debt, which was estimated in the range of 12 to 18 months. During the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company amortized $527,917 and $100,583, respectively, of the discount to interest expense. During 2016, the Company recorded a loss on the change in fair value of the derivative liability of $300,884.

 

On March 7, 2016, an August 5, 2015 note with a face value of $112,000, together with accrued interest of $7,806 was assigned to a third party, or a total of $119,706.   In the event the notes are not repaid at 180 days at a premium, the notes become convertible into common stock based on a discount of 45% of the lowest trading price over prior 20 days trading, subject to an additional 10% discount in certain events. In the event of default, the note increased 150% of the principal and accrued interest. There is no explicit limit on the number of shares that the note is convertible into. As of September 30, 2016, the note was fully converted.

 

See Note 7 for two notes (Union and LG Capital) that resulted in settlements and are included in Settlement Liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet at September 30, 2016 aggregating $322,000.

 

December 15, 2015 Convertible Note

 

On December 15, 2015, an accredited investor provided the Company with $50,000 in additional proceeds under the same terms of their original convertible note with a term of two years in August 2015. A one-time interest charge of 12% and an original issue discount of 10%, aggregating $11,600, was added to the principal of the note. The total face amount of the note was $61,600 as of December 15, 2015. The note was subject to a default rate of interest of 18%, per annum. The note had default penalty of 150% principal and accrued interest. In the event the notes were not repaid at 180 days, the notes become convertible into common stock based on a discount of 60% of the lowest trading price over the 20 days prior to notice of conversion, subject to further adjustment of up to 15% in certain events. There is no explicit limit on the number of shares that the note is convertible into.

 

The Company recorded the note as a derivative liability at fair value of $144,127, a derivative discount of $61,600, and the excess in fair value of $82,527 to Loss from Effects of Derivatives in the accompanying statement of operations. During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company converted $119,807 principal and $1,594 of accrued interest into 48,223,268 shares of common stock. 

  

F-17

 

The note was in default during the period, thus the Company recorded 150% of the principal and accrued interest as a charge to operations totaling $30,800. During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company converted $102,741 of principal into 144,242,185 shares of common stock. Subsequent to such date, the Company converted $70,795 of principal and interest into 36,398,894 shares of common stock and was fully satisfied . 

 

GHS Convertible Note

 

On April 19, 2016, the Company entered into convertible note financing transaction in the principal amount of $193,765, less fees and costs. The convertible note bears interest at the stated rate of 10%, per annum, subject to a default rate of 22%, per annum., and is convertible into common stock of the Company at any time after 180 days from issuance of the note at a conversion price per share equal to 45% of the lowest trading price in the 20 trading days immediately preceding the applicable conversion date. The conversion rate will increase to 55% from 45% in certain conditions. The Company had the option to prepay the convertible note in the first 180 days from closing subject to a prepayment penalty of 150% of principal plus interest. The maturity date of the convertible note was January 19, 2017. In the event of default, the principal and accrued interest increases by 150%. There is no explicit limit on the number of shares that the note is convertible into.

 

The Company recorded the note as a derivative liability at fair value of $566,977, a discount of $176,150, and the excess in fair value of the embedded conversion feature of $390,827 to Loss from Effects of Derivatives in the accompanying statement of operations. During the year ended September 30, 2016, no amounts were converted into shares of common stock.

 

The Company recorded the prepayment penalty of $91,011 as a discount to the convertible note and fully amortized it to interest expense during the year ended September 30, 2016. Amortization of derivative discounts in the accompanying statement of operations totaling $88,075. As a result, as of September 30, 2016, $160,851 is classified as current on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

 

Oddyssey Investment

 

On December 10, 2015, the Investor purchased $90,000 in common stock at a purchase price equal to 90% of the average of the closing prices of the common stock for the three (3) trading days immediately preceding the date that is six (6) months from the date of the agreement. As of June 7, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement for proceeds of $90,000 to be recorded as a convertible note payable with a conversion feature of 55% of the lowest trading price for the prior twenty (20) days. The Company recorded the ECF in the note as a derivative liability at estimated fair value of $118,722, a derivative discount of $90,000, and the excess in fair value of $28,722 to Loss from Effects of Derivatives in the accompanying statement of operations.

 

The following weighted average variables were used in the Black Scholes model for the derivative liabilities as of September 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

Balance Sheet Date  Stock Price at
Valuation Date
   Dividend
Yield
   Exercise
Price
   Risk Free
Interest Rate
   Volatility   Average
Life
 
September 30, 2016  $0.004    -%  $0.001    0.45%   298%   0.5 
September 30, 2015  $0.039    -%  $0.015    0.08%   146%   1.0 

 

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NOTE 6. RELATED PARTY DEBT

 

Related Party Note Payable

 

The Company had outstanding accounts payable balance to a related party (shareholder of the Company) in the amount of $15,000 as of September 30, 2013. This payable was converted into a note payable on December 7, 2013. The note payable bears interest of 6% per annum with a maturity date of December 1, 2016. As of September 30, 2016, there is $2,560 in accrued interest expense related to this note and the Company recorded $915 and $913 in interest expense related to this note during the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. 

 

Related Party Convertible Notes Payable

 

On December 10, 2015, the Company entered into two Secured Series B Preferred Stock Convertible Notes (the “Series B Notes”) for an aggregate principal of $300,000 including 1) $50,000 from Hive Ceramics, LLC in new capital to the Company and 2) an amended and restated note for Hive Ceramics LLC in the amount of $250,000 for capital previously contributed which is soon to be due and payable.

 

The Company failed to pay the Series B Note and the Amended Note on the Maturity Date (December 10, 2016). On December 15, 2016, the Company received a Notice of Default from counsel for Holder. Holder’s counsel demanded that all amounts owed under the Series B Note and the Amended Note be paid no later than December 20, 2016. The Company was unable to pay the demanded amounts by December 20, 2016. The Company believes that the Holder intends to execute on the security for the Series B Note and the Amended Note, namely, all of the assets of the Company. The Company is attempting to negotiate a resolution that does not include seizure of the Company’s assets however there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to work out a satisfactory resolution that does not include seizure of the Company’s assets.

 

The Series B Notes accrue interest at eight percent (8%) per annum, mature one (1) year from issuance and are secured by all of the assets and property of the Company. Upon the election of the noteholder, the Series B Notes are convertible into newly created Series B Preferred Stock on a one-for-one (1:1) basis into shares of common stock of the Company at a fixed price per share of $0.01.

 

Concurrently, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation with the Delaware Secretary of State on the Series B Preferred Stock which provides, in pertinent part, for the following rights and privileges:

 

Authorized Amount of Series B Preferred Stock: There are authorized 30,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, subject to the Certificate of Designation. There shall be no additional Series B Shares authorized or issued.

 

Voting Rights: Each share of Series B shall be entitled to five (5) votes for every one (1) vote entitled to each share of Common Stock.

 

Rank : All shares of Series B shall rank (i) senior to the Company’s Common Stock, (ii) pari passu with all other series of preferred stock whether currently outstanding or hereafter created, including the Series A Preferred Stock, and specifically ranking, by its terms, on par with Series B, and (iii) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Company hereafter created specifically ranking, by its terms, senior to the Series B, in each case as to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary.

 

During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded $17,708 of interest expense related to the notes. As of September 30, 2016, $300,000 of the Series B Notes along with $40,602 of accrued interest are outstanding. The Board of Directors authorized the designation of the Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the authority of the Certificate of Incorporation, which confers said authority on the Board, and the issuance of the Series B Notes pursuant to a unanimous written consent of the Board dated December 10, 2015. The value ascribed to the Series B Notes were based on the fixed conversion price of the instruments into common stock and such no beneficial conversion feature was recorded. See Note 11 for subsequent events related to this note.

 

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NOTE 7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Warrant Liability

 

The Company recorded the estimated settlement liability as of March 31, 2014 for the Warrant Shares issued and the Warrants that remain outstanding and unexercised that would be entitled to the same settlement based on the number of shares expected to be issued and the market price of the Company’s common stock on the dates of the actual settlements from $4.72 per share to $7.25 per share, and market price of the first settlement of $7.25 for the unsettled claims. We believe the issuance of convertible notes in the three months ended March 31, 2014 triggered the full ratchet anti-dilution adjustment; before the provision was triggered, the fair value of the warrant liability was not significant as the exercise was so far out of the money. As a result of the above settlements with warrant holders, the Company recorded a loss on settlement of warrants of $29,528,844 during the six months ended March 31, 2014 and a long-term warrant liability of $29,430,022 as of March 31, 2014 based on 4,407,200 shares of common stock under the settlement at the Company’s closing stock prices discussed above. As of September 30, 2016, the estimated settlement liability is $0 due to the warrants expiration in May 2016, and the Company recorded a gain on the change in warrant liability of $31,401 during the year ended September 30, 2016.

 

Settlement LiabilitIES

 

On or about December 1, 2016, LG Capital Funding, LLC (“LG Capital”) obtained a judgment in the amount of $151,000. On or about December 10, 2016, the Company learned that LG Capital had placed a judgment lien on the Company’s operating account. The effect of the lien was that the Company’s operating account was frozen for an amount twice the judgment, or approximately $300,000. In or around December 2016 and continuing into early January 2017, GHS Investments, LLC (“GHS”) and LG Capital negotiated a transaction whereby GHS purchased the rights to the LG Capital Convertible Promissory Note and/or the right to collect on the LG Capital judgment for $161,000. As of September 30, 2016, the Company recorded a settlement liability of $151,000.

 

On February 22, 2016, a convertible promissory note holder, Union Capital, LLC (“Union”), filed suit against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York claiming breach of contract and conversion and seeking specific performance, permanent injunction, and damages arising from the Company’s rejection of certain conversion notices submitted by Union. The Company and Union subsequently settled this matter without further court proceedings for $170,000 in 2017. As of September 30, 2016, the Company recorded a settlement liability of $170,000.

 

Justin Braune v. Vape Holdings, Inc. et.al.

 

On May 16, 2017, Justin Braune, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer filed a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the Company, Allan Viernes and Ben Beaulieu claiming breach of Mr. Braune’s employment contract, including, but not limited to failure to pay wages including deferred salary and commissions, and wages upon separation of employment and seeking damages arising from the Company’s breach. The Company and Justin Braune subsequently settled this matter without further court proceedings. On September 25, 2017, the parties participated in a full-day mediation and agreed to settle and resolve all matters including the lawsuit. On December 6, 2017, the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement whereby, the Allan Viernes and Ben Beaulieu 1) shall pay the sum of $15,000 by December 8, 2017 and the Company shall, 2) $40,000 on or before December 31, 2018, and 3) a convertible promissory note in the amount of $100,000.00. The convertible note and/or any shares issued in connection shall have a buyout cash value of no less than 125% of the cash value. The Company recorded a provision for loss of approximately $165,000 during the year ended September 30, 2016.

 

SETTLEMENT OF COMPNAY LEGAL CLAIMS.

 

On December 15, 2014, the Company recorded a gain on settlement of $257,930 for a confidential settlement by and between the Company and certain shareholders and related parties as settlement for certain potential legal claims held by the Company. As a result of the settlement, the Company received net proceeds of $62,930 and vendor credits of $200,000 during the year ended September 30, 2015. A total of $325,000 in vendor credits has been received in connection with the settlement and no further credits will be given. In January 2015, the Company received 440,625 shares from the settlement that was assigned to officers of the Company. The officers decided it was in the best interest of the Company to return these shares to the Company to be used for future strategic issuances. Accordingly, the 440,625 shares valued at $367,531 were recorded as treasury stock as of September 30, 2015, and the Company recorded a gain on settlement of $625,461 during the year ended September 30, 2015.   

 

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NOTE 8. INCOME TAXES

 

The following table presents the current and deferred income tax provision for federal and state income taxes for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

   2016   2015 
Current tax provision (benefit):        
Federal  $-   $- 
State   1,800    2,209 
Total   1,800    2,209 
Deferred tax provision (benefit)          
Federal   (790,000)   (376,000)
State   -    - 
Valuation allowance   790,000    376,000 
Total   -    - 
Total provision (benefit) for income taxes  $1,800   $2,209 

 

Reconciliations of the U.S. federal statutory rate to the actual tax rate for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

   2016   2015 
US federal statutory income tax rate   (34.0%)   (34.0%)
State tax net of benefit   (6.0%)   (6.0%)
    (40.0%)   (40.0%)
           
Permanent differences:          
Stock-based compensation   0.03%   13.9%
Amortization of debt discounts and non-cash interest   12.1%   24.8%
Non-deductible gains and losses   12.2%   (12.2)%
Increase in valuation allowance   15.4%   13.5%
Effective tax rate   -%   -%

 

The Company incurred certain non-cash transactions which are not includable or deductible for income tax reporting purposes, such the change in fair value of warrant liability, certain stock-based compensation and accretion of debt discounts.

 

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The components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and (liabilities) for federal and state income taxes as of September 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

   As of September 30, 
   2016   2015 
Current deferred tax assets (liabilities):        
Accrued expenses and other  $-   $- 
Total current deferred tax assets   -    - 
Non-current deferred tax assets and liabilities:          
Property, plant and equipment   -    29,000 
Net operating losses   1,457,000    638,000 
Total non-current deferred tax assets   1,457,000    667,000 
Valuation allowance   (1,457,000)   (667,000)
Total non-current deferred tax assets   -    - 
Net deferred tax assets  $-   $- 

 

During the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 the valuation allowance increased by $790,000 and $376,000, respectively. At September 30, 2016, the Company had approximately $1,457,000 of federal and state gross net operating losses allocated to continuing operations available. The net operating loss carry forwards, if not utilized, will begin to expire in 2033 for federal purposes and 2031 for state purposes.

 

Based on the available objective evidence, including the Company’s limited operating history and current liabilities in excess of assets, management believes it is more likely than not that some of the net deferred tax assets, specifically certain net operating losses, at September 30, 2016 will not be fully realizable. In addition, subsequent to year end significant shares were issued to shareholders in connection with the conversion of notes payable and a subscription for the purchase of common stock. In connection, with these issuances the Company determined that the historical NOLs have probably been impaired due to IRS Section 382 limitations. Due to the uncertainty surrounding realization of the remaining deferred tax assets, specifically the NOLs, the Company has provided a valuation allowance of $1,457,000 and $667,000 against its net deferred tax assets at September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. We will continue to monitor the recoverability of our net deferred tax assets.

 

As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company has a State tax liability of $0 and $0, respectively. As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded no estimated taxes payable for Federal and State.

   

The Company has filed all United States Federal and State tax returns. The Company has identified the United States Federal tax returns as its “major” tax jurisdiction. The United States Federal return years 2015 through 2016 are still subject to tax examination by the United States Internal Revenue Service; however, we do not currently have any ongoing tax examinations. The Company is subject to examination by the California Franchise Tax Board for the years ended 2015 through 2016 and currently does not have any ongoing tax examinations.

  

NOTE 9. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

COMMON STOCK

 

On November 27, 2013, the Board and shareholders approved an increase in the authorized number of shares of common and preferred stock which may be issued by the Company to 1,000,000,000 shares and 100,000,000 shares, respectively.  On December 3, 2013, the certificate of amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware to reflect the increase in authorized. The Company is in excess of their authorized shares.

 

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PREFERRED STOCK

 

On April 1, 2014, the Board formally approved the filing of a Preferred Stock Designation in connection with the commitment of 500,000 Series A Shares to HIVE on March 27, 2014 pursuant to its authority to issue blank check preferred stock as provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation.  Per the Certificate of Designation (the “Designation”), there are 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. The Company is authorized to issue 500,000 shares of Series A Shares pursuant to the Designation.  As provided in the Designation (and as set forth in the HIVE Asset Purchase Agreement), Series A Shares are entitled to vote at a 15-1 ratio to Common Stock.  Each share of preferred stock shall initially be convertible into one share of common stock (500,000 shares of common stock in the aggregate).  On the two year anniversary of the transaction of HIVE, the preferred stock conversion ratio shall be adjusted as follows: a one-time pro rata adjustment of up to ten-for-one (10-1) based upon the Company generating aggregate gross revenues over the two years of at least $8,000,000 (e.g. If the Company generates only $4,000,000 in aggregate gross revenues over the two year period then the convertible ratio will adjust to 5-1). In no event will the issuance convert into more than 5,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company.

 

On June 19, 2014, the Company formally issued the 500,000 Series A Shares to HIVE.

 

The value ascribed to the Series A Shares was based on the historical costs of the assets acquired on March 27, 2014 from HIVE since the transfer of assets was made among entities under common control.

  

On December 10, 2015, the Company approved the filing of a Preferred Stock Designation for up to 30,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. No Series B Preferred Stock are issued or outstanding. See discussion of designation of Series B Preferred Stock in Note 6.

 

COMMON STOCK ISSUED FOR ACCRUED WAGES

 

On October 22, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors issued 2,083,333 shares of restricted common stock to Kyle Tracey at $0.024 per share for payment of $50,000 in accrued wages. On October 22, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors issued 555,555 shares of restricted common stock to Joe Andreae at $0.024 per share for payment of $13,333 in accrued wages. On October 22, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors issued 1,250,000 shares of restricted common stock to Michael Cook at $0.024 per share for payment of $30,000 in accrued wages.

 

In February 2016, Justin Braune elected to take $15,000 of wages as common stock. The shares will formally be issued once the debt conversions and capital structure restrictions have been resolved.

 

On March 31, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors issued 250,000 shares of restricted common stock to Justin Braune at $0.009 per share for payment of $2,375 in accrued wages.

 

To date, the Company has issued but not delivered 3,000,000 shares of common stock to Justin Braune in accrued wages. The Company and Justin Braune, through Mr. Braune’s counsel, are attempting to negotiate a resolution of Mr. Braune’s assertions that the Company breached its agreements with Mr. Braune.

 

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COMMON STOCK ISSUED FOR BONUSES

 

On October 22, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors issued bonus stock grants of 600,000 shares of restricted common stock each to Allan Viernes and Benjamin Beaulieu at $0.024 per share. In addition, the Company issued 300,000 shares of restricted common stock to employees at $0.024 per share. These issuances were based on the fair market value on the date of issuance immediately vested and resulted in $4,800 being charged to selling and administrative expense, and $31,199 being charged to general and administrative expense during the year ended September 30, 2016. 

 

On October 22, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors issued bonus stock grants of 1,250,000 shares of restricted common stock an outside sales consultant at $0.024 per share. The issuance was based on the fair market value on the date of issuance immediately vested and resulted in $30,000 being charged to sales and marketing expense during the year ended September 30, 2016.

 

COMMON STOCK ISSUED FOR SERVICES

 

On November 25, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors issued stock grants of 49,760 shares of restricted common stock a business development consultant at $0.011 per share. These issuances were based on the fair market value on the date of issuance immediately vested and resulted in $547 being charged to general and administrative expense during the year ended September 30, 2016. 

 

On December 23, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors issued stock grants of 142,857 shares of restricted common stock a business development consultant at $0.008 per share. These issuances were based on the fair market value on the date of issuance immediately vested and resulted in $1,143 being charged to general and administrative expense during the year ended September 30, 2016. 

 

COMMON STOCK SURRENDERED

 

On October 22, 2015, Joe Andreae surrendered 130,000 shares of restricted common stock valued at $3,120 and were recorded as treasury stock. In addition, on October 22, 2015, an employee also surrendered 15,000 shares valued at $360, which was recorded as treasury stock.

 

On December 20, 2015, Kyle Tracey surrendered 130,000 shares of restricted common stock valued at $1,170 and were recorded as treasury stock.

 

On December 21, 2015, the Allan Viernes and Benjamin Beaulieu each surrendered 30,000 shares of restricted common stock valued at $420, which was recorded as treasury stock.

 

WARRANTS

 

All 1,184,726 warrants expired during the year ended September 30, 2016. 

 

NOTE 10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

On March 27, 2014, the Company and Stone Arch Studio, LLC entered into a Trademark Assignment Agreement whereby the Company acquired all right, title, priority and interest to the HIVE trademark U.S. Registration No. 44513069 as registered with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office (“USPTO”). This acquisition further protects the Company’s HIVE Ceramics brand vaporization line. As of September 30, 2016, the Company has impaired the $123,150 capitalized in costs paid related to the trademarks due to the expected cash flows less than their carrying values.

 

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NOTE 11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Securities Purchase Agreement with Typenex Co-Investment, LLC

 

On November 1, 2016, the Company closed a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Typenex Agreement”) with Typenex. Pursuant to the Typenex Agreement, Typenex purchased a Convertible Promissory Note from the Company in the original principal amount of up to $1,413,000 (the “Typenex Note”), at an interest rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. The Typenex Note is unsecured. The principal amount of the Typenex Note included an original issue discount of $128,000 and a transaction fee of $5,000.

 

The investment from Typenex is scheduled to occur in a series of sixteen (16) tranches, represented each by a separate Secured Investor Promissory Note (the “Tranche Notes”) in varying amounts. The first Tranche Note of $40,000 is memorialized in Secured Promissory Note #1, the funding of which occurred on or immediately after the execution of the Typenex Agreement.

 

Each Tranche Note, or any part of it, is convertible into fully paid and non-assessable $0.00001 par value common stock of the Company. The Conversion Price is as described in the Typenex Agreement and is based on at least a 45% discount to the trading price of the Company’s common stock.

 

As a part of the Typenex Agreement, the Company agreed to use its best efforts to cause its authorized but unissued stock to be increased in order for the Company to create a reserve sufficient to meet its conversion obligations under the Typenex Note. The Company is in the process of taking steps in order to increase its authorized but unissued stock to meet its obligations.

  

There is no guarantee that Typenex will fund the remainder of the Typenex Note and in fact it is within Typenex’s sole and absolute discretion whether it ultimately funds Tranche Notes #2- #12. However, in order to secure Typenex’s performance of its obligations under the Typenex Note, as well as any subsequent Tranche Notes, Typenex agreed to pledge a 40% membership interest in Typenex Medical, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company. Should Typenex decide it won’t fund the remainder of the Tranche Notes, the Company’s operating results will suffer and its ability to remain a going concern will be jeopardized.

 

Securities Purchase Agreement with GHS Investments, LLC

 

On October 28, 2016, the Company closed a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “GHS Purchase Agreement”) with GHS. Pursuant to the GHS Purchase Agreement, GHS agreed to purchase and the Company agreed to sell up to $1,105,000 of convertible securities, in the form of a Convertible Promissory Note (the “GHS Note”), at an interest rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. The GHS Note is also attached as Exhibit 10.6 to the 12/27/16 Form 8K and is incorporated herein by this reference. The GHS Note included a ten percent (10%) original issuance discount (i.e., $100,000) and a $5,000 initial transaction fee, as defined in the GHS Purchase Agreement. Upon the closing of the GHS Purchase Agreement, GHS funded $40,000 to the Company (the “Initial Tranche”). Within 15 days of certain conditions being met, an additional $40,000 shall be disbursed by GHS to the Company, in its sole discretion (“Second Tranche”). Within 30 days from the Second Tranche’s issuance, so long as there are no defaults under the GHS Note, GHS in its discretion may fund an additional $50,000 to the Company every 30 days (“Subsequent Tranches”) until $1,000,000 has been funded to the Company.

 

The principal sum and corresponding interest due to GHS shall be prorated based on the consideration actually paid by GHS to the Company in accordance with the GHS Purchase Agreement. 

 

Each GHS Note, or any part of it, is convertible into fully paid and non-assessable $0.00001 par value common stock of the Company. The Conversion Price is as described in the GHS Purchase Agreement and is based on at least a 45% discount to the trading price of the Company’s common stock.

 

As a part of the GHS Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to use its best efforts to cause its authorized but unissued stock to be increased in order for the Company to create a reserve sufficient to meet its conversion obligations.

 

There is no guarantee that GHS will fund the remainder of the Subsequent Tranches and in fact it is within GHS’s sole and absolute discretion whether it ultimately funds the Subsequent Tranches. Should GHS decide it won’t fund the Subsequent Tranches, the Company’s operating results will suffer and its ability to remain a going concern will be jeopardized.

 

Subsequent to year end, GHS elected to convert $365,266 of principal and interest into 191,162,022 shares of common stock.  Another shareholder received 120,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to a note assignment agreement executed subsequent to year end.

 

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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
3.1   Certificate of Incorporation of Vape Holdings, Inc., as amended, placed into effect on January 2, 2009, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-163290) filed with the SEC on November 23, 2009.
3.2   Amended and Restated By-laws of Vape Holdings, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-163290) filed with the SEC on November 23, 2009.
3.3   Certificate of Designation for Series A Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1(E) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2014.
3.4   Certificate of Designation for Series B Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 11, 2015.
10.1   Securities Purchase Agreement entered into by and between Vape Holdings, Inc. and Redwood Management, LLC dated February 10, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on February 17, 2015.
10.2   Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note entered into by and between Vape Holdings, Inc. and Redwood Management, LLC dated February 10, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on February 17, 2015.
10.3   Executive Employment Agreement by and between Vape Holdings, Inc. and Dr. Mark Scialdone, dated May 1, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 5, 2015.
10.4   Form of Stock Surrender Agreement Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 15, 2015.
10.5   Form of Option Surrender Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 15, 2015.
10.6   Share Exchange Agreement by and between Vape Holdings, Inc. and BetterChem Consulting, Inc., dated July 1, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2015.
10.7   Intellectual Property Rights Transfer Agreement by and between Vape Holdings, Inc. and BetterChem Consulting, Inc., dated July 1, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2015.
10.8   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 5, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 11, 2015.
10.9   Form of 8% Note, dated August 5, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 11, 2015.
10.10   Form of Back End Note, dated August 5, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 11, 2015.
10.11   Form of Collateralized Note, dated August 5, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 11, 2015.
10.12   12% Note I, dated August 5, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 11, 2015.
10.13   12% Note II, dated August 5, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 11, 2015.
10.14   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 12, 2015, by and between Darling Capital LLC and the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 14, 2015.

 

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Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
10.15   8% Convertible Promissory Note, dated August 12, 2015, by and between Darling Capital LLC and the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 14, 2015.
10.16   Amendment, Waiver and Modification Agreement, dated August 13, 2015, by and among the Company and Redwood Management, LLC including any designees or assignees thereto, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 14, 2015.
10.17   Amendment to Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note, dated August 26, 2015, by and between Vape Holdings, Inc. and Typenex Co-Investment, LLC. *
10.18   Form of Option Surrender Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 22, 2015.
10.19   Form of Stock Surrender Agreement Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 22, 2015.
10.20   Secured Series B Preferred Stock Convertible Promissory Note by and between the Company and Hive Ceramics LLC, dated December 10, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 11, 2015.
10.21   Amended and Restated Secured Series B Preferred Stock Convertible Promissory Note by and between the Company and Hive Ceramics LLC, dated December 10, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 11, 2015.
10.22   Executive Employment Agreement, dated December 10, 2015, by and between the Company and Justin Braune, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 11, 2015.
10.23   Consulting Agreement, dated December 10, 2015, by and between the Company and Kyle Tracey, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 11, 2015.
10.24   Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 10, 2015, by and between Vape Holdings, Inc. and Odyssey Research and Trading, LLC. *
10.25   Forbearance Agreement, dated December 10, 2015, by and between Vape Holdings, Inc. and Typenex Co-Investment, LLC.
10.26   Share Exchange Unwind Agreement, dated January 12, 2015, by and among Vape Holdings, Inc., BetterChem Consulting, Inc. and Mark Scialdone.

 

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Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
14.1   Code of Ethics, dated May 11, 2015, incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 15, 2015.
21.1   List of Subsidiaries of Vape Holdings, Inc., incorporated by reference to our Amendment No. 2 to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2016.
31.1   Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer *
31.2   Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer *
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 *
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 *
99.1   Audit Committee Charter, dated May 11, 2015, incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 15, 2015.
99.2   Compensation Committee Charter, dated May 11, 2015, incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 15, 2015.
99.3   Insider Trading Policy, dated May 11, 2015, incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 15, 2015.
101.INS **   XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH **   XBRL Taxonomy Schema
101.CAL **   XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF **   XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase
101.LAB **   XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase
101.PRE **   XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase

 

*   Filed herewith

 

** Furnished herewith. XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

 

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