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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No.1)

 

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

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

 

or

 

   TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

  

Commission file number: 000-55722

 

HELIX TCS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   81-4046024

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

5300 DTC Parkway, Suite 300

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Telephone: (720) 328-5372

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None

 

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

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 report(s)), 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 Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒   No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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. (Check one):

 

  Large accelerated filer   Non-accelerated filer
  Accelerated filer   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 ☒

 

As of March 28, 2018, the registrant had 29,714,598 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding. 

 

 

 

  

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Helix TCS, Inc. is filing this Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 28, 2018 (the “Original Filing”) to (i) file Exhibit 23.1, the Consent of its Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, which was inadvertently omitted from the Original Filing, (ii) revise for an immaterial revision to the gross value of Property, Plant and Equipment and Accumulated Depreciation, and (iii) revise for an immaterial revision to Additional Paid in Capital regarding the cashless exercise of warrants.

 

For the convenience of the reader, this Amendment No. 1 sets forth the Original Filing in its entirety, as modified and superseded where necessary to reflect the revisions noted in (i) – (iii) above. The following items have been amended as a result of, and only to reflect, such revisions:

 

· Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;
· Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data; and
· Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

 

In accordance with applicable SEC rules, this Amendment No. 1 includes certifications from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer dated as of the date of this filing. Except as set forth above, the Original Filing has not been amended, updated or otherwise modified, and does not reflect events occurring after March 28, 2018, the date of the Original Filing, or modify or update those disclosures that may have been affected by subsequent events.

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    PAGE
     
PART I   1
Item 1. Business. 1
Item 1A. Risk Factors. 8
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments. 15
Item 2. Properties. 15
Item 3. Legal Proceedings. 16
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures. 16
     
PART II   17
Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. 17
Item 6. Selected Financial Data. 18
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 19
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. 28
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. 29
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. 29
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures. 29
Item 9B. Other Information. 30
     
PART III   31
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. 31
Item 11. Executive Compensation. 34
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. 34
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. 36
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. 37
     
PART IV   38
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules. 38
  Signatures 41

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

  

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Report”) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements discuss matters that are not historical facts. Because they discuss future events or conditions, forward-looking statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “may,” “seek,” “plan,” “might,” “will,” “expect,” “predict,” “project,” “forecast,” “potential,” “continue” negatives thereof or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are found at various places throughout this Report and include information concerning possible or assumed future results of our operations; business strategies; future cash flows; financing plans; plans and objectives of management; any other statements regarding future operations, future cash needs, business plans and future financial results, and any other statements that are not historical facts. 

 

Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements about our market opportunities, our business and growth strategies, our projected revenue and expense levels, possible future consolidated results of operations, the adequacy of our available cash resources, our financing plans, our competitive position and the effects of competition and the projected growth of the industries in which we operate, as well as the following statements:

 

We operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for us to predict all of those risks, nor can we assess the impact of all of those risks on our business or the extent to which any factor may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. The forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are based on assumptions management believes are reasonable. However, due to the uncertainties associated with forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Further, forward- looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and unless required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to publicly update any of them in light of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

From time to time, forward-looking statements also are included in our other periodic reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K, in our press releases, in our presentations, on our website and in other materials released to the public. Any or all of the forward-looking statements included in this Report and in any other reports or public statements made by us are not guarantees of future performance and may turn out to be inaccurate. These forward-looking statements represent our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Many of those factors are outside of our control and could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than we have described. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning other matters addressed in this Report and attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this Report.

 

We assume no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

 

Unless expressly indicated or the context requires otherwise, the terms “Helix,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Helix TCS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and, where appropriate, its wholly owned subsidiaries.

 

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PART I

  

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

Company History

 

Helix TCS, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on March 13, 2014. Pursuant to the acquisition of the assets of Helix TCS, LLC, as discussed below, we changed our name from Jubilee4 Gold, Inc. to Helix TCS, Inc. effective October 25, 2015.

 

Effective October 25, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), we entered into an acquisition and exchange agreement (the “Agreement”) with Helix TCS LLC (the “LLC”). We closed the transaction contemplated under the Agreement (the “Acquisition”) on December 23, 2015 and Helix TCS, LLC was merged into and with Helix.

 

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the owner of 100% of the issued and outstanding units of the LLC immediately prior to the closing of the Acquisition, exchanged their units for an aggregate of 22,225,000 shares of our common stock (post-reverse split) and all of our issued Class A Preferred Stock.

 

Effective April 11, 2016, we acquired the assets of Revolutionary Software, LLC (“Revolutionary”). The acquisition occurred through two transactions, the first occurred on March 14, 2016 and the second occurred on April 11, 2016. The total consideration for acquisition included payment in the form of $650,000 in cash and 2,395,000 shares of restricted common stock of the Company. A portion of the cash consideration was paid at each transaction closing and a portion is being paid over time.

 

On June 2, 2017 (the “Closing”), the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) in which the Company purchased all issued and outstanding Units of Security Grade Protective Services, Ltd. (“Security Grade”), which was comprised of 800,000 Class A Units and 200,000 Class B Units. At closing, the Company delivered $800,000 in cash and 207,427 non-qualified stock options (the “Initial Stock Options”). Furthermore, provided that, within the first 60 days following the closing, no material customer identified in the Agreement terminates its contractual relationship with the Company and that all contracts with such material customers are in full force and effect without default or cancellation as of the 60th day following the closing, on the 61st day following the closing, the Company shall issue 207,427 additional stock options (the “Additional Stock Options”). The Company subsequently issued the 207,427 additional stock options on August 1, 2017 as well as a second cash payment of $800,000 pursuant to the original terms of the Agreement.

 

In the first quarter of 2018, the Company notified the selling members of Security Grade their intent on exercising their right of setoff noted in the Agreement after discovering misrepresentations made by the selling members of Security Grade. The Company has settled with three of the six selling members and are in talks with two of the other selling members. The Company has initiated a lawsuit against the sixth selling member. See Item 3. Legal Proceedings for further detail surrounding the lawsuit.

 

On March 3, 2018, Helix TCS, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Helix Acquisition Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Bio-Tech Medical Software, Inc. (“BioTrackTHC”) and Terence J. Ferraro, as the representative of the BioTrackTHC shareholders. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of specified conditions, Merger Sub will merge with and into BioTrackTHC, with BioTrackTHC surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Overview

 

Helix TCS, Inc. provides Technology, Compliance, and Security solutions to the legal cannabis industry. Our mission is to provide clients with best-in-class operating solutions for the non-agricultural aspects of their business which enable them to run their businesses more safely, efficiently, and profitably. We accomplish this by delivering services that are critical in the logistics and compliance value chains through our service and product platform. As we increase our platform’s scale and scope, clients will be able to realize greater cost savings and services offered. We will continue to use organic growth as well as acquisition to continue to create value for clients and shareholders.

 

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Commercial Services

 

Security is a primary concern for licensed cannabis businesses and the state regulators who oversee such programs. Facilities with cannabis permits must adopt strong security systems to protect their businesses and comply with regulations. These businesses maintain valuable inventories onsite and typically also have significant cash holdings since transactions are often conducted in cash. Such facilities are exposed to theft both from outsiders and employees. In addition, business operators in most legal cannabis states must show regulatory agencies that security systems carefully protect and track inventories and transactions. Failure to do so could not only result in large losses, but would also threaten businesses’ operating permits and force closure. In Colorado, for example, adult cannabis use laws stress the need for on premise security to control and enforce the age restrictions and act as a general deterrent to unlawful activity.

 

We provide effective security solutions to cannabis businesses, including assessments and planning, security system design and implementation, asset protection, transport, and assurance of security for the state licensing process. All systems and services are guaranteed to meet individual state regulatory requirements and to achieve compliance.

 

Security Systems/Physical Security

 

We provide security system assessment services for our customers and licensed cannabis business operators. Our core existing products and services include the following:

 

  IP CCTV systems;

 

  Intrusion alarm systems;

 

  Perimeter alarm systems;

 

  Access control;

 

  Security consulting.

 

In 2015, we commenced offering armed and unarmed guards, as well as armed transport services to the cannabis industry in Colorado. As of 2018, we provide site risk assessments and consulting services as well. We have made significant investments in specialized vehicles, state security licenses, and high-level training programs, which have generated positive results in customer acquisition and retention. We have expanded our market further in 2018 by signing new clients in Colorado and forming strategic partnerships to facilitate the potential for national expansion.

  

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Our physical security solutions include the following:

 

  Armed and unarmed guards;

 

  Armored transport;

 

  Background checks;

 

  Investigations;

 

  Risk assessment.

 

Cannabase

 

Cannabase is an online community for registered legal cannabis license holders. As of December 31, 2017, a majority of the users are in the state of Colorado. After the acquisition of the Cannabase technology from Revolutionary Software, LLC in April 2016, we launched Cannabase Reach, which helps ancillary (non-licensed) cannabis businesses drive sales through advertising to the licensee community on Cannabase. Cannabase Reach advertising packages consist of virtual catalogues where vendors can display their products and services, promote deals, post business updates, post live surveys, and be reviewed by clients in the market. Packages also include ad points that allow vendors to put display ads up in the marketplace, driving traffic to their storefront, deals, or external website.

 

Industry and Regulatory Background

 

In the 1930’s, Congress made marijuana illegal on the federal level, and it was scheduled as a narcotic. In the 1960s and 1970s, as the popularity of marijuana use grew, states began to realize that they needed drug policies consistent with the community and consumer use of marijuana. Under the Federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970, marijuana is currently classified as a “Schedule I” controlled substance. The level of enforcement in states varies widely regarding marijuana.

 

In 1996, Oregon and California passed legislation that legalized the possession and consumption of marijuana use for medical purposes. As of December 31, 2016, twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana in one form or another. The Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska state policies to legalize recreational marijuana were not challenged by federal authorities, which was largely due to the guidance put forth in the August 29, 2013 memorandum from James Cole, the U.S. Deputy Attorney General, titled “Guidance Regarding Marijuana Enforcement” (the “Cole Memo”). This memorandum states that federal enforcement agencies are unlikely to enforce the Controlled Substances Act in states where marijuana has been legalized, and where the regulation and control is functional. Following the election in November 2016, eight states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational cannabis use.

 

On the federal level, marijuana has been considered an illegal substance since 1930. This has caused various impediments to the marijuana industry, the most prominent of which is in banking. Although the U.S. Treasury has provided guidance intended to give banks the confidence that they can work with marijuana businesses in legal cannabis states, many banks are still reluctant to do so.

 

Government Regulation

 

Marijuana is categorized as a “Schedule I” controlled substance by the Drug Enforcement Agency and the United States Department of Justice. It is currently illegal to grow, possess, sell, purchase, and/or consume cannabis under Federal law. A Schedule I controlled substance is defined as a substance that has no currently accepted medicinal use in the United States, a lack of safety for use under medical supervision and a high potential for abuse. The Department of Justice also characterizes Schedule I controlled substances as the most dangerous drugs of all the drug schedules with potentially severe psychological and/or physical dependence.

 

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Despite this, twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have passed state laws that permit doctors to prescribe cannabis for medicinal use. Additionally, eight states, and the District of Columbia, have enacted laws that allow recreational adult use of cannabis. As a result of the foregoing, an unpredictable business environment has been created for cannabis companies that can legally operate under state laws but are nonetheless openly in violation of Federal laws. On August 29, 2013, United States Deputy Attorney General James Cole issued the Cole Memo to United States Attorneys guiding them to prioritize enforcement of Federal law away from the cannabis industry operating as permitted under state law, so long as:

 

  cannabis is not being distributed to minors and dispensaries are not located around schools and public buildings;

 

  the proceeds from sales are not going to gangs, cartels or criminal enterprises;

 

  cannabis grown in states where it is legal is not being diverted to other states;

 

  cannabis-related businesses are not being used as a cover for sales of other illegal drugs or illegal activity;

 

  there is not any violence or use of fire-arms in the cultivation and sale of marijuana;

 

  there is strict enforcement of drugged-driving laws and adequate prevention of adverse health consequences; and

 

·cannabis is not grown, used, or possessed on Federal properties.

 

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The Obama administration effectively stated that it is not an efficient use of resources to direct federal law enforcement agencies to prosecute those lawfully abiding by state-designated laws allowing the use and distribution of medical marijuana. However, the Trump administration has made statements implying that it could change this policy and decide to enforce the federal laws more stringently. In January 2018, the Trump administration rescinded the Obama-era directive of easing federal enforcement on legalized marijuana usage. We are unsure how it will affect the cannabis industry.

 

The Market

 

The market has two categories of participants: consumers (i.e. users, retail buyers, individuals) and businesses (i.e. operators, cultivators, retailers, processors, etc.). Consumers are those that are permitted to use marijuana for medicinal purposes and have received medical advice from physicians for conditions that qualify for treatment with cannabis under state-specific guidelines. In eight states and the District of Columbia, anyone who is 21 years or older can consume cannabis products for medical purposes as described above, or for recreational purposes. 

 

Businesses include companies that handle marijuana directly, including cultivators, processors, dispensaries and retail distributors. Also, included in businesses are companies that do not directly handle the marijuana plant or products, but benefit from the industry as participating ancillary businesses (i.e. equipment manufacturers, insurance companies, lenders, etc.).

 

Legal cannabis businesses that produce and distribute cannabis products serve patient and adult consumer populations in states that have passed and enforce cannabis laws. As more states adopt marijuana regulations to legalize cannabis, the number of businesses in the industry may accelerate rapidly.

 

 Sales and Marketing Strategy

 

In 2018, we are evaluating expansion opportunities in five states, Washington D.C., and one international market, which we believe are the most active legal cannabis territories that we can effectively service in the near term. While market data sources are limited for the industry, we estimate that there may be over 6,600 permitted cannabis facilities within our targeted territories in 2017-2018.

 

Growth within these states, in addition to new states coming online and the expansion of cannabis programs in mature state markets, will increase the addressable market. These expanded state regulatory approvals that permit larger patient bases for medicinal and recreational cannabis use further imply and emphasize the potential for substantial expansion beyond the near-term opportunities.

 

Many states are emulating Colorado’s regulatory model, which requires tight business security, compliance, and adherence to regulations enforced by state and industry oversight agencies. Helix’s experience with compliance in multiple states and municipalities provides a significant competitive advantage for serving businesses in new markets, especially those that are adopting rules similar to the Colorado cannabis laws.

 

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The cannabis industry is expanding, not only in terms of the number of states with cannabis laws, but also in the scope of business transactions allowed under state regulations. Colorado and Washington, for example, have approved the legal sale of marijuana for both recreational and medicinal use. This has increased cannabis sales, revenue, and taxes in those states, when compared to the market size of medicinal cannabis alone. The successful results of these state cannabis programs provide viable incentives for other states to legalize cannabis for recreational use, a few of which legalized recreational cannabis use in the November 2016 election.

 

Helix expanded operations through acquisition of new customers in the growing cannabis market both by entering new states and capitalizing on the growth of its large customer base in Colorado. In addition, Helix will continue to achieve market penetration in key states by working with state regulatory agencies to influence security compliance, adding key personnel, word of mouth, client expansion into new markets and targeted marketing campaigns in Arizona, Alaska, Oregon and California which characterize the lion’s share of new opportunities outside of Colorado and Washington.

 

Business Acquisition

 

During the second quarter of 2017, we greatly enhanced our core operations with the acquisition of Security Grade. Security Grade is a market leader in the security profession and provides a broad range of services, from security consulting to installation of surveillance technology. Consistent with our team of professionals, Security Grade employs specialists with extensive experience and exposure to all areas of security related services. This strategic acquisition will help field the growing demand in the Legal Cannabis Industry.

 

On March 3, 2018, Helix TCS, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Helix Acquisition Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Bio-Tech Medical Software, Inc. (“BioTrackTHC”) and Terence J. Ferraro, as the representative of the BioTrackTHC shareholders. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of specified conditions, Merger Sub will merge with and into BioTrackTHC, with BioTrackTHC surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Asset Acquisition

 

During March and April 2016, we acquired the assets of Revolutionary. Revolutionary was the founder and operator of Cannabase which aspired to be a wholesale marketplace for the legal cannabis industry. The assets acquired were development stage software, web addresses, and certain trademarks. We have transformed certain intangible assets into business lines that were not explored by Revolutionary prior to the transaction. Revolutionary’s revenue was generated primarily from wholesale brokerage commissions from transactions that were facilitated by the Cannabase platform.

 

Cannabase was a tradename used for an attempt to build an online community. There was virtually no revenue created prior to our acquisition of Revolutionary assets. The Company has and will continue to spend significant capital to attempt to develop this online community. The Company intends to do this by writing new software code, hiring salespeople, and opening into other states. Revolutionary was not scalable on a multi-regional basis due to it being limited to the legal cannabis industry which is operational in certain states. The revenues generated since the asset acquisition have been generated from an advertising business model that was not in effect at Revolutionary. Since only nominal revenues had been generated previous to the acquisition, and the Company has had to, and will continue to, invest substantial capital to transform the software assets acquired for use in a new business model.

 

We are currently in the process of developing advertising, consumer-focused, and data-related business lines using the intellectual property acquired. To achieve the new business plan, we expect it will continue to take significant management time, as well as substantial financial resources in software development, marketing, sales personnel, and technology expenditures.

 

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Competition

 

We have positioned ourselves as an innovative security firm with a recognizable brand that offers effective and consistent services. Our competition in the security services sector of the cannabis industry includes: Blue Line Protection Group, Safe Systems, Inc., Canna Security America, Iron Protection Group, and a variety of smaller, local security companies. Certain of these security providers are larger than we are and have greater financial resources than we do. We believe that we can continue to compete with these companies based on our favorable reputation for outstanding reliability, customer service, and value added. There is no assurance, however, that our ability to deliver services successfully will not be impacted by competition that currently exists or may arise in the future.

 

Employees

 

As of December 31, 2017, we employed 79 full time employees and 38 part time employees. We believe that the employer-employee relationships in our Company are positive. We have no labor union contracts.

 

Available Information

 

Our website address is https://helixtcs.com/. We do not intend our website address to be an active link or to otherwise incorporate by reference the contents of the website into this Report. The public may read and copy any materials the Company files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0030. The SEC maintains an Internet website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. 

 

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ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS

 

You should carefully consider the risks described below as well as other information provided to you in this document, including information in the section of this document entitled “Forward Looking Statements.” The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we are facing. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected and our shareholder may lose all or part of their investment in our company.

 

The business, financial condition, and operating results of Helix can be affected by several factors, whether currently known or unknown, including, but not limited to, those described below. Any one or more of these factors could directly or indirectly cause our actual results of operations and financial condition to vary materially from past or anticipated future results of operations and financial condition. Any of these factors, in whole or in part, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and stock price.

 

Because of the following factors, as well as other factors affecting our financial condition and operating results, past financial performance should not be considered to be a reliable indicator of future performance, and investors should not use historical trends to anticipate results or trends in future periods.

 

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry 

 

Our business is heavily dependent on state laws pertaining to the cannabis industry. 

 

Currently, twenty-nine states, the District of Columbia and the United States territories of Guam and Puerto Rico allow individuals to use medicinal cannabis legally. Furthermore, eight states, and the District of Columbia have enacted laws that allow recreational adult use of cannabis. Continued growth and innovation in the cannabis industry is dependent upon continued legislative acceptance and approval of cannabis use at the state level. Any number of factors could slow or halt progress in this area. Further, progress in the cannabis industry, while encouraging, is not assured. While there may be ample public support for legislative action, numerous factors impact the legislative process. Any one of these factors could slow or halt the use or sale of cannabis, which would negatively impact our business.

 

Cannabis remains illegal under Federal law. 

 

Despite the emergence of a cannabis industry legal under state laws, state laws legalizing medicinal and adult cannabis use are in conflict with the Federal Controlled Substances Act, which classifies cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance and makes cannabis use and possession illegal on the Federal level. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that it is the Federal government that has the right to regulate and criminalize cannabis, even for medicinal purposes, and thus, Federal law criminalizing the use of cannabis preempts state laws that legalize its use. The Obama administration effectively stated that it is not an efficient use of resources to direct federal law enforcement agencies to prosecute those lawfully abiding by state-designated laws allowing the use and distribution of medical marijuana. However, the Trump administration has made statements implying that it could change this policy and decide to enforce the federal laws strongly, though no specific measures have yet been implemented other than revocation of the Cole Memo and two others. Any negative material change in the Federal government’s policy on enforcement of these laws could potentially cause significant financial damage to us and our shareholders.

 

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Laws and regulations affecting the cannabis industry are constantly changing, which could potentially have a detrimental effect on our business. We cannot predict the impact that future regulation may have on us. 

 

Local, state, and federal cannabis laws and regulations are constantly changing and they are subject to evolving interpretations, which could require us to incur substantial costs associated with compliance or to alter one or more of our service offerings. In addition, violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on our revenues, profitability, and financial condition.

 

We cannot predict the nature of any future laws, rules, regulations, interpretations, or applications, nor can we predict or determine what effect additional governmental regulations or administrative policies and procedures, when and if promulgated, could have on our business. Changes in laws or interpretation of laws could potentially have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. It is possible that we could be forced to alter our service offerings for various reasons.

 

As possession and use of cannabis are illegal under the Federal Controlled Substances Act, we may be deemed to be aiding and abetting illegal activities through the services that we provide to users. As a result, we may be subject to enforcement actions by law enforcement authorities, which would materially and adversely affect our business. 

 

Under Federal law, and more specifically the Federal Controlled Substances Act, the possession, use, cultivation, and transfer of cannabis is illegal. Our business provides services to customers that are engaged in the business of possession, use, cultivation, and/or transfer of cannabis. As a result, law enforcement authorities, in their attempt to regulate the illegal use of cannabis, may seek to bring an action or actions against us, including, but not limited, to a claim of aiding and abetting another’s criminal activities. The Federal aiding and abetting statute provides that anyone who “commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal.” 18 U.S.C. §2(a). As a result of such an action, we may be forced to cease operations and our investors could lose their entire investment. Such an action would have a material negative effect on our business and operations.

 

Federal enforcement practices could change with respect to service providers to participants in the cannabis industry, which could adversely impact us. If the federal government were to change its practices, or were to expand its resources attacking providers in the cannabis industry, such action could have a materially adverse effect on our operations, our customers, or the sales of our products. 

 

It is possible that additional Federal or state legislation could be enacted in the future that would prohibit our customers from selling cannabis. If such legislation were enacted, our customers may discontinue the use of our services and our potential source of customers would be reduced, causing revenues to decline. Further, additional government disruption in the cannabis industry could cause potential customers and users to be reluctant to use our services, which would be detrimental to the Company. We cannot predict the nature of any future laws, regulations, interpretations or applications, nor can we determine what effect additional governmental regulations or administrative policies and procedures, when and if promulgated, could have on our business.

 

Expansion by well-established security companies into the cannabis industry could prevent us from realizing anticipated growth in customers and revenues. 

 

Traditional security companies may expand their businesses into cannabis security services. If they decide to expand into cannabis security services, this could hurt the growth of our business and cause our revenues to be lower than we expect.

 

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Due to our involvement in the cannabis industry, we may have a difficult time obtaining the insurance coverage that is desired to operate our business, which may expose us to additional risk and financial liabilities. 

 

Insurance that is otherwise readily available, such as worker’s compensation, general liability, and directors’ and officers’ insurance, is more difficult for us to find, and more expensive, because we are service providers to companies in the cannabis industry. There are no guarantees that we will be able to find such insurance in the future, or that the cost will be affordable to us. If we are forced to go without such insurance, it may prevent us from entering into certain business sectors, may inhibit our growth, and may expose us to additional risk and financial liabilities.

 

Participants in the cannabis industry may have difficulty accessing the service of banks, which may make it difficult for us to operate. 

 

Despite recent rules issued by the United States Department of the Treasury mitigating the risk to banks who do business with cannabis companies permitted under state law, as well as recent guidance from the United States Department of Justice, banks remain wary to accept funds from businesses in the cannabis industry. Since the use of cannabis remains illegal under Federal law, there remains a compelling argument that banks may be in violation of Federal law when accepting for deposit funds derived from the sale or distribution of cannabis. Consequently, businesses involved in the cannabis industry continue to have trouble establishing banking relationships. An inability to open bank accounts may make it difficult for us, or some of our customers, to do business.

 

We have a limited operating history and if we are not successful in continuing to grow our business, then we may have to scale back or even cease our ongoing business operations. 

 

We have a limited operating history. Our operations will be subject to all the risks inherent in the establishment of a developing enterprise and the uncertainties arising from the absence of a significant operating history. We have not generated positive earnings and there can be no assurance that we will achieve profitable operations. If our business plan is not successful, and we are not able to operate profitably, investors may lose some or all of their investment in our company.

 

We will need additional capital to fund our operations. 

 

We will require additional capital to fund our current operations and anticipated expansion of our business and to pursue targeted revenue opportunities. We cannot assure you that we will be able to raise additional capital. If we are able to raise additional capital, we do not know what the terms of any such capital raising would be, and whether they will be on terms acceptable to us. In addition, any future sale of our equity securities would dilute the ownership and control of our current shareholders and could be at prices substantially below prices at which our shares currently trade. Our inability to raise capital could require us to significantly curtail or terminate our operations.

 

Our failure to manage growth effectively could impair our business. 

 

Our business strategy envisions a period of rapid growth that may put a strain on our administrative and operational resources, and funding requirements. Our ability to effectively manage growth will require us to continue to expand the capabilities of our operational and management systems and to attract, train, manage and retain qualified personnel. There can be no assurance that we will be able to do so, particularly if losses continue and we are unable to obtain sufficient financing. If we are unable to successfully manage growth, our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

Our plans are dependent upon key individuals and the ability to attract qualified personnel. 

 

In order to execute our business plan, we will be dependent on Zachary Venegas, our Chief Executive Officer and Director. The loss of Mr. Venegas could have a material adverse effect upon our business prospects. Moreover, our success continues to depend to a significant extent on our ability to identify, attract, hire, train and retain qualified professional, creative, technical and managerial personnel.

 

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Competition for such personnel is intense, and there can be no assurance that we will be successful in identifying, attracting, hiring, training, and retaining such personnel in the future. If we are unable to hire, assimilate and retain qualified personnel in the future, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be materially adversely effected. We may also depend on third party contractors and other partners, to assist with the execution of our business plan. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in either attracting and retaining qualified personnel, or creating arrangements with such third parties. The failure to succeed in these endeavors would have a material adverse effect on our ability to consummate our business plans.

 

We have taken various steps to address our ability to retain our key employees, including nondisclosure and non-compete agreements with all our employees.

 

Our lack of patent and/or copyright protection and any unauthorized use of our proprietary information and technology, may adversely affect our business. Information technology, network and data security risks could harm our business. 

 

We currently rely on a combination of protections by contracts, including confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, and common law rights, such as trade secrets, to protect our intellectual property which includes business processes. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to adequately protect our intellectual property from misappropriation in the United States This risk may be increased due to the lack of any patent and/or copyright protection. Despite our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights, others may independently develop similar marks or duplicate our service offerings. In addition, it is difficult to monitor compliance with, and enforce, our intellectual property rights in the United States in a cost-effective manner. If any of our proprietary rights are misappropriated or we are forced to defend our intellectual property rights, we will incur substantial costs. Such litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of our resources, including diverting the time and effort of our senior management, and could disrupt our business, as well as have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. We can provide no assurance that we will have the financial resources to oppose any actual or threatened infringement by any third party.

 

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

 

Our business faces security risks. Our failure to adequately address these risks could have an adverse effect on our business and reputation. Computer viruses, break-ins, or other security problems could lead to misappropriation of proprietary information and interruptions, delays, or cessation in service to our customers.

 

As a public company, we are required to incur substantial expenses. 

 

We are subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, which requires, among other things, review, audit, and public reporting of our financial results, business activities, and other matters. SEC regulations, including regulations enacted as a result of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, have also substantially increased the accounting, legal, and other costs related to compliance with SEC reporting obligations. If we do not have current information about our Company available to market makers, they will not be able to trade our stock. The public company costs of preparing and filing annual and quarterly reports, and other information with the SEC causes our expenses to be higher than they would be if we were privately-held. These increased costs may be material and may include the hiring of additional employees and/or the retention of additional advisors and professionals. Our failure to comply with the federal securities laws could result in private or governmental legal action against us and/or our officers and directors, which could have a detrimental effect on our business and finances, the value of our stock, and the ability of stockholders to resell their stock.

 

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Risks Related to Our Common Stock 

 

Our officers and directors own a large amount of our common stock and are in a position to affect all matters requiring shareholder approval, which may limit minority shareholders’ ability to influence corporate affairs. 

 

As of December 31, 2017, our control entity, Helix Opportunities, LLC (“Helix Opportunities”), and its officers and directors beneficially own approximately 23,686,000 shares of our common stock (82.3)%. We have 28,771,402 outstanding shares of common stock as of December 31, 2017. These persons are in a position to significantly affect all matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors. This level of control may also have an adverse impact on the market value of our shares, as the control entity can institute or undertake transactions, policies or programs, that result in losses. In addition, they might not take steps to increase visibility and presence in the financial community and/or may sell sufficient numbers of shares to significantly decrease the appropriate price per share.

 

The interests of our officers, directors and their affiliates may differ from the interests of other shareholders with respect to the issuance of shares, business transactions with and/or sales to other companies, selection of officers and directors, and other business decisions. The non-controlling shareholders would be severely limited in their ability to override the decisions of controlling shareholders. This level of control may also have an adverse impact on the market value of our shares because they may institute or undertake transactions, policies or programs that result in losses, may not take steps to increase our visibility in the financial community and/or may sell sufficient numbers of shares to significantly decrease our price per share.

 

Trading in our common stock has been limited, and there is no significant trading market or price discovery available for our common stock. Purchasers of our common stock may be unable to sell their shares. 

 

Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTCQB, however trading to date has been limited. If activity in the market for shares of our common stock does not increase, purchasers of our shares may find it difficult to sell their shares. We currently do not meet the initial listing criteria for any registered securities exchange, including the NASDAQ Stock Market. The OTCQB is a less recognized market than the foregoing exchanges and is often characterized by low trading volume and significant price fluctuations. These and other factors may further impair our stockholders’ ability to sell their shares when they want to and/or could depress our stock price. As a result, stockholders may find it difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate quotations of the price of our securities because smaller quantities of shares could be bought and sold, transactions could be delayed and security analyst and news coverage of our Company may be limited. These factors could result in lower prices and larger spreads in the bid and ask prices for our shares of common stock.

 

Applicable SEC rules governing the trading of “penny stocks” may limit the trading and liquidity of our common stock which may affect the trading price our common stock. 

 

Our common stock is a “penny stock” as defined under Rule 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act, and is accordingly subject to SEC rules and regulations that impose limitations upon the manner in which our common stock can be publicly traded. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a per share price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on some national securities exchanges or quoted on NASDAQ). The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market.

  

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The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and, if the broker-dealer is the sole market maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this fact and the broker-dealer’s presumed control over the market, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. In addition, broker-dealers who sell these securities to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors” must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. Consequently, these requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity, if any, of our common stock and reducing the liquidity of an investment in our common stock.

 

We have outstanding shares of preferred stock with rights and preferences superior to those of our common stock. 

 

The issued and outstanding shares of Class A Preferred super majority voting stock grant the holders of such preferred stock anti-dilution, voting, dividend and liquidation rights that are superior to those held by the holders of our common stock. The issuance of shares of common stock in the future, issuances or deemed issuances of additional shares of common stock for a price below the applicable preferred stock conversion price, will have the effect of diluting current shareholders.

 

If we fail to establish and maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to report our financial results accurately or prevent fraud. Any inability to report and file our financial results accurately and timely could harm our reputation and adversely impact the trading price of our common stock.

 

Effective internal control is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, we may not be able to manage our business as effectively as we would if an effective control environment existed, and our business and reputation with investors may be harmed. As a result, our small size and any current internal control deficiencies may adversely affect our financial condition, results of operation and access to capital. We have not performed an in-depth analysis to determine if historical un-discovered failures of internal controls exist, and may in the future discover areas of our internal control that need improvement.

 

Public company compliance may make it more difficult to attract and retain officers and directors.

 

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and rules implemented by the SEC have required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. As a public company, these rules and regulations increase our compliance costs and make certain activities more time consuming and costly. As a public company, these rules and regulations also may make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and we may at times be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. Thus, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our Board of Directors or as executive officers, and to maintain insurance at reasonable rates, or at all.

 

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Our operating results may fluctuate causing volatility in our stock price.

 

Our operating results may fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control. The following factors may affect our operating results, causing volatility in our stock price:

 

 

●  Our ability to execute our business plan; 
     
  ●  Our ability to compete effectively; 
     
  ●  Our ability to continue to attract customers; 
     
  ●  The amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures related to the maintenance and expansion of our business, operations, and infrastructure; 
     
  ●  General economic conditions and those economic conditions specific to the cannabis industry; and 
     
  ●  Our ability to attract, motivate and retain high quality employees. 

 

Our stock price may be volatile. 

 

The market price of our common stock is highly volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in price in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. These factors include:

 

  

●  Changes in our industry; 
     
  ●  Competitive pricing pressure; 
     
  ●  Our ability to obtain working capital financing; 
     
  ●  Quarterly variations in our results of operations; 
     
  ●  Changes in estimates of our financial results; 
     
  ●  Investors’ general perception of the Company; 
     
  ●  Disruption to our operations; 
     
  ●  The emergence of new sales channels in which we are unable to compete effectively; 
     
  ●  Commencement of, or our involvement in, litigation; 
     
  ●  Any major change in our Board of Directors or management; and 
     
  ●  Changes in governmental regulations or in the status of our regulatory approvals. 

 

Our shares of common stock are thinly traded, and therefore the price may not accurately reflect our value. There can be no assurance that there will be an active market for our shares of common stock either now or in the future. 

 

Our shares of common stock are thinly traded. Only a small percentage of our common stock is available to be traded, and is held by a small number of holders and the price, if traded, may not reflect our actual or perceived value. There can be no assurance that there will be an active market for our shares of common stock either now or in the future. The market liquidity will be dependent on the perception of our operating business, among other things. We will take certain steps including utilizing investor awareness campaigns, press releases, road shows and conferences to increase awareness of our business and any steps that we might take to bring us to the awareness of investors may require that we compensate consultants with cash and/or stock.

 

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There can be no assurance that there will be any awareness generated or the results of any efforts will result in any impact on our trading volume. Consequently, investors may not be able to liquidate their investment or liquidate it at a price that reflects the value of the business and trading may be at an inflated price relative to the performance of our company due to, among other things, availability of sellers of our shares. If a market should develop, the price may be highly volatile. Because there may be a low price for our shares of common stock, many brokerage firms or clearing firms may not be willing to effect transactions in the securities or accept our shares for deposit in an account. Even if an investor finds a broker willing to affect a transaction in the shares of our common stock, the combination of brokerage commissions, transfer fees, taxes, if any, and any other selling costs may exceed the selling price. Further, many lending institutions will not permit the use of low priced shares of common stock as collateral for any loans.

 

Offers or availability for sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock may cause the price of our common stock to decline. 

 

If our stockholders sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, including shares issued in private placements upon the effectiveness of the registration statement required to be filed, or upon the expiration of any statutory holding period under Rule 144, it could create a circumstance commonly referred to as an “overhang” and in anticipation of which, the market price of our common stock could fall. The existence of an overhang, whether or not sales have occurred or are occurring, also could make more difficult our ability to raise additional financing through the sale of equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate.

 

We do not pay dividends on our common stock. 

 

We have not paid any dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future. We plan to retain earnings, if any, to finance the development and expansion of our business.

 

ITEM 1B.

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.

 

We lease office space at 5300 DTC Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, pursuant to a five-year lease expiring on February 28, 2021, pursuant to which we will pay a monthly payment of $6,011 to $6,718, throughout the course of the lease. We also lease office space at 10200 E. Girard Avenue, Denver, CO 80231, pursuant to a 26 month lease expiring on May 31, 2018, pursuant to which we will pay a monthly payment of $3,440 through the end of the lease. We believe that our facilities are adequate for our current and near-term needs, and that we will be able to locate additional facilities as needed.

 

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

Occasionally, we may be involved in claims and legal proceedings arising from the ordinary course of our business. We record a provision for a liability when we believe that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If these estimates and assumptions change or prove to be incorrect, it could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Contingencies are inherently unpredictable and the assessments of the value can involve a series of complex judgments about future events and can rely heavily on estimates and assumptions. 

 

There is currently no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self- regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our Company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our Company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our Company’s or our Company’s subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material effect on the Company, with the exception of:

 

Baker, et al. v. Helix TCS, Inc.

 

On March 8, 2017, two former employees filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Colorado Wage Act on behalf of themselves and other employees. The plaintiffs seek damages for our alleged failure to compensate them appropriately for the overtime hours they worked as purported “non-exempt” employees. On April 3, 2017, we moved to dismiss the complaint. As of December 31, 2017, the claim is currently in the process of discovery.

 

Kenney, et al. v. Helix TCS, Inc.

 

On July 20, 2017 one former employee filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act on behalf of themselves and other employees. The plaintiffs seek damages for our alleged failure to compensate them appropriately for the overtime hours they worked as purported “non-exempt” employees.

  

At this time, the Company is not able to predict the outcome of the lawsuits, any possible loss or possible range of loss associated with the lawsuits or any potential effect on the Company’s business, results of operations or financial condition. However, the Company believes the lawsuits are wholly without merit and will defend itself from these claims vigorously.

 

Helix TCS, Inc. v. Beckett, et al.

 

On March 6, 2018 the Company filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the city and county of Denver alleging violations in previously disclosed representations and warranties by the plaintiff as part of the Security Grade acquisition. Following the appointment of a registered Pubic Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) auditor, certain financial misrepresentations, including undisclosed liabilities, the overstatement of revenues, and the misclassification of certain revenues as being recurring, were discovered, ultimately artificially inflating the price of the membership interests in Security Grade.

 

At this time, the Company has entered a declaration surrounding their right of setoff against one or more of the sellers pursuant in the terms of the Master Interest Purchase Agreement. The Company cannot currently predict the outcome of the lawsuit.

  

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

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 PART II

 

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

 

Market Information

 

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC QB tier of the OTC Markets, Inc. under the symbol “HLIX”. Our stock has been thinly traded on the OTC QB and there can be no assurance that a liquid market for our common stock will ever develop. The table below includes activity from the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, based on the aforementioned acquisition and exchange agreement with Helix TCS, LLC.

 

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016  High   Low 
First Quarter  $0.33   $0.33 
Second Quarter  $0.40   $0.23 
Third  Quarter  $1.23   $1.10 
Fourth Quarter  $8.12   $7.18 

 

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017  High   Low 
First Quarter  $8.75   $3.25 
Second Quarter  $9.25   $3.80 
Third Quarter  $4.95   $2.26 
Fourth Quarter  $4.60   $0.75 

 

Holders

 

As of March 28, 2018, there were approximately 90 record holders of our common stock. The number of record holders was determined from the records of our transfer agent and does not include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names of various security brokers, dealers or registered clearing agencies.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

We have appointed Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., to act as the transfer agent of our common stock. Their address is 3200 Cherry Creek Dr. South, Denver, CO 80209.

 

Dividend Policy

 

We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, for use in the operation of our business and to fund future growth. We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock and we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors in light of conditions then-existing, including factors such as our results of operations, financial conditions and requirements, business conditions and covenants under any applicable contractual arrangements.

 

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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, we issued 111,111 shares of restricted common stock to an investor per a subscription agreement, with proceeds received totaling $100,000. We also issued 13,306,599 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock to an investor pursuant to a Series B Purchase Agreement with net proceeds received totaling approximately $3,577,500. Additionally, we issued 126,880 shares of restricted common stock related to a cashless exercise on the conversion of previously issued warrants to purchase common stock. We relied on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 to issue the common stock. The securities were offered and sold without any form of general solicitation of general advertising and the offerees made representations that they were accredited investors. There were no underwriters or placement agents employed in connection with any of these transactions. Use of the exemption provided in Section 4(2) for transactions not involving a public offering is based on the following facts:

 

  Neither we nor any person acting on our behalf solicited any offer to buy or sell securities by any form of general solicitation or advertising.

 

  The recipients were either accredited or otherwise sophisticated individuals who had such knowledge and experience in business matters that they were capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in our securities.

 

  The recipients had access to business and financial information concerning our company.

 

  All securities issued were issued with a restrictive legend and may only be disposed of pursuant to an effective registration or exemption from registration in compliance with federal and state securities laws.

 

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes to those consolidated financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. See “Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this report.

 

Overview

 

Helix’s mission is to provide clients with the most powerful and cutting-edge integrated operating environments in the market, helping them to better manage and mitigate risk while they focus on their core business. We accomplish these goals through a unique combination of business, logistics, risk-management, and investment skills, delivered through a proprietary software suite and partnership platform.

 

Our team is composed of former military, law enforcement, and technology professionals with deep experience in security and law enforcement, intelligence, technology design and development, partner relations, data aggregation, venture capital, private equity, risk-management, banking, and finance – a combination that is truly unmatched in the Legal Cannabis Industry.

 

Technology is a cornerstone of Helix’s service offering. We offer clients the only true technology platform in the industry, allowing clients to manage inventory and supply costs through Cannabase, as well as bespoke monitoring and transport solutions. We focus on utilizing technology as an operations multiplier, bringing in and managing unique partnerships across the tech spectrum to tailor and guarantee desired outcomes for our clients.

 

Within the cannabis industry, no other activity carries as much potential for unforeseen negative impact as a lapse in compliance operations. Helix brings a broad range of compliance services to firms in the cannabis industry, safeguarding their ability to operate while increasing their access to services that offer them a competitive edge.

 

As our flagship service offering, we offer simply the highest standard in security operations: transport, armed and unarmed guarding, training, investigation, and special services in the industry. From the training of our guard staff, to the sophistication and effectiveness of our literally, battle-tested protocols, to our responsiveness to client needs and suggestions, Helix delivers integrated operating environments that are unmatched in the industry.

 

We have greatly enhanced our core operations with the recent acquisition of Security Grade and plan of merger with BioTrackTHC. Security Grade is a market leader in the security profession and provides a broad range of services, from security consulting to installation of surveillance technology. Consistent with our team of professionals, Security Grade employs specialists with extensive experience and exposure to all areas of security related services. BioTrackTHC specializes in providing cannabis software services, ranging from monitoring of plant inventory to point-of-sale solutions. These strategic acquisitions will help field the growing demand in the Legal Cannabis Industry.

 

Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

 

Management believes that we will continue to incur losses for the immediate future. Therefore, we may either need additional equity or debt financing until we can achieve profitability and positive cash flows from operating activities, if ever. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of assets or the classification of liabilities that may be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. For the year ended December 31, 2017, we have generated revenue and are trying to achieve positive cash flows from operations.

 

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The following table shows our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. The historical results presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period.

 

    For the Years Ended
December 31,
    Change  
    2017     2016     Dollars     Percentage  
Revenue   $ 4,029,800     $ 2,121,600     $ 1,908,200       89.9 %
Cost of revenue     2,885,459       1,835,156       1,050,303       57.2 %
Gross margin     1,144,341       286,444       857,897       299.5 %
                                 
Operating expenses     4,375,123       2,869,122       1,506,001       52.5 %
                                 
Loss from operations     (3,230,782 )     (2,582,678 )     (648,104 )     25.1 %
                                 
Other income (expense), net     (7,371,316 )     (4,677,088 )     (2,694,228 )     57.6 %
                                 
Net loss     (10,602,098 )     (7,259,766 )     (3,342,332 )     46.0 %
                                 
Convertible preferred stock beneficial conversion feature accreted as a deemed dividend     (21,976,881 )     -       (21,976,881 )        
                                 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders   $ (32,578,979 )   $ (7,259,766 )   $ (25,319,213 )     348.8 %

  

Revenue

 

Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $4,029,800, which represented an increase of $1,908,200, or 89.9%, compared to total revenue of $2,121,600 for the year ended December 31, 2016. The increase primarily resulted from a substantial increase in the number of clients serviced by Helix, the introduction of retail transportation services, and additional revenue resulting from the Security Grade acquisition.

 

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Cost of Revenue

 

Cost of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 primarily consisted of hourly compensation for security personal. Cost of revenue increased by $1,050,303, or 57.2%, for the year ended December 31, 2017, to $2,885,459, as compared to $1,835,156 for the year ended December 31, 2016. The increase primarily resulted from a substantial increase in the number of clients serviced by Helix, which required the hiring of additional employees.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Our operating expenses encompass selling, general and administrative expenses, salaries and wages, professional and legal fees and depreciation. Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of rent/moving expenses, advertising and travel expenses. Salaries and wages is composed of non-revenue generating employees. Professional services are principally comprised of outside legal, audit, information technology consulting, marketing and outsourcing services as well as the costs related to being a publicly traded company. Our operating expenses during the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $4,375,123 and $2,869,122, respectively. The overall $1,506,001 increase in operating expenses was primarily attributable to the following increases in operating expenses of:

 

  General and administrative expenses – $488,511
     
  Salaries and wages – $554,401
     
  Professional and legal fees – $46,214
     
  Depreciation and amortization – $416,875

 

The $488,511 increase in general and administrative expenses is a result of increases in rent expense, advertising and travel expenses resulting from an expansion in our operations requiring greater office space and work done to expand the Company into new states. The $554,401 increase in salaries and wages resulted from a significant increase in headcount, including Security Grade personnel. The $46,214 increase in professional and legal fees resulted from legal and accounting costs associated with being a fully reporting public company. The $416,875 increase in depreciation and amortization was due to the acquisition of vehicles for the retail transportation business, amortization of debt discounts and amortization of intangible assets acquired in the Security Grade acquisition.

 

Other (Expense) Income, net

 

Other (expense) income, net consisted of loss on the change in fair value of liability to issue warrants, loss on the change in the fair value of convertible notes, gain on the change in fair value of convertible notes – related party, gain on the change in fair value of contingent consideration, and interest expense. Other (expense) income, net during the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $(7,371,316) and $(4,677,088), respectively. The $2,694,228 increase in other income (expense) was primarily attributable to a loss on fair value of convertible notes of $(1,201,004), loss on extinguishment of debt of $(4,611,395), loss on induced conversion of convertible notes of $(1,503,876), gain on fair value of obligation to issue warrants of $590,436 and interest expense of $674,313. The loss on fair value of convertible notes related to the change in the fair value of a secured convertible promissory note, the loss on extinguishment was a one-time non-cash charge based on an amended convertible note, the loss on induced conversion of convertible notes was a one-time non-cash charge based on convertible notes amended and converted at a share price lower than market, the gain on fair value of the obligation to issue warrants related to the change in the fair value of the Company’s obligation to issue warrants and interest expense was due to debt discounts associated with the issuance of convertible notes. 

 

Net Loss

 

We had a net loss of $10,602,098 for the year ended December 31, 2017, or $0.37 net loss per common share – basic and diluted, compared to net loss of $7,259,766 for the year ended December 31, 2016, or $0.27 net loss per common share – basic and diluted.

 

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Convertible preferred stock beneficial conversion feature accreted as a deemed dividend

 

The convertible preferred stock beneficial conversion feature accreted as a deemed dividend resulted from the effective conversion price of the Series B preferred shares at issuance being less than the fair value of the common stock into which the preferred shares are convertible. The result was a non-cash charge in the amount of $21,976,881 for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $0 for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

Net Loss Attributable to common shareholders

 

For the foregoing reasons, we had a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $32,578,979 for the year ended December 31, 2017, or $1.14 net loss per share attributable to common shareholders - basic and diluted, compared to net loss attributable to common shareholders of $7,259,766 for the year ended December 31, 2016, or $0.27 net loss per share attributable to common shareholders – basic and diluted.

 

Liquidity, Capital Resources and Cash Flows

 

Going Concern

 

Management believes that we will continue to incur losses for the immediate future. Therefore, we may either need additional equity or debt financing until we can achieve profitability and positive cash flows from operating activities, if ever. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include and adjustments relating to the recovery of assets or the classification of liabilities that may be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. For the year ended December 31, 2017, we have generated revenue and are trying to achieve positive cash flows from operations. 

 

As of December 31, 2017, we had a cash balance of $868,554, accounts receivable, net of $610,313 and $5,297,606 in current liabilities. At the current cash consumption rate, we may need to consider additional funding sources toward the end of Fiscal 2018. We are taking proactive measures to reduce operating expenses, drive growth in revenue and expeditiously resolve any remaining legal matters.

 

The successful outcome of future activities cannot be determined at this time and there is no assurance that, if achieved, we will have sufficient funds to execute our intended business plan or generate positive operating results.

 

The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to this uncertainty and as to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might result should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

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Capital Resources 

 

The following table summarizes total current assets, liabilities and working capital deficit for the periods indicated:

 

   December 31,     
   2017   2016   Change 
Current assets  $1,519,714   $315,815   $1,203,899 
Current liabilities   5,297,606    1,110,007    4,187,599 
Working capital  $(3,777,892)  $(794,192)  $(2,983,700)

 

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, we had a cash balance of $868,554 and $57,841, respectively.

 

Summary of Cash Flows

 

    For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
    2017     2016  
             
Net cash used in operating activities   $ (1,690,075 )   $ (1,338,125 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (1,708,663 )     (194,959 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     4,209,451       1,436,643  

  

Net cash used in operating activities. Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $1,690,075. This included a net loss of $10,602,098, non-cash charge related to depreciation and amortization of $477,364, non-cash loss of $1,201,004 regarding the change in fair value of convertible notes, non-cash gain of $31,068 regarding the fair value of convertible notes – related party, non-cash loss on beneficial conversion feature of $390,666, non-cash loss on extinguishment of debt of $4,611,395, non-cash loss on induced conversion of convertible note of $1,503,876, non-cash loss on the change in fair value of warrants to be issued of $590,436 and changes in accounts receivable, deposits, accounts payable, accrued expenses, costs in excess of billings, billings in excess of costs and deferred rent of ($86,183). Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $1,338,125. This included a net loss of $7,259,766, non-cash charge related to depreciation and amortization of $60,489, bad debt expense of $31,767, non-cash loss of $124,574 in regards to the fair value of convertible notes, non-cash loss of $2,830,143 in regards to the induced conversion of convertible notes, non-cash loss on impairment of intangibles of $1,278,323, non-cash loss on fair value of liability of shares to be issued of $415,366, non-cash loss on non-employee stock compensation expense of $1,446,536 and changes in accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, deposits, accounts payable and accrued expenses of ($265,557).

 

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Net cash used in investing activities. Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 30, 2017 was $1,708,663, which consisted of capital expenditures of $30,478, cash payments pursuant to the Revolutionary asset acquisition and Security Grade business acquisition of $1,678,185. Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $194,959, which consisted of capital expenditures of $23,049 and cash payments pursuant to the Revolutionary asset acquisition of $171,910.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities. Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $4,209,451, which resulted from proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes payable of $229,167, proceeds of $255,000 from the issuance of promissory notes and advances from shareholders of $83,250, proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $100,000, proceeds from the issuance of Series B convertible preferred stock of $3,577,500, payments pursuant to advances from related parties of ($32,000) and payments pursuant to notes payable of ($3,466). Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $1,436,643, which resulted from proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes of $850,000, proceeds of $510,143 from the issuance of common stock pursuant to share purchase agreements and advances from shareholders of $76,500.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

None.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP, and our discussion and analysis of its financial condition and operating results require our management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported in its consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Note 4, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K describes the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates and such differences may be material.

 

Management believes our critical accounting policies and estimates are those related to accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts, intangibles, accounting for acquisitions, revenue recognition, income taxes, distinguishing liabilities from equity and share-based compensation.

 

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customer’s current credit worthiness, as determined by the review of their current credit information, and determines the allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical write-off experience, customer specific facts and economic conditions.

 

Management charges balances off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. The Company determines when receivables are past due or delinquent based on how recently payments have been received.

 

Outstanding account balances are reviewed individually for collectability. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable. Allowance for doubtful accounts was $3,000 and $31,767 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

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Accounting for Acquisitions 

 

In accordance with the guidance for business combinations, the Company determines whether a transaction or other event is a business combination, which requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed constitute a business. Each business combination is then accounted for by applying the acquisition method. If the assets acquired are not a business, the Company accounts for the transaction or other event as an asset acquisition. Under both methods, the Company recognizes the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquired entity. In addition, for transactions that are business combinations, the Company evaluates the existence of goodwill or a gain from a bargain purchase. The Company capitalizes acquisition-related costs and fees associated with asset acquisitions and immediately expense acquisition-related costs and fees associated with business combinations. 

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue when: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) the services have been rendered to the customer, (3) the sales price is fixed or determinable and, (4) collectability is reasonably assured. The Company’s revenues are principally derived from providing security services to its clientele.

 

The security services revenue is generated from performing armed and unarmed guarding which is contracted for on an hourly basis. Revenues associated with these contracted services are recognized under time-based arrangements as services are provided.

 

Additionally, the Company provides transportation security services, which are generally contracted for on a per run basis and sometimes additional fees and surcharges are also billed to the client depending on the length of the run. Revenues associated with these services are recognized as the transportation service is provided.

 

The Company generates advertising revenues from consumer advertising on its Cannabase platform. Revenue is recognized over the contract period associated with each specific advertising campaign.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company has incurred net operating loss for financial-reporting and tax-reporting purposes. Accordingly, for Federal and state income tax purposes, the benefit for income taxes has been offset entirely by a valuation allowance against the related federal and state deferred tax asset for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity

 

The Company relies on the guidance provided by ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, to classify certain redeemable and/or convertible instruments. The Company first determines whether a financial instrument should be classified as a liability. The Company will determine the liability classification if the financial instrument is mandatorily redeemable, or if the financial instrument, other than outstanding shares, embodies a conditional obligation that the Company must or may settle by issuing a variable number of its equity shares.

 

Once the Company determines that a financial instrument should not be classified as a liability, the Company determines whether the financial instrument should be presented between the liability section and the equity section of the balance sheet (“temporary equity”). The Company will determine temporary equity classification if the redemption of the financial instrument is outside the control of the Company (i.e. at the option of the holder). Otherwise, the Company accounts for the financial instrument as permanent equity.

 

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Initial Measurement

 

The Company records its financial instruments classified as liability, temporary equity or permanent equity at issuance at the fair value, or cash received.

 

Subsequent Measurement - Financial instruments classified as liabilities

 

The Company records the fair value of its financial instruments classified as liabilities at each subsequent measurement date. The changes in fair value of its financial instruments classified as liabilities are recorded as other expense/income.

 

Share-based Compensation

 

In accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Based Compensation, and ASC 505, Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees, the Company accounts for share-based payment using the fair value method. Common shares issued to third parties for non-cash consideration are valued based on the fair market value of the services provided or the fair market value of the common stock on the measurement date, whichever is readily determinable.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

  

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”). The objective of ASU 2014-09 is to establish a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and will supersede most of the existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry specific guidance. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity recognizes 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 those goods or services. In applying the new guidance, an entity will: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the contract’s performance obligations; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 applies to all contracts with customers except those that are within the scope of other topics in the FASB ASC. In April and May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing”, ASU 2016-11, “Revenue Recognition and Derivatives and Hedging – Recession of SEC Guidance”, ASU 2016-12, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients”, and ASU 2016-20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers”.  These ASUs each affect the guidance of the new revenue recognition standard in ASU 2014-09 and related subsequent ASUs. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2017 for public companies. Early adoption is only permitted as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or modified approach to adopt ASU 2014-09.

 

On January 1, 2018, we adopted the new accounting standard ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers and all the related amendments” (“ASC 606”) to all contracts which were not completed or expired as of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. We will recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying the new revenue standard as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 will be presented under ASC 606, while the comparative information will not be restated and will continue to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. We expect the impact of the adoption of the new standard to be immaterial to our revenue and net income on an ongoing basis.

 

With the adoption of the standard, the consolidated financial statements will be supplemented by new disclosure requirements. Areas of focus and updated presentation requirements include disclosures surrounding contracts with customers, disaggregation of revenue, contract balances, performance obligations, significant judgements used in the application of the guidance and transaction price allocation to remaining performance obligations.

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. ASU 2016-15 eliminates the diversity in practice related to the classification of certain cash receipts and payments for debt prepayment or extinguishment costs, the maturing of a zero-coupon bond, the settlement of contingent liabilities arising from a business combination, proceeds from insurance settlements, distributions from certain equity method investees and beneficial interests obtained in a financial asset securitization. ASU 2016-15 designates the appropriate cash flow classification, including requirements to allocate certain components of these cash receipts and payments among operating, investing and financing activities. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning after December 15, 2017, although early adoption is permitted. The Company currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Restricted Cash a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force. ASU 2016-18 requires restricted cash and cash equivalents to be included with cash and cash equivalents on the statement cash flows. The new standard is expected to be effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805) Clarifying the Definition of a Business. The amendments in this Update is to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350); Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The amendments in this update simplify the measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Under this guidance, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 is effective for public companies for the reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. Although the Company cannot anticipate future goodwill impairment, based on the most recent assessment, it is unlikely that an impairment amount would need to be calculated and, therefore, does not anticipate a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. The current accounting policies and procedures are not anticipated to change, except for the elimination of the Step 2 analysis. The Company currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No 2017-09 “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting”. ASU 2017-09 provides clarity and reduces both (i) diversity in practice and (ii) cost and complexity when applying the guidance in Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, to a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. The amendments in ASU 2017-09 provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. An entity should account for the effects of a modification unless all three of the following are met: (1) The fair value (or calculated value or intrinsic value, if such an alternative measurement method is used) of the modified award is the same as the fair value (or calculated value or intrinsic value, if such an alternative measurement is used) of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. If the modification does not affect any of the inputs to the valuation technique that the entity uses to value the award, the entity is not required to estimate the value immediately before and after the modification. (2) The vesting conditions of the modified award are the same as the vesting conditions of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. (3) The classification of the modified award as an equity instrument or a liability instrument is the same as the classification of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. Note that the current disclosure requirements in Topic 718 apply regardless of whether an entity is required to apply modification accounting under the amendments in ASU 2017-09. ASU 2017-09 is effective for all annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of ASU 2017-09 on its audited consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features; II. Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception. Part I of this update addresses the complexity of accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that result in the strike price being reduced on the basis of the pricing of future equity offerings. Current accounting guidance creates cost and complexity for entities that issue financial instruments (such as warrants and convertible instruments) with down round features that require fair value measurement of the entire instrument or conversion option. Part II of this update addresses the difficulty of navigating Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, because of the existence of extensive pending content in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. This pending content is the result of the indefinite deferral of accounting requirements about mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of certain nonpublic entities and certain mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests. The amendments in Part II of this update do not have an accounting effect. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of adopting ASU 2017-11 on its financial statements and related disclosures.

 

Management has evaluated other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe that any of these pronouncements will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable for a smaller reporting company.

  

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

Our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations and shareholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the two years in the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, together with the related notes and the report of our independent registered public accounting firm, are set forth on pages F-1 to F-39 of this report.

 

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

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer who is our Principal Executive Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls or procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control problems or acts of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

 

These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer has concluded that as of December 31, 2017, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2017, the end of the annual period covered by this report established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013. The evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures included a review of the disclosure controls’ and procedures’ objectives, design, implementation and the effect of the controls and procedures on the information generated for use in this report.

 

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In the course of our evaluation, we sought to identify errors, control problems or acts of fraud and to confirm the appropriate corrective actions, including process improvements, were being undertaken. Based on that evaluation, management has concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 due to the existence of material weaknesses in the internal control over financial reporting described below.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal controls over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

Management has determined that we did not maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 due to the existence of the following material weaknesses identified by management:

 

  The Company did not maintain effective controls over certain aspects of the financial reporting process because we lacked personnel with accounting expertise and an adequate supervisory review structure that is commensurate with our financial reporting requirements.

 

  Inadequate segregation of duties.

 

We expect to be materially dependent on a third party that can provide us with accounting consulting services for the foreseeable future. We believe that we are in the process of addressing the deficiencies that affected our internal control over financial reporting and we are developing specific action plans for each of the above material weaknesses. Because the remedial actions require hiring of additional personnel, upgrading certain of our information technology systems and relying extensively on manual review and approval, the successful operation of these controls for at least several quarters may be required before management may be able to conclude that the material weaknesses have been remediated. We intend to continue to evaluate and strengthen our internal control over financial reporting. These efforts require significant time and resources. If we are unable to establish adequate internal control over financial reporting, we may encounter difficulties in the audit or review of our financial statements by our independent registered public accounting firm, which in turn may have a material adverse effect on our ability to prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to comply with our SEC reporting obligations.

 

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting or in other factors that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Attestation report of Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting because we are a “smaller reporting company.” Our management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

  

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

Our directors and executive officers and their respective ages, positions, and biographical information as of March 28, 2018 are set forth below.

 

Name  Position  Age
Zachary Venegas  Chief Executive Officer and Director  47
Scott Ogur  Chief Financial Officer and Director  46
Paul Hodges  Director  63

 

Our directors are appointed for a one-year term to hold office until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders or until they are removed from office in accordance with our bylaws. Our officers are appointed by our Board and hold office until removed by the Board. All officers and directors listed above will remain in office until the next annual meeting of our stockholders, and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. There are no written agreements with respect to the election of directors. Our Board appoints officers annually and each executive officer serves at the discretion of our Board.

 

Zachary Venegas, Chief Executive Officer and Director 

 

Mr. Venegas has been the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company since [its inception]. Before joining Helix, he was a managing director at Spruce Investment Advisors, LLC for nearly two years, where he managed a private equity portfolio with a net asset value of $500 million. In 2014, Mr. Venegas co-founded and became managing partner of Scimitar Global Ventures, a Dubai-based private equity and venture firm focused on Europe, Africa and the Middle East. During his nine years at Scimitar, Mr. Venegas led the firm’s activities in deal origination, negotiations, capital raising and macroeconomic and geopolitical analysis, leading investments across four continents and multiple industries. He represented Scimitar in numerous media appearances, including Bloomberg Television, CNBC and Barron’s.

 

In addition, Mr. Venegas was the founder and chief executive officer of Omega Strategic Services Group LLC, a dynamic corporate/competitive intelligence and security advisory firm with operations in the Middle East and Africa that supported investors and corporations in creating successful operating environments and helping them to succeed by providing them with distinct, actionable intelligence and real-time data analytics. Earlier in his career, he worked at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Geneva, Switzerland focused on the Middle East, and went on to lead the bank’s Bahrain office before leaving to found Scimitar.

 

 Mr. Venegas received his M.B.A. in Finance and International Business from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a B.S. in Classical Arabic and Portuguese Languages from the United States Military Academy, West Point. Prior to his business career, he served with distinction in the U.S. Army as an Infantry officer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he has lived in Switzerland, England, France, Brazil, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, DR Congo, South Africa, Singapore, and Thailand and has operated in over 70 countries throughout the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa. Mr. Venegas speaks Arabic, French, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish and has a conversational command of Afrikaans and Swahili.

 

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We believe Mr. Venegas brings to our Board of Directors valuable perspective and experience as our Chief Executive Officer and as a large stockholder, as well as knowledge of the industry and experience managing and directing companies through various stages of development, all of which qualify him to serve as one of our directors.

 

Scott Ogur, Chief Financial Officer and Director  

 

Mr. Ogur, CFA, has been a Director of the Company since May 2017 and our Chief Financial Officer since January 2018. Mr. Ogur has over 20 years of financial services experience. From 2014 to 2017, Mr. Ogur was chief financial officer and managing director of Spruce Investment Advisors, LLC. From 2012 to 2014, he was chief financial officer of Beacon Mortgage Corp. Prior to that, Mr. Ogur was chief financial officer of Algorithmic Trading Management, LLC, chief investment officer of Scimitar Global Ventures, and portfolio manager for J.P. Morgan. He currently serves on the board of directors of MetricStream, a governance, risk, and compliance software company, as well as Independent Diplomat, a not-for-profit diplomatic advisory group of which he is also treasurer. Mr. Ogur holds a B.S. in Business Administration, Accounting from Bucknell University and an M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Mr. Ogur is a CFA Charterholder.

 

We believe Mr. Ogur’s financial and accounting experience, perspective as a large stockholder and his knowledge of our operations, bring to our Board of Directors important skills and qualify him to serve as one of our directors.

 

Paul Hodges, Director 

 

Mr. Hodges has been a Director and Senior Advisor of the Company since 2016. He currently serves as principal, president and chief executive officer of Yottabyte, LLC, a software-defined storage company. Mr. Hodges has a 20-year track record as a successful entrepreneur. Most recently, he served as a principal of Netarx, Inc., a network integration and services organization, which he helped grow substantially during his tenure. Earlier, Mr. Hodges co-founded and was chief executive officer of Codespear, LLC, a developer of broadcast alert and interoperable communications software, now part of Federal Signal Corporation. In 2007, he was a founder of First Michigan Bancorp, Inc. (renamed Talmer Bancorp, Inc. and acquired by Chemical Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CHFC) in 2016) and a director until 2018. Other companies he has founded include Bloomfield Computer Systems, Inc., later purchased by Datatec Ltd., an international IT and managed services provider, and the marketing and advertising agencies ePrize, Inc. and Alteris Group, LLC. Mr. Hodges was appointed by the Governor of Michigan to serve as a director of the Michigan Strategic Fund from 2007 through 2012. Mr. Hodges studied computer engineering at Lawrence Technological University.

 

We believe Mr. Hodges’ experience as an entrepreneur and directing companies through various stages of development, bring to our Board of Directors important skills related to strategic planning and qualify him to serve as one of our directors.

 

Committees of our Board of Directors

 

Our securities are not quoted on an exchange that has requirements that a majority of our directors be independent and we are not currently otherwise subject to any law, rule or regulation requiring that all or any portion of our Board of Directors include “independent” directors, nor are we required to establish or maintain an audit committee or other committee of our Board. Our Board does not expect this structure to adversely affect its ability to act independently and satisfy its other requirements.

 

Our Board of Directors has not established an audit committee and does not have an audit committee financial expert due to our limited size. Since we do not have an audit committee comprised of independent directors, the functions that would have been performed by the audit committee are performed by our directors.

 

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Our Board of Directors also does not have standing compensation or nominating committees. Our Board does not believe a compensation or nominating committee is necessary based on the size of our Company and the current levels of compensation to corporate officers. Our Board will consider establishing compensation and nominating committees at the appropriate time.

 

Our entire Board of Directors participates in the consideration of compensation issues and of director nominees. Candidates for director nominees are reviewed in the context of the current composition of our Board and the Company’s operating requirements and the long-term interests of its stockholders. In conducting this assessment, our Board considers skills, diversity, age, and such other factors as it deems appropriate given the current needs of our Board and the Company, to maintain a balance of knowledge, experience and capability.

 

Our Board’s process for identifying and evaluating nominees for director, including nominees recommended by stockholders, will involve compiling names of potentially eligible candidates, conducting background and reference checks, conducting interviews with the candidate and others (as schedules permit), meeting to consider and approve the final candidates and, as appropriate, preparing an analysis with regard to particular recommended candidates.

 

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors, executive officers and persons who beneficially own 10% or more of a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act to file reports of beneficial ownership and changes in beneficial ownership with the SEC. Directors, executive officers and greater than 10% stockholders are required by the rules and regulations of the SEC to furnish the Company with copies of all reports filed by them in compliance with Section 16(a).

 

Based solely on our review of certain reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the reports required to be filed with respect to transactions in our Common Stock during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, were timely.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors. We will provide a copy of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, without charge, to any person desiring a copy, by written request to our company at 5300 DTC Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

 

 Legal Proceedings

 

No director or executive officer has been a director or executive officer of any business which has filed a bankruptcy petition or had a bankruptcy petition filed against it during the past ten years. No director or executive officer has been convicted of a criminal offense or is the subject of a pending criminal proceeding during the past ten years. No director or executive officer has been the subject of any order, judgment or decree of any court permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities during the past ten years. No director or officer has been found by a court to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law during the past ten years.

 

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Item 11.Executive Compensation.

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The following table sets forth certain information about compensation paid, earned or accrued for services of our named executive officer for the past two fiscal years.

 

Summary Compensation Table

                 
           All     
       Base   Other     
    Fiscal   Salary   Compensation   Total 
Name and Principal Position     Year   ($)   ($)   ($) 
Zachary Venegas   2017    200,000    -    200,000 
President /CEO, Director   2016    45,371    -    45,371 

 

We made no individual grants of restricted stock or stock options to, and there were no stock options exercised by, our named executive officer for the period from October 25, 2015 (inception) through December 31, 2017. Currently, we have no employment agreements in place with our named executive officer. Additionally, we do not have any pension plans, compensatory plans or other arrangements that provide compensation in the event of a termination of employment or a change in control of our Company.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table

 

There were no outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officer as of December 31, 2017.

 

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

There was no compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the members of our Board of Directors by us during the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

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

 

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of March 28, 2018 by (a) each stockholder who is known to us to own beneficially 5% or more of our outstanding Common Stock; (b) all directors; (c) our executive officers, and (d) all executive officers and directors as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, all persons listed below have (i) sole voting power and investment power with respect to their shares of Common Stock, except to the extent that authority is shared by spouses under applicable law, and (ii) record and beneficial ownership with respect to their shares of Common Stock.

 

For purposes of this table, a person or group of persons is deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of any shares of Common Stock that such person has the right to acquire within 60 days of March 28, 2018. For purposes of computing the percentage of outstanding shares of our Common Stock held by each person or group of persons named above, any shares that such person or persons has the right to acquire within 60 days of March 28, 2018 is deemed to be outstanding, but is not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. The inclusion herein of any shares listed as beneficially owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership. Unless otherwise identified, the address of our directors and officers is c/o Helix TCS, Inc., 5300 DTC Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

 

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The following table assumes 29,714,598 shares are outstanding as of March 28, 2018.

 

 

Name of Beneficial Owner

  Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned   Percentage of Ownership of Common Stock Beneficially Owned   Number of Shares of Series A Preferred Stock Beneficially Owned   Percentage Ownership of Series A Preferred Stock   Number of Shares of Series B Preferred Stock Beneficially Owned   Percentage Ownership of Series B Preferred Stock   Total Percentage of Voting Power 
5% Beneficial Shareholders                            
RSF4, LLC (1)   500,000    1.7%   -    0.0%   13,784,201    100.0%   31%
Helix Opportunities, LLC (2)   22,711,000    76.4%   1,000,000    100.0%   -    -    54%
Officers and Directors                                   
Zachary Venegas (2)   22,711,000    76.4%   1,000,000    100%   -    -    54%
Scott Ogur (2)   22,711,000    76.4%   1,000,000    100%   -    -    54%
Paul Hodges (3)   975,000    3.3%   -    0.0%   -    -    2%
Officers and Directors as a Group (3 persons)   23,686,000    79.7%   1,000,000    100.00%   -    -    56%

 

(1)RSF4, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is solely managed by Rose Capital Fund I GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Rose GP”). Rose GP has the sole power to vote or sell the shares of our Series B Preferred Stock held by RSF4, LLC. Rose GP is owned 50% by Andrew Schweibold and 50% by Jonathan Rosenthal. As a result of the foregoing, Rose GP, Schweibold and Rosenthal may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the shares of our Series B Preferred Stock held by RSF4, LLC.

 

(2)Messrs. Venegas and Ogur each own 50% of Helix Opportunities, LLC.

 

(3)Consists of (i) 960,000 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 15,000 shares of Common Stock issued on February 26, 2018 in conjunction with the amendment of a note payable.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information Table

 

The following table sets forth the indicated information as of December 31, 2017 with respect to our equity compensation plan:

 

Plan Category  Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
   Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
   Number of
securities
remaining available
for future issuance
under equity
compensation
plans
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders            
Helix TCS, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Stock Plan          -   $         -    5,000,000 
                
Total       $-    5,000,000 

 

Our only equity compensation plan is the Helix TCS, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Stock Plan, which was approved by our stockholders. We do not have any equity compensation plans or arrangements that have not been approved by our stockholders.

 

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ITEM 13.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Zachary L. Venegas, our Chief Executive Officer, director and Scott Ogur, Chief Financial Officer, director each own 50% of Helix Opportunities LLC.

 

Advances from Related Parties

 

The Company had a loan outstanding from Helix Opportunities. The advance does not accrue interest and has no definite repayment terms. The loan balance was $0 as of December 31, 2017. The Company has an additional loan outstanding from a Company executive. The advance does not accrue interest and has no definite repayment terms. The loan balance was $124,750 as of December 31, 2017.

 

Convertible Note Payable

 

On March 11, 2016, the Company entered into an Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note (“Note Eight”) with Paul Hodges, a Director of the Company (the “Related Party Holder”). The Related Party Holder provided the Company with $150,000 in cash, and the Company promised to pay the principal amount, together with interest at an annual rate of 7%, with principal and accrued interest on Note Eight due and payable on December 31, 2017 (unless converted under terms and provisions as set forth below). The principal balance of Note Eight was convertible at the election of the Related Party Holder, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, into the Company’s common stock at a forty percent (40%) discount to the average market closing price for the previous five (5) trading days, preceding the date of conversion election. The Company evaluated Note Eight in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and determined that Note Eight will be accounted for as a liability initially measured at fair value and subsequently at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. As of December 31, 2017, the fair value of the liability was $243,506 and accordingly the Company recorded a credit regarding the change in fair value of $31,068. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded a charge in the change in fair value of $124,574. The interest expense associated with Note Eight was $10,528 and $8,487 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

On February 20, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to amend Note Eight with Paul Hodges. The Company and Related Party Holder desire to extend the maturity date of the Note to August 20, 2018. See Note 22, Subsequent Events for further detail surrounding the transaction.

 

Warrants

 

In March 2016, the Company issued 960,000 shares of restricted common stock to the Related Party Holder (Mr. Hodges) per a subscription agreement for total proceeds of $150,000. In conjunction with the subscription agreement, the Company issued a warrant to the Related Party Holder to purchase 1,920,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.16 per share. The Warrant Exercise Date is the later of the following to occur (i) March 9, 2017, (ii) ten (10) days after the Company’s notice to the holder of the warrant that the Company shall have an effective S-1 registration with the SEC; or (iii) ten (10) days after Company’s notice to the holder of the warrants that the Company has entered into an agreement for the sale of substantially all the assets or Common Stock of the Company.

 

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ITEM 14.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

 

The following table sets forth all fees paid or accrued by the Company for the audit and other services provided by the Company’s public accounting firm for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

Services  2017   2016 
         
Audit Fees  $86,280   $756 
Audit-Related Services   -    - 
Tax Fees   -    - 
Total Fees  $86,280   $756 

 

Audit Fees - This category includes the audit of our annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and services that are normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with engagements for those fiscal years. This category also includes advice on audit and accounting matters that arose during, or as a result of, the audit or the review of interim financial statements.

 

Audit-Related Fees - This category consists of assurance and related services by the independent registered public accounting firm that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported above under “Audit Fees.” The services for the fees disclosed under this category include consultation regarding our correspondence with the SEC and other accounting consulting.

 

Tax Fees - This category consists of professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm for tax compliance and tax advice. The services for the fees disclosed under this category include tax return preparation and technical tax advice.

 

Our Board of Directors has adopted a procedure for pre-approval of all fees charged by our independent registered public accounting firm. Under the procedure, the Board approves the engagement letter with respect to audit, tax and review services. Other fees are subject to pre-approval by the Board, or, in the period between meetings, by a designated member of Board. Any such approval by the designated member is disclosed to the entire Board at the next meeting.

   

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PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a) 1. Financial Statements.

 

Our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations and shareholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the two years in the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, together with the related notes and the report of our independent registered public accounting firm, are set forth on pages F-1 to F-39 of this report.

 

(b) Exhibits.

 

 Exhibit Number   Description   Filing   Filing Exhibit   Filing Date  
                   
2.1   Reorganization Agreement dated as of December 21, 2015 by and between Helix Opportunities, LLC and its members and Helix TCS, Inc.    10-12G    2.1   12/09/16  
                   
3.1   Certificate of Incorporation of Jubilee4 Gold, Inc.    10-12G   3.i.1   12/09/16  
                   
3.1.2   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Helix TCS, Inc.    10-12G   3.i.2   12/09/16  
                   
3.1.3   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Helix TCS, Inc. – Certificate of Designation of Rights and Privileges of Class A Preferred Convertible Super Majority Voting Stock.    10-12G   3.i.3   12/09/16  
                   
3.1.4   Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Preferred Stock, $.001 Par Value Per Share.    8-K   3.1   05/19/17  
                   
3.1.5   Amendment No. 1 to Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Preferred Stock, $0.001 Par Value Per Share.   8-K   3.1   8/30/17  
                   
3.1.6   Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Class A Preferred Convertible Super Majority Voting Stock, $.001 Par Value Per Share   8-K   3.1   9/21/17  
                   
3.1.7   Amendment No. 2 to Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Preferred Stock, $0.001 Par Value Per Share   8-K   3.1   12/20/17  
                   
3.2   Bylaws of Jubilee4 Gold, Inc.    10-12G   3(ii).1   12/09/16  
                   
4.1   Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated as of February 13, 2017 by and between Helix TCS, Inc. and RedDiamond Partners, LLC.   8-K/A   10.4   02/24/17  
                   
4.2   Form of Warrant for the purchase of 25,000 shares of common stock of Helix TCS, Inc. issued February 13, 2017.   8-K/A   10.8   02/24/17  
                   
4.3   Form of Warrant for the purchase of 150,000 shares of common stock of Helix TCS, Inc. issued April 26, 2017.   8-K   10.2   05/01/17  
                   
10.1   Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of April 11, 2016 by Revolutionary Software, LLC and Helix TCS, Inc.   10-12G   10.1   12/09/16  
                   
10.2   Form of Convertible Promissory Note.    10-12G   4.1   12/09/16  
                   
10.3   Form of Unsecured Promissory Note.   8-K   10.1   02/16/17  
                   
10.4   Form of Investment Agreement dated as of February 13, 2017 by and between Helix TCS, Inc. and RedDiamond Partners, LLC.   8-K/A   10.6   02/24/17  
                   
10.5   Form of Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of February 13, 2017 by each of the signatories thereto.   8-K/A   10.7   02/24/17  
                   
10.6   Form of Security Agreement dated as of February 13, 2017 among Helix TCS, Inc., all of the Subsidiaries of Helix TCS, Inc. and RedDiamond Partners, LLC.   8-K/A   10.9   02/24/17  

 

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 Exhibit Number   Description   Filing   Filing Exhibit   Filing Date  
                   
10.7   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of February 13, 2017 by and between Helix TCS, Inc. and RedDiamond Partners, LLC.   8-K/A   10.10   02/24/17  
                   
10.7.1   Annexes III and IV to the Securities Purchase Agreement.   8-K/A   10.2   02/24/17  
                   
10.8   Form of 10% Fixed Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated February 13, 2017 for $183,333.33 payable to RedDiamond Partners, LLC.   8-K/A   10.1   02/24/17  
                 
10.8.1   Amendment to 10% Fixed Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated February 13, 2017 for $183,333.33 payable to RedDiamond Partners, LLC, dated November 16, 2017.   10-K   10.8.1   03/28/2018  
                   
10.9   Form of 10% Fixed Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated February 13, 2017 for $25,0000 payable to RedDiamond Partners, LLC.   8-K/A   10.3   02/24/17  
                   
10.9.1   Amendment to 10% Fixed Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated February 13, 2017 for $25,000 payable to RedDiamond Partners, LLC, dated November 16, 2017.   10-K   10.9.1   03/28/2018  
                   
10.10   Form of Term Sheet and Summary of the Offering and Subscription Agreement for shares of common stock of Helix TCS, Inc.   10-K   10.13   04/17/17  
                   
10.11   Form of Term Sheet and Summary of the Offering and Subscription Agreement and Representations for Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note.   10-K   10.14   04/17/17  
                   
10.12   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of April 26, 2017 by and between Helix TCS, Inc. and RedDiamond Partners, LLC.   8-K   10.1   05/01/17  
                   
10.13   Form of Security Agreement dated as of April 26, 2017 among Helix TCS, Inc., all of the Subsidiaries of Helix TCS, Inc. and RedDiamond Partners, LLC.   8-K   10.3   05/01/17  
                   
10.14   Form of Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of April 26, 2017 by each of the signatories thereto.   8-K   10.4   05/01/17  
                   
10.15   Form of 10% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated April 26, 2017 for $100,000 payable to RedDiamond Partners, LLC.   8-K   4.1   05/01/17  
                   
10.15.1   Amendment to 10% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated April 26, 2017 for $100,0000 payable to RedDiamond Partners, LLC, dated November 16, 2017.   10-K   10.15.1  

03/28/2018

 
                   
10.16   Form of Subscription Agreement and Representations for 111,111 shares of common stock of Helix TCS, Inc. dated as of May 2017.   8-K   10.1   05/11/17  
                   
10.17   Form of Helix TCS, Inc. Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 17, 2017 by and among Helix TCS, Inc., Helix Opportunities, LLC and RSF4, LLC.   10-Q   10.1   5/22/17  
                   
10.18   Form of Helix TCS, Inc. Second Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Helix TCS, Inc. and RSF4, LLC.   8-K   10.2   8/02/17  
                   
10.19   Form of Helix TCS, Inc. Third Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of August 25, 2017 by and among Helix TCS, Inc. and RSF4, LLC.   8-K   10.2   8/30/17  
                   
10.20   Form of Helix TCS, Inc. Fourth Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of September 15, 2017 by and among Helix TCS, Inc. and RSF4, LLC.   8-K   10.2   9/21/17  
                   
10.21   Form of Helix TCS, Inc. Fifth Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 11, 2017 by and among Helix TCS, Inc. and RSF4, LLC.   8-K   10.3   10/11/17  
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 Exhibit Number   Description   Filing   Filing Exhibit   Filing Date  
                   
10.22   Form of Helix TCS, Inc. Sixth Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 31, 2017 by and among Helix TCS, Inc. and RSF4, LLC.   8-K   10.4   11/2/17  
                   
10.23   Form Helix TCS, Inc. Seventh Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 31, 2017 by and among Helix TCS, Inc. and RSF4, LLC.   8-K   10.5   11/2/17  
                   
10.24   Form of Helix TCS, Inc. Eighth Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 19, 2017 by and among Helix TCS, Inc. and RSF4, LLC.   8-K   10.7   12/20/17  
                   
10.25   Form of Helix TCS, Inc. Investor Rights Agreement dated May 17, 2017 by and among Helix TCS, Inc. and the investors listed, including Rose Capital.   10-Q   10.2   5/22/17  
                   
10.26   Form of Helix TCS, Inc. Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement dated May 17, 2017 by and among Helix TCS, Inc., those certain holders of Helix TCS, Inc. Series A Preferred and Common Stock listed and those person and entities listed.   10-Q   10.3   5/22/17  
                   
10.27   Form of Helix TCS, Inc. Voting Agreement dated May 17, 2017 by and among Helix TCS, Inc., those certain holders of Helix TCS, Inc. common stock and persons and entities listed therein.   10-Q   10.4   5/22/17  
                   
10.28   Form of Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and between Helix TCS, Inc. and Security Grade Protective Services, Ltd. and Sellers dated June 2, 2017.   8-K   10.1   06/08/17  
                   

10.29#

  Form of Employment Agreement dated 2017 by and between Security Grade Protective Services, Ltd. and Derek Porter.   8-K   10.2   06/08/17  
                   
10.30#   Form of Employment Agreement dated 2017 by and between Security Grade Protective Services, Ltd. and David Beckett.   8-K   10.3   06/08/17  
                   
10.31#   Helix TCS, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.   8-K   10.6   11/16/17  
                   
23.1   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.           Filed herewith  
                   
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.           Filed herewith  
                   
31.2   Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.           Filed herewith  
                   
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.           Filed herewith  
                   
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.           Filed herewith  

 

101.INS   XBRL Instance Document.   -   -  

Filed herewith

 
                   
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.   -   -  

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101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.   -   -  

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101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.   -   -  

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# Management contract or compensatory plan.

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Date: April 04, 2018 By: /s/ Zachary L. Venegas
    Zachary L. Venegas
   

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

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

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Zachary L. Venegas   Chief Executive Officer   April 04, 2018
Zachary L. Venegas   (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Paul Hodges   Director   April 04, 2018
Paul Hodges        
         
/s/ Scott Ogur   Chief Financial Officer   April 04, 2018
Scott Ogur   (Principal Financial Officer)    

 

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HELIX TCS, INC.

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

  PAGE
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 (revised) F-3
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (revised) F-4
   
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (revised) F-5
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (revised) F-6
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (revised) F-7

 

 F-1 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the shareholders and the board of directors of Helix TCS, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Helix TCS, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a significant accumulated deficit. In addition, the Company continues to experience negative cash flows from operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 3. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

/s/ BF Borgers CPA PC  
BF Borgers CPA PC  

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.

Lakewood, CO

March 28, 2018

 

 F-2 

 

 

HELIX TCS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    December 31,  
   

2017

(Revised)

    2016  
ASSETS            
Current assets:            
Cash   $ 868,554     $ 57,841  
Accounts receivable, net     610,313       257,974  
Costs & earnings in excess of billings     40,847       -  
Total current assets     1,519,714       315,815  
                 
Property and equipment, net     110,634       55,600  
Intangible assets, net     3,042,259       279,744  
Goodwill     664,329       -  
Deposits and other assets     68,313       20,290  
Total assets   $ 5,405,249     $ 671,449  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
                 
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 598,637     $ 106,600  
Advances from related parties     124,750       76,500  
Billings in excess of costs     20,191       -  
Deferred rent     9,667       4,243  
Notes payable, current portion     11,179       -  
Obligation pursuant to acquisition     559,103       178,090  
Convertible notes payable, net of discount     1,301,004       470,000  
Convertible note payable - related party     243,506       274,574  
Obligation to issue warrants     2,429,569       -  
Total current liabilities     5,297,606       1,110,007  
                 
Long-term liabilities                
Notes payable, net of current portion     53,293       -  
Total long-term liabilities     53,293       -  
                 
Total liabilities     5,350,899       1,110,007  
                 
Shareholders’ equity:                
Preferred stock (Class A), $0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 1,000,000 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016     1,000       1,000  
Preferred stock (Class B), $0.001 par value, 17,000,000 shares authorized; 13,306,599 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016     13,307       -  
Common stock; par value $0.001; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 28,771,402 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017; 28,533,411 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016     28,771       28,533  
Additional paid-in capital     18,189,091       7,107,630  
Accumulated deficit     (18,177,819 )     (7,575,721 )
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)    

54,350

      (438,558 )
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)   $ 5,405,249     $ 671,449  

  

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 F-3 

 

 

HELIX TCS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

    For the Years Ended December 31,  
   

2017

(Revised)

    2016  
Revenue   $ 4,029,800     $ 2,121,600  
Cost of revenue     2,885,459       1,835,156  
Gross margin     1,144,341       286,444  
                 
Operating expenses:                
Selling, general and administrative     1,019,091       530,580  
Salaries and wages     1,020,812       466,411  
Professional and legal fees     1,857,856       1,811,642  
Depreciation and amortization     477,364       60,489  
Total operating expenses     4,375,123       2,869,122  
                 
Loss from operations     (3,230,782 )     (2,582,678 )
                 
Other income (expense):                
Change in fair value of convertible note     (1,201,004 )     -  
Change in fair value of convertible note - related party     31,068       (124,574 )
Change in fair value of obligation to issue warrants     590,436       -  
Interest expense     (674,313 )     (28,682 )
Loss on sale of assets     (2,232 )        
Loss on fair value of liability of shares to be issued     -       (415,366 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt     (4,611,395 )     -  
Loss on induced conversion of convertible notes     (1,503,876 )     (2,830,143 )
Loss on impairment of intangible assets     -       (1,278,323 )
Other income (expense), net     (7,371,316 )     (4,677,088 )
                 
Net loss   $ (10,602,098 )   $ (7,259,766 )
                 
Convertible preferred stock beneficial conversion feature accreted as a deemed dividend     (21,976,881 )     -  
                 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders   $ (32,578,979 )   $ (7,259,766 )
                 
Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders - basic and diluted   $ (1.14 )   $ (0.27 )
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted     28,612,727       26,723,656  

   

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 F-4 

 

 

HELIX TCS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

    Common Stock     Preferred Stock 
(Class A)
    Preferred Stock 
(Class B)
    Additional
Paid-In
    Accumulated     Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     (Deficit)  
Balance at December 31, 2015     23,203,211     $ 23,203       1,000,000     $ 1,000       -     $ -     $ 539,134     $ (315,955 )   $ 247,382  
                                                                         
Issuance of common stock per share purchase agreements     2,087,000       2,087       -       -       -       -       508,056       -       510,143  
                                                                         
Issuance of common stock to non-employees     528,200       528       -       -       -       -       1,876,374       -       1,876,902  
                                                                         
Issuance of common stock pursuant to acquisition     2,395,000       2,395       -       -       -       -       942,480       -       944,875  
                                                                         
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of notes payable     320,000       320       -       -       -       -       3,141,729       -       3,142,049  
                                                                         
Warrant issuance to related party     -       -       -       -       -       -       99,857       -       99,857  
                                                                         
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (7,259,766 )     (7,259,766 )
                                                                         
Balance at December 31, 2016     28,533,411     $ 28,533       1,000,000     $ 1,000       -     $ -     $ 7,107,630     $ (7,575,721 )   $ (438,558 )
                                                                         
Beneficial conversion feature of Series B convertible preferred stock                                                     21,976,881       -       21,976,881  
                                                                         
Deemed dividend on conversion of Series B convertible preferred stock to common stock                                                     (21,976,881 )     -       (21,976,881 )
                                                                         
Issuance of Series B preferred shares                                     13,306,599       11,766       3,923,234       -       3,935,000  
                                                                         
Cost of issuance of Series B preferred shares                                                     (1,941,633 )             (1,941,633 )
                                                                         
Stock options issued pursuant to acquisition consideration                                                     916,643       -       916,643  
                                                                         
Stock options issued in satisfaction of contingent consideration                                                     871,193       -       871,193  
                                                                         
Induced conversion of convertible debt                                             1,541       2,002,335       -       2,003,876  
                                                                         
Issuance of common stock per share purchase agreements     111,111       111                                       99,889       -       100,000  
                                                                         
Issuance of common stock relating to cashless exercise of warrants     126,880       127                                       461,169               461,296  
                                                                         
Reversal of additional paid in capital – warrants related to cashless exercise of warrants                                                     (461,296 )             (461,296 )
                                                                         
Warrant issuances to investors                                                     93,200       -       93,200  
                                                                         
Beneficial conversion feature on convertible debt                                                     535,332       -       535,332  
                                                                         
Reacquisition price of convertible debt                                                     4,581,395       -       4,581,395  
                                                              .          
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       -       -      

(10,602,098

)    

(10,602,098

)
                                                                         
Balance at December 31, 2017 (Revised)     28,771,402     $ 28,771       1,000,000     $ 1,000       13,306,599     $ 13,307     $ 18,189,091     $

(18,177,819

)   $

54,350

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 F-5 

 

  

HELIX TCS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

    For the Years Ended December 31,  
   

2017

(Revised)

    2016  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:            
Net loss   $ (10,602,098 )   $ (7,259,766 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     477,364       60,489  
Amortization of debt discounts     254,533       -  
Bad debt expense             31,767  
Change in fair value of convertible notes     1,201,004       124,574  
Change in fair value of obligation to issue warrants     590,436       -  
Change in fair value of convertible notes - related party     (31,068 )     -  
Loss on extinguishment of debt     4,611,395       -  
Loss on fair value of liability of shares to be issued     -       415,366  
Loss on induced conversion of convertible note     1,503,876       2,830,143  
Loss on impairment of intangible assets     -       1,278,323  
Loss on beneficial conversion feature of convertible note     390,666       -  
Non-employee stock compensation expense     -       1,446,536  
Change in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     (410,674 )     (194,962 )
Prepaid expenses             16,648  
Deposits     (44,143 )     (282 )
Costs in excess of billings     56,051       -  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     310,935       (91,204 )
Deferred rent     5,424       4,243  
Billings in excess of costs     (3,776 )     -  
Net cash used in operating activities     (1,690,075 )     (1,338,125 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Purchase of property and equipment     (30,478 )     (23,049 )
Payments for business combination, net of cash acquired     (1,631,313 )     (171,910 )
Payments for asset acquisition     (46,872 )     -  
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities     (1,708,663 )     (194,959 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes payable     229,167       850,000  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock pursuant to share purchase agreements     -       510,143  
Advances from shareholders     83,250       76,500  
Advances from related parties     (32,000 )     -  
Payments pursuant to notes payable     (3,466 )     -  
Proceeds from the issuance of a promissory note     255,000       -  
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock     100,000       -  
Proceeds from the issuance of Series B convertible preferred stock     3,577,500       -  
Net cash provided by financing activities     4,209,451       1,436,643  
                 
Net change in cash     810,713       (96,441 )
                 
Cash, beginning of year     57,841       154,282  
                 
Cash, end of year   $ 868,554     $ 57,841  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash and non-cash transactions:                
Common stock issued pursuant to acquisition   $ -     $ 944,875  
Common stock issued pursuant to convertible notes payable   $ 4,581,395     $ 3,142,049  
Financing of property and equipment purchases   $ 52,082     $ -  
Cost of issuance of Series B preferred shares   $ (1,941,633 )   $ -  
Stock options issued pursuant to acquisition consideration   $ 916,643     $ -  
Stock options issued pursuant to contingent consideration as part of acquisition   $ 871,193     $ -  
Warrant issuances to investors   $ 93,200     $ -  
Reacquisition price of convertible debt   $ 4,581,395     $ -  

  

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. 

 F-6 

 

 

HELIX TCS, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. Description of Business

 

Helix TCS, Inc. (the “Company” or “Helix”) was incorporated in Delaware on March 13, 2014. Pursuant to the acquisition of the assets of Helix TCS, LLC, as discussed below, we changed our name from Jubilee4 Gold, Inc. to Helix TCS, Inc. effective October 25, 2015.

 

Effective October 25, 2015, we entered into an acquisition and exchange agreement with Helix TCS LLC. We closed the transaction contemplated under the Agreement on December 23, 2015 and Helix TCS, LLC was merged into and with Helix.

 

Effective October 1, 2015, for accounting purposes, as part of an acquisition amounting to a reorganization dated December 21, 2015, Helix Opportunities LLC exchanged 100% of Helix TCS, LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Security Consultants Group, LLC and Boss Security Solutions, Inc. to the Company in exchange for 20 million common shares and 1 million convertible preferred shares of the Company.

 

The Acquisition Agreement of Helix TCS, LLC was treated as a recapitalization for financial accounting purposes. Jubilee4 Gold, Inc. is considered the acquiree for accounting purposes and their historical financial statements before the Acquisition Agreement were replaced with the historical financial statements of the Company. The common stock account of the Company continues post-merger, while the retained earnings of the acquiree is eliminated. The historical information of the Helix TCS, Inc. is presented for comparative purposes.

 

On April 11, 2016, the Company acquired the assets of Revolutionary Software, LLC (“Revolutionary”) (see Note 6). Furthermore, on June 2, 2017, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement in which the Company purchased all issued and outstanding Units of Security Grade Protective Services, Ltd. (“Security Grade”), which comprised of 800,000 Class A Units and 200,000 Class B Units. The merger was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805 (see Note 5).

 

On June 2, 2017 (the “Closing”), the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) in which the Company purchased all issued and outstanding Units of Security Grade Protective Services, Ltd. (“Security Grade”), which comprised of 800,000 Class A Units and 200,000 Class B Units. At closing, the Company delivered $800,000 in cash and 207,427 non-qualified stock options (the “Initial Stock Options”). Furthermore, provided that, within the first 60 days following the closing, no material customer identified in the Agreement terminates its contractual relationship with the Company and that all contracts with such material customers are in full force and effect without default or cancellation as of the 60th day following the closing, on the 61st day following the closing, the Company shall issue 207,427 additional stock options (the “Additional Stock Options”). The Company subsequently issued the 207,427 additional stock options on August 1, 2017 as well as a second cash payment of $800,000 pursuant to the original terms of the Agreement.

 

In the first quarter of 2018, the Company notified the selling members of Security Grade their intent on exercising their right of setoff noted in the Agreement after discovering misrepresentations made by one of the selling members of Security Grade. The Company has settled with one of the six selling members and are in talks with four of the other selling members. The Company has initiated a lawsuit against the sixth selling member. See Item 3. Legal Proceedings for further detail surrounding the lawsuit.

 

 F-7 

 

 

On March 3, 2018, Helix TCS, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Helix Acquisition Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Bio-Tech Medical Software, Inc. (“BioTrackTHC”) and Terence J. Ferraro, as the representative of the BioTrackTHC shareholders. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of specified conditions, Merger Sub will merge with and into BioTrackTHC, with BioTrackTHC surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

2a. Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements – For the Year Ended December 31, 2017

 

The Company corrected certain immaterial errors in its financial statements contained herein. In accordance with ASC 650-10-S99 and S55 (formerly Staff Accounting Bulletins (“SAB”) No. 99 and No. 108), Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, the Company concluded that these errors were, individually, and in the aggregate, not material, quantitatively or qualitatively, to the financial statements in these periods.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2017, it was determined the Company incorrectly misclassified an equity related transaction resulting from a cashless exercise of warrants. This misclassification caused additional paid-in capital to be overstated by $127. Additionally, it was determined an adjustment was needed relating to property and equipment and depreciation. A reduction in the amount of $6,912 and $1,650 was made to gross property and equipment and depreciation and amortization, respectively.

 

    Previously Reported    Adjustments    Restated  
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017
Property and equipment, net   $ 117,546     $ (6,912 )   $ 110,634  
Additional paid-in capital   $ 18,189,218     $ (127 )   $ 18,189,091  
Accumulated deficit   $ (18,171,031 )   $ (6,788 )   $ (18,177,819 )
                         
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year ended December 31, 2017                
Cost of revenue   $ 2,877,024     $ 8,435     $ 2,885,459  
Depreciation and amortization   $ 479,014     $ (1,650 )   $ 477,364  
Net loss   $ (10,595,313 )   $ (6,785 )   $ (10,602,098 )
Net loss attributable to common shareholders   $ (32,572,194 )   $ (6,785 )   $ (32,578,979 )
                         
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year ended December 31, 2017                
Depreciation and amortization   $ 479,014     $ (1,650 )   $ 477,364  
Purchase of property and equipment   $ (39,040 )   $ 8,562     $ (30,478 )

  

2b. Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements – For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and Year Ended December 31, 2016

 

The Company corrected certain immaterial errors in its financial statements contained herein. In accordance with ASC 650-10-S99 and S55 (formerly Staff Accounting Bulletins (“SAB”) No. 99 and No. 108), Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, the Company concluded that these errors were, individually, and in the aggregate, not material, quantitatively or qualitatively, to the financial statements in these periods.

 

In October 2015, the Company’s shareholders’ and its Board of Directors approved a 1 for 4 reverse split of the Company’s common stock. The reverse split was effective on October 27, 2015. Prior to the reverse split the Company had 3,908,617 shares issued and outstanding. Upon further review and reconciliation of the Company’s transfer agent reports it was determined that due to rounding, the share count as of December 31, 2014 was understated by 26 shares of common stock. The balance at December 31, 2014 of common stock was originally reported at 977,154 and revised as 977,180.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company issued common stock on the open market. Upon further review and reconciliation of the Company’s transfer agent reports it was determined that the share count was overstated by 56 shares of common stock. The total issuance of common stock on the open market for the year ended December 31, 2015 was originally reported as 1,087 shares of common stock and is being revised as 1,031.

 

Furthermore, during the year ended December 31, 2016, specifically the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company issued 150,000 shares of restricted common stock to a third party for professional consulting services rendered that was not accounted for. The Company performed an evaluation of the 150,000 shares of restricted common stock and determined they should be accounted for in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Based Compensation, and ASC 505, Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees. The common stock issued to third parties for non-cash consideration were valued based on the fair market value of the services provided or the fair market value of the common stock on the measurement date, whichever was readily determinable. The 150,000 shares of restricted common stock resulted in additional professional and legal expense of $55,710 and increases in common stock and additional paid-in capital of $150 and $55,560, respectively.

 

Additionally, it was determined that the Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding – basic and diluted for the three months ending March 31, 2017 was incorrectly stated on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the original Form 10-Q filing. This error resulted in the Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding – basic and diluted being understated by 1,923,185 shares and the Net Loss per Common Share – basic and diluted being overstated by $.02.

 

 F-8 

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016 the Company issued three Unsecured Convertible Promissory Notes to three individual investors referred to as Note One, Note Two and Note Three (collectively “the Notes”) The Notes were initially measured at fair value pursuant to ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. All Notes were converted into common stock of the Company on December 31, 2016, though in the Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 7, 2017, the Notes were not fair valued in which the changes in fair value were not reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016. This was the first time the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). For the three months ended March 31, 2016 the change in fair value of the Notes resulted in a non-cash loss of $384,303. The omission of the change in the fair value of convertible notes resulted in the Net Loss per Common Share – basic and diluted – being understated by $0.02 for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

 

The following table summarizes the effects of the revisions on the financial statements for the periods reported.

 

    Previously Reported     Adjustments     Restated  
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2017
Common stock   $ 28,383     $ 150     $ 28,533  
Additional paid-in capital   $ 12,190,797     $ 55,560     $ 12,246,357  
Accumulated deficit   $ (12,987,681 )   $ (55,710 )   $ (13,043,391 )
                         
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2016                        
Common stock   $ 28,383     $ 150     $ 28,533  
Additional paid-in capital   $ 7,052,070     $ 55,560     $ 7,107,630  
Accumulated deficit   $ (7,520,011 )   $ (55,710 )   $ (7,575,721 )
                         
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Three Months ended March 31, 2017                        
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted   $ (0.21 )   $ 0.02     $ (0.19 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted     26,610,226       1,923,185       28,533,411  
                         
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Three Months ended March 31, 2016                        
Professional and legal fees   $ 54,472     $ 55,710     $ 110,182  
Change in fair value of convertible notes   $ 20,014     $ (384,303 )   $ (364,289 )
Net loss   $ (203,620 )   $ (440,013 )   $ (643,633 )
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.03 )
                         
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016                        
Non-employee stock compensation expense   $ 95,000     $ 55,710     $ 150,710  

 

 F-9 

 

 


3. Going Concern Uncertainty, Financial Condition and Management’s Plans

 

The Company believes that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company believes that its available cash balance as of the date of this filing will not be sufficient to fund its anticipated level of operations for at least the next 12 months. The Company believes that its ability to continue operations depends on its ability to sustain and grow revenue and results of operations as well as its ability to access capital markets when necessary to accomplish the Company’s strategic objectives. The Company believes that the Company will continue to incur losses for the immediate future. The Company expects to finance future cash needs from the results of operations and, depending on the results of operations, the Company may need additional equity or debt financing until the Company can achieve profitability and positive cash flows from operating activities, if ever.

 

At December 31, 2017, the Company had a working capital deficit of approximately $3,777,892, as compared to working capital deficit of approximately $794,192 at December 31, 2016. The decrease of $2,983,700 in the Company’s working capital from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017 was primarily the result of an obligation to issue warrants that arose in 2017, an increase in the fair value of convertible notes held by the Company and an increase in accounts payable, partially offset by an increase in cash and accounts receivable, net. 

 

The Company’s future capital requirements for its operations will depend on many factors, including the profitability of its businesses, the number and cash requirements of other acquisition candidates that the Company pursues, and the costs of operations. The Company has been investing in expanding its operation in new states, its courier service in Colorado, and transforming the assets acquired from Revolutionary Software. The Company’s management has taken several actions to ensure that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations through December 31, 2018, including growing and diversifying its revenue streams, selectively reducing expenses, and discussing additional funding with potential investors. Additionally, if the Company’s actual revenues are less than forecasted, the Company anticipates that variable expenses will also decline, and the Company’s management can implement expense reduction as necessary. The Company is evaluating other measures to further improve its liquidity, including the sale of equity or debt securities. Lastly, the Company may elect to reduce certain related-party and third-party debt by converting such debt into common shares. The Company’s management believes that these actions will enable the Company to meet its liquidity requirements through December 31, 2018. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in any capital-raising efforts that it may undertake to fund operations during 2018 and beyond.

 

 F-10 

 

 

The Company plans to generate positive cash flow from its Security Grade acquisition to address some of the liquidity concerns. However, to execute the Company’s business plan, service existing indebtedness and implement its business strategy, the Company anticipates that it will need to obtain additional financing from time to time and may choose to raise additional funds through public or private equity or debt financings, a bank line of credit, borrowings from affiliates or other arrangements. The Company cannot be sure that any additional funding, if needed, will be available on terms favorable to the Company or at all. Furthermore, any additional capital raised through the sale of equity or equity-linked securities may dilute the Company’s current stockholders’ ownership and could also result in a decrease in the market price of the Company’s common stock. The terms of those securities issued by the Company in future capital transactions may be more favorable to new investors and may include the issuance of warrants or other derivative securities, which may have a further dilutive effect. The Company also may be required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities it issues, such as convertible notes and warrants, which may adversely impact the Company’s operating results and financial condition. Furthermore, any debt financing, if available, may subject the Company to restrictive covenants and significant interest costs. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional capital, when needed, to continue operations in their current form.

 

4. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, which include Helix TCS, LLC (“Helix TCS”) , Security Consultants Group, LLC (“Security Consultants”), Boss Security Solutions, Inc. (“Boss Security”), Security Consultants Group Oregon, LLC (“Security Oregon”) and Security Grade Protective Services, Ltd., (“Security Grade”) (since June 2, 2017).

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Changes in estimates and assumptions are reflected in reported results in the period in which they become known. Use of estimates includes the following: 1) allowance for doubtful accounts, 2) estimated useful lives of property, equipment and intangible assets, 3) impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, 4) valuation of convertible notes payable 5) valuation of stock options 6) fair value of assets and liabilities acquired pursuant to business combination and 7) revenue recognition. Actual results could differ from estimates.

 

Cash

 

Cash consists of checking accounts. The Company considers all highly-liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash.

 

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customer’s current credit worthiness, as determined by the review of their current credit information; and determines the allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical write-off experience, customer specific facts and economic conditions.

 

 F-11 

 

 

Management charges balances off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. The Company determines when receivables are past due or delinquent based on how recently payments have been received.

 

Outstanding account balances are reviewed individually for collectability. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable. Allowance for doubtful accounts was $3,000 and $31,767 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

Long-Lived Assets, Including Definite Intangible Assets

 

Long-lived assets, other than goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangibles, are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted future cash flows derived from such assets. Definite-lived intangible assets primarily consist of non-compete agreements and customer relationships. For long-lived assets used in operations, impairment losses are only recorded if the asset’s carrying amount is not recoverable through its undiscounted, probability-weighted future cash flows. The Company measures the impairment loss based on the difference between the carrying amount and the estimated fair value. When an impairment exists, the related assets are written down to fair value.

 

Accounting for Acquisitions

 

In accordance with the guidance for business combinations, the Company determines whether a transaction or other event is a business combination, which requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed constitute a business. Each business combination is then accounted for by applying the acquisition method. If the assets acquired are not a business, the Company accounts for the transaction or other event as an asset acquisition. Under both methods, the Company recognizes the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquired entity. In addition, for transactions that are business combinations, the Company evaluates the existence of goodwill or a gain from a bargain purchase. The Company capitalizes acquisition-related costs and fees associated with asset acquisitions and immediately expense acquisition-related costs and fees associated with business combinations.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue when: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) the services have been rendered to the customer, (3) the sales price is fixed or determinable and, (4) collectability is reasonably assured. The Company’s revenues are principally derived from providing security services to its clientele.

 

The security services revenue is generated from performing armed and unarmed guarding which is contracted for on an hourly basis. Revenues associated with these contracted services are recognized under time-based arrangements as services are provided.

 

Additionally, the Company provides transportation security services, which are generally contracted for on a per run basis and sometimes additional fees and surcharges are also billed to the client depending on the length of the run. Revenues associated with these services are recognized as the transportation service is provided.

 

The Company generates advertising revenues from consumer advertising on its Cannabase platform. Revenue is recognized over the contract period associated with each specific advertising campaign.

 

 F-12 

 

 

Expenses

 

Cost of Revenue

 

The cost of revenue is the total cost incurred to obtain a sale and the cost of the goods or services sold. Cost of revenue primarily consisted of hourly compensation for security personal.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses encompass selling general and administrative expenses, salaries and wages, professional and legal fees and depreciation. Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of rent/moving expenses, advertising and travel expenses. Salaries and wages is composed of non-revenue generating employees. Professional services are principally comprised of outside legal, audit, information technology consulting, marketing and outsourcing services as well as the costs related to being a publicly traded company.

 

Other (Expense) Income, net

 

Other (expense) income, net consisted of change in fair value of convertible note, change in fair value of convertible note – related party, interest expense, loss on induced conversion of convertible notes and loss on impairment of intangibles.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Useful lives are 3 years for vehicles and 5 years for furniture and equipment. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred and major improvements are capitalized. When assets are sold, or retired, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss is included in other income.

 

Contingencies

 

Occasionally, the Company may be involved in claims and legal proceedings arising from the ordinary course of its business. The Company records a provision for a liability when it believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If these estimates and assumptions change or prove to be incorrect, it could have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Contingencies are inherently unpredictable and the assessments of the value can involve a series of complex judgments about future events and can rely heavily on estimates and assumptions.

 

 F-13 

 

 

Leases

 

Lease agreements are evaluated to determine if they are capital leases meeting any of the following criteria at inception: (a) transfer of ownership; (b) bargain purchase option; (c) the lease term is equal to 75 percent or more of the estimated economic life of the leased property; or (d) the present value at the beginning of the lease term of the minimum lease payments, excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, including any profit thereon, equals or exceeds 90 percent of the excess of the fair value of the leased property to the lessor at lease inception over any related investment tax credit retained by the lessor and expected to be realized by the lessor.

 

If at its inception, a lease meets any of the four lease criteria above, the lease is classified by the Company as a capital lease; and if none of the four criteria are met, the lease is classified by the Company as an operating lease.

 

Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense in the income statement on a straight-line basis over the lease term, whereby an equal amount of rent expense is attributed to each period during the term of the lease, regardless of when actual payments are made. This generally results in rent expense in excess of cash payments during the early years of a lease and rent expense less than cash payments in the later years. The difference between rent expense recognized and actual rental payments is recorded as deferred rent and included in liabilities.

 

Advertising

 

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and included in selling, general and administrative expenses and amounted to $43,509 and $71,056 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company has incurred net operating loss for financial-reporting and tax-reporting purposes. Accordingly, for Federal and state income tax purposes, the benefit for income taxes has been offset entirely by a valuation allowance against the related federal and state deferred tax asset for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity

 

The Company relies on the guidance provided by ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, to classify certain redeemable and/or convertible instruments. The Company first determines whether a financial instrument should be classified as a liability. The Company will determine the liability classification if the financial instrument is mandatorily redeemable, or if the financial instrument, other than outstanding shares, embodies a conditional obligation that the Company must or may settle by issuing a variable number of its equity shares.

 

Once the Company determines that a financial instrument should not be classified as a liability, the Company determines whether the financial instrument should be presented between the liability section and the equity section of the balance sheet (“temporary equity”). The Company will determine temporary equity classification if the redemption of the financial instrument is outside the control of the Company (i.e. at the option of the holder). Otherwise, the Company accounts for the financial instrument as permanent equity.

 

 F-14 

 

 

Initial Measurement

 

The Company records its financial instruments classified as liability, temporary equity or permanent equity at issuance at the fair value, or cash received.

 

Subsequent Measurement - Financial instruments classified as liabilities

 

The Company records the fair value of its financial instruments classified as liabilities at each subsequent measurement date. The changes in fair value of its financial instruments classified as liabilities are recorded as other expense/income.

 

Beneficial Conversion Feature

 

If the conversion features of conventional convertible debt provide for a rate of conversion that is below market value, this feature is characterized as a Beneficial Conversion Feature (“BCF”). A beneficial conversion feature is recorded by the Company as a debt discount pursuant to ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options. In those circumstances, the convertible debt is recorded net of the discount related to the beneficial conversion feature and the Company amortizes the discount to interest expense over the life of the debt.

 

The Company accounts for the beneficial conversion feature on its convertible preferred stock in accordance with ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options. The BCF of convertible preferred stock is normally characterized as the convertible portion or feature that provides a rate of conversion that is below market value or in-the-money when issued. The Company records a BCF related to the issuance of convertible preferred stock when issued. Beneficial conversion features that are contingent upon the occurrence of a future event are recorded when the contingency is resolved.

 

To determine the effective conversion price, the Company first allocates the proceeds received to the convertible preferred stock and then uses those allocated proceeds to determine the effective conversion price. If the convertible instrument is issued in a basket transaction (i.e., issued along with other freestanding financial instruments), the proceeds should first be allocated to the various instruments in the basket. Any amounts paid to the investor when the transaction is consummated (e.g., origination fees, due diligence costs) represent a reduction in the proceeds received by the issuer. The intrinsic value of the conversion option should be measured using the effective conversion price for the convertible preferred stock on the proceeds allocated to that instrument. The effective conversion price represents proceeds allocable to the convertible preferred stock divided by the number of shares into which it is convertible. The effective conversion price is then compared to the per share fair value of the underlying shares on the commitment date.

 

The accounting for a BCF requires that the BCF be recognized by allocating the intrinsic value of the conversion option to additional paid-in capital, resulting in a discount on the convertible preferred stock. This discount should be accreted from the date on which the BCF is first recognized through the earliest conversion date for instruments that do not have a stated redemption date. The intrinsic value of the BCF is recognized as a deemed dividend on convertible preferred stock over a period specified in the guidance.

 

Share-based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to employees in conformity with the provisions of ASC Topic 718, Stock Based Compensation. Stock-based compensation to employees consist of stock options grants and restricted shares that are recognized in the statement of operations based on their fair values at the date of grant.

 

The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to non-employees in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 505, subtopic 50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees based upon the fair-value of the underlying instrument. The equity instruments, are valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The measurement of stock-based compensation is subject to periodic adjustments as the underlying equity instruments vest and is recognized as an expense over the period which services are received.

 

 F-15 

 

 

The Company calculates the fair value of option grants utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model, and estimates the fair value of the stock based upon the estimated fair value of the common stock. The amount of stock-based compensation recognized during a period is based on the value of the portion of the awards that are ultimately expected to vest.

 

The resulting stock-based compensation expense for both employee and non-employee awards is generally recognized on a straight- line basis over the requisite service period of the award.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC Topic 820”) provides a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

ASC Topic 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs).

 

The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC Topic 820 are described as follows:

 

  Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date.
     
  Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
     
  Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability.

 

Certain assets and liabilities of the Company are required to be recorded at fair value either on a recurring or non-recurring basis. Fair value is determined based on the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction based on market participants. The following section describes the valuation methodologies that the Company used to measure, for disclosure purposes, its financial instruments at fair value.

 

Convertible notes payable

 

The fair value of the Company’s convertible notes payable, approximated the carrying value as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Factors that the Company considered when estimating the fair value of its debt included market conditions and the term of the debt. The level of the debt would be considered as Level 2.

 

Additional Disclosures Regarding Fair Value Measurements

 

The carrying value of cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, advances from shareholders and obligation pursuant to acquisition approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of those item.

 

 F-16 

 

 

Earnings (Loss) per Share

 

The Company follows ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, which requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on the face of the income statement for all entities with complex capital structures, and requires a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic EPS computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted EPS computation. In the accompanying financial statements, basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS excluded all dilutive potential shares if their effect was anti-dilutive.

 

Basic net loss per share is based on the weighted average number of common and common-equivalent shares outstanding. Potential common shares includable in the computation of fully-diluted per share results are not presented in the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

Basic loss per common share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed in a manner similar to the basic loss per share, except the weighted-average number of shares outstanding is increased to include all common shares, including those with the potential to be issued by virtue of warrants, options, convertible debt and other such convertible instruments. Diluted loss per share contemplates a complete conversion to common shares of all convertible instruments only if they are dilutive in nature with regards to earnings per share.

 

The anti-dilutive shares of common stock outstanding for years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

 

    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2017     2016  
Potentially dilutive securities:            
Convertible notes payable    

433,668

      96,822  
Convertible Preferred A Stock     1,000,000       17,120,047  
Convertible Preferred B Stock     13,306,599       -  
Warrants     2,780,193       1,920,000  

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”). The objective of ASU 2014-09 is to establish a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and will supersede most of the existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry specific guidance. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity recognizes 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 those goods or services. In applying the new guidance, an entity will: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the contract’s performance obligations; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 applies to all contracts with customers except those that are within the scope of other topics in the FASB ASC. In April and May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing”, ASU 2016-11, “Revenue Recognition and Derivatives and Hedging – Recession of SEC Guidance”, ASU 2016-12, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients”, and ASU 2016-20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers”.  These ASUs each affect the guidance of the new revenue recognition standard in ASU 2014-09 and related subsequent ASUs. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2017 for public companies. Early adoption is only permitted as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or modified approach to adopt ASU 2014-09.

 

On January 1, 2018, we adopted the new accounting standard ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers and all the related amendments” (“ASC 606”) to all contracts which were not completed or expired as of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. We will recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying the new revenue standard as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 will be presented under ASC 606, while the comparative information will not be restated and will continue to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. We expect the impact of the adoption of the new standard to be immaterial to our revenue and net income on an ongoing basis.

 

With the adoption of the standard, the consolidated financial statements will be supplemented by new disclosure requirements. Areas of focus and updated presentation requirements include disclosures surrounding contracts with customers, disaggregation of revenue, contract balances, performance obligations, significant judgements used in the application of the guidance and transaction price allocation to remaining performance obligations.

 

 F-17 

 

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU 2016-15”). ASU 2016-15 eliminates the diversity in practice related to the classification of certain cash receipts and payments for debt prepayment or extinguishment costs, the maturing of a zero-coupon bond, the settlement of contingent liabilities arising from a business combination, proceeds from insurance settlements, distributions from certain equity method investees and beneficial interests obtained in a financial asset securitization. ASU 2016-15 designates the appropriate cash flow classification, including requirements to allocate certain components of these cash receipts and payments among operating, investing and financing activities. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning after December 15, 2017, although early adoption is permitted. The Company currently is in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Restricted Cash a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force (“ASU 2016-18”). ASU 2016-18 requires restricted cash and cash equivalents to be included with cash and cash equivalents on the statement cash flows. The new standard is expected to be effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company currently is in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805) Clarifying the Definition of a Business. The amendments in this Update is to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods. The Company currently is in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350); Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The amendments in this update simplify the measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Under this guidance, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 is effective for public companies for the reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. Although the Company cannot anticipate future goodwill impairment, based on the most recent assessment, it is unlikely that an impairment amount would need to be calculated and, therefore, does not anticipate a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. The current accounting policies and procedures are not anticipated to change, except for the elimination of the Step 2 analysis. The Company currently is in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 F-18 

 

 

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No 2017-09 “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting” (ASU 2017-09). ASU 2017-09 provides clarity and reduces both (i) diversity in practice and (ii) cost and complexity when applying the guidance in Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, to a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. The amendments in ASU 2017-09 provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. An entity should account for the effects of a modification unless all three of the following are met: (1) The fair value (or calculated value or intrinsic value, if such an alternative measurement method is used) of the modified award is the same as the fair value (or calculated value or intrinsic value, if such an alternative measurement is used) of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. If the modification does not affect any of the inputs to the valuation technique that the entity uses to value the award, the entity is not required to estimate the value immediately before and after the modification. (2) The vesting conditions of the modified award are the same as the vesting conditions of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. (3) The classification of the modified award as an equity instrument or a liability instrument is the same as the classification of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. Note that the current disclosure requirements in Topic 718 apply regardless of whether an entity is required to apply modification accounting under the amendments in ASU 2017-09. ASU 2017-09 is effective for all annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of ASU 2017-09 on its audited consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features; II. Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception. Part I of this update addresses the complexity of accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that result in the strike price being reduced on the basis of the pricing of future equity offerings. Current accounting guidance creates cost and complexity for entities that issue financial instruments (such as warrants and convertible instruments) with down round features that require fair value measurement of the entire instrument or conversion option. Part II of this update addresses the difficulty of navigating Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, because of the existence of extensive pending content in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. This pending content is the result of the indefinite deferral of accounting requirements about mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of certain nonpublic entities and certain mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests. The amendments in Part II of this update do not have an accounting effect. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of adopting ASU 2017-11 on its financial statements and related disclosures

 

Management has evaluated other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe that any of these pronouncements will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

5. Business Combination

 

On October 9, 2015, the Company executed the Purchase Agreement, with Jubilee4 Gold, Inc. (“Jubilee4 Gold”), a then non-reporting shell corporation. The Purchase Agreement was treated as a recapitalization for financial accounting purposes. Jubilee4 Gold, Inc. is considered the acquiree for accounting purposes and their historical financial statements before the Purchase Agreement will be replaced with the historical financial statements of the Company. The common stock account of the Company continues post-merger, while the retained earnings of the acquiree is eliminated. The historical information of the Helix TCS, Inc. is presented for comparative purposes. Helix TCS, Inc. was formed in 2015.

 

 F-19 

 

 

Since the transaction is considered a reverse recapitalization, the presentation of pro-forma financial information was not required. All share and per share amounts have been retroactively restated to the earliest periods presented to reflect the transaction. At the recapitalization date, Jubilee4 Gold sold 1,944,000 restricted shares of its Common Stock for $148,300 and issued 8,900,000 shares of its Common Stock for $51,700, from which certain Purchase Agreement expenses were paid.

 

On June 2, 2017 (the “Closing”), the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) in which the Company purchased all issued and outstanding Units of Security Grade Protective Services, Ltd. (“Security Grade”), which comprised of 800,000 Class A Units and 200,000 Class B Units. At closing, the Company delivered $800,000 in cash and 207,427 non-qualified stock options (the “Initial Stock Options”). Furthermore, provided that, within the first 60 days following the closing, no material customer identified in the Agreement terminates its contractual relationship with the Company and that all contracts with such material customers are in full force and effect without default or cancellation as of the 60th day following the closing, on the 61st day following the closing, the Company shall deliver an additional $800,000 in cash and issue 207,427 additional stock options (the “Additional Stock Options”). In the event of termination, cancellation or default of any contract with one or more material customer identified in the Agreement within the first 60 days following the closing, the stock options received by the acquiree shall be reduced and/or forfeited to the extent necessary (pro rata based upon their ownership interest in the Company immediately preceding the closing) by a percentage equal to the revenue received by the Company from the terminating customer(s) in the 180 days immediately preceding such termination divided by the revenue received by the Company from all material customers identified in the Agreement in the 180 days immediately preceding such termination. As of December 31, 2017, the Company has a liability pursuant to the Agreement of $500,373 payable following the Closing.

 

The merger is being accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805. The Company’s allocation of the purchase price was calculated as follows:

 

Base Price - Cash  $2,100,373 
Base Price - Stock Options   916,643 
Contingent Consideration - Stock Options   916,643 
Total Purchase Price  $3,933,659 

 

 F-20 

 

 

       Weighted Average Useful Life 
Description  Fair Value   (in years) 
Assets acquired:          
Cash  $14,137      
Accounts receivable   53,792      
Costs & earnings in excess of billings   96,898      
Property, plant and equipment, net   27,775      
Trademarks   25,000    10 
Customer lists   3,154,578    5 
Web address   5,000    5 
Goodwill   664,329      
Other assets   3,880      
 Total assets acquired  $4,045,389      
Liabilities assumed:          
Billings in excess of costs  $23,967      
Loans payable   18,414      
Credit card payable and other liabilities   69,349      
Total liabilities assumed   111,730      
Estimated fair value of net assets acquired  $3,933,659      

 

Total acquisition costs for the Security Grade acquisition incurred for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $17,659 and is included in selling, general and administrative expense in the Company’s Statements of Operations.

 

The initial stock options are included as part of the purchase price – please see Note 16 for the Company’s valuation methods and assumptions. The Company determined the fair value of the contingent consideration to be $916,643 at June 2, 2017 and recorded it as a liability in its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded a change in fair value of contingent consideration of $0 as the liability arose during 2017. The Company satisfied their contingent consideration liability during the third quarter of 2017.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Results

 

The operating results of the acquired business has been included in the Company’s income statement since closing. The revenues and net income (loss) of the acquired business was as follows:

 

   For the Year Ended
December 31,
2017
 
Acquisition  Total
Revenue
   Net
Income
 
Security Grade Protective Services, Ltd  $1,586,694   $267,835 
Total  $1,586,694   $267,835 

  

 F-21 

 

 

The following table below represents the revenue, net loss and loss per share effect of the acquired company, as reported in our consolidated financial statements and on a pro forma basis as if the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2016. These pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the results that actually would have occurred if the acquisition had occurred on the first day of the periods presented, nor does the pro forma financial information purport to represent the results of operations for future periods

 

    For the Years Ended December 31,  
Description   2017     2016  
Revenues   $ 4,829,415     $ 3,439,070  
Net loss     (10,378,661 )     (7,266,876 )
Net loss attributable to common shareholders     (32,578,979 )     (7,259,766 )
Loss per share attributable to common shareholders:                
Basic and diluted-as pro forma (unaudited)     (1.14 )     (0.27 )

  

6. Asset Acquisition

 

The acquisition of the assets of Revolutionary Software, LLC occurred via two transactions.

 

  1. On March 14, 2016, the Company purchased one-third of the equity interest in Revolutionary for total consideration of $350,000 in cash and 75,000 shares of common stock of the Company. $50,000 was paid in cash at closing, with the balance ($300,000) being paid in twenty-four monthly installments of $10,417, with a final payment of $50,000 to be paid on the twenty-fifth month.
     
  2. On April 11, 2016, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Revolutionary; in which the Company purchased all of the intangible rights and property of Revolutionary for total consideration of $300,000 payable in two equal installments pursuant to a promissory note and 2,320,000 shares of restricted common stock of the Company. As of December 31, 2017, the Company owed the initial seller $0.

 

The total purchase price for the Revolutionary assets acquired was $1,596,750. The acquisition cost has been allocated over the intangible assets acquired in accordance with the guidance set forth in ASC 805, Business Combinations, please see Note 8. Intangible Assets, Net. As of December 31, 2017, the Company has a liability pursuant to the Revolutionary asset acquisition of $58,730.

 

7. Property and Equipment, Net

 

At December 31, 2017 and 2016, property and equipment consisted of the following:

 

    December 31,  
    2017     2016  
Furniture and equipment   $ 16,332     $ 14,731  
Software     1,382       -  
Vehicles     175,647       68,295  
Total     193,361       83,026  
Less: Accumulated depreciation     (82,727 )     (27,426 )
Property and equipment, net   $ 110,634     $ 55,600  

  

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $55,301 and $21,806 , respectively.

 

 F-22 

 

 

 8. Intangible Assets, Net

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s intangible assets:

 

          December 31, 2017 
   Estimated Useful Life (Years)  Gross Carrying Amount at December 31, 2016   Assets Acquired Pursuant to Business Combination (3)   Accumulated Amortization   Net Book Value 
Database  5  $93,427   $-   $(32,183)  $61,244 
Tradenames and trademarks  10   100,000    25,000    (18,675)   106,325 
Web addresses  5   125,000    5,000    (43,639)   86,361 
Customer list  5   -    3,154,578    (366,249)   2,788,329 
      $318,427   $3,184,578   $(460,746)  $3,042,259 

 

          December 31, 2016 
   Estimated Useful Life (Years)  Gross Carrying Amount at December 31, 2015   Assets Acquired
(1)
   Impairment
(2)
   Accumulated Amortization   Net Book Value 
In-process software  5  $        -   $800,500   $(800,500)  $-   $- 
Database  5   -    571,250    (477,823)   (13,464)   79,963 
Trade names  10   -    100,000    -    (7,205)   92,795 
Web addresses  5   -    125,000    -    (18,014)   106,986 
      $-   $1,596,750   $(1,278,323)  $(38,683)  $279,744 

 

(1) On April 11, 2016, the Company acquired various assets of Revolutionary Software, LLC (See “Note 6”).
   
(2) During the second quarter for the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company performed the two-step indefinite lived impairment test and determined the in-process software and database acquired failed both tests. Based on the testing performed, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $1,278,323.
   
(3) On June 2, 2017, the Company acquired various assets of Security Grade Protective Services, Ltd. (See Note 5)

 

The Company uses the straight-line method to determine the amortization expense for its definite lived intangible assets. Amortization expense related to the purchased intangible assets was $422,063 and $38,683 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

 F-23 

 

 

The estimated future amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter is as follows:

 

Years Ending December 31,  Future amortization expense 
2018  $688,101 
2019   688,101 
2020   688,101 
2021   657,342 
2022   294,698 
Thereafter   25,916 
Total  $3,042,259 

 

9. Costs, Estimated Earnings and Billings

 

Costs, estimated earnings and billings on uncompleted contracts are summarized as follows as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

   December 31, 
   2017   2016 
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts  $64,705   $- 
Estimated earnings   27,731    - 
Cost and estimated earnings earned on uncompleted contracts   92,436    - 
Billings to date   71,778    - 
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts   20,658    - 
           
Costs in excess of billings  $40,848   $- 
Billings in excess of cost   (20,190)   - 
   $20,658   $- 

 

10. Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 
   2017   2016 
Accounts payable  $334,751   $83,308 
Accrued expenses   220,682    14,805 
Accrued interest   43,204    8,487 
Total  $598,637   $106,600 

 

 F-24 

 

 

11. Convertible Notes Payable

 

   December 31, 2017   December 31, 2016 
Note Four, 0% convertible promissory note, unsecured, maturing June 1, 2017, net of debt discount for debt issuance costs and BCF  $-   $470,000 
Note Five, 5% convertible promissory note, fixed secured, maturing May 16, 2018   812,393    - 
Note Six, 5% convertible promissory note, fixed secured, maturing May 16, 2018   110,781    - 
Note Seven, 5% convertible promissory note, fixed secured, maturing May 16, 2018   377,830      
    1,301,004    470,000 
Less: Current portion   (1,301,004)   (470,000)
Long-term portion  $-   $- 

 

On December 16, 2015, the Company entered into an Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note (“Note One”) with an investor (the “Investor”). The Investor provided the Company with $100,000 in cash, and the Company promised to pay the principal amount, together with interest at an annual rate of 7%, with principal and accrued interest on Note One due and payable on December 31, 2017 (unless converted under terms and provisions as set forth below). The principal balance of Note One was convertible at the election of the Investor, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, into the Company’s common stock at a forty percent (40%) discount to the average market closing price for the previous five (5) trading days, preceding the date of conversion election. The Company evaluated Note One in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and determined that Note One will be accounted for as a liability initially measured at fair value and subsequently at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. As of December 31, 2015, the fair value of the liability was $90,436 and accordingly the Company recorded a gain in regards to the change in fair value of $9,546 for the year ended December 31, 2015. On December 31, 2016, the Company and the Investor of Note One entered into an Amendment and Extension Agreement (“Amended Note One”).Per Amendment Note One, the conversion rate under Note One was amended to a new conversion rate of $1.00 per share, for the outstanding principal balance and any accrued and unpaid interest to date. If the Investor elects to convert the entire outstanding principal balance of the note on or before ten (10) days from the date of the Amended Note One, the Investor of Note One receives the right to purchase 50,000 restricted shares of common stock of the Company at $1.00 per common share, for cash. On December 31, 2016, the Amended Note One was converted into 107,000 shares of restricted common stock. In addition, the Investor elected to purchase 50,000 restricted shares of common stock of the Company, which the Company received proceeds of $50,000 (“Amended Note One Subscription”). In accordance with ASC 470, the Company recorded a loss on induced conversion associated with the Amended Note One and Amended Note One Subscription of $1,003,751. The interest expense associated with Note One was $0 and $7,000 for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

On December 18, 2015, the Company entered into an Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note (“Note Two”) with a second investor (the “Second Investor”). The Second Investor provided the Company with $100,000 in cash, which was received by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company promised to pay the principal amount, together with interest at the annual rate of 7%, with principal and accrued interest on Note Two due and payable on December 31, 2017 (unless converted under terms and provisions as set forth below). The principal balance of Note Two was convertible at the election of the Second Investor, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, into the Company’s common stock at a forty percent (40%) discount to the average market closing price for the previous five (5) trading days, preceding the date of conversion election. On December 31, 2016, the Company and the Second Investor of Note Two entered into an Amendment and Extension Agreement (“Amended Note Two”). Per Amendment Note Two, the conversion rate under Note Two was amended to a new conversion rate of $1.00 per common share, for the outstanding principal balance and any accrued and unpaid interest to date. If the Second Investor elects to convert the entire outstanding principal balance of the note on or before ten (10) days from the date of the Amended Note Two, the Second Investor of Note Two receives the right to purchase 50,000 restricted shares of common stock of the Company at $1.00 per share, for cash. On December 31, 2016, the Amended Note Two was converted into 107,000 shares of restricted common stock. In addition, the Investor elected to purchase 50,000 restricted shares of common stock of the Company, which the Company received proceeds of $50,000 (“Amended Note Two Subscription”) (See Note 13). In accordance with ASC 470, the Company recorded a loss on induced conversion associated with the Amended Note Two and Amended Note Two Subscription of $1,003,751. The interest expense associated with Note Two was $0 and $7,000 for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

 F-25 

 

 

On February 12, 2016, the Company entered into an Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note (“Note Three”) with a third investor (the “Third Investor”). The Third Investor provided the Company with $100,000 in cash, and the Company promised to pay the principal amount, together with interest at an annual rate of 7%, with principal and accrued interest on Note Three due and payable on December 31, 2017 (unless converted under terms and provisions as set forth below). The principal balance of Note Three was convertible at the election of the Third Investor, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, into the Company’s common stock at a forty percent (40%) discount to the average market closing price for the previous five (5) trading days, preceding the date of conversion election. On December 31, 2016, the Company and the Investor of Note Three entered into an Amendment and Extension Agreement (“Amended Note Three”). Per Amendment Note Three, the conversion rate under Note Three was amended to a new conversion rate of $1.00 per share, for the outstanding principal balance and any accrued and unpaid interest to date. If the Investor elects to convert the entire outstanding principal balance of the note on or before ten (10) days from the date of the Amended Note Three, the Investor of Note Three receives the right to purchase 25,000 restricted shares of common stock of the Company at $1.00 per common share, for cash. On December 31, 2016, the Amended Note Three was converted into 106,000 shares of restricted common stock. In addition, the Investor elected to purchase 25,000 restricted shares of common stock of the Company, which the Company received proceeds of $25,000 (“Amended Note Three Subscription”). In accordance with ASC 470, the Company recorded a loss on induced conversion associated with the Amended Note Three and Amended Note Three Subscription of $882,641. The interest expense associated with Note Three was $0 and $6,195 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

On September 30, 2016, the Company entered into an Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note (“Note Four”) with a fourth investor (the “Fourth Investor”) in which the Fourth Investor provided the Company $500,000 in cash. As of December 31, 2016, the Class B Preferred Shares were not established as a result of Holder Default, in which, the Fourth Investor did not act in good faith towards the prompt negotiation, execution and delivery of the Class B Preferred Shares.

 

On March 31, 2017, the First Amendment to Note Four (the “Amended Note”) was entered by the Company and the Fourth Investor. In the absence of a Company Event of Default or Fourth Investor Event of Default, Amended Note is payable by issuance upon conversion into Class B Preferred Shares of the Company, which was to occur no later than June 1, 2017. The Amended Note was converted on May 17, 2017 (see below). The Amended Note had the following conversion features:

 

  Automatic Conversion. The principal balance of Note Four shall automatically convert into shares of Class B Preferred Shares upon execution by the Company and the Fourth Investor of definitive documentation relating to the $500,000, aggregate principal amount, investment by the Fourth Investor in Class B Preferred Shares of the Company.
  Company Default. In the event of a Company Event of Default, the Fourth Investor the shall have the right to elect to (i) at any time prior to December 31, 2016, convert the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Note Four into Class B Preferred Shares equal to 6.3% of the Company’s equity capital calculated on a fully-diluted basis, or (ii) at any time commencing on January 1, 2017 and ending on March 31, 2017, have Note Four redeemed for cash at a redemption price, in aggregate, equal to 150% of the aggregate principal outstanding balance of Note Four or (iii) to convert Note Four into common shares of the Company equal to 6.3% of the Company’s equity capital calculated on a fully-diluted basis. In the event the Holder does not elect any remedy in the event of a Company Event of Default, on March 31, 2017 the Note shall be converted in whole into common shares of the Company equal to 6.3% of the Company’s equity capital calculated on a fully-diluted basis.
 

Holder Default. In the event of a Holder Event of Default, the Company shall have the right to either (i) redeem Note Four at par value at any time prior to November 1, 2017 or (ii) convert the outstanding principal balance into common shares of the Company at market value.

 

 F-26 

 

 

  The Valuation and Consideration provision in Section 2 of the Term Sheet is affirmed and ratified; provided, however, that the parties agree that the $12,000,000 valuation therein is subject to dilution of $600,000 from additional investments in the Company by third parties following the Holder’s $500,000 investment that is memorialized in the Amended Note. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder will receive the same number of shares as it would have for its investment if it had converted at a $12,000,000 valuation on October 20, 2016 given the 26,587,497 shares outstanding at that time. For the avoidance of doubt, the Note will convert into 1,162,500 shares.

 

Due to the terms of the Amendment, the Company evaluated Note Four under ASC 470-50 to determine if modification or extinguishment treatment was necessary. After performing the analysis under ASC 470-50, it was determined extinguishment treatment was appropriate and the Company should extinguish Note Four and recognize the Amended Note as new debt. The Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of $4,611,395 on Note Four.

 

The Company evaluated Note Four in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and determined that Note Four will be accounted for as a liability initially measured at fair value and subsequently at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. As of the November 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016, the Class B Preferred Shares was not established as a result of Holder Default. Per the Holder Default conversion feature in Note Four, the Fourth Investor did not act in good faith towards the prompt negotiation, execution and delivery of the Class B Preferred Shares. As of March 31, 2017, the fair value of the liability was $500,000.

 

On May 17, 2017, pursuant to the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (see Note 13), Note Four was converted into 1,540,649 Series B Preferred Shares in which the conversion feature into common stock was altered from $0.43 per share of common stock to $0.3245385 per share of the Series B Preferred Stock. In accordance with ASC 470, the Company recorded a loss on induced conversion associated with the conversion of Note Four of $1,503,876.

 

On February 13, 2017, the Company entered into a $183,333 10% Fixed Secured Convertible Promissory Note (“Note Five”) with a fourth investor (the “Fourth Investor”). The Fourth Investor provided the Company with $166,666 in cash, which was received by the Company during the period ended March 31, 2017. The additional $16,666 was retained by the Fourth Investor for due diligence and legal bills for the transaction. The Company promised to pay the principal amount, together with guaranteed interest at the annual rate of 10%, with principal and accrued interest on Note Five due and payable on September 12, 2017 (unless converted under terms and provisions as set forth within Note Five). The principal balance of Note Five was convertible at the election of the Fourth Investor, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, into the Company’s common stock at $1.50 per share. In conjunction with Note Five, the Company issued a warrant to the third investor to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.00 per share.

 

The Company evaluated the embedded conversion feature within the above convertible note under ASC 815 and determined the conversion feature did not meet the definition of a derivative and therefore should not be bifurcated. Then the Company evaluated the conversion feature for a beneficial conversion feature at inception. The Company accounted for the intrinsic value of a Beneficial Conversion Feature inherent to the convertible note payable and a total debt discount of $183,333 was recorded.

 

The company recorded a debt discount relating to the warrants issued in the amount of $22,000 based on the relative fair values of Note Five without the warrants and the warrants themselves at the effective date of Note Five. The additional $16,666 retained by the Fourth Investor for due diligence and legal bills for the transaction will be recorded as a debt discount. The calculated value of the beneficial conversion feature and the combined value of the debt discount resulted in a value greater than the value of the debt and as such, the total discount was limited to the value of the debt balance of $183,333. Therefore, the debt discount related to the beneficial conversion feature was in the amount of $144,666. The excess value of the beneficial conversion feature discount was recognized as a loss in earnings and recorded as a component of interest expense in the amount of $390,666.

 

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On February 13, 2017, the Company entered into a $25,000 10% Fixed Secured Convertible Promissory Note (“Note Six”) with a fourth investor (the “Fourth Investor”). The Fourth Investor provided the Company with $25,000 in cash, which was received by the Company during the period ended March 31, 2017. The Company promised to pay the principal amount, together with guaranteed interest at the annual rate of 10%, with principal and accrued interest on Note Six due and payable on September 13, 2017. The principal balance of Note Six was convertible at the election of the Fourth Investor, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, into the Company’s common stock at $6.10 per share. Note Six became effective on February 14, 2017 upon the execution by the Company and the Holder of numerous exhibit documents.

 

The Company evaluated Note Six in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging to determine if the conversion feature should be bifurcated and accounted for at fair value and remeasured at fair value in income. The Company determined that the conversion feature did not meet the requirements for bifurcation pursuant to ASC 815. Then the Company evaluated the conversion feature for a beneficial conversion feature at inception and determined that Note Six did not have a beneficial conversion feature. As a result, the Company recorded the conventional convertible note as a debt instrument in its entirety.

 

On April 26, 2017, the Company entered into a $100,000 10% Secured Convertible Promissory Note (“Note Seven”) with a fourth investor (the “Fourth Investor”). The Fourth Investor provided the Company with $72,000 in cash proceeds, which was received by the Company during the three months ended June 30, 2017. Note Seven is due on October 26, 2017 and the Company must pay guaranteed interest on the principal balance at an amount equivalent to 10% of the note amount. The principal balance of Note Seven is convertible at the election of the Fourth Investor, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, into the Company’s common stock at the lower of $1.00 or a 50% discount to the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock for the 30 Trading Days prior to conversion. In conjunction with Note Seven, the Company issued a warrant to the fourth investor to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.00 per share.

 

The Company evaluated Note Seven in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and determined that Note Seven will be accounted for as a liability initially measured at fair value and subsequently at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. At inception, April 26, 2017, the fair value of Note Seven was $618,000 while as of September 30, 2017, the fair value of the liability was $310,000.

 

On November 16, 2017, the Company amended Notes Five, Six, and Seven (“the Amended Notes”) with the Fourth Investor. All three notes shall have maturity dates that are six months from November 16, 2017, shall convert at a 40% discount to the lowest one-day Volume Average Weighted Price (“VWAP”) during the 30 trading days preceding such conversion, shall incur interest at an annual rate of 5%, and shall be prepayable at any time at 110% of the unpaid principal and accrued interest balances. Note Five, Six and Seven Principal Amounts are amended to $281,900, $38,441 and $131,107, respectively.

 

The Company evaluated the Amended Notes in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and determined the Amended Notes will be accounted for as a liability initially measured at fair value and subsequently at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. At inception, November 16, 2017, the fair value of the Note Five, Six and Seven was $281,900, $38,441 and $131,107, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2017, the fair value of Note Five, Six and Seven was $812,393, $110,781 and $377,830, respectively. Therefore, the Company recorded a charge to the change in fair value of $(530,493), $(72,340) and $(246,723) related to Note Five, Six and Seven, respectively.

 

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12. Related Party Transactions

 

Advances from Related Parties

 

The Company had a loan outstanding from Helix Opportunities. The advance does not accrue interest and has no definite repayment terms. The loan balance was $0 as of December 31, 2017. The Company has an additional loan outstanding from a Company executive. The advance does not accrue interest and has no definite repayment terms. The loan balance was $124,750 as of December 31, 2017.

 

Convertible Note Payable

 

On March 11, 2016, the Company entered into an Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note (“Note Eight”) with Paul Hodges, a Director of the Company (the “Related Party Holder”). The Related Party Holder provided the Company with $150,000 in cash, and the Company promised to pay the principal amount, together with interest at an annual rate of 7%, with principal and accrued interest on Note Eight due and payable on December 31, 2017 (unless converted under terms and provisions as set forth below). The principal balance of Note Eight was convertible at the election of the Related Party Holder, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, into the Company’s common stock at a forty percent (40%) discount to the average market closing price for the previous five (5) trading days, preceding the date of conversion election. The Company evaluated Note Eight in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and determined that Note Eight will be accounted for as a liability initially measured at fair value and subsequently at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. As of December 31, 2017, the fair value of the liability was $243,506 and accordingly the Company recorded a credit regarding the change in fair value of $31,068. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded a charge in the change in fair value of $124,574. The interest expense associated with Note Eight was $10,528 and $8,487 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

On February 20, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to amend Note Eight with Paul Hodges. The Company and Related Party Holder desire to extend the maturity date of the Note to August 20, 2018. See Note 21, Subsequent Events for further detail surrounding the transaction.

 

Warrants

 

In March 2016, the Company issued 960,000 shares of restricted common stock to the Related Party Holder per a subscription agreement for total proceeds of $150,000. In conjunction with the subscription agreement, the Company issued a warrant to the Related Party Holder to purchase 1,920,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.16 per share. The Warrant Exercise Date is the later of the following to occur (i) March 9, 2017, (ii) ten (10) days after the Company’s notice to the holder of the warrant that the Company shall have an effective S-1 registration with the SEC; or (iii) ten (10) days after Company’s notice to the holder of the warrants that the Company has entered into an agreement for the sale of substantially all the assets or Common Stock of the Company. As of December 31, 2017, the warrants granted are not exercisable.

 

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13. Promissory Notes and Notes Payable 

 

On January 30, 2017, the Company entered into an unsecured promissory note in the amount of $75,000. The unsecured promissory note has a fixed interest rate of 8% and was due and payable on June 30, 2017. In conjunction with the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, as discussed in Note 11, the Company satisfied its liability in exchange for Series B Preferred Stock. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $0 outstanding on the unsecured promissory note. The interest expense associated with the unsecured promissory note was $2,570 for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

On February 13, 2017, the Company entered into an unsecured promissory note in the amount of $180,000. The unsecured promissory note has a fixed interest rate of 8% and was due and payable on June 30, 2017. In conjunction with the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, as discussed in Note 11, the Company satisfied its liability in exchange for Series B Preferred Stock. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $0 outstanding on the unsecured promissory note. The interest expense associated with the unsecured promissory note was $2,570 for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

14. Notes Payable

 

Notes payable consisted of the following:

 

    December 31, 2017     December 31, 2016  
Vehicle financing loans payable, between 4.7% and 7.0% interest and maturing between June 2022 and July 2022   $ 55,890     $       -  
Loans Payable - Credit Union     8,582        
Less: Current portion of loans payable     (11,179 )     -  
Long-term portion of loans payable   $ 53,293     $ -  

 

 

The interest expense associated with the notes payable was $700 and $0 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

15. Shareholders’ Deficit

 

Common Stock

 

In May 2017, the Company issued 111,111 shares of restricted common stock to an investor per a subscription agreement for total proceeds of $100,000.

 

In December 2017, the Company issued 126,880 shares of restricted common stock to an investor following a cashless exercise of warrants.

 

Series A convertible preferred stock

 

In October 2015, the Company issued a total of 1,000,000 shares of its Class A Preferred Stock as part of a reorganization in which Helix Opportunities LLC contributed 100% of itself and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Security Consultants Group, LLC and Boss Security Solutions, Inc. to the Company in exchange for 1,000,000 convertible preferred shares of the Company. The Class A Preferred Stock included super majority voting rights and were convertible into 60% of the Company’s common stock. During the third quarter of 2017, the Company modified the conversion rate on the Class A Preferred Stock to a 1:1 ratio. This modification reduced the amount of potentially dilutive Convertible Series A Stock by 15,746,127 shares to a total of 1,000,000 at September 30, 2017.

 

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Series B convertible preferred stock

 

Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement

 

On May 17, 2017, the Company sold to accredited investors an aggregate of 5,781,426 Series B Preferred Shares for gross proceeds of $1,875,000 and converted a $500,000 Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note into 1,536,658 Series B Preferred Shares. This tranche of Series B Preferred Shares are convertible into 7,318,084 shares of common stock based on the current conversion price, at a purchase price of $0.325 per share. Net proceeds were approximately $1,772,500 after legal and placement agent fees listed below and the satisfaction of the promissory notes discussed in Note 12.

 

In connection with the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company is obligated to issue warrants to a third-party for services to purchase 462,195 shares of common stock at $0.325 per share (see Note 15). These warrants have been accounted for as an obligation to issue because as of the balance sheet date the Company did not deliver the warrants though incurred the obligation; accordingly, they were recognized as a liability on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and cost of issuance of Series B preferred shares on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity (deficit).

 

On July 28, 2017, as contemplated by the Initial Series B Preferred Purchase Agreement, the Parties entered into a second Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Second Series B Purchase Agreement”) whereby the Company issued and sold to accredited investors 1,680,000 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for an aggregate cash payment equal to $840,000.

 

On August 29, 2017, as contemplated by the Initial Series B Purchase Agreement, the Parties entered into a third Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Third Series B Purchase Agreement”) whereby the Company issued and sold to accredited investors 369,756 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for an aggregate cash payment equal to $120,000.

 

On September 15, 2017, as contemplated by the Initial Series B Purchase Agreement, the Parties entered into a third Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Third Series B Purchase Agreement”) whereby the Company issued and sold to accredited investors 462,195 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for an aggregate cash payment equal to $150,000.

 

On October 11, 2017, as contemplated by the Initial Series B Purchase Agreement, the Parties entered into a third Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Third Series B Purchase Agreement”) whereby the Company issued and sold to accredited investors 231,097 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for an aggregate cash payment equal to $75,000.

On October 31, 2017, as contemplated by the Initial Series B Purchase Agreement, the Parties entered into a third Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Third Series B Purchase Agreement”) whereby the Company issued and sold to accredited investors 795,833 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for an aggregate cash payment equal to $80,000.

 

On December 19, 2017, as contemplated by the Initial Series B Purchase Agreement, the Parties entered into a third Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Third Series B Purchase Agreement”) whereby the Company issued and sold to accredited investors 2,449,634 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for an aggregate cash payment equal to $795,000.

 

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Series B Preferred Stock

 

In accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, there were 9,000,000 authorized Series B Preferred Stock at a par value of $ 0.001. In connection with the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, on May 12, 2017, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation (the “Certificate of Designations”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to designate the preferences, rights and limitations of the Series B Preferred Shares. On August 23, 2017 the Certificate of Designations was amended and restated to increase the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock authorized to be 17,000,000.

 

Conversion:

Each Series B Preferred Share is convertible at the option of the holder at any time on or after May 12, 2018 into such number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the number of Series B Preferred Shares to be converted, multiplied by the Preferred Conversation Rate. The Preferred Conversion Rate shall be the quotient obtained by dividing the Preferred Stock Original Issue Price ($0.3253815) by the Preferred Stock Conversation Price in effect at the time of the conversion (the initial conversion price will be equal to the Preferred Stock Original Issue Price, subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, and fundamental transactions). Based on the current conversion price, the Series B Preferred Shares are convertible into 13,306,599 shares of common stock. A fundamental transaction means: (i) our merger or consolidation with or into another entity, (ii) any sale of all or substantially all of our assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (iii) any reclassification of our Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange by which Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property; or (iv) sale of shares below the preferred stock conversion price. Each Series B Preferred Share will automatically convert into common stock upon the earlier of (i) notice by the Company to the holders that the Company has elected to convert all outstanding Series B Preferred Shares at any time on or after May 12, 2018; or (ii) immediately prior to the closing of a firmly underwritten initial public offering (involving the listing of the Company’s Common Stock on an Approved Stock Exchange) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of the Common Stock for the account of the Company in which the net cash proceeds to the Company (before underwriting discounts, commissions and fees) are at least fifty million dollars ($50,000,000).

 

Beneficial Conversion Feature – Series B Preferred Stock (deemed dividend):

 

Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of common stock, at any time at the option of the holder at any time on or after May 12, 2018. On May 17, 2017, the date of issuances of the Series B, the publicly traded common stock price was $3.98.

 

Based on the guidance in ASC 470-20-20, the Company determined that a beneficial conversion feature exists, as the effective conversion price for the Series B preferred shares at issuance was less than the fair value of the common stock into which the preferred shares are convertible. A beneficial conversion feature based on the intrinsic value at the date of issuances for the Series B preferred shares is scheduled below. For the year ended December 31, 2017, the beneficial conversion amount of $21,976,881 was accreted back to the preferred stock as a deemed dividend and charged to additional paid in capital in the absence of earning as the beneficial conversion feature is amortized over time through the earliest conversion date, May 12, 2018. Provided below is a schedule of the issuances of Series B preferred shares and the amount accredited to deemed dividend at December 31, 2017.

 

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For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
Issuance Date  Beneficial Conversion Feature Term (months)  Number of shares   Fair Value of Beneficial Conversion Feature   Amount accreted as a deemed dividend   Unamortized Beneficial Conversion Feature 
May 17, 2017  12   7,318,084   $25,247,098   $(15,779,436)  $9,467,662 
July 29, 2017  9.5   1,680,000    6,804,000    (3,674,634)   3,129,366 
August 29, 2017  8.5   369,756    1,148,263    (556,190)   592,073 
September 15, 2017  8   462,195    1,435,329    (648,601)   786,728 
October 11, 2017  7   231,097    560,517    (213,154)   347,363 
October 31, 2017  6.5   795,833    1,670,833    (528,087)   1,142,746 
December 19, 2017  5   2,449,634    6,921,347    (576,779)   6,344,568 
Total      13,306,599   $43,787,387   $(21,976,881)  $21,810,506 

 

Dividends, Voting Rights and Liquidity Value:

 

Pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the Series B Preferred Shares shall bear no dividends, except that if the Board shall declare a dividend payable upon the then-outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. The Series B Preferred Shares vote together with the common stock and all other classes and series of stock of the Company as a single class on all actions to be taken by the stockholders of the Company including, but not limited to, actions amending the certificate of incorporation of the Company to increase the number of authorized shares of the common stock. Upon any dissolution, liquidation or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Series B Preferred Shares are entitled to (i) first receive distributions out of our assets in an amount per share equal to the Stated Value plus all accrued and unpaid dividends, whether capital or surplus before any distributions shall be made on any shares of common stock and (ii) second, on an as-converted basis alongside the common stock.

 

Classification:

 

These Series B Preferred Shares are classified within permanent equity on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as they do not meet the criteria that would require presentation outside of permanent equity under ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.

 

16. Stock Options

 

As part of the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement entered into between the Company and Security Grade, on June 2, 2017 (see Note 5), the Company granted to the selling Members the option to purchase up to 414,854 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.001 per share. Of the 414,854 options granted, 207,427 were vested at closing and equity classified. The vesting of the remaining 207,427 shares were subject to certain milestones being achieved and was initially recognized as contingent consideration, both a component of purchase price. As a result of the milestones being met during the third quarter of 2017, the remaining 207,427 shares have also vested. The options have an expiration date of 36 months from the closing date. The exercise price will be based on the fair market value of the share on the date of grant.

 

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The fair value of the stock options was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based awards represent management’s best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgement. The assumptions at the inception date are as follows:

 

   As of December 31, 2017   As of August 2, 2017   As of June 2, 2017 
Exercise Price  $0.001   $0.001   $0.001 
Fair value of company’s common stock  $3.00   $4.20   $4.42 
Dividend yield   0%   0%   0%
Expected volatility   266.4%   179.9%   181.2%
Risk Free interest rate   1.98%   1.52%   1.42%
Expected life (years) remaining   2.42    2.67    3.00 

 

Stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Shares Underlying Options   Weighted Average Exercise Price   Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) 
Outstanding at January 1, 2017   -    -    - 
Granted   414,854   $0.001    3.00 
Forfeited and expired   -    -    - 
Exercised   -    -    - 
Outstanding at December 31, 2017   414,854   $0.001    2.42 
                
Vested options at December 31, 2017   414,854   $0.001    2.42 

 

17. Warrants

 

On February 13, 2017, the Company entered into a $183,333 Fixed secured Convertible Promissory Note (“Note Five”) with a fourth investor (the “Fourth Investor”). The Fourth Investor provided the Company with $166,666 in cash, which was received by the Company during the period ended March 31, 2017. The additional $16,666 was retained by the Fourth Investor for due diligence and legal bills for the transaction. In conjunction with Note Five, the Company issued a warrant, of which the value was derived and based off the fair value of Note Five, to the fourth investor to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.00 per share. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after February 14, 2017 and on or before February 12, 2022, by delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise. On December 11, 2017, the investor exercised their purchase right in a net settlement cashless exercise.

 

In connection with the issuance of the Note Seven the Company issued a warrant (the “Warrant”) to the Purchaser to purchase 150,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms and provisions thereunder. The Warrant is exercisable at any time within five (5) years of issuance and entitles the Purchaser to purchase 150,000 shares of the Common Stock at an exercise price of the lesser of either i) $1.00 or ii) a 50% discount to the lowest closing bid price thirty (30) trading days immediately preceding conversion, subject to certain adjustments.

 

Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after April 26, 2017 and on or before April 26, 2022, by delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise. On December 11, 2017, the investor exercised their purchase right in a net settlement cashless exercise.

 

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A summary of warrant activity is as follows:

 

December 31, 2017
   Warrant Shares   Weighted Average Exercise Price 
Balance at beginning of the period, January 1, 2017   1,920,000   $0.16 
           
Warrants granted   987,073   $0.41 
           
Warrants exercised   (175,000)     
           
Balance at end of period   2,732,073   $0.23 

 

Liability to issue warrants

 

In connection with the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company is obligated to issue warrants to a third-party for services to purchase 812,073 shares of common stock at $0.325 per share. These warrants have been accounted for as an obligation to issue because as of the balance sheet date the Company did not deliver the warrants though incurred the obligation; accordingly, they were recognized as a liability on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and cost of issuance of Series B preferred shares on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of shareholders’ deficit.

 

The fair value of the Company’s obligation to issue warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes model and the following assumptions:

 

   As of December 31, 2017   As of May 17, 2017 
Fair value of company’s common stock  $3.00   $3.98 
Dividend yield   0%   0%
Expected volatility   266.4%   181.2%
Risk Free interest rate   1.98%   1.42%
Expected life (years)   2.65    3.00 
Fair value of financial instruments - warrants  $2,429,569   $1,839,133 

 

The change in fair value of the financial instruments – warrants is as follows:

 

   Amount 
Balance as of January 1, 2017  $- 
Fair value of warrants at date of inception   1,839,133 
Change in fair value of liability to issue warrants   590,436 
Balance as of December 31, 2017  $2,429,569 

 

The company recorded a charge of $590,436 for the year ended December 31, 2017 as a result of the change in the fair value of the obligation which was recorded in other income (expense) on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

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18. Stock-Based Compensation 

 

2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan

 

The Company’s 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) was adopted by our Board of Directors and a majority of our voting securities on October 17, 2017. The 2017 Plan permits the granting of incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards and dividend equivalent rights to eligible employees, directors and consultants. We grant options to purchase shares of common stock under the 2017 Plan at no less than the fair value of the underlying common stock as of the date of grant. Options granted under the Plan have a maximum term of ten years. Under the Plan, a total of 5,000,000 shares of common stock are reserved for issuance. As of December 31, 2017, there was 0 shares of common stock outstanding under the 2017 Plan.

 

19. Income Taxes

 

No provision for U.S. federal or state income taxes has been recorded as the Company has incurred net operating losses since inception. Significant components of the Company’s net deferred income tax assets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 consist of income tax loss carryforwards. These amounts are available for carryforward for use in offsetting taxable income of future years through 2035. Realization of the future tax benefits is dependent on the Company’s ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the carry-forward period. Utilization of the net operating loss carry-forwards may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to the ownership change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and similar state provisions. Due to the Company’s history of operating losses, these deferred tax assets arising from the future tax benefits are currently not likely to be realized and are thus reduced to zero by an offsetting valuation allowance. As a result, there is no provision for income taxes.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2017, and 2016, the Company has a net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $6,710,000 and $3,400,000, respectively. Utilization of these net loss carry forwards is subject to the limitations of Internal Revenue Code Section 382. The Company applied a 100% valuation reserve against the deferred tax benefit as the realization of the benefit is not certain.

 

20. Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company is obligated under an operating lease agreement for an office facility in Colorado, which expires on February 28, 2021.

 

Rent expense incurred under the Company’s operating lease amounted to $68,138 and $78,962 during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

Future minimum payments of the Company’s operating lease are as follows:

 

Years Ending December 31,   Future Minimum Lease Payments  
2018   $ 76,020  
2019     78,142  
2020     80,263  
2021     13,436  
Total   $ 247,861  

 

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21. Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

 

The following table sets forth our unaudited quarterly consolidated statements of operations for each of the last four quarters for the periods ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. This unaudited quarterly information has been prepared on the same basis as our annual audited financial statements and includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments that are necessary to present fairly the financial information for the fiscal quarters presented.

 

2017:   First
Quarter
    Second Quarter     Third Quarter     Fourth Quarter  
Revenue   $ 691,737     $ 1,015,662     $ 1,129,746     $ 1,192,655  
Cost of revenue     610,203       768,132       814,031       693,093  
Operating expenses     490,049       656,989       1,039,904       2,188,181  
Net income (loss)     (5,467,670 )     (2,425,000 )     (255,357 )     (2,454,071 )
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders     (5,467,670 )     (5,580,887 )     (8,300,315 )     (13,230,107 )
Earnings per share, basic     (0.19 )     (0.20 )     (0.29 )     (0.46 )
Earnings per share, diluted     (0.19 )     (0.20 )     (0.29 )     (0.46 )
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic     28,533,411       28,598,843       28,644,522       28,672,408  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, diluted     28,533,411       28,598,843       28,644,522       28,672,408  

 

2016:  First
Quarter
   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter 
Revenue  $380,592   $484,736   $612,017   $644,255 
Cost of revenue   375,186    326,402    447,690    685,878 
Operating expenses   284,750    371,080    495,279    1,718,013 
Net income (loss)   (259,330)   (1,549,831)   (371,785)   (5,078,820)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders   (259,330)   (1,549,831)   (371,785)   (5,078,820)
Earnings (loss) per share, basic   (0.01)   (0.06)   (0.01)   (0.19)
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted   (0.01)   (0.06)   (0.01)   (0.19)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic   23,524,630    26,315,259    27,290,360    27,430,558 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, diluted   23,524,630    26,315,259    27,290,360    27,430,558 

 

22. Subsequent Events

 

Pledge Agreement

 

On February 1, 2018, Helix TCS, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Pledge and Security Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”) with BTC Investment LLC, the sole holder of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock of Bio-Tech Medical Software, Inc. (d/b/a BioTrackTHC). Pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, the Company agreed to assume, in certain circumstances, the obligations of RSF5, LLC (“RSF5”), an affiliate of the Company’s stockholder RSF4, LLC, under RSF5’s $1.75 million secured promissory note to BTC Investment (the “RSF5 Promissory Note”). RSF5 issued the RSF5 Promissory Note as part consideration for its acquisition of all of BTC Investment’s holdings of BioTrackTHC Series A Preferred Stock and paid the remaining $6.75 million consideration in cash. If RSF5 defaults on the RSF5 Promissory Note and BTC Investment so demands, the Company must issue to BTC Investment a new promissory note (the “Helix Promissory Note”) for all amounts outstanding under the RSF5 Promissory Note. In that case, BTC Investment also will transfer to the Company the BioTrackTHC Series A Preferred Stock it holds as collateral for the RSF5 Promissory Note in exchange for $50.00. The Helix Promissory Note will have a 9-month term, bear interest at 9% per year, and be secured by a second-priority security interest in all of the Company’s assets.

 

Common Stock

 

On February 15, 2018, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement, whereby offering to sell 222,222 shares of the Company’s common stock at an offering price of $0.90 per share with proceeds totaling $200,000.

 

On March 6, 2018, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement, whereby offering to sell 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an offering price of $0.90 per share with proceeds totaling $450,000.

 

Conversion of Convertible Note to Common Stock

 

On February 15, 2018, the holder of a 10% fixed secured convertible promissory note issued by the Company elected their option to partially convert $50,000 in principal of the convertible note into 46,066 shares of the Company’s common stock. On March 12, 2018, the same holder partially converted an additional $50,000 in principal of the convertible note into 63,963 shares of the Company’s common stock. On March 21, 2018, the same holder partially converted an additional $75,000 in principal of the convertible note into 95,945 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

Amended Convertible Note

 

On February 20, 2018, Helix TCS, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an agreement to amend a Convertible Promissory Note (this “Amendment”) with the undersigned holder (each, a “Holder”) initially issued to such Holder and dated March 2016 (the “Note”). The Company and Holders desire to extend the maturity date of the Note to August 20, 2018.

 

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The Note is hereby amended as follows. The Company promises to pay (i) all accrued interest on the unpaid principal amount through December 31, 2017 and (ii) $25,000 in principal within 5 business days of the date of this Amendment. The Company agrees to issue 15,000 shares of restricted Company common stock as an inducement for this amendment within 10 business days of the date of this Amendment. The principal amount of the note will be reduced to $125,000. Unless extended by the Company, converted or prepaid earlier, all unpaid principal and unpaid accrued interest on this Note shall be due and payable on August 20, 2018 (the “Maturity Date”). All provisions related to conversion of the Note into equity securities of the Company are hereby deleted.

 

BioTrackTHC Aquisition

 

On March 3, 2018, Helix TCS, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Helix Acquisition Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Bio-Tech Medical Software, Inc. (“BioTrackTHC”) and Terence J. Ferraro, as the representative of the BioTrackTHC shareholders. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of specified conditions, Merger Sub will merge with and into BioTrackTHC, with BioTrackTHC surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger (the “Effective Time”), the Company will issue to the BioTrackTHC equityholders an amount of unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock and assume options and warrants to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock so that the BioTrackTHC equityholders will own 48% of the Company on a fully diluted basis immediately after the Effective Time. In particular, at the Effective Time, each share of BioTrackTHC Series A Preferred Stock and each share of BioTrackTHC common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding any shares cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement and dissenting shares) will automatically convert into that number of shares of Company common stock specified in the Merger Agreement. Also at the Effective Time, all issued and outstanding options and warrants to purchase shares of BioTrackTHC common stock that do not otherwise terminate or expire by their terms will convert into options and warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock upon the same terms as provided in those options and warrants, subject to share and price adjustments as provided in the Merger Agreement. The Company also will assume at the Effective Time all outstanding BioTrackTHC restricted stock purchase agreements or other agreements providing for risk of forfeiture of issued and outstanding shares of BioTrackTHC common stock, subject to share and price adjustments as provided in the Merger Agreement.

 

To secure the indemnification obligations of the BioTrackTHC shareholders to the Company under the Merger Agreement, 4% of the Company shares to be issued to the BioTrackTHC shareholders will be held back and the Company will be entitled to retain such number of the holdback shares as necessary to satisfy those indemnification obligations. Any holdback shares that remain after satisfaction of any indemnification obligations will be released 18 months after the closing date of the merger.

 

The Merger Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants of the Company, Merger Sub and BioTrackTHC. BioTrackTHC also has agreed not to solicit, initiate, cooperate with, encourage or facilitate the making of any acquisition of BioTrackTHC by any person, furnish to any person any non-public information relating to BioTrackTHC or its subsidiaries or give any person access to BioTrackTHC or its subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to make, submit or announce an acquisition proposal or have the intent to do so, or participate in or engage any discussions or negotiations with any person with respect to an acquisition of BioTrackTHC.

 

The Merger Agreement also contains certain specified termination provisions, including, among others, a mutual termination right upon written agreement between the Company and BioTrackTHC and a termination right by either the Company or BioTrackTHC if the Effective Time has not occurred by July 1, 2018, subject to certain conditions. In addition, if the Company terminates the Merger Agreement due to BioTrackTHC’s uncured breach of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under the Merger Agreement, BioTrackTHC must pay the Company a termination fee of $1,500,000.

 

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BioTrackTHC has agreed to hold a shareholder meeting to consider and vote upon the merger, or to obtain the necessary shareholder consent in lieu of holding a meeting. In support of this, certain BioTrackTHC shareholders have entered into an agreement with the Company to vote all of their voting shares in favor of the merger and the Merger Agreement.

 

The representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement were made by the parties thereto solely for the benefit of, each other. Investors and security holders should not rely on the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement as characterizations of the actual state of facts, since they were made only as of the date of the Merger Agreement. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of such representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures.

 

The description of the Merger Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete terms of the Merger Agreement, which will be filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2018.

  

Litigation

 

On March 6, 2018 the Company filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado alleging violations in previously disclosed representations and warranties by the plaintiff as part of the Security Grade acquisition. Following the appointment of a registered Pubic Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) auditor, certain misrepresentations, primarily surrounding the misclassification of certain revenues as being recurring, were discovered, artificially inflating the price of the membership interests in Security Grade.

 

At this time, the Company has entered a declaration surrounding their right of setoff against one or more of the sellers pursuant in the terms of the Master Interest Purchase Agreement. The Company cannot currently predict the outcome of the lawsuit.

 

 

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