XFTB XFIT Brands Inc (CE)

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

The statements in this section describe the most significant risks to our business and should be considered carefully in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” to this Form 10-K. In addition, the statements in this section and other sections of this Form 10-K include “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve uncertainties that could significantly impact results. Forward-looking statements give current expectations or forecasts of future events about the company or our outlook. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact they do not relate to historical or current facts and by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “will be,” “should,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “could” and similar words or expressions.

Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and on known risks and uncertainties. Although we believe we have been prudent in our assumptions, any or all of our forward-looking statements may prove to be inaccurate, and we can make no guarantees about our future performance. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize or underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could materially differ from past results and/or those anticipated, estimated or projected.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should, however, consult any subsequent disclosures we make in our filings with the SEC on Form 10-Q or Form 8-K.

The following is a cautionary discussion of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that we believe are significant to our business. In addition to the factors discussed elsewhere in this report, the following are some of the important factors that, individually or in the aggregate, we believe could make our actual results differ materially from those described in any forward-looking statements. It is impossible to predict or identify all such factors and, as a result, you should not consider the following factors to be a complete discussion of risks, uncertainties and assumptions.

Risks Related to Our Business

Expanding our brand into new categories or territories may be difficult and expensive, and if we are unable to successfully expand into these categories or territories as expected, our brand may be adversely affected, and we may not achieve our planned sales growth.

Our growth strategy includes the expansion of our brand into new categories or territories, including the fitness, training, and exercise industry. Products that we or our licensees introduce in these new markets may not be successful with the consumers we target. Our brand may also fall out of favor with our current customer base as we expand our products into new markets. In addition, if we, or our licensees, are unable to anticipate, identify or react appropriately to evolving consumer preferences, our sporting goods equipment sales and license revenues may not grow as fast as we plan or may decline and our brand image may suffer.

Achieving market acceptance for new products will likely require us to exert substantial product development and marketing efforts, which could result in a material increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, both in absolute dollars and as a percentage of revenue. There can be no assurance that we will have the resources necessary to undertake these efforts or that these efforts will sufficiently increase our sporting goods equipment sales and license revenues. Material increases in our selling, general and administrative expenses could adversely impact our results of operations.

Our products face intense competition.

XFIT Brands, Inc. is a fitness products company and the relative popularity of various sports and fitness activities and changing design trends affect the demand for our products. The fitness industry is highly competitive in the United States and on a worldwide basis. We compete with a significant number of other product, equipment, and apparel suppliers to the fitness industry, many of whom have:

Our competitors’ greater capabilities in the above areas may enable them to better differentiate their products from ours, gain stronger brand loyalty, withstand periodic downturns in the apparel and fitness equipment and product industries, compete more effectively on the basis of price and production, and more quickly develop new products.

Failure to maintain our reputation and brand image could negatively impact our business.

Our brand has international recognition, and our success depends on our ability to maintain and enhance our brand image and reputation. We could be adversely impacted if our brand is tarnished or receives negative publicity. In addition, adverse publicity about regulatory or legal action against us could damage our reputation and brand image, undermine consumer confidence in us, and reduce long-term demand for our products, even if the regulatory or legal action is unfounded or not material to our operations.

In addition, our success in maintaining, extending, and expanding our brand image depends on our ability to adapt to a rapidly changing media environment, including our increasing reliance on social media and online dissemination of advertising campaigns. Negative posts or comments about us on social networking websites could seriously damage our reputation and brand image. If we do not maintain, extend, and expand our brand image, then our product sales, financial condition, or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Failure to obtain high quality endorsers of our products could harm our business.

We establish relationships with professional athletes and sports leagues and associations to develop, evaluate, and promote our products, as well as establish product authenticity with consumers. If certain endorsers were to stop using our products, our business could be adversely affected. In addition, actions taken by either the athletes or the sports leagues and associations associated with our products that harm the reputations of those athletes, could also seriously harm our brand image with consumers and, as a result, could have an adverse effect on our sales and financial condition. In addition, poor performance by our endorsers, a failure to continue to correctly identify promising athletes or sports leagues and associations to use and endorse our products, or a failure to enter into cost-effective endorsement arrangements with prominent athletes could adversely affect our brand, sales, and profitability.

Failure of our licensing partners to preserve the value of our licenses could have a material adverse effect on our business.

The risks associated with our own products also apply to our licensed products in addition to any number of possible risks specific to a licensing partner’s business, including, for example, risks associated with a particular licensing partner’s ability to do the following:

The failure of our licensing partners to successfully operate their businesses or to perform in a manner consistent with our desired business practices could result in a decrease in our revenues generated from sales of our licensed products and the loss of goodwill which could impact our financial results and cause a material adverse effect on our business.

Third parties may claim that we are infringing their intellectual property rights, and these claims may be costly to defend, may require us to pay licensing fees, damages, or other amounts, and may prevent, or otherwise impose limitations on the manufacture, distribution or sale of our products.

From time to time, third parties may claim that we are infringing on their intellectual property rights, and we may be found to infringe those intellectual property rights. While we do not believe that any of our products infringe the valid intellectual property rights of third parties, we may be unaware of the intellectual property rights of others that may cover some of our current or planned new products. If we are forced to defend against third party claims, whether or not the claims are resolved in our favor, we could encounter expensive and time consuming litigation which could divert our management and key personnel from business operations. If we are found to be infringing on the intellectual property rights of others, we may be required to pay damages or ongoing royalty payments, or comply with other unfavorable terms. Additionally, if we are found to be infringing on the intellectual property rights of others, we may not be able to obtain license agreements on terms acceptable to us, and this may prevent us from manufacturing, marketing or selling our products. Thus, these third party claims may significantly reduce the sales of our products or increase our cost of goods sold. Any reductions in sales or cost increases could be significant, and could have a material and adverse effect on our business.

Our business is affected by seasonality, which could result in fluctuations in our operating results.

We experience moderate fluctuations in aggregate sales volume during the year. Historically, revenues in the first and fourth calendar quarters have slightly exceeded those in the second and third calendar quarters. However, the mix of product sales may vary considerably from time to time as a result of changes in seasonal and geographic demand for particular types of apparel and equipment. In addition, our customers may cancel orders, change delivery schedules, or change the mix of products ordered with minimal notice. As a result, we may not be able to accurately predict our quarterly sales. Accordingly, our results of operations are likely to fluctuate significantly from period to period. This seasonality, along with other factors that are beyond our control, including general economic conditions, changes in consumer preferences, weather conditions, availability of import quotas, and currency exchange rate fluctuations, could adversely affect our business and cause our results of operations to fluctuate. Our operating margins are also sensitive to a number of additional factors that are beyond our control, including manufacturing and transportation costs, shifts in product sales mix, and geographic sales trends, all of which we expect to continue. Results of operations in any period should not be considered indicative of the results to be expected for any future period.

Failure to adequately protect or enforce our intellectual property rights could adversely affect our business.

We utilize trademarks on nearly all of our products and believe that having distinctive marks that are readily identifiable is an important factor in creating a market for our goods, in identifying us, and in distinguishing our goods from the goods of others. We consider our Throwdown ^® , and Transformations™ trademarks to be among our most valuable intangible assets. Throwdown ^® , for example is registered in thirty-nine (39) countries.

We believe that our trademarks, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights are important to our brand, our success, and our competitive position. In the future, we may encounter counterfeit reproductions of our products or that otherwise infringe on our intellectual property rights. If we are unsuccessful in challenging a party’s products on the basis of trade secret misappropriation or trademark, or other intellectual property infringement, continued sales of these products could adversely affect our sales and our brand and result in the shift of consumer preference away from our products.

The actions we take to establish and protect trademarks, and other intellectual property rights may not be adequate to prevent imitation of our products by others or to prevent others from seeking to block sales of our products as violations of proprietary rights.

We take various actions to prevent confidential information from unauthorized use and/or disclosure. Such actions include contractual measures such as entering into non-disclosure agreements. Our controls and efforts to prevent unauthorized use and/or disclosure of confidential information might not always be effective.

In addition, the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect or allow enforcement of intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. We may face significant expenses and liability in connection with the protection of our intellectual property rights outside the United States, and if we are unable to successfully protect our rights or resolve intellectual property conflicts with others, our business or financial condition may be adversely affected.

Potential liability exposure in our equipment business may have a material adverse effect on the consumer demand for our products.

Our equipment is exposed to an inherent risk of potential product liability claims as MMA, boxing, and fitness training are high-risk activities that involves physical contact. A judgment against us due to an alleged failure or defects of our equipment could lead to substantial damage awards. We currently maintain product liability and excess liability insurance with maximum coverage of one million dollars ($1,000,000) and one million dollars ($1,000,000), respectively, for each occurrence. If a successful claim is brought against us in excess of, or outside of, our insurance coverage, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, or financial condition. Although we invest resources in research and development and every attempt is made to ensure the safety of our products, claims against us may arise and, regardless of their merit or eventual outcome, these claims may have a material adverse effect on the consumer demand for our products.

We are subject to data security and privacy risks that could negatively affect our results, operations or reputation.

Hackers and data thieves are increasingly sophisticated and operate large-scale and complex automated attacks. Any breach of our network may result in the loss of valuable business data, misappropriation of our consumers’ or employees’ personal information, or a disruption of our business, which could give rise to unwanted media attention, materially damage our customer relationships and reputation, and result in lost sales, fines, or lawsuits.

Failure of our contractors or our licensees’ contractors to comply with local laws, and other standards could harm our business.

We work with third party contractors to manufacture our products, and we also have license agreements that permit unaffiliated parties to manufacture or contract for the manufacture of products using our intellectual property. From time to time, the contractors that manufacture our products and our licensees that make products using our intellectual property may not comply with applicable environmental, health, or safety standards for the benefit of workers, or other applicable local laws, or our licensees may fail to enforce such standards or applicable local law on their contractors. Significant or continuing noncompliance with such standards and laws by one or more contractors could harm our reputation or result in a product recall and, as a result, could have an adverse effect on our sales and financial condition.

We rely on third party contract manufacturers.

Our equipment and apparel are supplied by approximately nine (9) factories located in four (4) countries. We do not own or operate any of our own manufacturing facilities and depend upon independent contract manufacturers to manufacture all of the products we sell. Our ability to meet our customers’ needs depends on our ability to maintain a steady supply of products from our independent contract manufacturers. If one or more of our suppliers were to close or sever their relationship with us or significantly alter the terms of our relationship, we may not be able to obtain replacement products in a timely manner, which could have a material adverse effect on our sales, financial condition, or results of operations. Additionally, if any of our contract manufacturers fail to make timely shipments, do not meet our quality standards, or otherwise fail to deliver us product in accordance with our plans, there could be a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We depend on key personnel, the loss of whom would harm our business.

Our future success will depend in part on the continued service of key executive officers and personnel. We do not currently have employment agreements with any of our executive officers. The loss of the services of any key individual could harm our business. Our future success also depends on our ability to recruit, retain, and motivate our personnel sufficiently, both to maintain our current business and to execute our strategic initiatives. Competition for employees in our industry is intense and we may not be successful in attracting and retaining such personnel.

We may incur significant costs to be a public company to ensure compliance with U.S corporate governance and accounting requirements and we may not be able to absorb such costs.

We may incur significant costs associated with our public company reporting requirements, costs associated with applicable corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rules implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We expect these costs to approximate at least $100,000 per year, consisting of at least $55,000 in legal, $40,000 in audit, and $5,000 for financial printing and transfer agent fees. We expect all of these applicable rules and regulations to significantly increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time consuming and costly. We may not be able to cover these costs from our operations and may need to raise or borrow additional funds. We also expect that these applicable rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these newly applicable rules, and we cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs. In addition, we may not be able to absorb these costs of being a public company which will negatively affect our business operations.

However, for as long as we remain an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We intend to take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an “emerging growth company.”

We will remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, although if the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any June 30 before that time, we would cease to be an “emerging growth company” as of the following June 30.

We are an “emerging growth company” and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.

We expect our quarterly results to fluctuate, which may adversely affect our stock price.

We expect that our quarterly results will fluctuate significantly. We believe that period-to-period comparisons of our operating results are not meaningful. Additionally, if our operating results in one or more quarters do not meet securities analysts’ or your expectations, the price of our common stock could decrease.

Failure to raise additional capital to fund future operations could harm our business and results of operations.

As of June 30, 2016, we had a cash balance of $6,829, a working capital deficit of $674,956 and an accumulated deficit of $7,793,257. In addition, for the year ended June 30, 2016, we have incurred losses from operations of $1,213,529 and a net loss of $1,782,766. We believe that we are able to fund our immediate operations, working capital requirements, and debt service requirements with existing working capital, cash flows generated from operations, our new factoring arrangement and additional borrowings under our delayed draw note. However, we will likely require additional financing in order to fully implement our business plans and strategy, including any product acquisition or expansion plans. In August 2016 we entered into a new investment agreement with GHS which could potentially provide up to $5 million in additional financing over the three-year term of the GHS Investment Agreement. In the event that our cash flows from operations are insufficient to fund our operations, working capital requirements, and debt service requirements, we would need to raise additional capital, either by borrowing more money, if possible, or by selling our securities or seeking out joint venture opportunities. Any additional borrowing or significant capital expenditures may require the written consent of the PIMCO Fund. We may not be successful in raising additional financing as and when we need it. If we are unable to obtain additional financing in sufficient amounts or on acceptable terms, our operating results and prospects could be adversely affected.

If our costs and expenses are greater than anticipated and we are unable to raise additional working capital, we may be unable to fully fund our operations and to otherwise execute our business plan.

Should our costs and expenses prove to be greater than we currently anticipate, or should we change our current business plan in a manner that will increase or accelerate our anticipated costs and expenses, the depletion of our working capital would be accelerated. To the extent it becomes necessary for us to raise additional cash in the future as our current cash and working capital resources are depleted, we will seek to raise it through the public or private sale of debt or equity securities, funding from joint-venture or strategic partners, debt financing or short-term loans, or a combination of the foregoing. We may also seek to satisfy indebtedness without any cash outlay through the private issuance of debt or equity securities. Other than our delayed draw note with the PIMCO Fund, our factoring arrangement with Crown Financial, LLC and our Investment Agreement with GHS, we currently do not have any binding commitments for, or readily available sources of, additional financing. We cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to secure the additional cash or working capital we may require to continue our operations.

If we require additional capital and even if we are able to raise additional financing, we might not be able to obtain it on terms that are not unduly expensive or burdensome to the company or disadvantageous to our existing shareholders.

If we require additional capital and even if we are able to raise additional cash or working capital through the public or private sale of debt or equity securities, funding from joint-venture or strategic partners, debt financing or short-term loans, or the satisfaction of indebtedness without any cash outlay through the private issuance of debt or equity securities, the terms of such transactions may be unduly expensive or burdensome to us or disadvantageous to our existing shareholders. For example, we may be forced to sell or issue our securities at significant discounts to market, or pursuant to onerous terms and conditions, including the issuance of preferred stock with disadvantageous dividend, voting or veto, board membership, conversion, redemption or liquidation provisions; the issuance of convertible debt with disadvantageous interest rates and conversion features; the issuance of warrants with cashless exercise features; the issuance of securities with anti-dilution provisions; and the grant of registration rights with significant penalties for the failure to quickly register. If we raise debt financing, we may be required to secure the financing with all of our business assets, which could be sold or retained by the creditor should we default in our payment obligations.

If we were unable to satisfy our obligations under our delayed draw note, our business would be adversely affected.

We have issued a senior secured promissory note in the amount of $2,712,787, which is secured by all of our assets. This promissory note is due on July 12, 2017. If we were unable to pay this debt at maturity or if we otherwise default on our obligations thereunder, the PIMCO Fund could exercise its rights and remedies under the promissory note and related note purchase agreement and security agreement, which could include foreclosing on all of our assets. Any such action would have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects.

We are obligated to develop and maintain proper and effective internal control over financial reporting. We may not complete our analysis of our internal control over financial reporting in a timely manner, or these internal controls may not be determined to be effective, which may adversely affect investor confidence in our company and, as a result, the value of our common stock.

We are required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. This assessment includes disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting, as well as a statement that our independent registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

Complying with Section 404 requires a rigorous compliance program as well as adequate time and resources. As a result of developing, improving and expanding our core information technology systems as well as implementing new systems to support our sales, engineering, supply chain and manufacturing activities, all of which require significant management time and support, we may not be able to complete our internal control evaluation, testing and any required remediation in a timely fashion. Additionally, if we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we may be unable to assert that our internal controls are effective. If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which would have a material adverse effect on the price of our common stock.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

There is a limited trading market for our shares. You may not be able to sell your shares if you need money.

Our common stock is traded on the OTC Markets (QB Marketplace Tier), an inter-dealer automated quotation system for equity securities. During the three months preceding filing of this report, the average daily trading volume of our common stock was approximately 26,028 shares. As of September 28, 2016, we had over 100 record holders of our common stock (not including an indeterminate number of stockholders whose shares are held by brokers in “street name”). There has been limited trading activity in our stock, and when it has traded, the price has fluctuated widely. We consider our common stock to be “thinly traded” and any last reported sale prices may not be a true market-based valuation of the common stock. Stockholders may experience difficulty selling their shares if they choose to do so because of the illiquid market and limited public float for our common stock.

GHS Investments, LLC may pay less than the then-prevailing market price of our common stock under our investment agreement with them which could cause the price of our common stock to decline.

Our common stock to be issued under the GHS Investment Agreement will be purchased at the lower of the lowest trading price on the day of our “put” notice and the arithmetic average of the three lowest trading prices for our common stock during the five trading days immediately following our notice to GHS of our election to exercise our “put” right. The Investment Agreement provides us with a financing whereby we can issue and sell to GHS, from time to time, shares of our common stock up to an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million during the three-year period beginning on the trading day immediately following the effectiveness of the registration statement under which the shares to be issued to GHS are registered. We are required to register the shares to be issued to GHS before a put notice can be issued.

GHS may have a financial incentive to sell our shares immediately upon receiving the shares to realize the profit between their purchase price and the market price. If GHS sells our shares, the price of our common stock may decrease. Accordingly, the discounted sales price in the Investment Agreement may cause the price of our common stock to decline.

Existing stockholders may experience significant dilution from the sale of our common stock pursuant to the GHS investment agreement.

The sale of our common stock to GHS Investments, LLC in accordance with the Investment Agreement may have a dilutive impact on our shareholders. As a result, our net income per share could decrease in future periods and the market price of our common stock could decline. In addition, the lower our stock price is at the time we exercise our put rights, the more shares of our common stock we will have to issue to GHS in order to drawdown on the facility. If our stock price decreases, then our existing shareholders would experience greater dilution for any given dollar amount raised through the GHS Investment Agreement.

The perceived risk of dilution may cause our stockholders to sell their shares, which may cause a decline in the price of our common stock. Moreover, the perceived risk of dilution and the resulting downward pressure on our stock price could encourage investors to engage in short sales of our common stock. By increasing the number of shares offered for sale, material amounts of short selling could further contribute to progressive price declines in our common stock.

We have not voluntarily implemented various corporate governance measures, in the absence of which stockholders may have more limited protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interests and similar matters.

We have not yet adopted any corporate governance measures and, since our securities are not yet listed on a national securities exchange, we are not required to do so. We have not adopted corporate governance measures such as an audit or other independent committees of our board of directors as we presently do not have a sufficient number of independent directors. In the future, we may seek to establish an audit and other committees of our board of directors. It is possible that if we were to adopt some or all of these corporate governance measures, stockholders would benefit from somewhat greater assurances that internal corporate decisions were being made by disinterested directors and that policies had been implemented to define responsible conduct. For example, in the absence of audit, nominating and compensation committees comprised of at least a majority of independent directors, decisions concerning matters such as compensation packages to our senior officers and recommendations for director nominees may be made by a majority of directors who have an interest in the outcome of the matters being decided. Prospective investors should bear in mind our current lack of corporate governance measures in formulating their investment decisions.

Trading in our common stock is limited and the price of our common stock may be subject to substantial volatility.

Our common stock is traded on the OTCQB Marketplace, and therefore the trading volume is more limited and sporadic than if our common stock were traded on a national stock exchange such as The Nasdaq Stock Market or the NYSE Amex. Additionally, the price of our common stock may be volatile as a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the following:

Outstanding shares that are eligible for future sale could adversely impact a public trading market for our common stock, if a public market develops.

Approximately 45% of the shares of our common stock are subject to Rule 144 as control securities. The amount of shares which are available for sale in the public market, should such a market be developed, could result in a depression of our stock price until such time, if ever, that an active and liquid market for our common stock is developed. The amount of restricted shares which are available for sale in the public market, should such a market be developed, with or without the liquidation of those shares, could result in a depression of our stock price until such time, if ever, that an active and liquid market for our common stock is developed and the restricted shares are liquidated by their owners.

You may face significant restrictions on the resale of your shares due to state “blue sky” laws.

Each state has its own securities laws, often called “blue sky” laws, which (1) limit sales of securities to a state’s residents unless the securities are registered in that state or qualify for an exemption from registration, and (2) govern the reporting requirements for broker-dealers doing business directly or indirectly in the state. Before a security is sold in a state, there must be a registration in place to cover the transaction, or it must be exempt from registration. The applicable broker-dealer must also be registered in that state.

We do not know whether our securities will be registered or exempt from registration under the laws of any state. A determination regarding registration will be made by those broker-dealers, if any, who agree to serve as market makers for our common stock. We have not yet applied to have our securities registered in any state. There may be significant state blue sky law restrictions on the ability of investors to sell, and on purchasers to buy, our securities. You should therefore consider the resale market for our common stock to be limited, as you may be unable to resell your shares without the significant expense of state registration or qualification.

If we fail to remain current on our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTC Markets which would limit the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary market.

Companies quoted on the OTC Markets (QB Marketplace Tier) must be reporting issuers under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and must be current in their reports under Section 13, in order to maintain price quotation privileges on the OTC.QB. If we fail to remain current on our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTC.QB. As a result, the market liquidity for our securities could be severely adversely affected by limiting the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary market. In addition, we may be unable to get re-quoted on the OTC.QB, which may have an adverse material effect on our Company.

The application of the “penny stock” rules could adversely affect the market price of our common shares and increase your transaction costs to sell those shares.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require the following:

In order to approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must do the following:

The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the Commission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form:

Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our securities and cause a decline in the market value of our securities.

Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.

We do not intend to pay dividends.

We have not paid any cash dividends to date and do not expect to pay dividends for the foreseeable future on our common stock.

Our common stock price is likely to be highly volatile, which may subject us to securities litigation thereby diverting our resources which may affect our profitability and results of operation.

The market price for our common stock is likely to be highly volatile as the stock market in general. The following factors will add to our common stock price’s volatility:

Many of these factors are beyond our control. These factors may decrease the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, plaintiffs have initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may in the future be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert management’s attention and resources.

Our officers and directors collectively own a substantial portion of our outstanding common stock, and as long as they do, they may be able to control the outcome of stockholder voting.

Our officers and directors are collectively the beneficial owners of approximately 45% of the outstanding shares of our common stock as of the date of this Annual Report. Accordingly, these stockholders, individually and as a group, may be able to control us and direct our affairs and business, including any determination with respect to a change in control, future issuances of common stock or other securities, declaration of dividends on the common stock and the election of directors.

Our officers and directors control a significant percentage of our outstanding stock, which could result in a conflict of interest.

Our officers and directors are collectively the beneficial owners of approximately 45% of the outstanding shares of our common stock as of the date of this Annual Report. Accordingly, these stockholders, individually and as a group, may be able to control us and direct our affairs and business, including any determination with respect to a change in control, future issuances of common stock or other securities, declaration of dividends on the common stock and the election of directors.

This concentrated control could delay, defer, or prevent a change of control, merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets that our other stockholders support, or conversely this concentrated control could result in the consummation of such a transaction that our other stockholders do not support. Our board members owe a fiduciary duty to our stockholders and must act in good faith in a manner they reasonably believe to be in the best interests of our stockholders. As stockholders, even controlling stockholders, our officers and directors are entitled to vote their shares, in their own interests, which may not always be in the interests of our stockholders generally, which is therefore a potential conflict of interest.

We have the ability to issue additional shares of our common stock and shares of preferred stock without asking for stockholder approval, which could cause your investment to be diluted.

Our Articles of Incorporation authorizes the Board of Directors to issue up to 1,250,000,000 shares of common stock and up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The power of the Board of Directors to issue shares of common stock, preferred stock or warrants or options to purchase shares of common stock or preferred stock is generally not subject to stockholder approval. Accordingly, any additional issuance of our common stock, or preferred stock that may be convertible into common stock, may have the effect of diluting your investment.

By issuing preferred stock, we may be able to delay, defer, or prevent a change of control.

Our Articles of Incorporation permits us to issue, without approval from our stockholders, a total of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Our Board of Directors can determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to, or imposed upon, the shares of preferred stock and to fix the number of shares constituting any series and the designation of such series. It is possible that our Board of Directors, in determining the rights, preferences and privileges to be granted when the preferred stock is issued, may include provisions that have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control, discouraging bids for our common stock at a premium over the market price, or that adversely affect the market price of and the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock.

Securities analysts may not cover our common stock and this may have a negative impact on our common stock’s market price.

The trading market for our common stock may depend on the research and reports that securities analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. There is no guarantee that securities analysts will cover our common stock. If securities analysts do not cover our common stock, the lack of research coverage may adversely affect our common stock’s market price, if any. If we are covered by securities analysts, and our stock is downgraded, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases to cover us or fails to publish regularly reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.