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Nature of Operations and Reverse Acquisition Transaction
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
Nature of Operations and Reverse Acquisition Transaction

Franchise Holdings International, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 2, 2003. FSGI Corporation was incorporated in the State of Florida on May 15, 1997, and in a reorganization on December 21, 1998 with another corporation named The Martial Arts Network On Line, Inc. (originally incorporated in Florida on May 23, 1996), changed its name to TMAN Global.Com, Inc. Franchise Holdings International, Inc. and TMAN Global.Com, Inc. consummated a merger on April 30, 2003 whereby Franchise Holdings International, Inc. exchanged 1 common share for all the 90,861 outstanding common shares of TMAN Global.Com, Inc. The purpose of the transaction was a change of domicile. Pursuant to the merger terms, Franchise Holdings International, Inc. was the surviving corporation and TMAN Global.Com, Inc. ceased to exist.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company completed a reverse acquisition transaction (the "Reverse Acquisition") with TruXmart Ltd. ("TruXmart"), a company located at 1895 Clements Road, Unit 155, Pickering, Ontario, Canada. TruXmart designs and distributes truck tonneau covers in Canada and the United States. Prior to the completion of the Reverse Acquisition, TruXmart owned 2,300,000 shares of the Company, representing an 80.96% ownership stake in the Company. Pursuant to the Reverse Acquisition, the sole shareholder of TruXmart acquired the 2,300,000 shares from TruXmart and an additional 37,700,000 shares of the Company from the Company in exchange for all 4,791 Class A common shares of TruXmart. Following completion of the Reverse Acquisition, the former sole shareholder of TruXmart owned 40,000,000 of the 40,540,864 issued and outstanding shares of the Company, representing a 98.67% ownership stake in the Company. The Company was unable to issue the securities until such time as it filed a Form S 1 with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company filed the Form S 1 and issued the 37,700,000 shares of its common stock.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company incurred transaction costs of $299,839 which were included in the net loss and comprehensive loss for the year. As at December 31, 2015, $15,101(2014 $84,389) of the transaction costs were included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

 

The transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition, as owners and management of TruXmart have voting and operating control of the Company following completion of the Reverse Acquisition.

 

The accompanying financial statements include the activities of Franchise Holdings International, Inc., its predecessor corporations and TruXmart.