6-K 1 lmdcf20200908_6k.htm FORM 6-K lmdcf20200908_6k.htm
 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of September 30, 2020

 

Commission File Number 333-98397

 

Lingo Media Corporation

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

 

151 Bloor Street West, Suite 703, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1S4

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ☒  Form 40-F ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ☐  No ☒

 

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________________.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunder duly authorized.

 

 

LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 27, 2020

By:

/s/ “Gali Bar-Ziv”

 

 

 

Gali Bar-Ziv

President and CEO

 

 

 

 

LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

 

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

 

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

As at September 30, 2020

 

 

 

NOTICE OF NO AUDITOR REVIEW OF INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Lingo Media Corporation have been prepared by and are the responsibility of the Company's management.  These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and reflect Management’s best estimates and judgements based on information currently available.  The Company's independent auditor has not performed a review of these financial statements in accordance with standards established for a review of interim financial statements by an entity's auditor.

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

As at September 30, 2020

 

 

Contents

 
   

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Page

   

Balance Sheets

3

Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

4

Statements of Changes in Equity

5

Statements of Cash Flows

6

Notes to the Financial Statements

7-18

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Interim Balance Sheets

As at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019

(Unaudited, expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)

 

 
 

Notes

 

September 30, 2020

   

December 31, 2019

 

ASSETS

                 

Current Assets

                 

Cash and cash equivalents

      1,459,863       442,489  

Accounts and grants receivable

5     249,383       838,502  

Prepaid and other receivables

      84,677       121,603  
        1,793,923       1,402,594  

Non-Current Assets

                 

Property and equipment

6     27,171       35,215  

Right-of-use assets

7     446,773       514,181  

TOTAL ASSETS

    $ 2,267,867     $ 1,951,990  
                   

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

                 
                   

Current Liabilities

                 

Accounts payable

      74,564       226,001  

Accrued liabilities

      127,366       191,993  

Contract liability

8     174,457       192,958  

Lease obligation

7     19,344       75,116  
      $ 395,731     $ 686,068  
                   

Non-Current Liabilities

                 

Loan payable

9     30,000       -  

Lease obligation

7     499,646       499,646  

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    $ 925,377     $ 1,185,714  
                   

Equity

                 

Share capital

10     21,914,722       21,914,722  

Share-based payment reserve

11     4,069,087       4,049,032  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

      (264,638 )     (319,994 )

Deficit

      (24,376,681 )     (24,877,484 )

TOTAL EQUITY

      1,342,490       766,276  

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

    $ 2,267,867     $ 1,951,990  

 

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

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements are authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on November 26, 2020.

 

/s/ Gali Bar-Ziv

 

/s/ Jerry Grafstein

Director

 

Director

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the three-month and nine-month ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

(Unaudited, expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)

 

 
 

Notes

 

For the three months ended

September 30

   

For the nine months ended

September 30

 
     

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
                                   

Revenue

15,17

  $ 68,775     $ 117,545     $ 1,143,288     $ 1,124,714  
                                   

Expenses

                                 
                                   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

13

    275,419       219,617       28,808       650,534  

Bad debt (recovery)

      -       -       32,386       -  

Direct costs

      39,986       45,609       159,327       120,031  

Development costs

      88,972       45,627       187,200       150,320  

Share-based payment

10

    6,209       24,356       20,055       81,115  

Depreciation – right-of-use assets

7

    22,469       45,855       67,408       137,568  

Depreciation – property and equipment

6

    3,469       1,379       10,378       4,602  

Total Expenses

      436,524       382,443       505,562       1,144,170  
                                   

Profit / (Loss) from Operations

      (367,749 )     (264,898 )     637,726       (19,456 )
                                   

Net Finance Charges

                                 

Interest expense

      5,238       10,371       (2,683 )     34,918  

Foreign exchange (gain) / loss

      (16,746 )     21,415       41,646       28,739  
                                   

Profit / (Loss) before Tax

      (356,241 )     (296,684 )     598,763       (83,113 )
                                   

Income Tax Expense

11

    904       45,498       97,960       142,940  
                                   

Net Profit / (Loss) for the Period

      (357,145 )     (342,182 )     500,803       (226,053 )
                                   

Other Comprehensive Income

                                 
                                   

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations gain / (loss)

      (43,578 )     21,663       55,356       (5,223 )
                                   

Total Comprehensive Income / (Loss), Net of Tax

    $ (400,723 )   $ (320,519 )   $ 556,159     $ (231,276 )
                                   

Earnings /(Loss) per Share

                                 

Basic

    $ (0.01 )   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.02     $ (0.01 )
Diluted     $ (0.01 )   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )

Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding

                                 

Basic

      35,529,132       35,529,132       35,529,132       35,529,132  
Diluted       39,769,136       41,465,152       37,718,792       41,736,582  

 

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

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity

For the nine-months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

(Unaudited, expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)

 

   

Issued Share Capital

   

Share- Based

Reserves

   

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income

   

Deficit

   

Total Equity

 
   

No. of Shares

   

Amount

                                 

Balance as at January 31, 2019

    35,529,192     $ 21,914,722     $ 3,955,167     $ (271,245 )   $ (25,040,050 )   $ 558,594  

Loss for the period

    -       -       -       -       (226,053 )     (226,053 )

Other comprehensive loss

    -       -       -       (5,223 )     -       (5,223 )

Share-based payments charged to operations

    -       -       81,115       -       -       81,115  

Balance as at September 30, 2019

    35,529,192     $ 21,914,722     $ 4,036,282     $ (276,468 )   $ (25,266,103 )   $ 408,434  

Income for the period

    -       -       -       -       388,619       388,619  

Other comprehensive income

    -       -       -       (43,526 )     -       (43,526 )

Share-based payments charged to operations

    -       -       12,750       -       -       12,750  

Balance as at December 31, 2019

    35,529,192     $ 21,914,722     $ 4,049,032     $ (319,994 )   $ (24,877,484 )   $ 766,276  

Income for the period

    -       -       -       -       500,803       500,803  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    -       -       -       55,356       -       55,356  

Share-based payments charged to operations

    -       -       20,055       -       -       20,055  

Balance as at September 30, 2020

    35,529,192     $ 21,914,722     $ 4,069,087     $ (264,638 )   $ (24,376,681 )   $ 1,342,490  

 

No preference shares were issued as of September 30, 2020.

 

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

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows

For the three and nine-month ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

(Unaudited, expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)

 

 
   

For the three months

ended September 30

   

For the nine months

ended September 30

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

                               

Income (Loss) for the period

  $ (357,145 )   $ (342,182 )   $ 500,803     $ (226,053 )

Adjustments to Net Income (Loss) for Non-Cash Items:

                               

Share-based payment

    6,209       24,356       20,055       81,115  

Unrealized foreign exchange (gain)/loss

    (66,324 )     22,389       (21,791 )     (4,469 )

Bad debt expense

    -       -       32,386       -  

Depreciation

    25,938       47,234       77,786       142,170  

Lease inducement

    -       (2,903 )             (8,710 )

Operating Income (Loss) before Working Capital Changes

    (391,322 )     (251,106 )     609,239       (15,947 )
                                 

Working Capital Adjustments:

                               

(Increase) / decrease in accounts and grants receivable

    733,852       47,497       589,119       (88,478 )

(Increase) / decrease in prepaid and other receivables

    47,118       5,841       36,926       6,930  

Increase / (decrease) in accounts payable

    (68,471 )     (18,925 )     (151,437 )     (112,104 )

Increase / (decrease) in accrued liabilities

    (16,165 )     103,586       (64,627 )     194,035  

Increase / (decrease) in contract liability

    35,958       1,213       (18,501 )     (40,832 )

Cash Provided by (Used in) Operations

    340,970       (111,894 )     1,000,719       (56,396 )
                                 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

                               

Purchase of property and equipment

    -       -       -       (450 )

Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

    -       -       -       (450 )
                                 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

                               

Increase / (decrease) in lease obligation

    (18,962 )     (49,029 )     (55,772 )     (146,630 )

Interest of lease obligation

    10,437       -       32,427       -  

Proceeds from loans

    -       58,000       40,000       449,612  

Repayment of loans payable

    -       (58,000 )     -       (449,612 )

Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used in) Financing Activities

    (8,525 )     (49,029 )     16,655       (146,630 )
                                 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

    332,445       (160,923 )     1,017,374       (203,476 )

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of the Period

    1,127,418       191,290       442,489       233,843  

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of the Period

  $ 1,459,863     $ 30,367     $ 1,459,863     $ 30,367  

 

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

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended September 30, 2019

(Unaudited - See Notice to Reader)


 

 

1.

CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Lingo Media Corporation (“Lingo Media” or the “Company”) is a publicly listed company incorporated in Canada with limited liability under the legislation of the Province of Ontario and its shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “LM” and inter-listed on the OTC Markets under the symbol “LMDCF” and Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “LIMA”. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company as at and for the period ended September 30, 2020 comprise the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries: Lingo Learning Inc., ELL Technologies Ltd., Lingo Group Limited., ELL Technologies Limited, Vizualize Technologies Corporation, Speak2Me Inc., and Parlo Corporation (the “Group”).

 

Lingo Media is an EdTech company that is ‘Changing the way the world learns languages. The Group provides online and print-based solutions through its two distinct business units: ELL Technologies Ltd. (“ELL Technologies”) and Lingo Learning Inc. (“Lingo Learning”). ELL Technologies provides online training and assessment for language learning. Lingo Learning is a print-based publisher of English language learning school programs in China.

 

The head office, principal address and registered office of the Company is located at 151 Bloor Street West, Suite 703, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1S4.

 

 

 

2.

BASIS OF PREPARATION

 

 

2.1

Statement of compliance

 

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’ (“IAS 34”) using accounting policies consistent with the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and Interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”).

 

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2020 were approved and authorized by the Board of Directors on November 26, 2020.

 

 

2.2

Basis of measurement

 

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except as provided in note 4. The comparative figures presented in these consolidated financial statements are in accordance with the same accounting policies.

 

 

2.3

Basis of consolidation

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries controlled by the Company (the “Group”) as at September 30, 2020. Control exists when the Company is exposed to or has the rights to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect these returns through its power over the entity.

 

Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date of acquisition, being the date on which the Group obtains control, and continue to be consolidated until the date when such control ceases. The financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent company, using consistent accounting policies. All inter-group balances, transactions, unrealized gains and losses resulting from inter-group transactions and dividends are eliminated in full.

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended September 30, 2019

(Unaudited - See Notice to Reader)


 

2.

BASIS OF PREPRATION (Cont’d)

 

 

2.4

Functional and presentation currency

 

The functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates and has been determined for each entity within the Group. These consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian Dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency. The functional currency of ELL Technologies Limited and Lingo Group Limited are United States Dollar (“USD”). All other subsidiaries’ functional currency is Canadian Dollar (“CAD”).

 

The functional currency determinations were conducted through an analysis of the consideration factors identified in IAS 21, “The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates”.

 

 

 

3.

SIGINIFICANT ACCOUTING JUDGEMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS

 

The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated interim financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies, reported amounts of assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities, revenues and expenses at the date of the consolidated financial statements and during the reporting period.

 

Estimates and assumptions are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, actual outcomes can differ from these estimates. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and further periods if the review affects both current and future periods.

 

Information about critical judgements in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements is included in the following notes:

 

 

Determination of functional currency

 

Determination of expected credit loss

 

Recognition of internally developed intangibles

 

Recognition of government grant and grant receivable

 

Recognition of deferred tax assets

 

Valuation of share-based payments

 

 

 

4.

SUMMARY OF SIGINFICANT ACCOUTING POLICIES

 

The accounting policies applied by the Company in these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements are the same as those applied by the Company in its Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

 

 

5.

ACCOUNTS AND GRANTS RECEIVABLE

 

Accounts and grants receivable consist of:

 

   

September 30, 2020

   

December 31, 2019

 

Trade receivable

  $ 249,383     $ 816,226  

Grants receivable

    -       22,276  
    $ 249,383     $ 838,502  

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended September 30, 2019

(Unaudited - See Notice to Reader)


 

5.

ACCOUNTS AND GRANTS RECEIVABLE (Cont’d)

 

As at September 30, 2020, the Company had accounts receivable of $200,726 (2019 - $1,001,936) greater than 30 days overdue and not impaired.

 

 

 

6.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

   

Computer and

Office Equipment

   

Leasehold

Improvements

   

Total

 

Cost, January 1, 2019

  $ 97,875     $ 33,180     $ 131,055  

Additions

    450       -       450  

Write off

    (12,126 )     -       (12,126 )

Effect of foreign exchange

    (1,109 )     -       (1,109 )

Cost, September 30 2019

  $ 85,090       33,180     $ 118,270  

Effect of foreign exchange

    (262 )     -       (262 )

Cost, December 31, 2019

  $ 84,828     $ 33,180     $ 118,008  

Effect of foreign exchange

    2,657       -       2,657  

Cost, September 30, 2020

  $ 87,485     $ 33,180     $ 120,665  
                         

Accumulated depreciation, January 1, 2019

  $ 66,278     $ 11,613     $ 77,891  

Charge for the period

    4,602       5,807       10,409  

Write off

    (12,126 )     -       (12,126 )

Effect of foreign exchange

    (356 )     -       (356 )

Accumulated depreciation, Sept. 30, 2019

  $ 58,398     $ 17,420     $ 75,818  

Charge for the period

    1,993       5,806       7,799  

Effect of foreign exchange

    (824 )     -       (824 )

Accumulated depreciation, December 31, 2019

  $ 59,567     $ 23,226     $ 82,793  

Charge for the period

    3,979       6,399       10,378  

Effect of foreign exchange

    323       -       323  

Accumulated depreciation, Sept. 30, 2020

  $ 63,869     $ 29,625     $ 93,494  
                         

Net book value, December 31, 2019

  $ 25,261     $ 9,954     $ 35,215  

Net book value, September 30, 2020

    23,616     $ 3,555     $ 27,171  

 

 

 

 

7.

RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS

 

The Company has one office facility under lease. The lease term is 5 years from 2016, with an option to renew the lease for another 5-year term after that date.

 

Non-cancellable lease rentals are payable as follows:

 

Less than 1 year

  $ 19,344  

Between 1 and 5 years

    -  
    $ 19,344  

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended September 30, 2019

(Unaudited - See Notice to Reader)


 

7.

RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS (Cont’d)

 

On adoption of IFRS 16, the Company recognized lease obligations in relation to leases which had previously been classified as ‘operating leases’ under the principles of IAS 17, “Leases”. These obligations were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate as of January 1, 2019. The lessee’s incremental borrowing rate applied to the lease obligations on January 1, 2019 was 8%.

 

For the period ended September 30, 2020, an accretion of $32,427 in carrying amount of lease liability was recorded because of the use of present value factor at initial measurement.

 

For the period ended September 30, 2020, variable lease payments of $88,198 were recorded.

 

The Company has equipment leases and an office lease in Beijing which it has determined are not recognized as right of use assets or lease liabilities as they are short-term and low dollar value.

 

The Company’s lease obligation and movements therein during the period ended September 30, 2020:

 

 

  Lease Obligation  

Lease obligation as of January 1, 2020

  $ 574,762  

Accretion on lease liability

    32,427  

Lease payment

    (88,198 )

Lease obligation at September 30, 2020

  $ 518,991  

Of which are:

       

Current lease obligations

  $ 19,344  

Long-term lease obligations

    499,646  
    $ 518,990  

 

 

The Company’s right-of-use assets and movements therein during the period ended September 30, 2020:

 

 

  Office Lease  

Right-of-use assets at January 1, 2020

  $ 597,562  
         

Accumulated depreciation, January 1, 2020

    (83,381 )

Charge for the period

    (67,408 )

Accumulated depreciation, September 30, 2020

    (150,789 )

Right-of-use assets at September 30, 2020

  $ 446,773  

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended September 30, 2019

(Unaudited - See Notice to Reader)


 

 

8.

CONTRACT LIABILITY

 

The following table presents changes in the contract liabilities balance:

 

Balance, January 01, 2019

  $ 217,259  

Amounts invoices and revenue deferred as at September 30, 2019

    139,249  

Recognition of deferred revenue included in the period

    (180,081 )

Balance, September 30, 2019

    176,427  

Amounts invoices and revenue deferred as at December 31, 2019

    62,530  

Recognition of deferred revenue included in the period

    (45,999 )

Balance, December 31, 2019

  $ 192,958  

Amounts invoices and revenue deferred as at September 30, 2020

    159,263  

Recognition of deferred revenue included in period

    (177,764 )

Balance, September 30, 2020

  $ 174,457  

 

 

 

9.

LOAN PAYABLE

 

On April 15, 2020, the Company received a loan of $40,000 through Canadian Emergency Business Account Program (“CEBA Loan”), which provides financial relief for Canadian small business during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CEBA loan has an initial term date on December 31, 2020 (the “Initial Term Date”) and may be extended to December 31, 2025. The CEBA Loan is non-revolving, with an interest rate being 0% per annum prior to the initial Term Date. Repaying the balance of the CDBA loan on or before December 31, 2022 will result in a loan forgiveness of $10,000.

 

 

 

10.

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Authorized

 

Unlimited number of preference shares with no par value

 

Unlimited number of common shares with no par value

 

 

 

11.

SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

 

In December 2017, the Company amended its stock option plan (the “2017 Plan”). The 2017 Plan was established to provide an incentive to management (officers), employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries. The maximum number of shares which may be reserved for issuance under the 2017 Plan is limited to 7,105,838 shares less the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to options granted under the 1996 Plan, the 2000 Plan, the 2005 Plan, the 2009 Plan and the 2011 Plan, provided that the Board of Directors of the Company has the right, from time to time, to increase such number subject to the approval of the relevant exchange on which the shares are listed and the approval of the shareholders of the Company.

 

The maximum number of common shares that may be reserved for issuance to any one person under the 2017 Plan is 5% of the common shares outstanding at the time of the grant (calculated on a non-diluted basis) less the number of shares reserved for issuance to such person under any option to purchase common shares of the Company granted as a compensation or incentive mechanism.

 

The exercise price of each option cannot be less than the market price of the shares on the day immediately preceding the day of the grant less any permitted discount. The exercise period of the options granted cannot exceed 10 years. Options granted under the 2017 Plan do not have any required vesting provisions. However, the Board of Directors of the Company may, from time to time, amend or revise the terms of the 2017 Plan or may terminate it at any time.

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended September 30, 2019

(Unaudited - See Notice to Reader)


 

11.

SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (Cont’d)

 

The following summarizes the options outstanding:

 

   

Number of Options

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contract Life (Yrs)

 

Outstanding as at January 1, 2019

    6,804,000     $ 0.21       2.77  

Granted

    1,050,000       0.08          

Forfeited

    (1,092,000 )     0.22          

Outstanding as at September 30, 2019

    6,762,000     $ 0.13          

Expired

    (120,000 )   $ 0.21          

Outstanding as at December 31, 2019

    6,642,000     $ 0.13       1.52  

Granted

    450,000       0.05          

Expired

    (90,000 )     0.23          

Forfeited

    (122,000 )     0.18          

Outstanding as at September 30, 2020

    6,880,000     $ 0.12       0.90  

 

Options exercisable as at September 30, 2019

    6,187,000     $ 0.13  

Options exercisable as at December 31, 2019

    6,504,500     $ 0.19  

Options exercisable as at September 30, 2020

    6,720,000     $ 0.12  

 

The weighted average remaining contractual life for the stock options outstanding as at September 30, 2020 was 0.90 years (2019 – 1.77 years, 2018 –1.97 years). The range of exercise prices for the stock options outstanding as at September 30, 2020 was $0.05 - $0.23 (2019 – $0.07 - $0.23, 2018 - $$0.20-$0.23). The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted to management, employees, directors and consultants has been estimated at $0.0355 (2019 - $0.0519, 2018 - $0.12) using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The estimated fair value of the options granted is expensed immediately.

 

The vesting period on the options granted on February 4, 2020 is vested three months after grant date and vested quarterly.

 

The vesting periods on the options granted in 2019 was three months after grant date and vested quarterly.

 

The pricing model assumes the weighted average risk free interest rates of 1.37% (2019 – 2.19%, 2018 – 1.39%) weighted average expected dividend yields of nil (2019 – nil, 2018 – nil), the weighted average expected common stock price volatility (based on historical trading) of 123% (2019 – 105%, 2018 – 97%), a forfeiture rate of 0% (2019 – 0%, 2018 – 0%), a weighted average stock price of $0.20 (2018 - $0.07, 2017 - $0.20), a weighted average exercise price of $0.05 (2019 - $0.07, 2018 - $0.21), and a weighted average expected life of 2.85 years (2019 – 2.85 years, 2018 – 3 years), which were estimated based on past experience with options and option contract specifics.

 

 

 

12.

TAX EXPENSE

 

Income tax expense is accrued upon recognition of revenue and is withheld at source on remittances from China.

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended September 30, 2019

(Unaudited - See Notice to Reader)


 

 

13.

GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND SUBSIDY

 

Government Grants

 

Included as a reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses are government grants of $279,017 (2019 - $176,020), relating to the Company’s publishing projects. At the end of the period, $Nil (2019 - $166,382) is included in accounts and grants receivable.

 

One government grant for the print-based ELL segment is repayable in the event that the segment’s annual net income for each of the previous two years exceeds 15% of revenue. During the year, the conditions for the repayment of grants did not arise and no liability was recorded.

 

Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit

 

Included as a reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses is Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit. The Company received an approval and funding of its grant from the Province of Ontario’s Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (“OIDMTC”) in the amount of $904,940. The OIDMTC is a refundable tax credit based on eligible Ontario labour expenditures in additional to eligible marketing and distribution expenditures claimed by a qualifying corporation with respect to interactive digital media products.

 

The Ontario Creates Interactive Digital Media (“IDM”) Fund Concept Definition and Production programs provide content creators with funding for high quality, original interactive digital media content projects that make a positive contribution to the Ontario economy.

 

The fund assesses innovative interactive media projects, including e-learning, that are deemed to contribute to education and learning through the application of text, images, and other multimedia. The approval process involves a full audit of the product and processes.

 

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy

 

The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) was announced on March 27, 2020. Effective April 11, 2020, the CEWS came into force providing a wage subsidy to eligible Canadian employers to enable them to continue to pay their Canadian employees through their own payroll. Due to the impact of COVID-19, the Company applied for CEWS and received $114,264 during the period and recorded this amount as a reduction of general and administrative expense.

 

 

 

14.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Fair values

 

The carrying value of cash and accounts and grants receivable, approximates their fair value due to the liquidity of these instruments. The carrying values of accounts payables and accrued liabilities and loans payables approximate their fair value due to the requirement to extinguish the liabilities on demand or payable within a year.

 

Financial risk management objectives and policies

 

The financial risk arising from the Company’s operations are currency risk, liquidity risk and credit risk. These risks arise from the normal course of operations and all transactions undertaken are to support the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. The risks associated with these financial instruments and the policies on how to mitigate these risks are as follows:

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended September 30, 2019

(Unaudited - See Notice to Reader)


 

14.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Cont’d)

 

 

a.

Foreign currency risk

 

 

Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company’s exposure to the risk of changes in foreign exchange rates relates primarily to the Company’s monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the Canadian Dollar and the Company’s net investments in foreign subsidiaries.

 

 

The Company operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risk as certain expenditures are denominated in non-Canadian Dollar currencies.

 

 

The Company has been exposed to this fluctuation and has not implemented a program against these foreign exchange fluctuations.

 

 

A 10% strengthening of the US Dollar against the Canadian Dollar would have increased the net equity approximately by $79,357 (2019 - $2,437) due to reduction in the value of net liability balance. A 10% of weakening of the US Dollar against the Canadian Dollar at September 30, 2020 would have had the equal but opposite effect. The significant financial instruments of the Company, their carrying values and the exposure to other denominated monetary assets and liabilities, as of September 30, 2020 are as follows:

 

   

US Denominated

USD

 

Cash

    877,248  

Accounts receivable

    170,826  

Accounts payable

    22,470  

 

 

b.

Liquidity risk

 

 

The Company manages its liquidity risk by preparing and monitoring forecasts of cash expenditures to ensure that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet liabilities when due. The Company’s accounts payable and accrued liabilities generally have maturities of less than 90 days. On September 30, 2020, the Company had cash of $1,459,863, accounts and grants receivable of $249,383 and prepaid and other receivables of $84,677 to settle current liabilities of $395,731.

 

 

c.

Credit risk

 

 

Credit risk refers to the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss for the counterparty by failing to discharge an obligation. The Company is primarily exposed to credit risk through accounts receivable. The maximum credit risk exposure is limited to the reported amounts of these financial assets. Credit risk is managed by ongoing review of the amount and aging of accounts receivable balances. As at September 30, 2020, the Company has outstanding trade receivables of $249,383 (2019 - $835,554). New impairment requirements use an 'expected credit loss' ('ECL') model to recognize an allowance. Impairment is measured using a 12-month ECL method unless the credit risk on a financial instrument has increased significantly since initial recognition in which case the lifetime ECL method is adopted. For receivables, a simplified approach to measuring expected credit losses using a lifetime expected loss allowance is available. The Company deposits its cash with high credit quality financial institutions, with the majority deposited within Canadian Tier 1 Banks.

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended September 30, 2019

(Unaudited - See Notice to Reader)


 

 

15.

MAJOR CUSTOMER

 

The Company had sales to a major customer in the period ended on September 30, 2020 and on September 30, 2019, a government agency of the People’s Republic of China. The total percentage of sales to this customer during the period was 79% (2019 – 82%) and the total percentage of accounts receivable on September 30, 2020 was 86% (2019 – 94%).

 

 

 

16.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

 

The Company’s primary objectives when managing capital are to (a) safeguard the Company’s ability to develop, market, distribute and sell English language learning products, and (b) provide a sound capital structure for raising capital at a reasonable cost for the funding of ongoing development of its products and new growth initiatives. The Board of Directors does not establish quantitative capital criteria for management, but rather relies on the expertise of the Company’s management to sustain future development of the business.

 

The Company includes equity, comprised of issued share capital, warrants, share-based payments reserve and deficit, in the definition of capital. The Company is dependent on cash flow from co-publishing and distribution agreements and external financing to fund its activities. In order to carry out planned development of its products and pay for administrative costs, the Company will spend its existing working capital and raise additional amounts as needed. Management reviews its capital management approach on an ongoing basis and believes that this approach, given the relative size of the Company, is reasonable. There has been no change to the Company’s capital management from the approach used in 2020 or in 2019.         

  

 

 

17.

SEGMENTED INFORMATION

 

The Company operates two distinct reportable business segments as follows:

 

License of intellectual property: Lingo Learning is a print-based publisher of English language learning textbook programs in China. It earns significantly higher royalties from Licensing Sales compared to Finished Product Sales.

 

Online and Offline Language Learning: ELL Technologies is a global web-based educational technology (“EdTech”) language learning, training, and assessment company. The Company provides the right to access to hosted software over a contract term without the customer taking possession of the software. The Company also provides offline licenses for the right to use perpetual language-learning.

 

Transactions between operating segments and reporting segment are recorded at the exchange amount and eliminated upon consolidation.

 

Segmented Information (Before Other Financial Items Below)

 

September 30, 2020  

Online English

Language Learning

   

Print-Based English

Language Learning

    Head Office     Total  

Segmented assets

  $ 238,375     $ 1,991,878     $ 37,614     $ 2,267,867  

Segmented liabilities

    214,975       631,445       78,958       925,377  

Segmented revenue - online

    231,943       -       -       231,943  

Segmented revenue - royalty

    5,998       905,347       -       911,345  

Segmented direct costs

    85,766       73,562       -       159,327  

Segmented selling, general & administrative

    (560,557 )     143,522       445,843       28,808  

Segmented profit / (loss)

    491,469       514,629       (446,277 )     559,821  

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended September 30, 2019

(Unaudited - See Notice to Reader)


 

17.

SEGMENTED INFORMATION (Cont’d)

 

September 30, 2019  

Online English

Language Learning

   

Print-Based English

Language Learning

    Head Office     Total  

Segmented assets

  $ 83,575     $ 1,352,840     $ 37,643     $ 1,474,058  

Segmented liabilities

    210,011       434,559       421,054       1,065,624  

Segmented revenue

    204,632       920,082       -       1,124,714  

Segmented direct costs

    53,916       66,116       -       120,031  

Segmented selling, general & administrative

    117,510       128,115       404,909       650,534  

Segmented profit / (loss)

    (121,555 )     445,723       (405,449 )     (81,281 )

 

September 30, 2018  

Online English

Language Learning

   

Print-Based English

Language Learning

    Head Office     Total  

Segmented assets

  $ 241,658     $ 1,067,041     $ 76,182     $ 1,384,881  

Segmented liabilities

    85,670       145,319       739,613       970,602  

Segmented revenue

    297,022       930,010       -       1,227,032  

Segmented direct costs

    98,870       68,315       -       167,185  

Segmented selling, general & administrative

    264,754       777,497       586,112       928,363  

Segmented profit / (loss)

    (189,020 )     633,955       (586,787 )     (141,852 )

 

Other Financial Items

 

2020

   

2019

   

2018

 

Online English Language Learning segmented income (loss)

  $ 491,469     $ (121,555 )   $ (189,020 )

Print-Based English Language Learning segmented income

    514,629       445,723       633,955  

Head office

    (446,277 )     (405,449 )     (586,787 )

Foreign exchange

    (41,646 )     (28,739 )     48,988  

Interest income (expense)

    2,683       (34,918 )     (43,032 )

Share-based payment

    (20,055 )     (81,115 )     (87,539 )

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    55,356       (5,223 )     (3,579 )

Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)

  $ 556,159     $ (231,276 )   $ (227,014 )

 

 

 Revenue by Geographic Region

 

   

2020

   

2019

   

2018

 

Latin America

  $ 196,377     $ 171,927     $ 240,695  

China

    910,637       927,840       952,090  

Other

    36,274       24,947       34,247  
    $ 1,143,288     $ 1,124,714     $ 1,227,032  

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended September 30, 2019

(Unaudited - See Notice to Reader)


 

17.

SEGMENTED INFORMATION (Cont’d)

 

Identifiable Non-Current Assets by Geographic Region

 

   

2020

   

2019

   

2018

 

Canada

  $ 473,462     $ 1,466,198     $ 1,378,026  

China

    482       7,859       6,855  
    $ 473,944     $ 1,474,058     $ 1,384,881  

 

 

 

18.

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

   

2020

   

2019

   

2018

 

Income taxes and other taxes paid

  $ 97,960     $ 142,940     $ 154,654  

Interest paid

    34,198       27,590       43,032  

Interest received

  $ 36,881       -       -  

 

 

 

19.

RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

 

During the period, the Company had the following transactions with related parties, made in the normal course of operations, and accounted for at an amount of consideration established and agreed to by the Company and related parties.

 

 

(a)

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, the Company charged $15,300 (2019 - $77,506) to corporations with directors or officer in common for rent, administration, office charges and telecommunications.

 

 

(b)

Key management compensation for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020 was $279,266 (2019 – $238,500) and is reflected as consulting fees paid to corporations owned by a director and officers of the Company, of which $Nil (2019 - $212,000) of the management compensation is included in accrued liabilities.

 

 

 

20.

COVID-19

 

Since December 31, 2019, the outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, specifically identified as “COVID-19,” has resulted in governments worldwide enacting emergency measures to combat the spread of the virus. These measures, which include the implementation of travel bans, self-imposed quarantine periods and social distancing, have caused material disruption to businesses globally resulting in an economic slowdown. Global equity markets have experienced significant volatility and weakness. Governments and central banks have reacted with significant monetary and fiscal interventions designed to stabilize economic conditions.

 

The extent to which COVID-19 and any other pandemic or public health crisis impacts the Company’s business, affairs, operations, financial condition, liquidity, availability of credit and results of operations will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with any meaningful precision, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the COVID-19 virus and the actions required to contain the COVID-19 virus or remedy its impact, among others. The duration and impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is unknown at this time, as is the efficacy of the government and central bank interventions. It is not possible to reliably estimate the length and severity of these developments and the impact on the financial results and condition of the Company and its operating subsidiaries in future periods.

 

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LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended September 30, 2019

(Unaudited - See Notice to Reader)


 

20.

COVID-19 (Cont’d)

 

Lingo Media has taken measures to protect its management, employees and contractors and has advised them to work from home and maintain a safe environment to ensure they are healthy and have minimal exposure to the risk of infection. In addition, the company is eligible and has applied for certain government subsidies, additional grants and interest-free loans, which will be reflected in the subsequent period financial statements.

 

The Company has contacted all the parties it is working with to ensure they are all working in a safe environment. A number of such parties have had an impact on their operations and ability to collaborate, while, a large number have identified multiple new business opportunities due to COVID-19 and the stay at home order of students in many countries. Lingo Media is offering e-learning solutions which fit the challenges schools and universities are facing by providing online language learning solutions. In addition, the Company has designed a number of programs to ensure its clients can easily deploy its suite of products that are well suited for a quarantined environment.

 

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