UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
X . QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended April 30, 2011
. TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
For the transition period from ___________ to _____________
AMERICAN BUSINESS CHANGE AGENTS, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
| 333-157783 |
| 26-4083754 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
| (Commission file number) |
| (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
Edward A. Sundberg
13070 Addison Road, Roswell, GA 30075
(Address of principal executive office)
404-915-0570
(Issuers telephone number)
Check whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports), and (2)has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X . No .
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | . | Accelerated filer | . |
Non-accelerated filer | . (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | X . |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Yes . No X .
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: 10,200,000 shares of Common Stock, as of May 24, 2013.
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American Business Change Agents, Inc.
FORM 10-Q
April 30, 2011
INDEX
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | Page |
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 8 |
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 10 |
Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 10 |
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION |
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 11 |
Item 1a. Risk Factors | 11 |
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 18 |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 18 |
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | 18 |
Item 5. Other Information | 18 |
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports of Form 8-K | 18 |
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SIGNATURES | 18 |
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AMERICAN BUSINESS CHANGE AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2011 AND JANUARY 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AMERICAN BUSINESS CHANGE AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2011 AND 2010 AND THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 12, 2009 (INCEPTION) TO APRIL 30, 2011
(UNAUDITED)
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| Three Months Ended April 30, 2011 |
| Three Months Ended April 30, 2010 |
| Period from January 12, 2009 (Inception) to April 30, 2011 |
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REVENUES | $ | 60 | $ | 600 | $ | 12,419 |
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EXPENSES |
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Operating (principally professional fees) |
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| 450 |
| 63,379 |
Compensation |
| 44 |
| 600 |
| 23,623 |
Interest |
| 262 |
| 50 |
| 701 |
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| 335 |
| 1,100 |
| 87,703 |
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS |
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| (75,284) |
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PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES |
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NET LOSS | $ | (275) | $ | (500) | $ | (75,284) |
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NET LOSS PER SHARE: BASIC AND DILUTED | $ | (0.00) | $ | (0.00) |
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING: BASIC AND DILUTED |
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| 9,000,000 |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AMERICAN BUSINESS CHANGE AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2011 AND 2010 AND THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 12, 2009 (INCEPTION) TO APRIL 30, 2011
(UNAUDITED)
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| Three Months Ended April 30, 2011 |
| Three Months Ended April 30, 2010 |
| Period from January 12, 2009 (Inception) to April 30, 2011 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net loss for the period | $ | (275) | $ | (500) | $ | (75,284) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Shares issued for compensation |
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| 9,000 |
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses |
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| 500 |
| 59,068 |
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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Proceeds from note payable |
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| 7,220 |
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities |
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| 7,220 |
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NET CHANGE IN CASH |
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Cash, beginning of period |
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Cash, end of period | $ | 4 | $ | - | $ | 4 |
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Issuance of shares to settle accrued expenses | $ | 12,800 | $ | - | $ | 12,800 |
Issuance of convertible note to settle accrued expenses | $ | 38,000 | $ | - | $ | 38,000 |
Cash paid for interest | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AMERICAN BUSINESS CHANGE AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL 30, 2011
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION
American Business Change Agents, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on January 12, 2009.
The Company provides strategic business planning and management consulting services to small companies.
NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Interim financial statements
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information, and with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission set forth in Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The unaudited interim financial statements furnished reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. Unaudited interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full fiscal year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 and notes thereto contained in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Development Stage Company
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles related to development-stage companies as that term is defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 915, Development Stage Entities. A development-stage company is one in which planned principal operations have not commenced or, if its operations have commenced, revenues therefrom are not yet considered to be significant.
The Company has not generated significant revenues from its planned principal operations. However, it cannot take advantage of being an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act because it had gone public prior to December 8, 2011
Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share
Net loss per common share is computed pursuant to section 260-10-45 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Basic and diluted net income per common share has been calculated by dividing the net income for the period by the basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding assuming that the Company incorporated as of the beginning of the first period presented. There were no dilutive shares outstanding at April 30, 2011 or 2010. Issuable common stock relating to the convertible note is not included in the calculation of basic or diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding because including these shares would be antidilutive.
Subsequent Events
The Company follows the guidance in Section 855-10-50 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the disclosure of subsequent events. The Company evaluates subsequent events from the date of the balance sheet through the date when the financial statements are issued. Pursuant to ASU 2010-09 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the Company as an SEC filer considers its financial statements issued when they are widely distributed to users, such as through filing them with the SEC on the EDGAR system.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
There were no new accounting pronouncements that had a significant impact on the Companys operating results or financial position.
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NOTE 3 GOING CONCERN
The Company was formed in January 2009. It has negative working capital of $54,284 and a net stockholders deficit of $54,284 at April 30, 2011 and has not generated significant levels of revenue. While the Company is attempting to expand operations and produce revenues, the Companys cash position may not be significant enough to support the Companys daily operations. Management intends to raise additional funds by seeking funds from private investors known to its President after consistent revenue generation has commenced. Management believes that the actions presently being taken to further implement its business plan and generate revenues provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern. There are no assurances that the Company will complete the engagements successfully or that these engagements will be extended. While the Company believes in the viability of its strategy to increase revenues and in its ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that its business plan will succeed.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Companys ability to further implement its business plan and generate revenues. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 4 STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT
The Company is authorized to issue 74,000,000 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock.
The Company incurred $50,000 of legal costs relating to the registration of shares of its common stock in a Registration Statement on Form S-1 that became effective in September 2010. That obligation was satisfied in full in February 2011 when the Company (i) issued 1,200,000 registered shares of common stock and (ii) entered into a $38,000 convertible note payable with its outside counsel to satisfy the obligation. The convertible note is payable on demand, bears interest at 2% per annum, and is convertible into shares of the Companys common stock at a price per share equal to the par value of the shares. Conversion can be in whole or in any portion of the outstanding principal balance at the option of the holder.
After the 1,200,000 shares of common stock were issued, there were 10,200,000 common shares outstanding.
NOTE 5 LOAN PAYABLE
The Company has a loan payable of $7,220 due to an unrelated party. The loan bears interest at 4% per annum and is payable on demand.
NOTE 6 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated all events that occurred after the balance sheet date of April 30, 2011 through May 24, 2013, the date when the financial statements were issued. The Management of the Company determined that there were no reportable events that occurred during that subsequent period to be disclosed or recorded.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain matters discussed herein are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q involve risks and uncertainties, including statements as to:
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our future operating results;
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the dependence of our future success on the general economy;
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any possible financings; and
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the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital.
These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as we believe," anticipate, expect, estimate or words of similar meaning. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which are described in close proximity to such statements and which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated as of the date of filing of this Form 10-Q. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are only made as of the date of filing of this Form 10-Q, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Operations
We were incorporated on January 12, 2009. All of the activity through January 31, 2009 involved incorporation efforts, planning and activities discussed herein under the heading Business Initial Contracts.
The Company has not generated significant revenues from its planned principal operations. However, it cannot take advantage of being an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act because it had gone public prior to December 8, 2011.
We began generating revenues from our planned principal operations during the six months ended July 31, 2009. We are a development stage company and have no financial resources. We have not established a source of equity or debt financing. Our independent registered auditors have included an explanatory paragraph in their report emphasizing the uncertainty of our ability to remain a going concern.
Our mission is to provide strategic business planning and management consulting services to small companies. Our president, Mr. Sundberg has more than 20 years of experience providing these types of services and has written a book on the subject entitled When Did I Lose My Company?
For the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, our operations were as follows:
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REVENUES | $ | 60 | $ | 600 |
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EXPENSES |
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Operating (principally professional fees) |
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| 450 |
Compensation |
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Interest |
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS |
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PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES |
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NET LOSS | $ | (275) | $ | (500) |
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All of the revenue was earned from one unrelated client. There is no way to predict the likelihood that revenues will increase significantly in future periods.
All compensation was paid to our president.
Other
As a corporate policy, we will not incur any cash obligations that we cannot satisfy with known resources, of which there are currently none except as described in Liquidity below and/or elsewhere herein. We believe that the perception that many people have of a public company make it more likely that they will accept restricted securities from a trading public company as consideration for indebtedness to them than they would from a private company. We have not performed any studies of this matter. Our conclusion is based on our own observations. However, there can be no assurances that we will be successful in any of those efforts even if we are a publicly traded entity. Additionally, issuance of restricted shares would necessarily dilute the percentage of ownership interest of our stockholders.
Liquidity
ABCA has a loan payable of $7,220 due to an unrelated party. The loan bears interest at 4% per annum and is payable on demand. There is no commitment or likelihood that the lender will provide additional funds to us if needed.
We incurred $50,000 of legal costs relating to the registration of shares of our common stock in a Registration Statement on Form S-1 that became effective in September 2010. That obligation was satisfied in full in February 2011 when we (i) issued 1,200,000 registered shares of common stock and (ii) entered into a $38,000 convertible note payable with our outside counsel, Gary B. Wolff, to satisfy the obligation. The convertible note is payable on demand, bears interest at 2% per annum, and is convertible into shares of our common stock at a price per share equal to the par value of the shares. Conversion can be in whole or in any portion of the outstanding principal balance at the option of the holder.
We have become a public company and, by doing so, have incurred and will continue to incur additional significant expenses for legal, accounting and related services. Once we become a public entity, subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act of '34, we will incur ongoing expenses associated with professional fees for accounting, legal and a host of other expenses including annual reports and proxy statements, if required. We estimate that these costs could range up to $50,000 per year for the next few years and will be higher if our business volume and activity increases but lower during the first year or two of being public because our overall business volume will be low. These obligations will reduce our ability and resources to expand our business. We hope to be able to use our status as a public company to increase our ability to use noncash means of settling obligations and compensate independent contractors who provide professional services to us, although there can be no assurances that we will be successful in any of those efforts. We will reduce the compensation levels paid to management if there is insufficient cash generated from operations to satisfy these costs.
There are no current plans to seek private investment. We do not have any current plans to raise funds through the sale of securities except as set forth herein. We hope to be able to use our status as a public company to enable us to use non-cash means of settling obligations and compensate persons and/or firms providing services to us, although there can be no assurances that we will be successful in any of those efforts. We believe that the perception that many people have of a public company make it more likely that they will accept restricted securities from a public company as consideration for indebtedness to them than they would from a private company. We have not performed any studies of this matter. Our conclusion is based on our own beliefs. Issuing shares of our common stock to such persons instead of paying cash to them would increase our chances to expand our business. Having shares of our common stock may also give persons a greater feeling of identity with us which may result in referrals. However, these actions, if successful, will result in dilution of the ownership interests of existing shareholders, may further dilute common stock book value, and that dilution may be material. Such issuances may also serve to enhance existing managements ability to maintain control of ABCA because the shares may be issued to parties or entities committed to supporting existing management. ABCA may offer shares of its common stock to settle a portion of the professional fees incurred in connection with its registration statement. No negotiations have taken place with any professional and no assurances can be made as to the likelihood that any professional will accept shares in settlement of obligations due them.
There are no other significant liabilities outside of standard vendor obligations outstanding at April 30, 2011.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements and related notes requires us to make judgments, estimates, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
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An accounting policy is considered to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the financial statements.
Financial Reporting Release No. 60 requires all companies to include a discussion of critical accounting policies or methods used in the preparation of financial statements. There are no critical policies or decisions that rely on judgments that are based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made. Note 2 to the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10K includes a summary of the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our financial statements.
Seasonality
We have not yet generated revenue. We are not yet aware as to whether there will be a significant seasonal impact in our business.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K, obligations under any guarantee contracts or contingent obligations. We also have no other commitments, other than the costs of being a public company that will increase our operating costs or cash requirements in the future.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K (§ 229.305(e)), the Company is not required to provide the information required by this Item because it is a smaller reporting company, as defined by Rule 229.10(f)(1).
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its periodic reports filed or submitted by the Company under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its periodic reports that are filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our Principal Executive Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Evaluation of disclosure and controls and procedures.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management including our Principal Executive Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on the evaluation, the Company's Principal Executive Officer has concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and are operating in an effective manner.
Changes in internal controls over financial reporting.
There were no changes in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
This quarterly report does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Company's registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management's report in this quarterly report.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Currently we are not aware of any litigation pending or threatened by or against the Company.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
You should be aware that there are various risks to an investment in our common stock. You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this Report, before you decide to invest in shares of our common stock.
If any of the following risks develop into actual events, then our business, financial condition, results of operations and/or prospects could be materially adversely affected. If that happens, the market price of our common stock, if any, could decline, and investors may lose all or part of their investment.
Risks Related to the Business
ABCA has virtually no financial resources. Our independent registered auditors report includes an explanatory paragraph stating that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
ABCA has virtually no financial resources. We have negative working capital and a net stockholders deficit. Our independent registered auditors included an explanatory paragraph in their opinion on our financial statements as of and for the period ended January 31, 2011 that states that this lack of resources causes substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. No assurances can be given that we will generate sufficient revenue or obtain necessary financing to continue as a going concern.
ABCA is and will continue to be completely dependent on the services of our founder and president, Edward A. Sundberg, the loss of whose services may cause our business operations to cease, and we will need to engage and retain qualified employees and consultants to further implement our strategy.
ABCAs operations and business strategy are completely dependent upon the knowledge and business connections of Edward A. Sundberg. He is under no contractual obligation to remain employed by us and experienced serious health problems in 2005. If he should choose to leave us for any reason or if he becomes ill and is unable to work for an extended period of time before we have hired additional personnel, our operations will likely fail. Even if we are able to find additional personnel, it is uncertain whether we could find someone who could develop our business along the lines described in this prospectus. We will fail without the services of Mr. Sundberg or an appropriate replacement(s).
We intend to acquire key-man life insurance on the life of Mr. Sundberg naming us as the beneficiary when and if we obtain the resources to do so and if he is insurable. We have not yet procured such insurance, and there is no guarantee that we will be able to obtain such insurance in the future. Accordingly, it is important that we are able to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified and talented personnel and independent contractors.
Because of the early stage of our business operations, we face a high risk of business failure.
We were formed in January 2009. All of our efforts to date have related to developing our business plan and beginning business activities. These efforts have been hampered as a result of the economic conditions facing our potential clients throughout the period since our inception. Through April 30, 2011, our total revenues amounted to $12,419. We face a high risk of business failure.
Most of our competitors, which include large national consulting firms, have significantly greater financial and marketing resources than do we.
Most of our competitors, which include large national accounting and consulting firms, have significantly greater financial and marketing resources than do we. Many have sophisticated Websites and the ability to advertise in a wide variety of media. We will principally depend on the business contacts of our president and word of mouth. There are no assurances that our approach will be successful.
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We may face damage to our professional reputation or legal liability if our future clients are not satisfied with our services.
As a consulting service firm, we will depend to a large extent on referrals and new engagements from our clients and will attempt to establish a reputation for highcaliber professional services and integrity to attract and retain clients. As a result, if a client is not satisfied with our services such lack of satisfaction may be more damaging to our business than it may be to other businesses. Moreover, if we fail to meet our obligations, we could be subject to legal liability or loss of client relationships. Our engagements will typically include provisions to limit our exposure to legal claims relating to our services, but these provisions may not protect us or may not be enforceable in all cases. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that we will either obtain or retain clients in the foreseeable future.
Our future engagements with clients may not be profitable.
When making proposals for engagements, we plan to estimate the costs and timing for completing the engagements with such estimates intended to reflect our best judgment. Any increased or unexpected costs or unanticipated delays in connection with the performance of these engagements, including delays caused by factors outside our control, could make these engagements less profitable or unprofitable, which would have an adverse effect on our profit margin.
In addition, as consultants, a client will most likely retain us on an engagementbyengagement basis, rather than under longterm contracts, and a substantial majority of our contracts and engagements, if any, may be terminated by the client with short notice and generally without significant penalty. Furthermore, because large client engagements may involve multiple engagements or stages, there is a risk that a client may choose not to retain us for additional stages of an engagement or that a client will cancel or delay additional planned engagements. These terminations, cancellations or delays could result from factors unrelated to our work product or the progress of the project, but could be related to business or financial conditions of the client or the economy generally. When contracts are terminated, we lose the associated revenues and we may not be able to eliminate associated costs in a timely manner.
There are significant potential conflicts of interest
Our key personnel (currently one person) are required to commit significant time to our affairs and, accordingly, these individual(s) (particularly our president) may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities. In the course of other business activities, certain key personnel (particularly our president) may become aware of business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us, as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. As such, there may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.
In an effort to resolve such potential conflicts of interest, we have entered into a written agreement with Mr. Sundberg specifying that any business opportunities that he may become aware of independently or directly through his association with us (as opposed to disclosure to him of such business opportunities by management or consultants associated with other entities) would be presented by him solely to us.
We cannot provide assurances that our efforts to eliminate the potential impact of conflicts of interest will be effective.
Edward A. Sundberg, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has no meaningful accounting or financial reporting education or experience and, accordingly, our ability to meet Exchange Act reporting requirements on a timely basis will be dependent to a significant degree upon others.
Edward A. Sundberg has no meaningful financial reporting education or experience. He is and will be heavily dependent on advisors and consultants. As such, there is risk about our ability to comply with all financial reporting requirements accurately and on a timely basis.
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We are subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which require us to incur audit fees and legal fees in connection with the preparation of such reports. These costs could reduce or eliminate our ability to earn a profit.
We file periodic reports with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. In order to comply with these requirements, our independent registered public accounting firm is required to review our financial statements on a quarterly basis and audit our financial statements on an annual basis. Moreover, our legal counsel has to review and assist in the preparation of such reports. The costs charged by these professionals for such services cannot be accurately predicted at this time because factors such as the number and type of transactions that we engage in and the complexity of our reports cannot be determined at this time and will have a major effect on the amount of time to be spent by our auditors and attorneys. However, the incurrence of such costs will obviously be an expense to our operations and thus have a negative effect on our ability to meet our overhead requirements and earn a profit.
We do not have a sufficient number of employees to segregate responsibilities and may be unable to afford increasing our staff or engaging outside consultants or professionals to overcome our lack of employees. Moreover, effective internal controls, particularly those related to revenue recognition, are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to help prevent financial fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and operating results could be harmed, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, and the trading price of our common stock, if a market ever develops, could drop significantly.
Our internal controls may be inadequate if we begin to grow, which could cause our financial reporting to be unreliable and lead to misinformation being disseminated to the public.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. As defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f), internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the principal executive and principal financial officer and effected by the board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
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pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
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provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and/or directors of the Company; and
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provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Our internal controls may be inadequate or ineffective if our operations begin to expand, which could cause our financial reporting to be unreliable and lead to misinformation being disseminated to the public. Investors relying upon this misinformation may make an uninformed investment decision.
The costs of being a public company could result in us being unable to continue as a going concern.
As a public company, we have to comply with numerous financial reporting and legal requirements, including those pertaining to audits and internal control. The costs of this compliance could be significant. If our revenues do not increase and/or we cannot satisfy many of these costs through the issuance of our shares, we may be unable to satisfy these costs in the normal course of business which would result in our being unable to continue as a going concern.
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Having only two directors limits our ability to establish effective independent corporate governance procedures and increases the control of our president.
We have only two directors, who are related to each other with Lindsay Chisholm being the daughter of Edward A. Sundberg. Accordingly, we cannot establish board committees comprised of independent members to oversee functions like compensation or audit issues. In addition, a tie vote of board members is decided in favor of the chairman, which gives him significant control over all corporate issues.
Until we have a larger board of directors that would include some independent members, if ever, there will be limited oversight of our presidents decisions and activities and little ability for minority shareholders to challenge or reverse those activities and decisions, even if they are not in the best interests of minority shareholders.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Shareholders may be diluted significantly through our efforts to obtain financing and satisfy obligations through issuance of additional shares of our common stock.
We have no committed source of financing. Wherever possible, our board of directors will attempt to use non-cash consideration to satisfy obligations. In many instances, we believe that the non-cash consideration will consist of restricted shares of our common stock. Our board of directors has authority, without action or vote of the shareholders, to issue all or part of the authorized (74,000,000 shares) but unissued (63,800,000 shares). In addition, if a trading market develops for our common stock, we may attempt to raise capital by selling shares of our common stock, possibly at a discount to market. These actions will result in dilution of the ownership interests of existing shareholders, may further dilute common stock book value, and that dilution may be material.
The interests of shareholders may be hurt because we can issue shares of our common stock to individuals or entities that support existing management with such issuances serving to enhance existing managements ability to maintain control of our Company.
Our board of directors has authority, without action or vote of the shareholders, to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued common shares. Such issuances may be issued to parties or entities committed to supporting existing management and the interests of existing management which may not be the same as the interests of other shareholders. Our ability to issue shares without shareholder approval serves to enhance existing managements ability to maintain control of our Company.
Our articles of incorporation provide for indemnification of officers and directors at our expense and limit their liability that may result in a major cost to us and hurt the interests of our shareholders because corporate resources may be expended for the benefit of officers and/or directors.
Our Articles of Incorporation at Article VII provide for indemnification as follows: No director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director or officer: (i) for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or knowing violation of law; or (ii) the payment of dividends in violation of Section 78.300 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Any repeal or modification of an Article by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation of the personal liability of a director or officer of the Corporation for acts or omissions prior to such repeal or modification.
We have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with our activities, we will (unless in the opinion of our counsel, the matter has been settled by controlling precedent) submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction, the question whether indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. The legal process relating to this matter if it were to occur is likely to be very costly and may result in us receiving negative publicity, either of which factors is likely to materially reduce the market and price for our shares, if such a market ever develops.
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Currently, there is no established public market for our securities, and there can be no assurances that any established public market will ever develop or that our common stock will be quoted for trading and, even if quoted, it is likely to be subject to significant price fluctuations.
To date, there has not been any established trading market for our common stock, and there is currently no established public market whatsoever for our securities. A market maker has filed an application with FINRA on our behalf so as to be able to quote the shares of our common stock on the OTCBB maintained by FINRA. There can be no assurance that the market makers application will be accepted by FINRA nor can we estimate as to the time period that the application will require. We are not permitted to file such application on our own behalf. If the application is accepted, there can be no assurances as to whether
(i)
any market for our shares will develop;
(ii)
the prices at which our common stock will trade; or
(iii)
the extent to which investor interest in us will lead to the development of an active, liquid trading market. Active trading markets generally result in lower price volatility and more efficient execution of buy and sell orders for investors.
If we become able to have our shares of common stock quoted on the OTCBB, we will then try, through a broker-dealer and its clearing firm, to become eligible with the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") to permit our shares to trade electronically. If an issuer is not DTC-eligible, then its shares cannot be electronically transferred between brokerage accounts, which, based on the realities of the marketplace as it exists today (especially the OTCBB), means that shares of a company will not be traded (technically the shares can be traded manually between accounts, but this takes days and is not a realistic option for companies relying on broker dealers for stock transactions - like all the companies on the OTCBB). What this boils down to is that while DTC-eligibility is not a requirement to trade on the OTCBB, it is a necessity to process trades on the OTCBB if a companys stock is going to trade with any volume. There are no assurances that our shares will ever become DTC-eligible or, if they do, how long it will take.
In addition, our common stock is unlikely to be followed by any market analysts, and there may be few institutions acting as market makers for our common stock. Either of these factors could adversely affect the liquidity and trading price of our common stock. Until our common stock is fully distributed and an orderly market develops in our common stock, if ever, the price at which it trades is likely to fluctuate significantly. Prices for our common stock will be determined in the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the depth and liquidity of the market for shares of our common stock, developments affecting our business, including the impact of the factors referred to elsewhere in these Risk Factors, investor perception of ABCA and general economic and market conditions. No assurances can be given that an orderly or liquid market will ever develop for the shares of our common stock.
Because of the anticipated low price of the securities being registered, many brokerage firms may not be willing to effect transactions in these securities. Purchasers of our securities should be aware that any market that develops in our stock will be subject to the penny stock restrictions.
Any market that develops in shares of our common stock will be subject to the penny stock regulations and restrictions pertaining to low priced stocks that will create a lack of liquidity and make trading difficult or impossible.
The trading of our securities, if any, will be in the over-the-counter market which is commonly referred to as the OTCBB as maintained by FINRA. As a result, an investor may find it difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the price of our securities.
Rule 3a51-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 establishes the definition of a "penny stock," for purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a minimum bid price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to a limited number of exceptions which are not available to us. It is likely that our shares will be considered to be penny stocks for the immediately foreseeable future. This classification severely and adversely affects any market liquidity for our common stock.
For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the penny stock rules require that a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks and the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. In order to approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must obtain financial information and investment experience and objectives of the person and make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and that that person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.
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The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form, sets forth:
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the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination, and
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that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction.
Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stock in both public offerings and in secondary trading and 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. Additionally, 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.
Because of these regulations, broker-dealers may not wish to engage in the above-referenced necessary paperwork and disclosures and/or may encounter difficulties in their attempt to sell shares of our common stock, which may affect the ability of selling shareholders or other holders to sell their shares in any secondary market and have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in any secondary market. These additional sales practice and disclosure requirements could impede the sale of our securities, if and when our securities become publicly traded. In addition, the liquidity for our securities may decrease, with a corresponding decrease in the price of our securities. Our shares, in all probability, will be subject to such penny stock rules for the foreseeable future and our shareholders will, in all likelihood, find it difficult to sell their securities.
The market for penny stocks has experienced numerous frauds and abuses that could adversely impact investors in our stock.
Company management believes that the market for penny stocks has suffered from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include:
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Control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer;
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Manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases;
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"Boiler room" practices involving high pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by sales persons;
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Excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers; and
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Wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the inevitable collapse of those prices with consequent investor losses.
Any trading market that may develop may be restricted by virtue of state securities Blue Sky laws that prohibit trading absent compliance with individual state laws. These restrictions may make it difficult or impossible to sell shares in those states.
There is currently no established public market for our common stock, and there can be no assurance that any established public market will develop in the foreseeable future. Transfer of our common stock may also be restricted under the securities or securities regulations laws promulgated by various states and foreign jurisdictions, commonly referred to as Blue Sky laws. Absent compliance with such individual state laws, our common stock may not be traded in such jurisdictions. Because the securities recently registered have not been registered for resale under the blue sky laws of any state, the holders of such shares and persons who desire to purchase them in any trading market that might develop in the future, should be aware that there may be significant state blue sky law restrictions upon the ability of investors to sell the securities and of purchasers to purchase the securities. These restrictions prohibit the secondary trading of our common stock. We currently do not intend to and may not be able to qualify securities for resale in at least 17 states which do not offer manual exemptions (or may offer manual exemptions but may not to offer one to us if we are considered to be a shell company at the time of application) and require shares to be qualified before they can be resold by our shareholders. Accordingly, investors should consider the secondary market for our securities to be a limited one.
Our board of directors has the authority, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with terms that may not be beneficial to common stockholders and with the ability to affect adversely stockholder voting power and perpetuate their control over us.
Our articles of incorporation allow us to issue shares of preferred stock without any vote or further action by our stockholders. Our board of directors has the authority to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of preferred stock. Our board of directors also has the authority to issue preferred stock without further stockholder approval, including large blocks of preferred stock. As a result, our board of directors could authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock that would grant to holders the preferred right to our assets upon liquidation, the right to receive dividend payments before dividends are distributed to the holders of common stock and the right to the redemption of the shares, together with a premium, prior to the redemption of our common stock.
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The ability of our president to control our business may limit or eliminate minority shareholders ability to influence corporate affairs.
Our president beneficially owns an aggregate of approximately 88.2% of our outstanding common stock. Because of his beneficial stock ownership, our president is in a position to continue to elect our board of directors, decide all matters requiring stockholder approval and determine our policies. The interests of our president may differ from the interests of other shareholders with respect to the issuance of shares, business transactions with or sales to other companies, selection of officers and directors and other business decisions. The minority shareholders would have no way of overriding decisions made by our president. This level of control may also have an adverse impact on the market value of our shares because our president may institute or undertake transactions, policies or programs that result in losses, may not take any steps to increase our visibility in the financial community and/or may sell sufficient numbers of shares to significantly decrease our price per share.
We do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock. We do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock at any time in the foreseeable future. The future payment of dividends directly depends upon our future earnings, capital requirements, financial requirements and other factors that our board of directors will consider. Since we do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock, return on your investment, if any, will depend solely on an increase, if any, in the market value of our common stock.
Because we are not subject to compliance with rules requiring the adoption of certain corporate governance measures, our stockholders have limited protection against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rule changes proposed and enacted by the SEC, the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the Nasdaq Stock Market, as a result of Sarbanes-Oxley, require the implementation of various measures relating to corporate governance. These measures are designed to enhance the integrity of corporate management and the securities markets and apply to securities that are listed on those exchanges or the Nasdaq Stock Market. Because we are not presently required to comply with many of the corporate governance provisions and because we chose to avoid incurring the substantial additional costs associated with such compliance any sooner than legally required, we have not yet adopted these measures.
Because none of our directors are independent directors, we do not currently have independent audit or compensation committees. As a result, these directors have the ability, among other things, to determine their own level of compensation. Until we comply with such corporate governance measures, regardless of whether such compliance is required, the absence of such standards of corporate governance may leave our stockholders without protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest, if any, and similar matters and investors may be reluctant to provide us with funds necessary to expand our operations.
We intend to comply with all corporate governance measures relating to director independence as and when required. However, we may find it very difficult or be unable to attract and retain qualified officers, directors and members of board committees required to provide for our effective management as a result of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has resulted in a series of rules and regulations by the SEC that increase responsibilities and liabilities of directors and executive officers. The perceived increased personal risk associated with these recent changes may make it more costly or deter qualified individuals from accepting these roles.
You may have limited access to information regarding our business because our obligations to file periodic reports with the SEC could be automatically suspended under certain circumstances.
We currently are trying to file all delinquent filings. However, our reporting obligations are automatically suspended by operation of statute under Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since we have less than 300 shareholders and have not filed a registration statement on Form 8A. Since more than a year has passed since our registration statement became effective, we are no longer obligated to file periodic reports with the SEC and your access to our business information may be more restricted. We are also not be required to furnish proxy statements to security holders and our directors, officers and principal beneficial owners are not be required to report their beneficial ownership of securities to the SEC pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 until we have both 500 or more security holders and greater than $10 million in assets. This means that your access to information regarding our business will be limited.
For all of the foregoing reasons and others set forth herein, an investment in our securities in any market that may develop in the future involves a high degree of risk.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports of Form 8-K
(a)
Exhibits
31.1 Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
32.1 Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
American Business Change Agents, Inc. |
(Registrant) |
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/s/ Edward A. Sundberg |
Edward A. Sundberg |
Title: President and Chief Financial Officer |
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May 28, 2013 |
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Exhibit 31.1
Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
I, Edward A. Sundberg , certify that:
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Business Change Agents, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4.
I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
5.
I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Dated: May 28, 2013
/s/ Edward A. Sundberg
Edward A. Sundberg
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of American Business Change Agents, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 30, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Edward A. Sundberg, Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
1.
The Report fully complies with requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
Dated: May 28, 2013
/s/ Edward A. Sundberg
Edward A. Sundberg
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer