S-8 1 forms8.htm FORM S-8 XcelMobility Inc.: Form S8 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933

Commission File Number: 000-54333

XCELMOBILITY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada 98-0561888
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation) Identification No.)

303 Twin Dolphins Drive, Suite 600
Redwood City, CA 94065
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(650) 632-4210
(Registrant’s telephone number)
 
XcelMobility, Inc.
2014 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full Title of Plan)
 
Renyan Ge
Chief Executive Officer Officer
303 Twin Dolphins Drive, Suite 600
Redwood City, CA 94065
Telephone: (650) 632-4210
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
 
With copies to:
Mark C. Lee
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
1201 K Street, Suite 1100
Sacramento, California 95814
(916) 442-1111

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non–accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b–2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated filer [ ] Non–Accelerated filer [ ] 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 ]


CALCULATIONOFREGISTRATIONFEE

    Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum  
Title of Securities Amount Offering Price Per Aggregate Price Offering Amount of
to be Registered to be Registered(1) Share (2) Registration Fee
Common Stock ($0.001 par value) 40,000,000 shares $0.06 $2,400,000 $309.12

(1)

Consists of 40,000,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the XcelMobility, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan

   
(2)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Calculated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low sales bid price of the common stock of the Company as reported on the OTCQB on June 18, 2014.

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

The information called for in Part I of this Form S-8 Registration Statement (“Form S-8”) is not being filed with or included in this Form S-8 (by incorporation by reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“the SEC”).

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents, which have been filed by XcelMobility, Inc. (the “Company” or the “Registrant”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), are hereby incorporated by reference:

  a)

The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 filed on March 31, 2014;

  b)

All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant’s Form 10-K referred to in (a) above; and

  c)

The description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (No. 333-158127) filed on April 5, 2011.

All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in a supplement to this Registration Statement or in a document incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed supplement to this Registration Statement or in any document that is subsequently incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4. Description of Securities.


The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 400,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001. As of June 12, 2014, 74,209,834 shares of common stock are issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock are outstanding.

Common Stock

The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share. They are not entitled to cumulative voting rights or preemptive rights. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Board of Directors out of legally available funds. However, the current policy of the Board of Directors is to retain earnings, if any, for operations and growth. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets that are legally available for distribution after payment in full of any preferential amounts. The holders of Common Stock have no subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of Common Stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, which may be designated solely by action of the Board of Directors and issued in the future. All outstanding shares of common stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

Preferred Stock

In accordance with our Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may fix and determine the designations, rights, preferences or other variations of each class or series within each class of preferred stock. To date, we have not issued any shares of preferred stock or designated any class of preferred stock. No shares of preferred stock are outstanding.

Dividend Rights

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the expansion of our business. As a result, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends pro rata based on the number of shares held, when and if declared by our board of directors, from funds legally available for that purpose. Section 78.288 of Chapter 78 of the NRS prohibits us from declaring dividends where, after giving effect to the distribution of the dividend:

  (a)

we would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business; or

     
  (b)

except as may be allowed by our Articles of Incorporation, our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed, if we were to be dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of stockholders who may have preferential rights and whose preferential rights are superior to those receiving the distribution.

Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws do not contain provisions restricting our ability to pay dividends of our common stock.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

No expert or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of this prospectus or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of the common stock was employed on a contingency basis, or had, or is to receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial interest, direct or indirect, in the registrant or any of its parents or subsidiaries. Nor was any such person connected with the registrant or any of its parents or subsidiaries as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer, or employee.

The annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in the registration statement have been audited by Albert Wong & Co. and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

The validity of the issuance of the common stock hereby will be passed upon for us by Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Nevada Law


Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) permits a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he:

  (a)

is not liable pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute 78.138, or

     
  (b)

acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

In addition, Section 78.7502 permits a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys’ fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he:

  (a)

is not liable pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute 78.138; or

     
  (b)

acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.

To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter, the corporation is required to indemnify him against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.

Section 78.752 of the Nevada Revised Statutes allows a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise for any liability asserted against him and liability and expenses incurred by him in his capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation has the authority to indemnify him against such liability and expenses.

Other financial arrangements made by the corporation pursuant to Section 78.752 may include the following:

  (a)

the creation of a trust fund;

     
  (b)

the establishment of a program of self-insurance;

     
  (c)

the securing of its obligation of indemnification by granting a security interest or other lien on any assets of the corporation; and

     
  (d)

the establishment of a letter of credit, guaranty or surety

No financial arrangement made pursuant to Section 78.752 may provide protection for a person adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals, to be liable for intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, except with respect to the advancement of expenses or indemnification ordered by a court.

Any discretionary indemnification pursuant to Section 78.7502, unless ordered by a court or advanced pursuant to an undertaking to repay the amount if it is determined by a court that the indemnified party is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation, may be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made:

  (a)

by the shareholders;




(b)

by the board of directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding;

     
(c)

if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or

     
(d)

if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.

Charter Provisions and Other Arrangements of the Registrant

Bylaws

The Registrant shall indemnify, to the maximum extent permitted by the law, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the Registrant, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of no lo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and that, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, such person had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

The Registrant shall indemnify, to the maximum extent permitted by the law, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, but no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person has been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of such person’s duty to the Registrant unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.

To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the Bylaws, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified by the Registrant against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such defense.

Any indemnification in accordance with the Bylaws, unless ordered by a court, shall be made by the Registrant only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Bylaws. Such determination shall be made:

(i) by the shareholders;

(ii) by the Board of Directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of Directors who were not parties to such act, suit or proceeding;

(iii) if such a quorum of disinterested Directors so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or

(iv) if such a quorum of disinterested Directors cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.

Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the Board of Directors unless it is ultimately determined that such director, officer, employee or agent is not entitled to be indemnified by the Registrant as authorized in this section or as provided by law.


The indemnification provided by the Bylaws:

(i) does not exclude any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders, or disinterested Directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office; and

(ii) shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.

The Registrant may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this section.

In addition to the above, each of our directors has entered into an indemnification agreement with us. The indemnification agreement provides that we shall indemnify the director against expenses and liabilities in connection with any proceeding associated with the director being our director to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.

Item 8. Exhibits.

Exhibit  
Number Exhibit
   
5.1 Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP
23.1 Consent of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2 Consent of Albert Wong & Co.
24 Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement)

Item 8. Undertakings

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment hereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.


(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at the time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Redwood, California, on this 20th day of June, 2014.

  XCELMOBILITY, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Renyan Ge
   
  Renyan Ge
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
  By: /s/ Xili Wang
   
  Xili Wang
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Renyan Ge as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any of them, or his/her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Dated: June 20, 2014

  /s/ Ronald E. Strauss
  Ronald E. Strauss
  Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

Dated: June 20, 2014

  /s/ Renyan Ge
  Renyan Ge
  Chief Executive Officer and Director