UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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NEVADA |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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7373 |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
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81-2749032 |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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8506 Strong Avenue, Orangevale, CA 95662, (916) 600-5773 |
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices) |
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The Corporate Place, Inc., 601 E. Charleston Street, Suite #A, Las Vegas, NV, 89104 |
(801) 885-0113 |
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent of service) |
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Copies of communications to: |
Blair Krueger, Esq. |
Krueger LLP |
7486 La Jolla Boulevard |
La Jolla, California 92037 |
Telephone: (858) 405-7385 |
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From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement |
(Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public) |
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box: X .
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered |
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Common stock, $0.001 par value per share |
| 7,000,000 shares | $ | 0.01 | $ | 70,000 | $ | 8.11 |
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission), acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.
1 Estimated solely for purposed of calculating the registration fee under Rule 457(a) and (o) of the Securities Act.
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The information contained in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed in whole or in part. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to completion March 27, 2017
7,000,000 SHARES
COMMON STOCK
FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
Freight Solution, Inc. (FSI or the Company) is offering for sale a maximum of 7,000,000 shares of its common stock at a fixed price of $0.01 per share (this Offering). There is no minimum number of shares that must be sold by us for this Offering to close. We will retain the proceeds from the sale of any of the offered shares that are sold. This Offering is being conducted on a self-underwritten, best efforts basis, which means our founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Shane Ludington, will alone attempt to sell the shares. This prospectus will permit our founder and Chief Executive Officer to sell the shares in this Offering directly to the public, with no commission or other remuneration payable to him for any shares he may sell. Mr. Ludington will sell the shares himself, and intends to offer them to friends, family members, business and other acquaintances. In offering these securities on our behalf, Mr. Ludington will rely on the safe harbor from broker-dealer registration set out in Rule 3a4-1 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act). The intended methods of communication include, without limitations, telephone, email and personal contact by Mr. Ludington. For more information, see the section of this prospectus entitled Plan of Distribution.
The proceeds from the sale of the shares in this Offering will be made payable to our escrow agent, Krueger LLP - Attorney-Client Trust Account. All subscribed to funds will be held in a noninterest-bearing account pending the completion of this Offering. This Offering will terminate 180 days from the effective date of this prospectus, unless extended by our board of directors for an additional 180 days. There is no minimum number of shares that must be sold by the Company. All subscription agreements and checks for the payment of the subscribed shares are irrevocable (except as to any state which requires a statutory cooling-off period or provide for rescission rights). For more information, see section entitled Plan of Distribution.
There is currently no public or established market for our shares. Consequently, our shareholders will not be able to sell their shares in an organized market place and may be limited to only selling their shares privately. Accordingly, an investment in our common stock is considered an illiquid investment and subject to many risks.
We are an emerging growth company under applicable federal securities laws and are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. See Risk Factors beginning on page 8.
We are offering shares of our common stock at a price of $0.01 per share. We are conducting a self-underwritten offering on a no minimum basis and best efforts basis. We may not be able to sell any shares of our common stock.
This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is March 27, 2017.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA |
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RISK FACTORS |
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USE OF PROCEEDS |
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THIS OFFERING |
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DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE |
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DILUTION |
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DIVIDEND POLICY |
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MARKET FOR OUR SECURITIES |
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NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS |
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION |
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BUSINESS |
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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS |
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK |
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION |
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LEGAL MATTERS |
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EXPERTS |
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UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION |
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
About Freight Solution, Inc.
Freight Solution, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on April 28, 2016, at which time it acquired a business plan and certain intangible assets from Mr. Shane Ludington. Mr. Ludington has been working on the development and implementation of the Freight Solution uber-type smartphone application, the business and its operations for a period of more than five years. As of March 27, 2017, we had two employees, who include our founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ludington, and a coder. From the date of inception, April 28, 2016, through this report date, Mr. Ludington has continued to devote at least ten (10) and twenty (20) hours per week as necessary for our operations. Mr. Ludington performs these services for free and there is no contractual agreement in place with the Company. Mr. Ludington is not required to work a minimum number of hours per week or per month to the Company. The number of hours is solely reliant upon Mr. Ludingtons judgment and availability. For calendar year 2017, Mr. Ludington has committed to continue providing these services for free. In addition to his role with the Company, Mr. Ludington runs a trucking service for small to medium sized business entities (SMB) that handles freight duties, deliveries and logistics services between Sacramento, Southern California and Arizona. Mr. Ludingtons business activities sometimes extend to Nevada and Utah on a limited basis.
The Company issued 11,000,000 shares of its common stock to Mr. Ludington at inception in exchange for organizational services. The services were valued at $11,000. Following formation, Mr. Ludington sold the Company a comprehensive and extensive business plan which outlines our business objectives incorporating an uber-type application for the less-than-truckload (LTL) service industry. Many years of research and development efforts went into the business plan and its development. The business plan sale includes software code developed for the Companys intended product. The Company issued 4,000,000 shares of common stock with a stated value of $4,000. Mr. Ludington incurred more than $10,000 in costs with development of the original business plan, software development (or coding) costs and other expenses.
We are an early stage company with limited financial resources. We have not established or attempted to establish a source of equity or debt financing, however, we intend to have conversations with advisors and smaller statured investment banks or financial institutions regarding our financing needs. Our auditors included an explanatory paragraph in their report on our financial statements that states that the Companys losses from operations raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. We are at the early stages of development for our business and its operations. While we are a development stage business we do not consider ourselves a shell company as that term is defined in Rule 405.
We have business operations, which commenced most recently as a Nevada company early in 2016 through our incorporation with the Secretary of State - Nevada. Operations are more than nominal. We have not generated any revenue. We improved upon and added several key targets and objectives to our acquired business plan. We hired several industry consultants to assist with the coding and program language for our software, as well as establishing a network of business sources in the logistics industry. We have incurred significant costs related to both development efforts and expect to incur more over the next few years. In the lifecycle of coding and smart-app development, we are in the beginning design phase. We have also completed what is called the framework, which includes a substantive requirements analysis, design specifications which our software coders use as a roadmap. We have a significant amount of work that needs to be done and significant working capital needs to be secured in order to bring our intended products and services to, and compete within, the marketplace.
To date, we have not developed any saleable product or services of our intended LTL management service application and controls platform. We cannot predict when a saleable product or service will ever be developed and released into the marketplace. We believe we have an advantage directly derived from our founder and his industry relationships and through the help that these key relationships will provide in executing and completing our business model.
The Company has no current intentions, plans, arrangements, commitments or understandings to engage in a merger or acquisition with another company nor does the Company or any of its shareholders have any plans to enter into a change of control or similar type of transaction.
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We are building an LTL service management company that we believe will provide comprehensive LTL management solutions for the freight delivery business. We are developing a proprietary LTL service application and control platform that will provide an Uber/Lyft transformation to the logistics industry from the ground up. We believe product functionality, when fully developed, will provide scalability by enabling users to utilize a smartphone app or internet based service that provides on-demand service to logistics consumer (shippers). Both will connect willing shippers to logistics providers (commercial haulers or truck drivers). Our mobile app will allow shippers to connect with truck drivers in the same way that San Diegans can find a ride home that is an alternative to a cab ride. Based on capacity demands, shippers can find the driver that is best suited to their freight demands for a pre-determined price. This is the freight solution way. Our application allows you to move full or less than truckload freight with an easy tap of your finger. To capture these opportunities, we must identify significant cost savings and define an economic return for the logistics consumer. Our intended software we believe will become a building block in the design, development, and the arrangement of LTL management services for SMBs and large multinational organizations.
Our intended software and services will outline a three-step method for providing shippers with what we believe to be a comprehensive approach providing a smartphone and web-based application for logistics providers focusing on the less-than-truckload (LTL) services offered, utilizing an Uber-type product allowing truck drivers to enhance and optimize their assets (their long haul equipment), through sophisticated analysis and algorithms. Shippers will be able to augment their usual fleet of logistic providers when capacity demands exceed their typical network. The trucker or logistics provider will be able to respond directly to the shippers needs and pick up additional loads that would convert a LTL delivery to a full-truck-load (FTL) (or a load that will fill up the entire truck) delivery. These extra loads fill trucks that otherwise remain empty, or bobtailing it. We believe this approach is required for proper logistics decisions to be made, and will help us in creating long-lasting customer relationships with both shippers and truck drivers.
Our business operations will be comprised of two segments; a) software (Apple iOs and android based, as well as web based formats) and b) software integration services for the commercial shippers market. Our software division works with the assistance of an established coding and smart-app development firm (since early 2013). The Company developed its initial LTL and logistics management software framework primarily through the efforts of its founder, and the efforts of a coding and smart-app development firm with which the Company works with on an as needed basis. We have not had any material discussions regarding the acquisition of software for services products, nor do we have any agreements (written or oral) in place in order to do so. The software framework and design has been developed, no software application distributor or reseller relationship has been formalized; the Company intends to seek help from outside sales representatives and marketing consultants to develop a professional sales and marketing strategy to capitalize on our technologies. With further financing we intend to create and staff an in-house coding and smart-app development group, which we believe may develop new versions of the applications and/or services, of a similar nature to business development in LTL management service solutions. The Company continues to work on the development of its LTL management service solutions services through the management and industry knowledge skills of its founder, as well as through a coding and smart-app development firm which has been working with us on an as needed basis and as our budget allows.
To date, no saleable product or service has been developed through these efforts. The services segment of our operations we will seek to staff with a team with the skills necessary in technology and logistics management service. Contract sizes may vary. While we cannot estimate the size of contracts, availability of contracts are solely based on the industry observations. None of these observations are based on any formal study. Initially our clients (or shippers) we believe may come from referrals, or business relationships that our founder, and Chief Executive Officer has or through general marketing in the industry. We cannot predict when those referrals will occur, or if at all, through Mr. Ludington or others.
Our executive offices are located at 8506 Strong Avenue, Orangevale, California 95662, and our telephone number is (916) 600-5773. We may refer to ourselves in this prospectus as FSI, the Company, we, or us.
This Offering
FSI is offering for sale a maximum of 7,000,000 shares of common stock at a fixed price of $0.01 per share. There is no minimum number of shares that must be sold by us for this Offering to close, and we will retain the proceeds from the sale of any of the offered shares that are sold. This Offering is being conducted on a self-underwritten, best efforts basis, which means our founder, Mr. Ludington, will attempt to sell the shares himself. This prospectus will permit our founder to sell the shares directly to the public, with no commission or other remuneration payable to him for any shares he may sell. Mr. Ludington intends to offer them to friends, family members and business acquaintances. In offering the securities on our behalf, Mr. Ludington will rely on the safe harbor from broker-dealer registration set out in Rule 3a4-1 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). The intended methods of communication include, without limitation, telephone and personal contacts.
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The proceeds from the sale of the shares in this Offering shall be made payable to Krueger LLP Attorney-Client Trust Account administered by Krueger LLP, our attorneys. Because Krueger LLP acts as legal counsel for us, Krueger LLP may not be considered an independent third party. All subscription agreements and checks are irrevocable and should be delivered to Krueger LLP at the address provided on the Subscription Agreement (see Exhibit 99.1). Krueger LLP will not have a first priority claim over any of the funds received into escrow because Krueger LLP is required by law to remit all proceeds to the Company upon satisfactory completion and acceptance of the subscription agreements.
All subscription funds will be held in a noninterest-bearing account pending the completion of this Offering. This Offering will be completed 180 days from the effective date of this prospectus, unless extended by our board of directors for an additional 180 days. There is no minimum number of shares that must be sold. All subscription agreements and checks for payment of shares are irrevocable (except as to any states that require a statutory cooling-off period or provide for rescission rights).
The Company will deliver stock certificates attributable to the shares of common stock purchased directly by the purchasers within 30 days of the close of this Offering or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Offering price of the common stock has been determined arbitrarily and bears no relationship to any objective criterion of value. The price does not bear any relationship to our assets, book value, historical earnings (if any), or net worth.
Shares of common stock offered
Maximum of 7,000,000 shares. No minimum number of shares must be sold by us to close.
Use of proceeds
Offering proceeds will be used to pay professional fees and other general expenses. Total estimated costs of the Offering ($30,000) is less than the maximum Offering proceeds ($70,000).
Termination of this Offering
Offering will conclude when all 7,000,000 shares of common stock have been sold, or 180 days after this registration statement becomes effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission. At our discretion we may extend this Offering for an additional 180 days.
Risk factors
Purchase of our common stock involves a high degree of risk. The common stock offered in this prospectus is for investment purposes only and currently no market exists for our common stock. Please refer to the sections entitled Risk Factors and Dilution before making an investment in the common stock.
Trading market
None. Filing a Rule 211 application with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is necessary in order to apply for the inclusion of our common stock for quotation on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) or other such market. A market maker has not been identified or approached. When tasked such efforts may not be successful and our common stock may never be quoted and therefore investors of our common stock may not have a market in which to sell their common stock. No estimate may be given as to the time needed for this application process.
Even if FSI's common stock is quoted or granted a listing on a stock exchange, a market for the common stock may never ever develop.
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SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
The following summary financial data should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.
Balance Sheet Data: |
| As of January 31, 2017 |
| As of April 30, 2016 |
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| (audited) |
Current assets | $ | 7,558 | $ | - |
Other assets | $ | 24,500 | $ | 4,000 |
Current liabilities | $ | 116,262 | $ | 8,262 |
Stockholders equity (deficit) | $ | (84,204) | $ | (4,262) |
Operating Statement Data: |
| For the nine months ended January 31, 2017 |
| For the period April 28, 2016 (inception) through April 30, 2016 |
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| (audited) |
Revenues | $ | - | $ | - |
Operating expenses | $ | 79,942 | $ | 19,262 |
Net (loss) | $ | (79,942) | $ | (19,262) |
Net (loss) per common share basic and diluted | $ | (0.01) | $ | (0.00) |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding basic and diluted |
| 15,000,000 |
| 12,666,667 |
RISK FACTORS
You should be aware that there are substantial risks for an investment in our common stock. You should carefully consider these risk factors, along with the other information included in this prospectus, before you decide to invest in our common stock.
If any of the following risks were to occur, such as our business, financial condition, results of operations and/or other prospects, any of these could materially affect our likelihood of success. If that happens, the market price of our common stock, if any, could decline, and prospective investors would lose all or part of their investment in our common stock.
Risks Related to the Business
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FSI has virtually no financial resources. Our independent registered public accounting firms report includes an explanatory paragraph stating that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
FSI is an early stage company with virtually no financial resources. We have negative working capital of $108,704 and $4,262 and a stockholders deficit of $84,204 and $4,262 as of January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, respectively. Our independent registered public accounting firms report included an explanatory paragraph in their opinion on our financial statements as of and for the period ended April 30, 2016 that states that the Companys losses from operations raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. We will be required to seek additional financing beyond amounts received from this Offering. Additional financing sought may be in the form of equity or debt from sources yet to be identified. Until we complete this Offering, most efforts of management will be spent on the registration efforts with little to no efforts expended on the further execution of our business plan and the pursuit of revenue producing activities. Pending the successful completion of this Offering, management will seek additional financing to further pursue and execute on our business plan and the pursuit of revenue producing activities. No assurances can be given that we will generate sufficient revenue (or any at all) or obtain financing needed to continue as a going concern.
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Current resources and source of working capital funds, primarily consist of loans from unrelated third parties who are current or former business associates of our founder, President and Chief Executive Officer. These sources we believe to be sufficient to keep our business operations functioning for the next three to nine months. While we do not have a formal agreement with our founder, nor the unrelated third parties to fund the Companys working capital needs, we believe that our founders plan is to perform most of the work required on his own without any cash compensation while he seeks other sources of funding, as well as seek the delay or deferral of payment to third party vendors and unrelated third parties which have currently helped with our working capital needs to date. Much of the initial work on the Companys software system has been through the efforts of Mr. Ludington, as well as from our use of employees from a reputable coding and smart-app development firm with which we have contracted. We will spend generally between $10,000 and $15,000 per month in operational expenses not related to this Offering. We have not generated any revenues from our operations, and our expenses will continue to accrue or be deferred until sufficient additional financing is obtained. Additional financing may be obtained through our founder, family members of our founder or others familiar with our founders professional work experience. To date, the Company received interest free loans and secured the deferral of payment for services from our third party vendors to fund our operations. No assurances can be provided that we will continue to receive funds from these sources or continue our operations beyond a month-to-month basis.
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FSI is dependent on the services of our founder, the loss of whose services may cause our business operations to cease, and we will need to engage and retain additional qualified employees and consultants to further implement our business strategy.
FSIs operations and business strategy is dependent upon the services and business acumen of Mr. Ludington, our founder and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ludington is under no contractual obligation to remain employed by us. 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 hire additional personnel, our operations could fail. Even if we are able to find additional personnel, it is uncertain whether we could find someone who could develop and execute our business along the lines described in this prospectus. We would most certainly fail without the services of Mr. Ludington or an appropriate replacement.
We intend to acquire key-man life insurance on the life of Mr. Ludington naming us as the beneficiary when and if we have the necessary resources to do so. We have not yet procured or sought out key-man life insurance, and there is no guarantee that we will be able to obtain such key-man life insurance in the future on Mr. Ludington. Accordingly, it is important that we are able to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified and talented personnel and/or independent contractors to further the Companys business efforts.
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Because we recently commenced operations, we face a high risk of business failure.
We recently incorporated in April 2016. Most of our efforts to date as a corporation have been related to executing our business plan and expanding our operations, which include the development and programming for our LTL service management system which consists of software and complicated algorithms to be used in a smart-phone application by the average user. We have had no revenues. We face a high risk of business failure. The likelihood of success for our Company must be considered in light of its significant expenses, complications and delays frequently encountered with a new business and the competitive environment in which the Company will operate. There can be no assurance that future revenues from the Companys LTL service management product or other services will occur or be significant enough or that we will be able to sell it at a profit, if at all. Future revenues and/or profits, if any, will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to market acceptance of the Companys LTL service management products or other services and the successful implementation of our strategy.
The Company has not yet acquired or fully developed any product or services that are saleable in the marketplace. We may not be able to acquire or internally develop any product or services in the future because of the lack of funds or financing to do so. In order for us to fully develop or acquire any products or services, we must be able to secure the necessary financing, beyond just the proceeds of this Offering. In the early stages of our operations, we intend to keep costs to a minimum. The cost to develop our product or services as currently outlined will be in excess of $300,000. We have no established source of funds to undertake the business strategy as outlined. Until we obtain funding, if ever, we will keep our operating costs as low as possible with our founder, and Chief Executive Officer providing most of the administrative and other functions on his own without any cash compensation. We currently use the services of a coding and smart-app development firm with which the Company has been working with on an as needed basis. We do not expect to pay them in full or even partially for an extended period of time, even once we complete our Offering. This methodology could result in our product development being extended for another two to three years. We believe that our LTL management information services segment (once developed, if at all) may generate revenues earlier than the LTL service management system products (software) segment (once developed, if at all). If we are unable to obtain adequate funding or financing, the Company faces the likelihood of business failure. There are no assurances that we will be able to raise any funds or establish any financing for the Companys growth.
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In addition, the Companys profitability, if any, could be materially and adversely impacted if any one or more of its acquired or developed technological products or services were to experience poor operating results. The Companys ability to achieve profitability will be dependent on the ability of its intended products or services to generate sufficient operating cash flow to fund intended growth and/or acquisitions. There can be no assurance that the Companys results of operations will be profitable or that our strategy will be successful or even begin to generate any revenues.
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We may not have or ever have the resources or ability to implement and manage our growth strategy.
Although the Company expects to experience growth based on the ability to implement and execute its business strategy, actual operations may never occur because the business plan may never be fully implemented because of the lack of funds in order to do so. If the Companys business plan and growth strategy are implemented, of which no assurances can be provided, a significant strain on management, operating systems and/or financial resources will be imposed. Failure by the Companys management to manage this expected growth, if it occurs, or unexpected difficulties are encountered during this growth, could have a material adverse impact on the Companys results of operations or financial condition.
The Companys ability to operate profitable revenue generating product or service lines (if we are able to establish any product or service lines at all) will depend upon a number of factors, including (i) identifying appropriate and satisfactory distribution channels, (ii) generating sufficient funds from our then existing operations or obtaining third-party financing or additional capital to develop new product and/or service lines, (iii) the Companys management team and its financial and accounting controls and (iv) staffing, training and retention of skilled personnel. Certain of these factors most likely will be beyond the Companys control and may be adversely affected by the economy or actions taken by competing businesses. Moreover, potential products or services that may meet the Companys focus and other criteria for developing new products and/or services, if we are able to develop or acquire them at all, are believed to be severely limited. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to execute and manage a growth strategy effectively or at all.
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We may not be successful in hiring technical personnel because of the competitive market for qualified technical people.
The Company's success depends largely on its ability to attract, hire, train and retain highly qualified technical and industry knowledgeable personnel to provide the Company's services. Competition for such personnel is intense. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in attracting and retaining the technical and industry specific personnel it requires to conduct and expand its operations successfully and to differentiate itself from its competition. The Company's results of operations and growth prospects could be materially adversely affected if the Company were unable to attract, hire, train and retain such qualified personnel.
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Our reliance on referrals from outside contacts to develop business may not be effective.
The Company initially will rely on our founder, and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ludington, for a majority of its business leads and believes that other LTL industry consultants may be an important source of business referrals in the foreseeable future. However, as is typical within the industry, there are no contractual requirements that these industry consultants or outside reps will use or recommend the Company's services in connection with product sales or the sale of specific services offered by the Company. We currently have no contracts or agreements in place with any outside sales reps or business professionals (industry consultants). No assurances can be given that using independent outside sales reps will result in any meaningful numbers of sales leads or referrals.
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Fluctuations in our financial results make quarterly comparisons and financial forecasting difficult.
The Company's future or projected quarterly operating results may vary and reduced levels of earnings or continued losses may be experienced in one or more quarters. Fluctuations in the Company's quarterly operating results could result from a variety of factors, including changes in the levels of revenues derived from LTL service management applications development, and/or LTL service managed services, the size and timing of significant orders, changes in the mix of employee and subcontractors on projects, the timing of new offerings by the Company or its competitors, new office openings by the Company, changes in pricing policies by the Company or its competitors, market acceptance of new and enhanced services offered by the Company or its competitors, changes in operating expenses, availability of qualified technical personnel, disruptions in sources of related services and services, the effect of potential acquisitions and industry and general economic factors. The Company will have limited or no control over many of these factors. The Company's expense levels we believe will be based upon, in part, on its expectations as to future or projected revenues. If revenue levels are below expectations, operating results are likely to be adversely affected.
Because of these fluctuations and uncertainties, our operating results may fail to meet the expectations of investors. If this happens, any trading price of our common stock would almost certainly be materially adversely affected.
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We will face competition from businesses with significantly greater resources and name recognition.
The markets in which the Company intends to operate are characterized by intense competition from several types of solution and technical service providers. These include value added resellers (VARs), LTL and logistics management systems integrators and freight delivery business consultants, as well as computer, hardware and other software providers. In addition, there can be no assurance that the Company's prospective and potential clients will not seek to further develop their in-house capabilities and perform internally more or all of the services that the Company intends to offer. The Company expects to face further intense competition from new market entrants and alliances among competitors as the convergence of information processing and telecommunications used in the LTL management systems continue. Many current and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than the Company. As a result, they may be better able to respond or adapt to new or emerging technologies and changes than the Company. They may be able to devote greater resources to the development, marketing and sales of services than the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to compete successfully. The Company generally expects to encounter intense competition. The Company will compete for revenues with other software providers that offer similar services or with limited adaption used in place of ours. In addition, the Company will face numerous competitors, both strategic and financial, in attempting to obtain competitive services. Many actual and potential competitors we believe are part of much larger organizations with substantially greater financial, marketing and other resources than us. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to compete effectively against any of our future competitors.
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Our potential users of our intended software and services operate in a highly regulated industry, and changes in existing regulations or violations of existing or future regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and profitability.
While we are a technology driven business, our potential users operate in the United States pursuant to operating authority granted to them by the Department of Transportation, or DOT. Our users drivers must comply with the safety and fitness regulations of DOT, including those relating to drug and alcohol testing and hours-of-service. Such matters as equipment weight, aerodynamics and dimensions are subject to government regulations. Our users may become subject to new or more restrictive regulations relating to fuel emissions, drivers' hours-of-service, ergonomics, on-board reporting of operations, collective bargaining, security at ports and other matters affecting safety or operating methods. Other agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, and the Department of Homeland Security regulate their equipment, operations and drivers. Several proposed and pending regulations also may have a material adverse effect on their business, results of operations and profitability that will in turn effect our business and prospects. Future laws and regulations may be more stringent, require changes in our users operating practices, influence the demand for transportation services, or require them to incur significant additional costs. Higher costs incurred by our users and their suppliers who will ultimately pass the costs onto users and ultimately us through higher prices could adversely affect our results of operations and the planned use of our product and services.
In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, federal, state and municipal authorities implemented and continue to implement various security measures, including checkpoints and travel restrictions on large trucks. The Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, has adopted regulations that require determination by the TSA that each driver who applies for or renews his or her license for carrying hazardous materials is not a security threat. This could reduce the pool of qualified drivers, which could require our users to increase driver compensation, limit their growth, or cause their tractors to sit idle, which will in turn affect us negatively and hurt our chances of success. These regulations also could limit the availability of equipment for hazardous material shipments and as a result, our customers may fail to meet the needs of their customers or may incur increased expenses because of these regulations in turn affecting our prospects. These security measures could indirectly negatively impact our results of operations.
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Our users business is subject to certain factors that affect the freight delivery business and are largely beyond their control, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
While we are a technology driven business our potential users are subject to certain conditions and events that affect the freight delivery business and that are largely beyond their control, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the results of their operations as well as our operations. These include license and registration fees, tolls, strikes or other work stoppages at customer, port, border or other shipping locations, damage or deterioration of infrastructure, roadways, railways or bridges, taxes associated with infrastructure repair or maintenance, actual or threatened armed conflicts or terrorist attacks, efforts to combat terrorism, military action against a foreign state or groups located in a foreign state or heightened security requirements which could lead to reduced economic demand, reduced availability of credit or temporary closing of shipping locations, transportation routes or U.S. borders. Such conditions or events or enhanced security measures in connection with such events could impair their business as well as our operating efficiency and productivity and result in higher operating costs far outweighing any chance for our product and services to make a profit.
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Our users have significant ongoing capital requirements that could adversely affect financial condition, results of operations and cash flows if they are unable to generate sufficient cash from operations.
The freight delivery business is capital-intensive. Historically, we believe that many of our potential users have depended on cash from operations, borrowings from financial institutions and leases to expand and upgrade their revenue equipment. We believe that additional expenditures will be required to upgrade and expand their revenue equipment fleet. If they, the users of our product and services are unable to generate sufficient cash from operations and obtain borrowing on favorable terms in the future, they may have to limit their fleet size, enter into less favorable financing arrangements or operate their revenue equipment for longer periods of time. Accordingly, they may be unable to decrease the age of, or expand, their revenue equipment fleet, which would materially and adversely affect their financial condition which in turn would materially and adversely affect our business by less use of our product and services or no use at all.
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There are significant potential conflicts of interest.
Our personnel will be required to commit substantial time to our affairs and, accordingly, our personnel may have a conflict of interest in allocating management time among business activities. In the course of other business activities, certain key personnel may become aware of business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us, as well as other businesses with which they are affiliated. As such, there may be conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented to.
In an effort to resolve such potential conflicts of interest, we have entered into a written agreement with Mr. Ludington 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 business entities) would be presented by him solely to the Company. A copy of this agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our Registration Statement, of which this prospectus is a part.
We cannot provide any assurance that our efforts to eliminate the potential impact of conflicts of interest will be effective.
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We will need to establish additional relationships with local software coders and information technology (IT) consultants to fully develop and market our company and its intended products and/or services.
We do not possess all of the resources necessary to develop and commercialize our intended LTL service management products and/or LTL management information services on a large commercial scale. We will need to develop and establish a network of third-party agents that will help us in carrying out our intended market rollout, as well as develop and then enhance marketing and sales strategy through arrangements with software coders and other information technology consultants to develop and commercialize our planned LTL management information services. If we are not able to enlist the services of third-party vendors, or seek out the necessary IT consultants, our business will suffer.
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Following the effective date of our Registration Statement, of which this prospectus is a part, we will be subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that will require us to incur audit and legal fees in connection with the preparation of such reports. These additional costs could reduce or eliminate our ability to earn a profit.
Following the effective date of our registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, we will be required to file periodic reports with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. In order to comply with these requirements, our independent registered public accounting firm will have to review our financial statements on a quarterly basis and audit our financial statements on an annual basis. Moreover, our legal counsel will have 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 affect the amount of time 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 may be exposed to potential risks resulting from any new requirements under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 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.
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Our internal controls may be inadequate, which could cause our financial reporting to be unreliable and lead to misinformation being disseminated to the public.
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our 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.
We will not be required to provide an assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting until our second annual report after the completion of our Offering. And our auditors attestation of managements evaluation of effectiveness of the internal controls is not required as long as we are an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act and/or a smaller reporting company as that term is defined. Despite these requirements, any delayed implementation of our internal controls may be inadequate or ineffective, which could cause our financial reporting to be unreliable and lead to misinformation being disseminated. Investors relying upon this misinformation may make an uninformed investment decision.
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We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and as a consequence of taking advantage of certain exemptions from reporting requirements that are available to emerging growth companies, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
We are an emerging growth company as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). Pursuant to Section 107 of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, we may take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards, meaning that we can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have chosen to take advantage of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies to delay adoption of such standards until such standards are made applicable to private companies. Accordingly, our financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of public companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.
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The costs of being a public company could result in us being unable to continue as a going concern.
As a public company, we will be required to comply with numerous financial reporting and legal requirements, including those pertaining to annual audits, quarterly review and reporting and internal controls. The costs of this compliance could be quite significant. If revenues are insufficient, or we cannot satisfy many of these costs through the issuance of shares, we may be unable to satisfy these costs through the normal course of business which would result in being unable to continue as a going concern.
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Having only one director limits our ability to establish effective independent corporate governance procedures and increases the control of our founder and Chief Executive Officer.
We have only one director who serves as our founder and Chief Executive Officer. Accordingly, we cannot establish board committees comprised of independent members to oversee functions like compensation or audit issues. In addition, currently a vote of the board of directors is decided in favor of our chairman (who is our founder and Chief Executive Officer), which gives him complete control over all corporate issues and decisions.
Until we have a larger board of directors that include some independent members, if ever, there will be limited oversight of our founder and Chief Executive Officers decisions and activities and little ability for minority shareholders to challenge or reverse those actions and decisions.
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Risks Related to Our Common Stock
19.
The Company is selling the shares offered in this prospectus without an underwriter and may not be able to sell all or any of the shares offered herein.
The shares of common stock are being offered on our behalf by Mr. Ludington, our founder and Chief Executive Officer, on a best-efforts basis. No broker-dealer has been retained as an underwriter and no broker-dealer is under any obligation to purchase any shares of common stock. There are no firm commitments to purchase any of the shares in this Offering. Consequently, there is no guarantee that the Company, through our founder, is capable of selling all, or any, of the shares of common stock offered hereby. The sale of only a small number of shares of common stock increases the likelihood of no market ever developing for our common stock.
20.
Since there is no minimum for our Offering, if only a few persons purchase shares of our common stock they will lose their money without us being able to develop a market for our shares.
Since there is no minimum with respect to the number of shares of common stock to be sold directly by the Company in our Offering, if only a few shares are sold, we will be unable to even attempt to create a public market of any kind for our shares. In such an event, it is highly likely that the entire investment of shareowners in our common stock would be lost. Even if all of the shares of common stock in our Offering are purchased, we could have the same result.
21.
The Offering price of our common stock has been determined arbitrarily.
The price of our common stock in this Offering has not been determined by any independent financial evaluation, market mechanism or by our auditors, and is therefore, to a large extent, arbitrary. Our audit firm has not reviewed management's valuation and, therefore, expresses no opinion as to the fairness of this Offering price as determined by management. As a result, the price of the shares of common stock in this Offering may not reflect the value perceived by the market. There can be no assurance that the shares of common stock offered hereby are worth the price for which they are offered and investors may, therefore, lose a portion or all of their investment.
22.
Shareholders may be diluted significantly through our efforts to obtain financing and satisfy obligations through the 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 (100,000,000) shares but unissued (78,000,000) shares assuming the sale of 7,000,000 shares in this Offering. 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, further dilute common stock book value, and that dilution may be material.
23.
The proposed aggregate proceeds of this Offering are slightly more than the estimated costs of this Offering, so the Company will receive little or no economic benefit from the completion of this Offering.
The proposed maximum aggregate proceeds of this Offering ($70,000) are slightly more than the proposed costs to complete this Offering ($30,000). Currently the costs of this Offering are estimated, however these costs could actually rise through delay and other conditions that are out of our control. We may, therefore, receive no financial benefit from the completion of this Offering and may have to pay for some of the costs of this Offering from the proceeds of operations or from other sources such as loans from officers or from related and non-related parties.
24.
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.
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25.
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 XI 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.
Prior to the date of this prospectus, 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 been approached to file 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 commencing upon the effectiveness of our registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and the subsequent closing of this Offering. There can be no assurance that the market makers application when filed 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
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any market for our shares will develop;
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the prices at which our common stock will trade; or
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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 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 the Company 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.
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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. See Plan of Distribution.
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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 bulletin board 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 Exchange Act 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.
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 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.
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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.
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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 for us 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 registered hereunder 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 18 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. See also Plan of Distribution-State Securities-Blue Sky Laws.
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Our board of directors (consisting of one person, our founder and Chief Executive Officer) 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 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 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.
31.
The ability of our founder to control our business may limit or eliminate minority shareholders ability to influence corporate affairs.
Upon the completion of this Offering, our founder will beneficially own an aggregate of 68% of our outstanding common stock assuming the sale of all shares being registered. Because of his beneficial stock ownership, our founder will continue to be 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 founder 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. Minority shareholders would have no way of overriding decisions made by our founder. This level of control may also have an adverse impact on the market value of our shares because our founder may institute or undertake transactions, policies or programs that may result in losses, may not take any steps to increase our visibility in the financial community, or may sell sufficient numbers of shares to significantly decrease our price per share.
32.
All of our presently issued and outstanding common shares are restricted under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, as amended. When the restriction on any or all of these shares is lifted, and the shares are sold in the open market, the price of our common stock could be adversely affected.
All of the presently outstanding shares of common stock (15,000,000 shares) are restricted securities as defined under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and may only be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration, if available. Rule 144 provides in essence that a person who is not an affiliate and has held restricted securities for a prescribed period of at least six (6) months if purchased from a reporting issuer or twelve (12) months (as is the case herein) if purchased from a non-reporting Company, may, under certain conditions, sell all or any of his shares without volume limitation, in brokerage transactions. Affiliates, however, may not sell shares in excess of 1% of the Companys outstanding common stock every three months. As a result of revisions to Rule 144 which became effective on February 15, 2008, there is no limit on the amount of restricted securities that may be sold by a non-affiliate (i.e., a stockholder who has not been an officer, director or control person for at least 90 consecutive days) after the restricted securities have been held by the owner for the aforementioned prescribed period of time. A sale under Rule 144 or under any other exemption from the Act, if available, or pursuant to registration of shares of common stock of present stockholders, may have a depressive effect upon the price of the common stock in any market that may develop.
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All 15,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of our common stock are owned by our founder, which consists of 11,000,000 and 4,000,000 shares issued for organizational services and intangible assets, respectively, which may be sold commencing one year from the date this Offering is completed. See Market for Securities.
33.
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.
34.
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 (currently one person) are independent directors, we do not currently have independent audit or compensation committees. As a result, our 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. As a result, our 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 or 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.
35.
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.
As of the effective date of our registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, we will become subject to certain informational requirements of the Exchange Act, as amended and we will be required to file periodic reports (i.e., annual, quarterly and material events) with the SEC which will be immediately available to the public for inspection and copying. In the event during the year that our registration statement becomes effective, these reporting obligations may be automatically suspended under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act if we have less than 300 shareholders and do not file a registration statement on Form 8-A (of which we have no current plans to file). If this occurs after the year in which our registration statement becomes effective, we will no longer be obligated to file such periodic reports with the SEC and access to our business information would then be even more restricted. After this registration statement on Form S-1 becomes effective, we may be required to deliver periodic reports to security holders as proscribed by the Exchange Act, as amended. However, we will not be required to furnish proxy statements to security holders and our directors, officers and principal beneficial owners will not be required to report their beneficial ownership of securities to the SEC pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act until we have both 500 or more security holders and greater than $10 million in assets. Access to information regarding our business and operations will be limited.
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If we are designated a shell company your ability to resell your shares would be limited.
All of the presently outstanding shares of our common stock are restricted securities as defined under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and may only be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration, if available. The SEC has adopted final rules amending Rule 144 which have become effective on February 15, 2008. Pursuant to the new Rule 144, one year must elapse from the time a shell company, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act and Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, ceases to be a shell company and files a Form 8-K addressing Item 5.06 with such information as may be required in a Form 10 Registration Statement with the SEC, before a restricted shareholder can resell their holdings in reliance on Rule 144. The Form 10 information or disclosure is equivalent to the information that a company would be required to file if it were registering a class of securities on Form 10 under the Exchange Act. Under amended Rule 144, restricted or unrestricted securities that were initially issued by a reporting or non-reporting shell company or a company that was at any time previously a reporting or non-reporting shell company, can only be resold in reliance on Rule 144 if the following conditions are met:
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the issuer of the securities that was formerly a reporting or non-reporting shell company has ceased to be a shell company;
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the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
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the issuer of the securities has filed all reports and material required to be filed under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, during the preceding twelve months (or shorter period that the Issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports; and
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at least one year has elapsed from the time the issuer filed the current Form 10 type information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company.
At the present time, we are not classified as a shell company under Rule 405 of the Securities Act Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. To the extent the Company is designated a shell you would be unable to sell your shares under Rule 144.
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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USE OF PROCEEDS
FSI will apply the proceeds from the Offering to pay for accounting, legal and other expenses associated with this Offering. Total estimated costs of this Offering ($30,000) are less than the maximum Offering proceeds ($70,000) providing us with approximately $15,000 in funds available for working capital. Costs of this Offering, which principally relate to professional costs and expenses, are estimated to consist of the following:
SEC Registration fee | $ | 8.13 |
NASD filing fee |
| 100.00 |
Transfer agent fees |
| 1,500.00 |
Blue Sky fees and expenses |
| 2,500.00 |
Accounting fees and expenses |
| 8,000.00 |
Miscellaneous expenses |
| 2,891.87 |
Legal fees and expenses (relating to the preparation of our registration statement from inception to effective date and related documents) |
| 15,000.00 |
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As funds are received from the sale of shares, the Offering costs will be paid in the sequence listed below regardless of the amount collected. If all of the registered shares are sold, one hundred percent (100%) of the Offering costs will be able to be paid in full. This includes legal fees which are estimated to be $15,000 our most expensive cost. Upon receiving the maximum Offering proceeds we will pay all other expenses associated with this Offering (sans legal) which amounts to $15,000, leaving us an estimated $15,000 for general operating expenses or cash on hand.
Upon starting the preparation of our Form S-1, we paid our legal counsel $7,500. Our legal counsel has agreed to defer a portion of their fees until our Offering is completed and our Form S-1 becomes effective. Through the deferral of these fees it may be asserted that our legal counsel may have provided us financing for our Offering. Our plans will not change regardless of whether the maximum Offering proceeds are raised, except to the extent indicated in MD&A Liquidity section, first paragraph.
Our Offering is being made on a self-underwritten, best-efforts basis with no minimum number of shares that we are required to sell in order for us to proceed with the Offering. The Offering price per share is $0.01. The following table sets forth the uses of proceeds assuming the sale of 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%, respectively, of the maximum Offering. Total costs of this Offering are estimated to be $30,000. We will pay all costs relating to this Offering and this amount will accrue on our books and records until we are able to pay the full amount whether from revenues or loans from shareholders, related or unrelated parties:
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| 3,500,000 shares (50% of the maximum Offering) |
| 5,250,000 shares (75% of the maximum Offering) |
| 7,000,000 shares (maximum Offering) |
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Proceeds Obtained from the Offering | $ | 17,500 | $ | 35,000 | $ | 52,500 | $ | 70,000 |
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| (7,000) |
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Accounting fees and expenses to be paid from the Offering |
| (6,000) |
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| (15,000) |
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THIS OFFERING
We will spend substantially more in costs on this Offering and our public reporting requirements than we will receive in proceeds if the maximum Offering amount is achieved. These costs may very well exceed our current or anticipated revenues, significantly. However, the Company believes that the risks are worth taking because management believes, based on its own observations which are not based on any formal studies, that potential vendors, consultants, service providers and manufacturers have a higher regard in providing services to a public company than a small, privately-held startup company. Managements belief is based solely on the advice and informal consultation of various business and legal professionals who are known to us and have significant public company experience. These discussions led us to believe that being a public company affords the business (management and its shareholders) with a higher degree of recognition than would be obtained as a small, privately-held (or non-public) company and may increase its ability or options to obtain financing for growth. In addition, by being a publicly held and reporting company we believe this increases visibility of our future opportunities to raise additional funds or to pay vendors by issuing restricted equity rather than cash. We cannot predict the likelihood that our observations and conclusions about the benefits of being a public company will prove accurate or even be beneficial to us.
We are offering for sale a maximum of 7,000,000 shares of common stock at a fixed price of $0.01 per share. There is no minimum number of shares that must be sold by us for this Offering to close, and we will retain all proceeds from the sale of any of the offered shares that are sold. This Offering is being conducted on a self-underwritten, best efforts basis, which means our founder, and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ludington, will attempt to sell these shares. This prospectus permits our founder to sell the shares directly to the public, with no commission or other remuneration payable to him for any shares that are sold. Mr. Ludington will sell the shares and intends to offer them to friends, family and business acquaintances that he knows personally. In offering the securities on our behalf, Mr. Ludington will rely primarily on the safe harbor from broker-dealer registration set out in Rule 3a4-1 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The intended methods of communication include, without limitation, telephone, email and personal contact by Mr. Ludington.
As discussed above, Mr. Ludington will not register as a broker-dealer pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act, as amended, but rather will rely upon the safe harbor provisions of Rule 3a4-1, promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended. Generally speaking, Rule 3a4-1 provides an exemption from the broker-dealer registration requirements of the Exchange Act for persons associated with an issuer that participate in an offering of the issuers securities. Mr. Ludington is not subject to any statutory disqualification, as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(39) of the Exchange Act. Mr. Ludington will not be compensated in connection with his participation in this Offering by the payment of commissions or other remuneration based either directly or indirectly on transactions in our securities. Mr. Ludington is not, nor has he been within the past 12 months, a broker or dealer, and he is not, nor has he been within the past 12 months, an associated person of a broker or dealer. At the end of this Offering, Mr. Ludington will continue to primarily perform his duties for the Company or on its behalf, otherwise, than in connection with these transactions in the Companys securities. Mr. Ludington will not participate in selling an offering of securities for any issuer more than once every 12 months other than in reliance on Exchange Act Rule 3a4-1(a)(4)(i) or (iii).
Payment for the sale of shares in this Offering will be made payable to Krueger LLP- Attorney-Client Trust Account, our escrow agent. Krueger LLP, which acts as our legal counsel, may not be considered an independent third party. All subscription agreements and checks are irrevocable and should be delivered to Krueger LLP at the address provided on the Subscription Agreement. Krueger LLP shall have no first priority claim over any of the funds received. Krueger LLP is required to remit all proceeds to the Company upon satisfactory completion and acceptance of the subscription agreements by the Company.
We will receive all proceeds from the sale of up to 7,000,000 shares being offered. No proceeds will be received by anyone other than the Company. The price per share is fixed at $0.01 for the duration of this Offering.
All subscribed funds will be held in a non-interest bearing account pending the completion of this Offering. This Offering will be completed 180 days from the effective date of this prospectus (or such earlier date when all 7,000,000 shares are sold), unless extended by our board of directors for an additional 180 days. There is no minimum number of shares that must be sold in this Offering. All subscription agreements and checks for payment of the shares are irrevocable (except as to any states that require a statutory cooling-off period or rescission right).
The Company will deliver stock certificates attributable to the shares of common stock purchased by the purchasers within 30 days of the closing of this Offering or as soon thereafter as practicable.
We have the right to accept or reject subscriptions in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason. All funds from rejected subscriptions will be returned immediately by us, through our escrow agent to the subscriber, without interest or deduction. Subscriptions for our securities will be accepted or rejected within 48 hours after we receive them.
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This Offering may terminate on the earlier of:
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the date when the sale of all 7,000,000 shares is completed, or
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180 days after the effective date of this S-1 Registration Statement or any extension thereto.
The Offering price of our common stock has been determined arbitrarily and bears no relationship to any objective criterion of value. The price does not bear any relationship to our assets, book value, historical earnings or net worth.
The purchase of our common stock in this Offering involves a high degree of risk. The common stock offered in this prospectus is for investment purposes only, and currently no market exists for our common stock. While no market maker has agreed to file a Rule 211 application with FINRA, in order for us to apply for the inclusion of our common stock in the OTCBB we must solicit the services of a market maker. Once a market maker is identified and applies on our behalf such efforts may not be successful, and our shares may never be quoted and owners of our common stock may not have a market in which to sell their shares. No estimate may be given as to the time that this application process may require when a market maker is identified.
If we are able to have our shares of common stock quoted on the OTCBB, we will then try, through a broker-dealer or market maker and its clearing firm, to become eligible with the DTC to permit our shares to be traded electronically. If an issuer is not DTC-eligible, its shares cannot be transferred electronically between brokerage accounts, which, based upon the realities of the marketplace as it exists today (especially the OTCBB maintained by FINRA), means that the shares of an issuer will not be able to be traded (while technically the shares can be traded manually between accounts, this may take days but is not a realistic option for any issuer relying on a broker-dealer or market maker for swift and orderly stock transactions to occur - like all companies currently have on the OTCBB or DTC supported systems). While DTC-eligibility is not a requirement to trade on the OTCBB, it is however a necessity to efficiently process trades if an issuers equity is going to trade with any share volume. There are no assurances that our shares will ever become DTC-eligible or, if they do, how long this process may take.
Please refer to the sections of this prospectus entitled Risk Factors and Dilution before making an investment in the common stock of our Company.
DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE
The Offering price of our common stock has been arbitrarily determined and bears no relationship to any objective criterion of value. The price does not bear any relationship to our assets, book value, any historical earnings or net worth. In determining this Offering price, management considered such factors as the prospects, if any, for similar companies, anticipated results of operations, present financial resources, and the likelihood of acceptance of this Offering. No valuation or appraisal has been prepared for our business. We cannot assure you that a public market for our securities will develop or continue if developed, or that our securities will ever trade at a price higher than the Offering price currently being offered.
DILUTION
Dilution represents the difference between the Offering price of the shares of common stock hereby being offered and the net book value per share of common stock immediately after completion of this Offering. Net book value is the amount that results from subtracting total liabilities from total assets. In this Offering, the level of dilution is increased as a result of the relatively low net book value of our issued and outstanding common stock and because the proceeds of this Offering are slightly more than our estimated costs (based on the maximum Offering proceeds received). Assuming all of the shares of common stock offered herein are sold, the purchasers in this Offering will lose the entire value of their shares purchased in that each purchased share will have a negative net book value of ($0.0056). Net book value of existing shareholders shares will increase from ($0.0056) to ($0.0020) because proceeds received from this Offering are slightly more than estimated costs of this Offering.
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The following table illustrates the dilution to purchasers of the common stock in this Offering as of March 27, 2017:
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| 3,500,000 shares (50% of the maximum Offering) |
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Offering Price Per Share | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.01 |
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Book Value Per Share Before the Offering | $ | (0.0056) | $ | (0.0056) | $ | (0.0056) | $ | (0.0056) |
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Book Value Per Share After this Offering | $ | (0.0058) | $ | (0.0043) | $ | (0.0031) | $ | (0.0020) |
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Net Increase (Decrease) to Original Shareholders | $ | (0.0002) | $ | 0.0013 | $ | 0.0025 | $ | 0.0036 |
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Decrease in Investment to New Shareholders | $ | (0.0158) | $ | (0.0143) | $ | (0.0131) | $ | (0.0120) |
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| 100% |
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| 100% |
The following table summarizes the number and percentage of shares purchased the amount and percentage of consideration paid and the average price per Share paid by our existing shareholders and by new investors in this Offering:
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have never paid cash or any other form of dividend on our common stock, and we do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Moreover, any future credit facilities might contain restrictions on our ability to declare and pay dividends on our common stock. We plan to retain all earnings, if any, for the foreseeable future for use in the operation of our business and to fund the pursuit of future growth. Future dividends, if any, will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, capital requirements and on such other factors as our board of directors, in its discretion, may consider relevant.
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MARKET FOR OUR SECURITIES
There is no established public market for our common stock and a public market may never develop. A market maker has agreed to file an application with FINRA so as to be able to quote the shares of our common stock on the OTCBB maintained by FINRA commencing upon the effectiveness of our registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and the subsequent closing of this Offering. There can be no assurance as to whether such market makers application will be accepted by FINRA nor can we estimate the time period that will be required for the application process. Even if our common stock were quoted in a market, there may never be substantial activity in such market. If there is substantial activity, such activity may not be maintained, and no prediction can be made as to what prices may prevail in such market.
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 DTC to permit our shares to be traded electronically. If an issuer is not DTC-eligible, 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 issuer will not be able to be traded (technically the shares can be traded manually between accounts, but this may take days and is not a realistic option for issuers 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 however a necessity to efficiently 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 may take.
We do not have common stock or equity subject to outstanding options or warrants to purchase or securities convertible into our common stock or equity. Also, all current shares of our outstanding common stock are held by Mr. Ludington, our founder, and Chief Executive Officer, (15,000,000 shares). In general, under Rule 144, a holder of restricted common shares who is an affiliate at the time of the sale or any time during the three months preceding the sale can resell shares, subject to the restrictions described below.
If we become a public reporting company under the Exchange Act for at least 90 days immediately before the sale, then at least six months must have elapsed since those shares were acquired from us or an affiliate, and we must remain current in our filings for an additional period of six months; in all other cases, at least one year must have elapsed since the shares were acquired from us or an affiliate.
The number of shares sold by such person within any three-month period cannot exceed the greater of:
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1% of the total number of our common shares then outstanding; or
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The average weekly trading volume of our common shares during the four calendar weeks preceding the date on which notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale is filed with the SEC (or, if Form 144 is not required to be filed, then four calendar weeks preceding the date the selling broker receives the sell order) This condition is not currently available to the Company because its securities do not trade on a recognized exchange.
Conditions relating to the manner of sale, notice requirements (filing of Form 144 with the SEC) and the availability of public information about us must also be satisfied.
All of the presently outstanding shares of our common stock are restricted securities as defined under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and may only be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration, if available. The SEC has adopted final rules amending Rule 144 which have become effective on February 15, 2008. Pursuant to the new Rule 144, one year must elapse from the time a shell company, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act and Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, ceases to be a shell company and files a Form 8-K addressing Item 5.06 with such information as may be required in a Form 10 Registration Statement with the SEC, before a restricted shareholder can resell their holdings in reliance on Rule 144. The Form 10 information or disclosure is equivalent to the information that a company would be required to file if it were registering a class of securities on Form 10 under the Exchange Act. Under amended Rule 144, restricted or unrestricted securities that were initially issued by a reporting or non-reporting shell company or a company that was at any time previously a reporting or non-reporting shell company, can only be resold in reliance on Rule 144 if the following conditions are met:
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the issuer of the securities that was formerly a reporting or non-reporting shell company has ceased to be a shell company;
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the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
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the issuer of the securities has filed all reports and material required to be filed under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, during the preceding twelve months (or shorter period that the Issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports; and
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at least one year has elapsed from the time the issuer filed the current Form 10 type information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company.
Current Public Information
In general, for sales by affiliates and non-affiliates, the satisfaction of the current public information requirement depends on whether we are a public reporting company under the Exchange Act:
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If we have been a public reporting company for at least 90 days immediately before the sale, then the current public information requirement is satisfied if we have filed all periodic reports (other than Form 8-K) required to be filed under the Exchange Act during the 12 months immediately before the sale (or such shorter period as we have been required to file those reports).
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If we have not been a public reporting company for at least 90 days immediately before the sale, then the requirement is satisfied if specified types of basic information about us (including our business, management and our financial condition and results of operations) are publicly available.
However, no assurance can be given as to:
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the likelihood of a market for our common shares developing,
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the liquidity of any such market,
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the ability of the shareholders to sell the shares, or
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the prices that shareholders may obtain for any of the shares.
No prediction can be made as to the effect, if any, that future sales of shares or the availability of shares for future sale will have on the market price prevailing from time to time. Sales of substantial amounts of our common shares, or the perception that such sales could occur, may adversely affect prevailing market prices of the common shares.
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain matters discussed herein are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus which is a part of our registration statement involve risks and uncertainties, including statements as to:
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any contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties;
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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 this prospectus. 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 this prospectus, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
Operations
We were incorporated on April 28, 2016. Most of our operational activity through January 31, 2017 involved execution of our business plan, business development, coding and smart-app development (for smart phones such as Apple and Android), development of our smart-phone applications for use in a LTL service management system, as well as preparation of the Companys financial statements, internal controls and corporate governance efforts required in anticipation of this Offering.
We are a development stage company and have limited financial resources. We have not established a source of equity or debt financing. Our independent registered public accounting firm has included an explanatory paragraph in their report emphasizing the uncertainty of our ability to remain as a going concern.
We are building an LTL service management company that we believe will provide comprehensive LTL management solutions for the freight delivery business. We are developing a proprietary LTL service application and control platform that will provide an Uber/Lyft transformation to the logistics industry from the ground up. We believe our software functionality, when fully developed, will provide scalability to the user by enabling them to launch a smartphone app or internet based service that provides on-demand service to logistics consumers (shippers). Both will connect willing shippers to logistics providers (commercial truck drivers or long haul drivers). Our mobile app will allow shippers to connect with truck drivers in the same way that major city dwellers can find a ride home that is an alternative to a cab ride. Based on capacity demands, shippers can find the driver that is best suited to their freight demands for a pre-determined price. This is the freight solution way. Our application allows you to move full or less than truckload freight with an easy tap of your finger. To capture these opportunities, we must identify significant cost savings and define an economic return for the logistics consumer. Our intended software we believe will become a building block in the design, development, and the arrangement of LTL management services for SMBs and large multinational organizations.
Our intended software and services will outline a three-step method for providing shippers with what we believe to be a comprehensive approach providing a smartphone and web-based application for logistics providers focusing on the less-than-truckload (LTL) services offered and utilizing an Uber-type product allowing truck drivers to enhance and optimize their assets (their long haul equipment) through sophisticated analysis and algorithms. Shippers will be able to augment their usual fleet of logistic providers when capacity demands exceed their typical network. The trucker or logistics provider will be able to respond directly to the shippers needs and pick up additional loads that would a LTL truck to FTL specs. These extra loads fill a truck that otherwise remains empty, or bobtailing it. We believe this approach is required for proper logistics decisions to be made and will help us in creating long-lasting customer relationships with both shippers and truck drivers.
Our business operations are comprised of two segments; a) software (Apple iOs and Android APK based systems, as well as web based formats) and b) software integration services for the commercial shippers market. Our software division works with the assistance of an established coding and smart-app development firm (since early 2013). The Company developed its initial LTL and logistics management software framework primarily through the efforts of our founder, and the efforts of a coding and smart-app development firm with which the Company works with on an as needed basis. We have not had any material discussions regarding the acquisition of software for services products, nor do we have any agreements (written or oral) in place in order to do so. The software framework and design has been developed, no software application distributor or reseller relationship has been formalized; the Company intends to seek help from outside sales representatives and marketing consultants to develop a professional sales and marketing strategy to capitalize on our technologies. With further financing we intend to create and staff an in-house coding and smart-app development group, which we believe may develop new versions of the applications or services, of a similar nature to business development in LTL management service solutions. The Company continues to work on the development of its LTL management service solutions services through the management and industry knowledge skills of our founder, as well as through a coding and smart-app development firm which has been working with us on an as needed basis and as our budget allows.
To date no saleable product or service has been developed through these efforts. The services segment of our operations will seek to staff with a team with the skills necessary in technology and logistics management service. Contract sizes may vary. While we cannot estimate the size of contracts, availability of contracts are solely based on the industry observations. None of these observations are based on any formal study. Initially our clients (or shippers) we believe may come from referrals, or business relationships that our founder has through general marketing in the industry. We cannot predict when those referrals will occur, or if at all, through Mr. Ludington or others.
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Our plan to continue as a going concern is to reach the point where we begin generating sufficient revenues from our LTL service management products and services to meet our obligations on a timely basis. The Company has not yet acquired or internally fully developed any of these intended services. We may not be able to acquire or internally develop any services in the future because of a lack of available funds or financing to do so. In order for us to develop or acquire any services, we must be able to secure the necessary financing, beyond just the proceeds of this Offering. In the early stages of our operations, we will continue to keep costs to a minimum. The cost to develop our business plan as currently outlined will be in excess of $300,000. We have no established current sources of funds to undertake the business plan as outlined. Until we obtain funding, if ever, we will keep our operating costs as low as possible with our founder, and Chief Executive Officer providing substantially all of the work on his own without any cash compensation. This methodology would result in our development stage extending for at least two to three years. We however believe that our services division (once developed, if at all) may begin to generate revenues earlier than the software division (once developed, if at all). If we are unable to obtain adequate funding or financing, the Company faces the ultimate likelihood of business failure. There are no assurances that we will be able to raise any funds or establish any financing program for the Companys growth.
Industry Overview
Based on industry reports, nearly 70 percent of all freight moved in the United States travels by truck. It is believed by most that without trucks and driver, the U.S. economy would come to a screeching halt. Despite the importance of the industry progress has been slow to move freight easily and with electronic assistance due to the fragmentation of the industry. The fragmentation requires tens of thousands of small operators requiring intermediaries to transact business with shippers. These intermediaries (brokers) typically rely on the telephone to engage the two parties. This is definitely not the most efficient or cost-effective means of moving freight in the age of on-demand commerce.
There are a number of mobile application operators entering into the shipping/logistics paradigm. These mobile application operators believe by replacing the traditional middleman linking truckers to shippers and vice versa, the developing applications are shaping up to be transformative to the industry. This is believed to be the direction the industry is heading, such as Uber was for the taxi business. These mobile application operators believe by leveraging the Uber-like similarities transporting freight can be as easy as moving people were. Algorithms which are central them to Uber and its transformation of the taxi business, these very same mathematical calculations using sophisticated software code can fill the needs between the shipper and trucker. Matching the two electronically through the Internet-of-things, while providing financial logistics, along with billing and payment, all handled by the application.
We believe that the large LTL management market and the geographically fragmented service provider landscape will seek to utilize sophisticated LTL service management systems to solve market barriers. This industry transformation will accelerate shipping, reduce costs, and remove the middleman using a sophisticated algorithm all in a smart-phone, which presents a unique opportunity for our Company.
Competitive Focus
We believe the following will assist us in capitalizing on the expected growth in the commercial LTL management market: (1) Scalability. We believe our LTL service management system will be a scalable solution, designed to serve the underserved, fragmented LTL management market. (2) Comprehensive Solution. We believe that our intended product will provide both shipper and trucker the ability to connect and schedule transport at a competitive price, based on distance, weight size and several other customary variables. (3) Analytical Expertise. Our founder and his network of personal contacts have an extensive LTL service management experience which we will seek to capitalize on the combined expertise. (4) Speed of Implementation. We believe that a fully-developed LTL service management system will be quickly implemented, providing additional insight into the usage of the shippers assets.
Growth Strategy
Key elements of our growth strategy shall include: (1) Core Product Enhancement. We plan to enhance core product user interface and functionality with new features and offerings as soon as reasonably practicable. (2) Focus on Markets. We intend to grow our market by: (a) securing contracts in local and national markets, (b) entering new commercial markets, (c) leveraging development opportunities, and (d) adding focused LTL logistics management solutions to our portfolio. (3) Acquire Complementary Businesses. We plan to acquire businesses that complement and expand our intended LTL management information services, technology, customer base and geographic coverage. (4) Align with Logistics Operators. We believe establishing relationships with small to medium size operators will enable us to reach and attract a broader customer base. (5) Strategic Alliances. We plan to team with other industry businesses that have complementary features to our LTL service management system, when fully developed, reducing development cost and opening doors to other shippers and truckers. (6) National Expansion. We intend to expand nationally through partnerships and alliances, moving beyond our initial geographic focus.
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Business Objective
The Company's objective is to become a preferred provider of LTL service management solutions and other related services for small to medium sized business entities in Southwestern region of the US. The Company is pursuing the following strategy to achieve this objective: (1) Enhance Technical Expertise. We will seek to enhance our technical expertise by hiring and training of information technology personnel with industry experience. (2) Create a Geographic Presence. We will seek to create a geographically optimized reputation and market our intended LTL management information services. (3) Quality, Service and Support. Our employees and selected tech professionals will follow documented and standardized methodologies to ensure that we provide a consistent approach to projects, thereby fostering uniform quality and cost-efficient solutions for the end-users. (4) Customer Base. Our intended products and services will most likely permit interaction with diverse points of contact decision makers. (5) Alliances with Industry Leaders. We expect to create key alliances and relationships with freight delivery business vendors, and service providers. We will pursue key alliances and relationships in order to expand our offerings and remain current with the advances in the logistics industry as well as information management technology. (6) Multiple Sales Channels. We believe that we can attract a direct sales force that will focus exclusively on the sale of our intended LTL service management product and services.
This prospectus includes limited market and industry data and forecasts that we obtained from our own research, publicly available information, industry periodicals and surveys. Industry publications and surveys generally state that the information contained herein has been obtained from sources deemed reliable. While we have not been able to verify such information to the extent that we deem qualified in its entirety we have determined based on our knowledge to be sufficient and accurate for presentation. Unless otherwise noted, statements as to market position as related to market competitors these are all approximated. Industry and market data could be proven wrong because of the method by which sources obtained their data and because information cannot always be verified with certainty due to limits on availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process, limitations and other uncertainties. We do not know all or tested all of these assumptions regarding general economic conditions. The industry in which we operate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in the section entitled Risk Factors.
Our business plan execution and success are predicated upon the Company obtaining the necessary financing either through additional equity or debt beyond this Offering. If we are not able to obtain the necessary levels of financing as determined by the above steps, we will not be able to meet or achieve any of our time-line objectives. Even if we complete 75% or 50% of our additional financing objectives, we most likely will not be able to pursue our timeline goals or action steps. In that case the Company will be forced to proceed piecemeal using primarily the services of our founder, and possibly limited use of outside contractors when and if funds are obtained. Our founder devotes in excess of twenty (20) hours a week to our business efforts. There is no realistic way to predict the timing or completion in that scenario.
Without additional financing to this Offering proceeds we will not be able to pursue our business plan or its timeline objectives, and the Company may fail entirely.
It is our plan to seek additional financing from either equity financing or through debt instruments. These efforts will most likely occur after our Offering is complete and the aggregate proceeds have been received. Companys management has, through relationships and strategic partnerships, begun the necessary work on a portion of our intended LTL service management products that we believe will be desired in the marketplace as well as our intended LTL service management integration services. Our founder primarily provided these services through the date of this prospectus. Our business plan requires further execution and completion of these tasks which will require us hiring additional employees or outside contractors and consultants. With the level of sophistication and expertise that our founder, and Chief Executive Officer possesses, as well as the industry professionals that he knows, the Company should be able to make progress in its development of our intended LTL service management system and services, but currently no specific timeframe can be provided at this time. Most if not all of these efforts are predicated on the Company obtaining the necessary financing to accomplish these steps. If financing is not available on terms reasonable to the Company and its shareholders, then the steps laid out for this business plan will not occur as planned and may never occur.
We currently have no sources of financing and no commitments for financing. There are no assurances that we will obtain sufficient financing or necessary resources to enter into contractual agreements with developers or sales and marketing firms. We currently do not have sufficient cash or other resources to commence the use of outside contractors or service providers with industry experience. If we do not receive sufficient funding or financing, our business could likely be maintained with minimal operations for a period of 12 months because our founder, we believe will continue providing services without cost. We do not have a formal agreement in place with our founder, covering for past or future services. His plan is to provide substantially all of the administrative and planning work, programming and marketing efforts on his own without any cash or equity consideration. Our founder will continue to seek other sources of funding on behalf of the Company.
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Other
As a corporate policy, we generally will not incur any cash obligations that we cannot satisfy with immediately available resources, of which there are currently none. 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 on this matter. Our conclusion is based solely on our own observations. There are no assurances that we will be successful in any of these efforts even if we become a public entity. Additionally, the issuance of restricted stock will dilute the ownership interest of all of our stockholders.
Result of Operations for the period April 28, 2016 (inception) through April 30, 2016
Expenses
Expenses for the period April 28, 2016 (inception) through April 30, 2016 was $19,262. Officers compensation was $11,000. The Company issued shares of its common stock for organizational services to its founder and CEO. This is expected to be a one-time expense. Internal use coding and smart-app development costs were $4,400. Organization costs attributed to direct costs expended by the Company were $1,025. The Company incurred $2,837 in administrative and other costs associated with our operations.
Loss before provision for income taxes
Loss before provision for incomes taxes for the period April 28, 2016 (inception) through April 30, 2016 was $19,262. We recorded no provision for federal or state income taxes. We have not generated any revenues from our intended LTL service management products or LTL management information services.
Basic and diluted loss per share
Basic and diluted loss per share for the period April 28, 2016 (inception) through April 30, 2016 was $0.00 per share. Basic and diluted number of shares outstanding was 12,666,667.
Result of Operations for the nine month period ended January 31, 2017
Expenses
Expenses for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 were $79,942. Internal use coding and smart-app development costs were $42,800. Amortization expense expended by the Company was $3,000. The Company amortized its purchased coding and smart-app development costs over the nine month period. The Company incurred $29,142 in administrative and other costs associated with our operations. The Company incurred legal and professional fees of $5,000 for the nine month period ended January 31, 2017. These costs were not associated with our direct public offering efforts and therefor expensed.
Loss before provision for income taxes
Loss before provision for incomes taxes for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 was $79,942. We recorded no provision for federal or state income taxes during the nine month period ended January 31, 2017. We have not generated any revenues from our intended LTL service management products or LTL management information services.
Basic and diluted loss per share
Basic and diluted loss per share for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 was $0.01 per share. Basic and diluted number of shares outstanding was 15,000,000.
Result of Operations for the three month period ended January 31, 2017
Expenses
Expenses for the three months ended January 31, 2017 were $22,042. Internal use coding and smart-app development costs were $14,400. Amortization expense expended by the Company was $1,000. The Company amortized one-fourth of its purchased coding and smart-app development costs during the three month period ended January 31, 2017. The Company incurred $6,642 in administrative and other costs associated with our operations.
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Loss before provision for income taxes
Loss before provision for incomes taxes for the three months ended January 31, 2017 was $22,042. We recorded no provision for federal or state income taxes during the three month period ended January 31, 2017. We have not generated any revenues from our intended LTL service management products or LTL management information services.
Basic and diluted loss per share
Basic and diluted loss per share for the three months ended January 31, 2017 was $0.00 per share. Basic and diluted number of shares outstanding was 15,000,000.
Liquidity
We will pay all costs related to this Offering which are estimated to be around $30,000. These costs will be paid as and when necessary or otherwise accrued on the books and records of the Company. Absent the ability to pay these amounts upon closing of this prospectus, we will need to seek financial assistance from our shareholders or third parties who may agree to loan us the funds to cover the balance of outstanding professional and related fees relating to our prospectus to the extent that such liabilities cannot be extended or satisfied in other ways and our professionals insist upon payment. If and when loaned, the loans most likely will be evidenced by a noninterest-bearing unsecured note to be treated as a loan until repaid, if and when the Company has the financial resources to do so. No formal written arrangement exists with respect to anyones commitment to loan us funds for this purpose.
Since acquiring the business plan most of our resources and work have been devoted to executing our business, writing of software code, testing and modification of our intended LTL services management system, implementing financial systems and internal controls, and preparing for our registration statement. When these procedures are completed, which we believe may occur over the next few months, we will focus once again on our product and service offerings as well as push the internal development of our software. We have developed a robust framework and design, as well completed our coding of a beta version of the intended software. We believe professional coding and software programmers are needed to develop and complete our software coding and smart-app development. This includes attracting software developers or coders, and developing and perfecting a marketing plan, including the development and launch of a saleable product suite, will range cost us more than $300,000 and $500,000. If we are able to secure funding to outsource these steps, of which there are no assurances, we can commence the launch of our intended LTL service management system product and LTL management information services for the end user (shippers) and the logistics provider (the truck driver). If we are able to use internal resources only (primarily the services of our founder, and Chief Executive Officer), the process will take much longer and our initial launch may be limited to a much smaller target market. If we are unable to raise any funds, development costs would have to be provided solely by our founder, to the extent that he is capable and willing to provide such services. While we engaged the services of an established coding and smart-app development firm, their function and assistance is limited by our availability of financing. Our goal would be to have software product, and other related services available, multiple sales channels and a comprehensive website/smartphone app up and running within one year, but there is no way of estimating what the likelihood of achieving that goal would be.
Private capital, if sought, we believe will be sought from business associates of our founder, or through private investors referred to us. To date, we have not sought any funding source and have not authorized any person or entity to seek out funding on our behalf. If a market for our shares ever develops, of which there can be no assurances, we may use restricted shares of our common stock to compensate employees, consultants and independent contractors wherever possible. We cannot predict the likelihood or source of raising capital or funds that may be needed to complete the development of our business plan and its stages as outlined above.
We embarked upon an effort to 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 1934, 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 will range up to $75,000 per year over the next few years and may be significantly higher if our business volume and transactional activity increases but should be lower during our first year of being public because our overall business volume (and financial transactions) will be lower, and we will not yet be subject to the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 until we exceed $75 million in market capitalization (if ever). These obligations will certainly reduce our ability and resources to expand our business plan and activities. We hope to be able to use our status as a public company to increase our ability to use noncash means of settling outstanding obligations (i.e. issuance of restricted shares of our common stock) and compensate independent contractors who provide professional services to us, although there can be no assurances that we will be successful in any of these efforts. We will also reduce compensation levels paid to management (if we attract or retain outside personnel to perform this function) if there is insufficient cash generated from operations to satisfy these costs.
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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 and the advice that we have received from various business professionals. Issuing shares of common stock to such persons instead of paying cash to them may increase our chances to establish and expand our business and business opportunities. 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 FSI because the shares may be issued to parties or entities committed to supporting existing management. FSI 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.
As of April 30, 2016 and January 31, 2017, respectively, we owed approximately $8,000 and $116,000 in connection with coding and smart-app development costs incurred, consulting services due and owing. We have not entered into any formal agreements, written or oral, with any vendors or other providers for payment of services or expenses. There are no other significant liabilities as of January 31, 2017. Based on the foregoing we exist month to month primarily on the ability of our founder to negotiate either the delay of or payment plans to be put in place with respect to our expenses. Our current use of funds in operations is $3,000 to $4,000 per month, with a deferral of $5,000 to $6,000 per month for certain other expenses related to our software developers and other.
As of April 30, 2016 and January 31, 2017, we owed $1,062 and $37,162 in connection with interest-free demand loans from unrelated parties, respectively. The proceeds of which were used for basic working capital purposes.
As of April 30, 2016 and January 31, 2017, we owe $7,200 and $79,100, respectively to our as needed basis coding and smart-app development firm and other consultants. The coding and smart-app development firm and/or consultants do not currently perform their function or services pursuant to any formal agreements with the Company. We do not foresee any time in the near future to enter into any formal agreements with these vendors.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June of 2014 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) ASU 2014-10, Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation (ASU 2014-10). Amendments in ASU 2014-10 remove the definition of a development stage entity from the master glossary of the Accounting Standards Codification, thereby removing the financial reporting distinction between development stage entities and other reporting entities from U.S. GAAP. In addition, the amendments eliminate the requirements for development stage entities to (1) present inception-to-date information in the statements of income, cash flows, and shareholder equity, (2) label the financial statements as those of a development stage entity, (3) disclose a description of the development stage activities in which the entity is engaged, and (4) disclose in the first year in which the entity is no longer a development stage entity that in prior years it had been in the development stage. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2014-10.
In August, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entities Ability to continue as a Going Concern. The standard is intended to define management's responsibility to decide whether there is substantial doubt about an organization's ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The standard requires management to decide whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. The standard provides guidance to an organization's management, with principles and definitions that are intended to reduce diversity in the timing and content of disclosures that are commonly provided by organizations in the footnotes. The standard becomes effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, with early application permitted. The adoption of this pronouncement is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements. Management's evaluations regarding the events and conditions that raise substantial doubt regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern have been disclosed in Note 3 below.
In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01 Income Statement - Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20) Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items. This update eliminates from GAAP the concept of extraordinary items. Subtopic 225-20, Income Statement-Extraordinary and Unusual Items, required that an entity separately classify, present, and disclose extraordinary events and transactions.
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In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. This accounting standard requires deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with related valuation allowances, to be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. As a result, each tax jurisdiction will now only have one net noncurrent deferred tax asset or liability. The new guidance does not change the existing requirement that prohibits offsetting deferred tax liabilities from one jurisdiction against deferred tax assets of another jurisdiction. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and related interim periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of this standard.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. This accounting standard requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities related to lease arrangements longer than 12 months on the balance sheet. This standard also requires additional disclosures by lessees and contains targeted changes to accounting by lessors. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of this standard.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on our present or future financial statements.
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.
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 elsewhere in this prospectus, includes a summary of the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our financial statements.
Seasonality
We do not expect a seasonal impact on 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.
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BUSINESS
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on April 28, 2016, at which time it acquired the business plan and other industry materials from Mr. Ludington, our founder. As of March 27, 2017, we had two employees, including our founder. For fiscal year 2016, Mr. Ludington will devote at least twenty (20) hours a week to us but he may increase the number of hours as he deems necessary.
The Company issued 11,000,000 shares of its common stock to Mr. Ludington at inception in exchange for organizational services provided upon incorporation. Following our formation, we issued an additional 4,000,000 shares of our common stock to Mr. Ludington, in exchange for a comprehensive business plan, coding and smart-app development costs and other related industry materials that he developed. See also Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
We are a development stage company and have no specific financial resources. We have not established or attempted to establish a source of equity or debt financing. Our independent registered public accounting firm has included an explanatory paragraph in their report emphasizing the uncertainty of our ability to remain a going concern. We are in the early stages of executing our business plan. We still have a significant amount of work that needs to be completed and funds that need to be raised in order to compete within this sophisticated marketplace. To date, we have not developed any finished products or services and cannot predict when a finished product or services will be developed or externally acquired. We believe that we have an advantage with our founder and his industry relationships and the solicitation of their help with growing our business model.
As of January 31, 2017, we had limited assets which consisted cash and cash equivalents of $1,098, prepaid expenses of $6,500, deferred offering costs of $23,500 and of course intangible assets of $4,000, net of accumulated amortization expense of $3,000. In order to fund the development of our business and our working capital needs for the next 12 months, we intend to attempt to secure funding from the sale of common stock, from stockholder or non-related party loans, or from funding provided by strategic joint ventures or partners. Furthermore in order to be able to implement the foregoing plan of operations, we anticipate that we will need to secure financing between $200,000 and $300,000 during the latter part of calendar year 2017 if we are able to successfully complete our Offering. If we are unsuccessful in raising additional financing, we will not be able to proceed with execution of our business plan.
Based on the nature of our business, we anticipate incurring operating losses into the foreseeable future. Because we currently do not have any finished software products or services and our resources are limited, we cannot predict if and when we will generate revenues and whether we will become a viable business. Accordingly, due to our lack of assets, operations and present inability to generate revenues, our auditors have stated in their opinion that there currently exists substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Business
There is no way of accurately predicting when product development will progress to the point of generating any revenue. The timing of development is a function of having sufficient working capital. There is no way of knowing when or if we will be able to raise the funds necessary. If we do, services could be ready in six to nine months following when the necessary funds have been secured. If we do not raise sufficient financing, revenue producing activities of any kind will most likely not commence for at least 18 months, if ever.
We are building an LTL service management company that we believe will provide comprehensive LTL management solutions for the freight delivery business. We are developing a proprietary LTL service application and control platform that will provide an Uber/Lyft transformation to the logistics industry from the ground up. We believe our software functionality, when fully developed, will provide scalability to the user by enabling them to launch a smartphone app or internet based service that provides on-demand service to logistics consumers (shippers). Both will connect willing shippers to logistics providers (commercial truck drivers or long haul drivers). Our mobile app will allow shippers to connect with truck drivers in the same way that San Diegans can find a ride home that is an alternative to a cab ride. Based on capacity demands, shippers can find the driver that is best suited to their freight demands for a pre-determined price. This is the freight solution way. Our application allows you to move full or less than truckload freight with an easy tap of your finger. To capture these opportunities, we must identify significant cost savings and define an economic return for the logistics consumer. Our intended software we believe will become a building block in the design, development, and the arrangement of LTL management services for SMBs and large multinational organizations.
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Our intended software and services will outline a three-step method for providing shippers with what we believe to be a comprehensive approach providing a smartphone and web-based application for logistics providers focusing on the less-than-truckload (LTL) services offered, utilizing an Uber-type product allowing truck drivers to enhance and optimize their assets (their long haul equipment), through sophisticated analysis and algorithms. Shippers will be able to augment their usual fleet of logistic providers when capacity demands exceed their typical network. The trucker or logistics provider will be able to respond directly to the shippers needs and pick up additional loads that would a LTL truck to FTL specs. These extra loads fill a truck that otherwise remains empty, or bobtailing it. We believe this approach is required for proper logistics decisions to be made, and will help us in creating long-lasting customer relationships with both shippers and truck drivers.
Our business operations will be comprised of two segments: a) software application packaging (Apple (iOs and android (APK) based, as well as standardized web based formats) that are easily installed, sophisticated and robust enough to handle massive data volume; and b) software integration services for commercial shipping market, enabling both users and providers to maximize their efforts. Our software division works with the assistance of an established coding and smart-app development firm (since early 2013). The Company developed our initial LTL and logistics management software framework primarily through the efforts of our founder, and the efforts of a coding and smart-app development firm with which the Company works on an as needed basis. We have not had any material discussions regarding the acquisition of software for services products, nor do we have any agreements (written or oral) in place in order to do so. The software framework and design has been developed, but no software application distributor or reseller relationship has been formalized; the Company intends to seek help from outside sales representatives and marketing consultants to develop a professional sales and marketing strategy to capitalize on our technologies. With further financing we intend to create and staff an in-house coding and smart-app development group, which we believe may develop new versions of the applications and/or services, of a similar nature to business development in LTL management service solutions. The Company continues to work on the development of its LTL management service solutions services through the management and industry knowledge skills of its founder, and Chief Executive Officer, as well as through a coding and smart-app development firm which has been working with us on an as needed basis and as our budget allows.
To date, no saleable product or service has been developed through these efforts. The services segment of our operations we will seek to staff with a team with the skills necessary in technology and logistics management service. Contract sizes may vary. While we cannot estimate the size of contracts, availability of contracts are solely based on the industry observations. None of these observations are based on any formal study. Initially our clients (or shippers) we believe may come from referrals, or business relationships that our founder, and Chief Executive Officer has or through general marketing in the industry. We cannot predict when those referrals will occur, or if at all, through Mr. Ludington or others.
Our plan to continue as a going concern is to reach the point where we begin generating sufficient revenues from our LTL service management products and services to meet our obligations on a timely basis. The Company has not yet acquired or internally fully developed any of these intended services. We may not be able to acquire or internally develop any services in the future because of a lack of available funds or financing to do so. In order for us to develop or acquire any services, we must be able to secure the necessary financing, beyond just the proceeds of this Offering. In the early stages of our operations, we will continue to keep costs to a minimum. The cost to develop our business plan as currently outlined will be in excess of $300,000. We have no established current sources of funds to undertake the business plan as outlined. Until we obtain funding, if ever, we will keep our operating costs as low as possible with our founder providing substantially all of the work on his own without any cash compensation. This methodology would result in our development stage extending for at least two to three years. We however believe that our services division (once developed, if at all) may begin to generate revenues earlier than the software division (once developed, if at all). If we are unable to obtain adequate funding or financing, the Company faces the ultimate likelihood of business failure. There are no assurances that we will be able to raise any funds or establish any financing program for the Companys growth.
Industry Overview
Based on industry reports, nearly 70 percent of all freight moved in the United States travels by truck. It is believed by most that without trucks and driver, the U.S. economy would come to a screeching halt. Despite the importance of the industry progress has been slow to move freight easily and with electronic assistance due to the fragmentation of the industry. The fragmentation requires tens of thousands of small operators requiring intermediaries to transact business with shippers. These intermediaries (brokers) typically rely on the telephone to engage the two parties. This is definitely not the most efficient or cost-effective means of moving freight in the age of on-demand commerce.
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There are a number of mobile application operators entering into the shipping/logistics paradigm. These mobile application operators believe by replacing the traditional middleman linking truckers to shippers and vice versa, the developing applications are shaping up to be transformative to the industry. This is believed to be the direction the industry is heading, such as Uber was for the taxi business. These mobile application operators believe by leveraging the Uber-like similarities transporting freight can be as easy as moving people were. Algorithms which are central them to Uber and its transformation of the taxi business, these very same mathematical calculations using sophisticated software code can fill the needs between the shipper and trucker. Matching the two electronically through the Internet-of-things, while providing financial logistics, along with billing and payment, all handled by the application.
We believe that the large LTL management market and the geographically fragmented service provider landscape will seek to utilize sophisticated LTL service management systems to solve market barriers. This industry transformation will accelerate shipping, reduce costs, and remove the middleman using a sophisticated algorithm all in a smart-phone, which presents a unique opportunity for our Company.
Competitive Focus
We believe the following will assist us in capitalizing on the expected growth in the commercial LTL management market: (1) Scalability. We believe our LTL service management system will be a scalable solution, designed to serve the underserved, fragmented LTL management market. (2) Comprehensive Solution. We believe that our intended product will provide both shipper and trucker the ability to connect and schedule transport at a competitive price, based on distance, weight size and several other customary variables. (3) Analytical Expertise. Our founder and his network of personal contacts have an extensive LTL service management experience which we will seek to capitalize on the combined expertise. (4) Speed of Implementation. We believe that a fully-developed LTL service management system will be quickly implemented, providing additional insight into the usage of the shippers assets.
Growth Strategy
Key elements of our growth strategy shall include: (1) Core Product Enhancement. We plan to enhance core product user interface and functionality with new features and offerings as soon as reasonably practicable. (2) Focus on Markets. We intend to grow our market by: (a) securing contracts in local and national markets, (b) entering new commercial markets, (c) leveraging development opportunities, and (d) adding focused LTL logistics management solutions to our portfolio. (3) Acquire Complementary Businesses. We plan to acquire businesses that complement and expand our intended LTL management information services, technology, customer base and geographic coverage. (4) Align with Logistics Operators. We believe establishing relationships with small to medium size operators will enable us to reach and attract a broader customer base. (5) Strategic Alliances. We plan to team with other industry businesses that have complementary features to our LTL service management system, when fully developed, reducing development cost and opening doors to other shippers and truckers. (6) National Expansion. We intend to expand nationally through partnerships and alliances, moving beyond our initial geographic focus.
Business Objective
The Company's objective is to become a preferred provider of LTL service management solutions and other related services for small to medium sized business entities in Southwestern region of the US. The Company is pursuing the following strategy to achieve this objective: (1) Enhance Technical Expertise. We will seek to enhance our technical expertise by hiring and training of information technology personnel with industry experience. (2) Create a Geographic Presence. We will seek to create a geographically optimized reputation and market our intended LTL management information services. (3) Quality, Service and Support. Our employees and selected tech professionals will follow documented and standardized methodologies to ensure that we provide a consistent approach to projects, thereby fostering uniform quality and cost-efficient solutions for the end-users. (4) Customer Base. Our intended products and services will most likely permit interaction with diverse points of contact decision makers. (5) Alliances with Industry Leaders. We expect to create key alliances and relationships with freight delivery business vendors, and service providers. We will pursue key alliances and relationships in order to expand our offerings and remain current with the advances in the logistics industry as well as information management technology. (6) Multiple Sales Channels. We believe that we can attract a direct sales force that will focus exclusively on the sale of our intended LTL service management product and services.
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This prospectus includes limited market and industry data and forecasts that we obtained from our own research, publicly available information, industry periodicals and surveys. Industry publications and surveys generally state that the information contained herein has been obtained from sources deemed reliable. While we have not been able to verify such information to the extent that we deem qualified in its entirety we have determined based on our knowledge to be sufficient and accurate for presentation. Unless otherwise noted, statements as to market position as related to market competitors these are all approximated. Industry and market data could be proven wrong because of the method by which sources obtained their data and because information cannot always be verified with certainty due to limits on availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process, limitations and other uncertainties. We do not know all or tested all of these assumptions regarding general economic conditions. The industry in which we operate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in the section entitled Risk Factors.
Competition
A series of startups and old-line trucking businesses are vying to be the Uber of trucking. The focus is simple: leveraging truck drivers smartphones to quickly connect them with nearby businesses to ship goods. Startups are aiming to reinvent the fragmented U.S. freight delivery business. The freight delivery business has long relied on third-party brokers, who are basically travel agents for trucking. These trucking travel agents connect truckers with customers. And we all know what has happened to the travel agent industry: competition, consolidation, cost savings, and change.
A surge in investing in 2015 into tech startups focused on longer haul freight. What is described as the final mile type solutions for moving freight attracted new investment in select companies. These companies include: Transfix, iContainers, Freightera and CargoX, all four of which commenced operations in July 2016; Haven, started in May 2016; Fleet, which started in April 2016; Convoy, which started in March 2016; Freightos and Cargo Chief, both started in September 2015; Flexport, which started in August 2015; and Cargomatic, Fourkites, and Truckerpath, all of which commenced operations in early 2015. Most of the above-referenced companies are well-funded, some with big league name investors such as Jeff Bezos, Marc Benioff, Pierre Omidyar, and Garret Camp, who are Fortune 100 company executives with significant pull and name recognition.
There are readymade solutions for transportation industry that are more expansive than what we are planning to offer. Our solution will compete with many of these alternative solutions by offering a cost-effective quality focused LTL services management solution in an already crowded transportation field. These transportation execution marketplace solutions allow shippers to tender to (contract with) carriers, then book and pay for the shipment with ease. Well-established freight marketplace participants dominate the market in ocean and international shipping. We believe that when it comes to the local marketplace we will be able to compete on quality and price. We are not an all-encompassing solution, we are a core focused product, with an eye on parcel and rail. We believe that with price discovery, a sensitive requirement for buyers of services, combined with reputable carrier confirmation, and load optimization that we will have a captive consumer. Optimization along with reputable carrier confirmation will allow loads to be cleverly combined so that freight travels via lower cost modes on the most efficient route possible, with on-time arrival to boot.
Intellectual Property
We have no patents or trademarks that have been applied for or granted.
Government Regulation and Industry Standards
There are an increasing number of laws and regulations in the United States and abroad pertaining to communications and commerce on the Internet. In addition, a number of legislative and regulatory proposals are under consideration by federal, state, local as well as foreign governments. Laws or regulations may be adopted with respect to the Internet relating to actual and perceived liability for information retrieved from or transmitted over the Internet, user privacy, taxation and the quality of services.
Moreover, the application of existing laws, governing issues, such as intellectual property ownership and infringement, pornography, obscenity, libel, gaming, employment and personal privacy is most uncertain and constantly developing. Any such legislation or regulation, or the application, interpretation of existing laws, may decrease the overall growth in the use of the Internet, preventing us from delivering content in different parts of the world and may increase our costs of goods sold, and otherwise affect our business operations. Furthermore, legislation regulating online content could limit the growth in use of the Internet generally and decrease the overwhelming acceptance of the Internet as an advertising and e-commerce medium.
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Websites typically place identifying data, or cookies, on a user's hard drive without the user's knowledge or consent. We and many other Internet companies will use cookies for a variety of different reasons, including the collection of data derived from the user's Internet activity. Any reduction or limitation in the use of cookies could limit the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts. Most currently available browsers allow users to remove cookies at any time or to prevent cookies from being stored on their hard drive.
Some privacy advocates and governmental bodies have suggested limiting or eliminating the use of cookies. In addition, the European Union and many countries within the EU have adopted privacy directives or laws that strictly regulate the collection and use of information regarding Internet users that is identifiable to particular individuals. Privacy legislation has been proposed in the US as well, and the US Federal Trade Commission has taken action against website operators that do not comply with state privacy policies. These and other governmental efforts may limit our ability to target advertising or collect and use information regarding the use of our websites. Fears relating to a lack of privacy could also result in a reduction in the number of our users and subscribers which could harm our business and financial results.
Our customers and users are, on the other hand, burdened with government regulation and standards that make it difficult to operate. Our customer operations are regulated and licensed by various government agencies in the US. Their drivers must comply with the safety and fitness regulations of the DOT, including those relating to drug- and alcohol-testing and hours-of-service. Weight and equipment dimensions also are subject to government regulations. They also may become subject to new or more restrictive regulations relating to fuel emissions, drivers' hours-of-service, driver eligibility requirements, on-board reporting of operations, ergonomics and other matters affecting safety or operating methods. Other agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, and the Department of Homeland Security, also regulate their equipment, operations and drivers and may affect us to our own detriment.
The DOT, through FMCSA, imposes safety and fitness regulations on our customers and their drivers. In December 2011, FMCSA released its final rule on hours-of-service, which retained the current 11-hour daily driving time limit, reduced the maximum number of hours a driver can work within a week from 82 hours to 70 hours and expanded the 34-hour restart provision to require any restart period to include two consecutive nighttime periods from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Additionally, the final rule limits the number of consecutive driving hours a driver can work to eight hours before requiring the driver to take a 30-minute break. Interstate motor carriers and drivers were required to comply with the final hours-of-service rule by July 1, 2013.
In 2010, FMCSA introduced a new enforcement and compliance model that ranks both fleets and individual drivers on seven categories of safety-related data and will eventually replace the current Safety Status measurement system, or SafeStat. The seven categories of safety-related data, known as Behavioral Analysis Safety Improvement Categories, or BASICs, include Unsafe Driving, Hours-of-Service, Driver Fitness, Controlled Substances and Alcohol, Vehicle Maintenance, Cargo-Related and Crash Indicator. In 2012, CSA modified several BASICs categories by moving certain violations previously classified within the Cargo-Related category to the Vehicle Maintenance category and simultaneously renamed the Cargo-Related category to the Hazardous Materials Compliance category, which identifies hazardous material related safety and compliance problems. The new measurements expand the current methodology for determining a carrier's DOT safety rating. Certain BASICs information has been published and made available to carriers and the public. Based on these publicly disclosed results, rankings score may be acceptable for some and unacceptable for others scores are preliminary and are subject to change by FMCSA. Although certain BASICs information has been made available to carriers and the public, the SafeStat measurement system remains in effect. FMCSA is considering additional revisions to the rating system and the safety labels assigned to motor carriers evaluated by the DOT. Under a revised rating system, our customers safety rating could be evaluated more regularly and reflect a more in-depth assessment of safety-based violations and effect their ability to attract business despite timeliness and price.
On July 6, 2012, the President of the United States signed into law MAP21. Included in MAP21 is a provision that mandates electronic logging devices in commercial motor vehicles. The provision tasks the Secretary of Transportation with issuing regulations to require the use of electronic logging devices for the purpose of recording hours-of-service in commercial motor vehicles. During 2012, FMCSA published a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking announcing its plan to proceed with the Electronic On-Board Recorders and Hours of Service Supporting Documents rulemaking. Most of our intended customers we believe will have already installed in-cab communication systems in their tractors, which include electronic logging devices, in conjunction with efforts to improve efficiency and communications with their drivers and integration with our intended software product.
In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, federal, state and municipal authorities implemented and continue to implement various security measures on large trucks, including checkpoints and travel restrictions. The Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, has adopted regulations that require a determination by the TSA that each driver who applies for or renews his or her license for carrying hazardous materials is not a security threat.
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Our customers are subject to various environmental laws and regulations dealing with the hauling and handling of hazardous materials, fuel storage tanks, emissions from their vehicles, engine-idling, discharge and other environmental matters that involve inherent environmental risks. Our customers should have instituted programs to monitor and mitigate environmental risks and maintain compliance with applicable environmental laws. As part of their safety and risk management program, they should periodically perform internal environmental reviews which may be a factor that is included in our software date.
The EPA adopted emissions control regulations that require progressive reductions in exhaust emissions from diesel engines manufactured on or after October 1, 2002. More stringent reductions became effective on January 1, 2007 for engines manufactured on or after that date, and further reductions became effective on January 1, 2010. Compliance with the regulations has increased the cost of customer new tractors and operating expenses while reducing fuel economy. In October 2010, the DOT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, and the EPA proposed regulations that regulate fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions. On November 14, 2011, the NHTSA and the EPA finalized regulations that regulate fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions beginning in 2014 through 2018. In the state of California, the California Air Resources Board has adopted its own regulations, including requiring new performance requirements for diesel trucks, with targets to be met between 2011 and 2023, implementing its own trailer regulations, which require all 53-foot or longer box-type trailers (dry vans and refrigerated vans) that operate at least some of the time in California (no matter where they are registered) to meet specific aerodynamic efficiency requirements when operating in California and requiring operators to register California-based refrigerated trailers with the California Air Resources Board. Additionally, beginning January 1, 2010, all 2011 model year and newer 53-foot or longer box-type trailers subject to the California regulations were required to be either SmartWay certified or equipped with low rolling resistance tires and retrofitted with SmartWay-approved, aerodynamic technologies. Beginning December 31, 2012, pre-2011 model year 53-foot or longer box-type trailers (with the exception of certain 2003 to 2008 refrigerated van trailers) must meet the same requirements as 2011 model year and newer trailers or have prepared and submitted a compliance plan, based on fleet size, that allows them to phase in their compliance over time. Compliance requirements for 2003 to 2008 refrigerated van trailers will be phased in between 2017 and 2019. Federal and state lawmakers also have proposed potential limits on carbon emissions under a variety of climate-change proposals, including certain states and municipalities which continue to restrict the locations and amount of time where diesel-powered tractors, may idle, in order to reduce exhaust emissions. Since a significant portion of our future customer base will operate or reside in California, these regulations will have a significant effect.
In addition, increasing efforts to control emissions of greenhouse gases are likely to have an impact on our customers and us. The EPA has announced a finding relating to greenhouse gas emissions that may result in promulgation of greenhouse gas air quality standards. Federal and state lawmakers are also considering a variety of climate-change proposals. New greenhouse gas regulations could increase the cost of new tractors, impair productivity and increase operating expenses to our customers and affect our business in a negative manner.
Tax and other regulatory authorities have, in the past, sought to assert that independent contractor drivers in the trucking business are employees rather than independent contractors. Federal legislators have introduced legislation in the past to make it easier for tax and other authorities to reclassify independent contractor drivers as employees, including legislation to increase recordkeeping requirements for those using independent contractor drivers and to heighten the penalties of employers who misclassify their employees and are found to have violated employees' overtime and/or wage requirements. Additionally, federal legislators have sought to abolish the current safe harbor allowing taxpayers meeting certain criteria to treat individuals as independent contractors if they are following a long-standing, recognized practice. If customers, specifically truck drivers with single tractor operations are determined to be our employees, we would incur additional exposure under federal and state tax, workers' compensation, unemployment benefits, labor, employment and tort laws, including for prior periods, as well as potential liability for employee benefits and tax withholding.
Employees
As of March 27, 2017, we had two employees, including our founder, Mr. Ludington. During the remainder of calendar year 2017 (dependent on our financing and available working capital), Mr. Ludington will devote at least 20 hours a week to us and he may increase the number of hours as he deems necessary. Mr. Ludington is able to devote this time to our Company as he is not limited or restricted from being involved with us by his current employer. Mr. Ludington has no formal services agreement with the Company. At some future date we may be limited in seeking the employment of others to assist in the execution and furtherance of the business plan. Our founder has committed to provide us with all administrative and planning work, as well as to perform our basic coding for software and initial marketing efforts on his own. He expects to do this without any cash compensation while he seeks sources of funding for the Company and our business plan.
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Management believes that Mr. Ludington has been fully compensated through the issuance of common stock or equity in the Company, and he will forego any cash payment for his services now or into the future. Mr. Ludington believes this in the best interest of the Company and for any prospective investor who may invest in the Offering. We currently work with an independent software development firm, which has been utilized on an as needed basis, and we may in the future use other independent contractors and consultants to assist in many aspects of our business on an as needed or per project basis pending adequate financial resources being available or their ability to defer payment for their services.
Property
Our office and mailing address is 8506 Strong Avenue, Orangevale, California 95662. This space is provided to us by Mr. Ludington. Mr. Ludington incurs no incremental costs as a result of our using the space. Therefore, he does not charge us for its use. There is no written lease agreement.
Litigation
We are not party to any pending, or to our knowledge, threatened litigation of any type.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
Our management consists of:
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Shane Ludington |
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| Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), principal executive officer, treasurer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Financial Officer (CFO, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer |
Shane Ludington founded the Company in April 2016. Mr. Ludington currently serves as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Ludington is currently employed by Ludington Capital Management (LCM) through which he provides logistics services as well as merchant processing, insurance and loan origination services. LCM is a family-owned business that is managed by Mr. Ludington and staffed and capitalized by various family members. LCM was formed in July 2014 and operates primarily in California, Nevada and Arizona and is based in Orangevale, California. From June 2012 through June 2014, Mr. Ludington worked with Peoples Bank in Scottsdale as a business development branch manager and with Sun Capital Marketing in Phoenix from 2009 through June 2014 as a senior mortgage consultant and business development manager. Mr. Ludington held a senior position with Tobacco One, Inc., a formerly publicly-trading and reporting company, from May 2006 through November 2008. Mr. Ludington graduated from Southern California State University of Long Beach with a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Finance.
Possible Potential Conflicts
The OTCBB on which we plan to have our shares of common stock quoted does not currently have any director independence requirements.
No member of management will be required by us to work on a full time basis. Accordingly, certain conflicts of interest may arise between us and our officers and directors in that they may have other business interests in the future to which they devote their attention, and they may be expected to continue to do so although management time must also be devoted to our business. As a result, conflicts of interest may arise that can be resolved only through their exercise of such judgment as is consistent with each officer's understanding of his/her fiduciary duties to us.
Currently we have only one officer and one director (both of whom are the same person), and will seek to add additional officers and directors as and when the proper personnel are identified and terms of employment are mutually negotiated and agreed, particularly when we have sufficient capital resources and cash flow to make such offers.
In an effort to resolve potential conflicts of interest, we entered into a written agreement with Mr. Ludington 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 assurance that our efforts to eliminate the potential impact of conflicts of interest will be effective.
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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Upon incorporation we adopted a written code of ethics applicable to our board of directors, officers and employees in accordance with applicable securities laws. Our board of directors shall oversee compliance with the code of ethics as it relates to the Company through an officer designated by the board of directors. Employees are required to report known and suspected breaches of our code of ethics to an appropriate supervisor, or in the case of officers and directors, to a senior officer designated by our board of directors. Our code of ethics is designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
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honest and ethical conduct;
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full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we will file with securities regulators and in our other public communications;
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compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including insider trading compliance; and
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accountability for adherence to the code and prompt internal reporting of violations of the code, including illegal or unethical behavior regarding accounting or auditing practices.
A copy of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 14.1 to our Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Board of Directors
All directors will hold office until the completion of their term of office, which is not longer than one year, or until their successors have been elected. Our current directors term of office expires on April 30, 2017. All officers are appointed annually by the board of directors subject to existing employment agreements and serve at the discretion of the board. Currently, our director receive no compensation for his role as a director as he receives sufficient compensation for his role as an officer.
As long as we have no additional directors besides our founder, president, chief executive officer, and Chairman, all votes on issues are resolved in favor of the Chairmans vote.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
Except as described below, during the past ten years, no present director, executive officer or person nominated to become a director or an executive officer of FSI:
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had a petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law filed by or against, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer appointed by a court for the business or property of such person, or any partnership in which he was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of which he was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing;
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was convicted in a criminal proceeding or subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
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was subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining his from or otherwise limiting his involvement in any of the following activities:
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acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;
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engaging in any type of business practice; or
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engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of federal or state securities laws or federal commodities laws; or
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was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of an federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in any activity described in paragraph (3) (i), above, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity; or
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found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and for which the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Concurrent with having sufficient members and resources, the FSI board of directors will establish an audit committee and a compensation committee. We believe that we will need a minimum of five directors to have effective committee systems. The audit committee will review the results and scope of the audit and other services provided by the independent auditors and review and evaluate the system of internal controls. The compensation committee will manage any stock option plan we may establish and review and recommend compensation arrangements for the officers. No final determination has yet been made as to the memberships of these committees or when we will have sufficient members to establish committees. See Executive Compensation hereinafter.
All directors will be reimbursed by FSI for any expenses incurred in attending directors' meetings provided that FSI has the resources to pay these fees. FSI will consider applying for officers and directors liability insurance at such time when it has the resources to do so.
Summary Executive Compensation Table
The following table shows, for the period from April 28, 2016 (inception) to April 30, 2016, compensation awarded to or paid to, or earned by, our Chief Executive Officer (the Named Executive Officer).
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Shane Ludington | 2016 | 11,000(2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11,000(1) |
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The Company does not have a formal employment arrangement with Mr. Ludington for management services. There is no agreement in place, however the Company may pursue a formal employment arrangement in the future to ensure the retention of Mr. Ludington. Mr. Ludington would make all decisions determining the amount and timing of payment of his compensation, if any, which would be subject to us being able to meet our financial obligations.
(1)
Mr. Ludington upon inception (April 28, 2016) received 11,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company in exchange for organizational services which were valued at $11,000. The Company does not intend to issue additional shares to Mr. Ludington for services as an officer under his employment agreement or as a director for the foreseeable future.
Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
None of our named executive officers received any grants of stock, option awards or other plan-based awards during the period ended April 30, 2016. The Company has no activity with respect to these awards.
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Options Exercised and Stock Vested Table
None of our named executive officers exercised any stock options, and no restricted stock units, if any, held by our named executive officers vested during the period ended April 30, 2016. The Company has no activity with respect to these awards.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table
None of our named executive officers had any outstanding stock or option awards as of April 30, 2016 that would be compensatory to the officer. The Company has not issued any awards to its named executive officers. The Company and its Board of Directors may grant awards as it sees fit to its employees as well as key consultants.
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
As of March 27, 2017 we had 15,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding which is held by one shareholder. The chart below sets forth the ownership, or claimed ownership, of certain individuals and entities. This chart discloses those persons known by the board of directors to have, or claim to have, beneficial ownership of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock as of March 27, 2017; of all directors and executive officers of FSI; and of our directors and officers as a group.
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| Shane Ludington (c) |
| 15,000,000 |
| 100.00% |
| 68.18% |
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| 68.18% |
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The address for purposes of this table is the Companys address which is 8506 Strong Avenue, Orangevale, California 95662.
(b)
Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of the common stock beneficially owned by them. A person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of securities which may be acquired by such person within 60 days from the date indicated above upon the exercise of options, warrants or convertible securities. Each beneficial owners percentage ownership is determined by assuming that options, warrants or convertible securities that are held by such person (but not those held by any other person) and which are exercisable within 60 days of the date indicated above, have been exercised.
(c)
Mr. Ludington received 4,000,000 shares for selling a comprehensive business plan, along with software code and other detailed materials, which includes critical industry data to the Company on April 29, 2016.
(d)
Assumes the sale of the maximum amount of this Offering (7,000,000 shares of common stock). The aggregate amount of shares to be issued and outstanding after this Offering would be 22,000,000 based upon such assumption.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The only promoters of FSI would be Mr. Ludington, founder, and Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer.
Our office and mailing address is 8506 Strong Avenue, Orangevale, California 95662. The space is provided to us by Mr. Ludington. Mr. Ludington incurs no incremental costs as a result of our using the space. Therefore, he does not charge us for its use. There is no written lease agreement.
The Company issued 11,000,000 shares of its common stock to its founder, and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ludington, and chief financial officer in exchange for organizational services provided upon incorporation. These services were valued at $11,000.
Mr. Ludington developed our business plan and foundation for the coding and smart-app development that we continue to improve upon. Mr. Ludington received 4,000,000 shares of our common stock for selling the comprehensive business plan, software coding developed at the time and various other industry related materials to us. The value of the intangible assets we purchased was $4,000 which approximates the cost incurred by Mr. Ludington.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
Introduction
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on April 28, 2016. FSI is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock.
Preferred Stock
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from time to time by our board of directors. No shares of preferred stock have been designated, issued or were outstanding as of January 31, 2017. Accordingly, our board of directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue up to 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock with voting, liquidation, conversion, or other rights that could adversely affect the rights of the holders of the common stock. Although we have no present intention to issue any shares of preferred stock, there can be no assurance that we will not do so in the future.
Among other rights, our board of directors may determine, without further vote or action by our stockholders:
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the number of shares and the designation of the series;
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whether to pay dividends on the series and, if so, the dividend rate, whether dividends will be cumulative and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority of payment of dividends on shares of the series;
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whether the series will have voting rights in addition to the voting rights provided by law and, if so, the terms of the voting rights;
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whether the series will be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any other class or series of stock and, if so, the terms and conditions of conversion or exchange;
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whether or not the shares of the series will be redeemable and, if so, the dates, terms and conditions of redemption and whether there will be a sinking fund for the redemption of that series and, if so, the terms and amount of the sinking fund; and
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the rights of the shares of the series in the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up and the relative rights or priority, if any, of payment of shares of the series.
We presently do not have plans to issue any shares of preferred stock. However, preferred stock could be used to dilute a potential hostile acquirer. Accordingly, any future issuance of preferred stock or any rights to purchase preferred shares may have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us. This may delay, defer or prevent a change of control in our Company or an unsolicited acquisition proposal. The issuance of preferred stock also could decrease the amount of earnings attributable to, and assets available for distribution to, the holders of our common stock and could adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights, of the holders of our common stock.
Common Stock
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 100,000,000 shares of common stock. There are 15,000,000 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding at March 27, 2017 that are held by one shareholder. The holders of our common stock:
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have equal ratable rights to dividends from funds legally available for payment of dividends when, as and if declared by the board of directors;
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are entitled to share ratably in all of the assets available for distribution to holders of common stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs;
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do not have preemptive, subscription or conversion rights, or redemption or access to any sinking fund; and
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are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters submitted to stockholders for a vote at any meeting of stockholders
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See Plan of Distribution regarding negative implications of being classified as a Penny Stock.
Authorized but Un-issued Capital Stock
Nevada law does not require stockholder approval for the issuance of authorized shares. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital or to facilitate corporate acquisitions.
One of the effects of the existence of unissued and unreserved common stock (or preferred stock) may be to enable our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our board by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of our management and possibly deprive the stockholders of opportunities to sell their shares of our common stock at prices higher than prevailing market prices.
Shareholder Matters
As an issuer of penny stock the protection provided by the federal securities laws relating to forward looking statements does not apply to us if our shares are considered to be penny stocks (which they currently are and probably will be for the foreseeable future). Although the federal securities law provide a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by a public company that files reports under the federal securities laws, this safe harbor is not available to issuers of penny stocks. As a result, we will not have the benefit of this safe harbor protection in the event of any claim that the material provided by us, including this prospectus, contained a material misstatement of fact or was misleading in any material respect because of our failure to include any statements necessary to make the statements not misleading.
As a Nevada corporation, we are subject to the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS or Nevada law). Certain provisions of Nevada law described below create rights that might be deemed material to our shareholders. Other provisions might delay or make more difficult acquisitions of our stock or changes in our control or might also have the effect of preventing changes in our management or might make it more difficult to accomplish transactions that some of our shareholders may believe to be in their best interests.
Directors' Duties. Section 78.138 of the Nevada law allows our directors and officers, in exercising their powers to further our interests, to consider the interests of our employees, suppliers, creditors and shippers. They can also consider the economy of the state and the nation, the interests of the community and of society and our long-term and short-term interests and shareholders, including the possibility that these interests may be best served by our continued independence. Our directors may resist a change or potential change in control if they, by a majority vote of a quorum, determine that the change or potential change is opposed to or not in our best interest. Our board of directors may consider these interests or have reasonable grounds to believe that, within a reasonable time, any debt which might be created as a result of the change in control would cause our assets to be less than our liabilities, render us insolvent, or cause us to file for bankruptcy protection
Dissenters' Rights. Among the rights granted under Nevada law which might be considered material is the right for shareholders to dissent from certain corporate actions and obtain payment for their shares (see NRS 92A.380-390). This right is subject to exceptions, summarized below, and arises in the event of mergers or plans of exchange. This right normally applies if shareholder approval of the corporate action is required either by Nevada law or by the terms of the articles of incorporation.
A shareholder does not have the right to dissent with respect to any plan of merger or exchange, if the shares held by the shareholder are part of a class of shares which are:
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listed on a national securities exchange,
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included in the national market system by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), or
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held of record by not less than 2,000 holders.
This exception notwithstanding, a shareholder will still have a right of dissent if it is provided for in the articles of incorporation or if the shareholders are required under the plan of merger or exchange to accept anything but cash or owner's interests, or a combination of the two, in the surviving or acquiring entity, or in any other entity falling in any of the three categories described above in this paragraph.
Inspection Rights. Nevada law also specifies that shareholders are to have the right to inspect company records (see NRS 78.105). This right extends to any person who has been a shareholder of record for at least six months immediately preceding his demand. It also extends to any person holding, or authorized in writing by the holders of, at least 5% of outstanding shares. Shareholders having this right are to be granted inspection rights upon five days' written notice. The records covered by this right include official copies of:
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the articles of incorporation, and all amendments thereto,
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bylaws and all amendments thereto; and
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a stock ledger or a duplicate stock ledger, revised annually, containing the names, alphabetically arranged, of all persons who are stockholders of the corporation, showing their places of residence, if known, and the number of shares held by them, respectively.
In lieu of the stock ledger or duplicate stock ledger, Nevada law provides that the corporation may keep a statement setting out the name of the custodian of the stock ledger or duplicate stock ledger, and the present and complete post office address, including street and number, if any, where the stock ledger or duplicate stock ledger specified in this section is kept.
Control Share Acquisitions. Sections 78.378 to 78.3793 of Nevada law contain provisions that may prevent any person acquiring a controlling interest in a Nevada-registered company from exercising voting rights. To the extent that these rights support the voting power of minority shareholders, these rights may also be deemed material. These provisions will be applicable to us as soon as we have 200 shareholders of record with at least 100 of these having addresses in Nevada as reflected on our stock ledger. While we do not yet have the required number of shareholders in Nevada or elsewhere, it is possible that at some future point we will reach these numbers and, accordingly, these provisions will become applicable. We do not intend to notify shareholders when we have reached the number of shareholders specified under these provisions of Nevada law. Shareholders can learn this information pursuant to the inspection rights described above and can see the approximate number of our shareholders by checking under Item 5 of our annual reports on Form 10-K. This form is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year hereafter. You can view these and our other filings at www.sec.gov in the EDGAR database.
Under NRS Sections 78.378 to 78.3793, an acquiring person who acquires a controlling interest in company shares may not exercise voting rights on any of these shares unless these voting rights are granted by a majority vote of our disinterested shareholders at a special shareholders' meeting held upon the request and at the expense of the acquiring person. If the acquiring person's shares are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring person acquires control shares with a majority or more of all the voting power, any shareholder, other than the acquiring person, who does not vote for authorizing voting rights for the control shares, is entitled to demand payment for the fair value of their shares, and we must comply with the demand. An acquiring person means any person who, individually or acting with others, acquires or offers to acquire, directly or indirectly, a controlling interest in our shares. Controlling interest means the ownership of our outstanding voting shares sufficient to enable the acquiring person, individually or acting with others, directly or indirectly, to exercise one-fifth or more but less than one-third, one-third or more but less than a majority, or a majority or more of the voting power of our shares in the election of our directors. Voting rights must be given by a majority of our disinterested shareholders as each threshold is reached or exceeded. Control shares means the company's outstanding voting shares that an acquiring person acquires or offers to acquire in an acquisition or within 90 days immediately preceding the date when the acquiring person becomes an acquiring person.
These Nevada statutes do not apply if a company's articles of incorporation or bylaws in effect on the tenth day following the acquisition of a controlling interest by an acquiring person provide that these provisions do not apply.
According to NRS 78.378, the provisions referred to above will not restrict our directors from taking action to protect the interests of our Company and its shareholders, including without limitation, adopting or executing plans, arrangements or instruments that deny rights, privileges, power or authority to a holder of a specified number of shares or percentage of share ownership or voting power. Likewise, these provisions do not prevent directors or shareholders from including stricter requirements in our articles of incorporation or bylaws relating to the acquisition of a controlling interest in the Company.
Our articles of incorporation and bylaws do not exclude us from the restrictions imposed by NRS 78.378 to 78.3793, nor do they impose any more stringent requirements.
Certain Business Combinations. Sections 78.411 to 78.444 of the Nevada law may restrict our ability to engage in a wide variety of transactions with an interested shareholder. As was discussed above in connection with NRS 78.378 to 78.3793, these provisions could be considered material to our shareholders, particularly to minority shareholders. They might also have the effect of delaying or making more difficult acquisitions of our stock or changes in our control. These sections of NRS are applicable to any Nevada company with 200 or more stockholders of record and that has a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act, unless the company's articles of incorporation provide otherwise. By this registration statement, we are not registering our common stock under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, upon the effectiveness of this registration statement on Form S-1 we will be subject to these statutes.
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These provisions of Nevada law prohibit us from engaging in any combination with an interested stockholder for three years after the interested stockholder acquired the shares that cause him/her to become an interested shareholder, unless he had prior approval of our board of directors. The term combination is described in NRS 78.416 and includes, among other things, mergers, sales or purchases of assets, and issuances or reclassifications of securities. If the combination did not have prior approval, the interested shareholder may proceed after the three-year period only if the shareholder receives approval from a majority of our disinterested shares or the offer meets the requirements for fairness that are specified in NRS 78.441-42. For the above provisions, a resident domestic corporation means a Nevada corporation that has 200 or more shareholders. An interested stockholder is defined in NSR 78.423 as someone who is either:
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the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of our outstanding voting shares; or
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our affiliate or associate and who within three years immediately before the date in question, was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of our outstanding shares at that time.
Amendments to Bylaws - Our articles of incorporation provide that the power to adopt, alter, amend, or repeal our bylaws is vested exclusively with the board of directors. In exercising this discretion, our board of directors could conceivably alter our bylaws in ways that would affect the rights of our shareholders and the ability of any shareholder or group to effect a change in our control; however, the board would not have the right to do so in a way that would violate law or the applicable terms of our articles of incorporation.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent for our common stock is Action Stock Transfer Corporation, 2469 E. Fort Union Blvd, Suite 214, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121. Its telephone number is (801) 274-1088.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
There is no public market for our common stock. Our common stock is currently held by one shareholder. Therefore, the current and potential market for our common stock is limited and the liquidity of our shares may be severely limited. While a market maker has been approached the market maker has not agreed to file an application with FINRA so as to be able to quote the shares of our common stock on the OTCBB maintained by FINRA commencing upon the effectiveness of our registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and the subsequent closing of this Offering. While we have not secured the services of a market maker there can be no assurance as to whether a market makers application will be accepted by FINRA nor can we estimate the time period that will be required for the application process. In the absence of quotation or listing, no market is available for investors in our common stock to sell their shares. We cannot provide any assurance that a meaningful trading market will ever develop or that our common stock will ever be quoted or listed for trading.
If the shares of our common stock ever become tradable, the trading price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various events or factors, many of which are beyond our control. As a result, investors may be unable to sell their shares at or greater than the price at which they are being offered.
This Offering will be conducted on a best-efforts basis utilizing the efforts of Mr. Ludington, our founder and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Potential investors include, but are not limited to, family, friends and acquaintances of Mr. Ludington. The intended methods of communication include, without limitation, telephone calls, email and personal contacts. Through his endeavors to sell this Offering, Mr. Ludington will not use any mass advertising methods such as the internet or print media.
Funds received in connection with the sale of our securities will be transmitted immediately into an escrow account. There can be no assurance that all, or any, of the shares will be sold.
Mr. Ludington will not receive commissions for any sales originated on our behalf. We believe that Mr. Ludington is exempt from registration as a broker under the provisions of Rule 3a4-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act. In particular, Mr. Ludington:
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Is not subject to a statutory disqualification, as that term is defined in Section 3(a)39 of the Act, at the time of his participation;
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Is not to be compensated in connection with his participation by the payment of commissions or other remuneration based either directly or indirectly on transactions in securities;
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Is not an associated person of a broker or dealer; and
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Meets the conditions of the following:
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Primarily performs, or is intended primarily to perform at the end of this Offering, substantial duties for or on behalf of the issuer otherwise than in connection with transactions in securities;
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Was not a broker or dealer, or associated persons of a broker or dealer, within the preceding 12 months; and
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Did not participate in selling an offering of securities for any issuer more than once every 12 months other than in reliance on paragraphs within this section, except that for securities issued pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, the 12 months shall begin with the last sale of any security included within a Rule 415 registration
No officers or directors of the Company may purchase any securities in this Offering.
There can be no assurance that all, or any, of the shares will be sold. As of this date, we have not entered into any agreements or arrangements for the sale of the shares with any broker-dealer or sales agent. However, if we were to enter into such arrangements, we will file a post-effective amendment to disclose those arrangements because any broker-dealer participating in this Offering would be acting as an underwriter and would have to be so named herein. In order to comply with the applicable securities laws of certain states, the securities may not be offered or sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in such states or an exemption from such registration or qualification requirement is available and with which we have complied. The purchasers in this Offering and in any subsequent trading market must be residents of such states where the shares have been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from such registration or qualification requirement is available. As of this date, we have not identified the specific states where this Offering will be sold.
The proceeds from the sale of the shares in this Offering will be payable to Krueger LLP Attorney-Client Trust Account (Escrow Account), and will be deposited in a noninterest-bearing bank account until the subscription agreements are accepted by the Company. Failure to do so will result in checks being returned to the investor who submitted their check. No interest will be paid to any shareholder, investor or the Company. All subscription agreements and checks are irrevocable (except as to any state that requires a statutory cooling-off period or rescission right). All subscription funds will be held in the Escrow Account pending acceptance of the various subscriptions by FSI, and funds may be released to FSI as received and cleared in the Escrow Account, this may occur regularly until the maximum Offering amount (7,000,000 shares of common stock) has been subscribed to. Thereafter, the escrow agreement shall terminate.
Investors can purchase common stock in this Offering by completing a Subscription Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and sending it together with payment in full. All payments must be made in U.S. currency either by personal check, bank draft, or cashier check. There is no minimum subscription requirement established by the Company. All subscription agreements and checks are irrevocable (except as to any state that requires a statutory cooling-off period or rescission right). The Company expressly reserves the right to either accept or reject any subscription, for any reason. Any subscription rejected will be returned to the subscriber within five business days of the rejection date. Furthermore, once a subscription agreement is accepted by the Company, it will be executed without any reconfirmation to or from the subscriber. Once we accept a subscription, the subscriber cannot withdraw it.
Any purchaser of our securities should be aware that any market that develops in our common stock will be subject to penny stock restrictions.
We will pay all expenses incident to the registration, offering and sale of the shares other than commissions or discounts of underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, if any.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and control persons, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
The trading of our securities, if any, will be in the over-the-counter markets which are commonly referred to as the OTCBB as maintained by FINRA (if and when quoting thereon has occurred). As a result, a purchaser of our securities may find it difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the price of, our securities.
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OTCBB Considerations
OTCBB securities are not listed or traded on a floor of an organized national or regional stock exchange. Instead, OTCBB securities transactions are conducted through telephonic and Internet services connecting dealers in the orderly trading of securities or stocks. OTCBB stocks are traditionally smaller companies that do not meet the financial and listing requirements of a regional or national stock exchange.
To be quoted on the OTCBB, a market maker must file an application on our behalf in order to make a market for our common stock. We are not permitted to file such application on our own behalf. While a market maker has been approached, however, as of the date of this prospectus a market maker has not agreed to file an application with FINRA on our behalf so as to be able to quote our shares of common stock on the OTCBB maintained by FINRA commencing upon the effectiveness of our registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. There can be no assurance that a market makers application will be accepted by FINRA, nor can we estimate as to the period of time that the application will require to complete or be approved.
The OTCBB is separate and distinct from the NASDAQ stock market. NASDAQ has no business relationship with issuers of securities quoted on the OTCBB. The SECs order handling rules, which apply to NASDAQ-listed securities, do not apply to securities quoted on the OTCBB.
Although the NASDAQ stock market has rigorous listing standards to ensure the quality of its issuers, and can delist issuers for not meeting those standards, the OTCBB has no listing standards. Rather, it is the market maker who chooses to quote a security on the system, files an application, and is therefore obligated to comply with keeping accurate and timely information about the issuer in its files. FINRA cannot deny an application by a market maker to quote the stock of an issuer assuming all of FINRAs questions relating to its Rule 211 process are answered accurately and satisfactorily. The only requirement for ongoing inclusion in the OTCBB is that the issuer be current in its reporting requirements with the SEC.
Although we anticipate that quotation on the OTCBB will increase liquidity for our common stock, investors may have difficulty in getting orders filled because trading activity on the OTCBB, in general, is not conducted as efficiently and effectively as with NASDAQ-listed securities. As a result, investors orders may be filled at a price much different than expected when an order is placed.
Investors usually must contact a broker-dealer to trade OTCBB securities. Investors for the most part do not have direct access to the bulletin board service, even with some trading services that investors have available to them. For bulletin board securities, there only has to be one market maker.
OTCBB transactions are sometimes conducted manually within the broker-dealer network. Because there are limited automated systems for negotiating trades on some OTCBB securities, they are sometimes conducted via telephone or other antiquated services. In times of heavy market volume, the limitations of this process may result in a significant increase in the time it takes to execute investor orders. Therefore, when investors place market orders - an order to buy or sell a specific number of shares at the current market price - it is possible for the price of a stock to go up or down significantly during the lapse of time between placing a market order and getting execution.
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 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.
Because OTCBB stocks are usually not followed by analysts, there may be lower trading volume than for NASDAQ-listed securities.
Section 15(g) of the Exchange Act
Our shares will be covered by Section 15(g) of the Exchange Act, and Rules 15g-1 through 15g-6 promulgated thereunder. They impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell our securities to persons other than established shippers and accredited investors (generally institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with net worth in excess of $1,000,000 excluding revenue or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouses).
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Rule 15g-1 exempts a number of specific transactions from the scope of the penny stock rules (but is not applicable to us).
Rule 15g-2 declares unlawful broker-dealer transactions in penny stocks unless the broker-dealer has first provided to the customer a standardized disclosure document.
Rule 15g-3 provides that it is unlawful for a broker-dealer to engage in a penny stock transaction unless the broker-dealer first discloses and subsequently confirms to the customer current quotation prices or similar market information concerning the penny stock in question.
Rule 15g-4 prohibits broker-dealers from completing penny stock transactions for a customer unless the broker-dealer first discloses to the customer the amount of compensation or other remuneration received as a result of the penny stock transaction.
Rule 15g-5 requires that a broker-dealer executing a penny stock transaction, other than one exempt under Rule 15g-1, disclose to its customer, at the time of or prior to the transaction, information about the sales persons compensation.
Rule 15g-6 requires broker-dealers selling penny stocks to provide their shippers with monthly account statements.
Rule 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act 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. It is likely that our shares will be considered to be penny stocks for the immediately foreseeable future. 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.
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.
Many brokers have decided not to trade penny stocks because of the requirements of the penny stock rules and, as a result, the number of broker-dealers willing to act as market makers in such securities is limited. If the Company remains subject to the penny stock rules for any significant period, which is likely, it could have an adverse effect on the market, if any, for the Companys securities. If the Companys securities are subject to the penny stock rules, investors will find it difficult to dispose of the Companys securities.
State Securities Blue Sky Laws
There is no established public market for our common stock and there can be no assurance that any 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 registered hereunder 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. Accordingly, investors may not be able to liquidate their investments and should be prepared to hold the common stock for an indefinite period of time.
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We will consider applying for listing in Mergent, Inc., a leading provider of business and financial information on publicly listed companies, which, once published, will provide Freight Solution with manual exemptions in 33 states as indicated in CCH Blue Sky Law Desk Reference at Section 6301 entitled Standard Manuals Exemptions. However, we may not be accepted for listing in Mergent or similar services designed to obtain manual exemptions if we are considered to be a shell company at the time of application.
33 states have what is commonly referred to as a manual exemption for secondary trading of securities such as those to be resold by selling stockholders under this registration statement. In these states, so long as we obtain and maintain a listing in Mergent, Inc. or Standard and Poor's Corporate Manual, secondary trading of our common stock can occur without any filing, review or approval by state regulatory authorities in these states. These states are: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. We cannot secure this listing, and thus this qualification, until after our registration statement is declared effective. Once we secure this listing (assuming that being a development stage and shell company is not a bar to such listing), secondary trading can occur in these states without further action.
Upon effectiveness of this Prospectus, the Company intends to consider (but may not) becoming a reporting issuer under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, as amended, by way of filing a Form 8-A with the SEC. A Form 8-A is a short form registration whereby information about the Company will be incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, of which this prospectus is a part. Upon filing of the Form 8-A, if done, the Companys shares of common stock will become covered securities, or federally covered securities as described in some states securities statutes, which means that unless you are an underwriter or dealer, you may have a secondary trading exemption under the laws of most states (and the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico) to resell the shares of common stock you purchase in this Offering. Four states do impose a filing requirement on the Company: those states are Michigan, New Hampshire, Texas and Vermont. A security is a covered security with respect to the offer or sale of the security to qualified purchasers, as defined by the Commission by rule. In prescribing such rule, the Commission may define the term qualified purchaser differently with respect to different categories of securities, consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors. The Company may, at its own cost, make the required notice filings in those states immediately after filing a Form 8-A with the SEC.
We currently do not intend to and may not be able to qualify securities for resale in other states which may require our shares to be qualified before they can be resold by shareholders or prospective investors.
Limitations Imposed by Regulation M
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to our common stock for a period of two business days prior to the commencement of such distribution.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the issuance of the shares of common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Krueger LLP, La Jolla, California.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of FSI for the period April 28, 2016 (inception) to April 30, 2016 included in this prospectus have been audited by independent registered public accountants and have been so included in reliance upon the report of PLS CPA, A PROFESSIONAL CORP., San Diego, California given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The information for the interim period ended January 31, 2017 is unaudited; however, it includes all adjustments considered necessary by management for a fair presentation of our financial condition and results of operations.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-1, including exhibits, schedules and amendments, under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of common stock to be sold in this Offering. This prospectus does not contain all the information included in the registration statement. For further information about us and the shares of our common stock to be sold in this Offering, please refer to our registration statement.
As of the effective date of our registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, we will become subject to certain informational requirements of the Exchange Act, as amended and we will be required to file periodic reports (i.e., annual, quarterly and material events) with the SEC which will be immediately available to the public for inspection and copying. In the event during the year that our registration statement becomes effective, these reporting obligations may be automatically suspended under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act if we have less than 300 shareholders and do not file a registration statement on Form 8-A (of which we have no current plans to file). If this occurs after the year in which our registration statement becomes effective, we will no longer be obligated to file such periodic reports with the SEC and access to our business information would then be even more restricted. After this registration statement on Form S-1 becomes effective, we may be required to deliver periodic reports to security holders as proscribed by the Exchange Act, as amended. However, we will not be required to furnish proxy statements to security holders and our directors, officers and principal beneficial owners will not be required to report their beneficial ownership of securities to the SEC pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act until we have both 500 or more security holders and greater than $10 million in assets. This means that access to information regarding our business and operations will be limited.
You may read and copy any document we file at the SEC's public reference room at 100 F Street, N. E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You should call the SEC at (800) SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. Our SEC filings will also be available to the public at the SEC's web site at http:/www.sec.gov.
You may request, and we will voluntarily provide, a copy of our filings, including our annual report which will contain audited financial statements, at no cost to you, by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Freight Solution, Inc.
8506 Strong Avenue
Orangevale, California 95662
(916) 600-5773
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FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Unaudited Interim Financial Statements As of January 31, 2017 and for the Nine Month and Three Month Period Ended January 31, 2017 |
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PLS CPA, A PROFESSIONAL CORP.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Freight Solution, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Freight Solution, Inc (the Company) as of April 30, 2016 and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for the period from April 28, 2016 (date of inception) through April 30, 2016. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statements presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Freight Solution, Inc. as of April 30, 2016, and the result of its operations and its cash flows for the period from April 28, 2016 (date of inception) through April 30, 2016 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
The financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Companys losses from operations raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ PLS CPA
PLS CPA, A Professional Corp.
October 7, 2016
San Diego, CA. 92111
Registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
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FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
|
| April 30, 2016 |
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT ASSETS: |
|
|
Prepaid expense | $ | - |
Total Current Assets |
| - |
|
|
|
Property and Equipment, net |
| - |
|
|
|
Intangible Assets, net |
| 4,000 |
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 4,000 |
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT) |
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES: |
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expense | $ | 7,200 |
Related party loan |
| - |
Nonrelated party loans |
| 1,062 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES |
| 8,262 |
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT): |
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding |
| - |
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 15,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2016 |
| 15,000 |
Additional paid in capital |
| - |
Accumulated deficit |
| (19,262) |
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT) |
| (4,262) |
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT) | $ | 4,000 |
See notes to financial statements.
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FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
| For the period April 28, 2016 (inception) through April 30, 2016 |
Revenue | $ | - |
Cost of revenue |
| - |
Gross margin |
| - |
|
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
Officer compensation |
| 11,000 |
Development costs internal use software |
| 4,400 |
Administrative and other costs |
| 2,837 |
Amortization expense |
| - |
Organizational expense |
| 1,025 |
Loss before income tax |
| 19,262 |
|
|
|
Provision for income tax |
| - |
Net loss | $ | (19,262) |
Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.00) |
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted |
| 12,666,667 |
See notes to financial statements.
F-4
FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
| Common Stock |
| Common Stock Amount |
| Additional Paid-in-capital |
| Accumulated Deficit |
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance April 28, 2016 (inception) shares issued for organizational services officers compensation | 11,000,000 | $ | 11,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 11,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued for intangible assets April 29, 2016 | 4,000,000 |
| 4,000 |
| - |
| - |
| 4,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss | - |
| - |
| - |
| (19,262) |
| (19,262) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance April 30, 2016 | 15,000,000 | $ | 15,000 | $ | - | $ | (19,262) | $ | (19,262) |
See notes to financial statements.
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FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
|
| For the period April 28, 2016 (inception) through April 30, 2016 |
|
|
|
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
Net loss | $ | (19,262) |
Amortization |
| - |
Shares issued for compensation |
| 11,000 |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash (used in) operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Change in prepaid expense |
| - |
Change in accounts payable |
| 7,200 |
Net Cash (Used in) Operating Activities |
| (1,062) |
|
|
|
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
| - |
|
|
|
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
Loan from nonrelated parties |
| 1,062 |
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities |
| 1,062 |
|
|
|
CHANGE IN CASH |
| - |
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
| - |
CASH AT END OF PERIOD | $ | - |
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
|
|
Cash paid for: |
|
|
Interest | $ | - |
Income taxes | $ | - |
|
|
|
Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
|
|
Stock issued for acquisition of intangible assets | $ | 4,000 |
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
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FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL 30, 2016
NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS
History
We were incorporated on April 28, 2016 (date of inception) under the laws of the State of Nevada, as Freight Solution, Inc. The Company acquired the business of its founder Mr. Shane Ludington. (Freight Solution, Inc. and hereinafter be collectively referred to as FSI, the Company, we or us).
Our Business
The Company is developing an internet and smartphone app based software product that will match shipments with available drivers. The software as a service will focus on less-than-truckload (LTL) services that allows shippers to connect with truck drivers in the same way that city dwellers can find a ride home. This software as a service will allow shippers, based on a pre-negotiated price, to deliver products at an affordable cost and on time to its ultimate destination.
Year end
The Companys year-end is April 30.
NOTE 2 BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents
For the purpose of the statements of cash flows, all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents. The carrying value of these investments approximates fair value. There were no cash equivalents as of April 30, 2016, respectively.
Revenue recognition
We recognize revenue when all of the conditions are satisfied: (1) there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement; (2) the product or service has been provided to the logistics consumer; (3) the amount of fees to be paid by the logistics consumer is fixed or determinable; and (4) the collection of fees or product revenue is probable.
The Company will record revenue when realizable and earned and when product has been shipped to the logistics consumer or our service has been rendered to the logistics consumer.
Advertising costs
Advertising costs are anticipated to be expensed as incurred; however there were no advertising costs for the period April 28, 2016 (inception) through April 30, 2016, respectively.
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Fair value of financial instruments
We adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (the FASB) Accounting Codification Standard No. 820 (ASC 820), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements. ASC 820 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and accordingly, does not require any new fair value measurements. ASC 820 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820 established a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1 -
Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
Level 2 -
Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3 -
Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
Stock-based compensation
The Company records stock based compensation in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 505 and Topic 718 which requires the Company to recognize expense related to the fair value of its employee stock option awards. This eliminates accounting for share-based compensation transactions using the intrinsic value and requires instead that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-based method. The Company recognizes the cost of all share-based awards on a graded vesting basis over the vesting period of the award.
The Company accounts for equity instruments issued in exchange for the receipt of goods or services from other than employees in accordance with ASC 718-10 and the conclusions reached by the ASC 505-50. Costs are measured at the estimated fair market value of the consideration received or the estimated fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of equity instruments issued for consideration other than employee services is determined on the earliest of a performance commitment or completion of performance by the provider of goods or services as defined by ASC 505-50.
Earnings per share
The Company follows ASC Topic 260 to account for earnings per share. Basic earnings per common share (EPS) calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding. During periods when common stock equivalents, if any, are anti-dilutive they are not considered in the computation.
Income taxes
The Company follows ASC Topic 740 for recording the provision for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are computed based upon the difference between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using the enacted marginal tax rate applicable when the related asset or liability is expected to be realized or settled. Deferred income tax expense or benefit is based on the changes in the asset or liability for each period. If available evidence suggests that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is required to reduce the deferred tax asset to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Future changes in such valuation allowance are included in the provision for deferred income tax in the period of change.
Deferred income tax may arise from temporary differences resulting from income and expense items reported for financial accounting and tax purposes in different periods. Deferred taxes are classified as current or non-current, depending on the classification of assets and liabilities to which they relate. Deferred taxes arising from temporary differences that are not related to an asset or liability are classified as current or non-current depending on the periods in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse.
The Company applies a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold for all tax uncertainties. ASC Topic 740 only allows the recognition of tax benefits that have a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. As of April 30, 2016 the Company reviewed its tax positions and determined there were no outstanding, or retroactive tax positions with less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, therefore this standard has not had a material effect on the Company.
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The Company does not anticipate any significant changes to its total unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.
The Company classifies tax-related penalties and net interest as income tax expense. For period April 28, 2016 (inception) through April 30, 2016, respectively, no income tax expense was recorded.
Recent pronouncements
The Company evaluated recent accounting pronouncements through April 30, 2016 and believes that none have a material effect on the Companys financial statements except for the following.
In June of 2014 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) ASU 2014-10, Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation (ASU 2014-10). Amendments in ASU 2014-10 remove the definition of a development stage entity from the master glossary of the Accounting Standards Codification, thereby removing the financial reporting distinction between development stage entities and other reporting entities from U.S. GAAP. In addition, the amendments eliminate the requirements for development stage entities to (1) present inception-to-date information in the statements of income, cash flows, and shareholder equity, (2) label the financial statements as those of a development stage entity, (3) disclose a description of the development stage activities in which the entity is engaged, and (4) disclose in the first year in which the entity is no longer a development stage entity that in prior years it had been in the development stage. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2014-10.
In August, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entities Ability to continue as a Going Concern. The standard is intended to define management's responsibility to decide whether there is substantial doubt about an organization's ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The standard requires management to decide whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. The standard provides guidance to an organization's management, with principles and definitions that are intended to reduce diversity in the timing and content of disclosures that are commonly provided by organizations in the footnotes. The standard becomes effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, with early application permitted. The adoption of this pronouncement is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements. Management's evaluations regarding the events and conditions that raise substantial doubt regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern have been disclosed in Note 3 below.
In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01 Income Statement - Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20) Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items. This update eliminates from GAAP the concept of extraordinary items. Subtopic 225-20, Income Statement-Extraordinary and Unusual Items, required that an entity separately classify, present, and disclose extraordinary events and transactions.
In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. This accounting standard requires deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with related valuation allowances, to be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. As a result, each tax jurisdiction will now only have one net noncurrent deferred tax asset or liability. The new guidance does not change the existing requirement that prohibits offsetting deferred tax liabilities from one jurisdiction against deferred tax assets of another jurisdiction. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and related interim periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of this standard.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. This accounting standard requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities related to lease arrangements longer than 12 months on the balance sheet. This standard also requires additional disclosures by lessees and contains targeted changes to accounting by lessors. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of this standard.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
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NOTE 3 GOING CONCERN
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the recoverability of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As noted above, the Company is development stage and, accordingly, has not yet generated revenues from operations. Since inception, the Company has been engaged in financing activities and executing its business plan of operations and incurring costs and expenses related to its planned direct public offering. As a result, the Company incurred accumulated net losses for the period ended April 30, 2016 of $19,262. The Companys development activities since inception have been primarily through debt financing and the deferral of accounts payable and other expense payments.
The Company may raise additional capital (beyond its planned self-directed public offering) through the sale of equity securities, through an offering of debt securities, or through borrowings from financial institutions or related and nonrelated parties. Management believes that its actions post its planned self-directed public offering to obtain additional funding will most likely provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern. There is no guarantee the Company will be successful in achieving these objectives.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon managements ability to raise capital from the sale of its equity (both its planned self-directed public offering and post that event) and, ultimately, the achievement of operating revenues. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts, or amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from this uncertainty.
NOTE 4 INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful life. The Company monitors conditions related to these assets to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining amortization period. The Company tests its intangible assets with finite lives for potential impairment whenever management concludes events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The original estimate of an asset's useful life and the impact of an event or circumstance on either an asset's useful life or carrying value involve significant judgment.
On April 29, 2016 the Company acquired certain intangible assets from our founder which consisted of a business plan, along with various costs related to the development of internal-use software to be used in its operations. Total value attributable to the intangible assets purchased by the Company was $4,000. Total value represents an amount that is less than the actual cost paid for by our founder. Our founder incurred in excess of $10,000 in expenses over a period of twenty-four months to further develop and refine the Companys business plan and operations.
Intangible assets includes the following:
|
|
| April 30, 2016 | |
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets consisting of certain development costs and purchased software |
|
| $ | 4,000 |
Less: Accumulated amortization |
|
|
| (-) |
Net property and equipment |
|
| $ | 4,000 |
The acquired assets were placed in service on April 29th, 2016. We will amortize these assets over a period of twelve (12) months which has been deemed its useful life.
NOTE 5 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company recorded compensation expense of $11,000 recognized through the issuance of shares of common stock to our founder for organizational services. We recorded this expense during the period April 28, 2016 (inception) through April 30, 2016. Also during this period the Company recorded $4,000 of intangible assets purchased from our founder on April 29, 2016 (see Note 4 - Intangible Assets).
NOTE 6 NONRELATED PARTY NOTES PAYABLE
For the period ended April 30, 2016, the Company executed a promissory note with a nonrelated party in the amount $1,062. The unsecured note bear interest at 0% per annum and are due and payable upon demand by the holder.
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NOTE 7 INCOME TAXES
At April 30, 2016, the Company had a net operating loss carryforward of $19,262, which begins to expire in 2035.
Components of net deferred tax asset, including a valuation allowance, are as follows at April 30, 2016:
|
| April 30, 2016 | |
Deferred tax asset: |
|
| |
Net operating loss carryforward |
| $ | 6,742 |
Total deferred tax asset |
|
| 6,742 |
Less: Valuation allowance |
|
| (6,742) |
Net deferred tax asset |
| $ | - |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of April 30, 2016 was 6,742. In assessing the recovery of the deferred tax asset, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax asset is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income in the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversals of future deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As a result, management determined it was more likely than not deferred tax assets will not be realized as of April 30, 2016 and recognized a full valuation allowance for the period.
Reconciliation between statutory rate and the effective tax rate for April 30, 2016:
Federal statutory rate | (35.0)% |
State taxes, net of federal benefit | (0.00)% |
Change in valuation allowance | 35.0% |
Effective tax rate | 0.0% |
NOTE 8 SHARE CAPITAL
The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of its $0.001 par value common stock and 25,000,000 shares of its $0.001 par value preferred stock.
Common stock
On April 28, 2016, the Company issued to its founder, an officer and director of the Company, 11,000,000 shares of its $0.001 par value common stock at a price of $0.001 per share for services provided upon organization. The services were valued at $11,000.
On April 29, 2016, the Company issued to its founder 4,000,000 shares of its $0.001 par value common stock at a price of $0.001 per share for certain intangible assets (see Note 4 - Intangible Assets). Mr. Shane Ludington, our sole officer and director, incurred more than $10,000 in developing or acquiring the intangible assets for which the Company valued at $4,000.
At April 30, 2016, there were 15,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
NOTE 9 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated all events that occurred after the balance sheet date of April 30, 2016 through the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Through September 30, 2016 the Company received $22,500 in new loans nonrelated parties to fund working capital expenses.
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FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
|
| January 31, 2017 |
| April 30, 2016 |
|
| (unaudited) |
| (audited) |
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT ASSETS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash | $ | 1,058 | $ | - |
Prepaid expense |
| 6,500 |
| - |
Total Current Assets |
| 7,558 |
| - |
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible Assets, net |
| 1,000 |
| 4,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred Offering Costs |
| 23,500 |
| - |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 32,058 | $ | 4,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expense | $ | 79,100 | $ | 7,200 |
Nonrelated party loans |
| 37,162 |
| 1,062 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES |
| 116,262 |
| 8,262 |
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT): |
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding |
| - |
| - |
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 15,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, respectively |
| 15,000 |
| 15,000 |
Additional paid in capital |
| - |
| - |
Accumulated deficit |
| (99,204) |
| (19,262) |
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT) |
| (84,204) |
| (4,262) |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT) | $ | 32,058 | $ | 4,000 |
See notes to financial statements.
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FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
| For the nine months ended January 31, 2017 |
| For the three months ended January 31, 2017 |
|
| (unaudited) |
| (unaudited) |
Revenue | $ | - | $ | - |
Cost of revenue |
| - |
| - |
Gross margin |
| - |
| - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
Development costs internal use software |
| 42,800 |
| 14,400 |
Administrative and other costs |
| 29,142 |
| 6,642 |
Amortization expense |
| 3,000 |
| 1,000 |
Legal and professional fees |
| 5,000 |
| - |
Loss before income tax |
| 79,942 |
| 22,042 |
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for income tax |
| - |
| - |
Net loss | $ | (79,942) | $ | (22,042) |
Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.01) | $ | (0.00) |
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted |
| 15,000,000 |
| 15,000,000 |
See notes to financial statements.
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FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
| Common Stock |
| Common Stock Amount |
| Additional Paid-in-capital |
| Accumulated Deficit |
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance April 28, 2016 (inception) shares issued for organizational services officers compensation | 11,000,000 | $ | 11,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 11,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued for intangible assets April 29, 2016 | 4,000,000 |
| 4,000 |
| - |
| - |
| 4,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss | - |
| - |
| - |
| (19,262) |
| (19,262) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance April 30, 2016 (audited) | 15,000,000 |
| 15,000 |
| - |
| (19,262) |
| (19,262) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss (unaudited) | - |
| - |
| - |
| (79,942) |
| (79,942) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance January 31, 2017 (unaudited) | 15,000,000 | $ | 15,000 | $ | - | $ | (99,204) | $ | (84,204) |
See notes to financial statements.
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FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
|
| For the nine months ended January 31, 2017 |
|
| (unaudited) |
|
|
|
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
Net loss | $ | (79,942) |
Amortization |
| 3,000 |
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash (used in) operating activities: |
|
|
Change in prepaid expense |
| (6,500) |
Change in deferred offering costs |
| (23,500) |
Change in accounts payable |
| 71,900 |
Net Cash (Used in) Operating Activities |
| (35,042) |
|
|
|
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
| - |
|
|
|
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
Loans from nonrelated parties |
| 36,100 |
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities |
| 36,100 |
|
|
|
CHANGE IN CASH |
| 1,058 |
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
| - |
CASH AT END OF PERIOD | $ | 1,058 |
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
|
|
Cash paid for: |
|
|
Interest | $ | - |
Income taxes | $ | - |
See notes to financial statements.
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FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JANUARY 31, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS
History
We were incorporated on April 28, 2016 (date of inception) under the laws of the State of Nevada, as Freight Solution, Inc. The Company acquired the business of its founder Mr. Shane Ludington (Freight Solution, Inc. and hereinafter be collectively referred to as FSI, the Company, we or us).
Our Business
The Company is developing an internet and smartphone app based software product that will match shipments with available drivers. The software as a service will focus on less-than-truckload (LTL) services that allows shippers to connect with truck drivers in the same way that city dwellers can find a ride home. This software as a service will allow shippers, based on a pre-negotiated price, to deliver products at an affordable cost and on time to its ultimate destination.
Year end
The Companys year-end is April 30.
NOTE 2 BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Interim financial statements (January 31, 2017 (unaudited)) and basis of presentation
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 (the SEC) 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 results for a full fiscal year. These financial statements should be read along with the financial statements of the Company for the period ended April 30, 2016 (audited) and notes thereto.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents
For the purpose of the statements of cash flows, all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents. The carrying value of these investments approximates fair value. There were no cash equivalents as of January 31, 2017 (unaudited) and April 30, 2016 (audited), respectively.
Revenue recognition
We recognize revenue when all of the conditions are satisfied: (1) there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement; (2) the product or service has been provided to the consumer; (3) the amount of fees to be paid by the consumer is fixed or determinable; and (4) the collection of fees or product revenue is probable.
The Company will record revenue when realizable and earned and when product has been shipped to the consumer or our services have been rendered to the consumer.
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Advertising costs
Advertising costs are anticipated to be expensed as incurred; however there were no advertising costs for the nine months or three months ended January 31, 2017 (unaudited), respectively.
Fair value of financial instruments
We adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (the FASB) Accounting Codification Standard No. 820 (ASC 820), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements. ASC 820 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and accordingly, does not require any new fair value measurements. ASC 820 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820 established a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1 -
Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
Level 2 -
Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3 -
Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
Stock-based compensation
The Company records stock based compensation in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 505 and Topic 718 which requires the Company to recognize expense related to the fair value of its employee stock option awards. This eliminates accounting for share-based compensation transactions using the intrinsic value and requires instead that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-based method. The Company recognizes the cost of all share-based awards on a graded vesting basis over the vesting period of the award.
The Company accounts for equity instruments issued in exchange for the receipt of goods or services from other than employees in accordance with ASC 718-10 and the conclusions reached by the ASC 505-50. Costs are measured at the estimated fair market value of the consideration received or the estimated fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of equity instruments issued for consideration other than employee services is determined on the earliest of a performance commitment or completion of performance by the provider of goods or services as defined by ASC 505-50.
Earnings per share
The Company follows ASC Topic 260 to account for earnings per share. Basic earnings per common share (EPS) calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding. During periods when common stock equivalents, if any, are anti-dilutive they are not considered in the computation.
Income taxes
The Company follows ASC Topic 740 for recording the provision for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are computed based upon the difference between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using the enacted marginal tax rate applicable when the related asset or liability is expected to be realized or settled. Deferred income tax expense or benefit is based on the changes in the asset or liability for each period. If available evidence suggests that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is required to reduce the deferred tax asset to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Future changes in such valuation allowance are included in the provision for deferred income tax in the period of change.
Deferred income tax may arise from temporary differences resulting from income and expense items reported for financial accounting and tax purposes in different periods. Deferred taxes are classified as current or non-current, depending on the classification of assets and liabilities to which they relate. Deferred taxes arising from temporary differences that are not related to an asset or liability are classified as current or non-current depending on the periods in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse.
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The Company applies a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold for all tax uncertainties. ASC Topic 740 only allows the recognition of tax benefits that have a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. As of April 30, 2016 (audited) and January 31, 2017 (unaudited), the Company reviewed its tax positions and determined there were no outstanding, or retroactive tax positions with less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, therefore this standard has not had a material effect on the Company.
The Company does not anticipate any significant changes to its total unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.
The Company classifies tax-related penalties and net interest as income tax expense. For the nine month period and the three month period ended January 31, 2017 (unaudited), respectively, no income tax expense was recorded.
Recent pronouncements
The Company evaluated recent accounting pronouncements through January 31, 2017 and believes that none have a material effect on the Companys financial statements except for the following.
In June of 2014 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) ASU 2014-10, Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation (ASU 2014-10). Amendments in ASU 2014-10 remove the definition of a development stage entity from the master glossary of the Accounting Standards Codification, thereby removing the financial reporting distinction between development stage entities and other reporting entities from U.S. GAAP. In addition, the amendments eliminate the requirements for development stage entities to (1) present inception-to-date information in the statements of income, cash flows, and shareholder equity, (2) label the financial statements as those of a development stage entity, (3) disclose a description of the development stage activities in which the entity is engaged, and (4) disclose in the first year in which the entity is no longer a development stage entity that in prior years it had been in the development stage. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2014-10.
In August, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entities Ability to continue as a Going Concern. The standard is intended to define management's responsibility to decide whether there is substantial doubt about an organization's ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The standard requires management to decide whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. The standard provides guidance to an organization's management, with principles and definitions that are intended to reduce diversity in the timing and content of disclosures that are commonly provided by organizations in the footnotes. The standard becomes effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, with early application permitted. The adoption of this pronouncement is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements. Management's evaluations regarding the events and conditions that raise substantial doubt regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern have been disclosed in Note 3 below.
In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01 Income Statement - Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20) Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items. This update eliminates from GAAP the concept of extraordinary items. Subtopic 225-20, Income Statement-Extraordinary and Unusual Items, required that an entity separately classify, present, and disclose extraordinary events and transactions.
In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. This accounting standard requires deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with related valuation allowances, to be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. As a result, each tax jurisdiction will now only have one net noncurrent deferred tax asset or liability. The new guidance does not change the existing requirement that prohibits offsetting deferred tax liabilities from one jurisdiction against deferred tax assets of another jurisdiction. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and related interim periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of this standard.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. This accounting standard requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities related to lease arrangements longer than 12 months on the balance sheet. This standard also requires additional disclosures by lessees and contains targeted changes to accounting by lessors. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of this standard.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
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NOTE 3 GOING CONCERN
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the recoverability of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As noted above, the Company is development stage and, accordingly, has not yet generated revenues from operations. Since inception, the Company has been engaged in financing activities and executing its business plan of operations and incurring costs and expenses related to its planned direct public offering. As a result, the Company incurred accumulated net losses for the period ended January 31, 2017 (unaudited) of $99,204. The Companys negative working capital as of January 31, 2017 (unaudited) is $108,704. The Companys development activities and their payment of have been primarily through debt financing and through the use of deferral for its accounts payable and other expense payments.
The Company intends to raise additional capital (beyond its planned self-directed public offering) through the sale of equity securities, through an offering of debt securities, or through borrowings from financial institutions or related and nonrelated parties. Management believes that its actions after its planned self-directed public offering to secure additional funding will likely provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern. There is no guarantee the Company will be successful in achieving any of these objectives.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon managements ability to raise capital from the sale of its equity (both its planned self-directed public offering and after the planned self-directed public offering) and, ultimately, the achievement of operating revenues. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts, or amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from this uncertainty.
NOTE 4 INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful life. The Company monitors conditions related to these assets to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining amortization period. The Company tests its intangible assets with finite lives for potential impairment whenever management concludes events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The original estimate of an asset's useful life and the impact of an event or circumstance on either an asset's useful life or carrying value involve significant judgment.
On April 29, 2016 the Company acquired certain intangible assets from our founder which consisted of a business plan, along with costs related to the development of internal-use software to be used in its operations. Total value attributable to the intangible assets purchased by the Company was $4,000. This represents an amount that is less than the actual cost paid for by our founder. Our founder incurred in excess of $10,000 in expenses over a period of twenty-four months to further develop and refine the Companys business plan and operations.
Intangible assets includes the following:
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| January 31, 2017 |
| April 30, 2016 | ||
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| (unaudited) |
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| (audited) |
Intangible assets consisting of certain development costs and purchased software |
| $ | 4,000 |
| $ | 4,000 |
Less: Accumulated amortization |
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| (3,000) |
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| (-) |
Net property and equipment |
| $ | 1,000 |
| $ | 4,000 |
For the nine month period ended January 31, 2017 (unaudited) we recognized $3,000 in amortization expense. The intangible assets were placed in service on April 29th, 2016. We will amortize these assets over a period of twelve (12) months which has been deemed its useful life.
NOTE 5 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company recorded compensation expense of $11,000 recognized through the issuance of shares of common stock to our founder for organizational services. We recorded this expense during the period April 28, 2016 (inception) through April 30, 2016. Also during this period the Company recorded $4,000 of intangible assets purchased from our founder on April 29, 2016 (see Note 4 - Intangible Assets).
No other related party transactions occurred during the nine month period ended January 31, 2017 (unaudited).
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NOTE 6 NONRELATED PARTY NOTES PAYABLE
For the nine month period ended January 31, 2017 (unaudited), the Company executed promissory notes with two nonrelated parties in the aggregate of $36,100. This is in addition to the promissory note payable of $1,062 outstanding as of April 30, 2016. The unsecured notes bear interest at 0% per annum and are due and payable upon demand.
NOTE 7 INCOME TAXES
At January 31, 2017 (unaudited), the Company had a net operating loss carryforward of $99,204, which begins to expire in 2035.
Components of net deferred tax asset, including a valuation allowance, are as follows at January 31, 2017 (unaudited) and April 30, 2016 (audited):
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| January 31, 2017 |
| April 30, 2016 | |
Deferred tax asset: |
| (unaudited) |
| (audited) | |
Net operating loss carryforward | $ | 34,721 |
| $ | 6,742 |
Total deferred tax asset |
| 34,721 |
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| 6,742 |
Less: Valuation allowance |
| (34,721) |
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| (6,742) |
Net deferred tax asset | $ | - |
| $ | - |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of January 31, 2017 (unaudited) and April 30, 2016 (audited) was $34,721 and $6,742, respectively. In assessing the recovery of the deferred tax asset, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax asset is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income in the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversals of future deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As a result, management determined it was more likely than not deferred tax assets will not be realized as of January 31, 2017 (unaudited) and April 30, 2016 (audited) and recognized a full valuation allowance for each period.
Reconciliation between statutory rate and the effective tax rate for both periods and as of January 31, 2017 (unaudited) and April 30, 2016 (audited):
Federal statutory rate | (35.0)% |
State taxes, net of federal benefit | (0.00)% |
Change in valuation allowance | 35.0% |
Effective tax rate | 0.0% |
NOTE 8 SHARE CAPITAL
The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of its $0.001 par value common stock and 25,000,000 shares of its $0.001 par value preferred stock.
Common stock
On April 28, 2016, the Company issued to its founder, an officer and director of the Company, 11,000,000 shares of its $0.001 par value common stock at a price of $0.001 per share for services provided upon organization. The services were valued at $11,000.
On April 29, 2016, the Company issued to its founder 4,000,000 shares of its $0.001 par value common stock at a price of $0.001 per share for certain intangible assets (see Note 4 - Intangible Assets). Mr. Shane Ludington, our sole officer and director, incurred more than $10,000 in developing or acquiring the intangible assets for which we valued at $4,000.
At January 31, 2017 (unaudited) and April 30, 2016, there were 15,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
NOTE 9 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated all events that occurred after the balance sheet date of January 31, 2017 through the date the financial statements were available to be issued.
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement filed with the SEC. You should rely only on the information or representations provided in this prospectus. We have authorized no one to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this document.
No one (including any salesman or broker) is authorized to provide oral or written information about the Offering that is not included in this prospectus.
The information contained in this prospectus is correct only as of the date set forth on the cover page, regardless of the time of the delivery of this prospectus.
Until ________, 2017 (90 days after the commencement of this Offering), all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this Offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers' obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.
7,000,000 SHARES
FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
COMMON STOCK
PROSPECTUS
_______________, 2017
Part II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The Company is bearing all expenses in connection with this registration statement other than sales commissions, underwriting discounts and underwriter's expense allowances designated as such. Estimated expenses payable by the Company in connection with the registration and distribution of the Common Stock registered hereby are as follows:
SEC Registration fee | $ | 8.13 |
NASD filing fee |
| 100.00 |
Transfer agent fees* |
| 1,500.00 |
Blue Sky fees and expenses* |
| 2,500.00 |
Accounting fees and expenses* |
| 8,000.00 |
Miscellaneous expenses* |
| 2,891.87 |
Legal fees and expenses* |
| 15,000.00 |
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Total | $ | 30,000.00 |
*
Indicates expenses that have been estimated for filing purposes only.
ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The Company has a provision within its Articles of Incorporation, Article XI, providing for the indemnification of its officers and directors 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.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors officers and controlling persons of the Company 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 Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any such 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.
ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
During the three years preceding the filing of this Form S-1, the Company issued the following securities without registration under the Securities Act on terms and conditions described in the following:
Of the 15,000,000 outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, 11,000,000 were issued to Mr. Ludington, the Companys founder upon incorporation (April 28, 2016) in exchange for organizational services. Following formation, the Company issued 4,000,000 shares to Mr. Ludington, as consideration for certain intangible assets further described in our financial statements.
The foregoing issuances of securities were conducted in reliance upon exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis that the securities were offered and sold in a non-public offering to a sophisticated investor who had access to registration-type information about the Company. No commission was paid in connection with the sale of any securities and no general solicitation was made.
Notwithstanding being accredited or exempt, our equity (security) holders were provided with a final pre-filing copy of the Companys Registration Statement and acknowledged having read and reviewed same and having no further questions with respect to their investment.
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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS
3.1
Articles of Incorporation
3.2
By Laws of Freight Solution, Inc.
5.1
Opinion of Krueger LLP
10.1
Conflict of Interest Agreement
14.1
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Freight Solution, Inc.
23.1
Consent of PLS CPA, A PROFESSIONAL CORP.
23.2
Consent of Krueger LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
99.1
Copy of Subscription Agreement
99.2
Escrow Agreement
Exhibits are not part of the prospectus and will not be distributed with the prospectus.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
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 the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) 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 20% 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:
A.
Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section 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 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement; and
B.
Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 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 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
2.
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and this 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 this Offering.
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4.
If the registrant is a foreign private issuer, to file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, PROVIDED that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or Rule 3-19 of this chapter if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic 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 that are incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.
5.
That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
i.
If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B (§230.430B of this chapter):
A.
Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
B.
Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in this Offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and this Offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or
ii.
If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
6.
That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
i.
Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to this Offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
ii.
Any free writing prospectus relating to this Offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
iii.
The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to this Offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
iv.
Any other communication that is an offer in this Offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
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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.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Orangevale, State of California on the 27th day of March, 2017.
FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
/s/ Shane Ludington
By: Shane Ludington, President, Chief Executive and Principal
Executive Officer, Chief Financial and Principal Financial Officer,
Principal Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature(s)
Title(s)
Date
/s/ Shane Ludington
March 27, 2017
By: Shane Ludington
President, Chief Executive and Principal Executive
Officer, Chief Financial and Principal Financial Officer,
Principal Financial Accounting Officer, Treasurer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Exhibit 5.1 and 23.2
March 27, 2017
United States Securities
and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N. E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re:
Freight Solution, Inc. (hereinafter FSI): Registration Statement on Form S-1 relating to a maximum of 7,000,000 shares of FSI Common Stock par value $.001 per share
Sir or Madam:
We are special counsel to Freight Solution, Inc., a Nevada corporation (FSI). We have been requested by FSI to furnish you with our opinion as to the matters hereinafter set forth in connection with the above-captioned registration statement (Registration Statement) covering a maximum of 7,000,000 shares which will be offered by FSI.
In connection with this opinion, we have examined the Registration Statement, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of FSI, copies of the records of corporate proceedings of FSI, and copies of such other agreements, instruments and documents as we have deemed necessary to enable us to render the opinion hereinafter expressed.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the shares being offered and registered when sold in the manner described in the Registration Statement will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
This opinion opines upon Nevada law, including the statutory provisions as well as all applicable provisions of the Nevada constitution and reported decisions interpreting the laws.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our name under the caption Legal Matters in the prospectus included in the registration statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Krueger LLP
__________________________
Krueger LLP
EXHIBIT 10.1
CONFLICT OF INTEREST AGREEMENT AND POLICY
Policy on Conflicts of Interest and Disclosure of Certain Interests
This conflict of interest policy is designed to help directors, officers, and employees of the Freight Solution, Inc. identify situations that present potential conflicts of interest and to provide Freight Solution, Inc. with a procedure that, if observed, will allow a transaction to be treated as valid and binding even though a director, officer, or employee has or may have a conflict of interest with respect to the transaction. In the event there is an inconsistency between the requirements and the procedures prescribed herein and those in federal or state law, the law shall control. All capitalized terms are defined in Part 2 of this policy.
1. Conflict of Interest Defined. For purposes of this policy, the following circumstances shall be deemed to create Conflicts of Interest:
A. Outside Interests.
(i) A Contract or Transaction between Freight Solution, Inc. and a Responsible Person or Family Member.
(ii) A Contract or Transaction between Freight Solution, Inc. and an entity in which a Responsible Person or Family Member has a Material Financial Interest or of which such person is a director, officer, agent, partner, associate, trustee, personal representative, receiver, guardian, custodian, conservator, or other legal representative.
B. Outside Activities.
(i) A Responsible Person competing with Freight Solution, Inc. in the rendering of services or in any other Contract or Transaction with a third party.
(ii) A Responsible Persons having a Material Financial Interest in; or serving as a director, officer, employee, agent, partner, associate, trustee, personal representative, receiver, guardian, custodian, conservator, or other legal representative of, or consultant to; an entity or individual that competes with Freight Solution, Inc. in the provision of services or in any other Contract or Transaction with a third party.
C. Gifts, Gratuities and Entertainment. A Responsible Person accepting gifts, entertainment, or other favors from any individual or entity that:
(i) does or is seeking business with, or is a competitor of Freight Solution, Inc.; or
(ii) has received, is receiving or is seeking to receive a loan or grant, or to secure other financial commitments from Freight Solution, Inc.; or
(iii) is a charitable organization; and
under circumstances where it might be inferred that such action was intended to influence or possibly would influence the Responsible Person in the performance of his or her duties. This does not preclude the acceptance of items of nominal or insignificant value or entertainment of nominal or insignificant value that are not related to any particular transaction or activity of Freight Solution, Inc.
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2. Definitions.
A. A Conflict of Interest is any circumstance described in Part 1 of this Policy.
B. A Responsible Person is any person serving as an officer, employee or member of the board of directors of Freight Solution, Inc.
C. A Family Member is a spouse, domestic partner, parent, child, or spouse of a child, brother, sister, or spouse of a brother or sister, of a Responsible Person.
D. A Material Financial Interest in an entity is a financial interest of any kind that, in view of all the circumstances, is substantial enough that it would, or reasonably could, affect a Responsible Persons or Family Members judgment with respect to transactions to which the entity is a party. This includes all forms of compensation. (The board may wish to establish an amount that it would consider to be a material financial interest.)
E. A Contract or Transaction is any agreement or relationship involving the sale of purchase of goods, services, or rights of any kind, the providing or receipt of a loan or grant, the establishment of any other type of pecuniary relationship or review of a charitable organization by Freight Solution, Inc. The making of a gift to Freight Solution, Inc. is not a Contract or Transaction.
3. Procedures.
A. Before board or committee action on a Contract or Transaction involving a Conflict of Interest, a director or committee member having a Conflict of Interest and who is in attendance at the meeting shall disclose all facts material to the Conflict of Interest. Such disclosure shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting.
B. A director or committee member who plans not to attend a meeting at which he or she has reason to believe that the board or committee will act on a matter in which the person has a Conflict of Interest shall disclose to the chair of the meeting all facts material to the Conflict of Interest. The chair shall report the disclosure at the meeting and the disclosure shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting.
C. A person who has a Conflict of Interest shall not participate in or be permitted to hear the boards or committees discussion of the matter except to disclose material facts and to respond to questions. Such person shall not attempt to exert his or her personal influence with respect to the matter, either at or outside the meeting.
D. A person who has a Conflict of Interest with respect to a Contract or Transaction that will be voted on at a meeting shall not be counted in determining the presence of a quorum for purposes of the vote. The person having a conflict of interest may not vote on the Contract or Transaction and shall not be present in the meeting room when the vote is taken, unless the vote is by secret ballot. Such persons ineligibility to vote shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting. For purposes of this paragraph, a member of the board of directors of Freight Solution, Inc. has a Conflict of Interest when he or she stands for election as an officer or for re-election as member of the board of directors.
E. Responsible Persons who are not members of the board of directors of Freight Solution, Inc. or who have a Conflict of Interest with respect to a Contract or Transaction that is not the subject of board or committee action, shall disclose to the Chair or the Chairs designee any Conflict of Interest that such Responsible Person has with respect to a Contract or Transaction. Such disclosure shall be made as soon as the Conflict of Interest is known to the Responsible Person. The Responsible Person shall refrain from any action that may affect Freight Solution, Inc.s participation in such Contract or Transaction.
In the event it is not entirely clear that a Conflict of Interest exists, the individual with the potential conflict shall disclose the circumstances to the Chair or the Chairs designee, who shall determine whether there exists a Conflict of Interest that is subject to this policy.
4. Confidentiality. Each Responsible Person shall exercise care not to disclose confidential information acquired in connection with such status or information the disclosure of which might be adverse to the interests of Freight Solution, Inc. Furthermore, a Responsible Person shall not disclose or use information relating to the business of Freight Solution, Inc. for the personal profit or advantage of the Responsible Person or a Family Member.
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5. Review of Policy.
A. Each new Responsible Person shall be required to review a copy of this Policy and to acknowledge in writing that he or she has done so.
B. Each new Responsible Person shall annually complete a disclosure from identifying any relationships, positions, or circumstances in which the Responsible Person is involved that he or she believes could contribute to a Conflict of Interest arising. Such relationships, positions, or circumstance might include service as a director of or consultant to a not-for-profit organization, or ownership of a business that might provide goods or services to Freight Solution, Inc. Any such information regarding business interests of a Responsible Person or a Family Member shall be treated as confidential and shall generally be made available only to the Chair, the Executive Director, and any committee appointed to address Conflicts of Interests, except to the extent additional disclosure is necessary in connection with the implementation of this Policy.
C. This policy shall be reviewed annually by each member of the board of directors. Any changes to the policy shall be communicated immediately to all Responsible Persons.
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Freight Solution, Inc.
Conflict of Interest Information Form
Name: /s/Shane Ludington
Date: October 11, 2016
Please describe below any relationships, positions, or circumstances in which you are involved that you believe could contribute to a Conflict of Interest (as defined in Freight Solution, Inc.s Policy on Conflicts of Interest) arising.
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I hereby certify that the information set forth above is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I have reviewed, and agree to abide by, the Policy of Conflict of Interest of Freight Solution, Inc. that is currently in effect.
Name: /s/Shane Ludington
Date: October 11, 2016
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EXHIBIT 14.1
CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT
OVERVIEW
POLICY STATEMENT
Freight Solution, Inc. (FSI), is committed to complying with all applicable laws and regulations and to adhering to the highest ethical standards in the conduct of its business. This is not just a matter of being a good corporate citizen. It is essential to the long-term interests of our employees and stockholders. FSI's business is subject to oversight by numerous federal and state government entities. The number of laws, regulations and other legal requirements that affect FSI's business will undoubtedly increase. These changes will also create new challenges as we adapt ourselves and our business to new situations. In light of these challenges, it is absolutely necessary that we have a central set of guiding principles to act as a legal and ethical compass for our employees. This Code of Business Ethics and Conduct is intended to provide that compass.
The principles set forth in this Code of Business Ethics and Conduct represent a broad outline of the standards of business conduct which FSI expects its employees to follow. This Code cannot cover every situation which employees may confront in the day-to-day conduct of business. Additionally, under certain circumstances local country law may establish requirements that differ from this Code. FSI employees worldwide are expected to comply with all local country laws and FSI business conduct policies in the area in which they are conducting business. In the final analysis, FSI must rely on the individual judgment and personal ethical standards of each of its employees and representatives to maintain our standard of honesty and integrity. FSI demands strict adherence to the letter and spirit of all laws and regulations applicable to the conduct of its business. It also demands the highest standards of integrity and ethical behavior from its employees and representatives
It is essential that we all keep an eye out for possible infringements of FSIs business ethicswhether these infringements occur in dealings with the government or private sector and whether they occur because of oversight or intention. If you have a question about applying this Code in a specific situation or about a possible violation, you should consult with the Human Resources Department or FSIs Code of Conduct Officer. Contact information for individuals in these departments is available in Appendix A.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Training and education on this Code will be provided for all FSI employees and members of our Board of Directors. All employees and Board members will be required to sign an Acknowledgement Form indicating their receipt, understanding and acceptance of the terms of this Code. Periodically, employees may be requested and required to acknowledge their understanding of this Code and any subsequent amendments. Participation in any mandatory training and acknowledgement of this Code is a condition of continued employment by FSI.
APPLICABILITY
This Code applies to all directors, officers and employees of FSI. This Code also applies, as appropriate, to our consultants, agents and other representatives.
WAIVERS
Any waiver of any provision of this Code for a member of the Board of Directors or an executive officer must be approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and promptly disclosed as required by law or stock exchange regulation. Any waiver of any provision of this Code with respect to any other employee, agent or contractor must be approved by the Code of Conduct Officer.
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DISCIPLINARY ACTION
It is the responsibility of every employee to conduct FSIs business in conformity with the law and the basic principles set forth in this Corporate Code. Adherence to the principles set forth in this Code is essential to our objective of maintaining the confidence and support of our customers, business partners, governmental agencies, stockholders, and the communities in which we work and live. Disciplinary action, as appropriate but up to and including termination, shall be taken for conduct that violates applicable laws or regulations or this Code. Discipline may extend, as appropriate, to individuals responsible for the failure to prevent, detect or report a violation.
REPORTING AND MANAGING SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS
REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS
Directors, officers and employees shall report any conduct which they believe in good faith to be a violation or apparent violation of this Code. These persons are encouraged to talk to supervisors, the Code of Conduct Officer, or Human Resources about observed illegal or unethical behavior and, when in doubt, about the best course of action in a particular situation. FSI prohibits retaliation for reports of misconduct by others made in good faith by employees. Directors, officers and employees are expected to cooperate in internal investigations of misconduct.
Directors, officers and employees are expected to act proactively, raising concerns about ethical issues, violations of this Code, or governmental rules, laws and regulations. All reports are taken seriously. Each allegation is investigated and, if substantiated, resolved through appropriate corrective action and/or discipline. If an individual making such allegations chooses to identify him or herself, he or she will be provided with feedback when the Code of Conduct Officer has completed his/her review.
If you feel uncomfortable reporting directly or you wish to remain anonymous, you may report the incident to the Code of Conduct Officer in writing anonymously.
No individual who in good faith reports suspected wrongdoing shall be subject to retaliation or discipline for having done so. If a reporting individual is directly involved in a violation of this Code, the fact that he or she reported the violation will be given appropriate consideration in any resulting disciplinary action. Failure to report wrongdoing of which an individual has knowledge may, by itself, be a basis for disciplinary action, up to and including termination for cause.
RESPONDING TO VIOLATIONS
If a violation of any applicable law or regulation relating to the conduct of our business or of this Code is reported or detected, we will take all reasonable steps to respond appropriately to the violation and to prevent further similar violations. When the Code of Conduct Officer or appropriate department manager receives information regarding a possible violation of any applicable law or regulation, he/she shall take appropriate steps to examine information and conduct the investigation necessary to determine whether an actual violation has occurred. If a violation has occurred, the Code of Conduct Officer or the Board of Directors, as appropriate, will ensure that appropriate disciplinary action is taken and will consider necessary modifications to our compliance procedures to diminish the chances of recurring violations. Disciplinary action may extend, as appropriate, up to and including discipline or termination of any employee that has participated in the violation.
RETALIATION IS PROHIBITED
FSI will not tolerate retaliation against any person who, in good faith, reports any suspected violation of this Code or participates in any investigation of the matter. In the event that any employee believes that he/she has been subject to any such retaliation, that employee should immediately report that matter to Human Resources or the Code of Conduct Officer. Any such report of retaliation will also be immediately investigated, and appropriate remedial action will be taken.
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ENSURING A PROFESSIONAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The following is a brief description of key issues relating to employees and our relationships while at work. FSI has detailed policies on these matters. Please refer to the Freight Solution Employee Handbook.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
FSI encourages a creative, diverse and supportive work environment and bases all employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity. FSI managers are expected to make all employment decisions based on merit, experience and sound business reasons. FSI policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry, disability, medical condition, marital or veteran status, age, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by law in every jurisdiction that we operate. It is the responsibility of all FSI employees to conform to this policy.
This policy applies to all employees, applicants for employment, or others who may be present in the workplace. Any person who feels he or she has been discriminated against, or feels he or she has witnessed such action, is strongly encouraged to report the incident.
HARASSMENT
FSI strives to maintain a workplace free from harassment and where all employees are treated with respect. FSIs policy prohibits harassment on the basis of sex, race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry, disability, medical condition, marital or veteran status, age, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by law in every jurisdiction that we operate.
Harassing behavior will not be tolerated. Harassment includes unwelcome conduct of a verbal or physical nature, when such conduct has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment as defined by law, has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individuals work performance, or adversely affects an individuals employment opportunities. Examples of improper harassment include:
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Verbal harassment: epithets, derogatory comments, slurs or innuendos
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Visual harassment: derogatory, offensive or graphic written, printed or electronic materials
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Physical harassment: unwelcome touching or physical interference
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Sexual harassment: unwanted sexual advances such as repeated requests for dates, leering, making sexual gestures or displaying sexually suggestive objects or pictures, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
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Retaliation: negative employment action taken against an employee making a claim of harassment or assisting in an investigation
If you believe you have experienced or observed illegal harassment you should immediately contact your manager or Human Resources. Any manager who receives information about alleged harassment or discrimination is required to immediately report it to Human Resources.
The facts and circumstances of any claim will be fully investigated by Human Resources so that appropriate corrective action can be taken. Any employee who is determined by FSI to have engaged in the harassment of another individual will be subject to severe discipline, up to and including termination.
INFORMATION RESOURCES AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
FSIs information resources, including email, computers, phones and fax/copy machines, are FSI property and intended for FSI-related business use. While FSI understands that employees may sometimes use such resources for personal interests, such use should be limited and consistent with the other policies outlined in this Code. Personal messages via email and voice mail may be sent, but should be minimized and brief. You may not, however, send messages that may be perceived as obscene, harassing or threatening. Misuse of FSIs communications systems is considered misconduct and may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
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FSI reserves the right to examine, use, copy and/or delete user files or other information consistent with FSIs business interests and applicable law. Because all email and voice mail stored in FSIs equipment is considered company property, FSI may periodically check usage to correct network problems, confirm proper use and establish security. Therefore, you should not have any expectation of personal privacy for messages that you send, receive or store on these systems. Accessing the email or voice mail of any employee by another employee is strictly prohibited without their consent. If there is a legitimate business reason to access the email or voice mail of another employee, please present your request to your manager who will seek approval through senior management. Only the IT Department, or designees, may access the email or voicemail of another employee.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY
FSI is committed to environmental responsibility. FSI will comply with all federal, state and local regulations relating to the protection of the environment in the conduct of its business. It is the responsibility of all of our employees to ensure that their activities strictly adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and permit requirements, as well as to all FSI policies and procedures on environmental protection. In addition, employees must report all circumstances in which regulated materials or wastes are improperly discharged, treated, or transported. Environmental misconduct, even if totally unintentional, carries severe penalties and could result in criminal prosecution of employees involved and FSI.
FSI strives to provide a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and to conduct operations with minimal environmental impact. It is the responsibility of associates at each FSI site to comply with all applicable local regulations. Each site must also comply with the corporate Environmental Health & Safety manual and its requirements.
AVOIDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Employees are expected to make or participate in business decisions in the course of their employment with FSI based on the best interests of FSI as a whole, and not based on personal relationships or benefits. We have no desire to infringe on the personal lives of our employees and respect the right of our employees to manage their own affairs. However, conflicts of interest can compromise employees business ethics.
At FSI, a conflict of interest is any activity that is inconsistent with or opposed to FSIs interests, or gives the appearance of impropriety. A conflict of interest arises whenever an employee has an interest in any business or property or an obligation to any person that might affect the employee's fulfillment of responsibilities to FSI. An example of a conflict of interest is any opportunity for personal gain by an employee arising as a result of employment with FSI but apart from the normal compensation provided by FSI, such as the receipt of a commission from a supplier for getting them business from FSI.
Our employees must avoid situations or relationships where their personal interests could conflict, or reasonably appear to conflict, with the interests of FSI. While an activity constituting an actual conflict of interest is never acceptable, you must avoid activity involving even the appearance of such a conflict. In addition, you may not circumvent this policy by using other people to indirectly do what you are prohibited from doing yourself.
While it is difficult to list all of the various ways in which a conflict can arise, they often involve one or more of the following issues:
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Outside board memberships
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Outside business interests
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Outside investments
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Outside employment
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Business relationships with friends or relatives
Set forth below is specific guidance for some areas of potential conflict of interest that require special attention. These are merely examples. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of each individual to assess each situation. Employees are urged to discuss any potential conflicts of interest with their manager, Human Resources, or the Code of Conduct Officer.
Employees are expected to disclose to their supervisors any situations that may involve inappropriate or improper conflicts of interests affecting them personally or affecting other employees or those with whom we do business.
Certain activities may be authorized if approved in advance by an appropriate level of FSI management. Prior to engaging in an activity that constitutes a potential conflict of interest, you must disclose the situation in writing and obtain written approval. You should disclose the matter to your manager, who will review the matter with Human Resources, and if necessary the Code of Conduct Officer, and respond with FSIs approval or denial in writing. Waivers of conflicts of interest involving FSIs directors and executive officers require the approval of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
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OUTSIDE BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
As a rule, it is a conflict of interest to serve as a director or as a member of an Advisory Board (AB) of any current or likely competitor of FSI. Although you may serve as a director or AB member of a FSI supplier, customer or other business partner, our policy requires that you first obtain approval from Human Resources before accepting such a position. Approval may be subject to conditions. Approval is likely to be denied where the FSI employee either directly or indirectly has responsibility to affect or implement FSIs business relationship with the other company. Any compensation that you receive as a director or AB member should be commensurate to your responsibilities. Generally, however, employees may not receive any form of compensation for service on a board of directors of a company if the service is at the request of FSI or in connection with FSIs investment in that company, or the directorship is in connection with a FSI relationship.
FSI employees should recognize outside board memberships as an opportunity to provide expertise and to broaden their experience. However, they should never place you in a position where another company expects to use an employees board membership as a way to influence FSI decisions or to obtain access to FSI confidential information.
FSI may periodically conduct an inquiry to determine the status of employee membership on outside boards and may rescind prior approvals in order to avoid a conflict of interest or for any reason deemed to be in the best interests of FSI.
OUTSIDE BUSINESS INTERESTS AND CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES
Employees should avoid any outside financial interests that might influence their decisions or actions on behalf of FSI.
FSI employees will occasionally find themselves in a position to invest in FSI partners or customers. FSI policy prohibits personal investments in any FSI customer, supplier or competitor without disclosure to the Code of Conduct Officer and approval by senior management (who may require approval from the Board of Directors). In cases where the investment may cause divided loyalty or the perception of conflict of interest, approval is likely to be denied. (Note: this restriction does not apply to holdings of one percent or less of the stock or other securities of a corporation whose shares are publicly traded, provided that the investment is not so large financially either in absolute dollars or percentage of the individuals total investment portfolio that it creates the appearance of a conflict of interest.) In addition, as a FSI employee, you may not make investments based on your access to customer/supplier confidential information.
If an investment is made and/or approval is granted, and an employee subsequently finds himself in a potentially conflicted position, the employee should disclose his conflict of interest to all involved and recuse himself from any involvement with the relationship until divested of the investment.
Employees are also responsible for advancing FSIs legitimate interests when the opportunity arises. Employees are prohibited from taking personal opportunities that are discovered through the use of corporate property, information or position, using corporate property, information or position for personal gain, or competing with FSI.
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT AND ACTIVITIES
Although FSI does not prohibit all outside employment, FSIs employees may not accept outside employment or consulting positions or engage in outside activities that would have a negative impact on the performance of their job, conflict with their obligations to FSI, or in any way negatively affect FSIs reputation. Examples of prohibited employment include, but are not limited to:
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Performing work for a customer or supplier unless prior written approval of the Code of Conduct Officer is obtained.
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Performing work for any company that is a FSI competitor.
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Engaging in services or selling products that directly compete with FSI services or products.
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Engaging in activities that support or promote a competitors products or services.
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Engaging in outside employment that uses your time at FSI or the resources of FSI.
FSI employees may also be requested to speak at outside events. Speaking at events, when it is in FSIs best interests, is considered part of an employees normal job responsibilities. Because employees may spend work time preparing for, attending and delivering presentations approved by management and are therefore already compensated for their efforts, employees should not request or negotiate a fee from the organization sponsoring the speech. An unsolicited fee may be accepted with written authorization from the Code of Conduct Officer, or alternatively, a fee can be requested and accepted provided it is accepted on FSIs behalf or donated to a non-profit charitable organization on FSIs behalf.
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RECEIVING GIFTS OR GRATUITIES
Our employees and members of their families must not accept gifts of money under any circumstances, nor may they solicit non-monetary gifts, gratuities or any other personal benefits or favors from our vendors, customers or competitors. Employees and members of their immediate families may accept unsolicited, non-monetary gratuities of the following nature from a business, firm or individual doing or seeking to do business with FSI:
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Gifts of nominal value, or gifts of an advertising or promotional nature (such as inexpensive novelties).
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Reasonable business meals and entertainment.
The foregoing exceptions should be infrequent, consistent with accepted business practice and for the express purpose of furthering a business relationship.
In rare circumstances, gifts of more than nominal value may be accepted on behalf of FSI (not an individual) with the approval your supervisor if protocol, courtesy, or other special circumstances require. However, all such gifts must be turned over to Human Resources for appropriate disposition.
FSI's personnel should courteously decline or return any kind of gift, favor, or offer of an excessive value which violates this Code and inform the offeror of our policy.
GIVING GIFTS OR GRATUITIES
FSI prohibits giving monetary or other compensation to people employed by FSI customers or vendors. Advertising novelties, nominal gifts or entertainment may only be given to customers and vendors at FSIs expense if:
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They are consistent with accepted business practice,
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They are of nominal value and cannot be construed as a bribe or payoff, and
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They do not violate any law, government regulation or generally accepted ethical standards, including state and federal procurement laws and regulations and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, discussed later in this Code.
In all cases, the exchange of gifts must be conducted so there is no appearance of impropriety and public disclosure would not embarrass FSI.
PERSONAL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND LOANS
FSI executive officers and other employees in management or supervisory positions should not engage in financial transactions with employees in the form of substantive loans, whether or not that employee is under the direct leadership of that supervisor. FSI executive officers and other employees in management or supervisory positions are also prohibited from accepting loans from employees.
From time to time, certain departments may ask for voluntary contributions from employees for such events as weddings and birthdays. While FSI does not discourage this type of activity, no employee should feel that he/she is compelled to contribute. Should an employee feel that he/she is being coerced into participating in any such fund raising, he/she should immediately bring it to the attention of Human Resources or the Code of Conduct Officer or report it anonymously via the Ethics Hotline.
Loans to or guarantees of obligations of loans by FSI are not permitted to any member of our Board of Directors or any FSI executive officer. If a transaction could in any way be construed as a loan or guarantee to one of these individuals, contact the Code of Conduct Officer for advice before proceeding.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
You should avoid conducting company business with a relative or significant other, or with a business in which a relative or significant other is associated in any significant role. If such a related party transaction is unavoidable, you must fully disclose the nature of the related party transaction to your manager. If the relationship is determined to be material by your manager, the question should be reviewed by the Code of Conduct Officer and approved in writing in advance of such related party transaction. All related party transactions dealing with parties related to an executive officer or member of our Board of Directors must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Any dealings with a related party must be conducted in such a way that no preferential treatment is given.
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WORKING WITH RELATIVES
Supervisory relationships with family members or significant others present special workplace problems, including a conflict of interest, or at least the appearance of conflict. FSI discourages the employment of relatives and significant others within the same department and prohibits the employment of such individuals in positions with a direct reporting relationship or where significant influence over personnel decisions resides in one employee. If such a relationship exists or occurs, or if a question arises about whether a relationship is covered by this policy, the employee must report it in writing to his supervisor and Human Resources. Human Resources has the ultimate responsibility for determining the applicability of this policy.
Willful withholding of information regarding a prohibited relationship/reporting arrangement may be subject to corrective action, up to and including termination. If a prohibited relationship exists or develops between two employees, the employee in the senior position must bring it to the attention of his/her supervisor and Human Resources. Reassignment may be an option.
OTHER POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Because other conflicts of interest may arise, it would be impractical to attempt to list all possible situations. If a proposed transaction or situation raises any questions or doubts in your mind, you should consult your manager.
HANDLING AND PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OF FSI
During your employment with FSI, you will have access to various forms of proprietary and confidential information regarding FSI. Any information concerning FSI, its products or its business that is not generally available to others is confidential. Most of FSIs technology and much of our other know-how and experience are protected as trade secrets. Such trade secrets are valuable assets. The improper disclosure of proprietary or confidential information could significantly impact FSIs competitive position and waste valuable company assets. In addition to constituting a violation of FSI policy, failure to observe this duty of confidentiality may additionally result in a conflict of interest or a violation of securities, antitrust, or employment laws and would be a violation of the agreement you signed when you joined FSI to protect and hold confidential FSIs proprietary information.
Every employee must safeguard confidential information and prevent unauthorized disclosure and make sure that all authorized disclosures are made in accordance with FSIs policies on control of confidential information. If you determine with your manager that disclosure of confidential information is necessary, you must then contact senior management to ensure that an appropriate written Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA) or other appropriate contract is signed prior to disclosure. If not previously signed, you must have a FSI standard NDA executed by the third party and an appropriate FSI signatory (refer to FSIs signature policy). You may not sign a third partys NDA or accept changes to FSIs standard NDAs without review and approval by the President or CEO. No financial information may be disclosed about FSI without the prior approval of the Chief Financial Officer. In addition, all employees should ensure that all disclosures of FSI proprietary and confidential information meet the requirements set forth in FSIs policies on control of confidential information regarding identification, classification, labeling, handling and destruction of confidential information.
The obligation to maintain the confidentiality of proprietary information continues even after your employment terminates. Likewise, FSI requires new employees to honor any continuing confidentiality obligations that they may have with previous employers.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTIONS
Any work developed by employees or contractors within the scope of their employment with or services to FSI belongs to FSI.
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OF EMPLOYEES
Selected human resource and personnel information must be kept strictly confidential and used only for the purpose for which it is intended. Managers and other employees with access to an employees personal information are responsible for limiting access to that information to only those individuals with a legitimate business need to know. Please contact Human Resources for more specific guidance or for questions.
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OF THIRD PARTIES
In addition to protecting our own trade secrets, it is our policy to respect the trade secrets of others. Confidential information may be received from other companies or individuals in the course of FSIs business. Confidential information should only be received under the auspices of a written agreement. Confidential information of a third party must be disclosed only to those FSI employees who need access to such information to perform their jobs for FSI and must not be disclosed to anyone outside of FSI without specific authorization. Unauthorized disclosures, including theft and misappropriation, may result in a loss of the value of the trade secrets and may constitute a crime or amount to a breach of contract. Finally, confidential information of a third party must not be used or copied by any FSI employee, except as permitted by the third-party owner.
Unsolicited third party confidential information should be refused. If inadvertently received by a FSI employee, confidential information should be returned unopened to the third party or transferred to the Code of Conduct Officer for appropriate disposition. If a FSI employee is furnished with information or becomes aware of information which may have been misappropriated from another party, the employee must immediately contact the Code of Conduct Officer.
LEGAL REQUESTS FOR DISCLOSURE
FSIs employees, agents and contractors must consult with the Code of Conduct Officer in connection with any legal inquiries, lawsuits and legally related investigations and requests for information, documents or interviews. All government requests for information, documents or investigative interviews must also be referred to the Code of Conduct Officer.
INSIDER INFORMATION
Until released to the public, material information concerning our business, including its plans (present and future), financial performance, financial schedules, successes or failures, is considered "inside" information and, therefore, confidential. Inside information is "material" if it would likely affect a reasonable person's decision to buy, sell, or hold a company's securities. It includes any information that could reasonably affect the price of a security. Material non-public information may be positive or negative in nature.
All material non-public information concerning our business belongs to FSI, and all employees have a duty to exercise due care to maintain the integrity of such information. Our policy precludes the unauthorized disclosure of such information or use of such information for personal benefit. Any employee who uses such information for personal benefit or discloses it to others outside FSI violates his/her duty to our company.
Once a public announcement has been made of material information, employees should wait until the second business day after the announcement before engaging in any transactions in our stock.
The prohibition on the use of inside information applies not only to knowledgeable Board members and officers, but also non-management employees and persons outside FSI (spouses, parents, friends, children, brokers, etc.) who have acquired the information directly or indirectly from us. The Board of Directors and officers are subject to more restrictions on the trading of stock. Any questions regarding insider trading should be directed to the Insider Trading Compliance Officer.
THIRD-PARTY COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
An appropriate license must be obtained prior to using any third-party copyrighted material. It is against FSI policy for any employee to copy, reproduce, scan, digitize, broadcast or modify third-party copyrighted material when preparing FSI products or promotional materials, unless written permission has been obtained. It is also against FSI policy for FSI employees to use FSIs facilities for the purpose of making or distributing unauthorized copies of third-party copyrighted materials for personal use or for use by others.
COMMUNICATIONS WITH MEDIA AND FINANCIAL ANALYST COMMUNITY
FSI has established specific policies regarding communicating information to the media and information analyst community. In particular, FSI policy prohibits any unauthorized communications with outside parties, including analysts and the media, concerning FSIs financial performance. If you are contacted by the media or financial analysts requesting this type of information, you should decline to comment and refer the inquiry to Corporate Communications/Investor Relations.
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DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION
FSI maintains records management policies for the retention, protection and disposition of FSI records to fulfill legal requirements as well as to increase operational efficiency and reduce our internal and external storage costs. Proper control of records helps to minimize litigation cost, fines imposed on FSI and potential criminal prosecution of employees. Retention and disposition of FSI business records should be carried out in the normal course of business in accordance with our Document Retention Policy. If you have any questions, you should first review the Document Retention Policy before contacting your manager.
ACCURATE BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS
FSI is committed to full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and in other public communications. To provide an accurate and auditable record of all financial transactions, FSIs books, records, and accounts must be maintained in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and the standards established by applicable laws and regulations.
Maintaining accurate and reliable business records is not only required by law, it is also of critical importance to FSIs decision-making process and to the proper discharge of its financial, legal, and reporting obligations. All business records, expense accounts, vouchers, bills, payroll documents, service records, reports to government agencies and other reports, books, and records of FSI must be prepared with care and honesty. False or intentionally misleading entries in such reports are illegal and are not permitted. Further, FSI specifically requires that:
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All payments made on FSIs behalf must be fully and accurately described in the supporting documentation.
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No payment may be approved or made with the intention or understanding that it is to be used for any purpose other than that described by the document supporting the payment.
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No access to FSIs funds or assets will be allowed without proper authority.
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No fund or account may be established for a purpose that is not accurately described on FSI's books and records.
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The accounting requirements of each country in which FSI conducts business must be complied with.
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All expense reporting must be documented in an accurate manner and include all required signature approvals.
FSI has established accounting procedures and internal control procedures to ensure that financial transactions are accurately recorded. Strict compliance with these procedures is required at all times.
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CUSTOMERS, BUSINESS PARTNERS AND SUPPLIERS
FREE AND FAIR COMPETITION
The U.S. and most of the countries where we do business have laws designed to encourage and enforce free and fair competition. For example, the U.S. has antitrust laws and the European Union has fair competition laws. FSI is committed to obeying both the letter and spirit of these laws. We expect our employees to fully comply with all applicable antitrust and fair competition laws while engaged in activities on behalf of FSI.
COMPETITORS
Antitrust or fair competition laws generally prohibit any activities that may restrain free trade. Agreements, written or oral, with competitors to do the following activities are strictly prohibited:
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Set prices and price-related terms and conditions (such as credit terms and discounts).
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Divide or allocate markets, territories or customers.
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Limit or restrict the development or production of products.
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Refuse to deal with, or boycott, particular customers or suppliers.
Collusion among competitors is illegal, and the consequences of a violation are severe. As a rule, contracts with competitors should be limited and should always avoid subjects such as prices or other terms and conditions of sale, customers and suppliers. In some cases, legitimate joint ventures with competitors may permit exceptions to these rules, as purchases from or sales to competitors on non-competitive products. However, senior management must review all such proposed ventures in advance. Participating with competitors in a trade association or in a standards creation body is acceptable when the association has been properly established, has a legitimate purpose and limits its activities to that purpose. You must avoid any discussion and must not enter into any agreements that may violate antitrust laws or give the perception of conflict of interest, even when brought up in a casual conversation.
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Finally, employees, agents or contractors of FSI may not knowingly make false or misleading statements regarding its competitors or the products of its competitors. You should sell on the basis of FSIs capabilities and benefits to the customer and follow these guidelines when discussing a competitor or its products:
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Avoid disparaging remarks about a FSI competitor.
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Avoid commenting on negative publicity about a FSI competitor.
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Avoid remarks based on rumor or other non-factual, unconfirmed data.
DISTRIBUTORS, RESELLERS AND CUSTOMERS
Antitrust and fair competition laws also often regulate a companys relationships with its distributors, resellers and customers. The U.S. antitrust laws generally require that competing customers be treated fairly. For example, selling products of like grade and quality to competing customers at different prices during the same time period is generally prohibited except that a price difference may be permissible if the lower price was given in good faith to meet a competitor's price or the difference between the prices can be cost-justified or justified by the receipt of a valuable right, such as a release of liability. Likewise, promotional payments, services, and facilities (such as advertising displays) extended to one reseller must generally be made available on proportionately equal terms to all other resellers for the same product if those other customers are in competition with the recipient of the promotional assistance.
Antitrust and fair competitions laws generally address the following activities with distributors, resellers and/or customers:
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Requiring resellers to maintain particular resale prices.
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Discrimination based on prices, price-related terms and conditions, or promotional services provided to resellers where the effect of such discrimination would impact competition between the resellers (certain exceptions may apply where it is necessary to meet prices offered by the competition).
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Agreeing with customers regarding the selection of other customers or the termination of customers.
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Restricting distributors or resellers from carrying competing products.
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Under certain circumstances, requiring a customer to purchase one product in order to be eligible to purchase another product.
Antitrust and fair competition laws around the world are complex and therefore FSI sales and marketing employees must involve the senior management, and if necessary local counsel, before establishing pricing and contractual policies or deviating from existing policies. All employees should have a basic knowledge of these laws and should involve the Code of Conduct Officer early on when questionable situations arise.
SUPPLIER SELECTION AND RELATIONSHIPS
When choosing a supplier, you should follow FSIs Supplier Selection and Evaluation Procedure. FSI is under no obligation to deal with all potential suppliers or award business to a supplier based solely on lowest price. However, employees should make decisions based on merits. You must avoid decisions that are based on, or give the impression of, unwarranted favoritism. You should consider quality, experience, reputation, technology, service and cost. You should give each bid equal and fair consideration before you make your decision.
FSI is an equal opportunity employer and encourages small and minority-owned businesses to become qualified and submit quotations to do business with FSI. You should promote this practice in your job.
In general, use of FSIs name and logo by a supplier is not permitted. Any use of FSIs name as an endorsement is not permitted unless a written approval is obtained from Corporate Communications.
EXCHANGING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
In the course of doing business with a supplier or customer, you may have to exchange company confidential information. Do not give or accept confidential information until both parties have signed a Nondisclosure Agreement. See Handling and Protecting Confidential Information above.
INTERACTING WITH COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS
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COMPLIANCE WITH EXPORT CONTROL LAWS
Although FSIs business does not generally involve the export of products, FSI, like all US parties, may send materials or ship items abroad for various reasons. Compliance with U.S. export laws and the trade regulations of other countries is the unequivocal policy of FSI and the responsibility of all FSI employees. No FSI employee shall effect a transaction in violation of such laws. The United States has strict export controls against countries that the U.S. government considers unfriendly or as supporting terrorism. These regulations are complex and apply both to exports from the United States and to exports of items from other countries when those items contain U.S. origin components or technology. Since these regulations are complicated and may periodically change, advice on specific transactions should be obtained from senior management who may consult legal counsel.
CUSTOMS COMPLIANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
FSIs policy is to comply fully with customs laws, regulations and policies in all countries where FSI does business. Accurate customs information on shipping documents is required for all international shipments. Employees should not initiate international shipping documents outside approved shipping systems or the shipping department.
ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS AND BRIBERY
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other laws prohibit a corporation and its employees and agents from directly or indirectly paying, or promising or offering to pay any money, gift or anything of value to any foreign governmental employee/official, foreign political party (or official thereof) or any candidate for foreign political office with the purpose of unlawfully influencing such person to make a decision that would favor FSIs business. The FCPA applies to FSI, and it is company policy that FSI employees worldwide comply with the FCPA provisions. In addition to compliance with the FCPA, it is FSI policy that no improper or unethical payments to government officials worldwide shall be made.
The above prohibition also applies where FSI has knowledge of any such payment made by an agent, partner, reseller or third party on FSIs behalf. To ensure compliance with the FCPA by all agents who act on behalf of FSI with government officials, you must review and follow any procedures established by FSI for hiring agents and representatives before hiring any third party that will act or appear to act on FSIs behalf in the promotion of business to government agencies or government companies outside the United States.
Note that the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws provide exceptions for certain minor payments permissible under local law for the purpose of facilitating routine, non-discretionary acts or services, such as payments for processing governmental papers, telephone service or obtaining adequate police protection. While FSI policy does not prohibit such payments if allowed by local law, in cases where facilitating payments may be involved, employees must seek advice and approval in advance from their immediate supervisor and the Code of Conduct Officer. Any such facilitating payments must be properly accounted for in FSI's records.
In addition to the anti-bribery provisions, the FCPA has separate accounting standards that require that proper controls be in place to ensure the lawful use of FSI assets. Pursuant to the FCPA accounting standards, no payment shall be made, or other transaction entered into, on behalf of FSI without proper management approval. Likewise, FSI funds, assets or services cannot be used for any purpose that is unlawful under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic). Complete and accurate records should be maintained of all transactions, including transactions that relate in any way, directly or indirectly, to a foreign government official. Additionally, no undisclosed or unrecorded funds or assets of FSI shall be established for any purpose, and no false or artificial entries shall be made in any FSI books or records for any reason. All employees must comply strictly with the accounting standards of the FCPA.
Finally, because it is illegal in almost all jurisdictions for a government official to receive personal payments as a result of their official duties, no contract or other agreement may be concluded between FSI, or any affiliate of FSI, and any business in which a government official is known to have an interest without the prior approval of the Code of Conduct Officer.
Any employee having information or knowledge of any unrecorded fund or asset transfer, or any violation of the FCPA, should immediately report that matter to the Code of Conduct Officer.
RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL
We require our employees, officers, and directors, as well as consultants, agents and other representatives adhere to the highest ethical standards of conduct when dealing with government personnel. FSI's dealings with federal, state, and local government officials must not only comply with the letter and spirit of all applicable laws and regulations, they must be free from even the appearance of impropriety. To ensure compliance with such laws, the Code of Conduct Officer must be contacted prior to any interactions with government officials that are not routine a routine procedure or law applies to all companies or persons the same way under the law.
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GRATUITIES AND GIFTS
Almost all governmental jurisdictions impose some kind of limit on the value of gifts that officials may receive and require disclosure of gifts above a certain threshold. Gifts typically include meals, beverages, travel and related expenses, honoraria, and tickets to entertainment or sporting events. The laws on gifts vary considerably depending upon the jurisdiction of the official who is the recipient of the gift. In any case, a gift or promise of anything of value to a government official or employee in the hope of obtaining favorable action is prohibited by company policy and by the laws of most jurisdictions. In addition, federal agencies and organizations have strict regulations which generally forbid federal officials and employees from asking for or accepting gifts from any person or company that is regulated by or does business with their agency or that are given for or because of their status as a federal official or employee.
FSI's employees, officers, and directors, as well as its consultants, lobbyists, agents, and other representatives must obey the law and respect the policies of federal government agencies and organizations with which FSI does business. As a general rule, giving anything of value to a federal official or employee is strictly prohibited. In those limited situations where federal law and the particular federal agency's or organization's rules permit its employees or officials to receive certain types of gifts, no gift may be offered or given without prior approval of an executive officer of FSI. FSI will not tolerate the giving of bribes, illegal gratuities, or improper gifts in any form to government personnel. Any employee who becomes aware of any such conduct should immediately report it to the Code of Conduct Officer.
If any FSI employee is asked by a government official or employee for a gift of any kind (including gifts of services), he/she she must courteously decline and immediately report the request to his/her supervisor or the Code of Conduct Officer.
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES AND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
FSI may not use its funds or assets for political contributions worldwide without the prior authorization by the Board of Directors, who will consult with outside counsel and local counsel to clear any proposed political contributions using FSI assets. No FSI funds or assets may be contributed to any candidate for federal office or their committees, or to political action committees (PAC) supporting or opposing federal candidates.
The following are examples of political activities that are prohibited in connection with federal election:
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Contributions in kind, such as lending employees to political parties, using FSI facilities or FSI-provided transportation to support political campaigns, or performing services for political committees, campaigns, or candidates on FSI time.
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Indirect contributions by FSI through suppliers, customers, or agents.
FSI offices must obtain approval prior to the visits of government officials or political candidates to their locations to ensure that such visits do not constitute political contributions. Employees who have used FSI funds to make campaign contributions without obtaining the required approval in advance may be required to reimburse FSI for such expenses and will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.
This policy is not intended to discourage or prevent FSI employees from engaging in political activities on their own time and at their own expense, or from making personal contributions to political candidates, political parties or PACs, or from expressing their personal views on legislative or political matters. However, it is improper for an employee to use his/her position within FSI to coerce political contributions from other employees for the purpose of supporting a political candidate, political party or PAC. Employees may make direct contributions of their own money, but such contributions are not reimbursable by FSI.
SPECIAL OBLIGATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES WITH FINANCIAL REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES
As a public company it is of critical importance that FSIs filings with the SEC be accurate and timely. Depending on their position, employees may be requested to provide information and certifications to assure that FSIs public reports are complete, fair and understandable. FSI expects all of its personnel to take this responsibility very seriously and to provide prompt and accurate answers to inquiries related to FSIs public disclosure requirements.
The President and Chief Executive Officer and the Finance Department bear a special responsibility for promoting integrity throughout the organization. The Chief Executive Officer and Finance Department personnel have a special role both to adhere to these principles themselves and also to ensure that a culture exists throughout the organization as a whole that ensures the fair and timely reporting of FSIs financial results and condition.
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Because of this special role, the President and Chief Executive Officer and all members of FSIs Finance Department are bound by the following Financial Officer Code of Ethics, and by accepting this Code, each agrees that he or she will, to the best of his/her knowledge and ability:
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Act with honesty and integrity, avoiding actual or apparent conflicts of interest in personal and professional relationships.
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Provide information that is accurate, complete, objective, relevant, timely and understandable to ensure full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that FSI files with, or submits to, governmental agencies and in other public communications.
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Comply with rules and regulations of federal, state, provincial and local governments, and other appropriate private and public regulatory agencies.
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Act in good faith, responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting material facts or allowing ones independent judgment to be subordinated.
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Respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of ones work except when authorized or otherwise legally obligated to disclose. Confidential information acquired in the course of ones work will not be used for personal advantage.
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Maintain skills and knowledge of ones profession and important and relevant to FSIs needs and share these with others as appropriate.
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Proactively promote and be an example of ethical behavior in ones staff, ones peers and throughout FSI.
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Achieve responsible use of and control over all assets and resources employed or entrusted to him/her.
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Promptly report to the Chairman of the Audit Committee any conduct that the individual believes to be a violation of law or business ethics or of any provision of this Financial Officer Code of Ethics, including any transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to such a violation.
Violations of this Officer Code of Ethics, including failures to report potential violations by others, will be viewed as a severe disciplinary matter that may result in personnel action, up to an including termination of employment. If you believe that a violation of the Officer Code of Ethics has occurred, please contact the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors or the Code of Conduct Officer.
SUMMARY
FSI expects employees at all levels to observe and respect the laws and regulations and standards of business conduct that govern the conduct of our business. FSI is committed to designing, applying, and enforcing a corporate compliance program that will assist its employees in achieving this goal.
All employees are expected to read and understand this Code, uphold these standards in day-to-day activities, comply with all applicable policies and procedures, and ensure that all contractors, representatives and agents are aware of, understand and adhere to these standards.
Remember that the provisions of this Code are fully binding on you, without exception, as long as you are a FSI employee. This Code is general in nature. There may be additional policies, procedures and rules that relate to employees in general or relate to your site or function and which you are expected to abide by.
Nothing in this Code or other related communications creates or implies an employment contract or term of employment.
Because we continuously review and update our policies and procedures, this Code is subject to modification. This Code supersedes all other such codes, policies, instructions, practices, rules and written or verbal representations to the extent they are inconsistent.
Please sign the acknowledgement form at the end of this Code and return the form to Human Resources indicating that you have received, read, understand and agree to comply with this Code. The signed acknowledgement will be located in your personnel file. Each year you may be asked to sign a new form and attend continued training.
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FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT
ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM
I have received the Freight Solution, Inc. Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, carefully read it in its entirety, understand its provisions, and agree to comply with its provisions.
I realize that failure to observe and comply with all the Code's provisions will subject me to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
I understand that this Code is not a contract of employment and that my compliance with this Code does not confer any right to continue in the service of FSI, or in any way affect my right to terminate employment with FSI.
Employee Date _______________
Acknowledgment received from the above-named employee: ___________________
Supervisor or HR Representative Date ______________________
TO BE RETAINED PERMANENTLY IN EMPLOYEE'S PERSONNEL FILE
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PLS CPA, A Professional Corp.
t 4725 MERCURY STREET SUITE 210 t SAN DIEGO t CALIFORNIA 92111 t
t TELEPHONE (858)722-5953 t FAX (858) 761-0341 t FAX (858) 764-5480
t E-MAIL changgpark@gmail.com t
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March 27, 2017
To Whom It May Concern:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S-1 of Freight Solution, Inc. of our report dated on October 7, 2016, on the audit of the financial statements of Freight Solution, Inc. as of April 30, 2016, and the related statements of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows for the period from April 28, 2016 (inception) through April 30, 2016 and the reference to us under the caption Experts.
Very truly yours,
/s/ PLS CPA
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PLS CPA, A Professional Corp.
Registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
EXHIBIT 99.1
FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
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Investment:
The undersigned (the Buyer) subscribes for ____________ shares of common stock (the Shares) of FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC. (the Company) at $0.01 per share.
Total subscription price ($0.01 times (X) the number of Shares): = $____________________.
PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO: KRUEGER LLP - ATTORNEY-CLIENT TRUST ACCOUNT AGENT F/B/O FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC.
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Buyer hereby represents warrants, covenants and agrees as follows:
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Buyer is at least eighteen (18) years of age with an address as set forth in this subscription agreement (the Subscription Agreement) above.
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Except as set forth in the prospectus (Form S-1 and all its amendments) and the exhibits thereto, no representations or warranties, oral or otherwise, have been made to Buyer by the Company or any other person, whether or not associated with the Company or this offering. In entering into this transaction, Buyer is not relying upon any information, other than that contained in the Prospectus and the exhibits thereto and the results of any independent investigation conducted by Buyer at Buyers sole discretion and judgment.
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Buyer is under no legal disability nor is Buyer subject to any order, which would prevent or interfere with Buyers execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement or his or her purchase of the Shares. The Shares are being purchased solely for Buyers own account and not for the account of others, for investment purposes only, and are not being purchased with a view to or for the transfer, assignment, resale or distribution thereof, in whole or in part. Buyer has no present or future plans to enter into any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with respect to the transfer, assignment, resale or distribution of any of the Shares that may be purchased.
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Buyer acknowledges that Freight Solution, Inc. is offering for sale a maximum of 7,000,000 shares of its common stock at a fixed price of $0.01 per share (the Offering) and that there is no minimum number of shares that must be sold in order for the Offering to close.
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It is understood that this Subscription Agreement is not binding upon the Company until accepted by the Company, and that the Company has the right to accept or reject this subscription, in whole or in part, in its sole and complete discretion. If this Subscription Agreement is rejected in whole, the Company shall return to Buyer, without interest, the payment tendered by Buyer, in which case the Company and Buyer shall have no further obligation to each other hereunder. In the event of a partial rejection of this Subscription Agreement, Buyers payment will be returned to Buyer, without interest, whereupon Buyer agrees to deliver a new payment in the amount of the purchase price for the number of Shares to be purchased hereunder following a partial rejection of this Subscription Agreement.
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This Subscription Agreement shall be governed and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without giving effect to any conflict of laws or choice of law rules.
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BLAIR KRUEGER, ESQ.
MANAGING PARTNER
KRUEGER LLP
7486 LA JOLLA BOULEVARD
LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 92037
TELEPHONE: (858) 405-7385
EXHIBIT 99.2
ESCROW AGREEMENT
This agreement (this Agreement) is dated as of March 27, 2017 by and between Freight Solution, Inc. (Company) located at 8506 Strong Avenue, Orangevale, California 95662 and Krueger LLP located at 7486 La Jolla Boulevard, La Jolla, California 92037 (Escrow Agent).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Escrow Agent warrants and represents that it has read and reviewed Companys Form S-1 Registration Statement as initially filed simultaneously with this Escrow Agreement (Agreement); and
WHEREAS, based upon such review and in particular, but not limited to that portion of the Registration Statement under the caption This Offering, Escrow Agent agrees with Company to abide by all terms and conditions set forth under the aforesaid heading This Offering, a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, Company is in full agreement with Escrow Agent.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto (the Parties) agree to abide by each of the terms and conditions as set forth in Companys registration statement as same relates to Companys offering of securities and the maintenance of the Escrow Account and as follows:
AGREEMENT
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Liability of Escrow Agent. In performing any duties under this Agreement, Escrow Agent shall not be liable to Company or any investor in Companys shares for consequential damages (including, without limitation lost profits), losses, or expenses, except for gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent shall not incur any such liability for (i) any act or failure to act made or omitted in good faith, or (ii) any action taken or omitted in reliance upon any instrument, including any written statement or affidavit provided for in this Agreement that Escrow Agent shall in good faith believe to be genuine, nor will Escrow Agent be liable or responsible for forgeries, fraud, impersonations, or determining the scope of any representative authority. In addition, Escrow Agent may consult with legal counsel in connection with Escrow Agent's duties under this Agreement and shall be fully protected in any act taken, suffered, or permitted by him/her in good faith in accordance with the advice of counsel. Escrow Agent is not responsible for determining and verifying the authority of any person acting or purporting to act on behalf of any party to this Agreement.
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Controversies. If any controversy arises between the Parties to this Agreement, or with any other Party concerning the subject matter of this Agreement, its terms or conditions, Escrow Agent will not be required to determine the legitimacy, validity or legality of said controversy or to take any action regarding it. Escrow Agent may hold all documents and funds and may wait for settlement of any such controversy by final appropriate legal proceedings or other means as, in Escrow Agent's discretion, Escrow Agent may require, despite what may be set forth elsewhere in this Agreement. In such event, Escrow Agent will not be liable for damages. Furthermore, Escrow Agent may at its option, file an action of interpleader requiring the Parties to answer and litigate any claims and rights among themselves. Escrow Agent is authorized to deposit with the clerk of the court all documents and funds held in escrow, except all costs, expenses, charges and reasonable attorney fees incurred by Escrow Agent due to the interpleader action and which the Parties jointly and severally agree to pay. Upon initiating such action, Escrow Agent shall be fully released and discharged of and from all obligations and liability imposed by the terms of this Agreement.
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Documents Presented to Escrow Agent; Request of Additional Documents. Escrow Agent may act in reliance upon any instrument or signature believed to be genuine and may assume that any person purporting to be a Party is in fact such person, provided that Escrow Agent may request such certificates, opinions or other documents evidencing such designations as it deems reasonably necessary. If Escrow Agent reasonably requires other or further instruments in connection with this Escrow Agreement or obligations in respect hereto, the necessary Parties shall join in furnishing such instruments.
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Reliance on Counsel. Escrow Agent may act relative hereto upon advice of counsel in reference to any matter connected herewith and shall not be liable for any mistake of fact or error of judgment or for any acts or omissions of any kind unless caused by its willful misconduct or gross negligence.
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Complete Duties of Escrow Agent. This Agreement sets forth exclusively the duties of Escrow Agent with respect to any and all matters pertinent hereto and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against Escrow Agent.
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No Representations by Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent makes no representation as to the validity, value, genuineness, negotiability or collectability of any security or other document or instrument held by or delivered to it.
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Indemnification of Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent shall be under no obligation to institute or defend any action, suit or legal proceeding in connection herewith or to take any other action likely to involve it in expense unless first indemnified to its satisfaction. The Parties and their respective successors and assigns agree jointly and severally to indemnify and hold Escrow Agent harmless against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses, including reasonable costs of investigation, counsel fees, including allocated costs of in-house counsel and disbursements that may be imposed on Escrow Agent or incurred by Escrow Agent in connection with the performance of its duties under this Agreement, including but not limited to any litigation arising from this Agreement or involving its subject matter.
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Expenses of Escrow Agent. In the event that the conditions of this Agreement are not promptly fulfilled, or if Escrow Agent renders any service not provided for in this Agreement, or if the Parties request a substantial modification of its terms, or if any controversy arises, or if Escrow Agent is made a Party to, or intervenes in, any litigation pertaining to this Agreement or its subject matter, Escrow Agent shall be reasonably compensated for such extraordinary services and reimbursed for all costs, attorney's fees, including allocated costs of in-house counsel, and expenses occasioned by such default, delay, controversy or litigation and Escrow Agent shall have the right to retain all documents and/or other things of value at any time held by Escrow Agent in this escrow until such compensation, fees, costs, and expenses are paid. The Parties jointly and severally promise to pay these sums upon demand.
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Modification; Amendment; Law Governing. This Agreement may be modified or amended; provided, however, that no modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing signed by all the Parties hereto. This Agreement shall be construed under and governed by the laws of the State of California without reference to principles of conflicts of law.
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Signature Pages. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the Parties and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the Parties transmitted by facsimile shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
FREIGHT SOLUTION, INC. | KRUEGER LLP |
8506 STRONG AVENUE | 7486 LA JOLLA BOULEVARD |
ORANGEVALE, CALIFORNIA 95662 | LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 92037 |
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By: /s/ Shane Ludington | By: /s/ Blair Krueger |
Shane Ludington, President | Blair Krueger, Managing Partner |
EXHIBIT A
This Offering
Freight Solution, Inc. (the Company) is offering for sale a maximum of 7,000,000 shares of common stock at a fixed price of $0.01 per share (the Offering). There is no minimum number of shares that must be sold by Company for this Offering to close, and the Company will retain the proceeds from the sale of any of the offered shares that are sold. This Offering is being conducted on a self-underwritten, direct primary basis, which means the Companys president, founder and chief executive officer, Mr. Shane Ludington, will attempt to sell the shares. This prospectus will permit Mr. Ludington to sell the shares directly to the public, with no commission or other remuneration payable to him for any shares he may sell. Ms. Ludington will sell the shares and intends to offer them to friends, family members and other business acquaintances. In offering the securities on the Companys behalf, he will rely on the safe harbor from broker-dealer registration set out in Rule 3a4-1 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). The intended methods of communication include, without limitation, telephone and personal contact.
The proceeds from the sale of the shares in this Offering will be made payable to Krueger LLP Attorney-Client Trust Account, the Companys escrow agent. Krueger LLP, acts as legal counsel for the Company and, therefore, may not be considered an independent third party. All subscription agreements and checks are irrevocable and should be delivered to Krueger LLP at the address provided on the Subscription Agreement (see Exhibit 99.1).
All subscription funds will be held in a noninterest-bearing account pending the completion of this Offering. This Offering will be completed 180 days from the effective date of this prospectus, unless extended by our board of directors for an additional 180 days. There is no minimum number of shares that must be sold. All subscription agreements and checks for payment of shares are irrevocable (except as to any states that require a statutory cooling-off period or provide for rescission rights).
The Company will deliver stock certificates attributable to the shares of common stock purchased directly by the purchasers within 30 days of the close of this Offering or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Offering price of the common stock has been determined arbitrarily and bears no relationship to any objective criterion of value. The price does not bear any relationship to our assets, book value, historical earnings (if any), or net worth.
Shares of common stock offered by us | A maximum of 7,000,000 shares. There is no minimum number of shares that must be sold by us for this Offering to close. |
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Use of proceeds | The Company will use the proceeds from this Offering to pay for professional fees and other general expenses. Total estimated costs of this Offering ($30,000) is less than the maximum amount of offering proceeds ($70,000). |
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Termination of this Offering | This Offering will conclude when all 7,000,000 shares of common stock have been sold, or 180 days after this registration statement becomes effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Company may at its discretion extend this Offering for an additional 180 days. |
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Risk factors | The purchase of our common stock involves a high degree of risk. The common stock offered in this Prospectus is for investment purposes only and currently no market for our common stock exists. Please refer to the sections entitled Risk Factors and Dilution before making an investment in our common stock. |
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Trading market | None. While a market maker has not been approached to file a Rule 211 application with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in order to apply for inclusion of our common stock for quotation on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB), such efforts may not be successful and our shares may never be quoted and therefore owners of our common stock may not have a market in which to sell their shares. Also, no estimate may be given as to the time that this application process will require. Even if Company's common stock is quoted or granted a listing on a stock exchange, a market for the common shares may never develop. |
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