10-K 1 form10k.htm ANNUAL REPORT FORM 10-K

  

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

(Mark One)

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013

 

OR

 

[  ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ____________ to ___________

 

Commission File Number 000-54557

 

GLOBAL EQUITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada 27-3986073
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

X3 Jumeirah Bay, Office 3305, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, UAE

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +971 (7) 204 7593

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

Common Stock, $.001 par value

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that he registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Sec. 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit or post such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S- K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer [  ]   Accelerated filer [  ]
     
Non-accelerated filer [  ]   Smaller reporting company [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (June 30, 2013) was approximately $2,621,204.

 

As of March 28, 2014, there were 31,044,202 shares of our common stock outstanding.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None

 

 

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ITEMS       PAGE
    PART I    
         
Item 1.   Business   7
Item 1A.   Risk Factors   17
Item 1B.   Unresolved Staff Comments   21
Item 2.   Properties   21
Item 3.   Legal Proceedings   21
Item 4.   Mine Safety Disclosures   21
         
    PART II    
         
Item 5.   Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities   22
Item 6.   Selected Financial Data   30
Item 7.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   30
Item 7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk   37
Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   37
Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure   37
Item 9A.   Controls and Procedures   38
Item 9B.   Other Information   39
         
    PART III    
         
Item 10.   Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance   40
Item 11.   Executive Compensation   43
Item 12.   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters   46
Item 13   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence   48
Item 14.   Principal Accounting Fees and Services   49
         
    PART IV    
         
Item 15.   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules   49

 

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CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”), in particular the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations appearing in Item 7 herein (“MD&A”) contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements give expectations or forecasts of future events. The reader can identify these forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as “believe(s),” “goal(s),” “target(s),” “estimate(s),” “anticipate(s),” “forecast(s),” “project(s),” plan(s),” “intend(s),” “expect(s),” “might,” may” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating, financial performance or financial condition. Forward-looking statements, in particular, include statements relating to future actions, prospective services or products, future performance or results of current and anticipated services or products, sales efforts, expenses, the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings, trends of operations and financial results.

 

Any or all forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong, and, accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report. These statements are based on current expectations and the current economic environment. They involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These statements are not guarantees of future performance; actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many such factors will be important in determining the Company’s actual results and financial condition. The reader should consider the following list of general factors that could affect the Company’s future results and financial condition.

 

Among the general factors that could cause actual results and financial condition to differ materially from estimated results and financial condition are:

 

  the success or failure of management’s efforts to implement their business strategy;

 

  the ability of the Company to raise sufficient capital to meet operating requirements;

 

  the uncertainty of consumer demand for our products and services;

 

  the ability of the Company to compete with major established companies;

 

  heightened competition, including, with respect to pricing, entry of new competitors and the development of new products by new and existing competitors;

 

  absolute and relative performance of our products and services;

 

  the effect of changing economic conditions;

 

  the ability of the Company to attract and retain quality employees and management;

 

  the current global recession and financial uncertainty; and

 

  other risks which may be described in future filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

No assurances can be given that the results contemplated in any forward-looking statements will be achieved or will be achieved in any particular timetable. We assume no obligation to publicly correct or update any forward-looking statements as a result of events or developments subsequent to the date of this Annual Report. The reader is advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our filings with the SEC.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page(s)
     
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   F-1
     
Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 2013 and 2012 (audited)   F-2
     
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (audited)   F-3
     
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (audited)   F-4
     
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) For the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (audited)   F-5
     
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (audited)   F-6

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

Global Equity International, Inc. and subsidiary

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Global Equity International, Inc. and subsidiary (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over the financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Global Equity International, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the result of its operations, comprehensive income (loss) and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations, which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

/s/ De Joya Griffith, LLC  
Henderson, Nevada  
March 24, 2014.  

 

F-1
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Audited)

 

   December 31, 2013   December 31, 2012 
Assets          
           
Current Assets          
Cash  $48,856   $4,852 
Accounts receivable   2,520    145,020 
Prepaids   33,799    1,919 
Other Current Assets   452,201    - 
Loans receivable   6,000    - 
Total current assets   543,376    151,791 
           
Investment, cost   5,000    160,000 
           
Fixed assets, net   7,817    6,462 
           
Total assets  $556,193   $318,253 
           
Liabilities, Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit          
           
Current Liabilities          
Deferred revenue  $247,000   $- 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   38,989    126,059 
Accounts payable - related parties   192,053    421,500 
Loans payable - related party   57,194    48,075 
Accrued interest   120,918    - 
Notes payable - net of unamortized discount of $16,688 and $0, respectively   996,531    10,000 
Total current liabilities   1,652,685    605,634 
           
Long term liabilities          
Convertible loan payable - related party   324,475    - 
Total long term liabilities   324,475    - 
           
Redeemable Series A, Convertible Preferred Stock: 5,000,000 shares authorized and 1,983,332 and 5,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, $0.001 par value (redemption amount $480,000) (liquidation preference of $0)   1,020,000    480,000 
           
Stockholders’ Deficit          
          
Common stock: 70,000,000 shares authorized; $0.001 par value 31,044,202 shares and 29,627,700 shares issued and outstanding, respectively.   31,045    29,628 
Additional paid in capital   2,657,659    2,070,554 
Stock payable   82,850    - 
Accumulated deficit   (5,212,521)   (2,867,563)
Total stockholders’ deficit   (2,440,967)   (767,381)
           
Total liabilities, redeemable preferred stock & stockholders’ deficit  $556,193   $318,253 

 

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

 

F-2
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(Audited)

 

   Years Ended December 31, 
   2013   2012 
         
Revenue  $174,349   $609,000 
           
General and administrative expenses   467,939    394,059 
Stock compensation   540,000    1,333,330 
Salaries   550,283    499,999 
Professional services   646,179    183,735 
Depreciation   1,382    117 
Impairment of financial assets   160,000    975,000 
Total operating expenses   2,365,784    3,386,240 
           
Net loss from operations   (2,191,435)   (2,777,240)
           
Other income(expenses):          
Interest expense   (148,210)   (77,847)
Foreign currency transaction loss   -    (469)
Amortization of debt discount   (23,513)   - 
Gain on settlement of liabilities   18,200    - 
Total expenses   (153,523)   (78,316)
           
Net loss  $(2,344,958)  $(2,855,556)
           
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic   30,474,948    29,149,498 
           
Net loss per common share - basic  $(0.08)  $(0.10)
           
Comprehensive Loss:          
Net loss   (2,344,958)   (2,855,556)
Comprehensive Loss  $(2,344,958)  $(2,855,556)

 

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

 

F-3
 

 

Global Equity International Inc. And Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Audited)

 

   Years Ended December 31, 
   2013   2012 
         
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net loss  $(2,344,958)  $(2,855,556)
           
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities          
           
Impairment loss on available for sale marketable securities   -    975,000 
Consulting revenues received in marketable securities   (5,000)   (60,000)
Non cash contributions for services   540,000    1,333,330 
Depreciation   1,382    117 
Gain on settlement of liabilities   (18,200)   - 
Common stock issued for services   491,311    87,500 
Common stock issued in lieu of interest payable   -    500 
Stock issued for interest payment   3,900    - 
Stock payable for services   82,850    - 
Issuance of options in connection with debt financing treated as interest expense   -    6,968 
Amortization of debt discount   23,407    70,000 
           
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Prepaids, cash   (23,569)   (1,368)
Accrued interest   120,918    - 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (68,871)   98,868 
Accounts payable - related parties   170,028    275,972 
Deferred revenue   247,000    - 
Accounts receivable   142,500    (110,020)
Other current assets   (452,200)   - 
Impairment of financial assets   160,000    - 
           
Net cash used in operating activities:   (929,502)   (178,689)
           
Cash Flows used in investing activities:          
Office furniture and equipment, net   (2,737)   (6,579)
Loans given to non-affiliate   (6,000)   - 
           
Net cash used in investing activities   (8,737)   (6,579)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from loans - related parties   10,319    26,802 
Repayment of loans- related party   (1,200)   - 
Proceeds for notes payable   1,015,624    70,000 
Repayments of loans - related parties   -    (18,900)
Repayment of notes payable   (52,500)   (30,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock   10,000    140,000 
           
Net cash provided by financing activities   982,243    187,902 
           
Net increase in cash   44,004    2,634 
           
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash   -    - 
           
Cash at Beginning of Period   4,852    2,218 
           
Cash at End of Period  $48,856   $4,852 
           
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:          
Cash paid for interest  $-   $- 
          
Cash paid for income taxes  $-   $- 
          
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:          
           
Accounts payable settled in shares  $75,000   $10,000 
Prepaid expenses paid in stock  $8,311   $- 
Conversion of notes payable into common stock  $-   $30,000 
Conversion of balance in accounts payable - related party to loans payable  $324,475   $- 

 

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

  

F-4
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

(Audited)

 

                   Retained   Accumulated   Total 
      Additional      Earnings   Other   Stockholders’ 
   Common Stock   Paid-in   Stock   (Accumulated   Comprehensive   Equity 
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Payable   Deficit)   Income (Loss)   (Deficit) 
                             
Balance - December 31, 2011   28,780,700    28,781    393,103    -    (12,007)   615,000    1,024,877 
                                    
Issuance of warrants for interest on notes payable   -    -    6,968    -    -    -    6,968 
                                    
Issuance of common stock as debt discount on notes payable ($0.50/share)   140,000    140    69,860    -    -    -    70,000 
                                    
Common stock issued in settlement of accounts payable   20,000    20    9,980    -    -    -    10,000 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.50/share)   25,000    25    12,475    -    -    -    12,500 
                                    
Common Stock issued for cash ($0.50/share)   280,000    280    139,720    -    -    -    140,000 
                                    
Common stock issued for settlement of debt ($0.50/share)   40,000    40    19,960    -    -    -    20,000 
                                    
Common stock issued for settlement of debt ($0.25/share)   40,000    40    9,960    -    -    -    10,000 
                                    
Common Stock Issued in lieu of interest payable ($0.25/share)   2,000    2    498    -    -    -    500 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.25/share)   300,000    300    74,700    -    -    -    75,000 
                                    
Contributed capital   -    -    1,333,330    -    -    -    1,333,330 
                                    
Net loss for 2012   -    -    -    -    (2,855,556)   -    (2,855,556)
                                    
Reclassification of other comprehensive losses due to the permanent impairment of available for sale marketable securities   -    -    -    -    -    (615,000)   (615,000)
                                    
Balance - December 31, 2012   29,627,700  $29,628   $2,070,554   $-    (2,867,563)  $-   $(767,381)
                                    
Common stock issued in lieu of interest payment ($0.12/share)   20,000    20    2,380    -    -    -    2,400 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.12/share)   120,000    120    14,280    -    -    -    14,400 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.15/share)   20,000    20    2,980    -    -    -    3,000 
                                    
Common stock issued in lieu of interest payment ($0.15/share)   10,000    10    1,490    -    -    -    1,500 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.16/share)   10,000    10    1,590    -    -    -    1,600 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.17/share)   139,835    140    23,632    -    -    -    23,772 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.22/share)   10,000    10    2,190    -    -    -    2,200 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.27/share)   20,000    20    5,380    -    -    -    5,400 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.25/share)   500,000    500    124,500    -    -    -    125,000 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.29/share)   150,000    150    43,350    -    -    -    43,500 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.45/share)   10,000    10    4,490    -    -    -    4,500 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.55/share)   35,000    35    19,215    -    -    -    19,250 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.70/share)   10,000    10    6,990    -    -    -    7,000 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.80/share)   10,000    10    7,990    -    -    -    8,000 
                                    
Common stock issued for services ($0.95/share)   150,000    150    142,400    -    -    -    142,550 
                                    
Common stock issued for services and payables ($0.80/share)   100,000    100    79,900    -    -    -    80,000 
                                    
Common stock issued in settlement of debt ($1.10 per share)   75,000    75    82,375    -    -    -    82,450 
                                    
Common stock issued in settlement of debt ($1.20 per share)   10,000    10    11,990    -    -    -    12,000 
                                    
Common Stock issued for cash ($0.60/share)   16,667    17    9,983    -    -    -    10,000 
                                    
Common stock issuable under commission agreement   0    0    0    82,850    -    -    82,850 
                                    
Net loss   0    0    0    -    (2,344,958)   -    (2,344,958)
                                    
Balance - December 31, 2013   31,044,202  $31,045   $2,657,659   $82,850   $(5,212,521)  $-   $(2,440,966)

 

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

 

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Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Note 1 - Nature of Operations

 

Global Equity Partners, Plc. (“GEP”), a private company, was organized under the laws of the Republic of Seychelles on September 2, 2009. Global Equity International Inc. (the “Company” or “GEI”), a reporting company since June 21, 2012, was organized under the laws of the state of Nevada on October 1, 2010. On November 15, 2010, GEP executed a reverse recapitalization with GEI.

 

Revenue is generated from business consulting services, introduction fees, and equity participation.

 

Note 2 - Going Concern

 

As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company had a loss of $2,344,958 for the year ended December 31, 2013, $160,000 of which is due to the permanent impairment financial assets; and net cash used in operations of $(929,502) for the year ended December 31, 2013; and a working capital deficit of $(1,109,309) and stockholders´ deficit of $2,440,966 for the year ended December 31, 2013. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The ability of the Company to continue its operations is dependent on Management’s plans, which include the raising of capital through debt and/or equity markets, until such time that funds provided by operations are sufficient to fund working capital requirements. The Company may need to incur liabilities with certain related parties to sustain the Company’s existence.

 

The Company expects to use its working capital to implement a marketing program to increase awareness of its business model, which includes, but is not limited to, acquisition of private companies, with the intention of taking those companies public in the United States and possibly dual listing those entities abroad. In the event that operating cash flows are slowed or nonexistent, the Company plans to reduce its overhead wherever possible.

 

Depending upon market conditions, the Company may not be successful in raising sufficient additional capital to achieve its business objectives. In such event, the business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected hence there is certain doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

Global Equity International Inc. is the parent company of its 100% subsidiary Global Equity Partners Plc. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.

 

F-6
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate could change in the near term due to one or more future non confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Company’s operations are subject to significant risk and uncertainties including financial, operational, competition and potential risk of business failure. The risk of social and governmental factors is also a concern since the Company is headquartered in Dubai.

 

Cash

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2013 and at December 31, 2012 respectively; the Company had no cash equivalents.

 

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

The Company recognizes accounts receivable in connection with the services provided. The Company recognizes an allowance for doubtful accounts based on an analysis of current receivables aging and expected future write-offs, as well as an assessment of specific identifiable customer accounts considered at risk or uncollectible.

 

Marketable Securities

 

(A) Classification of Securities

 

At the time of the acquisition, a security is designated as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale or trading, which depends on the ability and intent to hold such security to maturity. Securities classified as trading and available-for-sale are reported at fair value, while securities classified as held-to-maturity are reported at amortized cost.

 

All securities held at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively were designated as available for sale. Any un-realized gains and losses are reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss). Realized gains (losses) will be computed on a specific identification basis and will be reflected in the statement of operations.

 

Cost Method Investment

 

At March 31, 2013, the Company had investment in securities of two different Companies, having a cost of $163,000 that is treated as a cost method investment. The value of the cost method investment pertains to the receipt of 9.2% of the common stock in a private company in which the best evidence of value was the services rendered and a further 9.86% of the common stock in another private company in which the best evidence of value was the services rendered.

 

At June 30, 2013, there were identifiable events or changes in circumstances that had a significant adverse effect on the value of one of the investments: hence the Company impaired $160,000 of the investments.

 

Also at June 30, 2013, the Company received 2,000,000 shares from a private company and client having a cost of $2,000 that is treated as a cost method investment. The value of the cost method investment pertains to the receipt of 8.55% of the common stock in a private company in which the best evidence of value was the services rendered.

 

F-7
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Equity investment in companies is accounted for under the cost method as the equity investments do not have readily determinable fair values. As per ASC codification 320 “Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”, non-marketable equity securities that do not have a readily determinable fair value are not required to be accounted for under the equity method and are typically carried at cost.

 

(B) Other than Temporary Impairment

 

The Company reviews its equity investment portfolio for any unrealized losses that would be deemed other-than-temporary and require the recognition of an impairment loss in income. If the cost of an investment exceeds its fair value, the Company evaluates, among other factors, general market conditions, the duration and extent to which the fair value is less than cost, and the Company’s intent and ability to hold the investments. Management also considers the type of security, related-industry and sector performance, as well as published investment ratings and analyst reports, to evaluate its portfolio. Once a decline in fair value is determined to be other than temporary, an impairment charge is recorded and a new cost basis in the investment is established. If market, industry, and/or investee conditions deteriorate, the Company may incur future impairments. The Company recorded as permanent impairment loss on available for sale marketable securities of $160,000 and $975,000 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Beneficial Conversion Feature

 

For conventional convertible debt where the rate of conversion is below market value, the Company records a “beneficial conversion feature” (“BCF”) and related debt discount.

 

When the Company records a BCF, the relative fair value of the BCF would be recorded as a debt discount against the face amount of the respective debt instrument. The discount would be amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt.

 

Debt issue costs and debt discount

 

The Company may pay debt issue costs, and record debt discounts in connection with raising funds through the issuance of convertible debt. These costs are amortized over the life of the debt to interest expense. If a conversion of the underlying debt occurs, a proportionate share of the unamortized amounts is immediately expensed.

 

Original issue discount

 

For certain convertible debt issued, the Company provides the debt holder with an original issue discount. The original issue discount is recorded to debt discount, reducing the face amount of the note and is amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt.

 

Fixed Assets

 

Fixed Assets are to be stated at cost of acquisition less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided based on estimated useful lives of the assets. Cost of improvements that substantially extend the useful lives of assets can be capitalized. Repairs and maintenance expenses are to be charged to expense when incurred. In case of sale or disposal of an asset, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the consolidated financial statement.

 

F-8
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

   December 31, 2013   December 31, 2012 
Office equipment  $9,316   $6,579 
Accumulated depreciation  $(1,499)  $(117)
           
Net fixed assets  $7,817   $6,462 

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We recognize revenue when all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement; (2) the product or service has been provided to the customer; (3) the amount of fees to be paid by the customer is fixed or determinable; and (4) the collection of our fees is probable.

 

The Company’s services do not include a provision for cancellation, termination, or refunds.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 the Company received marketable securities and cash as consideration for services rendered.

 

At December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had the following concentrations of accounts receivables with customers:

 

Customer  December 31, 2013   December 31, 2012 
         
ACI   100%   0%
           
SPI   0%   99%

 

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had the following concentrations of revenues with customers:

 

Customer  December 31, 2013   December 31, 2012 
         
SAC   14%   0%
           
ANR   14%   0%
           
DSI   63%   20%
           
ACI   8%   10%
           
VOZ   0%   10%
           
REG   0%   25%
           
SPI   0%   30%

 

During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company received $3,000 in equity securities in a private company in exchange for services performed. The valuation was based on 3,000,000 shares at $0.001 per share. The company also received $2,000 in equity securities in another private company in exchange for services to be performed. The valuation was based on 2,000,000 shares at $0.001 per share.

 

F-9
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

The company currently holds the following equity securities in private and also reporting companies:

 

Company  No. Shares   Status
        
M1 Lux AG   2,000,000   Private Company
Monkey Rock Group Inc.   1,500,000   Reporting Company – OTC
Voz Mobile Cloud Limited   3,200,000   Private Company
Arrow Cars International Inc.   3,000,000   Reporting Company – OTC
Direct Security Integration Inc.   2,000,000   Private Company
         
    11,700,000    

 

Deferred Revenue

 

Deferred revenue represents fees that have been received by the Company for requested services that have not been substantially completed. During the year ended December 31, 2013 the Company received $307,000 from two clients for service to be rendered during the year 2013 and 2014. At December 31, 2013, the Company recognized $60,000 of this deferred revenue as revenue; leaving a deferred revenue balance of $247,000.

 

Share-based payments

 

The Company recognizes all forms of share-based payments, including stock option grants, warrants and restricted stock grants at their fair value on the grant date, which is based on the estimated number of awards that are ultimately expected to vest.

 

Share based payments, excluding restricted stock, are valued using a Black-Scholes pricing model. Share based payment awards issued to non-employees for services rendered are recorded at either the fair value of the services rendered or the fair value of the share-based payment, whichever is more readily determinable. The grants are amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods, which is generally the vesting period.

 

When computing fair value, the Company considered the following variables:

 

  The risk-free interest rate assumption is based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a period consistent with the expected term of the share based payment in effect at the time of the grant.
     
  The expected term was developed by management estimate.
     
  The Company has not paid any dividends on common stock since inception and does not anticipate paying dividends on its common stock in the near future.
     
  The expected volatility is based on management estimates regarding private company stock, where future trading of stock in a public market is expected to be highly volatile.
     
  The forfeiture rate is based on historical experience.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and operating loss carry-forwards. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the carrying amount of deferred income tax assets if it is considered more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized.

 

F-10
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

On November 15, 2010, the date of the reverse recapitalization, the Company became subject to federal and state income taxes.

 

The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company will record interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. There were no penalties or interest for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

The Company may be subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and state taxing authorities for 2013 and 2012 tax years.

 

The Company’s subsidiary, GEP, is incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Seychelles (“Seychelles”). A company is subject to Seychelles income tax if it does business in Seychelles. A company that is incorporated in Seychelles, but that does not do business in Seychelles, is not subject to income tax there. GEP did not do business in Seychelles for the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and GEP does not intend to do business in Seychelles in the future. Accordingly, the Company is not subject to income tax in Seychelles for the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. All business activities were performed by GEP in Dubai for the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. Dubai does not have an income tax.

 

Earnings per Share

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock, common stock equivalents and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period.

The Company has no common stock equivalents, which, if exercisable, would be dilutive. A separate computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share is not presented.

 

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

 

The Company measures assets and liabilities at fair value based on an expected exit price as defined by the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements, which represents the amount that would be received on the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability, as the case may be, in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value may be based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

 

The authoritative guidance on fair value measurements establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis whereby inputs, used in valuation techniques, are assigned a hierarchical level. The following are the hierarchical levels of inputs to measure fair value:

 

  Level 1: Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
     
  Level 2: Inputs reflect: quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities; or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
     
  Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s assumptions incorporated in valuation techniques used to determine fair value. These assumptions are required to be consistent with market participant assumptions that are reasonably available.

 

F-11
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for prepaid expenses, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounts payable to related parties and loans payable to related parties, approximate fair value based on the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

The Company has assets measured at fair market value on a recurring basis. Consequently, the Company had gains and losses reported in the statement of comprehensive income (loss), that were attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets still held at December 31, 2013.

 

The Company permanently impaired 1,500,000 shares of Monkey Rock Group Inc. due to the fact that the company was demoted to the Pink sheets; there was no current financial information available on the company and no market to allow the Company to sell the stock.

 

The following is the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1); significant other observable inputs (Level 2); and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

 

   December 31, 2013   December 31, 2012 
         
Level 1 – None  $-   $- 
Level 2 – Marketable Securities   -    - 
Level 3 – Non-Marketable Securities   5,000    160,000 
Total  $5,000   $160,000 

 

The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Company uses to measure financial instruments at fair value:

 

Marketable Securities — the Level 2 position consists of the Company’s investment in equity securities of stock held in publically traded companies. The valuation of these securities is based on significant inputs that are observable or can be derived from or corroborated by observable market data. These valuations are typically based on quoted prices in active markets. The Company´s investments in equity securities are in relatively inactive markets.

 

Non-Marketable Securities at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis — certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. The level 3 position consist of investments accounted for under the cost method. The Level 3 position consists of investment in an equity security held in a private company.

 

Management believes that an “other-than-temporary impairment” would not be justified, as according to ASC 320-10 an investment is considered impaired when the fair value of an investment is less than its amortized cost basis. The impairment is considered either temporary or other-than-temporary. The accounting literature does not define other-than-temporary. It does, however, state that other-than-temporary does not mean permanent; although, all permanent impairments are considered other-than-temporary. The literature does provide some examples of factors which may be indicative of an “other-than-temporary impairment”, such as:

 

  the length of time and extent to which market value has been less than cost;
     
  the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer; and
     
  the intent and ability of the holder to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value.

 

F-12
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Management believes that the fair value of its investment has been correctly measured, as the length of time that the stock has been less than cost is nominal. The financial condition and near-term prospects of the Company’s investment is expected to realize improved value due to a public reverse merger.

 

Changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

 

Balance, December 31, 2011   100,000 
Realized and unrealized gains (losses)   - 
Purchases, sales and settlements   60,000 
Impairment loss   - 
Balance, December 31, 2012   160,000 
Realized and unrealized gains (losses)   - 
Purchases, sales and settlements   5,000 
Impairment loss   (160,000)
Balance, December 31, 2013  $5,000 

 

Loans to Third Parties

 

On March 22, 2013 the Company granted a loan to Dreamscapes Properties International Inc. The principal amount lent was $6,000, the agreed interest rate was 5% per annum and finally, the loan would have to be repaid no later than one year from the date that the loan was granted. This loan is currently in default, the Company plans to speak to Dreamscapes Properties International Inc. with a review to discuss a payment plan over the next 6 months.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

There are no new accounting pronouncements that have any impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Note 4 - Debt

 

(A) Related Party – short term

 

The Company received loans from related parties. The loans are non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on demand. The following table represents the loans payable activity as of December 31, 2013 and as of December 31, 2012 respectively:

 

Loans payable – related party – December 31, 2012  $48,075 
Proceeds from loans   9,819 
Repayments   700 
Loans payable – related party – December 31, 2013  $57,194 

 

F-13
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

(B) Related party – long term

 

The Company has accrued salary to the officers and directors of the Company based on the terms of the employment agreements entered into with each officer. As at December 31, 2013, $209,475 was due to the Chief Executive Officer and $115,000 was due to the Chief Financial Officer. During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Company converted this amount to Convertible Loan Payable. This amount will be advanced for a term of two years and is repayable on demand and will accrue interest at 10% on the loan period. The agreement also gives an option to the officers of the Company to convert all or part of the debt that the Company maintains with them into restricted shares at $1.20 per share. The balance outstanding in the Loan Payable account as at December 31, 2013 is $324,475. The Company assessed if there is a beneficial conversion feature cost associated with this transaction, none was noted.

 

(C) Notes payable

 

In February and March 2012, the Company entered into two 90 day bridge loan agreements to raise a total of $70,000; $20,000 from “note holder A” and $50,000 from “note holder B”. The loans had interest rates ranging from 0% - 3%. The loans were unsecured.

 

In connection with these loans, the Company issued 140,000 shares of common stock, having a fair value of $70,000 ($0.50/share), based upon recent third party services rendered at that time, and 20,000 options to one lender having an exercise price of $1, expiring September 2013. The fair value of the options was $6,968.

 

The 140,000 shares of common stock issued in connection with the bridge loans were treated as a debt discount of $70,000. The remaining valuation of the options, $6,968, was recorded as interest expense.

 

Both note holder “A” and “B” were paid in full.

 

The Company applied fair value accounting for the options issued to the lender. The fair value of the options granted was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model. (Please refer to note 6 C Stock Options).

 

On June 25, 2012, $30,000 was repaid to “note holder B” and the remaining $10,000 was converted into 40,000 shares of common stock ($0.25/share) in September of 2012, thereby leaving an outstanding balance as of December 31, 2012 of $10,000. There was no gain or loss on conversion. During the quarter ended March 31, 2013 the Company repaid the balance of $10,000.

 

On July 5, 2012, “note holder A”, $20,000 was converted into 40,000 shares of common stock ($0.50/share). There was no gain or loss on conversion.

 

On November 16, 2012, the Company issued 2,000 common restricted shares ($0.25/share) to “note holder A” in lieu of $500 interest due. The balance outstanding for the interest payment of $500 is outstanding as at September 30, 2013.

 

On April 23, 2013, the Company secured a nine month convertible loan for $42,500 with an 8% interest rate due on January 29, 2014. The terms of the conversion will be a 42% discount to market based on an average price calculated on the 10 trading days prior to the conversion date. If the Company opts to pay the loan back on or before the 9 month period ends, hence not converting the debt into equity; borrower shall make payment to the holder of an amount in cash (the “Optional Prepayment Amount”) equal to 130% of total amount due inclusive of principal and interest accrued. On October 18, 2013, the Company exercised its option to prepay the loan it secured for $42,500.

 

On June 4, 2013, the Company secured a twelve month convertible loan for $50,000 with the understanding that the Company will issue 10,000 common restricted shares in lieu of interest, these shares are not issued as of September 30, 2013 and accounted for as Stock Payable. The terms of the conversion will be either a $0.50 conversion price or a 25% discount to market based on an average price calculated on the 10 trading days prior to the conversion date, whichever is the lowest.

 

F-14
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

On September 9, 2013, the Company secured a nine month convertible loan for $32,500 with an 8% interest rate due on June 11, 2014. The terms of the conversion will be a 42% discount to market based on an average price calculated on the 10 trading days prior to the conversion date. If the Company opts to pay the loan back on or before the 9 month period ends, hence not converting the debt into equity; borrower shall make payment to the holder of an amount in cash (the “Optional Prepayment Amount”) equal to 130% of total amount due inclusive of principal and interest accrued.

 

On October 9, 2013, the Company secured a two month loan for GBP 75,000 (equivalent to $120,420) with the understanding that the Company will issue 10,000 common restricted shares, issued to the lender on December 7, 2013, and also repay 35,000 GBP (equivalent to $56,196) in lieu of interest. As the principal and interest was not paid back to the lender on time. The Company compensated the lender with an additional 20,000 common restricted shares and for this the lender agreed to five month extension. This stock compensation as issued to the lender also on December 12, 2013.

 

On October 17, 2013, the Company secured a three month bridge loan for 200,000 GBP (equivalent to $319,598) with the agreement to repay the principle plus 5% per month interest on or before January 18, 2014.

 

On November 29, 2013, the Company received a loan in the amount of $450,000 from United Kingdom resident and subsequently the Company issued a Convertible Note due on November 25, 2014 (“Convertible Note”). The Convertible Note will bear interest at the rate of 10% per annum until maturity. The Convertible Note may be converted into shares of the issuer’s common stock at a conversion price of $.50 per share at the option of the holder of the Convertible Note. If the Convertible Note is not paid in full or converted into common stock of the Company prior to its maturity date, then the Convertible Note will accrue interest at the rate of 4.5% per annum from the maturity date until paid in full. This $450,000 loan was used as a guarantee for a loan amounting to $3,540,000 applied for to a United Kingdom financial institution on December 9, 2013. At December 31, 2013 the loan had still not been approved due to technical reasons solely related to the lender.

 

The amounts paid to acquire the debt financing have been treated as a debt discount hence at December 31, 2013, the Company recorded debt discount of $40,200. This will be amortized over the life of the respective loans.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company amortized $50,348 and $70,000.

 

(D) Accounts payable – related parties

 

The following table represents the accounts payable to related parties as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively:

 

   12/31/2013   12/31/2012 
         
Salaries   182,080    414,034 
Expenses   9,973    7,466 
   $192,053   $421,500 

 

As discussed in note no. 4(B), the Company converted $324,475 of related party accounts payable into a convertible loan during the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

F-15
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Note 5 - Income Taxes

 

The income tax provision differs from the amount of tax determined by applying the federal statutory rate approximately as follows:

 

   2013   2012 
         
Income Tax provision at Statutory rate:  $(814,647)  $(536,981)
           
Increase (decrease) in income tax due to:          
Non-Taxable foreign earnings   317,325    457,519 
State taxes   -    - 
Change in valuation allowance   497,322    79,462 
           
Total  $-   $- 

 

Net deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised approximately of the following:

 

   2013   2012 
         
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), current  $-   $- 
 
          
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), non-current          
Net operating loss  $497,322   $79,462 
Valuation allowance  $(497,322)  $(79,462)
   $-   $- 
           
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)  $-   $- 
Non-current assets (liabilities)  $-   $- 
   $-   $- 

 

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income taxes.

 

During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company generated net operating losses of approximately $497,322 and $79,462, respectively, for federal and Florida income tax purposes. These losses can be carried forward and used to offset taxable income in future years and will start expiring on December 31, 2032.

 

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, based upon the levels of historical taxable income and the limited experience of the Company, the Company believes that it is more-likely-than-not that it will not be able to realize the benefits of some or all of these deductible differences. Accordingly, a valuation allowance of approximately $497,322 and $79,462 has been provided in the accompanying financial statements as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

F-16
 

 

Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

For the year ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, GEP incurred a loss of approximately $2,344,958 and $2,855,556, respectively.

 

Therefore, GEP had negative earnings and profits and does not have any foreign earnings and profits to be distributed. Since GEP does not have any undistributed earnings, the Company has not recorded a deferred tax liability associated with the foreign earnings as of December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

The Company is not subject to any foreign income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. The Company may be subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and state taxing authorities for 2013 and 2012 tax years.

 

Note 6 - Temporary Equity and Stockholders’ Equity

 

(A) Preferred Stock

 

On November 30, 2011, the Company authorized and designated 5,000,000 Series “A” convertible preferred shares of stock, as a bonus to its Chief Executive Officer for services rendered, having a fair value of $480,000 ($0.096/share), based upon the fair value of the services rendered, which represented the best evidence of fair value.

 

On November 13, 2012, the Company’s board of directors approved an amendment to the Certificate of Designation; to amend the voting rights and conversion rights of the Company’s Series “A” preferred shares as follows:

 

  Voting Rights: 10 votes per share (votes along with common stock);
     
  Conversion Rights: Each share of Series “A” Preferred is convertible into ten (10) shares of common stock 1 day after the second anniversary of issuance;
     
  Dividend Rights: None;
     
  Liquidation Rights: None

 

The board of directors subsequently agreed that the Chief Executive Officer of the Company would retire to treasury 3,466,668 of these Series “A” preferred shares and retain, the balance, 1,533,332 shares.

 

On November 21, 2012 the Company’s CEO gave 533,332 of his Series “A” preferred shares to the Company’s CFO (400,000) and two other employees (133,332). As the 533,332 preferred shares will convert into 5,333,320 on December 1, 2014 and the price per common share on November 21, 2012 was $0.25, the contribution by the officer to the Company was calculated at $1,333,330.

 

On December 12, 2013 the Company issued 450,000 Series “A” preferred shares to the Company’s CFO (200,000), CEO (200,000) and one employee (50,000) having a fair value of $540,000 ($0.12 per share), based upon the fair value of the services rendered, which represented the best evidence of fair value.

 

The Company has determined that no beneficial conversion feature or derivative financial instruments exist in connection with the Series “A”, convertible preferred stock, as the conversion rate was fixed at an amount equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock. Additionally, there are a stated number of fixed shares.

 

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Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

Under Regulation S-X, Rule 5-02-28, preferred stock must be classified outside of stockholders’ equity when the stock is:

 

  Redeemable at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date,
     
  Redeemable at the option of the holder, or
     
  Redeemable based on conditions outside the control of the issuer.

 

The Series “A”, convertible preferred stock is redeemable on December 1, 2014 and it is presented on the balance sheets as “Redeemable Preferred Stock” in a manner consistent with temporary equity. There are no other features associated with this class of redeemable preferred stock, which require disclosure. The carrying amount and redemption amount is $1,020,000. There are no redemption requirements.

 

(B) Common Stock

 

During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company issued the following shares:

 

Date   Type  Shares   Valuation   Range of value
per share
 
 02/15/2013   Stock issued for services and payables   100,000   $80,000   $0.80 
 03/12/2013   Stock issued for settlement of debt   75,000   $82,500   $1.10 
 04/05/2013   Stock issued for services   150,000   $142,500   $0.95 
 04/05/2013   Stock issued for services   500,000   $125,000   $0.25 
 04/15/2013   Stock issued for services   25,000   $13,750   $0.55 
 04/24/2013   Stock issued for services   150,000   $43,500   $0.29 
 05/03/2013   Stock issued for cash   16,667   $10,000   $0.60 
 05/17/2013   Stock issued for services   40,000   $6,800   $0.17 
 05/17/2013   Stock issued for services   99,385   $16,972   $0.17 
 12/12/2013   Stock issued in lieu of interest   30,000   $3,900   $0.13 
 Various   Stock issued for services   120,000   $50,400   $0.42 
 12/12/2013   Stock issued for services   10,000   $1,200   $0.12 
 12/18/2013   Stock issued for services   100,000   $12,000   $0.12 

 

(C) Stock options

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s options activity:

 

   Number of options   Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 
Balance at December 31, 2012   20,000   $1.00 
           
- Granted   -   $- 
           
- Exercised   -   $- 
           
- Forfeited   20,000   $1,00 
           
Balance at December 31, 2013   -   $- 

 

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Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

This stock option expired on September 13, 2013. The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model.

 

The Black Scholes assumptions used were as follows:

 

Exercise price  $1.00 
Expected dividends   0%
Expected volatility   182%
Risk fee interest rate   0.3%
Expected life   1.5 years 
Expected forfeitures   0%

  

(D) Stock payable

 

On April 24, 2013, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Robert Sullivan. As per the agreement the Company will be issuing 150,000 restricted shares to the consultant. The agreement also stipulates a condition where the Company guarantees a minimal value of $100,000 at the time of legend removal and any shortfall will be taken care of by issuance of additional shares. As of the date of the agreement the shares are valued at $43,500. The value of shares as at December 31, 2013 were $22,650 hence the difference of $77,350 is recorded as stock payable.

 

On June 4, 2013, the Company received $50,000 from Direct Securities Integration, Inc in pursuance of a notes payable agreement. The agreement stipulates a condition for the payment of 10,000 shares in lieu of interest on the day of agreement. Such shares are not issued as of December 31, 2013, and are valued at $5,500.

 

Note 7 - Commitments and contingencies

 

On April 24, 2013, the Company entered into advertisement contract with Robert Sullivan. The Company is required to pay $30,000 in cash and issue 150,000 shares. During 2013 the Company paid $10,000 in cash, the balance of $20,000 was due within 60 days of the signing of the agreement; this amount is unpaid as at December 31, 2013, 2013. The Company has guaranteed a value of $100,000 for its shares at the time of legend removal. At December 31, 2013 the legend is still not removed, the Company has accrued for the shortfall of $77,350 as a stock payable.

 

Note 8 - Other current assets

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s other current assets:

 

   2013   2012 
Cash collateral paid to secure loan  $450,000 (1)  $- 
           
Retainers paid to legal counsel   2,201    - 
           
   $452,201   $- 

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(1)Please refer to Note 4(C) – Notes payable and Note 9 – Subsequent Events.

 

Note 9 - Subsequent events

 

On December 9, 2013, the Company signed a 10 year loan facility agreement with and Irish company called PPF Capital Source Lending Company 2 Limited domiciled in Dublin (Ireland), for $3,540,000 at 4.5% interest per annum. The interest will be paid on a basis monthly but only on the amounts drawn down on the loan.

 

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Global Equity International, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

The company had to guarantee the loan by way of a cash payment of $450,000 which it did on December 12, 2013 (this amount is reflected on our balance sheet under “other current assets”).

 

The loan agreement was and still is contingent on PPF´s securing a minimum cash collateral of $10,000,000 collectively or individually from all borrowers / subscribers. To date, PPF has not reached this critical mass of $10,000,000 but we understand that PPF is not far off this amount hence drawdown can be estimated on or before April 30, 2014.

 

On February 4, 2014 we were engaged by a Dutch company called Medinas Holdings BV. The scope of our engagement was to source the company a Dubai sponsor for a subsequent listing of its stock on the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

On February 10, 2014 we were engaged by a Norwegian and UK based company called Your MD AS. The scope of our engagement was to source the company a Dubai sponsor for a subsequent listing of its stock on the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

On February 26, 2014 we were engaged by a United Kingdom and Africa based company called Iron ore of Africa Limited. The scope of our engagement was to source the company a Dubai sponsor for a subsequent listing of its stock on the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1.   BUSINESS.

 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

 

BACKGROUND

 

Global Equity International Inc. (“Company”) was incorporated on October 1, 2010, as a Nevada corporation, for the express purpose of acquiring Global Equity Partners Plc, a corporation formed under the laws of the Republic of Seychelles (“GEP”) on September 2, 2009.

 

GEP is a Dubai based firm that provides consulting services, such as corporate restructuring, advice on management buy outs, management recruitment, website design and development for corporate marketing, investor and public relations, regulatory compliance and introductions to financiers, to companies desiring to be listed on stock exchanges in various parts of the world.

 

Our authorized capital consists of 70,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.001 par value.

 

On November 15, 2010, we entered into a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization (“Plan of Reorganization”) with GEP and its sole shareholder, Peter J. Smith, pursuant to which we would acquire 100% of the common stock of GEP. We consummated the Plan of Reorganization effective December 31, 2010, by issuing 20,000,000 shares of our common stock to Peter J. Smith, at which time GEP became our wholly-owned subsidiary and Peter J. Smith was appointed as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Director.

 

As a result of our acquisition of GEP, we provide corporate advisory services to companies desiring to have their shares listed on stock exchanges or quoted on quotation bureaus in various parts of the world. We have offices in the United States, Dubai, London and Marbella (Spain). We have affiliations with firms located in some of the world’s leading financial centers such as London, New York, Frankfurt and Dubai. These affiliations are informal and are comprised of personal relationships with groups of people or people with whom our Company or our management has done, or attempted to do, business in the past. We do not have any contractual arrangements, written or otherwise, with our affiliations.

 

IMPLICATIONS OF BEING AN EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY

 

As a Company with less than $1 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (also known as the “JOBS Act”). As an emerging growth company, we are entitled to take advantage of specified reduced disclosure and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:

 

  Only two years of audited financial statements in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure;

 

  Reduced disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements;

 

  Not having to obtain non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements; and

 

  Exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting.

 

We may take advantage of these exemptions for up to five years or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company if we have more than $1 billion in annual revenues, if we have more than $700 million in market value of our stock held by non-affiliates, or if we issue more than $1 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all of these reduced burdens in the future. We have irrevocably elected to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards pursuant Section 107(b) of the JOBS Act.

 

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Peter Smith founded Global Equity Partners Plc to assist small to medium size businesses with management restructuring and corporate restructuring, in general, and also to obtain, if requested by its clients, access to capital markets via equity and debt financings.

 

GEP looks for promising small to medium size companies ($2,000,000 to $10,000,000 in assets) and introduces these clients to private and institutional investors in our network (“rol-a-dex”) of over 179 “financial introducers” around the world. These financial introducers are simply groups of people or institutions that are presently introducing new clients to us or who have introduced new clients to our management in the past. We do not have any contractual arrangements, written or otherwise, with these financial introducers.

 

Presently, GEP is our only operating business. Global Equity International’s present operations are limited to insuring compliance with regional, state and national securities regulatory agencies and organizations. In addition, GEI is charged with (i) handling our periodic obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (ii) managing our investor relations; and (iii) raising debt and equity capital necessary to fund our operations and enhance and grow our business. GEI does not offer or conduct any consulting or advisory services; as such services are performed solely by our foreign subsidiary, GEP.

 

We currently offer the following services to our clients:

 

  Corporate restructuring

 

  Management buy outs

 

  Management recruitment

 

  Website design, development and marketing advice

 

  Investor and public relations

 

  Regulatory compliance

 

  Exchange listings

 

  Introductions to financiers

 

CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING SERVICES

 

We advise and assist our clients in determining the corporate structure that is most suitable to their business models. We recommend management changes where necessary. We also offer them corporate governance models customized to their specific organizations and desired exchange listings. We also review and analyze their balance sheets and capital structures and make recommendations on debt consolidations, equity exchanges for debt, proper capital structures and viability and timing of equity and debt offerings. We do not presently recommend and we do not intend in the future to recommend that our clients merge or be acquired by shell companies.

 

MANAGEMENT BUY OUTS

 

We assist our clients in every aspect of management buy outs from corporate restructuring to debt financing and also introduce buyers and sellers to financiers for private equity placements.

 

MANAGEMENT RECRUITING

 

We assist our clients with the recruitment of management and board members through our various contacts around the world. Management recruitment and retention is also an important part of our Corporate Restructuring Services and these services often overlap.

 

WEBSITE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

 

We recognize that in these times, successful businesses must have comprehensive and professional internet profiles, interactive websites and excellent feedback mechanisms. We will assist our clients in this area by recommending third party consultants and organizations to design, develop and manage their websites and social networking capabilities.

 

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INVESTOR AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

 

Since our clients and future clients will likely desire to have their shares listed or continue to be listed on a stock exchange or quoted on one of the quotation bureaus, we will advise our clients on the necessary requirements for communicating with their equity holders and stake holders, their customers and potential customers. We will assist our clients in this area by recommending third party financial professionals and investor relations and public relations organizations to provide them with such services.

 

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

 

We are organizing a cadre of third party securities attorneys and accountants to assist our clients with their compliance with the many reporting and other requirements of stock exchanges, quotation bureaus and securities regulatory agencies and organizations in the states and countries where their shares will be or are listed.

 

EXCHANGE LISTINGS

 

We also assist our clients with the selection of stock exchanges that may be suitable to our clients. Various exchanges have listing requirements and standards that vary from one exchange to another. Typical listing requirements and standards relate to a number of things, such as pre-tax income, cash flows, revenue, net tangible assets, market value of a company’s listed securities, minimum trading prices of a company’s securities, minimum shareholders’ equity, operating history, number of shareholders, number of market makers, and corporate governance. We will try to identify appropriate exchanges for our clients based on the particular client’s operating history, pre-tax income, cash flow, revenue, net tangible assets, shareholder base and other factors described above.

 

We will assist our clients with retention of attorneys and accountants having experience with publicly held companies and stock exchanges in various countries. We will also assist our clients in locating market makers, investment bankers and broker-dealers to assist them with accessing capital markets.

 

INTRODUCTIONS TO FINANCIERS

 

After reviewing the business plans, prospects and problems that are unique to each of our clients, we will use our best efforts to introduce our clients to various third party financial resources around the world who may be able to assist them with their capital funding requirements.

 

As used throughout this Annual Report, references to “Global Equity International,” “GEI,” “Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours,” and “us” refer to Global Equity International, Inc. and our subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. In addition, references to “financial statements” are to our consolidated financial statements contained herein, except as the context otherwise requires. References to “fiscal year” are to our fiscal year which ends on December 31 of each calendar year. Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “Common Stock,” “common stock” and “shares” refer to our shares of $.001 par value, common stock.

 

HISTORICAL BUSINESS TRANSACTED

 

BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN 2010

 

GEP completed two transactions in 2010.

 

(1)M1 LUXEMBOURG AG

 

M1 Luxembourg AG, through its subsidiaries, offers financial advisory services. The firm’s subsidiaries include Cannon Regus, Sumner Holdings, ISIS financial Associates Ltd, Britannia Overseas Property, and M1 Lux (Cyprus) Ltd. It provides mortgage, private banking, company formation, real estate management and trust formation advisory services. Additionally, the firm offers property documentation, education fees planning, retirement planning, healthcare insurance policies and private wealth management advisory services. M1 Luxembourg A.G. is headquartered in Hunenberg, Switzerland.

 

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Our contract with M1 Luxembourg AG originally called for us to receive a cash fee of $200,000. However, we renegotiated our fee to take 2,000,000 shares of the client’s common stock, valued at $1,086,160, an amount substantially in excess of the $200,000 in fees payable to us, due to the fact that the shares of M1 Luxembourg AG were thinly traded and subject to highly volatile price fluctuations and we had no guarantee they would continue to be listed. Our total fees received from M1 Luxembourg AG in 2010 represented approximately 52.7% of our gross revenues for 2010.

 

On November 15, 2011, M1 Luxembourg AG’s shares were delisted from the Frankfurt Open Market when it fell out of compliance with the capital adequacy rules of the Frankfurt Open Market. M1 Luxembourg AG’s shares are no longer quoted on the Frankfurt Open Market. M1 Luxembourg is still in business. However, since its shares are no longer quoted, we will have to write-down the value of this asset in the fourth quarter of 2011 to $0. The resulting accounting loss on our M1 Luxembourg AG shares was $1,086,160 and was accounted for in our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

 

(2)MONKEY ROCK GROUP INC.

 

Monkey Rock Group Inc. (MKRO), a United States company operated by two British nationals. Monkey Rock initially focused on organizing motorbike events, such as Sturgis, South Dakota, which is one of the largest gatherings of bikers in the world with an average of 400,000 bikers participating. GEP was engaged by Monkey Rock to assist it in expanding in Europe and to assist with branding and marketing. GEP introduced Monkey Rock to Brand Union, a division of WPP, one of the largest advertising firms in the world.

 

BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN 2011

 

In 2011, we initially had contracts with three companies: (1) RFC K.K., a Japan based company; (2) Black Swan Data Limited, a United Kingdom based company; and (3) Arrow Cars SL, a company based in Spain. In addition, we entered into another contract on December 12, 2011 with Voz Mobile Cloud Ltd, a U.S. corporation, and we concluded our work on that contract on December 31, 2011.

 

(1)RFC K.K.

 

RFC K.K. has been in business for a little over three years and they are in the online race simulation business. RFC K.K. has engaged us to assist them in their expansion into the Middle Eastern and Asian markets. We have arranged meetings between RFC K.K. and a few high profile, potential Dubai based partners/investors. As of this time, RFC K.K. has not entered into any agreements with these potential Dubai partners/investors, but has entered into preliminary, non-binding verbal agreements with the Shanghai local government and Ferrari to set up a Race Fight Club in Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China.

 

We entered into our contract with RFC K.K. on October 19, 2011. We have contracted to provide the following services to RFC K.K.:

 

  Act as a corporate finance advisor in connection with an acquisition of a target business;

 

  Advise the client on the structure of the acquisition and assist the client in the preparation and authorization of documentation;

 

  Use reasonable efforts through our marketing and public relations contacts to support and market the acquisition of a target business, including: (i) where appropriate, arrange meetings and assist in presentations; (ii) assist the client, its management and advisors in negotiating definitive documentation; and (iii) otherwise assist the client with such other actions as may be necessary to accomplish an acquisition of a target business.

 

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A “target business” would be a company having a business plan that is compatible with RFC K.K.’s business because it has a similar business to RFC K.K. and have net assets, net profits and projected growth that would be suitable for RFC K.K. and that, if combined with RFC K.K., could help RFC K.K. grow its business and ultimately meet various requirements or standards for having RFC K.K.’s shares listed on an exchange or quoted on a stock quotation medium. At this time, RFC K.K. has not decided on a particular exchange or identified any particular target business.

 

We have received $60,000 under this contract so far and have nine more payments due to us at $20,000 each.

 

As of December 31, 2013, this Company is no longer a client. We did not receive any further cash or stock compensation.

 

(2)BLACK SWAN DATA LIMITED

 

Black Swan Data Limited is a United Kingdom based company (“Black Swan”) that has developed algorithm based artificial intelligence that audits and merges internal and external data feeds from various sources, such as sales and transactional data, web and mobile statistics, consumer services data, social network analysis and customer relationship management databases.

 

We entered into our contract with Black Swan Data Limited on July 28, 2011. We have contracted to provide the following services to Black Swan Data Limited:

 

  Act as a corporate finance advisor in connection with an acquisition of a target business;

 

  Advise the client on the structure of the acquisition and assist the client in the preparation and authorization of documentation;

 

  Use reasonable efforts through our marketing and public relations contacts to support and market the acquisition of a target business, including: (i) where appropriate, arrange meetings and assist in presentations; (ii) assist the client, its management and advisors in negotiating definitive documentation; and (iii) otherwise assist the client with such other actions as may be necessary to accomplish an acquisition of a target business; and

 

  Introduce the client to professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, lawyers and stock registrars who would assist the client with having its shares listed on a stock exchange or having its shares quoted on a stock quotation medium.

 

A “target business” would be a company having a business plan that is compatible with Black Swan Data Limited’s business because it has a similar business to Black Swan Data Limited, and having net tangible assets, net profits and projected growth that would be suitable for Black Swan Data Limited and that, if combined with Black Swan Data Limited, could help Black Swan Data Limited grow its business and ultimately meet the various requirements or standards for having Black Swan Data Limited’s shares listed on an exchange or quoted on a stock quotation medium. At this time, Black Swan Data Limited has not decided on a particular exchange or target business.

 

Black Swan Data Limited paid us $40,000 has been paid under this contract.

 

As of December 31, 2013, this Company is no longer a client. We did not receive and further cash or stock compensation.

 

(3)ARROW CARS SL / ARROW CARS INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

Arrow Cars SL is currently based in southern Spain and has been in business since 2008. Arrow Cars SL is a national rent a car business operating only in Spain. Arrow Cars SL has engaged us to consult with them and to design a three year strategy to expand their business model into other high density tourist areas of Spain, Portugal and southern France, with the objective of opening a similar business in the United States, primarily in Florida.

 

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We entered into our contract with Arrow Cars SL on January 14, 2011. We have contracted to provide the following services to Arrow Cars SL:

 

  Act as a corporate finance advisor in connection with an acquisition of a target business;

 

  Advise the client on the structure of the acquisition and assist the client in the preparation and authorization of documentation;

 

  Use reasonable efforts through our marketing and public relations contacts to support and market the acquisition of a target business, including: (i) where appropriate, arrange meetings and assist in presentations; (ii) assist the client, its management and advisors in negotiating definitive documentation; and (iii) otherwise assist the client with such other actions as may be necessary to accomplish an acquisition of a target business.

 

A “target business” would be a company having a business plan that is compatible with Arrow Cars SL’s business because it has a business similar to Arrow Cars SL, and having net tangible assets, net profits and projected growth that would be suitable for Arrow Cars SL and that, if combined with Arrow Cars SL, could help Arrow Cars SL grow its business and to ultimately meet various requirements or standards for having Arrow Cars SL’s shares listed on an exchange or quoted on a stock quotation medium. At this time, Arrow Cars SL has not decided on a particular exchange or a target business.

 

Arrow Cars SL agreed to pay us an initial fee of $20,000 and then an additional aggregate fee of $115,000 over the subsequent twelve months. Arrow Cars has paid us $135,000 through December 31, 2012. In addition, we will receive a 10% equity stake in Arrow Cars SL in the event we assist Arrow Cars SL in acquiring a target business.

 

As of December 31, 2013, this Company has paid all cash and stock that was contractually agreed.

 

(4)VOZ MOBILE CLOUD LTD

 

On December 12, 2011, we entered into a contract with Voz Mobile Cloud Ltd, a “voice to mail” technology company based in the U.S. We consulted with Voz Mobile Cloud Ltd on corporate restructuring, and we concluded our work on that contract on December 31, 2011. As compensation, we received 2,000,000 shares of Voz Mobile Cloud Ltd common stock, which we valued at $100,000 in the fourth quarter of 2011.

 

As of December 31, 2013, this Company is no longer a client

 

(5)DIRECT CCTV / DIRECT SECURITY INTEGRATION INC.

 

On March 31, 2011, we entered into a contract with Direct Security Integration Inc. and its U.K. subsidiaries (“Direct CCTV”), which are engaged in the business of installing closed circuit television and other security equipment. Direct CCTV is based in the U.S. and also in the United Kingdom.

 

We have contracted to provide Direct CCTV the following services:

 

  Act as a corporate finance advisor to Direct CCTV;

 

  Advise the client on the structure of the acquisition and assist the client in the preparation and authorization of documentation;

 

  Use reasonable efforts through our marketing and public relations contacts to support and market Direct CCTV, including: (i) where appropriate, arrange meetings and assist in presentations; (ii) assist the client, its management and advisors in negotiating definitive documentation; and (iii) otherwise assist the client with such other actions as may be necessary to accomplish organic and inorganic growth; and

 

  Introduce the client to professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, lawyers and stock registrars who would assist the client with having its shares listed on the NASDAQ OTCBB

 

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Direct CCTV agreed to pay us $240,000 and to date we have been paid in full. In addition, we have agreed that we will receive a 10% equity stake in Direct CCTV upon Direct CCTV’s shares being quoted on the NASDAQ OTCBB.

 

As of December 31, 2013, this Company has paid all cash and stock that was contractually agreed.

 

NEW BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN 2012

 

At the beginning of 2012, we had contracts with five companies: (1) RFC K.K., a Japan based company; (2) Black Swan Data Limited, a United Kingdom based company; (3) Arrow Cars SL, (now called Arrow Cars International Inc.), a company based in Spain; and (4) Voz Mobile Cloud Ltd., a U.S. corporation and (5) Direct CCTV / Direct Security Integration Inc., a UK and US based company.

 

During 2012, we gained the following clients:

 

(1)REGIS CARDS LIMITED. 

 

On May 25, 2012, we entered into a contract with Regis Card Limited (“Regis”), a “Pre-Paid” credit card company based in the U.S. and in the United Kingdom.

 

We have contracted to provide Regis the following services:

 

  Act as a corporate finance advisor to Regis;

 

  Advise the client on the structure of the acquisition and assist the client in the preparation and authorization of documentation;

 

  Use reasonable efforts through our marketing and public relations contacts to support and market Regis, including: (i) where appropriate, arrange meetings and assist in presentations; (ii) assist the client, its management and advisors in negotiating definitive documentation; and (iii) otherwise assist the client with such other actions as may be necessary to accomplish organic and inorganic growth; and

 

  Introduce the client to professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, lawyers and stock registrars who would assist the client with having its shares listed on the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

Regis agreed to pay us $250,000 and to date we have been paid a total of $150,000. In addition, we have agreed that we will receive a 10% equity stake in the company upon listing Regis on the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

(2)BTI / SCORPION PERFORMANCE INC.

 

On December 5, 2012, we entered into a contract with Scorpion Performance Inc. (Scorpion”), a U.S. corporation based in Ocala, Florida. Scorpion manufactures precision metal performance engine components and also precision medical instruments.

 

We have contracted to provide Scorpion the following services:

 

  Act as a corporate finance advisor to Scorpion;

 

  Advise the client on the structure of the acquisition and assist the client in the preparation and authorization of documentation;

 

  Use reasonable efforts through our marketing and public relations contacts to support and market Scorpion, including: (i) where appropriate, arrange meetings and assist in presentations; (ii) assist the client, its management and advisors in negotiating definitive documentation; and (iii) otherwise assist the client with such other actions as may be necessary to accomplish organic and inorganic growth; and

 

  Introduce the client to professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, lawyers and stock registrars who would assist the client with having its shares listed on the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

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Scorpion agreed to pay us $350,000 and to date we have been paid $180,000. In addition, we have agreed that we will receive a 6% equity stake in Scorpion upon its initial public offering on the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

(3)UNIVERSAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS BV

 

Universal Energy Solutions BV, a Dutch green energy company, that desires to list its stock on the Dubai Nasdaq, but first requires our Company to source a Dubai sponsor that would agree to underwrite and sponsor the proposed public listing. We agreed to a fee of $10,000 and has been paid in full. We have subsequently sourced an appropriate Dubai sponsor the client decided not to pursue the public listing in the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

(4)INNOVEAS AG

 

Innoveas AG., a German technology incubator that wishes to also list its shares on the Dubai Nasdaq but as before also requires our Company to source a Dubai sponsor that would be in agreement to underwrite and sponsor the proposed public listing. We agreed to a fee of $10,000 and has been paid in full. We have subsequently sourced an appropriate Dubai sponsor but the client decided not to pursue the public listing in the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

(5)ARABIAN NUBIAN RESOURCES LIMITED

 

Arabian Nubian Resources Limited, a United Kingdom based company that has mining contacts in North East Africa that wishes to list its shares on the Dubai Nasdaq but as before also requires our Company to source a Dubai sponsor that would be in agreement to underwrite and sponsor the proposed public listing. We agreed to a fee of $10,000 and have been paid in full. We were unable to source a sponsor in Dubai for this company hence the company decided not to peruse the public listing in the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

NEW BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN 2013

 

At the beginning of 2013, we already had contracts with five companies: (1) Arrow Cars International Inc., a company based in Spain and the US; and (2) Voz Mobile Cloud Ltd., a U.S. corporation, (3) Direct CCTV / Direct Security Integration Inc., a U.K. and U.S. based company, (4) BTI / Scorpion Performance Inc. based in the U.S., and (5) Direct CCTV / Direct Security Integration Inc., a U.K. and U.S. based company.

 

During 2013, we gained the following clients:

 

(1)SCANDINAVIAN AGRITEX CO. LIMITED

 

Scandinavian Agritex Co. Limited is a United Kingdom based company that is a green “Agriculture Technology and Textile” company whose business is situated in Sri-Lanka, Norway and the United Kingdom whose main purpose to develop and rapidly expand the organic cotton industry in the country. Scandinavian Agritex Co. Limited was founded by textile professionals, fashion brand owners, and finance people with significant international management experience. SAC has an extensive management team comprised of highly skilled and competent agronomists, farmers and textile professionals. The Company´s long term objective is to operate the entire textile value chain, including cultivation of cotton, ginning, spinning, weaving, garment manufacture, fashion and retail, with the objective of retaining control and generating significant margins on each step of the chain. Furthermore, the Company intends to produce organic cotton fabrics to be used in the sustainable clothing lines of well-known fashion brands and retailers.

 

We have contracted to provide Scorpion the following services:

 

  Act as a corporate finance advisor to Scandinavian Agritex Co. Limited;

 

  Advise the client on the structure of the acquisition and assist the client in the preparation and authorization of documentation;

 

  Use reasonable efforts through our marketing and public relations contacts to support and market Scorpion, including: (i) where appropriate, arrange meetings and assist in presentations; (ii) assist the client, its management and advisors in negotiating definitive documentation; and (iii) otherwise assist the client with such other actions as may be necessary to accomplish organic and inorganic growth; and

 

  Introduce the client to professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, lawyers and stock registrars who would assist the client with having its shares listed on the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

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Scandinavian Agritex Co. Limited agreed to pay us $400,000 and to date we have been paid $210,000. In addition, we have agreed that we will receive a 6% equity stake in Scorpion upon its initial public offering on the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

OUR BUSINESS IN 2014

 

We have three distinct divisions (none of which will be treated as a segment for financial reporting purposes):

 

1. Introducers Network. We have developed and continue to develop a number of finance professionals, accountants, attorneys and financial advisers who will introduce us to their clients. We will review businesses introduced to us through these introducers and we will compensate them on sum “to be determined” based on the event that we are engaged by to assist the companies they introduce to us.

 

2. Project Review. Our management team and advisors will carefully review and vet each business plan and opportunity submitted to us. Our management team and advisors will determine which services we can offer these clients and assess the potential propositions to best assist our clients in achieving their goals.

 

3. Placing. Working with our business associates in Dubai, Europe and the United States, we will use our best efforts to assist our clients with listings on stock exchanges in these cities in order to maximize their exposure to capital markets and to access funding via debt and equity offerings.

 

FUTURE PLANS

 

MILESTONES FOR 2014/2015:

 

Our specific plan of operations and milestones through March 2015 are as follows:

 

1)DEVELOP THE INTRODUCER NETWORK FURTHER AND IN HOPES OF ATTRACTING NEW INTEREST FOR OUR SERVICES.

 

We currently are relying on introductions to potential clients by the following firms in Asia and Europe:

 

(1)Certain registered investment houses in London (United Kingdom).
(2)An Austrian management consultancy firm based in Vienna (Austria).
(3)Various investment banks based in Dubai (UAE)
(4)Certain Private Banks based in Amsterdam (Holland) and Zurich in Switzerland.
(5)The Colombo Stock Exchange in Sri Lanka.
(6)Various family offices in Dubai (UAE).

 

We do not have any verbal or written agreements with the firms identified above, as our relationship with each of them has been developed over the past year or so.

 

We intend to develop relationships with a further six “introducers” to potential new business for the Company before the end of June 2014.

 

2)DUBAI EXPANSION

 

We will continue to establish a firm presence in Dubai, UAE where we are attracting clients, relationships and awareness. Our Dubai operation is currently a branch office of the company allowing us a license to trade in the area. This branch office will continue to recruit new members of staff that will allow us to grow and become more efficient in Dubai.

 

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3)CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEM FOR REVIEWING PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES.

 

We will concentrate our efforts on the quality of the company that is introduced to us. We will start off by sending the client a standard due diligence list and request that they complete the list and send us the support for review. We will then follow-up the due diligence with a “site visit” in order to properly understand our client’s business model and more importantly meet the principals in person.

 

We will create a deeper due diligence program allowing us to dig deep on any prospective client prior to engagement thus protecting the company from any future problems by employing one new staff member that will be responsible for the due diligence analysis and creating a report for our file on their findings.

 

4)EXPAND OUR CONSULTANCY TO INCLUDE MORE MERGER AND ACQUISITION ACTIVITY.

 

We intend to form relationships with merger and acquisition specialists during 2014 which will hopefully enable us to:

 

(1)Find potential merger and acquisition candidates.
(2)Introduce our clients to brokers and investment bankers.
(3)Introduce our clients to the appropriate professionals (attorneys and accountants) to assist them in a public offering or exchange listing.

 

The only additional cost for this activity will be a very small administrative burden for telephone calls and communications to be funded out of operational income, mainly income receivable from clients currently under contract.

 

5)DEVELOP IN HOUSE IT DEPARTMENT

 

Commencing initially with one member we will start to develop a proprietary program allowing us to easily monitor a client’s development status and work in progress. We will also use this tool to manage our pipeline of clients and therefore it will become vital in our cash flow forecasting.

 

6)DUAL LISTING DUBAI

 

In 2014, we intend to become one of the first foreign companies to dual list on Dubai NASDAQ; our plan is to carry out a public relations campaign alongside the dual listing process with the public relations firm we have selected with a view to prepare a campaign that will have a maximum effect.

 

7)EXPAND OUR NETWORK OF CONTACTS WITHIN THE INVESTMENT COMMUNITY IN DUBAI

 

Our network of investment companies in Dubai is currently small; however, we intend to substantially expand our Dubai network in order to enable us to make introductions on a more institutional level. We intend to develop our network to at least twelve Investment Institutions who may have interests in minority shareholding in companies from outside of the Middle East Region.

 

At present we are being received with open arms by the Dubai and Middle Eastern financial community; hence we have plans to host various hospitality events for our current clients, our key contacts and upper management of the company.

 

8)EXPAND OUR RANGE OF BUSINESS AND CONTACTS

 

We intend to take our consultancy service outside of the Middle East and Europe into Asia and Sri Lanka. We will expand on a ‘Commission Only’ basis for the individuals or companies who take on our service to offer to their clients. Accountants, lawyers and finance professionals are the target market for overlaying our service into their existing client banks in return for a percentage of fees received. We also intend to add at least one new member to our administration team within the first quarter of 2014.

 

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9)ROAD SHOWS

 

We will continue the “Road shows”, in Dubai with the support of the Dubai NASDAQ for companies already listed in Sri Lanka and other parts of Asia who could be seeking a dual listing in Dubai to provide liquidity and more capital raising options. We have commenced initial conversations with a brokerage house in Sri Lanka to look at their clients they have that would be suitable for the Dubai market. We will initially invite management of selected companies to Dubai for a two day event in conjunction with Nasdaq Dubai and a number of leading Investment Institutions, the anticipated cost of this is to be met by the prospective clients themselves and sponsorship from the institutions and Nasdaq Dubai.

 

10)FURTHER EXPAND OUR RANGE OF BUSINESS AND CONTACTS

 

The foundation for this development has been created in 2013. In 2014, we intend to cement in the relationships created. The target markets for attracting clients are: Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Hong Kong and Singapore

 

To service the clients generated from these markets we will spend time creating a network of service companies who we can utilize to assist us on a local basis. We will explore the possibilities of dual listings for our clients in Singapore to allow us a local market for any Asian clients we will attract and giving the company a firm foothold in the Asian territory.

 

11)EMPLOYEES; IDENTIFICATION OF A SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEE

 

We currently have four employees: Peter J. Smith, Enzo Taddei, Patrick V. Dolan and Zara V. Clark. Peter J. Smith, our President, and Enzo Taddei, our Chief Financial Officer and Patrick V. Dolan, new business managing director, and Zara V. Clark, our Dubai office manager, each have an employment agreement with the Company. All are full time employees of the Company. We intend to hire additional employees in 2014, such as an in-house analyst in Dubai and a person to assist our new business managing director in London.

 

COMPETITION

 

We face intense competition in every aspect of our business, and particularly from other firms which offer management, compliance and other consulting services to private and public companies. We would prefer to accept a relatively low cash component as our fee for management consulting and regulatory compliance services and take a greater portion of our fee in the form of restricted shares of our private clients’ common stock. We also face competition from a large number of consulting firms, investment banks, venture capitalists, merchant banks, financial advisors and other management consulting and regulatory compliance services firms similar to ours. Many of our competitors have greater financial and management resources and some have greater market recognition than we do.

 

REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

 

We are not required to obtain any special licenses, nor meet any special regulatory requirements before establishing our business, other than a simple business license. If new government regulations, laws, or licensing requirements are passed that would restrict or eliminate delivery of any of our intended products, then our business may suffer. Presently, to the best of our knowledge, no such regulations, laws, or licensing requirements exist or are likely to be implemented in the near future that would reasonably be expected to have a material impact on or sales, revenues, or income from our business operations.

 

We are not a broker-dealer. We do not believe we are an investment adviser or an investment company. We are not a hedge fund or a mutual fund or any similar type of fund. We are primarily an operating business that offers and performs corporate consultancy services.

 

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EFFECT OF EXISTING OR PROBABLE GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS

 

The Company’s common stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“1934 Act”). As a result of such registration, the Company is subject to Regulation 14A of the “1934 Act,” which regulates proxy solicitations. Section 14(a) requires all companies with securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) thereof to comply with the rules and regulations of the Commission regarding proxy solicitations, as outlined in Regulation 14A. Matters submitted to stockholders of the Company at a special or annual meeting thereof or pursuant to a written consent will require the Company to provide its stockholders with the information outlined in Schedules 14A or 14C of Regulation 14; preliminary copies of this information must be submitted to the Commission at least 10 days prior to the date that definitive copies of this information are forwarded to stockholders.

 

The Company is also required to file annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q with the Commission on a regular basis, and will be required to disclose certain events in a timely manner, (e.g., changes in corporate control; acquisitions or dispositions of a significant amount of assets other than in the ordinary course of business; and bankruptcy) in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

WE ARE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 404 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002. IF WE ARE UNABLE TO TIMELY COMPLY WITH SECTION 404 OR IF THE COSTS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE ARE SIGNIFICANT, OUR PROFITABILITY, STOCK PRICE AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION COULD BE MATERIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECTED.

 

The Company is required to comply with the provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires that we document and test our internal controls and certify that we are responsible for maintaining an adequate system of internal control procedures for the 2014 fiscal year. We are currently evaluating our existing controls against the standards adopted by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). During the course of our ongoing evaluation and integration of the internal controls of our business, we may identify areas requiring improvement, and we may have to design enhanced processes and controls to address issues identified through this review (see Item 9A, below for a discussion of our internal controls and procedures).

 

We believe that the out-of-pocket costs, the diversion of management’s attention from running the day-to-day operations and operational changes caused by the need to comply with the requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could be significant. If the time and costs associated with such compliance exceed our current expectations, our results of operations and the future filings of our Company could be materially adversely affected.

 

DEPENDENCE ON KEY EMPLOYEES

 

The Company is heavily dependent on the ability of our President, Peter Smith, our Chief Financial Officer, Enzo Taddei and our new business managing director, Patrick V. Dolan. The loss of the services of Mr. Smith, Mr. Taddei or Mr. Dolan would seriously undermine our ability to carry out our business plan.

 

In the event of future growth in administration, marketing, manufacturing and customer support functions, the Company may have to increase the depth and experience of its management team by adding new members. The Company’s success will depend to a large degree upon the active participation of its key officers and employees, as well as the continued service of its key management personnel and its ability to identify, hire, and retain additional qualified personnel. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to recruit such qualified personnel to enable it to conduct its proposed business successfully.

 

REPORTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS

 

The public may view and obtain copies of the Company’s reports, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the Public Reference Room is available by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 1-800-SEC-0330 FREE. Additionally, copies of the Company’s reports are available and can be accessed and downloaded via the internet on the SEC’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

An investment in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. Prospective investors should carefully consider the following risk factors and the other information in this Annual Report and in our other filings with the SEC before investing in our Common Stock. Our business and results of operations could be seriously harmed by any of the following risks. You should carefully consider the risks described below, the other information in this Annual Report and the documents incorporated by reference herein when evaluating our Company and our business. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business could be harmed. In such case, the trading price of our Common Stock could decline and investors could lose all or a part of the money paid for our Common Stock.

 

INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING RISKS ACTUALLY MATERIALIZES, OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS WOULD SUFFER AND OUR SHAREHOLDERS COULD LOSE ALL OR PART OF THEIR INVESTMENT IN OUR SHARES.

 

RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR COMPANY

 

WHILE WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS OF OPERATING HISTORY. THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT OUR FUTURE OPERATIONS WILL RESULT IN PROFITABLE REVENUES. IF WE CANNOT GENERATE SUFFICIENT REVENUES TO OPERATE PROFITABLY, WE WILL CEASE OPERATIONS AND YOU WILL LOSE YOUR INVESTMENT.

 

We were incorporated in Nevada on October 1, 2010, and our wholly-owned subsidiary, GE Partners Plc., was formed on September 2, 2009. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, we incurred a net loss from operations of $2,344,958 and which included a realized loss on impairment of marketable securities of $160,000 and stock compensation to the Company´s CEO, CFO and New Business managing Director valued at $540,000.

 

If we cannot generate sufficient revenues to operate profitably, we will cease operations and you will lose your investment in our Company. Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow is dependent, among other things, upon:

 

our ability to attract clients who will buy our services from us; and
   
our ability to generate revenues through the sale of our services.

 

BECAUSE OUR AUDITORS HAVE ISSUED A GOING CONCERN OPINION, THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL UNCERTAINTY THAT WE WILL CONTINUE OPERATIONS IN WHICH CASE INVESTORS COULD LOSE THEIR INVESTMENTS IN OUR COMMON STOCK.

 

Our auditors have issued a going concern opinion. This means that there is substantial doubt that we can continue as an ongoing business for the next twelve months. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the uncertainty about our ability to continue in business. As such, we may have to cease operations and you could lose your investment.

 

WE ARE AN “EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY” AND WE CANNOT BE CERTAIN IF WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN SUCH STATUS OR IF THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO EMERGING GROWTH COMPANIES WILL MAKE OUR COMMON STOCK LESS ATTRACTIVE TO INVESTORS.

 

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 or “JOBS Act,” and we may adopt certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies,” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirement of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We may remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five full fiscal years following our initial public offering. We would cease to be an emerging growth company, and, therefore, ineligible to rely on the above exemptions, if we have more than $1 billion in annual revenue in a fiscal year, if we issue more than $1 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period, or if we have more than $700 million in market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30 in the fiscal year before the end of the five full fiscal years. Additionally, we cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result of our reduced disclosures, there may be less active trading in our common stock (assuming a market ever develops) and our stock price may be more volatile.

 

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AS A RESULT OF OUR INTENSELY COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY, WE MAY NOT GAIN ENOUGH MARKET SHARE TO BE PROFITABLE.

 

The corporate consulting business is intensely competitive and due to our small size and limited resources, we may be at a competitive disadvantage, especially as a public company. There are several firms offering similar services. Many of our competitors have proven track records and substantial human and financial resources, as opposed to our Company who has limited human resources and little cash. Also, the financial burden of being a public company, which will cost us approximately $40,000 per year in auditing fees and legal fees to comply with our reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, will strain our finances and stretch our human resources to the extent that we may have to price our Consultancy service fees higher than our non-publicly held competitors just to cover the costs of being a public company.

 

WE ARE VULNERABLE TO THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS WHICH MAY NEGATIVELY AFFECT OUR PROFITABILITY AND ABILITY TO CARRY OUT OUR BUSINESS PLAN.

 

We are currently in a severe worldwide economic recession. Runaway deficit spending by the United States government and other countries further exacerbates the United States and worldwide economic climate and may delay or possibly deepen the current recession. Currently, a lot of economic indicators such as rising gasoline and commodity prices suggest higher inflation, dwindling consumer confidence and substantially higher taxes. Demand for the services we offer tends to decline during recessionary periods when disposable revenue is lower and may impact sales of our services. In addition, sudden disruptions in business conditions as a result of a terrorist attack similar to the events of September 11, 2001, including further attacks, retaliation and the threat of further attacks or retaliation, war, civil unrest in the Middle East, adverse weather conditions or other natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, pandemic situations or large scale power outages can have a short term or, sometimes, long term impact on spending. The worldwide recession is placing severe constraints on the ability of all companies, particularly smaller ones, to raise capital, borrow money, and operate effectively and profitably and to plan for the future. The recent trauma in the Cyprus banking and debt crisis is likely to expand to other companies in the region and could potentially have a negative impact on our European clients and operations.

 

BECAUSE PETER J. SMITH, OUR PRESIDENT, OWNS 52.61% OF OUR TOTAL OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK AND 1,200,000 (60.50%) SHARES OF OUR TOTAL OUTSTANDING PREFERRED STOCK, MR. SMITH WILL RETAIN CONTROL OF US AND WILL BE ABLE TO DECIDE WHO WILL BE DIRECTORS AND YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ELECT ANY DIRECTORS WHICH COULD DECREASE THE PRICE AND MARKETABILITY OF OUR SHARES.

 

Peter J. Smith, our President, owns 52.61% of our total outstanding common stock and 60,50% of our total outstanding preferred stock. As a result, Peter J. Smith will own the vast majority of the shares of our Common Stock, a majority of the shares of our preferred stock and super-voting rights attributable to his preferred stock, which allow him to cast two (2) votes per share of preferred stock and he will be able to elect all of our directors and control our operations, which could decrease the price and marketability of our shares.

 

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BECAUSE OUR BUSINESS MODEL ANTICIPATES OUR RECEIVING EQUITY STAKES IN OUR CLIENTS, MOST OF WHOM WILL BE DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANIES, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESELL SUCH EQUITY AT SUITABLE PRICES, IF AT ALL, WHICH COULD MATERIALLY IMPACT OUR EARNINGS AND ABILITY TO REMAIN IN BUSINESS.

 

Our business model anticipates that we will receive, as partial compensation for our consulting services, equity stakes in our clients, many of whom will be development stage companies. We will have to value those equity stakes at the time we receive them. Investments in development stage companies are risky because many of such companies’ securities are illiquid, thinly traded (if at all) and the value of such securities will be subject to adjustments should the value of such securities decline, should such securities be delisted from an exchange or cease being quoted on a stock quotation medium or should such businesses fail, which could cause us to write-down or write-off the value of such securities and result in a negative impact to our earnings and possibly cause us to cease or curtail our operations.

 

On November 15, 2011, the shares of one of our clients, M1 Luxembourg AG, were delisted from the Frankfurt Open Market, resulting in a $1,086,160 loss on the value of our shares in M1 Luxembourg AG.

 

On September 30, 2012, the shares of another of our clients, Monkey Rock Group Inc. were demoted to the Pink Sheets from the OTCQB, resulting in a $975,000 loss on the value of our shares in Monkey Rock Group Inc.

 

On June 30, 2013, there were identifiable events or changes in circumstances that had a significant adverse effect on the value of our investments in Voz Mobile Cloud Limited hence the Company impaired $160,000 of the investments.

 

WE MAY BE SUBJECT TO FURTHER GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION, INCLUDING THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, WHICH COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR OPERATIONS.

 

As part of our business model, GEP accepts equity securities in our clients as partial compensation for our services. Prior to 2012, 40% or more of our income was derived from the receipt of equity securities and more than 40% of our assets were comprised of equity securities that we received in exchange for some of our services. In 2012, only 9.85% of our income was derived from the receipt of equity securities. As of December 31, 2013, 1% of our assets were comprised of equity securities.

 

Although we do not believe we are engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities, and we do not currently hold ourselves out to the public as being engaged in those activities, it is possible that we may be deemed to be an “inadvertent investment company” under section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“ICA”), if more than 40% of our future income and/or more than 40% of our assets are derived from “investment securities” (as defined in the ICA), and if we are deemed to be, or perceived to be, primarily engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities.

 

If we were deemed or found to be an investment company by the Securities and Exchange Commission or a court of law, then we would face dire consequences and a maze of additional regulatory obligations. For example, registered investment companies are subject to extensive, restrictive and potentially adverse regulation relating to, among other things, operating methods, management, capital structure, dividends and transactions with affiliates. If it were established that we are an unregistered investment company, there would be a risk, among other material adverse consequences, that we could become subject to monetary penalties or injunctive relief, or both, in an action by the SEC, that we would be unable to enforce contracts with third parties or that third parties with whom we have contracts could seek to obtain rescission of transactions with us undertaken during the period it was established that we were an unregistered investment company.

 

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WE COULD BE SUBJECT TO THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940, WHICH WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO OUR BUSINESS.

 

Although we do not believe we are engaged in the investment advisory business and we do not hold ourselves out to be investment advisers, it is possible that the SEC could deem or find us to be an unregistered investment adviser due to the types of consulting services offered by us. If we were deemed or found to be an investment adviser by the Securities and Exchange Commission or a court of law, then we would face dire consequences and a maze of additional regulatory obligations. For example, registered investment advisers are subject to extensive, restrictive and potentially adverse regulation relating to, among other things, operating methods, fees, management, capital structure, dividends and transactions with affiliates. If it were established that we are an unregistered investment adviser, there would be a risk, among other material adverse consequences, that we could be become subject to monetary penalties or injunctive relief, or both, in an action by the SEC, that we would be unable to enforce contracts with third parties or that third parties with whom we have contracts could seek to obtain rescission of transactions with us undertaken during the period it was established that we were an unregistered investment adviser.

 

OUR SHAREHOLDERS MAY BE DILUTED SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH OUR EFFORTS TO OBTAIN FINANCING, FUND OUR OPERATIONS AND SATISFY OUR OBLIGATIONS THROUGH ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK.

 

We will likely have to issue additional shares of our Common Stock to fund our operations and to implement our plan of operation. 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 38,955,798 authorized, but unissued, shares of our common stock. Future issuances of shares of our common stock will result in dilution of the ownership interests of existing shareholders, may further dilute common stock book value and that dilution may be material.

 

FINRA SALES PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS MAY LIMIT A STOCKHOLDER’S ABILITY TO BUY AND SELL OUR STOCK.

 

The FINRA has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity and liquidity of our common stock. Further, many brokers charge higher transactional fees for penny stock transactions. As a result, fewer broker-dealers may be willing to make a market in our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock.

 

OUR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF PREFERRED STOCK.

 

Our Articles of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from time to time by its Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common stock. On November 30, 2011, the Company issued all 5,000,000 shares of our authorized preferred stock to our Chief Executive Officer, Peter Smith.

 

On November 20, 2012, the Board of Directors and Mr. Smith subsequently agreed that Mr. Smith would retire to treasury 3,466,668 of these Series “A” preferred shares and retain, the balance, 1,533,332 shares. Mr. Smith subsequently gifted 400,000 of these Series “A” preferred shares to Mr. Taddei (CFO of the Company) and a further 133,332 preferred shares to two other employees of the Company, 66,666 Series “A” preferred shares each.

 

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On December 12, 2013 the Company issued 450,000 Series “A” preferred shares to the Company’s CFO (200,000), CEO (200,000) and one employee (50,000) having a fair value of $540,000 ($0.12 per share), based upon the fair value of the services rendered, which represented the best evidence of fair value.

 

THIS ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION RELATING TO US, OUR INDUSTRY AND TO OTHER BUSINESSES.

 

These forward-looking statements in this Annual Report are based on the beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to our management. When used in this Annual Report, the words “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in our forward-looking statements. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Annual Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

ITEM 1B.   UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES.

 

The Company does not own any property. Our executive offices are located at X3 Jumeirah Bay, Office 3305, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, U.A.E.; this office consists of 1,400 square feet of office space for which we pay a monthly rent of $2,500. We also have a satellite office located in London based in another office in Level 17 Dashwood House, 69 Old Broad Street, London EC2M 1QS, United Kingdom. Peter J. Smith, our President and Chief Executive Office, is based in Dubai and Enzo Taddei, our Chief Financial Officer, is based between Spain and Dubai.

 

ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

We are not subject to any legal proceedings and are not aware of any threatened legal proceedings.

 

ITEM 4.   MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

Not applicable.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

 

As of December 31, 2013, the Company’s Common Stock was quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “GEQU.OB.” The market for the Company’s Common Stock is limited, volatile and sporadic and the price of the Company’s Common Stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to quarterly variations in operating results, news announcements, trading volume, sales of Common Stock by officers, directors and principal shareholders of the Company, general market trends, changes in the supply and demand for the Company’s shares, and other factors. The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices for each quarter relating to the Company’s Common Stock for the last two fiscal years. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, markdown, or commissions, and may not reflect actual transactions.

 

Fiscal 2013  High   Low 
First Quarter (1)  $1.20   $0.70 
Second Quarter (1)  $0.97   $0.10 
Third Quarter (1)  $0.27   $0.15 
Fourth Quarter (1)  $0.45   $0.10 
           
Fiscal 2012  High   Low 
First Quarter  $--   $-- 
Second Quarter  $--   $-- 
Third Quarter  $--   $-- 
Fourth Quarter (1)  $1.00   $0.24 

 

  (1) This represents the closing bid information for the stock on the OTC Bulletin Board. The bid and ask quotations represent prices between dealers and do not include retail markup, markdown or commission. They do not represent actual transactions and have not been adjusted for stock dividends or splits.

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (i) that a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks and (ii) 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 (i) obtain financial information and investment experience and objectives of the person; and (ii) make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and 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 Commission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form, (i) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination and (ii) 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 stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading, and about 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. Finally, 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.

 

Shareholders should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093 dated April 17, 1991, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include (1) control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; (2) manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases; (3) boiler room practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons; (4) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups by selling broker dealers; and (5) the wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with consequent investor losses. The occurrence of these patterns or practices could increase the volatility of our share price.

 

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Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market.

 

HOLDERS. As of the date of this filing, there were 74 record holders of the 31,044,202 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock.

 

DIVIDENDS. The Company has not paid any cash dividends to date and does not anticipate or contemplate paying dividends in the foreseeable future. It is the present intention of management to utilize all available funds for the development of the Company’s business.

 

RECENT ISSUANCES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

 

The Company originally issued to Javan Khazali (a United States citizen) a total of 2,000,000 shares of common stock on October 28, 2010 at $.001 per share (par value) for an aggregate consideration of $2,000.

 

SECURITIES ISSUED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1, 2010, AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 (WITHIN THE ONE-YEAR COMPLIANCE PERIOD APPLICABLE TO NON-REPORTING ISSUERS AS SET FORTH IN CATEGORY 3 OF RULE 903 OF REGULATION S):

 

Effective November 1, 2010, the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of common stock to Enzo Taddei, an individual (non-“U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S), for accounting and financial modeling services rendered to Global Equity Partners PLC valued at $5,000. Mr. Taddei became the Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the Company in September 2011.

 

On November 14, 2010, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock to Miss Pilar Tardon, an accountant in Spain, and an individual (non-“U.S. Person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S), in exchange for professional services rendered to the Company and also for an introduction commission. The professional services rendered related to financial restructuring of one of our current clients, Arrow Cars SL; these services were valued at $25,000. Miss Tardon also submitted to the Company an invoice for a further $25,000 for her introduction of Arrow Cars SL. Therefore, the total value of Miss Tardon’s services were valued at $50,000 and paid by our issuance to her of 1,000,000 shares of common stock.

 

The Company issued 20,000,000 shares of common stock to Peter Smith (a non-“U.S. Person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S) pursuant to a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization dated November 15, 2010, when the Company acquired 100% of the common stock of Global Equity Partners PLC in a private transaction, resulting in Global Equity Partners PLC becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Following the closing of this transaction, Peter Smith became our President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors.

 

Effective December 31, 2010, the Company issued 668,000 shares of common stock to seven debt holders (none of whom was a “U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S), at various negotiated conversion rates ranging from $.36 to $.44 per share, in satisfaction of $263,534 in debt owed by the Company, as follows:

 

 

Name of Creditor

 

 

Amount of Debt

   

No. of

Shares Issued

   

Conversion

Price

 
William & Lorraine Beveridge   $ 7,089       16,000       $.44 per share  
Brain H. Coates   $ 14,024       40,000       $.35 per share  
Daycrest Nominees Ltd.   $ 26,952       70,000       $.39 per share  
Barrie Pearson Craig   $ 7,440       20,000       $.37 per share  
Samueal M. Austin   $ 4,435       12,000       $.37 per share  
David Baker   $ 3,593       10,000       $.36 per share  
Tohibu Ou   $ 200,000       500,000       $.40 per share  
Totals   $ 263,534       668,000          

 

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The conversion prices of the above concurrent issuances of common stock were the product of negotiations by our management with each creditor. None of the above creditors was a related party or related person to the Company. As a result of our negotiations with the above creditors, no interest was included in the aggregate amounts settled.

 

Between May 2, 2011, and June 15, 2011, the Company issued a total of 103,100 shares of common stock in a private offering to a total of 27 non-related persons (non-“U.S. persons” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S) at $.50 per share for an aggregate consideration of $51,550, as follows:

 

Name   Number of Shares     Aggregate Purchase Amount  
Mark Bingham     500     $ 250  
Margaret Cachart     1,000     $ 500  
Barry Cotton     500     $ 250  
Adam Divall     1,000     $ 500  
Jamie Divall     1,000     $ 500  
Collin Elliott     500     $ 250  
Michael Guetjes     500     $ 250  
Peter Lilley     1,000     $ 500  
Ian McKenzie     1,000     $ 500  
Jamie Palacios Vergara     1,000     $ 500  
Anthony Preece     1,000     $ 500  
Michael Ricks     500     $ 250  
Darren Roberts     1,000     $ 500  
Wayne Roberts     1,000     $ 500  
Toby Roberts     1,000     $ 500  
Vicent Samways     2,500     $ 1,250  
Gary Steel     500     $ 250  
Jon Stronell     1,000     $ 500  
Martin Sweeny     500     $ 250  
Daniel Tovey     2,000     $ 1,000  
Hayley Wood     1,000     $ 500  
Caoimhe Lonergan     5,000     $ 2,500  
Eibhlin Lonergan     5,000     $ 2,500  
Saoirse Lonergan     5,000     $ 2,500  
John Lonergan     5,000     $ 2,500  
Brid Lonergan     20,000     $ 10,000  
David Lonergan     43,100     $ 21,550  
TOTALS     103,100     $ 51,550  

 

On September 23, 2011, the Company issued 9,600 shares of common stock to Samuel James Cameron, an individual (a non-“U.S. Person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S), in exchange for marketing consultancy services rendered to the Company valued at $4,800.

 

SECURITIES ISSUED AFTER THE ONE-YEAR COMPLIANCE PERIOD APPLICABLE TO NON-REPORTING ISSUERS AS SET FORTH IN CATEGORY 3 OF RULE 903 OF REGULATION S):

 

On November 30, 2011, the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of Series “A” Preferred Stock (100% of the authorized preferred stock) to our Chief Executive Officer, Peter Smith, for an aggregate consideration of $480,000 as a bonus package equal to 24 months of salary. On November 20, 2012, the Board of Directors and Mr. Smith subsequently agreed that Mr. Smith would retire to treasury 3,466,668 of these Series “A” preferred shares and retain the balance, 1,533,332 shares. Mr. Smith subsequently gifted 400,000 of these Series “A” preferred shares to Mr. Taddei (CFO of the Company) and a further 133,332 preferred shares to two other employees of the Company, 66,666 Series “A” preferred shares each.

 

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On December 12, 2013 the Company issued 450,000 Series “A” preferred shares to the Company’s CFO (200,000), CEO (200,000) and one employee (50,000) having a fair value of $540,000 ($0.12 per share), based upon the fair value of the services rendered, which represented the best evidence of fair value.

 

SECURITIES ISSUED IN 2012

 

On March 31, 2012, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Robert Hasnain, a resident of the United Kingdom, as interest on a $50,000 loan he made to the Company. $30,000 was loaned to Global Equity Partners Plc. on March 20, 2012 and the $20,000 balance of the loan was paid to Global Equity Partners Plc. on April 10, 2012. The Company valued these 100,000 shares at $50,000 in the aggregate.

 

On March 31, 2012, the Company issued 40,000 shares of common stock to Mr. David Lonergan, a resident of Ireland, as a portion of the interest due under a loan of $20,000 loan made to Global Equity Partners PLC on March 13, 2012. The Company valued these shares at $20,000 in the aggregate.

 

On May 21, 2012 the Company issued 25,000 common restricted shares to Mr. Stephen Stanton in exchange for $12,500 of services rendered to the Company in the form of an introduction to a new client.

 

On May 21, 2012, the Company issued 30,000 common restricted shares at $.50 each to a stock subscriber, Mr. Christopher Percy.

 

On May 22, 2012, the Company issued 200,000 common restricted shares at $.50 each to a stock subscriber, Mrs. Susan Smith.

 

On June 7, 2012, an investor, Mr. Julian Ainsby, subscribed for 50,000 common restricted shares at $.50.

 

On June 21, 2012 the Company issued 20,000 common restricted shares to Mr. Adrian Scarrott in lieu of $10,000 of salary due.

 

On July 7, 2012, the Company issued 40,000 common restricted shares at $.50 to Mr. David Lonergan as repayment of the $20,000 loan he extended to the Company in February of 2012.

 

On September 24, 2012, the Company issued 40,000 common restricted shares at $.25 to Mr. Robert Torab Hasnain as repayment of the $10,000 loan he extended to the Company in March of 2012.

 

On November 16, 2012, the Company issued 2,000 common restricted shares at $.25 to Mr. David Lonergan as repayment of the $500 interest due to him.

 

On November 21, 2012, the Company issued 300,000 common restricted shares at $.25 to Tempest Holdings Limited in exchange of $75,000 of services rendered in the form of introductions of various new clients to the Company.

 

On February 15, 2013, the Company issued 100,000 common restricted shares at $.80 to Tricon Holdings Limited in exchange of $80,000 of marketing services rendered to the Company.

 

On March 12, 2013, the Company issued 75,000 common restricted shares at $1.10 to Tempest Holdings Limited in exchange of $82,500 of services rendered in the form of introductions of various new clients to the Company.

 

On April 5, 2013, the Company issued 150,000 common restricted shares at $.95 to Tricon Holdings Limited in exchange of $142,500 of marketing services rendered to the Company.

 

On April 5, 2013, the Company issued 500,000 common restricted shares at $.25 to Caro Capital Inc. in exchange of $125,000 of invest relations services rendered to the Company.

 

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On April 15, 2013, the Company issued 25,000 common restricted shares at $.55 to Philip Brooks in exchange of $13,750 of services rendered to the Company.

 

On April 24, 2013, the Company issued 150,000 common restricted shares at $.29 to Robert Sullivan in exchange of $43,500 of marketing and radio advertisement services rendered to the Company.

 

On May 3, 2013, an investor, Piquerel Investment Limited, subscribed for 10,000 common restricted shares at $.60.

 

On May 17, 2013, the Company issued 40,000 common restricted shares at $.17 to Scott Suckling in exchange of $6,800 of services rendered in the form of introduction of a new client to the Company.

 

On May 17, 2013, the Company issued 99,385 common restricted shares at $.17 to ME Biz Limited in exchange of $16,972 of services rendered in the form of introduction of a new client to the Company.

 

In October through December 2013, the Company issued 30,000 common restricted shares to the beneficiary of The Able Foundation (Mr. Robert Luke Hague) as an interest payment for a loan $120,420 signed on October 9, 2013. The stock issued was valued for a total cost of $3,900 at an average of $0.13.

 

From January, 2013 through December, 2013, the Company issued 120,000 common restricted shares to Tempest Holdings Limited in exchange of a twelve month consultancy agreement that began on January 1, 2013. The stock issue was valued at $50,400 at an average of $0.42 over the twelve month life of the contract.

 

On December 12, 2013 the Company issued 10,000 common restricted shares at $.12 to Zara V. Clark in exchange of $1,200 of services rendered to the Company.

 

On December 12, 2013 the Company issued 100,000 common restricted shares at $.12 to Michael Paul Duff in exchange of $12,000 of marketing services rendered to the Company in the United Kingdom.

 

All of the following stock was issued in reliance on the exemption from registration requirements of the 33 Act provided by Section 4(2) of the 33 Act, as the issuance of the stock did not involve a public offering of securities based on the following:

 

The 2,000,000 shares of common stock issued to Javan Khazali.
   
The 1,983,332 shares of Series “A” Preferred Stock issued to Peter Smith, Enzo Taddei and Patrick V. Dolan.
   
The 140,000 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Hasnain,
   
The 82,000 shares issued to Mr. Lonergan.
   
The 25,000 common shares issued to Mr. Stephen Stanton.
   
The 30,000 common shares issued to Mr. Christopher Percy.
   
The 200,000 shares issued to Mrs. Susan Smith.
   
The 20,000 shares issue to Mrs. Alexander Louise Scarrott.
   
The 50,000 common shares issued to Mr. Julian Ainsby.
   
The 495,000 common shares issued to Tempest Holdings Limited.
   
The 250,000 shares issued to Tricon Holdings Limited.
   
The 500,000 shares issued to Caro Capital Inc.
   
The 25,000 shares issued to Philip Brooks.
   
The 150,000 shares issued to Robert Sullivan.
   
The 16,667 shares issued to Piquerel Investments Limited.
   
The 40,000 shares issued to Scott Suckling.
   
The 99,385 shares issued to ME Biz Limited.
   
The 30,000 shares issued to Robert Luke Hague.
   
The 10,000 shares issue to Zara Victoria Clark.
   
The 100,000 shares issued to Michael Paul Duff.

 

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  each investor represented to us that he was acquiring the securities for his own account for investment and not for the account of any other person and not with a view to or for distribution, assignment or resale in connection with any distribution within the meaning of the 33 Act;

 

  we provided each investor with written disclosure prior to sale or transfer that the securities have not been registered under the 33 Act and, therefore, cannot be resold unless they are registered under the 33 Act or unless an exemption from registration is available;

 

  each investor agreed not to sell or otherwise transfer the purchased securities unless they are registered under the 33 Act and any applicable state laws, or an exemption or exemptions from such registration are available;

 

  each investor had knowledge and experience in financial and other business matters such that he was capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in us;

 

  such investor was given information and access to all of our documents, records, books, officers and directors, our executive offices pertaining to the investment and was provided the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers regarding the terms and conditions of the offering and to obtain any additional information that we possess or were able to acquire without unreasonable effort and expense;

 

  each investor had no need for liquidity in their investment in us and could afford the complete loss of their investment in us;

 

  we did not employ any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio;

 

  we did not conduct, hold or participate in any seminar or meeting whose attendees had been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising;

 

  we placed a legend on each certificate or other document that evidences the securities stating that the securities have not been registered under the 33 Act and setting forth or referring to the restrictions on transferability and sale of the securities;

 

  no broker-dealer or underwriter was involved in the sale of the shares; and

 

  we added the following legend to the certificates:

 

“The shares represented by this certificate have been issued to the registered owner in reliance upon written representations that these shares have been taken for investment. These shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”), and may not be sold, transferred or assigned unless an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the company has been received by the company to the effect that such sale, transfer or assignment will not be in violation of the Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or applicable state securities laws.”

 

All of the other shares described above (except for the 2,000,000 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Javan Khazali) were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration requirements of the 33 Act provided by Regulation S of the 33 Act, as the issuance of the shares did not involve the sale to any person who was a “U.S. Person” (as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S) and based on the following:

 

  we did not employ a “distributor” (as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S);

 

  each investor represented and proved to us that he was not a “U.S. person” (as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S);

 

  all of the offers and sales were made within the one-year compliance period of Category 3 of Rule 903 of Regulation S, applicable to non-reporting issuers;

 

  each investor represented to us that he was acquiring the securities for his own account for investment and not for the account of any other person and not with a view to or for distribution, assignment or resale in connection with any distribution within the meaning of the 33 Act;

 

  we provided each investor with written disclosure prior to sale or transfer that the securities have not been registered under the 33 Act and, therefore, cannot be resold unless they are registered under the 33 Act or unless an exemption from registration is available;

 

  each investor agreed not to sell or otherwise transfer the purchased securities unless they are registered under the 33 Act and any applicable state laws, or an exemption or exemptions from such registration are available;

 

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  each investor had knowledge and experience in financial and other business matters such that he was capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in us;

 

  such investor was given information and access to all of our documents, records, books, officers and directors, our executive offices pertaining to the investment and was provided the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers regarding the terms and conditions of the offering and to obtain any additional information that we possess or were able to acquire without unreasonable effort and expense;

 

  each investor had no need for liquidity in their investment in us and could afford the complete loss of their investment in us;

 

  we did not employ any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio;

 

  we did not conduct, hold or participate in any seminar or meeting whose attendees had been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising;

 

  we placed a legend on each certificate or other document that evidences the securities stating that the securities have not been registered under the 33 Act and setting forth or referring to the restrictions on transferability and sale of the securities;

 

  we placed stop transfer instructions in our stock transfer records;

 

  no underwriter was involved in the offering;

 

  we made independent determinations that such person was a sophisticated or accredited investor and that he was capable of analyzing the merits and risks of their investment in us, that he understood the speculative nature of their investment in us and that he could lose their entire investment in us; and

 

  we added the following legend to the certificates:

 

“The shares represented by this certificate have not been issued to the registered owner in reliance upon written representations that these shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Act”) and are “restricted securities,” as defined under Regulation S, and cannot be sold, transferred, assigned or traded in the United States for a period of 12 months from the date of issue and require written release from either the issuing company or their attorney prior to legend removal.”

 

ISSUER REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

The Company had revenues amounting to $174,349 and $609,000, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

      December 31, 2013     December 31, 2012     Changes  
                     
Revenue     $ 174,349     $ 609,000     $ 434,651  
      $ 174,349     $ 609,000     $ 434,651  

 

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The total expenditures amounted to $2,519,307 and $3,464,556, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. The following table sets forth the Company’s expenditure analysis for both years:

 

   December 31, 2013   December 31, 2012   Changes 
General and Administrative:               
General office expenses   58,387    34,763    23,624 
Advertising and promotion  $179,434   $14,398   $165,036 
Rent   21,112    10,743    10,369 
Travel   23,608    34,190    (10,582)
Client entertainment   14,195    12,516    1,679 
Bank service charges   4,262    3,449    813 
Dubai business licenses & Local Dubai Sponsors   78,967    86,500    (7,533)
Commision expense   87,974    162,500    (74,526)
Bad debt allowances   -    35,000    (35,000)
Total General and Administrative  $467,939   $394,059   $73,880 
                
Stock Compensation   540,000    1,333,330    (793,330)
Total Stock Compensation  $540,000   $1,333,330   $(793,330)
                
Salaries:               
Officers and Directors   420,000   $360,000   $60,000 
Employees   130,283    139,999    (9,716)
Total Salaries  $550,283   $499,999   $50,284 
                
Professional Services:               
Accountants  $20,500   $43,633   $(23,133)
Edgar Services   560    4,905    (4,345)
Legal   19,007    18,523    484 
Legal (Clients)   41,497    34,030    7,467 
Tax Consultants   2,055    12,000    (9,945)
Tranfers Agents   3,925    2,780    1,145 
Investor Relations   130,000    10,000    120,000 
XBRL Services   3,942    3,458    484 
Other professional services   424,693    54,406    370,287 
Total Professional Services  $646,179   $183,735   $462,444 
                
Depreciation   1,382    117    1,265 
Total Depreciation  $1,382   $117   $1,265 
                
Impairment of financial assets   160,000    975,000    (815,000)
Total Impairment of financial assets  $160,000   $975,000   $(815,000)
                
Total Operating Expenses  $2,365,784   $3,386,240   $(1,020,456)
                
Other income / expense               
Interest income / expense   148,210    7,847    140,363 
Foreign currency transaction loss   -    469     
Amortization of debt discount   23,513    70,000    (46,487)
Gain on settlement of liabilities   (18,200)   -    (18,200)
Total Other Income / Expense  $153,523   $78,316   $75,676 
                
Total Expenditure  $2,519,307   $3,464,556   $(944,780)

 

The net loss from operations for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $2,191,435 and $2,777,240, respectively.

 

The net loss for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 amounted to $2,344,958 and $2,855,556, respectively.

 

The Company´s Comprehensive Loss for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 amounted to $2,344,958 and $2,855,556, respectively.

 

   2013   2012 
Net loss  $(2,344,958)  $(2,855,556)
Comprehensive Loss  $(2,344,958)  $(2,855,556)

 

At December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had 31,044,202 and 29,627,700 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, the weighted average was 30,474,948 and 29,149,498 shares, respectively, hence, the loss per share at December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $(0.08) and (0.10).

 

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CAUTIONARY FORWARD - LOOKING STATEMENT

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes.

 

Certain matters discussed herein may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

  the volatile and competitive nature of our industry,

 

  the uncertainties surrounding the rapidly evolving markets in which we compete,

 

  the uncertainties surrounding technological change of the industry,

 

  our dependence on its intellectual property rights,

 

  the success of marketing efforts by third parties,

 

  the changing demands of customers, and

 

  the arrangements with present and future customers and third parties.

 

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should any of the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results of current and future operations may vary materially from those anticipated.

 

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standard).” ASU 2011-04 attempts to improve the comparability of fair value measurements disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS. Amendments in ASU 2011-04 clarify the intent of the application of existing fair value measurement and disclosure requirements, as well as change certain measurement requirements and disclosures. ASU 2011-04 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2012 and will be applied on a prospective basis. We do not believe that the adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

 

RESULTS FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

 

At the beginning of 2013, we already had contracts with five companies: (1) Arrow Cars International Inc., a company based in Spain and the US; and (2) Voz Mobile Cloud Ltd., a U.S. corporation, (3) Direct CCTV / Direct Security Integration Inc., a UK and US based company, (4) BTI / scorpion Performance Inc. based in the US, (5) Direct CCTV / Direct Security Integration Inc., a UK and US based company.

 

During 2013 we gained the following clients:

 

(1)SCANDINAVIAN AGRITEX CO. LIMITED

 

Scandinavian Agritex Co. Limited is a United Kingdom based company that is a green “Agriculture Technology and Textile” company whose business is situated in Sri-Lanka, Norway and the United Kingdom whose main purpose to develop and rapidly expand the organic cotton industry in the country. Scandinavian Agritex Co. Limited was founded by textile professionals, fashion brand owners, and finance people with significant international management experience. SAC has an extensive management team comprised of highly skilled and competent agronomists, farmers and textile professionals. The Company´s long term objective is to operate the entire textile value chain, including cultivation of cotton, ginning, spinning, weaving, garment manufacture, fashion and retail, with the objective of retaining control and generating significant margins on each step of the chain. Furthermore, the Company intends to produce organic cotton fabrics to be used in the sustainable clothing lines of well-known fashion brands and retailers.

 

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We have contracted to provide Scorpion the following services:

 

  Act as a corporate finance advisor to Scandinavian Agritex Co. Limited;

 

  Advise the client on the structure of the acquisition and assist the client in the preparation and authorization of documentation;

 

  Use reasonable efforts through our marketing and public relations contacts to support and market Scorpion, including: (i) where appropriate, arrange meetings and assist in presentations; (ii) assist the client, its management and advisors in negotiating definitive documentation; and (iii) otherwise assist the client with such other actions as may be necessary to accomplish organic and inorganic growth; and

 

  Introduce the client to professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, lawyers and stock registrars who would assist the client with having its shares listed on the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

Scandinavian Agritex Co. Limited agreed to pay us $400,000 and to date we have been paid $210,000. In addition, we have agreed that we will receive a 6% equity stake in Scorpion upon its initial public offering on the Dubai NASDAQ.

 

During 2013, the Company had revenues totaling $174,349 of which $3,000 was comprised entirely of cash received from our current clients.

 

In 2013, our total operating expenses amounted to $2,365,784.

 

   December 31, 2013 
General and Administrative:     
General office expenses   58,387 
Advertising and promotion  $179,434 
Rent   21,112 
Travel   23,608 
Client entertainment   14,195 
Bank service charges   4,262 
Dubai business licenses & Local Dubai Sponsors   78,967 
Commission expense   87,974 
Bad debt allowances   - 
Total General and Administrative  $467,939 
      
Stock Compensation   540,000 
Total Stock Compensation  $540,000 
      
Salaries:     
Officers and Directors   420,000 
Employees   130,283 
Total Salaries  $550,283 
      
Professional Services:     
Accountants   20,500 
Edgar Services   560 
Legal   19,007 
Legal (Clients)   41,497 
Tax Consultants   2,055 
Tranfers Agents   3,925 
Investor Relations   130,000 
XBRL Services   3,942 
Other professional services   424,693 
Total Professional Services  $646,179 
Depreciation   1,382 
Total Depreciation  $1,382 
      
Impairment of financial assets   160,000 
Total Impairment of financial assets  $160,000 
      
Total Operating Expenses  $2,365,784 

 

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In 2013, the Company incurred, within the operating expenses, other “non-recurring expenses” amounting to $700,000:

 

Non-recurring Expenses:  December 31, 2013 
Stock Compensation   540,000 (1)
Impairment of financial assets  $160,000 (2)
   $700,000 

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(1)The stock compensation valued at $540,000. This was the result of the Company issuing the CEO, CFO and New Business Managing Director 450,000 Series “A” preferred shares.

 

(2)Realized loss due to the permanent impairment of our Voz Mobile Cloud Limited private stock; this impairment was for $160,000.

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Based on 30,474,948 weighted average shares outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2013, the loss per share was $(0.08).

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESERVES

 

Our audited financial statements contained herein have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company had a loss of $2,344,958 for the year ended December 31, 2013, $160,000 of which is due to the permanent impairment of financial assets and a further $540,000 was due to stock compensation to the company´s CEO, CFO and New Business Managing Director; and the Company had $48,856 in cash; net cash used in operations of $(929,502) for the year ended December 31, 2013; and a working capital deficit of $(1,109,309) and stockholders´ deficit of $2,440,966 as of December 31, 2013. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue its operations is dependent on Management’s plans, which include the raising of capital through debt and/or equity markets, until such time that funds provided by operations are sufficient to fund working capital requirements. The Company may need to incur liabilities with certain related parties to sustain the Company’s existence.

 

The Company expects to use its working capital to implement a marketing program to increase awareness of its business model, which includes, but is not limited to, acquisition of private companies, with the intention of taking those companies public in the United States and possibly dual listing those entities abroad. In the event that operating cash flows are slowed or nonexistent, the Company plans to reduce its overhead wherever possible.

 

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Depending upon market conditions, the Company may not be successful in raising sufficient additional capital to achieve its business objectives. In such event, the business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected hence there is certain doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

It is the Company’s intention to seek additional debt financing, which we plan to use as additional working capital to implement our marketing program to increase awareness of our business model and also to expand our operations via the acquisition of companies that are in a similar space and industry as ours, although we have not identified any companies that we would consider acquiring. However, we do not have any verbal or written agreements with anyone to provide us with debt financing. Any short fall in our projected operating revenues will be covered by:

 

The cash fees that we expect to receive during the next 12 months from the clients we currently have under contract.

 

Receiving loans from one or more of our officers even though at the present time, we do not have verbal or written commitments from any of our officers to lend us money.

 

Receiving loans from third part lenders and/ or investors.

 

1)On December 9, 2013, the Company signed a 10 year loan facility agreement with and Irish company called PPF Capital Source Lending Company 2 Limited domiciled in Dublin (Ireland), for $3,540,000 at 4.5% interest per annum. The interest will be paid on a basis monthly but only on the amounts drawn down on the loan. The company had to guarantee the loan by way of a cash payment of $450,000 which it did by on December 12, 2013 (this amount is reflected on our balance sheet under “other current assets”). The loan agreement was and still is contingent on PPF´s securing a minimum cash collateral of $10,000,000 collectively or individually from all borrowers / subscribers. To date, PPF has not reached this critical mass of $10,000,000 but we understand that PPF is not far off this amount hence drawdown can be estimated on or before April 30, 2014.

  

The cash fees that we expect to receive during the next 12 months from the clients we have under contract prior to December 31, 2013 such as:

 

1)MEDINAS HOLDING LIMITED, a Company based in Holland that represents companies that have patented medical procedures and a fully integrated system that have allowed them to become the market leaders in the field of treating cancer. The treatment methods are FDA approved and CE registered. The Company is currently distributing their solution throughout the USA, Europe and the Middle East. This patented medical procedure is specifically designed and manufactured for use in abdominal surgery for peritoneal cancer. It is a treatment that is delivered directly into the abdomen. This leap forward in medical innovation in the fight against cancer has been welcomed by the global medical community.

 

This company engaged our services on February 4, 2014 and has paid us a retainer fee of $25,000 to source the company a Dubai sponsor for a subsequent listing of its stock on the Dubai NASDAQ. Once the sponsor has been sourced, we will engage in a subsequent contract valued at a further $440,000.

 

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2)YOUR MD AS is a British and Norwegian company with offices in London, Oslo, Shanghai and Dubai and in Q2 2014, will launch a series of mobile applications in the Middle East, that are set to revolutionise “mHealth” by delivering personalized healthcare advice to millions via mobile and tablet devices. This service brings healthcare advice to those in areas where primary healthcare is needed most; whether that’s due to large expense, poor access, and poor quality primary health or for those who are unable to travel. Current industry figures show that good quality mHealth services can reduce the strain on healthcare systems across the world by up to 90% - especially in geographies that have better access to mobile networks than to basic sanitation. Your.MD is primarily focused on emerging markets.

 

This company engaged our services on February 10, 2014 and has paid us a retain fee of $25,000 to source the company a Dubai sponsor for a subsequent listing of its stock on the Dubai NASDAQ. One the sponsor has been sourced, we will engage in a subsequent contract valued at a further $440,000.

 

3)IRON ORE OF AFRICA LIMITED is United Kingdom company that has a series of iron ore mining contracts in Africa.

 

This company engaged our services on February 26, 2014 and has paid us a retain fee of $25,000 to source the company a Dubai sponsor for a subsequent listing of its stock on the Dubai NASDAQ. One the sponsor has been sources, we will engage in a subsequent contract valued at a further $440,000.

 

The contracted fees with the clients listed in the table below and the fees we have received from the clients to date are set forth in the following table.

 

     Contract value   Paid   Future Revenue 
  Client  cash   to date   outstanding to date 
1 Arrow Cars International Inc  $135,000   $135,000   $- 
2 Direct Security Integration Inc  $240,000   $240,000   $- 
3 Regis Card Limited  $250,000   $150,000   $100,000 
4 BTI / Scorpion Performance Inc.  $350,000   $180,000   $170,000 
5 Scandivania AgriTex Co. Limited  $400,000   $210,000   $190,000 
6 Medinas Holding Limited  $465,000   $25,000   $440,000 
7 Your MD AS  $465,000   $25,000   $440,000 
8 Iron Ore of Africa Ltd.  $465,000   $25,000   $440,000 
     $2,770,000   $990,000   $1,780,000 

 

No further commissions or fees will be paid to any person or entity related to these nine clients.

 

FUTURE PLANS

 

We currently have eight clients under contract:

 

1)Arrow Cars International Inc
2)Direct Security Integration Inc
3)Regis Card Limited
4)BTI / Scorpion Performance Inc.
5)Scandivania AgriTex Co. Limited
6)Medinas Holding Limited
7)Your MD AS
8)Iron Ore of Africa Ltd.

 

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MILESTONES FOR 2014 /2015:

 

Our specific plan of operations and milestones through March 2015 are as follows:

 

1)DEVELOP THE INTRODUCER NETWORK FURTHER AND IN HOPES OF ATTRACTING NEW INTEREST FOR OUR SERVICES.

 

We currently are relying on introductions to potential clients by the following firms in Asia and Europe:

 

(1)Certain registered investment houses in London (United Kingdom).
(2)An Austrian management consultancy firm based in Vienna (Austria).
(3)Certain investment banks based in Dubai (UAE)
(4)Certain Private Private Banks based in Amsterdam (Holland) and Zurich in Switzerland.
(5)The Colombo Stock Exchange in Sri Lanka.
(6)Certain family offices in Dubai (UAE).

 

We do not have any verbal or written agreements with the firms identified above, as our relationship with each of them has been developed over the past year or so.

 

We intend to develop relationships with a further three “introducers” to potential new business for the Company before the end of June 2014.

 

2)DUBAI EXPANSION

 

We will continue to establish a firm presence in Dubai, UAE where we are attracting clients, relationships and awareness. Our Dubai operation is currently a branch office of the company allowing us a license to trade in the area. This branch office will continue to recruit new members of staff that will allow us to grow and become more efficient in Dubai.

 

3)CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEM FOR REVIEWING PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES.

 

We will concentrate our efforts on the quality of the company that is introduced to us. We will start off by sending the client a standard due diligence list and request that they complete the list and send us the support for review. We will then follow-up the due diligence with a “site visit” in order to properly understand our client’s business model and more importantly meet the principals in person.

 

We will create a deeper due diligence program allowing us to dig deep on any prospective client prior to engagement thus protecting the company from any future problems by employing one new staff member that will be responsible for the due diligence analysis and creating a report for our file on their findings.

 

4)EXPAND OUR CONSULTANCY TO INCLUDE MORE MERGER AND ACQUISITION ACTIVITY.

 

We intend to form relationships with merger and acquisition specialists during 2014 which will hopefully enable us to:

 

(4)Find potential merger and acquisition candidates.
(5)Introduce our clients to brokers and investment bankers.
(6)Introduce our clients to the appropriate professionals (attorneys and accountants) to assist them in a public offering or exchange listing.

 

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The only additional cost for this activity will be a very small administrative burden for telephone calls and communications to be funded out of operational income, mainly income receivable from clients currently under contract.

 

5)DEVELOP IN HOUSE IT DEPARTMENT

 

Commencing initially with one member we will start to develop a proprietary program allowing us to easily monitor a client’s development status and work in progress. We will also use this tool to manage our pipeline of clients and therefore it will become vital in our cash flow forecasting.

 

6)DUAL LISTING DUBAI

 

In 2014, we intend to become one of the first foreign companies to dual list on Dubai NASDAQ; our plan is to carry out a public relations campaign alongside the dual listing process with the public relations firm we have selected with a view to prepare a campaign that will have a maximum effect.

  

7)EXPAND OUR NETWORK OF CONTACTS WITHIN THE INVESTMENT COMMUNITY IN DUBAI

 

Our network of investment companies in Dubai is currently small; however, we intend to substantially expand our Dubai network in order to enable us to make introductions on a more institutional level. We intend to develop our network to at least twelve Investment Institutions who may have interests in minority shareholding in companies from outside of the Middle East Region.

 

At present we are being received with open arms by the Dubai and Middle Eastern financial community; hence we have plans to host various hospitality events for our current clients, our key contacts and upper management of the company.

 

8)EXPAND OUR RANGE OF BUSINESS AND CONTACTS

 

We intend to take our consultancy service outside of the Middle East and Europe into Asia and Sri Lanka. We will expand on a ‘Commission Only’ basis for the individuals or companies who take on our service to offer to their clients. Accountants, lawyers and finance professionals are the target market for overlaying our service into their existing client banks in return for a percentage of fees received. We also intend to add at least one new member to our administration team within the second quarter of 2014.

 

9)ROAD SHOWS

 

We will continue the “Road shows”, in Dubai with the support of the Dubai NASDAQ for companies already listed in Sri Lanka and other parts of Asia who could be seeking a dual listing in Dubai to provide liquidity and more capital raising options. We have commenced initial conversations with a brokerage house in Sri Lanka to look at their clients they have that would be suitable for the Dubai market. We will initially invite management of selected companies to Dubai for a two day event in conjunction with Nasdaq Dubai and a number of leading Investment Institutions, the anticipated cost of this is to be met by the prospective clients themselves and sponsorship from the institutions and Nasdaq Dubai.

 

10)FURTHER EXPAND OUR RANGE OF BUSINESS AND CONTACTS

 

The foundation for this development has been created in 2013. In 2014, we intend to cement in the relationships created. The target markets for attracting clients are: Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Hong Kong and Singapore

 

To service the clients generated from these markets we will spend time creating a network of service companies who we can utilize to assist us on a local basis. We will explore the possibilities of dual listings for our clients in Singapore to allow us a local market for any Asian clients we will attract and giving the company a firm foothold in the Asian territory.

 

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11)EMPLOYEES; IDENTIFICATION OF A SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEE

 

We currently have four employees: Peter J. Smith, and Enzo Taddei. Peter J. Smith, our President, and Enzo Taddei, our Chief Financial Officer and Patrick V. Dolan, new business managing director, and Zara V. Clark, our Dubai office manager, each have an employment agreement with the Company. All are full time employees of the Company. We intend to hire additional employees in 2014, such as an in-house analyst in Dubai and a person to assist our new business managing director in London.

 

ITEM 7A.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

 

Our financial statements and supplementary data may be found beginning at page F-1.

 

ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

 

Dismissal of Berman & Company CPA

 

The Company elected to terminate its engagement of Berman & Company, P.A. (“Berman”) as the independent registered public accounting firm responsible for auditing the Company’s financial statements, effective as of January 18, 2013, which termination was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Berman´s report on the Company’s financial statements for the past two years did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles with the exception that Berman’s Audit Reports for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, contained an explanatory note which raised substantial doubt as to the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years and any subsequent interim period for which a review report was provided preceding the termination of Berman, the Company did not have any disagreements with Berman on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Berman, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report.

 

Engagement of De Joya Griffith LLC

 

On January 18, 2013, the Company engaged De Joya Griffith LLC (“DJG”) to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm responsible for auditing the Company’s financial statements. The engagement with De Joya Griffith, effective as of January 18, 2013, was approved by the Board of Directors.

 

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Neither the Company nor anyone on behalf of the Company consulted DJG during the two most recent fiscal years and any subsequent interim period prior to engaging DJG, regarding either:

 

  (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and either a written report was provided to the Company or oral advice was provided that DJG concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or

 

  (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) and the related instructions of Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or reportable event (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K).

 

There are not and have not been any disagreements between the Company and its accountants on any matter of accounting principles, practices or financial statement disclosure.

 

ITEM 9A.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) were ineffective.

 

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed 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. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

 

  (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

 

  (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with the authorization of our management and directors; and

 

  (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013. In making this assessment, management used the framework set forth in the report entitled Internal Control--Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO. The COSO framework summarizes each of the components of a company’s internal control system, including (i) the control environment, (ii) risk assessment, (iii) control activities, (iv) information and communication, and (v) monitoring. This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permits us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

 

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IDENTIFIED MATERIAL WEAKNESSES AND SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES

 

A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the financial statements will not be prevented or detected. Management identified the following internal control deficiency which we had assessed as a material weakness as of December 31, 2013, during our assessment of our internal control over financial reporting as follows:

 

  1. We did not have adequate segregation of duties over certain areas of our financial reporting process.

 

The internal control deficiency identified above will only be completely corrected if the company expands and has the capacity to adequately segregate the duties to mitigate risk in financial reporting. Expansion will depend mostly on the ability of management to generate enough income to warrant growth in personnel.

 

We did not have effective comprehensive entity-level internal controls specific to the structure of our board of directors and organization of critical committees. Due to our expected expansion, without correcting this significant deficiency and ensuring that our board of directors has the proper oversight and committees are properly established, the control environment in subsequent years may not be effective.

 

MANAGEMENT’S REMEDIATION INITIATIVES

 

We are in the further process of evaluating our material and significant deficiencies. We have already begun to remediate many of the deficiencies. However, others will require additional people, including adding to our board of directors, which will take longer to remediate.

 

In an effort to remediate the identified material weaknesses and other deficiencies and enhance our internal controls, we have initiated, or plan to initiate, the following series of measures:

 

  1. Identify and retain one or two new directors for our board of directors including a member who is appropriately credentialed as a financial expert with a goal of having sufficient independent board of directors oversight;
     
  2. Ensure all entity level controls are applied at all levels of the organization and are scalable for acquisition or merge targets;
     
  3. Establish comprehensive formal general accounting policies and procedures and require directors or employees to sign off such policies and procedures as documentation of their understanding of and compliance with company policies;
     
  4. Make all directors or employees subject to our Code of Ethics (including those employees in acquisition targets) and require all employees and directors to sign our Code of Ethics on an annual basis and retain the related documentation; and,
     
  5. Implement better segregation of duties given the size of our company.

 

We plan to test our updated controls and remediate our deficiencies by June 30, 2013.

 

CONCLUSION

 

Our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was ineffective. However, the above identified material weaknesses and deficiency did in fact result in certain material audit adjustments to our 2013 financial statements. However, it is reasonably possible that, if not remediated, one or more of the identified material weaknesses noted above could result in a material misstatement in our reported financial statements that might result in a material misstatement in a future annual or interim period.

 

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING.

 

We did not change our internal control over financial reporting during our last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

  

ITEM 9B.   OTHER INFORMATION.

 

Not applicable.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10.   DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

 

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

 

Our two directors will serve until their two successors are elected and qualified. Our officers are elected by the board of directors to a term of one year and serve until their successor is duly elected and qualified, or until they are removed from office. Our board of directors has no nominating, auditing or compensation committees.

 

The names, addresses, ages and positions of our officers, directors and key employees are set forth below:

 

        First Year    
Name   Age   as Director   Position
             
Peter James Smith   45   2010   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
             
Enzo Taddei   41   2011   Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director

 

The persons named above were elected to hold their offices until the next annual meeting of our stockholders.

 

PETER JAMES SMITH - PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR

 

Mr. Smith has served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Global Equity Partners, PLC, our now wholly-owned subsidiary, since its formation on September 2, 2009. Mr. Smith has also served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company since December 31, 2010. Between June 1, 2006, and September 2, 2009, when he formed Global Equity Partners, PLC, Mr. Smith was not employed and spent his time researching the market for the consulting business in which Global Equity Partners, PLC would be engaged. In 1993, he created an international financial services company in the Middle East and Asia, named Belgravia Financial Management, and served as the Chief Executive Officer of that firm until he resigned in May 2006. Between 1993 and May 2005, he built Belgravia Financial Management to 23 global offices, 5 country licenses, a Company with $2.2 billion under financial management. Belgravia Financial Management merged with Intervest SL and became Belgravia Intervest Group Limited. Belgravia Intervest Group Limited subsequently merged with Tally Ho Ventures, Inc. (TLYH.OB) on May 12, 2005. In 2006, Mr. Smith resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer of Tally Ho Ventures, Inc. Tally Ho Ventures, Inc. subsequently changed its name to Premier Wealth Management, Inc. on September 26, 2007. Mr. Smith first qualified as a stockbroker in London in 1986 with Rensburg and Co. where he became both a registered equity trader and registered representative of the firm that is a UK registered, full service stockbroker trading equities, options, warrants, gilts and bonds. He also spent 12 months within that firm covering the back office facilities of a brokerage house including sales, purchase, rights, dividends and new issues. He then moved on to the London Traded Options Market where he passed his LTOM open outcry examinations to become an options trader for a subsidiary of ABN Amro bank called International Clearing Services (ICS). As an Options trader, his job was to trade options on behalf of all the firm’s clients and to hedge the positions of the market makers the firm cleared for in the equity market. As the sole dual qualified broker for ICS, he was constantly trading in either equities or options, either by open outcry or screen dealing on the London Stock Exchange Floor on Threadneedle Street.

 

ENZO TADDEI - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR

 

Mr. Taddei was appointed as our Chief Financial Officer and a member of our Board of Directors on September 1, 2011. From November 2010 until December 8, 2011, when he resigned from such offices, Mr. Taddei was a member of the Board of Directors and part-time Chief Financial Officer of Networking Partners, Inc., a social networking company. Mr. Taddei resigned from such offices in order to devote more time and effort to our Company. On November 12, 2012 Mr. Taddei was reappointed as interim CEO and sole board member of Networking Partners Inc. until such a time that a suitable replacement is found. From May 2009 until the present date, Mr. Taddei has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of E3B Consulting Network SL (a firm engaged in accounting and property management). Mr. Taddei spends only a few of hours a month on E3B Consulting business. From March 2007 until May 2009, Mr. Taddei served as Chief Financial Officer of Dolphin Digital Media (a company engaged in social networking). From August 2006 until March 2007, Mr. Taddei served as Chief Financial Officer of Plays on the Net Plc. (an E-Commerce firm). From July 1999 until August 2006, Mr. Taddei served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Adesso Res Asesores (an accounting firm). In addition to being an accountant and tax consultant by profession, Mr. Taddei is proficient in three languages: English, Spanish and Italian. He obtained a Degree in Economics from the University of Malaga (Spain) in 1998 and also a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) from the University of Wales in 1996. He also holds a Master Degree in Spanish and International Taxation granted to him by EADE University in Malaga (Spain) in 2000.

 

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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 the Company:

 

  (1) 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;
     
  (2) was convicted in a criminal proceeding or subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
     
  (3) was subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from or otherwise limiting his involvement in any of the following activities:
     
    (i) 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;
       
    (ii) engaging in any type of business practice; or
       
    (iii) 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
       
  (4) 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;
     
  (5) was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action, the Securities and Exchange Commission to have violated a federal or state securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Securities and Exchange Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;
     
  (6) was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;

 

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  (7) was the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to any alleged violation of:
     
    i. Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; or
       
    ii. Any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or
       
    iii. Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
       
  (8) was the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26)), and registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C.1(a)(29)), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

ABSENCE OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

 

We do not have any independent directors and are unlikely to be able to recruit and retain any independent directors due to our small size and limited financial resources.

 

DIRECTOR QUALIFICATIONS

 

We do not have a formal policy regarding director qualifications. In the opinion of Peter J. Smith, our President and majority shareholder, both Mr. Taddei and he have sufficient business experience and integrity to carry out the Company’s plan of operations. Both Mr. Smith and Mr. Taddei recognize that the Company will have to rely on professional advisors, such as attorneys and accountants with public company experience to assist with compliance with Exchange Act reporting and corporate governance matters.

 

DIRECTORSHIPS

 

Enzo Taddei is a director of Networking Partners, Inc., a company with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

 

Although we have not established an Audit Committee, the functions of the Audit Committee are currently carried out by our Board of Directors.

 

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

 

There are no family relationships between or among or officers and directors.

 

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

 

On September 2, 2011, we adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to our officers, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and any other persons performing similar functions. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics was designed to deter wrongdoing and promote honest and ethical conduct, full, fair and accurate disclosure, compliance with laws, prompt internal reporting and accountability to adherence to our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted on our website at http://www.globalequityincusa.com/ in the “Governance” section. We also intend to disclose any future amendments to, and any waivers from (though none are anticipated), the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics in the “Governance” section of our website.

 

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ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation paid by the Company and/or its subsidiary, Global Equity Partners Plc., to our executive officers and directors of the Company for services rendered during the periods indicated.

 

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name and Principal Position    Year   Salary ($)     Note   Bonus ($)     Note   Stock Awards ($)     Note   All other stock compensation (s)   Note   Total ($) 
                                                
Peter J. Smith   2013   $240,000    7   $0        $240,000    8   $0       $480,000 
President, Chief   2012   $240,000    1   $0        $0        $0       $240,000 
Executive Officer and Director   2011   $129,959    2   $480,000    (3)  $0        $0       $609,959 
                                                  
Enzo Taddei   2013   $180,000    9   $0        $240,000    8   $0       $420,000 
Chief Financial   2012   $120,000    4   $0        $1,000,000    5   $0       $1,120,000 
Officer, Secretary and Director   2011   $40,000    6   $0        $0        $0       $40,000 

 


 

(1) Represents $19,800 paid in cash and $220,200 in accrued, but unpaid salary.
(2) Represents $49,959 paid in cash and $80,000 in accrued, but unpaid salary.
(3) Represents the value of 1,000,000 shares of Series “A” Preferred Stock (of the 5,000,000 authorized Series “A” preferred stock) issued to Peter Smith as a bonus package. Our Board of Directors recognized the hard and fruitful work of Mr. Smith for the past three years and decided to compensate him with a bonus equivalent to two years of gross salary. Since the Company did not have the cash resources to pay such bonus, it decided to issue him preferred stock, which the Board of Directors (after consulting with our accountants) determined to be worth $480,000. The preferred stock is redeemable on December 1, 2013.
(4) Represents $10,000 paid in cash and $110,000 in accrued, but unpaid salary.
(5) Represent 400,000 Series “A” preferred shares convertible into 4,000,000 common shares on December 1, 2014 and valued at $0.25 per share.
(6) Represents $40,000 of accrued, but unpaid salary.
(7) Represents $199,195 paid in cash and $40,805 in accrued, but unpaid salary.
(8) Represents 200,000 Series “A” preferred shares paid to both the CEO and the CFO.
(9) Represents $131,548 paid in cash and $48,452 in accrued, but unpaid salary.

 

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS SUMMARY

 

PETER JAMES SMITH:

 

Mr. Smith’s employment agreement with the Company was executed on September 1, 2011, and the basic terms were as follows:

 

  1. DUTIES - ASSIGNMENT: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director on Board of Directors
     
  2. COMPENSATION: $240,000 per annum, subject to annual review and adjustment of no less than a 5% percentage increase. The salary will be paid on a monthly basis.
     
  3. EMPLOYMENT: The contract commenced on the first day of September, 2011.
     
    (a) Employment will continue for 36 MONTHS.
       
    (b) The Company and employee agreed to accrue monthly from September 2011 onwards. Payment of the accrued amounts shall commence no later than January 2, 2012 and payment of the ongoing monthly salary shall commence on the last working day of January 2012.
       
  4. SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
       
    (a) If Employer terminates this Agreement for any reason other than Disability, Death, Employee shall be entitled to receive, and Employer shall make, the following severance payments:
       
    (i) continue to pay a sum equivalent to SIX MONTHS’ SALARY.
       
    (b) If Employer terminates this Agreement by reason of the Disability of Employee or if this Agreement is automatically terminated upon the Death of Employee pursuant to Section 3(b), Employee or his estate shall be entitled to receive, and Employer shall make, the following severance payments:
       
    (i) continue to pay a sum equivalent to FIVE YEARS ANNUAL SALARY via the life assurance scheme.

 

This contract was modified January 1, 2013 on the following terms:

 

1)COMPENSATION: $180,000 per annum, subject to annual review and adjustment of no less than a 5% percentage increase. The salary will be paid on a monthly basis. Also, there was a provision to pay the CEO´s rent in Dubai, calculated at $30,000 per month, starting July 1, 2013.

 

ENZO TADDEI:

 

Mr. Taddei’s employment agreement with the Company was executed on September 1, 2011, and the basic terms were as follows:

 

  1. DUTIES - ASSIGNMENT: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Director on Board of Directors
     
  2. COMPENSATION: $120,000 per annum, subject to annual review and adjustment of no less than a 5% percentage increase. The salary will be paid on a monthly basis.
     
  3. EMPLOYMENT: The contract commenced on the first day of September, 2011.
       
    (a) Employment will continue for 36 MONTHS.
       
    (b) The Company and employee agreed to accrue monthly from September 2011 onwards. Payment of the accrued amounts shall commence no later than January 2, 2012 and payment of the ongoing monthly salary shall commence on the last working day of January 2012.

 

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  4. SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
     
  (a) If Employer terminates this Agreement for any reason other than Disability, Death, Employee shall be entitled to receive, and Employer shall make, the following severance payments:
     
  (i) continue to pay a sum equivalent to SIX MONTHS’ SALARY.
     
  (b) If Employer terminates this Agreement by reason of the Disability of Employee or if this Agreement is automatically terminated upon the Death of Employee pursuant to Section 3(b), Employee or his estate shall be entitled to receive, and Employer shall make, the following severance payments:
     
  (i) continue to pay a sum equivalent to FIVE YEARS ANNUAL SALARY via the life assurance scheme.

 

This contract was modified January 1, 2013 on the following terms:

 

1)COMPENSATION: $180,000 per annum, subject to annual review and adjustment of no less than a 5% percentage increase. The salary will be paid on a monthly basis.

 

STOCK OPTION AND OTHER COMPENSATION PLANS

 

Aside from the employment agreements with Messrs. Smith and Taddei, the Company currently does not have a stock option or any other compensation plan and we do not have any plans to adopt one in the near future.

 

In March 2012, the Company granted 20,000 stock options to David Lonergan in connection with a Bridge Loan and Option Agreement with Mr. Lonergan. The options are exercisable at $1.00 per share and expire on September 13, 2013. There have been no options granted.

 

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

 

Our two directors do not receive any compensation for serving as a member of our board of directors, as they are compensated pursuant to their employment agreements as officers of the Company.

 

No retirement, pension, profit sharing, stock option or insurance programs or other similar programs have been adopted by the Company for the benefit of its employees.

 

There are no understandings or agreements regarding compensation our management will receive after a business combination that is required to be included in this table, or otherwise.

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Article VII, Section 7 of the Company’s Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of Nevada.

 

The Nevada Revised Statutes allow us to indemnify our officers, directors, employees, and agents from any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, except under certain circumstances. Indemnification may only occur if a determination has been made that the officer, director, employee, or agent acted in good faith and in a manner, which such person believed to be in the best interests of the corporation. A determination may be made by the shareholders; by a majority of the directors who were not parties to the action, suit, or proceeding confirmed by opinion of independent legal counsel; or by opinion of independent legal counsel in the event a quorum of directors who were not a party to such action, suit, or proceeding does not exist.

 

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The expenses of officers and directors incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding must be paid by us as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, if and only if the officer or director undertakes to repay said expenses to us if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be indemnified by us.

 

The indemnification and advancement of expenses may not be made to or on behalf of any officer or director if a final adjudication establishes that the officer’s or director’s acts or omission involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law and was material to the cause of action.

 

The Nevada Revised Statutes allow a company to indemnify our officers, directors, employees, and agents from any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, except under certain circumstances. Indemnification may only occur if a determination has been made that the officer, director, employee, or agent acted in good faith and in a manner, which such person believed to be in the best interests of the corporation. A determination may be made by the stockholders; by a majority of the directors who were not parties to the action, suit, or proceeding confirmed by opinion of independent legal counsel; or by opinion of independent legal counsel in the event a quorum of directors who were not a party to such action, suit, or proceeding does not exist.

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION

 

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, we have been advised by our special securities counsel that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

 

The following tables set forth the ownership of our common stock and preferred stock by (a) each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding common stock and preferred stock; and (b) by all of named officers and our directors and by all of our named executive officers and directors as a group. To the best of our knowledge, the persons named have sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares and are beneficial owners of the shares indicated in the tables, except as otherwise noted by footnote.

 

The information presented below regarding beneficial ownership of our voting securities has been presented in accordance with the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is not necessarily indicative of ownership for any other purpose. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of the security or the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the security. A person is deemed to own beneficially any security as to which such person has the right to acquire sole or shared voting or investment power within 60 days through the conversion or exercise of any convertible security, warrant, option or other right. More than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities. The percentage of beneficial ownership by any person as of a particular date is calculated by dividing the number of shares beneficially owned by such person, which includes the number of shares as to which such person has the right to acquire voting or investment power within 60 days, by the sum of the number of shares outstanding as of such date plus the number of shares as to which such person has the right to acquire voting or investment power within 60 days. Consequently, the denominator used for calculating such percentage may be different for each beneficial owner. Except as otherwise indicated below, we believe that the beneficial owners of our common stock listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown.

 

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(a) Security ownership of certain beneficial owners:

 

  Name and Address of  Amount and Nature of         Percent of 
Title of Class  Beneficial Owner  Beneficial Ownership     Notes   Class 
                  
Common Stock  Peter J. Smith,   16,333,334    1    52.61%
   38 Frond “F” Palm Jumeirah,               
   Dubai, UAE.               
                   
Common Stock  Enzo Taddei,   5,000,000    2    16.11%
   Avenida Marques del Duero 67,               
   Edificio Bahia 2A,               
   29670 San Pedro de Alcantara,               
   Malaga, Spain.               
                   
Common Stock  Asher Enterprises, Inc.   3,250,000    3    10.47%
   1 Linden Place               
   Great Neck, N.Y. 11021               

 


 

(1)Mr. Smith is the direct beneficial owner of, and has sole dispositive and voting power over, these shares.
(2)Mr. Taddei is the direct beneficial owner of, and has sole dispositive and voting power over, these shares.
(3)Pursuant to Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Asher Enterprises, Inc. is the beneficial owner of these shares, which consist of shares of Common Stock that Asher Enterprises, Inc. has the right to acquire by way of conversion of a promissory note, subject to the Company’s right to repay the note prior to conversion thereof into Common Stock.

 

Title of Class  Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner
  Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
   Percent of Class 
            
Preferred Stock  Peter J. Smith,   1,200,000(1)   60.50%
   38 Frond “F” Palm, Jumeirah,
Dubai, U.A.E.
          
              
Preferred Stock  Enzo Taddei,   600,000(2)   30.25%
   Avenida Marques del Duero 67,
Edificio Bahia 2A,
29670 San Pedro de Alcantara,
Malaga, Spain.
          

 


 

(1)Mr. Smith is the direct beneficial owner of, and has sole dispositive and voting power over, these shares.
(2)Mr. Taddei is the direct beneficial owner of, and has sole dispositive and voting power over, these shares.

 

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(b) Security ownership of management:

 

Title of Class  Name of Beneficial Owner  Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership  
   Percent of Class   
            
Common Stock  Peter J. Smith     16,333,334(1)   52.61%
              
Common Stock  Enzo Taddei      5,000,000(2)   16.11%
              
Common Stock  All officers and directors as a group (2 persons)   21,333,334    68.72%

 


 

(1)Mr. Smith is the direct beneficial owner of, and has sole dispositive and voting power over, these shares.
(2)Mr. Taddei is the direct beneficial owner of, and has sole dispositive and voting power over, these shares.

 

Title of Class  Name of Beneficial Owner  Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
   Percent of Class 
            
Preferred Stock  Peter J. Smith   1,200,000(1)   60.50%
              
Preferred Stock  Enzo Taddei   600,000(2)   30.25%
            
Preferred Stock  All officers and directors as a group (2 persons)   1,400,000    90.75%

 


 

(1)Mr. Smith is the direct beneficial owner of, and has sole dispositive and voting power over, these shares.
(2)Mr. Taddei is the direct beneficial owner of, and has sole dispositive and voting power over, these shares.

 

(c) Changes in control:

 

We are not aware of any arrangements, including any pledge by any person of our securities, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company.

 

ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.

 

Although we have not adopted formal procedures for the review, approval or ratification of transactions with related persons, we adhere to a general policy that such transactions should only be entered into if they are on terms that, on the whole, are no more favorable, or no less favorable, than those available from unaffiliated third parties and their approval is in accordance with applicable law. Such transactions require the approval of our board of directors.

 

On November 30, 2011, the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of Series “A” Preferred Stock to Peter J. Smith, its President, as consideration for $480,000 as a compensatory bonus. On November 20, 2012, the Board of Directors and Mr. Smith subsequently agreed that Mr. Smith would retire to treasury 3,466,668 of these Series “A” preferred shares and retain, the balance, 1,533,332 shares. Mr. Smith subsequently gifted 400,000 of these Series “A” preferred shares to Mr. Taddei (CFO of the Company) and a further 133,332 preferred shares to two other employees of the Company, 66,666 Series “A” preferred shares each.

 

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ITEM 14.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.

 

INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

 

(1) Audit Fees. We paid an aggregate of $18,000 for the audit of our annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and quarterly reviews for three quarters, to be paid to our current auditors DeJoya Griffith, LLC during the year 2013. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, the aggregate fees billed by the Company’s former auditors, Berman & Company, P.A., for services rendered for the review of the financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and for services provided in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for 2012, was $23,792. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, the aggregate fees billed by the Company’s auditors, for services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of the financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and for services provided in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for 2011, was $20,000, which we paid in 2012.

 

(2) Audit-Related Fees. During fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, our auditors did not receive any fees for any audit-related services other than as set forth in paragraph (1) above.

 

(3) Tax Fees. Our auditor’s tax department provided tax compliance, tax advice, or tax planning advice during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. For 2012, we paid our auditor $2,065 for this work. During 2013, we did not pay our auditor for any of these services.

 

(4) All Other Fees. None.

 

(5) Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.

 

Effective May 6, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules that require that before Principal Accountants are engaged by us to render any auditing or permitted non-audit related service, the engagement be:

 

  approved by our audit committee (which consists of our entire board of directors); or
     
  entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the board of directors, provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular service, the board of directors is informed of each service, and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of the board of directors’ responsibilities to management.

 

Our Board of Directors pre-approves all services provided by our independent auditors. All of the above services and fees were reviewed and approved by our Board of Directors either before or after the respective services were rendered.

 

Our Board of Directors has considered the nature and amount of fees billed by our principal accountants and believes that the provision of services for activities unrelated to the audit is compatible with maintaining our principal accountants’ independence.

 

During the 2013 and 2012 fiscal years, the Company used the following pre-approval procedures related to the selection of our independent auditors and the services they provide: unanimous consent of all directors via a board resolution.

 

ITEM 15.   EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

 

(a) (1)Financial Statements

 

Financial statements for Global Equity International, Inc. listed in the Index to Financial Statements on page F-1 are filed as part of this Annual Report.

 

(a) (2)Financial Statement Schedule

 

Financial Statement Schedule for Global Equity International, Inc. listed in the Index to Financial Statements on page F-1 are filed as part of this Annual Report.

 

(a) (3)See the “Index to Exhibits” set forth below.

 

(b)See Exhibit Index below for exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

List of Exhibits attached or incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-B

 

Exhibit No.   Document Description
     
2*   Plan and Agreement of Reorganization dated November 15, 2010, among Global Equity International, Inc., Global Equity Partners PLC and Stockholders of Global Equity Partners LLC
     
3.1*   Articles of Incorporation
     
3.2*   Bylaws
     
4.1**   Convertible Note, dated November 22, 2013, in the principal amount of $450,000, made by Global Equity International, Inc. and payable to Mr. Jason St. Pierre.
     
4.2*   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
     
10.1*   Employment Agreement dated September 1, 2011, with Peter J. Smith
     
10.2*   Employment Agreement dated September 1, 2011, with Enzo Taddei
     
10.3*   Employment Agreement dated September 1, 2011, with Adrian Scarrott
     
10.4*   Consulting Agreement between Global Equity Partners Plc. and Black Swan Data Ltd. dated July 29, 2011
     
10.5*   Consulting Agreement between Global Equity Partners Plc. and Arrow Cars SL dated January 14, 2011
     
10.6*   Consulting Agreement between Global Equity Partners Plc. and RFC K.K. dated October 19, 2011
     
10.7*   Consulting Agreement between Global Equity Partners Plc. and M1 Luxembourg AG dated December 20, 2010
     
10.8*   Consulting Agreement between Global Equity Partners Plc. and Monkey Rock Group, Inc. dated November 26, 2009
     
10.9*   Consulting Agreement between Global Equity Partners Plc. and Voz Mobile Cloud Ltd. dated December 12, 2011
     
10.10*   Consulting Agreement between Global Equity Partners Plc. and CDP Security Group Limited (Direct CCTV) dated March 31, 2012.

 

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10.11*   Bridge Loan and Option Agreement made as of February 28, 2012, between Mr. David Lonergan, Global Equity Partners Plc. and Global Equity International Inc.
     
10.12*   Bridge Loan and Option Agreement made as of March 13, 2012, between Mr. Robert Hasnain and Global Equity International, Inc.
     
10.13***  

Consulting Agreement, dated May 25, 2012, between the Company and Regis Card Limited

 

10.14***   Consulting Agreement, dated December 12, 2012, between the Company and Energy Solutions BV
     
10.15***   Consulting Agreement, dated November 20, 2012, between the Company and Innoveas AG
     
10.16***   Consulting Agreement, dated December 5, 2012, between the Company and Scorpion Performance, Inc.
     
14*   Code of Business Conduct and Ethics adopted on September 2, 2011
     
21****   Subsidiaries
     
31.1****   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
     
31.2****   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
     
32.1****   906 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
     
32.2****   906 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
     
101.INS*****   XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH*****   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
101.CAL*****   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
     
101.DEF*****   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB*****   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE*****   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

     
*   Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10 Registration Statement filed with the Commission on December 1, 2011, and as subsequently amended.
     
**   Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 29, 2013.
     
***   Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Commission on April 16, 2013.
     
****   Filed herewith.
     
*****   In accordance with Regulation S-T, the XBRL-formatted interactive data files that comprise Exhibit 101 in this annual report on Form 10-K shall be deemed “furnished” and not “filed”.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this amended report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Global Equity International, Inc.
     
Dated: March 31, 2014   /s/ Peter J. Smith
  By: Peter J. Smith
  Its: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this amended report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Dated: March 31, 2014   /s/ Peter J. Smith
  By: Peter J. Smith
  Its: President and Chief Executive Officer and
    Director (Principal Executive Officer)
     
Dated: March 31, 2014   /s/ Enzo Taddei
  By: Enzo Taddei
  Its: Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and
    Director (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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