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ACQUISITION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
ACQUISITION

Breathe Acquisition and Spin-off of DNA Canada, Inc.

 

On January 16, 2015, Breathe eCigs Corp., a Tennessee corporation (“Breathe”), entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with the Company, whereby the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Breathe in consideration for the issuance of 150,000,000 shares of common stock.

 

As a result of the transaction effected by the Exchange Agreement, at closing Breathe became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with the former Breathe shareholders owning approximately 56% of the then issued and outstanding common stock of the Company. The Company accounted for this acquisition as a reverse merger, whereby Breathe became the accounting acquirer. As a result, the comparative figures are those of Breathe.

 

The Company declared a stock dividend to its shareholders of record as of February 3, 2015 of its wholly owned subsidiary, DNA Canada, Inc. Each shareholder of record on this date will receive one share of DNA Canada, Inc. for every two shares of DNA Precious Metals Inc. owned by the shareholder on this date. All stock dividends will be rounded down to the next whole number. With the completion of the stock dividend, the Company, no longer has an equity interest in DNA Canada, Inc.

 

The former shareholders of Breathe participating in the stock dividend were required to tender for redemption any shares of DNA Canada, Inc. common stock received pursuant to the stock dividend in accordance with the Exchange Agreement.

 

With the acquisition of Breathe, management determined that it would be in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders to operate each company separate and independently of each other. The operation of DNA Canada, Inc. and Breathe were inconsistent. Breathe is a manufacturer    and distributor of e-cigarette and related products while DNA Canada, Inc. is an exploration stage mining company. The spin-off of DNA Canada, Inc. will allow each company to focus on its principal business activity and facilitate capital formation.

 

On March 5, 2015, the Company and Breathe entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Company merged with its wholly owned subsidiary, Breathe. Upon the consummation of the Merger on March 11, 2015, the separate existence of Breathe ceased, and the shareholders of the Company became shareholders of the surviving company, named Breathe eCig Corp. As permitted under Nevada law, the sole purpose of the Merger was to effect a change to the Company’s name from DNA Precious Metals, Inc. to Breathe eCig Corp. This change to the Amended Articles of Incorporation and name change took effect on March 11, 2015.