Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

10. EQUITY

The Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 common shares and 5,000,000 preferred shares, both at a par value $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2020, there were 8,570,000 common shares issued and outstanding.

On January 19, 2021, the Company issued 10,000 shares of its common stock as compensation for public relations services at a fair value of $60,900.

On March 31, 2021, there were 8,580,000 common shares issued and outstanding.

On November 23, 2020, under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company issued to Aegis Capital Corp a warrant (the “Representative’s Warrant”) to purchase an aggregate of 108,000 shares of common stock. The Representative’s Warrant is exercisable at a per share price of $9.80 and is exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, during the three-year period commencing from the date of issuance. Following table summarizes the warrant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

	Warrant for				Remaining Contractual		Aggregate
	Common Shares		Exercise Price		Term (Years)		Intrinsic Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020		108,000	$	9.80		2.95	$	-
Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2020		108,000	$	9.80		2.95	$	-
Granted		-		-
Exercised		-		-
Forfeited, cancelled, expired		-		-
Outstanding as of March 31, 2021		108,000	$	9.80		2.70	$	191,160
Vested and exercisable at March 31, 2021		108,000	$	9.80		2.70	$	191,160

GigWorld Inc. Sale of Shares

From January to March, 2021, the Company sold 250,000 shares of GigWorld to international investors for the amount of $250,000, which was booked as addition paid-in capital. The Company held 505,551,376 shares of the total outstanding shares 506,898,576 before the sale. After the sale, the Company still owns approximately 99% of GigWorld’s total outstanding shares.

From January to March, 2020, the Company sold 10,000 shares of GigWorld to international investors for the amount of $5,000, which was booked as addition paid-in capital. The Company held 506,223,676 shares of the total outstanding shares 506,898,576 before the sale. After the sale, the Company still owns approximately 99% of GigWorld’s total outstanding shares.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the sales of GigWorld’s shares were de minimis compared to its outstanding shares and did not change the minority interest.

Distribution to Minority Shareholder

During three months ended on March 31, 2021, SeD Maryland Development LLC Board approved the payment distribution plan to members and paid $82,250 in distribution to the minority shareholder. During three months ended on March 31, 2020, SeD Maryland Development LLC Board approved the payment distribution plan to members and paid $197,400 in distribution to the minority shareholder.

Changes of Ownership of Alset International

In the three months ended March 31, 2021, Alset International issued 250,000 common shares through warrants exercise with exercise price of approximately $0.03 per share and received $7,484 cash. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the stock-based compensation expense of Alset International was $73,292 with the issuance of 1,500,000 shares to an officer. The Company’s ownership of Alset International changed from 57.1% as of December 31, 2020 to 57.1% as of March 31, 2021.

A subsidiary Issuing Stock

During March, 2020, a subsidiary of the Company started a private offer (the “Private Offer”) of its units. Each unit comprised of one share of its Class A Common Stock with par value of $0.01 per share and its one Series A 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock with a par value of $0.01 per share, at a subscription price of $6 per unit. The net proceeds from the private offer were $2,232,491 from investors as of March 31, 2020.