ITEM 1. BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
Demand Pooling, Inc. is an early or development stage company which has licensed its entire technology platform from Demand Pooling Global Services, LLC (“DPGS” or “Licensor”), a related party. The licensed technology is subject to termination upon the occurrence of certain events. (See “Business - Technology” and “Risk Factors”.) Its fully functional web-based platform automates the business process for facilitating cooperative buying (“demand aggregation”) of capital assets and a limited number of commodities (motor fuel and water treatment chemicals) primarily among state and local governments (“SLGs”) in order to obtain volume-discount pricing for products that are not typically the subject of meaningful price discounting in the volumes typically purchased by individual entities. The Company expects to remain substantially dependent upon additional platform development by the Licensor, although the Company may seek platform enhancements from other sources or may enhance its application internally. The Company does not currently have experience in developing its own software and can provide no assurance that it will achieve this capability internally or that it will be able to obtain qualified resources for this purpose. See “Risk Factors.”
In September 2011, we changed our name from Accelerated Acquisitions V, Inc. to Demand Pooling, Inc.
Our principal executive offices are located at 12720 Hillcrest Road, Suite 750, Dallas, Texas 75230, and our telephone number is (972) 388-1973. Our fiscal year end is December 31. Our website address is www.Depo.org. We do not intend for information on our websites to be incorporated into this 10-K.
ORGANIZATION
On April 29, 2008, the Registrant sold 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock to Accelerated Venture Partners, LLC for an aggregate investment of $4,000.00. These shares were issued immediately following the incorporation of the Company and were “founder’s shares.” There were no written or oral agreements between the parties relevant to the purchase of the founder’s shares and the purchaser became the sole shareholder of the Company (which at the time was a “shell” corporation). The Registrant sold these shares of Common Stock under the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).
On March 22, 2010, Richard K. Aland agreed to acquire 23,907,138 shares of the Company’s common stock par value $0.0001 for a price of $0.0001 per share and Donald Kelly agreed to acquire 4,218,907 shares of the common stock par value $0.0001 for a price of $0.0001 per share. This transaction was consummated on April 2, 2010.
At the same time, Accelerated Venture Partners, LLC (“AVP”) agreed to tender 1,979,760 of its 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock par value $0.0001 for cancellation. Accelerated Venture Partners, LLC tendered the shares as a part of a negotiated transaction where it agreed to transfer control of the Company to Messrs Aland and Kelly. The agreed consideration for the transaction was that AVP would retain 9.69% of the post-transaction shares issued and outstanding, upon the exercise of an option at a price per share of $0.0001. The Company also retained a Repurchase Option that would permit the Company to exercise the repurchase of the optioned shares.
Simultaneously with the share purchase, Timothy Neher resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors and Messrs. Aland and Kelly were simultaneously appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. Such action represented a change of control of the Company. Mr. Kelly resigned as an Officer and Director of the Company in May 2012.
TECHNOLOGY
On April 15, 2010, the Company entered into a Licensing Agreement (“Licensing Agreement”) with Demand Pooling Global Services, LLC (“Licensor”) a related party pursuant to which the Company was granted a, non-transferrable license for certain territories (an exclusive license for North America and a non-exclusive license for all markets outside of North America) for certain intellectual property developed by Licensor, principally comprising a business concept and related technology which has, as its core product, the aggregation of demand for high-ticket capital equipment and selected commodities to facilitate cooperative purchases of similar products by a significant number of large end-users (the “Technology”). The Technology would also permit and facilitate pooled financing for such purchases in a manner which permits greater financial flexibility for the end-users. Finally, the Technology permits and facilitates the disposal of older equipment by end-users in order to improve the “recovery proceeds” on disposal of surplus or outdated equipment. The License also provides for the use of a datacenter through a third-party provider.
The only relationship between the Company and Licensor is that of a licensee/licensor relationship. Licensor is the developer of the software and the Company both markets and operates the platform. The license is an exclusive North American license and a non-exclusive worldwide license, permitting the licensor to offer the platform to other marketing firms for operation of pools outside of North America. The senior manager of both firms is the same, Richard Aland. (See Item 13 “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.”)
The Company does not conduct an auction process but rather a very different and distinct process, referred to as a “competitive sealed bid” process. Under the competitive sealed bid process, buyers seek from suppliers pricing that is submitted in sealed envelopes, or in our case electronically, and opened mechanically or electronically by each buyer at bid opening. There is no chance, as would be the case for an auction, for suppliers to submit one or more improved bids. The sealed pricing is the best and final bid and no other pricing can be considered.
The Company’s process is one of providing a platform where state and local governments can post their invitations for bids (“IFB’s”) seeking bid pricing for their purchases and provides timely information to suppliers who wish to participate in the bidding process. It should be noted that the Company, does not buy, sell, inventory or trade any product.
SLGs do not hire us, contract with us or pay us a fee. They simply use our platform to post their requirements through an IFB pursuant to the traditional sealed bid process and we have not been able to identify any entity which is unable to employ our platform.
Except for the rights granted under the Licensing Agreement, Licensor retains all rights, title and interest to the Technology and any improvements thereto-although the License includes the Company’s right to utilize such improvements.
The term of the License commences the date of execution of the Licensing Agreement (“Execution Date”) and continues for a term of twenty (20) years, ending on the twentieth anniversary of the Execution Date. In addition to other requirements, the continuation of the license is conditioned on the Company generating net revenues in excess of expenses in the normal course of operations or the funding by the Company of a minimum of $10,000,000 for “qualifying research, development and commercialization expenses” in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) a minimum of $1,000,000 during the period commencing upon the Execution Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Execution Date; or
(b) a minimum of $4,000,000 during the period commencing upon the Execution Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Execution Date; or
(c) a minimum of $10,000,000 during the period commencing upon the Execution Date and ending on the third anniversary of the Execution Date.
The Licensing Agreement also calls for royalties payable by the Company to the Licensor of ten percent (10%) of all gross revenues resulting from the use of the Technology by the Company and twenty-five percent (25%) of all royalties and fees received from third party sublicensees.
The license can also be terminated by the Licensor upon the occurrence of events of default specified in the License Agreement.
The ownership of the intellectual property necessary for development and modification of the electronic platform resides with the Licensor and becomes a part of the exclusive North American and non-exclusive worldwide (outside North America) License.
On June 30, 2013, the Company amended its Licensing Agreement by deleting Article 3 - Research, Development and Commercialization Funding Requirements, and Article 4 - Licensee’s Commercialization Obligations, in their entirety. The Amendment to the Licensing Agreement eliminated the condition of the Company to generate net revenues in excess of expenses in the normal course of business operations or the funding by the Company of a minimum of $10,000,000. As a result of deleting Article 3, the Company no longer has an obligation to fund the research, development and commercialization of the Technology required in Article 4 of the Licensing Agreement.
The Company investigated a variety of software applications as possible alternatives to the licensed software, but did not find any alternative software which it viewed as being as sophisticated, scalable and flexible as the software application licensed from Licensor. The Licensor’s application platform is fully functional in its current state, and upon raising the necessary capital, will conduct non-beta pooled purchase of products for state and local governments.
The “business concept” which the Company is currently marketing to state and local governments is a streamlined “demand aggregation,” or “cooperative purchasing” methodology for acquiring high-valued capital assets and selected commodities (motor fuel and water treatment chemicals), that comprise a significant component of most state and local government budgets as a means for producing improved pricing (volume-discount pricing) versus the pricing that would be achievable by individual entities in the volumes each would typically buy. The Technology supporting the business concept is the actual electronic platform that facilitates buyers seeking bid requests in a single time window and in a single location, provided they have access to the Internet and can login to the Company’s website. The Company’s initial target market is considered highly fragmented, consisting of approximately 87,000 SLGs that do not have any natural way of leveraging their collective buyer power. These SLGs have common purchase needs, are non-competitive with one another and tend to employ the same sealed bid process for obtaining competitive bids.
In order to implement and operate a pool, the Company does not currently need additional hardware or software beyond that which it has licensed from the Licensor and infrastructure that is leased from and managed by Hostway Services, Inc. The server capacity is not currently stressed and one (1) standby server provides redundancy for the platform application. The Company does not anticipate a number of user accesses ("hits" to its system) that would be typical for consumer-oriented applications that might achieve accesses of hundreds of thousands or even millions of hits during a 24-hour period. It is likely that the Company's website would only achieve hundreds of hits or thousands of hits during a 24 hour period, which does not stress the capacity of the existing servers. To double the capacity, the Company could convert its redundant server to an application server or add additional servers, as needed for new products.
No authorizations are needed to launch, implement and operate pooled transactions. The Company determines when pools are to be launched and how potential users are to be addressed. Currently, its marketing approach is through a direct email campaign based upon contacts which the Company has identified. Most of these contacts, which now number fewer than 10,000 out of the estimated 87,000 SLG entities, have been obtained by the Company investigating state and local government websites (cities, counties, states, airports, transit agencies, school and hospital districts and higher education facilities) and trade organization websites. The Company intends to continue expanding its email notification activities and, if funding becomes available and/or net revenue generation is sufficient, to investigate the affordability of implementing advertising and public relations campaigns.
Employees
As of March 15, 2016, we have one (1) full time employee. We also employ consultants and contract employees to assist management as is required by business needs. Our employee is not part of a union. Although our employee is not currently compensated, he is eligible to participate in the Company’s 2009 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Plan.
Available Information
We will provide, upon request and free of charge, paper copies of our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, including any amendments to the foregoing reports, as soon as is reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of this annual report on Form 10-K is located at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The public may also download these materials from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
ITEM 1 A.
ITEM 1 A. RISK FACTORS
Discussion of our business and operations included in this annual report on Form 10-K should be read together with the risk factors set forth below. They describe various risks and uncertainties to which we are or may become subject. These risks and uncertainties, together with other factors described elsewhere in this report, have the potential to affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies or prospects in a material and adverse manner. New risks may emerge at any time, and we cannot predict those risks or estimate the extent to which they may affect our financial performance. Each of the risks described below could adversely impact the value of our securities. These statements, like all statements in this report, speak only as of the date of this report (unless another date is indicated), and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the statements in light of future developments.
We cannot assure you that the Company will be successful in commercializing any of the Company’s services and, in particular, our proprietary technology, or if any of the services will prove to be profitable for the Company.
The Company has only had a limited operating history and has not generated revenue from its operations upon which an evaluation of its prospects can be made. The Company’s prospects must be considered keeping in mind the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered in the establishment of a new business in a constantly changing economic environment. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to achieve profitable operations in the foreseeable future if at all.
The Company has identified a number of specific risk areas that may affect the Company’s operations and results in the future.
Before you invest in our securities, you should be aware that there are various risks. You should consider carefully these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this annual report before you decide to purchase our securities. If any of the following risks and uncertainties develop into actual events, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Our independent auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, which may hinder our ability to continue as a going concern and our ability to obtain future financing.
In their report dated March 29, 2016, our independent auditors stated that our financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2015 were prepared assuming that we would continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is an issue raised as a result of recurring losses from operations and cash flow deficiencies since our inception. We have not generated any revenue and continue to experience net losses. Our ability to continue as a going concern is subject to our ability to generate a profit and/or obtain necessary funding from outside sources, including obtaining additional funding from the sale of our securities, increasing sales or obtaining loans and grants from various financial institutions where possible. If we are unable to continue as a going concern, you may lose your entire investment.
We were formed in April, 2008 and have a limited operating history and, accordingly, you will not have any basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objectives.
We are a development stage company with no revenue and limited operating results to date. Since we do not have an established operating history or regular sales yet, you will have no basis upon which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objectives.
The absence of any significant operating history for us makes forecasting our revenue and expenses difficult, and we may be unable to adjust our spending in a timely manner to compensate for unexpected revenue shortfalls or unexpected expenses.
As a result of the absence of any operating history for us, it is difficult to accurately forecast our future revenue. In addition, we have limited meaningful historical financial data upon which to base planned operating expenses. Current and future expense levels are based on our operating plans and estimates of future revenue. Revenue and operating results are difficult to forecast because they generally depend on our ability to promote and sell our services. As a result, we may be unable to adjust our spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall, which would result in further substantial losses. We may also be unable to expand our operations in a timely manner to adequately meet demand to the extent it exceeds expectations.
Our limited operating history does not afford investors a sufficient history on which to base an investment decision.
We are currently in the early stages of developing our business. There can be no assurance that at this time that we will operate profitably or that we will have adequate working capital to meet our obligations as they become due.
Investors must consider the risks and difficulties frequently encountered by early stage companies, particularly in rapidly evolving markets. Such risks include the following:
• competition;
• ability to anticipate and adapt to a competitive market;
• ability to effectively manage expanding operations; amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures relating to expansion of our business, operations, and infrastructure; and
• dependence upon key personnel to market and sell our services and the loss of one of our key managers may adversely affect the marketing of our services.
We cannot be certain that our business strategy will be successful or that we will successfully address these risks. In the event that we do not successfully address these risks, our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected and we may not have the resources to continue or expand our business operations.
We are a development stage company and are substantially dependent on a related party.
The Company is a development stage company and is currently substantially dependent upon Technology licensed from Demand Pooling Global Services, LLC, a related party, which is subject to termination under certain circumstances. Moreover, since aggregation of demand for capital equipment and selected commodities (motor fuel and water treatment chemicals) has not, to the Company’s knowledge, been effectively addressed by others on a nationwide basis, Management believes, but cannot assure, that it has an opportunity and both the capability and experience to be successful in its endeavor to generate savings for purchasers of capital equipment and commodities in its target markets. The senior manager of both firms is the same, Richard Aland.
We have no profitable operating history and May Never Achieve Profitability.
From inception (April 29, 2008) through December 31, 2015, the Company has an accumulated deficiency during the development stage of $229,247 notwithstanding the fact that the principal of the Company has worked without salary and the Company has operated with minimal overhead. We are an early stage company and have a limited history of operations and have not generated revenues from operations since our inception. We are faced with all of the risks associated with a company in the early stages of development. Our business is subject to numerous risks associated with a relatively new, low-capitalized company engaged in our business sector. Such risks include, but are not limited to, competition from well-established and well-capitalized companies, and unanticipated difficulties regarding the marketing and sale of our services. There can be no assurance that we will ever generate significant commercial sales or achieve profitability. Should this be the case, our common stock could become worthless and investors in our common stock or other securities could lose their entire investment.
We have a need to raise additional capital.
The Company will require significant additional financing in order to market its demand aggregation solutions platform to suppliers and buyers. Funding would be required for staffing, marketing, public relations and the necessary research precedent to expanding the scope of its offering to include commercial enterprises. To date, the Company has not been successful in raising sufficient capital. There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to raise this or any amount of additional capital and a failure to do so would have a significant adverse effect on the Company’s ability, or would cause significant delays in its ability, to address the market for purchases of capital assets and selected commodities by commercial enterprises.
The Company’s Management and its advisors lack meaningful experience in the marketing of the Licensed Software.
In view of the fact that the marketing of the Company’s licensed software is a new business and there are no known comparable models in the market, the Company lacks the specific experience to implement its business plan. While the Company will seek to obtain resources which will support its marketing activities, there is no assurance that this lack of experience will not negatively affect the Company’s implementation of its business plan and prospects for growth and ultimate success.
Dependence on our Management, without whose services Company business operations could cease.
At this time, our management is wholly responsible for the development and execution of our business plan. Our management is under no contractual obligation to remain employed by us, although they have no present intent to leave. If our management should choose to leave us for any reason before we have hired additional personnel our operations may fail. Even if we are able to find additional personnel, it is uncertain whether we could find qualified management who could develop our business along the lines described herein or would be willing to work for compensation the Company could afford. Without such management, the Company could be forced to cease operations.
Our officer and director devotes time to other businesses.
At this time, Mr. Aland is the Company’s sole executive Officer and Director, and is also the managing member of Demand Pooling Global Services, LLC, a related party from which the Company was granted a Licensing Agreement. Based upon the growth of the business, we would intend to employ additional management and staff. The limited management of the Company at this time could adversely affect the Company’s business operations and prospects for the future. Without additional management, the Company could be forced to cease operations.
Concentrated control risks; shareholders could be unable to control or influence key corporate actions or effect changes in the Company’s board of directors or management.
Mr. Aland currently owns 23,771,138 shares of our common stock, representing approximately 76.22% of the voting control of the Company. Mr. Aland therefore has the power to make all major decisions regarding our affairs, including decisions regarding whether or not to issue stock and for what consideration, whether or not to sell all or substantially all of our assets and for what consideration and whether or not to authorize more stock for issuance or otherwise amend our charter or bylaws.
Lack of additional working capital may cause curtailment of any expansion plans while raising of capital through sale of equity securities would dilute existing shareholders’ percentage of ownership.
Our available capital resources will not be adequate to fund our working capital requirements based upon our present level of operations for the 12-month period subsequent to December 31, 2015. A shortage of capital would affect our ability to fund our working capital requirements. If we require additional capital, funds may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. In addition, if we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could dilute existing shareholders. If funds are not available, we could be placed in the position of having to cease all operations.
We do not presently have a traditional credit facility with a financial institution. This absence may adversely affect our operations.
We do not presently have a traditional credit facility with a financial institution. The absence of a traditional credit facility with a financial institution could adversely impact our operations. If adequate funds are not otherwise available, we may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate portions of our operations and product development efforts. Without such credit facilities, the Company could be forced to cease operations and investors in our common stock or other securities could lose their entire investment.
Our inability to successfully achieve a critical mass of sales could adversely affect our financial condition.
No assurance can be given that we will be able to successfully achieve a critical mass of sales in order to cover our operating expenses and achieve sustainable profitability. Without such critical mass of sales, the Company could be forced to cease operations.
Changes in generally accepted accounting principles could have an adverse effect on our business financial condition, cash flows, revenue and results of operations.
We are subject to changes in and interpretations of financial accounting matters that govern the measurement of our performance. Based on our reading and interpretations of relevant guidance, principles or concepts issued by, among other authorities, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, our management believes that our current contract terms and business arrangements have been properly reported. However, there continue to be issued interpretations and guidance for applying the relevant standards to a wide range of contract terms and business arrangements that are prevalent in the industries in which we operate. Future interpretations or changes by the regulators of existing accounting standards or changes in our business practices could result in future changes in our revenue recognition and/or other accounting policies and practices that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows, revenue and results of operations.
We will need to increase the size of our organization, and may experience difficulties in managing growth.
We are a small company with one full-time employee. We expect to experience a period of significant expansion in headcount, facilities, infrastructure and overhead and anticipate that further expansion will be required to address potential growth and market opportunities. Future growth will impose significant added responsibilities on members of management, including the need to identify, recruit, maintain and integrate managers. Our future financial performance and its ability to compete effectively will depend, in part, on its ability to manage any future growth effectively.
We incur costs associated with SEC reporting compliance.
The Company made the decision to become an SEC “reporting company” in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations. We incur certain costs of compliance with applicable SEC reporting rules and regulations including, but not limited to attorney’s fees, accounting and auditing fees, other professional fees, financial printing costs and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs in an amount estimated at approximately $25,000 per year. On balance, the Company determined that the incurrence of such costs and expenses was preferable to the Company being in a position where it had very limited access to additional capital funding.
The availability of a large number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock may, upon their issuance, lead to dilution of existing stockholders.
We are authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of which, as of December 31, 2015, 31,187,585 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding or issued and held as treasury stock We are also authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, none of which are issued and outstanding. These shares may be issued by our board of directors without further stockholder approval. The issuance of large numbers of shares, possibly at below prior investment valuations, is likely to result in substantial dilution to the interests of other stockholders. In addition, issuances of large numbers of shares may adversely affect the value of our common stock.
We may need additional capital that could dilute the ownership interest of investors.
We require substantial working capital to fund our business. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-related or convertible debt securities, these securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the rights of holders of our common stock and they may experience additional dilution. We cannot predict whether additional financing will be available to us on favorable terms when required, or at all. Since our inception, we have experienced negative cash flow from operations and expect to experience significant negative cash flow from operations in the future. The issuance of additional common stock by the Company may have the effect of further diluting the proportionate equity interest and voting power of holders of our common stock.
We may not have adequate internal accounting controls. While we have certain internal procedures in our budgeting, forecasting and in the management and allocation of funds, our internal controls may not be adequate.
We are constantly striving to improve our internal accounting controls. While we believe that our internal controls are adequate for our current level of operations, we believe that we may need to employ accounting additional staff as our operations ramp up. We do not have a dedicated full time Chief Financial Officer, which we intend to employ within the next twelve (12) months. Additionally, our board of directors has not designated an Audit Committee and we do not presently have any outside directors. We intend to attract outside directors once the Company commences full operations, and to designate an Audit Committee from such outside directors. There is no guarantee that such projected actions will be adequate or successful or that such improvements will be carried out on a timely basis. If, in the future, we do not have adequate internal accounting controls, we may not be able to appropriately budget, forecast and manage our funds, we may also be unable to prepare accurate accounts on a timely basis to meet our continuing financial reporting obligations and we may not be able to satisfy our obligations under US securities laws.
We do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
We currently intend to retain all future earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business. We do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future but will review this policy as circumstances dictate.
There is currently no market for our securities and there can be no assurance that any market will ever develop or that our common stock will be listed for trading.
There has not been any established trading market for our common stock and there is currently no market for our securities. Even if we are ultimately approved for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”), there can be no assurance as the prices at which our common stock will trade if a trading market develops, of which there can be no assurance. Until our common stock is fully distributed and an orderly market develops, (if ever) in our common stock, the price at which it may ultimately trade is likely to fluctuate significantly and may not reflect the actual value of the stock.
Our common stock is subject to the Penny Stock Regulations.
Once it commences trading (if ever) our common stock will likely be subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules to the extent that the price remains less than $5.00. Those rules, which require delivery of a schedule explaining the penny stock market and the associated risks before any sale, may further limit your ability to sell your shares.
The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define “penny stock” to be an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share. Our common stock currently has no “market price” and when and if a trading market develops, may fall within the definition of penny stock and subject to rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors (generally those with assets in excess of $1,000,000, or annual incomes exceeding $200,000 or $300,000, together with their spouse).
For transactions covered by these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of such securities and have received the purchaser’s prior written consent to the transaction. Additionally, for any transaction, other than exempt transactions, involving a penny stock, the rules require the delivery, prior to the transaction, of a risk disclosure document mandated by the Commission relating to the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and, if the broker-dealer is the sole market-maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this fact and the broker-dealer’s presumed control over the market. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks. Consequently, the ‘penny stock’ rules may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our common stock and may affect the ability of investors to sell their common stock in the secondary market.
Our common stock is illiquid and may in the future be subject to price volatility unrelated to our operations.
Our common stock has no market price and, if and when a market price is established, could fluctuate substantially due to a variety of factors, including market perception of our ability to achieve our planned growth, quarterly operating results of other companies in the same industry, trading volume in our common stock, changes in general conditions in the economy and the financial markets or other developments affecting our competitors or us. In addition, the stock market is subject to extreme price and volume fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant effect on the market price of securities issued by many companies for reasons unrelated to their operating performance and could have the same effect on our common stock. Sales of substantial amounts of common stock, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock (if and when a market price is established) and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of our equity securities.
We have not voluntarily implemented various corporate governance measures, in the absence of which, shareholders may have more limited protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters.
Recent Federal legislation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has resulted in the adoption of various corporate governance measures designed to promote the integrity of the corporate management and the securities markets. Some of these measures have been adopted in response to legal requirements. Others have been adopted by companies in response to the requirements of national securities exchanges, such as the NYSE or the Nasdaq Stock Market, on which their securities are listed. Among the corporate governance measures that are required under the rules of national securities exchanges are those that address board of directors’ independence, audit committee oversight, and the adoption of a code of ethics. We have not yet adopted any of these corporate governance measures and, since our securities are not yet listed on a national securities exchange, we are not required to do so. It is possible that if we were to adopt some or all of these corporate governance measures, stockholders would benefit from somewhat greater assurances that internal corporate decisions were being made by disinterested directors and that policies had been implemented to define responsible conduct. Prospective investors should bear in mind our current lack of corporate governance measures in formulating their investment decisions.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
The market for demand aggregation solutions is at an early stage of development. If this market does not develop or develops more slowly than we expect, our revenues may decline or fail to grow and we may incur operating losses.
We derive, and expect to continue to derive, substantially all of our revenues from providing demand aggregation solutions to suppliers and buyers. The market for demand aggregation solutions is in an early stage of development, and it is uncertain whether these solutions will achieve and sustain high levels of demand and market acceptance. Our success will depend on the willingness of suppliers to accept our demand aggregation solutions as an alternative to traditional methods of purchasing.
Some suppliers and buyers may be reluctant or unwilling to use our demand aggregation solutions for a number of reasons, including existing investments in supply chain management technology. Supply chain management functions traditionally have been performed using purchased or licensed hardware and software implemented by each supplier. Because this traditional approach often requires significant initial investments to purchase the necessary technology and to establish systems that comply with retailers’ unique requirements, suppliers may be unwilling to abandon their current solutions for our demand aggregation solutions.
Other factors that may limit market acceptance of our demand aggregation solutions include:
• our ability to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction;
• our ability to maintain continuity of service for all users of our platform;
• the price, performance and availability of competing solutions; and
• our ability to assuage suppliers’ confidentiality concerns about information stored outside of their controlled computing environments.
If suppliers and buyers do not perceive the benefits of our demand aggregation solutions, or if suppliers or buyers are unwilling to accept our platform as an alternative to the traditional approach, the market for our solutions might not continue to develop or might develop more slowly than we expect, either of which would significantly adversely affect our revenues and growth prospects.
Our inability to adapt to rapid technological change could impair our ability to remain competitive.
The industry in which we compete is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent introductions of new products and evolving industry standards. Our ability to attract new customers and increase revenues from customers will depend in significant part on our ability to anticipate industry standards and to continue to enhance existing solutions or introduce or acquire new solutions on a timely basis to keep pace with technological developments. The success of any enhancement or new solution depends on several factors, including the timely completion, introduction and market acceptance of the enhancement or solution. Any new solution we develop or acquire might not be introduced in a timely or cost-effective manner and might not achieve the broad market acceptance necessary to generate significant revenues. Any delay or failure in the introduction of new or enhanced solutions could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We may experience service failures or interruptions due to defects in the hardware, software, infrastructure, third-party components or processes that comprise our existing or new solutions, any of which could adversely affect our business.
Technology solutions as complex as ours may contain undetected defects in the hardware, software, infrastructure, third-party components or processes that are part of the solutions we provide. If these defects lead to service failures after introduction of a solution or an upgrade to the solution, we could experience delays or lost revenues during the period required to correct the cause of the defects. We cannot be certain that defects will not be found in new solutions or upgraded solutions, resulting in loss of, or delay in, market acceptance, which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Because customers use our demand aggregation solutions for critical business processes, any defect in our solutions, any disruption to our solutions or any error in execution could cause recurring revenue customers to cancel their contracts with us, prevent potential customers from joining our network and harm our reputation. Although most of our contracts with our customers limit our liability to our customers for these defects, disruptions or errors, we nonetheless could be subject to litigation for actual or alleged losses to our customers’ businesses, which may require us to spend significant time and money in litigation or arbitration or to pay significant settlements or damages. We do not currently maintain any warranty reserves. Defending a lawsuit, regardless of its merit, could be costly and divert management’s attention and could cause our business to suffer.
Interruptions or delays from third-party data centers could impair the delivery of our solutions and our business could suffer.
We use third-party data centers to conduct our operations. All of our solutions reside on hardware that we lease from and is owned by hosting companies and operate that are located in third-party locations. Our operations depend on the protection of the equipment and information we store in these third-party centers against damage or service interruptions that may be caused by fire, flood, severe storm, power loss, telecommunications failures, unauthorized intrusion, computer viruses and disabling devices, natural disasters, war, criminal act, military action, terrorist attack or other similar events beyond our control, though the company follows industry-standard redundancy and backup protocols. A prolonged service disruption affecting our solutions for any of the foregoing reasons could damage our reputation with current and potential customers, expose us to liability, cause us to lose recurring revenue customers or otherwise adversely affect our business. We may also incur significant costs for using alternative equipment or taking other actions in preparation for, or in reaction to, events that damage the data centers we use.
Our demand aggregation solutions are accessed by a large number of customers at the same time. As we continue to expand the number of our customers and solutions available to our customers, if we do not obtain additional financial resources, we may not be able to scale our technology to accommodate the increased capacity requirements, which may result in interruptions or delays in service. In addition, the failure of our third-party data centers to meet our capacity requirements could result in interruptions or delays in our solutions or impede our ability to scale our operations. In the event that our data center arrangements are terminated, or there is a lapse of service or damage to such facilities, we could experience interruptions in our solutions as well as delays and additional expense in arranging new facilities and services.
Evolving regulation of the Internet may increase our expenditures related to compliance efforts, which may adversely affect our financial condition.
As Internet commerce continues to evolve, increasing regulation by federal, state or foreign agencies becomes more likely. We are particularly sensitive to these risks because the Internet is a critical component of our demand aggregation business model. For example, we believe that increased regulation is likely in the area of data privacy, and laws and regulations applying to the solicitation, collection, processing or use of personal or consumer information could affect our customers’ ability to use and share data, potentially reducing demand for solutions accessed via the Internet and restricting our ability to store, process and share data with our clients via the Internet. In addition, taxation of services provided over the Internet or other charges imposed by government agencies or by private organizations for accessing the Internet may be imposed. Any regulation imposing greater fees for Internet use or restricting information exchange over the Internet could result in a decline in the use of the Internet and the viability of Internet-based services, which could harm our business.
If we fail to protect our licensed intellectual property and proprietary rights adequately, our business could be adversely affected.
We believe that our licensed proprietary technology is essential to establishing and maintaining our leadership position. We seek to protect such intellectual property through trade secrets, copyrights, confidentiality, non-compete and nondisclosure agreements, trademarks, domain names and other measures, some of which afford only limited protection. We do not have any patents, patent applications or registered copyrights. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of our technology or to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. We cannot assure you that our means of protecting our proprietary rights will be adequate or that our competitors will not independently develop similar or superior technology or design around our intellectual property. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights to as great an extent as the laws of the United States. Intellectual property protections may also be unavailable, limited or difficult to enforce in some countries, which could make it easier for competitors to capture market share. Our failure to protect adequately our intellectual property and proprietary rights could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
An assertion by a third party that we are infringing its intellectual property could subject us to costly and time-consuming litigation or expensive licenses and our business might be harmed.
The Internet demand aggregation, supply chain management and technology industries are characterized by the existence of a large number of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets and by frequent litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. As we seek to extend our solutions, we could be constrained by the intellectual property rights of others.
We might not prevail in any intellectual property infringement litigation given the complex technical issues and inherent uncertainties in such litigation. Defending such claims, regardless of their merit, could be time-consuming and distracting to management, result in costly litigation or settlement, cause development delays, or require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements. If our solutions violate any third-party proprietary rights, we could be required to withdraw those solutions from the market, re-develop those solutions or seek to obtain licenses from third parties, which might not be available on reasonable terms or at all. Any efforts to re-develop our solutions, obtain licenses from third parties on favorable terms or license a substitute technology might not be successful and, in any case, might substantially increase our costs and harm our business, financial condition and operating results. Withdrawal of any of our solutions from the market might harm our business, financial condition and operating results.
ITEM 1B.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company maintains its designated office at 12720 Hillcrest Road, Suite 750, Dallas, Texas 75230. These offices, comprising 150 sq. ft., are leased by Demand Pooling Global Services, LLC, a related party, on a month-to-month lease basis, from CIP II Hillcrest, LLP, at a monthly rental of $750. Presently, Demand Pooling Global Services, LLC does not charge the Company for its undesignated portion of space. At some time in the future, Demand Pooling Global Services, LLC may begin charging rent to the Company for the portion of the space which it uses.
ITEM 3.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
As of March 15, 2016, the Company was not a party to any pending or threatened legal proceedings.
ITEM 4.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None.
PART II.
ITEM 5.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Holders
As of December 31, 2015, there were approximately sixty-one (61) holders of record of our common stock and there were 31,187,585 shares of our common stock outstanding. No public market currently exists for shares of our common stock. We intend to apply to have our common stock listed for quotation on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. Please see SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT for information related to the holdings of certain beneficial owners and management of the Company.
Status of Outstanding Common Stock
As of December 31, 2015, we had a total of 31,187,585 shares of our common stock outstanding or held by the Company as treasury stock. Of these shares, 23,771,138 are held by “affiliates” of the Company and the remaining shares are either registered or may be transferred subject to the requirements of Rule 144. We have not agreed to register any additional outstanding shares of our common stock under the Securities Act.
Holders
We have issued an aggregate of 31,187,585 shares of our common stock to sixty-one (61) record holders.
Dividends
We have not paid any dividends to date, and have no plans to do so in the immediate future.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Purchases of Equity Securities
The Company has never purchased nor does it own any equity securities of any other issuer.
ITEM 6.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
As a Smaller Reporting Company, as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, we are electing scaled disclosure reporting obligations and therefore are not required to provide the information requested by this Item.
ITEM 7.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by these forward-looking statements. These important factors include those that we discussed in this report under the caption “Risk Factors.” You should read these factors and the other cautionary statements made in this report as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this report. If one or more of these factors materialize, or if any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially front any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Introduction
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is intended to facilitate an understanding of our business and results of operations. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the accompanying notes to the financial statements included elsewhere in this report. MD&A consists of the following sections:
• Plan of Operations: A summary of our business, financial performance and opportunities.
• Results of Operations: A discussion of operating results.
• Liquidity and Capital Resources: An analysis of cash flows, sources and uses of cash, contractual obligations and financial position.
• Critical Accounting Policies: A discussion of critical accounting policies that require the exercise of judgments and estimates.
Plan of Operations
The Registrant was organized as a vehicle to investigate and, if such investigation warrants, acquire a target company or business seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation.
On April 15, 2010, the Company entered into a Licensing Agreement (“Licensing Agreement”) with Demand Pooling Global Services, LLC (“Licensor”) a related party pursuant to which the Company was granted a, non-transferrable license for certain territories (an exclusive license for North America and a non-exclusive license for all markets outside of North America) for certain intellectual property developed by Licensor, principally comprising a business concept and related technology which has, as its core product, the aggregation of demand for high-ticket capital equipment and selected commodities to facilitate cooperative purchases of similar products by a significant number of large end-users (the “Technology”). The Technology would also permit and facilitate pooled financing for such purchases in a manner which permits greater financial flexibility for the end-users. Finally, the Technology permits and facilitates the disposal of older equipment and commodities by end-users in order to improve the cost recovery on disposal of surplus or dated equipment and commodities. The License also provides for the use of a hosting service through a third-party provider. The senior manager of both firms is the same, Richard Aland.
Except for the rights granted under the License Agreement, Licensor retains all rights, title and interest to the Technology and any improvements thereto -- although the License includes the Company’s right to utilize such improvements.
The ownership of the intellectual property necessary for development and modification of the electronic platform resides with the Licensor and becomes a part of the exclusive North American and non-exclusive worldwide (outside North America) License.
In order to implement and operate a pool, the Company does not currently need additional hardware or software beyond that which it has licensed from the Licensor and infrastructure that it leases pursuant to a hosting agreement on a month-to-month basis from Hostway Services, Inc. The server capacity is not currently stressed and one (1) standby server provides redundancy for the platform application. The Company does not anticipate a number of user accesses (“hits” to its system) that would be typical for consumer-oriented applications that might achieve accesses of hundreds of thousands or even millions of hits during a 24-hour period. It is likely that the Company’s website would only achieve hundreds of hits or thousands of hits during a 24 hour period, which does not stress the capacity of the existing servers.
No authorizations are needed to launch, implement and operate pooled transactions. The Company determines when pools are to be launched and how potential users are to be addressed. Currently, its marketing approach is through a direct email campaign based upon contacts which the Company has identified. Most of these contacts, which now number fewer than 10,000 out of the estimated 87,000 SLG entities, have been obtained by the Company investigating SLG websites (cities, counties, states, airports, transit agencies, school and hospital districts and higher education facilities) and trade organization websites. The Company intends to continue and to expand its email notification activities and, if funding becomes available and/or net revenue generation is sufficient, to investigate the affordability of implementing advertising and public relations campaigns.
The Licensing Agreement calls for royalties payable by the Company to the Licensor of ten percent (10%) of all gross revenues resulting from the use of the Technology by the Company and twenty-five percent (25%) of all royalties and fees received from third-party sublicensees.
Critical Accounting Estimates
With particular reference to the valuation of shares issued by the Company, we did not utilize any critical accounting estimates as to fair market value of such stock. With respect to the shares sold to Messrs. Aland and Kelly, the Company was nothing more than a “virgin” shell company at the time of such sale without any business or assets to value. As a result, the par value of the stock was the only reasonable valuation basis for such shares. The same applied to the option granted to Accelerated Venture Partners which were agreed at the same time and as a part of the same transaction as the stock sale to Messrs. Aland and Kelly-the Company believed that par value was the only reasonable valuation basis. The shares sold to investors in July 2010 were valued at the amount actually paid-$2.00 per share.
Going Concern
At December 31, 2015 we had approximately $55 in cash and our total liabilities were $142,702. The report of our independent registered public accounting firm on our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 contains an explanatory paragraph regarding our ability to continue as a going concern based upon recurring operating losses and our need to obtain additional financing to sustain operations. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations and repay our liabilities when they become due and to generate sufficient revenues from our operations to pay our operating expenses.
We may seek to raise additional funds through public or private sale of our equity or debt securities, or borrowing funds from private or institutional lenders. In addition to obtaining necessary financing, the Company intends to implement a plan for charging for the use of its platform. To date, the Company has only granted “beta” access to the platform, and no fees have been charged.
There are no assurances that we will continue as a going concern and the Company’s financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2015, the Company had cash on hand of $55 and had total current liabilities of $142,702.
The Company’s net losses to date are primarily attributable to pre-launch salaries and costs of general business model implementation. The Company believes that these results will not be characteristic of the Company’s operating results once it launches pooled purchases. The Company’s future success is therefore very dependent upon its ability to achieve profitable operations and generate cash from operating activities.
We may seek to raise additional funds through public or private sale of our equity or debt securities, or borrowing funds from private or institutional lenders. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of debt securities, these securities would have rights that are senior to holders of our common stock and could contain covenants that restrict our operations. Any additional equity financing would likely be substantially dilutive to our stockholders. In addition, if we raise additional funds through the sale of equity securities, new investors could have rights superior to our existing stockholders.
If we are unable to raise sufficient additional funds when needed, we would be required to further reduce operating expenses by, among other things, curtailing significantly or delaying or eliminating part or all of our operations.
Our ability to obtain additional financing is dependent on the state of the debt and/or equity market, and such markets’ reception of us and our offering terms. In addition, our ability to obtain financing may be dependent on the status of our operating activities, which cannot be predicted. There is no assurance that capital in any form will be available to us, and if available, that it will be on terms and conditions that are acceptable.
Results of Operations
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2015 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2014
Net loss for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 increased to $23,485 compared to a net loss of $13,106 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
General and administrative expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 increased by $10,379 compared to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. The increase was primarily due additional consulting, accounting and legal services for the 2015 fiscal year as compared to the 2014 fiscal year.
The above mentioned factors resulted in a net loss for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 of $23,485 compared to a net loss of $13,106 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Seasonality
Our operating results are not affected by seasonality.
Inflation
Our business and operating results are not affected in any material way by inflation.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued Financial Reporting Release No. 60, “Cautionary Advice Regarding Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies” suggesting that companies provide additional disclosure and commentary on their most critical accounting policies. In Financial Reporting Release No. 60, the Securities and Exchange Commission has defined the most critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and operating results, and require management to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. The nature of our business generally does not call for the preparation or use of estimates. Due to the fact that the Company does not have any operating business, we do not believe that we do not have any such critical accounting policies.
ITEM 7A.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As a “Smaller Reporting Company” as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, this item is not required.
ITEM 8.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
See Financial Statements attached hereto.
ITEM 9.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The information contained in this section covers management's evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures and our assessment of our internal control over financial reporting for the periods since our last audited periodic report for the year ended December 31, 2014.
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered in this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed by us under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time Periods and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all errors or fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. 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's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. In making this assessment, we utilized the criteria set forth in Internal Control-Integrated Framework and the Internal Control over Financial Reporting - Guidance for Smaller Public Companies both issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). A material weakness is a deficiency or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Based on the evaluation, we concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective and we have identified the following material weaknesses. These material weaknesses affected our ability to make our periodic SEC compliance filings within the prescribed time periods.
Due to a lack of adequate systems, processes, and resources with sufficient GAAP knowledge, experience, and training, we did not maintain effective controls over day-to-day accounting and financial reporting obligations as well as the period-end financial close and reporting processes as of December 31, 2015. Due to the actual and potential effect on financial statement balances and disclosures and the importance of the financial closing and reporting processes, we concluded that, in the aggregate, these deficiencies constituted a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. The specific deficiencies contributing to the material weakness were as follows:
a) Inadequate segregation of duties. In various accounting processes, applications and systems we did not design, establish and maintain procedures and controls to adequately segregate job responsibilities for initiating, authorizing and recording transactions, nor were there adequate mitigating or monitoring controls in place.
b) Inadequate policies and procedures. We did not design, establish and maintain effective GAAP compliant financial accounting policies and procedures.
c) Inadequate personnel. We had a lack of experienced personnel with relevant accounting experience, due in part to our limited financial resources.
ITEM 9B.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III.
ITEM 10.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The following individual currently serves as our Executive Officer and Director:
Richard K. Aland, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:
Mr. Aland became CEO, Treasurer and a director of Demand Pooling, Inc. in March 2010. Previously, Mr. Aland founded PurchasePooling.Com, Inc. and was employed by them from March 2000 to December 2000 and founded Demand Pooling Global Services, LLC (“DPGS”) a related party, where he has been employed since August 2005. Prior to DPGS, he served as an investment banker for thirty (30) years specializing in solving the financial needs of state and local government entities, including a variety of transit agency, airport, stadium, arena and convention center projects. He has been a leader in the municipal finance industry in creating innovative financing techniques, complex leasing structures, and public/private partnerships. Privatization Magazine, referred to Mr. Aland as “...one of the four leading transportation finance specialists in the U.S.”
Mr. Aland also has served as Managing Director for Innovative Financial Services Inc. (“IFS”) (Nov. 1988-Apr. 1999) where he was responsible for new business development, adapting innovative and proprietary financing concepts and creative applications of traditional financing approaches. While at IFS he developed public/private partnerships and private sector approaches for the financing of large scale hotels, toll roads, stadiums, convention centers and other projects in Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Houston, Tampa and others. Prior to IFS, he served as Vice President and Manager of the Southwestern U.S. Public Finance Department for Salomon Brothers Inc. (February 1981 to January 1986) and as Vice President of Public Finance at Goldman, Sachs and Co. (October 1977 to February 1981). He also was Vice President of the investment banking firms, Kuhn, Loeb and Co. (February 1975 to October 1977) and UBS-DB Corp. (January 1970 to February 1975), a Union Bank of Switzerland-Deutsche Bank joint venture where his focus was on international corporate finance. Prior to this, Mr. Aland was in the International Department of Smith Barney as an institutional salesman in New York and London (December 1968 to January 1970).
Mr. Aland earned an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Michigan in April 1966 and completed the coursework for a doctorate in finance and international business at Columbia University in April 1970. He also holds a B.B.A. in finance and accounting from the University of Michigan, which he attained in April 1965.
The board of directors has no nominating, auditing or compensation committees.
Identification of Significant Employees
The Company does not presently have any significant employees other than the named officers and directors.
Directors Compensation
Directors are not entitled to receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, for services rendered to the Company, or for each meeting attended except for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses. There are no formal or informal arrangements or agreements to compensate directors for services provided as a director. The Company has not implemented a plan to award options to any directors. There are no contractual arrangements with any member of the board of directors.
Corporate Code of Conduct and Ethics
As of the present date, the Company has not adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics, but plans to do so in the future.
Officers and Directors Indemnification
Under our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the corporation, the Company may indemnify an officer or director who is made a party to any proceeding, including a lawsuit, because of his or her position, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the Company’s best interest. The Company may advance expenses incurred in defending a proceeding. To the extent that the officer or director is successful on the merits in a proceeding as to which he or she is to be indemnified, the Company must indemnify the officer or director against all expenses incurred, including attorney’s fees. With respect to a derivative action, indemnity may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defending the proceeding, and if the officer or director is judged liable, then only by a court order. The indemnification coverage is intended to be to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws.
Regarding indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act, which may be permitted to officers or directors under applicable state law, the Company is informed that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, indemnification is against public policy, as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert
We do not currently have an audit committee financial expert, nor do we have an audit committee. Our entire board of directors, which currently consists of Mr. Aland, handles the functions that would otherwise be handled by an audit committee. We do not currently have the capital resources to pay director fees to a qualified independent expert who would be willing to serve on our board and who would be willing to act as an audit committee financial expert. As our business expands and as we appoint others to our board of directors we expect that we will seek a qualified independent expert to become a member of our board of directors. Before retaining any such expert our board would make a determination as to whether such person is independent.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, requires that our executive officers and directors, persons who beneficially own more than ten percent (10%) of our common stock (referred to herein as the “reporting persons,” to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission various reports as to their ownership of and activities relating to our Common Stock. Copies of the reports are required by SEC regulation to be furnished to the Company. Mr. Aland has not filed his Form 3 reporting his appointments as an Officer and Director of the Company.
ITEM 11.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
No past officer or director of the Company has received any compensation and none is due or payable. Our sole officer and director, Mr. Aland, does not currently receive any compensation for his services he renders to the Company, has not received compensation in the past, and is not accruing any compensation pursuant to any agreement with the Company. We currently have no formal written salary arrangement with Mr. Aland, although he may receive a salary or other compensation for services that he provides to the Company in the future. Except for its 2009 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Plan, no retirement, pension, profit sharing, stock option or insurance programs or other similar programs have been adopted by the Company for the benefit of the Company’s employees.
ITEM 12.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock as of December 31, 2015, by: (i) each current director; each nominee for director, and executive officer of the Company; (ii) all directors and executive officers as a group; and (iii) each shareholder who owns more than five percent of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Except as otherwise indicated, the Company believes each of the persons listed below possesses sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated.
(1) This table is based upon 31,187,585 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015.
(2) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and includes voting and investment power with respect to the shares. Shares of Common Stock subject to options or warrants currently exercisable or exercisable within sixty (60) days are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such options or warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person.
(3) Timothy J. Neher has voting and dispositive control over the shares held by Accelerated Venture Partners, LLC.
(4) Donald Kelly resigned as an Officer and Director of the Company in May 2012.
Equity Compensation Plans
In February 2010, we adopted, subject to stockholder approval, the 2009 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Plan (the “Plan”). Under the terms of the Plan, the purchase price of the shares subject to each option grant will not be less than the fair market value at the date of grant. The date of exercise may be determined at the time of grant by our Board, but may not exceed five years. No options have been granted under the Plan. As of December 31, 2015, 12,000,000 shares remain available for issuance under the Plan.
The Plan is intended to serve as an additional incentive to all employees and key individuals to devote themselves to our future success by providing them with an opportunity to increase their proprietary interest through the receipt of options to purchase our common stock.
The Board determines and designates those individuals who are to be granted stock options under the Plan and the number of shares to be subject to such options and, as hereinafter described, the nature and terms of the options to be granted. The Board shall also, subject to the express provisions of the Plan, have authority to interpret the Plan and to prescribe, amend, and rescind the rules and regulations relating to the Plan.
Unless otherwise noted in an individual option agreement or other agreement governing an award under the Plan, any unvested stock options held by an employee at the time of his termination of service from us for any reason will be forfeited.
ITEM 13.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Related Party Transactions
Licensing Agreement
The Company is a party to the Licensing Agreement with Demand Pooling Global Services LLC. Mr. Aland is a principal of Demand Pooling Global Services LLC and an officer, director and majority shareholder of the Company.
Pursuant to the terms of the Licensing Agreement the Company was granted a, non-transferrable license for certain territories (an exclusive license for North America and a non-exclusive license for all markets outside of North America) for certain intellectual property developed by Licensor, principally comprising a business concept and related technology which has, as its core product, the aggregation of demand for high-ticket capital equipment and selected commodities to facilitate cooperative purchases of similar products by a significant number of large end-users (the “Technology”). The Technology would also permit and facilitate pooled financing for such purchases in a manner which permits greater financial flexibility for the end-users. Finally, the Technology permits and facilitates the disposal of older equipment and commodities by end-users in order to improve the cost recovery on disposal of surplus or dated equipment and commodities. The License also provides for the use of a datacenter through a third-party provider.
Except for the rights granted under the Licensing Agreement, Licensor retains all rights, title and interest to the Technology and any improvements thereto -- although the License includes the Company’s right to utilize such improvements.
The term of the License commences the date of execution of the Licensing Agreement (“Execution Date”) and continues for a term of twenty (20) years, ending on the twentieth anniversary of the Execution Date. In addition to other requirements, the continuation of the license is conditioned on the Company generating net revenues in excess of expenses in the normal course of operations or the funding by the Company of a minimum of $10,000,000 for “qualifying research, development and commercialization expenses” in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) a minimum of $1,000,000 during the period commencing upon the Execution Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Execution Date; or
(b) a minimum of $4,000,000 during the period commencing upon the Execution Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Execution Date; or
(c) a minimum of $10,000,000 during the period commencing upon the Execution Date and ending on the third anniversary of the Execution Date
On June 30, 2013, the Company amended its Licensing Agreement by deleting Article 3 - Research, Development and Commercialization Funding Requirements, and Article 4 - Licensee’s Commercialization Obligations, in their entirety. The Amendment to the Licensing Agreement eliminated the condition of the Company to generate net revenues in excess of expenses in the normal course of business operations or the funding by the Company of a minimum of $10,000,000. As a result of deleting Article 3, the Company no longer has an obligation to fund the research, development and commercialization of the Technology required in Article 4 of the Licensing Agreement.
The Licensing Agreement also calls for royalties payable by the Company to the Licensor of ten percent (10%) of all gross revenues resulting from the use of the Technology by the Company and twenty-five percent (25%) of all royalties and fees received from third party sublicensees.
The license can also be terminated by the Licensor upon the occurrence of events of default specified in the License Agreement.
The Licensing Agreement may not be an arms-length agreement as Mr. Aland owns 23,771,138 shares of the Company, comprising in the aggregate approximately 76.22% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. Mr. Aland is also an officer and director of the Company.
Consulting Services
On April 29, 2010, the Company entered into a Consulting Services Agreement (“Consulting Services Agreement”) with AVP, a company controlled by Timothy J. Neher. A copy of the Consulting Services Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2. The Consulting Services Agreement required that AVP provide the Company with certain advisory services that included reviewing the Company’s business plan, identifying and introducing prospective financial and business partners, and providing general business advice regarding the Company’s operations and business strategy in consideration of (a) an option granted by the company to AVP to purchase 3,235,971 shares of the company’s Common Stock at a price of $0.0001 per share (the “AVP Option”) (which was immediately exercised by the holder, subject to a repurchase option (“Repurchase Option”) granted to the Company to repurchase the shares at a price of $0.0001 per share upon the occurrence of certain events of default as more fully detailed in the Consulting Services Agreement and (b) certain cash compensation based on the achievement of certain specific milestones.
On February 22, 2011, the Company received a letter from AVP giving notice of its termination of the Consulting Services Agreement (“Termination Letter”). The Company believes that AVP failed to perform the agreed services under the Consulting Services Agreement. Since AVP did not meet the milestones required in the Consulting Services Agreement, the Company does not believe that it is obligated to pay any amounts to AVP under the terms of the Consulting Services Agreement. The Company exercised the Repurchase Option with respect to the 3,235,971 shares of Company Common Stock which was issued to AVP under the Consulting Services Agreement at a price of $0.0001 per share. The Company’s management believes that the termination of the Consulting Services Agreement will have no impact whatsoever on its plan of operation, principally because AVP was not actively involved in the Company’s operations prior to such termination.
Shareholder Loans
Richard Aland and Don Kelly have advanced to the Company an aggregate of $34,517 (See Note 6 to the Shareholder Advances to the Notes to Financial Statements). Mr. Kelly resigned as an Officer and Director of the Company in May 2012.
At December 31, 2010, four (4) shareholders, including Chad Kelly, the son of Don Kelly ($4,100) had advanced to the Company an aggregate amount of $139,100. These advances, prior to being converted into Common Stock, were payable on demand and non-interest bearing. On September 1, 2011, three (3) shareholders converted their loans of $64,100 to 32,050 shares at $2.00 per share.
Code of Ethics
The officers and directors for the Company are involved in other business activities and may, in the future, become involved in other business opportunities. If a specific business opportunity becomes available, such persons may face a conflict in selecting between the Company and their other business interest. The Company has not formulated a policy for the resolution of such conflicts. Due to the size and limited resources of the Company, we have not adopted a formal Code of Ethics, however, the Board closely reviews all transactions that the Company is involved in.
Director Independence
As of December 31, 2015, Mr. Aland is the sole director of the Company, and it is not considered “independent” in accordance with rule 4200(a)(15) of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. We are not currently traded on NASDAQ and are therefore not required to comply with the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.
ITEM 14.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
AUDIT FEES
The aggregate fees billed for the last two fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, for professional services rendered by the independent auditor for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in our Form 10-Q, or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for such fiscal year amounted to approximately $7,500 and $9,440, respectively.
AUDIT-RELATED FEES
For the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2015, there were no fees billed for assurance and related services by the independent auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under Item 9(c)(1) of Schedule 14A.
TAX FEES
There were no tax preparation fees billed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.
ALL OTHER FEES
During the last two fiscal years, no other fees were billed or incurred for services by our auditors other than the fees noted above. Our board, acting as an audit committee, deemed the fees charged to be compatible with maintenance of the independence of our auditors.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES
We do not have a separate audit committee. Our full board of directors performs the functions of an audit committee. Before an independent auditor is engaged by us to render audit or non-audit services, our board of directors pre-approves the engagement. Board of directors pre-approval of audit and non-audit services will not be required if the engagement for the services is entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by our board of directors regarding our engagement of the independent auditor, provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular service, our board of directors is informed of each service provided, and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of our board of directors’ responsibilities under the Exchange Act to our management. Our board of directors may delegate to one or more designated members of our board of directors the authority to grant pre-approvals, provided such approvals are presented to the board of directors at a subsequent meeting. If our board of directors elects to establish pre-approval policies and procedures regarding non-audit services, the board of directors must be informed of each non-audit service provided by the independent auditor. Board of directors pre-approval of non-audit services, other than review and attest services, also will not be required if such services fall within available exceptions established by the SEC. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, 100% of audit-related services, tax services and other services performed by our independent auditors were pre-approved by our board of directors.
Our board has considered whether the services described above under the caption “All Other Fees”, which are currently none, is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence. The board approved all fees described above.
PART IV
ITEM 15.
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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*Included herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Demand Pooling, Inc.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Richard Aland
Richard Aland
Director, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date: March 29, 2016
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the registrant and in the capacity and on the date indicated.
By: /s/ Richard Aland
Richard Aland
Director, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date: March 29, 2016
DEMAND POOLING, INC.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Demand Pooling, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Demand Pooling, Inc. as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2015. Demand Pooling’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these 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 audit 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 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. 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 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Demand Pooling, Inc. as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2015 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements referred to above have been prepared assuming that Demand Pooling, Inc. will continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon, among other things, its successful execution of its plan of operations and ability to raise additional financing. There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to raise additional capital or sell any of its products or services at a profit. As discussed in note 3 to the financial statements, the Company incurred a net loss of $23,485, has an accumulated deficit of $229,247, and has no revenue. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Paritz & Company, P.A.
Hackensack, NJ
March 29, 2016
DEMAND POOLING, INC.
Balance Sheets
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
DEMAND POOLING, INC.
Statements of Operations
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
DEMAND POOLING, INC.
Statements of Stockholders’ Deficiency
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
DEMAND POOLING, INC.
Statements of Cash Flows
See notes to financial statements.
DEMAND POOLING, INC.
Notes To Financial Statements:
December 31, 2015
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION & BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
The accompanying audited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC). Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required for audited annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary to make the condensed financial statements not misleading have been included. The balance sheet at December 31, 2015, has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of that date.
The unaudited condensed financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto that are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, that was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a)	 Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Interim Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted for financial statement presentation and in accordance with the instructions to Regulations S-K.
(b)	 Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(c) Income Taxes:
The Company utilizes the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the liability method deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect, when the differences are expected to reverse. An allowance against deferred tax assets is recognized, when it is more likely than not, that such tax benefits will not be realized.
(d)	 Loss per Common Share:
Basic loss per share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each reporting period. Diluted loss per share includes potentially dilutive securities such as outstanding options and warrants, using various methods such as the treasury stock or modified treasury stock method in the determination of dilutive shares outstanding during each reporting period. The Company does not have any potentially dilutive instruments for this reporting period.
DEMAND POOLING, INC.
Notes To Financial Statements:
December 31, 2015
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CON’T)
(e)	 Fair Value Measurements:
We adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements. The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts of our short and long term credit obligations approximate fair value because the effective yields on these obligations, which include contractual interest rates taken together with other features such as concurrent issuances of warrants and/or embedded conversion options, are comparable to rates of returns for instruments of similar credit risk ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 - quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable
Level 3 - inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)
NOTE 3 - GOING CONCERN
The Company's financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company incurred a net loss of $23,485 and had an accumulated deficit of $229,247 as of December 31, 2015, and had no revenue.
The Company's future success is dependent upon its ability to achieve profitable operations, generate cash from operating activities and obtain additional financing. Although we can provide no assurances, we believe our cash on hand, coupled with revenues generated by rental income and our ability to refinance our equity in the real estate we own, will provide sufficient liquidity and capital resources to fund our business for the next twelve months.
In the event the Company experiences liquidity and capital resource constraints because of unanticipated operating losses, we may need to raise additional capital in the form of equity and/or debt financing. If such additional capital is not available on terms acceptable to us or at all, then we may need to curtail our operations and/or take additional measures to conserve and manage our liquidity and capital resources, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, and our ability to continue in existence. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that night result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE 4 - CAPITAL STOCK
The total number of shares of capital stock which the Company has authority to issue is one hundred ten million (110,000,000). These shares are divided into two classes with 100,000,000 shares designated as common stock at $.0001 par value (the "Common Stock") and 10,000,000 shares designated as preferred stock at $.000l par value (the "Preferred Stock"). The Preferred stock of the Company shall be issued by the Board of Directors of the Company in one or more classes or one or more series within any class and such classes or series shall have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences, limitations or restrictions as the Board of Directors of the Company may determine, from time to time.
Holders of shares of Common stock shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share held at all stockholders' meetings for all purposes, including the election of directors. The Common Stock does not have cumulative voting rights. No holder of shares of stock of any class shall be entitled as a matter of right to subscribe for or purchase or receive any part of any new or additional issue of shares of stock of any class, or of securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, whether now hereafter authorized or whether issued for money, for consideration other than money, or by way of dividend.
DEMAND POOLING, INC.
Notes To Financial Statements:
December 31, 2015
NOTE 4 - CAPITAL STOCK (CON’T)
As of December 31, 2015, the Company has no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding and 31,187,585 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, or held by the Company as treasury stock
NOTE 5 - INCOME TAXES
We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred 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 tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC Topic 740.10.30 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740.10.40 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. We have no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.
The federal net operating loss carryforwards expire in the tax years 2035 and 2034. Federal tax laws impose significant restrictions on the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards and research and development credits in the event of a change in ownership of the Company, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code Section 382. The Company’s net operating loss carryforwards and research and development credits may be subject to the above limitations. The relevant FASB standard resulted in no adjustments to the Company’s liability for unrecognized tax benefits. As of both the date of adoption and as of December 31, 2015 there were no unrecognizable tax benefits. Accordingly, a tabular reconciliation from beginning to ending periods is not provided. The Company will classify any future interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense if incurred. To date, there have been no interest or penalties charged or accrued in relation to unrecognized tax benefits. The Company is subject to federal and state examinations for the year 2009 forward. There are no tax examinations currently in progress.
NOTE 6 - RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
From time to time new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on the Company’s accounting and reporting.
In June 2014, FASB issued guidance that eliminates the definition of a developmental stage entity, thereby removing the incremental financial reporting requirements from U.S. GAAP for development stage entities. This primarily applies to the presentation of inception-to-date financial statements, which is no longer required. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is permitted. The company elected to adopt the new guidance for development stage entities for the interim period ended June 30, 2014, and accordingly, is no longer presenting the inception-to-date financial information and disclosures formerly required.
In August 2014, FASB issued guidance that requires management to evaluate whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, and to provide certain disclosures when it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations as said obligations become due within one (1) year after the date that the financial statements are issued. The new guidance is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. Since this guidance primarily addresses certain disclosures to the financial statements, we anticipate no impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows from adopting this standard. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating additional disclosure requirements (if any) set forth by FASB under this new guidance, and has not yet determined the impact of adoption on its financial statement disclosures.
DEMAND POOLING, INC.
Notes To Financial Statements:
December 31, 2015
NOTE 7 - SHAREHOLDER ADVANCES
Richard Aland, an officer, director and shareholder, and other shareholders of the Company, have advanced to the Company a total of $45,008, which is payable on demand and non-interest bearing. Such advance consists of: $10,962 from Demand Pooling Global Services, LLC; $2,723 from Richard Aland; and $31,323 from other shareholders.
NOTE 8 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses consist of legal fees incurred in connection with the Company’s regulatory filings with the SEC, banking fees, accounting, transfer agent and filing fees.
NOTE 9 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
1) Richard Aland and other shareholders advanced to the Company an aggregate of $34,046 (see Note 7 to Notes to Financial Statements).
2) Richard Aland is a 37% owner and a managing member of Demand Pooling Global Services, LLC, with which the Company has entered into the Licensing Agreement (see Note 6 to Notes to Financial Statements).
NOTE 10 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On February 25, 2016, the Company borrowed $25,000 pursuant to a Secured Promissory Note (“Note”) from an investor (“Lender”) which is payable upon the earlier to occur of (a) the date on which a proposed Transaction (as defined in the Note) closes; (b) May 31, 2016; and (c) the date on which the Note is accelerated in accordance with its terms; provided, however, that if the Transaction does not close due to a failure by the Lender to perform its material obligations under such Transaction documents, the Maturity Date will be December 31, 2016. Richard K. Aland, the Company’s CEO, has pledged his shares to secure the payment and performance under the Note.