ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
General
The Company is a Texas corporation which, prior to 1998, was engaged in the specialty packaging business, primarily as a supplier of packaging products to the agricultural industry. During 1997, the Company commenced an orderly liquidation of its assets (described below) which was completed in 1997. At present, management of the Company is seeking to secure a suitable merger partner wishing to go public or to acquire private companies to create investment value for the Company. For purposes of Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company is considered a shell company.
History
Prior Business Operations
The Company was established in July of 1993 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dawson Geophysical Company (“Dawson” and formerly known TGC Industries, Inc.). On July 30, 1993, the Company purchased certain assets of Union Camp Corporation’s packaging division for a purchase price of approximately $6.14 million. The assets purchased included substantially all of the business of weaving and constructing Saxolin Ò paper mesh and polypropylene plastic mesh bagging material for agricultural and industrial applications and substantially all of the properties related to Union Camp’s packaging division. The properties acquired by Chase consisted of Union Camp’s plant facilities located in Portland, Oregon, and Idaho Falls, Idaho, and all machinery, equipment, and inventories connected with these facilities.
The Company experienced losses from 1994 through 1997, and in 1997 the Company’s secured lender decided not to renew the Company’s operating line of credit. The Company’s Board of Directors therefore determined that it was in the best interest of the Company and all of its creditors to liquidate in an orderly fashion.
Effective July 21, 1997, the Company sold its operations at Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Lockwood Packing Corporation (“Lockwood”). The assets sold included substantially all of the Company’s equipment, furniture, fixtures, and other assets located in the Idaho Falls, Idaho, facility for a total of $75,000. In addition, the Company sold inventory from the Idaho Falls operation to Lockwood for $255,000. The proceeds from these sales were used to reduce the Company’s loan balance with its lender.
On July 25, 1997, the Company notified its creditors by mail that the Company would begin an orderly liquidation of all of its remaining assets, outside of a formal bankruptcy or receivership proceeding, in a manner intended to maximize the asset values. The Company retained the firm of Edward Hostmann, Inc. to assist the Company in such liquidation which was completed during 1997.
Post-Liquidation Operations
Since 1999, the Board of Directors has devoted its efforts to establishing a new business or engaging in a merger or other reorganization transaction and, accordingly, the Company is being treated as a development stage company in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ASC Topic 915.
The Company closed a private placement of 13,334 units (the “Units”) on September 7, 2007. Each Unit was sold for $150 and consisted of: one share of Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock ($100 stated value) convertible into 1,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “common stock”); 500 shares of common stock; and 500 five-year warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at $0.15 per share. Gross proceeds from the offering were $2,000,100, expenses of the offering were approximately $38,000, and net proceeds were approximately $1,962,000.
ITEM 1A.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
The expenses related to identifying a target business and to complete a business combination will increase our losses.
Until presented with a specific opportunity for a business combination, we will be unable to ascertain with any degree of certainty the time and costs required to select and evaluate a target business and to structure and complete the business combination. Any costs incurred in connection with the identification and evaluation of a prospective target business with which a business combination is not ultimately completed will result in a loss to us and reduce the amount of capital otherwise available to complete a business combination and thereafter operate the acquired business. We cannot provide assurance that we will be successful in identifying a target business and completing a business combination on terms favorable to our shareholders, if at all.
The tax treatment of a potential business combination is not clear.
We shall endeavor to structure a business combination so as to achieve the most favorable tax treatment to us and to the target business and the shareholders of both companies. We cannot provide assurance that the Internal Revenue Service or appropriate state tax authorities will agree with our tax treatment of the business combination.
We have limited ability to evaluate management’s target business. We cannot anticipate what role, if any, our management will play in a combined business and whether our management has the necessary experience to manage the combined business. We do not know if we will be able to recruit more management if necessary.
Although we intend to carefully scrutinize the management of a prospective target business before effecting a business combination, we cannot assure you that our assessment of the target’s management will prove to be correct. In addition, we cannot assure you that the target’s future management will have the necessary skills, qualifications, or abilities to manage a public company. Furthermore, the future role of our officers and directors, if any, in the target business cannot presently be stated with any certainty. While it is possible that one or more of our officers and directors will remain associated in some capacity following a business combination, it is uncertain whether all of them will devote their full efforts to our affairs after a business combination. Moreover, we cannot assure you that our officers and directors will have significant experience or knowledge relating to the operations of the particular target business.
We may seek to recruit additional management personnel to supplement the incumbent management of the target business. We cannot assure you, however, that we will be able to recruit additional managers who have the requisite skills, knowledge, or experience necessary to enhance the incumbent management and successfully operate the target business.
In our search for an appropriate combination partner, we will have to compete with other entities with more experience and greater resources; after a successful business combination we will have to face the competitors of the operating company we combine with.
We may encounter intense competition from other entities seeking to combine with a privately held operating company. Many of these entities, including financial consulting companies and venture capital firms, have longer operating histories and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting business combinations. Many of these competitors also possess significantly greater financial, technical, and other resources than we do. We cannot assure you that we will be able to effectively compete with these entities. Consequently, we may acquire a company with less favorable prospects then we would otherwise prefer, thus making our long-term prospects for success less likely.
If we effect a business combination, we will become subject to competition from the competitors of the acquired business. In particular, industries that experience rapid growth frequently attract larger numbers of competitors, including competitors with greater financial, marketing, technical, and other resources than our resources. We cannot ascertain the level of competition we will face if we effect a business combination, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully with these competitors.
The Pink Sheets are characterized by high volatility which may negatively affect our stock price.
Our common stock is quoted on the Pink Sheets under the symbol “CPKA.” The Pink Sheets, and the price of our common stock, are characterized by high volatility. We cannot guarantee any market for our shares of common stock and cannot guarantee that any stable market for our shares of common stock will develop or be sustained. We cannot predict the effect, if any, that our business activities or a business combination might have on the market price.
ITEM 1B.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
None.
ITEM 2.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
The Company neither rents nor owns any properties. The Company utilizes the office space and equipment of its management at no cost. The Company currently has no policy with respect to investment or interests in real estate, real estate mortgages, or securities of, or interests in, persons primarily engaged in real estate activities.
ITEM 3.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
None.
ITEM 4.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not applicable.
PART II
ITEM 5.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
The Company’s common stock trades in the Pink Sheets under the symbol “CPKA.” American Stock Transfer and Trust Company has determined that there were approximately 229 holders of record on December 31, 2017. Trading volume in the Company’s securities has been nominal. The last reported high and low prices on December 28, 2017 were $0.02 and $0.02, respectively, and the last trade was $0.02.
High and low closing stock prices for the Company’s common stock in the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are displayed in the following table:
The Company has never paid cash dividends on its shares of common stock and does not anticipate the payment of dividends on its shares of common stock in the foreseeable future.
ITEM 6.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 7.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION.
Results of Operations
For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016
Revenue
The Company had no operations and no revenue for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and its only income was from interest income on its short-term investments which are classified as cash and cash equivalents.
Operating Expenses
The following table presents our total operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
Operating expenses consist mostly of audit and accounting fees and legal fees. Other general and administrative expenses are comprised of transfer agent and EDGAR filer services and other services. These expenses were directly related to the maintenance of the corporate entity and the preparation and filing of reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The decrease in operating expenses in 2017 was mainly due to the decrease in legal fees relating to potential merger.
Loss from Operation
The Company incurred loss from operation of $60,850 and $110,815 for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Other Income (Expense)
The following table presents our total Other Income (Expense) for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
On August 24, 2017, 6,909,000 common share purchase warrants issued by the Company were modified to extend their maturity date to September 7, 2019. The exercise price and all other terms of the original warrant agreement remain the same. The warrants modification expense of $31,478 was computed as the incremental value of the modified warrants over the unmodified warrants on the modification date using a per share price of $0.15 per share which were the contemporaneous private placement offering price. See Note 6- Private Placement Offering of the financial statements.
Net Loss
The Company had a net loss of $89,121 for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared with a net loss of $110,717 for the year ended December 31, 2016. Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $89,121 for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $110,717 for the year ended December 31, 2016. Increases in net loss attributable to common stockholders were due primarily to the abovementioned effect.
Loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were approximately $(0.01) and $(0.01) based on the weighted-average shares issued and outstanding.
It is anticipated that future operating expenses will increase as the Company complies with its periodic reporting requirements and effects a business combination, although there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in effecting a business combination.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At December 31, 2017 the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $806,000 consisting mostly of money market funds and U.S. Treasury Bills. Management believes that its cash and cash equivalents are sufficient for its business activities for at least the next twelve months and for the costs of seeking an acquisition of an operating business.
The following table provides detailed information about our net cash flow for all financial statements years presented in this Report.
Cash Flow
Net cash of approximately $59,000 was used in operations during fiscal 2017, an increase of approximately $50,000 over the $109,000 used in operations during fiscal 2016. The increase was due primarily to the increase in the legal and professional fees in fiscal 2017. No cash flows were used or provided by investing activities for each of the periods presented. No cash flows were used or provided by financing activities for each of the periods presented.
New Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to the discussion of recently adopted/issued accounting pronouncements under Part II, Item 8, Notes to Financial Statements, Note 3: Significant Accounting Policies and Note 2 : Recent Accounting Pronouncements.
Factors Which May Affect Future Results
Future earnings of the Company are dependent on interest rates earned on the Company’s invested balances and expenses incurred. The Company expects to incur significant expenses in connection with its objective of identifying a merger partner or acquiring an operating business.
ITEM 7A.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 8.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
The full text of our audited financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 begins on page of this Report.
ITEM 9.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.
ITEM 9A.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports, such as this report, that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that as of December 31, 2017, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
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Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and the dispositions of the assets of the Company;
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Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorization of management and the board of directors of the Company; and
·
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluations of effectiveness to future periods are subject to risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or because of declines in the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures.
Our management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017. In making this assessment, the Company’s management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.
Management has concluded that we did maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017 based on those criteria.
Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm since the Company is classified as a smaller reporting company.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting.
We will regularly review our system of internal control over financial reporting and make changes to our processes and systems to improve controls and increase efficiency, while ensuring that we maintain an effective internal control environment. Changes may include such activities as implementing new and more efficient systems, consolidating activities, and migrating processes.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, there were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect materially, our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
None
PART III
ITEM 10.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
Board of Directors
Information concerning each member of Chase’s Board of Directors is set forth below:
Executive Officers
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the persons who serve as executive officers of the Company and who will continue to serve in such positions at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Additional information regarding Messrs. McInnes, Gardner, and Barrett is included in the foregoing information relating to the Board of Directors. Ms. Green has served as Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of the Company since 2001. She is Vice President of W. J. Barrett Associates, Inc., a private merchant banking firm. Ms. Green also serves as Assistant Secretary of each of Supreme Corporation, a specialized manufacturer of truck bodies, and Dawson Geophysical Company (formerly known as TGC Industries, Inc.) , a company engaged in the geophysical services industry. She previously served for 15 years as Assistant Vice President of Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC, an investment banking firm.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires the Company’s directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of the Company’s common stock, par value $.10 per share (the “ Common Stock “), to file with the SEC certain reports of beneficial ownership of Common Stock. Based solely on copies of such reports furnished to the Company and written representations that no other reports were required, the Company believes that all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements were complied with by its directors, officers, and 10% shareholders during the last fiscal year.
Committees
The Board of Directors has not established a separate audit committee within the meaning of the Exchange Act. Instead, the entire Board acts as the audit committee and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.The Board of Directors has determined that Dr. McInnes qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. He is not an independent director.
Code of Ethics
The Board of Directors has not adopted a code of ethics that applies to its executive officers. Since the Company is a development stage company with no operations and since only one of its executive officers receives compensation, the Board of Directors believes that a code of ethics is not necessary to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct and accurate disclosure in the Company’s public communications.
ITEM 11.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
Commencing November 1, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors agreed to pay the Company’s Chief Financial Officer an annual salary of $17,000. No other officers of the Company receive compensation other than reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Company business and development. There were no equity awards at fiscal year-end.
Summary Compensation Table
Director Compensation
Directors of the Company are not paid fees, but are reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Company business and development.
ITEM 12.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
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(1)
The percentage calculations have been made in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, based on number of shares outstanding plus the Common Stock underlying the warrants and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
(2)
Includes 721,590 shares of Common Stock (includes the Common Stock underlying warrants and Series A Preferred Stock) owned by the Generation Skipping Marital Trust U/W/O Mary K. Gardner. Mr. Gardner has disclaimed beneficial ownership of these shares.
(3)
Includes 1,335,345 shares of Common Stock (includes the Common Stock underlying warrants and Series A Preferred Stock) owned by William J. Barrett’s wife. Mr. Barrett has disclaimed beneficial ownership of these shares.
(4)
Includes 1,216,000 shares of Common Stock (includes the Common Stock underlying warrants and Series A Preferred Stock) owned by Edward L. Flynn’s wife. Mr. Flynn has disclaimed beneficial ownership of these shares.
(5)
Includes the Common Stock underlying warrants, Series A Preferred Stock, and vested stock options held by the following directors and executive officers:
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(1)
Includes 465,000 and 89,000 shares of Common Stock underlying Series A Preferred Stock and warrants, respectively, held by the Generation Skipping Marital Trust U/W/O Mary K. Gardner. Mr. Gardner has disclaimed beneficial ownership of the shares.
(2)
Includes 882,000 and 167,000 shares of Common Stock underlying Series A Preferred Stock and warrants, respectively, held by the named person’s spouse. Mr. Barrett has disclaimed beneficial ownership of the shares.
(3)
Includes 882,000 shares and 167,000 shares of Common Stock underlying Series A Preferred Stock and warrants, respectively, held by the named person’s spouse. Mr. Flynn has disclaimed beneficial ownership of the shares.
(4)
Stock options were issued June 25, 2013 at an exercise price of $0.03 per share for the purchase of the following number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
The Stock Options are exercisable as follows: (a) fifty percent (50%) of the Optioned Shares vested immediately upon receipt; and (b) fifty percent (50%) vested on June 25, 2014. To date no Stock Options have been exercised.
Depositories such as The Depository Trust Company (Cede & Company) as of February 11, 2017 held, in the aggregate, more than 5% of the then outstanding Common Stock voting shares. The Company understands that such depositories hold such shares for the benefit of various participating brokers, banks, and other institutions which are entitled to vote such shares according to the instructions of the beneficial owners thereof. The Company has no reason to believe that any of such beneficial owners hold more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding voting securities.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
The following table summarizes the securities authorized for issuance under the 2008 Stock Awards Plan which has been approved by the Board of Directors and ratified by the Company’s stockholders. There are no equity compensation plans which have not been approved by the Company’s stockholders.
ITEM 13.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Independence
The Common Stock is quoted on the over-the-counter market operated by Pink OTC Markets Inc., which does not impose any director independence requirements. Using the director independence requirements set forth in NASDAQ rule 5605(a)(2), the Company has only two independent directors, Messrs. Edward L. Flynn and Wayne A. Whitener.
Transactions and Relationships Involving Our Directors and Executive Officers
The Company did not engage in any transaction during the 2017 fiscal year, and does not currently propose to enter into any transaction, in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest in excess of $120,000.
ITEM 14.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The Company paid or accrued the following fees in each of the prior two fiscal years to ZBS Group LLP, which served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm since October 31, 2013.
We have considered whether the provision of any non-audit services, currently or in the future, is compatible with our auditors maintaining its independence and have determined that these services do not compromise their independence.
“Audit Fees” consisted of the fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and the reviews of the financial statements included in our Forms 10-K and for any other services that were normally provided by our independent auditors in connection with our statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
“Tax Fees” consisted of the fees billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. Included in such Tax Fees were fees for preparation of our tax returns and consultancy and advice on other tax planning matters.
The Board of Directors, which functions as the audit committee, makes reasonable inquiry as to the independence of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm based upon the considerations set forth in Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, including the examination of representation letters furnished by the independent registered public accounting firm.
PART IV
ITEM 15.
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
(a)
The following documents are filed as a part of this report:
(1)
Financial Statements included in Item 8 above are filed as part of this annual report.
(2)
Financial Statement Schedules included in Item 8 herein:
All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and therefore, have been omitted.
(3)
Exhibits: The information required by this Item 15(a)(3) is set forth in the Index to Exhibits accompanying this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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filed herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION
Date: March 13, 2018
By:
/s/ Allen T. McInnes
Allen T. McInnes
Chairman of the Board, President and Treasurer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date: March 13, 2018
By:
/s/ Allen T. McInnes
Allen T. McInnes
Chairman of the Board, President and Treasurer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: March 13, 2018
By:
/s/ Ann C.W. Green
Ann C. W. Green
Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date: March 13, 2018
By:
/s/ Herbert M. Gardner
Herbert M. Gardner
Vice President and Director
Date: March 13, 2018
By:
/s/ William J. Barrett
William J. Barrett
Secretary and Director
Date: March 13, 2018
By:
/s/ Edward L. Flynn
Edward L. Flynn
Director
Date: March 13, 2018
By:
/s/ Wayne Whitener
Wayne Whitener
Director
CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
- INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Chase Packaging Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Chase Packaging Corporation (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, 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.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2013.
/s/ ZBS Group LLP
Plainview, NY
February 27, 2018
CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
Chase Packaging Corporation (“the Company”), a Texas Corporation, previously manufactured woven paper mesh for industrial applications, polypropylene mesh fabric bags for agricultural use, and distributed agricultural packaging manufactured by other companies. Management’s plans for the Company include securing a merger or acquisition, raising additional capital, and other strategies designed to optimize shareholder value. However, no assurance can be given that management will be successful in its efforts. The failure to achieve these plans will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and ability to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 2 - NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS:
Recent accounting pronouncements issued by FASB (including EITF), the AICPA and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.
Going Concern
ASU 2014-15 - “Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern-Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (“ASU 2014-15”).” In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15 requiring management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, and to provide related footnote disclosures in certain circumstances. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, starting December 15, 2016.Management believes that the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Financial Instruments
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”), which updates certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 will be effective for the Company beginning in its first quarter of 2019. Management believes that the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”), which modifies the measurement of expected credit losses of certain financial instruments. ASU 2016-13 will be effective for the Company beginning in its first quarter of 2021 and early adoption is permitted. Management believes that the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Leases
In February 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance requires that a lessee recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right of use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For finance leases: the right-of-use asset and a lease liability will be initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, in the statement of financial position; interest on the lease liability will be recognized separately from amortization of the right-of-use asset in the statement of comprehensive income; and repayments of the principal portion of the lease liability will be classified within financing activities and payments of interest on the lease liability and variable lease payments within operating activities in the statement of cash flows. For operating leases: the right-of-use asset and a lease liability will be initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, in the statement of financial position; a single lease cost will be recognized, calculated so that the cost of the lease is allocated over the lease term on a generally straight-line basis; and all cash payments will be classified within operating activities in the statement of cash flows. Under Topic 842 the accounting applied by a lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under previous GAAP. The amendments in Topic 842 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Management has been continuously assessing the impact of this guidance.
Stock Compensation
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-09”), which simplified certain aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income taxes, classification of awards and classification on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 will be effective for the Company beginning in its first quarter of 2018. Management believes that the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Income Taxes
In October 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfer of Assets Other than Inventory ("ASU 2016-16"), which requires the recognition of the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. ASU 2016-06 will be effective for the Company in its first quarter of 2019. Management believes that the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”), which amends the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is based on principles that govern the recognition of revenue at an amount an entity expects to be entitled when products are transferred to customers. ASU 2014-09 will be effective for the Company beginning in its first quarter of 2019, and early adoption is permitted.
Subsequently, the FASB has issued the following standards related to ASU 2014-09: ASU No. 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (“ASU 2016-08”); ASU No. 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing (“ASU 2016-10”); and ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients (“ASU 2016-12”). The Company must adopt ASU 2016-08, ASU 2016-10 and ASU 2016-12 with ASU 2014-09 (collectively, the “new revenue standards”).
The new revenue standards may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of adoption. The Company currently expects to adopt the new revenue standards in its first quarter of 2018 utilizing the full retrospective transition method. Management believes that the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Intangibles, Goodwill and Other
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) - Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment” (“ASU No. 2017-04”). To simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, ASU No. 2017-04 eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. In computing the implied fair value of goodwill under Step 2, an entity had to perform procedures to determine the fair value at the impairment testing date of its assets and liabilities following the procedure that would be required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Instead, ASU No. 2017-04 requires an entity to perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. ASU No. 2017-04 also eliminates the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Therefore, the same impairment assessment applies to all reporting units. An entity is required to disclose the amount of goodwill allocated to each reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount of net assets. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. ASU No. 2017-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company will adopt ASU No. 2017-04 commencing in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company does not believe this standard will have a material impact on its financial statements or the related footnote disclosures.
Statement of Cash Flows
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force)” (“ASU No. 2016-15”). ASU No. 2016-15 clarifies how certain cash receipts and payments should be presented in the statement of cash flows. ASU No. 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company will adopt ASU No. 2016-15 commencing in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company does not believe this standard will have a material impact on its financial statements or the related footnote disclosures.
NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments that are readily convertible into cash with a remaining maturity of three months or less at the time of acquisition to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents balances with high credit quality financial institutions. As of December 31, 2017, and 2016, the Company had cash and cash equivalents held in financial institutions that were uninsured by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the amount of approximately $649,583 and $864,000 respectively.
Income Taxes
The asset and liability method is used in accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for operating loss and tax credit carry forwards and for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured assuming 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 recorded to reduce the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets unless it is more likely than not that such asset will be realized.
The Company adopted FASB Interpretation of “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”. There was no impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows as a result of implementing this guidance. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company evaluated its tax positions and did not have any unrecognized tax benefits. The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Company currently has no federal or state tax examinations in progress.
NOTE 4 - BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the sum of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus the dilutive effect of shares issuable through the exercise of common stock equivalents.
We have excluded 43,691,000 and 40,447,000 common stock equivalents (preferred stock, warrants and stock options) from the calculation of diluted loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 respectively, which, if included, would have an antidilutive effect.
NOTE 5 - INCOME TAXES:
No current provision for Federal income taxes was required for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, due to the Company’s operating losses. At December 31, 2017 and 2016 the Company had unused net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $1,243,000 and $1,154,000 which expire at various dates through 2032. Most of this amount is subject to annual limitations under certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code related to “changes in ownership.”
As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the deferred tax assets related to the aforementioned carry-forwards have been fully offset by valuation allowances, since it is more likely than not that significant utilization of such amounts will not occur in the foreseeable future.
We file income tax returns in the U.S. Federal and Texas state jurisdictions. Tax years for fiscal 2008 through 2017 are open and potentially subject to examination by the New Jersey and Texas state taxing authority.
The following is a reconciliation of the tax derived by applying the statutory rate to the earnings before income taxes, and comparing that to the recorded income tax (expense) benefits:
The Company had no uncertain tax positions that would necessitate recording of a tax related liability.
NOTE 6 - PRIVATE PLACEMENT OFFERING:
On September 7, 2007, the Company completed a private placement, pursuant to which 13,334 units (the “Units”) were sold at a per Unit cash purchase price of $150, for a total subscribed amount of $2,000,100. Each Unit consists of: (1) one share of Series A 10% convertible preferred stock, par value $1.00, stated value $100 (the “Preferred Stock”); (2) 500 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.10 (the “Common Stock”); and (3) 500 warrants (the “Warrants”) exercisable into Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. The proceeds of $2,000,100 were allocated to the instruments as follows:
Warrants
2017 Extension of Warrant Terms
On August 24, 2017, 6,909,000 common share purchase warrants issued by the Company were modified to extend their maturity date to September 7, 2019. The exercise price and all other terms of the original warrant agreement remain the same. The warrants modification expense of $31,478 was computed as the incremental value of the modified warrants over the unmodified warrants on the modification date using a per share price of $0.15 per share, which was the contemporaneous private placement offering price. Assumptions used in the Black Scholes option-pricing model for these warrants were as follows:
As of December 31, 2017, warrants to purchase 6,909,000 shares were outstanding, having exercise prices at $0.15 and an expiration date of September 7, 2019. As of December 31, 2017, warrants to purchase 6,909,000 shares were outstanding, having exercise prices at $0.15 and an expiration date of September 7, 2019.
As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the average remaining contractual life of the outstanding warrants was 1.68 years and 0.68 year, respectively. The Warrants will expire on September 7, 2019.
Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock
The principal terms of the Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock were as follows:
Voting rights - The Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock has voting rights (one vote per share) equal to those of the Company’s common stock.
Dividend rights - The Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock carries a fixed cumulative dividend, as and when declared by our Board of Directors, of 10% per annum, accrued daily, compounded annually and payable in cash upon a liquidation event for up to five years, as well as the right to receive any dividends paid to holders of common stock.
Conversion rights - The holders of the Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock have the right to convert any or all of their Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock, at the option of the holder, at any time, into common stock on a one for one thousand basis.
Redemption rights -The shares of the Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock may be redeemed by the Company, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, upon written notice by the Company to the holders of Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock at any time in the event that the Preferred Stock of one or more holders has not been previously converted. The Company shall redeem each share of Preferred Stock of such holders within thirty (30) days of the Company's delivery of notice to such holders and such holders shall surrender the certificate(s) representing such shares of Preferred Stock.
Liquidation entitlement - In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, in preference to the holders of common stock, an amount equal to $100 per share of Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock plus all accrued and unpaid dividends.
At any time on or after August 2, 2011, the Holders of 66 2/3% or more of the Preferred Stock then outstanding could have requested liquidation of their Preferred Stock. In the event that, at the time of such requested liquidation, the Company's cash funds (in excess of a $50,000 reserve fund) then available to effect such requested liquidation were inadequate for such purpose, then such requested liquidation should have taken place (on a ratable basis) only to the extent such excess cash funds were available for such purpose.
Other provisions - There will be proportional adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like.
Effective June 30, 2012, the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock agreed to an amendment to the Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock which deleted the liquidation provisions. As a result, the Convertible Preferred Stock has been classified as equity (rather than temporary equity) in all filings beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2012.
NOTE 7 - DIVIDENDS:
On October 6, 2017, the Board of Directors declared a ten percent stock dividend on its outstanding Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock for shareholders of record as of November 15, 2017, and such shareholders will receive the stock dividend for each share of Series A Preferred Stock owned on that date, payable December 1, 2017. As of October 31, 2017, the Company had 33,238 shares of Preferred Stock outstanding; the total dividend to be paid consisted of 3,324 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (which are convertible into 3,324,000 shares of Common Stock) with a fair value of $332,400 and a total of 11.9 fractional shares which will be accumulated until whole shares can be issued.
NOTE 8 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
The Company's 2008 Stock Awards Plan was approved April 9, 2008 by the Board of Directors and ratified at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders held on June 3, 2008. The 2008 Plan became effective April 9, 2008 and will terminate on April 8, 2018. Subject to certain adjustments, the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to awards under the 2008 Plan is 2,000,000 shares. A maximum of 80,000 shares may be granted in any one year in any form to any one participant, of which a maximum of (i) 50,000 shares may be granted to a participant in the form of stock options and (ii) 30,000 shares may be granted to a participant in the form of Common Stock or restricted stock. The 2008 Plan will be administered by a committee of the Board of Directors. Employees, including any employee who is also a director or an officer, consultants, and outside directors of the Company are eligible to participate in the 2008 Plan.
The following table summarizes all stock option activity under the plans:
NOTE 9 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure,” (“ASC 820”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, not adjusted for transaction costs. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).
The three levels are described below:
Level 1 Inputs - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that is accessible by the Company;
Level 2 Inputs - Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly;
Level 3 Inputs - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability including significant assumptions of the Company and other market participants.
There were no transfers in or out of any level the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
Except for those assets and liabilities which are required by authoritative accounting guidance to be recorded at fair value in the Company’s balance sheets, the Company has elected not to record any other assets or liabilities at fair value, as permitted by ASC 820. No events occurred during the year ended December 31, 2017 which would require adjustment to the recognized balances of assets or liabilities which are recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.
The Company determines fair values for its investment assets as follows:
Cash equivalents at fair value - the Company’s cash equivalents, at fair value, consist of money market funds - marked to market. The Company’s money market funds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy since they are valued using quoted market prices from an exchange.
The following tables provide information on those assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively:
NOTE 10 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
The Company’s Board of Directors has agreed to pay the Company’s Chief Financial Officer an annual salary of $17,000. No other officers or directors of the Company receive compensation other than reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Company business and development.