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As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October __, 2010
Registration No.
333-
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
S-1
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CLS
Capital Group, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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6159
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26-2517715
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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(Primary
Standard
Industrial
Classification
Code
Number
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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6800
W. Central Avenue, Suite E-1, Toledo, OH 43617
(888)
616-6639
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(Address
and telephone number of registrant’s principal
executive
offices)
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Approximate
date of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this
Registration Statement becomes effective, as determined by market conditions and
other factors.
If any of
the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other
than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
If this
Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. ¨
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. ¨
If
delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please
check the following box. ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
definitions of “large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer,” and "smaller
reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated
filer ¨
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨
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Smaller
reporting company x
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(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Class of Securities to be Registered
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Amount to be
Registered(1)
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Unit
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Proposed
Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price
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Amount of
Registration
Fee
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Primary
Offering:
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Common Stock, par value
$0.0001
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5,000,000 | $ | 2.00 | $ | 10,000,000 | (2) | $ | 713.00 | (3) | |||||||
Secondary Offering: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stock, par value
$0.0001
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184,850 | $ | 2.00 | (5) | $ | 369,700 | $ | 26.36 | ||||||||
Total
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5,184,850 | (4) | $ | 10,369,700 | $ | 739.36 | (6) |
(1)
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The shares registered pursuant to
this registration statement include 184,850 shares to be offered by the
selling stockholders and 5,000,000 shares to be offered by the Company.
Pursuant to Rule 416, this registration statement also covers an
indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock to prevent
dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends and similar
transactions.
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(2)
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Estimated solely for the purpose
of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
457(o).
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(3)
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Calculated
pursuant to Rule 457(o) based on an estimate of the proposed maximum
aggregate offering price.
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(4)
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Represents
the Registrant’s shares of common stock being registered for resale that
have been issued to the selling stockholders named in this registration
statement
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(5)
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Estimated
pursuant to Rule 457(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the
purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee, based on the last
private sales price for the common stock of the Registrant as there is
currently no public market price for the Registrant’s common stock. Such
price was the price per share paid by the investors in the Registrant’s
private placement transaction on July 1, 2010, and was determined by the
Registrant to be a bona fide estimate of the price per share of the
Registrant’s common stock.
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(6)
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Paid
herewith
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The
registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as
may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a
further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may
determine.
The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not
sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell
these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in
any state where the offer and sale is not permitted.
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
This
Registration Statement contains two prospectuses, as set forth
below.
1.Public Offering
Prospectus. A prospectus, or the Public Offering Prospectus, to be used
for the public offering of up to 5,000,000 shares of common stock by us.
2.Resale
Prospectus. A prospectus, or the Resale Prospectus, to be used for the
resale by selling stockholders of up to 184,850 shares of common stock.
The
Resale Prospectus is substantively identical to the Public Offering Prospectus,
except for the following major items:
1.they
contain different outside and inside front covers;
2.they
contain different Offering sections in the Prospectus Summary
section;
3.they
contain different Use of Proceeds sections;
4.the
Capitalization and Dilution sections of the Public Offering Prospectus are
deleted from the Resale Prospectus;
5.a
Selling Stockholder section is included in the Resale
Prospectus;
6.references
in the Public Offering Prospectus to the Resale Prospectus will be deleted from
the Resale Prospectus;
7.a Plan
of Distribution is inserted in the Resale Prospectus;
8.the
outside back cover of the Public Offering Prospectus is different from the
outside back cover of the Resale Prospectus.
We have
included in this Registration Statement, after the financial statements, a set
of alternate pages to reflect the foregoing differences of the Resale Prospectus
as compared to the Public Offering Prospectus.
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Subject
to Completion, dated October , 2010
CLS
Capital Group, Inc.
5,000,000
Shares
of Common Stock
Par
Value $0.0001 Per Share
$1.00-$2.00
per share (estimated)
This
prospectus relates to the of up to 5,000,000 shares CLS CAPITAL GROUP, INC. (the “Company”) common
stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
The
Company anticipates that the offering price of its common stock will be between
$1.00 and $2.00 per share and the selling stockholders have advised us that they
will sell their shares of common stock from time to time in the open market, at
the initial offering price of $2.00 per share, which was the price they paid for
their shares, until the shares are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or national
securities exchange, at which point the selling securities holders may sell the
registered shares at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at
prices related to the prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices, or
otherwise as described under the section of this prospectus titled “Plan of
Distribution.”
Our
common stock does not currently trade in the public market.
You
should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or any
prospectus supplement or amendment. We have not authorized anyone to provide you
with different information.
Investing
in these securities involves significant risks. See “Risk Factors”
beginning on page 7.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of the securities or passed upon the adequacy or
accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
The date
of this Prospectus is October __, 2010.
The
information contained in this prospectus is not complete and may be
changed. This prospectus is included in the registration statement
that was filed by CLS CAPITAL GROUP, INC. with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The selling stockholders may not sell these securities
until the registration statement becomes effective. This prospectus
is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to
buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
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Prospectus
Summary
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Risk
Factors
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7
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Forward-Looking
Statements
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Use
of Proceeds
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Market
Price and Dividends on our Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters
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Dividend
Policy
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Capitalization
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Dilution
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Selected
Financial and Operational Data
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
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Business
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Management
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Executive
Compensation
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27
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Transactions
with Related Persons, Promoters and Certain Control Persons; Corporate
Governance
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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Description
of Securities
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30
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Shares
Eligible for Future Sale
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Legal
Matters
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31
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Experts
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31
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Where
You Can Find Additional Information
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31
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Financial
Statements
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31
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You
should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained
in this prospectus. The Company and the selling stockholders are offering to
sell and seeking offers to buy shares of our common stock only in jurisdictions
where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this
prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the
time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our common stock. The
prospectus will be updated and updated prospectuses made available for delivery
to the extent required by the federal securities laws.
No person
is authorized in connection with this prospectus to give any information or to
make any representations about us, the selling stockholders, the securities or
any matter discussed in this prospectus, other than the information and
representations contained in this prospectus. If any other information or
representation is given or made, such information or representation may not be
relied upon as having been authorized by us or any selling stockholder. This
prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer
to buy the securities in any circumstances under which the offer or solicitation
is unlawful. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any distribution of
securities in accordance with this prospectus shall, under any circumstances,
imply that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this
prospectus. The prospectus will be updated and updated prospectuses made
available for delivery to the extent required by the federal securities
laws.
The
following summary highlights selected information contained in this
prospectus. This summary does not contain all the information you
should consider before investing in the securities. Before making an
investment decision, you should read the entire prospectus carefully, including
the “Risk Factors” section, the financial statements, and the notes to the
financial statements.
For
purposes of this prospectus, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise
requires, all references herein to “AAIII,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” refer to CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation.
THE
COMPANY
Business
Overview
From
inception (April 30, 2008) Accelerated Acquisitions III, Inc. 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. Our principal business objectives were to achieve long-term
growth potential through a combination with a business rather than immediate,
short-term earnings. The Company has not restricted our potential candidate
target companies to any specific business, industry or geographical location
and, thus, may acquire any type of business.
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. The
Registrant sold these shares of Common Stock under the exemption from
registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
On December 29, 2009, Redell Vincent
Napper II and Reynaldo Uballe, Jr. (“Purchasers”) each agreed to acquire
8,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock par value $0.0001 (17,000,000
shares in the aggregate) for a price of $0.0001 per share. At the
same time, Accelerated Venture Partners, LLC agreed to tender 3,750,000 of their
5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock par value $0.0001 for
cancellation. Following these transactions, each of Messrs. Napper
and Uballe owned 46.57% of the Company’s 18,250,000 issued and outstanding
shares of common stock par value $0.0001 and the interest of Accelerated Venture
Partners, LLC was reduced to approximately 6.86% of the total issued and
outstanding shares. Simultaneously with the share purchase, Timothy
Neher resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors and Messrs. Napper and
Uballe were simultaneously appointed to the Company’s Board of
Directors. Such action represents a change of control of the
Company. The Purchasers used their working capital to acquire the
Shares. Prior to the
purchase of the shares, the Purchasers were not affiliated with the Company.
However, the Purchasers will be deemed affiliates of the Company after the share
purchase as a result of their stock ownership interest in the Company.
The purchase of the shares by the
Purchasers was completed pursuant to written Subscription Agreements with the
Company. The purchase was not subject to any other terms and conditions other
than the sale of the shares in exchange for the cash
payment.
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Concurrent
with the sale of the shares, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its
Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware in order to
change its name to “CLS Capital Group, Inc.”.
On April
26, 2010, the Company commenced operations as a specialty lender. The Company
intends to focus its portfolio in a wide variety of different sectors including
but not limited to alternative resources, technology, biotech, insurance, and
services.
Also on
that April 26, 2010, the Company also entered into an Assignment of Rights Under
Servicing Agreements (“Servicing Agreement”) with CLS Capital Group LLC (“LLC”),
which was mutually rescinded by the parties on October 4, 2010. Prior
to its rescission, the Company did not undertake any business activities in
furtherance of any rights granted under the Servicing Agreement and the Company
has no obligations, direct or contingent pursuant to the terms of the Servicing
Agreement.
On July
1, 2010, the Company completed an offering of our its common shares under the
provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law and under an exemption
detailed in Regulation D issued pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933. We sold
a total of 136,850 common shares at a price of $2.00 per share to a total of
thirty-eight investors. We raised a total of $273,700 in this
offering.
CLS
Capital Group, Inc. (formally known as Accelerated Acquisitions III) has become
a specialty investor and lender. The Company intends to focus its portfolio in a
wide variety of different sectors including but not limited to alternative
resources, technology, biotech, insurance, and services. Our investment
objective is to maximize our portfolio’s total return by using a financing
models that collateralizes traditional loans with investment grade fixed income
instruments, such as CD, Bonds, Medium Term Notes, etc. and investing in the
debt and/or equity securities of early-stage and smaller companies. We also seek
to provide our stockholders with current income on investments in debt
securities and long-term capital growth through the appreciation in the value of
warrants or other equity instruments that we may receive when we make debt
investments or equity investments.
Our
capital will generally be invested to purchase investment grade fixed income
instruments, such as CD, Bonds, Medium Term Notes, etc. used as collateral by
our portfolio companies or invested to finance organic growth, acquisitions,
recapitalizations and working capital. Our investment decisions are based on
analysis of potential portfolio companies’ business operations supported by an
in-depth analysis of assets, including proprietary intangible assets and
intellectual property.
Common
stock currently outstanding
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18,386,850 shares(1)
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Common
stock offered by the Company (2)
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5,000,000
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Common
stock outstanding after the offering (3)
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23,386,850
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Use
of proceeds
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Assuming
an offer price of $1.50, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover
page of this prospectus, proceeds from this offering will be $7,500,000.
We intend to use the proceeds for loans and investments in client
companies and for working capital and for general corporate purposes. See
“Use of Proceeds” below for more information on the use of proceeds. We
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock offered by
this prospectus.
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Offering
price
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$1.00
to $2.00 per share (estimate)
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Risk
Factors
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See
“Risk Factors” and other information included in this prospectus for a
discussion of the risks you should carefully consider before deciding to
invest in our common stock
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(1)
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Shares
of common stock outstanding as of September 21, 2010.
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(2)
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We
are also concurrently registering for resale under a separate Resale
Prospectus 184,850 shares of common stock. None of the shares of common
stock registered under the Resale Prospectus is being offered by us and we
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of those
shares.
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(3)
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Assuming
5,000,000 shares are sold in the
offering
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RISK
FACTORS
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 December 31, 2009 our independent auditors stated that our
financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2009 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 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 commenced operations in April 2010, and we
therefore 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 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.
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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:
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Competition
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ability to anticipate and adapt
to a competitive
market;
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ability to effectively manage
expanding operations; amount and timing of operating costs and capital
expenditures relating to expansion of our business, operations, and
infrastructure;
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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.
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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
have no profitable operating history and May Never Achieve
Profitability
From
inception (April 30, 2008), the Company (formerly known as Accelerated
Acquisitions III, Inc.) 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. Our principal
business objectives were to achieve long-term growth potential through a
combination with a business rather than immediate, short-term earnings. As of
April 2010, we changed our business plan to focus on the investment industry and
have only just recently commenced operations in that industry. As a
result, through June 30, 2010, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $20,437
notwithstanding the fact that the principals of the Company have 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.
Dependence
on the Founders, without whose services Company business operations could
cease.
At this
time, our founders are wholly responsible for the development and execution of
our business plan. Our founders are under no contractual obligation to remain
employed by us, although they have no present intent to leave. If our founders
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 and investors in our common stock or
other securities could lose their entire investment.
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Our
officers and directors devote limited time to the Company’s business and are
engaged in other business activities
At this
time, none of our officers and directors devotes his full-time attention to the
Company’s business. Based upon the growth of the business, we would intend to
employ additional management and staff. The limited time devoted to the
Company’s business could adversely affect the Company’s business operations and
prospects for the future. Without full-time devoted management, the Company
could be forced to cease operations and investors in our common stock or other
securities could lose their entire investment.
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.
Our
current officers and directors currently own 17,000,000 shares of our common
stock, representing approximately 92.5% of the voting control of the Company.
Our current officers and directors 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 employment agreements with key management risking potential of the loss of
the Company’s top management
We do not
currently have an employment agreement with any of our key management or key man
insurance on their lives. Our future success will depend in significant part on
our ability to retain and hire key management personnel. Competition for such
personnel is intense and there can be no assurance that we will be successful in
attracting and retaining such personnel. Without such management, the Company
could be forced to cease operations and investors in our common stock or other
securities could lose their entire investment.
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, 2009. 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.
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Our
success is substantially dependent on general economic conditions and business
trends, particularly in the natural products, a downturn of which could
adversely affect our operations
The
success of our operations depends to a significant extent upon a number of
factors relating to business spending. These factors include economic
conditions, activity in the financial markets, general business conditions,
personnel cost, inflation, interest rates and taxation. Our business is affected
by the general condition and economic stability of our customers and their
continued willingness to work with us in the future. An overall decline in the
demand for document formatting services could cause a reduction in our sales and
the Company could face a situation where it never achieves a critical mass of
sales and thereby 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 three full-time employees. 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
are subject to compliance with securities law, which exposes us to potential
liabilities, including potential rescission rights.
We have
offered and sold our common stock to investors pursuant to certain exemptions
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as well as
those of various state securities laws. The basis for relying on such exemptions
is factual; that is, the applicability of such exemptions depends upon our
conduct and that of those persons contacting prospective investors and making
the offering. We have not received a legal opinion to the effect that any of our
prior offerings were exempt from registration under any federal or state law.
Instead, we have relied upon the operative facts as the basis for such
exemptions, including information provided by investors themselves.
If any
prior offering did not qualify for such exemption, an investor would have the
right to rescind its purchase of the securities if it so desired. It is possible
that if an investor should seek rescission, such investor would succeed. A
similar situation prevails under state law in those states where the securities
may be offered without registration in reliance on the partial preemption from
the registration or qualification provisions of such state statutes under the
National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996. If investors were
successful in seeking rescission, we would face severe financial demands that
could adversely affect our business and operations. Additionally, if we did not
in fact qualify for the exemptions upon which it has relied, we may become
subject to significant fines and penalties imposed by the SEC and state
securities agencies.
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 attorneys 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.
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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 September 21, 2010, 18,586,850 shares of common stock
were issued and outstanding. 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
market prices, 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 market price 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. Our board of
directors has not designated an Audit Committee and we do not have any outside
directors. We do not have a dedicated full time Chief Financial Officer.
We hope to develop an adequate internal accounting control to budget, forecast,
manage and allocate our funds and account for them. There is no guarantee that
such improvements will be adequate or successful or that such improvements will
be carried out on a timely basis. If 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.
Wet
have inadequate insurance coverage
We do not
have any insurance coverage of any description at this time and therefore have
the risk of loss or damages to our business and assets. We cannot assure you
that we would not face liability upon the occurrence of any event which could
result in any loss or damages being assessed against the Company. Moreover, any
insurance we may ultimately acquire may not be adequate to cover any loss or
liability we may incur.
We
are subject to numerous laws and regulations that can adversely affect the cost,
manner or feasibility of doing business.
Our
operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local laws and
regulations relating to the financial markets. Future laws or regulations,
any adverse change in the interpretation of existing laws and regulations or our
failure to comply with existing legal requirements may result in substantial
penalties and harm to our business, results of operations and financial
condition. We may be required to make large and unanticipated capital
expenditures to comply with governmental regulations. Our operations could
be significantly delayed or curtailed and our cost of operations could
significantly increase as a result of regulatory requirements or restrictions.
We are unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance with these requirements
or their effect on our operations.
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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. While we have been 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
trades is likely to fluctuate significantly.
Prices
for our common stock will be determined in the marketplace and may be influenced
by many factors, including the depth and liquidity of the market for shares of
our common stock, developments affecting our business, including the impact of
the factors referred to elsewhere in these Risk Factors, investor perception of
us and general economic and market conditions. No assurances can be given that
an orderly or liquid market will ever develop for the shares of our common
stock. Due to the anticipated low price of the securities, many brokerage firms
may not be willing to effect transactions in the securities.
Our common stock
is subject to the Penny Stock Regulations
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,
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 subject to price volatility unrelated to our
operations
The
market price of our common stock 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 and could
impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of our equity
securities.
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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.
We intend
to make investments into companies that will provide the greatest overall return
on our investment. However, certain of those investments may fail, in which case
we will not receive any return on our investment. In addition, our investments
may not generate income, either in the immediate future, or at all. As a result,
we may have to sell additional stock, or borrow money, to cover our operating
expenses. The effect of such actions could cause our stock price to decline or,
if we are not successful in raising additional capital, we could cease to
continue as a going concern.
We have a
limited operating history. As such, we are subject to the business risks and
uncertainties associated with any new business enterprise, including the lack of
experience in managing or operating a business development company. Our ability
to achieve our investment objective will depend on our ability to grow, which
will depend, in turn, on our investment team’s ability to identify, analyze,
invest in and finance companies that meet our investment criteria. Accomplishing
this result on a cost-effective basis is largely a function of our management’s
structuring of the investment process, its ability to provide competent,
attentive and efficient services to us, and our access to financing on
acceptable terms. As we grow, we will need to hire, train, supervise and manage
new employees. Failure to manage our future growth effectively could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We
operate in a highly competitive market for investment
opportunities.
A large
number of entities compete with us to make the types of investments that we make
in early stage and smaller companies. We compete with a large number of private
equity and venture capital funds, other equity and non-equity based investment
funds, investment banks and other sources of financing, including traditional
financial services companies such as commercial banks and specialty finance
companies. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have
considerably greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do.
For example, some competitors may have a lower cost of funds and access to
funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our
competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which
could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more
relationships than us. There can be no assurance that the competitive pressures
we face will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations. Also, as a result of this competition, we
may not be able to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities from
time to time, and we can offer no assurance that we will be able to identify and
make investments that are consistent with our investment
objective.
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Our
business model depends upon the development of strong referral relationships
with private equity and venture capital funds and investment banking
firms.
If we
fail to maintain our relationships with key firms, or if we fail to establish
strong referral relationships with other firms or other sources of investment
opportunities, we will not be able to grow our portfolio and achieve our
investment objectives. In addition, persons with whom we have informal
relationships are not obligated to provide us with investment opportunities, and
therefore there is no assurance that such relationships will lead to the
origination of investments.
We
may not realize gains from our equity investments.
When we
invest in debt securities, we generally expect to acquire warrants or other
equity securities as well. However, the equity interests we receive may not
appreciate in value and, in fact, may decline in value. Accordingly, we may not
be able to realize gains from our equity interests, and any gains that we do
realize on the disposition of any equity interests may not be sufficient to
offset any other losses we experience.
As stated
above, our investments are not generally in publicly traded securities.
Substantially all of these securities are subject to legal and other
restrictions on resale or will otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded
securities. The illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to
sell such investments if the need arises. Also, if we are required to liquidate
all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less
than the value at which we have previously recorded our investments. We expect
that our holdings of equity securities may require several years to appreciate
in value, and we can offer no assurance that such appreciation will
occur.
We
may experience fluctuations in our quarterly results.
We may
experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results due to a number of
factors, including the rate at which we make new investments, the interest rates
payable on the debt securities we acquire, the default rate on such securities,
the level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of
realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which we encounter
competition in our markets and general economic conditions. As a result of these
factors, results for any period should not be relied upon as being indicative of
performance in future periods.
A change in interest rates may
adversely affect our profitability.
A portion
of our income will depend upon the difference between the rate at which we
borrow funds (if we do borrow) and the interest rate on the debt securities in
which we invest. We anticipate using a combination of equity and long-term and
short-term borrowings to finance our investment activities. Some of our
investments in debt securities are at fixed rates and others at variable rates.
We may, but will not be required to, hedge against interest rate fluctuations by
using standard hedging instruments such as futures, options and forward
contracts, subject to applicable legal requirements. These activities may limit
our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect
to the hedged portfolio. Adverse developments resulting from changes in interest
rates or hedging transactions could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations. Also, we have limited
experience in entering into hedging transactions, and we will initially have to
purchase or develop such expertise.
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Early
stage and smaller companies are subject to many risks, including volatility,
intense competition, decreasing life cycles and periodic downturns.
We invest
in companies in the technology-related sector, some of which may have relatively
short operating histories. The revenues, income (or losses) and valuations of
early stage and smaller companies can and often do fluctuate suddenly and
dramatically.
Our investments in early stage and
smaller companies
that we are targeting may be extremely risky and we could lose all or part of
our investments.
Although
a prospective portfolio company’s assets are one component of our analysis when
determining whether to provide debt capital, we generally do not base an
investment decision primarily on the liquidation value of a company’s balance
sheet assets. Instead, given the nature of the companies that we invest in, we
also review the company’s historical and projected cash flows, equity capital
and “soft” assets, including intellectual property (patented and non-patented),
databases, business relationships (both contractual and non-contractual) and the
like. Accordingly, considerably higher levels of overall risk will likely be
associated with our portfolio compared with that of a traditional asset-based
lender whose security consists primarily of receivables, inventories, equipment
and other tangible assets. Interest rates payable by our portfolio companies may
not compensate for these additional risks. Specifically, investment in the early
stage and smaller companies that we are targeting involves a number of
significant risks, including:
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these companies may have limited
financial resources and may be unable to meet their obligations under
their debt securities that we hold, which may be accompanied by a
deterioration in the value of any collateral and a reduction in the
likelihood of us realizing any value from the liquidation of such
collateral;
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they typically have limited
operating histories, narrower product lines and smaller market shares than
larger businesses, which tend to render them more vulnerable to
competitors’ actions and market conditions, as well as general economic
downturns;
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because they tend to be privately
owned, there is generally little publicly available information about
these businesses;
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they are more likely to depend on
the management talents and efforts of a small group of persons; therefore,
the death, disability, resignation or termination of one or more of these
persons could have a material adverse impact on our portfolio company and,
in turn, on us; and
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they generally have less
predictable operating results, may from time to time be parties to
litigation, may be engaged in rapidly changing businesses with products
subject to a substantial risk of obsolescence, and may require substantial
additional capital to support their operations, finance expansion or
maintain their competitive
position.
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A
portfolio company’s failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed
by us or other lenders could lead to defaults and, potentially, termination of
its loans and foreclosure on its secured assets, which could trigger
cross-defaults under other agreements and jeopardize our portfolio company’s
ability to meet its obligations under the debt securities that we hold. We may
incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to
negotiate new terms with a defaulting portfolio company. In addition, if a
portfolio company goes bankrupt, even though we may have structured our interest
as senior debt, depending on the facts and circumstances, including the extent
to which we actually provided significant “managerial assistance” to that
portfolio company, a bankruptcy court might re-characterize our debt holding and
subordinate all or a portion of our claim to that of other
creditors.
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Elections
to not make follow-on investments in our portfolio companies could impair the
value of our portfolio.
Following
an initial investment in a portfolio company, we may make additional investments
in that portfolio company as “follow-on” investments, in order to: (1) increase
or maintain in whole or in part our equity ownership percentage; (2) exercise
warrants, options or convertible securities that were acquired in the original
or subsequent financing; or (3) attempt to preserve or enhance the value of our
investment. We may elect not to make follow-on investments or otherwise lack
sufficient funds to make those investments. We have the discretion to make any
follow-on investments, subject to the availability of capital resources. The
failure to make follow-on investments may, in some circumstances, jeopardize the
continued viability of a portfolio company and our initial investment, or may
result in a missed opportunity for us to increase our participation in a
successful operation. Even if we have sufficient capital to make a desired
follow-on investment, we may elect not to make a follow-on investment because we
may not want to increase our concentration of risk, because we prefer other
opportunities, or because we are inhibited by compliance with business
development company requirements or the desire to maintain our tax
status.
Our
portfolio companies may incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, our
investments in such companies.
We intend
primarily purchase investment grade fixed income instruments, such as CD, Bonds,
Medium Term Notes, etc. used as collateral by our portfolio companies and invest
a portion of our assets in debt securities, consisting primarily of senior
notes, senior subordinated notes and junior subordinated notes, of early stage
and smaller companies. In some cases portfolio companies will be permitted to
have other debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, the debt securities in
which we invest. By their terms, such debt instruments may provide that the
holders thereof are entitled to receive payment of interest or principal on or
before the dates on which we are entitled to receive payments in respect of the
debt securities in which we invest. Also, in the event of insolvency,
liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of a portfolio company,
holders of debt instruments ranking senior to our investment in that portfolio
company would typically be entitled to receive payment in full before we receive
any distribution in respect of our investment. After repaying such senior
creditors, such portfolio company may not have any remaining assets to use for
repaying its obligations to us. In the case of debt ranking equally with debt
securities in which we invest, we would have to share on an equal basis any
distributions with other creditors holding such debt in the event of an
insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of the
relevant portfolio company. In addition, we will not be in a position to control
any portfolio company by investing in its debt securities. As a result, we are
subject to the risk that a portfolio company in which we invest may make
business decisions with which we disagree and the management of such companies,
as representatives of the holders of their common equity, may take risks or
otherwise act in ways that do not best serve our interests as debt
investors.
Although
we may do so in the future, to date we have generally not taken controlling
equity positions in our portfolio companies. As a result, we are subject to the
risk that a portfolio company may make business decisions with which we
disagree, and the stockholders and management of a portfolio company may take
risks or otherwise act in ways that are adverse to our interests. Due to the
lack of liquidity for the debt and equity investments that we typically hold in
our portfolio companies, we may not be able to dispose of our investments in the
event we disagree with the actions of a portfolio company, and may therefore
suffer a decrease in the value of our investments.
This
prospectus contains forward-looking statements. This prospectus includes
statements regarding our plans, goals, strategies, intent, beliefs or current
expectations. These statements are expressed in good faith and based upon a
reasonable basis when made, but there can be no assurance that these
expectations will be achieved or accomplished. These forward looking statements
can be identified by the use of terms and phrases such as “believe,” “plan,”
“intend,” “anticipate,” “target,” “estimate,” “expect,” and the like, and/or
future-tense or conditional constructions “may,” “could,” “should,” etc. Items
contemplating or making assumptions about, actual or potential future sales,
market size, collaborations, and business opportunities also constitute such
forward-looking statements.
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Although
forward-looking statements in this report reflect the good faith judgment of our
management, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and
unknown risks, business, economic and other risks and uncertainties that may
cause actual results to be materially different from those discussed in these
forward-looking statements. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
report. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in
order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this
report, other than as may be required by applicable law or regulation. Readers
are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in
our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission which attempt to
advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business,
financial condition, results of operation and cash flows. If one or more of
these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those expected or
projected.
We
estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of the 5,000,000 shares of common
stock we are offering will be approximately $7,450,000. “Net
proceeds” is what we expect to receive after paying all expenses of the
offering. For the purpose of estimating net proceeds, we are assuming that the
public offering price will be $1.50 per share, which is the midpoint of the
range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
We
anticipate utilizing the net proceeds of the offering to make loans and
investments in client companies and for working capital and general corporate
purposes. Assuming that the Company raised net proceeds of
$7,450,000, approximately $1,450,000 of that amount would be utilized to fund
the Company’s operations for a 24-month period until the Company reaches
positive cash flow. The remainder of the funds would be utilized to
make loans and investments in client companies. Funds raised in
excess of $7,450,000 would be used to make additional loans and
investments.
The
timing and amount of our actual expenditures will be based on many factors,
including our progress in identifying attractive investment candidates. We may
find it necessary or advisable to use portions of the proceeds for other
purposes, and we will have broad discretion in the application of the net
proceeds. We would consider reallocating the funds in the event that we were
unable to locate any appropriate investment candidates or are not able to
negotiate investments with such candidates on terms that are acceptable to us.
Important factors we will consider before making any investments include the
quality of the companies’ assets, historical and future potential for
profitability and our ability to make investments on terms which we deem
acceptable. If we are unable to locate an appropriate investments based on these
factors, we would choose to reallocate our use of proceeds for working capital
and general corporate purposes. Until we use the net proceeds of the offering,
we would intend to invest the funds in short-term bank deposits.
We will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by selling
shareholders.
MARKET
PRICE AND DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON EQUITY
AND
RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
Market
Information
Our common stock is not
presently quoted on any market or exchange. There has never
been an active public market for shares of our common stock and no historical
information is available for the prices of our common stock. Although our
common stock is not listed on a public exchange, we anticipate filing to obtain
a listing on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) concurrently with or
shortly after the filing of this prospectus. In order to be quoted on the
Bulletin Board, a market maker must file an application on our behalf in order
to make a market for our common stock. There can be no assurance that a market
maker will agree to file the necessary documents with the National Association
of Securities Dealers, which operates the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board, nor can
there be any assurance that such an application for quotation will be
approved.
Holders
As of
September 21, 2010 there were approximately 41 holders of record of our common
stock.
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Securities
Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
We do not
have in effect any compensation plans under which our equity securities are
authorized for issuance and we do not have any outstanding stock
options.
DIVIDEND
POLICY
We have
not previously declared or paid any dividends on our common stock and do not
anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of
dividends on our common stock is within the discretion of our board of
directors. We intend to retain any earnings for use in our operations and the
expansion of our business. Payment of dividends in the future will depend on our
future earnings, future capital needs and our operating and financial condition,
among other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. We are not
under any contractual restriction as to our present or future ability to pay
dividends.
CAPITALIZATION
The
following table shows our capitalization on June 30, 2010 on an actual basis and
pro-forms including the net proceeds of the offering and the proceeds of the
sale of 136,850 shares on July 1, 2010 at a price of $2.00 per
share;
June 30, 2010
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Pro-forma Post
Offering (1)
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 120 | $ | 7,723,820 | ||||
Total
cash
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$ | 120 | $ | 7,723,820 | ||||
Debt:
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Short-term
debt
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$ | 16,557 | $ | 16,557 | ||||
Total
debt
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$ | 16,557 | $ | 16,557 | ||||
Stockholders’
equity:
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preferred
stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none
issued and outstanding
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$ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
common
stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized,
18,250,000 shares issued and outstanding
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$ | 1,825 | $ | 2,339 | ||||
Additional
paid in capital
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$ | 3,875 | $ | 7,727,061 | ||||
Deficit
during the development stage
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$ | 20,437 | $ | 20,437 | ||||
Stock
subscription receivable
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$ | 1,700 | $ | 1,700 | ||||
Total
stockholders’ equity (deficit)(2)
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$ | 16,437 | $ | 7,707,263 | ||||
Total
capitalization(2)
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$ | 120 | $ | 7,723,820 |
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(1)
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Includes
136,850 shares sold in a private offering on July 1, 2010 at a price of
$2.00 per share
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(2)
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A
$0.50 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of $1.50
per share, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page
of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) each of total stockholders'
equity and total capitalization by $2,500,000 million, assuming the number
of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this
prospectus, remains the same and after deducting estimated underwriting
discounts and commissions and estimated offering
expenses payable by us.
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You
should read this table in conjunction with the information contained in
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” and our audited consolidated financial statements, including the
related notes, contained elsewhere in this prospectus.
DILUTION
Our net
tangible book value on June 30, 2010 was approximately $(16,437), or $(0.00) per
share of common stock. “Net tangible book value” is total assets minus the sum
of liabilities and intangible assets. “Net tangible book value per share” is net
tangible book value divided by 18,250,000 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding on June 30, 2010.
After
giving effect to the offering, our pro forma net tangible book value on June 30,
2010, would have been $7,417,126 or approximately $0.32 per share. The
adjustments made to determine pro forma net tangible book value per share are
the following:
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·
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An
increase in total assets to reflect the net proceeds of the offering
($7,500,000) as described under “Use of Proceeds” (assuming that the
public offering price will be $1.50 per share, which is the midpoint of
the range set forth on the cover page of this
prospectus).
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·
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The
addition of the number of shares offered by this prospectus to the number
of shares outstanding.
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The
following table illustrates the pro forma increase in net tangible book value of
$1.50 per share and the dilution (the difference between the offering price per
share and net tangible book value per share) to new investors:
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Assumed
public offering price per share
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$ | 1.50 | ||
Net
tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2010
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(32,874 | ) | ||
Increase
in pro forma net tangible book value per share attributable to this
offering
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7,450,000 | |||
Pro
forma net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2010 after giving
effect to this offering
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7,417,126 | |||
Dilution
per share to new investors in this offering
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$ | 1.18 |
A $.50
increase in the assumed public offering price of $1.50 per share would increase
our adjusted, pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering by
$0.105 per share and would increase the dilution per share to new investors in
this offering by approximately $0.39 per share, assuming that the number of
shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains
the same and after deducting the estimated expenses related to this offering
payable by us.
The
following table shows the difference between existing stockholders and new
investors with respect to the number of shares purchased from us, the total
consideration paid and the average price paid per share. The table assumes that
the public offering price will be $1.50 per share, the midpoint of the range set
forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
Shares Purchased
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Total Consideration
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Average
Price Per
Share
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Number
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Percent
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Number
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Percent
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Existing
Stockholders
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18,386,850 | 78.6 | % | $ | 279,400 | 3.6 | % | $ | 0.001 | |||||||||||
New
investors
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5,000,000 | 21.4 | % | 7,500,000 | 96.4 | % | $ | 1.50 | ||||||||||||
Total
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23,386,850 | 100.0 | % | 7,779,400 | 100.0 | % |
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
SELECTED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The
following selected consolidated statement of operations data contains
consolidated statement of operations data and consolidated balance sheet for the
fiscal years period ended December 31, 2009, December 31, 2008 and the periods
ending June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009. The consolidated statement of operations
data and balance sheet data were derived from the audited consolidated financial
statements. Such financial data should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and the notes to the consolidated financial
statements starting on page ___ and with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
As of
December 31, 2009
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As of
December 31, 2008
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Balance
Sheet Data:
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Assets
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$ | 120 | $ | 2,000 | ||||
Liabilities
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$ | 6,207 | $ | 1,256 | ||||
Total
Stockholders’ Deficiency
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$ | (6,087 | ) | $ | (3,256 | ) | ||
Statement
of Operations Data
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Revenue
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$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Operating
Expenses
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$ | 6,831 | $ | 2,000 | ||||
Other
Expenses
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$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Net
Loss
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$ | (6,831 | ) | $ | (3,256 | ) | ||
Basis
and Diluted Loss Per Share
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$ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||||
Weighted
Average Number of Shares Outstanding
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5,108,904 | 5,000,000 |
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The
following selected data contains statement of operations data and balance sheet
for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009. The statement of
operations data and balance sheet data were derived from the financial
statements for the periods. Such financial data should be read in conjunction
with the unaudited financial statements and the notes to the financial
statements for said periods starting on page 31 and with “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.”
As of
June 30,
2010
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As of
June 30,
2009
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Balance
Sheet Data:
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Assets
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$ | 120 | $ | 2,000 | ||||
Liabilities
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$ | 16,557 | $ | 5,041 | ||||
Total
Stockholders’ Deficiency
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$ | 16,437 | $ | (3,041 | ) | |||
Statement
of Operations Data
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Revenue
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— | — | ||||||
Operating
Expenses
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$ | 10,350 | $ | 3,785 | ||||
Other
(Income) Expenses
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$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Net
Loss
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$ | (10,350 | ) | $ | (3,785 | ) | ||
Basis
and Diluted Loss Per Share
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$ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||||
Weighted
Average Number of Shares Outstanding
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18,250,000 | 5,000,000 |
AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The
following discussion of our financial condition and results of operation for the
twelve months ended December 31, 2009, December 31, 2008 and periods
ended June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009 should be read in conjunction with the
financial statements and the notes to those statements that are included
elsewhere in this report. Our discussion includes forward-looking statements
based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as
our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the
timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those
set forth under the “Risk Factors,” “Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements” and “Our Business” sections in this Form S1. We use words
such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,”
“expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar
expressions to identify forward-looking statements.
Plan
of Operation
The
Company intends to focus its portfolio in a wide variety of different sectors
including but not limited to alternative resources, technology, biotech,
insurance, and services. Our investment objective is to maximize our portfolio’s
total return by using a unique financing models that collateralizes traditional
loan using investment grade fixed income instruments, such as CD, Bonds, Medium
Term Notes, etc. and investing in the debt and/or equity securities of
early stage and smaller companies. We also seek to provide our stockholders with
current income on investments in debt securities and long-term capital growth
through the appreciation in the value of warrants or other equity instruments
that we may receive when we make debt investments or equity
investments.
The
Company is currently in the development stage and has not commenced operations.
All activities of the Company to date relate to its organization, initial
funding and share issuances.
The
Company currently does not engage in any business activities that provide cash
flow. Until the Company commences operations, we anticipate incurring
costs related to:
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(i)
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filing Exchange Act reports,
and
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(ii)
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investigating, analyzing and
consummating various business
opportunities.
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We
believe we will be able to meet these costs primarily through deferral of fees
by certain service providers and additional amounts, as necessary, to be loaned
to or invested in us by our stockholders, management or other investors. There
is no guarantee that we will be able to access any funding or that the funding
we access will be sufficient in amount to sustain our operations or that such
funds may be accessed on terms which are beneficial to the
Company
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Going
Concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
which assumes the Company will realize its assets and discharge its liabilities
in the normal course of business. As reflected in the accompanying financial
statements, through June 30, 2010, the Company has a deficit accumulated during
the development stage of $20,437, used cash from operations of $12,737 since its
inception, and has negative working capital of $16,437 at June 30, 2010. The
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability
to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary
financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal
business operations when they come due. These conditions raise substantial doubt
about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might arise as a result
of this uncertainty.
Results
of Operations
Year
ended December 31, 2009 compared to year ended December 31, 2008.
For the
year ended December 31, 2009, the Company had no revenues and incurred general
and administrative expenses of $6,831, compared to no revenues and general and
administrative expenses of $3,256 for the corresponding period of
2008.
Three
and six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to three and six months ended June
30, 2009
For the
three months ending June 30, 2010, the Company had no revenues and incurred
general and administrative expenses of $3,350, compared to no revenues and
general and administrative expenses of $2,035 for the corresponding period of
2009.
For the
six months ending June 30, 2010, the Company had no revenues and incurred
general and administrative expenses of $10,350, compared to no revenues and
general and administrative expenses of $3,785 for the corresponding period of
2009.
For the
period from inception (April 29, 2008) through June 30, 2010, the Company had no
activities that produced revenues from operations and had a net loss of
$(20,437), due to legal, accounting, audit and other professional service fees
incurred in relation to the formation of the Company and the filing of the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed in August 2008 and other
SEC-related compliance matters.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As of
June 30, 2010, the Company had assets equal to $120 and had current liabilities
of $16,557.
The
following is a summary of the Company's cash flows from operating, investing,
and financing activities:
For the
Cumulative Period from Inception (April 29, 2008) through June 30,
2010
Operating
activities
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$
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(12,737)
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Investing
activities
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-
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Financing
activities
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$
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12,857
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Net
effect on cash
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$
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120
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The
Company has nominal assets and has generated no revenues since inception. The
Company is also dependent upon the receipt of capital investment or other
financing to fund its ongoing operations and to execute its business plan of
seeking a combination with a private operating company. If continued funding and
capital resources are unavailable at reasonable terms, the Company may not be
able to implement its plan of operations.
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
The
Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are
reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company’s financial
condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of
operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is
material to investors.
.
Seasonality
Our
operating results are not affected by seasonality.
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.
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest
Rate Risk
We do not
presently have any exposure to interest rate risk.
Foreign
Exchange Risk
We do not
presently have any exposure to foreign exchange rate risk and do not anticipate
any such risk exposure in the future.
Inflation
Our business and operating results are
not affected in any material way by inflation.
BUSINESS
Business
Overview
From
inception (April 30, 2008) Accelerated Acquisitions III, Inc. 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. Our principal business objectives were to achieve long-term
growth potential through a combination with a business rather than immediate,
short-term earnings. The Company has not restricted our potential candidate
target companies to any specific business, industry or geographical location
and, thus, may acquire any type of business.
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. The
Registrant sold these shares of Common Stock under the exemption from
registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
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On December 29, 2009, Redell Vincent
Napper II and Reynaldo Uballe, Jr. (“Purchasers”) each agreed to acquire
8,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock par value $0.0001 (17,000,000
shares in the aggregate) for a price of $0.0001 per share. At the
same time, Accelerated Venture Partners, LLC agreed to tender 3,750,000 of their
5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock par value $0.0001 for
cancellation. Following these transactions, each of Messrs. Napper
and Uballe owned 46.57% of the Company’s 18,250,000 issued and outstanding
shares of common stock par value $0.0001 and the interest of Accelerated Venture
Partners, LLC was reduced to approximately 6.86% of the total issued and
outstanding shares. Simultaneously with the share purchase, Timothy
Neher resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors and Messrs. Napper and
Uballe were simultaneously appointed to the Company’s Board of
Directors. Such action represents a change of control of the
Company. The Purchasers used their working capital to acquire the
Shares. Prior to the
purchase of the shares, the Purchasers were not affiliated with the Company.
However, the Purchasers will be deemed affiliates of the Company after the share
purchase as a result of their stock ownership interest in the Company.
The purchase of the shares by the
Purchasers was completed pursuant to written Subscription Agreements with the
Company. The purchase was not subject to any other terms and conditions other
than the sale of the shares in exchange for the cash
payment.
Concurrent
with the sale of the shares, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its
Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware in order to
change its name to “CLS Capital Group, Inc.”.
On April
26, 2010, the Company commenced operations as a specialty lender. The Company
intends to focus its portfolio in a wide variety of different sectors including
but not limited to alternative resources, technology, biotech, insurance, and
services.
Also on
that April 26, 2010, the Company also entered into an Assignment of Rights Under
Servicing Agreements (“Servicing Agreement”) with CLS Capital Group LLC (“LLC”),
which was mutually rescinded by the parties on October 4, 2010. Prior
to its rescission, the Company did not undertake any business activities in
furtherance of any rights granted under the Servicing Agreement and the Company
has no obligations, direct or contingent pursuant to the terms of the Servicing
Agreement.
On July
1, 2010, the Company completed an offering of our its common shares under the
provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law and under an exemption
detailed in Regulation D issued pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933. We sold
a total of 136,850 common shares at a price of $2.00 per share to a total of
thirty-eight investors. We raised a total of $273,700 in this
offering.
CLS
Capital Group, Inc. (formally known as Accelerated Acquisitions III) has become
a specialty investor and lender. The Company intends to focus its portfolio in a
wide variety of different sectors including but not limited to alternative
resources, technology, biotech, insurance, and services. Our investment
objective is to maximize our portfolio’s total return by using a financing
models that collateralizes traditional loans with investment grade fixed income
instruments, such as CD, Bonds, Medium Term Notes, etc. and investing
in the debt and/or equity securities of early-stage and smaller companies. We
also seek to provide our stockholders with current income on investments in debt
securities and long-term capital growth through the appreciation in the value of
warrants or other equity instruments that we may receive when we make debt
investments or equity investments.
Our
capital will generally be invested to purchase investment grade fixed income
instruments, such as CD, Bonds, Medium Term Notes, etc. used as collateral by
our portfolio companies or invested to finance organic growth, acquisitions,
recapitalizations and working capital. Our investment decisions are based on
analysis of potential portfolio companies’ business operations supported by an
in-depth analysis of assets, including proprietary intangible assets and
intellectual property.
Currently
our headquarters are at 6800 W. Central Avenue, Suite E-1, Toledo, OH, 43617 and
our telephone number is (888) 616-6639.
Market
Opportunity
Many
early stage and smaller companies have merged with competitors, scaled back
their operations or simply closed down in response to difficult business
conditions following the 2008 market crash. At the same time, early stage and
smaller companies with strong balance sheets, stable revenues and efficient
operating structures are benefiting from the consolidation or elimination of
competitors in their markets.
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Large,
underserved market for product. In today’s market, an increasing number
of well-positioned early stage and smaller companies have been seeking to raise
capital. Historically, well-positioned early stage and smaller companies have
generally relied upon equity rather than debt financing. As a result, the market
for debt financing for these companies is generally less developed than the debt
markets serving more well-established companies. In spite of the large number of
early stage and smaller companies in the United States today, we believe that
these companies are significantly underserved by traditional lenders such as
banks, savings and loan institutions and finance companies for the following
reasons:
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Non-traditional
financial profile - The high revenue growth rates
characteristic of early stage and smaller companies often render them
difficult to evaluate from a credit perspective. Moreover, these companies
often incur relatively high expenditures for research and development,
utilize unconventional sales and marketing techniques and selling
channels, and experience rapid shifts in technology, consumer demand and
market share. These attributes can make it difficult for traditional
lenders to analyze these companies using conventional analytical
methods.
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·
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Industry
scale, concentration and regulation - Many companies lack the size, and
the markets in which they operate lack the scale, necessary to service
large loans by traditional lenders. In the banking industry, in
particular, consolidation over the last decade has increased the size, and
reduced the number, of surviving banks. The surviving institutions have
sought to limit their credit exposures to, and the monitoring costs
associated with loans to, smaller businesses. In addition, traditional
lending institutions operate in a regulatory environment that favors
lending to large, established businesses. In response to such regulation,
many traditional lending institutions have developed loan approval
processes which conflict with the entrepreneurial culture of early stage
and smaller companies.
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For these
reasons, we believe that many viable early stage and smaller companies have
either not been able, or have elected not, to obtain financing from traditional
lending institutions. We believe that these factors are likely to continue,
given the ongoing consolidation in the financial services industry.
Complementing
private equity and venture capital funds. Our investment approach to
purchase investment grade fixed income instruments, such as CD, Bonds, Medium
Term Notes, etc. used as collateral by our portfolio companies and investing in
their debt and equity securities complements other sources of capital available
to early stage and smaller companies. For example, although we may compete with
private equity and venture capital funds as a source of capital for such
businesses, those types of investors typically invest primarily in equity-based
securities. We intend to make investments in both debt securities and equity
securities. We believe that the nature of our investments in debt securities may
be viewed by such entities as an attractive alternative source of capital.
Private equity and venture capital funds may base their investments on
anticipated annual internal rates of return that are substantially higher than
the annual internal rates of return that we set as our operating target.
Moreover, private equity and venture capital funds generally require a
significantly greater percentage of equity ownership interests than we require.
However, private equity and venture capital investments typically entail
considerably more risk than the debt investments that we make, as they are
usually uncollateralized and rank lower in priority in the capital structure of
the portfolio companies. We believe the prospect of obtaining additional capital
without incurring substantial incremental dilution makes us attractive to
owner-managers as a prospective source of capital.
Competitive
Advantages
We
believe that we are well positioned to provide financing to early stage and
smaller companies at for the following reasons, among others:
Identification of
prospective portfolio companies. We intend to identify and source new
prospective portfolio companies through a network of venture capital and private
equity funds, investment banks, accounting and law firms and direct company
relationships.
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Due diligence
review. Prior to an investment, we will perform a preliminary due
diligence review including company and technology assessments, market analysis,
competitive analysis, evaluation of management, risk analysis and transaction
size, pricing and structure analysis. Upon successful completion of this
preliminary evaluation process, we then decide whether to move forward towards
the completion of a transaction.
Investment
structuring. We will seek to achieve income by purchasing investment
grade fixed income instruments, such as CD, Bonds, Medium Term Notes, etc. used
as collateral by our portfolio companies, investing a portion of our assets in
debt securities, consisting primarily of senior notes, senior subordinated notes
and junior subordinated notes, of early stage and smaller companies. We also
seek to provide our stockholders with long-term capital growth through the
appreciation in the value of warrants or other equity instruments that we may
receive when we make loans, and through direct equity investments.
Ongoing
Relationships With Portfolio Companies
Monitoring.
We will monitor the financial trends of each portfolio company to assess
the appropriate course of action for each company and to evaluate overall
portfolio quality. We will monitor the status and performance of each individual
company on at least a quarterly basis.
Managerial
assistance. We intend to offer, and in some cases may provide and be paid
for, significant managerial assistance to portfolio companies. This assistance
typically involves monitoring the operations of portfolio companies,
participating in their board and management meetings, consulting with and
advising their officers and providing other organizational and financial
guidance.
Competition
Our
primary competitors in providing financing to early stage and smaller companies
include private equity and venture capital funds, other equity and non-equity
based investment funds and investment banks and other sources of financing,
including traditional financial services companies such as commercial banks and
specialty finance companies. Many of these entities have greater financial and
managerial resources than we will have. For additional information concerning
the competitive risks we face, see “Risk factors — We operate in a highly
competitive market for investment opportunities.”
Employees
We have
three employees that manage our day-to-day investment operations: Redell V.
Napper II is serving as our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Finance Officer
and Reynaldo Uballe Jr. is serving as our Chief Operating Officer. In addition,
Helen Odum provides back-office administrative support.
In June
2010, we completed a offering of our common shares under the provisions of the
Delaware General Corporation Law and under an exemption from registration
pursuant to Regulation D issued pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933. We sold
a total of 136,850 common shares at a price of $2.00 per share to a total of
thirty-eight investors. We raised a total of $273,700.00 in this
offering.
We have
not been subject to any bankruptcy, receivership or similar
proceeding.
Properties
At this
time, the Company maintains its principal executive offices at 6800 W.
Central Ave; Suite E1; Toledo, OH 43617. The Company’s telephone
number is 888-61-MONEY and 419-381-5626. The Company’s fax number is
419-381-5627. The Company’s website is www.clscapitalgroup.com
and a request for information can be email to the Company at info@clscapitalgroup.com.
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MANAGEMENT
Directors
and Executive Officers
Set forth
below is the name of our directors and executive officers, their ages, all
positions and offices that he held with us, the period during which each has
served as such, and their business experience during at least the last five
years.
Name
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Age
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Position
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Redell
Vincent Napper III
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35
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Director,
CEO, CFO and Treasurer
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Reynaldo
Uballe Jr.
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47
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Director,
COO
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Helen
Odum
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37
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Director,
Secretary
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Redell Vincent Napper II
became CEO, CFO, Treasurer and a director of the Company in December
2009. Since 2007, he has been a Managing Member of CLS Capital Group,
LLC. From 2003 to the present date, he has also been the Managing
Member of Napper Investments, LLC which was involved in the business of
purchasing, renovating, leasing and managing residential and commercial real
estate. Mr. Napper attended Ohio Northern University.
Reynaldo Uballe, Jr. became
COO, Secretary and a director of the Company in December 2009. Since
March 2008, he has been Managing Member of CLS Capital Group,
LLC. From November 2004 to March 2008, he was Regional Manager for
Homeloan USA Corp./ Macloud Financial; from June 2004 to November 2004, he was
Branch Manager for Macloud Financial; from June 2002 to June 2004, he was Branch
Manager of 1st
Metropolitan Mortgage and from August 2000 to June 2002 he was Branch Operator
for Pacific Guarantee Mortgage. Mr. Uballe attended Tiffin University
and the University of Toledo.
Helen Odum became Secretary
and a Director of the Company in December 2009. She had previously
served in various capacities for CLS Capital Group, LLC.
Messrs.
Napper and Uballe and Ms. Odum devote less than 100% of their business time
to the affairs of the Company. The time Messrs. Napper and Uballe
spend on the business affairs of the Company varies from week to week and is
based upon the needs and requirements of the Company.
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
Messrs. Napper and Uballe and Ms. Odum, 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.
There are
no family relationships between our officers and directors. Each
director is elected at our annual meeting of stockholders and holds office until
the next annual meeting of stockholders, or until his successor is elected and
qualified.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The
following table summarizes all compensation recorded by us in 2009 for our
principal executive officers, each other executive officer serving as such whose
annual compensation exceeded $100,000, and up to two additional individuals for
whom disclosure would have been made in this table but for the fact that the
individual was not serving as an executive officer of our Company at December
31, 2008.
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None
We do not
currently have a compensation committee. However, as the membership of our board
of directors increases, we expect to form such a committee which will be charged
with the oversight of our executive compensation plans, policies and programs
and which will have the authority to determine and approve the compensation of
our chief executive officer. It will also function to make recommendations with
respect to the compensation of our other executive officers.
The goal
of the board of directors in determining compensation is to adequately reward
the efforts and achievements of executive officers who manage our company, while
the objective of our compensation program as a whole is to incentivize our
employees and to retain them to reduce turnover. We currently have no pension
plans, stock option plans, non-equity incentive plans or deferred compensation
arrangements. We have not engaged a compensation consultant in any capacity but
believe that our executive compensation package is comparable to similar
businesses in the area in which we operate.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The
following table provides information concerning unexercised options, stock that
has not vested and equity incentive plan awards for each named executive officer
outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and September 21, 2010:
None
Compensation
of Directors
We have
not established standard compensation arrangements for our directors and the
compensation, if any, payable to each individual for their service on our Board
will be determined from time to time by our Board of Directors based upon the
amount of time expended by each of the directors on our behalf. None
of our directors received any compensation for their services.
TRANSACTIONS
WITH RELATED PERSONS, PROMOTERS AND CERTAIN CONTROL PERSONS;
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Related
Transactions
The
Company neither owns real or personal property. The Company leases its
office space from Forrester Wehrle Properties. The Company is on a
month to month lease paying $2,209 per month. The Company is
responsible for all utilities, telephone, and internet services. The
company also leases two (2) copier machines from Peninsular
Leasing. Upon completion of the lease agreement, the Company will
purchase the copiers for $1.00 each.
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.
Policies
and Procedures for Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related
Persons
As we
increase the size of our board and gain independent directors, we expect to
prepare and adopt a written related-person transactions policy that sets forth
our policies and procedures regarding the identification, review, consideration
and approval or ratification of “related-persons transactions.” For the purposes
of our policy only, a “related-person transaction” will be defined as a
transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions,
arrangements or relationships) involving an amount that exceeds $10,000 in which
we and any “related person” are participants. Transactions involving
compensation for services provided to us as an employee, director, consultant or
in any other similar capacity by a related person will not be covered by this
policy. A “related person” will be defined as any executive officer, director or
a holder of more than five percent (5%) of our shares of common stock, including
the immediate family members of or any entity owned or controlled by such
persons.
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We
anticipate that, when a transaction has been identified as a related-person
transaction, the policy will require management to present information regarding
the proposed related-person transaction to our audit committee (or, where
approval by our audit committee would be inappropriate, to another independent
body of our board of directors) for consideration and approval or ratification.
Management’s presentation will be expected to include a description, among other
things, of the material facts of the transaction, the direct and indirect
interests of the related persons, the benefits of the transaction to us and
whether any alternative transactions are available.
To
identify related-person transactions in advance, we expect to rely on
information supplied by our executive officers, directors and certain
significant shareholders. In considering related-person transactions, our board
of directors will take into account the relevant available facts and
circumstances of each circumstance including, but not limited to:
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·
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the
risks, costs and benefits to us;
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·
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the
effect of the transaction on the director’s independence in the event that
the related person is a director, his or her immediate family member or an
entity with which he or she is
affiliated;
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·
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the
terms of the transaction;
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·
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the
availability of other sources for comparable services or products;
and
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·
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the
terms available to or from, as the case may be, unrelated third parties or
to or from our employees generally.
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We also
expect that the policy will require any interested director to recuse himself or
herself from deliberations with respect to and approval of the transaction in
which the interested director is involved.
Promoters
and Certain Control Persons
We have
not had any promoters at any time during the past five (5) fiscal
years.
Director
Independence
The
Company has no “independent” directors within the meaning of Nasdaq Marketplace
Rule 4200.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of
the Company's Common Stock as of June 21, 2010, 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.
Name and Address
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Number of Shares
|
Percentage Owned
|
||||||
Reynaldo
Uballe Jr
|
8,500,000 | 46.22 | % | |||||
5536
Forest Green
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||||||||
Toledo,
OH 43615
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Redell
V Napper II
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8,500,000 | 46.22 | % | |||||
723
Weatherstone Rd.
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||||||||
Holland,
OH 43528
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Timothy
Neher
|
1,250,000 | 6.80 | % | |||||
1840
Gateway Drive
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Suite
200
|
||||||||
Foster
City CA 94404
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(1) This
table is based upon 18,386,850 shares issued and outstanding as of September 21,
2010.
(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 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.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
Our
authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, the rights and preferences of which may be established from
time to time by our board. As of September 21, 2010, there were
18,386,850 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock issued and
outstanding.
Common
Stock
Holders
of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters voted
upon by our stockholders, including the election of directors, and do not have
cumulative voting rights. Subject to the rights of holders of any
then outstanding shares of our preferred stock, our common stockholders are
entitled to any dividends that may be declared by our board. Holders
of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in our net assets upon our
dissolution or liquidation after payment or provision for all liabilities and
any preferential liquidation rights of our preferred stock then
outstanding. Holders of our common stock have no preemptive rights to
purchase shares of our stock. The shares of our common stock are not
subject to any redemption provisions and are not convertible into any other
shares of our capital stock. All outstanding shares of our common
stock are, and the shares of common stock to be issued in the offering will be,
upon payment therefor, fully paid and nonassessable. The rights, preferences and
privileges of holders of our common stock will be subject to those of the
holders of any shares of our preferred stock we may issue in the
future.
Preferred
Stock
Our board
may, from time to time, authorize the issuance of one or more classes or series
of preferred stock without stockholder approval. Subject to the provisions of
our certificate of incorporation and limitations prescribed by law, our board is
authorized to adopt resolutions to issue shares, establish the number of shares,
change the number of shares constituting any series, and provide or change the
voting powers, designations, preferences and relative rights, qualifications,
limitations or restrictions on shares of our preferred stock, including dividend
rights, terms of redemption, conversion rights and liquidation preferences, in
each case without any action or vote by our stockholders. One of the effects of
undesignated preferred stock may be to enable our board to discourage an attempt
to obtain control of our company by means of a tender offer, proxy contest,
merger or otherwise. The issuance of preferred stock may adversely affect the
rights of our common stockholders by, among other things:
•
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Restricting
dividends on the common stock;
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•
|
diluting
the voting power of the common
stock;
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•
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impairing
the liquidation rights of the common stock;
or
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•
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delaying
or preventing a change in control without further action by the
stockholders.
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SHARES
ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
When the
offering is completed, we will have a total of 23,386,500 shares of common stock
outstanding. The shares offered by this prospectus will be freely tradeable
unless they are purchased by our “affiliates,” as defined in Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933. The remaining shares are “restricted,” which means they
were originally sold in offerings that were not subject to a registration
statement filed with the SEC. These restricted shares may be resold only through
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or under an available exemption
from registration, such as provided through Rule 144. Under Rule 144, none
of the restricted shares may be sold in 2010 and the remainder may be sold in
2011.
At this
time, there are no shares issuable upon exercise of options and
warrants.
LEGAL
MATTERS
Certain
legal matters as to United States federal law, the validity of the shares
offered in this offering and certain other legal matters will be passed upon for
us by the Law Offices of Robert Diener.
EXPERTS
Our
financial statements from inception (April 29, 2008) through December 31, 2008,
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and the three and six month periods
ended June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009 along with the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows in
this prospectus have been audited by Paritz & Company P.C. of Hackensack,
New Jersey, independent registered public accounting firm, to the extent and for
the periods set forth in their report, and are set forth in this prospectus in
reliance upon such report given upon the authority of them as experts in
auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE
INFORMATION
Our
filings are available to the public at the SEC’s web site at
http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document with the
SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C.
20549. Further information on the Public Reference Room may be
obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
We have
filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC under the Securities Act
for the common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does
not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement,
certain parts of which have been omitted in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the SEC. For further information, reference is made to
the registration statement and its exhibits. Whenever we make
references in this prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other
documents, the references are not necessarily complete and you should refer to
the exhibits attached to the registration statement for the copies of the actual
contract, agreement or other document.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Our
financial statements as of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009 and for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009 (audited), and as of
June 30, 2010 and for the quarter and six-months ended June 30, 2010 (unaudited)
are included with this prospectus. These financial statements have
been prepared on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States and are expressed in US dollars.
(a)
Financial statements as of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 and for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009
(audited).
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CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008 and
December
31, 2009
CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
Consolidated
Financial Statements
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
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F-1
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CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
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Consolidated
balance sheets
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F-2
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Consolidated
statements of operation
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F-3
|
Consolidated
statements of stockholders' equity
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F-4
|
Consolidated
statements of cash flows
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F-5
|
Notes
to consolidated financial statements
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F-6
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of
Directors and Stockholders
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of CLS Capital Group, Inc. (fka
Accelerated Acquisitions III, Inc.) (a development stage company) as of December
31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 and the related statements of operations,
stockholder's deficiency and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2009,
the period from inception (April 29, 2008) to December 31, 2008 and the period
from inception (April 29, 2008) to December 31, 2009. These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Company's management. 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 audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not
required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audits 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 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 (a development stage
company) as of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2009, the period
from inception (April 29, 2008) to December 31, 2008 and the period from
inception (April 29, 2008) to December 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial
statements, the Company has incurred a loss since inception, has a net
accumulated deficit and may be unable to raise further equity. These
factors raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going
concern. Management’s plans regarding those matters are also described in Note
1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result
from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/
Paritz & Co
Hackensack,
New Jersey
March 30,
2010
F-1
CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Formerly
known as ACCELERATED
ACQUISITIONS III, INC.)
A
Development Stage Company
BALANCE
SHEETS
December
31
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
|
(audited)
|
(audited)
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
|
||||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Cash
|
$ | 120 | $ | 2,000 | ||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 120 | $ | 2,000 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
|
||||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
$ | 4,681 | $ | 1,256 | ||||
Shareholder
advances
|
1,526 | - | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
$ | 6,207 | $ | 1,256 | ||||
STOCKHOLDER’S
EQUITY:
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock, $.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and
outstanding
|
- | - | ||||||
Common
stock, $.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 18,250,000 and
5,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009 and December
31, 2008, respectively
|
1,825 | 500 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
3,875 | 3,500 | ||||||
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
(10,087 | ) | (3,256 | ) | ||||
(4,387 | ) | (3,256 | ) | |||||
Stock
subscription receivable
|
(1,700 | ) | - | |||||
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIT
|
(6,087 | ) | (3,256 | ) | ||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
$ | 120 | $ | 2,000 |
See
notes to unaudited financial statements.
F-2
CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Formerly
known as ACCELERATED
ACQUISITIONS III, INC.)
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Operations (Unaudited)
Fiscal Year
Ended
December 31,
2009
|
Fiscal Year
Ended
December 31,
2008 (*)
|
April 29, 2008
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2009
|
||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
Operating
Expenses
|
||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
6,831 | 3,256 | 8,831 | |||||||||
Net
Operating Expenses
|
6,831 | 3,256 | 8,831 | |||||||||
Net
Loss
|
$ | (6,831 | ) | $ | (3,256 | ) | $ | (8,831 | ) | |||
Basic
earnings (loss) per share—Basic and Diluted
|
$ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
|
5,108,904 | 5,000,000 |
(*) Partial
year from April 29, 2008 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2008
see
accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-3
CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Formerly
known as ACCELERATED
ACQUISITIONS III, INC.)
(A
Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER’S
DEFICIENCY
Preferred Stock
|
Common Stock
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
(Deficit)
Accumulated
During the
Development
|
Stockholder’s
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Stage
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE
AT INCEPTION (APRIL 29, 2008)
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock
|
-
|
-
|
5,000,000
|
500
|
3,500
|
-
|
4,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,256
|
)
|
(3,256
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE
AT DECEMBER 31, 2008
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
5,000,000
|
$
|
500
|
$
|
3,500
|
$
|
(3,256
|
)
|
$
|
744
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock
|
-
|
-
|
17,000,000
|
1,700
|
-
|
-
|
1,700
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Cancellation
of common stock
|
-
|
-
|
(3,750,000
|
)
|
(375
|
)
|
375
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-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Stock
subscription receivable
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,700
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(1,700
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(6,831
|
)
|
(6,831
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE
AT DECEMBER 31, 2009
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
18,250,000
|
$
|
1,825
|
$
|
3,875
|
$
|
(10,087
|
)
|
$
|
(6,087
|
)
|
See
notes to financial statements.
F-4
CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Formerly
known as ACCELERATED
ACQUISITIONS III, INC.)
A
Development Stage Company
STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
(unaudited)
For the Fiscal
Year ended
December 31,
2009
|
For
the
Fiscal
year
ended
December
31,
2008
(*)
|
For the
Cumulative
Period from
Inception
(April 29, 2008)
through
December 31,
2009
|
||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|||||||||||
Net
(loss)
|
$ | (3,492 | ) | (3,256 | ) | $ | (8,052 | ) | ||||
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable
|
956 | 1,256 | 3,346 | |||||||||
Net
cash used by operating activities
|
(2,506 | ) | (2,000 | ) | (4,706 | ) | ||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from the issuance of common stock
|
1,700 | 4,000 | 5,700 | |||||||||
Cancellation
of common stock
|
(375 | ) | - | (375 | ) | |||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
375 | - | 375 | |||||||||
Stock
subscription receivable
|
(1700 | ) | - | (1,700 | ) | |||||||
Shareholder
Advances
|
626 | - | 826 | |||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
626 | 4,000 | 4,826 | |||||||||
NET
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
(1,880 | ) | 2,000 | 120 | ||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
2,000 | - | - | |||||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
|
$ | 120 | 2,000 | $ | 120 |
(*) Partial
year from April 29, 2008 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2008
See
notes to unaudited financial statements.
F-5
CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Formerly
known as ACCELERATED
ACQUISITIONS III, INC.)
A
Development Stage Company
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31,
2009
NOTE 1
- ORGANIZATION
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
(a) Organization
and Business:
CLS
Capital Group, Inc. (formerly known as Accelerated Acquisitions III, Inc.) (“the
Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on April 29, 2008 for the
purpose of raising capital that is intended to be used in connection with its
business plan which may include a possible merger, acquisition or other business
combination with an operating business. On December 29, 2009, the Company
changed its name to CLS Capital Group, Inc.
The
Company is currently in the development stage. All activities of the Company to
date relate to its organization, initial funding and share
issuances.
(b) Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying Interim Financial Statements are unaudited and have been prepared
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted for interim
financial statement presentation and in accordance with the instructions to
Regulations S-K. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States for complete financial statement presentation. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments for a fair statement of the results and
operations and financial position for the interim periods presented have been
included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The
financial information should be read in conjunction with the Financial
Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K Annual Report
for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form 10.
(c) Going
Concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
which assumes the Company will realize its assets and discharge its liabilities
in the normal course of business. As reflected in the accompanying financial
statements, the Company has a deficit accumulated during the development stage
of $10,087, used cash from operations of $4,706 since its inception, and has
negative working capital of $6,087 at December 31, 2009. The Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future
profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its
obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations
when they come due. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is also
dependent on its ability to find a suitable target company and enter into a
possible reverse merger with such company. Management’s plan includes obtaining
additional funds by equity financing through a reverse merger transaction and/or
related party advances, however there is no assurance of additional funding
being available. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do
not include any adjustments that might arise as a result of this
uncertainty.
F-6
CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Formerly
known as ACCELERATED
ACQUISITIONS III, INC.)
A
Development Stage Company
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31,
2009
NOTE 1
- ORGANIZATION
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
(d) 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.
(e) Cash
and Cash Equivalents:
For
purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers highly liquid
financial instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be
cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents at December 31,
2009
(f) 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.
(g) 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.
F-7
CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Formerly
known as ACCELERATED
ACQUISITIONS III, INC.)
A
Development Stage Company
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31,
2009
(h) Fair Value of
Financial Instruments:
The
carrying value of cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the short
period of time to maturity.
NOTE 2
- 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 $.0001
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.
On April
29, 2008, the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of Common stock at a purchase
price of $.0008 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of
$4,000.00.
On
December 29, 2009, Redell Vincent Napper II and Reynaldo Uballe, Jr. each agreed
to acquire 8,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock par value $0.0001
(17,000,000 shares in the aggregate) for a price of $0.0001 per
share. At the same time, Accelerated Venture Partners, LLC agreed to
tender 3,750,000 of their 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock par
value $0.0001 for cancellation.
F-8
CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Formerly
known as ACCELERATED
ACQUISITIONS III, INC.)
A
Development Stage Company
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31,
2009
NOTE 3
- RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS:
Recently
issued accounting pronouncements
FASB
Accounting Standards Codification
(Accounting
Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-01)
In
June 2009, FASB approved the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“the
Codification”) as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental GAAP. All
existing accounting standard documents, such as FASB, American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants, Emerging Issues Task Force and other related
literature, excluding guidance from the SEC, have been superseded by the
Codification. All other non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not
included in the Codification has become nonauthoritative. The Codification did
not change GAAP, but instead introduced a new structure that combines all
authoritative standards into a comprehensive, topically organized online
database. The Codification is effective for interim or annual periods ending
after September 15, 2009, and impacts the Company’s financial statements as
all future references to authoritative accounting literature will be referenced
in accordance with the Codification. There have been no changes to the content
of the Company’s financial statements or disclosures as a result of implementing
the Codification during the quarter ended September 30, 2009.
As a
result of the Company’s implementation of the Codification during the year ended
December 31, 2009, previous references to new accounting standards and
literature are no longer applicable. In the current quarter financial
statements, the Company will provide reference to both new and old guidance to
assist in understanding the impacts of recently adopted accounting literature,
particularly for guidance adopted since the beginning of the current fiscal year
but prior to the Codification.
Subsequent
Events
(Included
in ASC 855 “Subsequent Events”, previously SFAS No. 165 “Subsequent
Events”)
ASC 855
established general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that
occur after the balance sheet date, but before the financial statements are
issued or available to be issued (“subsequent events”). An entity is required to
disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated and the
basis for that date. For public entities, this is the date the financial
statements are issued. ASC 855 does not apply to subsequent events or
transactions that are within the scope of other GAAP and did not result in
significant changes in the subsequent events reported by the Company. ASC 855
became effective for interim or annual periods ending after June 15, 2009
and did not impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company
evaluated for subsequent events through March 15, 2010, the issuance date of the
Company’s financial statements.
(b) Consolidated financial statements
as of June 30, 2010 and for the fiscal quarter and six-months ended June 30,
2010 (unaudited).
F-9
CLS CAPITAL GROUP,
INC.
A
Development Stage Company
BALANCE
SHEETS
June 30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
(audited)
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents,
|
$ | 120 | $ | 120 | ||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 120 | $ | 120 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIT
|
||||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
$ | 7,000 | $ | 4,681 | ||||
Shareholder
advances
|
9,557 | 1,526 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
$ | 16,557 | $ | 6,207 | ||||
STOCKHOLDER’S
DEFICIT:
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock, $.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and
outstanding
|
- | |||||||
Common
stock, $.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 18,250,000 shares
issued and outstanding at June 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009
|
1,825 | 1,825 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
3,875 | 3,875 | ||||||
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
(20,437 | ) | (10,087 | ) | ||||
Stock
subscription receivable
|
(1,700 | ) | (1,700 | ) | ||||
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIT
|
(16,437 | ) | (6,087 | ) | ||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIT
|
$ | 120 | $ | 120 |
See
notes to unaudited financial statements.
F-10
CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three Months ended
June 30
|
Six Months ended
June 30,
|
Cumulative
from
April 29, 2008
(Inception)
to June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||
Operating
Expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
3,350 | 2,035 | 10,350 | 3,785 | 20,437 | |||||||||||||||
Net
Operating Expenses
|
3,350 | 2,035 | 10,350 | 3,785 | 20,437 | |||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
$ | (3,350 | ) | $ | (2,035 | ) | $ | (10,350 | ) | $ | (3,785 | ) | $ | (20,437 | ) | |||||
PER
SHARE INFORMATION:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Basic
and diluted, net loss per share
|
$ | (.00 | ) | $ | (.00 | ) | $ | (.00 | ) | $ | (.00 | ) | ||||||||
Basic
and diluted, weighted average shares outstanding
|
18,250,000 | 5,000,000 | 18,250,000 | 5,000,000 |
See notes to
unaudited financial statements
F-11
CLS CAPITAL GROUP,
INC.
A
Development Stage Company
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
For the
Six
Months
ended
June 30,
2010
|
For the
Six
Months
ended
June 30,
2009
|
For the
Cumulative
Period from
Inception
(April 29,
2008)
through
June 30, 2010
|
||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Net
(loss)
|
$ | (10,350 | ) | $ | (3,785 | ) | $ | (18,402 | ) | |||
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable
|
2,319 | 2,435 | 5,665 | |||||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(8,031 | ) | (1,350 | ) | (12,737 | ) | ||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
- | - | 4,000 | |||||||||
Shareholder
advances
|
8,031 | 1,350 | 8,857 | |||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
8,031 | 1,350 | 112,857 | |||||||||
NET
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
- | - | 120 | |||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
120 | 2,000 | - | |||||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
|
$ | 120 | $ | 2,000 | $ | 120 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES:
|
||||||||||||
Cash
paid during the period:
|
||||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
Interest
expense
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
Noncash
investing and financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from the issuance of common stock
|
- | - | 1,700 | |||||||||
Cancellation
of common shares
|
- | - | (375 | ) | ||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
- | - | 375 | |||||||||
Stock
subscription receivable
|
- | - | (1,700 | ) |
See
notes to unaudited financial statements.
F-12
CLS CAPITAL GROUP,
INC.
A
Development Stage Company
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
JUNE 30,
2010
NOTE 1
- ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
(a)
Organization and Business:
CLS
Capital Group, Inc. (formerly known as Accelerated Acquisitions III, Inc.) (“the
Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on April 29, 2008 for the
purpose of raising capital that is intended to be used in connection with its
business plan which may include a possible merger, acquisition or other business
combination with an operating business. On April 26, 2010, the Company changed
its business plan and has now become a specialty investment company principally
providing capital and other assistance to start-up and micro companies. The
Company intends to focus its portfolio in a wide variety of different sectors
including but not limited to alternative resources, technology, biotech,
insurance, and services. Our investment objective is to maximize our portfolio’s
total return by using a unique financing models that collateralizes traditional
loan using investment grade fixed income instruments, such as CD, Bonds, Medium
Term Notes, etc. and investing in the debt and/or equity securities of
start-up and micro companies. We also seek to provide our stockholders with
current income on investments in debt securities and long-term capital growth
through the appreciation in the value of warrants or other equity instruments
that we may receive when we make debt investments or equity
investments.
The
Company is currently in the development stage. All activities of the Company to
date relate to its organization, initial funding and share
issuances.
(b) Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying Interim Financial Statements are unaudited and have been prepared
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted for interim
financial statement presentation and in accordance with the instructions to
Regulations S-K. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States for complete financial statement presentation. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments for a fair statement of the results and
operations and financial position for the interim periods presented have been
included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The
financial information should be read in conjunction with the Financial
Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K Annual Report
for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form 10. The June 30, 2010 consolidated financial statements presented herein
may not be indicative of the results of the Company for the year ending December
31, 2010.
(c) Going
Concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
which assumes the Company will realize its assets and discharge its liabilities
in the normal course of business. As reflected in the accompanying financial
statements, the Company has a deficit accumulated during the development stage
of $20,437, used cash from operations of $20,437 since its inception, and has
negative working capital of $16,437 at June 30, 2010. The Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future
profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its
obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations
when they come due. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is
also
F-13
CLS CAPITAL GROUP,
INC.
A
Development Stage Company
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
JUNE 30,
2010
NOTE 1
- ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CON’T):
dependent
on its ability to find a suitable target company and enter into a possible
reverse merger with such company. Management’s plan includes obtaining
additional funds by equity financing through a reverse merger transaction and/or
related party advances, however there is no assurance of additional funding
being available. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do
not include any adjustments that might arise as a result of this
uncertainty.
(d) 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.
NOTE 2 - INCOME
TAXES:
The
Company has incurred net operating losses since inception. The Company has not
reflected any benefit of such net operating loss carry forward in the financial
statements.
In
assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether
it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets
will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is
dependent upon the generation of future taxable income.
Based on
the level of historical taxable losses and projections of future taxable income
(losses) over the periods in which the deferred tax assets can be realized,
management currently believes that it is more likely than not that the Company
will not realize the benefits of these deductible differences. Accordingly, the
Company has provided a valuation allowance against the gross deferred tax assets
as follows:
June 30, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Gross
deferred tax assets
|
6,131 | 3,400 | ||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(6,131 | ) | (3,400 | ) | ||||
Net
deferred tax asset
|
— | — |
F-14
CLS CAPITAL GROUP,
INC.
A
Development Stage Company
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
JUNE 30,
2010
NOTE 2
- INCOME TAXES (CON’T):
As of
June 30, 2010, $20,437 the federal net operating loss carryforwards expire in
the tax years 2028 and 2029.
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 June 30.
2010 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 2008 forward. There are
no tax examinations currently in progress.
NOTE 3
- RECENT ACCOUNTING
PRONOUNCEMENTS:
In
February 2010, the FASB issued amended guidance on subsequent events to
alleviate potential conflicts between FASB guidance and SEC requirements. Under
this amended guidance, SEC filers are no longer required to disclose the date
through which subsequent events have been evaluated in originally issued and
revised financial statements. This guidance was effective immediately and we
adopted these new requirements for the period ended June 30, 2010. The adoption
of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial
statements.
In
February 2010, the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) issued Accounting
Standards Update 2010-08 (ASU 2010-08), Technical Corrections to Various Topics.
This amendment eliminated inconsistencies and outdated provisions and provided
the needed clarifications to various topics within Topic 815. The
amendments are effective for the first reporting period (including interim
periods) beginning after issuance (February 2, 2010), except for certain
amendments. The amendments to the guidance on accounting for income
taxes in a reorganization (Subtopic 852-740) should be applied to
reorganizations for which the date of the reorganization is on or after the
beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December
15, 2008. For those reorganizations reflected in interim financial
statements issued before the amendments in this Update are effective,
retrospective application is required. The clarifications of the
guidance on the embedded derivates and hedging (Subtopic 815-15) are effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2009, and should be applied to
existing contracts (hybrid instruments)
F-15
CLS CAPITAL GROUP,
INC.
A
Development Stage Company
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
JUNE 30,
2010
NOTE 3
- RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
(CON’T):
Containing
embedded derivative features at the date of adoption. The Company
does not expect the provisions of ASU 2010-08 to have a material effect on the
financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the
Company.
In
January 2010, the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) issued Accounting
Standards Update 2010-07 (ASU 2010-07), Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958):
Not-for-Profit Entities: Mergers and Acquisitions. This amendment to
Topic 958 has occurred as a result of the issuance of FAS 164. The
Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2010-07 to have a material effect
on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the
Company.
In
January 2010, the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) issued Accounting
Standards Update 2010-06 (ASU 2010-06), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
(Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value
Measurements. This amendment to Topic 820 has improved disclosures
about fair value measurements on the basis of input received from the users of
financial statements. This is effective for interim and annual
reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures
about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of
activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim
periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is
permitted. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2010-06
to have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or
cash flows of the Company.
In
January 2010, the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) issued Accounting
Standards Update 2010-05 (ASU 2010-05), Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic
718). This standard codifies EITF Topic D-110 Escrowed Share
Arrangements and the Presumption of Compensation.
In
January 2010, the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) issued Accounting
Standards Update 2010-04 (ASU 2010-04), Accounting for Various Topics—Technical
Corrections to SEC Paragraphs.
In
January 2010, the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) issued Accounting
Standards Update 2010-03 (ASU 2010-03), Extractive Activities—Oil and Gas (Topic
932): Oil and Gas Reserve Estimation and Disclosures. This amendment
to Topic 932 has improved the reserve estimation and disclosure requirements by
(1) updating the reserve estimation requirements for changes in practice and
technology that have occurred over the last several decades and (2) expanding
the disclosure requirements for equity method investments. This is
effective for annual reporting periods ending on or after December 31,
2009. However, an entity that becomes subject to the disclosures
because of the change to the definition oil- and gas- producing activities may
elect to provide those disclosures in annual periods beginning after December
31, 2009. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company
does not expect the provisions of ASU 2010-03 to have a material effect on the
financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the
Company.
In
January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-02, Consolidation
(Topic 810): Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a
Subsidiary. This amendment to Topic 810
F-16
CLS CAPITAL GROUP,
INC.
A
Development Stage Company
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
JUNE 30,
2010
NOTE 3
- RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
(CON’T):
clarifies,
but does not change, the scope of current US GAAP. It clarifies the
decrease in ownership provisions of Subtopic 810-10 and removes the potential
conflict between guidance in that Subtopic and asset derecognition and gain or
loss recognition guidance that may exist in other US GAAP. An entity
will be required to follow the amended guidance beginning in the period that it
first adopts FAS 160 (now included in Subtopic 810-10). For those
entities that have already adopted FAS 160, the amendments are effective at the
beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after
December 15, 2009. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to the first
period that an entity adopted FAS 160. The Company does not expect
the provisions of ASU 2010-02 to have a material effect on the financial
position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
In
January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-01, Equity (Topic
505): Accounting for Distributions to Shareholders with Components of Stock and
Cash (A Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). This
amendment to Topic 505 clarifies the stock portion of a distribution to
shareholders that allows them to elect to receive cash or stock with a limit on
the amount of cash that will be distributed is not a stock dividend for purposes
of applying Topics 505 and 260. Effective for interim and annual periods ending
on or after December 15, 2009, and would be applied on a retrospective
basis. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2010-01 to
have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash
flows of the Company.
NOTE 4
- MATERIAL CONTRACTS:
On April
26, 2010, the Company entered into an Assignment of Rights Under Servicing
Agreements (“Servicing Agreement”) with CLS Capital Group LLC
(“LLC”). Pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, LLC agreed
to assign to the Company certain rights and obligations with respect to a loan
portfolio of approximately $8.9 billion. Pursuant to the Servicing
Agreement, the Company will assume the obligations of LLC to service the loans
in the portfolio and earn fees with respect to such services. The
Servicing Agreement was mutually rescinded by the parties on October 4,
2010. Prior to its rescission, the Company did not undertake any business
activities in furtherance of any rights granted under the Servicing Agreement
and the Company has no obligations, direct or contingent, pursuant to the terms
of the Servicing Agreement.
NOTE 5
- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
On July
1, 2010, the Company completed an offering of common shares under the provisions
of the Delaware General Corporation Law and under an exemption detailed in
Regulation D issued pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933. The Company sold a
total of 136,850 common shares at a price of $2.00 per share to a total of
thirty-eight investors. The Company raised a total of $273,700 in this
offering.
F-17
The
information contained in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed.
These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer
to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these
securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
[RESALE
PROSPECTUS ALTERNATE PAGE]
Subject
to Completion, Dated October
__,
2010
184,850
Shares
CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
Common
Stock
This
prospectus relates to 184,850 shares of common stock that may be sold from time
to time by the selling stockholders named in this prospectus.
The
selling stockholders may sell shares of common stock from time to time in the
principal market on which the stock is traded at the prevailing market price or
in negotiated transactions. We will not receive any proceeds from the sales of
outstanding shares of common stock by the selling stockholders, but we will
receive funds from the exercise of warrants held by the selling stockholders, if
exercised for cash.
Our
common stock is not quoted on any market or exchange.
Investing
in our common stock involves risks. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page __ of this
prospectus.
Neither
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission
has approved or disapproved of anyone's investment in these securities or
determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.
The date
of this prospectus is ,
2010.
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Table
of Contents
Page
|
|
Prospectus
Summary
|
5
|
Risk
Factors
|
7
|
Special
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
|
16
|
Use
of Proceeds
|
17
|
Market
Price and Dividends on our Common Equity and Related Shareholder
Matters
|
17
|
Dividend
Policy
|
18
|
Selling Shareholders |
|
Plan of Distribution |
|
Selected
Financial and Operating Data
|
20
|
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
|
21
|
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
|
23
|
Business
|
23
|
Management
|
27
|
Executive
Compensation
|
27
|
Transactions
with Related Persons, Promoters and Certain Control Persons; Corporate
Governance
|
28
|
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
|
29
|
Description
of Securities
|
30
|
Shares
Eligible for Future Sale
|
31
|
Legal
Matters
|
31
|
Experts
|
31
|
Where
You Can Find More Information
|
31
|
Financial
Statements
|
31
|
You
should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus. Neither we nor
the selling stockholders have authorized anyone to provide you with additional
or different information. The selling stockholders are not making an offer of
these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You
should assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the
date on the front of the document.
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PROSPECTUS ALTERNATE PAGE]
The
Offering
Shares
of common stock offered by selling stockholders
|
184,850
shares held by the selling stockholders. This number represents less than
1% of our current outstanding common stock, on a fully diluted basis(1).
|
|
Shares
of common stock outstanding after the offering(2)
|
18,386,850
shares.
|
|
Use
of proceeds
|
We
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling
stockholders.
|
|
Risk
factors
|
See
“Risk Factors” and other information included in this prospectus for a
discussion of the risks you should carefully consider before deciding to
invest in our common stock.
|
|
Trading
market
|
|
Our
common stock is not quoted on any market or
exchange.
|
(1)
|
Based on 18,386,850
shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of September 21,
2010.
|
(2)
|
Does not include up
to 5,000,000 additional shares concurrently offered by the
Company
|
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PROSPECTUS ALTERNATE PAGE]
USE
OF PROCEEDS
We will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock by the
selling stockholders.
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PROSPECTUS ALTERNATE PAGE]
SELLING
SECURITY HOLDERS
The
following table sets forth the shares beneficially owned, as of the date of this
prospectus, by the selling stockholders prior to the offering contemplated by
this prospectus, the number of shares each selling stockholder is offering by
this prospectus and the number of shares which each selling stockholder would
own beneficially if all such offered shares are sold. None of the
selling stockholders is known to us to be a registered broker-dealer or an
affiliate of a registered broker-dealer. Each of the selling
stockholders has acquired his, her or its shares solely for investment and not
with a view to or for resale or distribution of such
securities. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC
rules and includes voting or investment power with respect to the
securities.
Name(1)
|
Shares
of common
stock
owned prior to
the
offering
|
Shares
of
common
stock
to
be sold(2)
|
Shares
of common
stock
owned after
the
offering
|
Percentage
of common
stock
owned after this
offering
|
||||||||||||
Accelerated
Venture Partners LLC.
|
1,250,000 | 46,000 | 1,204,000 | 6.55 | % | |||||||||||
Bryan
Wilson
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Francis
Oruma
|
50,000 | 50,000 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Kimberly
Blount
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Jessica
Nappere
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Michael
Nappere
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Angela
Blount
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Jacqueline
Blount
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Lorenzo
White
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Robert
White
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Harambee
Investment Club
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Walter
Turner
|
35,000 | 35,000 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Talitha
Napper
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Sheikinah
Napper
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Redell
Napper Sr.
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Kevin
Napper
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Marvin
Burgess
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Debra
Napper
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Saul
Allen
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Rodney
Watson
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Thomas
K Nelson
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Crystal
Bagner
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Robbin
Hackney
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Walter
Jenkins
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Robert
Russell
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Rene
Uballe
|
5,000 | 5,000 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Wendy
Uballe
|
10,200 | 10,200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Brian
J Searles
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Michael
D. Repass
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Herby
S.Guilliod
|
400 | 400 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Bret
Richards
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Timothy
W. Harrison
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Kris
K. Newman
|
10,200 | 10,200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Stephen
R. Uballe
|
5,200 | 5,200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Nikki
K. Newman
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Virginia
Olivias
|
5,000 | 5,000 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
J
Michael Newman
|
200 | 200 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Cheryl
Young
|
10,000 | 10,000 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Raymond
Garcia
|
250 | 250 | -0- | -0- | % | |||||||||||
Total
|
1,388,850 | 184,850 | 1,204,000 | 6.55 | % |
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|
(1)
|
All
shares are owned of record and beneficially unless otherwise indicated.
Beneficial ownership information for the selling stockholders is provided
as of September 21, 2010 based upon information provided by the selling
stockholders or otherwise known to
us.
|
|
(2)
|
Assumes
the sale of all shares of common stock registered pursuant to this
prospectus. The selling stockholders are under no obligation known to us
to sell any shares of common stock at this
time.
|
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PROSPECTUS ALTERNATE PAGE]
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The
selling stockholders may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of
common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the
shares are traded or in private transactions. If the shares of common
stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholders
will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commission or agent’s
commissions. The selling stockholders have advised us that they will
sell the shares of common stock from time to time in the open market, at the
initial offering price of $2.00 per share, which was the price they paid for
their shares, until the shares are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or national
securities exchange, at which point the selling securities holders may sell the
registered shares at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time
of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or negotiated
prices. The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the
following methods when selling shares:
|
•
|
any
national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities
may be listed or quoted at the time of
sale;
|
|
•
|
ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
|
|
•
|
block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
|
|
•
|
purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its
account;
|
|
•
|
transactions
otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter
market;
|
|
•
|
through
the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options
exchange or otherwise;
|
|
•
|
an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
|
|
•
|
privately
negotiated transactions;
|
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|
•
|
short
sales;
|
|
•
|
broker-dealers
may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
|
|
•
|
a
combination of any such methods of sale;
and
|
|
•
|
any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
|
The
selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
The
selling stockholders may also engage in short sales against the box, puts and
calls and other transactions in our securities or derivatives of our securities
and may sell or deliver shares in connection with these trades.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or
discounts from the selling stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent
for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be
negotiated. The selling stockholders do not expect these commissions
and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions
involved. Any profits on the resale of shares of common stock by a
broker-dealer acting as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts
or commissions under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions,
commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the sale of
shares will be borne by a selling stockholder. The selling
stockholders may agree to indemnify any agent, dealer or broker-dealer that
participates in transactions involving sales of the shares if liabilities are
imposed on that person under the Securities Act.
In
connection with the sale of the shares of common stock or otherwise, the selling
stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may
in turn engage in short sales of the shares of common stock in the course of
hedging in positions they assume.
The
selling stockholders may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver
shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions
and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short
sales. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge shares of
common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares. The
selling stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default
in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties
may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time under this
prospectus after we have filed an amendment to this prospectus under Rule
424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list
of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors
in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
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The
selling stockholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other
circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in
interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus
and may sell the shares of common stock from time to time under this prospectus
after we have filed an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or
other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling
stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest
as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling
stockholders also may transfer and donate the shares of common stock in other
circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other
successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of
this prospectus. The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or
agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be
“underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such
sales. In such event, any commissions paid, or any discounts or
concessions allowed to, such broker-dealers or agents and any profit realized on
the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a
particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, a prospectus
supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate
amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering,
including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts,
commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling
stockholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed
or paid to broker-dealers. Under the securities laws of some states,
the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or
licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares
of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or
qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or
qualification is available and is complied with. There can be no
assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of
common stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which
this prospectus forms a part.
Each
selling stockholder has informed us that it does not have any agreement or
understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the common
stock. None of the selling stockholders who are affiliates of
broker-dealers, other than the initial purchasers in private transactions,
purchased the shares of common stock outside of the ordinary course of business
or, at the time of the purchase of the common stock, had any agreements, plans
or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the
securities.
We are
paying all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares of
common stock. Except as provided for indemnification of the selling
stockholders, we are not obligated to pay any of the expenses of any attorney or
other advisor engaged by a selling stockholder. We have not agreed to
indemnify any selling stockholders against losses, claims, damages and
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
If we are
notified by any selling stockholder that any material arrangement has been
entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of shares of common stock, if
required, we will file a supplement to this prospectus. If the
selling stockholders use this prospectus for any sale of the shares of common
stock, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act.
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The
anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to
sales of our common stock and activities of the selling stockholders, which may
limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by
the selling stockholders and any other participating
person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person
engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in passive
market-making activities with respect to the shares of common
stock. Passive market making involves transactions in which a market
maker acts as both our underwriter and as a purchaser of our common stock in the
secondary market. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability
of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage
in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common
stock.
Once sold
under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the
shares of common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other
than our affiliates.
We will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of any shares by the selling
stockholders. We have agreed to bear expenses incurred by the selling
stockholders that relate to the registration of the shares being offered and
sold by the selling stockholders, including the SEC registration fee and legal,
accounting, printing and other expenses of this offering.
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PROSPECTUS ALTERNATE PAGE]
LEGAL
MATTERS
The
validity of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus and certain
other legal matters will be passed upon for us by the Law Offices of Robert
Diener.
EXPERTS
Our
financial statements from inception (April 29, 2008) through December 31, 2008,
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and the three and six
month periods ended June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009 along with the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash
flows in this prospectus have been audited by Paritz & Company P.C. of
Hackensack, New Jersey, independent registered public accounting firm, to the
extent and for the periods set forth in their report, and are set forth in this
prospectus in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of them as
experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have
filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC in connection with this
offering. In addition, we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy
statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy the
registration statement and any other documents we have filed at the SEC’s Public
Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call
the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room.
Our SEC filings are also available to the public at the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov.
This
prospectus is part of the registration statement and does not contain all of the
information included in the registration statement. Whenever a reference is made
in this prospectus to any of our contracts or other documents, the reference may
not be complete and, for a copy of the contract or document, you should refer to
the exhibits that are a part of the registration statement.
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PROSPECTUS ALTERNATE PAGE]
[number]
Shares
CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
Common
Stock
PROSPECTUS
,
2010
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PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item
13. Other Expenses of Issuance and
Distribution
The
following table sets forth the costs and expenses payable by us in connection
with the sale of common stock being registered. Although we will
receive no proceeds from the sale of shares by our selling shareholders, we have
agreed to bear the costs and expenses of the registration of those
shares.
Nature of expense
|
Amount
|
|||
SEC
Registration fee
|
$ | 750 | ||
Accounting
fees and expenses
|
$ | 5,000 | ||
Legal
fees and expenses
|
$ | 15,000 | ||
Printing
expenses
|
$ | 2,000 | ||
Miscellaneous
|
$ | 27,250 | ||
TOTAL
|
$ | 50,000 |
All
amounts are estimates other than the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
registration fee. We are paying all expenses of the offering listed above. No
portion of these expenses will be borne by any selling shareholders. The selling
shareholders, however, will pay any other expenses incurred in selling their
common stock, including any brokerage commissions or costs of sale.
Item
14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our
bylaws provide for the indemnification of our present and prior directors and
officers or any person who may have served at our request as a director or
officer of another corporation in which we own shares of capital stock or of
which we are a creditor, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
them in connection with the defense of any actions, suits or proceedings in
which they, or any of them, are made parties, or a party, by reason of being or
having been director(s) or officer(s) of us or of such other corporation, in the
absence of negligence or misconduct in the performance of their duties. This
indemnification policy could result in substantial expenditure by us, which we
may be unable to recoup.
Insofar
as indemnification by us for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to our directors, officers or persons controlling the company pursuant
to provisions of our articles of association, or otherwise, we have been advised
that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification by such director, officer or controlling person
of us in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being offered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
At the
present time, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director,
officer, employee or other agent of ours in which indemnification would be
required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or
proceeding, which may result in a claim for such indemnification.
Item
15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Below
is a list of securities sold by us within the past three years which were not
registered under the Securities Act.
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Name of Purchaser
|
Date of Sale
|
Title of
Security
|
Amount of Securities
Sold
|
Consideration
|
||||||||
Accelerated
Venture Partners LLC.
|
April
29, 2008
|
Common Stock
|
5,000,000 | (1) | $ | 4,000 | ||||||
Redell
V Napper II
|
December
29, 2009
|
Common
Stock
|
8,500,000 | $ | 850 | |||||||
Reynaldo
Uballe, Jr
|
December
29, 2009
|
Common
Stock
|
8,500,000 | $ | 850 | |||||||
Bryan
Wilson
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Francis
Oruma
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
50,000 | $ | 100,000 | |||||||
Kimberly
Blount
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Jessica
Nappere
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Michael
Nappere
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 4000 | |||||||
Angela
Blount
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Jacqueline
Blount
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Lorenzo
White
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Robert
White
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Harambee
Investment Club
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Walter
Turner
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
35,000 | $ | 70,000 | |||||||
Virginia
Olivias
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
5,000 | $ | 10,000 | |||||||
J
Michael Newman
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Raymond
Garcia
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
250 | $ | 500 | |||||||
Talitha
Napper
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Sheikinah
Napper
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Redell
Napper Sr.
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Kevin
Napper
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Cheryl
Young
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
10,000 | $ | 20,000 | |||||||
Marvin
Burgess
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Debra
Napper
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Saul
Allen
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Rodney
Watson
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Thomas
K Nelson
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Crystal
Bagner
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Robbin
Hackney
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Walter
Jenkins
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Robert
Russell
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Rene
Uballe
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
5,000 | $ | 10,000 | |||||||
Wendy
Uballe
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
10,200 | $ | 20,400 | |||||||
Brian
J Searles
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Michael
D. Repass
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Herby
S.Guilliod
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Brett
Richards
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Timothy
W. Harrison
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 | |||||||
Kris
K. Newman
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
10,200 | $ | 20,400 | |||||||
Stephen
R. Uballe
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
5,200 | $ | 10,400 | |||||||
Nikki
K. Newman
|
July
1, 2010
|
Common
Stock
|
200 | $ | 400 |
(1)
|
3,750,000
of such shares were tendered to the Company for cancellation on December
29, 2009
|
The securities
issued in the abovementioned transactions were issued in connection with private
placements exempt from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the terms of Section 4(2) of
that Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D.
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Item
16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Exhibit No.
|
Description
|
|
3.1(i)
|
Articles
of Incorporation of CLS CAPITAL GROUP, INC. (filed with Form 10
Registration Statement filed on August 28, 2008 and incorporated by
reference)
|
|
3.1(ii)
|
Bylaws
of CLS CAPITAL GROUP, INC. (filed with Form 10 Registration Statement
filed on August 28, 2008 and incorporated by reference)
|
|
5.1
(*)
|
Opinion
of Robert Diener
|
|
10.1
|
Assignment
of Servicing Agreement between Accelerated Acquisitions III and CLS
Capital Group LLC. (filed with Form 8-K Registration Statement filed on
April 29, 2010 and incorporated by reference)
|
|
23.1(*)
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Legal
Opinion of Robert Diener, Esq. (included with Exhibit
5.1)
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23.2
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Consent
of Independent
Auditors
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Filed herewith
Item
17. Undertakings
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants,
pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
(ii) to
reflect in the prospectus any acts or events arising after the effective date of
this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in this registration statement (notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with the SEC
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee”
table in the effective registration statement); and
(iii) to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to
such information in this registration statement; provided, however,
that subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those subparagraphs is contained
in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is
contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of
the registration statement.
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(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(4)
That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933
to any purchaser:
(i) if
the registrant is relying on Rule 430B: (A) each prospectus filed by the
registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the
registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of
and included in the registration statement; and (B) each prospectus required to
be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration
statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule
415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information
required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be
part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date
such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the
first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the
prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and
any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be
a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in
the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a
document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a
purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date,
supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or
prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such
document immediately prior to such effective date; or
(ii) if
the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule
424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than
registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in
reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the
registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness.
Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or
prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement
or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser
with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any
statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was
part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such date of first use.
(5) That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: the undersigned
registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the
undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of
the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the
following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the
purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser: (i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned
registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on
behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant; (iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to
the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or
its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and (iv)
any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
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(6)
That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by
reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(7)
That for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h)
under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of this registration
statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(8)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly
caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Toledo in the State of
Ohio on the 13th day
of October, 2010.
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CLS
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Redell Napper
II
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Redell
Napper II
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
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By:
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/s/
Reynaldo Uballe, Jr
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Reynaldo
Uballe, Jr
Chief
Operations Officer and Director
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By:
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/s/ Helen
Odum
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Helen
Odum
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Secretary
and Director
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In
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement was signed by the following person in the capacities and
date stated.
/s/
Redell Napper II
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October
13, 2010
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Redell
Napper II
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
(Principal
Executive Officer,
Principal
Financial Officer,
Principal
Accounting Officer)
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/s/
Reynaldo Uballe, Jr
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October
13, 2010
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Reynaldo
Uballe, Jr
Chief
Operations Officer and Director
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/s/
Helen Odum
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October
13, 2010
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Helen
Odum
Secretary
and Director
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EXHIBIT
LIST
Exhibit No.
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Description
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3.1(i)
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Articles
of Incorporation of CLS CAPITAL GROUP, INC. (filed with Form 10
Registration Statement filed on August 28, 2008 and incorporated by
reference)
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3.1(ii)
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Bylaws
of CLS CAPITAL GROUP, INC. (filed with Form 10 Registration Statement
filed on August 28, 2008 and incorporated by reference)
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5.1
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Opinion
of Robert Diener
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10.1
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Assignment
of Servicing Agreement between Accelerated Acquisitions III and CLS
Capital Group LLC. (filed with Form 8-K Registration Statement filed on
April 29, 2010 and incorporated by reference)
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23.1(*)
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Legal
Opinion of Robert Diener, Esq. (included with Exhibit
5.1)
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23.2
(*)
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Consent
of Independent
Auditors
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(*)
Filed herewith
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