PART II

ITEM 5:  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

There is no “established trading market” for our shares of common stock.  Our shares of common stock are listed on the OTC Bulletin Board of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) under the symbol “GLFO;” however, management does not expect any established trading market to develop in our shares of common stock unless and until we have material operations.  In any event, no assurance can be given that any market for our common stock will develop or be maintained. If a public market ever develops in the future, the sale of shares of our common stock that are deemed to be “restricted securities” pursuant to Rule 144 of the SEC by members of management or others may have a substantial adverse impact on any such market.  See the heading “Rule 144” below for requirements of resales of shares of our common stock under Rule 144.  

There has been no established trading market in our common stock for many years. Additionally, many of the approximately 8,289,642 shares issued to non-affiliates in the acquisition of our wholly-owned subsidiary became saleable under Rule 144 in January 2020, and may now be sold into any trading market that may develop for our shares. These factors may result in uncertainty and volatility in the trading price of our common stock that may not have any relation to our current or future prospects.

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Set forth below are the high and low closing bid prices for our common stock for each quarter of 2020 and 2019.  These bid prices were obtained from OTC Markets, Inc.  All prices listed herein reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions and may not represent actual transactions.

Rule 144

The following is a summary of the current requirements of Rule 144:

Shell Companies

Rule 144 is generally unavailable for the resale of shares of stock of publicly reporting shell companies.  After such a company ceases to be a shell company, then Rule 144 may become available for the resale of its outstanding shares beginning 12 months after it files “Form 10 information” with the SEC.  We believe that we are no longer a shell company following the closing of our acquisition of our High Sierra subsidiary, and that Rule 144 became available one (1) year following the filing of our Current Report on Form 8-K which was filed on January 2, 2019.  We believe that many of the approximately 8,289,642 shares issued to non-affiliates in the acquisition of our wholly-owned subsidiary became saleable under Rule 144 in January 2020, and may now be sold into any trading market that may develop for our shares.

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Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act

Since we were a shell company as defined in subparagraph (i) of Rule 144 up until December 31, 2018 when we acquired our High Sierra subsidiary, our shares of common stock that were issued while or after we became a shell company were not able to be publicly resold under Rule 144 until approximately January 2, 2020, one (1) year following the filing of our Current Report on Form 8-K which was filed on January 2, 2019.   

Holders

We currently have approximately 69 stockholders, not including an indeterminate number who may hold shares in “street name”.

Dividends

We have not declared any cash dividends with respect to our common stock, and do not intend to declare dividends in the foreseeable future.  Our future dividend policy cannot be ascertained with any certainty, and if and until we determine to engage in any business or we complete any acquisition, reorganization or merger, no such policy will be formulated.  There are no material restrictions limiting, or that are likely to limit, our ability to pay dividends on our securities.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities; Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities

During the last two (2) years, we have not issued any unregistered securities other than the following:

1.

The Company issued 100,000 shares of its common stock for consulting services on May 26, 2019 valued at $100,000, which was the fair market value of the stock. The shares were not registered under the Securities Act, in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, which exempts transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering.  The shares received a restricted legend.  The agreement was later rescinded and the shares of common stock were returned on December 30, 2019 and cancelled.

2.

The Company issued 100,000 shares of its common stock for product (seeds) on May 26, 2019 valued at $100,000, which was the fair market value of the stock. The shares were not registered under the Securities Act, in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, which exempts transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering.  The shares received a restricted legend.  The agreement was later rescinded and the shares of common stock were returned on December 30, 2019 and cancelled.

3.

In the three month period ended September 30, 2020, we sold 73,333 shares of our restricted common stock to a total of three investors for total proceeds of $110,001. In the three months ended December 31, 2020 we sold 33,334 shares of our restricted common stock to one investor for total proceeds of $50,000. The shares were sold in reliance on the exemption in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 for transactions not involving any public offering.  The certificates representing the shares bear a restricted legend, and the persons acquiring the shares represented that they acquired the shares with investment intent.

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4.

 In the three months ended December 31, 2020, we sold three Series 2 Senior Convertible Secured Promissory Notes in the respective amounts of $10,000 (on October 23, 2020), $10,000 (on October 23, 2020) and $30,000 (on November 2, 2020) to three investors.  A form of the Series 2 Senior Convertible Secured Promissory Note is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.09.  The Notes bear interest at 8.0% per annum, have a three year term, and the Maturity Dates are automatically extended for successive six month periods in the event the Company has not raised gross proceeds from its October 1, 2020 private offering or financing from any other source or sources of at least $1,000,000.  Each Note is secured on a pro rata basis with the other Notes by the assets of the Company.  Each Note is automatically converted into shares of our common stock at a price of $1.50 per share once we have generated gross proceeds of $1,000,000 from the October 1, 2020 private offering or financing from any other source or sources.  The holders of the Notes may also voluntarily convert the balances owed under the Notes at an earlier time at the same conversion price of $1.50 per share. Each Note holder will also be issued warrants to purchase shares of our restricted common stock at $1.50 per share at the time of conversion in an amount equal to 50% of the face amount of the Note, which are exercisable for a period of three years.

5.

On February 26, 2021, the Company issued 10,000 shares of its restricted common stock to its Vice President Jeffrey M. Pogol, and 10,000 shares of its restricted common stock to another service provider, for services rendered which were valued at $2,000 each.  On the same day, the Company issued 10,000 shares of its restricted common stock to Mark Beloyan, a principal of Tradespot Markets and Admiral Investment Banking, pursuant to the exercise of a warrant at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The shares were sold in reliance on the exemption in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 for transactions not involving any public offering.  The certificates representing the shares bear a restricted legend, and the persons acquiring the shares represented that they acquired the shares with investment intent.  

Use of Proceeds of Registered Securities

There were no proceeds received during the calendar year ended December 31, 2020, from the sale of registered securities.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Us and Affiliated Purchasers

Except as described above under the heading “Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities; Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities,” during the last three fiscal years, there were no purchases of any equity securities of ours by us or any person on our behalf; nor were there any purchases of our equity securities by any affiliate of ours during the last three fiscal years.

ITEM 6:  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

ITEM 7:  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS  

Forward-looking Statements

Statements made in this Annual Report, which are not purely historical, are forward-looking statements with respect to the goals, plan objectives, intentions, expectations, financial condition, results of operations, future performance and our business, including, without limitation, (i) our ability to raise capital, and (ii) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “may,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “expects,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “plans,” “intends,” “targets” or similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and important factors (many of which are beyond our control) that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, including the following, general economic or industry conditions, nationally and/or in the communities in which we may conduct business, changes in the interest rate environment, legislation or regulatory requirements, conditions of the securities markets, our ability to raise capital, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines, financial or political instability, acts of war or terrorism, other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technical factors affecting our current or potential business and related matters.

Accordingly, results actually achieved may differ materially from expected results in these statements.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.  We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.

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Plan of Operation

Our plan of operation for the next 12 months is to: (i) market the licensing of the Company’s technology in states in the U.S. where cannabis and/or hemp has been legalized both for medicinal and/or recreational use, and in the Canadian provinces; and (ii) seek to raise additional equity funding so that the Company may pursue the construction and operation of a facility to produce and market hemp cigarettes to be located in Northern Nevada. During the next 12 months, our cash requirements include expenses to market our technology; expenses to construct and operate a facility to produce and market hemp cigarettes to be located in Northern Nevada; the payment of our SEC reporting and filing expenses, including associated legal and accounting fees; and costs incident to maintaining our good standing as a corporation in our state of organization.  We anticipate that we will need to raise additional equity funds to successfully commence and operate a facility to produce and market hemp cigarettes.  We have no commitments to raise any additional funds at the present time, and we can offer no assurance that we will be able to raise additional funds on terms acceptable to the Company.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company also has $125,695 in property, plant and equipment, net, and $50,000 in long term liabilities which are in notes payable. All of the $50,000 in long term liabilities are convertible.

For a description of the various loans that the Company has received during the year ended December 31, 2020, and subsequent to December 31, 2020, see footnotes 5, 6 and 8 to the Company’s financial statements included herein.  The Company intends to repay these loans from selling the Company’s hemp farming equipment and from raising additional capital.  The Company can offer no assurance that it will be successful in its efforts to raise additional capital.

See the Exhibit Index below to determine where copies of the various promissory notes are located. The Company may seek additional loans from third parties on the same or similar terms in the near future on an as needed basis, but the Company can offer no assurance that additional funds will be available to the Company.

Results of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared Year Ended December 31, 2019

We had no revenues during the year ended December 31, 2020.  We hope to start earning revenues during the present fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.  

We incurred general and administrative expenses of $222,561 for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $22,531 over the $200,030 of general and administrative expenses incurred during the year ended December 31, 2019.  We incurred depreciation of $35,350 in the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $15,705 incurred in the year ended December 31, 2019.  We sustained a crop loss of $246,914 in the year ended December 31, 2019 due to the poor quality of the seeds that were purchased.  We had no crop loss expense in the year ended December 31, 2020.

We incurred interest expense of $42,955 in the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $29,926 from the $13,029 of interest expense incurred in the year ended December 31, 2019.  The increase is due to the increase in aggregate principal balance of the Notes Payable in the later period from increased borrowings, and increases in interest rates in some of the Notes Payable in the later period.  We also incurred interest expense - related party of $4,645 in the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $4,076 from the $569 of interest expense - related party incurred in the year ended December 31, 2019.  The increase is due to the increase in aggregate principal balance of the Notes Payable-Related Party in the later period from increased borrowings, and increases in interest rates in some of the Notes Payable-Related Party in the later period.

We incurred a net loss of $305,511, or approximately $0.02 per share, in the year ended December 31, 2020, which is $170,736 less than the net loss of $476,247 incurred in the year ended December 31, 2019.  The decrease in the net loss incurred in the later period is largely attributable to the reduction of $246,914 in crop loss in the later period, partially offset by increases of $22,531 in general and administrative expenses and increases in interest expense, interest expense-related party and depreciation incurred in the later period.

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Capital Resources

The cash flows from operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2020 consisted of the following: The net loss of $305,511 partially offset by $35,350 in depreciation, $74,500 in warrant expense, a $12,145 increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses – related party, and a decrease of $4,171 in accounts payable and accrued expenses resulting in net cash used in operating activities of $187,687.

The cash flows from operating activities during the prior year ended December 31, 2019 consisted of the following: The net loss of $476,247 partially offset by $15,705 in depreciation, an increase of $37,120 in accounts payable and accrued expenses and an increase of $569 in accounts payable and accrued expenses – related party, resulting in net cash used in operating activities of $422,853.

We had no net cash used in investing activities in the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $176,750 net cash used in the year ended December 31, 2019 from the purchase of property, plant and equipment.

The cash flows from financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2020 consisted of the following: We received cash proceeds from the sale of common stock of $160,001, proceeds from notes payable of $25,500, proceeds from convertible notes payable of $50,000, proceeds from notes payable – related party of $18,749, and  repayments on notes payable – related parties of $30,000, resulting in net cash provided by financing activities of $224,250.

The cash flows from financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2019 consisted of the following: We received cash proceeds from notes payable of $350,000 and cash proceeds from notes payable – related parties of $34,577, resulting in net cash provided by financing activities of $384,557.

Going Concern

The Company’s financial statements have been presented on the basis that it is a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.  The Company has sustained operating losses during the current year-to-date and may not achieve the level of profitable operations to sustain its activities.  These factors raise substantial doubt as to its ability to obtain debt and/or equity financing and achieve profitable operations.

Management intends to raise additional operating funds to fund operations for the next 12 months through proceeds to be received from the planned sale of our hemp farming equipment, and through raising funds through equity and/or debt offerings.  However, there can be no assurance management will be successful in its endeavors. Ultimately, the Company will need to achieve profitable operations in order to continue as a going concern.

There are no assurances that the Company will be able to either (1) achieve a level of revenues adequate to generate sufficient cash flow from operations; or (2) obtain additional financing through either private placement, public offerings and/or bank financing necessary to support its working capital requirements.  To the extent that funds generated from operations and any private placements, public offerings and/or bank financing are insufficient, the Company will have to raise additional working capital.  No assurance can be given that additional financing will be available, or if available, will be on terms acceptable to the Company.  If adequate working capital is not available to the Company it may be required to curtail its operations.

Emerging Growth Company Critical Accounting Policy Disclosure

The Company qualifies as an “emerging growth company” under the 2012 JOBS Act. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards.   As an emerging grown company, the Company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. The Company may elect to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period in the future.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We had no off-balance sheet arrangements of any kind for the year ended December 31, 2020.

ITEM 7A:  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

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ITEM 8:  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

HIGH SIERRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019  

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HIGH SIERRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONTENTS

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

High Sierra Technologies, Inc.

Reno, Nevada

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of High Sierra Technologies, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Consideration of the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has suffered recurring losses and has minimal operations which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.  Management’s plans in regard to these matters are described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Pinnacle Accountancy Group of Utah

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015.

Pinnacle Accountancy Group of Utah

(a dba of Heaton & Company, PLLC)

Farmington, Utah

April 14, 2020

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The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 HIGH SIERRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 and 2019

NOTE 1- Summary of History and Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations

Gulf & Orient Steamship Company, LTD. (“Gulf” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Colorado on May 9, 1996. Gulf originally intended to engage in the business of marine transportation.   

On December 31, 2018, Gulf entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with High Sierra Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“High Sierra”), and all of its shareholders.  The shareholders of High Sierra were issued shares of the Gulf’s common stock on a one for one share basis in exchange for their shares of High Sierra’s common stock.  High Sierra became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gulf in the business combination.  The Share Exchange was treated as a reverse merger and recapitalization, and as a result, the consolidated financial statements are presented under successor entity reporting, with an inception date of August 6, 2018.  Subsequently Gulf’s name was changed to High Sierra Technologies, Inc.

High Sierra Technologies, Inc., the wholly-owned subsidiary, was incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 6, 2018. It was formed with the intention that it would become the assignee, owner and licensor of certain Intellectual Property (the “Intellectual Property”) that was, prior to assignment, the property of Vincent C. Lombardi, Ph.D., who is an officer, director and co-founder of the subsidiary.  The subsidiary was further formed with the goal that it would continue to develop and expand its intellectual property portfolio with an emphasis on the recreational cannabis industry as well as the industrial hemp industry.

Through its subsidiary, the Company is a start-up that develops patents and other products used in the processing of cannabis, including industrial hemp, and will license these technologies to companies in the industry.  The Company will likely incur research and development expenses in the future and intends to develop a policy regarding the same. The Company was growing industrial hemp on a 200-acre property it leased in McDermitt, Nevada and incurred expenses in relation to this project and the failure of the crop during 2019 (see Note 3).  

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The Company consolidates its subsidiaries in accordance with ASC 810, and specifically ASC 810-10-15-8 which states, "[t]he usual condition for a controlling financial interest is ownership of a majority voting interest, and, therefore, as a general rule ownership by one reporting entity, directly or indirectly, or over 50% of the outstanding voting shares of another entity is a condition pointing toward consolidation." All inter-company transactions have been eliminated during consolidation.

Concentration of Risk

The Company places its cash and temporary cash investments with established financial institutions.  At times, such cash and investments may be in excess of the FDIC insurance limit.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 and 2019

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  

Stock-based Compensation

The Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Based Compensation which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense based on grant date fair values for all share-based awards made to third parties, employees and directors, including stock options. Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting.

ASC 718 requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based awards to employees and directors on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model as its method of determining fair value. This model is affected by the Company's stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of subjective variables. These subjective variables include but are not limited to the Company's expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense in the statement of operations over the requisite service period.

Upon the adoption of ASU 2018-07, the Company measures the fair value of equity instruments for non-employee payment awards on the grant date.

Investment in Growing Crops

The Company’s Investment in Growing Crops represented the total cost of the crop inputs in the ground.  These were recorded at cost and were to be expensed to cost of goods sold once the crops were harvested and sold.  

The crop harvest failed and the Company incurred a $246,914 loss from the preparation, planting and harvesting of the crop during 2019.  

Long-lived Assets

Long-lived assets are stated at cost.  Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.  Depreciation is determined using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which is five years.

Where an impairment of a property’s value is determined to be other than temporary, impairment for the estimated potential loss is recorded to adjust the property to its net realizable value.

When items of building or equipment are sold or retired, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the results of operations.  The Company does not have any long-lived tangible assets, which are considered impaired as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

The Company applies the provisions of ASC 360-10, Property, Plant and Equipment, where applicable to all long-lived assets. ASC 360-10 addresses accounting and reporting for impairment and disposal of long-lived assets. The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used in accordance with ASC 360-10. ASC 360-10 requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amounts. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived assets. Loss on long-lived assets to be disposed of is determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost of disposal.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 and 2019

Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets are reviewed for potential impairment in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, whenever events or circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The Company had no such intangibles at December 31, 2020 and 2019, and recorded no impairment losses during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.  The Company currently writes off all costs related to any intangible assets it has or is acquiring to current operating expenses.

Revenue Recognition

The Company applies ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Under ASC 606, the Company will recognize revenue from the commercial sales of products, licensing agreements and contracts to perform pilot studies by applying the following steps: (1) identify the contract with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied.

Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.  Advertising expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were $0.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company adopted ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which provides a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The standard also expands disclosures about instruments measured at fair value and establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets;

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

Level 3 — Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made; however actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

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HIGH SIERRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 and 2019

Emerging Growth Company Critical Accounting Policy Disclosure

The Company qualifies as an “emerging growth company” under the 2012 JOBS Act. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards.   As an emerging grown company, the Company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. The Company has chosen to “opt out” of such extended transition period, and as a result, the Company will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740-10-30, Income Taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.  Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent management concludes it is more likely than not that the assets will not be realized.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the statements of operations in the period that includes the enactment date.

The Company adopted ASC 740-10-25, which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements.  Under ASC 740-10-25, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.  The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent (50%) likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.  ASC 740-10-25 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures.  The Company had no material adjustments to its liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits according to the provisions of ASC 740-10-25.

Loss Per Share

Net loss per common share is computed pursuant to ASC 260-10-45, Earnings Per Share.  Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially outstanding shares of common stock during each period, unless their effect is anti-dilutive due to continuing losses.  As of December 31, 2020, the Company had a total of 83,333 (50,000 from outstanding warrants and 33,333 from convertible notes payable) potentially dilutive shares outstanding.  As of December 31, 2019, there were no potentially dilutive shares outstanding.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

We do not expect the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on our results of operations or financial position.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 and 2019

NOTE 2 – Financial Condition and Going Concern

The Company’s financial statements have been presented on the basis that it is a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.  The Company has sustained operating losses during the current year and may not achieve the level of profitable operations to sustain its activities.  These factors raise substantial doubt as to its ability to obtain debt and/or equity financing and achieve profitable operations.

Management intends to raise additional operating funds through equity and/or debt offerings.  However, there can be no assurance management will be successful in its endeavors.  Ultimately, the Company will need to achieve profitable operations in order to continue as a going concern.

There are no assurances that the Company will be able to either (1) achieve a level of revenues adequate to generate sufficient cash flow from operations; or (2) obtain additional financing through either private placement, public offerings and/or bank financing necessary to support its working capital requirements.  To the extent that funds generated from operations and any private placements, public offerings and/or bank financing are insufficient, the Company will have to raise additional working capital.  No assurance can be given that additional financing will be available, or if available, will be on terms acceptable to the Company.  If adequate working capital is not available to the Company, it may be required to curtail its operations.

NOTE 3 – Investment in Growing Crops

Investment in growing crops consisted of the cost of the crop inputs in the ground at December 31, 2019 and were recorded at cost and were expensed to Crop Loss on the statement of operations during the fourth quarter of 2019 since the crop harvest and related farming activities failed.   The Company incurred a loss from the crop activities in the amount of $246,914 during 2019.  The Company is continuing to pursue opportunities in the recreational and industrial cannabis industries, but is not currently engaging in the growing of crops.

NOTE 4 – Property and Equipment

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, property and equipment consisted of the following:

Depreciation expense was $35,350 and $15,702 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 and 2019

NOTE 5 – Notes Payable

The Company’s debt consists of the following:

(1)

 One note for $50,000 includes as an additional return on the debt a 3% interest in the Gross Crop Yield from the Company’s hemp crop in McDermitt, NV.  No accrual has been made for this interest due to failure of crop and no proceeds received from a Gross Crop Yield.  This note was purchased by another note holder and the additional return from a Gross Crop Yield was eliminated.

(2)

All notes that have become due to the date of this report have been extended to a future due date, as per above date ranges.

(3)

The Series 2 Notes contain certain automatic and voluntary conversion provisions.  The Payee shall have the option to voluntarily convert this Note to shares of the common stock of the Company, at any time during the Term of this Note, or any extension of the note.  The shares so converted shall be at the price of the securities being currently offered in the Offering, or $1.50.  The Payee shall also be issued Warrants for the purchase of common stock in the Company with a value equal to fifty percent (50%) of the face amount of this Note and effective as of the date of any Conversion to shares of common stock in the Company.  Such Warrants shall be priced at $1.50 per share during the three-year term of this Note or any extension of this Note.

The Company has incurred an interest expense of $42,955 and $13,029 during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.  The Company has interest accrued on the above notes in the amount of $31,985 and $29,819 at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

NOTE 6 – Notes Payable-Related Party

The Company’s related party debt consists of the following:

(1)

All notes that have become due to the date of this report have been extended to a future due date as per the date range listed above.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 and 2019

During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company borrowed $18,749 and $34,557, respectively, from our current President and director, Vincent C. Lombardi, in order to cover expenses being incurred in connection with the Company’s commercial hemp farming activities and general and administrative expenses as detailed below.  A repayment of $30,000 on these related party notes was made in 2020 and none during the year ended December 31, 2019.

The Company has incurred an interest expense of $4,645 and $569 during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  The Company has interest accrued on the above notes in the amount of $5,214 and $569 at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

NOTE 7 – Income Taxes

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC 740-10. ASC 740-10 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements. ASC 740-10 requires a company to determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination based upon the technical merits of the position. If the more-likely-than-not threshold is met, a company must measure the tax position to determine the amount to recognize in the financial statements. The application of income tax law is inherently complex. Laws and regulation in this area are voluminous and are often ambiguous. As such, we are required to make many subjective assumptions and judgments regarding the income tax exposures. Interpretations and guidance surrounding income tax laws and regulations change over time. As such, changes in the subjective assumptions and judgments can materially affect amounts recognized in the balance sheets and statements of income.

The Company has no unrecognized tax benefit, which would affect the effective tax rate if recognized. There has been no significant change in the unrecognized tax benefit during the year ended December 31, 2020.

We classify interest and penalties arising from the underpayment of income taxes in the statement of income under general and administrative expenses. As of December 31, 2020, we had no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

Deferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases.  Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

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HIGH SIERRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 and 2019

The components of deferred income tax assets (liabilities) at December 31, 2020 and 2019, were as follows:

As of December 31, 2020:

As of December 31, 2019:

Due to the passage of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” on December 20, 2017 the rate of the U.S. Federal Income Tax dropped from 34% to 21%, which is a flat percentage tax rate used for the calculation of the deferred income tax assets.

The new law also changes the rules on NOL carry forward. The 20-year limitation was eliminated, giving the taxpayer the ability to carry forward losses indefinitely. However, utilization of NOL carry forwards arising after January 1, 2018, will now be limited to 80 percent of taxable income.

The income tax provision differs from the amount on income tax determined by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 21% to pretax income from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 due to the following:

NOTE 8 – Capital Changes

Offering of Securities

Common stock

We are offering a maximum of 2,000,000 Shares of common stock (“Shares”) exclusively to “accredited investors”.  There is no minimum number of Shares to be sold pursuant to this offering other than the minimum purchase requirement. The offering price is $1.50 per Share ($3,000,000).  This offering became effective February 4, 2020.

The Company has sold and issued 106,667 shares of its common stock under this offering to independent investors for gross proceeds of $160,001.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 and 2019

Secured Convertible Notes

The Company has sold $50,000 of the Series 2 Senior Convertible Secured Promissory Notes in 2020.

These securities have not been registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or with any state securities agency.  These securities are being offered pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D, and from the registration requirements of the securities laws of the states in which the securities will be offered.  The securities are subject to certain restrictions on resale and may be resold only as permitted under applicable federal and state securities laws.

Warrants

Under an Investment Banking Agreement, the Company issued 50,000 warrants.  The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant is $.01 and is fully vested on the Issue Date and is non-cancellable nor non-redeemable.

Common Stock Purchase Warrants

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the following common stock purchase warrants were outstanding:

(1) The Company granted 50,000 common stock purchase warrants in December 2020 to exercise at a purchase price of $.01.  During 2020, none of the purchase warrants were exercised.  

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HIGH SIERRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 and 2019

The fair value of the outstanding common stock purchase warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions at the measurement date(s):

The Company recorded $74,500 to general and administrative expense for the value of the warrants granted in 2020.

NOTE 9 – Contingencies, Commitments, Legal Matters and Consulting Agreements

Management of the Company has conducted a diligent search and concluded that there were no commitments, contingencies, or legal matters pending at the balance sheet dates, other than what has been disclosed below. The Company has entered into several Consulting Agreements for the marketing of its securities, all of which will terminate in the year 2021.

On May 13, 2019, the Company entered into an Agricultural Lease for approximately 200 acres in Northern Nevada to plant its Hemp Grow for 2019.  The Company is no longer operating under this Agricultural Lease. Thus there are no contingent liabilities thereunder.

The term of the lease is for five years commencing May 18, 2019 through May 17, 2024.

There are no minimum fixed monthly payments due on this lease, but an annual participation bonus in an amount equal to fifteen percent of the gross crop yield from the leasehold properties.  The Gross Crop Yield is defined by the actual amount received from the crop harvest less all expenses derived from the growing, processing and sale of the crop harvested from the Property.  

The Company is solely responsible for all crop care, labor, irrigation, insurance, taxes, repairs and maintenance of the crop, equipment and other costs of planting, raising and harvesting of crops.  The Company is responsible for all other miscellaneous cost to grow and take it to market. As the Company is no longer engaged in the activities contemplated by the Agricultural Lease, the Company is no longer subject to any such liabilities.

Due to the lease payments being variable, the Company has not recorded a right of use asset or lease liability on the balance sheet and will recognize the variable lease payments in the period when the obligation for those payments has occurred in accordance with ASC 842, Leases.

No gross crop yields have been achieved by the Company to date, and therefore no lease payments have been made or required under the lease terms.  The Hemp Grow farming activities were ceased at the end of 2019 and the leased property is not currently being used by the Company.

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HIGH SIERRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 and 2019

NOTE 10 – Subsequent Events

In accordance with ASC 855-10, the Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to December 31, 2020 through the date these financial statements were issued and has determined that it does not have any material subsequent events to disclose in these financial statements other than the events described immediately below.

In 2021, the Company issued 20,000 shares total of its common stock to two unrelated parties.  10,000 of the shares were issued for $2,000 of services rendered, and the other 10,000 shares were issued pursuant to the exercise of a warrant at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.  Also in 2021, the Company issued 10,000 shares of its common stock to its Vice President, Jeffrey M. Pogol, for $2,000 of services rendered.

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ITEM 9:  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None; Not applicable.

ITEM 9A:  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2020. Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, and in light of the material weaknesses found in our internal controls over financial reporting, our Chief Executive Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. Management anticipates that such disclosure controls and procedures will not be effective until the material weaknesses are remediated.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act).  Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.

Our management evaluated the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020.  In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO” - 2013) in Internal Control – Integrated Framework.  Based on this evaluation, our management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, as of December 31, 2020, our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective.

Our internal controls are not effective for the following reasons: (i) there is an inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives, (ii) the Company does not have an audit committee with a financial expert, and thus the Company lacks the board oversight role within the financial reporting process.

In order to mitigate the foregoing material weakness, we have engaged an outside accounting consultant with significant experience in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP to assist us in the preparation of our financial statements to ensure that these financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP. We will continue to monitor the effectiveness of this action and make any changes that our management deems appropriate.

We would need to hire additional staff to provide greater segregation of duties. Currently, it is not feasible to hire additional staff to obtain optimal segregation of duties. Management will continue to reassess this matter to determine whether improvement in segregation of duty is feasible. In addition, we would need to expand our board to include independent members.

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This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding our internal controls over financial reporting.  Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B:  OTHER INFORMATION

None; not applicable.

PART III

ITEM 10:  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Identification of Directors and Executive Officers

Below are the names of and certain information regarding the Company’s current executive officers and directors.  All of these persons were appointed effective as of the closing of the acquisition of High Sierra:

Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.  Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the annual meeting of stockholders and hold office until the expiration of the term for which he or she was elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified.  

A majority of the authorized number of directors constitutes a quorum of the Board of Directors for the transaction of business. The directors must be present at the meeting to constitute a quorum.  However, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors individually or collectively consent in writing to the action.

The authorized number of directors to constitute our Board of Directors is presently two.  Pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, High Sierra and the Company agreed that the Company’s Board of Directors, as of the Closing of the Share Exchange, would consist of two members.  Our Board of Directors is now comprised of Messrs. Lombardi and Koechlein.  Executive officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and serve at its pleasure.  

The principal occupation and business experience during the past five years for our executive officers and directors is as follows:

Vincent C. Lombardi, Ph.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Dr. Lombardi has served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and as a Director since December 31, 2018.  He has served in those capacities for High Sierra since its inception in August 2018 and continues to do so.  

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For the past five years, Dr. Lombardi has managed a basic and clinical research program.  He received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2006. He has previously served as the Director of Research for the Nevada Center for Biomedical Research and is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biochemistry with the University of Nevada, College of Agriculture, Biotech, Natural Resources.  While Dr. Lombardi is a classically trained Biochemist, he has extensive research experience in the field of Immunology and specifically, in studying the innate immune system and how it relates to chronic disease.  He also has substantial experience in clinical research, has authored dozens of peer-reviewed scientific publications.  Prior to his career in science, Dr. Lombardi worked in the investment industry from 1983 to 1999 as a securities broker, an over-the-counter securities trader and as an investment banker. Dr. Lombardi is the inventor of High Sierra’s intellectual property and will guide the Company as its President and Chief Executive Officer.

Gregg W. Koechlein, Esq., Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer, General Counsel and Director

Mr. Koechlein has served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and General Counsel since December 31, 2018.  He has served as a Director since March 2019.  He has served in those capacities for High Sierra since its inception in August 2018 and continues to do so.  Mr. Koechlein has maintained an active law practice for the last five years focusing mainly on transactional work, state and federal court litigation and federal appellate work.  He has also provided consulting services to various clients in the medical, clinical laboratory and restaurant sectors.  Mr. Koechlein received his Juris Doctor degree from the Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California in 1984. He brings to the Company over 33 years of legal experience and over 45 years of business experience. From 1987 to 1989 Mr. Koechlein was Vice President of Manufacturing and General Counsel of Super Shops, Inc. He served as its President, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel from 1989 to 1997. As President, he was responsible for all operational and strategic aspects of a chain of 165 retail stores in 31 states, employing nearly 2000 people.  These operations included a mail order sister company startup that had first year annual revenues of $35 million. During his tenure, Super Shops, Inc. grew from 53 to 165 stores, one to four warehouses and the annual consolidated revenues grew from $80 million to approximately $250 million. During this same time period, the Mallory, Inc. subsidiary nearly tripled its annual revenues.

Jeffrey M. Pogol, Vice President

Mr. Pogol was elected as a Vice President of the Company in December 2019. Mr. Pogol has over 30 years of experience in the field of sales and marketing.  In 1985 he served as a sales closer at the Tahoe Sands Resort in Tahoe Vista, California. From 1988 to 1992 Mr. Pogol was the head of High Technology Sales for Migent Software Company located in Incline Village, Nevada.  From 1992 to 1995 Mr. Pogol served as a High Technology Sales Representative for the Market Broadcasting Corporation.  From 1995 to 1998 Mr. Pogol was an owner/partner in a clothing retailer known as Name Brand Liquidators in Truckee, California.  Since that time, Mr. Pogol has worked in the Mortgage Banking Industry. During this period, Mr. Pogol has earned numerous awards and honors for excellence in sales and team leadership.

Glenn C. Miller, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Miller serves as the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer.  He has served in those capacities for High Sierra since its inception in August 2018 and continues to do so.  For the past five years, Dr. Miller has managed a basic research program. Dr. Miller is a Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science at the University of Nevada, Reno. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry (1977) from the University of California at Davis. Following graduate studies, he spent a year of postdoctoral study at the EPA’s Environmental Research Laboratory in Athens, Georgia. He has been on the UNR faculty since 1978 and was Director of the Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences and Health from 1996-2006 and Director of the Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering from 1999-2003. Dr. Miller also currently serves on the State of Nevada’s Medical Marijuana Independent Laboratory Advisory Committee. As a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Dr. Miller brings over 40 years of scientific experience to the Company.

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Scientific Advisory Committee

The Company’s Scientific Advisory Committee consists of Karen Schlauch, Ph.D., Timothy Bailey, Ph.D. and Ruben Dagda, Ph.D. Its purpose is to advise the Board of Directors concerning scientific matters related to the development and application of existing and new technologies.  Persons may be elected to, and removed from, the committee by vote of the Company’s Board of Directors.  Certain information concerning the persons who serve on the committee follows:

Karen Schlauch, Ph.D.

Dr. Schlauch received a B.S. Mathematics / Computer Science from the University of Illinois in 1989.  She received a M.A. in Mathematics in 1991 from Eastern Illinois University as well as a M.S. in Mathematics from New Mexico State University in 1994.  Dr. Schlauch received her Ph.D. in Mathematics from New Mexico State University in 1998.  She completed her Post-Doctoral Fellowship in 2000 at the National Center for Genome Resources in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Her interest in the fields of human biostatistics and bioinformatics began with research at the human genetics research institute at DeCODE Genetics in Reykyavik, Iceland, and continued with genomics research in obesity and liver disease at George Mason University and INOVA Fairfax Hospital, as well as at the genotyping facility at the Boston University School of Medicine.  Her current work is centered on providing developing new and robust mathematical and (bio)statistical tools to analyze large whole-genome datasets for researchers state-wide, including GWAS studies, next-generation experiments, and Mass Spectrometry studies.

Timothy Bailey, Ph.D.

Dr. Bailey received a B.S. in Mathematical Science in 1977 from Stanford University.  He received both a M.S. in 1991 and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego.  He completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the San Diego Supercomputer Center in 2000 and a second Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden in 2001.  From 2002 to 2015, Dr. Bailey was a Professor and held various Research Fellowships at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Old, Australia. Dr. Bailey was the creator of the sequence motif discovery algorithm “MEME”. This is one of the most heavily used software tools in bioinformatics and has been used to discover and characterize patterns in DNA, RNA and protein sequences. These patterns encode biological signals such as transcription binding sites, splice junctions and the active sites of enzymes. The discovery and characterization of motifs has been important in the study of many biological processes including the regulation of gene expression. MEME has been used and cited over 7000 times. MEME was one of the first algorithms introduced to attack the problem of motif discovery in unaligned sets of sequences, and continues to be used by thousands of biologists each year.  In addition to motif discovery tools, Dr. Bailey’s research has also developed several widely-used tools used for scanning DNA, RNA or protein sequences for motifs represented as weight matrices. These tools can look for sequences enriched in a set of motifs (MAST), individual motif occurrences (FIMO and GLAM2Scan), and sequences containing clusters of motifs characteristic of gene regulatory modules (MCAST).

Ruben Dagda, Ph.D.

Dr. Dagda received his Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Iowa and his postdoctoral training in neuropathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  He is currently investigating the molecular mechanisms that lead to mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in cell culture, tissue and animal models of Parkinson’s disease.  He has authored over 42 research manuscripts and review articles in the areas of toxicology, mitochondrial function, autophagy, neurodegeneration, neuropathology and neurobiology.  As an Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, he is currently investigating the pathological mechanisms by which neurons degenerate in models of Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.  He currently holds a provisional patent to develop intranasal formulations that can restore brain energy, and reverse neurodegeneration and motor symptoms as shown by in vivo animal models of Parkinson’s disease. In addition, he is the director of the Cell Imaging and Metabolic Core that is equipped with state-of-the art automated fluorescent imager and several metabolic analyzers to screen for compounds that can reverse neurodegeneration and mitochondrial dysfunction at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.

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Directorships Held in Other Reporting Companies

None of our directors or executive officers is a director of a company that is required to file reports under Sections 15 or 13(d) of the Exchange Act.

Director Independence

We have no independent directors at the present time.  We are not currently subject to listing requirements of any national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system which has requirements that a majority of the board of directors be “independent” and, as a result, we are not at this time required to have our Board of Directors comprised of a majority of “independent directors.”

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships among our Directors or executive officers.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

During the past 10 years, no director, promoter or control person of the Company:

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has filed a petition under federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency laws, nor had a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer appointed by a court for the business or property of such person, or any partnership in which he was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of which he was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing;

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was convicted in a criminal proceeding or named subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);

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was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him or her from or otherwise limiting the following activities:

Acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;

Engaging in any type of business practice; or

Engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of Federal or State securities laws or Federal commodities laws;

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was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any Federal or State authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in any activity described in the preceding bullet point, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;

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was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC to have violated any Federal or State securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the SEC has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated;

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was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding

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by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;

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was the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of:

any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; or

any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or

any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud in connection with any business activity; or

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was the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, or any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act, or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

Promoters and control persons.

See the heading “Transactions with Related Persons” in Part III, Item 13, below.

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

Our shares of common stock are registered under the Exchange Act, and therefore our officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of our outstanding shares are subject to the provisions of Section 16(a) which requires them to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and our other equity securities.  Officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file.  Based solely upon our review during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, Mr. Pogol did not file an initial Form 3 Report when he became an officer of the Company, nor did he file a Form 4 report when he acquired 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock on February 26, 2021.  He is in the process of completing and filing those reports now.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Ethics for our principal executive and financial officers.  Our Code of Ethics was filed as an Exhibit to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2019.

Corporate Governance

Nominating Committee

We have not established a Nominating Committee because of our limited operations; and because we have only two directors and executive officers, we believe that we are able to effectively manage the issues normally considered by a Nominating Committee.  Following the entry into any business combination or the completion of any acquisition, merger or reorganization, a further review of this issue will no doubt be necessitated and undertaken by new management.

Audit Committee

We have not established an Audit Committee because of our limited operations; and because we have only two directors and executive officers, we believe that we are able to effectively manage the issues normally considered by an Audit Committee.  Following the entry into any business combination or the completion of any acquisition, merger or reorganization, a further review of this issue will no doubt be necessitated and undertaken by new management.

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ITEM 11:  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The following tables disclose certain compensation information concerning the Company’s officers and directors during the past two fiscal years.  Please note that Michael Vardakis resigned as an officer on December 31, 2018 and as a director on March 25, 2019, and Jeffrey M. Pogol became a Vice President in December 2019.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

Mr. Koechlein was paid $7,500 for services in January 2021, and Mr. Pogol received 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in February 2021 as compensation for services rendered.  Mr. Lombardi and Mr. Koechlein have indicated that they do not intend to draw salaries from the Company until such time as the Company has sufficient funds to support one year’s operating expenses.

ITEM 12:  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

The following tables set forth the shareholdings of those persons who were principal shareholders of our common stock as of December 31, 2020:

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Ownership of Principal Shareholders

(1)

 Unless indicated otherwise, all share ownership is direct.

SEC Rule 13d-3 generally provides that beneficial owners of securities include any person who, directly or indirectly, has or shares voting power and/or investment power with respect to such securities, and any person who has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security within 60 days. Any securities not outstanding which are subject to such options, warrants or conversion privileges exercisable within 60 days are treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding securities owned by that person. Such securities are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the class owned by any other person. At the present time there are no outstanding options or warrants.

Security Ownership of Management

The following table sets forth the shareholdings of our directors and executive officers as of December 31, 2020:

Ownership of Officers and Directors

(1)

 Unless indicated otherwise, all share ownership is direct.

SEC Rule 13d-3 generally provides that beneficial owners of securities include any person who, directly or indirectly, has or shares voting power and/or investment power with respect to such securities, and any person who has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security within 60 days. Any securities not outstanding which are subject to such options, warrants or conversion privileges exercisable within 60 days are treated as outstanding

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for the purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding securities owned by that person. Such securities are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the class owned by any other person. At the present time there are no outstanding options or warrants.

Changes in Control

A change in control occurred December 31, 2018 when we acquired our wholly-owned subsidiary, High Sierra Technologies, Inc.  To the best knowledge of management, there are no present arrangements or pledges of our securities which may result in a change in control of us.  

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

Equity Compensation Plan Information

101 INS

XBRL Instance Document

101 PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

101 LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101 DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101 CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101 SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

* Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2019.

** Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2020 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2020.

ITEM 16:  FORM 10-K SUMMARY.

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

HIGH SIERRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

HIGH SIERRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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