Adamant DRI Processing & Minerals Group (ADMG) Risk Analysis
Risk Overview Q3, 2023
Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Sep 30, 2023, filed Nov 20, 2023
Risk Change Over Time
- Employment / Personnel - Risk 1We are dependent on the services of Ethan Chuang, Larry Eastland, our Chief Executive Officer and President, to obtain capital required to implement our business plan and for identifying, investigating, negotiating and integrating potential acquisition opportunities. The loss of the services of Mr. Chuang Dr. Eastland could have a substantial adverse effect on us.
Our ability to acquire an operating business will be largely contingent on our ability to retain Larry Eastland upon whom we will rely to obtain capital required to implement our business plan and for identifying, investigating, negotiating and integrating potential acquisition candidates and to attract and retain a highly qualified corporate and operations level management team. The loss of the services of Dr. Eastland could have a substantial adverse effect on us.
Risk Highlights Q3, 2023
Risk Word Cloud
Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 28
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1As a blank check company, our shareholders may face significant restrictions on the resale of our Common Stock due to state "blue sky" laws and due to the applicability of Rule 419.
There are state "blue sky" regulations that may adversely affect the transferability of our Common Stock. We have not registered our Common Stock for resale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any state. We are under no obligation to register or qualify our Common Stock in any state or to advise the shareholders of any exemptions.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2Because we are a shell company and have no business, holders of our common stock may not rely upon Rule 144 until disclosure provisions applicable to blank check companies are satisfied.
Rule 144 provides that shares of our common stock may not be sold under Rule 144 until we have ceased to be a shell company and one year has elapsed from the date on which we have filed Form 10 Information. Thus, a holder of our common stock may be required to hold his shares indefinitely.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3As a shell company, we are not eligible to rely upon Form S-8 to issue our securities and are subject to enhanced reporting requirements.
As a shell company we are not eligible to rely upon Form S-8 to issue securities. Further, as a blank check we are subject to enhanced specific reporting requirements, including requirements as to the information to be disclosed in connection with any public offering of our securities as specified in Rule 419. These enhanced disclosure provisions and the rights to be provided to any purchaser in a public offering of our securities impose substantial costs on and impediments to a public offering of our common stock.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4As a blank check company, we must comply with Rule 419 of the Securities Act if we undertake an offering of our common stock.
The Securities Act defines a "blank check company" as a development stage company that has no specific business plan or purpose whose business plan is to merge with an unidentified company or companies. Thus, we are a blank check company. Rule 419 of the Securities Act requires, in the case of a registered offering of our common stock, that we undertake certain procedural steps before any shares of stock or the proceeds of the offering are released. Such requirements include: Depositing the net offering proceeds in escrow until an acquisition has been completed; Depositing all securities sold in the public offering into escrow until the acquisition has been completed; Giving public shareholders an opportunity to consider any proposed acquisition and a chance to either approve the transaction and retain their shares or get at least 90% of their funds returned from the escrow. The need to comply with the provisions of Rule 419 could deter a target company from seeking to complete a transaction with us.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5We may, in the future, issue additional shares of common stock, which would reduce investors' percent of ownership and may dilute our share value.
Our Articles of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 100 million shares of common stock. The future issuance of common stock may result in substantial dilution in the percentage of our common stock held by our then existing stockholders. We may value any common stock issued in the future on an arbitrary basis. The issuance of common stock for future services or acquisitions or other corporate actions may have the effect of diluting the value of the shares held by our investors and might have an adverse effect on any trading market for our common stock.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6Under our Articles of Incorporation, our Board of Directors has the authority, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with terms that may not be beneficial to common stockholders and with the ability to adversely affect stockholder voting power and perpetuate the board's control over our company.
Our Board of Directors by resolution may authorize the issuance of up to one million shares of preferred stock in one or more series with such limitations and restrictions as it may determine, in its sole discretion, with no further authorization by security holders required for the issuance of such shares. The Board may determine the specific terms of the preferred stock, including: designations; preferences; conversions rights; cumulative, relative; participating; and optional or other rights, including: voting rights; qualifications; limitations; or restrictions of the preferred stock. The issuance of preferred stock may adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of common stock. Preferred stock may be issued quickly with terms calculated to discourage, make more difficult, delay or prevent a change in control of our company or make removal of management more difficult. As a result, the Board of Directors' ability to issue preferred stock may discourage the potential hostile acquirer, possibly resulting in beneficial negotiations. Negotiating with an unfriendly acquirer may result in terms more favorable to us and our stockholders. Conversely, the issuance of preferred stock may adversely affect the market price of, and the voting and other rights of the holders of the common stock. We presently have no plans to issue any preferred stock.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7Our common stock is subject to the "Penny Stock" Rules of the SEC and the trading market in our securities is limited, which makes transactions in our stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our stock.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the definition of a "penny stock," for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (a) that a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks; and (b) the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. In order to approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must: (a) obtain financial information and investment experience and objectives of the person; and (b) make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks. The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the Commission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form: (a) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and (b) that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the "penny stock" rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common shares and cause a decline in the market value of our stock. Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8There is no active trading market for our shares of common stock.
There is no active trading market for our common stock. There can be no assurance that a regular trading market for our securities will develop, or that if one develops, that it will be sustained. The trading price of our securities could be subject to wide fluctuations, in response to announcements by us or others, developments affecting us, and other events or factors. In addition, the stock market has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations in recent years. These fluctuations have had a substantial effect on the market prices for many companies, often unrelated to the operating performance of such companies, and may adversely affect the market prices of the securities. Such risks could have an adverse effect on the stock's future liquidity.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9You will not have the ability to determine the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval, including the acquisition of a target business.
It is anticipated that any acquisition we consummate will not require the consent of our shareholders. As a result, you will not have the ability to determine the outcome of matters related thereto.
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