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NetPay International (NTPY) Risk Analysis

Public companies are required to disclose risks that can affect the business and impact the stock. These disclosures are known as “Risk Factors”. Companies disclose these risks in their yearly (Form 10-K), quarterly earnings (Form 10-Q), or “foreign private issuer” reports (Form 20-F). Risk factors show the challenges a company faces. Investors can consider the worst-case scenarios before making an investment. TipRanks’ Risk Analysis categorizes risks based on proprietary classification algorithms and machine learning. NetPay International disclosed 29 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. NetPay International reported the most risks in the “Finance & Corporate” category.

Risk Overview Q1, 2020

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Mar 31, 2020, filed Oct 19, 2020

Risk Distribution
29Risks
Sector Avg.Finance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Risk Change Over Time

No filing history is available.

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New Risk (2)
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    24. Any trading market that may develop may be restricted by virtue of state securities "Blue Sky" laws that prohibit trading absent compliance with individual state laws. These restrictions may make it difficult or impossible to sell shares in those states.

    There is currently no established market for our common stock, and there can be no assurance that any established market will develop. Transfer of our common stock may be restricted under the securities or securities regulations laws promulgated by various states and foreign jurisdictions, commonly referred to as "Blue Sky" laws. Absent compliance with such individual state laws, our common stock may not be traded in such jurisdictions. Because the securities registered hereunder have not been registered for resale under the blue sky laws of any state, such shareholders and persons who desire to purchase them in any trading market that might develop in the future, should be aware that there may be significant state blue sky law restrictions on the ability of investors to sell the securities and of purchasers to purchase the securities. These restrictions prohibit the secondary trading of our common stock. We currently do not intend to and may not be able to qualify securities for resale in at least 17 states which do not offer manual exemptions (or may offer manual exemptions but may not offer one to us if we are considered to be a shell company at the time of application) and require shares to be qualified before they can be resold by our shareholders. Accordingly, investors should consider the secondary market for our securities to be a limited one.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
    20. Our Articles of Incorporation provide for indemnification of officers and directors at our expense and limit their liability, which may result in a major cost to us and hurt shareholder interests because corporate resources may be expended for the benefit of officers and/or directors.

    Our Articles of Incorporation in Article XI provide for indemnification as follows: "No director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director or officer: (i) for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or knowing violation of law; or (ii) the payment of dividends in violation of Section 78.300 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Any repeal or modification of an Article by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation of the personal liability of a director or officer of the Corporation for acts or omissions prior to such repeal or modification." We have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with our activities, 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 of whether indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and we will abide by the final adjudication of such issue. The legal process relating to this issue if it were to occur is likely to be very costly and may result in us receiving negative publicity, either of which factors is likely to materially reduce the market and price for our shares, if such a market ever develops.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
    19. Shareholder interests may be undercut because we can issue shares of our common stock to individuals or entities that support existing management thereby enhancing existing management's ability to maintain control of NetPay.

    Our board of directors, has authority, without action or vote of the shareholders, to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued common shares. Such issuances may be issued to parties or entities committed to supporting existing management and the interests of existing management may not be the same as the interests of other shareholders. Our ability to issue shares without shareholder approval serves to enhance existing management's ability to maintain control of the Company.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4
    18. Shareholders may be diluted significantly through our efforts to obtain financing and satisfy obligations through the issuance of additional shares of our common stock.

    We have no committed source of financing. Wherever possible, our board of directors will attempt to use non-cash consideration to satisfy obligations. In many instances, we believe that the non-cash consideration will consist of restricted shares of our common stock. Our board of directors has authority, without action or vote of the shareholders, to issue all or part of the authorized (100,000,000) but unissued (91,750,000) shares. In addition, if a significant and active trading market develops for our common stock, we may attempt to raise capital by selling shares of our common stock, possibly at a discount to market and again without action or vote of the shareholders. These actions will certainly result in dilution of the ownership interests of existing shareholders and further dilute common stock book value; this dilution may be material.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5
    17. A small number of persons purchased our shares in our initial public offering, and they may risk losing their investment without a market to develop for our shares.

    The sale of a small number of shares in our initial public offering (2,750,000 shares) increases the likelihood of no market ever developing for our shares. Since there was a limited number of shareholders that purchased our shares (30) we may be unable to create a public market for our shares. Without a public market for our shares, the limited number of shares sold and their investors may find the market highly illiquid or unable to be sold. In such an event, it is likely that our shareholder's entire investment in our common stock may be lost.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6
    15. We are an "emerging growth company" and we cannot be certain whether the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.

    We are an "emerging growth company," as defined in the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not "emerging growth companies" including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding an annual non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and nonbinding stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we are able to rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive because of this, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock causing our stock price to be more volatile. 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. In other words, an "emerging growth company" can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. However, we chose to "opt out" of such extended transition period, and as a result, we comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that our decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7
    27. Most of our presently issued and outstanding common shares are restricted under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, as amended. When the restriction on any or all of these shares is lifted, and the shares are sold in the open market, the price of our common stock could be adversely affected.

    All of the shares of common stock (5,577,082 shares) owned by our majority shareholder are "restricted securities" as defined under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and may only be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration, if available. Rule 144 provides in essence that a person who is not an affiliate and has held restricted securities for a prescribed period of at least six (6) months if purchased from a reporting issuer or twelve (12) months if purchased from a non-reporting company, may, under certain conditions, sell all or any of their shares without volume limitation, in brokerage transactions. Affiliates, however, may not sell shares in excess of 1% of the Company's outstanding common stock each three months. There is no limit on the amount of restricted securities that may be sold by a non-affiliate (i.e., a stockholder who has not been an officer, director or control person for at least 90 consecutive days) after the restricted securities have been held by the owner for the aforementioned prescribed period of time. A sale under amended Rule 144 or under any other exemption from the Act, if available, or pursuant to registration of common stock shares of present stockholders, may have a depressive effect on the price of the common stock in any market that may develop.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8
    22. Any market that develops in shares of our common stock will be subject to the penny stock regulations and restrictions pertaining to low priced stocks that will create a lack of liquidity and make trading difficult or impossible.

    The trading of our securities, if any, will be in the over-the-counter market which is commonly referred to as the OTC market or the OTCQB as maintained by FINRA and OTC Market Groups, respectively. As a result, an investor may find it difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the price of, our securities. Rule 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act establishes the definition of a "penny stock," for purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a minimum bid price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to a limited number of exceptions which are not available to us. It is likely that our shares will be considered to be penny stocks for the immediately foreseeable future. This classification severely and adversely affects any market liquidity for our common stock. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the penny stock rules require that a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks and 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 obtain financial information and investment experience and objectives of the person and make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and that that 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 prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form: - the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination, and - that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stock in both public offerings and in secondary trading and 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. Additionally, 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. Because of these regulations, broker-dealers may not wish to engage in the above-referenced necessary paperwork and disclosures and/or may encounter difficulties in their attempt to sell shares of our common stock, which may affect the ability of selling shareholders or other holders to sell their shares in any secondary market and have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in any secondary market. These additional sales practice and disclosure requirements could impede the sale of our securities, if and when our securities become publicly traded. In addition, the liquidity for our securities may decrease, with a corresponding decrease in the price of our securities. Our shares, in all probability, will be subject to such penny stock rules for the foreseeable future and our shareholders will, in all likelihood, find it difficult to sell their securities.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9
    21. Currently, there is no established public market for our securities, and there can be no assurances that any established public market will ever develop or that our common stock will be quoted for trading and, even if quoted, it is likely to be subject to significant price fluctuations.

    Prior to the date of this report, there has not been any established trading market for our common stock, and there is currently no established public market whatsoever for our securities. A market maker filed an application with FINRA on our behalf and was approved to quote the shares of our common stock on the OTC market. While the market maker's application has been accepted by FINRA there can be no assurance as to whether: (i)any market for our shares will develop;(ii)the prices at which our common stock will trade; or (iii)the extent to which investor interest in us will lead to the development of an active, liquid trading market. Active trading markets generally result in lower price volatility and more efficient execution of buy and sell orders for investors. While we are able to have our shares quoted on the OTC-Pink market, we plan to attempt to have our shares quoted on the OTCQB (the share price quotation service owned by OTC Markets, Inc., the former Pink Sheets). In addition, we are considering applying through a broker-dealer and its clearing firm to become eligible with the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") to permit our shares to trade electronically. It is commonly believed if an issuer is not "DTC-eligible," then its shares cannot be electronically transferred between brokerage accounts, which, based on the realities of the marketplace as it exists today (especially the OTC market and the OTCQB), means that shares of a company will not be traded (technically the shares can be traded manually between accounts, but this takes days and is not a realistic option for companies relying on broker dealers for stock transactions - like all companies on the OTC market and the OTCQB).. We firmly believe that it is a necessity to process trades on the OTC market and the OTCQB if we are going to trade with any volume. In addition to the foregoing, our common stock is unlikely to be followed by market analysts, and there may be few institutions acting as market makers for our common stock. Either of these factors could adversely affect the liquidity and trading price of our common stock. Until our common stock is fully distributed, and an orderly market develops in our common stock, if ever, 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, investor perception of the Company's common stock and operations as well as general economic and market conditions. No assurances can be given that an orderly or liquid market will ever develop. Because of the anticipated low price of the securities, many brokerage firms may not be willing to effect transactions in these securities. Purchasers of our securities should be aware that any market that develops in our stock will be subject to the penny stock restrictions.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 10
    25. 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 affect adversely stockholder voting power and perpetuate their control over us.

    Our Articles of Incorporation allows the board of directors to issue shares of preferred stock without any vote or further action by other stockholders. Our board of directors has the authority: (a) to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of preferred stock; and (b) to issue preferred stock without further stockholder approval, including large blocks of preferred stock. As a result, our board of directors could authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock that would grant holders the preferred right to our assets upon liquidation, the right to receive dividend payments before dividends are distributed to common stockholders and the right to redeem the shares, together with a premium, before the redemption of any common stock.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 11
    23. The market for penny stocks has experienced numerous frauds and abuses that could adversely impact our investors.

    Our management believes that the market for penny stocks has suffered from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include: - Control of the market for a security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer;- Manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases;- "Boiler room" practices involving high pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by sales persons;- Excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers; and - Wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the inevitable collapse of those prices with consequent investor losses.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 12
    30. You may have limited access to information regarding our business because our obligations to file periodic reports with the SEC has been automatically suspended.

    As of the effective date of our registration statement, we became subject to certain informational requirements of the Exchange Act, as amended, and were required to file periodic reports (i.e., annual, quarterly and material events) with the SEC which will be immediately available to the public for inspection and copying. However, since the Company has not filed a Form 8-A, our reporting obligations were automatically suspended under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Therefore, we are no longer obligated to file periodic reports with the SEC and your access to our business information may be restricted. In addition, since we are not a reporting issuer, we are not required to furnish proxy statements to security holders, and our directors, officers and principal beneficial owners will not be required to report their beneficial ownership of securities to the SEC pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 13
    26. The ability of our CEO to control our business may limit or eliminate minority shareholders' ability to influence corporate affairs.

    Our CEO, Mr. Elbaz, beneficially owns approximately 75% of our outstanding common stock. Because of his beneficial stock ownership, our CEO continues in the position to elect our board of directors, decide all matters requiring stockholder approval and determine our policies. The interests of our CEO may differ from the interests of other shareholders with respect to the issuance of shares, business transactions with or sales to other companies, selection of officers and directors and other business decisions. Minority shareholders would have no way of overriding decisions made by our CEO. This level of control may also have an adverse impact on the market value of our shares because our CEO may institute or undertake transactions, policies or programs that may result in losses, may not take any steps to increase our visibility in the financial community and/or may sell sufficient numbers of shares to significantly decrease our price per share.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 14
    29. Because we are not subject to rules requiring the adoption of certain corporate governance measures, our stockholders have limited protection against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters.

    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as amendments proposed and enacted by the SEC, the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the Nasdaq Stock Market, require the implementation of various measures relating to corporate governance. These measures are designed to enhance the integrity of corporate management and the securities markets and apply to securities that are listed on those exchanges or the Nasdaq Stock Market. Because we are not presently required to comply with many of the corporate governance provisions and because we chose to avoid incurring substantial additional costs associated with such compliance any sooner than legally required, we have not yet adopted these measures. None of our directors is an independent director and therefore we do not currently have independent audit or compensation committees. As a result, our director has the ability, among other things, to determine his own level of compensation. Until we comply with prescribed corporate governance measures, regardless of whether such compliance is required, the absence of corporate governance standards may leave our stockholders without protection against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest, if any, and similar matters. As such, investors may be reluctant to provide us with the funds necessary to expand our operations. We intend to comply with all corporate governance measures relating to director independence as and when required. However, we may find it very difficult or be unable to attract and retain qualified officers, directors and members of board committees required to provide for our effective management. The enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 resulted in a series of rules and regulations by the SEC that increase responsibilities and liabilities of directors and executive officers. The perceived increased personal risk may make it more costly or deter qualified individuals from accepting these roles. Some of these corporate governance measures have been metered by the JOBS Act of 2012.

  • Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 15
    28. We do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

    We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock. We do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock at any time in the foreseeable future. The future payment of dividends directly depends upon our future earnings, capital requirements, financial requirements and other factors that our board of directors will consider. Since we do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock, return on your investment, if any, will depend solely on an increase, if any, in the market value of our common stock.

  • Debt & Financing - Risk 16
    16. We may not be able to raise sufficient financing or resources to develop, manufacture and market our services.

    We currently have no firm commitments for any funds. If we are unable to raise sufficient additional financing or other financial resources to develop, and market our services, our business will fail and investors will lose their entire investment.

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Risk Highlights Q1, 2020

Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 19 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
29
+1
From last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
2Risks added
1Risks removed
17Risks changed
Since Mar 2020
Number of Risk Changed
17
+10
From last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

2. netpay is and will continue to be completely dependent on the services of our executive officer, mr. elbaz; the loss of his services may cause our business operations to cease.our business operations to cease27. most of our presently issued and outstanding common shares are restricted under rule 144 of the securities act, as amended. when the restriction on any or all of these shares is lifted, and the shares are sold in the open market, the price of our common stock could be adversely affected.price of our common stock10. we became subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the exchange act. this requires us to incur audit fees and legal fees in connection with the preparation of such periodic reports. these additional costs could reduce or eliminate our ability to earn a profit.eliminate our ability to earn26. the ability of our ceo to control our business may limit or eliminate minority shareholders' ability to influence corporate affairs.ability to influence corporate affairs20. our articles of incorporation provide for indemnification of officers and directors at our expense and limit their liability, which may result in a major cost to us and hurt shareholder interests because corporate resources may be expended for the benefit of officers and/or directors.our articles of incorporation provide28. we do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.expect to pay cash dividends4. security breaches of our systems, including as a result of cyber-attacks, may damage client relations, our reputation as well as expose netpay to financial liability.security breaches of our systems21. currently, there is no established public market for our securities, and there can be no assurances that any established public market will ever develop or that our common stock will be quoted for trading and, even if quoted, it is likely to be subject to significant price fluctuations.subject to significant price fluctuations5. we operate in a highly competitive market and therefore face a high risk of business failure or at the very least a competitive disadvantage.high risk of business failure2. netpay is and will continue to be completely dependent on the services of our executive officer, mr. elbaz; the loss of his services may cause our business operations to cease.services of our executive officer

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 29

Share Price & Shareholder Rights14 | 48.3%
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1Changed
    24. Any trading market that may develop may be restricted by virtue of state securities "Blue Sky" laws that prohibit trading absent compliance with individual state laws. These restrictions may make it difficult or impossible to sell shares in those states.

    There is currently no established market for our common stock, and there can be no assurance that any established market will develop. Transfer of our common stock may be restricted under the securities or securities regulations laws promulgated by various states and foreign jurisdictions, commonly referred to as "Blue Sky" laws. Absent compliance with such individual state laws, our common stock may not be traded in such jurisdictions. Because the securities registered hereunder have not been registered for resale under the blue sky laws of any state, such shareholders and persons who desire to purchase them in any trading market that might develop in the future, should be aware that there may be significant state blue sky law restrictions on the ability of investors to sell the securities and of purchasers to purchase the securities. These restrictions prohibit the secondary trading of our common stock. We currently do not intend to and may not be able to qualify securities for resale in at least 17 states which do not offer manual exemptions (or may offer manual exemptions but may not offer one to us if we are considered to be a shell company at the time of application) and require shares to be qualified before they can be resold by our shareholders. Accordingly, investors should consider the secondary market for our securities to be a limited one.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2Changed
    20. Our Articles of Incorporation provide for indemnification of officers and directors at our expense and limit their liability, which may result in a major cost to us and hurt shareholder interests because corporate resources may be expended for the benefit of officers and/or directors.

    Our Articles of Incorporation in Article XI provide for indemnification as follows: "No director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director or officer: (i) for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or knowing violation of law; or (ii) the payment of dividends in violation of Section 78.300 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Any repeal or modification of an Article by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation of the personal liability of a director or officer of the Corporation for acts or omissions prior to such repeal or modification." We have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with our activities, 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 of whether indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and we will abide by the final adjudication of such issue. The legal process relating to this issue if it were to occur is likely to be very costly and may result in us receiving negative publicity, either of which factors is likely to materially reduce the market and price for our shares, if such a market ever develops.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3Changed
    19. Shareholder interests may be undercut because we can issue shares of our common stock to individuals or entities that support existing management thereby enhancing existing management's ability to maintain control of NetPay.

    Our board of directors, has authority, without action or vote of the shareholders, to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued common shares. Such issuances may be issued to parties or entities committed to supporting existing management and the interests of existing management may not be the same as the interests of other shareholders. Our ability to issue shares without shareholder approval serves to enhance existing management's ability to maintain control of the Company.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4Changed
    18. Shareholders may be diluted significantly through our efforts to obtain financing and satisfy obligations through the issuance of additional shares of our common stock.

    We have no committed source of financing. Wherever possible, our board of directors will attempt to use non-cash consideration to satisfy obligations. In many instances, we believe that the non-cash consideration will consist of restricted shares of our common stock. Our board of directors has authority, without action or vote of the shareholders, to issue all or part of the authorized (100,000,000) but unissued (91,750,000) shares. In addition, if a significant and active trading market develops for our common stock, we may attempt to raise capital by selling shares of our common stock, possibly at a discount to market and again without action or vote of the shareholders. These actions will certainly result in dilution of the ownership interests of existing shareholders and further dilute common stock book value; this dilution may be material.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5Changed
    17. A small number of persons purchased our shares in our initial public offering, and they may risk losing their investment without a market to develop for our shares.

    The sale of a small number of shares in our initial public offering (2,750,000 shares) increases the likelihood of no market ever developing for our shares. Since there was a limited number of shareholders that purchased our shares (30) we may be unable to create a public market for our shares. Without a public market for our shares, the limited number of shares sold and their investors may find the market highly illiquid or unable to be sold. In such an event, it is likely that our shareholder's entire investment in our common stock may be lost.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6Changed
    15. We are an "emerging growth company" and we cannot be certain whether the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.

    We are an "emerging growth company," as defined in the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not "emerging growth companies" including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding an annual non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and nonbinding stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we are able to rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive because of this, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock causing our stock price to be more volatile. 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. In other words, an "emerging growth company" can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. However, we chose to "opt out" of such extended transition period, and as a result, we comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that our decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7Changed
    27. Most of our presently issued and outstanding common shares are restricted under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, as amended. When the restriction on any or all of these shares is lifted, and the shares are sold in the open market, the price of our common stock could be adversely affected.

    All of the shares of common stock (5,577,082 shares) owned by our majority shareholder are "restricted securities" as defined under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and may only be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration, if available. Rule 144 provides in essence that a person who is not an affiliate and has held restricted securities for a prescribed period of at least six (6) months if purchased from a reporting issuer or twelve (12) months if purchased from a non-reporting company, may, under certain conditions, sell all or any of their shares without volume limitation, in brokerage transactions. Affiliates, however, may not sell shares in excess of 1% of the Company's outstanding common stock each three months. There is no limit on the amount of restricted securities that may be sold by a non-affiliate (i.e., a stockholder who has not been an officer, director or control person for at least 90 consecutive days) after the restricted securities have been held by the owner for the aforementioned prescribed period of time. A sale under amended Rule 144 or under any other exemption from the Act, if available, or pursuant to registration of common stock shares of present stockholders, may have a depressive effect on the price of the common stock in any market that may develop.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8Changed
    22. Any market that develops in shares of our common stock will be subject to the penny stock regulations and restrictions pertaining to low priced stocks that will create a lack of liquidity and make trading difficult or impossible.

    The trading of our securities, if any, will be in the over-the-counter market which is commonly referred to as the OTC market or the OTCQB as maintained by FINRA and OTC Market Groups, respectively. As a result, an investor may find it difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the price of, our securities. Rule 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act establishes the definition of a "penny stock," for purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a minimum bid price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to a limited number of exceptions which are not available to us. It is likely that our shares will be considered to be penny stocks for the immediately foreseeable future. This classification severely and adversely affects any market liquidity for our common stock. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the penny stock rules require that a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks and 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 obtain financial information and investment experience and objectives of the person and make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and that that 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 prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form: - the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination, and - that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stock in both public offerings and in secondary trading and 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. Additionally, 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. Because of these regulations, broker-dealers may not wish to engage in the above-referenced necessary paperwork and disclosures and/or may encounter difficulties in their attempt to sell shares of our common stock, which may affect the ability of selling shareholders or other holders to sell their shares in any secondary market and have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in any secondary market. These additional sales practice and disclosure requirements could impede the sale of our securities, if and when our securities become publicly traded. In addition, the liquidity for our securities may decrease, with a corresponding decrease in the price of our securities. Our shares, in all probability, will be subject to such penny stock rules for the foreseeable future and our shareholders will, in all likelihood, find it difficult to sell their securities.

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    21. Currently, there is no established public market for our securities, and there can be no assurances that any established public market will ever develop or that our common stock will be quoted for trading and, even if quoted, it is likely to be subject to significant price fluctuations.

    Prior to the date of this report, there has not been any established trading market for our common stock, and there is currently no established public market whatsoever for our securities. A market maker filed an application with FINRA on our behalf and was approved to quote the shares of our common stock on the OTC market. While the market maker's application has been accepted by FINRA there can be no assurance as to whether: (i)any market for our shares will develop;(ii)the prices at which our common stock will trade; or (iii)the extent to which investor interest in us will lead to the development of an active, liquid trading market. Active trading markets generally result in lower price volatility and more efficient execution of buy and sell orders for investors. While we are able to have our shares quoted on the OTC-Pink market, we plan to attempt to have our shares quoted on the OTCQB (the share price quotation service owned by OTC Markets, Inc., the former Pink Sheets). In addition, we are considering applying through a broker-dealer and its clearing firm to become eligible with the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") to permit our shares to trade electronically. It is commonly believed if an issuer is not "DTC-eligible," then its shares cannot be electronically transferred between brokerage accounts, which, based on the realities of the marketplace as it exists today (especially the OTC market and the OTCQB), means that shares of a company will not be traded (technically the shares can be traded manually between accounts, but this takes days and is not a realistic option for companies relying on broker dealers for stock transactions - like all companies on the OTC market and the OTCQB).. We firmly believe that it is a necessity to process trades on the OTC market and the OTCQB if we are going to trade with any volume. In addition to the foregoing, our common stock is unlikely to be followed by market analysts, and there may be few institutions acting as market makers for our common stock. Either of these factors could adversely affect the liquidity and trading price of our common stock. Until our common stock is fully distributed, and an orderly market develops in our common stock, if ever, 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, investor perception of the Company's common stock and operations as well as general economic and market conditions. No assurances can be given that an orderly or liquid market will ever develop. Because of the anticipated low price of the securities, many brokerage firms may not be willing to effect transactions in these securities. Purchasers of our securities should be aware that any market that develops in our stock will be subject to the penny stock restrictions.

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    25. 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 affect adversely stockholder voting power and perpetuate their control over us.

    Our Articles of Incorporation allows the board of directors to issue shares of preferred stock without any vote or further action by other stockholders. Our board of directors has the authority: (a) to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of preferred stock; and (b) to issue preferred stock without further stockholder approval, including large blocks of preferred stock. As a result, our board of directors could authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock that would grant holders the preferred right to our assets upon liquidation, the right to receive dividend payments before dividends are distributed to common stockholders and the right to redeem the shares, together with a premium, before the redemption of any common stock.

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    23. The market for penny stocks has experienced numerous frauds and abuses that could adversely impact our investors.

    Our management believes that the market for penny stocks has suffered from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include: - Control of the market for a security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer;- Manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases;- "Boiler room" practices involving high pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by sales persons;- Excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers; and - Wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the inevitable collapse of those prices with consequent investor losses.

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    30. You may have limited access to information regarding our business because our obligations to file periodic reports with the SEC has been automatically suspended.

    As of the effective date of our registration statement, we became subject to certain informational requirements of the Exchange Act, as amended, and were required to file periodic reports (i.e., annual, quarterly and material events) with the SEC which will be immediately available to the public for inspection and copying. However, since the Company has not filed a Form 8-A, our reporting obligations were automatically suspended under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Therefore, we are no longer obligated to file periodic reports with the SEC and your access to our business information may be restricted. In addition, since we are not a reporting issuer, we are not required to furnish proxy statements to security holders, and our directors, officers and principal beneficial owners will not be required to report their beneficial ownership of securities to the SEC pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

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    26. The ability of our CEO to control our business may limit or eliminate minority shareholders' ability to influence corporate affairs.

    Our CEO, Mr. Elbaz, beneficially owns approximately 75% of our outstanding common stock. Because of his beneficial stock ownership, our CEO continues in the position to elect our board of directors, decide all matters requiring stockholder approval and determine our policies. The interests of our CEO may differ from the interests of other shareholders with respect to the issuance of shares, business transactions with or sales to other companies, selection of officers and directors and other business decisions. Minority shareholders would have no way of overriding decisions made by our CEO. This level of control may also have an adverse impact on the market value of our shares because our CEO may institute or undertake transactions, policies or programs that may result in losses, may not take any steps to increase our visibility in the financial community and/or may sell sufficient numbers of shares to significantly decrease our price per share.

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    29. Because we are not subject to rules requiring the adoption of certain corporate governance measures, our stockholders have limited protection against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters.

    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as amendments proposed and enacted by the SEC, the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the Nasdaq Stock Market, require the implementation of various measures relating to corporate governance. These measures are designed to enhance the integrity of corporate management and the securities markets and apply to securities that are listed on those exchanges or the Nasdaq Stock Market. Because we are not presently required to comply with many of the corporate governance provisions and because we chose to avoid incurring substantial additional costs associated with such compliance any sooner than legally required, we have not yet adopted these measures. None of our directors is an independent director and therefore we do not currently have independent audit or compensation committees. As a result, our director has the ability, among other things, to determine his own level of compensation. Until we comply with prescribed corporate governance measures, regardless of whether such compliance is required, the absence of corporate governance standards may leave our stockholders without protection against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest, if any, and similar matters. As such, investors may be reluctant to provide us with the funds necessary to expand our operations. We intend to comply with all corporate governance measures relating to director independence as and when required. However, we may find it very difficult or be unable to attract and retain qualified officers, directors and members of board committees required to provide for our effective management. The enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 resulted in a series of rules and regulations by the SEC that increase responsibilities and liabilities of directors and executive officers. The perceived increased personal risk may make it more costly or deter qualified individuals from accepting these roles. Some of these corporate governance measures have been metered by the JOBS Act of 2012.

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TipRanks has identified 6 major categories of risk factors and a number of subcategories for each. You can see how these categories are broken down in the list below. 1. Financial & Corporate Accounting & Financial Operations - risks related to accounting loss, value of intangible assets, financial statements, value of intangible assets, financial reporting, estimates, guidance, company profitability, dividends, fluctuating results. Share Price & Shareholder Rights – risks related to things that impact share prices and the rights of shareholders, including analyst ratings, major shareholder activity, trade volatility, liquidity of shares, anti-takeover provisions, international listing, dual listing. Debt & Financing – risks related to debt, funding, financing and interest rates, financial investments. Corporate Activity and Growth – risks related to restructuring, M&As, joint ventures, execution of corporate strategy, strategic alliances. 2. Legal & Regulatory Litigation and Legal Liabilities – risks related to litigation/ lawsuits against the company. Regulation – risks related to compliance, GDPR, and new legislation. Environmental / Social – risks related to environmental regulation and to data privacy. Taxation & Government Incentives – risks related to taxation and changes in government incentives. 3. Production Costs – risks related to costs of production including commodity prices, future contracts, inventory. Supply Chain – risks related to the company’s suppliers. Manufacturing – risks related to the company’s manufacturing process including product quality and product recalls. Human Capital – risks related to recruitment, training and retention of key employees, employee relationships & unions labor disputes, pension, and post retirement benefits, medical, health and welfare benefits, employee misconduct, employee litigation. 4. Technology & Innovation Innovation / R&D – risks related to innovation and new product development. Technology – risks related to the company’s reliance on technology. Cyber Security – risks related to securing the company’s digital assets and from cyber attacks. Trade Secrets & Patents – risks related to the company’s ability to protect its intellectual property and to infringement claims against the company as well as piracy and unlicensed copying. 5. Ability to Sell Demand – risks related to the demand of the company’s goods and services including seasonality, reliance on key customers. Competition – risks related to the company’s competition including substitutes. Sales & Marketing – risks related to sales, marketing, and distribution channels, pricing, and market penetration. Brand & Reputation – risks related to the company’s brand and reputation. 6. Macro & Political Economy & Political Environment – risks related to changes in economic and political conditions. Natural and Human Disruptions – risks related to catastrophes, floods, storms, terror, earthquakes, coronavirus pandemic/COVID-19. International Operations – risks related to the global nature of the company. Capital Markets – risks related to exchange rates and trade, cryptocurrency.