UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 10-K

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended: May 31, 20192020

 

OR

 

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _________________ to ______________________

 

Commission file number: 001-34673

 

LIFE ON EARTH, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware 46-2552550
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

575 Lexington Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

       

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value OTC QB

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 884-9897

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: none

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of exchange on which registered
COMMON STOCK, $0.001 par value per share LFER OTC QB

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulations S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. 

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
  
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company

 

Emerging growth company 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any news or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No

 

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the closing price of the registrant’s common stock on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $7.9$4.8 million.

 

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock was 42,200,38420,728,833 as of September 11, 2019.August 31, 2020.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

None.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   Page  
Forward Looking Statements 3 
   
PART I    
Item 1.Business 4 
Item 1A .Risk Factors 7 
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments 7 
Item 2.Properties 7 
Item 3.Legal Proceedings 78 
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures 78 
     
PART II    
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 89 
Item 6.Selected Financial Data 911 
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 1011 
Item 7A .Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 1516 
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 1517 
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 1517 
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures 1517 
Item 9B.Other Information 1517 
     
PART III    
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 1618 
Item 11.Executive Compensation 1820 
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 2122 
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 2325 
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services 2426 
     
PART IV    
Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 2527 
     
SIGNATURES 2628 


 

   

FORWARD - LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

We desire to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This Annual Report on Form 10-K (Report) contains a number of forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current views and expectations with respect to our business, strategies, products, future results and events, and financial performance. All statements made in this Report other than statements of historical fact, including statements that address operating performance, the economy, events or developments that management expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including statements related to sales, revenues, profitability, distributor channels, new products, adequacy of funds from operations, cash flows and financing, our ability to continue as a going concern, potential strategic transactions, statements regarding future operating results and non-historical information, are forward-looking statements. In particular, the words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,”“anticipate,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “can,” “plan,” “predict,” “could,” “future,” “continue,” variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements and their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on management’s current expectations and projections about future events, are not guarantees of future performance, are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and apply only as of the date of this Report. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from historical results as well as from the results expressed in, anticipated or implied by these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In particular, our business, including our financial condition and results of operations and our ability to continue as a going concern may be impacted by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the following:

 ·Our ability to successfully execute on our growth strategy and operating plans;

 

 ·Our ability to manage our operating expenses and generate cash flow from operations, along with our ability to secure additional financing;

 

 ·Our ability to create and maintain brand name recognition and acceptance of our products, which is critical to our success in our competitive, brand-conscious industry;

 

 ·Our ability to compete successfully against much larger, well-funded, established companies currently operating in the beverage or natural consumer products category industry;

 

 ·Our ability to successfully develop and launch new products that match consumer beverage trends, and to manage consumer response to such new products and new initiatives;

 

 ·Our ability to establish, maintain and expand distribution arrangements with independent distributors, retailers, brokers and national retail accounts, most of whom sell and distribute competing products, and upon whom we rely to employ sufficient efforts in managing and selling our products, including re-stocking the retail shelves with our products;

 

 ·Our ability to manage our inventory levels and to predict the timing and amount of our sales;

 

 ·Our reliance on third-party contract manufacturers of our products and the geographic locations of their facilities, which could make management of our distribution efforts inefficient or unprofitable;

 

 ·Our ability to secure a continuous supply and availability of raw materials, as well as other factors affecting our supply chain, including increases in raw material costs;

 

 ·Our ability to attract and retain key personnel.

 

 ·Litigation or legal proceedings, which could expose us to significant liabilities and damage our reputation;

 

 ·Our ability to comply with the many regulations to which our business is subject.

·The outbreak of the coronavirus could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Readers are also urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this Report and in our other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our periodic reports on Forms 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, and those described from time to time in our press releases and other communications, which attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, prospects and results of operations.

 

All references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to “LFER,” “Life On Earth, Inc. the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean Life On Earth, Inc.


 

PART I

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

COMPANY OVERVIEW

 

Corporate Overview

Life On Earth, Inc. (“LFER”) is an innovativea brand accelerator and incubator and acceleratoris focused on building and scaling concepts in the natural consumer products category. Our mission is to bring our strategic focus and long-term forward-looking vision to consumers in the health, wellness and active lifestyle spaces through superior branding, product quality, targeted acquisitionsand direct to consumer and retail experience inwithin the functional beverage category.CPG industry.

 

Our objective isOn November 11, 2019, the Board of Directors and a majority of the voting power approved a resolution to grow as rapidly as possible (both organicallyeffectuate a 5:1 Reverse Stock Split. and via strategic alliancesan increase in authorized Shares of Common Stock from One Hundred million (100,000,000) to Two Hundred million (200,000,000) shares of common stock, $0.001 par value. The Company received approval from FINRA on March 25, 2020 and, acquisitions) usingon that date, the public capital markets for accessreverse stock split became effective. All share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to capital. The companies and assets sought by us will be those that already have market penetration inreflect the following segments: (1) Sales (2) Marketing (3) Distribution network and (4) Manufacturing infrastructure in place;impact of this reverse stock split.

 

Our management team has over 50 years of combined experience in the food and beverage industry. To further enhanceIn July 2016, we acquired Energy Source Distributors (“ESD”) to establish a presence on the product portfolio of LFERWest Coast in an all cash purchase. Since then, we have also acquired additional brands. In October 2017 LFER acquiredthe Victoria’s Kitchen LLC (“VK”) and on August 2, 2018 the Company acquiredbrand, the Just Chill brand through an acquisition of the Chill Group LLC. While LFER also had Direct Store Delivery (“DSD”) companies with the previous acquisitions of the Energy Sources Distributors, Inc. and theThe Giant Beverage Company, Inc. (“Giant”). During fiscal 2019, we needed to prioritize our available resources and focus on growing the revised focusbrands in our portfolio. As a result of this reprioritization, on May 7, 2019, the Company , Giant, and Frank Iemmiti and Anthony Iemmiti (“Frank and Anthony Iemmiti”) entered into a Dispute Resolution and Resale agreement that resolved all existing disputes between the two parties and sold the ownership of Giant to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti. On July 4, 2019, the Company and Frank and Anthony Iemmiti executed an amended Dispute Resolution and Resale Agreement. Under the terms of the Company is on our brands. To allowagreement, the Company deposited $50,000 into an attorney’s trust account and Frank and Anthony Iemmiti had a continuing obligation to focusprovide the Company with all financial information of Giant that the Company needed to complete its resources onSEC reporting requirements. Having filed of all SEC documents this money was released to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti. In addition, the Company paid to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti the additional stated consideration in the Settlement Agreement, specifically 391,988 shares of common stock This agreement released all current and future causes of actions and claims against the Company. At the closing, the Company sold Giant to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti in exchange for their brands, LFER executed a saletransfer to the Company of the Giant Beverage Company effective March 1, 2019. Subsequent to year end, LFER made the decision to discontinue the ESD operation to further concentrate its efforts291,000 common shares previously held by Frank and available resources to its core brands and any additional brands it acquires.Anthony Iemmiti.

 

Corporate OverviewDuring 2020, the Company discontinued the wholesale beverage distribution operations in Northern California and the Company announced its intention to expand its business as a Consumer-Packaged Goods (“CPG”) Company. The Company is undergoing this offering to raise capital in order to acquire assets that would bring immediate accretive revenues and cash flow to the Company. The Company also stated that the assets it is seeking need to meet certain criteria of having tangible assets values that can be obtained through the proceeds of offering.

 

Life On Earth, Inc. (formerly Hispanica International Delights of America, Inc.) was incorporated in April 2013.

 

In October 2013, we signed a distribution agreement with Gran Nevada Beverage,, Inc. (“Gran Nevada”), an entity related through common management and ownership.ownership. Theagreement provides us with the right to sell and distribute Gran Nevada'sNevada’s beverages in the United States with purchase prices at the then applicable wholesale prices charged to Gran Nevada'sNevada’s distributors. The agreement wasforan initial term of five years with automatic renewals of successive five-year terms unless terminated. We initiated sales and distribution operations in March 2014. This agreement was renewed for an additional 5 years as per the agreement. During the years ended 20182020 and 2019, the Company sold $506,581$0 and $73,592 respectively. These products were produced by a third party copacker and were not purchased from Gran Nevada. The decrease in sales from 20182019 to 20192020 was related to limited production capacity for the Gran Nevada Horchata that the company was producing. The availability of 3rd party copackers that can produce an Horchata are limited and it directly impacted the sales. As there is currently no copackingco-packing available for this product the Company does not know if they will be able to produce this product again in the future.

 


In July 2016, we entered into a Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Energy Sources Distributors, Inc. (“ESD”) from its three founding shareholders. ESD provides wholesale distribution of specialty beverage products from its headquarters in Gilroy, California. The total purchase price for the acquisition was $450,000 in cash. We retained one of the selling founders as General Manager for a term of twelve (12) months pursuant to an employment agreement to manage operations at the ESD facility in Gilroy, California. ESD is now a wholly-ownedwholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The acquisition of ESD in July 2016 allowed LFERthe Company to expand distribution on the West Coast. OnIn June 21, 2019, LFER made the determinationCompany further decided to discontinue the wholesale beverage distribution operations in Northern California and, on November 4, 2019, ESD filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 7 of ESD and further focus onTitle 11 of the brand portfolio. The operationsUnited States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of ESD wasdiscontinued in fiscal 2020 and will be reflected in future statements.California.

 

In October 2017, LFERthe Company acquired Victoria’s Kitchen, LLC ("VK"(“VK”). VK is a specialty beverage company that makes exceptional European-inspired drinks. VK’s beverages are natural and all the beverages are Gluten-Free, GMO-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan and contain no artificial ingredients or preservatives.

 

OnApril 30,th, 2018,, LFER the Company acquired The Giant Beverage Company Inc. (“Giant” or “GBC”). Giant is a Direct Store Delivery (DSD) business that covers the five boroughs of New York City under an eight-route distribution system. GBCserviced over 600 accounts in the five boroughs. Giant services mainly independent retailers but wasexpanding to service authorized chain accounts.

On May 7, 2019, Life On Earth, Inc., GBC, and Frank Iemmiti and Anthony Iemmiti (“Frank and Anthony Iemmiti”) entered into a Dispute Resolution and Resale agreement that will resolve all existing disputes between the two parties and will also result in the sale of the ownership of Giant back toFrank and Anthony Iemmiti. Under the terms of the agreement, LFERthe Company deposited $50,000 into an Attorney’s Trust Account. Frank and Anthony Iemmiti have a continuing obligation to provide LFERthe Company with all financial information of Giant (the “Giant Financial Information”) that LFERthe Company needs to complete its SEC reporting requirements. On July 4, 2019 LFERthe Company and Frank and Anthony Iemmiti executed a Dispute Resolution and Resale agreement that at the closing LFERthe Company authorized the release of the $50,000 to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti. Also, at closing, LFERthe Company also paid Frank and Anthony Iemmiti the agreed upon consideration of $62,718 of LFERthe Company shares at $.16$0.80 per share. Lastly at the closing, with an effective date of March 2, 2019 LFERthe Company sold GBC to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti for 1,455,000291,000 shares of LFERthe Company stock that they owned. The sale of the Giant Beverage Company to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti became effective March 1, 2019.


On June 21, 2019, LFER made the determination to shut down and discontinue ESD’s operations and further focus on the brand portfolio. Effective November 4, 2019, ESD filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. On December 11, 2019, the Company received a final decree from the United States Bankruptcy Court ruling that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy estate for ESD had been fully administered. The results of ESD are included herein as discontinued operations in the financial statements.

Sales and Distribution

 

The Company currently markets and sells mainstream functional beverage products through 3rd party Direct Store Delivery (DSD)platforms as well as through other distributors including KeHe Distributors, LLC (“KeHe”) and United Natural Foods, Incorporated “UNFI”. KeHe has a distribution network in more than 30,000 stores across North America.UNFI is a distributor of natural and organic foods, specialty foods, and related products in the United States and Canada.

The Company also sells it Victoria’s Kitchen brands and Just Chill brands direct to consumers via Amazon online. LFERThe Company is also actively seeking additional brands for its portfolio that are primarily engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling unique, premium, natural nonalcoholic functional beverages that are targeted towards LFER’sthe Company’s active lifestyle consumers. The Company recently announced that it would increase or expand its product lines, under its current brands or under new brands, to include CBD. The Company seeks to reach new consumers in a more direct to consumer business model instead of using the traditional channels such other wholesalers and retailers use.


 

Production and Distribution

 

The Company doesWe do not directly manufacture our products asbecause we outsource the manufacturing process to third-party bottlers and independent contract manufacturers (co-packers). After the product is manufactured, the finished products are stored in third-party warehouses. Other than minimum case volume requirements per production run, we do not have annual minimum production commitments with our co-packers. As we are using third party co-packers and do not have minimum production contracts in place, we could experience disruptions in our ability to deliver products to our customers. We continually review our contract packing needs in light of regulatory compliance and logistical requirements and may add or change co-packers based on those needs. These co-packers are located in different geographic locations throughout the United States and we currently the Company usesuse multiple co-packers. The material terms of these relationships are typically negotiated annually and include pricing, quality standards, delivery times and conditions, purchase orders, and payment terms. Payment terms are typically net 30, meaning that the total invoiced amount is expected to be paid in full within 30 days from the date the products or services are provided. We believe that we have sufficient options for each of our raw and packaging material needs, as well as our third-party distribution needs and also have long-term relationships with each of our suppliers and distributors, resulting in consistency in quality and supply. We also believe that we have sufficient breadth of retail relationships with distribution in both large and small retailers and independents and across multiple channels (mass, club, pharmacies, convenience, and small and large format retailers) throughout the United States.

 

The contractual arrangements with all third parties, including suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are typical of the beverage industry with standard terms. We have no long-term obligations with any of the third parties nor do any of them have long-term obligations with us. The third-party supplier, manufacturing and distribution agreements were entered into in the normal course of business within the guidelines of industry practices and are not deemed material and definite.

Competition 

 

LFER isWe are a Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) company primarily focused in the beverage category.(“CPG”) company. What sets us apart in the industry, is our consolidated corporate structure that handles all aspects of sales, marketing and proprietary distribution from a centralized location. The LFEROur platform is built for accelerating emerging growth brands in the United States by leveraging sales, supply chain, and distribution relationships. At LFER, we are forward-thinking. We have identified ways to build out distribution channels that are more flexible and responsive to today’s needs.

 

We realizebelieve that by sharing resources and capabilities in novel ways with new products in new situations, we can take advantage of profit-making opportunities that individual companies could not exploit alone. Our creation of a more flexible and responsive distribution system is not only a concept; we have applied the practice through implementation with our own functional beverage brands.

 

The beverage industry, specifically the healthy beverageCPG industry and the direct selling industries are multi-billion-dollar industries which are highly competitive. We face intense competition from very large, international corporations, as well as from local and national companies. In addition, we face competition from well-known companies that have large market share.

The intensity of competition in the future is expected to increase, and no assurance can be provided that we can sustain our market position or expand our business.

Many of our current CPG competitors are well established and have longer operating histories, significantly greater financial and operational resources, and name recognition than we have. However, if we develop a diverse product line and obtain adequate financing, we can compete effectively in the industry. We face intense competition from very large, international corporations and from local and national companies. In addition, we face competition from well-known companies that have large market share. The intensity of competition in the future is expected to increase. Many of our current and potential competitors are well established and have longer operating histories, significantly greater financial and operational resources, and have more name recognition than we have. However, we believe that, with our diverse product line, we will have the ability to obtain a large market share, and continue to generate sales and compete in the industry.


  

Government Regulation

 

Packaged beverageconsumable and juicedigestible products are governed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. As such, it is necessary for the Company to ensure its products establish, maintain and make available for inspection, records and labels with nutrition information that meet food labeling requirements. The Company’s products are manufactured by contracted production facilities that are subject to many regulations, including Food Facility Registration, recordkeeping, Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements, reporting, preventive controls and inspections.

 


Research and Development Activities

Our research and development efforts arewere focused on two primary paths. The first is to continually review our existing formulas and production processesand structure to evaluate opportunities for cost of goods sold improvements, without degrading the quality or fundamentally changing the consumer appeal taste profile of our existing products. The second major research and development effort isefforts in the past were in the development of fundamentally new and differentiated products, based on consumer insights and trends and competitive intensity in those segments. The Company’s mission to provide healthy functional beverages governs our development efforts.

 

Employees

 

The Company currently has 5 full-time employees. three full-time employees, as follows: a CEO, COO, and President.

Certain positions are being filled with paid independent contractors or insider owners who do not receive cash compensation but may receive stock compensation.compensation. In certain regions of the United States, we utilize the services of direct sales and distribution companies, which sell our products through their distribution channels. This can mitigate the need for a large sales and merchandising force. The Company also outsources its logistics to third-parties,third parties, which can reduce the need for employees in these roles.

 

Going Concern Qualification

 

Several conditions and events cast substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred net losses of $8,007,035$2,325,907 and $3,003,761$8,007,035 for the years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company incurred a net loss from inception of approximately $17,200,000, has limited revenues, and 2018, respectively,requires additional financing in order to finance its business activities on an ongoing basis, has limited revenues and requires additional financing in order to finance its business activities on an ongoing basis. The Company’s future capital requirements will depend on numerous factors including, but not limited to, continued progress in finding business opportunities and the Company’s ability to raise additional capital to fund operations. At May 31, 2019,2020, we had cash on hand of $111,053 and an accumulated deficit of ($14,875,376).$3,831. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Intellectual Property Protection

The Company has secured a registered trademark for its name and logo. LFER does have its trademark registered for Life On Earth Inc. As of the date of this annual report, we have the trademarks for our intellectual property. The Company also has trademarks registered for the Victoria’s Kitchen and Just Chill brands.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is no longer an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Stamps Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act” ).

To the extent that we continue to qualify as a “smaller reporting company,” as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, after we cease to qualify as an emerging growth company, certain of the exemptions available to us as an emerging growth company may continue to be available to us as a smaller reporting company, including (1) not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; (2) scaled executive compensation disclosures; and (3) the requirements to provide only two years of audited financial statements, instead of three years.


 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

As a “Smaller Reporting Company”, we are not required to provide this information.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

None

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

 

We maintain our principal office at 575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Our telephone number at that office is (646) 844-9897.

Our executive offices are in New York City.


 

In connection with the acquisition of ESD, the Company assumed a lease for approximately 13,000 square feet of warehouse space located in Gilroy, California at a base rent of $5,248 per month. The lease terminates on June 30, 2021. In June 2019 the Company made the decision to discontinue the operations of ESD. The warehouse space has been leased by a third party and the company’s obligations under the lease terminated as of August 1, 2019.

   

We maintain a website at http://www.lifeonearthinc.com/ and the information contained on that website is not deemed to be a part of this annual report.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On September 12, 2019 the Company was served with a summons from the Supreme Court of the State of New York to answer a complaint filed by the Gankaku Living Trust (“Gankaku”) (Gankaku Living Trust v. Life on Earth Inc., Supreme Court of New York, No.655189/2019) claiming a breach of contract and default upon the Note. The Note was issued to the Gankaku Living Trust (“Gankaku”) by the Company on May 24, 2018 with an original maturity date of May 24, 2019. This maturity date of this note was extended on May 24, 2019 until June 24, 2019. The Company paid the outstanding interest on the note of $7,000 as part of this extension.

On June 25, 2019, Gankaku’s legal counsel sent a demand letter to the Company requesting payment in full. Under the terms of the convertible note, the Company had 10 business days to pay the outstanding balance or the note would be in default. Under the terms of the note, upon default, the Holder shall be issued the number of common stock equal to the outstanding balance multiplied by 125%, divided by the average price, as defined. On July 17, 2019 the Gankaku’s counsel sent the Company’s counsel an official notice of default for the note and demanded the immediate issuance of Common Stock per the convertible note agreement and also demanded that the Company make all of its assets available to the Gankaku Living Trust as collateral. The Company retained counsel to represent it in this case.  On July 1, 2020, the Supreme Court entered a judgment against the Company in the amount of $100,000.00 plus interest at 7% and ordered that $150,000 worth of stock be issued to Gankakuf. Then, through our new counsel, we filed an order to show cause on our behalf, alleging that the underlying transaction was criminally usurious and void under New York law.  The Supreme Court issued a TRO (Temporary Restraining Order) on July 24, 2020 halting any attempt by Gankaku to enforce the judgment.  A hearing on the Company’s motion for a preliminary injunction has not yet been set but when it is, at which time the Court will decide whether or not to grant the company’s request for a Preliminary Injunction to stop enforcement of the judgment and to decide whether or not the loan violated New York’s criminal usury statute (Penal Law §190.40).  If the court determines that the note violated the criminal usury statute of New York, the company is relying upon New York’s General Obligations Law §5-511 that automatically voids the entire transaction and all collateral security agreements.  This means that if the court agrees with the Company, the judgment will be voided and no additional stock will be required to be issued to the plaintiff.

On November 20, 2019, a Complaint was filed with the Superior Court-Judicial District of New Haven by a former employee, naming the Company as Defendant. The Complaint claims that the Company owes the former employee back wages of $60,000 and unpaid expenses of $20,000, which were due to be paid to the former employee upon his termination from the Company on November 1, 2019, in accordance with an employment agreement dated November 18, 2018. The Company has responded that the employee was terminated for cause and is no longer obligated under the terms of the employment agreement. As of August 31, 2020, the parties have not engaged in extensive discovery or any substantial motion practice and no trial date has been set. In addition to the back wages of $60,000, severance of $45,000 and unpaid expenses of $20,000, the Company has recorded legal expenses of $15,000 during the year ended May 31, 2020, as a result of receiving the Complaint.

On July 15, 2020, RedStart Holdings, (“Redstart”),the holder of two convertible notes against the company, filed a lawsuit against the Company in Supreme Court, Nassau County, New York alleging default under the terms of the notes because the Company switched its transfer agent without Redstart’s prior approval. On July 21, 2020, Redstart obtained an order, temporarily restraining the Company’s new transfer agent from delivering any new shares of the Company to anyone other than Redstart.  The Company has retained counsel to defend itself in the matter. Since the case is still in early discovery stages, Company’s management is uncertain whether it will prevail in this matter. Since July 21, 2020, the Company has complied with the temporary restraining order.

 

There are no other legal or governmental proceedings that are presently pending or, to our knowledge, threatened, to which we are a party.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

 

Not applicable.


 
 

PART II

 

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

 

We have two classes of stock outstanding, Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock. As of May 31, 2020, there were no Series B Preferred Shares issued or outstanding. Our Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “LFER.” “LFER

The following table below sets forth the high and low reported closing prices per share of our Common Stock for the period’s indicated. There is no established public trading market for the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

  2019 2018
  High Low High Low
First quarter $0.53  $0.25  $0.12  $0.07 
Second quarter $0.45  $0.20  $0.49  $0.09 
Third quarter $0.63  $0.15  $0.74  $0.33 
Fourth quarter $0.57  $0.21  $0.53  $0.33 

  2020 2019
  High Low High Low
First quarter $1.95  $0.53  $2.65  $1.25 
Second quarter $0.63  $0.16  $2.25  $1.00 
Third quarter $0.25  $0.10  $3.15  $0.75 
Fourth quarter $0.50  $0.04  $2.85  $1.05 

  

The Company has not declared dividends and does not intend to in the foreseeable future. The amount and frequency of future dividends will be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in light of the earnings and financial condition of the Company at such time, and no assurance can be given that dividends will be declared or paid in the future.

 

Holders

 

As of September 11, 2019,August 20, 2020, there were 42,200,38420,728,833 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding held by 310 shareholders of record. As of September 11, 2019,August 31, 2020, there were1,200,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding held by 4 shareholders of record. Series A Preferred shares are not convertible and do not receive dividends. As of May 31, 2020, there were no Series B Preferred Share issued or outstanding.

 

Dividends

 

We have never declared any cash dividends with respect to our Common Stock. Future payment of dividends is within the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and other relevant factors. Although there are no material restrictions limiting or that are likely to limit, our ability to pay dividends on our Common Stock, we presently intend to retain future earnings, if any, for use in our business. We have no present intention to pay cash dividends on our Common Stock.

 


Recent Sales or Issuances of Unregistered Securities.

 

During the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company issued 4,496,543 shares of common stock to four (4) parties for the conversions of convertible debt at prices ranging from $0.007 to $0.75 per share.

During the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company issued 645,029 shares of common stock to fifteen (15) vendors at prices ranging from $0.009 to $1.65 per share for services provided to the Company.

During the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company issued 633,865 shares of common stock to five (5) members of our Board of Directors at prices ranging from $0.19 to $1.50 per share.

During the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company issued 78,398 shares of the Company’s stock to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti, for their additional stated consideration in the GBC Settlement Agreement, at $0.80 per share.

During the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company issued 235,750 shares of common stock to seven (7) parties related to deferred financing costs.

During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company issued 5,227,3911,045,478 shares of common stock to nineteen (19) parties for the conversions of convertible debtat prices ranging from $0.15$0.75 to $0.50$2.50 per shareshare.

 

During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company issued 2,284,822456,964 shares of common stock to twenty-four (24) vendors at prices ranging from $0.21$1.05 to $0.495$2.475 per share for services provided to the Company.

 

During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company issued 1,716,571343,314 shares of common stock to twenty-six (26) parties related to deferred financing costs.

 

In May 2019, the Company issued 2,962,641592,528 shares of common stock to 3three (3) members of our Board of Directors at prices ranging from $.3275$1.64 to $.4319$2.16 per share.

 

In May 2019, the Company sold 344,00068,800 shares of common stock to 3 parties at $.25$1.25 per share.

 

In April 2019, the Company sold 33,3346,667 shares of common stock to 2 parties at $.30$1.50 per share.

 

In March 2019, the Company sold 50,33410,067 shares of common stock to 2 parties at $.30$1.50 per share.


In February 2019, the Company sold 16,6673,333 shares of common stock to Shircoo, Inc. at $.30$1.50 per share. 

 

In February 2019, the Company sold 1,006,666201,333 shares of common stock to 9 parties at $.15$0.75 per share.

 

In November 2018, the Company sold 1,350,000270,000 shares of common stock to 4 parties at $.10$0.50 per share.

 

In August 2018, the Company issued 1,636,363327,273 shares of common stock for the acquisition of The Chill Group, LLC.

During the year ended May 31, 2018, the Company issued 1,079,498 shares of common stock for services provided to the Company. 766,998 shares of common stock were issued to seven (7) vendors at prices ranging from $0.085 to $0.52 per share for services provided to the Companyand in January 2018, the Company issued 312,500 of common stock to Deborah Menanie at $0.51 per share for consulting fees.

In September 2017, the Company purchased 1,100,000 of common stock from Anson Investments Master Fund, LP for a total amount of $63,844 and the shares were subsequently canceled.

In November 2017, the Company issued 2,733,333 of common stock to Shircoo, Inc. related to deferred financing costs. The Company issued 2,300,000 shares at $0.42 per share and 433,333 shares at $.40 per share.

During the year ended May 31, 2018 the Company issued 383,333 shares of common stock for the issuance of convertible debt. In February 2018, the Company issued 343,333 of common stock to the Gankaku Living Trust LLC at $0.30 per share for convertible debt and in March 2018, the Company issued 40,000 of common stock to a related party at $0.30 per share for convertible debt.

During the year ended May 31, 2108, the Company issued 1,767,500 shares of common stock for the acquisition of The Giant Beverage Company and Victorira Kitchen, LLC. In November 2017, the Company issued 312,500 of common stock to David & Deborah Menanie at $0.40 per share for the acquisition of Victoria’s Kitchen, LLC. Then in April 2018, the Company issued 727,500 of common stock to Anthony Iemmiti at $0.428 per share for the acquisition of The Giant Beverage Company, Inc. as well as 727,500 of common stock to Frank Iemmiti at $0.428 per share for the acquisition of The Giant Beverage Company, Inc.

  

Each of the foregoing transactions were deemed exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,as amended, in reliance on the exemption at Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation A Rule 506 for transaction not involving a public offering .

 

In addition, the company issued the following debt instruments during the period June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2019.
       
Type of Debenture Date of Loan Maturity Principle   Interest Rate
       
DEMAND  6/12/17   Demand  $20,000      15%
CONVERTIBLE  11/1/17   5/2/18  $20,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  9/26/17   3/20/20  $650,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  11/3/17   5/3/19  $175,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  1/26/18   1/26/19  $125,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  3/29/18   3/29/19  $100,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  3/2/18   3/2/19  $55,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  3/2/18   3/2/19  $45,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  3/1/18   3/1/19  $20,000      7%
Term  10/29/18   11/15/19  $131,250      0%
Term  5/16/19   2/16/20  $75,000      7%
Term  3/21/19   3/20/20  $312,500      0%
Term  2/27/19   2/27/20  $312,500      0%
CONVERTIBLE  5/21/18   5/21/19  $40,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  5/22/18   5/22/19  $20,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  5/22/18   5/22/19  $50,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  5/23/18   5/23/19  $30,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  5/24/18   5/24/19  $100,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  6/12/18   6/12/19  $150,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/2/18   7/2/19  $15,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/2/18   7/2/19  $30,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/5/18   7/5/19  $50,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/13/18   7/5/19  $25,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/16/18   7/16/19  $20,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/16/18   7/16/19  $15,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/18/18   7/18/19  $10,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  8/1/18   8/1/19  $10,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  8/13/18   8/13/19  $75,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  8/13/18   8/13/19  $10,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  8/22/18   8/22/19  $50,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  8/23/18   8/13/19  $15,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  8/23/18   8/13/19  $15,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  5/13/19   5/12/20  $37,500      7%
CONVERTIBLE  5/13/19   5/12/20  $37,500      7%
CONVERTIBLE  9/28/18   9/28/19  $25,000      7%
CONVERTIBLE  1/26/18   3/31/18  $103,900      7%

In addition, the Company issued the following debt instruments during the period June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2020.
         
Type of Debenture Date of Loan Maturity Principle Interest Rate
         
CONVERTIBLE  9/26/17   3/20/20  $650,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  11/1/17   5/2/18  $20,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  11/3/17   5/3/19  $175,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  1/26/18   1/26/19  $125,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  1/26/18   3/31/18  $103,900   7%
CONVERTIBLE  3/1/18   3/1/19  $20,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  3/2/18   3/2/19  $55,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  3/2/18   3/2/19  $45,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  3/29/18   3/29/19  $100,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  5/21/18   5/21/19  $40,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  5/22/18   5/22/19  $20,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  5/22/18   5/22/19  $50,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  5/23/18   5/23/19  $30,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  5/24/18   5/24/19  $100,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  6/12/18   6/12/19  $150,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/2/18   7/2/19  $15,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/2/18   7/2/19  $30,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/5/18   7/5/19  $50,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/13/18   7/5/19  $25,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/16/18   7/16/19  $20,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/16/18   7/16/19  $15,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  7/18/18   7/18/19  $10,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  8/1/18   8/1/19  $10,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  8/13/18   8/13/19  $75,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  8/13/18   8/13/19  $10,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  8/22/18   8/22/19  $50,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  8/23/18   8/13/19  $15,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  8/23/18   8/13/19  $15,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  9/28/18   9/28/19  $25,000   7%
CONVERTIBLE  5/13/19   5/12/20  $37,500   7%
CONVERTIBLE  5/13/19   5/12/20  $37,500   7%
CONVERTIBLE  9/10/19   9/10/20  $110,000   10%
CONVERTIBLE  9/23/19   9/23/20  $287,500   10%
CONVERTIBLE  10/25/19   10/25/20  $68,000   10%
CONVERTIBLE  3/6/20   3/6/21  $38,000   10%
DEMAND  6/12/17   Demand  $20,000   15%
DEMAND  1/23/19   3/1/20  $10,000   20%
DEMAND  1/28/20   1/28/21  $8,200   20%
Term  10/29/18   11/15/19  $131,250   0%
Term  2/27/19   2/27/20  $312,500   0%
Term  3/21/19   3/20/20  $312,500   0%
Term  5/16/19   2/16/20  $75,000   7%

 

All conversions and payoffs of these debt instruments are reflected in the financial statements and are detailed in the footnotes.

 


 

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. As described at the beginning of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could contribute to such differences include those discussed at the beginning of this Report, below in this section and in the section above entitled “Risk Factors.” You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this Report, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Report.

 

CURRENT OPERATIONS

 

Life On Earth, Inc. was incorporated in April 2013 as HispancaHispanica International Delights of America, Inc. as a Delaware company andcorporation. In February 2018, the Company changed its name to Life On Earth, Inc. in February 2018 and is engaged in the distribution of its own proprietary functional beverages throughout the United States.

 

Life On Earth, Inc. isWe are an innovative brand accelerator and incubator and iswe are focused on building and scaling concepts in the natural consumer products category. Our mission is to bring our strategic focus and long-term forward-looking vision to consumers in the health, wellness and active lifestyle spaces through superior branding, product quality, targeted acquisitions and retail experience in the functional beverage category.category

In October 2013, we signed a distribution agreement with Gran Nevada Beverage, Inc. (“Gran Nevada”), an entity related through common management and ownership. The agreement provides us with the right to sell and distribute Gran Nevada’s beverages in the United States with purchase prices at the then applicable wholesale prices charged to Gran Nevada’s distributors. The agreement was for an initial term of five years with automatic renewals of successive five-year terms unless terminated. We initiated sales and distribution operations in March 2014. This agreement was renewed for an additional 5 years as per the agreement. During the years ended 2018 and 2019, the Company sold $506,581 and $73,592 respectively. These products were produced by a third party copacker and were not purchased from Gran Nevada. The decrease in sales from 2018 to 2019 was related to limited production capacity for the Gran Nevada Horchata that the company was producing. The availability of 3rd party copackers that can produce an Horchata are limited and it directly impacted the sales. As there is currently no co-packing available for this product the Company does not know if they will be able to produce this product again in the future.

In July 2016, we entered into a Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Energy Sources Distributors, Inc. (“ESD”) from its three founding shareholders. ESD provides wholesale distribution of specialty beverage products from its headquarters in Gilroy, California. The total purchase price for the acquisition was $450,000 in cash. We retained one of the selling founders as General Manager for a term of twelve (12) months pursuant to an employment agreement to manage operations at the ESD facility in Gilroy, California. ESD is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The acquisition of ESD in July 2016 allowed the Company to expand distribution on the West Coast. In June 2019, the Company further decided to discontinue the wholesale beverage distribution operations in Northern California and, on November 4, 2019, ESD filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.

In October 2017, the Company acquired Victoria’s Kitchen, LLC (“VK”). VK is a specialty beverage company that makes exceptional European-inspired drinks. VK’s beverages are natural and all the beverages are Gluten-Free, GMO-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan and contain no artificial ingredients or preservatives.

On April 30, 2018, the Company acquired The Giant Beverage Company Inc. (“Giant” or “GBC”). Giant is a Direct Store Delivery (DSD) business that covers the five boroughs of New York City under an eight-route distribution system. GBC serviced over 600 accounts in the five boroughs. Giant services mainly independent retailers but was expanding to service authorized chain accounts.


On May 7, 2019, Life On Earth, Inc., GBC, and Frank Iemmiti and Anthony Iemmiti (“Frank and Anthony Iemmiti”) entered into a Dispute Resolution and Resale agreement that will resolve all existing disputes between the two parties and will also result in the sale of the ownership of Giant back to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company deposited $50,000 into an Attorney’s Trust Account. Frank and Anthony Iemmiti have a continuing obligation to provide the Company with all financial information of Giant (the “Giant Financial Information”) that the Company needs to complete its SEC reporting requirements. On July 4, 2019 the Company and Frank and Anthony Iemmiti executed a Dispute Resolution and Resale agreement that at the closing the Company authorized the release of the $50,000 to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti. Also, at closing, the Company also paid Frank and Anthony Iemmiti the agreed upon consideration of $62,718 of the Company shares at $0.80 per share. Lastly at the closing, with an effective date of March 2, 2019 the Company sold GBC to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti for 291,000 shares of the Company stock that they owned. The sale of the Giant Beverage Company to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti became effective March 1, 2019.

On June 21, 2019, LFER made the determination to shut down and discontinue the operations of ESD and further focus on the brand portfolio. Effective November 4, 2019, ESD filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. On December 11, 2019, the Company received a final decree from the United States Bankruptcy Court ruling that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy estate for ESD had been fully administered. The results of ESD are included herein as discontinued operations in the financial statements.

 

Our objective is to grow as rapidly as possible (both organically and via strategic alliances and acquisitions) using the public capital markets for access to capital. The companies and assets sought by us will be those that already have market penetration in the following segments: (1) Sales (2) Marketing (3) Established Distribution network and (4) Manufacturing infrastructureinfrastructures in place.

 

Our management team has over 50 years of combined experience in the food and beverage industry. In July 2016, we acquired Energy Source Distributors to establish a presence on the West Coast in an all cash purchase. Since then, we have also acquired the Victoria’s Kitchen brand, the Just Chill brand and The Giant Beverage Company, Inc. During fiscal 2019, LFER needed to prioritize its available resources and made the decision to focus on growing the brands in its portfolio. As a result of this, LFER sold the Giant Beverage Company back to the original owners of the company effective March 1, 2019. The results of operations for Giant Beverage Companies from the acquisition throughFebruary 28, 2019 have been reclassified as a discontinued operation in the consolidated statements of LFER. Subsequent to year end LFER further decided to discontinue the operations of ESD and is moving away from the DSD business. This will allow LFER to focus all its resources on its current and future portfolio of brands.

 

The following table shows the Company's unaudited proforma results of operations for the years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, had the sale of GBC and the discontinued operations of ESD occurred on June 1, 2017:
     
  For the year ended May 31,
  2019 2018
     
Sales, net $125,537  $569,482 
Cost of goods sold  206,082   386,591 
Gross profit  (80,545)  182,891 
         
Operating Expenses  4,152,620   800,885 
         
Other expenses        
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  (382,582)  —   
Interest and financing costs  (1,871,108)  (1,961,114)
         
Loss  from operations  (6,486,855)  (2,579,108)
         
Basic and diluted loss per share  (0.21)  (0.12)
         
Basic and diluted weighted average number        
 of shares outstanding  30,680,471   20,782,736 

Our principal executive offices are located at 575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor, New York NY 10022 and our telephone number (646) 844-9897.

Coronavirus Risks

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China, which has and is continuing to spread throughout China and other parts of the world, including the United States. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” On January 31, 2020, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II declared a public health emergency for the United States to aid the U.S. healthcare community in responding to COVID-19, and on March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak as a “pandemic”.

The ultimate extent of the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or other health crisis on our business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of such epidemic, pandemic or other health crisis and actions taken to contain or prevent their further spread, among others. The significant outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in a widespread health crisis that has adversely affected the economies and financial markets worldwide, and may continue to do so, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

GOING CONCERN QUALIFICATION

 

Several conditions and events cast substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred net losses from inception of $14,875,376approximately $17,200,000, has limited revenues and requires additional financing in order to finance its business activities on an ongoing basis. The Company has negative working capital of $3,372,765$4,286,000 as of May 31, 2019.2020. The Company’s future capital requirements will depend on numerous factors including, but not limited to, continued progress in finding business opportunities. We have experienced recurring losses from operations and negative cash flows from operating activities. This situation creates uncertainties about our ability to execute our business plan, finance operations, and indicates substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We continue to experience negative cash flows from operations, as well as an ongoing requirement for additional capital to support working capital needs. Therefore, currently, based upon our near-term anticipated level of operations and expenditures, management believes that cash on hand, excluding cash available under our line of credit, is not sufficient to enable us to fund operations for 12 months from the date the financial statements included in this Report are issued

At May 31, 2019,2020, we had cash on hand of $111,503$3,831 and an accumulated deficit of $14,875,376.$17,201,282. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and accompanying notes. The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form our basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions, or if management made different judgments or utilized different estimates. Many of our estimates or judgments are based on anticipated future events or performance, and as such are forward-looking in nature, and are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this Report. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise this discussion to reflect any future events or circumstances. There are certain critical accounting estimates that we believe require significant judgment in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. We have identified below our accounting policies that we use in arriving at key estimates that we consider critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations. This is not a complete list of all of our accounting policies, and there may be other accounting policies that are significant to us. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and our other accounting policies, see Note 1 to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Report.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue under ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” (“ASC 606”). The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company only applies the five-step model (as described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of this Report) to contracts when it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods and services transferred to the customer .

Revenue consists of the gross sales price, less allowances for which provisions are made at the time of sale, and less certain other discounts, allowances, and rebates that are accounted for as a reduction from gross revenue. Costs incurred by the Company for shipping and handling charges are included in cost of goods sold.


Goodwill and Intangible Assets 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of acquired businesses over the estimated fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. Goodwill and other intangibles are reviewed for impairment annually or more frequently when events or circumstances indicates that the carrying value of a reporting unit more likely than not exceeds its fair value. The goodwill impairment test is applied by performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of the asset. If, on the basis of qualitative factors, it is considered more likely than not that the fair value of the asset is greater than the carrying amount, further testing of goodwill for impairment is not required. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the asset’s fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that asset. Identifiable intangible assets acquired in business combinations are recorded at the estimated acquisition date fair value. Finite lived intangible assets are amortized over the shorter of the contractual life or their estimated useful life using the straight-line method, which is determined by identifying the period over which the cash flows from the asset are expected to be generated . As part of the Company’s annual review of goodwill and intangibles we performed a detail analysis of the intangibles recorded as they relate to the acquisitions of JC and VK. Based on this analysis, the Company recorded an impairment chargecharges of $299,000 and $725,000 related to the JC acquisition as of May 31, 2019.2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company also wrote off the goodwill recorded in the GBCVK acquisition, in the amount of $726,890, as part of the resale of the GBC business.$195,000. The balance of goodwill as of May 31, 20192020 is $195,000.$0.


Trade Spend and Promotion Expenses

Throughout the year, we run trade spend and promotional programs with distributors and retailers to help promote on- shelf discounts to our consumers. Additionally, in more limited instances, we enter into customer marketing agreements or various other slotting arrangements. The provisions for discounts, slotting fees and promotion allowances is recorded as an offset to sales and shown net on the consolidated statement of operations. Estimates are made to accrue for amounts that have not yet been invoiced in the month that the program occurs, or in the case of slotting, when the commitment is made.

Inventory 

Our inventory consists of raw materials and finished goods inventories, which are manufactured and procured based on our sales forecasts. We value inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value and include adjustments for estimated obsolete or excess inventory, on a first in-first out basis. We regularly review inventory detail to determine whether a write-down is necessary. We consider various factors in making this determination, including recent sales history, market conditions and remaining shelf life of materials and finished goods. The amount and timing of write-downs for any period could change if we make different judgments or use different estimates. We also determine whether a provision for obsolete or excess inventory is required on products that are over 12 months from production date or any changes.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to stockholders.

 

Inflation

 

The amounts presented in the financial statements do not provide for the effect of inflation on our operations or financial position. The net operating losses shown would be greater than reported if the effects of inflation were reflected either by charging operations with amounts that represent replacement costs or by using other inflation adjustments.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES 

 

During the year ended May 31, 2019,2020, the Company received $176,000$447,240 from the issuance of convertible notes payable as compared to $858,000$176,000 which the Company received from the issuance of convertible notes payable during the year ended May 31, 2018.2019. During the year ended May 31, 2019,2020, the Company made a $5,000$6,000 principal payment to a convertible note holder compared to payments of $605,000$5,000 for the year ended May 31, 2018. Also, during2019. During the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company received approximately $53,000 from the issuance of notes payable to related parties and paid $5,300 of notes payable to related parties. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company received approximately $531,000 from the from the issuance of notes payable compared to $420,176 forduring the year ended May 31, 2108.2019. On June 28, 2018, the Company and a note holder mutually agreed to settle the outstanding debt for a total amount of $560,000, of which $410,000 was paid in cash and $150,000 was paid with shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company also paid an additional $117,000 of payments for notes payable during the year ended May 31, 2019. During the year ended May 31, 2018 the Company made payments for notes payable of approximately $513,000. The Company also made payments for loans payable of approximately $222,000 during the year ended May 31, 2019.

The Company received approximately $402,000 from the sale of common stock during the year ended May 31, 2019 compared to $0 for the year ended May 31, 2018.2020.

 

In addition, duringDuring the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company received proceeds from various lines of credit in an aggregate total of approximately $59,000 and repaid approximately $67,000. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company received proceeds from various lines of credit in a nan aggregate total of approximately $271,000$143,000 and repaid approximately $221,000. During the year ended May 31, 2018, the Company received proceeds from  various lines of credit in a n aggregate total of approximately $86,000 and repaid approximately $74,000.$107,000.

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We have experienced recurring losses from operations and negative cash flows from operating activities. This situation creates uncertainties about our ability to execute our business plan, finance operations, and indicates substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We continue to experience negative cash flows from operations, as well as an ongoing requirement for additional capital to support working capital needs. Therefore, currently, based upon our near-term anticipated level of operations and expenditures, management believes that cash on hand is not sufficient to enable us to fund operations for 12 months from the date the financial statements included in this Report are issued. In view of these conditions, our ability to continue as a going concern is in substantial doubt and dependent upon achieving a profitable level of operations and on our ability to obtain necessary financing to fund ongoing operations. The consolidated financial statements included in this Report do not give effect to any adjustments which will be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern and therefore be required to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in other than the normal course of business and at amounts different from those reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements . As of May 31, 2019,2020, the Company had negative working capital of $3,372,765.approximately $4,286,000.

We willrequire additional financing to support our working capital needs in the future. The amount of additional capital that we will require, the timing of our capital needs and the availability of financing to fund those needs will depend on a number of factors, including our strategic initiatives and operating plans, the performance of our business and the market conditions for available debt or equity financing. Additionally, the amount of capital required will depend on our ability to meet our sales goals and otherwise successfully execute our operating plan. We believe it is important that we meet these sales objectives in order to lessen our reliance on external financing in the future. We intend to continually monitor and adjust our operating plan as necessary to respond to developments in our business, our markets and the broader economy. Although we believe various debt and equity financing alternatives will be available to us to support our working capital needs, financing arrangements on acceptable terms may not be available to us when needed. Additionally, these alternatives may require significant cash payments for interest and other costs or could be highly dilutive to our existing shareholders. Any such financing alternatives may not provide us with sufficient funds to meet our long-term capital requirements. If necessary, we may explore strategic transactions that we consider to be in the best interest of our company and our shareholders, which may include, without limitation, public or private offerings of debt or equity securities, a rights offering, and other strategic alternatives; however, these options may not ultimately be available or feasible when needed  .

CASH FLOW

 

Our primary sources of liquidity have been cash from sales of products, sales of shares, the issuance of a convertible promissory notes and from lines of credit. 

 

WORKING CAPITAL

As of May 31, 2020, the Company had total current assets of $3,831 and total current liabilities of $4,289,675 resulting in negative working capital of $4,285,844. As of May 31, 2019, the Company had total current assets of $698,315 and total current liabilities of $4,071,080 resulting in negative working capital of $3,372,765. As of May 31, 2018, the Company had total current assets of $812,031 and total current liabilities of $3,606,038 resulting in negative working capital of $2,794,007. The increase in negative working capital of $578,758$913,079 for the year ended May 31, 20192020 related to a variety of factors .factors. There was a decrease in current assets in 20192020 compared to 20182019 of $113,716$692,425 primarily related to a decrease in restricted cash of $50,000, decreases in accounts receivables of $86,700$31,541, decreases in inventory of $215,503, decreases in other receivable of $261,900 and a decrease in prepaid expensescurrent assets of $102,000.discontinued operations of $33,138. In addition, there was a reduction in accounts receivable of $138,072, a reduction in inventory of $107,114 and a reduction in prepaid expenses of $102,166. There was also an increasewere increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses in 20192020 of $916,428$650,803 as compared to 2018.2019, increases in our notes payable in 2020 of $632,746 as compared to 2019, and a decrease in our current liabilities of discontinued operations of $881,016 in 2020 as compared to 2019.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS  

 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 20192020 COMPARED TO MAY 31, 2018.2019.

Sales

 

Sales

Sales from continuing operations for the period ended May 31, 20192020 were $1,009,394$64,407 as compared to $2,930,758$125,537 for the year ended May 31, 2018.2019. The decrease in sales by $1,921,364of $61,130 was primarily related to the reduced sales for ESD and the sale of the Gran Nevada Horchata product line during 2019. ESD’s sales were $1,477,419 lower during 2019 than in 2018. The reduction in sales was due to an inability to properly fund their operations and maintain the proper inventory levels required to meet their sales targets. The sales related to Gran Nevada Horchata for 20192020 were $432,989approximately $74,000 lower than in 2018.2019. This decrease related to the lack of available inventory due to limited access to copackingco-packing for the Horchata product as well as a lack of capitalduring 2019. Subsequent to2020. During the year endended May 31, 2020 the Company made the decision to shut down the operations of ESD. This willdid not have an impact on the salesany inventory of the Company during 2020 untilHorchata product available to sell resulting in the Company can replace these$0 of sales with additional product sales from its existing product lines or they are able to add additional products tofor the portfolio.year.

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Cost of Goods Sold and GrossProfit

Gross profit from continuing operations for the year ended May 31, 20192020 was $135,982negative $102,274 as compared to $670,399negative $80,545 for the year ended May 31, 2018.2019. The reduction isnegative gross profit was primarily related todue the reduction in sales for fiscal 2019 and write-offs of inventory which increased cost of goods soldduring 2019. For the year ended May 31, 2019, gross margin decreased to 13.5% from 22.9% for the year ended May 31, 2018 due primarily to write offs of obsolete inventoryof approximately $133,000 which increased cost of goods sold for both 2020 and 2019 and , as a result of sales of expiring inventory at below cost by JCG of approximately $36,000 and by VK of approximately $31,000. During 2020, the year ended May 31,2019.Company took write-downs of dated inventory of approximately $97,000. During 2019, the Company took write-downs of dated inventory of approximately $133,000.

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses from continuing operations were $4,973,107$2,618,373 for the year ended May 31, 20192020 as compared to $1,659,342$4,094,120 for the year ended May 31, 2018.2019. The increasedecrease in operating expenses was related to a variety of factors. During 20192020, we write-off $725,000recorded a charge for the impairment of intangible assets of $299,000 as compared to 2019 when we recorded a charge for the impairment of intangible assets of $725,000. The impairment charges recorded in 2020 and 2019 related to the acquisition of the Chill Group. In addition,During 2020 we also recorded ana charge for the impairment of intangible assetsgoodwill in the amount of $265,615$195,000 related to the shutdownacquisition of the ESD operation.VK. The largest increasedecrease in operating expenses related to and an increasea decrease in salaries and benefits of $800,059 during the year ended May 31, 2020 as compared to the year ended May 31, 2019. The decrease resulted from decreases share-based compensation paid to three members of $2,223,770the Board of Directors for their services to the Company which did not occur in 2020. Professional fees also decreased by $442,716 during fiscal year ended2020 as compared to 2019 over the fiscal year ended 2018. The increase indue to decreased share-based compensation during 2019 was impacted by several factors. The Company incurred additional share-based compensation frompaid to individuals and entities who performed services for the Company. During 2019 the Company also compensated threeBoard of Directors with share-based compensation for their services to the Company. Several members of the management team were issued shares during 2019 for service rendered and risk incurred to personally guarantee credit lines.While theThe Company expects to continue to issue share-based compensation they do not expect recurring expensesas a means to be as significant in future years. These increases were offset by reductions in salary and benefit expenses of $172,316.provide cashless compensation.

 

Other Expense

 

During the year ended May 31, 2019,2020, the Company recorded interest and finance costs from continuing operations of $1,953,829,$744,520, as compared to $2,112,418$1,871,108 during the year ended May 31, 2018.2019. The interest and finance costs incurred by the Company reflect the cost of the debt incurred by the Company to finance operations.operations. During the yearyears ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded the changechanges in fair value of contingent consideration of $382,582$325,309 and ($382,582), respectively, related to the acquisition of Just Chill. This charge related to contingent consideration arisingChill, which arises from the measurement of LFER stock on the 12-month anniversary of the acquisition In additionand subsequent Balance Sheet reporting dates. During the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company recorded a change in the fair value of derivative liability of $1,274 as compared to $0 during the year ended May 31, 2019.

Net Loss

Net loss for the year ended May 31, 2020 decreased to $2,325,907 from a net loss of $8,077,035 for the year ended May 31, 2019. The decrease in net loss was primarily a result of the factors mentioned above as well as the gain on the disposal of ESD. During the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company recorded a loss on discontinued operations of $80,838 and a gain on the disposal of subsidiary of $893,515 related to the disposal of ESD. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company recorded a loss on discontinued operations of $169,942 , related to GBC, and a loss of $733,557 related to the resale of the GBC business.

Net Loss

Net loss for the year ended May 31, 2019 increased to $8,077,035 from a net loss of $3,003,761 for the year ended May 31, 2018. The increase in net loss was primarily a result of the factors mentioned above related to the reduction in sales, the write off of goodwill, the impairment of intangibles, the increase in share-based compensation as well as the loss attributable to the discontinuance of the GBC operation. During 2019, the Company incurred a charge of $169,942 related to the discontinuance and a loss on discontinued operations of $733,557 on the sale of GBC.$745,181, related to ESD.


 

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

As a “Smaller Reporting Company”, the Company is not required to provide this information.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The audited financial statements are included beginning immediately following the signature page to this report. See Item 15 for a list of the financial statements included herein.

 

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

 

None

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by is in the reports we file or submit under the Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) (“Disclosure Controls”) will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. We monitor our Disclosure Controls and make modifications as necessary; our intent in this regard is that the Disclosure Controls will be modified as systems change and conditions warrant.

As of May 31, 2019,2020, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer of the effectiveness of the design and opera on of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

The determination that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of May 31, 20192020 is a result of inadequate staffing and supervision within the accounting operations of our Company. The Company plans to expand its accounting operations as the business of the Company expands

 

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended May 31, 20192020 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Not applicable. 


 
 

PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

Executive Officers and Directors

 

Below are the names and certain information regarding our current executive officers and directors:

 

Name Age Title Date first appointed
Fernando Oswaldo Leonzo  49  Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director April 15, 2013 (inception)
         
Robert Gunther  7071  Chief Operations Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Director April 15, 2013 (inception)
         
John Romagosa  4041  President and Director October 10, 2014
         
Peter DaceySonia Luna  5246  Chief Financial OfficerDirector January 2,November 8, 2019
         
William Hayde54DirectorDecember 17, 2018
Michael Bloom58DirectorJune 7, 2019
Jeffrey GuzyDirectorJuly 18, 2019

 

Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. Biographical information of each current officer and director is set forth below.

 

TheMr. Fernando “Oswaldo” Leonzo, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr.Fernando “Oswaldo” Leonzo, is a founder of, and has been employed by LFERthe Company since its inception in April of 2013. Mr. “Oswaldo” Leonzo has over 13 years’ experience in the Food and Beverage industry both from the distribution side as well as the brand side. He has also been working with contract manufacturers and suppliers as well as logistics companies for transshipments both in the U.S. and overseas for both Export and Imports- primarily in Latin America. For the past 15 years Fernando Oswaldo Leonzo has worked for the following companies: Deep River Snacks (NYC Regional Sales Manager from February to December, 2011), Reeds, Inc. (New York Metropolitan Area Sales Manager from January to December, 2010), Cheeseworks, Inc. (Sales Director from December 2008 to December 2009), Presto Food & Beverage, Inc. (President & CEO from July 2001 to December 2008).; Gran Nevada Beverage, Inc. (President from November 2011 to present). He served on the board of directors and founded Presto Food & Beverage, Inc. in 2001. Presto’s LFERthe Company beverage brand, SolMaya, grew from zero to over $2 million in sales. This is primarily why he was selected as a director of LFER.the Company. Previously, he worked for almost a decade in the financial industry, initially as a sales executive with regional financial firms and later for a major clearinghouse on Wall Street. Prior to his financial service industry experience, he successfully operated a business that distributed recorded music to retailers in the U.S., Mexico and Colombia. He received his undergraduate degree (B.A.) in International Studies from New York University (NYU). He currently serves on the board of directors of LFER.the Company.

 

TheMr. Robert Gunther, the Chief Operations Officer, Treasurer and Director, Robert Gunther is a founder of LFERthe Company since its inception in April of 2013. He has 26 years’ experience in manufacturing. For the past five years, he has managed his own sales business under his own name specializing in products for apparel and construction. From December 1988 to December 2008 he was a Sr. Account Executive with Georgia Narrow Fabrics / Premier Narrow Fabrics in New York City. As the one of the firm'sfirm’s producing Account Executives, he generated sales to major accounts including Jockey, Fruit of the Loom, Warner, and VF. The product line included a broad range of knit and woven elastic products. In the mid-80s, he helped develop new apparel customers and manufacturing facilities for Hewlett Manufacturing. From July 1971 to April 1986, he was vice president at Gunther & Sharfman, a family-owned apparel manufacturing business. He participated in design, merchandising, sales, purchasing and manufacturing. His background includes 25 years of experience managing in purchasing and negotiation contracts for materials. Gunther has a BS from Long Island University. Mr. Gunther’s extensive business experience combined with his personal interest in the business is expected to provide the Board with insight and guidance in matters of corporate finance, business development and industry strategy.

 

Mr. John Romagosa, President and Director, John Romagosa, has served the Company since October 2014. He is currently the managing director and founder of Latin Sales & Marketing, LLC. (“LSM“LSM”), founded in 2012. LSM is a leading brokerage/marketing/consulting firm innovating the retail, foodservice and private label sector of the Hispanic consumer packed goods industry. LSM facilitates the emergence of major Latin manufacturers and


US manufacturers for the steadily growing Hispanic market in the USA. Mr. Romagosa'sRomagosa’s extensive experience and relationships, within the Hispanic and Ethnic Food industry, will benefit the Board of LFERthe Company as it positions the company, its management, its products, and its distribution channels in becoming a leading-edge company in the fastest growing segment of the food industry. 


 

Mr. Romagosa was the managing director and partner of Falcon International Distributors, LLC, a leading ethnic foods distributor on the east coast, holding a chief procurement role for over ten years. Mr. Romagosa helped build that company from $9 million in revenues to over $100 million in revenues during his tenure before successfully selling the business in 2011. He has received Chamber of Commerce awards in New York and New Jersey and has been responsible for the contribution of over a million pounds of donated products to food banks in the Northeast of the US. Mr. Romagosa is an Alumni of Saint John'sJohn’s University where he studied Finance, Business Administration, and Marketing.

  

The Chief Financial Officer, Peter Dacey has 25 years of experience as a Senior Executive providing financial, operational and managerial expertise to organizations in both the private and public sectors.  Peter was a founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Miami Bay Beverage Company, LLC, which successfully developed and launched the Trimino line of protein infused waters.  He led the development of the beverage formulation and established the manufacturing and supply chain. Peter negotiated partnerships with key distributors and sold the brand to more than 15,000 retail outlets.   In addition, he managed all finance, accounting, human resources and logistics operations for the operation.

Prior to founding Miami Bay Beverage Company, LLC, he was one of the founders and CFO of 454 Life Sciences Corporation, a leader in next generation sequencing technology.  He was directly responsible for building an organization that successfully developed and commercialized innovative technologies. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer for publicly traded biotechnology companies Stem Cells Inc. and CytoTherapeutics Inc.  

Peter was associated with Ernst & Young LLP specializing in the entrepreneurial and technology sectors. He received his B.S. in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Rhode Island, graduating with honors.

William HaydeSonia Luna – Independent Director

 

Bill serves and an independent Board Member of LFER.  HeMs. Sonia Luna has been a director since November 2019. She has been the Managing DirectorChief Executive Officer of Aviva Spectrum, a California based compliance and financial transformation consulting firm that provides, among other services, compliance with the Interim Opportunity Fund LLCCalifornia cannabis market. From 2000 to 2004, Sonia Luna was an Audit Manager with Ernst & Young, LLP; from 1998 to 2000, she was a Senior Auditor with Singerlewak LLP; and its advisor, Waterside Capital Advisors, Inc. since March 2018. During 2013, Bill Co-Founded and is currently the Executive Vice President of Intercontinental Beverage Capital, Inc.(IBC). IBC isfrom 1996 to 1998, she was a New York based merchant bank focused specifically on the beverage and consumer packaged goods industries.  Since January 2011 thru March 2018, he has been serving as Registered Vice President of Investment Banking Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. and currently holds the following securities licenses: 6, 7, 24, 63, 79.  From 2002-2009, he was co-owner of Waterville Investment Research which also operated the Hedge Fund Waterville Investment Partners LLP.  Bill maintains seats on the advisory boards of multiple public and private companies in the Consumer and Medical industries.

From January 1997 through May of 2010, he was Head of Investment Banking for Brockington Securities and directed the firm’s underwriting activities, private placements, and initiation of trading of newly listed securities.  Bill received his B.A. degree from Stony Brook University.

Michael Bloom – Independent Director

Effective June 17, 2019 the Company elected Michael Bloom as an independent member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Bloom has over 38 years of retail experience including drug, value and drug/value combos. Mr. Bloom is currently the Executive Vice-President, Chief Merchandising and Marketing officer at GPM Investments LLC, the largest privately held company in the convenience store channel of business. Former President, Chief Operating Officer, CEO and member of the Board of Directors at Fred’s Inc. in Memphis TN. Former President and Chief Operating Officer at Family Dollar. Former Executive Vice President of Merchandising, Marketing and Supply Chain at CVS.  Mr. Bloom is a seasoned executive leaderStaff Auditor with a vast array of experiences including Merchandising, Marketing, Supply Chain, Customer Relationship Marketing, Acquisitions, Pricing, Private Brands, Direct Importing and developing strong teams and supplier relationships. Mr. Bloom holds an AA degree from Broward Community College

Jeffrey Guzy – Independent Director

Effective July 18, 2019, the Board of Directors appointed Jeffrey J. Guzy as a member of the Board of Directors.From 2007 to present, Jeffrey GuzyArthur Andersen. Sonia Luna has been a Directorlicensed Certified Public Accountant in California since 1998 and has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Accounting from California State University. Sonia Luna is the recipient of Leatt Corporation, a personal protective equipment company that is quoted on the OTCQB. From 2008 to present, Jeffrey Guzy has been a Director of Capstone Companies, an LED lighting product company that is quoted on the OTCQB. From 2018 to present, Jeffrey Guzy has been a Director of YayYo, Inc., a company that develops, markets, and leases hi-tech enabled automobiles for ride-sharing. He has 35 years of executive experience in various industries. Jeffrey Guzy received an MBA from the Wharton School/University of Pennsylvania, and a MS in Systems Engineering and BS in Electrical Engineering, both from the University of Pennsylvania.“2018 California Cannabis Awards” as “Best Accountant”.  


   

Board Committees

 

The Company has not established any committees of the Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors may designate from among its members an executive committee and one or more other committees in the future. We do not have a nominating committee or a nominating committee charter. Further, we do not have a policy with regard to the consideration of any director candidates recommended by security holders. To date, no security holders have made any such recommendations. Our threefour directors perform all functions that would otherwise be performed by committees. Given the present size of our board it is not practical for us to have committees. If we are able to grow our business and increase our operations, we intend to expand the size of our board and allocate responsibilities accordingly.

 

Shareholder Communications

 

Currently, we do not have a policy with regard to the consideration of any director candidates recommended by security holders. To date, no security holders have made any such recommendations.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have adopted a written code of ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and persons performing similar functions. We believe that the Code of Ethics is reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and promote honest and ethical conduct; provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in public reports; comply with applicable laws; ensure prompt internal reporting of code violations; and provide accountability for adherence to the code. To request a copy of the Code of Ethics, please make written request to our Company at 575 Lexington Ave., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

 

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

 

Our Common Stock is not registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act. On July 7,th 2015, our common stock became registered pursuant to section 12g of the exchange act. Accordingly, our officers, directors and principal shareholders are subject to the beneficial ownership reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.


  

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The following table sets forth information concerning the total compensation paid or earned and accrued by each of our named executive officers (as defined under SEC rules) for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020. 

Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2020

            Non-Equity  
        Stock Option Incentive Plan All Other
Name and principal position Year Salary Bonus Awards Awards Compensation Compensation
               
Fernando Oswaldo Leonzo (1)(2)  2020  $200,000  $—    $  $—    $—    $24,000 
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board                            
                             
Robert Gunther (1)(2)  2020  $150,000  $—    $  $—    $—    $24,000 
Chief Operations Officer, Treasurer, Secretary & Director                            
                             
John Romagosa (1)(2)  2020  $180,000  $—    $  $—    $—    $24,000 
President & Director                            

(1)During 2020 Mr. Leonzo, Mr. Gunther and Mr. Romagosa received a travel reimbursement allowance of $24,000.

(2)During 2020, the amount of salary that was accrued by the company for Mr. Leonzo, Mr. Gunther and Mr. Romagosa was $171,938, $150,000 and $180,000, respectively.

The following table sets forth information concerning the total compensation paid or earned by each of our named executive officers (as defined under SEC rules) for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019.

 

Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2019

  

            Non-Equity  
        Stock Option Incentive Plan All Other
Name and principal position Year Salary Bonus Awards Awards Compensation Compensation
               
Fernando Oswaldo Leonzo (1) (2)  2019  $44,750  $—    $150,000  $—    $—    $24,000 
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board                            
                             
Robert Gunther (1)(3)  2019  $37,500  $—    $100,000  $—    $—    $24,000 
Chief Operations Officer, Treasurer, Secretary & Director                            
                             
John Romagosa (1)(4)  2019  $37,500  $85,000  $10,000  $—    $—    $24,000 
President & Director                            
                             
Peter  Dacey  2019  $75,000  $—                   
Chief Financial Officer                            

 


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(1)During 2019 Mr. Leonzo, Mr. Gunther and Mr. Romagosa received a travel reimbursement allowance of $24,000.
(2)

During 2019 Mr. Leonzo was granted a stock award of $150,000 in consideration of personally guaranteeing debt. These shares are accrued for as of May 31, 2019 and will be issued subsequent to year end.

(3)

During 2019 Mr. Gunther was granted a stock award of $100,000 in consideration of personally guaranteeing debt. These shares are accrued for as of May 31, 2019 and will be issued subsequent to year end.

(4)During 2019 Mr. Romagosa was granted a stock award of $85,000 for achievement of bonus targets and $10,000 in consideration of loan exposure. These shares are accrued for as of May 31, 2019 and will be issued subsequent to year end.


  

The following table sets forth information concerning the total compensation paid or earned by each of our named executive officers (as defined under SEC rules) for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019.

Summary compensation Table for Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2018

            Non-Equity  
        Stock Option Incentive Plan All Other
Name and principal position Year Salary Bonus Awards Awards Compensation Compensation
               
Fernando Oswaldo Leonzo (1)  2018  $44,800  $—    $—    $—    $—    $24,000 
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board                            
                             
Robert Gunther (1)  2018  $—    $—    $—    $—    $—    $30,750 
Chief Operations Officer, Treasurer, Secretary & Director                            
                             
John Romagosa (1)  2018  $—    $—    $—    $—    $—    $24,000 
President & Director                            

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(1)During 2018 Mr. Leonzo, Mr. Gunther and Mr. Romagosa received a travel reimbursement allowance of $24,000.
(2)Rent of $6,750 earned by Mr. Gunther is listed in the table above as “All Other Compensation.” The forms of payment are described in Note 7.

The Company has no otherstock-based option plans in place and has never maintained any plans that provide for the payment of retirement benefits or benefits that will be paid primarily following retirement including, but not limited to, tax qualified deferred benefit plans, supplemental executive retirement plans, tax-qualified deferred contribution plans and nonqualified deferred contribution plans.

 

Employment Agreements

 

As a result of our acquisition of GBC during 2018, we retained Mr. Frank Iemmitti, one of the selling founders, as Sales Manager for a term of twenty-four (24) months at an annual salary of $75,000, pursuant to an employment agreement to manage operations at the GBC facility in Staten Island, New York. With the sale of GBC, the employment agreement was terminated.

 

There are no other employment agreements; however, the Company anticipates entering into more employment agreements with key management positions as the Company grows. The Company does not have a standing compensation committee, audit committee, nomination committee, or committees performing similar functions. We anticipate that we will form such committees of the Board of Directors once we have a full Board of Directors.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

As of May 31, 2019,2020, and 2018,2019, there were no outstanding options or warrants to purchase, or other instruments convertible into, common equity of the Company, related to equity awards.   

 

 

 Director Compensation

  

The Company is currently creating an Independent Compensation committee, reporting to the Board, with a compensation schedule for both Independent Board members as well as Executives of the Company which is intended to be retroactive to June 1, 2019.

On February 5, 2020, a Separation and Mutual Release Agreement was entered into between Life On Earth, Inc, (“LFER”) and Michael Bloom, a member of LFER’s Board of Director’s (“Director”). The Director and LFER entered into the mutual agreement with respect to the Director’s resignation from his position as a director on the Board of LFER. LFER and the Director agree that the Company has issued to the Director 302,419 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Restricted Shares”) as full and adequate compensation to the Director for his services performed as a director on the Company’s Board through February 5, 2020, the “Resignation Date”, all of which were issued to the Director during the year ended May 31, 2020.

 

Effective May 31, 2019, a Separation and Mutual Release Agreement was entered into between Life On Earth, Inc, (“LFER”) and Roy DiBenerdini, a member of LFER’s Board of Director’s (“Director”). The Director and LFER entered into the mutual agreement with respect to the Director’s resignationfrom his position as a director on the Board of LFER. LFER and the Director agree that the Company issued to the Director 967,218 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Restricted Shares”) to compensate him for his services performed as a director on the Company’s Board through the Resignation Date. LFER and the Director agree that the Company paid the Director the amount of $10,000 which is the cash fee for Director’s service as an independent director on the Company’s Board of Directors. 

 

Effective May 31, 2019, Separation and Mutual Release Agreement was entered into between Life On Earth, Inc, (“LFER”) and Randy Berholtz,, a member of LFER’s Board of Director’s (“Director”). The Director and LFER entered into the mutual agreement with respect to the Director’s resignation from his position as a director on the Board of LFER. LFER and the Director agree that the Company issued to the Director 1,870,852 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Restricted Shares”) to compensate him for his services performed as a director on the Company’s Board through the Resignation Date. LFER and the Director agree that the Company paid the Director the amount of $10,000 which is the cash fee for Director’s service as an independent director on the Company’s Board of Directors. 

 

 


 
 

 

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

 

The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock known by us as of September 11, 2019August 31, 2020 by:

 

 ·each person or entity known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock;

 

 ·each director;

 

 ·each named executive officer; and

 

 ·all directors and executive officers as a group.

 

Except as otherwise indicated, the persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our Common Stock owned by them, except to the extent such power may be shared with a spouse.spouse.

 

Title of Class Name and address of beneficial owner 

Amount of

beneficial ownership Common Shares (1 )

 Percent of class (2) Preferred Shares 

 

Voting % with Preferred Shares(3)

Common Stock Fernando Oswaldo Leonzo, Director & Officer  760,000   2.80%  600,000   36.42%
  575 Lexington Ave., 4th Fl. New York, NY 10022                
                   
Common Stock Robert Gunther, Director & Officer  180,000   0.70%  300,000   18.21%
  575 Lexington Ave., 4th Fl. New York, NY 10022                
                   
Common Stock John Romagosa, Director & Officer  312,000   1.10%  200,000   12.14%
  575 Lexington Ave., 4th Fl. New York, NY 10022                
Common Stock Sonia Luna, Director  873,567   3.20%  —     —   
  575 Lexington Ave., 4th Fl. New York, NY 10022                
                   
All Executive Officers and Directors as a group consisting of 4 individuals  2,125,567   7.80%        
                   
Common Stock Shircoo, Inc.  1,839,969   6.70%        
  2350 E. Allview Terrace, Los Angeles, CA 90068                

Title of Class Name and address of beneficial owner   

Amount of

beneficial ownership Common Shares (1 )

   Percent of class (2) Preferred Shares 

 

Voting % with Preferred Shares(3)

Common Stock Fernando Oswaldo Leonzo, Director & Officer     4,388,635          9.16%   600,000 33.65%
  575 Lexington Ave., 4th Fl. New York, NY 10022                   
                      
Common Stock Robert Gunther, Director & Officer     1,316,666           2.75% 300,000 15.97%
  575 Lexington Ave., 4th Fl. New York, NY 10022                   
                      
Common Stock John Romagosa, Director & Officer     2,069,000          4.32%  200,000 11.81%
  575 Lexington Ave., 4th Fl. New York, NY 10022                   
                      
All Executive Officers and Directors as a group consisting of 3 individuals       7,774,301          16.23%
                      
Common Stock Shircoo, Inc.     7,379,831          15.40%
  2350 E. Allview Terrace, Los Angeles, CA 90068                   

  

The percent of class is based on 42,200,38420,728,833 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of September 11, 2019August 20, 2020 plus 5,714,769 shares beneficially owned from the conversion of debt, and the execution of warrants.warrants and accrued director compensation. 

 

 (1)Shares are restricted and fully vested.

 

 (2)Beneficial Ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.

 

 (3)Reflects the impact of the 50-1 voting preference of the preferred stock.

 


Preferred shares outstanding

Series A Preferred Shares May 31, 20192020
  Shares Outstanding Shares Outstanding
Fernando Oswaldo  600,000 600,000
Robert Gunther  300,000 300,000
Jerry Gruenbaum  100,000 100,000
John RogamosaRomagosa  200,000
 
Total  1,200,000

 

Preferred shares do not have liquidation preferences but have 50-1 preferred voting rights.

 

Securities Authorized For Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

 

We have not adopted any Equity Compensation Plans as of the date of this filing.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

The Common Stock

We are authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to equal dividends and distributions, with respect to the Common Stock when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors from funds legally available for such dividends. No holder of Common Stock has any preemptive right to subscribe for any of our stock nor are any shares subject to redemption. Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, and after payment of creditors and any amounts payable to senior securities, the assets will be divided pro rata on a share- for-share basis among the holders of the shares of Common Stock. All shares of Common Stock now outstanding upon completion of this Offering and conversion of any Preferred Stock, are, and will be, fully paid, validly issued and non- assessable.

Holders of our Common Stock do not have cumulative voting rights, so that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voting for the election of directors will be able to elect 100% of the directors if they choose to do so, and in that event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any members to the Board of Directors.

The Company has never paid any dividends to shareholders of our Common Stock. The declaration in the future of any cash or stock dividends will depend upon our capital requirements and financial position, general economic conditions, and other pertinent factors. We presently intend not to pay any cash or stock dividends in the foreseeable future. Management intends to reinvest earnings, if any, in the development and expansion of our business. No dividend may be paid on the Common Stock until all Preferred Stock dividends are paid in full.

Preferred Stock

We are authorized by our Articles of Incorporation to issue a maximum of 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value. This Preferred Stock may be in one or more series and containing such rights, privileges and limitations, including voting rights, conversion privileges and/or redemption rights, as may, from time to time, be determined by our Board of Directors. Preferred stock may be issued in the future in connection with acquisitions, financings or such other matters as the Board of Directors deems to be appropriate. In the event that any such shares of Preferred Stock shall be issued, a Certificate of Designation, setting forth the series of such Preferred Stock and the relative rights, privileges and limitations with respect thereto, shall be filed. The effect of such Preferred Stock is that our Board of Directors alone, within the bounds and subject to the federal securities laws and the Delaware Law, may be able to authorize the issuance of Preferred Stock which could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our Company without further action by the stockholders and might adversely affect the voting and other rights of holders of Common Stock. The issuance of Preferred Stock with voting and conversion rights also may adversely affect the voting power of the holders of Common Stock, including the loss of voting control to others.


The Board of Directors is expressly vested with the authority to divide any or all of the Preferred Stock into series and to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of the shares of each series so established.

The Board of Directors shall exercise the foregoing authority by adopting a resolution setting forth the designation of each series and the number of shares therein and fixing and determining the relative rights and preferences thereof. The Board of Directors may make any change in the designations, terms, limitations or relative rights or preferences of any series in the same manner, so long as no shares of such series are outstanding at such time.

Within the limits and restrictions, if any, stated in any resolution of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series, the Board of Directors is authorized to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issue of shares of such series. In case the number of shares of any series shall be so decreased, the share constituting such decrease shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

Series A Preferred Stock

We have designated 1,200,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class A Stock”). We have 1,200,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.

The Series A Preferred Stock does not have liquidation preferences. The Series A Preferred Stock has 50:1 voting rights, with each share possessing fifty votes. Series A Preferred shares are not convertible and do not pay dividends.

Series B Preferred Stock

We have designated 250,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class B Stock”). As of May 31, 2020, no shares of our Series B Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding.

The Series B Preferred Stock does not have liquidation preferences. The Series B Preferred Stock has no voting rights except to the extent that they hold Common Stock Shares from conversion, in which case each Common Stock share will be equal to one vote. The Company shall pay the holders of Series B Preferred Stock a 10% annual cash dividend paid quarterly.

In June 2020, the Company issued 100,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for $100,000.

 

Warrants outstanding

   2019   2018   2020   2019
   Weighted   Weighted   Weighted   Weighted
   Average   Average   Average   Average
 Warrants Exercise price Warrants Exercise price Warrants Exercise price Warrants Exercise price
Outstanding  745,000  $0.85   745,000  $0.85   349,000  $4.25   149,000  $4.25 
Granted - JC acquisition  1,000,000   .85   —        —     200,000   
Exercised  —         —        —     —     
Expired  —         —        —     —     
Outstanding  1,745,000  $0.85   745,000  $0.85   349,000 $4.25  349,000 $4.25 
                         
Exercisable at year end  1,745,000  $0.85   745,000  $0.85   349,000 $4.25  349,000 $4.25 

 

WarrantsWarrants   StrikeWarrants   Strike
Underlying SharesUnderlying Shares Expiration PriceUnderlying Shares Expiration Price
400,000   September 30, 2021  $0.85 80,000   September 30, 2021  $4.25 
165,000   October 7, 2021  $0.85 33,000 October 7, 2021 $4.25 
1,000,000   August 2, 2020  $0.85 200,000 August 2, 2020 $4.25 
30,000   September 20, 2021  $0.85 6,000 September 20, 2021 $4.25 
150,000   September 29, 2021  $0.85 30,000  September 29, 2021 $4.25 
1,745,000         349,000     

 

 

Securities Authorized For Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

 

We have not adopted any Equity Compensation Plans as of May 31, 2019.2020.

 


 

 

 

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Our CEO, Fernando “Oswaldo” Leonzo, owns no shares in Gran Nevada, however he serves as Gran Nevada’s  current President. Robert Gunther, our Chief Operating Officer owns 12% of the common stock of Gran Nevada.

 

During 2018, the Company leased its offices on a month to month basis from Mr. Robert Gunther for $750 per month. The current officers and directors of the Company are involved in other business activities and may, in the future, become involved in additional business opportunities. Currently there is an employment agreement between LFER and its Chief Financial Officer. There are no other employment contracts with the remaining members of the management team. In addition, there are currently agreements in place with thean independent membersmember of the Board of Directors. If a specific business opportunity becomes available, such personperson(s) may face a conflict in selecting between our business interest and their other business interests. The policy of the Board is that any personal business or corporate opportunity incurred by an officer or directorDirector of LFER must be examined by the Board and turned down by the Board in a timely basis before an officer or directorDirector can engage or take advantage of a business opportunity which could result in a conflict of interest.

Our CEO has also guaranteed certain operating business loans to support the operations. Currently he has guaranteed business loans with Blue Vine and Kabbage.

 

Our COO, Robert Gunther, has guaranteed a credit line with Wells Fargo for $50,000.

 

The founder's Common Shares as disclosed herein were sold to our officers and directors in April 2013. The Company believes that the issuance of these shares werewas exempt from registration pursuant to Section (2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering. The Founders, Fernando “Oswaldo” Leonzo (Chairman & CEO), Robert Gunther (Treasurer, Secretary, Director & Chief Operations Officer), and Jerry Gruenbaum were issued the following Preferred Shares as founders for services rendered as Officers and Directors as of April 30, 2013, 600,000 Preferred Shares, 300,000 Preferred Shares, and 100,000 Preferred Shares respectively. Jerry Gruenbaum resigned as a directorDirector on April 16, 2015. None of the following parties has, since the date of incorporation, had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction with the Company or in any presently proposed transaction that has or will materially affect us:

 

 ·The Officer and Director;
   
 ·Any person proposed as a nominee for election as a director;Director;
   
 ·Any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares carrying more than 5% of the voting rights attached to the outstanding shares of common stock;
   
 ·Any relative or spouse of any of the foregoing persons who have the same home as such person.

 


  

Director Independence

 

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 (and we do not) have our Board of Directors comprised of a majority of “Independent Directors.”

 

Our Board of Directors has considered the independence of its directors in reference to the definition of “independent director” established by the NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5605(a)(2). In doing so, the Board of Directors has reviewed all commercial and other relationships of each director in making its determination as to the independence of its directors.


ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

Audit Fees

 

In July 2015, the Company engaged Raich Ende Malter & Co. LLPEffective March 16, 2020, our Board of Directors appointed Boyle CPA LLC (“Boyle”) as its independent registered public accounting firm. Effective as of January 23, 2019, Raich Ende Malter & Co. LLP, Melville, New York (“Raich”) was dismissed as theour independent registered public accounting firm, to audit our financial statements for the Company.  The Dismissal was approved by our Board of Directors effective as of January 23, 2019. The Dismissal was not due to any disagreements with Raich regarding any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures, audit scope, or audit procedure.year ended May 31, 2020.

Effective January 24, 2019, our Board of Directors appointed Friedman LLP, (“Friedman”) as our independent registered public accounting firm, to audit our financial statements for the year ended May 31, 2019. on March 10, 2020 Friedman was dismissed as our independent registered public accounting firm. The Dismissal was approved by our Board of Directors effective as of March 16, 2020 The Dismissal was not due to any disagreements with Friedman regarding any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures, audit scope, or audit procedure.

The aggregate fees billed to the Company for services rendered in connection with the years ended May 31, 20192020 and 20182019 are set forth in the table below:

 

Fee category 2019 2018  2020 2019 
Audit fees (1 )(2) $143,259 $98,770  $80,141 $143,259 
Audit related -  - -  - 
Tax fees  -   -   -   - 
Total fees $143,259 $98,770  $80,141 $143,259 

___________ 

(1)Audit fees consist of fees incurred for professional services rendered for the audit of financial statements, for reviews of our interim financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, Form 10-K  and for services that are normally provided in connection with statutory or regulatory filings or engagements.  Total fees billed by Raich Ende Malter & Co. LLPBoyle, are $35,000 and $0, respectively, covering Form 10-Q and the Form 10-K for the audit of our fiscal year ended May 31, 20192020 and 2018 financial statements was $0 and $50,000, respectively. Total fees billed by Raich Ende Malter & Co. LLP the review of our quarterly financial statements, and other fees was $43,338 and $48,770 for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.2019.

  

(2)Audit fees consist of fees incurred for professional services rendered for the audit of financial statements, for reviews of our interim financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, Form 10-K  and for services that are normally provided in connection with statutory or regulatory filings or engagements.  Total fees billed by Friedman LLP, for 2019 are $45,141 and $99,921, respectively, covering restatement of prior filings, Form 10-Q and the Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2020 and 2019. Total fees billed by Raich Ende Malter & Co. LLP the review of our quarterly financial statements, and other fees was $43,338 for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019.

 

 

Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Practice

 

We currently do not have an audit committee. Our board of directors has approved the services described above.

 


 

  

PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

Financial Statement Schedules

 

The financial statements of Life On Earth, Inc. are listed on the Index to Financial Statements on this annual report on Form 10-K beginning on page F-1.

 

Exhibits

 

The following Exhibits are being filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

 

3.1Articles of Incorporation filed April 15, 2013 (a)
3.2Certificate of Designation (a)
3.3By laws (a)
10.1Distribution Agreement (a)
10.2Share Exchange Agreement with Just Buns, Inc. dated October 30, 2015 (b)
10.3Distribution Agreement with Just Buns, Inc. dated October 30, 2015 (b)
10.4Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated March 24, 2016 with Greg Graham, Jose Castaneda and Sunny Sandhu (b)
10.5Amendment Number One dated June 13, 2016 to Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement (b)
10.6Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated July 5, 2016 with TCA Global Credter Master Fund L.P. (b)
31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to SEC Rules 13a-14a and 15d-14a adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (*)
31.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to SEC Rules 13a-14a and 15d-14a adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (*)
32.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (*)
32.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (*)

__________ 

(*) Filed herewith

(a) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed October 15, 2013

(b) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Reports in Form 8-K filed November 4, 2015 and July 8, 2016.

 


 
 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 LIFE ON EARTH, INC. 
   
Dated: August  30, 201931, 2020By:/s/ Fernando Oswaldo Leonzo 
  

Fernando Oswaldo Leonzo

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

  

 

 

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
     
/s/ Fernando Oswaldo Leonzo 

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 September 20, 2019August 31, 2020
Fernando Oswaldo Leonzo    
     
/s/ Robert Gunther 

Chief Operating Officer, Secretary, Treasurer, Director 

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 September 20, 2019August 31, 2020
Robert Gunther    
     
/s/ John Romagosa President and Director September 20, 2019August 31, 2020
John Romagosa    
     
/s/ Peter Dacey Chief Financial OfficerSeptember 20, 2019
Peter Dacey  
/s/ William HaydeSonia Luna Director September 20, 2019August 31, 2020
William HaydeSonia Luna    
     

 


 
 

 

 

  

PART IV - FINANCIAL INFORMATION 

 

  Page 
    
ReportReports of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmFirms F-2 
    
Consolidated Balance Sheets at May 31, 20192020 and 20182019 F-3F-4 
    
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended May 31, 20192020 and 20182019 F-4F-5 
    
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficiency atfor the years ended May 31, 20192020 and 20182019 F-5F-6 
    
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended May 31, 20192020 and 20182019 F-6F-7 
    
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7F-8 


 

 

 


Boyle CPA, LLC

Certified Public Accountants & Consultants

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and

Board of Directors and

Stockholders of Life Onon Earth, Inc.Inc.

 

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheetssheet of Life Onon Earth, Inc. and its Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of May 31, 2018, and2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficiency, and cash flowflows for the year then ended, and the related notes collectively(collectively referred to as the consolidated“consolidated financial statements.statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of May 31, 20182020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then year ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

We also have audited the adjustments to the May 31, 2019 consolidated financial statements to retrospectively apply the discontinuance of the Company’s Energy Source Distributors, Inc. operations, which the Company made the determination to shut down and discontinue during the year-ended May 31, 2020, as discussed in Notes 1 and 5. In our opinion, such adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied. We were not engaged to audit, review, or apply any procedures to the May 31, 2019 consolidated financial statements of the Company other than with respect to the adjustments and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on the May 31, 2019 consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.

Basis forof 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 financial statements based on our audit. 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 audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the auditaudits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to errorfraud or fraud.error. 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 audit 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 audit 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 audit 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming thatSubstantial Doubt About the Company will continueCompany’s Ability to Continue as a going concern. Going Concern

As discussed in Note 202 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurredCompany’s continuing operating losses, from operations since its inception, has negative working capital and a stockholders’ deficiency thatnegative cash flows from operating activities raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.concern for a period of one year from the issuance of the consolidated financial statements. Management’s plans in regards to these matters are also described in Note 20.B. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

/s/ Boyle CPA, LLC

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020

Bayville, NJ

August 31, 2020

/s/ Raich Ende Malter & Co. LLP 
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015361 Hopedale Drive SEP (732) 822-4427
Bayville, NJ 08721F (732) 510-0665


 
Melville, New York 
September 7, 2018, except for the effects of the previously issued restatement, for which the date is May 29, 2019

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Life on Earth, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited, before the effects of the adjustments to classify certain amounts due to the discontinued operations classification of Energy Source Distributors Inc. (“ESD”), as described in Notes 1 and 5, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Life on Earth, Inc. and its Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of May 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficiency, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the 2019 financial statements, before the effects of the adjustments to reclassify certain amounts due to the discontinued operations classification of ESD, as described in Notes 1 and 5, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of May 31, 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We were not engaged to audit, review or apply any procedures to the adjustments to reclassify certain amounts due to the discontinued operations classification of ESD, as described in Notes 1 and 5 and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance about whether such adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied. Those adjustments were audited by Boyle CPA, LLC.

Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $14.9 million as of May 31, 2019, has recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations. These conditions, among others raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. If the Company is unable to obtain financing, there could be a material adverse effect on the Company.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. 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 audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, 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 audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Friedman LLP

We served as the Company’s auditor in 2019.

East Hanover, New Jersey

/s/ Friedman LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.

East Hanover, New Jersey

September 20, 2019

 


 
 

Life On Earth, Inc .
Consolidated Balance Sheets 
  May 31, May 31,
  2019 2018
ASSETS
Current Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $111,053  $127,746 
Restricted cash  50,000     
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $36 ,150 and $14,000 respectively  43,479   130,192 
Other receivables  261,900   —   
Inventory , net  231,806   245,821 
Prepaid expenses  77   102,243 
Current assets from discontinued operations  —     206,029 

 

Total current assets

  698,315   812,031 
         
Other Assets:        
Equipment, net   31,250   46,250 
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $321 ,922 and $80,822 as of May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018, respectively  391,000   303,125 
Goodwill  195,000   195,000 
Security deposits  5,245   5,245 
Other assets from  discontinued operations  —     1,355,379 
 Total Other Assets  622,495   1,904,999 
         
 Total Assets $1,320,810  $2,717,030 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY        
Current Liabilities        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $2,035,858  $1,502,012 
Contingent liability  382,582     
Note payable - related party  —     2,000 
Notes payable, net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $198,927 and $0 as of May 31, 2019 and 2018 , respectively  515,126   560,000 
Convertible notes payable, net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $133,278 and $513,000 as of May 31, 2019 and 2018 , respectively  1,065,222   935,000 
Loans payable, net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $0 and $67,834 as of May 31, 2019 and 2018 , respectively  —     154,426 
Lines of credit   72,292   22,854 
Current liabilities from Discontinued operations      429,746 
Total current liabilities  4,071,080   3,606,038 
   Other liabilities from Discontinued operations  —     90,981 
         
Total Liabilities  4,071,080   3,697,019 
         
Commitments and contingencies        
         
Stockholders' Deficiency:        
Series A Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 1,200,000 shares issued and outstanding  1,200   1,200 
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 40,210,372 and 23,581,586 shares issued and outstanding as of May 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively  40,210   23,582 
Additional paid-in capital  12,083,696   5,793,569 
Accumulated deficit  (14,875,376)  (6,798,340)
   (2,750,270)  (979,989)
         
  $1,320,810  $2,717,030 

  

Life On Earth, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
  May 31, May 31,
  2020 2019
ASSETS
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $3,831  $106,156 
Restricted cash  —     50,000 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $33,356 and $24,150 as of May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively  —     31,541 
Inventory  —     215,503 
Prepaid expenses  —     77 
Other receivable  —     261,900 
Current assets of discontinued operations  —     33,138 
Total current assets  3,831   698,315 
         
Other Assets        
Goodwill  —     195,000 
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $0 and $178,375 as of May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively  —     391,000 
Other assets of discontinued operations  —     36,495 
         
Total Assets $3,831  $1,320,810 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY
Current Liabilities        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $1,833,205  $1,182,402 
Contingent liability  57,273   382,582 
Derivative liability  146,715   —   
Notes payable - related party  61,860   10,000 
Notes payable, net of capitalized financing costs of $16,406  and $198,927 as of May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively  650,975   515,126 
Convertible notes payable, net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $83,277 and $133,278 as of May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively  1,513,523   1,065,222 
Lines of credit  26,124   34,732 
Current liabilities of discontinued operations  —     881,016 
  Total current liabilities  4,289,675   4,071,080 
         
Total Liabilities  4,289,675   4,071,080 
         
Commitments and contingencies        
         
Stockholders' Deficiency        
Series A Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized,        
1,200,000 and 1,200,000 shares issued and outstanding as of May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively  1,200   1,200 
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized,        
 13,081,380 and  8,042,075 shares issued and outstanding, as of May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively  13,081   8,042 
Additional paid-in capital  12,901,158   12,115,864 
Accumulated deficit  (17,201,283,)  (14,875,376)
Total Stockholders' Deficiency  (4,285,844)  (2,750,270)
         
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficiency $3,831  $1,320,810 
         
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements


 

Life On Earth, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
     
  For the years ended May 31,
  2019 2018
     
Sales, net $1,009,394  $2,930,758 
Cost of goods sold   873,412   2,260,359 
Gross profit  135,982   670,399 
         
Expenses:         
Operating expenses  1,432,492   1,404,131 
Share based compensation  2,428,490   204,720 
Depreciation and amortization  121,500   50,491 
Impairment of intangible assets  990,625   —   
   4,973,107   1,659,342 
         
Loss from operations  (4,837,125)  (988,943)
         
Other income and (expenses)        
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  (382,582)  —   
Interest and financing costs  (1,953,829)  (2,112,418)
         
Loss before discontinued operations  (7,173,536)  (3,101,361)
         
Loss on discontinued operations  (169,942)  (39,290)
Loss on sale of subsidiary  (733,557)  —   
Loss before income tax benefit  (8,077,035)  (3,140,651)
Income tax (expense) benefit  0   136,890 
         
Net loss $(8,077,035) $(3,003,761)
         
Basic and diluted loss per share continuing operations $(0.23) $(0.14)
Basic and diluted loss per share discontinued operations $(0.03) $(0.00)
Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding  30,680,471   20,782,736 

 

 

Life On Earth, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
     
  For the year ended May 31
  2020 2019
     
Sales, net $64,407  $125,537 
Cost of goods sold  166,681   206,082 
Gross profit  (102,274)  (80,545)
         
Expenses:        
Professional fees  766,790   1,209,506 
Officers compensation  626,200   630,979 
Salaries and benefits  365,487   1,165,546 
Other selling, general and administrative  273,896   294,089 
Depreciation and amortization  92,000   69,000 
Impairment of goodwill  195,000   —   
Impairment of intangible assets  299,000   725,000 
Total expenses  2,618,373   4,094,120 
         
Loss from operations  (2,720,647)  (4,174,665)
         
Other income and (expenses);        
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  325,309   (382,582)
Change in fair value of derivative liability  1,274   —   
Interest and financing costs  (744,520)  (1,871,108)
         
Los from continuing operations  (3,138,584)  (6,428,355)
         
Loss on discontinued operations  (80,838)  (915,123)
Loss on sale of subsidiary  —     (733,557)
Gain on disposal of subsidiary  893,515   —   
         
Net loss  (2,325,907)  (8,077,035)
         
Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations $(0.33) $(1.05)
         
Basic and diluted loss per share on discontinued operations $(0.01) $(0.27)
         
Basic and diluted loss per share on disposal of subsidiary $0.10  $—   
         
Basic and diluted weighted average number        
 of shares outstanding  8,987,117   6,136,086 
         

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

 


 
 

 

 

Life On Earth, Inc. 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Deficiency

 

  

 

Series A Preferred  

   Common Stock 

 

Treasury Stock

 

Additional

Paid-in

 Accumulated Total Stockholders
  Shares   Shares Amount Shares Amount capital Deficit Deficiency 
Balance - June 1, 2017  1,200,000  $1,200   18,717,922  $18,717   —    $—    $3,055,121  $(3,794,579) $(719,541)
Issuance of common shares for services  —     —     1,079,498   1,080   —     —     296,609   —     297,689 
Issuance of common shares for deferred financing costs  —     —     2,733,333   2,733   —     —     947,267   —     950,000 
Issuance of common shares for convertible debt  —     —     383,333   383   —     —     122,213   —     122,596 
Issuance of common shares for in connection with acquisitions of GBC and VK  —     —     1,767,500   1,769   —     —     745,244   —     747,013 
Common shares repurchased for treasury  —     —     (1,100,000)  (1,100)  1,100,000   1,100   (62,744)  —     (62,744 
Retirement of treasury stock  —     —     —     —     (1,100,000)  (1,100)  —     —     (1,100 
Deferred financing costs on convertible notes payable  —     —     —     —     —     —     689,859   —     689,859 
                                     
Net Loss                              (3,003,761)  (3,003,761)
                                     
Balance - May 31, 2018  1,200,000  $1,200   23,581,586  $23,582   —    $—    $5,793,569  $(6,798,340) $(979,989)
                                     
                                     
Issuance of common shares for services  —     —     

2,284,822

   2,285   —     —     

781,685

   —     

783,970

 
                                     
Issuance of common shares for Directors  —     —     2,962,641   2,963   —     —     972,338   —     975,301 
                                     
Issuance of common shares for deferred financing costs  —     —     1,716,571   1,717   —     —     550,117   —     551,534 
                                     

Beneficial conversion feature associated with the issuance of commons shares for deferred financing costs

                          456,868       456,868 
                                     
Issuance of common shares for conversions of convertible debt   —     —     5,227,391   5,227   —     —     1,771,456   —     1,776,683 
                                     
Issuance of common shares for acquisition of JCG  —     —     1,636,363   1,636   —     —     636,546   —     638,182 
                                     
Contingent consideration for additional shares related to the acquisition of JCG
                          721,818       721,818 
                                     
                                     
Sale  of common shares   —     —     2,801,001   2,801           399,299   —     402,100 
                                     
Net loss  —     —     —     —     —     —     —     (8,077,035)  (7,933,285)
                                    
Balance - May 31, 2019  1,200,000  $1,200   40,210,375  $40,210   —    $���    $12,083,696  $(14,875,755) $(2,750,269)
                                     

Life On Earth, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficiency
               
  Series A Preferred   Common Stock   Additional Accumulated Total Stockholders
  Shares Amount Shares Amount Paid in capital Deficit Deficiency
Balance - June 1, 2018  1,200,000  $1,200   4,716,317  $4,717  $5,812,433  $(6,798,341) $(979,991)
                             
Issuance of common shares for services          456,964   457   783,513       783,970 
Issuance of common shares to Directors          592,528   593   974,708       975,301 
Beneficial conversion feature associated with the issuance of commons shares for deferred financing costs                  456,868       456,868 
Issuance of common shares for deferred financing costs          343,314   343   551,491       551,834 
Issuance of common shares for convertible debt          1,045,478   1,045   1,775,638       1,776,683 
                             
Sale of common shares          560,200   560   401,540       402,100 
Issuance of common shares for acquisition of JCG          327,273   327   637,855       638,182 
Contingent consideration for additional shares related to the acquisition of JCG                  721,818       721,818 
Net loss                      (8,077,035)  (8,077,035)
                             
Balance - May 31, 2019  1,200,000  $1,200   8,042,075  $8,042  $12,115,864  $(14,875,376) $(2,750,270)
                             
Issuance of common shares for services          645,029   645   379,500       380,145 
Issuance of common shares to Directors          633,865   634   340,361       340,995 
Issuance of common shares for sale of subsidiary          78,398   78   62,640       62,718 
Issuance of common shares for deferred financing costs          235,750   236   62,309       62,545 
Issuance of common shares for convertible debt          4,496,543   4,496   201,334       205,830 
Common shares retired and cancelled          (1,050,280)  (1,050)  (260,850)      (261,900)
Net loss                      (2,325,907)  (2,325,907)
Balance - May 31, 2020  1,200,000  $1,200   13,081,380  $13,081  $12,901,158  $(17,201,283) $(4,285,844)

  

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

 


 

 

Life On Earth, Inc.Life On Earth, Inc.Life On Earth, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 For the year ended May 31,
 2019 2018 For the year ended May 31,
     2020 2019
Cash Flows From Operating Activities            
Net loss $(8,077,035) $(3,003,761) $(2,325,907) $(8,077,035)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:             
Stock based compensation  1,759,270   204,719  579,067 1,759,270 
Depreciation and amortization  121,500   59,837  92,000 69,000 
Goodwill impairment 195,000 —   
Impairment of intangible assets  990,625      299,000 725,000 
Amortization of deferred financing costs  2,801,643   1,605,659 
Interest on note payable settlement  —     195,865 
Provision for obsolete and excess inventory 96,609 —   
Amortization of interest and financing costs 542,317 2,801,643 
Share based finance costs 16,825 —   
Provision for bad debts  22,150   14,000  (57,506) 24,150 
Forgiveness of notes receivables  —     13,435 
Income tax benefit  —     136,890 
Change in fair value of contingent liability (325,309) —   
Disposal of discontiuned subsidiary (812,677) —   
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:             
(Increase) decrease in:             
Accounts receivable  232,263   14,144  89,047 (15,951)
Inventory  86,050   74,134  118,894 (78,889)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  9,197   (9,273) 77 92,892 
Other receivable  (261,900)  —    —   (261,900)
Increase (decrease) in  —     —   
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  903,616   567,076 
Increase (decrease) in:     
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and contingent liability  913,581  870,555 
Cash used by continuing operations  (1,412,621)  (127,275)  (578,985)  (2,091,265)
Cash (used) /provided by discontinued operations  1,181,936   (61,571)
Cash provided by discontinued operations  —    1,860,579 
     
Cash Flows From Investing Activities             
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired  265   12,216 
Payment of security deposit  —     (17,000)
Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired  —    265 
Cash (used)/provided by investing activities of continuing operations  —    265 
Cash (used)/provided by investing activities of discontinuing operations  —    65,527 
  265   (4,784)     
Cash provided by investing activities of discontinuing operations  65,527     
Cash Flows From Financing Activities             
Repayment of loans payable  (222,260)  —   
Repayment of notes payable  (410,000)  (513,352) (54,042) (410,000)
Repayment of convertible notes payable  (5,000)  (605,000)
Proceeds from notes payable, net of deferred financing costs  531,321   420,176 
Proceeds from notes payable, net of financing costs —   531,321 
Repayment of notes payable  (117,198)  —    —   (117,198)
Proceeds from lines of credit, net of financing costs  271,063   85,650  58,649 142,397 
Payment of lines of credit  (220,960)  (73,998) (67,256) (107,000)
Proceeds from loans payable - related party  —     20,000  53,369 —   
Repayment of loans payable - related party  —     (23,600) (5,300) —   
Proceeds from convertible notes payable, net of financing costs  175,915   857,746  447,240 175,915 
Repayment of convertible notes payable (6,000) (5,000)
Proceeds from sales of common stock  402,100       —    402,100 
Purchase of treasury stock  —     (63,844)
Cash (used)/provided by financing activities continuing operations  404,981   103,778 
Cash (used)/provided by financing activities of continuing operations  426,660  612,535 
Cash (used)/provided by financing activities of discontinued operations  (206,781)      —    (414,335)
     
     
Net Increase (decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash $33,307  $(89,852) $(152,325) $33,306 
             
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - beginning  127,746   217,598  156,156 127,746 
               
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - end $161,053  $127,746  $3,831 $161,052 
             
Cash and cash equivalents $111,053  $127,746 
Restricted cash  50,000    
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  161,053   127,746 
Cash, Cash Equivalents - end $3,831 $111,053 
Restricted Cash - end —   50,000 
       
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - end $3,831 $161,053 
             
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information             
Cash paid for:             
Interest $15,853  $39,015  $—   $15,853 
             
Noncash investing and financing activities:             
Common stock issued for acquisition $1,360,000  $122,596  $—   $1,360,000 
             
Common stock issued for acquisition $—    $747,013 
        
Common stock issued to satisfy note payable $150,000  $—    $—   $150,000 
        
Issuance of common shares with convertible debt $1,776,683  $—   
        
Issuance of common shares with convertible debt as financing fee $1,008,702  $1,101,526 
             
Common stock issued for payment of note payable - related party $2,000  $—    $—   $2,000 
             
Extinguishment of note payable through issuance of convertible notes $—    $825,000 
Common stock issued to satisfy accounts payable and accrued expenses $184,885 $—   
             
During the years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, the Company acquired certain business net assets (See Notes 5 and 6)        
Common stock issued for convertible debt $205,830 $1,776,683 
     
Common stock issued with convertible debt as financing fee $62,545 $1,008,702 
     
Common stock issued for sale of subsidiary $62,718 $—   
     
During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company acquired certain business net assets (See Note 7)     
Cash $265  $1,355  $—   $265 
Accounts receivable  167,700   13,024  —   167,700 
Inventory  72,035   40,564  —   72,035 
Intangible assets  1,185,000   195,000 
Imtangible assets —   1,185,000 
Accounts payable  (65,000)  (16,343)  —    (65,000)
Note payable      (108,600)
Net assets acquired $1,360,000  $125,000  $—   $1,360,000 
             
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


 
 

 

 

Life On Earth, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  

Note 1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

 

Life On Earth, Inc. is an innovativea brand accelerator and incubator and acceleratoris focused on building and scaling concepts in the natural consumer products category. Our mission is to bring our strategic focus and long-term forward-looking vision to consumers in the health, wellness and active lifestyle spaces through superior branding, product quality, targeted acquisitionsand direct to consumer and retail experience inwithin the functional beverage category.CPG industry.

Our objective is to grow as rapidly as possible (both organically and via strategic alliances and acquisitions) using the public capital markets for access to capital. The companies and assets sought by us will be those that already have market penetration in the following segments: (1) Sales (2) Marketing (3) established Distribution networkand (4) Manufacturing infrastructure in place.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Life On Earth, Inc. (“LFER”)the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Energy Source Distributors Inc., (“ESD”), Victoria’s Kitchen, LLC (“VK”) and The Chill Group, LLC (“JC”). During the year ended May 31, 2019, LFERthe Company sold the Giant Beverage Company, Inc. (“GBC”) and their results are included herein as discontinued operations.

On June 21, 2019, the Company made the determination to shut down and discontinue the operations of Energy Source Distributors, Inc. (“ESD”) and further focus on the brand portfolio. Effective November 4, 2019, ESD filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. On December 11, 2019, the Company received a final decree from the United States Bankruptcy Court ruling that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy estate for ESD had been fully administered. The results of operations of ESD for the years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019 are included herein as discontinued operations in the financial statements. The Company has recognized a gain on the disposal of ESD in the amount of $893,515 for the year ended May 31, 2020, as reported in the consolidated statements of operations.

On October 3, 2019, the Company announced its intention to expand its business as a Consumer-Packaged Goods (“CPG”) Company into the Business to Consumer (“B2C”) space of the cannabis marketplace but has yet determined, definitively, if in fact it will pursue such a strategy. The Company believes that having a direct relationship with consumers will allow it the best opportunity to leverage its brands such as Just Chill and continue to grow as a CPG company. The Company believes that entering the direct to consumer segment by expanding its product offerings will be complimentary to its current business and will enhance the strategic focus in the health, wellness, and active lifestyle space.

 

LFER was incorporated in Delaware in April 2013 and acquired ESD in July 2016, VK in October 2017, GBC in April 2018 and JC in August 2018. The Company currently markets and sell beverages, primarily through third party distributors.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"(“GAAP”).

F-8

 

Revenue Recognition

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance codified in ASC 606 which amends the guidance in former ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition.” The core principle of the standard is to recognize revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received for those goods or services. The standard also requires additional disclosures around the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.

 

The Company recognizes sales of its beverage products, based on predetermined pricing, upon delivery of the product to its customers, as that is when the customer obtains control of the goods. We considered several factors in determining that control transfers to the customer upon delivery of products. These factors include that legal title transfers to the customer, we have a present right to payment, and the customer has assumed the risk and rewards of ownership at the time of delivery. Payment is typically due within 30 days. The Company has no significant history of returns or refunds of its products.

 

The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods and services transferred to the customer. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:

Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract

Step 3: Determine the transaction price

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

Step 5: Recognize revenue when the company satisfies a performance obligation

 


Because the Company’s agreements generally have an expected duration of one year or less, the Company has elected the practical expedient in ASC 606-10-50-14(a) to not disclose information about its remaining performance obligations. The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied at the point in time when products are received by the customer, which is when the customer has title and the significant risks and rewards of ownership. Therefore, the Company’s contracts have a single performance obligation (shipment of product). The Company primarily receives fixed consideration for sales of product. Shipping and handling amounts are included in cost of goods sold. Sales tax and other similar taxes are excluded from Sales, net.net sales. Sales are recorded net of provisions for discounts, slotting fees payable by us to retailers to stock our products and promotion allowances, which are typically agreed to upfront with the customer and do not represent variable consideration. Discounts, slotting fees and promotional allowances vary from customer to customer. The consideration the Company is entitled to in exchange for the sale of products to distributors. The Company estimates these discounts, slotting fees and promotional allowances in the same period that the revenue is recognized for products sales to customers. The amount of revenue recognized represents the amount that will not be subject to a significant future reversal of revenue.

All sales to distributors and customers are generally final. In limited instances the Company may accept returned product due to quality issues or distributor terminations, and in suchwhich situations the Company would have variable consideration. To date, returns have not been material. The Company’s customers generally pay within 30 days from the receipt of a valid invoice. The Company offers prompt pay discounts of up to 2% to certain customers typically for payments made within 15 days. Prompt pay discounts are estimated in the period of sale based on experience with sales to eligible customers. Early pay discounts are recorded as a deduction to the accounts receivable balance presented on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated balance sheets and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made in prior year’s financial statements to conform to classifications used in the current year.

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Reverse Stock Split

On November 11, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and a majority of shareholders approved a reverse stock split at a ratio of one-for-five shares of common stock, without changing the par value, rights, terms, conditions, and limitations of such shares of common stock, (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split became effective on March 25, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), pursuant to approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), whereupon the shares of our common stock will begin trading on a split adjusted basis. All share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the impact of this reverse stock split.

Net Loss Per Common Share

 

Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding. During periods in which the Company incurs losses, common stock equivalents, if any, are not considered, as their effect would be anti -dilutive.anti-dilutive. As of May 31, 2020, and 2019, and 2018,respectively, warrantsand convertible notes payable could be converted into approximately 5,714,7692,779,000 and 4,335,0001,143,000 shares of common stock, respectively.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company utilizes the accrual method of accounting for income taxes. Under the accrual method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the assets and liabilities, and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. An allowance against deferred tax assets is recognized when it is more likely than not that such tax benefits will not be realized.

 

The Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of an uncertain tax position only after considering the probability that a tax authority would sustain the position in an examination. For tax positions meeting a “more-likely-than-not” threshold, the amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements is the benefit expected to be realized upon settlement with the tax authority. For tax positions not meeting the threshold, no financial statement benefit is recognized. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits as of May 31, 2019,2020 and does not expect this to change significantly over the next 12 months.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to employees in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. ASC 718 requires all share-based compensation payments to be recognized in the financial statements based on the fair value on the issuance date.

 

Equity instruments granted to non-employees are accounted for in accordance with ASC 505, Equity. The final measurement date for the fair value of equity instruments with performance criteria is the date that each performance commitment for such equity instrument is satisfied or there is a significant disincentive for non-performance.

 


Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers only those investments which are highly liquid, readily convertible to cash, and that mature within threthree months from date of purchase to be cash equivalents.

 

At May 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018,respectively, the Company hashad cash and cash equivalents of $111,053$3,831 and $127,746$106,156 respectively. The May 31, 2019 balance is adjusted for cash in ESD that has been reclassed to assets from discontinued operations. At May 31, 20192020 and 2018,May 31, 2019, cash equivalents were comprised of funds in checking accounts, savings accounts and money market funds.

 

Restricted cash refers to money that is held for a specific purpose and therefore not available to the companyCompany for immediate or general business use. Restricted cash as of May 31, 2019 included $50,000 in an escrow account for the resale of GBC.GBC, which was released to the buyers as of July 5, 2019. There was no restricted cash as of May 31, 2018.

2020.

 

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Accounts Receivable

 

Our accounts receivable balance primarily includes balances from trade sales to distributors and retail customers. The allowance for doubtful accounts is our best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in our existing accounts receivable. We determine the allowance for doubtful accounts based primarily on historical write-off experience. Account balances that are deemed uncollectible, are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. The Company extends credit to its customers in the normal course of business and performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers. A significant change in demand for certain products as compared to forecasted amounts may result in recording additional provisions for obsolete inventory. Provisions for obsolete or excess inventory are recorded as cost of goods sold.

 

As of May 31, 2019,2020, and 2018,May 31, 2019, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $36,150$33,356 and $14,000,$24,150, respectively.

 

Inventory

 

Inventory consists of finished goods and raw material which are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) and net realizable value and include adjustments for estimated obsolete or excess inventory. A significant change in demand for certain products as compared to forecasted amounts may result in recording additional provisions for obsolete inventory. ProvisionsDuring the years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded and provision for obsolete orand excess inventory areof $96,000 and $78,000, respectively, which was recorded as cost of goods sold. As of May 31, 2020 and 2019, there was approximately $161,000$0 and $216,000 of finished goods and $71,000 of raw materialsinventory on hand.

hand, respectively.

 

EquipmentGoodwill

 

EquipmentGoodwill is stated at cost.deemed to have an indefinite life, and accordingly, is not amortized, but evaluated annually (or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable) for impairment. The Company provides for depreciation based onmost significant assumptions, which are used in this test, are estimates of future cash flows. If these assumptions differ significantly from actual results, impairment charges may be required in the useful lives of the assets using straight-line methods. Expenditures for maintenance, repairs, and betterments that do not materially prolong the normal useful life of an asset have been charged to operations as incurred. Upon sale or other disposition of assets, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from these accounts, and the resulting gain or loss, if any, is reflected in operations.future.

 

Advertising

 

Advertising and promotion costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising and promotion expense amounted to approximately $88,210$38,639 and $72,000$88,210 for the years ended May 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively.

 

Shipping and Handling

 

Shipping and handling costs are included in costs of goods sold.

 


Business combination

 

GAAP requires that all business combinations not involving entities or businesses under common control be accounted for under the acquisition method. The Company applies ASC 805, "Business combinations"“Business combinations”, whereby the cost of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the fair values at the date of exchange of the assets given, liabilities incurred, and equity instruments issued. The costs directly attributable to the acquisition are expensed as incurred. Identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired or assumed are measured separately at their fair value as of the acquisition date, irrespective of the extent of any non-controlling interests. The excess of (i) the total of cost of acquisition, fair value of the non-controlling interests and acquisition date fair value of any previously held equity interest in the acquiree over (ii) the fair value of the identifiable net assets of the acquiree is recorded as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition is less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized directly in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

The determination and allocation of fair values to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed is based on various assumptions and valuation methodologies requiring considerable management judgment. The most significant variables in these valuations are discount rates, terminal values, the number of years on which to base the cash flow projections, as well as the assumptions and estimates used to determine the cash inflows and outflows. Management determines discount rates to be used based on the risk inherent in the related activity'sactivity’s current business model and industry comparisons. Terminal values are based on the expected life of products and forecasted life cycle and forecasted cash flows over that period. The Company'sCompany’s estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates. Any changes to provisional amounts identified during the measurement period are recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined.

 

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Deferred Finance Cost

Deferred financing costs or debt issuance costs are costs associated with issuing debt, such as various fees and commissions paid to investment banks,law firms,auditors, regulators, and so on. Since these payments do not generate future benefits, they are treated as a contra debt account. The costs are capitalized, reflected in the balance sheet as a contra long-term liability, and amortized using the effective interest method or over the finite life of the underlying debt instrument, if below de minimus.

minimis.

 

Derivative Liability

The Company accounts for certain instruments, which do not have fixed settlement provisions, as derivative instruments in accordance with FASB ASC 815-40, Derivative and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity. This is due to the conversion features of certain convertible notes payable being tied to the market value of our common stock. As such, our derivative liabilities are initially measured at fair value on the contract date and are subsequently re-measured to fair value at each reporting date. Changes in estimated fair value are recorded as non-cash adjustments within other income (expenses), in the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Fair Value Measurements

In August 2018, the FASB issued a new guidance which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Early adoption is permitted. We have not opted to adopt this disclosure requirement early. We are assessing the impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements for our fiscal year ended 2020.

 

We will categorize our financial instruments into a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritize the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the category level is based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument. Financial assets recorded at fair value on our condensed consolidated balance sheets are categorized as follows:

 

Level 1 inputs—Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

Level 2 inputs—Significant other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices for similar items in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar items in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable such as interest rate and yield curves, and market-corroborated inputs).

 

Level 3 inputs—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are supported by little or no market activity and arevalued based on management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability


Recent AccountingPronouncementsliability.

 

In July 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Inventory. Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.” This amendment requires companies to measure inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The Company adopted this amendment in the current fiscal year, and the implementation did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

On February 25, 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2016-2, "Leases" (Topic 842), which is intended to improve financial reporting for lease transactions. This ASU will requirerequires organizations that lease assets, such as real estate and manufacturing equipment, to recognize assets and liabilities on their balance sheets for the rights to use those assets for the lease term and obligations to make lease payments created by those leases that have terms of greater than 12 months. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease. This ASU will also requirerequires disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount and timing of cash flows arising from leases. These disclosures will include qualitative and quantitative requirements, providing additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. This ASU will bebecame effective for public entities beginning the first quarter 2019.2019. During 2019 the Company sold the Giant Beverage Company which resulted in elimination of the company’sCompany’s lease obligation related to that operation. The remaining lease obligation related to Energy Source Distributors which was terminated on July 31, 2019 reducing the remaining terms of the lease to 2 months. The Company has adopted ASU 2016-2 Leases which does not have any lease obligations with remaining terms greater than 12 months and therefore ASU 2016-2 Leases is not expected to materiallymaterial impact theon Company’s financial statements.

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In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments: Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”), which changes the impairment model for most financial instruments, including trade receivables from an incurred loss method to a new forward lookingforward-looking approach, based on expected losses. The estimate of expected credit losses will require entities to incorporate considerations of historical information, current information and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This ASU isbecome effective for us in the first quarter of 2020fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. and must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition approach. We are currently evaluating the potential impactManagement does not believe that the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will have a material impact on our consolidatedCompany’s financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued an update to the accounting guidance to simplify the testing for goodwill impairment. The update removes the requirement to determine the implied fair value of goodwill to measure the amount of impairment loss, if any, under the second step of the current goodwill impairment test. A company will perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. A goodwill impairment charge will be recognized for the amount by which the reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of the goodwill. The guidance is effective prospectively for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. This standard is required to take effect in the Company’s first quarter (August 2020) of our fiscal year ending May 31, 2021. We do not expect the adoption of this new guidance will have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued a new guidance which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Early adoption is permitted. We have not opted to adopt this disclosure requirement early. We are assessing the impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements for our fiscal year ended 2020.

In November 2018, the FASB issued new guidance to clarify the interaction between the authoritative guidance for collaborative arrangements and revenue from contracts with customers. The new guidance clarifies that, when the collaborative arrangement participant is a customer in the context of a unit-of-account, revenue from contracts with customers guidance should be applied, adds unit-of-account guidance to collaborative arrangements guidance, and requires, that in a transaction with a collaborative arrangement participant who is not a customer, presenting the transaction together with revenue recognized under contracts with customers is precluded. The guidance is effective for us beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Early adoption is permitted. We are assessing theCompany does not have any collaborative arrangements or revenue from contracts and therefore Topic 808 does not have an impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Reclassification

Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the current period financial statements. These reclassifications had no effect on the previously reported net loss.


 

Note 2 - BASIS OF REPORTING AND GOING CONCERN

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the recoverability of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

 

The Company has incurred losses from inception of approximately $14,875,000,$17,200,000, has a working capital deficiency of approximately $3,373,000$4,286,000 and a net capital deficiency of approximately $2,750,000,$4,300,000, which, among other factors, raises substantial doubt aboutthe Company's ability to continue as a going concern. As of May 31, 2019,2020, the Company did not have sufficient cash on hand to fund operations for the next 12 months. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon management's plans to raise additional capital from the sale of stock and receive additionalloans from 3rdthird parties and relatedparties. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be required should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Note 3 - CONCENTRATIONS

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Company places its cash with high quality credit institutions. At times, balances may be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limit. Cash in banks is insured by the FDIC up to $250,000 per institution, per entity. The Company routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers and, as a consequence, believes that its account receivable credit risk exposure is limited.

Sales and Accounts Receivable

During the year ended May 31, 2020, sales to 5 customers accounted for approximately 87% of the Company’s net sales. These five customers accounted for 38%, 13%, 12%, 12% and 12% of the Company’s net sales, respectively. Five customers accounted for approximately 70% of the Company’s accounts receivable as of May 31, 2020. These five customers accounted for 19%, 17%, 13%,11% and 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable, respectively.

Twocustomers accounted for approximately 27.6% of the Company’s accounts receivable, 15% and 12.6% respectively, as of the year ended May 31, 2019. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Sales for the year ended May 31, 2019.

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Note 4 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

We follow the provisions of ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic, or ASC 820-10, for our financial assets and liabilities. ASC 820-10 provides a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and requires expanded disclosures regarding fair value measurements. ASC 820-10 defines fair value 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. ASC 820-10 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs, where available, and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

Financial assets and liabilities recorded on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 – Inputs include the following:

·Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets
·Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active
·Observable inputs other than quoted prices that are used in the valuation of the assets or liabilities (i.e., interest rate and yield curve quotes at commonly quoted intervals)
·Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability (i.e., supported by little or no market activity). Level 3 inputs include management’s own assumption about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk).

The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is classified is determined based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Certain of the Company’s financial instruments are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis but are recorded at amounts that approximate their fair value due to their liquid or short-term nature, such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued expenses and notes payable.

The carrying value of our contingent liability approximated the fair value as of May 31, 2020 in considering Level 1 inputs within the hierarchy.

The carrying value of our derivative liability as of May 31, 2020 approximated the fair value in considering Level 3 inputs within the hierarchy. The Company’s derivative liability is measured at fair value using the Black Scholes valuation methodology.

For the year ended May 31, 2020 the following input were utilized to derive the fair value of our derivative liability:

May 31,
2020
Risk free interest rate0.17% - 1.81%
Expected dividend yield0
Expected term (in years)1
Expected volatility27.50% - 88.09%

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The following tables set forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s financial instruments carried at fair value as of May 31, 2020 and May 31, 2019:

  May 31, 2020 
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Contingent liability $57,273  $  $  $57,273 
Derivative liability        146,715   146,715 
Total $57,273  $  $146,715  $203,988 
                 
  May 31, 2019 
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Contingent liability $382,582  $  $  $382,582 
Derivative liability            
Total $382,582  $  $  $352,582 

Note 5 – ESD DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On June 21, 2019 the Company shut down the ESD operation to further concentrate its efforts and available resources on its core brands and any additional brands it acquires. On November 4, 2019, ESD filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. On December 11, 2019, the Company received a final decree from the United States Bankruptcy Court that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy estate for ESD had been fully administered. As a result, the Company discharged approximately $851,000 in accounts payable and accrued expenses and recorded a gain on the disposal of discontinued subsidiary in the amount of $894,000 during the year ended May 31, 2020.

Accordingly, the results of operations for ESD have been reclassed to discontinued operations for the years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company recognized a loss from discontinued operations of $80,838 and $745,181 for the years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, related to the ESD operations.

Below are the results from discontinued operations for the years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019:

  For the year ended May 31,
  2020 2019
Sales, net $5,911  $883,857 
Cost of goods sold  16,303   667,330 
Gross profit  (10,392)  216,527 
Operating expenses  33,321   878,987 
Loss from operations  (43,713)  (662,460)
Other expenses:        
Interest and finance costs  (8,074)  (82,721)
Loss on sale of fixed assets  (29,050)  —   
Net loss $(80,838) $(745,181)

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The table below summarizes the net assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations of ESD that were discharged during the year ended May 31, 2020. 
    
Liabilities   
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $851,481 
Lines of credit  42,034 
Total Liabilities $893,515 

The table below summarizes the net assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations of ESD as of May 31, 2019. 
    
Assets   
Cash and cash equivalents $4,897 
Accounts receivable  11,938 
Inventory  16,303 
Total Current assets  33,138 
Equipment  31,250 
Security deposits  5,245 
Total Other assets  36,495 
Liabilities    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  843,456 
Lines of credit  37,560 
Total current liabilities  881,016 

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Note 36 – GBC DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND SALE

 

On May 7, 2019, Life On Earth, Inc. (“LFER”)the Company , Giant Beverage, Inc. (“Giant”), and Frank Iemmiti and Anthony Iemmiti (“Frank and Anthony Iemmiti”) entered into a Dispute Resolution and Resale agreement that will resolveresolved all existing disputes between the two parties and will also resultresulted in the sale of the ownership of Giant to the Frank and Anthony Iemmiti. The effective date of the Resale was March 1, 2019. On July 4, 2019, LFERthe Company and Frank and Anthony Iemmiti executed the amended Dispute Resolution and Resale Agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, LFERthe Company deposited $50,000into an Attorney’s Trust Account, this has beenwas accrued for as of May 31, 2109.2019. Frank and Anthony Iemmiti havehad a continuing obligation to provide LFERthe Company with all financial information of Giant (the “Giant Financial Information”) that LFER needsthe Company needed to complete its SEC reporting requirements. Upon successful filingHaving successfully filed of all SEC documents this money will bewas released from the Attorney’s Trust account to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti. In addition, LFER willthe Company paid to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti the additional stated consideration in the Settlement Agreement, specifically $62,718worth78,398 shares of LFER shares, the Company’s stock which was valued at $62,718. The number of shares of which will bewas determined by the closing price, $.80 per share, the day prior to execution of the Settlement Agreement (the “LFER Shares”) thisAgreement. This amount has beenwas accrued for as of May 31, 2019. This will releasereleased all current and future causes of actions and claims against LFER.the Company. At the Closing, LFER will sellclosing, the Company sold the Giant Company to Frank and Anthony Iemmiti in exchange for their transfer to LFERthe Company of 1,455,000291,000 Common Stock Shares previously held by Frank and Anthony Iemmiti. TheDuring the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company incurred a loss of $733,557 on the resale of GBC and recorded a charge of $169,942 related to the loss on discontinuedoperations. The tables below detail the specifics of the resale and the impact of this transaction.

 

Below are the results of operations for the year ended 2019 and 2018 including GBC results for the period. The results for 2019 include GBC results from June 1, 2019 – February 28, 2019 up to the date of sale of GBC.

 

     
   
     
   9 Months Ended     Year ended 
    February 28, 2019    May, 31,2018 
Sales, net $2,134,080  $324,921 
Cost of goods sold  1,804,242   269,059 
Gross profit  329,838   55,862 
         
Operating expenses  477,563   93,251 
         
Loss from operations  (147,725)  (37,389)
         
Other expenses        
Interest and financing costs  (22,217)  (1,901)
         
Net Loss  (169,942)  (39,290)

  For the year ended
  May 31, 2019
Sales, net $2,134,080 
Cost of goods sold  1,804,242 
Gross profit  329,838 
Operating expenses  477,563 
Loss from operations  (147,725)
Other expenses:    
Interest and finance costs  (22,217)
Net loss $(169,942)

 

The table below summarizes the net assets sold and the consideration paid for the sale of GBC as of February 28, 2019  
Assets  
Cash and cash equivalents $19,915 
Accounts receivable  62,458 
Inventory  109,143 
Equipment  54,255 
Notes receivable  5,943 
Goodwill  726,890 
Intangible assets  422,003 
      Other assets  72,341 
     Total assets  1,472,958 
  Liabilities    
      Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (405,222)
Loans payable  (42,645)
 Lines of credit  (32,357)
Current maturities of loan payable - stockholders  (109,995)
Total Liabilities  (590,219)
Other consideration paid to buyers    
Cash $50,000 
391,988 Shares of Common stock at $.16 per share  62,718 
Less: consideration paid by buyers    
       1,455,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $0.18 per share  (261,900)
Loss on sale of subsidiary  (733,557)

The table below summarizes the net assets sold and the consideration paid for the sale of GBC as of February 28, 2019, the day prior to the effective date of the resale. 
    
Assets   
Cash and cash equivalents $19,915 
Accounts receivable  62,458 
Inventory  109,143 
Equipment  54,255 
Notes receivable  5,943 
Goodwill  726,890 
Intangible assets  422,003 
Other assets  72,341 
Total assets $1,472,948 
Liabilities    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $405,222 
Loans payable  42,645 
Lines of credit  32,357 
Current maturities of loan payable – stockholders $109,995 
Total Liabilities $590,219 
Other consideration paid to buyers    
Cash $50,000 
78,398 Shares of Common stock at $.80 per share  62,718 
Less: consideration paid by buyers    
     291,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.90 per share  (261,900)
Loss on sale of subsidiary $(733,557)

 

The table below summarizes the net assets related to discontinued operations as of May 31, 2018  
Assets  
Cash and cash equivalents $61,571 
Accounts receivable  51,359 
Inventory  93,099 
Total Current assets  206,029 
Equipment  65,527 
Notes receivable  47,909 
Goodwill  726,890 
Intangible assets  498,053 
      Security deposits  17,000 
     Total Other assets  1,355,379 
  Liabilities    
      Accounts payable and accrued expenses  313,946 
Loans payable  47,362 
 Lines of credit  16,044 
Loans payable - stockholder  52,394 
Total current liabilities  429,746 
Loans payable long term  33,380 
      Loans payable – stockholder long term  57,601 
Total other liabilities $90,981 


GBC ACQUISITION

Effective April 26, 2018, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of GBC for total consideration of $730,092, of which, $108,079was paid in cash and $622,013 was paid by the issuance of 1,455,000shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.4275 per share. If, after 12 months from the date of the closing, the shares were trading below twenty ($0.20) cents per share, the Company would have issued 485,000additional shares as additional stock consideration. The stockholders of GBC were subject to the provisions of a non-competition/non-solicitation/non-disclosure agreement and one of the former stockholders of GBC had been appointed as the Company’s General Manager pursuant to a 2-year employment agreement.The Company sold GBC and these provisions and employment agreement have been terminated.

At April 26, 2018, the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from GBC were as follows:

Assets:  
Cash $118,941 
Accounts receivable  36,365 
Inventory  79,283 
Equipment  65,925 
Notes receivable  61,344 
Goodwill  726,890 
Customer list  507,000 
  $1,595,748 
Liabilities:    
Accounts payable $402,700 
Intercompany loans  116,071 
Deferred tax liability  136,890 
Line of credit  15,833 
Loans payable  194,162 
  $865,656 
     
Total consideration  $730,092 

The estimated useful life of the customer list was five (5) years. Amortization expense of $8,467 was recorded during the year ended May 31, 2018. The estimated useful life of the equipment was five (5) years. Depreciation expense of $3,987 was recorded during the year ended May 31, 2018.

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Note 4 - CONCENTRATIONS

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Company places its cash with high quality credit institutions. At times, balances may be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limit. Cash in banks is insured by the FDIC up to $250,000 per institution, per entity. The Company routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers and, as a consequence, believes that its account receivable credit risk exposure is limited.

Sales and Accounts Receivable

Twocustomers accounted for approximately 27.6% of the Company’s accounts receivable, 15% and 12.6% respectively, as of the year ended May 31, 2019. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Sales for the year ended May 31, 2019.

One customer accounted for approximately 13%of the Company’s Sales at May 31, 2018. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable for the year ended May 31, 2018


Note 57 – JCG ACQUISITION

To support the company’s strategic initiatives, the Company acquired JCG and the JCG brands.

Effective August 2, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement (the “JCG Agreement”) to acquire all of the outstanding stock of JCG in exchange for 1,636,363327,293 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock valued at $0.39$1.95 per share for a total value of approximately $638,000. If these shares are trading below $0.30$1.50 after August 2, 2019, the Company would be required to issue additional shares so that the value of the 1,636,363327,293 shares plus these additional shares, with a floor price of $0.20,$1.00, will be equal to $900,000.$900,000. On August 2, 2019, the 12-month anniversary of the acquisition of JCG the Company determined that the LFERCompany’s stock price closed below the contractual floor for remeasurement of the purchase consideration and additional consideration was due to the sellers. As of May 31,2019, the Company accrued approximately $383,000 to reflect the change in fair value of the contingent consideration related to the acquisition. During the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company recorded a change in the fair value of the contingent liability of $325,309. As of May 31, 2020, the contingent shares have not been issued.

The JCG Agreement also provides for the issuance of a warrantfor 1,000,000200,000 shares of common stock with a two-year term and an exercise price of $0.85$4.25 with a value of approximately $9,400 .$9,400. The JCG Agreement also provides for an additional 1,090,909218,182 shares of restricted common stock to be issued when the gross revenues of the JCG brands reach $900,000 in a twelve-month period. The JCG Agreement further provides for additional shares of restricted common stock, with a market value of $500,000 on the date of issuance, to be issued when the gross revenues of the JCG brands reach $3,000,000 in a twelve-month period, and again when the gross revenues of the JCG brands reach $5,000,000 in a twelve-month period. The JCG Agreement also provides for the issuance of the restricted common stock and warrants to the shareholders of JCG on a pro rata basis according to their respective percentage of ownership as of August 2, 2018. The restricted common stock may not be transferred, sold, gifted, assigned, pledged, or otherwise disposed of, directly or indirectly, for a period of twelve months (the “Lock-Up Period”). After the Lock-Up Period, the maximum shares that may be sold by each restricted common stockholder during any given one-day period shall be 5% of their total holdings or no more than 20% of the average trading volume of the preceding 30 days, whichever is less. The Company has determined the value of the contingent shares and warrants, in excess of the initial 1,636,363327,293 shares, to be approximately $722,000, for a total purchase price value of approximately $1,360,000.

 


The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

Issuance of 1,636,363 shares of common stock with an estimated fair value of $0.39 per share $638,182 
Contingent consideration for additional shares (included in additional paid-in capital)   684,641 
Warrants to purchase additional shares  37,177  
         Total purchase consideration $1,360,000 

Issuance of 327,293 shares of common stock with an estimated fair value of $1.95 per share $638,182 
Contingent consideration for additional shares (included in additional paid-in capital)  684,641 
Warrants to purchase additional shares  37,177 
Total purchase consideration $1,360,000 

 

Cash $265 
Accounts receivable  167,700 
Inventory  72,035 
Accounts payable  (65,000)
Intangibles - Trademarks and copyrights  1,185,000 
Total consideration $1,360,000 

 

The intangiblesrelated relate to trademarks and copyrights acquired in the JC acquisition and are being amortized over a 5-year period. ForDuring the periodyears ended May 31, 2020 and 2019 the Company recorded amortization expense of $92,000 and $69,000, respectively, related to the JC intangibles. We performedThe Company recorded an analysisimpairment charge of $725,000 against the intangibles recorded related to the JC acquisition. This analysis involved a net present value (“NPV”) calculation foracquisition of JCG during the current 5-year projections for the brand. Based on the results of JC foryear ended May 31, 2019, and the NPV analysis perform we recorded andan impairment charge of $725,000 related to$299,000 during the intangibles.year ended May 31, 2020. The balance of the intangibles related to the JC acquisition as of May 31, 20192020 was $391,000.$0.

 

From the date of acquisition through May 31, 2019, JCG generated net sales of approximately $37,000,cost of goods sold of approximately $141,000, and a gross margin of approximately $(104,000). The cost of goods sold was impacted by write off of obsolete inventory during the year ended 2019. JCG incurred approximately $928,000 of operating expenses, which includes the impairment charge of $725,000, and a net loss of approximately $1,032,000.

The following table presents the unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations for the year ended May 31, 2019:

       
  LFER JCG Proforma Combined
       
Sales, net $1,009,394  $84,656  $1,094,050 
Cost of goods sold  873,412   66,700   940,112 
Gross profit  135,982   17,956   153,938 
             
Operating expenses  4,973,107   76,456   5,049,563 
             
Net loss before other expenses  (4,837,125)  (58,500)  (4,895,625)
             
Other expenses, net  (2,336,411)  —     (2,336,411)
             
Net loss from continuing operations $(7,173,536) $(58,500) $(7,232,036)
             


  The following table presents the unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations for the year ended May 31, 2018:

       
  LFER JCG Proforma Combined
       
Sales, net $2,930,758  $497,654  $3,428,412 
Cost of goods sold  2,260,359   381,491   2,641,850 
Gross profit  670,399   116,163   786,562 
             
Operating expenses  1,659,342   411,407   2,070,749 
             
Net loss before other expenses  (988,943)  (295,244)  (1,284,187)
             
Other expenses, net  (2,112,423)  —     (2,112,423)
             
Net loss from continuing operations $(3,101,366) $(295,244) $(3,396,610)
             

Note 6 – VK ACQUISITION

To support the Company’s strategic initiatives, the Company acquired VK and the VK brands.

Effective October 19, 2017, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding membership interests of VK, for 312,500 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.40 per share for a total consideration of $125,000.

At October 19, 2017, the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from VK were as follows:

Cash $1,355 
Accounts receivable  13,024 
Inventory and work in process  40,564 
Accounts payable  (16,343)
Notes payable  (108,600)
Goodwill  195,000 
Total consideration $125,000 


Note 7 -GOODWILL

Goodwill represents theexcess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired from VK and GBC as disclosed in Notes 4 and 5. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

  2019 2018(1)
Balance at beginning of the year $195,000  $- 
Acquisition of GBC (Note 3)  -   726,890 
Acquisition of VK (Note 6)  -   195,000 
Other assets of discontinued operations GBC (Note3)       (726,890) 
Balance at the end of the year $195,000    $195,000 

(1)
balance is net of goodwill related to the GBC acquisition which have been reclassified as held for sale as of May 31, 2018 on the consolidated balance sheet.F-18

Goodwill resulting from the business acquisitions completed in the year ended May 31, 2018 has been allocated to the financial records of the acquired entity. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company wrote off the goodwill related to the acquisition of GBC as part of the sale of GBC as of March 1, 2019. The impact of thiswrite off of goodwill is reflected in the financial statements as of May 31, 2019.

 

Note 8–8 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Intangible assets as of May 31, 20192020 and 20182019 were as follows:

 

  

May 31,

2020

 

May 31,

2019

Intangible assets:    
Trademarks and copyrights $460,000  $1,560,000 
         
Less: accumulated amortization:        
Trademarks and copyrights (1)  161,000   178,375 
Less: Impairment  299,000   990,625 
Net book value at the end of the year $—    $391,000 

  05/31/19 05/31/18(1)
Intangible assets:    

Trademarks and copyrights

 $1,560,000  $375,000 
        
Less: accumulated amortization:        

Trademarks and copyrights

  178,375   71,875 
Less:  Impairment  990,625     
Net book value at the end of the year $391,000  $303,125 

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(1)balance is net of intangible assets related to GBC which have been reclassified as held for sale as of May 31, 2018 on the consolidated balance sheet.

The Company amortizes its intangible assets using the straight-line method over a period ranging from 5-10 years. The Company reviews its’its intangible assets when there are indications of performance issues. During fiscalyears ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, the JCG brands did not perform at the level we anticipated. There wereanticipated, and sales milestones that the Company waswere not able to achieve.achieved. The Company did not have the resources to put behindsupport the brand during years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019 and this had a direct impact on its performance. The Company has reorganized its focus on brands like JCG and expect that performance to improve during fiscal 2020 provided it can properly fund the operations. Based on this review and analysis, the Company recorded an impairment chargecharges of $299,000 and $725,000 against the intangibles recorded related to the acquisition of JCG.JCG during the years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. In addition, as a result of the shutdown of the ESD operations in June 2019, the remaining unamortized intangible assets related to the ESD acquisition of $265,625 was written off as ofduring the year ended May 31, 2019.

 

Amortization expense for the years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019 $92,000 and 2018 was approximately $106,500 and $36,720,$69,000, respectively.

 

Note 9 - GOODWILL

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired from VK. The annual estimated amortization expense for intangible assetschanges in the carrying amount of goodwill for the five succeeding years isended May 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

  

May 31,

2020

  

May 31,

2019

 
       
Balance – beginning $195,000  $195,000 
Less-impairment $195,000  $ 
         
Balance – end $  $195,000 

For the years ended May 31,  
 2020  $92,000 
 2021   92,000 
 2022   92,000 
 2023   92,500 
 2024   23,000 
    $391,000 


Note 9- LOANS PAYABLE – STOCKHOLDERSGoodwill resulting from the business acquisitions had been allocated to the financial records of the acquired entity. The Company did not have the resources to support the brand during years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019 and this had a direct impact on its performance. Based on this review and analysis, the Company recorded impairment charges of $195,000 during the year ended May 31, 2020.

 

In connection with the acquisition of GBC, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the former owners of GBC in the amount of $109,995. The former owners of GBC became stockholders of the Company when the acquisition of GBC was completed. The loan bears interest at 7% per annum, requires monthly payments of principal and interest totaling $4,925, and matures in April 2020, at which time all unpaid principal and interest is due. The loan is secured by all of the assets of GBC. At May 31, 2019 the outstanding balance of the loan was $0 as this loan was eliminated in the sales of GBC on March 1, 2019.

As of May 31, 2019, there were no future principal payments of the loan due as the loan was eliminated in the sale of GBC on March 1, 2019.

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Note 10 – NOTES PAYABLE – RELATED PARTYPARTIES

 

On January 23, 2019, ESD issued a demand note in the amount of $10,000 to a related party. The note is unsecured, bears interest at an annual rate of 20% and had an original maturity date of March 1, 2019. On March 12, 2019, the obligations due under the terms of the note were assigned to the Company. The maturity date on the note had been extended to March 1, 2020. During years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded interest expense of $2,000 and $707, respectively, and accrued interest on the note at May 31, 2020 amounted to $2,707.

In June 2017,

On January 28, 2020, the Company issued a demand note in the amount of $20,000$8,200 to a related party. The note wasis unsecured, bears interest at 15%an annual rate of 20% and matured October 2016.During October 2017, the Company repaid $18,000has maturity date of the note.January 28, 2021. During the year ended May 31, 2018,2020, the Company recorded interest expense of $1,239. At$557.

Prior to ESD’s bankruptcy declaration, ESD became indebted to certain creditors in the total amount of $45,169 which indebtedness was personally guaranteed by Fernando Leonzo, the Company’s CEO. The debt was not protected under the ESD bankruptcy. On February 20, 2020, the Company and Fernando Leonzo entered into an agreement under which Fernando Leonzo would discharge the indebtedness personally and directly and the Company would pay Fernando Leonzo, $3,000 per month beginning February 2020 until such time that the indebtedness is fully discharged. Interest will accrue at an annual rate of 5% on any monthly payments not made by the 21st of the month. As of May 31, 2018,2020, the unpaid balanceCompany paid a total of the loan was $2,000. The unpaid balance continues$5,300 to accrue interest at 15% and the lender has not demanded payment.Fernando Leonzo in accordance with this agreement. During the year ended 2019May 31, 2020, the Company issued $2,000recorded interest expense of common stock to pay off$527.

The following table summarizes the loan balance. AtCompany’s Note Payable – Related Parties as of May 31, 2019 the unpaid balance of the loan was $0.2020:

Issue Date Maturity Date Interest Rate Original Amount Accumulated Payments as of May 31, 2020 Accumulated Accrued interest as of May 31, 2020 Balance May 31, 2020
             
1/23/2019 3/1/2020  20.0% $10,000  $—    $2,707  $12,707 
                       
1/28/2020 1/28/2021  20.0% $8,200  $—    $557  $8,757 
                       
2/20/2020 2/19/2021  5.0% $45,169  $5,300  $527  $40,396 
                       
                       
             Total      $61,860 

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Note 11 – NOTES PAYABLE

 

Issue Date Maturity Date Interest Rate Original Amount Original Issue Discount Fee Proceeds Accumulated Payments as of May 31, 2019 Notes Balance May 31, 2019 Unamortized Capitated Finance Costs and Original Issue Discount at May 31, 2019 Note Payable Balance May 31, 2018
                       
10/29/2018 11/15/2019  0.0% $131,250  $6,250  $—    $125,000  $—        $131,250  $44,851  $—   
                                           
5/16/2019 2/16/2020  7.0% $75,000  $—    $—    $75,000  $—        $75,000  $57,308  $—   
                                           
3/21/2019 3/20/2020  0.0% $312,500  $62,500  $6,000  $244,000  $52,082      $260,418  $50,371  $—   
                                           
2/27/2019 2/27/2020  0.0% $312,500  $62,500  $6,000  $244,000  $65,115      $247,385  $46,397  $—   
                                           
7/6/2016 12/27/2017  12.0% $650,000  $—    $—    $650,000  $650,000    a   $—    $—    $560,000 
                                           
                         Total   $714,053  $198,927     
                         Per Balance Sheet     $515,126  $560,000 
                                           
Note a - On June 28, 2018, the Company and TCA mutually agreed to settle the outstanding debt for a total amount of $560,000, of which $410,000 is to be paid in cash in 6 equal monthly installments of $68,333 beginning in June 2018 and $150,000 to be paid with shares of the Company’s common stock. 

In July 2016, the Company entered into a Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility Agreement (the “Credit Facility”) with TCA Global Credit Master Fund L.P. (“TCA”) for a total amount of $7.5 million. ESDis Corporate Guarantor to the Credit Facility. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company paid advisory fees to TCA in the amount of $350,000, through the issuance of 374,332 shares of common stock. On July 5, 2016, the Company borrowed $650,000 from the Credit Facility and used the proceeds to acquire ESDfor $450,000; payoff a note payable in the amount of $32,534; $74,466 was used to pay vendors for inventory purchases and $93,000 was paid to TCA for closing fees. The credit facility had a maturity date of December 27, 2017. The credit facility required fees and interest only payments at 12% during the first two months. Principal payments began in the third month. At the maturity date, all unpaid principal and interest was due. The advisory fees and closing fees totaling $443,000 were recognized as deferred financing costs.


 On June 14, 2017, the Company filed a lawsuit in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida (the “Broward County Court”) against TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“TCA”). The lawsuit was filed in connection with loan transactions (the “Loans”) with TCA as the lender and the Company as the borrower and that alleged: (a) over 100% interest charged on the Loans is usurious in violation of Florida law; (b) TCA violated the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, including disguising interest charges as advisory fees in the amount of $550,000; (c) breach of contract by, among other things, TCA seeking payment of usurious, illegal, unconscionable and unenforceable fees and failing to fund the full amount of the $1.6 million loan; and (d) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. On June 15, 2017, TCA filed a lawsuit in the Broward County Court against the Company for breach of contract pertaining to the transaction documents associated with the Loans, claiming that it suffered damages and seeking compensatory damages and prejudgment interest upon the compensatory damages at a default rate of 25% plus accrued interest.

On June 28, 2018, the Company and TCA mutually agreed to settle the outstanding debt for a total amount of $560,000, of which $410,000 is to be paid in cash in 6 equal monthly installments of $68,333 beginning in June 2018 and $150,000 to be paid with shares offollowing table summarizes the Company’s common stock. AsNotes Payable as of May 31, 20192020:

Issue Date Maturity Date Interest Rate Original Amount Original Issue Discount Fee Proceeds Additional Principal Accumulated Payments as of May 31, 2020 Accumulated debt conversions as of May 31, 2020 Balance May 31, 2020 Unamortized Capitalized Finance Costs and Original Issue Discount at May 31, 2029 Amounts Reported per Balance Sheet at May 31, 2020
                         
10/29/2018 11/15/2020  0.0% $131,250  $6,250  $—    $125,000      $—    $—    $131,250  $16,406  $114,844 
                                               
2/27/2019 2/27/2020  0.0% $312,500  $62,500  $6,000  $244,000      $91,156  $—    $221,344  $—    $221,344 
                                               
3/21/2019 3/20/2020  0.0% $312,500  $62,500  $6,000  $244,000  $55,000  $80,083  $47,630  $239,787  $—    $239,787 
                                               
5/16/2019 2/16/2020  7.0% $75,000  $—    $—    $75,000      $—    $—    $75,000  $—    $75,000 
                                               
                             Total      $667,381  $16,406  $650,975 

Note 1-In order to avoid default under the note for missed payments, the Company and the Note Holder have to increase the principal due by a total of $55,000, which has been recorded as a finance cost during the year ended May 31, 2020.

Two of the notes are in default and, May 31,2018,as such, the Note Holders have the right at any time to convert up to 30% of the outstanding balance was $0 and $560,000, respectively.unpaid principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest of the Notes.

The following table summarizes the Company’s Notes Payable as of May 31, 2019:

Issue

Date

 

Maturity

Date

 

Interest

Rate

  Original Amount  

Original

Issue

Discount

  Fee  Proceeds  

Accumulated

Payments

as of

May 31,

2019

  

Note Balance

May 31,

2019

  

Unamortized Capitated Finance Costs and Original Issue Discount at May 31,

2019

  

Amounts Reported per Balance Sheet at May 31,

2019

 
                              
10/29/2018 11/15/2019  0.0% $131,250  $6,250  $  $125,000  $  $131,250  $44,850  $86,400 
                                       
5/16/2019 2/16/2020  7.0% $75,000  $  $  $75,000  $  $75,000  $57,308  $17,692 
                                       
3/21/2019 3/20/2020  0.0% $312,500  $62,500  $6,000  $244,000  $52,083  $260,417  $50,371  $210,046 
                                       
2/27/2019 2/27/2020  0.0% $312,500  $62,500  $6,000  $244,000  $65,115  $247,385  $46,397  $200,988 
                                       
                        Total  $714,052  $198,926  $515,126 

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On October 29, 2018, the Company issued a Secured Promissory Note (“SPN”), in the principal amount of $125,000$131,250 which matures onhad an original maturity date of November 15, 2019. The SPN does not bear interest. The SPN was issued with a 5% original issue discount. TheUnder the terms of the Note, the Company willshall repay the SPN note holder in 12 equal monthly installments of $10,938 beginning December 15, 2018. As additional consideration for the funding of the SPN, the Company has issued an aggregate of 100,00020,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock as of the date of the SPN at $0.32$1.60 per share and is obligated to issue an additional 100,00020,000 shares, 180 days from the date of the SPN and an additional 100,00020,000 shares, 270 days from the date of the SPN. As a result of this transaction, the Company recorded a deferred finance cost of $102,250, which is being amortized over the life of the SPN, andSPN. On November 29, 2019, the maturity date of which, $45,618the note was amortized duringextended to November 15, 2020. All other terms of the yearnote remain the same. In consideration for the extension of the maturity date, the Company issued 131,250 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock, at $0.25 per share, the closing market price per share. As a result, the Company has recorded man additional deferred finance cost of $32,813. During the years ended May 31, 2019.  2020 and 2019, the Company recorded amortization of deferred finance costs of $61,256 and $45,618, respectively. As of May 31, 2020, the Company had not paid any of the monthly installments.

 

On February 27, 2019, the Company issued a Secured Note (“SN”), in the principal amount of $312,500 which matures onhad an original maturity date of February 27, 2020. The SN does not bear interest. The SN was issued with a 20% original issue discount. TheUnder the terms of the SN, the Company willshall repay the SN note holder in 12 equal monthly installments of $26,042, which beganbeginning in March 2019. As additional consideration for the funding of the SPN, the Company has issued an aggregate of 250,00050,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock as of the date of the SN at $0.4099,$2.0495, and the Company recorded a charge to finance expense in the amount of $102,475. In addition, as a result of this transaction, the Company recorded a deferred finance cost of $62,500, which is being amortized over the life of the SN, and of which $46,397 and $16,103 was amortized during the yearyears ended May 31, 2019.  2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

On December 23, 2019, the Company and a Note Holder agreed to amend the Secured Note dated February 27, 2019 because of three amortization payment failures that have occurred since the original date of the Secured Note.

As a result of the amendment, (1) the Company shall issue 50,000 restricted common stock shares to the Note Holder; (2) Through January 31, 2020 (the “30 Day Period), the Note Holder will not issue any notices, demands, or otherwise or file any lawsuits regarding any alleged breach of the Secured Note or the SPA; (3) During the 30 Day Period, the Note Holder shall have the right to convert up to $39,063 (which amount equals the Monthly Principal Amortization Amount, as defined in the Secured Note times 1.5 (plus a conversion fee of $750 for each conversion amount) at a conversion price of $0.10 per share; (4) The Company shall bring the Note current during the 30 Day Period; (5) Should the Company fail to bring the Note current within the 30 Day Period, the Note Holder may elect to exercise its conversion rights for an additional 30 day period of between January 31, 2020 to February 28, 2020 (the “Second 30 Day Period”) as a follow on conversion after the 30 Day Period for the principal amount equal to or greater than $39,063, each such conversion of which shall reduce the principal amount then owed; and, (6) Should the Note Holder elect to proceed with the Second 30 Day Period, the Note Holder agrees to extend the Forbearance for the Second 30 Day Period. As of May 31, 2020, the 50,000 shares of restricted common stock have not been issued, and, the Note Holder has not exercised his conversion rights.

On March 21, 2019, the Company issued a 2nd Secured Note (“2-SN”), in the principal amount of $312,500 which matures onhad an original maturity date of March 21, 2020. The 2-SN does not bear interest. The 2-SN was issued with a 20% original issue discount. TheUnder the terms of the SN, the Company willshall repay the 2-SN note holder in 12 equal monthly installments of $26,042 which beganbeginning in April 2019. As additional consideration for the funding of the SPN, the Company has issued an aggregate of 250,00050,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock as of the date of the 2-SN at $0.365,$1.825, and, as a result of this transaction, the Company recorded a charge to finance expense in the amount of $91,250. In addition, as a result of this transaction, the Company recorded a deferred finance cost of $62,500, which is being amortized over the life of the 2-SN, and, of which, $50,371and $12,129 was amortized during the years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectfully.

Since execution date of the 2-SN, the Company made two scheduled payments aggregating $52,083. On October 30, 2019, in order to avoid default under the note for any further missed payments, the Company and the 2-SN note holder have agreed to a series of amendments to the 2-SN which, (i) increase the principal due under the 2-SN by a total of $55,000, which has been recorded as a finance cost during the year ended May 31, 2020, (ii) the Company agreed to pay $28,000, and (iii) the Company shall repay the remaining unpaid principal due on the 2-SN note in 7 equal monthly installments of $41,059 beginning on November 30, 2019. As of May 31, 2020, the Company has not made an installment payment. The series of amendments to the 2-SN was treated as an extinguishment of the old 2-SN and an issuance of a new 2-SN. As a result of the extinguishment of the old 2-S, the Company has recorded an additional charge to finance expense in the amount of $19,121, during the year ended May 31, 2020, the amount of which represents the remaining balance of the unamortized 20% original issue discount as of October 30, 2019, the date of the most recent amendment.

 

On December 18, 2019, the Note Holder converted $20,000 of the outstanding debt into 307,692 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.065 per share and the maturity date of the Note was extended to May 31, 2020. On March 20, 2020, the Note Holder converted $22,500 of the outstanding debt into 450,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.05 per share and, on May 28, 2020, the Note Holder converted $5,130 of the outstanding debt into 570,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.009 per share.

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On May 16, 2019, the Company issued a Second Secured Promissory Note (“2-SPN”), in the principal amount of $75,000 which matures onhad an original maturity date of February 16, 2020. The 2-SPN bears interest at an annual rate of 7% and is due on maturity. As additional consideration for the funding of the 2-SPN, the Company has issued an aggregate of 37,5007,500 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock as of the date of the 2-SPN at $0.40$2.00 per share and is obligated to issue an additional 37,5007,500 shares, 180 days from the date of the 2-SPN and an additional 37,5007,500 shares, at maturity. The companyCompany recorded interest expense of $5,250 and $230 forduring the yearyears ended May 31, 2019.2020 and 2019, respectively. As a result of this transaction, the Company recorded a deferred finance cost of $60,679, which is being amortized over the life of the 2-SPN, of which, $57,308 and $3,371 was amortized during the yearyears ended May 31, 2019.  

2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

As of May 31,,2019, 2020, future principal payments of the note payable were approximately as follows:

 

For the year ending May 31,   
    
2020 $714,053 
     


For the twelve months ending May 31,  
     
2021 $667,381 
     

 

Note 12 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

 

The following table summarizes the Company'sCompany’s convertible notes payable as of May 31, 2020 and May 31, 2019:

  May 31,2019
  Unamortized deferred finance costs and original issue discount Principal Net
The 2016 Notes $—    6,000  $6,000 
Related Party $—    —    $—   
2017 NPA Notes $52,978  737,500  $684,522 
The Note Offering $—    —    $—   
The 2nd Note Offering $80,300  (1)455,000  $374,700 
  $133,278  1,198,500  $1,065,222 

  May 31, 2020 May 31, 2019
  Unamortized deferred finance costs and original issue discount Principal Net Unamortized deferred finance costs and original issue discount Principal Net
The 2016 Notes $—    $—    $—    $—    $6,000  $6,000 
2017 NPA Notes  —     737,500   737,500   52,978  $737,500   684,522 
The 2nd Note Offering  —     355,000   355,000   80,300  $455,000   374,700 
2020 Note Issuances  83,277   504,300   421,023   —     —     —   
                         
  $83,277  $1,596,800  $1,513,523  $133,278  $1,198,500  $1,065,222 

As of May 31, 2020, 8 convertible notes with principal amounts aggregating $1,047,500 have passed their maturity date, of which, one convertible note with a principal of $100,000 is in default as the holder has submitted a request for payment and declared in default by the note holder.

On September 12, 2019 the Company was served with a summons from the Supreme Court of the State of New York to answer a complaint filed by the Gankaku Living Trust (“Gankaku”) (Gankaku Living Trust v. Life on Earth Inc., Supreme Court of New York, No.655189/2019) claiming a breach of contract and default upon the Note. The Note was issued to the Gankaku Living Trust (“Gankaku”) by the Company on May 24, 2018 with an original maturity date of May 24, 2019. This maturity date of this note was extended on May 24, 2019 until June 24, 2019. The Company paid the outstanding interest on the note of $7,000 as part of this extension. On June 25, 2019, Gankaku’s legal counsel sent a demand letter to the Company requesting payment in full. Under the terms of the convertible note, the Company had 10 business days to pay the outstanding balance or the note would be in default. Under the terms of the note, upon default, the Holder shall be issued the number of common stock equal to the outstanding balance multiplied by 125%, divided by the average price, as defined. On July 17, 2019 the Gankaku’s counsel sent the Company’s counsel an official notice of default for the note and demanded the immediate issuance of Common Stock per the convertible note agreement and also demanded that the Company make all of its assets available to the Gankaku Living Trust as collateral. The Company retained counsel to represent it in this case.  On July 1, 2020, the Supreme Court entered a judgment against the Company in the amount of $100,000.00 plus interest at 7% and ordered that $150,000 worth of stock be issued to the plaintiff. At this point in time, we terminated our attorneys and hired a new firm that filed an order to show cause on our behalf, alleging that the underlying transaction was criminally usurious and void under New York law.  The Supreme Court issued a TRO (Temporary Restraining Order) on July 24, 2020 halting any attempt by the plaintiff to enforce the judgment.  A hearing on the company’s motion for a preliminary injunction has not yet been set but when it is, at which time the court will decide whether or not to grant the company’s request for a Preliminary Injunction to stop enforcement of the judgment and to decide whether or not the loan violated New York’s criminal usury statute (Penal Law §190.40).  If the court determines that the note violated the criminal usury statute of New York, the Company is relying upon New York’s General Obligations Law §5-511 that automatically voids the entire transaction and all collateral security agreements.  This means that if the court agrees with the Company, the judgment will be voided and no additional stock will be required to be issued to the plaintiff. Shortly after the Court issued the above-described Order, legal counsel for the parties commenced settlement discussions. While engaging in settlement discussions, the parties agreed to adjourn the hearing on the Company’s Motion to Vacate until September 2, 2020. As of the date hereof, the parties are still engaged in settlement discussions. However, in the event a settlement is not reached, the Company intends to defend itself against all claims asserted by Gankaku.

 

(1)F-23
$160,000 of these convertible notes have past their maturity date as of May 31, 2019, but are not considered in default until declared by the note holder.

The following table summarizes the Company's convertible notes payable as of May 31, 2018

  May 31,2018
  Unamortized deferred finance costs and original issue discount Principal Net
The 2016 Notes $—    198,000  $198,000 
Related Party $3,640  20,000  $16,360 
2017 NPA Notes $431,997  950,000  $518,003 
The Note Offering $59,343  220,000  $160,657 
The 2nd Note Offering $18,020  60,000  $41,980 
  $513,000  1,448,000  $935,000 

The 2016 Notes

During the quarter ended November 30, 2016 the Company entered into Convertible Promissory Note Agreements (The “Convertible Notes”) with seven (7) individuals (“Holders”) pursuant to which they purchased the Company’s unsecured fixed price convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $803,000. The Convertible Notes carry interest at the rate of 5% per annum and mature at various dates through November 7, 2017. The Convertible Notes were issued with a 10% original issue discount. As additional consideration for the purchase of the Convertible Notes, the Company has issued an aggregate of 1,790,000358,000 shares of its common stock to the Holders, during March 2017. Pursuant to the Convertible Notes, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants (the “Warrants““Warrants”). The Warrants allow the Holders to purchase up to an aggregate of 730,000146,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.85$4.25 per share until September 30, 2021. Also, under the terms of the Convertible Notes, the Company and the Holders entered into a registration rights agreement covering the 1,790,000358,000 shares issued. Pursuant to the terms of the registration rights agreement, the Company has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission covering up to an aggregate of 6,033,1311,206,626 shares of the Company’s common stock. The registration became effective on March 29, 2017.

 

On September 20, 2017 and upon maturity, the Company repaid one Convertible Note Holder the principal amount of $440,000 and, accrued and unpaid interest in the amount of $21,156. In addition, the Company purchased 1,100,000220,000 shares of treasury stock from the Holder for $63,844 and subsequently cancelled the shares.

 

On November 6, 2017 and upon maturity, the Company repaid two Convertible Note Holders the aggregate principal amount of $165,000 and, accrued and unpaid interest in the amount of $8,747.

 

During November 2017, the Company and the remaining four Convertible Note Holders agreed to extend the maturity date of their respective Convertible Notes to September 30, 2018.

 

In July 2018, the Company and one Convertible Note Holder agreed to convert the outstanding principal balance of $110,000 and related accrued interest of $10,648 into 804,557160,911 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

In February 2019, the Company and two Convertible Note Holders agreed to convert the outstanding principal balance of $77,000 and related accrued interest of $4,804 into 163,60832,722 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.50$2.50 per shareshare.


During the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company paid one convertible note holder $6,000 of principal.

 

As of May 31, 2019,2020 and May 31, 2018,2019, the outstanding balance of the 2016 Convertible Notes was $0 and $6,000, and $198,000, respectively.

Convertible note with related party

In November 2017, the Company borrowed $20,000 from a related party. The note matured in May 2018, bore interest at 7% per annum and was convertible into common stock of the Company at a fixed price of $0.15 per share. As additional consideration for the issuance of the convertible note, the Company issued 40,000 shares of the Company’s common stock on March 1, 2018. As a result of this transaction the Company recorded a deferred finance cost of $20,000, all of which was amortized during the year ended May 31, 2018. In June 2018, the note was converted into 133,333 shares of the Company’s common stock. 

 

The 2017 NPA Note

On September 25, 2017, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement (“NPA”), pursuant to which the Company issued a 7% secured promissory note (“SPN”) in the principal amount of $650,000 (the “650K Note”), which matures onhad an original maturity date of March 25, 2019. As additional consideration for the issuance of the SPN, the Company issued 1,500,000300,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.20$1.00 per share, which was recorded as a deferred finance cost. The deferred finance cost is being amortized over the life of the SPN.

 

On November 3, 2017, the NPA was amended and an additional 7% SPN was issued to the purchaser in the principal amount of $175,000 (the “$175K Note”), which matured onhad an original maturity date of May 3, 2019. As additional consideration for the issuance of the $175K Note, the Company issued 800,000160,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.42$2.10 per share, which was recorded as a deferred finance cost. The deferred finance cost is being amortized over the life of the SPN.

F-24

 

Both SPN’s are secured by a continuing security interest in substantially all assets of the Company. Under the terms of the NPA, the Company was required to pay a consulting fee of $65,000 to the purchaser. In November 2017, the purchaser agreed to and accepted from the Company, 433,33386,667 shares of the Company’s common stock, which shares were issued at $0.40$2.00 per share, in lieu of payment of the consulting fee, which was recorded by the Company as a deferred finance cost. The deferred finance cost is being amortized over the life of the SPN’s.

 

On January 26, 2018, the Company entered into an NPA, pursuant to which the Company issued a Note in the amount of $125,000 (the “Note Purchase”). The Note bears interest at 7% per annum and matures onhad an original maturity date of January 26, 2019. In connection with the NPA, the Company and the Purchaser also entered into a Side Letter, pursuant to which, as additional consideration for the NPA, the Company agreed to (i) pay to the Purchaser, the first $125,000 in cash proceeds received by the Company in connection with a NPA from third parties unaffiliated with the Purchaser (the “Cash Payment”) shall be used to reduce the amount due to the Purchaser under the $175K Note , and (ii), with certain exceptions, not issue any shares of common stock or other securities convertible into shares of common stock unless and until the Cash Payment has been made in full. In January 2019, the $125,000 note which was issued on January 26, 2018 plus accrued and unpaid interest amounting to $8,654 was converted into 891,026178,205 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.15$0.75 per share. As of May 31, 2019,2020, and May 31, 2018,2019, the outstanding balance was $0, and $125,000, respectively.

As further consideration for the Note Purchase, the Company entered into an agreement to amend certain SPN’s (the “Note Amendment”), pursuant to which the $175K Note and the $650K Note (together, the “Old Notes”) were amended to provide the Purchaser with the ability to convert the principal amount of such Old Notes, together with accrued interest thereon, into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Conversion Shares”). Pursuant to the Note Amendment, the conversion price shall be equal to $0.30,$1.50, subject to adjustments as set forth in the Note Amendment, and the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Old Notes shall be equal to the outstanding principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest due under the terms of the Old Notes to be converted, divided by the Conversion Price. The Note Amendment was treated as an extinguishment of the old notes and an issuance of new notes (the “New Notes”).

As a result of this transaction, the Company expensed the unamortized deferred financing costs of $557,462 as of the date of the extinguishment and recorded deferred financing costs on the New Notes, and the $125,000 note purchase, of $538,335, of which $106,336$52,977 and 379,020 was amortized during the yearyears ended May 31, 20182020 and expensed the unamortized deferred financing costs of $557,462. The Company recorded amortization of the deferred finance costs of the New Notes of $379,020 for the twelve months ended May 31, 2019.2019, respectively. 

In July 2018, the Company (i) issued 500,000100,000 common shares to note holder at a conversion price of $0.175$0.875 per share, to cancel $87,500 of principal amount due by the Company regarding the $175K Note; (ii) issued 300,00060,000 shares at $0.175$0.875 per share to the note holder representing 100,00020,000 shares per month penalty for the 3 month period from February 2018 through April 2018; (iii) paid the note holder an aggregate of $19,250 representing 4 months of accrued interest due by the Company from January 2018 through April 30, 2018 regarding the $650K and the $175K Notes; and, (iv) shall issue 196,67739,333 shares to the note holder representing the remainder of interest due through December 31, 2018, representing $4,302 per month due on the total principal amount due of $737,500. As a result of these transactions,this transaction, the Company recorded finance costs of $151,250 and $143,250, during the year ended May 31, 20192019.

The Company recorded interest expense of $51,625 and for the year$52,391 during years ended May 31, 2018, respectively.


As2020 and 2019, respectively, on the 2016 Notes The total amount of May 31, 2019, and May 31, 2018, the outstanding balance was $737,500 and $825 ,000, respectively.

Accruedaccrued and unpaid interest expense on the NPA as of $52,391 was recorded by the Company during the year endedMay 31, 2020 and May 31, 2019 was $107,635 and is reported as accounts payable and accrued expenses.

In connection with the acquisition52,391, respectively. As of VK, the Company assumed a promissory note in the amount of $108,600. The note accrued interest at an annual rate of 6.5% and matured on March 31, 2018. During the year ended May 31, 2018, the Company recorded interest expense of $1,883. In December 2017, the Company made a principal payment of $5,000. On January 26, 2018, the Company entered into a Note Exchange Agreement (the “NEA”) with the owner of the promissory note assumed from VK, pursuant to which the owner agreed to cancel the promissory note in exchange for a new secured convertible promissory note (the “Note”) in the aggregate principal amount equal to $103,000,2020, and May 31, 2019, the outstanding balance. On February 14, 2018, the owner of the promissory note elected to convert the Note into 343,333 shares of the Company’s common stock.balance was $737,500 and 737,500, respectively.

 

The Note offering

In February 2018, the Company offered a note purchase agreement, in the aggregate amount of up to $700,000 (the “Note Offering”).

 

Notes issued under the Note Offering shall mature one year from the date of issuance (the “Maturity Date”), shall accrue interest at the simple rate of 7% per annum, and are convertible, at the holder’s option, prior to the Maturity Date into that number of shares of the Company’s common stock, equal to the lower of (i) $0.30 per share of common stock, or (ii) that number of shares of common stock equal to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported on the OTC Markets for the preceding 30 trading days prior to the date of conversion, multiplied by 0.65 (the “Conversion Price”); provided, however, in the event the Conversion Price is calculated based on (ii) above, the Conversion Price shall not be lower than $0.20 per share of common stock. All amounts due under the terms of the Notes shall be secured by a continuing security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company.

 

In March 2018, the Company issued secured convertible promissory notes to six (6) investors under the terms of the Note Offering in the aggregate amount of $448,900. As a result of these transactions the Company recorded deferred finance costs in the aggregate amount of $76,017, of which $59,343 was amortized during the year ended May 31, 2019, and $16,674 was amortized during the year ended May 31, 2018.

 

F-25

During the year ended May 31, 2019 four investors converted an aggregate amount of $220,000 secured convertible promissory notes plus accrued and unpaid interest of $11,163 into 770,545 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.30 per share.

During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company recorded interest expense of $14,841 and $7,350. As of May 31, 2019, the outstanding balance was $100,000.

  

The Second Note offering

In May 2018, the Company offered an NPA, in the aggregate amount of up to $500,000 (the “2nd Note Offering”) and, as of May 31, 2019,2020, issued secured convertible promissory notes to eighteen (18) investors under the terms of the 2nd Note Offering in the aggregate amount of $830,000.

 

Notes issued under the 2nd Note Offering shall mature one year from the date of issuance (the “Maturity Date”), shall accrue interest at the simple rate of 7% per annum, and are convertible, at the holder’s option, prior to the Maturity Date into that number of shares of the Company’s common stock, equal to the lower of (i) $0.30$1.50 per share of common stock, or (ii) that number of shares of common stock equal to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported on the OTC Markets for the preceding 30 trading days prior to the date of conversion, multiplied by 0.65 (the “Conversion Price”); provided, however, in the event the Conversion Price is calculated based on (ii) above, the Conversion Price shall not be lower than $0.20$1.00 per share of common stock. All amounts due under the terms of the Notes shall be secured by a continuing security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company. As additional consideration for the issuance of the notes issued under the 2nd Note Offering, the Company issued one (1) restricted share of the Company’s common stock to each note holder for each $1 invested, which was recorded as deferred finance cost.

 

As a result of this transaction, the Company recorded deferred finance costs in the aggregate amount of $587,869,$612,644, of which, $80,302 and $531,803 was amortized during the yearyears ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $539 was amortized duringrespectively.

During the year ended May 31, 2018.

2020, one (1) investor converted $100,000 of notes plus $10,088 of interest into 166,667 shares of common stock at $0.75 per share. As a result of this transaction the Company recorded a finance cost of $14,917. During the year ended May 31, 2019, thirteen (13) investors converted an aggregate amount of $375,000 of notes issued under the 2nd Note Offering plus accrued and unpaid interest of $12,483 into 1,291,609258,322 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.30$1.50 per share.


 

As of May 31, 2019,2020 and May 31, 2018,2019, the outstanding balance was $355,000 and $455,000, respectively.

The 2020 Notes

On September 10, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note, in the principal amount of $110,000 which matures on September 9, 2020. The note bears interest at an annual rate of 10% and $60,000, respectively.is due on maturity. The note was issued with a 10% original issue discount. On or after the maturity date, the note may be converted into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.75 per share or 70% of the average closing price on the primary trading market on which the Company’s common stock is quoted for the last thirty (30) trading days immediately prior to but not including the conversion date, whichever is lower (the “Conversion Price”). Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, as defined by the note, then the conversion price shall be reduced to a price of $0.60 per share or 56% of the average closing price on the primary trading market on which the Company’s common stock is quoted for the last thirty (30) trading days, whichever is lower. As additional consideration for the funding of the note, the Company has issued an aggregate of 33,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock as of the date of the note at $0.54 per share. As a result of this transaction, the Company recorded deferred finance costs totaling $28,820, which is being amortized over the life of the note, of which $18,012 was amortized during the year ended May 31, 2020. The Company recorded interest expense of 7,956 during the year ended May 31, 2020.

On September 23, 2019, the Company issued a 10% Convertible Redeemable Note, in the principal amount of $287,500 which matures on September 23, 2020. The note bears interest at an annual rate of 10% and is due on maturity but may be paid during the term of the note in Company common stock. Any portion of the principal amount note may be converted into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of average of 2 lowest closing days with 15-day lookback, based on conversion notice date. The proceeds of the note were reduced by $37,500 to pay for management fees and legal services. As a result of this transaction, the Company recorded a derivative liability of $122,174 and a deferred finance costs totaling $159,674, which is being amortized over the life of the note, of which $99,795 was amortized during the year ended May 31, 2020, and recorded a change in the fair value of the derivative liability of $10,516 during the year ended May 31, 2020. The Company recorded interest expense of $19,765 during the year ended May 31, 2020. On May 28, 2020, the note holder converted $6,500 of principal and $438 of accrued interest into 564,072 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.0123 per share.

F-26

On October 25, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note, in the principal amount of $68,000 which matures on October 25, 2020. Under the terms of the Note, in the event of a default, the principal amount of the note shall increase by 150%. Because the Company failed to timely deliver shares of its common stock to the Note Holder upon receipt of the Note Holder’s notice of exercise of conversion, the note was placed in default. As a result, the Company recorded a finance expense of $34,000 during the year ended May 31, 2020. The note bears interest at an annual rate of 10% and is due on maturity. Any portion of the principal amount note may be converted into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 65% of average of 2 lowest closing days with 15-day lookback, based on conversion notice date. The proceeds of the note were reduced by $7,760 to pay for management fees and legal services. As a result of this transaction, the Company recorded a derivative liability of $25,815 and a deferred finance costs totaling $33,575, which is being amortized over the life of the note, of which $20,985was amortized during the year ended May 31, 2020 and recorded a change in the fair value of the derivative liability of $1,605 during the year ended May 31, 2020. The Company recorded interest expense of $4,356 during the year ended May 31, 2020.

On March 5, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note, in the principal amount of $38,000 which matures on March 5, 2021. The note bears interest at an annual rate of 10% and is due on maturity. After 180 days of the issuance of the Note, the note may be converted into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 61% of the average closing price on the primary trading market on which the Company’s common stock is quoted for the last twenty (20) trading days immediately prior to but not including the conversion date. As a result of this transaction, the Company recorded a derivative liability of $7,637 during the year ended May 31, 2020. The Company recorded interest expense of $895 during the year ended May 31, 2020.

As of May 31, 2019,2020, future principal payments of the convertible notes payable were approximately as follows:

For the year ending May 31,  
     
2020 $1,198,500 
     

For the twelve months ending May 31,   
    
2021 $1,596,800 
     

 

Note 13 – LOANS PAYABLE

In July 2016, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) with ESBF California LLC (“ESBF”). Under the terms of the agreement, the Company received $197,370 of cash proceeds from ESBF and agreed to repay the amount of $266,000 secured by future sales proceeds. In March 2017, the Company entered into a second Purchase and Sale Agreement with ESBF. Under the terms of the second agreement, the Purchase and Sale Agreement entered into in July 2016 was paid in full and the Company received $131,370 of cash proceeds from ESBF in exchange for a loan payable in the amount of $266,000 secured by future sales proceeds. In January 2018, the Company entered into a third Purchase and Sale Agreement with ESBF. Under the terms of the third agreement, the Purchase and Sale Agreement entered into in March 2017 the remaining of $24,180 was paid in fulland the Company received approximately $170,000 of cash proceeds from the Buyer in exchange for a loan payable in the amount of $272,000 secured by future sales proceeds. In addition, the Company paid a management fee of $6,000 to complete this transaction. The difference between the aggregate of the Purchase and Sale Agreement pay-off, the management fee and the cash received and the cash to be paid from future sales proceeds of $272,000 was recognized as financing costs which has been capitalized and is being amortized over the repayment period. This amount has been reflected as a direct reduction of the loan payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company made payments aggregating $151,974. The Company recognized amortization expense of $49,058 for the year ended May 31, 2019. As of May 31, 2019, and May 31, 2018, the outstanding balance was $0 and $151,974, respectively.

In April 2018, the Company entered into an agreement (“Purchase and Sale Agreement”) with Premium Business Services LLC (“PBS”). Under the terms of the agreement, the Company received $60,000 of cash proceeds from PBS in exchange for a loan payable in the amount of $81,000, secured by future sales proceeds. The difference between the aggregate of the Purchase and Sale Agreement pay-off and the cash to be paid from future sales proceeds of $81,000 was recognized as capitalized financing costs and is being amortized over the repayment period. This amount has been reflected as a direct reduction of the loan payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company has made payments aggregating $81,000. The Company recognized amortization expense of $18,776 for the year ended May 31, 2019. As of May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018, the outstanding balance was $0 and $70,286, respectively.

In connection with the acquisition of GBC, the Company acquired a loan payable with the US Small Business Administration in the amount of $135,812. In April 2018, the Company repaid $60,000 in accordance with the terms of the acquisition. The loan bears interest at prime plus 2.75% per annum, matures on December 31, 2020, and is guaranteed by both of the former owners of GBC. Minimum monthly payments of principal and interest amount to $4,383. The loan balance at May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018 was $0 and $68,560, respectively. This loan payable was terminated with the sale of the GBC effective March 1, 2019.

In connection with the acquisition of GBC, the Company acquired a bank loan with a balance due of $12,182 for a delivery vehicle. The loan matures in April 2020 and bears interest at 7% per annum. The monthly payments are $578. As of May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018, the outstanding balance of the auto loan is $0 and $12,182, respectively. This obligation was eliminated in the sale of GBC effective March 1, 2019.


Note 14 – LINES OF CREDIT

In connection with the acquisition of GBC, the Company acquired a $15,833 credit line with a small business lender which has no expiration date and bears interest at 10.25%. The facility is guaranteed by one of the former stockholders of GBC. At May 31, 2018, the outstanding balance was $16,044. This obligation was eliminated in the sale of GBC effective March 1, 2019. As of May 31, 2019, the outstanding balance was $0.

 

In April 2017, the Company entered into three credit lines with a small business lender that allows the Company to borrow up to $35,000 and bears interest at 94% per annum. The facilities require weekly payments of principal and interest. At May 31, 2018,2020 the aggregate outstanding balance was $22,854.$26,134. At May 31, 2019 the aggregate outstanding balance was $34,732.

 

In July 2017, the Company entered into a credit line with a small business lender. The facility required weekly payments of principal and interest. The principal amount was based on the outstanding balance and the weekly interest amount was 1.1% of the outstanding balance. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company borrowed $86,389 and repaid an aggregate amount of approximately $88,628. During the year ended May 31, 2018, the Company borrowed and repaid an aggregate amount of approximately $26,000. At May 31, 2019, the outstanding balance was $20.615.

 In December 2018, the Company entered into a credit line with a small business lender. The facility required weekly payments of principal and interest. The principal amount was based on the outstanding balance and the weekly interest amount was 1.1% of the outstanding balance. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company borrowed $42,277 and repaid an aggregate amount of approximately $25,332. At May 31, 2019, the outstanding balance was $16,945.

Note 14 – CAPITAL STOCK

 

As of May 31, 2019, the future principal payments of our lines of credit were as follows:

For the year ending May 31,
2020,$72 ,292

Note15 – CAPITAL STOCK

As of May 31, 2019, the authorized common stock of the Company was 100,000,000200,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share. At February 29, 2020 and May 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively, there were 40,210,375 and 23,581,586 shares of common stock outstanding and 1,200,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding.

Preferred

On November 11, 2019, the Board of Directors and a majority of the voting power approved a resolution to effectuate a 5:1 Reverse Stock Split. Under this Reverse Stock Split each 5 shares of our Common Stock were automatically converted into 1 share of Common Stock. To avoid the issuance of fractional shares of Common Stock, the Company issued an additional share to all holders of fractional shares. In addition, as discussed below, the Board of Directors and the holders of a majority of the voting power approved a resolution to effectuate an increase in authorized Shares of Common Stock from One Hundred million (100,000,000) to Two Hundred million (200,000,000) shares of common stock, $0.001 par value. The Company received approval from FINRA on March 25, 2020 an, on that date, the reverse stock split became effective

 

The number of authorized, issued and outstanding, and available shares of common shares as of March 25, 2020, immediately after the reverse stock split was approved by FINRA are disclosed in the table below:

Authorized Shares of

Common Stock

Number of Issued and

Outstanding Shares of

Common Stock

Number of Shares of

Common Stock Available

in Treasury for Issuance

As of March 25, 2020, Pre-Increase in Authorized and Reverse Stock Split100,000,000 shares of Common Stock46,937,678 shares of Common Stock53,062,322 shares of Common Stock
As of March 25, 2020, Post- Increase in Authorized and Reverse Stock Split200,000,000 shares of Common Stock9,387,536 shares of Common Stock190,612,464 shares of Common Stock

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Preferred Stock

On April 22, 2020, the Company, pursuant to the provisions of Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, created a new Preferred Series class of shares designated as Series B out of the already 10 million shares of Preferred Stock authorized in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. The Company already, since its inception, had designated and issued a Class A Series of Preferred Stock consisting of one million two hundred thousand shares (1,200,000), $0.001 par value share. The new Series B Preferred are for a total of two hundred fifty thousand shares (250,000), $0.001 par value per share, to be designated as Series B Preferred Stock.

Series A Preferred Stock

The Series A Preferred Stock has the following rights and privileges:

Voting – One share of preferred stockSeries A Preferred Stock has the equivalent voting rights as 50 shares of common stock.

Other rights and preferences may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company.

Preferred shares outstanding

Series A Preferred Shares Outstanding: 

May 31, 2019

2020

  

Shares

Outstanding

 Shares Outstanding
Fernando Oswaldo Leonzo  600,000
Robert Gunther  300,000 300,000
Jerry Gruenbaum  100,000 100,000
John RogamosaRomagosa  200,000
 
Total  1,200,000

The Series A Preferred sharesShares do not have liquidation preferences but have 50-1 preferred voting rights.

 


Series B Preferred Stock

Holders of Series B Preferred Shares have the following rights and privileges:

Voting - The Series B Preferred Shares shall have no voting rights.

Conversion - The holders of Series B Preferred Shares shall have the rights to convert their Series B Preferred Shares into Common Stock shares.

Dividends - The Company shall pay the holders of Series B Preferred Stock a 10% annual cash dividend paid quarterly.

As of May 31, 2020, the were no Series B Preferred Share issued or outstanding.

Common Stock

Shares of common stock have the following rights and privileges:

Voting – The holder of each share of common stock is entitled to one vote per share held. The holders of common stock are entitled to elect members of the Board of Directors.

Dividends – Common stockholders are entitled to receive dividends, if, and when, dividends are declared by the Board of Directors. The Company has not declared dividends since inception.

   

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Shares of common stock issued for services

The Company issues shares of common stock in exchange for financing and services provided by select individuals and or vendors. During the years ended May 31, 20192020 and 20182019 the Company issued 2,284,822645,029 and 1.079.498456,964 shares, respectively. Also, the Company cancelled 1,050,280 shares during the year ended May 31, 2020.

 

Shares of common stock sold

The Company sells shares of common stock as a form of fundraising. During the year ended May 31, 2019 the Company sold 2,801,001560,200 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $.10$.50 to $.30$1.50 per share resulting in net proceeds of $402,100. During the year ended May 31, 20182020 the Company sold 0 sharesof its common stock.

Warrants

 

Warrants

Warrants outstanding

    2019   2018
    Weighted   Weighted
    Average   Average
  Warrants Exercise price Warrants Exercise price
Outstanding  745,000  $0.85   745,000  $0.85 
Granted – JC acquisition  1,000,000   .85   —       
Exercised  —         —       
Expired  —         —       
Outstanding  1,745,000  $0.85   745,000  $0.85 
                 
Exercisable at year end  1,745,000  $0.85   745,000  $0.85 

     Year ended May 31, 2020     Year ended May 31, 2019 
     Weighted Average     WeightedAverage 
  Warrants  Exercise price  Warrants  Exercise price 
Exercisable – June 1,  349,000  $4.25   149,000  $4.25 
Granted – JCG acquisition        200,000   4.25 
Exercised            
Expired            
Outstanding  349,000  $4.25   349,000  $4.25 
                 
Exercisable – May 31,  349,000  $4.25   349,000  $4.25 

 

WarrantsWarrants   StrikeWarrants   Strike 
Underlying SharesUnderlying Shares Expiration PriceUnderlying Shares Expiration Price 
400,000   September 30, 2021  $0.85 80,000 September 30, 2021 $4.25 
165,000   October 7, 2021  $0.85 33,000 October 7, 2021 $4.25 
1,000,000   August 2, 2020  $0.85 200,000 August 2, 2020 $4.25 
30,000   September 20, 2021  $0.85 6,000 September 20, 2021 $4.25 
150,000   September 29, 2021  $0.85 30,000 September 29, 2021 $4.25 
1,745,000         349,000     

 

Note 1615 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

In connection with the acquisition of ESD, the Company assumed a lease for approximately 13,000 square feet of warehouse space located in Gilroy, California at a base rent of $5,248 per month. The lease terminates on June 30, 2021. In addition, the Company entered into an employment agreement with a general manager, for a period of one year at a cost of $58,000. The employment agreement expired in July 2017. Subsequent to year endDuring June 2019, the Company made the decision to cease operations and shut down ESD.ESD’s operations. As part of this shut down, the Company and the landlord agreed to find a new tenant for the facility. The landlord has leased the property to a third party and the Company’s obligation under will endthe lease ended effective August 1, 2019.


In connection with the acquisition of GBC, the Company assumed a lease for approximately 5,250 square feet of office and warehouse space located in Staten Island, New York at a base rent of $8,500 per month. The lease provides for annual increases of 2.5% over a period of six years and terminates on April 26, 2023. In addition, the Company entered into an employment agreement with a Stockholder, beginning April 26, 2018, for a period of two years at a cost of $75,000, per year. This lease obligation and the employment agreement were terminated effective March 1, 2019 with the sale of GBC. There are no further obligations under these arrangements post March 1, 2019.

 

Rent expense for the years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, totaled $2,487 and 2018 totaled $69,839 and $77,182,$4,481, respectively.

 

On November 20, 2019, a Complaint was filed with the Superior Court-Judicial District of New Haven by a former employee, naming the Company as Defendant. The company’s future lease commitments are approximatelyComplaint claims that the Company owes the former employee back wages of $60,000 and unpaid expenses of $20,000, which were due to be paid to the former employee upon his termination from the Company on November 1, 2019, in accordance with an employment agreement dated November 18, 2018. The Company has responded that the employee was terminated for cause and, as follows:such, no longer obligated under the terms of the employment agreement. As of August 17, 2020, the parties have not engaged in extensive discovery or any substantial motion practice and no trial date has been set. In addition to the back wages of $60,000, severance of $45,000 and unpaid expenses of $20,000, the Company has recorded legal expenses of $15,000 during the year ended May 31, 2020, as a result of receiving the Complaint.

For the years ended May 31,
 2020  $10,496 

 

 

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Note 1716 - INCOME TAXES

 

The deferred tax attributes consist of the following:

 

May 31,

2019

 

May 31,

2018

 May 31, 2020 May 31, 2019 
Net operating loss carryforward $3,698,000  $1,374,000  $4,356,000 $3,698,000 
Stock based compensation  1,185,000   449,000  1,319,000 1,185,000 
Intangible assets  —    (136,890)
Valuation allowance  (4,883,000)  (1,686,110)  (5,675,000)  (4,883,000)
Deferred tax asset, net $—    $—    $ $ 

 

For the yearsyear ended May 31, 2019 and 2018,2020, the valuation allowance increased by approximately $3,197,000 and $660,000, respectively.$792,000.

 

On December 22, 2017, the enactment date, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("Act"(“Act”) was signed into law. The Act enduringly reduces the top corporate tax rate from 35 percent to a flat 21 percent beginning January 1, 2018 and eliminates the corporate Alternative Minimum Tax. The Company has adjusted its deferred tax calculations to reflect this reduction in its tax rate.

 

The deferred tax asset differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal and state income tax rates to the loss before income taxes. The sources and tax effects of the differences are as follows:

 

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation         
 2019 2018 2020 2019 
Federal Rate  21%  21% 21% 21%
State Rate  6%  6% 6% 6%
Valuation Allowance  (27)%  (27)%  (27)%  (27)%
Effective income tax rate  0%  0%  0%  0%

 

As of May 31, 2019,2020, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $16,000,000$15,000,000 toreduce future federal and state taxable income.

 

The Company currently has no federal or state tax examinations in progress, nor has it had any federal or state examinations since its inception. All of the Company'sCompany’s tax years are subject to federal and state tax examinations.examinations

 

Note 1817 - RELATEDPARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company had leased its office on a month to month basis from the Company's Chief Operating Officer and stockholder for $750 per month. The lease terminated in March 2018.


In October 2013, wethe Company signed a distribution agreement with Gran Nevada Beverage,, Inc. (“Gran Nevada”), an entity related through common management and ownership.ownership. During the years ended 2018May 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company sold $506,581$0 and $73,592 respectively of Gran Nevada Horchata.$72,592 respectively. These products were produced by a third party copacker and were not purchased from Gran Nevada nor were they produced by Gran Nevada. There isThe availability of third party copackers that can produce an Horchata are limited production capacity available for the Gran Nevada Horchata which has an impact on the Company’s ability to produce these products.and it directly impacts sales. As there is currently no copackingco-packing available for this product the Company does not know if they will be able to produce this product again in the future.

Note 18 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

During June and July 2020, the Company issued 7,648,632 shares of its common stock, valued at approximately $75,300, for conversions of debt at prices ranging from $0.00725 per share to $0.0121 per share.

In June 2020, the Company issued 100,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for $100,000.

 

On January 23, 2019,July 15, 2020, RedStart Holdings, (“Redstart”),the holder of two convertible notes of the Company, filed a Promissory Note for $10,000lawsuit against the Company in Supreme Court, Nassau County, New York. The Complaint sets forth six causes of action and seeks relief consisting of (1) money damages in the amounts (i) of the greater of $111,800.00 and the “parity value”, as defined in the Notes and $2,000.00 per day until the issuance of the Company common stock (calculated in accord with the terms set forth in the Notes and corresponding Agreements) and (ii) $55,900.00 arising from the original unpaid balance of the Notes, (2) liquidated damages arising from the lost profits that would have been realized if the Company common stock was executed between ESD asprovided to Redstart in an amount to be calculated, (3) reasonable legal fees and costs in an amount yet to be determined, (4) an order of specific performance, and (5) injunctive relief. All of the borrower and John Romagosa, President and Director of LFER, asclaims stem from the lender. The Promissory Note obligates ESDCompany’s refusal to pay John Romagosa the principal amount of $10,000 plus annual interest of 20%honor Redstart’s exercise notice in connection with a maturity date of March 1, 2019 or sooner. On March 1, 2019 the note was extended with a maturity date of March 1, 2020. On March 12, 2019, an assignment of this note was executed between ESD, the assignor, and LFER, the assignee. ESD assigned all of their obligations due to John Romagosa under the note to LFER.

Note 19 - SUBSEQUENTEVENTS

On June 21, 2019,common stock conversion right that the Company madehad granted it under certain Convertible Promissory Notes and accompanying Securities Purchase Agreements. On July 21, 2020, Redstart obtained an order, temporarily restraining the decision to cease operationCompany’s new transfer agent from delivering any new shares of ESD. The Company is focusing on the brands in its portfolio and has now divested itself of its DSD operations. This will allow the Company to put its available resources behind its brands currentlyanyone other than Redstart. On August 7, 2020, the Company filed a Motion to Vacate the TRO, granted by the Court on July 23, 2020. Therein, the Company asserted that the Notes are, in fact, loan agreement that each charged interest rates in excess of 25% and, therefore, the portfolio and future brands it may acquire. BasedNotes should be deemed void under New York’s criminal usury laws. The Court scheduled a hearing on the Company’s Motion for August 17, 2020. Following arguments, the Court rendered its decision to shut downfrom the operations of ESDbench and ordered the Company wrote offto hold in reserve the remaining intangible assetsshares of Life on Earth common stock that were unamortizedRedstart, allegedly, is entitled to, and that the Company will be required to file its opposition to Redstart’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction within Three (3) weeks. Accordingly, the Company will continue to vigorously defend itself in this action. Further, as of MayAugust 31, 2019. During fiscal 2019,2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $265,625 related to the shutdown of ESD.

The following are the results of operations for the ESD business for the years ended May 31:

  2019 2018
Sales, net $883,857  $2,394,159 
Cost of goods sold  667,330   1,902,521 
Gross profit  216,527   491,638 
         
Operating expenses  878,987   1,013,763 
         
Loss from operations  (662,459)  (522,125)
         
Other expenses        
Interest and financing costs  (82,721)  —   
         
Net Loss  (745,180)  (522,125)

On August 2, 2019, the 12-month anniversary of the acquisition of JCG the Company determined that the LFER stock price closed below the contractual floor for remeasurement of the purchase consideration and additional consideration was due to the sellers. On August 2, 2019 the LFER stock price closed at $.1336 and the contingent consideration was triggered. The CompanyCourt has not issued these additional shares as of the report date. However, as of May 31,2019 the Company accrued approximately $383,000 to reflect the change in fair value of the contingent consideration related to the acquisition. When the Company acquired JCG they issued 1,636,363 with an agreement that if the price of the Shares were trading below $0.30, the Company would issue the Seller additional shares equal to the purchase price with a floor price of $0.20. The value of this additional consideration was calculated to be $383,000 which was accrued during the year ended May 31, 2019. These shares have not been issued as of the report date. yet rendered its decision. 

On August 17, 2019 the Company entered into a Mutual Release Agreement with a former member of the Company’s Board of Directors, Bassam Damaj (“Director”), regarding settlement related to prior services. The Company agreed to issue to the Director 958,331 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Restricted Shares”) as compensation for services performed as a member of the Company’s board of directors from July 11, 2016 through December 31, 2017 when the Director resigned. These restricted shares represent full and complete payment of any amounts potentially owed to the Director and the Director is not be entitled to any additional compensation from the Company. These shares were issued to the former Director on September 3, 2019.

In addition to the shares issued to the former Director the Company has issued additional shares since the year ended May31, 2019. The Company issued 997,190 shares for services performed for the Company, 833,333 shares were issued in relation to a conversion of convertible debt, 166,667 shares to a current member of the Board of Directors, 391,988 shares issued to the former owners of GBC as part of the resale of GBC and 97,500 shares issued as consideration. The issuance of these shares were offset by the return and cancellation of 1,455,000 shares of common stock as part of the GBC resale. The net issuance of shares after year end totaled 1,990,009.

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On September 10, 2019 the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement with an accredited investor for the principal amount of $110,000. The convertible note has a maturity date of September 10, 2020 with an original issue discount rate of 10% or $11,000. The Company received net proceeds of $99,000 for this transaction.