UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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 DECEMBER 31, 2014
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REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-32695
AMARU, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter)
Nevada |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
Incorporation or Organization) |
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35 TAI SENG STREET, #01-01 TATA COMMUNICATIONS
EXCHANGE, SINGAPORE 534103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip
Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including
Area Code: (65) 6309 3055
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of the Act:
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Amaru, Inc.
Annual Report on Form 10-K
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
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Business |
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Item 1A |
Risk Factors |
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Item 1B |
Unresolved Staff Comments |
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Item 2 |
Properties |
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Item 3 |
Legal Proceedings |
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Item 4 |
Mine Safety Disclosures |
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Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities |
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Item 6 |
Selected Financial Data |
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Item 7 |
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Item 7A |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
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Item 8 |
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data |
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Item 9 |
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure |
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Item 9A |
Controls and Procedures |
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Other Information |
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Directors and Executive Officers and Corporate Governance |
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Item 11 |
Executive Compensation |
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Item 12 |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters |
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Item 13 |
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence |
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Item 14 |
Principal Accounting Fees and Services |
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Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules |
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This annual report on Form 10-K for Amaru,
Inc. (“Amaru” or the “Company”) and the exhibits attached hereto contain “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward looking statements concern the Company’s
anticipated results and developments in the Company’s operations in future periods, planned development of the Company’s
technology, plans related to its business and other matters that may occur in the future. These statements relate to analyses and
other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management.
Such forward-looking statements include, among others, those statements including the words “expects”, “anticipates”,
“intends”, “believes” and similar language. Our actual results may differ significantly from those projected
in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to,
those discussed in the section “Risk Factors.” We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to the
forward-looking statements or reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report.
The list in the section "Risk
Factors" is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking statements. Some of the important risks
and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are described further under the sections titled
“Description of the Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis”. Should one or more of
these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any
such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence
of anticipated or unanticipated events.
We qualify all the forward-looking statements
contained in this annual report on Form 10-K by the foregoing cautionary statements.
PART I
ITEM 1: DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
BACKGROUND
Amaru, Inc. (the "Company") is in
the business of broadband entertainment-on-demand, streaming via computers, television sets and the provision of broadband services.
Its business includes channel and program sponsorship (advertising and branding); online subscriptions, channel/portal development
(digital programming services); content aggregation and syndication, broadband consulting services, broadband hosting and streaming
services and E-commerce.
The key business focus of the Company is to
establish itself as the provider and creator of a new generation of Entertainment-on-Demand and E-Commerce Channels on Broadband
and 3G (Third Generation) devices.
The Company delivers both wire and
wireless solutions, streaming via computers and TV sets. The Company's business model in the area of broadband
entertainment includes e-services, which would provide the Company with multiple streams of revenue. Such revenues would be
derived from advertising and branding (channel and program sponsorship); on-line subscriptions; channel/portal development
(digital programming services); content aggregation and syndication; broadband consulting services; broadband hosting and
streaming services; E-commerce commissions and on-line dealerships; and pay per view services.
The Company was incorporated under the laws
of the state of Nevada in September, 1999. The Company's corporate offices are located at 35 Tai Seng Street, #01-01 Tata Communications
Exchange, Singapore 534103; telephone (65) 63093055. The corporate website is located at www.amaruinc.com. Information included
on the website is not a part of this annual report.
As of February 25, 2004 (the "Closing
Date"), Amaru acquired M2B World Pte. Ltd. (M2B World), a Singapore corporation, in exchange for 19,500,000 newly issued "restricted"
shares of common voting stock of the Company and 143,000 "restricted" Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shares to
the M2B World shareholders on a pro rata basis for the purpose of effecting a tax-free reorganization pursuant to sections 351,
354 and 368(a)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and
between the Company, M2B World and M2B World shareholders. As a condition of the closing of the share exchange transaction, certain
shareholders of the Company cancelled a total of 1,457,500 shares of common stock. Each one (1) ordinary share of M2B World has
been exchanged for 1.3636363 shares of the Company's Common Stock and 100 shares of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock. Each share of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock had a conversion rate of 38.461538 shares of the Company's
common stock. Following the Closing Date, there were 20,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock outstanding and 143,000 shares
of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding. Immediately prior to the Closing, there were 500,000 shares
issued and outstanding. All of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was subsequently converted into shares of common stock
of the Company.
The restructuring and re-capitalization has
been treated as a reverse acquisition with M2B World becoming the accounting acquirer. The historical financial statements prior
to the closing of the transaction are those of M2B World.
On May 17, 2010, the management of the Company
concluded upon accepting the recommendation of its independent registered public accounting firm, Mendoza, Berger & Company,
LLC, that the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 should no longer be relied upon.
The Company amended its financial statements to provide that the asset of film library is fully impaired at December 31, 2009.
Due to the material nature of the impairment of the Company's film library asset at and for the year ending December 31, 2009 and
the fact that the film library failed to produce any of the budgeted revenue for the fiscal year, management has concluded that
a full impairment of the film library was warranted and should have been recorded at December 31, 2009. The film library was impaired
for the year ended 2009 in accordance with the requirements of impairment of long lived assets. The management of the Company believes
that the film library as a long term asset still has an intrinsic value, to which it cannot presently quantify.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
The Company, through its subsidiaries under
the M2B and WOWtv brand names, is in the Broadband Media Entertainment business, and a provider of interactive entertainment-on-demand
and e-commerce streaming over Broadband channels, Internet portals and 3G (Third Generation) Devices globally. The Company has
launched multiple Broadband TV websites with Entertainment, with multiple content channels designed to cater to various consumer
segments and lifestyles. Its content covers diverse genres such as movies, dramas, comedies, documentaries, music, fashion, lifestyle
and more. The Company markets its products globally through its "M2B" and "WOWtv" brand names. Through these
brands, the Company offers access to an expansive range of content libraries for aggregation, distribution and syndication on Broadband
and other media, including rights for merchandising, product branding, promotion and publicity.
The Company was also in the business of digit
gaming (lottery). The Company has an 18 year license to conduct nationwide lottery in Cambodia. The Company through its subsidiary,
M2B Commerce Limited, signed an agreement with Allsports Limited, a British Virgin Islands company to operate and conduct digit
games in Cambodia and to manage the digit games in Cambodia. On March 25, 2009, the Company was notified that the digit games were
suspended by the Cambodia Government as part of the suspension of all lotteries in Cambodia. Although the Company is still a holder
of the license, it cannot use it for the gaming business until the suspension of the digit games is lifted. At this time, the suspension
of the digit games is expected to be permanent as the Government of Cambodia has closed the gaming business by the order of its
Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Globally, Amaru, Inc. is expanding through
several of its subsidiaries, including:
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3. M2B Australia Pty. Ltd. |
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4. M2B Commerce Limited |
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focuses on digit games in Cambodia |
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5. Amaru Holdings Limited |
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focuses on content syndication and distribution |
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6. M2B World Holdings Limited |
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focuses on content syndication and distribution |
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The Company offers
consumers personalized entertainment through its wide range of broadband streaming channels available via www.amaruinc.com and
www.wowtv.com.
BUSINESS STRATEGY
Our business strategy is to become a diversified
media, e-commerce and e-lifestyle company. We adopt the latest broadband, e-commerce and communications technology and leverage
on our international content and programming expertise. This is how we deliver online entertainment, lifestyle products and services
to our customers. Our goal is to constantly identify fresh market opportunities and to stay ahead of changes in the broadband media
and related e-commerce industry. We believe that we can accomplish this by continuing to satisfy customers' needs for a convenient,
comprehensive and personalized source of broadband video content, services and information with pleasant user experiences. Through
our business plan implementation, we aim to become a leading Broadband Media Entertainment business, providing interactive Entertainment-on-demand
and e-commerce streaming over Broadband channels, Internet portals, and
3G devices globally.
COMPETITIVE STRENGTHS
The Company's competitive strengths are:
The Company owns a library of content that
covers a wide range of genres, of which the majority includes worldwide rights in perpetuity on the broadband. This enables the
Company to deliver a rich and diverse variety of on-demand streaming video content that suit the lifestyle and taste of different
consumer segments, across different countries, thereby massing a global base of viewers to attract advertisers to its delivery
platforms on the PC, 3G, 4G devices and TV. The Company has built relationships with content distributors in the U.S. and Asia
that enables it to continually source for content that meet the changing demands and taste of the customers and advertisers. Upon
the Company's most recently completed impairment evaluation (fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009), however, the film library was
determined to be impaired during the year ended December 31, 2009. In conducting the analysis, the Company used a discounted cash
flow approach in estimating fair value as market values could not be readily determined given the unique nature of the respective
assets.
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GLOBAL VIDEO STREAMING NETWORK |
The Company has also developed and implemented
a global video streaming network that enables it to deliver high quality on-demand video streaming programs from its library of
content rights to a worldwide audience of broadband users. This global video streaming network is completely integrated with firewalls,
loading balancing protocols, bandwidth and consumer monitoring systems and payment gateways to enable worldwide billing. In addition,
the Company has its own digital post-production and design capabilities to fully manage content rights protection, user experience
and specialized programming for all its consumer-facing delivery platforms. This end-to-end broadband streaming infrastructure
enables the Company to customize and diversify its products and services, incorporating video-on-demand and e-commerce services.
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MULTIPLE REVENUE STRENGTHS |
The Company's diversified delivery platforms
enable it to capitalize and generate multiple revenue streams by targeting different consumer segments over broadband, across
different geographic markets. The multiple revenue streams comprise of advertising, subscriptions, sponsorships, online shopping
and games, as well as licensing and content syndication and turn-key broadband consulting solutions. The Company's goal is not
to be excessively dependent on any one single revenue source. Its library of content rights combined with its global video streaming
network supports the Company's future growth strategy that focuses on multiple growth areas and territories. The Company can thereby
cost-effectively tailor its broadband websites and services to suit different cultures, consumer behavior and clients needs in
different geographical locations. The Company is also able to localize its products and services to sustain loyalty of its viewers
and consumers.
The Company has entered into strategic alliances
and / or agreements with key providers to support the marketing and distribution of its products and services in different territories.
Among its key providers are Samsung Asia Pte Ltd, Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (Singapore), Google Ireland Limited, Starhub Mobile
Pte Ltd (Singapore), LG Electronics Inc. (Korea), Yahoo Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Beijing Bellamind Picture Ltd. (China), Infocomm
Development Authority of Singapore, Automoto TV (Europe), Opera Software ASA (Europe), Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services,
Asia Holdings Pte Ltd (IAHGames), FCCE Distribution (FCCE), PT. LEJEL E&M (Arjuna TV), Stand Inc (for Gyao Yahoo Japan), The
Dive Channel, Shortman Films Pte Ltd, Everymedia Technologies Pvt Ltd. Splash News & Picture Agency, LLC. (UK). . The Company
will continue to forge strategic partnership opportunities including the area of web-enabled mobile devices and extend its accessibility
to customers of its broadband websites and services.
GROWTH STRATEGIES
The Company's growth strategies consist of:
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Continuing to build its library of content rights on the broadband to provide sustained high quality on-demand video-based entertainment, live tv (linear Channels) and e-commerce that will maintain and grow its worldwide base of viewers. |
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Penetrating new markets to deliver M2B and WOWtv branded content to any screen including PC, Smart Phones (3G, and 4G), and Smart TVs, as well as wireless mobile devices like iPads / tablets and to establish new delivery channels such as OTT (over the top) to meet the changing preferences of viewers and consumers, worldwide. |
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Capitalize on its growing worldwide viewer and consumer base by aggressively signing up subscribers, as well as advertisers onto its on-demand interactive broadband delivery channels for entertainment, online games and e-commerce. |
Consumers access the Company's entertainment
sites through its main website, www.amaruinc.com or directly go to the entertainment sites at www.wowtv.com.
We've been moving ahead with the market with latest technologies, and customers can now watch contents through various smart phones
and smart tv apps.
NEW PRODUCTS
In August 2007, M2B World Asia Pacific Pte
Ltd, a subsidiary company of Amaru which oversees the Asia Pacific markets, launched a new broadband entertainment web TV service,
called WOWtv. The Company intends that WOWtv serve as its new brand for its broadband entertainment services. WOWtv had therefore
combined and incorporated all the Company's previous entertainment websites into one leading site. WOWtv streams multiple video-on-demand
channels of Hollywood and Asian entertainment. In August 2008, a new enhanced version of WOWtv called WOWtv NEW was launched to
promote further this premier personalized broadband entertainment channel. The new enhanced site, WOWtv NEW is expected to customize
user experience through expanded features. These features include:
High Definition streaming
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Live TV broadcast |
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extensive VOD service available on WOWtv. The service was also designed into two main tiers, namely:
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Free Tier - Web TV channels are provided free to viewers without the need to register and are advertising supported. |
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Subscription Tier - Web TV channels are provided to registered subscribers for a pay-per-view fee. |
The initiatives were taken to retain and expand
viewership. The plan for an extended viewership base through the expanded features is expected to add value to the WOWtv service
and potentially lead to new revenue sources and increase advertising revenue in the years ahead. No such revenues were received
yet in fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. The WOWtv service had, as of February 2009, been further developed and relaunched on
a global basis in addition to the site in Singapore. In April 2009, the WOWtv service was extended to cover China with the launching
of its Chinese site. The WOWtv global service is available on www.wowtv.com, the Singapore service on sg.wowtv.com. and the China
service on cn.wowtv.com.
CONSUMER MARKETING
The Company's broadband entertainment websites
attract viewers from all over the world. The Company's strategy of converting visitors into customers lies in a combination of
incentives, including seasonal and purchase-related promotions that take advantage of the Company's customer database and broadband
websites. The Company plans to negotiate special rates and benefits to obtain access to a superior online inventory for the customers.
The increasing scale of the business should enable the Company to negotiate on more favorable terms. Through research with visitors
and customers, the Company is developing new programs and features (including personalization and loyalty incentives) that would
turn visitors into customers and maintain loyalty.
The Company also employs a variety of online
and traditional media programs and promotional activities such as:
(a) Advertising
The Company invests in both online and traditional
advertising to drive traffic to our broadband websites. To generate traffic to M2B and WOWtv's broadband websites in a cost efficient
manner, the Company purchased targeted keywords and textlinks in reasonably high volume. The Company also advertises in traditional
print and broadcast media to increase the awareness of its service, product enhancements and retail offerings.
(b) Public
Relations
The core of our public relations effort is
media relations and industry analyst relations. We maintain relations with journalists and industry analysts to help secure unbiased,
third-party endorsements for the Company. We pursue coverage by online publications, search engines and directories.
(c) Co-marketing,
Promotions and Loyalty Programs
We intend to continue to establish significant
co-marketing relationships to promote our service and to sponsor contests that offer M2B and WOWtv related prizes. These programs
typically involve participation with our partners. We intend to enter into additional co-marketing relationships in support of
our marketing strategy. From time to time, we offer various incentives and awards to our existing customer base. These incentives
are designed to increase customer loyalty and awareness of the M2B and WOWtv brands.
(d) Direct
Marketing
The Company maintains a database which includes
customers profiles and preferences and other key customer attributes. This data enables us to track the effectiveness of promotions
and incentives and to understand seasonal and other trends in order to create and quickly implement marketing programs targeted
to specific customer segments. In addition, we regularly communicate with our customers through targeted e-mail. The Company
intends to continue to implement programs to control the cost of revenues and reduce operating costs through technology and productivity
management, economies of scale and financial controls. This strategy should enable us to provide our products to customers on a
cost competitive basis.
BUSINESS SEGMENTS
Our principal operations are carried out through
the following segments of our business:
1. Entertainment Services - Video on-Demand
services for entertainment, providing the Company with advertising, subscriptions, online games and e-commerce revenues
2. Digit Games which is inactive at present
- see Business Description - Background
ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES
The Company provides online entertainment on-demand
on Broadband channels, Internet portals and 3G devices across the globe, for specific and identified viewer lifestyles, demographics
and interests. Entertainment and web visit experience is maintained throughout from the initial viewing experience to on-line purchases
and payment checkout experience.
The Company uses Broadband technology to provide
its services. Broadband technology is defined as high speed, high-bandwidth, two-way data, voice and video communications, delivered
at high transmission rates.
SERVICES: Broadband technology allows us
to deliver the following services:
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Video-on-demand (VOD) services that enable individuals to select videos from a Central Server, on-demand 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for viewing on: |
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Television screens (Set top Box Technology), including connected TV |
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PCs (Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Technology) and mobile internet devices |
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E-Commerce or online purchases - linked interactively to the VOD platforms on broadband. Consumers choose to buy products online as they watch the videos. |
The Company applies broadband technologies
to facilitate its growth in the broadband sector. Its main competitive advantage is derived from its ownership of rights for various
territories on broadband for its contents i.e. movies, televisions, dramas and programs on lifestyles, business and glamour.
The Company has built and installed its broadband
streaming system complete with firewalls, load balancing, bandwidth and consumer monitoring systems, which include video streaming,
video storage and web servers in Singapore. The Company has also developed its streaming applications to stream into television
sets, via a set top box.
The Company has developed a capability to stream
wireless broadband and have its own digitized entertainment sites for wireless broadband applications.
The Company offers consumers personalized entertainment
through its wide range of broadband streaming channels available at www.amaruinc.com, www.wowtv.com, sg.wowtv.com and cn.wowtv.com.
Products: We offer the following products
on the VOD platform:
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Entertainment - Consumers access movies, music, glamour and fashion, lifestyle (hobbies, cooking, and personalities), documentaries, sports, health and fitness and others. They can choose from a large number of different channels depending on their interests or lifestyle preferences. |
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E-Commerce - Consumers can purchase products online, view videos on a pay-per-view basis and make payments online. |
With this strategy, the Company aims to generate
diversified sources of revenue from:
1. Advertising i.e. program and channel sponsorship
2. Online subscriptions
3. Channel/portal development i.e. digital
programming services
4. Content aggregation and syndication
5. Broadband consulting services and online
shopping turnkey solutions
6. E-commerce services
The Company is constantly in the process of
redesigning and adding improvements to its Broadband websites. The current Broadband websites and products, which may change from
time to time are highlighted below.
WOWTV - WEB TV SERVICE, CONNECTED TV AND
WOWTV EMBEDDED TV
WOWtv, a broadband
entertainment web TV service, has embarked on launching its site across the Asia Pacific, streaming multiple channels of Hollywood
and Asian entertainment via video on-demand and providing E-commerce services. Its video on-demand content covers diverse genres
such as movies, television dramas, variety shows, documentaries, fashion, lifestyle, sports, edutainment and more. WOWtv can be
viewed on www.wowtv.com. Beginning with Singapore, WOWtv is set to expand globally with its new global site and across
the Asia Pacific. Having launched its global and China sites in 2009, it intends to expand its growing presence to specific territories,
namely India, Indonesia and Malaysia within the next 12 months. The Company has plans to incorporate a video e-travel portal and
possibly e-travel services within its WOWtv site. No assurance can be given that such plans will materialize as planned.
LEVERAGING ON THE STRENGTHS OF WOWTV
WOWtv is an innovative platform that we believe
will establish a first mover advantage to become the first Pan-Asian broadband entertainment services provider. Its strengths and
competitive advantages include:
Content Aggregation, Distribution and Syndication
- with the technology and expertise to stream with high clarity and also manage operations and costs well.
Premium Content Portfolio - with a vast library
of worldwide broadband rights of film and content, copyright ownership and exclusivity on the majority of broadband titles.
Strong relationships in Asia and Hollywood
- with good connections to enable it to make further in-roads to content acquisition.
Broadband Distribution Deals - with secured
broadband distribution deals with major media companies.
MARKETING STRATEGY OF WOWTV
WOWtv's marketing strategy is to offer viewers
a plethora of video on-demand entertainment over two segments on its website, where consumers will get a chance to sample its products
and services in different tiers - free and subscription (pay-per-view).
DIGIT GAMES
The Company has an 18-year license to conduct
nation wide lottery in Cambodia. The Company also signed an agreement with Allsports Limited, a British Virgin Islands company,
to operate, administer, and manage the lottery digit games activities in Cambodia. On March 25, 2009, the Company was notified
that the digit games were suspended by the Cambodia Government as part of the suspension of all lotteries in Cambodia. The suspension
of the digit games is expected to be permanent as the Government of Cambodia has closed the gaming business by the order of its
Ministry of Economy and Finance.
In fiscal year 2015, the Company's target markets
are all Telcos, TV Stations and Broadcasters, ISPs, Smart TV, Smart Phone and Tablet manufacturers and include the following developments:
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Creating Distribution Platforms for contents across various Smart TV, OTT, Smart Phones and Tablets. |
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The Company was awarded with an exciting project from iDA (Infocomm Development Authority) of Singapore for Developing a Content Hub for buying and selling content globally and revamping WOWtv services. |
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Value-added Services and Mobile TV solutions for the telecom operators. The Company has partnered with Value-added Services operators to work together in Asia Pacific region. |
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Selling Contents to local and regional Telcos and Broadcasters. The Company has contracts with Singtel and Starhub in Singapore. It is currently in discussion with regional Telcos in Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Middle East and China for content cooperation. |
The Company's Specific Country Focus:
A. China
The Company is currently the only foreign
listed Content Company for China Mobile (with 600 million subscribers). The Content censorship and approval process will take
time in order to start providing contents to China.
B. Vietnam
The Company signed agreement with Nokia to
roll out WOWtv applications on Nokia smartphones. The Company is working with other Telecom operators and broadcasters for providing
contents and over-the-top content solutions for the local market. The Company has also signed a non-exclusive agreement with a
Vietnamese company for Vietnam market in exploring content business in the local market for both selling and procuring.
C. India
As the Company sees the huge market in India,
it is exploring integrating the Company's online contents for the Indian market. The Company is working towards partnering with
various Indian content providers, owners and distributors for Indian content targeted for expat channel under WOWtv. It has securely
signed with couple of companies already this year and seeking similar cooperation from other companies.
D. Singapore
The Company has signed a yearly renewable contract
with Yahoo for providing content on daily basis.
The Company has signed an agreement with Google
for providing WOWtv channel under YouTube for advertisement based revenue.
The Company has also signed an agreement with
LG Electronics for providing WOWtv Smart TV Apps to their Smart TV for 9 countries in Asia Pacific.
The Company has also signed an agreement with
Opera Software for providing M2B's WOWtv Apps on SONY and other similar Smart TVs globally. The Company is working closely with
various local content aggregators to bring some sports contents to its platforms.
The Company is working closely with M1, a local
Telecom operator to provide contents including education for their Mobile TV and Value-added Services.
The Company is partnering with an education
contents company on video-based learning program for children.
The Company has signed an agreement with Edgecast
a US based company to provide CDN services for its ongoing smart TV and other smart devices under WOWtv platforms.
The Company has signed an agreement with The
Dive Channel, a leading company in filming underwater related contents, and trader of diving equipment and accessories. Both parties
agreed to work together to jointly develop, promote, own, operate and manage both Parties’ Intellectual Properties, technologies,
solutions, Content, and Services.
The Company has been awarded by Info-communications
Development Authority of Singapore a grant for the project M2B World Regional Video Services Hub under the Inforcomm Enterprises
Scheme.
E. Indonesia
The Company has signed an agreement with ARJUNA
TV for providing both VOD and live content to M2B's Expat Channel platforms for targetting Indonesians across globe.
Other Media
Co-operation for our Online Platform
The Company has kept its contents updated
and at minimal cost, by securing choice Contents AutoMoto TV(Europe), FCCE (The Netherlands), Monarch Films (USA), ANTARA
(Asia), Splash News & Picture (UK), Shortman Films (Asia), Arjuna TV, and Everymedia (Asia). During the fiscal year 2013,
the Company has also explored content collaboration with Singapore Mediacorp, Korean, Japanese, Malaysian, and China TV
stations. The content business is evolving very fast, with vast contents flooding the market. The Company has identified key
market participants and plans to move forward to secure more subscribers and viewership.
Other business developments:
- Smart TV / Connected TV
The Company intends to introduce WOWtv Expats
Channel, Lifestyle, Entertainment, and education content onto Connected TV for Samsung, Panasonic, SONY, LG, Skyworth, Hisense,
SmartTVs and, Mobile devices.
The Company is working with other Connected
TV companies for WOWtv applications on their TV sets.
- Expats Channel
The Company is working closely with Korean,
Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Indonesian, and Malaysian content aggregators and Broadcasters, to bring some Korean, Chinese, Indian,
Japanese, Indonesian, and Malaysian contents to its platforms on Expat Channel.
- Satellite Teleport
The Company is partnering with a Teleport facility
in Japan which will provide uplink to 5 major Satellite and downlink services to 20 major Satellite. M2B will act as partner to
this operator from Japan and initiate the business of providing such services to its current and future clients in the broadcast,
cable and content business.
MARKETS
The business operations and financial results
of the Company are directly affected by the markets that the Company operates in.
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RISING DISPOSABLE INCOME AND USAGE OF PC AND BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY |
In many other parts of the world, especially
emerging markets with growing use of PCs, Internet with fast growing number of broadband subscribers and rising disposable incomes,
these markets offer significant growth potential
(source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/tech-gadgets/article/broadband-penetration-of-malaysian-households-stands-at-67.3pc-in-q1-2014
and http://www.itu.int/en/Pages/default.aspx).
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THE ADVENT AND INCREASING ADOPTION OF BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY |
The advent of broadband
technology and ever-increasing bandwidth has pushed for the next generation of online on-demand broadband entertainment as one
of the desired applications that will meet the needs of increasingly demanding and bandwidth hungry consumers and enterprise. Such
technology can be further enhanced by the coupling of value added services, namely Internet telephony communication services and
E- Commerce, together with the Broadband entertainment sites. The market consists of both the consumers and the enterprise. The
demand from consumers is rich media content, on demand, highly interactive and fast. On the other hand the enterprise must reach
out to such demands and the next generation through the new medium, or be left behind. To meet this demand, the Company has established
relationships with major production houses, and access to major distributors worldwide. This is expected to put the Company in
a position to acquire high quality, original video content. Such strategic positioning has resulted in the Company acquiring extensive
content on broadband for multiple countries and for dedicated time periods. The Company intends to continue to maximize on its
key strength, the packaging of our content. The Company believes that it will shape the delivery of its content in the most cost
effective manner and innovative way.
COMPETITION
The Company faces intense competition in every
aspect of our business, and particularly in the acquisition of content. In the entertainment services business, we compete with
free-to-air channels, cable operators as well as other broadband entertainment providers for distribution rights of programs in
terms of price, quality and variety.
Traditional TV networks and cable TV operators
today provide alternate sources of entertainment in a broadcast mode. In future, it is expected that these networks may also extend
their reach to the video-on-demand broadband service. This may put them in direct competition with us, although their entry costs
will likely be higher and both the technical and manpower capabilities existing in these traditional companies will make it somewhat
difficult for them to transit into new broadband media. In our multi player online gaming business, we face competition from the
various gaming offerings on the market as well as the various gaming portals and platforms. In the subscription based multi player
online gaming business, the Company faces vigorous competition from the numerous games that are distributed free over the Internet.
More generically, it also competes with console based games made for products like Playstation and X-box. The Company also competes
within the industry for advertising revenue and viewers. More generically, the Company faces competition from other leisure entertainment
activities from Video CDs (especially in Asia), DVDs to cinemas, home theatres and emerging mobile multi media kiosks and display
panels. The Company believes that it is competing favorably on the factors described above. However, the industry is evolving rapidly
and is becoming increasingly competitive. Larger, more established companies than us are increasingly focusing on the video content,
travel, and e-commerce businesses that directly compete with us.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Company's intellectual property consists
of trademarks, patents, copyrights, and other technology and trade secrets. In addition to technology that we develop internally,
we license software or other technology from third parties. We also grant licenses to some of our intellectual property, such as
trademarks, patents or websites technology, to our vendors and strategic partners.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
The Company must comply with laws and regulations
relating to our sales and marketing activities, including those prohibiting unfair and deceptive advertising or practices and those
requiring us to register as a service provider in the spheres of business that we operate in, and with disclosure requirements.
Data collection, protection, security and privacy issues are a growing concern in the U.S., and in many countries around the world.
Government regulation is evolving in these areas and could limit or restrict the Company's ability to market its products and services
to consumers, increase the Company's costs of operation and lead to a decrease in demand for our products and services. US Federal,
state and local governmental organizations, as well as foreign governments and regulatory agencies, are also considering legislative
and regulatory proposals that directly govern Internet commerce, and will likely consider additional proposals in the future. We
do not know how courts will interpret laws governing Internet commerce or the extent to which they will apply existing laws regulating
issues such as property ownership, sales and other taxes, libel and personal privacy to the Internet. The growth and development
of the market for online commerce has prompted calls for more stringent consumer protection laws that may impose additional burdens
on companies that conduct business online.
COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
The Company has not incurred, and does not
expect to incur, material expenditures or obligations related to environmental compliance issues.
EMPLOYEES
The Company had 13 full time employees based
in Singapore as of December 31, 2014.
ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS
An investment in the Company's common stock
involves a high degree of risk. One should carefully consider the following risk factors in evaluating an investment in the Company's
common stock. If any of the following risks actually occurs, the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations
or cash flow could be materially and adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of the Company's common stock could decline,
and one could lose all or part of one's investment. One should also refer to the other information set forth in this report, including
the Company's consolidated financial statements and the related notes.
THE COMPANY CONTINUES TO USE SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF CASH FOR ITS BUSINESS OPERATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN US HAVING INSUFFICIENT CASH TO FUND THE COMPANY'S OPERATIONS
AND EXPENSES UNDER OUR CURRENT BUSINESS PLAN. THE COMPANY IS ALSO HOLDING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF QUOTED EQUITY SECURITIES THAT
ARE HELD FOR TRADING.
The Company's liquidity and capital resources
remain limited. There can be no assurance that the Company's liquidity or capital resource position would allow us to continue
to pursue its current business strategy. The Company's quoted equity securities held as assets are dependent on the market value.
Any fluctuations or downturn in the securities market could adversely affect the value of these equity securities held. As a result,
without achieving growth in its business along the lines it has projected, it would have to alter its business plan or further
augment its cash flow position through cost reduction measures, sales of assets, additional financings or a combination of these
actions. One or more of these actions would likely substantially diminish the value of its common stock.
THE MARKET MAY NOT BROADLY ACCEPT THE
COMPANY'S BROADBAND WEBSITES AND SERVICES, WHICH WOULD PREVENT THE COMPANY FROM OPERATING PROFITABLY.
The Company must be able to achieve broad market
acceptance for its Broadband websites and services, at a price that provides an acceptable rate of return relative to the Company-wide
costs in order to operate profitably. There is no assurance that the market will develop sufficiently to enable the Company to
operate its Broadband business profitably. Furthermore, there is no assurance that any of the Company's services will become generally
accepted, nor is there any assurance that enough paying users and advertisers will ultimately be obtained to enable us to operate
these business profitably.
BROADBAND USERS MAY FAIL TO ADOPT THE
COMPANY'S BROADBAND SERVICES.
The Company's Broadband services are targeted
to the growing market of Broadband users worldwide to deliver content and E-commerce in an efficient, economical manner over the
Broadband networks. The challenge is to make the Company's business attractive to consumers, and ultimately, profitable. To do
so has required, and will require, the Company to invest significant amounts of cash and other resources. There is no assurance
that enough paying users and advertisers will ultimately be obtained to enable the Company to operate the business profitably.
FAILURE TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE
COMPANY'S USERS AND ADVERTISERS MAY RESULT IN FAILURE TO ACHIEVE CRITICAL MASS AND REVENUE TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.
The Company incurs significant up-front costs
in connection with the acquisition of content, and bandwidth and network charges. The plan is to obtain recurring revenues in the
form of subscription and advertising fees to use the Broadband services, either paid by the users or advertisers. There is no assurance
as to whether the Company will be able to maintain, or whether and how quickly the Company will be able to increase its user base,
or whether the Company will be able to generate recurring subscription and advertising fees to such a level that would enable this
line of business to continue to operate profitably. If the Company is not successful in these endeavors, the Company could be required
to revise its business model, exit or reduce the scale of the business, or raise additional capital.
COMPETITION IN THE BROADBAND BUSINESS
IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE BUSINESS TO FAIL.
The Company's Broadband services are targeted to the end user market. As the Broadband penetration rates increase globally, an increasing number of well-funded competitors have entered the market. Companies that compete with the Company's business include telecommunications, cable, content management and network delivery companies.
The Company may face increased competition
as these competitors partner with others or develop new Broadband websites and service offerings to expand the functionality that
they can offer to their customers. These competitors may, over time, develop new technologies and acquire content that are perceived
as being more secure, effective or cost efficient than the Company. These competitors could successfully garner a significant share
of the market, to the exclusion of the Company. Furthermore, increased competition could result in pricing pressures, reduced margins,
or the failure of the business to achieve or maintain market acceptance, any one of which could harm the business.
THE INABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE
TIMELY DEVELOPMENT AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW AND RELATED SERVICES AND TO IMPLEMENT TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES COULD HARM THE BUSINESS.
The evolving nature of the Broadband business
requires the Company to continually develop and introduce new and related services and to improve the performance, features, and
reliability of the existing services, particularly in response to competitive offerings.
The Company has under development new features
and services for its businesses. The Company may also introduce new services. The success of new or enhanced features and services
depends on several factors - primarily market acceptance. The Company may not succeed in developing and marketing new or enhanced
features and services that respond to competitive and technological developments and changing customer needs. This could harm the
business.
CAPACITY LIMITS ON THE COMPANY'S TECHNOLOGY
AND NETWORK HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MAY BE DIFFICULT TO PROJECT, AND THE COMPANY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXPAND AND/OR UPGRADE ITS SYSTEMS
TO MEET INCREASED USE, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN REDUCED REVENUES.
While the Company has ample through-put capacity
to handle its customers' requirements for the medium term, at some point it may be required to materially expand and/or upgrade
its technology and network hardware and software. The Company may not be able to accurately project the rate of increase in usage
of its network. In addition, it may not be able to expand and/or upgrade its systems and network hardware and software capabilities
in a timely manner to accommodate increased traffic on its network. If the Company does not appropriately expand and/or upgrade
our systems and network hardware and software in a timely fashion, it may lose customers and revenues.
INTERRUPTIONS TO THE DATA CENTERS AND
BROADBAND NETWORKS COULD DISRUPT BUSINESS, AND NEGATIVELY IMPACT CUSTOMER DEMAND FOR THE COMPANY.
The Company's business depends on the uninterrupted
operation at the data centers and the broadband networks run by the various service providers. The data centers may suffer for
loss, damage, or interruption caused by fire, power loss, telecommunications failure, or other events beyond the Company. Any
damage or failure that causes interruptions in the Company's operations could materially harm business, financial conditions,
and results of operations. In addition, the Company's services depend on the efficient operation of the Internet connections between
customers and the data centers. The Company depends on Internet service providers efficiently operating these connections. These
providers have experienced periodic operational problems or outages in the past. Any of these problems or outages could adversely
affect customer satisfaction and customers could be reluctant to use our Internet related services.
THE COMPANY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE
NEW CONTENT, OR MAY HAVE TO DEFEND ITS RIGHTS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THE CONTENT THAT IS USED FOR ITS SERVICES WHICH COULD
BE DISRUPTIVE AND EXPENSIVE TO ITS BUSINESS.
The Company may not be able to acquire new content, or may have to defend its intellectual property rights or defend against claims that it is infringing the rights of others, where its content rights are concerned. Intellectual property litigation and controversies are disruptive and expensive. Infringement claims could require us to develop non-infringing services or enter onto royalty or licensing arrangements. Royalty or licensing arrangements, if required, may not be obtainable on terms acceptable to the Company. The business could be significantly harmed if the Company is not able to develop or license new content. Furthermore, it is possible that others may license substantially equivalent content, thus enabling them to effectively compete against us.
THE COMPANY DEPENDS ON KEY PERSONNEL.
The Company depends on the performance of its
senior management team. Its success depends on its ability to attract, retain, and motivate these individuals. There are no binding
agreements with any of its employees that prevent them from leaving the Company at any time. There is competition for these people.
The loss of the services of any of the key employees or failure to attract, retain, and motivate key employees could harm the business.
THE COMPANY RELIES ON THIRD PARTIES.
If critical services and products that the
Company sources from third parties, such as content and network services were to no longer be made available to the Company or
at a considerably higher price than it currently pays for them, and suitable alternatives could not be found, the business could
be harmed.
THE COMPANY COULD BE AFFECTED BY GOVERNMENT
REGULATION.
The list of countries to which our solutions
and services could not be exported could be revised in the future. Furthermore, some countries may in future impose restrictions
on streaming of broadband contents and related services. Failure to obtain the required governmental approvals would preclude the
sale or use of services in international markets and therefore, harm the Company's ability to grow sales through expansion into
international markets. While regulations in almost all countries in which our business currently operates generally permit the
broadband services, such regulations in future may not be as favorable and may impede our ability to develop business.
THE COMPANY COULD BE AFFECTED BY PIRACY
IN ASIA.
The Company is in the process of expanding
its services globally, and in particular is entering specific countries in Asia with customized country sites. These country sites
are designated to suit viewership patterns and styles in the countries they are launched in, and make use of the Company's content
and intellectual property rights to the content. The piracy of content is a significant problem in many Asian countries, and it
is not uncommon to see movies and television dramas appearing on illegal internet sites, and sold as pirated DVDs and VCDs. The
extent of this piracy of content in the specific countries that the Company is launching its sites will adversely affect to a certain
degree the amount of advertising and subscription revenues that the Company intends to earn.
THE COMPANY COULD BE AFFECTED BY ECONOMIC
DOWNTURNS
The global economy underwent a massive downturn
in 2009, which commenced in the second half of 2008. Many countries were faced with negative growth rates. Where the media industry
was concerned, major corporations reduced their advertising expenditures or even to cut back substantially all advertising and
promotional expenditures towards the later half of 2008. The Company is heavily reliant on advertising and syndication revenues.
Any future downturns in any one country that the Company operates its WOWtv service would significantly affect the Company's revenues.
OUR COMMON STOCK IS CONSIDERED A "PENNY
STOCK". THE APPLICATION OF THE "PENNY STOCK" RULES TO OUR COMMON STOCK COULD LIMIT THE TRADING AND LIQUIDITY OF
THE COMMON STOCK, ADVERSELY AFFECT THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK AND INCREASE THE TRANSACTION COSTS TO SELL THOSE SHARES.
Our common stock is a "low-priced" security or "penny stock" under rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In accordance with these rules, broker-dealers participating in transactions in low-priced securities must first deliver a risk disclosure document which describes the risks associated with such stocks, the broker-dealer's duties in selling the stock, the customer's rights and remedies and certain market and other information. Furthermore, the broker-dealer must make a suitability determination approving the customer for low-priced stock transactions based on the customer's financial situation, investment experience and objectives. Broker-dealers must also disclose these restrictions in writing to the customer, obtain specific written consent from the customer, and provide monthly account statements to the customer. The effect of these restrictions will likely decrease the willingness of broker-dealers to make a market in our common stock, will decrease liquidity of our common stock and will increase transaction costs for sales and purchases of our common stock as compared to other securities.
THE STOCK MARKET IN GENERAL HAS EXPERIENCED
VOLATILITY THAT OFTEN HAS BEEN UNRELATED TO THE OPERATING PERFORMANCE OF LISTED COMPANIES. THESE BROAD FLUCTUATIONS MAY BE THE
RESULT OF UNSCRUPULOUS PRACTICES THAT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PRICE OF OUR STOCK, REGARDLESS OF OUR OPERATING PERFORMANCE.
Shareholders should be aware that, according
to SEC Release No. 34-29093 dated April 17, 1991, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud
and abuse. Such patterns include (1) control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related
to the promoter or issuer; (2) manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading
press releases; (3) boiler room practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced
sales persons; (4) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups by selling broker-dealers; and (5) the wholesale
dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with
the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with consequent investor losses. The occurrence of these patterns or practices
could increase the volatility of our share price.
WE DO NOT EXPECT TO PAY DIVIDENDS FOR
THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, AND WE MAY NEVER PAY DIVIDENDS. INVESTORS SEEKING CASH DIVIDENDS SHOULD NOT PURCHASE OUR COMMON STOCK.
We currently intend to retain any future earnings
to support the development of our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Our payment
of any future dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors after taking into account various factors, including
but not limited to our financial condition, operating results, cash needs, growth plans and the terms of any credit agreements
that we may be a party to at the time. In addition, our ability to pay dividends on our common stock may be limited by Nevada
state law. Accordingly, investors must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as
the only way to realize a return on their investment. Investors seeking cash dividends should not purchase our common stock.
FUTURE SALES OF OUR COMMON STOCK COULD
PUT DOWNWARD SELLING PRESSURE ON OUR COMMON STOCK, AND ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PER SHARE PRICE. THERE IS A RISK THAT THIS DOWNWARD
PRESSURE MAY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN INVESTOR TO SELL SHARE OF COMMON STOCK AT ANY REASONABLE PRICE, IF AT ALL.
Future sales of substantial amounts of our
common stock in the public market or the perception that such sales could occur, could put downward selling pressure on our common
stock and adversely affect its market price.
THE OVER THE COUNTER BULLETIN BOARD IS
A QUOTATION SYSTEM, NOT AN ISSUER LISTING SERVICE, MARKET OR EXCHANGE. THEREFORE, BUYING AND SELLING STOCK ON THE OTC BULLETIN
BOARD IS NOT AS EFFICIENT AS BUYING AND SELLING STOCK THROUGH AN EXCHANGE. AS A RESULT, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO SELL YOUR
COMMON STOCK OR YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SELL YOUR COMMON STOCK FOR AN OPTIMUM TRADING PRICE.
The Over the Counter Bulletin Board (the "OTC
BB") is a regulated quotation service that displays real-time quotes, last sale prices and volume limitations in over-the-counter
securities. Because trades and quotations on the OTC Bulletin Board involve a manual process, the market information for such securities
cannot be guaranteed. In addition, quote information, or even firm quotes, may not be available. The manual execution process may
delay order processing and intervening price fluctuations may result in the failure of a limit order to execute or the execution
of a market order at a significantly different price. Execution of trades, execution reporting and the delivery of legal trade
confirmations may be delayed significantly. Consequently, one may not be able to sell shares of our common stock at the optimum
trading prices.
When fewer shares of a security are being
traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, volatility of prices may increase and price movement may outpace the ability to deliver accurate
quote information. Lower trading volumes in a security may result in a lower likelihood of an individual's orders being executed,
and current prices may differ significantly from the price one was quoted by the OTC Bulletin Board at the time of the order entry.
Orders for OTC Bulletin Board securities may be canceled or edited like orders for other securities. All requests to change or
cancel an order must be submitted to, received and processed by the OTC Bulletin Board. Due to the manual order processing involved
in handling OTC Bulletin Board trades, order processing and reporting may be delayed, and an individual may not be able to cancel
or edit his order. Consequently, one may not be able to sell shares of common stock at the optimum trading prices.
The dealer's spread (the difference between
the bid and ask prices) may be large and may result in substantial losses to the seller of securities on the OTC Bulletin Board
if the common stock or other security must be sold immediately. Further, purchasers of securities may incur an immediate "paper"
loss due to the price spread. Moreover, dealers trading on the OTC Bulletin Board may not have a bid price for securities bought
and sold through the OTC Bulletin Board. Due to the foregoing, demand for securities that are traded through the OTC Bulletin Board
may be decreased or eliminated.
We generated a net loss of $1,389,095 and $2,660,580
before taxes for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. We may be unable to continue as a going concern.
Our consolidated financial statements have
been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that we will be able to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in
the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. We generated a consolidated net loss before taxes of $1,389,295 for the
year ended December 31, 2014 compared to a consolidated net loss before taxes of $2,660,580 during 2013. We realized a negative
cash flow operating activities of $1,029,936 during 2014 compared to $445,891 in 2013. At December 31, 2014, we had an accumulated
deficit of $43,857,548 and a working capital deficiency of $3,365,271 compared to an accumulated deficit of $43,986,761 and a working
capital deficiency of $3,405,000 at December 31, 2013. At December 31, 2014, we had a stockholders' deficit of $3,436,666 compared
to a stockholders' equity of $3,104,784 at December 31, 2013. Our ability to continue as a going-concern is in substantial doubt
as it is dependent on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the receipt of continued financial support from our investors,
our ability to market and sell domain name assets for cash, our ability to raise equity or debt financing as we need it, and whether
we will be able to use our securities to meet certain of our liabilities as they become payable. The outcome of these matters is
dependent on factors outside of our control and cannot be predicted at this time.
ITEM 1B: UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
As a smaller reporting company, we are not
required to provide this information.
ITEM 2: PROPERTIES
The headquarters for operations
and management is located in Singapore in an office space of about 3,928 square feet. We entered into a month to month
operating lease paying a monthly rent of $9,834 (S$12,000). The headquarters is currently located at 35 Tai Seng Street,
Tata Communications Exchange, #01-01.
We believe that our existing facilities are
adequate to meet our current needs and that suitable additional or alternative space will be available in the future on commercially
reasonable terms, although we have no assurance that future terms would be as favorable as our current terms.
The Company has not invested in any real property
at this time nor does the Company intend to do so. The Company has no formal policy with respect to investments in real estate
or investments with persons primarily engaged in real estate activities.
ITEM 3: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None
ITEM 4: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable
PART II
ITEM 5: MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY,
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES PUBLIC MARKET
Our common stock trades on the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") over-the-counter Bulletin Board market ("OTCBB") under the symbol “AMRU”.
As of March 31, 2015, there were 431 holders of our common stock. The price of the Company's stock as of March 31, 2015 was $0.01.
The Company's high and low closing bid and
close information for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 is listed as provided by the Nasdaq website. Quotations
reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown, or commission and may not represent actual transactions.
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0.011 |
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0.015 |
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0.015 |
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0.015 |
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0.015 |
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0.015 |
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0.015 |
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0.015 |
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0.015 |
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0.008 |
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0.008 |
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0.008 |
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0.008 |
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0.011 |
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0.011 |
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0.011 |
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0.011 |
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* Closing price is provided as of the last day of the month.
DIVIDENDS
The Company does not expect to pay any dividends
at this time. The payment of dividends, if any, will be contingent upon the Company's revenues and earnings, capital requirements,
and general financial condition. The payment of any dividends will be within the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors
and may be subject to restrictions under the terms of any debt or other financing arrangements that the Company may enter into
in the future.
RECENT SALE OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
On January 21,2011, the Company issued a total
of 1,012,731 shares of common stock through its private placement of shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.027 per share
for a total amount of $27,343.74, to an "accredited investor", as that term is defined in Regulation D of the Securities
Act of 1933.
On January 31, 2011, the Company issued a total
of 2,840,909 shares of common stock through its private placement of shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.022 per share
for a total amount of $62,500.00, to an "accredited investor", as that term is defined in Regulation D of the Securities
Act of 1933.
From February 17, 2011 to April 25, 2011, the
Company issued a total of 11,137,008 shares of its common stock through its private placement of shares of common stock at a purchase
price of $0.02 per share for a total amount of $222,740.16, to "accredited investors", as that term is defined in Regulation
D of the Securities Act of 1933.
From July 26, 2011 to December 8, 2011, the
Company issued a total of 4,565,155 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") through its private
placement of shares of Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $0.15 per share for a total amount of $684,773.25, to "accredited
investors", as that term is defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock is convertible into ten (10) shares of common stock.
The total amount of funds raised through the
private placement of shares of Preferred Stock for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $684,773.25. The proceeds of the private
placement were used for working capital.
The shares of the Company's preferred stock
in above private placements were issued and sold in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(2) and/or Regulation D/Regulation
S of the Securities Act of 1933. Appropriate investment representations were obtained from the investors.
The total amount of funds raised through the
private placements of shares of common stock for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $312,583.90. The total proceeds were used
for working capital.
From January 19, 2012 to August 27, 2012, the
Company issued a total of 1,561,103 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") through its private
placement of shares of Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $0.15 per share for a total amount of $234,165.44, to "accredited
investors", as that term is defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock is convertible into ten (10) shares of common stock.
The total amount of funds raised through the
private placement of shares of Preferred Stock for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $234,165.44. The proceeds of the private
placement were used for working capital.
The shares of the Company's preferred stock
in above private placements were issued and sold in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(2) and/or Regulation D/Regulation
S of the Securities Act of 1933. Appropriate investment representations were obtained from the investors.
In fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, the
Company issued a total of 2,604,424 shares of preferred stock through its private placement of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock at a purchase price of $0.10 per share for a total amount of $260,442, to "accredited investors", as that term is
defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into ten
(10) shares of common stock. The total proceeds were used for the working capital of the Company. The shares of the Company's
preferred stock in above private placement were issued and sold in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(2) and/or
Regulation D/Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
The total amount of funds raised through the
private placement of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") to "accredited investors",
as that term is defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, at a purchase price of $0.10 per share, for the year ended
December 31, 2014 was $1,068,000. Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into ten (10) shares of common
stock, The proceeds of the private placement were used for working capital.
The shares of the Company's common stock in
above private placement were issued and sold in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(2) and/or Regulation D/Regulation
S of the Securities Act of 1933.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
The Company's 2004 Equity Compensation Plan
had 2,921,260 million shares remaining as of December 31, 2012. On April 1, 2014, the Company issued 2,921,260 million shares
under the Company's 2004 Equity Compensation Plan to its employees. There are no outstanding securities under the 2004 Equity
Compensation Plan.
In December, 2013 and April, 2014, the Company's
Board of Directors unanimously approved the Company's 2013 Equity Compensation Plan ("2013 Plan") which provides for
the grant to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company (including its subsidiaries) of stock based awards and
options to purchase up to an aggregate of 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
The Company has not granted any options under
the 2013 Plan, however, its Board of Directors approved a total of 30,000,000 of shares of Common Stock to its officers and directors.
None of the shares of Common Stock have been issued yet.
2013 Equity Compensation Plan
Name and position | |
Dollar value ($) | | |
Number of shares* | |
Chua Leong Hin, CEO and Director | |
$ | 100,000 | | |
| 10,000,000 | |
Sakae Torisawa, Chairman of the Board | |
$ | 100,000 | | |
| 10,000,000 | |
Percy Chua Soo Lian, Director | |
$ | 100,000 | | |
| 10,000,000 | |
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* based on the closing purchase price
of $0.01 per share as of March 31, 2015
The 2013 Plan has been approved by the Company's
shareholders on August 22, 2014. The 2013 Plan has been subsequently registered on the registration statement on Form S-8, however,
the Company has not filed yet a re-offering prospectus for the shares to be issued to the above officers and directors, and consequently
none of such shares have been issued as of the date hereof.
ITEM 6: SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected consolidated financial
data is derived from the Company's audited financial statements. These data is not necessarily indicative of results of future
operations, and should be read in conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
under Item 7 and, the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8.
No cash dividends were declared in any of the
years shown below:
| |
Years Ended December 31, | |
| |
2014 | | |
2013 | |
Statement of Operations Data: | |
| | |
| |
| |
| | |
| |
Revenues (1) | |
$ | 29,629 | | |
$ | 27,924 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cost of Services | |
| 153,260 | | |
| 146,060 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Gross Profit (Loss) | |
| (123,631 | ) | |
| (118,136 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating income (loss) | |
| 1,475,939 | | |
| (1,076,442 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Income (loss) | |
| (1,389,095 | ) | |
| (2,660,580 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share | |
| (0.01 | ) | |
| (0.01 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Shares used in computing basic and diluted income/loss per common share | |
| 210,735,640 | | |
| 202,001,962 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
BALANCE SHEET DATA: | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Working Capital (Deficit) | |
| (3,465,271 | ) | |
| (3,107,722 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total Assets | |
| 127,975 | | |
| 238,723 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Long-term obligations | |
| – | | |
| – | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity | |
| (3,436,666 | ) | |
| (3,104,784 | ) |
NOTES ON SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(1) |
The digit gaming operations were suspended in March 2009 by the Cambodia Government, as part of the suspension of all lotteries in Cambodia, resulting in the removal of such revenues in 2008. |
ITEM 7: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
PRELIMINARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
ALL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN
ARE DEEMED BY THE COMPANY TO BE COVERED BY AND TO QUALIFY FOR THE SAFE HARBOR PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION
REFORM ACT OF 1995. PROSPECTIVE SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL FACTORS GOVERN WHETHER ANY FORWARD - LOOKING STATEMENT
CONTAINED HEREIN WILL BE OR CAN BE ACHIEVED. ANY ONE OF THOSE FACTORS COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE
PROJECTED HEREIN. THESE FORWARD - LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE PLANS AND OBJECTIVES OF MANAGEMENT FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS, INCLUDING
PLANS AND OBJECTIVES RELATING TO THE PRODUCTS AND THE FUTURE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY. ASSUMPTIONS RELATING TO THE FOREGOING
INVOLVE JUDGMENTS WITH RESPECT TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, FUTURE ECONOMIC, COMPETITIVE AND MARKET CONDITIONS, FUTURE BUSINESS DECISIONS,
AND THE TIME AND MONEY REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, ALL OF WHICH ARE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT
ACCURATELY AND MANY OF WHICH ARE BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE COMPANY. ALTHOUGH THE COMPANY BELIEVES THAT THE ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING
THE FORWARD - LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE REASONABLE, ANY OF THOSE ASSUMPTIONS COULD PROVE INACCURATE AND, THEREFORE,THERE
CAN BE
NO ASSURANCE THAT THE RESULTS CONTEMPLATED
IN ANY OF THE FORWARD - LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN WILL BE REALIZED. BASED ON ACTUAL EXPERIENCE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT,
THE COMPANY MAY ALTER ITS MARKETING, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PLANS OR OTHER BUDGETS, WHICH MAY IN TURN AFFECT THE COMPANY'S RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS. IN LIGHT OF THE SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTIES INHERENT IN THE FORWARD - LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDED THEREIN, THE INCLUSION
OF ANY SUCH STATEMENT SHOULD NOT BE REGARDED AS A REPRESENTATION BY THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER PERSON THAT THE OBJECTIVES OR PLANS
OF THE COMPANY WILL BE ACHIEVED.
You should read the following discussion of
our financial condition and results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements and the notes to our consolidated
financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
General
The Company is in the business of broadband
entertainment-on-demand, streaming via computers, television sets and the provision of broadband services. Its business includes
channel and program sponsorship (advertising and branding); online subscriptions, channel/portal development (digital programming
services); content aggregation and syndication, broadband consulting services, broadband hosting and streaming services and E-commerce.
The following discussion should be read in
conjunction with selected financial data and the financial statements and notes to financial statements.
OVERVIEW
The business focus of the Company is Entertainment-on-Demand
and E-Commerce Channels on Broadband, and 3G (Third Generation) devices.
For the broadband, the Company delivers both
wire and wireless solutions, streaming via computers, TV sets, PDAs and 3G hand phones.
The Company's business model in the area of
broadband entertainment includes focuses on e-services, which would provide the Company with multiple streams of revenue. Such
revenues would be derived from advertising and branding (channel and program sponsorship); on-line subscriptions; channel/portal
development (digital programming services); content aggregation and syndication; broadband consulting services; broadband hosting
and streaming services; E-commerce commissions and on-line dealerships.
In fiscal 2008, the business was reorganized
under the following entities to spearhead the expansion of the Company's business and focus on specific growth areas and territories.
M2B WORLD PTE. LTD.
M2B World Pte. Ltd. was incorporated on April
3, 2003. This subsidiary used to oversee the management and operation of the Company as a whole and oversees the Asian business.
With effect from September 1, 2006, the Company's Asian business was overseen by another subsidiary, M2B World Asia Pacific Pte.
Ltd.
The Company took an investment on May 16, 2005
for a 9.1% equity position with a company called Activ Lifestyle Pte Ltd in Singapore to help facilitate Amaru Inc.'s diversification
into the health and wellness market.On September 27, 2005, the Company raised its investment in Activ Lifestyle Pte Ltd to 12.6%.
This was further increased to 17.4% as of December 31, 2006.
In December 2005, M2B World Pte. Ltd. sold
81% equity interests of its wholly-owned subsidiary, M2B Game World Pte. Ltd. to Auston International Group Ltd (Auston), a public
listed company in Singapore, in exchange for 27% equity interest in Auston. As of December 31, 2008, the Company disposed all of
its common shares in Auston. As of the date of this report, the Company holds no
shares in Auston.
M2B WORLD, INC.
M2B World, Inc., a California corporation,
was incorporated on January 24, 2005. This subsidiary handled and oversaw the Company's business in the U.S in the past. The Company
currently does not maintain an office space in the U.S.
On May 27, 2005, M2B World, Inc. entered
into an agreement with Indie Vision Films, Inc., a California corporation, to purchase 20% of the beneficial ownership of
Indie Vision Films, Inc., which provided to M2B World, Inc. access the library of programs of Indie Vision Films, Inc. The
Company entered into an agreement on December 22, 2009 with Indie Vision Films, Inc. to convert its investment into content
rights, thereby giving up its 20% share of beneficial ownership in lieu of library rights that the Company could exploit
commercially for international use.
M2B WORLD ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.
M2B World Asia Pacific Pte Ltd was incorporated
in the Republic of Singapore on August 1, 2006 for the purposes of handling all the business operations of the Company in the Asia
Pacific region. This company had taken over the Asian business operations as well as the assets and liabilities of M2B World Pte.
Ltd. with effect from September 1, 2006.
On January 3, 2007, M2B World Asia Pacific
Pte Ltd, issued 7,778,014 shares of common stock through a private placement at a price of $0.77 a share for a total amount of
$6,000,000. This had effectively reduced the Company's effective equity interest in M2B World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd from 100% to
81.6%.
On July 8, 2008, M2B World Asia Pacific Pte
Ltd signed a two year convertible loan agreement with a third party to raise $2,500,000 in funding. The convertible loan represents
a two year convertible loan drawn by a subsidiary company. It bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.0% per annum. The loan allowed
the lender the option to convert the loan into shares of the subsidiary company at the issue price of $0.942 per share at the
end of the two year period. The due date of the loan was July 7, 2010. The conversion period of the convertible loan was extended
for an additional twelve months commencing July 8, 2010 and was further extended to June 29, 2012. M2B World Asia Pacific Pte.
Ltd. is negotiating to obtain further extension on the convertible loan, until which interest is accrued on the outstanding loan
balance at 5% per annum.
M2B COMMERCE LIMITED
M2B Commerce Limited, a company incorporated
in the British Virgin Islands on July 25, 2002, focuses on e-commerce and digit gaming, with a branch in Cambodia that oversees
the digit gaming operation in Cambodia.
The Company has an agreement with Allsports
Limited, a British Virgin Islands company to operate, administer, and manage the lottery digit game activities in Cambodia, as
an extension of the Company's entertainment operations. On March 25, 2009, the Company was notified that the digit game were suspended
by the Cambodia Government as part of the suspension of all lotteries in Cambodia. At this time, the Company believes that the
suspension of the digit game is permanent as the Government of Cambodia has closed the gaming business by the order of its Ministry
of Economy and Finance.
The company had entered into an investment
agreement on January 12, 2006, with Khoo Kim Leng, the beneficial owner of Dai Long Co., Ltd, which holds a valid casino license
and freehold land and intends to develop and operate an integrated resort in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The resort will feature a
hotel, guest house, shopping arcade, entertainment and amusement center and some gaming tables. As of December 31, 2006, the company
had invested $2,402,613 in relation to this investment. The resort was completed and is in operation.
M2B AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
M2B Australia Pty Ltd was incorporated on June
15, 2005. This subsidiary handles and oversees the Company's business in Australia. As of December 31, 2012 this subsidiary is
dormant.
AMARU HOLDINGS LIMITED AND M2B WORLD HOLDINGS
LIMITED
Amaru Holdings Limited and M2B World Holdings
Limited are incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on February 21, 2005 and June 15, 2006, respectively. Amaru Holdings Limited
focuses on content syndication and distribution in areas other than Asia Pacific region. M2B World Holdings Limited focuses on
content syndication and distribution in Asia Pacific region and is a subsidiary of M2B World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
TREMAX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND M2B WORLD
TRAVEL LIMITED
Tremax International Limited and M2B World
Travel Limited are both incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on June 8, 2006 and May 3, 2005 respectively. Both companies
are investment holdings companies.
On July 10, 2007, Tremax International Limited
entered into a sale and purchase agreement (the "Agreement") with Domaine Group Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation
(the "Vendor"), for the acquisition of CBBN Holdings Limited ("CBBN Holdings"). CBBN Holdings is a 80% beneficial
owner of Cosmactive Broadband Networks Co. Ltd ("CBN"), which is a broadband service provider incorporated in Taiwan.
The purchase considerationwas satisfied in full by the issuance of 5,333,333 of common stock of the Company.
On January 22, 2009, the Company approved the
termination and rescission of the Agreement, because the seller failed to comply with the terms of the Agreement and did not deliver
to the Company or Purchaser the consideration for the issuance of the Amaru Shares. The Company further approved the cancellation
of 5,333,333 of common stock of the Company.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
In the preparation of the financial statements,
the Company adopted the following critical accounting policies.
FILM LIBRARY
Investment in the Company's film library includes
movies, dramas, comedies and documentaries in which the Company has acquired distribution rights from a third party. For acquired
films, these capitalized costs consist of minimum guarantee payments to acquire the distribution rights. Costs of acquiring the
Company's film libraries are amortized using the individual-film-forecast method, whereby these costs are amortized and participations
and residuals costs are accrued in the proportion that current year's revenue bears to management's estimate of ultimate revenue
at the beginning of the current year expected to be recognized from the exploitation, exhibition or sale of the films. Ultimate
revenue for acquired films includes estimates over a period not to exceed twenty years following the date of acquisition. Investments
in films are stated at the lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value.
The valuation of investment in films is reviewed
on a overall basis, when an event or change in circumstances indicates that the fair value of the film library is less than its
unamortized cost. The fair value of the film is determined using management's future revenue and cost estimates and a discounted
cash flow approach. Additional amortization is recorded in the amount by which the unamortized costs exceed the estimated fair
value of the film. Estimates of future revenue involve measurement uncertainty and it is therefore possible that reductions in
the carrying value of investment in films may be required as a consequence of changes in management's future revenue estimates.
The Company most recently completed an impairment
evaluation in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009. The film library was determined to be impaired during the year ended December
31, 2009. In conducting the analysis, the Company used a discounted cash flow approach in estimating fair value as market values
could not be readily determined given the unique nature of the respective assets.
REVENUE
Subscription and related services revenues
are recognized over the period that services are provided. Advertising and sponsorship revenues are recognized as the services
are performed or when the goods are delivered. Licensing and content syndication revenue is recognized when the license period
begins, and the contents are available for exploitation by customer, pursuant to the terms of the license agreement. Gaming revenue
is recognized as earned net of winnings. E-commerce commissions are recognized as received. Broadband consulting services and on-line
turnkey solutions revenue are recognized as earned.
The Company has adopted accounting pronouncements
issued before December 31, 2014, that are applicable to the Company.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014
compared with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
REVENUE
Financial Statement
|
· |
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $29,629 compared with $27,924 in 2013. |
|
· |
Loss from operations was $1,475,939 in 2014 compared with loss of $1,076,442 in 2013. |
|
· |
Net loss was $1,389,095 in 2014 compared with loss of $2,660,580 in 2013. |
|
· |
The Company's cash balance was $24,413 at December 31, 2014 compared with $33,338 at December 31, 2013. |
Revenue
Revenue entertainment for the year ended December
31, 2014 at $29,629 was higher than revenue entertainment of $27,924 for year ended December 31, 2013 by $1,705 (6%). It was mainly
due to increase in subscription revenue from new customers during 2014.
Cost of Services
Cost of services for the years ended December
31, 2014 was $153,260 which increased by $7,200 (5%) from $146,060 for the year ended December 31, 2013. It was mainly due to increase
in cost spending on other related production costs during year ended December 31, 2014.
DISTRIBUTION EXPENSES
Distribution expenses for the year ended December
31, 2014 at $90,208 were higher by $42,834 (90%) as compared to the amount of $47,374 incurred for the year ended December 31,
2013.
The significant higher distribution expenses
were attributed to increase spending on advertisement and marketing expenses during year ended December 31,2014.
BAD DEBTS WRITTEN OFF
The bad debts written off in 2013 were primarily
attributed to the write off of the long outstanding balance of $72,979 from previous accounts receivable and other debtors. There
were no bad debts written off during the year ended December 31, 2014.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Administration expenses for the year ended
December 31, 2014 at $1,132,887 were higher by $294,934 (35%) as compared to the amount of $837,953 incurred for the year ended
December 31, 2013.
The increase in administrative expenses for
the year ended December 31, 2014 was attributed mainly to the increase in:
|
· |
Staff costs. Staff costs
were increased by $118,706 (31%), from $388,907 for the year ended December 31, 2013 to $507,613 for the year ended December
31, 2014. The increase was mainly due to more recruitment of new employees during year 2014. |
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· |
Legal and professional fees.
Fees was increased by $60,936 (38%), from $158,315 for the year ended December 31, 2013 to $216,067 for the year ended December
31, 2014. The increase was mainly due to an increase in statutory filing and legal expenses. |
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
The company incurred a loss from operations
of $1,346,726 for the year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the loss from operations of $1,076,442 for the year ended December
31, 2013. The increase was mainly due to more spending in distribution costs, general and administrative expenses during year 2014.
NET LOSS
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2014,
was $1,259,882 which decreased by $1,400,698 (53%) from net loss of $2,660,580 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The significantly
decrease was partly due to significant loss of $1,550,503 was impaired on investment during year 2013, there was no impairment
loss on investment incurred for the year ended December 31, 2014.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company had cash in the amount of $24,413
at December 31, 2014 as compared to cash of $33,338 at December 31, 2013.
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the
Company had not entered into any transactions using derivative financial instruments or derivative commodity instruments. Accordingly
the Company believes its exposure to market interest rate risk is not material.
In summary of the sources and use of cash,
the Company had raised $1,028,000 through equity financings in fiscal year 2014. It was used to cover the Company's operations
and to reduce the Company's accounts payable and accrued expenses for fiscal year 2014.
There was net cash used in operating activities
of $1,000,723 and $445,891, for each of the two years in 2014 and 2013, respectively. The increase of $554,832 for net cash used
in operating activities in 2014 as compared to 2013 was mainly due to increase in operating expenses during year 2014.
There was net cash used in investing activities
of $36,202 in fiscal year 2014 and $508,713 generated from investing activities in fiscal year 2013. The decrease of $544,915 for
net cash used in investing activities was mainly due to reduce in sales of securities.
There was net cash generated from financing
activities of $1,057,213 in fiscal year 2014 and $62,944 used in financing activities in fiscal year 2013. The increase of $1,050,269
for net cash provided by financing activities in 2014 as compared to 2013 was mainly due lesser repayment of term loan in 2014.
The Company believes that its operations strategically
based in Singapore, are the crossroads of communication and commerce, and are ideally placed to grow the media industry.
We expect that the broadband business segment should be able to generate sufficient cash to cover its operations by year 2015.
Cash generated from operations meanwhile will not be able to cover the Company's intended growth and expansion. The Company
intends to raise additional funds to fund its business expansion until its revenue generation is self-sufficient to fund the business.
However, no assurances can be made that the Company will raise sufficient funds as planned.
The Company has relinquished its old trade
obligations and reduced the overall fixed overhead cost. On the operational side, where possible, IT work has been out-sourced
to other countries with lower labor cost. In addition to the Company's content of I-Concerts, Mr. Paparazzi, Auto TV gained in
2010, the Company is seeking to acquire new Contents from Holland, Mid-East, Australia, Korea, Japan and China. Currently, the
Company is finalizing a cooperation agreement with m1905, a fully owned subsidiary of CCTV6. The Company's goal is to keep contents
current at 'zero-cost' acquisition, with revenue share model where possible. During the industry downturn, the Company has continued
to push its key selling points of legal contents across various countries, It is rewarded by the newly enforced Intellectual Property
Rights in China and globally. This puts the Company's content library in a favourable position in negotiating for new business
ventures. The Company believes that being based in Singapore, at the crossroads of communication and commerce, it is ideally placed
to develop the media industry. The Company's fully legal contents and various country rights, enables it to take advantage of the
Internet and Mobile 3G/4G roll out regionally and globally. The Company has a self sufficient, complete and compact operation,
cross-platforms abilities, and new product developments, and is nimble enough to adapt to the new media to realize revenue for
the highly connected mobile marketplace. We expect that the broadband business segment would be able to generate sufficient cash
to cover its operations in fiscal year 2015, however, no assurances can be made that such expectations will materialize. Cash generated
from operations meanwhile will not be able to cover the Company's intended growth and expansion. The Company intends to raise additional
funds to fund its business expansion until its revenue generation is self sufficient to fund the business. However no assurances
can be made that the Company will raise sufficient funds as planned.
NEW CONTRACTS
On January 7, 2014, the Company through its
subsidiary, M2B World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. ("M2B") signed an agreement with Shortman Films Pte Ltd ("Shortman"),
a leading Malaysian content provider company from Singapore. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Shortman's content shall be
available on all M2B's platforms globally. M2B and Shortman shall share gross revenue share collected in the ratio of 50% ("M2B"):50%
("Shortman").
On January 8, 2014, the Company through its
subsidiary, M2B World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. ("M2B") signed an agreement with PT. LEJEL E&M ("Arjuna TV"),
a leading Indonesian TV broadcaster. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Arjuna TV's content shall be available on all M2B's
platforms globally. M2B and Arjuna TV shall share gross revenue share collected in the ratio of 50% ("M2B"):50% ("Arjuna
TV").
On February 3, 2014, the Company through its
subsidiary, M2B World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. ("M2B") signed an agreement with STAND INC ("STAND INC"), a leading
content provider company. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, STAND INC shall provide M2B's content and services on its video
streaming site GyaO!. M2B and STAND INC shall share gross revenue share collected in the ratio of 70% ("M2B"):30% ("STAND
INC").
On August 21, 2014, the Company through its subsidiary, M2B World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. ("M2B"), signed an agreement with Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd (“IAHGames”), a leading publisher, operator and distributor of interactive entertainment. Both parties agreed to work together for the development of intuitive Game-Box, and integration of Gaming and Social Networking of WOWtv mobile player, into an ubiquitous mobile entertainment media device for the future.
On October 1, 2014, the Company through its subsidiary, M2B World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. ("M2B") signed an agreement with FCCE Distribution ("FCCE"), a leading content provider company. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, FCCE content shall be available on all M2B's platforms in the APAC and also North America regions. M2B shall pay 3400 Euro for a yearly contract.
On January 29, 2015, the Company through its subsidiary, M2B World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. ("M2B"), signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation (“TLSC”), one of Korea's leading electronics company. M2B shall develop WOWtv application for TLSC to be feature on the Smart TVs for TLSC and to be made available for Singapore and other ASEAN countries.
ITEM 7A: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
ABOUT MARKET RISK
The primary objective of our investment activities
is to preserve principal while concurrently maximizing the income we receive from our investments without significantly increasing
risk. Some of the securities that we may invest in may be subject to market risk. This means that a change in prevailing interest
rates may cause the principal amount of the investment to fluctuate. For example, if we hold a security that was issued with a
fixed interest rate at the then-prevailing rate and the prevailing interest rate later rises, the current value of the principal
amount of our investment will decline. To minimize this risk in the future, we intend to maintain our portfolio of cash equivalents
and short-term investments in a variety of securities, including commercial paper, money market funds, high-grade corporate bonds,
government and non- government debt securities and certificates of deposit. In general, money market funds are not subject to market
risk because the interest paid on such funds fluctuates with the prevailing interest rate. The Company held nil in marketable securities
as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 respectively.
The Company does not believe that it faces
material market risk with respect to its cash and cash equivalents which totaled $24,413 and $33,338 at December 31, 2014 and 2013,
respectively.
The Company has no material long-term obligations
or hedging activities.
ABILITY TO EXPAND CUSTOMER BASE
The Company's future operating results depend
on our ability to expand our customer base for broadband services and e-commerce portals. An increase in total revenue depends
on our ability to increase the number of broadband and e-commerce portals, in the US, Europe and Asia. The degree of success of
this depends on:
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our efforts to establish independent broadband sites in countries where conditions are suitable. |
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our ability to expand our offerings of content in entertainment to include more niche channels and offerings. |
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our ability to provide content beyond just personal computers but to encompass television, wireless application devices and 3G hand phones. |
ABILITY TO ACQUIRE NEW MEDIA CONTENTS
The continued ability of the Company to acquire
rights to new media contents, at competitive rates, is crucial to grow and sustain the Company's business.
AVAILABILITY OF TECHNOLOGICALLY RELIABLE
NEW GENERATION OF BROADBAND DEVICES
The growth of demand for broadband services
is dependent on the wide availability of technologically reliable new generation of broadband devices, at affordable prices to
prospective customers of broadband services. The early and widespread availability and market adoption of new generation broadband
devices, will significantly impact demand for broadband services and the growth of the Company's business.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
BY GOVERNMENT AND TELCOS
The growth of demand for broadband services
is dependent on the capital investment in broadband infrastructure by governments and Telcos. A significant source of demand for
the Company's broadband services could be from homes and enterprises with access to high-speed broadband connections. The ability
of countries to invest in public broadband infrastructure to offer public accessibility is subject to countries' economic health.
The Company's prospects for business growth in Asia especially would be impacted by overall economic conditions in the territories
that we seek to expand into.
COMPETITION FROM BROADBAND CABLE AND TV
NETWORKS OPERATORS
As traditional TV networks and cable TV operators
provide alternate supply of entertainment and on-demand broadband services, they are in competition with the Company, for market
share. The Company, nevertheless, will continue to leverage on its advantage of ownership rights to its own portfolio of media
content and its ability to provide broadband services over both the cable and wireless networks, at competitive rates.
The Company's business is reliant on complex
information technology systems and networks. Any significant system or network disruption could have a material adverse impact
on our operations and operating results. The Company's nature of business is highly dependent on the efficient and uninterrupted
operation of complex information technology systems networks, may they, either be that of ours, or our Telco/ ISP partners.
All information technology systems are potentially
vulnerable to damage or interruption from a variety of sources, including but not limited to computer viruses, security breach,
energy blackouts, natural disasters and terrorism, war and telecommunication failures.
System or network disruptions may arise if
new systems or upgrades are defective or are not installed properly. The Company has implemented various measures to manage our
risks related to system and network disruptions, but a system failure or security breach could negatively impact our operations
and financial results.
LAW AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERNET
Increased regulation of the Internet or differing
application of existing laws might slow the growth of the use of the Internet and online services, which could decrease demand
for our services. The added complexity of the law may lead to higher compliance costs resulting in higher costs of doing business.
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
Our copyrights, patents, trademarks, including
our rights to certain domain names are very important to M2B and WOWtv's brand and success. While we make every effort to protect
and stop unauthorized use of our proprietary rights, it may still be possible for third parties to obtain and use the intellectual
property without authorization. The validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property in Internet-related
industries remain uncertain and still evolving. Litigation may be necessary in future to enforce these intellectual property rights.
This will result in substantial costs and diversion of the Company's resources and could disrupt its business, as well as have
a material adverse effect on its business.
LAW AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING BUSINESS
As the Company continues to expand its business
internationally across different geographical locations there are risks inherent including:
1) Trade barriers and changes in trade regulations
2) Local labor laws and regulations
3) Currency exchange rate fluctuations
4) Political,social or economic unrest
5) Potential adverse tax regulation
6) Changes in governmental regulations
OUTBREAK OF FLU PANDEMIC OR SIMILAR PUBLIC
HEALTH DEVELOPMENTS
Any future outbreak of the flu pandemic or
similar public health developments may have a material adverse effect on the Company's business operations, financial condition
and results of operations.
ITEM 8: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
DATA
See the Financial Statements and Notes thereto
commencing on Page F-1.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
F-2 |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets |
F-3 - F-4 |
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Consolidated Statements of Income |
F-5 - F-6 |
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit and Comprehensive Income |
F-7 - F-8 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
F-9 - F-10 |
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
A system of disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-l5(e)) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,as amended (the "Exchange Act"))
are controls and other procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information that the Company is required
to disclose in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's
management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures,
including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even
effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives, and
management necessarily is required to use its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
In addition, the design of any system of controls is based in pan 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.
Moreover, over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies
or procedures may deteriorate. The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1943, as amended) as of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements because
of the identification of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting of the film library from the misinterpretation
of accounting literature in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). Thus, the
Company recognizes that it has a material weakness in financial reporting due to a lack of staff with adequate knowledge of US
GAAP. The Company will take appropriate remedial measures as discussed below under Management's Remedial Initiatives.
MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL
OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The Company's management is responsible for
establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over the Company's financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange
Act Rule 13a-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with United
States of America generally accepted accounting principles. A Company's internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect
the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that
receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorization of management and directors of the
Company and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding the prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or
disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. In connection with
the preparation of this Annual Report on Form 10K, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including
our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting based on criteria established in the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO"), as supplemented by the COSO publication Internal Control
over Financial Reporting - Guidance for Smaller Public Companies. Based on their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2014, based
on these criteria. Management believes that this material weakness has no affect on our ability to present GAAP-compliant financial
statements. Management does not believe that the weakness with respect to its procedures and controls had a pervasive effect upon
the financial reporting and overall control environment due to our ability to make the necessary adjustments to our financial statements.
Management is also aware that there is a lack of segregation of duties at the Company due to the fact that there are only four
people dealing with financial and accounting matters. However, at this time, management has decided that considering the experience
and abilities of the employees involved and the low quantity of transactions processed, the risks associated with such lack of
segregation are low and the potential benefits of adding employees to clearly segregate duties do not justify the substantial expenses
associated with such increases. Management will periodically reevaluate this situation.
This annual report does not include an attestation
report of our registered independent auditors regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not
subject to attestation by our registered independent auditors pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide
only management's report in this annual report.
Our management, including the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial
reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable,
not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. 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.
MANAGEMENT’S REMEDIATION INITIATIVES
In addition to the re-evaluation discussed
above, management has, subsequent to December 31, 2014, implemented the following procedures to address the material weakness noted
above, including the following:
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Enhanced the access to accounting literature, research materials and documents. |
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Identified third party professionals with whom to consult regarding complex accounting applications |
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Looking to additional staff to supplement our
current accounting professionals with the requisite experience and
training. |
The elements of our remediation plan can only
be accomplished over time and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL
REPORTING
There have been no changes in the Company's
internal control over financial reporting during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B: OTHER INFORMATION
From February
10, 2015 to March 26, 2015, the Company issued a total of 1,720,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred
Stock") through its private placement of shares of Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $0.10 per share for a total amount
of $172,000, to "accredited investors", as that term is defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. Each
share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into ten (10) shares of common stock.
As
of February 2015, the Company issued a total of 1,000,000 shares of common stock through its private placement of shares of common
stock at a purchase price of $0.05 per share for a total amount of $50,000 to "accredited investors" as that term is
defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933.
The shares of the Company's common stock in above private
placements were issued and sold in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(2) and/or Regulation D/Regulation S of
the Securities Act of 1933. Appropriate investment representations were obtained and the securities were issued with
restrictive legends.
PART III
ITEM 10: DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS,
PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Our directors, executive officers and key employees
as of March 16, 2015 were as follows:
Name |
Age |
Position |
Sakae Torisawa |
69 |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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Chua Leong Hin |
56 |
Chief Executive Officer, President, Interim Acting Chief Financial Officer and Director |
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Percy Chua Soo Lian |
55 |
Director |
SAKAE TORISAWA
Mr. Torisawa has served as a director of the
Company since January 2007, and as the Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors since March 5, 2007. Mr. Torisawa graduated
from the Journalism Course of Law Department at Nippon University, Japan. In 1973, Mr. Torisawa joined Hockmetals Group in Tokyo,
which is a worldwide trading and mining firm. He worked as a trader for non-ferrous metals and raw materials, especially copper,
zinc, lead, tungsten, and antimony. In 1976, Hockmetals closed its Tokyo office, and he joined Union Carbide, USA as a representative
in Tokyo office for the Metal Division. In 1977, Mr. Torisawa joined Glencore Far East Ag in Switzerland, an international trading
and industrial firm, specializing in oil, coal, metals and minerals. He served as a partner in charge of Tokyo office. He continued
in trading copper, zinc and lead metals and raw materials. Due to nature of business, he was involved in mining and smelting green
field projects. Presently Mr. Torisawa works for C & P Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore as a Senior Advisor.
CHUA LEONG HIN
Mr. Chua Leong Hin has served as a director
of the Company since April 2, 2009. He graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1983 with a Bachelor of Law degree.
He was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore to practice law in Singapore in February 1984.
He was initially employed by the law firm of
Thomas Tham & Partners as a legal assistant, and subsequently in October 1984, together with Mr. Leong Keng Kheong, started
the firm Leong Chua & Associates which is now known as Leong Chua & Wong. The firm currently has 4 partners and about 15
employees. The firm specializes in the field of litigation and commercial law.
Mr. Chua Leong Hin is a shareholder of M2B
World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company. He holds 1,296,336 ordinary shares (3.05%) of the total shares outstanding
of 42,459, 976 ordinary shares in M2B World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Mr Chua is the Company's President, CEO and acting CFO following
the resignation of Mr. Binny from those position.
PERCY CHUA SOO LIAN
Mr. Percy Chua Soo Lian, is appointed as the
Company's director to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors created by the resignation of Mr. Binny from that position.
Mr. Percy Chua Soo Lian graduated from the
National University of Singapore in 1986, with a Bachelor of Arts, Architectural Studies (B.A.(AS), and a Bachelor of Environmental
Design Studies degree (B.E.D.S.) in 1989, and a Masters of Architecture, (M.ARCH) in 1991 from Technical University of Nova Scotia
(Daltech), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
He has more than twenty years experience in
the fields of art and architecture. In the past decade he has been involved in restructuring assets such as hotels, buildings,
and master planning of New Towns in various Asia Pacific countries. He is a founding partner of CSL Architects and managing director
of CSLA Management PTE Ltd., as well as a president and director of PT Bintan Pacific Development.
Mr. Percy Chua Soo Lian has no beneficial ownership
of the Company's or any of its subsidiaries' shareholdings.
The following directors and executive officers
have resigned from the Company as of the effective date set forth below:
Name |
Age |
Position |
Resignation Date |
Zee Moey Ngiam |
56 |
Director |
December 30, 2011 |
LIMITATION ON DIRECTORS' LIABILITIES
Our certificate of incorporation limits, to the maximum extent permitted
under Nevada law, the personal liability of directors and officers for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as
directors and officers, except in circumstances involving wrongful acts, such as a breach of the director's duty of loyalty or
acts of omission which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law.
Nevada Law permits us to indemnify officers, directors or employees
against expenses, including attorney's fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with legal proceedings
if the officer, director or employee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our
best interest, and, with respect to any criminal act or proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Indemnification is not permitted as to any matter as to which the person is adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent
that, the court in which such action or suit was brought upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view
of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court
deems proper. Individuals who successfully defend this type of action are entitled to indemnification against expenses reasonably
incurred in connection therewith. Our by-laws require us to indemnify directors and officers against, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, liabilities which they may incur under the circumstances described in the preceding paragraph.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Board of Directors
Board Members who are Deemed Independent
Our board of directors has determined thatnone
of our directors are "independent" as that term is defined by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotations ("NASDAQ"). See "Lack of Committees" for the NASDAQ definition of "Independent Director."
Under the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations definition, an "independent director means a person
other than an officer or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries or any other individuals having a relationship that, in the
opinion of the Company's board of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities
of the director. The board's discretion in determining director independence is not completely unfettered. Further, under the NASDAQ
definition, an independent director is a person who (1) is not currently (or whose immediate family members are not currently),
and has not been over the past three years (or whose immediate family members have not been over the past three years), employed
by the company; (2) has not (or whose immediate family members have not) been paid more than $60,000 during the current or past
three fiscal years; (3) has not (or whose immediately family has not) been a partner in or controlling shareholder or executive
officer of an organization which the company made, or from which the company received, payments in excess of the greater of $200,000
or 5% of that organizations consolidated gross revenues, in any of the most recent three fiscal years; (4) has not (or whose immediate
family members have not), over the past three years been employed as an executive officer of a company in which an executive officer
of the Company has served on that company's compensation committee; or (5) is not currently (or whose immediate family members
are not currently), and has not been over the past three years (or whose immediate family members have not been over the past three
years) a partner of the Company's outside auditor.
The term "Financial Expert" is defined
as a person who has the following attributes: an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements;
has the ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals
and reserves; experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of
complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected
to be raised by the company's financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities;
an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting; and an understanding of audit committee functions.
Committees
The Board of Directors of the Company has established
the following committees on April 30, 2007:
The Audit Committee's responsibilities include:
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appointing, retaining, approving the compensation of and assessing the independence of our independent registered public accounting firm, including pre-approval of all services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm; |
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overseeing the work of our independent registered public accounting firm, including the receipt and consideration of certain reports from the firm; |
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reviewing and discussing with management and the independent registered public accounting firm our annual and quarterly consolidated financial statements and related disclosures; |
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monitoring our internal control over financial reporting, disclosure controls and procedures and code of business conduct and ethics; |
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establishing procedures for the receipt and retention of accounting related complaints and concerns; |
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meeting independently with our independent registered public accounting firm and management; and |
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preparing the audit committee report required by SEC rules. |
The members of the Audit Committee were Ngiam
Zee Moey and Colin Binny who resigned on April 2, 2010. Mr. Ngiam Zee Moey resigned on December 31, 2011, and has not been replaced
yet. Currently the members of the Board of Directors serve as members of the Audit Committee.
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Nominating and Governance Committee |
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee's
responsibilities include:
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identifying individuals qualified to become directors; |
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reviewing with the board the standards to be applied in making determinations regarding independence of board members; |
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reviewing and making recommendations to the board with respect to size, composition and structure; |
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developing and recommending to the board our code of business conduct and ethics; |
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developing and recommending to the board Corporate Governance Guidelines; |
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overseeing an annual evaluation of the board; and |
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providing general advice to the board on corporate governance matters. |
The members of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee in fiscal year 2011 were Sakae Torisawa and Ngiam Zee Moey, who resigned in December of 2011, and has not
been replaced yet. Currently the members of the Board of Directors serve as members of said Committee.
The Compensation Committee's responsibilities
include:
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annually reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to chief executive officer compensation and the compensation structure for our officers; |
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approving the chief executive officer's compensation; |
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reviewing and approving, or making recommendations to the board of directors with respect to, the compensation of our other executive officers; |
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overseeing and administering our equity incentive plans; and |
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preparing the annual executive compensation report |
The members of the Compensation Committee in
fiscal year 2011 were Sakae Torisawa and Ngiam Zee Moey, who resigned in December, 2011 and has not been replaced yet. Currently
the members of the Board of Directors serve as members of said Committee.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Our code of business
conduct and ethics, as approved by our board of directors, can be obtained from our Website, at www.amaruinc.com
We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement
relating to amendments to or waivers from provisions of the code that relate to one or more of the items set forth in Regulations
S-K, by describing on our Internet Website, within five business days following the date of a waiver or a substantive amendment,
the date of the waiver or amendment, the nature of the amendment or waiver, and the name of the person to whom the waiver was granted.
Information on our Internet website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this report or incorporated into any other
filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who beneficially own more
than 10% of a registered class of our common stock, to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. These officers, directors and stockholders are required by SEC regulations
to furnish us with copies of all such reports that they file.
Based solely upon a review of copies of such
reports furnished to us during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and thereafter, or any written representations received
by us from reporting persons that no other reports were required, to the best of our knowledge, during our fiscal 2014, all Section
16(a) filing requirements applicable to our reporting persons were met.
ITEM 11: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth information
concerning the annual and long-term compensation for services rendered during the last three fiscal years to our company in all
capacities as an employee by our Chief Executive Officer and our other executive officers whose aggregate compensation exceeded
$100,000 (collectively, the "named executive officers") at any time during such years shown below. Please revise
to include fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012
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Chua Leong Hin, CEO and CFO |
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2014 |
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– |
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– |
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– |
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– |
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– |
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– |
|
_______________
(1) |
Bonus awarded based on performance. |
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(2) |
No officers received or will receive any long term incentive
plan payouts or other payouts during financial years ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. |
As of April 1, 2014, a total of 2,921,260
million shares of common stock was issued out in the Company's 2004 Equity Compensation Plan. See Item 5 Equity Compensation Plan.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
Table
The following table sets forth certain information
concerning unexercised stock options for each named executive officer above. There were no stock awards outstanding as of end of
fiscal year 2014.
Option Awards Stock Awards
Name |
Number |
Number |
Equity |
Option |
Option |
Number |
Market |
Equity |
Equity |
|
of |
of |
Incentive |
Exercise |
Expiration |
of |
Value |
Incentive |
Incentive |
|
Securities |
Securities |
Plan |
Price |
Date |
Shares |
of |
Plan |
Plan |
|
Underlying |
Underlying |
Awards: |
($) |
|
or |
Shares |
Awards: |
Awards: |
|
Unexercised |
Unexercised |
Number |
|
|
Units |
or |
Number |
Market |
|
Options |
Options |
of |
|
|
of |
Units |
of |
or |
|
(#) |
(#) |
Securities |
|
|
Stock |
of |
Unearned |
Payout |
|
Exercisable |
Unexercisable |
Underlying |
|
|
That |
Stock |
Shares, |
Value |
|
Unexercised |
|
Unearned |
|
|
Have |
That |
Units |
of |
|
|
|
Options |
|
|
Not |
Have |
or |
Unearned |
|
|
|
(#) |
|
|
Vested |
Not |
Other |
Shares, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(#) |
Vested |
Rights |
Units |
|
|
|
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|
($) |
(#) |
or |
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Other |
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Rights |
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That |
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Have |
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Not |
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Vested |
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($) |
|
Chus Leong Hin, CEO and CFO |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table furnishes information with respect to the Company’s
equity compensation plan (1) as of December 31, 2014:
Plan Category | |
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants, and rights | | |
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants, and rights | | |
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans | |
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | |
| – | | |
$ | – | | |
| 30,000,000 | (1) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | |
| – | | |
$ | – | | |
| – | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total | |
| – | | |
$ | – | | |
| 30,000,000 | (1) |
_______________
(1) |
On April 1, 2014, the Company issued 2,921,260 million shares under the Company's 2004 Equity Compensation Plan to its employees. There are no outstanding securities under the 2004 Equity Compensation Plan. |
In December, 2013 and April, 2014, the Company's
Board of Directors unanimously approved the Company's 2013 Equity Compensation Plan ("2013 Plan") which provides for
the grant to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company (including its subsidiaries) of stock based awards
and options to purchase up to an aggregate of 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The Company has not granted any options under
the 2013 Plan, however, it has approved an issuance of a total of 30,000,000 of shares of common stock to its officers and directors.
None of the shares have been issued yet.
Name and position | |
Dollar value ($) | | |
Number of shares* | |
Chua Leong Hin, CEO and Director | |
$ | 100,000 | | |
| 10,000,000 | |
Sakae Torisawa, Chairman of the Board | |
$ | 100,000 | | |
| 10,000,000 | |
Percy Chua Soo Lian, Director | |
$ | 100,000 | | |
| 10,000,000 | |
___________
* Based on the closing price per share of $0.01
as of March 31, 2015.
The 2013 Plan has
been approved by the Company's shareholders on August 22, 2014. The 2013 Plan has been subsequently registered on
the registration statement on Form S-8, however, the Company has not filed yet a re-offering prospectus for the shares to be issued
to the above officers and directors, and consequently none of such shares have been issued as of the date hereof.
Additional information regarding equity compensation can be found
in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Our Board of Directors administers the Company's
equity compensation plans. Our Board of Directors has the authority to determine, at its discretion, the number and type of awards
that will be granted, the recipients of the awards, and the exercise or purchase price required to be paid, when options may be
exercised and the term of the option grants. Options granted under the Plan may not be exercised after 10 years from the date
the option is granted.
Employment Agreements, Termination of Employment
and Change-in-Control Arrangements
There are no employment agreements with the
Company's key employees at this time.
Director Compensation
Stock Options
Stock options and equity compensation awards
to our non-employee / non-executive director are at the discretion of the Board. To date, no options or equity awards have been
made to our non-employee / non-executive director.
Cash Compensation
Our non-employee / non-executive director is
eligible to receive a fee to be paid for attending each Board meeting; however, no fees were paid in 2011 other than those disclosed
in the Director Compensation table.
Travel Expenses
All directors shall be reimbursed for their
reasonable out of pocket expenses associated with attending the meeting.
Director Compensation
The following table shows the overall compensation
earned for the 2014 fiscal year with respect to each non-employee and non-executive director as of December 31, 2014.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
|
Fees |
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Non-Equity |
Nonqualified |
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|
Earned |
|
|
Incentive |
Deferred |
All |
|
Name and |
or Paid |
Stock |
Option |
Plan |
Compensation |
Other |
|
Principal |
in Cash |
Awards |
Awards |
Compensation |
Earnings |
Compensation |
Total |
Position |
($) |
($) |
(1) |
($)(2) |
($) |
(3) |
($) |
|
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|
Sakae Torisawa |
Director |
(4) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
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|
Chua Leong Hin |
Director |
(4) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percy Chua Soo Lian |
Director |
(4) |
– |
– |
– |
32,435.00 |
– |
_______________
(1) |
Reflects dollar amount expensed by the company during applicable fiscal year for financial statement reporting purposes pursuant to FAS 123R. FAS 123R requires the company to determine the overall value of the options as of the date of grant based upon the Black-Scholes method of valuation, and to then expense that value over the service period over which the options become exercisable (vest). As a general rule, for time-in-service-based options, the company will immediately expense any option or portion thereof which is vested upon grant, while expensing the balance on a pro rata basis over the remaining vesting term of the option. For a description FAS 123 R and the assumptions used in determining the value of the options under the Black-Scholes model of valuation, see the notes to the financial statements included with this Form 10-K. |
|
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(2) |
Excludes awards or earnings reported in preceding columns. |
|
|
(3) |
Includes all other compensation not reported in the preceding columns, including (i) perquisites and other personal benefits, or property, unless the aggregate amount of such compensation is less than $10,000; (ii) any "gross-ups" or other amounts reimbursed during the fiscal year for the payment of taxes; (iii) discounts from market price with respect to securities purchased from the company except to the extent available generally to all security holders or to all salaried employees; (iv) any amounts paid or accrued in connection with any termination (including without limitation through retirement, resignation, severance or constructive termination, including change of responsibilities) or change in control; (v) contributions to vested and unvested defined contribution plans; (vi) any insurance premiums paid by, or on behalf of, the company relating to life insurance for the benefit of the director; (vii) any consulting fees earned, or paid or payable; (viii) any annual costs of payments and promises of payments pursuant to a director legacy program and similar charitable awards program; and (ix) any dividends or other earnings paid on stock or option awards that are not factored into the grant date fair value required to be reported in a preceding column. |
|
|
(4) |
The Board of Directors approved the issuance of shares of common
stock for services rendered under the Company's 2013 Equity Compensation Plan as follows:
|
Name and position | |
Dollar value ($) | | |
Number of shares* | |
Chua Leong Hin, CEO and Director | |
$ | 100,000 | | |
| 10,000,000 | |
Sakae Torisawa, Chairman of the Board | |
$ | 100,000 | | |
| 10,000,000 | |
Percy Chua Soo Lian, Director | |
$ | 100,000 | | |
| 10,000,000 | |
_________
* Based on the closing price per share of $0.01
as of March 31, 2015.
The 2013 Plan has been approved by the
Company's shareholders on August 22, 2014. The 2013 Plan has been subsequently registered on the registration statement
on Form S-8, however, the Company has not filed yet a re-offering prospectus for the shares to be issued to the above
directors, and consequently none of such shares have been issued as of the date hereof .
Limitation of Liability of Directors
The laws of the State of Nevada and the Company's
By-laws provide for indemnification of the Company's directors for liabilities and expenses that they may incur in such capacities.
In general, directors and officers are indemnified with respect to actions taken in good faith in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, actions
that the indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe were unlawful.
The Company has been advised that in the opinion
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
ITEM 12: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
General
As of March 31, 2015, the Company had
203,911,303 shares of Common Stock and 20,567,478 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock")
issued and outstanding. Each share of the Company's Preferred Stock can be converted into ten (10) shares of Common Stock. The
following tables set forth, as of such date, provide information with respect to the shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock
beneficially owned by:
|
· |
Each of our named executive officers |
|
· |
All of our directors and executive officers as a
group; and |
|
· |
Each person
known by us to beneficially own 5% or more of the outstanding shares of our common stock as of the date of the table |
Beneficial ownership has been determined
in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. Under this rule, shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than
one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed
to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within
60 days of the date of this table. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares includes the amount
of shares beneficially owned by the person by reason of these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares
of any person does not necessarily reflect the person's actual voting power.
To our knowledge, except as indicated
in the footnotes to this table and pursuant to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting
and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them. Unless otherwise indicated, the business
address of the individuals listed below is 35 Tai Seng Street, #01-01 Tata Communications Exchange, Singapore 534103.
COMMON STOCK
Name and Address |
Amount and Nature of Beneficial |
Percent of Class of |
of Beneficial Owner |
Ownership of Common Stock |
Common Stock* |
|
|
|
Colin St.Gerard Binny |
|
|
former CEO, CFO and Director |
13,111,888 (1) & (2) |
6.43% |
62 Cecil Street #06-00 |
(Indirect) |
|
TPI Building |
|
|
Singapore 049710 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sakae Torisawa, Chairman |
1,712,808 (3) |
0.84% |
62 Cecil Street #06-00 |
(Direct) |
|
TPI Building |
|
|
Singapore 049710 |
|
|
|
|
|
Chua Leong Hin, CEO, CFO and Director |
0 |
|
62 Cecil Street #06-00 |
(Direct) (3)(4) |
0% |
TPI Building |
|
|
Singapore 049710 |
|
|
|
|
|
Percy Chua Soo Lian, Director |
0 (3) |
|
62 Cecil Street #06-00 |
(Direct) |
0% |
TPI Building |
|
|
Singapore 049710 |
|
|
|
|
|
All Directors and Officers As a Group (3 persons) |
1,712,808 (3) |
0.84% |
________________
(1) |
*Based on 203,911,303 shares of
Common Stock outstanding on March 31, 2015.
Except as otherwise indicated,
the Company believes that the beneficial owners of Common Stock listed below, based on information furnished by such owners,
have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws where applicable.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally
includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of Common Stock subject to options or warrants
currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days, are deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage
of the person holding such options or warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage
of any other person. |
|
|
(2) |
Based on a total of 13,111,888 shares of common stock of Amaru,
Inc held by Mr. Binny and his wife, Chew Bee Lian, indirectly as 100% shareholders of B Media Pte Ltd (formerly known as M2B
Media Pte Ltd). |
(3) |
Mr. Sakae Torisawa, Mr. Chua Leong
Hin and Mr. Percy Chua Soo Lian, have each been awarded 10 million shares of common stock of the Company pursuant to the
Company's 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. Such shares have not been issued yet, however, after their issuance, Mr. Torisawa
will hold 11,712,808 shares of common stock (5.00%); Mr. Leong Hin and Mr. Soo Lian will each hold 10,000,000 shares of
common stock (4.27%). All directors and officers as a group will then hold a total of 31,712,808 shares of common stock
(13.55%). Based on 233,911,303 shares of Common Stock outstanding assuming the additional issuance of 30 million shares
under 2013 Equity Compensation Plan .
|
(4) |
Mr. Chua Leong Hin is a shareholder of M2B World Asia Pacific
Pte. Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company. He holds 1,296,336 ordinary shares (3.05%) of the total shares outstanding of 42,459,
976 ordinary shares in M2B World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. |
PREFERRED STOCK - SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Each share of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock is convertible to ten (10) shares of Common Stock and entitles the holder to ten (10) votes. The disclosure
in the table below under Percent of Class of Preferred Stock is based on 20,567,478 shares of Preferred
Stock outstanding on March 31, 2015 and shows the percent of class of Preferred Stock only. If all the outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock were converted to the Company's Common Stock as of the date hereof, none of the Preferred Stock
shareholders listed below would hold more than 5% shares of Common Stock. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of
the individuals listed below is 35 Tai Seng Street, #01-01 Tata Communications Exchange, Singapore 534103.
Name and Address |
Amount and Nature of Beneficial |
Percent of Class of |
of Beneficial Owner |
Ownership of Preferred Stock |
Preferred Stock* |
Sakae Torisawa, Chairman |
0 |
0% |
|
|
|
Chua Leong Hin, CEO, CFO and Director |
0 |
0% |
|
|
|
Percy Chua Soo Lian, Director |
0 |
0% |
|
|
|
Wong Man Cheng
|
1,222,824 |
5.94% |
|
|
|
Lim Ah Choo
|
1,600,000 |
7.78% |
|
|
|
Tan Wan Lin
|
1,209,984 |
5.88% |
|
|
|
Leow Pui Ling |
1,167,000 |
5.67% |
|
|
|
Lee Hor Loong
|
1,800,000 |
8.75% |
|
|
|
Wang Zhen Ming
|
1,500,000 |
7.29% |
|
|
|
Lee Ho Soon
|
1,500,000 |
7.29% |
|
|
|
Wong Siu Wa
|
1,160,000 |
5.64% |
|
|
|
Tnee Han Xin
|
1,371,155 |
6.66% |
|
|
|
Michael Lim Sheet Yuen
|
2,000,000 |
9.72% |
|
|
|
Lee Oh Beng |
1,047,773 |
5.09% |
|
|
|
Lee Chi Meng Raymond |
1,280,000 |
6.22% |
|
|
|
All Directors and Officers As a Group (3 persons) |
0 |
0% |
|
|
|
________________
*
(1) |
Based on 20,567,478 shares of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding on March 31, 2015.
Except as otherwise indicated,
the Company believes that the beneficial owners of Common Stock listed above, based on information furnished by such owners,
have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws where applicable.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally
includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of Common Stock subject to options or warrants
currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days, are deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage
of the person holding such options or warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage
of any other person. |
Non-Cumulative Voting
The holders of our shares of common stock do not have cumulative
voting rights, which means that the holders of more than 50% of such outstanding shares, voting for the election of Directors,
can elect all of the Directors to be elected, if they so choose. In such event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be
able to elect any of our Directors.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent for the Company’s common stock and
its preferred stock is Interwest Transfer Company, Inc., 1981 Murray Holladay Road, Suite 100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84117. Their
telephone number is (801) 272-9294 and their website is www.interwesttc.com.
ITEM 13: CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED
TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
See Note 2.15 and Note 11 to the Financial
Statements of the Company.
ITEM 14: PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Audit Fees
The following table presents fees for professional
audit services rendered by our auditors for the year ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
| |
2014 | | |
2013 | |
Audit fees (1) | |
$ | 82,356 | | |
$ | 68,146 | |
| |
| – | | |
| – | |
Total | |
$ | 82,356 | | |
$ | 68,146 | |
_______________
(1) |
Audit Fees: These are fees paid and payable for professional services performed for the financial year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 by Wei Wei & Co LLP andJames Raj & Co. |
FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN AND
IMPLEMENTATION FEES
For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014
and 2013, there were no fees billed for professional services by the Company's independent auditors rendered in connection with,
directly or indirectly, operating or supervising the operation of its information system or managing its local area network.
ALL OTHER FEES
For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014
and 2013, there were no fees paid or billed for preparation of corporate tax returns, tax research and other professional services
rendered by the Company's independent auditors.
ITEM 15: EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are included herein
or incorporated by reference:
Exhibit Number |
Description |
2.1 |
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization with M2B World Pte. Ltd..** |
3.1 |
Articles of Incorporation* |
3.2 |
Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation*** |
3.3 |
Bylaws* |
4.1 |
Form of Subscription Agreement executed by investors in the Private Placement* |
10.1 |
Sale and Purchase Agreement dated January 15, 2007.** |
10.2 |
2004 Equity Compensation Plan *** |
10.3 |
2013 Equity Compensation Plan. **** |
14.1 |
Code of Ethics of the Company* |
14.2 |
Code of Ethics of Senior Officers of the Company* |
21.1 |
Company's Subsidiaries |
31.1 |
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
31.2 |
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
32.1 |
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
32.2 |
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
101.INS |
XBRL Instance Document |
101.SCH |
XBRL Schema Document |
101.CAL |
XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document |
101.DEF |
XBRL Definition Linkbase Document |
101.LAB |
XBRL Label Linkbase Document |
101.PRE |
XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document |
_______________
* Previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission On Form 10-SB.
** Previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission On Form 8-K.
*** Previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on Schedule 14C and Schedule 14A .
**** Previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on Schedule 14A.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
|
Amaru, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BY: /s/ Leong Hin Chua |
Date: April 15, 2015 |
Leong Hin Chua, President and CEO |
|
|
Pursuant to the requirements of 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.
/s/ Leong Hin Chua |
|
President, CEO, Interim CFO and Director |
Date: April 15, 2015 |
Leong Hin Chua |
|
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Sakae Torisawa |
|
Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Date: April 15, 2015 |
Sakae Torisawa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Percy Chua Soo Lian |
|
Director |
Date: April 15, 2015 |
Percy Chua Soo Lian |
|
|
|
Amaru,
Inc. and subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS
ended DECEMBER 31, 2014 and 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
PAGE |
|
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
F-2 |
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
F-3 |
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations |
F-5 |
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit and Comprehensive Income |
F-7 |
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
F-9 |
|
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
F-11 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Amaru, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets of Amaru, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' deficit and cash flows for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31,
2014. The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with
the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement.
The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.
Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal
control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that
our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial
statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Amaru, Inc. and Subsidiaries as
of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the two year period
ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements
as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.
As more fully described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has generated losses from operation of
$(1,389,095) and $(2,660,580) for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These continued losses have created
an accumulated deficit of approximately $43,987,000 at December 31, 2014. These continuing factors have made it difficult in, raising
additional financing. These conditions and the Company's lack of significant revenue, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as going concern. Management's plans to address these conditions are also set forth in Note 2 to the consolidated
financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments which might be necessary
if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Wei, Wei & Co., LLP
/s/ Wei, Wei & Co., LLP
Flushing, New York
April 15, 2015
Amaru, Inc. and subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (IN U.S. $)
As of DECEMBER 31, 2014 and 2013
ASSETS |
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
|
December 31,
2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
24,413 |
|
|
$ |
33,338 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $244,863 and $247,590 at December 31, 2014 and 2013 respectively |
|
|
3,682 |
|
|
|
18,781 |
|
Other current assets, net of allowance of $100,000 and $0 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively |
|
|
71,275 |
|
|
|
183,666 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
99,370 |
|
|
|
235,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
|
28,605 |
|
|
|
2,938 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
|
$ |
127,975 |
|
|
$ |
238,723 |
|
See report of independent registered public
accounting firm and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Amaru,
Inc. and subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (iN U.S. $)
DECEMBER 31, 2014 and 2013
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) |
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
|
December 31,
2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
$ |
1,764,488 |
|
|
$ |
1,543,354 |
|
Advances from related parties |
|
|
300,403 |
|
|
|
300,403 |
|
Convertible term loan – in default |
|
|
1,499,750 |
|
|
|
1,499,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
3,564,641 |
|
|
|
3,343,507 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
3,564,641 |
|
|
|
3,343,507 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ (deficit): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock (par value $0.001) 25,000,000 shares authorized; 20,167,478 and 9,247,478 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively |
|
|
20,167 |
|
|
|
9,247 |
|
Common stock (par value $0.001) 400,000,000 shares authorized; 202,911,303 and 199,990,043 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively |
|
|
202,911 |
|
|
|
199,990 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
44,169,048 |
|
|
|
43,125,676 |
|
Accumulated (deficit) |
|
|
(43,986,761 |
) |
|
|
(42,759,864 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Amaru Inc.’s stockholders’ equity |
|
|
405,365 |
|
|
|
575,049 |
|
Non-controlling interests |
|
|
(3,842,031 |
) |
|
|
(3,679,833 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ (deficit) |
|
|
(3,436,666 |
) |
|
|
(3,104,784 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) |
|
$ |
127,975 |
|
|
$ |
238,723 |
|
See report of independent registered public
accounting firm and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
amaru,
Inc. and subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (LOSS)
(IN U.S. $)
FOR THE
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 and 2013
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
29,629 |
|
|
$ |
27,924 |
|
Cost of services |
|
|
(153,260 |
) |
|
|
(146,060 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross loss |
|
|
(123,631 |
) |
|
|
(118,136 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distribution costs |
|
|
90,208 |
|
|
|
47,374 |
|
Bad debts written off |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
72,979 |
|
Administrative expenses |
|
|
1,162,100 |
|
|
|
837,953 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses |
|
|
1,352,308 |
|
|
|
958,306 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(1,475,939 |
) |
|
|
(1,076,442 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expenses |
|
|
(97,913 |
) |
|
|
(96,042 |
) |
Equipment written off |
|
|
(960 |
) |
|
|
-- |
|
Loss on sales of securities |
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
(45,991 |
) |
Impairment loss on investment |
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
(1,550,503 |
) |
Net change in fair value of securities held for trading |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42,196 |
) |
Other |
|
|
185,717 |
|
|
|
150,594 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss before non-controlling interests |
|
|
(1,389,095 |
) |
|
|
(2,660,580 |
) |
Less: non-controlling interests |
|
|
(162,198 |
) |
|
|
(152,709 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
(1,226,897 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,507,871 |
) |
See report of independent registered public
accounting firm and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
amaru,
Inc. and subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (IN
U.S. $)
FOR THE
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 and 2013
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) per share, basic and diluted attributable to common stockholders |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding , basic and diluted |
|
|
210,735,640 |
|
|
|
202,001,962 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See report of independent registered public
accounting firm and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Amaru,
Inc. and subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Stockholders’
DEFICIT (IN U.S. $)
FOR THE
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
|
|
Preferred stock |
|
|
Common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of shares |
|
|
Par value ($0.001) |
|
|
Number of
shares |
|
|
Par value ($0.001) |
|
|
Additional paid-in
capital |
|
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
Balance at December 31, 2012 |
|
|
6,643,054 |
|
|
$ |
6,643 |
|
|
|
199,990,043 |
|
|
$ |
199,990 |
|
|
$ |
42,792,504 |
|
|
$ |
(40,251,993 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock issued |
|
|
2,604,424 |
|
|
|
2,604 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
333,172 |
|
|
|
– |
|
Net loss |
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
(2,507,871 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2013 |
|
|
9,247,478 |
|
|
|
9,247 |
|
|
|
199,990,043 |
|
|
|
199,990 |
|
|
|
43,125,676 |
|
|
|
(42,759,864 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock issued |
|
|
10,920,000 |
|
|
|
10,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
1,017,080 |
|
|
|
– |
|
Common Stock issued for services |
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
2,921,260 |
|
|
|
2,921 |
|
|
|
26,292 |
|
|
|
– |
|
Net loss |
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
(1,226,897 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2014 |
|
|
20,167,478 |
|
|
$ |
20,167 |
|
|
|
202,911,303 |
|
|
$ |
202,911 |
|
|
$ |
44,169,048 |
|
|
$ |
(43,986,761 |
) |
See report of independent registered public
accounting firm and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Amaru,
Inc. and subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Stockholders’
(DEFICIT) (IN U.S. $)
FOR THE
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlling |
|
|
Total shareholders’ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
interest |
|
|
(deficit) |
|
Balance at December 31, 2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(3,527,124 |
) |
|
$ |
(779,980 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock Issued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
335,776 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(152,709 |
) |
|
|
(2,660,580 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,679,833 |
) |
|
|
(3,104,784 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock issued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
1,028,000 |
|
Common Stock issued for service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
29,213 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(162,198 |
) |
|
|
(1,389,095 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(3,842,031 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,436,666 |
) |
See report of independent registered public
accounting firm and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Amaru, Inc. and subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (IN
U.S. $)
FOR THE
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) |
|
$ |
(1,389,095 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,660,580 |
) |
Adjustment to reconcile net (loss) to net cash provided by (used
in) operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
9,575 |
|
|
|
5,847 |
|
Equipment written off |
|
|
960 |
|
|
|
– |
|
Impairment loss on investments |
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
1,550,503 |
|
Net change in fair value of securities held for trading |
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
42,196 |
|
Loss from sales of securities |
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
45,991 |
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease in accounts receivable |
|
|
15,099 |
|
|
|
35,933 |
|
Decrease in other current assets |
|
|
112,391 |
|
|
|
72,395 |
|
Increase in accounts payable and accrued
expenses |
|
|
221,134 |
|
|
|
461,824 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
|
(1,029,936 |
) |
|
|
(445,891 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of equipment |
|
|
(36,202 |
) |
|
|
(1,529 |
) |
Cash proceeds from sales of securities |
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
510,242 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
|
|
(36,202 |
) |
|
|
508,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of term loan |
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
(398,720 |
) |
Issuance of commons stock for services |
|
|
29,213 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
Issuance of preferred stock for cash |
|
|
1,028,000 |
|
|
|
335,776 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
1,057,213 |
|
|
|
(62,944 |
) |
See report of independent registered public
accounting firm and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Amaru,
Inc. and subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 and 2013
|
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
|
December 31, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) in cash |
|
|
(8,925 |
) |
|
|
(122 |
) |
Cash - beginning |
|
|
33,338 |
|
|
|
33,460 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash - end |
|
$ |
24,413 |
|
|
$ |
33,338 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest |
|
$ |
– |
|
|
$ |
– |
|
See report of independent registered public
accounting firm and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
AMARU, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 2014 AND 2013
1. ORGANIZATION
Amaru, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the "Company")
is developing the business of broadband entertainment-on-demand, streaming via computers, television sets, PDAs (personal digital
assistant) and the provision of broadband services. Its business includes channel and program sponsorship (advertising and branding);
online subscriptions, channel/portal development (digital programming services); content aggregation and syndication, broadband
consulting services, broadband hosting and streaming services and e-commerce.
The key business focus of the Company is to
establish itself as a provider and creator of a new generation of entertainment-on-demand and e-commerce channels on broadband,
and 3G (third generation) devices.
The Company delivers both wire and wireless
solutions, streaming via computers, TV sets, PDAS and 3G hand phones.
The Company's business model in the area of
broadband entertainment includes e-services, which the Company believes will provide it with multiple streams of revenue. Such
revenues would be derived from advertising and branding (channel and program sponsorship); on-line subscriptions; channel/portal
development (digital programming services); content aggregation and syndication; broadband consulting services; broadband hosting
and streaming services; on-line dealerships and pay per view services.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of accounting and presentation
The consolidated financial statements include
the financial statements of Amaru, Inc. and its majority owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation.
AMARU, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 2014 AND 2013
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Presentation as a going concern
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which
contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. The Company has generated losses from operations of $(1,389,095) and
$(2,660,580) for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These continued losses have created an accumulated deficit
of approximately $43,987,000 as of December 31, 2014. The Company also has a working capital deficit of approximately $3,465,000
at December 31, 2014. The Company has been having difficulty in raising adequate additional funding.
These factors raise substantial doubt about
the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Company will require additional financing in order to execute its operating
plan and continue as a going concern. The Company cannot predict whether this additional financing will be in the form of equity,
debt or another form. The Company may not be able to obtain the necessary additional capital on a timely basis, on acceptable terms,
or at all. Should financing sources fail to materialize, management would seek alternate funding sources such as the sale of common
and/or preferred stock, the issuance of debt or other means. The Company plans to attempt to address its working capital deficiency
by increasing its sales, maintaining strict expense controls and seeking strategic alliances.
In the event that these financing sources do
not materialize, or the Company is unsuccessful in increasing its revenues and achieving adequate profitable operations, the Company
will be forced to further reduce its costs, may be unable to repay its debt obligations as they become due or respond to competitive
pressures, any of which circumstances would have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition and
results of operations.
The financial statements do not include any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and reclassification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and reclassification of liabilities
that might be necessary, should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Company considers all demand and time deposits
and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company does not
have any cash equivalents.
AMARU, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 2014 AND 2013
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable is stated at cost, net
of an allowance for doubtful accounts, if required. Receivables outstanding longer than the payment terms are considered past due.
The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses when necessary resulting from the failure of customers
to make required payments. The Company reviews the accounts receivable on a periodic basis and makes allowances where there is
doubt as to the collectability of individual balances. In evaluating the collectability of individual receivable balances, the
Company considers many factors, including the age of the balance, the customer’s payment history, its current credit-worthiness
and current economic trends.
The Company’s primary exposure to credit
risk arises through its accounts receivable. The credit risk on liquid funds is limited because the counterparties are banks with
high credit ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies.
Property and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are recorded
at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Cost includes the price paid to acquire or construct the asset, including capitalized interest
during the construction period, and any expenditures that substantially increase the assets value or extend the useful life of
an existing asset. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Major
repairs and betterments that significantly extend original useful lives or improve productivity are capitalized and depreciated
over the periods benefited. Maintenance and repairs are generally expensed as incurred. The estimated useful lives of the assets
range from 3 to 5 years.
Film library
The Company's film library includes movies,
dramas, comedies and documentaries in which the Company has acquired distribution rights from a third party.
The valuation of the Company’s film library
is reviewed on a overall basis, when an event or change in circumstances indicates that the fair value of the film library is less
than its unamortized cost. The fair value of the film is determined using management's future revenue and cost estimates and a
discounted cash flow approach.
The Company completed an impairment evaluation
in the fourth quarter 2009 and the film library was determined to be impaired. In conducting the analysis, the Company used a discounted
cash flow approach in estimating fair value as market values could not be readily determined given the unique nature of the respective
assets. Based upon the analysis the Company determined that carrying amount of the film library was fully impaired, as reflected
Note 6.
AMARU, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 2014 AND 2013
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Valuation of long-lived assets
The Company accounts for long-lived assets
under ASC 360,"Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets". Management assesses the recoverability
of its long-lived assets, which consist primarily of fixed assets and intangible assets with finite useful lives, whenever events
or changes in circumstance indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The following factors, if present, may trigger
an impairment review: (i) significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results; (ii)
significant negative industry or economic trends; (iii) significant decline in the Company's stock price for a sustained period;
and (iv) a change in the Company's market capitalization relative to net book value. If the recoverability of these assets is unlikely
because of the existence of one or more of the above-mentioned factors, an impairment analysis is performed using a projected discounted
cash flow method. Management must make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair
value of these respective assets. If these estimates or related assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to
record an impairment charge. Impairment charges would be included in the Company's consolidated statements of operations, and would
result in reduced carrying amounts of the related assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Fair value of financial instruments
ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy
that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted
quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable
inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:
Level 1 Inputs – Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2 Inputs – Quoted prices in markets
that not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or
liability.
Level 3 Inputs – Prices or valuation
techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or
no market activity).
ASC 820 requires the use of observable market
data, when available, in making fair value measurements. When inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels
of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant
to the fair value measurements. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of
unobservable inputs. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, none of the Company’s assets and liabilities were required to be reported
at fair value on a recurring basis. Carrying values of non-derivative financial instruments, including cash, receivables and various
payables, approximate their fair values due to the short term nature of these financial instruments. There were no changes
in methods or assumptions during the periods presented.
AMARU, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 2014 AND 2013
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Advances from related party
Advances from a director and related party
of $300,403 at December 31, 2014 are unsecured, non-interest bearing and payable on demand.
Foreign currency translation
Transactions in foreign currencies are measured
and recorded in the functional currency, U.S. dollars, using the Company's prevailing month exchange rate. The Company's reporting
currency is also in U.S. dollars. Accordingly, the Company does not have any foreign currency conversion adjustments.
Revenues
The Company's primary sources of revenue are
from the sales of advertising space on interactive websites owned by the Company; distribution and licensing of content to partners
and broadband consulting services.
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance
with Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 605-10 Revenue is recognized only when the price is fixed or determinable, persuasive
evidence of an arrangement exists, the service or product is performed or delivered and collectability of the resulting receivable
is reasonably assured.
The Company enters
into contractual arrangements with customers on broadband consulting services and on-line turnkey solutions. Revenue is earned
over the period in which the services are rendered. For each arrangement, revenue is recognized when a written agreement between
both parties exist, the fees to be paid by the customer are fixed or determinable, collection of the fees is probable, and fulfillment
of the obligations under the agreement has occurred, Revenue from broadband consulting services and on-line turnkey solutions is
recognized over the period in which the services are rendered, by reference to completion of the specific transaction assessed
on the basis of the actual services provided as a proportion of the total services to be performed. It is generally recognized
from the date of acceptance and fulfillment of obligations under the sale and purchase agreement.
Website advertising revenue is recognized on
a cost per thousand impressions (CPM) or cost per click (CPC), or a flat-fee basis. The Company earns CPM or CPC revenue from the
display of graphical advertisements. An impression is delivered when an advertisement appears in pages viewed by users. Revenue
from graphical advertisement impressions is recognized based on the actual impressions delivered in the period. Revenue from flat-fee
services is based on a customer's period of contractual service and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the
contract. Proceeds from subscriptions are deferred and are included in revenue on a pro-rata basis over the term of the subscriptions.
AMARU, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 2014 AND 2013
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Revenues (continued)
The Company enters into contractual arrangements
with customers to license and distribute content; revenue is earned from content licenses, and content syndication, Agreements
with these customers are typically for multi-year periods. For each arrangement, revenue is recognized when both parties have signed
an agreement, the fees to be paid by the customer are fixed or determinable, collection of the fees is probable, the delivery of
the service has occurred, and no other significant obligations on the part of the Company remain. Licensing and content syndication
revenue is recognized when the license period begins, and the contents are available for exploitation by customer, pursuant to
the terms of the license agreement.
Cost of services
The cost of services pertaining to advertising
and sponsorship revenue and subscription and related services are cost of bandwidth charges, channel design and alteration, copyright
licensing, and hardware hosting and maintenance costs. The cost of services pertaining to E-commerce revenue is channel design
and alteration, and hardware hosting and maintenance costs. All these costs are accounted for in the period when it was incurred.
Income taxes
Deferred income taxes are determined using
the liability method in accordance with ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized
for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets
and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred income taxes are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to
taxable income in years in which such temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred income
taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in the statement in income of the period that includes the enactment date. In addition,
a valuation allowance is established to reduce any deferred tax asset for which it is determined that it is more likely than not
that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
The Company files income tax returns in the
United States Federal jurisdiction and certain states in the United States and certain other foreign jurisdictions. The Company
is beyond the statute of limitations subjecting it to U.S. Federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities before
2011. No income tax returns are currently under examination by any tax authorities.
(Loss) per share
The Company computes net income (loss) per
common share in accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share” (“ASC 260”) and SEC SAB 98. Under the
provisions of ASC 260 and SAB 98, basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) available
to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted income per
common share is computed by dividing the amount available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common
stock outstanding during the period plus the effect of any dilutive shares outstanding during the period. The Company has no common
stock equivalents, which would dilute earnings per share.
AMARU, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 2014 AND 2013
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Advertising
The cost of advertising is expensed as incurred.
For the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company incurred advertising expenses of $52,933 and $6,823 respectively.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the prior year presented
have been reclassified to conform to the current year financial statement presentation.
3. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In January 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") ASU 2015-01 – Income Statement – Extraordinary
and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20). This ASU addressed the simplification of income statement presentation by eliminating the
concept of extraordinary items. The objective of the Simplification Initiative is to identify, evaluate, and improve areas of generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for which cost and complexity can be reduced while maintaining or improving the usefulness
of the information provided to the users of financial statements. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years,
and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. A reporting entity may apply the amendments prospectively.
A reporting entity also may apply the amendments retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Early
adoption is permitted provided that the guidance is applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company does
not expect a material impact on its consolidated statements of condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
In August 2014, the FASB issued authoritative
guidance that requires an entity’s management to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate,
that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and requires additional disclosures
if certain criteria are met. This guidance is effective for fiscal periods ending after December 15, 2016, with early adoption
permitted. This accounting standard update is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In June 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12,
“Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after
the Requisite Service Period.” ASU 2014-12 requires a reporting entity to treat a performance target that affects vesting
and that could be achieved after the requisite service period as a performance condition. It is effective for annual periods, and
interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. This accounting standard
update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09,
“Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, “Revenue
Recognition.” The core principle of this updated guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer
of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled
in exchange for those goods or services. The new rule also requires additional disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and
uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments
and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods
beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Companies are permitted to adopt this
new rule utilizing either a full or modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company has not yet determined
the potential impact of this updated authoritative guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
AMARU, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 2014 AND 2013
4. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Other current assets consist of the following:
|
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
|
December 31,
2013 |
|
Prepayments |
|
$ |
28,964 |
|
|
$ |
26,111 |
|
Deposits |
|
|
39,246 |
|
|
|
35,685 |
|
Other receivables, net of $100,000 and $0 allowance at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively |
|
|
3,065 |
|
|
|
121,871 |
|
|
|
$ |
71,275 |
|
|
$ |
183,667 |
|
A $100,000 non-interest bearing loan that was
made to a third party was included in other receivables as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. An allowance for the full
amount has been recorded due to the uncertainty in collectability as of December 31, 2014.
5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of the following:
|
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
|
December 31,
2013 |
|
Office equipment |
|
$ |
966,911 |
|
|
$ |
930,709 |
|
Motor vehicle |
|
|
11,000 |
|
|
|
11,000 |
|
Furniture, fixture and fittings |
|
|
87,078 |
|
|
|
89,960 |
|
Pony set-top boxes |
|
|
843,946 |
|
|
|
843,946 |
|
|
|
|
1,908,935 |
|
|
|
1,875,615 |
|
Accumulated depreciation |
|
|
(1,880,330 |
) |
|
|
(1,872,677 |
) |
|
|
$ |
28,605 |
|
|
$ |
2,938 |
|
Depreciation expense was $9,575 for the year
ended December 31, 2014 and $5,847 for the year ended December 31, 2013.
6. FILM LIBRARY
Film library consist of the following:
|
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
|
December 31,
2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired film library |
|
$ |
23,686,731 |
|
|
$ |
23,686,731 |
|
Accumulated amortization |
|
|
(4,520,325 |
) |
|
|
(4,520,325 |
) |
|
|
|
19,166,406 |
|
|
|
19,166,406 |
|
Impairment of film library |
|
|
(19,166,406 |
) |
|
|
(19,166,406 |
) |
Film library |
|
$ |
– |
|
|
$ |
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization expense was nil for the year ended December 31, 2014
and 2013.
AMARU, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 2014 AND 2013
7. COMMITMENTS
Operating Leases
The Company leases office on a month to month
basis at a monthly rental of approximately $10,000 under operating leases. Total rental expense on operating leases for the years
ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $109,207 and $115,231, respectively.
8. INCOME TAXES
The Company files separate tax returns for
Singapore and the United States of America.
The Company had approximately and $5,200,000
in deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2014. The Company provided a full allowance of $5,200,000 as of December 31, 2014.
The Company had available approximately $9,500,000
of unused U.S. net operating loss carry-forwards at December 31, 2014, that may be applied against future taxable income. These
net operating loss carry-forwards expire for U.S. income tax purposes beginning in 2033. There is no assurance the Company will
realize the benefit of the net operating loss carry-forwards.
The Company requires a valuation allowance
to be recorded when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of December
31, 2014 the Company maintained a valuation allowance for the U.S. deferred tax asset due to uncertainties as to the amount of
the taxable income from U.S. operations that will be realized.
The Company had available approximately $12,100,000
of unused Singapore tax losses and capital allowance carry-forwards at December 31, 2014, that may be applied against future Singapore
taxable income indefinitely provided the Company satisfies the shareholdings test for carry-forward of tax losses and capital allowances.
AMARU, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 2014 AND 2013
9. CONVERTIBLE TERM LOAN
|
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
|
December 31,
2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible loan |
|
$ |
1,499,750 |
|
|
$ |
1,499,750 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,499,750 |
|
|
$ |
1,499,750 |
|
The convertible loan represents a two year
convertible loan drawn down by a subsidiary company. It bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.0% per annum. The loan allowed the
lender the option to convert the loan into shares of the subsidiary company at the issue price of $0.942 per share at the end of
the two year period. The due date of the loan was July 7, 2010. The conversion period of the convertible loan was extended for
an additional twelve months commencing July 8, 2010 and was further extended to June 29, 2012. This loan is currently in default.
M2B World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. is negotiating to obtain a further extension on the convertible loan, until which interest is
being accrued on the outstanding loan balance at 5% per annum. The interest expenses that included in accrued expenses was $97,913
and $96,042 as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
10. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
One customer accounted for approximately 80%
and 85% of the revenue for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
11. COMMON STOCK
During the year, the Company issued total of
2,921,260 shares of common stock at $0.01 per share to employees. The Company recorded a charge of $29,213.
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The following subsequent events have occurred
through the filing date of this report, April 14, 2015.
From February 10, 2015 to March 26, 2015, the
Company issued a total of 1,720,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") through its private
placement of shares of Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $0.10 per share for a total amount of $172,000, to "accredited
investors", as that term is defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock is convertible into ten (10) shares of common stock.
As of February 2015, the Company issued a total of 1,000,000 shares
of common stock through its private placement of shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.05 per share for $50,000 to "accredited
investors" as that term is defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933.
The shares of the Company's common stock in above private placements
were issued and sold in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(2) and/or Regulation D/Regulation S of the Securities
Act of 1933. Appropriate investment representations were obtained and the securities were issued with restrictive legends.
Management evaluated all activity of the Company
and concluded that there were no other subsequent events to disclose.
EXHIBIT 21.1
Subsidiaries of Amaru, Inc.
1. M2B World, Inc.
2. M2B World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
3. M2B Australia Pty. Ltd.
4. M2B Commerce Limited
5. Amaru Holdings Limited
6. M2B World Holdings Limited
7. M2B World Pte. Ltd.
8. Tremax International Limited
9. M2B World Travel Limited
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Chua Leong Hin, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Amaru, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge,
this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this report;
3. Based on my knowledge,
the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s
other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure
controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal
control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness
of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this
report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s
most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s
other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies
and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether
or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
Date:
April 15, 2015
/s/ Chua Leong Hin
President and Chief Executive
Officer
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Chua Leong Hin, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Amaru, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge,
this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this report;
3. Based on my knowledge,
the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s
other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure
controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal
control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness
of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this
report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s
most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s
other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies
and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether
or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
Date: April 15, 2015
/s/ Chua Leong Hin
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.
SS. 1350 ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the
Annual Report on Form,10-K (the "Report") of Amaru, Inc. (the "Company"), for the year ended December 31, 2014 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Chua Leong Hin, President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that:
1. The
Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company
/s/ Chua Leong Hin
President, Chief Executive
Officer
April 15, 2015
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.
SS. 1350 ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the
Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Report") of Amaru, Inc. (the "Company"), for the year ended December 31, 2014 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Chua Leong Hin, Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:
1. The
Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company
/s/ Chua Leong Hin
Chief Financial Officer
April 15, 2015
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