crowdgather_8k-040208.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
___________
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported): April 2,
2008
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CrowdGather,
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in Charter)
Nevada
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000-52143
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20-2706319
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employee Identification No.)
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20300
Ventura Blvd. Suite 330, Woodland Hills, CA 91364
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(818)
435-2472
(Issuer
Telephone number)
WestCoast
Golf Experiences, Inc.
4199
Campus Drive, Suite 550
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Share Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Share
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Share
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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See Item
2.01 for a description of the agreement and plan of merger, dated April 2, 2008,
among WestCoast Golf Experiences, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”
or “WestCoast”), General Mayhem, LLC and General Mayhem Acquisition Corp, a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
Item
2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of
Assets.
On April
2, 2008, the Company, General Mayhem LLC (“General”) and the Company’s wholly
owned subsidiary, General Mayhem Acquisition Corp. (the “Acquisition
Subsidiary”, entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger
Agreement”). The merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement (“the “Merger”)
closed on April 2, 2008. The Merger resulted in General merging into the
Acquisition Subsidiary, with the acquisition subsidiary surviving. Prior to the
Merger, the Company effected a 13-for-1 stock split of its Shares. All share
numbers presented in this filing have been adjusted to reflect the stock split.
Each share of General was converted into and became one (1) Share, on a
post-stock split basis, such that former members of General now hold 26,000,000,
or approximately 64.9%, of the outstanding Shares. On April 8, 2008, pursuant to
the Agreement of Merger and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated April 8,
2008 by and between WestCoast and Acquisition Subsidiary, the Acquisition
Subsidiary merged with and into WestCoast, with WestCoast surviving. In
connection with the latter merger, WestCoast changed its name to CrowdGather,
Inc. (“CrowdGather”).
Additional
information in response to this Item 2.01 is keyed to the Item numbers of Form
10-SB. References throughout to “General” refer to General prior to
the Merger. References to “WestCoast” or “our predecessor” refer to
WestCoast prior to the Merger. References to the “Company,” “we,” or
“our” refer to CrowdGather following the Merger.
PART
I
Item
1. Description of Business.
See Forward Looking
Statements below.
General
Mayhem
General
was organized in California on May 6, 2004. Our principal place of
business is at 20300 Ventura Blvd. Suite 330, Woodland Hills, CA
91364.
We are an
Internet company that specializes in developing online forums and message boards
designed to engage, provide information to and gather information from users. We
are in the process of building what we hope will become one of the largest
social networks by consolidating groups of online users that post on
message boards and forums. Our goal is to create the world's best user
experience for forum communities, and world class service offerings for forum
owners. We believe that the communities built around messageboards and forums
are the one of the most dynamic sources of information available on the web
because forums are active communities built around interest and information
exchange around specific topics.
By
providing users with the ability to search forums, we hope to improve the
world’s search experience by giving people the ability to query and contribute
to those communities on the web. We hope to bring the world of forums
together by providing a central destination for forum goers and forum owners to
find forum news, forum tools and resources for growing communities, and most
importantly, a search engine specifically for forums, to provide an environment
where people can ask questions and provide answers based on human experience and
shared knowledge.
Our
Community of Online Forums.
Our forum
community connects what we believe is a robust and vibrant network of people
sharing their questions, expertise and experiences. We hope that this
collection of forums will help users easily access relevant, dynamic, and
compelling user-generated content, conversations, and commerce. Our current
community currently includes these forums:
Forum
Name
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Target
Community/Discussion Topic
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General
Mayhem
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General
discussion humor
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Parenting
Forums
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Parenting
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abX
zone
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Computers
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Love
that Sound
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Audiophiles
and musicians
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BigScreen
Talk
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Movies
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Talk
Video Games
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Video
Games
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Iron
Mass
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Bodybuilding
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The
Weather Vane
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Weather
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Vista
babble
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Microsoft
Vista discussion
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Fashion
Forums
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Fashion
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Democracy
Forums
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Politics
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Eternal
Allegiance
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Celebrity
and Fan
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Grafitti
Spot
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Urban
culture
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Actors
Forum
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Acting
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Club
Conspiracy
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Conspiracy theories
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Dark
Forum
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General
discussions, dark stories and dark art
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Tech-gfx
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Graphics
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Alltopix
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General
discussion
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Metal
throne
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Heavy
metal
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Beat-boot-ique
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Music
mash-ups
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Forum
Junkies
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General
discussion
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Food
Forums
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Food
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Metalhorde
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Heavy
Metal Music
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Mums-room
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Motherhood
and parenting
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Forum
babes
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Photographs
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Spice
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Relationships
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We seek
to continually add to the number of communities our website services by
acquiring additional active forums, thereby increasing traffic to our site and
the number of forums we host.
Revenues
We intend
to derive revenue principally from the sale of Internet advertising and
sponsorships, as well as from subscription services and e-commerce. The Internet
is an attractive method for certain advertisers, depending on the number of
users we have and a variety of other factors. Internet advertising
spending continues to increase on an annual basis. We believe that significant
revenues can be generated from online advertising from small business service
providers and product vendors.
Sales,
Marketing and Distribution
We intend
to pursue direct sales with advertisers interested in exposing their products or
services to our forum populations on a targeted basis. We will work
not only with direct advertisers, but also advertising syndicates as represented
by intermediaries. A key component of our strategy will be to
customize advertising programs that are directly relevant to an advertiser, but
also not at odds with our online communities. We will also allow for
direct personalized advertising sales to the members of our respective forum
communities who wish to market their products or services to their fellow
members.
We hope
to develop a widely recognized brand, which will enable us to attract, retain,
and more deeply engage users, forum owners, advertisers, publishers, and
developers. We believe a great brand begins with a great product, services, and
content. We focus on each step of product and services development,
deployment, and management and content design to understand our offerings and
how best to market them to our communities of potential and existing users. We
hope to use online advertising, and we leverage our online network and our
distribution partnerships to market our products and services to the right
people at the right time. With continued investment in brand and product
marketing, we believe we can continue to attract and engage users, advertisers,
publishers, and developers.
Competition
We
operate in the Internet products, services, and content markets, which are
highly competitive and characterized by rapid change, converging technologies,
and increasing competition from companies offering communication, information,
and entertainment services integrated into other products and media
properties.
We
compete for users, advertisers, publishers, and developers with many other
providers of online services, including Web businesses where expertise in a
particular market segment may provide a competitive advantage and with social
media and networking competitors. Ad networks (such as Yahoo!’s Yahoo!
Properties, Google Inc.’s “Google” Ad sense, Ad.com, and Valueclick), which
create specialized marketing solutions for specific advertiser or publishers
segments, also compete with us for a share of marketing budgets.
We
compete with companies to attract users and developers as well as attract
advertisers and publishers to our forums. The principal competitive factors
relating to attracting and retaining users include the usefulness,
accessibility, integration, and personalization of the forums that we offer and
the overall user experience on our site.
Many of
our current and potential competitors have longer operating histories, more
industry experience, larger customer or user bases, greater brand recognition
and significantly greater financial, marketing and other resources than we do.
We may not be able to compete with either the large or mid-sized companies. We
are also at a significant competitive disadvantage within the Internet industry
because we have limited capital resources. Our ability to compete will depend on
our ability to obtain users of our products without spending any significant
funds to market and promote our products.
Intellectual
Property
Our
intellectual property assets include products and services; trademarks related
to our brands, products and services; copyrights in software and creative
content; trade secrets; and other intellectual property rights and licenses of
various kinds. We also currently own the web domain www.crowdgather.com,
which serves as our corporate website and the future home of our new forum
software platform which is currently in development. We also currently own the
following domains:
Domain
Names
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http://www.genmay.com/ www.genmay.net/
www.genmay.info/www.genmay.biz
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http://www.crowdgather.com/www.crowdgather.net/www.crowdreport.com/www.crowdreport.net
www.crowdwork.com/www.crowdwork.net
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http://www.parentingforums.org
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http://www.abxone.com/www.abxshop.com/www.abxlabs.com/www.abxforums.com
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http://www.darkforum.com
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http://www.fashion-forums.com
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http://www.theweathervane.info
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http://www.tech-gfx.net
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http://www.topgfxsite.com
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http://www.talkvideogames.com
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http://www.democracyforums.com
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http://www.beat-boot-ique.co.uk/www.bbi.me.uk/www.bbi-radio.co.uk
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http://www.clubconspiracy.com
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http://www.alltopix.com/www.alltopix.net
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http://www.metalthrone.net
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http://www.forumbabes.com/www.forumbabes.net
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http://www.graffittispot.com
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http://www.eternal-allegiance.com
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http://www.bigscreentalk.com/www.bigscreentalk.net
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http://www.spiceforums.com
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http://www.lovethatsound.com
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http://www.actorsforum.com
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http://www.vistababble.com/www.vistababble.net/www.vistababble.org/www.vista-babble.com
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http://www.ironmass.com/www.ironmass.net/www.ironmass.org/www.ironmass.info
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http://www.forumjunkies.net
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http://www.metalhorde.net
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http://www.mums-room.co.uk
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http://www.foodforums.com
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Under
current domain name registration practices, no one else can obtain an identical
domain name, but someone might obtain a similar name, or the identical name with
a different suffix, such as “.org”, or with a country
designation. The regulation of domain names in the United States and
in foreign countries is subject to change, and we could be unable to prevent
third parties from acquiring domain names that infringe or otherwise decrease
the value of our domain names.
We seek
to protect our intellectual property assets through patent, copyright, trade
secret, trademark and other laws of the U.S. and other countries, and
through contractual provisions. We enter into confidentiality and invention
assignment agreements with our employees and contractors, and non-disclosure
agreements with third parties with whom we conduct business in order to secure
our proprietary rights and additionally limit access to, and disclosure of, our
proprietary information. We consider our trademarks to be our most valuable
assets and we will seek to register these trademarks in the U.S. and will
seek to protect them. We have licensed in the
past, and expect that we may license in the future, certain of our proprietary
rights, such as trademark, patent, copyright, and trade secret rights to third
parties.
Government
Regulation
We are
subject to regulations and laws directly applicable to providers of Internet
content and services. Many laws and regulations, however, are pending and may be
adopted in the United States, individual states and local jurisdictions and
other countries with respect to the Internet. The federal government and some
state governments have introduced or considered legislation relating to Internet
usage generally, including measures relating to privacy and data security, as
well as specific legislation aimed at social networking sites, such as
ours. It is not possible to predict whether or when such legislation
may be adopted, and certain proposals, if adopted, could negatively affect our
business. We do not know for certain how existing laws governing issues such as
property ownership, copyright and other intellectual property issues, digital
rights management, security, illegal or obscene content, retransmission of
media, spyware, and personal privacy and data protection apply to the
Internet. We monitor pending legislation to ascertain relevance,
analyze impact and develop strategic direction surrounding regulatory trends and
developments within the industry.
A number
of U.S. federal laws, including those referenced below, impact our business. The
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) is intended, in part, to limit the
liability of eligible online service providers for listing or linking to
third-party Websites that include materials that infringe copyrights or other
rights of others. Portions of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”) are
intended to provide statutory protections to online service providers who
distribute third-party content. We rely on the protections provided by both the
DMCA and CDA in conducting our business. Any changes in these laws or judicial
interpretations narrowing their protections will subject us to greater risk of
liability and may increase our costs of compliance with these regulations or
limit our ability to operate certain lines of business. The Children’s Online
Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”) prohibits web sites from collecting
personally identifiable information online from children under age 13 without
prior parental consent. The Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography
and Marketing Act of 2003 (“CAN-SPAM”) regulates the distribution of unsolicited
commercial emails, or “spam.” Online services provided by the Company may be
subject to COPPA and CAN-SPAM requirements. Congress and individual states may
also consider online privacy legislation that would apply to personal
information collected from teens and adults. We believe that we are in material
compliance with the requirements imposed by those laws and
regulations.
We are
also subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations applied to
businesses generally. We believe that we are in conformity with all applicable
laws in all relevant jurisdictions. We do not believe that we have not been
affected by any of the rules and regulations specified in this
section.
Research
and Development
We seek
to continually enhance, expand, and launch products and features to meet
evolving user, advertiser, and publisher needs for technological innovation and
a deeper, more integrated experience for the online community of social network
users. We intend to leverage our internal development efforts through technology
acquisitions. We anticipate that our internal development costs for
the first generation forum networking software will approximate
$50,000.
Employees
We currently have approximately 4
employees, of whom 4 are full-time. None of our employees is covered
by a collective bargaining agreement, nor are they represented by a labor union.
We have not experienced any work stoppages, and we consider relations with our
employees to be good.
Risk
Factors
An investment in our securities
involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the
risks described below together with all of the other information included in
this report before making an investment decision with regard to our
securities. The statements contained in or incorporated into this
offering that are not historic facts are forward-looking statements that are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking
statements. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our
business, financial condition, and/or results of operations could be
harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could
decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. You should
only purchase our securities if you can afford to suffer the loss of your entire
investment.
Our
limited operating history may not serve as an adequate basis to judge our future
prospects and results of operations.
We have a
relatively limited operating history and no history as a public reporting
company. Such limited operating history and the unpredictability of
the success of online social networks makes it difficult for investors to
evaluate our business and future operating results. An investor in our
securities must consider the risks, uncertainties, and difficulties frequently
encountered by companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. The
risks and difficulties we face include challenges in accurate financial planning
as a result of limited historical data and the uncertainties resulting from
having had a relatively limited time period in which to implement and evaluate
our business strategies as compared to older companies with longer operating
histories.
We
will need additional financing to execute our business plan.
The
revenues from the sale of advertising and forum memberships and the projected
revenues from these potential streams are not adequate to support our expansion
and product development programs. We will need substantial additional
funds to effectuate our business plan; expand our online reach and presence;
develop and enhance our technological capabilities; file, prosecute, defend and
enforce our intellectual property rights; and hire and retain key
employees. We will seek additional funds through public or private equity
or debt financing, via strategic transactions, and/or from other
sources.
There are
no assurances that future funding will be available on favorable terms or at
all. If additional funding is not obtained, we will need to reduce, defer
or cancel development programs, planned initiatives, or overhead expenditures to
the extent necessary. The failure to fund our capital requirements could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
of operations.
Online
social networking sites are new and rapidly evolving and may not prove to be a
viable business model.
Online
social networking sites and interest-group forums are a relatively new business
model for delivering information and entertainment over the Internet, and we
have only recently launched our efforts to develop a business centered on this
model. It is too early to predict whether consumers will accept, and use our
products on a regular basis, in significant numbers, and participate in our
online community. Our products may fail to attract significant numbers of users,
or, may not be able to retain the usership that it attracts, and, in either
case, we may fail to develop a viable business model for our online community.
In addition, we expect a significant portion of the content that we will provide
to be available for free. If we are unable to successfully monetize the use of
our content, either through advertising or fees for use, we may not be able to
generate revenues.
We
may be unable to attract advertisers to the social networking products that we
develop.
We expect
that advertising revenue will comprise a significant portion of the revenue to
be generated by the forums that we own. Most large advertisers have fixed
advertising budgets, only a small portion of which has traditionally been
allocated to Internet advertising. In addition, the overall market for
advertising, including Internet advertising, has been generally characterized in
recent periods by softness of demand, reductions in marketing and advertising
budgets, and by delays in spending of budgeted resources. Advertisers may
continue to focus most of their efforts on traditional media or may decrease
their advertising spending. If we fail to convince advertisers to spend a
portion of their advertising budgets with us, we will be unable to generate
revenues from advertising as we intend.
We
hope to generate our revenue almost entirely from advertising and retaining
other sites as paid participants in our community, and the reduction in spending
by, or loss of, advertisers and member could seriously harm our ability to
generate revenues.
We hope
to generate revenues from advertisers and other communities that pay to
affiliate with our site. If we are unable provide value to potential advertisers
or other online communities, we may not be able to sell any ad space or
memberships, which would negatively impact our revenues and business. In
addition, we expect that advertisers will be able terminate their contracts with
us at any time. We may encounter difficulty collecting from our advertisers
because we are a very small company with limited resources to collect
outstanding balances.
If
we are unable to compete effectively in the social networking sector of the
Internet industry, our business will fail.
The social networking sector
of the Internet industry is extremely competitive. The competition comes from
both companies within the same business and companies in other entertainment
media which create alternative forms of entertainment. We compete with several
major Internet companies studios which are dominant in the industry, as well as
with numerous small and independent social networking companies. Many of the
organizations with which we compete have significantly greater financial and
other resources than we do. The majors are typically large, diversified
entertainment and media companies or subsidiaries of diversified corporations
which have strong relationships with advertisers and others involved in the
Internet industry. We may not be able to compete with those companies for users
and advertisers.
We
may not be able to sustain or grow our business unless we keep up with changes
in technology and consumer tastes.
The
Internet and electronic commerce industries are characterized by:
· rapidly
changing technology;
· evolving
industry standards and practices that could render our website and proprietary
technology obsolete;
· changes
in consumer tastes and user demands;
· challenges,
such as “click fraud,” that cast doubt on otherwise legitimate activities and
practices; and
· frequent
introductions of new services or products that embody new
technologies.
Our
future performance will depend, in part, on our ability to develop, license or
acquire leading technologies and program formats, enhance our existing services
and respond to technological advances and consumer tastes and emerging industry
standards and practices on a timely and cost-effective basis. Developing website
and other proprietary technology involves significant technical and business
risks. We also cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully use new
technologies or adapt our website and proprietary technology to emerging
industry standards. We may not be able to remain competitive or sustain growth
if we do not adapt to changing market conditions or customer requirements.
We
intend to rely on third parties to maintain our systems and, if these third
parties fail to perform their services adequately, we could experience
disruptions in our operations.
A key
element of our strategy will be to generate a high volume of traffic to our
forums. Our ability to generate revenues will depend substantially on the number
of customers who use our website. Accordingly, the satisfactory performance,
reliability and availability of our website and network infrastructure are
critical to our ability to generate revenues, as well as to our
reputation.
We face
significant competition from large-scale Internet content, product and service
aggregators, principally Google, Microsoft and AOL.
We face
significant competition from companies, principally Google, Microsoft, and AOL
that have developed or acquired similar online social networking sites. These
services may directly compete with us for affiliate and advertiser arrangements,
which will be key to our business and operating results. Some of
these competitors offer services that indirectly compete with our services:
these include consumer e-mail services, desktop search, local search, and
instant messaging services; photos, maps, video sharing, content channels,
mobile applications, and shopping services; movie, television, music, book,
periodical, news, sports, and other media holdings; access to a network of cable
and other broadband users and delivery technologies; advertising offerings; and
considerable resources for future growth and expansion. Some of the existing
competitors and possible additional entrants may have greater operational,
strategic, financial, personnel or other resources than we do, as well as
greater brand recognition either overall or for certain products and services.
We expect these competitors increasingly to use their financial and engineering
resources to compete with us, individually and potentially in combination with
each other. In certain of these cases, our competition has a direct billing
relationship with a greater number of their users through Internet access and
other services than we have with our users through our premium services. This
relationship may permit such competitors to be more effective than us in
targeting services and advertisements to the specific preferences of their users
thereby giving them a competitive advantage. If our competitors are more
successful than we are in developing compelling products or attracting and
retaining users, advertisers, or publishers, then our revenues and growth rates
could decline.
We face
significant competition from traditional media companies which could adversely
affect our future operating results.
We also
compete with traditional media companies for advertising, both offline as well
as increasingly with their online assets as media companies offer more content
directly from their own websites. Most advertisers currently spend only a small
portion of their advertising budgets on Internet advertising. If we fail to
persuade existing advertisers to retain and increase their spending with us and
if we fail to persuade new advertisers to spend a portion of their budget on
advertising with us, our revenues could decline and our future operating results
could be adversely affected.
We anticipate
that the majority of our revenues will be derived from advertising to our users,
and the reduction in spending by or loss of current or potential advertisers
would cause our revenues and operating results to
decline.
We
anticipate that we will primarily rely on our ability to generate revenues from
advertising
to our users rather than from memberships. Our ability to
develop revenue from advertising revenue depends upon:
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establishing
and maintaining our user base; |
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establishing
and maintaining our popularity as an Internet destination
site; |
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broadening
our relationships with advertisers to small-and medium-sized
businesses;
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attracting
advertisers to our user base;
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increasing
demand for our services by advertisers, users, businesses and affiliates,
including prices paid by advertisers, the number of searches performed by
users, the rate at which users click-through to commercial search results
and advertiser perception of the quality of leads generated by our
forums;
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the
successful implementation and acceptance of our advertising exchange by
advertisers, networks, affiliates, and publishers;
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the
successful development and deployment of technology improvements to our
advertising platform;
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establishing
and maintaining our affiliate program for our search
marketing;
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deriving
better demographic and other information from our
users; and
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driving
acceptance of the Web in general and of our site in particular by
advertisers as an advertising
medium.
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We
anticipate that our agreements with advertisers will likely have terms of one
year or less, or may be terminated at any time by the advertiser. Accordingly,
it is difficult to forecast advertising revenues accurately. Any reduction in
spending by or loss of existing or potential future advertisers would cause our
revenues to decline. Further, we may be unable to adjust spending quickly enough
to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall.
Decreases or
delays in advertising spending by our advertisers due to general economic
conditions could harm our ability to generate advertising
revenues.
Expenditures
by advertisers tend to be cyclical, reflecting overall economic conditions and
budgeting and buying patterns. Since we derive most of our revenues from
advertising, any decreases in or delays in advertising spending due to general
economic conditions could reduce our revenues or negatively impact our ability
to grow our revenues.
Our intellectual
property rights are valuable, and any inability to protect them could reduce the
value of our brand image and harm our business and our operating
results.
We hope
to create, own and maintain a wide array of intellectual property assets,
including copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets and rights
to certain domain names, which we believe will be among our most valuable
assets. We seek to protect our intellectual property assets through patent,
copyright, trade secret, trademark and other laws of the U.S. and other
countries of the world, and through contractual provisions. The efforts we have
taken or will take to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights
may not be sufficient or effective at stopping unauthorized use of those rights.
In addition, effective trademark, patent, copyright and trade secret protection
may not be available or cost-effective in every country in which our products
and media properties are distributed or made available through the Internet.
There may be instances where we are not able to fully protect or utilize our
intellectual property assets in a manner to maximize competitive
advantages. Protection of the distinctive elements of our site
may not be available under copyright law or trademark law. If we are unable to
protect our proprietary rights from unauthorized use, the value of our brand
image may be reduced. Any impairment of our brand could negatively impact our
business. In addition, protecting our intellectual property and other
proprietary rights is expensive and time consuming. Any increase in the
unauthorized use of our intellectual property could make it more expensive to do
business and consequently harm our operating results.
We are subject to
U.S. and foreign
government regulation of Internet services which could subject us to claims,
judgments and remedies including monetary liabilities and limitations on our
business practices.
We are
subject to regulations and laws directly applicable to providers of Internet
content and services. In addition, we will also be subject to any new laws and
regulations directly applicable to our domestic and international activities. We
may incur substantial liabilities for expenses necessary to defend such
litigation or to comply with these laws and regulations, as well as potential
substantial penalties for any failure to comply. Compliance with these laws and
regulations may also cause us to change or limit our business practices in a
manner adverse to our business.
We rely on
third-party providers for our principal Internet connections and technologies,
databases and network services critical to our properties and services, and any
errors, failures or disruption in the services provided by these third parties
could significantly harm our business and operating results.
We rely
on private third-party providers for our principal Internet connections,
co-location of a significant portion of our data servers and network access. Any
disruption, from natural disasters, technology malfunctions, sabotage or other
factors, in the Internet or network access or co-location services provided by
these third-party providers or any failure of these third-party providers to
handle current or higher volumes of use could significantly harm our business,
operating results and financial condition. We have little control over these
third-party providers, which increases our vulnerability to disruptions or
problems with their services. Any financial difficulties
experienced by our providers may have negative effects on our business, the
nature and extent of which we cannot predict.
Furthermore,
we depend on hardware and software suppliers for prompt delivery, installation
and service of servers and other equipment to deliver our services. Any errors,
failures, interruptions or delays experienced in connection with these
third-party technologies and information services could negatively impact our
relationship with users and adversely affect our brand, our business, and
operating results.
If
we are not able to retain the full-time services of senior management, there may
be an adverse effect on our operations and/or our operating performance until we
find suitable replacements.
Our
business is dependent, to a large extent, upon the services of our senior
management. We do not maintain key person life insurance for any members
of our senior management at this time. We currently have an employment
agreement with Mr. Sabnani, which has a three-year term. The loss of
services of this person or any other key members of our senior management could
adversely affect our business until suitable replacements can be found.
There may be a limited number of personnel with the requisite skills to serve in
these positions, and we may be unable to locate or employ such qualified
personnel on acceptable terms.
Potential
changes in accounting practices and/or taxation may adversely affect our
financial results.
We cannot
predict the impact that future changes in accounting standards or practices may
have on our financial results. New accounting standards could be issued
that could change the way we record revenues, expenses, assets, and
liabilities. These changes in accounting standards could adversely affect
our reported earnings. Increases in direct and indirect income tax rates
could affect after-tax income. Equally, increases in indirect taxes
could affect our products’ affordability and reduce our sales.
Volatility
of stock price may restrict sale opportunities.
Our stock
price is affected by a number of factors, including stockholder expectations,
financial results, the introduction of new products by us and our competitors,
general economic and market conditions, estimates and projections by the
investment community and public comments by other persons, and many other
factors, many of which are beyond our control. We may be unable to achieve
analysts’ earnings forecasts, which may be based on projected volumes and sales
of many product types and/or new products, certain of which are more profitable
than others. There can be no assurance that we will achieve projected
levels or mixes of product sales. As a result, our stock price is subject to
significant volatility and stockholders may not be able to sell our stock at
attractive prices.
Our
cash flow may not be sufficient to fund our long-term goals.
We may be
unable to generate sufficient cash flow to support our capital expenditure plans
and general operating activities. In addition, the terms and/or
availability of our credit facility and/or the activities of our creditors could
affect the financing of our future growth.
We
are subject to the reporting requirements of federal securities laws, which will
be expensive.
We are a
public reporting company in the U.S. and, accordingly, subject to the
information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and other federal
securities laws, and the compliance obligations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The
costs of preparing and filing annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and
other information with the SEC and furnishing audited reports to stockholders
will cause our expenses to be higher than they would be if we remained a
privately-held company. In addition, we will incur substantial expenses in
connection with the preparation of the registration statement and related
documents with respect to the registration of resales of the shares and the
reporting of the Merger.
Because
we became public by means of a “reverse merger,” we may not be able to attract
the attention of major brokerage firms.
Additional
risks may exist since we will become public through a “reverse merger.”
Securities analysts of major brokerage firms may not provide coverage of us
since there is little incentive to brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of
our common stock. No assurance can be given that brokerage firms will want to
conduct any secondary offerings on behalf of our company in the
future.
Our
compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and SEC rules concerning internal
controls will be time consuming, difficult and costly.
It will
be time consuming, difficult and costly for us to develop and implement the
internal controls and reporting procedures required by Sarbanes-Oxley after the
Merger. We will need to hire additional financial reporting, internal control,
and other finance staff in order to develop and implement appropriate internal
controls and reporting procedures. If we are unable to comply with
Sarbanes-Oxley’s internal controls requirements, we may not be able to obtain
the independent accountant certifications that Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires
publicly-traded companies to obtain.
Our
inability to diversify our operations may subject us to economic fluctuations
within our industry.
Our
limited financial resources reduce the likelihood that we will be able to
diversify our operations. Our probable inability to diversify our activities
into more than one business area will subject us to economic fluctuations within
the Internet industry and therefore increase the risks associated with our
operations.
We
may not be able to achieve the benefits we expect to result from the
Merger.
On April
2, 2008, we entered into the Merger Agreement and closed the
Merger. We may not realize the benefits that we presently hope to
receive as a result of the Merger, which includes:
· access to the capital markets of the United
States;
· the increased market liquidity expected to
result from the Merger;
· the ability to use registered securities to
make acquisition of assets or businesses;
· increased visibility in the financial
community;
· enhanced access to the capital
markets;
· improved transparency of operations;
and
· perceived credibility and enhanced
corporate image of being a publicly traded company.
There can
be no assurance that any of the anticipated benefits of the Merger will be
realized in respect to our business operations. In addition, the attention and
effort devoted to achieving the benefits of the Merger and attending to the
obligations of being a public company, such as reporting requirements and
securities regulations, could significantly divert management’s attention from
other important issues, which could materially and adversely affect our
operating results or stock price in the future.
Upon
closing of the Merger, we will operate as a public company subject to
evolving corporate governance and public disclosure regulations that may result
in additional expenses and continuing uncertainty regarding the application of
such regulations.
Changing
laws, regulations, and standards relating to corporate governance and public
disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related rules and
regulations, are creating uncertainty for public companies. We are presently
evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to new and proposed rules
and cannot predict or estimate the amount of the additional compliance costs we
may incur or the timing of such costs. These new or changed laws, regulations,
and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their
lack of specificity, and as a result, their application in practice may evolve
over time as new guidance is provided by courts and regulatory and governing
bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters
and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance
practices. Maintaining appropriate standards of corporate governance and public
disclosure may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a
diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to
compliance activities. In addition, if we fail to comply with new or changed
laws, regulations, and standards, regulatory authorities may initiate legal
proceedings against us and our business and our reputation may be
harmed.
We also
expect these new rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more
expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and we may
be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially
higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more
difficult for us to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our
Board of Directors or as executive officers.
We are
currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these new
rules, and we cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may
incur or the timing of such costs.
Following
the Merger, our shares may have limited liquidity.
Following
the Merger, a substantial portion of our shares of common stock will be
subject to registration, and will be closely held by certain insider investors.
Consequently, the public float for the shares may be highly limited. As a
result, should you wish to sell your shares into the open market you may
encounter difficulty selling large blocks of your shares or obtaining a suitable
price at which to sell your shares.
Our
stock price may be volatile, which may result in losses to our
stockholders.
The stock
markets have experienced significant price and trading volume fluctuations, and
the market prices of companies quoted on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board,
where our shares of common stock will be quoted, generally have been very
volatile and have experienced sharp share-price and trading-volume changes. The
trading price of our common stock is likely to be volatile and could fluctuate
widely in response to many of the following factors, some of which are beyond
our control:
· variations
in our operating results;
· changes
in expectations of our future financial performance, including financial
estimates by securities analysts and investors;
· changes
in operating and stock price performance of other companies in our
industry;
· additions
or departures of key personnel; and
· future
sales of our common stock.
Domestic
and international stock markets often experience significant price and volume
fluctuations. These fluctuations, as well as general economic and political
conditions unrelated to our performance, may adversely affect the price of our
common stock. In particular, following initial public offerings, the market
prices for stocks of companies often reach levels that bear no established
relationship to the operating performance of these companies. These market
prices are generally not sustainable and could vary widely. In the past,
following periods of volatility in the market price of a public company’s
securities, securities class action litigation has often been initiated.
Upon
the closing of the Merger, our officer and director will own a substantial
portion of our outstanding common stock, which will enable him to influence many
significant corporate actions and in certain circumstances may prevent a change
in control that would otherwise be beneficial to our stockholders.
Upon the
closing of the Merger, our designated director and executive officer, Mr.
Sabnani, will beneficially control approximately 52.9% of our outstanding shares
of common stock. Such stockholder could have a substantial impact on
matters requiring the vote of the stockholders, including the election of our
directors and most of our corporate actions. This control could delay, defer, or
prevent others from initiating a potential merger, takeover or other change in
our control, even if these actions would benefit our stockholders and us. This
control could adversely affect the voting and other rights of our other
stockholders and could depress the market price of our common
stock.
If
we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, our ability to
provide accurate financial statements and comply with the requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act could be impaired, which could cause our stock price to
decrease substantially.
Since,
prior to the Merger, General operated as a private company without public
reporting obligations, and it had committed limited personnel and resources to
the development of the external reporting and compliance obligations that would
be required of a public company. Recently, we have taken measures to address and
improve our financial reporting and compliance capabilities and we are in the
process of instituting changes to satisfy our obligations in connection with
joining a public company, when and as such requirements become applicable to us.
Prior to taking these measures, we did not believe we had the resources and
capabilities to do so. We plan to obtain additional financial and accounting
resources to support and enhance our ability to meet the requirements of being a
public company. We will need to continue to improve our financial and managerial
controls, reporting systems and procedures, and documentation thereof. If our
financial and managerial controls, reporting systems, or procedures fail, we may
not be able to provide accurate financial statements on a timely basis or comply
with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as it applies to us. Any failure of our
internal controls or our ability to provide accurate financial statements could
cause the trading price of our common stock to decrease
substantially.
Our
common shares may be thinly-traded, and you may be unable to sell at or near ask
prices or at all if you need to sell your shares to raise money or otherwise
desire to liquidate such shares.
The
Company cannot predict the extent to which an active public market for its
common stock will develop or be sustained due to a number of factors, including
the fact that we are a small company that is relatively unknown to stock
analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors, and others in the investment
community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if we came to
the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and would be
reluctant to follow an unproven company such as ours or purchase or recommend
the purchase of our shares until such time as we became more seasoned and
viable. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when
trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a
seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that
will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on
share
price. We cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public
trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained, or that
current trading levels will be sustained.
The
market price for our common stock may be particularly volatile given our status
as a relatively small company with a presumably small and thinly-traded “float”
and lack of current revenues that could lead to wide fluctuations in our share
price. You may be unable to sell your common stock at or above your purchase
price if at all, which may result in substantial losses to you.
The
market for our common shares may be characterized by significant price
volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price
will be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. The
potential volatility in our share price is attributable to a number of factors.
First, as noted above, our common shares may be sporadically and/or thinly
traded. As a consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively
small quantities of shares by our stockholders may disproportionately influence
the price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could,
for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of our
common shares are sold on the market without commensurate demand, as compared to
a seasoned issuer that could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on
its share price. Secondly, an investment in us is a speculative or “risky”
investment due to our lack of revenues or profits to date and uncertainty of
future market acceptance for current and potential products. As a consequence of
this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing
all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of
progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and
at greater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a seasoned
issuer.
Stockholders
should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, 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 pre-arranged 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. Our management is aware of the abuses that have
occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect to be
in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who
participate in the market, management will strive within the confines of
practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established
with respect to our securities. The occurrence of these patterns or practices
could increase the volatility of our share price.
We
do not anticipate paying any cash dividends.
We
presently do not anticipate that we will pay any dividends on any of our capital
stock in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends, if any, would be
contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements, and
general financial condition. The payment of any dividends will be within the
discretion of our Board of Directors. We presently intend to retain all
earnings, if any, to implement our business plan; accordingly, we do not
anticipate the declaration of any dividends in the foreseeable
future.
Our
common stock may be subject to penny stock rules, which may make it more
difficult for our stockholders to sell their common stock.
Broker-dealer practices in connection
with transactions in “penny stocks” are regulated by certain penny stock rules
adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Penny
stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 per
share. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a
purchase or sale of a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to
deliver to the customer a standardized risk disclosure document that provides
information about penny stocks and the risks in the penny stock
market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current
bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the
broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account
statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s
account. In addition, the penny stock rules generally require that
prior to a transaction in a penny stock the broker-dealer make a special written
determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser
and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the
transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of
reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for a stock that
becomes subject to the penny stock rules.
Volatility
in our common stock price may subject us to securities litigation.
The
market for our common stock is characterized by significant price volatility
when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will
continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future.
In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation
against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its
securities. We may,
in the future, be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could
result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert management’s
attention and resources.
Our
past activities and those of our affiliates may lead to
future liability for us.
Prior to
our entry into the Merger Agreement, WestCoast engaged in businesses unrelated
to those of General. Although the WestCoast’s stockholders are providing certain
indemnifications against any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arising
out of or based on any breach of or inaccuracy in any of their representations
and warranties made regarding such acquisition, any liabilities relating to such
prior business against which we are not completely indemnified may have a
material adverse effect on our company.
We
may need additional capital, and the sale of additional shares or other equity
securities could result in additional dilution to our stockholders.
We
believe that our current cash and cash equivalents and anticipated cash flow
from operations may not be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for the
near future. We may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain
a credit facility. The sale of additional equity securities could result in
additional dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would
result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and
financing covenants that would restrict our operations. We cannot assure you
that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at
all.
Our
auditors have questioned our ability to continue operations as a “going
concern.” Investors may lose all of their investment if we are unable to
continue operations and generate revenues.
We hope
to obtain significant revenues from future sales. In the absence of
significant sales and profits, we will seek to raise additional funds to meet
our working capital needs principally through the additional sales of our
securities. However, we cannot guaranty that we will be able to
obtain sufficient additional funds when needed, or that such funds, if
available, will be obtainable on terms satisfactory to us. As a result, our
auditors believe that substantial doubt exists about our ability to continue
operations. In the event we are not able to continue operations, our securities
will become worthless.
SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
You
should read the summary financial data set forth below in conjunction with
“Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of Operations” and General’s
financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report. We
derived the financial data for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006, from General’s audited financial statements included in this report. The
historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected
for any future period.
Income
Statement
|
Year
Ending
December
31, 2007
|
Year
Ending
December
31, 2006
|
|
|
|
Net
Revenue
|
31,195
|
23,414
|
Operating
Expenses
|
50,491
|
23,470
|
Loss
from Operations
|
(19,296)
|
(56)
|
Net
Loss Per Share
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
Balance
Sheet
|
December
31, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
|
|
|
Total
Assets
|
8,838
|
1,498
|
Total
Liabilities
|
0
|
800
|
Shareholders'
Equity
|
8,838
|
698
|
The
transaction contemplated under the Merger Agreement is deemed to be a reverse
acquisition, where WestCoast (the legal acquirer) is considered the accounting
acquiree and General (the legal acquiree) is considered the accounting
acquirer. The assets and liabilities will be transferred at their
historical cost with the capital structure of WestCoast. WestCoast is deemed a
continuation of the business of General, and the historical financial statements
of General will become the historical financial statements of WestCoast;
therefore, the pro forma financial information of WestCoast will not be
presented in this report.
Item 2. Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Plan of Operation.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATIONS
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial
information included elsewhere in this Form 8-K, including the Company’s audited
financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and related
notes. Because of the reverse acquisition, the following discussion relates to
the separate financial statements of General, and reference to the “Company” and
to “we,” “our,” and similar words refer to General.
Forward
Looking Statements
This
Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based
on current management’s expectations. These statements may be identified by
their use of words like “plans,” “expect,” “aim,” “believe,” “projects,”
“anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and other
expressions that indicate future events and trends. All statements that address
expectations or projections about the future, including statements about our
business strategy, expenditures, and financial results are forward-looking
statements. Our management believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are reasonable. However, management cannot assure you
that such expectations will occur.
Actual
results could differ materially from those in the forward looking statements due
to a number of uncertainties including, but not limited to, those discussed in
this section. Factors that could cause future results to differ from these
expectations include general economic conditions, further changes in our
business direction or strategy; competitive factors, and an inability to
attract, develop, or retain technical, consulting, managerial, agents, or
independent contractors. As a result, the identification and interpretation of
data and other information and their use in developing and selecting assumptions
from and among reasonable alternatives requires the exercise of judgment. To the
extent that the assumed events do not occur, the outcome may vary substantially
from anticipated or projected results, and accordingly, no opinion is expressed
on the achievability of those forward-looking statements. No assurance can be
given that any of the assumptions relating to the forward-looking statements
specified in the following information are accurate, and management assumes no
obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. You should not unduly
rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of
this Current Report. Except as required by law, management is not obligated to
release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Overview
of General Mayhem
General
is an Internet company that specializes in developing online forums and message
boards designed to engage, provide information to and gather information from
users. Our goal is to create the best user experience for our online forum
communities and value for our forum owners. General was organized under the laws
of the State of California on May 6, 2004.
As a
result of the Merger, General was deemed to be the acquirer for accounting
purposes. Accordingly, the financial statement data presented are those of
General for all periods.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
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 the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Actual
results could materially differ from those estimates.
Cash
Equivalents. For purposes of the balance sheet and statement
of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased
with maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At
December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had no cash equivalents.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments. Pursuant to Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 107, “Disclosures About Fair Value of
Financial Instruments”, the Company is required to estimate the fair
value of all financial instruments included on its balance sheet. The
carrying value of cash and equivalents prepaid expense, accounts payable and
accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to the short period to
maturity of these instruments.
Identifiable
Intangible Assets. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets”, goodwill and intangible
assets with indefinite lives are not amortized but instead are measured for
impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter, or when events indicate that
an impairment exists. As required by SFAS 142, in the impairment
tests for indefinite-lived intangible assets, the Company compares the estimated
fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets, website domain names,
using a combination of discounted cash flow analysis and market value
comparisons. If the carrying value exceeds the estimate of fair
value, the Company calculates the impairment as the excess of the carrying value
over the estimate of fair value and accordingly, records the loss.
Intangible
assets that are determined to have definite lives are amortized over their
useful lives and are measured for impairment only when events or circumstances
indicate the carrying value may be impaired in accordance with SFAS 144
discussed below.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets. In accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (SFAS 144), the Company estimates the
future undiscounted cash flows to be derived from the asset to assess whether or
not a potential impairment exists when events or circumstances indicate the
carrying value of a long-lived asset may be impaired. If the carrying
value exceeds the Company’s estimate of future undiscounted cash flows, the
Company then calculates the impairment as the excess of the carrying value of
the asset over the Company’s estimate of its fair value.
Income
Taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes under SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”.
Under the asset and liability method of SFAS 109, deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to
differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets
and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to
taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to
be recovered or settled. Under SFAS 109, the effect on deferred tax
assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the
period the enactment occurs. The components of the deferred tax
assets and liabilities are individually classified as current and non-current
based on their characteristics. A valuation allowance is provided for
certain deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that the Company will
not realize tax assets through future operations.
Revenue
Recognition. Revenues are to be recognized in accordance
with Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in
Financial Statements,” as amended by SAB No. 104, “Revenue
Recognition” when (a) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (b) the
services have been provided to the customer, (c) the fee is fixed or
determinable, and (d) collectability is reasonably assured.
Our Business. General (“we” or
“the Company”) is an internet company that specializes in the developing and
hosting forum-based websites, and is headquartered in Northridge, California.
Our business began on May 6, 2004.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources. Our total assets were $8,838 as of December 31, 2007, which
consisted of cash of $1,428, property and equipment with a net value of $510,
and intangible assets of $6,900, represented by our domain names and other
intellectual property owned. In conjunction with consummation of the Merger,
WestCoast issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock sold pursuant to a private
placement offering conducted in reliance on that exemption from the registration
and prospectus delivery requirements as specified in Regulation S in exchange
for cash of $890,000. We estimate that our cash on hand subsequent to
the offering may be sufficient for it to continue and expand current operations
for the next twelve months. If not, we will either have to raise additional
capital through the issuance of debt or equity.
Our
current liabilities as of December 31, 2007 totaled $0. We had no other
liabilities and no long-term commitments or contingencies at December 31,
2007.
Results
of Operations
For
the Year Ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the year ended December 31,
2006.
Revenue. We
realized revenues of $31,195 for the year ended December 31, 2007, in comparison
to the $23,414 that we generated for the year ended December 31,
2006.
Operating Expenses. For the year ended
December 31, 2007, our operating expenses were $50,491, resulting in our loss
from operations of $19,296. We also
had other income of $480 for the year ended December 31, 2007. Therefore,
our net loss for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $19,616 after $800 for
provision of income taxes. This is in comparison to our operating expenses of
$23,470 for the year ended December 31, 2006, where our loss from operations was
$56. We also had other income of $23, such that our loss after provision for
income taxes of $800 was $833. Because we were able to increase the
scope of our operations for the year ended December 31, 2007, we generated
greater revenues, at the cost of greater operating expenses than for the same
period ending in 2006. We anticipate that we will continue to incur significant
general and administrative expenses, but hopes to continue generating increased
revenues after developing our business with the funds raised in our recent
private offering, and in conjunction with the merger with WestCoast as described
above.
Plan of Operation for the Next Twelve
Months. For the year ended December 31, 2007, we generated
revenues of $31,195. We hope to generate increased revenues in the next twelve
months after utilizing the funds raised in our recent offering to expand our
online forum offerings and increase the capabilities of our existing online
forums. Our failure to do so will hinder our ability to increase the size of our
operations and generate additional revenues. If we are not able to generate
additional revenues that cover our estimated operating costs, our business may
ultimately fail.
We are
not currently conducting any research and development activities. We do not
anticipate conducting such activities in the near future. Our management
believes that we do not require the services of independent contractors to
operate at our current level of activity. However, if our level of operations
increases beyond the level that our current staff can provide, then we may need
to supplement our staff in this manner.
Off-balance
Sheet Arrangements
We had no
off-balance sheet arrangements at December 31, 2007.
Related
Party Transactions
For a
description of related party transactions, please see the section of this
Current Report entitled “Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions.”
Item
3. Description of Property.
As of
December 31, 2007, we did not own any interests in real
estate. We lease approximately 1,578 square feet of office space
located in Woodland Hills, California. The term of our lease is March 1, 2008 to
December 31, 2008, and our rent is $3,472 per month. We believe that our
facilities are adequate for our needs.
Item
4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owner and
Management.
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the shares of common
stock beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned as of April 3, 2008
by (i) each person whom we know beneficially owns more than 5% of our common
stock, (ii) each of our directors and those persons who will become our
directors on approximately
April 19, 2008, (iii) our Chief Executive Officer, and (iv) all of our
directors and executive officers as a group.
Except as
indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished
to us, that the beneficial owners named in the table below have sole voting and
investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock that they
beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws.
In
computing the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by a person
and the percentage ownership of that person, we deemed outstanding shares of
common stock subject to options or warrants held by that person that are
currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of April 3,
2008. We did not deem those shares outstanding, however, for the
purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other
person.
Name
of Beneficial Owner and Address
|
|
Amount
and Nature of Beneficial
Ownership
|
|
Percent
of Class (3)
|
Sanjay
Sabnani
19069
Braemore Road
Northridge,
California 91326
|
|
21,210,550
(1)
|
|
52.95%
|
Typhoon
Capital Consultants, LLC (2)
19069
Braemore Road
Northridge,
California 91326
|
|
21,210,550
|
|
52.95%
|
Vinay
Holdings (4)
P.O.
Box 983 Victoria,
Mahe,
Republic of Seycheles
|
|
2,664,450
|
|
6.65%
|
Suzanne
Fischer
4199
Campus Drive, Suite 550
Irvine,
California 92612
|
|
No
shares, Director(5)
|
|
0%
|
All
Executive Officers and Directors as a Group
|
|
21,210,550
|
|
52.95% |
(1)
Designated Director, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary, Treasurer.
(2)
Sanjay Sabnani holds voting and dispositive power over the shares of Typhoon
Capital Consultants, LLC.
(3) Based
on 40,056,818 common shares issued and outstanding as of April 2, 2008.
(4)
Parshotam Shambhunath Vaswani holds voting and dispositive power over the shares
of Vinay Holdings, Ltd.
(5)
Suzanne Fischer’s resignation as a director will be effective ten days after the Schedule
14f-1 is mailed to our stockholders, which we believe will be approximately
April 19, 2008.
Item
5. Directors and Executive Officers, Promoters and Control
Persons.
Appointment
of New Officers and Directors
The following table sets
forth the names, ages and principal positions of our executive officers and
directors as of April 3, 2008, as well as that person who will become our
director on approximately April
19, 2008:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Positions
held:
|
Sanjay
Sabnani
|
|
37
|
|
Designated
Director, Chief Executive Officer,
President,
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary,
Treasurer
|
Suzanne
Fischer
|
|
29
|
|
Director
(1)
|
(1)
Suzanne
Fischer’s resignation as a director will be effective ten days after the
Schedule 14f-1 is mailed to our stockholders, which we believe will be
approximately April 19, 2008.
Biographical
Information
Sanjay
Sabnani. Sanjay
Sabnani will be appointed as Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary, Treasurer of WestCoast on April 2, 2008 and will be our sole
director ten days after the Schedule 14f-1 is mailed to our stockholders. Mr.
Sabnani founded General Mayhem, LLC in May 2004. While building General Mayhem,
LLC’s operations and network communities Mr. Sabnani has served senior executive
roles in several public companies including: EVP Strategic Development at
Hythiam, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYTM) from April 2004 to December 2007; and President and
Director at Venture Catalyst, Inc. (NASDAQ:VCAT), from July 1999 to
November 2000, Mr. Sabnani assisted in raising over $200 million in public
equity financing for these companies, and served as the chief strategist and
communicator for these businesses during his tenure with each. In addition, Mr.
Sabnani has served as Chairman of the Board of two distinguished non-profits:
Artwallah (arts festival); and TiE SoCal (venture capital networking).Mr.
Sabnani was also the founder of another California charity, EndDependence
(scholarships for addiction treatment).Mr. Sabnani received his BA in English
Literature from UCLA in 1999. Mr. Sabnani is not an officer or
director of any other reporting company.
Suzanne Fischer. Suzanne
Fischer has been WestCoast’s officer and director since January 2008. Ms.
Fischer resigned as President, Secretary and Treasurer as of April 2, 2008 and
her resignation as a director will become effective ten days after the Schedule
14f-1 is mailed to our stockholders Ms. Fischer has served as a financial
analyst for Quest Diagnostics, a provider of diagnostic testing, information and
services that patients and doctors need to make healthcare decisions since 2007.
Ms. Fischer responsibilities include assisting the controller, assistant
controller and sales directors with annual budgets and forecasts. From 1999 to
2006, Ms. Fischer was the assistant manager of operations at Mayan, Inc., where
she reconciled cash accounts of all employees, planned and conducted the
quarterly and annual physical inventory counts and developed and implemented
internal controls to reduce employee theft. Ms. Fischer will complete her
Bachelor of Science degree in accountancy from California State University,
Northridge in May 2008. Ms. Fischer is not an officer or director of any other
reporting company.
There are
no family relationships among our directors or among our executive
officers.
Our Board
of Directors does not have an Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, or
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee because, due to the Board’s
composition and our relatively limited operations, we are able to effectively
manage the issues normally considered by such committees. Our new Board of
Directors may undertake a review of the need for these committees.
Security
holders may send communications to our board of directors by writing to 20300
Ventura Blvd. Suite 330, Woodland Hills, CA 91364, attention Board of Directors
or any specified director. Any correspondence received at the foregoing address
to the attention of one or more directors is promptly forwarded to such director
or other directors.
Item
6. Executive Compensation
The
following executive compensation disclosure reflects all compensation for the
years ended December 31, 2007, received by our principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, and most highly compensated executive officers. We
refer to these individuals in this Current Report as “named executive
officers.”
Summary
Compensation
The
following table reflects all compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the
named executive officers of General for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name
and Principal Position
|
|
Fiscal
Year Ended
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Comp
($)
|
|
Nonqualified
Deferred Comp Earnings
($)
|
|
All
Other Comp ($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Sanjay
Sabnani, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary, Treasurer,
Director
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
We did
not grant any options during the last fiscal year. We have no plan pursuant to
which stock options and other equity-based awards may be made to our directors,
officers, employees, consultants, or third-party service providers.
Our
directors will not be compensated, and our directors have not been paid any
compensation in the past.
Item
7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
There are
no material relationships between the Company and the current director and
executive officers or any of the persons expected to become directors or
executive officers of the Company other than the transactions and relationships
described below, or contemplated in the Merger Agreement.
Upon the
closing of the Merger (“Closing”), Roger Arnet, a former officer, director and
principal shareholder of WestCoast sold 56,818 of his shares in a private
transaction and agreed to cancel the balance of his interest in WestCoast in
exchange for certain computer related assets of WestCoast, valued at
approximately $670.
In March
2008, Typhoon Capital, the principal member of General, purchased various
strategic websites and domain names on behalf of General in exchange for a
promissory note payable in the amount of $94,020. This note is due in 2 years
and accrues interest at the rate of 10% beginning in May 2008.
In
addition, Typhoon Capital also advanced $300,000 in cash to General and made a
payment in the amount of $6,000 to a vendor of General. As a result,
General issued a promissory note payable in the amount of
$306,000. The note is due in 2 years and accrues interest at the rate
of 10% beginning in May 2008.
In March
2008, Typhoon Capital transferred a total of 8.2% membership interest in
General. 3.5% membership interest was transferred into a trust for parties
related to the member, and 4.7% was transferred to non-related
parties.
Effective
ten days after the Schedule 14f-1 is mailed to our stockholders, we will not
have any independent directors. The determination of independence of
directors has been made using the definition of “independent director” contained
under Rule 4200(a)(15) of the Rules of National Association of Securities
Dealers.
Item
8. Description of Securities.
Our authorized capital
stock consists of 975,000,000 common shares, par value $.001 per
share. On April 2, 2008, there were 40,056,818 common shares issued
and outstanding.
Our
common stock is the only class of voting securities issued and
outstanding. Holders of our common shares are entitled to one vote
for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of
stockholders. Holders of our common shares do not have cumulative
voting rights.
The
holders of our common shares are entitled to dividends when and if declared by
our Board of Directors from legally available funds. The holders of
our common shares are also entitled to share pro rata in any distribution to
stockholders upon our liquidation or dissolution.
PART
II
Item 1. Market
Price of and Dividends on the Company’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters.
Our
common shares are not listed on any stock exchange, but are quoted on the OTC
Bulletin Board under the symbol “WCGE.” We have filed the requisite
paperwork for a new symbol in conjunction with our name change, and we expect to
receive the new symbol within 10 business days. Our CUSIP Number changed from
95751V 102 to 22787P 107.
As of
April 8, 2008, shares of our common stock have not traded on the OTC Bulletin
Board.
The
approximate number of stockholders of record at April 8, 2008 was
22. The number of stockholders of record does not include beneficial
owners of our common stock, whose shares are held in the names of various
dealers, clearing agencies, banks, brokers and other
fiduciaries.
We have
declared no dividends on our common shares and are not subject to any
restrictions that limit such ability. Dividends are declared at the
sole discretion of our Board of Directors. We intend to keep future
earnings, if any, to finance the expansion of our business, and we do not
anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable
future.
Item
2. Legal Proceedings.
We are
not currently a party to any legal proceedings.
Item
3. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure.
At
Closing, we dismissed Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton Labonte, LLP (“Dale Matheson”)
as our principal accountant effective on such date, and we appointed Mendoza
Berger & Company, LLP (“Mendoza”) as our new principal
accountant. Dale Matheson’s report on our financial statements for
fiscal years 2006 and 2007 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of
opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or
accounting principles, with the exception of a qualification with respect to
uncertainty as to our ability to continue as a going concern. The
decision to change accountants was recommended and approved by our Board of
Directors.
During
fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and the subsequent interim period through Closing,
there were no disagreements with Dale Matheson on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosures, or auditing scope or
procedures, which disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction
of Dale Matheson, would have caused them to make reference to the
subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with their report, nor were
there any reportable events as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv)(B) of Regulation
S-B.
We
engaged Mendoza as our new independent accountant as of
Closing. During fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and the subsequent
interim period through Closing, we nor anyone on our behalf engaged Mendoza
regarding either the application of accounting principles to a specified
transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that
might be rendered on our financial statements, or any matter that was either the
subject of a “disagreement” or a “reportable event,” both as such terms are
defined in Item 304 of Regulation S-B.
We have
requested Dale Matheson to furnish us with a letter addressed to the Commission
stating whether it agrees with the statements made by us in this Current Report,
and, if not, expressing the respects in which it does not
agree. A copy of
such letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1.
Item
4. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
See Item
3.02 of this Form 8-K, which describes sales of unregistered securities in
connection with the Merger and certain registration rights.
Item
5. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Under our
Bylaws, directors and officers will be indemnified to the fullest extent allowed
by the law against all damages and expenses suffered by a director or officer
being party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative. This same indemnification is provided pursuant
to Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 78, except the director or officer must have
acted in good faith and in a manner that he believed to be in our best interest,
and the stockholders or the board of directors unless ordered by a court, must
approve any discretionary indemnification.
The
general effect of the foregoing is to indemnify a control person, officer or
director from liability, thereby making the company responsible for any expenses
or damages incurred by such control person, officer or director in any action
brought against them based on their conduct in such capacity, provided they did
not engage in fraud or criminal activity.
PART
F/S
GENERAL
MAYHEM, LLC
REPORT
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
Sheets
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
Statements
of Operations
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Changes in Members’ Equity
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
Statements
of Cash Flows
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
Notes
to Financial Statements
|
30-36
|
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Members of General Mayhem, LLC
Woodland
Hills, California
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of General Mayhem, LLC as of December
31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of operations, changes in members’
equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. 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 audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the 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 audits 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 includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe
that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of General Mayhem, LLC as
of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 2,
the Company has incurred recurring operating losses and has an accumulated
deficit. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard
to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial
statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects
on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and
classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
Mendoza Berger &
Company, LLP
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Mendoza Berger & Company, LLP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, 2008
Irvine,
California
|
|
|
|
|
GENERAL
MAYHEM, LLC
BALANCE
SHEETS
DECEMBER
31, 2007 AND 2006
ASSETS
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$ |
1,428 |
|
|
$ |
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
1,428 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
depreciation
of $ 4,690 and $3,857, respectively
|
|
|
510 |
|
|
|
1,343 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible
assets
|
|
|
6,900 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$ |
8,838 |
|
|
$ |
1,498 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Members’
equity
|
|
|
8,838
|
|
|
|
698
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and members’ equity
|
|
$ |
8,838
|
|
|
$ |
1,498
|
|
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
GENERAL
MAYHEM, LLC
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
31,195 |
|
|
$ |
23,414 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
|
(50,491 |
) |
|
|
(23,470 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from operations
|
|
|
(19,296 |
) |
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income |
|
|
480 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before provision for income taxes |
|
|
(18,816 |
) |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision
for income taxes |
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss |
|
|
(19,616 |
) |
|
$ |
(833 |
) |
See accompanying notes to
financial statements.
GENERAL
MAYHEM, LLC
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ EQUITY
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND
2006
Balance,
January 1, 2006 |
|
$ |
7,531 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contributions |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Draws |
|
|
(6,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss |
|
|
(833 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2006 |
|
|
698 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contributions |
|
|
30,356 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Draws |
|
|
(2,600 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss |
|
|
(19,616 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2007 |
|
$ |
8,838 |
|
See accompanying
notes to financial statements.
GENERAL
MAYHEM, LLC
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$ |
(19,616 |
) |
|
$ |
(833 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
833 |
|
|
|
1,493 |
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(800 |
) |
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(19,583 |
) |
|
|
1,460 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases
of intangible assets
|
|
|
(6,800 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(6,800 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Members’
contributions
|
|
|
30,356 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Members’
draw
|
|
|
(2,600 |
) |
|
|
(6,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
27,756 |
|
|
|
(6,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash |
|
|
1,373 |
|
|
|
(4,540 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash,
beginning of year
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
4,595 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash,
end of year
|
|
$ |
1,428 |
|
|
$ |
55 |
|
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
GENERAL
MAYHEM, LLC
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2007 AND 2006
1.
|
NATURE
OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
Nature of
Operations
General
Mayhem, LLC (“the Company”) was organized under the laws of the State of
California on May 6, 2004.
General
Mayhem is an internet company that specializes in developing and hosting forum
based websites. The Company is headquartered in Northridge,
California.
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 the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reported periods. Actual results could materially differ
from those estimates.
For
purposes of the balance sheet and statement of cash flows, the Company considers
all highly liquid instruments purchased with maturity of three months or less to
be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had
no cash equivalents.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments
Pursuant
to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 107, “Disclosures About Fair Value of
Financial Instruments”, the Company is required to estimate the fair
value of all financial instruments included on its balance sheet. The
carrying value of cash and equivalents prepaid expense, accounts payable and
accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to the short period to
maturity of these instruments.
GENERAL
MAYHEM, LLC
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2007 AND 2006
1.
|
NATURE
OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
Identifiable Intangible
Assets
In
accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets”, goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are not
amortized but instead are measured for impairment at least annually in the
fourth quarter, or when events indicate that an impairment exists. As
required by SFAS 142, in the impairment tests for indefinite-lived intangible
assets, the Company compares the estimated fair value of the indefinite-lived
intangible assets, website domain names, using a combination of discounted cash
flow analysis and market value comparisons. If the carrying value
exceeds the estimate of fair value, the Company calculates the impairment as the
excess of the carrying value over the estimate of fair value and accordingly,
records the loss.
Intangible
assets that are determined to have definite lives are amortized over their
useful lives and are measured for impairment only when events or circumstances
indicate the carrying value may be impaired in accordance with SFAS 144
discussed below.
Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets
In
accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (SFAS 144), the Company estimates the
future undiscounted cash flows to be derived from the asset to assess whether or
not a potential impairment exists when events or circumstances indicate the
carrying value of a long-lived asset may be impaired. If the carrying
value exceeds the Company’s estimate of future undiscounted cash flows, the
Company then calculates the impairment as the excess of the carrying value of
the asset over the Company’s estimate of its fair value.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes under SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”.
Under the asset and liability method of SFAS 109, deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to
differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets
and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to
taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to
be recovered or settled. Under SFAS 109, the effect on deferred tax
assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the
period the enactment occurs. The components of the deferred tax
assets and liabilities are individually classified as current and non-current
based on their characteristics. A valuation allowance is provided for
certain deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that the Company will
not realize tax assets through future operations.
GENERAL
MAYHEM, LLC
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2007 AND 2006
1.
|
NATURE
OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
Comprehensive
Income
The
Company applies Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive
Income” (SFAS 130). SFAS 130 establishes standards for the
reporting and display of comprehensive income or loss, requiring its components
to be reported in a financial statement that is displayed with the same
prominence as other financial statements. For the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had no other components of comprehensive
loss other than the net loss as reported on the statement of
operations.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenues
are to be recognized in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin
(SAB) No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” as
amended by SAB No. 104, “Revenue Recognition” when (a) persuasive
evidence of an arrangement exists, (b) the services have been provided to the
customer, (c) the fee is fixed or determinable, and (d) collectibility is
reasonably assured.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
SFAS No. 157 – In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement 157, “Fair Value
Measurements”. This Statement defines fair value, establishes
a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This
Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit
fair value measurements, the Board having previously concluded in those
accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement
attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any new fair
value measurements. However, for some entities, the application of
this Statement will change current practice. This Statement is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal
years. Earlier application is encouraged, provided that the reporting
entity has not yet issued financial statements for that fiscal year, including
financial statements for an interim period within that fiscal
year. The Company is currently assessing the potential effect of SFAS
157 on its financial statements.
GENERAL
MAYHEM, LLC
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2007 AND 2006
1.
|
NATURE
OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements (Continued)
SFAS No. 158 – In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 158 “Employers’ Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)”. This Statement improves
financial reporting by requiring an employer to recognize the overfunded or
underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a
multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial
position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the
changes occur through comprehensive income of a business entity or changes in
unrestricted net assets of a not-for-profit organization. This
Statement also improves financial reporting by requiring an employer to measure
the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year-end statement of
financial position, with limited exceptions.
An
employer with publicly traded equity securities is required to initially
recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan and to
provide the required disclosures as of the end of the fiscal year ending after
December 15, 2006. An employer without publicly traded equity
securities is required to recognize the funded status of a defined benefit
postretirement plan and to provide the required disclosures as of the end of the
fiscal year ending after June 15, 2007. The Company believes that the
adoption of this standard, will not a have a material impact on its financial
statements.
SFAS No. 159 – In
February 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No.
115. This
Statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and
certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial
reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in
reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently
without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement is
expected to expand the use of fair value measurement, which is consistent with
the Board’s long-term measurement objectives for accounting for financial
instruments. This Statement applies to all entities, including not-for-profit
organizations. Most of the provisions of this Statement apply only to entities
that elect the fair value option.
GENERAL
MAYHEM, LLC
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2007 AND 2006
1.
|
NATURE
OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements (Continued)
SFAS No. 141 (revised
2007) – In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141 (revised
2007), Business
Combinations. This statement replaces
FASB Statement No. 141 Business
Combinations. The objective of this Statement is to improve
the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the
information that a reporting entity provides in its financial reports about a
business combination and its effects. To accomplish that, this Statement
establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer 1) recognizes and
measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the
liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquire, 2)
recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a
gain from a bargain purchase, and 3) determines what information to disclose to
enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial
effects of the business combination. This Statement applies prospectively to
business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the
beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December
15, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the potential effect of SFAS 141
(revised 2007) on its financial statements.
SFAS No. 160 – In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51. The objective of this
Statement is to improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the
financial information that a reporting entity provides in its consolidated
financial statements by establishing accounting and reporting standards that
require 1) the ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than
the parent be clearly identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated
statement of financial position within equity, but separate from the parent’s
equity, 2) the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and
to the noncontrolling interest be clearly identified and presented on the face
of the consolidated statement of income, 3) changes in a parent’s ownership
interest while the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its
subsidiary be accounted for consistently, 4) when a subsidiary is
deconsolidated, any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former
subsidiary be initially measured at fair value, and 5) entities provide
sufficient disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the
interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. This Statement is
effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years,
beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently
assessing the potential effect of SFAS 160 on its financial
statements.
GENERAL
MAYHEM, LLC
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2007 AND 2006
As shown
in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has incurred net operating
losses for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and additional debt or
equity financing will be required by the Company to fund its activities and to
support operations. However, there is no assurance that the Company
will be able to obtain additional financing. Furthermore, there is no
assurance that rapid technological changes, changing customer needs and evolving
industry standards will enable the Company to introduce new products on a
continual and timely basis so that profitable operations can be
attained.
b
The
Company purchased website domain names for cash in the amount of $6,800 for the
year ended December 31, 2007. Management has determined that there
was no impairment of long-lived assets at December 31, 2007 and
2006.
Accrued Wages and
Compensated Absences
The
Company currently does not have any employees. The majority of
development costs and services have been provided to the Company by the founders
and outside, third-party vendors. As such, there is no accrual for
wages or compensated absences as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.
For the
year ended December 31, 2006, the Company had two (2) members, Typhoon Capital,
the majority member, with a 50.1% ownership interest and an individual who had a
49.9% ownership interest.
During
September 2007, the Company, through Typhoon Capital, purchased the individual’s
49.9% ownership interest for $25,000 in cash. As a result, Typhoon
Capital was the sole member and 100.0% owner of the Company.
GENERAL
MAYHEM, LLC
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2007 AND 2006
6.
|
PROVISION
FOR INCOME TAXES
|
As of
December 31, 2007, the Company has recognized the minimum amount of franchise
tax required under California corporation law of $800. The Company is
not currently subject to further federal or state tax since it has incurred
losses since its inception.
7.
|
RELATED
PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
|
The
Company periodically receives cash advances from its sole member for the payment
of various expenses. These cash advances bear no interest, are due
upon demand, and are to be repaid as cash becomes available. In lieu
of repayment, the sole member may request the Company to consider the advances
as additional contributions to the member’s equity account.
Subsequent
to the year ended December 31, 2007, the sole member, Typhoon Capital, purchased
various strategic websites and domain names on behalf of the company in exchange
for a promissory note payable in the amount of $94,020. This note is due in 2
years and accrues interest at the rate of 10% beginning in May
2008.
In
addition, the sole member also advanced $300,000 in cash to the Company and made
a payment in the amount of $6,000 to a vendor of the Company. As a
result, the Company issued a promissory note payable in the amount of
$306,000. The note is due in 2 years and accrues interest at the rate
of 10% beginning in May 2008.
In March
2008, the sole member of the Company transferred a total of 8.2% membership
interest in the Company. 3.5% membership interest was transferred into a trust
for parties related to the member, and 4.7% was transferred to non-related
parties.
PART
III
Item 1. Index to Exhibits
Exhibits
are listed and described in Item 9.01 of this Form 8-K.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities.
In
connection with the Merger, on April 2, 2008, we issued an aggregate of
26,000,000 shares of our common stock to General’s members in exchange for their
percentage of ownership of General on a pro-rata basis to their General
membership. The issuance was made pursuant to Rule 506 under
Regulation D promulgated by the SEC. We believe that exemption was
available because (i) no advertising or general solicitation was employed in
offering the securities, (ii) the offering and sales were made to eleven persons,
three of whom were accredited investors and none of whom were
non-accredited investors (all of whom received applicable disclosure materials),
and (iii) transfer was restricted in accordance with the requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (including by legending of certificates
representing the securities).
Upon the
closing of the Merger, we issued and sold an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of
our common stock to two non-U.S. Persons, as that term is defined in Rule 902
(k) of Regulation S as promulgated by the SEC, at a price of $0.89 per
share. We intend to use the net proceeds of the offering for our
general working capital purposes. There were no commissions paid on
the sale of these shares. The investors were a non-U.S. persons and the sale was
made in an offshore transaction. No directed selling efforts were made in the
United States by us or any person acting on our behalf. The offer or sale was
not made to a U.S. person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. person. The
purchasers of the securities certified that they were not U.S. persons and were
not acquiring the securities for the account or benefit of any U.S. person. The
purchasers of the securities have agreed to resell such securities only in
accordance with the provisions of Regulation S or pursuant to registration under
the Securities Act of 1933. The shares of common stock issued to the purchaser
contain a legend to the effect that transfer is prohibited except in accordance
with the provisions of this Regulation S or pursuant to registration under the
Securities Act of 1933. We will not register any transfer of the securities
unless such transfer is made in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S
or pursuant to registration under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 5.01. Changes in Control of
Registrant.
The
Merger resulted in a change in control of WestCoast on April 2,
2008. See Item 2.01 “Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of
Assets” above.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
Officers.
Pursuant
to the Merger Agreement, concurrently with the closing of the Merger, Suzanne
Fischer resigned as WestCoast’s Director, President, Secretary, and
Treasurer. Also on that date, Sanjay Sabnani was appointed as our
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. See
Part I, Item 5 “Directors and Executive Officers, Promoters and Control
Persons;” Part I, Item 6 “Executive Compensation;” and Item 2.01 “Completion of
Acquisition or Disposition of Assets;” above.
On April
2, 2008, Mr. Sabnani was appointed as a member of our board of
directors. However, such director appointment will not be effective
until at least ten days after an Information Statement is mailed or delivered to
all of our stockholders in compliance with Section 14(f) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 14(f)-1 thereunder. Ms.
Fischer resignation as a director ten days after the filing of the Schedule
14f-1 with the SEC and its mailing to all of our stockholders of record as of
such date. The Schedule 14f-1 was filed on April 3, 2008 and is
anticipated to be mailed to our stockholders on April 9, 2008. A
description of the newly appointed director can be found in Item 2.01 above, in
the section titled “Directors and Executive Officers, Promoters and Control
Persons.”
Item
5.03. Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
We filed
a Certificate of Change with the State of Nevada to effect a 13-for-1 split of
our authorized and outstanding common shares, effective March 27,
2008. We filed Articles of Merger to effect the merger of our wholly
owned subsidiary, General Mayhem Acquisition Corp.. (which General Mayhem LLC
merged into) with and into the Company, effective April 8, 2008. In
connection with that merger, the Company changed its name to CrowdGather,
Inc.
Item 5.06. Change in Shell Company
Status.
As the
result of the completion of the Mergers, WestCoast is no longer a shell company,
as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act. See
Item 2.01 “Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets”
above.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(a)
Financial Statements. See page 23.
(b) Shell
Company Transactions. See (a) above.
(c)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
|
|
2.1*
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger by and among WestCoast Golf Experiences, Inc., General
Mayhem LLC and General Mayhem Acquisition Corp., dated April 2,
2008
|
2.2*
|
Agreement
of Merger and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated April 8, 2008 by and
between WestCoast Golf Experiences, Inc., a Nevada corporation and General
Mayhem Acquisition Corp., a Nevada corporation.
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of WestCoast’s
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on June 20,
2005
|
3.2*
|
Certificate
of Change in number of authorized shares as filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Nevada on March 27, 2008
|
3.3*
|
Articles
of Merger as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on
April 8, 2008
|
3.4
|
Bylaws
of the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of WestCoast’s
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on June 20,
2005
|
4.1*
|
Form
of Subscription Agreement
|
10.1*
|
Cancellation
Agreement, by and between the Company and Roger Arnet, dated as
of April 1, 2008
|
16.1*
|
Letter from Dale
Matheson Carr-Hilton Labonte LLP
|
23.1*
|
Consent
of Independent Registered Accounting Firm
|
|
|
*
attached hereto
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Because
we are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act,
we file reports, proxy statements and other information with the
SEC. You may read and copy these reports, proxy statements and other
information at the public reference room maintained by the SEC at its Public
Reference Room, located at 100 F Street, N.E. Washington,
D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the
public reference room by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330. In
addition, we are required to file electronic versions of those materials with
the SEC through the SEC’s EDGAR system. The SEC also maintains a web site at
http://www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy statements and other
information regarding registrants that file electronically with the
SEC.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
|
CROWDGATHER,
INC.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Sanjay
Sabnani |
|
|
|
Sanjay
Sabnani
|
|