Controls and Procedures
−Removed: Evaluation of Disclosure
−Removed: Controls and Procedures
+Added: of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
−Removed: and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).
+Added: and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).
Based on this evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that in light of the material
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See material weaknesses
−Removed: discussed below in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
+Added: discussed below in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
+Added: Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
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identified material weaknesses:
−Removed: have not established and/or maintained adequately designed internal controls in order
−Removed: to prevent or detect and correct material misstatements to the financial statements,
−Removed: including internal controls related to complex or nonroutine transactions.
+Added: have not established and/or maintained adequately designed internal controls in order to prevent or detect and correct material
+Added: misstatements to the financial statements, including internal controls related to complex or nonroutine transactions.
+Added: We lack the necessary accounting resources with sufficient SEC
+Added: reporting experience, US GAAP knowledge and accounting experience.
believes that despite our material weaknesses, our consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2020 are
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Limitations Over Internal Controls
−Removed: including our CEO and CAO, does not expect that disclosure controls and internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud.
−Removed: A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives
−Removed: of the control system are met.
−Removed: Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are no resource constraints,
−Removed: and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.
−Removed: Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems,
−Removed: no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company
−Removed: have been detected.
−Removed: These inherent limitations include the realities that judgements in decision-making can be faulty, and that
−Removed: breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.
−Removed: Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of
−Removed: some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the controls.
+Added: including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, does not expect that disclosure controls and internal
+Added: controls will prevent all errors and all fraud.
+Added: A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only
+Added: reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.
+Added: Further, the design of a control system
+Added: must reflect the fact that there are no resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their
+Added: Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that
+Added: all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.
+Added: These inherent limitations include the
+Added: realities that judgements in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.
+Added: Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management
+Added: override of the controls.
Other Information
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance Directors and Executive Officers
−Removed: directors and executive officers and their ages at March 25, 2020, are listed in the following table:
−Removed: Bart Mitchell
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer
−Removed: Chief Accounting Officer
−Removed: JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton
−Removed: Christopher Rego
−Removed: Mitchell became a de facto director of the Company in July 2017 , formally effectuated in August of 2017, and was appointed
−Removed: to be the Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer on October 15, 2018.
−Removed: Since September 2019, Mr.
−Removed: Mitchell has served as
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
−Removed: Mitchell , is a founding member and partner of Greenbrier Academy for Girls
−Removed: (“GBA”), a residential therapeutic boarding school.
−Removed: He served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
−Removed: from June 2007 through August 2016, successfully navigating the company through startup and establishing it as a thought leader
−Removed: and premier academy in its highly competitive niche.
−Removed: Prior to his time at GBA, Mr.
−Removed: Mitchell was an officer and managing member
−Removed: of TAS Development, LLC from 2005 until 2007.
−Removed: From 2002 until 2005, he was department director for the Alldredge Academy.
−Removed: Mitchell served as a manager for Xlear Inc., from 2000 until 2002.
−Removed: He also is the owner and creator of Escape Game Coeur d’Alene,
−Removed: which provides live interactive adventure games focused on cooperative teamwork to solve puzzles and accomplish tasks to escape
−Removed: a themed game space.
−Removed: Mitchell holds degrees in philosophy from Brigham Young University and English from Dixie State University.
−Removed: Mitchell’s experience with both the financial and operations of GBA, including working with a curriculum team to provide
−Removed: flexible, engaging academics, give him unique and valuable insights that will prove to be an asset for the Company.
−Removed: was appointed Chief Accounting Office on October 1, 2019.
−Removed: He started and operated Express Service for 18 years which serviced
−Removed: over 2,000 restaurants, hotels, and health care facilities in five Rocky Mountain States.
−Removed: This involved sales, logistics, financial
−Removed: & operational challenges.
−Removed: After selling his business in 2011 he started and currently operates Benchmark Bookkeeping which
−Removed: works with over 200 businesses in the Northwest U.S.
−Removed: This involves all levels of financial and operational duties with the owners
−Removed: and employees of each business.
−Removed: He owns and leases several warehouses in Boise, Idaho.
−Removed: Boyd has a degree from Brigham Young
−Removed: University in Business & Finance and teaches Quickbooks Certification courses in the Boise, Idaho area.
−Removed: Herman became a de facto director of the Company in July 2017 , formally effectuated in August of 2017.
−Removed: many years of investment experience with a focus on undervalued public companies.
−Removed: Since 2002, Mr.
−Removed: Herman has been a managing member
−Removed: of Galloway Capital Management, LLC, which, through its fund, Strategic Turnaround Equity Partners, LP (Cayman) has focused on
−Removed: investments primarily in undervalued securities.
−Removed: From January 2011 to August 2013, Mr.
−Removed: Herman was a managing member of Abacoa
−Removed: Capital Management, LLC, which, through its fund, Abacoa Capital Master Fund, Ltd.
−Removed: focused on a Global-Macro investment strategy.
−Removed: Since 2005, Mr.
−Removed: Herman has been a registered representative with Arcadia Securities LLC, a FINRA-registered broker-dealer based
−Removed: From 1997 to 2002, he was an investment banker with Burnham Securities, Inc.
−Removed: From 1993 to 1997, he was a managing
−Removed: partner of Kingshill Group, Inc., a merchant banking and financial firm with offices in New York and Tokyo.
−Removed: Herman also has
−Removed: franchising experience, having served on the boards of several franchised concepts, including Arthur Treacher’s Fish &
−Removed: Chips, Wall Street Deli Systems, Inc., Shells Seafood Restaurants, Inc., and Miami Subs Corporation where he also served as President
−Removed: from 2007 to 2009.
−Removed: Herman has a B.S.
−Removed: from the State University of New York at Albany with a major in Political Science and
−Removed: minors in Business and Music.
−Removed: Herman has served on the boards of public and private companies for many years, including Tumbleweed
−Removed: Holdings, Inc., since 2001.
−Removed: His experience has included board membership, corporate officer, advisory, capital raising and restructuring
−Removed: We believe that these experiences make Mr.
−Removed: Herman well-qualified to serve as a member of the Board.
+Added: Our directors and executive
+Added: officers and their ages at December 21, 2020, are listed in the following table:
+Added: and Chief Executive Officer
+Added: and President
+Added: Kenny-Charlton
+Added: Gary Zell, II
+Added: Financial Officer
+Added: Christopher Rego became
+Added: a director in February 2020, at which time he also became chief executive officer of BFK Franchise Company, LLC (“BFK”),
+Added: our principal operating subsidiary.
+Added: On April 30, 2020, Mr.
+Added: Rego became Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
+Added: Rego has over
+Added: 20 years of software quality development experience building complex enterprise applications with high-performance requirements
+Added: in the business-to-business, software-as-a-service, and consumer advertising industries.
+Added: Rego is an accomplished corporate
+Added: strategist and drives the vision and strategic direction of his software company, Teknowland, Inc., and his STREAM education company,
+Added: Bricknowland, Inc.
+Added: Rego has assembled a dedicated team of engineers that focuses on building STREAM education that includes
+Added: AR/VR learning technology, drones, artificial intelligent education, 3-D printing, coding, and more.
+Added: Rego has been the CEO
+Added: of Teknowland, Inc.
+Added: since 2013, and the founder and managing partner of Bricknowland, Inc., since 2015.
+Added: From March 2014 until
+Added: April 2016, Mr.
+Added: Rego was Quality Assurance Consulting/Manager at Tibco Software.
+Added: Rego has also held various management and
+Added: architect roles to contribute to the success of rapidly growing technology companies such as Oracle, Yahoo!, Tapjoy, and Intuit.
+Added: Rego has been a Bricks 4 Kidz franchisee since November 2013, and has been a partner with Mr.
+Added: Simento in a Bricks 4 Kidz franchise
+Added: in the United Arab Emirates since May 2015.
+Added: Rego earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Andhra Loyola College in Andhra
+Added: Pradesh India and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Acharya Nagarjuna University Andhra Pradesh, India.
+Added: Whiton became a director in February 2020.
+Added: On June 2, 2020, Mr.
+Added: Whiton became the president of the Company.
+Added: has over 20 years of experience managing public and private investments.
+Added: His experience focuses largely on early stage and turnaround
+Added: operations in franchising, technology, biometrics, manufacturing, and payment processing.
+Added: In addition, Mr.
+Added: Whiton was an early
+Added: investor in the Company and served as its Interim CEO from July 22, 2015 to May 11, 2017.
+Added: He has owned and managed a successful
+Added: private cosmetics company for over 10 years.
+Added: From October 2016 to the present, Mr.
+Added: Whiton has been managing member of Trew Pharma
+Added: LLC, which used to manufacture, markets, and distributes beauty products (but is in the process of winding down operations), and
+Added: from January 2019 to the present has been CEO of Smart Tires USA LLC, a franchise company that provides a rent-to-own program
Kenny-Charlton has served as a director of the Company since July 2015.
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distribution law.
−Removed: Kenny-Charlton is a member of the International Franchise Association and has been repeatedly named a “Legal
−Removed: Eagle” by the Franchise Times for her work in the field of franchise law.
+Added: Kenny-Charlton is a member of the International Franchise Association and has been repeatedly named a “Legal
+Added: by the Franchise Times for her work in the field of franchise law.
Kenny-Charlton is a graduate of Villanova
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from Villanova University.
−Removed: Rego became a director in February 2020, at which time he also became chief executive officer of BFK Franchise Company, LLC
−Removed: (“BFK”), our principal operating subsidiary.
−Removed: At the earlier to occur of March 31, 2020 or when the Company files its
−Removed: Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019 and its Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2019, Mr.
−Removed: Rego will become
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer of Creative Learning Corporation.
−Removed: Rego has over 20 years of software quality development experience
−Removed: building complex enterprise applications with high-performance requirements in the business-to-business, software-as-a-service,
−Removed: and consumer advertising industries.
−Removed: Rego is an accomplished corporate strategist and drives the vision and strategic direction
−Removed: of his software company, Teknowland, Inc., and his STREAM education company, Bricknowland, Inc.
−Removed: Rego has assembled a dedicated
−Removed: team of engineers that focuses on building STREAM education that includes AR/VR learning technology, drones, artificial intelligent
−Removed: education, 3-D printing, coding, and more.
−Removed: Rego has been the CEO of Teknowland, Inc.
−Removed: since 2013, and the founder and managing
−Removed: partner of Bricknowland, Inc., since 2015.
−Removed: From March 2014 until April 2016, Mr.
−Removed: Rego was Quality Assurance Consulting/Manager
−Removed: at Tibco Software.
−Removed: Rego has also held various management and architect roles to contribute to the success of rapidly growing
−Removed: technology companies such as Oracle, Yahoo!, Tapjoy, and Intuit.
−Removed: Rego has been a Bricks 4 Kidz franchisee since November 2013.
−Removed: Rego earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Andhra Loyola College in Andhra Pradesh India and an MBA in Marketing and Finance
−Removed: from Acharya Nagarjuna University Andhra Pradesh, India.
−Removed: Whiton became a director in February 2020.
−Removed: Whiton has over 20 years of experience managing public and private investments.
−Removed: His experience focuses largely on early stage and turnaround operations in franchising, technology, biometrics, manufacturing,
−Removed: and payment processing.
−Removed: In addition, Mr.
−Removed: Whiton was an early investor in the Company and has served as its Interim CEO from July
−Removed: 22, 2015 to May 11, 2017.
−Removed: He has owned and managed a successful private cosmetics company for over 10 years.
−Removed: From October 2016
−Removed: to the present, Mr.
−Removed: Whiton has been managing member of Trew Pharma LLC, which manufactures, markets, and distributes beauty products,
−Removed: and from January 2019 to the present has been CEO of Smart Tires USA LLC, a franchise company that provides a rent-to-own program
−Removed: Whiton does not have a formal college degree.
−Removed: On May 16, 2002, the National Association of Securities Dealers,
−Removed: entered an order barring Mr.
−Removed: Whiton from association with any NASD member in any capacity as a result of his failure to respond
−Removed: to a request for information.
+Added: has served as a director of the Company since May 19, 2020.
+Added: Simento is the co-founder and managing partner of Almoe Group of
+Added: Companies, founded in 1994, Specktron Educational Products, founded in 2011 and Bricknowland founded in 2015.
+Added: Simento has over
+Added: three decades of executive leadership experience managing high-technology and high-growth companies, having been responsible for
+Added: strategic direction, execution of business plans, technology development, and development of corporate infrastructure.
+Added: of Companies consists of six divisions, employs over 400 staff spread across four countries, and has over 40 renowned audio visual
+Added: and IT products and solutions.
+Added: The Almoe Group of Companies partners with over 55 audio and video and software companies that provide
+Added: AV and software solutions to retail, corporate, and education institutions.
+Added: Mr Simento created his own product line, Specktron
+Added: (www.specktron.com) that is a leading brand pioneering in Audio Visual and Information & Communication Technology.
+Added: has championed the use of Interactive Touch Technology for the education, corporate, government, and hospitality sectors.
+Added: has been a partner with Mr.
+Added: Rego in a Bricks 4 Kidz franchise in the United Arab Emirates since May 2015.
+Added: Gary Zell, II has served as a director of the Company since May 19, 2020.
+Added: Zell has been a Multiple Line General Agent with
+Added: American National Insurance Company since 1994, responsible for sales, profitability, and recruiting of a $62 million+ insurance
+Added: agency with over 70 agents and subproducers.
+Added: From 2016 to the present, Mr.
+Added: Zell has been president of ThirdPatent Holdings and
+Added: ThirdPro HMM, which provide social media audits for parents, colleges, universities, human resources professionals, and professional
+Added: Zell earned a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Sewanee:
+Added: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.
+Added: Mike Elkin became
+Added: the Company’s Chief Financial Officer on October 1, 2020.
+Added: Elkin has over 20 years of experience as a controller and financial
+Added: His experience includes providing financial and accounting advice to REIT’s, non-profits and turnaround situations
+Added: in the manufacturing, distribution and service company sectors.
+Added: Since 2017, Mr.
+Added: Elkin has served as the controller for a private
+Added: Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”).
+Added: From 2005 to 2006, Mr.
+Added: Elkin operated a consulting business in which he served
+Added: as part-time controller or chief financial officer for various private businesses.
+Added: Elkin has a B.S.
+Added: Degree in Accounting from
+Added: the University of Florida, a Masters Degree in Accounting from Nova Southeastern University, and a Masters Degree in Finance from
+Added: Florida International University.
+Added: Elkin has been recognized by the Jacksonville Business Journal as CFO of the year.
+Added: also honored by the Jacksonville Jewish Journal for Social Action Work in the community.
of the directors and executive officers share any familial relationship with any other executive officers or key employees.
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Nomination Process
−Removed: Board is responsible for overseeing the selection of persons to be nominated to serve on our Board, and has not formed a separate
+Added: Board is responsible for overseeing the selection of persons to be nominated to serve on our Board, and has not formed separate
nominating committee.
The Board believes that nominating decisions are best determined by the entire board in light of a recent
−Removed: proxy solicitation effort by certain shareholders to make changes to the board’s composition.
+Added: proxy solicitation effort by certain shareholders to make changes to the board’s composition.
The Board does not have a
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Depending upon the current needs of the Board, certain factors may be weighed more or less heavily.
−Removed: considering candidates for the Board, the directors evaluate the entirety of each candidate’s credentials and do not have
+Added: considering candidates for the Board, the directors evaluate the entirety of each candidate’s credentials and do not have
any specific minimum qualifications that must be met.
−Removed: “Diversity,” as such, is not a criterion that the Board considers.
+Added: “Diversity,”
+Added: as such, is not a criterion that the Board considers.
The directors will consider candidates from any reasonable source, including current Board members, stockholders, professional
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under our corporate governance principles.
−Removed: The Board received one director nominee recommendation from stockholders for the 2020
−Removed: Annual Meeting, which was Mark David Shaw (a shareholder who nominated himself).
−Removed: Audit Committee
−Removed: have a separately designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(a) of the Exchange Act.
−Removed: The Audit Committee met four times in fiscal 2019.
−Removed: The only member of the Audit Committee is Gary Herman.
−Removed: Audit Committee is responsible for oversight of the quality and integrity of the accounting, auditing and reporting practices
−Removed: of the Company.
−Removed: More specifically, it assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities relating to
−Removed: (i) the quality and integrity of our financial statements, reports and related information provided to stockholders, regulators
−Removed: and others, (ii) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (iii) the qualifications, independence and performance
−Removed: of our independent registered public accounting firm, (iv) the internal control over financial reporting that management and the
−Removed: Board have established, and (v) the audit, accounting and financial reporting processes generally.
−Removed: The Committee is also responsible
−Removed: for review and approval of related-party transactions.
−Removed: The Audit Committee has the authority to obtain advice and assistance from,
−Removed: and receive appropriate funding from the Company for, outside legal, accounting or other advisors as it deems necessary to carry
−Removed: out its duties.
−Removed: Audit Committee
−Removed: Financial Expert
−Removed: Board has determined that Mr.
−Removed: Herman is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of SEC rules.
−Removed: Code of Ethics
−Removed: Company has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to its principal executive, financial and accounting officers and persons performing
−Removed: similar functions, as well as all directors and employees of the Company.
−Removed: A copy of the Code of Ethics is filed as an exhibit
−Removed: to this report, and posted on the Company’s website, www.creativelearning.com .
−Removed: the Company will provide a copy of the Code of Ethics to any shareholder who submits a written request in writing to our chief
−Removed: executive officer at Creative Learning Corp., P.O.
−Removed: Box 4502, Boise, Idaho 83711;
−Removed: bmitchell@creativelearningcorp.com .
+Added: There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend
+Added: nominees to our board of directors.
+Added: Committee Functions
+Added: May 2020, we have not had a separately designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(a)
+Added: of the Exchange Act.
+Added: Prior to May 2020, we had an Audit Committee, the only member of which was Gary Herman.
+Added: When constituted,
+Added: the Audit Committee is responsible for oversight of the quality and integrity of the accounting,
+Added: auditing and reporting practices of the Company.
+Added: More specifically, it assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight
+Added: responsibilities relating to (i) the quality and integrity of our financial statements, reports and related information provided
+Added: to stockholders, regulators and others, (ii) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (iii) the qualifications,
+Added: independence and performance of our independent registered public accounting firm, (iv) the internal control over financial reporting
+Added: that management and the Board have established, and (v) the audit, accounting and financial reporting processes generally.
+Added: Committee is also responsible for review and approval of related-party transactions.
+Added: The Audit Committee has the authority to
+Added: obtain advice and assistance from, and receive appropriate funding from the Company for, outside legal, accounting or other advisors
+Added: as it deems necessary to carry out its duties.
+Added: During periods in which the Company does not have an active Audit Committee, the
+Added: entire board performs the functions of the Audit Committee.
+Added: Committee Financial Expert
+Added: Board has determined that it does not have an “audit committee financial expert”
+Added: within the meaning of SEC rules.
+Added: The Company has adopted
+Added: a Code of Ethics applicable to its principal executive, financial and accounting officers and persons performing similar functions,
+Added: as well as all directors and employees of the Company.
+Added: A copy of the Code of Ethics is filed as an exhibit to this report, and
+Added: posted on the Company’s website, www.creativelearningcorp.com.
+Added: In addition, the Company will provide a copy of the Code of
+Added: Ethics to any shareholder who submits a written request in writing to our chief executive officer at Creative Learning Corp., 475
+Added: W Townplace, Suite, A, St.
+Added: Augustine, FL 32092;
+Added: rwhiton@creativelearningcorp.com
Communication
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to the addressees or distributed at the next scheduled board meeting;
−Removed: relate to financial or accounting matters, forwarded to the audit committee or distributed at the next scheduled audit committee
−Removed: relate to executive officer compensation matters, forwarded to the compensation committee or discussed at the next scheduled
+Added: they relate to financial or accounting matters, forwarded to the audit committee or distributed at the next scheduled audit
+Added: committee meeting;
+Added: they relate to executive officer compensation matters, forwarded to the compensation committee or discussed at the next scheduled
compensation committee meeting;
−Removed: relate to the recommendation of the nomination of an individual, forwarded to the full Board or discussed at the next scheduled
−Removed: Board meeting;
−Removed: relate to our operations, forwarded to the appropriate officers of our company, and the response or other handling of such
−Removed: communications reported to the Board at the next scheduled board meeting.
−Removed: Section 16(a)
−Removed: Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
+Added: they relate to the recommendation of the nomination of an individual, forwarded to the full Board or discussed at the next
+Added: scheduled Board meeting;
+Added: they relate to our operations, forwarded to the appropriate officers of our company, and the response or other handling of
+Added: such communications reported to the Board at the next scheduled board meeting.
+Added: 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires directors, executive officer and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered
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of registered equity security failed to file on a timely basis any such report, except as follows:
−Removed: Gary Herman, Bart Mitchell and JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton failed to file a Form 4 reporting the Board’s approval of the issuance
−Removed: of 272,472, 112,739 and 272,472 shares of common stock to them for board services on September 30, 2019;
−Removed: Gary Herman failed to file a Form 4 reporting the issuance of 7,143 shares of common stock to him from the exercise of a warrant;
−Removed: Blake Furlow filed a late Form 4 reporting the issuance of 566,176 shares of common stock to him for his services as an officer
−Removed: and the issuance of 7,143 shares of common stock to him as a result of the exercise of a warrant.
−Removed: Furlow failed to file a
−Removed: Form 4 reporting the Board’s approval of the issuance of 99,362 shares to him for board services on September 30, 2019,
−Removed: which shares were issued in January 2020.
+Added: ● John Simento, a director, failed to file a Form 3 after he was elected to the board of directors
+Added: on May 19, 2020;
+Added: Gary Zell, II, a director, failed to file a Form 3 after he was elected to the board of directors
+Added: on May 19, 2020;
+Added: Whiton, an officer and director, filed a late Form 4 on May 27, 2020 reporting the purchase
+Added: of 800,000 shares of common stock on May 7, 2020;
+Added: ● Blake Furlow, a 10% shareholder, filed a late Form 4 on May 26, 2020 reporting various transactions
+Added: between January 16, 2020 and May 8, 2020, including the sale of 800,000 shares to Mr.
Executive Compensation
−Removed: following identifies the elements of compensation for fiscal years 2019 and 2018 with respect to our “named executive officers,”
−Removed: which term is defined by Item 402 of the SEC’s Regulation S-K to include (i) all individuals serving as our principal executive
+Added: following identifies the elements of compensation for fiscal years 2020 and 2019 with respect to our “named executive officers,”
+Added: which term is defined by Item 402 of the SEC’s Regulation S-K to include (i) all individuals serving as our principal executive
officer at any time during fiscal year 2020, (ii) our two most highly compensated executive officers other than the principal
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Company at September 30, 2020.
−Removed: on our compensation for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, Blake Furlow and Bart Mitchell constitute our only “named
−Removed: executive officers” pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K.
−Removed: Summary Compensation Table
−Removed: following table shows the compensation paid or accrued to the Company’s named executive officers during the fiscal years
−Removed: ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
−Removed: and Principal Position
−Removed: Blake Furlow(4)
+Added: Based on our compensation
+Added: for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, Bart Mitchell, Rod Whiton and Christopher Rego constitute our only “named
+Added: executive officers”
+Added: pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K.
+Added: Compensation Table
+Added: Name and Principal Position
+Added: Christopher Rego (2)
Bart Mitchell (3)
−Removed: This amount is the dollar value of base salary earned.
−Removed: Includes 566,176 shares issuable to Mr.
−Removed: Furlow as a bonus under his employment agreement valued at $35,000 as well as 166,667 shares issuable to Mr.
−Removed: Mitchell as a bonus under his employment agreement valued at $10,000.
−Removed: Also includes board compensation earned during the year ended September 30, 2019 by Blake Furlow in the total amount of $5,962 and by Bart Mitchell in the total amount of $6,764.
−Removed: Includes severance earned by Blake Furlow during the year ended September 30, 2019 in the amount of $30,000.
−Removed: Also includes a $1,000 warrant exercise price that was waived during the year for Blake Furlow.
−Removed: Includes cash amounts of board compensation earned by both Blake Furlow and Bart Mitchell in the amounts of $14,375 and $10,416, respectively.
−Removed: Blake Furlow acted as our CEO from August 15, 2018 to September 30, 2019, when he resigned.
−Removed: Bart Mitchell acted as our CFO and COO from October 15, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
+Added: CEO, CFO and COO
+Added: Whiton acted as our president from June 2, 2020 to September 30, 2020, and our Principal Executive Officer from August 4, 2020 to September 30, 2020.
+Added: Christopher Rego acted as our president of one of our operating subsidiaries from February 5, 2020 to April 30, 2020, and CEO from May 1,, 2020 to September 30, 2020.
+Added: Rego was our Principal Executive Officer from May 1, 2020 to August 4, 2020.
+Added: Bart Mitchell acted as our CEO from October 1, 2019 to April 29, 2020, when he was replaced by Mr.
+Added: Rego, and as our president from May 2020 to June 2, 2020, when he resigned.
+Added: Mitchell acted as our CFO and COO from October 15, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
+Added: Mitchell was our Principal Executive Officer from October 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020.
+Added: Consists of 166,667 shares issued to Mr.
+Added: Mitchell in 2019 as a bonus under his employment agreement valued at $10,000, and 112,739 shares issued to Mr.
+Added: Mitchell in 2019 for board compensation valued at $6,764.
+Added: Consists of $50,000 of severance paid to Mr.
+Added: Mitchell in 2020 upon his resignation, and a cash amounts paid to Mr.
+Added: Mitchell of $10,416 in 2019 for board compensation.
Company does not provide its officers or employees with pension, stock appreciation rights, long-term incentive or other plans.
The Company does not have a defined benefit, pension, profit sharing plan but does offer a 401(k) plan.
−Removed: Outstanding Equity
−Removed: Awards At Fiscal Year-End
+Added: We did not grant any stock
+Added: options or stock appreciation rights to our named executive officers in the last fiscal year.
+Added: We did not reprice any options or
+Added: stock appreciation rights during the last fiscal year.
+Added: We did not waive or modify any specified performance target, goal or condition
+Added: to payout with respect to any amount included in any incentive plan compensation included in the summary compensation table.
+Added: Board is responsible for creating and reviewing the compensation of our executive officers, as well as overseeing our compensation
+Added: and benefit plans and policies and administering our equity incentive plans.
+Added: We believe in providing a competitive total compensation
+Added: package to its executives through a combination of base salary, annual performance bonuses, and long-term equity awards.
+Added: The executive
+Added: compensation program is designed to achieve the following objectives:
+Added: competitive compensation that will help attract, retain and reward qualified executives;
+Added: executives’
+Added: interests with our success by making a portion of the executive’s compensation dependent upon corporate
+Added: executives’
+Added: interests with the interests of stockholders by including long-term equity incentives.
+Added: Board believes that our executive compensation program should include annual and long-term components, including cash and equity-based
+Added: compensation, and should reward consistent performance that meets or exceeds expectations.
+Added: The Board evaluates both performance
+Added: and compensation to make sure that the compensation provided to executives remains competitive relative to compensation paid by
+Added: companies of similar size and stage of development operating in the payment processing industry and taking into account our relative
+Added: performance and its own strategic objectives.
+Added: Equity Awards At Fiscal Year-End
of the named executive officers have any unvested equity awards or unexercised options in the Company as of September 30, 2020.
−Removed: Employment Agreements
−Removed: We have entered into an
−Removed: employment agreement with Bart Mitchell, our current chief executive officer, dated October 16, 2018.
−Removed: Under the employment agreement,
−Removed: Mitchell is to be employed as our chief financial officer and chief operating officer, is entitled to cash compensation of
−Removed: $125,000 per year, and is entitled to a grant of restricted stock with a value of $10,000 on the last day of each completed year
−Removed: of employment.
−Removed: Mitchell is also entitled to discretionary bonuses on an annual basis, and the right to participate in medical
−Removed: and dental coverage, a 401K plan and any other benefits offered to employees of the Company.
−Removed: Effective October 1, 2019, Mr.
−Removed: was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
−Removed: Payments upon Termination or Change in Control
−Removed: our employment agreement with Mr.
−Removed: Mitchell, our current chief executive officer, Mr.
−Removed: Mitchell is entitled to terminate his agreement
−Removed: upon a change of control, in which event he is entitled to severance equal to three months’ base salary, and any stock options
−Removed: or stock grants for the quarter in which the change of control occurs as well as the following three quarters.
−Removed: A change of control
−Removed: is defined as any change in the members of the board of directors amounting to a change in the majority of seats on the board.
−Removed: In addition, if the Company is taken private, Mr.
−Removed: Mitchell is entitled to an acceleration of the annual stock grant to which is
−Removed: Director Compensation
+Added: were party to an employment agreement with Bart Mitchell, our current chief executive officer, dated October 16, 2018.
+Added: employment agreement, Mr.
+Added: Mitchell was employed as our chief financial officer and chief operating officer, was entitled to cash
+Added: compensation of $125,000 per year, and was entitled to a grant of restricted stock with a value of $10,000 on the last day of
+Added: each completed year of employment.
+Added: Mitchell is also entitled to discretionary bonuses on an annual basis, and the right to
+Added: participate in medical and dental coverage, a 401K plan and any other benefits offered to employees of the Company.
+Added: October 1, 2019, Mr.
+Added: Mitchell was appointed our chief executive officer, and no longer served as our chief financial officer or
+Added: chief operating officer.
+Added: At the same time, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr.
+Added: Mitchell dated October 1,
+Added: 2019, which had a term of one year.
+Added: Under the employment agreement, Mr.
+Added: Mitchell was entitled to a base salary of $150,000 per
+Added: In addition, Mr.
+Added: Mitchell was entitled to a stock grant on the last day of the term of his employment equal to the lesser
+Added: of the shares of common stock with a value of $15,000 or 200,000 shares.
+Added: In the event Mr.
+Added: Mitchell was terminated prior to the
+Added: end of the term of the agreement, the number of shares would be prorated based on the actual number of days he worked for the
+Added: April 30, 2020, Christopher Rego was appointed chief executive officer of the Company, and Bart Mitchell was appointed president
+Added: of the Company.
+Added: On June 2, 2020 Bart Mitchell tendered his resignation to the Company as president, effective as of the close
+Added: of business on June 8, 2020.
+Added: At such time he received a severance package of $50,000.
+Added: June 8, 2020, the Company’s board approved a salary of $120,000 per year for Mr.
+Added: Rego, the Company’s chief executive
+Added: The Company does not have an employment agreement with Mr.
+Added: June 2, 2020, the Company’s board approved a salary of $100,000 per year for Mr.
+Added: Whiton, the Company’s president.
+Added: Company does not have an employment agreement with Mr.
+Added: and Change of Control Benefits
+Added: Company does not currently have any agreements with its named executive officers or directors which provide for severance or change
+Added: of control benefits.
+Added: Benefit Plans and Pension Benefits
+Added: Company does not provide its officers or employees with pension, stock appreciation rights, long-term incentive or other plans.
+Added: The Company does not have a defined benefit, pension or profit-sharing plan.
+Added: Company sponsors a 401(k) plan, in which our named executive officer’s are allowed to participate on
+Added: the same basis as our other employees.
+Added: Effective May 1, 2015, our Board approved a matching contribution of 100% on the first 4%
+Added: of an employee’s compensation which is treated as an elective deferral.
+Added: During the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,
+Added: the Company made contributions to this plan of approximately $10,775 and $5,633, respectively.
+Added: Deferred Compensation
+Added: of our NEOs are covered by a deferred contribution or other plan that provides for the deferral of compensation on a basis that
+Added: is not tax-qualified.
following table details the total compensation earned by our non-employee directors during the year ended September
−Removed: Cash ($)(1)(3)
−Removed: Incentive Plan
−Removed: Kenny-Charlton
−Removed: Herman and Ms.
−Removed: Kenny-Charlton earned $19,000 and $10,000 of cash compensation for board
−Removed: services in fiscal 2019, which was paid following the end of the fiscal year.
−Removed: fiscal 2019, Mr.
−Removed: Herman and Ms.
−Removed: Kenny-Charlton received restricted stock awards of 272,472
−Removed: shares each for their service on the board for the fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019.
+Added: JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton
+Added: Gary Zell, II
+Added: 35,714 shares issued to Mr.
+Added: Herman for director compensation valued at $2,500.
travel expense reimbursements.
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September 30,
−Removed: Kenny-Charlton
+Added: JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton
a more detailed description of the assumptions used for purposes of determining grant date fair value, see Note (1) to the Consolidated
−Removed: Financial Statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical
−Removed: Accounting Policies—Share-Based Compensation” included in the Form 10-K for the 2019 fiscal year.
−Removed: Board has approved a compensation policy for our directors under which we pay our directors who are not also officers total compensation
−Removed: of $20,000 per year, consisting of $10,000 cash and common shares with a value of $10,000 based on the average 30 day trailing
−Removed: closing price of the common stock as the last day of each fiscal year.
−Removed: In addition, the chairman of the Board receives additional
−Removed: compensation of $5,000 per year, and the Audit Committee chairman receives additional compensation of $9,000 per year.
−Removed: also reimburse our directors for reasonable travel and other related expenses.
+Added: Financial Statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical
+Added: Accounting Policies—Share-Based Compensation”
+Added: included in the Form 10-K for the 2020 fiscal year.
+Added: Board does not have a current compensation policy for its directors.
+Added: However, we reimburse our directors for reasonable travel
+Added: and other related expenses.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
−Removed: following table sets forth, as of March 25, 2020, certain information concerning the beneficial ownership of our common stock
+Added: following table sets forth, as of December 21, 2020, certain information concerning the beneficial ownership of our common stock
by (i) each person known by us to own beneficially five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of each class,
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not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of those shares.
−Removed: Name and Address of Beneficial
−Removed: and Nature of
+Added: Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
+Added: Amount and Nature of
+Added: Beneficial Ownership
5% Beneficial Owners:
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Augustine, FL 32080
−Removed: Named Executive Officers, Directors, and Nominees:
−Removed: JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton (4) (8)
−Removed: Mark David Shaw
−Removed: 11542 Davis Creek Court
−Removed: Jacksonville, FL 32256
+Added: Named Executive Officers and Directors:
Rod Whiton (4) (7)
+Added: JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton (5) (7)
Christopher Rego (6) (7)
−Removed: Gary Herman (7) (8)
−Removed: Bart Mitchell (8)
John Simento (7)
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All Officers and Directors as a Group
−Removed: upon 13,613,430 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of March 25, 2020.
+Added: upon 13,298,310 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of December 21, 2020.
51,029 shares owned by Mr.
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shares held by Cote Trading, LLC, an entity controlled by Ms.
−Removed: 216,000 shares issuable pursuant to warrants held by Ms.
−Removed: Kenny-Charlton which are immediately exercisable.
6,067 shares held in UTMA accounts for Mr.
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Whiton has voting and dispositive power.
+Added: 216,000 shares issuable pursuant to warrants held by Ms.
+Added: Kenny-Charlton which are immediately exercisable.
shares are owned in joint tenancy with the spouse.
−Removed: shares held by GH Ventures, LLC, an entity managed by Mr.
−Removed: address for the shareholder is c/o Creative Learning Corp., P.O.
−Removed: Box 4502, Boise, Idaho 83711.
−Removed: pending nominee to the board of directors.
+Added: address for the shareholder is c/o Creative Learning Corp., 475 W Townplace, Suite, A, St.
+Added: Augustine, FL 32092.
COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
−Removed: The following
−Removed: table provides information as of September 30, 2019 about the securities issued, or authorized for future issuance, under our
−Removed: equity compensation plans.
−Removed: to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants
+Added: following table provides information as of September 30, 2020 about the securities issued, or authorized for future issuance,
+Added: under our equity compensation plans.
+Added: Plan Category
+Added: securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants
average exercise price of
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Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
−Removed: May 2017 Options
−Removed: September 2017
−Removed: Options Grants
−Removed: March 2019 Options
+Added: May 2017 Options Grants
+Added: September 2017 Options Grants
+Added: March 2019 Options Grants
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
−Removed: December 2017, the Company entered into two standby letters of credit in the amount of $50,000 each with Blake Furlow and Gary
−Removed: At the time, Mr.
−Removed: Furlow was our chief executive officer and a director, and Mr.
−Removed: Herman was a director.
−Removed: As compensation,
−Removed: Furlow and Herman each received 7,143 warrants to purchase our common stock, which were warrants valued at $1,000 each.
−Removed: The Company did not draw any funds under the letters of credit, and the letters of credit have been terminated.
−Removed: current Board consists of Gary Herman, JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton, Christopher Rego and Rod Whiton.
−Removed: Our common stock is currently quoted
−Removed: on the over the counter market.
−Removed: Since the over the counter market does not have its own rules for director independence, we use
−Removed: the definition of independence established by the NASDAQ Stock Market.
−Removed: Under applicable NASDAQ Stock Market rules, a director
−Removed: will only qualify as an “independent director” if the director at any time in the past three years (a) was employed
−Removed: by us, (b) received more than $120,000 in compensation from us, other than for board services, (c) had a family member who was
−Removed: employed as an executive officer of us, (d) was, or had a family member that was, a partner, controlling shareholder or executive
−Removed: officer of any organization that received payments for property or services that exceeded the greater of 5% of the recipient’s
−Removed: gross revenues or $200,000, (e) was, or had a family member that was, employed as an executive officer of another entity during
−Removed: the past three years where any of the executive officers of us serve on the compensation committee, or (f) was, or had a family
−Removed: member that was, a partner in our auditor at any time in the past three years.
−Removed: At this time, we have three independent directors:
−Removed: Gary Herman, JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton and Christopher Rego.[RM1]
−Removed: Board has established three standing committees:
−Removed: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Executive Committee.
−Removed: The Board does not have a nominating committee.
−Removed: From time to time, the Board may also create various ad hoc committees for special
−Removed: The current membership of each of the Audit, Compensation, and Executive Committees are described below.
−Removed: The board has
−Removed: determined that all of the members of each of the Audit, Compensation, and Executive Committees are independent as defined under
−Removed: the rules of the NASDAQ, including, in the case of all members of the Audit Committee, the independence requirements contemplated
−Removed: by Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act.
−Removed: The following chart sets forth the directors who currently serve as members of each of the
−Removed: Board committee as of the date of this annual report.
−Removed: JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton
−Removed: Christopher Rego
−Removed: _______________________
−Removed: * Chairman of the Board
−Removed: “C” Denotes member and
−Removed: chair of committee
−Removed: “X” Denotes member
+Added: September 30, 2019, Blake Furlow resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
+Added: Furlow received a severance payment of
+Added: $30,000 pursuant to the terms of a Severance Agreement.
+Added: Pursuant to his employment agreement, the Company also issued an aggregate
+Added: of 566,176 shares of Common Stock to Mr.
+Added: September 27, 2019, in connection with their service on the Board of Directors for fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019, the Company
+Added: approved the issuance of (i) 99,362, (ii) 272,472, (iii) 112,739 and (iv) 272,472 shares of Common Stock to Blake Furlow, Gary
+Added: Herman, Bart Mitchell and JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton, respectively as well as a total of cash payments of $85,041.
+Added: Christopher Rego has
+Added: been a director since February 5, 2020, and our Chief Executive Officer since May 1, 2020.
+Added: Prior to his appointment, Mr.
+Added: Rego purchased
+Added: an active franchise in California.
+Added: During the year ended September 30, 2020 the Company recognized royalty revenue from the franchise
+Added: of $16,650 and recognized marketing fee revenue from the franchise of $829.
+Added: Total payments made by the franchisee were $7,681.
+Added: As of September 30, 2020 and 2019 the accounts receivable balance with the franchise was $11,894 and $21,536, respectively and
+Added: the franchises had deferred revenue balances of $0.
+Added: John Simento has been
+Added: a director of the Company since May 19, 2020.
+Added: Rego’s and Mr.
+Added: Simento’s appointments with the Company,
+Added: they purchased a Company franchise in the United Arab Emirates (the “UAE”).
+Added: The Company filed an arbitration complaint
+Added: against them in December 2019 regarding issues related to opening the franchise.
+Added: The complaint was resolved by a Settlement Agreement
+Added: dated February 5, 2020.
+Added: Under the Settlement Agreement, the Company forgave all back royalty fees through July 2019, equally $18,825,
+Added: and agreed to defer all other fees until the franchise was able to obtain a business license to operate in the U.A.E., which is
+Added: currently delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
+Added: The franchise is currently non-operational as a result of an inability to obtain
+Added: the issuance of a business license form the UAE due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
+Added: If the franchise is not able to procure the necessary
+Added: authorizations to operate, the franchisees would not owe any franchise fees.
+Added: As a consequence, we have not realized any revenue
+Added: from the franchise.
+Added: Rego is also the
+Added: CEO of Teknowland, a software development company, with which the Company entered into an agreement on March 10, 2020.
+Added: of the agreement is nine months and calls for a development fee of $12,900 per month.
+Added: During the year ended September 30, 2020
+Added: the Company paid seven months payments of $12,900 in accordance with the terms of the agreement and paid an additional $15,700
+Added: for additional services, for a total of $106,000.
+Added: or about December 6, 2019, Christopher Rego and Rod Whiton (the “Solicitors”), prior to their appointments as officers
+Added: or directors of the Company, commenced a consent solicitation to the shareholders of the Company and on February 5, 2020, the Company
+Added: and the Solicitors entered into an agreement to settle their dispute over the consent solicitation.
+Added: The settlement resulted in
+Added: the Company paying $10,000 as reimbursement for certain costs that they incurred related to the consent solicitation, the Company
+Added: agreeing to appoint Mr.
+Added: Whiton to the board, and the Company’s agreeing to appoint Mr.
+Added: Rego as chief executive
+Added: officer, among other provisions.
+Added: The Company ultimately paid a total of $20,000 in costs incurred by Messrs.
+Added: Rego and Whiton in
+Added: relation to the consent solicitation.
+Added: Director Independence
+Added: Our current Board consists
+Added: of JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton, Christopher Rego, Rod Whiton, John Simento and R.
+Added: Our common stock is currently quoted on
+Added: the over the counter market.
+Added: Since the over the counter market does not have its own rules for director independence, we use the
+Added: definition of independence established by the NASDAQ Stock Market.
+Added: Under applicable NASDAQ Stock Market rules, a director will
+Added: only qualify as an “independent director”
+Added: if the director at any time in the past three years (a) was employed by us,
+Added: (b) received more than $120,000 in compensation from us, other than for board services, (c) had a family member who was employed
+Added: as an executive officer of us, (d) was, or had a family member that was, a partner, controlling shareholder or executive officer
+Added: of any organization that received payments for property or services that exceeded the greater of 5% of the recipient’s gross
+Added: revenues or $200,000, (e) was, or had a family member that was, employed as an executive officer of another entity during the past
+Added: three years where any of the executive officers of us serve on the compensation committee, or (f) was, or had a family member that
+Added: was, a partner in our auditor at any time in the past three years.
+Added: At this time, we have determined that we have three independent
+Added: JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton, John Simento and R.
+Added: Gary Zell, II.
+Added: Board does not currently have any committees.
+Added: The Board has approved the formation of an Audit Committee, and an Audit Committee
+Added: charter, but no members currently serve on the Audit Committee.
+Added: The independent directors perform the functions of the Audit Committee.
+Added: with Respect to Transactions with Related Persons
+Added: The Board has adopted
+Added: a Code of Ethics, which is available at www.creativelearningcorp.com, that sets forth various
+Added: policies and procedures intended to promote the ethical behavior of the Company’s employees, officers and directors.
+Added: Code of Ethics describes our policy on conflicts of interest.
+Added: executive officers and the Board are also required to complete a questionnaire on an annual basis which requires them to disclose
+Added: any related person transactions and potential conflicts of interest.
+Added: The responses to these questionnaires are reviewed by outside
+Added: corporate counsel, and, if a transaction is reported by an independent director or executive officer, the questionnaire is submitted
+Added: to the Audit Committee, or the independent directors if there is no Audit Committee.
+Added: If necessary, the Audit Committee or the
+Added: independent directors, as applicable, will determine whether the relationship is material and will have any effect on the director’s
+Added: independence.
+Added: After making such determination, the Audit Committee or independent directors, as applicable, will report its recommendation
+Added: on whether the transaction should be approved or ratified by the entire Board.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
−Removed: 14, 2018, Marcum LLP was engaged as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ended September
−Removed: Effective October
−Removed: 2, 2019, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Creative Learning Corporation (the “Company”) approved the
−Removed: engagement of MAC Accounting Group LLP (“MAC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm
−Removed: for the Company’s fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and dismissed Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) as the Company’s
−Removed: independent registered public accounting firm.
−Removed: The following
−Removed: table shows the fees billed aggregate to the Company for the periods shown:
+Added: following table presents fees for professional services provided by MAC Accounting Group LLP for the years September 30, 2020
+Added: and 2019, respectively:
+Added: following table shows the fees billed aggregate to the Company for the periods shown:
Audit Fees (1)
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All Other Fees (4)
−Removed: Audit services include work performed for the
−Removed: audit of our financial statements and the review of financial statements included in our quarterly reports, as well as work that
−Removed: is normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.
−Removed: Audit-related services .
−Removed: Audit-related services are for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not covered above under “audit services.”
−Removed: Tax services .
−Removed: Tax services include all services performed
−Removed: by the independent registered public accounting firm’s tax personnel for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
−Removed: All other Fees .
+Added: Audit services include work performed for the audit of our financial statements and the review of financial statements
+Added: included in our quarterly reports, as well as work that is normally provided by the independent registered public accounting
+Added: firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.
+Added: Audit-related
+Added: Audit-related services are for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance
+Added: of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not covered above under “audit services.”
+Added: Tax services include all services performed by the independent registered public accounting firm’s tax
+Added: personnel for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
All other fees are those services and/or travel expenses not described in the other categories.
−Removed: fees represent amounts invoiced for professional services rendered for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements,
−Removed: including the Form 10-K report, and the reviews of the quarter ending financial statements included in the Company’s Form
+Added: fees represent amounts invoiced for professional services rendered for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements,
+Added: including the Form 10-K report, and the reviews of the quarter ending financial statements included in the Company’s Form
10-Q reports.
−Removed: Pre-Approval Policy and Procedures
−Removed: Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures which set forth the manner in which the Audit Committee will review and approve
−Removed: all services to be provided by the independent auditor before the auditor is retained to provide such services.
−Removed: The policy requires
−Removed: Audit Committee pre-approval of the terms and fees of the annual audit services engagement, as well as any changes in terms and
−Removed: fees resulting from changes in audit scope or other items.
−Removed: The Audit Committee also pre-approves, on an annual basis, other audit
−Removed: services, and audit-related and tax services set forth in the policy, subject to estimated fee levels, on a project basis and
−Removed: aggregate annual basis, which have been pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
+Added: Policy and Procedures
+Added: have adopted an Audit Committee charter, which contains policies and procedures which set forth the manner in which the Audit
+Added: Committee will review and approve all services to be provided by the independent auditor before the auditor is retained to provide
+Added: such services.
+Added: The policy requires Audit Committee pre-approval of the terms and fees of the annual audit services engagement,
+Added: as well as any changes in terms and fees resulting from changes in audit scope or other items.
+Added: The Audit Committee also pre-approves,
+Added: on an annual basis, other audit services, and audit-related and tax services set forth in the policy, subject to estimated fee
+Added: levels, on a project basis and aggregate annual basis, which have been pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
other services performed by the auditor that are not prohibited non-audit services under SEC or other regulatory authority rules
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services and tax services require separate pre-approval of the Audit Committee.
−Removed: chief financial officer reports quarterly to the Audit Committee on the status of pre-approved services, including projected fees.
−Removed: All of the services reflected in the above table were approved by the Audit Committee.
+Added: of the services reflected in the above table were approved by the Audit Committee.
+Added: We have not engaged our auditor to perform
+Added: any services other than audit services.
+Added: May 2020, we have not had a separately constituted Audit Committee, and our independent board members have performed the duties
+Added: of the Audit Committee as described in the Audit Committee charter.
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
following documents are filed as part of this report:
−Removed: Consolidated Financial
+Added: Financial Statements:
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms;
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Statements of Operations for the years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019;
−Removed: Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the years ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018.
+Added: Statements of Stockholders’
+Added: Equity for the years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019.
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019;
accompanying Index to Exhibits is incorporated herein by reference.
−Removed: Pursuant to the requirements
−Removed: of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
−Removed: its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
−Removed: CREATIVE LEARNING CORPORATION
−Removed: /s/ Bart Mitchell
−Removed: Bart Mitchell
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer
−Removed: April 1, 2020
−Removed: POWER OF ATTORNEY
−Removed: KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE
−Removed: PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Bart Mitchell and Robert Boyd jointly and severally,
−Removed: his attorney-in-fact, each with the full power of substitution, for such person, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
−Removed: amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
−Removed: therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority
−Removed: to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents
−Removed: and purposes as he might do or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or
−Removed: his substitute, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
−Removed: Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
−Removed: Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities
−Removed: and on the date indicated.
−Removed: Bart Mitchell
−Removed: Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
−Removed: Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
−Removed: JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton
−Removed: Kenny-Charlton
−Removed: Christopher Rego
−Removed: INDEX TO EXHIBITS
−Removed: of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form SB-2, File
−Removed: to Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
+Added: of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form SB-2, File
+Added: to Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010).
−Removed: and Restated Bylaws dated December 6, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report
+Added: and Restated Bylaws dated December 6, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K dated December 6, 2019).
−Removed: relating to the acquisition of BFK Franchise Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Company’s
+Added: relating to the acquisition of BFK Franchise Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 2, 2010).
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Form 8-K dated September 30, 2019).
−Removed: Agreement dated October 1, 2019 between the Company and Bart Mitchell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Current
−Removed: Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 2019).
−Removed: Agreement dated October 1, 2019 between the Company and Robert Boyd (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Current
−Removed: Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 2019).
Non-Qualified
−Removed: Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed
+Added: Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed
August 17, 2018, Registration No.
−Removed: of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
+Added: Software Development Agreement between Teknowland Inc.
+Added: and Creative Learning Corp.
+Added: dated March 10, 2020.
+Added: of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2015)
−Removed: Subsidiaries of the Company.
−Removed: Rule 13a-14(a) Certification
−Removed: of Principal Executive Officer.
−Removed: Rule 13a-14(a) Certification
−Removed: of Principal Accounting Officer.
−Removed: Section 1350 Certification
−Removed: of Principal Executive Officer.
−Removed: Section 1350 Certification
−Removed: of Principal Accounting Officer.[RM1]
−Removed: XBRL Instance Document
−Removed: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
−Removed: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
−Removed: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
−Removed: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
−Removed: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
−Removed: Filed herewith.
−Removed: Furnished herewith.
+Added: of the Company.
+Added: 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer.
+Added: 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Accounting Officer.
+Added: 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer.
+Added: 1350 Certification of Principal Accounting Officer.
+Added: Instance Document
+Added: Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
+Added: Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
+Added: Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
+Added: Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
+Added: Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Creative Learning Corporation and its subsidiaries (the Company) as
−Removed: of September 30, 2019, the related consolidated statement of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for the
−Removed: year then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the financial statements).
+Added: of September 30, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statement of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows
+Added: for the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the financial statements).
In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of
−Removed: September 30, 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting
−Removed: principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
−Removed: of New Accounting Pronouncement
−Removed: discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for revenue recognition in 2019
−Removed: due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification 606.
+Added: September 30, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with
+Added: accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
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and the PCAOB.
−Removed: conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
+Added: conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
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The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
−Removed: As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not
+Added: As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
−Removed: audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to
+Added: audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to
error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.
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regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
−Removed: Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles
+Added: Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
−Removed: We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
−Removed: /s/ Mac Accounting Group, LLP
−Removed: served as the Company's auditor since 2019.
−Removed: INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
−Removed: To the Stockholders’
−Removed: and Board of Directors of
−Removed: Learning Corporation
−Removed: the Financial Statements
−Removed: We have audited
−Removed: the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Creative Learning Corporation (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2018,
−Removed: the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’
−Removed: equity and cash flows for the year ended September
−Removed: 30, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).
−Removed: In our opinion, the financial
−Removed: statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2018, and the results
−Removed: of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally
−Removed: accepted in the United States of America.
−Removed: Explanatory Paragraph –
−Removed: Going Concern
−Removed: The accompanying
−Removed: financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.
−Removed: As more fully described in
−Removed: Note 2, the Company has a significant working capital deficiency, has incurred significant losses and is reliant on its ability
−Removed: to raise additional funds to meet its obligations and sustain its operations.
−Removed: These conditions raise substantial doubt about the
−Removed: Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2.
−Removed: The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
−Removed: Basis for Opinion
−Removed: These financial
−Removed: statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.
−Removed: Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial
−Removed: statements based on our audit.
−Removed: We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
−Removed: States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S.
−Removed: securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
−Removed: our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
−Removed: Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
−Removed: reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
−Removed: The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose
−Removed: of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: Accordingly, we express
−Removed: no such opinion.
−Removed: Our audit included
−Removed: performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud,
−Removed: and performing procedures that respond to those risks.
−Removed: Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
−Removed: the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
−Removed: Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and
−Removed: significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
−Removed: that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
−Removed: We have served as the Company’s
−Removed: auditor from 2018 to 2019.
−Removed: West Palm Beach, FL
−Removed: September 4, 2019
+Added: We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
+Added: Mac Accounting Group, LLP
+Added: have served as the Company's auditor since 2019.
LEARNING CORPORATION
Balance Sheets
−Removed: Current Assets:
−Removed: Cash (marketing fund)
−Removed: receivable, less allowance for doubtful
−Removed: of approximately $663,000 and $938,000, respectively
−Removed: commission expense
−Removed: held for sale
−Removed: receivables - current portion, less allowance for doubtful
−Removed: of approximately $91,000 and $91,000, respectively
+Added: September 30,
+Added: September 30,
Current Assets:
−Removed: commission expense- net of current portion
−Removed: receivables - net of current portion
−Removed: and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
−Removed: approximately $383,000 and $273,000, respectively
−Removed: and Stockholders' Equity ( Deficit)
−Removed: Current Liabilities:
+Added: Restricted Cash (marketing fund)
+Added: Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $942,000 and $663,000, respectively
+Added: Prepaid commission expense
+Added: Prepaid expense
Marketing Fund
+Added: Notes receivables - current portion, less allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $91,000 and $91,000, respectively
+Added: Total Current Assets
+Added: Prepaid commission expense- net of current portion
+Added: Notes receivables - net of current portion
+Added: Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of approximately $416,000 and $383,000, respectively
+Added: Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities:
−Removed: revenue - net of current portion
−Removed: Commitments and Contingencies
−Removed: Stockholders' Equity
−Removed: stock, $.0001 par value;
+Added: Accounts payable
+Added: Notes payable
+Added: Deferred revenue
+Added: Accrued liabilities
+Added: Accrued marketing fund
+Added: Total Current Liabilities
+Added: Deferred revenue - net of current portion
+Added: Total Liabilities
+Added: Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)
+Added: Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
+Added: Preferred stock, $.0001 par value;
10,000,000 shares authorized;
-0- shares issued and outstanding
−Removed: stock, $.0001 par value;
−Removed: 50,000,000 shares authorized
−Removed: 13,607,102 shares
−Removed: issued and 13,542,002 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2019
−Removed: 12,075,875 shares
−Removed: issued and 12,010,775 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2018
−Removed: paid in capital
−Removed: Stock 65,100 shares, at cost
−Removed: Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
−Removed: Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
+Added: Common stock, $.0001 par value;
+Added: 50,000,000 shares authorized 13,363,410 shares issued and 13,298,310 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2020;
+Added: 13,607,102 shares issued and 13,542,002 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2019
+Added: Additional paid in capital
+Added: Treasury Stock 65,100 shares, at cost
+Added: Accumulated Deficit
+Added: Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
+Added: Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: CREATIVE LEARNING CORPORATION
−Removed: Consolidated Statements of Operations
−Removed: the Fiscal Years Ended September 30,
+Added: LEARNING CORPORATION
+Added: Statements of Operations
+Added: September 30,
+Added: September 30,
Royalties fees
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Merchandise sales
+Added: TOTAL REVENUES
COST OF GOODS SOLD
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Franchisee marketing fund expense
−Removed: Impairment expense
Office expense
−Removed: OPERATING EXPENSES
+Added: TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
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NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
−Removed: Basic and diluted weighted average number
+Added: Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding
+Added: Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding
accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Stockholder's
−Removed: Equity(Deficit)
−Removed: October 1, 2017
+Added: Treasury Stock
+Added: Balance October 1, 2018
$ (2,391,525 )
Stock-based compensation
−Removed: September 30, 2018
−Removed: Stock based compensation
Adoption of ASC 606
−Removed: September 30, 2019
+Added: Balance September 30, 2019
+Added: Stock based compensation
+Added: Shares cancelled
+Added: Balance, September 30, 2020
$ (4,773,713 )
$ (1,816,925 )
−Removed: The accompanying
−Removed: notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
LEARNING CORPORATION
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For the Fiscal Years ended
+Added: September 30,
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net Income/(Loss)
−Removed: Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by/(used in) operating
+Added: Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities:
Gain on sale of assets held for sale
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Stock based compensation
−Removed: Impairment loss on intangible assets
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Acquisition of property and equipment
−Removed: Sale of assets held for sale
+Added: Proceeds from the sale of assets
(Issuance)/Collection of Notes receivable
−Removed: Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
+Added: Net cash provided by investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
−Removed: Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
+Added: Proceeds from notes payable
+Added: Net cash provided by financing activities
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
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Noncash financing activity:
−Removed: Financed Insurance
+Added: Shares cancelled
Noncash activity related to FASB ASC 606:
−Removed: The accompanying
−Removed: notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: CREATIVE LEARNING
−Removed: Notes to Consolidated
−Removed: Financial Statements
+Added: Supplemental cash flow information:
+Added: Cash paid for interest
+Added: Cash paid for income taxes
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
+Added: LEARNING CORPORATION
+Added: to Consolidated Financial Statements
30, 2020 and 2019
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Learning Corporation.
+Added: During fiscal year 2020, BFK eLearning LLC was formed in the State of Delaware.
addition to the accounts of CLC and BFK, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CLC’s
−Removed: subsidiaries, BFK Development Company LLC (“BFKD”), and SF LLC (“Sew Fun Studios”).
−Removed: organizational documents for BFK Development Company LLC and SF LLC do not specify a termination date.
−Removed: Each of the above listed
−Removed: LLC’s has a single member, controlled 100% by CLC.
+Added: subsidiaries, BFK Development Company LLC (“BFKD”), BFK eLearning LLC (“B4KEL”) and SF LLC (“Sew
+Added: Fun Studios”).
+Added: In 2020, the Company decided to put on hold the Sew Fun Studios business.
+Added: organizational documents for BFK Development Company LLC, B4KEL and SF LLC do not specify a termination date.
+Added: Each of the above
+Added: listed LLC’s has a single member, controlled 100% by CLC.
+Added: The Company also owns a 49% non-controlling interest in Bricks4Schoolz,
+Added: LLC, which is accounted for under the cost method (subject to the Company’s rescission of its interest).
operates wholly-owned subsidiaries BFK and SF under the trade names Bricks 4 Kidz®
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offer children's enrichment and education franchises.
−Removed: and its wholly owned subsidiaries BFK, BFKD, and SF LLC are hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Company".
+Added: and its wholly owned subsidiaries BFK, BFKD, B4KEL, and SF LLC are hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Company".
of Presentation
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The royalty structure is the same for both our US and International franchisees.
−Removed: Contracts are structured as such that the Company collects revenue from foreign franchises in US dollars.
+Added: Contracts are structured such that the Company collects revenue from foreign franchises in US dollars.
We do not have international
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of Consolidation
−Removed: accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CLC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
−Removed: All intercompany
−Removed: balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
+Added: The accompanying consolidated
+Added: financial statements include the accounts of CLC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
+Added: All intercompany balances and transactions
+Added: have been eliminated in consolidation.
+Added: accompanying financial statements do not include the accounts of Bricks4Schoolz, LLC, a 49% owned entity which is accounted for
+Added: under the cost method (subject to the Company’s rescission of its interest).
Company operates on a September 30 fiscal year-end.
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recorded as cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash in the statement of cash flows is as follows:
+Added: September 30,
Cash Equivalents
Restricted Cash
−Removed: Company maintains cash balances which at times exceed the federally insured limit of $250,000.
−Removed: The Company believes there is no
−Removed: significant risk with respect to these deposits.
−Removed: The Company had approximately $241,000 of cash in excess of the federally insured
−Removed: limit at September 30, 2019 as compared to $0 at September 30, 2018.
+Added: The Company maintains
+Added: cash balances which at times exceed the federally insured limit of $250,000.
+Added: The Company believes there is no significant risk
+Added: with respect to these deposits.
+Added: The Company had approximately $-0- cash in excess of the federally insured limit at September
+Added: 30, 2020 as compared to $241,000 at September 30, 2019.
Company reviews accounts receivable periodically for collectability and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts and records
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independent appraisals, as considered necessary.
−Removed: fiscal year 2018, the Company recognized an Impairment Loss on long-lived assets relating to concepts and trademarks for SF LLC.
−Removed: The Company abandoned the revenue stream for Sew Fun Studios, for which the previously recorded intangible assets were intended
−Removed: to provide future economic value, and therefore determined that the intangible assets were fully impaired as of September 30,
−Removed: $23,200 was recorded as an impairment loss in the operating expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
−Removed: year ended September 30, 2018.
Equipment and Depreciation
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from the accounts and any gain or loss is recorded in the year of disposal.
−Removed: and Equipment
+Added: Property and Equipment
Furniture and Fixtures
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secondary market.
−Removed: of Financial Instruments
+Added: Value of Financial Instruments
carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the relative short-term
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prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
−Removed: Quoted prices in
−Removed: active markets for similar assets and liabilities and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability.
−Removed: Unobservable inputs
−Removed: in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
+Added: prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability.
+Added: inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
determination of where assets and liabilities fall within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant
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The Company elected to apply the new standard retrospectively with an adjustment to the opening balance of
−Removed: retained earnings, therefore comparative information from prior year periods has not been adjusted and continue to be reported
−Removed: under the accounting standards in effect for those periods, specifically under ASC 605.
−Removed: the year ended September 30, 2018, under ASC 605, the Company recognized revenue on an accrual basis after services were performed
−Removed: under contract terms and in accordance with regulatory requirements, the service price to the client was fixed or determinable,
−Removed: and collectability was reasonably assured.
−Removed: Accordingly, initial franchise fees were not recognized as revenue until initial training
−Removed: was completed and when substantially all of the services required by the franchise agreement were fulfilled by the Company in
−Removed: accordance with ASC Topic 952-605 Revenue Recognition-Franchisor .
−Removed: Further, royalties and technology fees were recognized
−Removed: as earned on a monthly basis.
−Removed: Lastly, the Company recorded marketing funds collected as a liability on the balance sheet with
−Removed: expenses pertaining to the marketing fund reducing the liability account, thus no income statement impact.
−Removed: At September 30, 2018
−Removed: the Company had no unearned revenue for franchise fees collected but not yet earned per their ASC 605 revenue recognition policy.
−Removed: October 1, 2018 the Company began recognizing revenue under ASC 606.
−Removed: The Company considers initial franchise fees to be a part
−Removed: of the license of symbolic intellectual property (“IP”), therefore the performance obligation related to these fees
−Removed: is satisfied over time as the Company fulfills its promise to grant the customer rights to use, and benefit from, the Company’s
−Removed: IP, as well as support and maintain the IP.
−Removed: The initial franchise fee, then, is recorded as deferred revenue at inception and
−Removed: recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract term.
+Added: retained earnings as of the date of adoption.
+Added: Under ASC 606, the Company considers initial franchise fees to be a part of the
+Added: license of symbolic intellectual property (“IP”), therefore the performance obligation related to these fees is satisfied
+Added: over time as the Company fulfills its promise to grant the customer rights to use, and benefit from, the Company’s IP, as
+Added: well as support and maintain the IP.
+Added: The initial franchise fee, then, is recorded as deferred revenue at inception and recognized
+Added: on a straight-line basis over the contract term.
accordance with ASC 606-10-55-65, the Company has determined that the royalty fees, marketing fees, and technology fees are subject
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During the year ended
−Removed: September 30, 2019 the activity in the deferred revenue account was as follows:
+Added: September 30, 2019 and 2020 the activity in the deferred revenue account was as follows:
Balance, September 30, 2018
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Balance, September 30, 2019
+Added: Initial franchise fees collected
+Added: Revenue recognized into revenue
+Added: Balance, September 30, 2020
Current portion
Deferred revenue, net of current portion
−Removed: to September 30, 2018 the Company had no activity in its deferred revenue account.
expected to be recognized into revenue related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of
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the Company presented these marketing fund revenues and expenses on a gross basis on its statement of operations.
−Removed: Prior to October
−Removed: 1, 2018 the revenues and expenses were presented at a net zero value on the Statement of Operations.
−Removed: Any unused funds at the end
−Removed: of the period are recorded as accrued marketing fees.
−Removed: During the year ended September 30, 2019 the activity in the accrued marketing
−Removed: fund liability account was as follows:
−Removed: September 30, 2018
−Removed: fund billings
−Removed: recognized into expense
−Removed: September 30, 2019
+Added: Any unused funds
+Added: at the end of the period are recorded as accrued marketing fees.
+Added: During the year ended September 30, 2019 and 2020 the activity
+Added: in the accrued marketing fund liability account was as follows:
+Added: Balance, September 30, 2018
+Added: Marketing fund billings
+Added: Commissions recognized into expense
+Added: Balance, September 30, 2019
+Added: Marketing fund billings
+Added: Commissions recognized into expense
+Added: Balance, September 30, 2020
Asset –
Prepaid Commission Expense
−Removed: In accordance
−Removed: with ASC 606 the costs related to obtaining a contract are to be capitalized as long as the costs are recoverable and incremental.
−Removed: Effective October 1, 2019, the date the Company adopted ASC 606, they capitalized the value of sales commissions as a contract
−Removed: asset and is amortizing those costs straight-line over the contract life of the franchise agreement to which they relate.
−Removed: the year ended September 30, 2019 the activity in the contract asset account was as follows:
+Added: accordance with ASC 606 the costs related to obtaining a contract are to be capitalized as long as the costs are recoverable and
+Added: Effective October 1, 2019, the date the Company adopted ASC 606, they capitalized the value of sales commissions
+Added: as a contract asset and is amortizing those costs straight-line over the contract life of the franchise agreement to which they
+Added: During the year ended September 30, 2019 and 2020 the activity in the contract asset account was as follows:
Balance, September 30, 2018
−Removed: Prepaid commissions
−Removed: recognized upon adoption of ASC 606
+Added: Prepaid commissions recognized upon adoption of ASC 606
Commissions paid
−Removed: Commissions recognized
+Added: Commissions recognized into expense
Balance, September 30, 2019
+Added: Commissions paid
+Added: Commissions recognized into expense
+Added: Balance, September 30, 2020
Current portion
−Removed: Prepaid commission
−Removed: expense, net of current portion
−Removed: to September 30, 2018 the Company had no activity in its prepaid commission expense account.
−Removed: General Marketing Costs
+Added: Prepaid commission expense, net of current portion
+Added: Marketing Costs
marketing costs are expensed as incurred.
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Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including significant
−Removed: judgments made by management, will be required.
−Removed: The new standard will become effective for the Company beginning with the first
−Removed: quarter in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 and requires a modified retrospective transition approach and includes a
−Removed: number of practical expedients.
−Removed: Early adoption of the standard is permitted.
−Removed: The Company is currently evaluating the impact the
−Removed: adoption of this accounting guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements.
+Added: judgments made by management, are required.
+Added: The new standard was adopted by the Company in fiscal year 2020 but had no impact
+Added: on the Company’s financial statements as the Company does not have any leases that meet the criteria under this standard.
other newly issued accounting pronouncements, but not yet effective, have been deemed either immaterial or not applicable.
−Removed: (2) Liquidity
−Removed: Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2018 were prepared on the basis that the Company
−Removed: would continue as a going concern, which accordingly assumes, among other things, the realization of assets and the satisfaction
−Removed: of liabilities in the ordinary course of business.
−Removed: The Company had losses of $218,833, had negative cash flows from operating
−Removed: activities and had incurred accumulated losses of $2,391,525 as of September 30, 2018.
−Removed: These conditions raised substantial
−Removed: doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: of September 30, 2019, the Company had net income of approximately $2,000,000, cash provided by operating activities of approximately
−Removed: $400,000 and sufficient cash to cover projected expenses for the next twelve months.
−Removed: During the year ended September 30,
−Removed: 2019, the Company began using newly developed software to improve communications and revenue reporting capabilities from its franchisees.
−Removed: This new development has allowed for more accurate billing and collections of royalty fees and marketing fees.
−Removed: The Company intends
−Removed: to continue using this new software and expects to continue to see consistent amounts of royalty fee and marketing fee revenues
−Removed: in the next 12 months and beyond.
−Removed: These positive conditions and events have led management to determine that the substantial doubt
−Removed: about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern has been alleviated.
−Removed: Party Transactions
+Added: the current year, the Company had net income of approximately $620,000 and has sufficient cash on hand to cover expenses for the
+Added: next 12 months.
+Added: recent COVID-19 outbreak has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, has spread to the United States and many
+Added: other parts of the world and has adversely affected our business operations, employee availability, financial condition, liquidity
+Added: and cash flow and the length of such impacts are uncertain.
+Added: outbreak of COVID-19 continues to grow both in the United States and globally, and related government and private sector responsive
+Added: actions have and will continue to adversely affect our business operations.
+Added: It is impossible to predict the effect and ultimate
+Added: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as the situation is rapidly evolving.
+Added: spread of COVID-19 has caused public health officials to recommend precautions to mitigate the spread of the virus, including
+Added: warning against congregating in heavily populated areas, such as malls and shopping centers.
+Added: Among the precautions has been the
+Added: closure of a substantial portion of the schools in the United States, which has adversely impacted our royalty revenue from franchisees
+Added: and our ability to sell new franchises.
+Added: There is significant uncertainty around the breadth and duration of these school closures
+Added: and other business disruptions related to COVID-19, as well as its impact on the U.S.
+Added: and global economy.
+Added: The extent to which
+Added: COVID-19 impacts our results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including
+Added: new information that may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain it or treat its impact.
+Added: have asked our corporate employees whose jobs allow them to work remotely to do so for the foreseeable future.
+Added: Such precautionary
+Added: measures could create operational challenges, as we adjust to a remote workforce, which could adversely impact our bustiness.
+Added: had cash flows used in operating activities of approximately $306,000 for the year ended September 30, 2020 compared to cash flows
+Added: provided by operating activities of approximately $398,000 for the year ended September 30, 2019.
+Added: The decrease in cash flows provided
+Added: by operating activities for the year ended September 30, 2020 compared to the year ended September 30, 2019 relates primarily
+Added: to lower franchise and royalty revenues.
+Added: had cash flows provided by investing activities of approximately $94,000 for the year ended September 30, 2020 compared to cash
+Added: flows provided by investing activities of approximately $39,000 for the year ended September 30, 2019.
+Added: The increase in cash flows
+Added: provided investing activities was primarily due to acquiring no property and equipment during the year ended September 30, 2020
+Added: compared to acquiring approximately $119,000 during the year ended September 30, 2019.
+Added: had cash flows provided by financing activities of approximately $120,000 for the year ended September 30, 2020, compared to $0
+Added: for the year ended September 30, 2019.
+Added: This was due to the Company receiving proceeds from a loan from the Small Business Administration
+Added: as further described in Note 10.
+Added: Company is dependent upon both franchise sales and royalty fees to continue current business operations and liquidity.
+Added: Related Party Transactions
December 2017, the Company granted a total of 14,286 warrants to two Directors of the Company.
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common stock.
−Removed: The Company agreed to waive the $2,000 exercise price owed in total from these warrant holders, therefore this exercise
−Removed: was done on a cashless basis.
+Added: The Company agreed to waive the $2,000 exercise price owed in total from these warrant holders.
September 30, 2019, Blake Furlow resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
−Removed: Furlow was entitled to receive a severance
−Removed: payment of $30,000 pursuant to the terms of a Severance Agreement.
−Removed: In connection with the obligations of his former employment
−Removed: agreement, the Company issued an aggregate of 566,176 shares of Common Stock to Mr.
−Removed: Mitchell entered into
−Removed: an Employment Agreement with the Company as of October 1, 2019 for the term of one year.
−Removed: In addition to cash compensation, he will
−Removed: receive stock grants valued at lesser of $15,000 or 200,000 Shares of Common Stock on the last day of the completed year of employment.
−Removed: Mitchell continued to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, but no longer served as the Company’s
−Removed: Chief Financial Officer.
−Removed: On September 30, 2019, the Company approved the issuance of 166,667 shares to Mr.
−Removed: Mitchell pursuant to
−Removed: his employment agreement for compensation earned during the year ended September 30, 2019.
−Removed: September 27, 2019, in connection with their service on the Board of Directors for fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019, the Company
−Removed: approved the issuance of (i) 99,362, (ii) 272,472, (iii) 112,739 and (iv) 272,472 shares of Common Stock to Blake Furlow, Gary
−Removed: Herman, Bart Mitchell and JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton, respectively as well as a total of cash payments of $85,041.
+Added: Furlow received a severance payment of
+Added: $30,000 pursuant to the terms of a Severance Agreement.
+Added: Pursuant to his employment agreement, the Company also issued an aggregate
+Added: of 566,176 shares of Common Stock to Mr.
+Added: Effective September
+Added: 30, 2019, Bart Mitchell, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
+Added: connection with his appointment, Mr.
+Added: Mitchell entered into an Employment Agreement with the Company as of October 1, 2019 for
+Added: the term of one year.
+Added: In addition to cash compensation, he was entitled to receive stock grants valued at the lesser of $15,000
+Added: or 200,000 Shares of Common Stock on the last day of the completed year of employment.
+Added: Mitchell continued to serve as a member
+Added: of the Board of Directors of the Company, but no longer served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.
+Added: On September 30,
+Added: 2019, the Company approved the issuance of 166,667 shares to Mr.
+Added: Mitchell pursuant to his prior employment agreement for compensation
+Added: earned during the year ended September 30, 2019.
+Added: Mitchell resigned as President on June 8, 2020.
+Added: At such time he received
+Added: a severance package of $50,000.
+Added: During fiscal year 2020, Mr.
+Added: Mitchell no longer wanted his 279,406 shares and returned them to
+Added: the Company for no consideration and then the Company cancelled them.
+Added: On September 27, 2019,
+Added: in connection with their service on the Board of Directors for fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019, the Company approved the issuance
+Added: of (i) 99,362, (ii) 272,472, (iii) 112,739 and (iv) 272,472 shares of Common Stock to Blake Furlow, Gary Herman, Bart Mitchell
+Added: and JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton, respectively as well as a total of cash payments of $85,041.
+Added: Christopher Rego has
+Added: been a director since February 5, 2020, and our Chief Executive Officer since May 1, 2020.
+Added: Prior to his appointment, Mr.
+Added: Rego purchased
+Added: an active franchise in California.
+Added: During the year ended September 30, 2020 the Company recognized royalty revenue from the franchise
+Added: of $16,650 and recognized marketing fee revenue from the franchise of $829.
+Added: Total payments made by the franchisee were $7,681.
+Added: As of September 30, 2020 and 2019 the accounts receivable balance with the franchise was $11,894 and $21,536, respectively and
+Added: the franchises had deferred revenue balances of $0.
+Added: John Simento has been
+Added: a director of the Company since May 19, 2020.
+Added: Rego’s and Mr.
+Added: Simento’s appointments with the Company,
+Added: they purchased a Company franchise in the United Arab Emirates (the “UAE”).
+Added: The Company filed an arbitration complaint
+Added: against them in December 2019 regarding issues related to opening the franchise.
+Added: The complaint was resolved by a Settlement Agreement
+Added: dated February 5, 2020.
+Added: Under the Settlement Agreement, the Company forgave all back royalty fees through July 2019, equally $18,825,
+Added: and agreed to defer all other fees until the franchise was able to obtain a business license to operate in the U.A.E., which is
+Added: currently delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
+Added: The franchise is currently non-operational as a result of an inability to obtain
+Added: the issuance of a business license form the UAE due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
+Added: If the franchise is not able to procure the necessary
+Added: authorizations to operate, the franchisees would not owe any franchise fees.
+Added: As a consequence, we have not realized any revenue
+Added: from the franchise.
+Added: Rego is also the CEO of Teknowland, a software development company, with which the Company entered into an agreement on March
+Added: The term of the agreement is nine months and calls for a development fee of $12,900 per month.
+Added: During the year ended
+Added: September 30, 2020 the Company paid seven monthly payments of $12,900 in accordance with the terms of the agreement and paid an
+Added: additional $15,700 for additional services, for a total of $106,000.
+Added: or about December 6, 2019, Christopher Rego and Rod Whiton (the “Solicitors”), prior to their appointments as officers
+Added: or directors of the Company, commenced a consent solicitation to the shareholders of the Company and on February 5, 2020,
+Added: the Company and the Solicitors entered into an agreement to settle their dispute over the consent solicitation.
+Added: The settlement
+Added: resulted in the Company paying $10,000 as reimbursement for certain costs that they incurred related to the consent solicitation,
+Added: the Company agreeing to appoint Mr.
+Added: Whiton to the board, and the Company’s agreeing to appoint Mr.
+Added: Rego as chief
+Added: executive officer, among other provisions.
+Added: The Company ultimately paid a total of $20,000 in costs incurred by Messrs.
+Added: Whiton in relation to the consent solicitation.
Property and Equipment
and equipment consisted of the following:
−Removed: Depreciable Property
−Removed: and Equipment:
+Added: September 30,
+Added: Depreciable Property and Equipment:
Furniture and Fixtures
Property and Improvements
−Removed: Total Depreciable Property
−Removed: and Equipment
+Added: Total Depreciable Property and Equipment
Accumulated Depreciation
−Removed: Total Net Depreciable
−Removed: Property and Equipment
−Removed: Non-depreciable Property
−Removed: and Equipment:
−Removed: Work in progress
−Removed: Total Net Property and
+Added: Total Net Property and Equipment
to the end of fiscal 2018, the Company listed one of its owned condominiums for sale located at 701 Market Street, Suite 113,
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a gain of approximately $22,000 which represented the excess of the proceeds over the carrying value on that date.
−Removed: the year ended September 30, 2018, the Company began the development of a software program to communicate with franchisees and
−Removed: track gross receipts.
−Removed: At September 30, 2018, the amount of work in progress related to this software was $186,826.
−Removed: The development
−Removed: of this software was completed in December 2018 and it was placed into service.
−Removed: The balance of the work in progress was classified
−Removed: as software and began being amortized on the date the software was placed into service.
+Added: October 30, 2019, the Company completed the sale of a condominium conference space for proceeds of approximately $100,000 and
+Added: recorded a gain of approximately $21,000, which represented the excess of the proceeds over the carrying value on that date.
expense totaled approximately $113,000 and $116,000, respectively, for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
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notes with monthly payments, payable within one to two years.
−Removed: schedules for Notes Receivable
+Added: Payment schedules for Notes Receivable
Accrued Liabilities
−Removed: The Company had
−Removed: accrued liabilities at September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018 as follows:
+Added: Company had accrued liabilities at September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019 as follows:
Accrued Liabilities
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September 30,
−Removed: Accrued Board
−Removed: Accrued Compensation
−Removed: and payroll taxes
+Added: Accrued Board Compensation
+Added: Accrued Compensation and payroll taxes
Accrued Severance
Stock-Based Compensation
−Removed: December 2017, the Company granted an aggregate of 14,286 warrants to two Directors of the Company in connection with standby
−Removed: letters of credit.
−Removed: (See Note 3).
−Removed: The Company utilized the Black-Scholes valuation model for estimating fair value of the warrants.
−Removed: Each grant was evaluated based upon assumptions at the time of the grant.
−Removed: The assumptions used in our calculations are no dividend
−Removed: yield, expected volatility of approximately 247%, a risk-free interest rate of 1.76%, and an expected term of 5 years.
−Removed: yield of zero is based on the fact that the Company does not pay cash dividends and has no present intention to pay cash dividends.
−Removed: Expected volatility is estimated based on the Company’s historical stock prices over a period equivalent to the expected
−Removed: life in years.
−Removed: The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S.
−Removed: Treasury’s Daily Treasury Yield Curve Rates at the date
−Removed: of grant with a term consistent with the expected life of the options granted.
−Removed: The expected term calculation is based on the “simplified
−Removed: method”
−Removed: allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), due to no applicable historical exercise
−Removed: data available.
−Removed: These warrants were fully exercised during the year ended September 30, 2019 and 14,286 common shares were issued
−Removed: (see Note 3).
+Added: December 2017, the Company granted a total of 14,286 warrants to two Directors of the Company.
+Added: These warrants were granted in
+Added: conjunction with the issuance of standby letters of credit from the two directors.
+Added: The warrants had an exercise price of $0.14
+Added: per share and expired five years from the date of grant.
+Added: These warrants were valued using the Black Scholes method.
+Added: The fair value
+Added: of the warrants on the date of grant were $2,000, and the warrants vested immediately.
+Added: The Company expensed $2,000 in connection
+Added: with the grant during the year ended September 30, 2018.
+Added: These warrants were exercised in September 2019 for 14,286 shares of
+Added: common stock.
+Added: The Company agreed to waive the $2,000 exercise price owed in total from these warrant holders.
March 27, 2019 and July 19, 2019, the Company approved the issuance of 13,265 and 13,788 shares of common stock, respectively,
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compensation was recorded for these new stock options.
−Removed: September 27, 2019, the Company approved the issuance of shares of common stock consistent with its corporate by-laws to each
−Removed: of the members of the Company’s Board Members for board compensation, as follows:
−Removed: Blake Furlow –
−Removed: 99,362 shares, Gary
−Removed: Herman –
−Removed: 272,472 shares, Bart Mitchell –
−Removed: 112,739 shares and JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton, 272,472 shares.
−Removed: These shares were
−Removed: recorded at an aggregate fair value of $45,423 at September 27, 2019 based on the common share price of recent stock issuances.
−Removed: September 27, 2019, the Company issued 566,176 shares of common stock to its former CEO for compensation earned during the year
−Removed: as per his employment agreement.
−Removed: The shares were valued based on the common share price of recent stock issuances for a total
−Removed: amount of $35,000.
−Removed: September 27, 2019, the Company approved the issuance of 166,667 shares of common stock to its former CFO for compensation earned
−Removed: during the year as per his employment agreement.
−Removed: The shares were valued based on the common share price of recent stock issuances
−Removed: for a total amount of $10,000.
+Added: September 30, 2019, Blake Furlow resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
+Added: Furlow received a severance payment of
+Added: $30,000 pursuant to the terms of a Severance Agreement.
+Added: Pursuant to his employment agreement, the Company also issued an aggregate
+Added: of 566,176 shares of Common Stock to Mr.
+Added: Furlow valued at $35,000.
+Added: September 30, 2019, Bart Mitchell, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
+Added: In connection with his appointment, Mr.
+Added: Mitchell entered into an Employment Agreement with the Company as of October 1, 2019 for
+Added: the term of one year.
+Added: In addition to cash compensation, he was entitled to receive stock grants valued at the lesser of $15,000
+Added: or 200,000 Shares of Common Stock on the last day of the completed year of employment.
+Added: Mitchell continued to serve as a member
+Added: of the Board of Directors of the Company, but no longer served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.
+Added: On September 30,
+Added: 2019, the Company approved the issuance of 166,667 shares to Mr.
+Added: Mitchell pursuant to his prior employment agreement for compensation
+Added: earned during the year ended September 30, 2019, which were valued at $10,000.
+Added: Mitchell resigned as President on June 8, 2020.
+Added: At such time he received a severance package of $50,000.
+Added: September 27, 2019, in connection with their service on the Board of Directors for fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019, the Company
+Added: approved the issuance of (i) 99,362, (ii) 272,472, (iii) 112,739 and (iv) 272,472 shares of Common Stock to Blake Furlow, Gary
+Added: Herman, Bart Mitchell and JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton, respectively, for a value of $45,423, as well as a total of cash payments of
following table represents option activity during the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
−Removed: Remaining Life
−Removed: Exercise Price
Vested and Exercisable at September 30, 2018
Cancelled options
−Removed: Vested and Exercisable
−Removed: at September 30, 2018
−Removed: Cancelled options
Options granted March 21, 2019
−Removed: Vested and Exercisable
−Removed: at September 30, 2019
+Added: Vested and Exercisable at September 30, 2019
+Added: Cancelled options
+Added: Options granted
+Added: Vested and Exercisable at September 30, 2020
following table represents all outstanding options as of September 30, 2020:
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Granted March 21, 2019
−Removed: Vested and Exercisable
−Removed: at September 30, 2018
−Removed: (8) Commitments
−Removed: and Contingencies
+Added: Vested and Exercisable at September 30, 2019
+Added: Commitments and Contingencies
Company is subject to litigation claims arising in the ordinary course of business.
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alleging the Company is required to indemnify him for a multitude of matters.
−Removed: The Company denies the allegation and is actively
−Removed: litigating this matter.
+Added: On October 8, 2020 the Court dismissed Brian Pappas’
+Added: indemnity counterclaim without prejudice.
a separate suit, filed on March 7, 2016 in the state court in St.
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CA 16-236), Franventures,
−Removed: LLC (“FV”) alleged that it is due an unstated amount of money from the Company pursuant to a contract the Company
−Removed: had previously terminated.
−Removed: On June 23, 2016, the Company filed a counterclaim against Franventures, which also included a complaint
−Removed: against former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Brian Pappas.
−Removed: The counterclaim seeks redress for losses and expenditures
−Removed: caused by alleged fraud, conversion of company assets, and breaches of fiduciary duty that the Company alleges that defendants
−Removed: perpetrated upon CLC, including assertions regarding actions by Brian Pappas that the Company alleges occurred while Mr.
−Removed: was serving as the Chief Executive Officer of CLC and as a member of its board of directors.
−Removed: The Company is actively litigating
−Removed: October 27, 2016, Brian Pappas filed a motion to amend the complaint in CA 15-1076 to add a claim alleging that the Company slandered
−Removed: him by virtue of a press release issued on or about August 1, 2016, in which the Company reported to shareholders on steps it
−Removed: had taken and improvements it had implemented.
−Removed: The motion has still not been ruled upon by the Court.
−Removed: Pappas does amend
−Removed: his complaint, the Company will vigorously defend the proposed claim.
+Added: LLC (“FV”) filed suit against the Company alleging that it is due an unstated amount of money from the Company pursuant
+Added: to a contract the Company had previously terminated.
+Added: On June 23, 2016, the Company filed a counterclaim against Franventures,
+Added: which also included a complaint against former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Brian Pappas.
+Added: The counterclaim
+Added: seeks redress for losses and expenditures caused by alleged fraud, conversion of company assets, and breaches of fiduciary duty
+Added: that the Company alleges that defendants perpetrated upon CLC, including assertions regarding actions by Brian Pappas that the
+Added: Company alleges occurred while Mr.
+Added: Pappas was serving as the Chief Executive Officer of CLC and as a member of its board of directors.
+Added: The Company is actively litigating this matter.
+Added: On October 27, 2016, Brian Pappas filed a motion to amend the complaint in Case
+Added: CA 16-236 to add a claim alleging that the Company slandered him by virtue of a press release issued on or about August 1,
+Added: 2016, in which the Company reported to shareholders on steps it had taken and improvements it had implemented.
+Added: The motion has
+Added: still not been ruled upon by the Court.
+Added: Pappas is granted the right to amend his complaint and does so, the Company will
+Added: vigorously defend the proposed claim.
+Added: Company’s complaint against Mr.
+Added: Pappas and Franventures (Case No.
+Added: CA 15-1076) has been consolidated with Mr.
+Added: Pappas’
+Added: and Franventures’
+Added: complaint against the Company (Case No.
+Added: CA 16-236) for purposes of discovery, but not for any other purpose.
February 24, 2017, franchisee, Team Kasa, LLC, along with its three owners, filed suit in the Eastern District of New York (Case
−Removed: 2:17-cv-01074) against former CEO Brian Pappas, and Franventures.
−Removed: The same Plaintiffs also initiated arbitration on the same
−Removed: issues (American Arbitration Association, Case No.
−Removed: 01-17-0001-1968), alleging the Company is jointly and severally liable for
−Removed: damages resulting from the allegations against Mr.
+Added: 2:17-cv-01074) against former CEO Brian Pappas and Franventures, as well as four other defendants seeking damages under the
+Added: New York Franchise Sales Act.
+Added: The same Plaintiffs also initiated an arbitration proceeding against the Company on the same issues
+Added: (American Arbitration Association, Case No.
+Added: 01-17-0001-1968), alleging the Company is jointly and severally liable for damages
+Added: resulting from the allegations against Mr.
Pappas and Franventures.
−Removed: The Company is contesting the allegations and its
−Removed: liability for any damages.
−Removed: This case has been held in abeyance as the parties seek a resolution.
+Added: The Company is contesting the allegations and its liability
+Added: for any damages in the arbitration case.
+Added: Both cases have been held in abeyance as the parties seek a resolution.
November 8, 2017, franchisee, Indy Bricks, LLC, along with its two owners, Ben and Kate Schreiber, initiated arbitration against
−Removed: (American Arbitration Association, Case No.
+Added: the Company (American Arbitration Association, Case No.
01-17-0006-8120).
−Removed: Plaintiffs allege breach of contract, fraud, material
+Added: The Plaintiffs allege breach of contract, fraud, material
misrepresentations and omissions, violations of the Indiana Franchise Act, and violations of the Indiana Deceptive Franchise Practices
−Removed: The Company is vigorously contesting the allegations and its liability for any damages.
+Added: On April 23, 2020, a settlement agreement was entered into between the Plaintiffs and the Company under which the arbitration
+Added: was dismissed.
+Added: Pursuant to the settlement agreement, Indy Bricks, LLC will pay the Company an agreed amount of past due franchise
+Added: fees, monthly marketing and royalty fees, and monthly fees to utilize the Company’s franchise management software.
+Added: December 6, 2019, the Company initiated arbitration against two franchise owners.
+Added: This case was settled on February 5, 2020.
+Added: July 2019, the Company entered into an operating agreement for a joint venture known as Bricks4Schoolz, LLC, with BPL Enterprises
+Added: for Bricks4Schoolz LLC (“BPL”).
+Added: Under the operating
+Added: agreement, the joint venture is granted a license to distribute certain intellectual property of the Company through a software
+Added: system developed by BPL for the joint venture, provided that the joint venture may only distribute the intellectual property to
+Added: elementary and middle schools in territories which are not covered by an existing franchisee of the Company.
+Added: Due to disputes regarding
+Added: the scope of the license, and the fact that neither Bricks4Schoolz, LLC or BPL were legal entities at the time the operating agreement
+Added: was executed, the Company has rescinded the operating agreement.
components of the deferred tax assets at September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 were as follows:
Deferred tax assets:
+Added: Allowance for bad debt
Charitable contributions
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Net operating loss
−Removed: Total gross deferred tax
+Added: Total gross deferred tax asset
Deferred tax liabilities:
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Total deferred tax liability
−Removed: Gross net deferred tax
+Added: Gross net deferred tax asset
Valuation allowances
Net deferred tax asset
−Removed: Company has recorded various deferred tax assets and liabilities as reflected above.
−Removed: In assessing the ability to realize the deferred
−Removed: tax assets, management considers, whether it is more likely than not, that some portion, or all of the deferred tax assets and
−Removed: liabilities will be realized.
+Added: The Company has recorded
+Added: various deferred tax assets and liabilities as reflected above.
+Added: In assessing the ability to realize the deferred tax assets, management
+Added: considers, whether it is more likely than not, that some portion, or all of the deferred tax assets and liabilities will be realized.
The ultimate realization is dependent on generating sufficient taxable income in future years.
−Removed: valuation allowance is equal to 100% of the Net deferred tax asset.
−Removed: Given recurring losses, the Company cannot conclude that it
−Removed: is more likely than not that such assets will be realized, therefore a full valuation allowance has been recorded.
−Removed: The components
−Removed: of the provisions for income taxes for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
−Removed: Additional deferred
−Removed: tax related to book tax differences
+Added: The valuation allowance is equal
+Added: to 100% of the net deferred tax asset.
+Added: Given recurring losses, the Company cannot conclude that it is more likely than not that
+Added: such assets will be realized, therefore a full valuation allowance has been recorded.
+Added: components of the provisions for income taxes for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
+Added: Additional deferred tax related to book tax differences
Valuation allowance
−Removed: Tax Provision
−Removed: A reconciliation
−Removed: of the provisions for income taxes for the fiscal years ended September 2019 and 2018 as compared to statutory rates is as follows:
+Added: Total tax provision
+Added: reconciliation of the provisions for income taxes for the fiscal years ended September 2020 and 2019 as compared to statutory
+Added: rates is as follows:
Provision at statutory rates
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Total income tax provision
−Removed: (10) Subsequent Events
−Removed: Company evaluates subsequent events that occur after the balance sheet date through the financial statements were issued.
−Removed: following are subsequent events requiring disclosure:
−Removed: Mitchell entered into an Employment Agreement with the Company as of October 1, 2019.
−Removed: The employment agreement provided for a
−Removed: one year term, annual cash compensation of $150,000 and entitled Mr.
−Removed: Mitchell to receive stock grants valued at lesser of $15,000
−Removed: or 200,000 Shares of Common Stock.
−Removed: Effective October 1, 2019, Mr.
−Removed: Mitchell was continuing to serve as a member of the Board of
−Removed: Directors of the Company, but was no longer serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.
−Removed: October 1, 2019, Robert Boyd was appointed Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.
−Removed: Boyd and the Company entered into a one
−Removed: year employment agreement which provides that Mr.
−Removed: Boyd’s compensation will be $40,000 per annum.
−Removed: October 30, 2019 the Company completed the sale of a condominium conference space for proceeds of approximately $99,000.
−Removed: October 2019 the Company signed a 21 month lease for office space at 5995 W State Street Suite B, Garden City, ID 83703.
−Removed: lease amount is $833.
−Removed: January 13, 2020, 35,714 shares of common stock were approved to be issued to each Gary Herman and to JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton for
−Removed: first quarter 2020 board compensation.
−Removed: February 5, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with Christopher Rego and Rod Whiton, pursuant to which Bart Mitchell
−Removed: resigned from the Company’s board of directors, and Christopher Rego and Rod Whiton were appointed to the Company’s
−Removed: board of directors.
−Removed: In connection with Mr.
−Removed: Rego’s appointment, he was also named chief executive officer of BFK Franchise
−Removed: Company, LLC (“BFK”), a subsidiary of the Company, and will become chief executive officer of the Company at the earlier
−Removed: of March 31, 2020 or when the Company files its Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019 and its Form 10-Q for the period
−Removed: ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: Rego’s appointment as chief executive officer, Mr.
−Removed: Mitchell will become the president
−Removed: of the Company.
−Removed: The Company and Mr.
−Removed: Rego have not determined his compensation for serving as an officer of BFK Franchise Company,
−Removed: LLC or the Company.
−Removed: January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a "Public Health Emergency of International
−Removed: Concern"
−Removed: and on March 10, 2020, declared it to be a pandemic.
−Removed: Actions taken around the world to help mitigate the spread
−Removed: of the coronavirus include restrictions on travel, and quarantines in certain areas, and forced closures for certain types of
−Removed: public places and businesses.
−Removed: The coronavirus and actions taken to mitigate it have had and are expected to continue to have an
−Removed: adverse impact on the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical areas in which the Company
−Removed: While it is unknown how long these conditions will last and what the complete financial effect will be to the company,
−Removed: to date, the Company is experiencing declining royalty fee revenue from some of its franchisees whose revenues have been decreasing
−Removed: due to school closures and rules about social distancing.
−Removed: Additionally,
−Removed: it is reasonably possible that estimates made in the financial statements have been, or will be, materially and adversely impacted
−Removed: in the near term as a result of these conditions, including expected collections on receivables.
+Added: April 28, 2020, the Company was granted a loan (the “Loan”) from First Bank of the Lake in aggregate amount of $119,980,
+Added: pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under Division A, Title I of the CARES Act, which was enacted
+Added: March 27, 2020.
+Added: The Loan, which was in the form of a Note dated April 24, 2020 issued by the Company, matures on April 23, 2022
+Added: and bears interest at a rate of 1% per annum, payable monthly commencing on October 23, 2020.
+Added: The Note may be prepaid by the Borrower
+Added: at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties.
+Added: Funds from the Loan may only be used for payroll costs, cost used
+Added: to continue group health care benefits, mortgage payments, rent, utilities and interest on other debt obligations incurred before
+Added: February 15, 2020.
+Added: The Company used the entire Loan amount for qualifying expenses.
+Added: Under the terms of the PPP, certain amounts
+Added: of the Loan may be forgiven if they are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act.
+Added: (11) Subsequent
+Added: Company performed a review of events subsequent to the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued
+Added: and determined that there were no such events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
+Added: to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report
+Added: to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
+Added: LEARNING CORPORATION
+Added: December 30, 2020
+Added: Whiton, President
+Added: Executive Officer)
+Added: December 30, 2020
+Added: Elkin, Chief Financial Officer
+Added: Financial and Accounting Officer)
+Added: to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
+Added: of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
+Added: Christopher Rego
+Added: and Chief Executive Officer
+Added: JoyAnn Kenny-Charlton
+Added: Kenny-Charlton
+Added: Gary Zell, II
+Added: Gary Zell, II
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