Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and
Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures – Our
management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness
of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this Report.
These controls are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
Based on this evaluation, our management, including
our CEO and CFO, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2019, at reasonable assurance
levels
We believe that our financial statements presented
in this annual report on Form 10-K fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations, and
cash flows for all periods presented herein.
Inherent Limitations –
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls
and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only
reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. The design of any system of controls is
based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will
succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Further, the design of a control system must reflect
the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because
of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues
and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments
in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdown can occur because of simple error or mistake. In particular, many of our current
processes rely upon manual reviews and processes to ensure that neither human error nor system weakness has resulted in erroneous
reporting of financial data.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial
Reporting – There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our fiscal year ended December
31, 2019, which were identified in conjunction with management’s evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rules 13a-15 and
15d-15 under the Exchange Act, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control
over financial reporting.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation
report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report
was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.
Management Report on Internal
Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under
the Exchange Act. Those rules define internal control over financial reporting as a process designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
●
Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
●
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
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Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisitions, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal
controls over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria
established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(COSO) 2013.
Based on its assessment, management has concluded
that as of December 31, 2019, our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting were effective.
.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The following table sets forth information regarding our executive
officers and directors:
Name
Age
Position
Michele Di Turi
42
Co-Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board
Claudio Ferri
42
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and a director
Leonardo Fraccalvieri
34
Chief Operating Officer and Director
The above-listed officers and directors will
serve until the next annual meeting of the shareholders or until their death, resignation, retirement, removal, or disqualification,
or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Vacancies in the existing Board of Directors are filled by majority
vote of the remaining Directors. Officers serve at the will of the Board of Directors.
Resumes
Michele Di Turi has been our
Co-Chief Executive Officer, President and Director since our inception. In addition, Mr. Di Turi has been Chief Operating Officer
and a Director of Sunshine Biopharma, Inc., a publicly held biotech company, since October 15, 2009. Since November 2008, Mr. Di
Turi has also been President of Sunshine Bio Investments, Inc., a privately held Canadian corporation engaged in the sale of non-regulated
biotechnology and medical products. Prior, from February 2003 through November 2008, he was employed by Mazda President, Inc.,
Montreal, Canada, as a sales representative and director of customer service. He devotes substantially all of his time to our business
affairs.
Claudio Ferri is our Co-Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and a director, positions he assumed at our inception. From May 2001 through September
2013, Mr. Ferri was employed by State Street Global Advisors, Montreal, Canada as Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager and
Trader where his responsibilities included the management of Canadian government bonds and provincial/agency investment strategies
and trading for active and enhanced fixed income portfolios. Mr. Ferri received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University
in 2001 with a major in finance. He devotes approximately 30% of his time to our business affairs.
Leonardo Fraccalvieri has been
our Chief Operating Officer and a director since our inception. Previously, from April 2013 through January 2014, he was Business
Development Manager at Italy America Chamber of Commerce, West LA, CA, where he was responsible for management of project development
and evaluation of Italian companies looking to expand in the US. From June 2012 through December 2013, he was a business analyst
at 10EQS Management Consulting where he was responsible for market strategy definition. From May 2009 through June 2011, he was
a Business Development specialist at BusinessviaItaly, where he worked with companies looking to expand their business internationally
to find new commercial partners abroad, as well as providing new business opportunities for foreign nationals. Mr. Fraccalvieri
attended Universita’ Commerciale Luigi Bocconi Milano and received an undergraduate degree in Economics of International
Market and New Technologies in Milan and a graduate degree from 2 Universita’ Commerciale Luigi Bocconi Milano in Milan where
he received a Masters’ degree in International Management and Business Administration, majoring in Management Consulting
and Strategy. He devotes substantially all of his time to our business affairs.
Board Committees
As of the date of this Report, we do not have
any committees of our Board of Directors. We expect to appoint outside Directors to serve on our Board in the near future, but
as of the date of this Report, we have not identified such prospective Directors. Once appointed and we become a reporting company,
of which there is no assurance, we expect to form an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Corporate Governance Committee,
and a Nominating Committee.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between any of our Directors or
executive officers.
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Involvement in Certain
Legal Proceedings
To our knowledge, our directors and executive officers have not
been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:
•
Any bankruptcy petition filed by or against such person or any business of which such person was a general partner or executive
officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
•
Any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other
minor offenses);
•
Being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction,
permanently or temporarily enjoining him from or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking
activities or to be associated with any person practicing in banking or securities activities;
•
Being found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action, the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have
violated a Federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
•
Being subject of, or a party to, any Federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment decree, or finding, not subsequently
reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of any Federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation,
any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire
fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
•
Being subject of or party to any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization,
any registered entity or any equivalent exchange, association, entity, or organization that has disciplinary authority over its
members or persons associated with a member.
Director Independence
Our Board is currently composed of three members.
Our Common Stock is not currently listed for trading on a national securities exchange and, as such, we are not subject to any
director independence standards. No member of our Board of Directors is considered an independent director. We evaluated independence
in accordance with the rules of The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., which generally provides that a director is not independent
if: (i) the director is, or in the past three years has been, an employee of ours; (ii) a member of the director’s immediate
family is, or in the past three years has been, an executive officer of ours; (iii) the director or a member of the director’s
immediate family has received more than $120,000 per year in direct compensation from us other than for service as a director (or
for a family member, as a non-executive employee); (iv) the director or a member of the director’s immediate family is, or
in the past three years has been, employed in a professional capacity by our independent public accountants, or has worked for
such firm in any capacity on our audit; (v) the director or a member of the director’s immediate family is, or in the past
three years has been, employed as an executive officer of a company where one of our executive officers serves on the compensation
committee; or (vi) the director or a member of the director’s immediate family is an executive officer of a company that
makes payments to, or receives payments from, us in an amount which, in any twelve-month period during the past three years, exceeds
the greater of $1,000,000 or 2% of that other company’s consolidated gross revenues.
Once we achieve trading status, of which there
can be no assurance, we will insure that our committees, as well as our Board of Directors, complies with all the requirements
of a public company under the auspices of the OTC Marketplace.
Section 16(a) Beneficial
Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the “34 Act”) requires our officers and directors and persons owning more than ten percent of the Common Stock,
to file initial reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Additionally, Item 405 of Regulation S-K under the 34 Act requires us to identify in our Form 10-K and proxy statement those
individuals for whom one of the above-referenced reports was not filed on a timely basis during the most recent year or prior years.
To our best knowledge, there has been no change in the holdings of any of our affiliates and no reports were required to be filed.
Code of Ethics
Our board of directors has not adopted a code of ethics but plans
to do so in the near future.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth information
concerning all cash and non-cash compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our executive officers. We do not currently have
an established policy to provide compensation to members of our Board of Directors for their services in that capacity, although
we may choose to adopt a policy in the future.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Name
and
principal position
Year
Salary
($)
Bonus($)
Stock
Awards ($)
Option
Awards
($)
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)
All
Other
Compensation
($)
Total
($)
Michele Di Turi,
2019
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
$1,133,037(a)
$1,133,037
Co-CEO and President,
and Chairman
2018
$16,953
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
$16,953
Claudio Ferri,
2019
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
804,005(b)
$804,005
Co-CEO and CIO
2018
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
$0
Leonardo
2019
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
$0
Fraccalvieri, COO
2018
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
$0
(a) Represents a bonus award of 16,911,000 shares for services performed and in lieu
(b) Represents a bonus award of 12,000,080 shares for services performed
Salaries are established by our Board of Directors.
We currently do not have a Compensation Committee but expect to have one in place in the future once we have independent directors.
None of our employees are employed pursuant to an employment agreement.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The table below summarizes all unexercised
options, stock that has not vested, and equity incentive plan awards for each named executive officer as of December 31, 2019.
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
OPTION AWARDS
STOCK AWARDS
Name
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#)
Option Exercise Price ($)
Option Expiration Date
Number Of Shares or Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)
Market
Value of Shares or Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested
($)
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Shares or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Shares or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)
Michele Di Turi, Co-CEO and President, and Chairman
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Claudio Ferri, Co-CEO and CIO
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Leonardo Fraccalvieri, COO
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
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Compensation
of Directors
Other than the compensation described above
in the Summary Compensation Table, our officers and directors are reimbursed for actual expenses incurred.
Stock
Plan
We have not adopted a stock plan but may do
so in the future.
Employment
Agreements
None of our executive officers are party to
any employment agreement with us.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth certain information
regarding the ownership of Common Stock and Preferred Stock voting with the Common Stock as of the date of this Report by (i) each
person known to us to own more than 5% of our outstanding Common Stock as of the date of this Report, (ii) each of our directors,
(iii) each of our executive officers, and (iv) all of our directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated,
all shares are owned directly and the indicated person has sole voting and investment power. The information provided is based
upon 126,550,535 Common Shares issued and outstanding as of the date of this Report.
Class of Shares
Name and Address
# of Shares
% of Class
Common
Michele Di Turi (1)
80 SW 8 th St. Suite 2000
Miami, Florida 33130
43.5%
Common
Claudio Ferri (1)
80 SW 8 th St. Suite 2000
Miami, Florida 33130
25.6%
Common
Leonardo Fraccalvieri (1)
80 SW 8 th St. Suite 2000
Miami, Florida 33130
less than 1%
Common
All Officers and Directors as a Group (3 persons)
69.9%
Common
Other 5% Shareholders
None.
(1)
Officer and director of our Company.
(2)
Includes 410,000 shares of common stock held in the name of his wife.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND
RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Related Party Transactions
There are no related party transactions that
are required to be disclosed pursuant to Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Director Independence
None of our current directors are deemed “independent”
pursuant to SEC rules. We anticipate appointing independent directors in the foreseeable future.
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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND
SERVICES.
Fees Paid to Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firms
The following table presents fees for professional
audit services rendered by B F Borgers CPA PC, our independent auditors, during our fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
December 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
Audit Fees
$ 35,000
$ 40,000
Tax Fees
–
–
All Other Fees
–
–
Total
$ 35,000
$ 40,000
Audit Fees . Consist of amounts billed
for professional services rendered for our annual financial statements our Annual Report on Forms 10-K for our fiscal years ended
December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and for reviews of our interim financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q.
Tax Fees. Consists of amounts billed
for professional services rendered for tax return preparation, tax planning, and tax advice.
All Other Fees . Consists of amounts
billed for services other than Audit Fees.
We do not have an audit committee and as a
result, our entire Board of Directors performs the duties of an audit committee. Our Board of Directors evaluates the scope and
cost of the engagement of an auditor before the auditor renders audit and non-audit services.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT
SCHEDULES
The following exhibits are included herewith:
Exhibit No.
Description
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
101.INS
XBRL Instances Document
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
Following are a list of exhibits which we previously
filed in other reports which we filed with the SEC, including the Exhibit No., description of the exhibit and the identity of the
Report where the exhibit was filed.
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Articles of Incorporation filed with the Florida Department of State on March 7, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Form S-1 Registration Statement filed on May 15, 2018)
3.2
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Florida Department of State on May 11, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Form S-1 Registration Statement filed on May 15, 2018)
3.3
Bylaws of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Form S-1 Registration Statement filed on May 15, 2018)
3.4
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 26, 2019)
10.1
Assignment of Lease Agreement between Registrant and Paradigm Shift Holdings, Inc. and Palm Vacation Group for Palm Aire Location (incorporated by reference to Form S-1 Registration Statement filed on May 15, 2018)
10.2
Assignment of Lease Agreement between Registrant and Paradigm Holdings, Inc. and Sea Garden Beach and Tennis Resort, Inc. for Sea Garden Location (incorporated by reference to Form S-1 Registration Statement filed on May 15, 2018)
10.3
Online Virtual Office Arrangement between Registrant and Regas Management Group, LLC commencing July 1, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Form S-1 Registration Statement filed on May 15, 2018)
10.4
Form of 8% Convertible Debenture (incorporated by reference to Amendment to Form S-1 Registration Statement filed on July 11, 2018)
10.5
Form of Convertible Debenture, 2018-9 Offering (incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed
April 16, 2019)
21.1
List of Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed
April 16, 2019)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amended Annual Report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunder duly authorized.
KISSES FROM ITALY, INC.
Dated:
May 28, 2020
By:
s/ Michel Di Turi
Michel Di Turi, Principal Executive Officer
By:
s/ Claudio Ferri
Claudio Ferri, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this Amended
Annual Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on
May 28, 2020.
s/ Michel Di Turi
Michel Di Turi, Director
s/ Claudio Ferri
Claudio Ferri, Director
s/ Leonardo Fraccalvieri
Leonardo Fraccalvieri, Director
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