Item 1. Business
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Forward-Looking Statements
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect management's current views with respect
to future events and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are projections in respect of future events or our
future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,”
“should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,”
“predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.
Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations
of us and members of our management team as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are
cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk and uncertainties,
and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K include statements about:
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the plans and objectives of management for future
operations, including plans or objectives relating to the development of our business plan to merge or acquire another
operating business;
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a projection of income (including income/loss), earnings (including
earnings/loss) per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other financial items;
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our future financial performance, including any such statement
contained in a discussion and analysis of financial condition by management or in the results of operations
included pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); and
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the assumptions underlying or relating to any
statement described in points above.
These statements are only
predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled “Risk
Factors” set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017, any of which may cause our company’s
or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future
results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks
may cause the Company’s or its industry’s actual results, levels of activity or performance to be materially different
from any future results, levels of activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Readers
are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed
assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the future operating results over time except as required by
law. We believe that our assumptions are based upon reasonable data derived from and known about our business and operations. No
assurances are made that actual results of operations or the results of our future activities will not differ materially from our
assumptions.
As used in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K and unless otherwise indicated, the terms “Peak,” “we,” “us,” “our,”
or the “Company” refer to Peak Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its Subsidiary, Peak BioPharma Corp. Unless otherwise specified,
all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars. Our common stock is currently listed on the OTC Markets, Pink Tier,
under the symbol “PKPH.”
Corporate
History and Overview
We were first incorporated
in Nevada as Surf A Movie Solutions, Inc. on December 18, 2007 to engage in the business of the development sale and marketing
of online video sales. We were not successful in our efforts and discontinued this line of business. Since that time and until
August 8, 2014, we were a “shell company” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act).
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On August 30, 2013, we
changed our name to Frac Water Systems, Inc. and on October 10, 2013 we decided to engage in the business of providing economically
and environmentally sound solutions for the treatment and recycling of wastewater resulting principally from oil and gas exploration
and production activities. Due to our research of the business opportunities, on December 31, 2013 we determined not to move forward
with this line of business.
In early March 2014, we
decided to enter in to the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing pharmaceutical level products containing phytocannabinnoids,
an abundant and pharmaceutically active component of industrial hemp, for the prevention and alleviation of various conditions
and diseases. In connection therewith, on March 17, 2014, we changed our name to Cannabis Therapy Corporation and on March 24,
2014 changed our trading symbol on OTC Markets to “CTCO”. On December 23, 2014, we changed our name to Peak Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. and our trading symbol changed to “PKPH” on February 5, 2015.
Since early March
2014 we had been operating as a bio-pharmaceutical and nutraceutical company seeking to develop, manufacture, market and sell
safe, high quality, medicinal products based on extracts from hemp. Our primary initial focus was on exploitation of the
exclusive license we received from Canna-Pet, LLC, a developer of ingestible health products for pets made from hemp. We had
also taken initial steps related to development of over-the-counter, THC-free, hemp based products for the human market for
the prevention and alleviation of symptoms associated with inflammatory and auto-immune diseases. Recently, hemp cultivation
was legalized in 11 states, including Colorado, and, on a limited basis, at the federal level as part of the Agricultural Act
of 2014 (the “2014 US Farm Bill”) passed in February 2014, which sets the agricultural product apart from
marijuana. Industrial hemp has THC content below 0.3%, compared to the 1-20% typically found in marijuana.
On July 29, 2014, through
our wholly-owned subsidiary, Peak BioPharma Corp., we entered into a License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with
Canna-Pet, LLC, (“Licensor”) a Washington limited liability corporation. They own the brand name “Canna-Pet”
and certain related intellectual property including, but not limited to, trademarks and copyrights, formulations, recipes, production
processes and systems, websites, domain names, customer lists, supplier lists, trade secrets and know-how, and other related intellectual
property (collectively, the “Licensed Intellectual Property”). This is used by the Licensor in the conduct of its business
related to the production and sale of medical products made from industrial hemp, which are intended exclusively for consumption
by pets. Pursuant to the License Agreement, the Licensor granted to us a perpetual, exclusive, world-wide license to use the Licensed
Intellectual Property in conjunction with our business and the production and sale of medical products made from industrial hemp,
as well as the right to sublicense the Licensed Intellectual Property to third parties. The License Agreement gave us the right
to produce and sell existing products utilizing the Licensed Intellectual Property and to develop new products, jointly with Licensor
or otherwise, based upon the Licensed Intellectual Property. The License Agreement provided us with an immediate revenue source
and access to Licensor’s customer base. The License Agreement specified that during the term of the license, all intellectual
property rights in and to the Licensed Intellectual Property remain the exclusive property of Licensor.
In consideration of the
grant of the license, we agreed to pay Licensor license fees in the form of royalty payments calculated based on gross proceeds
received by us from sales of products manufactured, marketed or sold by us utilizing the Licensed Intellectual Property or any
subsequently developed intellectual property which is jointly owned by us and Licensor. We began selling Canna-Pet products in
October 2014.
Based upon recent regulatory
activity related to imposition of restrictions and limitations on the sale of hemp-based health products for pets, we elected to
terminate our license agreement with the Licensor, effective as of October 1, 2015, and to cease all operations relating to sale
of hemp-based products for pets.
On October 12, 2015, we
entered into an agreement for the termination (“Termination Agreement”) of the License Agreement, effectively selling
the discontinued operations. The Termination Agreement contained the following provisions:
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Termination of License: The parties agreed to terminate the License Agreement effective as of October 1, 2015, this termination was made by mutual agreement of the parties pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the License Agreement.
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Return of Licensed Intellectual Property: We agreed to return all Licensed Intellectual Property to the Licensor, and our right to use all, or any portion, of the Licensed Intellectual Property ceased effective as of October 1, 2015, Pursuant to the terms of the License Agreement, the Licensed Intellectual Property included the brand name “Canna-Pet” and certain related intellectual property, including, but not limited, trademarks and copyrights, formulations, recipes, production processes and systems, websites, domain names, customer lists, supplier lists trade secrets and know- how, and other related intellectual property.
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Return of Other Property: In addition to return of the Licensed Intellectual Property, we agreed to transfer to Licensor all product inventory, Colorado hemp with permits and authorization, all production/fulfillment contracts, all e-commerce accounts and processing, all non-disclosure and research agreements and any and all other property in our possession which was used by us in the conduct of our business related to production and sale of medical cannabis products for pets made from hemp and low-THC cannabis plants.
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Office Space, Equipment and Employees: In conjunction with the execution of the Termination Agreement, we granted the Licensor the right to use our office space, for the three-month period from October 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, on a rent-free basis.
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Consideration: As consideration for the cancellation of the License Agreement and the return of other property, as described above, the Licensor agreed to waive payment by us and to release us from liability for payment of any and all unpaid royalties, invoices and other amounts which were otherwise currently due and payable by us to Licensor for sales of Canna-Pet products for all periods through and including September 30, 2015.
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Collections: On October 15, 2015, we forwarded to the Licensor all payments received by us after September 30, 2015 (net of amounts received by us for taxes, duties, governmental charges, freight or shipping charges, and the like) for Canna- Pet products sold on or after October 1, 2015.
The following is a summary
of the net assets sold as initially determined at Septembers 30, 2015 and updated October 15, 2015:
October 15, 2015
September 30, 2015
Inventory
$
45,436
$
41,705
Prepaid Expenses
8,821
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Deposits
8,179
8,678
Total assets
$
62,436
$
50,383
Accounts payable
103,548
124,396
Royalties payable
39,506
39,506
Accrued liabilities
285
15,341
Total liabilities
143,339
179,243
Net assets sold
$
80,903
$
128,860
Furthermore, based on advice
from the Food and Drug Administration, as well as our regulatory counsel, we decided to revise our strategy and discontinue all
efforts to develop and market hemp based health products. We currently are pursuing to acquire or merge with an entity with significant
operations in order to create a viable business model and value for our shareholders.
All of our business
operations are carried out through our wholly owned subsidiary, Peak BioPharma Corp., a Colorado corporation. Throughout this
Report, unless otherwise noted or required by the context, references to “the Company,” “us,”
“we,” “our,” and similar terms refer to Peak Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and our wholly owned subsidiary,
Peak BioPharma Corp.
We currently have authorized
350,000,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of (i) 325,000,000 shares of common stock, and (ii) 25,000,000 shares of “blank
check” Preferred Stock.
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On August 15, 2012, our
board of directors and stockholders owning a majority of our outstanding common shares, authorized a 50 for 1 forward stock split
of our issued and outstanding common stock. The forward split became effective on September 27, 2012. Due to the forward split,each
outstanding share was split into 50 shares. On March 11, 2014, our board of directors authorized a 1.5 for 1 forward stock split
of our common stock in the form of a dividend. In connection therewith, our shareholders of record as of the close of business
on March 28, 2014 received an additional 0.5 share of our common stock for each share of our issued and outstanding common stock
held by them on such date. The forward stock split became effective on April 1, 2014.
Recent Corporate Developments
For the years ended September
30, 2017, our company has received two convertible promissory notes from unrelated third parties. These loans are convertible into
shares of our company pursuant to the terms of the loan agreements. All the loans, convertible promissory notes, and warrants include
terms that make them subject to the share splits.
Loan Agreements
Loan with Trius Holdings Limited
On March 17, 2017, we
entered into an agreement with Trius Holdings Limited. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the investor acquired a 12%
convertible note with an aggregate face value of $10,000. The note matures in one year. The holder of this note is entitled,
at its option, to convert at the date all or a part of the principal outstanding into shares of the common stock. This would
be at a price equal to a 20% discount to the closing price of the common stock, on the date of the lender’s notice of
conversion, subject to a floor of $0.01.
Loan with Individual
On March 30, 2017, we entered
into an agreement with an offshore investor. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the investor acquired a 12% convertible note
with an aggregate face value of $10,000. The note matures in one year. The holder of this note is entitled, at its option, to convert
at the date all or a part of the principal outstanding into shares of the common stock. This would be at a price equal to a 20%
discount to the closing price of the common stock, on the date of the lender’s notice of conversion, subject to a floor of
$0.01.
Strategy and Outlook
If we can raise sufficient
capital, of which there can be no assurance, our business strategy is to actively pursue additional opportunities and operating
companies to merge with or acquire in furtherance of a profitable business and to build value for our shareholders.
Employees
As of the date of this
report we have 1 employee, Neil Reithinger, our principal executive officer.
Subsidiaries
All of our business operations
historically had been carried on through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Peak BioPharma Corp., a Colorado corporation.
Intellectual Property
We do not presently own
any intellectual property.
Government Regulation
Based upon the regulatory
activity related to imposition of restrictions and limitations on the sale and marketing of hemp-based health products for the
veterinary market, on October 1, 2015, we elected to terminate our license agreement with Canna-Pet and cease all operations relating
to sale of hemp-based products for animals. Furthermore, based on advice from the Food and Drug Administration, as well as our
regulatory counsel, we decided to revise our strategy and discontinue all efforts to develop and market hemp-based health products.
As a result, we are currently not subject to any government regulation.
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