DSGT DSG Global Inc (CE)

Business Overview

When used in the Annual Report, the terms “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us,” “DSG,” or “VTS” mean DSG Global, Inc., its subsidiary Vantage Tag Systems Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries DSG Tag Systems International, Ltd. and Imperium Motor Company and Imperium Motor of Canada Corporation (together “Imperium”).

DSG Global Inc. is a technology development company based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of fleet management solutions for the golf industry, as well as commercial, government and military applications. In 2020, we established an electric vehicle marketing and distribution division, Imperium Motor Company (“Imperium USA”) and its Canadian counterpart in 2021, Imperium Motor of Canada Corporation (“Imperium Canada”), and in 2021 we formed a golf cart division, AC Golf Carts, Inc. with exclusive world-wide rights of Shelby Cobra golf carts. The principal activities of our fleet management and golf division are the development, sale and rental of GPS tracking devices and interfaces for golf vehicles, and related support services. More recently, our subsidiary Vantage Tag (“Vantage”) expanded from its original purpose of producing and marketing GPS systems, to leading DSG’s golf industry presence by supplying a comprehensive package of electric vehicles, fleet management systems, and back of house support services to the golf industry, and to commercial customers in the last mile delivery, tourism and resort, education, agriculture, and corporate markets. Meanwhile, our electric vehicle division is engaged in the importation, marketing and distribution of a range low-speed and high-speed electric passenger vehicles for commuter, family, commercial, and public use.

We were founded by a group of individuals who have dedicated their careers to fleet management technologies and have been at the forefront of the industry’s most innovative developments. Our executive team has over 50 years of experience in the design and manufacture of wireless, GPS, and fleet tracking solutions, and over 40 years automotive retail, wholesale, distribution, and manufacturing.

Our principal executive office is located at 207 - 15272 Croydon Drive Surrey, British Columbia, V3Z 0Z5, Canada. The telephone number at our principal executive office is 1 (877) 589-8806.

We report in three segments, Golf Carts, TAG systems, and Electric Vehicles. Any assets, revenues or expenses that are not the result of the three reporting segments are reported as Head Office administrative activities.

The Company’s stock symbol is DSGT.

Our CUSIP number is 23340C104.

Corporate History

DSG Global, Inc. (formerly Boreal Productions Inc.) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on September 24, 2007. We were formed to option feature films and TV projects to be packaged and sold to movie studios and production companies.

In January 2015, we changed our name to DSG Global, Inc. and effected a one-for-three reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding common stock in anticipation of entering in a share exchange agreement with DSG TAG Systems, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on April 17, 2008 and extra provincially registered in British Columbia, Canada in 2008.

On April 13, 2015, we entered into a share exchange agreement with Vantage Tag Systems Inc. (“VTS”) (formerly DSG Tag Systems Inc.) and the shareholders of VTS who become parties to the agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the share exchange agreement, we agreed to acquire not less than 75% and up to 100% of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital stock of VTS in exchange for the issuance to the selling shareholders of up to 20,000,000 pre-reverse split shares of our common stock on the basis of 1 common share for 5.4935 common shares of VTS.

On May 6, 2015, we completed the acquisition of approximately 75% (82,435,748 common shares) of the issued and outstanding common shares of VTS as contemplated by the share exchange agreement by issuing 15,185,875 pre-reverse split shares of our common stock to shareholders of VTS who became parties to the agreement. In addition, concurrent with the closing of the share exchange agreement, we issued an additional 179,823 pre-reverse split shares of our common stock to Westergaard Holdings Ltd. in partial settlement of accrued interest on outstanding indebtedness of VTS.

Following the initial closing of the share exchange agreement and through October 22, 2015, we acquired an additional 101,200 shares of common stock of VTS from shareholders who became parties to the share exchange agreement and issued to these shareholders an aggregate of 18,422 pre-reverse split shares of our common stock. Following completion of these additional purchases, DSG Global Inc. owns approximately 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of VTS. An aggregate of 4,229,384 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of VTS were exchanged for 51 Series B and 3,000,000 Series E preferred shares during the year ended December 31, 2018 by Westergaard Holdings Ltd., an affiliate of Keith Westergaard, a previous member of our board of directors which have not been issued as of September 30, 2021.

The reverse acquisition was accounted for as a recapitalization effected by a share exchange, wherein VTS is considered the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes. The assets and liabilities of the acquired entity have been brought forward at their book value and no goodwill has been recognized. We adopted the business and operations of VTS upon the closing of the share exchange agreement.

DSG TAG was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on April 17, 2008 and extra provincially registered in British Columbia, Canada in 2008. In March 2011, DSG TAG formed DSG Tag Systems International, Ltd. in the United Kingdom (“DSG UK”). DSG UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of DSG TAG.

On March 26, 2019, we effected a reverse stock split of our authorized and issued and outstanding shares of common stock on a four thousand (4,000) for one (1) basis. Upon effect of the reverse split, our authorized capital decreased from 3,000,000,000 pre-reverse split shares of common stock to 750,000 shares of common stock and correspondingly, our issued and outstanding shares of common stock decreased from 2,761,333,254 pre-reverse split to 690,403 shares of common stock, all with a par value of $0.001. Our outstanding shares of Preferred Stock remain unchanged.

On December 22, 2020, we amended our Articles of Incorporation to increase our authorized common shares from 150,000,000 to 350,000,000, and to designate 14,010,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, including 3,000,000 Series A Preferred stock, 10,000 Series B Convertible Preferred stock, 10,000 Series C Convertible Preferred stock, 1,000,000 Series D Convertible Preferred stock, 5,000,000 Series E Convertible Preferred stock and 10,000 Series F Convertible Preferred Stock.

Imperium Motor Corp. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on September 15, 2020. Imperium Motor of Canada Corporation was incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, Canada, on August 12, 2021.

Subsequent to year end, on January 5, 2023, Imperium Motor Corp. had its name changed to Liteborne Motor Corporation.

On August 12, 2021, the Company incorporated Imperium Motor of Canada Corporation (“Imperium Canada”), under the laws of British Columbia, Canada, for which it subscribed to all authorized capital stock, 100 shares of Class A Voting Participating common shares, at a price of $0.10 per share. Imperium Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

On September 17, 2021, the Company incorporated AC Golf Carts, Inc. (“AC Golf Carts”), under the laws of the State of Nevada, for which it subscribed to all authorized stock, 100 common shares at a price of $0.001 par value per share. AC Golf Carts is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

Recent Financing Activities

On February 17, 2022, the Company entered into a Waiver of Conditions (the “Waiver”) to the Share Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) dated December 13, 2021. The Company has received five payments in the amount of $250,000 on February 28, 2022, $250,000 on March 31, 2022, $90,000 on July 29, 2022, $250,000 on August 29, 2022, $125,000 on September 15, 2022, $125,000 on October 18, 2022, and $285,000 on October 21, 2022, for 1,375 preferred series F shares in total. Under the Waiver, the Company agrees to repay these amounts, on an ongoing basis, by remitting 20% of all gross sales back to the subscriber until such time that the 500 shares of the Series F Preferred Stock issued pursuant to this Waiver agreement are redeemed in full. As these preferred F series shares subscribed for under the Waiver are mandatorily redeemable, the total amounts of $1,375,000 were recorded as liabilities, as per ASC 480-10. Under the original terms of the SPA, redemption of preferred F series shares requires a 15% premium payment on the face value. As such, a total Redemption Premium of $75,000 will be paid on the redemption as part of the 20% gross sales remittance and will be amortized as the repayments are made. During the year ended December 31, 2022, $3,062 was recognized, and recorded as interest expense, included as part of the loan.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company made required payments in the amount of $20,411, which was  applied against the loan payable.

Electric Vehicle Division

Imperium Motor Company USA, name changed to Liteborne Motor Corporation (“LMC or Liteborne”)

Imperium Motor Company Canada

Overview

Imperium Motor Company USA and Canada (“Imperium”) is a global technology company - specializing in fleet management, vehicle charging network, lithium air battery development, and marketing and distribution of electric vehicles.

Imperium will hold the exclusive rights to distribute the innovative Skywell Automotive Group lineup of electric vehicles (EV) in the North American market. Skywell is one of the premier EV manufacturers in China, with a full range of advanced passenger vehicles, large and medium-sized buses, light buses, logistics vehicles, and special purpose automobiles.

On November 1, 2022, the Company announced the appointment of Alan M. Wagner as chief executive officer of the Imperium USA. Mr. Wagner’s extensive expertise and reach across the automotive industry. Before joining LMC, Wagner served as executive director of Hyundai Transys and was vice president of product development for Mercedes Benz Tech. Before that, he held multiple executive positions with Lear Corporation. He was the vice president of engineering at Saleen Automotive/SMS Supercars and executive vice president of Saleen Electric. Wagner was also vice president of Entech. Through the years, he has worked with General Motors, Ford, Shelby, Petty Enterprises, Toyota, Chrysler, and BMW among other iconic automotive brands.

Imperium offers an opportunity to be part of a potential $500 million EBITDA business in the electric vehicle industry with a well-known, proven partner already exporting superior road ready vehicles worldwide. Among the many proof points to the quality of these vehicles is a five passenger SUV, whose debut at the LA Auto Show, prompted extraordinary reviews and a surprise purchase off the floor by a legendary automotive design expert in addition to pre-orders from attendees.

Subsequent to year end, of January 5, 2023, the Company changed the name of Imperium USA to Liteborne Motor Company (“Liteborne”).

Liteborne, now with strong industry leadership and a board of directors of exceptional industry depth, is well-poised to navigate the U.S. certification process (known as homologation) already underway as it continues to build out a sales and dealer network.  

In short, while others struggle to manufacture and deliver vehicles at an affordable price, Liteborne’s reasonably priced solutions based on modern, nimble, on-demand manufacturing is unique versus the chaos and cost of American design and build that characterizes the EV landscape. We’re proud of the mission to offer North Americans an unprecedented, value driven line of electric vehicles by importing beautifully designed, skillfully manufactured, and reliably-delivered EVs.

The rest of the management team include Mr. Daniel Lock and Mr. Jonathan D’Agostino. Mr Lock, who is leading Homologation has over 20-years of automotive development and engineering management experience. Prior to Joining Liteborne he was a senior manager and program manager at Hyundai Transys. A program planning manager at Gentherm, program manager and a product design engineer at Visteon. Mr. Lock earned his BS in chemical engineering from Yale University. .Mr. Jonathan D’Agostino Started career at Sands Brothers in 1999. After graduating from Fordham University with honors from NYS in legal and ethical studies he joined Lehman Brothers in 2003, spent several years as an investment and merchant banker with several different banks, including Morgan Brothers, which was founded by a Lehman vice chair. He became Professor Luc Montagnier’s partner in commercializing his preventative healthcare business, during which time he won the 2008 Noble Prize for Medicine. After leaving traditional Merchant Banking he entered the green energy space working to create power-efficient production of Green Hydrogen. Before Liteborne he founded and now is testing and commercializing HydroBoost, a product that creates green hydrogen on demand for automobiles and trucks.

Electric Vehicle Market Overview

Low Speed Electric Vehicles (LSEV)

High Speed Electric Vehicles (HSEV)

United States

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on U.S. roads is projected to reach 18.7 million in 2030, up from 1 million at the end of 2018. This is about 7% of the 259 million vehicles (cars and light trucks) expected to be on U.S. roads in 2030. EV sales in the United States were up 79% in 2018 while global EV sales grew 64% in the same year.

Canada

Sales for 2018 were over 150% higher than 2017 and saw more EVs sold across the country in 2018 than in the previous three years combined. Nearly 3% of all new vehicles are electric, a higher rate than in the United States.

Production Partners

Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co.

Imperium has exclusive distribution rights in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Carribean for Jonway built EVs.

Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co., Ltd (“Jonway”) began manufacturing in May 2003. The Taizhou city, Zhejiang province manufacturing plant has an area of 57.3 hectares with more than 800 employees. It has invested more than 600 million RMB in producing the three and five-door SUVs, with a capacity to produce up to 30,000 units per year. The manufacturing operations include pressing, welding, painting and assembling lines. It has also gained the TS16949:2009, GCC, SASO, SONCAP and CCC certification. Jonway offers a network of more than 500 auto dealerships in China alone and has started a distribution network in Italy.

As a national first-class production enterprise, Jonway has passed the ISO 9001 quality management system certification, the product has passed the European certification and the American DOT, EPA certification, and has been exported to more than 80 countries in the world. Jonway has announced its third assembly plant in the city of Xuzhou, China.

Skywell New Energy Automobile Group Co. Ltd.

Sky-well New Energy Automobile Group Co. Ltd. was founded in 2011. Primarily engaged in the manufacturing and sales of large, medium and light buses, passenger cars and related components, it has gradually become a leading enterprise of China’s new energy automobile industry. By the end of 2016, the total assets of the company were 7.838 billion Yuan, with the net assets of 1.429 billion Yuan.

Skywell owns Nanjing Jinlong Bus Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Wuhan Sky-well New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Sky-well Automobile Co., Ltd, Nanjing Sky Source World Power Technology Co., Ltd and Qingdao Sky-well New Energy Automobile Group Co. Ltd. Its products include the 3.6-18 m series of electric passenger cars and passenger vehicles, which are widely sold in many countries and regions in Southeast Asia and widely used in public transport, tourism, commuting, leasing and other markets. Skywell is also one of the first companies to enter the clean energy bus industry. Known for its emphasis on technology research and development, its skilled workforce, its innovative designs and high-quality products, it has achieved excellent results. Since 2014, Skywell has ranked as the leading seller of new energy passenger cars in the China.

Skywell has granted to the Company the exclusive right to distribute Skywell’s electric passenger cars, trucks (including but not limited to the ET5 sport utility vehicle), buses and spare parts in the United States and Canada for a term of 5 years.

Imperium’s Green Story

Gas powered combustion engines are not the future of transportation, they are the past. Our line of electric vehicles produces no emissions, almost no heat, little noise, and can be fully powered by renewable electricity producing resources like solar and wind energy. Imperium intends to offer a combination solar/wind home charging station for a 100% sustainable, 100% zero carbon solution.

Imperium EV Passenger Vehicles

Competition in the EV Market

The EV market is highly competitive and evolving rapidly, with new manufacturers and distributors consistently entering the industry to satisfy actual and expected growth in the demand for competitively priced vehicles. As a result, we expect that we will experience significant competition from new and established manufacturers, marketers and distributors. These include niche manufacturers of specialty electric vehicles, and large established manufacturers of automobiles. These, including manufacturers of EVs such as the Tesla Model S, the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf.

Most of our current and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, manufacturing, marketing and other resources than we do and may be able to devote greater resources to the design, development, manufacturing, distribution, promotion, sale and support of their products. Virtually all of our competitors have more extensive customer bases and broader customer and industry relationships than we do. In addition, almost all of these companies have longer operating histories and greater name recognition than we do. Our competitors may be in a stronger position to respond quickly to new technologies and may be able to design, develop, market and sell their products more effectively.

DSG Technologies and Products—Fleet Management and Golf Division

We have developed the TAG suite of products that we believe is the first completely modular fleet management solution for the golf industry. The TAG suite of products is currently sold and installed around the world in golf facilities and as commercial applications through a network of established distributors and partnerships with some of the most notable brands in fleet and equipment manufacture.

VTS is giving fleet operator’s new capabilities to track and control their vehicles through the new INFINITY XL system and the new 3G-4G TAG. We have developed in-house a proprietary combination of hardware and software that is marketed around the world as the INFINITY TAG system. We have primarily focused on the golf industry where the TAG system is deployed to help golf course operators manage their fleet of golf carts, turf equipment, and utility vehicles. We are a leader in the category of fleet management in the golf industry and were awarded “Best Technology of the Year” in 2010 by Boardroom magazine, a publication of the National Golf Course Owners Association. To date, the TAG system is installed on vehicles around the world and has been used to monitor millions of rounds of golf.

The TAG system fills a void in the marketplace by offering a modular structure that allows the customer to customize their system to meet desired functionality and budget constraints. In addition to the core TAG system vehicle control functionality, which can operate independently, we offer 3 information display systems to the golf courses management and golfer — the alphanumeric TEXT and high definition 12” INFINITY XL, 10” INFINITY RM and 10” INFINITY DM— providing the operator with three display options which is unique in the industry. VTS also offers inhouse financing thru purchase or lease.

The primary market for our TAG system is the golf industry, with over 40,000 golf operations worldwide. While the golf industry remains the primary focus of our sales and marketing efforts, we have completed several successful pilots of the TAG system in other markets such as agriculture and commercial fleet operations. With appropriate resources, we intend to expand our sales and marketing efforts into these new markets.

We are expanding our sales force in North America, which comprises the most significant portion of the golf fleet market and have developed key relationships with privately owned distributors and golf equipment manufacturers such as E-Z-GO, Yamaha and Ransomes Jacobsen to help drive sales through-out Europe, Asia, UK and many other markets worldwide Including our most recent move to New Zealand and Australia.

Our most recent Vantage product range includes the Vantage brand Fleet golf cart, and retail golf carts for individual users under the Vantage and Shelby brands. Shelby Golf cart products represent a unique offering within the golf and low speed vehicle industry, emphasizing customization and user brand association. Shelby products will be sold via DSG and a network of licensed Shelby dealers under the AC Golf Carts outlet brand. Those dealers will also act as service agents for both Shelby products and other DSG products in their locality.

In order to successfully deliver products, increase sales, and maintain customer satisfaction, we need to have a reliable supplier of our hardware units and components at competitive prices. Presently, we source our TAG and INFINITY fleet from a North American Fortune 200 company with manufacturing in China and our RAPTORS from a supplier operating in the United Kingdom and Asia. This new relationship that has been established provides us with higher quality, newer technology at a competitive price.

In addition, VTS recently engaged with a telecommunications provider to provide new technology in hardware and wireless access through-out the world therefor allowing VTS to substantially reduce cellular cost.

Technology Overview

DSG produces a “modular” suite of products to provide fleet management solution for any vehicle required for a golf operation and provides two golfer information display options to meet the operators budget requirements. DSG believes that it is currently the only company in the golf fleet management industry with these capabilities.

The VTS TAG System is designed from the ground up to be a golf/turf vehicle fleet management system. Its main function is addressing the golf course operator needs. While employing same core technology (cellular wireless and GPS) as traditional commercial vehicle fleet management systems, DSG has created patent pending solutions to adapt it to the very specific requirements of the golf environment. Compared to mainstream fleet tracking products, DSG collects 10 to 50 times more data points per MB (megabyte) of cellular data due to its proprietary data collection and compression algorithms. Also, the relative positioning accuracy is improved by almost one order of magnitude by the use of application-specific geo-data validation and correction methods.

DSG’s proprietary methods make it possible to offer a solution suitable for use on golf courses at a price low enough to be affordable in the industry. Every system component incorporates state-of-the-art technology (server, mobile trackers, display). In developing its products VTS TAG Systems has adopted an application-oriented approach placing the most emphasis (and research & development) on server and end-user software by taking advantage of the commodity level reached by mainstream technologies such as Global Positioning (GPS) and M2M (Machine to Machine) Cellular Data in the wider context of Commercial Fleet Management.

DSG leveraged the existence of an abundance of very cost-effective telematics solutions by selecting an “off-the-shelf” hardware platform that meets all the main performance and environmental requirements for operation in the harsh, outdoor golf course environment. While removing all risk and cost associated with developing a proprietary hardware platform, DSG has maintained the unique nature of its hardware solution by developing a set of proprietary adapters and interfaces specifically for the golf application.

DSG has secured an exclusive supply agreement with the third-party hardware manufacturers for the vertical of golf industry. Additionally, DSG owns the design of all proprietary adapters and interfaces. This removes the risk of a potential competitor utilizing the same hardware platform. Competitors could attempt to reverse engineer or copycat the TAG technology and equipment. This risk factor is mitigated by the fact that our product does not rely on a particular technology or hardware platform to be successful but on a very specific vertical software application that is far more difficult to copy (and respectively easier to protect).

The application software contains patent features implemented in every core component of the system. The TAG device runs DSG proprietary firmware incorporating unique data collection and compression algorithms. The web server software which powers the end-user application is also proprietary and incorporates the industry knowledge accumulated through the over 70 years of collective experience of the DSG team.

This approach has given the product line a high level of endurance against technology obsolescence. At any point in time, if a hardware component is discontinued or a better/less expensive hardware platform becomes available, the software application can be easily adapted to operate on the new platform or with the new component. The company benefits from the constant increase of performance and cost reduction of mainstream hardware technology without any additional cost.

The web-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model used by VTS TAG System is optimal for low operating and support costs and rapid-cycle release for software updates. It is also a major factor in eliminating or substantially reducing the need for any end-user premises equipment. Customers have access to the service through any internet connected computer or mobile device, there is no need for a local wireless network on the facility and installation time and cost are minimal.

DSG is positioned to take advantage of mainstream technology and utilize “best of breed” hardware platforms to create new generations of products. Our software is designed to be “portable” to future new platforms with better GPS and wireless technology in order to maintain the Company competitive edge.

All new product development effort of DSG is following the same model: select the best of breed third-party hardware platform, design and produce custom proprietary accessories while focusing the bulk of the development efforts on vertical software application to address a very specific set of end-customer needs.

The latest addition to the TAG family of products, the TAG INFINITY is a perfect example of this development philosophy in action: the main component is a last-generation Android tablet PC wrapped in a custom designed outdoor enclosure containing the power supply and interface components required for the golf environment. The software application is taking advantage of all the advanced high-resolution graphics, touch user interface and computing power of the Android OS delivering a vastly superior user experience compared to competitive systems. The time to market for this product was 30% of how long it took to develop and launch this type of products in the past.

The TAG Control Unit

The company’s flagship product is the TAG Control unit. The TAG can operate as a “stand alone” unit or with one of two displays; the INFINITY 10” alphanumeric display or the INFINITY high definition “touch activated” screen. The TAG is GPS enabled and communicates with the TAG software using cellular GSM networks. Utilizing the cellular networks rather than erecting a local Wi-Fi network assures carrier grade uptime, and vehicle tracking “off- property”. GSM is the de facto global standard for mobile communications.

The TAG unit itself is discreetly installed usually in the nose of the vehicle to give the GPS clear line of site. It is then connected to the vehicle battery and ignition. The property is then mapped using the latest satellite imagery that is graphically enhanced and loaded into the TAG System as a map.

Once installed the vehicle owner utilizes the TAG software to locate the vehicle in real time using any computer, smartphone, or tablet that has an internet connection and perform various management operations.

The operator can use the geo-fencing capabilities to create “zones” on the property where they can control the vehicles behavior such as shutting down a vehicle that is entering a sensitive or dangerous area. The TAG System also monitors the strength of the vehicle’s battery helping to prevent sending out vehicles undercharged batteries which can be an inconvenience for the course and negatively impact the golfer experience.

Features and Benefits:

INFINITY 10” Display

The INFINITY 10” is paired with the TAG Control unit as DSG’s entry level display system for operators who desire to provide basic hole distance information and messaging to the golf customer. The INFINITY 10” is a very cost-effective solution for operators who desire to give their customers GPS services with the benefits of a Fleet Management back end. The INFINITY 10” can be mounted on the steering column or the dash depending on the customer’s preference.

VTS’s entry level alphanumeric golf information display

Features and Benefits:

INFINITY XL 12” Display

The INFINITY XL 12” is a solution for operators who desire to provide a high-level visual information experience to their customers. The INFINITY XL 12” is a high definition “Infinity XL 12” “ activated display screen mounted in the golf cart integrated with the TAG Control unit to provide a full back/front end Fleet Management solution. The INFINITY XL 12” displays hole graphics, yardage, and detailed course information to the golfer and provides interactive features such as Food and Beverage ordering and scorekeeping.

The industry leading Infinity XL 12” HD – the most sophisticated display in the market.

Features and Benefits:

PROGRAMMATIC Advertising Platform

A unique feature of the INFINITY XL 12” system is the advertising display capability. This can be used by the operator for internal promotion of services or for generating revenue by selling the ad real estate since the golf demographic is very desirable to advertisers. The INFINITY XL 12” displays banner, panel, full page, pro tip, and Green view ads. There is also ad real estate on the interactive feature screens for Food and Beverage ordering and the scorecard. The Infinity XL 12” System can also display animated GIF files or play video for added impact.

Advertising displayed in multiple formats including animated GIF and video

DSG has developed proprietary “Ad Manager” software which is used to place and change the ads on the system(s) from a central NOC (Network Operations Center) in real time. The Ad Manager can deploy to a single system or multiple systems. This creates a network of screens that is also very desirable to advertisers as ad content can be deployed locally, regionally, or nationally. The advertising platform is an important part of the company’s future marketing and sales strategy.

DSG R3 Advertising Platform

The DSG R3 program delivers advance ROI (Revenue Optimization Intelligence). Utilizing all streams of advertising delivery, such as automated, direct, and self-serve. The R3 program has the ability to deliver relevant advertising to golfers the moment they sit in the cart. The R3 model is more effective than the previous advertising model of ‘One to One’, these are local ads only sold through direct sales by courses, or 3 ^rd party advertising sales firms. The new R3 model offers ‘Many to one’ advertising options, delivering thousands of national, regional, and local advertisers an opportunity to advertise on our screens through our R3 Marketplace.

Previous ‘One to One’ model vs the new R3 model ‘Many to One’

TAG TURF/ECO TAG

The TAG Turf and the new ECO TAG were developed to give course operators the same back end management features for their turf equipment and utility vehicles. Turf equipment is expensive, and a single piece can run over $100,000 and represents a large portion of a golf course operating budget. The TAG Turf and ECO TAG have comprehensive reporting that the operator can utilize to implement programs that can increase efficiencies, reduce labor costs, help lower idle times, provide fuel consumption and equipment performance, provide historical data on cutting patterns, and reduce pollution from emissions by monitoring idle times. Since the golf course needs to be maintained regardless of volume these cost saving measures directly impact the operator’s bottom line.

Features and Benefits:

The TAG Turf provides detailed trail history and cutting patterns

Golf Carts

Should add commentary on Golf Cart Division

Vantage BayCar

Motor: Industry leading maintenance free 5kw AC. Highly efficient, smooth, high torque motor.

Battery Pack.: Extended range from larger 105ah LITHIUM battery pack.

Battery Charger: Opportunity on board charge anywhere there’s access to regular 110v power outlet.

Braking System: Regenerative engine braking with auto park brake system

Suspension: McPherson Strut front suspension.

Full electrics. LED Headlights, taillights, Sequential turn lights, LCD Screen. 10” Display. Speedo, Battery State of Charge. Trip and Total Milage, Gear selection indicator.

USB outlets. 4 x on-dash USB jacks, 10” Alloy wheels with ProTour or radial tires

Convertible rear seat. Folds out to handy flat bed for groceries, guest luggage or equipment.

Extended canopy to protect rear seat occupants

Warranty. The industry’s most comprehensive 5-year Bumper to bumper warranty

Telemetry. Your service technician has Password protected App connect Bluetooth Smart Phone access to vehicle controller. Change vehicle setting, Diagnostics, fault history and reports.

Telemetry. Password protected App connect Bluetooth access to Lithium Battery Management System.

AC Smart Drive maintenance free motor. Integrated onboard Smart Charger

VantagePro

Motor: Industry leading maintenance free 5kw AC. Highly efficient, smooth, high torque motor.

Battery Pack.: Extended range from larger 105ah LITHIUM battery pack.

Battery Charger: Opportunity on board charge anywhere there’s access to regular 110v power outlet.

GPS Fleet Management System: Level 1 GPS Fleet management included in lease or rental. (Pace of play alerts, Geo Fencing, Security lockdown and more)

Braking System: Regenerative engine braking with auto park brake system

Suspension: Automotive McPherson Strut front suspension. USB outlets. 4 x on-dash USB jacks

Accessories. 2 x sand bottles, Beverage Cool Box, Club and Ball Washer

Warranty. The industry’s most comprehensive 7-year Bumper to bumper warranty

Service & Maintenance. Level 1 on-site service included in lease or rental.

Vantage Tag GPS fleet management system from the world leaders in Golf Cart Fleet Management.

Telemetry. Password protected App connect Bluetooth Smart Phone access to vehicle controller. Change vehicle setting, Diagnostics, fault history and reports.

Telemetry. Password protected App connect Bluetooth access to Lithium Battery Management System. AC Smart Drive maintenance free motor. Integrated onboard Smart Charger.

Vantage Tour

Motor: Industry leading maintenance free 5kw AC. Highly efficient, smooth, high torque motor.

Battery Pack.: Extended range from larger 105ah LITHIUM battery pack.

Battery Charger: Opportunity on board charge anywhere there’s access to regular 110v power outlet.

Braking System: Regenerative engine braking with auto park brake system

Suspension: McPherson Strut front suspension.

Full electrics. LED Headlights, taillights, Sequential turn lights, LCD Screen. 10” Display. Speedo, Battery State of Charge. Trip and Total Milage, Gear selection indicator.

USB outlets. 4 x on-dash USB jacks

10” Alloy wheels with ProTour or radial tires

Warranty. The industry’s most comprehensive 7 year Bumper to bumper warranty

Service & Maintenance. Complimentary first on-site cart service (your home or golf course) Meet your service tech. The comfort of knowing you have professional parts and service support.

Telemetry. Your service technician has Password protected App connect Bluetooth Smart Phone access to vehicle controller. Change vehicle setting, Diagnostics, fault history and reports.

Telemetry. Password protected App connect Bluetooth access to Lithium Battery Management System.

AC Smart Drive maintenance free motor. Integrated onboard Smart Charger

Shelby Golf Cart

Motor: Enormous power from true 6.3kw AC Motor.

Battery Pack. 110ah Lithium Battery pack.

Onboard integrated battery charger.

Electrics. LED Headlights, tail lights, blinkers and turn lights.

USB outlets on dash.

9” Bluetooth Touchscreen. Hands free phone calls, audio and video streaming, backup camera, inbuilt radio

14” alloy wheels with radial

Tires Front trunk.

Distinctive styling and colour options from the Officially Licensed Shelby

GT500 Golf Cart.

Revenue Model

DSG derives revenue from five different sources.

Systems Sales Revenue, which consists of the sales price paid by those customers who purchase our TAG system hardware lease our TAG system hardware.

Monthly Service Fees are paid by all customers for the wireless data fee charges required to operate the GPS tracking on the TAG systems.

Monthly Rental Fees are paid by those customers that rent the TAG system hardware. The amount of a customer’s monthly payment varies based on the type of equipment rented (a TAG, a TAG and INFINITY 10”, or a TAG and INFINITY XL 12”).

Golf Cart Sales Revenue, which consist of the sales price paid by the customers who purchase our Vantage and licensed Shelby golf carts.

Programmatic Advertising Revenue is a new source of revenue that we believe has the potential to be strategic for us in the future. We are in the process of implementing and designing software to provide advertising and other media functionality on our INFINITY.

We recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. In instances where final acceptance of the product is specified by the customer, revenue is deferred until all acceptance criteria have been met. We accrue for warranty costs, sales returns, and other allowances based on its historical experience.

Our revenue recognition policies are discussed in more detail under “Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Markets

Sales and Marketing Plan

The market for the TAG System is the worldwide golf cart and Turf equipment fleets. There are 40,000 golf courses around the world with North America being the largest individual market with 20,000. This represents over 3,000,000 vehicles. The golf market has five distinct types of operations. Municipal, Private Country Clubs, Destination Resorts, Public Commercial, Military and University affiliated. VTS has deployed and has case studies developed TAG systems in each of these categories.

Our marketing strategy is focused on building brand awareness, generating quality leads, and providing excellent customer service.

North America Sales

Since the largest market is North America the Company employs a direct sales team and sales agents that provide full sales coverage. Our sales agents are experienced golf industry professionals who maintain established relationships with the golf industry and carry multiple golf lines. Our sales objective is to offer our existing and prospective customers a dedicated, knowledgeable, and outstanding customer service team.

In addition, our team is dedicated to existing accounts that focus on up-selling and cross-selling additional products to our current customer base, securing renewal agreements, and providing excellent customer service. The current regions are:

International Sales

DSG focuses on select global golf markets that offer significant volume opportunities and that value the benefits that our products deliver.

We utilize strategic distributor partnerships in each targeted region/country to sell, install and service our products. Distributors are selected based on market strength, market share, technical and selling capability, and overall reputation. We believe that DSG solutions appeal to all distributors because they are universal and fit any make or model of vehicle. We maintain and leverage our strong relationship with Yamaha, E-Z-GO and Ransomes Jacobsen (sister company to E-Z-GO) in developing our distributor network around the world. Today, many of our distributor partners are the leading distributors for E-Z-GO and RJ and hold a dominant position in their respective markets. While they are Yamaha or E-Z-GO distributors, most sell DSG products to all courses regardless of their choice of golf car as a value add to their customers and to generate additional revenue. We complement this distributor base with independent distributors as needed to ensure we have sufficient coverage in critical markets.

Currently DSG is focused on expanding in Europe, Asia and South Africa. The Company plans to expand next into Australia, New Zealand and Latin America.

Management Companies

Many golf facilities are managed by management companies. The portfolios of these companies vary from a few to hundreds of golf courses. Troon^®, the world’s largest player in golf course management, has over 200 courses under management. The management companies provide everything from branding, staffing, management systems, marketing, and procurement. DSG is currently providing products and services to Troon, OB Sports, Kemper Sports, Trump, Marriott Golf, Blue Green, Crown Golf, American Golf, Billy Casper, Club Corp, and Club Link.

DSG has been successful in completing installations and developing relationships with several of the key players who control a substantial number of courses. DSG will continue to implement system developments that are driven by the needs of these management companies such as combined reporting, multiple course access through a centralized dashboard. This development will become a competitive advantage for DSG in the management company market.

DSG has dedicated a team to create specific collateral for this market and has assigned a senior executive to have direct responsibility to manage these relationships.

Competition

We compete with a number of established producers and distributors of vehicle fleet management systems. Our competitors include producers of golf specific applications, such as GPS Industries, LLC., one of the leading suppliers of golf cart fleet management systems, as well as producers of non-golf specific utility vehicle fleet management systems, such as Toro. Many of our competitors have longer operating histories, better brand recognition and greater financial resources than we do. In order for us to successfully compete in our industry we must:

However, there can be no assurance that even if we do these things, we will be able to compete effectively with the other companies in our industry.

We believe that we will be able to compete effectively in our industry because of the versatility, reliability, and relative affordability of our products when compared to those of our competitors. We will attempt to build awareness of our competitive advantages among existing and potential customers through trade shows, sales visits and demonstrations, online marketing, and positive word of mouth advertising.

However, as we are a newly established company relative to our competitors, we face the same problems as other new companies starting up in an industry, such as limited access to capital. Our competitors may be substantially larger and better funded than us, and have significantly longer histories of research, operation and development than us. In addition, they may be able to provide more competitive products than we can and generally be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in legislation and regulations relating to the industry. Additionally, our competitors may devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products or services than we do. Increased competition could also result in loss of key personnel, reduced margins or loss of market share, any of which could harm our business.

Our primary competitor in the field of golf course fleet management is GPS Industries, a company that was founded in 1996 by our sole officer, founder and one of our directors, Mr. Bob Silzer. GPS Industries is currently the largest player in the marketplace with an installed base of approximately 750 golf courses worldwide. GPS Industries was consolidated by various mergers and acquisitions with a diversity of hardware platforms and application software. Since 2009, when GPS Industries has introduced their latest product offering called the Visage, in an exclusive partnership with Club Car, their strategy has been to target mostly their existing customers and motivate them into replacing their existing, older GPS system, with the Visage system.

GPS Industries is leveraging very heavily their partnership with Club Car, which is one of the three largest golf cart manufacturers in the world and at times is benefiting from golf operators’ preference for Club Car and their vehicles when they select their management system.

Market Mix

Since the introduction of the DSG product line, we have shown golf course operators that they have now access to a budget-friendly fleet management tool that works not only on golf carts but also with all other vehicles used on the golf course such as turf maintenance, shuttles, and other utility vehicles.

Marketing studies have identified that half of the golf course operators only need a fleet management system and only 15% need a high-end GPS golf system. This illustrates the strong competitive advantage that VTS TAG Systems has versus GPS Industries since their product can only address the needs of a relatively small fraction of the marketplace.

Consequently, GPS Industries’ installed base has steadily declined since most of their new product installations have replaced older product for existing customers and some customers have opted for a lower budget system and switched over to VTS TAG Systems.

Marketing Activities

The Company has a multi-layered approach marketing the TAG suite of products. One of the foundations of this plan is attending industry trade shows which are well attended by golf operators. The two largest shows are the PGA Merchandise Show and the Golf Industry Show which are held in Florida at the end of January. The Company also attends a number of regional shows around North America. International events are attended by our distributors and partners.

The second layer of marketing is memberships in key organizations such as the National Golf Course Owners Association, Golf Course Superintendents Association, and Club Managers Association of America. These are very influential in the industry and have marketing channels such as publications, email blasts, and web-based marketing. The Company also markets directly to course operators through email, surveys direct mail programs.

Lead Generation

One of the primary sources of lead generation is through the Company’s strategic partnerships with E-Z-GO, Yamaha, and Ransomes Jacobson. These relationships provide the Company with a great deal of market intelligence. The sales forces of the partners work in tandem with the DSG sales team by passing on the leads, creating joint proposals, and distributing TAG sales material. The Company has also created co-branded materials for specific value items of interest to operators such as Pace of Play solutions. DSG sale s and marketing staff attend partner sales events to conduct training and discuss marketing strategies.

The Company is in the process of testing an internal telemarketing program in several key markets to gauge whether this particular channel warrants larger scale implementation.

Competitive Advantages

Pricing

One of the “heroes” of the TAG System is providing the course operator a range of modular fleet management options that are very competitively priced. Pricing options range from the TURF, TAG, Infinity 10”, and Infinity XL 12” System, giving the customer a wide range of pricing options.

Functional advantages

DSG has the distinctive advantage of being able to offer a true fleet management system, encompassing all the vehicles on the golf course, not just the golf carts. Due to the modular nature of the system, customers have now the option to configure their system’s configuration to match exactly their needs and their budget.

Product advantages

DSG products are the robust, reliable, and user-friendly systems in the world. DSG is the only company currently providing systems that are waterproof with internal batteries to ensure our partners retain the full golf cart manufacturer’s warranty.

Operational Plan

Our Operations Department’s main functions are outlined below:

Product Supply Chain Management

Customer Service

Installations

Infrastructure Management

Product Supply Chain

In order to maintain high product quality and control, and to optimize production costs, the Company is currently procuring all main hardware components offshore. Final assembly is locally performed to ensure product quality. Other key components are also procured directly from local manufacturers or suppliers to keep the price as low as possible.

The Company is requesting the suppliers to perform a complete set of quality testing and minimum 24 hours’ burn-in before the product is delivered. The local hardware assembler and components supplier offers a 12-month warranty. The main hardware components offshore supplier offers a warranty plan of 15 months from the date the product is shipped. With an extended 90 days beyond the current warranty, such repair service would be paid by the supplier except for component replacement costs, which would be paid by DSG.

Another important activity related to the management of the product supply chain is working closely with the suppliers and ensuring that we have alternate sources for the main components and identify well in advance any components that may go “end-of-life” and find suitable replacements before product shortages may occur.

Inventory Control

The Company has implemented strict inventory management procedures that govern the inbound flow of products from suppliers, the outgoing flow to customers as well as the internal movement of inventory between warehouses (Canada, US and UK). There are also procedures in place to control the flow of equipment returning from customers for repairs and their replacements.

Installation

The Company is utilizing a small number of its own field engineers, geographically positioned to be in close proximity of areas with high concentrations of current and future customers. Occasionally, when new installations exceed the internal capacity, the company employs a number of external contractors, on a project-by-project basis. Each contractor has been trained extensively to perform product installations and the Company has created an extensive collection of Installation Manuals for all products and vehicle types.

The product was designed with ease of installation as one of its features. Additionally, the installation process includes a pre-shipping configuration process that prepares each device with all the settings and graphics content (if applicable) required for the specific location it will be deployed. This makes the installation process a lot simpler and less time consuming in the field which reduces costs (accommodations, food, travel) for internal staff as well as external contractor cost (less billable time).

Another benefit of the simplified installation procedure is increased scalability in anticipation of increased number of installs in the future by reducing the skill level and training time requirements for additional contractors.

Customer Service

The Company has deployed its Customer Service staff strategically, so it has at least one service representative active during business hours in North America, Europe and South Africa.

The Company is handling Customer Service directly in North America and UK, offering telephone and on-line support to end-customers. In other international markets, the first-line customer service is handled by local distributor’s staff while DSG is supplying training and more advanced support to the distributors.

For the management of the customer service activities, the Company is utilizing SalesForce.com CRM system which allows creating, updating, closing and escalation of service cases, including the issuance of RMA (Return Material Authorization) numbers for defective equipment. Using SalesForce.com also allows generation of management reports for service issues, customer satisfaction, and equipment failures in order to quickly identify trends, problem accounts or systemic issues.

In addition, DSG began offering the DSG Par 72 Service & Support Plan to guarantee service and support to client courses in the golf business, during fiscal 2016. This program for client courses which guarantees service and support programs within 24 hours of a problem arising.

Product Development and Engineering

The Company employs a team of software engineers in house to develop and maintain the main components of the server software and firmware.

All product development is derived from business needs assessment and customer requests.

The Product Manager is reviewing periodically the list of feature requests with the Sales, establishes priorities and updates the Product Roadmap.

The software engineers are also responsible for developing specialized tools and systems utilized increase efficiency in the operation of the Company. These projects include functionality such as: automated system monitoring, automatic service alerts, improved remote troubleshooting tools, cellular data monitoring and reporting. All these tools are critical in future ability to support more customers with less resources, streamline support, and improve internal efficiency.

All hardware development (electronics and mechanical) is generally outsourced, however small projects like mounting solutions or cabling are handled in house.

Material Contracts

On March 2, 2020, we entered into an advisory services agreement with a third party. Under the terms of this five-year agreement, the third party has agreed to provide the Company with strategic brand and business positioning, strategic marketing, concept development and ongoing strategic consulting services. In consideration of the services to be rendered by the third party, the Company has agreed to (1) make a cash payment in the amount of $350,000 payable in several tranches following the Company’s completion of future financings of the Company, and monthly payments of $10,000 following the first twelve months of the engagement, and (2) issue a five-year warrant to purchase 2,829,859 at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, upon the execution of the agreement (the “First Warrant”), and a five-year warrant to purchase such number of shares of the Company’s common stock that is equal to 10% of the Company’s shares of common stock calculated on a fully diluted basis as of the closing date of the future financing, at an exercise price per share equal to the 80% of the price of the Company’s securities in such future financing less the number of shares represented by the First Warrant. The warrants contains, among other provisions customary for the instruments of this nature, provisions pertaining to cashless exercise, and two-year piggy-back registration rights which allows the holders of the warrants to have the shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the warrants registered alongside other registrable securities of the Company, subject to underwriter cutbacks in case of underwritten public offering(s) of the Company’s securities, if any.

On April 17, 2020, the Company received a loan in the principal amount of $29,890 (CDN$40,000) under the Canada Emergency Business Account program. The loan is non-interest bearing and eligible for CDN$10,000 forgiveness if repaid by December 31, 2022. If not repaid by December 31, 2022, the loan bears interest at 5% per annum and is due on December 31, 2025.

On April 21, 2020, the Company received a loan in the principal amount of $29,889 (CDN$40,000) under the Canada Emergency Business Account program. The loan is non-interest bearing and eligible for CDN$10,000 forgiveness if repaid by December 31, 2022. If not repaid by December 31, 2022, the loan bears interest at 5% per annum and is due on December 31, 2025.

On June 5, 2020, the Company received a loan in the principal amount of $150,000. The loan bears interest at 3.75% per annum and is due on June 5, 2050. The loan is secured by all tangible and intangible assets of Company. Fixed payments of $731 are due monthly and begin 12 months from the date of the loan.

On July 10, 2020, we signed a two-year operating lease agreement for retail, showroom and warehouse space in Fairfield, CA expiring on August 31, 2022 and with the first right of refusal for a 3–5-year lease extension, if written notice is provided prior to the expiration of the current term. The annual rent for the premises starts at $93,000. The lease includes a rent-free period with rent payments commencing on October 1, 2020.

On July 14, 2020, we signed a three-year operating lease agreement expiring on July 31, 2023 for office space in Surrey, BC with two rights to renew, each for an additional two-year term, if written notice is provided no later than 9 months prior to the expiration of the current term. The annual base rent for the premises starts at CDN$51,552, with additional rent of CDN$1,551 per month for operating expenses. The lease includes a rent-free period with rent payments commencing on November 1, 2020.

On December 23, 2020, we entered into a two-year redeemable stock purchase agreement (the “Series F SPA”) with a third party for the purchase of shares of the Company’s Series F Preferred Stock (“Series F”) at a price of $1,000 per share. In addition, the Company agreed to issued 3,000,000 Warrants, exercisable into one common share per Warrant at an exercise price of $0.50, for a term of 5 years and are not eligible for cashless exercise. On the date of the SPA, the third party purchased 1,500 shares of Series F in exchange for $1,500,000. Further, under the terms of the SPA, the third party agreed to purchase an additional 1,500 shares of Series F upon the filing by the Company of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Registration Statement”) registering the shares underlying the Series F and underlying the Warrants. At the Company’s request, the third party agrees to purchase an additional 1,000 shares of Series F every thirty days (an “Additional Closing”) as long as the Registration Statement remains effective and the Company’s average daily trading volume for the third trading days prior to an Additional Closing is at least $500,000 per day.

On September 13, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with a non-related party. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company received cash proceeds of $2,000,000 on September 13, 2021, in exchange for the issuance of an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $2,400,000, which was inclusive of a $400,000 original issue discount and bears interest at 9% per annum to the holder and matures June 20, 2022. If the note is not paid in full before December 12, 2021, an additional $100,000 of guaranteed interest will be added to the note. An additional $100,000 of guaranteed interest will be added to the note on the 12^th day of each succeeding month during which any portion of the note remains unpaid. Any principal or interest on the note that is not paid when due or during any period of default bears interest at 24% per annum.

In the event of a default, the note is convertible at the price that is equal to a 40% discount to the lowest trading price of the Company’s common shares during the 30-day trading period prior to the conversion date.

On December 1, 2022, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $1,000,000. The note is unsecured, bears interest at 10% per annum, and is due on December 1, 2025. Any principal or interest on the note that is not paid when due or during any period of default bears interest at 18% per annum.

Description of Property

On July 14, 2020, the Company entered into a three-year operating lease agreement expiring on July 31, 2023 for office space in Surrey, BC (the “Croyden Lease”) with two rights to renew, each for an additional two-year term, if written notice is provided no later than 9 months prior to the expiration of the current term. The annual base rent for the premises starts at CDN$51,552, with additional rent of CDN$1,551 per month for operating expenses. The lease includes a rent-free period with rent payments commencing on November 1, 2020.

On October 13, 2019, we signed a three-year operating lease agreement expiring on November 30, 2022 with the right to renew for an additional two-year term if written notice is provided within 10 months prior to the expiration of the current term. The annual rent for the premises started at approximately $47,400 and commenced on December 1, 2019. On April 1, 2020, the Company terminated this lease.

On July 10, 2020, the Company entered into a two-year operating lease agreement for retail, showroom and warehouse space in Fairfield, CA (the “Fairfield Lease”) expiring on August 31, 2022 and with the first right of refusal for a 3–5-year lease extension, if written notice is provided prior to the expiration of the current term. The annual rent for the premises starts at $93,000. The lease includes a rent-free period with rent payments commencing on October 1, 2020.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company made gross operating lease payments of $144,758 which are included in general and administration expense.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company made gross operating lease payments of $130,066 which are included in general and administration expense.

Intellectual Property

General

Our success will depend in part on our ability to protect our products and product candidates by obtaining and maintaining a strong proprietary position both in the United States and in other countries. To develop and maintain our proprietary position, we will rely on patent protection, trade secrets, know-how, continuing technological innovations and licensing opportunities. In that regard, we retain and rely on the advice of legal counsel specialized in the field of intellectual property.

Patents

DSG owns two U.S. patents

Domain Names

We have registered and own the domain name of our websites www.vantage-tag.com, www.dsgtglobal.com, and www.imperiummotorcompany.com.

Copyright

We own the common law copyright in the contents of our websites (www.vantage-tag.com, www.dsgtglobal.com, www.imperiummotorcompany.com) and our various promotional materials.

Trademarks

We own the common-law trademark rights in our corporate name, product names, and associated logos, including “DSG TAG”, “TAG Golf”, “ECO TAG”, “TAG Text”, “TAG Touch”, “TAG Turf”, “TAG Commercial” and “TAG Military”. We have not applied to register any trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or with any other national or multi-national trademark authority. We assert common law trademark rights in our corporate name and those of our subsidiaries.

Employees

As of March 31, 2023, we have forty full-time employees and contractors in general and administrative, operations, engineering, research and development, business development, sales and marketing, and finance. We also engage independent contractors and consultants from time to time on an as-needed basis to supplement our core staff.