Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 1 – Business and Going Concern
Business
ROI Land Investments Ltd. was incorporated
in Nevada on December 13, 2007 under the name Conex MD, Inc.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
specializes in land development opportunities in North America and internationally. The Company's business model consists of acquiring
attractive land, optimizing zoning restrictions, obtaining the necessary permits, outsourcing developments of the infrastructure
and profiting from the sale of the subdivided land units to established residential and commercial building developers. Our business
model also consists of providing financing opportunities to qualified joint venture partners.
On November 15, 2013, the Company formed
ROI DEV Canada Inc. (“ROI DEV”), a Canada Chartered corporation, as a wholly-owned subsidiary. ROI DEV was formed to
acquire and manage land acquisitions in North America.
On October 17, 2014, the Company formed
1016566 B.C. Ltd. (“1016566 B.C.”), a British Columbia (Canada) corporation, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ROI DEV.
1016566 B.C. was formed to ownership of the Company’s acquired properties located in British Columbia.
On November 3, 2015, the Company formed
9497846 Canada Inc. (“9497846 Canada”), a Canada corporation, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ROI DEV. 9497846 Canada
was formed to provide management services to the Company’s operating companies. This subsidiary is currently inactive and
was dissolved in April 2018.
On January 24, 2016, the Company formed
ROI Land Investments FZ (“ROI FZ”), a UAE corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary. ROI FZ was formed to acquire and
manage land acquisitions and developments in Dubai. This subsidiary is currently inactive.
On March 17, 2016, the Company organized
ROI Land Investments AG (“ROI Swiss”), a Swiss corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary. ROI Swiss was organized to
provide investor relations services to the Company’s investors and potential investors in Europe and was dissolved in May
2017.
On March 23, 2016, the Company formed ROI
Securitisation SA (“ROI SEC”), a Luxembourg corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary. ROI Securitisation SA was formed
to sell debt securities in Europe to fund the Company’s land and real estate projects.
On April 1, 2016, the Company formed
93391993 Quebec Inc. (“93391993 Quebec”), a Quebec (Canada) corporation, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ROI DEV.
93391993 Quebec was intended to become the entity to directly own the Company’s property in Beauport, Quebec, however
the transfer of the property has yet to be completed.
On November 2, 2016, ROI DEV entered into
an agreement to become a general partner to a French-registered limited partnership under the name ROI Land Colorado et New York
Soho (“ROI SCA”). Martin Scholz, Stéphane Boivin and Sebastien Cliche are the nominated directors to ROI SCA.
On March 21, 2018, the Company formed HLST
1 Holding Limited (“HLST1”), a UAE corporation, as a wholly-owned subsidiary. HLST1 was formed to hold the Company’s
equity interest in FL2, which shall own and develop the Swarovski Towers building in Dubai.
Going Concern
The Company has incurred net losses
of $10,344,459 and $19,209,484 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and has incurred cumulative losses
since inception of $47,032,256. The Company has a deficit in working capital of $29,306,118 as of December 31, 2017 and used cash
in operations of $8,324,294 for the year ended December 31, 2017. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the ability of
the Company to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 1 – Business and Going Concern
(Continued)
The accompanying consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.
GAAP”), which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern and the ability to realize its assets and discharge
its liabilities in the normal course of business. The ability of the Company to continue its operations is dependent on the execution
of management’s plans, which include the raising of capital through the debt and/or equity markets, until such time that
funds provided by operations are sufficient to fund working capital requirements.
There can be no assurance that the Company
will be successful in generating additional cash from the equity/debt markets or other sources to be used for operations. The
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of
assets and liabilities that might be necessary if the going concern assumption was not appropriate. Based on the Company’s
current resources, the Company will not be able to continue to operate without additional immediate funding. Should the Company
not be successful in obtaining the necessary financing to fund its operations, the Company would need to curtail certain or all
operational activities and/or contemplate the sale of its assets, as necessary.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”).
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements
include the accounts of ROI Land Investments Ltd. and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, ROI DEV Canada Inc., 1016566 B.C. Ltd., 93391993
Quebec Inc., 9497846 Canada Inc. (dissolved April 2018), ROI Land Investments FZ, ROI Land Investments AG (until dissolution in
May 2017), ROI Securitisation SA and of a variable interest entity (VIE), ROI Land Colorado et New York Soho (a French-registered
limited partnership) (“ROI SCA”). ROI SCA is a limited partnership by share in which ROI DEV is the general partner
and manager. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
To determine if the Company holds a controlling
financial interest in an entity, the Company first evaluates the need to apply the variable interest entity (“VIE”)
model to the entity, otherwise the entity is evaluated under the voting interest model. A VIE is an entity that either (i) has
insufficient equity to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, or (ii) has
equity investors who lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. A VIE is consolidated by its primary beneficiary.
The primary beneficiary has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic
performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant
to the VIE. Assets recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional assets that could be used to
satisfy claims against our general assets. Conversely, liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent
additional claims on our general assets; rather, they represent claims against the specific assets of the consolidated VIEs.
Reclassifications
Certain items on the consolidated statement
of operations and comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2016 have been reclassified to conform to the current period
presentation. These reclassifications have no impact on the previously reported net loss.
Out-of-period Adjustment
During the year ended December 31, 2017,
the Company identified and recorded an immaterial error related to the bifurcation of a derivative on the Beauport Convertible
Notes Payable. Upon issuance of the notes, a derivate would be bifurcated from the notes payable and subsequently be adjusted to
its fair value at the end of each reporting period. A corresponding discount on the notes payable would have been recorded when
the notes were issued and accreted back to their face value over the original term of the notes.
Accordingly, the Company recorded an out-of-period
adjustment for the derivative for the period related to fiscal years 2014 through 2016 and recognized a derivative liability of
$589,000 on the consolidated balance sheet, a change in fair value of derivative liability of $23,000 (favorable) and accretion
interest of $452,000 in the consolidated statement of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded
a change in fair value of derivative liability of $60,000 (unfavorable) and an additional accretion interest of $160,000, resulting
in a derivative liability of $649,000 as of December 31, 2017 and the notes payable being accreted back to their face value.
The Company assessed
the materiality of this adjustment and concluded the adjustment was not material to the Company’s consolidated financial
statements of the current period or of any previous period since inception of these notes.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 2 – Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial
statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements
and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.
Management bases its estimates on historical
experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the
basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
The most significant estimates, among other things, are used in accounting for allowances for deferred income taxes, contingencies,
profit participation liability as well as the recording and presentation of its common stock and related stock option issuances.
Estimates and assumptions are periodically reviewed and the effects of any material revisions are reflected in the consolidated
financial statements in the period that they are determined to be necessary. Actual results could differ from those estimates and
assumptions.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid
investments with maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company
had no cash equivalents.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company maintains cash in bank accounts,
which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and periodically
evaluates the credit worthiness of the financial institutions and has determined the credit exposure to be negligible.
Intangible asset
The Company’s design and licensing
agreement with Swarovski is recorded as intangible assets and is subject to amortization using the straight-line method over the
duration of the agreement, or over 12 years.
Depreciable Assets
Depreciable assets as of December 31, 2017
and 2016 included website setup costs and office furniture which are recorded at cost under other assets on the consolidated balance
sheet. Leasehold improvements in Dubai were fully impaired during fiscal year 2016 (Refer to Note 5). Amortization expense of $12,973
and $12,615 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, on these depreciable assets were computed by the straight-line
method (after taking into account their respective estimated residual values) over the assets estimated useful lives as follows:
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 2 – Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following provides an analysis of financial
instruments that are measured subsequent to initial recognition at fair value, grouped into Levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to
which fair value is observable:
Level 1 - fair value measurements are those
derived from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 - fair value measurements are those
derived from inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly
(i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and
Level 3 - fair value measurements are those
derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable
inputs).
Fair value estimates discussed herein are
based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. The respective
carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values due to the short-term nature of
these instruments. The Company applied the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurement” for all non-financial assets and liabilities measured
at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
Convertible Instruments
U.S. GAAP requires companies to bifurcate
conversion options and certain other features from their host instruments and account for them as free standing derivative financial
instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks
of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host
contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured
at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings
as they occur, and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative
instrument. An exception to this rule is when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional, as that term is described under
applicable U.S. GAAP. The Company has recorded a derivative liability of $649,000 as of December 31, 2017 (2016: $-0-) related
to certain notes payable (Refer to Note 2, Out-of-period Adjustment).
When the Company has determined that the
embedded conversion options should not be bifurcated from their host instruments, the Company records, when necessary, discounts
to convertible notes for the intrinsic value of the conversion options embedded in the debt instruments based upon the differences
between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion
price embedded in the note. Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized over the term of the related debt to their stated
date of redemption. The Company has not recorded any beneficial conversion feature as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 as the embedded
conversion options in its notes payable do not meet the firm commitment criterion as described under applicable U.S. GAAP.
Equity
Common stock and preferred stock represent
the par value of the total number of shares issued by the Company. If shares are issued when options and warrants are exercised,
the common stock account also comprises the compensation costs previously recorded as additional paid-in-capital. If shares are
issued upon the exercise of the conversion option related to the convertible instruments, the common stock account also comprises
the equity component of the convertible instruments.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 2 – Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Additional paid-in-capital includes charges
related to the fair value of share options and warrants until such equity instruments are exercised, in which case the amounts
are transferred to common stock. If convertible instruments are not exercised at the expiry of the convertible instruments, the
equity component of the convertible instrument is transferred to additional paid-in-capital.
Accumulated other comprehensive loss comprises
foreign currency translation difference arising form the translation of financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries
in U.S. dollar. Deficit includes all current and prior losses.
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets
The Company accounts for the impairment
or disposal of long-lived assets according to ASC 360 “Property, Plant and Equipment”. ASC 360 clarifies the accounting
for the impairment of long-lived assets and for long-lived assets to be disposed of, including the disposal of business segments
and major lines of business. Long-lived assets are reviewed when facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the
asset may not be recoverable. When necessary, impaired assets are written down to estimated fair value based on the best information
available. Estimated fair value is generally based on either appraised value or measured by discounting estimated future cash flows.
Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate discounted future cash flows. Accordingly, actual results could vary
significantly from such estimates. The Company has recorded an impairment loss during year ended December 31, 2017 on its Beauport
project (Refer to Note 5).
Stock Based Compensation
The Company accounts for Stock-Based Compensation
under ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, which addresses the accounting for transactions in which an
entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services, with a primary focus on transactions in which an entity obtains
employee services in share- based payment transactions. ASC 718-10 requires measurement of the cost of employee services received
in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Incremental compensation costs
arising from subsequent modifications of awards after the grant date must be recognized. The Company treats stock-based transactions
with its non-employee directors as if they were employees.
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation
awards to non-employees in accordance with ASC 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees. Under ASC 505-50, the Company determines
the fair value of the warrants or stock-based compensation awards granted as either the fair value of the consideration received
or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. Any stock options or warrants issued
to non- employees are recorded in expense and additional paid-in capital in shareholders' equity (deficit) over the applicable
service periods using variable accounting through the vesting dates based on the fair value of the options or warrants at the end
of each period.
The Company issues common stock to consultants
for various services. The costs for these transactions are measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair
value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of such common stock is measured at the
earlier of (i) the date at which a firm commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments is reached
or (ii) the date at which the counterparty's performance is complete. The Company recognizes a consulting expense and a corresponding
increase to additional paid-in-capital related to common stock issued for services.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 2 – Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the
liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the liability method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are recognized
for the expected future tax consequences attributable to differences between the amounts reported in the consolidated financial
statements as carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply when the asset is realized or the liability settled. The effect of a
change in income tax rates on deferred income tax liabilities and assets is recognized in income in the period that the change
occurs. Deferred income tax assets are recognized to the extent that they are considered more likely than not to be realized.
The Company adopted the provisions of ASC
Topic 740 “Income Taxes”, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
Management has evaluated and concluded
that there were no material uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s consolidated financial statements
as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. The Company does not expect any significant changes in its unrecognized tax benefits within twelve
months of the reporting date.
The Company’s policy is to classify
assessments, if any, for tax related interest as interest expense and penalties as general and administrative expenses in the consolidated
statements of operations. The Company has not filed any United States tax returns since inception and may be subject to failure-to-file
penalties. The Company estimates that the amount of penalties, if any, will not have a material effect on its financial position,
results of operations or cash flows. No provisions have been made in the consolidated financial statements for such penalties,
if any.
The Company intends to prepare and file
overdue United States federal tax returns through fiscal year 2017, which are anticipated to be completed and filed by mid fiscal
2019. The Company also files annual tax returns in Canada and Germany for ROI DEV, in Canada for 1016566 B.C. Ltd., 93391993 Quebec
Inc. and 9497846 Canada Inc., and in Luxembourg for ROI SEC. ROI DEV has filed its tax returns in Canada through 2017 and plans
to complete its 2017 tax returns in Germany by the end of fiscal year 2018. 1016566 B.C. Ltd., 9497846 Canada Inc. and ROI SEC
intend to complete and to file their respective 2017 tax returns by the end of fiscal year 2018.
Revenue Recognition
The development time of our properties
is generally more than one year from when development of the property begins, although some properties may take less than one year
to complete. Revenues and cost of revenues from these property sales are recorded at the time each property parcel is delivered
and title and possession are transferred to the buyer.
Income from the sales of mortgage notes
receivable are reported on an accrual basis using the effective interest rate method.
Interest income on notes and loans receivable
are recognized when earned per the terms of the applicable agreements.
Mortgage Notes and Loans Receivable
Mortgage notes and loans receivable are
considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will not be able to collect
principal and interest amounts due according to the contractual terms. Management assesses the credit quality of the portfolio
and adequacy of loan loss reserves on a quarterly basis, or more frequently as necessary. Significant judgment of management is
required in this analysis. We consider the estimated net recoverable value of the estimated net recoverable value as well as other
factors, including but not limited to the fair value of any collateral, the amount and the status of any senior debt, the quality
and financial condition of the borrower and the competitive situation of the area where the underlying collateral is located. Because
this determination may be based on projections of future economic events, which are inherently subjective, the amount ultimately
realized may differ materially from the carrying value as of the balance sheet date. If upon completion of the assessment, the
estimated fair value of the underlying collateral is less than the net carrying value of the debt investment, a loan loss reserve
is recorded with a corresponding charge to provision for loan losses. The loan loss reserve for each debt investment will be maintained
at a level that is determined to be adequate by management to absorb probable losses.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 2 – Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Income recognition will be suspended for
a debt investment at the earlier of the date at which payments become past due or when, in the opinion of management, a full recovery
of income and principal becomes doubtful. When the ultimate collectability of the principal of an impaired debt investment is in
doubt, all payments will be applied to principal under the cost recovery method. When the ultimate collectability of the principal
of an impaired debt investment is not in doubt, contractual interest will be recorded as interest income when received, under the
cash basis method, until an accrual is resumed when the debt investment becomes contractually current and performance is demonstrated
to be resumed. A debt investment will be written off when it is no longer realizable or is legally discharged.
Foreign Currency Translation and
Transactions
The consolidated financial statements
are presented in U.S. Dollars. The U.S. Dollar is the functional currency of the Company and ROI FZ, the Canadian Dollar is the
functional currency of ROI DEV, 9497846 Canada Inc., 93391993 Quebec Inc. and 1016566 B.C., while the Euro is the functional currency
of ROI SEC and ROI SCA. Foreign currency transactions are translated into the Company’s functional currency, using the exchange
rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions
and from the remeasurement of monetary items denominated in foreign currency at year-end exchange rates are recognized in profit
or loss.
Non-monetary items are not retranslated
at year-end and are measured at historical cost using the exchange rates at the transaction date, except for non-monetary items
measured at fair value which are translated using the exchange rates at the date when fair value was determined.
Foreign Operations
On consolidation, assets and liabilities
of foreign operations are translated based on the exchange rates as of the consolidated balance sheet date, while revenue and expense
accounts are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the year. Equity accounts are translated at historical
exchange rates. The resulting translation gain and loss adjustments are accumulated as a component of stockholders’ equity
and other comprehensive income.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The Company reports comprehensive income
(loss) and its components in its consolidated financial statements. Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net loss and foreign
currency translation adjustments affecting stockholders’ equity that, under U.S. GAAP, are excluded from net loss.
As of December 31, 2017, the exchange rate
between U.S. Dollars and Canadian Dollar was U.S. $1.00 = CAD 1.2554, and the average exchange rate for the year then ended was
U.S. $1.00 = CAD 1.2879. As of December 31, 2016, the exchange rate between U.S. Dollars and Canadian Dollar was U.S. $1.00 = CAD
1.3467, and the average exchange rate for the year then ended was U.S. $1.00 = CAD 1.3245.
As of December 31, 2017, the exchange rate
between U.S. Dollars and Euro was U.S. $1.00 = EUR 0.8348, and the average exchange rate for the year then ended was U.S. $1.00
= EUR 0.8917. As of December 31, 2016, the exchange rate between U.S. Dollars and Euro was U.S. $1.00 = EUR 0.9492, and the average
exchange rate for the year then ended was U.S. $1.00 = EUR 0.9035.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 2 – Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share
The Company computes income (loss) per
share in accordance with ASC 260, "Earnings per Share", which requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings
per share (“EPS”) on the face of the consolidated statement of operations. Basic EPS is computed by dividing income
(loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS gives
effect to all dilutive potential shares of common stock outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and convertible
preferred stock using the if-converted method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used in determining
the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive
potential shares if their effect is anti-dilutive.
As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, there
were $4,445,479 and $4,745,479 of convertible notes payable which are convertible at a 10% discount to the market price of our
common stock and convertible into approximately 35,282,000 shares and 52,728,000 shares, respectively. At December 31, 2017 and
2016, there were 6,443,259 and 10,118,259 stock options outstanding, respectively. However, these potentially dilutive shares
are considered to be anti-dilutive and are therefore not included in the calculation of loss per share.
Note 3 – Recently Issued Accounting
Pronouncements
In February 2018, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-02, Income Statement—Reporting
Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): “Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”
(“ASU 2018-02”). The guidance permits entities to reclassify tax effects stranded in accumulated other comprehensive
income as a result of tax reform to retained earnings, giving entities the option to reclassify these amounts rather than require
reclassification. The FASB also gave entities the option to apply the guidance retrospectively or in the period of adoption. When
adopted, the standard requires all entities to make new disclosures, regardless of whether they elect to reclassify stranded amounts.
Entities are required to disclose whether or not they elected to reclassify the tax effects related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017 as well as their policy for releasing income tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income. The guidance is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities are able to early adopt
the guidance in any interim or annual period for which financial statements have not yet been issued and apply it either (1) in
the period of adoption or (2) retrospectively to each period in which the income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
related to items in accumulated other comprehensive income are recognized. The Company is currently assessing the impact that adopting
this new accounting standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures.
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12,
Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): “Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities”. The guidance amends
the hedge accounting model in ASC 815 to enable entities to better portray the economics of their risk management activities in
the financial statements and enhance the transparency and understandability of hedge results. The amendments expand an entity’s
ability to hedge nonfinancial and financial risk components and reduce complexity in fair value hedges of interest rate risk. This
ASU eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and generally requires the entire change
in the fair value of a hedging instrument to be presented in the same income statement line as the hedged item. This ASU is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted
in any interim period or fiscal year before the effective date. For cash flow and net investment hedges existing at the date of
adoption, entities will apply the new guidance using a modified retrospective approach (i.e., with a cumulative effect adjustment
recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the initial application date). The guidance provides transition relief
to make it easier for entities to apply certain amendments to existing hedges (including fair value hedges) where the hedge documentation
needs to be modified. The presentation and disclosure requirements apply prospectively. The Company is currently assessing the
impact that adopting this new accounting standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 3 – Recently Issued Accounting
Pronouncements (Continued)
In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation
– Stock Compensation (Topic 718): “Scope of Modification Accounting”. ASU 2017-09 amends the scope of modification
accounting for share-based payment arrangements. The guidance requires modification accounting only if the fair value, vesting
conditions, or the classification of the award (as equity or liability) changes as a result of a change in terms or conditions.
ASU 2017-09 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of this standard but does not expect to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated balance
sheet, results of operations and cash flows.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU N2017-01,
Business Combinations (Topic 805): “Clarifying the Definition of a Business”, that clarifies the definition of a business
for entities that must determine whether a business has been acquired or sold. The amendment is intended to assist entities with
evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. The new standard
is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted under certain circumstances.
The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard but does not expect to have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated balance sheet, results of operations and cash flows.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU
2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): “Restricted Cash”, that requires that the statement of cash flows explain
the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted
cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included
with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement
of cash flows. The amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those
fiscal years and should be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. Early adoption is permitted,
including adoption in an interim period. ASU 2016-18 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of this standard but does not expect to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated balance
sheet, results of operations and cash flows.
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-17,
Consolidation (Topic 810): “Interests Held through Related Parties that are under Common Control”, that amends the
evaluation of whether a reporting entity is the primary beneficiary of a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) by changing
how a reporting entity that is a single decision maker of a VIE treats indirect interests in the entity held through related parties
that are under common control with the reporting entity. The new standard is effective for annual and interim periods beginning
after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The adoption of this standard
did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, results of operations and cash flows.
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16,
Income Taxes (Topic 740): “Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory”, that requires an entity to recognize
the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. This amendment
eliminates the exception for an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory. The new standard is effective for annual
and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted in the first interim period and the amendments
should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of
the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the new guidance will
have on its consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15,
Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): “Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments”, that amends the
classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments, to reduce the diversity in how certain cash receipts and cash payments
are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after
December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted, including adoption in an interim
period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard but does not expect to have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated balance sheet, results of operations and cash flows.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 3 – Recently Issued Accounting
Pronouncements (Continued)
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13,
Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, that
requires a financial asset measured at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected and requires that
credit losses from available-for-sale debt securities be presented as an allowance for credit losses. This new guidance will be
effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for annual and interim
periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the new guidance
will have on its consolidated balance sheet, results of operations and cash flows.
In
March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718): “Improvements to Employee
Share-Based Payment Accounting”. The purpose of ASU 2016-09 is to simplify the accounting for share-based payment transactions,
including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification of such activity
on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim
periods within that year.
Prospective, retrospective, or modified retrospective application may be used dependent on the
specific requirements of the amendments within ASU 2016-09. Effective January 1, 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2016-09. Excess
income tax benefits or deficiencies related to share based awards are now recognized as discrete items in the income statement
during the period in which they occur. This change has been applied on a prospective basis. As such, prior periods have not been
adjusted. Furthermore, the Company has elected to continue to estimate forfeitures for share-based awards. The adoption of this
standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, results of operations and cash flows.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01,
“Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10)”, which updates certain aspects of recognition, measurement,
presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. The new guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of
this standard but does not expect to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, results of operations
and cash flows.
In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740): “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes”, which changes how deferred
taxes are classified on organizations’ balance sheets. The ASU eliminates the current requirement for organizations to present
deferred tax liabilities and assets as current and noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. Instead, organizations will be required
to classify all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent. The amendments apply to all organizations that present a classified
balance sheet. For public companies, the amendments are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning
after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. The adoption of this standard did not have a material
impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, results of operations and cash flows.
In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU
2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): “Deferral of Effective Date”, which defers the effective
date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. ASU 2014-09 is now effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017,
including interim periods within that reporting period. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning
after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. ASU 2014-09 may be applied using either
a full retrospective approach, under which all years included in the financial statements will be presented under the revised
guidance, or a modified retrospective approach, under which financial statements will be prepared under the revised guidance for
the year of adoption, but not for prior years. Under the latter method, entities will recognize a cumulative catch-up adjustment
to the opening balance of retained earnings at the effective date for contracts that still require performance by the entity,
and disclose all line items in the year of adoption as if they were prepared under the old revenue guidance. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of this standard but does not expect to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated balance
sheet, results of operations and cash flows.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 3 – Recently Issued Accounting
Pronouncements (Continued)
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02,
Consolidation (Topic 810): “Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis”, which provides guidance in evaluating entities
for inclusion in consolidations. ASU 2015-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company adopted
ASU 2015-02 and concluded that its financial interest in ROI SCA continues to qualify as a consolidated VIE.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09
that establishes the principles used to recognize revenue for all entities. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08 that further
clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10 that
clarifies guidance on identifying performance obligations and to improve the operability and understandability of licensing implementation
guidance. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-11 that rescinds SEC guidance pursuant to announcements at the March 3, 2016 Emerging
Issues Task Force Meeting. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12 that provides narrow-scope improvements and practical expedients
to
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
. In December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-20 that includes technical corrections
and improvements to ASU 2014-09. The new guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15,
2017. Early application will be permitted, but not before annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company
is currently evaluating the impact of this standard but does not expect to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated
balance sheet, results of operations and cash flows.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 4 – Notes and Loans Receivable
On June 17, 2014, ROI DEV entered into
a Framework Agreement with Coast to Coast Holdings Ltd. (“CTC”), a Canadian Construction corporation. Under the terms
of the agreement, ROI DEV will provide funding to CTC in the form of notes payable and mortgage notes payable for property development
projects, and provide financial and real estate advisory services, for a period of up to ten years. ROI DEV has the right to make
the loan or not and each individual loan will be evidenced by its own promissory note with terms agreed upon by the parties. The
Framework Agreement was terminated as of December 31, 2014.
Mortgage notes receivable and notes receivable
due from CTC consisted of the following as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:
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Mortgage Notes Receivable
During fiscal year 2015, the Company had
a mortgage note receivable outstanding with CTC for $154,994 (CAD 215,000). The note bears interest at 8% per annum and was due
on the earlier of (i) December 30, 2015 or (ii) the date upon which the subject property is sold by CTC. The mortgage note was
in default at December 31, 2015; however, it was collateralized by a mortgage on the property. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016,
$-0- of interest receivable was accrued on the loan. During fiscal year 2016, CTC defaulted on the mortgage note and therefore
the note receivable was impaired. Management believes that the recoverability of this amount is less than probable. The Company
initiated the process to activate the mortgage and seize the underlying land. While the Company believes that it will successfully
hold ownership of the subject property, there is no probable assurance regarding the timing of such outcome. Therefore, the subject
property has not been recorded as real estate under development and sale in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of
December 31, 2017 and 2016.
During fiscal year 2015, the Company assumed
a second mortgage note due to a related party by CTC and CTC agreed to reimburse the Company for the full amount of the mortgage
and accrued interest due thereon. The loan bears interest at 6% per annum and was due April 13, 2016. The amount of the mortgage
loan due from CTC at December 31, 2015 was $288,360 (CAD 400,000) and $16,718 of interest receivable was accrued on the loan. During
fiscal year 2016, CTC defaulted on the mortgage note and therefore the note receivable was impaired. Management believes that the
recoverability of this amount is less than probable. The Company initiated the process to activate the mortgage and seize the underlying
land. While the Company believes that it will successfully hold ownership of the subject property, there is no probable assurance
regarding the timing of such outcome. Therefore, the subject property has not been recorded as real estate under development and
sale in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 4 – Notes Receivable (Continued)
Unsecured Notes Receivable
On December 31, 2015, the Company had an
unsecured note receivable outstanding with CTC for $630,788 (CAD 875,000). The note bears interest at 8%, was due on December 30,
2015 but was in default as of December 31, 2015. The funding from the note was used for the development and construction on the
property for which the Company has two mortgage notes receivable. As CTC has not responded to requests for payment on the notes
and has not provided any evidence of the use of funds, the Company fully reserved against this note for loan loss, as well as $52,986
(CAD 73,500) of accrued interest, as of December 31, 2015. The Company is vigorously pursuing the collection of the note but has
not been successful as of December 31, 2017.
During fiscal year 2015, the Company paid
CTC $1,012,237 (CAD 1,404,130) in the form of unsecured notes for the development of one of its properties. The notes bear interest
at 8% per annum and were due December 30, 2015. The notes were in default at December 31, 2015. As CTC has not responded to requests
for payment on the notes and has not provided any evidence of the use of funds, the Company has fully reserved against these notes
for loan loss, as well as $56,162 (CAD 67,314) of accrued interest, as of December 31, 2016. The Company is vigorously pursuing
the collection of the note but has not been successful as of December 31, 2017.
Loans Receivable from FL2
During the year ended December 31, 2017,
the Company provided loans totaling $4,911,779 to FL2, an entity formed in fiscal year 2017 to own and develop the Swarovski Towers
property in Dubai, in which the Company owns a 25% as of April 15, 2018 (Refer to Note 13). The loans provide security interest
in the Dubai Swarovski Towers property owned or to be owned by FL2, bears 8% of annual interest and mature five business days
prior to the maturity date of the ROI SEC Notes – Dubai (UAE) (Refer to Note 7). The loans were funded by the proceeds from
the Company’s ROI SEC Notes – Dubai which mature in three years after the first deployment of the loan proceeds. The
Company recorded $43,333 of interest receivable during the year ended December 31, 2017.
Note 5 – Real Estate Held for
Development and Sale
Real estate held for development and sale consist of the following
projects as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:
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Beauport, QC
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840 Graham Avenue, Terrace, BC
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274,937
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345,142
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3304 Kenney Street, Terrace, BC
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809,513
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1,016,223
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754,596
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4922 Park Avenue, Terrace, BC
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635,076
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797,243
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591,993
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1015-1050 Nalabila Blvd, Kitimat, BC
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1,795,147
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2,253,540
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Evans, Colorado
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9,235,884
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16,822,550
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15,748,747
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ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 5 – Real Estate Held For Development And Sale
(Continued)
Beauport, QC
On March 24, 2014, the Company’s
wholly-owned Subsidiary, ROI DEV, executed a Definitive Agreement for the purchase of land from 9284-0784 Québec Inc. The
land consists of 1,971,000 square feet in suburban Quebec and is known as the “Beauport Project”. Per the terms of
the Agreement, the total cost of the purchase was $5,085,210 (CAD 5,913,723), of which $257,970 (CAD 300,000) was tendered upon
execution as a firm initial deposit, with the remaining balance of $4,827,240 (CAD 5,613,723) was to be paid on or before June
1, 2014. As the balances were not paid by June 1, 2014, the Company and 9284-0784 Quebec Inc. agreed to extend the due date and
the Company paid additional deposits totaling $730,915 (CAD 850,000) and fees to extend the payment date of the transaction of
$201,827 (CAD 234,709), which have been capitalized as part of the cost of the project. Sebastien Cliché, the Company’s
President (through October 3, 2017), owns 16.67% of 9284-0784 Quebec Inc.
On October 14, 2014, ROI DEV closed on
the purchase of the land. The total cost of the purchase was $5,287,037 (CAD 6,148,432) and an additional $158,156 (CAD 187,006)
and $20,643 (CAD 27,342) of project development costs were incurred and capitalized as a part of the project during the years ended
December 31, 2016 and 2015, resulting in a balance in the project of $4,724,686 (CAD 6,362,780) at December 31, 2016. During
the year ended December 31, 2017, due to its continued difficulties with completing the zoning conversion the Company determined
that it would not be able to develop the acquired land in the foreseeable future. The Company will continue its discussions with
the appropriate authorities to expedite the timing of zoning conversion, however at the same time has started discussions with
potential partners and buyers to take over some or all of its interest in the project. Based on the revised forecast for the project,
the Company recorded an impairment loss of $972,097 (CAD 1,252,000), resulting in a balance in the project of $4,071,993 (CAD 5,111,780)
at December 31, 2017.
840 Graham Avenue, Terrace, BC
On June 14, 2014, ROI DEV agreed to fund
CTC a total of $266,569 (CAD 310,000) for a property development project known as 840 Graham Street, Terrace, BC under the Framework
Agreement between the parties. On December 31, 2014, the Company and CTC entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement whereby the
Company has received the title interest in the property acquired by CTC and had relieved CTC from any further obligation of the
mortgage note receivable and the Framework Agreement was terminated. During the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, $-0- (CAD
-0-) and $16,273 (CAD 21,553), respectively, were incurred and capitalized to the project resulting in a balance in the project
of $274,937 (CAD 345,142) at December 31, 2017.
3340 Kenney Street, Terrace, BC
On August 15, 2014, ROI DEV agreed to fund
CTC a total of $842,541 (CAD 979,812) for a property development project known as 3304 Kenney Street, Terrace, BC under the Framework
Agreement between the parties. On December 31, 2014, the Company and CTC entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement whereby the
Company has received the title interest in the property acquired by CTC and had relieved CTC from any further obligation of the
mortgage note receivable and the Framework Agreement was terminated. During the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 $-0- (CAD
-0-) and $5,115 (CAD 6,775), respectively, were incurred and capitalized to the project resulting in a balance in the project of
$809,513 (CAD 1,016,223) at December 31, 2017.
4922 Park Avenue, Terrace, BC
On September 15, 2014, ROI DEV agreed to
fund CTC a total of $665,266 (CAD 773,655) for a property development project known as 4922 Park Avenue, Terrace, BC under the
Framework Agreement between the parties. On December 31, 2014, the Company and CTC entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement whereby
the Company has received the title interest in the property acquired by CTC and had relieved CTC from any further obligation of
the mortgage note receivable and the Framework Agreement was terminated. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, $-0-
(CAD -0-) and $4,110 (CAD 5,444), respectively, were incurred and capitalized to the project resulting in a balance in the project
of $635,076 (CAD 797,243) at December 31, 2017.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 5 – Real Estate Held For Development And Sale
(Continued)
1015-1050 Nalabila Blvd, Kitimat,
BC
During fiscal year 2014, ROI DEV agreed
to fund CTC a total of $596,274 (CAD 693,423) on a property development project known as 1015-1050 Nalabila Blvd, Kitimat, BC under
the Framework Agreement between the parties. On December 31, 2014, the Company and CTC entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement
whereby the Company has received the title interest in the property acquired by CTC and had relieved CTC from any further obligation
of the note receivable and the Framework Agreement was terminated. Additionally, the Company agreed to assume the additional purchase
liability for the property of $1,160,865 (CAD 1,350,000), for a total project cost of $1,757,139 (CAD 2,043,423) at December 31,
2014. The purchase liability was paid on April 22, 2015. During the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, $-0- (CAD -0-) and $99,951
(CAD 132,385), respectively, were incurred and capitalized to the project resulting in a balance in the project of $1,795,147 (CAD
2,253,540) at December 31, 2017.
On May 13, 2015, the Company and LNG Canada
Development Inc. (“LNG Canada”) entered into an agreement for the Company to develop apartment and townhouse units
in Kitimat, British Columbia, for which LNG was contracted to lease these units. The agreement required the Company to construct
housing for LNG Canada’s workforce in multiple phases for a five-year period. In the first phase of the housing project,
the Company was expected to complete the construction of 35 apartments and 9 townhouses in Kitimat, BC, by December 31, 2016. As
the Company failed to meet its construction timeline due to financing constraints, the agreement was cancelled by mutual agreement
on December 15, 2016.
No significant development of these properties
occurred during the year ended December 31, 2017, however, at the end of year 2017, new discussions about restarting the largest
LNG project by the end of 2018 have risen and should the project be reactivated, thousands of domestic jobs could be created, combined
with a boom in residential construction in this region.
Evans, Colorado
On June 9, 2015, the Company closed on
the purchase of 220 acres of land in Evans, Colorado for a purchase price of $6,700,000. During the period from June 9, 2015 to
December 31, 2015, the Company incurred $17,876 of closing costs and $451,971 of development costs on the property, resulting
in a balance of $7,169,847 at December 31, 2015. On September 3, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire an additional
approximately 16 acres of land in Evans, Colorado for $2,250,000, subject to due diligence and final acceptance within 21 days
from the date of the agreement by the Company and to be closed within 75 days from the date of the agreement. The seller and the
Company entered into an extension of the agreement until November 30, 2015 and the Company paid to the seller a deposit of $233,869.
At November 30, 2015, the Company’s management decided to not pursue the land acquisition and wrote off $233,869 as abandoned
project costs. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company incurred project development costs, including interests,
of $1,488,064 and $577,973, respectively, resulting in a balance in the project of $9,235,884 at December 31, 2017.
Sobha Hartland, Dubai
On July 9, 2015, the Company, through its
subsidiary ROI FZ, entered into a memorandum of understanding with PNC Investments LLC, a UAE corporation, for the potential purchase
of 433,000 square feet of land in the Sobha Hartland district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The total acquisition price is $29,488,000
(AED 108,281,250). During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company paid a total of $2,801,205 (AED 10,286,305) in non-refundable
deposits to PNC Investments LLC and incurred evaluation and design costs of $346,827 (AED 1,273,583) for a total balance of $3,148,032
at December 31, 2015.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 5 – Real Estate Held For
Development And Sale (Continued)
On February 7, 2016, the Company entered
into a Development Sale and Purchase Agreement with PNC. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company made an additional
payment of $1,900,000 (AED 6,980,144) in non-refundable deposits to PNC leaving a balance of $24,786,795 (AED 91,014,801). On May
15, 2016, the Company received a termination letter from PNC terminating the agreement dated February 7, 2016 for non-payment of
the amounts due under the agreement. As a result, the Company forfeited the $4,701,205 (AED 17,271,099) of deposits. A total of
$5,048,032 (AED 18,545,258), including $346,827 (AED 1,273,583) of closing and development costs, has been charged to operating
expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 as abandoned project costs. However, the Company is still in negotiations with PNC
to acquire a reduced size and price of the land it had agreed to under the agreement dated February 7, 2016 and apply the deposits
to this restructured arrangement. Negotiations are under way, but the likelihood that the Company will be successful in reaching
a satisfactory agreement is dependent on its ability to pay at least a portion of the new acquisition price. As a result, there
can be no assurance that the acquisition will occur as contemplated or at all. During the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016,
the Company also incurred $-0- and $273,048, respectively, of other costs related to the project and wrote-off leasehold improvements
related to a lease in Dubai for an amount of $-0- and $299,475, respectively.
Swarovski Towers, Dubai (UAE)
On December 22, 2017, the Company entered
into a Design & Licensing Agreement with Swarovski which provides the Company with an exclusive license to design and to develop
the Swarovski Towers building in the Dubai (United Arab Emirates) territory. On January 18, 2018, the Company, through FL2, made
its first license fee payment to Swarovski in the amount of $525,000 which was recorded as an intangible asset in the consolidated
balance as of December 31, 2017.
Note 6 – Investment in Cost-Method Investee
On August 1, 2014, the Company acquired
a 2% interest in Society Louisette Memories SARL. Society Louisette Memories SARL owns a land development project in Louisette
(Paca), France. The land consists of 226,000 square feet to be sub-divided into 30 residential properties. The Company is a co-investor
with Rome Finance Group and Capital Evolution Group SAS. The balance of the investment at December 31, 2017 and 2016 is $56,080
(EUR 50,000), respectively.
Note 7 – Notes and Loans Payable
Beauport Convertible Notes Payable
Beauport convertible notes payable consists of the following
as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
Beauport Notes Series
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
|
Debt
Discount,
net
|
|
|
Issuance
Costs
,
net
|
|
|
Profit
Participation
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A Convertible
|
|
$
|
1,200,000
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
$
|
1,200,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B Convertible
|
|
|
2,371,479
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
2,371,479
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series C Convertible
|
|
|
624,000
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
624,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series D Convertible
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,445,479
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
|
4,445,479
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,450,000
|
)
|
Profit participation liability
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
Less current portion, net of profit participation liability
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,450,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible notes payable, net of discounts, non-current
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,995,479
|
|
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 7 – Notes and Loans Payable
(Continued)
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
Beauport Notes Series
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
|
Debt
Discount,
net
|
|
|
Issuance
Costs
,
net
|
|
|
Profit
Participation
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A Convertible
|
|
$
|
1,200,000
|
|
|
$
|
(25,827
|
)
|
|
$
|
(42,561
|
)
|
|
$
|
(55,237
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,076,375
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B Convertible
|
|
|
2,421,479
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
(93,073
|
)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
2,328,406
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series C Convertible
|
|
|
874,000
|
|
|
|
(54,849
|
)
|
|
|
(31,010
|
)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
788,141
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series D Convertible
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
(12,969
|
)
|
|
|
(16,001
|
)
|
|
|
221,030
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,745,479
|
|
|
$
|
(80,676
|
)
|
|
$
|
(179,613
|
)
|
|
$
|
(71,238
|
)
|
|
|
4,413,952
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,420,123
|
)
|
Profit participation liability
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
122,718
|
|
Less current portion, net of profit participation liability
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,297,405
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible notes payable, net of discounts, noncurrent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,116,547
|
|
All series of the notes contain provisions
that allow for a) pro rata prepayments of the notes by the Company in the event of sales of parcels of the Beauport Property,
b) a call option by the Company to prepay the note at any time prior to the six month anniversary of the closing date of the note
which includes a 15% premium in the form of the Company’s common stock, and c) an option of the noteholder to convert the
note into shares of the Company’s common stock at a 10% discount to the average market price of the Company’s common
stock during the thirty days’ trading period preceding the date of conversion. The Company recorded a derivative liability
of $649,000 as of December 31, 2017 in relation to the noteholder option. The Company has not recorded any beneficial conversion
feature as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 as the embedded conversion option in its notes payable do not meet the firm commitment
criterion as described under applicable U.S. GAAP. The Company also has the option to extend the maturity date of the notes up
to a period of 18 months.
For the Series A and Series D notes only,
the noteholders have an option to call for immediate redemption in full or in part by the Company at a price which the Company
shall reasonably determine as being the “fair market value” of the applicable note. As these notes can be immediately
redeemable at the option of the noteholder, they have been classified as current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance
sheets.
The convertible notes are collateralized by the Beauport property acquired by ROI DEV and contain certain
financial and other covenants. As a result of the Company’s going concern disclosure it was unable to remain in compliance
with a covenant, however, on April 27, 2015, the Company received written consent of waiver of this default from the required
noteholders (greater than 50% of the noteholders in principal amount pari passu) and the applicable covenant was removed to ensure
it will not be triggered in the future. As such, the amount representing the long-term portion of the notes payable, net of discounts,
of $2,995,479 and $3,116,547 has been classified as noncurrent liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
On August 22, 2017, the Company sent a
written notice to all of its convertible note holders to notify them that the Company shall execute its option to extend the maturity
date of the convertible notes by an additional 18 months.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 7 – Notes and Loans Payable
(Continued)
The Beauport Series A and Series D notes
contain a premium payment to the noteholders on each sale of the Beauport project in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of
the noteholder’s pro rata share of the total net profit on each parcel of the Beauport project sold. The potential profit
in the Beauport project was estimated to be approximately $1.2 million, based on management’s best estimates at inception
of the notes and as of December 31, 2015, of which, $197,146 was the pro rata share of the Beauport Series A and D noteholders
and was recorded as a profit participation liability, embedded within the notes. As of December 31, 2016, management revised the
estimated profit for the project to be approximately $0.9 million and the balance profit participation liability was adjusted to
$122,718. In fiscal year 2017, due to its continued difficulties with completing the zoning conversion the Company determined that
it would not be able to develop the acquired land in the foreseeable future. The Company will continue its discussions with the
appropriate authorities to expedite the timing of zoning conversion, however at the same time has started discussions with potential
partners and buyers to take over some or all of its interest in the project. Based on the revised forecast for the project, the
Company recorded an impairment loss of $972,097 and reversed the $122,718 profit participation liability to interest income during
the year ended December 31, 2017 given lower expected profit for the project.
Beauport Series A Convertible Notes
On October 14, 2014, the Company issued
$1,200,000 of its Series A convertible notes payable to three investors for cash. The notes bear interest at 10% per annum and
are due April 14, 2019, as extended. A total of 282,500 shares of the Company’s Series A common stock were issued in conjunction
with the notes to the noteholders at a fair value of $98,875 ($0.35 per share). The $98,875 was recorded as a discount to the notes
and $25,827 and $33,048 of the discount has been accreted as interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively,
resulting in no unamortized discount balance at December 31, 2017.
The notes contain a premium payment to
the noteholder on each sale of the Beauport project in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the noteholder’s pro rata
share of the total net profit on each parcel of the Beauport project sold. The potential profit in the Beauport project at inception
of the notes and as of December 31, 2015 was estimated to be approximately $1.2 million based on management’s estimates and
third party valuations at those dates, of which, $151,165 was the pro rata share of the Series A noteholders and was recorded as
a discount to the notes. As of December 31, 2016, the pro rate share of estimated profit for the Series A noteholders was adjusted
to $94,710 to reflect the changes in estimated profit made by management. $55,237 and $34,773 of the discount has been accreted
as interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, resulting in no unamortized discount balance
at December 31, 2017.
The effective interest rates for the Series
A convertible notes were 20.0% and 20.6% for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Beauport Series B Convertible Notes
On October 14, 2014, the Company issued
$2,900,497 of its Series B convertible notes payable to thirty-three investors for cash. The notes bear interest at 8% per annum
and are due April 14, 2019, as extended. During the year ended December 31, 2017, $50,000 of this note was converted to 1,009,955
shares ($0.0495 per share) of the Company’s Series A common stock.
The effective interest rates for the Series
B convertible notes were 11.6% and 12.8% for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 7 – Notes and Loans Payable
(Continued)
Beauport Series C Convertible Notes
On October 14, 2014, the Company issued
$874,000 of its Series C convertible notes payable to an investor for cash. The note bears interest at 10% per annum and is due
April 14, 2019, as extended. A total of 600,000 shares of the Company’s Series A common stock were issued in conjunction
with the note to the noteholder at a fair value of $210,000 ($0.35 per share) were recorded as a discount to the note. During the
year ended December 31, 2017, $250,000 of this note was converted to 2,692,998 shares ($0.0928 per share) of the Company’s
Series A common stock. $54,849 and $70,192 of the discount has been accreted as interest expense for the years ended December 31,
2017 and 2016, respectively, resulting in no unamortized discount balance at December 31, 2017.
The effective interest rates for the Series
C convertible notes were 19.9% and 22.9% for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Beauport Series D Convertible Notes
On October 14, 2014, the Company issued
$365,000 of its Series D convertible notes payable to five investors for cash. The notes bear interest at 10% per annum and are
due April 14, 2019, as extended. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company redeemed $115,000 of its notes payable issued
to two investors.
The notes contain a premium payment to
the noteholder on each sale of the Beauport project in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the noteholder’s pro rata
share of the total net profit on each parcel of the Beauport project sold. The potential profit in the Beauport project at inception
of the notes and as of December 31, 2015 was estimated to be approximately $1.2 million based on management’s estimates and
third-party valuations at those dates, of which, $45,981 was the pro rata share of the Series D noteholders. As of December 31,
2016, the pro rate share of estimated profit for the Series D noteholders was adjusted to $28,008 to reflect the changes in estimated
profit made by management. $16,001 and $11,378 of the discount has been accreted as interest expense for the years ended December
31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, resulting in no unamortized discount balance at December 31, 2017.
The effective interest rates for the Series
D convertible notes were 19.7% and 19.5% for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Interest on Beauport Convertible
Notes Payable
As a condition of the convertible note
agreements, the Company has placed the first year’s interest in escrow with an agent who made monthly interest payments to
the noteholders on the Company’s behalf.
$333,761 and $427,631 were funded to escrow
during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The escrow agent paid a total of $398,002 and $323,825 to noteholders
during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, resulting in a balance of cash in escrow of $91,698 and $155,938
at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, $387,323 and $433,220, respectively, of interest was accrued and expensed on the notes and $365,918 and $323,825, respectively,
was paid by the escrow agent. The Company also directly paid interest to noteholders of $17,500 and $-0- during the years ended
December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, resulting in remaining accruals of $134,125 and $130,221 at December 31, 2017 and 2016,
respectively.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 7 – Notes and Loans Payable
(Continued)
Debt Issuance Costs on Beauport Convertible
Notes Payable
During fiscal year 2014, the Company paid
cash of $570,543, issued 258,111 shares of its Series A common stock at a fair value of $90,339 ($0.35 per share) based on the
price of shares sold to investors, and had recorded 246,683 shares of Series A common stock to be issued as a liability at a fair
value of $86,338 ($0.35 per share), for a total of $747,220 of debt issuance costs recorded as a debt discount to the convertible
notes.
$179,613 and $227,624 has been amortized
as interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, resulting in no unamortized debt issuance
costs discount balance at December 31, 2017.
Mortgage Notes and Loans Payable
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
Mortgage Notes and Loans
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
|
Issuance Costs, net
|
|
|
Net
Amount
|
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
|
Issuance Costs, net
|
|
|
Net
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado Seller Note
|
|
$
|
2,378,667
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
$
|
2,378,667
|
|
|
$
|
3,350,000
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
$
|
3,350,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage Loan – North America
|
|
|
438,605
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
438,605
|
|
|
|
671,039
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
671,039
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado Convertible Note
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROI SEC Notes – North America
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Euro Notes
|
|
|
3,713,366
|
|
|
|
(221,541
|
)
|
|
|
3,491,825
|
|
|
|
1,580,400
|
|
|
|
(90,458
|
)
|
|
|
1,489,942
|
|
US Dollar Notes
|
|
|
1,125,988
|
|
|
|
(148,655
|
)
|
|
|
977,333
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROI SEC Notes – Dubai (UAE)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Euro Notes
|
|
|
2,156,148
|
|
|
|
(117,318
|
)
|
|
|
2,038,830
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
US Dollar Notes
|
|
|
516,158
|
|
|
|
(29,329
|
)
|
|
|
486,829
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valescore Loans
|
|
|
415,000
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
415,000
|
|
|
|
415,000
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
415,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
14,308
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
14,308
|
|
|
|
37,908
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
37,908
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
11,758,240
|
|
|
$
|
(516,843
|
)
|
|
|
11,241,397
|
|
|
$
|
6,554,347
|
|
|
$
|
(90,458
|
)
|
|
|
6,463,889
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less current portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,246,580
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,436,039
|
)
|
Mortgage notes and loans payable,
net of discounts, non-current
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,994,817
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,027,850
|
|
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 7 – Notes and Loans Payable
(Continued)
Colorado Seller Note
On June 8, 2015, in connection
with the acquisition of the Evans, Colorado property (see Note 5 – Real Estate Held for Development and Sale), the Company
issued a promissory note in the amount of $3,350,000 to the seller. The note was due June 5, 2016, collateralized by the property
bearing interest at 6% per annum. On May 3, 2016, the Company paid $100,000 as an extension fee to extend the maturity date of
the note by ninety days through September 5, 2016 at 8% interest per annum. The Company subsequently defaulted on the note but
cured its default by paying a $167,500 fee to the seller and 18% interest starting from October 15, 2016. On March 31, 2017, the
Company entered into an agreement with the seller to restructure the note by making a partial repayment of $1,300,000 against the
principal, and an additional $237,536 as prepayment of interest through maturity at March 30, 2018. The terms of the note were
modified so that after converting $201,829 of accrued interest into principal, the remaining principal of $2,378,667 shall bear
10% annual interest with a first lien on the property. On March 2018, the Company entered into another amendment to the note by
repaying $1,378,677 of the principal balance and prepaying a 12% annual interest of $120,000 through its new extended maturity
date to March 30, 2019.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, interest
expense of $245,163 (2016: $360,171) was accrued, interest payments of $237,551 (2016: $239,833) were made and $201,829 (2016:
$-0-) of accrued interest was converted into principal, resulting in accrued interest balances of $(59,388) (2016: $134,829) at
December 31, 2017.
Mortgage Loan – North America
On October 9, 2015, the Company entered
into a mortgage loan agreement for $937,170 (CAD 1,300,000). At closing, the Company returned $72,090 (CAD 100,000) to the lender
as a reduction of the principal resulting in a balance of $865,080 (CAD 1,200,000) at December 31, 2015. The loan bears interest
at 20% per annum and was due December 9, 2015. The loan is collateralized by first rank mortgages on the Company’s Kenney
Street and Park Avenue properties and second rank mortgages on its Kitimat and Beauport properties and is guaranteed by the Company’s
President. On December 29, 2015, the Company and the lender entered into an extension agreement on the loan of three months until
March 13, 2016 for a fee of $21,870 (CAD 30,000) and on March 15, 2016 the Company and lender entered into a second extension agreement
of an additional three months until June 13, 2016 for a fee of $7,930 (CAD 11,000) and the Company continued to make extensions
on the loan in 2016 for a total fee of $179,168 (CAD 237,309). The Company made repayments of principal of $276,792 (CAD 356,507)
and $223,756 (CAD 296,366) for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company is current on its payment
of interest and penalty fees, however, it remains to be in default on its principal repayment. The Company is currently in discussions
with the lender to enter into a loan amendment agreement to further extend the maturity date.
During fiscal year 2017 and 2016, the Company
also incurred $101,757 (CAD 131,063) and $348,901 (CAD 462,120), respectively, of interest expense including fees and penalties
and paid interest of $106,497 (CAD 137,168) and $342,172 (CAD 453,208), respectively, resulting in accrued interest balance of
$2,237 (CAD 2,808) at December 31, 2017.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 7 – Notes and Loans Payable
(Continued)
Colorado Convertible Note
On November 29, 2016, the Company borrowed
a $500,000 short-term bridge loan from an investor. The loan is secured by the Evans, Colorado property, bears fixed interest of
$30,000 at maturity and is due on January 13, 2017. The lender is also entitled to 100,000 shares of Series B preferred shares
of Series B preferred stock, however, no value was allocated to these shares as their fair values at inception was estimated to
be equal to nominal value. The Company has not issued these shares as of December 31, 2017. The Company subsequently entered into
default, however on March 31, 2017, the Company and the lender entered into a convertible note agreement whereby the Company shall
issue a convertible note of $1,000,000 for $500,000 in cash and $500,000 in exchange for the outstanding short-term bridge loan.
The convertible note, also secured by a second lien on the Evans, Colorado property, bears 4% interest payable and matures on March
31, 2018 unless certain project development milestones are met or the parties mutually agree to a new maturity date. The convertible
note shall be automatically convertible into 6% equity interest of the special purpose entity for the Evans Colorado project upon
the Company reaching certain project development milestones. On March 31, 2018, the Company defaulted on this convertible note
and is in discussions with the noteholder to extend its maturity to cure such default.
For the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, $54,361 and $21,333, respectively, of interest expense was capitalized on the project on the loan and $50,750 and $-0-,
respectively, was paid, resulting in accrued interest balances of $24,944 and $21,333 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
ROI SEC Notes – North America
During fiscal year 2016, the Company, through
its wholly-owned subsidiary ROI SEC, issued a total of $1,580,400 (EUR 1,500,000) of its notes payable to two investors for cash.
The Company also issued 350,000 shares of Series B preferred stock at a fair value of $94,500 ($0.27 per share) recorded as a debt
issuance costs to the notes.
During fiscal year 2017, the Company issued
an additional $3,258,954 (EUR 1,600,000 and USD 1,000,000) of notes to five investors for cash and paid a total of $405,283 in
cash as debt issuance costs. The notes bear interest ranging between 7% and 8% per annum payable quarterly, mature on various dates
starting from June 30, 2020 and include certain profit sharing provisions allowing up to ten percent of net profit of the underlying
project. Pursuant to a loan facility agreement between ROI SEC and ROI DEV dated May 19, 2016, the notes hold security interests
in the Company’s properties in British Columbia (Kenney Street, Park Avenue and Kitimat), Beauport and Colorado.
$258,399 (EUR 215,717) and $23,560 (EUR
22,361) of interest expenses were incurred on the notes during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Additionally,
$95,845 and $4,042 of debt issuance costs were amortized as interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016,
respectively, resulting in a balance of debt issuance costs discount of $305,396 at December 31, 2017, which are amortized over
the term of the notes.
ROI SEC Notes – Dubai (UAE)
During fiscal year 2017, the Company issued,
through its wholly-owned subsidiary ROI SEC, an additional $2,672,306 (EUR 1,800,000 and USD 500,000) of notes to three investors
for cash and paid a total of $160,338 in cash as debt issuance costs. The notes bear interest ranging between 7% and 8% per annum
payable quarterly and matures in three years after the first deployment of the loan proceeds. The proceeds from these notes were
used to provide a loan to FL2, a Dubai U.A.E. company in which the Company owns a 25% interest since April 2018, which allows the
notes to hold security interest against the Dubai Swarovski Towers property owned by FL2.
$44,874 (EUR 37,462) and $-0-
of interest expenses were accrued on the notes for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Additionally, $13,691
and $-0- of debt issuance costs were amortized as interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively,
resulting in a balance of debt issuance costs discount of $146,647 at December 31, 2017, which are amortized over the term of
the notes.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 7 – Notes and Loans Payable
(Continued)
Valescore Loans
During fiscal year 2015, the
Company borrowed a total of $415,000 from Valescore Ltd., a Swiss company. The loans are unsecured, bear interest at 8% per annum
and are due at various dates beginning January 1, 2016. The maturity dates of the loan were extended to various dates beginning
December 31, 2018.
$70,004 and $36,341 of interest
expense have been accrued on the loans as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Performance-Linked Notes Payable
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
Note Series
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
|
Issuance Costs Discount, net
|
|
|
Net
Amount
|
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
|
Issuance Costs Discount, net
|
|
|
Net
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kitimat Series A
|
|
$
|
2,292,830
|
|
|
$
|
(24,856
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,267,974
|
|
|
$
|
2,292,830
|
|
|
$
|
(96,278
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,196,552
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kitimat Series B
|
|
|
473,117
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
473,117
|
|
|
|
473,117
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
473,117
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Terrace Series A
|
|
|
798,003
|
|
|
|
(8,179
|
)
|
|
|
789,824
|
|
|
|
746,121
|
|
|
|
(23,332
|
)
|
|
|
722,789
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,563,950
|
|
|
$
|
(33,035
|
)
|
|
|
3,530,915
|
|
|
$
|
3,512,068
|
|
|
$
|
(119,610
|
)
|
|
|
3,392,458
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less current portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,530,915
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes payable, net of discounts, non-current
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,392,458
|
|
The Kitimat and Terrace series of the notes
contain provisions that allow for a) pro rata prepayments of the notes by the Company in the event of sales of parcels of the respective
project and b) a call option by the Company to prepay the note at any time prior to the six-month anniversary of the closing date
of the note. The Company also has the option to extend the maturity date of the notes up to a period of 18 months.
On March 23, 2018, the Company sent a written
notice to all of its Kitimat (Series A and Series B) note holders to notify them that the Company shall execute its option to extend
the maturity date of the notes by an additional 18 months. On May 31, 2018, the Company also sent a written notice to all of its
Terrace note holders to notify them about the exercise of the Company’s option to extend the maturity date of the notes by
an additional 18 months.
Kitimat Series A Notes
On May 8, 2015, the Company issued $2,442,830
of its Kitimat Series A notes payable to twenty-nine investors for cash. The notes bear interest at 8% per annum, are due May 8,
2018, and are collateralized by a secured interest in the Kitimat property. The Series A notes contain an option by the Company
to prepay the notes on a pro rata basis in the event of sales of the Kitimat project in an amount equal to twenty-five percent
(25%) of the net profits realized on such sales.
The effective interest rate for the Series
A notes was 11.0% and 11.3% for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 7 – Notes and Loans Payable
(Continued)
Kitimat Series B Notes
On May 8, 2015, the Company issued $473,117
of its Kitimat Series B notes payable to two investors for cash. The notes bear interest at 8% per annum, are due May 8, 2018,
and are collateralized by a secured interest in the Kitimat property. The Series B notes contain an option by the Company to prepay
the notes on a pro rata basis in the event of sales of the Kitimat project in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the net
profits realized on such sales.
The effective interest rate for the Series
B notes was 7.9% and 8.1% for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Terrace Series A Notes
On July 17, 2015, the Company issued $824,416
(CAD 1,001,774) of its Terrace Series A notes payable to six investors for cash. The notes bear interest at 8% per annum, are due
July 17, 2018, and are collateralized by a secured interest in the Terrace property. The Series A notes contain an option by the
Company to prepay the notes on a pro rata basis in the event of sales of the Terrace project in an amount equal to twenty-five
percent (25%) of the net profits realized on such sales.
The effective interest rate for the Series
B notes was 9.7% and 10.2% for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Interest on Performance-linked Notes
Payable
As a condition of the note agreements,
the Company shall place the first year’s interest in escrow with an agent who will make monthly interest payments to the
noteholders on the Company’s behalf.
$365,236 and $267,429 were funded to escrow
during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The escrow agent paid a total of $322,835 and $227,240 to noteholders
during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, resulting in a balance of cash in escrow of $82,625 and $40,224
at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, $281,948 and $287,648, respectively, of interest was accrued and expensed on the notes and $261,420 and $227,240, respectively,
was paid by the escrow agent. The Company also directly paid interest to noteholders of $39,313 and $-0- during the years ended
December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, resulting in a remaining accrual of $27,613 and $40,224 at December 31, 2017 and 2016,
respectively.
Debt Issuance Costs on Performance-linked
Notes Payable
During fiscal year 2015, the Company paid
cash of $169,737 and has recorded 117,921 shares of Series A common stock to be issued as a liability at a fair value of $90,009
($0.76 per share), based on the price of shares sold to investors, for a total of $259,746 of debt issuance costs recorded as
a debt discount to the notes. $86,575 and $86,823 has been amortized as interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, respectively, resulting in a balance of debt issuance costs discount of $33,035 at December 31, 2017 (2016: $119,610)
which will be amortized over the next 4 months.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 7 – Notes and Loans Payable
(Continued)
Deposits on Notes Payable
To fund the development of the Company’s
new and existing projects, the Company has received deposits for the future issuances of new series of notes payable. The terms
and provisions of the notes, include components such as options for repayment, extension of maturity and conversion and profit
participation rights to the note holders, none of which were assess to be embedded derivatives which would need to be accounted
for separately from the deposits on notes payable, except the option to extend the maturity that is not closely related to the
host debt instrument and must therefore be bifurcated and measured at inception and subsequently at fair value. As of inception
and as at year-end, the value of such derivative was assessed to be immaterial and therefore, no value was recorded. The
Company believes that the impact arising from these derivative instruments are immaterial to the consolidated financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
Deposits on Notes Payable
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
|
Issuance Costs Discount, net
|
|
|
Net
Amount
|
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
|
Issuance Costs Discount, net
|
|
|
Net
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado Series A Notes
|
|
$
|
4,811,207
|
|
|
$
|
(242,915
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,568,292
|
|
|
$
|
2,889,942
|
|
|
$
|
(235,131
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,654,811
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado Series B Notes
|
|
|
1,876,304
|
|
|
|
(55,194
|
)
|
|
|
1,821,110
|
|
|
|
1,844,122
|
|
|
|
(96,733
|
)
|
|
|
1,747,389
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado Series C Notes
|
|
|
1,778,824
|
|
|
|
(187,772
|
)
|
|
|
1,591,052
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado Series D Notes
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dubai Series A Notes
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dubai Series C Notes
|
|
|
2,395,720
|
|
|
|
(185,183
|
)
|
|
|
2,210,537
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Terrace Series B Notes
|
|
|
1,784,221
|
|
|
|
(43,864
|
)
|
|
|
1,740,357
|
|
|
|
1,655,988
|
|
|
|
(46,119
|
)
|
|
|
1,609,869
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
13,246,276
|
|
|
$
|
(714,928
|
)
|
|
|
12,531,348
|
|
|
$
|
6,390,052
|
|
|
$
|
(377,982
|
)
|
|
|
6,012,070
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less current portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,531,348
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,012,070
|
)
|
Notes payable, net of discounts, non-current
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 7 – Notes and Loans Payable
(Continued)
Colorado Series A Notes
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company received $1,300,762 (EUR 1,163,000) and $1,938,500 (EUR 2,158,493), respectively, in cash in exchange for
future issuance of its Colorado Series A notes payable to a total of thirty-three investors. The notes are denominated in Euros,
bear interest at 7% per annum, mature on April 30, 2019 and are collateralized by the Company’s Colorado property. $126,782
and $162,765 in debt issuance costs were recorded as debt discount to the notes during 2017 and 2016, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company incurred $332,289 and $175,631 respectively, of interest expenses and had accrued interest balance of $101,471
and $65,731 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These interest expenses were capitalized to the project as real estate
held for development and sale on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Additionally, $222,872
and $-0- of debt issuance costs were accreted as interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively,
resulting in an remaining debt issuance costs discount balance of $242,915 at December 31, 2017.
Colorado Series B Notes
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company received $-0- and $487,906 respectively, in cash in exchange for future issuance of its Colorado Series B
notes payable to eight investors. The notes are denominated in U.S Dollars, bear interest at 8% per annum, mature on April 30,
2019 and are collateralized by the Company’s Colorado property. $-0- and $44,942 in debt issuance costs were recorded as
debt discount to the notes during 2017 and 2016, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company incurred $168,298 and $118,760, respectively, of interest expense and had accrued interest balance of $31,218
and $15,956 at December 31, 2017, respectively. These interest expenses were capitalized to the project as real estate held for
development and sale on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Additionally, $80,335 and $-0-
of debt issuance costs were accreted as interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, resulting
in an remaining debt issuance costs discount balance of $55,194 at December 31, 2017.
Colorado Series C Notes
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company received $1,744,300 (EUR 1,485,000) and $-0-, respectively, in cash in exchange for future issuance of its
Colorado Series C notes payable to a total of fourteen investors. The notes are denominated in Euros, bear interest at 7% per annum,
mature after three years and are collateralized by the Company’s Colorado property. $198,919 and $-0- in debt issuance costs
were recorded as debt discount to the notes during 2017 and 2016, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company incurred $31,906 and $-0-, respectively, of interest expense and had accrued interest balance of $31,906
and $-0- at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These interest expenses were capitalized to the project as real estate held
for development and sale on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Additionally, $11,147
and $-0- of debt issuance costs were accreted as interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively,
resulting in an remaining debt issuance costs discount balance of $187,772 at December 31, 2017.
Colorado Series D Notes
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company received $100,000 and $-0- respectively, of cash in exchange for future issuance of its Colorado Series D
notes payable to one investor. The notes are denominated in U.S Dollars, and bear interest at 8% per annum, mature after three
years and are collateralized by the Company’s Colorado property.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 7 – Notes and Loans Payable
(Continued)
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company incurred $3,000 and $-0-, respectively, of interest expense and had accrued interest balance of $2,000 at
December 31, 2017. These interest expenses were capitalized to the project as real estate held for development and sale on the
consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Dubai Series A Notes
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company received $500,000 and $-0- respectively, of cash in exchange for future issuance of its Dubai Series A notes
payable to one investor. The notes are denominated in U.S Dollars, and bear interest at 8% per annum, mature after three years
and are collateralized by the Company’s Dubai Swarovski Tower property.
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company incurred $10,000 and $-0-, respectively, of interest expense and had accrued interest balance of $10,000
at December 31, 2017.
Dubai Series C Notes
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company received $2,340,000 (EUR 2,000,000) and $-0- respectively, of cash in exchange for future issuance of its
Dubai Series C notes payable to one investor. The notes are denominated in Euros, and bear interest at 7% per annum, mature after
three years and are collateralized by the Company’s Dubai Swarovski Tower property. $185,182 and $-0- of debt issuance costs
were outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company incurred $19,009 and $-0-, respectively, of interest expense and had accrued interest balance of $19,009
at December 31, 2017. Additionally, $6,476 and $-0- of debt issuance costs were accreted as interest expense during the years ended
December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Terrace Series B Notes
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company received $175,000 and $-0-, in cash in exchange for future issuance of its Terrace Series B notes payable
to a total of fifteen investors. The notes bear interest at 8% per annum, are due April 30, 2019, and are collateralized by a secured
interest in the Terrace property. The Series B notes contain an option by the Company to prepay the notes on a pro rata basis in
the event of sales of the Terrace project in an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the net profits realized on such sales.
$43,864 and $46,119 of debt issuance costs were outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company incurred $138,199 and $-0-, respectively, of interest expense and had accrued interest balance of $32,331
at December 31, 2017. Additionally, $58,981 and $-0- of debt issuance costs were accreted as interest expense during the years
ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Note 8 – Variable Interest Entities (VIE)
A VIE is an entity that has one of three
characteristics: (1) it is controlled by someone other than its shareowners or partners, (2) its shareowners or partners are not
economically exposed to the entity’s earnings (for example, they are protected against losses), or (3) it was thinly capitalized
when it was formed.
The Company, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary ROI DEV, acts as general partner and manager to a French-registered limited partnership under the name ROI Land Colorado
et New York Soho (“ROI SCA”). ROI SCA is determined to be a VIE and the Company is required to consolidate the accounts
of ROI SCA even though it has no shares in the limited partnership by shares since the general partner cannot be easily removed
from the limited partnership and is entitled to 70% of net earnings of ROI SCA. Under the limited partnership agreement, ROI DEV,
as the general partner, is also required to redeem the shares held by the limited partners, upon their requests, at a value above
their initial purchase price (EUR 12.66) starting from the third year.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 8 – Variable Interest Entities (VIE) (Continued)
During the year ended December 31, 2017,
the Company initially recognized $1,734,750 of non-controllable interest in consolidated entity which, given the put option, was
adjusted to the greater of (a) $1,737,393, the initial non-controllable interest balance adjusted for the proportionate share
of equity in the limited partnership or (b) $2,364,224, the maximum redemption price of the shares to be redeemed by the general
partner. Accordingly, $461,444 of redemption value adjustment was recorded as an adjustment to accumulated deficit on the consolidated
balance sheet as of December 31, 2017.
Note 9 – Related Party Transactions
On May 18, 2017, the Company entered into
a Termination, General Release and Settlement Agreement with Sami Chaouch, the Company’s former Chairman and CEO (resigned
May 18, 2017), whereby the Company releases Mr. Chaouch from all outstanding claims from and obligations to the Company upon satisfaction
of the following conditions: a) immediate termination from all agreements (except for a life insurance policy in favor of Mr. Chaouch)
between the Company, including the resignation from his positions as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
and b) return and cancellation of all Series A preferred stock (100,000 shares) owned by Mr. Chaouch. This agreement also entitles
Mr. Chaouch to receive 1,000,000 shares of Series B preferred stock, valued at $1.00 per share, upon signing and to remain as
beneficiary for a corporate life insurance policy in favor of Mr. Chaouch. As a result of this agreement, the Company accounted
for an expense of $1,000,000 as consulting fees and derecognized all outstanding receivables and payables between Mr. Chaouch
and recorded a settlement gain of $78,393 during the year ended December 31, 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the
Company made compensation of $20,000 and advance payments of $26,607 to Mr. Chaouch for business related expenses.
The Company leased a corporate apartment
for Sebastien Cliche, the Company’s former President (resigned October 3, 2017), a month-to-month basis, which was cancelled
on March 31, 2016. Monthly rental was $1,906 and total rent paid for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $-0- and $5,719,
respectively. During fiscal year 2017, the Company incurred consulting fees of $225,000 to Mr. Cliche of which $181,494 remained
outstanding as of December 31, 2017.
During the years ended December 31, 2016,
the Company leased a corporate apartment for Philippe Germain on a month-to-month basis. Monthly rental was $675 and total rent
paid for the years ended December 31, 2016 was $2,080. This lease was cancelled on March 31, 2016. The Company also had $57,541
of accrued expenses due to Philippe Germain as of December 31, 2017.
During the year ended December 31, 2016,
the Company entered into two loan agreements with Philippe Germain totaling $103,488. The loans are unsecured, due in ninety days
and bear interest at 8% per annum. $35,760 of the loan was repaid resulting in a principal balance of $67,705 and accrued interest
of $5,493 as of December 31, 2017. The funds were used for the Company’s general working capital purpose.
The Company leases a corporate apartment
from Louise Gagner on a month-to-month basis. Ms. Gagner is the mother of Philippe Germain. Monthly rental is $1,000 and total
rent paid for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $3,000. This lease was cancelled as of March 31, 2016.
During the year ended December 31, 2015,
the Company entered into multiple loan agreements with LMM Group Ltd. (“LMM”), a Swiss company, and received a total
of $248,168. The loans are unsecured, bear interest at 8% per annum and are due at various dates beginning January 1, 2016. On
December 10, 2015, $150,000 of the notes was assigned from LMM to 8010609 Canada Inc. The balance of the loans from LMM as of December
31, 2017 and 2016 is $62,488 and $62,488, respectively, and the balance of accrued interest is $15,607 and $11,445, respectively.
Philippe Germain is the sole shareholder of LMM.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note
9 – Related Party Transactions (Continued)
On October 29, 2015, 8010609 Canada Inc.
loaned the Company $36,475 which was repaid on November 20, 2015. Additionally, on December 10, 2015, the $150,000 note held by
LMM was assigned to 8010609 Canada Inc. On the same date, the Company repaid $50,000 of the note. The notes are unsecured, bear
interest at 8% per annum and are due on December 30, 2017. The balance of the loans from 8010609 Canada Inc. as of December 31,
2017 and 2016 is $100,000 and $100,000, respectively, and interest was accrued on the loans for $16,778 and $8,667, respectively.
The Company also incurred $-0- and $50,000 of consulting fees to 8010609 Canada Inc. during the years ended December 31, 2017 and
2016, respectively, and $14,859 remains outstanding at December 31, 2017. Philippe Germain is also the sole shareholder of 8010609
Canada Inc.
On October 13, 2015, the Company assumed
a second mortgage note due to 9202 4462 Quebec Inc. of $288,360 (CAD 400,000). 9202 4462 Quebec Inc. and the owner of 9202 4462
Quebec Inc. are shareholders of the Company. The loan is secured by a second rank mortgage on a property owned by CTC, bears interest
at 6% per annum and was due April 13, 2016. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the principal balance of the loan was $318,636 and
$297,040, respectively, and accrued interest was $14,339 and $12,020, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and
2016, interest expense of $19,131 and $14,443, respectively, was recorded. As of December 31, 2017, the note is in default but
the Company is currently in negotiation with the note holder for an extension.
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company incurred $66,574 and $67,212, respectively, to Maxim Cliche, the brother of Sebastien Cliche, for consulting
services.
During fiscal year 2016, the Company entered
into two loan agreements with Louise Gagner totaling $87,130. Ms. Gagner is the mother of Philippe Germain. The loans are unsecured,
due in ninety days and bear no interest. The loans were repaid in full during the year ended December 31, 2017. The funds were
used for the Company’s general working capital purpose.
The Company incurred $700,000 (including
$100,000 for the 100,000 Series A preferred shares issued on May 18, 2017 valued at $1.00 per share) for annual compensation to
Martin Scholz during fiscal years 2017 (2016: $600,000), of which $694,739 of accrued compensation and expenses were outstanding
as of December 31, 2017.
On September 10, 2015, the Company entered
into an agreement to acquire 14,400 shares of Capital Evolution Groupe SAS (“CEG”), a French limited liability company,
for $112,187 (EUR 100,000). The Company’s Co-President, Philippe Germain, is a shareholder of CEG. As of December 31, 2015,
$112,187 was paid for the investment and was classified as an acquisition deposit in the accompanying consolidated statements
of financial position. On April 5, 2016, the Company agreed to acquire an additional 144,459 shares of CEG for $1,575,686 (EUR
1,444,590) from Philippe Germain, subject to completion of due diligence by the Company and official registration of the shares
in France. The shares to be acquired will bring the Company’s interest in CEG to 58% once the transaction was consummated.
On April 5, 2016, the total consideration for the shares was adjusted to $551,490 (EUR 505,607) by mutual agreement between the
parties. During the year ended December 2016, the Company and the shareholders of CEG agreed to rescind the share purchase agreement,
to reverse all past investments, expenditures and payables related to CEG and to reimburse the Company for the net balance of
$21,038. The Company recorded a net loss from investment in CEG of $164,952 during the year ended December 31, 2016 and classified
the amount to be reimbursed to the Company as advances to related party in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
During fiscal year 2017, the Company continues
to engage CEG and its subsidiary Acadian Advisors and Associates (“Acadian”) with its fund raising efforts and made
advance commission payments to CEG and Acadian totaling $1,463,340 of which $1,230,197 was recorded as debt and equity issuance
costs. $1,038,197 of these debt and equity issuance costs were capitalized to the corresponding notes payable and equity. The
remaining balance of $301,998 was recorded as advance expenses to related party on the consolidated balance sheet as of December
31, 2017. Management believes that such amount is recoverable and that no provision is necessary. The Company also incurred and
paid business related expenses of $82,000 to Acadian.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note
9 – Related Party Transactions (Continued)
On January 19, 2016, the Company entered
into a three-year Consulting Agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with SF International Consulting Limited (“SF”),
to obtain the services of Slim Feriani, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer. SF International Consulting Limited
is an entity controlled by Slim Feriani. Pursuant to the terms of the Consulting Agreement, SF or Slim Feriani shall be paid a
$100,000 signing bonus, and $50,000 a month for the duration of the Consulting Agreement. In addition, SF or Slim Feriani shall
receive 23,333 shares of the Company’s Series A common stock and a five-year stock option to purchase 750,000 shares of the
Company’s Series A common stock at the price of $1.50 a share. Such option will vest annually at 250,000 shares a year. In
addition, SF or Slim Feriani will receive each quarter during the term of the Consulting Agreement a five-year option to purchase
250,000 shares of the Company’s common shares at a price which is 110% of the last subscription price. Each such option will
vest annually in equal amounts of 83,333 shares (83,334 shares on the third anniversary). $432,750 of accrued compensation was
due to SF as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. In August 2016, in connection with Slim Feriani’s resignation as the Company’s
Chief Financial Officer, the Company also canceled its options issued to SF in accordance with the terms of the Consulting Agreement.
On January 19, 2016, the Company entered
into a three-year Mutual Engagement Agreement with Gulf Central Agency Assets Management Ltd. (“GCA”), pursuant to
which GCA will provide the Company with advice on a non-exclusive basis on securing financing of ROI’s foreign real estate
ventures. GCA will be paid GBP 25,000 per month, payable quarterly, and a success fee equal to 4% of the principal amount of any
investments which GCA arranges with foreign investors. The Company’s former Chief Financial Officer, Slim Feriani, is the
Chairman of GCA. In August 2016, in connection with Slim Feriani’s resignation as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer,
the Company also canceled its agreement with GCA. $234,105 of consulting fees remained outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and
2016.
In February 2016, the Company received
a total of $1,500,000 from Alternative Strategy Partners Pte. Ltd., a Singapore limited company (“ASP”), in connection
with the Company’s Dubai Sobha Hartland Acquisition and Development Project (“Sobha Dubai Project”). Pursuant
to an agreement between the parties dated February 24, 2016, the Company agreed to issue to ASP certain notes (“ASP notes”)
which shall have a two year maturity, bear interest at 8% per annum payable quarterly and have a mortgage on the First Plot of
the Sobha Dubai Project, subordinated to loans from banks or other institutional lenders, if such a lien is determined to be valid
and enforceable under Dubai law, otherwise, the notes shall be secured by a lien, similarly subordinated, upon all of the stock
of the ROI Land Investments Ltd., the beneficial owner of the Sobha Dubai Project. The ASP notes also contain an option either
to convert all or part of its notes to the Company’s Series A common stock at $1.00 per share or to redeem all or part of
its investment. Additionally, the ASP notes allowed ASP to receive certain profit participation of up to 50% of the net profits
upon sale of the First Plot. On May 15, 2016, the Company received a termination letter from PNC terminating the agreement dated
February 7, 2016 for non-payment of the amounts due under the agreement. As a result, the Company forfeited the deposits paid to
PNC and defaulted on the ASP notes. The Company is currently in discussions with ASP to amend the terms of the notes. $399,219
and $279,219 of accrued interest and fees remain outstanding on the notes as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. On August
2, 2017, the Company also entered into a loan agreement with ASP which allows the Company to draw up to $300,000 at a 6% annual
interest maturing on February 1, 2018. The loan balance as of December 31, 2017 was $200,000 and accrued interest of $3,468 was
outstanding. ASP is an entity owned by Yuhi Horiguchi, the Company’s CFO. During fiscal years 2017, total compensation paid
to Mr. Horiguchi was $40,000.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note
9 – Related Party Transactions
(Continued)
On March 14, 2017, the Company entered
into a short-term loan facility agreement between Kapito Canada, SAS (“Kapito”), a French company, with key terms
including 6% annual interest payable monthly and an 8% upfront arrangement fee. This loan agreement extends to the Company a series
of loan tranches, maturing every six months, totaling up to $1,078,261 (EUR 900,156) to be used for repayment of the Company’s
existing mortgage loan dated October 9, 2015 and for general working capital. ROI DEV and its subsidiary 1016566 B.C. act as co-guarantors
to this agreement in favor of the Company. Beginning in September 2017, the Company made extensions on all of its loan tranches
resulting in an $865,833 (EUR 808,521) outstanding principal balance and $79,754 (EUR 62,731) accrued interest balance at December
31, 2017 with maturity dates through May 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company paid $148,862 in interest
and fees to Kapito. Kapito is an entity controlled by Philippe Germain.
During fiscal year 2017, the Company made
payments totaling $272,450 on behalf of ROI Tech in order to fund ROI Tech’s Dubai office rent payments. As of December 31,
2017, Stéphane Boivin is a 49% shareholder of ROI Tech and Company management believes that such amount is recoverable and
that no provision is necessary. During fiscal year 2017, total compensation incurred for Stéphane Boivin was $275,000 of
which $171,111 including business related expenses were outstanding at December 31, 2017.
Note 10 – Stockholders’
Equity
Authorized Capital
On November 12, 2015, the Company filed
an amendment to its articles of incorporation to increase its authorized capital to 160,000,000 authorized shares of Series A Common
Stock at $0.0001 par value, 40,000,000 authorized shares of Series B Common Stock at $0.0001 par value, and 50,000,000 authorized
shares of Preferred Stock at par value of $0.0001 per share. Series A common stock has equal voting rights, is non-assessable and
has one vote per share while Series B common stock has no voting rights. Voting rights are not cumulative and, therefore, the holders
of more than 50% of the common stock could, if they choose to do so, elect all of the directors of the Company.
Preferred Stock
Series A Preferred Stock
On
May 9, 2016, the Company issued 100,000 shares each of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, to two directors,
in exchange for their 100,000 shares each of the Company’s Series A common stock. No additional consideration was provided
to the Company for the Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock is identical to the common stock of the Company,
except that each share of the 200,000 Series A Preferred Stock has 150 votes per share instead of the one vote per share of the
Series A Common Stock.
On May 18, 2017, the Company cancelled
100,000 shares of the Series A preferred stock held by Sami Chaouch upon his resignation as Director and Chief Executive Officer
and his surrender of said shares. On October 3, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the re-issuance of the
100,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to Martin Scholz, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer for services rendered.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 10 – Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)
Series B Preferred Stock
The Series B Preferred Stock is identical
to the Series A common stock of ROI, except that each share of the Series B Preferred Stock has the following features:
(1) The
Series B Preferred Shares shall not be convertible into the Company’s common stock unless and until (i) a class of the Company's
capital stock commences trading upon the U.S. NASDAQ trading system (the "NASDAQ Uplisting"), or (ii) the Company notifies
the holders of the Series B Preferred Shares that their shares may be converted into common stock (whether or not the NASDAQ Uplisting
has then yet occurred); after which time the Series B Preferred Shares shall be convertible as and to the extent set forth below.
(2) When
any shares of Series B Preferred Shares are converted into common stock, they shall be converted at the rate of three (3) shares
of common stock for the "Effective Value" (defined below) of each of the Series B Preferred Shares.
(3) The
Series B Preferred Shares shall accumulate dividends at the rate of 8% per annum, prorated for partial years, such that, at the
time of its conversion, every share of Series B Preferred Shares shall convert at a rate (the "Effective Value") computed
by adding to it the cumulative value of its accumulated dividends. For example, if ten shares of the Series B Preferred Shares
have been held for two years and six months, when they are converted into common stock they each will have an Effective Value of
1.20 shares, and collectively an Effective Value of 12 shares. Since each share of Series B Preferred Shares converts into three
shares of common stock, all ten shares will convert into 36 shares of common stock. Upon conversion, no fractional shares of common
stock shall be issued, but rather fractional common stock shares shall be settled in cash.
(4) If
the purchaser of Series B Preferred Shares is an existing holder of the common stock, then the Company may at its discretion extend
to any such purchaser the option to pay for some or all of the purchase price of the Series B Preferred Shares by means of submitting
to the Company to be held in treasury some of such holder's shares of common stock, at a valuation to be determined by the Company's
Board of Directors in their sole but reasonable discretion.
The cash received from the sale of the
Series B Preferred Stock will be used for working capital purposes and the Company’s common stock received will be held in
treasury and used for future option exercises or upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock.
During the year ended December 31, 2017,
the Company received from 9 accredited investors 1,008,930 shares of the Company’s Series A common stock held by them plus
$219,768 in cash in exchange for the future issuance of a total of 1,008,930 shares of a class of preferred stock, par value $0.0001
per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”). During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued to 14 accredited
investors a total of 1,889,226 shares of Series B Preferred Stock against receipt from them of 1,889,226 shares of the Company’s
Series A common stock held by them, plus $377,999 in cash.
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company received a total of $1,542,000 and $573,915, respectively, in deposits from investors which shall be exchanged
for 1,542,000 shares and 1,129,556 shares, respectively, of Series B preferred stock to be newly issued. These shares were not
yet issued by the Company as of December 31, 2017.
On May 18, 2017, in connection with the
Company’s settlement agreement with Sami Chaouch, the Company agreed to issue 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s Series
B preferred stock, however, the Company has not yet issued these shares as of December 31, 2017. These shares were valued at an
average price of $1.00 per share, based on the price of shares sold to investors, for a total of $1,000,000, accounted for as
consulting fees.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 10 – Stockholders’
Equity (Continued)
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company paid cash of $225,957 and $-0-, respectively, for equity issuance costs related to Series B preferred stock.
During the year ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company issued 16,000 shares and 350,000 shares, respectively, of Series B preferred stock to an investor for debt
issuance costs. The shares issued were valued at an average price of $1.00 and $0.55, respectively, based on the price of shares
sold to investors, for a total of $16,000 and $94,500, respectively.
Common Stock
During the year ended December
31, 2017, the Company did not receive any cash for issuance of Series A common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2016,
the Company received cash, net of cash issuance costs, of $4,050,238, for 5,280,381 shares of its Series A common stock.
During the year ended December
31, 2017, the Company agreed to issue a total of 3,702,953 shares of Series A common stock in conversion of $50,000 of Beauport
Series B convertible notes at $0.0495 per share and $250,000 of Beauport Series C convertible notes at $0.0928 per share. These
shares have not been issued by the Company as of December 31, 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued
121,961 shares of Series A common stock in conversion of $150,000 of performance-linked notes payable at $1.2299 per share.
During the year ended December
31, 2016, the Company issued 43,333 shares of Series A common stock for consulting services from certain individuals and entities.
The shares were valued at an average price of $1.27, for a total of $54,947 and have been charged to operations for the year ended
December 31, 2016. The fair value of the services provided by consultants is not reliably estimable as these services are traditionally
transacted based on a percentage of transaction volume, making measurement of such services impractical.
During the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company paid cash of $-0- and $203,208, respectively, for equity issuance costs related to Series A common stock.
During the year ended December 31, 2017
and 2016, 2,420,594 shares and 2,089,226 shares, respectively, of Series A common stock were received by the Company to be held
in treasury. These shares held in treasury will be used for future option exercises or for future conversion of the Series B Preferred
Stock.
Failure-to-File Cease Trade Order
in Canada
On September 7, 2016, the Company’s
common shares were placed on a “failure-to-file cease trade order (FTFCTO)” in Canada by the Autorité des Marchés
Financiers (“AMF”), the market regulatory authority in the province of Quebec, for failure to file its consolidated
financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis for the interim fiscal periods ended June 30, 2016, September
30, 2016, March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017, September 30, 2017, March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018 and its annual consolidated financial
statements, management’s discussion and analysis and annual information form for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016
and 2017 in Canada within the time required by applicable securities laws. Once these filings have been completed, the Company
expects to apply for a revocation of the FTFCTO and resume its status as an issuer current in its reporting obligations in Canada.
On March 22, 2018, the Company completed its annual filing requirements for the year ended December 31, 2016 and on July 17, 2018,
the Company completed its quarterly filing requirements for the second and third quarters of 2016.
Administrative Proceeding by the
U.S. Securities Exchange Commission
On September 18, 2018, the Securities Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) commenced an administrative proceeding, In the Matter of Avant Diagnostics, Inc., et al., (File
No. 3-18784), in which it seeks, pursuant to Section 12(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to revoke the registration of
each class of securities of Respondent (ROI Land Investments, Ltd.) that are registered pursuant to Exchange Act Section 12. The
basis alleged for the proceeding was the Company’s delinquent period filings and period reporting with the SEC. At this time
the Enforcement Division of the SEC has joined in a joint motion with the Company to stay the administrative proceeding pending
signing and submission of a proposed settlement in which the Company will consent to the entry of an order revoking the registration
of such securities. The Company intends to enter into consent without admitting or denying the findings contained in the order,
except as to the SEC’s jurisdiction.
2015 Equity Incentive Plan
On September 8, 2015, the Company’s
board of directors approved and adopted the ROI Land Investments Ltd. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”).
The 2015 Plan was approved by a majority of stockholders of the Company on November 9, 2015. The 2015 Plan provides for the grant
of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted awards, performance share awards
and performance compensation awards. There were no activities during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and no awards are
outstanding under the 2015 Plan at December 31, 2017 and 2016.
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 10 – Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)
Non Plan
During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company
issued certain stock options to purchase the Company’s Series A common stock, outside of the 2015 Plan. The following summarizes
non-Plan option activity for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
|
|
Common Stock Options Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted
average
|
|
|
|
Employees
|
|
|
Non-employees
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
exercise
price
|
|
Outstanding as of December 31, 2015
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
6,457,250
|
|
|
|
6,957,250
|
|
|
$
|
1.51
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options granted
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
5,633,259
|
|
|
|
5,683,259
|
|
|
$
|
1.58
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled or expired
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
(2,522,250
|
)
|
|
|
(2,522,250
|
)
|
|
$
|
1.56
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2016
|
|
|
550,000
|
|
|
|
9,568,259
|
|
|
|
10,118,259
|
|
|
$
|
1.54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options granted
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled or expired
|
|
|
(500,000
|
)
|
|
|
(3,175,000
|
)
|
|
|
(3,675,000
|
)
|
|
$
|
1.47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2017
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
6,393,259
|
|
|
|
6,443,259
|
|
|
$
|
1.59
|
|
The following table summarizes
information with respect to stock options outstanding and exercisable by employees and directors as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding
|
|
|
Options vested and exercisable
|
|
Exercise
price
|
|
|
Number
outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
|
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
|
|
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
|
|
|
Number
vested
|
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
|
|
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
1.12
|
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
0.75
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
$
|
252,500
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
$
|
252,500
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
2.12
|
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
550,000
|
|
|
|
0.87
|
|
|
$
|
0.45
|
|
|
$
|
252,500
|
|
|
|
550,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.45
|
|
|
$
|
252,500
|
|
ROI Land Investments Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Note 10 – Stockholders’
Equity (Continued)
During the year ended December 31, 2017,
the Company did not issue any stock options to its employees. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued stock
options to its employees to purchase a total of 50,000 shares. These options have contractual lives of three years and were valued
at an average grant date fair value of $0.76 per option, respectively, using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following
assumptions:
|
|
For the year ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
Stock Price
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
$
|
1.35
|
|
Expected term
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
3.00 years
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
92.2%
|
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
1.20%
|
|
Dividend yield
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
0.00
|
|
Stock prices were based on the most recent
traded stock price as of the grant date and volatility was based on the Company’s historical volatility.
A total of 500,000 options and -0- options
were either expired or canceled during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
For the years ended December 31, 2017 and
2016, $-0- and $39,090, respectively, were recorded as compensation expense and $-0- and $-0-, respectively, related to unrecognized
stock compensation costs.
The following table summarizes information
with respect to stock options outstanding and exercisable by non-employees as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:
During the year ended December 31, 2017,
the Company did not issue any stock options to non-employees. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued options
to purchase a total of 5,633,259 shares, of Series A common stock to various consultants and investors. The fair value of the services
provided by consultants is not reliably estimable as these services are traditionally transacted based on a percentage of transaction
volume, making measurement of such services impractical. These options have contractual lives of six months to ten years and were
valued using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model at an weighted average grant date fair value of $0.46 per option, or $2,613,018,
for the year ended December 31, 2016 with the following assumptions:
Stock prices were based on the most recent
traded stock price as of the grant date and volatility was based on the Company’s historical volatility.
A total of 3,175,000 options and 2,522,250
options were either expired or canceled during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
For the years ended December 31, 2017 and
2016, $(55,399) and $2,243,195, respectively, were recorded in consulting fee expense and $255,875 and $1,516,476, respectively,
were related to unrecognized stock compensation costs. The Company expects to recognize those costs over a weighted average period
of 1.5 years and 2.1 years as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Deferred income taxes reflect the tax
effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the
amounts used for tax purposes. The components of the net deferred income tax assets are as follows:
The Company has established a full valuation
allowance on its deferred tax asset because of a lack of sufficient positive evidence to support its realization. The valuation
allowance decreased by $2,335,310 and increased by $6,285,080 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The
decrease in fiscal year 2017 is explained by the reduction of the deferred tax asset on United States tax attributes due to the
enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on December 22, 2017.
As of December 31, 2017, the Company has
net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $32,040,000 in the United States, which expire commencing 2033. The potential
tax benefit of these losses may be limited due to certain change in ownership provisions under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue
Code (“IRS”) and similar state provisions. The Company also has a net operating loss carry forward in Canada of approximately
$8,847,000 (CAD 11,106,000) which expires commencing 2034, in Germany of $70,000 (EUR 83,000) with no expiration and in Luxembourg
of $535,000 (EUR 447,000) which expires in 2033.
IRS Section 382 places limitations (the
“Section 382 Limitation”) on the amount of taxable income which can be offset by net operating loss carry forwards
after a change in control (generally greater than 50% change in ownership) of a loss corporation. Generally, after a change in
control, a loss corporation cannot deduct operating loss carry forwards in excess of the Section 382 Limitation. Due to these “change
in ownership” provisions, utilization of the net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards may be subject to an annual
limitation regarding their utilization against taxable income in future periods. The Company has not concluded its analysis of
Section 382 through December 31, 2017, but believes the provisions will not limit the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards
to offset, prior to their expiration, future taxable income.
The Company is subject to income taxes
in the U.S., Canada, Germany and Luxembourg. The tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to interpretation of related
tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply. No provision was made for income taxes for the years ended
December 31, 2017 and 2016 as the Company had cumulative operating losses in each of these jurisdictions.
U.S. federal income tax reform legislation,
known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, was signed into law on December 22, 2017 (the “Tax Reform Bill”) which reduces,
amongst other things, the corporate federal income tax rate from 34% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. In December 2017 the SEC
staff issued guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Reform Bill. The guidance provides that the income tax effects
of those aspects of the Tax Reform Bill for which the Company’s accounting for income taxes is complete must be reflected
in the current period and allows for reporting provisional amounts during a measurement period until the evaluation is complete.
The Company management believes that the tax effects of these provisions do not have a material impact on the consolidated financial
statements as of December 31, 2017.
The Company has entered into certain consulting
agreements which call for introduction fees to be paid to the consultants for capital received by the Company from investors introduced
by the consultants. The fees range from i) 2% in Series A common stock to ii) 13% in cash and 10% in Series A common stock of the
amounts received by the Company.
On March 11, 2015, the Company entered
into an agreement with Artizan Interior design (“Artizan”), a UAE corporation, whereby Artizan will provide project
management and technical coordination services for its project in the Sobha Hartland district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The services of Artizan began October 1, 2015 at a monthly fee of $85,000 for a term of the development stage of the project until
the handover of the project to the developer. On March 2, 2016, the Company entered into a Client Representative Consultancy Agreement
with Artizan, whereby Artizan will provide construction and engineering design services for its project in the Sobha Hartland
district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The services of Artizan began in March 2016 for a total fee of $1,200,000 in payments
of 50% upon the commencement of work, 25% upon the approval of the design package from relevant authorities, and 25% upon the
completion of all design services as agreed and approved by the Company. Upon receipt of a termination letter from PNC terminating
the agreement related to the Sobha Hartland, Dubai project, the Company terminated its agreement between Artizan and $127,500
of payables is due to Aritizan as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. On May 14, 2018, the Company and Artizan entered into a settlement
agreement whereby the Company shall pay to Artizan a total of $150,000, including late fees, in two equal payments of $75,000
on May 15, 2018 and July 15, 2018, as full and final settlement for its outstanding payables. These payments were satisfied in
full by the Company.
On February 7, 2016, the Company entered
into a Development Sale and Purchase Agreement with PNC. During fiscal year 2016, the Company made an additional payment of $1,900,000
(AED 6,980,144) in non-refundable deposits to PNC leaving a balance of $24,786,795 (AED 91,014,801). On May 15, 2016, the Company
received a termination letter from PNC terminating the agreement dated February 7, 2016 for non-payment of the amounts due under
the agreement. As a result, the Company forfeited the $4,701,205 (AED 17,271,099) of deposits. A total of $5,048,032 (AED 18,545,258),
including $346,827 (AED 1,273,583) of closing and development costs, has been charged to operating expenses for the year ended
December 31, 2016 as abandoned project costs. However, the Company is still in negotiations with PNC to acquire a reduced size
and price of the land it had agreed to under the agreement dated February 7, 2016 and apply the deposits to this restructured arrangement.
Negotiations are under way, but the likelihood that the Company will be successful in reaching a satisfactory agreement is dependent
on its ability to pay at least a portion of the new acquisition price. As a result, there can be no assurance that the acquisition
will occur as contemplated or at all. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company did not incur any additional costs relating
to this project.
The Company has two office lease agreements
(Canada and Germany) with total lease payments of $122,798. The Company is contracted to make the following annual payments: not
later than one year totaling $44,053; later than one year but not later than two years totaling $44,204; later than two years but
not later than three years totaling $21,636; later than three years but not later than four years totaling $12,904; and no amounts
later than four years.
Certain conditions may exist as of the
date the consolidated financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company, but which will only be resolved
when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently
involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company,
or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or
unasserted claims, as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.
If the assessment of a contingency indicates
that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated
liability would be accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially
material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature
of the contingent liability and an estimate of the range of possible losses, if determinable and material, would be disclosed.
On August 6, 2015, Mrs. Gloria Julie Couillard
and Tekno Forme (“Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint naming CTC, its President, ROI DEV, Philippe Germain and Sebastian
Cliche as co-defendants claiming unpaid fees of $207,638. On September 2, 2015, a default judgement was served against CTC. CTC
and its President are applying to set aside the default judgement against them and the Company is opposing the Plaintiff’s
notice of Application. On October 9, 2015, the Plaintiff registered a lien on the Company’s Canadian properties in the amount
of $207,638. On March 17, 2017, the Plaintiff agreed to release its judgment filed against the Company’s Canadian properties
and removed its lien, in its entirety, registered on these properties.
On September 14, 2015, the Company received
a notification from the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) of a Request for Mediation, dated September 8, 2015,
filed by Seth Shaw, pursuant to a mediation and arbitration clause contained in a Consulting Agreement allegedly entered into between
the Company and Seth Shaw on May 1, 2014. The Company executed such agreement but believes that Seth Shaw failed to perform under
said agreement. Mr. Shaw believes that the agreement is valid and in effect. The matter under dispute is 500,000 shares of the
Company’s Series A common stock which were to be issued to Mr. Shaw pursuant to such agreement. A certificate for such shares
was issued but never delivered to Mr. Shaw, because the Company cancelled the Agreement for failure to perform. The Company cancelled
the shares and recorded a liability for the then value of the shares of $175,000 which was included in accounts payable and accrued
expenses in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015. The Company and Mr. Shaw met in mediation on February 22, 2016
with no resolution achieved. The parties then attended an arbitration evidentiary hearing on January 20, 2017 whereby a final arbitration
award was issued on March 30, 2017 and subsequently a judgment was delivered by the United States District Court of Nevada on March
1, 2018 ruling that Mr. Shaw was entitled to recover $755,125 from the Company for breach of contract claim, $103,110 of legal
fees and $3,625 in costs. On August 6, 2018, a Writ of Execution was issued to the US Marshal for the District of Nevada to enforce
the judgment. Subsequent to such events, the officers of the Company and Mr. Shaw have engaged in continuing discussions with each
other toward settlement of all outstanding matters between them. Mr. Shaw has voluntarily refrained from further enforcement action
and the discussions with the Company are ongoing. The Company believes it will be able to eventually succeed in reaching voluntary
arrangements for settlement of the outstanding judgment in favor of Mr. Shaw and to resume a mutually constructive and amicable
business relationship. The Company has not revised the recorded liability of $250,000 in accounts payable and accrued expenses
in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, as it still represents the best estimate of the possible outflows to
settle this case.
During the year ended December 31, 2017,
1016566 B.C. Ltd. (“1016566 B.C.”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ROI DEV, received a Notice of Civil Claim from Snaring
River Holdings Ltd. dba Western Thermal & Demolition, a British Columbia construction subcontractor (“Snaring River”).
1016566 B.C. Ltd. is the record title owner of certain real property known as 1015-1050 Nalabila Boulevard, Kitimat, BC, Canada
(the “ Kitimat Property”) and was acquired from CTC.. Snaring River claims to have performed work on the Property as
a subcontractor for Intactus Corporation (“Inactus”), a Canadian corporation performing general contractor services,
and Intactus allegedly was contracted by CTC to perform certain work on the Property. As a subcontractor on the Property, Snaring
River filed and claimed certain rights pursuant to the British Columbia Lien Trust Law (“BCLTL”), comprising liens
against the Property and claims to certain funds allegedly required to have been withheld in trust in its favor, pursuant to the
BCLTL. Pursuant to such claims, Snaring River named 1016566 B.C. as a co-defendant with Intactus in Snaring River’s Notice
of Civil Claim. Snaring River’s invoices for work at the Property were approximately $255,000 (CAD 320,000), without crediting
any payments received. In a letter dated April 4, 2018, Snaring River claimed to add Company as a defendant in its Notice of Civil
Claim by reason of Company’s indirect interest in the Property through intermediary subsidiaries. The Company does not believe
(i) that the Company has derivative liability to Snaring River on account of actions/inactions of its subsidiary or affiliate entities,
(ii) that the Company has direct liability to Snaring River, (iii) that Snaring River’s legal conclusions are supported by
case law, or (iv) that the facts will support Snaring River’s allegations against the Company. Moreover, the Company does
not believe Snaring River’s Notice of Civil Claim can or will prevail against 1016566 B.C. and has not recorded any liability
on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017.