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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2023

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File Number: 333-150029

 

BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Wyoming

 

27-1338257

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

12 Daniel Road E.

Fairfield, NJ 07007

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(973) 227-3230

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock $.00001 par value

(Title of class)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.  Yes  No

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

 

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 (b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes No

 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock (par value $0.00001 per share) held by non-affiliates on June 30, 2023 (the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was $103,506 using the closing price on June 30, 2023.

 

As of March 29, 2024, the registrant had 2,898,329,407 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, outstanding.

 

Documents Incorporated By Reference:  None.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

PART I

1

 

 

Item 1. Business

1

Item 1A. Risk Factors

5

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

11

Item 2. Properties

11

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

12

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

12

 

 

PART II

12

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

12

Item 6. [Reserved]

14

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

14

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

23

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

23

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

23

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

23

Item 9B. Other Information

24

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.

25

 

 

PART III

25

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant and Corporate Governance

25

Item 11. Executive Compensation

27

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

29

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

31

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

31

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

32

 

 

Signatures

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are “forward-looking” statements, as well as historical information. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including matters described in the section titled “Risk Factors.” Forward-looking statements include those that use forward-looking terminology, such as the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “project,” “plan,” “will,” “shall,” “should,” and similar expressions, including when used in the negative. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable and achievable, these statements involve risks and uncertainties and we cannot assure you that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect events or circumstances after the date initially filed or published, to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or otherwise.

 

We operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for us to predict all of those risks, nor can we assess the impact of all of those risks on our business or the extent to which any factor may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected us, our customers, counterparties, employees, and third-party service providers, and, due to continuing uncertainty surrounding the likelihood that future restrictions may be put in place if COVID-19 cases were to increase, the ultimate extent of the impacts on our business, financial position, results of operations, liquidity and prospects are uncertain. Continued deterioration in general business and economic conditions, including further increases in unemployment rates, or turbulence in domestic or global markets could adversely affect our revenues and the values of our assets and liabilities, reduce the availability of funding, lead to a tightening of credit, and further increase stock price volatility. In addition, changes to statutes, regulations, or regulatory policies or practices as a result of, or in response to COVID-19, could affect us in substantial and unpredictable ways. The forward-looking statements in this Report are based on assumptions management believes are reasonable. However, due to the uncertainties associated with forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and unless required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to publicly update any of them in light of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

From time to time, forward-looking statements also are included in our other periodic reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K, in our press releases, in our presentations, on our website and in other materials released to the public. Any or all of the forward-looking statements included in this Report and in any other reports or public statements made by us are not guarantees of future performance and may turn out to be inaccurate. These forward-looking statements represent our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Many of those factors are outside of our control and could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than we have described. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning other matters addressed in this Report and attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this Report.

 

Except to the extent required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, a change in events, conditions, circumstances or assumptions underlying such statements, or otherwise.

 

For discussion of factors that we believe could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results see “Item 1A - Risk Factors” below.

 

In this Report, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, “Bergio”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our” refer to Bergio International, Inc., a Wyoming corporation, and its subsidiaries.

 

 


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PART I

 

Item 1. Business

 

Company Overview

 

We were incorporated as “Alba Mineral Exploration, Inc.” on July 24, 2007, in the State of Delaware for the purpose of engaging in the exploration of mineral properties. On October 21, 2009, we entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Diamond Information Institute, Inc. (“Diamond Information Institute”), whereby we acquired all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Diamond Information Institute and changed the name of the company to Bergio International, Inc. On February 19, 2020, the Company changed its state of incorporation to the State of Wyoming.

 

The Bergio brand is our most important asset. The Bergio brand is associated with high-quality, handcrafted and individually designed pieces with European sensibility, Italian craftsmanship and a bold flair for the unexpected.  Bergio, is one of the most coveted brands of fine jewelry. Established in 1995, Bergio’s signature innovative design, coupled with extraordinary diamonds and precious stones, earned the company recognition as a highly sought-after purveyor of rare and exquisite treasures from around the globe. As President, CEO and Head Designer of Bergio, Berge Abajian performs a highly successful balancing act, accomplished with equal parts precision and passion. An informed and inspirational leader, Berge directs the company with the eye and soul of a designer and the mind of a businessman. The role that is perhaps closest to his heart, however, is that of designer. With family jewelry roots reaching back the 1930s, Berge is a third generation jeweler and a purist when it comes to design. Berge’s understanding of every aspect, in both design and manufacturing, creates collections that are nothing short of peerless in craftsmanship and style. Berge creates a collection, he looks well beyond the drawing board. Berge focuses on the woman who will ultimately wear his pieces, bringing to creation a magnificent piece of jewelry that reflects the beauty and vitality a woman possesses. Bergio creations are a seamless blend of classic elegance and subtle flair, adding to a woman’s charm while never overpowering her.

 

It is our intention to establish Bergio as a holding company for the purpose of establishing retails stores worldwide. Our branded product lines are products and/or collections designed by our designer and CEO Berge Abajian and will be the centerpiece of our retail stores. We also intend to complement our own quality-designed jewelry with other products and our own specially-designed handbags. This is in line with our strategy and belief that a brand name can create an association with innovation, design and quality which helps add value to the individual products as well as facilitate the introduction of new products.

 

It is our intention to open elegant stores in “high-end” areas and provide excellent service in our stores which will be staffed with knowledgeable professionals.

 

We also intend to sell our products on a wholesale basis to limited customers.

 

On March 5, 2014, the Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary called Crown Luxe, Inc. in the State of Delaware (“Crown Luxe”). Crown Lux was established to operate the Company’s first retail store, which was opened in Bergen County, New Jersey in the fourth quarter of 2014.

 

During the fall of 2018, we opened our second retail store at the new Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In September 2023, we closed the retail store located at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. We opened a new retail store in March 2023 located in Marmora, New Jersey.

 

On February 10, 2021, Bergio International, Inc. entered into an Acquisition Agreement with Digital Age Business, Inc., a Florida corporation, (“Digital Age”), pursuant to which the shareholders of Digital Age  agreed to sell all of the assets and liabilities of its Aphrodite’s business to a recently formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company known as Aphrodite’s Marketing, Inc., a Wyoming corporation in exchange for newly created Series B Preferred Stock of the Company, which collectively, shall be convertible at Shareholders’ option, at any time, in whole or in part, into that number of shares of common stock of the Company which shall equal thirty percent (30%) of the total issued and outstanding common stock of the Company (as determined at the earlier of (i) the date of conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock; and (ii) eighteen (18) months following the Closing). In addition, the Company will provide an additional $5,000,000 in financing for Aphrodite’s Marketing, Inc.


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The funding for this acquisition was a combination of proceeds from the issuance of common stock from our S-1 Registration Statement and debt.

 

On February 11, 2021, in connection with the financing detailed in Section 2.2.1 of the Acquisition Agreement with Digital Age Business, Inc. (which was detailed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 17, 2021), Bergio International, Inc. (the “Company” and “BRGO”) entered into a certain Securities Purchase Agreement, Convertible Promissory Note, Warrant, Registration Rights Agreement, Security Agreement, and Guaranty (together, the “BRGO Transaction Documents”), with certain accredited investors (the “Purchasers”).

 

Under the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company completed a private placement offering pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and/or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder (the “Private Placement Offering”) of $1,512,500.00 in face value of Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Notes”) and Common Stock Purchase Warrants for 1,512,500 post-split shares (756,250,000 pre-split shares) ,of BRGO Common Stock (the “Warrants”) at a purchase price of $1,375,000.00, representing a 10% original issuance discount, (the “Purchase Price”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the BRGO Transaction Documents, including the Guaranty, Security Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement.

 

The Convertible Secured Subordinated Promissory Notes (the “Notes”) issued to the Purchasers each had a One (1) Year term, with a Maturity Date of February 11, 2022, and bore interest at 10%, which was to be paid to the Holders quarterly. The Notes were convertible into BRGO Common Stock at the fixed conversion price of $0.75 post-split shares ($0.0015 pre-split shares), and the Holders thereof may convert all or a portion of the Notes into the Company’s Common Stock at any time, subject only to each Purchaser’s beneficial ownership limitation of up to 9.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of BRGO Common Stock. The Notes are redeemable by the Company, subject to the Redemption Procedure in Section 6 and the formula detailed in Schedule 6(a) thereto.

 

The Warrants to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrants”) issued to the Purchasers have an exercise price of $1.00 post-split per share ($0.002 pre-split) (the “Exercise Price”), and such Purchasers may exercise the Warrants for a period of Five (5) Years, until the Expiration Date, and in the manner set forth therein, which includes a Cashless Exercise provision, subject to each Purchaser’s beneficial ownership limitation of up to 9.99% of the total issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company. The Warrants are not redeemable by the Company.

 

The Registration Rights Agreement requires the Company to file a Registration Statement within Sixty (60) Days of the Closing Date, and to include the Notes and Warrants (together the “Registerable Securities”) therein.

 

The Security Agreement provides the Purchasers with a security interest and lien on certain property of the Company and Acquisition Sub as set forth in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 therein (the “Collateral”).

 

The Guaranty provides the Purchasers the guarantee by the Company and Acquisition Sub of the payments due to such Purchasers under the terms of the Notes and Warrants, subject to the limitations therein.

 

On July 1, 2021 (“Closing”), we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with GearBubble, Inc., a Nevada corporation, (“GearBubble”), pursuant to which the shareholders of GearBubble (the “Equity Recipients”) agreed to sell 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of GearBubble to a recently formed subsidiary of the Company known as GearBubble Tech, Inc. (“GearBubble Tech”), a Wyoming corporation in exchange for $3,162,000 (the “Cash Purchase Price”), which shall be paid as follows: a) $2,000,000 (which was paid in cash at Closing), b) $1,162,000 to be paid in 15 equal installments, and c) 49,000 of the 100,000 authorized shares of the Merger Sub, such that upon the Closing, 51% of the Merger Sub shall be owned by the Company, and 49% of the Merger Sub shall be owned by the GearBubble Shareholders. We own 51% of GearBubble Tech.

 

The funding for these acquisitions was a combination of proceeds from the issuance of common stock from our S-1 Registration Statement and debt.

 

Effective March 22, 2023, by filing Articles of Amendment in Wyoming, our authorized shares of common stock was increased from 15,000,000,000 shares to 25,000,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share.  In the same Articles of Amendment, we filed for a reverse split of our common stock, at the ratio of 1 for 500, which was declared effective by FINRA effective April 17, 2023.


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In December 2023, the Company decided to sell the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing. The Company is in negotiation with a potential buyer and has entered into a Letter of Intent in March 2024. Currently, no formal agreement or purchase agreement has been executed.

 

The Company has instituted various cost saving measures to conserve cash and has worked with its debtors in an attempt to negotiate the debt terms. The Company has been also investigating various strategies to increase sales and expand its business. The Company is in negotiations with some potential partners, but, at this time, there is nothing concrete, but the Company remains positive about its prospects. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in its endeavors or that it will be able to increase its business.

 

Our future operations are contingent upon increasing revenues and raising capital for on-going operations and expansion of our product lines. Because we have a limited operating history, you may have difficulty evaluating our business and future prospects.

 

Principal Products and Services

 

Our products consist of a wide range of unique jewelry styles and designs made from precious metals such as gold, platinum and Karat gold, as well as other precious stones. We continuously innovate and change our designs based upon consumer trends. As a result of new designs being created, we believe we are able to differentiate ourselves from our competition and strengthen our brands. We sell our products to our customers at price points that reflect the market price of the base material as well as design and processing fees.

 

We believe that we are a trendsetter in jewelry manufacturing. As a result, we come out with a variety of products throughout the year that we believe have commercial potential to meet what we feel are new trends within the industry. The “Bergio” designs consist of upscale jewelry that includes white diamonds, yellow diamonds, pearls, and colored stones, in 18K gold, platinum, and palladium. We currently design and produce approximately 100 to 150 product styles. Current retail prices for our products range from $400 to $200,000.

 

Our product range is divided into three fashion lines: (i) an 18K gold line, (ii) a bridal line, and (iii) a couture and/or one of kind pieces. Our Chief Executive Officer and director, Mr. Abajian, consults regularly with the design teams to design and create new products and product lines.

 

Each year, we attempt to expand and/or enhance these lines, while constantly seeking to identify trends that we believe exist in the market for new styles or types of merchandise. Design and innovation are the primary focus of our manufacturing and we are less concerned with the supply and capacity of raw materials. Mr. Abajian with his contacts, which are located mostly overseas, regularly meets to discuss, conceptualize and develop Bergio’s various products and collections. When necessary, additional suppliers and design teams can be brought in as needed. Management intends to maintain a diverse line of jewelry to mitigate concentration of sales and continuously expand our market reach.

 

Competition and Market Overview

 

The jewelry design and manufacture industry is extremely competitive and has low barriers to entry. We compete with other jewelry designers and manufacturers of upscale jewelry as well as retail jewelry stores and ecommerce stores.

There are over 1,500 jewelry design and manufacture companies worldwide, several of which have greater experience, brand name recognition and financial resources than Bergio, but our vision to create a one Branded stores offering variety of products gives us an advantage over other designers.

 

Our management believes that the jewelry industry competes in the global marketplace and therefore must be adaptable to remain competitive. Consumer spending for discretionary goods such as jewelry is sensitive to changes in consumer confidence and ultimately consumer confidence is affected by general business considerations in the U.S. economy. Consumer discretionary spending generally declines during times of falling consumer confidence, which may affect the retail sale of our products. U.S. consumer confidence reflected these slowing conditions throughout the last few years.

 

We believe that a stronger economy, more spending by young professionals with an overall trend toward luxury products will lead to future growth. Therefore, we intend to make strong efforts to maintain our brand in the industry through our focus on the innovation and design of our products as well as being able to consolidate and increase cost efficiency when possible through acquisitions.


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Marketing and Distribution

 

It is our intention to establish Bergio as a holding company for the purpose of establishing retails stores worldwide and increase our online presence. Our branded product lines are products and/or collections designed by our designer and CEO Berge Abajian and will be the centerpiece of our retail and ecommerce stores. We also intend to complement our own quality-designed jewelry with other products and our own specially designed handbags manufactured in Florence Italy also we introduced our silver Fashion Line which completed the Brand. This is in line with our strategy and belief that a brand name can create an association with innovation, design and quality which helps add value to the individual products as well as facilitate the introduction of new products.

 

It is our intention to open elegant stores in “high-end” areas and provide excellent service in our stores which will be staffed with knowledgeable professionals and opening online shopping gives us an extreme reach into different markets and support our retail operations. We also intend to sell our products on a wholesale basis to limited customers.

 

Customers

 

For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, no customer accounted for over 10% of total revenues.

 

As of December 31, 2023, total accounts receivable amounted to $19,433 and one customer represented 82% of this balance. As of December 31, 2022, total accounts receivable amounted to $119,931 and two customers represented 90% (60% and 30%) of this balance.

 

Sources and Availability of Raw Materials and Principal Suppliers

 

Most of the inventory and raw materials we purchase occurs through our manufacturers located in Europe and U.S. The inventory that we directly maintain is based on recent sales and revenues of our products but ultimately is at the discretion of Mr. Abajian, and his experience in the industry. Our inventories are commodities that can be incorporated into future products or can be sold on the open market. Additionally, we perform physical inventory inspections on a quarterly basis to assess upcoming styling needs and consider the current pricing in metals and stones needed for our products.

We acquire all raw gemstones, precious metals and other raw materials used for manufacturing our products on the open market. We are not constrained in our purchasing by any contracts with any suppliers and acquire raw material based upon, among other things, availability and price on the open wholesale market.

 

Product for U.S. consumption is now produced in the U.S, and our contracted manufacturer in Italy. Our manufacturing supplier in Italy, who procures the raw materials in accordance with the specifications and designs submitted by Bergio. However, the general supply of precious metals and stones used by us can be reasonably forecast even though the prices will fluctuate. Any price differentials in the precious metals and stones will typically be passed on to the customer.

 

Most of our precious stones are purchased from various diamond dealers. We do not have any formal agreements with any of our suppliers but have established an ongoing relationship with each of our suppliers.

 

Intellectual Property

 

Bergio is a federally registered trademarked name that we own. Since the first trademark of “Bergio” was filed, all advertising, marketing, trade shows and overall presentation of our product to the public has prominently displayed this trademark. As additional lines are designed and added to our products, we may trademark new names to distinguish particular products and jewelry lines.

 

Research and Development

 

There were no expenses incurred for research and development in year 2023 and 2022.

 

Employees

 

As of March 28, 2024, Bergio International, Inc, and subsidiaries had 17 full-time employees and 4 part-time employees. Our current employees are administrative, sales and marketing personnel. No personnel are covered by a


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collective bargaining agreement. We use the services of independent consultants and contractors from time to time when needed.

 

Environmental Regulation and Compliance

 

The United States environmental laws do not materially impact our manufacturing as we are using state of the art equipment that complies with all relevant environmental laws.

 

Approximately 5% of the Company’s manufacturing is contracted to quality suppliers in the vicinity of Valenza, Italy, with the remaining 95% of setting and finishing work being conducted in our Fairfield, New Jersey facility. The setting and finishing work done in our New Jersey facility involves the use of precision lasers, rather than using old soldering procedures which uses gas and oxygen to assemble different elements. Soap and water is used as a standard to clean the jewelry. Also, a standard polishing compound is used for the finishing work, but it does not have a material impact on our cost and effect of compliance with environmental laws.

 

Government Regulation

 

Currently, we are subject to all of the government regulations that regulate businesses generally such as compliance with regulatory requirements of federal, state, and local agencies and authorities, including regulations concerning workplace safety, labor relations, and disadvantaged businesses. In addition, our operations are affected by federal and state laws relating to marketing practices in the retail jewelry industry. We are subject to the jurisdiction of federal, various state and other taxing authorities. From time to time, these taxing authorities review or audit our business.

 

Where You Can Find More Information

 

Our website address is www.bergio.com. We do not intend our website address to be an active link or to otherwise incorporate by reference the contents of the website into this Report. The public may read and copy any materials the Company files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0030. The SEC maintains an Internet website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

 

WE HAVE HAD LIMITED OPERATIONS, HAVE INCURRED LOSSES SINCE INCEPTION, HAVE LIMITEDCASH TO SUSTAIN OUR OPERATIONS, AND WE NEED ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO EXECUTE OUR BUSINESS PLAN AND RECEIVED A GOING CONCERN OPINION IN PRIOR PERIODS.

 

The Company has suffered recurring losses. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company had net loss attributable to Bergio International, Inc. of $3,995,101 and total cash used in operations of $705,285. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The recoverability of a major portion of the recorded asset amounts shown in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet is dependent upon continued operations of the Company, which in turn, is dependent upon the Company’s ability to raise capital and/or generate positive cash flows from operations.

 

Management plans to achieve profitability by increasing its business through opening additional retail stores and expanding its online presence. There can be no assurance that the Company can raise the required capital to support operations or increase sales to achieve profitable operations. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue in existence.

 

A DECLINE IN DISCRETIONARY CONSUMER SPENDING MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR INDUSTRY, OUR OPERATIONS, AND ULTIMATELY OUR PROFITABILITY.

 

Luxury products, such as fine jewelry, are discretionary purchases for consumers. Any reduction in consumer discretionary spending or disposable income may affect the jewelry industry more significantly than other industries.


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Many economic factors outside of our control could affect consumer discretionary spending, including the financial markets, consumer credit availability, prevailing interest rates, energy costs, employment levels, salary levels, and tax rates. Any reduction in discretionary consumer spending could materially adversely affect our business and financial condition.

 

THERE IS A RISK ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19

 

The Company’s operations were and may continue to be affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which in March 2020, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Although 4 years have passed since the outbreak of COVID-19, it is uncertain if a future rise in COVID-19 cases could bring back the restrictions put in place by the United States federal or state governments. The ultimate disruption which may be caused COVID-19 is uncertain; however, it may result in a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position, operations and cash flows. Possible areas that may be affected include, but are not limited to, disruption to the Company’s customers and revenue, labor workforce, unavailability of products and supplies used in operations, and the decline in value of assets held by the Company, including property and equipment.

 

OUR OPERATING RESULTS MAY BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY WORLDWIDE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES AND SPECIFIC CONDITIONS IN THE MARKETS WE ADDRESS.

 

In the recent past, general worldwide economic conditions have experienced a downturn due to slower economic activity, concerns about inflation, increased energy costs, decreased consumer confidence, and reduced corporate profits and capital spending, and adverse business conditions. Any continuation or worsening of the current global economic and financial conditions could materially adversely affect (i) our ability to raise, or the cost of, needed capital, (ii) demand for our current and future products and (iii) our ability to commercialize products. We cannot predict the timing, strength, or duration of any economic slowdown or subsequent economic recovery, worldwide, or in the display industry.

 

THE LOSS OF THE SERVICERS OF OUR KEY EMPLOYEES, PARTICULARLY THE SERVICES RENDERED BY OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR, MR. BERGE ABAJIAN, COULD HARM OUR BUSINESS.

 

We believe our success will depend, to a significant extent, on the efforts and abilities of Berge Abajian, our Chief Executive Officer. If we lost Mr. Abajian, we would be forced to expend significant time and money in the pursuit of a replacement, which would result in both a delay in the implementation of our business plan and the diversion of limited working capital. We can give you no assurance that we could find a satisfactory replacement for Mr. Abajian at all, or on terms that are not unduly expensive or burdensome.

 

OUR FUTURE SUCCESS DEPENDS UPON, IN LARGE PART, OUR CONTINUING ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

 

If we grow and implement our business plan, we will need to add managerial talent to support our business plan. There is no guarantee that we will be successful in adding such managerial talent. These professionals are regularly recruited by other companies and may choose to change companies. Given our relatively small size compared to some of our competitors, the performance of our business may be more adversely affected than our competitors would be if we lose well-performing employees and are unable to attract new ones.

 

BECAUSE WE INTEND TO OPEN NEW RETAIL STORES AND SUCH ACTIVITY INVOLVES A NUMBER OF RISKS, OUR BUSINESS MAY SUFFER.

 

We may consider acquisitions of assets or other business.  Any acquisition or opening of another retail store or other operations involves a number of risks that could fail to meet our expectations and adversely affect our profitability.  For example:

 

·The acquired assets or business may not achieve expected results; 

 

·We may incur substantial, unanticipated costs, delays or other operational or financial problems when integrating the acquired assets; 

 

·We may not be able to retain key personnel of an acquired business; 


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·We may not be able to raise the required capital to expand; 

 

·Our management’s attention may be diverted; or 

 

·Our management may not be able to manage the acquired assets or combined entity effectively or to make acquisitions and grow our business internally at the same time. 

 

If these problems arise, we may not realize the expected benefits of an acquisition.

 

BECAUSE THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY IN GENERAL IS AFFECTED BY FLUCTUATIONS IN THE PRICES OF PRECIOUS METALS AND PRECIOUS AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, WE COULD EXPERIENCE INCREASED OPERATING COSTS THAT WILL AFFECT OUR BOTTOM LINE.

 

The availability and prices of gold, diamonds, and other precious metals and precious and semi-precious stones may be influenced by cartels, political instability in exporting countries and inflation.

 

Shortages of these materials or sharp changes in their prices could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. A significant change in prices of key commodities, including gold, could adversely affect our business or reduce operating margins and impact consumer demand if retail prices increased significantly, even though we historically incorporate any increases in the purchase of raw materials to our consumers. Additionally, a significant disruption in our supply of gold or other commodities could decrease the production and shipping levels of our products, which may materially increase our operating costs and ultimately affect our profit margins.

 

BECAUSE WE DEPEND ON OUR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO FASHION TRENDS, IF WE MISJUDGE THESE TRENDS, OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN AND GAIN MARKET SHARE WILL BE AFFECTED.

 

The jewelry industry is subject to rapidly changing fashion trends and shifting consumer demands. Accordingly, our success may depend on the priority that our target customers place on fashion and our ability to anticipate, identify, and capitalize upon emerging fashion trends. If we misjudge fashion trends or are unable to adjust our products in a timely manner, our net sales may decline or fail to meet expectations and any excess inventory may be sold at lower prices.

 

OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN OR INCREASE OUR REVENUES COULD BE HARMED IF WE ARE UNABLE TO STRENGTHEN AND MAINTAIN OUR BRAND IMAGE.

 

We have spent significant amounts of time and money in branding our Bergio and Bergio Bridal lines. We believe that primary factors in determining customer buying decisions, especially in the jewelry industry, are determined by price, confidence in the merchandise and quality associated with a brand. The ability to differentiate products from competitors of the Company has been a factor in attracting consumers. However, if the Company’s ability to promote its brand fails to garner brand recognition, its ability to generate revenues may suffer. If the Company fails to differentiate its products, its ability to sell its products wholesale will be adversely affected. These factors could result in lower selling prices and sales volumes, which could adversely affect its financial condition and results of operations.

 

IF WE WERE TO EXPERIENCE SUBSTANTIAL DEFAULTS BY OUR CUSTOMERS ON ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, THIS COULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR LIQUIDITY AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

If customers responsible for a large amount of accounts receivable were to become insolvent or otherwise unable to pay for our products, or to make payments in a timely manner, our liquidity and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. An economic or industry downturn could materially affect the ability to collect these accounts receivable, which could then result in longer payment cycles, increased collections costs and defaults in excess of management’s expectations. A significant deterioration in the ability to collect on accounts receivable could affect our cash flow and working capital position.

 


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WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO INCREASE SALES OR OTHERWISE SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE OUR BUSINESS, WHICH COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION.

 

We believe that the key to our success is to increase our revenues and available cash. We may not have the resources required to promote our business and its potential benefits. If we are unable to gain market acceptance of our business, we will not be able to generate enough revenue to achieve and maintain profitability or to continue our operations.

 

We may not be able to increase our sales or effectively operate our business. To the extent we are unable to achieve sales growth, we may continue to incur losses. We may not be successful or make progress in the growth and operation of our business. Our current and future expense levels are based on operating plans and estimates of future sales and revenues and are subject to increase as strategies are implemented. Even if our sales grow, we may be unable to adjust spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall.

 

Further, if we substantially increase our operating expenses to increase sales and marketing, and such expenses are not subsequently followed by increased revenues, our operating performance and results would be adversely affected and, if sustained, could have a material adverse effect on our business. To the extent we implement cost reduction efforts to align our costs with revenue, our sales could be adversely affected.

 

WE MAY NEED ADDITIONAL FINANCING WHICH WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN ON ACCEPTABLE TERMS. IF WE ARE UNABLE TO RAISE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL, AS NEEDED, THE FUTURE GROWTH OF OUR BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS COULD BE SEVERELY LIMITED.

 

A limiting factor on our growth is our limited capitalization, which could impact our ability to execute on our business plan. If we raise additional capital through the issuance of debt, this will result in increased interest expense. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of the Company held by existing shareholders will be reduced and our shareholders may experience significant dilution. In addition, new securities may contain rights, preferences or privileges that are senior to those of our Common Stock. If additional funds are raised by the issuance of debt or other equity instruments, we may become subject to certain operational limitations (for example, negative operating covenants). There can be no assurance that acceptable financing necessary to further implement our business plan can be obtained on suitable terms, if at all. Our ability to develop our business, fund expansion, develop or enhance products or respond to competitive pressures, could suffer if we are unable to raise the additional funds on acceptable terms, which would have the effect of limiting our ability to increase our revenues or possibly attain profitable operations in the future.

 

WE MAY BE UNABLE TO MANAGE GROWTH, WHICH MAY IMPACT OUR POTENTIAL PROFITABILITY.

 

Successful implementation of our business strategy requires us to manage our growth. Growth could place an increasing strain on our management and financial resources. To manage growth effectively, we will need to:

 

·Establish definitive business strategies, goals and objectives; 

 

·Maintain a system of management controls; and 

 

·Attract and retain qualified personnel, as well as, develop, train and manage management-level and other employees. 

 

If we fail to manage our growth effectively, our business, financial condition or operating results could be materially harmed, and our stock price may decline.

 

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

 

OUR COMMON STOCK IS CURRENTLY QUOTED ON THE OTC MARKETS (PINK SHEETS), WHICH MAY HAVE AN UNFAVORABLE IMPACT ON OUR STOCK PRICE AND LIQUIDITY.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the Pink Sheets, an over-the-counter electronic quotation system maintained by the OTC Markets.  The quotation of our shares on the Pink Sheets may result in a less liquid market available for existing and potential stockholders to trade shares of our common stock, could depress the trading price of our common stock and could have a long-term adverse impact on our ability to raise capital in the future.


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THERE IS LIMITED LIQUIDITY ON THE PINK SHEETS, WHICH ENHANCES THE VOLATILE NATURE OF OUR EQUITY.

 

When fewer shares of a security are being traded on the Pink Sheets, volatility of prices may increase and price movement may outpace the ability to deliver accurate quote information.  Due to lower trading volumes in shares of our common stock, there may be a lower likelihood that orders for shares of our common stock will be executed, and current prices may differ significantly from the price that was quoted at the time of entry of the order.

 

OUR COMMON STOCK IS CONSIDERED A “PENNY STOCK,” AND IS SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL SALE AND TRADING REGULATIONS THAT MAY MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO SELL.

 

Our common stock is considered to be a “penny stock” since it does not qualify for one of the exemptions from the definition of “penny stock” under Section 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act. Our common stock is a “penny stock” because it meets one or more of the following conditions (i) the stock trades at a price less than $5.00 per share; (ii) it is not traded on a “recognized” national exchange; (iii) it is not quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market, or even if so, has a price less than $5.00 per share; or (iv) is issued by a company that has been in business less than three years with net tangible assets less than $5 million.

 

The principal result or effect of being designated a “penny stock” is that securities broker-dealers participating in sales of our common stock will be subject to the “penny stock” regulations set forth in Rules 15-2 through 15g-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act. For example, Rule 15g-2 requires broker-dealers dealing in penny stocks to provide potential investors with a document disclosing the risks of penny stocks and to obtain a manually signed and dated written receipt of the document at least two business days before effecting any transaction in a penny stock for the investor’s account. Moreover, Rule 15g-9 requires broker-dealers in penny stocks to approve the account of any investor for transactions in such stocks before selling any penny stock to that investor.

 

This procedure requires the broker-dealer to (i) obtain from the investor information concerning his or her financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives; (ii) reasonably determine, based on that information, that transactions in penny stocks are suitable for the investor and that the investor has sufficient knowledge and experience as to be reasonably capable of evaluating the risks of penny stock transactions; (iii) provide the investor with a written statement setting forth the basis on which the broker-dealer made the determination in (ii) above; and (iv) receive a signed and dated copy of such statement from the investor, confirming that it accurately reflects the investor’s financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives. Compliance with these requirements may make it more difficult and time consuming for holders of our common stock to resell their shares to third parties or to otherwise dispose of them in the market or otherwise.

 

OUR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SOLE DIRECTOR, MR. BERGE ABAJIAN HAS SUFFICIENT VOTING POWER TO CONTROL THE VOTE ON SUBSTANTIALLY ALL CORPORATE MATTERS.

 

Berge Abajian, our chief executive officer and sole director has sufficient voting power through his ownership of 75 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, to control the vote on substantially all corporate matters. Accordingly, Mr. Abajian will be able to determine the composition of our board of directors, will retain the effective voting power to approve all matters requiring shareholder approval, will prevail in matters requiring shareholder approval, including, in particular the election and removal of directors, and will continue to have significant influence over our business. As a result of his ownership and position in the Company, Mr. Abajian is able to influence all matters requiring shareholder action, including significant corporate transactions.

 

TRADING OF OUR STOCK MAY BE RESTRICTED BY THE U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION’S PENNY STOCK REGULATIONS, WHICH MAY LIMIT A STOCKHOLDER’S ABILITY TO BUY AND SELL OUR STOCK.

 

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally define “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors”. The term “accredited investor” refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with


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their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.

 

WE CURRENTLY HAVE A LIMITED ACCOUNTING STAFF, AND IF WE FAIL TO DEVELOP OR MAINTAIN AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL CONTROLS, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REPORT OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS TIMELY AND ACCURATELY OR PREVENT FRAUD, WHICH WOULD LIKELY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR COMMON UNITS.

 

We are subject to the public reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable and timely financial reports, prevent fraud and to operate successfully as a publicly traded partnership.

 

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting and principles generally accepted in the United States, but our internal accounting controls may not meet all standards applicable to companies with publicly traded securities.  Our efforts to develop and maintain our internal controls may not be successful, and we may be unable to maintain effective controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future or to comply with our obligations under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which we refer to as Section 404. For example, Section 404 requires us, among other things, to annually review and report on, and our independent registered public accounting firm to attest to, the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting.  Based on management’s evaluation, as of December 31, 2023, our management concluded that we had several material weaknesses related to our internal controls over financial reporting (See Item 9A).

 

THE MARKET PRICE FOR OUR COMMON SHARES IS PARTICULARLY VOLATILE GIVEN OUR STATUS AS A RELATIVELY UNKNOWN COMPANY WITH A SMALL AND THINLY TRADED PUBLIC FLOAT, LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY AND LACK OF PROFITS WHICH COULD LEAD TO WIDE FLUCTUATIONS IN OUR SHARE PRICE. YOU MAY BE UNABLE TO SELL YOUR COMMON SHARES AT OR ABOVE YOUR PURCHASE PRICE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES TO YOU.

 

The market for our common shares is characterized by significant price volatility when compared to the shares of larger, more established companies that trade on a national securities exchange and have large public floats, and we expect that our share price will continue to be more volatile than the shares of such larger, more established companies for the indefinite future. The volatility in our share price is attributable to a number of factors. First, as noted above, our common shares are, compared to the shares of such larger, more established companies, sporadically and thinly traded. As a consequence of this limited liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our shareholders may disproportionately influence the price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could, for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of our common shares are sold on the market without commensurate demand. Secondly, we are a speculative or “risky” investment due to our limited operating history and lack of profits to date, and uncertainty of future market acceptance for our potential products. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a larger, more established company that trades on a national securities exchange and has a large public float. Many of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our common shares, regardless of our operating performance. We cannot make any predictions or projections as to what the prevailing market price for our common shares will be at any time, including as to whether our common shares will sustain their current market prices, or as to what effect that the sale of shares or the availability of common shares for sale at any time will have on the prevailing market price.


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WE WILL INCUR INCREASED COSTS AS A RESULT OF BEING A PUBLIC COMPANY, WHICH COULD AFFECT OUR PROFITABILITY AND OPERATING RESULTS.

 

We voluntarily file annual, quarterly and current reports with the SEC. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”) and the rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board have imposed various requirements on public companies, including requiring changes in corporate governance practices. We expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities of ours more time-consuming and costly. We expect to spend between $50,000 and $100,000 in legal and accounting expenses annually to comply with our SEC reporting obligations and Sarbanes-Oxley. These costs could affect profitability and our results of operations.

 

WE HAVE NOT PAID DIVIDENDS IN THE PAST AND DO NOT EXPECT TO PAY DIVIDENDS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. ANY RETURN ON INVESTMENT MAY BE LIMITED TO THE VALUE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.

 

No cash dividends have been paid on the Company’s common stock. We expect that any income received from operations will be devoted to our future operations and growth. The Company does not expect to pay cash dividends in the near future. Payment of dividends would depend upon our profitability at the time, cash available for those dividends, and other factors as the Company’s board of directors may consider relevant. If the Company does not pay dividends, the Company’s common stock may be less valuable because a return on an investor’s investment will only occur if the Company’s stock price appreciates.

 

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Properties.

 

Currently, we lease 200 square feet in Fairfield, NJ for our offices. The lease expired August 31, 2010 and is being renewed on a month-to-month basis.

 

We also lease a 1,000 square foot retail store in Closter, NJ. The initial term of the lease is for five years commencing May 1, 2014. The Company has the option extend its lease for five additional years upon giving 90 days’ notice. The five-year option is available up to 20 years.  Rent payments are $1,200 a month for the first two years, $1,275 for the third and fourth year, and $1,350 for the fifth year. If the Company renews its option for the second five years, the rent will begin at $1,415 and escalate to $1,665 in the fifth year. If the option is exercised for the third five-year term, rent will begin at $1,800 per month and escalate to $2,280 in the fifth year. The rent for the last five years, if the Company exercises its option, will be at the fair market value. The Company is also responsible for its proportionate share of common charges.

 

In June 2018, the Company entered into lease agreement Ocean Resort Casino at 500 Boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ for approximately 1,000 square feet of retail space to open a retail store. The initial term was for five (5) years beginning November 18, 2018. Subject to certain conditions, the lease was renewable for two additional 5-year periods. Percentage rent payments will be based on 10% of gross sales at this location and will be paid monthly. The Company was also responsible for additional rent or common area charges (“CAM”) of approximately $1,100 monthly. The Company did not renew this lease agreement in October 2023.

 

Our majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, entered into an approximate three-year lease agreement on October 1, 2019, for its office facilities starting with a monthly base rent of $6,582. The base rent was subject to an annual increase as defined in the lease agreement. The Company did not renew this lease agreement in October 2022.

 

In March 2023, the Company leased another retail space which is located in Marmora, New Jersey. The term of the lease is for a five-year period from March 2023 to February 2028 starting with a monthly base rent of $1,900. The base rent is subject to an annual increase as defined in the lease agreement. In addition to the monthly base rent, the Company is charged separately for common area maintenance which is considered a non-lease component.

 

Additionally, we anticipate opening additional retail stores as we continue to implement our business plan throughout the United States. At the current time, our expansion plans are in the preliminary stages with no formal negotiations


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being conducted. Most likely no expansions will take place until additional revenues can be achieved or additional capital can be raised to help offset the costs associated with any expansion.

 

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

 

We are currently not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.  There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our companies or our subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

PART II

 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 

a) Market Information

 

The Company’s common stock is listed by the OTC Markets on the Pink Sheets and trades under the symbol BRGO.

 

In September 2019, Bergio International, Inc. filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to effectuate a 1-for-10,000 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. All share and per share data have been adjusted to reflect such stock split.

 

On March 24, 2021, the Company filed, with the Wyoming Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment, to amend its Articles of Incorporation. The amendment reflected the increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 1,000,000,000 shares to 3,000,000,000 shares. On July 9, 2021, the Company filed, with the Wyoming Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment, to amend its Articles of Incorporation. The Amendment reflected the increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 3,000,000,000 shares to 6,000,000 shares.

 

On September 26, 2022, the Company filed, with the Wyoming Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment, to amend its Articles of Incorporation and reflected the increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 9,000,000,000 shares to 15,000,000,000 shares.

 

Effective March 22, 2023, by filing Articles of Amendment in Wyoming, our authorized shares of common stock was increased from 15,000,000,000 shares to 25,000,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share.  In the same Articles of Amendment, we filed for a reverse split of our common stock, at the ratio of 1 for 500, which was declared effective by FINRA effective April 17, 2023.

 

The following table sets forth the range of the high and low bid quotations of the common stock for the past two years in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Markets. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2023

 

High

 

Low

First Quarter

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.001

Second Quarter

 

 

0.05

 

 

0.002

Third Quarter

 

 

0.004

 

 

0.0003

Fourth Quarter

 

 

0.001

 

 

0.0001

 


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Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

High

 

Low

First Quarter

 

$

1.50

 

$

0.50

Second Quarter

 

 

0.50

 

 

0.50

Third Quarter

 

 

0.50

 

 

0.10

Fourth Quarter

 

 

0.15

 

 

0.005

 

b) Holders

 

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately 59 shareholders of record of its issued and outstanding common stock and preferred stock. This figure does not take into account those shareholders whose certificates are held in the name of broker-dealers or other nominees.

 

c) Dividends

 

We have not declared or paid any dividends on our common stock and preferred stock and intend to retain any future earnings to fund development and growth of our business. Therefore, we do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock and preferred stock for the foreseeable future. There are no restrictions on our present ability to pay dividends to stockholders of our common stock and preferred stock, other than those prescribed by law.

 

d) Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

 

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2023 regarding compensation plans under which equity securities of the Company are authorized for issuance:

 

Plan category

 

Number of

securities to be

issued upon

exercise of

outstanding

options,

warrants and rights

 

Weighted

average

exercise price

of outstanding

options, warrants

 

Number of

securities

remaining

available for

future issuance

under Equity

Compensation Plans

Equity Compensation Plans approved by shareholders

 

 

--

 

$

-0-

 

 

1,000,000,000

Equity Compensation Plans not approved by shareholders

 

 

--

 

 

-0-

 

 

--

Total

 

 

--

 

$

-0-

 

 

1,000,000,000

 

Note: The table above refers to incentive stock options for the purchase of common stock under the Bergio International, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). There are a total of 1,000,000,000 shares issuable under the Plan, of which 100,000,000 are available for issuance as incentive stock options. No options or shares were issued under the Plan for the year ending December 31, 2023.

 

2011 Incentive Stock and Award Plan

 

In May 2011, the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company adopted the 2011 Incentive Stock and Award Plan (the “Plan”) which reserved for issuance up to 5,000 shares of its common stock.   The Plan, which has a term of ten years from the date of adoption, is administered by the Board or by a committee appointed by the Board. The selection of participants, allotment of shares, and other conditions related to the grant of options, to the extent not set forth in the Plan, and are determined by the Board.

 

2021 Incentive Stock and Award Plan

 

On July 9, 2021, the board of directors of the Company adopted the Bergio International, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the “ESOP”), under which the Company may award shares of the Company’s Common Stock to employees of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries. The terms of the ESOP allow the Company’s Board of Directors discretion to award the Company’s Common Stock, in the form of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and performance award shares, to such employees, upon meeting the criteria set forth therein, from time to time. Subject to adjustments as provided in the plan, the shares of common stock that may be issued with respect to awards granted under the plan shall not exceed an aggregate of 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock.  The Company shall reserve such number of shares for awards under the plan, subject to adjustments as provided in the


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plan.  The maximum number of shares of common stock under the plan that may be issued as incentive stock options shall be 100,000,000 shares.

 

On July 9, 2021, and under the terms of the ESOP, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the future issuance of 1,000,000 post-split shares of the Company’s Common Stock to the Company’s CEO, Berge Abajian, subject to the Company increasing its total authorized shares of common stock to 6,000,000,000 which was increased in July 2021 and subject to the effectiveness of an S-8 Registration Statement covering these shares with the SEC. In September 2022, the Company met the prerequisite related to the effectiveness of an S-8 Registration Statement. The 1,000,000 post-split shares of common stock have not been issued to the CEO and have been recorded as common stock issuable as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, we have issued the following securities which were not registered under the Securities Act and not previously disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K.  Unless otherwise indicated, all of the share issuances described below were made in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for transactions not involving a public offering:

 

Between October 2023 and December 2023, the Company issued 1,625,486,444 shares of its common stock at an average contractual conversion price of approximately $0.0001 as a result of the conversion of principal of $96,325 and accrued interest of $4,150 underlying certain outstanding convertible notes converted during such period.

 

Between October 2023 and December 2023, the Company received notice of conversions from Series D Preferred Stockholders related to conversion of 36,034 Series D Preferred shares and accrued dividends of $1,103 converting into 311,682,456 shares of the Company’s common stock and common stock issuable of 63,575,052 shares which was issued in February 2024.

 

In connection with a convertible note dated October 26, 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 8,500,000 warrants to purchase common stock to such lender immediately exercisable at an initial exercise price of $0.0003 per share (subject to certain adjustments such as stock split, dividend, subsequent issuance of rights or options, subsequent convertible securities offering, consolidation or merger and pro-rata distribution) with an expiry date of October 26, 2030.

 

In connection with a convertible note dated December 18, 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 12,500,000 warrants to purchase common stock to such lender immediately exercisable at an initial exercise price of $0.00005 per share (subject to certain adjustments such as stock split, dividend, subsequent issuance of rights or options, subsequent convertible securities offering, consolidation or merger and pro-rata distribution) with an expiry date of December 18, 2030.

 

Rule 10B-18 Transactions

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, there were no repurchases of the Company’s common stock by the Company.

 

Item 6. [Reserved]

 

The Company is a smaller reporting company as defined in Item 10 (f) of Regulation S-K and therefore is not required to provide the information under this item.

 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This report and other reports filed by our Company from time to time with the SEC (collectively the “Filings”) contain or may contain forward-looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, our management as well as estimates and assumptions made by our management.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof.


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When used in the filings, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to us or our management identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current view with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors, including those set forth in the Risk Factors on page 5. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, or planned.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except, as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

 

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented.  Our financial statements would be affected to the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.

 

General

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition is intended to assist the reader in the understanding and assessment of significant changes and trends related to the results of operations and financial position of the Company together with its subsidiary. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying financial notes, and with the Critical Accounting Policies noted below.

 

Plan of Operation

 

The Bergio brand is our most important asset. The Bergio brand is associated with high-quality, handcrafted and individually designed pieces with European sensibility, Italian craftsmanship and a bold flair for the unexpected. Bergio, is one of the most coveted brands of fine jewelry. Established in 1995, Bergio’s signature innovative design, coupled with extraordinary diamonds and precious stones, earned the company recognition as a highly sought-after purveyor of rare and exquisite treasures from around the globe.

 

It is our intention to establish Bergio as a holding company for the purpose of establishing retails stores worldwide. Our branded product lines are products and/or collections designed by our designer and CEO Berge Abajian and will be the centerpiece of our retail stores. We also intend to complement our own quality-designed jewelry with other products and our own specially designed handbags. This is in line with our strategy and belief that a brand name can create an association with innovation, design and quality which helps add value to the individual products as well as facilitate the introduction of new products.

 

It is our intention to open elegant stores in “high-end” areas and provide excellent service in our stores which will be staffed with knowledgeable professionals.

 

In 2019 we introduced The Silver Fashion Collection ranging in price from $50 to $1,200. The Company also introduced the Bergio Handbag Collection, manufactured in Italy with top quality Italian leather ranging in price from $450 to $875, which are very competitive entry prices.

 

Our products consist of a wide range of unique styles and designs made from precious metals such as, gold, platinum, and Karat gold, as well as diamonds and other precious stones. We currently design and produce approximately 100 to 150 product styles. Current retail prices for our products range from $400 to $200,000. We have manufacturing


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control over our line as a result of having a manufacturing facility in New Jersey as well as subcontracts with facilities located in Italy.

 

On March 5, 2014, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary called Crown Luxe, Inc. in the State of Delaware (“Crown Luxe”). Crown Luxe was established to operate the Company’s first retail store, which was opened in Bergen County, New Jersey in 2014.

 

During the fall of 2018, we opened our second retail store at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In September 2023, we closed the retail store located at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. We opened a new retail store in March 2023 located in Marmora, New Jersey.

 

On February 10, 2021, Bergio International, Inc. entered into an Acquisition Agreement with Digital Age Business, Inc., a Florida corporation, (“Digital Age Business”), pursuant to which the shareholders of Digital Age Business  agreed to sell all of the assets and liabilities of its Aphrodite’s business to a recently formed subsidiary of the Company known as Aphrodite’s Marketing, Inc., a Wyoming corporation in exchange for created Series B Preferred Stock of the Company, which collectively, shall be convertible at Shareholders’ option, at any time, in whole or in part, into that number of shares of common stock of the Company which shall equal thirty percent (30%) of the total issued and outstanding common stock of the Company (as determined at the earlier of (i) the date of conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock; and (ii) eighteen (18) months following the Closing). In addition, the Company will provide an additional $5,000,000 in financing for Aphrodite’s Marketing, Inc. We own 51% of Aphrodite’s Marketing, Inc.

 

On July 1, 2021, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with GearBubble, Inc., a Nevada corporation, pursuant to which the shareholders of GearBubble agreed to sell 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of GearBubble to a recently formed subsidiary of the Company known as GearBubble Tech, Inc., a Wyoming corporation in exchange for $3,162,000 (the “Cash Purchase Price”), which shall be paid as follows: a) $2,000,000 (which was paid in cash at Closing), b) $1,162,000 to be paid in 15 equal installments, and c) 49,000 of the 100,000 authorized shares of the Merger Sub, such that upon the Closing, 51% of the Merger Sub shall be owned by the Company, and 49% of the Merger Sub shall be owned by the GearBubble Shareholders. We own 51% of GearBubble Tech, Inc.

 

The funding for these acquisitions were a combination of proceeds from the issuance of common stock from our S-1 Registration Statement and debt.

 

Aphrodite’s Marketing and GearBubble Tech were expected to increase our online presence and provide for expansion of the Bergio Brand. Aphrodite is a one-stop shop for jewelry, gifts, and surprises for any occasion. The online stores provide for a unique gifting experience in the ecommerce space. With their technological experience in ecommerce, we expect to grow the Bergio Brand in conjunction with Bergio’s design expertise and years of experience in the jewelry industry.

 

In December 2023, the Company decided to sell the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing. The Company is in negotiation with a potential buyer and has entered into a Letter of Intent in March 2024. Currently, no formal agreement or purchase agreement has been executed.

 

The Company has instituted various cost saving measures to conserve cash and has worked with its debtors in an attempt to negotiate the debt terms. The Company has been also investigating various strategies to increase sales and expand its business. The Company is in negotiations with some potential partners, but, at this time, there is nothing concrete, but the Company remains positive about its prospects. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in its endeavors or that it will be able to increase its business.

 

Our future operations are contingent upon increasing revenues and raising capital for on-going operations and expansion of our product lines. Because we have a limited operating history, you may have difficulty evaluating our business and future prospects.

 

The Company’s retail operations were and may continue to be affected by the COVID-19 which in March 2020, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Although it has been 4 years since the outbreak of COVID-19, the ultimate disruption which may be caused by a future outbreak is uncertain; however, it may result in a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position, operations and cash flows. Possible areas that may be affected include, but are not limited to, disruption to the Company’s customers and revenue, labor workforce, unavailability of products and supplies used in operations, and the decline in value of assets held by the Company, including property and equipment.


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Results of Operations - For the Year Ended December 31, 2023 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

Overview

 

Net revenues decreased during the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. We expanded our online presence through the acquisition of Aphrodite’s Marketing and GearBubble Tech in year 2021. It is also our intention to open elegant stores in “high-end” areas and provide excellent service in our stores which will be staffed with knowledgeable professionals. In March 2023, the Company opened a new retail store in Marmora, New Jersey and closed our store in Atlantic City, New Jersey in September 2023.

 

In December 2023, the Company decided to sell the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing. The Company is in negotiations with some potential partners, but, at this time, there is nothing concrete, but the Company remains positive about its prospects. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in its endeavors or that it will be able to increase its business.

 

Currently, no formal agreement or purchase agreement has been executed. Accordingly, Aphrodite’s Marketing’s business are characterized as Discontinued Operations in these consolidated financial statements.  The assets and liabilities of Aphrodite’s Marketing have been presented separately in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as discontinued operations.  Similarly, the operating results and cash flows of discontinued operations are separately stated in those respective consolidated financial statements. All prior year amounts from discontinued operations have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation.

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2023

2022

Increase

(Decrease)

Percent Increase

(Decrease)

Net revenues

$

4,087,326

$

5,056,648

$

(969,322)

(19.17)%

Net revenues - related parties

 

-

 

139,716

 

(139,716)

(100.00)%

Total net revenues

 

4,087,326

 

5,196,364

 

(1,109,038)

(21.34)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

2,570,180

 

3,235,305

 

(665,125)

(20.56)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

$

1,517,146

$

1,961,059

$

(443,913)

(22.64%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit as a % of sales

 

37.12%

 

37.74%

 

 

 

 

Net Revenues

 

Net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2023 which amounted to $4,087,326 decreased by $1,109,038 as compared to $5,196,364 which included net revenues - related parties for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in total net revenues during the year ended December 31, 2023, was primarily due to the decrease in revenues of our majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, as a result of the decrease in marketing and advertising expenses through social media, digital marketing, and promotional campaigns.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

Cost of revenues consists primarily of the cost of the merchandise, shipping fees, credit card processing services, fulfillment cost, ecommerce sellers’ pay-out, costs associated with operation and maintenance of the Company’s platform.  Cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2023 which amounted to $2,570,180 decreased by $665,125 as compared to $3,235,305 for the year ended December 31, 2022. This decrease is primarily attributable to the decrease in net revenues as discussed above.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit decreased by $443,913 to $1,517,146 for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $1,961,059 for the year ended December 31, 2022. This decrease is primarily attributable to the decrease in net revenues as discussed above.


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Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses decreased by $406,199 to $2,611,799 for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $3,017,998 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily attributable to i) decrease in selling and marketing expenses of $40,881 primarily attributable to decrease in advertising and marketing activities through social media, digital marketing, and promotional campaigns ii) decrease professional and consulting expenses of $157,854 primarily related to decrease in consulting and contractor fees iii) decrease in compensation and related taxes of $224,995 primarily related to the decrease in bonus compensation and stock-based compensation to our CEO iv) increase in general and administrative expenses of $17,531.

 

The overall decrease in operating expenses were due to the cost-cutting measures made during the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

Loss from Operations

 

As a result of the above, we had a loss from operations of $1,094,653 for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to a loss from operations of $1,056,939 for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Other Expenses, net

 

For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company had other expenses, net of $739,040 as compared to other expenses, net of $568,881 for the year ended December 31, 2022, an increase of $170,159 in other expense, net. The increase in other expense, net is primarily attributed to the increase in derivative expense of $554,594, increase in loss on exchange of preferred shares of $317,000, decrease in change in fair value of derivative liabilities of $470,709 offset by decreases in amortization of debt discount of $189,633, decrease in gain from extinguishment of debt of $23,989 and decrease in interest expense of $991,460 due to decrease in number of convertible notes.

 

Losses before non-controlling interest from continuing operations

 

As a result of the above, we had a loss from continuing operations of $1,833,693 for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to a loss from continuing operations of $1,625,820 for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Loss before non-controlling interest from discontinued operations

 

As a result of the above, we had a loss from discontinued operations of $4,754,553 for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to a loss from discontinued operations of $1,631,788 for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

In December 2023, the Company decided to sell the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing. The Company is currently in negotiation with a potential buyer and has entered into a Letter of Intent in March 2024. Currently, no formal agreement or purchase agreement has been executed.  Accordingly, Aphrodite’s Marketing’s business are characterized as discontinued operations in these consolidated financial statements.  The assets and liabilities of Aphrodite’s Marketing has been presented separately in the consolidated balance sheet as discontinued operations and reported in accordance with the applicable accounting standards, ASC 205-20 “Discontinued Operations”.  Similarly, the operating results and cash flows of discontinued operations are separately stated in those respective consolidated financial statements. All prior year amounts from discontinued operations have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. Set forth below are the results of operations for Aphrodite’s Marketing for.

 

 

 


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Years Ended

December 31,

 

 

2023

 

2022

Revenues

 

$

949,203

 

$

4,621,062

Cost of goods sold

 

 

343,386

 

 

1,387,185

Gross margin

 

 

605,817

 

 

3,233,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing expenses

 

 

608,140

 

 

3,014,059

Professional and consulting expenses

 

 

269,053

 

 

745,882

Compensation and related expenses

 

 

500

 

 

305,965

Impairment expense

 

 

4,054,341

 

 

-

General and administrative expenses

 

 

328,299

 

 

479,105

Total operating expenses

 

 

5,260,333

 

 

4,545,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

 

(4,654,516)

 

 

(1,311,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (income) expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

328,776

 

 

298,309

Other income, net

 

 

(228,739)

 

 

22,345

Total other (income) expense

 

 

100,037

 

 

320,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss from discontinued operations (before non-controlling interest)

 

 

(4,754,553)

 

 

(1,631,788)

 

Net Loss Attributable to Bergio International, Inc. from Continuing Operations

 

We had net loss attributable to Bergio International, Inc. from continuing operations of $1,615,529 for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $1,453,474 for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Net Loss Attributable to Bergio International, Inc. from Discontinued Operations

 

We had net loss attributable to Bergio International, Inc. from discontinued operations of $2,379,572 for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $816,217 for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The following table summarizes total current assets, liabilities and working capital at December 31, 2023, compared to December 31, 2022.

 

 

 

December 31,

 

Increase/

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

(Decrease)

Current Assets

 

$

1,689,876

 

$

3,440,464

 

$

(1,750,588)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

$

6,040,890

 

$

4,254,005

 

$

(1,786,885)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working Capital

 

$

(4,351,014)

 

$

(813,541)

 

$

(3,537,473)

 

Our working capital deficit was $4,351,014 at December 31, 2023 as compared to working capital deficit of $813,541 at December 31, 2022. This increase in working capital deficit is primarily attributed to the increase in liabilities.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company’s principal sources and uses of funds were as follows:

 

Cash used in operating activities.

 

Cash used in operating activities: For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company used $503,053 in cash for continuing operations as compared to $567,143 in cash used for continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2022. The cash used in operations is primarily attributed to net loss attributable to Bergio International, Inc. from continuing operations of $1,615,529, amortization of debt discount of $294,055, depreciation of $36,027, derivative expense of $592,300, loss on exchange of preferred shares of $317,000 and increase in changes in operating assets and liabilities of $610,649 primarily attributable to increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $131,469,


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increase in accrued compensation of $223,182 decrease in accounts receivable of $100,498 and decrease in inventory of $187,090 offset by non-controlling interest from continuing operations of $218,164, change in fair value of derivative liabilities of $156,987, and gain from extinguishment of debt of $381,711. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company used $202,232 in cash for discontinued operations.

 

Cash used in operating activities: For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company used $567,143 in cash used for continuing operations. The cash used in operations is primarily attributed to net loss attributable to Bergio International, Inc. from continuing operations of $1,453,474, amortization of debt discount of $544,763, depreciation of $40,252, derivative expense of $37,706, stock-based compensation of $213,674, non-cash interest expense upon conversion of $1,043,496 and increase in changes in operating assets and liabilities of $288,677 primarily attributable to increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $195,895, and increase in accrued compensation of $319,640 offset by decrease in deferred compensation of $346,163, non-controlling interest from continuing operations of $172,346, change in fair value of derivative liabilities of $627,696, and gain from extinguishment of debt of $405,700. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company used $1,444,317 in cash for discontinued operations.

 

Cash used in investing activities.

 

The Company used $4,900 in cash for investing activities for purchase of property and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $0 of cash in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Cash provided financing activities.

 

Cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $347,023 and was primarily the result of net proceeds received from convertible notes of $92,500, proceeds from a note of $65,000 and advance from CEO, net of $189,523. Cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $141,208.

 

Cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $1,389,723 and was primarily the result of net proceeds received from convertible notes of $201,250, sale of preferred stock of $1,555,000, sale of common stock of $89,361, proceeds from loans and advances of $100,000, proceeds from a note of $110,000 offset by repayment of secured notes of $400,000, and repayment of note of $272,884. Cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $97,951.

 

Our indebtedness is comprised of various convertible debt, notes payable, loans payable, and advances from a stockholder/officer intended to provide capital for the ongoing manufacturing of our jewelry line, in advance of receipt of the payment from our retail distributors.

 

Convertible Notes

 

From time to time the Company enters into certain financing agreements for convertible notes. For the most part, the Company settles these obligations with the Company’s common stock. As of December 31, 2023, principal amounts under the convertible notes payable was $148,617, net of debt discount of $61,533.

 

Notes Payable

 

The Company has total notes payable of $699,834 classified as current portion and total notes payable - long term portion of $112,166 at December 31, 2023.

 

Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

The Company has mandatorily redeemable preferred stock liability of $634,000 at December 31, 2023.

 

Satisfaction of Our Cash Obligations for the Next 12 Months

 

A critical component of our operating plan impacting our continued existence is to efficiently manage our retail operations and successfully develop new lines through our Company or through possible acquisitions and/or mergers as well as opening new retail stores. Our ability to obtain capital through additional equity and/or debt financing, and joint venture partnerships will also be important to our expansion plans. In the event we experience any significant problems assimilating acquired assets into our operations or cannot obtain the necessary capital to pursue our strategic


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plan, we may have to reduce the growth of our operations. This may materially impact our ability to increase revenue and continue our growth.

 

The Company has suffered recurring losses and has an accumulated deficit of approximately $23.8 million as of December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, the Company has $148,617 in principal amounts of convertible notes, notes payable (current and long-term portion) of $812,000, current liabilities of discontinued operations of $2,393,369 and $634,000 in mandatorily redeemable preferred stock liability. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The recoverability of a major portion of the recorded asset amounts shown in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet is dependent upon continued operations of the Company, which in turn, is dependent upon the Company’s ability to raise capital and/or generate positive cash flows from operations.

 

These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue in existence.

 

Research and Development

 

We are not anticipating significant research and development expenditures in the near future.

 

Expected Purchase or Sale of Plant and Significant Equipment

 

We do not anticipate the purchase or sale of any plant or significant equipment; as such items are not required by us at this time.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with GAAP. In preparing the financial statements and accounting for the underlying transactions and balances, the Company applies its accounting policies as disclosed in Note 3 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company’s accounting policies that require a higher degree of judgment and complexity used in the preparation of financial statements include:

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company applies ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). ASC 606 establishes a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most of the existing revenue recognition guidance. This standard requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services and also requires certain additional disclosures.  ASC 606 requires us to identify distinct performance obligations. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. When distinct performance obligations exist, the Company allocates the contract transaction price to each distinct performance obligation. The standalone selling price, or our best estimate of standalone selling price, is used to allocate the transaction price to the separate performance obligations. The Company recognizes revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied.

 

Determining whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together may require significant judgment. Also, significant judgment may be required to determine the allocation of transaction price to each distinct performance obligation.

 

Generally, revenues are recognized at the time of shipment to the customer with the price being fixed and determinable and collectability assured, provided title and risk of loss is transferred to the customer. Provisions, when appropriate, are made where the right to return exists. Shipping and handling costs charged to customers are classified as sales, and the shipping and handling costs incurred are included in cost of sales.

 

The Company’s subsidiary, GearBubble Tech, recognizes revenue from three sources: (1) e-commerce revenue (2) platform subscription fees and (3) partner and services revenue.

 

·Revenues are recognized when the merchandise is shipped to the customer and title is transferred and are recorded net of any returns, and discounts or allowances.  Shipping cost paid by customers are primarily for  


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ecommerce sales and are included in revenue. Merchandise sales are fulfilled with inventory sourced through our suppliers. Therefore, the Company’s contracts have a single performance obligation (shipment of product).

 

The Company evaluates the criteria outlined in ASC 606-10-55, Principal versus Agent Considerations, in determining whether it is appropriate to record the gross amount of merchandise sales and related costs or the net amount earned as commissions. The Company evaluates whether it is appropriate to recognize revenue on a gross or net basis based upon its evaluation of whether the Company obtains control of the specified goods by considering if it is primarily responsible for fulfillment of the promise, has inventory risk, and has the latitude in establishing pricing and selecting suppliers, among other factors. The ecommerce sellers have no further obligation to the customer after the promised goods are transferred to the customer.  Based on its evaluation of these factors, we have determined we are the principal in these arrangements. Through our suppliers, we have the ability to control the promised goods and as a result, the Company records ecommerce sales on a gross basis.

 

The Company refunds the full cost of the merchandise returned and all original shipping charges if the returned item is defective or we or our partners have made an error, such as shipping the wrong product. If the return is not a result of a product defect or a fulfillment error and the customer initiate a return of an unopened item within 30 days of delivery, for most products we refund the full cost of the merchandise minus the original shipping charge and actual return shipping fees. If our customer returns an item that has been opened or shows signs of wear, the Company issues a partial refund minus the original shipping charge and actual return shipping fees.

 

·The Company generally recognizes platform subscription fees in the month they are earned. Annual subscription payments received that are related to future periods are recorded as deferred revenue to be recognized as revenues over the contract term or period. 

 

·Partner and services revenue is derived from: (1) partner marketing and promotion, and (2) non-recurring professional services. Revenue from partner marketing and promotion and non-recurring professional services is recognized as the service is performed. 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

FASB ASC 820 - Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. FASB ASC 820 requires disclosures about the fair value of all financial instruments, whether or not recognized, for financial statement purposes. Disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments are based on pertinent information available to the Company on December 31, 2023. Accordingly, the estimates presented in these financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized on disposition of the financial instruments. FASB ASC 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement).

 

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date. 

 

Level 2Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. 

 

Level 3Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information. 

 

The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, accrued compensation, and deferred compensation approximate their fair market value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments.


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Derivative Liabilities

 

The Company has certain financial instruments that are embedded derivatives associated with capital raises and acquisition (see Note 13). The Company evaluates all its financial instruments to determine if those contracts or any potential embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for in accordance with ASC 815-10 - Derivative and Hedging - Contract in Entity’s Own Equity. This accounting treatment requires that the carrying amount of any derivatives be recorded at fair value at issuance and marked-to-market at each balance sheet date. In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, as is the case with the Company, the change in the fair value during the period is recorded as either other income or expense. Upon conversion, exercise or repayment, the respective derivative liability is marked to fair value at the conversion, repayment, or exercise date and then the related fair value amount is reclassified to other income or expense as part of gain or loss on debt extinguishment.

 

In July 2017, FASB issued ASU No. 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): (Part I) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features. These amendments simplify the accounting for certain financial instruments with down-round features. The amendments require companies to disregard the down-round feature when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to its own stock, for purposes of determining liability or equity classification. For public business entities, the amendments in Part I of the ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company is not party to any off-balance sheet arrangements that may affect its financial position or its results of operations.

 

Recently Adopted Authoritative Pronouncements

 

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

 

No other recently issued accounting pronouncements had or are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

We do not hold any derivative instruments and do not engage in any hedging activities.

 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

The financial statements and the reports of our independent registered public accounting firm required pursuant to this Item are included in Item 15 of this report and are presented beginning on page F-1.

 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

There are no reportable events under this item for the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

 

a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and


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operated, can only provide a reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and in reaching a reasonable level of assurance, management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Management designed the disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

 

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our PEO and PFO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based upon that evaluation, the PEO and PFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

 

b) Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f). A system of internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, the Company’s management has evaluated the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, based on the criteria established in a report entitled “Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission” and the interpretive guidance issued by the Commission in Release No. 34-55929. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s management has evaluated and concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was ineffective as of December 31, 2023, and identified the following material weaknesses:

 

·there is a lack of accounting personnel with the requisite knowledge of GAAP and the financial reporting requirements of the SEC. 

 

·there are insufficient written policies and procedures to insure the correct application of accounting and financial reporting with respect to the current requirements of GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements. 

 

·there is a lack of segregation of duties, in that we only had one person performing all accounting-related duties. 

 

Notwithstanding the existence of these material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, our management believes that the financial statements included in its reports fairly present in all material respects the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

The Company will continue its assessment on a quarterly basis. We plan to hire personnel and resources to address these material weaknesses. We believe these issues can be solved with hiring accounting support and plan to do so as soon as we have funds available for this.

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  The Company’s registered public accounting firm was not required to issue an attestation on its internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls and procedures on an on-going basis.

 

c) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act) during the year ended December 31, 2023, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 9B. Other Information.

 

Not applicable.


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Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.

 

Not applicable.

 

PART III

 

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant and Corporate Governance

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

The following table and text sets forth the names and ages of all our directors and executive officers and our key management personnel as of March 28, 2024. All of our directors serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal. Executive officers serve at the discretion of the Board, and are elected or appointed to serve until the next meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of stockholders. Also provided is a brief description of the business experience of each director and executive officer and the key management personnel during the past five years and an indication of directorships held by each director in other companies subject to the reporting requirements under the Federal securities laws.

 

Name (age)

 

Position

 

Year First Elected a Director

Berge Abajian (64)

 

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 

2009

 

Background of Directors and Officers

 

Berge Abajian became the Chief Executive Officer of Bergio International in October 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Abajian served as CEO of the Diamond Information Institute, the predecessor company to Bergio, from 1988 to October 2009. Mr. Abajian has a BS in Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is well known and respected in the jewelry industry. Since 2005, Mr. Abajian has served as the President of the East Coast branch of the Armenian Jewelry Association and has also served as a Board Member on MJSA (Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America), New York Jewelry Association, and the 2001-2002 Luxury Show.

 

Term of Office

 

Our directors are appointed for a one-year term to hold office until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders or until removed from office in accordance with our bylaws. Our officers are appointed by our board of directors and hold office until removed by the board, except to the extent governed by an employment agreement.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

To the best of our knowledge, during the past ten years, none of the following occurred with respect to our present or former director, executive officer, or employee: (1) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; (2) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (3) being subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his or her involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; and (4) being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated.

 

Meetings of Our Board of Directors

 

Our Board did not hold any meetings during the most recently completed fiscal year end. Various matters were approved by written consent, which in each case was executed by the Board.

 

Committees of the Board

 

We do not currently have a compensation committee, nominating committee, or stock plan committee.


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Audit Committee

 

We do not have a separately designated standing audit committee. The entire Board performs the functions of an audit committee, but no written charter governs the actions of the Board when performing the functions of what would generally be performed by an audit committee. The Board approves the selection of our independent accountants and meets and interacts with the independent accountants to discuss issues related to financial reporting. In addition, the Board reviews the scope and results of the audit with the independent accountants, reviews with management and the independent accountants our annual operating results, considers the adequacy of our internal accounting procedures and considers other auditing and accounting matters including fees to be paid to the independent auditor and the performance of the independent auditor.

 

Nominating Committee

 

Our Board does not maintain a nominating committee. As a result, no written charter governs the director nomination process. Our size and the size of our Board, at this time, do not require a separate nominating committee.

 

When evaluating director nominees, our directors consider the following factors:

 

·the appropriate size of our board of directors; 

 

·our needs with respect to the particular talents and experience of our directors; 

 

·the knowledge, skills and experience of nominees, including experience in finance, administration or public service, in light of prevailing business conditions and the knowledge, skills and experience already possessed by other members of the Board; 

 

·experience in political affairs; 

 

·experience with accounting rules and practices; and 

 

·the desire to balance the benefit of continuity with the periodic injection of the fresh perspective provided by new Board members. 

 

Our goal is to assemble a Board that brings together a variety of perspectives and skills derived from high quality business and professional experience.

 

Other than the foregoing, there are no stated minimum criteria for director nominees, although the Board may also consider such other factors as it may deem are in our best interests as well as our stockholders. In addition, the Board identifies nominees by first evaluating the current members of the Board willing to continue in service. Current members of the Board with skills and experience that are relevant to our business and who are willing to continue in service are considered for re-nomination. If any member of the Board does not wish to continue in service or if the Board decides not to re-nominate a member for re-election, the Board then identifies the desired skills and experience of a new nominee in light of the criteria above. Current members of the Board are polled for suggestions as to individuals meeting the criteria described above. The Board may also engage in research to identify qualified individuals. To date, we have not engaged third parties to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying potential nominees, although we reserve the right in the future to retain a third-party search firm, if necessary.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors, executive officers and persons who beneficially own 10% or more of a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act to file reports of beneficial ownership and changes in beneficial ownership with the SEC. Directors, executive officers and greater than 10% stockholders are required by the rules and regulations of the SEC to furnish the Company with copies of all reports filed by them in compliance with Section 16(a).

 

Based solely on our review of certain reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the reports required to be filed with respect to transactions in our common stock during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, were timely.


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Code of Ethics

 

We do not currently have a code of ethics that applies to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer or Controller, or persons performing similar functions.  Because we have only limited business operations and four officers and directors, we believe a code of ethics would have limited utility. We intend to adopt such a code of ethics as our business operations expand and we have more directors, officers and employees.

 

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

 

Overview

 

The following is a discussion of our program for compensating our named executive officers and directors. Currently, we do not have a compensation committee, and as such, our board of directors is responsible for determining the compensation of our named executive officers.

 

Compensation Program Objectives and Philosophy

 

The primary goals of our policy of executive compensation are to attract and retain the most talented and dedicated executives possible, to assure that our executives are compensated effectively in a manner consistent with our strategy and competitive practice and to align executive compensation with the achievement of our short- and long-term business objectives.

 

The Board considers a variety of factors in determining compensation of executives, including their particular background and circumstances, such as their training and prior relevant work experience, their success in attracting and retaining savvy and technically proficient managers and employees, increasing our revenues, broadening our product line offerings, managing our costs and otherwise helping to lead our Company through a period of rapid growth.

 

In the near future, we expect that our Board will form a compensation committee charged with the oversight of executive compensation plans, policies and programs of our Company and with the full authority to determine and approve the compensation of our chief executive officer and make recommendations with respect to the compensation of our other executive officers. We expect that our compensation committee will continue to follow the general approach to executive compensation that we have followed to date, rewarding superior individual and company performance with commensurate compensation.

 

Employment Agreements

 

Effective February 28, 2010, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its PEO. The agreement, which is for a five year term, provides for an initial base salary of $175,000 per year with a 3% annual increase thereafter (the “Base Salary”). The PEO is also entitled to certain bonuses based on net profits before taxes and other customary benefits, as defined in the agreement. In addition, since it is understood that the Company is employing the PEO during a time of economic decline throughout the U.S. and at times and from time to time, the Company may not be in a position to pay the full amount of Base Salary owed the PEO it is understood and agreed to by the Board, that as long as the Company is unable to pay the CEO the full amount of his Base Salary that the Board shall issue to him, from time to time, an amount of shares that will allow him to remain in possession of fifty-one percent (51%) of the Company’s then outstanding shares of common stock.  Such issuances shall be made to the PEO at any time when his total share holdings are reduced to an amount less than fifty-one percent (51%) as a result of issuance of shares of common stock made on behalf of the Company.

 

Effective September 1, 2011, the Company and PEO entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Amended Agreement”) which primarily retains the term and compensation of the original agreement. The Amended Agreement, however, removes the section which previously provided for the issuance of Company common stock to the CEO, from time to time, when the Company is unable to pay the CEO the full amount of his Base Salary (as defined in the Amended Agreement) which would allow the CEO to maintain a fifty-one percent (51%) share of the Company’s outstanding common stock.  However, the CEO does have the right to request all or a portion of his unpaid Base Salary be paid with the Company’s restricted common stock. In addition, the Amended Agreement provides for the issuance of 51 shares of newly authorized Series A Preferred Stock to be issued to the CEO. As defined in the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Preferred Stock, each share of Series


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A Preferred Stock has voting rights such that the holder of 51 shares of Series A Preferred Stock will effectively maintain majority voting control of the Company.

 

Effective March 26, 2021, the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock was increased from 51 to 75 by filing Articles of Amendment in Wyoming. Also on March 26, 2021, an additional 26 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued to Berge Abajian, our CEO, giving him a total of 75 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock, with the voting power equal to 75% of the issued and outstanding shares of our Common Stock, through which he maintains voting control over the Company.

 

On July 1, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement (“Amended Employment Agreement”) with the CEO of the Company, Berge Abajian (the “Executive”). The term of the Amended Employment Agreement shall be for 5 years and shall be automatically extended for successive periods of 1 year unless terminated by the Company or the Executive. The Executive shall receive a base salary of $250,000 per year and such base salary shall automatically increase in a rate of 3% per annum for each consecutive year after 2021 or at such rates as may be approved by the board of directors of the Company. Upon written request of the Executive, the Company shall pay all or a portion of the base salary owed to Executive in the form of i) a convertible promissory note, or ii) the Company’s common stock or if available, S-8 common stock. Additionally, the Executive is eligible to receive quarterly bonus at the discretion of the board of directors of the Company. Additionally, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s 2021 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

On July 9, 2021, and under the terms of the ESOP, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the future issuance of 1,000,000 post-split shares of the Company’s Common Stock to the Company’s CEO, Berge Abajian, subject to the Company increasing its total authorized shares of common stock to 6,000,000,000 which was increased in July 2021 and subject to the effectiveness of an S-8 Registration Statement covering these shares with the SEC. In September 2022, the Company has met the prerequisite related to the effectiveness of an S-8 Registration Statement. The 1,000,000 post-split shares of common stock have not been issued to the CEO and have been recorded as common stock issuable as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

Retirement Benefits

 

Currently, we do not provide any Company sponsored retirement benefits to any employee, including the named executive officers.

 

Perquisites

 

We have historically provided only modest perquisites to our named executive officers. We do not view perquisites as a significant element of our compensation structure, but do believe that perquisites can be useful in attracting, motivating and retaining the executive talent for which we compete. It is expected that our historical practices regarding perquisites will continue and will be subject to periodic review by our by our board of directors.

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table presents information regarding compensation of our principal executive officer, and the two most highly compensated executive officers other than the principal executive officer for services rendered during the years ended 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

Name and Principal Position

 

Fiscal Year

 

Salary

($)(1)(2)

 

Bonus

($)(3)

 

Stock

Awards

($)(4)

 

 

All Other

Compensation

$(5)

 

Total

($)

Berge Abajian

 

2023

 

$

252,866

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

 

$

44,525

 

$

297,391

CEO and Chairman

 

2022

 

$

245,500

 

$

100,000

 

$

150,000

 

 

$

41,411

 

$

536,911

 

(1)The amounts shown in this column represent the dollar value of base salary earned by each named executive officer (“NEO”). 

 

(2)On January 1, 2019, the CEO amended his employment agreement with the Company for a term of one year expiring December 31, 2019. The agreement primarily retains the terms of the Amended Agreement, but lowers the compensation to $100,000 for the year. Effective July 1, 2019, the Principal Executive Officer agreed to stop deferral of his salary at least through December 31, 2019 as a result of the financial situation of the Company. The CEO deferred his salary until July 2021. 


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On July 1, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with the CEO of the Company, Berge Abajian (the “Executive”). The term of the Amended Employment Agreement shall be for 5 years and shall be automatically extended for successive periods of 1 year unless terminated by the Company or the Executive. The Executive shall receive a base salary of $250,000 per year and such base salary shall automatically increase in a rate of 3% per annum for each consecutive year after 2021 or at such rates as may be approved by the board of directors of the Company.

 

(3)No bonus compensation was made to the NEO’s in 2023. In April 2022, the Board approve a bonus of $100,000 to the NEO as per his Amended Employment Agreement. The Company has not paid the bonus compensation of $100,000 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and has been recorded as accrued bonus compensation. 

 

(4)In July 2021, under the terms of the ESOP, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the future issuance of 1,000,000 post-split shares to the Company’s CEO subject to the Company increasing its authorized shares to 6,000,000,000 shares and subject to the effectiveness of an S-8 Registration Statement covering these shares which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2022. Accordingly, during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized stock-based compensation of $150,000 or $0.15 post-split per share. The 1,000,000 post-split shares of common stock have not been issued to the CEO and have been recorded as common stock issuable as of December 31, 2023 and 2022. There were no options granted to NEO during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. 

 

(5)Other compensation was made up of Mr. Abajian’s car expense and health insurance expenses. 

 

2021 Incentive Stock and Award Plan

 

On July 9, 2021, the board of directors of the Company adopted the Bergio International, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the “ESOP”), under which the Company may award shares of the Company’s Common Stock to employees of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries. The terms of the ESOP allow the Company’s Board of Directors discretion to award the Company’s Common Stock, in the form of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and performance award shares, to such employees, upon meeting the criteria set forth therein, from time to time. Subject to adjustments as provided in the plan, the shares of common stock that may be issued with respect to awards granted under the plan shall not exceed an aggregate of 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock.  The Company shall reserve such number of shares for awards under the plan, subject to adjustments as provided in the plan.  The maximum number of shares of common stock under the plan that may be issued as incentive stock options shall be 100,000,000 shares.

 

Stock Option Grants

 

We have not granted any stock options to the executive officers or directors since the adoption of the Plan.

 

Director Compensation

 

We do not currently pay any cash fees or expenses to our sole director for serving on the Board.

 

Compensation Policy

 

The Company does not believe that its compensation policies are reasonably likely to increase corporate risk or have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

 

The following table sets forth certain information known to the Company with respect to the beneficial ownership as of March 28, 2024, by (i) all persons who are beneficial owners of five percent (5%) or more of the Company’s common stock, (ii) each director and nominee, (iii) the executive officers, and (iv) all current directors and executive officers as a group.

 


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Name and Address(1)

 

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned

 

Percentage

of Class(2)

Named Directors and Officers

 

 

 

 

Berge Abajian, Chairman and CEO (3)

 

 

7

 

 

*%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Officers and Directors as a Group (1 person)

 

 

7

 

 

*%

 

·Less than 0.1%. 

 

(1)Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner listed above is c/o Bergio International, Inc., 12 Daniel Road East, Fairfield, NJ 07007. 

 

(2)Based on a total of 2,898,329,407 shares of common stock outstanding on March 28, 2024. 

 

(3)Mr. Abajian also owns 75 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, allowing him to vote the equivalent of 75% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock. 

 

Issuances under the Compensation Plan

 

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2023 regarding compensation plans under which options to purchase securities of the Company are authorized for issuance.

 

Plan category

 

Number of

securities

to be

issued upon

exercise of

outstanding

options

 

Weighted

average

exercise

price of

outstanding

options

 

Number of

options

remaining

available for

future issuance

under Equity

Compensation Plans

Equity Compensation Plans approved by shareholders

 

 

--

 

$

-0-

 

 

100,000,000

Equity Compensation Plans not approved by shareholders

 

 

--

 

 

-0-

 

 

--

Total

 

 

--

 

$

-0-

 

 

100,000,000

 

Note: The table above refers to incentive stock options for the purchase of common stock under the Bergio International, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). There are a total of 1,000,000,000 shares issuable under the Plan, of which 100,000,000 are available for issuance as incentive stock options.

 

On July 9, 2021, and under the terms of the ESOP, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the future issuance of 1,000,000 post-split shares of the Company’s Common Stock to the Company’s CEO, Berge Abajian, subject to the Company increasing its total authorized shares of common stock to 6,000,000,000 which was increased in July 2021 and subject to the effectiveness of an S-8 Registration Statement covering these shares with the SEC. In September 2022, the Company met the prerequisite related to the effectiveness of an S-8 Registration Statement. The 1,000,000 post-split shares of common stock have not been issued to the CEO and have been recorded as common stock issuable as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

No options or shares were issued under the Plan for the year ending December 31, 2023.

 

Changes in Control

 

We are not aware of any arrangements that may result in “changes in control” as that term is defined by the provisions of Item 403(c) of Regulation S-K.

 


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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

The Company receives periodic advances from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) based upon the Company’s cash flow needs. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, $364,753 and $142,854 was due to such officer, respectively. Interest expense was accrued at an interest rate of 5% at December 31, 2023. Interest expense incurred was $32,377 and $2,845 for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the CEO provided advances to the Company for working capital purposes of $190,000 and the Company repaid $192,493 of these advances. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the CEO provided advances to the Company for working capital purposes of $460,117 and the Company repaid $270,594 of these advances.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company, through the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing and GearBubble Tech, purchased inventory for a total of $108,412 and $213,828 from an affiliated company which was majority owned (50% interest) by the CEO of the Company. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, accounts payable to this affiliated company amounted $120,926 and $110,285 ($59,542 and $55,054 were included in current liabilities of discontinued operations), respectively. In March 2024, the CEO of the Company sold his 50% interest in this affiliated company. Additionally, in March 2024, the CEO of the Company paid the outstanding balance of $59,542 and shall be recorded as an advance by the CEO to the Company.

 

Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements for our related party disclosure.

 

Director Independence

 

The common stock of the Company is currently quoted on the OTC Markets, a quotation system which currently does not have director independence requirements.  On an annual basis, each director and executive officer will be obligated to disclose any transactions with the Company in which a director or executive officer, or any member of his or her immediate family, have a direct or indirect material interest in accordance with Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K. Following completion of these disclosures, the Board will make an annual determination as to the independence of each director using the current standards for “independence” that satisfy the criteria for the NASDAQ.

 

At this time, the Company does not have any independent directors.

 

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

The following table presents the aggregate fees for professional audit services and other services rendered our independent registered public accountants, BF Borgers CPA PC and Olayinka Oyebola & Co for audits and reviews performed for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. Fees for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

 

 

 

2023

 

2022

Audit Fees

 

$

26,000

 

$

115,500

Audit-Related Fees

 

 

-

 

 

-

Total Audit and Audit-Related Fees

 

 

26,000

 

 

115,500

Tax Fees

 

 

-

 

 

-

All Other Fees

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

26,000

 

$

115,500

 

Audit Fees. This category includes the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and reviews of the financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. It also includes advice on accounting matters that arose during, or as a result of, the audit or the review of interim financial statements, and services which are normally provided in connection with regulatory filings, or in an auditing engagement.

 

Audit Related Fees, tax and other fees.  No other fees under these categories were paid in 2023 and 2022.

 

 


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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

a.) The following documents are filed as a part of this report:

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

 

 

 

2.1

 

Share Exchange Agreement, dated October 19, 2009, by and between Alba Mineral Exploration, Inc. and Diamond Information Institute, Inc. (as filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 21, 2009)

 

 

 

2.2

 

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated October 20, 2009, by and among Alba Mineral Exploration, Inc., Owen Gibson, individually, Joan Gibson, individually, Darcy Brann, individually, Duane Schaffer, individually, Lindsay Devine, individually, and Dennis Rodowitz, individually (as filed as Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 21, 2009)

 

 

 

3.1

 

Articles of Incorporation, as amended (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2008)

 

 

 

3.2

 

Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 22, 2009)

 

 

 

3.3

 

Bylaws, as amended (as filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2008)

 

 

 

3.4

 

Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Bergio International Inc. Series A Preferred Stock, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on September 2, 2011 (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 8, 2011)

 

 

 

3.5

 

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated November 29, 2012 (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 12, 2012)

 

 

 

3.6

 

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated January 14, 2014 (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 30, 2014)

 

 

 

3.7

 

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated February 26, 2014 (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 3, 2014)

 

 

 

3.8

 

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated April 3, 2014 (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 8, 2014)

 

 

 

3.9

 

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated October 14, 2014 (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 16, 2014)

 

 

 

10.1

 

Order Approving Stipulation for Settlement of Claim, dated February 4, 2010 (as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 5, 2010)

 

 

 

10.2

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated September 1, 2011, by and between Bergio International Inc. and Berge Abajian, individually (as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 8, 2011)

 

 

 

10.3

 

Bergio International, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive and Reward Plan (as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2011).


32


 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

10.4

 

Committed Equity Facility Agreement, dated December 23, 2011, by and between Bergio International Inc. and TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP (as filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on February 1, 2012)

 

 

 

10.5

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 23, 2011, by and between Bergio International Inc. and TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP (as filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on February 1, 2012)

 

 

 

10.6

 

First Amendment to Committed Equity Facility Agreement, dated October 18, 2012, by and between Bergio International Inc. and TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP (as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 24, 2012)

 

 

 

10.7

 

8% Convertible Note with KBM Worldwide, Inc, dated February 4, 2015 (as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2015)

 

 

 

10.8

 

8% Convertible Note with Vis Vires Group, Inc., dated March 11, 2015 (as filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2015)

 

 

 

10.9

 

8% Convertible Note with Vis Vires Group, Inc., dated April 30, 2015 (as filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2015)

 

 

 

10.10

 

8% Convertible Note with LG Capital Funding, LLC, dated May 4, 2015 (as filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2015)

 

 

 

10.11

 

Securities Purchase Agreement with KBM Worldwide, Inc., dated February 4, 2015 (as filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2015)

 

 

 

10.12

 

Securities Purchase Agreement with Vis Vires Group, Inc., dated March 11, 2015 (as filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2015)

 

 

 

10.13

 

Securities Purchase Agreement with Vis Vires Group, Inc., dated April 30, 2015 (as filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2015)

 

 

 

10.14

 

Securities Purchase Agreement with LG Capital Funding, LLC, dated May 4, 2015 (as filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2015)

 

 

 

10.15

 

Securities Purchase Agreement, 10% Secured Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note, Warrant, Security Agreement, Guaranty, and Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 11, 2021 (as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2021)

 

 

 

10.16

 

Bergio International, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (as filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 12, 2021).

 

 

 

10.17

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger with Gear Bubble, Inc. dated February 10, 2021 (as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 12, 2021)


33


 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification by the Principal Executive Officer of Registrant pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)).*

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification by the Principal Accounting Officer of Registrant pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)).*

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification by the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification by the Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

101.INS

 

Inline XBRL Instance Document *

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document *

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document *

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document *

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document *

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document *

 

 

 

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 is formatted in Inline XBRL

 

*Filed herewith 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


34


 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

Dated: March 29, 2024

By:

/s/ Berge Abajian

 

 

Berge Abajian

 

 

CEO and Chairman

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated and by signature hereto.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Berge Abajian

 

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 

March 29, 2024

Berge Abajian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


35


 

Bergio International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

Contents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


36


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of

BERGIO INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Bergio International, Inc (the ‘Company’) as of December 31, 2023, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2, the Company suffered an accumulated deficit of $(23,769,761), net loss of $(6,588,246) and a negative working capital of $4,351,014. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans with regards to these matters are also described in Note 2 to the financial statements. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Critical Audit Matters

Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. Communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

 

 


F-1


 

 

Mandatorily Redeemable Series E Preferred Share

 

As discussed in Note 12 to the financial statements, Bergio International, Inc signed a share exchange agreement with Trillium Partner L.P by the terms of the contract agreement the company has an obligation to redeem the amount of the Series D shares On the date which is the earlier of: (i) December 31, 2023; and (ii) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (i) or (ii), the Mandatory Redemption Date (December 31, 2023) the Company shall redeem all of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock of the Holders. Within five (5) days of the Mandatory Redemption Date, the Company shall make payment to each Holder of an amount in cash, or kind, equal to (i) the total number of Series E Preferred Stock held by the applicable Holder, multiplied by (ii) the then current Stated Value (including but not limited to the addition of any accrued, unpaid dividends and the Default Adjustment, if applicable) (the "Mandatory Redemption Amount”). The value of any payment in kind shall be as agreed between the Company and respective the Holder.

 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default will increase from $1.00 to $1.50 and upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Section 8ai which is the failure to redeem, the Stated Value shall immediately be increased to $2.00 per share of Series E Preferred Stock (the amounts referred to herein shall be referred to collectively as the “Default Adjustment”).

 

We identified the Audit of valuation of Mandatory Redemption Liability as a critical audit matter because of the significant estimates and management assumptions used in arriving at the $2.00 redemption value per share. Performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of these estimates and assumptions required a high degree of auditor’s judgement and an increased extent of effort.

 

The primary procedures we performed include:

 

1.We reviewed and challenged the reasonableness of key management assumptions used for the estimate. 

2.We reviewed the initial and amended restated exchange agreements. 

3.We assessed the suitability of the method used by the Management in arriving at the conversion value. 

4.We inquire from the management to assess the level of relationship between the company and shareholders and suitability of the conversion value, and ensure transaction is at arm’s length. 

 

 

/s/ OLAYINKA OYEBOLA & CO.

 

OLAYINKA OYEBOLA & CO.

(Chartered Accountants)

PCAOB ID 5968

Lagos, Nigeria

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023.

 

March 21, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


F-2


 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the shareholders and the board of directors of Bergio International, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Bergio International, Inc. as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company’s significant operating losses raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Critical Audit Matter

 

Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments.

 

We determined that there are no critical audit matter

 

/s/ BF Borgers CPA PC (PCAOB ID 5041)

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2019

Lakewood, CO

March 30, 2023


F-3


 

BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

December 31,

2023

 

December 31,

2022

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

151,553

 

$

373,507

Accounts receivable

 

 

19,433

 

 

119,931

Inventory

 

 

1,516,990

 

 

1,704,080

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

1,900

 

 

700

Current assets of discontinued operations

 

 

-

 

 

1,242,246

Total current assets

 

 

1,689,876

 

 

3,440,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

19,037

 

 

50,164

Goodwill

 

 

2,780,897

 

 

2,780,897

Operating lease right of use assets

 

 

87,001

 

 

24,595

Investment in unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

6,603

 

 

6,603

Long-term assets of discontinued operations

 

 

-

 

 

3,169,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

4,583,414

 

$

9,472,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

860,908

 

$

713,650

Bank overdraft

 

 

-

 

 

11,582

Accrued compensation - CEO

 

 

542,822

 

 

319,640

Notes payable - current portion, net of debt discount

 

 

699,834

 

 

699,503

Convertible notes payable, net of debt discount

 

 

87,084

 

 

19,324

Mandatorily redeemable Preferred Stock Series E - $2.00 stated value,

 2,500,000 shares designated and authorized, 317,000 and none issued

 and outstanding at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively

 

 

634,000

 

 

-

Loan payable

 

 

-

 

 

100,000

Advances from CEO and accrued interest

 

 

364,753

 

 

142,854

Derivative liability - convertible debt

 

 

360,944

 

 

108,594

Derivative liability - acquisition

 

 

73,571

 

 

7,914

Operating lease liabilities - current

 

 

23,605

 

 

18,072

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

2,393,369

 

 

2,112,872

Total current liabilities

 

 

6,040,890

 

 

4,254,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable - long-term

 

 

112,166

 

 

112,497

Operating lease liabilities - long-term

 

 

63,396

 

 

6,524

Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

148,196

 

 

146,999

Total long term liabilities

 

 

323,758

 

 

266,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

6,364,648

 

 

4,520,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


F-4


 

BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

- CONTINUED -

 

 

December 31,

2023

 

December 31,

2022

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ (deficit) equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock 10,000,000 shares authorized

 Series A preferred stock - $0.001 par value, 75 shares

 authorized, 75 and 75 shares issued and outstanding

 at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively

 

 

-

 

 

-

Convertible Series B preferred stock - $0.00001 par value, 4,900 shares

 authorized, 3,000 and 3,000 shares issued and outstanding

 at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively

 ($100 per share liquidation value)

 

 

-

 

 

-

Convertible Series C preferred stock - $0.00001 par value, 5,000,000 shares

 authorized, no shares issued and outstanding

 at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, respectively

 ($100 per share liquidation value)

 

 

-

 

 

-

Convertible Series D preferred stock - $0.00001 par value, 2,500,000 shares

 authorized, 920,966 and 1,274,000 shares issued and outstanding

 at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, respectively

 ($1.00 per share liquidation value)

 

 

10

 

 

13

Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 25,000,000,000 shares authorized,

 2,101,629,305 and 12,316,954 shares issued and outstanding

 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively

 

 

21,016

 

 

123

Common stock issuable (64,575,052 and 1,000,000 shares as of

 December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively)

 

 

646

 

 

10

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

26,105,389

 

 

26,102,888

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(23,769,761)

 

 

(19,605,358)

Total Bergio International, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

 

2,357,300

 

 

6,497,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

 

 

(4,138,534)

 

 

(1,545,389)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ (deficit) equity

 

 

(1,781,234)

 

 

4,952,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity

 

$

4,583,414

 

$

9,472,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


F-5


 

BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

For the Years Ended

December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

$

4,087,326

 

$

5,056,648

Net revenues - related parties

 

 

-

 

 

139,716

Total net revenues

 

 

4,087,326

 

 

5,196,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

2,570,180

 

 

3,235,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

1,517,146

 

 

1,961,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing expenses

 

 

120,096

 

 

160,977

Professional and consulting expenses

 

 

1,243,587

 

 

1,401,441

Compensation and related expenses

 

 

669,969

 

 

894,964

General and administrative expenses

 

 

578,147

 

 

560,616

Total operating expenses

 

 

2,611,799

 

 

3,017,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(1,094,653)

 

 

(1,056,939)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(86,383)

 

 

(1,077,843)

Derivative expense

 

 

(592,300)

 

 

(37,706)

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

(294,055)

 

 

(483,688)

Loss from foreign currency transactions

 

 

(130)

 

 

(86)

Fraud loss caused by computer hackers

 

 

-

 

 

(21,288)

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

 

156,987

 

 

627,696

Loss on exchange of preferred shares

 

 

(317,000)

 

 

-

Interest income

 

 

3

 

 

429

Other income

 

 

12,127

 

 

17,905

Gain from extinguishment of debt, net

 

 

381,711

 

 

405,700

Total other expenses, net

 

 

(739,040)

 

 

(568,881)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before provision for income taxes

 

 

(1,833,693)

 

 

(1,625,820)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

 

(1,833,693)

 

 

(1,625,820)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before non-controlling interest from continuing operations

 

 

(1,833,693)

 

 

(1,625,820)

Loss before non-controlling interest from discontinued operations

 

 

(4,754,553)

 

 

(1,631,788)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

(6,588,246)

 

 

(3,257,608)

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


F-6


 

BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

- CONTINUED -

 

 

 

For the Years Ended

December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Losses attributable to non-controlling interest from continuing operations

 

$

(218,164)

 

$

(172,346)

Less: Losses attributable to non-controlling interest from discontinued operations

 

 

(2,374,981)

 

 

(815,571)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

(2,593,145)

 

 

(987,917)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Bergio International, Inc. from continuing operations

 

 

(1,615,529)

 

 

(1,453,474)

Net loss attributable to Bergio International, Inc. from discontinued operations

 

 

(2,379,572)

 

 

(816,217)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Bergio International, Inc.

 

 

(3,995,101)

 

 

(2,269,691)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deemed dividend

 

 

(93,291)

 

 

(2,847,378)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss available to Bergio International, Inc. common stockholders

 

$

(4,088,392)

 

$

(5,117,069)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share: basic and diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

 

(0.01)

 

 

(0.58)

Discontinued operations

 

 

(0.01)

 

 

(0.11)

Net loss per common share

 

$

(0.02)

 

$

(0.69)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

 

234,222,252

 

 

7,431,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


F-7


BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

Series B Preferred Stock

 

Series C Preferred Stock

 

Series D Preferred Stock

 

Common Stock

 

Common Stock Issuable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Additional

Paid In

Capital

 

Treasury

Stock

 

Accumulated

Deficit

 

Non-controlling

Interest

 

Total

Stockholders’

Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2021

75

 

$

-

 

3,000

 

$

-

 

5

 

$

-

 

-

 

$

-

 

2,433,039

 

$

24

 

32,044

 

$

-

 

$

18,646,447

 

$

103,700

 

$

(14,452,396)

 

$

(557,472)

 

$

3,740,303

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series D preferred stock issued

for cash, net of offering cost

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

1,680,000

 

 

17

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1,554,983

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1,555,000

Deemed dividend upon issuance

of Series D preferred stock

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

2,846,500

 

 

-

 

 

(2,846,500)

 

 

-

 

 

-

Issuance of common stock

for conversion of Series C

preferred stock

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

(5)

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

271,793

 

 

3

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(3)

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Reclassification of derivative

liability to equity upon conversion

of Series C preferred stock

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

67,284

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

67,284

Common stock issued for cash

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

893,608

 

 

9

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

89,352

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

89,361

Issuance of common stock

for debt conversion including

accrued interest and fees

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

5,905,113

 

 

59

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

2,571,077

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

2,571,136

Issuance of common stock

for common stock issuable

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

32,044

 

 

-

 

(32,044)

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Issuance of common stock

for conversion of Series D

preferred stock and accrued

dividends

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

(406,000)

 

 

(4)

 

2,646,642

 

 

27

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

9,007

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

9,030

Common stock issuable for

services to CEO

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

1,000,000

 

 

10

 

 

149,990

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

150,000

Common stock issued for services

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

25,714

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

9,000

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

9,000

Cashless exercise of stock warrants

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

109,000

 

 

1

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

877

 

 

-

 

 

(878)

 

 

-

 

 

-

Accretion of stock-based

compensation for services

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

54,674

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

54,674

Dividends on preferred stock

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(35,893)

 

 

-

 

 

(35,893)

Cancellation of treasury stock

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

103,700

 

 

(103,700)

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Net loss

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(2,269,691)

 

 

(987,917)

 

 

(3,257,608)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2022

75

 

$

-

 

3,000

 

$

-

 

-

 

$

-

 

1,274,000

 

$

13

 

12,316,954

 

$

123

 

1,000,000

 

$

10

 

$

26,102,888

 

$

-

 

$

(19,605,358)

 

$

(1,545,389)

 

$

4,952,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


F-8


 

BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

Series B Preferred Stock

 

Series C Preferred Stock

 

Series D Preferred Stock

 

Common Stock

 

Common Stock Issuable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Additional

Paid In

Capital

 

Treasury

Stock

 

Accumulated

Deficit

 

Non-controlling

Interest

 

Total

Stockholders’

Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2022

75

 

$

-

 

3,000

 

$

-

 

-

 

$

-

 

1,274,000

 

$

13

 

12,316,954

 

$

123

 

1,000,000

 

$

10

 

$

26,102,888

 

$

-

 

$

(19,605,358)

 

$

(1,545,389)

 

$

4,952,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series D preferred stock exchange

for Series E preferred stock

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

(317,000)

 

 

(3)

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

3

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Reclassification of Series E

preferred stock to mezzanine debt

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(317,000)

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(317,000)

Issuance of common stock

for debt conversion including

accrued interest and fees

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

1,773,984,470

 

 

17,740

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

216,523

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

234,263

Issuance of common stock

for conversion of Series D

preferred stock and accrued

dividends

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

(36,034)

 

 

-

 

315,325,313

 

 

3,153

 

63,575,052

 

 

636

 

 

91,880

 

 

-

 

 

(93,291)

 

 

 

 

 

2,378

Stock warrants granted in connection

with convertible notes

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

5

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

11,095

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

11,095

Dividends on preferred stock

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(76,011)

 

 

-

 

 

(76,011)

Fractional shares due to 1:500

reverse stock split

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

2,568

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Net loss

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

(3,995,101)

 

 

(2,593,145)

 

 

(6,588,246)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2023

75

 

$

-

 

3,000

 

$

-

 

-

 

$

-

 

920,966

 

$

10

 

2,101,629,305

 

$

21,016

 

64,575,052

 

$

646

 

$

26,105,389

 

$

-

 

$

(23,769,761)

 

$

(4,138,534)

 

$

(1,781,234)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


F-9


BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

For the Years Ended

December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Bergio International, Inc. from continuing operations

 

$

(1,615,529)

 

$

(1,453,474)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities - continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

 

 

(218,164)

 

 

(172,346)

Depreciation expense

 

 

36,027

 

 

40,252

Stock-based compensation

 

 

-

 

 

213,674

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

294,055

 

 

544,763

Derivative expense

 

 

592,300

 

 

37,706

Loss on exchange of preferred shares

 

 

317,000

 

 

-

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

 

(156,987)

 

 

(627,696)

Gain from extinguishment of debt

 

 

(381,711)

 

 

(405,700)

Non-cash interest upon conversion of debt

 

 

500

 

 

1,043,496

Amortization of right of use assets

 

 

18,807

 

 

(76,495)

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

100,498

 

 

(51,822)

Inventory

 

 

187,090

 

 

69,723

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

(1,200)

 

 

13,329

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

131,469

 

 

195,895

Bank overdraft

 

 

(11,582)

 

 

11,582

Accrued compensation - CEO

 

 

223,182

 

 

319,640

Operating lease obligations

 

 

(18,808)

 

 

76,493

Deferred compensation - CEO

 

 

-

 

 

(346,163)

NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES - CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

(503,053)

 

 

(567,143)

NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

(202,232)

 

 

(1,444,317)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(4,900)

 

 

-

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

(4,900)

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of common stock

 

 

-

 

 

89,361

Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of offering cost

 

 

-

 

 

1,555,000

Proceeds from note payable

 

 

65,000

 

 

110,000

Proceeds from loans and advances payable

 

 

-

 

 

100,000

Proceeds from convertible notes, net of debt issuance cost

 

 

92,500

 

 

201,250

Repayment on note payable

 

 

-

 

 

(272,884)

Repayment on secured notes payable

 

 

-

 

 

(400,000)

Advance from (payments to) Chief Executive Officer, net

 

 

189,523

 

 

6,996

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES - CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

347,023

 

 

1,389,723

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

141,208

 

 

(97,951)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

 

 

(221,954)

 

 

(719,688)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - beginning of year

 

 

373,507

 

 

1,093,195

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - end of year

 

$

151,553

 

$

373,507

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


F-10


 

BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

- CONTINUED -

 

 

 

For the Years Ended

December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

-

 

$

26,658

Income taxes

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock issued for convertible debt, loans payable, and accrued interest

 

$

226,294

 

$

1,463,940

Issuance of common stock issued for accrued dividends

 

$

2,378

 

$

-

Debt discount in connection with the issuance of stock warrants

 

$

11,095

 

$

-

Deemed dividend upon issuance of Series D preferred stock

 

$

-

 

$

2,847,378

Deemed dividend upon conversion of Series D preferred stock and accrued dividends

 

$

93,291

 

$

-

Initial amount of ROU asset and related liability

 

$

81,213

 

$

-

Initial derivative liability recorded in connection with convertible notes payable

 

$

264,405

 

$

201,250

Reclassification of derivative liability to equity upon conversion of Series C preferred stock

 

$

-

 

$

67,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


F-11


BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

 

Organization and Nature of Operations

 

Bergio International, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on July 24, 2007 under the name Alba Mineral Exploration, Inc. On October 21, 2009, as a result of a Share Exchange Agreement, the corporation’s name was changed to Bergio International, Inc. On February 19, 2020, the Company changed its state of incorporation to Wyoming. The Company is engaged in the product design, manufacturing, distribution of fine jewelry primarily in the United States and is headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey. The Company’s intent is to take advantage of the Bergio brand and establish a chain of retail stores worldwide. The Company’s branded product lines are products and/or collections designed by the Company’s designer and CEO, Berge Abajian, and will be the centerpiece of the Company’s retail stores.

 

On February 10, 2021, the Company entered into an Acquisition Agreement (“Acquisition Agreement”) with Digital Age Business, Inc., a Florida corporation, (“Digital Age Business”), pursuant to which the shareholders of Digital Age Business agreed to sell all of the assets and liabilities of its Aphrodite’s business to a subsidiary of the Company known as Aphrodite’s Marketing, Inc. (“Aphrodite’s Marketing”), a Wyoming corporation in exchange for Series B Preferred Stock of the Company. The Company owns 51% of Aphrodite’s Marketing.

 

On July 1, 2021 (“Closing”), the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with GearBubble, Inc., a Nevada corporation, (“GearBubble”), pursuant to which the shareholders of GearBubble (the “Equity Recipients”) agreed to sell 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of GearBubble to a subsidiary of the Company known as GearBubble Tech, Inc. (“GearBubble Tech”), a Wyoming corporation in exchange for $3,162,000 (the “Cash Purchase Price”), which shall be paid as follows: a) $2,000,000 (which was paid in cash at Closing), b) $1,162,000 to be paid in 15 equal installments, and c) 49,000 of the 100,000 authorized shares of the Merger Sub, such that upon the Closing, 51% of the Merger Sub shall be owned by the Company, and 49% of the Merger Sub shall be owned by the GearBubble Shareholders. The Company owns 51% of GearBubble Tech.

 

On March 24, 2021, the Company filed, with the Wyoming Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment, to amend its Articles of Incorporation. The amendment reflected the increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 1,000,000,000 shares to 3,000,000,000 shares. On July 9, 2021, the Company filed, with the Wyoming Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment, to amend its Articles of Incorporation. The amendment reflected the increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 3,000,000,000 shares to 6,000,000,000 shares. On April 28, 2022, the Company filed, with the Wyoming Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment, to amend its Articles of Incorporation and reflected the increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 6,000,000,000 shares to 9,000,000,000 shares.

 

On September 26, 2022, the Company filed, with the Wyoming Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment, to amend its Articles of Incorporation and reflected the increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 9,000,000,000 shares to 15,000,000,000 shares. In March 2023, the Company filed, with the Wyoming Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment, to amend its Articles of Incorporation and reflected the increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 15,000,000,000 shares to 25,000,000,000 shares. In the same Articles of Amendment, the Company filed for a reverse split of the Company’s common stock, at the ratio of 1 for 500 (the “Reverse Stock Split”), which was declared effective by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) effective April 17, 2023. All share and per-share data and amounts have been retroactively adjusted as of the earliest period presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.

 

As further described in Note 13, the Company presently expects to sell the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing due to declining revenues and is continually operating at loss. The Company is in negotiation with a potential buyer and has entered into a Letter of Intent in March 2024. Currently, no formal agreement or purchase agreement has been executed. Accordingly, Aphrodite’s Marketing’s business are characterized as Discontinued Operations in these consolidated financial statements. The assets and liabilities of Aphrodite’s Marketing has been presented separately in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as discontinued operations.  Similarly, the operating results and cash flows of discontinued operations are separately stated in those respective consolidated financial statements. All prior year amounts from discontinued operations have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation.


F-12


BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), the instructions to Form 10-K, and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for financial information, which includes the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. It is management’s opinion that all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) have been made, which are necessary for a fair financial statement presentation.

 

Non-controlling Interest in Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The Company follows ASC 810-10-65, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51” (“SFAS No. 160”). This ASC clarifies that a non-controlling (minority) interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. It also requires consolidated net income to include the amounts attributable to both the parent and non-controlling interest, with disclosure on the face of the consolidated income statement of the amounts attributed to the parent and to the non-controlling interest. In accordance with ASC 810-10- 45-21, those losses attributable to the parent and the non-controlling interest in subsidiaries may exceed their interests in the subsidiary’s equity. The excess and any further losses attributable to the parent and the non-controlling interest shall be attributed to those interests even if that attribution results in a deficit non-controlling interest balance.

 

On February 9, 2021, the Company entered into an Acquisition Agreement which resulted to the acquisition of 51% interest in Aphrodite’s Marketing. Additionally, on July 1, 2021, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement with GearBubble which resulted to the acquisition of 51% interest in the Merger Sub, GearBubble Tech. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded a non-controlling interest balance of $(4,138,534) and $(1,545,389), respectively, in connection with the majority-owned subsidiaries, Aphrodite’s Marketing and GearBubble Tech as reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and losses attributable to non-controlling interest of $2,593,145 and $987,917 during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively as reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

Note 2 - Going Concern

 

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. As reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company had a net loss attributable to Bergio International, Inc. and cash used in operations of $3,995,101 and $705,285, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2023. Additionally, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $23.8 million and working capital deficit of approximately $4.4 million at December 31, 2023. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of twelve months from the issuance date of this report. Management cannot provide assurance that the Company will ultimately achieve profitable operations or become cash flow positive or raise additional capital pursuant to debt or equity financings. The Company may seek to raise additional capital through additional debt and/or equity financings to fund its operations in the future; however, no assurance can be provided that the Company will be able to raise additional capital on favorable terms, or at all. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital or secure additional lending in the future to fund its business plan, the Company may need to curtail or cease its operations.

 

The Company increased its online presence and provided for the expansion of the Company’s branded product lines. The acquired majority owned subsidiaries, Aphrodite Marketing and GearBubble Tech of which the Company owns 51%, have increased the Company’s online presence and provide the opportunity for future growth. However, there can be no assurance that this venture will be successful or that the Company can raise the required capital to fund this operation.

 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States which includes the Company, its wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

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 and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate could change in the near term due to one or more future events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from estimates. Significant estimates during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 include the estimates of useful lives of property and equipment and intangible assets, valuation of the operating lease liability and related right-of-use asset, valuation of derivatives, valuation of beneficial conversion features on convertible debt, allowance for uncollectable receivables, valuation of equity based instruments such as common stock and preferred stock issued for other than cash, the fair value of warrants issued with debt, the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, and stock-based compensation.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company applies ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). ASC 606 establishes a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most of the existing revenue recognition guidance. This standard requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services and also requires certain additional disclosures.  ASC 606 requires us to identify distinct performance obligations. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. When distinct performance obligations exist, the Company allocates the contract transaction price to each distinct performance obligation. The standalone selling price, or our best estimate of standalone selling price, is used to allocate the transaction price to the separate performance obligations. The Company recognizes revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied.

 

Determining whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together may require significant judgment. Also, significant judgment may be required to determine the allocation of transaction price to each distinct performance obligation.

 

Generally, revenues are recognized at the time of shipment to the customer with the price being fixed and determinable and collectability assured, provided title and risk of loss is transferred to the customer. Provisions, when appropriate, are made where the right to return exists. Shipping and handling costs charged to customers are classified as sales, and the shipping and handling costs incurred are included in cost of sales.

 

The Company’s subsidiary, GearBubble Tech, recognizes revenue from three sources: (1) e-commerce revenue (2) platform subscription fees and (3) partner and services revenue.

 

Revenues are recognized when the merchandise is shipped to the customer and title is transferred and are recorded net of any returns, and discounts or allowances. Shipping cost paid by customers are primarily for ecommerce sales and are included in revenue. Merchandise sales are fulfilled with  


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


inventory sourced through our suppliers. Therefore, the Company’s contracts have a single performance obligation (shipment of product).

 

The Company evaluates the criteria outlined in ASC 606-10-55, Principal versus Agent Considerations, in determining whether it is appropriate to record the gross amount of merchandise sales and related costs or the net amount earned as commissions. The Company evaluates whether it is appropriate to recognize revenue on a gross or net basis based upon its evaluation of whether the Company obtains control of the specified goods by considering if it is primarily responsible for fulfillment of the promise, has inventory risk, and has the latitude in establishing pricing and selecting suppliers, among other factors. The ecommerce sellers have no further obligation to the customer after the promised goods are transferred to the customer.  Based on its evaluation of these factors, we have determined we are the principal in these arrangements. Through our suppliers, we have the ability to control the promised goods and as a result, the Company records ecommerce sales on a gross basis.

 

The Company refunds the full cost of the merchandise returned and all original shipping charges if the returned item is defective or we or our partners have made an error, such as shipping the wrong product. If the return is not a result of a product defect or a fulfillment error and the customer initiate a return of an unopened item within 30 days of delivery, for most products we refund the full cost of the merchandise minus the original shipping charge and actual return shipping fees. If our customer returns an item that has been opened or shows signs of wear, the Company issues a partial refund minus the original shipping charge and actual return shipping fees.

 

The Company generally recognizes platform subscription fees in the month they are earned. Annual subscription payments received that are related to future periods are recorded as deferred revenue to be recognized as revenues over the contract term or period. 

 

Partner and services revenue is derived from: (1) partner marketing and promotion, and (2) non-recurring professional services. Revenue from partner marketing and promotion and non-recurring professional services is recognized as the service is performed. 

 

Cost of revenues

 

Cost of revenue consists primarily of the cost of the merchandise, shipping fees, credit card processing services, fulfillment cost, ecommerce sellers’ pay-out; costs associated with operation and maintenance of the Company’s platform.

 

Marketing

 

The Company applies ASC 720 “Other Expenses” to account for marketing costs. Pursuant to ASC 720-35-25-1, the Company expenses marketing costs as incurred. Marketing costs include advertising and related expenses for third party personnel engaged in marketing and selling activities, including sales commissions, and third-party e-commerce platform fees and selling fees. The Company directs its customers to the Company’s ecommerce platform through social media, digital marketing, and promotional campaigns. Marketing costs were $120,096 and $160,977 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, are included in selling and marketing expenses on the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Shipping and Handling Costs

 

The Company accounts for shipping and handling fees in accordance with ASC 606. While amounts charged to customers for shipping products are included in revenues, the related costs of shipping products to customers are classified in selling and marketing expenses as incurred.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The reclassified amounts have no impact on the Company’s previously reported financial position or results of operations and relates to the presentation of selling and marketing expenses, and compensation and related expenses, separately on the consolidated statements of operation previously included in the general and administrative expenses, and the


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


presentation of accounts receivable - related party separately on the consolidated balance sheets previously included in accounts receivable.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

FASB ASC 820 - Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. FASB ASC 820 requires disclosures about the fair value of all financial instruments, whether or not recognized, for financial statement purposes. Disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments are based on pertinent information available to the Company on December 31, 2021. Accordingly, the estimates presented in these financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized on disposition of the financial instruments. FASB ASC 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement).

 

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1:Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date. 

 

Level 2:Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. 

 

Level 3:Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information. 

 

The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, accrued compensation, and deferred compensation approximate their fair market value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13,” Changes to Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements”, which will improve the effectiveness of disclosure requirements for recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The standard removes, modifies, and adds certain disclosure requirements, and is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Upon adoption, this guidance did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Assets or liabilities measured at fair value or a recurring basis included embedded conversion options in convertible debt and convertible preferred stock and were as follows at:

 

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

Description

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

Total derivative liabilities

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

434,515

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

116,508

 

ASC 825-10 “Financial Instruments” allows entities to voluntarily choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value (fair value option). The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is irrevocable unless a new election date occurs. If the fair value option is elected for an instrument, unrealized gains and losses for that instrument should be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The Company did not elect to apply the fair value option to any outstanding equity instruments.

 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash equivalents are comprised of certain highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. The Company did not have any cash equivalents on hand at December 31, 2023 and 2022. The Company places its cash with high credit quality financial institutions. The Company’s accounts at these institutions are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. To reduce its risk associated with the failure of such financial institutions, the Company evaluates, at least annually, the rating of the financial institutions in which it holds deposits. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not have cash in excess of FDIC limits.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and adjusts credit limits based on customer payment and current credit worthiness, as determined by review of their current credit information. The Company continuously monitors credit limits for and payments from its customers and maintains provision for estimated credit losses based on its historical experience and any specific customer issues that have been identified. While such credit losses have historically been within the Company’s expectation and the provision established, the Company cannot guarantee that this will continue.

 

An allowance for doubtful accounts is provided against accounts receivable for amounts management believes may be uncollectible. The Company determines the adequacy of this allowance by regularly reviewing the composition of its accounts receivable aging and evaluating individual customer receivables, considering the customer’s financial condition, credit history and current economic circumstance. While credit losses have historically been within the Company’s expectation and the provision established, the Company cannot guarantee that this will continue. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $0 for both periods.

 

Inventory

 

Inventories consist primarily of finished goods and are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the weighted average method, and average cost is recomputed after each inventory purchase or sale. Inventories are written down if the estimated net realizable value is less than the recorded value, if appropriate.

 

Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company assesses the recoverability of the carrying value of its long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future, undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by an asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. Impairment losses of $4,054,341 and $0 were recognized for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The impairment expense of $4,054,341 relates to the impairment of assets of Aphrodite’s Marketing and is included in losses before non-controlling interest from discontinued operations (see Note 13).

 

Property and equipment

 

Property is carried at cost. The cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred; major replacements and improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are included in income in the year of disposition. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the assets, generally three to five years.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

Stock-based compensation is accounted for based on the requirements of ASC 718 - “Compensation–Stock Compensation”, which requires recognition in the financial statements of the cost of employee, non-employee and director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the period the employee or director is


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


required to perform the services in exchange for the award (presumptively, the vesting period). The ASC also requires measurement of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award.

 

Derivative Liabilities

 

The Company has certain financial instruments that are embedded derivatives associated with capital raises and acquisition. The Company evaluates all its financial instruments to determine if those contracts or any potential embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for in accordance with ASC 815-10 - Derivative and Hedging - Contract in Entity’s Own Equity. This accounting treatment requires that the carrying amount of any derivatives be recorded at fair value at issuance and marked-to-market at each balance sheet date. In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, as is the case with the Company, the change in the fair value during the period is recorded as either other income or expense. Upon conversion, exercise or repayment, the respective derivative liability is marked to fair value at the conversion, repayment, or exercise date and then the related fair value amount is reclassified to other income or expense as part of gain or loss on debt extinguishment.

 

The Company follows FASB issued ASU No. 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): (Part I) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features. These amendments simplify the accounting for certain financial instruments with down-round features. The amendments require companies to disregard the down-round feature when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to its own stock, for purposes of determining liability or equity classification.

 

Concentration Risk

 

Concentration of Revenues

 

For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, no customer accounted for over 10% of total revenues.

 

Concentration of Purchases

 

The Company purchased approximately 71% of its finished products from two vendors (23% and 48%) during the year ended December 31, 2023. The Company purchased approximately 36% of its finished products from two vendors (15% and 21%) during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Concentration of Accounts Receivable

 

As of December 31, 2023, total accounts receivable amounted to $19,433 and one customer represented 82% of this balance. As of December 31, 2022, total accounts receivable amounted to $119,931 and two customers represented 90% (60% and 30%) of this balance.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

 

 

 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


Note 4 - Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consist of the following:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

Leasehold improvements

 

$

391,722

 

$

391,722

Office and computer equipment

 

 

581,352

 

 

581,352

Selling equipment

 

 

8,354

 

 

8,354

Furniture and fixtures

 

 

25,411

 

 

20,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total at cost

 

 

1,006,839

 

 

1,001,939

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(987,802)

 

 

(951,775)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

$

19,037

 

$

50,164

 

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $36,027 and $40,252, respectively.

 

Note 5 - Net Loss per Share

 

Pursuant to ASC 260-10-45, basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the periods presented. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock, common stock equivalents and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive common shares consist of common stock issuable for stock options and stock warrants (using the treasury stock method), convertible notes and common stock issuable. These common stock equivalents may be dilutive in the future.

 

The potentially dilutive common stock equivalents as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were excluded from the dilutive loss per share calculation as they would be antidilutive due to the net loss as follow:

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Warrants

 

 

32,595,983

 

 

3,095,983

Convertible Preferred Stock

 

 

19,069,181,307

 

 

16,735,086

Convertible Notes

 

 

2,704,293,846

 

 

24,384,615

Total

 

 

21,806,071,136

 

 

44,215,684

 

Note 6 - Convertible Notes Payable

 

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, convertible notes payable consisted of the following:

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Principal amount

 

$

148,617

 

$

79,250

Less: unamortized debt discount

 

 

(61,533)

 

 

(59,926)

Convertible notes payable, net

 

$

87,084

 

$

19,324

 

 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


 

Power Up Lending Group

 

On July 20, 2021, the Company entered into an 8% convertible note in the amount of $55,000 less legal and financing costs of $3,750 for net proceeds of $51,250 with Power Up Lending Group. The principal and accrued interest were payable on or before July 20, 2022. Any amount of principal or interest on this note which was not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same was paid. At the option of the Holder, but not before 180 days from the date of issuance, the holder may elect to convert all or part of the convertible into the Company’s common stock. The conversion price was 63% multiplied by the lowest trading price (representing a discount rate of 37%) during the previous 15 trading day trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the date of this note. The outstanding balance at December 31, 2021 was $55,000, with accrued interest of $3,954 at December 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2022, principal of $55,000 and $2,200 of accrued interest were fully converted into 130,000 shares of common stock. The outstanding principal and accrued interest balance at December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.

 

On July 28, 2021, the Company entered into an 8% convertible note in the amount of $48,750 less legal and financing costs of $3,750 for net proceeds of $45,000 with Power Up Lending Group. The principal and accrued interest were payable on or before July 28, 2022. Any amount of principal or interest on this note which was not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same was paid. At the option of the Holder, but not before 180 days from the date of issuance, the holder may elect to convert all or part of the convertible into the Company’s common stock. The conversion price was 63% multiplied by the lowest trading price (representing a discount rate of 37%) during the previous 15 trading day trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the date of this note. The outstanding balance at December 31, 2021 was $48,750, with accrued interest of $2,351 at December 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2022, principal of $48,750 and $1,950 of accrued interest were fully converted into 133,421 shares of common stock. The outstanding principal and accrued interest balance at December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.

 

On September 14, 2021, the Company entered into an 8% convertible note in the amount of $78,750 less legal and financing costs of $3,750 for net proceeds of $75,000 with Power Up Lending Group. The principal and accrued interest were payable on or before September 14, 2022. Any amount of principal or interest on this note which was not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same was paid. At the option of the Holder, but not before 180 days from the date of issuance, the holder may elect to convert all or part of the convertible into the Company’s common stock. The conversion price was 63% multiplied by the lowest trading price (representing a discount rate of 37%) during the previous 15 trading day trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the date of this note. The outstanding balance at December 31, 2021 was $78,750, with accrued interest of $2,140 at December 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2022, principal of $78,750 and $3,150 of accrued interest were fully converted into 248,958 shares of common stock. The outstanding principal and accrued interest balance at December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.

 

On October 4, 2021, the Company entered into an 8% convertible note in the amount of $53,750 less legal and financing costs of $3,750 for net proceeds of $50,000 with Power Up Lending Group. The principal and accrued interest were payable on or before October 4, 2022. Any amount of principal or interest on this note which was not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid. At the option of the Holder, but not before 180 days from the date of issuance, the holder may elect to convert all or part of the convertible into the Company’s common stock. The conversion price was 63% multiplied by the lowest trading price (representing a discount rate of 37%) during the previous 15 trading day trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the date of this note. The outstanding balance at December 31, 2021 was $53,750, with accrued interest of $1,037 at December 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2022, principal of $53,750 and $2,150 of accrued interest were fully converted into 177,460 shares of common stock. The outstanding principal and accrued interest balance at December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.

 

1800 Diagonal Lending LLC formerly known as Sixth Street Lending, LLC

 

On November 8, 2021, the Company entered into an 8% convertible note in the amount of $55,000 less legal and financing costs of $3,750 for net proceeds of $51,250 with Sixth Street Lending, LLL. The principal and accrued interest were payable on or before November 8, 2022. Any amount of principal or interest on this note which was not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


the same is paid. At the option of the Holder, but not before 180 days from the date of issuance, the holder may elect to convert all or part of the convertible into the Company’s common stock. The conversion price was 63% multiplied by the lowest trading price (representing a discount rate of 37%) during the previous 15 trading day trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the date of this note. The outstanding balance at December 31, 2021 was $55,000, with accrued interest of $639 at December 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2022, principal of $55,000 and $2,200 of accrued interest were fully converted into 286,699 shares of common stock. The outstanding principal and accrued interest balance at December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.

 

On March 8, 2022, the Company entered into an 8% convertible note in the amount of $80,000 less legal and financing costs of $3,750 for net proceeds of $76,250 with Sixth Street Lending, LLC. The principal and accrued interest were payable on or before March 8, 2023. Any amount of principal or interest on this note which was not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid. At the option of the Holder, but not before 180 days from the date of issuance, the holder may elect to convert all or part of the convertible into the Company’s common stock. The conversion price was 65% multiplied by the average two lowest trading price (representing a discount rate of 35%) during the previous 10 trading day trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the date of this note. During the year ended December 31, 2022, principal of 80,000 and $3,200 of accrued interest were fully converted into 832,000 shares of common stock. The outstanding principal and accrued interest balance at December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.

 

On July 11, 2022, the Company entered into an 8% convertible note in the amount of $54,250 less legal and financing costs of $4,250 for net proceeds of $54,000 with 1800 Diagonal Lending, LLC. The principal and accrued interest were payable on or before July 11, 2023. Any amount of principal or interest on this note which was not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid. At the option of the Holder, but not before 180 days from the date of issuance, the holder may elect to convert all or part of the convertible into the Company’s common stock. The conversion price was 65% multiplied by the average two lowest trading price (representing a discount rate of 35%) during the previous 15 trading day trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the date of this note. In October 2022, the Company repaid back the principal amount of $54,250, accrued interest of $963 and prepayment penalty fee of $11,085 for a total of $66,298. The outstanding principal and accrued interest balance at December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.

 

During the first 90 to 180 days following the date of these notes, the Company had the right to prepay the principal and accrued but unpaid interest due under the above notes issued to Sixth Street Lending LLC, together with any other amounts that the Company may owe the holder under the terms of the note, at a premium ranging from 120% to 125% as defined in the note agreement. After this initial 180-day period, the Company does not have a right to prepay such notes.

 

Trillium Partners LLP, 3a Capital Establishment, JP Carey Limited Partners, LP, and JP Carey Enterprises, Inc.

 

On February 11, 2021, the Company entered into 10% convertible notes totaling $1,512,500 less legal and financing costs of $137,500 for net proceeds of $1,375,000. The principal and accrued interest were payable on or before February 11, 2022. The notes may not be prepaid except under certain conditions. The Company was to pay interest on a quarterly basis in arrears in cash to the Holder commencing on March 1, 2021 and continuing thereafter on each quarterly anniversary of such date until the Obligations have been satisfied in full, on the aggregate then outstanding principal amount of these notes at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. Any amount of principal or interest on these notes which was not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty four percent (24%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same was paid. At the option of the holders, but not before 180 days from the date of issuance, the holders may elect to convert all or part of the convertible into the Company’s common stock. The conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date was equal to $0.75 ($0.0015 pre-split). Additionally, the Company granted an aggregate of 1,512,500 warrant to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the issuance of these convertible notes. The warrants have a term of 5 years from the date of grant and exercisable at an exercise price of $1.00 ($0.002 pre-split). The Company accounted for the warrants issued with these convertible notes by using the relative fair value method. The total debt discount consisted of beneficial conversion feature of $687,500 and relative fair value of the warrants of $687,500 using a Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: stock price at valuation date of $6.50 (0.013 pre-split) based on the closing price of common stock at date of grant, exercise price of $1.00 ($0.002 pre-split), dividend yield of zero, expected term of 5.00, a risk-free rate of 0.46%, and expected volatility of 424%. During the year ended December 31, 2021, principal of $544,750, accrued


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BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


interest of $39,342 and conversion fees of $4,050 were fully converted into 814,731 shares of common stock. The outstanding balance at December 31, 2021 was $967,750 with accrued interest of $60,459 at December 31, 2021.

 

In January 2022, the Company entered into Amendment to the Convertible Promissory Notes Agreements (the “Amendment”) with these lenders whereby the conversion prices of the convertible notes were reduced from $0.75 to $0.50 ($0.0015 to $0.001 pre-split). Consequently, the Company recorded interest expense of $806,458 from the reduction of the conversion prices during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, principal of $967,750, accrued interest of $55,469 and conversion fees of $16,000 were fully converted into a total of 2,116,307 shares of common stock and incurred additional interest expense of $35,976 from such conversion. The outstanding principal and accrued interest balance at December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.

 

Boot Capital, LLC

 

On October 3, 2022, the Company entered into an 8% convertible note in the amount of $79,250 less legal and financing costs of $4,250 for net proceeds of $75,000 with Boot Capital LLC. The principal and accrued interest is payable on or before October 3, 2023. The note may not be prepaid except under certain conditions. Any amount of principal or interest on this note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid. At the option of the Holder, but not before 180 days from the date of issuance, the holder may elect to convert all or part of the convertible into the Company’s common stock. The conversion price shall mean 65% multiplied by the average two lowest trading price (representing a discount rate of 35%) during the previous 15 trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the date of this note. During the first 90 to 180 days following the date of this note, the Company has the right to prepay the principal and accrued but unpaid interest due under this note together with any other amounts that the Company may owe the holder under the terms of the note, at a premium ranging from 120% to 125% as defined in the note agreement. After this initial 180-day period, the Company does not have a right to prepay such note. There were no conversions during the year ended December 31, 2022. The outstanding balance at December 31, 2022 was $79,250, with accrued interest of $1,546.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, principal of $75,470 were converted into 448,065,626 shares of common stock. The outstanding balance at December 31, 2023 was $3,780, with accrued interest of $2,092.

 

Trillium Partners LP

 

On June 16, 2022, the Company received proceeds related to a loan with Trillium Partners LP (“Trillium”) in the amount of $100,000. The loan and accrued interest were due on demand. Interest accrued at the rate of 3% per annum. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company reclassed this from a loan to a convertible note payable upon the receipt of a secured promissory note. Accordingly, the Company entered into Secured Promissory Note (the “Secured Note”) in amount of $118,000 and original issue discount of $18,000 for net proceeds of $100,000. The Secured Note was due on February 4, 2023. Such Secured Note is secured by a security interest in the borrower’s existing and future assets, including all rights to received payments (including credit card payments) from the sale of goods or services, inventory, property and equipment, and general intangibles.

 

The Secured Note was issued in connection with the Advance Agreement dated October 27, 2021. On April 21, 2023, the Company, together with its majority owned subsidiaries, Aphrodite Marketing and GearBubble Tech (collectively the “Borrower”), entered into an Amendment Agreement (the “First Amendment”) with Trillium Partners L.P. to amend the Advance Agreement dated October 27, 2021 (the “Agreement”). Both parties agreed to amend the Agreement in section 10 of the Agreement including among others, a default interest rate of 22% per annum, conversion right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid amounts of the promissory notes, a provision that in no event shall the lender be entitled to convert into common stock that would result to beneficial ownership by lender and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”), and variable conversion price of 50% of the lowest trading price during the 30-trading day period prior to conversion date.

 


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BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


In the event that the Company fails to deliver the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of principal or interest under of the promissory note within three business days of a notice of conversion, the Company shall incur a penalty of $2,000 per day; provided, however, that such fee shall not be due if the failure to deliver the shares is a result of a third party, such as the transfer agent.

 

On May 31, 2023, the Company, together with its majority owned subsidiaries, and Trillium Partners L.P. entered into a Second Amendment to the Advance Agreement whereby both parties agreed to amend under section 10(b) to increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation from 4.99% into 9.99%.

 

Principal and interest shall be paid with 16 weekly payments of $7,375 shall be paid to the lender on each Friday starting in the month of July 2022; Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the principal or interest on this note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum. The Company did not pay the required payments and accordingly, has been accruing interest at 22%. During the year ended December 31, 2023, principal of 80,343 were converted into 614,998,486 shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2023, the principal balance is $37,657 and accrued interest amounted to $17,218 at December 31, 2023.

 

August 10, 2023 Securities Purchase Agreement

 

On August 10, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Trillium Partners LP, which closed on August 15, 2023, pursuant to which Trillium purchased a convertible promissory note (the “August 10, 2023 Trillium Note”) from the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $5,500, such principal and the interest thereon convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of Trillium any time after 180 days of the August 10, 2023 Trillium Note. The August 10, 2023 Trillium Note contains debt issue costs of $500. The Company used the net proceeds for general working capital purposes. The maturity date is August 10, 2024.

 

In connection with such note, the Company issued 4,250,000 warrants to purchase common stock to such lender immediately exercisable at an initial exercise price of $0.0013 per share (subject to certain adjustments such as stock split, dividend, subsequent issuance of rights or options, subsequent convertible securities offering, consolidation or merger and pro-rata distribution) with an expiry date of August 10, 2030. The Company accounted for the 4,250,000 warrants issued with this note by using the relative fair value method. The total debt discount which is equivalent to the relative fair value of the warrants of $2,756 using a Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: stock price at valuation date of $0.0013 based on the closing price of common stock at date of grant, exercise price of $0.0013, dividend yield of zero, expected term of 7.00, a risk-free rate of 4.17%, and expected volatility of 697%.

 

October 26, 2023 Securities Purchase Agreement

 

On October 26, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Trillium Partners LP, which closed on November 6, 2023, pursuant to which Trillium purchased a convertible promissory note (the “October 26, 2023 Trillium Note”) from the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $8,500, such principal and the interest thereon convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of Trillium any time after 180 days of the October 26, 2023 Trillium Note. The October 26, 2023 Trillium Note contains debt issue costs of $1,000. The Company used the net proceeds for general working capital purposes. The maturity date is October 31, 2024.

 

In connection with such note, the Company issued 8,500,000 warrants to purchase common stock to such lender immediately exercisable at an initial exercise price of $0.0003 per share (subject to certain adjustments such as stock split, dividend, consolidation or merger and pro-rata distribution) with an expiry date of October 26, 2030.

 

December 18, 2023 Securities Purchase Agreement

 

On December 18, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Trillium Partners LP pursuant to which Trillium purchased a convertible promissory note (the “December 18, 2023 Trillium Note”) from the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $12,500, such principal and the interest thereon convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of Trillium any time after 180 days of the December 18, 2023 Trillium Note. The December 18, 2023 Trillium Note contains debt issue costs of $2,500. The Company used the net proceeds for general working capital purposes. The maturity date is November 30, 2024.

 


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BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


In connection with such note, the Company issued 12,500,000 warrants to purchase common stock to such lender immediately exercisable at an initial exercise price of $0.00005 per share (subject to certain adjustments such as stock split, dividend, consolidation or merger and pro-rata distribution) with an expiry date of December 18, 2030.

 

J.P. Carey Limited Partners LP

 

August 10, 2023 Securities Purchase Agreement

 

On August 10, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with J.P. Carey Limited Partners LP (“JP Carey”), which closed on August 15, 2023, pursuant to which J.P. Carey purchased a convertible promissory note (the “August 10, 2023 JP Carey Note”) from the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $5,500, such principal and the interest thereon convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of JP Carey any time after 180 days of the August 10, 2023 JP Carey Note. The August 10, 2023 JP Carey Note contains debt issue costs of $500. The Company intends to use the net proceeds for general working capital purposes. The maturity date is August 10, 2024.

 

In connection with such note, the Company issued 4,250,000 warrants to purchase common stock to such lender immediately exercisable at an initial exercise price of $0.0013 per share (subject to certain adjustments such as stock split, dividend, subsequent issuance of rights or options, subsequent convertible securities offering, consolidation or merger and pro-rata distribution) with an expiry date of August 10, 2030. The Company accounted for the 4,250,000 warrants issued with this note by using the relative fair value method. The total debt discount which is equivalent to the relative fair value of the warrants of $2,756 using a Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: stock price at valuation date of $0.0013 based on the closing price of common stock at date of grant, exercise price of $0.0013, dividend yield of zero, expected term of 7.00, a risk-free rate of 4.17%, and expected volatility of 697%.

 

The following terms shall apply to the above August 10, 2023 Trillium Note, August 10, 2023 JP Carey Note, October 26, 2023 Trillium Note, and December 18, 2023 Trillium Note (the “2023 Notes”):

 

The 2023 Notes bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum, which interest may be paid by the Company to the lenders in shares of the Company’s common stock; but shall not be payable until the 2023 Notes become payable, whether at the maturity date or upon acceleration or by prepayment.

 

During the first 180 days following the date of the 2023 Notes, the Company has the right to prepay the principal and accrued but unpaid interest due under the above notes, together with any other amounts that the Company may owe the holder under the terms of the note, at a premium of 150% as defined in the note agreement. After this initial 180-day period, after the expiration of the prepayment periods set forth above, the Company may submit an optional prepayment notice to the lenders.

 

The conversion price for the above notes shall be equal to a 50% discount of the market price which means the lowest ranging from 10 to 30 trading prices of the Common Stock immediately prior to the delivery of a Notice of Conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the lenders shall be restricted from effecting a conversion if such conversion, along with other shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by lenders and its affiliates, exceeds 9.99% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such conversion price and lookback periods are subject to adjustment in favor of the Investor in the event the Company issues securities to another party with more favorable conversion terms (“Most Favored Nation”). During the period where any monies are owed to the lender pursuant to the 2023 Notes, if the Company engages in any future financing transactions with a third party investor, the Company will provide the lender with written notice (the “MFN Notice”) thereof promptly but in no event less than 10 days prior to closing any financing transactions except for exempt issuance as defined in related the note agreements.

 

The above notes contain certain events of default, upon which principal and accrued interest will become immediately due and payable. In addition, upon an event of default, interest on the outstanding principal shall accrue at a default interest rate of 22% per annum, or if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law. Further, certain events of default may trigger penalty and liquidated damage provisions.

 


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BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


Upon certain events of default, the above the 2023 Notes will become immediately due and payable and the Company must pay the lenders ranging from 150% to 200% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the above 2023 Notes, plus any interest accrued upon such event of default or prior events of default (the “Default Amount”). Further, upon any event of default relating to the failure to issue shares of common stock upon the conversion of such notes, such notes become immediately due and payable in an amount equal to twice the Default Amount.

 

The total principal amount outstanding under the above Trillium financing agreements was $26,500 and accrued interest of $496 as of December 31, 2023. The total principal amount outstanding under the above JP Carey financing agreement was $5,500 and accrued interest of $259 as of December 31, 2023.

 

1800 Diagonal Lending LLC

 

On April 24, 2023, the Company entered into an 8% convertible note in the amount of $70,481 less legal and financing costs of $5,481 for net proceeds of $65,000 with 1800 Diagonal Lending, LLC. The principal and accrued interest are payable on or before April 24, 2024. Any amount of principal or interest on this note which was not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid. At the option of the Holder, but not before 180 days from the date of issuance, the holder may elect to convert all or part of the convertible into the Company’s common stock. The conversion price was 65% multiplied by the average three lowest trading price (representing a discount rate of 35%) during the previous 15 trading day trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the date of this note. During the first 90 to 180 days following the date of these notes, the Company had the right to prepay the principal and accrued but unpaid interest due under the above note together with any other amounts that the Company may owe the holder under the terms of the note, at a premium ranging from 115% to 120% as defined in the note agreement. After this initial 180-day period, the Company had no right to prepay such notes. During the year ended December 31, 2023, principal of $70,481 were converted into 710,920,358 shares of common stock. The outstanding principal and accrued interest balance at December 31, 2023 was $0.

 

On April 24, 2023, the Company entered into a 13% promissory note in the amount of $75,180 less original issue discount of $8,055 and legal and financing costs of $2,125 for net proceeds of $65,000 with 1800 Diagonal Lending, LLC. The Company failed to make the first installment payment due in June 2023 which was considered an event of default and accordingly such promissory note became a convertible note. Consequently, during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company reclassed the remaining principal balance of $75,180 and the related unamortized debt discount from notes payable to a convertible notes payable (see Note 9). The outstanding principal and accrued interest balance at December 31, 2023 was $75,180 and $9,442, respectively.

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

For the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, amortization of debt discounts and financing cost related to all the convertible notes above amounted to $292,186 and $456,265, respectively, which has been amortized and included in amortization of debt discount on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

Note 7 - Derivative Liability

 

The Company applies the provisions of ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in an Entity’s Own Stock, under which convertible instruments that contain terms and provisions which cause the embedded conversion options to be accounted for as derivative liabilities. As a result, embedded conversion options in certain convertible notes and convertible preferred stock are recorded as a liability and are revalued at fair value at each reporting date. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, total derivative liabilities amounted $434,515 (consist of derivative liability from convertible debt of $360,944 and derivative liability related to acquisition of Aphrodite’s Marketing $73,571) and $116,508 (consist of derivative liability from convertible debt of $108,594 and derivative liability related to acquisition of Aphrodite’s Marketing $7,914), respectively.

 

 


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BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


 

The following is a roll forward for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 of the fair value liability of price adjustable derivative instruments:

 

 

 

Fair Value of

Liability for

Derivative

Instruments

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

$

978,232

Initial valuation of derivative liabilities included in debt discount

 

 

201,250

Initial valuation of derivative liabilities related to issuance of Series B and C Preferred Stock

 

 

37,706

Initial valuation of derivative liabilities included in derivative expense

 

 

(405,700)

Reclassification of derivative liabilities to gain from extinguishment of debt

 

 

(67,284)

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

 

(627,696)

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

 

116,508

Initial valuation of derivative liabilities included in debt discount

 

 

264,405

Initial valuation of derivative liabilities included in derivative expense

 

 

592,300

Reclassification of derivative liabilities to gain from extinguishment of debt

 

 

(381,711)

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

 

(156,987)

Balance at December 31, 2023

 

$

434,515

 

The Company calculates the estimated fair values of the liabilities for derivative instruments using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The closing price of the Company’s common stock at December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.00015 and $0.005, respectively. The volatility, expected remaining term, and risk-free interest rates used to estimate the fair value of derivative liabilities at December 31, 2023 and 2022 are indicated in the table that follows. The expected term is equal to the remaining term of the convertible instruments and the risk-free rate is based upon rates for treasury securities with the same term.

 

 

 

Initial Valuations

(on new derivative

instruments entered

into during the

year ended

December 31, 2022)

 

December 31, 2022

Volatility

 

 

150% to 219%

 

 

186%

Expected Remaining Term (in years)

 

 

0.08 to 1.00

 

 

0.08 to 0.78

Risk Free Interest Rate

 

 

0.52 to 4.05%

 

 

4.12 to 4.73%

Expected dividend yield

 

 

None

 

 

None

 

 

 

Initial Valuations

(on new derivative

instruments entered

into during the

year ended

December 31, 2023)

 

December 31, 2023

Volatility

 

 

662% to 713%

 

 

713%

Expected Remaining Term (in years)

 

 

0.08 to 1.00

 

 

0.08 to 0.84

Risk Free Interest Rate

 

 

4.79 to 5.76%

 

 

4.79 to 5.60%

Expected dividend yield

 

 

None

 

 

None

 


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BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


Note 8 - Loans Payable

 

Trillium Partners LP

 

On June 16, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Trillium Partners LP in the amount of $12,500. The loan and accrued interest was due on December 31, 2020. Interest accrued at the rate of 10% per annum. The outstanding balances at December 31, 2021 was $12,500 with accrued interest of $1,928. In February 2022, principal of $12,500, accrued interest of $2,068, and conversion fees of $2,800 were converted into 43,421 shares of common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company incurred additional interest expense of $31,024 from such conversion into common stock. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the principal balance and accrued interest is $0.

 

On September 14, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Trillium Partners LP in the amount of $12,250. The loan and accrued interest was due on March 14, 2021. Interest accrued at the rate of 10% per annum. The outstanding balances at December 31, 2021 was $12,250 with accrued interest of $1,225. In February 2022, principal of $12,250, accrued interest of $1,639, and conversion fees of $1,800 were converted into 78,446 shares of common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company incurred additional interest expense of $68,755 from such conversion into common stock. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the principal balance and accrued interest is $0.

 

On September 18, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Trillium Partners LP in the amount of $15,000. The loan and accrued interest was due on March 18, 2021. Interest accrues at the rate of 10% per annum. The outstanding principal balance and accrued interst at December 31, 2021 was $15,000 and $1,927, respectively. In February 2022, principal of $15,000, accrued interest of $3,520, and conversion fees of $1,400 were converted into 74,801 shares of common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company incurred additional interest expense of $61,445 from such conversion into common stock. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the principal balance and accrued interest is $0.

 

On June 16, 2022, the Company received proceeds related to a loan with Trillium Partners LP in the amount of $100,000. The loan and accrued interest were due on demand. Interest accrued at the rate of 3% per annum. As of December 31, 2022, the principal balance was $100,000. Accrued interest amounted to $4,340 at December 31, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company reclassed such loan to convertible note payable upon the receipt of a secured promissory note and an amendment to an advance agreement (see Note 6).

 

Note 9 - Notes Payable

 

Unsecured Notes Payable

 

Notes payable is summarized below:

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Principal amount

 

$

812,000

 

$

812,000

Less: current portion

 

 

(699,834)

 

 

(699,503)

Notes payable - long term portion

 

$

112,166

 

$

112,497

 

 


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BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


 

 

Minimum principal payments under notes payable are as follows:

 

Year ended December 31, 2023

 

$

698,880

Year ended December 31, 2024

 

 

6,720

Year ended December 31, 2025

 

 

6,720

Year ended December 31, 2026

 

 

6,720

Year ended December 31, 2027

 

 

6,720

Year ended December 31, 2028 and thereafter

 

 

86,240

Total principal payments

 

$

812,000

 

On July 6, 2020, entered into a Loan Authorization and Agreement (“SBA Loan Agreement”) with the Small Business Association (“SBA”) in the amount of $114,800 under the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance program in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pursuant to the SBA Loan Agreement, the Company received an advanced of $114,800, to be used for working capital purposes only. Pursuant to the SBA Loan Agreement, the Company executed; (i) a note for the benefit of the SBA (“SBA Note”), which contains customary events of default; and (ii) a Security Agreement, granting the SBA a security interest in all tangible and intangible personal property of the Company, which also contains customary events of default. Installment payments, including principal and interest, were due monthly beginning July 6, 2021 but was extended by the SBA to July 6, 2022 in the amount of $560 each month for a term of thirty (30) years. In March 2022, SBA extended the payment due date from 24 months to 30 months from the date of the note. Interest accrues on this note at the rate of 3.75%. This note is collateralized by the assets of the Company. The outstanding balances at December 31, 2022 was $114,800 with accrued interest of $11,195. During the year ended December 31, 2023, a total of $6,720 of installment payments were paid and applied against accrued interest. The outstanding balances at December 31, 2023 was $114,800 with accrued interest of $8,891.

 

On July 1, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the amount of $1,162,000 in connection with the Merger Agreement with GearBubble and is payable to Mr. Donald Wilson who is one of the majority owners of the 49% of GearBubble Tech. The $1,162,000 promissory note is to be paid in 15 equal installments. This note is non-interest bearing and due on demand. Between October 2021 and November 2021, the Company paid a total of $309,867 towards this promissory note. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company has repaid back $154,933 related to promissory note. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the outstanding balance is $697,200 for both periods. The Company negotiated with Mr. Donald Wilson to defer the installment payments in the future.

 

On April 13, 2022, the Company entered into a 12% promissory note in the amount of $127,400 less original issue discount of $13,650 and legal and financing costs of $3,750 for net proceeds of $110,000 with Sixth Street Lending, LLC. The principal and accrued interest is payable on or before April 13, 2023. Any amount of principal or interest on this note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid. Accrued, unpaid Interest and outstanding principal, subject to adjustment, shall be paid in ten (10) payments each in the amount of $14,268.80 (a total payback to the Holder of $142,688). The first payment shall be due May 30, 2022 with nine (9) subsequent payments each month thereafter. The Company shall have a five (5) day grace period with respect to each payment. The Company has right to accelerate payments or prepay in full at any time with no prepayment penalty. At any time following an Event of Default, the Holder shall have the right, to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid amount of this Note into shares of Common Stock. The conversion price shall mean 75% multiplied by the lowest Trading Price for the Common Stock during the ten (10) Trading Days prior to the Conversion Date (representing a discount rate of 25%). For the year ended December 31, 2022, amortization of debt discounts related to this promissory note amounted to $17,400 which was amortized and included in amortization of debt discount on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company has paid back in cash the principal amount of $63,700 related to this promissory note. In October 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,783,600 shares of its common stock as a result of the conversion of principal of $63,700 and accrued interest of $7,644 and incurred additional interest expense of $17,836 for a total of $89,180. The outstanding principal balance and accrued interest at December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.

 

On April 24, 2023, the Company entered into a 13% promissory note in the amount of $75,180 less original issue discount of $8,055 and legal and financing costs of $2,125 for net proceeds of $65,000 with 1800 Diagonal Lending,


F-28


BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


LLC. The principal and accrued interest is payable on or before April 24, 2024. Any amount of principal or interest on this note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid. Accrued, unpaid Interest and outstanding principal, subject to adjustment, shall be paid in 9 payments each in the amount of $9,550 (a total payback to the Holder of $85,953). The first payment shall be due June 15, 2023 with 8 subsequent payments each month thereafter. The Company shall have a five (5) day grace period with respect to each payment. The Company has right to accelerate payments or prepay in full at any time with no prepayment penalty. At any time following an Event of Default, the Holder shall have the right, to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid amount of this Note into shares of Common Stock. The conversion price shall mean 60% multiplied by the lowest Trading Price for the Common Stock during the 20 Trading Days prior to the Conversion Date (representing a discount rate of 40%). Upon the occurrence of any event of defaults, the note shall be immediately due and payable in an amount equal to 150% default percentage multiplied by the sum of the outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest and default interest. Any failure to deliver the shares upon conversion following a default will result in a unilateral increase of the default percentage to 200%. The Company failed to make the first installment payment due in June 2023 which was considered an event of default and accordingly such promissory note became a convertible note. Consequently, during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company reclassed the remaining principal balance of $75,180 and the related unamortized debt discount of $8,311 from note payable to a convertible note payable (see Note 6).

 

Secured Notes Payable

 

Trillium Partners LLP and JP Carey Limited Partners, LP

 

On October 27, 2021, the Company, together with its majority owned subsidiaries, Aphrodite Marketing and GearBubble Tech (collectively the “Borrower”), entered into two Secured Advance Agreements (the “Secured Advance Agreements”) with J.P. Carey Limited Partners L.P. and Trillium Partners L.P. (the “Lenders”). The advances will be issued through separate promissory notes subject to all terms and conditions as defined in the Secured Advance Agreements. Such advances ae secured by a security interest in the Borrower’s existing and future assets (as specifically defined in the Secured Advance Agreements), including all rights to received payments (including credit card payments) from the sale of goods or services, inventory, property and equipment, and general intangibles. If any payments in the promissory notes are not timely paid, it shall be considered an event of default and the Borrower shall pay a late fee of 5% of the late payment. Accordingly, the Company entered into Secured Promissory Notes (the “Secured Notes”) in an aggregate amount of $590,000 less legal and financing costs of $5,000 and original issue discount of $90,000 for net proceeds of $495,000. The Secured Notes were due on February 4, 2022.

 

Principal and interest shall be paid with weekly payments (each a “Weekly Payment”) as follows: (A) payments of $7,500 shall be paid to the Lenders on each Friday within the month of November 2021; (B) payments of $40,000 shall be paid to the Lender on each Friday within the month of December 2021); (C) payments of $35,000 shall be paid to the Lender on each Friday with the month of January 2022 ; and (D) the remainder of any amounts outstanding pursuant to these Secured Notes and the Secured Advance Agreement (as defined ) including the outstanding repayment amount shall be paid to the Lenders on February 4, 2022. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the principal or interest on this note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum.

 

Additionally, the Company granted an aggregate of 83,333 warrant to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the issuance of these secured promissory notes. The warrants have a term of 7 years from the date of grant and exercisable at an exercise price of $3.00 ($0.006 pre-split). The Company accounted for the warrants issued with these secured promissory notes by using the relative fair value method. The total debt discount from the relative fair value of the warrants of $162,387 using a Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: stock price at valuation date of $3.00 based on the closing price of common stock at date of grant, exercise price of $3.00, dividend yield of zero, expected term of 7.00, a risk-free rate of 1.41%, and expected volatility of 482%.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company repaid back $190,000 resulting to a remaining balance of $400,000 as of December 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company fully amortized the remaining debt discount of 61,075 which was included in amortization of debt discount on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repaid back $400,000 resulting to an outstanding balance of $0 as of December 31, 2022.


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Note 10 - Related Party Transactions

 

Advances from Chief Executive Officer and Accrued Interest

 

The Company receives periodic advances from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) based upon the Company’s cash flow needs. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, $364,753 and $142,854 was due to such officer, respectively. Interest expense was accrued at an interest rate of 5% at December 31, 2023. Interest expense incurred was $32,377 and $2,845 for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the CEO provided advances to the Company for working capital purposes of $190,000 and the Company repaid $192,493 of these advances. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the CEO provided advances to the Company for working capital purposes of $460,117 and the Company repaid $270,594 of these advances.

 

Effective February 28, 2010, the Company entered into an employment agreement with the CEO. The agreement, which is for a five-year term, provides for an initial base salary of $175,000 per year with a 3% annual increase thereafter (the “Base Salary”). The CEO is also entitled to certain bonuses based on net profits before taxes and other customary benefits, as defined in the agreement. In addition, since it is understood that the Company is employing the CEO during a time of economic decline throughout the U.S. and at times and from time to time, the Company may not be in a position to pay the full amount of Base Salary owed the CEO it is understood and agreed to by the Board, that as long as the Company is unable to pay the CEO the full amount of his Base Salary that the Board shall issue to him, from time to time, an amount of shares that will allow him to remain in possession of fifty-one percent (51%) of the Company’s then outstanding shares of common stock.  Such issuances shall be made to the CEO at any time when his total share holdings are reduced to an amount less than fifty-one percent (51%) as a result of the issuance of shares of common stock made on behalf of the Company. Effective September 1, 2011, the Company authorized and issued 51 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the Company’s CEO. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company authorized and issued an additional 24 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the Company’s CEO in connection with the amended and restated certificate of designation for the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock.

 

In April 2022, the Company accrued bonus compensation of $100,000 to the CEO. During the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company repaid back $30 and $126,523 of accrued compensation to CEO, respectively. In June 2023, the Company issued 50,000,000 shares of common stock for accrued compensation - CEO and such 50,000,000 shares were subsequently returned to the Company by the CEO in September 2023. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, accrued compensation - CEO amounted $542,822 and $319,640, respectively, as reflected in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

On July 1, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement (“Amended Employment Agreement”) with the CEO of the Company, Berge Abajian (the “Executive”). The term of the Amended Employment Agreement shall be for 5 years and shall be automatically extended for successive periods of 1 year unless terminated by the Company or the Executive. The Executive shall receive a base salary of $250,000 per year and such base salary shall automatically increase in a rate of 3% per annum for each consecutive year after 2021 or at such rates as may be approved by the board of directors of the Company. Upon written request of the Executive, the Company shall pay all or a portion of the base salary owed to Executive in the form of i) a convertible promissory note, or ii) the Company’s common stock or if available, S-8 common stock. Additionally, the Executive is eligible to receive a quarterly bonus at the discretion of the board of directors of the Company. Additionally, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s 2021 Stock Incentive Plan. In July 2021, under the terms of the ESOP, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the future issuance of 1,000,000 post-split shares (500,000,000 pre-split shares) to the Company’s CEO subject to the Company increasing its authorized shares to 6,000,000,000 shares and subject to the effectiveness of an S-8 Registration Statement covering these shares which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 21, 2022 (see Note 12).

 

Consulting, Advertising, and Marketing Fees

 

The Company incurred consulting fees of $0 and $46,905 to an affiliated company owned by Mr. Donald Wilson during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Mr. Donald Wilson is one of the majority owners of the 49% of the Merger Sub, GearBubble Tech.

 


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Loans Payable

 

The Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, has a loan with Jonathan Foltz, the President and CEO of Digital Age Business. Jonathan Foltz is one of the majority owners of the 49% in Acquisition Sub, Aphrodite’s Marketing. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the outstanding balance is $127,306 and $81,534, respectively.

 

Through the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, has loan agreements with Nationwide dated in October 2020 and November 2020. Nationwide is owned by the father of Jonathan Foltz. As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance is $608,500 including accrued interest of $77,718. As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance is $667,562 including accrued interest of $136,781.

 

Revenues and Accounts Receivable

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company generated revenues of $86,060 from an affiliated company owned by Mr. Donald Wilson who is one of the majority owners of the 49% of GearBubble Tech. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company generated revenues of $53,655 from an affiliated company owned by the brother of the CEO of the Company. As of December 31, 2022, accounts receivable to these affiliated companies amounted $0.

 

Purchases and Accounts Payable

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company, through the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing and GearBubble Tech, purchased inventory for a total of $108,412 and $213,828 from an affiliated company which was majority owned (50% interest) by the CEO of the Company. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, accounts payable to this affiliated company amounted $120,926 and $110,285 ($59,542 and $55,054 were included in current liabilities of discontinued operations), respectively. In March 2024, the CEO of the Company sold his 50% interest in this affiliated company. Additionally, in March 2024, the CEO of the Company paid the outstanding balance of $59,542 to such affiliated company and shall be recorded as an advance by the CEO to the Company (see Note 15).

 

Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies

 

Litigation

 

The Company is currently not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company, the Company’s common stock, any of the Company’s subsidiaries or of the Company’s officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.

 

Operating Lease Agreements

 

The Company leased retail space at two different locations. The term of the first lease which is located in Closter, New Jersey is for a ten-year period from July 2014 to April 2024 starting with a monthly base rent of $1,200. The base rent is subject to an annual increase as defined in the lease agreement. In addition to the monthly base rent, the Company is charged separately for common area maintenance which is considered a non-lease component. The second lease which is located in Atlantic City, New Jersey had a contingent rental based on 10% of sales and such lease ended in September 2023. Contingent rentals were not included in operating lease liabilities.

 

The Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate, and therefore the Company used its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate when measuring operating lease liabilities. The incremental borrowing rate represents an estimate of the interest rate the Company would incur at lease commencement to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over the term of a lease. The Company used incremental borrowing rate of 10% as of January 1, 2019 for operating leases that commenced prior to that date. The Company


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estimated its incremental borrowing rate based on its credit quality, line of credit agreement and by comparing interest rates available in the market for similar borrowings.

 

In March 2023, the Company leases another retail space which is located in Marmora, New Jersey. The term of the first lease is for a five-year period from March 2023 to February 2028 starting with a monthly base rent of $1,900. The base rent is subject to an annual increase as defined in the lease agreement. In addition to the monthly base rent, the Company is charged separately for common area maintenance which is considered a non-lease component. The Company recorded right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities of $89,830 related to this lease agreement. The Company used an incremental borrowing rate of 8% during the year ended December 31, 2023. The Company estimated its incremental borrowing rate based on its credit quality, line of credit agreement and by comparing interest rates available in the market for similar borrowings.

 

Through the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, entered into an approximate three-year lease agreement on October 1, 2019, for its office facilities starting with a monthly base rent of $6,582. The base rent is subject to an annual increase as defined in the lease agreement. The Company recorded right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities of $122,946 related to this lease agreement. The Company used incremental borrowing rate of 8% during year 2021. The Company estimated its incremental borrowing rate based on its credit quality, line of credit agreement and by comparing interest rates available in the market for similar borrowings. The Company did not renew this lease agreement in October 2022.

 

The following table reconciles the undiscounted future minimum lease payments (displayed by year in aggregate) under non-cancelable operating leases with terms more than one year to the total operating lease liabilities on the unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023:

 

Year 2024

$

29,460

Year 2025

 

23,370

Year 2026

 

23,484

Year 2027

 

20,842

Year 2028

 

4,032

Total minimum lease payments

 

101,187

Less amounts representing interest

 

(14,186)

Present value of net minimum lease payments

 

87,001

Less current portion

 

(23,605)

Long-term capital lease obligation

$

63,396

 

Amended Employment Agreement

 

On July 1, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with the CEO of the Company, Berge Abajian. The term of the Amended Employment Agreement shall be for 5 years and shall be automatically extended for successive periods of 1 year unless terminated by the Company or the Executive. The Executive shall receive a base salary of $250,000 per year and such base salary shall automatically increase in a rate of 3% per annum for each consecutive year after 2021 or at such rates as may be approved by the board of directors of the Company. Upon written request of the Executive, the Company shall pay all or a portion of the base salary owed to Executive in the form of i) a convertible promissory note, or ii) the Company’s common stock or if available, S-8 common stock. Additionally, the Executive is eligible to receive a quarterly bonus at the discretion of the board of directors of the Company. Additionally, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s 2021 Stock Incentive Plan. In July 2021, under the terms of the ESOP, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the future issuance of 1,000,000 post-split shares (500,000,000 pre-split shares) to the Company’s CEO subject to the Company increasing its authorized shares to 6,000,000,000 shares and subject to the effectiveness of an S-8 Registration Statement covering these shares which was filed with the SEC on September 21, 2022 (see Note 12).


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Note 12 - Stockholder’s Equity

 

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

 

On July 9, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the Bergio International, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the “ESOP”), under which the Company may award shares of the Company’s Common Stock to employees of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries. The terms of the ESOP allow the Company’s Board of Directors discretion to award the Company’s Common Stock, in the form of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and performance award shares, to such employees, upon meeting the criteria set forth therein, from time to time. Subject to adjustments as provided in the plan, the shares of common stock that may be issued with respect to awards granted under the plan shall not exceed an aggregate of 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock.  The Company shall reserve such number of shares for awards under the plan, subject to adjustments as provided in the plan.  The maximum number of shares of common stock under the plan that may be issued as incentive stock options shall be 100,000,000 shares.

 

On July 9, 2021, and under the terms of the ESOP, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the future issuance of 1,000,000 post-split shares (500,000,000 pre-split shares) of the Company’s Common Stock to the Company’s CEO, Berge Abajian, subject to the Company increasing its total authorized shares of common stock to 6,000,000,000 which was increased in July 2021 and subject to the effectiveness of an S-8 Registration Statement covering these shares with the SEC. As of December 31, 2021, the Company did not meet the prerequisite related to the effectiveness of an S-8 Registration Statement. As of September 30, 2022, the Company met the prerequisite related to the effectiveness of an S-8 Registration Statement. The 1,000,000 post-split shares (500,000,000 pre-split shares) of common stock have not been issued to the CEO and have been recorded as common stock issuable as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

Preferred Stock

 

The Company has authorized the issuance of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The Company’s board of directors is authorized, at any time, and from time to time, to provide for the issuance of shares of preferred stock in one or more series, and to determine the designations, preferences, limitations and relative or other rights of the preferred stock or any series thereof.

 

Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock

 

In September 2011, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation for Series A Preferred Stock with the Wyoming Secretary of State, and designated 51 shares of preferred stock as Series A Preferred Stock. In February 2021, the Company filed an amended and restated certificate of designation for the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock increasing the number of shares to 75 shares.

 

Designation. The Company had designated 51 shares which was amended and increase from 51 to 75 shares of preferred stock as Series A Preferred Stock. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock has a par value of $0.001 per share and a stated value of $0.001.

 

Dividends. There will be no dividends due or payable on the Series A Preferred Stock. Any future terms with respect to dividends shall be determined by the board of directors of the Company.

 

Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive net assets on a pro rata basis. Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to receive ratably any dividends declared by the board of directors of the Company.

 

Voting Rights. Each one (1) share of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have voting rights equal to One Percent (1%) of the issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock on the date of any such vote, such that the Holder of all Seventy-Five (75) shares of Series A Preferred Stock, shall always have voting rights equal to Seventy Five Percent (75%) of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

Conversion. The Series A Preferred stock in non-convertible.


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As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were 75 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. The Company’s CEO owns 75 shares of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

Certificate of Designation of Series B 2% Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On February 10, 2021, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation for Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”) with the Wyoming Secretary of State, designating 4,900 shares of preferred stock as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

Designation. The Company had designated 49 shares which was amended and increase from 49 to 4,900 shares of preferred stock as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock has a par value of $0.00001 per share and a stated value of $100.

 

Dividends. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor, and the Company shall accrue, quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year, commencing on the Issuance Date, cumulative dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock at the rate per share (as a percentage of the Stated Value per share) equal to two percent (2%) per annum on the Stated Value., payable in additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock. So long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding, neither the Company nor any subsidiary thereof shall, without the consent of the Holders of eighty percent (80%) of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding (the “Requisite Holders), redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any Junior Securities (as defined in Section 7), nor shall the Company directly or indirectly pay or declare any dividend or make any distribution upon, nor shall any distribution be made in respect of, any Junior Securities, nor shall any monies be set aside for or applied to the purchase or redemption (through a sinking fund or otherwise) of any Junior Securities.

 

Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or a Sale (as defined below) (a “Liquidation”), the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company, whether such assets are capital or surplus, for each share of Series B Preferred Stock an amount equal to the Stated Value plus all accrued but unpaid dividends per share, whether declared or not, and all other amounts in respect thereof then due and payable prior to any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any Junior Securities, and if the assets of the Company shall be insufficient to pay in full such amounts, then the entire assets to be distributed to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be distributed among the holders of Series B Preferred Stock ratably in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on such shares if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.

 

Voting Rights. Each holder of the Series B Preferred Stock shall have the right to vote on any matter that may from time to time be submitted to the Company’s shareholders for a vote, on an as-converted basis, either by written consent or by proxy.

 

Conversion at Option of Holder. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be convertible into 0.01% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock, (such that all 4,900 authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock, if issued and outstanding, would be convertible in the aggregate into 49% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock) (as determined at the earlier of (i) the date of Conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock; and (ii) eighteen (18) months following February 8, 2021) (“Conversion Ratio”), at the option of a Holder, at any time and from time to time, from and after the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were 3,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.

 


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Certificate of Designation of Series C 2% Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On February 10, 2021, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation for Series C Convertible Preferred Stock with the Wyoming Secretary of State, which designated 5 shares of preferred stock as Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. In April 2022, the Company increased the designation to 5,000,000 authorized shares upon filing an Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation, Preference and Rights of the Series C Convertible Preferred.

 

Designation. The Company has designated 5 shares of preferred stock as Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock has a par value of $0.00001 per share and a stated value of $100.

 

Dividends. Holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor, and the Company shall accrue, quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year, commencing on the Issuance Date, cumulative dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock at the rate per share (as a percentage of the Stated Value per share) equal to two percent (2%) per annum on the Stated Value., payable in additional shares of Series C Preferred Stock. So long as any shares of Series C Preferred Stock remain outstanding, neither the Company nor any subsidiary thereof shall, without the consent of the Holders of eighty percent (80%) of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock then outstanding, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any Junior Securities, nor shall the Company directly or indirectly pay or declare any dividend or make any distribution upon, nor shall any distribution be made in respect of, any Junior Securities, nor shall any monies be set aside for or applied to the purchase or redemption of any Junior Securities.

 

Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or a Sale (as defined below) (a “Liquidation”), the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company, whether such assets are capital or surplus, for each share of Series C Preferred Stock an amount equal to the Stated Value plus all accrued but unpaid dividends per share, whether declared or not, and all other amounts in respect thereof then due and payable prior to any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any Junior Securities, and if the assets of the Company shall be insufficient to pay in full such amounts, then the entire assets to be distributed to the holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall be distributed among the holders of Series C Preferred Stock ratably in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on such shares if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.

 

Voting Rights. Each holder of the Series C Preferred Stock shall have the right to vote on any matter that may from time to time be submitted to the Company’s shareholders for a vote, on an as-converted basis, either by written consent or by proxy.

 

Conversion at Option of Holder. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock was convertible into 1% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock (as determined at the earlier of (i) the date of Conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock; and (ii) eighteen (18) months following February 8, 2021) (“Conversion Ratio”), at the option of a Holder, at any time and from time to time, from and after the issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock, except that such conversion will automatically be adjusted so that the Holder’s total beneficial ownership does not exceed greater than 9.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock. In April 2022, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation, Preference and Rights of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock whereby the conversion term was amended to:

 

(a)Conversion at Option of holder. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall be convertible into 21.34 post-split shares (10,670 pre-split shares) of Common Stock (“Conversion Ratio”), at the option of a Holder, at any time and from time to time, from and after the issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock; provided that, for period of twenty for (24) months from the Issuance Date, if the Company issues shares of common stock, including common stock as the result of the purchase, exercise, or conversion of outstanding derivative or convertible securities (or securities, including any derivative securities, containing the right to purchase, exercise or convert into shares of common stock) (the “Dilution Shares”) such that the outstanding number of shares of common stock on a fully diluted basis shall be greater than 2,133,812 post-split shares (1,066,906,000 pre-split shares) (inclusive of conversions of Series C Preferred Stock at the Conversion Ratio immediately above), then the  Conversion Ratio for the Series C Preferred Stock then outstanding and  


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unconverted as of the date the Dilution Shares are issued shall be adjusted to equal the Conversion Ratio multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis after the issuance of the Dilution Shares, and the denominator shall equal to the sum of the currently issued and outstanding shares plus the Dilution Shares. A Ho1der shall affect a conversion by surrendering to the Company the original certificate or certificates representing the ·Shares of series C Preferred Stock to be converted to the Company, together with a completed form of conversion notice (the “Conversion Notice”). Each Conversion Notice shall specify the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock to be converted, the date on which such conversion is to be affected, which date may not be prior to the Date the Holder delivers such Conversion Notice (the “Conversion Date”), and the Conversion Price determined. If no Conversion Date is specified in a Conversion Notice, the Conversion Date shall be the date that the Conversion Notice is delivered and each Conversion Notice, once given, shall be irrevocable.

 

On February 10, 2021, the Company issued 5 Series C Convertible Preferred Stock in connection with the acquisition of Aphrodite’s Marketing.

 

On April 18, 2022, the Company received a notice of conversion from the holder of the 5 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock converting into 271,793 post-split shares (135,896,517 pre-split shares) of the Company’s common stock.

 

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.

 

Certificate of Designation of Series D 3% Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On January 4, 2022, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation for Series D Convertible Preferred Stock with the Wyoming Secretary of State, designating 2,500,000 shares of preferred stock as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. In February 2022, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation, Preference and Rights of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. The Company amended and cancelled the mandatory provision and also amended the fixed conversion price from $0.50 to $0.40 post-split ($0.001 to $0.0008 pre-split). In April 2022, the Company filed another Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation, Preference and Rights of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock whereby the Company amended the fixed conversion price from $0.40 to $0.25 post-split ($0.0008 to $0.0005 pre-split). In October 2022, the fixed conversion price was adjusted from $0.25 to $0.10 post-split ($0.0005 to $0.0002 pre-split) due to the subsequent sale of the Company’s common stock at $0.10 post-split ($0.0002 pre-split) per share in October 2022.

 

Designation. The Company has designated 2,500,000 shares of preferred stock as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock has a par value of $0.00001 per share and a stated value of $1.00.

 

Dividends. Each share of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock is entitled to an annual dividend equal to 3% of the stated value which shall be cumulative, payable solely upon redemption, liquidation or conversion. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the dividend rate shall automatically increase to 18%.

 

Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or upon any deemed liquidation event, after payment or provision for payment of debts and other liabilities of the Company and after payment or provision for ay liquidation preference payable to the holders of any preferred stock ranking senior upon liquidation to the Series D Preferred Stock, if any, but prior to any distribution or payment made to the holders of common stock or the holders of the preferred stock ranking junior upon liquidation to the Series D Preferred Stock, the holders will be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution an amount equal to the stated value plus any accrued but unpaid dividends, default adjustment, if applicable, and any other fees.

 

Voting Rights. Except as set forth in the Certificate of Designation, the Series D Preferred Stock shall have no right to vote on any matters requiring shareholder approval or any matters on which the shareholders are permitted to vote.  With respect to any voting rights of the Series D Preferred Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock shall vote as a class,


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DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


each share of Series D Preferred Stock shall have one vote on any such matter, and any such approval may be given via a written consent in lieu of a meeting of the Series D Holders.

 

Conversion price. The effective conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) shall equal the fixed conversion price equal to $0.10 post-split ($0.0002 pre-split) (subject to equitable adjustments by the Company relating to the Company’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Company, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that, following the date of issuance of the Series D Preferred Stock, the Company consummates a financing of at least $7,500,000, in the aggregate, in one offering or a series of offerings (debt or equity or a combination), the Conversion Price shall be reset to the Variable Conversion Price.  The “Variable Conversion Price” shall mean 65% multiplied by the market price (representing a discount rate of 35%).  Market price means the average of the lowest trading prices for the common stock during the twenty (20) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date.

 

Most Favored Nation. During the period where any shares of Series D Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, if the Company engages in any future financing transactions with a third party investor, the Company will provide the Holder with written notice (the “MFN Notice”) thereof promptly but in no event less than 10 days prior to closing any financing transactions. Included with the MFN Notice shall be a copy of all documentation relating to such financing transaction and shall include, upon written request of the Holder, any additional information related to such subsequent investment as may be reasonably requested by the Holder. In the event the Holder determines that the terms of the subsequent investment are preferable to the terms of the securities of the Company issued to the Holder pursuant to the terms of this Designation, the Holder will notify the Company in writing. Promptly after receipt of such written notice from the Holder, the Company agrees to amend and restate the terms of this Designation, to be identical to the instruments evidencing the subsequent investment.

 

Between January 2022 and February 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 855,000 shares of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock for total net proceeds of $815,000 after deducting legal and financing cost of $10,000 or approximately $0.96 per share. In connection with the issuance of these Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company recognize deemed dividend of $815,000 upon issuance.

 

In April 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 825,000 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock for total net proceeds of $740,000 after deducting legal and financing cost of $10,000 or approximately $0.90 per share. Additionally, the Company granted an aggregate of 1,500,000 warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the issuance of the sale of these Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. The warrants have a term of 7 years from the date of grant and exercisable at an exercise price of $0.25 ($0.0005 pre-split) subject to adjustment such as stock dividends, stock splits, and dilutive issuances. Whenever on or after the date of issuance of this warrant, the Company issues or sells, or in for a consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the exercise price on the date of issuance (a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price will be reduced to the greater of: (i) the price per share received by the Company upon such Dilutive Issuance; and (ii) $0.25 ($0.0005 pre-split). In connection with the issuance of these Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and stock warrants, the Company recognized deemed dividend of $740,000 upon issuance during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Between July 2022 and August 2022, the Company received a notice of conversion from two holders in the aggregate of 245,000 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and related accrued dividends of $5,610 converting into 1,002,440 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

In October 2022, the fixed conversion price of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock was adjusted from $0.25 to $0.10 ($0.0005 to $0.0002 pre-split) due to the subsequent sale of the Company’s common stock at $0.10 ($0.0002 pre split) per share in October 2022. In connection with the decrease in conversion price of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company recognized deemed dividend of 1,291,500 during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

In October 2022, the Company received a notice of conversion from two holders in the aggregate of 161,000 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and related accrued dividends of $3,420 converting into 1,644,202 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


On March 24, 2023, the Company and Trillium Partners, L.P. (the “Holder”) entered into an Exchange Agreement whereby the Holder will exchange (the “Exchange”) 317,000 Series D Preferred Stock of the Company for 317,000 Series E Preferred Stock of the Company for shares of the Company’s Series E Preferred stock which shall have the rights and preferences in the Certificate of Designation of the Series E Preferred Stock as discussed above and for no other consideration.

 

In July 2023, the Company received a notice of conversion from a Series D Preferred Stockholder related to accrued dividends of $1,275 converting into 3,642,857 shares of the Company’s common stock. In connection with the decrease in conversion price of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company recognized deemed dividend of 7,623 upon conversion during the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

Between October 2023 and December 2023, the Company received notice of conversions from Series D Preferred Stockholders related to conversion of 36,034 Series D Preferred shares and accrued dividends of $1,103 converting into 311,682,456 shares of the Company’s common stock and common stock issuable of 63,575,052 shares which was issued in February 2024. In connection with the decrease in conversion price of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company recognized deemed dividend of 85,668 upon conversion during the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were 920,966 and 1,274,000 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

Certificate of Designation of Series E 3% Preferred Stock

 

On March 24, 2023, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation for Series E Preferred Stock with the Wyoming Secretary of State, designating 2,500,000 shares of preferred stock as Series E Preferred Stock.

 

Designation. The Company has designated 2,500,000 shares of preferred stock as Series E Preferred Stock. Each share of Series E Preferred Stock has a par value of $0.00001 per share and a stated value of $2.00 (the “Stated Value”).

 

Voting Rights. The Series E Preferred Stock shall have no right to vote on any matters requiring shareholder approval or any matters on which the shareholders are permitted to vote.

 

Dividends. Each share of Series E Preferred Stock is entitled to an annual dividend equal to 3% of the stated value which shall be cumulative, payable solely upon redemption, liquidation or conversion. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the dividend rate shall automatically increase to 18%.

 

Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or upon any deemed liquidation event, after payment or provision for payment of debts and other liabilities of the Company and after payment or provision for ay liquidation preference payable to the holders of any preferred stock ranking senior upon liquidation to the Series E Preferred Stock, if any, but prior to any distribution or payment made to the holders of common stock or the holders of the preferred stock ranking junior upon liquidation to the Series E Preferred Stock, the holders will be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution an amount equal to the stated value plus any accrued but unpaid dividends, default adjustment, if applicable, and any other fees (collectively the “Adjustment Amount”).

 

No Conversion Right. The Holder shall have no right at any time to convert all or any part of the outstanding Series E Preferred Stock into shares of common stock.

 

Mandatory Redemption by the Company. On the date which is the earlier of: (i) December 31, 2023; and (ii) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (i) or (ii), the Mandatory Redemption Date (December 31, 2023) the Company shall redeem all of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock of the Holders. Within five (5) days of the Mandatory Redemption Date, the Company shall make payment to each Holder of an amount in cash, or kind, equal to (i) the total number of Series E Preferred Stock held by the applicable Holder, multiplied by (ii) the then current Stated Value (including but not limited to the addition of any accrued, unpaid dividends and the Default Adjustment, if applicable) (the “Mandatory Redemption Amount”). The value of any payment in kind shall be as agreed between the Company and respective the Holder.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


 

Default Adjustment. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default (other than as set forth in Section 8ai of the amendment which is the failure to redeem), the Stated Value shall immediately be increased to $1.50 per share of Series E Preferred Stock; and upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Section 8ai which is the failure to redeem, the Stated Value shall immediately be increased to $2.00 per share of Series E Preferred Stock (the amounts referred to herein shall be referred to collectively as the “Default Adjustment”). In the event of a Default Adjustment, the Company shall immediately, upon the demand of the Majority Holders, redeem the issued and outstanding Series E Preferred Stock and pay to the Holders the amount which is equal to (i) the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock held by such Holders multiplied by (ii) the Stated Value plus any Adjustment Amount. Upon any Event of Default set forth in Section 8(A)(ix), provided that there is no other default, no Default Adjustment shall occur; however, the Company shall immediately, upon the demand of the Majority Holders, redeem the issued and outstanding Series E Preferred Stock and pay to the Holders the amount which is equal to (i) the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock held by such Holders multiplied by (ii) the Stated Value plus any Adjustment Amount.

 

As of December 31, 2023, there were 317,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock issued and outstanding and were not redeemed on December 31, 2023. The Series E preferred shares are mandatorily redeemable by the Company and are therefore classified as a liability for $634,000 at $2.00 stated value as reflected in the consolidated balance sheet. Additionally, the Company recognized a loss on exchange of preferred shares of $317,000 due to the failure to redeem the Series E Preferred on December 31, 2023 as reflected in the consolidated statements of operations

 

Dividends on Preferred Stock

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized dividends related to the Series B, C, and D Convertible Preferred Stock amounted $105,832 and $32,198, respectively as reflected in the consolidated statements of stockholders’ deficit.

 

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, accrued dividends related to the Series B, C, and D Convertible Preferred Stock amounted $76,011 and $32,198, respectively and was included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities as reflected in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Common Stock Issued and Issuable

 

On March 24, 2021, the Company filed, with the Wyoming Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment, to amend its Articles of Incorporation. The amendment reflected the increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 1,000,000,000 shares to 3,000,000,000 shares. On July 9, 2021, the Company filed, with the Wyoming Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment, to amend its Articles of Incorporation. The Amendment reflected the increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 3,000,000,000 shares to 6,000,000,000 shares.

 

On April 28, 2022, the Company filed, with the Wyoming Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment, to amend its Articles of Incorporation and reflected the increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 6,000,000,000 shares to 9,000,000,000 shares.

 

On September 26, 2022, the Company filed, with the Wyoming Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment, to amend its Articles of Incorporation and reflected the increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 9,000,000,000 shares to 15,000,000,000 shares.

 

In March 2023, the Company filed, with the Wyoming Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment, to amend its Articles of Incorporation and reflected the increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 15,000,000,000 shares to 25,000,000,000 shares. In the same Articles of Amendment, the Company filed for a reverse split of the Company’s common stock, at the ratio of 1 for 500, which was declared effective by FINRA effective April 17, 2023. All share and per-share data and amounts have been retroactively adjusted as of the earliest period presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.

 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


 

During the year ended December 31, 2023

 

Common Stock for Debt Conversion

 

Between April 2023 and June 2023, the Company issued 11,751,753 shares of its common stock at an average contractual conversion price of approximately $0.0018 as a result of the conversion of principal of $21,858 underlying certain outstanding convertible notes converted during such period.

 

Between July 2023 and September 2023, the Company issued 136,746,273 shares of its common stock at an average contractual conversion price of approximately $0.0003 as a result of the conversion of principal of $37,630 underlying certain outstanding convertible notes converted during such period.

 

Between October 2023 and December 2023, the Company issued 1,625,486,444 shares of its common stock at an average contractual conversion price of approximately $0.0001 as a result of the conversion of principal of $96,325 and accrued interest of $4,150 underlying certain outstanding convertible notes converted during such period.

 

Common Stock for Preferred Stock Conversion

 

In July 2023, the Company received a notice of conversion from a Series D Preferred Stockholder related to accrued dividends of $1,275 converting into 3,642,857 shares of the Company’s common stock. In connection with the decrease in conversion price of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company recognized deemed dividend of 7,623 upon conversion during the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

Between October 2023 and December 2023, the Company received notice of conversions from Series D Preferred Stockholders related to conversion of 36,034 Series D Preferred shares and accrued dividends of $1,103 converting into 311,682,456 shares of the Company’s common stock and common stock issuable of 63,575,052 shares which was issued in February 2024. In connection with the decrease in conversion price of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company recognized deemed dividend of 85,668 upon conversion during the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

Return of Common Stock

 

In June 2023, the Company issued 50,000,000 shares of its common stock to the CEO for accrued compensation and such 50,000,000 shares were subsequently returned to the Company by the CEO in September 2023. Accordingly, no value was recorded due to the return of the shares during the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022

 

Common Stock for Cash

 

In October 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 893,608 shares of Common Stock to various investors for total proceeds of $89,361 or approximately $0.10 ($0.0002 pre-split) per share.

 

Common Stock for Debt Conversion

 

From January 2022 through March 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,628,686 shares of its common stock at an average contractual conversion price of approximately $0.50 ($0.001 pre-split) as a result of the conversion of principal, accrued interest, conversion fees of $1,229,018 and incurred additional interest expense of $842,435 for a total of $2,071,453 underlying certain outstanding convertible notes converted during such period.

 

In February 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 196,668 shares of its common stock at an average conversion price of approximately $1.00 ($0.002 pre-split) as a result of the conversion of principal, accrued interest and conversion fees of $52,978 and incurred additional interest expense of $161,225 for a total of $214,203 underlying certain outstanding loans payable converted during such period. The 196,668 shares of common stock had a fair value of $214,203, or $1.00 per share, based on the quoted trading price on the date of grant.

 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


From April 2022 through May 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 464,159 shares of its common stock at an average contractual conversion price of approximately $0.20 ($0.0004 pre-split) as a result of the conversion of principal of $108,750 and accrued interest of $4,350 for a total of $113,100 underlying certain outstanding convertible notes converted during such period.

 

In September 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 832,000 shares of its common stock at an average contractual conversion price of approximately $0.10 ($0.0002 pre-split) as a result of the conversion of principal of $80,000 and accrued interest of $3,200 for a total of $83,200 underlying certain outstanding convertible notes converted during such period.

 

In October 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,783,600 shares of its common stock as a result of the conversion of principal of $63,700 and accrued interest $7,644 on a notes payable issued on April 13, 2022 and incurred additional interest expense of $17,836 for a total of $89,180. The 1,783,600 shares of common stock had a fair value of $89,180, or $0.05 ($0.0001 pre-split) per share, based on the quoted trading price on the date of grant.

 

Common Stock for Services

 

In July 2022, the Company issued 25,714 shares of its common stock to a consultant for services rendered. The Company issued 25,714 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at approximately $0.30 ($0.0006 pre-split) per share or $9,000, being the closing price of the stock on the date of grant to such consultant.

 

Common Stock Warrants

 

A summary of the Company’s outstanding stock warrants is presented below:

 

 

 

Number of

Warrants

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life (Years)

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

 

1,596,483

 

$

1.00

 

 

4.26

Granted

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

0.25

 

 

7.00

Exercised

 

 

(500)

 

 

0.50

 

 

2.40

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

 

3,095,983

 

$

0.70

 

 

4.71

Granted

 

 

29,500,000

 

 

0.0005

 

 

7.00

Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Balance at December 31, 2023

 

 

32,595,983

 

$

0.07

 

 

6.53

Warrants exercisable at December 31, 2023

 

 

32,595,983

 

$

0.07

 

 

6.53

 

At December 31, 2023, the aggregate intrinsic value of warrants outstanding was $0.

 

In April 2022, a warrant holder elected to exercise 500 warrants by cashless exercise and converted into 109,000 common stock pursuant to the terms of the stock warrant agreement whereby the exercise price was subject to adjustment under an anti-dilution provision. Such warrants were granted in November 2019 and were issued in connection with a convertible note. The Company recognized the value of the effect of a down round feature in such warrants when triggered. Upon the occurrence of the triggering event that resulted in a reduction of the strike price, the Company measured the value of the effect of the feature as the difference between the fair value of the warrants without the down round feature or before the strike price reduction and the fair value of the warrants with a strike price corresponding to the reduced strike price upon the down round feature being triggered. Accordingly, the Company recognized deemed dividend of $878 and a corresponding reduction of income available to common stockholders upon the alternate cashless exercise of these warrants for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

In April 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 825,000 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock for total net proceeds of $740,000 after deducting legal and financing cost of $10,000 or approximately $0.90 per share. Additionally, the Company granted an aggregate of 1,500,000 warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


stock in connection with the issuance of the sale of these Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. The warrants have a term of 7 years from the date of grant and exercisable at an exercise price of $0.25 ($0.0005 pre-split) subject to adjustment such as stock dividends, stock splits, and dilutive issuances. Whenever on or after the date of issuance of this warrant, the Company issues or sells, or in for a consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the exercise price on the date of issuance (a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price will be reduced to the greater of: (i) the price per share received by the Company upon such Dilutive Issuance; and (ii) $0.25 ($0.0005 pre-split).

 

In connection with a convertible note dated August 10, 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 8,500,000 warrants to purchase common stock to such lender immediately exercisable at an initial exercise price of $0.0013 per share (subject to certain adjustments such as stock split, dividend, subsequent issuance of rights or options, subsequent convertible securities offering, consolidation or merger and pro-rata distribution) with an expiry date of August 10, 2030. The Company accounted for the 8,500,000 warrants issued with this note by using the relative fair value method. The total debt discount which is equivalent to the relative fair value of the warrants of $5,512 using a Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: stock price at valuation date of $0.0013 based on the closing price of common stock at date of grant, exercise price of $0.0013, dividend yield of zero, expected term of 7.00, a risk-free rate of 4.17%, and expected volatility of 697%.

 

In connection with a convertible note dated October 26, 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 8,500,000 warrants to purchase common stock to such lender immediately exercisable at an initial exercise price of $0.0003 per share (subject to certain adjustments such as stock split, dividend, subsequent issuance of rights or options, subsequent convertible securities offering, consolidation or merger and pro-rata distribution) with an expiry date of October 26, 2030. The Company accounted for the 8,500,000 warrants issued with this note by using the relative fair value method. The total debt discount which is equivalent to the relative fair value of the warrants of $3,500 using a Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: stock price at valuation date of $0.0007 based on the closing price of common stock at date of grant, exercise price of $0.0003, dividend yield of zero, expected term of 7.00, a risk-free rate of 4.89%, and expected volatility of 451%.

 

In connection with a convertible note dated December 18, 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 12,500,000 warrants to purchase common stock to such lender immediately exercisable at an initial exercise price of $0.00005 per share (subject to certain adjustments such as stock split, dividend, subsequent issuance of rights or options, subsequent convertible securities offering, consolidation or merger and pro-rata distribution) with an expiry date of December 18, 2030. The Company accounted for the 12,500,000 warrants issued with this note by using the relative fair value method. The total debt discount which is equivalent to the relative fair value of the warrants of $2,083 using a Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: stock price at valuation date of $0.00002 based on the closing price of common stock at date of grant, exercise price of $0.00005, dividend yield of zero, expected term of 7.00, a risk-free rate of 3.88%, and expected volatility of 451%.

 

Note 13 - Discontinued Operations

 

Aphrodite’s Marketing, Inc.

 

In December 2023, the Company decided to sell the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing. The Company is currently in negotiation with a potential buyer and has entered into a Letter of Intent in March 2024. Currently, no formal agreement or purchase agreement has been executed. Accordingly, Aphrodite’s Marketing’s business are characterized as discontinued operations in these consolidated financial statements. The assets and liabilities of Aphrodite’s Marketing has been presented separately in the consolidated balance sheet as discontinued operations and reported in accordance with the applicable accounting standards, ASC 205-20 “Discontinued Operations”.  Similarly, the operating results and cash flows of discontinued operations are separately stated in those respective consolidated financial statements. All prior year amounts from discontinued operations have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. Set forth below are the results of operations for Aphrodite’s Marketing for:


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


 

 

 

 

Years Ended

December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Revenues

 

$

949,203

 

$

4,621,062

Cost of goods sold

 

 

343,386

 

 

1,387,185

Gross margin

 

 

605,817

 

 

3,233,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing expenses

 

 

608,140

 

 

3,014,059

Professional and consulting expenses

 

 

269,053

 

 

745,882

Compensation and related expenses

 

 

500

 

 

305,965

Impairment expense

 

 

4,054,341

 

 

-

General and administrative expenses

 

 

328,299

 

 

479,105

Total operating expenses

 

 

5,260,333

 

 

4,545,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

 

(4,654,516)

 

 

(1,311,134)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (income) expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

328,776

 

 

298,309

Other income, net

 

 

(228,739)

 

 

22,345

Total other (income) expense

 

 

100,037

 

 

320,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss from discontinued operations (before non-controlling interest)

 

 

(4,754,553)

 

 

(1,631,788)

 

Assets and liabilities of Aphrodite’s Marketing included:

 

 

December 31,

2023

 

December 31,

2022

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

-

 

$

90,741

Inventory

 

 

-

 

 

1,151,505

Total current assets of discontinued operations

 

 

-

 

 

1,242,246

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

-

 

 

269,319

Goodwill

 

 

-

 

 

2,900,270

Total long-term assets of discontinued operations

 

 

-

 

 

3,169,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

975,721

 

$

1,137,782

Notes payable - current portion (see details below)

 

 

1,805

 

 

3,001

Loans and advances payable including accrued interest (see details below)

 

 

1,415,843

 

 

972,089

Total current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

2,393,369

 

 

2,112,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note payable - long-term liabilities of discontinued operations (see details below)

 

 

148,196

 

 

146,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working capital deficit

 

 

(2,393,369)

 

 

(870,626)

 

The above loans and advances payable of Aphrodite’s Marketing consisted of the following:

 

 

December 31,

2023

 

December 31,

2022

Principal amount

 

$

880,822

 

$

739,613

Accrued interest

 

 

535,021

 

 

232,476

Loans and advances payable

 

$

1,415,843

 

$

972,089


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


 

Clear Finance Technology Corporation (“Clearbanc”)

 

The Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, has a capital advance agreement with Clearbanc, an e-commerce platform provider. On February 10, 2021, upon the acquisition of Aphrodite’s Marketing, the Company assumed an outstanding balance of $227,517 with Clearbanc. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company received $526,620 and repaid back $577,507 related to this capital advance agreement. The loan or advance is non-interest bearing and due on demand. As of December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance is $200,930 including accrued interest of $24,300. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company received $297,500 and repaid back $498,430 related to this capital advance agreement. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the outstanding balance is $0.

 

Shopify

 

The Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, has a capital advance agreement with Shopify, an e-commerce platform provider with a remittance rate of 7%. On February 10, 2021, upon the acquisition of Aphrodite’s Marketing, the Company assumed an outstanding balance of $359,774 with Shopify. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company received $133,202 and repaid back $472,384 related to this capital advance agreement. The loan or advance is non-interest bearing, due on demand and were secured by all of the assets of Aphrodite’s Marketing. As of December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance is $30,592 including accrued interest of $10,000. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company received $196,100 and repaid back $226,692 related to this capital advance agreement.

 

The Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, has a merchant loan agreement with Shopify, an e-commerce platform provider with a daily remittance rate of 17% for a loan amount of $36,160. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company has received $32,000 (net of debt cost of $4,160 which was amortized immediately to interest expense) and repaid back $1,698 related to this merchant loan agreement. The loan or advance is non-interest bearing, due on demand and are secured by all of the assets of Aphrodite’s Marketing. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the outstanding balance is $34,462 and $0, respectively.

 

Jonathan Foltz

 

The Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, has a loan with Jonathan Foltz, the President and CEO of Digital Age Business. On February 10, 2021, upon the acquisition of Aphrodite’s Marketing, the Company assumed an outstanding balance of $75,500 with Jonathan Foltz. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company received $31,636 and repaid back $25,000 related to this loan. The loan is non-interest bearing and due on demand. As of December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance is $82,136. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company received $90,150 and repaid back $25,239 related to this loan. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2022, Nationwide (see below) has assumed $65,513 of this loan. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received $68,016 and repaid back $22,244 related to this loan. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the outstanding balance is $127,306 and $81,534, respectively.

 

Nationwide Transport Service, LLC (“Nationwide”)

 

Through the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, has loan agreements with Nationwide dated in October 2020 and November 2020. Nationwide is owned by the father of Jonathan Foltz. On February 10, 2021, upon the acquisition of Aphrodite’s Marketing, the Company assumed an outstanding balance of $545,720 with Nationwide. Aphrodite’s Marketing did not make the required installment payments pursuant to the loan agreements from December 2020 to February 2021 and as such these loans are currently in default. Interest on defaulted amount ranges from 1% to 3% per month. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company repaid back $30,000 related to this loan. As of December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance is $573,750 including accrued interest of $58,030. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repaid back $150,000 related to this loan. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2022, Nationwide has assumed a total of $106,000 of loans related to Digital Age Business and Jonathan Foltz (see above). As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance is $608,500 including accrued interest of $77,718. As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance is $667,562 including accrued interest of $137,813.

 


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DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


Digital Age Business

 

Through the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, has a loan with Digital Age Business. Jonathan Foltz is the President and CEO of Digital Age Business. The loan is non-interest bearing and due on demand. On February 10, 2021, upon the acquisition of Aphrodite’s Marketing, the Company assumed an outstanding balance of $113,500 with Digital Age Business. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company repaid back $71,013 related to this loan. As of December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance is $42,487. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repaid back $2,000 related to this loan. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2022, Nationwide (see below) has assumed $40,487 of this loan. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the outstanding balance is $0.

 

Amazon Capital Services, Inc.

 

In July 2022, the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, entered into a loan agreement with Amazon Capital Services, Inc. (“Amazon”) for a loan amount of $64,000. The loan bears an annual interest rate of 12% and has a loan term of 6 months from date of the loan. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repaid back $55,531 related to this loan. As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance is $11,001 including accrued interest of $2,532. As of December 31, 2023, the Company fully repaid back $11,085 related to this loan and the outstanding balance is $0.

 

Bluevine Capital, Inc.

 

In August 2022, the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, entered into a line of credit agreement with Bluevine Capital, Inc. (“Bluevine”) for up to a loan amount of $200,000. The loan bears weekly interest rate of 0.54% and an upfront fee of 1.6% which were deducted from the loan amount. The loans are repaid in 26 weekly installments from the date of the loan.  During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company has drawn a total loan of $200,000 and repaid back $112,412. As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance is $87,588. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company has drawn a total loan of $75,000 and repaid back $93,606. As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance is $85,631.

 

Square Advance

 

In September 2022, the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, executed a merchant cash advance agreement (the “First Advance”) with Square Advance. Under the agreement, the Company sold an aggregate of $174,875 in future receivables for a purchase amount of $125,000. The aggregate principal amount is payable in weekly instalments totaling $7,286 until such time that the obligation is fully satisfied for approximately 6 months. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company received $118,750 (net of debt cost fee of $6,250 which was amortized immediately to interest expense) and repaid back $97,638 related to this loan advance. This loan is guaranteed by the CEO of the Company and Jonathan Foltz. During the year ended December 31, 2022, interest expense incurred related to this advance amounted to $31,171.

 

In January 2023, the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, executed a merchant cash advance agreement with Square Advance. Under the agreement, the Company sold an aggregate of $245,000 in future receivables for a purchase amount of $175,000. The aggregate principal amount is payable in daily instalments totaling $1,884.62 until such time that the obligation is fully satisfied for approximately 130 days. The Company has received $168,000 (net of debt cost fee of $7,000 which was amortized immediately to interest expense) of which $59,749 was used to pay the remaining balance of the First Advance. This loan is guaranteed by the CEO of the Company and Jonathan Foltz.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, interest expense incurred related to these advances amounted to $95,703 and repaid back $29,000. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the total outstanding balance is $157,274 and $58,533, respectively.

 


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DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


 

EAdvance Services

 

In November 2022, the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, executed a purchase and sale of future receipt agreement with EAdvance Services. Under the agreement, the Company sold an aggregate of $213,900 in future receipt or receivables for a purchase amount of $155,000. The aggregate principal amount is payable in daily instalments of $1,782 until such time that the obligation is fully satisfied for approximately 4 months. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company received $150,350 (net of debt cost fee of $4,650 which was amortized immediately to interest expense) and repaid back $43,659 related to this loan. This loan is guaranteed by the CEO of the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2022, interest expense incurred related to this advance amounted to $13,592. As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance is $124,933.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, repaid back $100,998 related to this loan. During the year ended December 31, 2023, interest expense incurred related to this advance amounted to $45,308. As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance is $69,243.

 

Parkside Funding Group LLC

 

In February 2023, the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, executed a purchase and sale of future receipt agreement with Parkside Funding Group LLC. Under the agreement, the Company sold an aggregate of $217,500 in future receipt or receivables for a purchase amount of $150,000. The aggregate principal amount is payable in daily instalments of $1,977 until such time that the obligation is fully satisfied for approximately 4 months. This loan is guaranteed by the CEO of the Company and Jonathan Foltz. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received $142,500 (net of debt cost fee of $7,500 which was amortized immediately to interest expense) and repaid back $68,046 related to this loan. During the year ended December 31, 2023, interest expense incurred related to this loan amounted to $67,501. As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance is $149,455.

 

Marcus by Goldman Sachs

 

In February 2023, the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, entered into a line of credit agreement with Marcus by Goldman Sachs (“Marcus”) for up to a loan amount of $125,000. The loan bears an annual interest rate of 9.99%. The amount due is 2% of the principal balance plus any fees and amounts that weren’t paid during the prior statement periods. During the repayment period, the amount due is the total outstanding balance at the end of the draw period divided into 26 equal payments that, if made in-full and on-time, bring the balance to zero over the next year. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company has drawn a total loan of $136,049 and repaid back $16,517. During the year ended December 31, 2023, interest expense incurred related to this loan amounted to $5,380. As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance is $124,912.

 

Note Payable

 

The above note payable of Aphrodite’s Marketing consisted of the following:

 

 

 

December 31,

2023

 

December 31,

2022

Principal amount

 

$

150,000

 

$

150,000

Less: current portion

 

 

(1,805)

 

 

(3,001)

Notes payable - long term portion

 

$

148,196

 

$

146,999

 

 

 


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DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


 

Minimum principal payments under notes payable are as follows:

 

Year ended December 31, 2024

$

29,460

Year ended December 31, 2025

 

23,370

Year ended December 31, 2026

 

23,484

Year ended December 31, 2027

 

20,842

Year ended December 31, 2028

 

87,001

Year ended December 31, 2029 and thereafter

 

(23,605)

Total principal payments

$

63,396

 

Through the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing, entered into a Loan Authorization and Agreement with the SBA, under the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance program in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 10, 2021, upon the acquisition of Aphrodite’s Marketing, the Company assumed an outstanding balance of $150,000 related to this SBA Loan. Pursuant to the SBA Loan Agreement, the Company received an advance of $150,000, to be used for working capital purposes only. Pursuant to the SBA Loan Agreement, the Company executed; (i) a note for the benefit of the SBA, which contains customary events of default; and (ii) a Security Agreement, granting the SBA a security interest in all tangible and intangible personal property of the Company, which also contains customary events of default. The SBA Note bears an interest rate of 3.75% per annum which accrues from the date of the advance. Installment payments, including principal and interest, were due monthly beginning June 24, 2021 but was extended by the SBA to June 24, 2022 in the amount of $731. In March 2022, SBA extended the payment due date from 24 months to 30 months from the date of the note. The outstanding balance at December 31, 2022 was $150,000 with accrued interest of $14,627.  During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company did not pay the installment payments. The outstanding balance at December 31, 2023 was $150,000 with accrued interest of $20,550.

 

Note 14 - Income Taxes

 

The foregoing amounts are management’s estimates and the actual results could differ from those estimates. Future profitability in this competitive industry depends on continually obtaining and fulfilling new profitable sales agreements and modifying products. The inability to increase sales could reduce estimates of future profitability, which could affect the Company’s ability to realize the deferred tax assets. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

3,007,556

 

$

2,141,771

Deferred compensation

 

 

141,134

 

 

83,106

Deferred tax asset

 

 

3,148,690

 

 

2,224,877

Less valuation allowance

 

 

(3,148,690)

 

 

(2,224,877)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset, net

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

Based upon the net losses historically incurred and, the prospective global economic conditions, management believes that it is not more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be realized and has provided a valuation allowance of 100% of the deferred tax asset.

 

 

 


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DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


 

A reconciliation of the income tax (benefit) provision for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 to the income tax (benefit) provision recognized in the financial statements is as follows:

 

 

December 31,

2023

 

December 31,

2022

U.S. statutory federal rate

 

 

21%

 

 

21%

State income tax rate, net of federal benefit

 

 

5%

 

 

6%

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(26%)

 

 

(27%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was signed into law. The Act decreases the U.S. corporate federal income tax rate from a maximum of 34% to a flat 21% effective January 1, 2018. The Act also includes a number of other provisions including, among others, the elimination of net operating loss carrybacks and limitations on the use of future losses, the repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax regime and the repeal of the domestic production activities deduction. These provisions are not expected to have a material effect on the Corporation. Given the significant complexity of the Act and anticipated additional implementation guidance from the Internal Revenue Service, further implications of the Act may be identified in future periods.

 

The Company provided a valuation allowance equal to the deferred income tax asset for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 because it was not known whether future taxable income will be sufficient to utilize the loss carryforward. The increase in the allowance was $923,813 in fiscal 2023. The potential tax benefit arising from the loss carryforward of approximately $4,474,000 accumulated through December 31, 2017 will expire in 2037 and the fiscal 2018 through 2023 net operating loss carryforward of approximately $7,093,732 may be carried forward indefinitely.

 

Additionally, the future utilization of the net operating loss carryforward to offset future taxable income may be subject to an annual limitation as a result of ownership changes or business changes that could occur in the future. If necessary, the deferred tax assets will be reduced by any carryforward that expires prior to utilization as a result of such limitations, with a corresponding reduction of the valuation allowance. The Company does not have any uncertain tax positions or events leading to uncertainty in a tax position. The Company’s 2021, 2022 and 2023 Corporate Income Tax Returns are subject to Internal Revenue Service examination.

 

Note 15 - Subsequent Events

 

In February 2024, the Company issued 291,836,957 shares of its common stock at an average contractual conversion price of approximately $0.0001 as a result of the conversion of principal of $13,670 and accrued interest of $2,332 underlying certain outstanding convertible notes converted during such period.

 

Between January 2024 to March 2024, the Company received notice of conversions from Series D Preferred Stockholders related to conversion of 24,700 Series D Preferred shares and accrued dividends of $307 converting into 441,288,093 shares of the Company’s common stock. In connection with the decrease in conversion price of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company recognized deemed dividend of $24,501 upon conversion.

 

Advances from Chief Executive Officer

 

In March 2024, the CEO of the Company sold his interest ownership (50%) in a certain affiliated company whom the Company purchased inventories in year 2022 and 2023 (see Note 10) for a purchase price of $153,958. Such purchase price will be paid directly to a vendor or supplier of the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Aphrodite’s Marketing. Consequently, the payment of Aphrodite’s Marketing’s accounts payable is considered an advance to the Company by the CEO. Additionally, in March 2024, the CEO of the Company paid the outstanding balance of $59,542 to such affiliated company (see Note 10) and shall be recorded as an advance by the CEO to the Company.

 


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