Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

5. ACQUISITION OF ASSETS OF PHYTOSPHERE SYSTEMS, LLC

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5. ACQUISITION OF ASSETS OF PHYTOSPHERE SYSTEMS, LLC
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisition of Assets of PhytoSphere Systems, LLC

On December 15, 2012, we entered into an Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Assets (the “Purchase Agreement”) with PhytoSPHERE Systems, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PhytoSPHERE”), whereby on January 29, 2013 we acquired certain assets of PhytoSPHERE. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, we acquired from PhytoSPHERE tangible equipment, inventory including 460 kg of raw hemp oil, all URLs and domain names of PhytoSPHERE, all landline telephone numbers and postal addresses affiliated with PhytoSPHERE, an exclusive license to use the names “PhytoSPHERE” and “PhytoSPHERE Systems” in the development and commercialization of hemp-based products including CBD, existing bank accounts with a total balance of $50,775, vendor lists, permits, licenses and other approvals, and all rights and obligations under existing and pending supply contracts. The Company purchased the assets of PhytoSPHERE as the basis for adoption of the Company’s new business model, which is to manufacture, market and sell products containing hemp oil. As part of the purchase price, the Company acquired intangible assets which could not be specifically identified which has been classified as goodwill on the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Goodwill represents the residual value after all identifiable assets were valued and what not valued independently and is primarily attributable to assembled workforce, operating and process know-how and potential expansion into local and global markets. We expect goodwill to be deductible for tax purposes.

 

As compensation for the purchase, the Company issued 5,825,000 shares of common stock and paid $950,000 in cash.

 

The purchase price of the acquisition was determined to be $8,020,000 based on management’s estimate of the fair market value of the business acquired. The fair market value was determined to be the more appropriate basis of valuation as the Company’s common stock was not trading and the Company had no operations at the time of acquisition in order to estimate a fair market value of Company common stock. The Company’s common stock issued was contemporanously valued with the purchase price of PhytoSHERE.

 

The following is the allocation of the purchase price:

 

Assets acquired      
Tangible assets        
Cash   $ 50,775  
Accounts receivable     396,438  
Inventory     345,477  
Prepaid inventory     1,260,510  
Fixed assets     1,288  
Total tangible assets     2,054,488  
         
Identifiable intangible assets        
Vendor relationships     1,170,000  
Trade name     230,000  
Noncompete agreement – PhytoSPHERE Team     2,710,000  
Total identifiable intangible assets     4,110,000  
         
Unidentifiable intangible assets        
Goodwill residual estimate     1,855,512  
Total assets acquired from PhytoSPHERE   $ 8,020,000  

 

Due to the complexity and limited information available from the selling company of PhytoSHERE, supplemental proforma information has not been presented. The operations and management of PhytoSHERE was not indicative of the current operations and strategy, accordingly, the proforma information would not be indicative of future operations or be beneficial to the users of these financial statements.

 

We have amortized the identifiable intangible assets using the straight-line method over a useful life of five years. We determined that the useful life of those assets are based on the term of the noncompete agreement and estimated lives of relationships acquired. Amortization of intangible assets is expected to be $822,000 for the years ending December 31, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and $68,500 for the year ending December 31, 2018.

 

Intangible assets consist of the following at December 31, 2013,

 

Description   Original Fair Market Value     Accumulated Amortization     Net  
Vendor relationships   $ 1,170,000     $ 214,500     $ 955,500  
Trade name     230,000       42,167       187,833  
Noncompete agreement     2,710,000       496,833       2,213,167  
    $ 4,110,000     $ 753,500     $ 3,356,500  

 

Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 totaled $753,500.