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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

(Mark One)
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022
   
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
For the transition period from           to          
 
Commission File No. 0-28034

 

EKIMAS Corporation
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)

 

Delaware   04-3186647

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

3651 Lindell Road, Suite D565, Las Vegas, Nevada   89103
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Issuer’s telephone number (424) 256-8560

 

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Common Stock, $.001 par value per share   None
Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

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 whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), 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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, 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 in this herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K/A or any amendment to this Form 10-K/A. Yes ☐ No ☒

 

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

 

  ☐ Large Accelerated Filer ☐ Accelerated Filer
  Non-accelerated Filer Smaller reporting company

 

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

 

As of July 8, 2022, there were 5,681,248 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding. As of September 30, 2021, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant (without admitting that such person whose shares are not included in such calculation is an affiliate) was approximately $1,056,000 based on the last sale price as quoted on the OTC Markets quoting system on such date.

 

Auditor Firm ID   Auditor NameAuditor Location
287   Liggett & Webb, P.A Boynton Beach, Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY PARAGRAPH

 

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (“Amendment No. 1”) amends our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, originally filed on June 28, 2022 (the “Original Filing”). We are filing this Amendment No. 1 to include the information required by Part III and not included in the Original Filing as we did not file a definitive proxy statement within 120 days of our fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. We are also filing currently dated certifications of our Chief Executive Officer (Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, and 32.1), as required under Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

No changes have been made to the Original Filing other than the furnishing of the exhibits as set forth in Item 15 herein. This Amendment No. 1 continues to speak as of the Original Filing date of the Form 10-K, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the Original Filing date, and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Form 10-K.

 

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PART III

 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officer and Corporate Governance

 

EKIMAS Corporation’s board of directors is currently comprised of one director. Our director and named executive officer, his age and position, as well as certain biographical information of this individual, is set forth below. The age of the individual is provided as of July 8, 2022.

 

Name   Age   Position
Bennett J. Yankowitz   67   Director and Chief Executive Officer

 

There are no family relationships between our director and executive officer.

 

Bennett J. Yankowitz

 

Mr. Yankowitz has more than 30 years of experience as a corporate attorney with leading law firms, specializing in securities, financial and merger and acquisition transactions, and has a background in financial analysis and real estate investment and development. He is of counsel to the law firm Shumaker Mallory LLP, and was previously of counsel to its predecessor firm Parker Shumaker Mills LLP. He was previously counsel to Kaye Scholer LLP and a partner of Heenan Blaikie and of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. From 2002 to 2014, he was a director of Proteus Energy Corporation, a California-based private oil and gas production and development company and was its Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to 2014. He is currently chief financial officer and a member of the board of directors of RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc. Mr. Yankowitz earned his B.A. degree in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley (1977), his J.D. degree from the University of Southern California (1980), where he was an editor of the Southern California Law Review, and his LL.M. degree (First Class Honours) from the University of Cambridge (1981), where he was an Evan Lewis-Thomas Scholar at Sidney Sussex College. He is a member of the California and New York bars.

 

Our Board has concluded that Mr. Yankowitz is an appropriate person to represent management on our Board of Directors given his position as our Chief Executive Officer, his professional credentials, and his understanding of corporate regulatory matters and merger and acquisition activities.

 

Board Leadership Structure

 

On October 14, 2020, the Board appointed Mr. Michael F. Adams, our chief executive officer, to serve as the sole director. In connection with the First Closing of the Stock Purchase Agreement which we entered into with Reddington Partners LLC on October 12, 2021, Mr. Adams resigned as our chief executive officer and sole director, and Mr. Bennett J. Yankowitz was appointed as our chief executive officer and sole director.

 

Stockholder Communications with the Board of Directors

 

Pursuant to procedures set forth in our bylaws, our nominating committee will consider stockholder nominations for directors if we receive timely written notice, in proper form, of the intent to make a nomination at a meeting of stockholders. To be timely, the notice must be received within the time frame identified in our bylaws. To be in proper form, the notice must, among other matters, include each nominee’s written consent to serve as a director if elected, a description of all arrangements or understandings between the nominating stockholder and each nominee and information about the nominating stockholder and each nominee. These requirements are detailed in our bylaws, which were filed as Appendix D to our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A as filed with the SEC on August 30, 2007. A copy of our bylaws will be provided upon written request to the Chief Executive Officer at EKIMAS Corporation, 3651 Lindell Road, Suite D565, Las Vegas, Nevada 89103.

 

Code of Conduct and Ethics

 

We have adopted a Code of Ethics that allows for us to ensure that our disclosure controls and procedures remain effective. Our Code also defines the standard of conduct expected by our chief executive officer and director. A copy of our Code of Ethics will be furnished without charge to any person upon written request. Requests should be sent to: Chief Executive Officer, EKIMAS Corporation, 3651 Lindell Road, Suite D565, Las Vegas, Nevada 89103.

 

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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our executive officers, directors and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of our securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Based solely on a review of copies of such forms submitted to us, we believe that all persons subject to the requirements of Section 16(a) filed such reports on a timely basis in fiscal 2022.

 

Corporate Governance and Guidelines

 

Our Board of Directors has long believed that good corporate governance is important to ensure that we manage our company for the long-term benefit of stockholders. During the past year, our Board of Directors has continued to review our governance practices in light of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and recently revised SEC rules and regulations. We intend to implement internal corporate governance guidelines and practices when we have available resources to implement these guidelines and practices. Such guidelines and practices, when implemented, will be furnished without charge to any person upon written request. Requests should be sent to: Chief Executive Officer, EKIMAS Corporation, 3651 Lindell Road, Suite D565, Las Vegas, Nevada 89103.

 

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

We currently have no separate audit, compensation, or nominating committees. The entire Board oversees our (i) audits and auditing procedures; (ii) compensation philosophies and objectives, establishment of remuneration levels for our executive officer, and implementation of our incentive programs; and (iii) identification of individuals qualified to become Board members and recommendation to our shareholders of persons to be nominated for election as directors.

 

Item 11. Executive Compensation

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table provides information concerning compensation for services rendered to us in all capacities for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 by our named executive officer and former named executive officer.

 

Named Executive Officer  Fiscal
Year
   Salary
($)
   Bonus
($)
   Option
Awards
($)
   All Other
Compensation
($)
   Total
($)
 
Bennett J. Yankowitz
President & Chief Executive Officer
   2022   $-   $-   $-   $-(1)  $- 
    2021    -    -    -    -(1)   - 
                               
Former Named Executive Officer                              
Michael F. Adams
President & Chief Executive Officer
   2022   $-   $-   $-   $12,000(2)  $12,000 
    2021    -    -    -    76,000(2)   76,000 

 

  (1) Effective October 12, 2021, Mr. Yankowitz was engaged as our chief executive officer on a consultative basis and received no compensation during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
  (2) Mr. Adams, our former chief executive officer, was a non-employee consultant and holder of less than 1.0% of our outstanding common stock as of March 31, 2022. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, Mr. Adams earned approximately $12,000 and $76,000, respectively, in consulting fees and was reimbursed $2,000 and approximately $29,000, respectively, for office expenses and car allowance.

 

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Employment Agreements and Change in Control Provision

 

None

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2022 Fiscal Year-End

 

None.

 

2022 Option Exercises and Stock Vested

 

None

 

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

 

The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of shares of our common stock, as of July 8, 2022, of (i) each person known by us to beneficially own five percent (5%) or more of such shares. Our current executive officer and director does not beneficially own any of our shares of common stock. Except as otherwise indicated, all shares are beneficially owned, and the persons named as owners hold investment and voting power.

 

Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under this rule, certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person, if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares. In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire shares, for example, upon exercise of an option or warrant, within 60 days of July 8, 2022. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person, and only such person, by reason of such acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in the following table does not necessarily reflect the person’s actual voting power at any particular date.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner  Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
   Percentage
of
Class (1)
 
GK Partners ApS
Mesterlodden 3b
2820 Gentofte
Denmark
   9,557,239(2)   81.8%
           
Reddington Partners LLC
7950 W Sunset Blvd – Suite 629
Los Angeles, CA 90046
USA
   778,618    6.7 
           
PacificWave Partners UK Ltd.
308 High Street
Croydon
Surrey CR0 1NG
United Kingdom
   778,618    6.7 
           
Total   11,114,475    95.15%

 

  (1) Based on 11,681,248 shares of common stock as of July 8, 2022 composed of 5,681,248 outstanding shares of our common stock and 6,000,000 shares of our common stock underlying a warrant issued to GK Partners ApS on April 1, 2022.
  (2) Includes 6,000,000 shares of our common stock underlying a warrant issued to GK Partners ApS on April 1, 2022 exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $1.00 per share and expiring on December 31, 2023.

 

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

 

Mr. Michael Adams, our former chief executive officer, was a non-employee consultant and holder of less than 1.0% of our outstanding common stock as of March 31, 2022. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, Mr. Adams earned approximately $12,000 and $76,000, respectively, in consulting fees and was reimbursed $2,000 and approximately $29,000, respectively, for office expenses and car allowance. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, there was $0 and approximately $17,000, respectively, payable to Mr. Adams in consideration of his consulting services and reimbursable expenses and allowances. In connection with the First Closing of the Stock Purchase Agreement which we entered into with Reddington Partners LLC on October 12, 2021, Mr. Adams resigned as our chief executive officer and sole director, and Mr. Bennett J. Yankowitz was appointed as our chief executive officer and sole director.

 

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, Mr. Yankowitz, our chief executive officer and sole director, was affiliated with legal counsel who provided us with general legal services (the “Affiliate”). We recorded legal fees paid to the Affiliate of approximately $12,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. As of March 31, 2022 we had approximately $12,000 payable to the Affiliate. Mr. Yankowitz does not receive cash compensation for acting as our chief executive officer and sole director.

 

Independence of the Board of Directors

 

We are not currently subject to listing requirements of any national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system which has requirements that a majority of the Board be “independent” and, as a result, we are not at this time required to have our Board comprised of a majority of “Independent Directors.” Our Board is currently composed of our chief executive officer.

 

Board Attendance

 

The Board did not meet during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

 

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

We currently have no separate audit, compensation, or nominating committees. The entire Board oversees our (i) audits and auditing procedures; (ii) compensation philosophies and objectives, establishment of remuneration levels for our executive officer, and implementation of our incentive programs; and (iii) identification of individuals qualified to become Board members and recommendation to our shareholders of persons to be nominated for election as directors.

 

Directors’ Compensation

 

We did not provide any Board compensation during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

 

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Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

The following is a summary of the fees billed to us by Liggett & Webb, P.A., our independent registered public accounting firm, for professional services rendered during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

Fee Category  Years Ended March 31, 
(in thousands)  2022   2021 
Audit fees  $20   $20 
Other audit related fees   -    - 
Tax fees   2    3 
Total fees  $22   $23 

 

Audit Fees. This category consists of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in our quarterly reports and other professional services provided in connection with regulatory filings.

 

Other Audit Related Fees. This category consists of fees billed for professional services rendered for services other than those described herein as Audit Fees or Tax Fees.

 

Tax Fees. This category consists of fees billed for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. These services include assistance regarding federal and state tax compliance and acquisitions.

 

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Board of Directors has the authority to approve all audit and non-audit services that are to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm. Generally, we may not engage our independent registered public accounting firm to render audit or non-audit services unless the service is specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors (or a properly delegated subcommittee thereof).

 

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PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

 

The following are filed as part of this Form 10-K/A:

 

  (1) Not applicable.
     
  (2) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number:
  Exhibit Title:
10.1   Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 12, 2021, between EKIMAS Corporation and Reddington Partners LLC—incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 21, 2022.
10.2   Indemnification Agreement dated as of October 12, 2021, between EKIMAS Corporation and Bennett J. Yankowitz —incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 21, 2022.
10.3   Warrant dated as of April 1, 2022, issued by EKIMAS Corporation to GK Partners AsP—incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 12, 2022.
31.1*   Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*   Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*   Certification of Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

* Filed herewith.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Dated: July 8, 2022 EKIMAS Corporation
     
  By: /s/ Bennett J. Yankowitz
   

Bennett J. Yankowitz

Chief Executive 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 dates indicated.

 

Dated: July 8, 2022   /s/ Bennett J. Yankowitz
   

Bennett J. Yankowitz

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

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