ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS Back to Table of Contents
Introduction
American Biogenetic Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is sometimes referred to herein as "we", "us", "our", "Company" and the "Registrant". The Registrant was formed in 1983 for the purpose of researching, developing and marketing cardiovascular and neurobiology products for commercial development and distributing vaccines. The Registrant's products were designed for in vitro and in vivo diagnostic procedures and therapeutic drugs, and its products had been identified for use in the treatment of epilepsy, migraine and mania, neurodegenerative diseases, coronary artery diseases and cancer. The Registrant commenced selling its products during the last quarter of 1997 but did not generate any sufficient revenues from operations to fund its operating expenses.
On September 19, 2002, the Registrant filed a petition under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York. On November 4, 2005, the Bankruptcy Court approved an order authorizing a change in control and provided that the Company, subsequent to the bankruptcy proceeding, is free and clear of all liens, claims and other obligations.
Business Objectives of the Registrant
The Registrant has no present operations and has determined to direct its efforts and limited resources to pursue and effect a business combination.
Current trends
Management believes that as a result of the relative uncertainty in the United States equity markets over the past years, many privately-held companies have been closed off from the public market and traditional IPOs. During the past few years, many privately-held as well as public companies attempted to divest non-core assets and divisions and valuations of these assets and divisions have often decreased significantly. Therefore, Management believes that there are substantial business opportunities to effect attractive acquisitions. As a public entity with its shares of common stock registered under the Exchange Act and publicly trading, Management believes to be well positioned to identify target acquisitions and to effect a business combination in order to take advantage of these current trends.
Effecting a business combination
Prospective purchasers of the Registrant's common stock will invest in the Company without an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of any one or more business combinations. A business combination may involve the acquisition of, or merger with, a company which needs to raise substantial additional capital by means of being a publicly traded company, while avoiding what it may deem to be the adverse consequences of undertaking an initial public offering itself. These include time delays, significant expense, loss of voting control and compliance with various Federal and state securities laws. A potential business combination may involve a company which may be financially unstable or in its early stages of development or growth.
The Registrant has not identified a target business or target industry
The Registrant's effort in identifying a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry and the Company may ultimately acquire a business in any industry Management deems appropriate. To date, the Registrant has not selected any target business or industry on which to concentrate its search for a business combination. While the Registrant intends to focus on target businesses in the United States, we are not limited to those entities and may consummate a business combination with a target business outside of the United States. Accordingly, there is no basis for investors in the Registrant's common stock to evaluate the possible merits or risks of the target business or the particular industry in which we may ultimately operate. To the extent we effect a business combination with a financially unstable company or an entity in its early stage of development or growth, including entities without established records of sales or earnings, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the business and operations of financially unstable and early stage or potential emerging growth companies. In addition, to the extent that we effect a business combination with an entity in an industry characterized by a high level of risk, we may be affected by the currently unascertainable risks of that industry. An extremely high level of risk frequently characterizes many industries which experience rapid growth. In addition, although the Company's Management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular industry or target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all significant risk factors.
Sources of target businesses
The Registrant anticipates that target business candidates will be brought to our attention from various sources, including broker-dealers, investment bankers, venture capitalists, bankers and other members of the financial community who may present solicited or unsolicited proposals. While we do not presently anticipate engaging the services of professional firms that specialize in business acquisitions on any formal basis, we may engage these firms in the future, in which event we may pay a finder's fee or other compensation. In no event, however, will we pay Management any finder's fee or other compensation for services rendered to us prior to or in connection with the consummation of a business combination.
Selection of a target business and structuring of a business combination
In evaluating a prospective target business, our Management will consider, among other factors, the following:
- financial condition and results of operation of the target company;
- growth potential;
- experience and skill of management and availability of additional personnel;
- capital requirements;
- competitive position;
- stage of development of the products, processes or services;
- degree of current or potential market acceptance of the products, processes or services;
- proprietary features and degree of intellectual property or other protection of the products, processes or services;
- regulatory environment of the industry; and
- costs associated with effecting the business combination.
These criteria are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular business combination will be based, to the extent relevant, on the above factors as well as other considerations deemed relevant by our Management in effecting a business combination consistent with our business objective. In evaluating a prospective target business, we will conduct a due diligence review which may encompass, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and inspection of facilities, as well as review of financial and other information which will be made available to us.
The time and costs required to select and evaluate a target business and to structure and complete the business combination cannot presently be ascertained with any degree of certainty. Any costs incurred with respect to the identification and evaluation of a prospective target business with which a business combination is not ultimately completed will result in a loss to us.
Probable lack of business diversification
We may seek to effect business combinations with more than one target business, it is probable that we will have the ability to effect only a single business combination. Accordingly, the prospects for our success may be entirely dependent upon the future performance of a single business. Unlike other entities which may have the resources to complete several business combinations with entities operating in multiple industries or multiple areas of a single industry, it is probable that we will not have the resources to diversify our operations or benefit from the possible spreading of risks or offsetting of losses. By consummating a business combination with only a single entity, our lack of diversification may:
- subject us to numerous economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact upon the particular industry in which we may operate subsequent to a business combination; and
- result in our dependency upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes or services.
Limited ability to evaluate the target business' management
Although we intend to closely scrutinize the management of a prospective target business when evaluating the desirability of effecting a business combination, we cannot assure you that our assessment of the target business' management will prove to be correct. In addition, we cannot assure you that the future management will have the necessary skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company intending to embark on a program of business development. Furthermore, the future role of our directors, if any, in the target business cannot presently be stated with any certainty. While it is possible that our sole director will remain associated in some capacity with us following a business combination, it is unlikely that he will devote their full efforts to our affairs subsequent to a business combination. Moreover, we cannot assure you that our director will have significant experience or knowledge relating to the operations of the particular target business.
Following a business combination, we may seek to recruit additional managers to supplement the incumbent management of the target business. We cannot assure you that we will have the ability to recruit additional managers, or that additional managers will have the requisite skills, knowledge or experience necessary to enhance the incumbent management.
Competition
In identifying, evaluating and selecting a target business, we expect to encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources than the Registrant and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. While we believe there are numerous potential target businesses that may be interested in effecting a business combination with a current, reporting public company, Management believes that we may have only very limited ability to compete in acquiring certain sizable target businesses because of our limited available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of a target business. Further, any of these obligations may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating a business combination. Our management believes, however, that our status as a public entity and potential access to the United States public equity markets may give us a competitive advantage over privately-held entities having a similar business objective as us in acquiring a target business with significant growth potential on favorable terms.
If we succeed in effecting a business combination, there will be, in all likelihood, intense competition from competitors of the target business. In particular, certain industries which experience rapid growth frequently attract an increasingly larger number of competitors, including competitors with increasingly greater financial, marketing, technical and other resources than the initial competitors in the industry. The degree of competition characterizing the industry of any prospective target business cannot presently be ascertained. We cannot assure you that, subsequent to a business combination, we will have the resources to compete effectively, especially to the extent that the target business is in a high-growth industry.
Employees
Richard Rubin, is our chief executive officer and chief financial officer. Mr. Rubin is not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week and intend to devote only as much time as he deems necessary to the Company's affairs. The amount of time he will devote in any time period will vary based on the availability of suitable target businesses to investigate. We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the consummation of a business combination.
Conflicts of Interest
The Company's Management is not required to commit its full time to the Company's affairs. As a result, pursuing new business opportunities may require a greater period of time than if Management would devote his full time to the Company's affairs. Management is not precluded from serving as officer or director of any other entity that is engaged in business activities similar to those of the Registrant. In the future, Management may become associated or affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those we intend to conduct. In such event, Management may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. In the event that the Company's Management has multiple business affiliations, it may have legal obligations to present certain business opportunities to multiple entities. In the event that a conflict of interest shall arise, Management will consider factors such as reporting status, availability of audited financial statements, current capitalization and the laws of the jurisdictions of the target entities. If several business opportunities or operating entities approach Management with respect to a business combination, Management will consider the foregoing factors as well as the preferences of the incumbent management of the operating company. However, Management will act in what it believes will be in the best interests of the shareholders of the Registrant. The Registrant shall not enter into a transaction with a target business that is affiliated with Management.
Periodic Reporting and Audited Financial Statements
We have registered our securities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and have reporting obligations, including the requirement that we file annual and quarterly reports with the SEC. In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, our annual reports will contain financial statements audited and reported on by our independent public accountants.
We will not acquire a target business if audited financial statements cannot be obtained for the target business. Our Management believes that the requirement of having available audited financial statements for the target business will limit the pool of potential target businesses available for acquisition.
ITEM 1A.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
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The Company, since emergence from bankruptcy, has very limited operations and resources.
Since the Company emerged from bankruptcy, its operations have been limited to seeking potential business combinations. Our investors will have no basis upon which to evaluate the Company's ability to achieve the Company's business objective, which is to effect a merger or business combination with an operating business. The Company will not generate any revenues until, at the earliest, after the consummation of a business combination.
Since the Company has not currently selected a particular target industry or target business with which to complete a business combination, the Company is unable to currently ascertain the merits or risks of the business' operations.
Since the Company has not yet identified a particular industry or prospective target business, there is no basis for investors to evaluate the possible merits or risks of the particular industry in which the Company may ultimately operate or the target business which the Company may ultimately acquire. To the extent the Company completes a business combination with a financially unstable company or an entity in its development stage, the Company may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the business operations of those entities. Although the Company's Management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular industry or target business, the Company cannot assure you that it will properly ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors. There can be no assurance that any prospective business combination will benefit shareholders or prove to be more favorable to shareholders than any other investment that may be made by shareholders and investors.
Unspecified and unascertainable risks.
There is no basis for shareholders to evaluate the possible merits or risks of potential business combination or the particular industry in which the Company may ultimately operate. To the extent that the Company effects a business combination with a financially unstable operating company or an entity that is in its early stage of development or growth, including entities without established records of revenues or income, the Company will become subject to numerous risks inherent in the business and operations of that financially unstable company. In addition, to the extent that the Company effects a business combination with an entity in an industry characterized by a high degree of risk, the Company will become subject to the currently unascertainable risks of that industry. An extremely high level of risk frequently characterizes certain industries that experience rapid growth. Although Management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular business or industry, there can be no assurance that Management will properly ascertain or assess all such risks or that subsequent events may not alter the risks that the Company perceived at the time of the consummation of a business combination.
The Company may issue shares of the Company's common stock and preferred stock to complete a business combination, which would reduce the equity interest of the Company's stockholders and likely cause a change in control of the Company's ownership.
The Company's certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 900,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The Company currently has 898,911,260 authorized but unissued shares of the Company's common stock available for issuance and all of the 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock available for issuance. Although the Company currently has no commitments to issue any securities, the Company will, in all likelihood, issue a substantial number of additional shares of its common stock or preferred stock, or a combination of common and preferred stock, in connection with a business combination. To the extent that additional shares of common and/or preferred stock are issued, the Company's shareholders would experience dilution of their respective ownership interests in the Company. The issuance of additional shares of common stock and/or convertible preferred stock may adversely affect the market price of the Company's common stock, in the event that an active trading market commences, of which there can be no assurance. The issuance of additional shares of the Company's common stock or any number of shares of the Company's preferred stock:
- may significantly reduce the equity interest of current stockholders;
- will likely cause a change in control if a substantial number of the Company's shares of common stock are issued and most likely also result in the resignation of the Company's present officer and director; and
- may adversely affect prevailing market price for the Company's common stock.
Similarly, if the Company issues debt securities, it could result in:
- default and foreclosure on the Company's assets if the Company's operating revenues after a business combination were insufficient to pay the Company's debt obligations;
- acceleration of the Company's obligations to repay the indebtedness even if the Company has made all principal and interest payments when due if the debt security contains covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves and any such covenant is breached without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;
- the Company's immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; and
- the Company's inability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, if the debt security contains covenants restricting the Company's ability to obtain additional financing while such security is outstanding.
It is likely that the Company's current officer and director will resign upon consummation of a business combination and the Company will have only limited ability to evaluate the management of the target business.
The Company's ability to successfully effect a business combination will be dependent upon the efforts of the Company's Management. The future role of the Company's key personnel in the target business, however, cannot presently be ascertained. Although it is possible that Management will remain associated in some capacity with the target business following a business combination, it is likely that the management of the target business at the time of the business combination will remain in place. Although the Company intends to closely scrutinize the management of a prospective target business in connection with evaluating the desirability of effecting a business combination, the Company cannot assure you that the Company's assessment of management will prove to be correct.
Dependence on key personnel
The Company is dependent upon the continued services of its officer and director. To the extent that his services become unavailable, the Company will be required to obtain other qualified personnel and there can be no assurance that it will be able to recruit and hire qualified persons at acceptable terms.
The Company's officer and director may allocate his time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in his determination as to how much time to devote to the Company's affairs. This could have a negative impact on the Company's ability to consummate a business combination.
The Company's officer and director is not required to commit his full time to the Company's affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating his time between the Company's plan of operations and other businesses. The Company does not intend to have any full time employees prior to the consummation of a business combination. Management of the Company is engaged in several other business endeavors and is not obligated to contribute any specific number of his hours per week to the Company's affairs. If Management's other business affairs require him to devote more substantial amounts of time to such affairs, it could limit his ability to devote time to the Company's affairs and could have a negative impact on the Company's ability to consummate a business combination.
The Company's officer and director is now, and may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by the Company and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in determining which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented to.
The Company's officer and director is now, and may in the future become, affiliated with entities, including other companies engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by this Company. Additionally, the Company's officer and director may become aware of business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to this Company as well as the other entities with which he is or may be affiliated. Additionally, due to the existing affiliations of the Company's officer and director with other entities, he may have a fiduciary obligation to present potential business opportunities to those entities in addition to presenting them to us which could cause additional conflicts of interest. Accordingly, Management may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.
It is probable that the Company will only be able to enter into one business combination, which will cause us to be solely dependent on such single business and a limited number of products, processes or services.
It is probable that the Company will enter into a business combination with a single operating business. Accordingly, the prospects for the Company's success may be:
- solely dependent upon the performance of a single operating business; or
- dependent upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes or services.
In this case, the Company will not be able to diversify the Company's operations or benefit from the possible spreading of risks or offsetting of losses, unlike other entities which may have the resources to complete several business combinations in different industries or different areas of a single industry.
The Company has limited resources and there is significant competition for business combination opportunities. Therefore, the Company may not be able to enter into or consummate an attractive business combination.
The Company expects to encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to the Company's, including venture capital funds, leveraged buyout funds and operating businesses competing for acquisitions. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Many of these competitors possess far greater technical, human and other resources than does the Company and the Company's financial resources are very limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. While the Company believes that there are numerous potential target businesses that it could acquire, the Company's ability to compete in acquiring certain sizable target businesses will be limited by the Company's limited financial resources and the fact that the Company will use its common stock to acquire an operating business. This inherent competitive limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of far more target businesses than the Company.
The Company may be unable to obtain additional financing, if required, to complete a business combination or to fund the operations and growth of the target business, which could compel the Company to restructure a potential business transaction or abandon a particular business combination.
The Company has not yet identified any prospective target business. If we require funds because of the size of the business combination, we will be required to seek additional financing. We cannot assure you that such financing would be available on acceptable terms, if at all. To the extent that additional financing proves to be unavailable when needed to consummate a particular business combination, we would be compelled to restructure the transaction or abandon that particular business combination and seek an alternative target business candidate. In addition, if we consummate a business combination, we may require additional financing to fund the operations or growth of the target business. The failure to secure additional financing could have a material adverse effect on the continued development or growth of the target business. None of the Company's officers, directors or stockholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection with or after a business combination.
Additional financing requirements associated with compliance with reporting requirements under the Exchange Act.
The Company has no revenues and is dependent upon the willingness of the Company's Management to fund the costs associated with the reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, other administrative costs associated with the Company's corporate existence and expenses related to the Company's business objective. The Company may not generate any revenues until the consummation of a business combination. The Company anticipates that it will have available sufficient financial resources to continue to pay accounting and other professional fees and other miscellaneous expenses that may be required until the Company commences business operations in connection with a business combination. In the event that the Company's available financial resources from its Management prove to be insufficient for the purpose of achieving its business objective through a business combination, the Company will be required to seek additional financing. The Company's failure to secure additional financing could have a material adverse affect on the Company's ability to pursue a business combination. The Company does not have any arrangements with any bank or financial institution to secure additional financing and there can be no assurance that any such arrangement would be available on terms acceptable and in the Company's best interests. The Company does not have any written agreement with Management to provide funds for the Company's operating expenses.
Reporting requirements may delay or preclude a business combination
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Exchange Act, the Company is required to provide certain information about significant acquisitions and other material events. The Company will continue to be required to file quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K, which annual report must contain the Company's audited financial statements. As a reporting company under the Exchange Act, following any business combination, we will be required to file a report on Form 8-K, which report contains audited financial statements of the acquired entity. These audited financial statements must be filed with the SEC within 5 days following the transaction. While obtaining audited financial statements is typically the responsibility of the acquired company, it is possible that a potential target company may be a non-reporting company with unaudited financial statements. The time and costs that may be incurred by some potential target companies to prepare such audited financial statements may significantly delay or may even preclude consummation of an otherwise desirable business combination. Acquisition prospects that do not have or are unable to obtain the required audited statements may not be appropriate for acquisition because we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
The Company's shares of common stock are quoted on the OTCMarkets, which limits the liquidity and price of the Company's common stock.
The Company's shares of common stock are traded on the OTCMarkets. Quotation of the Company's securities on the OTCMarkets limits the liquidity and price of the Company's common stock more than if the Company's shares of common stock were listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market or a national exchange. There is currently no active trading market in the Company's common stock. There can be no assurance that there will be an active trading market for the Company's common stock following a business combination. In the event that an active trading market commences, there can be no assurance as to the market price of the Company's shares of common stock, whether any trading market will provide liquidity to investors, or whether any trading market will be sustained.
If the Company is deemed to be an investment company, the Company may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and the Company's activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for the Company to enter into a business combination.
If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, our activities may be restricted, including:
- restrictions on the nature of the Company's investments; and
- restrictions on the issuance of securities, which may make it difficult for us to complete a business combination.
In addition, we may have imposed upon us burdensome requirements, including:
- registration as an investment company;
- adoption of a specific form of corporate structure; and
- reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations.
The Company does not believe that its anticipated activities will subject it to the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The Company may be deemed to have no "Independent Directors", actions taken and expenses incurred by our officer and director on behalf of the Company will generally not be subject to "Independent Review".
The company has one officer and director. He also may be reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in connection with activities on the Company's behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. There is no limit on the amount of these out-of-pocket expenses and there will be no review of the reasonableness of the expenses by anyone other than our board of directors, which consists of one person. Our sole director will not be deemed "independent," he will generally not have the benefit of independent directors examining the propriety of expenses incurred on our behalf and the sums subject to reimbursement. Although the Company believes that all actions taken by our director on the Company's behalf will be in the Company's best interests, the Company cannot assure our shareholders or investors that this will actually be the case. If actions are taken, or expenses are incurred that are actually not in the Company's best interests, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and plan of operations and adversely affect the price of our stock held by the public stockholders.
State blue sky registration; potential limitations on resale of the Company's common stock
The holders of the Company's shares of common stock registered under the Exchange Act and those persons who desire to purchase them in any trading market that may develop in the future, should be aware that there may be state blue-sky law restrictions upon the ability of investors to resell the Company's securities. Accordingly, investors should consider the secondary market for the Registrant's securities to be a limited one.
It is the intention of the Registrant's Management following the consummation of a business combination to seek coverage and publication of information regarding the Registrant in an accepted publication manual which permits a manual exemption. The manual exemption permits a security to be distributed in a particular state without being registered if the Registrant issuing the security has a listing for that security in a securities manual recognized by the state. However, it is not enough for the security to be listed in a recognized manual. The listing entry must contain (1) the names of issuers, officers, and directors, (2) an issuer's balance sheet, and (3) a profit and loss statement for either the fiscal year preceding the balance sheet or for the most recent fiscal year of operations. Furthermore, the manual exemption is a nonissuer exemption restricted to secondary trading transactions, making it unavailable for issuers selling newly issued securities.
Most of the accepted manuals are those published by Standard and Poor's, Moody's Investor Service, Fitch's Investment Service, and Best's Insurance Reports, and many states expressly recognize these manuals. A smaller number of states declare that they "recognize securities manuals" but do not specify the recognized manuals. The following states do not have any provisions and therefore do not expressly recognize the manual exemption: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont and Wisconsin.
Dividends unlikely
The Company does not expect to pay dividends for the foreseeable future because it has no revenues and no cash. The payment of dividends will be contingent upon the Company's future revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and overall financial conditions. The payment of any future dividends will be within the discretion of the Company's board of directors as then constituted. It is the Company's expectation that future management following a business combination will determine to retain any earnings for use in its business operations and accordingly, the Company does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.
Our common stock is subject to the Penny Stock Rules of the SEC and the trading market in our common stock is limited, which makes transactions in our common stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our common stock
The Company's common stock is considered a Penny Stock, as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, unless and until the price of the Company's shares of common stock is at least $5.00. The Company's share price presently is, and prior to any business combination, the share price is expected to be less than $5.00. Unless the Company's common stock is otherwise excluded from the definition of Penny Stock, the Penny Stock rules apply. 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 prepared by the SEC that provides information about the Penny Stock 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 sales person in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each Penny Stock held in the customer's account. In addition, the Penny Stock rules require that the Broker-Dealer, not otherwise exempt from such rules, must make a special written determination that the Penny Stock is suitable for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement prior to the transaction. These disclosure rules have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for a stock that is subject to the Penny Stock rules. So long as the common stock is subject to the Penny Stock rules, it may become more difficult to sell such securities. Such requirements could result in reduction in the level of trading activity for the Company's common stock and could make it more difficult for investors to sell the Company's common stock.
General Economic Risks
The Company's current and future business plans are dependent, in large part, on the state of the general economy. Adverse changes in economic conditions may adversely affect the Company's plan of operation and business objective. These conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control include, but are not limited to regulatory changes.
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ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES Back to Table of Contents
The Registrant's corporate office is located at 40 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10005. These facilities consist of approximately 300 square feet of executive office space. The Registrant believes that the office facilities are sufficient for the foreseeable future and this arrangement will remain in effect until we will consummate a business combination.
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None.
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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
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PART II
ITEM 5.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTER Back to Table of Contents
(a) Market Price Information
The Registrant's common stock is subject to quotation on the OTCQB under the symbol MABA. The following table shows the high and low bid prices for the Registrant's common stock during the fiscal years 2012, and 2010 as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated. These prices reflect inter-dealer quotations without adjustments for retail markup, markdown or commission, and do not necessarily represent actual transactions.
(b) Approximate Number of Holders of Common Stock
On December 31, 2012, there were 640 shareholders of record of the Company's common stock.
(c) Dividends
We currently do not pay cash dividends on the Company's common stock and have no plans to reinstate a dividend on the Company's common stock.
(d) Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
(e) Equity Compensation Plans
We have no equity compensation plans at December 31, 2012.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
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N/A.
ITEM 7.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND PLAN OF OPERATION Back to Table of Contents
Overview
The Company's current business objective is to seek a business combination with an operating company. We intend to use the Company's limited personnel and financial resources in connection with such activities. The Company will utilize its capital stock, debt or a combination of capital stock and debt, in effecting a business combination. It may be expected that entering into a business combination will involve the issuance of restricted shares of capital stock. The issuance of additional shares of our capital stock:
- may significantly reduce the equity interest of our current stockholders;
- will likely cause a change in control if a substantial number of our shares are issued, and most likely will also result in the resignation of our present officer and director; and
- may adversely affect the prevailing market price for our common stock.
Similarly, if we issued debt securities, it could result in:
- default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after a business combination were insufficient to pay our debt obligations;
- acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we have made all principal and interest payments when due if the debt security contained covenants that required the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves and any such covenants were breached without a waiver or renegotiation of such covenants;
- our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security was payable on demand; and
- our inability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, if the debt security contained covenants restricting our ability to obtain additional financing while such security was outstanding.
Results of Operations during the year ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011
We have not generated any revenues during the year 2012 and 2011. We have operating expenses related to general and administrative expenses being a public company and interest expenses. We incurred $69,620 in net loss due to expenses consisting of general and administrative expenses of $60,500 and interest expenses of $9,120 during the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to a net loss of $77,016 due to expenses consisting of general and administrative expenses of $67,896 and interest expenses of $9,120 during the year ended December 31, 2011.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Registrant has neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues during the year 2012. While we are dependent upon interim funding provided by the Company's majority shareholder to pay professional fees and expenses, we have no written finance agreement with the Company's majority shareholder to provide any continued funding. However, we may need to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt or equity securities if additional administrative funds are required to consummate a business combination that is presented to us. We have no agreements to issue any debt or equity securities and cannot predict whether equity or debt financing will become available at terms acceptable to us, if at all.
On December 31, 2012, we have had no current assets and $302,821 in liabilities consisting of $29,640 in accrued interest expenses, one convertible note in the amount of $76,000, other accounts payable $9,568 and accruals due to related party of $187,613.
There are no limitations in the Company's articles of incorporation on the Company's ability to borrow funds or raise funds through the issuance of restricted common stock to effect a business combination. The Company's limited resources and lack of having cash-generating business operations may make it difficult to borrow funds or raise capital. The Company's inability to borrow funds or raise funds through the issuance of restricted capital stock required to effect or facilitate a business combination may have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and future prospects, including the ability to complete a business combination. To the extent that debt financing ultimately proves to be available, any borrowing will subject us to various risks traditionally associated with indebtedness, including the risks of interest rate fluctuations and insufficiency of any future cash flow to pay principal and interest, including debt of an acquired business.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2012, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
As of December 31, 2012 we did not have any contractual obligations.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our significant accounting policies are described in the note to our financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.
ITEM 7A.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
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We have not entered into, and do not expect to enter into, financial instruments for trading or hedging purposes.
ITEM 8.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA Back to Table of Contents
The Registrant's audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are attached to this annual report.
Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011
ITEM 9.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE Back to Table of Contents
None.
ITEM 9A.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of December 31, 2012, the Company's chief executive officer/chief financial officer conducted an evaluation regarding the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based upon the evaluation of these controls and procedures, our chief executive officer/chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the fiscal year 2012.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and for the assessment of the effectiveness of those internal controls. As defined by the SEC, internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by our principal executive officer/principal financial officer, who is also the sole member of our Board of Directors, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management has assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment and those criteria, we have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2012, due to lack of overseeing committee and lack of segregation of duties. Management will considered the need to add personnel and implement improved review procedures.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only Management’s report in this annual report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting or in other factors identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION Back to Table of Contents
None.
PART III
ITEM 10.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Back to Table of Contents
Name
Age
Title
Richard Rubin
CEO, CFO and Chairman
Richard Rubin, 71, is CEO, CFO and Chairman of the Registrant. During the last five years, Mr. Rubin has been engaged in the business of providing corporate securities consulting services. Mr. Rubin presently serves as a director of Peregrine Industries, Inc., a public company reporting under the Exchange Act.
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The Company has no employment agreement with Richard Rubin, its CEO and CFO.
ITEM 12.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS Back to Table of Contents
The table below discloses any person (including any "group") who is known to the Registrant to be the beneficial owner of more than five (5%) percent of the Registrant's voting securities. As of December 31, 2012, the Registrant had 1,088,740 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
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During the last two fiscal years, to the knowledge of the Registrant, there was no person who had or has a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction to which the Registrant was or is a party.
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Independent Public Accountants
The Registrant's Board of Directors has appointed McConnell & Jones, LLP as independent public accountant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.
Principal Accounting Fees
The following table presents the fees for professional audit services rendered by
McConnell & Jones, LLP and John A. Braden, P.C. for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, and fees billed for other services rendered by McConnell & Jones, LLP and John A. Braden, P.C. during those periods.
Section 16(a) Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Registrant's directors and executive officers, and persons who own beneficially more than ten percent (10%) of the Registrant's Common Stock, to file reports of ownership and changes of ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of all filed reports are required to be furnished to the Registrant pursuant to Section 16(a). Based solely on the reports received by the Registrant and on written representations from reporting persons, the Registrant was informed that its officer and director have not filed all reports required under Section 16(a).
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(a) The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report on Form 10-K or incorporated by reference herein. Any document incorporated by reference is identified by a parenthetical reference to the SEC filing that included such document.
Exhibit No. Description
31.1 Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
SIGNATURES
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.
/s/ RICHARD RUBIN
Richard Rubin
CEO, CFO and Chairman
Dated: February 26, 2014
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Financial Statements
Balance Sheets
Statements of Operations
Statements of Cash Flows
Statement of Stockholders' Deficit
Notes to the Financial Statements
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McConnell & Jones LLP
Certified Public Accountants
To the Board of Directors of
American Biogenetic Sciences, Inc.
We 	have audited the accompanying balance sheets of American Biogenetic 	Sciences, Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the 	related statements of operations, shareholders' deficit, and cash flows for 	the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of 	the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on 	these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public 	Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require 	that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about 	whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The 	Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of 	its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included 	consideration of internal controls over financial reporting as a basis for 	designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but 	not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the 	Company's internal controls over financial reporting. Accordingly, we 	express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, 	evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. 	An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and 	significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall 	financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a 	reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present 	fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of American 	Biogenetic Sciences, Inc. as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the results 	of its operations and cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity 	with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of 	America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that 	the Company will continue as a going concern. As described in Note 2 of the 	financial statements, the Company has incurred losses, has negative 	operational cash flows and has no revenues. These matters raise substantial 	doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. 	Management's plan in regard to these matters is also described in Note 2 to 	the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any 	adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ McConnell & Jones, LLP
Houston, Texas
February 26, 2014
Financial Statements for the fiscal years 2012 and 2011
AMERICAN BIOGENETIC SCIENCES, Inc.
Notes to the Financial Statements
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Note 1. The Company
American Biogenetic Sciences, Inc. (the "Company", “We” or "ABS") was incorporated in Delaware on September 1, 1983. Prior to ceasing its operations in 2002, the Company was engaged in the research, development and production of bio-pharmaceutical products. On September 19, 2002, the Registrant filed for bankruptcy under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of New York. On November 4, 2005, the Company emerged from Bankruptcy Court.
	On August 13, 2010, the Company's sole officer/director transferred and 	assigned his control stock position to an unrelated third party but remained 	as the Company's sole executive officer/director.
Note 2. Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred losses, has negative operational cash flows and has no revenues. The future of the Company is dependent upon Management's success in its efforts and limited resources to pursue and effect a business combination. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might arise from this uncertainty.
Note 3. Basis of Presentation
The Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. In the opinion of management, the accompanying audited financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair statement of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statement and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from the estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents: For financial statement presentation purposes, the Company considers those short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash or cash equivalents.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments: ASC # 825, "Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments," requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments. Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2012. These financial instruments include accounts payable and accrued expenses. Fair values were assumed to approximate carrying values for these financial instruments since they are short-term in nature and their carrying amounts approximate fair values.
Earnings per Common Share: Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed using the weighted average number of common and dilutive equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive common equivalent shares consist of options to purchase common stock (only if those options are exercisable and at prices below the average share price for the period) and shares issuable upon the conversion of issued and outstanding preferred stock. Due to the net losses reported, dilutive common equivalent shares were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share, as inclusion would be anti-dilutive for the periods presented. There were no common equivalent shares required to be added to the basic weighted average shares outstanding to arrive at diluted weighted average shares outstanding as of December 31, 2012 or 2011.
Income Taxes: The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC # 740, "Accounting for Income Taxes," which requires recognition of estimated income taxes payable or refundable on income tax returns for the current year and for the estimated future tax effect attributable to temporary differences and carry-forwards. Measurement of deferred income tax is based on enacted tax laws including tax rates, with the measurement of deferred income tax assets being reduced by available tax benefits not expected to be realized.
ASC 740 also clarifies the 	accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. This guidance prescribes a 	two-step process to determine the amount of tax benefit to be recognized. 	First, the tax position must be evaluated to determine the likelihood that 	it will be sustained upon external examination. If the tax position is 	deemed "more-likely-than-not" to be sustained, the tax position is then 	assessed to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial 	statements. The amount of the benefit that may be recognized is the largest 	amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon 	ultimate settlement. There are no uncertain tax positions taken by the 	Company on its tax returns. Tax years subsequent to 2005 remain open to 	examination by U.S. federal and state tax jurisdictions. Management of the Company is 	not aware of any additional needed liability for unrecognized tax benefits 	at December 31, 2012 and 2011. The Company has net operating losses of 	about $349,121, which begin to expire in 2023.
Impact of recently issued accounting standards
There were no new accounting pronouncements that had a significant impact on the Company’s operating results or financial position.
Note 4. Stockholders' Deficit
Common Stock
The articles of incorporation authorize the issuance of 900,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. All issued shares of common stock are entitled to one vote per share of common stock.
Preferred Stock
The articles of incorporation authorize the issuance of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. None are issued
Stock Based Compensation
There were no grants of employee or non-employee stock or options in either fiscal period ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.
Note 5. Convertible Notes to Related Party
In October 2009, we issued a convertible promissory note in the amount of $76,000 to our sole officer/director. The note bears interest at the rate of 12% per annum until paid or the note and accrued interest is converted into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.001 per share. The note was issued in consideration of cash advances made and for services provided to the Company by the sole officer/director, who was also the Company's controlling shareholder. On August 13, 2010, the Company's sole officer/director transferred and assigned his control stock position to an unrelated third party but remained as the Company's sole executive officer/director. In connection with the August 2010 change in control, the convertible note payable to sole officer/director together with accrued interest was also verbally assigned to the new controlling shareholder.
In accordance Accounting Standard Codification ( "ASC # 815"), Accounting 	for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, we evaluated the holder's 	non-detachable conversion right provision and liquidated damages clause, 	contained in the terms governing the note to determine whether the features 	qualify as an embedded derivative instruments at issuance. Such 	non-detachable conversion right provision and liquidated damages clause did 	not need to be accounted as derivative financial instruments.
Note 6. Related Party Transactions
Fair value of services: Our sole officer/director provides 	services to the Company, which services are accrued and are valued at $2,000 	per month. The total of these accrued expenses for the period ended 	December 31, 2012 was $24,000 and is reflected in the statement of 	operations as general and administrative expenses.
An entity controlled by the Company's sole officer/director provided 	office space to the Company valued at $1,000 per month. The total of $12,000 	during the year ended December 31, 2012 was recorded as accrued 	expenses and is reflected in the statement of operations as general and 	administrative expenses.
An entity controlled by the Company's sole officer/director provided 	corporate securities compliance services to the Company valued at $20,000 	during the year ended December 31, 2012, which was recorded as 	accrued expenses and is reflected in the statement of operations as general 	and administrative expenses.
Due Related Parties: Amounts due to related parties consist of 	fair value of services provided by our sole officer/director, accrued office 	space expenses, corporate regulatory compliance expenses and cash advances 	received from our controlling shareholder. Such items due totaled $187,613 at 	December 31, 2012 and $129,113 at December 31, 2011.
Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies
There are no pending or threatened legal proceedings as of December 31, 2012. The Company has no non-cancellable operating leases.
Note 8. Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated its December 31, 2012 financial statements for 	subsequent events, through February 26, 2014, the date the financial 	statements were issued and there were no subsequent events that will affect 	the December 31, 2012 financial statements.