UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-K

 

 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For year ended December 31, 2019

 

o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

(SEAFARER LOGO)

 

SEAFARER EXPLORATION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida 90-0473054
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

14497 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 209-N, Tampa, Florida 33618
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 
(813) 448-3577
Registrant’s telephone number
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

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

 

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 o No x

 

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 preceding 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 x No o

 

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 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. o

 

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 o   Accelerated filer o
         
Non-accelerated filer x   Smaller reporting company x
     
  Emerging growth company o

 

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

 

The aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $43,287,769 as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, based upon the closing sale price on the OTC:BB reported for such date. Shares of common stock held by each officer and director, and by each person who owns 10% or more of the outstanding common stock, have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

 

As of March 26, 2020 the Registrant had 4,832,825,164 outstanding shares of its common stock, $0.0001 par value.

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SEAFARER EXPLORATION CORP.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS 4
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS 9
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS 9
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES 9
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 10
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES 10
 
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES 11
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA 13
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 14
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 19
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 20
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES 21
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 21
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION 22
 
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 23
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 24
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 26
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE 27
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES 30
 
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS 31
SIGNATURES 32

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS

 

Statements in this Form 10-K under “Item 1. Business”, “Item 2. Properties”, “Item 3. Legal Proceedings”, “Item 7. Management’s Discussions and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere constitute “forward-looking statements”.  Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Seafarer Exploration Corp., a company organized under the laws of Florida, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: our ability to continue as a going concern; general economic and business conditions; competition; success of operating initiatives; our ability to raise capital and the terms thereof; changes in business strategy or development plans; future revenues; the continuity, experience and quality of our management; changes in or failure to comply with government regulations or the lack of government authorization to continue our projects; and other factors referenced in the Form 10-K.

 

The use in this Form 10-K of such words as “believes”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. The success of the Company is dependent on our efforts and many other factors including, primarily, our ability to raise additional capital.

 

We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.  Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs and estimates of our management, as well as on assumptions based on information currently available to us at the time such statements were made. Forward looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward looking statements, including, without limitation, the failure to successfully locate cargo and artifacts from historic shipwreck sites and a number of other risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, either as a result of the matters set forth or incorporated in this Report or as a result of certain economic and business factors, some of which may be beyond our control.

 

We disclaim any obligation to subsequently revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

 

As used in this Form 10-K, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Seafarer,” and the “Company” mean Seafarer Exploration Corp. unless otherwise indicated.

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PART I

 

Item 1. Business.

 

Summary

 

Seafarer Exploration Corp. (“the Company” or “Seafarer”), a Florida Corporation, was incorporated on May 28, 2003. The Company formerly operated under the name Organetix, Inc. (“Organetix”). The Company’s principal business plan is to develop the infrastructure to engage in archaeological research, archaeologically-sensitive exploration, recovery and conservation of historic shipwrecks and to eventually monetize the recovery of the shipwrecks without selling the treasure. The business plan includes in-depth archival research and translation of historical documents from archives and repositories from around the world.

 

The exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks is by nature speculative, and there is a high degree of risk inherent in this type of business venture. The exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks involves a multi-year, multi-stage process and it may take several years and/or be prohibitively expensive to locate and recover valuable artifacts, if any are ever located at all, from historic shipwreck sites. It is possible that the Company will never locate any valuable artifacts from historic shipwreck sites.

 

There are a number of other significant challenges and risks regarding this type of business venture that make it risky with potential that the Company could fail. If the Company were to cease its operations, it is likely that there would be complete loss of all capital invested in and/or borrowed by the Company to date.

 

The Company is also actively researching, exploring and testing new technology to help more accurately understand current and future wreck sites in an unobtrusive manner. Up to the date of this filing, all tests of new and unproven technology and methods have failed with the exception of the Company’s proprietary SeaSearcher device which is still in development. Additional scientists have been hired as consultants to assist in these endeavors.

 

The Company regularly reviews opportunities to perform exploration and recovery operations at purported historic shipwreck sites; however, the Company does have specific plans to perform exploration and recovery operations at other shipwreck sites at the present time. The Company is actively reviewing other potential historic shipwreck sites for possible exploration and recovery. Should the Company decide that it will pursue exploration and recovery activities at other potential shipwreck sites it may be necessary to obtain recovery permits as well as environmental permits.

 

Additionally, the Company is reviewing a few business opportunities that may allow it to eventually generate revenue streams to support the operational expenses of Seafarer. Seafarer also previously acquired a 1% ownership stake in Probability and Statistics, Inc. (“P&S”) for an exchange of Seafarer’s restricted stock (please see Note 5 - Investment in Probability and Statistics, Inc.). The Company received dividend payments from P&S in 2019 totaling $6,000. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Blockchain LogisTech, LLC commenced operations in 2019 and generated $14,000 in referral fees from P&S during the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company has a commission only contract through Blockchain LogisTech, LLC with P&S for any closed business that it refers to P&S.

 

No Revenue and Operating Losses

 

The Company expects to continue to incur significant operating losses and to generate negative cash flows from operating activities while developing the necessary infrastructure and technology for the investigation of historic shipwreck sites.

 

The Company’s ability to eliminate operating losses and to generate positive cash flow from operations in the future will depend upon a variety of factors, many of which it is unable to control.  Based on our historical rate of expenditures, the Company expects to expend its available cash in three months from April 3, 2020. If the Company is unable to implement its business plan successfully, it may not be able to eliminate operating losses, generate positive cash flow, or achieve or sustain profitability, which would materially and adversely affect its business, operations, and financial results, as well as its ability to make payments on its debt obligations, and the Company may be forced to cease its operations.

 

The Company’s auditor has Substantial Doubts as to the Company’s ability to Continue as a Going Concern.

 

Our auditor’s report on our 2019 and 2018 consolidated financial statements expresses an opinion that substantial doubt exists as to whether we can continue as an ongoing business. The lack of revenues from operations to date raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Because the Company has been issued an opinion by its auditors that substantial doubt exists as to whether the company can continue as a going concern, it may be more difficult for the company to attract investors. The Company has not generated any revenue since inception. Our future is dependent upon our ability to obtain financing to continue our exploration activities. We may seek additional funds through private placements of our common stock. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts of and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event we cannot continue in existence.

 

We cannot guarantee we will be successful in generating revenue in the future or be successful in raising funds through the sale of shares to pay for the Company’s business plan and expenditures. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we did not generate any revenues from continuing operations. Failure to generate revenue or to raise funds could cause us to go out of business, which would result in the complete loss of your investment.

 

General

 

It has been estimated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (“UNESCO”) that there are over three million undiscovered shipwrecks around the world and some of these shipwrecks were lost with verifiable cargoes that contained valuable materials, including artifacts and treasure. However, many of these shipwrecks may have very little archaeological or historical value, and furthermore, a high percentage of these shipwrecks would not have been carrying valuable cargo including artifacts or treasure.

 

The Company’s principal business plan is to develop the infrastructure and technology to engage in the archaeologically-sensitive exploration, recovery and conservation of historic shipwrecks. Once artifacts have been properly conserved, they will be made available for scientific research and allowed to be displayed for the public.

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The Company believes it may eventually be conducting archaeological research around the world and potentially supporting governmental or quasi-governmental organizations, universities and affiliated research groups and private research entities in the documentation and survey of historic shipwrecks based on their discretion. The business plan also includes in-depth archival research and translation of historical documents from various international archives and repositories. These translations of archival research will be made available to the country of origin, the State of Florida, university researchers, and other responsible academic parties upon reasonable request.

 

In addition to the research, there is periodic ongoing education of personnel involved in the Company’s operations. The Company works with archaeologists to further insure all sensitive archaeological guidelines are met or exceeded.

 

The Company has investigated various technologies and non-scientific equipment to help better explore or document historic shipwreck sites. To the present date, none of these technologies have been proven to have any efficacy with the exception of the SeaSearcher. The Company will continue to experiment with unproven technologies and will actively work with third parties, consultants and scientists to develop its own proprietary technology which will result in extra expenses to the Company.

 

The exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks involves a multi-year, multi-stage process. It may take many years and/or be prohibitively expensive to locate, if any are ever located at all, and recover valuable artifacts from historic shipwrecks. Locating and recovering valuable artifacts is very difficult, expensive, and rare which is why the Company is developing the SeaSearcher at significant expense. If the Company is not able to locate artifacts or treasure with significant value, then there is high probability that the Company will face adverse consequences.

 

Furthermore, there are very strict international, federal and state laws that govern the exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks. While the Company has been able to obtain some permits, there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to secure future permits or enter into agreements with government agencies in order to explore and salvage historic shipwrecks. There is a risk that government entities may enact legislation that is so strict that any recovery of artifacts and cargo from historic shipwrecks will be nearly impossible. Additionally, permits and agreements with governmental agencies to conduct historic shipwreck exploration and recovery operations are expensive, in terms of both direct costs and ongoing compliance costs. It is also entirely possible that the Company will not be successful in obtaining title or permission to excavate certain wrecks. It is possible that permits that are sought for potential future international projects may never be issued, and if issued, may not be legal or honored by the entities that issued them.

 

Governmental agencies may require various types of permits to explore shipwreck sites, and the permitting process is often lengthy and complex. Obtaining permits and entering into agreements with governmental and quasi-governmental agencies to conduct historic shipwreck exploration and recovery operations is generally a very complex, time consuming, and expensive process. Furthermore, the process of entering into agreements and/or obtaining permits may be subject to lengthy delays, possibly in excess of a year. Some governmental agencies may refuse to issue permits to the Company for recovery of artifacts or intentionally delay the permitting process.

 

The reasons for a lengthy permitting process may be due to a number of potential factors including but not limited to requests by permitting agencies for additional information, submitted applications that need to be revised or updated, newly discovered information that needs to be added to an application or agreement, changes to either the agreement or permit terms or revisions to other information contained in the permit, excessive administrative time lags at permitting agencies, etc. The length of time it takes to obtain permits or enter into agreements may cause the Company to expend significant resources while gearing up to do work with little or no visibility as to the timing of receiving a permit.

 

Underwater recovery operations are inherently difficult and dangerous and may be delayed or suspended by weather, sea conditions or other natural hazards. In addition, even though sea conditions in a particular search location may be somewhat predictable, the possibility exists that unexpected conditions may occur, and already have occurred, that adversely affect the Company’s operations. It is also possible that natural hazards may prevent or significantly delay search and recovery operations.

 

In addition to natural hazards there may be constant repair and maintenance issues with historic shipwreck exploration and recovery vessels. The Company’s primary exploration vessel is an older vessel that was originally used in other capacities and has been converted for use in historic shipwreck exploration and recovery operations. The repairs, maintenance and upkeep of vessels, is time consuming and can be very expensive and there may be significant periods of vessel down time that results from needed repairs being made or a lack of current financing to make repairs to the vessel.

 

Even if the Company is able to obtain permits for shipwreck projects, there is a possibility that the shipwrecks may have already been salvaged, may not be located, or may not have had anything valuable on board at the time that they sank. It is the Company’s intent to find shipwrecks where available research suggests there were not any previous recovery efforts or past recovery efforts failed or were not completed. In the event that valuable artifacts are located and recovered, it is possible that the cost of recovery will exceed the value of the artifacts recovered. It is also possible that other entities, including both private parties and governmental entities, will assert conflicting claims and challenge the Company’s rights to the recovered artifacts.

 

Moreover, there is the possibility that should the Company be successful in locating and recovering artifacts that have significant archeological and/or monetary value, that a country whose ship was salvaged may attempt to claim ownership of the artifacts by pursuing litigation. In the event that the Company is able to make a valid claim to artifacts or other items at a shipwreck site, there is a risk of theft of such items at sea, both before or after the recovery or while the artifacts are in transit to a safe destination, as well as when stored in a secured location. Such thefts may not be adequately covered by insurance. Based on a number of these and other potential issues the Company could spend a great deal of time and invest a large sum in a specific shipwreck project and receive very little or no salvage claim or revenue for its work. The Company does have plans for security at sea, however it may never implement such plans.

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Underwater recovery operations are inherently difficult and dangerous and may be delayed or suspended by weather, sea conditions or other natural hazards. In addition, even though sea conditions in a particular search location may be somewhat predictable, the possibility exists that unexpected conditions may occur, and already have occurred, that adversely affect the Company’s operations. It is also possible that natural hazards may prevent or significantly delay search and recovery operations.

 

In addition to natural hazards there may be constant repair and maintenance issues with historic shipwreck exploration and recovery vessels. The Company’s primary exploration vessel is an older vessel that was originally used in other capacities and has been converted for use in historic shipwreck exploration and recovery operations. The repairs, maintenance and upkeep of vessels, is time consuming and can be very expensive and there may be significant periods of vessel down time that results from needed repairs being made or a lack of current financing to make repairs to the vessel.

 

There are a number of significant issues and challenges including, but not limited to, government regulation and/or the Company’s inability to secure permits and contracts, lack of financing, lack of revenue and cash flow and continued losses from operations that make the exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks a speculative business venture. There is also significant expense involved in research and ongoing educational programs. Research expenses involve paying scientists for translations, and research dues and fees for various historical entities such as archives, travel and accommodations, and research materials, as well as developmental expenses for the SeaSearcher.

 

There is currently a limited trading market for our securities. We cannot assure when and if an active-trading market in our shares will be established, or whether any such market will be sustained or sufficiently liquid to enable holders of shares of our common stock to liquidate their investment in our company. The ability to deposit restricted shares has also become increasingly more difficult during the year ended December 31, 2019. Some clearing firms who used to clear low priced securities for multiple brokerage firms have closed or been acquired, resulting in fewer brokerage firms that are willing or able to accept lower priced securities for deposit. Unless an investor has a large and well-established relationship with a brokerage firm, it will be very difficult and potentially expensive to deposit lower priced securities. An investor should consider consulting with professional financial advisers before making an investment in our securities. Furthermore, the sale of unregistered and restricted securities by current shareholders, including shares issued to consultants and shares issued to settle convertible promissory notes and to settle debt, may cause a significant drop in the market prices of the Company’s securities. Also, because the Company primarily finances the operations with the sale of securities, an increase to the authorized shares may need to be done from time to time.

 

Accordingly, an investment in Seafarer’s securities is speculative and extremely risky and should only be considered by those investors who do not require liquidity and who can afford to suffer a total loss of their investment. An investor should consult with professional advisers before making an investment in our securities.

 

Competition

 

There are a number of competing entities who are engaged in various aspects of the exploration and salvage of historic shipwrecks, and in the future other competitors may emerge. Some of these companies are publicly traded companies and there are a number of small private companies, as well as some loosely affiliated groups and individuals, who claim to be in this business as well. Some of these entities may be better capitalized and may have greater resources to devote to the pursuit of locating and salvaging historic shipwrecks. Many of these competing entities may also have significantly more experience than the Company in the exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks. The Company is at a material competitive disadvantage as compared to competing entities that are better capitalized, have more resources and/or who possess greater experience in the business. The Company will actively consider partnerships with other entities in this industry sector.

 

Lack of Revenues and Cash Flow/Significant Losses from Operations

 

The exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks requires a multi-year, multi-stage process and it may be many years before any revenue is generated from exploration and recovery activities, if ever. Without significant revenues and cash flow the Company does not have reliable cash flow to pay its expenses. The Company relies on outside financing in the form of equity and debt and it is possible that the Company may not be able to obtain outside financing in the future. If the Company is not able to obtain financing it would more than likely be forced to cease operations and all of the capital that has been invested in or borrowed by the Company would be lost. 

 

In addition, the expenses associated with operating a small publicly traded company engaged in the historic shipwreck recovery business are exorbitantly high. The cost of operations may include the cost of buying or leasing a vessel, regular vessel maintenance and upkeep, ongoing vessel repairs due to wear and tear and damage by natural or human causes, docking fees, fuel, upgrades, equipment costs, personnel costs, insurance, registration costs, permitting, temporary lodging and provisions for divers and other personnel, etc. In addition to the operations expenses, a publicly traded company also incurs the significant recurring costs of maintaining publicly traded status, which include, but are not limited to administrative, accounting, audit, executive, legal, etc. These combined expenses are particularly burdensome for a smaller public company. The recurring expenses associated with being a publicly traded company focused on the exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks may cause the Company to be at a significant competitive disadvantage when compared to some of its competitors who are private companies or public companies who are not fully reporting.

 

If the Company is unable to secure additional financing or meaningful revenues, our business may fail or our operating results and our stock price may be materially adversely affected. The raising of additional financing would in all likelihood result in dilution or reduction in the value of the Company’s securities. For the above mentioned reasons the Company will continue to attempt to grow revenues through Blockchain LogisTech, LLC or other avenues.

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The Company may not be able to continue as a going concern. If the Company is not able to continue as a going concern, it is highly likely that all capital invested in the Company or borrowed by the Company will be lost. As discussed in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we have experienced operating losses in every year since our inception resulting in an accumulated deficit. Based on our financial results as of December 31, 2019, there are substantial doubts about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is not able to continue as a going concern, it is likely that all capital invested in the Company or borrowed by the Company will be lost.

 

The Company has experienced a net loss in every fiscal year since inception. The Company’s net losses were $2,309,165 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and $1,277,184 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company believes that it will continue to generate losses from its operations for the foreseeable future and the Company may not be able to generate a profit in the long-term, or ever.

 

Governmental Regulation

 

There are very strict international, federal and state laws that govern the exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks. There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to secure permits or enter into agreements with government agencies in order to explore and recover historic shipwrecks, although the Company has secured permits in the past. There is a substantial risk that government entities may enact legislation that is so strict that any recovery of artifacts and cargo from historic shipwrecks will be nearly impossible. Additionally, permits and agreements with governmental agencies to conduct historic shipwreck exploration and recovery operations are expensive, both in terms of direct and ongoing compliance costs. It is possible that permits that are sought for potential future international projects may never be issued, and if issued, may not be legal or honored by the entities that issued them.

 

The laws and regulations regarding the exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks in waters controlled by the State of Florida are complex. A large amount of time and expense is required to comply with the existing laws and regulations. The State of Florida has, in the past, proposed new rules and regulations regarding the exploration and recovery of shipwrecks in Florida waters. The Company believes any new rules and regulations that are implemented into law would likely increase the cost of compliance and potentially force the Company to cease its operations. It is possible that the State of Florida may enact additional laws that ultimately make it impossible to conduct business as a commercial shipwreck exploration and recovery firm. It may also be possible that the State of Florida attempts to enact legislation which altogether bans the commercial exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks in State controlled waters.

 

There is a possibility that new governmental regulations could be enacted at any time at the international, federal or state level that would make it impossible for the Company to continue to attempt to locate and salvage historic shipwrecks. Governmental regulation at all levels may substantially increase the costs and expenses incurred by the Company to obtain permits and agreements and comply with the regulations and represent a significant risk to the Company and all companies engaged in the commercial exploration and recovery of historical shipwrecks. There is a possibility that governmental regulation could be enacted that would make it impossible for the Company to conduct commercial exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks anywhere in the world.

 

There are also strict environmental regulations associated with the exploration and recovery of historical shipwrecks. In order to explore and salvage shipwrecks that are located in state controlled waters, the Company must obtain permission from both federal authorities and state environmental agencies in order to conduct operations. There is always the possibility that the Company could be denied access to a historic shipwreck site based on federal or state environmental concerns.

 

Business Continuity Plan

 

Due to current events involving the global COVID-19 pandemic Seafarer Exploration Corp. has established a Business Continuity Group (“BCG”) consisting of members of our Board of Directors, our CEO, and key advisors to monitor current events as they relate to our business and to be prepared to respond to any potential threats or issues in order to protect the Company. Seafarer’s Business Continuity Group is in the process of reviewing information and developing a business continuity plan concerning how the Company would respond to events that significantly disrupt the economy and its business.

 

As a part of its business continuity plan, Seafarer maintains a back office for some of its corporate records and information at the residence of our CEO. Our CEO has pledged to allow his residence to be used as temporary office space, if the need arises, at no charge to the Company.

 

Litigation

 

The Company has been engaged in various litigations (please see Item 3. Legal Proceedings below). We could be subject to future litigations, although none are known or expected, that could materially affect our ability to operate our business, which would negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition, which the Company does not foresee and none currently exist.

 

Historic Shipwreck Exploration and Recovery in Florida

 

The Company operates year-round, however the best diving for historic shipwreck exploration and recovery in Florida waters is generally considered to be the summer months, from approximately the middle of April through October. Good weather conditions may allow operations to extend into the fall and winter months at certain historic shipwreck sites. Inclement weather and hazardous ocean conditions may hamper year round historical shipwreck exploration and recovery efforts in Florida waters and significantly limit the amount of days that the Company is able to conduct operations.

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Other factors that may hinder the Company’s ability to conduct year round operations include a lack of financing, the expiration of permits and agreements or the need to renew or enter into permits and agreements with various governmental or quasi-governmental agencies, and the inability to locate and retain skilled, competent and experienced personnel. Permits were renewed in Area 1 and Area 2 off of Melbourne Beach for a period of 3 years. During down times, the Company’s operations personnel may, among other duties, spend time researching sites, reviewing site plans, maps, charts, and other related information and performing maintenance, overhaul, cleaning, etc.

 

Juno Beach Shipwreck Site

 

The Company has previously performed some exploration and recovery operations at what it believes to be a shipwreck site located off of the coast of Florida in northern Palm Beach County, more specifically in an area known as “Juno Beach” (the “Juno Beach Shipwreck”). The Company had previously obtained a recovery permit from the State of Florida for the Juno Beach site. The recovery permit expired in April of 2014. In March of 2015, Seafarer was awarded full rights to the Juno site pursuant to a court order, erasing all rights of the Company’s previous partner with regards to the site. The Juno site was arrested permanently to Seafarer by the U.S. Marshal’s offices in July 7 of 2017 and in November 2017 the Company was granted final judgment on its federal admiralty claim for the Juno Beach shipwreck site (See Item 3 below). The Company does not currently have a permit from the State of Florida for the Juno Beach Shipwreck site. The state of Florida has requested that the Company submit a new exploration permit application for the site because of the significant amount of time that has elapsed since the expiration of the previous recovery permit.

 

The Company believes it is possible the Juno Beach Shipwreck site may potentially contain remnants of a sunken 1500s era ship; however, the Company does not have definitive evidence of the ship’s country of origin. Due to the fact that the Company does not currently have sufficient data to positively identify the potential Juno Beach shipwreck, or its country of origin, it is not possible to determine whether or not the ship was originally carrying cargo of any significant value. To date the Company has not located the main body of a shipwreck at the Juno Beach site, only a lot of shipwreck material and remnants including pottery, porcelain, cannon balls, musket balls, ballast stones, nails, spikes, wood and scattered pieces of a sunken ship.

 

The Company has determined that a large portion of the magnetometer survey of the Juno Beach Shipwreck site, that was previously given to the Company and to the State of Florida by the Company’s past partner on the site, was intentionally deleted from the survey. The Company will attempt to complete a SeaSearcher survey of the entire deleted area when certain conditions are met. There is also a possibility that there are no artifacts of significant value located at the Juno Beach shipwreck site. Even if there are valuable artifacts and/or treasure located at the site, recovering them may be difficult due to a variety of challenges that include, but are not limited to; inclement weather, hazardous ocean conditions, large amounts of sand that cover large areas of the site, lack of the necessary equipment to be able to dig deep enough into the sand, etc.

 

North Florida Shipwreck Site

 

There is a purported historic shipwreck site in the waters off of Melbourne Beach, Florida that the Company has been investigating. In February 2013, the Company signed an agreement with a third party who has previously explored this site for the right to investigate the site. In March of 2014, Seafarer entered into a partnership and ownership with Marine Archaeology Partners, LLC, with the formation of Seafarer’s Quest, LLC. Such LLC was formed in the State of Florida for the purpose of permitting, exploration and recovery of artifacts from a designated area on the east coast of Florida. Such site area is from a defined, contracted area by a separate entity, which a portion of such site is designated from a previous contracted holding through the State of Florida. Under such agreement, Seafarer is responsible for costs of permitting, exploration and recovery, and is entitled to 60% of such artifact recovery. Seafarer has a 50% ownership, with designated management of the LLC coming from Seafarer. In November of 2019 the Company and Marine Archaeological Partners, LLC agreed to modify the partnership agreement so that the Company receives 80% and Marine Archaeological Partners, LLC receives 20% of any artifacts that are recovered after the state of Florida receives its anticipated 20% under any potential future recovery permits, which none such recovery permits have been applied for or issued as of the date of this filing.

 

In July of 2014, Seafarer’s Quest, LLC received a 1A-31 Exploration Permit with a Dig and Identify modification (the “Permit”) from the Florida Division of Historical Resources for an area identified as Area 2 off of Melbourne Beach, Florida. The Permit was active for three years from the date of issuance. Seafarer on behalf of Seafarer’s Quest, LLC, has been primarily focusing its operations on this site when the weather permits. In addition to the Company’s main salvage vessel, the Company has utilized additional owned and rented vessels in order to perform search and identify operations at this site. Inclement weather and difficult sea conditions have hampered the Company’s ability to perform exploration operations at this site to date. An archeologist with the technical skills, knowledge, and experience from around the world was hired to help ensure the integrity of the work. The Company has applied for permits from the State of Florida for two additional areas that were formerly permitted solely by an affiliate of Marine Archeological Partners, LLC. The Permit for one of the additional areas was given to the Company on July 6, 2016 and identified as Area 1. The permits for Areas 1 and 2 were renewed in 2019 for an additional 3 years. It will be necessary to be granted a recovery permit in order to recover any artifacts and treasure that are located on the site.

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Certain Agreements

 

Agreement to Explore a Shipwreck Site Located off of Melbourne Beach, Florida

 

In March of 2014, Seafarer entered into a partnership and ownership with Marine Archaeology Partners, LLC, with the formation of Seafarer’s Quest, LLC. Such LLC was formed in the State of Florida for the purpose of permitting, exploration and recovery of artifacts from a designated area on the east coast of Florida. Such site area is from a defined, contracted area by a separate entity, which a portion of such site is designated from a previous contracted holding through the State of Florida. Under such agreement, Seafarer is responsible for costs of permitting, exploration and recovery, and is entitled to 80% of such artifact recovery after the state of Florida has taken their 20% under any future recovery permits. Seafarer has a 50% ownership, with designated management of the LLC coming from Seafarer. As of December 31, 2019, the partnership has had no operations. Seafarer is responsible for managing the site on behalf of the partnership.

 

Florida Division of Historical Resources Agreements/Permits

 

The Company successfully renewed its permits for both Areas 1 and 2 for the Melbourne Beach site. The Area 2 permit was renewed on January 14, 2019 for a period of three years. The Area 1 permit was renewed on March 1, 2019 for a period of three years.

 

Federal Admiralty Judgement

 

As previously noted on its form 8-K filed on November 22, 2017, Seafarer was granted, through the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, a final judgment for its federal admiralty claim on the Juno Beach shipwreck site.

 

Agreement with Probability and Statistics, Inc.

 

Seafarer acquired a 1% ownership position in Probability and Statistics, Inc. for an exchange of shares of Seafarer’s restricted common stock.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

 

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

 

None.

 

Item 2. Properties.

 

Corporate Office

 

The Company leases 823 square feet of office space located at 14497 North Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 209-N, Tampa, Florida 33618. The Company entered into an amended lease agreement commencing on July 20, 2017 through June 30, 2020 with base monthly rents of $1,252 from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018, $1,289 from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, and $1,328 from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. Under the terms of the lease there may be additional fees charged above the base monthly rental fee.

 

Operations House

 

The Company has an operating lease for a house located in Palm Bay, Florida. The Company uses the house to store equipment and gear and to provide temporary work-related living quarters for its divers, personnel, consultants and independent contractors involved in its exploration and recovery operations. The Company pays $1,300 per month to lease the operations house on a month-to-month basis.

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

 

On June 18, 2013, Seafarer began litigation against Tulco Resources, LLC, in a lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court in and for Hillsborough County, Florida. Such suit was filed for against Tulco based upon for breach of contract, equitable relief and injunctive relief. Tulco was the party holding the rights under a permit to a treasure cite at Juno Beach, Florida. Tulco and Seafarer had entered into contracts in March 2008, and later renewed under an amended agreement on June 11, 2010. Such permit was committed to by Tulco to be an obligation and contractual duty to which they would be responsible for payment of all costs in order for the permit to be reissued. Such obligation is contained in the agreement of March 2008 which was renewed in the June 2010 agreement between Seafarer and Tulco. Tulco made the commitment to be responsible for payments of all necessary costs for the gaining of the new permit. Tulco never performed on such obligation, and Seafarer during the period of approximately March 2008 and April 2012 had endeavored and even had to commence a lawsuit to gain such permit which was awarded in April 2012. Seafarer alleges in their complaint the expenditure of large amounts of shares and monies for financing and for delays due to Tulco’s non-performance. Seafarer seeks monetary damages and injunctive relief for the award of all rights held by Tulco to Seafarer Seafarer gained a default and final Judgment on such matter on July 23, 2014. Seafarer is now in position to receive the renewed permit to be in Seafarer’s name and rights only, with Tulco removed per the Order of the Court. On March 4, 2015, the Court awarded full rights to the Juno sight to Seafarer Exploration, erasing all rights of Tulco Resources. The company has currently filed an Admiralty Claim over such sight in the United States District Court which is pending final ruling. On October 21, 2016 a hearing on the Admiralty Claim in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida was held, where the Court Ordered actions to take place for ongoing admiralty claim, which will occur during the month of November 2016. The Court subsequently entered and Order directing the arrest warrant for such site, and such arrest warrant has been issued by the Clerk of Court. Such warrant entry is now in process by the Company. Such arrest warrant was served by the United States Marshalls Office in Palm Beach, Florida on July 7, 2017. The United States District Court Judge ordered service on the claim on August 10, 2017. On November 14, 2017, Judge Kenneth Marra of the United States District Court awarded Seafarer all rights as the sole owner of the sunken vessel and any items on such site.

 

On September 3, 2014, the Company filed a lawsuit against Darrel Volentine, of California. Mr. Volentine was sued in two counts of libel per see under Florida law, as well as a count for injunction against the Defendant to exclude and prohibit internet postings. Such lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court in Hillsborough County, Florida. Such suit is based upon internet postings on www.investorshub.com . On or about October 15, 2015, the Company and Volentine entered into a stipulation whereby Volentine admitted to his tortious conduct, however the stipulated damages agreed to were rejected by the Court, and the Company is proceeding to trial on damages against Volentine in a non-jury trial on December 1, 2015. The Defendant is the subject of a contempt of court motion which was heard on April 7, 2016, whereby the Court found a violation and modified the injunction against the Defendant, and imposed other matters of potential penalties against the Defendant. The Court also awarded attorney’s fees against the Defendant on behalf of Seafarer for such motion. The Defendant subsequently attempted to have such ruling, evidence and testimony attacked through a motion heard before the Court on October 24, 2016. The Court dismissed the Defendant’s motion after presentation of the Defendant’s case at the hearing. The Plaintiff has set the matter for entry of the attorney’s fees amount due from the Defendant for hearing in December 2016. As well the Plaintiff has set for hearing its motion for sanctions in the form of attorney’s fees for frivolous filing of the October 24th motion, which motion is also set for hearing in December 2016. The Plaintiff filed a renewed and amended motion for punitive damages in the case on September 11, 2016, which has not been set for hearing. The Defendant had also filed a motion for summary judgment on the matter of notice entitlement pre-suit, which motion is pending before the Court. The Plaintiff filed a motion for sanctions against the Defendant for the motion for summary judgment being frivolous under existing law, and such motion is pending ruling on the motion. Discovery is ongoing on such case. On December 7, 2016, the Court held a hearing on the Defendant’s motion for sanctions, and essentially attempting to rehear the motion for contempt against the Defendant. The Court dismissed the Defendant’s motions, and renewed the ability of the Company to seek attorney’s fees on such matter, which hearing has not been set at present. On February 28, 2017, the Court entered an Order denying the Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The Company has a pending motion for sanctions related to the Defendant’s filing of the motion for summary judgment which has not been set for hearing. The Company will be attempting to set such matter for trial during 2020.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

None.

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PART II

 

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

 

Market Information

 

Our common stock is presently quoted on the Pink Sheets under the symbol “SFRX”, as reflected below, though the current trading volume is small. No assurance can be given that any market for our common stock will continue in the future or be maintained. If an “established trading market” ever develops in the future, the sale of “restricted securities” (common stock) pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities and Exchange Commission by members of management, consultants, promissory note holders or others may have a substantial adverse impact on any such market and the sale of restricted securities by management or others may significantly depress the market price of the Company’s shares.

 

We cannot assure when and if an active-trading market in our shares will be established, or whether any such market will be sustained or sufficiently liquid to enable holders of shares of our common stock to liquidate their investment in our company. If an active public market should develop in the future, the sale of unregistered and restricted securities by current shareholders may have potentially have a substantial negative impact on any such market.

 

The Company’s share price is quoted on the Pink Sheets. Accordingly, an investment in our securities should only be considered by those investors who do not require liquidity and can afford to suffer a total loss of their investment. An investor should consider consulting with professional advisers before making such an investment.

 

Furthermore, the price of our common stock may be subject to a very high degree of volatility, which makes owning shares of our common stock highly risky. Our stock price fluctuated between $0.0013 and $0.0194 for the year ended December 31, 2019, and $0.0007 and $0.0026 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The price of our shares may fluctuate significantly despite the absence of any apparent reason. In addition, our stock is thinly traded, leading to even greater volatility. You should expect this volatility to continue into the foreseeable future.

 

The range of high and low intraday prices for our common stock during each quarter for 2019 and 2018 is shown below. The over-the-counter quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, with retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions. Such prices were determined from information derived from www.nasdaq.com and do not necessarily reflect transactions, retail markups, markdowns or commissions.

 

Quarter Ended   High Price   Low Price
March 31, 2018   0.0013   0.0007
June 30, 2018   0.0026   0.0007
September 30, 2018   0.0025   0.0009
December 31, 2018   0.0019   0.0009
March 31, 2019   0.0068   0.0013
June 30, 2019   0.0194   0.0056
September 30, 2019   0.0100   0.0050
December 31, 2019   0.0090   0.0040

 

Penny Stock

 

Our stock is considered to be a penny stock.  Our stock is subject to certain provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), commonly referred to as the “penny stock” rules as defined in Rule 3a51-1. A penny stock is generally defined to be any equity security that has a market price less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Since our stock is deemed to be a penny stock, trading is subject to additional sales practice requirements of broker-dealers.

 

Consequently, penny stock rules may restrict the ability or willingness of broker-dealers to trade and/or maintain a market in our common stock. Also, prospective investors may not want to get involved with the additional administrative requirements, which may have a material adverse effect on the trading of our shares.  In recent years the ability to deposit restricted shares at broker-dealers has become increasing difficult with significant administrative requirements.

 

The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a market price of less than $5.00, other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC, that: (a) contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading; (b) contains a description of the broker’s or dealer’s duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation of such duties or other requirements of the securities laws; (c) contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including bid and ask prices for penny stocks and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask price; (d) contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions; (e) defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading in penny stocks; and (f) contains such other information and is in such form, including language, type size and format, as the SEC shall require by rule or regulation.

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The broker-dealer also must provide, prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock, the customer with: (a) bid and offer quotations for the penny stock; (b) the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction; (c) the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the market for such stock; and (d) a monthly account statement showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account.

 

In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, FINRA has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and may have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.

 

Additionally, investors in penny stocks should be aware that in recent years the ability to deposit restricted shares has become significantly more difficult and expensive due to burdensome administrative requirements.

 

Approximate Number of Holders of Common Stock

 

The approximate number of record holders of our common stock at March 26, 2020 was 1,969 shareholders of record holding 2,404,286,049 restricted shares in certificated or book entry securities and 2,428,539,115 non-restricted shares. There are an indeterminate number of shareholders holding shares in brokerage accounts.

 

Transfer Agent

 

The Company’s stock transfer agent is ClearTrust, LLC (“ClearTrust”). ClearTrust’s address is 16540 Pointe Village Drive, Suite 205, Lutz, Florida 33558 and their telephone number is (813) 235-4490. ClearTrust is owned and controlled by a person who is related to the Company’s CEO. 

 

Dividend Policy

 

The Company did not declare cash dividends during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. It is not anticipated that cash dividends will be paid at any time in the foreseeable future as the Company intends to retain earnings, if any, for use in the development of its business. The payment of dividends is contingent upon the Company’s future earnings, if any, the Company’s financial condition and its capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors.

 

Equity Compensation Plans

 

The Company has not established any formal equity compensation plans as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K; however, the Company reserves the right to do so at a later date.

 

Reports to Security Holders

 

Seafarer Exploration Corp. is a reporting company pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. As such, the Company makes available its annual report which includes audited financial statements, and its quarterly reports which include unaudited financial statements.

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Recent Sales and Other Issuances of Unregistered Securities

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued 151,481,025 shares and agreed to issue an additional 2,000,000 shares of its restricted common stock for various consulting services for board of directors’ fees, legal, financial consulting and accounting, operations, strategic business consulting, technology consulting and research, advisory council fees, administrative and business advisory fees, etc. The Company believes that the issuance of the securities was exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering and based on the fact that such securities were issued for services to sophisticated or accredited investors and persons who are thoroughly familiar with the Company’s proposed business by virtue of their affiliation with the Company.

 

On various dates during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company entered into subscription agreements to sell 963,216,664 shares of its restricted common stock in exchange for proceeds of $2,166,692. The proceeds received were used for general corporate purposes, working capital and the repayment of debt. At December 31, 2019, 9,620,000 shares of restricted common stock remain unissued.

 

The Company issued 5,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to one of its convertible note payable lenders as a penalty for failure to repay the convertible note when due.

 

The Company issued 6,000,000 shares of restricted common stock as charitable contributions to four separate charities.

 

The Company issued 34,000,000 shares of restricted common stock for the purchase of a vessel.

 

Exemptions from Registration for Sales of Restricted Securities.

 

The issuance of securities referenced above were issued to persons who the Company believes were either “accredited investors,” or “sophisticated investors” who, by reason of education, business acumen, experience or other factors, were fully capable of evaluating the risks and merits of an investment in us; and each had prior access to all material information about us. None of these transactions involved a public offering. An appropriate restrictive legend was placed on each certificate that has been issued, prohibiting public resale of the shares, except subject to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) or in compliance with Rule 144. The Company believes that the offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) thereof, and/or Regulation D. There may be additional exemptions available to the Company.

 

Issuance of Securities Due to Conversion of Notes and to Settle Debt

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued 62,638,873 shares to settle $309,689 of principle and accrued interest owed on various convertible notes payable and one note payable. The Company issued 7,000,000 shares to settle an account payable in the amount of $7,000. The Company believes that the offer and sale of these securities were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Sections 3(a)(9) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Repurchase of Securities

 

During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not purchase any shares of its common stock and the Company is not likely to purchase any shares in the foreseeable future.

 

Stock Option Grants

 

The Company does not have any compensatory stock option grants outstanding at this time.

 

Warrants

 

The Company did not issue any warrants during the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. Please see Note 7 - Stockholders’ Deficit for a list of warrants outstanding at December 31, 2020.

 

Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

 

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

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

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The following discussion contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to business and economic risks and uncertainties, and which speak only as of the date of this annual report. No one should place strong or undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The use in this Form 10-K of such words as “believes”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. The Company’s actual results or actions may differ materially from these forward-looking statements for due to many factors and the success of the Company is dependent on our efforts and many other factors including, primarily, our ability to raise additional capital. Such factors include, among others, the following: our ability to continue as a going concern, general economic and business conditions; competition; success of operating initiatives; our ability to raise capital and the terms thereof; changes in business strategy or development plans; future revenues; the continuity, experience and quality of our management; changes in or failure to comply with government regulations or the lack of government authorization to continue our projects; and other factors referenced in the Form 10-K. This Item should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, the related notes and with the understanding that the Company’s actual future results may be materially different from what is currently expected or projected by the Company.

 

We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.  Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs and estimates of our management, as well as on assumptions made by and information currently available to us at the time such statements were made. Forward looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward looking statements, including, without limitation, the failure to successfully locate cargo and artifacts from the Juno Beach shipwreck site and a number of other risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, either as a result of the matters set forth or incorporated in this Report generally and certain economic and business factors, some of which may be beyond our control.

 

We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

 

Overview

 

General

 

The Company’s principal business plan is to develop the infrastructure and technology to engage in the archaeologically-sensitive exploration, recovery and conservation of historic shipwrecks. Once artifacts have been properly conserved, they may be made available for scientific research and allowed to be displayed for the public. The Company’s secondary business is to develop revenue streams to support its historic shipwreck exploration and recovery operations.

 

The Company has investigated various technologies and non-scientific equipment to help better explore or document our shipwreck sites. To the present date, none of these technologies have been proven to work with the exception of the SeaSearcher. The Company will continue to experiment with unproven technologies and will actively work with third parties, consultants and scientists to develop its own proprietary technology which will result in extra expenses to the Company.

 

There is a possibility that the Company will be forced to cease its operations if it is not successful in eventually locating valuable artifacts or treasure. If the Company were to cease its operations, and not find or engage another business entity, then it is likely that there would be complete loss of all capital invested in or borrowed by the Company. As such, an investment in Seafarer is speculative and highly risky.

 

This type of business venture is extremely speculative in nature and carries a tremendous amount of risk. An investment in our securities is speculative and very risky and should only be considered by those investors or lenders who do not require liquidity and who can afford to suffer a complete and total loss of their investment.

 

There is currently a limited trading market for our securities. We cannot assure when and if an active-trading market in our shares will be established, or whether any such market will be sustained or sufficiently liquid to enable holders of shares of our common stock to liquidate their investment in our company. The sale of unregistered and restricted securities by current shareholders, including shares issued to consultants and shares issued to settle convertible promissory notes or to settle other loans and debt, may cause a significant decline in the market price of the Company’s securities. Regulatory agencies are also making it difficult for broker dealers to accept stock certificates from issuers of low priced stocks, even though the issuer is fully reporting and current with their required regulatory filings.

 

Some clearing firms who used to clear low priced securities for multiple brokerage firms have closed or been acquired, resulting in fewer brokerage firms that are willing or able to accept lower priced securities for deposit. Unless an investor has a large and well-established relationship with a brokerage firm, it will be very difficult and potentially expensive to deposit lower priced securities. An investor should consider consulting with professional financial advisers before making an investment in our securities.

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Plan of Operation

 

The Company has taken the following steps to implement its business plan:

 

To date, the Company has devoted its time towards establishing its business to develop the infrastructure capable of researching, exploring, recovering and conserving historic shipwrecks. The Company has performed some research, exploration and recovery activities.

 

Spent considerable time and money researching potential shipwrecks including obtaining information from foreign archives.

 

The Company has generated limited revenues to date, including some nominal revenue from dividends and our business goals continue to evolve. Relationships are being developed with scientists, as well as with for profit companies.

 

The Company continues to review revenue producing opportunities including joint ventures with other companies and potentially governmental agencies. The Company is actively looking to work with revenue producing companies similar to Probability and Statistics, Inc. These opportunities have been slow to develop, but the Company will continue to pursue those endeavors.

 

The Company has investigated various types of equipment and technology to expedite the process of finding artifacts other than iron or ferrous metals. Most have been of no help, but the Company continues to explore new technology. The Company has developed its own proprietary technology, the SeaSearcher, and will attempt to continue to develop additional proprietary technologies or work with third parties to develop technologies to aid in its exploration and recovery operations. Development of technologies will require additional time and financing. The cost of developing the new technology has, to date, been very expensive.

 

The Company has investigated media opportunities and will continue to evaluate different media strategies.

 

Juno Beach Shipwreck Site

 

The Company has previously performed some exploration and recovery operations at what it believes to be a shipwreck site located off of the coast of Florida in northern Palm Beach County, more specifically in an area known as “Juno Beach” (the “Juno Beach Shipwreck”). The Company had previously obtained a recovery permit from the State of Florida for the Juno Beach site. The recovery permit expired in April of 2014. In March of 2015, Seafarer was awarded full rights to the Juno site pursuant to a court order, erasing all rights of the Company’s previous partner with regards to the site. The Juno site was arrested permanently to Seafarer by the U.S. Marshal’s offices in July 7 of 2017 and in November 2017 the Company was granted final judgment on its federal admiralty claim for the Juno Beach shipwreck site. The Company does not currently have a permit from the State of Florida for the Juno Beach shipwreck site. The state of Florida has requested that the Company submit a new exploration permit application for the site because of the significant amount of time that has elapsed since the expiration of the previous recovery permit.

 

The Company believes it is possible the Juno Beach shipwreck site may potentially contain remnants of a sunken 1500s era ship; however, the Company does not have definitive evidence of the ship’s country of origin. Due to the fact that the Company does not currently have sufficient data to positively identify the potential Juno Beach shipwreck, or its country of origin, it is not possible to determine whether or not the ship was originally carrying cargo of any significant value. To date the Company has not located the main body of a shipwreck at the Juno Beach site, only a lot of shipwreck material and remnants including pottery, porcelain, cannon balls, musket balls, ballast stones, nails, spikes, wood and scattered pieces of a sunken ship.

 

The Company has determined that a large portion of the magnetometer survey of the Juno Beach Shipwreck site, that was previously given to the Company and to the State of Florida by the Company’s past partner on the site, was intentionally deleted from the survey. The Company will attempt to complete a SeaSearcher survey of the entire deleted area when certain conditions are met. There is also a possibility that there are no artifacts of significant value located at the Juno Beach shipwreck site. Even if there are valuable artifacts and/or treasure located at the site, recovering them may be difficult due to a variety of challenges that include, but are not limited to; inclement weather, hazardous ocean conditions, large amounts of sand that cover large areas of the site, lack of the necessary equipment to be able to dig deep enough into the sand, etc.

 

North Florida Shipwreck Site

 

There is a purported historic shipwreck site in the waters off of Melbourne Beach, Florida that the Company has been investigating. In February 2013, the Company signed an agreement with a third party who has previously explored this site for the right to investigate the site. In March of 2014, Seafarer entered into a partnership and ownership with Marine Archaeology Partners, LLC, with the formation of Seafarer’s Quest, LLC. Such LLC was formed in the State of Florida for the purpose of permitting, exploration and recovery of artifacts from a designated area on the east coast of Florida. Such site area is from a defined, contracted area by a separate entity, which a portion of such site is designated from a previous contracted holding through the State of Florida. Under such agreement, Seafarer is responsible for costs of permitting, exploration and recovery, and is entitled to 60% of such artifact recovery. Seafarer has a 50% ownership, with designated management of the LLC coming from Seafarer. In November of 2019 the Company and Marine Archaeological Partners, LLC agreed to modify the partnership agreement so that the Company receives 80% and Marine Archaeological Partners, LLC receives 20% of any artifacts that are recovered after the state of Florida receives its anticipated 20% under any potential future recovery permits, which none such recovery permits have been applied for or issued as of the date of this filing.

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In July of 2014, Seafarer’s Quest, LLC received a 1A-31 Exploration Permit with a Dig and Identify modification (the “Permit”) from the Florida Division of Historical Resources for an area identified as Area 2 off of Melbourne Beach, Florida. The Permit was active for three years from the date of issuance. Seafarer on behalf of Seafarer’s Quest, LLC, has been primarily focusing its operations on this site when the weather permits. In addition to the Company’s main salvage vessel, the Company has utilized additional owned and rented vessels in order to perform search and identify operations at this site. Inclement weather and difficult sea conditions have hampered the Company’s ability to perform exploration operations at this site to date. An archeologist with the technical skills, knowledge, and experience from around the world was hired to help ensure the integrity of the work. The Company has applied for permits from the State of Florida for two additional areas that were formerly permitted solely by an affiliate of Marine Archeological Partners, LLC. The Permit for one of the additional areas was given to the Company on July 6, 2016 and identified as Area 1. The permits for Areas 1 and 2 were renewed in 2019 for an additional 3 years. It will be necessary to be granted a recovery permit in order to recover any artifacts and treasure that are located on the site.

 

The Company regularly reviews opportunities to perform exploration and recovery operations at purported historic shipwreck sites. The Company currently does have some specific plans to perform exploration and recovery operations at other shipwreck sites in the future, however these plans are subject to change based on a number of factors. The Company is actively reviewing other potential historic shipwreck sites, including sites located internationally, for possible exploration and recovery. Should the Company decide that it will pursue exploration and recovery activities at other potential shipwreck sites, it may be necessary to obtain various permits as well as environmental permits.

 

Additionally, the Company is reviewing a few business opportunities that may allow it to eventually generate revenue streams to support the operational expenses of Seafarer. Seafarer has also acquired a 1% ownership position in Probability and Statistics, Inc. (P&S) for an exchange of Seafarer’s restricted stock. The Company also has a commission only contract with P&S for any business it refers to P&S.

 

The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Blockchain LogisTech, LLC had previously located potential opportunities for P&S to deliver blockchain related solutions. Blockchain LogisTech, LLC is working with P&S to develop additional referral opportunities. The Company has opened a division under Blockchain LogisTech to meet the needs of cities and municipalities who are being hacked and held for ransom.

 

The Company continually monitors media rights for potential revenue opportunities. The Company has talked to multiple media entities to further understand the advantages offered. Management believes media can represent a potential future revenue opportunity for the Company, if the right circumstances arise.

 

This type of business venture is extremely speculative in nature and carries a tremendous amount of risk. An investment in our securities is speculative and very risky and should only be considered by those investors or lenders who do not require liquidity and who can afford to suffer a complete and total loss of their investment.

 

Limited Operating History

 

The Company has not currently generated only minimal revenue from operations and does not expect to report any significant revenue from operations for the foreseeable future.

 

At December 31, 2019, the Company had a working capital deficit of $492,223.

 

The Company’s working capital deficit decreased from $1,570,176 at December 31, 2018 to $492,223 at December 31, 2019. Although the Company’s working capital deficit decreased during the year ended December 31, 2019, there is still substantial risk to the viability of the Company due to the fact that the Company has a significant working capital deficit and does not generate meaningful cash flow from its operations. The Company is in immediate need of further working capital and is seeking options, with respect to financing, in the form of debt, equity or a combination thereof.

 

Since inception, the Company has funded its operations through common stock issuances and loans in order to meet its strategic objectives; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain further funds to continue with its efforts to establish a new business. There is a very significant risk that the Company will be unable to obtain financing to fund its operation and as such the Company may be forced to cease operations at any time which would likely result in a complete loss of all capital that has been invested in and/or borrowed by the Company to date.

 

The Company expects to continue to incur significant operating losses and to generate negative cash flow from operating activities, while building out its infrastructure in order to explore and salvage historic shipwreck sites and establishing itself in the marketplace. Based on our historical rate of expenditures, the Company expects to expend its available cash in less than three months from April 3, 2020.

 

The Company’s ability to eliminate operating losses and to generate positive cash flow from operations in the future will depend upon a variety of factors, many of which it is unable to control. If the Company is unable to implement its business plan successfully, it may not be able to eliminate operating losses, generate positive cash flow or achieve or sustain profitability, which may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operations, and financial results, as well as its ability to make payments on its debt obligations, and the Company may be forced to cease operations.

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The Company’s lack of operating cash flow and reliance on the sale of its commons stock and loans to fund operations is extremely risky. If the Company is unable to continue to raise capital or obtain loans or other financing on terms that are acceptable to the Company, or at all, then it is highly likely that the Company will be forced to cease operations. If the Company ceases its operations, then it is very highly likely that all capital invested in and/or borrowed by the Company will be lost.

 

Summary of the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Results of Operations Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

The Company’s net loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $2,309,165 as compared to a net loss of $1,277,184 for the year ended December 31, 2018, an increase of approximately 81% year-over-year. The substantial increase in net loss in 2019 was primarily due to increases in consulting and contractor expenses, new research and development expenses, interest expenses, general and administrative expenses, vessel maintenance expenses, and professional fees. The Company incurred consulting and contractor expenses of $1,095,266 during the year ended December 31, 2019 versus $747,886 for the year ended December 31, 2018, a year-over-year increase of approximately 46%. The increase in consulting and contractor fees in 2019 was largely a result of increased stock based compensation being paid to several consultants for strategy and business consulting, advisory council, technology consulting and research, operations, legal services as well as the payment of board of directors’ fees for their services. Research and development expenses were $444,002 in 2019 versus $0 in 2018. The Company’s research and development expenses were related to the development of its SeaSearcher autonomous underwater device. The Company believes that it will continue to expend significant resources to further develop the SeaSearcher and to begin developing next generation versions of the technology. Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $214,612 versus $228,855 for the same period in 2018. Interest expense decreased by approximately 6% in 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company general and administrative expenses were $155,988 as compared to $60,165 during the year ended December 31, 2018, an increase of 159%. The Company incurred vessel related expenses of $154,741 during the year ended December 31, 2019 versus $58,309 during the year ended December 31, 2018, an increase of approximately 165%.The increase in vessel related expenses were primarily due to the Company purchasing a new vessel for 34,000,000 shares of restricted common stock that valued at the current market value of the stock which was $200,600, and repairs to the Company’s main salvage vessel and additional repairs and dockage for other vessels. The Company did incur some expenses for repairs to the main salvage vessel in 2019, and the Company also deferred making some repairs, however the Company believes that extensive repairs will be needed in the foreseeable future on both the main salvage vessel and some repairs on other vessels that the Company intends to utilize in its exploration efforts which could cause further increases in vessel related expenses in the future. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred professional fees of $108,055 as compared to $74,340 for the year ended December 31, 2018, a 45% increase in 2019. Travel and entertainment expenses increased approximately 21%, from $54,636 for the year ended December 31, 2018 to $65,890 for the year ended December 31, 2019. Rent expense was $40,929 for the year ended December 31, 2019 versus $34,185 for the same period in 2018, an increase of approximately 20%. The increase in rent expense in 2019 was primarily due to the Company paying for a rental space in a park for its personnel to utilize when on site working and an increase in the base monthly rent of its corporate office.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At December 31, 2019, the Company had $618,537 cash in the bank.   During the year ended December 31, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company incurred net losses of $2,309,165 and $1,277,184, respectively. At December 31, 2019, the Company had $778,797 in current assets and $1,271,020 in current liabilities, leaving the Company a working capital deficit of $492,223.

 

Lack of Liquidity

 

A major financial challenge and significant risk facing the Company is a lack of positive cash flow and liquidity. The Company continued to operate with significant debt and a working capital deficit during the year ended December 31, 2019. This working capital deficit indicates that the Company is unable to meet its short-term liabilities with its current assets. This working capital deficit is extremely risky for the Company as it may be forced to cease its operations due to its inability to meet its current obligations. If the Company is forced to cease its operations then it is highly likely that all capital invested in and/or borrowed by the Company will be lost.

 

The expenses associated with being a small publicly traded company attempting to develop the infrastructure to explore and salvage historic shipwrecks recovery are extremely prohibitive, especially given that the Company does not currently generate any revenues and does not expect to generate any revenues in the near future. There are ongoing expenses associated with operations that are incurred whether the Company is conducting shipwreck recovery operations or not. Vessel maintenance, particularly for an older vessel such as the Company’s main salvage vessel, upkeep expenses and docking fees are continuous and unavoidable regardless of the Company’s operational status. Management anticipates the Company may need to put the vessel in dry dock in order for additional repairs to be made. These repairs and maintenance are expensive and have a negative impact on the Company’s cash position.

 

In addition to the operations expenses, a publicly traded company also incurs the significant recurring corporate expenses related to maintaining publicly traded status, which include, but are not limited to accounting, legal, audit, executive, administrative, corporate communications, rent, telephones, etc. The recurring expenses associated with being a publicly traded company are very burdensome for smaller public companies such as Seafarer. This lack of liquidity creates a very risky situation for the Company in terms of its ability to continue operating, which in turn makes owning shares of the Company’s common stock extremely risky and highly speculative. The Company’s lack of liquidity may cause the Company to be forced to cease operations at any time which would likely result in a complete loss of all capital invested in or borrowed by the Company to date.

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Due to the fact that the Company does not generate any revenues and does not expect to generate revenues for the foreseeable future the Company must rely on outside equity and debt funding. The combination of the ongoing operational, even during times when there is little or no exploration or salvage activities taking place, and corporate expenses as well as the need for outside financing creates a very risky situation for the Company and its shareholders. This working capital shortfall and lack of access to cash to fund corporate activities is extremely risky and may force the Company to cease its operations which would more than likely result in a complete loss of all capital invested in or loaned to the Company to date.

 

If we are unable to secure additional financing, our business may fail and our stock price will likely be materially adversely affected.

 

Lack of Revenues and Cash Flow/Significant Losses from Operations

 

The exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks requires a multi-year, multi-stage process and it may be many years before any significant revenue is generated from exploration and recovery activities, if ever. The Company does not believe that it will generate any significant revenues in the near future. The Company believes that it may be several years before it is able to generate any cash flow from its operations, if any are ever generated at all. Without revenues and cash flow the Company does not have reliable cash flow to pay its expenses. The Company relies on outside financing in the form of equity and debt and it is possible that the Company may not be able to obtain outside financing in the future. If the Company is not able to obtain financing it would more than likely be forced to cease operations and all of the capital that has been invested in or borrowed by the Company would be lost.

 

If the Company is unable to secure additional financing, our business may fail or our operating results and our stock price may be materially adversely affected. The raising of additional financing would in all likelihood result in dilution or reduction in the value of the Company’s securities.

 

The Company may not be able to continue as a going concern. If the Company is not able to continue as a going concern, it is highly likely that all capital invested in the Company or borrowed by the Company will be lost. The report of our independent auditors for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 raises substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we have experienced operating losses in every year since our inception resulting in an accumulated deficit. Our independent auditors believe, based on our financial results as of December 31, 2019, that such results raised substantial doubts about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is not able to continue as a going concern, it is highly likely that all capital invested in the Company or borrowed by the Company will be lost.

 

The Company has experienced a net loss in every fiscal year since inception. The Company’s losses from operations were $2,050,871 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and $1,049,829 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company believes that it will continue to generate losses from its operations for the foreseeable future and the Company may not be able to generate a profit in the long-term, or ever.  

 

Convertible Notes Payable and Notes Payable, in Default

 

The Company does not have additional sources of debt financing to refinance its convertible notes payable and notes payable that are currently in default. If the Company is unable to obtain additional capital, such lenders may file suit, including suit to foreclose on the assets held as collateral for the obligations arising under the secured notes. If any of the lenders file suit to foreclose on the assets held as collateral, then the Company may be forced to significantly scale back or cease its operations which would more than likely result in a complete loss of all capital that has been invested in or borrowed by the Company. The fact that the Company is in default regarding several loans held by various lenders makes investing in the Company or providing any loans to the Company extremely risky with a very high potential for a complete loss of capital.

 

The convertible notes that have been issued by the Company are convertible at the lender’s option. These convertible notes represent significant potential dilution to the Company’s current shareholders as the convertible price of these notes is generally lower than the current market price of the Company’s shares. As such when these notes are converted into equity there is typically a highly dilutive effect on current shareholders and very high probability that such dilution may significantly negatively affect the trading price of the Company’s common stock. Furthermore, management intends to have discussions or has already had discussions with several of the promissory note holders who do not currently have convertible notes regarding converting their notes into equity. Any such amended agreements to convert promissory notes into equity would more than likely have a highly dilutive effect on current shareholders and there is a very high probability that such dilution may significantly negatively affect the trading price of the Company’s common stock. Some of these note holders have already amended their notes and converted the notes into equity. Based on conversations with other note holders, the Company believes that additional note holders will amend their notes to contain a convertibility clause and eventually convert the notes into equity.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments which affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities (see Note 3, Significant Accounting Policies, contained in the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 contained in this filing). On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions which we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities which are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates based upon different assumptions or conditions; however, we believe that our estimates are reasonable.

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Management is aware that certain changes in accounting estimates employed in generating financial statements can have the effect of making the Company look more or less profitable than it actually is.  Management does not believe that the Company has made any such changes in accounting estimates.

 

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

 

None.

 

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

 

Not required.

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Item 8. Financial Statements.

 

SEAFARER EXPLORATION CORP.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page No.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-1
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets F-2
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations F-3
   
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit F-4
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows F-5
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-6 - F-23

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(D BROOKS LOGO)  

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and

Stockholders of Seafarer Exploration Corp.

 

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Seafarer Exploration Corp. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively referred to as the “consolidated 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, 9 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Substantial Doubt Regarding Going Concern

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as going concern. As discussed in Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements, the Company suffered recurring losses from operations and has a significant accumulated deficit. In addition, the Company continues to experience negative cash flows from operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The accompanying consolidated 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 audits. 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 audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

(SIGNATURE)

 

D. Brooks and Associates CPA’s, P.A.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
April 3, 2020

 

4440 PGA Blvd, Suite 104  n Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 n Main Office: 561.429.6225 n Fax: 561.282.3444

 

 
dbrookscpa.com
 

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SEAFARER EXPLORATION CORP.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
Assets                
Current assets                
Cash   $ 618,537     $ -  
Prepaid expenses     159,510       2,060  
Deposits     750       750  
Total current assets     778,797       2,810  
                 
Property, plant and equipment, net     199,695       -  
Right to use asset     8,001       -  
Investment in P&S, Inc.     78,000       78,000  
Total Assets   $ 1,064,493     $ 80,810  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit                
Current liabilities                
Bank overdraft   $ -     $ 2,919  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     287,089       480,951  
Convertible notes payable, net of discounts of $17,935 and $1,401, respectively     33,065       1,599  
Convertible notes payable, related parties, net of discounts of $57,413 and $7,588, respectively     19,787       21,612  
Convertible notes payable, in default     328,300       457,300  
Convertible notes payable, in default - related parties     399,700       341,000  
Notes payable, net of discounts of $0 and $14,9430     -       90,057  
Notes payable, in default     175,000       152,500  
Notes payable, in default - related parties     18,500       18,500  
Shareholder loan     1,500       6,548  
Lease liability     8,079          
Total current liabilities     1,271,020       1,572,986  
                 
Total Liabilities     1,271,020       1,572,986  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)                
                 
Stockholders’ Deficit                
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par values - 50,000,000 shares authorized; 67 shares issued                
Series A - 7 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018     -       -  
Series B - 60 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018     -       -  
Common stock, $0.0001 par value - 9,900,000,000 shares authorized; 4,759,442,383 and 3,518,252,964 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively     474,863       350,573  
Common stock to be issued, $0.0001 par value, 11,620,000 and 23,192,857 shares outstanding December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively     1,162       2,319  
Additional paid in capital     16,581,432       13,109,751  
Accumulated deficit     (17,263,984 )     (14,954,819 )
Total Stockholders’ Deficit     (206,527 )     (1,492,176 )
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit   $ 1,064,493     $ 80,810  

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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SEAFARER EXPLORATION CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

    For the Years Ended December 31  
    2019     2018  
             
Revenue:                
Referral fees income   $ 14,000     $ -  
                 
Operating Expenses                
Consulting and contractor expenses     1,095,266       747,886  
Vessel maintenance and dockage     154,741       58,309  
Research and development     444,002       -  
Professional fees     108,055       74,340  
General and administrative expense     154,985       60,165  
Depreciation expense     1,003       20,308  
Rent expense     40,929       34,185  
Travel and entertainment expense     65,890       54,636  
Total operating expenses     2,064,871       1,049,829  
                 
Net loss from operations     (2,050,871 )     (1,049,829 )
                 
Other income (expense)                
Interest expense     (214,612 )     (228,855 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt     (49,682 )     -  
Dividend income     6,000       1,500  
Total expenses, net     (258,294 )     (227,355 )
Net loss   $ (2,309,165 )   $ (1,277,184 )
                 
Basic and diluted loss per share   $ (- )   $ (- )
                 
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding     4,128,643,539       3,103,881,581  

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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SEAFARER EXPLORATION CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

 

    Series A Preferred
Stock
    Series B Preferred
Stock
    Common Stock     Common Stock to
be Issued
    Additional
Paid in
Capital
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Total  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount                    
Balance December 31, 2018     7     $ -       60     $ -       2,784,317,155     $ 278,432       -     $ -     $ 12,293,080     $ (13,677,635 )   $ (1,106,123 )
                                                                                         
Common stock issued for cash     -       -       -       -       325,004,949       32,500       6,250,000       625       255,977       -       289,102  
                                                                                         
Stock issued to convert notes payable     -       -       -       -       16,759,497       1,676       -       -       17,800       -       19,476  
                                                                                         
Beneficial conversion feature     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       107,623       -       107,623  
                                                                                         
Stock issued for services     -       -       -       -       280,071,363       26,755       6,942,857       694       291,651       -       319,100  
                                                                                         
Stock issued for financing cost     -       -       -       -       52,100,000       5,210       10,000,000       1,000       71,620       -       77,830  
                                                                                         
Investment purchased with stock (P&S)     -       -       -       -       60,000,000       6,000       -       -       72,000       -       78,000  
                                                                                         
Net Loss     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (1,277,184 )     (1,277,184 )
                                                                                         
Balance December 31, 2018     7       -       60       -       3,518,252,964       350,573       23,192,857       2,319       13,109,751       (14,954,819 )     (1,492,176 )
                                                                                         
Common stock issued for cash     -       -       -       -       953,596,664       95,360       9,620,000       962       2,070,371       -       2,166,693  
                                                                                         
Stock issued to convert notes payable and accrued interest     -       -       -       -       62,638,873       6,263       -       -       303,426       -       309,689  
                                                                                         
Stock issued to convert accounts payable     -       -       -       -       7,000,000       700       -       -       48,300       -       49,000  
                                                                                         
Beneficial conversion feature     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       168,175       -       168,175  
                                                                                         
Stock issued for services     -       -       -       -       151,481,025       15,148       2,000,000       200       628,709       -       644,057  
                                                                                         
Stock issued for financing cost     -       -       -       -       5,000,000       500       -       -       7,000       -       7,500  
                                                                                         
Stock issued for charitable contributions     -       -       -       -       6,000,000       600       -       -       48,500       -       49,100  
                                                                                         
Stock issued for purchase of vessel     -       -       -       -       34,000,000       3,400       -       -       197,200       -       200,600  
                                                                                         
Shares reclassed from common stock to be issued     -       -       -       -       23,192,857       2,319       (23,192,857 )     (2,319 )     -       -       -  
                                                                                         
Net Loss     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (2,309,165 )     (2,309,165 )
                                                                                         
Balance December 31, 2019     7     $ -     $ 60     $ -       4,761,162,383     $ 474,863       11,620,000     $ 1,162     $ 16,581,432     $ (17,263,984 )     (206,527 )

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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SEAFARER EXPLORATION CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

    For the Years Ended December 31  
    2019     2018  
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net Loss   $ (2,309,165 )   $ (1,277,184 )
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:                
Depreciation     1,003       20,308  
Amortization right of use asset     14,571       -  
Amortization of beneficial conversion feature and loan fees     117,003       138,557  
Common stock issued for services     486,607       319,100  
Common stock and warrants issued for non-payment of notes payable     -       63,284  
Common stock issued for loan fees     7,500       -  
Common stock issued for a charitable contribution     49,100       -  
Loss on extinguishment of debt     49,682       -  
Decrease in:                
Prepaid expenses and deposits     -       30,167  
Increase (decrease) in:                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (56,796 )     201,663  
Operating lease liabilities     (14,493 )     -  
Net cash used by operating activities     (1,654,988 )     (504,105 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft     (2,919 )     2,919  
Proceeds from the sale of common stock     2,166,692       289,102  
Proceeds from the issuance convertible notes payable     62,000       15,000  
Payments on convertible notes payable     -       (10,000 )
Proceeds from the issuance convertible notes payable, related party     109,300       135,700  
Proceeds from note payable     -       101,000  
Payments on notes payable     (56,500 )     (53,500 )
Proceeds from note payable, related parties     -       26,000  
Payments on notes payable related party     -       (51,250 )
Advances from shareholder     -       8,085  
Payments on shareholder loan     (5,048 )     (21,560 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     2,273,525       441,496  
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH     618,537       (62,609 )
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD     -       62,609  
CASH, END OF PERIOD   $ 618,537     $ -  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information                
Cash paid for interest expense   $ -     $ -  
Cash paid for income taxes   $ -     $ -  
                 
Non-cash operating and financing activities:                
Convertible debt and accrued interest converted to common stock   $ 309,007     $ 19,476  
Acquisition of investment with 60,000,000 common stock shares   $ -     $ 78,000  
Operating lease liabilities and right of use asset   $ 22,572     $ -  
Beneficial conversion feature on convertible notes payable   $ 168,175     $ 107,623  
Stock issued for prepaid services   $ 157,450     $ -  
Stock issued for loan origination fees   $ -     $ 19,680  
Stock issued to purchase vessel   $ 200,600     $ -  

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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SEAFARER EXPLORATION CORP.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Seafarer Exploration Corp. (the “Company”), formerly Organetix, Inc was incorporated on May 28, 2003 in the State of Delaware.

 

The principal business of the Company is to engage in the archaeologically-sensitive exploration, documentation, recovery, and conservation of historic shipwrecks with the objective of exploring and discovering Colonial-era shipwrecks for future generations to be able to appreciate and understand.

 

The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Blockchain LogisTech, LLC, was formed on April 4, 2018 and began operations in 2019. Blockchain LogisTech, LLC provides customer referrals to a blockchain related software services company.

 

Florida Division of Historical Resources Agreements/Permits

 

The Company successfully renewed its permits for both Areas 1 and 2 for the Melbourne Beach site. The Area 2 permit was renewed on January 14, 2019 for a period of three years. The Area 1 permit was renewed on March 1, 2019 for a period of three years.

 

Blockchain Software Services Referral Agreement and Concentration

 

The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Blockchain LogisTech, LLC, has a strategic partnership to provide referrals to P&S (please see Note 5 – Investment in Probability and Statistics, Inc.) and receive referral fees when the referrals lead to closed business for P&S. Blockchain LogisTech, LLC’s revenue stream is currently dependent on one customer, P&S, and as such there is significant risk due to a concentration of business with only one customer.

 

NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN

 

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The Company has incurred net losses since inception and has an accumulated deficit of $17,263,984 as of December 31, 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company used $1,654,988 in its operations and at December 31, 2019, the Company had a working capital deficit of $492,223. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Based on its historical rate of expenditures, the Company expects to expend its available cash in less than three months from April 3, 2020. Management’s plans include raising capital through the issuance of common stock and debt to fund operations and, eventually, the generation of revenue through its business. The Company does not expect to generate any significant revenues for the foreseeable future. The Company is in immediate need of further working capital and is seeking options, with respect to financing, in the form of debt, equity or a combination thereof.

 

Failure to raise adequate capital and generate adequate revenues could result in the Company having to curtail or cease operations. The Company’s ability to raise additional capital through the future issuances of the common stock is unknown. Additionally, even if the Company does raise sufficient capital to support its operating expenses and generate adequate revenues, there can be no assurances that the revenue will be sufficient to enable it to develop to a level where it will generate profits and cash flows from operations. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern; however, the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classifications of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

This summary of significant accounting policies of Seafarer Exploration Corp. is presented to assist in understanding the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, who are responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and Blockchain LogisTech, LLC which is a wholly owned subsidiary. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments and short-term debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at December 31, 2019 and 2018. Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash deposits. Accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. At December 19. 2019, the Company had $368,537 in excess of the FDIC insured limit.

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Research and Development Expenses

 

Expenditures for research and development are expensed as incurred. The Company incurred research and development expenses of $444,002 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”) and all the related amendments. The Company elected to adopt this guidance using the modified retrospective method. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

The core principle of ASC 606 requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASC 606 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, it is possible more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than required under U.S. GAAP including identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation.

 

The Company recognizes revenue from the referrals that Blockchain LogisTech, LLC has made to a provider of software services when payment for a referral is received from the provider of software services.

 

Earnings Per Share

 

The Company has adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 260-10 which provides for calculation of “basic” and “diluted” earnings per share. Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income or loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity.

 

The potentially dilutive common stock equivalents for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were excluded from the dilutive loss per share calculation as they would be antidilutive due to the net loss. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, there were approximately 593,177,150 and 546,378,995 shares of common stock underlying our outstanding convertible notes payable and warrants, respectively.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, accounts payable, accrued expenses, convertible notes payable and payables, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.  

 

Property and Equipment

 

Fixed assets are recorded at historical cost. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company purchased a vessel with an estimated useful life of ten years. As of December 31, 2019, this is the only capital assets owned by the Company.

 

Depreciation expense was $1,003 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and $20,308 for the year ended 2018 which is included on the accompanying statements of operations.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

In accordance with ASC 360-10, the Company, on a regular basis, reviews the carrying amount of long-lived assets for the existence of facts or circumstances, both internally and externally, that suggest impairment. The Company determines if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset is impaired based on anticipated undiscounted cash flows, before interest, from the use of the asset. In the event of impairment, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset. Fair value is determined based on appraised value of the assets or the anticipated cash flows from the use of the asset, discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. There were no impairment charges recorded during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The process of preparing consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the use of estimates and assumptions regarding certain types of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. Significant estimates for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 include useful life of property and equipment, valuation allowances against deferred tax assets and fair value of non cash equity transactions.

 

Segment Information

 

During 2019, Seafarer’s wholly owned subsidiary, Blockchain LogisTech, LLC began operations, generated revenue and incurred expenses. The business of Blockchain LogisTech, LLC has no relation to the Company’s shipwreck exploration and recovery operations other than common ownership. As such the Company concluded that the operations of Blockchain LogisTech, LLC and Seafarer Exploration were separate reportable segments as of December 31, 2019 (see Note 11).

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Convertible Notes Payable

 

The Company accounts for convertible notes deemed conventional and conversion options embedded in non-conventional convertible notes which qualify as equity under ASC 815, in accordance with the provisions of ASC 470-20, which provides guidance on accounting for convertible securities with beneficial conversion features. ASC 470-10 addresses classification determination for specific obligations, such as short-term obligations expected to be refinanced on a long-term basis, due-on-demand loan arrangements, callable debt, sales of future revenue, increasing rate debt, debt that includes covenants, revolving credit agreements subject to lock-box arrangements and subjective acceleration clauses, indexed debt. Accordingly, the Company records, as a discount to convertible notes, the intrinsic value of such conversion options based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized over the term of the related debt.

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

The Company applies the fair value method of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718, “Share Based Payment”, in accounting for its stock-based compensation. This standard states that compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period. The Company values stock-based compensation at the market price for the Company’s common stock and other pertinent factors at the grant date.

 

Through December 31, 2018, the Company accounted for transactions in which services were received from non-employees in exchange for equity instruments based on the fair value of the equity instruments exchanged, in accordance with ASC 505-50, “Equity Based payments to Non-employees”. The Company measured the fair value of the equity instruments issued based on the fair value of the Company’s stock on contract execution and recognizes the value of the award over the service period. Effective January 1, 2019 the Company adopted ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which is intended to simplify the accounting for nonemployee share-based payment transactions by expanding the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.

 

Fully vested and non-forfeitable shares issued prior to the services being performed are classified as prepaid expenses.

 

Leases

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The updated guidance requires lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for most operating leases. In addition, the updated guidance requires that lessors separate lease and non-lease components in a contract in accordance with the new revenue guidance in ASC 606.

 

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, applying the package of practical expedients to leases that commenced before the effective date whereby the Company elected to not reassess the following: (i) whether any expired or existing contracts contain leases and; (ii) initial direct costs for any existing leases. For contracts entered into on or after the effective date, at the inception of a contract the Company assessed whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. The Company’s assessment is based on: (1) whether the contract involves the use of a distinct identified asset, (2) whether we obtain the right to substantially all the economic benefit from the use of the asset throughout the period, and (3) whether it has the right to direct the use of the asset. The Company will allocate the consideration in the contract to each lease component based on its relative stand-alone price to determine the lease payments.

 

Operating lease right of use assets (“ROU”) assets represents the right to use the leased asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company use an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the adoption date in determining the present value of future payments. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is presented on the statements of operations.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”. Under this guidance, an entity is required to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. This guidance offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessor and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period, and requires a modified retrospective adoption, with early adoption permitted. The Company applied this guidance on January 1, 2019 and it did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

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In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting , which is intended to simplify the accounting for nonemployee share-based payment transactions by expanding the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than an entity’s adoption date of ASC 606. The Company applied this guidance on January 1, 2019 and it did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

All other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE 4 – OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS AND OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES

 

The Company leases 823 square feet of office space located at 14497 North Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 209-N, Tampa, Florida 33618. The Company entered into an amended lease agreement commencing on July 20, 2017 through June 30, 2020 with base month rents of $1,252 from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018, $1,289 from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, and $1,328 from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. Under the terms of the lease there may be additional fees charged about the base monthly rental fee.

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the present value of the future lease payments at the lease commencement date. The interest rate used to determine the present value is our incremental borrowing rate, estimated to be 6%, as the interest rate implicit in most of our leases is not readily determinable. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $15,780 and $0, respectively, as operating lease expense which is included in rent expense on the statements of operations.

 

In adopting ASC Topic 842, Leases (Topic 842), the Company has elected the ‘package of practical expedients’, which permit it not to reassess under the new standard its prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. The Company did not elect the use-of-hindsight or the practical expedient pertaining to land easements; the latter is not applicable to the Company. In addition, the Company elected not to apply ASC Topic 842 to arrangements with lease terms of twelve month or less. On January 1, 2019, upon adoption of ASC Topic 842, the Company recorded right-of-use assets and lease liabilities of $22,575.

 

Right-of- use assets are summarized below:

 

    December 31, 2019  
Office lease (remaining lease term of 12 months)   $ 22,575  
Less accumulated amortization     (14,574 )
Right-of-use assets, net   $ 8,001  

 

Amortization on the right -of -use asset is included in rent expense on the statements of operations.

 

Operating Lease liabilities are summarized below:

 

    December 31, 2019  
Office lease   $ 8,079  
Less: current portion     (8,079 )
Long term portion     -  
         

Maturity of lease liabilities are as follows:

 

Year ending 2020   $ 7,968  
      7,968  
Plus: Present value discount     111  
Lease liability   $ 8,079  

 

The Company also has an operating lease for a house located in Palm Bay, Florida that it leases on a month-to-month basis for $1,300 per month. The Company uses the house to store equipment and gear and to provide temporary work-related living quarters for its divers, personnel, consultants and independent contractors involved in its exploration and recovery operations. The Company also pays a rental fee for a space in a park on an as needed basis. Total rent expense was $21,615 for the year ended December 31, 2019 on these rentals. Due to the short term nature of these leases, they do not fall under the scope of ASC 842.

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NOTE 5 – INVESTMENT IN PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS, INC.

 

The Company entered into a share exchange agreement with Probability and Statistics, Inc. (“P&S”), a privately held corporation, in August of 2018.

 

Under the terms of the share exchange agreement, the Company agreed to issue 60,000,000 shares of its restricted common stock to P&S in exchange for 10,000 common shares of P&S or a 1% interest. All shares issued by both parties under the agreement have all rights and entitlements as the common stock of every other shareholder of such share class.

 

The investment in P&S was valued at $78,000 based on fair value of the Company’s shares issued to P&S on the date of the share exchange agreement and is being accounted for as a cost method investment. The Company received dividends from P&S during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 of $6,000 and $1,500 which have been presented as dividend income on the statements of operations.

 

The Company has an agreement with P&S to receive referral fees from P&S. Under the terms of the agreement P&S has agreed to pay a 7% referral fee to the Company when P&S receives cash flows from providing blockchain software services to entities that were referred by the Company. The agreement is ongoing and has no expiration date. During the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, P&S paid Blockchain LogisTech, LLC referral fees of $14,000 and $0, respectively. P&S is currently Blockchain LogisTech, LLC’s only customer.

 

NOTE 6 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE AND NOTES PAYABLE

 

Convertible Notes Payable

 

The following table reflects the convertible notes payable as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

    Issue Date   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Balance
2019
    Principal
Balance
2018
    Rate   Conversion
Price
Convertible notes payable                            
    10/29/18   04/29/19   $ -     $ 3,000     6.00%   0.00070
    09/04/19   03/04/20     25,000       -     6.00%   0.00300
    09/04/19   03/04/20     26,000       -     6.00%   0.00300
Face value             51,000       3,000          
                                 
Less unamortized discounts   17,935       1,401          
                                 
Balance convertible notes payable $ 33,065     $ 1,599          
                                 
                                 
Convertible notes payable - related parties                      
    01/09/18   01/09/19   $ -     $ 12,000     6.00%   0.00060
    08/27/18   02/27/19     -       2,000     6.00%   0.00070
    10/02/18   04/02/19     -       1,000     6.00%   0.00080
    10/23/18   04/23/19     -       4,200     6.00%   0.00070
    11/07/18   05/07/19     -       2,000     6.00%   0.00080
    11/14/18   05/14/19     -       8,000     6.00%   0.00080
    09/17/19   04/17/20     12,000       -     6.00%   0.00300
    11/12/19   05/12/20     25,000       -     6.00%   0.00250
    11/26/19   05/26/20     25,200       -     6.00%   0.00300
    12/03/19   06/03/20     15,000       -     6.00%   0.00300
Face value             77,200       29,200          
                                 
Less unamortized discounts       57,413       7,588          
                                 
Balance convertible notes payable - related parties   $ 19,787     $ 21,612          

F-10

 

Convertible notes payable - in default   Convertible notes payable - in default
    08/28/09   11/01/09   $ 4,300     $ 4,300     10.00%   0.01500
    4/7/2010   11/07/10     -       70,000     6.00%   0.00800
    11/12/10   11/12/11     -       40,000     6.00%   0.00500
    10/31/12   04/30/13     -       8,000     6.00%   0.00400
    11/20/12   05/20/13     50,000       50,000     6.00%   0.00500
    01/19/13   07/30/13     5,000       5,000     6.00%   0.00400
    02/11/13   08/11/13     9,000       9,000     6.00%   0.00600
    09/25/13   03/25/14     10,000       10,000     6.00%   0.01250
    10/04/13   04/04/14     50,000       50,000     6.00%   0.01250
    10/30/13   10/30/14     50,000       50,000     6.00%   0.01250
    05/15/14   11/15/14     40,000       40,000     6.00%   0.00700
    10/13/14   04/13/15     25,000       25,000     6.00%   0.00500
    06/29/15   12/29/15     -       25,000          
    09/18/15   03/18/16     25,000       25,000     6.00%   0.00200
    04/04/16   10/04/16     10,000       10,000     6.00%   0.00100
    07/19/16   07/19/17     4,000       4,000     6.00%   0.00150
    08/24/16   02/24/17     20,000       20,000     6.00%   0.00100
    03/06/18   09/06/18     6,000       6,000     6.00%   0.00060
    02/06/18   11/07/18     6,000       6,000     6.00%   0.00060
    10/29/18   04/29/19     3,000       -     6.00%   0.00070
    01/03/19   07/03/19     1,000       -     6.00%   0.00100
    03/16/19   09/16/19     10,000       -     6.00%   0.00100
Balance convertible notes payable - in default   $ 328,300     $ 457,300          
                                 
Convertible notes payable - related parties, in default                      
    01/09/09   01/09/10   $ 10,000     $ 10,000     10.00%   0.01500
    01/25/10   01/25/11     6,000       6,000     6.00%   0.00500
    01/18/12   07/18/12     50,000       50,000     8.00%   0.00400
    01/19/13   07/30/13     15,000       15,000     6.00%   0.00400
    07/26/13   01/26/14     10,000       10,000     6.00%   0.01000
    01/17/14   07/17/14     31,500       31,500     6.00%   0.00600
    05/27/14   11/27/14     7,000       7,000     6.00%   0.00700
    07/21/14   01/25/15     17,000       17,000     6.00%   0.00800
    10/16/14   04/16/15     21,000       21,000     6.00%   0.00450
    07/14/15   01/14/16     9,000       9,000     6.00%   0.00300
    01/12/16   07/12/16     5,000       5,000     6.00%   0.00200
    05/10/16   11/10/16     5,000       5,000     6.00%   0.00050
    05/10/16   11/10/16     5,000       5,000     6.00%   0.00050
    05/20/16   11/20/16     5,000       5,000     6.00%   0.00050
    07/12/16   01/12/17     2,400       2,400     6.00%   0.00060
    01/26/17   03/12/17     5,000       5,000     6.00%   0.00050
    02/14/17   08/14/17     25,000       25,000     6.00%   0.00075
    08/16/17   09/16/17     3,000       3,000     6.00%   0.00080
    03/14/18   05/14/18     25,000       25,000     6.00%   0.00070
    04/04/18   06/04/18     3,000       3,000     6.00%   0.00070
    04/11/18   06/11/18     25,000       25,000     6.00%   0.00070
    05/08/18   07/08/18     25,000       25,000     6.00%   0.00070
    05/30/18   08/30/18     25,000       25,000     6.00%   0.00070
    06/12/18   09/12/18     3,000       3,000     6.00%   0.00070
    06/20/18   09/12/18     500       500     6.00%   0.00070
    01/09/18   01/09/19     12,000       -     6.00%   0.00060
    08/27/18   02/27/19     2,000       -     6.00%   0.00070
    10/02/18   04/02/19     1,000       -     6.00%   0.00080
    10/23/18   04/23/19     4,200       -     6.00%   0.00070
    11/07/18   05/07/19     2,000       -     6.00%   0.00080
    11/14/18   05/14/19     8,000       -     6.00%   0.00080
    01/08/19   07/08/19     7,000       -     6.00%   0.00080
    04/25/19   12/23/19     20,000       -     6.00%   0.00400
    06/07/19   12/07/19     5,100       -     6.00%   0.00300
Balance convertible notes payable - related parties, in default   $ 399,700     $ 338,400          

F-11

 

Notes Payable

 

The following table reflects the notes payable as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

    Issue Date   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Balance
2019
    Principal
Balance
2018
    Rate
Notes payable                            
    11/29/17   11/29/19   $ -     $ 105,000     2.06%
Face value notes payable             -       105,000      
                             
Less unamortized discounts             -       14,943      
                             
Balance notes payable           $ -     $ 90,057      
                             
Notes payable - in default                            
    04/27/11   04/27/12   $ 5,000     $ 5,000     6.00%
    06/23/11   08/23/11     -       25,000     6.00%
    12/14/17   12/14/18     65,000       75,000     6.00%
    03/07/18   04/15/18     -       25,000     6.00%
    04/20/18   05/04/18     -       21,500     6.00%
    08/21/18   09/21/18     -       1,000     6.00%
    11/29/17   11/29/19     105,000       -     2.06%
Balance notes payable - default           $ 175,000     $ 152,500      
                             
Notes payable - related parties, in default                        
    02/24/10   02/24/11   $ 7,500     $ 7,500     6.00%
    10/06/15   11/15/15     10,000       10,000     6.00%
    02/08/18   04/09/18     1,000       1,000     6.00%
Balance notes payable - related parties, in default $ 18,500     $ 18,500      

 

The convertible notes payable are convertible into a fixed number of shares and with no down round protection features.  The Company accounted for the beneficial conversion features based on the intrinsic value at the date of issuance. During the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized beneficial conversion features totaling $168,175 and $107,623, respectively. The discount from the beneficial conversion features are being amortized through charges to interest expense over the term of the convertible notes payable.  For the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded interest expense related to the amortization of debt discounts in the amount of approximately $101,000 and $139,000 which is included in interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Notes Payable and Convertible Notes Payable Issued in 2019

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company entered into the following Convertible Notes Payable and Notes Payable Agreements:

 

In January of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $1,000 with an individual. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before July 3, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.001 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In January of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $7,000 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before July 8, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.008 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In March of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $10,000 with an individual. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before September 16, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0010 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In April of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $20,000 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before October 23, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.004 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

F-12

 

In June of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $5,100 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before December 7, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.003 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In September of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before March 4, 2020. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.003 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In September of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $26,000 with an individual. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before March 4, 2020. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.003 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In September of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $12,000 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before April 17, 2020. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.003 per share.

 

In November of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before May 12, 2020. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0025 per share.

 

In November of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,200 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before May 26, 2020. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0030 per share.

 

In December of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $15,000 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before June 3, 2020. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0030 per share.

 

Notes Payable and Convertible Notes Payable Issued in 2018

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company entered into the following Convertible Notes Payable and Notes Payable Agreements:

 

In January of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $12,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before January 9, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0006 per share.

 

In January of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before March 2, 2018. The related party lender received 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock as a loan origination fee. The Company agreed that if the note was not repaid in full by March 2, 2018 then the interest rate on the note would increase to 10% after that date until the note is paid in full and the Company would be obligated to pay an additional 1,000,000 shares of the Company restricted common stock to the related party lender. This note was repaid and the balance owed at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In February of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $6,000 with an individual. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before November 7, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0006 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In February of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $1,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before April 9, 2018. This note was repaid and the balance owed at December 31, 2018 was $0.

F-13

 

In March of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $6,000 with an individual. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest is due on or before September 6, 2018. The lender received 500,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock as a loan origination fee. The note is unsecured. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In March of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before April 15, 2018. The lender received 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock as a loan origination fee. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest. The note is unsecured. 

 

In March of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before May14, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In April of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $3,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before June 4, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In April of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before June 11, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In April of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before May 15, 2018. The lender received 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock as a loan origination fee and a $1,250 financing fee. This note was repaid and the balance owed at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In April of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $40,000 with an individual. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before May 4, 2018. The lender received 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock as a loan origination fee. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest. The note is unsecured. The Company repaid principal balance of $18,500 and the principal balance owed was $21,500 at December 31, 2018.

 

In May of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before August 30, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In May of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before July 8, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In June of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $3,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before September 12, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In June of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $500 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before September 12, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In August of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $1,000 with an individual. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before September 21, 2018. The lender received 100,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock as a loan origination fee. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest. The note is unsecured.

 

In August of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $2,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before February 27, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

F-14

 

In October of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $10,000 with an individual. This note pays interest at a rate of 1% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before October 9, 2018. The lender received 500,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock as a loan origination fee. This note was repaid and the balance owed at December 31, 2018 was $0. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In October of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $1,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before April 2, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0008 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In October of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $4,200 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before April 23, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0008 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In October of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $3,000 with an individual. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before April 29, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0006 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In November of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $2,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before May 7, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0008 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In November of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $8,000 with an individual who is related to the Company’s CEO. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before May 7, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0008 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

Note Conversions

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company issued 62,638,873 shares of common stock to settle $309,689 of principle and accrued interest owed on various convertible notes payable and one note payable.

 

Due to the extinguishment of a note payable with common stock a loss in the amount of $5,274 was recognized upon settlement.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, two different lenders converted their outstanding principal and accrued interest into shares of the Company’s common stock. Upon these conversions, the Company issued an aggregate of 16,759,497 for $18,546 of principal balance and $930 of accrued interest.

 

Shareholder Loans

 

At December 31, 2019 the Company had a loan outstanding to its CEO in the amount of $1,500. The loan has a 2% annual rate of interest and an option to convert the loan into restricted shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.0005.

 

At December 31, 2018, the Company had eight loans outstanding to its CEO totaling $6,548, consisting of a loan in the amount of $468 with a 6% annual rate of interest, a loan in the amount of $1,500 at 2% rate of interest and an option to convert the loan into restricted shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.0005, and the remaining six loans of $4,580 at 1% rate of interest.

 

Convertible Notes Payable and Notes Payable, in Default

 

The Company does not have additional sources of debt financing to refinance its convertible notes payable and notes payable that are currently in default. If the Company is unable to obtain additional capital, such lenders may file suit, including suit to foreclose on the assets held as collateral for the obligations arising under the secured notes. If any of the lenders file suit to foreclose on the assets held as collateral, then the Company may be forced to significantly scale back or cease its operations which would more than likely result in a complete loss of all capital that has been invested in or borrowed by the Company. The fact that the Company is in default of several promissory notes held by various lenders makes investing in the Company or providing any loans to the Company extremely risky with a very high potential for a complete loss of capital.

 

The convertible notes that have been issued by the Company are convertible at the lender’s option. These convertible notes represent significant potential dilution to the Company’s current shareholders as the convertible price of these notes is generally lower than the current market price of the Company’s shares. As such when these notes are converted into shares of the Company’s common stock there is typically a highly dilutive effect on current shareholders and very possible that such dilution may significantly negatively affect the trading price of the Company’s common stock.

F-15

 

NOTE 7 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

The Company’s total authorized capital stock consists of 9,900,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share.

 

Preferred Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock.

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

At December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had seven shares of Series A preferred stock issued and outstanding. Each share of Series A preferred stock has the right to convert into 214,289 shares of the Company’s common stock. In the event of a liquidation, Series A have preference.

 

Series B Preferred Stock

 

On February 10, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company under the authority granted under Article V of the Articles of Incorporation, defined and created a new preferred series of shares from the 50,000,000 authorized preferred shares. Pursuant to Article V, the Board of Directors has the power to designate such shares and all powers and matters concerning such shares. Such share class shall be designated Preferred Class B. The preferred class was created for 60 Preferred Class B shares. Such shares each have a voting power equal to one percent of the outstanding shares issued (totaling 60%) at the time of any vote action as necessary for share votes under Florida law, with or without a shareholder meeting. Such shares are non-convertible to common stock of the Company and are not considered as convertible under any accounting measure. Such shares shall only be held by the Board of Directors as a Corporate body, and shall not be placed into any individual name. Such shares were considered issued at the time of this resolution’s adoption, and do not require a stock certificate to exist, unless selected to do so by the Board for representational purposes only. Such shares are considered for voting as a whole amount, and shall be voted for any matter by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. Such shares shall not be divisible among the Board members, and shall be voted as a whole either for or against such a vote upon the vote of the majority of the Board of Directors. In the event that there is any vote taken which results in a tie of a vote of the Board of Directors, the vote of the Chairman of the Board shall control the voting of such shares. Such shares are not transferable except in the case of a change of control of the Corporation when such shares shall continue to be held by the Board of Directors. Such shares have the authority to vote for all matters that require a share vote under Florida law and the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Common Stock Issuances

 

During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company issued the following shares of common stock:

 

    2019     2018  
Common shares issued for cash     953,596,664       325,004,949  
Common stock issued to convert notes payable and accrued interest     62,638,873       16,759,497  
Stock issued to convert accounts payable     7,000,000       -  
Common stock issued for services     151,481,025       280,071,363  
Common stock issued for financing costs     5,000,000       52,100,000  
Investment purchased with stock     -       60,000,000  
Stock issued for charitable contributions     6,000,000       -  
Purchase of vessel     34,000,000       -  
Shares reclassed from common stock to be issued     23,192,857       -  
Total     1,242,909,419       733,935,809  

 

Common Stock Issuances

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued or is to issue the following shares of restricted common stock:

 

- 953,596,664 shares for total proceeds of $2,166,692. As of December 31, 2019, 9,620,000 shares of restricted common stock remain to be issued.

 

- 62,638,873 shares to settle $309,689 of principle and accrued interest owed on various convertible notes payable and one note payable

 

- 7,000,000 shares to settle an account payable in the amount of $7,000. This resulted in a loss on extinguishment of approximately $42,000 which is included in the loss on extinguishment of debt on the statements of operations.

 

- 151,481,025 shares for services provided by consultants, contractors, advisory members, board members, and other service providers. As of December 31, 2019, 2,000,000 shares of restricted common stock remain to be issued. The Company determined the fair value of the shares issued using the stock price on date of grant or issuance. Compensation expense is recognized as the services are provided to the Company. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we incurred $486,607 of compensation expense for stock issued for services and have prepaid expenses of $159,510 at December 31, 2019 for stock issued prior to services being performed.

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- 5,000,000 shares to one of our convertible note payable lenders as a penalty for failure to repay the convertible note when due. The fair value of these shares was determined to be $7,500 based on the market price of the stock on date issued in accordance with the convertible note payable agreement which is included in interest expense on the statements of operations.

 

- 6,000,000 shares valued at $49,100 issued as charitable contributions to four separate charities. The Company determined the fair value of the shares issued using the stock price on date of issuance.

 

- 34,000,000 shares valued at $200,600 for the purchase of a vessel. The Company determined the fair value of the shares issued for the vessel using the stock price on the date of issuance.

 

- 23,192,857 shares to be issued.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued or is to issue the following shares of restricted common stock:

 

- 331,254,949 shares for total proceeds of $289,102. At December 31, 2018, 6,250,000 shares of restricted common stock were to be issued.

 

- 16,759,497 shares to settle $19,476 of principle and accrued interest owed on various convertible notes payable.

 

- 287,014,220 shares for services provided by consultants, contractors, advisory members, board members, and other service providers. At December 31, 2018, 6,942,857 shares were to be issued. The Company determined the fair value of the shares issued using the stock price on date of grant or issuance. Compensation expense is recognized as the services are provided to the Company. For the year ended December 31, 2018, we incurred $319,11 of compensation expense for stock issued for services.

 

- 62,100,000 shares to various convertible notes payable lenders as an issuance cost and as a penalty for failure to repay the convertible note when due. At December 31, 2018, 10,000,000 shares of were to be issued. The fair value of these shares was determined to be $77,830 based on the market price of the stock on date issued which is included in interest expense on the statements of operations.
     
- 60,000,000 shares valued at $78,000 for the purchase of a 1% equity interest in P&S (see Note 5). The Company determined the fair value of the shares issued using the stock price on the date of issuance.

 

- 23,192,857 shares to be issued.

 

Warrants and Options

 

The Company did not issue any warrants or options during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2019, 25,000,000 warrants expired. During the year ended December 31, 2018, 112,333,333 warrants expired.

 

At December 31, 2019 the Company had warrants to purchase a total of 8,000,000 shares of its restricted common stock outstanding.

 

The following table shows the warrants outstanding at December 31, 2019:

 

    Number of Shares        
Term   2019     Exercise Price  
11/10/12 to 11/20/22     4,000,000       0.0050  
09/18/15 to 09/18/20     4,000,000       0.0030  
09/10/17 to 09/10/19     -       0.0250  
09/10/17 to 09/10/19     -       0.0250  
      8,000,000          

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NOTE 8 – INCOME TAXES

 

On December 22, 2017, the United States signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), a tax reform bill which, among other items, reduces the current federal income tax rate to 21% from 34%. The rate reduction is effective January 1, 2018, and is permanent. 

 

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had available Federal and state net operating loss carry forwards (“NOLs”) to reduce future taxable income. The amounts available were approximately $16,900,000 and $14,600,000 for Federal purposes. The potential tax benefit arising from the NOLs of approximately $14,600,000 from the period prior to the Act’s effective date will begin to expire in 2033. The potential tax benefit arising from the net operating loss carryforward of approximately $2,300,000 generated from the period following the Act’s effective date can be carried forward indefinitely within the annual usage limitations. Given the Company’s history of net operating losses, management has determined that it is more likely than not that the Company will not be able to realize the tax benefit of the carryforwards. Accordingly, the Company has not recognized a deferred tax asset for this benefit.

 

The Company adopted FASB guidelines that address the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under this guidance, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. This guidance also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not have a liability for unrecognized tax benefits.

 

The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax provisions as income tax expense. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company has not accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. Additionally, tax years 2016 through 2019 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject. The Company is preparing and reviewing information for tax returns for past years. Due to the Company’s lack of revenue since inception management does not believe that there is any income tax liability for past years. There are currently no open federal or state tax years under audit.

 

Upon the attainment of taxable income by the Company, management will assess the likelihood of realizing the tax benefit associated with the use of the carry forwards and will recognize a deferred tax asset at that time.

 

The items accounting for the difference between income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate and the provision for income taxes are as follows:

 

    For the Year     For the Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Income tax at federal statutory rate     (21.00 )%     (21.00) %
State tax, net of federal effect     (3.96 )%     (3.96) %
      (23.96 )%     (23.96) %
Valuation allowance     23.96 %     23.96 %
Effective rate     0.00 %     0.00 %

 

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.

 

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company’s only significant deferred income tax asset was a cumulative estimated net tax operating loss of approximately $16,900,000and $14,600,000, respectively that is available to offset future taxable income, if any, in future periods, subject to expiration and other limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. Management has considered the Company’s operating losses incurred to date and believes that a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets is required as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

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NOTE 9 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Agreement to Explore a Shipwreck Site Located off of Brevard County, Florida

 

In March of 2014, Seafarer entered into a partnership and ownership with Marine Archaeology Partners, LLC, with the formation of Seafarer’s Quest, LLC. Such LLC was formed in the State of Florida for the purpose of permitting, exploration and recovery of artifacts from a designated area on the east coast of Florida. Such site area is from a defined, contracted area by a separate entity, which a portion of such site is designated from a previous contracted holding through the State of Florida. Under such agreement, Seafarer is responsible for costs of permitting, exploration and recovery, and is entitled to 60% of such artifact recovery. Seafarer has a 50% ownership, with designated management of the LLC coming from Seafarer. Seafarer is handling the operations on behalf of Seafarer’s Quest, there has been no significant financial activity in Seafarer’s Quest.

 

Certain Other Agreements

 

See Note 4 Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets and Operating Lease Liabilities.

 

NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 the Company has had extensive dealings with related parties:

 

In January of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $12,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest is due on or before January 9, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0006 per share.

 

In January of 2018, the Company repaid $26,250 of principal and $505 of accrued interest to a related party lender in order to satisfy a convertible promissory note. At December 31, 2018 the principal balance of the note was $0.

 

In January of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before March 2, 2018. The related party lender received 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock as a loan origination fee. The Company agreed that if the note was not repaid in full by March 2, 2018 then the interest rate on the note would increase to 10% after that date until the note is paid in full and the Company would be obligated to pay an additional 1,000,000 shares of the Company restricted common stock to the related party lender. This note was repaid and the balance owed at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In February of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $1,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before April 9, 2018. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest. The note is unsecured.

 

In March of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $500. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before April 6, 2018. This loan is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In March of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before May 14, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In April of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $3,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before June 4, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

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In April of 2018, the Company extended the term of a previous agreement with two individuals who are related to the Company’s CEO to continue serving as members of the Company’s Board of Directors. Under the agreement, the Directors agreed to provide various services to the Company including making recommendations for both the short term and the long term business strategies to be employed by the Company, monitoring and assessing the Company’s business and to advise the Company’s Board of Directors with respect to an appropriate business strategy on an ongoing basis, commenting on proposed corporate decisions and identifying and evaluating alternative courses of action, making suggestions to strengthen the Company’s operations, identifying and evaluating external threats and opportunities to the Company, evaluating and making ongoing recommendations to the Board with respect for one year and may be terminated by either the Company or the Director by providing written notice to the other party. The agreement also terminates automatically upon the death, resignation or removal of the Directors. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to compensate the individuals via payment of 23,000,000 restricted shares of its common stock each, a total of 46,000,000 shares, and to negotiate future compensation on a year-by-year basis. The Company also agreed to reimburse the individuals for preapproved expenses.

 

In April of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $400. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before May 4, 2018.

 

In April of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before June 11, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In April of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before May 15, 2018. The lender received 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock as a loan origination fee and a $1,250 financing fee. This note was repaid and the balance owed at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In April of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before May 4, 2018. The lender received 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock as a loan origination fee. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest. The note is unsecured.

 

In April of 2018, the Company repaid $25,000 of principal and $479 of accrued interest to a related party lender in order to satisfy a convertible promissory note. At December 31, 2018 the principal balance of the note was $0.

 

In May of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before July 8, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In May of 2018, the Company repaid $440 in principal plus $3 in accrued interest to its CEO in order to repay a loan the CEO had previously provided to the Company. The loan balance at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In May of 2018, the Company repaid $500 in principal plus $4 in accrued interest to its CEO in order to repay a loan the CEO had previously provided to the Company. The loan balance at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In May of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $4,000. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. This loan was repaid and the balance owed at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In May of 2018, the Company repaid $400 in principal plus $1 in accrued interest to its CEO in order to repay a loan the CEO had previously provided to the Company. The loan balance at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In May of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before August, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In June of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $3,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before September 12, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share.

 

In June of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $200. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before July 14, 2018.

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In June of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $500 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before September 20, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share.

 

In July of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $800. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before August 11, 2018. This loan is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In July of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $480. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before August 19, 2018. This loan is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In August of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $2,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before February 27, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share.

 

In September of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $600. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before October 10, 2018. This loan is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In October of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $200. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before November, 2018. This loan is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In October of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $1,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before April 2, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0008 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In October of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $4,200 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before April 23, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0008 per share.

 

In November of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $150. The loan pays interest at the rate of 0% per annum. The loan had no maturity date and was repaid prior to December 31, 2018.

 

In November of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $2,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before May 7, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0008 per share.

 

In November of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $8,000 with an individual who is related to the Company’s CEO. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before May 7, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0008 per share.

 

On various dates during the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company repaid its CEO a total of $21,560 principal and accrued interest for various outstanding loans.

 

In January of 2019, the Company extended the term of previous agreements with four individuals to continue serving as members of the Company’s Board of Directors. Two of the individuals are related to the Company’s CEO. Under the agreement, the Directors agreed to provide various services to the Company including making recommendations for both the short term and the long term business strategies to be employed by the Company, monitoring and assessing the Company’s business and to advise the Company’s Board of Directors with respect to an appropriate business strategy on an ongoing basis, commenting on proposed corporate decisions and identifying and evaluating alternative courses of action, making suggestions to strengthen the Company’s operations, identifying and evaluating external threats and opportunities to the Company, evaluating and making ongoing recommendations to the Board with respect for one year and may be terminated by either the Company or the Director by providing written notice to the other party. The previous agreement also terminates automatically upon the death, resignation or removal of the Directors. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to compensate two of the individuals via payment of 22,000,000 restricted shares of its common stock each, and two of the individuals via payment of 3,666,667 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock, an aggregate total of 51,333,334 shares, and to negotiate future compensation on a year-by-year basis. The Company also agreed to reimburse the individuals for preapproved expenses.

 

In January of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $7,000 with a person who is related to the Company’s CEO. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before July 8, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.008 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest upon maturity.

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In April of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $20,000 with a person who is related to the Company’s CEO. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before October 23, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.004 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest upon maturity.

 

In June of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $5,100 with a person who is related to the Company’s CEO. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before December 7, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.003 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest upon maturity.

 

In August of 2019 the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of its restricted common stock with a market value of $34,500 to a person who is related to the Company’s CEO for providing various services to the Company that had he had previously not been compensated for due to the Company lacking sufficient financing to pay for the services. The services included logo and business card designs, website content and press release creation and editing, creation and art design of marketing materials, assistance with website revisions and other creative and design services. The estimated value of the services was $52,000.

 

In November of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before May 12, 2020. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0025 per share.

 

In November of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,200 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before May 26, 2020. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0030 per share.

 

In December of 2019, the Company extended the term of previous agreements with four individuals to continue serving as members of the Company’s Board of Directors through December 31, 2020. Two of the individuals are related to the Company’s CEO. Under the agreement, the Directors agreed to provide various services to the Company including making recommendations for both the short term and the long term business strategies to be employed by the Company, monitoring and assessing the Company’s business and to advise the Company’s Board of Directors with respect to an appropriate business strategy on an ongoing basis, commenting on proposed corporate decisions and identifying and evaluating alternative courses of action, making suggestions to strengthen the Company’s operations, identifying and evaluating external threats and opportunities to the Company, evaluating and making ongoing recommendations to the Board with respect for one year and may be terminated by either the Company or the Director by providing written notice to the other party. The previous agreement also terminates automatically upon the death, resignation or removal of the Directors. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to compensate all four of the directors with 4,000,000 restricted shares of its common stock each, an aggregate total of 16,000,000 shares, and to negotiate future compensation on a year-by-year basis. The Company also agreed to reimburse the individuals for preapproved expenses.

 

In December of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $15,000 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before May 26, 2020. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0030 per share.

 

On various dates during the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company repaid its CEO a total of $5,048 principal and accrued interest to repay various outstanding loans.

 

The Company has an informal consulting agreement with a limited liability company that is owned and controlled by a person who is related to the Company’s CEO to pay the related party limited liability company a minimum of $3,500 per month plus periodic bonuses to provide general business consulting and assessing the Company’s business and to advise management with respect to an appropriate business strategy on an ongoing basis, commenting on proposed corporate decisions, perform period background research including background checks and provide investigative information on individuals and companies and to assist, when needed, as an administrative specialist to perform various administrative duties and clerical services including reviewing the Company’s agreements and books and records. The consultant provides the services under the direction and supervision of the Company’s CEO. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 the Company paid the related party consultant fees of $76,289 and $39,100 respectively for services rendered, these fees are recorded as an expense in consulting and contractor expenses in the accompanying statements of operations. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company owed the related party limited liability company $0 and $11,150, respectively, which is included in accounts payable on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The Company has an ongoing agreement with a limited liability company that is owned and controlled by a person who is related to the Company’s CEO to provide stock transfer agency services. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 the Company paid the related party limited liability company fees of $17,619 and $400 respectively for services rendered, these fees are recorded as an expense in consulting and contractor expenses in the accompanying statements of operations. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company owed the related party limited liability company $2,978 and $4,385, respectively, which is included in accounts payable on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

At December 31, 2019 and 2018 the following promissory notes and convertible promissory notes were outstanding to related parties:

 

See Note 6 convertible notes payable and notes payable - related parties and related parties in default.

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NOTE 11 –SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

During 2019, Seafarer’s wholly owned subsidiary Blockchain LogisTech, LLC began operations by providing referrals to P&S (please see Note 5 - Investment in Probability and Statistics, Inc.) in exchange for referral fees for closed business.

 

Due to Blockchain LogisTech, LLC starting operations which have no relation to the Company’s shipwreck and exploration recovery business, the Company evaluated this business and its impact upon the existing corporate structure. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company determined that Blockchain LogisTech, LLC’s and Seafarer Exploration Corp. operated has separate segments of the business. As such, the Company has presented the income (loss) from operations during the year ended December 31, 2019 incurred by the two separate segments below.

 

substantially all of the assets held by the Company are for its shipwreck exploration and recovery business. All proceeds received from sales of common stock and issuance of convertible notes payable and notes payable are used in the shipwreck and exploration recovery business.

 

Blockchain LogisTech, LLC’s revenue of $14,000 was 100% of the consolidated revenue of Seafarer.

 

Segment information relating to the Company’s two operating segments is as follows:

 

    2019     2019     2019  
    Blockchain LogisTech, LLC     Seafarer Exploration Corp.     Consolidated  
                   
Service revenues   $ 14,000     $ -     $ 14,000  
                         
Operating Expenses                        
Consulting and contractor expenses     4,250       1,091,016       1,095,266  
Vessel maintenance and dockage     -       154,741       154,741  
Research and development     -       444,002       444,002  
Professional fees     -       108,055       108,055  
General and administrative expense     995       153,990       155,988  
Depreciation expense     -       1,003       1,003  
Rent expense     -       40,929       40,929  
Travel and entertainment expense     381       65,509       65,890  
Total operating expenses     5,626       2,059,245       2,064,871  
                         
Net loss from operations   $ 8,374     ($ 2,059,245 )   ($ 2,050,871 )

 

NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2019 the Company sold or issued shares of its common stock as follows:

 

(i) sales of 21,520,000 shares of common stock, used for general corporate purposes, working capital and repayment of certain notes payable;

 

(ii) issuance of 7,348,366 shares of common stock for services; and

 

(iii) issuance of 39,781,082 shares of common stock to settle $71,000 of principle and $13,086 of accrued interest of three convertible notes payable.

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2019 the following convertible notes payable went into default:

 

1) A convertible note payable originally due March 4, 2020 with a face amount of $25,000; and

 

2) A convertible note payable originally due March 4, 2020 with a face amount of $26,000.

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

 

None

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

 

Management’s Responsibility for Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over the Company’s financial reporting. The Company’s controls over financial reporting are designed under the supervision of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer, the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act, as of December 31, 2019. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our financial disclosure controls and procedures were not effective so as to timely record, process, summarize and report financial information required to be included on our Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reports due to the Company’s limited internal resources and lack of ability to have multiple levels of transaction review. However, as a result of our evaluation and review process, management believes that the financial statements and other information presented herewith are materially correct.

 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

As of December 31, 2019, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operations of our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and based on the criteria for effective internal control described in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (as revised). Based on our evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective so as to timely record, process, summarize and report financial information required to be included on our Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reports due to the Company’s limited internal resources and lack of ability to have multiple levels of transaction review. However, as a result of our evaluation and review process, management believes that the financial statements and other information presented herewith are materially correct.

 

The management including its Principal Executive Officer/Principal Financial Officer, does not expect that its disclosure controls and procedures, or its internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable not absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of the control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefit of controls must be considered relative to their costs.

 

Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

 

The Company has limited resources and as a result, a material weakness in financial reporting currently exists, because of our limited resources and personnel, including those described below.

 

* The Company has an insufficient quantity of dedicated resources and experienced personnel involved in reviewing and designing internal controls. As a result, a material misstatement of the interim and annual financial statements could occur and not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

* We have not achieved the optimal level of segregation of duties relative to key financial reporting functions.

 

* We do not have an audit committee or an independent audit committee financial expert. While not being legally obligated to have an audit committee or independent audit committee financial expert, it is the managements view that to have audit committee, comprised of independent board members, and an independent audit committee financial expert is an important entity-level control over the Company’s financial statements.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency (within the meaning of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) auditing standard 5) or combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management has determined that a material weakness exists due to a lack of segregation of duties, resulting from the Company’s limited resources and personnel.

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Remediation Efforts to Address Deficiencies in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

As a result of these findings, management, upon obtaining sufficient capital and operations, intends to take practical, cost-effective steps in implementing internal controls, including the possible remedial measures set forth below. As of December 31, 2019 we did not have sufficient capital and/or operations to implement any of the remedial measures described below.

 

* Assessing the current duties of existing personnel and consultants, assigning additional duties to existing personnel and consultants, and, in a cost effective manner, potentially hiring additional personnel to assist with the preparation of the Company’s financial statements to allow for proper segregation of duties, as well as additional resources for control documentation.

 

* Assessing the duties of the existing officers of the Company and, in a cost effective manner, possibly promote or hire additional personnel to diversify duties and responsibilities of such executive officers.

 

* Board to review and make recommendations to shareholders concerning the composition of the Board of Directors, with particular focus on issues of independence. The Board of Directors will consider nominating an audit committee and audit committee financial expert, which may or may not consist of independent members.

 

* Interviewing and potentially hiring outside consultants that are experts in designing internal controls over financial reporting based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) (as revised).

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

 

(b) Change in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

The Company has not made any change in our internal control over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Item 9B. Other Information.

 

None.

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PART III

 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

 

Name Age Position
Kyle Kennedy 60 President, CEO, Chairman of the Board
Charles Branscumb 59 Director
Robert L. Kennedy 68 Director
Bradford Clark 50 Director
Thomas Soeder 73 Director

 

Kyle Kennedy
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board

 

In 2001, Mr. Kennedy co-founded Spartan Group Holdings, Inc., a group of companies offering security sales and trading and investment banking services. In 2003, Mr. Kennedy was also one of the founders of Island Stock Transfer, a securities transfer and processing company. Prior experience includes: August 1995 to Present – President of Kennedy and Associates, Business Consultants; March 1998 to December 1998 – Vice President Corporate Finance, Palm State Equities, Inc.; January 1999 to September 1999 – Vice President Investment Banking, 1st American Investment Banking; September 1999 to May 2000 – President and CEO, Nowtrade Corp. Mr. Kennedy is a senior financial executive, CEO, and President, with over 28 years of experience in the brokerage business. He has held the following licenses: Series 3, 4, 5, 7, 52, 63, 24 and 55. He created, built and co-managed over $400 million of assets in money management, with specific focus in equity analysis. Mr. Kennedy’s public company experience includes his position as Executive Vice President and ultimately, acting President, of a public holding company with four diverse operating entities. He performed the day to day operations of the company and management. He was directly responsible for the turnaround of this complex, diverse holding company and successfully developed and implemented a creditor workout plan, negotiating with over 100 creditors, collection agencies and attorneys.

 

Charles Branscum
Director

 

Mr. Branscum has spent most of his professional career working for Arkansas Steel Associates, LLC (“ASA”). Mr. Branscum is currently the rolling mill foreman for ASA.

 

Robert L. Kennedy
Director

 

Dr. Robert L. “Rob” Kennedy began his professional career as a mathematics teacher with Horace Mann Junior High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Returning to graduate school, he taught calculus in the mathematics department as a teaching assistant (TA) at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln (UNL). Following his work at UNL, he taught mathematics at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Upon entering a doctoral program at the University of Missouri, Columbia, he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematics and statistics as a TA. His Ph.D. was awarded in Higher Education with majors in Educational Psychology and Mathematical Statistics. After graduation, Dr. Kennedy taught basic, advanced, and multivariate statistics in a doctoral education program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. With a move to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), he continued teaching comparable courses in the Ph.D. nursing program. After twelve years, Dr. Kennedy retired as a Professor in the Office of Educational Development of UAMS after serving for a time as Clinical Professor and Chair of the Department of Nursing Science, and Director of the Scholarship and Research Center, all with UAMS. He has worked in the areas of evaluation, research, statistics, and technology in several universities, including those mentioned above, as well as Western Kentucky University, the University of Central Arkansas, and as an adjunct with the University of Central Michigan and the University of Memphis. He has consulted with numerous school districts and businesses, done extensive research and documentation, and is a past president of both the MidSouth Educational Research Association and the Mid-South Educational Research Foundation.

 

Bradford Clark
Director

 

Mr. Clark is a six-year veteran of the Air National Guard where he achieved the rank senior airman. Mr. Clark has owned and operated several lawn maintenance companies over the past thirty-seven years. Mr. Clark works with businesses to help them to increase efficiency and facilitate changes designed to enhance their business model and encourage growth. Mr. Clark holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, University of Arkansas Little Rock.

 

Thomas Soeder
Director

 

Tom Soeder has approximately forty-nine years of experience in computer sales, systems and management responsibilities across all market segments, most product groups, and the full range of sales channels. As an Avnet account manager, Mr. Soeder concentrated his efforts primarily on federal government business working with prime and subcontractors, winning over thirty new projects. With his teaming efforts on ECS3, Mr. Soeder brought to Avnet the first commodities based subcontract worth over $600 billion in hardware dollars over ten years. Tom achieved Presidents Club two years running. Mr. Soeder also served Avnet as its Mid Atlantic business development manager. Additionally, Mr. Soeder also supported the team as a systems engineer covering Motorola and Intel designs.

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Family Relationships

 

Charles Branscum and Robert L. Kennedy are both related to Seafarer’s CEO, Kyle Kennedy.

 

Director Positions in Other Public Companies

 

No director holds any directorship in a company with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of such Act. No director holds any directorship in a company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Code of Conduct

 

As the Board of Directors only has three directors, no Audit or Strategy Committee has been established. The Company does not have a standing nominating committee or any committee performing a similar function. For the above reasons, the Company has not adopted a code of ethics although the Company intends to adopt a code of ethics.

 

Reliance on Certain Key Individuals

 

The Company believes that its future success will depend on the abilities and continued service of its CEO, Kyle Kennedy, and some of its consultants and advisors. If the Company were to lose the services of Mr. Kennedy it may be very likely that the Company would be severely harmed and its business adversely affected. The Company also has several key consultants and advisors who have been very instrumental in the growth and development of the Company, particularly in the areas of archeological research and diving operations, corporate financial consulting, strategic planning and corporate advisory services. The Company believes that it is very important to its long-term success to retain the services of these consultants and advisors.

 

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

 

Officers Summary Compensation Table

 

Name and
Principal Position
 

Period End

  Salary ($)     Bonus ($)     Stock
Awards
($)
    Option
Awards
($)
    Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
    Non-qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
    All Other
Compensation
($)
    Total
($)
 
Kyle Kennedy (1)   12/31/19     --       --       --       --       --       --     $ 1,338     $ 1,338  
    12/31/18     --       --       --       --       --       --     $ 1,318     $ 1,318  

 

(1) The Company does not pay a salary, bonus or stock compensation to Mr. Kennedy. The Company does not accrue any salary, stock based compensation, benefits or other compensation on behalf of Mr. Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy did not receive any stock based compensation during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. The Company’s Board of Directors has agreed that the Company will provide a salary and other compensation to Mr. Kennedy at some future point in time. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 the Company paid $1,338 and $1,318 respectively in health insurance premiums for Mr. Kennedy. As a part of his duties as CEO, Mr. Kennedy is required to travel extensively on Company business as the Company’s diving operations are located on the East Coast of Florida and the Company’s headquarters are located on the West Coast of Florida. The Company determined that it would be less expensive for Mr. Kennedy to use his personal vehicle to travel on Company business rather than to lease a car for him. In lieu of leasing a car for Mr. Kennedy to use for Company business, Mr. Kennedy uses his own vehicle. The Company provides Mr. Kennedy with periodic expense advances and reimbursements, including travel reimbursements for mileage and fuel for the use of his vehicle for Company business and reimburses him for various other Company business related expenses. The Company reimbursed or advanced to Mr. Kennedy $12,043 in 2019 and $15,753 in 2018 for travel related expenses and other Company expenses. The Company also paid $3,477 in 2019 and $4,011 in 2018 for Mr. Kennedy’s cellular telephone, text, and wireless data plan.

 

Officer Compensation

 

The Company does not have a formal compensation plan in place for its officer.

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Directors Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table shows the fees paid to the Company’s Board of Directors for the year ending December 31, 2019 and 2018 for their work as members of the Board of Directors: 

 

Name and
Principal Position
  Period End   Salary
($)
    Bonus
($)
    Stock
Awards
($)
    Option
Awards
($)
    Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
    Non-qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
    All Other
Compensation
($)
    Total ($)  
Kyle Kennedy (1)   12/31/2019   --     --     --     --     --     --     --     --  
    12/31/2018   --     --     --     --     --     --     --     --  
                                                 
Charles Branscum (2)   12/31/2019     --       --     $ 64,600       --       --       --       --     $ 64,600  
    12/31/2018     --       --     $ 23,000       --       --       --       --     $ 23,000  
                                                                     
Dr. Robert Kennedy (3)   12/31/2019     --       --     $ 64,600       --       --       --       --     $ 64,600  
    12/31/2018     --       --     $ 64,600       --       --       --       --     $ 64,600  
                                                                     
Bradford Clark (4)   12/31/2019     --       --     $ 33,433       --       --       --       --     $ 33,433  
    12/31/2018     --       --     $ 18,000       --       --       --       --     $ 18,000  
                                                                     
Thomas Soeder (5)   12/31/2019     --       --     $ 33,433       --       --       --       --     $ 33,433  
    12/31/2018     --       --     $ 18,000       --       --       --       --     $ 18,000  

 

(1) During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 the Company did not pay any Director’s fees to Kyle Kennedy.

 

(2) During the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company paid a fee of 26,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to Mr. Branscum, valued at $64,600, in exchange for his participation as a member of the Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company paid a fee of 23,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to Mr. Branscum, valued at $23,000, in exchange for his participation as a member of the Board of Directors.

 

(3) During the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company paid a fee of 26,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to Dr. Kennedy, valued at $64,600, in exchange for his participation as a member of the Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company paid a fee of 23,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to Dr. Kennedy, valued at $23,000, in exchange for his participation as a member of the Board of Directors.

 

(4) During the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company paid a fee of 7,666,667 shares of restricted common stock to Mr. Clark, valued at $33,433, in exchange for his participation as a member of the Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company paid a fee of 20,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to Mr. Clark, valued at $18,000, in exchange for his participation as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Clark was paid fees of $9,500 in 2019 for providing additional business consulting and strategic advisory services that were separate from his duties as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, these fees are not listed in the table showing fees paid for being a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

(5) During the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company paid a fee of 7,666,667 shares of restricted common stock to Mr. Soeder, valued at $33,433, in exchange for his participation as a member of the Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company paid a fee of 20,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to Mr. Soeder, valued at $18,000, in exchange for his participation as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Soeder was also a member of the Company’s Advisory Council during the year ended December 31, 2018. During the years ended December 31, 2018 Mr. Soeder received 5,500,000 shares respectively of the Company’s restricted common stock for his work as a member of the Company’s Advisory Council, the compensation paid for specifically for his advisory council work was paid prior to Mr. Soeder joining the Company’s Board of Directors and is not listed in the table showing fees paid for being a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. A limited liability company controlled by Mr. Soeder was paid fees of $20,000 in 2019 for providing additional business consulting and strategic advisory services that were separate from his duties as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, these fees are not listed in the table showing fees paid for being a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

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Director Compensation

 

The Company does not have a formal compensation plan in place for its directors.

 

Employment Agreements

 

None.

 

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

 

The following tables set forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of our capital stock as of the date hereof by (i) each person whom we know to beneficially own more than five percent (5%) of any class of our common stock, (ii) each of our directors, (iii) each of the executive officers and (iv) all our directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, each of the persons listed below has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned.

 

Our total authorized capital stock consists of 9,900,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share. As of March 26, 2020, there were 4,832,825,164 shares of our common stock outstanding, all of which were fully paid, non-assessable and entitled to vote. Each share of our common stock entitles its holder to one vote on each matter submitted to our stockholders.

 

This table reflects shares that were issued and outstanding as of March 26, 2019.

 

    Shares of   Percentage of
    common stock   common shares
    beneficially owned   beneficially owned 2
Name and Address of Beneficial Owners 1        
Kyle Kennedy - President, CEO and Chairman of the Board 3   35,500,000   0.73%
Charles Branscum - Director   104,000,000   2.15%
Dr. Robert L. Kennedy - Director   139,690,267   2.89%
Bradford Clark - Director   31,443,555   0.65%
Thomas Soeder - Director   59,534,787   1.23%
All Directors and Officers as group (5 persons)   370,168,609   7.66%

 

(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed below is c/o Seafarer Exploration Corp, 14497 North Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 209-N, Tampa, Florida 3618.

 

(2) Percentages are based on 4,832,825,164 shares of common stock issued and outstanding at March 26, 2020.

 

(3) For the purposes of this table, the share amounts being shown as beneficially owned by Mr. Kennedy include: 35,500,000 shares legally owned by Credo Argentarius, LLC (“Credo”), an entity controlled by Mr. Kennedy’s spouse. This statement shall not be construed as an admission that Mr. Kennedy is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any of the securities set forth in the preceding sentence.

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

 

During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 the Company has had extensive dealings with related parties:

 

In January of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $12,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest is due on or before January 9, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0006 per share.

 

In January of 2018, the Company repaid $26,250 of principal and $505 of accrued interest to a related party lender in order to satisfy a convertible promissory note. At December 31, 2018 the principal balance of the note was $0.

 

In January of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before March 2, 2018. The related party lender received 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock as a loan origination fee. The Company agreed that if the note was not repaid in full by March 2, 2018 then the interest rate on the note would increase to 10% after that date until the note is paid in full and the Company would be obligated to pay an additional 1,000,000 shares of the Company restricted common stock to the related party lender. This note was repaid and the balance owed at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In February of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $1,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before April 9, 2018. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest. The note is unsecured.

 

In March of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $500. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before April 6, 2018. This loan is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In March of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before May14, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In April of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $3,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before June 4, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In April of 2018, the Company extended the term of a previous agreement with two individuals who are related to the Company’s CEO to continue serving as members of the Company’s Board of Directors. Under the agreement, the Directors agreed to provide various services to the Company including making recommendations for both the short term and the long term business strategies to be employed by the Company, monitoring and assessing the Company’s business and to advise the Company’s Board of Directors with respect to an appropriate business strategy on an ongoing basis, commenting on proposed corporate decisions and identifying and evaluating alternative courses of action, making suggestions to strengthen the Company’s operations, identifying and evaluating external threats and opportunities to the Company, evaluating and making ongoing recommendations to the Board with respect for one year and may be terminated by either the Company or the Director by providing written notice to the other party. The agreement also terminates automatically upon the death, resignation or removal of the Directors. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to compensate the individuals via payment of 23,000,000 restricted shares of its common stock each, a total of 46,000,000 shares, and to negotiate future compensation on a year-by-year basis. The Company also agreed to reimburse the individuals for preapproved expenses.

 

In April of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $400. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before May 4, 2018.

 

In April of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before June 11, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

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In April of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before May 15, 2018. The lender received 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock as a loan origination fee and a $1,250 financing fee. This note was repaid and the balance owed at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In April of 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before May 4, 2018. The lender received 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock as a loan origination fee. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest. The note is unsecured.

 

In April of 2018, the Company repaid $25,000 of principal and $479 of accrued interest to a related party lender in order to satisfy a convertible promissory note. At December 31, 2018 the principal balance of the note was $0.

 

In May of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before July 8, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In May of 2018, the Company repaid $440 in principal plus $3 in accrued interest to its CEO in order to repay a loan the CEO had previously provided to the Company. The loan balance at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In May of 2018, the Company repaid $500 in principal plus $4 in accrued interest to its CEO in order to repay a loan the CEO had previously provided to the Company. The loan balance at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In May of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $4,000. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. This loan was repaid and the balance owed at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In May of 2018, the Company repaid $400 in principal plus $1 in accrued interest to its CEO in order to repay a loan the CEO had previously provided to the Company. The loan balance at December 31, 2018 was $0.

 

In May of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before August, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In June of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $3,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before September 12, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share.

 

In June of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $200. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before July 14, 2018.

 

In June of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $500 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before September 20, 2018. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share.

 

In July of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $800. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before August 11, 2018. This loan is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In July of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $480. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before August 19, 2018. This loan is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In August of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $2,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before February 27, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0007 per share.

 

In September of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $600. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before October 10, 2018. This loan is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In October of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $200. The loan pays interest at the rate of 1% per annum. The loan was due on or before November, 2018. This loan is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

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In October of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $1,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before April 2, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0008 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest.

 

In October of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $4,200 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before April 23, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0008 per share.

 

In November of 2018, the Company’s CEO provided a loan to the Company in the amount of $150. The loan pays interest at the rate of 0% per annum. The loan had no maturity date and was repaid prior to December 31, 2018.

 

In November of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $2,000 with an individual who is both related to the Company’s CEO and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before May 7, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0008 per share.

 

In November of 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $8,000 with an individual who is related to the Company’s CEO. This loan pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest was due on or before May 7, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0008 per share.

 

On various dates during the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company repaid its CEO a total of $21,560 principal and accrued interest for various outstanding loans.

 

In January of 2019, the Company extended the term of previous agreements with four individuals to continue serving as members of the Company’s Board of Directors. Two of the individuals are related to the Company’s CEO. Under the agreement, the Directors agreed to provide various services to the Company including making recommendations for both the short term and the long term business strategies to be employed by the Company, monitoring and assessing the Company’s business and to advise the Company’s Board of Directors with respect to an appropriate business strategy on an ongoing basis, commenting on proposed corporate decisions and identifying and evaluating alternative courses of action, making suggestions to strengthen the Company’s operations, identifying and evaluating external threats and opportunities to the Company, evaluating and making ongoing recommendations to the Board with respect for one year and may be terminated by either the Company or the Director by providing written notice to the other party. The previous agreement also terminates automatically upon the death, resignation or removal of the Directors. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to compensate two of the individuals via payment of 22,000,000 restricted shares of its common stock each, and two of the individuals via payment of 3,666,667 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock, an aggregate total of 51,333,334 shares, and to negotiate future compensation on a year-by-year basis. The Company also agreed to reimburse the individuals for preapproved expenses.

 

In January of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $7,000 with a person who is related to the Company’s CEO. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before July 8, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.008 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest upon maturity.

 

In April of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $20,000 with a person who is related to the Company’s CEO. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest were due on or before October 23, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.004 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest upon maturity.

 

In June of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $5,100 with a person who is related to the Company’s CEO. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before December 7, 2019. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.003 per share. This note is currently in default due to non payment of principal and interest upon maturity.

 

In August of 2019 the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of its restricted common stock with a market value of $34,500 to a person who is related to the Company’s CEO for providing various services to the Company that had he had previously not been compensated for due to the Company lacking sufficient financing to pay for the services. The services included logo and business card designs, website content and press release creation and editing, creation and art design of marketing materials, assistance with website revisions and other creative and design services. The estimated value of the services was $52,000.

 

In November of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,000 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before May 12, 2020. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0025 per share.

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In November of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $25,200 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before May 26, 2020. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0030 per share.

 

In December of 2019, the Company extended the term of previous agreements with four individuals to continue serving as members of the Company’s Board of Directors through December 31, 2020. Two of the individuals are related to the Company’s CEO. Under the agreement, the Directors agreed to provide various services to the Company including making recommendations for both the short term and the long term business strategies to be employed by the Company, monitoring and assessing the Company’s business and to advise the Company’s Board of Directors with respect to an appropriate business strategy on an ongoing basis, commenting on proposed corporate decisions and identifying and evaluating alternative courses of action, making suggestions to strengthen the Company’s operations, identifying and evaluating external threats and opportunities to the Company, evaluating and making ongoing recommendations to the Board with respect for one year and may be terminated by either the Company or the Director by providing written notice to the other party. The previous agreement also terminates automatically upon the death, resignation or removal of the Directors. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to compensate all four of the directors with 4,000,000 restricted shares of its common stock each, an aggregate total of 16,000,000 shares, and to negotiate future compensation on a year-by-year basis. The Company also agreed to reimburse the individuals for preapproved expenses.

 

In December of 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $15,000 with a related party. This note pays interest at a rate of 6% per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due on or before May 26, 2020. The note is unsecured and is convertible at the lender’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.0030 per share.

 

On various dates during the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company repaid its CEO a total of $5,048 principal and accrued interest to repay various outstanding loans.

 

The Company has an informal consulting agreement with a limited liability company that is owned and controlled by a person who is related to the Company’s CEO to pay the related party limited liability company a minimum of $3,500 per month plus periodic bonuses to provide general business consulting and assessing the Company’s business and to advise management with respect to an appropriate business strategy on an ongoing basis, commenting on proposed corporate decisions, perform period background research including background checks and provide investigative information on individuals and companies and to assist, when needed, as an administrative specialist to perform various administrative duties and clerical services including reviewing the Company’s agreements and books and records. The consultant provides the services under the direction and supervision of the Company’s CEO. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 the Company paid the related party consultant fees of $76,289 and $39,100 respectively for services rendered, these fees are recorded as an expense in consulting and contractor expenses in the accompanying statements of operations. At December 31, 2019 the Company owed the related party limited liability company $0.

 

The Company has an ongoing agreement with a limited liability company that is owned and controlled by a person who is related to the Company’s CEO to provide stock transfer agency services. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 the Company paid the related party limited liability company fees of $17,619 and $400 respectively for services rendered, these fees are recorded as an expense in consulting and contractor expenses in the accompanying statements of operations. At December 31, 2019 the Company owed the related party limited liability company $0.

 

At December 31, 2019 and 2018 the following promissory notes and convertible promissory notes were outstanding to related parties:

 

See Note 6 convertible notes payable and notes payable.

 

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

Audit Related Fees

 

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company paid $39,000 and $0 respectively, in fees related to services rendered by our principal accountant for professional services rendered for the audit and review of our consolidated financial statements. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company paid $0 and $31,800 respectively, in fees related to services rendered by our previous principal accountant for professional services rendered for the audit and review of our financial statements.

 

Tax Fees

 

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company paid $0 in fees for professional services rendered fees related to services rendered by our principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.

 

All Other Fees

 

The Company did not incur any other fees related to services rendered by our principal accountant for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

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PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits

 

(2) Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement, Liquidation or Succession
   
2.1 Form of Share Exchange Agreement dated June 4, 2008 by and among Organetix, Inc., Seafarer Exploration, Inc. and each of the shareholders of Seafarer Exploration incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 10, 2008.
   
(3) Articles of Incorporation and By-laws
   
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Organetix, Inc. incorporated by reference to Organetix, Inc.’s Schedule 14C Definitive Information Statement filed with the Commission on May 6, 2008.
   
3.2 Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to merge Seafarer Exploration Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company into the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Pursuant to the Certificate of Amendment, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation were amended to change its name from Organetix, Inc. to Seafarer Exploration Corp. dated July 17, 2008, incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 24, 2008.
   
(10) Material Contracts
   
10.1 Agreement by and between Tulco Resources, Ltd., and Seafarer Exploration, Inc. dated February 2007, incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 8, 2010.
   
10.2 Agreement by and between Heartland Treasure Quest and Seafarer Exploration Corp. dated February 1, 2013, incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the Commission on April 14, 2014.
   
10.3 Seafarers Quest, LLC Operating Agreement dated March 03, 2014, incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 31, 2015.
   
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14. Filed with this Form 10-K.
   
32.1 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed with this Form 10-K.
   
101.INS XBRL Instance Document.
   
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
   
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
   
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
   
 101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
   
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.

 

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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.

 

  Seafarer Exploration Corp.
     
Date: April 3, 2020 By: /s/ Kyle Kennedy
   

Kyle Kennedy
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

     
Date: April 3, 2020 By: /s/ Charles Branscum
    Charles Branscum, Director
     
Date: April 3, 2020 By: /s/ Robert L. Kennedy
    Robert L. Kennedy, Director
     
Date: April 3, 2020 By: /s/ Thomas Soeder
    Thomas Soeder, Director
     
Date: April 3, 2020 By: /s/ Bradford Clark
    Bradford Clark, Director

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER
PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
RULES 13a-14 AND 15d-14
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Kyle Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer and President of the registrant, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Seafarer Exploration Corp.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant, as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)          Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;

 

(b)          Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted account principles;

 

(c)          Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)          Disclosed in this Report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and to the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)          All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)          Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 /s/ Kyle Kennedy  
Kyle Kennedy
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer and acting Principal Accounting Officer)
Date: April 3, 2020

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

I, Kyle Kennedy, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of Seafarer Exploration Corp. (the “Company”), hereby certifies, based on my knowledge, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”):

 

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: April 3, 2020

 

/s/ Kyle Kennedy  
Kyle Kennedy
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer and acting Principal Accounting Officer)