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DUESENBERG TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(EXPRESSED IN US DOLLARS)
(UNAUDITED)
| Nine Months Ended
July 31,
|
| 2022
|
| 2021
|
Cash flow used in in operating activities
|
|
|
|
Net loss
| $
| (1,186,130)
|
| $
| (1,356,227)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest on related party notes
|
| -
|
|
| 5,435
|
Accrued interest on notes payable
|
| 4,335
|
|
| 3,800
|
Amortization
|
| 979
|
|
| 562
|
Management fees, non-cash
|
| 48,000
|
|
| -
|
Loss on debt settlement
|
| 20,415
|
|
| -
|
Foreign exchange
|
| (30,708)
|
|
| (34,106)
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receivables
|
| (17,620)
|
|
| (19,796)
|
Prepaids
|
| (4,215)
|
|
| (92,218)
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
| (11,092)
|
|
| 511,854
|
Due to related parties
|
| 95,019
|
|
| 9,353
|
Accrued salaries due to related parties
|
| 292,806
|
|
| 202,729
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
| (788,211)
|
|
| (768,614)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows used in investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of equipment
|
| -
|
|
| (2,760)
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
| -
|
|
| (2,760)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows provided by financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common shares issued for private placements
|
| 792,184
|
|
| 673,000
|
Subscription to shares
|
| 114,917
|
|
| -
|
Share issuance costs
|
| -
|
|
| (9,705)
|
Loans payable to related party
|
| -
|
|
| 95,152
|
Advances payable
|
| -
|
|
| 29,000
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
| 907,101
|
|
| 787,447
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
|
| (8,574)
|
|
| 212
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash
|
| 110,316
|
|
| 16,285
|
Cash, beginning
|
| 7,434
|
|
| 11,715
|
Cash, ending
| $
| 117,750
|
| $
| 28,000
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
F-4
DUESENBERG TECHNOLOGIES INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2022
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Nature of Operations
Duesenberg Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on August 4, 2010, under the laws of the State of Nevada under the name “SOS Link Corporation”. On April 15, 2011, the Company changed its place of incorporation from the State of Nevada to the Province of British Columbia, Canada and concurrently changed its name to Venza Gold Corp. On January 6, 2014, the Company changed its name to CoreComm Solutions Inc., on February 11, 2015, to VGrab Communications Inc., and on December 23, 2020, the name was changed to Duesenberg Technologies Inc.
The Company’s common shares trade on the OTC Markets inter-dealer quotation system under the ticker symbol DUSYF.
On November 1, 2019, the Company incorporated Duesenberg Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Duesenberg Nevada”), with a purpose to undertake the development of Electric Vehicles (“EV”) using the Duesenberg brand and its VGrab Technology and applications based on the VGrab technology. On May 21, 2021, the Company incorporated Duesenberg Heritage LLC, a Nevada corporation (“Duesenberg Heritage”), with a purpose to reproduce very limited Duesenberg Heritage vehicles, Duesenberg Model J and Boat Tail series, which were originally manufactured in the 1920s and 1930s.
As of the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company has the following wholly owned subsidiaries:
Name
| Incorporation
| Incorporation Date
|
Duesenberg Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
(formerly VGrab Communications Malaysia Sdn Bhd)
| Malaysia Companies Act 2016
| May 17, 2018
|
Duesenberg Technologies Evolution Ltd
(formerly VGrab Asia Limited)
| Companies Ordinance, Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong
| February 18, 2019
|
Duesenberg Inc.
| Nevada, USA
| November 1, 2019
|
Duesenberg Heritage LLC
| Nevada, USA
| May 21, 2021
|
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in United States dollars and have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for condensed financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). They do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Except as disclosed herein, there have been no material changes in the information disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2021, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 15, 2022. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company should be read in conjunction with those financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2021, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, have been made. Operating results for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2022, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending October 31, 2022.
Going Concern
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with GAAP which contemplate the realization of assets and discharge of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. To date the Company has generated a total of $88,196 in revenue from its operating activities and has accumulated losses of $10,644,052 since inception. Continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and pay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due and ultimately upon its ability to achieve profitable operations. To date the Company has funded its operations through the issuance of capital stock and debt.
F-5
Management plans to continue raising additional funds through equity and/or debt financing. The outcome of these efforts cannot be predicted with any certainty and raises substantial doubt that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. On consolidation, all intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated.
NOTE 3 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The following amounts were due to related parties as at:
| July 31,
2022
|
| October 31,
2021
|
Due to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Director of the Company(a)
| $
| 51,558
|
| $
| 22,808
|
Due to a company controlled by the CEO and Director of the Company(a)
|
| 77,865
|
|
| 61,094
|
Due to the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Director of the Company(a)
|
| 136,346
|
|
| 83,940
|
Due to the Chief Strategy Officer (“CSO”) of the Company’s subsidiary(a)
|
| 205,675
|
|
| 75,448
|
Due to a Director of the Company(a)
|
| 18,000
|
|
| 30,000
|
Due to a Director of the Company(a)
|
| 18,000
|
|
| -
|
Due to a Director of the Company(a)
|
| 16,000
|
|
| -
|
Due to a major shareholder for payments made on behalf of the Company(a)
|
| 538
|
|
| 579
|
Total due to related parties
| $
| 523,982
|
| $
| 273,869
|
(a) Amounts are unsecured, due on demand and bear no interest.
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, the Company incurred $89,653 (2021 - $83,477) in wages and salaries to Mr. Lim Hun Beng, the Company’s CEO, President, and director. In addition, the Company incurred $24,199 (2021 - $21,878) in reimbursable expenses with Mr. Lim. During the same period Mr. Lim advanced the Company $20,550 in the form of vendor payments made by him on behalf of the Company, and an additional $114,917 as subscription to common shares of the Company (Note 7). On February 24, 2022, Mr. Lim agreed to convert $102,628 the Company owed him into 513,140 shares of the Company’s Common stock at $0.20 per share. During the comparative nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, Mr. Lim agreed to convert a total of $77,103 into 102,804 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.75 per share (Note 6). In addition, during the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, the Company advanced a total of $162,239 to Mr. Lim as prepayment of his future services. Of this amount, the Company applied $73,223 to the accrued salaries and reimbursable expenses the Company owed to Mr. Lim as at July 31, 2021; the remaining $89,016 advanced to Mr. Lim the Company recorded as part of prepaid expenses.
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, the Company incurred $71,722 (2021 - $63,946) in wages and salaries to Mr. Liong Fook Weng, the Company’s CFO and director. In addition, the Company incurred $9,700 (2021 - $3,145) in reimbursable expenses with Mr. Liong.
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, the Company incurred a total of $52,000 in management/director fees to its directors, Mr. Ong See-Ming, Mr. Chee Wai Hong, and Mr. Barth, who are reimbursed for their services at $2,000 per month. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, the Company incurred $18,000 in management/director fees with its director, Mr. Ong See-Ming.
On February 24, 2022, the Company’s board of directors resolved to grant to Mr. Chee Wai Hong and to Mr. Barth, each, 120,000 shares of its Common stock, at $0.20 per share. The value of these shares being $48,000, were recorded as part of management fees. On the same day, Mr. Ong See-Ming agreed to convert $30,000 the Company owed him on account of management fees into 150,000 shares of the Company’s Common stock, at $0.20 per share. The Company did not have similar transactions during the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021.
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, the Company incurred $135,000 (2021 - $97,500) in management fees to its CSO, Mr. Brendan Norman.
F-6
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, the Company recognized $20,877 in revenue from licensing and maintenance of its SMART Systems applications to a company of which Mr. Lim is a 50% shareholder (2021 - $21,925).
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, the Company incurred $620,103 (2021 - $Nil) to Hampshire Automotive Sdn Bhd. (“Hampshire Automotive”) a private company of which Mr. Joe Lim is a 33% shareholder, for engineering and drafting of the Duesenberg Heritage vehicles, which fees were recorded as part of research and development fees.
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, the Company received $95,152 in exchange for the notes payable to Hampshire Avenue SDN BHD (“Hampshire Avenue”), a private company of which Mr. Joe Lim is a director and major shareholder. The loans bore interest at 4% per annum, were unsecured and payable on demand. During the same period, the Company recorded $5,435 in interest expense associated with its liabilities under notes payable issued to Hampshire Avenue. During the second and third quarters of the Company’s Fiscal 2021, Hampshire Avenue agreed to convert a total of $410,285 into 577,428 common shares of the Company, and forgave the remaining balance totaling $758. The Company did not receive any funds from Hampshire Avenue nor had to accrue any interest during the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022.
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, the Company incurred $52,500 in management fees to its former CTO, Mr. Ian Thompson, who resigned from his position as the CTO of the Company on May 11, 2021.
NOTE 4 - EQUIPMENT
Changes in the net book value of the equipment at July 31, 2022 and at October 31, 2021 are as follows:
| July 31, 2022
|
| October 31, 2021
|
Net book value, beginning of the period
| $
| 1,952
|
| $
| 213
|
Changes during the period
|
| -
|
|
| 2,760
|
Amortization
|
| (979)
|
|
| (990)
|
Foreign exchange
|
| (105)
|
|
| (31)
|
Net book value, end of the period
| $
| 868
|
| $
| 1,952
|
NOTE 5 - NOTES PAYABLE
The following amounts were due under third-party notes payable at July 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021:
| July 31, 2022
|
| October 31, 2021
|
Balance, beginning of the period
| $
| 106,892
|
| $
| 67,429
|
Advances received
|
| -
|
|
| 29,000
|
Interest accrued during the period
|
| 4,335
|
|
| 5,309
|
Foreign exchange
|
| (2,666)
|
|
| 5,154
|
Balance, end of the period
| $
| 108,561
|
| $
| 106,892
|
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, the Company accrued $3,428 in interest on the CAD$83,309 note payable accumulating 6% interest compounded monthly (2021 - $3,194), and $907 (2021 - $605) in interest on the notes payable totaling $29,000, which accumulate interest at 4% compounded monthly. All notes payable to third-parties are unsecured and due on demand. As at July 31, 2022, the Company owed a total of $77,750 under the 6% Note Payable (2021 - $76,987), and $30,811 under the 4% Notes Payable (2021 - $29,905).
NOTE 6 - COMMON STOCK
On February 24, 2022, the Company closed a private placement financing by issuing 2,511,962 shares of its common stock (the “Shares”) at $0.20 per Share for gross proceeds of $502,393. The Shares were issued to a company controlled by Mr. Lim Hun Beng, director and the majority shareholder, pursuant to the provisions of Regulation S of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) to a person who represented that it is not residents of the United States and was otherwise not “U.S. Person” as that term is defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S of the Act.
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On February 24, 2022, Mr. Lim, the Company’s President, CEO and major shareholder, and Mr. Ong See-Ming, the Company’s director, agreed to convert a total of $132,628 into 663,140 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $0.20 per Share. Mr. Lim converted $20,550 he advanced in the form of vendor payments made by him on behalf of the Company, and $82,078 the Company owed to him for unpaid salary into 513,140 Shares. Mr. Ong converted $30,000 the Company owed to him for management fees into 150,000 Shares.
On February 24, 2022, the Company issued a total of 240,000 Shares to Mr. Chee Wai Hong and Mr. Barth, the Company’s directors (120,000 Shares each) in recognition of the services provided to the Company by them. The shares were valued at $48,000.
On February 24, 2022, the Company issued 150,000 Shares to an arms-length party for services provided to the Company during the year ended October 31, 2021, which were recorded at October 31, 2021, as obligation to issue Shares totaling $76,950.
On May 5, 2022, the Company entered into debt settlement agreement with an arm’s length contractor, for $51,500 the Company owed for unpaid consulting services. The Company agreed to settle the liability through cash payment of $25,000 and by issuing the vendor 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which shares were issued on May 11, 2022. The transaction resulted in a loss on debt settlement of $20,415.
On June 17, 2022, the Company entered into a share subscription agreement with a company controlled by Mr. Lim Hun Beng, to issue 2,142,857 shares of the Company’s common stock, for gross proceeds of $289,791 (1,290,000 Malaysian Ringgit (“MR”) at $0.14 per share (0.602MR per share). The Company agreed to accept the total investment amount in six separate tranches. The Company closed the private placement on July 28, 2022, upon receipt of full subscription funds. The Shares were issued pursuant to the provisions of Regulation S of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) to a person who represented that it is not a resident of the United States and was otherwise not a“U.S. Person” as that term is defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S of the Act.
NOTE 7 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On August 23, 2022, the Company entered into a share subscription agreement with Mr. Lim, to issue a total of 6,458,333 Shares, for gross proceeds of 3,410,000 Malaysian Ringgit (“MR”) (approximately $759,720) at 0.528MR per share ($0.1176 per share). The Company agreed to accept the total subscription amount in four separate tranches, of which 510,000MR ($114,917) has been received during the quarter ended July 31, 2022. The Company will issue the Shares only after the full subscription amount, as agreed in the subscription agreement, has been received, which is expected to be on October 15, 2022 (Note 3).
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by Duesenberg Technologies Inc. contains forward-looking statements. These are statements regarding financial and operating performance and results and other statements that are not historical facts. Words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the following:
·our ability to execute prospective business plans;
·inexperience in developing and mass-producing electric vehicles;
·actions by government authorities, including changes in government regulation;
·changes in the electric vehicle market;
·dependency on certain key personnel and any inability to retain and attract qualified personnel;
·developments in alternative technologies or improvements in the internal combustion engine;
·disruption of supply or shortage of raw materials;
·failure of our conceptual vehicles to perform as expected;
·failure to manage future growth effectively;
·future decisions by management in response to changing conditions;
·inability to design, develop, market and sell electric vehicles and services that address additional market opportunities;
·inability to keep up with advances in electric vehicle technology;
·inability to reduce and adequately control operating costs;
·inability to succeed in maintaining and strengthening the Duesenberg brand;
·labor and employment risks;
·misjudgments in the course of preparing forward-looking statements;
·our ability to raise sufficient funds to carry out our proposed business plan;
·the unavailability, reduction or elimination of government and economic incentives;
·uncertainties associated with legal proceedings;
·general economic conditions, because they may affect our ability to raise money;
·our ability to raise enough money to continue our operations;
·changes in regulatory requirements that adversely affect our business; and
·other uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control.
While we consider these assumptions as reasonable, based on information currently available to us, these assumptions may prove to be incorrect. Actual results may vary from such forward-looking information for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to risks and uncertainties disclosed in the section titled “Part II - Item 1A - Risk Factors.”
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. Except as required by applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this quarterly report. You should refer to and carefully review the information in future documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
General
You should read this discussion and analysis in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The inclusion of supplementary analytical and related information may require us to make estimates and assumptions to enable us to fairly present, in all material respects, our analysis of trends and expectations with
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respect to our results of operations and the financial position taken as a whole. Actual results may vary from the estimates and assumptions we make.
We were incorporated on August 4, 2010, under the laws of the State of Nevada under the name “SOS Link Corporation”. On April 15, 2011, we changed our place of incorporation from the State of Nevada to the Province of British Columbia, Canada and concurrently changed our name to Venza Gold Corp. On January 6, 2014, we changed our name to CoreComm Solutions Inc., on February 11, 2015, we changed our name to VGrab Communications Inc., and on December 23, 2020, we changed our name to Duesenberg Technologies Inc.
As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q we have the following subsidiaries:
Name
| Incorporation
| Incorporation Date
|
Duesenberg Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
(formerly VGrab Communications Malaysia Sdn Bhd)
| Malaysia Companies Act 2016
| May 17, 2018
|
Duesenberg Technologies Evolution Ltd
(formerly VGrab Asia Limited)
| Companies Ordinance, Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong
| February 18, 2019
|
Duesenberg Inc.
| Nevada, USA
| November 1, 2019
|
Duesenberg Heritage LLC
| Nevada, USA
| May 21, 2021
|
On June 24, 2015, we formed a subsidiary, VGrab International Ltd., (“VGrab International”) under the Labuan Companies Act 1990 in Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia. The initial focus of the VGrab International was to continue development of the VGrab Application, which we acquired in our fiscal 2016 year and continue its market penetration in Southeast Asia. The VGrab Application is a free mobile voucher application developed for smartphones using the Android and Apple iOS operating systems and allows users to redeem vouchers on their smartphones at a number of retailers and merchants. On November 25, 2021, we submitted an application to wind down VGrab International which the process was completed on February 28, 2022. At the time of wind-down, Vgrab International had no assets or liabilities.
On May 17, 2018, we incorporated Duesenberg Malaysia Sdn Bhd. under the Malaysia Companies Act 2016 in Malaysia (“Duesenberg Malaysia). The main business objective of Duesenberg Malaysia is to facilitate online promotions, advertising and e-commerce.
Since its incorporation, Duesenberg Malaysia has been working on the development of its SMART System prototype. Duesenberg’s new SMART System will consist of several modules, including Duesenberg Membership system (formerly referred to as “VGrab Membership”), which will allow its users to sign up via internet or quick response code, also known as “QR Code”, Duesenberg Cloud Management System (“DCMS”), and Duesenberg Database Management System (“DDMS”). DCMS and DDMS will form the backbone of Duesenberg’s SMART System, integrating each future developed Duesenberg SMART System’s module into the platform. The Company is currently testing the development of the Duesenberg SMART System before deployment to potential clients.
On February 18, 2019, we formed another subsidiary, Duesenberg Technologies Evolution Ltd (“Duesenberg Evolution”). The main business objective of Duesenberg Evolution is to facilitate online promotions, advertising and e-commerce to its potential customer based in P.R. China. In addition, Duesenberg Evolution is going to position itself as commodities trader to capture the current market trends in P.R. China.
On March 5, 2019, Duesenberg Evolution entered into a mobile application development agreement with a group of private software developers from China (the “Vendor”) to develop a mobile software application (“Duesenberg WeChat Application”, formerly referred to as “Vgrab WeChat Application”). Duesenberg WeChat Application is developed for use with smartphones in P.R. China using the WeChat Android and Apple iOS operating systems allowing users to sign up for memberships, deposit money, purchase products, redeem vouchers, upload media promotions onto the smartphones, etc. On August 14, 2019, the Duesenberg WeChat Application was tested and completed for client use.
In March of 2020 we completed development of the prototype Duesenberg vending machine (the “Vending Machine”) and were attempting to organize the first test run before starting a large-scale production and commercialization of the Vending Machines. Prior to COVID-19 measures, we were expecting to have the first prototype of the Vending Machine installed and operational at a local university by the end of April with further units to be placed across the university’s campus and other universities across Malaysia. However, due to COVID-
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19 measures, we were required to postpone the roll-out until the restrictions set to prevent the spread of virus are lifted and businesses are allowed to resume their normal operations.
The newly developed Vending Machine is customizable to sell variety of consumer products ranging from traditional snacks, soft drinks, and coffee, to prepaid mobile cards and other goods, while simultaneously displaying advertisements and other various promotional content. Each Vending Machine is based on the operating system developed by us, and is supplied with a credit card reader and a QR Code reader, which facilitate not only payments with credit cards, but also enables payments via eWallet and other membership-based payments.
On November 1, 2019, we incorporated Duesenberg Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Duesenberg Nevada”). The purpose of Duesenberg Nevada is to undertake the development of Electric Vehicle (“Duesenberg EV”) using the Duesenberg brand. We were given the rights to use the Duesenberg trademark name in 2018. We are planning to develop the Duesenberg EV in partnerships with leading developers and suppliers for various components into the vehicle, and also include our in-house developed Duesenberg SMART System as part of its operating system.
On January 8, 2021, Duesenberg Nevada signed an agreement with Rocket Supreme, the Barcelona, Spain automotive design house established by Christopher Reitz. The agreement is the first step towards creating a network of suppliers required to successfully complete the Duesenberg EV development project. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have received initial ergonomics exterior and interior data sheets and CAS IGES files as well as the initial drafts of the exterior and interior designs for the Duesenberg EV. We expect the final design of the first Duesenberg EV to be released in 2023. Based on the initial drafts, we commenced negotiations with various manufacturers required to continue the development and manufacturing of the required components for the Duesenberg’s EV.
On May 21, 2021, we formed Duesenberg Heritage LLC under the laws of the State of Nevada (“Duesenberg Heritage”). Duesenberg Heritage’s operations will be focused on reproducing very limited Duesenberg heritage vehicles which were originally manufactured in the 1920s and 1930s; such as the Duesenberg Model J and Boat Tail series. The Company expects that the manufacture of the heritage vehicles from that era (as well as possibly converting them to electrical models) will be time consuming and would require highly specialized and skilled tradesman.
In order to support the development and future production of Duesenberg EV as well as Duesenberg Heritage vehicles, we will require significant financing. During the year ended October 31, 2021, we closed two private placement financings for gross proceeds of $673,000; during the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, we closed two additional financings for a total of $792,184, and received $114,917 in subscription to shares which we expect to finalize on or about October 15, 2022. The funds we have raised in the above financings are not sufficient to bring our Duesenberg EV and Duesenberg Heritage vehicle production plans to completion, and we will require additional funding. We cannot assure the reader that we will be successful in securing the further funding as required.
Recent Corporate Events
The following corporate developments have occurred during the third quarter ended July 31, 2022, and up to the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report:
Private Placement Financings
On June 17, 2022, we entered into a share subscription agreement with a company controlled by Mr. Lim Hun Beng, our CEO, President, director and the majority shareholder (“Mr. Lim”) to issue 2,142,857 shares of the Company’s common stock, for gross proceeds of $289,791 (1,290,000 Malaysian Ringgit (“MR”)) at $0.14 per share (0.602MR per share). We agreed to accept the total investment amount in six separate tranches. The Company closed the private placement and issued the shares on July 28, 2022, on receipt of the full subscription amount.
On August 23, 2022, we entered into a share subscription agreement with Mr. Lim, to issue a total of 6,458,333 Shares, for gross proceeds of 3,410,000 MR (approximately $759,720) at 0.528MR per share ($0.1176 per share). We agreed to accept the total subscription amount in four separate tranches, of which 510,000MR ($114,917) has been received during the quarter ended July 31, 2022. We will issue the Shares only after the full subscription amount, as agreed in the subscription agreement, has been received, which is expected to be on October 15, 2022.
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Debt Restructuring
On May 5, 2022, we entered into debt settlement agreement with Veritas Consulting Group Inc., an arm’s length contractor (“Veritas”), whom we engaged to provide consulting services under a 12-month consulting agreement formally entered into on June 22, 2021. We provided Veritas with a cancellation notice on September 30, 2021, however, at the time of the cancellation notice, the Company was indebted to Veritas in the amount of $51,500 for services provided. Based on the terms of the settlement agreement, the Company agreed to reimburse Veritas $25,000 in cash and to issue Veritas 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which were issued on May 11, 2022. The transaction resulted in a loss on debt settlement of $20,415.
The securities issued pursuant to the debt settlement agreement with Veritas have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons unless an exemption from such registration is available.
Appointment of New Director
On July 6, 2022, the Company held its Annual General Meeting of shareholders. At the Meeting, the shareholders were asked, among other proposals, to elect five members of the Company's Board of Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors have been elected or qualified. Mr. Chee Wai Hong did not stand for re-election resulting in a vacancy on the Company’s board of directors. Mr. Chee's decision was not due to, and was not caused by, in whole or in part, any disagreement with the Company, whether related to the Company's operations, policies, practices or otherwise.
On August 1, 2022, the Company announced the appointment of Mr. Aernout Rents Bok to its Board of Directors effective July 28, 2022.
Mr. Reints Bok has extensive experience leading global teams and finding resolutions with issues related to IP, CT, R&D, Operations, Marketing and Supply Chain. Mr. Reints Bok also consults on business development, change management, competence development, and assists with integrating new business units. Mr. Reints Bok has been employed by Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) & KLite since 2009, and prior to that by Philips Semiconductors since 1995. Mr. Reints Bok received his Master’s Degree from Technical University of Delft.
Summary of Financial Condition
| July 31, 2022
|
| October 31, 2021
|
Working capital deficit
| $
| (1,047,116)
|
| $
| (963,891)
|
Current assets
| $
| 168,836
|
| $
| 39,069
|
Total liabilities
| $
| 1,215,952
|
| $
| 1,002,960
|
Common stock and additional paid-in capital
| $
| 9,602,374
|
| $
| 8,469,145
|
Deficit
| $
| (10,644,052)
|
| $
| (9,457,922)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
| $
| (4,570)
|
| $
| 26,838
|
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Results of Operation
Our operating results for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, and the changes in the operating results between those periods are summarized in the table below.
Three- and Nine-Months Summary
During the three-month period ended July 31, 2022, our operating expenses increased by $108,301 or 31% from $352,127, for the three months ended July 31, 2021, to $460,428 for the three months ended July 31, 2022. The most significant change in our operating expenses was associated with $275,987 in research and development costs we incurred for the design of Duesenberg Heritage vehicles, as compared to $155,285 we recorded for the three-month period ended July 31, 2021. Second largest contributing factor to our operating expenses for the three-month period ended July 31, 2022, was associated with salaries and wages expense of $125,651, which represented 27% of our operating expenses. During the comparative three-month period ended July 31, 2021, our salaries and wages expense was $128,970, representing 37% of total operating expenses for that period. The current period reduction in salaries and wages, as compared to prior period, was mostly associated with resignation of our CTO, Ian Thompson, and with fluctuation of foreign exchange rates. Our management fees increased by $10,000, to $16,000, as compared to $6,000 we incurred in the comparative three-month period ended July 31, 2021. The increase was associated with our decision to accrue $2,000 monthly director fees to each of our three directors who do not hold any officer positions within our Company or its subsidiaries. In comparison, during the three-month period ended July 31, 202, we incurred $6,000 in management fees to one of our directors. Our accounting fees increased by $2,129 to $9,546 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2022, and were associated with increased audit and review fees we incurred due to increased complexity of our business operations. Our general and administrative expenses decreased by $21,646, or 54% from $39,720 we incurred during the period ended July 31, 2021, to $18,074 we incurred for the three-month period ended July 31, 2022; general and administrative expenses included corporate communication fees of $4,524 (2021 - $26,365) and administrative fees of $11,657 (2021 - $12,195).
On a year-to-date basis, our operating expenses decreased by $154,578 or 11% from $1,377,948 for the nine months ended July 31, 2021, to $1,223,370 for the nine months ended July 31, 2022. The most significant change in our operating expenses was associated with $154,090 decrease in our research and development costs to $620,103 we incurred during the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, for the design of Duesenberg Heritage vehicles, as compared to $774,193 we expended during the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, on the initial ergonomics exterior and interior data sheets and CAS IGES files for the Duesenberg EV commissioned from Rocket Supreme. Our salaries and wages remained comparable to prior-period, decreasing by $21,025, from $387,734 for the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, to $366,709, for the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, however, they represented 28% and 30% of total operating expenses for each period, respectively. Other notable expenses included $100,000 in management fees, as compared to $18,000 we incurred during the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021. This increase resulted from our decision to accrue $2,000 monthly director fees to each of our three directors who do not hold any officer positions within our Company or its subsidiaries; in addition, we decided to award two of our directors with 120,000 shares of our common stock valued at $24,000, each, for services they’ve provided to us. Our accounting fees increased by $12,586 to $28,495, as compared to $15,909 we incurred during the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, and were associated with increased audit and review fees we incurred due to increased complexity of our business operations. Our professional fees decreased by $12,452 from $28,140 we incurred during the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, to $15,688 for the nine-month period ended July 31,
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2022. Our general and administrative expenses decreased by $63,298, or 50% from $127,710 we incurred during the period ended July 31, 2021, to $64,412 we incurred for the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022; general and administrative expenses included corporate communication fees of $23,046 (2021 - $86,609) and administrative fees of $35,344 (2021 - $35,765). Our corporate communication fees decreased as a result of our decision to concentrate the funds that we had available on research and development as opposed to increasing the shareholder awareness of our Company.
Other Items
During the three months ended July 31, 2022, we recorded $1,469 (2021 - $1,720) in interest expense and $21,936 in realized foreign exchange gain (2021 - $559 loss) associated with the fluctuation in foreign exchange rates between the US, Canadian, Malaysian, and Hong Kong currencies. In addition, we recorded $20,415 loss on debt settlement agreement with Veritas, whereby we agreed to pay Veritas $25,000 cash and issue 350,000 shares of our common stock to extinguish our debt of $51,500.
During the nine months ended July 31, 2022, we recorded $4,335 (2021 - $3,800) in interest expense accrued on the third-party notes payable. During the nine months ended July 31, 2021, we recorded an additional $5,435 in interest expense associated with the liabilities under the notes payable we issued to our major shareholder, which were converted to shares during the year ended October 31, 2021. We also recorded $32,772 in realized foreign exchange gain (2021 - $110) associated with the fluctuation in foreign exchange rates between the US, Canadian, Malaysian, and Hong Kong currencies. In addition, we recorded $20,415 loss on debt settlement agreement with Veritas, whereby we agreed to pay Veritas $25,000 cash and issue 350,000 shares of our common stock to extinguish our debt of $51,500.
Translation to Reporting Currency
Changes in translation to reporting currency result from differences between our functional currencies, being the Canadian dollar for the parent Company, Malaysian Ringgit for Duesenberg Malaysia, and Hong Kong Dollar for Duesenberg Evolution, and our reporting currency, being the United States dollar. These differences are caused by fluctuation in foreign exchange rates between the four currencies as well as different accounting treatments between various financial instruments.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
GOING CONCERN
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies that we will continue to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in the normal course of business. We started generating operating revenue in the third quarter of our fiscal 2020, however, this revenue is not sufficient to support our operating expenses, and/or to enable us to pay dividends, therefore, it is unlikely that we will be in position to generate significant earnings or to pay dividends to our shareholders in the immediate or foreseeable future. Our continuation as a going concern depends upon the continued financial support of our shareholders, our ability to obtain necessary debt or equity financing to continue operations, and the attainment of profitable operations.
Based on our current plans, we expect to incur operating losses in future periods. At July 31, 2022, we had a working capital deficit of $1,047,116 and accumulated losses of $10,644,052 since inception. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We cannot assure you that we will be able to generate significant revenues in the future. Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not give effect to any adjustments that would be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Therefore, we may be required to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in other than the normal course of business and at amounts different from those reflected in our financial statements.
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Working Capital Deficit
| At July 31, 2022
|
| At October 31, 2021
|
Current assets
| $
| 168,836
|
| $
| 39,069
|
Current liabilities
|
| (1,215,952)
|
|
| (1,002,960)
|
Working capital deficit
| $
| (1,047,116)
|
| $
| (963,891)
|
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, our working capital deficit increased by $83,225, from $963,891 as at October 31, 2021, to $1,047,116 as at July 31, 2022. The increase in the working capital deficit was primarily related to an increase in our current liabilities of $212,992. This change was associated with a $250,113 increase in amounts payable to our related parties, mainly on account of amounts due for the salaries payable to our management. This increases was in part offset by decreased accounts payable of $570,075 as compared to $576,881 as at October 31, 2021 and accrued liabilities of $13,334, as compared to $45,318 as at October 31, 2021. Our current assets increased by $129,767 from $39,069 at October 31, 2021 to $168,836 at July 31, 2022. The increase was mainly associated with increased cash balances as a result of a private placement financings we closed on February 24, 2022 and on July 28, 2022, and with increased amounts receivable, which at July 31, 2022 totaled $42,152, as compared to $26,601 we recorded as receivable at October 31, 2021.
Cash Flows
| Nine Months
Ended July 31,
|
| 2022
|
| 2021
|
Net cash used in operating activities
| $
| (788,211)
|
| $
| (768,614)
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
| -
|
|
| (2,760)
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
| 907,101
|
|
| 787,447
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
|
| (8,574)
|
|
| 212
|
Net increase in cash
| $
| 110,316
|
| $
| 16,285
|
Net cash used in operating activities
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, we used $788,211 to support our operating activities. This cash was used to cover our cash operating expenses of $1,143,109, to increase our receivables and prepaid expenses by $17,620 and $4,215, respectively, and to reduce our vendor payables by $11,092. These uses of cash were offset by increases in our amounts payable to related parties and accrued salaries and management fees payable to our management team of $95,019 and $292,806, respectively.
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, we used $768,614 to support our operating activities. This cash was used to cover our cash operating expenses of $1,380,536, to increase our receivables by $19,796, and to increase our prepaids by $92,218. These uses of cash were offset by increases in our accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $511,854, an increase to accrued salaries payable to our management team of $202,729, and by an increase to amounts due to our related parties of $9,353.
Non-cash operating activities
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, we recorded $4,335 in interest to third-party lenders under notes payable, $979 in amortization of our office equipment, and $30,708 in foreign exchange fluctuation between the US, Canadian, Malaysian, and Hong Kong currencies. In addition, we recognized $48,000 on grant of 240,000 Shares to Mr. Chee Wai Hong and to Mr. Barth (120,000 each), which were recorded as part of management fees, and recorded $20,415 loss on debt settlement with Veritas.
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, we recorded $5,435 in interest on our notes payable to Hampshire Avenue and $3,800 in interest to third-party lenders under notes payable. In addition, we recorded $562 in amortization of our office equipment, and $34,106 in foreign exchange fluctuation between the US, Canadian, Malaysian, and Hong Kong currencies.
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Net cash provided by investing activities
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, we used $2,760 to acquire computers and other office equipment. We did not have any investing activities during the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022.
Net cash provided by financing activities
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, we closed two private placement financings by issuing a total of 4,654,819 Shares for gross proceeds of $792,184. During the same period, Mr. Lim advanced to us $20,550 in the form of vendor payments made by him on our behalf. Mr Lim agreed to convert the full amount we owed to him on account of these vendor payments to shares of our common stock at $0.20 per share, which were issued on February 24, 2022. In addition, as at July 31, 2022, we received $114,917 in subscription to our Shares pursuant to a private placement agreement we signed with Mr. Joe Lim, whereby we agreed to issue Mr. Lim up to 6,458,333 Shares, for gross proceeds of 3,410,000 Malaysian Ringgit (“MR”) (approximately $759,720) at 0.528MR per share ($0.1176 per share). We agreed to accept the total subscription amount in four separate payments, of which $114,917 (510,000MR) represented the first payment.
During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, we received $95,152 under loan agreements with Hampshire Avenue. The loans bear interest at 4% per annum, are unsecured and payable on demand. In addition, we borrowed $29,000 from third-party-lenders under 4% demand notes payable. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2021, we received $673,000 in proceeds from two separate private placement financings by issuing a total of 833,333 shares of our common stock. We paid $9,705 in share issuance costs associated with these private placements.
Capital Resources
Our ability to continue the development and marketing of the Duesenberg Applications, SMART Systems, Duesenberg WeChat Application, as well as commencement of the development of Duesenberg EV and Duesenberg Heritage vehicles, is subject to our ability to obtain necessary funding. We expect to raise funds through sales of our debt or equity securities. We have no committed sources of capital. If we are unable to raise funds as and when we need them, we may be required to curtail, or even to cease, our operations.
As of July 31, 2022, we had cash on hand of $117,750 and working capital deficit of $1,047,116, which raises substantial doubt about our continuation as a going concern. We plan to mitigate our losses in future years by controlling our operating expenses and actively seeking new distribution channels for our Duesenberg products, Duesenberg EV, and Duesenberg Heritage Vehicles. We cannot provide assurance that we will be successful in generating additional capital to support our development. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements and no non-consolidated, special-purpose entities.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with the United States generally accepted accounting principles requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Our management routinely makes judgments and estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain.
Our significant accounting policies are disclosed in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2021. The following accounting policies have been determined by our management to be the most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operation:
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Principles of Consolidation
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. On consolidation, the Company eliminates all intercompany balances and transactions.
Foreign Currency Translation and Transaction
The Parent Company’s functional currency is Canadian dollar, Duesenberg Malaysia’s functional currency is Malaysian Ringgit, and Duesenberg Evolution’s functional currency is Hong Kong dollar. Duesenberg Nevada and Duesenberg Heritage functional currency is the United States dollar. The Company’s reporting currency is the United States dollar. The Company translates assets and liabilities to US dollars using year-end exchange rates, and translates revenues and expenses using average exchange rates during the period. Gains and losses arising on translation to the reporting currency are included in the other comprehensive income.
Foreign exchange gains and losses on the settlement of foreign currency transactions are included in foreign exchange expense. Except for translations of intercompany balances, all translations of monetary balances to the functional currency at the yearend exchange rates are included in foreign exchange expense. The translations of intercompany balances to the functional currency at the yearend exchange rates are included in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Our financial instruments include cash, amounts receivable, accounts payable and accruals as well as notes payable and amounts due to related parties. We believe the fair value of these financial instruments approximates their carrying values due to their short-term nature.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash, and amounts receivable.
At July 31, 2022, we had $3,498 in cash on deposit with a large chartered Canadian bank, $113,424 in cash on deposit with a bank in Malaysia, and $828 in cash on deposit with a bank in Hong Kong. As part of our cash management process, we perform periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of these financial institutions. We have not experienced any losses in cash balances and do not believe we are exposed to any significant credit risk on our cash.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Not Applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. The evaluation was undertaken in consultation with our accounting personnel. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, due to our current size and lack of segregation of duties, our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended July 31, 2022, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
We incorporate by reference the Risk Factors included as Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2022.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
On May 11, 2022, the Company issued 350,000 Shares to an arms-length party pursuant to a debt settlement agreement. The Shares were issued pursuant to the provisions of Rule 506(b) of Regulation D of the Act, as the debt holder confirmed its qualification as “accredited investor” as that term is defined under Regulation D of the Act.
On July 28, 2022, the Company closed a private placement financing by issuing 2,142,857 Shares for gross proceeds of $289,791. These Shares were issued pursuant to the provisions of Regulation S of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) to a person who certified it was a resident of the United States and was otherwise not a “U.S. Person” as that term is defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S of the Act.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
The following table sets out the exhibits either filed herewith or incorporated by reference.
Exhibit
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3.1
| Notice of Articles.(4)
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3.2
| Articles.(1)
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3.3
| Certificate of Continuation.(2)
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3.4
| Certificate of Change of Name dated January 6, 2014.(4)
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3.5
| Certificate of Change of Name dated February 11, 2015.(6)
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3.6
| Certificate of Change of Name dated December 23, 2020.(10)
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3.7
| Notice of Articles dated December 23, 2020(10)
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10.1
| Software Purchase Agreement between the Company and Hampshire Capital Limited. dated January 8, 2015.(5)
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10.2
| Service Agreement between VGrab International Ltd. and Hampshire Infotech SDN BHD dated July 12, 2015.(7)
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10.3
| Mobile Application Development Agreement between VGrab Asia Ltd. and Mr. Zheng Qing, Mr. Gu Xianwin and Ms. Chen Weijie dated March 5, 2019.(8)
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10.4
| Debt Settlement Agreement between VGrab Communications Inc. and HG Group Sdn Bhd dated July 9, 2019. (8)
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10.5
| Debt Settlement Agreement between VGrab Communications Inc. and Chen Weijie dated August 30, 2019. (8)
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10.6
| Debt Settlement Agreement between VGrab Communications Inc. and Gu Xianwin dated August 30, 2019. (8)
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10.7
| Debt Settlement Agreement between VGrab Communications Inc. and Zheng Qing dated August 30, 2019. (8)
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10.8
| Debt Settlement Agreement between VGrab Communications Inc. and Hampshire Avenue Sdn Bhd dated September 2, 2019. (8)
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10.9
| Debt Settlement Agreement between VGrab Communications Inc. and Liew Choong Kong dated October 3, 2019. (8)
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10.10
| Debt Settlement Agreement between Mr. Lim Hun Beng and VGrab Communications Inc. dated October 6, 2020. (9)
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10.11
| Debt Settlement Agreement between Mr. Liong Fook Weng and VGrab Communications Inc. dated October 6, 2020. (9)
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10.12
| Debt Settlement Agreement between Mr. Ong See Ming and VGrab Communications Inc. dated October 6, 2020. (9)
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10.13
| General service agreement between Rocket Supreme S.L. and Duesenberg Inc.(11)
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10.14
| Employment Agreement between Duesenberg Inc. and Mr. Brendan Norman dated for reference January 15, 2021(12)
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10.15
| Employment Agreement between Duesenberg Inc. and Mr. Ian Thompson dated for reference January 15, 2021(12)
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10.16
| Debt Settlement Agreement between Mr. Lim Hun Beng and Duesenberg Technologies Inc. dated March 9, 2021 (13)
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10.17
| Debt Settlement Agreement between Hampshire Avenue SDN BHD and Duesenberg Technologies Inc. dated March 9, 2021 (13)
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10.18
| Digitalization Development Agreement between Hampshire Automotive Sdn Bhd and Duesenberg Technologies Malaysia Sdn Bhd dated April 16, 2021
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10.19
| Consulting Agreement between the Company and Veritas Consulting Group Inc. dated June 22, 2021.(14)
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10.20
| Share Reimbursement Agreement with Lim Kaishen dated August 6, 2021.(15)
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Exhibit
| Description
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10.21
| Debt Settlement Agreement between Mr. Ian George Thompson and Duesenberg Technologies Inc. dated August 30, 2021(15)
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10.22
| Share Subscription Agreement dated for reference February 11, 2022, between the Company and Hampshire Brands (PTE) LTD(16)
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10.23
| Debt Conversion Agreement dated for reference February 24, 2022, between the Company and Mr. Lim Hung Beng(16)
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10.24
| Debt Conversion Agreement dated for reference February 24, 2022, between the Company and Mr. Ong See-Ming(16)
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10.25
| Settlement agreement and mutual release between the Company and Veritas Consulting Group Inc. dated May 5, 2022(17)
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10.26
| Share Subscription Agreement dated for reference June 17, 2022, between the Company and Hampshire Brands (PTE) LTD(18)
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16.1
| Code of Ethics.(3)
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31.1
| Certification of CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a).
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31.2
| Certification of CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a).
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32.1
| Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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32.2
| Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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99.1
| Audit Committee Charter(3)
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101
| The following unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements from the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, formatted in iXBRL;
(i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at July 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021;
(ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021;
(iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Six-month Periods Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021;
(iv) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Six Months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021; and
(v) Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Notes:
(1)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on June 12, 2012.
(2)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-1/A2 filed on August 23, 2012.
(3)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on January 28, 2013.
(4)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 9, 2014.
(5)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 14, 2015.
(6)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 17, 2015.
(7)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 9, 2016.
(8)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on January 29, 2020.
(9)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 9, 2020
(10)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 30, 2020
(11)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 15, 2021
(12)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 2, 2021
(13)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2021
(14)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 20, 2021
(15)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on September 20, 2021
(16)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2022
(17)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2022
(18)Filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on June 22, 2022
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 22, 2022
| DUESENBERG TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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| Lim Hun Beng
Chief Executive Officer and President
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| Liong Fook Weng
Chief Financial Officer
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