LMDCF Everybody Loves Languages Corporation (PK)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

September 30, 2017

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Lingo Media Corporation (“ Lingo Media” or the “Company”) is a publicly listed company incorporated in Canada with limited liability under the legislation of the Province of Ontario and its shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and inter-listed on the OTC Marketplace. The consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the year ended September 30, 2017 comprise the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries: Lingo Learning Inc., ELL Technologies Ltd., ELL Technologies Limited, Vizualize Technologies Corporation, Speak2Me Inc., Parlo Corporation and Lingo Group Limited (the “Group”).

Lingo Media is an EdTech company that is ‘Changing the way the world learns English’. The Company provides online and print-based solutions through its two distinct business units: ELL Technologies Ltd. (“ELL Technologies”) and Lingo Learning Inc. (“Lingo Learning”). ELL Technologies is a global English language learning multi-media and online training company. Lingo Learning is a print-based publisher of English language learning school programs in China.

The head office, principal address and registered and records office of the Company is located at 151 Bloor Street West, Suite 703, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1S4.

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’ (“IAS 34”) using accounting policies consistent with the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and Interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”).

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2017 were approved and authorized by the Board of Directors on November 29, 2017.

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except as provided in note 4. The comparative figures presented in these consolidated financial statements  are in accordance with the same accounting policies.

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries controlled by the Company (the “Group”) as at September 30, 2017. Control exists when the Company is exposed to, or has the rights to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect these returns through its power over the entity.

Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date of acquisition, being the date on which the Group obtains control, and continue to be consolidated until the date when such control ceases. The financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent company, using consistent accounting policies. All inter-group balances, transactions, unrealized gains and losses resulting from inter-group transactions and dividends are eliminated in full.

The functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates and has been determined for each entity within the Group. These consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian Dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency. The functional currency of ELL Technologies Limited and Lingo Group Limited are United States Dollar (“USD”). All other subsidiaries’ functional currency is Canadian Dollar (“CAD”).

The functional currency determinations were conducted through an analysis of the consideration factors identified in IAS 21, “ The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates”.

The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated interim financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies, reported amounts of assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities, revenues and expenses at the date of the consolidated financial statements and during the reporting period.

Estimates and a ssumptions are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, actual outcomes can differ from these estimates. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and further periods if the review affects both current and future periods.

Information about critical judgements in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements is included in the following notes:

The accounting policies applied by the Company in these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements are the same as those applied by the Company in its Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 .

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

IFRS 15 was issued by the IASB in May 2014 and specifies how and when revenue should be recognized based on a five -step model, which is applied to all contracts with customers. IFRS 15 becomes effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018 with early adoption permitted.

IFRS 9 was issued by the Internat ional Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") in November 2009 and October 2010 and will replace IAS 39. IFRS 9 covers classification and measurement as the first part of its project to replace IAS 39. In October 2010, the IASB also incorporated new accounting requirements for liabilities. The standard introduces new requirements for measurement and eliminates the current classification of loans and receivables, available-for-sale and held-to-maturity, currently in IAS 39. There are new requirements for the accounting of financial liabilities as well as a carryover of requirements from IAS 39. In 2013, the IASB also incorporated new accounting requirements for hedging and introduced a new expected-loss impairment model that will require more timely recognition of expected credit losses. Specifically, the new standard requires entities to account for expected credit losses from when financial instruments are first recognized and to recognize full lifetime expected losses on a timelier basis. The effective date of this pronouncement has been set to be effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018. The Company intends to adopt the amendments to IFRS 9 in its financial statements for the annual period beginning January 1, 2018.

IFRS 16, Leases (“ IFRS 16”) was issued in January 2016, and supersedes IAS 17, Leases. This standard introduces a single lessee accounting model. The new standard will reflect the initial present value of unavoidable future lease payments as lease assets and lease liabilities on the statement of financial position, including for most leases which are currently accounted for as operating leases.

The Standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019, with earlier adoption permitted.

The Company has completed its initial evaluation of the effect of adopting the above standards and amendments and expects the impact that they may have on its consolidated financial statements to be immaterial .

The Company began commercial production and sale of its services and products during 2009 and started amortizing the cost of software and web development costs on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the assets which is estimated to be 3 years.

Unlimited number of preference shares with no par value

Unlimited number of common shares with no par value

On August 23, 2012, the expiry date of the Warrants was extended f or additional 18 months to March 4, 2014 with all other conditions remaining the same. On February 21, 2014, the expiry date of the warrants was extended for an additional 2 years to March 4, 2016 with all other terms remaining consistent.

In March 2016, 600,000 warrants were exercised. Each warrant entitled the holder to one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.75 for the gross proceeds of $450,000. These warrants have a grant date fair value of $0.241. The weighted average exercise price on the date of exercise of these warrants was $0.78, and the remaining expired on March 4, 2016

On April 17, 2015, Lingo Media closed a non-brokered private placement financing of 5,000,000 units at $0.10 per Unit for gross proceeds of $500,000. Each Unit is comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company and one common share purchase warrant. Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.125 per share until April 17, 2016. The securities issued pursuant to the Financing will be subject to a 4-month regulatory hold period commencing from April 17, 2015. One director of the Company participated in the private placement and subscribed to 400,000 Units for a total price of $40,000. During 2016, 3,300,000 warrants were exercised for the gross proceeds of $412,500. These warrants have a grant date fair value of $0.014. The weighted average exercise price on the date of exercise of these was $0.99.

In 2016, 299,166 stock options were exercised. Each stock option entitled the holder to one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.13, $0.14, 0.24 and $0.66 for the gross proceeds of $52,567. These options have a grant date fair value of $0.0674, $0.0721, 0.1443 and $0.5174 respectively. The weighted average exercise price on the date of exercise of these options was $0.18.

In 2016, 5,711,683 warrants were exercised. Each warrant entitled the holder to one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.125 and $0.75 for the gross proceeds of $2,221,262. These warrants have a grant date fair value of $0.014, $0.241 and $0.272. The weighted average exercise price on the date of exercise of these warrants was $0.39 .

In December 2011, the Company amended its stock option plan (the “ 2011 Plan”). The 2011 Plan was established to provide an incentive to management (officers), employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries. The maximum number of shares which may be reserved for issuance under the 2011 Plan is limited to 4,108,635 common shares less the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to options granted under the 1996 Plan, the 2000 Plan, the 2005 Plan and the 2009 Plan, provided that the Board of Directors of the Company has the right, from time to time, to increase such number subject to the approval of the relevant exchange on which the shares are listed and the approval of the shareholders of the Company.

The maximum number of common shares that may be reserved for issuance to any one person under the 2011 Plan is 5% of the common shares outstanding at the time of the grant (calculated on a non-diluted basis) less the number of shares reserved for issuance to such person under any option to purchase common shares of the Company granted as a compensation or incentive mechanism.

The maximum number of common shares that may be reserved for issuance to any one person under the 2011 Plan is 5% of the common shares outstanding at the time of the grant (calculated on a non-diluted basis) less the number of shares reserved for issuance to such person under any option to purchase common shares of the Company granted as a compensation or incentive mechanism.

The exercise price of each option cannot be less than the market price of the shares on the day immediately preceding the day of the grant less any permitted discount. The exercise period of the options granted cannot exceed 10 years. Options granted under the 2011 Plan do not have any required vesting provisions. However, the Board of Directors of the Company may, from time to time, amend or revise the terms of the 2011 Plan or may terminate it at any time. The following summarizes the options outstanding:

The weighted average remaining contractual life for the stock options outstanding as at September 30, 2017 was 1.30 years (2016 – 1.38 years). The range of exercise prices for the stock options outstanding as at September 30, 2017 was $0.13-$ 0.24 (2016 - $0.13-$0.77). The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted to consultants has been estimated at $ 0.0762 (2016 - $0.2641) using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The estimated fair value of the options granted is expensed over the options vesting periods.

The vesting period on the options granted in 2017 is vested quarterly over 12 months. In 2016, the vesting periods on the options granted was nine months after grant date. In 2015, the vesting periods on the options granted was immediate.

The pricing model assumed the weighted average risk free interest rates of 0.85% (2016 – 0.44%) weighted average expected dividend yields of Nil (2016 – Nil), the weighted average expected common stock price volatility (based on historical trading) of 48% (2016 – 58%), a forfeiture rate of zero, a weighted average stock price of $0.52, a weighted average exercise price of $0.23, and a weighted average expected life of 3 years (2016 – 2.58 years), which were estimated based on past experience with options and option contract specifics.

The following summarizes the warrants outstanding:

The 3,658,668 Series A warrants issued on March 4, 2011 and the 1,875,000 Series B warrants issued on May 11, 2011 had an expiry date of March 4, 2014 and May 11, 2014 respectively. On February 14, 2014, the warrants were extended to March 4, 2016 and May 11, 2016, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2016, 600,000 Series A warrants were exercised. The exercise price was $0.75 with proceeds of $450,000. During the year ended December 31, 2016, 1,811,683 Series B warrants were exercised. The exercise price was $0.75 with proceeds of $1,358,762.

The 5,000,000 warrants issued in 2015 had an expiry date of April 17, 2016. (Note 9 (v)) During the year-ended December 31, 2016, 3,300,000 warrants were exercised. The exercise price was $0.125 with proceeds of $412,500.

Included as a reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses are government grants of $172,088 (2016 - $172,989), relating to the Company's publishing and software projects. At the end of the period, $166,399 (2016 - $163,854 ) is included in accounts and grants receivable.

One government grant for the print-based ELL segment is repayable in the event that the segment’s annual net income for each of the previous two years exceeds 15% of revenue. During the year, the conditions for the repayment of grants did not arise and no liability was recorded.

One grant, relating to the Company ’s “Development of Comprehensive, Interactive Phonetic English Learning Solution” project, is repayable semi-annually at a royalty rate of 2.5% per year’s gross sales derived from this project until 100% of the grant is repaid.

Fair values

The carrying value of cash and accounts and grants receivable, approximates its fair value due to the liquidity of these instruments. The carrying value of accounts payables and accrued liabilities and loans payables approximates its fair value due to the requirement to extinguish the liabilities on demand.

Financial risk management objectives and policies

The financial risk arising from the Company ’s operations are currency risk and liquidity risk. These risks arise from the normal course of operations and all transactions undertaken are to support the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. The risks associated with these financial instruments and the policies on how to mitigate these risks.

Management manages and monitors these exposures to ensure appropriate measures are implemented on a timely and effective manner. The Company’s Management oversees these risks. The Board of Directors reviews and agrees on policies for managing each of these risks.

Foreign currency risk

Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because o f changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company’s exposure to the risk of changes in foreign exchange rates relates primarily to the Company’s operating activities (when revenue or expense is denominated in a different currency from the Company’s functional currency) and the Company’s net investments in foreign subsidiaries. The Company operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risk as certain expenditures are denominated in non-Canadian Dollar currencies.

A 10% strengthening of the US dollars against Canadian dollars would have increased the net equity by $123,717 (2016 - $151,739) due to reduction in the value of net liability balance. A 10% of weakening of the US dollar against Canadian dollar at September 30, 2017 would have had the equal but opposite effect. The significant financial instruments of the Company, their carrying values and the exposure to other denominated monetary assets and liabilities, as of September 30,2017 are as follows:

Liq uidity risk

The Company manages its liquidity risk by preparing and monitoring forecasts of cash expenditures to ensure that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet liabilities when due. The Company ’s accounts payable and accrued liabilities generally have maturities of less than 90 days. At September 30, 2017, the Company had cash of $36,557 , accounts and grants receivable of $2,164,301 and prepaid and other receivables of $152,835 to settle current liabilities of $592,992 .

Credit Risk

Credit risk refers to the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss for the counterparty by failing to discharge an obligation. The Company is primarily exposed to credit risk   through accounts receivable. The maximum credit risk exposure is limited   to the reported amounts of these financial assets. Credit risk is managed by   ongoing review of the amount and aging of accounts receivable balances. As at September 30, 2017, the   Company has outstanding receivables of $1,997,902 . An allowance for doubtful accounts is taken on accounts receivable if the account has not been collected after a predetermined period of time as determined by the contract and collectability is offset to other operating expenses. The Company deposits its cash with high credit quality financial institutions, with the majority deposited within Canadian Tier 1 Banks.

The Company ’s primary objectives when managing capital are to (a) safeguard the Company’s ability to develop, market, distribute and sell English language learning products, and (b) provide a sound capital structure for raising capital at a reasonable cost for the funding of ongoing development of its products and new growth initiatives. The Board of Directors does not establish quantitative capital criteria for management, but rather relies on the expertise of the Company’s management to sustain future development of the business.

The Company includes equity, comprised of issued share capital, warrants, share-based payments reserve and deficit, in the definition of capital. The Company is dependent on cash flow from co-publishing and distribution agreements and external financing to fund its activities. In order to carry out planned development of its products and pay for administrative costs, the Company will spend its existing working capital and raise additional amounts as needed. Management reviews its capital management approach on an ongoing basis and believes that this approach, given the relative size of the Company, is reasonable. There has been no change to the Company’s capital management in 2017 or 2016.

The Company ope rates two distinct reportable business segments as follows:

Print-based English Language Learning: Lingo Learning is a print-based publisher of English language learning textbook programs in China. It earns significantly higher royalties from Licensing Sales compared to Finished Product Sales.

Online English Language Learning: ELL Technologies is a global web-based educational technology (“EdTech”) English language learning training and assessment company. It earns training revenue by developing and hosting online English language learning solutions for its customers, both off the shelf and customized solutions.

During the period, the Company had the following transactions with related parties, made in the normal course of operations, and accounted for at an amount of consideration established and agreed to by the Company and related part ies.

On Nov ember 3, 2017, Lingo Media and Kickwheel Company (formerly Schoold/Vested Finance, Inc.) (“Kickwheel”), the developer and operator of a mobile college marketplace app, reported that their merger, announced August 10, 2017, will not be proceeding.   While the two companies will not formally combine, they still expect to work closely together to benefit from the strong cross-selling opportunities that would result from tapping into each other’s respective networks. Kickwheel’s network includes over 3,000 universities and colleges in the US, while Lingo Media has a growing client base of government, educational institutions and business organizations in Latin America and Asia.  Based on the market conditions, both parties decided not to proceed with the merger as planned. However, both parties still expect to continue to work closely to broaden the reach of our English language learning products throughout Kickwheel’s network of US-based universities and colleges. 

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