UNITED STATES

SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K/A

Amendment Number 1

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

 

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

 

For the transition period from _________ to _________

 

ZERIFY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 Wyoming

 

000-55012

 

 22-3827597

 (State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission

 

 (I.R.S. Employer

 incorporation or organization)

 

file number)

 

Identification No.)

 

1090 King Georges Post Road, Suite 603

Edison, NJ 08837

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(732) 661-9641

(Issuer’s telephone number)

 

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

 

Title of each class

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

N/A

 

N/A

 

 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value

Title of Class

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

 

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒     No☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such a shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated Filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

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

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2023

Common stock, $0.0001 par value

 

1,364,017,560

 

Class

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2023

Preferred stock, Series A, no par value

 

3

 

Class

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2023

Preferred stock, Series B, $0.10 par value

 

36,667

 

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. Solely for purposes of the foregoing calculation, all of the registrant’s directors and officers are deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status for this purpose does not reflect a determination that any persons are affiliates for any other purposes. $21,120,000 

 

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format Yes ☐     No ☒

 

Documents Incorporated By Reference

 

None

 

The registrant’s auditor is Weinberg & Company, P.A, Los Angeles, California (PCAOB ID 572)

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Zerify, Inc. is referred to herein as “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company.

 

On April 14, 2023, we filed our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the 10-K); however, we failed to include under Controls and Procedures, our Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting in the 10-K (the “Report”). We are amending the Form 10-K in this Form 10-K amendment to reflect the addition of the Report. In connection therewith, our 10-K filed on April 14, 2023 regarding Controls and Procedures is stated at page 30, as follows:

 

“ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

 

Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) require public companies to maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” which are defined as controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits 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. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

We carried out an evaluation, with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the effectiveness our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2022. Based upon that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective at the reasonable assurance level due to the following material weaknesses:

 

1. We do not have written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures. Written documentation of key internal controls over financial reporting is a requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which is applicable to us as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022. Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have written documentation of our internal controls and procedures on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness.

 

2. Our board of directors has no independent director or member with financial expertise which causes ineffective oversight of our external financial reporting and internal control over financial reporting.

 

3. We do not have sufficient segregation of duties within accounting functions, which is a basic internal control. Due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. However, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions should be performed by separate individuals. Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have segregation of duties on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness.

 

To address these material weaknesses, management performed additional analyses and other procedures to ensure that the financial statements included herein fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

 
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Remediation of Material Weaknesses

 

We intend to remediate the material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures identified above by adding an independent director or member with financial expertise or hiring a full-time CFO with SEC reporting experience in the future when working capital permits and by working with our independent registered public accounting firm to refine our internal procedures.

 

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during our most recently completed fiscal quarter or during 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.”

 

We hereby amend the above disclosure to also include the Report, as follows:

 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal control over Financial reporting

 

(c) Managements Annual report on Internal Control over Financial reporting

 

Cash

 

We currently have our Controller perform all of the Company’s Bank reconciliations to ensure the accuracy of the Cash that is being reporting.

 

Accounts receivable

 

Due to lack of segregation in duties, as mentioned in our evaluation of control over financial reporting, our controller will prepare the customer invoices along with any supporting documentation to support the invoice and posting the cash payment on account once received. We are planning on having our accounting staff post the Cash Receivable on account, which will allow our Controller to reconcile the Cash and Accounts Receivable Ledger to the sub-Ledger to ensure accuracy.

 

Accounts Payables

 

A. Vendor Invoices

 

When a Vendor invoice is received it must be validated prior to being posted on account and it must have supporting documentation, which validates the invoice along with review and approval from the corresponding Manager.

 

B. Payments to Vendors

 

When payments are made to Vendors via Check ACH or Wire, an invoice must be submitted and validated. Our controller currently processes the invoices for payment and our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) currently approves and issues the payment. For internal controls purposes, any amount over $5,000 USD requires a second signature from another Company officer, such as our Chief Operating Officer or Chief Information Officer. . Once the payment is made, our Controller records the payment accordingly and reconciles it with the cash.

 

C. Expense reports (Reimbursable cost)

 

All reimbursable cost has to be approved in advance by the corresponding manager as well as our CEO. Once approved, the employee, consultant or client must provide complete a reimbursement form accompanied by receipts of the transaction detailing the approved expense with the name, quantity, amount, and date of purchase. They also need to show the payment method to establish they actually paid for the item themselves. Once the form and receipts are submitted to the controller, he reviews the Expense report along with the receipts for accuracy and validation. Our Controller then records the expenses to be paid out on a weekly basis, and the CEO conducts a final review prior to issuing the payment.

 

D. Payroll

 

We issue Payroll on a Bi-weekly basis. Our employees are on a salary, hourly, or commission basis. All hourly employees are to submit a timesheet no later than the Friday before a pay date and is required to be approved by the corresponding manager and then paid with the bi-weekly check run. For Salaried employees, management approval is still required and paid on a bi-weekly basis. For commissions, we agree upon the rate in which they are to be paid based on results of sales and other factors; once approved by the manager, it is then s submitted to the Controller or CEO for processing via ADP. Once completed prior to submitting the Payroll the Controller Prints, the Pay register and Summary report is provided to the CEO to review for accuracy. Once approved, the payroll is submitted and pay is issued on the pay date.

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

ZERIFY, INC.

 

 

 

 

Dated: June 27, 2023

By:

/s/ Mark L. Kay

 

 

Mark L. Kay

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Dated: June 27, 2023

By:

/s/ Philip E. Blocker

 

Philip E. Blocker

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and

 

 

 

Principal Accounting Officer

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mark L. Kay

 

Director

 

June 27, 2023 

Name: Mark L. Kay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ramarao Pemmaraju

 

Director

 

June 27, 2023 

Name: Ramarao Pemmaraju

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ George Waller

 

Director

 

June 27, 2023 

Name: George Waller

 

 

 

 

 

 
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