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Yes
No
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Yes
No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| (A) | On April 12, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Mast Hill Fund, L.P., in which Mast Hill purchased a promissory note, with a principal amount of $310,000 for a purchase price of $279,000 (the "Note"). The closing of the Purchase Agreements occurred on April 12, 2022. The Note bears an original issue discount of $31,000, and interest of 12% per year and mature on April 12, 2023 (the "Maturity Date"). The Note is convertible into shares of the Company's common stock at conversion price of $0.037 per share, subject to adjustment as provided therein. The Company has the right to prepay the Note in full, including accrued but unpaid interest, without prepayment penalty provided an event of default, as defined therein, has not occurred. In the seven (7) trading days prior to any prepayment Mast Hill shall have the right to convert their Note into Common Stock of the Company in accordance with the terms of such Note. The Note contains events of defaults and certain negative covenants that are typical in the types of transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreements. |
| (B) | On June 7, 2022, the Company entered into a second Securities Purchase Agreement with Mast Hill Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Mast Hill”). The first Security Purchase Agreement with Mast Hill Fund, L.P. was entered On April 12, 2022. Pursuant to the June 7, 2022 Security Purchase Agreement, Mast Hill purchased a promissory note, with a principal amount of $310,000 for a purchase price of $279,000 (the “Note”). The closing of the Purchase Agreements occurred on June 7, 2022. The Note bears an original issue discount of $31,000, each bear interest of 12% per year and mature on June 7, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”). The Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion price of $0.037 per share, subject to adjustment as provided therein. The Company has the right to prepay the Note in full, including accrued but unpaid interest, without prepayment penalty provided an event of default, as defined therein, has not occurred. In the seven (7) trading days prior to any prepayment Mast Hill shall have the right to convert their Note into Common Stock of the Company in accordance with the terms of such Note. The Note contains events of defaults and certain negative covenants that are typical in the types of transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreements. |
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreements, the Company issued to Mast Hill 4,960,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Commitment Shares”) as a condition to closing.
In connection with the Purchase Agreements, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with Mast Hill, pursuant to which the Company is obligated to file a registration statement within 90 days of the date of the Registration Rights Agreement covering the sale of the Commitment Shares and the shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued to Mast Hill pursuant to the conversion of the Note.
On July 11, 2022, Mast Hill Fund agreed to extend the timeframes in section 2(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement dated
12
to
180 calendar days to file the initial Registration Statement and
270 calendar days to have it declared effective. On October 11, 2022, Mast Hill Fund agreed to extend the timeframes in section 2(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement dated
until February 9, 2023, and to have the Registration Statement become effective on or before February 9, 2037.
As of May 31, 2023, and February 28, 2023 the balances were $620,000 and $594,804 respectively.
The interest payable for the three-month period ending May 31,2023 and 2022 is $18600 and 5,063 respectively. The debt discount amortized for the three-month period ending May 31,2023 and 2022 is $25,196 and $12,139 respectively.
The following table summarizes the Company’s accounts receivable.
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Accounts Receivable, Gross |
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$ |
2,013 |
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$ |
1,460 |
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Less: Allowance for |
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— |
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— |
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Accounts Receivable, Net |
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$ |
2,013 |
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$ |
1,460 |
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The Company’s property and equipment for the three months period ended May 31, 2023 and year ended February 28, 2023 are as follows:
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Equipment |
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$ |
2,323 |
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|
$ |
2,323 |
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|
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|
|
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Less: Depreciation |
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970 |
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776 |
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Equipment, net |
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$ |
1,353 |
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$ |
1,547 |
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As of May 31, 2023 and February 28, 2023 the balance of Notes payable related party was $433,500 and $293,000 respectively.
During the three months period ended May 31
,
2023, Company received $
158,000 from GOV wholly owned subsidiary of Ian James and the original loan payable of $
35,000 acquired from Mango Moi, LLC with balancing amount of $
17,500 was
paid to the lender. These are non-interest bearing and unsecured and payable on demand.
During the year ended February 28, 2023, Company received $32,500 from Mr. James, $48,000 from GOV wholly owned subsidiary of Ian James
$195,000 from our Audit Chairman, David Deming . These are non-interest bearing and unsecured and payable on demand.
In addition, the Company acquired $35,000 on October 12,2022 a loan payable by Mango Moi, LLC to a related party of the seller, Amanda Cayemitte. The Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 760,870 Common Shares @ $0.023 per share to retire $17,500 of the $35,000 loan and remaining balance of $ 17,500 was paid in cash during the quarter ending May 31,2023.
The Company has recognized $479,919
in deferred compensation
as of May 31, 2023 and February 28, 2023 respectively and are
related to the Employment Agreements for Chief Executive Officer, Chief Branding Officer and Chief Business Development Officer.
On April 18, 2022, we entered into a Standby Equity Commitment Agreement with MacRab LLC, a Florida limited liability company providing us with an option to sell up to $5,000,000 worth of our Common Stock, par value $0.0001, to MacRab LLC, in increments, over the period ending 24 months after the date that the Company’s registration statement is deemed effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in the SECA. Additionally, we issued MacRab LLC a Common Stock purchase warrant for the purchase of 1,785,714 shares of our common stock as a commitment fee in connection with the execution of the Standby Equity Commitment Agreement. We also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Investor requiring the Company to file a registration statement providing for the registration of the Common Stock issuable to MacRab LLC under the Standby Equity Commitment Agreement and their common stock purchase warrant, and the subsequent resale by MacRab LLC of such Common Stock.
JH Darbie & Co., Inc. (“JH Darbie”) and the Company are parties to a Finder’s Fee Agreement, signed March 15, 2020 (“Finder’s Agreement”) pursuant to which JH Darbie would introduce the Issuer to third-party investors. Pursuant to the Finder’s Agreement, in relation to the April 12, 2022 and the June 7, 2022 Securities Purchase Agreement with Mast Hill Fund, L.P., two equal payments of fees of approximately $22,320 were paid to JH Darbie. In addition, JH Darbie is to receive non-callable warrants of equal to 8% warrant coverage of the amount raised. The warrants shall entitle JH Darbie thereof to purchase common stock of the Company at a purchase price equal to 120% of the exercise price of the transaction or the public market closing price of the Issuer’s common stock on the date of the Transaction, whichever is lower (such price, the “Warrant Price”). The warrants shall be exercisable immediately after the date of issuance, shall have anti-dilutive price protection, participating registration rights, and shall expire 5 years after the date of issuance, in accordance with the Finder’s Agreement.
The authorized preferred stock of the Company consists of 200,000,000 shares with a par value of $0.0001. There were 700,000 and 700,000 shares issued and outstanding as of May 31, 2023 and February 28, 2023, respectively.
The authorized common stock of the Company consists of 500,000,000 shares with a par value of $0.0001. There were 404,114,987 and 404,014,987 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of May 31, 2023 and February 28, 2023, respectively.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreements, the Company issued to Mast Hill 4,960,000 commitment shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Commitment Shares”) as a condition to closing.
On April 12, 2022, 125,000 shares of Restricted Common Stock were issued to five Directors serving on the Company’s Board of Directors as compensation for services to the Company. The shares were valued at the closing share price on that date, as listed on the OTC Markets, which totaled approximately $15,468.
On May 26, 2022,
11,000,000
shares of Restricted Common Stock were issued to the two Sellers of Mango Moi, LLC (See Note 1). The shares were valued at the closing share price on that date, as listed on the OTC Markets, which totaled approximately $
550,000
.
During the period ended May 31, 2022
, a total of
325,000
shares of Restricted Common Stock were sold to two shareholders for proceeds totaling approximately $
40,248
.
On March 31, 2023
,
100,000
shares of Restricted Common Stock were issued to four Directors serving on the Company’s Board of Directors as compensation for services to the Company. The shares were valued at the closing share price on that date, as listed on the OTC Markets, which totaled approximately $
950
.
On July 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Common Share Option Cancellation and Forfeiture Agreement with former Director Dr. Nicola Finley (the “Option Cancellation and Forfeiture Agreement”). Under the Option Cancellation and Forfeiture Agreement, Dr. Nicola Finley forfeited, and the Company canceled Dr. Nicola Finley’s option to purchase 4,000,000 common shares of the Company that was granted to the optionee pursuant to the Director Agreement dated as of August 29, 2021. Upon such forfeiture and cancellation, Dr. Nicola Finley has no further rights to exercise the option to purchase 4,000,000 common shares of the Company. The cancellation and forfeiture set forth in the Option Cancellation and Forfeiture Agreement shall not affect the restricted common shares granted by the Company to Dr. Nicola Finley pursuant to the Director Agreement dated as of August 29, 2021. As a payment in lieu of whatever benefits, if any, to which Dr. Nicola Finley may have been entitled to under the option to purchase 4,000,000 common shares of the Company, the Company shall pay Dr. Nicola Finley $1.00.
No shares were
during three months period ended May 31, 2023.
During the year ended February 28, 2023, the Company granted options exercisable for up to 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock of which 14,000,000 fully vested on February 28, 2023. The remaining 6,000,000 shares vest over the next year. The outstanding options have an exercise price of $.25 per share. These options expire 5 years after issuance.
The Company fair valued the options on the grant date at $4,853,749 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following assumptions: stock price of $.22 per share (based on the quoted trading price on the date of grant 9/30/2021), volatility of 172%, expected term of 5 years, and a risk-free interest rate range of 1.01% for options with grant date September 30,2021 and assumptions for option granted on January 1,2022: stock price of $.11 per share (based on the quoted trading price on the date of grant 1/1/2022) , volatility of 163%, expected term of 5 years, and a risk-free interest rate range of 1.26%.
The Company is amortizing the expense using straight line method over the vesting terms of each. The total stock option expense for the three months period ended May 31, 2023 and
$384,438 and $495,577 respectively.
Stock option granted to Director Leslie Bumgarner totaled $703,891 expired due to resignation effective December 31, 2021and stock option granted totaled $ 444,563 to Dr. Nicola Finley was forfeited on her resignation dated June 18, 2022.
The total unamortized stock option expense for the period ended May 31, 2023 and year ending February 28, 2023 was $230,175 and $614,613 respectively.
Certain statements, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives, and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements.”
These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believes,” “project,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “strategy,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to: changes in economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, availability of capital, interest rates, competition, and generally accepted accounting principles. These risks and uncertainties should also be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.
As an early-stage company, our Company generated $1,
$306 in revenue for the three months ended May 31 , 2023, and 2022 respectively. Our strategy is designed to offer wellness consumers a diverse synergistic portfolio of brands and products that will allow them to live a life of intention and improve their quality of life.
We believe wellness consumers purchase with intention and specifically seek out the brands and products that improve their quality of life. Furthermore, we believe wellness consumers pursue these six goals-based dimensions of wellness and are positioning the Company to capitalize on this demand. With skin being humans’ largest organ, we have initially prioritized skincare and haircare to help wellness consumers look and feel better with clean and natural products. We intend to expand into additional wellness categories with functional foods, beverages, supplements, and more.
Our management team brings deep expertise in heavily regulated industries, operating, brand identity, genetics, and services, and raising capital to the public market. We seek synergistic and complementary mergers and acquisition opportunities, implementing operational efficiencies to eliminate duplicative measures and centralize administrative operations to achieve more significant revenues and profitability. Additionally, we expect to leverage our network of retail relationships and acquire and manage brands and services cultivated in the beauty and wellness industry to secure sales in major retailers in the United States and globally.
Our management team monitors various trends and factors that follow, which could impact our operating performance. As an early-stage company, the Company has relatively few transactions to date.
Our management team monitors various trends and factors that could impact our operating performance.
— Our revenue growth strategy follows a dual buy-and-build business model in which we acquire brands and related infrastructure and develop brands and related infrastructure in-house. In addition to scaling the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Glow Market LLC, which currently owns and operates our Better Suds soap brand, we have executed multiple non-binding letters of intent to acquire companies within the skincare sector, including a vertically-integrated skincare manufacturer and multiple brands. The closing of these respective transactions depends on numerous factors, including but not limited to the satisfactory completion of due diligence, capital constraints, and more. Furthermore, any of these contemplated transactions would likely have a material impact on the Company’s operating performance. On May 26, 2022, our Company closed its first acquisition of the right, title and interest in, including all of the outstanding membership interests of Mango Moi, LLC, a hair and skincare business located in Chicago, Illinois.
We will compete with companies that operate in the plant-based and science-focused wellness market. Many of our competitors will have substantially greater financial resources, a broader market presence, longer-standing relationships with distributors, retailers, and suppliers, longer operating histories, more extensive production and distribution capabilities, robust brand recognition, and significant marketing resources, and more comprehensive product lines than us. We believe that principal competitive factors in this category include, among others, quality ingredients, wellness profile, cost, convenience, branding, and marketing.
Sales and Marketing Costs
As we continue to grow our “BFYW” product portfolio, we expect to expand our sales and marketing team by adding dedicated personnel to service additional retail customers. Outside sales representatives and brokers may be added to expand our sales efforts. We further envision engaging, developing, and possibly acquiring a subscription box retail operation. Marketing expenditures are expected to begin primarily online and in product fees (as we engage retail store expansion), as well as other similar in-store marketing costs. These expenses will be categorized as net deductions to revenue under GAAP instead of marketing expenses. We plan to hire a national marketing firm to implement digital video and display campaigns, connected television, social media, and search engine marketing. As we expand and grow revenue, we will build a brand management team (to support Management, who oversees all “BFYW” marketing efforts) to focus on digital marketing, social media, and other marketing functions.
Our costs are subject to fluctuations, particularly due to changes in commodity prices, transportation costs, and our productivity efforts. If we are unable to manage cost fluctuations through pricing actions, cost savings projects, sourcing decisions, and consistent productivity improvements, it may adversely impact our gross margin, operating margin, and net earnings. Sales can also be adversely impacted following pricing actions if there is a negative impact on the consumption of our products. We strive to implement, achieve, and sustain cost improvement plans, including supply chain optimization, general overhead, workforce optimization, and outsourcing projects as deemed appropriate.
As an Early-Stage Company with few transactions, the Company’s expenditures were heavily Selling General, and Administrative (“SG&A”). The Company engaged Anthony L.G., PLLC as legal counsel, to be consulted on a case-by-case basis as may be necessary for corporate legal services and securities counsel. Payroll expenses, including deferred compensation, were the single largest category of cash expenditures for the quarter. Pursuant to their Employment Agreements, Ian James, Stephen Letourneau and Jacob Ellman have deferred compensation. Accordingly, the following represents each individual’s deferred compensation since March 1, 2022: Ian James has deferred $235,895, Stephen Letourneau has deferred $183,204, and Jacob Ellman has deferred $60,820. Effective May 2023 the board has approved the conversion of at least 66% of deferred compensation of both Mr. James and Mr. Letourneau into restricted Common Shares at a $0.037 per share price as and when exercised to be consistent with the Mast Hill per share pricing. Management expects legal costs to taper as a percentage of overall SG&A as the company grows. The Company’s SG&A further includes the cost of EDGAR and news release filing services, payroll of a single person, website development and publishing, professional services such as accounting, SRAX for regular updates of NOBO data for the shareholder lists for ongoing shareholder communications, Governmental filing fees including business licensing.
We prepare our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). Under Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
The Company adopted ASC 606 - Revenue from contracts with Customers: (1) identify the contract with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when each performance obligation is satisfied.
Revenue for products is recognized when the products are delivered to the customer, and the customer completes the product inspection. Cash receipts for undelivered products are recorded as deferred revenues. As of May 31, 2023, the Company had no deferred revenues.
The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern that contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business.
The Company demonstrates adverse conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year following the issuance of these financial statements. These adverse conditions are negative financial trends, specifically operating loss, working capital deficiency, and other adverse key financial ratios.
The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event that the Company cannot continue as a going concern.
We recorded $
$965,309 in operating expenses for the three months ended May 31, 2023, and 2022 respectively
We incurred $
in lower Operating Expenses for the three months ended May 31, 2023 due to approximately $392,950 in share-based expenses, and approximately $
increase in general and administrative expenses, compared to $768,313 and $ 196,996 in share-based expenses, and general administrative expenses, respectively, for the three months ended May 31,
. The decrease in operating expenses was due to reduced stock option expenses for Independent Directors with the vacancy of one Independent Board member, and reduction in legal fees, marketing expenses, membership subscriptions, licenses, and software and applications.
The Company has not recognized an income tax benefit for its operating losses generated based on uncertainties concerning its ability to generate taxable income in future periods. As of May 31, 2023 the Company has incurred a net loss of approximately $
resulting in a net operating loss for income tax purposes. The loss results in a deferred tax asset of approximately $
the effective statutory rate of 21%. The deferred tax asset has been offset by an equal valuation allowance. Given our Company’s inception date of December 1, 2020, and our fiscal year end of February 28, 2023, we have completed only three taxable fiscal years.
Our cash balance was $17,776 and $13,773 as of May 31,2023, and 2022 respectively. We presently are largely reliant on capital contributions towards expenses from Mr. Ian James, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors Company received $158,000 loan from GOV wholly owned subsidiary of Ian James in the three months ended May 31, 2023.
Mr. Ian James has not guaranteed that he will continue to support our capital needs. Therefore, we may not be able to continue as a going concern. We may require further funding to implement our operations plan for the next twelve months. Being a start-up stage company, we have a very limited operating history. After a twelve-month period, we may need additional financing but currently do not have any arrangements for such financing with the exception of the Standby Equity Commitment Agreement with MacRab LLC.
If we need additional cash and cannot raise it, we will either have to suspend operations until our Company raises the necessary financing or cease operations entirely.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
Better For You Wellness, Inc. (we, us, our, the “Company” or the “Registrant”), was initially incorporated with the name Fast Track Solutions, Inc. in the State of Nevada on December 1, 2020. The Company has two wholly owned subsidiaries: Glow Market LLC, an Ohio Limited Liability Company, to build and operate digitally native, mission-driven brands within the clean beauty sector in multiple consumer product categories. In December 2021, Glow Market LLC launched its first brand, Better Suds, an impact-driven brand that sells cruelty-free natural soap. In May 2022, the Company acquired its second wholly owned subsidiary, Mango Moi, LLC, a natural skincare and body care product line with naturally clean ingredients to soothe dry skin, eczema, psoriasis, and cracked skin.
The Company seeks to acquire The Ideation Lab, LLC, a brand solutions incubator and accelerator focused on the plant-based wellness and hemp-infused industry since 2020. The Ideation Lab Garrett and Emmett’s Pet Treats, a pet lifestyle brand, E.J. Well Co, a women’s wellness brand (natural supplements), and others.
The Jordre Well is a functional beverage company that is 49% owned by Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: JVA), a leading integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer in the United States. Earlier this week, The Jordre Well announced its portfolio of products from Stephen James Curated Coffee Collection (“SJCCC”), the Company’s premium coffee brand, which is now being sold through Amazon.com and is in discussion with major national retailers. The e-commerce giant carries 8 of SJCCC’s premium coffee products and ships to more than 100 countries around the globe. Additionally, the deal contemplates Coffee Holding Company continuing its global purchase of coffee beans, manufacturing, distribution, and licensure of its Cafe Caribe and Harmony Bay to The Jordre Well for Hemp infusion.
We began trading under the symbol BFYW on OTC Markets Pink Tier in September 2021, and applied to the OTC Markets Group to up-list its Common Stock for trading on the OTC Markets Venture Market, or the OTCQB. In February 2022, the Company began trading on OTCQB.
Independent Board of Directors
On August 27, 2021, Montel Williams, Joseph J. Watson, Leslie Bumgarner, David H. Deming, and Dr. Nicola Finley were appointed by our Board of Directors to serve as Independent Directors of the Company. On January 1, 2022, Christina Jefferson was appointed to fill the vacancy left by outgoing Director Leslie Bumgarner, whose resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies, or practices. Each Director agreed to serve a two-year term. In October 2021, an Audit Committee was seated with Mr. Deming, Mr. Watson, and Mr. Williams as its members. Mr. Deming was elected its Chair. Dr. Finley resigned as a Director of the Company effective June 2022 due to time constraints and professional bandwidth, and she was replaced temporarily by Mellise Gelula, who, in August 2022, notified the Board that she was unable to commit to the director role and its requirements but would remain a member of the Company's Strategic Advisory Committee. The vacant Board of Director seat remains unfilled. Also, in October 2021, A Compensation Committee was seated with Ms. Leslie Bumgarner, Mr. Watson, and Mr. Williams as its members. Mr. Watson was elected its Chair, and in February 2022, Ms. Jefferson was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Ms. Bumgarner’s resignation.
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our fractional Chief Financial Officer to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As of May 31, 2023, our management, with the participation of, and under the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and fractional Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and the operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of
, due to the identification of a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of
.
In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving its desired objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Our management does not expect the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will necessarily prevent all fraud and material error. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management overriding internal controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. There can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Ian James, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2023, of Better For You Wellness, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: July 17, 2023
/s/ Ian James | |
Ian James | |
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | |
(Principal Executive Officer) | |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the amended Quarterly Report of Better For You Wellness, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Ian James, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company. |
Date: July 17, 2023
/s/ Ian James | |
Ian James | |
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | |
(Principal Executive Officer) | |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the amended Quarterly Report of Better For You Wellness, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended May 31, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Pratibha Chaurasia, Fractional Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company. |
Date: July 17, 2023
/s/ Pratibha Chaurasia | |
Fractional Chief Financial Officer | |
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
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