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WIDE WORLD OF STOCKS
(the “Program”) is a nationally-syndicated television program that
profiles different micro-cap companies. The Program is owned and
produced and syndicated nationally by [Imperial Consulting
Networks, Inc.] (the “Company”). The Company also maintains a
website with respect to the Program at www.WideWorldOfStocks.com
Compensation from Featured Companies Generally.
The Company is
compensated by the companies that are profiled in the Program in
the form of shares of common stock and warrants to purchase common
stock that are issued to the Company in advance of the broadcast of
the Program that features the particular company. The
Company regularly transfers the equity compensation it receives
from companies that it features on the Program to its officers,
directors, agents, representatives and other affiliates (the
“Affiliates”) [and to the talent on the Program].
The Company and such
Affiliates generally sell a substantial portion of the equity
compensation received from the companies during a time that the
company is being featured on the Program and the Program is being
syndicated nationally.
The fact that the
Company and/or its Affiliates will be selling the common stock of
featured companies while the Program [and the talent] that features
the Company is in syndication, creates an inherent conflict of
interest as it may effect the objectivity of the reporting on a
particular company or the rationale for deciding to feature a
particular company on the Program. From time to time the
amount of compensation received by the Company is dependent upon
the appreciation of the share price of a featured
company.
This factor creates a
conflict of interest regarding the objectivity of the Program, as
it is not in the Company’s interest for the stock price of the
featured company to decline.
Not a Broker/Dealer or
Financial Advisor
The Company is not a
Registered Broker/Dealer or Financial Advisor, nor does it hold
itself out to be a Registered Broker/Dealer or Financial Advisor.
All materials and information presented in a Program are not to be
regarded as investment advice by the Company and are only for
informative purposes with respect to a featured company. Viewers
should verify all claims and information regarding the featured
company and do their own due diligence before investing in a
company featured in the Program if the viewer is considering an
investment in a featured company. A Program investing in small-cap,
micro cap and penny stock securities is speculative and carries a
high degree of risk.
No Investment Advice or
Recommendation Made by the Company
The Company is not
making any representation or warranty regarding a potential
investment in a featured company or the financial performance or
results of a featured company. The statements and information
in a Program relating to a featured company are not intended
directly or indirectly provide advice as to the advisability of
investing in, purchasing, holding or selling any securities of such
featured company. Featured companies have prepared and/or approved
all of the materials and information about such company that are
discussed in a Program; and should be considered statements by the
Company. The Company does not endorse any opinions or
recommendations regarding the materials and information provided by
the Company, nor does it give tax or investment advice or advocate
the purchase or sale of any security or investment. All information
provided on the Program pertaining to investing, stocks, securities
must be understood not to be investment advice.
No Representation as to
Content of the Program.
The information and
other content contained in any Program about a featured company has
been provided by the featured company and the Company has
exclusively relied upon such content and information which it
believes to be reliable and accurate in producing the Program.
However, such reliability and accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
Investors should not rely on the information contained in the
Program in making a decision to invest in any featured company or
particular company. Rather, investors should use the information
contained in the Program as a starting point for doing additional
independent research about a featured companies. Information
regarding customers who are SEC reporting companies can be viewed
and printed free of charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
The Company and its
Affiliates expressly disclaim any liability as to the
completeness or accuracy of the information and content contained
in any Program and for any omissions of facts and information from
such content. The Company is not responsible for any claims made by
featured companies, all such claims being the sole responsibility
of the featured companies.
No Offer of Securities:
None of the information
or content featured in the Program, including, but not limited to,
interviews and advertisements pertaining to a featured company,
constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or to sell any
securities of any featured company profiled on the Program and any
decision to invest in any such company or other financial decisions
should not be made based upon the information provided in, or
content of, any Program or the opinions or views expressed in the
Program. The Company does not offer such advice or analysis, and
the Company further urges you to consult your own independent tax,
business, financial and investment advisors before making an
investment decision in any featured company.
Buying and Selling
Securities of Featured Companies.
The Company, its owners,
and other Affiliates will receive investments in companies featured
within its program, and may decide to sell these investments or buy
additional investments in these companies at any time and may trade
these stocks numerous times, including simultaneously with the
transmission of news articles, press releases and profile
distributions. Selling shares of any public company could
cause a decline in the price of the underlying security. In order
to be in full compliance with Section 17(b) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, The Company will report any fee it receives as
compensation from any source, whether in cash, options or shares of
stock, for its effort in researching, presenting, and disseminating
this information to our subscriber database and featuring the
report on its program.
No Guarantee
The Company does not
offer any warrant or guarantee regarding the public market for, or
the financial condition, solvency or prospects of, any company
featured will continue to trade on the exchange that they presently
do. Some securities may be subject to SEC rules that will require
them to be reporting or they will no longer trade on the OTC
Bulletin Board, thereby they will be "delisted" and will trade on
the Pink Sheets. This could affect the value and liquidity of
mentioned securities.
Specific Compensation
and Conflicts of Interest
VIRAL GENETICS INC.
The Company and Viral
Genetics, Inc. (“Viral”), have entered into an Agreement pursuant
to which the Company has agreed to provide certain services to
Viral, including featuring Viral on the Program. In consideration
for providing such services, the Company is to receive up to 19
million shares of common stock of Viral and 14 million warrants to
purchase shares of Viral’s common stock which are exercisable upon
certain milestones based upon appreciation of the price of Viral’s
common stock. This is an inherent conflict of interest as the
Company has san interest in the value of Viral’s common
stock.
In particular, given the
structure of the warrants, the Company has an interest in the
appreciation of the price of Viral’s common stock. This conflict of
interest could affect the Company’s objectivity in how the Company
showcases Viral on the Program or chooses to feature Viral in the
Program.
Affiliates of the
Company have previously purchased from Viral and others or received
for services shares of common stock of Viral Genetics, Inc. or
other securities of Viral which are convertible or executable or
convertible into shares of Viral’s common stock pursuant to private
placements under the registration exemptions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and anticipate acquiring additional shares of
Viral’s common stock. The Affiliates of the Company may sell
their share in Viral’s common stock while the Program featuring
Viral is being syndicated and broadcast
nationally.
Thus, there is an
inherent conflict of interest as the fact that Affiliates of the
Company will be selling Viral’s common stock during the syndication
and broadcast of the Program featuring Viral and will have an
impact on the Company’s objectivity in producing the
Program.
STRIKEFORCE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
The Company and
Strikeforce Inc. (“Strikeforce”), have entered into an Agreement
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain
services to Strikeforce, including featuring Strikeforce on the
Program. In consideration for providing such services, the Company
is to receive up to 11.5 million shares of common stock of
Strikeforce and 6.5 million warrants to purchase shares of
Srikeforce common stock which are exercisable upon certain
milestones based upon appreciation of the price of Strikeforce’s
common stock. This is an inherent conflict of interest as the
Company has san interest in the value of Strikeforce’s common
stock.
In particular, given the structure of the warrants, the Company has
an interest in the appreciation of the price of Strikeforce’s
common stock. This conflict of interest could affect the Company’s
objectivity in how the Company showcases Strikeforce on the Program
or chooses to feature Strikeforce in the Program.
Affiliates of the
Company have previously purchased from Strikeforce and others or
received for services shares of common stock of
Strikeforce Technologies Inc. or other securities of Strikeforce
which are convertible or executable or convertible into shares of
Strikeforce’s common stock pursuant to private placements under the
registration exemptions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and anticipate acquiring additional shares of Strikeforce’s common
stock. The Affiliates of the Company may sell their share in
Strikeforce’s common stock while the Program featuring Strikeforce
is being syndicated and broadcast nationally. Thus, there is
an inherent conflict of interest as the fact that Affiliates of the
Company will be selling Strikeforce’s common stock during the
syndication and broadcast of the Program featuring Strikeforce and
will have an impact on the Company’s objectivity in producing the
Program.
Micro-cap Companies.
Investing in micro-cap
and emerging-growth companies is highly speculative and carries and
extremely high degree of risk. It is possible that an investor's
investment may be lost or impaired due to the speculative nature of
the companies profiled. We encourage our readers to invest
carefully and read and evaluate all available information on the
companies that are featured in the Program and read the investor
information available at the websites of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) at: http://www.sec.gov and/or the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) at: http://www.finra.org. Readers can review
all public filings by companies at the SEC's EDGAR page.
Copyright
WIDE WORLD OF STOCKS is
copyrighted (2011) and none of the information featured on the
Program can be copied or disseminated without the prior written
approval of the Company.
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