UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q/A
[X] Quarterly report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018
[ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File No. 000-55030
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GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
90-0893594 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
8851 Camp Bowie West Boulevard, Suite 240 Fort Worth, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) |
76116 (Zip Code) |
(817) 346-6900 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirement for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, 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 shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [ X] 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 (Check One):
Large accelerated filer [ ] | Accelerated filer [ ] |
Non-accelerated filer [ ] | Smaller reporting company [X] |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12(b)-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [ X ]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. At May 5, 2018, the registrant had outstanding 283,828,915 shares of our Class A common stock and 126,938 shares of Class B common stock.
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Table of Contents
Part I – Financial Information.
Item 1. Financial Statements | 1 |
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 15 |
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 20 |
Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 20 |
Part II- Other Information | |
Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 22 |
Item 1A. Risk Factors | 22 |
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 22 |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 23 |
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | 23 |
Item 5. Other Information | 23 |
Item 6. Exhibits | 24 |
Signatures | 26 |
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. | Financial Statements. |
GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
(Unaudited)
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2018 |
2017 |
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Assets | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 22,475 | $ | 91,518 | ||||
Prepaid expense | 144,000 | 157,500 | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 166,475 | 249,018 | ||||||
Fixed assets | ||||||||
Property & equipment | 4,015 | 4,015 | ||||||
Less depreciation | 4,015 | 4,015 | ||||||
0 | 0 | |||||||
Other Assets | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 186,475 | $ | 269,018 | ||||
Liabilities & Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 101,794 | $ | 140,039 | ||||
Stockholder advances | 1,000 | 1,500 | ||||||
Accrued management fees | 1,736,602 | 1,666,602 | ||||||
Notes payable | 100,000 | 153,841 | ||||||
Accrued expenses | 441,909 | 778,760 | ||||||
Current portion of convertible note payable, net of | ||||||||
discount of $71,428 and $81,833 | 155,239 | 150,834 | ||||||
Derivative liability – warrants | 86,255 | 105,643 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 2,622,799 | 2,997,219 | ||||||
Long term convertible note payable, less current portion | 84,000 | 84,000 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 2,706,799 | 3,081,219 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
Common Class B stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.0001, 0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018 | ||||||||
and December 31, 2107 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Common Class A stock 300,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.0001, 283,828,915 and 287,681,826 issued and outstanding at | ||||||||
March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively | 28,386 | 28,771 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 21,649,515 | 20,782,630 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (24,198,225 | ) | (23,623,602 | ) | ||||
Total Stockholders’ Deficit | (2,520,324 | ) | (2,812,201 | ) | ||||
Total Liabilities & Stockholders’ Deficit | $ | 186,475 | $ | 269,018 |
See the accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations – Unaudited
For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||
Sales | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | |||||||
Expenses | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 268,741 | 5,048,380 | |||||||||
Research and development | 309,215 | 177,658 | |||||||||
Depreciation | 0 | 99 | |||||||||
Total Expense | 577,956 | 5,226,137 | |||||||||
Operating loss | (577,956 | ) | (5,226,137 | ) | |||||||
Other income (expenses) | |||||||||||
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative | 19,388 | (53,385 | ) | ||||||||
Interest (expense) income | (16,055 | ) | 9,529 | ||||||||
Total other income (expense) | 3,333 | (43,856 | ) | ||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (574,623 | ) | (5,269,993 | ) | |||||||
Provision for income taxes | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Net loss | $ | (574,623 | ) | $ | (5,269,993 | ) | |||||
Net loss per share; | |||||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per shares | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | |||||
Weighted average shares | |||||||||||
Outstanding; | |||||||||||
Basic and diluted | 282,508,746 | 273,028,802 |
See the accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited
For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||||||
Net Loss from operations | $ | (574,623 | ) | $ | (5,269,993 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in | ||||||||
Operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation | 0 | 99 | ||||||
Stock based compensation | 0 | 4,779,370 | ||||||
(Gain) loss on derivative | (19,388 | ) | 28,544 | |||||
Debt issue costs amortized | 10,405 | 0 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Prepaid expense | 13,500 | 7,214 | ||||||
Accounts payable | (38,245 | ) | (58,874 | ) | ||||
Accrued management fees | 70,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
Stockholder advances | (500 | ) | 0 | |||||
Accrued expenses | (6,851 | ) | (622 | ) | ||||
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities | (545,702 | ) | (499,262 | ) | ||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
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0 | 0 | ||||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities | ||||||||
Repayments on note payable | (53,841 | ) | (3,000 | ) | ||||
Repayments on convertible note payable | (6,000 | ) | (120,753 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of common stock | 536,500 | 833,250 | ||||||
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | 476,659 | 709,497 | ||||||
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash | (69,043 | ) | 210,235 | |||||
Cash Beginning of Period | 91,518 | 67,964 | ||||||
Cash End of Period | $ | 22,475 | $ | 278,199 | ||||
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: | ||||||||
Cash Paid during the period for interest | $ | 500 | $ | 2,287 | ||||
Cash Paid during the period for taxes | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
Shares returned and cancelled | $ | 745 | $ | 0 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
Nature of Operations
Greenway Technologies, Inc. (“Greenway Technologies,” “GTI,” or the “Company”) was organized on March 13, 2002, under the laws of the State of Texas as Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation. On August 18, 2009, in connection with a merger with Universal Media Corporation, a privately held Nevada company, the Company changed its name to Universal Media Corporation (“Universal Media”). The Company changed its name to UMED Holdings, Inc. on March 23, 2011, and to Greenway Technologies, Inc. on June 23, 2017.
The Company’s mission is to operate as a holding company through the acquisition of businesses as wholly-owned subsidiaries that meet some key requirements: (1) solid management (2) the ability to grow with steady growth to follow and (3) an emphasis on emerging core industry markets, such as energy and metals.
In September 2010, the Company acquired 1,440 acres of placer mining claims on Bureau of Land Management land in Mohave County, Arizona. See discussion in Note 3. Due to the Company not producing any revenues from its BLM mining leases since its acquisition of the leases, nor achieving cash flow levels to independently fund the development of its BLM mining leases in December 2010 and not having current resources for an appraisal or assay, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $100,000 during the year ended December 31, 2014.
In August 2012, the Company acquired 100% of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. (“GIE”) which owns patents and trade secrets for a proprietary process and related technology to convert natural gas into synthesis gas (syngas), also known as Gas-to-liquids or “GTL” processing. Syngas is an important intermediate gas used by industry in the production of ammonia, methane, liquid fuels, and other downstream products. The Company’s unique process is called Fractional Thermal Oxidation™ (FTO). When combined with Greenway Technologies’ Fischer-Tropsch (FT) system, the Company believes it will be able to offer a new economical, relatively small scale (125 to 2,475 bbls/day) method of converting gas-to-liquids that can be located in field locations where applicable to smaller scale GTL processing requirements.
NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN UNCERTAINTIES
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulations S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the following entities.
Name of Entity | % | Entity | Incorporation | Relationship | |
Greenway Technologies, Inc. | Corporation | Texas | Parent | ||
Universal Media Corporation | 100 | % | Corporation | Wyoming | Subsidiary |
Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. | 100 | % | Corporation | Nevada | Subsidiary |
Logistix Technology Systems, Inc. | 100 | % | Corporation | Texas | Subsidiary |
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Going Concern Uncertainties
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As shown in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company sustained a loss of approximately $575,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 and has a working capital deficiency of approximately $2.5 million and an accumulated deficit of approximately $24.2 million at March 31, 2018. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is in doubt and dependent upon achieving a profitable level of operations or on the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to fund ongoing operations. Management believes that its current and future plans enable it to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months.
The Company is in discussions with a number of oil and gas companies, smaller oil and gas operators, and investors regarding joint venture funding for a commercial scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant using the Company’s unique GTL system which includes its proprietary G-Reformer®, a Fischer-Tropsch unit, and all necessary components to develop a fully functional GTL plant with a minimum output of ~125 barrels/day of high-cetane blendstock (diesel fuel). Should an agreement be made, the joint venture relationship is expected to provide funding for a plant as well as operating capital for the Company. While there are no assurances that financing for the initial plant will be obtained on acceptable terms and in a timely manner, the failure to obtain the necessary working capital may cause the Company to move in one or more alternate directions to transition this revolutionary GTL system into production.
In parallel, Company is also seeking agreements and/or partnerships with other GTL system providers to use the Company’s proprietary synthesis gas production unit, the G-Reformer®, as part of existing, planned, or new GTL systems in partnership with the Company. While there are no assurances that such agreements and partnerships will be obtained on acceptable terms and in a timely manner, the failure to obtain the necessary working capital may cause the Company to move in one or more alternate directions to commercialize its proprietary G-Reformer® technology. Several alternate paths are under consideration.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustment to the recorded assets or liabilities that might be necessary should the Company have to curtail operations or be unable to continue in existence.
NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A summary of significant accounting policies applied in the presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements are as follows.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Major additions and improvements are capitalized. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of equipment retired or sold, are removed from the accounts and any differences between the undepreciated amount and the proceeds from the sale or salvage value are recorded as a gain or loss on sale of equipment. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the useful life of the assets. The Company continues to use its fully depreciated property and equipment/
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company assesses the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification, ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment . An asset or asset group is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the undiscounted future net cash flow the asset or asset group is expected to generate. If an asset or asset group is considered impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds its fair value. If estimated fair value is less than the book value, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and an impairment loss is recognized.
Revenue Recognition
The Company has not, to date, generated any revenues.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenue and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ materially from the estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three-months or less to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at March 31, 2018, or December 31, 2017.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires that the Company recognize deferred tax liabilities and assets based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates in effect in the years the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred income tax benefit (expense) results from the change in net deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that some or all deferred tax assets will not be realized.
The Company has adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10-05 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes . The ASC clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements. The ASC prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The ASC provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Open tax years, subject to IRS examination include 2013 – 2016.
Net Loss Per Share, basic and diluted
Basic loss per share has been computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants and beneficial conversion features (16,600,000) have been excluded as a common stock equivalent in the diluted loss per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive.
Derivative Instruments
The Company accounts for derivative instruments in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), which establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities. They require that an entity recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and measure those instruments at fair value.
If certain conditions are met, a derivative may be specifically designated as a hedge, the objective of which is to match the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging derivative with the recognition of (i) the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk or (ii) the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transaction. For a derivative not designated as a hedging instrument, the gain or loss is recognized in income in the period of change.
See Notes 6 and 7 below for disclosures associated with the Company’s convertible notes payable and warrants.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Effective January 1, 2008, fair value measurements are determined by the Company’s adoption of authoritative guidance issued by the FASB, with the exception of the application of the statement to non-recurring, non-financial assets and liabilities, as permitted. Fair value is defined in the authoritative guidance as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value hierarchy was established, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into three levels as follows:
Level 1 – Valuation based on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
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Level 2 – Valuation based on, observable inputs (other than level one prices), quoted market prices for similar assets such as at the measurement date; quoted prices in the market that are not active; or other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3 – Valuation based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, therefore requiring management’s best estimate of what market participants would use as fair value.
Original Issue Discount
For certain convertible debt issued, the Company provides the debt holder with an original issue discount (“OID”). An OID is the difference between the original cash proceeds and the amount of the note upon maturity. The Note is originally recorded for the total amount payable. The OID is amortized into interest expense pro-rata over the term of the Note.
In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. The valuation of the Company’s notes recorded at fair value is determined using Level 3 inputs, which consider (i) time value, (ii) current market and (iii) contractual prices.
The carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, notes payable and other payables, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.
The following table represents the Company’s assets and liabilities by level measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
March 31, 2018 Derivative Liabilities | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 86,255 | ||||||
December 31, 2017Derivative Liabilities | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 105,643 |
The following assets and liabilities are measured on the balance sheets at fair value on a recurring basis utilizing significant unobservable inputs or Level 3 assumptions in their valuation. The following tables provide a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the liabilities:
The change in the notes payable at fair value for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2018, is as follows:
Fair Value |
Change in |
New |
Fair Value |
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January 1, 2018 |
Fair Value |
Convertible Notes |
Conversions |
March 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Derivative Liabilities | $ | (105,643) | $ | 19,388 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | (86,255) |
All gains and losses on assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy are recognized in other interest income and expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Stock Based Compensation
The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 718-10, Compensation (“ASC 718-10”) which requires that all share-based payments to both employees and non-employees be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values.
At March 31, 2018, the Company did not have any outstanding stock options.
Concentration and Credit Risk
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Financial instruments and related items, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash. The Company places its cash with high credit quality institutions. At times, such deposits may be in excess of the FDIC insurance limit.
Research and Development
The Company accounts for research and development costs in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 730-10, Research and Development (“ASC 730-10”). Under ASC 730-10, all research and development costs must be charged to expense as incurred. Accordingly, internal research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Third-party research and development costs are expensed when the contracted work has been performed or as milestone results have been achieved as defined under the applicable agreement. Company-sponsored research and development costs related to both present and future products are expensed in the period incurred. The Company incurred research and development expenses of $309,215 and $177,658 during the three-months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Issuance of Common Stock
The issuance of common stock for other than cash is recorded by the Company at market values.
Impact of New Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 4 – PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Range of Lives in Years |
March 31, 2018 |
December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||
Equipment | 5 | $ | 2,032 | $ | 2,032 | |||||||
Furniture and fixtures | 5 | 1,983 | 1,983 | |||||||||
4,015 | 4,015 | |||||||||||
Less accumulated depreciation | (4,015 | ) | (4,015 | ) | ||||||||
$ | 0 | $ | 0 |
Depreciation expense was $0 and $99 for the three-months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
NOTE 5 – TERM NOTES PAYABLE
Term notes payable consisted of the following at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
2018 |
2017 |
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Unsecured note payable dated March 8, 2016 to an individual at 5% interest, payable upon the Company’s availability of cash |
$ | 0 | $ | 13,500 | ||||
Unsecured note payable dated November 13, 2017 to a corporation at $10,000 lump sum interest at maturity on February 28, 2018. The terms are being re-negotiated with the noteholder. |
100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
Unsecured note payable dated December 28, 2017 to a corporation, due January 3, 2018 | 53,842 | |||||||
Total term notes | $ | 100,000 | $ | 153,842 |
NOTE 6 – 2017 CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES
The Company issued a $166,667 convertible promissory note bearing interest at 4.50% per annum to an accredited investor, payable in equal installments of $6,000 commencing February 1, 2018 plus interest at rate of 4% per annum on December 20, 2018 and $80,000 plus
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accrued interest on December 20, 2019. The holder has the right to convert the note into common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.08 per share for each one dollar of cash payment which may be due, (which would be 1,083,333 shares for the $86,667 payment and 1,000,000 shares for the $80,000 payment.
The Company evaluated the terms of the convertible note in accordance with ASC 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, and concluded that the Convertible Note did not result in a derivative. The Company evaluated the terms of the convertible note and concluded that there was a beneficial conversion feature since the convertible note was convertible into shares of common stock at a discount to the market value of the common stock. As of December 31, 2017, the discount related to the beneficial conversion feature on the note was valued at $27,083 based on the $0.013 difference between the market price of $0.093 and the conversion price of $0.08 times the 2,083,325 conversion shares. As of and during the three-months ended March 31, 2018, the remaining discount was $23,697 and $3,386 of the discount was amortized.
The Company issued a $150,000 convertible promissory note bearing interest at 4.50% per annum to an accredited investor, payable in equal installments of $6,000 plus accrued interest until the principal and accrued interest are paid in full. The holder has the right to convert the note into common stock of the Company at a conversion price of equal to 70% of the prior twenty (20) days average closing market price of the Company’s common stock.
The Company evaluated the terms of the convertible note in accordance with ASC 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, and concluded that the Convertible Note resulted in a derivative. The Company evaluated the terms of the convertible note and concluded that there was a beneficial conversion feature since the convertible note was convertible into shares of common stock at a discount to the market value of the common stock. The discount related to the beneficial conversion feature on the note was valued at $58,494 based on the difference between the fair value of the 1,578,947 convertible shares at the valuation date and the $150,000 note value. The discount related to the beneficial conversion feature is being amortized over the term of the debt. The discount related to the beneficial conversion feature on the note was valued at $150,000 based on the Black-Scholes Model . As of and during the three-months ended March 31, 2018, the remaining discount was $47,731 and $7,019 of the discount was amortized. The derivative liability for this note at March 31, 2018 was $27,938.
NOTE 7 – CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
May 2016 Convertible Note
On May 4, 2016, the Company issued a $224,000 convertible promissory note bearing interest at 10.0% per annum to an accredited investor, payable beginning November 10, 2016, in monthly installments of $44,800 plus accrued interest and a cash premium equal to 10.0% of the installment amount. The convertible promissory note was paid in full on March 4, 2017. The holder had the right under certain circumstances to convert the note into common stock of the Company at a conversion price equal to 70% of the average of the 3 lowest volume weighted average trading prices during the 20-day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date.
The Company evaluated the terms of the convertible note in accordance with ASC 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, and concluded that the Convertible Note resulted in a derivative. The Company evaluated the terms of the convertible note and concluded that there was a beneficial conversion feature since the convertible note was convertible into shares of common stock at a discount to the market value of the common stock. The discount related to the beneficial conversion feature on the note was valued at $224,000 based on the Black-Scholes Model . The discount related to the beneficial conversion feature ($51,829) was amortized over the term of the debt (10 months). For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recognized interest expense of $9,327 related to the amortization of the discount.
In connection with the issuance of the $224,000 note, the Company recorded debt issue cost and discount as follows:
$20,000 original issue discount and $4,000 debt issue cost, which was amortized over 10 months, with amortization of $4,000 for twelve-months ended December 31, 2017. |
The convertible promissory note was paid in full on March 10, 2017, reducing the embedded derivative for the 2016 beneficial conversion right to zero at December 31, 2017. |
September 2014 Convertible Note
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In connection with the issuance of a $158,000 convertible promissory note in 2014 (repaid in July 2015), the Company issued warrants to purchase shares of common stock.
$58,317 as of March 31, 2018 and $47,149 as of December 31, 2017, which was computed as follows: |
Commitment Date | ||||
Expected dividends | 0% | |||
Expected volatility | 175.59% | |||
Expected term: conversion feature | 2 years | |||
Risk free interest rate | 2.27% |
NOTE 8 – ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses consisted of the following at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
2018 |
2017 |
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Accrued consulting fees | $ | 249,500 | $ | 249,500 | ||||
Accrued expense related to shareholder dispute | 0 | 330,000 | ||||||
Accrued expense related to warrant exercise | 180,000 | 180,000 | ||||||
Other accrued expenses | 0 | 12,000 | ||||||
Accrued interest expense | 12,409 | 7,260 | ||||||
Total accrued expenses | $ | 441,909 | $ | 778,760 |
NOTE 9– CAPITAL STRUCTURE
The Company is authorized to issue 300,000,000 shares of class A common stock with a par value of $.0001 per share and 20,000,000 shares of class B stock with a par value of $.0001 per share. Each common stock share has one voting right and the right to dividends, if and when declared by the Board of Directors.
Class A Common Stock
At March 31, 2018, there were 283,828,915 shares of class A common stock issued and outstanding.
During the three-months ended March 31, 2018, the Company: issued 4,780,254 shares of restricted class A common stock to 20 individuals through private placements for cash of $536,500 at average of $0.1122 per share.
Class B Stock
At March 31, 2018 and 2017, there were 0 and 126,938 shares of class B stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company; exchanged 630,000 shares of class A common stock for 62,986 class B shares with a shareholder who held class B shares from the 2009 merger agreement between the Company and Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation which set a conversion rate of 15 to 1. The Company negotiated the 630,000 shares when the class B shareholder elected to convert.
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Stock options, warrants and other rights
At March 31, 2018, the Company has not adopted any employee stock option plans.
On February 3, 2017, the Company issued 6,000,000 warrants (4,000,000 at $0.35 for two years and 2,000,000 at $0.45 for three years) as part of a separation agreement with a co-founder and former president. The Company valued the warrants as of March 31, 2017, at $639,284 using the Black-Scholes Model with expected dividend rate of 0%, expected volatility rate of 455%, expected conversion term of two and three years and risk-free interest rate of 1.75%.
On November 30, 2017, the Company issued 1,000,000 warrants at $0.30 for three years as part of a settlement of a shareholder dispute with MTG Holdings, Inc. The Company valued the warrants as of December 31, 2017, at $95,846 using the Black-Scholes Model with expected dividend rate of 0%, expected volatility rate of 116%, expected conversion term of three years and risk-free interest rate of 1.37%.
On January 8, 2018, the Company issued 4,000,000 warrants, which were in lieu of 3,000,000 shares to a director, at $0.10 that expires in three years.
NOTE 10 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Shareholders made loans and advances to the Company in the amounts of $3,000 during the three-months ended March 31, 2018 and $219,509 (Tunstall Canyon Group $166,667, Kevin Jones $51,342 and Pat Six $1,500) during the year ended December 31, 2017, respectively. During the three-months ended March 31, 2018 shareholders were repaid $3,500. During the year ended December 31, 2017, a shareholder Richard Halden purchased 2,250,000 shares of class A common stock for $225,000 ($0.10 per share) and Kevin Jones received repayment of a $59,690 loan.
NOTE 11 – INCOME TAXES
At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $16.5 million and $16.4 million, respectively, of net operating losses ("NOL") carry forwards for federal and state income tax purposes. These losses are available for future years and expire through 2034. Utilization of these losses may be severely or completely limited if the Company undergoes an ownership change pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 382.
The provision for income taxes for continuing operations consists of the following components for the three-months ended March 31, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017:
2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Current | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Deferred | - | - | ||||||
Total tax provision for (benefit from) income taxes | $ | - | $ | - |
A comparison of the provision for income tax expense at the federal statutory rate of 21% for the three-months ended March 31, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company's effective rate is as follows:
2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Federal statutory rate | (21.0 | ) % | (21.0 | ) % | ||||
State tax, net of federal benefit | (0.0 | ) | (0.0 | ) | ||||
Permanent differences and other including surtax exemption | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Temporary difference | (15.9 | ) | (15.9 | ) | ||||
Valuation allowance | 36.9 | 36.9 | ||||||
Effective tax rate | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % |
The net deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the financial statements consist of the following amounts at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
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2018 |
2017 |
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Deferred tax assets | ||||||||
Net operating loss carry forwards | $ | 16,524,544 | $ | 16,403,873 | ||||
Deferred compensation | 836,272 | 821,572 | ||||||
Stock based compensation | 2,900,734 | 2,900,734 | ||||||
Other | 581,639 | 581,639 | ||||||
Total | 20,843,189 | 20,707,818 | ||||||
Less valuation allowance | (20,843,189 | ) | (20,707,818 | ) | ||||
Deferred tax asset | - | - | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Net long-term deferred tax asset | $ | - | $ | - |
The change in the valuation allowance was $135,371 and $12,784,855 for the three-months ended March 31, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company has recorded a 100% valuation allowance related to the deferred tax asset for the loss from operations, interest expense, interest income and other income subsequent to the change in ownership, which amounted to $20,843,189 and $20,707,818 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
Utilization of the Company’s net operating losses may be subject to substantial annual limitation if the Company experiences a 50% change in ownership, as provided by the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. Such an ownership change would substantially increase the possibility of net operating losses expiring before complete utilization.
The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, historical taxable income including available net operating loss carry forwards to offset taxable income, and projected future taxable income in making this assessment.
NOTE 12 – COMMITMENTS
Employment Agreements
In August 2012, the Company entered into employment agreements with the president and chairman of the board of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. for a term of 5 years with compensation of $90,000 per year. In June of 2014, the president's employment agreement was amended to increase his annual pay to $180,000. The employment agreement terminated August 12, 2017. During the three-months ended March 31, 2017, the Company paid and accrued a total of $45,000 on the employment agreement.
In the August 2012 acquisition agreement with Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc., the Company agreed to issue an additional 7,500,000 shares of restricted common stock when the first GTL unit is built and becomes operational and is capable of producing 2,000 barrels of diesel or jet fuel per day and pay Greenway Innovative Energy a 2% royalty on all gross production sales on each unit placed in production.
Effective May 10, 2018, the Company entered into employment agreements with John Olynick, as President and Ransom Jones, as Chief Financial Officer, respectively. The terms and conditions of their employment agreements are identical. John Olynick, as President earns a salary of $120,000 per year. Ransom Jones, as Chief Financial Officer, earns a salary of $120,000 per year. Mr. Jones also serves as the Company’s Secretary and Treasurer. During each year that their Agreements are in effect, they are each entitled to receive a bonus (“Bonus”) equal to at least Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) per year. They are also entitled to certain additional stock grants based on the performance of the Company during the term of their employment. They are each entitled to a grant of common stock (the “Stock Grant”) on the Effective Date equal to 250,000 shares each of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), such shares vesting immediately. They are also entitled to participate in the Company’s benefit plans.
The foregoing summary of the Employment Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual true and correct Employment Agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.39 and 10.40.
See Subsequent Events Note 13.
Consulting Agreement
On November 28, 2017, the Company entered into a three-year consulting agreement with Chisos Equity Consultants, LLC for public relations, consulting and corporate communications services. The initial payment was 1,800,000 shares of our restricted common stock. Additional payments upon the Company’s common stock reaching certain price points as follows;
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Leases
In October 2015, the Company signed a new two-year lease for new office space of approximately 1,800 square feet at the rate of $2,417 for the first twelve months and $2,495 for the second twelve months. During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company expensed $13,517 and $8,640, respectively, in rent expense.
Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. rents approximately 600 square feet of office space at 1511 North Cooper St., Suite 207, Arlington, Texas 76011, at a rate of $1,369 per month.
The Company pays approximately $11,600 in annual maintenance fees on its Arizona BLM mining leases, in addition to 10% royalties based on production.
Legal
The Company has been named as a co-defendant in an action brought against the Company and Mamaki Tea, Inc., alleging, among other things, that the Company was named as a co-guarantor on an $850,000 foreclosed note. Management does not believe the ultimate resolution will have an adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
On April 22, 2016, Greenway Technologies filed suit under Cause No. DC-16-004718, in the 193rd District Court, Dallas County, Texas against Mamaki of Hawaii, Inc. (“Mamaki”), Hawaiian Beverages, Inc.(“HBI”), Curtis Borman and Lee Jenison for breach of a Stock Purchase Agreement dated October 29, 2015, wherein we sold our shares in Mamaki to HBI for $700,000 (along with the assumption of certain debt). The Defendants failed to make payments of $150,000 each on November 30, 2015, December 28, 2015 and January 27, 2016. On January 13, 2017, we executed a Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement with the Defendants. However, the Defendants defaulted in their payment obligations under Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement. Due to the bankruptcy proceedings involving Curtis Borman, all action in this matter has been stayed.
See Subsequent Events Note 13.
NOTE 13-SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
During the period from April 1, 2018 through May 15, 2018, the Company issued 50,000 shares of restricted class A common stock to one individual for $6,000 at average price of $0.12 per share.
On April 9, 2108, the Company and Tonaquint, Inc. agreed to settle on Tonaquint’s exercise of a warrant option with a one-time issuance from Greenway Technologies of 1,600,000 shares of our common stock subject to a weekly leak out restriction equal to the greater of $10,000.00 and 8% of the weekly trading volume. Further, the issuance of stock will be done in connection with a legal opinion pursuant to Rule 144.
On May 10, 2018, the Company announced changes to its management team and Board of Directors, including the election of a new Chairman of the Board, current Director Raymond Wright; the appointment of a new independent director, Peter Hauser; the resignation of Patrick Six as President and Chief Financial Officer; the appointment of John Olynick as the new President, and the appointment of Ransom Jones as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer.
Effective May 10, 2018, the Company entered into employment agreements with John Olynick, as President and Ransom Jones, as Chief Financial Officer, respectively. The terms and conditions of their employment agreements are identical. John Olynick, as President earns a salary of $120,000 per year. Ransom Jones, as Chief Financial Officer, earns a salary of $120,000 per year. Mr. Jones also serves as the Company’s Secretary and Treasurer. During each year that their Agreements are in effect, they are each entitled to receive a bonus (“Bonus”) equal to at least Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) per year. They are also entitled to certain additional stock grants based on the performance of the Company during the term of their employment. The Bonus shall be payable, first in a cash lump sum payment of Fifteen-Thousand Dollars ($15,000) at the conclusion of their first six (6) months of employment, and an additional Twenty-Thousand Dollars ($20,000) no later than thirty (30) days after the end of their first twelve (12) months of employment by the Company, such Bonus being subject to increases based upon the reasonable discretion of the majority of the board of directors of the Company or the designated committee(s) thereof. They are each entitled to a grant of common stock (the “Stock Grant”) on the Effective Date equal to 250,000 shares each of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), such shares vesting immediately. They are also entitled to participate in the Company’s benefit plans. Their employment agreements can be terminated, among the other things, by the Company with or without cause or by the employees at any time during their term upon sixty (60) days’ notice. Their employment agreements also contain customary provisions of confidentiality and non-competition and non-solicitation.
The foregoing summary of the Employment Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual true and correct Employment Agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.39 and 10.40.
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION SHOULD BE READ TOGETHER WITH THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RELATED NOTES INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 10-Q.
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and capital resources, should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report, which have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, and in conjunction with our Annual Form 10-K filed on April 5, 2018. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, our recurring net losses and inability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet our obligations and sustain our operations raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans concerning these matters are also discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including information with respect to our plans, intentions and strategies for our businesses. Our actual results may differ materially from those estimated or projected in any of these forward-looking statements.
Unless the context otherwise suggests, “we,” “our,” “us,” and similar terms, as well as references to “UMED” and “Greenway Technologies,” all refer to Greenway Technologies, Inc, as of the date of this report.
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Overview
Greenway Technologies, UMED Holdings, Inc. (“Greenway” or “UMED”) was originally incorporated as Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation (“Dynalyst”) under the laws of the State of Texas on March 13, 2002.
In connection with the merger with Universal Media Corporation (“UMC”), a Nevada corporation, on August 17, 2009, we changed our name to Universal Media Corporation. The transaction was accounted for as a reverse merger, and Universal Media Corporation was the acquiring company on the basis that Universal Media Corporation’s senior management became the entire senior management of the merged entity and there was a change of control of Dynalyst. The transaction was accounted for as recapitalization of Dyanlyst’s capital structure. In connection with the merger, Dynalyst issued 57,500,000 restricted common shares to the shareholders of Universal Media Corporation for 100% of Universal Media Corporation.
On August 18, 2009, Dynalyst approved the amendment of its Articles of Incorporation and filed with the Texas Secretary of State an amendment to change our name to Universal Media Corporation and approved the increase in authorized shares to 300,000,000 shares of common A stock, par value $0.0001 and 20,000,000 shares of common B, par value $0.0001.
On March 23, 2011, Universal Media Corporation approved the amendment of its Articles of Incorporation and filed with the Texas Secretary of State an amendment to change our name to UMED Holdings, Inc.
On June 22, 2017, UMED Holdings, Inc. approved the amendment of our certificate of formation and filed on June 23, 2017, with the Texas Secretary of State an amendment to change our name to Greenway Technologies, Inc.
Greenway Technologies is a holding company with present interests in energy and mining. We have our corporate offices at 8851 Camp Bowie West, Suite 240, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, consisting of approximately 1,800 square feet. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. (“GIE”), has offices at 1521 North Cooper Street, Suite 207, Arlington, Texas 76011.
We will be unable to pay our obligations in the normal course of business or service our debt in a timely manner throughout 2018 without raising additional debt or equity capital. There can be no assurance that additional debt or equity capital will be raised.
Greenway Technologies is currently evaluating strategic alternatives that include the following: (i) entering into a joint venture or partnership with an existing oil and gas producer or refiner to exploit the Company’s patented technology, (ii) licensing or selling rights to the technology, (iii) raising additional equity capital or (iv) entering into or issuing debt instruments. This process is ongoing and can be lengthy and has inherent costs and risks. There can be no assurance that the exploration of strategic alternatives will result in any specific action to alleviate our 12 month working capital needs or result in any other transaction.
Energy Interest
In August 2012, Greenway Technologies (formerly, UMED) acquired 100% of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. which owns patents and trade secrets for a proprietary technology to convert natural gas into synthesis gas (syngas). Based on a new, breakthrough process called Fractional Thermal Oxidation™ (FTO), Greenway Technologies’ proprietary G-Reformer™, combined with a Fischer-Tropsch process, is designed to offer an economical and scalable method of converting natural gas to liquid fuel.
On June 26, 2017, Greenway Technologies, in conjunction with UTA, announced that it had successfully demonstrated its GTL technology at the Conrad Greer Laboratory at UTA proving the viability of the GTL system.
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On March 6, 2018, the Company announced the completion of its G-Reformer® which converts natural gas into synthesis gas. The G-Reformer® is a critical component of the company’s innovative Greer-Wright Gas-to-Liquids system which converts natural gas into liquid fuels. A team consisting of individuals from Greenway Technologies, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenway Innovative Energy, the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), and Industrial Refractory Services, Inc. worked together to calibrate the newly-built G-Reformer®. The G-Reformer® testing performed at that time substantiated the units’ synthesis gas generation capability and demonstrated additional proficiencies within certain prior prescribed testing metrics.
The Company believes that the G-Reformer® is a major innovation in GTL technology. It supersedes legacy technologies which are more costly, have a larger footprint, and cannot be easily deployed at field sites to process stranded gas, coal-bed methane, vented gas, or flared gas, all markets the Company seeks to pursue. This technology, based around the G-Reformer®, is unique in that it allows for GTL plants with a demonstrably smaller footprint, especially in conjunction with the Company’s patented application for deployment on large flat-bed tractor-trailer trucks, versus legacy large-scale technologies, which the Company believes will provide for substantially lower up-front and ongoing costs. Greenway Technologies is now working to commercialize the system and related technology and is in discussions with a number of oil and gas companies, smaller oil and gas operators and interested parties to obtain joint venture or other forms of capital funding to build its first complete gas-to-liquid plant using Greenway’s proprietary GTL conversion processes.
Mining Interest
In December 2010, UMED acquired the rights to approximately 1,440 acres of placer mining claims located on Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) land in Mohave County, Arizona for 5,066,000 shares of our restricted common stock. Early indications, from samples taken and processed, provides reason to believe that the potential recovery value of the metals located on the 1,440 acres is significant, but actual mining and processing will determine the ultimate value which may be realized from this property holding. The Company is currently exploring strategic options to partner or sell its interest in this acreage.
Going Concern
As of March 31, 2018, we have an accumulated deficit of $24,198,225. During the three-months ended March 31, 2018, we used net cash of $545,702 for operating activities. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
While we are attempting to commence operations and generate revenues, our cash position may not be enough to support our daily operations. Management intends to raise additional funds by way of a public or private offering. Management believes that the actions presently being taken to further implement its business plan and generate revenues provide the opportunity for us to continue as a going concern. While management believes in the viability of its strategy to generate revenues and in its ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to further implement our business plan and generate revenues.
Three-months Ended March 31, 2018, Compared to Three-months Ended March 31, 201 7.
Revenues. During the three-months ended March 31, 2018, and 2017, we had no revenues from operations. Management is aggressively looking for ways to leverage our technology to develop revenue streams.
Operating Expenses.
Consulting Fees . During the three-months ended March 31, 2018, consulting expense increased to $65,000 as compared to $35,000 from the prior year three-months ended March 31, 2017. The increase was primarily the result of increased fees for consulting services.
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Officer Compensation . During the three-months ended March 31, 2018, officer compensation decreased to $90,000 as compared to $125,000 from the prior year three-months ended March 31, 2017. Officer compensation decreased due to the President in 2017 not being with the Company in 2018.
Professional Fees . During the three-months ended March 31, 2018, professional fees increased to $17,902 as compared to $10,040 from the prior year three-months ended March 31, 2017. Professional fees increased because of an increase in filing fees and press releases.
Operating Expenses . During the three-months ended March 31, 2018, operating expenses decreased to $577,956 as compared to $5,226,137 from the prior year three-months ended March 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to $4,779,370 stock-based compensation recorded in the three-months ended March 31, 2017, without a comparative charge in the three-months ended March 31, 2018. Travel expenses increased to $10,147 in the three-months ended March 31, 2018, compared to $5,323 in the three-months ended March 31, 2017. Legal expenses increased to $35,021 in the three-months ended March 31, 2018, compared to $29,349 in the three-months ended March 31, 2017. The increase in research and development costs of $309,215 in the three-months ended March 31, 2018, compared to $177,658 in the three-months ended March 31, 2017.
Interest Expense . During the three-months ended March 31, 2018, interest expense increased to $16,055 as compared to interest income of $9,529 from the prior year three-months ended March 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to the amortization of debt issue cost related to convertible promissory notes issued in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Derivative Adjustment . During the three-months ended March 31, 2018, the gain on derivative adjustment was $19,388 as compared to a loss of $53,385 for the prior year three-months ended March 31, 2017. The change was due to the convertible note payable being paid in first quarter 2017 and the derivative liability for the three-months ended March 31, 2018 being calculated using the Black-Scholes Model only on the warrants.
Net Loss from Operations . Our net loss from operations decreased to $574,623 for the three-months ended March 31, 2018 compared to a loss of $5,269,993 for the three-months ended March 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to decrease of $4,779,370 in stock-based compensation.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate adequate amounts of cash to meet its needs for cash. The following table provides certain selected balance sheet comparisons between March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017:
March 31, | December 31, | $ | % | |||||
2018 | 2017 | Change | Change | |||||
Working Capital | ||||||||
Cash | $22,475 | $91,518 | $(69,043) | (75)% | ||||
Total current assets | $166,475 | $249,018 | $(82,543) | (33)% | ||||
Total assets | $186,475 | $269,018 | $(82,453) | (31)% | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $2,281,305 | $2,586,901 | $(305,596) | (12)% | ||||
Notes payable and accrued interest | $100,000 | $388,675 | $(288,675) | (74%) | ||||
Derivative liability | $86,255 | $105,643 | $ 19,388 | (18%) | ||||
Total current liabilities | $2,622,799 | $2,997,219 | $(374,420) | (12)% | ||||
Total liabilities | $2,706,799 | $3,081,219 | $(374,420) | (11)% |
In the three-months ended March 31, 2018, our working capital deficit decreased by $291,877 primarily as a result of a decrease in current assets of $82,543 and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $305,596, and decreases in notes payable and accrued interest of $288,675 and derivative liability of $19,388.
Operating activities
Net cash used in continuing operating activities during the three-months ended March 31, 2018, was $(545,702) as compared to $(499,262) for the three-months ended March 31, 2017. Items totaling approximately $42,309 contributing to the net cash used in continuing operating activities for the three-months ended March 31, 2018, include:
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$574,623 net loss, offset by:
$ 19,388 gain on derivatives $ 13,500 decrease in prepaid expenses, |
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$ 4,405 debt issue costs amortized, $ 24,404 increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses |
Net cash used for continuing operating activities for the three-months ended March 31, 2017, was $499,262. Items totaling approximately $304,059 contributing to the net cash used in continuing operating activities for the three-months ended March 31, 2017, include:
$5,269,993 net loss, offset by:
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$4,779,370 representing the value of stock-based compensation, $ 28,544 loss on derivative liability adjustment, $ (7,214) in prepaids |
$ 99 of depreciation, $ 15,000 increase in management fees $ (59,496) decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses |
Investing activities
We had no investing activities during the three-months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.
F inancing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $476,659 for the three-months ended March 31, 2018, composed of $536,500 in sales of common stock and $53,841 of payments on note payable.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $709,497 for the three-months ended March 31, 2017, composed primarily of $833,250 in sales of common stock, $120,753 repayment of convertible note payable, $3,000 payments on note payable.
Seasonality
We do not anticipate that our business will be affected by seasonal factors.
Impact of Inflation
General inflation in the economy has driven the operating expenses of many businesses higher. We will continuously seek methods of reducing costs and streamlining operations while maximizing efficiency through improved internal operating procedures and controls. While we are subject to inflation as described above, our management believes that inflation currently does not have a material effect on our operating results. However, inflation may become a factor in the future.
Commitments
Employment Agreements.
In August 2012, we entered into employment agreements with the president and chairman of the board of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. for a term of five years with compensation of $90,000 per year. In September 2014, the president’s employment agreement was amended to increase his annual pay to $180,000. The employment agreement terminated in August 2017. During the three-months ended March 31, 2017, the we paid and accrued a total of $45,000 for the Greenway Innovative Energy president.
Effective May 10, 2018, the Company entered into employment agreements with John Olynick, as President and Ransom Jones, as Chief Financial Officer, respectively. The terms and conditions of their employment agreements are identical. John Olynick, as President earns a salary of $120,000 per year. Ransom Jones, as Chief Financial Officer, earns a salary of $120,000 per year. Mr. Jones also serves as the Company’s Secretary and Treasurer. During each year that their Agreements are in effect, they are each entitled to receive a bonus (“Bonus”) equal to at least Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) per year. They are also entitled to certain additional stock grants based on the performance of the Company during the term of their employment. They are each entitled to a grant of common stock (the “Stock Grant”) on the Effective Date equal to 250,000 shares each of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), such shares vesting immediately. They are also entitled to participate in the Company’s benefit plans.
The foregoing summary of the Employment Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual true and correct Employment Agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.39 and 10.40.
In the August 2012 acquisition agreement with Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc., we agreed to issue an additional 7,500,000 shares of restricted common stock when the first portable GTL unit is build and becomes operational and is capable of producing 2,000 barrels of diesel or jet fuel per day and pay Greenway Innovative Energy a 2% royalty on all gross production sales on each unit placed in production.
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Leases.
In October 2015, we entered into a two-year lease for approximately 1,800 square feet a base rate of $2,417 per month. During the three-months ended March 31, 2018, and 2016, we expensed $26,992 and $35,023.
Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. rents approximately 600 square feet of office space at 1511 North Cooper St., Suite 207, Arlington, Texas 76011, at a rate of $1,369 per month.
Mining Interest. In December 2010, we acquired from Melek Mining, Inc. and 4HM Partners, LLC the rights to approximately 1,440 acres of placer mining claims located on Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) land in Mohave County, Arizona for 5,066,000 shares of our restricted common stock. Our minimum commitment for 2018 is approximately $11,160 in annual maintenance fees, which are due September 1, 2018, payable to the United States Bureau of Land Management. Once we enter the production phase, royalties owed to the BLM will be are equal to 10% of production. As of the date of this report, the mining claims are not covered by any lease agreement, we file an annual maintenance fee form to hold the claims.
Consulting Agreement
On November 28, 2017, we entered into a three-year consulting agreement with Chisos Equity Consultants, LLC for public relations, consulting and corporate communications services. The initial payment was 1,800,000 shares of our restricted common stock. Additional payments upon our common stock reaching certain price points as follows;
Critical Accounting Policies
Our financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that impact the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by management’s application of accounting policies. Critical accounting policies include revenue recognition and impairment of long-lived assets.
We recognize revenue in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements.” Sales are recorded when products are shipped to customers. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances and other adjustments are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded.
We evaluate our long-lived assets for financial impairment on a regular basis in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” which evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets not held for sale by measuring the carrying amount of the assets against the estimated discounted future cash flows associated with them. At the time such evaluations indicate that the future discounted cash flows of certain long-lived assets are not sufficient to recover the carrying value of such assets, the assets are adjusted to their fair values.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We conduct all of our transactions, including those with foreign suppliers and customers, in U.S. dollars. We are therefore not directly subject to the risks of foreign currency fluctuations and do not hedge or otherwise deal in currency instruments in an attempt to minimize such risks. Demand from foreign customers and the ability or willingness of foreign suppliers to perform their obligations to us may be affected by the relative change in value of such customer or supplier’s domestic currency to the value of the U.S. dollar. Furthermore, changes in the relative value of the U.S. dollar may change the price of our products relative to the prices of our foreign competitors.
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Stock-Based Compensation
We follow Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 718-10, Compensation (“ASC 718-10”) which requires that all share-based payments to both employees and non-employees be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-10, “Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation.” The update removes all incremental financial reporting requirements from GAAP for development stage entities, including the removal of Topic 915 from the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. In addition, the update adds an example disclosure in Risks and Uncertainties (Topic 275) to illustrate one way that an entity that has not begun planned principal operations could provide information about the risks and uncertainties related to Greenway Technologies’ current activities. Furthermore, the update removes an exception provided to development stage entities in Consolidations (Topic 810) for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity-which may change the consolidation analysis, consolidation decision, and disclosure requirements for a company that has an interest in a company in the development stage. The update is effective for the annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, including interim periods therein. Early application with the first annual reporting period or interim period for which the entity’s financial statements have not yet been issued (Public business entities) or made available for issuance (other entities). We adopted this pronouncement for the three-months ended March 31, 2018.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. |
There has been no material change in our market risks since the end of the fiscal year 2018.
Item 4. |
Controls and Procedures. |
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The term disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other procedures of an issuer 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 (15 U.S.C. 78a, et seq ) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the 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.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, 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 and includes those policies and procedures that:
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Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the issuer; |
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Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the issuer are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the issuer; and |
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Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the issuer’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
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Our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of inherent limitations in all control systems, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In March 2018, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in “Internal Control -- Integrated Framework,” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations revised 2013 (“COSO”) of the Treadway Commission. Based upon this assessment, we determined that our internal control over financial reporting is ineffective.
The matters involving internal controls and procedures that our management considers to be material weaknesses under COSO and SEC rules are: (1) lack of a functioning audit committee and lack of independent directors on our board of directors, resulting in potentially ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; (2) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives; (3) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of US GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and (4) ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes. The aforementioned potential material weaknesses were identified by our chief financial officer in connection with the preparation of our financial statements as of March 31, 2018, who communicated the matters to our management and board of directors.
Management believes that the material weaknesses set forth above did not have an effect on our financial results. However, the lack of a functioning audit committee and lack of a majority of independent directors on our board of directors resulting in potentially ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures, can impact our financial statements.
Management’s Remediation Initiatives
Although we are unable to meet the standards under COSO because of the limited funds available to a company of our size, we are committed to improving our financial organization. As funds become available, we will undertake to: (1) create positions to segregate duties consistent with control objectives, (2) increase our personnel resources and technical accounting expertise within the accounting function (3) appoint one or more outside directors to our board of directors who shall be appointed to an audit committee resulting in a fully functioning audit committee who will undertake the oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; and (4) prepare and implement sufficient written policies and checklists which will set forth procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of US GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements.
We will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and are committed to taking further action and implementing additional enhancements or improvements, as necessary and as funds allow. However, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within Greenway Technologies 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 error or mistake. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings. |
We have been named as a co-defendant in an action brought against us and Mamaki Tea, Inc., alleging, among other things, that the Company was named as a co-guarantor on an $850,000 foreclosed note. Management does not believe the ultimate resolution will have an adverse impact on the our financial condition or results of operations.
On April 22, 2016, Greenway Technologies filed suit under Cause No. DC-16-004718, in the 193rd District Court, Dallas County, Texas against Mamaki of Hawaii, Inc. (“Mamaki”), Hawaiian Beverages, Inc.(“HBI”), Curtis Borman and Lee Jenison for breach of a Stock Purchase Agreement dated October 29, 2015, wherein we sold our shares in Mamaki to HBI for $700,000 (along with the assumption of certain debt). The Defendants failed to make payments of $150,000 each on November 30, 2015, December 28, 2015 and January 27, 2016. On January 13, 2017, we executed a Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement with the Defendants. However, the Defendants defaulted in their payment obligations under Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement. Due to the bankruptcy proceedings involving Curtis Borman, all action in this matter has been stayed.
On April 9, 2108, the Company and Tonaquint, Inc. agreed to settle on Tonaquint’s exercise of a warrant option with a one-time issuance from Greenway Technologies of 1,600,000 shares of our common stock subject to a weekly leak out restriction equal to the greater of $10,000.00 and 8% of the weekly trading volume. Further, the issuance of stock will be done in connection with a legal opinion pursuant to Rule 144.
Item 1A. | Risk Factors. |
Not applicable.
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. |
During the three-month period ended March 31, 2018, we issued 4,780,254 shares of restricted common stock to 20 individuals through private placements for cash of $536,500 at an average price of $0.1156 per share. There were no selling expenses or commissions with respect to the sale of our common stock.
Subsequent to March 31, 2018, we sold 50,000 shares of our class A restricted common stock to one individual for $6,000 ($0.12 per share).
The proceeds realized from the sale of our common stock were used to pay our general and administrative expenses, salaries for our officers in the amount of $536,500, and expenses associated with our GTL project at The University of Texas at Arlington.
Each investor took his securities for investment purposes without a view to distribution and had access to information concerning Greenway Technologies and our business prospects, as required by the Securities Act. In addition, there was no general solicitation or advertising for the purchase of our securities. Our securities were sold only to accredited investors, as defined in Regulation D with whom we had a direct personal preexisting relationship, and after a thorough discussion. Each certificate contained a restrictive legend as required by the Securities Act. Finally, our stock transfer agent has been instructed not to transfer any of such securities, unless such securities are registered for resale or there is an exemption with respect to their transfer.
Each purchaser or recipient of our shares was an accredited investor, and either alone or with his purchaser representative(s) had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he was capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment. Greenway Technologies reasonably believed immediately prior to making any sale that such purchaser came within this description.
All of the above described investors who received shares of our common were provided with access to our filings with the SEC, including the following:
· | The information contained in our annual report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act. |
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The information contained in any reports or documents required to be filed by Greenway Technologies under sections 13(a), 14(a), 14(c), and 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the distribution or filing of the reports specified above. |
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· | A brief description of the securities being offered, and any material changes in our affairs that were not disclosed in the documents furnished. |
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
NONE
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities. |
Not applicable.
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures. |
Not applicable.
Item 5. | Other Information. |
None.
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I tem 6. | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Identification of Exhibit |
2.1** | Combination Agreement executed as of August 18, 2009, between Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation and Universal Media Corporation, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
3.1** | Articles of Incorporation of Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of Texas on March 13, 2002, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
3.2** | Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of Texas on June 7, 2006, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
3.3** | Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of Texas on August 28, 2009, changing the corporate name to Universal Media Corporation, filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
3.4** | Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Universal Media Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of Texas on March 23, 2011, changing the corporate name to UMED Holdings, Inc., filed as Exhibit 3.4 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
3.5* * | Articles of Amendment of Certificate of Formation of UMED Holdings, Inc. filed with the Secretary of State of Texas on June 23, 2017, changing the corporate name to Greenway Technologies, Inc., filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Form 8-K/A on July 20, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
3.6** | Bylaws of Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation, filed as Exhibit 3.5 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
3.7** | Articles of Incorporation of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on July 6, 2012, filed as Exhibit 3.7 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
3.8** | Bylaws of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc., filed as Exhibit 3.8 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.1** | Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.2** | Purchase Agreement dated as of May 1, 2012, between Universal Media Corporation and Mamaki Tea & Extract, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.3** | Addendum and Modification to Purchase Agreement dated as of December 31, 2012, between Universal Media Corporation and Mamaki of Hawaii, Inc. formerly Mamaki Tea & Extract, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.4** | Second Addendum and Modification to Purchase Agreement dated as of December 31, 2012, between Universal Media Corporation and Mamaki of Hawaii, Inc. formerly Mamaki Tea & Extract, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.5** | Purchase Agreement dated August 29th, 2012, between Universal Media Corporation and Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.6* * | Purchase Agreement dated as of February 23, 2012, between Rig Support Services, Inc. and UMED Holdings, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.7** | Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 2, 2011, between Jet Regulators, L.C., R/T Jet Tech, L.P. and UMED Holdings, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.8** | Employee Agreement dated May 27, 2011, between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Kevin Bentley, filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.9** | Employee Agreement dated May 27, 2011, between UMED Holdings, Inc. Randy Moseley, filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
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10.10** | Employee Agreement dated May 27, 2011, between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Richard Halden, filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.11** | Employee Agreement dated August 29, 2012, between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Raymond Wright, filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.12** | Employee Agreement dated August 29, 2012, between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Conrad Greer, filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.13** | Consulting Agreement dated May 27, 2011, between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Jabez Capital Group, LLC, filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.14** | Promissory Note in the amount of $850,000 dated August 17, 2012, executed by Mamaki Tea, Inc. payable to Southwest Capital Funding, Ltd., filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.15** | Modification of Note and Liens effective as of October 1, 2012, between Southwest Capital Funding, Ltd. and Mamaki Tea, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.16** | Second Modification of Note and Liens effective as of December 20, 2012, between Southwest Capital Funding, Ltd., Mamaki Tea, Inc., and Mamaki of Hawaii, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.17** | Promissory Note in the amount of $150,000 dated August 17, 2012, executed by Mamaki Tea, Inc. payable to Robert R. Romer, filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.18** | Addendum and Modification to Purchase Agreement dated as of December 31, 2012, between Rig Support Services, Inc. and UMED Holdings, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.19** | Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 18, 2014, between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Tonaquint, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.20** | Promissory Note in the amount of $158,000 dated September 18, 2014, executed by UMED Holdings, Inc. payable to Tonaquint, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.21** | Warrant dated September 18, 2014, for $47,400 worth of UMED Holdings, Inc. shares issued to Tonaquint, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.22** | Office Lease Agreement dated October 2015, between UMED Holdings, Inc. and The Atrium Remains the Same, LLC, filed as Exhibit 10.22 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.23** | Warrant dated October 31, 2015, for 4,000,000 shares issued to Norman T. Reynolds, Esq, filed as Exhibit 10.23 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.24** | Promissory Note in the amount of $36,000 dated March 8, 2016, executed by UMED Holdings, Inc. payable to Peter C. Wilson, filed as Exhibit 10.24 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.25** | Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $224,000 dated May 4, 2016, executed by UMED Holdings, Inc. payable to Tonaquint, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.26** | Severance and Release Agreement by and between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Randy Moseley dated November 11, 2016, filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.27** | Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement dated January 13, 2017, executed by UMED Holdings, Inc. in connection with Cause No. DC-16-004718, in the 193rd District Court, Dallas County, Texas against Mamaki of Hawaii, Inc., Hawaiian Beverages, Inc., Curtis Borman, and Lee Jenison, filed as Exhibit 10.27 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
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10.28** | Warrant dated February 1, 2017, for 2,000,000 shares issued to Richard J. Halden, filed as Exhibit 10.28 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.29** | Warrant dated February 1, 2017, for 4,000,000 shares issued to Richard J. Halden, filed as Exhibit 10.29 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.30** | Severance and Release Agreement by and between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Richard Halden dated February 1, 2017, filed as Exhibit 10.30 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
10.31** | Assignment Agreement dated December 27, 2010, between Melek Mining, Inc., 4HM Partners, LLC, and UMED Holdings, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.31 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030. |
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Consulting Agreement by and between the registrant and Chisos Equity Consultants, LLC, as Amended February 16, 2018, and March 19, 2018, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Form 8-K, on March 21, 2018, Commission File Number 000-55030. Promissory Note in the amount of $100,000 dated November 13, 2017, executed by Greenway Technologies, Inc. to Wildcat Consulting Group LLC.as Exhibit 10.33 to the registrant’s Form 10K on April 5, 2018, Commission File Number 000-55030. Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $166,667 dated December 20, 2017, executed by Greenway Technologies, Inc. payable to Tunstall Canyon Group LLC filed at Exhibit 10.34 to the registrant’s Form 10K on April 5, 2018, Commission File Number 000-55030. Warrant dated November 30, 2017 for 1,000,000 shares issued to MTG Holdings, LTD. filed at Exhibit 10.34 to the registrant’s Form 10K on April 5, 2018, Commission File Number 000-55030. Greer Family Trust Promissory Note and Settlement. filed at Exhibit 10.34 to the registrant’s Form 10K on April 5, 2018, Commission File Number 000-55030. Warrant dated January 8, 2018 for 4,000,000 shares issued to Kent Harer. Settlement agreement by and between Greenway Technologies, Inc. and Tonaquint, Inc. dated April 9, 2018. |
10.39* | Employment agreement with John Olynick, as President, dated May 10, 2018. |
10.40* | Employment agreement with Ransom Jones, as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer, dated May 10, 2018. |
31.1* | Certification of D. Patrick Six, Chief Executive Officer of Greenway Technologies, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
31.2* | Certification of D. Patrick Six, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of Greenway Technologies, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.1* | Certification of D. Patrick Six, Chief Executive Officer of Greenway Technologies, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.2* | Certification of D. Patrick Six, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of Greenway Technologies, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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* Filed herewith.
** Previously filed.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: May 22, 2018.
By /s/ John Olynick
John Olynick, President
By /s/ Ransom Jones
Ransom Jones, Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer
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Exhibit 10.37
Greenway Technologies, Inc.
Stock Purchase Warrant Expiring: January 8, 2021.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that, for value received, Kent Harer (the "Holder") is entitled at any time from the date hereof, but prior to 5:00 pm, Fort Worth, Texas time on January 8, 2021, subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein, to purchase up to 4,000,000 fully paid and non-assessable shares of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock") of GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (formerly known as UMED Holdings, Inc.), a Texas corporation (the "Company") at a purchase price of $.15 (fifteen cents) per share (the "Exercise Price") of the Common Stock, after taking into account the restrictive nature of the shares of the Common Stock as described below (such number of shares of the Common Stock and the purchase price being subject to adjustment as provided herein). This Warrant shall be void and of no effect and all rights hereunder shall cease at 5:00 pm, Fort Worth, Texas time on January 8, 2021, except to the extent therefore exercised, provided that in the case of the earlier dissolution of the Company, this Warrant shall become void on the date fixed for such dissolution.
1. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants that, while this Warrant is exercisable (a) it will reserve from its authorized and issued shares of the Common Stock a sufficient number of shares of the Common Stock to provide for the delivery of the shares of the Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of this Warrant, and (b) that all shares of the Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant will be fully paid and non-assessable.
2 . Protection Against Dilution, Etc. In any of the following events, occurring after the date of the issuance of this Warrant, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the number of shares of the Common Stock to be deliverable upon the exercise of the Warrant and the purchase price per share of the Common Stock to be paid, so as to maintain the proportionate interest of the Holder as of the date hereof (a) recapitalization of the Company through a split-up or reverse split of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock into a greater or lesser number, as the case may be, or (b) declaration of a dividend on the shares of the Common Stock, payable in shares of the Common Stock or other securities of the Company convertible into shares of the Common Stock, or (c) any of the events described in Paragraph 4 hereof.
3. Merger, Etc . In case the Company, or any successor, shall be consolidated or merged with another company, or substantially all of its assets shall be sold to another company in exchange for stock, cash or other property with the view to distributing such stock, cash or other property to its shareholders, each of the shares of the Common Stock purchasable by this Warrant shall be replaced for the purposes hereof by the securities of the Company or cash or property issuable or distributable in respect of one share of the Common Stock of the Company, or its successors, upon such consolidation, merger, or sale, and adequate provision to that effect shall be made at the time thereof. Provided, however, notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, in the event that the terms of any such consolidation, merger or sale call for the distribution of any cash or property to the shareholders of the Company, no cash or property shall be distributable to the Holder in connection with any unexercised portion of this Warrant, unless the Holder shall have exercised this Warrant pursuant to the terms of Paragraph 6 hereof and all other terms of this Warrant.
4 . Notice of Certain Events. Upon the happening of any event requiring an adjustment of the Warrant purchase price hereunder, the Company shall forthwith give written notice thereof to the Holder stating the adjusted Warrant purchase price and the adjusted number of shares of the Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise hereof resulting from such event and setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation is based. The Board of Directors of the Company shall determine the compensation made hereunder. In the case of (a) any consolidation, merger, or sale affecting the Company and calling for the payment of cash or the delivery of property to shareholders of the Company, or (b) any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the Company shall at any time be proposed, the Company shall give at least 20 days' prior written notice thereof to the Holder stating the date on which such an event is to take place and the date (which shall be at least 20 days after the giving of such notice) as of which the holders of record of shares of the Common Stock shall be entitled to participate in ay such event. If the Holder does not elect to exercise any part of this Warrant as a result of any such notice, the Holder shall have no right with respect to any portion of this Warrant which shall remain unexercised to participate in (x) any such cash or other property resulting from any such consolidation, merger, or sale, or (y) any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the Company.
5. Shar eholders' Rights . Until the valid exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall not be entitled to any rights od a shareholder with respect to the shares of the Common Stock covered by this Warrant; but immediately upon the exercise of this Warrant and upon payment as provided herein, the Holder shall be deemed a record holder of the shares of the Common Stock.
6 . Manner of Exercise . In order to exercise this Warrant, the Holder should surrender this Warrant, duly endorsed or assigned to the Company or, in blank, at the office of the Company, accompanied by (a) written Form of Election to Purchase attached hereto (the "Exercise Notice") that the Holder elects to exercise this Warrant or, if less than the entire amount thereof is to be exercised, the portion thereof to be exercised, and (b) payment of the purchase price of the shares of the Common Stock to be purchased on each exercise, in cash or by cashier's or certified check.
This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised immediately prior to the close of business on the day of surrender of this Warrant for exercise in accordance with the foregoing provisions, and at such time the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of the shares of the Common Stock at such time. As promptly as practicable on or after the exercise date, but in no event later than three business days, the Company shall issue and shall deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise.
In case this Warrant is exercised in part only, upon such exercise the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Warrant to purchase, in the aggregate, in the number of shares of the Common Stock covered by the unexercised portion of this Warrant.
7. Limitation on_Exercise. The Holder (including any successor, transferee or assignee) shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Warrant to the extent that giving effect to such exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder's affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 9.9990/0 (the Maximum Percentage") of the number of shares of the Common Stock of the Company outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For the purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of the Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of the Common Stock which shall be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates and (ii) exercise of the unexercised or non-converted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other notes or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For purposes of this paragraph, in determining the number of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of the Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company's most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K, as the case mat be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, during regular business hours of the Company and upon the written request of the Holder, the Company shall within two business days confirm in writing to the Holder the number of shares of the Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of the Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of the Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided that (A) any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company, (B) any such increase or decrease will apply to the Holder and not to any other holder of warrants, and (C) and in no case shall the Holder or its affiliates acquire in excess of 9.999 0 /0 of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock or the voting power of the Company.
8 . Representations and Covena nts of th e Holder: The Holder represents and covenants that this Warrant has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any other applicable securities law. This Warrant has been purchased for investment only and not a view to distribute or resale, and may not be sold, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred unless this Warrant or the shares of the Common Stock represented hereby are registered under the Securities Act, any other applicable securities law, or the Company has received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it that registration is not required. A legend in substantially the following form will be placed on ay certificates or other documents evidencing the shares of the Common Stock to be issued upon any exercise of this Warrant.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAW OF ANY STATE. WITHOUT SUCH REGISTRATION, SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT UPON DELIVERY TO THE COMPANY OF AN OPINION OR COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR SUCH TRANSFER OR THE SUBMISSION TO THE COMPANY OR SUCH OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY BE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY SUCH TRANSFER SHALL NOT BE IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, THE SECURITIES LAW OF ANY STATE, OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.
Further, stop transfer instructions to the transfer agent of the shares of the
Common Stock have been or will be placed with respect to the shares of the Common Stock so as to restrict the resale, pledge, hypothecation or other transfer thereof, subject to the further items hereof, including the provision of the legend set forth in this paragraph.
9 . Frac tional Warrants . Upon the exercise of this Warrant, no fractions of shares of the Common Stock shall be issued; but fractional Warrants shall be delivered, entitling the Holder, upon surrender with other fractional Warrants aggregating one or more full shares of the Common Stock, to purchase such full shares of the Common Stock.
10. R egistrati on Obli gation. The Company has not agreed to file and the
Company does not anticipate the filing of the registration statement under the Securities Act to allow the public resale of any shares of the Common Stock issued upon the exercise of this Warrant.
11. Loss, The ft, De structio n of a Warr ant. Upon the receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft, or destruction, upon receipt of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company will make and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant, a new Warrant of like tenor.
12. Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Warrant, or the breach, termination, or validity thereof, shall be settled by final and binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA Rules") in effect as of the effective date of this Warrant. The American Arbitration Association shall be responsible for (a) appointing a sole arbitrator, and (b) administering the case in accordance with the AAA Rules. The situs of the arbitration shall be Houston, Texas. Upon the application of either party to this Warrant, and whether or not an arbitration proceeding has yet been initiated, all courts having jurisdiction hereby are authorized to (x) issue and enforce in any lawful manner, such temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and other interim measures of relief as may be necessary to prevent harm to a party's interest or as otherwise may be appropriate pending the conclusion of arbitration proceedings pursuant to this Warrant, and (y) enter and enforce in any lawful manner such judgments for permanent equitable relief as may be necessary to prevent harm to a party's interest or as otherwise may be appropriate following the issuance of arbitral awards pursuant to the Warrant. Any order or judgment rendered by the arbitrator may be entered and enforced by any court having competent jurisdiction.
13. Benefit. All the terms and provisions of this Warrant shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties herein, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
14. N otic es. All notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) on the date they are delivered in person; (b) on the date initially received if delivered by facsimile transmission or email followed by registered or certifies mail confirmation; (c) on the date delivered by an overnight courier service; or (d) on the third business day after it is mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested with postage and other fees prepaid, if to the Company addressed to Mr. D. Patrick Six at 8851 Camp Bowie West, Suite 240, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, telephone 817-346-6900, and email patrick.six@gw_techinc.com ; and if to the Holder, addressed to 4109 Mapleridge Drive, Grapevine, TX 76051, telephone 214-632-4431 and email:
kharer@gmail.com. Any party hereto may change its address upon 10 days' written notice to any other party hereto.
15. Constr uction . Words of any gender used in this Warrant shall be held and construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular number shall be held to include the plural, and vice versa, unless the context requires otherwise. In addition, the pronouns used in this Warrant shall be understood and construed to apply whether the party referred to is an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or an individual or individuals doing business under a firm or trade name, and the masculine, feminine and neuter pronouns shall each include the other and may be used interchangeably with the same meaning.
16. Headings . The headings used in this Warrant are for convenience and reference only and in no way define, limit, simplify or describe the scope or intent of this Warrant, and in no way effect or constitute a part of this Warrant.
17. Invalidity . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Warrant shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceable shall not effect the other provisions of this Warrant.
18. Law Governi ng. This Warrant shall be construed and governed by the laws of the State of Texas, and all obligations hereunder shall be deemed performable in Tarrant County, Texas.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Warrant has been issued on January 8, 2018.
GREENWAY TECHN LOGIES, INC.
D. Patrick Six, President
FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
To: GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
In accordance with the Warrant enclosed with this Form of Election to Purchase, the undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to purchase 4,000,000 shares of the Common Stock (the "Common Stock"), $0.0001 par value, of Greenway Technologies, Inc. and encloses one Warrant and $.15 (fifteen cents) for each share of Common Stock being purchased or an aggregate of $as a credit on amounts owed to the Company to the undersigned, or in cash or certified or official bank check or checks, which sum represents the aggregate exercise price together with any applicable taxes payable by the undersigned pursuant to the Warrant.
The undersigned requests that certificates for the shares of the Common Stock issuable upon this exercise be issued in the name of: SSAN/EIN:
If the number of shares of the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise shall not be all of the shares of the Common Stock which the undersigned is entitled to purchase in accordance with the enclosed Warrant, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the shares of the Common Stock not issuable pursuant to the exercise evidenced hereby be issued in the name of and delivered to:
Name of Holder: Kent Harer
Delivered to:
DATE:
Exhibit 10.38
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, WAIVER AND RELEASE OF
Claims
This Settlement Agreement, Waiver and Release of Claims (this "Agreement"), dated April 9, 2018 (the "Effective Date"), is entered into by and between Tonaquint, Inc., a Utah corporation ("Investor"), and Greenway Technologies, Inc., a Texas corporation (formerly known as UMED Holdings, Inc., a Texas corporation) ("Company"). Each of Investor and Company is sometimes individually referred to hereinafter as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties". Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Warrant (as defined below).
A. On September 18, 2014, Company sold and issued to Investor a certain Convertible Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $158,000.00 (the "Note") and a certain Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (the "Warrant") pursuant to a certain Securities Purchase Agreement between Company and Investor (the "Purchase Agreement," and together with the Note, the Warrant, and all other documents entered into in conjunction therewith, the "Financing Documents").
B. On June 28, 2017, Investor delivered to Company a Notice of Exercise pursuant to which Investor sought to exercise the Warrant for 3,837,812 shares of Company's Common Stock (the "Tonaquint Warrant Shares").
C. Company refused to deliver the Tonaquint Warrant Shares to Investor.
D. As a result of Company's failure to deliver the
Tonaquint Warrant Shares to Investor, on or around September 13, 2017, Investor filed a lawsuit against Company in the Third
Judicial District Court of Salt Lake County, State of Utah, as Case No. 170905756 (the "Lawsuit"), and on or around
September 13, 2017 Investor also sent Company an Arbitration Notice pursuant to Section 8.4 of the Purchase Agreement (the "Arbitration").
E. In order to resolve the Lawsuit, the Arbitration, and all other disputes between the Parties, the Parties have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to (i) resolve all disputes regarding the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to Investor, (ii) dismiss the Lawsuit and the Arbitration with prejudice, and (iii) affirmatively conclude all financial obligations under the Financing Documents.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises set forth in this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are contractual in nature and are incorporated herein as part of this Agreement.
2. -Warrant-Exercise. Together with its execution of this Agreement, Investor has delivered to Company a Notice of Exercise pursuant to the terms of the Warrant, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Notice of Exercise"). By its execution below, Company acknowledges its receipt of the Notice of Exercise as of the date of this Agreement. Pursuant to the Notice of Exercise, Company is required, and hereby agrees, to issue to Investor 1,600,000 unrestricted, free-trading Delivery Shares in accordance with and in the manner and within the timeframes prescribed in Section 2.1 of the Warrant (the "Delivery Shares"). For the avoidance of doubt, in order for the Delivery Shares to be deemed to have been delivered to Investor, (a) the Delivery Shares or certificate(s) representing the Delivery Shares must have been cleared and approved for public resale by the compliance departments of Investor's brokerage firm and the clearing firm servicing such brokerage, and (b) the Delivery Shares must be held in the name of the clearing firm servicing Investor's brokerage firm and must have been deposited into such clearing firm's account for
the benefit of Investor. Moreover, the Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) no additional cash or property has been or will be given for the Delivery Shares, (ii) Company was obligated to honor the Notice of Exercise in the amount of the 1,600,000 Delivery Shares prior to entering into this Agreement, and (iii) it is Company's and Investor's expectation that Investor's holding period for the Delivery Shares under Rule 144 will tack back to the Issue Date set forth in the Warrant.
3. | Restrictions-on-SalesoCDe1iyery-Shares. |
3.1. Volume.-.Limitation. Investor agrees that, with respect to the Delivery Shares, in any given calendar week its Net Sales (as defined below) of such Delivery Shares shall not exceed the greater of (a) eight percent (8%) of Company's weekly dollar trading volume in such week (which, for purposes hereof, means the number of shares traded during such calendar week multiplied by the volume weighted average price per share for such week), and (b) $10,000.00 (the "Volume Limitation"). For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Net Sales" means the gross proceeds from sales of the Delivery Shares sold in a calendar week minus any trading commissions, fees for Rule 144 opinions, and all other costs associated with clearing and selling such Delivery Shares minus the purchase price paid for any shares of Common Stock purchased on the open market during such week. For the avoidance of doubt, any amounts received by Investor in connection with sales of shares of Common Stock previously received pursuant to the Warrant or the Note (or through Investor's open market purchases of Common Stock, pursuant to conversions of any other promissory note Company has issued to Investor, or exercises of any other warrant Company has issued to Investor) shall not be deemed to be Net Sales.
[1] . 2 . Breach-Q f Volu me-Limitations. Company and Investor agree that in the event Investor breaches the Volume Limitation where its Net Sales of Delivery Shares during any week exceed the dollar volume it is permitted to sell during such week pursuant to the Volume Limitation (such excess, the "Excess Sales"), then in such event, as Company's sole and exclusive remedy for such breach (and which breach may not be used as a defense to Company's performance of its obligations hereunder), Investor shall be obligated to pay an amount in cash to Company equal to 100% of Investor's Excess Sales for such week. Such amount shall be due and payable to Company within two (2) business days of the date Investor receives written notice from Company of the Excess Sales as well as Company's calculation of the Excess Sales. Company must prove any breach of the Volume Limitation by clear and convincing evidence. For illustration purposes only, if Company's weekly dollar trading volume was $100,000.00 for a calendar week, Investor would be entitled to Net Sales of up to $10,000.00 during that week. If Investor's Net Sales for such week were equal to $13,000.00, then in such event Company could require Investor to pay to it $3,000.00 in cash (613,000 - $10,000) x 100%). For the avoidance of doubt, in such event Investor shall be entitled to retain the Excess Sales and shall have no obligation to return the Excess Sales to Company.
agrees to keep all such trading records confidential and not to disclose any such frading records to any third party for any reason without Investor's prior written consent. Company agrees that any such trading records from Investor's broker are and shall be conclusive evidence as to Investor's compliance (or lack thereof) with the Volume Limitation. Accordingly, Company acknowledges and agrees that it will be responsible to monitor whether Investor's Net Sales exceed the dollar volume of Common Stock it is permitted to sell in any calendar week pursuant to the Volume Limitation and further agrees to give written notice to Investor in the event it becomes aware of any Excess Sales of Company's Common Stock by Investor in any given calendar week.
4 . Termin ation-Qf---financing documents. Upon Investor's receipt of the Delivery Shares (based on the criteria for delivery and receipt thereof set forth in Section 2 above), the Parties agree that all of the Financing Documents will be deemed to be terminated and of no further force or effect.
5. | Representations-and-warranties. |
5.1. As a material inducement to Investor to enter into this Agreement, Company represents and warrants to Investor as follows:
(a) Authorit y—for-Agreement. Company has full power, authority and legal right and capacity to enter into and perform Company's obligations under this Agreement and each other document contemplated hereby to which Company is or will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Company has approved this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. No other proceedings on the part of Company, whether by the officers, directors, shareholders, or otherwise, are necessary to approve and authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby to which Company is a party have been duly executed and delivered by Company and are legal, valid and binding 20's obligations of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with their respective terms.
(b) No-Violation---Result. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the consummation by Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time): (i) violate, breach, conflict with, constitute a default under, accelerate or permit the acceleration of the performance required by any note, debt instrument, security agreement, mortgage or any other contract to which Company is a party or by which Company is bound or any material law, judgment, decree, order, rule, regulation, permit, license or other legal requirement of any government authority applicable to Company; (ii) give any government authority or other person the right to challenge any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any encumbrance, lien, or claim, or the possibility of any encumbrance, lien or claim, or restriction in favor of any person upon the Delivery Shares or any of the properties or assets of Company. Except for a current report on Form 8-K under the 1934 Act (as defined below), no notice to, filing with, or consent of, any person is necessary in connection with, nor is any "change of control" provision triggered by, the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby nor the consummation by Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
Company has given all notices, made all filings (other than a current report on Form 8-K) and obtained all consents necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.
(c) Upon issuance, the Delivery Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(d) So long as Investor beneficially owns any of the Delivery Shares and for at least twenty (20) business days thereafter, Company shall file all reports required to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the "1934 Act"), and shall take all reasonable action under its control to ensure that adequate current public information with respect to Company, as required in accordance with Rule 144, is publicly available, and shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination.
(e) Company is solvent as of the date of this Agreement, and none of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall have the effect of rendering Company insolvent. The terms and provisions of this Agreement and all other instruments and agreements entered into in connection herewith are being given for full and fair consideration and exchange of value.
5. 2 . Re presentations—a- a-warranties..-of-.lnvestor. As a material inducement to Company to enter into this Agreement, Investor represents and warrants to Company as follows:
(a) Authority for --Agreement. Investor has full power, authority and legal right and capacity to enter into and perform Investor's obligations under this Agreement and each other document contemplated hereby to which Investor is or will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Investor has approved this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. No other proceedings on the part of Investor, whether by the officers, directors, stockholders, or otherwise, are necessary to approve and authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby to which Investor is a party have been duly executed and delivered by Investor and are legal, valid and binding obligations of Investor, enforceable against Investor in accordance with their respective terms.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by Investor of this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the consummation by Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time): (i) violate, breach, conflict with, constitute a default under, accelerate or permit the acceleration of the performance required by any note, debt instrument, security agreement, mortgage or any other contract to which Investor is a party or by which Investor is bound or any material law, judgment, decree, order, rule, regulation, permit, license or other legal requirement of any government authority applicable to Investor; or (ii) give any government authority or other person the right to challenge any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No notice to, filing with, or consent of, any person is necessary in connection with, nor is any "change of control" provision triggered by, the execution, delivery or performance by Investor of this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby nor the consummation by Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, Investor has given all notices, made all filings and obtained all consents necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.
[2] . Mutual-Release.
6 . 1 . Release-by-In-u cstQ1. Conditioned upon and subject to Investor's receipt of the Delivery Shares (based on the delivery criteria set forth in Section 2 above), Investor, on behalf of itself and its managers, members, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, successors and assigns, and any and all past and present such persons (collectively, the "Investor Parties"), forever relieves, releases and discharges Company and its directors, stockholders, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, successors and assigns, and any and all past and present such persons (collectively, the "Company Parties"), from any and all claims, counterclaims, debts, liabilities, demands, obligations, promises, acts, agreements, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees), damages, injuries, actions and causes of actions, of whatever kind or nature, whether legal or equitable, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, contingent or fixed (each a "Claim", and collectively, the "Claims"), that Investor or any of the Investor Parties may have that are based upon, relate to or arise out of the Lawsuit, the Arbitration, the Financing Documents, or any transaction contemplated by the Parties under the Financing Documents, arising or accruing before the Effective Date. Such release will not apply to or affect any breach of this Agreement or any other transaction entered into between Investor and Company that is outside the scope of the Financing Documents.
[3] . 3 . Release ad r epresentations. Each Party hereto, for itself and on behalf of such Party's other respective releasing parties, represents, warrants and agrees that (a) such Party hereby waives any Claims such Party has against any of the parties it is releasing hereunder, (b) such Party covenants not to institute against any of the parties it is releasing hereunder any proceeding, suit or action, at law or in equity, of whatsoever kind or nature, whether criminal or civil, or in any way to aid in or encourage the institution or prosecution thereof, for damages, expenses, compensation, injunctive relief or otherwise, arising from or based upon any Claim, (c) none of the Claims such Party is releasing and waiving hereunder have been sold, assigned or otherwise transferred or encumbered (directly or indirectly) to any person or party whatsoever, (d) such Party has the full right and power to grant, execute and deliver the full and complete release and waiver contained herein, and (e) the release made by, and the representations, warranties, and covenants of the other Parties hereto, are accepted by each Party hereto as a material inducement to entering into and consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.4. IJnknown -Claims. Each Party hereto represents that it is not aware of any claim against or involving any Party it is releasing hereunder other than the Claims, all of which are released hereunder. Each Party hereto acknowledges that it has been advised by legal counsel and is familiar with the legal principle that provides that a general release does not extend to claims which the releasor does not know or suspect to exist in its favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by it must have materially affected its settlement with the releasee.
Each Party hereto, being aware of said principle, agrees to expressly waive any rights to this effect, as well as under any other statute or common law principles of similar effect. after Investor's receipt of the Delivery Shares (based on the delivery criteria set forth in Section 2 above). The Parties agree that the Dismissal Documents shall have claim and issue preclusive effect on all claims and/or issues that were or could have been raised in the Lawsuit and/or the Arbitration. Notwithstanding the dismissal, the Parties agree that the arbitrator who handled the Arbitration shall maintain jurisdiction to the extent necessary to enforce this Agreement. The Parties further agree to cooperate with each other to the extent reasonably necessary in the drafting and filing of the Dismissal Documents and to take all reasonable additional steps necessary to effectuate the dismissal of the Lawsuit and the Arbitration.
8. The Parties agree that the affirmative obligations which each Party has undertaken in this Agreement are a material inducement to the other Parties entering into this Agreement. In the event of a breach of this Agreement, the breaching Party agrees that the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief to enforce the provisions hereof, and that such relief may be granted without the necessity of proving actual damages. This provision with respect to injunctive relief shall not, however, diminish the right of the Parties to claim and recover damages, or to seek and obtain any other relief available to it at law or in equity, in addition to injunctive relief.
9. Miscellaneous.
9.1. NO-Admission of Liability-. This Agreement shall not be construed as an admission by any Party of any validity or invalidity of such Party's claims or defenses in any action or proceeding. Neither this Agreement's tenns nor the fact of this Agreement shall be offered or received in evidence or be admissible for any reason in any form in any action or proceeding in any court or tribunal (other than an action to enforce the terms hereof), or used, publicized or disclosed in any manner as an admission, concession or evidence of any liability or wrongdoing of any nature by any Party.
9.2. Furthe r-Assurances. At any time or from time to time after the Effective Date, at the request of a Party, and without further consideration, each of the Parties shall execute and deliver, or shall cause its respective affiliate(s) to execute and deliver, such other agreements, instruments, certifications or other documents as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the transactions and fulfill its obligations under this Agreement.
9.3. Arbitration. Each Party agrees that any dispute arising
out of or relating to this Agreement shall be subject to the Arbitration Provisions (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
9.4. Governin g-.Law.;-......Venue. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Utah, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Utah or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Utah. Without modifying the Parties' obligations to resolve disputes hereunder pursuant to the Arbitration Provisions, each of the Parties consents to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal courts whose districts encompass any part of Salt Lake County, Utah or the state courts of the State of Utah sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah in connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement, and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens, to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions or to any claim that such venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing in this subsection shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
9.5. Waivcr.--Qf--Law--Trial. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO DEMAND THAT ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE PARTIES HERETO BE TRIED BY JURY. THIS WAIVER EXTENDS TO ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO DEMAND A TRIAL BY JURY ARISING UNDER LAW OR ANY APPLICABLE STATUTE, LAW, RULE OR REGULATION. FURTHER, EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SUCH PARTY IS KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVING SUCH PARTY'S RIGHT TO DEMAND TRIAL BY JURY.
9.6. Severability _. If any part of this Agreement is construed to be in violation of any law, such part shall be modified to achieve the objective of the Parties to the fullest extent permitted and the balance of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
9 . 7 . Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, successors and assigns.
9 . 8 . Amendment-and-Waiver. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended and waived only with the prior written consent of the Parties to which such amendment and/or waiver applies.
9.9. Entire-.Agreement. This Agreement, together with all other documents contemplated herein, constitutes the sole and entire agreement between the Parties, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement may only be amended by the Parties in writing.
9.10. Expenses. Each Party shall pay its own legal fees and expenses incurred with respect to the Lawsuit, the Arbitration, the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby.
9 .1 1 . ALL Legal.-Fees . In the event of any action at law or in equity to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement or any document executed in connection herewith, the Parties agree that the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of the full amount of the attorneys' fees and expenses paid by such prevailing party in connection with the litigation and/or dispute without reduction or apportionment based upon the individual claims or defenses giving rise to the fees and expenses. Nothing herein shall restrict or impair a court's power to award fees and expenses for frivolous or bad faith pleading.
9.12. Notices . Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be deemed effectively given on the earliest of: (a) the date delivered, if delivered by personal delivery as against written receipt therefor or by email to an executive officer, or by facsimile (with successful transmission confirmation), (b) the earlier of the date delivered or the third Trading Day after deposit, postage prepaid, in the United States Postal Service by certified mail, or (c) the earlier of the date delivered or the third Trading Day after mailing by express courier, with delivery costs and fees prepaid, in each case, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following addresses (or at such other addresses as such party may designate by five (5) calendar days' advance written notice similarly given to each of the other parties hereto):
If to Company:
Greenway Technologies, Inc.
Attn: D. Pafrick Six
8851 Camp Bowie West Boulevard, Suite 240 Fort worth, Texas 76116
If to Investor:
Tonaquint, Inc.
Attn: John Fife
303 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1040
Chicago, Illinois 60601
With a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Hansen Black Anderson Ashcraft PLLC
Attn: Jonathan K. Hansen
3051 West Maple Loop, Suite 325
Lehi, Utah 84043
[4] . 13 . Counter parts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, which together shall constitute one document. Additionally, facsimile signatures or signatures conveyed via e-mail in one or more counterparts of this Agreement shall be binding.
9 .14. Third--.Party--Beneficiaries. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person, other than the Parties, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities of any nature whatsoever.
with its counsel (or had the opportunity to be represented by counsel), that all of the tenns and conditions of this Agreement and the other documents executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement have been negotiated at arm's-length, and that this Agreement and all such other documents have been negotiated, prepared, and executed without fraud, duress, undue influence, or coercion of any kind or nature whatsoever having been exerted by or imposed upon any Party by any other Party.
9.16. Time is expressly made of the essence with respect to each and every provision of this Agreement.
9.17. Drafting. The Parties acknowledge that they have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed consistent with the joint drafting of this Ayeement by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the Effective Date.
EXHIBITS: |
Exhibit A — Notice of Exercise
INVESTOR: |
,DZJ.--.—
COMPANY:
GREENWAY TECIINOLOGIES, INC.
[Signature Page to Settlement Agreement, Waiver, and Release of Claims]
EXHIBIT A
1 NOTICE OF EXERCISE
[1] . 3 . Investor Trading-Records. Investor agrees to authorize and instruct its broker to provide to Company trading records related solely to Investor's sales and purchases of Company's Common Stock when so requested by Company. Company
[2] . 2 . Release..Co mpany-. Company, on behalf of itself and the Company Parties, forever relieves, releases and discharges Investor and the Investor Parties, from any and all Claims that Company or any of the Company Parties may have that are based upon, relate to or arise out of the Lawsuit, the Arbitration, the Financing Documents, or any transaction contemplated by the Parties under the Financing Documents, arising or accruing before the Effective Date. Such release will not apply to or affect any breach of this Agreement or any other transaction entered into between Investor and Company that is outside the scope of the Financing Documents.
[3] .5. Company hereby waives any claims or defenses it may have based on or pertaining to the legal capital doctrine or any other similar laws.
7. Dismissals. Conditioned upon and subject to Investor's receipt of the Delivery Shares (based on the delivery criteria set forth in Section 2 above), and not until such time, the Parties agree to cause the Lawsuit and the Arbitration to be dismissed. Such dismissal shall be with prejudice and upon the merits and shall occur by way of mutually acceptable dismissal documents, to be appropriately executed and filed with the venue in which the Lawsuit has been filed no later than five (5) business days
[4] . 15 . Voluntary-—Agreement. Each Party hereby acknowledges that it has freely and voluntarily entered into this Agreement after an adequate opportunity and sufficient period of time to review, analyze, and discuss (a) all terms and conditions of this Agreement, (b) any and all other documents executed and delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (c) all factual and legal matters relevant to this Agreement and/or any and all such other documents, with counsel freely and independently selected by such Party (or had the opportunity to be represented by counsel). Each Party further acknowledges and agrees that it has actively and with full understanding participated in the negotiation of this Agreement and all other documents executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement after consultation and review
Exhibit 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) with an effective date of May 10, 2018 (the “Effective Date”) and signed May 15, 2018 (the “Execution Date”), is by and between Greenway Technologies Inc., a Texas corporation (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), and John Olynick, an individual residing in Fairfield, Connecticut (the “Employee”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee desire for Employee to serve the Company as its President; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to provide that the Employee be employed by the Company under the terms of this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived from this Agreement, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows:
1. Term of Employment; Office and Duties.
(a) Commencing on the Effective Date of this Agreement and for an initial one (1) year term, the Company shall employ the Employee as the chief executive of the Company with the title of President, with the duties and responsibilities prescribed to such office in the Bylaws of the Company and with such additional duties and responsibilities consistent with such positions as may from time to time be reasonably assigned to the Employee by the Board of Directors. Employee agrees to perform such duties and discharge such responsibilities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement shall automatically renew for successive additional one (1) terms, unless terminated earlier under Section 4, or unless either the Company or the Employee (collectively the “Parties” or individually the “Party”) gives the other Party written advance notice of an intent not to renew the Agreement at least sixty (60) days prior to its expiration.
(b) The Employee shall devote substantially all of his working time to the business and affairs of the Company other than during vacations and periods of illness or incapacity; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Employee from devoting time required: (i) for serving as a director or officer of any organization or entity that does not compete with the Company or any other businesses in which the Company is directly involved or becomes involved as a function of Employee’s duties; (ii) delivering lectures or fulfilling speaking engagements; or (iii) engaging in charitable and community activities, including sitting on any Boards of Directors and/or committees of such organizations related to such activities; provided, however, that such activities do not interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder.
(c) The Employee’s consulting agreement with the Company as a Business Development Consultant shall terminate upon the Employee’s entering into this Employment Agreement. All prior approved accrued and unpaid compensation, along with any prior approved and unreimbursed business expenses from the Employee’s previous consulting role will be due and payable as described in such consulting agreement.
2. Compensation and Benefits.
For all services rendered by the Employee in any capacity during the period of Employee’s employment by the Company, including without limitation, services as an executive officer or member of any committee of the Board of Directors or any subsidiary, affiliate or division thereof, from and after the Effective Date the Employee shall be compensated as follows:
(a) Base Salary . The Company shall pay the Employee a fixed salary (“Base Salary”) of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000) per year, paid at a rate of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per month, bi-monthly. The Board of Directors shall review the Employee’s Base Salary from time to time with a view to increasing such Base Salary if, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, the earnings of the Company or the services of the Employee merit such an increase. The Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company. In the event the Company does not have sufficient cash on hand to pay such monthly Base Salary, Employee agrees to voluntarily defer such payment(s) until such time as sufficient cash is available to make such payments. Such deferred compensation, if any, shall be a priority payment when cash is sufficient to make such payment(s). The Employee may use his discretion, in conjunction with advice and counsel from the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, as to what constitutes cash sufficiency from time-to-time. If there is disagreement with the CFO’s position as to what constitutes cash sufficiency, the Employee shall request the Board of Directors to make such determination.
(b) Bonus. During each year that this Agreement is in effect, Employee will be entitled to receive a bonus (“Bonus”) totaling at least Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) per year. The Bonus shall be payable, first in a cash lump sum payment of Fifteen-Thousand Dollars ($15,000) at the conclusion of Employee’s first six (6) months of employment, and an additional Twenty-Thousand Dollars ($20,000) no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the Employee’s first twelve (12) months of employment by the Company, such Bonus being subject to increases based upon the reasonable discretion of the majority of the board of directors of the Company or the designated committee(s) thereof.
(c) Stock Grants.
(i) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Employee shall be entitled to a grant of common stock (the “Stock Grant”) equal to 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), with a price per share based on the market closing price as of the Effective Date, with such Stock Grant to be completed within five (5) business days of the Execution Date, and such shares shall vest immediately upon the execution of this Agreement. Additional stock grants may be made subject to performance criteria (the “Performance Criteria” established and mutually agreed upon by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors (or the Compensation Committee or other designated Special Committee thereof) and the Employee has been achieved, including such initial Performance Criteria as shown in Exhibit A to this Agreement.
(b) Fringe Benefits and Miscellaneous Employment Matters. The Employee shall be entitled to participate in such employee benefit plans or programs, as may be offered by the Company, including, without limitation, coverage under the Company’s current Directors and Officers (“D&O”) insurance plan, a true and correct copy of which shall be provided to Employee upon entering into this Agreement), Section 401(k) retirement plan, health insurance benefits, and any other benefits provided by the Company, if such exist and which may be amended from time to time by the Board of Directors, to the extent that his position, tenure, salary, age, health and other qualifications make him eligible to participate, subject to the terms and provisions of such plans. Such additional benefits shall include, but not be limited to: paid sick leave, individual and family health insurance and paid personal days, all in accordance with the current policies of the Company.
(c) Withholding and Employment Tax. The Company will be entitled to deduct or withhold from any amounts owing to Employee any federal, state, local or foreign withholding taxes, excise tax, or employment taxes imposed with respect to Employee’s compensation or other payments from the Company or Employee’s ownership interest in the Company (including, without limitation, wages, bonuses, dividends, the receipt or exercise of equity options and/or the receipt or vesting of restricted equity).
(d) Death. In the event of Employee’s death, the Employee’s family shall continue to be covered by all of the Company’s medical, health and dental plans as in effect at such time, at the Company’s expense for at least six (6) months following the Employee’s death in accordance with the terms of such plans. In the event such coverage would violate applicable law, Company shall take such actions as it deems appropriate in good faith to provide the benefits described in the preceding sentence.
(e) Vacation. Employee shall receive four (4) weeks of paid vacation annually, administered in accordance with the Company’s existing vacation policy. Any existing accrued, unused vacation shall be paid to Employee at the time of employment termination, no matter the reason for such termination. Vacation time actually accrued by the Employee shall be prorated by the time actually employed by the Company.
3. Business Expenses.
The Company shall pay or reimburse Employee’s travel and entertainment expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with the performance of his duties under this Agreement, provided that all such expenses must be both reasonable and pre-approved by the Chief Financial Officer, or in the event of a disagreement, an independent member of the Board of Directors, including reimbursement for attending out-of-town meetings of the Board of Directors in accordance with such procedures as the Company may from time to time establish for senior officers and as required to preserve any deductions for federal income taxation purposes to which the Company may be entitled and subject to the Company’s normal requirements with respect to reporting and documentation of such expenses. All air travel must be in coach class, and not in business class or first class. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all expenses must be promptly submitted for reimbursement by the Employee. In no event shall any reimbursement be paid by the Company after the end of the year following the year in which the expense is incurred by the Employee.
4. Termination of Employment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Employee’s employment with the Company may be terminated for any reason or no reason at all upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the other Party. Provided further, that a majority of the Board may terminate Employee's employment with the Company upon written notice to Employee at any time, and such termination shall be effective as of the date of termination provided for in such notice. Upon termination of this Agreement under this Section 4, Employee shall be entitled to any accrued but unpaid salary, any pre-approved and reasonable travel and entertainment business expenses accrued but unpaid, any accrued but unused vacation, and nothing more. Such payment will be made as soon as practical by the Company, but in no event, longer than sixty (60) days following termination of this Agreement.
5. Non-Competition.
During the period of Employee’s employment hereunder and for the one (1) year thereafter (“Non-Competition Period”), the Employee shall not, within any county in which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company provides services, directly or indirectly own any interest in, manage, control, participate in, consult with, render services for, or in any manner engage in any business substantially similar to the Company’s current businesses. Investments in less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding securities of any class of a corporation subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall not be prohibited by this Section 5.
6. Inventions and Confidential Information.
The parties hereto recognize that a major need of the Company is to preserve its specialized knowledge, trade secrets, and confidential information. The strength and good will of the Company is derived from the specialized knowledge, trade secrets, and confidential information generated from experience with the activities undertaken by the Company and its subsidiaries. The disclosure of this information and knowledge to competitors would be beneficial to them and detrimental to the Company, as would the disclosure of information about the marketing practices, pricing practices, costs, profit margins, design specifications, analytical techniques, and similar items of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Employee acknowledges that the proprietary information, observations and data obtained by him while employed by the Company concerning the business or affairs of the Company are the property of the Company. By reason of his being a senior executive of the Company, the Employee has or will have access to, and has obtained or will obtain, specialized knowledge, trade secrets and confidential information about the Company’s operations and the operations of its subsidiaries, which operations extend throughout the United States. Therefore, subject to the provisions of Section 14 hereof, the Employee hereby agrees as follows, recognizing that the Company is relying on these agreements in entering into this Agreement:
(i) During the period of Employee’s employment with the Company and for an indefinite period thereafter, the Employee will not use, disclose to others, or publish or otherwise make available to any other party any inventions or any confidential business information about the affairs of the Company, including but not limited to confidential information concerning the Company’s products, methods, engineering designs and standards, analytical techniques, technical information, customer information, employee information, and other confidential information acquired by him in the course of his past or future services for the Company. Employee agrees to hold and keep as confidential the Company’s books, papers, letters, formulas, memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer tapes, printouts, software and other documents, and all copies thereof and therefrom, in any way relating to the Company’s business and affairs, whether made by him or otherwise coming into his possession, and on termination of his employment, or on demand of the Company, at any time, to deliver the same to the Company within twenty four (24) hours of such termination or demand. However, nothing in this Agreement prohibits the Employee from using such confidential information or disclosing such information to those with a need to know such information to perform his job duties for the Company; from disclosing such confidential information as required by law or subpoena; or from testifying truthfully in any proceeding. Additionally, confidential information shall not include information (a) that is or shall become generally available to the public other than as a result of the Employee’s unauthorized disclosure, (b) that was or becomes available to Employee on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or any subsidiaries of the Company, or (c) that was developed by or for Employee independently of, and without the use of, any confidential information.
(ii) During the period of Employee’s employment with the Company and for the one (1) year thereafter (“Non-Solicitation Period”) (a) the Employee will not directly or indirectly through another entity induce or otherwise attempt to influence any employee of the Company to leave the Company’s employ and (b) the Employee will not directly or indirectly hire or cause to be hired or induce a third party to hire, any such employee (unless the Board of Directors shall have authorized such employment and the Company shall have consented thereto in writing) or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company and any employee thereof and (c) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation of the Company to cease doing business, or reduce the amount of business done, with the Company or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or business relation of the Company.
7. Consolidation; Merger; Sale of Assets; Change of Control.
Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company from combining, consolidating or merging with or into, transferring all or substantially all of its assets to, or entering into a partnership or joint venture with, another corporation or other entity, or effecting any other kind of corporate combination provided that the corporation resulting from or surviving such combination, consolidation or merger, or to which such assets are transferred, or such partnership or joint venture, assumes this Agreement and all obligations and undertakings of the Company hereunder. Upon such a consolidation, merger, transfer of assets or formation of such partnership or joint venture, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be assumed by, and be binding upon such resulting or surviving transferee corporation or such partnership or joint venture, and the term “Company,” as used in this Agreement, shall mean such corporation, partnership or joint venture or other entity, and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and shall entitle the Employee and his heirs, beneficiaries and representatives to exactly the same compensation, benefits, payments and other rights as would have been their entitlement had such combination, consolidation, merger, transfer of assets or formation of such partnership or joint venture not occurred.
8. Survival of Obligations.
Sections 2(e), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 17 shall survive the termination for any reason of this Agreement (whether such termination is by the Company, by the Employee, upon the expiration of this Agreement or otherwise).
9. Employee’s Representations.
The Employee hereby represents and warrants to the Company that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Employee do not and shall not conflict with, breach, violate or cause a default under any contract, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Employee is a party or by which he is bound, (ii) the Employee is not a party to or bound by any employment agreement, noncompete agreement or confidentiality agreement with any other person or entity and (iii) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, this Agreement shall be the valid and binding obligation of the Employee, enforceable in accordance with its terms. The Employee hereby acknowledges and represents that he has consulted with legal counsel regarding his rights and obligations under this Agreement and that he fully understands the terms and conditions contained herein.
10. Company’s Representations.
The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Employee that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company do not and shall not materially conflict with, breach, violate or cause a default under any contract, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound and (ii) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Employee, this Agreement shall be the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
11. Enforcement.
Because the Employee’s services are unique and because the Employee has access to confidential information concerning the Company, the parties hereto agree that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of this Agreement. Therefore, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, the Company may, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in Tarrant County, Texas for injunctive relief in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions hereof (without posting a bond or other security).
12. Severability.
In case any one or more of the provisions or part of a provision contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall be deemed not to affect any other jurisdiction or any other provision or part of a provision of this Agreement, nor shall such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability affect the validity, legality or enforceability of this Agreement or any provision or provisions hereof in any other jurisdiction; and this Agreement shall be reformed and construed in such jurisdiction as if such provision or part of a provision held to be invalid or illegal or unenforceable had never been contained herein and such provision or part reformed so that it would be valid, legal and enforceable in such jurisdiction to the maximum extent possible. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Company and the Employee each intend that the covenants contained in Sections 5 and 6 shall be deemed to be a series of separate covenants, one for each county of the State of Texas and one for each and every other applicable county. If, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce any of such separate covenants, then such unenforceable covenants shall be deemed eliminated from the provisions hereof for the purpose of such proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced in such proceedings. If, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce any one or more of such separate covenants because the total time, scope or area thereof is deemed to be excessive or unreasonable, then it is the intent of the parties hereto that such covenants, which would otherwise be unenforceable due to such excessive or unreasonable period of time, scope or area, be enforced for such lesser period of time, scope or area as shall be deemed reasonable and not excessive by such court.
13. Entire Agreement; Amendment.
Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Company and the Employee with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement may not be amended, waived, changed, modified or discharged except by an instrument in writing executed by or on behalf of the party against whom enforcement of any amendment, waiver, change, modification or discharge is sought. No course of conduct or dealing shall be construed to modify, amend or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof.
14. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if physically delivered, delivered by express mail or other expedited service or upon receipt if mailed, postage prepaid, via registered mail, return receipt requested, or by electronic mail, addressed as follows:
(a) To the Company:
Greenway Technologies, Inc.
Attn: Ransom Jones
8851 Camp Bowie West, Suite 240
Fort Worth, TX 76116
Email: ransom.jones@gwtechinc.com
(b) To the Employee:
John Olynick
and/or to such other persons and addresses as any party shall have specified in writing to the other from time-to-time. Either party may change its address for receiving notices by providing notice of the new address to the other Party.
15. Assignability.
This Agreement shall be assignable by the Company but not the Employee, and shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties. In the event that all or substantially all of the business of the Company is sold or transferred, then this Agreement shall be binding on the transferee of the business of the Company whether or not this Agreement is expressly assigned to the transferee. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.
16. Governing Law.
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to any conflict of laws principles to the contrary and any dispute shall be submitted to binding arbitration, before a sole arbitrator, with such arbitration to be conducted in the State of Texas, in Dallas County or Tarrant County and shall be conducted under the rules (but not the auspices) of the Commercial Section of the Arbitration Association of America. The parties shall select the arbitrator from a list of ten arbitrators who agree to work within fifty (50) miles East of the Tarrant County westernmost boundary and/or fifty (50) miles West of the Dallas County easternmost boundary, by alternatively striking one name from the list until only one remains. The parties shall each advance one half of the estimated fees to the arbitrator in advance of the commencement of the arbitration, and the prevailing party in any arbitration shall recover the costs of the arbitration (including the reasonable attorneys’ fees). Each party irrevocably consents to the exclusive venue and jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of Texas, in Dallas County or Tarrant County, for any action to confirm an arbitration award, or to seek injunctive relief to prevent any then-ongoing violations of the Confidentiality, Noncompetition or Non-solicitation obligations of the parties hereunder (which are the only issues that may be brought directly to Court, as any other claims are fully compensable by an award of monetary damages). The commencement of an action seeking an injunction shall not be deemed or construed to operate as a waiver of related or unrelated claims for monetary damages between the parties or as a bar to the commencement of an arbitration (and subsequent action to confirm, vacate or modify the arbitration award) relating to monetary damages arising from any related or unrelated claims, including those claims for monetary damages arising from those same violations against which injunctive relief was sought.
17. Waiver and Further Agreement.
Any waiver of any breach of any terms or conditions of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any other breach of such terms or conditions or any other term or condition, nor shall any failure to enforce any provision hereof operate as a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof. Each of the parties hereto agrees to execute all such further instruments and documents and to take all such further action as the other party may reasonably require in order to effectuate the terms and purposes of this Agreement.
18. Headings of No Effect.
The paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
19. Counter Party Signatures.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
20. 280G. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary to the extent that any of the payments and benefits provided for under this Agreement together with any payments or benefits under any other agreement or arrangement between the Company or any of their Subsidiaries and Employee (collectively, the “Payments”) would constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, Employee shall receive total payments equal to the greater, after the application of the excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, of the Payments provided under this Agreement or: the amount of such Payments reduced to the greatest amount that would result in no portion of the Payments being subject to such excise tax.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Employment Agreement as of the Execution Date first above written.
COMPANY:
GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: _________ /s/ ________________________
Kent Harer, Director
EMPLOYEE:
By: _______ /s/ __________________________
John Olynick
Exhibit 10.2
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) with an effective date of May 10, 2018 (the “Effective Date”) and signed May 15, 2018 (the “Execution Date”), is by and between Greenway Technologies Inc., a Texas corporation (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), and Ransom Jones, an individual residing in Frisco, Texas (the “Employee”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee desire for Employee to serve the Company as its Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to provide that the Employee be employed by the Company under the terms of this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived from this Agreement, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows:
1. Term of Employment; Office and Duties.
(a) Commencing on the Effective Date of this Agreement and for an initial one (1) year term, the Company shall employ the Employee as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and, having been duly appointed by the Board of Directors, also serving coterminously as the Company’s Secretary and Treasurer, with the duties and responsibilities prescribed to such offices in the Bylaws of the Company and with such additional duties and responsibilities consistent with such positions as may from time to time be reasonably assigned to the Employee by the Board of Directors. Employee agrees to perform such duties and discharge such responsibilities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement shall automatically renew for successive additional one (1) terms, unless terminated earlier under Section 4, or unless either the Company or the Employee (collectively the “Parties” or individually the “Party”) gives the other Party written advance notice of an intent not to renew the Agreement at least sixty (60) days prior to its expiration.
(b) The Employee shall devote substantially all of his working time to the business and affairs of the Company other than during vacations and periods of illness or incapacity; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Employee from devoting time required: (i) for serving as a director or officer of any organization or entity that does not compete with the Company or any other businesses in which the Company is directly involved or becomes involved as a function of Employee’s duties; (ii) delivering lectures or fulfilling speaking engagements; or (iii) engaging in charitable and community activities, including sitting on any Boards of Directors and/or committees of such organizations related to such activities; provided, however, that such activities do not interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder.
2. Compensation and Benefits.
For all services rendered by the Employee in any capacity during the period of Employee’s employment by the Company, including without limitation, services as an executive officer or member of any committee of the Board of Directors or any subsidiary, affiliate or division thereof, from and after the Effective Date the Employee shall be compensated as follows:
(a) Base Salary . The Company shall pay the Employee a fixed salary (“Base Salary”) of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000) per year, paid at a rate of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per month, bi-monthly. The Board of Directors shall review the Employee’s Base Salary from time to time with a view to increasing such Base Salary if, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, the earnings of the Company or the services of the Employee merit such an increase. The Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company. In the event the Company does not have sufficient cash on hand to pay such monthly Base Salary, Employee agrees to voluntarily defer such payment(s) until such time as sufficient cash is available to make such payments. Such deferred compensation, if any, shall be a priority payment when cash is sufficient to make such payment(s). The Employee may use his discretion, in conjunction with advice and counsel from the Company’s President, as to what constitutes cash sufficiency from time-to-time. If there is disagreement with the President’s position as to what constitutes cash sufficiency, the Employee shall request the Board of Directors to make such determination.
(b) Bonus. During each year that this Agreement is in effect, Employee will be entitled to receive a bonus (“Bonus”) totaling at least Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) per year. The Bonus shall be payable, first in a cash lump sum payment of Fifteen-Thousand Dollars ($15,000) at the conclusion of Employee’s first six (6) months of employment, and an additional Twenty-Thousand Dollars ($20,000) no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the Employee’s first twelve (12) months of employment by the Company, such Bonus being subject to increases based upon the reasonable discretion of the majority of the board of directors of the Company or the designated committee(s) thereof.
(c) Stock Grants.
(i) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Employee shall be entitled to a grant of common stock (the “Stock Grant”) equal to 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), with a price per share based on the market closing price as of the Effective Date, with such Stock Grant to be completed within five (5) business days of the Execution Date, and such shares shall vest immediately upon the execution of this Agreement. Additional stock grants may be made subject to performance criteria (the “Performance Criteria” established and mutually agreed upon by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors (or the Compensation Committee or other designated Special Committee thereof) and the Employee has been achieved, including such initial Performance Criteria as shown in Exhibit A to this Agreement.
(b) Fringe Benefits and Miscellaneous Employment Matters. The Employee shall be entitled to participate in such employee benefit plans or programs, as may be offered by the Company, including, without limitation, coverage under the Company’s current Directors and Officers (“D&O”) insurance plan, a true and correct copy of which shall be provided to Employee upon entering into this Agreement), Section 401(k) retirement plan, health insurance benefits, and any other benefits provided by the Company, if such exist and which may be amended from time to time by the Board of Directors, to the extent that his position, tenure, salary, age, health and other qualifications make him eligible to participate, subject to the terms and provisions of such plans. Such additional benefits shall include, but not be limited to: paid sick leave, individual and family health insurance and paid personal days, all in accordance with the current policies of the Company.
(c) Withholding and Employment Tax. The Company will be entitled to deduct or withhold from any amounts owing to Employee any federal, state, local or foreign withholding taxes, excise tax, or employment taxes imposed with respect to Employee’s compensation or other payments from the Company or Employee’s ownership interest in the Company (including, without limitation, wages, bonuses, dividends, the receipt or exercise of equity options and/or the receipt or vesting of restricted equity).
(d) Death. In the event of Employee’s death, the Employee’s family shall continue to be covered by all of the Company’s medical, health and dental plans as in effect at such time, at the Company’s expense for at least six (6) months following the Employee’s death in accordance with the terms of such plans. In the event such coverage would violate applicable law, Company shall take such actions as it deems appropriate in good faith to provide the benefits described in the preceding sentence.
(e) Vacation. Employee shall receive four (4) weeks of paid vacation annually, administered in accordance with the Company’s existing vacation policy. Any existing accrued, unused vacation shall be paid to Employee at the time of employment termination, no matter the reason for such termination. Vacation time actually accrued by the Employee shall be prorated by the time actually employed by the Company.
3. Business Expenses.
The Company shall pay or reimburse Employee’s travel and entertainment expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with the performance of his duties under this Agreement, provided that all such expenses must be both reasonable and pre-approved by the Chief Financial Officer, or in the event of a disagreement, an independent member of the Board of Directors, including reimbursement for attending out-of-town meetings of the Board of Directors in accordance with such procedures as the Company may from time to time establish for senior officers and as required to preserve any deductions for federal income taxation purposes to which the Company may be entitled and subject to the Company’s normal requirements with respect to reporting and documentation of such expenses. All air travel must be in coach class, and not in business class or first class. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all expenses must be promptly submitted for reimbursement by the Employee. In no event shall any reimbursement be paid by the Company after the end of the year following the year in which the expense is incurred by the Employee.
4. Termination of Employment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Employee’s employment with the Company may be terminated for any reason or no reason at all upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the other Party. Provided further, that a majority of the Board may terminate Employee's employment with the Company upon written notice to Employee at any time, and such termination shall be effective as of the date of termination provided for in such notice. Upon termination of this Agreement under this Section 4, Employee shall be entitled to any accrued but unpaid salary, any pre-approved and reasonable travel and entertainment business expenses accrued but unpaid, any accrued but unused vacation, and nothing more. Such payment will be made as soon as practical by the Company, but in no event, longer than sixty (60) days following termination of this Agreement.
5. Non-Competition.
During the period of Employee’s employment hereunder and for the one (1) year thereafter (“Non-Competition Period”), the Employee shall not, within any county in which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company provides services, directly or indirectly own any interest in, manage, control, participate in, consult with, render services for, or in any manner engage in any business substantially similar to the Company’s current businesses. Investments in less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding securities of any class of a corporation subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall not be prohibited by this Section 5.
6. Inventions and Confidential Information.
The parties hereto recognize that a major need of the Company is to preserve its specialized knowledge, trade secrets, and confidential information. The strength and good will of the Company is derived from the specialized knowledge, trade secrets, and confidential information generated from experience with the activities undertaken by the Company and its subsidiaries. The disclosure of this information and knowledge to competitors would be beneficial to them and detrimental to the Company, as would the disclosure of information about the marketing practices, pricing practices, costs, profit margins, design specifications, analytical techniques, and similar items of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Employee acknowledges that the proprietary information, observations and data obtained by him while employed by the Company concerning the business or affairs of the Company are the property of the Company. By reason of his being a senior executive of the Company, the Employee has or will have access to, and has obtained or will obtain, specialized knowledge, trade secrets and confidential information about the Company’s operations and the operations of its subsidiaries, which operations extend throughout the United States. Therefore, subject to the provisions of Section 14 hereof, the Employee hereby agrees as follows, recognizing that the Company is relying on these agreements in entering into this Agreement:
(i) During the period of Employee’s employment with the Company and for an indefinite period thereafter, the Employee will not use, disclose to others, or publish or otherwise make available to any other party any inventions or any confidential business information about the affairs of the Company, including but not limited to confidential information concerning the Company’s products, methods, engineering designs and standards, analytical techniques, technical information, customer information, employee information, and other confidential information acquired by him in the course of his past or future services for the Company. Employee agrees to hold and keep as confidential the Company’s books, papers, letters, formulas, memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer tapes, printouts, software and other documents, and all copies thereof and therefrom, in any way relating to the Company’s business and affairs, whether made by him or otherwise coming into his possession, and on termination of his employment, or on demand of the Company, at any time, to deliver the same to the Company within twenty four (24) hours of such termination or demand. However, nothing in this Agreement prohibits the Employee from using such confidential information or disclosing such information to those with a need to know such information to perform his job duties for the Company; from disclosing such confidential information as required by law or subpoena; or from testifying truthfully in any proceeding. Additionally, confidential information shall not include information (a) that is or shall become generally available to the public other than as a result of the Employee’s unauthorized disclosure, (b) that was or becomes available to Employee on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or any subsidiaries of the Company, or (c) that was developed by or for Employee independently of, and without the use of, any confidential information.
(ii) During the period of Employee’s employment with the Company and for the one (1) year thereafter (“Non-Solicitation Period”) (a) the Employee will not directly or indirectly through another entity induce or otherwise attempt to influence any employee of the Company to leave the Company’s employ and (b) the Employee will not directly or indirectly hire or cause to be hired or induce a third party to hire, any such employee (unless the Board of Directors shall have authorized such employment and the Company shall have consented thereto in writing) or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company and any employee thereof and (c) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation of the Company to cease doing business, or reduce the amount of business done, with the Company or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or business relation of the Company.
7. Consolidation; Merger; Sale of Assets; Change of Control.
Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company from combining, consolidating or merging with or into, transferring all or substantially all of its assets to, or entering into a partnership or joint venture with, another corporation or other entity, or effecting any other kind of corporate combination provided that the corporation resulting from or surviving such combination, consolidation or merger, or to which such assets are transferred, or such partnership or joint venture, assumes this Agreement and all obligations and undertakings of the Company hereunder. Upon such a consolidation, merger, transfer of assets or formation of such partnership or joint venture, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be assumed by, and be binding upon such resulting or surviving transferee corporation or such partnership or joint venture, and the term “Company,” as used in this Agreement, shall mean such corporation, partnership or joint venture or other entity, and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and shall entitle the Employee and his heirs, beneficiaries and representatives to exactly the same compensation, benefits, payments and other rights as would have been their entitlement had such combination, consolidation, merger, transfer of assets or formation of such partnership or joint venture not occurred.
8. Survival of Obligations.
Sections 2(e), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 17 shall survive the termination for any reason of this Agreement (whether such termination is by the Company, by the Employee, upon the expiration of this Agreement or otherwise).
9. Employee’s Representations.
The Employee hereby represents and warrants to the Company that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Employee do not and shall not conflict with, breach, violate or cause a default under any contract, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Employee is a party or by which he is bound, (ii) the Employee is not a party to or bound by any employment agreement, noncompete agreement or confidentiality agreement with any other person or entity and (iii) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, this Agreement shall be the valid and binding obligation of the Employee, enforceable in accordance with its terms. The Employee hereby acknowledges and represents that he has consulted with legal counsel regarding his rights and obligations under this Agreement and that he fully understands the terms and conditions contained herein.
10. Company’s Representations.
The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Employee that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company do not and shall not materially conflict with, breach, violate or cause a default under any contract, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound and (ii) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Employee, this Agreement shall be the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
11. Enforcement.
Because the Employee’s services are unique and because the Employee has access to confidential information concerning the Company, the parties hereto agree that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of this Agreement. Therefore, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, the Company may, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in Tarrant County, Texas for injunctive relief in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions hereof (without posting a bond or other security).
12. Severability.
In case any one or more of the provisions or part of a provision contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall be deemed not to affect any other jurisdiction or any other provision or part of a provision of this Agreement, nor shall such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability affect the validity, legality or enforceability of this Agreement or any provision or provisions hereof in any other jurisdiction; and this Agreement shall be reformed and construed in such jurisdiction as if such provision or part of a provision held to be invalid or illegal or unenforceable had never been contained herein and such provision or part reformed so that it would be valid, legal and enforceable in such jurisdiction to the maximum extent possible. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Company and the Employee each intend that the covenants contained in Sections 5 and 6 shall be deemed to be a series of separate covenants, one for each county of the State of Texas and one for each and every other applicable county. If, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce any of such separate covenants, then such unenforceable covenants shall be deemed eliminated from the provisions hereof for the purpose of such proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced in such proceedings. If, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce any one or more of such separate covenants because the total time, scope or area thereof is deemed to be excessive or unreasonable, then it is the intent of the parties hereto that such covenants, which would otherwise be unenforceable due to such excessive or unreasonable period of time, scope or area, be enforced for such lesser period of time, scope or area as shall be deemed reasonable and not excessive by such court.
13. Entire Agreement; Amendment.
Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Company and the Employee with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement may not be amended, waived, changed, modified or discharged except by an instrument in writing executed by or on behalf of the party against whom enforcement of any amendment, waiver, change, modification or discharge is sought. No course of conduct or dealing shall be construed to modify, amend or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof.
14. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if physically delivered, delivered by express mail or other expedited service or upon receipt if mailed, postage prepaid, via registered mail, return receipt requested, or by electronic mail, addressed as follows:
(a) To the Company:
Greenway Technologies, Inc.
Attn: Ray Wright
8851 Camp Bowie West, Suite 240
Fort Worth, TX 76116
Email: ray.wright@gwtechinc.com
(b) To the Employee:
Ransom Jones
and/or to such other persons and addresses as any party shall have specified in writing to the other from time-to-time. Either party may change its address for receiving notices by providing notice of the new address to the other Party.
15. Assignability.
This Agreement shall be assignable by the Company but not the Employee, and shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties. In the event that all or substantially all of the business of the Company is sold or transferred, then this Agreement shall be binding on the transferee of the business of the Company whether or not this Agreement is expressly assigned to the transferee. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.
16. Governing Law.
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to any conflict of laws principles to the contrary and any dispute shall be submitted to binding arbitration, before a sole arbitrator, with such arbitration to be conducted in the State of Texas, in Dallas County or Tarrant County and shall be conducted under the rules (but not the auspices) of the Commercial Section of the Arbitration Association of America. The parties shall select the arbitrator from a list of ten arbitrators who agree to work within fifty (50) miles East of the Tarrant County westernmost boundary and/or fifty (50) miles West of the Dallas County easternmost boundary, by alternatively striking one name from the list until only one remains. The parties shall each advance one half of the estimated fees to the arbitrator in advance of the commencement of the arbitration, and the prevailing party in any arbitration shall recover the costs of the arbitration (including the reasonable attorneys’ fees). Each party irrevocably consents to the exclusive venue and jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of Texas, in Dallas County or Tarrant County, for any action to confirm an arbitration award, or to seek injunctive relief to prevent any then-ongoing violations of the Confidentiality, Noncompetition or Non-solicitation obligations of the parties hereunder (which are the only issues that may be brought directly to Court, as any other claims are fully compensable by an award of monetary damages). The commencement of an action seeking an injunction shall not be deemed or construed to operate as a waiver of related or unrelated claims for monetary damages between the parties or as a bar to the commencement of an arbitration (and subsequent action to confirm, vacate or modify the arbitration award) relating to monetary damages arising from any related or unrelated claims, including those claims for monetary damages arising from those same violations against which injunctive relief was sought.
17. Waiver and Further Agreement.
Any waiver of any breach of any terms or conditions of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any other breach of such terms or conditions or any other term or condition, nor shall any failure to enforce any provision hereof operate as a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof. Each of the parties hereto agrees to execute all such further instruments and documents and to take all such further action as the other party may reasonably require in order to effectuate the terms and purposes of this Agreement.
18. Headings of No Effect.
The paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
19. Counter Party Signatures.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
20. 280G. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary to the extent that any of the payments and benefits provided for under this Agreement together with any payments or benefits under any other agreement or arrangement between the Company or any of their Subsidiaries and Employee (collectively, the “Payments”) would constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, Employee shall receive total payments equal to the greater, after the application of the excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, of the Payments provided under this Agreement or: the amount of such Payments reduced to the greatest amount that would result in no portion of the Payments being subject to such excise tax.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Employment Agreement as of the Execution Date first above written.
COMPANY:
GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: ________ /s/ _________________________
Kent Harer, Director
EMPLOYEE:
By: ________ /s/ _________________________
Ransom Jones
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, John Olynick, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of Greenway Technologies, 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 present 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 13-a-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 involved management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 22, 2018.
/s/ John Olynick
John Olynick, President
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Ransom Jones, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of Greenway Technologies, 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 present 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 13-a-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 involved management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 22, 2018.
/s/ Ransom Jones
Ransom Jones, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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 accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Greenway Technologies, Inc. for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2018, I, John Olynick, President of Greenway Technologies, Inc., hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:
1. Such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2018, 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 such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2018, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Greenway Technologies, Inc.
Date: May 22, 2018.
/s/ John Olynick
John Olynick, President
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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 accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Greenway Technologies, Inc. for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2018, I, Ransom Jones, Chief Financial Officer of Greenway Technologies, Inc., hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:
1. Such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2018, 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 such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2018, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Greenway Technologies, Inc.
Date: May 22, 2018.
/s/ Ransom Jones
Ransom Jones, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer