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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-KSB

(Mark One)

 

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2006

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from                      to                     

Commission File Number: 000-19709

BIOLARGO, INC.

(Name of Small Business Issuer in its Charter)

 

Delaware   65-0159115

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2603 Main Street, Suite 1155, Irvine, CA 92614

(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)

Issuer’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 235-8062

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None

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

Common Stock, $0.00067 par value

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

Check if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B is not contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB     x

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

Issuer’s revenue for its most recent fiscal year: $ -0-

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of May 1, 2007 was $8,465,212.

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s class of common equity as of May 1, 2007 was 39,355,166.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one):    Yes   ¨     No   x

 



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PART I

    

Item 1.

 

Description of Business

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Item 2.

 

Description of Property

   23

Item 3.

 

Legal Proceedings

   23

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   24

PART II

    

Item 5.

 

Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholders Matters

   25

Item 6.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation

   27

Item 7.

 

Financial Statements

   37

Item 8.

 

Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

   37

Item 8A.

 

Controls and Procedures

   37

Item 8B.

 

Other Information

   37

PART III

    

Item 9.

 

Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

   42

Item 10.

 

Executive Compensation

   42

Item 11.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

   42

Item 12.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions , and Director Independence

   42

Item 13.

 

Exhibits

   42

Item 14.

 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

   45

Signatures

     46

Index to Financial Statements

   F-1

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   F-2

Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005

   F-3

Index to Pro Forma Consolidating Financial Statements

   F-30

Pro Forma Consolidating Financial Statements

   F-31

 

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PART I

ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

GENERAL NOTE REGARDING REFERENCES TO COMMON STOCK

On March 19, 2007, BioLargo, Inc., formerly known as NuWay Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BioLargo”), completed a 1-for-25 reverse split of its common stock outstanding as of the close of business on such date (the “Reverse Split”). Unless specifically stated otherwise, all references in this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB (the “Annual Report”) to BioLargo’s common stock are stated on a post-reverse split basis.

USE OF FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS IN THIS REPORT

This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, predictions regarding:

 

   

our business plan;

 

   

the commercial viability of our technology and products incorporating our technology;

 

   

the effects of competitive factors on our technology and products incorporating our technology;

 

   

expenses we will incur in operating our business;

 

   

our liquidity and sufficiency of existing cash;

 

   

the success of our financing plans; and

 

   

the outcome of pending or threatened litigation.

You can identify these and other forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may”, “will”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “continues”, or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements also include the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing statements.

Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth below under the heading “Risk Factors”. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us on the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

The information contained in this Annual Report is as of December 31, 2006, unless expressly stated otherwise.

As used in this Report, the term Company refers to BioLargo and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc., a California corporation, which is sometimes referred to separately as BLTI, and NuWay Sports, LLC, a California limited liability company.

Introduction

By leveraging our suite of patented and patent-pending intellectual property, which we refer to as the BioLargo technology, our business strategy is to harness and deliver nature’s best disinfectant – iodine – in a safe, efficient, environmentally sensitive and cost-effective manner. Our BioLargo technology works by combining minerals with water from any source and delivering molecular iodine on demand, in controlled dosages, in order to balance efficacy of disinfectant performance with concerns about toxicity. When our BioLargo technology is incorporated in absorbent products, they also experience increased holding power and may experience increased absorption.

 

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Our BioLargo technology creates a value-added proposition to existing products and can be used to create new products. Our BioLargo technology can be incorporated into absorbents, washes and sprays, and into various products and applications across multiple industry verticals. Our BioLargo technology has the potential to replace other disinfectants such as chlorines and bromines, which may be harmful to the environment. Our business model is to license our BioLargo technology to others, rather than to manufacture our own products.

We have been engaged in the research and product development of the BioLargo technology since July 2005, when we entered into a letter of intent with the inventor of the BioLargo technology, Kenneth Reay Code, who is now a director, our Chief Technology Officer and our principal stockholder. Between December 2006 and April 2007, we operated under a Marketing and Licensing Agreement with Mr. Code and a company he controls, IOWC Technologies, Inc. (“IOWC”). In April 2007, we completed the acquisition of the BioLargo technology from IOWC.

Our current focus is to develop opportunities to license our BioLargo technology to others in various vertical markets. We do not currently intend to manufacture our own products, although we will contract with others to manufacture the chemicals and minerals that comprise the BioLargo technology.

The Company had no continuing business operations as of December 31, 2006 and until the completion of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology on April 30, 2007, and operated as a public shell prior to such date.

The Company was initially organized as Repossession Auction, Inc. under the laws of the State of Florida in 1989. In 1991, the Company merged into a Delaware corporation bearing the same name. In 1994, the Company’s name was changed to Latin American Casinos, Inc. to reflect its focus on the gaming and casino business in South and Central America, and in 2001 the Company changed its name to NuWay Energy, Inc. to reflect its new emphasis on the oil and gas development industry. During October 2002, the Company’s name was changed to NuWay Medical, Inc. coincident with the divestiture of its non-medical assets and the retention of new management. In March 2007, in connection with the approval by our stockholders of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology, we changed our name to BioLargo, Inc.

The Company’s executive offices are located at 2603 Main Street, Suite 1155, Irvine, California 92614 and its telephone number at that location is (949) 235-8062. Our website is www.biolargo.com. The information on our website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this Report or incorporated by reference into this or any other filing we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Recent Developments

On April 30, 2007, we completed the acquisition of the BioLargo technology. For more detailed information, please see “Transactions Involving the BioLargo Technology” and “Our Business” below.

At such time, we ceased to be a shell corporation. For more detailed information, please see Item 8B, “Other Information” below.

In March 2007, our stockholders approved a name change, the Reverse Split and a recapitalization of our stock. For more detailed information, please see “Recent Corporate Developments” below.

Transactions Involving the BioLargo Technology

Leading up to the completion of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology in April 2007, the Company engaged in several transactions with Mr. Code and IOWC. Mr. Code is the sole stockholder and sole director of IOWC.

 

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Letter of Intent

In July 2005, the Company entered into a letter of intent (“LOI”) with IOWC. The LOI set out the terms for the acquisition of certain assets of IOWC consisting of certain intellectual property, including two United States patent and two license and/or distributor agreements pursuant to which IOWC had licensed certain of its technologies for use in products designed for distribution in the food, medical and biohazardous material transportation industries. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the LOI, the Company agreed to issue up to 51% of its common stock to IOWC. The LOI provided that the transactions contemplated by the LOI would be completed pursuant to the terms of an asset purchase agreement as well as a research and development agreement. In addition, the LOI required certain stockholders approvals as a condition to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the LOI including approval of the issuance of the shares of the Company’s common stock to IOWC, a reverse stock split and an increase in the authorized capital stock of the Company.

As the parties worked toward preparing the documentation called for by LOI and as the Company began to prepare the proxy materials needed for its stockholders meeting, it became increasingly clear to the parties that the length of time and the costs involved in preparing documentation for a stockholders meeting would likely jeopardize the chances that the transactions contemplated by the LOI could be completed in a manner benefiting both parties. Accordingly, in late 2005 the parties began to explore alternative strategies that would enable them to begin to realize the benefits of the transactions contemplated by the LOI while at the same time allow the Company to call a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of approving the issuance of shares of its common stock in connection with the acquisition of the BioLargo technology.

Marketing and Licensing Agreement

In furtherance of the proposed transactions with IOWC, on December 31, 2005, the Company entered into the Marketing and Licensing Agreement (the “M&L Agreement”) with IOWC and Mr. Code.

Pursuant to the M&L Agreement, BLTI acquired certain rights to develop, market, sell and distribute products that were developed, and were then in development, by IOWC relating to the BioLargo technology.

Licenses Granted to BLTI. Pursuant to the terms of the M&L Agreement, IOWC granted to BLTI a license, with respect to the BioLargo technology, to further develop the technology, to further develop existing and new products based on that technology, and to produce, market, sell and distribute any such products, through its own means, or by contract or assignment to third parties or otherwise, including without limitation:

 

   

Technology Development Rights . Exclusive worldwide right to expand and improve upon the existing BioLargo technology, to conduct research and development activities based on the BioLargo technology, and to contract with third parties for such research and development activities; and any improvements on the BioLargo technology, or any new technology resulting such efforts of BLTI, shall be owned solely by BLTI.

 

   

Product Development Rights . Exclusive worldwide right to expand and improve upon the existing products incorporating the BioLargo technology, to conduct research and development activities to create new products for market, and to contract with third parties for such research and development activities. Any new products created by BLTI resulting from these efforts shall be owned solely by BLTI.

 

   

Marketing Rights . Exclusive right to market, advertise, and promote the BioLargo technology in any market and in any manner it deems commercially reasonable.

 

   

Manufacturing Rights . A transferable, worldwide exclusive right to manufacture, or have manufactured, products incorporating the BioLargo technology.

 

   

Selling Rights . A transferable, worldwide exclusive right to sell BioLargo technology and products incorporating the BioLargo technology.

 

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Distribution Rights . A transferable, worldwide exclusive right to inventory and distribute products incorporating the BioLargo technology.

 

   

Licensing Rights. A transferable, worldwide exclusive right to license the BioLargo technology to third parties.

 

   

Assigned Agreements . Pursuant to the terms of the M&L Agreement, IOWC and Mr. Code also assigned to BLTI its rights and obligations with respect to the following Agreements (collectively, the “Assigned Agreements”):

 

   

Agreement dated October 15, 2004 by and between Kenneth R. Code, IOWC, BioLargo Technologies, Inc., or IOWC’s assigns, and Craig Sundheimer and Lloyd M. Jarvis (the “Sundheimer Agreement”);

 

   

Agreement dated January 15, 2005 by and between Kenneth R. Code, IOWC and Food Industry Technologies, Inc.; and

 

   

Letter of Intent dated November 15, 2004 by and between Kenneth R. Code and IOWC and GTS Research, Inc.

Pursuant to the terms of the M&L Agreement, the Company is entitled to receive any and all royalties, payments, license fees, and other consideration generated by the Assigned Agreements as of January 1, 2006. As part of the assignment, IOWC agreed to transfer the 20% interest it acquired in “BioLargo, LLC” pursuant to the Sundheimer Agreement. In October 2006, the Company terminated the Sundheimer Agreement, for cause. Subsequently, the Company and IOWC agreed that IOWC’s 20% interest in BioLargo, LLC would not be transferred by IOWC to BLTI, but that BLTI would have the option to acquire such 20% interest for nominal consideration for seven years (the “Option Agreement”).

Consulting Agreement

On June 20, 2006, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with Mr. Code (the “Consulting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Company engaged the services of Mr. Code, effective January 1, 2006, to advise the Company in research and development and technical support, and to provide other services and assistance to the Company in matters relating to the BioLargo technology and the rights acquired by the Company in the M&L Agreement.

The Consulting Agreement contained provisions requiring Mr. Code to devote substantially all of his business time to the Company; prohibiting Mr. Code from directly or indirectly engaging in any business activity that would be competitive with the business of the Company or its affiliates, including BLTI; providing that during the term of the Consulting Agreement and for one year post-termination, Mr. Code will not solicit the Company’s employees or customers; and other standard provisions typical for a consulting agreement. The Consulting Agreement also provided that the Company retains the exclusive right to use or distribute all creations which may be created during the term of the Consulting Agreement. The Consulting Agreement, as amended on December 20, 2006 and as of March 30, 2007, terminated when the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr. Code on April 30, 2007. During the term of the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Code was paid $15,400 per month, prorated for partial months, and was entitled to reimbursement for authorized business expenses incurred in the performance of his duties.

Research and Development Agreement

On August 11, 2006, the Company and BLTI entered into a Research and Development Agreement with IOWC and Mr. Code (the “R&D Agreement”), which agreement was amended on August 14, 2006. Pursuant to the R&D Agreement, IOWC and Mr. Code agreed to provide research and development services and expertise in the field of disposable absorbent products to the Company.

 

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The R&D Agreement provides that the Company will own, and the Company will have the exclusive right to commercially exploit, the intellectual property developed, created, generated, contributed to or reduced to practice pursuant to the R&D Agreement. In addition, IOWC and Mr. Code have agreed that during the term of the R&D Agreement and for one year after termination they will not compete with, and will not provide services to any person or entity which competes with, any aspect of the Company’s business.

During the term of the R&D Agreement, but only after mutually acceptable research facilities are established for the performance of IOWC’s services (as of this date, no acceptable research facilities have been established), IOWC shall be paid (i) a fee of $5,500 per month for each month during which no services are being performed pursuant to the R&D Agreement to offset for laboratory and/or office and IOWC employee expenses and (ii) such additional amounts as the parties may agree in connection with specific research projects conducted pursuant to the R&D Agreement.

As further consideration to Mr. Code to enter into the R&D Agreement, on August 14, 2006 the Company issued to Mr. Code 620,637 shares of its common stock, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split (the “Code Stock”), or approximately 19.9% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding common stock immediately following the issuance of the Code Stock.

In connection with the completion of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology in April 2007, the M&L Agreement, Consulting Agreement and R&D Agreement were terminated.

Acquisition of the BioLargo Technology

On April 30, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of the BioLargo technology. The following summary of the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of April 30, 2007 between the Company, IOWC and Mr. Code (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions contained in the Asset Purchase Agreement itself.

Acquisition of Assets; Purchase Price. Pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Mr. Code and IOWC sold, transferred and assigned to the Company all of their rights, title and interests to:

 

   

United States Patent Number 6,146,725, relating to an absorbent composition to be used in the transport of specimens of bodily fluids; and United States Patent Number 6,328,929, relating to method of delivering disinfectant in an absorbent substrate; and related patent applications and national filings;

 

   

all proprietary knowledge, trade secrets, confidential information, computer software and licenses, formulae, designs and drawings, quality control data, processes (whether secret or not), methods, inventions and other similar know-how or rights relating to or arising out of the patents;

 

   

all license and distribution agreements to which either Mr. Code or IOWC is presently a party; and

 

   

certain records,

in exchange for 22,139,012 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “IOWC Shares”). Mr. Code and certain other co-inventors of intellectual property had previously assigned all of their right title and interest to six patent applications filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and two additional patent applications filed under the International Patent Cooperation Treaty (“PCT”). The M&L Agreement, R&D Agreement and Consulting Agreement were terminated concurrent with the closing of the Asset Purchase Agreement. The IOWC Shares were issued to IOWC at the Closing. Such shares constitute full payment for the obligations of the Company owed to Mr. Code and IOWC for the license rights, assigned agreements, patents and related intellectual property acquired by the Company from Mr. Code and IOWC.

 

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Representations and Warranties. As part of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Mr. Code and IOWC, jointly and severally, have made certain representations and warranties to the Company with respect to, among other things:

 

   

good , valid and marketable title to the assets being sold free and clear of any and all material liens and encumbrances;

 

   

absence of the need for third party consents;

 

   

further assurances to take action to vest good title in the name of the Company

 

   

sufficiency of the assets for the future conduct of business by the Company;

 

   

intellectual property matters;

 

   

the absence of litigation and proceedings;

 

   

compliance with laws; and

 

   

limitations on the resale of the IOWC Shares in accordance with securities laws

The Asset Purchase Agreement also contains additional representations and warranties of Mr. Code and/or IOWC, and of the Company, standard for asset purchase transactions required to be publicly disclosed by reporting companies.

The representations and warranties of the parties contained in the Asset Purchase Agreement will survive for four years after the closing at which time they will expire.

Indemnification. Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, IOWC and Mr. Code have agreed, jointly and severally, to indemnify the Company and each of its officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates, and each of their successors and assigns from and against any and all costs, losses, claims, liabilities, fines, penalties, consequential damages (other than lost profits), and expenses (including interest which may be imposed in connection therewith and court costs and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with, arising out of, resulting from or incident to:

 

   

liabilities or claims arising out of the assets or the business of IOWC before the closing;

 

   

liabilities or claims after the closing relating to IOWC or Mr. Code;

 

   

breach of the representations or warranties made by IOWC or Mr. Code;

 

   

default in any agreements made by IOWC or Mr. Code;

 

   

taxes of any kind arise out of or result from the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

 

   

liabilities or claims relating to employee matters.

The Company has agreed to indemnify IOWC and Mr. Code and IOWC’s officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates, and each of their successors and assigns from and against any and all costs, losses, claims, liabilities, fines, penalties, consequential damages (other than lost profits), and expenses (including interest which may be imposed in connection therewith and court costs and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with, arising out of, resulting from or incident to:

 

   

breach of the representations and warranties made by the Company; and

 

   

default in any agreement made by the Company.

The Asset Purchase Agreement provides the mechanism by which the parties must notify each other of any claims, the methods for resolution of such and requires the parties to arbitrate any unresolved claims.

 

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Miscellaneous. The Asset Purchase Agreement also contains customary provisions relating to governing law, assignment of rights and obligations, attorneys’ fees, force majeure and other matters standard for asset purchase transactions.

Code Employment Agreement

As part of the completion of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement dated as of April 30, 2007 with Mr. Code (the “Code Employment Agreement”). The Consulting Agreement with Mr. Code dated June 20, 2006 as amended as of December 20, 2006 and as of March 30, 2007 was terminated when the Company entered into the Employment Agreement with Mr. Code.

The Code Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Code will serve as the Chief Technology Officer of the Company, and receive (i) base compensation of $184,000 annually (with an automatic 10% annual increase); and (ii) a bonus in such amount as the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”) may determine from time to time. In addition, Mr. Code will be eligible to participate in incentive plans, stock option plans, and similar arrangements as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. When such benefits are made available to the senior employees of the Company, Mr. Code is also eligible to receive heath insurance premium payments for himself and his immediate family, a car allowance of $800 per month, paid vacation of four weeks per year plus an additional two weeks per year for each full year of service during the term of the agreement up to a maximum of ten weeks per year, life insurance equal to three times his base salary and disability insurance. The Code Employment Agreement has a term of five years, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms.

The Code Employment Agreement also provides that Mr. Code’s employment may be terminated by the Company due to disability, for cause or without cause. “Disability” as used in the Employment Agreement means physical or mental incapacity or illness rendering Mr. Code unable to perform his duties on a long-term basis (i) as evidenced by his failure or inability to perform his duties for a total of 120 days in any 360 day period, or (ii) as determined by an independent and licensed physician whom Company selects, or (iii) as determined without recourse by the Company’s disability insurance carrier. If Mr. Code’s employment is terminated for cause he will be eligible to receive his accrued base compensation and vacation compensation through the date of termination. If Mr. Code’s employment is terminated without cause, then he will be eligible to receive the greater of (i) one year’s compensation plus an additional one half year for each year of service since the effective date of the employment agreement or (ii) one year’s compensation plus an additional one half year for each year remaining in the term of the agreement.

The Code Employment Agreement requires Mr. Code to keep certain information confidential, not to solicit customers or employees of the Company or interfere with any business relationship of the Company, and to assign all inventions made or created during the term of the Code Employment Agreement as “work made for hire”.

In connection with the closing of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology and the execution of the Code Employment Agreement, Mr. Code was also elected to the Board of both BioLargo and BLTI.

Calvert Employment Agreement

In connection with the closing of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology, the Company also entered into a new employment agreement with Dennis Calvert, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Please see Part Two, Item 8B, “Other Information”.

 

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Our Business

BioLargo Technology

Mr. Code and IOWC have developed the BioLargo technology, consisting of certain intellectual property including two U.S. patents (U.S. Patent Numbers 6146725 and 6328929), relating to a process whereby disinfecting chemistry is incorporated into absorbent materials, liquids, powders, tablets or other delivery methods, that can be then incorporated into products in multiple industries. Six additional patent applications have recently been filed with the USPTO and two additional patent applications have recently been filed with the PCT relating to this technology, all of which have been assigned to the Company.

The BioLargo technology works by placing inorganic compounds (similar in composition and dosages to what is used in everyday common vitamins) into absorbent products like bed pads, blood pads, diapers, surgical drapes, transportation packages for protective liners, wound dressings, bandages and other delivery methods. It can also be incorporated into sprays, washes, and other liquid and gaseous media for various applications. It can be delivered in various forms as a particle treatment for materials incorporated into products or as a material composition for direct application for targeted applications. Our continuing efforts related to new product development, product improvements and research and development efforts will require substantial additional capital. However the Company cannot give any assurance that adequate capital will be available, if at all, or will be available on favorable terms.

Management believes that the BioLargo technology generally offers the following beneficial features, among others:

 

   

Environmentally Friendly —The BioLargo technology features a scientifically proven effective disinfectant, iodine, which is recognized as part of nature’s natural cycle of sanitization.

 

   

Inorganic Solution —The use of iodine in the BioLargo technology is strategically important because iodine is generally considered to be the most effective disinfecting solution, covering a broad range of materials upon which it is effective. It is also an inorganic solution, so that organic microbes are not known to be able to develop an acquired resistance to its killing power.

 

   

Disinfection —The chemical composition of the BioLargo technology incorporated into products deploys an additive germ killing strategy, that includes a flashing of iodine (the scientifically recognized “gold standard” by which all disinfecting strategies are compared) and lowers PH levels, which creates an acidic environment, oxidation, and flocculation (or a binding reaction to lock in the microbes).

 

   

Increased Holding Power —The BioLargo technology can increase significantly the holding power of absorbent material, depending on product configuration.

 

   

Disposal —It renders contaminated or infectious material safe to handle.

 

   

Bio-Degradable —The byproduct of the chemical reaction is bio-degradable.

 

   

Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS) —The actual chemicals used, as well as the byproduct of the chemical reaction, in the BioLargo technology, are understood by the United States Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the scientific community generally as non-toxic and safe, when delivered within a range of dosages prescribed by the FDA.

 

   

Price —The cost of raw materials is not expected to add significantly to the cost of production of products incorporating the BioLargo technology. Additionally, we believe that the incorporation of the BioLargo technology into absorbent products will offer those products a price advantage over competing absorbent products by virtue of their increased performance, namely their increased holding power, absorbency and anti-microbial capabilities, which may also reduce the amount of absorbent materials required to be used in product production to maintain acceptable performance levels. We further believe that the use of the BioLargo technology in non-absorbent applications will be less expensive that iodine alternatives, such as chlorines and bromines.

 

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We intend to license the BioLargo technology to others, and possibly develop certain products ourselves, for use in several vertical markets. We believe that the BioLargo technology will enable us to address four precautions—containment, isolation, neutralization and disposal—against disease transmission as established by the Center for Disease Control (the “CDC”). The BioLargo technology has been reviewed and validated in several third party studies.

We believe that the primary initial markets for the BioLargo technology are likely to be:

 

   

water and soil treatment and remediation

 

   

medical products

 

   

packaging for blood and bio-hazardous material transport

 

   

meat and poultry packing

We plan to pursue our primary revenues from licensing the BioLargo technology, although subject to adequate financing, we may also produce our own products. Subject to regulatory compliance where applicable, the BioLargo technology is presently available for incorporation into certain products, including absorbent pads and materials to be used for clean up of or as a precautionary measure from spills of liquids, including hazardous materials. We are actively working with manufacturers, other technology developers and potential customers to develop additional products for distribution.

Research and Development

Through IOWC, Mr. Code has been involved in the research and development of the BioLargo technology since 1997. He has participated in the Canadian Federal Scientific Research and Experimental Development program and he was instrumental in the discovery, preparation and filing of the first BioLargo technology patents. He has worked with manufacturers, distributors and suppliers in a wide variety of industries to gain a full appreciation of the potential applications and the methodologies applicable to the BioLargo technology for their manufacture and performance. He continues to research methods and applications to continue to expand the potential uses of the BioLargo technology as well as work to uncover new discoveries that may provide addition commercial applications to help solve real world problems in the field of disinfection.

We are also presently conducting initial research and development on thermal characteristics of material incorporating the BioLargo technology for use in packaging and transport.

We spent $129,522 in 2006 and $0 in 2005 on research and development. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation—Results of Operations” for a more complete understanding of our research and development expenses in 2006.

We currently anticipate that research and development costs over the next 12 months could range significantly, between $300,000 and $1,000,000, and will be subject to third-party financing which we will require in order to execute our business plan. Although we are actively pursuing such financing, no such commitment is yet in place. We would invest any such funds primarily on continued testing of the BioLargo technology in certain applications and the development of additional production methods for use of the BioLargo technology in certain applications.

Independent Laboratory and Scientific Testing

The Company works with ATS Labs (“ATS”) in Eagan, Minnesota, a nationally recognized contract testing laboratory that provides microbiology and virology testing services to the manufacturers and users of antimicrobial products. ATS provides product development support, efficacy testing services and antimicrobial

 

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process validations to clients who develop products regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the FDA.

The majority of the efficacy studies performed by ATS are performed under Good Laboratory Practice (“GLP”) standards for regulatory submissions. GLP standards are federal regulations that define the practices for conducting studies that support the registration of pesticidal products. Compliance with GLP standards involves extensive documentation and assures regulatory authorities that the data submitted are factual, accurate and can be reproduced. Furthermore, these data and results be relied upon by regulatory agencies for making efficacy, safety and risk assessments.

ATS has performed eleven studies for BioLargo since July 2006 to explore the antimicrobial performance of the BioLargo’s proprietary technology with various pathogens at a range of dosages and contact times to determine the most effective and economical disinfection/sanitizing application conditions for the BioLargo technology. Additional testing is planned in the future.

In September and October 2006, Jennifer Ayla Jay, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UCLA, conducted a study of the BioLargo technology for the disinfection of microbially contaminated sand. Suspension testing of the iodine generated by the BioLargo technology in water showed that the BioLargo technology has effective disinfecting capability for contaminated sand. Dr. Jay presented her findings in October 2006 at the National Beaches Conference sponsored by the EPA in collaboration with the Great Lakes Beach Association. The conference provided a national framework for discussion of beach water quality issues, exchange of information, and coordination of efforts in research and decision-making.

Marketing Technology Services in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a company providing product testing and certification to the absorbent materials industry for more than 25 years, performed a series of tests in 2001, and confirmed the absorbency rates and holding power of absorbent material incorporating the BioLargo technology. Absorbency tests were run to measure how much liquid absorbent material incorporating the BioLargo technology would hold. These tests confirmed the rate of absorption by size and weight of absorbent material incorporating the BioLargo technology. Holding capability was determined in what is referred to as a re-wet test, in which previously wetted absorbent material incorporating the BioLargo technology was subjected to pressure to determine how much liquid escaped the material. This test concluded the BioLargo technology increased the holding power of absorbent material as compared with comparable absorbent material not treated with the BioLargo technology.

Ongoing third-party testing is a critical part of our business plan. These efforts can be time consuming and some of these efforts are costly, requiring adequate capital resources to continue such efforts. However the Company cannot give any assurance that adequate capital will be available, if at all, or will be available, if at all, on favorable terms.

Manufacturing

Our current business plan calls for us to license our BioLargo technology, under strict quality control standards, to others for incorporation into existing and newly-created products across numerous industry verticals. Currently, we do not intend to manufacture our own products. We intend to work with manufacturers on a contract-for-hire basis, or on a project-by-project basis with the potential for these manufacturers to create a product supplier relationship for potential licensees of products incorporating the BioLargo technology. These collaborative efforts will focus on design and specifications for production of pre-commercial samples of products and for actual commercial products.

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super-absorbent polymer (“SAP”) beads for incorporation in absorbent material; (ii) blending materials, (iii) particle treatment; (iv) preparing samples of products; and (v) manufacturing and processing specifications for materials and prototypes that incorporate the BioLargo technology. Aveka also assists us in product design and assists in discovery associated with the uses and manufacturing of products associated with our technology. We paid Aveka approximately $75,000 during 2006 for approximately 14 projects they undertook on our behalf.

We intend to use Aveka or other third party manufacturers to produce chemicals such as tablets and powders. Aveka does not produce SAP beads and we intend to use other suppliers of such material. We do not have exclusive arrangements or written agreements with any such manufacturers that we have used to date. We believe that we have several choices for manufacturers of chemicals and are not dependent upon any single manufacturer or source of materials . Most of the chemicals we use in the production of the tablets and powders for the BioLargo technology, such as potassium iodide, are not scarce and not subject to price volatility. SAP beads, which are a petrochemical derivative, are generally readily available but have been subject to periodic scarcity and price volatility from time to time during recent years, although prices are relatively stable at present.

Sales and Marketing

Subject to obtaining adequate third-party financing, for which no commitments are yet in place, over at least the next 12 months, we intend to devote a significant part of our resources to sales and marketing of the BioLargo technology to potential licensees. This is a continuation of the initial efforts we undertook during 2006. While specific efforts will vary based on market conditions and opportunities that present themselves from time to time, the following discussion of recent efforts is indicative of the types of efforts we expect to undertake on an ongoing basis.

In April 2006, we engaged Robert Stewart, Ph.D., to serve as the Company’s regulatory specialist for required activities involving the EPA and the FDA. During this period, we also focused on establishing relationships with key agents who work on a commission basis to assist us in marketing to large corporations and other organizations. In May 2006, we hired a consultant to assist us on our marketing and sales efforts.

From February through April 2006, we began discussions with five major research universities to further our research for specific applications. In September 2006, we hired UCLA to research applications of the BioLargo technology for beach and soil remediation. An initial report regarding this research was presented in October 2006 at the National Beaches Conference sponsored by the EPA. These various discussions are ongoing and focus on engaging those universities to perform research on the BioLargo technology for soil and sand remediation, animal studies, United States Department of Defense applications, and embedded anti-microbial applications in textiles.

Throughout 2006, we engaged in various efforts to continue testing, developing and pre-marketing products incorporating the BioLargo technology. For example, in January 2006, we contracted with a third party manufacturer to produce samples for presentation purposes of absorbent pads. We also engaged a particle, formulations, blending and specialty manufacturing company to work with us in product development and sample fabrication. In June 2006, we hired a third-party laboratory to perform a series of independent test and issue their reports to assist us in validating the BioLargo technology to a GLP standard.

Throughout 2006, we also were actively involved in initial marketing activities for the BioLargo technology. For example, in February 2006, we presented the BioLargo technology to a number of major corporations for potential licensing discussions. Following an April 2006 international conference of industry for infection control in Prague, Czech Republic, attended by Mr. Code, we pursued with Mr. Code presentations to one of the largest companies in the embedded anti-microbial industry. In June 2006, we began discussions with a number of large healthcare companies about incorporating the BioLargo technology in their products. The potential areas of focus include wound dressings, drapes, wipes, bandages, diapers disinfecting and sterilization solutions, among other possible uses in their various products.

 

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Also in June 2006, we participated in a conference for all government agencies throughout California and have since discussed the BioLargo technology for possible governmental use in sewage spills, water quality, rainwater runoff contamination problems and beach clean-up efforts. Also in June 2006, we participated in a national military defense conference sponsored by the National Defense Industry Association for all military services, including the Department of Homeland Security, and have since discussed the BioLargo technology for possible application in the areas of military hospitals, pandemic prevention, agricultural protection, hazardous waste, food protection, decontamination of porous and non-porous materials, disaster relief and national world class laboratory access. Subsequently, we have presented the BioLargo technology with other governmental officials and agencies. In September we also attended a national Agro Terrorism Conference sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Meetings are continuing with numerous potential licensees or purchasers or other users of products incorporating the BioLargo technology in a range of applications. A number of prospective licensees are engaged in materials and product testing efforts, as well as discussions with the Company about product designs and various uses of the BioLargo technology. However, it is essential to note that we do not yet have any agreements in place with any of these potential licensees, purchasers or other users, or any other potential licensees, purchasers or other users, regarding any products incorporating the BioLargo technology, and no assurance can be given if any such efforts will prove successful or result in commercialization of the BioLargo technology.

Because of the global implications of the BioLargo technology, we intend to augment our U.S. operations with an operational and marketing presence in the European Union (“EU”), subject to obtaining adequate funding, which we are actively seeking but for which no commitment has yet been obtained.

Competition

Large well-capitalized companies, such as Johnson & Johnson, BASF Corporation, Dow Chemical Co., E.I. DuPont De Nemours &Co., Chemical and Mining Company of Chile, Inc., Proctor and Gamble Co., Johnson Diversey, Inc., EcoLab, Inc., Steris Corp. and Siemens AG, and others, dominate each of their respective markets for disinfecting or sanitizing products. Each of these named companies and many other competitors are significantly more capitalized than we are and have many more years of experience in producing disinfecting or sanitizing products.

Our BioLargo technology and products incorporating our BioLargo technology would compete with many other applications currently on the market. In addition, we are aware of other companies engaged in research and development of other novel approaches to applications in some or all of the markets identified by us as potential fields of application for our products. Many of our present and potential competitors have substantially greater financial and other resources and larger research and development staffs than we have. Many of these companies also have extensive experience in testing and applying for regulatory approvals. In addition, colleges, universities, government agencies, and public and private research organizations conduct research and are becoming more active in seeking patent protection and licensing arrangements to collect royalties for the use of technology that they have developed, some of which may be directly competitive with our applications.

Regulation

Products incorporating the BioLargo technology may be regulated depending upon the application and the scientific claims made. We believe that the primary focus of our BioLargo technology is its disinfecting capability, and such claims are subject to FDA or EPA regulation. However, we believe that some products incorporating our BioLargo technology can be sold based on claims regarding enhanced holding and/or absorption capabilities only; we believe that such claims are not subject to FDA or EPA regulation.

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federal and state levels, as may be required are obtained, then the Company may not be able to generate commercial revenues. Certain specific regulated applications and its use therein require highly technical analysis, additional third party validation and will require regulatory approvals from organizations like the FDA. Accordingly, the Company can give no assurance as to its ultimate success in obtaining the necessary approvals from either the EPA or the FDA.

Additionally, the Company intends to pursue commercial opportunities in Europe for its technology. The EU governs the registration and uses of individual chemical ingredients which are used in products which may incorporate the BioLargo technology, including their uses and allowable dosages. In addition, when pursuing a commercial strategy within the EU, the member countries of the EU each have an oversight and registration process which governs the formulations which are being sold in their country. Specific regulated applications in the EU and its use therein require highly technical analysis, additional third-party validation and will require regulatory approvals from these organizations. The regulatory approvals required for certain applications may be difficult, impossible, time consuming and/or expensive to obtain. Accordingly, the Company can give no assurance as to its ultimate success in introducing the BioLargo technology in the EU.

Intellectual Property

We regard our intellectual property as critical to the ultimate success of the Company. The Company worked closely with Mr. Code and IOWC during 2006, pursuant to the Consulting Agreement and R&D Agreement, to identify technology improvements and additional patent opportunities that expand and enhance on the original patents issued. At the same time, the Company worked to secure additional third-party testing and validations for the efficacy and product claims associated with the technology, namely through its work with ATS and the Department of Environmental Engineering at UCLA.

In connection with the closing of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology in April 2007, the Company obtained full rights, title and interest to two US patents previously owned by Mr. Code and IOWC. Mr. Code, IOWC and co-inventors of certain intellectual property had previously assigned six USPTO patent applications and two additional PCT patent applications to the Company.

The Company believes that this suite of intellectual property covers the presently targeted major areas of focus for its licensing strategy. The description of the Company’s intellectual property, as present, is as follows:

Patents

 

   

United States Patent 6,146,725, dated November 14, 2000, entitled “absorbent composition”, relating to an absorbent composition to be used in the transport of specimens of bodily fluids

 

   

United States patent 6,328,929, dated December 11, 2001, entitled “Method of delivering disinfectant in an absorbent substrate”, relating to method of delivering disinfectant in an absorbent substrate

Patent Applications

 

   

USPTO Patent Application 11/516,958 (filed September 7, 2006), relating to the use of the BioLargo technology as a treatment for remediation and improvement of a mass such as sand or soil that has been contaminated with microbes such as bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae and fungi.

 

   

USPTO Patent Application 11/516,960 (filed September 7, 2006), relating to the use of the BioLargo technology to provide protection against antimicrobial activity including the preventing of microbial build up that can occur, when used in close proximity to the bodies of human patients in product such as sheets, diapers, bandages compresses and the like.

 

   

USPTO Patent Application 60/850,976 (filed October 11, 2006), relating to the use of the BioLargo technology for antimicrobial protection, in environments such as offices, vehicle cabs,

 

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operating rooms, vehicle interiors, grain storage facilities and the like, that need to be protected from or cleansed of microbial or chemical material that might be of concern. The technology also includes proprietary coating and/or treatment of provided materials or reagents.

 

   

USPTO Patent Application 60/873,763 (filed December 8, 2006), relating to the use of the BioLargo technology as a treatment of environments including fields, lawns, parks, orchards, farm fields, greenhouses to provide at least pesticidal activity.

 

   

USPTO Patent Application 60/881,061 (filed January 18, 2007), relating to use of the BioLargo technology as a treatment of residue, deposits or coatings within large liquid carrying structures such as pipes, drains, ducts, conduits, run-offs, tunnels and the like, using iodine, delivered in a variety of physical forms and methods, including using its action to physically disrupt coatings. The iodine’s disruptive activity may be combined with other physical removal systems such as pigging, scraping, tunneling, etching or grooving systems or the like.

 

   

USPTO Patent Application 60/900,374 (filed February 8, 2007), relating to the use of the BioLargo technology as protection of against antimicrobial activity in environments that need to be protected or cleansed of microbial or chemical material. These environments include closed and open environments and absorbent sheet materials that exhibit stability until activated by aqueous environments. The field also includes novel particle technology, coating technology or micro-encapsulation technology to control the stability of chemicals that may be used to kill or inhibit the growth of microbes to water vapor or humidity for such applications.

 

   

PCT/US Patent Application 2007/07508 (filed March 27, 2007), claiming priority from at least some of the earlier USPTO Patent applications listed above, and expanded the scope of coverage to additional technologies such as packets for dishwashers.

 

   

PCT/US Patent Application 2007/07515 (filed March 27, 2007), claiming priority from the last-listed USPTO patent application and its associated claims.

The Company intends to continue to expand and enhance its suite of intellectual property through ongoing focus on product development, new intellectual property development and patent applications, and further third-party testing and validations for specific areas of focus for commercial exploitation. We currently anticipate that additional patent applications will be filed during the next 12 months with the USPTO and the PCT, although we are uncertain of the cost of such patent filings, which will depend upon the number of such applications prepared and filed. The prosecution of patents and ongoing maintenance and defense of patents is expensive and will require substantial ongoing capital resources. However the Company cannot give any assurance that adequate capital will be available or will be available, if at all, on favorable terms.

Other Recent Corporate Developments

On March 15, 2007 the Company’s stockholders approved the filing of an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation changing the Company’s name to BioLargo, Inc. The amendment to the certificate of incorporation was filed on March 16, 2007 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. In connection with this name change, the Company has obtained a new trading symbol. The Company’s stock continues to trade through the National Quotation Service Bureau, commonly known as the “Pink Sheets”, under its new trading symbol “BLGO” effective March 21, 2007.

Also on March 15, 2007, the Company’s stockholders approved, and effective as of the close of business on March 19, 2007, the Company completed, the 1-for-25 reverse split of its common stock. Additionally, on March 15, 2007, the Company’s stockholders approved and the Company has filed, an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation increasing the Company’s authorized capital stock to 200,000,000 shares of common stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, on a post-Reverse Split basis.

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various conversion prices ranging from $0.10 to $0.625 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split and were converted into an aggregate 6,985,441 shares of the Company’s common stock, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split.

The Company also converted an aggregate $608,759 of accrued payables to five of its current or former officers and directors into an aggregate 1,623,359 shares of the Company’s common stock, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. These conversions were effected at $0.375 per share, the closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the March 15, 2007 conversion date, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split.

The Company also converted an aggregate $740,296 of accrued payables to 18 of its current or former consultants into an aggregate 1,803,615 shares of the Company’s common stock, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. These conversions were effected at various prices ranging from $0.20 to $0.625 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split.

On April 11, 2007, Augustine II, LLC (the “Augustine Fund”) converted an aggregate $717,138 of principal and accrued but unpaid interest of a convertible note, as amended (the “Augustine Note”), into 2,031,553 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Augustine Note had a maturity date of May 1, 2007. The Augustine Note provided for a conversion price equal to the last bid price of the five trading days preceding the date of conversion, or $0.353 per share. The Augustine Note and the loan agreement in respect of the Augustine Note limited the Augustine Fund to hold not more than 4.9% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock at any given time. In connection with the conversion of the Augustine Note, the Company waived this limitation.

On April 13, 2007, New Millennium Capital Partners, LLC (“New Millennium”) converted the $900,000 principal amount of a note, as amended (the “New Millennium Note”), into 1,636,364 shares of the Company’s common stock. The New Millennium Note had a maturity date of January 15, 2008. The New Millennium Note was converted at a price of $0.55 per share, which was the last bid price on the date of conversion. New Millennium is controlled by Dennis Calvert, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Employees

As of December 31, 2006, we employed one full-time employee, one part-time employee, three full-time consultants and three part-time consultants.

In April 2007, Mr. Code, who served as one of our full-time consultants during 2006, became our Chief Technical Officer in conjunction with the closing of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology.

Risk Factors

The Company faces a number of significant risks associated with its current plan of operations. These include the following:

We have never generated any revenues, have a history of losses, and cannot assure you that we will ever become or remain profitable.

We have not yet generated any revenue from operations and, accordingly, we have incurred net losses every year since our inception. To date, we have dedicated most of our financial resources to research and development, general and administrative expenses and initial sales and marketing activities. We have funded all of our activities through sales of our securities. Even if and when we begin licensing our technology, we anticipate net losses and negative cash flow to continue for the foreseeable future until such time as licensing revenue is generated in sufficient amounts to offset operating losses. As planned, we have significantly expanded both our research and development efforts, and our sales and marketing efforts, during the past year. Consequently, we will need to generate significant additional revenue to fund our operations. This has put a proportionate corresponding demand on capital. Our ability to achieve profitability is dependent upon our

 

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continuing research and development, product development, and sales and marketing efforts, and our ability to successfully license the BioLargo technology. There can be no assurance that we will ever generate revenues or that any revenues that may be generated will be sufficient for us to become profitable or thereafter maintain profitability. We may also face unforeseen problems, difficulties, expenses or delays in implementing our business plan.

We need significant additional funds to maintain and develop our business.

As of December 31, 2006 our expenses ran at a “burn rate” of approximately $100,000 per month and more recently has been running at a burn rate of approximately $150,000 per month. Our burn rate is expected to rise significantly now that the acquisition of the BioLargo technology has been completed. Our current capital resources will be sufficient to fund operations only through May 2007, and we will require substantial additional capital in order to operate beyond this date. Management is actively pursuing other financing alternatives. However, no assurance can be given at this time that any such sources of capital will be available to us, or available to us on favorable terms. If we cannot obtain needed capital, when and as we need it, our continuing research and development efforts, sales and marketing plans, business and financial condition and our ability to reduce losses and generate profits are likely to be materially and adversely affected.

The cost of maintaining our public company reporting obligations is high. We expect to incur increased costs under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

The Company is obligated to maintain its periodic public filings and public reporting requirements, on a timely basis, under the Rules and Regulations of the SEC. In order to meet these obligations, the Company will need to continue to raise capital. If adequate funds are not available to the Company, it will be unable to comply with those requirements and could cease to be qualified to have its stock traded in the public market. As a public company, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as related rules adopted by the SEC, have imposed substantial requirements on public companies, including certain corporate governance practices and requirements relating to internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time-consuming and costly. Although, under proposed rules issued by the SEC in July 2006, we will not be required to evaluate how to document and test our internal control procedures under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related rules of the SEC until our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007, effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important in helping prevent financial fraud generally. We must begin to implement proper procedures significantly in advance of this date and will incur significant up-front expenses to do so. If we are unable to achieve and maintain adequate disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls, our business and operating results could be harmed.

Our stockholders face further potential dilution in any new financing.

Any additional equity that we raise would dilute the interest of the current stockholders and any persons who may become stockholders before such financing. Given the low price of our common stock, such dilution in any financing of a significant amount could be substantial.

Our stockholders face further potential adverse effects from the terms of any preferred stock which may be issued in the future.

In order to raise capital to meet expenses or to acquire a business, our Board of Directors may issue additional stock, including preferred stock. Any preferred stock which we may issue may have voting rights, liquidation preferences, redemption rights and other rights, preferences and privileges. The rights of the holder’s of our common stock will be subject to, and in many respect subordinate to, the rights of the holders of any such

 

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preferred stock. Furthermore, such preferred stock may have other rights, including economic rights, senior to our common stock that could have a material adverse effect on the value of our common stock. Preferred stock, while providing desirable flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, can also have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of our outstanding voting stock, thereby delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company.

There are significant risks relating to the BioLargo technology.

The BioLargo technology is at an early stage of development. There is a risk that our technology will not be commercially feasible or, even if our technology is commercially feasible, it may not be commercially accepted. In addition, products incorporating the BioLargo technology will require extensive research, development and testing before they can be commercialized. Many of these potential products, if any, also may involve lengthy regulatory reviews and require regulatory approval before they can be sold. There is no assurance, however, that any products incorporating the BioLargo technology will prove to be safe and effective, meet regulatory standards or continue to meet such standards if already approved. There is no assurance that we can market the BioLargo technology successfully as a licensor. Failure to achieve commercial feasibility, demonstrate safety, achieve clinical efficacy, obtain regulatory approval and/or, together with partners, successfully market products will negatively impact our revenues and results of operations. As a company in the development stage and with an unproven business strategy, our limited history of operations makes evaluation of the BioLargo technology as a business difficult. We may not attain profitable operations and our management may not succeed in realizing our business objectives.

We expect to incur future losses and may not be able to achieve profitability.

Although we expect to generate revenue eventually from licensing the BioLargo technology, and possibly engaging in certain limited direct sales of products under certain conditions, we anticipate net losses and negative cash flow to continue for the foreseeable future until such time as our products are brought to market, and for a period of time thereafter. We intend to significantly expand our research and development efforts. Consequently, we will need to generate significant additional revenue or seek additional funding to fund our operations. This has put a proportionate corresponding demand on capital. Our ability to achieve profitability is entirely dependent upon our research and development efforts to deliver a viable product and the Company’s ability to successfully bring it to market. Although our management is optimistic that we will succeed in licensing the BioLargo technology, we cannot be certain as to timing or whether we will generate sufficient revenue to be able to operate profitably. If we cannot achieve or sustain profitability, we may not be able to fund our expected cash needs or continue our operations.

If we are not able to devote adequate resources to promote commercialization of the BioLargo technology,our business plans will suffer.

Because we have limited resources to devote to sales, marketing and licensing efforts with respect to the BioLargo technology, any delay in such efforts may jeopardize future research and development of technologies, and commercialization of the BioLargo technology. Although our management believes that, now that the acquisition of the BioLargo technology has been completed, it can finance commercialization efforts through sales of our securities and possibly other capital sources, if we do not successfully bring the BioLargo technology to market, our ability to generate revenues will be adversely affected.

Most of the products incorporating the BioLargo technology will require regulatory approval.

The products in which the BioLargo technology may be incorporated have both regulated and non-regulated applications. The regulatory approvals for certain applications may be difficult, impossible, time consuming and or expensive to obtain. While the management believes such approvals can be obtained for the applications contemplated, until those approvals from the FDA or the EPA or other regulatory bodies, if required, at the

 

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federal and state levels, as may be required are obtained, then the Company may not be able to generate commercial revenues. Certain specific regulated applications and its use therein require highly technical analysis, additional third party validation and will require regulatory approvals from organizations like the FDA. Additionally, most products incorporating the BioLargo technology for sale in the EU will require EU and possibly also individual country regulatory approval. All such approvals, including additional testing, are time-consuming, expensive and do not have assured outcomes of ultimate regulatory approval.

We need to outsource and rely on third parties for the manufacture of the chemicals used in the BioLargo technology and part of our future success will be dependent on the timeliness and effectiveness of the efforts of these third parties.

We do not have the required financial and human resources or capability to manufacture the chemicals that comprise the BioLargo technology. Our business model calls for the outsourcing of the manufacture of these chemicals in order to reduce our capital and infrastructure costs as a means of potentially improving our financial position and the profitability of our business. Accordingly, we must enter into agreements with other companies that can assist us and provide certain capabilities, including sourcing and manufacturing, which we do not possess. We may not be successful in entering into such alliances on favorable terms or at all. Even if we do succeed in securing such agreements, we may not be able to maintain them. Furthermore, any delay in entering into agreements could delay the development and commercialization of the BioLargo technology or reduce its competitiveness even if they reach the market. Any such delay related to such future agreements could adversely affect our business.

If any party to which we have outsourced certain functions fails to perform its obligations under agreements with us, the commercialization of the BioLargo technology could be delayed or curtailed.

To the extent that we rely on other companies to manufacture the chemicals used in the BioLargo technology, or sell or market products incorporating the BioLargo technology, we will be dependent on the timeliness and effectiveness of their efforts. If any of these parties does not perform its obligations in a timely and effective manner, the commercialization of the BioLargo technology could be delayed or curtailed because we may not have sufficient financial resources or capabilities to continue such efforts on our own.

If the BioLargo technology or products incorporating the BioLargo technology do not gain market acceptance, it is unlikely that we will become profitable.

The market for disinfecting or sanitizing products that are used to transport biohazardous material, serve as an absorbent pad or clean-up device, and utilized for food applications or remediation efforts, is rapidly evolving and we have many successful competitors. Multiple manufacturers have historically used various technologies, including protective boxes, styrofoam boxes, gel packs, absorbent materials, bed pads, drapes, and clean up pads, to package blood products for transportation; and to sanitize, deodorize, and clean up, as well as protect workers and patients in healthcare and other applicable environments. At this time, the BioLargo technology is unproven in its commercial use, and the use of the BioLargo technology by others is nominal. The commercial success of products incorporating the BioLargo technology will depend upon the adoption of the BioLargo technology by biohazardous material transporters, biohazardous material storage and testing companies, healthcare workers, hospitals, nursing homes, infectious disease experts and other end users as an approach to reduce the risk of disease transfer and disease containment and related biohazardous materials handling, among other applications.

Market acceptance may depend on many factors, including:

 

   

the willingness and ability of consumers and industry partners to adopt new technologies;

 

   

the willingness of governments to mandate reduction of the rates of incidence of disease transfer, reduction of risk of spills and leaks associated with biohazardous materials and as a general safety measure, as well as regulatory approvals (e.g. FDA or EPA) in certain applications where the BioLargo technology may be used;

 

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our ability to convince potential industry partners and consumers that the BioLargo technology is an attractive alternative to other technologies for disinfection, sanitization, remediation, reduction of disease transfer and as a protective and safety device against biohazardous materials;

 

   

our ability to obtain the chemicals from third parties that are used in the BioLargo technology, in sufficient quantities with acceptable quality and at an acceptable cost; and

 

   

our ability to license the BioLargo technology in a commercial effective manner.

If products incorporating the BioLargo technology do not achieve a significant level of market acceptance, demand for the BioLargo technology itself may not develop as expected and, in such event, it is unlikely that we will become profitable.

Any revenues that we may earn in the future are unpredictable, and our operating results are likely to fluctuate from quarter to quarter.

We believe that our future operating results will fluctuate due to a variety of factors, including:

 

   

delays in product development by us or third parties;

 

   

market acceptance of products incorporating the BioLargo technology;

 

   

changes in the demand for, and pricing, of products incorporating the BioLargo technology;

 

   

competition and pricing pressure from competitive products;

 

   

manufacturing delays; and

 

   

expenses related to, and the results of, proceedings relating to our intellectual property.

We expect our operating expenses will continue to increase significantly in 2007 and 2008, as we continue our research and development, and increase our marketing and licensing activities. Although we expect to generate revenues from licensing the BioLargo technology in the future, revenues may decline or not grow as anticipated and our operating results could be substantially harmed for a particular fiscal period. Moreover, our operating results in some quarters may not meet the expectations of stock market analysts and investors. In that case, our stock price most likely would decline.

We may not be able to attract or retain qualified senior personnel.

We believe we are currently able to manage our current business with our existing management team. However, as we expand the scope of our operations, we will need to obtain the full-time services of additional senior management and other personnel. Competition for highly-skilled personnel is intense, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to attract or retain qualified senior personnel. Our failure to do so could have an adverse effect on our ability to implement our business plan. As we add full-time senior personnel, our overhead expenses for salaries and related items will increase from current levels and, depending upon the number of personnel we hire and their compensation packages, these increases could be substantial.

If we lose our key personnel or are unable to attract and retain additional personnel, we may be unable to achieve profitability.

Our future success is substantially dependent on the efforts of our senior management, particularly Messrs. Calvert and Code. The loss of the services of members of our senior management may significantly delay or prevent the achievement of product development and other business objectives. Because of the scientific nature of our business, we depend substantially on our ability to attract and retain qualified marketing, scientific and technical personnel. There is intense competition among specialized and technologically-oriented companies for qualified personnel in the areas of our activities. If we lose the services of, or do not successfully recruit key marketing, scientific and technical personnel, the growth of our business could be substantially impaired. At present, we do not maintain key man insurance for any of our senior management.

 

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Changes in stock option accounting rules may adversely affect our reported operating results, our stock price, and our ability to attract and retain employees.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has implemented rules that require companies such as us to record all stock-based employee compensation as an expense. The new rules apply to stock options grants, as well as a wide range of other share-based compensation arrangements including restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans. As a small company with limited financial resources, we have depended upon compensating our officers, directors, employees and consultants with such stock based compensation awards in the past in order to limit our cash expenditures and to attract and retain officers, directors, employees and consultants. Accordingly, if we continue to grant stock options or other stock based compensation awards to our officers, directors, employees, and consultants after the new rules apply to us, our future earnings, if any, will be reduced (or our future losses will be increased) by the expenses recorded for those grants. These compensation expenses may be larger than the compensation expense that we would be required to record were we able to compensate these persons with cash in lieu of securities. Since we are a small company, the expenses we may have to record as a result of future options grants may be significant and may materially negatively affect our reported financial results. The adverse effects that the new accounting rules may have on our future financial statements should we continue to rely heavily on stock-based compensation may reduce our stock price and make it more difficult for us to attract new investors. In addition, reducing our use of stock plans as an incentive for and a reward to our officers, directors and employees, could result in a competitive disadvantage to us in the employee marketplace.

Nondisclosure agreements with employees and others may not adequately prevent disclosure of trade secrets and other proprietary information.

In order to protect our proprietary technology and processes, we rely in part on nondisclosure agreements with our employees, licensing partners, consultants, agents and other organizations to which we disclose our proprietary information. These agreements may not effectively prevent disclosure of confidential information and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. In addition, others may independently discover trade secrets and proprietary information, and in such cases we could not assert any trade secret rights against such parties. Costly and time-consuming litigation could be necessary to enforce and determine the scope of our proprietary rights, and failure to obtain or maintain trade secret protection could adversely affect our competitive business position. Since we rely on trade secrets and nondisclosure agreements, in addition to patents, to protect some of our intellectual property, there is a risk that third parties may obtain and improperly utilize our proprietary information to our competitive disadvantage. We may not be able to detect unauthorized use or take appropriate and timely steps to enforce our intellectual property rights.

The licensing of the BioLargo technology or the manufacture, use or sale of products incorporating the BioLargo technology may infringe on the patent rights of others, and we may be forced to litigate if an intellectual property dispute arises.

If we infringe or are alleged to have infringed another party’s patent rights, we may be required to seek a license, defend an infringement action or challenge the validity of the patents in court. Patent litigation is costly and time consuming. We may not have sufficient resources to bring these actions to a successful conclusion. In addition, if we do not obtain a license, do not successfully defend an infringement action or are unable to have infringed patents declared invalid, we may:

 

   

incur substantial monetary damages;

 

   

encounter significant delays in marketing our current and proposed product candidates;

 

   

be unable to conduct or participate in the manufacture, use or sale of product

 

   

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lose patent protection for our inventions and products; or

 

   

find our patents are unenforceable, invalid, or have a reduced scope of protection.

Parties making such claims may be able to obtain injunctive relief that could effectively block the company’s ability to further develop or commercialize our current and proposed product candidates in the United States and abroad and could result in the award of substantial damages. Defense of any lawsuit or failure to obtain any such license could substantially harm the company. Litigation, regardless of outcome, could result in substantial cost to and a diversion of efforts by the company.

We may face costly intellectual property disputes.

Our ability to compete effectively will depend in part on our ability to develop and maintain proprietary aspects of our technology and either to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of others or to obtain rights to technology owned by third parties. Pending patent applications relating to the BioLargo technology may not result in the issuance of any patents or any issued patents that will offer protection against competitors with similar technology. Patents we receive may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented in the future or the rights created by those patents may not provide a competitive advantage. We also rely on trade secrets, technical know-how and continuing invention to develop and maintain our competitive position. Others may independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information and techniques or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets.

We are subject to risks related to future operations outside of North America.

We expect to develop operations outside of North America, and as those efforts are pursued, we will face risks related to our foreign operations such as:

 

   

foreign currency fluctuations;

 

   

unstable political, economic, financial and market conditions;

 

   

import and export license requirements;

 

   

trade restrictions;

 

   

increases in tariffs and taxes;

 

   

high levels of inflation;

 

   

restrictions on repatriating foreign profits back to the United States;

 

   

greater difficulty collecting accounts receivable and longer payment cycles;

 

   

less favorable intellectual property laws;

 

   

regulatory requirements;

 

   

unfamiliarity with foreign laws and regulations; and

 

   

changes in labor conditions and difficulties in staffing and managing international operations.

The volatility of certain raw material costs may adversely affect operations and competitive price advantages for products that incorporate the BioLargo technology.

While most of the chemicals and other key materials that we use in our business, such as minerals, fiber materials, and packaging materials are neither generally scarce nor price sensitive, but prices for such chemicals and materials can be cyclical. SAP beads, which are a petrochemical derivative, have been subject to periodic scarcity and price volatility from time to time during recent years, although prices are relatively stable at present. Supply and demand factors, which are beyond our control, generally affect the price of our raw materials. We try

 

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to minimize the effect of price increases through production efficiency and the use of alternative suppliers. If we are unable to minimize the effects of increased raw material costs, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may be materially adversely affected.

There are potential claims from prior business affiliates of IOWC regarding the BioLargo technology.

During the history of the development of the BioLargo technology, Mr. Code previously assigned the two patents registered with the USPTO, which we acquired in April 2007, to a third party company. Mr. Code believes that the agreement between IOWC, Mr. Code and this other party was breached and terminated, and such parties have no rights to any part of the BioLargo technology. Nonetheless, such parties, or their successors or assigns, could make claims of rights of ownership to all or some portion of the BioLargo technology. In the event of a legal dispute, a lengthy and costly legal defense would be required to defend against any such claims, and notwithstanding the Company’s position in these potential disputes, the Company cannot predict the outcome of such litigation. Loss of our ownership of the BioLargo technology would have a serious adverse affect on our business and plan of operations. Any financial settlement of claims, including royalties we might have to pay to third parties, could have a serious adverse affect on our results of operations.

Upon the consummation of the transaction with IOWC, there was a change of control of our company.

In connection with the completion of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology on April 30, 2007, as approved by the Company’s stockholders on March 15, 2007, the Company issued an aggregate 22,139,012 shares, or approximately 56.3% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock, to IOWC, a company which Mr. Code controls. As a result of this issuance, combined with Mr. Code’s previous stockholdings in the Company, Mr. Code controls 22,759,649 shares, or approximately 57.8% of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of our common stock, and is now the principal stockholder of the Company.

Because Mr. Code and an entity he controls hold the majority of our voting power, he can ensure the outcome of most matters on which our stockholders vote.

Under Delaware law, as a result of Mr. Code’s stockholdings, he has the power to elect each of the members of our board of directors. Mr. Code also has the power to control the outcome of most matters requiring stockholder approval. This control may discourage certain types of transactions involving an actual or potential change of control of our company, such as a merger or sale of the company. Mr. Code is a member of our board of directors and also serves as an executive officer of our company.

Our common stock is thinly traded and largely illiquid.

Our stock currently trades on the Pink Sheets. Being traded on the Pink Sheets has made it more difficult to buy or sell our stock and has lead to a significant decline in the frequency of trades and trading volume. Continued trading on the Pink Sheets will also likely adversely affect the Company’s ability to obtain financing in the future due to the decreased liquidity of the Company’s shares and other restrictions that certain investors have for investing in Pink Sheet traded securities. While the Company intends to seek listing on the OTC Bulletin Board, there can be no assurance when or if the Company’s common stock will be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board.

The market price of our stock is subject to volatility.

Because our stock is thinly traded, its price can change dramatically over short periods, even in a single day. An investment in our stock is subject to such volatility and, consequently, is subject to significant risk. The market price of our common stock could fluctuate widely in response to many factors, including:

 

   

developments with respect to patents or proprietary rights;

 

   

announcements of technological innovations by us or our competitors;

 

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announcements of new products or new contracts by us or our competitors;

 

   

actual or anticipated variations in our operating results due to the level of development expenses and other factors;

 

   

changes in financial estimates by securities analysts and whether any future earnings of ours meet or exceed such estimates;

 

   

conditions and trends in our industry;

 

   

new accounting standards;

 

   

general economic, political and market conditions and other factors; and

 

   

the occurrence of any of the risks described in this Report.

You may have difficulty selling our shares because they are deemed “penny stocks”.

Because our common stock is not quoted on the Nasdaq National Market or Nasdaq Capital Market or listed on a national securities exchange, if the trading price of our common stock remains below $5.00 per share, trading in our common stock will be subject to the requirements of certain rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which require additional disclosure by broker-dealers in connection with any trades involving a stock defined as a penny stock (generally, any non-Nasdaq equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions). Such rules require the delivery, prior to any penny stock transaction, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and the risks associated therewith and impose various sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other than established customers and accredited investors (generally defined as an investor with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 individually or $300,000 together with a spouse). For these types of transactions, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the sale. The broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable to the broker-dealer, current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock and, if the broker-dealer is the sole market-maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this fact and the broker-dealer’s presumed control over the market. Such information must be provided to the customer orally or in writing before or with the written confirmation of trade sent to the customer. Monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements could discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our common stock, which could severely limit the market liquidity of the common stock and the ability of holders of the common stock to sell their shares.

ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

The Company’s offices are located at 2603 Main Street, Suite 1155, Irvine, California 92614. The Company currently occupies space from a consultant at no cost to the Company.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In May 2004, the Company was sued by Flight Options, Inc. (“Flight Options”), a jet plane leasing company, in the Superior Court of Orange County California. The lawsuit alleges that the Company owes Flight Options approximately $418,300, pursuant to a five-year lease assigned to the Company by the Company’s former president Todd Sanders, from his corporation, Devenshire Management Corporation (“Devenshire”). Management of the Company believes that the assignment of the lease was not properly authorized or approved by the Company, and that by Mr. Sander’s failure to identify the lease in a December 2002 settlement agreement with the Company, he breached the terms of that settlement agreement and, pursuant to the settlement agreement, must indemnify the Company for any losses owed to Flight Options. The Company filed a cross-complaint against Mr. Sanders and Devenshire seeking indemnity and alleging Mr. Sander’s breached his fiduciary duties in

 

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connection with the assignment of the lease. The Company’s Legal Defense Agreement with the Augustine Fund applies also to the Flight Options litigation.

On March 17, 2005, the Company settled with Flight Options pursuant to a stipulation that would have allowed the Company to pay Flight Options $100,000 on or before August 5, 2005; if $100,000 was not paid by August 5, 2005, Flight Options could file a judgment against the Company for $163,310. The Company did not make a payment on or before August 5, 2005. Subsequently, the parties agreed that the Company would pay Flight Options a total of $116,000, which amount was paid. In exchange, Flight Options dismissed the case.

At about the time of the settlement with Flight Options, the Company, Mr. Sanders and Devenshire agreed to submit the matters in the cross-complaint, including the indemnity claim, to binding arbitration. On March 7, 2006, an arbitrator issued a binding award in favor of the Company and against Mr. Sanders for $120,000, and later added $55,000 in attorney fees and costs, for a total award of $175,000. On January 19, 2007, the Superior Court in the County of Orange, state of California, entered a judgment against Mr. Sanders and Devenshire for $184,095. The Company subpoenaed Mr. Sanders in an effort to determine the extent of his assets and ability to pay the judgment. Mr. Sanders did not respond to the subpoena and a bench warrant has been issued for his arrest. Because of Mr. Sanders’ refusal to cooperate with our legal efforts, the Company has not yet collected any amount towards satisfaction of the judgment and the Company can make no assurances it will be able to collect on the judgment.

Legal Fees in this matter have been paid by the Augustine Fund, pursuant to a Legal Defense Agreement between Augustine Fund and the Company. In January 2006, the Augustine Fund and the Company agreed to modify the terms of the Legal Defense Agreement to allow for both parties to share in any amounts which might be recovered from Sanders, on a percentage basis equal to the respective costs incurred by each party.

The Company is party to various other claims, legal actions and complaints arising periodically in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, no such matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Note: All amounts are adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split.

Market Information

From October 31, 1998 until June 10, 2003, the Company’s common stock was listed on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market. Since such date, the Company’s common stock has been quoted on the Pink Sheets under the symbol “NMED”, until March 21, 2007, at which time it continued trading on the Pink Sheets under the symbol “BLGO”.

The table below represents the quarterly high and low bid prices for the Company’s common stock for the last two fiscal years as reported by Bloomberg L.P., on a Reverse Split basis.

 

     2005    2006
     High    Low    High    Low

First Quarter

   $ 0.425    $ 0.175    $ 1.00      $ 0.25  

Second Quarter

   $ 0.375    $ 0.125    $ 0.75      $ 0.50  

Third Quarter

   $ 1.00      $ 0.175    $ 0.70      $ 0.325

Fourth Quarter

   $ 0.625    $ 0.025    $ 0.625    $ 0.288

The closing bid price for the Company’s common stock on May 1, 2007, was $0.70 per share. As of such date, there were approximately 406 registered owners and of the Company’s common stock. The Company believes that the number of beneficial owners is substantially higher than this amount.

At December 31, 2006, the Company also had the following stock purchase warrants outstanding:

 

   

warrants to purchase an aggregate 246,336 shares of the Company’s common stock, which warrants had been issued in a private offering to the Augustine Fund. These warrants initially allowed the holder to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share through August 10, 2008, but were re-priced in 2004 (in conjunction with an extension of the financing provided by Augustine Fund) to $0.875 per share. There was no change to the expiration date of these warrants.

 

   

warrants to purchase an aggregate 13,333 shares of the Company’s common stock, which warrants had been issued to a consultant that provided services to the Company. These warrants allow the holder to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share through August 29, 2008.

 

   

warrants to purchase an aggregate 320,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which warrants had been issued to the Augustine Fund as consideration for the extension of the maturity date of the loan with the Augustine Fund. These warrants allow the holder to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.125 per share through July 29, 2010.

 

   

warrants to purchase an aggregate 1,763,200 shares of the Company’s common stock, which warrants had been issued in a private offering to 55 investors. These warrants allow the holder to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share through January 31, 2008.

 

   

warrants to purchase an aggregate 704,008 shares of the Company’s common stock, which warrants had been issued in a private offering to 21 investors. These warrants allow the holder to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share through September 13, 2009.

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issued in a private offering to 22 investors. These warrants allow the holder to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share through September 13, 2009.

Dividends

The Company has never declared or paid a cash dividend to stockholders. The board of directors presently intends to retain any earnings which may be generated in the future to finance Company operations.

Sales of Unregistered Securities

Third Offering

In September 2005, the Company commenced a private offering that terminated in February 2006 (the “Third Offering”). From September 2005 through February 2006, the Company sold an aggregate amount of $1,102,000 of its promissory notes (the “Third Offering Notes”) due and payable January 31, 2007 to 55 investors. Each Third Offering Note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, and can be converted, in whole or in part, into shares of the common stock of the Company at an initial conversion price of $0.625 per share.

On March 21, 2007, the Company converted the entire aggregate principal amount of $1,102,000 Fall 2005 Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interested in the aggregate amount of $116,876, into an aggregate 1,950,202 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.625 per share.

Purchasers of the Third Offering Notes received, for no additional consideration, a stock purchase warrant (the “Third Offering Warrant”) entitling the holder to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Third Offering Note is convertible. The Third Offering Warrant is exercisable at an initial price of $1.25 per share, and will expire on January 31, 2008.

Fall 2006 Offering

In September 2006, the Company commenced a private offering that terminated in April 2007 (the “Fall 2006 Offering”). From October 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006, the Company sold an aggregate $484,000 principal amount of its promissory notes (the “Fall 2006 Notes”) due and payable September 13, 2008 to 21 investors. From January 1, 2007 through April 25, 2007, the Company sold an aggregate $516,000 principal amount of Fall 2006 Notes to 22 investors. Each Fall 2006 Offering Note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, such interest to be paid, at the Company’s option, in cash or stock at an initial conversion rate of $0.6875 per share.

Purchasers of the Fall 2006 Notes received, for no additional consideration, a stock purchase warrant (the “Fall 2006 Warrant”) entitling the holder to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Fall 2006 Note is convertible. The Fall 2006 Warrant is exercisable at an initial price of $1.25 per share, and will expire on September 13, 2009.

All of these offerings and sales were made in reliance on the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder as not involving a public offering of securities.

Other Issuances in 2006

In March 2006, the Company issued 4,800 shares of common stock in connection with the conversion, at the request of one stockholder, of 4,800 shares of convertible preferred stock.

In August 2006, the Company issued 620,637 shares of its Common Stock to Mr. Code, as additional consideration for Mr. Code’s entering into the R&D Agreement.

 

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In October 2006, the Company issued 15,973 shares of common stock in connection with the conversion, at the request of one stockholder, of 15,973 shares of convertible preferred stock.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

Plan category

   Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
   Weighted average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
   Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuance
 
     (a)    (b)    (c)  

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

   0    0    0  

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

   0    0    6,572,800 (1)
                

Total

   0    0    6,572,800 (1)
                

(1) Consists of 572,800 shares, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split, issuable under the Company’s 2004 Equity Plan (the “2004 Plan” and 6,000,000 shares issuable under the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”). The 2006 Plan was adopted by the Company’s board of directors on November 1, 2006 and will be presented to the stockholders of the Company for approval at the 2007 Annual Meeting of stockholders. Upon the adoption of the 2006 Plan, the 2004 Plan will be frozen and no further grants will be made under the 2004 Plan.

ITEM 6. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report, as well as the pro forma consolidated financial statements and the related notes to the pro forma consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements, which include statements concerning future revenue sources and concentration, selling, general and administrative expenses, research and development expenses, capital resources, additional financings and additional losses, are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those discussed above in Part I, Item 1 and elsewhere in this Annual Report, particularly in “Risk Factors,” that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements set forth in this Annual Report are as of December 31, 2006 unless expressly stated otherwise, and we undertake no duty to update this information.

Plan of Operation

Overview

We intend to focus our efforts primarily on the further research and development, and the licensing of the BioLargo technology for at least the next 12 months. We may also develop certain products incorporating the BioLargo technology ourselves, on a more limited basis, for use in certain applications and industries.

Commercialization of the BioLargo Technology

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to regulatory compliance where applicable, the BioLargo technology is presently available for incorporation into certain products, including absorbent pads and materials to be used for clean up of or as a precautionary measure from spills of liquids, including hazardous materials. We are actively working with manufacturers, other technology developers and potential customers to develop additional products for distribution.

Our current business plan calls for us to license our BioLargo technology to others for incorporation into existing and newly-created products across numerous industry verticals. Currently, we do not intend to manufacture our own products. We intend to work with manufacturers on a contract-for-hire basis, or on a project–by-project basis with the potential for these manufacturers to create a product supplier relationship for potential licensees of products incorporating the BioLargo technology. These collaborative efforts will focus on design and specifications for production of pre-commercial samples of products and for actual commercial products. However, while we have been engaged in extensive negotiations with numerous potential licensees and other users of products incorporating the BioLargo technology, there are no such agreements in place to date and therefore we cannot forecast when we will first generate revenues, if at all.

We intend to pursue commercial opportunities in both the United States and Europe initially.

Sales and Marketing

Over at least the next 12 months, we intend to devote a significant part of our resources to sales and marketing of the BioLargo technology to potential licensees. This is a continuation of the initial efforts we undertook during 2006. While specific efforts will vary based on market conditions and opportunities that present themselves from time to time, the following discussion of recent efforts is indicative of the types of efforts we expect to undertake on an ongoing basis. Our sales and marketing efforts are subject to obtaining adequate third-party financing, for which no commitments are yet in place.

In April 2006, we engaged Robert Stewart, Ph.D., to serve as the Company’s regulatory specialist for required activities involving the EPA and the FDA. During this period, we also focused on establishing relationships with key agents who work on a commission basis to assist us in marketing to large corporations and other organizations. In May 2006, we hired a consultant to assist us on our marketing and sales efforts.

From February through April 2006, we began discussions with five major research universities to further our research for specific applications. These various discussions are ongoing and focus on engaging those universities to perform research on the BioLargo technology for soil and sand remediation, animal studies, United States Department of Defense applications, and embedded anti-microbial applications in textiles. In September 2006, we hired UCLA to research applications of the BioLargo technology for beach and soil remediation. An initial report regarding this research was presented in October 2006 at the National Beaches Conference sponsored by the EPA.

Throughout 2006, we engaged in various efforts to continue testing, developing and pre-marketing products incorporating the BioLargo technology. For example, in January 2006, we contracted with a third party manufacturer to produce samples for presentation purposes of absorbent pads. We also engaged a particle, formulations, blending and specialty manufacturing company to work with us in product development and sample fabrication. In June 2006, we hired a third-party laboratory to perform a series of independent test and issue their reports to assist us in validating the BioLargo technology to a GLP standard.

Throughout 2006, we also were actively involved in initial marketing activities for the BioLargo technology. For example, in February 2006, we presented the BioLargo technology to a number of major corporations for potential licensing discussions. Following an April 2006 international conference of industry for infection control in Prague, Czech Republic, attended by Mr. Code, we pursued with Mr. Code presentations to one of the largest companies in the embedded anti-microbial industry. In June 2006, we began discussions with a number of large healthcare companies about incorporating the BioLargo technology in their products. The

 

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potential areas of focus include wound dressings, drapes, wipes, bandages, diapers disinfecting and sterilization solutions, among other possible uses in their various products.

Also in June 2006, we participated in a conference for all government agencies throughout California and have since discussed the BioLargo technology for possible governmental use in sewage spills, water quality, rainwater runoff contamination problems and beach clean-up efforts. Also in June 2006, we participated in a national military defense conference sponsored by the National Defense Industry Association for all military services, including the Department of Homeland Security, and have since discussed the BioLargo technology for possible application in the areas of military hospitals, pandemic prevention, agricultural protection, hazardous waste, food protection, decontamination of porous and non-porous materials, disaster relief and national world class laboratory access. Subsequently, we have presented the BioLargo technology with other governmental officials and agencies. In September 2006, we attended a national Agro Terrorism Conference sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Meetings are continuing with numerous potential licensees or purchasers or other users of products incorporating the BioLargo technology in a range of applications. A number of prospective licensees are engaged in materials and product testing efforts, as well as discussions with us about product designs and various uses of the BioLargo technology. However, it is essential to note that we do not yet have any agreements in place with any of these potential licensees, purchasers or other users, or any other potential licensees, purchasers or other users, regarding any products incorporating the BioLargo technology, and no assurance can be given if any such efforts will prove successful or result in commercialization of the BioLargo technology.

Because of the global implications of the BioLargo technology, we intend to augment our U.S. operations with an operational and marketing presence in the EU, subject to obtaining adequate funding, which we are actively seeking but for which no commitment has yet been obtained.

As of April 30, 2007, none of the sales and marketing efforts discussed above has generated any revenue, there are no agreements in place and therefore we cannot forecast when we will first generate revenues, if at all.

Research and Development, Intellectual Property Protection and Third-Party Testing

We currently anticipate that research and development costs over the next 12 months could range significantly, between $300,000 and $1,000,000, and will be subject to third-party financing which we will require in order to execute our business plan. Although we are actively pursuing such financing, no such commitment is in place at present. We would invest any such funds primarily on continued testing of the BioLargo technology in certain applications and the development of additional production methods for use of the BioLargo technology.

In connection with the closing of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology in April 2007, we obtained full rights, title and interest to two U.S. patents previously owned by Mr. Code and IOWC. Mr. Code, IOWC and co-inventors of certain intellectual property had previously assigned six USPTO patent applications and two additional PCT patent applications to the Company. We intend to continue to expand and enhance our suite of intellectual property through ongoing focus on product development, new intellectual property development and patent applications, and further third-party testing and validations for specific areas of focus for commercial exploitation. We currently anticipate that additional patent applications will be filed during the next 12 months with the USPTO and the PCT, and we are uncertain of the cost of such patent filings, as it will depend upon the number of such applications prepared and filed. The prosecution of patents and ongoing maintenance and defense of patents is expensive and will require substantial ongoing capital resources. However we cannot give any assurance that adequate capital will be available or will be available, if at all, on favorable terms.

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continue such efforts. However we cannot give any assurance that adequate capital will be available or will be available, if at all, on favorable terms.

Results of Operations—Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005

Revenue

We had no revenues from operations during either 2006 or 2005.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Selling, General and Administrative expenses were $1,633,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to $1,000,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The largest components of these expenses were:

a. Salaries and Payroll-related Expenses: These expenses were $284,000 in 2006, compared to $220,000 in 2005, an increase of $64,000. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in Calvert’s salary per his employment agreement and a reduced salary related to Mr. Provenzano, the Company’s Secretary, during 2006.

b. Consulting Expenses: These expenses were $719,000 in 2006, compared $324,000 in 2005, an increase of $395,000. The increase is primarily attributable to the increase in the Company’s need for outside consultants, including Mr. Code, the inventor of the BioLargo technology, to assist the Company in preparing a comprehensive business plan for the commercialization of the BioLargo technology; with advising the Company in various respects regarding the BioLargo business and opportunities; further product development and design; financial, valuation and marketing services; licensing, initial marketing and pre-sale research and activities; and various other consulting services.

c. Professional Fees: These expenses were $398,000 in 2006, compared to $253,000 in 2005, an increase of $145,000. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in (i) the Company’s need for legal work related the BioLargo technology, including the multiple patent applications, as well as obtaining stockholder approvals and preparing for the closing of the transactions with IOWC and Mr. Code; (ii) accounting fees; and (iii) audit services.

d. Independent Director Compensation: These expenses were $80,000 in 2006, compared to $120,000 in 2005. The decrease is attributable to the decrease in the number of independent directors from three to two during 2006.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses were $130,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to $0 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Research and development activities were conducted in 2005 by Mr. Code, and characterized as selling, general and administrative expenses. See discussion above. This increase is consistent with our plan to provide applications of the BioLargo technology for potential licensees or other customers in various vertical markets.

Reversal of Accrued Liability

The Company recorded a non-cash gain resulting from the reversal of accrued liabilities totaling $577,000 in 2006 compared to $55,000 in 2005. This increase was attributable to the dismissal of a lawsuit, which resulted in the reversal of an accrued liability totaling $308,000 and an additional $47,000 related to the settlement of the Flight Options case. The remaining reversal of accrued liabilities totaling $221,000 was the result of management’s review of its accrued liabilities which it believes it is no longer obligated to pay. In 2005, management reviewed the Company’s accrued liabilities and reversed an accrual for rental expense of $55,000, which it currently believes that the Company will no longer have to pay.

Net Loss

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $1,310,706 or $0.48 per share, compared to a net loss for the year ended December 31, 2005 of $1,187,301 or $0.55 per share.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have been, and we will be, limited in terms of our capital resources. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $229,334 at December 31, 2006. We had no revenues in the year ended December 31, 2006 and were forced to use cash from financing activities to fund operations. Our cash position is insufficient to meet our continuing anticipated expenses or fund anticipated operating expenses. Accordingly, we will be required to raise additional capital to sustain operations and implement our post-acquisition business plan.

The financial statements accompanying this Annual Report have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of our business. As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, we had a net loss of $1,310,706 for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2006, negative cash flow from operating activities of $1,315,628 for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2006, and a stockholders’ deficit of $29,539,893 as of December 31, 2006. The foregoing factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Ultimately, our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to attract new sources of capital, attain a reasonable threshold of operating efficiencies and achieve profitable operations by commercializing products incorporating the BioLargo technology. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.

In order to meet operating expenses and other financial obligations, we have been forced to use cash on hand to fund our operations. We have also continued to sell convertible promissory notes to investors. During 2006, we raised $1,286,500 gross and net proceeds in two private offerings. This amount consisted of $802,500 which was raised in the Third Offering in the form of Third Offering Notes, and $484,000 which was raised in the Fall 2006 Offering in the form of Fall 2006 Notes. Additionally, subsequent to January 1, 2007, we raised an additional $516,000 in the Fall 2006 Offering. The Fall 2006 Offering terminated on April 25, 2007. See Part II, Item 5 “Sales of Unregistered Securities”. As described below, all of the Third Offering Notes were converted into shares of our common stock in March 2007. The Fall 2006 Notes remain outstanding.

As of December 31, 2006, we had outstanding approximately $4,726,693 aggregate principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest, on various promissory notes; and approximately $1,388,028 aggregate amount of payables owed to directors, officers and consultants.

Subsequent to the end of the year, we took significant steps to reduce our financial obligations. Following stockholder approval on March 15, 2007 for the recapitalization of our stock and the Reverse Split, we converted an aggregate principal amount of $1,953,120 and aggregate accrued but unpaid interest in the amount of $282,156, in respect of convertible notes held by 92 investors. These notes had various maturity dates and provided for various conversion prices ranging from $0.10 to $0.625 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split and were converted into an aggregate 6,985,441 shares of our common stock, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split.

We also converted an aggregate $608,759 of accrued payables to five of our current or former officers and directors into an aggregate 1,623,359 shares of our common stock, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. These conversions were effected at $0.375 per share, the closing price of a share of our common stock on the March 15, 2007 conversion date, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split.

We also converted an aggregate $740,296 of accrued payables to 18 of our current or former consultants into an aggregate 1,803,615 shares of our common stock, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. These conversions were effected at various prices ranging from $0.20 to $0.625 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. These conversions described in the preceding sentence were effected at various prices ranging from $0.20 to $0.625 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split.

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maturity date of May 1, 2007. The Augustine Note provided for a conversion price equal to the last bid price of the five trading days preceding the date of conversion, or $0.353 per share. The Augustine Note and the loan agreement in respect of the Augustine Note limited the Augustine Fund to hold not more than 4.9% of our issued and outstanding common stock at any given time. In connection with the conversion of the Augustine Note, we waived this limitation.

On April 13, 2007, New Millennium converted the $900,000 principal amount of the New Millennium Note into 1,636,364 shares of our common stock. The New Millennium Note had a maturity date of January 15, 2008. The New Millennium Note was converted at a price of $0.55 per share, which was the last bid price on the date of conversion. New Millennium is controlled by Dennis Calvert, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. As of April 13, 2007, accrued but unpaid interest in the amount of $380,658 remains outstanding on the New Millennium Note.

As a result of the foregoing transactions, we converted an aggregate $5,201,469 of obligations, consisting primarily of principal amount of notes, accrued and unpaid interest, salaries, fees and payables, into an aggregate 14,080,332 shares of our common stock. Of the $5,201,469 in obligations converted, $153,054 related to expenses recorded in 2007, and the remaining $5,048,415 related to expenses as of December 31, 2006.

Although we recently completed the Fall 2006 Offering to provide additional working capital, we currently estimate that net proceeds currently available from such offering will provide additional capital only until June 2007. We will be required to raise substantial additional capital to sustain our expanded operations following the acquisition of the BioLargo technology, including without limitation, hiring additional personnel, additional scientific and third-party testing, costs associated with obtaining regulatory approvals and filing additional patent applications to protect our intellectual property, as well as to meet our liabilities as they become due for the next 12 months, including the Fall 2006 Notes when they mature in 2008.

Accordingly, we are actively pursuing numerous alternatives for our current and longer-term financial requirements, including additional raises of capital from investors in the form of convertible debt or equity. Negotiations are underway with various sources of such capital. There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise any additional capital. It is also unlikely that we will be able to qualify for bank debt until such time as our operations are considerably more advanced and we are able to demonstrate the financial strength to provide confidence for a lender, which we do not currently believe is likely to occur for at least the next 12 months.

Significant Debt Obligations

Significant debt obligations at December 31, 2006 included:

(i) $420,000 due to the Augustine Fund, together with accrued but unpaid interest in the amount of $268,528, described in more detail below and which, as described above, was subsequently converted into 2,031,553 shares of our common stock in April 2007 based on the total amount due and owing on the conversion date;

(ii) a $900,000 note payable which was purchased in March 2003 by New Millennium, an entity owned and controlled by the Company’s president, Dennis Calvert, and certain members of his family, together with accrued but unpaid interest in the amount of $362,375, described in more detail below and which principal amount, as described above, was subsequently converted into 1,636,364 shares of our common stock, with the accrued but unpaid interest thereon remaining outstanding;

(iii) amounts owed to Mr. Calvert personally in the aggregate amount of approximately $337,796, described in more detail below and which subsequently were converted into 900,790 shares of our common stock as part of the conversion of accrued payables by certain of our officers and directors as described above;

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and of which amounts an aggregate $2,193,688, comprised of $1,918,120 principal and $275,568 accrued and unpaid interest as of the date of conversion was subsequently converted into 6,652,737 shares of our common stock as described above based on the total amount due and owing on the conversion date, and $484,000 of which remaining principal amount remains outstanding as of the date this Annual Report was filed and which is due in September 2008;

(v) $35,000 in remaining balance due to a former advisory board member, from a promissory note dated November 20, 2003 in the original principal amount of $65,000 , described in more detail below, and which was subsequently converted into 332,704 shares of our common stock as part of the conversion of accrued payables by certain of our officers and directors as described above;

(vi) $25,000 remaining principal amount of a promissory note, together with accrued and unpaid interest in the amount of $5,849, relating to professional fees.

(vii) approximately $21,151 outstanding remaining on a settlement agreement with former convertible debenture holders, which amount remains outstanding.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, there was $923,473 of accrued interest recorded related to these obligations. During 2007, $521,240 of this amount was converted into shares of the Company’s common stock.

Augustine Fund Note

On June 10, 2003 the Company entered into a Term Loan Agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with the Augustine Fund, pursuant to which the Augustine Fund agreed to lend the Company $420,000, payable in installments of $250,000, $100,000, and $70,000 (the “Augustine Loan”). The proceeds of the Augustine Loan were used by the Company for working capital.

Principal and interest, at an annual rate of 10%, of the Augustine Loan, was originally due on February 29, 2004. In addition, the Loan Agreement contains certain requirements that the Company make mandatory prepayments of the Augustine Loan from the proceeds of any asset sales outside of the ordinary course of business, and, on a quarterly basis, from positive cash flow. In addition, all or any portion of the Augustine Loan may be prepaid by the Company may prepay all or any portion of the Augustine Loan at any time without premium or penalty.

As additional consideration for making the Augustine Loan, the Augustine Fund received five-year warrants to purchase up to 246,336 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share, as both amounts are adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. The Company could require that the warrants be exercised if certain conditions were satisfied. Since these conditions were not fully satisfied by the maturity date, the Loan Agreement provides that the Augustine Fund may, at any time following the maturity date and so long as the warrants remain exercisable, elect to exercise all or any portion of the warrants pursuant to a “cashless exercise”, whereby the Augustine Fund would be issued the net amount of shares of our common stock, taking into consideration the difference between the exercise price of the warrants and the fair market value of our common stock at the time of exercise, without having to pay anything to the Company for such exercise.

As security for the Augustine Loan, New Millennium, pledged 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split, owned by New Millennium, and, in addition, the Company has granted the Augustine Fund a security interest in its 51% membership ownership interest in our now inactive wholly-owned subsidiary, NuWay Sports, LLC.

Prior to the original maturity date of the Augustine Loan, the Company spoke with representatives of the Augustine Fund and advised them that the Company was unable to pay the amount due under the Augustine Loan by the February 29, 2004 maturity date. On March 30, 2004, the Augustine Fund agreed to extend the maturity date of the Loan Agreement to August 2004. In addition to the extension of the maturity date, the Augustine

 

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Fund was given the option of having the Augustine Loan satisfied in cash or by the conversion of any remaining principal balance and any accrued interest on the Augustine Loan to shares of the Company’s common stock at a 15% discount to market, so long as Augustine Fund’s holdings do not exceed 4.9% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock at any time. In addition, the warrants held by the Augustine Fund to purchase 246,336 shares of the Company’s common stock were re-priced to an exercise price of $0.875 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. Exercise of the warrants is also subject to the limit that the Augustine Fund does not hold more than 4.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. On March 7, 2005, the Company and the Augustine Fund agreed to extend the maturity date of the Augustine Loan to May 2006, in exchange for the issuance of a warrant that gives the Augustine Fund the right to purchase 320,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.125 per share for a period of five years, as both amounts are adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. On July 29, 2005, the Company and the Augustine Fund finalized the terms of this amendment to the Augustine Loan and executed formal documentation, in which the parties agreed to further extend the maturity date to May 2006.

On October 18, 2006, the Company and Augustine Fund agreed to extend the maturity date of the Augustine Loan to May 1, 2007. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2006, the principal amount of the loan, together with approximately $268,528 in accrued but unpaid interest, had not been repaid.

On April 11, 2007, the Augustine Fund converted an aggregate $717,138 of principal and accrued but unpaid interest on the Augustine Note into 2,031,553 shares of our common stock. The Augustine Note had a maturity date of May 1, 2007. The Augustine Note provided for a conversion price equal to the last bid price of the five trading days preceding the date of conversion, or $0.353 per share. The Augustine Note and the loan agreement in respect of the Augustine Note limited the Augustine Fund to hold not more than 4.9% of our issued and outstanding common stock at any given time. In connection with the conversion of the Augustine Note, we waived this limitation.

Obligation to New Millennium

 

In March 2003, New Millennium purchased from a third party (i) a $1,120,000 promissory note assumed by the Company pursuant to a licensing transaction in October 2002, and (ii) 167,285 shares of the Company’s common stock, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. In exchange, New Millennium issued a $1,120,000 promissory note to the third party, secured by the 167,285 shares of the Company’s common stock, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split.

On April 28, 2006, the Company and New Millennium agreed to amend the terms of the $1,120,000 promissory note to (i) extend the due date to January 15, 2008; (ii) waive any payments of interest until it becomes due; (iii) reduce the principal amount from $1,120,000 to $900,000, equal to a 19.6% reduction; and (iv) correspondingly reduce the accrued but unpaid interest due under the terms of the note from $317,956 to $255,636, also equal to a 19.6% reduction.

As of December 31, 2006, the principal amount of the note, together with $362,375 in accrued but unpaid interest, had not been repaid. On April 13, 2007, New Millennium converted the $900,000 principal amount of the New Millennium Note into 1,636,364 shares of our common stock. The New Millennium Note had a maturity date of January 15, 2008. The New Millennium Note was converted at a price of $0.55 per share, which was the last bid price on the date of conversion. New Millennium is controlled by Dennis Calvert, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Accrued but unpaid interest in the amount of $380,658 as of the conversion date of April 13, 2007 remains outstanding on the New Millennium Note, which amount is not due to be paid until January 15, 2008. No additional interest will be accrued on this obligation.

Obligation to Dennis Calvert

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convert this obligation into 900,790 shares of common stock at a price of $0.375 per share, which was the last bid price on the date of conversion. Since January 1, 2007, Mr. Calvert has been paid his compensation in cash.

Obligation to Dr. Seay

In February 2005, the Company amended its obligations to Dr. James Seay under its promissory note dated November 20, 2003 in the principal amount of $50,000 and which matured on February 18, 2004. On the maturity date of the note, the Company was obligated to pay Dr. Seay $65,000. The Company paid Dr. Seay $30,000 and the balance of $35,000 remained outstanding. The amendment to the note entered into on February 10, 2005, (i) extends the maturity date of the note to February 3, 2006 , (ii) provides for interest to accrue at a rate of 10% per annum (15% upon default), and (iii) allows for the conversion of the note into 280,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, or $.012 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. In February 2006, this note was further extended to the sooner of June 30, 2006, or the date the Company’s stockholders approve an amended to the Company’s certificate of incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock. This was approved on March 15, 2007 and, accordingly, on March 29, 2007, the Company converted the principal amount of the note, plus accrued and unpaid interest in the amount of $6,588, into 332,704 shares of common stock.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our results of operations and liquidity and capital resources are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, valuation of intangible assets and investments, and share-based payments. We base our estimates on anticipated results and trends and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, including assumptions as to future events. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. By their nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Actual results that differ from our estimates could have a significant adverse effect on our operating results and financial position. We believe that the following significant accounting policies and assumptions may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity than others.

The methods, estimates and judgments the Company uses in applying these most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results of the Company reports in its financial statements.

We anticipate that any generated revenue will principally be derived from royalties and license fees from our intellectual property. Licensees typically pay a license fee in one or more installments and ongoing royalties based on their sales of products incorporating or using our licensed intellectual property. License fees are recognized over the estimated period of future benefit to the average licensee.

The Company has established a policy relative to the methodology to determine the value assigned to each intangible acquired with or licensed by the Company and/or services or products received for non-cash consideration of the Company’s common stock. The value is based on the market price of the Company’s common stock issued as consideration, at the date of the agreement of each transaction or when the service is rendered or product is received, as adjusted for applicable discounts.

It the Company’s policy to expense share based payments as of the date of grant in accordance with Financial Accounting Statements Board Statement number 123R “Share-Based Payment.” Application of this pronouncement requires significant judgment regarding the assumptions used in the selected option pricing model, including stock price volatility and employee exercise behavior. Most of these inputs are either highly

 

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dependent on the current economic environment at the date of grant or forward-looking expectations projected over the expected term of the award. As a result, the actual impact of adoption on future earnings could differ significantly from our current estimate.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment.” Under current practice, the reporting entity can account for share-based payment under the provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and disclose share-based compensation as if accounted for under the provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” Under the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, a public entity is required to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. The Company adopted FAS123R at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2006. Adoption of the standard is not expected to impact fiscal 2006 earnings as it the Company’s policy to expense share based payments as of the date of grant. Application of this pronouncement requires significant judgment regarding the assumptions used in the selected option pricing model, including stock price volatility and employee exercise behavior. Most of these inputs are either highly dependent on the current economic environment at the date of grant or forward-looking expectations projected over the expected term of the award. As a result, the actual impact of adoption on future earnings could differ significantly from our current estimate.

In May 2005, FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a Replacement of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3” (“SFAS 154”). SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements for changes in accounting principles, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. SFAS 154 also requires that retrospective application of a change in accounting principle be limited to the direct effects of the change. Indirect effects of a change in accounting principle, such as a change in non-discretionary profit-sharing payments resulting from an accounting change, should be recognized in the period of the accounting change. SFAS 154 also requires that a change in depreciation, amortization, or depletion method for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate effected by a change in accounting principle. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. Early adoption is permitted for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after the date this Statement is issued. The Company is required to adopt the provisions of SFAS 154, as applicable, beginning in fiscal 2007. The Company does not believe the adoption of SFAS 154 will have a significant effect on its future consolidated financial statements.

In June 2006, FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” (“FIN 48”) which defines the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements as “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the taxing authority. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” criterion shall be measured at the largest amount of benefit that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 applies to all tax positions accounted for under SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Interpretation No. 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Upon adoption, the financial statements will be adjusted to reflect only those tax positions that are more-likely-than-not to be sustained as of the adoption date. Any adjustment will be recorded directly to our beginning retained earnings balance in the period of adoption and reported as a change in accounting principle. The Company does not expect the adoption of Interpretation No. 48 will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value

 

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measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. This statement is effective beginning in October 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard.

In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin no. 108 (“SAB 108”) to clarify consideration of the effects of prior year errors when quantifying misstatements in current year financial statements for the purpose of quantifying materiality. SAB 108 requires issuers to quantify misstatements using both the “rollover” and “iron curtain” approaches and requires an adjustment to the current year financial statements in the event that after the application of either approach and consideration of all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors, a misstatement is determined to be material. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the adoption of SAB 108 will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by FASB (including its Emerging Issued Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 are presented in a separate section of this report following Item 14 and begin with the index on page F-1.

ITEM 8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 8A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our management evaluated, with the participation of Dennis Calvert, who serves as both our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. It should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon 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, regardless of how remote.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 8B. OTHER INFORMATION

Termination of Shell Company Status

On April 30, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of the BioLargo technology. As a result of the completion of that acquisition, the Company ceased to be a public shell as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For the material terms and details of this transaction, please

 

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see Part I, Item 1, “Description of Business – Transactions Involving the BioLargo Technology—Acquisition of the BioLargo Technology”. The pro forma financial statements of the Company, giving effect to such acquisition as of December 31, 2006 are located beginning at page F-30.

Entry Into and Termination of Material Agreements

In connection with the acquisition of the BioLargo technology, the Company entered into the Asset Purchase Agreement and Code Employment Agreement. For the details of those agreements, please see Part I, Item 1, “Description of Business—Transactions Involving the BioLargo Technology—Acquisition of the BioLargo Technology” and “Description of Business—Transactions Involving the BioLargo Technology—Code Employment Agreement”. At such time, the M&L Agreement, Consulting Agreement and R&D Agreement were terminated. For the details of these agreements, please see Part I, Item 1, “Description of Business—Transactions Involving the BioLargo Technology—Marketing and Licensing Agreement”, “Description of Business—Transactions Involving the BioLargo Technology—Consulting Agreement” and “Description of Business—Transactions Involving the BioLargo Technology—Research and Development Agreement”.

In connection with the acquisition of the BioLargo technology, the Company also entered into a new employment agreement dated as of April 30, 2007 with Dennis Calvert, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (the “Calvert Employment Agreement”). The previous employment agreement with Mr. Calvert, dated December 11, 2002, was terminated.

The Calvert Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Calvert will serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and receive (i) base compensation of $184,000 annually (with an automatic 10% annual increase); and (ii) a bonus in such amount as the Compensation Committee may determine from time to time. In addition, Mr. Calvert will be eligible to participate in incentive plans, stock option plans, and similar arrangements as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. When such benefits are made available to the senior employees of the Company, Mr. Calvert is also eligible to receive heath insurance premium payments for himself and his immediate family, a car allowance of $800 per month, paid vacation of four weeks per year plus an additional two weeks per year for each full year of service during the term of the agreement up to a maximum of ten weeks per year, life insurance equal to three times his base salary and disability insurance.

The Calvert Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Calvert will be granted an option (the “Option”) to purchase 7,733,259 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Option shall be a non-qualified stock option, shall be exercisable at $0.18 per share, shall be exercisable for ten years from the date of grant and shall vest over time as follows:

 

First anniversary of the date of this Agreement

   2,577,753

Second anniversary of the date of this Agreement

   2,577,753

Third anniversary of the date of this Agreement

   2,577,753

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any portion of the Option which has not yet vested shall be immediately vested in the event of, and prior to, a change of control, as defined in the Calvert Employment Agreement. Consistent with the foregoing, the precise terms and conditions of the agreement evidencing the Option to be entered into between the Company and Mr. Calvert shall be as determined by the Board of Directors and/or the Compensation Committee.

The Calvert Employment Agreement has a term of five years, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms. The Calvert Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Calvert’s employment may be terminated by the Company due to disability, for cause or without cause. “Disability” as used in the Calvert Employment Agreement means physical or mental incapacity or illness rendering Mr. Calvert unable to perform his duties on a long-term basis (i) as evidenced by his failure or inability to perform his duties for a total of 120 days in any 360 day period, or (ii) as determined by an independent and licensed physician whom Company selects, or (iii) as

 

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determined without recourse by the Company’s disability insurance carrier. If Mr. Calvert’s employment is terminated for cause he will be eligible to receive his accrued base compensation and vacation compensation through the date of termination. If Mr. Calvert’s employment is terminated without cause, then he will be eligible to receive the greater of (i) one year’s compensation plus an additional one half year for each year of service since the effective date of the employment agreement or (ii) one year’s compensation plus an additional one half year for each year remaining in the term of the agreement.

The Calvert Employment Agreement requires Mr. Calvert to keep certain information confidential, not to solicit customers or employees of the Company or interfere with any business relationship of the Company, and to assign all inventions made or created during the term of the Calvert Employment Agreement as “work made for hire”.

Change in Control; Election of Mr. Code as Director

The acquisition of the BioLargo technology resulted in a change of control of the Company. In connection with the completion of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology, the Company issued 22,139,012 shares of its common stock, as adjusted for the Reverse Split, to IOWC (the “IOWC Shares”). IOWC is controlled by Mr. Code. The IOWC Shares, together with 620,637 shares of common stock, as adjusted for the Reverse Split, previously issued to Mr. Code under the Consulting Agreement, constitute approximately 57.8% of the Company’s issued and outstanding stock as of April 30, 2007.

Under Delaware law, Mr. Code has the power to elect each of the members of our Board of Directors. Mr. Code also has the power to control the outcome of most matters requiring stockholder approval. In connection with the completion of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology on April 30, 2007, Mr. Code was elected as a director of the Company. Additionally, the Code Employment Agreement provides that during the term of the Code Employment Agreement the Company shall cause to have Mr. Code nominated for election as a director to serve on the Board of Directors Mr. Code also serves as our Chief Technology Officer, which is an executive officer position.

Kenneth Reay Code is the founder and principal stockholder of IOWC, a company which is engaged in the research and development of advanced disinfection technology and substantially all of whose assets the Company purchased in April 2007. From December 2000 to the present, Mr. Code has been President of IOWC. From December 2000 through October 2003, Mr. Code also served as a director and Vice Chairman of BioLargo Technologies Inc., where he was engaged in pre-commercial efforts to seat inorganic disinfection technologies into the non-woven air-laid industry. Mr. Code has authored several publications concerning, and has filed several patent applications applying, disinfection technology. Mr. Code graduated from the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The Board of the Directors of the Company has determined that Mr. Code is not independent as defined under NASDAQ Marketplace rules. Mr. Code does not serve on any committees of the Board.

Additional Disclosures

As disclosed elsewhere in this Annual Report, on April 30, 2007, we acquired the BioLargo technology from IOWC. Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K states that if a registrant was a shell company, as we were immediately before the acquisition disclosed under “Description of Business” above, then that registrant must disclose the information that would be required if the registrant were filing a general form for registration of securities on Form 10-SB under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Accordingly, we provide below the information that would be included in a Form 10-SB. Please note that the information provided below relates to the company after the acquisition of the BioLargo technology unless otherwise specifically indicated.

 

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The following disclosure is incorporated into this Item 8B by referencing the information reported elsewhere in this Form 10K-SB or in our prior filings as follows:

 

Form 10-SB Heading:

  

10K-SB

Item/Page Number

on which the
disclosures appear

Part I   

Item 1. Description of Business

   Item 1, pages 1-23

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis

   Item 6, pages 27-37

Item 3. Description of Property

   Item 2, page 23

Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

   Item 11, page 42

Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons

   Item 9, page 42

Item 6 Executive Compensation

   Item 10, page 42

Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

   Item 12, page 42

Item 8. Description of Securities

   Item 8B, see below
Part II   

Item 1 Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity

   Item 5, pages 25-27

Item 2. Legal Proceedings

   Item 3, pages 23-24

Item 3. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants

   Item 8, page 37

Item 4. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

   Item 5, pages 25-27

Item 5. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

   Item 8B, see below
Part F/S   

Financial Statements

   F-1 – F-34
Part III   

Index to Exhibits

   immediately following page F-34

Description of Exhibits

   Item 13, pages 42-45

Description of Securities

We are authorized to issue 250,000,000 shares of stock, of which amount 200,000,000 are designated as common stock, $0.00067 par value per share, and 50,000,000 are designated as preferred stock, $0.00067 par value per share. As of April 30, 2007 there were 39,355,166 shares of our common stock and no shares of our preferred stock outstanding.

The holders of the Company’s common stock do not have preemptive rights to subscribe to additional securities that may be issued by the Company, which means that current stockholders do not have a prior right to purchase any additional securities in connection with a new issuance of capital stock of the Company. In addition, each share of common stock is entitled to one vote in the election of directors and other matters. The holders of the Company’s common stock are not entitled to cumulative voting. Dividends are payable on the shares of common stock when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors. The shares of our common stock are not subject to any redemption provisions and they are not convertible into any other class or series of our securities. All of the outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and non-assessable.

We do not currently have any series of our preferred stock outstanding.

For a description of warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of April 30, 2007, see “Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters” above.

 

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Indemnification of Directors and Officers

The Delaware General Corporation Law and certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws under certain circumstances provide for the indemnification of our officers, directors, employees and agents against liabilities which they may incur in such capacities. The effect of these provisions is to eliminate, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws the personal liability of such individuals to the Company and its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty.

Our bylaws provide that we shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the Company by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, decrees, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. Our bylaws further provide that we will be required to indemnify our officers or directors in connection with an action, suit or proceeding initiated by such person only if such action, suit or proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors.

Our bylaws also provide that we may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or contemplated action or suit by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in our favor by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been finally adjudged to be liable to us for gross negligence or willful conduct in the performance of such person’s duty to us, and only to the extent that the presiding court shall determine upon application that despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as such court shall deem proper.

Our bylaws further provide that to the extent that one of our directors, officers, employees or agents has been successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in the previous paragraphs or in the defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith; that indemnification provided for in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and that we may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any of our directors, officers, employees or agents against any liability asserted against any such person incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person’s status as such whether or not we would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

 

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PART III

Certain information required by Part III is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies for our 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, currently scheduled to be held in June 2007 (the “Proxy Statement”).

ITEM 9. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

The information required by this section is incorporated by reference from the section entitled “Proposal 1—Election of Directors” in the Proxy Statement. Item 405 of Regulation S-B calls for disclosure of any known late filing or failure by an insider to file a report required by Section 16 of the Exchange Act. This disclosure is incorporated by reference to the section entitled “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the Proxy Statement. The information required by this Item with respect to our executive officers is contained in Item 1 of Part I of this Annual Report under the heading “Business—Executive Officers”.

ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this section is incorporated by reference from the information in the section entitled “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement.

ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this section is incorporated by reference from the information in the section entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in the Proxy Statement.

ITEM 12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this section is incorporated by reference from the information in the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” in the Proxy Statement.

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report:

Financial Statements:

(i) The consolidated financial statements of BioLargo, Inc. under Item 7 of this Annual Report are listed on the “Index to Consolidated Financial Statements” on page F-1 of this report.

(ii) The pro forma financial statements of BioLargo, inc. under Item 8B of this Annual Report are listed on the “Index to Consolidated Financial Statements” on page F-1 of this report.

(b) Exhibits: The exhibits listed below are required by Item 601 of Regulation S-B.

 

Exhibit No.   

Description of Exhibit

3.1*    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed March 16, 2007
3.2    Certificate of Designations creating Series A Preferred Stock(6)
3.3    Bylaws, as amended and restated(1)
4.1    Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock issued to preferred stockholders(6)
4.2    Amended and Restated Warrant No. AG-1 to purchase shares of common stock held by Augustine II LLC(6)

 

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Exhibit No.   

Description of Exhibit

  4.3    Secured Promissory Note in the face amount of $1,120,000 issued to Summitt Ventures, Inc., assigned to New Millennium Capital Partners, LLC(3)
  4.4    Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 10, 2003 between the Company and Augustine II LLC(4)
  4.7    Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 30, 2004 to Term Loan Agreement between the Company and Augustine II, LLC(6)
  4.5    Amendment No. 2 dated as of July 20, 2005 to Term Loan Agreement between the Company and Augustine II, LLC(9)
  4.6    Warrant Number AG-II to Purchase Common Stock issued July 29, 2005 issued to Augustine II, LLC(9)
  4.7    Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 1, 2006 to Term Loan Agreement between the Company and Augustine II, LLC(11)
  4.8    Third Amended and Restated Convertible Term Note of the Company issued to Augustine II, LLC(11)
  4.9    Convertible Loan Agreement and Note between the Company and James Burchard(6)
  4.10    Promissory Note dated November 20, 2003 issued by the Company to James Seay, DDS.(6)
  4.11    Amendment No. 1 dated February 10, 2005 to Promissory Note issued to James Seay(8)
  4.12    Conversion Agreement with New Millennium dated October 16, 2003(5)
  4.13    Warrant to purchase shares of common stock held by Arthur Lipper(6)
  4.14    Unsecured Promissory Note dated March 7, 2005 issued to Dennis Calvert(7)
  4.15    Form of Convertible Term Note issued in Second Offering(8)
  4.16    Form of Warrant issued in the Second Offering (10)
  4.17    Form of Convertible Note issued in the Third Offering(10)
  4.18    Form of Warrant issued in the Third Offering (10)
  4.19    Stock Pledge Agreement dated as of June 10, 2003, between New Millennium and Augustine II LLC(4)
  4.20    Form of Promissory Note issued in the Fall 2006 Offering (16)
  4.21*    Form of Warrant issued in the Fall 2006 Offering
  4.22*    Conversion Agreement dated April 13, 2007 between the Company and New Millennium Capital Partners LLC.
10.1†    Employment Agreement between the Company and Joseph Provenzano dated March 1, 2003(2)
10.2    Marketing and License Agreement dated as of December 31, 2005 between the Company, BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc., IOWC Technologies, Inc., and Kenneth R. Code(10)
10.3    Consulting Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006 between the Company and Kenneth Reay Code(11)
10.4    Amendment No. 1 to Consulting Agreement between the Company and Kenneth Reay Code(13)
10.5    Amendment No. 2 to Consulting Agreement between the Company and Kenneth Reay Code(14)
10.6    Research and Development Agreement dated as of August 11, 2006 among the Company, BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc., IOWC Technologies, Inc. and Kenneth Reay Code(12)

 

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Exhibit No.  

Description of Exhibit

10.7   Amendment No. 1 dated August 14, 2006 to Research and Development Agreement(12)
10.8   Amendment No. 2 dated December 20, 2006 to Research and Development Agreement(13)
10.9   Amendment No. 3 dated March 30, 2007 to Research and Development Agreement(14)
10.10*   Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of April 30, 2007 between the Company, BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc., IOWC Technologies, Inc., and Kenneth R. Code
10.11*†   Employment Agreement dated as of April 30, 2007 between the Company and Dennis Calvert
10.12*†   Employment Agreement dated as of April 30, 2007 between the Company and Kenneth R. Code
10.13*   License Agreement dated October 15, 2004 by and between Kenneth Code, IOWC and BLTI, and Craig Sundheimer and Lloyd M. Jarvis
10.14*   Master Distributorship Agreement dated January 15, 2005 by and between Kenneth Code and IOWC, and Food Industry Technologies, Inc.
10.15*   Assignment of USPTO Patent Application 11/516,958 to BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.
10.16*   Assignment of USPTO Patent Application 11/516,960 to BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.
10.17*   Assignment of USPTO Patent Application 60/850,976 to BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.
10.18*   Assignment of USPTO Patent Application 60/873,763 to BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.
10.19*   Assignment of USPTO Patent Application 60/881,061 to BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.
10.20*   Assignment of USPTO Patent Application 60/900,374 to BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.
21.1*   List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant
24.1*   Power of Attorney (included on Signature Page)
31.1*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rules 13(a)-14 and 15(d)-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2*   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rules 13(a)-14 and 15(d)-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

* Filed herewith
Management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement
(1) Incorporated herein by reference from the 10-KSB filed by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2002.
(2) Incorporated herein by reference from the Form S-8 filed by the Company on August 8, 2002, and amended on Form S-8 filed by the Company on December 27, 2002.
(3) Incorporated herein by reference from the Form 8K filed by the Company on May 1, 2003.
(4) Incorporated herein by reference from the 10-QSB filed by the Company for the period ending March 31, 2003.
(5) Incorporated herein by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on October 31, 2003.
(6) Incorporated herein by reference from the 10-KSB filed by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2003
(7) Incorporated herein by reference from the 10-QSB filed by the Company for the period ending March 31, 2004.
(8) Incorporated herein by reference from the 10-KSB filed by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

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(9) Incorporated herein by reference from the 10-QSB filed by the Company for the period ending March 31, 2005.
(10) Incorporated herein by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on January 9, 2006.
(11) Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on October 19, 2006.
(12) Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on August 16, 2006.
(13) Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on December 21, 2006
(14) Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on April 5, 2007.
(15) Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on June 23, 2006.
(16) Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on December 4, 2006.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this section is incorporated by reference from the information in the section entitled “Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor” in the Proxy Statement.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    BIOLARGO, INC.
Date: May 4, 2007     By:   / S /    D ENNIS C ALVERT        
       

Dennis Calvert

President, Chief Executive Officer

and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally, Dennis Calvert and Joseph Provenzano, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company and in the capacities and on the date indicated:

 

Name

  

Title

 

Date

/ S /     D ENNIS C ALVERT        

Dennis Calvert

   Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer   May 4, 2007

/ S /    K ENNETH R. C ODE        

Kenneth R. Code

   Director   May 4, 2007

/ S /    G ARY C OX        

Gary Cox

   Director   May 4, 2007

/ S /    D ENNIS E. M ARSHALL        

Dennis E. Marshall

   Director   May 4, 2007

/ S /    J OSEPH P ROVENZANO        

Joseph Provenzano

   Secretary and Director   May 4, 2007

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT S

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006    F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006    F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006   

F-5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006    F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    F-7 – F-29

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of BioLargo, Inc.

I have audited the consolidated balance sheets of BioLargo, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”, formerly known as NuWay Medical, Inc.) as of December 31, 2005 and 2006 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. My responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on my audit.

I conducted my audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that I plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, I express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosure in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. I believe my audits provide a reasonable basis for my opinion.

In my opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of BioLargo, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2006 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has limited liquid resources, recurring losses, and is seeking to implement its business plan, which requires the Company to fund the exploitation of its recently acquired technology. These matters raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to those matters are also discussed in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

/s/ Jeffrey S. Gilbert
Los Angeles, California
April 30, 2007

 

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BIOLARGO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2006

UNAUDITED PROFORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 2006

 

ASSETS

 

     December 31,
2005
   

December 31,

2006

    Unaudited
Proforma
December 31,
2006
(see Note 15)
 

CURRENT ASSETS

      

Cash and Cash Equivalents

   $ 283,462     $ 229,334     $ 229,334  

Prepaid Expenses

     —         16,500       16,500  
                        

Total Current Assets

     283,462       245,834       245,834  
                        

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 283,462     $ 245,834     $ 245,834  
                        
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  

CURRENT LIABILITIES

      

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

   $ 2,312,663     $ 2,311,500     $ 536,205  

Notes Payable

     2,740,570       3,782,070       508,950  

Debentures Payable, Net

     21,151       21,151       21,151  
                        

Total Current Liabilities

     5,074,384       6,114,721       1,066,306  
                        

COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

      

STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

      

Convertible Preferred Series A, $.00067 Par Value, 50,000,000 and 25,000,000 Shares Authorized, -0- and 22,373 Shares Issued and Outstanding, at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively

     375       —         —    

Common Stock, $.00067 Par Value, 200,000,000 and 100,000,000 Shares Authorized, 3,135,822 and 2,498,140 Shares Issued, at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively (Pro forma 39,355,166 Shares Issued and Outstanding)

     41,056       52,256       76,522  

Additional Paid-In Capital

     23,396,834       23,618,750       29,690,967  

Accumulated Deficit

     (28,229,187 )     (29,539,893 )     (30,587,960 )
                        

Total Stockholders’ Deficit

     (4,790,922 )     (5,868,887 )     (820,472 )
                        

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

   $ 283,462     $ 245,834     $ 245,834  
                        

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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BIOLARGO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2006

 

     2005     2006  

Revenue

    

Total revenues

   $ —       $ —    
                

Costs and expenses

    

Selling, general and administrative

     999,807       1,632,856  

Research and development

     —         129,522  
                

Total costs and expenses

     999,807       1,762,378  
                

Loss from operations

     (999,807 )     (1,762,378 )
                

Other income and (expense)

    

Interest expense

     (242,494 )     (344,882 )

Reversal of accruals related to prior periods

     55,000       576,554  

Reduction in note payable to related party

     —         220,000  
                

Net other (expense) income

     (187,494 )     451,672  
                

Net loss

   $ (1,187,301 )   $ (1,310,706 )
                

Loss per common share – basic and diluted

    

Loss per share

   $ (0.55 )   $ (0.48 )
                

Weighted average common share equivalents outstanding

     2,161,672       2,742,206  
                

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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BIOLARGO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2006

 

    Preferred Stock     Common Stock                    
    Number
of
Shares
    Par
Value
$.00067
    Number of
Shares
  Par
Value
$.00067
    Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
(Deficit)
   

Total

 

BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2004

  22,373     $ 375     2,079,249   $ 34,120     $ 23,299,870     $ (27,041,886 )   $ (3,701,521 )

Adjustment to Common Stock

      3,291     (25 )     25         —    

Stock Issued for Services

      410,800     6,961       96,939         103,900  

Net Loss for the Year Ended December 31, 2005

              (1,187,301 )     (1,187,301 )
                                                 

BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2005

  22,373       375     2,493,340     41,056       23,396,834       (28,229,187 )     (4,790,922 )

Reissuance of Shares Previously Cancelled

      990     17       (17 )       —    

Adjustment of Common Stock

      82     412       (410 )       2  

Conversion of Preferred to Common Stock

  (22,373 )     (375 )   20,773     375       —           —    

Stock Issued to Mr. Code for R&D Agreement

      620,637     10,396       222,343         232,739  

Net Loss for the Year Ended December 31, 2006

              (1,310,706 )     (1,310,706 )
                                                 

BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2006

  —       $ —       3,135,822   $ 52,256     $ 23,618,750     $ (29,539,893 )   $ (5,868,887 )
                                                 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2006

 

     2005     2006  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES     

Net Loss

   $ (1,187,301 )   $ (1,310,706 )

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash Used in Operating Activities:

    

Issuance of Stock for Services

     103,900       232,741  

Non-cash Reduction of Related Party Note

     —         (220,000 )

Increase in Prepaid Expense

     —         (16,500 )

Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

     258,393       (1,163 )
                

Net Cash Used In Operating Activities

     (825,008 )     (1,315,628 )
                
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES     
                

No Cash Used In or Provided by Investing Activities

     —         —    
                
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES     

Funds from Loans

     1,108,470       1,261,500  
                

Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities

     1,108,470       1,261,500  
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     283,462       (54,128 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – BEGINNING

     —         283,462  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – ENDING

   $ 283,462     $ 229,334  
                

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASHFLOW INFORMATION

    

Cash Paid During the Period for:

    

Interest

   $ —       $ —    
                

Income Taxes

   $ —       $ —    
                

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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Note 1. Business and Organization

Outlook

BioLargo, Inc. (the “Company”) had no continuing business operations as of December 31, 2006. The Company operated as a public shell during the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006, and operations primarily consisted of the Company’s president seeking funding, maintaining the corporate entity, complying with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and seeking merger and acquisition candidates or new business opportunities.

The Company will need working capital resources to maintain the Company’s status and to fund other anticipated costs and expenses during the year ending December 31, 2007 and beyond, as well as to fund the exploitation of the technology acquired from IOWC Technologies, Inc. (“IOWC”). The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise capital to, at a minimum, meet its corporate maintenance requirements and the funding of technology that must be exploited. It would need additional outside capital until and unless that technology is able to generate positive working capital sufficient to fund the Company’s cash flow requirements from operations.

These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of our business. As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company had a net loss of $1,310,706 for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2006, negative cash flow from operating activities of $1,315,628 for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2006, and an accumulated stockholders’ deficit of $29,539,893 as of December 31, 2006. Also, as of December 31, 2006, the Company had limited liquid and capital resources. The foregoing factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Ultimately, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to attract new sources of capital, exploit the technology acquired so it attains a reasonable threshold of operating efficiencies and achieves profitable operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $229,334 at December 31, 2006. The Company had no revenues in the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2006 and its financing activities funded operations.

During 2006, the Company raised $1,286,500 gross and net proceeds in two private offerings. This amount consisted of (i) $802,500 gross proceeds which was raised in a private offering (the 2005 Third Offering) of convertible notes that commenced in September 2005 and terminated in February 2006, $25,000 of which was received prior to December 31, 2005; and (ii) $484,000 gross and net proceeds which was raised in a private offering (the 2006 Fall Offering) of convertible notes that commenced in October 2006 and terminated in April 2007. (See Note 6 and Note 15.)

As of December 31, 2006, the Company has $3,782,070 aggregate principal amount of its promissory notes that mature at various times during 2007 and 2008. This amount primarily includes (i) a note totaling $900,000 due to New Millennium Capital Partners, LLC (“New Millennium”) (see Note 11); (ii) Augustine Loan totaling $420,000 (see Note 9); (iii) convertible notes totaling $2,402,120 (see Note 6 and Note 10); (iv) promissory note totaling $35,000 due to a former advisory board member (see Note 10); and (v) promissory note totaling $25,000 due to a former professional for legal services (see Note 10). The Company does not presently have funds sufficient to repay these obligations as they mature. No financing is in place at present, and it is unknown if any financing will be in place in the future, which would permit the Company to repay these notes in full as they mature.

On March 15, 2007, the Company’s stockholders approved, and effective as of the close of business on March 21, 2007, the Company completed a 1 for 25 reverse split of its common stock (the “Reverse Split”).

 

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Additionally, on March 15, 2007, the Company’s stockholders’ approved and the Company has filed, an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation increasing the Company’s authorized capital stock to 200,000,000 shares of common stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Unless specifically stated otherwise, all references in the financial statements to the Company’s common stock are stated on a post-Reverse Split basis.

Organization

On March 15, 2007 the Company’s stockholders approved, and the Company has completed, an increase in its authorized capital stock and a corporate name change, changing its name from NuWay Medical, Inc. to BioLargo, Inc. approved the filing of an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation changing the Company’s name to BioLargo, Inc. The amendment to the certificate of incorporation was filed on March 16, 2007 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. In connection with this name change, the Company has obtained a new trading symbol. The Company will continue to trade on the Pink Sheets under its new trading symbol “BLGO” effective March 21, 2007. (See Note 15.)

The Company was initially organized as Repossession Auction, Inc. under the laws of the State of Florida in 1989. In 1991, the Company merged into a Delaware corporation bearing the same name. In 1994, the Company’s name was changed to Latin American Casinos, Inc. to reflect its focus on the gaming and casino business in South and Central America, and in 2001 the Company changed its name to NuWay Energy, Inc. to reflect its new emphasis on the oil and gas development industry. During October 2002, the Company’s name was changed to NuWay Medical, Inc. coincident with the divestiture of its non-medical assets and the retention of new management. In March 2007, in connection with the approval by our stockholders of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology, we changed our name to BioLargo, Inc.

Introduction

By leveraging our suite of patented and patent-pending intellectual property, which we refer to as the BioLargo technology, our business strategy is to harness and deliver nature’s best disinfectant – iodine – in a safe, efficient, environmentally sensitive and cost-effective manner. Our BioLargo technology works by combining minerals with water from any source and delivering molecular iodine on demand, in controlled dosages, in order to balance efficacy of disinfectant performance with concerns about toxicity. When our BioLargo technology is incorporated in absorbent products, they also experience increased holding power and may experience increased absorption.

Our BioLargo technology creates a value-added proposition to existing products and can be used to create new products. Our BioLargo technology can be incorporated into absorbents, washes and sprays, and into various products and applications across multiple industry verticals. Our BioLargo technology has the potential to replace other disinfectants such as chlorines and bromines, which may be harmful to the environment. Our business model is to license our BioLargo technology to others, rather than to manufacture our own products.

We have been engaged in the research and product development of the BioLargo technology since July 2005, when we entered into a letter of intent with the inventor of the BioLargo technology, Kenneth Reay Code, who is now a director, our Chief Technology Officer and our principal stockholder. Mr. Code’s services to the Company in 2005, including research and development activities, were characterized as Selling, General and Administrative (consulting) expenses. Between December 2006 and April 2007, we operated under a Marketing and Licensing Agreement with Mr. Code and a company he controls, IOWC. In April 2007, we completed the acquisition of the BioLargo technology from IOWC.

 

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Transactions Involving the BioLargo Technology

Leading up to the completion of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology in April 2007, the Company engaged in several transactions with Mr. Code and IOWC. Mr. Code is the sole stockholder and sole director of IOWC.

Letter of Intent

In July 2005, the Company entered into a letter of intent (“LOI”) with IOWC. The LOI set out the terms for the acquisition of certain assets of IOWC consisting of certain intellectual property, including two United States patent and two license and/or distributor agreements pursuant to which IOWC had licensed certain of its technologies for use in products designed for distribution in the food, medical and biohazardous material transportation industries. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the LOI, the Company agreed to issue up to 51% of its common stock to IOWC. The LOI provided that the transactions contemplated by the LOI would be completed pursuant to the terms of an asset purchase agreement as well as a research and development agreement. In addition, the LOI required certain stockholders approvals as a condition to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the LOI including approval of the issuance of the shares of the Company’s common stock to IOWC, a reverse stock split and an increase in the authorized capital stock of the Company.

As the parties worked toward preparing the documentation called for by LOI and as the Company began to prepare the proxy materials needed for its stockholders meeting, it became increasingly clear to the parties that the length of time and the costs involved in preparing documentation for a stockholders meeting would likely jeopardize the chances that the transactions contemplated by the LOI could be completed in a manner benefiting both parties. Accordingly, in late 2005 the parties began to explore alternative strategies that would enable them to begin to realize the benefits of the transactions contemplated by the LOI while at the same time allow the Company to call a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of approving the issuance of shares of its common stock in connection with the acquisition of the BioLargo technology.

Marketing and Licensing Agreement

In furtherance of the proposed transactions with IOWC, on December 31, 2005, the Company entered into the Marketing and Licensing Agreement (the “M&L Agreement”) with IOWC and Mr. Code.

Pursuant to the M&L Agreement, the Company’s subsidiary, BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc. (“BLTI”), acquired certain rights to develop, market, sell and distribute products that were developed, and were then in development, by IOWC relating to the BioLargo technology.

Licenses Granted to BLTI. Pursuant to the terms of the M&L Agreement, IOWC granted to BLTI a license, with respect to the BioLargo technology, to further develop the technology, to further develop existing and new products based on that technology, and to produce, market, sell and distribute any such products, through its own means, or by contract or assignment to third parties or otherwise, including without limitation:

 

   

Technology Development Rights . Exclusive worldwide right to expand and improve upon the existing BioLargo technology, to conduct research and development activities based on the BioLargo technology, and to contract with third parties for such research and development activities; and any improvements on the BioLargo technology, or any new technology resulting such efforts of BLTI, shall be owned solely by BLTI.

 

   

Product Development Rights . Exclusive worldwide right to expand and improve upon the existing products incorporating the BioLargo technology, to conduct research and development activities

 

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to create new products for market, and to contract with third parties for such research and development activities. Any new products created by BLTI resulting from these efforts shall be owned solely by BLTI.

 

   

Marketing Rights . Exclusive right to market, advertise, and promote the BioLargo technology in any market and in any manner it deems commercially reasonable.

 

   

Manufacturing Rights . A transferable, worldwide exclusive right to manufacture, or have manufactured, products incorporating the BioLargo technology.

 

   

Selling Rights . A transferable, worldwide exclusive right to sell BioLargo technology and products incorporating the BioLargo technology.

 

   

Distribution Rights . A transferable, worldwide exclusive right to inventory and distribute products incorporating the BioLargo technology.

 

   

Licensing Rights. A transferable, worldwide exclusive right to license the BioLargo technology to third parties.

 

   

Assigned Agreements . Pursuant to the terms of the M&L Agreement, IOWC and Mr. Code also assigned to BLTI its rights and obligations with respect to the following Agreements (collectively, the “Assigned Agreements”):

 

  ¡  

Agreement dated October 15, 2004 by and between Kenneth R. Code, IOWC, BioLargo Technologies, Inc., or IOWC’s assigns, and Craig Sundheimer and Lloyd M. Jarvis (the “Sundheimer Agreement”);

 

  ¡  

Agreement dated January 15, 2005 by and between Kenneth R. Code, IOWC and Food Industry Technologies, Inc.; and

 

  ¡  

Letter of Intent dated November 15, 2004 by and between Kenneth R. Code and IOWC and GTS Research, Inc.

Pursuant to the terms of the M&L Agreement, the Company is entitled to receive any and all royalties, payments, license fees, and other consideration generated by the Assigned Agreements as of January 1, 2006. As part of the assignment, IOWC agreed to transfer the 20% interest it acquired in “BioLargo, LLC” pursuant to the Sundheimer Agreement. In October 2006, the Company terminated the Sundheimer Agreement, for cause. Subsequently, the Company and IOWC agreed that IOWC’s 20% interest in BioLargo, LLC would not be transferred by IOWC to BLTI, but that BLTI would have the option to acquire such 20% interest for nominal consideration for seven years (the “Option Agreement”).

Consulting Agreement

On June 20, 2006, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with Mr. Code (the “Consulting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Company engaged the services of Mr. Code, effective January 1, 2006, to advise the Company in research and development and technical support, and to provide other services and assistance to the Company in matters relating to the BioLargo technology and the rights acquired by the Company in the M&L Agreement.

The Consulting Agreement contained provisions requiring Mr. Code to devote substantially all of his business time to the Company; prohibiting Mr. Code from directly or indirectly engaging in any business activity that would be competitive with the business of the Company or its affiliates, including BLTI; providing that during the term of the Consulting Agreement and for one year post-termination, Mr. Code will not solicit the Company’s employees or customers; and other standard provisions typical for a consulting agreement. The

 

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Consulting Agreement also provided that the Company retains the exclusive right to use or distribute all creations which may be created during the term of the Consulting Agreement. The Consulting Agreement, as amended on December 20, 2006 and as of March 30, 2007, terminated when the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr. Code on April 30, 2007. During the term of the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Code was paid $15,400 per month, prorated for partial months, and was entitled to reimbursement for authorized business expenses incurred in the performance of his duties.

Research and Development Agreement

On August 11, 2006, the Company and BLTI entered into a Research and Development Agreement with IOWC and Mr. Code (the “R&D Agreement”), which agreement was amended on August 14, 2006. Pursuant to the R&D Agreement, IOWC and Mr. Code agreed to provide research and development services and expertise in the field of disposable absorbent products to the Company.

The R&D Agreement provides that the Company will own, and the Company will have the exclusive right to commercially exploit, the intellectual property developed, created, generated, contributed to or reduced to practice pursuant to the R&D Agreement. In addition, IOWC and Mr. Code have agreed that during the term of the R&D Agreement and for one year after termination they will not compete with, and will not provide services to any person or entity which competes with, any aspect of the Company’s business.

During the term of the R&D Agreement, but only after mutually acceptable research facilities are established for the performance of IOWC’s services (as of this date, no acceptable research facilities have been established), IOWC shall be paid (i) a fee of $5,500 per month for each month during which no services are being performed pursuant to the R&D Agreement to offset for laboratory and/or office and IOWC employee expenses and (ii) such additional amounts as the parties may agree in connection with specific research projects conducted pursuant to the R&D Agreement.

As further consideration to Mr. Code to enter into the R&D Agreement, on August 14, 2006 the Company issued to Mr. Code 620,637 shares of its common stock, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split (the “Code Stock”), or approximately 19.9% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding common stock immediately following the issuance of the Code Stock.

In connection with the completion of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology in April 2007, the M&L Agreement, Consulting Agreement, and R&D Agreement were terminated.

Acquisition of the BioLargo Technology

On April 30, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of the BioLargo technology. The following summary of the Asset Purchase Agreement dated April 30, 2007 between the Company, IOWC and Mr. Code (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions contained in the Asset Purchase Agreement itself.

Acquisition of Assets; Purchase Price. Pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Mr. Code and IOWC sold, transferred and assigned to the Company all of their rights, title and interests to:

 

   

United States Patent Number 6,146,725, relating to an absorbent composition to be used in the transport of specimens of bodily fluids; and United States Patent Number 6,328,929, relating to method of delivering disinfectant in an absorbent substrate; and related patent applications and national filings;

 

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all proprietary knowledge, trade secrets, confidential information, computer software and licenses, formulae, designs and drawings, quality control data, processes (whether secret or not), methods, inventions and other similar know-how or rights relating to or arising out of the patents;

 

   

all license and distribution agreements to which either Mr. Code or IOWC is presently a party; and

 

   

certain records,

in exchange for 22,139,012 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “IOWC Shares”). Mr. Code and certain other co-inventors of intellectual property had previously assigned all of their right title and interest to six patent applications filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and two additional patent applications filed under the International Patent Cooperation Treaty (“PCT”). The R&D Agreement, and the Consulting Agreement were terminated concurrent with the closing of the Asset Purchase Agreement. The IOWC Shares were issued to IOWC at the Closing. Such shares constitute full payment for the obligations of the Company owed to Mr. Code and IOWC for the license rights, assigned agreements, patents and related intellectual property acquired by the Company from Mr. Code and IOWC.

Representations and Warranties. As part of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Mr. Code and IOWC, jointly and severally, have made certain representations and warranties to the Company with respect to, among other things:

 

   

good, valid and marketable title to the assets being sold free and clear of any and all material liens and encumbrances;

 

   

absence of the need for third party consents;

 

   

further assurances to take action to vest good title in the name of the Company

 

   

sufficiency of the assets for the future conduct of business by the Company;

 

   

intellectual property matters;

 

   

the absence of litigation and proceedings;

 

   

compliance with laws; and

 

   

limitations on the resale of the IOWC Shares in accordance with securities laws

The Asset Purchase Agreement also contains additional representations and warranties of Mr. Code and/or IOWC, and of the Company, standard for asset purchase transactions required to be publicly disclosed by reporting companies.

The representations and warranties of the parties contained in the Asset Purchase Agreement will survive for four years after the closing at which time they will expire.

Indemnification. Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, IOWC and Mr. Code have agreed, jointly and severally, to indemnify the Company and each of its officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates, and each of their successors and assigns from and against any and all costs, losses, claims, liabilities, fines, penalties, consequential damages (other than lost profits), and expenses (including interest which may be imposed in connection therewith and court costs and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with, arising out of, resulting from or incident to:

 

   

liabilities or claims arising out of the assets or the business of IOWC before the closing;

 

   

liabilities or claims after the closing relating to IOWC or Mr. Code;

 

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breach of the representations or warranties made by IOWC or Mr. Code;

 

   

default in any agreements made by IOWC or Mr. Code;

 

   

taxes of any kind arise out of or result from the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

 

   

liabilities or claims relating to employee matters.

The Company has agreed to indemnify IOWC and Mr. Code and IOWC’s officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates, and each of their successors and assigns from and against any and all costs, losses, claims, liabilities, fines, penalties, consequential damages (other than lost profits), and expenses (including interest which may be imposed in connection therewith and court costs and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with, arising out of, resulting from or incident to:

 

   

breach of the representations and warranties made by the Company; and

 

   

default in any agreement made by the Company.

The Asset Purchase Agreement provides the mechanism by which the parties must notify each other of any claims, the methods for resolution of such and requires the parties to arbitrate any unresolved claims.

Miscellaneous. The Asset Purchase Agreement also contains customary provisions relating to governing law, assignment of rights and obligations, attorneys’ fees, force majeure and other matters standard for asset purchase transactions.

Code Employment Agreement

As part of the completion of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement dated April 30, 2007 with Mr. Code (the “Code Employment Agreement”). The Consulting Agreement with Mr. Code dated June 20, 2006 as amended as of December 20, 2006 and as of March 30, 2007 was terminated when the Company entered into the Employment Agreement with Mr. Code.

The Code Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Code will serve as the Chief Technology Officer of the Company, and receive (i) base compensation of $184,000 annually (with an automatic 10% annual increase); and (ii) a bonus in such amount as the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”) may determine from time to time. In addition, Mr. Code will be eligible to participate in incentive plans, stock option plans, and similar arrangements as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. When such benefits are made available to the senior employees of the Company, Mr. Code is also eligible to receive heath insurance premium payments for himself and his immediate family, a car allowance of $800 per month, paid vacation of four weeks per year plus an additional two weeks per year for each full year of service during the term of the agreement up to a maximum of ten weeks per year, life insurance equal to three times his base salary and disability insurance. The Code Employment Agreement has a term of five years, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms.

The Code Employment Agreement also provides that Mr. Code’s employment may be terminated by the Company due to disability, for cause or without cause. “Disability” as used in the Employment Agreement means physical or mental incapacity or illness rendering Mr. Code unable to perform his duties on a long-term basis (i) as evidenced by his failure or inability to perform his duties for a total of 120 days in any 360 day period, or (ii) as determined by an independent and licensed physician whom Company selects, or (iii) as determined without recourse by the Company’s disability insurance carrier.

 

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If Mr. Code’s employment is terminated for cause he will be eligible to receive his accrued base compensation and vacation compensation through the date of termination. If Mr. Code’s employment is terminated without cause, then he will be eligible to receive the greater of (i) one year’s compensation plus an additional one half year for each year of service since the effective date of the employment agreement or (ii) one year’s compensation plus an additional one half year for each year remaining in the term of the agreement.

The Code Employment Agreement requires Mr. Code to keep certain information confidential, not to solicit customers or employees of the Company or interfere with any business relationship of the Company, and to assign all inventions made or created during the term of the Code Employment Agreement as “work made for hire”.

In connection with the closing of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology and the execution of the Code Employment Agreement, Mr. Code was also elected to the Board of both BioLargo and BLTI.

Calvert Employment Agreement

In connection with the closing of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology, the Company also entered into a new employment agreement with Dennis Calvert, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. (See Note 15.)

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

  a) Principles of Consolidation .

The Company has two subsidiaries, one of which is inactive named NuWay Sports, LLC. Management has abandoned its effort to sell it. The other subsidiary is named BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc. (“BLTI”). The consolidated balance sheets include the accounts of BioLargo, Inc., BLTI and NuWay Sports, LLC. All significant inter-company balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

  b) Property and Equipment .

The Company has no property or equipment. Any maintenance and repairs was charged to expense as incurred. There were no major renewals or betterments.

 

  c) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets .

The Company has no long-lived assets and it periodically reviews its long-lived assets for potential impairment as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of.”

 

  d) Earnings (Loss) Per Share .

The Company reports basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) for common and common share equivalents. Basic EPS is computed by dividing reported earnings by the weighted average shares outstanding. Diluted EPS is computed by adding to the weighted average shares the dilutive effect if stock options and warrants were exercised into common stock. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the denominator in the diluted EPS computation is the same as the denominator for basic EPS due to the anti-dilutive effect of the warrants and stock options on the Company’s net loss.

 

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  e) Use of Estimates .

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the period reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates are used when accounting for stock-based transactions, uncollectible accounts receivable, asset depreciation and amortization, and taxes, among others.

 

  f) Stock Options and Warrants issued for Services .

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Statement No. 123 (Revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”). SFAS No. 123(R) replaces SFAS 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, which supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, (“APB 25”), and amends FASB Statement No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows”. SFAS 123 (R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants to employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. SFAS 123(R) is effective for the first annual reporting period beginning after June 15, 2005. There was no impact resulting from the adoption of SFAS 123(R) on the Company’s results of operations.

For stock issued to consultants and other non-employees for services, the Company records the expense based on the fair market value of the securities as of the date of the stock issuance. The issuance of stock warrants or options to non-employees are valued at the time of issuance utilizing the Black Scholes calculation and the amount is charged to expense.

 

  g) Non-Cash Transactions

The Company has established a policy relative to the methodology to determine the value assigned to each intangible acquired with or licensed by the Company and/or services or products received for non-cash consideration of the Company’s common stock. The value is based on the market price of the Company’s common stock issued as consideration, at the date of the agreement of each transaction or when the service is rendered or product is received, as adjusted for applicable discounts.

The methods, estimates and judgments the Company uses in applying these most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results of the Company reports in its financial statements.

 

  h) Financial Statement Presentation

The Company made a reclassification to the 2005 income statement to be comparable to the 2006 income statement for financial statement presentation. This included reclassifying $55,000, previously recorded in selling, general and administrative expense, to reversal of accruals related to prior periods.

 

  i) Current Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. This statement is effective beginning in October 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard.

 

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In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin no. 108 (“SAB 108”) to clarify consideration of the effects of prior year errors when quantifying misstatements in current year financial statements for the purpose of quantifying materiality. SAB 108 requires issuers to quantify misstatements using both the “rollover” and “iron curtain” approaches and requires an adjustment to the current year financial statements in the event that after the application of either approach and consideration of all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors, a misstatement is determined to be material. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the adoption of SAB 108 will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” (“FIN 48”) which defines the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements as “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the taxing authority. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” criterion shall be measured at the largest amount of benefit that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Interpretation No. 48 applies to all tax positions accounted for under SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Interpretation No. 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Upon adoption, the financial statements will be adjusted to reflect only those tax positions that are more-likely-than-not to be sustained as of the adoption date. Any adjustment will be recorded directly to our beginning retained earnings balance in the period of adoption and reported as a change in accounting principle. The Company does not expect the adoption of Interpretation No. 48 will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2005, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes, and Statement No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements” (“SFAS 154”). SFAS 154 provides guidance on the accounting for and reporting of accounting changes and error corrections. It establishes, unless impracticable, retrospective application as the required method for reporting a change in accounting principle in the absence of explicit transition requirements specific to the newly adopted accounting principle. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS 154 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 3. Warrants

During 2006, the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,988,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to investors as part of two private offerings. In connection with the 2005 Third Offering (see Note 6), the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,284,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to 44 investors. The warrants allow for the holder to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, and expire January 31, 2008. In connection with the Fall 2006 Offering the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,284,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to 21 investors. The warrants allow for the holders to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, and expire on September 13, 2009. The value of the Fall 2006 warrants at the time of issuances was immaterial as the exercise price was equal to or greater than the market price of the common shares at that time.

During 2005, the Company issued warrants to purchase 799,200 shares of the Company’s common stock. Warrants to purchase 320,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.13 per share were issued to the Augustine Fund (see Note 9), and expire July 29, 2010. Warrants to purchase 479,200 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued in a private offering to fifteen investors (the 2005 Third Offering, see Note 6). These warrants allow for the holder to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, through January 31, 2008. The value of the warrant at the time of issuances is immaterial as the exercise price was equal to or greater than the market price of the common shares at that time.

 

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During 2003, the Company issued warrants to purchase a total of 280,441 shares of the Company’s common stock, on the following terms: (i) 4,800 shares to an investor in connection with a purchase of the Company’s preferred stock, at a price of $5.00 per share, which expired March 7, 2006 (ii) 15,973 shares to investors in connection with a purchase of the Company’s preferred stock, at a price of $5.00 per share which expired April 15, 2006; (iii) 246,336 shares to an investor in connection with a loan to the Company, originally at a price of $4.00 per share. In connection with an extension of the loan repayment obligation the price was adjusted to $0.875 per share as which expires June 10, 2008; (iv) 13,334 share to a consultant in connection with consulting services, at a price of $1.50 per share, which expires August 29, 2008. The compensation expense related to (iv) above is immaterial.

Note 4. Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

Each share of the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into one share of the Company’s common stock. The Series A Preferred Stock may be converted by the holder, at any time after six months from the purchase date. The Series A Preferred Stock vote with the holders of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and not as a separate class or series, except as may be required by law.

The holders of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock (which may be referred to as the “Series A Preferred Stock”) shall be entitled to receive in any fiscal year, dividends, if, when and as declared by the Board of Directors, out of any assets at the time legally available therefore in cash at a rate equal to 7% per share, per annum, of the original liquidation preference of $2.00 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein. There have been no dividends declared by the Board of Directors of the Company.

During 2006, a review of outstanding preferred stock indicated that an overstatement of 4,800 preferred shares had been made since 2003, and therefore an adjustment to the number of preferred stock outstanding was necessary. A further adjustment was made to the amount of par value of common stock to reflect par value based on the aggregate shares.

In March 2006, the Company issued 4,800 shares of common stock in connection with the conversion, at the request of one stockholder, of 4,800 shares of convertible preferred stock.

In October 2006, the Company issued 15,973 shares of common stock in connection with the conversion, at the request of one stockholder, of 15,973 shares of convertible preferred stock.

Common Stock

During 2006, the Company was contacted by an entity entitled to 990 shares of common stock pursuant to a transaction with the Company in 2002. The share certificate had been issued in 2002, but the Company was unable to deliver the certificate because the stockholder’s contact information was incorrect. Subsequently, the Company cancelled the shares. Therefore, in 2006, the Company reissued the share certificate and delivered it the stockholder.

The amounts related to common stock as of December 31, 2005 were changed because the Company did not convert 4,800 shares of preferred stock until March 2006. It had erroneously been reflected as converted during 2005. The management of the Company believes it had an immaterial impact on the previously reported financial statements.

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amount $13,900 related to consulting services, $30,000 related to legal services, $20,000 related to Board expense, and $40,000 related to salary expense.

During 2006, a total of 620,637 shares of common stock were issued to Mr. Code in connection with the R&D Agreement (see Note 1). A consulting expense of $232,739 was recorded in connection with the issuance of these shares.

Note 5. Stock Compensation Plans

2004 Equity Plan

On March 10, 2004, the board of directors approved the Company’s 2004 Equity Plan as a means of providing directors, key employees and consultants additional incentive to provide services for the Company. Both stock options and stock grants may be made under this plan. The Plan sets aside up to 800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, for these purposes, which were registered with the SEC. Approval of this plan was not submitted to the vote of the shareholders. The Board administers this plan. The plan allows the Board to award grants of common shares or options to purchase common shares. As plan administrator, the board has sole discretion to set the price of the options. The Board may at any time amend or terminate the plan. It does not expire on its terms.

No stock was issued in 2005 or 2006 under the Company’s 2004 Equity Plan.

2006 Equity Incentive Plan

On November 1, 2006, the Board adopted the BioLargo, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (“2006 Plan”) as a means of providing directors, key employees and consultants additional incentive to provide services for the Company. The 2006 Plan will be presented to the stockholders for approval at the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Upon approval by the stockholders, both stock options and stock grants may be made under this plan. The Board administers this plan. The plan allows the Board to award grants of common shares or options to purchase common shares. As plan administrator, the board has sole discretion to set the price of the options. The Board may at any time amend or terminate the plan. It does not expire on its terms.

Under the 2006 Plan 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are reserved for issuance under awards. Any shares that are represented by awards under the 2006 Plan that are forfeited, expire, or are canceled or settled in cash without delivery of shares, or that are forfeited back to us or reacquired by us after delivery for any reason, or that are tendered to us or withheld to pay the exercise price or related tax withholding obligations in connection with any award under the 2006 Plan, will again be available for awards under the 2006 Plan. Only shares actually issued under the 2006 Plan will reduce the share reserve. If we acquire another entity through a merger or similar transaction and issue replacement awards under the 2006 Plan to employees, officers and directors of the acquired entity, those awards, to the extent permitted under applicable laws and securities exchange rules, will not reduce the number of shares reserved for the 2006 Plan, for these purposes, which were registered with the SEC. Approval of this plan was not submitted to the vote of the shareholders.

The 2006 Plan imposes additional maximum limitations, which limitations will be adjusted to take into account stock splits, reverse stock splits and other similar occurrences. The maximum number of shares that may be issued in connection with incentive stock options granted to any one person in any calendar year intended to qualify under Internal Revenue Code Section 422 is 10,000,000 shares. The maximum number of shares that may be subject to stock options or stock appreciation rights granted to any one person in any calendar year is 5,000,000 shares, except that this limit is 10,000,000 shares if the grant is made in the year of the recipient’s initial employment. The maximum number of shares that may be subject to restricted stock or restricted stock

 

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units granted to any one person in any calendar year is 5,000,000 shares. The maximum number shares that may be subject to awards granted to any one Participant in any calendar year of (i) performance shares, and/or performance units (the value of which is based on the Fair Market Value of a Shares), is 5,000,000 Shares; and (ii) of performance units (the value of which is not based on the Fair Market Value of a Share) that could result a payment of more than $500,000.

Note 6. Sale of Unregistered Securities

Fall 2006 Offering

Pursuant to a private offering that commenced in September 2006 (the “Fall 2006 Offering”) and terminated in April 2007, the Company offered up to $1,000,000 of its convertible notes (the “Fall 2006 Notes”), which are due and payable on September 13, 2008. Interest will accrue monthly and be paid annually on the Fall 2006 Notes, such interest to be paid, at the Company’s option, in cash or stock at an initial conversion rate of $0.6875 per share. Purchasers of the Fall 2006 Notes received, for no additional consideration, stock purchase warrants (the “Fall 2006 Warrants”) entitling the holder to purchase a number of shares of Company’s Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which the investor’s Fall 2006 Note is convertible. The Fall 2006 Warrants are exercisable at an initial price of $1.25 per share and will expire on September 13, 2009.

The Fall 2006 Notes may be subordinated in an amount up to $5 million of additional debt financing that the Company may incur prior to the Maturity Date. The Fall 2006 Notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion price of $0.6875 per share. The Fall 2006 Notes can be converted voluntarily by the noteholder’s at any time prior to the Maturity Date. The Fall 2006 Notes can be converted mandatorily by the Company (i) on or after September 13, 2007, if the Company has received one or more written firm commitments, or has closed on one or more transactions, or a combination of the foregoing, of at least $3 million gross proceeds of equity or debt; or (ii) on the Maturity Date. Accordingly, such circumstances, the Fall 2006 Notes may not be repaid in cash on the Maturity Date and may be converted, at the sole option of the Company, into shares of the Company’s common stock, on the Maturity Date.

From October 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006, the Company received gross and net proceeds of $484,000 from 21 investors and issued Fall 2006 Notes which allow conversion into an aggregate of 704,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and Warrants exercisable for the same number of shares of the Company’s common stock into which the Fall 2006 Notes are convertible.

The Fall 2006 Notes have not been converted and remain outstanding.

2005 - First Offering

In January 2005, pursuant to a private offering that commenced in October 2004 and terminated in January 2005 (the “First Offering”), the Company received gross and net proceeds of $25,000 from an outside investor and issued its convertible promissory note (the “First Offering Note”) due and payable one year from the date of issuance. The First Offering Note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, payable on the maturity date. The First Offering Note can be converted, in whole or in part, into shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred stock, at an exercise price of $0.10 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split, at any time prior to maturity by either the Company or the lender. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock may be converted by the holder into one share of the Company’s common stock. If the noteholder converts the First Offering Note into Series A Preferred Stock, on or after the note’s original maturity date the noteholder may require the Company to buy back the shares of Series A Preferred Stock for 110% of the principal amount of the note (the “Buy Back

 

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Provision”). If the Company is unable to do so, the Company’s president, Dennis Calvert, has agreed to buy back the shares on the same terms. If shares of Series A Preferred Stock are converted into common stock, the holder has the right to include (piggyback) the shares of common stock in a registration of securities filed by the Company, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8.

On March 21, 2007, the Company converted $30,710, which included $25,000 aggregate principal amount and $5,710 of accrued but unpaid interest, with a conversion price of $0.10 per share, into an aggregate of 307,102 shares of the Company’s common stock.   (See Note 15.)

2005 - Second Offering

During 2005, pursuant to a private offering that commenced in January 2005 and terminated in August 2005 (the “Second Offering”), the Company received gross proceeds of $731,120 and net proceeds of $710,870 from 26 outside investors and issued its convertible promissory note (the “Second Offering Note”) due and payable one year from the date of issuance. The Second Offering Note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, payable on the maturity date. The Second Offering Note can be converted, in whole or in part, into 3,177,589 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price ranging from $0.10 to $0.40 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split, at any time prior to maturity by either the Company or the holder. The holder has the right to include (piggyback) the shares of common stock in a registration of securities filed by the Company, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8.

On March 21, 2007, the Company converted $850,550 in Second Offering Notes, which included $731,120 aggregate principal amount and $119,430 of accrued but unpaid interest, with various maturity dates and with various conversion prices, into an aggregate of 4,120,720 shares of the Company’s common stock. (See Note 15.)

2005 - Third Offering

Pursuant to another private offering, which commenced in September 2005 and terminated in February 2006, on December 31, 2005, the Company sold an aggregate amount of $299,500 of its promissory notes (the “Third Offering Notes”) due and payable January 31, 2007 to twelve individual investors. Each Third Offering Note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, and can be converted, in whole or in part, into shares of the common stock of the Company at an initial exercise price of $0.625 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. Purchasers of the Third Offering Notes also received, for no additional consideration, a warrant (the “Third Offering Warrant”) entitling the holder to purchase a number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the number of shares of common stock into which the Third Offering Note is convertible. The Third Offering Warrant is exercisable at an initial exercise price of $1.25 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split, and expires on January 31, 2008. The Company sold additional notes under this offering subsequent to December 31, 2005.

On March 6, 2006, the Company issued additional notes from its private 2005 Third Offering, in the aggregate principal amount of $802,500, due and payable January 31, 2007, to 44 individual investors. Of this amount $777,500 gross and net proceeds were received in 2006, and the balance had been received in 2005.

On March 21, 2007, the Company converted an aggregate principal amount of $1,102,000 of Third Offering Notes and $117,931 of accrued but unpaid interest into an aggregate of 1,951,922 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a conversion price of $0.625 per share.

 

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Other Issuances

In July 2005, the board of directors of the Company approved the issuance of 240,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, to two directors and one officer, as follows: (i) an aggregate $20,000 owed by the Company to two independent directors for unpaid compensation for serving on the board of directors was paid by the issuance of an aggregate 80,000 shares of common stock, at a share price of $0.25 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split; and (ii) $40,000 owed by the Company to an officer of the Company for accrued and unpaid compensation, was paid by the issuance of an aggregate 160,000 shares of common stock, at a share price of $0.25 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split.

Also in July 2005, the Company’s board of directors approved the issuance of an aggregate of 175,600 shares of common stock, to two consultants, at a share price of $0.25 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. This issuance was in satisfaction of an aggregate of $43,900 owed by the Company for services previously performed by these individuals.

All of these offerings and sales were made in reliance on the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder as not involving a public offering of securities.

Note 8. Convertible Debentures

In December 2000, the Company, through a private placement, issued $3,500,000 principal amount of 6% Convertible Debentures to several investors. These debentures were originally due June 13, 2001 and their maturity date was subsequently extended to December 13, 2001. They were convertible into common stock at an exercise price of $43.75 per share. The interest on the debentures was payable either in cash or shares of common stock, at the discretion of the Company. During 2001, $1,100,000 of the debentures plus accrued interest was converted into 26,652 shares of common stock. During 2002, $2,250,000 of the remaining debentures plus accrued interest was converted into 53,303 shares of common stock.

In December 2002 the Company received a notice from the remaining two debenture holders (the “Remaining Debenture Holders”) requesting conversion of the remaining outstanding $150,000 of debentures. The notice provided that, as a condition to conversion, the certificates representing the shares issuable upon conversion of the debentures would need to be delivered to the Remaining Debenture Holders prior to the end of 2002. Pursuant to the request, and to complete the conversion, the Company issued to the Remaining Debenture Holders 3,841 shares of common stock , and promptly notified the Remaining Debenture Holders’ counsel and the Company’s transfer agent of the approval and ratification of the issuance. However, the actual certificates representing the shares were not delivered to the Remaining Debenture Holders until the first quarter of 2003. The Remaining Debenture Holders then refused acceptance of the shares, claiming that because the actual certificates representing the shares were not delivered in 2002 as specified in the conversion notice, the conversion was invalid and the debentures would therefore remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest until repaid in full. The Remaining Debenture Holders then demanded full payment on their $150,000 of debentures (plus accrued interest).

In June 2003, the Remaining Debenture Holders filed suit in the Orange County Superior Court against the Company claiming it breached the debenture agreement by failing to honor the terms of the notice of conversion. The Company and the Remaining Debenture Holders then entered into a settlement agreement in which the Remaining Debenture holders would convert the debentures into common stock equal to approximately $70,000. The settlement agreement called for conversion into stock over a period of three months. The Company had partially satisfied the obligations under this agreement as of December 31, 2003, and further satisfied its

 

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obligations in 2004. As of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, $21,151 remain outstanding as Debentures Payable on the Company’s balance sheet.

Note 9. Loan Agreement - Augustine Loan

On June 10, 2003 the Company entered into a Term Loan Agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with Augustine II, LLC (“Augustine Fund”), pursuant to which Augustine Fund agreed to loan the Company $420,000, payable in installments of $250,000, $100,000, and $70,000 (the “Augustine Loan”). The Company received all scheduled installments, and principal and interest (at an annual rate of 10%) were originally due in full on February 29, 2004. As additional consideration for making the Augustine Loan, Augustine Fund received five year warrants to purchase up to 246,336 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $4.00 per share as both amounts are adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. The Company can require that the warrants be exercised if the Company’s shares trade at or above $15 per share, for each trading day within the 30 calendar days prior to the maturity date of the Augustine Loan, trading volume of the shares equals or exceeds 4,000 shares, per day during such period, and the shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the warrants have been included on a registration statement filed with and declared effective by the SEC prior to the maturity date. If these conditions are not fully satisfied by the maturity date, then Augustine Fund may, at any time following the maturity date and so long as the warrants remain exercisable, elect to exercise all or any portion of the warrants pursuant to the “cashless exercise” provisions of the warrants.

In March 2004, Augustine Fund agreed to extend the maturity date of the Loan Agreement to August 2004. In consideration of the extension, Augustine Fund was given the option of having the Augustine Loan satisfied in cash or by the conversion of any remaining principal balance and any accrued interest on the Augustine Loan to shares of the Company’s common stock at a 15% discount to market, so long as Augustine Fund’s holdings do not exceed 4.9% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock at any time. In addition, the warrants held by the Augustine Fund to purchase 246,336 shares of common stock, were re-priced to an exercise price of $0.875 per share as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. Exercise of the warrants is also subject to the limit that the Augustine Fund does not hold more than 4.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock.

On March 7, 2005, the Company and the Augustine Fund agreed to extend the maturity date of the Augustine Loan to May 2006 in exchange for the issuance of a warrant that gives the Augustine Fund the right to purchase 320,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $0.125 per share, for a period of five years as both amounts are adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. On July 29, 2005, the Company and the Augustine Fund finalized the terms of this amendment to the Augustine Loan and executed formal documentation.

On October 18, 2006, the Company and Augustine Fund agreed to further extend the maturity date of the Augustine Loan to May 1, 2007.

The Loan Agreement is subject to certain requirements that the Company make mandatory prepayments of the Augustine Loan from the proceeds of any asset sales outside of the ordinary course of business, and, on a quarterly basis, from positive cash flow. In addition, the Company may prepay all or any portion of the Augustine Loan at any time without premium or penalty. The proceeds of the Augustine Loan were used by the Company for working capital. As security for the Augustine Loan, New Millennium (an affiliate of Mr. Calvert) pledged 100,000 shares of common stock, and the Company has granted Augustine Fund a security interest in its ownership interest in the Company’s subsidiary, NuWay Sports, LLC.

The Company recorded interest expense of $115,777 for the year ended December 31, 2006 and $72,478 for the year ended December 31, 2005.

As of December 31, 2006, the principal amount of the loan of $420,000, together with $268,528 in accrued but unpaid interest, had not been repaid. (See Note 15.)

 

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Note 10. Other Loans

In February 2005, the Company amended its obligations to Dr. James Seay under its promissory note dated November 20, 2003 in the principal amount of $50,000 and which matured on February 18, 2004. On the maturity date of the note, the Company was obligated to pay Dr. Seay $65,000. The Company paid Dr. Seay $30,000 and the balance of $35,000 remained outstanding. The amendment to the note entered into on February 10, 2005, (i) extends the maturity date of the note to February 3, 2006 , (ii) provides for interest to accrue at a rate of 10% per annum (15% upon default), and (iii) allows for the conversion of the note into 280,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, or $.012 per share, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. In February 2006, this note was further extended to the sooner of June 30, 2006, or the date the Company’s stockholders approve an amended to the Company’s certificate of incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock. This was approved on March 15, 2007 and, accordingly, on March 29, 2007, the Company converted the principal amount of the note, plus accrued and unpaid interest in the amount of $6,588, into 332,704 shares of common stock.

On November 1, 2004 the Company converted $25,000 of obligations of a former provider of professional services into a promissory note, which accrues interest at 5% per annum. As of December 31, 2006 the principal amount of the note, together with $5,849 in accrued but unpaid interest, had not be repaid.

During 2004, the Company raised $60,000 pursuant to a private offering and issued convertible promissory notes due and payable one year from the date of issuance. The maturity date of the notes were subsequently extended. As of December 31, 2006, the principle amount of the notes, together with $11,284 in accrued but unpaid interest, had not been repaid. In 2007, the principle amount of these notes, along with $12,512 in accrued and unpaid interest, were converted into 580,095 shares of the Company’s common stock, as adjusted for the Reverse Split.

Note 11. Related Party Transactions

New Millennium

In March 2003, New Millennium purchased from a third party (i) a $1,120,000 promissory note assumed by the Company pursuant to a licensing transaction in October 2002, and (ii) 167,285 shares of the Company’s common stock, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split. In exchange, New Millennium issued a $1,120,000 promissory note to the third party, secured by the 167,285 shares of the Company’s common stock, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split.

On April 28, 2006, the Company and New Millennium agreed to amend the terms of the $1,120,000 promissory note to (i) extend the due date to January 15, 2008; (ii) waive any payments of interest until it becomes due; (iii) reduce the principal amount from $1,120,000 to $900,000, equal to a 19.6% reduction; and (iv) correspondingly reduce the accrued but unpaid interest due under the terms of the note from $317,956 to $255,636, also equal to a 19.6% reduction.

As of December 31, 2006, the principal amount of the note, together with $362,375 in accrued but unpaid interest, had not been repaid. On April 13, 2007, New Millennium converted the $900,000 principal amount of the New Millennium Note into 1,636,364 shares of our common stock. The New Millennium Note had a maturity date of January 15, 2008. The New Millennium Note was converted at a price of $0.55 per share, which was the last bid price on the date of conversion. New Millennium is controlled by Dennis Calvert, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Accrued but unpaid interest in the amount of $380,658 as of the conversion date of April 13, 2007 remains outstanding on the New Millennium Note, which amount is not due to be paid until January 2008. No additional interest will be accrued on this obligation.

 

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Obligations to Dennis Calvert

In 2003 and 2004, the Company’s President, Dennis Calvert, loaned money to the Company by paying from his personal funds certain of the Company’s expenses. A significant portion of these personal funds was obtained by Mr. Calvert by refinancing his primary residence and cashing out equity thereon. On March 7, 2005, the Company and Mr. Calvert agreed that the $101,770 still outstanding and owed by the Company to Mr. Calvert would be repaid under the terms of a promissory note bearing interest of 10% per annum, requiring monthly payments and maturing on January 15, 2006. As of December 31, 2005, the Company had repaid approximately $92,800 of this loan; approximately $9,000 principle remained outstanding. During January 2006 the balance of this obligation was repaid by the Company.

As of December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006, the unpaid accrued compensation due Mr. Calvert was $328,821 and $337,796, respectively.

Note 12. Provision for Income Taxes

Any deferred tax assets have been subjected to a 100% valuation allowance, as management is unable to determine that it is more likely than not that such will be realized. Due to changes in the Company’s ownership through various issuance of common stock during 2002 and 2003, the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards may be subjected to annual limitations under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Such limitations could result in the permanent loss of a portion of the net operating loss carry forwards. The Company has not yet evaluated the status of its net operating loss carry forwards and may not do so until such time as the Company expects operating profits.

The Company has not filed its 2003, 2004 and 2005 Federal and State Income tax returns. Management of the Company does not feel that it will have a material impact on the financial condition of the Company.

Note 13. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

In June 2002, Geraldine Lyons, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer, sued the Company and the Company’s former president Todd Sanders, for breach of her employment contract (the “Lyons case”). The lawsuit was brought in the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County in Florida. Ms. Lyons sought $325,000 due under the contract. During 2006, the case was dismissed and the Company reversed the previously accrued liability of $308,334.

In May 2004, the Company was sued by Flight Options, Inc. (“Flight Options”), a jet plane leasing company, in the Superior Court of Orange County California. The lawsuit alleges that the Company owes Flight Options approximately $418,300, pursuant to a five-year lease assigned to the Company by the Company’s former president Todd Sanders, from his corporation, Devenshire Management Corporation (“Devenshire”). Management of the Company believes that the assignment of the lease was not properly authorized or approved by the Company, and that by Mr. Sander’s failure to identify the lease in a December 2002 settlement agreement with the Company, he breached the terms of that settlement agreement and, pursuant to the settlement agreement, must indemnify the Company for any losses owed to Flight Options. The Company filed a cross-complaint against Mr. Sanders and Devenshire seeking indemnity and alleging Mr. Sander’s breached his fiduciary duties in connection with the assignment of the lease. The Company’s Legal Defense Agreement with the Augustine Fund applies also to the Flight Options litigation.

On March 17, 2005, the Company settled with Flight Options pursuant to a stipulation that would have allowed the Company to pay Flight Options $100,000 on or before August 5, 2005; if $100,000 was not paid by

 

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August 5, 2005, Flight Options could file a judgment against the Company for $163,310. The Company did not make a payment on or before August 5, 2005. Subsequently, the parties agreed that the Company would pay Flight Options a total of $116,000, which amount was paid. In exchange, Flight Options dismissed the case.

At about the time of the settlement with Flight Options, the Company, Mr. Sanders and Devenshire agreed to submit the matters in the cross-complaint, including the indemnity claim, to binding arbitration. On March 7, 2006, an arbitrator issued a binding award in favor of the Company and against Mr. Sanders for $120,000, and later added $55,000 in attorney fees and costs, for a total award of $175,000. On January 19, 2007, the Superior Court in the County of Orange, state of California, entered a judgment against Mr. Sanders and Devenshire for $184,095. The Company subpoenaed Mr. Sanders in an effort to determine the extent of his assets and ability to pay the judgment. Mr. Sanders did not respond to the subpoena and a bench warrant has been issued for his arrest. Because of Mr. Sanders’ refusal to cooperate with our legal efforts, the Company has not yet collected any amount towards satisfaction of the judgment and the Company can make no assurances it will be able to collect on the judgment.

Legal Fees in this matter have been paid by the Augustine Fund, pursuant to a Legal Defense Agreement between Augustine Fund and the Company. In January 2006, the Augustine Fund and the Company agreed to modify the terms of the Legal Defense Agreement to allow for both parties to share in any amounts which might be recovered from Sanders, on a percentage basis equal to the respective costs incurred by each party.

The Company is party to various other claims, legal actions and complaints arising periodically in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, no such matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Employment Agreements

In December of 2002, The Company entered into a five-year employment agreement with the Company’s current president, Dennis Calvert. His agreement calls for a base monthly income of $14,000 plus performance bonuses and employee related benefits. He serves as president, Chief Executive Officer, Interim CFO and Chairman of the Board. In April 2007, this agreement was amended (see Note 15).

In March 2003, the Company entered into a five-year employment agreement with Joseph Provenzano. Mr. Provenzano serves the Company as Secretary, Board Member and Senior Executive reporting to Mr. Calvert. His agreement calls for him to receive not less than $10,900 per month in salary plus incentive bonuses, stock ownership participation and employee related benefits. At the Company’s discretion, the Company may choose to pay up to $4,900 of this monthly salary with stock in lieu of cash. In 2005, the Company and Mr. Provenzano agreed that he would work for the Company on an as needed basis. In 2005, the Company paid Mr. Provenzano $39,900 for services performed. In 2006, the Company paid Mr. Provenzano $2,100 and recorded $99,000 of accrued and unpaid compensation for services performed; of this amount, $40,000 related to unpaid compensation for services performed in 2005 which was not recorded in 2005. Subsequent to December 31, 2006, this entire amount was converted into shares of the Company’s common stock (see Note 14).

Stock-Based Commitments

The Company has utilized the services of a number of consultants who were compensated with shares of common stock. While each agreement can generally be terminated with a 15-day notice, the Company may be obligated to issue additional shares to the consultants.

 

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Note 14. Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses included the following as of December 31,

 

     2005    2006

Accounts payable

   $ 240,181    $ 32,305

Accrued expense

     1,050,409      746,963

Accrued interest

     579,053      923,472

Officer payable

     328,821      337,796

Board of Director payable

     114,199      270,963
             

Total Accrued Expenses

   $ 2,312,663    $ 2,311,500
             

The Company recorded a non-cash gain resulting from the reversal of accrued liabilities totaling $576,554 in 2006. This reversal was attributable to the dismissal of the Lyons case which resulted in the reversal of an accrued liability totaling $308,334 and an additional $47,310 related to the settlement of the Flight Options case. See Note 13. The remaining reversal of accrued liabilities totaling $220,910 was the result of management’s review of its accrued liabilities which it believes it is no longer obligated to pay. This non-cash gain is recorded in the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006 Income Statement.

In 2007, the Company converted $1,775,295 of the December 31, 2006 balance of Accrued Expense into 4,841,955 shares of the Company’s common stock at various conversion rates. Of this amount (i) $608,759 related to Officer and Board of Director payables to five of its current or former officers and directors which was converted into an aggregate of 1,623,359 shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversions were effected at $0.375 per share, the closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the March 15, 2007 conversion date; (ii) $645,296 related to Accrued Expenses for consulting services performed in 2006 which were converted into an aggregate of 1,543,953 shares of the Company’s common stock. These conversions were effected at a range of $0.25 - $0.625 per share; and (iii) $521,240 related to Accrued Interest from the Company’s note obligations, which were converted into an aggregate of 1,674,645 shares of the Company’s common stock. This conversion was effected at a range of $0.10 - $0.625 per share.

Note 15. Subsequent Events

The proforma balance sheet gives effect to certain major transactions that took place subsequent to December 31, 2006 as if those transactions were consummated at December 31, 2006, without consideration to recording a charge to expense of $895,014 related to additional costs incurred related to converting certain of the debt based on the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of conversion which will be recorded in the second quarter of 2007, as follows:

Officer and Board of Director Conversions

On March 15, 2007, the Company converted an aggregate $608,759 of accrued payables to five of its current or former officers and directors into an aggregate of 1,623,359 shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversions described in the preceding sentence were effected at $0.375 per share, the closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the March 15, 2007 conversion date.

Note Holders Conversion

On March 21, 2007 the Company converted an aggregate $2,193,688, which is comprised of $1,918,120 principal and $275,568 in accrued but unpaid interest of convertible notes held by 91 investors. These notes had

 

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various maturity dates and provided for various conversion prices ranging from $0.125 to $0.625 per share , and were converted into an aggregate 6,652,737 shares of the Company’s common stock. Of the $275,568 of accrued but unpaid interest included in this conversion, $246,124 related to interest accrued as of December 31, 2006 and the remaining $29,444 related to interest accrued in 2007 up to the conversion date.

On March 25, 2007, the Company converted its note obligations to Dr. Seay in an aggregate principle amount of $35,000 and $6,598 of accrued but unpaid interest into an aggregate of 332,704 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a conversion price of $0.125 per share.

Shares Issued for Consulting Services

On March 21, 2007 the Company converted an aggregate $740,296 of accrued payables to thirteen of its current or former consultants into an aggregate of 1,803,615 shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion is described in the preceding sentence were effected at various prices ranging from $0.20 to $0.625 per share, of the $740,296 converted, $645,296 was for services performed prior to December 31, 2006, and the remaining $95,000 was for services performed in 2007.

Augustine Loan Conversion

On April 11, 2007, the Augustine Fund converted an aggregate $717,138, which is comprised of $420,000 in principal and $277,130 of accrued but unpaid interest on the Augustine Note into 2,031,553 shares of our common stock. The Augustine Note had a maturity date of May 1, 2007. The Augustine Note provided for a conversion price equal to the last bid price of the five trading days preceding the date of conversion, or $0.353 per share. The Augustine Note and the loan agreement in respect of the Augustine Note limited the Augustine Fund to hold not more than 4.9% of our issued and outstanding common stock at any given time. In connection with the conversion of the Augustine Note, we waived this limitation. Of the $297,130 of accrued but unpaid interest included in this conversion, $268,528 related to interest accrued as of December 31, 2006, and the remaining $28,610 related to interest accrued in 2007 up to the conversion date.

New Millennium Conversion

On April 13, 2007, New Millennium converted the $900,000 principal amount of a note, as amended (the “New Millennium Note”) into 1,636,364 shares of the Company’s common stock.

The New Millennium Note had a maturity date of January 15, 2008. The New Millennium Note was converted at a price of $0.55 per share, which was the last bid price on the date of conversion. New Millennium is controlled by Dennis Calvert, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Issuance to IOWC

On April 30, 2007, the Company completed its acquisition of the Biolargo technologies from IOWC and issued 22,139,120 shares of the Company’s common stock.

Sales of Unregistered Securities

From January 1, 2007, through April 25, 2007 the Company received gross and net proceeds of $516,000 from 22 investors and issued Fall 2006 Notes, which allow conversion into an aggregate of 750,545 shares of the common stock, and Fall 2006 Warrants exercisable for a number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Fall 2006 Notes are convertible.

 

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The offerings and the sales of securities pursuant to the Fall 2006 Offering and the conversions described above are being made in reliance on the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder as not involving a public offering of securities.

Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation and Updated Trading Symbol

On March 15, 2007 the Company’s stockholders approved the filing of an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation changing the Company’s name to BioLargo, Inc. The amendment to the certificate of incorporation was filed on March 16, 2007 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. In connection with this name change, the Company has obtained a new trading symbol. The Company will continue to trade on the Pink Sheets under its new trading symbol “BLGO” effective March 21, 2007.

Reverse Stock Split

On March 15, 2007, the Company’s stockholders approved, and effective as of the close of business on March 19, 2007, the Company completed, a 1-for-25 reverse split of its common stock. Additionally, on March 15, 2007, the Company’s stockholders approved and the Company has filed, an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation increasing the Company’s authorized capital stock to 200,000,000 shares of common stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, on a post-reverse stock split basis.

Calvert Employment Agreement

In connection with the acquisition of the BioLargo technology, the Company also entered into a new employment agreement dated April 30, 2007 with Dennis Calvert, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (the “Calvert Employment Agreement”). The previous employment agreement with Mr. Calvert, dated December 11, 2002, was terminated.

The Calvert Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Calvert will serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and receive (i) base compensation of $184,000 annually (with an automatic 10% annual increase); and (ii) a bonus in such amount as the Compensation Committee may determine from time to time. In addition, Mr. Calvert will be eligible to participate in incentive plans, stock option plans, and similar arrangements as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. When such benefits are made available to the senior employees of the Company, Mr. Calvert is also eligible to receive heath insurance premium payments for himself and his immediate family, a car allowance of $800 per month, paid vacation of four weeks per year plus an additional two weeks per year for each full year of service during the term of the agreement up to a maximum of ten weeks per year, life insurance equal to three times his base salary and disability insurance.

The Calvert Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Calvert will be granted an option (the “Option”) to purchase 7,733,259 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Option shall be a non-qualified stock option, shall be exercisable at $0.18 per share, shall be exercisable for ten years from the date of grant and shall vest over time as follows:

 

First anniversary of the date of this Agreement

   2,577,753

Second anniversary of the date of this Agreement

   2,577,753

Third anniversary of the date of this Agreement

   2,577,753

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any portion of the Option which has not yet vested shall be immediately vested in the event of, and prior to, a change of control, as defined in the Calvert Employment Agreement. Consistent with the foregoing, the precise terms and conditions of the agreement evidencing the Option to be entered into between the Company and Mr. Calvert shall be as determined by the Board of Directors and/or the Compensation Committee.

 

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The Calvert Employment Agreement has a term of five years, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms. The Calvert Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Calvert’s employment may be terminated by the Company due to disability, for cause or without cause. “Disability” as used in the Calvert Employment Agreement means physical or mental incapacity or illness rendering Mr. Calvert unable to perform his duties on a long-term basis (i) as evidenced by his failure or inability to perform his duties for a total of 120 days in any 360 day period, or (ii) as determined by an independent and licensed physician whom Company selects, or (iii) as determined without recourse by the Company’s disability insurance carrier. If Mr. Calvert’s employment is terminated for cause he will be eligible to receive his accrued base compensation and vacation compensation through the date of termination. If Mr. Calvert’s employment is terminated without cause, then he will be eligible to receive the greater of (i) one year’s compensation plus an additional one half year for each year of service since the effective date of the employment agreement or (ii) one year’s compensation plus an additional one half year for each year remaining in the term of the agreement.

The Calvert Employment Agreement requires Mr. Calvert to keep certain information confidential, not to solicit customers or employees of the Company or interfere with any business relationship of the Company, and to assign all inventions made or created during the term of the Calvert Employment Agreement as “work made for hire”.

Change in Control; Election of Mr. Code as Director

The acquisition of the BioLargo technology resulted in a change of control of the Company. In connection with the completion of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology, the Company issued 22,139,012 shares of its common stock, as adjusted for the Reverse Split, to IOWC (the “IOWC Shares”). IOWC is controlled by Mr. Code. The IOWC Shares, together with 620,637 shares of common stock, as adjusted for the Reverse Split, previously issued to Mr. Code under the Consulting Agreement, constitute approximately 57.8% of the Company’s issued and outstanding stock as of April 30, 2007.

Under Delaware law, Mr. Code has the power to elect each of the members of our Board of Directors. Mr. Code also has the power to control the outcome of most matters requiring stockholder approval. In connection with the completion of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology on April 30, 2007, Mr. Code was elected as a director of the Company. Additionally, the Code Employment Agreement provides that during the term of the Code Employment Agreement the Company shall cause to have Mr. Code nominated for election as a director to serve on the Board of Directors Mr. Code also serves as our Chief Technology Officer, which is an executive officer position.

Kenneth Reay Code is the founder and principal stockholder of IOWC, a company which is engaged in the research and development of advanced disinfection technology and substantially all of whose assets the Company purchased in April 2007. From December 2000 to the present, Mr. Code has been President of IOWC. From December 2000 through October 2003, Mr. Code also served as a director and Vice Chairman of BioLargo Technologies Inc., where he was engaged in pre-commercial efforts to seat inorganic disinfection technologies into the non-woven air-laid industry. Mr. Code has authored several publications concerning, and has filed several patent applications applying, disinfection technology. Mr. Code graduated from the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The Board of the Directors of the Company has determined that Mr. Code is not independent as defined under NASDAQ Marketplace rules. Mr. Code does not serve on any committees of the Board.

 

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General Note

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Pro Forma Consolidating Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006

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Pro Forma Consolidating Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2006

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Notes to Pro Forma Consolidating Financial Statements

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BIOLARGO, INC. AND IOWC TECHNOLOGIES, INC

PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

OF BIOLARGO, INC. AND IOWC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

General Note

The following pro forma unaudited consolidating financial statements of the Company and IOWC are presented here to provide information on the financial history of the combined entities, although the Company is not acquiring IOWC. The Company however is acquiring IOWCs significant asset (its developed technology, the “BioLargo technology”) through the Asset Purchase Agreement executed on April 30, 2007.

In connection with the completion of the acquisition of the BioLargo technology, the Company issued an aggregate 22,139,012 shares, or approximately 56.3% of its issued and outstanding common stock, to IOWC. In connection with an agreement with IOWC and its sole stockholder (Mr. Code), the Company issued an additional 620,637 shares of its common stock issued to Mr. Code. This issuance has been reflected as a charge to income based on the valuation of the shares issued to him.

These unaudited proforma consolidating financial statements should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of the Company and the accompanying disclosures contained in this Annual Report or which are incorporated by reference herein. These proforma financial statements are provided for informational purposes only and do not purport to represent what the Company’s financial position or results of operations would actually have been had the transactions with IOWC been consummated on the dates of such statements or to project results of operations or financial position for any future period.

 

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BIOLARGO, INC. AND IOWC TECHNOLOGIES, INC

PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2006

(UNAUDITED)

 

ASSETS

 

    

BioLargo,

Inc.

   

IOWC
Technologies,
Inc.

   

Adjustments

    PROFORMA
Consolidated
 

CURRENT ASSETS

        

Cash and Cash Equivalents

   $ 229,334     $ 39,742     $ (39,742 )   $ 229,334  

Prepaid Expenses

     16,500       —         —         16,500  
                                

Total Current Assets

     245,834       39,742       (39,742 )     245,834  
                                

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 245,834     $ 39,742     $ (39,742 )   $ 245,834  
                                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

        

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

   $ 2,311,500     $ —       $ —       $ 2,311,500  

Notes Payable

     3,782,070       —         —         3,782,070  

Debentures Payable, Net

     21,151       —         —         21,151  
                                

Total Current Liabilities

     6,114,721       —         —         6,114,721  
                                

COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

        

STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

        

Convertible Preferred Series A, $.00067 Par Value, 25,000,000 Shares Authorized, -0- Shares Issued and Outstanding at December 31, 2006

     —         —         —         —    

Common Stock, $.00067 Par Value, 100,000,000 Shares Authorized, 25,274,834 Shares Issued At December 31, 2006

     52,256       1       14,755       67,012  

Additional Paid-In Capital

     23,618,750       769,107       (620,928 )     23,766,929  

Accumulated Deficit

     (29,539,893 )     (729,366 )     566,431       (29,702,829 )
                                

Total Stockholders’ Deficit

     (5,868,887 )     39,742       (39,742 )     (5,868,887 )
                                

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

   $ 245,834     $ 39,742     $ (39,742 )   $ 245,834  
                                

 

See accompanying notes to pro forma consolidating financial statements

 

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BIOLARGO, INC. AND IOWC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

(UNAUDITED)

 

    

BioLargo,

Inc.

    IOWC
Technologies,
Inc.
    Adjustments    PROFORMA
Consolidated
 

Revenue

         

Total revenues

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —    
                               

Costs and expenses

         

Selling, general and administrative

     1,632,856       162,936       —        1,795,792  

Research and development

     129,522       —         —        129,522  
                               

Total costs and expenses

     1,762,378       163,936       —        1,925,314  
                               

Loss from operations

     (1,762,378 )     (162,936 )     —        (1,925,314 )
                               

Other income and (expense)

         

Interest expense

     (344,882 )     —         —        (344,882 )

Reversal of accruals related to prior periods

     576,554       —         —        576,554  

Reduction in note payable to related party

     220,000       —         —        220,000  
                               

Net other income

     451,672       —         —        451,672  
                               

Net loss

   $ (1,310,706 )   $ (162,936 )   $ —      $ (1,473,642 )
                               

Loss per common share – basic and diluted

         

Loss per share

   $ (0.48 )        $ (0.54 )
                     

Weighted average common share equivalents outstanding

     2,742,406            2,742,406  
                     

 

See accompanying notes to pro forma consolidating financial statements

 

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BIOLARGO, INC. AND IOWC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATING

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Note 1. Business and Organization

Outlook

Both entities (BioLargo and IOWC) had no continuing business operations as of December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006. BioLargo, Inc. (the “Company”) operated as a shell company during the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and operations primarily consisted of the Company seeking funding, maintaining the corporate entity, complying with the reporting and other requirements of the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), engaging in ongoing research and development for the BioLargo Technology (as defined below), engaging in initial marketing activities for the BioLargo Technology and planning for the consummation of certain proposed transactions (the “Transactions”), as described below. See discussion of the Transactions with IOWC Technologies, Inc. (“IOWC”), below.

The Company will need working capital resources to maintain the Company’s status and to fund other anticipated costs and expenses during the year ending December 31, 2007 and beyond. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise capital. If the Company is able to acquire IOWC’s assets, it will need additional capital until and unless that prospective operation is able to generate positive working capital sufficient to fund the Company’s cash flow requirements from operations.

Note 2. Transactions between BioLargo, Inc. and IOWC Technologies Inc.

Asset Purchase Agreement

Pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement dated April 30, 2007 between the Company, Mr. Code and IOWC Technologies, Inc. (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), the Company purchased, transferred and assigned all of their rights, title and interests to two U.S. patents and related intellectual property, as well as the records related to the patents and intellectual property.

In addition to the Code Stock issued in August 2006 and as further and full payment for IOWC’s obligations set forth in the M&L Agreement, pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, IOWC Technologies, Inc. received a total of 22,139,012 shares of BioLargo, Inc. common stock (trading symbol “BLGO”) comprising, in the aggregate, the IOWC Stock, as follows:

 

   

Licensing Rights. As full payment for the license granted to BLTI, IOWC Technologies, Inc. received 16,462,342 shares of BioLargo, Inc. common stock.

 

   

Assigned Agreements. As full payment for the assignment of the Assigned Agreements, IOWC Technologies, Inc. received an additional 5,109,003 shares of BioLargo, Inc. common stock.

 

   

Asset Purchase Agreement. As full payment for the transfer of any intellectual property under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, IOWC Technologies, Inc. received an additional 567,667 shares of BioLargo, Inc. common stock.

 

   

Total Consideration. The total common stock issued to IOWC for all components of the transactions equals 22,139,012 shares of BioLargo, Inc. common stock. Additionally, Mr. Code has already been issued 620,637 shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the R&D Agreement.

Subsequent to the closing, the Company and Code will own approximately 57.8% of BioLargo, Inc.

Note 3. Adjustment for Issuance of Common Stock

The adjustment for the acquisition of the developed technology from IOWC is based on the number of shares of BioLargo, Inc common stock required to be issued for the sellers.

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.   

Description of Exhibit

3.1*    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed March 16, 2007
3.2    Certificate of Designations creating Series A Preferred Stock(6)
3.3    Bylaws, as amended and restated(1)
4.1    Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock issued to preferred stockholders(6)
4.2    Amended and Restated Warrant No. AG-1 to purchase shares of common stock held by Augustine II LLC(6)
  4.3    Secured Promissory Note in the face amount of $1,120,000 issued to Summitt Ventures, Inc., assigned to New Millennium Capital Partners, LLC(3)
  4.4    Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 10, 2003 between the Company and Augustine II LLC(4)
  4.7    Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 30, 2004 to Term Loan Agreement between the Company and Augustine II, LLC(6)
  4.5    Amendment No. 2 dated as of July 20, 2005 to Term Loan Agreement between the Company and Augustine II, LLC(9)
  4.6    Warrant Number AG-II to Purchase Common Stock issued July 29, 2005 issued to Augustine II, LLC(9)
  4.7    Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 1, 2006 to Term Loan Agreement between the Company and Augustine II, LLC(11)
  4.8    Third Amended and Restated Convertible Term Note of the Company issued to Augustine II, LLC(11)
  4.9    Convertible Loan Agreement and Note between the Company and James Burchard(6)
  4.10    Promissory Note dated November 20, 2003 issued by the Company to James Seay, DDS.(6)
  4.11    Amendment No. 1 dated February 10, 2005 to Promissory Note issued to James Seay(8)
  4.12    Conversion Agreement with New Millennium dated October 16, 2003(5)
  4.13    Warrant to purchase shares of common stock held by Arthur Lipper(6)
  4.14    Unsecured Promissory Note dated March 7, 2005 issued to Dennis Calvert(7)
  4.15    Form of Convertible Term Note issued in Second Offering(8)
  4.16    Form of Warrant issued in the Second Offering (10)
  4.17    Form of Convertible Note issued in the Third Offering(10)
  4.18    Form of Warrant issued in the Third Offering (10)
  4.19    Stock Pledge Agreement dated as of June 10, 2003, between New Millennium and Augustine II LLC(4)
  4.20    Form of Promissory Note issued in the Fall 2006 Offering (16)
  4.21*    Form of Warrant issued in the Fall 2006 Offering
  4.22*    Conversion Agreement dated April 13, 2007 between the Company and New Millennium Capital Partners LLC.

 

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Exhibit No.  

Description of Exhibit

10.1†   Employment Agreement between the Company and Joseph Provenzano dated March 1, 2003(2)
10.2   Marketing and License Agreement dated as of December 31, 2005 between the Company, BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc., IOWC Technologies, Inc., and Kenneth R. Code(10)
10.3   Consulting Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006 between the Company and Kenneth Reay Code(11)
10.4   Amendment No. 1 to Consulting Agreement between the Company and Kenneth Reay Code(13)
10.5   Amendment No. 2 to Consulting Agreement between the Company and Kenneth Reay Code(14)
10.6   Research and Development Agreement dated as of August 11, 2006 among the Company, BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc., IOWC Technologies, Inc. and Kenneth Reay Code(12)
10.7   Amendment No. 1 dated August 14, 2006 to Research and Development Agreement(12)
10.8   Amendment No. 2 dated December 20, 2006 to Research and Development Agreement(13)
10.9   Amendment No. 3 dated March 30, 2007 to Research and Development Agreement(14)
10.10*   Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of April 30, 2007 between the Company, BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc., IOWC Technologies, Inc., and Kenneth R. Code
10.11*†   Employment Agreement dated as of April 30, 2007 between the Company and Dennis Calvert
10.12*†   Employment Agreement dated as of April 30, 2007 between the Company and Kenneth R. Code
10.13*   License Agreement dated October 15, 2004 by and between Kenneth Code, IOWC and BLTI, and Craig Sundheimer and Lloyd M. Jarvis
10.14*   Master Distributorship Agreement dated January 15, 2005 by and between Kenneth Code and IOWC, and Food Industry Technologies, Inc.
10.15*   Assignment of USPTO Patent Application 11/516,958 to BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.
10.16*   Assignment of USPTO Patent Application 11/516,960 to BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.
10.17*   Assignment of USPTO Patent Application 60/850,976 to BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.
10.18*   Assignment of USPTO Patent Application 60/873,763 to BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.
10.19*   Assignment of USPTO Patent Application 60/881,061 to BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.
10.20*   Assignment of USPTO Patent Application 60/900,374 to BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.
21.1*   List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant
24.1*   Power of Attorney (included on Signature Page)
31.1*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rules 13(a)-14 and 15(d)-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2*   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rules 13(a)-14 and 15(d)-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

* Filed herewith
Management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement
(1) Incorporated herein by reference from the 10-KSB filed by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

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(2) Incorporated herein by reference from the Form S-8 filed by the Company on August 8, 2002, and amended on Form S-8 filed by the Company on December 27, 2002.
(3) Incorporated herein by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 1, 2003.
(4) Incorporated herein by reference from the 10-QSB filed by the Company for the period ending March 31, 2003.
(5) Incorporated herein by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on October 31, 2003.
(6) Incorporated herein by reference from the 10-KSB filed by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2003
(7) Incorporated herein by reference from the 10-QSB filed by the Company for the period ending March 31, 2004.
(8) Incorporated herein by reference from the 10-KSB filed by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2005.
(9) Incorporated herein by reference from the 10-QSB filed by the Company for the period ending March 31, 2005.
(10) Incorporated herein by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on January 9, 2006.
(11) Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on October 19, 2006.
(12) Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on August 16, 2006.
(13) Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on December 21, 2006
(14) Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on April 5, 2007.
(15) Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on June 23, 2006.
(16) Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on December 4, 2006.

 

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EXHIBIT 3.1

State of Delaware

Secretary of State

Division of Corporations

Delivered 10:17 AM 3/16/2007

FILED 10:04 AM 3/16/2007

SRV 070325644 – 2274303 FILE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

NUWAY MEDICAL INC.

NUWAY MEDICAL INC. (the “Corporation”), a Delaware corporation, hereby certifies as follows:

1. The Corporation’s original certificate of incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 19, 1991. The Corporation was originally incorporated under the name of Repossession Auction, Inc.

2. Pursuant to Sections 242 and 228 of the General Corporation Law, the amendments and restatements herein set forth have been duly approved by the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Corporation.

3. Pursuant to Section 245 of the General Corporation Law, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and integrates and further amends the provisions of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date (as so amended, the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

4. The text of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

FIRST: The name of the corporation (which is hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”) is BioLargo, Inc.

SECOND: The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, County of New Castle, and the name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “General Corporation Law”).

The purpose specified in the foregoing paragraph shall in nowise be limited or restricted by reference to, or inference from, the terms of any provision in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

The Corporation shall possess and may exercise all powers and privileges necessary or convenient to effect the foregoing purpose, including the general powers now or hereafter conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware upon corporations formed under the General Corporation Law.


FOURTH: The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 250,000,000 shares, all with a par value of $0.00067 per share, 200,000,000 shares of which shall be common stock (the “Common Stock”) and 50,000,000 shares of which shall be preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”)

The Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized from time to time to provide for the issuance of the shares of the Preferred Stock in one or more series and to establish the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the designations, powers (including voting powers), preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof and to determine or alter the powers (including voting powers), designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, granted to or imposed upon any wholly-unissued class and/or series of Preferred Stock in any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares constituting any such wholly-unissued class and/or series, to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of any such class and/or series then outstanding) the number of shares of any such class and/or series, and to fix the number of shares of any such class and/or series.

Effective at 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on March 19, 2007 (the “Effective Time”), pursuant to Section 242(a)(3) of the General Corporation Law, the issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation’s common stock shall be subject to a reverse split, such that every twenty-five (25) shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $0.00067 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be automatically be combined into one share of Common Stock, par value $0.00067 per share. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, no fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued to the holders of record of Common Stock in connection with the foregoing combination of shares of Common Stock. In lieu thereof, any fractional share that results from the combination described in the two immediately preceding sentences will be rounded up to the next whole share of Common Stock.

Each stock certificate that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented shares of Common Stock shall, from and after the Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent that number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Common Stock represented by such certificate outstanding prior to the Effective Time shall have been combined; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that each holder of record of a certificate that represented shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to the Effective Time shall receive, upon surrender of such certificate, a new certificate representing the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Common Stock represented by such certificate shall have been combined.


The combination of Common Stock described in the preceding paragraphs shall not change the authorized number of shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation or the par value thereof

FIFTH: The Corporation shall, to the full extent permitted by section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as amended from time to time, indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto.

A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its members, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under section 174 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

SIXTH: The private property of the stockholders of the Corporation shall not be subject to the payment of corporate debts to any extent whatsoever.

SEVENTH: The Board of Directors shall have the power without the assent or vote of the stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to, or repeal the by-laws of the corporation; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any by-law made by the Board of Directors may be altered, amended or repealed by the stockholders at any time.

The powers and authorize herein conferred upon the Board of Directors are in furtherance, and not in limitation, of those conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware. In addition to the powers and authorities herein or by statute expressly conferred upon, it, the Board of Directors may exercise all such powers and do all such as acts and things as may be exercised or done by the corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the laws of the State of Delaware, of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and to the by-laws of the Corporation; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no by-law made by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act by the directors which would have been valid if such by-law had not been made.

EIGHTH: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware, on the application in a summary way of the Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under the provisions of section 291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for this corporation under the provisions of section 279 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code order a meeting of the creditors, or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of the Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of the


Corporation, as the case may be agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of the Corporation as consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of the Corporation, as the case may be, and also on the Corporation.

NINTH: The Corporation reserves the right for amend, alter, change or appeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and all rights conferred upon stockholders, directors and officers herein are granted subject to this reservation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed by Dennis Calvert, its President and Chief Executive Officer, this 16th day of March, 2007.

 

NUWAY MEDICAL INC.
By:  

/s/ Dennis Calvert

Name:   Dennis Calvert
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 4.21

THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES ACT OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACTS COVERING THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACTS.

NUWAY MEDICAL, INC.

[FORM OF] WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

WARRANT NO.             

   ISSUED:                      , 2006

THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received,                      (the “ Holder ”), is entitled to subscribe for and purchase from NUWAY MEDICAL, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware (the “ Company ”), subject to Section 1(b) hereof, commencing at the time periods prescribed herein and ending at 5:00 p.m. California time on September 13, 2009,                      shares (the “ Shares ”) of common stock, par value, $0.00067, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”). The exercise price for each Share subject to this Warrant (the “ Warrant Price ”) is equal to $0.05. The number of Shares and the Warrant Price are subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 4 of this Warrant.

This Warrant is issued in connection with and as consideration for the Convertible Note dated the date hereof and issued by the Company in favor of the Holder, which Convertible Note has been issued pursuant the Holder’s investment in the Company.

1. Method of Exercise; Payment; Issuance of New Warrant . (a) The purchase right represented by this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder, in whole or in part, subject to the limitation set forth below, and from time to time, by (i) the surrender of this Warrant (with a notice of exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit  A, duly executed) at the principal office of the Company and (ii) the payment to the Company, by check or wire transfer of funds to an account specified in writing by the Company, of an amount equal to the aggregate Warrant Price. The Shares so purchased, representing the aggregate number of shares specified in the executed Exhibit A , shall be delivered to the Holder within a reasonable time, not exceeding ten (10) business days, after this Warrant shall have been so exercised. Upon receipt by the Company of this Warrant at the office of the Company, in proper form for exercise and accompanied by the amount equal to the aggregate Warrant Price, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Shares issuable upon such exercise, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company shall then be closed or that certificates representing such Shares shall not then be actually delivered to the Holder.


(b) Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not have the right, and the Company shall not have the obligation, to exercise all or any portion of this Warrant, unless and until each of the following events has first occurred: (i) the Company’s stockholders have approved an increase in the number of shares of common stock authorized by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation in an amount not less than the amount required to permit all warrants issued in this series to be converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock as provided herein, at a validly held meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present and acting throughout; and (ii) the Company has filed with the Secretary of State of State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to amend its Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation.

(c) If this Warrant shall have been exercised only in part, the Company shall, at the time of delivery of such Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant, or, at the request of Holder, appropriate notation may be made on this Warrant which shall then be returned to Holder.

2. Stock Fully Paid; Reservation of Shares . All Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be fully paid and nonassessable, and free from all preemptive rights, taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any transfer taxes with respect to the issue of shares in any name other than that of the registered holder hereof. During the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of the issue upon exercise of the purchase rights evidenced by this Warrant, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant. The Company shall at all times take all such action and obtain all such permits or orders as may be necessary to enable the Company lawfully to issue such Common Stock as duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares upon exercise in full of this Warrant.

3. Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued in connection with any exercise hereunder, but in lieu of such fractional shares the Company shall make a cash payment therefor upon the basis of the Fair Market Value of such Shares.

4. Adjustment . This Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of certain events, as follows:

(a) Adjustment for Stock Splits and Combinations . If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the date hereof effect a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, the Warrant Price then in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be proportionately decreased. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the date hereof combine the outstanding Common Stock, the Warrant Price then in effect immediately before the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustment under this subsection shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

(b) Adjustment for Certain Dividends and Distributions . In the event the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall make or issue a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the Warrant Price shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance, by multiplying the Warrant Price by a fraction:

 

  (x) the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance; and

 

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  (y) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution.

(c) Adjustment of Number of Shares . Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price pursuant to either Section 4(a) or 4(b) of this Warrant, the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted to the number of shares of Common Stock, calculated to the nearest one hundredth of a share, obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable immediately prior to such adjustment upon the exercise of the Warrant by the Warrant Price in effect prior to such adjustment and dividing the product so obtained by the new Warrant Price.

(d) Adjustment for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution . If the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant are changed into the same or different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by recapitalization, reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination provided for in Section 4(a) above, a dividend or distribution provided for in Section 4(b) above, or a reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale of assets, provided for in Section 4(e) below), then and in any such event the Holder shall have the right thereafter to exercise this Warrant into the kind and amount of stock and other securities receivable upon such recapitalization, reclassification or other change, by holders of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant might have been exercised immediately prior to such recapitalization, reclassification or change.

(e) Reorganization, Mergers, Consolidations or Sales of Assets . If at any time or from time to time there is a capital reorganization of the Common Stock (other than a subdivision or combination provided for in Section 4(a) above, a dividend or distribution provided for in Section 4(b) above, or a reclassification or exchange of shares provided for in Section 4(d) above) or a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity, or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets to any other person or entity, then, as a part of such reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale, provision shall be made so that the Holder shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant the number of shares of stock or other securities, money or property of the Company, or of the successor entity resulting from such merger or consolidation or sale, to which a holder of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion would have been entitled on such capital reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale. The Company shall not effect any reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale unless prior to the consummation thereof each entity or person (other than the Company) that may be required to deliver any cash, securities or other property upon the exercise of this Warrant shall assume, by written instrument delivered to the Holder, the obligation to deliver to the Holder such cash, securities or other property as in accordance with the foregoing provisions the Holder may be entitled to receive. The foregoing provisions of this Section 4(e) shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, mergers, consolidations and sales.

 

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(f) No Impairment . The Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the Holder against dilution or other impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will not issue any capital stock of any class which is preferred as to dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.

(g) Notice of Adjustments . Whenever this Warrant shall be adjusted pursuant to this Section 4 , the Company shall make a certificate signed by an officer of the Company setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment was calculated, and the new Warrant Price and the type or the number of Shares purchasable after giving effect to such adjustment, and shall cause copies of such certificate to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder.

5. The Company’s Obligation to Make Payments .

(a) Dividends and Distributions . In the event the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall make or issue a dividend or other distribution, whether payable in cash, securities or other property of the Company, with respect to any of its capital stock for which an adjustment is not made pursuant to Section 4 of this Warrant, then and in each such event, the Company shall concurrently make a cash payment to the Holder equal to the product of (i) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the amount of cash plus the fair value of any property or securities distributed by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the record date for such dividend or distribution and (ii) the number of Shares on such record date.

(b) Redemption of Capital Stock . In the event the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall repurchase or redeem any of its capital stock or any rights, including without limitation, options, warrants or other convertible or exchangeable securities, to acquire such capital stock, then and in each such event, the Company shall concurrently make a cash payment to the Holder equal to the product of (i) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate amount of cash and the aggregate fair value of any property paid out by the Company in connection with any such repurchase or redemption by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis immediately after such repurchase or redemption and (2) the number of Shares.

6. Notice of Record Date . In the event:

 

  (1) that the Company declares a dividend (or any other distribution) on any of its capital stock (including without limitation, its Common Stock);

 

  (2) that the Company repurchases or redeems any of its capital stock (including without limitation, its Common Stock) or any rights to acquire such capital stock;

 

  (3) that the Company subdivides or combines its outstanding shares of Common Stock;

 

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  (4) of any reclassification of the Common Stock, or of any consolidation, merger or share exchange of the Company into or with another entity, or of the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

 

  (5) of the involuntary or voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; or

 

  (6) of any offer of its Common Stock or any rights to acquire such Common Stock for consideration paid per share of Common Stock less than the Warrant Price then in effect.

then the Company shall notify the Holder at least 30 days prior to the date specified in (A), (B) or (C) below, in writing stating:

(A) the record date of such dividend, distribution, repurchase, redemption, subdivision or combination, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as to which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distribution, repurchase, redemption, subdivision or combination are to be determined;

(B) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, share exchange, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution or winding up; or

(C) the date on which such offering of its Common Stock or any rights to acquire such Common Stock for consideration paid per share of Common Stock less than the Warrant Price is expected to become consummated.

7. Compliance with Securities Act; Disposition of Warrant or Common Stock .

(a) Compliance with Securities Act . The Holder, by acceptance hereof, agrees that this Warrant and the Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof are being acquired for investment and that such Holder will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Common Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances which will not result in a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”). All Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant (unless registered under the Act or sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Act) shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES ACTS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACTS COVERING THIS SECURITY OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACTS.”

(b) Disposition of Warrant or Shares . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Warrant and applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights represented by this Warrant may be transferred, assigned or pledged, in whole or in part with prior written notice to the Company. Any transfer shall be accompanied by the Notice of Transfer form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

 

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8. Rights as Shareholders . The Holder shall not, by virtue hereof, be entitled to any rights of a shareholder in the Company, either at law or equity, and the rights of the Holder are limited to those expressed in this Warrant and are not enforceable against the Company except to the extent set forth herein.

9. Representations and Warranties . The Company represents and warrants to the Holder as follows:

(a) This Warrant has been duly authorized and executed by the Company and is a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms;

(b) The Shares have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by the Company and, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable;

(c) The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the Shares and the holders thereof are as set forth in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation;

(d) The execution and delivery of this Warrant are not, and the issuance of the Shares upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms hereof will not be, inconsistent with the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or by-laws, do not and will not contravene any law, governmental rule or regulation, judgment or order applicable to the Company, and, except for consents that have already been obtained by the Company, do not and will not conflict with or contravene any provision of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, contract or other instrument of which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with or the taking of any action in respect of or by, any federal, state or local government authority or agency or other person; and

10. Modification and Waiver . This Warrant and any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the same is sought.

11. Notices . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telegraphic, telex, telecopier or cable communication) and mailed, telegraphed, telexed, telecopied, cabled or delivered to the applicable party at its address specified opposite its signature below, or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed, telegraphed, telexed, telecopied or cabled or sent by overnight courier, be effective when deposited in the mails, delivered to the telegraph company, cable company or overnight courier, as the case may be, or sent by telex or telecopier.

12. Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of the several sections of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Warrant.

13. Governing Law . THIS WARRANT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

 

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14. Binding Effect on Successors . This Warrant shall be binding upon any entity succeeding the Company by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, and all of the obligations of the Company relating to the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall survive the exercise, and termination of this Warrant and all of the covenants and agreements of the Company shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Holder.

15. Severability . In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Warrant shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

16. Lost Warrants or Stock Certificates . The Company covenants to the Holder that upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or in the case of any such mutilation upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate, of like tenor, in lieu of the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant or stock certificate.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer on the day and year first above written.

 

NUWAY MEDICAL, INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Dennis Calvert, President
Address:   2603 Main Street, Suite 1155
  Irvine, California 92614
  Attention: Dennis Calvert
  Facsimile: 949 666-7297

ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED:

                                                          [company name, if applicable]

 

By:  

 

   
Print Name:  

 

  [Christina, if it’s a company, put name AND TITLE here]  
Address:  

 

   
 

 

   
 

 

   

 

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EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

TO: NUWAY MEDICAL, INC.

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase                      shares of Common Stock of NUWAY MEDICAL, INC. pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and, unless such Warrant allows the exercise to be “cashless,” tenders herewith payment of the Warrant Price for such shares in full.

(2) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares of Common Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

 

(Name)

 

(Name)

(3) Please issue a new Warrant for the unexercised portion of the attached Warrant in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

 

(Name)

 

(Address)

 

(Signature)

 

(Date)


EXHIBIT B

NOTICE OF TRANSFER

(To be signed only upon transfer of Warrant)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto                                          the right represented by the attached Warrant to purchase                      shares of the Common Stock of NUWAY MEDICAL, INC., to which the attached Warrant relates, and appoints                                          as Attorney to transfer such right on the books of NUWAY MEDICAL, INC., with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:                                         

 

 

(Signature must conform in all respects to the name of the Holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)

 

 

(Address)

Signed in the presence of:                                         

EXHIBIT 4.22

CONVERSION AGREEMENT

This Conversion Agreement (this “Agreement”), effective as of April 13, 2007, by and between BioLargo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and New Millennium Capital Partners, LLC (the “Holder”).

WHEREAS, the Holder holds the Company’s promissory note (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A) in the face amount of $1,120,000 (the “Note”), and which the principal amount was reduced by mutual agreement to $900,000 on April 28, 2006; and

WHEREAS, the Company and Holder agreed on and as of April 13, 2007 (the “Effective Date”) to convert the outstanding principal amount of the Note into shares of the Company’s common stock, at a price per share equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Effective Date, as reported by www.pinksheets.com.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the undertakings hereinafter contained, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Conversion . The Holder hereby converts the principal amount of the Note ($900,000) into 1,636,364 shares of fully paid and non-assessable common stock of the Company (the “Shares”), and the Company agrees to issue the Shares in exchange for such conversion (the “Conversion”). As soon as practicable hereafter, the Company shall issue to the Holder a certificate for the Shares. The Conversion shall be considered payment in full by the Company of the entire principal amount of the Note. The parties acknowledge that as of the Effective Date, $380,658 in accrued and unpaid interest (the “Interest”) remained outstanding. The Note does not provide for compounding the accrued and unpaid interest, the Interest shall not accrue further interest after the date of this agreement. The Holder shall deliver the Note to the Company for cancellation and the Company shall deliver to the Holder a non-interest bearing Note in the amount of $380,658 due and payable in full on January 15, 2008.

SECTION 2. Legends . The certificate representing the Shares shall contain a legend in substantially the following form:

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR QUALIFIED FOR SALE UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (COLLECTIVELY, “SECURITIES LAWS”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED FOR SALE UNDER ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH SECURITIES LAWS.

SECTION 3. Transfer or Resale of the Shares . The Holder understands that (i) the Shares have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, or (B) the Holder shall have delivered

 

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to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements; (ii) any sale of such securities made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of such securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. The Company reserves the right to place stop transfer instructions against the Shares and certificate(s) for the Shares.

SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties of the Holder . The Holder is acquiring the Shares for investment for its own account, and not with a view toward distribution thereof, and with no present intention of dividing its interest with others or reselling or otherwise disposing of all or any portion of the Shares. The undersigned has not offered or sold a participation in this transaction, and will not offer or sell any of the Shares or interest therein or otherwise, in violation of the Securities Act. The undersigned further acknowledges that it does not have in mind any sale of the Shares currently or after the passage of a fixed or determinable period of time or upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any predetermined events or consequence; and that it has no present or contemplated agreement, undertaking, arrangement, obligation, indebtedness or commitment providing for or which is likely to compel a disposition of the Shares and is not aware of any circumstances presently in existence that are likely in the future to prompt a disposition of the Shares. The Holder is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined under the Securities Laws.

SECTION 5. Miscellaneous .

5.1 Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties concerning the subject matter of this Agreement and incorporates all prior negotiations and understandings. There are no covenants, promises, agreements, conditions or understandings, either oral or written, between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement other than those set forth herein. No representation or warranty has been made by or on behalf of either party to this Agreement (or any officer, director, employee or agent thereof) to induce the other party to enter into this Agreement or to abide by or consummate any transactions contemplated by any terms of this Agreement, except representations and warranties expressly set forth herein. No alteration, amendment, change or addition to this Agreement shall be binding upon either party unless in writing and signed by the parties to be charged.

5.2 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing one or more counterparts.

 

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5.3 Third Parties . Nothing herein express or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any person, other than the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors or permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.

5.4 Further Assurances . If, at any time, either of the parties hereto shall consider or be advised that any further documents are necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions hereof, the appropriate party or parties hereto shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, any and all such other documents and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or proper to fully carry out the provisions hereof.

5.5 Representations of the Parties . Each of the parties hereto hereby represents and warrants to the other party that the execution, delivery and performance of their respective agreements and undertakings set forth herein have been duly authorized by all necessary action.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Conversion Agreement effective as of the date first above written.

 

    BIOLARGO, INC.

Date: April 13, 2007

    By:    /s/ Joseph Provenzano
        Joseph Provenzano, Secretary
    NEW MILLENNIUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC

Date: April 13, 2007

    By:    /s/ Dennis Calvert
      Name: Dennis Calvert
      Title: Manager

 

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EXHIBIT 10.10

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of April 30, 2007 (the “Agreement”) is executed by and among IOWC Technologies, Inc., a federally registered Canadian corporation (“IOWC”), Kenneth Reay Code, an individual (“Code” and collectively with IOWC, “Sellers” and individually a “Seller”), and BioLargo, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as NuWay Medical, Inc. (“BioLargo”) and BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc., a California corporation (“BLTI” and collectively with BioLargo, “Purchasers” and individually a “Purchaser”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, BioLargo and Sellers entered into a letter of intent on July 25, 2005 (the “LOI”) pursuant to the terms of which, among other things, BioLargo would acquire from Sellers two United States Patents bearing numbers 6,146,725 and 6,328,929;

WHEREAS, BioLargo formed BLTI as a wholly-owned subsidiary for the purpose of completing the transactions contemplated by the LOI; and

WHEREAS, BioLargo entered into a Marketing and Licensing Agreement dated December 31, 2005 with IOWC and Code (the “M&L Agreement”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the M&L Agreement, the Company, through BLTI, acquired certain rights to develop, market, sell, license, commercialize and distribute products that were developed, and are in development, by BioLargo, incorporating or using what is referred to by the parties as the BioLargo Technology;

WHEREAS, BioLargo and BLTI entered into a Research and Development Agreement dated August 11, 2006 with IOWC and Code, which agreement was amended on August 14, 2006, as of December 20, 2006 and as of March 30, 2007 (collectively, the “R&D Agreement”);

WHEREAS, BioLargo and Code entered into a Consulting Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006, which agreement was amended as of December 20, 2006 and as of March 30, 2007 (collectively, the “Consulting Agreement”);

WHEREAS, BLTI and IOWC entered into an Agreement dated as of November 13, 2006, pursuant to which IOWC granted to BLTI an option (the “Option”) to purchase IOWC’s 20% membership interest in BioLargo, LLC (the “LLC”) for nominal consideration (the “Option Agreement”);

WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Sellers desire to sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers desire to purchase from the Sellers, the Assets (as defined in Section 1(a) below).


AGREEMENT

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties, in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and conditions contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

 

  1. Sale and Purchase of Assets.

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Sellers shall sell, convey, assign, transfer, and deliver to Purchasers, their successors and assigns, the entire right, title and interest in and to those certain assets, properties, rights, claims and goodwill (the “Assets” as hereinafter defined) free and clear of any and all security interests, assignments, pledges, hypothecations, mortgages, liens (including environmental and tax liens), violations, charges, leases, licenses, encumbrances, servient easements, claims, reversions, reverters, preferential arrangements, restrictive covenants, conditions or restrictions of any kind, including any restrictions on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership (collectively, “Liens”), and the Purchasers shall purchase from the Sellers, all of the Sellers’ right, title and interest in the Assets free and clear of any and all Liens.

 

  (a) For the purposes of this Agreement “Assets” means:

 

   

(i) United States Patent Number 6,146,725, dated November 14, 2000, entitled “absorbent composition”, filed on September 30, 1997, listing Kenneth Reay Code as the inventor, relating to an absorbent composition to be used in the transport of specimens of bodily fluids; and (ii) United States Patent Number 6,328,929, dated December 11, 2001, entitled “Method of delivering disinfectant in an absorbent substrate”, filed on August 16, 1999, listing Kenneth Reay Code as the inventor, relating to method of delivering disinfectant in an absorbent substrate, (iii) all Patent Applications; and (iv) individual national filings and any applications claiming priority therefrom with Ken Reay Code listed as an inventor or investigator thereon relating compositions, apparatus, systems, processes and technology relating to iodine generation from iodide salts (each a “Patent” and collectively, the “Patents”); and

 

   

all proprietary knowledge, trade secrets, confidential information, computer software and licenses, formulae, designs and drawings, quality control data, processes (whether secret or not), methods, inventions and other similar know-how or rights relating to or arising out of the Patents; and


   

all license and distribution agreements to which either Seller is presently a party, whether or not such agreements are currently subject to the M&L Agreement, including without limitation (i) that certain agreement dated October 15, 2004 by and between Code, IOWC, BLTI, and Craig Sundheimer and Lloyd M. Jarvis; (ii) that certain agreement dated January 15, 2005 by and between Code and IOWC, and Food Industry Technologies, Inc.; and (iii) that certain letter of intent dated November 2004 by and between Code and IOWC and GTS Research, Inc.; and

 

   

Records as defined in Paragraph 3C(vi) herein.

 

  (b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Patent Applications” means all patent applications (both U.S. Provisional and Non-Provisional Patent Applications, International patent applications, including but not limited to Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications), including without limitation:

 

   

US patent application 11/516,958 (filed September 7, 2006)

 

   

US patent application 11/516,960 (filed September 7, 2006)

 

   

US patent application 60/850,976 (filed October 11, 2006)

 

   

US patent application 60/873,763 (filed December 8, 2006)

 

   

US patent application 60/881,061 (filed January 18, 2007)

 

   

US patent application 60/900,374 (filed February 8, 2007)

 

   

PCT patent application PCT/US2007/07508 (filed March 27, 2007)

 

   

PCT patent application PCT/US2007/07515 (filed March 27, 2007)

 

  2. Purchase Price.

The purchase price for the Assets (the “Purchase Price”) is 22,139,012 shares of BioLargo common stock, after giving effect to a 1-for-25 reverse split of BioLargo’s common stock approved by BioLargo’s stockholders and Board of Directors on March 15, 2007 (the “Shares”).”

 

  3. Closing and Deliveries.

A. The Closing . The closing of the purchase and sale of the Assets (the “Closing”) shall take place as soon as practicable following the time all of the conditions to Closing set forth in this Agreement are satisfied or waived (by the party entitled to waive the same) but no later than June 30, 2007, at the office of John R. Browning, Esq., located at 2603 Main Street, Suite 1155, Irvine, California 92614 or at such other place or time as the parties to this Agreement shall mutually agree upon in writing. The date of the Closing is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date”.


B. Deliveries by the Purchasers at the Closing . At the Closing, the Purchasers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Sellers:

i. one or more certificates representing the Shares, each such certificate to bear a legend substantially in the following form:

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR QUALIFIED FOR SALE UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (COLLECTIVELY, “SECURITIES LAWS”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED FOR SALE UNDER ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH SECURITIES LAWS.

ii. an Officers’ Certificate, duly executed on each Purchaser’s behalf, as to whether each condition specified in this Agreement, been satisfied in all respects; and

iii. such documents and instruments as Sellers may reasonably request to evidence the satisfaction of all conditions precedent set forth in this Agreement.

C. Deliveries by Sellers at the Closing . At the Closing, Sellers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchasers:

i. duly executed Patent Assignments with respect to each Patent;

ii. a Bill of Sale and such other instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer as shall be effective to transfer and assign to, and vest in, Purchasers, the Assets free and clear of any and all Liens,

iii. an Officers’ Certificate, as to whether each condition specified in this Agreement has been satisfied in all respects;

iv. such other bills of sale, endorsements, assignments, and other good and sufficient instruments of conveyance, transfer and assignment as shall be necessary to vest in the Purchasers good title in and to the Assets free and clear of any and all liens; and


v. such documents and instruments as the Purchasers may reasonably request to evidence the satisfaction of all conditions precedent set forth in this Agreement;

vi. possession of all originals and copies of agreements, instruments, documents, deeds, books, records, files and other data and information relating to the Assets (collectively, the “Records”).

D. Third Party Consents . To the extent that either Seller’s rights under any agreement, commitment, plan, authorization or other asset to be assigned to Purchasers hereunder may not be assigned without the consent of another person or entity which has not been obtained, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign the same if an attempted assignment would constitute a breach thereof or be unlawful, and Sellers, at their expense, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such required consent as promptly as possible. If any such consent is not obtained, or if any attempted assignment would be ineffective or would impair Purchasers’ rights under the Asset so that Purchasers would not in effect acquire the benefit of all such rights, Sellers shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law and the asset, act after the Closing as Purchasers’ agent in order to obtain for Purchasers the benefits thereunder and shall cooperate, to the maximum extent permitted by law and the Asset, with Purchasers in any other reasonable arrangement designed to provide such benefits to Purchasers.

E. Sellers’ Further Assurances . Sellers from time to time at and after the Closing shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Purchasers such other instruments of conveyance and transfer and shall take such other actions and execute and deliver such other documents, certificates and further assurances as Purchasers reasonably may request in order to vest more effectively in Purchasers, or to put Purchasers more fully in possession of, the Assets.

Purchasers shall not assume or be responsible at any time for any liability, obligation, debt or commitment of either Seller, whether absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, asserted or unasserted, or otherwise, including but not limited to any liabilities, obligations, debts or commitments of either Seller incident to, arising out of or incurred with respect to, this Agreement or the Assets conveyed and the transactions contemplated hereby including any and all taxes arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, “Excluded Obligations”).

 

  4. Representations and Warranties of Sellers.

Each Seller, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to the Purchasers as follows:

A. Organization, Standing and Corporate Power . IOWC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate


its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Complete and correct copies of the charter documents of IOWC have been delivered to the Purchasers or their counsel.

B. Authority; Enforceability; Effect of Agreement .

i. Each Seller has full power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder. Code has the requisite capacity to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and perform his obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of IOWC, including, without limitation, the authorization and approval by Code. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Seller and, assuming this Agreement is duly executed and delivered by the Purchasers, constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Sellers enforceable against IOWC and Code in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, or the availability of equitable remedies. Code, as the sole stockholder of IOWC, by his execution of this agreement expressly consents to the transactions contemplated herein.

ii. The execution and delivery by Sellers of this Agreement do not, and compliance by Sellers with the provisions of this Agreement will not, (a) conflict with or result in a breach or default under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any contract to which each Seller is a party or otherwise bound, or to which any property or asset of the Sellers is subject; (b) violate any law applicable to Sellers; or (c) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of either Seller including the Assets.

C. Assets .

i. Each Seller has, and at the Closing Purchasers will obtain, good, valid and marketable title to the Assets, free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance of any kind, except minor matters that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and do not and could not reasonably be expected to materially impair the use of the Assets or the conduct of Purchasers’ operations.

ii. The Patents consist of the entire right, title and interest in and to said invention or inventions, as described in the applications for the Patents filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office; and in and to any application filed in any foreign country based thereon, including the right to file foreign applications under the provisions of the any international law or treaty; also the entire right, title and interest in and to any and all patents or reissues or extensions


thereof to be obtained in this or any foreign country upon said invention or inventions and any divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part or substitute applications which may be filed upon said invention or inventions in the or any foreign country.

iii. The Assets constitute all of the assets and properties used by Sellers in the conduct by IOWC of its business, and are adequate and sufficient for the continued operations of the business of IOWC.

D. Intellectual Property . The Patents and the Records constitute all the intellectual property that is required to enable Sellers to conduct their respective business as now conducted and will enable Purchasers to conduct the business of Purchasers as currently proposed. Neither of the Sellers has received any written notice of (or is aware of any) infringement or other written complaint to the effect that either Seller or any of their respective affiliates has violated or infringed the intellectual property or any other proprietary rights of others. Neither of the Sellers nor any of their respective affiliates has wrongfully exploited any intellectual property owned or licensed by any person for which either Seller could suffer any damages, and neither Seller nor any person employed by or affiliated with either Seller has violated any confidential relationship which such person may have had with any third party for which either Seller could suffer any damages. Each Seller has full right and authority to utilize the Patents. No royalties, honoraria, damages or fees are payable by either Seller or any of their respective affiliates to other persons by reason of the ownership or use of the Patents. No affiliate of either Seller owns or holds, directly or indirectly, any interests in the Patents. To each Seller’s best knowledge, no person has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise violated any intellectual property right of either Seller. Sellers (i) own or has the right to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, patents, licenses and rights with respect thereto (“Intellectual Property”), used in or necessary for the conduct of the business of the Sellers without, to each Seller’s best knowledge, infringing upon or otherwise acting adversely to the right or claimed right of any person under or with respect to any of the foregoing and (ii) is not obligated or under any liability to make any payments by way of royalties, fees or otherwise to any owner or licensee of, or other claimant to, any Intellectual Property

E. Litigation and Proceedings . There is no pending or, to the best knowledge of either Seller, threatened action (or basis for any action) to which either Seller is a party or involving any of the Assets or which could materially affect either Seller’s ability to execute and deliver this Agreement or to perform each of their respective obligations contemplated hereby. Neither Seller is subject to any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or regulatory directive or agreement.


F. Compliance with Laws . Each Seller and its respective predecessors and affiliates have complied with all applicable laws, and no action is pending or, to the best knowledge of Sellers, threatened (and there is no basis therefor) against them alleging any failure to so comply. No material expenditures are or, based on applicable law, will be required of either Seller.

G. Creditor Issues . The sale of Assets to the Purchasers is not being made with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor of Sellers. Sellers believe that they are receiving reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the transfer of the Assets. Neither Seller is insolvent nor will become insolvent as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

H. No Conflicts; No Consents Required . There are no approvals, authorizations, consents, orders or other actions of, or filings with, any person, entity (governmental or otherwise) or organization that are required to be obtained or made by either Seller in connection with the execution of, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated under, this Agreement, including, without limitation, the effective transfer to the Purchasers of the Assets. The execution, delivery and performance of this sale by Sellers does not and will not (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both) violate, conflict with, result in a breach or default under, give rise to any rights of acceleration, modification, termination or cancellation of, result in the creation of any lien, claim or encumbrance pursuant to, or require any notice or consent under the charter or bylaws of IOWC, or any mortgage, indenture, instrument, agreement, understanding or commitment of any kind, or any law, regulation, rule, order, judgment or decree, to which either Seller is a party or by which either Seller is bound or affected, other than such notices and consents which have been given or obtained. No authorization, permit, approval or consent of, and no registration or filing with any governmental or regulatory authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by either Seller of the transfer of Assets to Purchasers.

I. Material Misstatements and Omissions . No representations and warranties by Sellers in this Agreement contains or will contain any untrue statement of material fact or omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

J. Investment Intent . IOWC and Code are acquiring the Shares for investment for his or its own account, and not with a view toward distribution thereof, and with no present intention of dividing his or its interest with others or reselling or otherwise disposing of all or any portion of the Shares. Neither IOWC nor Code has offered or sold a participation in the Shares and will not offer or sell any of the Shares or interest therein or otherwise, in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). IOWC and Code further acknowledges that neither he nor it has in mind any sale of the Shares currently or after the passage of a fixed or determinable period of time or upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any predetermined


events or consequence; and that he or it has no present or contemplated agreement, undertaking, arrangement, obligation, indebtedness or commitment providing for or which is likely to compel a disposition of the Shares and is not aware of any circumstances presently in existence that are likely in the future to prompt a disposition of the Shares.

K. Transfer or Resale of the Shares . Each Seller understands that (i) the Shares have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, or (B) such Seller shall have delivered to BioLargo an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements; (ii) any sale of such securities made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of such securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) thereunder; and (iii) neither BioLargo nor any other person is under any obligation to register such securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. BioLargo reserves the right to place stop transfer instructions against the Shares and certificates for the Shares.

 

  5. Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers.

Each Purchaser, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to Sellers as follows:

A. Organization, Standing and Corporate Power . Each Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its respective properties and assets and to carry on its respective business as now being conducted.

B. Authority; Enforceability; Effect of Agreement .

i. Each Purchaser has full power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action of each Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchasers and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of each Purchaser and is enforceable against such Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, or the availability of equitable remedies.


ii. The execution and delivery by the Purchasers of this Agreement do not, and compliance by each Purchaser with the provisions hereof will not, (a) conflict with or result in a breach or default under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any contract to which such Purchaser is a party or otherwise bound, or to which any asset or property of such Purchaser is subject; or (b) violate any law applicable to such Purchaser; or (c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any asset of such Purchaser.

 

  6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Purchasers.

The obligations of the Purchasers to complete the purchase of the Assets and to take the other actions required to be taken by the Purchasers at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by the Purchasers in writing, in whole or in part):

A. Representations True . The representations and warranties of Sellers shall be true and correct on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except as affected by transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and except that any such representation or warranty made as of a specified date (other than the date of this Agreement) shall only need to have been true on and as of such date;

B. Authorization . The Purchasers shall have received any required approval(s) by their respective boards, stockholders, or the board or stockholders of any parent corporation to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

C. Performance . Sellers shall have performed all obligations and complied with all covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Sellers on or prior to the Closing Date;

D. Transfer of Assets . The Purchasers shall have received good and marketable title to the Assets, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances;

E. Consents . Each Seller shall have delivered to the Purchasers all consents of third parties necessary for the unconditional transfer of the Assets and the unconditional consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;

F. Due Diligence Review . The Purchasers shall be satisfied in its sole discretion with the results of, and its due diligence investigations with respect to the Assets; and


G. Other Matters . All corporate and other proceedings and actions taken in connection with this Agreement and all agreements, instruments and documents mentioned in this Agreement or incident to any such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Purchasers and their counsel.

H. Stockholder Approval . The stockholders of BioLargo shall have approved (i) the issuance of the Shares to IOWC, (ii) a name change for BioLargo, (iii) an increase in the authorized capital stock of BioLargo and (iv) a reverse split of the common stock of BioLargo, as set forth in the proposals contained in its definitive Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on February 13, 2007.

 

  7. Conditions to the Obligations of the Sellers.

The obligations of Sellers to complete the sale of the Assets and to take the other actions required to be taken by such Seller at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by Sellers in writing, in whole or in part):

A. Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the Purchasers shall be true and correct on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except that any such representation or warranty made as of a specified date (other than the date of this Agreement) shall only need to have been true on and as of such date;

B. Performance . The Purchasers shall have performed all obligations and complied with all covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Purchasers on or prior to the Closing Date;

C. Other Matters . All corporate and other proceedings and actions taken in connection with this Agreement and all agreements, instruments and documents mentioned in this Agreement or incident to any such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Sellers.

D. Stockholder Approval . The stockholders of BioLargo shall have approved (i) the issuance of the Shares to IOWC, (ii) a name change for BioLargo, (iii) an increase in the authorized capital stock of BioLargo and (iv) a reverse split of the common stock of BioLargo, as set forth in the proposals contained in its definitive Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on February 13, 2007.


  8. Further Agreements of the Parties.

A. Confidentiality .

i. The Purchasers and Sellers hereby acknowledge to and agree with the other that any and all information which has been disclosed by one to the other, its directors, employees, consultants, agents and, if applicable, stockholders during the discussions and negotiations leading to the execution of this Agreement, and all information to be disclosed by one to the other, its directors, employees, consultants and agents and, if applicable, stockholders, during the period commencing on the date of execution of this Agreement through the Closing or termination of this Agreement, shall constitute confidential information and trade secrets of the disclosing party, and as such are secret, confidential and unique and constitute the exclusive trade secrets and property of such party. Such information has been made known and available to the other party and its respective employees, consultants and agents strictly in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions provided for herein. Each party hereby acknowledges and agrees that any use or disclosure of any such confidential information or trade secrets, other than pursuant to this Agreement, would be wrongful and would cause irreparable injury to the other. Accordingly, each party hereby expressly agrees, for itself and on behalf of its stockholders and directors, if any, and its principal officers, managers, employees, agents, consultants and representatives, that it and they will not at any time prior to the Closing or at any time thereafter, use or disclose, other than in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, any of such confidential information or trade secrets; provided , however , that no provision of this section shall in any manner whatsoever prevent or inhibit the Purchasers from using or disclosing any such confidential information relating to the Assets in any manner the Purchasers shall deem fit from and after the Closing. In addition, Sellers agrees, for the Sellers, the Sellers’ Affiliates, officers, managers, employees, agents, consultants and representatives, that it will not at any time from and after the Closing Date use or disclose any such confidential information relating to the Assets.

ii. Notwithstanding anything contained in this section to the contrary, any of the Purchasers or Sellers may use or disclose such confidential information or secrets of the other without restriction if such information or secrets (i) were or are available to such party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the other party, or (ii) were or become generally available to the public (other than as a result of an impermissible disclosure by such party or its Affiliates); provided , that if either party is requested or required (by oral question, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena or similar process) to disclose any of such information or secrets of the other, such disclosure be made without liability hereunder (although notice of such request or requirement shall be given to the other party so that, if practicable, the other party may seek a protective order against such disclosure).


iii. Each party acknowledges that, in the event of a violation by the other of the terms and provisions of this section the remedies at law would not be adequate; and accordingly, in such event such party may proceed to protect and enforce its rights under this section by a suit in equity for specific performance and temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief from violation of any of the provisions of this section from any court of competent jurisdiction without the necessity of proving the amount of any actual damages to the party resulting from the breach.

iv. Notwithstanding anything contained in this section to the contrary BioLargo shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Sellers, to issue any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions required under applicable securities or other laws or regulations (BioLargo shall use reasonable efforts to consult the Sellers in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release and Sellers shall be provided with a copy thereof upon such release).

B. Expenses . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Sellers, on the one hand, and the Purchasers, on the other hand, will each bear its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby including all fees and expenses of agents, representatives, financial advisors, legal counsel and accountants.

C. Termination of Ancillary Agreements . Concurrently with the Closing, each of the M&L Agreement, Consulting Agreement, R&D Agreement and Option Agreement shall terminate and shall be of no further force and effect, except to be the extent provided in each respective agreement. In connection with the Option Agreement, the Purchasers confirm that they decline to exercise the Option provided therein at this time, but the Option Agreement remains in full force and effect.

 

  9. Survival of Representations and Warranties; Indemnity.

A. Survival of Representations and Warranties . All representations and warranties made in this Agreement or made in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement by or on behalf of any party shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing, regardless of notice of or any investigation or right of investigation made prior to or after the date of this Agreement by or on behalf of any party, and shall terminate and expire four years following the Closing Date after which date they shall be of no further force or effect.

B. Indemnification By Sellers . Each Seller shall, jointly and severally, indemnify, save and hold harmless the Purchasers and each of their officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates, and each of their successors and assigns (individually, a


“Purchaser Indemnified Party” and collectively, the “Purchaser Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all costs, losses, claims, liabilities, fines, penalties, consequential damages (other than lost profits), and expenses (including interest which may be imposed in connection therewith and court costs and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) (“Damages”) incurred in connection with, arising out of, resulting from or incident to:

i. all liabilities of or claims against the Purchaser Indemnified Parties of any nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, arising out of the Assets or the business of IWOC attributable to any state of facts existing or any event occurring at or prior to the Closing (whether known or unknown to Sellers or the Purchasers), including without limitation (the “Excluded Obligations”);

ii. all liabilities of or claims against the Purchaser Indemnified Parties of any nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, attributable to any state of facts existing or any event occurring after the Closing Date (whether known or unknown to Sellers or the Purchasers) to the extent arising out of the operation by Sellers of their businesses from and after the Closing Date;

iii. any breach of, or any inaccuracy in any of, the representations or warranties made by either Seller in this Agreement, any exhibit or schedule to this Agreement or any certificate, instrument or writing delivered in connection with this Agreement or in connection with any exhibit or schedule to this Agreement;

iv. any default in any agreements made by either Seller in this Agreement, any exhibit or schedule to this Agreement or any certificate, instrument or writing delivered in connection with this Agreement or in connection with any exhibit or schedule to this Agreement;

v. any taxes of any kind whatsoever, or expenses, interest or penalties relating thereto, which arise out of or result from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than taxes relating to the conduct of the business of the Purchasers from and after the Closing Date;

vi. any attempt (whether or not successful) by any person to cause or require a Purchaser Indemnified Party to pay or discharge any debt, obligation, liability or commitment of Sellers not assumed by the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement;

vii. any action, compromise, settlement, assessment or judgment arising out of or incidental to any of the matters indemnified against in this section; provided, however, that Sellers shall not be obligated to indemnify a Purchaser Indemnified Party and hold it or him harmless under this section with respect to any settlement of a claim to which Sellers


have not consented, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed. If, by reason of the claim of any third person relating to any of the matters subject to indemnification under this section, a lien, attachment, garnishment or execution is placed upon any of the property or assets of any Purchaser Indemnified Party, Sellers shall also, promptly upon demand, furnish an indemnity bond satisfactory to the Purchaser Indemnified Party to obtain the prompt release of such lien, attachment, garnishment or execution; or

viii. all liabilities of or claims against the Purchaser Indemnified Parties of any nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, relating to any employee, sales representative or independent contractor of either Seller whose relationship with such Seller was terminated by such Seller.

C. Indemnification by the Purchasers . Each Purchaser shall indemnify, save and hold harmless Sellers, and IOWC’s officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates, and each of their successors and assigns (individually, a “Seller Indemnified Party” and collectively, the “Seller Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Damages incurred in connection with, arising out of, resulting from or incident to:

i. any breach of, or any inaccuracy in any of, the representations or warranties made by the Purchasers in this Agreement, any exhibit or schedule to this Agreement or any certificate, instrument or writing delivered in connection with this Agreement or in connection with any exhibit or schedule to this Agreement;

ii. any default in any agreements made by the Purchasers in this Agreement, any exhibit or schedule to this Agreement or any certificate, instrument or writing delivered in connection with this Agreement or in connection with any exhibit or schedule to this Agreement; or

iii. any action, compromise, settlement, assessment or judgment arising out of or incidental to any of the matters indemnified against in this section; provided, however, that the Purchasers shall not be obligated to indemnify a Seller Indemnified Party and hold it or him harmless under this section with respect to any settlement of a claim to which the Purchasers have not consented, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed. If, by reason of the claim of any third person relating to any of the matters subject to indemnification under this section, a lien, attachment, garnishment or execution is placed upon any of the property or assets of any Seller Indemnified Party, the Purchasers shall also, promptly upon demand, furnish an indemnity bond satisfactory to the Seller Indemnified Party to obtain the prompt release of such lien, attachment, garnishment or execution.


D. Notice of Claim . If a claim for Damages (a “Claim”) is to be made by a party entitled to indemnification hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”) against the indemnifying party (the “Indemnifying Party”), the Indemnified Party shall give written notice (a “Claim Notice”) to the Indemnifying Party, which notice shall specify whether the Claim arises as a result of a claim by a person against the Indemnified Party (a “Third Party Claim”) or whether the Claim does not so arise (a “Direct Claim”), and shall also specify (to the extent that the information is available) the factual basis for the Claim and the amount of the Damages, if known. If the Claim is a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall provide the Claim Notice as soon as practicable after such party becomes aware of any fact, condition or event which may give rise to Damages for which indemnification may be sought under this section. If any lawsuit or enforcement action is filed against any Indemnified Party, written notice thereof shall be given to the Indemnifying Party as promptly as practicable (and in any event within 15 calendar days after the service of the citation or summons). The failure of any Indemnified Party to give timely notice hereunder shall not affect rights to indemnification hereunder, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party has been damaged by such failure.

E. Direct Claims . With respect to any Direct Claim, following receipt of the Claim Notice from the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall have 30 days to make such investigation of the Claim as is considered necessary or desirable. For the purpose of such investigation, the Indemnified Party shall make available to the Indemnifying Party sufficient information to substantiate the Claim, together with all such other non-privileged information as the Indemnifying Party may reasonably request. If both parties agree at or prior to the expiration of such 30-day period (or any mutually agreed upon extension thereof) to the validity and amount of such Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall immediately pay to the Indemnified Party the full agreed upon amount of the Claim. If the parties have not so agreed to the validity and/or amount of the Claim, then the parties shall proceed in the manner set forth in the following sentence. If the Closing shall have occurred under this Agreement, the matter shall be resolved pursuant to the arbitration provisions contained in Section 12M; and if the Closing shall not have occurred under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party may bring an action against the Indemnifying Party in any court located in Orange County, California.

F. Third Party Claims . With respect to a Third Party Claim, if after receipt of the Claim Notice the Indemnifying Party acknowledges in writing to the Indemnified Party that the Indemnifying Party shall be obligated under the terms of its indemnity hereunder in connection with such lawsuit or action, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled, if it so elects at its own cost, risk and expense, (A) to take control of the defense and investigation of such lawsuit or action, (B) to employ and engage attorneys


of its own choice, but, in any event, reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, to handle and defend the same unless the named parties to such action or proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party and the Indemnified Party has been advised in writing by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to such Indemnified Party that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party, in which event the Indemnified Party shall be entitled, at the Indemnifying Party’s cost, risk and expense, to separate counsel of its own choosing, and (C) to compromise or settle such lawsuit or action, which compromise or settlement shall be made only with the written consent of the Indemnified Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

If the Indemnifying Party fails to assume the defense of such Claim within 30 calendar days after receipt of the Claim Notice, the indemnified party against which such Claim has been asserted will (upon delivering notice to such effect to the Indemnifying Party) have the right to undertake, at the Indemnifying Party’s cost and expense, the defense, compromise or settlement of such Claim on behalf of and for the account and risk of the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnified Party assumes the defense of the Claim, the Indemnified Party will keep the Indemnifying Party reasonably informed of the progress of any such defense, compromise or settlement. The Indemnifying Party shall be liable for any settlement of any action effected pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 9F and for any final judgment (subject to any right of appeal) and the Indemnifying Party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless an Indemnified Party from and against any Damages by reason of such settlement or judgment. If there is a dispute as to the indemnification obligations of any party under this Section 9F, then the parties shall proceed in the manner set forth in the following sentence. If the Closing shall have occurred under this Agreement, the matter shall be resolved pursuant to the arbitration provisions contained in Section 12M; and if the Closing shall not have occurred under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party may bring an action against the Indemnifying Party in any court located in Orange County, California

G. Remedies Cumulative . The foregoing indemnification provisions are in addition to, and not in derogation of, any remedy at law or in equity that any Party may have with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

  10. Taxes.

A. Payment of Taxes, Filing of Returns . Sellers shall remain liable for the filing of all tax returns and reports and for the payment of all foreign, federal, state and local taxes of either Seller relating to the operation of the business of the Sellers or to the Assets for any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, and for the payment of all taxes attributable to or relating to the


consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and shall indemnify and hold the Purchasers harmless from and against all liability in connection therewith.

B. Income, Sales and Other Taxes . Sellers shall bear all responsibility for income, sales, use, value added or other similar taxes, if any, arising out of the consummation of the transactions herein provided for and shall be liable for the filing of all necessary tax returns and reports with respect to such taxes.

 

  11. Termination.

A. Termination by Mutual Consent . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing by the mutual agreement, in writing, of each of the parties to this Agreement.

B. Termination by the Purchasers . The Purchasers may (but shall not be obligated to) terminate this Agreement prior to the Closing by giving written notice to Sellers if:

i. there has been a material violation or breach by either Seller of any agreement, covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, which violation or breach shall not have been cured or corrected within 5 days after receipt of notice thereof;

ii. the Purchasers are not satisfied in its sole discretion with the results of, and their due diligence investigations with respect to the Assets;

iii. in the event the Purchasers have not obtained on terms and conditions satisfactory to Purchasers in their sole discretion all of the financing it needs to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and fund the working capital requirements of BLTI and BioLargo and the Assets after the Closing; or

iv. any of the conditions in Section 6 have not been satisfied as of the Closing or if the Purchasers are made aware and determines in their reasonable discretion that any condition will not be satisfied as of the Closing (other than through the failure of the Purchasers to comply with its obligations under this Agreement) and the Purchasers have not expressly waived such condition in writing on or before the Closing.

C. Termination by Sellers . Sellers may (but shall not be obligated to) terminate this Agreement on behalf of itself or the other Seller prior to the Closing by giving written notice to the Purchasers if:

i. there has been a material violation or breach by the Purchasers of any agreement, covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, which violation or breach shall not have been cured or corrected within 5 days after receipt of notice thereof; or


ii. any of the conditions in Section 7 have not been satisfied as of the Closing or if Sellers are made aware and determines in their reasonable discretion that any condition will not be satisfied as of the Closing (other than through the failure of either Seller to comply with its or his respective obligations under this Agreement) and Seller or the other Seller has not expressly waived such condition in writing on or before the Closing.

In the event of such termination, no party shall have any obligation or liability to any other in respect to this Agreement, except for any breach of contract occurring prior to such termination.

 

  12. Miscellaneous.

A. Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications (a “Notice”) given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be delivered by personal service, courier, facsimile transmission (which must be confirmed) or by United States first class, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the following addresses:

 

To:   

BioLargo, Inc.

2603 Main Street, Suite 1155

Irvine, CA 92614

Attn: President

To:   

BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.

2603 Main Street, Suite 1155

Irvine, CA 92614

Attn: President

To:   

IOWC Technologies, Inc.

Unit 4, 1780 Glastonbury Blvd NW

Edmonton, AB, Canada T5T 6P9

To:   

Kenneth R. Code

Unit 4, 1780 Glastonbury Blvd NW

Edmonton, AB, Canada T5T 6P9

Any Notice, other than a Notice sent by overnight courier mail, shall be effective when received; a Notice sent by overnight courier, shall be effective on the delivery date. Any party may from time to time change its address for further Notices hereunder by giving notice to the other parties in the manner prescribed in this Section 12.


B. Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains the sole and entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the entire subject matter of this Agreement, and any and all prior discussions, negotiations, commitments and understandings, whether oral or otherwise, related to the subject matter of this Agreement are hereby merged herein.

C. Assignment . No party may assign this Agreement, and any attempted or purported assignment or any delegation of any party’s duties or obligations arising under this Agreement to any third party or entity shall be deemed to be null and void, and shall constitute a material breach by such party of its duties and obligations under this Agreement; provided that the Purchasers may assign their rights to purchase all or any portion of the Assets to a wholly-owned subsidiary presently existing or to be formed, whether such subsidiary is established under the laws of any State or outside the United States. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon any successors of each party by way of merger or consolidation.

D. Waiver and Amendment . No provision of this Agreement may be waived unless in writing signed by all the parties to this Agreement, and waiver of any one provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other provision. This Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement executed by all of the parties to this Agreement.

E. Governing Law . This Agreement has been made and entered into in the State of California and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.

F. Severability . Whenever possible each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be or become prohibited or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

G. Captions . The various captions of this Agreement are for reference only and shall not be considered or referred to in resolving questions of interpretation of this Agreement.

H. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

I. Costs and Attorneys’ Fees . If any action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding is instituted to remedy, prevent or obtain relief from a default in the performance by any party to this Agreement of its obligations under this Agreement, the prevailing


party shall recover all of such party’s attorneys’ fees incurred in each and every such action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding, including any and all appeals or petitions therefrom. As used in this Section 12I, attorneys’ fees shall be deemed to mean the full and actual costs of any legal services actually performed in connection with the matters involved calculated on the basis of the usual fee charged by the attorney performing such services and shall not be limited to “reasonable attorneys’ fees” as defined in any statute or rule of court.

J. Rights Cumulative . No right granted to the parties under this Agreement on default or breach is intended to be in full or complete satisfaction of any damages arising out of such default or breach, and each and every right under this Agreement, or under any other document or instrument delivered hereunder, or allowed by law or equity, shall be cumulative and may be exercised from time to time.

K. Judicial Interpretation . Should any provision of this Agreement require judicial interpretation, it is agreed that a court interpreting or construing the same shall not apply a presumption that the terms hereof shall be more strictly construed against any person by reason of the rule of construction that a document is to be construed more strictly against the person who itself or through its agent prepared the same, it being agreed that all parties have participated in the preparation of this Agreement.

L. Force Majeure . If any party to this Agreement is delayed in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement or is prevented from performing any such obligations due to causes or events beyond its control, including, without limitation, acts of God, fire, flood, war, terrorism, earthquake, strike or other labor problem, injunction or other legal restraint, present or future law, governmental order, rule or regulation, then such delay or nonperformance shall be excused and the time for performance thereof shall be extended to include the period of such delay or nonperformance.

M. Dispute Resolution . Except for specific performance and other equitable relief provided for in this Agreement, if any controversy or claim arising out of this Agreement cannot be settled by the parties, the controversy or claim shall be submitted to and settled by arbitration as hereinafter provided. The parties shall endeavor to agree upon a single arbitrator (the “Arbitrator”) who shall be a retired judge provided by JAMS or equivalent organization (the “Provider”) and who shall then try all issues, whether of fact or law, and report a finding or judgment thereon. If the parties are unable to agree upon the Arbitrator, each party shall provide the names of five retired judges from the Provider; then each party shall choose one of the names from the list proposed by the other, and from those two names the Arbitrator shall be selected by the flip of a coin. Prior to commencement of the arbitration proceedings, the Arbitrator shall make a full disclosure to the parties of any prior engagement by any of the parties, or their attorneys or law firms. Any such prior engagement shall be grounds for disqualification of the Arbitrator, and upon any such disqualification a substitute Arbitrator shall be selected as provided herein. The arbitration proceedings shall be governed by the following:

i. all hearings and other proceedings shall be in Orange County unless the parties shall mutually agree in writing to an alternative location;


ii. the Arbitrator shall follow and apply California law;

iii. the California Rules of Evidence shall apply to all proceedings;

iv. discovery shall be limited to two depositions for each party and document production as allowed at the discretion of the Arbitrator within the rules of Section 1283.05 of the California Code of Civil Procedure;

v. the time for rendering a decision after hearing shall be in accordance with the published practices of the Provider;

vi. provisional remedies shall be available to the parties to the arbitration in accordance with Section 1281.8 of the California Code of Civil Procedure;

vii. the Purchasers and the Sellers shall initially bear the arbitration fees equally; provided , however , the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its contribution for such fees as an item of recoverable costs in addition to all other costs; and


viii. the Prevailing Party may bring an action to confirm the arbitration award in any court located in Orange County, California.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Asset Purchase Agreement as of the date set forth above.

 

“Purchasers”:      “Sellers”:      
BIOLARGO LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.    IOWC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.   

/s/    D ENNIS C ALVERT

    

/s/    K ENNETH R. C ODE

  
By:   Dennis Calvert      By:    Kenneth R. Code   
Title:   President      Title:    President      
BIOLARGO, INC.            

/s/    D ENNIS C ALVERT

    

/s/    K ENNETH R EAY C ODE

  
By:   Dennis Calvert      Kenneth Reay Code, an individual   
Title:   President              

EXHIBIT 10.11

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of April 30, 2007 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and among BioLargo, Inc., formerly known as NuWay Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BioLargo”), BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc., a California corporation (“BLTI” and collectively with BioLargo, “ Company ”), whose address is 2603 Main Street, Suite 1155, Irvine, California 92614, and Dennis Calvert (“ Executive ”), an individual, with reference to the following:

A. Executive has certain technical knowledge, skills and abilities pertaining to the business in which Company engages.

B. Each of BioLargo and BLTI wish to employ Executive as its President and Chief Executive Officer, and Executive wishes to accept employment with BioLargo and BLTI, all on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

C. This Agreement replaces that certain Employment Agreement dated December 21, 2002 (the “2002 Employment Agreement”).

Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:

1. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM . Unless sooner terminated as provided in this Agreement, including as a result of Company’s early termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 4 below, the Company shall employ Executive for a term commencing on the Effective Date and expiring on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date (the “ Expiration Date ”. This Agreement shall in all respects terminate on the Expiration Date, except for those obligations of either party that are expressly stated to continue after such time or by nature will continue after such time. The period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the earlier of the Expiration Date or the date Executive’s employment under this Agreement actually terminates is referred to as the “ Term .”

2. POSITION AND DUTIES .

2.1 General Duties . Executive shall serve BioLargo and BLTI as their respective President and Chief Executive Officer, and in such capacity shall be one of the Company’s senior executive officers. Executive’s duties shall be consistent with such position. In carrying out his duties, Executive shall use Executive’s best efforts, skills, judgment and abilities, and shall at all times promote Company’s interests and perform and discharge well and faithfully, those duties. Executive shall report directly to the Company’s Board of Directors. In acting on Company’s behalf, Executive shall observe and be governed by all of Company’s rules and policies. During the Term, the Company shall cause to have Executive be nominated for election as a director to serve on the Board of Directors of each of BioLargo and BLTI.

2.2 Full Time Employment . At all times during the Term, Executive shall devote Executive’s full business time, attention and energies to Company’s business, and shall furnish services for Company and for its subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions. During the Term, Executive shall not engage in any activity that would materially interfere with or adversely affect Executive’s performance of Executive’s duties under this Agreement or which could reasonably be expected to be competitive with or adverse to the business of Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions.


2.3 Place of Performance . In connection with Executive’s employment under this Agreement, Executive shall be based at Company’s office located in Irvine, California.

3. COMPENSATION .

3.1 Compensation . “ Compensation ” means the Base Salary (as defined below) and bonus, if any, pursuant to this Section 3.

3.2 Base Salary . For all services rendered pursuant to this Agreement to BioLargo, BLTI or either or both of them, commencing on the Effective Date Executive shall receive a base salary (as may be adjusted from time to time, the “ Base Salary ”) of $15,400 per month. At each anniversary date the Base Salary shall be increased by 10% without further action by the Company. Company, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, may increase, but not decrease, the Base Salary by more than the automatic 10% increase.

3.3 Bonus . Executive shall be eligible to receive a bonus in such amount, and from time to time, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion.

3.4 Benefits . Executive shall be eligible to receive the following benefits during the Term, at such time as such benefits are made available to the senior employees of the Company generally:

3.4.1 Heath Insurance Premium Payments for Executive and Executive’s immediate family;

3.4.2 Car Allowance of $800 per month in arrears;

3.4.3 Paid Vacation of four weeks per year plus an additional two weeks per year for each full year of service during the Term up to a maximum of ten weeks per year;

3.4.4 Life insurance for the benefit of his estate, equal to three the times his annual Base Salary;

3.4.5 Disability Insurance; and

3.4.6 Participation in the Company’s stock option plan as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in its sole, full and absolute discretion, such participation to be in addition to the stock option grant provided for pursuant to Section 3A below.


3.5 Expenses . Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable and ordinary expenses determined in Company’s sole discretion that Executive incurs or pays during the Term in performing Executive’s services under this Agreement. Company shall, however, be required to make any such reimbursement only after Executive presents appropriate written expense statements, vouchers or such other supporting information in accordance with Company’s reimbursement policies, as Company may adopt from time to time. Company shall notify Executive of any dispute with respect to any such expenses within three months of any request for reimbursement or the expense shall be classified as non-recoverable.

3.5.1 Company will supply one credit or debit card in the Company name and Executive name drawn on the Company bank, to Executive in lieu of expense advances, subject always to the requirements set forth above.

3.5.2 Reimbursement in general shall be in arrears and payable within 30 days of submission to the Company.

3.6 Payment of Compensation . All Compensation and other amounts payable to Executive under this Agreement, whether for a period during or after the Term, shall be paid in such installments and on such schedule as Company may from time to time implement for general payroll purposes, provided that the Base Salary shall be paid at least monthly. Any Base Salary required to be paid to Executive upon a termination of Executive’s employment in excess of amounts accrued through the Date of Termination (as defined below) shall be paid in the same manner that Base Salary is paid during the Term, but not more than 30 days from the Date of Termination. Any payments made by the Company shall be designated by the Company as applied towards base compensation, bonus payment or other remuneration as the case may be. Any payments made prior to the effective date of this Agreement shall not be applied to any calculations called for in this Agreement.

3A. STOCK OPTION GRANT .

3A.1. Terms . The Company shall use maximum best efforts to cause BioLargo’s Board of Directors and/or its Compensation Committee, as the case may be, to issue Executive an option (the “Option”) to purchase 7,733,259 shares (the “Option Shares”) of BioLargo’s common stock, such Option being a key inducement for Executive to enter into this Agreement. The Option shall be a non-qualified stock option, shall be exercisable at $0.18 per share, shall be exercisable for ten years from the date of grant and shall vest over time as follows:

 

First anniversary of the date of this Agreement

   2,577,753

Second anniversary of the date of this Agreement

   2,577,753

Third anniversary of the date of this Agreement

   2,577,753

Consistent with the foregoing, the precise terms and conditions of the agreement evidencing the Option (the “Stock Option Agreement”) to be entered into between the Company and the Executive shall be as determined by the Board of Directors and/or its Compensation Committee.


3A.2 Legends . The Stock Option Agreement and each stock certificate evidencing any Option Shares, shall bear a legend substantially in the following form:

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR QUALIFIED FOR SALE UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (COLLECTIVELY, “SECURITIES LAWS”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED FOR SALE UNDER ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH SECURITIES LAWS.

3A.3. Acceleration Upon Change of Control . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3A.1 above, any portion of the Option which has not yet vested shall be immediately vested in the event of, and prior to, a Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, “Change of Control” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:

(i) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization;

(ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

(iii) a change in the composition of the board of directors of BioLargo (or any successor parent corporation), as a result of which fewer than fifty percent (50%) of the incumbent directors are directors who either (A) had been directors of the Company on the date twenty-four (24) months prior to the date of the event that may constitute a Change of Control (the “original directors”) or (B) were elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the aggregate of the original directors who were still in office at the time of the election or nomination and the directors whose election or nomination was previously so approved; or

(iv) any transaction as a result of which any Person is the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities. For purposes of this subparagraph (iv), the term “Person” shall exclude (A) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company and (B) a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of the Company.


A transaction shall not constitute a Change of Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction. The issuance of 22,139,012 shares of BioLargo common stock to IOWC Technologies, Inc. (“IOWC”) in connection with the purchase by the Company of certain assets of IOWC and Kenneth Reay Code shall not constitute a Change of Control for purposes of this Section 3A.

4. TERMINATION AND COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION .

4.1 Definitions .

4.1.1 “ Date of Termination ” has the following meaning: (a) in the case of a termination of Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement due to Executive’s death or Disability (as defined below), the date Executive dies or the date on which it is determined that Executive has suffered a Disability, as applicable; and (b) in the case of any other termination of Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement, the date specified for termination of Executive’s employment in the Notice of Termination (as defined below), provided that the date specified shall be no earlier than the time the Notice of Termination is delivered.

4.1.2 “ Notice of Termination ” means a written document delivered by the party terminating this Agreement to the other party that specifies (i) the section of this Agreement pursuant to which termination is being made and (ii) the effective date of the termination (the “Date of Termination”).

4.2 Effectiveness of Termination . Termination of Executive’s employment, for any reason, shall be effective upon the Date of Termination. On the Date of Termination, this Agreement shall forever terminate, subject to Section 4.9.2.

4.3 Death . Upon Executive’s death, this Agreement shall automatically forever terminate.

4.4 Disability . Company may, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement because of Executive’s Disability by delivering to Executive of a Notice of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Disability ” means Executive’s physical or mental incapacity or illness rendering Executive unable to perform Executive’s duties under this Agreement on a long-term basis (i) as evidenced by Executive’s failure or inability to perform Executive’s duties under this Agreement for a total of 120 days in any 360 day period, or (ii) as determined by an independent and licensed physician whom Company selects, or (iii) as determined without recourse by the Company’s disability insurance carrier.

4.5 Termination by Company Without Cause . Company may, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement, with or without prior notice, with or without Cause (as defined below), or for any reason whatsoever or for no reason, by delivering to Executive a Notice of Termination.


4.6 Termination for Cause . Company may at any time terminate Executive’s employment for Cause by delivering to Executive a Notice of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Cause ” means that the Company, reasonably and in good faith, forms the belief that Executive has (i) committed any act or omission constituting a material breach of this Agreement; (ii) engaged in gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the Company’s business; (iii) been convicted of, or plead guilty or nolo contendre in connection with, fraud or any crime that constitutes a felony or that involves moral turpitude or theft; (iv) resigned from this employment for any reason other than Company’s material breach of this Agreement (v) undertaken any act injurious to the Company’s business, including insubordination or failure to follow a directive of any of Executive’s superiors.

4.7 Voluntary Termination . Executive may terminate Executive’s employment with Company at any time, for any reason whatsoever, by giving Company a Notice of Termination.

4.8 Involuntary Termination . Company may terminate this Agreement in conjunction with a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or dissolution of the Company. Any termination pursuant to this paragraph shall cause any unvested options held by Executive to immediately vest and Company shall pay Executive the amounts provided for in Section 4.9 below.

4.9 Payment Upon Termination . If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated:

4.9.1 by Company pursuant to Section 4.5, Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) all Compensation that has accrued through the Date of Termination, plus (ii) a severance payment equal to one year’s Compensation, plus the greater of (A) an additional one half year’s Compensation for each year of full service since the Effective Date or (B) an additional one half year’s Compensation for each full year of the Term remaining at the Date of such termination; provided , however , that if at any time while Company is required to pay severance to Executive pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph any event occurs that would cause the termination of Executive’s employment (for example, Executive dies) or give rise to the right of Company to terminate this Agreement for Cause or due to Executive’s Disability were Executive still employed pursuant to this Agreement, then Company’s obligation to pay such severance shall thereupon immediately terminate; or

4.9.2 for any other reason except for termination pursuant to Section 4.5 or 4.6), Executive (or in the case of Executive’s death, Executive’s estate or other legal representative) shall only be entitled to receive the Compensation accrued through the Date of Termination.

4.10 Effect of Termination . The amounts payable to Executive pursuant to Section 4.9 upon a termination of Executive’s employment shall upon payment constitute full and complete satisfaction of Company’s obligations to Executive in connection with this Agreement and Company’s employment of Executive. Executive shall have no further rights or remedies with respect to or against Company in connection with this Agreement or Company’s employment of Executive.


Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Executive’s representations, warranties, covenants, duties and other obligations set forth under Sections 5, 6, 7 and 11 of this Agreement shall survive and continue after any termination of this Agreement, regardless of the reason for the termination.

4.11 Parachute Tax Gross-Up . To the extent that the grant, payment or acceleration of payment of any amount under this Agreement (a “ Benefit ”) is subject to golden parachute excise tax under Section 4999(a) of the Code (a “ Parachute Tax ”), Company shall pay Executive an amount of cash (the “ Gross-Up Amount ”) such that the “net” Benefit received by Executive under this Agreement, after paying all applicable Parachute Taxes (including those on the Gross-Up Amount) and any federal or state taxes on the Gross-Up Amount, shall be equal to the Benefit that Executive would have received if such Parachute Tax had not been applicable.

5. WORK MADE FOR HIRE

5.1 Executive and/or designates of the Executive shall promptly and fully inform the Company of, and disclose to the Company, any and all ideas, processes, trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark applications, copyrights, mask work rights, fictitious business names, technology, patents, know-how, trade secrets, computer programs, original works of authorship, formulae, concepts, themes, inventions, designs, creations, new works, derivative works and discoveries, and all applications, improvements, rights and claims related to any the foregoing, and all other intellectual property, proprietary rights and work product, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, registered or unregistered or domestic or foreign, and whether or not relating to a published work, that Executive develops, makes, creates, conceives or reduces to practice during the Term, whether alone or in collaboration with others (collectively, “ Invention Ideas ”). Executive hereby assigns to the Company exclusively in perpetuity throughout the world all right, title and interest (choate or inchoate) in (i) the Invention Ideas, (ii) all precursors, portions and work in progress with respect thereto and all inventions, works of authorship, mask works, technology, information, know-how, materials and tools relating thereto or to the development, support or maintenance thereof and (iii) all copyrights, patent rights, trade secret rights, trademark rights, mask works rights, sui generis database rights and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort and all business, contract rights, causes of action, and goodwill in, incorporated or embodied in, used to develop, or related to any of the foregoing (collectively “Intellectual Property”). All copyrightable Invention Ideas are intended by Executive to be a “work-made-for-hire” by Executive for Company and owned by Company pursuant to Section 201 (b) of Title 17 of the United States Code

Executive shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the Company may reasonably request in order to obtain patent or copyright registration on all Invention Ideas and Intellectual Property, and shall execute and deliver all documents, instruments and agreements, including the formal execution of an assignment of copyright and/or patent application or issued patent, and do all things necessary or requested by the Company, in order to enable Company to ultimately and finally obtain and enforce full and exclusive title to all Invention Ideas and Intellectual Property and all rights assigned pursuant to this Section 5. Executive hereby appoints the Company as Executive’s irrevocable attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing and delivering all such documents, instruments and agreements, and performing all such acts, with the same legal force and effect as if executed and delivered and taken by Executive.


5.2 If for any reason the foregoing assignment is determined to be unenforceable Executive grants to Company a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, exclusive, sub-licensable right and license to exploit and exercise all such Invention Ideas and Intellectual Property.

5.3 Because of the difficulty of establishing when Executive first conceives of or develops Intellectual Property, proprietary rights or work product or whether such Intellectual Property, proprietary rights or work product results from access to Company’s confidential and proprietary information or equipment, facilities or data, Executive agrees that any Intellectual Property, proprietary rights and work product shall be presumed to be an Invention Idea if it is conceived, developed, used, sold, exploited or reduced to practice by Executive or with the aid of Executive within one year after the normal termination of Executive’s employment with Company. Executive can rebut that presumption if Executive proves that the intellectual property, proprietary rights and work product (i) was first conceived or developed after termination of Executive’s employment with and by Company; (ii) was conceived or developed entirely on Executive’s own time without using Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities or confidential and proprietary information; and (iii) did not result from any work performed by Executive for or on behalf of Company.

5.4 Executive acknowledges that there is no intellectual property, proprietary right or work product that Executive desires not to be deemed Invention Ideas or Intellectual Property and thus to exclude from the above provisions of this Agreement. To the best of Executive’s knowledge, there is no other existing contract in conflict with this Agreement or any other contract to assign ideas, processes, trademarks, service marks, inventions, technology, computer programs, original works of authorship, designs, formulas, discoveries, patents or copyrights that is now in existence between Executive and any other person or entity.

5.5 This Section 5 shall not operate to require Executive to assign to Company any of Executive’s rights to inventions, intellectual properties or work products that would not be assignable under the provisions of California Labor Code Section 2870. Executive represents and warrants to Company that this paragraph constitutes Company’s written notification to Executive of the provisions of Section 2870 of the California Labor Code, and Executive represents and warrants to Company that Executive has reviewed Section 2870 of the California Labor Code.

6. UNFAIR COMPETITION AND PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION .

6.1 Executive shall not at any time (including after Executive’s employment with Company terminates) divulge, furnish or make accessible to anyone any of Company’s Proprietary Information, or use in any way any of Company’s Proprietary Information other than as reasonably required to perform Executive’s duties under this Agreement. Executive shall not undertake any other acts or omissions that would reduce the value to Company of Company’s Proprietary Information. The restrictions on Executive’s use of Company’s Proprietary Information shall not apply to knowledge or information that Executive can prove is part of the

public domain through no fault of Executive. Executive agrees that such restrictions are fair and reasonable.


6.2 Executive agrees that Company’s Proprietary Information constitutes a unique and valuable asset of Company that Company acquired at great time and expense, and which is secret and confidential and will only be available to or communicated to Executive in confidence in the course of Executive’s provision of services to Company. Executive also agrees that any disclosure or other use of Company’s Proprietary Information other than for Company’s sole benefit would be wrongful, would constitute unfair competition and will cause irreparable and incalculable harm to Company and to its subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions. In addition to all other remedies Company may have, it shall have the right to seek and obtain appropriate injunctive and other equitable relief, including emergency relief, to prevent any violations of this Section 6.

6.3 Executive agrees that Company’s employees constitute a valuable asset of Company. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, during the Term and for a period of two years thereafter, directly or indirectly, for Executive or on behalf of any other person or entity, solicit any person who was an employee of or consultant to Company (at any time while Executive is performing any services for Company, or at any time within twelve months prior to or after such solicitation) for a competing business or otherwise induce or attempt to induce any such persons to terminate their employment or relationship with Company or otherwise to disrupt or interfere, or attempt to disrupt or interfere, with Company’s employment or relationships with such persons. Executive agrees that any such solicitation, inducement or interference would be wrongful and would constitute unfair competition, and will cause irreparable and incalculable harm to Company. Further, Executive shall not engage in any other unfair competition with Company. Executive agrees that such restrictions are fair and reasonable.

6.4 Executive recognizes and agrees that Executive has no expectation of privacy with respect to Company’s telecommunications, networking or information processing systems (including stored computer files, e-mail messages and voice messages), and that Executive’s activity, and any files or messages, on or using any of those systems may be monitored at any time without notice.

6.5 As used in this Agreement, “ Company’s Proprietary Information ” means any knowledge, trade secrets (including “trade secrets” as defined in Section 3426.1 of the California Civil Code), Invention Ideas, proprietary rights or proprietary information, intangible assets or property, and other intellectual property (whether or not copyrighted or copyrightable or patented or patentable), information and materials (including processes, trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark applications, copyrights, mask work rights, technology, patents, patent applications and works of authorship), in whatever form, including electronic form, and all goodwill relating or appurtenant thereto, owned or licensed by Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions, or directly or indirectly useful in any aspect of the business of Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions, whether or not marked as confidential or proprietary and whether developed by Executive, by Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions or by others. Without limiting the foregoing, Company’s Proprietary Information includes (a) the names, locations, practices and requirements of any of Company’s customers, prospective customers, vendors, suppliers and personnel and any other persons having a business relationship with Company; (b) confidential or secret development or research work of Company or its


subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions, including information concerning any future or proposed services or products; (c) Company’s accounting, cost, revenue and other financial records and documents and the contents thereof; (d) Company’s documents, contracts, agreements, correspondence and other similar business records; (e) confidential or secret designs, software code, know how, processes, formulae, plans and devices; and (f) any other confidential or secret aspect of the business of Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions.

7. RESTRICTION OF EXECUTIVE’S ACTIVITIES . During the Term, including any period during which the Company is making any payments to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, neither Executive nor any person or entity acting with or on Executive’s behalf, nor any person or entity under the control of or affiliated with Executive, shall, directly or indirectly, in any way Compete with the Company. Executive agrees that, if Executive has any business to transact on Executive’s own account that is similar to the business entrusted to Executive by Company, Executive shall notify Company and always give preference to Company’s business. Executive agrees that such restrictions are fair and reasonable. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Compete ” means doing any of the following: (i) selling products or services to any person or entity that was or is (at any time, including during the Term and the period when the provisions of this paragraph are in effect) a client or customer of Company (or its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions) or on a list of prospective clients or customers of Company, or calling on, soliciting, taking away or accepting any such person or entity as a client or customer, or any attempt or offer to do any of the foregoing; (ii) entering into, or any attempt or offer to enter into, any business, enterprise or activity that is in any way similar to or otherwise competitive with the business that the Company (or its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions) conducted at any time during the Term or any time the provisions of this paragraph are in effect, or (iii) directly or indirectly assisting any person or entity to take or attempt or offer to take any of the actions described in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii).

8. NOTICES . Any notice, statement, request or consent made hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given as follows: (a) to Executive by Federal Express, or any other nationally (US and Canada) recognized overnight carrier, addressed to Executive at his address stated as set forth in the preamble paragraph of this Agreement or at such other address as Executive may designate by notice to Company as provided herein, and (b) to Company by Federal Express or any other nationally (US and Canada) recognized overnight carrier to Company’s s address stated as set forth in the preamble paragraph of this Agreement or to such other address as Company may designate by notice to Executive as provided herein. Any such communication shall be deemed to have been given to Executive or Company on the first business day following that mailing. In addition, any such communication may also be given by (i) personal delivery which shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt; (ii) facsimile which shall be deemed to have been given upon telephonic confirmation of successful transmission; or (iii) first class certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the party to whom that notice is to be given and when notice is given in this manner it shall be deemed received on the seventh day after that notice was deposited with the United States Postal Service or Post Canada.


9. ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS

9.1 By Company . This Agreement is fully assignable by Company to any person or entity, including any successor entity; provided , however , that any such person or entity shall assume Company’s obligations under this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

9.2 By Executive . Executive may not assign this Agreement or any part of this Agreement without Company’s prior written consent, which consent may be given or withheld by Company acting in its sole and absolute discretion.

10. REMEDIES .

10.1 Uniform Trade Secrets Act . If Executive breaches any provision of Section 6 of this Agreement, Company shall have the right to invoke any and all remedies provided under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (California Civil Code §§3426, et seq .) or other statutes or common law remedies of similar effect.

10.2 Non-Exclusive Remedies . The remedies provided to Company in this Section 10 are cumulative, and not exclusive, of any other remedies that may be available to Company.

10.3 Arbitration . Any controversy, dispute or claim between the parties to this Agreement, including any claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the formation, interpretation, performance or breach of this Agreement or Executive’s employment with Company, shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, before a single arbitrator, in accordance with this Section and the then most applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association, except as modified by this Section 10.3, but only if one (or both) of the parties requests such arbitration. The arbitrator shall be bound by the express provisions of this Agreement and by the laws of the jurisdiction chosen by the parties to be the law governing the interpretation of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall permit such discovery as required by applicable law and as sufficient to adequately arbitrate Executive’s statutory claims (if any have been asserted), including access to essential documents and witnesses where required by applicable law. Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any state or federal court having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law either party may in an appropriate manner apply to a court pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8, or any comparable provision, for provisional relief, including a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction (such as specified in Section 10.1 of this Agreement), on the ground that the award to which the applicant may be entitled in arbitration may be rendered ineffectual without provisional relief. Nor shall anything in this Section 10 (to the extent permitted by applicable law) prevent any party from (i) joining any party as a defendant in any action brought by or against a third party; (ii) bringing an action in court to effect any attachment or garnishment; or (iii) bringing an action in court to compel arbitration as required by this Section 10.

If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator, the parties shall select a single arbitrator from a list of nine arbitrators drawn by the parties at random from the “Independent” (or “Gold Card”) list of retired judges. If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator from the list so drawn, then the parties shall each strike names alternately from the list, with the first strike being


determined by lot. After each party has used four strikes, the remaining name on the list shall be the arbitrator. If such person is unable to serve for any reason, the parties shall repeat this process until an arbitrator is selected.

This agreement to resolve any disputes by binding arbitration shall extend to claims against any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of each party, and, when acting within such capacity, any officer, director, shareholder, employee or agent of each party, or of any of the above, and shall apply as well to claims arising out of state and federal statutes and local ordinances as well as to claims arising under the common law. In the event of a dispute subject to this Section 10 the parties shall be entitled to reasonable discovery subject to the discretion of the arbitrator. The remedial authority of the arbitrator shall be the same as, but no greater than, would be the remedial power of a court having jurisdiction over the parties and their dispute. The arbitrator shall, upon an appropriate motion, dismiss any claim without an evidentiary hearing if the party bringing the motion establishes that he or she would be entitled to summary judgment if the matter had been pursued in court litigation.

To the extent permitted by law, the initial fees and costs of the arbitrator shall be borne by the Company, with Company being responsible for the costs and fees of the arbitration and the prevailing party shall be entitled to reimbursement for legal fees and costs incurred by the other.

The arbitrator shall render an award and written opinion, and the award shall be final and binding upon the parties.

Any arbitration shall take place in the county of Orange, California.

THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT BY AGREEING TO ARBITRATE IN THE MANNER REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION 10, THEY ARE WAIVING THEIR RIGHTS TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR EXECUTIVE’S EMPLOYMENT BY COMPANY TRIED BEFORE AND ADJUDICATED BY A JURY, INCLUDING DISPUTES RELATING TO ANY CLAIM EXECUTIVE MAY HAVE FOR UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF HER EMPLOYMENT OR FOR A VIOLATION OF ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR OTHER LAW OR STATUTORILY PROTECTED RIGHTS, (SUCH AS, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621—634; OLDER WORKERS BENEFIT PROTECTION ACT, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S. §§ 621, 623; TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000E—2000E-17; THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 AS AMENDED; THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S.C. §§ 206(D); THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001—1461; THE WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION ACT, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S.C. § 2101 ET SEQ .; THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S.C. §§ 151-169; FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S.C. § 825 ET SEQ. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT OF 1990, AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 ET. SEQ.; INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, DEFAMATION, PERSONAL INJURY AND BREACH OF CONTRACT, WHI CH INCLUDE DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE, RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION). NEVERTHELESS, BOTH PARTIES AGREE TO


WAIVE ALL SUCH RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL AND TO SUBMIT ALL SUCH DISPUTES TO BINDING ARBITRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION 10.

 

Company  

/s/    JP        

    Executive  

/s/    DC        

  (initials)       (initials)

11. NO CONFLICT . Executive represents and warrants that neither his execution of this Agreement nor his performance under this Agreement will (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, any contract or other obligation to which Executive is a party or by which he is bound; or (ii) violate any judgment or other order applicable to Executive. Executive shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Company from and against any and all claims, liabilities, lawsuits, judgments, losses, costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) that Company or any of its agents, affiliates, employees, shareholders, officers or directors may suffer or incur as a result of Executive’s breach or alleged or threatened breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph.

12. GENERAL .

12.1 Captions . The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

12.2 Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings, written or oral, between the parties.

12.3 Amendments; Waivers . This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms or covenants of this Agreement may be waived, only by a written instrument executed by both of the parties hereto, or in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. The failure of either party at any time or times to require performance of any provision of this Agreement shall in no manner affect such party’s right at a later time to enforce such performance. No waiver by either party of the breach of any term or covenant contained in this Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such breach, or a waiver of the breach of any other term or covenant contained in this Agreement.

12.4 No Other Representations . No representation, promise or inducement has been made by either party that is not embodied in this Agreement, and neither party shall be bound by or be liable for any alleged representation, promise or inducement not so set forth.

12.5 Severability . If any of the provisions of this Agreement (including Section 10) are determined to be unlawful or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, such determination shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement,


and this Agreement shall be reformed to the extent necessary to carry out its provisions to the greatest extent possible and, with respect to reformation of any provision of Section 10, to ensure that the resolution of all conflicts between the parties (including those arising out of statutory claims) shall be resolved by neutral, binding arbitration. If a court should find that any provision set forth in Section 10 is not absolutely binding, the parties intend that any arbitration decision and award with respect to this Agreement be fully admissible in evidence in any subsequent action, given great weight by any finder of fact, and treated as determinative to the maximum extent permitted by law.

12.6 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement, to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.

12.7 Withholding . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all payments that Company is required to make under this Agreement to Executive or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts relating to taxes as Company may reasonably determine it should withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

12.8 Tax Consequences . Company shall have no obligation to any person entitled to the benefits of this Agreement with respect to any tax obligation any such person incurs as a result of or attributable to this Agreement, including any supplemental agreements, stock option plans or employee benefit plans, or arising from any payments made or to be made under this Agreement or thereunder.

12.9 Consent to Jurisdiction . The parties to this Agreement agree that all actions or proceedings arising directly or indirectly from this Agreement shall be arbitrated or litigated before arbitrators or in courts having a situs within Orange County, California; hereby consent to the jurisdiction of any local, state or federal court in which such an action or proceeding is commenced that is located in Orange County, California; agree not to disturb such choice of forum (including waiving any argument that venue in any such forum is not convenient); agree that any litigation initiated by any party hereto in connection with this Agreement may be venued in either the state or federal courts located in Orange County, California; agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law; and waive the personal service of any and all process upon them and consent that all such service of process may be made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the respective parties at the address set forth above.

12.10 Gender References . References in this Agreement to any gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.

12.11 Construction . In all instances when appearing in this Agreement, the terms “including,” “include” and “includes” shall be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.”


12.12 Joint and Several Obligations . All obligations of each of BioLargo and BLTI hereunder are deemed to be joint and several obligations to the Executive.

12.13 Termination of 2002 Employment Agreement . The 2002 Employment Agreement is hereby terminated and shall be of no further force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

BIOLARGO, INC.  

By:

 

/s/    J OSEPH P ROVENZANO

 

Title:

  Secretary  

BIOLARGO LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

By:

 

/s/    J OSEPH P ROVENZANO

 

Title:

  Secretary  

Executive:

 

/s/    D ENNIS C ALVERT

 

Dennis Calvert

 

EXHIBIT 10.12

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of April 30, 2007 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and among BioLargo, Inc., formerly known as NuWay Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BioLargo”), BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc., a California corporation (“BLTI” and collectively with BioLargo, “ Company ”), whose address is 2603 Main Street, Suite 1155, Irvine, California 92614, and Kenneth Reay Code (“ Executive ”), an individual, with reference to the following:

A. Executive has certain technical knowledge, skills and abilities pertaining to the business in which Company engages.

B. Each of BioLargo and BLTI wish to employ Executive as its Chief Technical Officer, and Executive wishes to accept employment with Company, all on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:

1. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM . Unless sooner terminated as provided in this Agreement, including as a result of Company’s early termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 4 below, the Company shall employ Executive for a term commencing on the Effective Date and expiring on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date (the “ Expiration Date ”. This Agreement shall in all respects terminate on the Expiration Date, except for those obligations of either party that are expressly stated to continue after such time or by nature will continue after such time. The period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the earlier of the Expiration Date or the date Executive’s employment under this Agreement actually terminates is referred to as the “ Term .”

2. POSITION AND DUTIES .

2.1 General Duties . Executive shall serve BioLargo and/or BLTI as either of them may from time to time require, as their respective Chief Technology Officer, and in such capacity shall be one of the Company’s senior executive officers. Executive’s duties shall be consistent with such position. In carrying out his duties, Executive shall use Executive’s best efforts, skills, judgment and abilities, and shall at all times promote Company’s interests and perform and discharge well and faithfully, those duties. Executive shall report directly to the Company’s Board of Directors. In acting on Company’s behalf, Executive shall observe and be governed by all of Company’s rules and policies. During the Term, the Company shall cause to have Executive be nominated for election as a Director to serve on the Board of Directors of each of BioLargo and BLTI.

2.2 Full Time Employment . At all times during the Term, Executive shall devote Executive’s full business time, attention and energies to Company’s business, and shall furnish services for Company and for its subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions. During the Term, Executive shall not engage in any activity that would materially interfere with or adversely affect Executive’s performance


of Executive’s duties under this Agreement or which could reasonably be expected to be competitive with or adverse to the business of Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions.

2.3 Place of Performance . In connection with Executive’s employment under this Agreement, Executive shall be based at Company’s office located in Irvine, California, and at the offices of IOWC Technologies Inc. (“IOWC”) or the facility contemplated pursuant to Section 3A of this Agreement, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

3. COMPENSATION .

3.1 Compensation . “ Compensation ” means the Base Salary (as defined below) and bonus, if any, pursuant to this Section 3.

3.2 Base Salary . For all services rendered pursuant to this Agreement to BioLargo, BLTI or either or both of them, commencing on the Effective Date Executive shall receive a base salary (as may be adjusted from time to time, the “ Base Salary ”) of $15,400 per month. At each anniversary date the Base Salary shall be increased by 10% without further action by the Company. Company, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, may increase, but not decrease, the Base Salary by more than the automatic 10% increase.

3.3 Bonus . Executive shall be eligible to receive a bonus in such amount, and from time to time, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion.

3.4 Benefits . Executive shall be eligible to receive the following benefits during the Term, at such time as such benefits are made available to the senior employees of the Company generally:

3.4.1 Heath Insurance Premium Payments for Executive and Executive’s immediate family;

3.4.2 Car Allowance of $800 per month in arrears;

3.4.3 Paid Vacation of four weeks per year plus an additional two weeks per year for each full year of service during the Term up to a maximum of ten weeks per year;

3.4.4 Life insurance for the benefit of his estate, equal to three the times his annual Base Salary;

3.4.5 Disability Insurance; and

3.4.6 Participation in the Company’s stock option plan as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in its sole, full and absolute discretion.

3.5 Expenses . Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable and ordinary expenses determined in Company’s sole discretion that Executive incurs or pays during the Term in performing Executive’s services under this Agreement. Company shall,


however, be required to make any such reimbursement only after Executive presents appropriate written expense statements, vouchers or such other supporting information in accordance with Company’s reimbursement policies, as Company may adopt from time to time. Company shall notify Executive of any dispute with respect to any such expenses within three months of any request for reimbursement or the expense shall be classified as non-recoverable.

3.5.1 Company will supply one credit or debit card in the Company name and Executive name drawn on the Company bank, to Executive in lieu of expense advances, subject always to the requirements set forth above.

3.5.2 Reimbursement in general shall be in arrears and payable within 30 days of submission to the Company.

3.6 Payment of Compensation . All Compensation and other amounts payable to Executive under this Agreement, whether for a period during or after the Term, shall be paid in such installments and on such schedule as Company may from time to time implement for general payroll purposes, provided that the Base Salary shall be paid at least monthly. Any Base Salary required to be paid to Executive upon a termination of Executive’s employment in excess of amounts accrued through the Date of Termination (as defined below) shall be paid in the same manner that Base Salary is paid during the Term, but not more than 30 days from the Date of Termination. Any payments made by the Company shall be designated by the Company as applied towards base compensation, bonus payment or other remuneration as the case may be. Any payments made prior to the effective date of this Agreement shall not be applied to any calculations called for in this Agreement.

3.7 Payee. Executive hereby designates IOWC as the payee for such portions of the Compensation under this Agreement as the Executive may from time to time direct, and such payments shall be paid and remitted to such place as Executive may request in writing from time to time.

3A. RESEARCH FACILITY . Subject to the approval of BioLargo’s Board of Directors, Company agrees to rent premises in the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada area, at such location as shall be mutually agreed upon between Company and Executive, and to provide equipment at such premises to permit ongoing work in furtherance of Company’s technology and product development conducted by Executive for the benefit of Company.

4. TERMINATION AND COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION .

4.1 Definitions .

4.1.1 “ Date of Termination ” has the following meaning: (a) in the case of a termination of Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement due to Executive’s death or Disability (as defined below), the date Executive dies or the date on which it is determined that Executive has suffered a Disability, as applicable; and (b) in the case of any other termination of Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement, the date specified for termination of Executive’s employment in the Notice of Termination (as defined below), provided that the date specified shall be no earlier than the time the Notice of Termination is delivered.


4.1.2 “ Notice of Termination ” means a written document delivered by the party terminating this Agreement to the other party that specifies (i) the section of this Agreement pursuant to which termination is being made and (ii) the effective date of the termination (the “Date of Termination”).

4.2 Effectiveness of Termination . Termination of Executive’s employment, for any reason, shall be effective upon the Date of Termination. On the Date of Termination, this Agreement shall forever terminate, subject to Section 4.9.2.

4.3 Death . Upon Executive’s death, this Agreement shall automatically forever terminate.

4.4 Disability . Company may, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement because of Executive’s Disability by delivering to Executive of a Notice of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Disability ” means Executive’s physical or mental incapacity or illness rendering Executive unable to perform Executive’s duties under this Agreement on a long-term basis (i) as evidenced by Executive’s failure or inability to perform Executive’s duties under this Agreement for a total of 120 days in any 360 day period, or (ii) as determined by an independent and licensed physician whom Company selects, or (iii) as determined without recourse by the Company’s disability insurance carrier.

4.5 Termination by Company Without Cause . Company may, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement, with or without prior notice, with or without Cause (as defined below), or for any reason whatsoever or for no reason, by delivering to Executive a Notice of Termination.

4.6 Termination for Cause . Company may at any time terminate Executive’s employment for Cause by delivering to Executive a Notice of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Cause ” means that the Company, reasonably and in good faith, forms the belief that Executive has (i) committed any act or omission constituting a material breach of this Agreement; (ii) engaged in gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the Company’s business; (iii) been convicted of, or plead guilty or nolo contendre in connection with, fraud or any crime that constitutes a felony or that involves moral turpitude or theft; (iv) resigned from this employment for any reason other than Company’s material breach of this Agreement (v) undertaken any act injurious to the Company’s business, including insubordination or failure to follow a directive of any of Executive’s superiors.

4.7 Voluntary Termination . Executive may terminate Executive’s employment with Company at any time, for any reason whatsoever, by giving Company a Notice of Termination.


4.8 Involuntary Termination . Company may terminate this Agreement in conjunction with a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or dissolution of the Company. Any termination pursuant to this paragraph shall cause any unvested options held by Executive to immediately vest and Company shall pay Executive the amounts provided for in Section 4.9 below.

4.9 Payment Upon Termination . If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated:

4.9.1 by Company pursuant to Section 4.5, Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) all Compensation that has accrued through the Date of Termination, plus (ii) a severance payment equal to one year’s Compensation, plus the greater of (A) an additional one half year’s Compensation for each year of full service since the Effective Date or (B) an additional one half year’s Compensation for each full year of the Term remaining at the Date of such termination; provided , however , that if at any time while Company is required to pay severance to Executive pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph any event occurs that would cause the termination of Executive’s employment (for example, Executive dies) or give rise to the right of Company to terminate this Agreement for Cause or due to Executive’s Disability were Executive still employed pursuant to this Agreement, then Company’s obligation to pay such severance shall thereupon immediately terminate; or

4.9.2 for any other reason except for termination pursuant to Section 4.5 or 4.6), Executive (or in the case of Executive’s death, Executive’s estate or other legal representative) shall only be entitled to receive the Compensation accrued through the Date of Termination.

4.10 Effect of Termination . The amounts payable to Executive pursuant to Section 4.9 upon a termination of Executive’s employment shall upon payment constitute full and complete satisfaction of Company’s obligations to Executive in connection with this Agreement and Company’s employment of Executive. Executive shall have no further rights or remedies with respect to or against Company in connection with this Agreement or Company’s employment of Executive.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Executive’s representations, warranties, covenants, duties and other obligations set forth under Sections 5, 6, 7 and 11 of this Agreement shall survive and continue after any termination of this Agreement, regardless of the reason for the termination.

4.11 Parachute Tax Gross-Up . To the extent that the grant, payment or acceleration of payment of any amount under this Agreement (a “ Benefit ”) is subject to golden parachute excise tax under Section 4999(a) of the Code (a “ Parachute Tax ”), Company shall pay Executive an amount of cash (the “ Gross-Up Amount ”) such that the “net” Benefit received by Executive under this Agreement, after paying all applicable Parachute Taxes (including those on the Gross-Up Amount) and any federal or state taxes on the Gross-Up Amount, shall be equal to the Benefit that Executive would have received if such Parachute Tax had not been applicable.


5. WORK MADE FOR HIRE

5.1 Executive and/or designates of the Executive shall promptly and fully inform the Company of, and disclose to the Company , any and all ideas, processes, trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark applications, copyrights, mask work rights, fictitious business names, technology, patents, know-how, trade secrets, computer programs, original works of authorship, formulae, concepts, themes, inventions, designs, creations, new works, derivative works and discoveries, and all applications, improvements, rights and claims related to any the foregoing, and all other intellectual property, proprietary rights and work product, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, registered or unregistered or domestic or foreign, and whether or not relating to a published work, that Executive develops, makes, creates, conceives or reduces to practice during the Term, whether alone or in collaboration with others (collectively, “ Invention Ideas ”). Executive hereby assigns to the Company exclusively in perpetuity throughout the world all right, title and interest (choate or inchoate) in (i) the Invention Ideas, (ii) all precursors, portions and work in progress with respect thereto and all inventions, works of authorship, mask works, technology, information, know-how, materials and tools relating thereto or to the development, support or maintenance thereof and (iii) all copyrights, patent rights, trade secret rights, trademark rights, mask works rights, sui generis database rights and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort and all business, contract rights, causes of action, and goodwill in, incorporated or embodied in, used to develop, or related to any of the foregoing (collectively "Intellectual Property"). All copyrightable Invention Ideas are intended by Executive to be a “work-made-for-hire” by Executive for Company and owned by Company pursuant to Section 201 (b) of Title 17 of the United States Code

Executive shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the Company may reasonably request in order to obtain patent or copyright registration on all Invention Ideas and Intellectual Property , and shall execute and deliver all documents, instruments and agreements, including the formal execution of an assignment of copyright and/or patent application or issued patent, and do all things necessary or requested by the Company, in order to enable Company to ultimately and finally obtain and enforce full and exclusive title to all Invention Ideas and Intellectual Property and all rights assigned pursuant to this Section 5. Executive hereby appoints the Company as Executive’s irrevocable attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing and delivering all such documents, instruments and agreements, and performing all such acts, with the same legal force and effect as if executed and delivered and taken by Executive.

5.2 If for any reason the foregoing assignment is determined to be unenforceable Executive grants to Company a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, exclusive, sub-licensable right and license to exploit and exercise all such Invention Ideas and Intellectual Property.

5.3 Because of the difficulty of establishing when Executive first conceives of or develops Intellectual Property, proprietary rights or work product or whether such Intellectual Property, proprietary rights or work product results from access to Company’s confidential and proprietary information or equipment, facilities or data, Executive agrees that any Intellectual Property,


proprietary rights and work product shall be presumed to be an Invention Idea if it is conceived, developed, used, sold, exploited or reduced to practice by Executive or with the aid of Executive within one year after the normal termination of Executive’s employment with Company. Executive can rebut that presumption if Executive proves that the intellectual property, proprietary rights and work product (i) was first conceived or developed after termination of Executive’s employment with and by Company; (ii) was conceived or developed entirely on Executive’s own time without using Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities or confidential and proprietary information; and (iii) did not result from any work performed by Executive for or on behalf of Company.

5.4 Executive acknowledges that there is no intellectual property, proprietary right or work product that Executive desires not to be deemed Invention Ideas or Intellectual Property and thus to exclude from the above provisions of this Agreement. The parties agree and acknowledge that that certain Research and Development Agreement dated August 11, 2006, as amended on August 14, 2006, as of December 20, 2006 and as of March 30, 2007, by and among BLTI, BioLargo, IOWC and Executive is terminated effective with the execution of this Agreement. To the best of Executive’s knowledge, there is no other existing contract in conflict with this Agreement or any other contract to assign ideas, processes, trademarks, service marks, inventions, technology, computer programs, original works of authorship, designs, formulas, discoveries, patents or copyrights that is now in existence between Executive and any other person or entity.

5.5 This Section 5 shall not operate to require Executive to assign to Company any of Executive’s rights to inventions, intellectual properties or work products that would not be assignable under the provisions of California Labor Code Section 2870. Executive represents and warrants to Company that this paragraph constitutes Company’s written notification to Executive of the provisions of Section 2870 of the California Labor Code, and Executive represents and warrants to Company that Executive has reviewed Section 2870 of the California Labor Code.

6. UNFAIR COMPETITION AND PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION .

6.1 Executive shall not at any time (including after Executive’s employment with Company terminates) divulge, furnish or make accessible to anyone any of Company’s Proprietary Information, or use in any way any of Company’s Proprietary Information other than as reasonably required to perform Executive’s duties under this Agreement. Executive shall not undertake any other acts or omissions that would reduce the value to Company of Company’s Proprietary Information. The restrictions on Executive’s use of Company’s Proprietary Information shall not apply to knowledge or information that Executive can prove is part of the public domain through no fault of Executive. Executive agrees that such restrictions are fair and reasonable.

6.2 Executive agrees that Company’s Proprietary Information constitutes a unique and valuable asset of Company that Company acquired at great time and expense, and which is secret and confidential and will only be available to or communicated to Executive in confidence in the course of Executive’s provision of services to Company. Executive also agrees that any disclosure or


other use of Company’s Proprietary Information other than for Company’s sole benefit would be wrongful, would constitute unfair competition and will cause irreparable and incalculable harm to Company and to its subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions. In addition to all other remedies Company may have, it shall have the right to seek and obtain appropriate injunctive and other equitable relief, including emergency relief, to prevent any violations of this Section 6.

6.3 Executive agrees that Company’s employees constitute a valuable asset of Company. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, during the Term and for a period of two years thereafter, directly or indirectly, for Executive or on behalf of any other person or entity, solicit any person who was an employee of or consultant to Company (at any time while Executive is performing any services for Company, or at any time within twelve months prior to or after such solicitation) for a competing business or otherwise induce or attempt to induce any such persons to terminate their employment or relationship with Company or otherwise to disrupt or interfere, or attempt to disrupt or interfere, with Company’s employment or relationships with such persons. Executive agrees that any such solicitation, inducement or interference would be wrongful and would constitute unfair competition, and will cause irreparable and incalculable harm to Company. Further, Executive shall not engage in any other unfair competition with Company. Executive agrees that such restrictions are fair and reasonable.

6.4 Executive recognizes and agrees that Executive has no expectation of privacy with respect to Company’s telecommunications, networking or information processing systems (including stored computer files, e-mail messages and voice messages), and that Executive’s activity, and any files or messages, on or using any of those systems may be monitored at any time without notice.

6.5 As used in this Agreement, “ Company’s Proprietary Information ” means any knowledge, trade secrets (including “trade secrets” as defined in Section 3426.1 of the California Civil Code), Invention Ideas, proprietary rights or proprietary information, intangible assets or property, and other intellectual property (whether or not copyrighted or copyrightable or patented or patentable), information and materials (including processes, trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark applications, copyrights, mask work rights, technology, patents, patent applications and works of authorship), in whatever form, including electronic form, and all goodwill relating or appurtenant thereto, owned or licensed by Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions, or directly or indirectly useful in any aspect of the business of Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions, whether or not marked as confidential or proprietary and whether developed by Executive, by Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions or by others. Without limiting the foregoing, Company’s Proprietary Information includes (a) the names, locations, practices and requirements of any of Company’s customers, prospective customers, vendors, suppliers and personnel and any other persons having a business relationship with Company; (b) confidential or secret development or research work of Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions, including information concerning any future or proposed services or products; (c) Company’s accounting, cost, revenue and other financial records and documents and the contents thereof; (d) Company’s documents, contracts, agreements, correspondence and other similar business records; (e) confidential or secret designs, software code, know how, processes, formulae, plans and devices; and (f) any other confidential or secret aspect of the business of Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions.


7. RESTRICTION OF EXECUTIVE’S ACTIVITIES . During the Term, including any period during which the Company is making any payments to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, neither Executive nor any person or entity acting with or on Executive’s behalf, nor any person or entity under the control of or affiliated with Executive, shall, directly or indirectly, in any way Compete with the Company. Executive agrees that, if Executive has any business to transact on Executive’s own account that is similar to the business entrusted to Executive by Company, Executive shall notify Company and always give preference to Company’s business. Executive agrees that such restrictions are fair and reasonable. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Compete ” means doing any of the following: (i) selling products or services to any person or entity that was or is (at any time, including during the Term and the period when the provisions of this paragraph are in effect) a client or customer of Company (or its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions) or on a list of prospective clients or customers of Company, or calling on, soliciting, taking away or accepting any such person or entity as a client or customer, or any attempt or offer to do any of the foregoing; (ii) entering into, or any attempt or offer to enter into, any business, enterprise or activity that is in any way similar to or otherwise competitive with the business that the Company (or its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions) conducted at any time during the Term or any time the provisions of this paragraph are in effect, or (iii) directly or indirectly assisting any person or entity to take or attempt or offer to take any of the actions described in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii).

8. NOTICES . Any notice, statement, request or consent made hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given as follows: (a) to Executive by Federal Express, or any other nationally (US and Canada) recognized overnight carrier, addressed to Executive at his address stated as set forth in the preamble paragraph of this Agreement or at such other address as Executive may designate by notice to Company as provided herein, and (b) to Company by Federal Express or any other nationally (US and Canada) recognized overnight carrier to Company’s s address stated as set forth in the preamble paragraph of this Agreement or to such other address as Company may designate by notice to Executive as provided herein. Any such communication shall be deemed to have been given to Executive or Company on the first business day following that mailing. In addition, any such communication may also be given by (i) personal delivery which shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt; (ii) facsimile which shall be deemed to have been given upon telephonic confirmation of successful transmission; or (iii) first class certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the party to whom that notice is to be given and when notice is given in this manner it shall be deemed received on the seventh day after that notice was deposited with the United States Postal Service or Post Canada.

9. ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS

9.1 By Company . This Agreement is fully assignable by Company to any person or entity, including any successor entity; provided , however , that any such person or entity shall assume Company’s obligations under this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

9.2 By Executive . Executive may not assign this Agreement or any part of this Agreement without Company’s prior written consent, which consent may be given or withheld by Company acting in its sole and absolute discretion.


10. REMEDIES .

10.1 Uniform Trade Secrets Act . If Executive breaches any provision of Section 6 of this Agreement, Company shall have the right to invoke any and all remedies provided under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (California Civil Code §§3426, et seq .) or other statutes or common law remedies of similar effect.

10.2 Non-Exclusive Remedies . The remedies provided to Company in this Section 10 are cumulative, and not exclusive, of any other remedies that may be available to Company.

10.3 Arbitration . Any controversy, dispute or claim between the parties to this Agreement, including any claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the formation, interpretation, performance or breach of this Agreement or Executive’s employment with Company, shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, before a single arbitrator, in accordance with this Section and the then most applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association, except as modified by this Section 10.3, but only if one (or both) of the parties requests such arbitration. The arbitrator shall be bound by the express provisions of this Agreement and by the laws of the jurisdiction chosen by the parties to be the law governing the interpretation of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall permit such discovery as required by applicable law and as sufficient to adequately arbitrate Executive’s statutory claims (if any have been asserted), including access to essential documents and witnesses where required by applicable law. Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any state or federal court having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law either party may in an appropriate manner apply to a court pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8, or any comparable provision, for provisional relief, including a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction (such as specified in Section 10.1 of this Agreement), on the ground that the award to which the applicant may be entitled in arbitration may be rendered ineffectual without provisional relief. Nor shall anything in this Section 10 (to the extent permitted by applicable law) prevent any party from (i) joining any party as a defendant in any action brought by or against a third party; (ii) bringing an action in court to effect any attachment or garnishment; or (iii) bringing an action in court to compel arbitration as required by this Section 10.

If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator, the parties shall select a single arbitrator from a list of nine arbitrators drawn by the parties at random from the “Independent” (or “Gold Card”) list of retired judges. If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator from the list so drawn, then the parties shall each strike names alternately from the list, with the first strike being determined by lot. After each party has used four strikes, the remaining name on the list shall be the arbitrator. If such person is unable to serve for any reason, the parties shall repeat this process until an arbitrator is selected.

This agreement to resolve any disputes by binding arbitration shall extend to claims against any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of each party, and, when acting within such capacity, any officer, director, shareholder, employee or agent of each party, or of any of the above, and shall apply as well to claims arising out of state and federal statutes and local ordinances as well as to claims arising under the common law. In the event of a dispute subject to this Section 10 the parties shall be entitled to reasonable discovery


subject to the discretion of the arbitrator. The remedial authority of the arbitrator shall be the same as, but no greater than, would be the remedial power of a court having jurisdiction over the parties and their dispute. The arbitrator shall, upon an appropriate motion, dismiss any claim without an evidentiary hearing if the party bringing the motion establishes that he or she would be entitled to summary judgment if the matter had been pursued in court litigation.

To the extent permitted by law, the initial fees and costs of the arbitrator shall be borne by the Company, with Company being responsible for the costs and fees of the arbitration and the prevailing party shall be entitled to reimbursement for legal fees and costs incurred by the other.

The arbitrator shall render an award and written opinion, and the award shall be final and binding upon the parties.

Any arbitration shall take place in the county of Orange, California.

THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT BY AGREEING TO ARBITRATE IN THE MANNER REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION 10, THEY ARE WAIVING THEIR RIGHTS TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR EXECUTIVE’S EMPLOYMENT BY COMPANY TRIED BEFORE AND ADJUDICATED BY A JURY, INCLUDING DISPUTES RELATING TO ANY CLAIM EXECUTIVE MAY HAVE FOR UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF HER EMPLOYMENT OR FOR A VIOLATION OF ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR OTHER LAW OR STATUTORILY PROTECTED RIGHTS, (SUCH AS, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621—634; OLDER WORKERS BENEFIT PROTECTION ACT, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S. §§ 621, 623; TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000E—2000E-17; THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 AS AMENDED; THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S.C. §§ 206(D); THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001—1461; THE WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION ACT, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S.C. § 2101 ET SEQ .; THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S.C. §§ 151-169; FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993, AS AMENDED, 29 U.S.C. § 825 ET SEQ. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT OF 1990, AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 ET. SEQ.; INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, DEFAMATION, PERSONAL INJURY AND BREACH OF CONTRACT, WHI CH INCLUDE DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE, RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION). NEVERTHELESS, BOTH PARTIES AGREE TO WAIVE ALL SUCH RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL AND TO SUBMIT ALL SUCH DISPUTES TO BINDING ARBITRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION 10.

 

Company

 

/s/    DC        

    Executive  

/s/    KRC        

  (initials)       (initials)


11. NO CONFLICT . Executive represents and warrants that neither his execution of this Agreement nor his performance under this Agreement will (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, any contract or other obligation to which Executive is a party or by which he is bound; or (ii) violate any judgment or other order applicable to Executive. Executive shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Company from and against any and all claims, liabilities, lawsuits, judgments, losses, costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) that Company or any of its agents, affiliates, employees, shareholders, officers or directors may suffer or incur as a result of Executive’s breach or alleged or threatened breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph.

12. GENERAL .

12.1 Captions . The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

12.2 Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings, written or oral, between the parties.

12.3 Amendments; Waivers . This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms or covenants of this Agreement may be waived, only by a written instrument executed by both of the parties hereto, or in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. The failure of either party at any time or times to require performance of any provision of this Agreement shall in no manner affect such party’s right at a later time to enforce such performance. No waiver by either party of the breach of any term or covenant contained in this Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such breach, or a waiver of the breach of any other term or covenant contained in this Agreement.

12.4 No Other Representations . No representation, promise or inducement has been made by either party that is not embodied in this Agreement, and neither party shall be bound by or be liable for any alleged representation, promise or inducement not so set forth.

12.5 Severability . If any of the provisions of this Agreement (including Section 10) are determined to be unlawful or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, such determination shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be reformed to the extent necessary to carry out its provisions to the greatest extent possible and, with respect to reformation of any provision of Section 10, to ensure that the resolution of all conflicts between the parties (including those arising out of statutory claims) shall be resolved by neutral, binding arbitration. If a court should find that any provision set forth in Section 10 is not absolutely binding, the parties intend that any arbitration decision and award with respect to this Agreement be fully admissible in evidence in any subsequent action, given great weight by any finder of fact, and treated as determinative to the maximum extent permitted by law.


12.6 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement, to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.

12.7 Withholding . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all payments that Company is required to make under this Agreement to Executive or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts relating to taxes as Company may reasonably determine it should withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

12.8 Tax Consequences . Company shall have no obligation to any person entitled to the benefits of this Agreement with respect to any tax obligation any such person incurs as a result of or attributable to this Agreement, including any supplemental agreements, stock option plans or employee benefit plans, or arising from any payments made or to be made under this Agreement or thereunder.

12.9 Consent to Jurisdiction . The parties to this Agreement agree that all actions or proceedings arising directly or indirectly from this Agreement shall be arbitrated or litigated before arbitrators or in courts having a situs within Orange County, California; hereby consent to the jurisdiction of any local, state or federal court in which such an action or proceeding is commenced that is located in Orange County, California; agree not to disturb such choice of forum (including waiving any argument that venue in any such forum is not convenient); agree that any litigation initiated by any party hereto in connection with this Agreement may be venued in either the state or federal courts located in Orange County, California; agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law; and waive the personal service of any and all process upon them and consent that all such service of process may be made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the respective parties at the address set forth above.

12.10 Gender References . References in this Agreement to any gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.

12.11 Construction . In all instances when appearing in this Agreement, the terms “including,” “include” and “includes” shall be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.”

12.12 Termination of Consulting Agreement . Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Consulting Agreement dated June 20, 2006, as amended as of December 20, 2006 and as of March 30, 2007, by and between BioLargo and Executive shall be terminated and be of no force and effect.


12.13 Joint and Several Obligations . All obligations of each of BioLargo and BLTI hereunder are deemed to be joint and several obligations to the Executive.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

BIOLARGO, INC.

 

By:

 

/s/    D ENNIS C ALVERT

 

Title:

  President  

BIOLARGO LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

By:

 

/s/    D ENNIS C ALVERT

 

Title:

  President  

Executive:

 

/s/    K ENNETH R EAY C ODE

 

Kenneth Reay Code

 

EXHIBIT 10.13

LICENSE AGREEMENT

October 15, 2004

This License Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of this 15th day of October 2004

(the “Effective Date”) by and between:

Kenneth R. Code individually, and IOWC, a Canadian Corporation owned by Ken Code, and

BioLargo Technologies,

Inc., or IOWC’s assigns, with its principal office at

1780 Glastonbury Blvd., NW, Unit 4, Edmonton, Alberta T5T6P9 Canada

(collectively “IOWC”)

Licensor and primary researcher and developer

And

Craig Sundheimer, individually, with his primary residence at

6235 Paseo Colina, Carlsbad, CA USA 92009; and

Lloyd M. Jarvis, individually, with his primary residence at

4241 Pierson Dr. Huntington Beach, CA USA 92649

and BioLargo, LLC, a to-be-formed California corporation (or other similarly named LLC),

with its principal office at 4241 Pierson Dr.

Huntington Beach, CA USA 92649

(collectively “BioLargo”)

Licensee and primary commercializing entity as defined herein

Recognized as

Together, the (“Parties”) and each individually, a (“Party”)

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS IOWC intends to license the rights to BioLargo to use and sub-license certain patents and other technology as defined below (“Technology”) including the right to make, have made, and sell products covered by the Technology (“Product”), and,

WHEREAS such rights are in effect for a “Term”, are limited to a “Territory”, and further limited to certain “Fields”, and may be exclusive or non-exclusive, and subject to certain sales expectations “Sales Performance Requirements”, all as defined below (collectively “Rights”), and


WHEREAS Lloyd M. Jarvis and Craig Sundheimer intend to form a company, BioLargo, LLC, soon after the execution of this Agreement, and to assign the Rights thereto, and,

WHEREAS BioLargo intends to commercialize that Technology subject to its Rights to do so, and hopes to, but is not obligated to achieve the Sales Goals outlined in Exhibit A, and,

WHEREAS BioLargo intends to compensate IOWC for the Rights by paying royalties to IOWC (“Royalties”), and granting IOWC an equity position in BioLargo (“IOWC Equity Position”), and

WHEREAS IOWC intends to facilitate BioLargo’s commercialization of the Technology by providing BioLargo with a line of credit (“BioLargo Loan”), which BioLargo will repay, and by providing support services to BioLargo (“Support Services”).

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual obligations and promises as set forth herein, the parties do hereby agree as follows:


1. Product and Technology

a. The Product is defined as:

i. An absorptive or super-absorptive pad, sheet, wipe or towel, either finished with a cover stock or unfinished, in many different shapes, sizes and thicknesses.

ii. Product may include a disinfectant, such as the Potassium Iodide and Copper Sulfate formulae, or other chemical additives, such as bicarbonate.

iii. Product may also contain micro-spheres, powder or beads to enhance absorbency, called super-absorbents.

iv. Product is usually constructed of nonwoven fibers (natural, wood pulp, polymeric, or other), but may be comprised of knitted or other types of textiles, which fibers may also be treated to enhance absorbency.

b. The Technology is defined as including:

i. US Patents # 6,146,725 and 6,328,929

ii. Invention disclosures and filings as they relate to the Product, including the sustained release technology for the disinfectant component.

iii. Potassium Iodide and Copper Sulfate formulae, their ratios, etc. and methods of sourcing and producing them.

iv. Composition and sources of the various super-absorbent components that have been, or may be, incorporated into the Product.

v. All manufacturing specifications, testing protocols and methodologies sufficient to enable BioLargo to make or have made Product, and to perform the required QC and QA on the Product.

c. IOWC represents and warrants that it owns the Technology and has the authority and the right to license the Technology, and shall indemnify BioLargo of any actions against IOWC that claim otherwise.

d. All improvements to the Technology, whatsoever, are the property of IOWC, and will be made available to BioLargo on a right of first refusal basis, and subject to a formula for recovery of IOWC R&D expenses appertaining to the improvements which shall be agreed among the parties, which agreement will not be unduly withheld by IOWC; see 1(h).

e. All improvements shall have a test marketing period of no more than 24 months during which time no royalties are due or cumulative to either party, and which marketing expenses shall be borne by either party or both subject to their agreement at the time; upon declaration by IOWC, exclusively, the improvement shall be declared in writing to be commercially viable and offered for licensing, to include for the obligations of both parties under this agreement, and additive to the performance requirements herein by both parties., or in the event of refusal of its first right by BioLargo, the execution of a license agreement between IOWC and a third party without recourse by BioLargo

f. IOWC shall, at its expense, be required to maintain all issued patents in good standing, to diligently pursue the filing of additional patents related to the Technology, and to aggressively prosecute parties in infringement of the Technology, and to defend any challenges to the Technology’s validity or relevance if such a challenge relates to a claim made by IOWC.

g. If IOWC, or its assigns, fail to maintain its patents and Technology, or to defend them, BioLargo shall have the right to maintain and defend the patents and Technology.


h. IOWC shall provide R&D services to BioLargo on a project by project basis at BioLargo’s expense, and shall provide BioLargo with Most-Favored-Nation rates for these projects.

i. IOWC shall use its best efforts to ensure that this Agreement survives intact and in force through any transfer of the Technology to any other entity, including, but not limited to, voting its shares to uphold this Agreement and to preserve the Rights granted to BioLargo.

j. BioLargo shall have the right to file for additional patents to protect and extend its Rights granted under this Agreement


2. Rights to the Technology granted to BioLargo by IOWC

a. The Rights will be granted to Lloyd M. Jarvis and Craig Sundheimer jointly upon execution of this Agreement, and then will be assigned to BioLargo, LLC (or other named entity if BioLargo, LLC cannot be used as a corporate name).

b. This general assignment shall be completed on or before December 31, 2004.

c. The Rights are in effect for a Term of 5 years from the Effective Date of this agreement, and renewable at the option of BioLargo for an additional term of 5 years.

d. The Rights are further limited to the Territory, which is the territory of the United States of America, and its protectorates.

e. The Rights are further limited to the Fields as follows:

i. Food Industry – BioLargo has no rights whatsoever.

ii. Armed Forces Wound Dressings—BioLargo has no rights whatsoever.

iii. Automotive Industry—BioLargo has no rights whatsoever.

iv. Hazardous Material Shipping and Transportation – BioLargo has exclusive rights.

v. Medical, Healthcare, Laboratory, Life Sciences, Home Care, Self Care, Emergency Services, Homeland Security and Veterinary – BioLargo has exclusive rights.

vi. All Other Fields – BioLargo and IOWC share co-exclusive rights, with rights to sublicense subject to the approval of the other.

f. The Exclusive rights granted in the Fields outlined in this section shall be further subject to the following Sales Performance Requirements, which if not met in two successive periods, may result, at the option of IOWC, in the downgrading of those Exclusive rights to Non-exclusive rights:

 

Period

   Sales Performance Requirements   

Measured by

     Period Sales    Cumulative Sales     
Effective Date to Month 6    $250,000    $250,000    End of Period
Months 7-12    $500,000    $750,000    End of Period
Months 13-18    $1,000,000    $1,750,000    Annualized Monthly Run Rate
Months 19-24    $1,500,000    $3,250,000    Annualized Monthly Run Rate
Year 3    $3,000,000    $6,250,000    Annualized Quarterly Run Rate
Year 4    $5,000,000    $11,250,000    Annualized Quarterly Run Rate

i. The Period clock shall begin on January 1, 2005.

ii. Sales Performance Requirements may be met for each Period by achieving the sales as outlined above for either Period Sales or the Cumulative Sales up to and including that Period.

iii. Run rates shall be calculated according to standard regression analysis methods.

g. BioLargo grants IOWC, on a royalty-exempt basis, the right to manufacture Product in the Territory for sale outside of the Territory for all time. If any Product subject to this agreement and manufactured under this royalty exemption is found to be sold in the Territory and in the exclusive Fields, then royalties to BioLargo shall become due an payable to BioLargo, originating from the offending party; IOWC shall assist BioLargo in the recovery of these amounts.


h. IOWC, or its assigns, shall use its best efforts to enforce the exclusivity of the Rights granted under this Agreement against sales of infringing Product distributed by its other licensees. If such cross border sales, either of IOWC licensees’ Product into the Territory, or of BioLargo’s Product outside of the Territory, are difficult or impossible to prevent, IOWC shall use its best efforts to mediate an equitable sharing of profits between the licensees.

3. Royalties

a. On BioLargo’s first shipment of 8x8 blood transportation pads to BSI, IOWC shall receive 18% of the Contribution Margin, as defined in this section.

b. No Royalties will be owed by BioLargo to IOWC until BioLargo’s cumulative sales exceed $1,000,000 over and above the amount of the first BSI shipment.

c. However, notwithstanding the above and beginning on the Effective date, an advance payment of $4000 per month shall be due to IOWC (“Advance Payment”). A ledger shall be maintained (“the Ledger”) showing the Advance Payments as negative entries and any Royalties paid as positive entries. Any negative balance may be used as an offset against any Royalties owed, or


against any project expenses owed to IOWC for its Support Services, and the Ledger adjusted accordingly. Any positive balance may be used to offset against any Advance Payment owed. The first Advance Payment shall be made to IOWC no later than 14 days after the Effective Date.

d. On BioLargo’s cumulative sales between $1,000,000 and $6,000,000, a royalty as a percent of Contribution Margin will be paid by BioLargo to IOWC in accordance with the following:

i. 18% of Contribution Margin for sales of Product covered by issued patents in exclusive Fields.

ii. 9% of Contribution Margin for sales of Product covered by issued patents in non-exclusive or co-exclusive Fields.

iii. 9% of Contribution Margin for sales of Product utilizing the Technology, but not covered by issued patents in any Field.

e. On cumulative sales in excess of $6,000,000, a royalty as a % of Contribution Margin will be paid by BioLargo to IOWC in accordance with the following:

i. 10% of Contribution Margin for sales of Product covered by issued patents in exclusive Fields.

ii. 5% of Contribution Margin for sales of Product covered by issued patents in non-exclusive or co-exclusive Fields.

iii. 5% of Contribution Margin for sales of Product utilizing the Technology, but not covered by issued patents in any Field.

f. Contribution Margin shall mean Total Sales Less Cost of Goods Sold

i. Sales shall be net sales of Product, less any returns, and shall be based on paid invoices.

ii. Cost of Goods Sold shall include the cost of production of Product, including the costs of the raw feed stock, and converting processes; quality assurance and quality control; and freight costs.

g. Royalties shall be paid monthly within 15 days of the month’s close.

4. IOWC Equity Position:

a. IOWC shall receive a 20% non-diluted interest in BioLargo.

b. IOWC shall have first right of negotiation for all future investments into BioLargo and to acquire BioLargo. BioLargo shall promptly notify IOWC of the receipt of a bona fide offer from a third party to invest in or acquire BioLargo, and IOWC shall thereafter have 30 days from the date of that notification to submit its own bona fide offer exceeding the value of the offer in hand, at which time this right expires. Thereafter all parties are free to negotiate, and BioLargo shall have the sole right to decide upon the offer it feels is the best.

c. IOWC shall include Lloyd M. Jarvis and Craig Sundheimer, and other senior BioLargo executives if any, in future ESOP offerings of any companies it forms.

5. BioLargo Loan

a. IOWC represents and warrants that it fully intends to make a line of credit available to BioLargo.

b. IOWC shall provide, as soon as it is able, a line of credit of $200,000 to BioLargo. It shall bear an interest rate of .83% per month on the average outstanding balance that month.


c. The first year’s cumulative interest is payable 12 months after receipt of the loan. The second year’s interest will be paid at the end of each quarter.

d. The line of credit shall remain available to BioLargo for 24 months from date the line of credit is established.

e. BioLargo shall have the option to convert, on a pro rata basis, the outstanding balance of the BioLargo Loan principle and interest to a grant of BioLargo equity to IOWC, based on the following formula: balance of the loan divided by $200,000 times 20% of BioLargo stock.

f. If BioLargo defaults on the BioLargo Loan obligations, IOWC shall be granted 31% of BioLargo stock, which in addition to its original 20%, will deliver control of BioLargo to IOWC.

g. A separate BioLargo Loan Agreement, embodying the key terms outlined in this section, and providing for prompt establishment of the line of credit, will be drawn up no later than the date that IOWC receives cumulative external funding of $2,000,000 for its various ventures.


6. Support Services

a. At BioLargo’s request, and on a project by project basis, IOWC shall provide, at BioLargo’s expense, technical advice, process design, QA/QC, and oversight for manufacturing runs of Product that, in BioLargo’s judgment require IOWC’s expertise. These project expenses may be reduced by credits, if available, from the Ledger, as provided above.

b. IOWC shall provide to BioLargo all existing and on-going marketing materials and collateral information as they are or arise.

c. IOWC shall provide access to, or a copy of its website content, so that BioLargo can selectively incorporate that material into its own website. IOWC shall also dedicate a portion of its website to BioLargo, and provide appropriate links to BioLargo’s website, at no charge to BioLargo.

7. Miscellaneous

a. NON COMPETE: For the term of the License, IOWC and its assigns, affiliates, subsidiaries, parent agents and licensees, shall not compete with BioLargo with Product in BioLargo’s Territory and BioLargo’s exclusive Fields. Competition shall mean, for the purposes of this Agreement, the sale of any Product anywhere in the world that may be purchased by a customer for use in the Territory that might otherwise reasonably be a purchaser of BioLargo Product in the Field and in the Territory, regardless of price, value proposition or functional advantages.

b. CONFIDENTIALITY: The Confidentiality Agreement governing the parties is attached in Exhibit B, executed by the Parties on October 1st, 2004, and shall be incorporated into the binding terms of this Agreement.

c. FORCE MAJEURE: If the performance by either party of any of its obligations under this Agreement shall be prevented by circumstances beyond its reasonable control which could not have been avoided by the exercise of reasonable diligence, then such party shall be excused from the performance of that obligation for the duration of the event. The affected party shall promptly notify the other party in writing should such circumstances arise, give an indication of the likely extent and duration thereof, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resume performance of its obligations as soon as practicable.

d. NOTICES: Any notice required to be given or made under this Agreement by one of the parties hereto to the other shall be in writing, by personal delivery, registered U.S. mail or overnight courier, addressed to such other party at its address indicated below, or to such other address as the addressee shall have last furnished in writing to the addressor and shall be effective upon the date of receipt.

i. If to IOWC: Kenneth R. Code

1780 Glastonbury Blvd. MW Unit 4

Edmonton, AB, Canada T5T6P9

780-482-2753

ii. If to BioLargo: Craig Sundheimer

6235 Paseo Colina

Carlsbad, CA 92009

760-431-2070


e. APPLICABLE LAW/COMPLIANCE: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Each party hereto shall comply with all applicable laws, rules, ordinances, guidelines, consent decrees and regulations of any federal, state or other governmental authority. Jurisdiction and venue for any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be in Orange County, CA and the Parties hereby irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.


f. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement and the attachments (Exhibits) contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. All express or implied agreements and understandings, either oral or written, heretofore made are expressly merged in and made a part of this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended, or any term hereof modified, only by a written instrument duly executed by both parties hereto.

g. COUNTERPARTS: This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

h. SEVERABILITY/HEADINGS: If any provision of this Agreement is deemed unenforceable, the remainder of the Agreement will not be affected and, if appropriate, the parties will attempt to replace the unenforceable provision with a new provision that, to the extent possible, reflects the parties’ original intent. The captions and headings used in this Agreement are for reference only and are not to be construed in any way as terms or used to interpret the provisions of this Agreement.

i. ASSIGNMENT: Both parties anticipate the assignment of this Agreement – BioLargo to BioLargo, LLC or other such named entity, and IOWC to a Newco in formation and in the process of raising funds. Either party may assign this Agreement, with prompt notification of, but without written approval of the other, provided that all of the terms of this Agreement are held to be in force through-out the assignment, and that such terms of this Agreement shall be honored under penalty of law by the assignee, and provided that such party hereby guarantees the performance by such assignees and affiliates.

j. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: The parties hereto shall attempt to settle any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement in an amicable way. Any controversy, claim or right of termination for cause which may arise under, out of, in connection with, or relating to this Agreement, or any breach thereof, shall be settled according to binding arbitration dispute resolution in Orange County, CA.

k. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: It is understood that both parties hereto are independent contractors and engage in the operation of their own respective businesses and neither party hereto is to be considered the agent of the other party for any purpose whatsoever and neither party has any authority to enter into any contract or assume any obligation for the other party or to make any warranty or representation on behalf of the other party. Each party shall be fully responsible for its own employees, servants and agents, and the employees, servants and agents of one party shall not be deemed to be employees, servants and agents of the other party for any purpose whatsoever.

l. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: IOWC shall make known to its business contacts in the Territory that BioLargo, and in particular, Craig Sundheimer and Lloyd M. Jarvis, are the licensees of the Technology and will be commercializing, and are authorized to, commercialize, the Product. IOWC shall provide any and all reasonably requested statements or testimonies to that effect.

i. Neither party shall use the name of the other party, its officers, the other party’s employees and agents for purposes of any public commercial activity without the other party’s prior written consent, except where the name of the other party must be disclosed as a matter of law. Should either party be required by law to make a disclosure, the disclosing party shall submit a copy of the proposed disclosure to the other party for review. The non-disclosing party shall have three (3) weeks to review and comment on the content of such disclosure.


ii. The disclosing party, subject to legal requirements, shall use all reasonable efforts to accommodate the non-disclosing party’s comments. For non-routine matters like an emergency, special circumstance, or other situation where the law compels a disclosure in less than three (3) week’s time, the non-disclosing party agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide its review and comment in order to meet the disclosing party’s timetable.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

Signed  

/s/ Kenneth R. Code

    Signed  

/s/ Craig Sundheimer

Kenneth R. Code, Individually     Craig Sundheimer, Individually and as
1780 Glastonbury Blvd. MW Unit 4     Managing Partner of BioLargo, LLC
Edmonton, AB, Canada T5T6P9     6235 Paseo Colina
780-482-2753     Carlsbad, CA USA 92009
Date: October 15, 2004     760-431-2070
      Date : October 15, 2004
Signed  

/s/ Kenneth R. Code

    Signed  

/s/ Lloyd M. Jarvis

Kenneth R. Code,     Lloyd M. Jarvis, Individually, and as
President and CEO of IOWC     Managing Partner of BioLargo, LLC
      4241 Pierson Dr.
Date: October 15, 2004     Huntington Beach, CA USA 92649
      714-840-4223
      Date : October 15, 2004


Exhibit A

 

Period

   Sales Forecast

Effective Date to Month 6

   $ 1,000,000

Months 7-12

   $ 2,100,000

Months 13-18

   $ 3,500,000

Months 19-24

   $ 5,700,000

Year 3

   $ 24,200,000

Year 4

   $ 68,000,000


Exhibit B

MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

This MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made effective as of October 1, 2004 by and between three (3) parties (collectively “the Parties”, and individually “each Party”):

1) KENNETH R. CODE, residing at 1780 Glastonbury Blvd. MW Unit 4, Edmonton, AB, Canada T5T6P9; Contact Phone: 780-482-2753

2) LLOYD M. JARVIS, residing at 4241 Pierson Dr., Huntington Beach, CA, USA 92649; Contact Phone: 714-840-4223

3) CRAIG SUNDHEIMER, residing at 6235 Paseo Colina, Carlsbad CA 92009, USA; Contact Phone: 760-431-2070.

to assure the protection and preservation of the confidential and/or proprietary nature of information to be disclosed or made available between the Parties in connection with certain negotiations or discussions in contemplation of developing a License Agreement and pursuing the commercialization of the licensed technology and products, and the furtherance of a business and scientific relationship between the Parties.

WHEREAS, in order to pursue these negotiations or discussions, the Parties have agreed to mutual disclosures of certain data and other information which are of a proprietary and confidential nature (as defined in paragraph 1 below and referred to herein as “Confidential Information”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in reliance upon and in consideration of the following undertakings, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

1. Subject to the limitations set forth in Paragraph 2, Confidential Information shall mean any information, process, technique, instrumentation or tooling, software, chemical formula or composition, super-absorbent composition or method of application or sourcing or production, test data, QA/QC testing protocols, any research project or clinical investigation, invention disclosures or technology improvements, work in process, development, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, servicing, financing or personnel matter relating to the disclosing party, its present or future products, suppliers, customers, employees, investors, or business, or the existence or content of this Agreement, or the Key Terms Agreement between these same Parties, and executed contemporaneously with this Agreement.

2. The term “Confidential Information” shall not be deemed to include information which, to the extent that the recipient can establish by competent written evidence:

a. at the time of disclosure is in the public domain;


b. after disclosure, becomes part of the public domain by publication or otherwise, except by (i) breach of this Agreement by the recipient or (ii) disclosure by any person or affiliate company to whom Confidential Information was disclosed under this Agreement;

c. was (i) in recipient’s possession in documentary form at the time of disclosure by the disclosing party or (ii) independently developed by or for recipient by people who had no knowledge of or access to the Confidential Information;

d. recipient received from a third party who had the lawful right to disclose the Confidential Information and who did not obtain the Confidential Information either directly or indirectly from the disclosing party; or

e. is required by law, regulation or court order to be disclosed. In the event that Confidential Information is required to be disclosed pursuant to subsection (e), the party required to make such disclosure shall notify the other party to allow that other party to use the exclusions or exemptions that are available to the other party under such law, regulation or court order.

For the purpose of this Paragraph, Confidential Information received by any Party hereunder shall not be deemed to fall within any of the foregoing exceptions merely because it is embraced by general information within any such exception(s). In addition, any combination of features received as Confidential Information by any Party hereunder, shall not be deemed to fall within any of the foregoing exceptions merely because individual features are separately within any such exception(s), but only if the combination itself, and its principle(s) of operation, is within such exception(s).

3. Each party shall maintain in trust and confidence and not disclose to any third party or

use for any unauthorized purpose any Confidential Information received from the other party. Each party may use such Confidential Information only to the extent required for the purposes described herein. Confidential Information shall not be used for any purpose or in any manner that would constitute a violation of any laws or regulations, including, without limitation, the export control laws of the United States. No other rights or licenses to trademarks, inventions, copyrights, or patents are implied or granted under this Agreement and no Confidential Information disclosed by any Party will be used by the other party to file a patent application.

4. Confidential Information supplied shall not be reproduced in any form, except as required to continue discussions or to accomplish the purposes described herein.

5. The responsibilities of the Parties are limited to using their reasonable and best efforts to protect the Confidential Information from unauthorized use or disclosure. The Parties shall advise their employees or agents who might have access to such Confidential Information of the confidential nature thereof. No Confidential Information shall be disclosed to any officer, employee or agent of any Party who does not have a need to know such information for the purposes described herein and who is not bound by a written agreement with that party to maintain Confidential Information in confidence.


6. All Confidential Information (including copies thereof) shall remain the property of the

disclosing party, and shall be returned to the disclosing party after the recipient’s need for it to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement has expired, or within twenty (20) days of a written request by the disclosing party. However, the recipient may retain one complete copy of the Confidential Information in a secure location for recipient’s archival purposes to assure compliance with this Agreement.

7. This Agreement may be terminated at any time upon ten (10) days written notice to the other party, and, unless sooner terminated, shall automatically terminate twelve (12) months from the effective date hereof. The termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any Party of the obligations imposed by this Agreement with respect to Confidential Information disclosed prior to the effective date of such termination and the provisions hereof shall survive for a period of five (5) years from the date hereof, or such time as the substance of the disclosure has entered the public domain through no fault or negligence on the part of recipient, or until permission is specifically granted in writing to the recipient by the disclosing party to release or make use of the Information otherwise than as stated herein. The undertakings herein shall be binding upon the Parties and their respective affiliates, parents, subsidiaries or successors.

8. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California as those laws are applied to contracts entered into and to be performed in California. Jurisdiction and venue for any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be in the county of Orange, California and hereby irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

9. No Party shall reveal the fact that Confidential Information has been disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, nor that any Party is conducting, or has conducted, discussions or negotiations in contemplation or furtherance of a business relationship. It is understood that disclosure pursuant to this Agreement is not a public disclosure or sale or offer for sale of any product, but is made for the limited purposes relating to potential joint business activities stated herein.

10. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the confidentiality and nondisclosure of the Information, and shall supersede any and all prior agreements and understanding relating thereto. The unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. No change, modification alteration or addition of or to any provision of this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and executed by or on behalf of the Parties by a duly authorized representative. Neither this Agreement nor the disclosure of any Confidential Information pursuant to this Agreement by any party shall restrict such party from disclosing any of its Confidential Information to any third party.

11. Each party hereby acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the actual or threatened disclosure of a disclosing party’s Confidential Information without the prior express written consent of the disclosing party, the disclosing party will suffer an irreparable injury, such that no remedy at law will afford it adequate protection against, or appropriate compensation for, such injury. Accordingly, each party hereby agrees that the other party shall be entitled to specific performance of recipient’s obligations under this Agreement, as well as such further injunctive relief as may be granted by a court of competent jurisdiction.


12. This Agreement supercedes and replaces the BioLargo USA, Inc. Confidentiality, Non- Compete, and Non-Disclosure Agreement dated June 30, 2004 executed by Lloyd M. Jarvis and Craig Sundheimer, and Victor E. Penan, who was not duly authorized to execute same agreement on behalf of BioLargo USA, Inc. Such agreement is null and void, and no terms shall survive it.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have by duly authorized persons, executed this Agreement, effective as of the date first above written.

 

Signed  

/s/ Kenneth R. Code

    Signed  

/s/ Craig Sundheimer

Kenneth R. Code     Craig Sundheimer,
1780 Glastonbury Blvd. MW Unit 4     6235 Paseo Colina
Edmonton, AB, Canada T5T6P9     Carlsbad, CA U  1 / 8 SA 92009
780-482-2753     760-431-2070
Date: October 1, 2004     Date : October 1, 2004
Signed  

/s/ Kenneth R. Code

    Signed  

/s/ Lloyd M. Jarvis

Kenneth R. Code,     Lloyd M. Jarvis
Vice Chairman of BioLargo Technologies, Inc.     4241 Pierson Dr.
President and CEO of IOWC     Huntington Beach, CA USA 92649
780-482-2753     714-840-4223
Date: October 1, 2004     Date : October 1, 2004

EXHIBIT 10.14

Master Distributorship Agreement

Recitals

This Master Distributorship Agreement, (“Agreement”), is executed this date of January 15, 2005, by and between IOWC Technologies, Inc., (“IOWC”), Kenneth Reay Code individually (collectively (“IOWC”), and Food Industry Technologies, Inc. (“Newco”), which is the process of being formed and shall be formed by John Runyan and Doug Goularte on or before January 15, 2005. This agreement shall become effective upon the date that Newco is properly formed on or about January 15, 2005.

IOWC desires to appoint Newco and Newco desires to accept appointment, as a Master Distributor of IOWC products within a defined area as set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and promises set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

  1. Agreements and Parties:

 

  a. IOWC hereby grants to Newco the exclusive right, on the terms and conditioned herein (as described in Section 4 below), to purchase, inventory, promote and resell Products, (as defined below in Section 2) within defined “Territory” as defined below in Section 3.

 

  b. IOWC intends to grant the rights to Newco to sell products created by and with certain patents and other technology as defined in section 2. (“Technology”) and to sell those products covered by the Technology and it’s related applications, (“Product”), and

 

  c. Such rights are in effect for a “Term”, are limited to a “Territory”, and further limited to certain “Fields”, and are further defined as exclusive or non-exclusive, and subject to certain “Minimum Sales Performance Requirements” (Collectively “Rights”), and

 

  d. Newco intends to commercialize that Technology subject to its Rights to do so, and,

 

  e. Newco promises to compensate IOWC for the Rights by paying Mark Up Fees to IOWC, and

 

  f. IOWC intends to provide fee-based support services to Newco (“Support Services”)

 

  2. Products and Technology

 

  a. The Product is defined as:

 

  i. An absorptive or super-absorptive pad, sheet, wipe or towel, either finished with a cover stock or unfinished, in many different shapes, sizes and thickness, which are to be used as a meat soaker in the Food Industry;


  ii. A spray wash formulation for treating and lowering the bacteria count on certain food processing applications and products related to that process;

 

  iii. Product may include a disinfectant, such as the Potassium Iodide and Copper Sulfate formulae, or other chemical additives;

 

  iv. Product may also contain micro-prills, powder or beads to enhance absorbency, called super-absorbents;

 

  v. Product is usually constructed of nonwoven fibers (natural, wood pulp, polymeric, or other), but may be comprised of knitted or other types of textiles, which fibers may also be treated to enhance absorbency.

 

  b. The Technology is defined as including:

 

  i. US Patents 6,146,725 and 6,328,929;

 

  ii. Invention disclosures and filings as they relate to the Product, including the sustained release technology for the disinfectant component;

 

  iii. Potassium Iodide and Copper Sulfate formulae, their ratios, etc. and methods of sourcing and producing them;

 

  iv. Composition and sources of the various super-absorbent components that have been, or may be, incorporated into the Product;

 

  v. All manufacturing specifications and know-how, testing protocols and methodologies sufficient to enable Newco to sell Product,

 

  vi. All future improvements to the Technology, if they relate to the Product;

 

  vii. All iodine-based technology will receive FDA approval before acceptance by Newco

 

  c. IOWC shall, at its expense be required to maintain all issued patents in good standing, to diligently pursue the filing of additional patents related to the Technology, and to aggressively prosecute parties in infringement of the Technology, and to defend any challenges to the Technology’s validity or relevance;

 

  d. IOWC shall provide specific consulting services on a fee-for-services basis to Newco as agreed in writing between the parties, on a project by project basis at Newco’s expense, and shall provide Newco with Most-Favored-Nation rates for these projects;

 

  e. IOWC represents and warrants that it owns the Technology and or has certain intellectual property and trade secrets that enable it to produce and deliver the Products called for in this Agreement, and has the authority and the right to enter into this agreement with Newco;

 

  f. IOWC shall ensure that this Agreement survives intact and in force through any transfer or continuance of the Technology to any other entity or political jurisdiction;

 

  g. In the event of force Majeure (e.g. death, of the inventor or principals) or the bankruptcy or demise of IOWC, or the entity owning or controlling the Technology, Newco shall have the right, in its discretion, to maintain and defend the patents and Technology, and to file for additional patents to protect its Rights granted under this Agreement;


  h. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or demise of Newco, IOWC shall repurchase all rights as they exist at the time for $10.00 without recourse by any third party;

 

  i. The Parties agree to share co-branding of the products to be used in the Food Industry; Newco shall have the option and the right to develop the branding for the products in its territory and shall trademark and secure such legal rights to the brand name; Newco shall at all times prominently acknowledge the technology in and on all of its promotional literature and advertising;

 

  j. Newco hereby authorizes IOWC, at its sole discretion; to use the Newco brand that it developed in areas that Newco does not have exclusive or non-exclusive rights.

 

  k. Newco hereby acknowledges that certain Canadian distributors and the licensees are subject to head office procurement practices which are located on the territory of Newco and that every reasonable effort will be made to segregate and rationalize such sales on the territory to determine and accomplish royalties due to the Canadian licensee, and sales credit to any Canadian distributor, and likewise, to the extent such circumstances also affect Newco as a result of efforts of Canadian or other distributorship sales efforts being shipped into the United States.

 

  l. The parties have agreed to the preliminary schedule for continued Product Development by IOWC as described in Attachment A, incorporated by reference to this agreement. The schedule is a preliminary estimate of the product development cycle and is intended to provide a broad outline of the desired goals for the Parties, and not be considered binding on the parties as to delivery dates required by IOWC, but rather a projected target schedule. IOWC shall pursue said efforts on a best efforts basis. It is further agreed that to the extend IOWC is materially deficient in meeting the projected schedule as stated in Attachment A “Product Development”, and said deficiency has a material impact on Newco’s ability to meet its Minimum Sales Performance Requirements, after the first twelve-month period, then, the parties shall adjust the Distributorship Periods accordingly.

 

  3. Territorial Rights and Term of the Agreement

 

  a. The Rights to be the Master Distributor are in effect for a total Term of 10 years from the execution of this agreement, and with an option to extend the total term for 3 additional 5 year terms;

 

  b. The Rights are further limited to the Territory, which is the territory of the United States of America, Latin America, the Caribbean, New Zealand, and Mexico as more fully defined below:

 

  i. The rights to the United States of America and New Zealand are Exclusive subject to this agreement;


  ii. All other locations for the territorial rights are subject to non-exclusivity;

 

  iii. The Caribbean territory is defined as the following nations:

 

  1. St. Thomas

 

  2. Puerto Rico

 

  3. Barbados

 

  4. Jamaica

 

  5. Trinidad

 

  6. Aruba

 

  iv. IOWC and Newco shall review sales volumes of each Territory that is defined as non-exclusive from time to time to negotiate a written agreement, whereby the non-exclusive Territories may be designated as Exclusive Territories.

 

  c. The Rights are further limited to the Fields as follows:

 

  i. Food Industry—defined as any business or entity that processes, uses, sells, etc. food and it’s by products. Newco has exclusive rights in the USA and certain non-exclusive rights in other territories as defined above.

 

  ii. The Food Industry shall include the products for use in USA operated by military commissaries, wherever they may be located, subject to Newco’s securing said rights from the US Military within the first two years of this Agreement. If for any reason Newco is unable to secure the US Military supplier agreements within one year, then they shall be deemed to be non-exclusive. If for any reason, having secured existing customer relationships with the US Military, then Newco fails to maintain its agreements with the US Military for any consecutive 12-month period, and then the US Military shall be deemed to be non-exclusive to Newco. To the extent that IOWC is able to facilitate business relationships to and with the Military during the first two years, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith, on a best efforts basis, to work together to pursue these business opportunities.

 

  iii. Armed Forces Wound Dressings—Newco has no rights whatsoever.

 

  iv. Automotive Industry—Newco has no rights whatsoever.

 

  v. Hazardous Material Shipping and Transportation—Newco has no rights whatsoever;

 

  vi. Medical, Healthcare, Laboratory, Life Sciences, Home Care, Self Care, Emergency Services, Homeland Security and Veterinary—Newco has no rights whatsoever;

 

  vii. All Other Fields—Newco and IOWC share co-exclusive rights, with rights to sublicense subject to the approval of the other.

 

  d. The Exclusive rights granted in the Fields outlined in section 3.c. shall be further subject to the following Minimum Sales Performance Requirements, which if not met in two consecutive six-month periods, (for the first two years, and then annually thereafter), may result, at the option of IOWC, in the downgrading of those Exclusive rights to Non-exclusive rights:

 

Period

   Minimum Sales
Performance
Requirements
for the Period to
Maintain
Exclusive Rights
   Sales Goal for
the Period
  

Measured by

Months 1-6

   $ 250,000    $ 500,000    End of Six Month Period

Months 7-12

   $ 1,000,000    $ 3,000,000    End of Six Month Period

Months 13-18

   $ 2,000,000    $ 5,000,000    End of Six Month Period

Months 19-24

   $ 3,500,000    $ 7,000,000    End of Six Month Period

Year 3

   $ 8,000,000    $ 15,000,000    Annualized Quarterly Run Rate

Year 4

   $ 10,000,000    $ 24,000,000    Annualized Quarterly Run Rate

Subsequent Years

   $ 15,000,000    $ 30,000,000    Annual Quarterly Run Rate


  i. The Distributorship Period clock shall begin on or upon delivery of samples, acceptable to the Parties, with the understanding that IOWC will be able and ready to fulfil orders for the first confirmed order by Newco within approximately 45 days from its submission.

 

  ii. Minimum Sales Performance Requirements, and Sales Goals are for the Period only and not to be construed as cumulative from period to period;

 

  iii. The Parties, upon the occurrence of material events beyond the control of Newco or IOWC, which shall include but be limited to; labor disputes, acts of God, terrorism, or similar events, shall adjust these requirements.

 

  4. Compensation to IOWC

 

  a. For the distributorship period IOWC shall mark up the products at a level equal to 15% on net cost of products (which shall be referred to as a Mark Up Fee) on each purchase order for products received from Newco and performed by IOWC, and will invoice Newco based on sight bills of lading or supplier invoices for payment in full within 15 days of delivery to Newco or Newco’s designated delivery point. Cost shall include the variable cost of production of Product, including the costs of the raw feedstock, and converting processes, quality assurance, and quality control expenses submitted by the supplier, as specified by IOWC on each order.


  b. For the distributorship period, IOWC shall receive minimum monthly standby fees and expenses which shall be credited for purposes of offset against Mark Up Fees in any one month, but with carry forward, so long as IOWC is able to realize a minimum Mark Up Fee level per year of not less than $84,000, along the following lines:

 

  i. A one-time retainer of $15,000;

 

  ii. Standby charges of $7000 per month in advance

 

  iii. Travel and all other order processing expenses by voucher

 

  5. Support Services

 

  a. At Newco’s request and expense, IOWC may provide technical advice, training, process design, Quality Assurance and Quality Control, QA/QC, and oversight for manufacturing runs of Product that, in Newco’s judgment require IOWCs expertise;

 

  b. A contract of Master Distributorship is assumed at all times

 

  c. Schedule of specific IOWC fees:

 

  i. Kenneth Code: $800 per diem

 

  ii. Dr. Ray Marusyk: $800 per diem (Microbiology)

 

  iii. Jillianne Code, Montage Studios (Web related), $78.00 per hour

 

  iv. Peter Code, P.Eng. $1000 per diem

 

  v. Travel and all other expenses at cost

 

  d. IOWC shall provide to Newco all existing marketing materials and collateral information on request;

 

  e. IOWC shall provide access to, or a copy of its website content, so that Newco can selectively incorporate that material into its website. IOWC shall also dedicate a portion of its website to Newco, and provide appropriate links to Newco’s website, at no charge to Newco;

 

  6. Miscellaneous

 

  a. Assignment IOWC may at any time in its sole discretion transfer or assign its rights and obligations et forth in this Agreement to a third party upon notice to Newco;

 

  b. Default “Default” shall mean the non-delivery of any funds, for two consecutive periods, under this agreement after 15 days from their due date(s);

 

  c. No Competition For the term of the Master Distributor Agreement, IOWC and Newco mutually agree that neither they nor its assigns, affiliates, subsidiaries, parent and agents shall not compete with the other party with any of their Products or technologies in Newco’s Territory, nor with IOWCs technology in any market.


  d. Samples Newco shall pay the cost, (with no Mark Up Fee) of any and all samples. Newco and IOWC shall confirm specifications, delivery and pricing prior to ordering samples.

 

  e. No Assignment of Rights or Delegation of Duties by Newco’s, IOWCs Right to Assign . Distributor ‘s rights and benefits under this Agreement are personal to Distributor and therefore no such right or benefit shall be subject to voluntary or involuntary alienation, assignment or transfer. IOWC may assign its rights and delegate its obligations under this Agreement to any other person or entity and this Agreement shall be binding on any successor-in-interest to IOWC by sale, merger or otherwise.

 

  f. Entire Agreement; Waivers . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the contemporaneous agreements, representations, and understandings of the parties, and This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, in their entirety any and all prior verbal either oral or in writing, between the parties with respect ten agreements pertaining to the subject matter hereof and contains all of the covenants and agreements between the parties with respect to the services to be rendered by Newco to the IOWC in any manner whatsoever. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which are not embodied herein, and that no other agreement, statement or promise not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding on either party.

 

  g. Waiver. No waiver of any term or provisions of this Agreement will be valid unless such waiver is in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver is sought. No waiver or breach of any agreement or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof or a waiver or relinquishment of any other agreement or provision or right or power contained in this Agreement.

 

  h. No Third Party Beneficiaries . Nothing in this Agreement, whether expressed or implied, is intended to create any third party beneficiary obligations and the parties hereto specifically declare that no person or entity, other than as set forth in this Agreement, shall have any rights hereunder or any right of enforcement hereunder. Confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any persons other than the parties to it and their respective successors and assigns, nor is anything in this Agreement intended to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third person to any party to this Agreement, nor shall any provision give any third persons any right of subrogation or action over against any party to this Agreement.

 

  i.

Severability . If any term or provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Agreement, then and, in that event (i) the performance of the offending term or provision (but only to the extent its application is invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be excused as if it had never been incorporated in to this Agreement, and, in lieu of such excused provision, there shall be added a provision as similar in terms and amount to such excused provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable, and (ii) the remaining


 

part of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in any jurisdiction, then such term shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, rather than voided, and the remaining terms of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent provided by law.

 

  j. Preparation of Agreement . It is acknowledged by each party that such party either had separate and independent advice of counsel or the opportunity to avail itself or himself of same. In light of these facts it is acknowledged that no party shall be construed to be solely responsible for the drafting hereof, and therefore any ambiguity shall not be construed against any party as the alleged draftsman of this Agreement.

 

  k. Force Majeure . The Parties shall be excused from performance, and shall have no liability, for any period and to the extent that they are prevented, hindered or delayed from performing any obligation in this Agreement, in whole or in part, due to any cause(s) beyond such Party’s reasonable control, including without limitation, fire, flood, blackouts, earthquake, elements of nature or acts of God, acts of war, terrorism, riots, civil disorders, rebellions or revolutions, strikes, lockouts or labor difficulties, shortage or inability to obtain material or equipment (including failure or delay of third party suppliers).

 

  l. Notices . All notices, requests, demands, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) on the date of service if served personally on the party to whom notice is to be given, (ii) by private airborne/overnight delivery service or on the fifth day after mailing if mailed to the party to whom notice is to be given, by first class mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid, and properly addressed as follows:

 

To Company:

    

Kenneth R. Code

IOWC Technologies Inc.

     1780 Glastonbury Blvd. NW Unit 4
     Edmonton, AB, Canada T5T6P9

To Distributor:

    

Newco

    

Food Industry Technologies, Inc.

John Runyan, CEO

     Phone: 949.481.6485


Any party may change his/her or its address for purposes of this paragraph by giving written notice of the new address to each of the other parties in the manner set forth above.

 

  m. Attorneys’ Fees and Costs . In the event that any legal proceeding is brought to enforce or interpret any of the rights or obligations under provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and disbursements in addition to any other relief to which the prevailing party may be entitled whether or not the action or proceeding proceeds to final judgment.

 

  n. Remedies . It is understood and agreed that this Agreement is intended to confer a benefit, directly or indirectly, on the IOWC and that any Material Breach, as defined in Section 7, of the provisions of this Agreement by Newco will result in irreparable injury to the IOWC and that the remedy at law alone will be an inadequate remedy for such breach. Accordingly, Newco agrees that if Newco breaches any portion of this Agreement, the IOWC shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedies which the IOWC may have, to enforce the specific performance of this Agreement by Newco through both temporary and permanent injunctive relief without the necessity of posting a bond or proving actual damages, but without limitation of their right to damages and any and all other remedies available to them, it being understood that injunctive relief is in addition to, and not in lieu of, such other remedies.

 

  o. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  p. Governing Law The laws of California shall govern this Agreement. Any legal disputes shall be filed in Orange County, CA., and IOWC and Newco shall pursue binding arbitration to resolve any disputes.

 

  7. Termination Provisions

The parties may terminate this agreement at any time by written mutual consent or by force Majeure, and/or Material Breach. Material Breach by Newco shall be defined as the sustained non-payment of fees properly due, breach of non-compete provisions or the breach of confidentiality of trade secrets. Material Breach by IOWC shall be defined as the failure to timely develop or deliver acceptable Products to Newco, in accordance with the terms of an agreed upon Purchase Order.

 

  8. Actions to Closing

 

  q. The parties of the Master Distributor Agreement shall execute confidentiality agreements, which are incorporated in this agreement by reference.


  r. Newco shall pay to IOWC a one-time fee of $15,000 (retainer) due and payable on or before, January 15, 2005 as the required legal consideration for this agreement, and issue a blanket purchase order as follows:

 

  i. 20,000 cases of soaker pads at an aggregate price not to exceed $16.00 per case subject to release as follows:

 

  1. Confirmation of price, detailed specifications as to quantities, size, color, and absorbency per unit, and deliveries as approved by Newco;

 

  2. Confirmation of detailed specification by IOWC;

 

  3. Subject to the credit requirements of the manufacturer and/or converter relative to IOWCs obligations to those parties, which then may include as a down payment or letter of credit posted in favor of IOWC, by Newco, as may be required, for the first order placed by Newco to IOWC;

 

  s. IOWC shall facilitate communications and education of Newco executives with regards to systems, processes, manufacturers and converters to facilitate Newco’s execution of its obligations under this Agreement subject to the fee arrangements herein.

 

  10. Signature and Notice Page (executed copy on following page)

 

Signed  

/s/ Kenneth R. Code

 

Kenneth R. Code, President

 

IOWC Technologies Inc.

 

1780 Glastonbury Blvd. MW Unit 4

 

Edmonton, AB, Canada T5T6P9

 

780-482-2753

 

Ken.code@shaw.ca

 
Signed  

/s/ John Runyan

 

John Runyan, CEO

 

Food Industry Technologies, Inc.

 

Phone:

 

949.481.6485

 

Phone:

 

949.481.6487

 
jsrandr@cox.net  
Signed  

/s/ Doug Goularte

 

Doug Goularte, President

 

Food Industry Technologies, Inc.

 

209-557-0818 Tel

 

209-557-9818 Fax

 
Maxcodg@aol.com  


Attachment A

Product Development

Preliminary Plan for Roll Out

Stage I

Super Absorbent Meat Soaker—Holds the Purge, prevents re-infection on meat, improves appearance on shelf, lower cost manufacturing.

Ready for market now, 20% price advantage over existing market, No FDA-USDA approvals required.

Pre-selling in process now by Master Distributor with Work in License- Agreements in Final Stages of Negotiation- Industry Leaders at helm of company, 20,000 case order issued. Market Potential in Dollars: $550 Million

Confidence Level: On Scale of 1-5 with 5 being highest: 5

Stage II

Wash Process: This is an industrial process solution, including the installation of equipment and processes using an iodine based formulation, to lower “Log Count” on meat and poultry to extend shelf life of Chicken which is estimated by science team at 20% extended shelf life.

Key Advantage: Bio Friendly, (no Chlorides), non-toxic, effective, high margin solution, creates market leader competitive advantage.

Market Readiness: 1 year, and $250k to fully develop to market ready status, covered by 21 CFR

Next Generation Bacteria Management Solution. Projected to become the ‘benchmark’ of bacteria management leading to market leadership position at 50% of market penetration over 36 months from roll out.

Market Potential in Dollars: $480 Million

Confidence Level: On Scale of 1-5 with 5 being highest: 4

Unknown Issues: Taste Test, USDA approval, Product requires ‘as built’ validation in customer facility.

Stage III

Iodine Based additive to pads to add germ-killing power to Meat Soaker.


Market Readiness: Proven Technology (Scientific Proofs) FDA—USDA approval required, Cost: $50—$100k, 6 months

Next Generation Soaker- (Market Changing Technology) Could lead to over 20% market share in US alone at $250mm annually. Additional Markets are in preparation to add to profit potential.

Confidence Level: On Scale of 1-5 with 5 being highest: 5

Stage IV

Additional Products, Paper towels, cleaning soaps and solutions, consumer goods, additional packaging components

EXHIBIT 10.15

ASSIGNMENT

WHEREAS, I, Kenneth R. Code , residing at 1780 Glastonbury Boulevard #4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5T 6P9 , made certain new and useful inventions and improvements for which I executed an application for Letters Patent of the United States on Even Date Herewith , which is entitled GROUND TREATMENT FOR REDUCING MICROBIAL CONTENT .

AND WHEREAS, BioLargo Life Technologies, Incorporated , a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California , and having an office and place of business at 2603 Main Street, Suite 1155, Irvine California 92614 (hereinafter “Assignee”) is desirous of acquiring the entire right, title and interest in and to said inventions, improvements and application and in and to the Letters Patent to be obtained therefor;

NOW, THEREFORE, to all whom it may concern, be it known that for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof is hereby acknowledged, I have sold, assigned, and transferred, and by these presents do sell, assign and transfer unto said Assignee, its successors or assigns, the entire right, title and interest for all countries in and to all inventions and improvements disclosed in the aforesaid application, and in and to the said application, all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, or renewals thereof, all Letters Patent which may be granted therefrom, and all reissues or extensions of such patents, and in and to any and all applications which have been or shall be filed in any foreign countries for Letters Patent on the said inventions and improvements, including an assignment of all rights under the provisions of the International Convention, and all Letters Patent of foreign countries which may be granted therefrom; and I do hereby authorize and request the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to issue any and all United States Letters Patent for the aforesaid inventions and improvements to the said Assignee as the assignee of the entire right, title and interest in and to the same, for the use of the said Assignee, its successors and assigns.


Docket No.: 617.001US1    Page 2 of 2
Serial No.: New Application   
Filing Date: 7 September 2006   

AND, for the consideration aforesaid, I do hereby agree that we and our executors and legal representatives will make, execute and deliver any and all other instruments in writing including any and all further application papers, affidavits, assignments and other documents, and will communicate to said Assignee, its successors and representatives all facts known to me relating to said improvements and the history thereof and will testify in all legal proceedings and generally do all things which may be necessary or desirable more effectually to secure to and vest in said Assignee, its successors or assigns the entire right, title and interest in and to the said improvements, inventions, applications, Letters Patent, rights, titles, benefits, privileges and advantages hereby sold, assigned and conveyed, or intended so to be.

AND, furthermore I covenant and agree with said Assignee, its successors and assigns, that no assignment, grant, mortgage, license or other agreement affecting the rights and property herein conveyed has been made to others by me and that full right to convey the same as herein expressed is possessed by me.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 7 day of Sept., 2006

 

LOGO
Name:   Kenneth R. Code

 

STATE OF MN   )  
  )   ss.
COUNTY OF HANNEPIN   )  

On this 7 day of September, 2006, before me personally appeared Kenneth R. Code to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and he/she duly acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same for the uses and purposes therein set forth

 

[SEAL]    LOGO   LOGO
     Notary Public


LOGO

U NITED S TATES P ATENT AND T RADEMARK O FFICE

U NDER S ECRETARY OF C OMMERCE FOR I NTELLECTUAL P ROPERTY AND

D IRECTOR OF THE U NITED S TATES P ATENT AND T RADEMARK O FFICE

OCTOBER 16, 2006

PTAS

MARK A. LITMAN

MARK A. LITMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.A.

YORK BUSINESS CENTER

3209 WEST 76TH ST, SUITE 205

EDINA, MN 55435

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

NOTICE OF RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT

THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RECORDED BY THE ASSIGNMENT DIVISION OF THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE. A COMPLETE MICROFILM COPY IS AVAILABLE AT THE ASSIGNMENT SEARCH ROOM ON THE REEL AND FRAME NUMBER REFERENCED BELOW.

PLEASE REVIEW ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS NOTICE. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS RECORDATION NOTICE REFLECTS THE DATA PRESENT IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM. IF YOU SHOULD FIND ANY ERRORS OR HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS NOTICE, YOU MAY CONTACT THE EMPLOYEE WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THIS NOTICE AT 571-272-3350. PLEASE SEND REQUEST FOR CORRECTION TO: U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, MAIL STOP: ASSIGNMENT SERVICES BRANCH, P.O. BOX 1450, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22313.

 

RECORDATION DATE: 09/07/2006   REEL/FRAME: 018290/0555
  NUMBER OF PAGES: 3

BRIEF: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR’S INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). DOCKET NUMBER: 617.001US1

ASSIGNOR:

 

CODE, KENNETH R.

  DOC DATE: 09/07/2006

ASSIGNEE:

BIOLARGO LIFE TECHNOLOGIES,

INCORPORATED

2603 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1155

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

 

SERIAL NUMBER: 11516958   FILING DATE: 09/07/2006
PATENT NUMBER:   ISSUE DATE:
TITLE: GROUND TREATMENT FOR REDUCING MICROBIAL CONTENT

 

P.O. Box 1450. Alexandria. Virginia 22313–1450 - WWW . USPTO . GOV


018290/0555 PAGE 2

SEDLEY PYNE, PARALEGAL

ASSIGNMENT SERVICES BRANCH

PUBLIC RECORDS DIVISION


9-7-06    LOGO   
FORM PTO-1584       T     U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
01-10-96:CMG       Patent and Trademark Office
Atty Ref/Docket No.: 617.001US1      

To the Honorable Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks: Please record the attached original documents or copy thereof.

 

1.      Name of conveying party(ies):

   

2.      Name and address of receiving party(ies):

 

LOGO

Kenneth R. Code

        
    Name:    BioLarge Life Technologies, Incorporated  
Additional names(s) of conveying party(ies) attached? ¨   Yes     x   No     Address:   

2603 Main Street, Suite 1155

Irvine, California 92614

 
        

3.      Name of conveyance:

        

 

x     Assignment   ¨     Merger     Additional names(s) & address(es) attached?     ¨   Yes     x   No   
¨     Security Agreement   ¨     Change of Name          
¨     Other            

Execution Date: September 7, 2006

 

4. Application number(s) or patent number(s):

If this document is being filed together with a new application, the execution date of the application is: September 7, 2006

 

A.     Patent Application No.(s)

  

B.     Patent No.(s)

Serial No.

  

Additional numbers attached?     ¨ Yes     x   No Attorney’s Docket No.

 

5.      Name and address of party to whom correspondence concerning document should be mailed:

  

6.      Total number of applications and patents involved: 1

Name:

  Mark A. Litman   

7.      Total fee (37 CFR 3.41): $40.00

Address:

 

Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A.

York Business Center

3209 West 76th St.

Suite 205

Edina, MN 55435

  

¨   Enclosed

x   Authorized to be charged to deposit account (50-1391)

 

8. Please charge any additional fees or credit any overpayments to our Deposit account number: 50-1391

DO NOT USE THIS SPACE

 

9. Statement and signature.

To the best of my knowledge and belief, the foregoing information is true and correct and any attached copy is a true copy of the original document.

 

Mark A. Litman/Reg. No. 26 390       LOGO   
Name of person Signing: Mark A. Litman    Signature       Date: September 7, 2006

Total number of pages including cover sheet: 3 Pages of Application

OMB No. 0651-0011 (exp. 4/94)

Do not detach this portion

Mail documents to be recorded with required cover sheet information to:

Mail Stop Patent Application

Commissioner for Patents

PO Box 1450

Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Public burden reporting for this sample cover sheet is estimated to average about 30 minutes per document to be recorded, including time for reviewing the document and gathering the data needed, and completing and reviewing the sample cover sheet. Send comments regarding this burden estimate to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of information systems, PK2-1000C, Washington, D.C. 20231, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0651-0011), Washington, D.C. 20503.

EXHIBIT 10.16

ASSIGNMENT

WHEREAS, I, Kenneth R. Code , residing at 1780 Glastonbury Boulevard #4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5T 6P9 , made certain new and useful inventions and improvements for which I executed an application for Letters Patent of the United States on Even Date Herewith , which is entitled MATERIAL HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY WHEN WET .

AND WHEREAS, BioLargo Life Technologies, Incorporated , a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California , and having an office and place of business at 2603 Main Street, Suite 1155, Irvine California 92614 (hereinafter “Assignee”) is desirous of acquiring the entire right, title and interest in and to said inventions, improvements and application and in and to the Letters Patent to be obtained therefor;

NOW, THEREFORE, to all whom it may concern, be it known that for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof is hereby acknowledged, I have sold, assigned, and transferred, and by these presents do sell, assign and transfer unto said Assignee, its successors or assigns, the entire right, title and interest for all countries in and to all inventions and improvements disclosed in the aforesaid application, and in and to the said application, all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, or renewals thereof, all Letters Patent which may be granted therefrom, and all reissues or extensions of such patents, and in and to any and all applications which have been or shall be filed in any foreign countries for Letters Patent on the said inventions and improvements, including an assignment of all rights under the provisions of the International Convention, and all Letters Patent of foreign countries which may be granted therefrom; and I do hereby authorize and request the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to issue any and all United States Letters Patent for the aforesaid inventions and improvements to the said Assignee as the assignee of the entire right, title and interest in and to the same, for the use of the said Assignee, its successors and assigns.


Docket No.: 617.002US1    Page 2 of 2
Serial No.: New Application   
Filing Date: 7 September 2006   

AND, for the consideration aforesaid, I do hereby agree that we and our executors and legal representatives will make, execute and deliver any and all other instruments in writing including any and all further application papers, affidavits, assignments and other documents, and will communicate to said Assignee, its successors and representatives all facts known to me relating to said improvements and the history thereof and will testify in all legal proceedings and generally do all things which may be necessary or desirable more effectually to secure to and vest in said Assignee, its successors or assigns the entire right, title and interest in and to the said improvements, inventions, applications, Letters Patent, rights, titles, benefits, privileges and advantages hereby sold, assigned and conveyed, or intended so to be.

AND, furthermore I covenant and agree with said Assignee, its successors and assigns, that no assignment, grant, mortgage, license or other agreement affecting the rights and property herein conveyed has been made to others by me and that full right to convey the same as herein expressed is possessed by me.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 7 day of Sept., 2006

 

LOGO
Name:   Kenneth R. Code

 

STATE OF MN   )  
  )   ss.
COUNTY OF HANNEPIN   )  

On this 7 day of September 2006, before me personally appeared Kenneth R. Code to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and he/she duly acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same for the uses and purposes therein set forth

 

[SEAL]    LOGO   LOGO
     Notary Public


   LOGO    LOGO

U NITED S TATES P ATENT AND T RADEMARK O FFICE

U NDER S ECRETARY OF C OMMERCE FOR I NTELLECTUAL P ROPERTY AND

D IRECTOR OF THE U NITED S TATES P ATENT AND T RADEMARK O FFICE

OCTOBER 18, 2006

PTAS

MARK A. LITMAN

MARK A. LITMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.A.

YORK BUSINESS CENTER

3209 WEST 76TH ST, SUITE 205

EDINA, MN 55435

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

NOTICE OF RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT

THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RECORDED BY THE ASSIGNMENT DIVISION OF THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE. A COMPLETE MICROFILM COPY IS AVAILABLE AT THE ASSIGNMENT SEARCH ROOM ON THE REEL AND FRAME NUMBER REFERENCED BELOW.

PLEASE REVIEW ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS NOTICE. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS RECORDATION NOTICE REFLECTS THE DATA PRESENT IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM. IF YOU SHOULD FIND ANY ERRORS OR HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS NOTICE, YOU MAY CONTACT THE EMPLOYEE WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THIS NOTICE AT 571-272-3350. PLEASE SEND REQUEST FOR CORRECTION TO: U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, MAIL STOP: ASSIGNMENT SERVICES BRANCH, P.O. BOX 1450, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22313.

 

RECORDATION DATE: 09/07/2006    REEL/FRAME : 018290/0531
   NUMBER OF PAGES: 3

BRIEF: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR’S INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). DOCKET NUMBER: 617.002US1

ASSIGNOR:

 

CODE, KENNETH R.

  DOC DATE: 09/07/2006

ASSIGNEE:

BIOLARGO LIFE TECHNOLOGIES,

INCORPORATED

2603 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1155

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

 

SERIAL NUMBER. 11516960    FILING DATE: 09/07/2006
PATENT NUMBER:    ISSUE DATE:
TITLE: MATERIAL HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY WHEN WET

 

P.O. Box 1450. Alexandria, Virginia 22313–1450 - WWW . USPTO . GOV


018290/0531 PAGE 2

MAURICE CARTER, PARALEGAL

ASSIGNMENT SERVICES BRANCH

PUBLIC RECORDS DIVISION


9-7-06    LOGO   
FORM PTO-1584       EET     U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
01-10-96:CMG       Patent and Trademark Office
Atty Ref/Docket No.: 617.002US1      

To the Honorable Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks: Please record the attached original documents or copy thereof.

 

1.      Name of conveying party(ies):

   

2.      Name and address of receiving party(ies):

  

LOGO

Kenneth R. Code

         
    Name:    BioLarge Life Technologies, Incorporated   
Additional names(s) of conveying party(ies) attached? ¨   Yes     x   No     Address:   

2603 Main Street, Suite 1155

Irvine, California 92614

  
         

3.      Name of conveyance:

         

 

x     Assignment   ¨     Merger     Additional names(s) & address(es) attached?     ¨   Yes     x   No   
¨     Security Agreement   ¨     Change of Name          
¨     Other            

Execution Date: September 7, 2006

 

4. Application number(s) or patent number(s):

If this document is being filed together with a new application, the execution date of the application is: September 7, 2006

 

A.     Patent Application No.(s)

  

B.     Patent No.(s)

Serial No.

  

Additional numbers attached?     ¨   Yes     x   No Attorney’s Docket No.

 

5.      Name and address of party to whom correspondence concerning document should be mailed:

  

6.      Total number of applications and patents involved: 1

Name:

  Mark A. Litman   

7.      Total fee (37 CFR 3.41): $40.00

Address:

 

Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A.

York Business Center

3209 West 76th St.

Suite 205

Edina, MN 55435

  

¨   Enclosed

x   Authorized to be charged to deposit account (50-1391)

 

8. Please charge any additional fees or credit any overpayments to our Deposit account number: 50-1391

DO NOT USE THIS SPACE

 

9. Statement and signature.

To the best of my knowledge and belief, the foregoing information is true and correct and any attached copy it a true copy of the original document.

 

Mark A. Litman/Reg. No. 26 390       LOGO   
Name of person Signing: Mark A. Litman    Signature       Date: September 7, 2006

Total number of pages including cover sheet: 3 Pages of Application

OMB No. 0651-0011 (exp. 4/94)

Do not detach this portion

Mail documents to be recorded with required cover sheet information to:

Mail Stop Patent Application

Commissioner for Patents

PO Box 1450

Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Public burden reporting for this sample cover sheet is estimated to average about 30 minutes per document to be recorded, including time for reviewing the document and gathering the data needed, and completing and reviewing the sample cover sheet. Send comments regarding this burden estimate to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of information systems, PK2-1000C, Washington, D.C. 20231, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0651-0011), Washington, D.C. 20503.

EXHIBIT 10.17

ASSIGNMENT

WHEREAS, I, Kenneth R. Code , residing at 1780 Glastonbury Boulevard #4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5T 6P9 , made certain new and useful inventions and improvements for which I executed an application for Letters Patent of the United States which is entitled SYSTEMS PROVIDING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY , and hereby assigns U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/850,976, filed on October 11, 2006, and all applications claiming priority therefrom.

AND WHEREAS, BioLargo Life Technologies, Incorporated , a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California , and having an office and place of business at 2603 Main Street, Suite 1155, Irvine California 92614 (hereinafter “Assignee”) is desirous of acquiring the entire right, title and interest in and to said inventions, improvements and application and in and to the Letters Patent to be obtained therefor;

NOW, THEREFORE, to all whom it may concern, be it known that for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof is hereby acknowledged, I have sold, assigned, and transferred, and by these presents do sell, assign and transfer unto said Assignee, its successors or assigns, the entire right, title and interest for all countries in and to all inventions and improvements disclosed in the aforesaid application, and in and to the said application, all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, or renewals thereof, all Letters Patent which may be granted therefrom, and all reissues or extensions of such patents, and in and to any and all applications which have been or shall be filed in any foreign countries for Letters Patent on the said inventions and improvements, including an assignment of all rights under the provisions of the International Convention, and all Letters Patent of foreign countries which may be granted therefrom; and I do hereby authorize and request the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to issue any and all United States Letters Patent for the aforesaid inventions and improvements to the said Assignee as the assignee of the entire right, title and interest in and to the same, for the use of the said Assignee, its successors and assigns.


Docket No.: 617.003US1    Page 2 of 2
Serial No.: 60,850,976   
Filing Date: October 11, 2006   
Title: Systems Providing Antimicrobial Activity   

AND, for the consideration aforesaid, I do hereby agree that we and our executors and legal representatives will make, execute and deliver any and all other instruments in writing including any and all further application papers, affidavits, assignments and other documents, and will communicate to said Assignee, its successors and representatives all facts known to me relating to said improvements and the history thereof and will testify in all legal proceedings and generally do all things which may be necessary or desirable more effectually to secure to and vest in said Assignee, its successors or assigns the entire right, title and interest in and to the said improvements, inventions, applications, Letters Patent, rights, titles, benefits, privileges and advantages hereby sold, assigned and conveyed, or intended so to be.

AND, furthermore I covenant and agree with said Assignee, its successors and assigns, that no assignment, grant, mortgage, license or other agreement affecting the rights and property herein conveyed has been made to others by me and that full right to convey the same as herein expressed is possessed by me.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of April, 2007

 

LOGO
Name:   Kenneth R. Code

CITY OF EDMONTON AB

COUNTRY OF CANADA

Witnessed, on this          day of                     , 2007 by

 

/s/    J UDITH A. C ODE
Witness
Judith A. Code
Witness Name (Print)

#4, 1780 Glastonway Blvd.

Edmonton, AB

Witness Address


LOGO

U NITED S TATES P ATENT AND T RADEMARK O FFICE

U NDER S ECRETARY OF C OMMERCE FOR I NTELLECTUAL P ROPERTY AND

D IRECTOR OF THE U NITED S TATES P ATENT AND T RADEMARK O FFICE

APRIL 25, 2007

PTAS

MARK A. LITMAN

MARK A. LITMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.A.

YORK BUSINESS CENTER

3209 WEST 76TH ST, SUITE 205

EDINA, MN 55435

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

NOTICE OF RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT

THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RECORDED BY THE ASSIGNMENT DIVISION OF THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE. A COMPLETE MICROFILM COPY IS AVAILABLE AT THE ASSIGNMENT SEARCH ROOM ON THE REEL AND FRAME NUMBER REFERENCED BELOW.

PLEASE REVIEW ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS NOTICE. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS RECORDATION NOTICE REFLECTS THE DATA PRESENT IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM. IF YOU SHOULD FIND ANY ERRORS OR HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS NOTICE, YOU MAY CONTACT THE EMPLOYEE WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THIS NOTICE AT 571-272-3350. PLEASE SEND REQUEST FOR CORRECTION TO: U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, MAIL STOP: ASSIGNMENT SERVICES BRANCH, P.O. BOX 1450, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22313.

 

RECORDATION DATE: 04/24/2007   REEL/FRAME: 019206/0630
  NUMBER OF PAGES: 5

BRIEF: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR’S INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). DOCKET NUMBER: 617.003USP

ASSIGNOR:

 

CODE, KENNETH R.

  DOC DATE: 04/20/2007

ASSIGNEE:

BIOLARGO LIFE TECHNOLOGIES,

INCORPORATED

2603 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1155

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

 

SERIAL NUMBER: 60850976   FILING DATE: 10/11/2006
PATENT NUMBER:   ISSUE DATE:
TITLE: SYSTEMS PROVIDING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY

 

P.O. Box 1450. Alexandria. Virginia 22313–1450 - WWW . USPTO . GOV


019206/0630 PAGE 2

SEDLEY PYNE, PARALEGAL

ASSIGNMENT SERVICES BRANCH

PUBLIC RECORDS DIVISION

EXHIBIT 10.18

ASSIGNMENT

WHEREAS, we, Anthony R. Nelson , residing at 8769 Spring View Way, Woodbury Minnesota 55125 ; Susan T. Oeltjan, residing at 2254 Vivian Lane, St. Paul, Minnesota 55119 ; William A. Hendrickson , residing at 1000 McKusick Road, Stillwater, Minnesota ; and, Kenneth R. Code , residing at 1780 Glastonbury Boulevard #4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5T 6P9 , made certain new and useful inventions and improvements for which we executed an application for Letters Patent of the United States which is entitled ABSORBENT SYSTEMS PROVIDING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY , and hereby assigns US Provisional Patent Application Serial No.: 60/873,763, filed on December 8, 2006, and all applications claiming priority therefrom.

AND WHEREAS, BioLargo Life Technologies, Incorporated , a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California , and having an office and place of business at 2603 Main Street, Suite 1155, Irvine California 92614 (hereinafter “Assignee”) is desirous of acquiring the entire right, title and interest in and to said inventions, improvements and application and in and to the Letters Patent to be obtained therefor;

NOW, THEREFORE, to all whom it may concern, be it known that for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof is hereby acknowledged, we have sold, assigned, and transferred, and by these presents do sell, assign and transfer unto said Assignee, its successors or assigns, the entire right, title and interest for all countries in and to all inventions and improvements disclosed in the aforesaid application, and in and to the said application, all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, or renewals thereof, all Letters Patent which may be granted therefrom, and all reissues or extensions of such patents, and in and to any and all applications which have been or shall be filed in any foreign countries for Letters Patent on the said inventions and improvements, including an assignment of all rights under the provisions of the International Convention, and all Letters Patent of foreign countries which may be granted therefrom; and I do hereby authorize and request the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to issue any and all United States Letters Patent for the aforesaid inventions and improvements to the said Assignee as the assignee of the entire right, title and interest in and to the same, for the use of the said Assignee, its successors and assigns.


Docket No.: 496.024USP    Page 2 of 2
Serial No.: 60/873,763   
Filing Date: December 8, 2006   
Title: Absorbent Systems Providing Antimicrobial Activity   

AND, for the consideration aforesaid, we do hereby agree that we and our executors and legal representatives will make, execute and deliver any and all other instruments in writing including any and all further application papers, affidavits, assignments and other documents, and will communicate to said Assignee, its successors and representatives all facts known to me relating to said improvements and the history thereof and will testify in all legal proceedings and generally do all things which may be necessary or desirable more effectually to secure to and vest in said Assignee, its successors or assigns the entire right, title and interest in and to the said improvements, inventions, applications, Letters Patent, rights, titles, benefits, privileges and advantages hereby sold, assigned and conveyed, or intended so to be.

AND, furthermore we covenant and agree with said Assignee, its successors and assigns, that no assignment, grant, mortgage, license or other agreement affecting the rights and property herein conveyed has been made to others by me and that full right to convey the same as herein expressed is possessed by me.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10 day of April, 2007

 

/s/ Anthony R. Nelson
Name:   Anthony R. Nelson

 

STATE OF MN   )  
  )   ss.
COUNTY OF USA   )  

On this 10 day of April, 2007, before me personally appeared Anthony R. Nelson to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and he/she duly acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same for the uses and purposes therein set forth

 

[SEAL]      /s/ Kelli Rae Mulvaney
     Notary Public


Docket No.: 496.024USP    Page 3 of 4
Serial No.: 60/873,763   
Filing Date: December 8, 2006   
Title: ABSORBENT SYSTEMS PROVIDING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY   

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10 day of April, 2007.

 

/s/ Susan T.Oeltjen
Name:   Susan T. Oeltjen

 

STATE OF MN   )  
  )   ss.
COUNTY OF USA   )  

On this 10 day of April, 2007, before me personally appeared Susan T. Oeltjen to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and he/she duly acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same for the uses and purposes therein set forth

 

     /s/ Kelli Rae Mulvaney
     Notary Public

 


IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10 day of April, 2007.

 

/s/Christopher J. Rueb
Name:   Christopher J. Rueb

 

STATE OF MN   )  
  )   ss.
COUNTY OF USA   )  

On this 10 day of April, 2007, before me personally appeared Christopher J. Rueb to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and he/she duly acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same for the uses and purposes therein set forth

 

     /s/ Kelli Rae Mulvaney
     Notary Public

 


Docket No.: 496.024USP    Page 4 of 4
Serial No.: 60/873,763   
Filing Date: December 8, 2006   
Title: ABSORBENT SYSTEMS PROVIDING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY   

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of April, 2007.

 

/s/ William A. Hendrickson
Name:   William A. Hendrickson

 

STATE OF MN   )  
  )   ss.
COUNTY OF USA   )  

On this 10 day of April, 2007, before me personally appeared William A. Hendrickson to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and he/she duly acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same for the uses and purposes therein set forth

 

     /s/ Kelli Rae Mulvaney
     Notary Public

 


IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this          day of                     , 2007.

 

   
Name:   Kenneth R. Code

 

CITY OF   )  
   
COUNTRY OF                               )  

Witnessed, on this          day of                     , 2007 by

 

        
     Witness

 

     
  Witness Name (Print)

 

     
  Witness Address


Docket No.: 496.024USP    Page 4 of 4
Serial No.: 60/873,763   
Filing Date: December 8, 2006   
Title: ABSORBENT SYSTEMS PROVIDING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY   

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this          day of                     , 2007.

 

   
Name:   William A. Hendrickson

 

STATE OF   )  
  )   ss.
COUNTY OF   )  

On this          day of                     , 2007, before me personally appeared William A. Hendrickson to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and he/she duly acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same for the uses and purposes therein set forth

 

  [SEAL]      
    Notary Public

 


IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 20 day of April, 2007.

 

/s/ Kenneth R. Code
Name:   Kenneth R. Code

 

CITY OF EDMONTON, AB   )  
   
COUNTRY OF CANADA   )  

Witnessed, on this          day of                     , 2007 by

 

     /s/ Judith A. Code
     Witness

 

  Judith A. Code
  Witness Name (Print)

 

  #4, 1780 Glasten Bury Blvd. Edmonton, AB
  Witness Address


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U NITED S TATES P ATENT AND T RADEMARK O FFICE

U NDER S ECRETARY OF C OMMERCE FOR I NTELLECTUAL P ROPERTY AND

D IRECTOR OF THE U NITED S TATES P ATENT AND T RADEMARK O FFICE

APRIL 25, 2007

PTAS

MARK A. LITMAN

MARK A. LITMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.A.

YORK BUSINESS CENTER

3209 WEST 76TH ST, SUITE 205

EDINA, MN 55435

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

NOTICE OF RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT

THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RECORDED BY THE ASSIGNMENT DIVISION OF THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE. A COMPLETE MICROFILM COPY IS AVAILABLE AT THE ASSIGNMENT SEARCH ROOM ON THE REEL AND FRAME NUMBER REFERENCED BELOW.

PLEASE REVIEW ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS NOTICE. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS RECORDATION NOTICE REFLECTS THE DATA PRESENT IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM. IF YOU SHOULD FIND ANY ERRORS OR HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS NOTICE, YOU MAY CONTACT THE EMPLOYEE WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THIS NOTICE AT 571-272-3350. PLEASE SEND REQUEST FOR CORRECTION TO: U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, MAIL STOP: ASSIGNMENT SERVICES BRANCH, P.O. BOX 1450, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22313.

 

RECORDATION DATE: 04/24/2007   REEL/FRAME: 019206/0678
  NUMBER OF PAGES: 6

BRIEF: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR’S INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). DOCKET NUMBER: 4

ASSIGNOR:

 

NELSON, ANTHONY R.

  DOC DATE: 04/10/2007

ASSIGNOR:

 

OELTJEN, SUSAN T.

  DOC DATE: 04/10/2007

ASSIGNOR:

 

RUEB, CHRISTOPHER J.

  DOC DATE: 04/10/2007

ASSIGNOR:

 

HENDRICKSON, WILLIAM A.

  DOC DATE: 04/10/2007

ASSIGNOR:

 

CODE, KENNETH R.

  DOC DATE: 04/20/2007

ASSIGNEE:

BIOLARGO LIFE TECHNOLOGIES,

INCORPORATED

2603 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1155

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

 

SERIAL NUMBER: 60873763   FILING DATE: 12/08/2006
PATENT NUMBER:   ISSUE DATE:
TITLE: ABSORBENT SYSTEMS PROVIDING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY

 

P.O. Box 1450. Alexandria. Virginia 22313–1450 - WWW . USPTO . GOV

EXHIBIT 10.19

ASSIGNMENT

WHEREAS, I , Kenneth R. Code , residing at 1780 Glastonbury Boulevard #4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5T 6P9 , made certain new and useful inventions and improvements for which I executed an application for Letters Patent of the United States which is entitled SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING LIQUID CARRIERS, and hereby assigns US Provisional Patent Application Serial No.  60/881,061 , filed on January 18, 2007, and all applications claiming priority therefrom.

AND WHEREAS, BioLargo Life Technologies, Incorporated , a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California , and having an office and place of business at 2603 Main Street, Suite 1155, Irvine California 92614 (hereinafter “Assignee”) is desirous of acquiring the entire right, title and interest in and to said inventions, improvements and application and in and to the Letters Patent to be obtained therefor;

NOW, THEREFORE, to all whom it may concern, be it known that for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof is hereby acknowledged, I have sold, assigned, and transferred, and by these presents do sell, assign and transfer unto said Assignee, its successors or assigns, the entire right, title and interest for all countries in and to all inventions and improvements disclosed in the aforesaid application, and in and to the said application, all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, renewals, or any application throughout the world claiming priority that includes this US Provisional Patent Application thereof, all Letters Patent which may be granted therefrom, and all reissues or extensions of such patents, and in and to any and all applications which have been or shall be filed in any foreign countries for Letters Patent on the said inventions and improvements, including an assignment of all rights under the provisions of the International Convention, and all Letters Patent of foreign countries which may be granted therefrom; and I do hereby authorized and request the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to issue any and all United States Letters Patent for the aforesaid inventions and improvements to the said Assignee as the assignee of the entire right, title and interest in and to the same, for the use of the said Assignee, its successors and assigns.

 


NOW, THEREFORE, to all whom it may concern, be it known that for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof is hereby acknowledged, I have sold, assigned, and transferred, and by these presents do sell, assign and transfer unto said Assignee, its successors or assigns, the entire right, title and interest for all countries in and to all inventions and improvements disclosed in the aforesaid application, and in and to the said application, all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, renewals, or any application throughout the world claiming priority that includes this US Provisional Patent Application thereof, all Letters Patent which may be granted therefrom, and all reissues or extensions of such patents, and in and to any and all applications which have been or shall be filed in any foreign countries for Letters Patent on the said inventions and improvements, including an assignment of all rights under the provisions of the International Convention, and all Letters Patent of foreign countries which may be granted therefrom; and I do hereby authorize and request the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to issue any and all United States Letters Patent for the aforesaid inventions and improvements to the said Assignee as the assignee of the entire right, title and interest in and to the same, for the use of the said Assignee, its successors and assigns.


Docket No.:617.007USP   
Serial No.: 60/881,061   
Filing Date: January 18, 2007   
Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING LIQUID CARRIERS

 

AND, for the consideration aforesaid, I do hereby agree that we and our executors and legal representatives will make, execute and deliver any and all other instruments in writing including any and all further application papers, affidavits, assignments and other documents, and will communicate to said Assignee, its successors and representatives all facts known to me relating to said improvements and the history thereof and will testify in all legal proceedings and generally do all things which may be necessary or desirable more effectually to secure to and vest in said Assignee, its successors or assigns the entire right, title and interest in and to the said improvements, inventions, applications, Letters Patent, rights, titles, benefits, privileges and advantages hereby sold, assigned and conveyed, or intended so to be.

AND, furthermore I covenant and agree with said Assignee, its successors and assigns, that no assignment, grant, mortgage, license or other agreement affecting the rights and property herein conveyed has been made to others by me and that full right to convey the same as herein expressed is possessed by me.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of April , 2007.

 

/S/ Kenneth R. Code

 
Name:   Kenneth R. Code  

 

CITY OF         Edmonton                                  )
COUNTRY OF             Canada                        )

Witnessed, on this day          of              , 2007 by

 

/S/ Judith A. Code

 
Witness  

            Judith A. Code            

 
Witness Name (Print)  
1780 Glastonbury Boulevard #4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5T 6P9  

 
Witness Address  


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U NITED S TATES P ATENT AND T RADEMARK O FFICE

U NDER S ECRETARY OF C OMMERCE FOR I NTELLECTUAL P ROPERTY AND

D IRECTOR OF THE U NITED S TATES P ATENT AND T RADEMARK O FFICE

APRIL 25, 2007

PTAS

MARK A. LITMAN

MARK A. LITMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.A.

YORK BUSINESS CENTER

3209 WEST 76TH ST, SUITE 205

EDINA, MN 55435

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

NOTICE OF RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT

THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RECORDED BY THE ASSIGNMENT DIVISION OF THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE. A COMPLETE MICROFILM COPY IS AVAILABLE AT THE ASSIGNMENT SEARCH ROOM ON THE REEL AND FRAME NUMBER REFERENCED BELOW.

PLEASE REVIEW ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS NOTICE. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS RECORDATION NOTICE REFLECTS THE DATA PRESENT IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM. IF YOU SHOULD FIND ANY ERRORS OR HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS NOTICE, YOU MAY CONTACT THE EMPLOYEE WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THIS NOTICE AT 571-272-3350. PLEASE SEND REQUEST FOR CORRECTION TO: U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, MAIL STOP: ASSIGNMENT SERVICES BRANCH, P.O. BOX 1450, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22313.

 

RECORDATION DATE: 04/24/2007   REEL/FRAME: 019206/0584
  NUMBER OF PAGES: 5

BRIEF: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR’S INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). DOCKET NUMBER: 617.007US1

ASSIGNOR:

 

CODE, KENNETH R.

  DOC DATE: 04/20/2007

ASSIGNEE:

BIOLARGO LIFE TECHNOLOGIES,

INCORPORATED

2603 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1155

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

 

SERIAL NUMBER: 60881061   FILING DATE: 01/18/2007
PATENT NUMBER:   ISSUE DATE:
TITLE: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING LIQUID CARRIERS

 

P.O. Box 1450. Alexandria. Virginia 22313–1450 - WWW . USPTO . GOV


019206/0584 PAGE 2

ASSIGNMENT SERVICES BRANCH

PUBLIC RECORDS DIVISION

EXHIBIT 10.20

 

Docket No.:617.004USP   

Serial No.: 60/900,374

Filing Date: February 8, 2007

Title: SYSTEMS PROVIDING AT LEAST PESTICIDAL ACTIVITY

  

ASSIGNMENT

WHEREAS, I , Kenneth R. Code , residing at 1780 Glastonbury Boulevard #4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5T 6P9 , made certain new and useful inventions and improvements for which I executed an application for Letters Patent of the United States which is entitled SYSTEMS PROVIDING AT LEAST PESTICIDAL ACTIVITY , and hereby assigns US Provisional Patent Application Serial No.: 60/900,374 , filed on February 8, 2007, and all applications claiming priority therefrom.

AND WHEREAS, BioLargo Life Technologies, Incorporated , a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California , and having an office and place of business at 2603 Main Street, Suite 1155, Irvine California 92614 (hereinafter “Assignee”) is desirous of acquiring the entire right, title and interest in and to said inventions, improvements and application and in and to the Letters Patent to be obtained therefor;

NOW, THEREFORE, to all whom it may concern, be it known that for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof is hereby acknowledged, I have sold, assigned, and transferred, and by these presents do sell, assign and transfer unto said Assignee, its successors or assigns, the entire right, title and interest for all countries in and to all inventions and improvements disclosed in the aforesaid application, and in and to the said application, all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, renewals or any application throughout the world claiming priority that includes the US Provisional Patent Application thereof, all Letters Patent which may be granted therefrom, and all reissues or extensions of such patents, and in and to any and all applications which have been or shall be filed in any foreign countries for Letters Patent on the said inventions and improvements, including an assignment of all rights under the provisions of the International Convention, and all Letters Patent of foreign countries which may be granted therefrom; and I do hereby authorize and request the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to issue any and all United States Letters Patent for the aforesaid inventions and improvements to the said Assignee as the assignee of the entire right, title and interest in and to the same, for the use of the said Assignee, its successors and assigns.


Docket No.:617.004USP

Serial No.: 60/900,374

Filing Date: February 8, 2007

Title: SYSTEMS PROVIDING AT LEAST PESTICIDAL ACTIVITY

   Page 2 of 2

AND, for the consideration aforesaid, I do hereby agree that we and our executors and legal representatives will make, execute and deliver any and all other instruments in writing including any and all further application papers, affidavits, assignments and other documents, and will communicate to said Assignee, its successors and representatives all facts known to me relating to said improvements and the history thereof and will testify in all legal proceedings and generally do all things which may be necessary or desirable more effectually to secure to and vest in said Assignee, its successors or assigns the entire right, title and interest in and to the said improvements, inventions, applications, Letters Patent, rights, titles, benefits, privileges and advantages hereby sold, assigned and conveyed, or intended so to be.

AND, furthermore I covenant and agree with said Assignee, its successors and assigns, that no assignment, grant, mortgage, license or other agreement affecting the rights and property herein conveyed has been made to others by me and that full right to convey the same as herein expressed is possessed by me.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of April , 2007.

 

    

/S/ Kenneth R. Code

     Name: Kenneth R. Code
CITY OF             Edmonton AB                                   )     
COUNTRY OF                 Canada                                  )     

Witnessed, on this      day of                      , 2007 by

    
    

/S/ Judith A. Code

     Witness
    

Judith A. Code

     Witness Name (Print)
    

1780 Glastonbury Boulevard #4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5T 6P9

     Witness Address


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U NITED S TATES P ATENT AND T RADEMARK O FFICE

U NDER S ECRETARY OF C OMMERCE FOR I NTELLECTUAL P ROPERTY AND

D IRECTOR OF THE U NITED S TATES P ATENT AND T RADEMARK O FFICE

APRIL 25, 2005

PTAS

MARK A. LITMAN

MARK A. LITMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.A.

YORK BUSINESS CENTER

3209 WEST 76TH ST, SUITE 205

EDINA, MN 55435

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

NOTICE OF RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT

THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RECORDED BY THE ASSIGNMENT DIVISION OF THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE. A COMPLETE MICROFILM COPY IS AVAILABLE AT THE ASSIGNMENT SEARCH ROOM ON THE REEL AND FRAME NUMBER REFERENCED BELOW.

PLEASE REVIEW ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS NOTICE. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS RECORDATION NOTICE REFLECTS THE DATA PRESENT IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM. IF YOU SHOULD FIND ANY ERRORS OR HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS NOTICE, YOU MAY CONTACT THE EMPLOYEE WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THIS NOTICE AT 571-272-3350. PLEASE SEND REQUEST FOR CORRECTION TO: U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, MAIL STOP: ASSIGNMENT SERVICES BRANCH, P.O. BOX 1450, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22313.

 

RECORDATION DATE: 04/24/2007   REEL/FRAME: 019206/0608
  NUMBER OF PAGES: 5

BRIEF: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR’S INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). DOCKET NUMBER: 617.004US1

ASSIGNOR:

 

CODE, KENNETH R.

  DOC DATE: 04/20/2007

ASSIGNEE:

BIOLARGO LIFE TECHNOLOGIES,

INCORPORATED

2603 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1155

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

 

SERIAL NUMBER: 60900374   FILING DATE: 02/08/2007
PATENT NUMBER:   ISSUE DATE:

 

P.O. Box 1450. Alexandria. Virginia 22313–1450 - WWW . USPTO . GOV


019206/0608 PAGE 2

ASSIGNMENT SERVICES BRANCH

PUBLIC RECORDS DIVISION

EXHIBIT 21.1

List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant

 

Name of Subsidiary

 

State of Incorporation

BioLargo Life Technologies, Inc.   California
NuWay Sports, LLC   California

All subsidiaries are 100% owned by BioLargo, Inc. unless noted

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 AND

RULES 13A-14 AND 15D-14 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Dennis Calvert, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of BioLargo, Inc. (the “Company”);

 

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 Company’s as of, and for, the periods presented ire this report;

 

4. The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company’s 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 Company’s, 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 Company’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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’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 Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 4, 2007       / S /    D ENNIS C ALVERT        
        Dennis Calvert

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 AND

RULES 13A-14 AND 15D-14 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Dennis Calvert, Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of BioLargo, Inc. (the “Company”);

 

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 Company’s as of, and for, the periods presented ire this report;

 

4. The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company’s 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 Company’s, 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 Company’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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’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 Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 4, 2007       / S /    D ENNIS C ALVERT        
        Dennis Calvert

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Dennis Calvert, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the amended Annual Report of BioLargo, Inc. on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-KSB fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of BioLargo, Inc.

 

Dated: May 4, 2007     By:   / S /    D ENNIS C ALVERT        
       

Dennis Calvert

President and Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to BioLargo, Inc. and will be retained by BioLargo, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

I, Dennis Calvert, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the amended Annual Report of BioLargo, Inc. on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-KSB fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of BioLargo, Inc.

 

Dated: May 4, 2007     By:   / S /    D ENNIS C ALVERT        
       

Dennis Calvert

Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to BioLargo, Inc. and will be retained by BioLargo, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.