UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

(Mark One)

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

 

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020

 

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

 

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM __________ TO __________

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-54437

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(Name of registrant in its charter)

 

NEVADA   26-4298300
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

10 E. Yanonali St., Suite 36 Santa Barbara, CA 93101

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Issuer’s telephone Number: (805) 966-6566

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
None   None   None

 

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: common stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

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

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒      No ☐

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated Filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
    Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

 

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

 

The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the last sale price of the common stock of the Company as of the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $6,059,344.

 

The number of shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding, as of September 18, 2020 was 2,156,132,155.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
  PART I  
Item 1. Business 1
Item 1A. Risk Factors 6
Item 2. Properties 10
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 10
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 10
     
  PART II  
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 11
Item 6. Selected Financial Data 12
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 12
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. 14
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 14
Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 14
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 14
Item 9B. Other Information. 15
     
  PART III  
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 16
Item 11. Executive Compensation 17
Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 18
Item 13. Certain Relationship and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 19
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 19
Item 15. Exhibits 20
     
SIGNATURES 22

 

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PART I

 

Item 1. Business.

 

Unless otherwise stated or the context requires otherwise, references in this annual report on Form 10-K to “SunHydrogen”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our” refer to SunHydrogen, Inc.

 

Overview

 

At SunHydrogen, our goal is to replace fossil fuels with clean renewable hydrogen.

 

Our patented low-cost technology is intended to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, including seawater and wastewater. Unlike non-renewable hydrocarbon fuels, such as oil, coal and natural gas, where carbon dioxide and other contaminants are released into the atmosphere when used, hydrogen fuel produces pure water as the only product. By optimizing the science of photoelectrolysis at the nano-level, our low-cost nanoparticles mimic photosynthesis to efficiently use sunlight to split water molecules into renewable hydrogen. Using our low-cost method to produce renewable hydrogen, we intend to enable a world of distributed hydrogen production for renewable electricity and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

 

Hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant chemical element, constituting roughly 75% of the universe’s chemical elemental mass (Palmer, D. (13 September 1997). “Hydrogen in the Universe.” NASA). In its purest form, hydrogen is a non-toxic colorless and odorless gas. However, naturally occurring elemental hydrogen is relatively rare on earth and hydrogen gas is most often produced using fossil fuels. Industrial production of hydrogen is mainly from the steam reforming of natural gas and is usually employed near its production site, with the two largest applications being crude oil processing (hydrocracking) and ammonia production, mostly for the fertilizer market. We are developing what we believe is a cleaner and greener way to produce hydrogen.

 

Hydrogen as a fuel, like electricity, is an energy carrier rather than an energy source. We believe that if hydrogen was easily accessible for the world to depend on it, the challenging global issues associated with the widespread usages of fossil fuels, such as global climate change and air pollution would be erased.

 

Over 99% of hydrogen produced today is produced using a fossil fuel, methane (natural gas) in a method called steam methane reforming (SMR). Although commercially optimized over decades, the SMR process is capital intensive and will remain so due to the fundamental nature of the process which includes: (1) three separate reactors with different catalysts operating at different temperatures, (2) large amounts of heat transfer needed for the endothermic reforming and exothermic water gas shift, and (3) the need to remove all carbon oxides using capital and energy intensive methods. (source: Nikolaidis, P.; Poullikkas, A., A comparative overview of hydrogen production processes. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2017, 67, 597-611.)

 

Besides being capital intensive, the SMR method releases harmful levels of carbon dioxide and other pollutants into the air further contributing to our global climate crisis.

 

We believe renewable hydrogen is the fuel of the future. The main challenge has been the high cost of hydrogen production and transportation. We believe a low-cost distributed production technology, such as the SunHydrogen technology, is the way to enable a world of clean and renewable energy.

 

Market Opportunity

 

We believe we are still in the early stages of the hydrogen market, and yet, this market continues to grow exponentially. One of the reasons for this growth is the adoption of hydrogen fuel technologies within an increased number of major industries and spanning many applications.

 

Furthermore, recent government mandates for renewable energy have created a real and sustainable market opportunity for renewable hydrogen. Most states in the United States have legislative mandates to use between 10-45% of renewable energy by 2050, some states have mandates for 100% by 2050. These include California (100% by 2045), Colorado (100% by 2050), Hawaii (100% by 2045), Virginia (100% by 2050), Washington (100% by 2045), Washington DC (100% by 2032) and Puerto Rico (100% by 2050). (https://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/renewable-portfolio-standards.aspx)

 

While solar and wind electricity have been the dominate form of renewable energy, the sun does not always shine and the wind does not always blow. Therefore, we believe a direct solar-to-hydrogen technology which immediately stores solar energy as hydrogen can turn solar energy into a primary and reliable source of energy just like coal and natural gas – but cleaner and greener.

 

Existing Market Growth

 

According to a Global Market Insights study released in June 2019, the global hydrogen generation market size is predicted to be valued at $180 billion by 2024. Strict regulatory norms to reduce sulfur content with measures to reduce the carbon footprint is expected to drive the global hydrogen generation market size. U.S. federal and state governments have adopted various programs including the Tier 3 program to reduce the sulfur content in gasoline, motor oil, and diesel and which aims to lower the gasoline sulfur content up to 10 ppm in 2017.

 

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Growing demand for petroleum products from developing countries is anticipated to also drive the hydrogen generation market size in the coming years. Hydrogen is used in various refining processes including hydrocracking and hydrodesulfurization to crack bigger molecules into lighter ones and more usable products.

 

Strong investment for the expansion and upgrade of refineries to fulfill emission and sulfur content regulation is expected to stimulate the growth of the hydrogen generation market. Increasing heavy crude oil consumption demand will complement the industry landscape. Positive outlook towards the chemical industry including ammonia and methanol will also positively influence growth.

 

We believe increasing demand for clean fuel energy will be affected by:

 

Stringent government regulation towards Desulphurization of Petroleum Products

 

Deteriorating crude oil quality

 

Transportation & Storage Issues

 

It is within these industries that we believe our renewable hydrogen producing technology possesses significant early market opportunity, especially as innovation and infrastructure continue to develop.

 

Utility Scale Hydrogen Electricity

 

According to a March 2013 report from NREL, a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Hydrogen can be blended into the existing natural gas pipeline networks, thus bypassing the high cost of dedicated hydrogen pipelines in order to use hydrogen at a large scale. If implemented with relatively low concentrations, less than 5%–15% hydrogen by volume, this strategy of storing and delivering renewable hydrogen to markets appears to be viable without significantly increasing risks associated with utilization of the gas blend in end-use devices (such as household appliances), overall public safety, or the durability and integrity of the existing natural gas pipeline network. (https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/51995.pdf).

 

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

 

One of the most recognized applications for hydrogen fuel technologies falls within the auto manufacturing and vehicles industries. The three leading manufacturers of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are in order, Toyota, Hyundai, and Honda – three internationally recognized companies. Industry reports cite the need for increased infrastructure, such as fueling stations, for the industry to garner even greater market acceptance. However, the same report indicates there will be 22.2 million hydrogen fuel cell vehicles sold or leased by 2032, driving revenues upwards of $1.1 trillion. (https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/4200873/global-market-for-hydrogen-fuel-cell-vehicles).

 

Our Technology 

 

Technology for Making Renewable Hydrogen from Sunlight and Water

 

Hydrogen (H2) is the third most abundant element on earth and the cleanest fuel in the universe, (Dresselhaus, Mildred et al. (May 15, 2003). “Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Economy”). Unlike hydrocarbon fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas where carbon dioxide and other contaminants are released into the atmosphere when used, hydrogen fuel usage produces only pure water (H2O). Unfortunately, nearly no pure hydrogen exists naturally on earth and therefore must be extracted from hydrogen containing molecules like water. Historically, the cost of manufacturing hydrogen as an alternative fuel has been higher than the cost of the energy used to make it. This is the dilemma of the hydrogen economy, and one that we aim to address.

 

For over a century, water electrolysis, splitting water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen due to the passage of electric current, has been a well-established technology to produce hydrogen. The produced hydrogen combusts into water that can be recycled back into nature indefinitely. However, in practice, current commercial water electrolysis technologies require considerable energy from coal-powered electricity and also require ultra-pure water to prevent fouling of the system components. We believe these are the major barriers to affordable production of hydrogen.

 

The Perfect and Sustainable Energy Cycle

 

As it turns out, Mother Nature has been making hydrogen using sunlight since the beginning of time by splitting water molecules (H2O) into its basic elements - hydrogen and oxygen. This is exactly what plant leaves do every day by way of photosynthesis. Since the produced hydrogen is immediately consumed inside the plant, we cannot simply grow trees to make hydrogen.

 

If technology can be developed to mimic photosynthesis to split water into hydrogen, we believe then a truly sustainable, low cost, and renewable energy cycle can be created to power the earth. However, cost has been the biggest barrier to realizing this vision.

 

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Water Splitting

 

In the process of splitting a water molecule, input energy is transferred into the chemical bonds. So in essence, manufactured hydrogen is simply a carrier or battery-like storage of the input energy. If the input energy is from fossil fuels, such as oil and gas, then carbon fossil fuel energy is simply transferred into hydrogen. If the input energy is renewable such as solar and wind, then new and clean energy is stored in hydrogen.

 

While the concept of water splitting is very appealing, the following challenges must be addressed for renewable hydrogen to be commercially viable:

 

Energy Inefficiency — Since hydrogen is an energy carrier, the most energy it can store is 100% of the input energy. However, conventional systems approach to electrolysis lose so much of the input energy in system components, wires and electrodes resulting in only a small portion of electricity making it into the hydrogen molecules. This translates to high production cost and is the fundamental problem with water splitting for hydrogen production. We intend to address this problem with our low cost and energy efficient particle technology.

 

Need for Clean Water — Conventional electrolysis requires highly purified clean water to prevent fouling of system components. This prevents current technology from using large quantities of available water from oceans, rivers, industrial waste and municipal waste as feedstock. Our technology is being designed to use any natural water or waste water for the unlimited production of renewable hydrogen.

 

Technology

 

Water electrolysis in its simplest form is the transfer of “input electrons” in the following chemical reactions:

 

Cathode (reduction): 2H2O + 2e- ® H2 + 2OH-

 

Anode (oxidation): 4OH- ® O2 + 2H2O + 4 e-

 

From these equations, one can deduce that if every input electron (e-) is put to work and not lost, then a maximum amount of input electrons (i.e. energy) is transferred and stored in the hydrogen molecules (H2). Additionally, if there were a very high number of cathode and anode reaction areas within a given volume of water, then a very high number of these reactions could happen simultaneously throughout the medium to split each water molecule into hydrogen wherever electrons are available.

 

SunHydrogen Panel™

 

Since our particles are intended to mimic the natural temperature conditions of photosynthesis, they can be housed in very low-cost reactors. To facilitate the commercial use of our self-contained particle technology we are developing a modular system that will enable the onsite daily production and storage of hydrogen for any time use in electricity generation.

 

We refer to our product as the SunHydrogen Panel which is comprised of the following components:

 

  1. The Panel Housing - Novel (patent pending) device design is the first of its type to safely separate oxygen and hydrogen in the water splitting process without sacrificing efficiency. This device houses the water, the solar particles/cells and is designed with inlets and outlets for water and gasses. Utilizing a special membrane for separating the oxygen side from the hydrogen side, proton transport is increased which is the key to safely increasing solar-to-hydrogen efficiency. Our design can be scaled up and manufactured for commercial use.

 

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The NanoParticle or Solar Cell - Our patented Our patented Photoelectrochemically Active Heterostructures (PAH) consists of billions of tiny solar cells in 1cm2 that are electrodeposited into a protective structure to provide the charge that splits the water molecules.

 

In the process of optimizing our nanoparticles to be efficient and only use earth abundant materials (an ongoing process), we experimented with commercially available triple junction silicon solar cells to perform tests with our generator housing and other components. Through this experimentation, our discovery leads us to believe that we can bring a system to market utilizing these readily available cells while our nanoparticles are still being optimized. These solar cells also absorb the sunlight and produce the necessary charge for splitting the water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen.

 

  3. Oxygen Evolution Catalyst - This proprietary catalyst developed at the University of Iowa is applied on the solar cell or nanoparticle and efficiently oxidize water molecule to generate oxygen gas. The oxygen evolution catalyst must be robust to withstand the long operating hours of the hydrogen generation device to ensure long lifetime. It is designed to be efficient and stable in alkaline environments.

 

  4. Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst - Necessary for collecting electrons to reduce protons for generating hydrogen gas, we have successfully developed a process to integrate an ultra-low loading of platinum hydrogen catalyst on foam electrodes at ten times lower loading with over 67 times higher activities.

 

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  5. Coating Technologies - Two major coating technologies were developed to protect the nanoparticles and solar cells from photo-corrosion under water. A transparent conducive coating to protect our nanoparticles and solar cells from photo corrosion and efficiently transfer charges to catalysts for oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions. A polymer combination that protects the triple junction solar cells from any corrosive water environments for long lifetime of the hydrogen generation device.

 

  6. A concentrator equal to two suns - This inexpensive Fresnel lens concentrator to increase sunlight to equal two suns reduces our necessary footprint for a 1000 KG per day system by 40%.

 

Our business and commercialization plan calls for two generations of our panels or generators. The first generation being manufactured for demonstration utilizes readily available commercial solar cells, coated with a stabilizing polymer and catalysts, and inserted into our proprietary panels to efficiently and safely split water into hydrogen and oxygen to produce very pure and green hydrogen that can be piped off the panel, pressurized, and stored for use in a fuel cell to power anything electric.

 

The second generation of our panels will feature a nanoparticle-based technology where billions of autonomous solar cells are electrodeposited onto porous alumina sheets and manufactured in a roll to roll process and inserted into our proprietary panels. For this generation, we have received multiple patents and we estimate that it will produce hydrogen for less than $4 per kilogram before pressurization.

 

Our team at the University of Iowa led by our CTO Dr. Joun Lee, has reached a milestone of well over 1000 consecutive hours of continuous hydrogen production utilizing completely immersed solar cells with no external biases achieving simulated production equal to one year. We believe this to be a record for completely immersed cells. Now ready to take our technology out of the lab, we are working with several vendors to commercialize and manufacturer our first generation of renewable hydrogen panels that use sunlight and water to generate hydrogen.

  

We anticipate that the SunHydrogen Panel will be a self-contained renewable hydrogen production system that requires only sunlight and any source of water.  As a result, it can be installed almost anywhere to produce hydrogen fuel at or near the point of distribution, for local use. We believe this model of hydrogen production addresses one of the biggest challenges of using clean hydrogen fuel on a large scale which is the transportation of hydrogen.

 

Each stage of the SunHydrogen Panel can be scaled independently according to the hydrogen demands and length of storage required for a specific application. A small-scale system can be used to produce continuous renewable electricity for a small house, or a large scale system can be used to produce hydrogen to power a community.

 

SunHydrogen Panel Manufacturing

 

We are currently working towards producing 100 demonstration SunHydrogen Panels, that will be used to display our Gen 1 technology in a number of venues throughout the United States and internationally. We anticipate that these demonstration panels will broaden national and global awareness of our new, green hydrogen generating technology. With the resulting increased interest, potential customers of our technology will be able to observe the panels’ operation first hand, and determine potential uses in their business operations.

 

Intellectual Property

 

On November 14, 2011, we filed a provisional patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to protect the intellectual property rights for “Photoelectrochemically Active Heterostructures, methods for their manufacture, and methods and systems for producing desired products.” On March 14, 2017, the part of the patent covering the structural design of Photoelectrochemically Active Heterostructures (PAH) was granted as the United States Patent No. 9,593,053B1. On April 3, 2018, the part of the patent covering the method for manufacturing PAH was granted as United States Patent No. 9,593,053B2. The patent protects the Company’s proprietary design and manufacturing method of a self-contained solar-to-hydrogen device made up of millions of solar-powered water-splitting nanoparticles, per square centimeter. These nanoparticles are coated with a separate patent-pending protective coating that prevents corrosion during extended periods of hydrogen production. The aim of these nanoparticles is high conversion efficiency and low cost.

 

An important aspect of the patented technology is the integrated structures of high-density arrays of nano-sized solar cells as part of hydrogen production nanoparticles. The technology enables manufacturing of ultra-thin sheets for solar-to-hydrogen production, requiring substantially less material as compared to conventional solar cells used in rooftop power applications.  

 

In March of 2015, we jointly filed a full utility patent application with UCSB for the “Multi-junction artificial photosynthetic cell with enhanced photovoltages.” The patent covers our semiconductor designs to enhance the photovoltages of the nano-sized solar cells in the PAH structures. The semiconductor designs stacking multiple junctions inside the PAH structures would be an efficient and economic solution for the photovoltaic and the photoelectrochemical industries. This patent was granted in Australia in April of 2018, China and Europe in March of 2019, and in the U.S. in October of 2018.

 

On December 21, 2016, we filed jointly with the University of Iowa a patent for “Integrated Membrane Solar Fuel Production Assembly” to protect the intellectual property for our generator housing system that safely separates oxygen and hydrogen in the water-splitting process without sacrificing efficiency. This device houses the water, the solar particles/cells and is designed with inlets and outlets for water and gases. Utilizing a special membrane for separating the oxygen side from the hydrogen side, proton transport is increased which is the key to safely increasing solar-to-hydrogen efficiency. In September of 2017, we filed the utility patent for this important invention and prosecution is ongoing.

 

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Strategic Partners

 

Effective September 1, 2020, we entered into a research agreement with the University of Iowa. As consideration under the research agreement, the University of Iowa will receive a maximum of $299,966 from the Company. The research agreement may be terminated by either party upon 60 days prior written notice or by either party upon notice of a material breach or default which is not cured within 90 days of receipt of written notice of such breach. This term of the research agreement runs through August 31, 2021 but may be extended upon mutual agreement of the parties.

 

Competition

 

Currently, most hydrogen is produced by steam reforming of natural gas or methane. This production technology dominates due to easy availability and low prices of natural gas. Partial oxidation of petroleum oil is second in production capacity after steam reforming of natural gas. The third largest production technology in terms of production capacity is steam gasification of coal. The current industry is heavily dominated by large players such as Air Products and Chemicals Inc. and Air Liquide.

 

Green or Renewable hydrogen can be produced through electrolyzers if they are powered by solar or wind. There has been an emergence of these companies in the past few years. ITM Power in England and Proton Onsite in Norway are two of the largest companies in this industry. If not powered by solar panels or wind power, they require external electricity most likely created by coal, gas, or oil. We believe that our process when fully developed will offer a competitive advantage as it is completely green and renewable and utilizes no external power other than the sun.

 

Corporate Information

 

We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on February 18, 2009. Our executive offices are located at 10 E. Yanonali St., Suite 36, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

 

Employees

 

As of September 18, 2020, we had one (1) full-time employee and several consultants. We have not experienced any work stoppages and we consider relations with our employees and consultants to be good. Our Chief Technology Officer hired on June 1, 2016 is on a fulltime consulting basis. Most of our research and development work is performed by the University of Iowa, through a sponsored research agreement. 

 

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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

Risks related to our business and industry

 

Our limited operating history does not afford investors a sufficient history on which to base an investment decision.

 

We were formed in February 2009 and are currently developing a new technology that has not yet gained market acceptance. There can be no assurance that at this time we will operate profitably or that we will have adequate working capital to meet our obligations as they become due.

 

Investors must consider the risks and difficulties frequently encountered by early stage companies, particularly in rapidly evolving markets. Such risks include the following:

 

  competition;
     
  need for acceptance of products;
     
  ability to continue to develop and extend brand identity;
     
  ability to anticipate and adapt to a competitive market;
     
  ability to effectively manage rapidly expanding operations;
     
  amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures relating to expansion of our business, operations, and infrastructure; and
     
  dependence upon key personnel.

 

We cannot be certain that our business strategy will be successful or that we will successfully address these risks. In the event that we do not successfully address these risks, our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected and we may have to curtail our business.

 

We have a history of losses and have never realized revenues to date. We expect to continue to incur losses and no assurance can be given that we will realize revenues. Accordingly, we may never achieve and sustain profitability.

 

As of June 30, 2020, we have an accumulated deficit, of $75,550,515. For the year ended June 30, 2020 we incurred a net loss of $57,529,338. We expect to continue to incur net losses until we are able to realize revenues to fund our continuing operations. We may fail to achieve any or significant revenues from sales or achieve or sustain profitability. Accordingly, there can be no assurance of when, if ever, we will be profitable or be able to maintain profitability.

 

We have historically raised funds through various capital raising transactions. We will require additional funds in the future to fund our business plans, either through additional equity or debt financings or collaborative agreements or from other sources. We have no commitments to obtain such additional financing, and we may not be able to obtain any such additional financing on terms favorable to us, or at all. In the event we are unable to obtain additional financing, we may be unable to implement our business plan. Even with such financing, we have a history of operating losses and there can be no assurance that we will ever become profitable.

 

We may be unable to manage our growth or implement our expansion strategy.

 

We may not be able to develop our product or implement the other features of our business strategy at the rate or to the extent presently planned. Our projected growth will place a significant strain on our administrative, operational and financial resources. If we are unable to successfully manage our future growth, establish and continue to upgrade our operating and financial control systems, recruit and hire necessary personnel or effectively manage unexpected expansion difficulties, our financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

  

We may not be able to successfully develop and commercialize our technologies which would result in continued losses and may require us to curtail or cease operations.

 

In May of 2012, we completed a lab scale prototype of our technology. This prototype demonstrates hydrogen production from small scale solar devices coated with our unique, low-cost polymer coating, and submerged in waste water from a pulp and paper mill. However, we have not completed a large-scale commercial prototype of our technology and are uncertain at this time when completion of a commercial scale prototype will occur. Although, the lab scale prototype demonstrates the viability of our technology, there can be no assurance that we will be able to commercialize our technology.

 

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Our revenues will be dependent upon acceptance of our products by the market; the failure of which would cause us to curtail or cease operations.

 

We believe that virtually all of our revenues will come from the sale or license of our products. As a result, we will continue to incur substantial operating losses until such time as we are able to develop our product and generate revenues from the sale or license of our products. There can be no assurance that businesses and customers will adopt our technology and products, or that businesses and prospective customers will agree to pay for or license our products. Our technology and product, when fully developed, may not gain market acceptance due to various factors such as not enough cost savings between our method of producing hydrogen and other more conventional methods. In the event that we are not able to significantly increase the number of customers that purchase or license our products, or if we are unable to charge the necessary prices or license fees, our financial condition and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected.

 

We face intense competition, and many of our competitors have substantially greater resources than we do.

 

We operate in a competitive environment that is characterized by price fluctuation and technological change. We will compete with major international and domestic companies. Some of our current and future potential competitors may have greater market recognition and customer bases, longer operating histories and substantially greater financial, technical, marketing, distribution, purchasing, manufacturing, personnel and other resources than we do. In addition, competitors may be developing similar technologies with a cost similar to, or lower than, our projected costs. As a result, they may be able to respond more quickly to changing customer demands or to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sales of solar and solar-related products than we can.

 

Our business plan relies on sales of our products based on either a demand for truly renewable clean hydrogen or economically produced clean hydrogen. If we fail to compete successfully, our business would suffer and we may lose or be unable to gain market share. Neither the demand for our product nor our ability to manufacture have yet been proven.

 

Because our industry is highly competitive and has low barriers to entry, we may lose market share to larger companies that are better equipped to weather a deterioration in market conditions due to increased competition.

 

Our industry is highly competitive and fragmented, subject to rapid change and has low barriers to entry. We may, in the future, compete for potential customers with solar and heating companies and other providers of solar power equipment or electric power. Some of these competitors may have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources and greater name recognition than we have.

 

We believe that our ability to compete depends in part on a number of factors outside of our control, including:

 

  the ability of our competitors to hire, retain and motivate qualified personnel;
     
  the ownership by competitors of proprietary tools to customize systems to the needs of a particular customer;
     
  the price at which others offer comparable services and equipment;
     
  the extent of our competitors’ responsiveness to customer needs; and
     
  installation technology.

 

Competition in the solar power services industry may increase in the future, partly due to low barriers to entry, as well as from other alternative energy resources now in existence or developed in the future. Increased competition could result in price reductions, reduced margins or loss of market share and greater competition for qualified personnel. There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors. If we are unable to compete effectively, or if competition results in a deterioration of market conditions, our business and results of operations would be adversely affected.

 

Our business depends on proprietary technology that we may not be able to protect and may infringe on the intellectual property rights of others.

 

Our success will depend, in part, on our technology’s commercial viability and on the strength of our intellectual property rights. We currently hold patents in the US, China and Australia, but still have several patents pending in multiple countries.  There is no guarantee the pending patents will be granted. In addition, any agreements we enter into with our employees, consultants, advisors, customers and strategic partners will contain restrictions on the disclosure and use of trade secrets, inventions and confidential information relating to our technology may not provide meaningful protection in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure.

 

Third parties may assert that our technology, or the products we, our customers or partners commercialize using our technology, infringes upon their proprietary rights. We have yet to complete an infringement analysis and, even if such an analysis were available at the current time, it is virtually impossible for us to be certain that no infringement exists, particularly in our case where our products have not yet been fully developed.

  

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We may need to acquire licenses from third parties in order to avoid infringement. Any required license may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all.

 

We could incur substantial costs in defending ourselves in suits brought against us for alleged infringement of another party’s intellectual property rights as well as in enforcing our rights against others, and if we are found to infringe, the manufacture, sale and use of our or our customers’ or partners’ products could be enjoined. Any claims against us, with or without merit, would likely be time-consuming, requiring our management team to dedicate substantial time to addressing the issues presented. Furthermore, the parties bringing claims may have greater resources than we do.

 

We do not maintain theft or casualty insurance and only maintain modest liability and property insurance coverage and therefore, we could incur losses as a result of an uninsured loss.

 

We do not maintain theft, casualty insurance, or property insurance coverage. We cannot assure that we will not incur uninsured liabilities and losses as a result of the conduct of our business. Any such uninsured or insured loss or liability could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

If we lose key employees and consultants or are unable to attract or retain qualified personnel, our business could suffer.

 

Our success is highly dependent on our ability to attract and retain qualified scientific, engineering and management personnel. We are highly dependent on our CEO, Timothy Young, and our development team at the University of Iowa.  The loss of this valuable resource could have a material adverse effect on our operations. Our only officer is employed on “at will” basis. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that they will remain associated with us. Our management’s efforts will be critical to us as we continue to develop our technology and as we attempt to transition from a development stage company to a company with commercialized products and services. If we were to lose Mr. Young or the services of the development team at the university or any other key employees or consultants, we may experience difficulties in competing effectively, developing our technology and implementing our business strategies.

 

The loss of strategic alliances used in the development of our products and technology could impede our ability to complete our product and result in a material adverse effect causing the business to suffer.

 

We pursue strategic alliances with other companies in areas where collaboration can produce technological and industry advancement. We have entered into the sponsored research agreement with the University of Iowa which is set to terminate August 31, 2021. If we are unable to extend the terms of the agreements, we could suffer delays in product development or other operational difficulties which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Our independent public accounting firm in their report dated September 23, 2020 included an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt in our ability to continue as a going concern without additional capital becoming available. Going concern contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business over a reasonable length of time. Our ability to continue as a going concern ultimately is dependent on our ability to generate a profit which is dependent upon our ability to obtain additional equity or debt financing, attain further operating efficiencies and, ultimately, to achieve profitable operations. As a result, our financial statements do not reflect any adjustment which would result from our failure to continue to operate as a going concern. Any such adjustment, if necessary, would materially affect the value of our assets.

 

An occurrence of an uncontrollable event such as the covid-19 pandemic may negatively affect our operations.

 

The occurrence of an uncontrollable event such as the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively affect our operations. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in social distancing, travel bans and quarantine, and this has limited and may continue to limit access to our facilities by our management, support staff and professional advisors. These factors, in turn, may not only impact our operations, financial condition and development of our products but our overall ability to react timely to mitigate the impact of this event. Also, it may hamper our efforts to comply with our filing obligations with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and our ability to raise capital on favorable terms, or at all.

  

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Risks relating to our common stock

 

There is a limited trading market for our common stock.

 

Our common stock is not listed on any national securities exchange. Accordingly, investors may find it more difficult to buy and sell our shares than if our common stock was traded on an exchange. Although our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink, it is an unorganized, inter-dealer, over-the-counter market which provides significantly less liquidity than the Nasdaq Capital Market or other national securities exchange. Further, there is limited trading in our common stock. These factors may have an adverse impact on the trading and price of our common stock.

  

Our common stock could be subject to extreme volatility.

 

The trading price of our common stock may be affected by a number of factors, including events described in the risk factors set forth in this report, as well as our operating results, financial condition and other events or factors. In addition to the uncertainties relating to future operating performance and the profitability of operations, factors such as variations in interim financial results or various, as yet unpredictable, factors, many of which are beyond our control, may have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock. In recent years, broad stock market indices, in general, and smaller capitalization companies, in particular, have experienced substantial price fluctuations. In a volatile market, we may experience wide fluctuations in the market price of our common stock and wide bid-ask spreads. These fluctuations may have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock. In addition, the securities market has, from time to time, experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are not related to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

 

There is a large number of authorized but unissued shares of capital stock available for issuance, which may result in substantial dilution to existing shareholders.

 

Our articles of Incorporation authorized the issuance of up to 5,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001, of which 2,156,132,155 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock are outstanding as of September 18, 2020. Our Board of Directors has the ability to authorize the issuance of an additional 2,843,867,845 shares of common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock without shareholder approval. Any such issuance will result in substantial dilution to existing shareholders. In addition, the availability of such a large number of capital stock could be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company.

 

We have never paid common stock dividends and have no plans to pay dividends in the future, as a result our common stock may be less valuable because a return on an investor’s investment will only occur if our stock price appreciates.

 

Holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors. To date, we have paid no cash dividends on our shares of common stock and we do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain future earnings, if any, to provide funds for operations of our business. Therefore, any return investors in our common stock will be in the form of appreciation, if any, in the market value of our shares of common stock. There can be no assurance that shares of our common stock will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which our stockholders have purchased their shares.

 

Our common stock is subject to the SEC’s penny stock rules.

 

Unless our common stock is listed on a national securities exchange, including the Nasdaq Capital Market, or we have stockholders’ equity of $5,000,000 or less and our common stock has a market price per share of less than $5.00, transactions in our common stock will be subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules. If our common stock remains subject to the “penny stock” rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, broker-dealers may find it difficult to effectuate customer transactions and trading activity in our securities may be adversely affected.

  

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In accordance with these rules, broker-dealers participating in transactions in low-priced securities must first deliver a risk disclosure document that describes the risks associated with such stocks, the broker-dealer’s duties in selling the stock, the customer’s rights and remedies and certain market and other information. Furthermore, the broker-dealer must make a suitability determination approving the customer for low-priced stock transactions based on the customer’s financial situation, investment experience and objectives. Broker-dealers must also disclose these restrictions in writing to the customer, obtain specific written consent from the customer, and provide monthly account statements to the customer. The effect of these restrictions will probably decrease the willingness of broker-dealers to make a market in our common stock, decrease liquidity of our common stock and increase transaction costs for sales and purchases of our common stock as compared to other securities. Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market.

 

This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our stock.

 

Our articles of incorporation allow for our board to create new series of preferred stock without further approval by our stockholders, which could adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common stock.

 

Our board of directors has the authority to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of preferred stock. Our board of directors has the authority to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of our preferred stock without further stockholder approval. As a result, our board of directors could authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock that would grant to holders of preferred stock the right to our assets upon liquidation, or the right to receive dividend payments before dividends are distributed to the holders of common stock. In addition, our board of directors could authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock that has greater voting power than our common stock or that is convertible into our common stock, which could decrease the relative voting power of our common stock or result in dilution to our existing stockholders.

  

Additional stock offerings in the future may dilute then-existing shareholders’ percentage ownership of the Company.

 

Given our plans and expectations that we will need additional capital and personnel, we anticipate that we will need to issue additional shares of common stock or securities convertible or exercisable for shares of common stock, including convertible preferred stock, convertible notes, stock options or warrants. The issuance of additional securities in the future will dilute the percentage ownership of then current stockholders.

 

Item 2. Properties.

 

Our principal office address is 10 E. Yanonali, Suite 36, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. We believe that our current premises are sufficient to handle our administrative activities for the near future as adequate lab space and equipment is attained through our agreement with the University of Iowa.

 

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

 

We are not currently a party to, nor is any of our property currently the subject of, any material legal proceedings.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not Applicable.

  

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PART II

 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink under the symbol “HYSR”

 

Securities

 

Our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, authorizes the issuance of 5,000,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.

  

All outstanding shares of common stock are of the same class and have equal rights and attributes. The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. All stockholders are entitled to share equally in dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available. In the event of liquidation, the holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of all liabilities. The stockholders do not have cumulative or preemptive rights.

 

As of September 18, 2020, our common stock was held by 178 stockholders of record.

  

Dividend Policy

 

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends to stockholders in the foreseeable future. In addition, any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will be dependent upon our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, and such other factors as the Board of Directors deem relevant. There are no restrictions in our articles of incorporation or bylaws that restrict us from declaring dividends.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

On January 23, 2019, our Board adopted the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The stated purpose of the Plan is to promote the success of the Company and to increase stockholder value by providing an additional means through the grant of awards to attract, motivate, retain and reward selected employees and other eligible persons. The maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock that can be issued under the Plan is 300,000,000.

 

The following table sets forth information about our equity compensation plans as of June 30, 2020.

  

Plan Category   Number of
securities to
be issued
upon
exercise of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
    Weighted-
average
exercise
prices of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
    Number of
securities
remaining
available for
future
issuance
under the
equity
compensation
plans
(excluding
securities
reflected in
column (a))
 
    (a)     (b)        
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders     -     $ -       -  
                         
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders     196,000,000       n/a       114,000,000  
Total     196,000,000       -       114,000,000  

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 200,989,838 shares of common stock upon conversion of $249,545 in principal of convertible notes, plus accrued interest of $49,200, and other fees of $1,900.

 

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During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 16,313,820 shares of common stock for services.

 

In connection with the foregoing, the Company relied on an exemption from registration provided under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended for transactions not involving a public offering.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

None.

 

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

 

Not required for a smaller reporting company.

 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations.

 

Certain statements in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” below, and elsewhere in this annual report, are not related to historical results, and are forward-looking statements.

  

Forward-looking statements present our expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements frequently are accompanied by such words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other words and terms of similar meaning. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, achievements, or timeliness of such results. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such forward-looking statements. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this annual report. Subsequent written and oral forward looking statements attributable to us or to persons acting in our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements and risk factors set forth below and elsewhere in this annual report, and in other reports filed by us with the SEC.

 

You should read the following description of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Annual Report beginning on page F-1.

 

Overview

 

At SunHydrogen, Inc., our goal is to replace most forms of energy on earth with clean renewable hydrogen.

 

Our patented low-cost technology is intended to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, including seawater and wastewater. Unlike non-renewable hydrocarbon fuels, such as oil, coal and natural gas, where carbon dioxide and other contaminants are released into the atmosphere when used, hydrogen fuel usage produces pure water as the only byproduct. By optimizing the science of water electrolysis at the nano-level, our low-cost nanoparticles mimic photosynthesis to efficiently use sunlight to split water molecules into environmentally friendly renewable hydrogen. Using our low-cost method to produce renewable hydrogen, we intend to enable a world of distributed hydrogen production for renewable electricity and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

 

Our technology is primarily developed at the University of Iowa, through a sponsored research agreement. Over the past several years, our team has been focused on developing the technology to a point at which it can be commercialized. After years of dedication, we are now ready to move from the lab into commercial production with the first generation of our technology.

 

Our innovative technology is packaged into a self-contained hydrogen production panel that requires only sunlight and any source of water. Just like solar panels convert sunlight into electricity, our hydrogen panels will convert sunlight and water into hydrogen. As a result of this form factor, the panels can be installed almost anywhere to produce hydrogen fuel at or near the point of use. We believe that this distributed model of hydrogen production addresses one of the biggest challenges of the hydrogen economy, which is the prohibitive high infrastructure cost of transporting hydrogen to the points of use.

 

Results of Operations for the Year Ended June 30, 2020 compared to the Year Ended June 30, 2019.

 

Operating Expenses

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020 operating expenses were $1,681,427 compared to $1,828,551 for the prior year ended June 30, 2019. Operating expenses consist primarily of research and development expenses and general and administrative expenses incurred in connection with the operation of our business. The net decrease of $147,124 in operating expenses was a result of a decrease in general and administrative expense of $235,375, which consist of $261,919 in non-cash stock compensation expense, with an increase of $26,544 in other general and administrative expense and an increase in research and development cost of $86,820, and an increase in depreciation and amortization expense of $1,431.

 

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Other Income/(Expenses)

 

Other income and (expenses) for the year ended June 30, 2020 were $(55,847,911) compared to $5,806,888 for the prior year ended June 30, 2019. The net increase of $(61,654,799) in other income and (expenses) was the result of the net change in derivative liability.

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020 our net loss of was $(57,529,338), compared to net income of $3,978,337 for the year ended June 30, 2019. The majority of the increase in net loss of $61,507,675, was related primarily to the net change in derivative estimates each year. These estimates are based on multiple inputs, including the market price of our stock, interest rates, our stock price, volatility, variable conversion prices based on market prices defined in the respective agreements and probabilities of certain outcomes based on managements’ estimates. These inputs are subject to significant changes from period to period, therefore, the estimated fair value of the derivative liabilities will fluctuate from period to period, and the fluctuation may be material. The Company has not generated any revenues.

  

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. Significant factors in the management of liquidity are funds generated by operations, levels of accounts receivable and accounts payable and capital expenditures. 

 

As of June 30, 2020, we had a working capital deficit of $60,459,862, compared to a working capital deficit of $4,829,162 as of June 30, 2019. This increase in working capital deficit of $55,630,700 was primarily due to the increase in net change in derivative liability, cash, accounts payable, accrued expenses, accrued interest on convertible notes, with a decrease in prepaid expenses, and convertible notes.

 

During the year ended June 30, 2020, we raised an aggregate of $856,500 in a private placement of convertible notes. During the prior year ended June 30, 2019, we raised an aggregate of $804,500 in a private placement of convertible notes. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to raise capital and future revenue generated from operations.

 

Cash flow used in operating activities was $695,784 for the year ended June 30, 2020, compared to $853,693 for the year ended June 30, 2019. The decrease in cash used by operating activities was primarily due to the decrease in insurance expense. The Company has had no revenues.

 

Cash used in investing activities for the year ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $780 and $13,059, respectively. The decrease in investing activities was as a result of a decrease in intangible assets purchased during the current year.

 

Cash provided by financing activities during the year ended June 30, 2020 was $856,500 compared to $804,500 for the prior year ended June 30, 2019. The increase in cash from financing activities was due to the increase in issuance of convertible notes through private placement offerings during the current period.

 

During the year ended June 30, 2020, we did not generate any revenue but incurred net loss of $57,529,338 and used cash in the amount of $695,784 in our operations. As of June 30, 2020, we had a working capital deficiency of $60,459,862 and a shareholders’ deficit of $61,832,448. These factors, among others raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our independent auditors, in their report dated September 23, 2020, on our audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2020 expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability s to continue as a going concern and appropriateness of using the going concern basis is dependent on our ability to generate a profit which is dependent upon our ability to obtain additional equity or debt financing, advance our technology and, ultimately, to achieve profitable operations.

 

We have historically obtained funding from our shareholders, through private placement offerings of equity and debt securities. Management believes that it will be able to continue to raise funds through the sale of its securities to its existing shareholders and prospective new investors which will provide the additional cash needed to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due, and will allow the Company to continue to develop its core business. There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue raising the required capital for our operations and if available, on terms and conditions that are acceptable. If we are unable to obtain sufficient funds, we may be forced to curtail and/or cease the development of our technology.

   

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, result of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 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 related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, deferred tax assets and fair value computation using the Binomial lattice valuation pricing model. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions, such as the trading value of our common stock and estimated future undiscounted cash flows, that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions; however, we believe that our estimates, including those for the above-described items, are reasonable.

 

Use of Estimates

 

In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, management utilizes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These estimates and assumptions relate to recording, useful lives and impairment of tangible and intangible assets, derivatives, accruals, income taxes, stock-based compensation expense, binomial model inputs and other factors. Management believes it has exercised reasonable judgment in deriving these estimates. Consequently, a change in conditions could affect these estimates.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value of financial instruments, requires disclosure of the fair value information, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet, where it is practicable to estimate that value. As of June 30, 2020, the amounts reported for cash, accrued interest and other expenses, notes payables, and derivative liability approximate the fair value because of their short maturities.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

Management adopted recently issued accounting pronouncements during the year ended June 30, 2020, as disclosed in the Notes to the financial statements included in this report.

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.

 

Not required for a smaller reporting company.

 

Item 8. Financial Statements.

 

All financial information required by this Item is attached hereto at the end of this report beginning on page F-1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

 

None.

  

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. 

 

Our management, with the participation of our CEO and our Acting CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and our Acting CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were effective to ensure  that information required to be disclosed is made known to management and others, as appropriate, to allow timely decision regarding required disclosure and that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and Acting CFO, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. A controls system cannot provide absolute assurance, however, that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.

   

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Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

 

We are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and board of directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

  

Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020 based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013). Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2020, based on those criteria.

 

A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permanently exempt smaller reporting companies

 

Changes in Internal Controls. 

 

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter of fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 9B. Other Information.

 

None.

 

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PART III

 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

 

The following table sets forth information about our executive officers, key employees and directors:

 

Name   Age   Position
Timothy Young   55   President, CEO, Acting CFO and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mark J. Richardson   67   Director

 

Timothy Young – President, CEO, Acting CFO and Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

Tim Young is an accomplished executive with over fifteen years of management experience in media and Internet technology companies. Mr. Young was appointed President, CEO and Chairman of the Company in August 2009. Mr. Young was appointed Acting CFO in 2010.

 

Mr. Young oversees the Company’s research and development initiatives and fundraising efforts.

 

From September 2007 through August 2009, Mr. Young was the President of Rovion, Inc., an internet media startup company, where he increased revenues through a channel sales strategy that included companies such as Clear Channel, Disney, CBS, and Fox Television and bolstered the company’s technical capabilities through strategic acquisitions. Prior to Rovion, Mr. Young was employed by Time Warner Inc. from October 1998 through July 2007, where he served as Vice President and Regional Vice President of various divisions including America Online and Time Warner Cable. 

 

Mr. Young’s track record of success and over fifteen plus years of management and leadership experience bringing new products to the market, qualifies him to be a board member of the Company.

 

Mark J. Richardson –Director

 

Mr. Richardson was appointed as a director in June 2018. Mr. Richardson has been a securities lawyer since he graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1978. He practiced as an associate and partner in large law firms until 1993, when he established his own practice under the name Richardson & Associates. He has been the principal securities counsel on a variety of equity and debt placements for corporations, partnerships, and real estate companies. His practice includes public and private offerings, venture capital placements, debt restructuring, compliance with federal and state securities laws, representation of publicly traded companies, Nasdaq filings, corporate law, partnerships, joint ventures, mergers, asset acquisitions, and stock purchase agreements. As a partner in a major international law firm in the 1980’s, Mr. Richardson participated in the leveraged buyout and recapitalization of a well-known producer of animated programming for children, financed by Prudential Insurance and Bear Stearns, Inc. He was also instrumental in restructuring the public debentures of a real estate company without resorting to a bankruptcy proceeding. From 1986 to 1993 Mr. Richardson was a contributing author to State Limited Partnerships Laws – California Practice Guide, Prentice Hall Law and Business. Prior to receiving his Juris Doctor degree cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 1978, Mr. Richardson received a Bachelor of Science degree summa cum laude in Resource Economics from the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources in 1975, where he earned the Bankstrom Prize for academic excellence and achieved Phi Beta Kappa honors. Mr. Richardson is an active member of the Los Angeles County and California State Bar Associations, including the Section on Corporations, Business and Finance and the Section on Real Estate.

   

The Board has determined that Mr. Richardson is qualified to serve as a director because of his extensive experience as a practicing attorney representing small companies.

 

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Directors are elected at our annual meeting of shareholders and serve for one year until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships among our executive officers and directors.

 

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

 

Although we have not adopted a formal policy on whether the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions should be separate or combined, we have traditionally determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to combine these roles.   Currently, we have only one executive officer, who is our Chief Executive Officer, who also serves as Chairman of the Board. Due to the small size and early stage of the Company, we believe it is currently most effective to have the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions combined.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

During the past ten years, none of our directors, executive officers, promoters, control persons, or nominees has been:

 

the subject of any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;

 

convicted in a criminal proceeding or is subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);

  

subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction or any Federal or State authority, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;

 

found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law.

 

the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of (a) any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; (b) any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or (c) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or

 

the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

Committees of the Board

 

Due to the small size of the Company and its Board of Directors, we currently have no audit committee, compensation committee or nominations and governance committee of our board of directors. We do not have an audit committee financial expert.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees. A copy of the Code of Ethics can be obtained without charge upon request to Timothy Young, CEO and President, 10 E. Yanonali, Suite 36, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 and is also being incorporated by reference herein. Any waiver of the provisions of the Code of Ethics for executive officers and directors may be made only by the Board of Directors.  Any such waivers will be promptly disclosed to our shareholders.

  

Changes in Nominating Procedures

 

None.

  

Item 11. Executive Compensation

 

The table below sets forth the compensation earned by each person acting as our Principal Executive Officer and our other most highly compensated executive officers whose total annual compensation exceeded $100,000 during the last two fiscal years.

 

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Name & Principal Position   Year     Salary
($)
    Bonus
($)
    Stock
Awards
($)
    Option Awards
($)
    Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)     Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
    All Other Compensation ($)     Total
($)
 
Timothy Young,     2020     $ 255,000                 0         0      

757,243

               0           0               0     $ 255,000  
CEO and Acting CFO     2019     $ 255,000       0       0       1,409,550 (1)      0       0       0     $ 255,000  

 

(1) Calculated at fair value in accordance with authoritative guidance provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, where the value of the stock compensation is based upon the grant date and recognized over the vesting period. On the grant date of January 23, 2019, one-third (1/3) of the options vested immediately and the remainder of the options will vest in increments of 1/24 monthly. The shares represent an option to purchase 150,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0099, with a fair value of $757,243. As of June 30, 2020, no options were exercised.

 

Employment Agreements

 

Our CEO, Timothy Young is employed as an “at-will” employee whose employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by either party. We have agreed to pay Mr. Young an annual salary of $255,000, subject to modification in accordance with the Company’s policies, practices and procedures.  In addition, we have agreed to pay Mr. Young three months base salary, in the event his employment is terminated by the Company. Mr. Young is eligible to receive a quarterly bonus as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors and to participate in any benefit plan implemented by the Company. 

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

The following table discloses information regarding outstanding equity awards granted or accrued as of June 30, 2020, for our named executive officer.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards
    Option Awards     Stock Awards  
Name   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised (#)
Exercisable
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
      Option
Exercise
Price ($)
    Option
Expiration
Date
    Number of
Shares or Units
of Stock that
have not
Vested (#)
    Market Value of
Shares or Units
of Stock that
have not
Vested ($)
 
Timothy Young   121,780,822     28,219,178       0.0099     1/23/2029     -     -  

  

Director Compensation

 

The following table sets forth compensation information regarding the Company’s non-employee directors in fiscal 2020:

 

Name  

Fees earned or paid in cash 

   

Stock Award

($)

    Option Awards ($)     Non-equity incentive plan compensation     Nonqualified deferred compensation earnings     Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)     Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
   

All Other Compensation

($)

    Total
($)
 
Mark R.  Richardson               1                -     $ 10,000,000                 -              -                -                -                    -       10,000,000  

 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

 

The following table sets forth certain information concerning the number of shares of our common stock owned by: (i) each of our directors; (ii) each of our named executive officers; and (iii) each person or group known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock.  

 

We believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them.

 

A person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of securities that can be acquired by him within 60 days from the date of this report upon the exercise of options, warrants or convertible securities. Each beneficial owner’s percentage ownership is determined by assuming that options, warrants or convertible securities that are held by him, but not those held by any other person, and which are exercisable within 60 days of September 18, 2020 or have been exercised and converted.

 

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Name and address   Shares of Common Stock     Percentage of Common Stock (1)  
             
Directors and Officers (2)            
Timothy A. Young     147,500,000 (3)     6.4  
Mark R. Richardson     9,166,667 (4)     *  
All Officers and Directors as a Group (2 person)     156,666,667       6.8 %

 

* Less than 1%.

 

(1) Based upon 2,156,132,155 shares issued and outstanding as of September 18, 2020.

 

(2) The address for each of the officers and directors is c/o SunHydrogen, Inc. 10 E. Yanonali, Suite 36, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
   
(3) Includes 137,500,000 shares underlying options that have vested or will vest within sixty days of this annual report.
   
(4) Represents shares underlying options that have vested and will vest within sixty days of this annual report.

 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions 

 

Since the beginning of our last fiscal year, except as set forth below, there have been and there are no currently proposed transaction, in which we are or were a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any director, executive officer, holder of more than 10% of any class of our voting securities, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

On September 10, 2020, the Company entered into rescission agreements with Timothy Young, the Company’s chief executive officer and director, and Mark Richardson, the Company’s director. Under the rescission agreements, the cashless option exercises of Mr. Young and Mr. Richardson that were completed on June 24, 2020, were rescinded and unwound in full. Under Mr. Young’s option exercise, Mr. Young had exercised 50,000,000 options cashlessly at an exercise price of $0.0099 per share and was issued 39,239,130 shares of common stock. Under Mr. Richardson’s option exercise, Mr. Young had exercised 8,055,542 options cashlessly at an exercise price of $0.0099 per share and was issued 6,321,849 shares of common stock.

 

Director Independence 

  

The Board has determined that Mr. Richardson is an independent director within the meaning of NASDAQ Rule 5605(a)(2).

 

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Audit Fees

 

The aggregate fees billable to us by our principal accounting during 2020 and 2019 for the audit of our annual financial statements and quarterly reviews of our financial statements for the fiscal year totaled approximately $11,000 and $25,000, respectively.

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

We incurred assurance and audit-related fees during 2020 and 2019 of $0 and $0 to our principal accountant in connection with the audit of the financial statements of the Company for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

Tax Fees

 

We did not incur fees for services rendered to us for tax compliance, tax advice, or tax planning by our principal accountant for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. 

 

All Other Fees

  

As of the date of this filing, our current policy is to not engage M&K CPAS, PLLC to provide, among other things, bookkeeping services, appraisal or valuation services, or international audit services. The policy provides that we engage M&K CPAS, PLLC to provide audit, and other assurance services, such as review of SEC reports or filings.

 

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Item 15. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit     Description
     
3.1   Articles of Incorporation of filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on February 18, 2009 (incorporated by reference to S-1 filed on February 5, 2010).
     
3.2   Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on September 11, 2009 (incorporated by reference to S-1 filed February 5, 2010).
     
3.3   Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on November 21, 2013 (incorporated by reference 8-K filed on November 21, 2013).

 

3.4   Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on September 13, 2018. (incorporated by reference to 10-K filed on September 25, 2018).
     
3.5   Certificate of Designation of Series B Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed November 26, 2019)
     
3.6   Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed January 3, 2020)
     
3.7   Articles of Merger (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed June 15, 2020)
     
3.8   Bylaws (incorporated by reference to S-1 February 5, 2010)
     
10.1   2019 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Form S-8 on December 19, 2018)
     
10.2   Contract between Company and the University of Iowa dated as of May 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference to 10-K filed on September 21, 2016).
     
10.3   Offer of Employment to Timothy Young dated August 13, 2009 (incorporated by reference to S-1 filed on March 25, 2010)
     
10.4   Invention Transfer dated as of June 10, 2009 (incorporated by reference Form S-1 filed on March 25, 2010)
     
10.5   Convertible Promissory Note dated May 23, 2014 (incorporated by reference to 10-Q filed on May 15, 2018)
     
10.6   Convertible Promissory Note dated January 28, 2016 (incorporated by reference Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2018)
     
10.7   Convertible Promissory Note dated February 3, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2018f)
     
10.8   Convertible Promissory Note dated November 10, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q on May 15, 2018)
     
10.9   Convertible Promissory Note dated July 27, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2018)
     
10.10   Convertible Promissory dated July 23, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K on August 6, 2018)

 

10.11   Promissory Note issued August 10, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on August 14, 2018)
     
10.12   Agreement dated as of June 1, 2018 between the Company and The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed on September 25, 2018)
     
10.13   Consulting Agreement dated as of September 19, 2018 between the Company and GreenTech Development Corporation (incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed on September 25, 2018)
     
10.14   Convertible Promissory Note dated October 3, 2018 between the Company and PowerUp Lending (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K on October 12, 2018)

 

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10.15   Convertible Promissory Note dated January 18, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q filed on May 14, 2019)
     
10.16   Agreement between the Company and The University of Iowa, Iowa City effective as of June 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed on September 30, 2019)

  

10.17   Contract Amendment No. 1 between the Company and The University of Iowa (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed June 26, 2020)
     
10.18   Purchase Agreement between the Company and Triton Funds LP (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed July 31, 2020)
     
10.19*   Contract, dated September 1, 2020, between the Company and The University of Iowa, Iowa City
     
10.20*   Purchase Agreement, dated September 21, 2020, between the Company and GHS Investments, LLC
     
14.1   Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to 10-K filed on September 28, 2012).
     
16.1   Letter from Liggett & Webb, P.A. (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed January 7, 2020)
     
23.1*   Consent of Liggett & Webb, P.A.
     
23.2*   Consent of M&K CPAS, LLC
     
31.1*   Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 302
     
32.1**   Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

EX-101.INS *   XBRL INSTANCE DOCUMENT
   
EX-101.SCH *   XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA DOCUMENT
     
EX-101.CAL *   XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION CALCULATION LINKBASE
     
EX-101.DEF *   XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE
     
EX-101.LAB *   XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABELS LINKBASE
     
EX-101.PRE *   XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE

 

* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  SUNHYDROGEN, INC.
     
Date: September 23, 2020 By: /s/ Timothy Young
   

Timothy Young

Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Chairman (principal executive, financial and accounting officer)

 

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 registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Timothy Young   Chief Executive Officer, President   September 23, 2020
Timothy Young  

(Principal Executive Officer) Acting Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer), and Chairman

   
         
/s/ Mark R. Richardson   Director   September 23, 2020
Mark R. Richardson        

  

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

SunHydrogen, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of SunHydrogen, Inc. (the Company) as of June 30, 2020, and the related statements of operations, shareholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The financial statements of SunHydrogen, Inc. as of June 30, 2019 were audited by other auditors whose report dated September 27, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB .

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and the significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered net losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding those matters are discussed in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

/s/ M&K CPAS, PLLC

 

M&K CPAS, PLLC

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020

 

Houston, TX

September 23, 2020

 

F-1

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

HyperSolar, Inc.

  

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of SunHydrogen, Inc. (formerly HyperSolar, Inc.) (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2019, the related statements of operations, shareholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.  As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company does not generate revenue and has negative cash flows from operations.  This raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1.  The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

  /s/ Liggett & Webb, P.A.

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2014.

 

New York, NY

September 27, 2019

F-2

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

BALANCE SHEETS

 

    June 30,
2020
    June 30,
2019
 
             
ASSETS            
             
CURRENT ASSETS            
Cash   $ 195,010     $ 35,074  
Prepaid expenses     9,378       15,000  
                 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS     204,388       50,074  
                 
PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT                
Computers and peripherals     2,663       1,883  
Less: accumulated depreciation     (1,605 )     (837 )
                 
NET PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT     1,058       1,046  
                 
OTHER ASSETS                
Domain, net of amortization of $4,223 and $3,868, respectively     1,092       1,447  
Trademark, net of amortization of $371 and $257, respectively     772       886  
Patents, net of amortization of $16,650  and $10,391, respectively     84,492       97,100  
                 
TOTAL OTHER ASSETS     86,356       99,433  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 291,802     $ 150,553  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT                
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES                
Accounts payable and other payable   $ 201,243     $ 125,085  
Accrued expenses     211,496       176,790  
Accrued interest on convertible notes     432,866       415,537  
Derivative liability     59,657,719       3,905,721  
Convertible promissory notes, net of debt discount of $409,074 and $281,783, respectively     160,926       256,103  
                 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES     60,664,250       4,879,236  
                 
LONG TERM LIABILITIES                
Convertible promissory notes, net of debt discount of $0 and $0, respectively     1,460,000       1,782,600  
                 
TOTAL LONG TERM LIABILITIES     1,460,000       1,782,600  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES     62,124,250       6,661,836  
                 
COMMIMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (SEE NOTE 8)     -       -  
                 
SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT                
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 authorized preferred shares, no shares issued or outstanding     -       -  
Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000,000 authorized common shares 2,053,410,164 and 1,077,319,339 shares issued and outstanding, respectively     2,053,410       1,077,319  
Additional Paid in Capital     11,664,657       10,432,575  
Accumulated deficit     (75,550,515 )     (18,021,177 )
                 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT     (61,832,448 )     (6,511,283 )
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT   $

291,802

    $

196,572

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited financial statements

 

F-3

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019 

 

    Years Ended  
    June 30,
2020
    June 30,
2019
 
             
REVENUE   $ -     $ -  
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES                
General and administrative expenses     1,057,287       1,292,662  
Research and development cost     615,721       528,901  
Depreciation and amortization     8,419       6,988  
                 
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES     1,681,427       1,828,551  
                 
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE  OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)     (1,681,427 )     (1,828,551 )
                 
OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSES)                
Loss on write-off of patent cost     (5,426 )     -  
Gain (Loss) on change in derivative liability     (54,910,562 )     6,641,761  
Interest expense     (931,923 )     (834,873 )
                 
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)     (55,847,911 )     5,806,888  
                 
NET INCOME (LOSS)   $ (57,529,338 )   $ 3,978,337  
                 
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE   $ (0.04 )   $ 0.00  
                 
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING                
BASIC  AND DILUTED     1,551,749,054       924,582,860  

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited financial statements

 

F-4

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

    YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019  
                            Additional              
    Preferred stock     Common stock     Paid-in     Accumulated        
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Total  
Balance at June 30, 2018            -     $       -       852,458,018     $ 852,458     $ 8,131,620     $ (21,999,514 )   $ (13,015,436 )
                                                         
Issuance of common stock for conversion of debt and accrued interest     -       -       195,464,064       195,464       1,345,145       -       1,540,609  
                                                         
Issuance of common stock for services     -       -       29,397,257       29,397       220,038       -       249,435  
                                                         
Stock based compensation expense     -       -       -       -       735,772       -       735,772  
                                                         
Net Income     -       -       -       -       -       3,978,337       3,978,337  
                                                         
Balance at June 30, 2019     -     $ -       1,077,319,339     $ 1,077,319     $ 10,432,575     $ (18,021,177 )   $ (6,511,283 )
                                                         
    YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020  
                            Additional              
    Preferred stock     Common stock     Paid-in     Accumulated        
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Total  
Balance at June 30, 2019     -     $ -       1,077,319,339     $ 1,077,319     $ 10,432,575     $ (18,021,177 )   $ (6,511,283 )
                                                         
Issuance of common stock for conversion of debt and accrued interest     -       -       884,989,722       884,990       492,196       -       1,377,186  
                                                         
Issuance of common stock for services     -       -       91,101,103       91,101       266,033       -       357,134  
                                                         
Stock based compensation expense     -       -       -       -       473,853       -       473,853  
                                                         
Net Loss     -       -       -       -       -       (57,529,338 )     (57,529,338 )
                                                         
Balance at June 30, 2020     -     $ -       2,053,410,164     $ 2,053,410     $ 11,664,657     $ (75,550,515 )   $ (61,832,448 )

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited financial statements

 

F-5

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

    Years Ended  
    June 30,
2020
    June 30,
2019
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:            
Net Income (loss)   $ (57,529,338 )   $ 3,978,337  
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities                
Depreciation & amortization expense     8,419       6,988  
Stock based compensation expense     473,853       735,772  
Stock issued for services     357,134       249,435  
(Gain) Loss on change in derivative liability     54,910,562       (7,695,278 )
Loss on conversion of debt     -       1,053,517  
Net loss on write-off of patent cost     5,426       -  
Amortization of debt discount recorded as interest expense     714,145       610,917  
Change in assets and liabilities :                
Prepaid expense     5,622       (11,058 )
Other asset     -       900  
Accounts payable     76,257       13,996  
Accrued expenses     54,607       (23,247 )
Accrued interest on convertible notes     227,529       226,028  
                 
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES     (695,784 )     (853,693 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                
Purchase of tangible assets     (780 )     (13,059 )
                 
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:     (780 )     (13,059 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds from convertible notes payable     856,500       804,500  
                 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES     856,500       804,500  
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)  IN CASH     159,936       (62,252 )
                 
CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR     35,074       97,326  
                 
CASH, END OF YEAR   $ 195,010     $ 35,074  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION                
Interest paid   $ 2,249     $ 940  
Taxes paid   $ -     $ -  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON CASH TRANSACTIONS                
Fair value of common stock upon conversion of convertible notes , accrued interest and other fees   $ 1,377,186     $ 1,540,609  
Fair value of convertible notes at issuance   $ 841,436     $ 743,301  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited financial statements

 

F-6

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.
(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND LINE OF BUSINESS

 

Organization

SunHydrogen, Inc. (formerly HyperSolar, Inc.) (the “Company”) was incorporated in the state of Nevada on February 18, 2009. The Company, based in Santa Barbara, California, began operations on February 19, 2009 to develop and market a solar concentrator technology.

 

Line of Business

The company is currently developing a novel solar-powered nanoparticle system that mimics photosynthesis to separate hydrogen from water. We intend for technology of this system to be licensed for the production of renewable hydrogen to produce renewable electricity and hydrogen for fuel cells.

 

Going Concern

The accompanying audited financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis of accounting, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets and liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The accompanying audited financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that might result if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. The Company does not generate revenue, and has negative cash flows from operations, which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern and appropriateness of using the going concern basis is dependent upon, among other things, additional cash infusion. The Company has historically obtained funds through private placement offerings of equity and debt. Management believes that it will be able to continue to raise funds by sale of its securities to its existing shareholders and prospective new investors to provide the additional cash needed to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due and will allow the development of its core business. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to continue raising the required capital.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

This summary of significant accounting policies of SunHydrogen, Inc (formerly HyperSolar, Inc.) is presented to assist in understanding the Company’s financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, which is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalent

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Use of Estimates

In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, management utilizes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These estimates and assumptions relate to useful lives and impairment of tangible and intangible assets, accruals, income taxes, stock-based compensation expense, Cox Rubenstein binomial lattice valuation model inputs, derivative liabilities and other factors. Management believes it has exercised reasonable judgment in deriving these estimates. Consequently, a change in conditions could affect these estimates.

 

Intangible Assets

The Company has patent applications to protect the inventions and processes behind its proprietary bio-based back-sheet, a protective covering for the back of photovoltaic solar modules traditionally made from petroleum-based film. Intangible assets that have finite useful lives continue to be amortized over their useful lives.

 

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SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

Intangible Assets (Continued)

 

    Useful Lives   6/30/2020     6/30/2019  
                 
Domain-gross   15 years   $ 5,315     $ 5,315  
Less accumulated amortization         (4,223 )     (3,868 )
Domain-net       $ 1,092     $ 1,447  
                     
Trademark-gross   10 years   $ 1,143     $ 1,143  
Less accumulated amortization         (371 )     (257 )
Domain-net       $ 772     $ 886  
                     
Patents-gross   15 years   $ 107,491     $ 107,491  
Write-off of patent cost         (6,349 )     -  
Less accumulated amortization         (16,650 )     (10,391 )
Patents-net       $ 84,492     $ 97,100  

 

The Company recognized amortization expense of $7,651 and $6,360 for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, and are depreciated using straight line over its estimated useful lives:

 

Computers and peripheral equipment 5 Years

 

Depreciation expense for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $768 and $628, respectively.

 

Net Earnings (Loss) per Share Calculations

Net earnings (Loss) per share dictates the calculation of basic earnings (loss) per share and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted net earnings (loss) per share is computed similar to basic earnings (loss) per share except that the denominator is increased to include the effect of stock options and stock-based awards (Note 4), plus the assumed conversion of convertible debt (Note 5). 

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company calculated the dilutive impact of the outstanding stock options of 186,000,000, and the convertible debt of $2,030,000, which is convertible into shares of common stock. The stock options and convertible debt were not included in the calculation of net earnings per share, because their impact was antidilutive.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2019, the Company calculated the dilutive impact of its outstanding stock options of 186,250,000, and convertible debt of $2,320,486, which is convertible into shares of common stock. The stock options and convertible debt were not included in the calculation of net earnings per share, because their impact was antidilutive.

 

    For the Years Ended  
    June 30,  
    2020     2019  
             
Income (Loss) to common shareholders (Numerator)   $ (57,529,338 )   $ 3,978,337  
                 
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding (Denominator)     1,551,749,054       924,582,860  
                 
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding (Denominator)     1,551,749,054       924,582,860  

  

F-8

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

Equity Incentive Plan and Stock Options

 

Equity Incentive Plan

On December 17, 2018, the Board of Directors approved and adopted the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (“the Plan”), with 300,000,000 shares of common stock set aside and reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the success of the Company and to increase stockholder value by providing an additional means through the grant of awards to attract, motivate, retain and reward selected employees and other eligible persons. The awards are performance-based compensation that are granted under the Plan as incentive stock options (ISO) or nonqualified stock options. The per share exercise price for each option shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant of the option. The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing cost. The Company accounts for stock option grants issued and vesting to employees and non-employees in accordance with the authoritative guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board whereas the value of the stock compensation is based upon the measurement date as determined at either a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) at the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete. Non-employee stock-based compensation charges generally are amortized over the vesting period on a straight-line basis. In certain circumstances where there are no future performance requirements by the non-employee, option grants are immediately vested, and the total stock-based compensation charge is recorded in the period of the measurement date. The shares are convertible into common stock upon exercise. As of June 30, 2020, there were 186,000,000 stock options issued, and 114,000,000 additional shares reserved under the Plan.

 

Stock based Compensation

The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. The Company accounts for stock option and warrant grants issued and vesting to employees based on the authoritative guidance provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board whereas the value of the award is measured on the date of grant and recognized over the vesting period. The Company accounts for stock option and warrant grants issued and vesting to non-employees in accordance with the authoritative guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board whereas the value of the stock compensation is based upon the measurement date as determined at either a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) at the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete. Non-employee stock-based compensation charges generally are amortized over the vesting period on a straight-line basis. In certain circumstances where there are no future performance requirements by the non-employee, the option grants immediately vest, and the total stock-based compensation charge is recorded in the period of the measurement date. As of June 30, 2020, 10,000,000 of such options were outstanding.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value of financial instruments, requires disclosure of the fair value information, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet, where it is practicable to estimate that value. As of June 30, 2020, the amounts reported for cash, accrued interest and other expenses, notes payables, convertible notes, and derivative liability approximate the fair value because of their short maturities.

 

We adopted ASC Topic 820 for financial instruments measured as fair value on a recurring basis. ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, established a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC Topic 820 established a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). These tiers include:

 

Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;
Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

  

F-9

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

We measure certain financial instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows at June 30, 2020 and 2019 (See Note 6):

 

    Total     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
                         
Liabilities                        
                                 
Derivative liability measured at fair value at 6/30/20   $ 59,657,719     $        -     $           -     $ 59,657,719  
                                 
Derivative liability measured at fair value at 6/30/19   $ 3,905,721     $ -     $ -     $ 3,905,721  

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

The following is a reconciliation of the derivative liability for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining the approximate fair value:

 

Balance as of June 30, 2018   $ 10,857,698  
Fair value of derivative liabilities at issuance     743,301  
Gain on change in derivative liability     (7,695,278 )
Balance as of June 30, 2019     3,905,721  
Fair value of derivative liabilities issued     841,436  
Loss on change in derivative liability     54,910,562  
Balance as of June 30, 2020   $ 59,657,719  

 

Research and Development

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.  Total research and development costs were $615,721 and $528,901 for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Accounting for Derivatives

The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, the Company uses a probability weighted average series Binomial lattice formula pricing models to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates.

 

The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

 

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are provided using the liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences.  Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases.  Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of the changes in tax laws and rates of the date of enactment.

 

When tax returns are filed, it is highly certain that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained.  The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any.  Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions.  Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than (50%) fifty percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority.  The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheet along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.

 

F-10

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2017, FASB issued accounting standards update ASU-2017-12, (Topic 815) – “Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities”, to require an entity to present the earnings effect of the hedging instrument in the same statement line item in which the earnings effect of the hedged item is reported. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods with the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted in any interim period after issuance of the update. The Company does not believe the adoption of ASU-2017 would have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In June 2018, FASB issued accounting standards update ASU 2018-07, (Topic 505) – “Shared-Based Payment Arrangements with Nonemployees”, which simplifies the accounting for share-based payments granted to nonemployees for goods and services. Under the ASU, most of the guidance on such payments to nonemployees will be aligned with the requirements for share-based payments granted to employees. Under the ASU 2018-07, the measurement of equity-classified nonemployee share-based payments will be fixed on the grant date, as defined in ASC 718, and will use the term nonemployee vesting period, rather than requisite service period. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted if financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-07 on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued to accounting standards update ASU 2018-13, (Topic 820) - “Fair Value Measurement”, which changes the unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted upon issuance. The Company is currently evaluation the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-13, on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued to accounting standards amendment updates to ASU 2019-12, (Topic 740) – “Income Taxes”, which simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption of the amendments is permitted. The Company does not believe the adoption of ASU-2019-12, would have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying condensed financial statements.

 

3. CAPITAL STOCKS

 

Year ended June 30, 2020

During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 884,989,722 shares of common stock upon conversion of convertible notes in the amount of $1,166,986 in principal, plus accrued interest of $198,200 and other fees of $12,000 based upon conversion prices ranging from $0.00095 - $0.0041.

 

During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 91,101,103 shares of common stock for services rendered at fair value prices of $0.002 - $0.0072 per share in the amount of $357,134.

 

Year ended June 30, 2019

During the year ended June 30, 2019, the Company issued 195,464,064 shares of common stock upon conversion of convertible notes in the amount of $411,814 in principal, plus accrued interest of $75,278 with an aggregate fair value loss on settlement of $1,053,517 based upon conversion prices ranging from $0.0055 to $0.0099

 

During the year ended June 30, 2018, the Company issued 29,397,257 shares of common stock for services rendered at a fair value prices of $0.0063 - $0.0105 per share in the amount of $249,435.

  

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SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

4. OPTIONS

   

Stock Option Plan

The non-qualified common stock options expire on the date specified in the option agreement, which date is not later than the fifth (5th) anniversary from the grant date of the options. As of June 30, 2020, 250,000 options were fully vested with a maturity date of March 31, 2020, which expired and were forfeited as of June 30, 2020; on October 2, 2017, the Company issued 10,000,000 non-qualified common stock options, which vest one-third immediately, and one-third the second and third year, whereby, the options are fully vested with a maturity date of October 2, 2022, and are exercisable at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

 

On January 23, 2019, the Company issued 170,000,000 stock options, of which one-third (1/3) vest immediately, and the remaining shall vest one-twenty fourth (1/24) per month after the date of these options (remaining block). The first block shall become exercisable immediately and is exercisable for a period of seven (7) years. The options fully vest by January 23, 2021.

 

On January 31, 2019, the Company issued 6,000,000 stock options, of which two-third (2/3) vest immediately, and the remaining shall vest one-twelfth (1/12) per month from after the date of these options (remaining block). The first block shall become exercisable immediately and is exercisable for a period of seven (7) years. The options fully vested on January 31, 2020.

 

On July 22, 2019, the Company issued 10,000,000 stock options, of which one-third (1/3) vest immediately, and the remaining shall vest one-twenty fourth (1/24) per month from after the date of these options (remaining block). The first block shall become exercisable immediately and is exercisable for a period of seven (7) years. The options fully vest by July 22, 2021.

 

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information follows:

 

    6/30/2020     6/30/2019  
          Weighted           Weighted  
    Number     average     Number     average  
    of     exercise     of     exercise  
    Options     price     Options     price  
Outstanding, beginning of period     186,250,000     $ 0.01       10,250,000     $ 0.01  
Granted     10,000,000     $ 0.01       176,000,000     $ 0.01  
Exercised     -       -       -       -  
Forfeited/Expired     (250,000 )     -       -       -  
Outstanding, end of period     196,000,000     $ 0.01       186,250,000     $ 0.01  
Exercisable at the end of period     160,493,150     $ 0.01       85,583,333     $ 0.01  

 

The weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

 

6/30/2020     6/30/2019  
Exercisable
Price
    Stock Options Outstanding     Stock Options Exercisable     Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)     Exercisable Price     Stock Options Outstanding     Stock Options Exercisable     Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)  
$ -       -       -       -     $ 0.02       250,000       250,000       0.75  
$ 0.01       10,000,000       10,000,000       1.26     $ 0.01       10,000,000       5,250,000       3.26  
$ 0.0097-0.0099       176,000,000       144,018,263       5.57 – 5.59     $ 0.0097-0.0099       176,000,000       60,666,667       6.57 - 6.84  
$ 0.0060       10,000,000       6,474,887       6.06     $ -       -       -       -  
          196,000,000       160,493,150                       186,250,000       85,583,333          

 

    6/30/20       6/30/19  
Risk free interest rate     1.47% - 2.58 %     1.94 %
Stock volatility factor     54.99% - 189.01 %     146 %
Weighted average expected option life     6 years       7 years  
Expected dividend yield      None       None  

 

F-12

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

4. OPTIONS (Continued)

 

Stock Option Plan (Continued)

The stock-based compensation expense recognized in the statement of operations during the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, related to the granting of these options was $473,853 and $735,772, respectively.

 

5. CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES

 

As of June 30, 2020, the outstanding convertible promissory notes, net of debt discount of $409,074 are summarized as follows:

 

Convertible Promissory Notes, net of debt discount   $ 1,620,926  
Less current portion     160,926  
Total long-term liabilities   $ 1,460,000  

 

Maturities of long-term debt principal for the next four years are as follows:

 

Period Ended      
June 30,   Amount  
2021     570,000  
2022     575,000  
2023     745,000  
2024     140,000  
    $ 2,030,000  

 

At June 30, 2020, the $2,030,000 in convertible promissory notes had a remaining debt discount of $409,074, leaving a net balance of $1,620,926.

 

The Company issued a 10% convertible promissory note on April 9, 2015 (the “April 2015 Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000. Upon execution of the convertible promissory note, the Company received a tranche of $50,000. The Company received additional tranches in the amount of $450,000 for an aggregate sum of $500,000. The April 2015 Note matured nine (9) months from the effective dates of each respective tranche. A second extension was granted to October 9, 2016. On January 19, 2017, the investor extended the April 2015 Note for an additional (60) months from the effective date of each tranche, which had a maturity date of April 9, 2020.The April 2015 Note was convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a price equal to a variable conversion price of the lesser of $0.01 per share or fifty percent (50%) of the lowest trading price since the original effective date of each respective advance or the lowest effective price per share granted to any person or entity after the effective date to acquire common stock. In no event could the lender convert any portion of the April 2015 Note such that would result in beneficial ownership by the lender and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 212,079,164 shares of common stock, upon conversion of $192,600, plus accrued interest of $74,285. The balance of the April 2015 Note as of June 30, 2020 was $0.

 

F-13

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

5. CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES (Continued)

 

The Company issued a 10% convertible promissory note on January 28, 2016 (the “Jan 2016 Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000. Upon execution of the convertible promissory note, the Company received a tranche of $10,000. The Company received additional tranches in the amount of $490,000 for an aggregate sum of $500,000. The Jan 2016 Note matures twelve (12) months from the effective dates of each respective tranche. On January 19, 2017, the investor extended the Jan 2016 Note for an additional sixty (60) months from the effective date of each tranche, which matures on January 27, 2022. The Jan 2016 Note is convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a price equal to a variable conversion price of the lesser of $0.01 per share or fifty percent (50%) of the lowest trading price since the original effective date of each respective tranche or the lowest effective price per share granted to any person or entity after the effective date to acquire common stock. If the Company fails to deliver shares in accordance with the timeframe of three (3) business days of the receipt of a notice of conversion, the lender, at any time prior to selling all of those shares, may rescind any portion, in whole or in part of that particular conversion attributable to the unsold shares and have the rescinded conversion amount returned to the principal sum with the rescinded conversion shares returned to the Company. In no event shall the lender be entitled to convert any portion of the Jan 2016 Note such that would result in beneficial ownership by the lender and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. In addition, for each conversion, in the event that shares are not delivered by the fourth business day (inclusive of the day of conversion), a penalty of $1,500 per day shall be assessed for each day after the third business day (inclusive of the day of the conversion) until the shares are delivered. During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 280,606,492 common shares upon conversion of principal in the amount of $190,000, plus interest of $76,576. The balance of the Jan 2016 Note as of June 30, 2020 was $310,000.

 

The Company issued a 10% convertible promissory note on February 3, 2017 (the “Feb 2017 Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000. Upon execution of the convertible promissory note, the Company received a tranche of $60,000. The Company received additional tranches in the amount of $440,000 for an aggregate sum of $500,000. The Feb 2017 Note matures twelve (12) months from the effective dates of each respective tranche. The Feb 2017 Note had a maturity date of February 3, 2018, with an automatic extension of sixty (60) months from the effective date of each tranche. The Feb 2017 Note is convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a price equal to a variable conversion price of the lesser of $0.01 per share or fifty percent (50%) of the lowest trading price since the original effective date of each respective tranche or the lowest effective price per share granted to any person or entity after the effective date to acquire common stock. If the Company fails to deliver shares in accordance with the timeframe of three (3) business days of the receipt of a notice of conversion, the lender, at any time prior to selling all of those shares, may rescind any portion, in whole or in part of that particular conversion attributable to the unsold shares and have the rescinded conversion amount returned to the principal sum with the rescinded conversion shares returned to the Company. In no event shall the lender be entitled to convert any portion of the Feb 2017 Note such that would result in beneficial ownership by the lender and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. In addition, for each conversion, in the event, that shares are not delivered by the fourth business day (inclusive of the day of conversion), a penalty of $1,500 per day shall be assessed for each day after the third business day (inclusive of the day of the conversion) until the shares are delivered. The balance of the Feb 2017 Note as of June 30, 2020 was $500,000.

 

The Company issued a 10% convertible promissory note on November 9, 2017 (the “Nov 2017 Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000. Upon execution of the convertible promissory note, the Company received a tranche of $45,000. The Company received additional tranches in the amount of $455,000 for an aggregate sum of $500,000. The Nov 2017 Note matures twelve (12) months from the effective dates of each respective tranche. The Nov 2017 Note had a maturity date of November 9, 2018, with an automatic extension of sixty (60) months from the effective date of each tranche. The Nov 2017 Note is convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a price equal to a variable conversion price of the lesser of $0.01 per share or fifty percent (50%) of the lowest trading price since the original effective date of each respective tranche or the lowest effective price per share granted to any person or entity after the effective date to acquire common stock. If the Company fails to deliver shares in accordance with the timeframe of three (3) business days of the receipt of a notice of conversion, the lender, at any time prior to selling all of those shares, may rescind any portion, in whole or in part of that particular conversion attributable to the unsold shares and have the rescinded conversion amount returned to the principal sum with the rescinded conversion shares returned to the Company. In no event shall the lender be entitled to convert any portion of the Nov 2017 Note such that would result in beneficial ownership by the lender and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. In addition, for each conversion, in the event that shares are not delivered by the fourth business day (inclusive of the day of conversion), a penalty of $1,500 per day shall be assessed for each day after the third business day (inclusive of the day of the conversion) until the shares are delivered. The balance of the Nov 2017 Note as of June 30, 2020 was $500,000.

 

F-14

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

5. CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES (Continued)

 

The Company issued a 10% convertible promissory note on June 27, 2018 (the “Jun 2018 Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000. Upon execution of the convertible promissory note, the Company received a tranche of $50,000. On October 9, 2018, the Company received another tranche of $40,000, for a total aggregate of $90,000 as of December 31, 2019. The Jun 2018 Note matures twelve (12) months from the effective dates of each respective tranche. The Jun 2018 Note matured on June 27, 2019, which was automatically extended for sixty (60) months from the effective date of each tranche. The Jun 2018 Note is convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a price equal to a variable conversion price of the lesser of $0.01 per share or fifty percent (50%) of the lowest trading price since the original effective date of each respective tranche or the lowest effective price per share granted to any person or entity after the effective date to acquire common stock. If the Company fails to deliver shares in accordance with the timeframe of three (3) business days of the receipt of a notice of conversion, the lender, at any time prior to selling all of those shares, may rescind any portion, in whole or in part of that particular conversion attributable to the unsold shares and have the rescinded conversion amount returned to the principal sum with the rescinded conversion shares returned to the Company. In no event shall the lender be entitled to convert any portion of the Jun 2018 Note such that would result in beneficial ownership by the lender and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. In addition, for each conversion, in the event, that shares are not delivered by the fourth business day (inclusive of the day of conversion), a penalty of $1,500 per day shall be assessed for each day after the third business day (inclusive of the day of the conversion) until the shares are delivered. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $2,823 during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the Jun 2018 Note as of June 30, 2020 was $90,000.

 

The Company issued a 10% convertible promissory note on August 10, 2018 (the “Aug 2018 Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $100,000. The Aug 2018 Note had a maturity date of August 10, 2019, with an extension of sixty (60) months from the date of the note. The Aug 2018 Note matures on August 10, 2023. The Aug 2018 Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of the lesser of a) $0.005 per share or b) sixty-one (61%) percent of the lowest trading price per common stock recorded on any trade day after the effective date. The conversion feature of the Aug 2018 Note was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the Note. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $11,233 during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the Aug 2018 Note as of June 30, 2020 was $100,000.

 

The Company issued 10% convertible promissory notes on February 14, 2019 thru August 12, 2019, (the “Feb-Aug Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $252,000. The Feb-Aug Notes had maturity dates of February 14, 2020 thru August 12, 2020. The Feb-Aug Notes were convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of sixty-one (61%) percent of the lowest average two (2) trading prices per common stock during the fifteen (15) trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion feature of the Feb-Aug Notes was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the Notes. During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 116,025,867 shares of common stock upon conversion of principal in the amount of $252,000, plus accrued interest of $12,600. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $176,288 during the year ended June 30, 2020.  The balance of the Feb-Aug Notes as of June 30, 2020 was $0.

 

On December 14, 2018, January 18, 2019, and July 3, 2019, the Company issued convertible promissory notes (the “Dec-Jul Notes”) to an investor, (the “Dec-Jul Notes”) in the total aggregate principal amount of $140,000. The Dec-Jul Notes had maturity dates of December 14, 2019 and January 18, 2020. The Dec-Jul Notes were convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of sixty-one (61%) percent of the lowest trading prices per common stock during the fifteen (15) trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion feature of the Dec-Jul Notes was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the Note. During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 103,302,185 shares of common stock upon conversion of $132,386 in principal, plus accrued interest of $14,000, and legal fees of $9,000. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $91,714 during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the Dec-Jul Notes as of June 30, 2020 was $0.

 

On January 31, 2019 and March 6, 2019, the Company issued convertible promissory notes (the “Jan-Mar Note”) to an investor (the “Jan-Mar Note”) in the total aggregate principal amount of $160,000. The Jan-Mar Notes had maturity dates of January 31, 2020 and March 6, 2020. The Jan-Mar Notes were convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of sixty-one (61%) percent of the lowest average of the two (2) trading prices per common stock during the fifteen (15) trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion feature of the Jan-Mar Notes was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the Jan-Mar Notes. The Company issued 76,591,844 shares of common stock upon the conversion of principal in the amount of $160,000, plus accrued interest of $8,399, and legal fees of $1,500. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $101,698 during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the Jan-Mar Notes as of June 30, 2020 was $0.

 

F-15

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

5. CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES (Continued)

 

On August 28, 2019, the Company issued a convertible promissory note (the “Aug Note”) to an investor, in the principal amount of $80,000. The Company received funds of $78,000, less other fees of $2,000. The Aug Note had a maturity date of August 28, 2020. The Aug Note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of sixty-one (61%) percent of the lowest average of the two (2) trading prices per common stock during the fifteen (15) trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion feature of the Aug Note was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the Aug Note. During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 30,227,789 shares of common stock upon conversion of principal in the amount of $80,000, plus accrued interest of $4,219, and legal fees of $600. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $58,835 during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the Aug Note as of June 30, 2020 was $0.

 

On October 2, 2019, the Company issued a convertible promissory note (the “Oct Note”) to an investor in the principal amount of $80,000. The Company received funds of $78,000, less other fees of $2,000. The Oct Note matures on October 2, 2020. The Oct Note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of sixty-one (61%) percent of the lowest average of the two (2) trading prices per common stock during the fifteen (15) trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion feature of the Oct Note was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the Oct Note. During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 39,676,622 shares of common stock upon conversion of principal in the amount of $80,000, plus accrued interest of $4,110, and legal fees of $600. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $80,000, during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the Oct Note as of June 30, 2020 was $0.

 

On November 27, 2019, the Company issued a convertible promissory note (the “Nov Note”) to an investor in the principal amount of $80,000. The Company received funds of $78,000, less other fees of $2,000. The Nov Note had a maturity date of November 27, 2020. The Nov Note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of sixty-one (61%) percent of the lowest average of the two (2) trading prices per common stock during the fifteen (15) trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion feature of the Nov Note was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the Nov Note. During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 26,579,747 shares of common stock upon conversion of principal in the amount of $80,000, plus accrued interest of $4,011, and legal fees of $300. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $80,000 during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the Nov Note as of June 30, 2020 was $0.

 

On January 10, 2020, the Company issued a convertible promissory note (the “Jan 2020 Note”) to an investor in the principal amount of $80,000. The Company received funds of $78,000, less other fees of $2,000. The Jan 2020 Note matures on January 10, 2021. The Jan 2020 Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of sixty-one (61%) percent of the average of the lowest two (2) trading prices per common stock during the thirty (30) trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion feature of the Jan 2020 Note was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the Jan 2020 Note. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $37,596 during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the Jan 2020 Note as of June 30, 2020 was $80,000.

 

On February 11, 2020, the Company issued a convertible promissory note (the “Feb 2020 Note”) to an investor in the principal amount of $80,000. The Company received funds of $78,000, less other fees of $2,000. The Feb 2020 Note matures on February 11, 2021. The Feb 2020 Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of sixty-one (61%) percent of the average of the lowest two (2) trading prices per common stock during the fifteen (15) trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion feature of the Feb 2020 Note was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the Feb 2020 Note. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $30,601 during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the Feb 2020 Note as of June 30, 2020 was $80,000.

 

F-16

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

5. CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES (Continued)

 

On March 5, 2020, the Company issued a convertible promissory note (the “Mar 2020 Note”) to an investor in the principal amount of $40,000. The Company received funds of $38,000, less other fees of $2,000. The Mar 2020 Note matures on March 9, 2021. The Mar 2020 Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of sixty-one (61%) percent of the average of the lowest two (2) trading prices per common stock during the fifteen (15) trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion feature of the Mar 2020 Note was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the Mar 2020 Note. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $11,528 during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the Mar 2020 Note as of June 30, 2020 was $40,000.

 

On April 14, 2020, the Company issued a convertible promissory note (the “April 2020 Note”) to an investor in the principal amount of $80,000. The Company received funds of $78,000, less other fees of $2,000. The April 2020 Note matures on April 14, 2021. The April 2020 Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of sixty-one (61%) percent of the average of the lowest two (2) trading prices per common stock during the fifteen (15) trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion feature of the April 2020 Note was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the April 2020 Note. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $16,658 during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the April 2020 Note as of June 30, 2020 was $80,000.

 

On April 15, 2020, the Company issued a convertible promissory note (the “Apr 2020 Note”) to an investor in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000, of which the Company received $10,000 as of June 30, 2020. The Apr 2020 Note matures twelve (12) months from the effective dates of each respective tranche, such that the Apr 2020 Note matures on April 15, 2021, with an automatic extension of sixty (60) months from the effective date of each tranche. The Apr Note is convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a price equal to a variable conversion price of the lesser of $0.01 per share or fifty percent (50%) of the lowest trading price of common stock recorded on any trade day after the effective date, or (c) the lowest effective price per share granted to any person or entity after the effective date to acquire common stock. If the Company fails to deliver shares in accordance with the timeframe of four (4) business days of the receipt of a notice of conversion, the lender, at any time prior to selling all of those shares, may rescind any portion, in whole or in part of that particular conversion attributable to the unsold shares and have the rescinded conversion amount returned to the principal sum with the rescinded conversion shares returned to the Company. In no event shall the lender be entitled to convert any portion of the Apr 2020 Note such that would result in beneficial ownership by the lender and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. In addition, for each conversion, in the event that shares are not delivered by the fourth business day (inclusive of the day of conversion), a penalty of $2,000 per day shall be assessed for each day after the fourth business day (inclusive of the day of the conversion) until the shares are delivered. The conversion feature of the April 2020 Note was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the Apr 2020 Note. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $706 during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the Apr 2020 Note as of June 30, 2020 was $10,000.

 

On May 19, 2020, the Company issued a convertible promissory note (the “May 2020 Note”) to an investor in the principal amount of $80,000. The Company received funds of $78,000, less other fees of $2,000. The May 2020 Note matures on May 19, 2021. The May 2020 Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of sixty-one (61%) percent of the lowest two (2) trading prices per common stock during the fifteen (15) trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion feature of the May 2020 Note was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the May 2020 Note. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $9,205 during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the May 2020 Note as of June 30, 2020 was $80,000.

 

F-17

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

5. CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES (Continued)

 

On June 18, 2020, the Company issued a convertible promissory note (the “June 2020 Note”) to an investor in the principal amount of $160,000. The Company received funds of $156,000, less other fees of $4,000. The Jun 2020 Note matures on June 19, 2021. The Jun 2020 Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of sixty-one (61%) percent of the average of the lowest two (2) trading prices per common stock during the fifteen (15) trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion feature of the Jun 2020 Note was considered a derivative in accordance with current accounting guidelines because of the reset conversion features of the Jun 2020 Note. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount, which was recognized as interest expense in the amount of $5,260 during the year ended June 30, 2020. The balance of the Jun 2020 Note as of June 30, 2020 was $160,000.

 

All note conversions were performed per the terms of their respective agreements and therefore no gain or loss on the conversion was recorded.

 

6. DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES

 

ASC Topic 815 provides guidance applicable to convertible debt issued by the Company in instances where the number into which the debt can be converted is not fixed. For example, when a convertible debt converts at a discount to market based on the stock price on the date of conversion, ASC Topic 815 requires that the embedded conversion option of the convertible debt be bifurcated from the host contract and recorded at their fair value. In accounting for derivatives under accounting standards, the Company recorded a liability representing the estimated present value of the conversion feature considering the historic volatility of the Company’s stock, and a discount representing the imputed interest associated with the embedded derivative. The discount is amortized over the life of the convertible debt, and the derivative liability is adjusted periodically according to stock price fluctuations.

 

The convertible notes (the “Notes”) issued do not have fixed settlement provisions because their conversion prices are not fixed. The conversion features have been characterized as derivative liabilities to be re-measured at the end of every reporting period with the change in value reported in the statement of operations.

 

During the year ended June 30, 2020, as a result of the Notes issued that were accounted for as derivative liabilities, we determined that the fair value of the conversion feature of the convertible notes at issuance was $841,436, based upon the Cox Rubenstein binomial model. We recorded the full value of the derivative as a liability at issuance with an offset to valuation discount, which will be amortized over the life of the Notes.

 

During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a net loss in change in derivative of $54,910,562 in the statement of operations due to the change in fair value of the remaining notes, for the year ended June 30, 2020. At June 30, 2020, the fair value of the derivative liability was $59,657,719.

 

For purpose of determining the fair market value of the derivative liability for the embedded conversion, the Company used the Cox Rubenstein binomial lattice formula. The significant assumptions used in the Cox Rubenstein binomial lattice formula of the derivatives are as follows:

 

Risk free interest rate 0.13% - 0.22%
Stock volatility factor 80.0% - 267.0%
Weighted average expected option life 0 months - 5 year
Expected dividend yield None

 

7. DEFERRED TAX BENEFIT

 

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction, and the state of California. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2017.

 

Deferred income taxes have been provided by temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for tax purposes. To the extent allowed by GAAP, we provide valuation allowances against the deferred tax assets for amount when the realization is uncertain. Included in the balance at June 30, 2020 and 2019, are no tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain, but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility.  Because of the impact of deferred tax accounting, other than interest and penalties, the disallowance of the shorter deductibility period would not affect the annual effective tax rate but would accelerate the payment of cash to the taxing authority to an earlier period.

 

F-18

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

7. DEFERRED TAX BENEFIT (Continued)

 

The Company’s policy is to recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in operating expenses. During the periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not recognize interest or penalties.

 

At June 30, 2020, the Company had net operating loss carry-forward of approximately $7,722,300, which expires in future years. No tax benefit has been reported in the June 30, 2020 and 2019 financial statements, since the potential tax benefit is offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount.

 

The income tax provision differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate to pretax income from continuing operations for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 due to the following:

 

    6/30/2020     6/30/2019  
Book income (loss)   $ (12,081,160 )   $ 1,193,500  
Non-deductible expenses     11,950,635 )     (1,520,850 )
Depreciation and amortization     310       45  
Related party accrual     7,875       (5,100 )
Valuation Allowance     122,340       332,405  
                 
Income tax expense   $ -     $ -  

 

Deferred taxes are provided on a liability method, whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible differences and operating loss and tax credit carry-forward and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the difference between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

 

Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

 

Net deferred tax liabilities consist of the following components as of June 30, 2020 and 2019:

 

    6/30/2020     6/30/2019  
Deferred tax assets:            
NOL carryover   $ 1,571,210     $ 2,070,125  
Research and development     104,500       92,490  
Related party accrual     44,465       52,275  
Deferred tax liabilities:                
Depreciation and amortization   $ (3,610 )   $ (5,340 )
                 
Less Valuation Allowance   $ (1,716,565 )   $ (2,209,550 )
                 
Income tax expense   $ -     $ -  

 

Due to the change in ownership provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, net operating loss carry-forward for Federal income tax reporting purposes are subject to annual limitations. Should a change in ownership occur, net operating loss carry-forward may be limited as to use in future years.

 

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”).  The Tax Act establishes new tax laws that affects 2018 and future years, including a reduction in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate to 21%, effective July 1, 2018. The Company has applied the new tax law for its calculation of the deferred tax provision. There was no impact to the Company’s financial statements. For certain deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities, we have recorded a provisional decrease of $707,468, with a corresponding net adjustment to the valuation allowance of $707,468 as of July 1, 2018.

 

The Company’s tax returns for the previous three years remain open for audit by the respective tax jurisdictions.

 

F-19

 

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC.

(formerly Hypersolar, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - AUDITED

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

On June 1, 2019, the Company entered into a research agreement with the University of Iowa. As consideration under the research agreement, the University of Iowa will receive a maximum of $144,747 from the Company. The research agreement may be terminated by either party upon a sixty (60) day prior written notice or a material breach or default, which is not cured within 90 days of receipt of a written notice of such breach. The term of the research agreement runs through May 31, 2020, and was extended on September 1, 2020.

 

In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties, and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

  

9. RELATED PARTY

 

As of June 30, 2020, the Company reported an accrual associated with the CEO’s prior year salary in the amount of $211,750.

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management evaluated subsequent events as of the date of the financial statements pursuant to ASC TOPIC 855, and reported the following events:

 

On July 13, 2020, the Company issued 23,420,128 shares of common stock upon conversion of principal in the amount of $80,000, plus accrued interest of $3,989, and $300 in other fees.

 

On July 14, 2020, the Company issued 1,047,679 shares of common stock for services in the amount of $29,335.

 

On July 15, 2020, the Company issued 48,802,884 shares of common stock upon conversion of principal in the amount of $33,000, plus accrued interest of $13,363.

 

On July 27, 2020, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement, whereby an investor purchased 20,000,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.025.

 

On August 12, 2020, the Company issued 836,678 shares of common stock for services in the amount of $29,267.

 

On August 12, 2020, the Company issued 5,294,205 shares of common stock upon conversion of principal in the amount of $80,000, plus accrued interest of $3,989, and $300 in other fees.

 

On September 1, 2020, the Company entered into a research agreement with the University of Iowa. As consideration under the research agreement, the University of Iowa will receive a maximum of $299,966 from the Company. The research agreement may be terminated by either party upon sixty (60) days prior written notice or by either party upon notice of a material breach or default which is not cured within 90 days of receipt of written notice of such breach. This term of the research agreement runs through August 31, 2021, but may be extended upon mutual agreement of the parties.

 

On September 4, 2020, the Company issued 929,546 shares of common stock for services in the amount of $29,699.

 

On September 11, 2020, the Company issued 2,390,871 shares of common stock upon conversion of principal in the amount of $40,000, plus accrued interest of $1,994.52 and $300 in other expenses.

 

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On September 21, 2020, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with GHS Investments, LLC (“GHS”). Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company may sell, in its discretion (subject to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement) up to an aggregate of $4,000,000 of common stock to GHS.

 

The Company has the right, in its sole discretion, subject to the conditions and limitations in the Purchase Agreement, to direct GHS, by delivery of a purchase notice from time to time (a “Purchase Notice”) to purchase (each, a “Purchase”) over the 6-month term of the Purchase Agreement, a minimum of $10,000 and up to a maximum of $400,000 (the “Purchase Amount”) of shares of common stock (the “Purchase Shares”) for each Purchase Notice (provided that, the Purchase Amount for any Purchase will not exceed two times the average of the daily trading dollar volume of the common stock during the 10 business days preceding the purchase date). The number of Purchase Shares we will issue under each Purchase will be equal to 112.5% of the Purchase Amount sold under such Purchase, divided by the Purchase Price per share (as defined under the Purchase Agreement). The “Purchase Price” is defined as 90% of the lowest end-of-day volume weighted average price of the common stock for the five consecutive business days immediately preceding the purchase date, including the purchase date. We may not deliver more than one Purchase Notice to GHS every ten business days, except as the parties may otherwise agree.

 

Other than as described above, there are no trading volume requirements or restrictions under the Purchase Agreement. We will control the timing and amount of any sales of our common stock to GHS. We may at any time in our sole discretion terminate the Purchase Agreement.

 

The Purchase Agreement prohibits us from directing GHS to purchase any shares of common stock if those shares, when aggregated with all other shares of our common stock then beneficially owned by GHS and its affiliates, would result in GHS and its affiliates having beneficial ownership, at any single point in time, of more than 4.99% of the then total outstanding shares of our common stock.

 

Events of default under the Purchase Agreement include the following:

 

the effectiveness of the registration statement for the Purchase Shares lapses for any reason or is unavailable for the resale by GHS of the Purchase Shares;

 

the suspension of our common stock from trading for a period of two business days;

 

the delisting of the Company’s common stock from the OTC Pink; provided, however, that the common stock is not immediately thereafter trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market, New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the NYSE American, or the OTCQX or OTCQB;

 

the failure for any reason by the transfer agent to issue Purchase Shares to GHS within three business days after the applicable date on which GHS is entitled to receive such securities;

 

any breach of the representations and warranties or covenants contained in the Purchase Agreement if such breach would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect and such breach is not cured within five business days;

 

insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings are commenced by or against us, as more fully described in the Purchase Agreement; or

 

if at any time we are not eligible to transfer our common stock electronically via DWAC.

 

So long as an event of default (all of which are outside the control of GHS) has occurred and is continuing, the Company may not deliver to GHS any Purchase Notice.

 

We will pay a finder’s fee to J.H. Darbie & Co., Inc. of 4% of the net proceeds we receive from sales of our common stock to GHS under the Purchase Agreement.

 

 

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Exhibit 10.19

 

CONTRACT

 

THIS AGREEMENT effective this 1st of September 2020, by and between SunHydrogen, Inc (hereafter referred to as "Sponsor") and The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, a non-profit educational institution (hereinafter referred to as "University").

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the research program contemplated by this Agreement is of mutual interest and benefit to University and to Sponsor, will further the instructional and research objectives of University in a manner consistent with its status as a non- profit, tax-exempt, educational institution, and may derive benefits for both Sponsor and University through inventions, improvements, and/or discoveries;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree to the following:

 

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

 

As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

1.1 "Project" shall mean the description of the project as described in Exhibit A hereof, under the direction of Syed Mubeen as Principal Investigator.

 

1.2 "Contract Period" is Sep 1, 2020, through Aug 31, 2021.

 

1.3 "University Intellectual Property" shall mean individually and collectively all inventions, improvements and/or discoveries which are conceived and/or made (i) by one or more employees of University, or (ii) jointly by one or more employees of University and by one or more employees/consultants of Sponsor, in performance of the Project.

 

ARTICLE 2 - Research Work

 

2.1 University shall commence performance of the Project promptly after the effective date of this Agreement, and shall use all reasonable efforts, care, and diligence to perform such Project in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Sponsor and University may at any time amend the Project by mutual written agreement.

 

2.2 In the event that the Principal Investigator becomes unable or unwilling to continue the Project, and a mutually acceptable substitute is not available, University and/or Sponsor shall have the option to terminate said Project pursuant to Article 10.1.

 

2.3 The University does not comply with Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) as defined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 21 C.F.R. 58.

 

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ARTICLE 3 - Reports and Conferences

 

3.1 Written program reports shall be provided by University to Sponsor every six (6) months, and a final report shall be submitted by University within forty-five (45) days of the conclusion of the Contract Period, or the earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

3.2 During the term of this Agreement, representatives of University will meet with representatives of Sponsor at times and places mutually agreed upon to discuss the progress and results, as well as ongoing plans, or changes therein, of the Project to be performed hereunder.

 

ARTICLE 4 - Costs, Billings, and Other Support

 

4.1 It is agreed to and understood by the parties hereto that, subject to Article 2, total costs to Sponsor hereunder shall not exceed the sum of Two Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand and Nine Hundred and Sixty-Six Dollars ($299, 966). Payment shall be made by Sponsor according to the following schedule:

 

Four (4) Quarterly Payments of $74,991.5

 

4.2 Invoices shall be submitted to the Sponsor representative listed in Article 17 for submission of invoices. Payments to University shall include Sponsor name, Principal Investigator name, project title and shall be submitted to the University representative listed in Article 17 for payment remittance.

 

4.3 [Sponsor shall loan/donate the following equipment to University under the following conditions:       Not Applicable                            .] University shall retain title to any equipment purchased with funds provided by Sponsor under this Agreement.

 

4.4 Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event of early termination of this Agreement by Sponsor pursuant to Article 10.1 hereof, Sponsor shall pay all costs accrued by University as of the date of termination, including non-cancelable obligations, which shall include all non-cancelable contracts and fellowships or postdoctoral associate appointments called for in Appendix A, incurred prior to the effective date of termination. After termination, any obligation of Sponsor for fellowships or postdoctoral associates shall end no later than the end of University's academic year following termination.

 

ARTICLE 5 - Publicity

 

5.1 Sponsor shall not use the name of University, nor of any member of University's Project staff, in any publicity, advertising, or news release or in any way imply endorsement of the University without the prior written approval of an authorized representative of University. University shall not use the name of Sponsor, nor any employee of Sponsor, in any publicity without the prior written approval of Sponsor. University may disclose, without Sponsor’s approval, the terms of this Agreement that are a matter of public record under the Iowa Open Records Law, Iowa Code Chapter 22.

 

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ARTICLE 6 - Publications

 

6.1 Sponsor recognizes that under University policy, the results of University research must be publishable and agrees that researchers engaged in the Project shall be permitted to present research results at symposia, national or regional professional meetings, and to publish in journals, theses or dissertations, or otherwise of their own choosing, methods and results of the Project, provided, however, that Sponsor shall have been furnished copies of any proposed publication or presentation at least one (1) month in advance of the submission of such proposed publication or presentation to a journal, editor, or other third party. Sponsor shall have thirty (30) days, after receipt of said copies, to object to such proposed presentation or proposed publication because there is patentable subject matter or proprietary information of Sponsor that needs protection. In the event that Sponsor makes such objection, said researcher(s) shall refrain from making such publication or presentation for a maximum of six (6) months from date of receipt of such objection in order for University to file patent application(s) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and/or foreign patent office(s) directed to the patentable subject matter contained in the proposed publication or presentation. Sponsor does not possess a right to delay publication if the publication or presentation contains only findings and conclusions of basic science or results that would not affect the ability of Sponsor to obtain a patent.

 

ARTICLE 7 - Proprietary Information

 

7.1 It is the responsibility of Sponsor to mark or otherwise identify in writing prior to submission any information considered confidential that it deems necessary to share with University (“Confidential Information”). Oral disclosures of Confidential Information shall be identified as confidential at the time of disclosure and confirmed in writing within ten (10) business days of the disclosure. University shall have the right to accept or reject Sponsor’s Confidential Information. If such information is accepted it will be withheld by University from publication, and in all other respects shall be maintained by University as confidential and proprietary to Sponsor for a period of five (5) years after termination of this Agreement. University shall have no such obligation with respect to any portion of such Confidential Information which:

 

a) is or later becomes generally available to the public by use, publication or the like, through no fault of University;

 

b) is obtained on a non-confidential basis from a third party who disclosed the same to University;

 

c) University already possesses, as evidenced by its written records, predating receipt thereof from Sponsor; or

 

d) is required to be disclosed by law, regulation or court order.

 

7.2 All documentation concerning University Intellectual Property submitted to Sponsor in accordance with Article 8.4 shall be treated as confidential in order to preserve any patent rights.

 

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ARTICLE 8 - Intellectual Property

 

8.1 All rights, title and interest to University Intellectual Property under the Project, except as provided in Article 8.3, shall belong to University and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

8.2 Rights to inventions, improvements, and/or discoveries, whether patentable or copyrightable or not, relating to the Project made solely by employees /consultants of Sponsor shall belong to Sponsor. Such inventions, improvements, and/or discoveries shall not be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

8.3 Rights to inventions, improvements, and/or discoveries conceived and/or made during the Contract Period, whether patentable or copyrightable or not, relating to the Project, which are made jointly by employees of University and employees/consultants of Sponsor, shall be the joint property of University and Sponsor and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

8.4 University will promptly notify Sponsor of any University Intellectual Property conceived and/or made during the Contract Period under the Project. If Sponsor directs that a patent application or application for other intellectual property protection be filed, University shall promptly prepare, file, and prosecute such U.S. and foreign application in University's name, and Sponsor’s name if jointly invented. Sponsor shall bear all costs incurred in connection with such preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of U.S. and foreign application(s) directed to said University Intellectual Property. Sponsor shall cooperate with University to assure that such application(s) will cover, to the best of Sponsor's knowledge, all items of commercial interest and importance. While University shall be responsible for making decisions regarding scope and content of application(s) to be filed and prosecution thereof, Sponsor shall be given an opportunity to review and provide input thereto. University shall keep Sponsor advised as to all developments with respect to such application(s) and shall promptly supply to Sponsor copies of all papers received and filed in connection with the prosecution thereof in sufficient time for Sponsor to comment thereon.

 

8.5 If Sponsor elects not to exercise its option granted in Article 9.1 or decides to discontinue the financial support of the prosecution and maintenance of the patent protection, all right, title and interest in such patent, patent application, and University Intellectual Property shall automatically revert to University. University shall then be free to file or continue prosecution or maintain any such application(s), and to maintain any protection issuing thereon in the U.S. and in any foreign country at University's sole expense.

 

ARTICLE 9 - Grant of Rights

 

9.1 Subject to Article 8.3, University grants Sponsor the first option to elect an exclusive license to University Intellectual Property developed under this Agreement, and a right to sub-license any and all University Intellectual Property developed under this Agreement on terms and conditions to be mutually agreed upon. If Sponsor elects to exercise this option, Sponsor shall notify University in writing of its decision within one (1) year from the date of termination of this Agreement.

 

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9.2 No grant described in this Article shall be construed to limit University’s right to utilize University Intellectual Property for research, instruction or academic publication purposes.

 

ARTICLE 10 - Term and Termination

 

10.1 This Agreement shall become effective upon the date first hereinabove written and shall continue in effect for the full duration of the Contract Period unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Article. The parties hereto may, however, extend the term of this Agreement for additional periods as desired under mutually agreeable terms and conditions which the parties reduce to writing and sign. Either party may terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the other.

 

10.2 In the event that either party hereto shall commit any material breach or default in any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement, and also shall fail to remedy such default or breach within ninety (90) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the other party hereto, the party giving notice may, at its option and in addition to any other remedies which it may have at law or in equity, terminate this Agreement by sending notice of termination in writing to the other party to such effect, and such termination shall be effective as of the date of the receipt of such notice.

 

10.3 Termination of this Agreement by either party for any reason shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties accrued prior to the effective date of termination of this Agreement. No termination of this Agreement, however effectuated, shall release the parties hereto from their rights and obligations under Articles 3.1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11.

 

ARTICLE 11 - Independent Contractor

 

  11.1 In the performance of all services hereunder University shall be deemed to be and shall be an independent contractor and, as such, University shall not be entitled to any benefits applicable to employees of Sponsor.
     
11.2 Neither party is authorized or empowered to act as agent for the other for any purpose and shall not on behalf of the other enter into any contract, warranty, or representation as to any matter. Neither shall be bound to the acts or conduct of the other.

 

ARTICLE 12 – Insurance

 

12.1 Each party shall be liable for any and all claims for wrongful death, personal injury or property damage attributable to the negligent acts or omissions of that party and the officers, employees, and agents thereof.

 

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12.2 University shall be responsible and agrees to pay for any and all claims for wrongful death, personal injury or property damage directly resulting from the negligence of University, its officers, employees and agents, and arising from activities under this Agreement to the full extent permitted by Chapter 669, Code of Iowa, which is the exclusive remedy for processing tort claims against the State of Iowa.

 

ARTICLE 13 - Governing Law

 

13.1 This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Iowa, excluding its conflict of laws provisions.

 

ARTICLE 14 - Assignment

 

14.1 This Agreement shall not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the parties hereto.

 

14.2 This Agreement is assignable to any division of Sponsor, any majority stockholder of Sponsor, and/or any subsidiary of Sponsor, provided that such assignee assumes all of the rights, obligations and liabilities of Sponsor hereunder.

 

ARTICLE 15 - Agreement Modification

 

15.1 Any agreement to change the terms of this Agreement in any way shall be valid only if the change is made in writing and approved by mutual agreement of authorized representatives of the parties hereto.

 

ARTICLE 16 - Warranties

 

16.1 NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, ARE MADE PART OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

ARTICLE 17 – Export Control

 

17.1 The disclosing party agrees to share any export control determinations when products, services, and/or technical data under this Agreement are subject to export controls under U.S. Government export laws and regulations; however, each party will be solely responsible for compliance with U.S. Government export laws and regulations.

 

ARTICLE 18 - Notices

 

18.1 Notices, invoices, and communications, hereunder shall be given by registered or certified mail, or express delivery service, postage or delivery charge prepaid, and addressed to the party to receive such notice, invoice, or communication at the address given below, or such other address as may hereafter be designated by notice in writing. Notice shall be deemed made on the date of receipt.

 

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If to Sponsor:

 

Tim Young, CEO

SunHydrogen, Inc

Phone: (310)486-0740

E-mail:tyoung@sunhydrogen.com

 

For Submission of Invoices:

SunHydrogen, Inc.

32 E. Micheltorena, Suite A Santa

Barbara, CA 93101

Phone: 805-966-6566

Fax: 805-617-3601

E-mail: tyoung@sunhydrogen.com

 

If to University:                 The University of Iowa

Division of Sponsored Programs

Attention:                    

2 Gilmore Hall

Iowa City, Iowa 52242

Phone: 319-335-2123

Fax: 319-335-2130

E-mail:

 

For Payment Remittance:

 

The University of Iowa
Grant Accounting Office
B5 Jessup Hall

Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1316 Phone: 319-335-3801

Fax: 319-335-0674

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, duly authorized, have executed this Agreement in duplicate as of the day and year first written above.

 

SUNHYDROGEN, INC. (SPONSOR)   THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
         
By: /s/ Timothy Young   By: /s/ Jennifer Lassner
Name:  Timothy Young   Name:  Jennifer Lassner
Title:  President and CEO   Title:  Executive Director of Sponsored Programs
         
Date:

  Date:

 

Rev. 03/30/2012

 

 

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Exhibit 10.20

 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of September 21, 2020, by and between SUNHYDROGEN, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and GHS Investments, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Investor”).

 

WHEREAS:

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company wishes to sell to the Investor, and the Investor wishes to buy from the Company, up to Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) of the Company’s registered common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). The shares of Common Stock to be purchased hereunder are referred to herein as the “Purchase Shares.”

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:

 

1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “Available Amount” means, initially, Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) in the aggregate, which amount shall be reduced by the Purchase Amount each time the Investor purchases shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2 hereof.

 

(b) “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

(c) “Base Prospectus” means the Company’s final base prospectus, dated July 8, 2020, a preliminary form of which is included in the Registration Statement, including the documents incorporated by reference therein.

 

(d) “Business Day” means any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading, including any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading for a period of time less than the customary time.

   

(e) “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

(f) “DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor performing substantially the same function for the Company.

 

(g) “DWAC Shares” means shares of Common Stock that are (i) issued in electronic form, (ii) freely tradable and transferable and without restriction on resale and (iii) timely credited by the Company to the Investor’s or its designee’s specified Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) account with DTC under its Fast Automated Securities Transfer (FAST) Program, or any similar program hereafter adopted by DTC performing substantially the same function.

 

(h) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

  

 

 

 

(i) “Initial Prospectus Supplement” means the prospectus supplement of the Company relating to the Purchase Shares, including the accompanying Base Prospectus, to be prepared and filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act and in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof, together with all documents and information incorporated therein by reference.

  

(j) “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) the results of operations, assets, business or financial condition of the Company, other than any material adverse effect that resulted exclusively from (A) any change in the United States or foreign economies or securities or financial markets in general that does not have a disproportionate effect on the Company taken as a whole, (B) any change that generally affects the industry in which the Company operates that does not have a disproportionate effect on the Company, (C) any change arising in connection with earthquakes, hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions or any escalation or material worsening of any such hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions existing as of the date hereof, (D) any action taken by the Investor, its affiliates or its or their successors and assigns with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (E) the effect of any change in applicable laws or accounting rules that does not have a disproportionate effect on the Company, or (F) any change resulting from compliance with terms of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (iii) the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document to be performed as of the date of determination.

 

(k) “Maturity Date” means the six month anniversary of the date of this Agreement or March 20, 2021.

  

(l) “Person” means an individual or entity including but not limited to any limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(m) “Principal Market” means the OTC Pink (or any nationally recognized successor thereto); provided, however, that in the event the Company’s Common Stock is ever listed or traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, or the OTCQX or OTCQB operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or any nationally recognized successor to any of the foregoing), then the “Principal Market” shall mean such other market or exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then listed or traded

 

(n) “Prospectus” means the Base Prospectus, as supplemented from time to time by any Prospectus Supplement (including the Initial Prospectus Supplement), including the documents and information incorporated by reference therein.

 

(o) “Prospectus Supplement” means any prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus (including the Initial Prospectus Supplement) filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the documents and information incorporated by reference therein.

 

(p) “Purchase Amount” means, with respect to any Purchase, the portion of the Available Amount to be purchased by the Investor pursuant to Section 2 hereof.

 

(q) “Purchase Date” means, with respect to a Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, the Business Day on which the Investor receives a valid Purchase Notice in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(r) “Purchase Notice” means, with respect to a Purchase pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, an irrevocable written notice from the Company to the Investor, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, directing the Investor to buy a specified amount of Purchase Shares (subject to the Purchase Share limitations contained in Section 2(a) hereof) at the applicable Purchase Price for such Purchase in accordance with this Agreement. Purchase Notices shall be delivered between 4PM through 11:59PM (Eastern Time). If the Investor deems that the Purchase Notice is not compliant according to the terms of this Agreement, then the Investor shall notify the Company with details of the non-compliance before 9:30AM (Eastern Time) on the next Business Day, and the Purchase Notice shall be null and void. Otherwise, the Purchase Notice shall be deemed valid by 9:31AM (Eastern Time).

 

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(s) “Purchase Price” means, with respect to a Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, 90% of the lowest end-of-day VWAP during the Valuation Period.

  

(t) “Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-239632), including the documents incorporated by reference therein.

   

(u) “SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(v) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(w) “Settlement Date” means the date on which the Company delivers the Purchase Shares against the payment of the Purchase Price by the Investor, which date will be one Business Day following the Valuation Period. If the Company fails to deliver the Purchase Shares on the Settlement Date, then the Purchase Notice is automatically null and void.

 

(x) “Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement and the schedules and exhibits hereto, and each of the other agreements, documents, certificates and instruments entered into or furnished by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

(y) “Transfer Agent” means Worldwide Stock Transfer, LLC, or such other Person who is then serving as the transfer agent for the Company in respect of the Common Stock.

 

(z) “Valuation Period” means the five (5) consecutive Business Days immediately preceding the Purchase Date, including the Purchase Date.

 

(aa) “VWAP” means the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market, as reported on the Principal Market.

 

2. PURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company has the right to sell to the Investor, and the Investor has the obligation to purchase from the Company, Purchase Shares as follows:

  

(a) Sales of Common Stock. Subject to the satisfaction of all of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 hereof (the “Commencement” and the date of satisfaction of such conditions the “Commencement Date”), at any time commencing on the Commencement Date and thereafter, the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to direct the Investor, by its delivery to the Investor of a Purchase Notice from time to time, to purchase a minimum of $10,000 and up to a maximum of $400,000 of Purchase Shares (the number of Purchase Shares being determined in accordance with Section 2(b) hereunder) for each Purchase Notice (subject to the Available Amount, and provided that, the Purchase Amount for any Purchase will not exceed two times the average of the daily trading dollar volume of the Common Stock during the 10 Business Days preceding the Purchase Date), at the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date (each, a “Purchase”). Each Purchase Notice will set forth the Purchase Price and number of Purchase Shares, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If the Company delivers any Purchase Notice for a Purchase Amount in excess of the limitations contained herein, such Purchase Notice shall be void ab initio to the extent of the amount by which the amount of Purchase Shares set forth in such Purchase Notice exceeds the amount of Purchase Shares which the Company is permitted to include in such Purchase Notice in accordance herewith, and the Investor shall have no obligation to purchase such excess Purchase Shares in respect of such Purchase Notice; provided, however, that the Investor shall remain obligated to purchase the amount of Purchase Shares which the Company is permitted to include in such Purchase Notice. The Company may not deliver more than one Purchase Notice to the Investor every ten Business Days unless, from time to time, the Company and the Investor mutually agree to different timing of the delivery Purchase Notices.

   

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(b) Settlement for Purchase Shares. On each Settlement Date, for each Purchase hereunder, the Company shall deliver a number of Purchase Shares equal to 112.5% of the aggregate Purchase Amount for such Purchase divided by the Purchase Price per share for such Purchase, against payment by the Investor to the Company of the Purchase Amount with respect to such Purchase (less documented deposit and clearing fees, if any), as full payment for such Purchase Shares via wire transfer of immediately available funds. The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon the any Purchase. If any issuance hereunder would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up or down to the nearest whole share. All Purchase Shares issued hereunder will be DWAC Shares. All payments made under this Agreement shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as the Company may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Agreement is due on any day that is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.

 

(c) Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not issue or sell, and the Investor shall not purchase or acquire, any shares of Common Stock under this Agreement which, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by the Investor and its affiliates (as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 promulgated thereunder), would result in the beneficial ownership by the Investor and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). Upon the written or oral request of the Investor, the Company shall promptly (but not later than one Business Day) confirm orally or in writing to the Investor the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. The Investor and the Company shall each cooperate in good faith in the determinations required hereby and the application hereof. The Investor’s written certification to the Company of the applicability of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the resulting effect thereof hereunder at any time, shall be conclusive with respect to the applicability thereof and such result absent manifest error.

  

3. INVESTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

 

The Investor represents and warrants to the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date that:

 

(a) Organization, Authority. Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.

 

(b) Investment Purpose. The Investor is acquiring the Purchase Shares as principal for its own account for investment only and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Purchase Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Purchase Shares in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other Persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Purchase Shares in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting the Investor’s right to sell the Purchase Shares at any time pursuant to the Registration Statement described herein or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). The Investor is acquiring the Purchase Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(c) Accredited Investor Status. The Investor is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

(d) Information. The Investor understands that its investment in the Company and the Purchase Shares involves a high degree of risk including without limitation the risks set forth in the Registration Statement. The Investor (i) is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Purchase Shares including a total loss thereof, (ii) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the proposed investment in the Purchase Shares, (iii) has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the officers of the Company concerning the financial condition and business of the Company and others matters related to an investment in the Purchase Shares, and (iv) has had the opportunity to review the Registration Statement. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by the Investor or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect the Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 4 below. The Investor has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Purchase Shares. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Company neither makes nor has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 4 hereof.

 

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(e) Validity; Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Investor and is a valid and binding agreement of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

(f) No Short Selling. The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that at no time prior to the date of this Agreement has any of the Investor, its agents, representatives or affiliates engaged in or effected, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Common Stock.

 

4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.

 

The Company represents and warrants to the Investor as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date, that:

 

(a) Organization, Good Standing. The Company is a corporation, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Nevada.

 

(b) Authority. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company.

 

(c) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Purchase Shares and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby party do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s articles of incorporation or other organizational or charter documents. The Purchase Shares, upon issuance in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

 

(d) Validity, Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

  

(e)  Registration Statement. The Company has prepared and filed the Registration Statement with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act. The Registration Statement was declared effective by order of the SEC on July 8, 2020. The Registration Statement is effective pursuant to the Securities Act and available for the issuance of the Purchase Shares thereunder. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the SEC, and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering of the Purchase Shares has been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the SEC. The “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus permits the issuance of the Purchase Shares under the terms of this Agreement. At the time the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto became effective, at the date of this Agreement and at each deemed effective date thereof pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the Securities Act, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and the Base Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement thereto, at the time such Base Prospectus or such Prospectus Supplement thereto was filed and on the Commencement Date, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that this representation and warranty does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Prospectus Supplement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Investor furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of the Investor expressly for use therein. The Company meets all of the requirements for the use of a registration statement on Form S-3 pursuant to the Securities Act for the offering and sale of the Purchase Shares contemplated by this Agreement in reliance on General Instruction I.B.1., and the SEC has not notified the Company of any objection to the use of the form of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 401(g)(1) of the Securities Act. The Company hereby confirms that the issuance of the Purchase Shares to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement would not result in non-compliance with the Securities Act or any of the General Instructions to Form S-3. The Registration Statement, as of its effective date, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x) pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

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5. COVENANTS.

 

(a) Filing of Current Report and Initial Prospectus Supplement. The Company agrees that it shall, within the time required under the Exchange Act, file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and conditions of, the Transaction Documents (the “Current Report”). The Company further agrees that it shall, within the time required under Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, file with the SEC the Initial Prospectus Supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act specifically relating to the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and conditions of, the Transaction Documents, containing information previously omitted at the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement in reliance on Rule 430B under the Securities Act, and disclosing all information relating to the transactions contemplated hereby required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as of the date of the Initial Prospectus Supplement, including, without limitation, information required to be disclosed in the section captioned “Plan of Distribution” in the Prospectus. The Investor acknowledges that it will be identified in the Initial Prospectus Supplement as an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act. The Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Purchase Shares held by it and the intended method of distribution thereof, including any arrangement between the Investor and any other Person relating to the sale or distribution of the Purchase Shares, as shall be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Current Report and the Initial Prospectus Supplement, and shall otherwise cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Current Report and the Initial Prospectus Supplement with the SEC.

  

(b) Listing/DTC. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on the Principal Market and to comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules and regulations of the Principal Market. The Company shall not take any action that would reasonably be expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market. The Company shall promptly, and in no event later than the following Business Day, provide to the Investor copies of any notices it receives from any Person regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on the Principal Market; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to provide the Investor copies of any such notice that the Company reasonably believes constitutes material non-public information and the Company would not be required to publicly disclose such notice in any report or statement filed with the SEC and under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 5(c). The Company shall take all action necessary to ensure that its Common Stock can be transferred electronically as DWAC Shares.

 

(c) Prohibition of Short Sales and Hedging Transactions. The Investor agrees that beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the date of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 9, the Investor and its agents, representatives and affiliates shall not in any manner whatsoever enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Common Stock.

    

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(d) Purchase Records. The Investor and the Company shall each maintain records showing the remaining Available Amount at any given time and the dates and Purchase Amounts for each Regular Purchase, Accelerated Purchase and Additional Accelerated Purchase or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Investor and the Company.

  

(e) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds from the offering for any corporate purpose at the sole discretion of the Company.

  

6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO COMMENCE SALES OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.

 

The right of the Company hereunder to commence sales of Purchase Shares is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

 

(a) The Investor shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Company; and

 

(b) No stop order with respect to the Registration Statement shall be pending or threatened by the SEC.

 

7. CONDITIONS TO THE INVESTOR’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.

 

The obligation of the Investor to buy Purchase Shares under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or prior to the Commencement Date and, once such conditions have been initially satisfied, there shall not be any ongoing obligation to satisfy such conditions after the Commencement has occurred:

 

(a) The Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Investor;

  

(b) The Common Stock shall be listed on the Principal Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been within the last 365 days suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and such suspension has not subsequently been cured;

 

(c) The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 4 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Commencement Date. The Investor shall have received a certificate, executed by the chief executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Commencement Date, to the foregoing effect in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B;

 

(d) The Registration Statement shall continue to be effective and no stop order with respect to the Registration Statement shall be pending or threatened by the SEC. The Company shall have a maximum dollar amount certain of Common Stock registered under the Registration Statement which is sufficient to issue to the Investor not less than the full Available Amount worth of Purchase Shares. The Current Report and the Initial Prospectus Supplement each shall have been filed with the SEC, as required pursuant to Section 5(a). The Prospectus shall be current and available for issuances and sales of all of the Purchase Shares by the Company to the Investor. Any other Prospectus Supplements required to have been filed by the Company with the SEC under the Securities Act at or prior to the Commencement Date shall have been filed with the SEC within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings under the Securities Act;

 

(e) The Company will have delivered to the Transfer Agent irrevocable instructions, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, to issue Purchase Shares in accordance with this Agreement; and

 

(f) No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

    

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8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

 

An “Event of Default” shall be deemed to have occurred at any time as any of the following events occurs:

 

(a) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement lapses for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order or similar order) or such Registration Statement (or the prospectus forming a part thereof) is unavailable to the Investor for resale of any or all of the Purchase Shares to be issued to the Investor under the Transaction Documents;

 

(b) the suspension of the Common Stock from trading on the Principal Market for a period of two (2) Business Days, provided that the Company may not direct the Investor to purchase any shares of Common Stock during any such suspension;

 

(c) the delisting of the Common Stock from the OTC Pink provided, however, that the Common Stock is not immediately thereafter trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, or the OTCQB or the OTCQX operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or any nationally recognized successor to any of the foregoing);

 

(d) the failure for any reason by the Transfer Agent to issue Purchase Shares to the Investor within three (3) Business Days after the applicable date on which the Investor is entitled to receive such Purchase Shares;

 

(e) the Company breaches any representation, warranty, covenant or other term or condition under any Transaction Document if such breach could have a Material Adverse Effect and except, in the case of a breach of a covenant which is reasonably curable, only if such breach continues for a period of at least five (5) Business Days;

 

(f) if any Person or entity commences a proceeding against the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law;

 

(g) if the Company, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, (i) commences a voluntary case, (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, or (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or is generally unable to pay its debts as the same become due;

 

(h) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, (ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company; or

 

(i) if at any time the Company is not eligible to transfer its Common Stock electronically as DWAC Shares.

 

So long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall not deliver to the Investor any Purchase Notice.

 

9. TERMINATION

 

This Agreement may be terminated only as follows:

 

(a) If pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors (any of which would be an Event of Default as described in Sections 9(f), 9(g) and 9(h) hereof), this Agreement shall automatically terminate without any liability or payment to the Company (except as set forth below) without further action or notice by any Person.

 

(b) At any time after the Commencement Date, the Company shall have the option to terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason by delivering notice (a “Company Termination Notice”) to the Investor electing to terminate this Agreement without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except as set forth below). The Company Termination Notice will be effective upon delivery by the Company.

 

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(c) This Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date that the Company sells and the Investor purchases the full Available Amount as provided herein, without any action or notice on the part of any party and without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except as set forth below).

 

(d) If, for any reason or for no reason, the full Available Amount has not been purchased in accordance with Section 2 of this Agreement by the Maturity Date, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the Maturity Date, without any action or notice on the part of any party and without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except as set forth below).

  

Except as set forth in Sections 9(a) (in respect of an Event of Default under Sections 8(f), 8(g) and 8(h)), 9(c) and 9(d), any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be effected by written notice from the Company to the Investor, or the Investor to the Company, as the case may be, setting forth the basis for the termination hereof. The representations and warranties and covenants of the Company and the Investor contained in Sections 3, 4, and 5, hereof, and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 8, 9 and 10 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and any termination of this Agreement. No termination of this Agreement shall (i) affect the Company’s or the Investor’s rights or obligations under (A) this Agreement with respect to any pending Purchases, and the Company and the Investor shall complete their respective obligations with respect to any pending Purchases under this Agreement or (ii) be deemed to release the Company or the Investor from any liability for intentional misrepresentation or willful breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

 

10. MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. The corporate laws of the State of Nevada shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of New York, County of New York, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.

 

(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature or signature delivered by e-mail in a “.pdf” format data file shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original signature.

 

(c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

  

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(e) Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Investor, the Company, their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the subject matter thereof, and this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters.

 

(f) Notices. Any notices, consents or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt when sent by facsimile or email (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Company:

 

SunHydrogen, Inc. 10 E. Yanonali, Suite 36

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

  Telephone: 805-966-6566
  E-mail:

tyoung@sunhydrogen.com

  Attention: Timothy Young

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice or service of process):

 

Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 37th Floor

New York, New York 10036

  Telephone: (212) 930-9700
  E-mail: gsichenzia@srf.law
  Attention: Gregory Sichenzia

 

If to the Investor:

 

GHS Investments, LLC

420 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 102,

Jericho, NY 11753

  Telephone:  
     
  E-mail:  
  Attention: Sarfraz Hajee

 

or at such other address, email address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party one (1) Business Day prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or email account containing the time, date, and recipient facsimile number or email address, as applicable, or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or email or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Investor, including by merger or consolidation. The Investor may not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

  

(j) Further Assurances. Each party 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 other party may reasonably request in order to consummate and make effective, as soon as reasonably possible, the Commencement, and to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

   

(k) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

  

(l) Enforcement Costs. In the event of a dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final, non-appealable order that a party has breached this Agreement, then, in addition to any other available remedies, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to, and the breaching party shall be liable for, the reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by the non-breaching party in connection with the dispute, including any appeals in connection therewith.

 

(m) Amendment and Waiver; Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No provision of this Agreement (i) may be amended other than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto and (ii) may be waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. No failure or delay in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor and the Company have caused this Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  THE COMPANY:
     
  SUNHYDROGEN, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Timothy Young
  Name: Timothy Young
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
  INVESTOR:
   
  GHS INVESTMENTS, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Sarfraz Hajee
  Name: Sarfraz Hajee
  Title: Member

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF PURCHASE NOTICE

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

  

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-239632) and Form S-8 (File No. 333-228900) of our report, which includes an explanatory paragraph as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, dated September 27, 2019, relating to the financial statements of SunHydrogen, Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended June 30, 2019, which appears in this Form 10-K.

 

 

/s/ Liggett & Webb, P.A.

 

 

New York, New York

September 23, 2020

 

Exhibit 23.2

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-239632) and Form S-8 (File No. 333-228900) of our report, which includes an explanatory paragraph as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, dated September 23, 2020, relating to the financial statements of SunHydrogen, Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended June 30, 2020, which appears in this Form 10-K.

 

 

/s/ M&K CPAS, PLLC

 

 

Houston, Texas

September 23, 2020

EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Timothy Young, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of SunHydorgen, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d – 15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: September 23, 2020

 

By:  /s/ Timothy Young  
  Timothy Young  
 

Chief Executive Officer & Acting Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 USC, SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Annual Report of SunHydrogen, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Timothy Young, Chief Executive Officer & Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Sec. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated: September 23, 2020 /s/ Timothy Young
  By: Timothy Young
  Its: Chief Executive Officer & Acting Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)