UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT |
For the transition period from _________ to ________
Commission File No. 000-55127
Blue Sphere Corporation |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Nevada |
98-0550257 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
301 McCullough Drive, 4th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) |
704-909-2806 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes ☒ 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 an 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 provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No ☒
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity as of the latest practicable date: As of May 12, 2017 , there were 2,211,098 sh ares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding.
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Our unaudited financial statements are stated in United States dollars (U.S. $) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States Dollars.
As used in this quarterly report, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, “Blue Sphere” or the “Company” mean Blue Sphere Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
BLUE SPHERE CORPORATION
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF MARCH 31, 2017
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BLUE SPHERE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. dollars in thousands except share and per share data)
March 31,
2017 |
December 31,
2016 |
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Unaudited | Audited | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 242 | $ | 416 | ||||
Related Parties | 1,493 | 1,408 | ||||||
Other current assets | 76 | 81 | ||||||
Total current assets | 1,811 | 1,905 | ||||||
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation | 48 | 50 | ||||||
INVESTMENTS IN NON-CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES | 10,734 | 10,137 | ||||||
INVESTMENTS IN NON-CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES | 4,563 | 4,429 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 17,156 | $ | 16,521 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficiency | ||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Current maturities of Debentures and long term loan | $ | 3,701 | $ | 2,988 | ||||
Short Term Loans | 1,370 | 280 | ||||||
Accounts payables | 847 | 557 | ||||||
Other accounts payable and liabilities | 2,085 | 2,091 | ||||||
Deferred revenues from joint ventures | 5,888 | 5,658 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 13,891 | 11,574 | ||||||
ACCRUED SEVERANCE PAY | 13 | 11 | ||||||
LONG TERM BANK LOANS | 125 | 112 | ||||||
LONG TERM LOANS AND LIABILITIES | 5,049 | 5,003 | ||||||
WARRANTS LIABILITY | 1,889 | 2,045 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY: | ||||||||
Common shares of $0.001 par value each: | ||||||||
Authorized: 1,750,000,000 shares at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Issued and outstanding: 2,201,963 shares and 2,147,383 shares at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Treasury shares | (28 | ) | (28 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 27 | 33 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 44,662 | 44,262 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (48,474 | ) | (46,493 | ) | ||||
Total Stockholders’ Deficiency |
(3,811
|
) | (2,224 | ) | ||||
Total liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficiency | $ | 17,156 | $ | 16,521 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BLUE SPHERE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(U.S. dollars in thousands except share and per share data)
Three months ended
March 31 |
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2017 | 2016 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 1,194 | 2,082 | ||||||
Other income | — | (102 | ) | |||||
OPERATING LOSS | 1,194 | 1,980 | ||||||
FINANCIAL EXPENSES, net | 940 | 41 | ||||||
LOSS FROM EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBENTURE | 615 | — | ||||||
LOSS (GAIN) FROM CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF WARRANTS LIABILITY | (337 | ) | 1,190 | |||||
NET LOSS BEFORE EQUITY INCOME (LOSSES) | 2,412 | 3,211 | ||||||
EQUITY INCOME IN NON-CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES | 367 | — | ||||||
EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) IN NON-CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES | 64 | (670 | ) | |||||
NET LOSS FOR THE PERIOD | $ | 1,981 | $ | 3,881 | ||||
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted | $ | (0.91 | ) | $ | (2.59 | ) | ||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period - basic and diluted | 2,165,433 | 1,497,375 | * |
(*) | Retrospectively adjusted to reflect the 130-for-1 reverse stock split |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BLUE SPHERE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(U.S. dollars in thousands except share and per share data)
Three months ended
March 31 |
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2017 | 2016 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
NET LOSS | $ | 1,981 | $ | 3,881 | ||||
Other comprehensive (income) loss, net of tax: | ||||||||
Currency translation adjustments | 6 | (4 | ) | |||||
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | $ | 1,987 | $ | 3,877 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BLUE SPHERE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY (UNAUDITED)
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Common Stock,
$0.001 Par Value |
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Shares | Amount | Treasury Shares | Accumulated other comprehensive income | Additional paid-in Capital | Accumulated deficit |
Total Stockholders’
deficiency |
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Audited) | 2,147,383 | $ | 2 | (28 | ) | 33 | $ | 44,262 | $ | (46,493 | ) | $ | (2,224 | ) | ||||||||||||||
CHANGES DURING THE PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017 (Unaudited): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of shares for services | 27,598 | * | — | — | 132 | — | 132 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Extinguish of liability upon shares issuance | 7,406 | * | — | — | 47 | — | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Share based compensation | 19,576 | * | — | — | 221 | — | 221 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | — | — | — | (6 | ) | — | (1,981 | ) | (1,987 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | 2,201,963 | $ | 2 | $ | (28 | ) | $ | 27 | $ | 44,662 | $ | (48,474 | ) | $ | (3,811 | ) |
Common Stock,
$0.001 Par Value** |
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Shares | Amount | Proceeds on amount of Shares | Treasury Shares | Accumulated other comprehensive income | Additional paid-in Capital | Accumulated deficit |
Total Stockholders’
deficiency |
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2015 (Audited) | 1,388,481 | $ | 1 | $ | 165 | (28 | ) | — | $ | 41,068 | $ | (44,692 | ) | $ | (3,486 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
CHANGES DURING THE PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016 (Unaudited): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of shares for services | 4,808 | * | 385 | 385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | 276,924 | * | (20 | ) | 614 | 594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | 4 | (3,881 | ) | (3,877 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2016 (Unaudited) | 1,670,211 | $ | 1 | $ | 145 | $ | (28 | ) | $ | 4 | $ | 42,067 | $ | (48,573 | ) | $ | (6,384 | ) |
* | less than $1 |
** | Retrospectively adjusted to reflect the 130-for-1 reverse stock split |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BLUE SPHERE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
Three months ended
March 31 |
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2017 | 2016 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Net loss for the period | $ | (1,981 | ) | $ | (3,881 | ) | ||
Adjustments required to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Share based payments | 221 | — | ||||||
Depreciation | 2 | 4 | ||||||
Extinguish of liability upon shares issuance | 47 | — | ||||||
Equity losses (income) in non-consolidated subsidiaries | (64 | ) | 670 | |||||
Equity income in non-consolidated affiliates | (367 | ) | — | |||||
Expense in respect of convertible notes and loans | 680 | 172 | ||||||
Loss from extinguishment of debenture | 615 | — | ||||||
Changes in warrants liability | (337 | ) | 1,190 | |||||
Expenses in respect of severance pay | 2 | — | ||||||
Issuance of shares for services | 132 | 385 | ||||||
Increase in related parties | (60 | ) | (126 | ) | ||||
Decrease (increase) in other current assets | 5 | (43 | ) | |||||
Increase in other long term assets | — | (9 | ) | |||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payables | 288 | (249 | ) | |||||
Increase in other account payables | ( 36 | ) | 293 | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (853 | ) | (1,594 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment | — | (60 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in investing activities | — | (60 | ) | |||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Proceeds from short term loans | 750 | 50 | ||||||
Repayment of loans | (68 | ) | (288 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of shares and warrants | — | 1,752 | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 682 | 1,514 | ||||||
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (171 | ) | (140 | ) | ||||
EFFECT OF CHANGES IN EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH BALANCES IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES | (3 | ) | 5 | |||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 416 | 1,888 | ||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD | $ | 242 | $ | 1,753 | ||||
NON-CASH TRANSACTION: | ||||||||
Issuance expense paid through warrants issuance | — | 225 | ||||||
Increase in investments in nonconsolidated affiliates against deferred revenues | 230 | 411 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||
Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 203 | $ | 25 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BLUE SPHERE CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations of Blue Sphere Corporation (the “Company”). These condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of results that could be expected for the entire fiscal year.
NOTE 2 – GENERAL
Blue Sphere Corporation (the “Company”), together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Eastern Sphere Ltd. (“Eastern”), BinoSphere LLC (“Binosphere”), Bluesphere Pavia S.r.l (“Bluesphere Pavia”, formerly called Bluesphere Italy S.r.l.), and Blue Sphere Brabant B.V. (“BSB”), is focused on project integration in the clean energy production and waste to energy markets. The Company was incorporated in the state of Nevada on July 17, 2007 and was originally in the business of developing and promoting automotive internet sites. On February 17, 2010, the Company conducted a reverse merger, name change and forward split of its common stock, and in March 2010 current management took over operations, at which point the Company changed its business focus to become a project integrator in the clean energy production and waste to energy markets. On May 12, 2015, the Company formed Bluesphere Pavia, a subsidiary of Eastern, in order to acquire certain biogas plants located in Italy (see note 5 below). On September 19, 2016, the Company formed BSB in order to commence operations in the Netherlands. On January 31, 2017, the Company dissolved Johnstonsphere LLC, which had no operations since inception.
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BLUE SPHERE CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE 3 – CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2017 and for the three months then ended have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States relating to the preparation of financial statements for interim periods. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017.
The March 31, 2017 Condensed Balance Sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
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BLUE SPHERE CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE 4 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A. | Unaudited Interim Financial Statements |
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments except as otherwise discussed).
For further information, reference is made to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2017, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2017.
B. | Significant Accounting Policies |
The significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are identical to those applied in the preparation of the latest annual financial statements.
C. | Recent Accounting Standards |
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. This guidance narrows the definition of a business. This standard provides guidance to assist entities with evaluating when a set of transferred assets and activities is a business. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted. This guidance must be applied prospectively to transactions occurring within the period of adoption. The Company expects to adopt this guidance effective January 1, 2018. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This guidance eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test, instead requiring an entity to recognize a goodwill impairment charge for the amount by which the goodwill carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. This guidance is effective for interim and annual goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. This guidance must be applied on a prospective basis. The Company expects to adopt this guidance for interim and annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
D. | Use of Estimates |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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NOTE 5 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
The Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy are as follows (in thousands):
Balance as of March 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Obligation to issue shares of Common Stock | $ | 312 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 312 | ||||||||
Deferred payment due to the acquisition of the SPVs | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,756 | $ | 2,756 | ||||||||
Warrants liability | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,889 | $ | 1,889 | ||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 312 | $ | — | $ | 4,645 | $ | 4,957 |
As of December 31, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Obligation to issue shares of Common Stock | $ | 187 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 187 | ||||||||
Deferred payment due to the acquisition of the SPVs | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,685 | $ | 2,685 | ||||||||
Warrants Liability | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,045 | $ | 2,045 | ||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 187 | $ | — | $ | 4,730 | $ | 4,917 |
Deferred payment due to the acquisition of the SPVs - represents the remaining balance of fifty percent (50%) of the purchase price that is due to the sellers on the third anniversary of the closing date (the “Deferred Payment”). The fair value measurement of the fair market value of the Deferred Payment is based on significant inputs not observed in the market and thus represents a Level 3 measurement, which reflects the Company’s own assumptions in measuring fair value. The Company estimated the fair value of the Deferred Payment using the discounted cash flow model. Key assumptions include the level and timing of the expected future payment and discount rate consistent with the level of risk and economy in general. The Deferred Payment due to the acquisition of the SPVs is included in long term loans and Liabilities in the consolidated Balance Sheets and the change in fair value of remaining balance is included in interest expenses in the consolidated statements of income.
Deferred payment due to the acquisition of the SPVs | ||||
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 2,685 | ||
Changes in fair value, interest expense and translation adjustments | 71 | |||
Balance at March 31, 2017 | $ | 2,756 |
Warrant Liability - the estimated fair values of outstanding warrant liability were measured using Black-Scholes valuation models. These valuation models involved using such inputs as the estimated fair value of the underlying stock at the measurement date, risk-free interest rates, expected dividends on stock and expected volatility of the price of the underlying stock. Due to the nature of these inputs, the valuation of the warrants was considered a Level 3 measurement.
As of March 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, the Level 3 liabilities consisted of the Company’s warrant liability.
Warrants
Liability |
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Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 2,045 | ||
Issuance of warrants | 181 | |||
Changes in fair value | (337 | ) | ||
Balance at March 31, 2017 | $ | 1,889 |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE 6 – GOING CONCERN
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $242 in cash and cash equivalents, approximately $12,080 in negative working capital, a stockholders’ deficit of approximately $3,811 and an accumulated deficit of approximately $48,474. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management anticipates their business will require substantial additional investments that have not yet been secured. Management is continuing in the process of fund raising in the private equity and capital markets as the Company will need to finance future activities. Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon raising capital from financing transactions and revenue from operations. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that may be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent on its ability to obtain additional financing as may be required and ultimately to attain profitability.
NOTE 7 – SHORT TERM LOAN AND DEBENTURES
On February 7, 2017, the Company entered into a 90 day Loan Agreement with Viskoben Limited to borrow $200 at a quarterly interest rate of ten percent (10.0%), or thirty percent (30.0%) if calculated annually (the “Viskoben Note”).
On February 14, 2017, the Company received an additional $250 under its private placement of securities closed on October 25, 2016 (the “October Financing”) and issued warrants to purchase up to 25,642 shares of its common stock at an exercise price equal to the lesser of (i) 80% of the per share price of the Company’s common stock in a public offering of up to $15 million of its securities (the “Public Offering”), (ii) $9.75 per share (the deemed aggregate exercise price), (iii) 80% of the unit price offering price in the Public Offering, or (iv) the exercise price of any warrants issued in the Public Offering, pursuant to the amendment of the October Financing. On March 14, 2017, the Company amended the terms of the October Financing, thereby agreeing to issue to the investor shares of the Company’s common stock, notes and warrants, in exchange for up to $1,500 (an increase of $500). On the same date, the Company received an additional $250 and issued warrants to purchase up to 25,642 shares of its common stock at an exercise price equal to the lesser of (i) 80% of the per share price of its common stock in the Public Offering, (ii) $9.75 per share (the deemed aggregate exercise price), (iii) 80% of the unit price offering price in the Public Offering, or (iv) the exercise price of any warrants issued in the Public Offering, pursuant to the amendment of the October Financing.
On March 24, 2017, the Company and five of the six holders of the Debentures, representing an aggregate principal balance of $2,000, entered into a First Amendment to Senior Debenture (the “Debenture Amendment”), thereby amending the Debentures to provide that some or all of the principal balance, and accrued but unpaid interest thereon, is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the holders’ election, with such right to convert beginning on the six (6) month anniversary of the Debenture Amendment and ending ten (10) days prior to the date the Debenture matures. The conversion price shall be (a) equal to 80% of the average reported closing price of the Company’s common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market, calculated using the five (5) trading days immediately following the up-list to The NASDAQ Capital Market, or (b) if the up-list has not occurred, equal to 80% of the average reported closing price of the Company’s common stock on the OTCQB Venture Marketplace, calculated using the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of the conversion notice.
NOTE 8 – CONTINGENT
On March 15, 2017, Prassas Capital, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, filed a complaint against the Company alleging breach of contract and seeking (a) unpaid fees in the amount of $1,601 plus interest, (b) issuance of an order of prejudgment attachment and garnishment on the Company’s bank accounts, other property held by the Company and all payments owed to the Company from third parties, (c) an injunction restraining the Company from transferring funds or property outside of the court’s jurisdiction or alternatively that the court appoint a receiver to manage, operate, control and take possession of the Company’s assets, and (d) a declaration that Prassas Capital, LLC has been granted a contractual right to purchase 53,847 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $6.50 per share (after giving effect to the reverse stock split described below). This litigation was filed as Prassas Capital, LLC v. Blue Sphere Corporation with the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Civil Action No. 3:17-CV-00131. The Company disputes the allegations and claims, and intends to rigorously defend against this litigation.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE 9– COMMON SHARES
On March 24, 2017, the Company completed a reverse stock split of its common stock. As a result of the reverse stock split, the following changes have occurred (i) every one hundred and thirty shares of common stock have been combined into one share of common stock; (ii) the number of shares of common stock underlying each common stock option or common stock warrant have been proportionately decreased on a 130-for-1 basis, and the exercise price of each such outstanding stock option and common warrant has been proportionately increased on a 130-for-1 basis. Accordingly, all option numbers, share numbers, warrant numbers, share prices, warrant prices, exercise prices and losses per share have been adjusted within these consolidated financial statements, on a retroactive basis, to reflect this 130-for-1 reverse stock split.
On January 31, 2017, the Company issued 3,109 shares of its common stock to the Former Chief Financial Officer (Israel) of the Company and 2,692 shares of its common stock to Former Chief Financial Officer (U.S.) of the Company under their departure settlement agreements with the Company. The fair market value of the shares at grant date was $41.
On February 14, 2017 and March 14, 2017, the Company issued warrants in connection with two (2) separate installments of $250,000 each under the October Financing, with each such five-year warrant providing its holder with the right to purchase up to 25,642 shares of our common stock. (See Note 7).
On February 21, 2017, the Company issued 19,576 shares of its common stock to four Directors of the Company and a former Director of the Company for services that were rendered in 2016 and pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan. The fair market value of the shares at grant date was $170.
On March 2, 2017, the Company issued 17,949 shares of its common stock to a former consultant pursuant to a letter agreement dated August 8, 2014, whereby the Company had agreed to issue $350 of common stock, determined based on the closing price per share on the OTCQB Venture Marketplace on November 25, 2014, which was $19.50 per share. The letter agreement evidenced a bonus granted by the Company for investor relation and advisory services provided in 2014. In connection with the issuance, on March 1, 2017, the consultant provided to the Company a release and waiver of any and all claims. The fair market value of the shares at grant date was $87.
On March 13, 2017, the Company issued 3,847 shares of its common stock to a consultant, pursuant to a consulting agreement dated September 1, 2016, in consideration for financial advisory and consulting services. The fair market value of the shares at grant date was $6.
On March 31, 2017, the Company issued 7,406 shares of its common stock to several officers, directors, employees and/or consultants of the Company. All shares issued vested on March 31, 2017 pursuant to grants dated February 24, 2015 under the Company’s Global Share and Options Incentive Enhancement Plan (2014). The fair market value of the shares at grant date was $47.
NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On April 13, 2017 the Company received an additional $250 and issued warrants to purchase up to 25,642 shares of its common stock at an exercise price equal to the lesser of (i) 80% of the per share price of its common stock in the Public Offering, (ii) $9.75 per share (the deemed aggregate exercise price), (iii) 80% of the unit price offering price in the Public Offering, or (iv) the exercise price of any warrants issued in the Public Offering, pursuant to the amendment of the October Financing. On April 28, 2017, the Company extended the maturity date from the earlier of May 1, 2017 or the third business day after the closing of a public offering to the earlier of May 19, 2017 or the third business day after the closing of a public offering.
On April 17, 2017, the Company issued 7,840 shares of our common stock to four Directors of the Company for services that were rendered in the first quarter of 2017, pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan. The fair market value of the shares at grant date was $50.
On April 30, 2017, the Company dissolved Sustainable Energy Ltd.
On May 10, 2017, the Company amended the terms of the October Financing, thereby agreeing to issue to the investor shares of the Company’s common stock, notes and warrants, in exchange for up to $2,000 (an increase of $500). On May 11,2017 the Company received an additional $250 and issued warrants to purchase up to 25,642 shares of its common stock at an exercise price equal to the lesser of (i) 80% of the per share price of the Company’s common stock in the Public Offering, (ii) $9.75 per share (the deemed aggregate exercise price), (iii) 80% of the unit price offering price in the Public Offering, or (iv) the exercise price of any warrants issued in the Public Offering, pursuant to the amendment of the October Financing.
The Viskoben Note matured on May 7, 2017, and the Company will be in default thereunder if it does not pay the unpaid principal and interest balance within fifteen (15) days after such payment is demanded; as of the date hereof, the holder has not demanded payment and has agreed to withhold its demand until such time as the parties can enter into an amendment to extend the Viskoben Note, which the holder has verbally agreed to do.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are projections in respect of future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks set out below, any of which may cause our or our industry’s 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 these forward-looking statements. These risks include, without limitation, (i) uncertainties regarding our ability to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis, including financing for specific projects, (ii) the financial and operating performance of our projects, (iii) uncertainties regarding the market for and value of carbon credits, renewable energy credits and other environmental attributes, (iv) political and governmental risks associated with the countries in which we may operate, (v) unanticipated delays associated with project implementation, including designing, constructing and equipping projects, as well as delays in obtaining required government permits and approvals, (vi) the development stage of our business and (vii) our lack of operating history.
This list is not an exhaustive list of the factors that may affect any of our forward-looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made and we undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Company Overview
We are an international developer and independent power producer active around the world in the clean energy production and waste to energy markets. We aspire to become a key player in these global markets, working with enterprises with clean energy, waste to energy and related by-product potential to generate clean energy, soil amendments, compost and other by-products. We are currently focusing on projects related to the construction, acquisition or development of biogas facilities in the United States, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Israel.
Our business model is based on two main activities: we are a Build, Own & Operate (BOO) company, and we are a strategic acquirer of already constructed and operational facilities. In 2016, we continued to execute on our BOO business model by integrating the construction, financing and management of the North Carolina and Rhode Island projects. The North Carolina project commenced commercial operations on November 18, 2016 and we anticipate that the Rhode Island project to commence commercial operations by June 30, 2017 and to have a collective capacity of 8.4 MW. Any revenue generated by the North Carolina is recognized as Equity Income (loss) in Non-Consolidated Subsidiaries and any revenue generated by the Rhode Island project is recorded as deferred revenue from nonconsolidated affiliates until the facility is commercially operational. We also executed on our acquisition strategy in 2015 by acquiring four SVPs in Italy, each of which owns an operational anaerobic digester with approximately 1 MW of capacity. The foregoing achievements have put a tremendous burden on our human and financial resources. We plan to expand our BOO and strategic acquisition activities in the coming years, which will require adding members to our team and additional capital investments.
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Results of Operations – For the Three-Months Ended March 31, 2017 Compared to the Three-Months Ended March 31, 2016
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 were $1,194,000, as compared to $2,082,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016. The decrease in general and administrative expenses is mainly attributable to decrease in compensation expenses and service providers.
Equity Earnings in Nonconsolidated Affiliates
Equity Earnings in Nonconsolidated Affiliates for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 was $367,000, as compared to $0 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016. The increase is attributable to commencement of the commercial operation of our North Carolina project, which commenced its commercial operations and began providing output to Duke Energy pursuant to the Duke PPA on November 18, 2016. Until commencement of the commercial operations, we had not recorded our share of net earnings generated by the North Carolina project as equity earnings, but rather, had recorded them as deferred revenue in our current liabilities. As of March 31, 2017, we have not recorded our share of net earnings generated by the Rhode Island project as equity earnings, but rather, have recorded them as deferred revenue in our current liabilities. Deferred revenues represent payments that were received by us in connection with this project but were not recognized as equity earnings and increase in the affiliate’s membership interest accounted by the Company using the step-by-step basis in accordance with ASC 323-10-35-15. Such deferred revenues will be recorded to the income statement upon the commencement of the commercial operations of the Rhode Island plant and fulfillment of our obligation under the operating and development agreements.
Equity Income in Nonconsolidated Subsidiaries
Equity Income in Nonconsolidated Subsidiaries for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 was $64,000, as compared to $(670,000) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016. Our loss is attributable to our share of net losses generated by the SPVs. The first quarter of 2016 was a ramp up and maintenance period that has taken place following the closing of the acquisition of the SPVs. Pursuant to the Plant EBITDA Agreement with Austep, Austep operated, maintained and supervised our biogas plants and agreed that we would receive a monthly aggregate EBITDA of $204,147 (€188,000) from the four SPVs, collectively, during the initial six months following the closing date, and for periods thereafter the Plant EBITDA Agreements provides that we will receive an annual aggregate EBITDA of $4,082,946 (€3,760,000). We apply the equity method of accounting because the Plant EBITDA Agreement, pursuant to which Austep operates, maintains and supervises each facility, prevents us from exercising a controlling influence over the operating policies of the facilities. Under this method, the equity investment is reflected as an investment in nonconsolidated subsidiaries on our balance sheets and the net earnings or losses of the investments is reflected as equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
Gain from Change in Fair Value of Warrants Liability
Gain from Change in Fair Value of Warrants Liability for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 was $356,000, as compared to a loss of $1,190,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016. The gain is attributable to the decrease in the Fair Value of our Warrants Liability mainly due to the decrease in the price of share of our common stock. The estimated fair value of our outstanding warrants liability was measured using Black-Scholes valuation models. These valuation models involved using such inputs as the estimated fair value of the underlying stock at the measurement date, risk-free interest rates, expected dividends on stock and expected volatility of the price of the underlying stock. The table bellows explains the changes in the Fair Value of Warrants Liability during the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Warrants
Liability |
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Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 2,045 | ||
Issuance of warrants | 181 | |||
Changes in fair value | (337 | ) | ||
Balance at March 31, 2017 | $ | 1 ,889 |
Net Loss
We incurred a net loss of $1,981,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, as compared to a net loss of $3,881,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016. The decrease in net loss is mainly attributable to the decrease in our general and administrative expenses and increase in equity income from non-consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates.
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Inflation and Seasonality
In management’s opinion, our results of operations have not been materially affected by inflation or seasonality, and management does not expect that inflation risk or seasonality would cause material impact on our operations in the future.
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 March 31, 2017, we had cash and cash equivalents of $242,000, as compared to $416,000 as of December 31, 2016. As of March 31, 2017, we had a working capital deficit of $12,080,000, as compared to $9,669,000 as of December 31, 2016. The increase in our working capital deficit was mainly attributable to increase in current maturities of debentures and long term loan in the amount of $713,000, increase in short term loans in the amount of $1,090,000, increase in accounts payables in the amount of $290,000 and increase in deferred revenues from nonconsolidated affiliates in the amount of $230,000.
Net cash used in operating activities was $853,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, as compared to cash used in operating activities of $1,594,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016. The decrease is mainly attributable to the decrease in equity losses in nonconsolidated subsidiaries, increase in equity losses in nonconsolidated affiliates and increase in changes in warrants to issue shares
Net cash used in investing activities was $0 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, as compared to net cash used in investing activities of $60,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.
Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $682,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, as compared to approximately $1,514,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016. We have principally financed our operations through the sale of our common stock, the issuance of debt, our operations in Italy and development fees received for the North Carolina and Rhode Island projects. The opinion of our independent registered public accounting firm on our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 contains an explanatory paragraph regarding substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Although management anticipates that cash resources will be available to the Company, distributions from the Italians operations, North Carolina and Rhode Island projects it believes existing cash will not be sufficient to fund planned operations and projects investments through the next 12 months. Therefore, we are still seeking to raise additional funds for future operations and possible project investment, and any meaningful equity or debt financing will likely result in significant dilution to our existing stockholders. There is no assurance that additional funds will be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As at March 31, 2017, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements of any nature.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP in the United States requires our management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements, including the notes thereto, and related disclosures of commitments and contingencies, if any. Note 2 to our consolidated audited financial statements filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 describes the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our financial statements. We consider our critical accounting policies to be those related to share-based payments because they are both important to the portrayal of our financial condition and require management to make judgments and estimates about uncertain matters.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. This guidance narrows the definition of a business. This standard provides guidance to assist entities with evaluating when a set of transferred assets and activities is a business. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted. This guidance must be applied prospectively to transactions occurring within the period of adoption. The Company expects to adopt this guidance effective January 1, 2018. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This guidance eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test, instead requiring an entity to recognize a goodwill impairment charge for the amount by which the goodwill carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. This guidance is effective for interim and annual goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. This guidance must be applied on a prospective basis. The Company expects to adopt this guidance for interim and annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
The significant accounting policies applied in the annual financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2016 are applied consistently in these financial statements.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, the Company carried out an evaluation with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15 (e) under the Exchange Act) as of the three-months ended March 31, 2017. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective in ensuring that (i) information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management is in the process of determining how best to change our current system and implement a more effective system to ensure that information required to be disclosed has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately. Our management acknowledges the existence of this issue, and intends to develop procedures to address it to the extent possible given limitations in financial and human resources in and to remediate all the material weaknesses by the end of the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2017.
Changes in Internal Controls
Our management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, performed an evaluation to determine whether any change in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the three-month period ended March 31, 2017. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and our CFO concluded that no change occurred in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
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On March 15, 2017, Prassas Capital, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (“Prassas”), filed a complaint against the Company (the “Prassas Litigation”) alleging breach of contract and further (a) seeking unpaid fees in the amount of $1,601,317.67 plus interest, (b) seeking issuance of an order of prejudgment attachment and garnishment on the Company’s bank accounts, other property held by the Company and all payments owed to the Company for third parties, (c) seeking an injunction restraining the Company from transferring funds or property outside of the court’s jurisdiction or alternatively that the court appoint a receiver to manage, operate, control and take possession of the Company’s assets, and (d) seeking a declaration that Prassas Capital, LLC has been granted a contractual right to purchase 53,847 shares of common stock at a price of $6.50 per share (after giving effect to the Reverse Stock Split). The Prassas Litigation was filed as Prassas Capital, LLC v. Blue Sphere Corporation with the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Civil Action No. 3:17-CV-00131. On March 20, 2017, the Company received notice of the foregoing.
On April 10, 2017, the Company filed its answer in the Prassas Litigation, denying the underlying factual allegations contained in the complaint and denying the contention that Prassas is entitled to any relief. In addition to filing its answer, the Company (1) moved for the court to dismiss the Prassas Litigation, because of Prassas’ failure to plead one or more essential elements of its claims, and (2) brought against Prassas claims of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud, negligence, unjust enrichment and punitive damages. The Company seeks reimbursement of amounts fraudulently or negligently billed by Prassas and paid by the Company of not less than $833,000, pre and post judgement interest, attorney’s fees and costs actually incurred in defending the Prassas Litigation.
On May 10, 2017, Prassas filed its answer to the Company’s response, whereby Prassas moved for the court to dismiss the Company’s counterclaims alleging that, among other things, the Company did not plead one or more essential elements of its claims.
The Company believes that Prassas is a disgruntled service provider, that the claims brought by Prassas are without merit, that no amounts are owed to Prassas and that amounts, including those previously paid to Prassas, are payable to the Company. We intend to vigorously defend against the Prassas Litigation and any other attempts to attach the assets of the Company.
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As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
On January 31, 2017, we issued 3,109 shares of its common stock to the Former Chief Financial Officer (Israel) of the Company and 2,693 shares of our common stock to the Former Chief Financial Officer (U.S.) of the Company under their departure settlement agreements with the Company. The fair market value of the shares at grant date was approximately $41,000.
On February 14, 2017, March 14, 2017, April 13, 2017 and May 11, 2017 we issued October 2016 SPA Warrants (as defined below) in connection with four (4) separate installments of $250,000 each under the October 2016 Note (as defined below), with each such five-year warrant providing its holder with the right to purchase up to 25,642 shares of our common stock. The information pertaining to the October 2016 Financing in Part II, Item 5 is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
On February 21, 2017, we issued 19,576 shares of our common stock to four Directors of the Company and a former Director of the Company for services that were rendered in 2016 and pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan. The fair market value of the shares at grant date was approximately $170,000.
On March 2, 2017, we issued 17,949 shares of our common stock to a former consultant pursuant to a letter agreement dated August 8, 2014, whereby the Company had agreed to issue $350,000 of our common stock, determined based on the closing price per share on the OTCQB Venture Marketplace on November 25, 2014, which was $19.50 per share. The letter agreement evidenced a bonus granted by the Company for investor relation and advisory services provided in 2014. In connection with the issuance, on March 1, 2017, the consultant provided to the Company a release and waiver of any and all claims. The fair market value of the shares at grant date was approximately $87,000.
On March 13, 2017, we issued 3,847 shares of our common stock to a consultant, pursuant to a consulting agreement dated September 1, 2016, in consideration for financial advisory and consulting services. The fair market value of the shares at grant date was approximately $6,000.
On March 31, 2017, we issued 7,406 shares of our common stock to several officers, directors, employees and/or consultants of the Company. All shares issued vested on March 31, 2017 pursuant to grants dated February 24, 2015 under the Company’s Global Share and Options Incentive Enhancement Plan (2014). The fair market value of the shares at grant date was approximately $47,000.
On April 17, 2017, we issued 7,840 shares of our common stock to four Directors of the Company for services that were rendered in the first quarter of 2017, pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan. The fair market value of the shares at grant date was approximately $50,000.
Each of the transactions described above give effect to the Reverse Stock Split (as defined below) and were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and, in the case of sales to investors who are non-US persons, Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
On June 17, 2015, our Board approved a share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”). Under the Share Repurchase Program, we are authorized to repurchase up to $500,000 worth of our common stock. We may purchase shares of our common stock on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions from time-to-time and in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. We are not obligated to make any purchases, including at any specific time or in any particular situation. The Share Repurchase Program may be limited or terminated at any time without prior notice. We had no share repurchase activity during the thee-months ended March 31, 2017.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not applicable.
On January 31, 2017, we dissolved Johnstonsphere LLC, our subsidiary, and on April 30, 2017, through our subsidiary, Eastern Sphere Ltd., we dissolved Sustainable Energy Ltd., our indirect subsidiary, both which had no operations
NASDAQ Listing and the Reverse Stock Split
As previously reported, on January 20, 2017, we filed an application to have our securities listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market. No assurance can be given that our application will be approved. Also, as previously reported, on November 23, 2016, our stockholders approved a reverse split of our common stock at a ratio reasonably necessary to satisfy the minimum requirements for listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market. On March 24, 2017, we effectuated a reverse split of our common stock upon the filing of our Certificate of Amendment No. 2 to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, at a ratio of 130-to-1 (the “Reverse Stock Split”), such that each 130 shares of common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split automatically combined into 1 validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock without any further action by the Company or the holder thereof;
October 2016 Financing
As previously reported, on October 25, 2016, the Company completed a private placement of its securities (the “October 2016 Financing”) to JMJ Financial, an accredited investor (the “October 2016 Investor”). Pursuant to the October 2016 Financing, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, as amended (the “October 2016 SPA”), for up to $1,000,000 (the “October 2016 Note Principal”) payable in specified installments, thereby agreeing to issue to the October 2016 Investor (i) restricted shares of common stock equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the October 2016 Note Principal paid to the Company to be issued no later than May 19, 2017, as amended (the “October 2016 Shares”), (ii) a non-interest bearing six-month promissory note in the amount of the October 2016 Note Principal plus an amount equal to approximately five percent (5%) of the actual October 2016 Note Principal, for a total of $1,053,000 (the “October 2016 Note”), and (iii) a five-year warrant to purchase up to 51,283 shares of common stock (the “October 2016 Warrant”). In connection with the closing on October 25, 2016, the Company issued the October 2016 Shares, the October 2016 Note and the October 2016 Warrant.
We entered into Amendment No. 2 to the October 2016 SPA and October 2016 Note with the October 2016 Investor on March 14, 2017, to increase the principal loan under the October 2016 SPA and the October 2016 Note by $500,000, to an aggregate principal amount of up to $1,500,000 (the “Amended October 2016 Note Principal”). In addition, we agreed to (i) increase the number of October 2016 Shares proportionately up to the Amended October 2016 Note Principal; (ii) amend the October 2016 Note to reflect the Amended October 2016 Note Principal, plus an aggregate “origination fee” of $79,500, for a total October 2016 Note balance of up to $1,579,500; and (iii) issue warrants to purchase shares of common stock equal to 100% coverage upon receipt of each payment made by the Investor toward the Amended October 2016 Note Principal.
We entered into Amendment No. 5 to the October 2016 SPA and October 2016 Note with the October 2016 Investor on May 10, 2017, to increase the principal loan under the October 2016 SPA and the October 2016 Note by $500,000, to an aggregate principal amount of up to $2,000,000 (the “Second Amended October 2016 Note Principal”). In addition, we agreed to (i) increase the number of October 2016 Shares proportionately up to the Second Amended October 2016 Note Principal; (ii) amend the October 2016 Note to reflect the Second Amended October 2016 Note Principal, plus an aggregate “origination fee” of $26,500, for a total October 2016 Note balance of up to $2,106,000; and (iii) issue warrants to purchase shares of common stock equal to 100% coverage upon receipt of each payment made by the Investor toward the Second Amended October 2016 Note Principal.
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On December 20, 2016, we received the second installment under the October 2016 Note in the amount of $250,000 upon achieving certain milestones, and issued a five-year warrant to purchase up to 25,642 shares of common stock in accordance with the October 2016 SPA (the “December 2016 Warrant”). On February 14, 2017, we received the third installment under the October 2016 Note in the amount of $250,000 upon achieving certain milestones, and issued a five-year warrant to purchase up to 25,642 shares of common stock in accordance with the October 2016 SPA (the “February 2017 Warrant”). On March 14, 2017, we received the fourth installment under the October 2016 Note in the amount of $250,000 and issued a five-year warrant to purchase up to 25,642 shares of common stock in accordance with the October 2016 SPA (the “March 2017 Warrant”). On April 13, 2017, we received the fifth installment under the October 2016 Note in the amount of $250,000 and issued a five-year warrant to purchase up to 25,642 shares of common stock in accordance with the October 2016 SPA (the “April 2017 Warrant”). On May 11, 2017, we received the sixth installment under the October 2016 Note in the amount of $250,000 and issued a five-year warrant to purchase up to 25,642 shares of common stock in accordance with the October 2016 SPA (together with the October 2016 Warrant, the December 2016 Warrant, the February 2017 Warrant, the March 2017 Warrant and the April 2017 Warrant, the “October 2016 SPA Warrants”). As of May 12, 2017, the outstanding balance of the October 2016 Note is $1,856,000.
By letter agreement or amendment, the Company and the October 2016 Investor agreed to extend certain milestone dates contained in the October 2016 SPA, October 2016 Note and the October 2016 SPA Warrants, as follows:
● | By letter agreement on March 1, 2017, the parties agreed to extend (i) the date to receive conditional approval from The NASDAQ Capital Market to March 31, 2017 and (ii) the date upon which a reverse split of our common stock will become effective to April 15, 2017. |
● | By letter agreement on April 4, 2017 in substantially the same form as the March 1, 2017 letter agreement, the parties agreed to further extend the date to receive conditional approval from The NASDAQ Capital Market to April 28, 2017. |
● | By entering into Amendment No. 3 to the October 2016 SPA and October 2016 Note on April 13, 2017, the parties agreed to extend (i) the maturity date of the October 2016 Note, (ii) the date the October 2016 Shares are issuable and (iii) the date the pricing of the October 2016 Shares shall reset, in all cases, to May 1, 2017. |
● | By entering into Amendment No. 4 to the October 2016 SPA, October 2016 Note and the October 2016 SPA Warrants on April 28, 2017, the parties agreed to extend (i) the maturity date of the October 2016 Note, (ii) the date the October 2016 Shares are issuable, (iii) the date the pricing of the October 2016 Shares shall reset and (iv) the date to receive conditional approval from The NASDAQ Capital Market, in all cases, to May 19, 2017. |
In addition, in each of the foregoing letter agreements or amendments, the October 2016 Investor conditionally agreed to waive any default in connection with the original dates, except to the extent of damages, fees, penalties, liquidated damages, or other amounts or remedies otherwise resulting from such a default, if we trigger an event of default or breach any terms of the October 2016 SPA, October 2016 Note and the October 2016 SPA Warrants, as the case may be, subsequent to the letter agreement or amendment.
December 2015 Debenture Offering
As previously reported, On December 23, 2015, we completed the only closing of an offering (the “Debenture Offering”) with six accredited investors of up to $3,000,000 of our Senior Debentures (the “Debentures”) and warrants to purchase up to 61,544 shares of our common stock. On March 24, 2017, the Company and five (5) of the six (6) holders of the Debentures, representing an aggregate principal balance of $2,000,000, entered into a First Amendment to Senior Debenture, thereby amending the Debentures to provide that some or all of the principal balance, and accrued but unpaid interest thereon, is convertible into shares of our common stock at the holders’ election, beginning on September 24, 2017. The conversion price of the Debentures will be (a) equal to 80% of the average reported closing price of our common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market, calculated using the five (5) trading days immediately following an up-list to The NASDAQ Capital Market, or (b) if an up-list has not occurred, equal to 80% of the average reported closing price of our common stock on the OTCQB Venture Marketplace, calculated using the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of the conversion notice.
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No. | Description | Note | ||
3.1 | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated November 22, 2013 | (1) | ||
3.2 | Certificate of Amendment No. 2 to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation | (4) | ||
3.3 | Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated June 17, 2015 | (2) | ||
10.1 | Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, Promissory Note and Common Stock Purchase Warrant from the October 2016 Financing. | (3) | ||
10.2 | Letter Agreement, dated March 1, 2017, between JMJ Financial and Blue Sphere Corporation. | (4) | ||
10.3 | Amendment #2 to the Securities Purchase Agreement and to the $1,053,000 Promissory Note, dated March 14, 2017, by and between Blue Sphere Corporation and JMJ Financial. | (5) | ||
10.4 | Letter Agreement, dated April 4, 2017, between JMJ Financial and Blue Sphere Corporation. | * | ||
10.5 | Amendment #3 to the Securities Purchase Agreement and to the $1,579,500 Promissory Note, dated April 13, 2017, by and between Blue Sphere Corporation and JMJ Financial. | * | ||
10.6 | Amendment #4 to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the $1,579,500 Promissory Note, and the Common Stock Purchase Warrants, dated April 28, 2017, by and between Blue Sphere Corporation and JMJ Financial. | * | ||
10.7 | * | |||
10.8 | Form of First Amendment to Senior Debenture. | (6) | ||
31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer | * | ||
31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer | * | ||
32.1 | Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer | * | ||
32.2 | Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer | * | ||
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | * | ||
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | * | ||
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | * | ||
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | * | ||
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | * | ||
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | * | ||
* | Filed herewith. |
(1) | Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 3, 2013. |
(2) | Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 17, 2015. |
(3) | Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 31, 2016. |
(4) | Incorporated by reference to our Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on March 7, 2017. |
(5) | Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2017. |
(6) | Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 24, 2017. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BLUE SPHERE CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Shlomi Palas | |
President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Director | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Date: May 15, 2017 | ||
By: | /s/ Ran Daniel | |
Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer) | ||
Date: May 15, 2017 |
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Exhibit 10.4
April 4, 2017
Eilon Natan
Director of Investments
JMJ Financial
Re: Extension of Certain Deadlines in Promissory Note and Common Stock Purchase Warrants
Dear Eilon:
This letter agreement (this “ Letter Agreement ”) concerns the Promissory Note issued by Blue Sphere Corporation (“ Blue Sphere ”) to JMJ Financial (“ JMJ ”) on October 24, 2016, as amended on March 1, 2017 and March 14, 2017, in the Principal Sum of up to $1,579,500 (the “ Note ”) and (a) the three Common Stock Purchase Warrants issued by Blue Sphere to JMJ on October 24, 2016, December 20, 2016 and February 14, 2017, numbered as W-10212015, W-12202016 and W-02142017, respectively, and all three as amended on March 1, 2017, and (b) the Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued by Blue Sphere to JMJ on March 14, 2017, numbered as W-03142017 (all four such Common Stock Purchase Warrants, collectively the “ Warrants ” and each, a “ Warrant ”). All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given to such term in the Note or Warrants, as applicable.
Section 6 of the Note and Section 1.11 the Warrants each set forth, in identical form, the following specified events of default:
… or (xxiii) the Issuer fails to obtain from Nasdaq or NYSE by March 31, 2017 conditional approval of the listing of the Issuer’s common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market or NYSE-MKT subject only to completion of the Public Offering pursuant to the Registration Statement and to the Issuer’s common stock maintaining the minimum price requirements prior to uplisting;
On January 20, 2017, Blue Sphere filed an application to have its common stock listed with The Nasdaq Capital Market (“ NASDAQ ”), and as of the date hereof, has provided responses to several comments received from NASDAQ. As of the date hereof, the Company has not received NASDAQ’s conditional approval, but has achieved the other timelines set forth in Section 6 of the Note and Section 1.11 the Warrants. The Company anticipates receiving NASDAQ’s conditional approval soon, but presently the dates set forth in Section 6(xxiii) of the Note and Section 1.11(xxiii) of the Warrants do not realistically reflect the current timeline of the Public Offering. Therefore, the undersigned parties hereby agree to the following, effective as of March 31, 2017:
(a) | Section 6(xxiii) of the Note and Section 1.11(xxiii) of the Warrants shall hereinafter be deleted and replaced with the following text: |
(xxiii) the Issuer fails to obtain from Nasdaq or NYSE by April 28, 2017 conditional approval of the listing of the Issuer’s common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market or NYSE-MKT subject only to completion of the Public Offering pursuant to the Registration Statement and to the Issuer’s common stock maintaining the minimum price requirements prior to uplisting;
(b) | The Investor conditionally waives the defaults for the Issuer's failure to meet the original dates set forth in Section 6(xxiii) of the Note and Section 1.11(xxiii) of the Warrants, but the Investor does not waive any damages, fees, penalties, liquidated damages, or other amounts or remedies otherwise resulting from such defaults (which damages, fees, penalties, liquidated damages, or other amounts or remedies the Investor may choose in the future to assess, apply or pursue in its sole discretion) and the Investor's conditional waiver is conditioned on the Issuer's not being in default of and not breaching any term of the Note or the Warrants or any other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement Document SPA-10212016 between the Issuer and the Investor) at any time subsequent to the date of this Letter Agreement (if the Issuer triggers an event of default or breaches any term of the Note, the Warrants, or the Transaction Documents at any time subsequent to the date of this Letter Agreement, the Investor may issue a notice of default for the Issuer's failure to meet the original dates set forth in Section 6(xxiii) of the Note and Section 1.11(xxiii) of the Warrants). |
Please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing terms and conditions by signing and returning this Letter Agreement to me.
Very truly yours, | |
/s/ Shlomi Palas | |
Shlomi Palas | |
Chief Executive Officer | |
Blue Sphere Corporation |
The undersigned hereby agrees to be bound by this Letter Agreement.
INVESTOR:
/s/ JMJ Financial | |
JMJ Financial / Its Principal | |
Date: April 4, 2017 |
Exhibit 10.5
AMENDMENT #3
TO THE SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND
TO THE $1,579,500 PROMISSORY NOTE
This Amendment #3, dated April 13, 2017 (this “ Amendment ”), is by and between Blue Sphere Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “ Issuer ”) and JMJ Financial (the “ Investor ”) (referred to collectively herein as the “ Parties ”).
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement Document SPA-10212016 (the “ SPA ”) dated as of October 24, 2016, pursuant to which the Issuer issued to the Investor a $1,053,000 Promissory Note (the “ Note ”), a Warrant, and Origination Shares (All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the SPA).
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into Amendment #1 to the SPA and the Note dated February 15, 2017;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into a Letter Agreement dated March 1, 2017 extending certain deadlines in the Note and in the Warrants issued under the SPA;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into Amendment #2 to the SPA and the Note dated March 14, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into a second Letter Agreement dated April 4, 2017 further extending certain deadlines in the Note and in the Warrants issued under the SPA.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Issuer and the Investor agree to amend the SPA and the Note as follows:
1.
Extension of Maturity Date. In the sentence in the Note that states “The Maturity Date is the earlier of April 15, 2017 or the third business day after the closing of the Public Offering,” the date of April 15, 2017 shall be replaced with the date of May 1, 2017.
2.
Extension of Origination Shares Dates. The references to the date of April 15, 2017 in Sections 1.3.1 and 1.3.2 of the SPA shall be replaced with the date of May 1, 2017.
3.
Conditional Waiver of Default. The Investor conditionally waives the defaults for the Issuer’s failure to meet the original Maturity Date of the Note and delivery date for the Origination Shares, but the Investor does not waive any damages, fees, penalties, liquidated damages, or other amounts or remedies otherwise resulting from such defaults (which damages, fees, penalties, liquidated damages, or other amounts or remedies the Investor may choose in the future to assess, apply or pursue in its sole discretion) and the Investor’s conditional waiver is conditioned on the Issuer’s not being in de fault of and not breaching any term of the Note or the SPA or any other Transaction Documents at any time subsequent to the date of this Amendment (if the Issuer triggers an event of default or breaches any term of the Note, the SPA, or the Transaction Documents at any time subsequent to the date of this Amendment, the Investor may issue a notice of default for the Issuer’s failure to meet the original Maturity Date of the Note and delivery date of the Origination Shares.
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SPA AND THE NOTE, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED, REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
Please indicate acceptance and approval of this Amendment by signing below:
/s/ Shlomi Palas | /s/ JMJ Financial | |
Shlomi Palas | JMJ Financial | |
Blue Sphere Corporation | Its Principal | |
Chief Executive Officer |
[Amendment #3 Signature Page]
Exhibit 10.6
AMENDMENT #4
TO THE SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
TO THE $1,579,500 PROMISSORY NOTE
AND TO THE COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS
This Amendment #4, dated April 28, 2017 (this “Amendment”), is by and between Blue Sphere Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Issuer”) and JMJ Financial (the “Investor”) (referred to collectively herein as the “Parties”) .
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement Document SPA-10212016 (the “SPA”) dated as of October 24, 2016, pursuant to which the Issuer issued to the Investor a $1,053,000 Promissory Note (the “Note”), a Warrant, and Origination Shares (All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the SPA).
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into Amendment #1 to the SPA and the Note dated February 15, 2017;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into a Letter Agreement dated March 1, 2017 extending certain deadlines in the Note and in the Warrants issued under the SPA;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into Amendment #2 to the SPA and the Note dated March 14, 2017;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into a second Letter Agreement dated April 4, 2017 further extending certain deadlines in the Note and in the Warrants issued under the SPA;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into Amendment #3 to the SPA and the Note dated April 4, 2017 extending the Maturity Date of the Note and the date for delivery of the Origination Shares; and
WHEREAS, the Issuer issued additional common stock purchase warrants to the Investor on December 20, 2016, February 14, 2017, March 14, 2017, and April 13, 2017 (such warrants, plus the Warrant, all as previously amended, the “Warrants”).
NOW, THEREFORE, the Issuer and the Investor agree to amend the SPA, the Note, and the Warrants as follows:
1. Extension of Maturity Date. In the sentence in the Note (as previously amended) that states “The Maturity Date is the earlier of May 1, 2017 or the third business day after the closing of the Public Offering,” the date of May 1, 2017 shall be replaced with the date of May 19, 2017.
2. Extension of Origination Shares Dates. The references to the date of May 1, 2017 in Sections 1.3.1 and 1.3.2 of the SPA (as previously amended) shall be replaced with the date of May 19, 2017.
3. Extension of Nasdaq Approval Date. Section 6(xxiii) of the Note and Section 1.11(xxiii) of the Warrants shall hereinafter be deleted and replaced with the following text: “(xxiii) the Issuer fails to obtain from Nasdaq or NYSE by May 19, 2017 conditional approval of the listing of the Issuer’s common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market or NYSE-MKT subject only to completion of the Public Offering pursuant to the Registration Statement and to the Issuer’s common stock maintaining the minimum price requirements prior to uplisting;”.
4. Conditional Waiver of Default. The Investor conditionally waives the defaults for the Issuer’s failure to meet the previously amended Maturity Date of the Note, delivery date for the Origination Shares, and Nasdaq approval deadlines, but the Investor does not waive any damages, fees, penalties, liquidated damages, or other amounts or remedies otherwise resulting from such defaults (which damages, fees, penalties, liquidated damages, or other amounts or remedies the Investor may choose in the future to assess, apply or pursue in its sole discretion) and the Investor’s conditional waiver is conditioned on the Issuer’s not being in default of and not breaching any term of the Note or the SPA or any other Transaction Documents at any time subsequent to the date of this Amendment (if the Issuer triggers an event of default or breaches any term of the Note, the SPA, or the Transaction Documents at any time subsequent to the date of this Amendment, the Investor may issue a notice of default for the Issuer’s failure to meet the original Maturity Date of the Note, delivery date of the Origination Shares, or Nasdaq approval deadlines.
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SPA, THE NOTE, AND THE WARRANTS, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED, REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
Please indicate acceptance and approval of this Amendment by signing below:
/s/ Shlomi Palas | /s/ JMJ Financial | |
Shlomi Palas | JMJ Financial | |
Blue Sphere Corporation | Its Principal | |
Chief Executive Officer |
[Amendment #4 Signature Page]
Exhibit 10.7
AMENDMENT #5
TO THE SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND
TO THE $1,579,500 PROMISSORY NOTE
This Amendment #5, dated May 10, 2017 (this “Amendment”), is by and between Blue Sphere Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “ Issuer ”) and JMJ Financial (the “ Investor ”) (referred to collectively herein as the “ Parties ”)
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement Document SPA-10212016 (the “ SPA ”) dated as of October 24, 2016, pursuant to which the Issuer issued to the Investor a $1,053,000 Promissory Note (the “ Note ”), a Warrant, and Origination Shares (All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the SPA).
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into Amendment #1 to the SPA and the Note dated February 15, 2017 adding an Origination Share beneficial ownership limit;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into a Letter Agreement dated March 1, 2017 extending certain deadlines in the Note and in the Warrants issued under the SPA;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into Amendment #2 to the SPA and the Note dated March 14, 2017 increasing the dollar amount of the Note;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into a second Letter Agreement dated April 4, 2017 further extending certain deadlines in the Note and in the Warrants issued under the SPA;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into Amendment #3 to the SPA and the Note dated April 4, 2017 extending the Maturity Date of the Note and the date for delivery of the Origination Shares;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Investor previously entered into Amendment #4 to the SPA and the Note dated April 28, 2017 further extending the Maturity Date of the Note and the date for delivery of the Origination Shares and further extending certain deadlines in the Note and in the Warrants issued under the SPA;
WHEREAS, the Investor has paid all $1,500,000 of Consideration to the Issuer under the Note as previously amended by Amendment #2; and
WHEREAS, the Issuer requests that the dollar amount of the Note again be increased to permit the Investor to pay additional Consideration to the Issuer under the Note.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Issuer and the Investor agree to amend the SPA and the Note as follows:
1. | Note Amount . The Principal Sum of the Note, as previously amended, is hereby increased from $1,579,500 to $2,106,000 and the Consideration is increased to $2,000,000. The first four sentences of the second paragraph of the Note are hereby amended and replaced with the following: |
“The Principal Sum is up to $2,106,000 (two million one hundred six thousand) plus accrued and unpaid interest and any other fees. The Consideration is $2,000,000 (two million) payable by wire. The Investor shall pay $750,000 of Consideration in accordance with the attached Funding Schedule in its sole election. The Investor may pay up to an additional $1,250,000 of Consideration to the Issuer in such amounts and at such dates as the Investor may choose, however, the Issuer has the right to reject any of those payments within 24 hours of receipt of rejected payments.”
2. | SPA Amendments . The reference to a Note aggregate principal amount of $1,579,500 contained in Section 1.1 of the SPA, as previously amended, shall be amended to refer to a Note aggregate principal amount of $2,106,000. The reference to a total Consideration amount of $1,500,000 contained in Section 1.4 of the SPA shall be amended to refer to a total Consideration amount of $2,000,000. All references to the SPA or the Note in any of the Transaction Documents, including any Warrants issued after the date of the SPA, shall refer to the SPA, as amended, and to the Note, as amended. |
3. | TA Letters . The Issuer agrees that the terms of the irrevocable instruction letter dated October 24, 2016 in which the Issuer irrevocably authorized and instructed ClearTrust, LLC to issue shares of common stock of the Issuer to the Investor without any further action or confirmation by the Issuer upon ClearTrust's receipt from the Investor of a Conversion Notice or Exercise Notice shall apply to the Note as amended and shall apply to all warrants the Issuer has issued to the Investor pursuant to the terms of the SPA as amended. In addition, the Issuer agrees that the terms of the irrevocable instruction letter dated October 24, 2016 in which the Issuer irrevocably authorized and instructed ClearTrust, LLC to issue shares of common stock of the Issuer to the Investor without any further action or confirmation by the Issuer upon ClearTrust's receipt from the Investor of a request for issuance of Origination Shares pursuant to the Issuer's obligations under the SPA shall apply to all requests for issuance of Origination Shares pursuant to the Issuer's obligations under the SPA as amended. If ClearTrust requires the Issuer and/or the Investor to deliver to ClearTrust new irrevocable instruction letters to give effect to the terms of this paragraph, the Issuer agrees that it will cooperate in good faith with the Investor in drafting and executing the new irrevocable instruction letters and any supporting documents required by ClearTrust and the Issuer shall promptly deliver the new irrevocable instruction letters to ClearTrust. |
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SPA AND THE NOTE, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED, REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
Please indicate acceptance and approval of this Amendment by signing below:
/s/ Shlomi Palas | /s/ JMJ Financial | |
Shlomi Palas | JMJ Financial | |
Blue Sphere Corporation | Its Principal | |
Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Shlomi Palas, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of Blue Sphere Corporation; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods present in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 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 financing reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involved management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 15, 2017 | /s/ Shlomi Palas |
Shlomi Palas | |
Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Ran Daniel, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of Blue Sphere Corporation; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods present in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 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 financing reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involved management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 15, 2017 | /s/ Ran Daniel |
Ran Daniel | |
Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Blue Sphere Corporation (the “Company”) for the three-months ended March 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Shlomi Palas, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Dated: May 15, 2017 | By: | /s/ Shlomi Palas |
Shlomi Palas | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
This certification accompanies each Report pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
A signed original of this written statement required by §906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Blue Sphere Corporation (the “Company”) for the three-months ended March 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Ran Daniel, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Dated: May 15, 2017 | By: | /s/ Ran Daniel |
Ran Daniel | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
This certification accompanies each Report pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
A signed original of this written statement required by §906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.