UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

[X] Quarterly report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

 

[  ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Commission File No. 000-55030

 

 

 

GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas   90-0893594

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     

1521 North Cooper Street, Suite 205
Arlington, Texas

  76011
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(800) 289-2515

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [X] 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 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 [X] 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 12(b)-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

 

As of November 19, 2019, Greenway Technologies, Inc. had outstanding 296,815,547 shares of our Class A common stock and no outstanding shares of its Class B common stock.

 

 

 

 
 

 

Table of Contents

 

Part I – Financial Information.  
   
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements & Notes (Unaudited) 3
   
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 25
   
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 36
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 36
   
Part II - Other Information  
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 39
   
Item 1A. Risk Factors 39
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 49
   
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 49
   
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 49
   
Item 5. Other Information 50
   
Item 6. Exhibits 50

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    September 30,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
    (Unaudited)        
Assets                
Current Assets                
Cash   $ 19,576     $ 73,211  
Prepaid expenses     14,612       -  
Receivable - related party     131,120       -  
Total Current Assets     165,308       73,211  
Fixed assets                
Property & equipment     4,015       4,015  
Less depreciation     4,015       4,015  
Total fixed assets     -       -  
Other assets                
Advance to Dynalyst, net of reserve $15,000     -       15,000  
Total Other Assets                
Total Assets   $ 165,308     $ 88,211  
                 
Liabilities & Stockholders’ Deficit                
Current Liabilities                
Accounts payable   $ 881,356     $ 738,845  
Advances - related parties     -       1,100  
Accrued management fees     1,301,964       2,032,102  
Accrued expenses     682,657       734,833  
Accrued expenses - related parties     1,204,389       118,334  
Legal settlement expenses     20,000       -  
Accrued interest payable     160,014       -  
Notes payable and convertible notes payable     216,667       410,667  
Notes payable - related parties (Net of debt discount of $140,038 and $90,619 respectively)     1,723,960       638,250  
Derivative liability – convertible notes     -       103,476  
Total Current Liabilities     6,191,007       4,777,607  
Long Term Liabilities                
Notes Payable - Southwest Capital     525,000       -  
Total Long Term Liabilities     525,000       -  
Total Liabilities   $ 6,716,007     $ 4,777,607  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)                
                 
Stockholders’ Deficit                
Common Class A stock 300,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.0001, 296,815,547 and 286,703,915 outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively     30,170       29,101  
Additional paid-in capital     22,862,359       22,100,087  
Subscription Receivable - Warrants     (7,668 )     -  
Accumulated deficit     (29,435,460 )     (26,818,584 )
Total Stockholders’ Deficit     (6,550,699 )     (4,689,396 )
Total Liabilities & Stockholders’ Deficit   $ 165,308     $ 88,211  

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2019     2018     2019     2018  
Revenues   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Expenses                                
General and administrative     339,507       219,574       1,100,433       1,031,381  
Research and development     (87,357 )     75,000       441,320       616,283  
Total Expense     252,150       294,574       1,541,753       1,647,664  
                                 
Operating loss     (252,150 )     (294,574 )     (1,541,753 )     (1,647,664 )
                                 
Other income (expenses)                                
Gain / (loss) on change in fair value of derivative     (81,975 )     (56,168 )     (64,899 )     (18,581 )
Interest income / (expense)     (121,449 )     5,476       (284,669 )     (28,760 )
Settlement expense - loan agreement     39,220       -       39,220       (208,000 )
Net gain on settlement of debt     -       -       -       180,000  
Settlement income / (expense)     (95,000 )     210,000       (765,000 )     210,000  
Other Miscellaneous Income     -       -       125       -  
Total other income / (expense)     (259,204 )     159,308       (1,075,223 )     134,659  
                                 
Loss before income taxes     (511,354 )     (135,266 )     (2,616,976 )     (1,513,005 )
Provision for income taxes     -       -       -       -  
Net loss   $ (511,354 )   $ (135,266 )   $ (2,616,976 )   $ (1,513,005 )
                                 
Net loss per share                                
Basic and diluted net loss per shares   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.01 )
Weighted average shares Outstanding                                
Basic and diluted     288,855,344       286,703,915       288,607,408       286,478,655  

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit
For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
    Common Stock,
par value $0.0001
    Additional                    
    Number of shares     Amount     paid-in capital     Subscription Receivable     Accumulated deficit     Total  
                                     
Balance, December 31, 2018     286,703,915     $ 29,101     $ 22,100,087     $ -     $ (26,818,584 )   $ (4,689,396 )
Shares issued for Warrant conversions     766,667       76       7,592       (7,668 )     -       -  
Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019                             -       (598,948 )     (598,948 )
Balance, March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)     287,470,582     $ 29,177     $ 22,107,679     $ (7,668 )   $ (27,417,532 )   $ (5,288,344 )
                                                 
Adjustment for incorrectly reported shares     (581,905 )     -       -       -       -       -  
Shares issued for Promissory Note Fees     1,100,000       110       54,890       -       -       55,000  
Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2019                                     (1,506,674 )     (1,506,674 )
Balance, June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)     287,988,677     $ 29,287     $ 22,162,569     $ (7,668 )   $ (28,924,206 )     (6,740,018 )
                                                 
Shares issued for Promissory Note Fees (1,070,260 shares not issued in the period reported)     1,170,260       117       88,181       -       -       88,298  
Shares issued for Loan Conversion (3,906,610 shares not issued in the period reported)     3,906,610       391       311,984       -       -       312,375  
Shares issued in Legal Settlements (2,500,000 shares not issued in the period reported)     2,500,000       250       199,750       -       -       200,000  
Shares issued for Private Placement (1,250,000 shares not issued in the period reported)     1,250,000       125       99,875       -       -       100,000  
Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2019                                     (511,354 )     (511,354 )
Balance, September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)     296,815,547     $ 30,170     $ 22,862,359     $ (7,668 )   $ (29,435,460 )   $ 6,550,699  

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)
    Common Stock,
par value $0.0001
    Additional                    
    Number of shares     Amount     paid-in
capital
    Subscription Receivable     Accumulated deficit     Total  
Balance, December 31, 2017     287,681,826     $ 28,771     $ 20,782,630     $           -     $ (23,623,602 )   $ (2,812,201 )
Shares issued from stock sales to accredited investors     4,810,253       478       536,022       -       -       536,500  
Shares issued to settle shareholder obligations     3,000,000       300       329,700       -       -       330,000  
Shares returned and cancelled for settlement     (11,763,164 )     (1,163 )     1,163       -       -       -  
Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2018                                     (574,623 )     (574,623 )
Balance, March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)     283,728,915     $ 28,386     $ 21,649,515     $ -     $ (24,198,225 )   $ (2,520,324 )
                                                 
Shares issued from stock sales to accredited investors     875,000     $ 56     $ 65,944     $ -     $ -     $ 66,000  
Shares issued for settlement     1,600,000       160       207,840       -       -       208,000  
Shares issued for Compensation     500,000       50       29,950       -       -       30,000  
Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2018                                     (803,116 )     (803,116 )
Balance, June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)     286,703,915     $ 28,652     $ 21,953,249     $ -     $ (25,001,341 )   $ (3,019,440 )
                                                 
Equity features imbedded in debt issues     -       -     $ 36,667.00     $ -     $ -     $ 36,667  
Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2018                                     (135,265 )     (135,265 )
Balance, September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)     286,703,915     $ 28,652     $ 21,989,916     $ -     $ (25,136,606 )     (3,118,038 )

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
(Unaudited)

 

    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,  
    2019     2018  
             
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                
Net loss   $ (2,616,976 )   $ (1,513,005 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Change in fair value of derivatives     64,899       (58,797 )
Amortization of debt discount     93,879       69,585  
Legal settlements     745,000       -  
Accrued management fees     -       (40,000 )
Bad debt expense (Dynalyst)     15,000       -  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Prepaid expense     (14,612 )     157,500  
Accrued expenses     462,655       -  
Accounts payable     142,511       (44,918 )
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities     (1,107,644 )     (1,429,635 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Receivable - related parties     (131,120 )     -  
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities     (131,120 )     -  
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities                
Repayment of shareholder advances     -       (50,741 )
Proceeds from Notes Payable - related parties     1,135,130       100,000  
Payments on other notes payable     (50,000 )     (8,500 )
Proceeds from sale of common stock     100,000       1,207,168  
Stockholder advances     -       129,438  
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities     1,185,130       1,377,365  
                 
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash     (53,634 )     (52,270 )
Cash Beginning of Period     73,210       91,518  
Cash End of Period   $ 19,576     $ 39,248  
                 
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:                
Cash Paid during the period for interest   $ 41,952     $ -  
Cash Paid during the period for taxes   $ -     $ -  
Non-Cash investing and financing activities                
Shares issued to settle shareholder obligations   $ -     $ 538,000  
Issuance of common stock to settle accrued expenses   $ -     $ 30,000  
Subscription receivables - warrants   $ (7,668 )   $ -  
Shares issued for promissory note fees   $ 143,298     $ -  
Loan conversion (fair value of shares issued: $312,375)   $ 183,220     $ -  
Equity features embedded in debt issued     -       36,667  
Shares issued for settlement of accrued legal settlements   $ 200,000     $ -  

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

 

Nature of Operations

 

Greenway Technologies, Inc., (“Greenway”, “GTI” or the “Company”) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc., is primarily engaged in the research, development and commercialization of a proprietary Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) syngas conversion system that can be economically scaled to meet individual natural gas field/resource requirements. The Company’s proprietary and patented technology has now been realized in Greenway’s recently completed first generation commercial-scale G-ReformerTM unit, a unique and critical component to the Company’s overall GTL technology solution. Greenway’s objective is to become a material direct and licensed producer of renewable GTL synthesized diesel and jet fuels, with a near term focus on U.S. market opportunities.

 

Greenway was organized on March 13, 2002, under the laws of the State of Texas as Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation. On August 18, 2009, in connection with a merger with Universal Media Corporation, a privately held Nevada company, the Company changed its name to Universal Media Corporation (“Universal Media”). The Company changed its name to UMED Holdings, Inc. on March 23, 2011, and to Greenway Technologies, Inc. on June 23, 2017.

 

Greenway’s GTL Technology

 

In August 2012, Greenway Technologies acquired 100% of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. (“GIE”) which owns patents and trade secrets for a proprietary technology to convert natural gas into synthesis gas (“syngas”). Based on its breakthrough process called Fractional Thermal Oxidation™ (“FTO”), the Company believes that the G-Reformer, combined with conventional Fischer-Tropsch (“FT”) processes, offers an economical and scalable method to converting natural gas to liquid fuel. On February 15, 2013, GIE filed for its first patent. On November 4, 2013, GIE filed for a second patent covering other unique aspects of the design. Subsequently, the Company received Patent Nos. 8,574,501 B1 and 8,795,597 B2 covering the GTL conversion technology for the purpose of converting natural gas to clean synthetic fuels. The Company has identified several other areas in its technology and has and is filing for multiple additional patents.

 

On June 26, 2017, Greenway and research partner, The University of Texas at Arlington (“UTA”), announced that they had successfully demonstrated Greenway’s GTL technology at the Company sponsored Conrad Greer Laboratory at UTA, proving the viability of the science behind the technology.

 

On March 6, 2018, the Company announced the completion of its first commercial scale G-Reformer. The G-Reformer is the critical component of the Company’s innovative Greer-Wright Gas-to-Liquids system. A team consisting of individuals from the Company, UTA and the Company’s contracted fabricator worked together to test and calibrate the newly built G-Reformer unit. The testing substantiated the units’ synthesis gas generation capability and demonstrated additional proficiencies within certain prior prescribed testing metrics.

 

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The Company believes that its proprietary G-Reformer is a major innovation in gas reforming and GTL technology in general. Initial tests have demonstrated that the Company’s solution is superior to legacy technologies which are costly, have a larger footprint and cannot be easily deployed at field sites to process associated gas, stranded gas, coal-bed methane, vented gas, or flared gas, all markets the Company seeks to service. The proprietary technology based around the G-Reformer is unique in that it also allows for transportable GTL plants with a much smaller footprint when compared to legacy large-scale technologies. The Company believes its technologies and processes will allow for GTL plants to be built with substantially lower up-front and ongoing costs resulting in more profitable results for O&G operators. Greenway is now working to commercialize both its G-Reformer and its GTL solutions and is in discussions with a number of oil and gas companies, smaller oil and gas operators and other interested parties to license and obtain joint venture or other forms of capital funding to build its first complete gas-to-liquid plant.

 

Mining Interest

 

In December 2010, UMED acquired the rights to approximately 1,440 acres of placer mining claims located on Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) land in Mohave County, Arizona for 5,066,000 shares of restricted Common A stock. Early indications, from samples taken and processed, provided reason to believe that the potential recovery value of the metals located on the 1,440 acres is significant, but only actual mining and processing will determine the ultimate value which may be realized from this property holding. The Company is currently exploring strategic options to partner or sell its interest in this acreage, while it focuses on its emerging GTL technology sales and marketing efforts.

 

NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN UNCERTAINTIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods, but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be anticipated for the full year ending December 31, 2019. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Greenway and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions were eliminated in consolidation.

 

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The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the following entities:

 

Name of Entity   %     Entity   Incorporation   Relationship
Greenway Technologies, Inc.           Corporation   Texas   Parent
Universal Media Corporation     100 %   Corporation   Wyoming   Subsidiary
Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc.     100 %   Corporation   Nevada   Subsidiary
Logistix Technology Systems, Inc.     100 %   Corporation   Texas   Subsidiary

 

Greenway’s investments in unconsolidated entities in which a significant, but less than controlling, interest is held and in variable interest entities (“VIE”) in which the Company is not deemed to be the primary beneficiary are accounted for by the equity method.

 

Going Concern Uncertainties

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, as of September 30, 2019, we have an accumulated deficit of $29,435,460. For the nine-months ended September 30, 2019, we had no revenue, generated a net loss of $2,616,976 and used cash of $1,107,644 for operating activities. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is in doubt and dependent upon achieving a profitable level of operations or on the ability of the Company to continue to obtain necessary financing to fund ongoing operations. Management believes that its current and future plans enable it to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months.

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustment to the recorded assets or liabilities that might be necessary should the Company have to curtail operations or be unable to continue in existence.

 

NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

A summary of significant accounting policies applied in the presentation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements are as follows:

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Major additions and improvements are capitalized. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of equipment retired or sold, are removed from the accounts and any differences between the undepreciated amount and the proceeds from the sale or salvage value are recorded as a gain or loss on sale of equipment. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the assets.

 

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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company assesses the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification, ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment. An asset or asset group is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the undiscounted future net cash flow the asset or asset group is expected to generate. If an asset or asset group is considered impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds its fair value. If estimated fair value is less than the book value, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and an impairment loss is recognized.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The FASB issued ASC 606 as guidance on the recognition of revenue from contracts with customers in May 2014 with amendments in 2015 and 2016. Revenue recognition will depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also requires disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The guidance permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented, or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application (the cumulative catch-up transition method). The company adopted the guidance on January 1, 2018 and applied the cumulative catch-up transition method. The transition adjustment to be recorded to stockholders’ deficit upon adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect upon the consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company has not, to date, generated any revenues.

 

Equity Method Investment

 

On August 29, 2019, the Company entered into a Material Definitive Agreement to form OPM Green Energy, LLC. The Company contributed a limited license to use its proprietary and patented GTL technology for no actual cost basis in exchange for 45% interest in OPMGE. The Company evaluated its interest in OPMGE and determined that the Company does not control OPMGE. The Company accounts for its interest in OPMGE via the equity method of accounting. At September 30, 2019, OPMGE had no income statement activity. As noted in Note 9, the Company maintains a related party receivable from OPMGE related to capital expenditures. The Company expects to fully recover the receivable once OPMGE operations ramp up in 2020.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenue and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ materially from the estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three-months or less to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at September 30, 2019, or December 31, 2018. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “dollars” in this Form 10-Q are to U.S. dollars.

 

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Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires that the Company recognize deferred tax liabilities and assets based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates in effect in the years the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred income tax benefit (expense) results from the change in net deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that some or all deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

The Company has adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10-05 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. The ASC clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements. The ASC prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The ASC provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Open tax years, subject to IRS examination include 2014 – 2017.

 

Net Loss Per Share, basic and diluted

 

Basic loss per share has been computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares issued and outstanding for the period. Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants (11,499,226), shares convertible for debt (2,083,333) and shares outstanding but not yet issued (9,476,870) have been excluded as a common stock equivalent in the diluted loss per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

The Company accounts for derivative instruments in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), which establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities. They require that an entity recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and measure those instruments at fair value.

 

If certain conditions are met, a derivative may be specifically designated as a hedge, the objective of which is to match the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging derivative with the recognition of (i) the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk or (ii) the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transaction. For a derivative not designated as a hedging instrument, the gain or loss is recognized in income in the period of change.

 

See Note 6 below for the related discussion regarding the Company’s current convertible notes payable and warrants.

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Effective January 1, 2008, fair value measurements are determined by the Company’s adoption of authoritative guidance issued by the FASB, with the exception of the application of the statement to non-recurring, non-financial assets and liabilities, as permitted. Fair value is defined in the authoritative guidance as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value hierarchy was established, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into three levels as follows:

 

Level 1 – Valuation based on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 – Valuation based on, observable inputs (other than level one prices), quoted market prices for similar assets such as at the measurement date; quoted prices in the market that are not active; or other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly.

 

Level 3 – Valuation based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, therefore requiring management’s best estimate of what market participants would use as fair value.

 

The following table represents the Company’s assets and liabilities by level measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
September 30, 2019 Derivative Liabilities   $ -     $ -     $ -  
December 31, 2018 Derivative Liabilities   $ -     $ -     $ 103,476  

 

The following assets and liabilities are measured on the balance sheets at fair value on a recurring basis utilizing significant unobservable inputs or Level 3 assumptions in their valuation. The following tables provide a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the liabilities:

 

All gains and losses on assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy are recognized in other interest income and expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

The change in the notes payable derivative liabilities at fair value for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, is as follows:

 

      FairValue       Change in       New
Convertible
              Fair Value  
      January 1, 2019       Fair Value       Notes       Conversions       September 30, 2019  
                                         
Derivative Liabilities   $ (103,476 )   $ 64,899     $ -     $ 168,375     $ -  

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 718-10, Compensation (“ASC 718-10”) which requires that all share-based payments to both employees and non-employees be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values.

 

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At September 30, 2019, the Company did not have any outstanding stock options.

 

Concentration and Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments and related items, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash. The Company places its cash with high credit quality institutions. At times, such deposits may be in excess of the FDIC insurance limit. There are no uninsured balances as of September 30, 2019.

 

Research and Development

 

The Company accounts for research and development costs in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 730-10, Research and Development (“ASC 730-10”). Under ASC 730-10, all research and development costs must be charged to expense as incurred. Accordingly, internal research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Third-party research and development costs are expensed when the contracted work has been performed or as milestone results have been achieved as defined under the applicable agreement. Company-sponsored research and development costs related to both present and future products are expensed in the period incurred. The Company generated a net credit in research and development expenses of $87,357, after adjusting for an over-accrual of $120,000 in anticipated contract research expenses from the University of Texas at Arlington (this was originally treated prospectively as a change in estimate), and incurred expenses of $75,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, $441,320 and $616,283, respectively.

 

Issuance of Common Stock

 

The issuance of common stock for other than cash is recorded by the Company at market values based on the closing price of the stock on the date of any such grant.

 

Impact of New Accounting Standards

 

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

 

NOTE 4 – PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

 

    Range of Lives
in Years
    September 30, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Equipment     5     $ 2,032     $ 2,032  
Furniture and fixtures     5       1,983       1,983  
              4,015       4,015  
Less accumulated depreciation             (4,015 )     (4,015 )
            $ 0     $ 0  

 

Depreciation expense was $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

 

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NOTE 5 – TERM NOTES PAYABLE AND NOTES PAYABLE RELATED PARTIES

 

Term notes payable, including notes payable to related parties consisted of the following at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 respectively:

 

    September 30, 2019     December 31, 2018  
             
Secured notes payable at 18% per annum related to the Mabert LLC as Agent Loan Agreement dated September 14, 2018 for up to $1,500,000, shown net of debt discount of $140,038 and $90,619 (1)   $ 1,723,960     $ 638,250  
Unsecured note payable at 10% per annum dated November 13, 2017 to a corporation, with an amended due date of March 1, 2020     50,000       100,000  
Unsecured note payable at 4.5% per annum dated December 28, 2017 to a corporation, payable in two parts on January 8, 2018 and 2019 (2)     166,667       166,667  
Unsecured convertible note payable at 4.0% per annum dated January 16, 2018 to a trust, payable January 16, 2020 (3)     0       144,000  
Total term notes (net of discounts)   $ 1,940,627     $ 1,048,917  

 

(1) On September 14, 2018, the Company entered into a loan agreement with a private company, Mabert LLC, acting as Agent for various private lenders (the “Loan Agreement”) for the purpose of funding working capital and general corporate expenses up to $1,500,000, subsequently amended to a maximum of $5,000,000. Mabert LLC is a Texas limited liability company, owned by Director and stockholder, Kevin Jones, and his wife Christine Early (for each and all references herein forward, “Mabert”). Under the Loan Agreement, Mabert has loaned gross loan proceeds of $1,863,998 (excluding debt discount of $140,038) through September 30, 2019, and through which Mr. Jones, and his wife provided $528,868 through December 31, 2018. The loan is fully secured, Mabert having filed a UCC-1 with the State of Texas. The Loan Agreement, Security Agreement and UCC-1 filing are incorporated by reference as Exhibits 10.48–10.50. For each Promissory Note loan made under the Loan Agreement, as a cost to each note, the Company agreed to issue warrants and/or stock for Class A common stock valued at $0.01 per share on an initial one-time basis at 3.67:1 and subsequently on a 2:1 basis for each dollar borrowed. For the period ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued an additional 1,170,260 shares of Class A common stock, as compared to the Company having issued 1,624,404 warrants as of December 31, 2018. Of these warrants, 766,667 were converted to common stock in January 2019, with 857,737 warrants remaining outstanding related to the 2018 issuance. Pursuant to ACS 470, the fair value attributable to a discount on the debt is $140,038 for the period ended September 30, 2019, and $90,619 for the year ended 2018; this amount is amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the terms of the loans.

 

On April 30, 2019, the Company executed a Promissory Note under the Loan Agreement with a shareholder for $25,000, at 18% interest per annum. As a cost of the note, the Company issued 50,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a market price of $0.05 per share for a total debt discount of $2,500, subject to standard Rule 144 restrictions.

 

On April 30, 2019, the Company executed a Promissory Note under the Loan Agreement with a financial institution for $225,000, at 18% interest per annum, advanced and guaranteed by Kevin Jones, a Director and shareholder. As a cost of the note, the Company issued 450,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a market price of $0.05 per share for a total debt discount of $22,500, subject to standard Rule 144 restrictions.

 

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On May 31, 2019, the Company executed a Promissory Note under the Loan Agreement with a shareholder for $300,000, at 18% interest per annum. As a cost of the note, the Company issued 600,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a market price of $0.05 per share for a total debt discount of $30,000, subject to standard Rule 144 restrictions.

 

On June 10, 2019, the Company executed a Promissory Note under the Loan Agreement with a shareholder for $50,000, at 12.5% interest per annum. As a cost of the note, the Company issued 100,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a market price of $0.055 per share for a total debt discount of $5,666, subject to standard Rule 144 restrictions.

 

On August 4, 2019, the Company executed a Promissory Note under the Loan Agreement with a shareholder for $30,000, at 10% interest per annum. As a cost of the note, the Company issued 60,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a market price of $0.093 per share for a total debt discount of $5,578, subject to standard Rule 144 restrictions.

 

On September 30, 2019, the Company executed a Promissory Note under the Loan Agreement with Kevin Jones, a Director and shareholder for $505,130, at 18% interest per annum. As a cost of the note, the Company issued 1,010,260 shares of its Class A common stock at a market price of $0.076 per share for a total debt discount of $77,054, subject to standard Rule 144 restrictions.

 

(2) On December 20, 2018, the Company issued a convertible promissory note for $166,667, payable by December 20, 2020. This loan is in default for breach of payment. By its terms, the cash interest payable increased to 18% per annum on December 20, 2018 and continues at such rate until the default is cured or is paid at term. See Note 6 below.

 

(3) On January 16, 2018, the Company issued a convertible promissory note for $150,000, prior shown net a $6,000 principal payment at $144,000. This loan was in default for breach of payment during the period ending June 30, 2019. By its terms, the interest payable increased to 18% per annum on April 1, 2018. On July 24, 2019, the holder noticed the Company of its intent to convert and the note was converted to 3,906,610 shares of Class A common stock. See: Note 6 below.

 

NOTE 6 – 2018 CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES

 

The Company issued a $166,667 convertible promissory note bearing interest at 4.50% per annum to an accredited investor, payable in equal installments of $6,000 commencing February 1, 2018 plus interest at rate of 4% per annum on December 20, 2018 and $80,000 plus accrued interest on December 20, 2019. The holder has the right to convert the note into common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.08 per share for each one dollar of cash payment which may be due, (which would be 1,083,333 shares for the $86,667 payment and 1,000,000 shares for the $80,000 payment). As of December 20, 2018, a material event of default occurred for breach of payment. The holder has the right but has not noticed the Company of its intent to convert. See Note 5 above.

 

The Company evaluated the terms of the convertible note in accordance with ASC 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, and concluded that the Convertible Note did not result in a derivative. The Company evaluated the terms of the convertible note and concluded that there was a beneficial conversion feature since the convertible note was convertible into shares of common stock at a discount to the market value of the common stock. As of December 31, 2017, the discount related to the beneficial conversion feature on the note was valued at $27,083 based on the $0.013 difference between the market price of $0.093 and the conversion price of $0.08 times the 2,083,325 conversion shares. Due to the default, the full discount was expensed in 2018.

 

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The Company issued a $150,000 convertible promissory note January 16, 2018 bearing interest at 4.50% per annum to an accredited investor, the Greer Family Trust (“Trust”), payable in equal installments of $6,000 plus accrued interest until the principal and accrued interest are paid in full. The note provided the Trust a right to convert the note into common stock of the Company at a conversion price of equal to seventy percent (70%) of the prior twenty (20) days average closing market price of the Company’s common stock. As of April 1, 2018, only one $6,000 payment had been made, creating a material event of default. At which time, the default interest rate became 18%. The Company accrued such default interest since the default.

 

On July 25, 2019, a Trustee for the Trust sent notice to the Company of their election to convert all unpaid principal and accrued interest of $183,220 due under the note. The conversion price as calculated according to the note’s terms is $0.0469 per share, resulting in a conversion of the Note and accrued interest into 3,906,610 shares of the Company’s common stock. Instructions to the transfer agent for the issuance of such shares shall be issued as soon as practicable by the Company.

 

The Company evaluated the terms of the original convertible note in accordance with ASC 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, and concluded that the Convertible Note resulted in a derivative. The discount related to the beneficial conversion feature on the note was valued at $58,494 based on the difference between the fair value of the 1,578,947 convertible shares at the valuation date and the $150,000 note value. The discount related to the beneficial conversion feature was being amortized over the term of the debt. The discount related to the beneficial conversion feature on the note was valued using the Black-Scholes Model. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the remaining discount was fully amortized. The derivative liability for this note at July 25, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $168,375 and $103,476 respectively, calculated as described in Note 3 under the Black-Scholes Model parameters shown below.

 

    July 25, 2019     Commitment Date  
Expected dividends     0 %     0 %
Expected volatility     253.27 %     261.71 %
Expected term: conversion feature     1 year       1 year  
Risk free interest rate     2.08 %     1.76 %

 

Due to the conversion of the convertible note on July 25, 2019, the Company wrote off the prior total $103,476 derivative liability as of the conversion date, recording a $81,975 and $64,899 loss in the fair value of a derivative for the three and nine months ended September 2019, respectively. See Note 5.

 

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NOTE 7 – ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

Accrued expenses consisted of the following at for the periods ended:

 

    September 30, 2019     December 31, 2018  
             
Accrued consulting fees   $ 427,018     $ 328,157  
Accrued consulting expense     249,500       356,078  
Miscellaneous expense     6,139       -  
Total accrued expenses   $ 682,657     $ 734,833  

 

NOTE 8 – CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

The Company is currently authorized to issue 300,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $.0001 per share and 20,000,000 shares of Class B stock with a par value of $.0001 per share. Each common stock share has one voting right and the right to dividends, if and when declared by the Board of Directors.

 

The Company has filed under Rule 14a-101 a PRE14A Schedule proxy and notice for a Special Shareholders Meeting to be held December 11, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. There are several proposals requesting shareholder vote. Proposal 1 seeks shareholder approval of an amendment to the Company’s certificate of formation (“Certificate”) to increase the number of authorized shares of Class A Shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Shares”), from 300,000,000 to 500,000,000, (such amendment, “Amendment No. 1”);

 

Proposal 2 seeks the approval of an amendment to the Certificate to change the name of the Company’s Class A Shares from “Class A” to “common stock” (“Common Stock”). The Common Stock would have the same par value $0.0001 per share, designations, powers, privileges, rights, qualifications, limitations, and restrictions as the current Class A Shares (such amendment, “Amendment No. 2”);

 

Proposal 3 seeks the approval of an amendment to the Certificate to eliminate Class B Shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Shares”), as a class of capital stock of the Company (such amendment, “Amendment No. 3”). See Note 11 – Subsequent Events.

 

Class A Common Stock

 

At September 30, 2019, there were 296,815,547 total shares of class A common stock outstanding, including 9,126,870 shares not issued in the period reported.

 

During the three-months ended September 30, 2019, the Company: issued a net new 8,826,870 shares of restricted class A common stock, including 3,906,610 shares for a loan conversion at $0.047 per share (see Note 5 herein above), and to: three (3) individuals at a total 1,170,260 shares for $88,298 in loan origination fees; one (1) individual in a private placement of 1,250,000 shares at $0.08 per share and 2,500,000 shares valued at $200,000 to two (2) business entities related to legal settlements.

 

During the three-months ended June 30, 2019, the Company: issued 1,100,000 shares of restricted class A common stock to two (2) individuals as consideration for loan origination fees. The Company also updated and corrected its stockholder records generating a net decrease in common stock outstanding of 581,905 shares.

 

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During the three-months ended March 31, 2019, the Company: issued 766,667 shares of restricted class A common stock to three (3) individuals holding warrants for 366,667, 200,000 and 200,000 shares respectively, priced at $0.01/converted share.

 

At December 31, 2018, there were 286,703,915 shares of Class A commons stock outstanding.

 

Class B Stock

 

At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 respectively, there were no shares of class B stock issued and outstanding.

 

Stock options, warrants and other rights

 

At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company has not adopted any employee stock option plans.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had total warrants issued and outstanding of 11,499,226, with current expiration periods of less than one to fifteen years.

 

On October 1, 2015, the Company issued 4,000,000 warrants for legal work. The warrants are exercisable at $0.20 per share for a period of five years from the date of issue. The Company valued the warrants as of December 31, 2015, at $386,549 using the Black-Scholes Model with expected dividend rate of 0%, expected volatility rate of 189%, expected conversion term of 4.75 years and risk-free interest rate of 1.75%. These warrants were not exercised before September 30, 2019 and have expired by their terms on October 1, 2019.

 

On February 3, 2017, the Company issued 6,000,000 warrants (4,000,000 at $0.35 for two years and 2,000,000 at $0.45 for three years) as part of a separation agreement with a co-founder and former president. The Company valued the warrants as of March 31, 2017, at $639,284 using the Black-Scholes Model with expected dividend rate of 0%, expected volatility rate of 455%, expected conversion term of two and three years and risk-free interest rate of 1.75%. Of these, 4,000,000 warrants were not exercised and have expired by their terms.

 

On November 30, 2017, the Company issued 1,000,000 warrants at $0.30 for three years as part of a settlement of a shareholder dispute with MTG Holdings, Inc. The Company valued the warrants as of December 31, 2017, at $95,846 using the Black-Scholes Model with expected dividend rate of 0%, expected volatility rate of 116%, expected conversion term of two and three years and risk-free interest rate of 1.37%. These warrants were extinguished in the comprehensive settlement agreement reached in March 2019. See Note 10 – Legal.

 

On January 8, 2018, the Company issued 4,000,000 warrants at a purchase price of $0.15 per share to a director, Kent Harer, in exchange for his return of 3,000,000 shares of Class A common stock he had been prior granted. The 3,000,000 shares issued were valued and recorded for $490,000 during 2017. The value of $490,000 remained on the books as it reflects the event that occurred in 2017. The warrants shall be void and of no effect and all rights thereunder shall cease at 5:00 pm, Fort Worth, Texas time on January 8, 2021.

 

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In conjunction with the Mabert LLC Loan Agreement described herein above, the Company issued a combined total of 1,624,404 warrants at a purchase price of $0.01 per share for fifteen (15) years in the year ending December 31, 2018. In the third quarter ending September 30, 2018, the Company issued 366,667 warrants. In the fourth quarter, the Company issued 1,257,737 warrants, including 1,057,737 warrants to Kevin Jones, a director, and his spouse for loans they each separately made totaling $428,868 and $100,000 respectively, and 200,000 warrants to a third-party lender. All such warrants, excluding Mr. Jones’ 857,737 remaining warrants were converted to common stock in January 2019.

 

There were 641,489 warrants issued to various unaccounted individuals prior to 2014 that are all believed to have fifteen-year expirations. The Company is attempting to determine the ownership for each of the prior warrant grants and will adjust its outstanding warrants accordingly at yearend 2019.

 

NOTE 9 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Kevin Jones, a director and greater than 5% shareholder, made net advances to the Company in the amount of $505,130 through the three months ending September 30, 2019, converted to a renewable one-year Promissory Note, at 18% interest-only for the first year. See Note 5.

 

After approval during a properly called special meeting of the board of directors, on September 14, 2018 Mabert, LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company owned by a director and stockholder, Kevin Jones and his wife Christine Early, as an Agent for various private lenders including themselves, entered into a loan agreement (“Loan Agreement”) for the purpose of funding working capital and general corporate expenses for the Company of up to $1,500,000, which was subsequently amended to provide up to $5,000,000. The Company bylaws provide no bar from transactions with Interested Directors, so long as the interested party does not vote on such transaction. Mr. Jones as an Interested Director did not vote on this transaction. Since the inception of the Loan Agreement through September 30, 2019, a total of $1,863,998 (n.i. debt discount of $140,038 as described in Note 5 – Term Notes Payable and Notes Payable Related Parties herein above) has been loaned to the Company by six shareholders, including Mr. Jones. See Note 5.

 

Through Mabert, Mr. Jones along with his wife and his company have loaned $1,258,998, and four other shareholders have loaned the balance. These loans are secured by the assets of the Company. A financing statement and UCC-1 have been filed according to Texas statutes. Should a default under the loan agreement occur, there could be a foreclosure or a bankruptcy proceeding filed by the Agent for these Shareholders. The actions of the Company in case of default can only be determined by the Shareholders. A foreclosure sale or distribution through bankruptcy could only result in the creditors receiving a pro rata payment based upon the terms of the loan agreement. Mabert did not nor will it receive compensation for its work as an agent for the lenders.

 

In the three months ending September 2019, the Company advanced $131,120 to OPM Green Energy LLC (“OPMGE”), an affiliate that, as reported on Form 8-K on August 29, 2019, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, the Company now owns a non-consolidating forty-five (45%) joint venture interest, for expenses related to operating the OPMGE GTL plant located in Wharton, Texas. The amount advanced was booked as a related party receivable by the Company and expects to fully recover the receivable from OPMGE as it ramps up its operations in 2020.

 

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Through September, 2019, other shareholders have made loans to the Company in the amount of $416,667, including Wildcat Consulting $100,000 (since paid down to $50,000 through the period ending September 30, 2019), Tunstall Canyon Group $166,667 and the Greer Family Trust $150,000 (for which one $6,000 principal payment was made in March 2018, and converted to stock on July 25, 2019).

 

NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS and CONTINGENCIES

 

Employment Agreements

 

In August 2012, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Ray Wright, president of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc., now chairman of the board for a term of 5 years with compensation of $90,000 per year. In July 2014, the president’s employment agreement was amended to increase his annual pay to $180,000. By its terms, the employment agreement automatically renewed on August 12, 2019 for a successive one-year period.

 

Effective May 10, 2018, the Company entered into employment agreements with John Olynick, as President, and Ransom Jones, as Chief Financial Officer, respectively. The terms and conditions of their employment agreements were identical. John Olynick elected not to renew his employment agreement and resigned as President on July 19, 2019. Ransom Jones, as Chief Financial Officer, earns a salary of $120,000 per year. Mr. Jones also serves as the Company’s Secretary and Treasurer. During each year that Mr. Jones agreement is in effect, he is entitled to receive a bonus (“Bonus”) equal to at least Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) per year. He is also entitled to certain additional stock grants based on the performance of the Company during the term of their employment. Both Mr. Olynick and Mr. Jones received a grant of common stock (the “Stock Grant”) at the start of their employment equal to 250,000 shares each of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), such shares vesting immediately. Mr. Jones is also entitled to participate in the Company’s benefit plans when such plans become available. The foregoing summary of the Mr. Jones employment agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual true and correct Employment Agreement, a copy of which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.40.

 

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Thomas Phillips, Vice President of Operations, reporting to the President of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc., for a term of fifteen (15) months with compensation of $120,000 per year. Phillips is entitled to a no-cost grant of common stock on the effective date equal to 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s Rule 144 restricted Class A common stock, par value $.0001 per share, such shares to be issued at such time as the Company has the ability to issue such number of shares pursuant to approval by two-thirds of the Company’s shareholders at a duly call meeting of the shareholders, the next meeting scheduled for December 11, 2019. Mr. Phillips has elected to waive such share issuance for an indefinite period, or until such increase in the Company’s authorized shares allows for the issuance of such shares. Mr. Phillips is also entitled to participate in the Company’s benefit plans, when such become available. The foregoing summary of the Phillips’ Employment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual true and correct employment agreement, a copy of which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.53.

 

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In the August 2012 acquisition agreement with Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. (“GIE”), the Company agreed to: (i) issue an additional 7,500,000 shares of restricted common stock when the first portable GTL unit is built and becomes operational, and, is capable of producing 2,000 barrels of diesel or jet fuel per day, and (ii) pay a 2% royalty on all gross production sales on each unit placed in production. In connection with a settlement agreement with the Greer Family Trust (‘Trust”), the successor owner of one of the two founders and prior owners of GIE on February 6, 2018, the Company exchanged Greer’s half of the 7,500,000 shares (3,750,000 shares) to be issued in the future, Greer’s half of the 2% royalty, a termination of Greer’s then current Employment Agreement and the Trust’s waiver of any future claims against the Company for any reason, for the issuance and delivery to the Trust of three million (3,000,000) restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, and a convertible Promissory Note for $150,000, the balance of which the Trust has notified the Company of its intention to convert. As a result, the remaining 3,750,000 shares are committed to be later issued under the original 2012 acquisition agreement at the point the technology has been deemed of commercial readiness to satisfy the terms of the acquisition agreement. A copy of the Settlement Agreement and Promissory Note is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.36.

 

Consulting Agreements

 

On July 10, 2017, the Company entered into a one-year consulting agreement with an individual, Ryan Turner, to provide business development services, including but not limited to enhanced digital marketing, assistance with shareholder communications and help in establishing industry relationships. Terms included monthly payments of $5,000 per month, plus approved expenses. After the first twelve-month initial term, the agreement is automatically renewable for successive twelve-month terms, unless otherwise terminated with written notice by the parties, and has been subsequently renewed until July 10, 2020.

 

On November 28, 2017, the Company entered into a three-year consulting agreement with Chisos Equity Consultants, LLC for public relations, consulting and corporate communications services. The initial payment was 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock. Additional payments upon the Company’s common stock reaching certain price points as follows:

 

  500,000 shares at the time the Company’s common stock reaches $0.25 per share during the first year
  500,000 shares at the time the Company’s common stock reaches $0.45 per share during the first year
  1,000,000 shares at the time the Company’s common stock reaches $0.90 per share during the first or second year
  2,000,000 shares at the time the Company’s common stock reaches $1.50 per share during the first or second year
  3,000,000 shares at the time the Company’s common stock reaches $2.00 per share during the term of the agreement
  1,000000 shares at the time the Company’s common stock reaches $10.00 per share during the term of the agreement

 

Due to a breach of the Agreement by Chisos, on June 22, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company voted to terminate the Agreement. Based on the termination, all warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock were cancelled. The Company is currently in litigation over such termination action. See “Legal” matters description below in this Note 10.

 

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Leases

 

In October 2015, the Company entered into a two-year lease for approximately 1,800 square feet a base rate of $2,417 per month. The Company terminated the lease effective August 31, 2018 and has no further financial obligations under the lease.

 

Greenway rents approximately 600 square feet of office space at 1521 North Cooper St., Suite 205, Arlington, Texas 76011, at a rate of $957 per month, under a one-year lease agreement, renewable for successive one-year terms in the Company’s sole discretion.

 

Each September, the Company pays $11,600 in annual maintenance fees on its Arizona BLM mining leases, under one-year lease agreements, renewable for successive one-year terms in the Company’s sole discretion in addition. These leases provide for 10% royalties based on production, if any. There has been no production to date.

 

Legal Matters

 

The Company was named as a co-defendant in an action brought against the Company and Mamaki Tea, Inc., alleging, among other things, that the Company was named as a co-guarantor on an $850,000 foreclosed note. On April 22, 2016, Greenway Technologies filed suit under Cause No. DC-16-004718, in the 193rd District Court, Dallas County, Texas against Mamaki of Hawaii, Inc. (“Mamaki”), Hawaiian Beverages, Inc.(“HBI”), Curtis Borman and Lee Jenison for breach of a Stock Purchase Agreement dated October 29, 2015, wherein the Company sold its shares in Mamaki to HBI for $700,000 (along with the assumption of certain debt). The Company maintained its guaranty on the original loan as a component of the sale transaction. The Defendants failed to make payments of $150,000 each on November 30, 2015, December 28, 2015 and January 27, 2016. On January 13, 2017, the parties executed a Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement (Agreement). However, the Defendants again defaulted in their payment obligations under this new Agreement. Curtis Borman and Lee Jennison were co-guarantors of the obligations of Mamaki and HBI. To secure their guaranties, each of Curtis Borman and Lee Jennsion posted 1,241,500 and 1,000,000 shares, respectively, of the Company. Under the Agreement, the shares were valued at $.20. Due to the default under the Agreement, these shares were returned to the Company’s treasury shares. Curtis Borman subsequently filed for bankruptcy and the property was liquidated for $600,000, applied against the prior loan amount, leaving a remaining guaranteed loan payment balance of approximately $700,000, including accrued interest and legal fees. The parties entered into a Settlement Agreement providing 1,000,000 shares of Class A common stock subject to standard Rule 144 restrictions, and a three (3) year Promissory Note for $525,000 to settle all claims (recorded in Long Term Liabilities), with copies of the Settlement Agreement and Promissory Note filed by the Company on Form 8-K on October 1, 2019, and a copy of which is incorporated herein as Exhibit 10.54.

 

On April 9, 2018, the Company and Tonaquint, Inc. agreed to settle on Tonaquint’s exercise of a warrant option with a one-time issuance from Greenway Technologies of 1,600,000 shares of our common stock subject to a weekly leak out restriction equal to the greater of $10,000.00 and 8% of the weekly trading volume. Such issuance of stock was completed in connection with a legal opinion pursuant to Rule 144.

 

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On September 7, 2018, Wildcat Consulting Group, LLC (“Wildcat”), a company controlled by a shareholder, Marshall Gleason, filed suit against the Company alleging claims arising from a Consulting Agreement between the Parties, seeking to recover monetary damages, interest, court costs, and attorney’s fees. On September 27, 2018, Wildcat filed a second suit against the Company alleging claims arising from a Promissory Note between the Parties, seeking to recover monetary damages, interest, court costs, and attorney’s fees. On February 13, 2019, the Parties attended mediation which resulted in settlement discussions which resulted in a Rule 11 Agreement settling both disputes. Pursuant to the Rule 11 Agreement, the Parties have agreed to abate this case until the earlier of a default of the performance of the Rule 11 Agreement or October 30, 2019. The Rule 11 Agreement causes and allows the Parties time to draft and sign a Compromise Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”), to make payments due on or before October 15, 2019, and to allow for the transfer of stock to effectuate the terms of the Rule 11 Agreement. As of the date of this report, the Company is in compliance with the Rule 11 Agreement, and the Parties have exchanged drafts of the Settlement Agreement to be completed before the abatement period ends. The material terms of the Rule 11 Agreement are as follows:

 

  The Company will execute a new Promissory Note to replace the original Promissory Note, effective November 13, 2017, the effective date of the original note. The new Promissory Note has a maturity date of March 1, 2020 and provides for four equal payments of principal through such date, and accrued interest at 10% upon maturity.
     
  The Company shall pay $300,000 in settlement of the prior Consulting Agreement in 60 installments of $5,000 each month, until paid in full. The $300,000 payable was accrued as of December 31, 2018, of which $35,000 has been paid through the period ending September 30, 2019.
     
  The Parties agreed to amend the existing Overriding Royalty Agreement (“ORRI”) between the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. (“GIE”), increasing Wildcat’s royalties from .25% (1/4 of 1%) to .375% (3/8 of 1%).
     
  The Company shall pay Wildcat’s legal fees related to these matters, capped at $60,000, in three installments of $20,000 on June 1, August 1, and October 1, 2019, of which $20,000 has been accrued for the period ending September 30,2019.
     
  The Company shall issue 1,500,000 restricted shares of its Class A common stock on or before October 15, 2019, in consideration of the Promissory Note, in exchange for extinguishment of all prior granted warrants and to complete the grant of 1,000,000 shares not received from a prior transaction.

 

The Rule 11 Agreement provided that if the Company timely performs through October 15, 2019, the Parties will file a Joint Motion for Dismissal and present Agreed Orders of Dismissal with prejudice for both lawsuits. A copy of the Rule 11 Agreement is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.52.

 

The Company has performed in all regards under the Rule 11 Agreement, including issuance of the 1,500,000 restricted shares, and is currently waiting for Mr. Gleason to sign the Settlement Agreement. The expense for such share issuance was accrued on the Company’s Balance Sheet for the period ending September 30, 2019 and increased by $45,000 based upon the actual value of the shares on the date of issuance. [See Note 11: Subsequent Events]

 

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The parties’ respective counsels have mutually agreed to extend the original October 15, 2019 settlement date until at least the end of the year while the parties wait for Mr. Gleason’s signature. Provided Gleason does not sign the Settlement Agreement, which further provides for the Motion for Dismissal and Agreed Orders of Dismissal with prejudice for both lawsuits, Greenway is confident in its defenses and intends to once again vigorously defend its interests.

 

On March 13, 2019, Chisos Equity Consultants, LLC (“Chisos”), a company controlled by a dissident shareholder, Richard Halden, filed suit against the Company alleging claims arising from a consulting agreement between the parties, seeking to recover monetary damages, interest, court costs, and attorney’s fees. The Company answered the lawsuit and asserted a number of affirmative defenses. Over the last several months, the parties have been in negotiations to abate or dismiss the lawsuit and have effectively stayed the proceedings for the reporting period. Provided the parties cannot reach agreement to abate or dismiss the lawsuit, Greenway is confident in its defenses and intends to vigorously defend its interests.

 

On March 13, 2019, Richard Halden (“Halden”), a dissident shareholder in his capacity as an individual, filed suit against the Company alleging claims arising from a confidential severance and release agreement between the parties, seeking to recover monetary damages, interest, court costs, and attorney’s fees. The Company answered the lawsuit and asserted a number of affirmative defenses. Over the last several months, the parties have been in negotiations to abate or dismiss the lawsuit and have effectively stayed the proceedings for the reporting period. Provided the parties cannot reach agreement to abate or dismiss the lawsuit, Greenway is confident in its defenses and intends to vigorously defend its interests.

 

On March 26, 2019, the Company filed a verified petition for Declaratory Judgement, Ex Parte Application for a Temporary Restraining Order and Application for Injunctive Relief against the members of a dissident shareholders group (including Richard Halden) named the “Greenway Shareholders Committee” in Dallas County. A Temporary Restraining Order was issued by the court enjoining the Defendants (and their officers, agents, servants, employees and attorneys) and those persons in active concert or participation from; holding the special shareholders meeting on April 4, 2019 or calling such meeting to order; attending or participating in the Special Meeting; voting the shares of Plaintiff owned by any Defendant at the Special Meeting, either directly or by granting a proxy to allow a non-defendant to vote said shares; voting any shares of Plaintiff owned by non-defendants with or by proxy at the Special Meeting; and serving as chairman at the Special Meeting. On April 8, 2019, the court issued such Temporary Injunction against the dissident shareholders who received notice. The Injunction will continue until the trial date of December 10, 2019.

 

NOTE 11-SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On October 15, 2019, the Company issued 1,500,000 shares of its Class A common stock to satisfy its obligations to Wildcat Consulting under the Rule 11 Agreement entered into by the parties on March 6, 2019. The cost of these shares was accrued and accounted for during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The shares issued are being held in escrow by the Company’s legal counsel, to be delivered to Wildcat Consulting at such time as its principal, Mr. Marshall Gleason signs the Settlement Agreement. Provided Gleason does not sign the Settlement Agreement, Greenway is confident in its defenses and intends to once again vigorously defend its interests.

 

On October 19, 2019 the Company was served with a lawsuit by Norman Reynolds, a prior engaged counsel to the Company. The suit was filed in Harris County District Court, Houston, Texas, asserting claims for unpaid fees of $90,377.50, while fully reserved, the total of which Greenway vigorously disputes. Greenway has asserted counterclaims based upon alleged conflicts of interest, breaches of fiduciary duty and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”). Greenway is confident in its defenses and counterclaims and intends to vigorously defend its interests and prosecute its claims.

 

On November 8, 2019, the Company filed under Rule 14a-101 a PRE14A Schedule proxy and notice for a Special Shareholders Meeting to be held December 11, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. There are four proposals presented requesting an affirmative shareholder vote.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements,” all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “expects,” “plans,” “will,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “intends,” “estimates,” and other words of similar meaning. One can identify them by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements are likely to address the Company’s growth strategy and financial results. One must carefully consider any such statement and should understand that many factors could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements. These factors may include inaccurate assumptions and a broad variety of other risks and uncertainties, including some that are known and some that are not. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual future results may vary materially.

 

Information regarding market and industry statistics contained in this Report is included based on information available to us that we believe is accurate. It is generally based on industry and other publications that are not produced for purposes of SEC filings or economic analysis. We have not reviewed or included data from all sources and cannot assure investors of the accuracy or completeness of the data included in this Report. Forecasts and other forward-looking information obtained from these sources are subject to the same qualifications and the additional uncertainties accompanying any estimates of future market size, revenue and market acceptance of our services. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement. As a result, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

 

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THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION SHOULD BE READ TOGETHER WITH THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RELATED NOTES INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 10-Q.

 

The following discussion and analysis of financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and capital resources, should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Report, which were prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, and in conjunction with our Annual Form 10-K filed on April 19, 2019. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, our recurring net losses and inability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet our obligations and sustain our operations raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans concerning these matters are also discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including information with respect to our plans, intentions and strategies for our businesses. Our actual results may differ materially from those estimated or projected in any of these forward-looking statements.

 

In this Form 10-Q, “we,” “our,” “us,” the “Company” and similar terms in this report, including references to “UMED” and “Greenway” all refer to Greenway Technologies, Inc., and our wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc., unless the context requires otherwise.

 

Overview

 

Greenway fka UMED Holdings, Inc. was originally incorporated as Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation under the laws of the State of Texas on March 13, 2002. Greenway is structured as a holding company with present interests in energy technology and mining property, and primarily focused on the research and development of the Company’s proprietary GTL technology, as more fully described below. Our corporate offices are located at 1521 North Cooper Street, Suite 205, Arlington, Texas 76011.

 

As a development stage entity, we do not currently generate revenue and will be unable to pay our obligations in the normal course of business or service our debt in a timely manner throughout the remainder of 2019 without raising additional debt or equity capital. Although the Company has been successful in its capital raising efforts in prior years, there can be no assurance that additional debt or equity capital will be raised, or at the levels required to maintain as going concern.

 

Greenway is currently evaluating strategic alternatives that include the following: (i) entering into a joint venture or partnership with an existing oil and gas producer or refiner to exploit the Company’s patented technology, (ii) licensing or selling rights to the technology, (iii) raising additional equity capital or (iv) entering into or issuing debt instruments. This process is ongoing and can be lengthy and has inherent costs and risks. There can be no assurance that the exploration of strategic alternatives will result in any specific action to alleviate our next twelve (12) months working capital needs or result in any other transaction.

 

Greenway’s GTL Technology

 

In August 2012, Greenway Technologies acquired 100% of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. (“GIE”) which owns patents and trade secrets for a proprietary technology to convert natural gas into synthesis gas (“syngas”). Based on a new, breakthrough process called Fractional Thermal Oxidation™ (“FTO”), the Company believes that GIE’s G-Reformer, combined with conventional Fischer-Tropsch (“FT”) processes, offers an economical and scalable method to converting natural gas to liquid fuel. On February 15, 2013, GIE filed for its first patent on its GTL technology. U.S. Patent number 8,574,501 was issued on November 5, 2013. On November 4, 2013, GIE filed for a second patent covering other unique aspects of the design. The Company has identified several other areas in its technology to file for patent protection and such efforts are ongoing.

 

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On June 26, 2017, Greenway, in conjunction with the University of Texas at Arlington (“UTA”), announced that they had successfully demonstrated Greenway’s GTL technology at the Company sponsored Conrad Greer Laboratory at UTA, proving the viability of the science behind the technology.

 

On March 6, 2018, the Company announced the completion of its first commercial scale G-Reformer. The G-Reformer is the critical component of the Company’s innovative Greer-Wright Gas-to-Liquids system. A team consisting of individuals from the Company, UTA and the Company’s contracted fabricator worked together to test and calibrate the newly built G-Reformer unit. The testing substantiated the units’ synthesis gas generation capability and demonstrated additional proficiencies within certain prior prescribed testing metrics.

 

On July 23, 2019, the Company announced that Mabert LLC, a company controlled by Greenway Director, Kevin Jones, which also acts as agent for the Company’s lenders, acquired INFRA Technology Group’s U.S. GTL plant and technology located in Wharton, Texas. Mabert purchased the entire 5.2-acre site, plant and equipment, including INFRA’s proprietary Fischer-Tropsch (“FT”) reactor system and operating license agreement.

 

Subsequently, the Company reported on Form 8-K on August 29, 2019, entry into a material definitive agreement whereby Greenway Technologies, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”) entered into a joint venture with Mabert, Tom Phillips, an individual and vice president of operations and chief engineer for the Company, and OPM Green Energy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“OPMGE”), together with the Company, Mabert, and Phillips (altogether the “Members”). To facilitate the joint venture, the Members formed OPMGE pursuant to a Limited Liability Company Agreement of OPM Green Energy, LLC, dated August 23, 2019 (the “Agreement”), by and among the Members. Kevin Jones, a director of the Company, will serve as the sole manager of OPMGE. The related agreements are incorporated herein as Exhibits 10.55-10.57. As the first GTL operating plant using Greenway’s proprietary technology and equipment, the OPMGE facility is initially expected to yield a minimum of 75-100 barrels per day of gasoline and diesel fuels from converted natural gas.

 

The Company’s Board of Directors voted on July 19, 2019, to adopt the resolution affirming GWTI’s partnership in the new joint venture. The resolution’s vote was passed with approval from four of the six GWTI Directors, with Kevin Jones and Ransom Jones abstaining from the vote.

 

The Company believes that its proprietary G-Reformer is a major innovation in gas reforming and GTL technology in general. Initial tests have demonstrated that the Company’s solution is superior to legacy technologies which are costly, have a larger footprint and cannot be easily deployed at field sites to process associated gas, stranded gas, coal-bed methane, vented gas, or flared gas, all markets the Company seeks to service. The new plant is anticipated to prove out the economics for the Company’s technology and GTL processes.

 

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This proprietary technology is also unique in that it allows for transportable GTL plants with a much smaller footprint when compared to legacy large-scale technologies. The Company believes its technologies and processes will allow for several GTL plants to be built with substantially lower up-front and ongoing costs resulting in more profitable results for O&G operators. Greenway is now working to commercialize both its G-Reformer and its GTL solutions and is in discussions with a number of oil and gas companies, smaller oil and gas operators and other interested parties to license and obtain joint venture or other forms of capital funding to build its first complete gas-to-liquid plant.

 

GTL Industry –Market

 

GTL converts natural gas – the cleanest-burning fossil fuel – into high-quality liquid products that would otherwise be made from crude oil. These products include transport fuels, motor oils and the ingredients for everyday necessities like plastics, detergents and cosmetics. GTL products are colorless and odorless. They contain almost none of the impurities, e.g., sulphur, aromatics and nitrogen, that are found in crude oil.

 

According to industry research metrics, the market for GTL products accounted for $10.98 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $22.89 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 8.5%. Products created by this process include GTL Diesel, GTL Naphtha, GTL Other (e.g., lubricants), where GTL Diesel accounts for more than 68% of the market. Market share of these products has not changed significantly over the last four years. Increasing population across the globe have led to the increase in the power consumption. There is a high demand for clean natural gas liquids products (“NGL”) in the commercial sector, including as blend-stock for petrochemical plants and refineries, as well as in the automobile and packaging industries, among others. Due to their clean nature, NGL products have wide use as fuel in motor vehicles, furnaces for heating and cooking, and as a household energy source. Greenway’s focus is in the production of gasoline, diesel and Jet A fuels, a multi-billion-dollar market segment.

 

Development of stringent environmental regulations by numerous governments to control pollution and promote cleaner fuel sources is expected to complement industry growth. U.S. guidelines implemented such as the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006, Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act of 1948, and Oil Industry (Development) Act, 1974 are likely to continue to encourage GTL applications in diverse end-use industries to conserve natural gas and other resources.

 

Key industry players include: Linc Energy; Gas Techno; Compact GTL; Primus Green Energy; Chevron Corporation; Velocys; Royal Dutch Shell; Sasol Limited; NRG Energy; Ventech Engineers and Petrobras. In terms of production and consumption, Shell had the largest market share in 2018, virtually all of which is located overseas.

 

Mining Interest

 

In December 2010, UMED acquired the rights to approximately 1,440 acres of placer mining claims located on Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) land in Mohave County, Arizona for 5,066,000 shares of restricted Common A stock. Early indications, from samples taken and processed, provided reason to believe that the potential recovery value of the metals located on the 1,440 acres is significant, but only actual mining and processing will determine the ultimate value which may be realized from this property holding. The Company is currently exploring strategic options to partner or sell its interest in this acreage, while it focuses on its emerging GTL technology sales and marketing efforts.

 

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Company History

 

Greenway Technologies, Inc. was originally incorporated as Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation (“Dynalyst”) under the laws of the State of Texas on March 13, 2002. In connection with the merger with Universal Media Corporation (“UMC”), a Nevada corporation, on August 17, 2009, the Company changed its name to Universal Media Corporation. The transaction was accounted for as a reverse merger, and Universal Media Corporation was the acquiring company on the basis that Universal Media Corporation’s senior management became the entire senior management of the merged entity and there was a change of control of Dynalyst. The transaction was accounted for as recapitalization of Dynalyst’s capital structure. In connection with the merger, Dynalyst issued 57,500,000 restricted common shares to the shareholders of Universal Media Corporation for 100% of Universal Media Corporation.

 

On August 18, 2009, Dynalyst approved the amendment of its articles of incorporation and filed with the Texas Secretary of State an amendment to change its name to Universal Media Corporation and approved the increase in authorized shares to 300,000,000 shares of common A stock, par value $0.0001 and 20,000,000 shares of common B, par value $0.0001.

 

On March 23, 2011, Universal Media Corporation approved the amendment of its articles of incorporation and filed with the Texas Secretary of State an amendment to change our name to UMED Holdings, Inc.

 

On June 22, 2017, Greenway Technologies, Inc.in recognition of its primary operational activity, approved the amendment of its certificate of formation and filed on June 23, 2017, with the Texas Secretary of State to change its name to: Greenway Technologies, Inc.

 

On June 26, 2019, the Company held its first annual shareholders meeting in Arlington, Texas. There were seven proposals presented for stockholder vote, including to approve the Company’s slate of directors, to amend the Company’s Certificate of Formation (Articles) and Bylaws, as well as to ratify the Company’s then current independent public accounting audit firm, which passed by an overwhelming margin at the meeting. The Company’s Form 8-K was filed on July 2, 2019 and which is incorporated herein by reference. On August 1, 2019, the Company filed an 8-K/A, noting that due to a potential tabulation error, they Company was reviewing the results for Proposals 1 - 4. As a result, and to resolve such potential errors, the Company has called for a Special Shareholders Meeting to be held December 11, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. Detailed information about each of the Proposals and the related proxy voting instructions can be found in the Schedule DEF14A filed with the SEC on November 18, 2019.

 

Employees

 

As of August 19, 2019, we have four full-time employees, located in, or near our corporate offices in Arlington, Texas. Our acting President, Kent Harer, is a Director and takes no salary in his current executive role. None of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements. We consider our employee relations to be satisfactory.

 

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Going Concern

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements to this Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of September 30, 2019, we have an accumulated deficit of $29,435,460. For the nine-months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred a net loss of $2,616,976 and used $1,107,644 net cash for operating activities. As a pre-revenue entity, these factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. While the Company is attempting to commence revenue generating operations and thereby generate sustainable revenues, the Company’s current cash position is not sufficient to support its ongoing daily operations and requires the Company to raise addition capital through debt and/or equity sources.

 

Accordingly, the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is therefore in doubt and dependent upon achieving a profitable level of operations or on the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to fund ongoing operations. Management intends to raise additional funds by way of public or private offerings, or both. Management believes that the actions presently being taken to implement the Company’s business plan to generate revenues will provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern. While Management believes in the viability of its strategy to generate revenues and in its ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to further implement our business plan and generate revenues.

 

While we are attempting to commence operations and generate revenues, our cash position may not be enough to support our daily operations. Management intends to raise additional funds by way of a public or private offering. Management believes that the actions presently being taken to further implement its business plan and generate revenues provide the opportunity for us to continue as a going concern. While management believes in the viability of its strategy to generate revenues and in its ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to further implement our business plan and generate revenues.

 

Three-months ended September 30, 2019, compared to Three-months ended September 30, 2018.

 

Revenues. During the three-months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, the Company had no revenues from operations. Management has determined a variety of ways to leverage the Company’s unique GTL technology to develop revenue opportunities and expects to generate revenue in the future.

 

Operating Expenses.

 

General and Administrative Expenses. During the three-months ended September 30, 2019, General and Administrative expenses increased $119,933 to $339,507, as compared to $219,574 for the prior year three-months ended September 30, 2018. The increase was primarily the result of increased settlement expenses, related legal fees and accrued compensation in the period.

 

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Research and Development Expenses. During the three-months ended September 30, 2019, Research and Development expenses decreased $162,357, resulting in a gain of $87,357, as compared to $75,000 in the prior year three-months ended September 30, 2018. The recognized gain was primarily due to the reversal of certain prior accrued expenses related to research agreement credits from the University of Texas at Arlington and related development of the Company’s G-Reformer unit.

 

Interest Expense. During the three-months ended September 30, 2019, interest expense increased to $121,449 as compared to interest income of $5,476 in the prior year three-months ended September 30, 2018. The increase was primarily due to the increase in total notes payable executed during the period.

 

Derivative Adjustment. During the three-months ended September 30, 2019, the loss on the fair value of derivatives was $81,975 as compared to a loss of $56,168 for the prior year three-months ended September 30, 2018. The change was due to a change in the price per share changes related to a convertible note payable using the Black-Scholes Model for the period, and the conversion of the related last remaining convertible note requiring a derivative calculation in July 2019.

 

Net Loss. Our net loss increased to $511,354 for the three-months ended September 30, 2019 compared to a loss of $135,266 for the three-months ended September 30, 2018. The increase was primarily due to the increase in the loss in the fair value of a derivative and interest and settlement expenses versus one-time settlement income of $210,000 in the prior period.

 

Nine-months ended September 30, 2019, compared to Nine-months ended September 30, 2018.

 

Revenues. During the nine-months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, the Company had no revenues from operations. Management has determined a variety of ways to leverage the Company’s unique GTL technology to develop revenue opportunities and expects to generate revenue in the future.

 

Operating Expenses.

 

General and Administrative Expenses. During the nine-months ended September 30, 2019, General and Administrative expenses increased $69,052 to $1,100,433, as compared to $1,031,381 for the prior year nine-months ended September 30, 2018. The increase was primarily the result of increased settlement expenses, related legal fees and accrued compensation through the period.

 

Research and Development Expenses. During the nine-months ended September 30, 2019, Research and Development expenses decreased $174,963 to $441,320, as compared to $616,283 from the prior year nine-months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease was primarily due to a gain on the reversal of prior accrued expenses related to certain research agreement credits from the University of Texas at Arlington and related development of the Company’s G-Reformer unit.

 

Interest Expense. During the nine-months ended September 30, 2019, interest expense increased $255,9090 to $284,669 as compared to interest expense of $28,760 from the prior year nine-months ended September 30, 2018. The increase was primarily due to the increase in total notes payable executed by the Company during the period.

 

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Derivative Adjustment. During the nine-months ended September 30, 2019, the loss on derivative adjustment was $64,899 as compared to a loss of $18,581 for the prior year nine-months ended September 30, 2018. The change was due to a change in the price per share changes related to a convertible note payable using the Black-Scholes Model for the period, and the conversion of the Company’s last remaining convertible note requiring a derivative calculation in July 2019.

 

Net Loss. Our net loss increased to $2,616,976 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2019 compared to a net loss of $1,513,005 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in net loss was primarily due to the increase in settlement expenses, interest expense and accrued compensation over the prior year nine-month period.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate adequate amounts of cash to meet its needs for cash. In the nine-months ended September 30, 2019, our working capital deficit increased by $1,336,303 from year-end 2018 primarily as the result of increases in related party notes payable and accrued expenses of $1,085,710 and $1,085,055, respectively, offset by a reclass reduction in accrued management fees of $730,138 from the 2018 year-end accruals.

 

Operating activities

 

Net cash used for operating activities decreased during the nine-months ended September 30, 2019 to $1,107,644 from $1,429,635 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to the increase in accrued expenses of $462,655 and legal settlements of $745,000, as compared to $0 for the same period in the prior year.

 

Investing activities

 

The Company advanced $131,121 to the OPMGE joint venture during the three months ended September 30, 2019 for certain operating expenses and initial capital costs associated with the opening of the Wharton, Texas GTL plant. The amount advanced was booked as a related party receivable by the Company, which expects to fully recover the receivable from OPMGE as it ramps up its operations in 2020.We had no investing activities during the nine-months ended September 30, 2018.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $1,185,130 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2019, consisting primarily of the proceeds from new loans made under the Mabert Loan Agreement totaling $1,135,130, including loans totaling $730,130 in the period by Director and shareholder, Kevin Jones and his wife, Christine Earley, a related party. This is compared to cash primarily provided by sales of the Company’s Class A common stock of $1,207168 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2018.

 

Seasonality

 

We do not anticipate that our business will be affected by seasonal factors.

 

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Impact of Inflation

 

General inflation in the economy has driven the operating expenses of many businesses higher. We will continuously seek methods of reducing costs and streamlining operations while maximizing efficiency through improved internal operating procedures and controls. While we are subject to inflation as described above, management believes that inflation currently does not have a material effect on our operating results. However, inflation may become a factor in the future.

 

Commitments

 

Employment Agreements

 

In August 2012, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Ray Wright, president of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc., now chairman of the board for a term of 5 years with compensation of $90,000 per year. In July 2014, the president’s employment agreement was amended to increase his annual pay to $180,000. By its terms, the employment agreement automatically renewed on August 12, 2018 for a successive one-year period. During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company paid and accrued a total of $180,000 and $180,000, respectively, for the annual compensation payments, as well as accrued an additional $435,000 as an adjustment for prior periods not correctly accounted for.

 

Effective May 10, 2018, the Company entered into employment agreements with John Olynick, as President, and Ransom Jones, as Chief Financial Officer, respectively. The terms and conditions of their employment agreements were identical. John Olynick elected not to renew his employment agreement and resigned as President on July 19, 2019. Ransom Jones, as Chief Financial Officer, earns a salary of $120,000 per year. Mr. Jones also serves as the Company’s Secretary and Treasurer. During each year that Mr. Jones agreement is in effect, he is entitled to receive a bonus (“Bonus”) equal to at least Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) per year. He is also entitled to certain additional stock grants based on the performance of the Company during the term of their employment. Both Mr. Olynick and Mr. Jones received a grant of common stock (the “Stock Grant”) at the start of their employment equal to 250,000 shares each of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), such shares vesting immediately. Mr. Jones is also entitled to participate in the Company’s benefit plans, when such plans exist. The foregoing summary of the Mr. Jones employment agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual true and correct Employment Agreement, a copy of which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.40.

 

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Thomas Phillips, Vice President of Operations, reporting to the President of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc., for a term of fifteen (15) months with compensation of $120,000 per year. Phillips is entitled to a no-cost grant of common stock on the effective date equal to 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s Rule 144 restricted Class A common stock, par value $.0001 per share, such shares to be issued at such time as the Company has the ability to issue such number of shares. also entitled to certain additional stock grants based on the performance of the Company during the term of their employment. Phillips is also entitled to participate in the Company’s benefit plans, when such become available. The foregoing summary of the Phillips Employment Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual true and correct employment agreements, a copy of which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.53.

 

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Consulting Agreements

 

On July 10, 2017, the Company entered into a one-year consulting agreement with an individual, Ryan Turner, to provide business development services, including but not limited to enhanced digital marketing, assistance with shareholder communications and help in establishing industry relationships. Terms included monthly payments of $5,000 per month, plus approved expenses. After the first twelve-month initial term, the agreement is automatically renewable for successive twelve-month terms, unless otherwise terminated with written notice by the parties, and has been subsequently renewed until July 10, 2020.

 

On November 28, 2017, the Company entered into a three-year consulting agreement with Chisos Equity Consultants, LLC for public relations, consulting and corporate communications services. The initial payment was 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock. Additional payments were to be made upon the Company’s common stock reaching certain price points over an extended period. Due to a breach of the Agreement by Chisos, on June 22, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company voted to terminate the Agreement. Based on the termination, all warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock were cancelled. The Company is currently in litigation over such termination action. See Note 10 – Legal Matters.

 

On September 7, 2018, Wildcat Consulting Group, LLC (“Wildcat”), a company controlled by a shareholder, Marshall Gleason, filed suit against the Company alleging claims arising from a Consulting Agreement between the Parties, seeking to recover monetary damages, interest, court costs, and attorney’s fees. On March 6, 2019, the Parties entered into a Rule 11 Agreement settling both disputes. Pursuant to the Rule 11 Agreement, the Parties agreed to abate this case until the earlier of a default of the performance of the Rule 11 Agreement or October 30, 2019. The Rule 11 Agreement provided that if the Company timely performs through October 15, 2019, the Parties will file a Joint Motion for Dismissal and present Agreed Orders of Dismissal with prejudice for both lawsuits. A copy of the Rule 11 Agreement is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.52.

 

The Company has performed in all regards under the Rule 11 Agreement and is currently waiting for Mr. Gleason to sign the Settlement Agreement. The parties’ respective counsels have mutually agreed to extend the original October 15, 2019 settlement date until at least the end of the year while the parties wait for Mr. Gleason’s signature. Provided Gleason does not sign the Settlement Agreement, which further provides for the Motion for Dismissal and Agreed Orders of Dismissal with prejudice for both lawsuits, Greenway is confident in its defenses and intends once again to vigorously defend its interests. See Note 10 – Legal Matters.

 

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Other

 

In the August 2012 acquisition agreement with Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. (“GIE”), the Company agreed to: (i) issue an additional 7,500,000 shares of restricted common stock when the first portable GTL unit is built and becomes operational, and, is capable of producing 2,000 barrels of diesel or jet fuel per day, and (ii) pay a 2% royalty on all gross production sales on each unit placed in production. In connection with a settlement agreement with the Greer Family Trust (‘Trust”), the successor owner of one of the two founders and prior owners of GIE on February 6, 2018, the Company exchanged Greer’s half of the 7,500,000 shares (3,750,000 shares) to be issued in the future, Greer’s half of the 2% royalty, a termination of Greer’s then current Employment Agreement and the Trust’s waiver of any future claims against the Company for any reason, for the issuance and delivery to the Trust of three million (3,000,000) restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, and a Promissory Note for $150,000. As a result, only 3,750,000 shares are committed to be later issued under the original 2012 acquisition agreement. A copy of the Settlement Agreement and Promissory Note is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.36.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that impact the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by management’s application of accounting policies. Critical accounting policies include revenue recognition and impairment of long-lived assets.

 

We recognize revenue in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements.” Sales are recorded when products are shipped to customers. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances and other adjustments are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded.

 

We evaluate our long-lived assets for financial impairment on a regular basis in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” which evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets not held for sale by measuring the carrying amount of the assets against the estimated discounted future cash flows associated with them. At the time such evaluations indicate that the future discounted cash flows of certain long-lived assets are not sufficient to recover the carrying value of such assets, the assets are adjusted to their fair values.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

Accounting Standard 718, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“ASC 718”) established financial accounting and reporting standards for stock-based employee compensation plans. It defines a fair value-based method of accounting for an employee stock option or similar equity instrument. In January 2006, Greenway Technologies implemented ASC 718, and accordingly, we account for compensation cost for stock option plans in accordance with ASC 718.

 

Greenway accounts for share-based payments to non-employees in accordance with ASC 505-50 “Accounting for Equity Instruments Issued to Non-Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services”.

 

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In September 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-10, “Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation.” The update removes all incremental financial reporting requirements from GAAP for development stage entities, including the removal of Topic 915 from the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. In addition, the update adds an example disclosure in Risks and Uncertainties (Topic 275) to illustrate one way that an entity that has not begun planned principal operations could provide information about the risks and uncertainties related to Greenway Technologies’ current activities. Furthermore, the update removes an exception provided to development stage entities in Consolidations (Topic 810) for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity-which may change the consolidation analysis, consolidation decision, and disclosure requirements for a company that has an interest in a company in the development stage. The update is effective for the annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, including interim periods therein. Early application with the first annual reporting period or interim period for which the entity’s financial statements have not yet been issued (Public business entities) or made available for issuance (other entities). We adopted this pronouncement as of January 1, 2019.

 

FASB’s new lease accounting standard (Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as provided by FASB in ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, whereby the Company would recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption, will be applied to any new leases entered into by the Company where this standard would otherwise apply. The Company does not have any lease agreements where such lease accounting standards would apply.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

As a smaller reporting company, as defined by Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide information requested by this item.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

The term disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78a, et seq) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

 

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Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the issuer;
   
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the issuer are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the issuer; and
   
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the issuer’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of inherent limitations in all control systems, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

In September 2019, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of our internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Based on this evaluation, management has concluded that as of September 30, 2019, our internal control over financial reporting was ineffective.

 

We have identified the following deficiencies which together constitute a material weakness in our assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2019:

 

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Greenway Technologies has inadequate segregation of duties within its cash disbursement control design.

 

For the period ending September 30, 2019, Greenway internally performed all aspects of its financial reporting process, including, but not limited to the underlying accounting records and record journal entries and responsibility for the preparation of the financial statement due to the fact these duties were performed often times by the same people, a lack of review was created over the financial reporting process that might result in a failure to detect errors in spreadsheets, calculations, or assumptions used to compile the financial statements and related disclosures as filed with the SEC. These control deficiencies could result in a material misstatement to our interim or annual financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

 

Greenway does not have a sufficient number of independent or qualified directors for its board and audit committee. We currently have three independent directors on our board, which is comprised of six directors, and we do not yet have a functioning audit committee, as the only otherwise qualified director is not independent. As a publicly traded company, we should strive to have a majority of our board of directors be independent.

 

Greenway is continuing the process of remediating its control deficiencies. However, the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting that has been identified will not be remediated until numerous internal controls are implemented and operate for a period of time, are tested, and Greenway is able to conclude that such internal controls are operating effectively. We cannot provide assurance that these procedures will be successful in identifying material errors that may exist in our financial statements. We cannot make assurances that we will not identify additional material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting in the future. Management plans, as capital becomes available to us, to increase the accounting and financial reporting staff and provide future investments in the continuing education and public company accounting training of our accounting and financial professionals.

 

It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Because of these and other inherent limitations of control system, there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.

 

This quarterly report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this quarterly report.

 

Management believes that the material weaknesses set forth above did not have a material effect on our financial results. However, the lack of a functioning audit committee and lack of a majority of independent directors on our board of directors resulting in potentially ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures, can impact our financial statements.

 

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes (including corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses) in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2019, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

The nature of all legal proceedings we are involved in is discussed in ‘Note 10. Commitments – Legal Matters’ and ‘Note 11- Subsequent Events’ to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

We may not be able to raise the additional capital necessary to execute our business strategy which includes the production, sale and/or licensing of our proprietary GTL technology solutions to oil and gas operators in the United States and elsewhere.

 

Our ability to successfully execute such transactions may depend on our ability to raise additional debt and/or equity capital. Our ability to raise additional capital is uncertain and dependent upon numerous factors beyond our control, including but not limited to economic conditions, regulatory factors, reduced retail sales, increased taxation, reductions in consumer confidence, changes in levels of consumer spending, changes in preferences in how consumers pay for goods and services, weak housing markets and availability or lack of availability of credit. If we are unable to obtain additional capital, or if the terms thereof are too costly, we may be unable to successfully execute our business strategy.

 

Our limited operating history may not serve as an adequate basis to judge our future prospects and results of operations.

 

We are a development stage company and have a limited operating history upon which you can evaluate our business and prospects. We have yet to develop sufficient experience regarding actual revenues to be received from our GTL Technology. You must consider the risks and uncertainties frequently encountered by early stage companies in new and evolving markets. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks and uncertainties, our business, results of operations and financial condition will be materially and adversely affected. The risks and difficulties we face include challenges in accurate financial planning as a result of limited historical data and the uncertainties resulting from having had a relatively limited time period in which to implement and evaluate our business strategies as compared to older companies with longer operating histories.

 

We have historically incurred losses.

 

We are considered a pre-revenue or development stage company. We have incurred significant operating losses since inception. Due to the inherent risk of commercializing new technology, there can be no assurance that the Company will earn net income in the future and it may require additional capital in order to fund its operations, which it may not be able to source on acceptable terms.

 

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Establishing our revenues and achieving profitability will depend on our ability to develop and commercialize our GTL Technology.

 

Much of our ability to establish revenues and to achieve profitability and positive cash flows from operations will depend on the successful introduction of our GTL technology. Our prospective customers will not use our GTL technology unless they determine that the benefits provided by our GTL solution is greater than those available from competing technologies and providers. Even if the advantages derived from our proprietary GTL technology is well established, prospective customers may elect not to use our GTL technology for a variety of reasons.

 

We may be required to undertake time-consuming and costly additional development activities and seek regulatory clearance or approval for new GTL technology. The completion of the development and commercialization of our GTL technology remains subject to all the risks associated with the commercialization of any GTL systems based on innovative technologies, including unanticipated technical or other problems, manufacturing difficulties and the possible insufficiency of the funds allocated for the completion of such development.

 

We may encounter substantial competition in our business and failure to compete effectively may adversely affect our ability to generate revenue.

 

We expect that we will be required to continue to invest in product development and productivity improvements to compete effectively in our markets. Our competitors could potentially develop a similar or more efficient GTL product or undertake more aggressive and costly marketing campaigns than ours, which may adversely affect our sales and marketing strategies and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Important factors affecting our ability to compete successfully include:

 

  current and future direct sales and marketing efforts by large competitors;
  rapid and effective development of new, unique GTL techniques; and
  new and aggressive pricing methodologies.

 

If substantial competitors enter our targeted markets, we may be unable to compete successfully against such existing or new competition. Most of our potential competitors have far greater resources than the Company today. In addition, there is significant competition for experienced personnel and financial capital in the oil and gas industry. Therefore, it can be difficult for smaller companies such as Greenway to attract the personnel and related investment for its various business activities needed to succeed. We cannot give any assurances that we will be able to successfully compete for such personnel and capital funds, and without adequate financial resources, Management cannot assure that we will be able to compete in our business activities.

 

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The longevity of patents in the United Sates is limited in duration and may affect the Company’s long-term ability to successfully monetize the intellectual property it owns.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company owns United States Patents Nos. 8,574,501 B1 and 8,795,597 B2 covering its mobile GTL conversion technology for the purpose of converting natural gas to clean synthetic fuels. In the United States, a patent’s term may be up to 21 years if the earliest claimed filing date is that of a provisional application. Other legal provisions may, however, shorten or lengthen a patent’s term. In the United States, a patent’s term may, in certain cases, be lengthened by patent term adjustment, which compensates a patentee for administrative delays by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in examining and granting a patent. Alternatively, a patent’s term may be shortened if a patent is terminally disclaimed over a commonly owned patent or a patent naming a common inventor and having an earlier expiration date.

 

We are dependent on a limited number of key executives, consultants and equipment fabricators, the loss of any of which could negatively impact our business.

 

Our business is led by current Director and acting President, Kent Harer, and our Chief Financial Officer, Ransom Jones. Our engineering efforts are led by Thomas Phillips. In addition, we plan to continue to use outside consultants to support and perform the engineering and production work on our GTL technology. In that regard we have a Sponsored Research Agreement with UTA and have contracted manufacturing production with a heavy equipment fabricator in Texas.

 

If one or more of our senior executives or other key personnel are unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, we may not be able to replace them easily or at all, and our business may be disrupted, and our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. Competition for senior management and senior personnel in our industry is intense, the pool of qualified candidates is limited, and we may not be able to retain the services of our senior executives or senior personnel or attract and retain high-quality senior executives or senior personnel in the future. Such failure could materially and adversely affect our future growth and financial condition, and the loss of one or more of these executives, consultants or current fabricators could negatively impact our business and operations.

 

Our quarterly results may fluctuate substantially and if we fail to meet the expectations of our investors or analysts, our stock price could decline substantially.

 

Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate, and if we fail to meet or exceed the expectations of securities analysts or investors, the trading price of our common stock could decline. Some of the important factors that could cause our revenue and operating results to fluctuate from quarter to quarter include:

 

  we are a small company with limited operating history;
     
  the limited scope of our sales and marketing efforts;
     
  our ability to attract new customers and satisfy our customers’ requirements;
     
  general economic conditions;
     
  changes in our pricing capabilities;
     
  our ability to expand our business;
     
  the effectiveness of our personnel;
     
  new product introductions; and
     
  extraordinary expenses such as litigation or other dispute-related settlement payments.

 

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We may have difficulty in attracting and retaining outside independent directors to our board of directors as a result of their concerns relating to potentially increased personal exposure to lawsuits and shareholder claims by virtue of holding these positions.

 

The directors and management of companies are increasingly concerned with the extent of their personal exposure to lawsuits and shareholder claims, as well as governmental and creditor claims which may be made against them, particularly in view of recent changes in securities laws imposing additional duties, obligations and liabilities on management and directors. Due to these perceived risks, directors and management are also becoming increasingly concerned with the availability of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance to pay on a timely basis the costs incurred in defending such claims. We currently carry directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. Directors’ and Officers’ liability insurance has recently become much more expensive and difficult to obtain. If we are unable to continue or provide liability insurance at affordable rates or at all, it may become increasingly more difficult to attract and retain qualified outside directors to serve on our board of directors.

 

We may lose potential independent board members and management candidates to other companies that have greater directors’ and officers’ liability insurance to insure them from liability or to companies that have revenues or have received greater funding to date which can offer more lucrative compensation packages. The fees of directors are also rising in response to their increased duties, obligations and liabilities as well as increased exposure to such risks. As a company with limited operating history and resources, we will have a more difficult time attracting and retaining management and outside independent directors than a more established company due to these enhanced duties, obligations and liabilities.

 

Our future success relies upon our proprietary GTL Technology. We may not have the resources to enforce our proprietary rights through litigation or otherwise. The loss of exclusive right to our GTL Technology could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We believe that our GTL technology does not infringe upon the valid proprietary intellectual property rights of others. Even so, third parties may still assert infringement claims against us. If infringement claims are brought against us, we may not have the financial resources to defend against such claims or prevent an adverse judgment against us. In the event of an unfavorable ruling on any such claim, a license or similar agreement to utilize the intellectual property rights in question relied upon by us in the conduct of our business may not be available to us on reasonable terms, if terms are offered at all.

 

Our ability to obtain field related operating hazards insurance may be constrained by our limited operational history.

 

The oil and natural gas business involves a variety of operating risks, including the risk of fire, explosions, blow-outs, pipe failure, abnormally pressured formations and environmental hazards such as oil spills, natural gas leaks, ruptures or discharges of toxic gases. If any of these should occur, we could incur legal defense costs and could suffer substantial losses due to injury or loss of life, severe damage to or destruction of property, natural resources and equipment, pollution or other environmental damage, clean-up responsibilities, regulatory investigation and penalties, and suspension of operations. We plan to carry comprehensive general liability insurance will further provide workers’ compensation insurance coverage to employees in all states in which we will operate.

 

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While these policies are customary in the industry, they do not provide complete coverage against all operating risks, and as a small operator, we may not be able to obtain sufficient coverage. In addition, our insurance may not cover penalties or fines that may be assessed by a governmental authority. A loss not fully covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover every claim made against us or may not be commercially available for purchase in the future.

 

Our future revenues are unpredictable, and our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly.

 

We only have a limited operating history and cannot forecast with any degree of certainty whether our GTL technology will generate revenue, or that the amount of revenue to be generated will be profitable. In addition, we cannot predict the consistency of our quarterly operating results. Factors which may cause our operating results to fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter include:

 

  Our ability to attract new and repeat customers;
     
  Our ability to keep current with the evolving requirements of our target market;
     
  Our ability to protect our proprietary GTL Technology;
     
  The ability of our competitors to offer new or enhanced GTL services; and
     
  Unanticipated delays or cost increases with respect to research and development.

 

Our GTL Technology is subject to the changing of applicable U.S. laws and regulations.

 

Our business is particularly subject to federal and state laws and regulations with respect to the oil and gas and mining industries. Our success depends in part on our ability to anticipate and respond to these changes, and we may not respond in a timely or commercially appropriate manner to such changes.

 

Acts of terrorism, responses to acts of terrorism and acts of war may impact our business and our ability to raise capital.

 

Future acts of war or terrorism, national or international responses to such acts, and measures taken to prevent such acts may harm our ability to raise capital or our ability to operate, especially to the extent we depend upon activities conducted in foreign countries. In addition, the threat of future terrorist acts or acts of war may have effects on the general economy or on our business that are difficult to predict. We are not insured against damage or interruption of our business caused by terrorist acts or acts of war.

 

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We may fail to establish and maintain strategic relationships.

 

We believe that the establishment of strategic partnerships and customer relationships will greatly benefit the growth of our business, and the deployment of our GTL technology, and we intend to seek out and enter into strategic alliances, joint ventures and similar production relationships. We may not be able to enter into these strategic partnerships on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Even if we enter such relationships, our partners may not have sufficient production to provide profitable revenues or otherwise prove advantageous to our business. Our inability to enter into such new relationships or strategic alliances could have a material and adverse effect on our business.

 

Risks Relating to Our Mining Properties

 

As discussed above, although we still own mining properties, we do not currently conduct any mining operations. However, there are still risks associated with our mining properties, including those risks described below.

 

Our mining properties do not have quantified known reserves.

 

None of the properties in which we have an interest have any known reserves. To date, we have engaged in only limited preliminary exploration and assay activities on the leased properties. Accordingly, we do not have sufficient information upon which to assess the ultimate success of our exploration efforts.

 

There are uncertainties as to title matters in the mining industry. Any defects in such title could cause us to lose our rights in mineral properties and jeopardize our business operations.

 

Our mineral properties consist of claims to mineral rights on Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), a department of the United States Government. Our mining properties in the United States are mining claims located on lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), to which we have only mining rights to recover minerals. The mining claims are renewable annual and if not paid, revert back to the BLM. These uncertainties relate to such things as sufficiency of mineral discovery, proper location and posting and marking of boundaries, and possible conflicts with other claims not determinable from descriptions of record. We believe a substantial portion of all mineral exploration, development and mining in the United States now occurs on unpatented mining claims, and this uncertainty is inherent in the mining industry.

 

The present status of our mining claims located on BLM lands allows us the right to mine and remove valuable minerals, such as precious and base metals, from the claims conditioned upon applicable environmental reviews and permitting programs. We also are generally allowed to use the surface of the land solely for purposes related to mining and processing the mineral-bearing ores. However, legal ownership of the land remains with the United States. We remain at risk that the mining claims may be forfeited either to the United States due to failure to comply with statutory requirements. Prior to 1994, a mining claim locator who was able to prove the discovery of valuable, locatable minerals on a mining claim, and to meet all other applicable federal and state requirements and procedures pertaining to the location and maintenance of federal unpatented mining claims, had the right to prosecute a patent application to secure fee title to the mining claim from the Federal government. The right to pursue a patent, however, has been subject to a moratorium since October 1994, through federal legislation restricting the BLM from accepting any new mineral patent applications. There may be challenges to title to the mineral properties in which we hold a material interest. If there are title defects with respect to any properties, we might be required to compensate other persons or perhaps reduce our interest in the affected property. Also, in any such case, the investigation and resolution of title issues would divert our management’s time from ongoing production, exploration and development programs.

 

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We are required to share our profits derived from properties in which we do not own 100% fee title.

 

Under BLM related law, we are required to pay the BLM ten percent (10%) of any revenues derived from sales of minerals from the leased property.

 

Risks Relating to Our Stock

 

We may need to raise additional capital. If we are unable to raise additional capital, our business may fail, or our operating results and our share price may be materially adversely affected.

 

Because we have no record of profitable operations, we need to secure adequate funding on an ongoing basis. If we are unable to obtain adequate funding, we may not be able to successfully develop and market our GTL Technology and our business will most likely fail. We have limited commitments for financing. To secure additional financing, we may need to borrow money or sell more securities, which may reduce the value of our outstanding securities. We may be unable to secure additional financing on favorable terms, or at all.

 

Selling additional shares, either privately or publicly, would dilute the equity interests of our shareholders. If we borrow money, we will have to pay interest and may also have to agree to restrictions that limit our operating flexibility. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing, we may have to curtail business operations, which would have a material negative effect on operating results and most likely result in a lower share price.

 

Issuance of additional common stock in exchange for services or to repay debt would dilute a shareholder’s proportionate ownership and voting rights and could have a negative impact on the market price of our common stock.

 

Our board of directors may generally issue shares of common stock to pay for debt or services rendered, without further approval by our shareholders based upon such factors as our board of directors may deem relevant in their sole discretion. It is likely that that the Company will issue additional securities to pay for services and reduce debt in the future.

 

Even though our shares are publicly traded, an investor’s shares may not be “free-trading.”

 

Investors should understand that their shares of our common stock are not “free-trading” merely because Greenway is a publicly traded company. For shares to become “free-trading,” the shares must be registered, or entitled to an exemption from registration under applicable law.

 

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An investor may be unable to sell his common stock at or above his purchase price, which may result in substantial losses to the investor.

 

The following factors may add to the volatility in the price of our common stock: actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly or annual operating results; government regulations, announcements of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships or joint ventures; our capital commitments; and additions or departures of our key personnel. Many of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. We cannot make any predictions or projections as to what the prevailing market price for our common stock will be at any time, including as to whether our common stock will sustain the current market price, or as to what effect the sale of shares or the availability of common stock for sale at any time will have on the prevailing market price.

 

If we fail to remain current in our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTCQB, which would limit the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of shareholders to sell their securities in the secondary market.

 

Companies trading on the OTCQB must be reporting issuers under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and must be current in their reports under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, in order to maintain price quotation privileges on the OTCQB. If we fail to remain current in our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTCQB.

 

Volatility in our share price may subject the Company to securities litigation.

 

There is a limited market for our shares. The market for our shares is characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share prices will be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may in the future be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert management’s attention and resources.

 

We do not intend to pay dividends.

 

We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our inception and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Earnings, if any, that we may realize will be retained in the business for further development and expansion. Our ability to pay dividends may be restricted under our Loan Agreement.

 

Our substantial level of indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition.

 

We have a substantial amount of indebtedness, which requires significant interest payments. As of September 30, 2019, we had $6,716,007 of total liabilities, including total notes payable of $2,465,627 (net of debt discounts of $140,038), bearing average cash interest of 17.8% per year when current and 18% default interest if loans are not current.

 

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Our substantial level of indebtedness could have important consequences, including the following:

 

  We must use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to pay interest, which reduces funds available to us for other purposes, such as working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes;
     
  our ability to refinance such indebtedness or to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or general corporate purposes may be impacted; and
     
  our leverage may be greater than that of some of our competitors, which may put us at a competitive disadvantage and reduce our flexibility in responding to current and changing industry and financial market conditions.

 

Our ability to meet expenses and to make future principal and interest payments in respect of our debt, depends on, among other things, our future operating performance, competitive developments and financial market conditions, all of which are significantly affected by financial, business, economic and other factors. We are not able to control many of these factors. If industry and economic conditions deteriorate, our cash flow may not be sufficient to allow us to pay principal and interest on our debt and meet our other obligations.

 

Future sales of large amounts of our common stock could have a negative impact on our stock price.

 

Future sales of our common stock by existing stockholders pursuant to an effective registration statement covering the resale of such shares or Rule 144 could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and could materially impair our future ability to generate funds through sales of our equity securities.

 

Our common stock is subject to the “penny stock” rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the trading market in our common stock will be limited, which would make transactions in our stock cumbersome and may reduce the investment value of our stock.

 

The term “penny stock” generally refers to a security issued by a smaller reporting company that trades at less than $5.00 per share. Penny stocks are generally quoted over-the-counter, such as on the OTCPK or OTCQB which are owned by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (our shares are traded on the OTCQB); penny stocks may, however, also trade on securities exchanges, including foreign securities exchanges. In addition, the definition of penny stock can include the securities of certain private companies with no active trading market.

 

Penny stocks may trade infrequently, which means that it may be difficult to sell penny stock shares once you own them. Moreover, because it may be difficult to find quotations for certain penny stocks, they may be difficult, or even impossible, to accurately price. For these, and other reasons, penny stocks are generally considered speculative investments. Consequently, investors in penny stocks should be prepared for the possibility that they may lose their whole investment (or an amount in excess of their investment if they purchased penny stocks on margin).

 

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Because of the speculative nature of penny stocks, Congress prohibited broker-dealers from effecting transactions in penny stocks unless they comply with the requirements of Section 15(h) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. These SEC rules provide, among other things, that a broker-dealer must (1) approve the customer for the specific penny stock transaction and receive from the customer a written agreement to the transaction; (2) furnish the customer a disclosure document describing the risks of investing in penny stocks; (3) disclose to the customer the current market quotation, if any, for the penny stock; and (4) disclose to the customer the amount of compensation the firm and its broker will receive for the trade. In addition, after executing the sale, a broker-dealer must send to its customer monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account.

 

The market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse.

 

Stockholders should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include:

 

  Control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer;
     
  Manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases;
     
  Boiler room practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced salespersons;
     
  Excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups by selling broker-dealers; and
     
  The wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with consequential investor losses.

 

Management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect to be in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who participate in the market, the Company’s management will strive to prevent the described patterns from being established with respect to our securities. The occurrence of these patterns or practices could increase the volatility of our share price.

 

Failure to maintain effective internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on our business and stock price.

 

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires us to evaluate annually the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as of the end of each fiscal year and to include a management report assessing the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting in our annual report. If we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, we may not be able to ensure that we can conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

While we continue to dedicate resources and management time to ensuring that we have effective controls over financial reporting, failure to achieve and maintain an effective internal control environment could have a material adverse effect on the market’s perception of our business and our stock price.

 

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, we issued a book total of 10,693,537 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, including 3,036,927 shares of restricted common stock to six (6) individuals for costs related to Promissory Notes the Company executed in 2019; 3,906,610 shares related to the conversion of a loan, 2,500,000 shares related to legal settlements and 1,250,00 through a private sale.

 

Our unregistered securities were issued in reliance upon an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Rule 506(3) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. Each investor took his/her securities for investment purposes without a view to distribution and had access to information concerning us and our business prospects, as required by the Securities Act. In addition, there was no general solicitation or advertising for the purchase of our securities. Our securities were sold only to accredited investors and current shareholders as defined in the Securities Act with whom we had a direct personal, preexisting relationship, and after a thorough discussion. Each certificate contained a restrictive legend as required by the Securities Act. Finally, our stock transfer agent has been instructed not to transfer any of such securities, unless such securities are registered for resale or there is an exemption with respect to their transfer.

 

All of the above described investors who received shares of our common stock were provided with access to our filings with the SEC, including the following:

 

  The information contained in our annual report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act.
     
  The information contained in any reports or documents required to be filed by Greenway Technologies under sections 13(a), 14(a), 14(c), and 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the distribution or filing of the reports specified above.
     
  A brief description of the securities being offered, and any material changes in our affairs that were not disclosed in the documents furnished.

 

Our transfer agent is: Transfer Online, Inc., whose address is 512 SE Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97214, 2nd Floor, telephone number (503) 227-2950.

 

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

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Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.
  Identification of Exhibit
2.1**   Combination Agreement executed as of August 18, 2009, between Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation and Universal Media Corporation, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
3.1**   Articles of Incorporation of Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of Texas on March 13, 2002, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
3.2**   Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of Texas on June 7, 2006, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
3.3**   Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of Texas on August 28, 2009, changing the corporate name to Universal Media Corporation, filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
3.4**   Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Universal Media Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of Texas on March 23, 2011, changing the corporate name to UMED Holdings, Inc., filed as Exhibit 3.4 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
3.5**   Articles of Amendment of Certificate of Formation of UMED Holdings, Inc. filed with the Secretary of State of Texas on June 23, 2017, changing the corporate name to Greenway Technologies, Inc., filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Form 8-K/A on July 20, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.
3.6**   Bylaws of Dynalyst Manufacturing Corporation, filed as Exhibit 3.5 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
3.7**   Articles of Incorporation of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc. filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on July 6, 2012, filed as Exhibit 3.7 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.
3.8**   Bylaws of Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc., filed as Exhibit 3.8 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.

 

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10.1**   Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.2**   Purchase Agreement dated as of May 1, 2012, between Universal Media Corporation and Mamaki Tea & Extract, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.3**   Addendum and Modification to Purchase Agreement dated as of December 31, 2012, between Universal Media Corporation and Mamaki of Hawaii, Inc. formerly Mamaki Tea & Extract, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.4**   Second Addendum and Modification to Purchase Agreement dated as of December 31, 2012, between Universal Media Corporation and Mamaki of Hawaii, Inc. formerly Mamaki Tea & Extract, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.5**   Purchase Agreement dated August 29th, 2012, between Universal Media Corporation and Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.6**   Purchase Agreement dated as of February 23, 2012, between Rig Support Services, Inc. and UMED Holdings, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.7**   Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 2, 2011, between Jet Regulators, L.C., R/T Jet Tech, L.P. and UMED Holdings, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.8**   Employee Agreement dated May 27, 2011, between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Kevin Bentley, filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.9**   Employee Agreement dated May 27, 2011, between UMED Holdings, Inc. Randy Moseley, filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.10**   Employee Agreement dated May 27, 2011, between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Richard Halden, filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.11**   Employee Agreement dated August 29, 2012, between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Raymond Wright, filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.12**   Employee Agreement dated August 29, 2012, between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Conrad Greer, filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.13**   Consulting Agreement dated May 27, 2011, between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Jabez Capital Group, LLC, filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.

 

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10.14**   Promissory Note in the amount of $850,000 dated August 17, 2012, executed by Mamaki Tea, Inc. payable to Southwest Capital Funding, Ltd., filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.15**   Modification of Note and Liens effective as of October 1, 2012, between Southwest Capital Funding, Ltd. and Mamaki Tea, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.16**   Second Modification of Note and Liens effective as of December 20, 2012, between Southwest Capital Funding, Ltd., Mamaki Tea, Inc., and Mamaki of Hawaii, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.17**   Promissory Note in the amount of $150,000 dated August 17, 2012, executed by Mamaki Tea, Inc. payable to Robert R. Romer, filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.18**   Addendum and Modification to Purchase Agreement dated as of December 31, 2012, between Rig Support Services, Inc. and UMED Holdings, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-12G on August 29, 2013, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.20**   Promissory Note in the amount of $158,000 dated September 18, 2014, executed by UMED Holdings, Inc. payable to Tonaquint, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.21**   Warrant dated September 18, 2014, for $47,400 worth of UMED Holdings, Inc. shares issued to Tonaquint, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.22**   Office Lease Agreement dated October 2015, between UMED Holdings, Inc. and The Atrium Remains the Same, LLC, filed as Exhibit 10.22 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.23**   Warrant dated October 31, 2015, for 4,000,000 shares issued to Norman T. Reynolds, Esq, filed as Exhibit 10.23 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.24**   Promissory Note in the amount of $36,000 dated March 8, 2016, executed by UMED Holdings, Inc. payable to Peter C. Wilson, filed as Exhibit 10.24 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.25**   Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $224,000 dated May 4, 2016, executed by UMED Holdings, Inc. payable to Tonaquint, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.26**   Severance and Release Agreement by and between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Randy Moseley dated November 11, 2016, filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.

 

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10.27**   Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement dated January 13, 2017, executed by UMED Holdings, Inc. in connection with Cause No. DC-16-004718, in the 193rd District Court, Dallas County, Texas against Mamaki of Hawaii, Inc., Hawaiian Beverages, Inc., Curtis Borman, and Lee Jenison, filed as Exhibit 10.27 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.28**   Warrant dated February 1, 2017, for 2,000,000 shares issued to Richard J. Halden, filed as Exhibit 10.28 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.29**   Warrant dated February 1, 2017, for 4,000,000 shares issued to Richard J. Halden, filed as Exhibit 10.29 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.30**   Severance and Release Agreement by and between UMED Holdings, Inc. and Richard Halden dated February 1, 2017, filed as Exhibit 10.30 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.31**   Assignment Agreement dated December 27, 2010, between Melek Mining, Inc., 4HM Partners, LLC, and UMED Holdings, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.31 to the registrant’s Form 10-Q/A, amendment No. 1, on September 21, 2017, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.32**   Consulting Agreement by and between the registrant and Chisos Equity Consultants, LLC, as amended on February 16, 2018, and March 19, 2018, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Form 8-K, on March 21, 2018, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.33**   Promissory Note in the amount of $100,000 dated November 13, 2017, executed by Greenway Technologies, Inc. payable to Wildcat Consulting Group LLC.
10.34**   Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $166,667 dated December 20, 2017, executed by Greenway Technologies, Inc. payable to Tunstall Canyon Group LLC.
10.35**   Warrant dated November 30, 2017 for 1,000,000 shares issued to MTG Holdings, LTD
10.36**   Greer Family Trust Promissory Note and Settlement. filed at Exhibit 10.34 to the registrant’s Form 10K on April 5, 2018, Commission File Number 000-55030.
10.37**   Warrant dated January 8, 2018 for 4,000,000 shares issued to Kent Harer.
10.38**   Settlement agreement by and between Greenway Technologies, Inc. and Tonaquint, Inc. dated April 9, 2018.
10.39**   Employment agreement with John Olynick, as President, dated May 10, 2018.
10.40**   Employment agreement with Ransom Jones, as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer, dated May 10, 2018.
10.41**   Consulting Agreement with Gary L. Ragsdale, Ph.D., P.E.
10.42**   Consulting Agreement with John Olynick
10.43**   Consulting Agreement with Marl Zoellers
10.44**   Consulting Agreement with Paul Alfano dba Alfano Consulting Services
10.45**   Consulting Agreement with Peter Hauser
10.46**   Consulting Agreement with William Campbell
10.47**   Consulting Agreement with Ryan Turner
10.48**   Amendment on July 30, 2014 to that certain Employment Agreement with Raymond Wright dated August 29, 2012

 

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10.49**   Mabert LLC as Agent Loan Agreement dated September 14, 2018
10.50**   Mabert LLC as Agent Security Agreement dated September 14, 2018
10.51**   Texas UCC-1 filed by Mabert LLC as Agent on October 11, 2018, ending October 10, 2023
10.52**   Rule 11 Agreement, dated March 6, 2019, pursuant to a mutual settlement of all claims by Wildcat Consulting, LLC for the matters in Cause No. 2018-005801 and Cause No. 2018-006416-2, filed in the County Courts at Law in Tarrant County, TX on Sept 7, and September 27, 2018 respectively.
10.53**   Employment agreement with Thomas Phillips, as Vice President of Operations, dated April 1, 2019.
10.54*   Settlement Agreement executed on September 26, 2019 with Southwest Capital Funding, Ltd. to resolve all conflicts related to loan guarantees provided for Mamaki of Hawaii, Inc., Hawaiian Beverages, Inc., Curtis Borman, and Lee Jenison.
10.55*   Limited Liability Company Agreement of OPM Green Energy, LLC, dated August 23, 2019, by and among Greenway Technologies, Inc., a Texas corporation, Mabert, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Tom Phillips, an individual, and OPM Green Energy, LLC, a Texas corporation.
10.56*   Subscription Agreement dated August 23, 2019, by and between Greenway Technologies, Inc., a Texas corporation, and OPM Green Energy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.
10.57*   Intellectual Property License dated August 23, 2019, by and between Greenway Technologies, Inc., a Texas corporation, and OPM Green Energy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.
31.1*   Certification of Kent Harer, President of Greenway Technologies, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*   Certification of Ransom Jones, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of Greenway Technologies, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*   Certification of Kent Harer, President of Greenway Technologies, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*   Certification of Ransom Jones, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of Greenway Technologies, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

* Filed herewith.

** Previously filed.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  GREENWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
Date: November 19, 2019.    
     
  By /s/ Kent Harer
    Kent Harer, President
     
  By /s/ Ransom Jones
   

Ransom Jones, Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Settlement Agreement (hereinafter “Agreement”) dated September 30, 2019 is entered into by and between Southwest Capital Funding, Ltd. A Texas Limited Partnership (“Southwest”) and Greenway Technologies, Inc. f/k/a UMED Holdings Inc. (“Greenway”) (Southwest and Greenway are referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively herein as the “Parties”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, Southwest and Greenway are parties to a lawsuit pending in Hawaii, cause no. 16-1-0342, in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit, State of Hawaii, styled Southwest Capital Funding, Ltd. v. Mamaki Tea, Inc., et. al. (the “Lawsuit”).

 

WHEREAS, without admission, including liability, and to avoid the time, cost and uncertainty of continued litigation, Southwest and Greenway, for sufficient consideration, including the mutual covenants in this agreement, intend to fully and finally compromise and settle all claims between them to the date of this agreement, all as more particularly hereinafter8 provided.

 

NOW THEREFORE, for the consideration stated herein and the mutual promises and agreements set forth herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

A. SETTLEMENT

 

1. The Parties agree to the entry of a Stipulated Judgment in the Lawsuit, with Southwest awarded judgment against Greenway in the amount of $740,000.00, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

2. Greenway agrees to provide Southwest a Promissory Note in the amount of $525,000.00, providing for a three-year term, at 7.7% simple interest-only payable semi-annually, with interest due calculated on a 365-day year, default interest at 18%, with the principal amount due at maturity. A copy of the Promissory Note is attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

3. Greenway agrees to issue and deliver to Southwest 1,000,000 shares of Rule 144 restricted Class A common stock valued at $0.05 per share ($50,000.00 – Income to Southwest/Expense to GWTI), such restrictive legend providing no longer than the statutory six (6) months restrictions. However, provided there is no default on the Promissory Note, Southwest agrees to not sell any stock for at least one year from the date of this Agreement. An event of default under this Settlement Agreement shall be created and exist in the event that Greenway no longer has any securities registered pursuant to Section 12(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

4. Southwest agrees to not domesticate, abstract, execute, and/or otherwise attempt to enforce the Stipulated Judgment until such time as Greenway fails to make a payment on the Promissory Note as the same shall become due and payable, and Southwest gives written notice of such default to Greenway and/or their counsel, and such failure continues unremedied for five business days thereafter. In all events, Greenway is entitled to a credit against the Stipulated Judgment for any payment made towards the Promissory Note and a $50,000 credit for the stock delivered pursuant to paragraph 3.

 

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5. Upon receipt of payment of all amounts due under the Promissory Note, Southwest agrees to release Greenway from all obligations arising under the Stipulated Judgment and to execute and deliver to Greenway a Release of Judgment.

 

B. RELEASE

 

1. For the consideration stated herein, and except for the Stipulated Judgment and the obligations undertaken by the parties in this Settlement Agreement and Promissory Note, Southwest, for itself, its officers, shareholders, directors, agents, assigns, successors, and representatives, hereby releases all claims of whatever nature, known or unknown, which it may have against Greenway, its officers, shareholders, directors, agents, assigns, successors, and representatives, which claims arise from occurrences to the date of this agreement, including without limitation, the suit described herein

 

2. For the consideration stated herein, Greenway for itself, its officers, shareholders, directors, agents, assigns, successors, and representatives, hereby releases all claims of whatever nature, known or unknown, which it may have against Southwest, its officers, shareholders, directors, agents, assigns, successors, and representatives, which claims arise from occurrences to the date of this agreement, including without limitation, the suit described herein.

 

C. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

1. As a material inducement to the Parties’ entry into this agreement, each Party unconditionally represents that at the signing of this agreement and delivery of any documents hereunder:

 

i. such Party has the right and power to enter into this agreement;

 

ii. this agreement and all other agreements delivered in connection with this agreement have been or will be duly executed by and delivered by such Party and are valid and binding agreements of such Party enforceable against such Party in accordance with their respective terms;

 

iii. execution and delivery of this agreement and all other documents delivered in connection herewith will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of or constitute a default under any other agreement or instrument to which such Party is a Party or by which such Party is bound or by any law, statute, regulation, rule, order, writ, injunction, or decree of any governmental instrumentality or court;

 

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iv. such Party, as such Party’s interest may appear, has complete and unrestricted power to sell, transfer, assign, and deliver to the other the interests and release under this and other documents delivered hereunder; and

 

v. such Party is the owner and holder of all claims and causes of action released in paragraph 3 and has not previously assigned, in whole or in part (by operation of law or otherwise) any such claims or interests.

 

2. The Parties shall hold each other harmless and indemnify each of them and their officers, directors, shareholders, agents, assigns, heirs, successors, and representatives from liability and loss from, and the cost of defense (including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees) of claims arising from breach, failure or falsity of representations and warranties in this agreement, or from the claims of third parties brought over one of the Parties against another.

 

D. GENERAL CONDITIONS

 

1. This agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, enforcement of which by suit on claims arising from breach, failure, or falsity of representations and warranties as provided for herein shall entitle the successful party to reasonable and necessary attorneys’ fees, and is payable and performable in Dallas County, Texas.

 

2. The obligations of the Parties under this agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this agreement.

 

3. This agreement is binding on and inures to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, and assigns.

 

4. The Parties shall execute any additional documents that are reasonably necessary to effectuate or evidence the terms of this agreement.

 

5. The provisions of this Settlement Agreement comprise all the terms, conditions, agreements, and representations of the parties hereto respecting the subject matter of this Settlement Agreement which can be modified or amended only in writing signed by the parties. The Parties represent and acknowledge that each does not rely, has not relied upon, and expressly disclaims any reliance upon any representation by a party, written or oral, except as expressly set forth herein.

 

6. This agreement may be executed and evidenced in multiple counterparts.

 

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E. NOTICES

 

Any notice or payment required to be given under this agreement shall be made by electronic mail to the following addresses:

 

If to Greenway, notice shall be sent to:

 

 

SIGNED as of the date first noted above.

 

Southwest Capital Funding, Ltd.  

Greenway Technologies, Inc.

f/k/a UMED Holdings Inc.

         
/s/ S. Kent Hope   /s/? Ransom B. Jones
By S. Kent Hope   By Ransom Jones
Its: Manager   Its: Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT A TO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

[Stipulated Judgement approved as to form and when fully executed to be inserted here]

 

Carlsmith Ball LLP    

Tom E. Roesser

ASB Tower, Suite 2100

1001 Bishop Street

Honolulu, HI 96813

Tel No. 808.523.2500

Fax No. 808.523.0842

 

3241  

Katherine A. Garson

121 Waianuenue Avenue

P.O. Box 686

Hilo, HI 96721-0686

Tel No. 808.935.6644

Fax No. 808.935.7975

5748  

 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SOUTHWEST CAPITAL FUNDING, LTD.

 

 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT

 
STATE OF HAWAI’I

 

SOUTHWEST CAPITAL FUNDING, LTD., a Texas limited partnership,

 

Plaintiff,

 

vs.

 

MAMAKI TEA, INC., a Nevada corporation, MAMAKI OF HAWAII, INC., a Nevada corporation, TIMOTHY ANDREW BENKO a.k.a. TIMOTHY A. BENKO, MARY ROBERTA CAPONE a.k.a. MARY R. CAPONE a.k.a. MARY T. CAPONE, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national association, ROBERT R. ROMER, JOE LACOSTE, CURT BORMAN, UMED HOLDINGS, INC., a Texas corporation, and DOE INDIVIDUALS 1-50, and DOE ENTITIES 1-50,

CIVIL NO. 16-1-0342

(Foreclosure)

 

STIPULATED JUDGMENT; ORDER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Trial Date Set

 

[caption continued on next page]

 

Defendants.

 

 

MAMAKI TEA, INC., a Nevada corporation; MAMAKI TEA OF HAWAII, INC., a Nevada corporation, and CURT BORMAN,

 

Counterclaimants and

Crossclaimants,

 

vs.

 

SOUTHWEST CAPITAL FUNDING, LTD., and UMED HOLDINGS, INC.,

 

Counterclaim Defendants and

Crossclaim Defendants.

 

 

MAMAKI TEA, INC., a Nevada corporation, MAMAKI OF HAWAII, INC., a Nevada corporation and CURT BORMAN,

 

Third-Party Plaintiffs,

 

vs.

 

TERRY BRAUDRICK and TERRY CHESNUT aka TERRY CHESTNUT,

 

Third-Party Defendants.

 

 

TERRY BRAUDRICK,

 

Third-Party Defendant/

Counterclaimant/Third-Party

Plaintiff,

 

vs.

 

MAMAKI TEA, INC., a Nevada corporation, MAMAKI OF HAWAII, INC., a Nevada corporation, and CURT BORMAN,

 

Counterclaim Defendants,

 

and

 

MAMAKI TEA & EXTRACT, INC., a Nevada corporation, HAWAII BEVERAGES, INC., a Nevada corporation and DOES 1-100,

 

Third-Party Defendants.

 

 

 

     
 

 

STIPULATED JUDGMENT

 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff SOUTHWEST CAPITAL FUNDING, LTD. (“Southwest”) and Defendant UMED HOLDINGS, INC. in Civil No. 16-1-0342, and pursuant to Hawai’i Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 54, that final judgment be entered against Defendant UMED HOLDINGS, INC. as follows:

 

1. Judgment is entered in favor of Southwest and against Defendant UMED Holdings, Inc., now known as Greenway Technologies, Inc., in the amount of SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($740,000.00) (the “Judgment Amount”).

 

2. Southwest is also awarded post-judgment interest on the Judgment Amount at the statutory rate of ten percent (10%) per annum from and after the date of the Court’s approval and entry of this Final Judgment.

 

3. This Court shall retain jurisdiction in this matter to resolve any dispute arising from this Stipulated Judgment, and shall have the discretion to award reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs against the non-prevailing party in any such dispute.

 

4. This Stipulated Judgment may be executed in counterparts, each of which constitutes an original and all of which constitute one and the same agreement.

 

DATED: Hilo, Hawai’i, _________________________.

 

   
 

TOM E. ROESSER

KATHERINE A. GARSON

   
 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SOUTHWEST CAPITAL FUNDING, LTD.

   
   
   
 

Attorneys for Defendant

Greenway Technologies, Inc.

f/k/a UMED Holdings, Inc.

 

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED:

 

 

 

JUDGE OF THE ABOVE-ENTITLED COURT

 

SOUTHWEST CAPITAL FUNDING, LTD. v. MAMAKI TEA, INC., et al., Civil No. 16-1-0342, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit, STIPULATED JUDGMENT; ORDER

 

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EXHIBIT B TO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

[Promissory Note approved as to form and when fully executed to be inserted here]

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$525,000.00

 

STATE OF TEXAS §  
  §  
COUNTY OF DALLAS §  

 

September 26, 2019

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Greenway Technologies, Inc. f/k/a UMED Holdings Inc. (“Maker”), unconditionally promises to pay to the order of Southwest Capital Funding, Ltd. (“Holder”) the principal sum of Five Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($525,000.00), with interest at the rate of 7.7% per annum (calculated on the basis of a 365 day year) on the unpaid principal balance (the “Applicable Rate”). Principal and interest under this note (the “Note”) are due and payable as follows:

 

Semi-annual payments of accrued interest shall be due and payable on February 15 and August 15 of each year, with the first such installment due on February 15, 2020. All principal and any accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable on August 15, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”)

 

At the option of the holder of this Note, the entire principal balance and accrued interest owing hereon shall at once become due and payable, without notice or demand, upon the occurrence at any time of any of the following events (“Events of Default”):

 

  (1) failure to make prompt payment of any interest hereon when due;
     
  (2) the termination, dissolution or cessation of the business, or
     
  (3) the bankruptcy or insolvency of, the assignment for the benefit of creditors by, or an appointment of a receiver for, any of the property of any party liable for the payment hereof, whether as maker, endorser, guarantor, surety or otherwise.

 

The failure to exercise the option to accelerate the maturity hereof upon the happening of any one or more of the Events of Default specified herein shall not constitute a waiver of the right of the holder hereof to exercise the same or any other option at that time or at any subsequent time with respect to such uncured default or any other event of uncured default hereunder or under any instrument securing, governing or evidencing the loan evidenced hereby. The remedies of the holder hereof, as provided herein and in any instrument securing, governing or evidencing the loan evidenced hereby, shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued separately, successively or together, as often as occasion therefor shall arise, at the sole discretion of the holder hereof. The acceptance by the holder hereof of any payment hereon which is less than payment in full of all amounts due and payable at the time of such payment shall not constitute a waiver of the rights of the holder hereof to exercise the foregoing option or any other option granted to the holder hereof in this Note or in any other instrument securing, governing or evidencing the loan evidenced hereby, at that time or at any subsequent time, or nullify any prior exercise of any such option.

 

     
 

 

After an Event of Default or after the maturity hereof, the principal hereof and past-due interest hereon shall bear interest at eighteen percent (18%) per annum.

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the undersigned and all other parties now or hereafter liable for the payment hereof, whether as endorser, guarantor, surety, or otherwise, severally waive demand, presentment, notice of dishonor, notice of intention to accelerate the indebtedness evidenced hereby, notice of the acceleration of the indebtedness evidenced hereby, diligence in collecting, grace, notice and protest, and consent to all extensions which from time to time may be granted by the holder hereof and to all partial payments hereon, whether before or after the maturity hereof.

 

If this Note is not paid when due, whether at the maturity hereof or by acceleration, or if this Note is collected through a bankruptcy, probate or other court, whether before or after the maturity hereof, the undersigned agrees to pay all costs of collection, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the holder hereof.

 

All agreements between the undersigned and the holder hereof, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in no contingency, whether by reason of acceleration of the maturity hereof or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged, received, paid or agreed to be paid to the holder hereof, exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to the holder hereof in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to the holder hereof shall be reduced to the maximum amount permitted under applicable law; and if from any circumstance the holder hereof shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by applicable law in excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal hereof and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal hereof, such excess shall be refunded to the undersigned. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the holder hereof shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal so that the interest hereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. This paragraph shall control all agreements between the undersigned and the holder hereof.

 

This Note may be prepaid, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, without premium, penalty, or notice. Except as otherwise specified herein, any prepayment hereon shall be applied first to accrued interest then due hereon and next to the last maturing installment of principal due hereunder.

 

     
 

 

Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereby, or convenient to the holder, shall be deemed delivered when deposited (a) in a receptacle of the United States Postal Service, as registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (b) with an expedited courier service, fees prepaid and addressed to the undersigned at its address.

 

All obligations, covenants, and terms of payment are expressly performable solely in Dallas County, Texas. The substantive laws of the State of Texas shall govern the validity, construction, enforcement, and interpretation of this Note. In the event of a dispute involving this Note, the undersigned irrevocably agrees that venue for such dispute shall lie in any court of competent jurisdiction in Dallas County, Texas.

 

Executed the date first above written.

 

  Maker:
   
  Greenway Technologies, Inc.
  f/k/a UMED Holdings Inc.

 

  /s/ Ransom B. Jones
  By: Ransom Jones
  Its: Chief Financial Officer

 

     
 

 

 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

 

OF

 

OPM GREEN ENERGY, LLC

 

Dated as of August 20, 2019

 

THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION. NO MEMBERSHIP INTEREST MAY BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE (WITHIN THE MEANING OF ANY SECURITIES LAW) UNLESS A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS WITH RESPECT TO THE MEMBERSHIP INTEREST IS THEN IN EFFECT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE LAWS IS THEN APPLICABLE TO THE MEMBERSHIP INTEREST. A MEMBERSHIP INTEREST ALSO MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR ENCUMBERED UNLESS THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE SATISFIED.

 

   
     

 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
OPM GREEN ENERGY, LLC

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 1
   
1.1 Definitions. 1
1.2 Construction. 6
     
ARTICLE II FORMATION 7
   
2.1 Formation. 7
2.2 Name. 7
2.3 Registered Office and Agent; Principal and Other Offices. 7
2.4 Purpose. 7
2.5 Duration. 7
2.6 No State-Law Partnership 7
2.7 Qualification. 7
     
ARTICLE III MEMBERS; DISPOSITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS; REMOVAL 7
   
3.1 Members. 7
3.2 Withdrawal. 7
3.3 Dispositions. 7
3.4 Admission of New Members. 15
3.5 Interests in a Member. 15
3.6 Transfer upon Termination of Marital Relationship 15
3.7 Liability to Third Parties. 15
3.8 Lack of Authority. 15
3.9 Units. 15
3.10 Profits Interests. 15
     
ARTICLE IV CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS 16
   
4.1 Initial Contributions. 16
4.2 Additional Contributions. 16
4.3 Return of Contributions. 16
4.4 Advances by Members. 16
4.5 No Deficit Restoration Obligation. 16
     
ARTICLE V ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS 16
   
5.1 Distributions. 16
5.2 Allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses. 17
5.3 Income Tax Allocations. 19
5.4 Allocations Upon Transfer. 20
5.5 Capital Accounts. 20
5.6 Amendments for Changes in Income Tax Regulations. 21
5.7 Consent to Allocations. 21
5.8 Withholding. 22

 

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ARTICLE VI MANAGEMENT 22
   
6.1 Management by Manager. 22
6.2 Appointment 23
6.3 Resignation. 23
6.4 Action of the Manager. 23
6.5 No Compensation. 23
6.6 Officers. 23
     
ARTICLE VII ACTIONS AND MEETINGS OF MEMBERS 24
   
7.1 Rights or Powers of the Members. 24
7.2 Voting Rights. 24
7.3 Meetings. 24
7.4 Actions without Meeting. 25
     
ARTICLE VIII STANDARD OF CARE; LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION; DUTIES 25
   
8.1 Standard of Care. 25
8.2 Exculpation 25
8.3 Indemnification. 26
8.4 Transactions with Members. 27
8.5 General. 27
     
ARTICLE IX REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 27
   
9.1 Representations and Warranties. 27
     
ARTICLE X TAXES 28
     
10.1 Preparation of Tax Returns. 28
10.2 Tax Elections. 28
10.3 Tax Matters Representative. 29
     
ARTICLE XI BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS AND BANK ACCOUNTS 29
   
11.1 Books and Records. 29
11.2 Reports. 29
11.3 Accounts. 30
11.4 Restriction on Information Rights. 30
     
ARTICLE XII PURCHASE RIGHTS 30
   
12.1 Purchase Events. 30
12.2 Forfeiture. 33
     
ARTICLE XIII DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION 33
   
13.1 Dissolution. 33
13.2 Liquidation and Termination. 34
13.3 Compliance with Timing Requirements of Regulations. 35
13.4 Termination of the Company. 35

 

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ARTICLE XIV GENERAL PROVISIONS 35
   
14.1 Offset. 35
14.2 Notices. 35
14.3 Entire Agreement; Supersedure; Additional Agreements. 35
14.4 Effect of Waiver or Consent. 35
14.5 Amendment or Modification. 36
14.6 Binding Effect. 36
14.7 Governing Law; Venue. 36
14.8 Waiver of Jury Trial. 36
14.9 Equitable Remedies. 36
14.10 Attorneys’ Fees. 36
14.11 Severability of Provisions. 37
14.12 Further Assurances. 37
14.13 Waiver of Certain Rights. 37
14.14 Spousal Consents. 37
14.15 Powers of Attorney. 37
14.16 Counterparts. 38

 

EXHIBIT A – Units and Sharing Ratios

 

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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
OPM GREEN ENERGY, LLC

 

This Limited Liability Company Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 20, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and among the Members, as defined below.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, OPM Green Energy, LLC (the “Company”) was formed pursuant to the filing of a Certificate of Formation (as defined below) with the Secretary of State of the State of Texas on June 7, 2019; and

 

WHEREAS, the Members desire to enter into this Agreement to establish the governance of the Company.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto hereby enter into this Agreement pursuant to the provisions and upon the terms and conditions herein contained, and hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions.

 

As used in this Agreement, these terms have the following meanings: 

 

Adjusted Capital Account” means with respect to any Member, the balance in such Member’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Fiscal Year, after giving effect to the following adjustments:

 

(i) credit to such Capital Account any amounts which such Member is obligated to restore or is treated as obligated to restore pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) of the Treasury Regulations or the penultimate sentence in each of Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) of the Treasury Regulations; and

 

(ii) debit to such Capital Account such Member’s share of the items described in Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4); 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6) of the Treasury Regulations.

 

This definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Treasury Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

Adjustment Period” means any period of time that begins on the date the Certificate of Formation was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas (in the case of the first Adjustment Period) or the day following the end of the immediately preceding Adjustment Period (with respect to each subsequent Adjustment Period) and ends on the first to occur of: (i) the last day of a Fiscal Year; (ii) the day immediately preceding the date of the “liquidation” of a Member’s interest in the Company (within the meaning of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Regulations); or (iii) the date on which the Company is terminated under Article XIII.

 

Admission Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(g).

 

Affiliate” means with respect to any Person, (i) any other Person directly or indirectly controlled by, controlling, or under direct or indirect common control with the specified Person, (ii) any member of the Immediate Family of such Person, or (iii) a trust created for the benefit of a member of the Immediate Family of such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of that Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other beneficial interest, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have the meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

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Applicable Offered Units” shall mean the Offered Units with respect to those Members holding Units.

 

Applicable ROFO Rightholders” shall mean, in the case of a proposed Disposition of Units, all Members (including any Member to whom a Disposition is proposed to be made but excluding Profit Unit Members) other than the Disposing Member.

 

Buyer” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(a).

 

Capital Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.

 

Capital Contribution” means the total amount of cash and the Fair Market Value of any other assets contributed to the Company by a Member, net of liabilities assumed or to which the assets contributed are subject.

 

Certificate of Formation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

Company Minimum Gain” shall mean the amount computed under Section 1.704-2(d)(l) of the Regulations with respect to the Company’s nonrecourse liabilities as determined under Section 1.752-1(a)(2) of the Regulations.

 

Company Nonrecourse Deductions” shall mean any loss, deduction, or Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditure (or item thereof) that is attributable to nonrecourse liabilities (as defined in Section 1.752-1(a)(2) of the Regulations) of the Company.

 

Consultant” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(e).

 

Covered Person” means any Member, Manager or Officer of the Company and any Person of whom such Member, Manager or Officer is the legal representative.

 

Deceased Spouse” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

 

Dispose,” “Disposing,” or “Disposition” means a sale, assignment, transfer, exchange, mortgage, pledge, grant of a security interest, or other disposition or encumbrance (including by operation of law), or the acts thereof.

 

Disposing Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b).

 

Disposition Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b).

 

Disqualification Event” means any of the “bad actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) through (viii), as modified by Rules 506(d)(2) and (d)(3), under the Securities Act.

 

Drag-Along Members” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(c).

 

Drag-Along Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(c).

 

Drag-Along Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(c).

 

Dragging Members” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(c).

 

Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Electronic Transmission” means any form of communication not directly involving the physical transmission of paper that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.

 

Exercising Buyer” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(b).

 

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any property, the value that would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction for ownership of such property for cash between an informed and willing seller and an informed and willing purchaser, each with an adequate understanding of the facts and under no compulsion to buy or sell. Except as otherwise described herein, the determination of the Fair Market Value of any property shall be determined in good faith by the Manager.

 

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Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31 of each calendar year.

 

Forfeiting Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2.

 

Forfeiture Event” means a Member’s forfeiture of Profit Units, as set forth in the applicable Unit Award Agreement for each Member in respect of such Member’s Profit Units, as applicable.

 

General Interest Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) a varying rate per annum that is equal to the interest rate publicly quoted by JPMorgan Chase from time to time as its prime commercial or similar reference interest rate, with adjustments in that varying rate to be made on the same date as any change in that rate, and (ii) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

 

Gross Asset Value” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:

 

(i) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed (or deemed to have been contributed) by a Member to the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the initial Gross Asset Value of any other asset contributed (or deemed to have been contributed) by a Member to the Company shall be the gross Fair Market Value of such asset.

 

(ii) The Gross Asset Values of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross Fair Market Values as of the following times: (a) the acquisition of an additional Membership Interest by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (b) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of property as consideration for a Membership Interest; (c) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Regulations; or (d) a grant of an interest in the Company as consideration for the provision of services to or for the benefit of the Company by a new or existing Member.

 

(iii) The Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be adjusted to equal the gross Fair Market Value of such asset on the date of the distribution.

 

(iv) The Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 732(d), Code Section 734(b), or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that (a) such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to clause (vi) of the definition of Net Profit or Net Loss and (b) an adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) immediately above is not required in connection with the transaction.

 

GWTI” means Greenway Technologies, Inc.

 

Hypothetical Tax Liability” means with respect to any Member as of any particular time of determination the amount of Net Profits (excluding any income from guaranteed payments) allocated to a Member under Section 5.2 for an applicable Adjustment Period in which Net Profits were allocated to such Member, taking into account the amounts and character of such items, multiplied by the Maximum Tax Rate for each such Adjustment Period. The Manager shall determine each Member’s Hypothetical Tax Liability in good faith, and shall base such determination on such reasonable assumptions as the Manager determines in good faith to be appropriate.

 

Immediate Family” of an individual shall mean (i) the individual’s spouse, brothers, sisters, parents, in-laws, children and grandchildren (including legal adoptive relationships in each case) and (ii) the children and grandchildren of the individual’s brothers and sisters (including legal adoptive relationships in each case).

 

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Independent Third Party” means, with respect to any Member, any Person who is not an Affiliate of such Member.

 

Liquidation Value” means the aggregate proceeds which would be received by the Members as described in IRS Notice 2005-43 if (i) the assets of the Company as a going concern were sold at their Fair Market Value; (ii) the Company satisfied and paid in full all of its obligations and liabilities (including all taxes, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such transaction and any reserves established by the Manager for contingent liabilities); and (iii) such net sale proceeds were then distributed in accordance with this Agreement in a liquidation context, all as determined by the Manager in good faith.

 

Manager” means the manager of the Company designated pursuant to Article VI, but does not include any Person who has ceased to be the manager of the Company.

 

Marital Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

 

Maximum Tax Rate” for a particular Adjustment Period means the maximum federal income tax rate applicable to individuals under Section 1 of the Code for each such tax year, plus the rate of tax imposed under Section 1411 of the Code for such year.

 

Member” means any Person executing this Agreement as of the Effective Date as a member or hereafter admitted to the Company as a member as provided in this Agreement, but does not include any Person who has ceased to be a member in the Company.

 

Member Nonrecourse Debt” shall mean any nonrecourse debt of the Company that meets the requirements set forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(4) of the Regulations.

 

Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain” shall mean the minimum gain attributable to Member Nonrecourse Debt as determined under Section 1.704-2(i)(3) of the Regulations.

 

Member Nonrecourse Deductions” shall mean any loss, deduction, or Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditure, or item thereof, that is attributable to a Member Nonrecourse Debt, as determined by Section 1.704-2(i)(2) of the Regulations.

 

Member ROFO Exercise Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b)(iv).

 

Membership Interest” means the interest of a Member in the Company, including rights to distributions (liquidating or otherwise), allocations, information, and to consent or approve.

 

Member Spouse” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

 

Net Profit” or “Net Loss” shall mean, for each Adjustment Period, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such Adjustment Period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:

 

(i) Any income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax or not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profit or Net Loss shall be added to such taxable income or loss;

 

(ii) Any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures under Code Section 704(b), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profit or Net Loss, shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;

 

(iii) if the Gross Asset Value of any Company property is adjusted as provided in clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Gross Asset Value, then the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain or loss and included in the computation of such taxable income or taxable loss;

 

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(iv) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of any Company asset with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the asset disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such asset differs from its Gross Asset Value;

 

(v) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account depreciation on the assets’ respective Gross Asset Values for such Adjustment Period determined in accordance with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) of the Regulations;

 

(vi) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) is required, pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) of the Regulations, to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member’s Membership Interest, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Profit or Net Loss; and

 

(vii) Any income, gain, loss or deduction specially allocated pursuant to this Agreement shall not be included in the determination of Net Profit or Net Loss. The amounts of the items of Company income, gain, loss, or deduction available to be specially allocated pursuant to Sections 5.2(b), 5.2(c), 5.2(d), 5.2(e), 5.2(f) and 5.2(g) shall be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in clauses (i) through (vi) above.

 

Non-Disposing Members” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(c).

 

Non-Member Spouse” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

 

Offered Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b)(i).

 

Officer” and “Officers” have the meanings set forth in Section 6.6.

 

Participation Threshold” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(d).

 

Pass-Through Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.

 

Permitted Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a).

 

Person” means an individual person, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, corporation, joint venture, unincorporated organization, other entity or organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a).

 

Profit Units” means those Units designed with an asterisk on Exhibit A.

 

Profit Unit Members” means any holder of Profit Units other than Tom Phillips, but solely with respect to such Profit Units and not with respect to any other Units held by such Person.

 

Purchase Date” means the date a Purchase Event occurs.

 

Purchase Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(a).

 

Purchase Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(a).

 

Purchasing Rightholders” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b)(vi)(B).

 

Regulations” or “Treasury Regulations” means the income tax regulations promulgated under the Code and effective as of the Effective Date and any future amendments to the regulations and any corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations that are mandatory.

 

Regulatory Allocations” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(c).

 

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Required Interest” means Membership Interests representing an aggregate Sharing Ratio of more than 51% of the Units entitled to vote on a matter; provided, however, that any Profit Units held by Profit Unit Members shall not be taken into account when determining the relative Sharing Ratios for purposes of determining the Required Interest.

 

Revised Partnership Audit Procedures” means the provisions of Subchapter C of Subtitle A, Chapter 63 of the Code, as amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, P.L. 114 74 (together with any subsequent amendments thereto, Regulations promulgated thereunder, and published administrative interpretations thereof).

 

ROFO Portion” means, with respect to each Member not Disposing of Units pursuant to Section 3.3(b) at any time, such Member’s pro rata portion in accordance with the number of Units (excluding any Profit Units held by Profit Unit Members) held by each such Member as compared to the total number of Units (excluding any Profit Units held by Profit Unit Members) held by all the Members exercising a purchase right pursuant to Section 3.3(b).

 

ROFO Rightholder Option Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b)(iv).

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, which shall be in effect at the time.

 

Seller” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(a).

 

Sharing Ratio” means, with respect to each Member as of any particular time of determination, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, equal to the quotient of (i) the number of Units held by such Member, divided by (ii) the aggregate number of Units held by all Members. Upon any change in the Sharing Ratios of the Members, the Manager shall amend Exhibit A to reflect such Sharing Ratios.

 

Subscription Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.3.

 

Tax Distributions” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).

 

Tax Matters Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.

 

TBOC” means the Texas Business Organizations Code, as amended from time to time.

 

Unit” means a unit of Membership Interest held by a Member.

 

Unit Award Agreement” means a Unit Award Agreement entered into between the Company and a Member under which Profit Units are granted to such Member.

 

Unvested Unit” means any Profit Unit that is subject to vesting or forfeiture that has not become vested in accordance with the applicable Unit Award Agreement or other grant document that governs the grant of any such Profit Unit.

 

Vested Unit” means any Profit Unit that is subject to vesting or forfeiture that has become vested in accordance with the applicable Unit Award Agreement or other grant document that governs the grant of any such Profit Unit.

 

1.2 Construction.Whenever the context requires, the gender of all words used in this Agreement includes the masculine, feminine, and neuter. All references to Articles and Sections refer to articles and sections of this Agreement, and all references to Exhibits are to Exhibits attached hereto, each of which is made a part hereof for all purposes. Titles or captions contained in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference. Such titles and captions shall not be construed to define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this Agreement nor the intent of any provision hereof. The word “including” (in its various forms) means including without limitation.

 

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ARTICLE II

FORMATION

 

2.1 Formation. The Company has been organized as a Texas limited liability company by the filing of a Certificate of Formation (the “Certificate of Formation”) under and pursuant to the TBOC.

 

2.2 Name. The name of the Company is “OPM Green Energy, LLC” and all Company business must be conducted in that name or such other names that comply with applicable law as the Manager may select from time to time.

 

2.3 Registered Office and Agent; Principal and Other Offices. The registered office of the Company required by the TBOC to be maintained in the State of Texas shall be the office of the initial registered agent named in the Certificate of Formation or such other office (which need not be a place of business of the Company) as the Manager may designate from time to time in the manner provided by law. The registered agent of the Company in the State of Texas shall be the initial registered agent named in the Certificate of Formation or such other Person or Persons as the Manager may designate from time to time in the manner provided by law. The principal office of the Company in the United States shall be at 892 Meadow Hill Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76108, or such other place as the Manager may designate from time to time, which need not be in the State of Texas, and the Company shall maintain records there as required by the TBOC. The Company may have such other offices as the Manager may designate from time to time.

 

2.4 Purpose. The Company may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed under the TBOC.

 

2.5 Duration. The period of duration of the Company is perpetual, unless the Company dissolves in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

2.6 No State-Law Partnership The Members intend that the Company not be a partnership (including a limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no Member or Manager be a partner or joint venturer of any other Member or Manager, for any purposes other than federal and state tax purposes, and this Agreement may not be construed to suggest otherwise.

 

2.7 Qualification. The Manager and the Officers may take any and all actions deemed reasonably necessary by the Manager or any of the Officers to qualify the Company in foreign jurisdictions.

 

ARTICLE III

MEMBERS; DISPOSITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS; REMOVAL

 

3.1 Members. The Members of the Company are (a) as of the execution hereof, the Persons set forth on Exhibit A as Members, each of which is admitted to the Company as a member effective contemporaneously with the execution by such Person of this Agreement, and (b) any other Person that is admitted as a member of the Company subsequent to effectiveness of this Agreement in accordance herewith. The capitalization of the Company is set forth in the books and records of the Company and on Exhibit A, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

3.2 Withdrawal. A Member does not have the right or power to withdraw from the Company as a member.

 

3.3 Dispositions.

 

  (a) Restrictions.

 

(i) Except for Dispositions made pursuant to Section 3.3(b), 3.3(c) or 3.6 or Article XII, a Member may not Dispose of all or any portion of its Units unless such Member obtains the consent of the Manager and the Members holding a Required Interest; provided, however, that no such consent will be required for a Disposition of Units by any Member to any Affiliate of such Member (but only to the extent such Disposition is to an Affiliate described in clause (i) of the definition of “Affiliate” herein), provided that the Disposing Member continues to be liable for its obligations hereunder (a “Permitted Disposition”).

 

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(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Member may Dispose of all or any portion of its Units at any time if such action would (A) cause the Company to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes, (B) require the Company to become registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (C) subject the Company to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except for a Permitted Disposition or Disposition made pursuant to Section 3.3(c), 3.6, Article XII or the terms of the applicable Unit Award Agreement, no Member may Dispose of all or any portion of any Profit Units.

 

(iv) Any attempted Disposition of Units, other than in strict accordance with this Section 3.3 (including satisfaction of the requirements set forth in Section 3.3(e)), will be, and is hereby declared, null and void ab initio. The Members agree that a breach of the provisions of this Section 3.3 may cause irreparable injury to the Company and to the other Members for which monetary damages (or other remedy at law) are inadequate in view of (A) the complexities and uncertainties in measuring the actual damages that would be sustained by reason of the failure of a Member to comply with such provision and (B) the uniqueness of the Company’s business and the relationship among the Members. Accordingly, the Members agree that the provisions of this Section 3.3 may be enforced by specific performance or injunctive relief as appropriate without the necessity of posting a bond or other security or proving actual damages.

 

(v) In connection with any attempted Disposition of Units, each of the Members has the right to obtain – before the consummation of any proffered Disposition – an independent valuation of the proposed Disposition at the expense of such Member. If any Member wishes to challenge any attempted Disposition of Units on the basis that it does not constitute an arm’s length transaction involving reasonable value for such Units, the Member must do so in writing as soon as practical and the Company, Manager, and Members shall resolve such challenge – informally and then by mediation if necessary – before the attempted Disposition of Units may be consummated and finalized.

 

  (b) Right of First Offer.

 

(i) Except for Permitted Dispositions or Dispositions made pursuant to Section 3.3(c) (after complying with this Section 3.3(b)) or 3.6 or Article XII, this Section 3.3(b) applies to any proposed Disposition of any Units, including a Drag-Along Sale described in Section 3.3(c). If at any time a Member (the “Disposing Member”) desires to Dispose of any of its Units (the “Offered Units”) to an Independent Third Party or another Member, prior to offering such Units to such Person, such Member will, first, obtain the consent of the Manager and, following receipt of such consent, provide written notice (a “Disposition Notice”) to the Company and the Applicable ROFO Rightholders prior to the proposed Disposition. The Disposition Notice must set forth the identity of the Independent Third Party or other Member that is the proposed purchaser, the number of Units the Disposing Member wishes to Dispose of and the consideration, terms and conditions upon which it proposes to Dispose of such Units. The Disposition Notice shall constitute the Disposing Member’s offer to sell the Offered Units to the Applicable ROFO Rightholders for the consideration to be paid by such Independent Third Party or other Member as described in the Disposition Notice, which offer shall be irrevocable for a period of 60 days. The Applicable ROFO Rightholders shall have the rights set forth in this Section 3.3(b).

 

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(ii) Upon receipt of the Disposition Notice, each Applicable ROFO Rightholder shall have the right to purchase the Applicable Offered Units in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.3(b)(iv). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable ROFO Rightholders may only exercise their right to purchase the Offered Units if, after giving effect to all elections made under this Section 3.3(b), no less than all of the Offered Units will be purchased by the Applicable ROFO Rightholders.

 

(iii) Reserved.

 

(iv) Following delivery of the Disposition Notice, the Applicable ROFO Rightholders shall have the right to purchase the Applicable Offered Units. For a period of 30 days (or in the case of a Drag-Along Sale, five (5) days) following the delivery of the Disposition Notice (such period, the “ROFO Rightholder Option Period”), each Applicable ROFO Rightholder shall have the right to elect irrevocably to purchase all or none of its ROFO Portion of the Applicable Offered Units by delivering a written notice to the Company and the Disposing Member (a “Member ROFO Exercise Notice”) specifying its desire to purchase its ROFO Portion of the Applicable Offered Units, on the terms and respective purchase prices set forth in the Disposition Notice. In addition, each Applicable ROFO Rightholder shall include in its Member ROFO Exercise Notice the number of remaining Applicable Offered Units that it wishes to purchase if any other Applicable ROFO Rightholders do not exercise their rights to purchase their entire ROFO Portions of the Applicable Offered Units. Any Member ROFO Exercise Notice shall be binding upon delivery and irrevocable by the Applicable ROFO Rightholder.

 

(v) The failure of any Applicable ROFO Rightholder to deliver a Member ROFO Exercise Notice by the end of the ROFO Rightholder Option Period shall constitute a waiver of their respective rights of first offer under this Section 3.3(b) with respect to such Disposition of Offered Units, but shall not affect their respective rights with respect to any future Dispositions.

 

(vi) Upon the expiration of the ROFO Rightholder Option Period, the Applicable Offered Units shall be allocated for purchase among the Applicable ROFO Rightholders as follows:

 

(A) First, to each Applicable ROFO Rightholder having elected to purchase its entire ROFO Portion of such Units, such Applicable ROFO Rightholder’s ROFO Portion of such Units; and,

 

(B) Second, the balance, if any, not allocated under clause (A) above, shall be allocated to those Applicable ROFO Rightholders who set forth in their Member ROFO Exercise Notices a number of Applicable Offered Units that exceeded their respective ROFO Portions (the “Purchasing Rightholders”), in an amount, with respect to each such Purchasing Rightholder, that is equal to the lesser of:

 

(1) the number of Applicable Offered Units that such Purchasing Rightholder elected to purchase in excess of its ROFO Portion; or

 

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(2) the product of (x) the number of Applicable Offered Units not allocated under clause (A), multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the offered number of Applicable Offered Units that such Purchasing Rightholder elected to purchase in excess of its ROFO Portion, and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Applicable Offered Units that all Purchasing Rightholders elected to purchase in excess of their respective ROFO Portion.

 

The process described in clause (ii) shall be repeated until no Offered Units remain or until such time as all Purchasing Rightholders have been permitted to purchase all Applicable Offered Units that they desire to purchase.

 

(vii) In the event that the Applicable ROFO Rightholders shall have, in the aggregate, exercised their respective rights to purchase all and not less than all of the Offered Units, then the Disposing Member shall sell such Offered Units to the Applicable ROFO Rightholders, and the ROFO Rightholders shall purchase such Offered Units, as allocated in accordance with the foregoing, within 60 days following the delivery of the Disposition Notice (which period may be extended for a reasonable time not to exceed 90 days to the extent reasonably necessary to obtain required approvals or consents from any governmental authority); provided that (A) if the consideration set forth in the Disposition Notice is cash consideration, the consideration will be payable in cash unless the Disposing Member agrees to accept non-cash consideration for all or any part of the consideration and (B) if the consideration set forth in the Disposition Notice is non-cash consideration, the consideration may be paid in cash with an equivalent value to such non-cash consideration as determined by the Manager. Each Disposing Member and Applicable ROFO Rightholders shall take all actions as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the sale contemplated by this Section 3.3(b)(vii), including, without limitation, entering into agreements and delivering certificates and instruments and consents as may be deemed necessary or appropriate. At the closing of any sale and purchase pursuant to this Section 3.3(b)(vii), the Disposing Member shall deliver to the participating Applicable ROFO Rightholders certificates (if any) representing the Offered Units to be sold, free and clear of any liens or encumbrances (other than those contained in this Agreement), accompanied by evidence of transfer and all necessary transfer taxes paid and stamps affixed, if necessary, against receipt of the purchase price therefor from such Applicable ROFO Rightholders by certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds.

 

(viii) In the event that the Applicable ROFO Rightholders shall not have collectively elected to purchase all of the Offered Units within 30 days (or in the case of a Drag-Along Sale, five (5) business days) following the delivery of the Disposition Notice, then, the Disposing Member may Dispose of all of such Offered Units, at a price per Applicable Offered Unit not less than specified in the Disposition Notice and on other terms and conditions which are not materially more favorable in the aggregate to the proposed purchaser than those specified in the Disposition Notice, but only to the extent that such Disposition occurs within 180 days after expiration of the ROFO Rightholder Option Period (or in the case of a Drag-Along Sale, pursuant to Section 3.3(c)). Any Offered Units not Disposed of within such 180-day period will be subject to the provisions of this Section 3.3(b) upon subsequent Disposition. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Members agree that in the case of a Drag-Along Sale, if the Applicable ROFO Rightholders have not collectively elected to purchase all of the Offered Units within 5 days following the delivery of the Disposition Notice, the Drag-Along Sale may proceed pursuant to the terms of Section 3.3(c) and no other requirements of this Section 3.3(b) shall apply.

 

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  (c) Drag-Along Rights.

 

(i) If the Members holding a Required Interest (the “Dragging Members”) elect to Dispose of all of their Units to any Person other than a Person to which a Permitted Disposition may be made, or cause a sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company then the Dragging Members will, after complying with the obligations set forth in Section 3.3(b), have the right to elect that all Members (the “Drag-Along Members”) Dispose of all of their Units on the same terms and conditions set forth in the Disposition Notice (a “Drag-Along Sale”) by delivering notice (a “Drag-Along Notice”) to the Drag-Along Members not later than 20 days prior to the closing of such Disposition. The Drag-Along Notice shall provide the anticipated closing date for the Drag-Along Sale and must set forth the consideration, terms and conditions of the Drag-Along Sale. Each Member agrees that, with respect to a Drag-Along Sale:

 

  (A) if such transaction requires approval of the Members, to (1) vote (in person, by proxy or by action by written consent, as applicable) all Units that any such Member owns or over which such Member otherwise exercises voting power in favor of such Drag-Along Sale and (2) vote in opposition to any and all other proposals that could reasonably be expected to delay or impair the ability of the Members or the Company to consummate such Drag-Along Sale;
     
  (B) if such transaction is a Disposition of Units, to sell all Units beneficially held by such Member (free and clear of any impermissible encumbrances) to the Person to whom the Dragging Members propose to sell their Units, and on the same terms and conditions as the Dragging Members;
     
  (C) to execute and deliver all related documentation and take such other action in support of the Drag-Along Sale as shall reasonably be requested by the Dragging Members or the Company in order to carry out the terms and provision of this Section 3.3(c), including delivering to the Dragging Members such instrument of transfer as is sufficient at law to assign and transfer such Units and executing any purchase agreement, merger agreement, indemnity agreement, escrow agreement, consent, waiver, filing and any similar or related documents;
     
  (D) not to deposit, and to cause its Affiliates not to deposit, except as provided in this Agreement, any Units owned by such Member in a voting trust or subject any Units to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting of such Units, unless specifically requested to do so by the proposed acquirer in connection with the Drag-Along Sale;
     
  (E) to refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable law at any time with respect to such Drag-Along Sale; and
     
  (F) if such transaction includes the sale, contribution, exchange, redemption, cancellation or other disposition of securities convertible into or exchangeable for Units, or options, warrants or other rights to purchase such equity securities, each Member holding such securities shall sell, contribute, exchange, redeem, cancel or otherwise dispose of such securities or options, warrants or other rights on the terms and conditions approved by the Dragging Members.

 

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(ii) If, within 90 days after delivery to the Drag-Along Members of a Drag-Along Notice (which 90-day period will be extended if any of the transactions contemplated by the Drag-Along Sale are subject to regulatory approval until the expiration of 10 days after all such approvals have been received, but in no event later than 120 days following delivery to the Drag-Along Members of the Drag-Along Notice), the Drag-Along Sale has not been consummated on substantially the same terms and conditions set forth in the Disposition Notice, the Dragging Members will not conduct any Disposition of its Units without again complying with Section 3.3.

 

(iii) Concurrently with the consummation of a Drag-Along Sale, the Dragging Members will (A) notify the Drag-Along Members of the closing of such sale, (B) remit to each Drag-Along Member the total consideration for the Units held by such Drag-Along Member, and (C) promptly after the consummation of the Drag-Along Sale furnish such other evidence of the consummation, including the date thereof, and the terms of the Disposition as may be reasonably requested by the Drag-Along Members.

 

(iv) Upon the consummation of a Drag-Along Sale, all of the Members will receive the same form of consideration. The consideration to be paid to the Members in a Drag-Along Sale shall be allocated among the Members in the same proportion as the proceeds, if any, such Members would have received if all of the assets of the Company were sold for the aggregate consideration to be paid to the Members in a Drag-Along Sale and the Company were then liquidated in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(v) Each Drag-Along Member shall execute the applicable purchase agreement, if applicable, and make or provide the same representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities, and agreements (including with respect to any escrow, holdback or similar arrangement) as the Dragging Members make or provide in connection with the Drag-Along Sale; provided, that each Drag-Along Member shall only be obligated to make individual representations and warranties with respect to its title to and ownership of the applicable Units, authorization, execution, and delivery of relevant documents, enforceability of such documents against the Drag-Along Member, and other matters relating to such Drag-Along Member, but not with respect to any of the foregoing with respect to any other Members or their Units; provided, further, that all representations, warranties, covenants, and indemnities shall be made by the Dragging Members and each Drag-Along Member severally and not jointly and any indemnification obligation shall be pro rata based on the consideration received by the Dragging Members and each Drag-Along Member, in each case in an amount not to exceed the aggregate proceeds received by the Dragging Members and each such Drag-Along Member in connection with the Drag-Along Sale.

 

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(d) Admission of Assignee as a Member. Any Person that acquires any Units through a Disposition has the right to be admitted to the Company as a Member only (i) if such Disposition is effected in strict compliance with this Section 3.3 and (ii) in the case of any Disposition other than a Permitted Disposition to an Affiliate controlled by the Disposing Member or a Disposition made pursuant to Section 3.3(c), if such admission as a Member is approved by the Manager. Any Person that acquires any Units through a Permitted Disposition to an Affiliate controlled by the Disposing Member or a Disposition made pursuant to Section 3.3(c), in each case in strict compliance with this Section 3.3, shall automatically be admitted as a Member. The Manager shall amend Exhibit A to reflect any admission of an assignee as a Member as permitted by this Section 3.3, which amendment shall not require the consent of any Member.

 

(e) Requirements Applicable to Dispositions and Admissions. In addition to the requirements set forth in Sections 3.3(a) through 3.3(d), any Disposition of any Units (other than pursuant to Section 3.6 or Article XII) and any admission of an assignee as a Member will also be subject to the following requirements, and such Disposition (and admission, if applicable) will not be effective unless such requirements are complied with; provided, however, that the Manager, in its sole and absolute discretion, may waive any of the following requirements:

 

(i) The following documents must be delivered to the Company and must be reasonably satisfactory, in form and substance, to the Manager:

 

(A) A copy of the instrument pursuant to which the Disposition is effected.

 

(B) An instrument, executed by the Members making the Disposition and their assignee(s), containing the following information and agreements, to the extent they are not contained in the instrument described in the foregoing subsection (A): (1) the notice address of the assignee(s); (2) the portion of the Units to be held after the Disposition by the Members making the Disposition and their assignee(s); (3) the assignee(s)’s ratification of this Agreement and agreement to be bound by it, and affirmation that any representations and warranties of the assignee(s) that are required by the Company, in its reasonable discretion, are true and correct (which agreement shall include the assignee(s)’ notice address for purposes of Section 14.2); and (4) representations and warranties by the Members making the Disposition and their assignee(s) that the Disposition and admission are being made in accordance with all laws and all transfer requirements under this Section 3.3.

 

(C) Unless the Units subject to the Disposition are registered under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, a favorable opinion of legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the Manager, to the effect that the Disposition and admission are being made pursuant to a valid exemption from registration under those laws and in accordance with those laws.

 

(D) An opinion of tax counsel reasonably acceptable to the Manager that such Disposition will not, alone or in combination with any earlier or scheduled transactions, cause the Company to cease to be a partnership for federal income tax purposes. To the extent an acceptable tax opinion is not provided, the Disposing Member may instead provide a full indemnification (on an after tax basis) reasonably acceptable to the Manager indemnifying the members not disposing of their Units (the “Non-Disposing Members”) and their Affiliates against any adverse tax consequences of such Disposition having an effect described in such clause, including any interest, penalties and reasonable costs.

 

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(ii) The Disposing Member and its assignee(s) will pay, or reimburse the Company and the Non-Disposing Members for, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Company and the Non-Disposing Members in connection with the Disposition and admission, including the reasonable legal fees incurred in connection with the legal opinions referred to in the foregoing subsection (i), on or before the tenth day after the receipt by that Person of an invoice for the amount due.

 

(iii) No Disposition of Units will effect a release of the Disposing Member from any liabilities to the Company or the other Members incurred prior to the effective date of such Disposition.

 

(iv) The Disposition will not result in a default under, breach of any material obligation contained in, or cause the failure of a material condition contained in, any material agreement to which the Company is a party, unless a consent to or waiver of such default, breach or failure of condition has been obtained from the other party or parties to such agreement.

 

(f) Assignee Rights. A Disposition made in conformance with Section 3.3 shall be effective as of the date of the Disposition and shall be shown on the books and records of the Company. All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit shall be allocated between the Disposing Member and the assignee according to Section 706 of the Code. Distributions with respect to Units Disposed in a Disposition made before the effective date of such Disposition shall be paid to the Disposing Member, and distributions with respect to Units Disposed in a Disposition made after such date shall be paid to the assignee. Unless and until a Person that acquires Units through a Disposition becomes a Member in accordance with Section 3.3(d), such Person shall not be entitled to any of the rights granted to a Member hereunder or under applicable law, other than the rights granted specifically to assignees pursuant to this Section 3.3(f) and to have the other rights granted to assignees as required by the TBOC; provided that, without relieving any Disposing Member from any such limitations or obligations and as more fully described in Section 3.3(g), such Person shall be bound by any limitations and obligations of a Member contained herein by which a Member would be bound on account of the ownership of Units (including the obligation, if any, to make and return Capital Contributions on account of such Units or to Dispose of such Units pursuant to Section 3.3(c), Section 3.6 or Article XII).

 

(g) Disposing Member’s Rights and Obligations. Any Member who shall Dispose of any Units or any portion of Membership Interests shall cease to be a Member with respect to such Units or portion of Membership Interests and shall no longer have any rights or privileges with respect to such Units or portion of Membership Interests. Unless and until the assignee is admitted as a Member in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.3 (the “Admission Date”), (i) such assigning Member shall retain all of the duties, liabilities and obligations of a Member with respect to such Units or portion of Membership Interests, including the obligation (together with its assignee pursuant to Section 3.3(f)) to make and return Capital Contributions on account of such Units or portion of Membership Interests pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (ii) the Manager may, in its sole discretion, reinstate all or any portion of the rights and privileges of such assigning Member with respect to such Units or portion of Membership Interests for any period of time prior to the Admission Date. Nothing contained herein shall relieve any Person who Disposes of any such Units or portion of Membership Interests from any liability of such Person to the Company or the Members with respect to such Units or portion of Membership Interests that may exist on the Admission Date or that is otherwise specified in the TBOC and incorporated into this Agreement or for any liability to the Company or any other Person or for any breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by such Person (in its capacity as a holder of Membership Interests or any portion thereof) contained herein or in the other agreements with the Company.

 

[Limited Liability Company Agreement of OPM Green Energy, LLC]

 

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3.4 Admission of New Members. Subject to Sections 3.9 and 4.2, additional Persons may be admitted to the Company as Members and Units may be issued to those Persons upon obtaining with the unanimous, written approval of the (i) Manager, (ii) Mabert, LLC, and (iii) Greenway Technologies, Inc. (“GWTI”). An admission of a new Member is effective only after the new Member has executed a ratification of this Agreement and an agreement to be bound by it, and affirmation that that any representations and warranties of the new Member that are required by the Company, in its reasonable discretion, are true and correct (which agreement shall include the new Member’s notice address for purposes of Section 14.2). The Manager shall amend Exhibit A and the relevant provisions of this Agreement to reflect any admission of a new Member and the issuance of additional Units, which amendment shall not require the consent of any Member.

 

3.5 Interests in a Member. Without the consent of the Manager, a Member that is not a natural person may not cause or permit an interest, direct or indirect, in itself to be Disposed of such that, after the Disposition, such Member shall cease to be controlled by substantially the same Persons who control it as of the date of its admission to the Company. On any breach of the provisions of the preceding sentence, the Company shall have the option to buy, and on exercise of that option the breaching Member shall sell, the breaching Member’s Membership Interest, all in accordance with Article XII as if there had been a Purchase Event with respect to the Membership Interest held by such Member.

 

3.6 Transfer upon Termination of Marital Relationship. The interest in the Company of each Person (a) who was married to a Member and who acquired his or her interest in the Company as a result of a divorce, marital dissolution or agreement relating thereto or pursuant to a partition or similar agreement or (b) who acquired his, her or its interest in the Company as a beneficiary or distributee of the assets of any deceased Person (whether pursuant to a will, intestate succession or otherwise) who was married to a Member (a “Deceased Spouse”) and who was not already a Member immediately prior to such distribution or bequest, is subject to an option to purchase (the “Marital Option”) in favor of the Member from whom the interest was acquired with respect to any acquisition described in the preceding clause (a) hereof or the Member who was married to the Deceased Spouse immediately prior to the death of the Deceased Spouse with respect to any acquisition further described in the preceding clause (b) hereof (either the “Member Spouse”). Upon the exercise of a Marital Option, the Person who owns the interest in the Company subject to the Marital Option (the “Non-Member Spouse”) must sell the interest in the Company at the price and on the other terms and conditions agreed upon by the Non-Member Spouse and the Member Spouse. If the purchase of an interest in the Company is not completed (whether by reason of a failure to exercise the Marital Option or to agree upon price, terms or conditions or any other reason) within 60 calendar days after the Marital Option becomes exercisable, the failure will constitute a Purchase Event (as defined in Section 12.1(a)) with regard to the interest in the Company covered by that Marital Option, and the provisions of Article XII will apply, provided that in no event will the Non-Member Spouse who owns the interest subject to the Marital Option have any right to purchase the interest in the Company of any Person.

 

3.7 Liability to Third Parties. No Member shall be liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of the Company, including under a judgment decree or order of a court.

 

3.8 Lack of Authority. No Member, in its capacity as such, has the authority or power to act for or on behalf of the Company, to do any act that would be binding on the Company, or to incur any expenditures on behalf of the Company.

 

3.9 Units. General. The Membership Interests of the Members shall be represented by Units, which may be divided into one or more types, classes or series, with each type or class or series having the rights and privileges, including voting rights, if any, set forth in this Agreement. A Membership Interest shall for all purposes be personal property. No Member has any interest in specific assets or property of the Company. Ownership of a Unit (or fraction thereof) shall not entitle a Member to call for a partition or division of any asset or property of the Company or for any accounting.

 

(a) Authorized Units. The Company may issue up to 1,000 Units in accordance with this Agreement, or such greater number of Units as unanimously approved in writing by the (i) Manager, (ii) Mabert, LLC, and (iii) GWTI. The Company may issue fractional Units. The Company shall maintain a schedule of all Members from time to time with the Units held by them (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), a copy of which as of the Effective Date is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

(b) Voting. Subject to Article VII, the holders of Units shall vote together as a single class; provided that the holders of Profit Units that are Profit Unit Members may not vote such Profit Units on any matters except as expressly set forth herein or as required by non-waivable provisions of the TBOC.

 

(c) Uncertified Units. Units shall be recorded in book-entry form and no Member shall have the right to demand that the Company produce and/or deliver certificates representing such Units.

 

3.10 Profits Interests.

 

(a) All Profit Units are anticipated to be “profits interests” (within the meaning of Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 (1993))) for U.S. federal income tax purposes with the recipient’s participation limited to the income and asset appreciation of the Company arising after the date of issuance of any such Profit Units. Additional Profit Units may be issued as determined by the Manager and shall be issued pursuant to a Unit Award Agreement.

 

(b) All Profit Units will be subject in all respects to the terms of any applicable award agreement entered into in connection with the grant or issuance of such Profit Units, including, without limitation, provisions in any applicable award agreement providing for vesting, forfeiture and repurchase with respect to the Profit Units.

 

(c) Immediately upon receipt of Profit Units, the Member will have no initial Capital Account balance and the Profit Units received shall not entitle such Person to any portion of the capital of the Company at the time of such Person’s admission to the Company as a Member, such that if the Company’s assets were sold at Fair Market Value immediately after the grant to such Member of Profit Units and the proceeds distributed in complete liquidation of the Company, the Profit Units so received would entitle such Member to receive no share of those proceeds. In connection with any issuance of Profit Units, the Capital Accounts of the then existing Members shall be adjusted to reflect the Liquidation Value.

 

(d) Upon the issuance of any Profit Units, the Company shall specify the “Participation Threshold” applicable to such Profit Units. The Participation Threshold for Profit Units shall mean an amount equal to the Liquidation Value of the Company as of the date of issuance; provided, however, the Participation Threshold shall not be less than zero dollars ($0). The grant of Profit Units that is intended to constitute a profits interest to a Member is intended to comply with Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 CB 343 (1993) and Rev. Proc. 2001-43, 2001-2 CB 191 (2001) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.