UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10/A
Amendment No. 1
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
ALLIANCE BIOENERGY PLUS, INC.
(Exact name of small Business Issuer as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 45-4944960 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (IRS Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
3710 Buckeye Street, Suite 120 | ||
Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 33410 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 607-3555
400 N Congress Avenue, Suite 130 |
West Palm Beach, FL 33401 |
Former address if changed since last report |
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [ ] No [X].
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes [X ] No [ ]
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer [ ] | Accelerated Filer [ ] | Non-Accelerated Filer [ ] | Emerging Growth Company [X] |
Smaller reporting company [X] |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
[ ] Yes [X] No
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10 (the “Report”), including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 2A contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future results of Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”) that are based on management’s current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions about the Company’s business. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “sees,” “estimates” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including, but not limited to, those discussed in the “Risk Factors” section in Item 1A, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7 and elsewhere in this Report as well as those discussed from time to time in the Company’s other Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports. In addition, such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Report or, in the case of any document incorporated by reference, the date of that document, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Report. If we update or correct one or more forward-looking statements, investors and others should not conclude that we will make additional updates or corrections with respect to other forward-looking statements.
Background
Business Overview
Alliance Bioenergy Plus, Inc., was incorporated in Nevada on March 28, 2012, as Alliance Media Group Holdings, Inc. Since December 2013, Alliance Bioenergy Plus, Inc dba Blue Biofuels (the “Company”) has been a technology company focused on emerging technologies in the renewable energy, biofuels, and bioplastics technology sectors. For a number of years, the Company attempted to commercialize a technology it had licensed, through a partially owned subsidiary, that converted cellulosic materials into sugars for use in the biofuels industry. That technology proved to be inefficient and not economic.
In January 2018, the Company’s technology experts developed a technology system it calls Cellulose-to-Sugar or CTS 2.0, and a process patent application was filed. The patent is still pending but with notice of allowance granted. The same patent was filed in all major jurisdictions of the world including the European Patent Organization, Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization, and the Russian Federation. The Company is working on filing additional patents.
CTS 2.0 is a mechanical/chemical dry process for converting cellulose material into sugar for use in the biofuels industry. The 100% owned CTS 2.0 system can convert virtually any cellulosic material – like grasses, wood, paper, farm waste, yard waste, forestry products, energy crops like hemp or King Grass, and the cellulosic portion of municipal solid waste – into sugars and subsequently into biofuels and bioplastics. CTS 2.0 has a near zero carbon footprint, recycles the water and catalyst, and uses no enzymes, expensive chemicals, or strong acids.
At commercial scale, management expects to be able to produce ethanol at a lower cost than any competitor due to the fact that the CTS 2.0 process is uncomplicated and efficient, and that it uses low cost feedstock as compared to corn. The ethanol industry is highly competitive with over 200 ethanol plants in the United States alone. Currently, the vast majority use corn as the feedstock. Their profitability depends highly on the fluctuations between the price of corn and the price of ethanol. The Company plans on using King Grass as its initial feedstock, which is significantly less expensive per dry ton than corn.
The new technology made it worthwhile to financially restructure the company. The Company voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 on October 22, 2018, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida. Management fought and eliminated millions in debts and disputed debts, and exited Chapter 11 on September 18, 2019, while keeping all classes, including the shareholders, unimpaired. Certain debts were renegotiated to be paid out of future revenues or future profits. These are reflected on the Company’s financial statements. A complete copy of the Plan of Reorganization is filed as Exhibit 2(a). Having paid all debts that needed to be paid, the bankruptcy case was closed on October 25, 2019.
The Company’s goal is to further develop and commercialize its 100% owned CTS 2.0 technology that was discovered and developed in house. In July 2020, the Company began testing a 4th generation prototype to further optimize various parameters towards the engineering of a commercial size reactor. The 4th generation has 30 times the capacity as the 3rd generation. It is in the process of being upgraded to handle higher volumes of feedstock. The Company expects to build a 5th generation semi-commercial scale system in 2021 that should be of sufficient size – at least a ton of sugar per day production rate – to prove the commercial viability of the technology. Due to its mechanical nature and modularity, it is anticipated that one plant would have multiple modular CTS systems. After the system is commercially ready, the Company will either form a joint venture with an ethanol producer or acquire an existing ethanol plant and retrofit it with the CTS 2.0 technology to more rapidly achieve revenue.
The biofuels industry is highly regulated. Any new plant that is built would require various government permits.
The Company has a strategy that includes using its low-cost high-purity lignin co-product to produce biodegradable bioplastics. The plastics industry is highly competitive. The Company would need various government permits before commercializing products in this space, and it is too preliminary to discuss more details.
The Company has also licensed the Vertimass Process to convert ethanol (from the CTS 2.0 process) into bio-jet fuel. There is no up-front or annual fee until we are converting ethanol into bio-jet fuel. Since we are not yet producing ethanol on a commercial scale, it is too preliminary to discuss details.
The Company believes that its management and consultants have significant experience in the development of technologies from concept to commercialization. As of this date, the Company has not generated any material revenues from its business.
Description of the Company’s Securities
The Company is currently authorized to issue 500,000,000 Shares of Common Stock par value $0.001 and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock par value $0.001. Each share of Company Common Stock is entitled to one (1) vote per share.
Employees
The company currently employs four full-time employees, five part-time employee and six consultants. The Company is in the process of hiring additional employees to more rapidly commercialize its technology.
Before you invest in our securities, you should be aware that there are various risks. You should consider carefully these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this report before you decide to purchase our securities. If any of the following risks and uncertainties develop into actual events, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
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The Company’s financial statements have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, which may hinder our ability to continue as a going concern and our ability to obtain future financing.
Our financial statements for the periods ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, were prepared assuming that we would continue as a going concern and they expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. This doubt is based entirely upon the Company’s current lack of resources to execute its business plan. Our ability to continue as a going concern is an issue as we continue operating as a development stage company. We expect to continue to experience net losses until we have a commercial system in operation. Our ability to continue as a going concern is subject to our ability to generate a profit and/or obtain necessary funding from outside sources, including obtaining additional funding from the sale of our securities, increasing sales or obtaining loans and grants from various financial institutions where possible. If we are unable to continue as a going concern, you may lose your entire investment.
We may run out of funds for continued operations. By again becoming a publicly-reporting company, we will additionally incur public company reporting costs of approximately $25,000 per year or $6,250 per quarter. Under any circumstances, based upon our monthly burn rate, together with a pro rata portion of our public company reporting costs, we will run out of funds in the near future. To fund the Company’s operating expenses following exhaustion of our current resources, the Company will clearly require additional funding for ongoing operations. There is no guarantee that we will be able to raise any additional capital. Our near-term financing requirement (12 months), is anticipated to be approximately $5 million. Beyond our near-term financing requirement (more than 12 months), we will need an additional approximately $5 million to implement the Company’s plan of operations and have a commercial-ready system.
The foregoing represents the Company’s best estimates as of the date of this Prospectus and may materially vary based upon actual experience.
The inability to obtain this funding either in the near term and/or longer term will materially affect the ability of the Company to implement its business plan of operations and jeopardize the viability of the Company. In that case, the Company may need to suspend its operations and reevaluate and revise its plan of operations
We have a limited operating history and, accordingly, you will not have any basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objectives.
We are a development stage company with no operating revenues to date. Since we do not have an established operating history or regular sales yet, you will have no basis upon which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objectives.
The absence of any significant operating history for us makes forecasting our revenue and expenses difficult, and we may be unable to adjust our spending in a timely manner to compensate for unexpected revenue shortfalls or unexpected expenses.
As a result of the absence of any operating revenues for us, it is difficult to accurately forecast our future revenue. In addition, we have limited meaningful historical financial data upon which to base planned operating expenses. Current and future expense levels are based on our operating plans and estimates of future revenue. Revenue and operating results are difficult to forecast because they generally depend on our ability to commercialize our technology. As a result, we may be unable to adjust our spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall, which would result in further substantial losses. We may also be unable to expand our operations in a timely manner to adequately meet demand to the extent it exceeds expectations.
Our limited operating history does not afford investors a sufficient history on which to base an investment decision.
We are currently in the development-stage of our business. There can be no assurance that at this time that we will operate profitably or that we will have adequate working capital to meet our obligations as they become due.
Investors must consider the risks and difficulties frequently encountered by development-stage companies, particularly in rapidly evolving markets. Such risks include the following:
● | Competition |
● | ability to anticipate and adapt to a competitive market; |
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● | ability to effectively manage expanding operations; amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures relating to expansion of our business, operations, and infrastructure; and |
● | dependence upon key personnel to market and sell our products and services and the loss of one of our key managers may adversely affect the marketing of our products and services. |
We cannot be certain that our business strategy will be successful or that we will successfully address these risks. In the event that we do not successfully address these risks, our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected and we may not have the resources to continue or expand our business operations.
We have no profitable operating history and May Never Achieve Profitability
We are presently engaged in the development of our CTS technology, however we have yet to bring this technology to market. We are faced with all of the risks associated with a company in its development stage. Our business is subject to numerous risks associated with a relatively new, low-capitalized company engaged in our business sector. Such risks include, but are not limited to, competition from well-established and well-capitalized companies, and unanticipated difficulties regarding the marketing and sale of our products. There can be no assurance that we will ever generate significant commercial sales or achieve profitability. Should this be the case, our common stock could become worthless and investors in our common stock or other securities could lose their entire investment.
The inability to obtain additional funding either in the near term and/or longer term will materially affect the ability of the Company to implement its business plan of operations and jeopardize the viability of the Company. In that case, the Company may need to suspend its operations and reevaluate and revise its plan of operations
Certain Amounts are Contingently Payable to Debt Holders Out of Future Profits or Future Revenues
As a part of the Company’s emergence from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on October 25, 2019, the Company is committed to repayment of $2,942,132 to certain Debt Holders out of “future profits” or “future revenues” of the Company. While there is no guarantee that we will ever achieve revenues or profitability, should we do so, we will be obliged to make these payments on a priority basis. If we do become obligated to make these payments, such could significantly reduce our earnings and earnings per share, which could have a detrimental impact on the valuation of our stock and returns accruing to investors.
Dependence on our Management, without whose services Company business operations could cease.
At this time, our management is wholly responsible for the development and execution of our business plan. Our management is under no contractual obligation to remain employed by us, although they have no present intent to leave. If our management should choose to leave us for any reason before we have hired additional personnel our operations may fail. Even if we are able to find additional personnel, it is uncertain whether we could find qualified management who could develop our business along the lines described herein or who would be willing to work for compensation the Company could afford. Without such management, the Company could be forced to cease operations and investors in our common stock or other securities could lose their entire investment.
Concentrated control risks; shareholders could be unable to control or influence key corporate actions or effect changes in the Company’s board of directors or management.
Our current officers and directors currently own approximately 89 million shares or approximately 34.6% of our issued and outstanding common stock. In addition, 5% or more holders own approximately 58.9 million shares or approximately 24% of our issued and outstanding shares of our common stock, in the aggregate comprising approximately 58.6% of our issued and outstanding common stock, which represents voting control of the Company. Our current officers, directors and significant shareholders therefore have the power to make all major decisions regarding our affairs, including decisions regarding whether or not to issue stock and for what consideration, whether or not to sell all or substantially all of our assets and for what consideration and whether or not to authorize more stock for issuance or otherwise amend our charter or bylaws.
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Lack of additional working capital may cause curtailment of any expansion plans while raising of capital through sale of equity securities would dilute existing shareholders’ percentage of ownership
As of September 30, 2020, we had negative working capital of $934,704. Based upon our monthly burn rate, together with a pro rata portion of our public company reporting costs, we will run out of funds in the very near term. To fund the Company’s ongoing operations thereafter, the Company will clearly require additional funding. There is no guarantee that we will be able to raise any additional capital. A shortage of capital would affect our ability to fund our working capital requirements. If we require additional capital, funds may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. In addition, if we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could dilute existing shareholders. If funds are not available, we could be placed in the position of having to cease all operations.
We do not presently have a traditional credit facility with a financial institution. This absence may adversely affect our operations
We do not presently have a traditional credit facility with a financial institution. The absence of a traditional credit facility with a financial institution could adversely impact our operations. If adequate funds are not otherwise available, we may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate portions of our operations and product development efforts. Without such credit facilities, the Company could be forced to cease operations and investors in our common stock or other securities could lose their entire investment.
Our inability to successfully achieve a critical mass of revenues could adversely affect our financial condition
No assurance can be given that we will be able to successfully achieve a critical mass of revenue in order to cover our operating expenses and achieve sustainable profitability. Without such critical mass of revenues, the Company could be forced to cease operations.
Our success is substantially dependent on general economic conditions and business trends in the energy industry, a downturn of which could adversely affect our operations
The success of our operations depends to a significant extent upon a number of factors relating to consumer spending. These factors include economic conditions, activity in the financial markets, general business conditions, personnel cost, inflation, interest rates and taxation. Our business is affected by the general condition and economic stability of our consumers. An overall decline in the demand for our products could cause a reduction in our sales and the Company could face a situation where it never achieves a critical mass of revenues and thereby be forced to cease operations.
Changes in generally accepted accounting principles could have an adverse effect on our business financial condition, cash flows, revenue and results of operations
We are subject to changes in and interpretations of financial accounting matters that govern the measurement of our performance. Based on our reading and interpretations of relevant guidance, principles or concepts issued by, among other authorities, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, our management believes that our current contract terms and business arrangements have been properly reported. However, there continue to be issued interpretations and guidance for applying the relevant standards to a wide range of contract terms and business arrangements that are prevalent in the industries in which we operate. Future interpretations or changes by the regulators of existing accounting standards or changes in our business practices could result in future changes in our revenue recognition and/or other accounting policies and practices that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows, revenue and results of operations.
We will need to increase the size of our organization and may experience difficulties in managing growth.
We are a small company with only limited staff. We expect to experience a period of significant expansion in headcount, facilities, infrastructure and overhead and anticipate that further expansion will be required to address potential growth and market opportunities. Future growth will impose significant added responsibilities on members of management, including the need to identify, recruit, maintain and integrate managers. Our future financial performance and its ability to compete effectively will depend, in part, on its ability to manage any future growth effectively.
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We are subject to compliance with securities law, which exposes us to potential liabilities, including potential rescission rights.
We have offered and sold our common stock to investors pursuant to certain exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as well as those of various state securities laws. The basis for relying on such exemptions is factual; that is, the applicability of such exemptions depends upon our conduct and that of those persons contacting prospective investors and making the offering. We have not received a legal opinion to the effect that any of our prior offerings were exempt from registration under any federal or state law. Instead, we have relied upon the operative facts as the basis for such exemptions, including information provided by investors themselves.
If any prior offering did not qualify for such exemption, an investor would have the right to rescind its purchase of the securities if it so desired. It is possible that if an investor should seek rescission, such investor would succeed. A similar situation prevails under state law in those states where the securities may be offered without registration in reliance on the partial preemption from the registration or qualification provisions of such state statutes under the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996. If investors were successful in seeking rescission, we would face severe financial demands that could adversely affect our business and operations. Additionally, if we did not in fact qualify for the exemptions upon which it has relied, we may become subject to significant fines and penalties imposed by the SEC and state securities agencies.
We incur costs associated with SEC reporting compliance.
The Company made the decision to become an SEC “reporting company” in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations. We incur certain costs of compliance with applicable SEC reporting rules and regulations including, but not limited to attorneys’ fees, accounting and auditing fees, other professional fees, financial printing costs and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs in an amount estimated at approximately $25,000 per year. On balance, the Company determined that the incurrence of such costs and expenses was preferable to the Company being in a position where it had very limited access to additional capital funding.
The availability of a large number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock may, upon their issuance, lead to dilution of existing stockholders.
We are authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which, as of September 30, 2020, 235,521,492 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. Additional shares may be issued by our board of directors without further stockholder approval. The issuance of large numbers of shares, possibly at below market prices, is likely to result in substantial dilution to the interests of other stockholders. In addition, issuances of large numbers of shares may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Our need for additional capital that could dilute the ownership interest of investors.
We require substantial working capital to fund our business. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-related or convertible debt securities, these securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the rights of holders of our common stock and they may experience additional dilution. We cannot predict whether additional financing will be available to us on favorable terms when required, or at all. Since our inception, we have experienced negative cash flow from operations and expect to experience significant negative cash flow from operations in the future. The issuance of additional common stock by the Company may have the effect of further diluting the proportionate equity interest and voting power of holders of our common stock.
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We may not have adequate internal accounting controls. While we have certain internal procedures in our budgeting, forecasting and in the management and allocation of funds, our internal controls may not be adequate.
We are constantly striving to improve our internal accounting controls. We hope to develop an adequate internal accounting control to budget, forecast, manage and allocate our funds and account for them. There is no guarantee that such improvements will be adequate or successful or that such improvements will be carried out on a timely basis. If we do not have adequate internal accounting controls, we may not be able to appropriately budget, forecast and manage our funds, we may also be unable to prepare accurate accounts on a timely basis to meet our continuing financial reporting obligations and we may not be able to satisfy our obligations under US securities laws.
We may not have adequate insurance coverage
We currently have only general liability insurance and D&O insurance and we cannot assure you that we would not face liability upon the occurrence of any uninsured event which could result in any loss or damages being assessed against the Company.
We are subject to numerous laws and regulations that can adversely affect the cost, manner or feasibility of doing business.
Our operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the financial and energy markets. Future laws or regulations, any adverse change in the interpretation of existing laws and regulations or our failure to comply with existing legal requirements may result in substantial penalties and harm to our business, results of operations and financial condition. We may be required to make large and unanticipated capital expenditures to comply with governmental regulations. Our operations could be significantly delayed or curtailed and our cost of operations could significantly increase as a result of regulatory requirements or restrictions. We are unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance with these requirements or their effect on our operations.
We do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future
We currently intend to retain all future earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business. We do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future but will review this policy as circumstances dictate.
There is currently only a limited market for our securities and there can be no assurance that any liquid market will ever develop.
There is only a limited trading market for our common stock and there is currently no market for our securities. Our shares present trade on the “Pink Sheets”. Even if we are ultimately approved for trading on the OTCQB or other exchange or market, there can be no assurance as to the prices at which our common stock will trade, or if a trading market develops. Until our common stock is fully distributed and an orderly market develops, (if ever) in our common stock, the price at which it trades is likely to fluctuate significantly.
Prices for our common stock will be determined in the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the depth and liquidity of the market for shares of our common stock, developments affecting our business, including the impact of the factors referred to elsewhere in these Risk Factors, investor perception of us and general economic and market conditions. No assurances can be given that an orderly or liquid market will ever develop for the shares of our common stock. Due to the anticipated low price of the securities, many brokerage firms may not be willing to effect transactions in the securities.
Our common stock is subject to the Penny Stock Regulations
Our common stock will likely be subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules to the extent that the price remains less than $5.00. Those rules, which require delivery of a schedule explaining the penny stock market and the associated risks before any sale, may further limit your ability to sell your shares.
The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define “penny stock” to be an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share. Our common stock falls within the definition of penny stock and is subject to rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors (generally those with assets in excess of $1,000,000, or annual incomes exceeding $200,000 or $300,000, together with their spouse).
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For transactions covered by these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of such securities and have received the purchaser’s prior written consent to the transaction. Additionally, for any transaction, other than exempt transactions, involving a penny stock, the rules require the delivery, prior to the transaction, of a risk disclosure document mandated by the Commission relating to the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and, if the broker-dealer is the sole market-maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this fact and the broker-dealer’s presumed control over the market. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks. Consequently, the `penny stock` rules may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our common stock and may affect the ability of investors to sell their common stock in the secondary market.
Our common stock is illiquid and subject to price volatility unrelated to our operations
The market price of our common stock could fluctuate substantially due to a variety of factors, including market perception of our ability to achieve our planned growth, quarterly operating results of other companies in the same industry, trading volume in our common stock, changes in general conditions in the economy and the financial markets or other developments affecting our competitors or us. In addition, the stock market is subject to extreme price and volume fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant effect on the market price of securities issued by many companies for reasons unrelated to their operating performance and could have the same effect on our common stock. Sales of substantial amounts of common stock, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of our equity securities.
For as long as we are an emerging growth company, we will not be required to comply with certain reporting requirements, including those relating to accounting standards and disclosure about our executive compensation, that apply to other public companies.
In April 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for “emerging growth companies,” including certain requirements relating to accounting standards and compensation disclosure. We are classified as an emerging growth company. For as long as we are an emerging growth company, which may be up to five full fiscal years, unlike other public companies, we will not be required to, among other things, (1) provide an auditor’s attestation report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, (2) comply with any new requirements adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB, requiring mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report in which the auditor would be required to provide additional information about the audit and the financial statements of the issuer, (3) comply with any new audit rules adopted by the PCAOB after April 5, 2012 unless the SEC determines otherwise, (4) provide certain disclosure regarding executive compensation required of larger public companies or (5) hold shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation.
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Further, our independent registered public accounting firm is not yet required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and will not be required to do so for as long as we are an “emerging growth company” pursuant to the provisions of the JOBS Act.
Under the JOBS Act we have elected to use an extended period for complying with new or revised accounting standards.
We have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(1), which allows us to delay adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
Our business, results of operations, and financial condition may be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the U.S. and global economies, disrupted global supply chains, resulted in significant travel and transport restrictions, including mandated closures and orders to “shelter-in-place,” and created significant disruption of the financial markets. We are closely monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business, including how it will impact our customers, employees and supply chain. Given the critical nature of the products that we provide, our office and lab have remained open during the pandemic. The extent to which our operations may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will depend largely on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted. We may experience additional operating costs due to increased challenges with our workforce (including as a result of illness, absenteeism or government orders), access to supplies, capital, and fundamental support services (such as shipping and transportation). Even after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, we may experience materially adverse impacts to our business due to any resulting economic recession or depression. Furthermore, the impacts of a potential worsening of global economic conditions and the continued disruptions to and volatility in the financial markets remain unknown.
It is unclear whether the market will ultimately accept our CTS technology.
If we fail to achieve market acceptance for our CTS technology, we will not achieve our business goals and the Company may ultimately run out of financial resources and fail.
If we fail to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights adequately, our business could be adversely affected.
We seek to protect our intellectual property through patents, trade secrets, copyrights, confidentiality, non-compete and nondisclosure agreements, trademarks, domain names and other measures, some of which afford only limited protection. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of our intellectual property or to obtain and use property that we regard as proprietary. We cannot assure you that our means of protecting our proprietary rights will be adequate. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights to as great an extent as the laws of the United States. Intellectual property protections may also be unavailable, limited or difficult to enforce in some countries, which could make it easier for competitors to steal our intellectual property. Our failure to protect adequately our intellectual property and proprietary rights could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
An assertion by a third party that we are infringing its intellectual property could subject us to costly and time-consuming litigation or expensive licenses and our business might be harmed.
We might not prevail in any intellectual property infringement litigation given the complex technical issues and inherent uncertainties in such litigation. Defending such claims, regardless of their merit, could be time-consuming and distracting to management, result in costly litigation or settlement, cause development delays, or require us to enter into licensing agreements.
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ITEM 1B. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide information required by this Item.
As a smaller reporting company it is not required to provide the information required by this Item.
ITEM 2A. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and the notes thereto.
Forward-Looking Statements
This annual report contains forward-looking statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of its management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, its management. When used in this report, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend”, “plan” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current view of the Company concerning future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including among many others: a general economic downturn; a downturn in the securities markets; federal or state laws or regulations having an adverse effect on proposed transactions that the Company desires to effect; Securities and Exchange Commission regulations which affect trading in the securities of “penny stocks”; and other risks and uncertainties. Should any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this report as anticipated, estimated or expected. The accompanying information contained in this registration statement, including, without limitation, the information set forth under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Plan of Operation — Risk Factors” identifies important additional factors that could materially adversely affect actual results and performance. You are urged to carefully consider these factors. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statement.
Business Overview
Alliance Bioenergy Plus, Inc (the “Company”) is a technology company focused on emerging technologies in the renewable energy, biofuels, and bioplastics technologies sectors.
In January 2018, the Company’s technology experts developed a technology system it calls Cellulose-to-Sugar or CTS 2.0, and a patent application was filed. CTS 2.0 is a mechanical/chemical dry process for converting cellulose material into sugar for use in the biofuels industry. CTS 2.0 can convert virtually any cellulosic material – like grasses, wood, paper, farm waste, yard waste, forestry products, energy crops like hemp or King Grass, and the cellulosic portion of municipal solid waste – into sugars and subsequently into biofuels and bioplastics without the use of enzymes or liquid acids. CTS 2.0 has a near zero carbon footprint, recycles the water and catalyst, and uses no enzymes, expensive chemicals, or strong acids. At commercial scale, management expects to be able to produce ethanol at a lower cost than any competitor due to the fact that the CTS 2.0 process is uncomplicated and efficient, and that it uses low cost feedstock as compared to corn.
The new technology made it worthwhile to financially restructure the Company through Chapter 11. The Company voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 on October 22, 2018, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida. Management fought and eliminated millions in debts and disputed debts, and the Company exited Chapter 11 on September 18, 2019, while keeping all classes, including shareholders, unimpaired. Having paid all debts that needed to be paid, the bankruptcy case was closed on October 25, 2019. Fresh Start accounting is not being applied because existing voting shares immediately before Plan Confirmation were not less than 50 percent of the voting shares of the emerging entity.
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The Company completed its 4th generation CTS 2.0 prototype system in July 2020, and is currently testing it to optimize various parameters towards the engineering and scale up to a commercial size reactor.
Plan of Operation
The Company’s goal is to develop this CTS 2.0 technology to a commercial scale and then seek to either joint venture or acquire existing bioenergy and ethanol plants to install the CTS technology. To minimize dilution to shareholders, the Company will seek project-based financing to build (or acquire and retrofit) or joint venture with existing ethanol producers to produce cellulosic ethanol and lignin/bioplastics from its patented CTS 2.0 system. Retrofitting existing plants with the CTS 2.0 technology may achieve more rapid commercialization than building new plants. Once the first plant is profitable, the Company intends to grow with additional plants both in the United States and internationally.
Currently, the US government gives a D3 RIN to incentivize the production of renewable fuels from cellulosic materials. The value of the D3 RIN fluctuates, but as of this filing, it is around $1.60 per gallon of ethanol on top of the market price of ethanol.
The Company believes that its CTS 2.0 process can produce ethanol profitably at the market price, and with the D3 RIN should generate substantial profits and cash flow in amounts sufficient to cover the Company’s operating expenses and debt service.
The Company has a strategy that includes using its low-cost high-purity lignin co-product to produce biodegradable bioplastics. The Company has also licensed the Vertimass Process to convert ethanol (from the CTS 2.0 process) into bio-jet fuel.
The Company believes that its management and consultants have significant experience in the development of technologies from concept to commercialization. As of this date, the Company has generated $194,319 in revenue, however it has not generated any revenues from its core business.
Going Concern
The Company has incurred losses since inception, has a working capital deficiency, and may be unable to raise further capital. At December 31, 2019 the Company had a working capital deficiency of $566,027 (not counting related parties, a working capital surplus of $121,283) and had incurred accumulated losses of $44,500,966 since its inception. The Company expects to incur significant additional losses in connection with its continued start-up activities. As a result, the report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm on the Company’s financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2019, contains an emphasis of matter paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern based upon recurring operating losses and its need to obtain additional financing to sustain operations. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities when they become due and to generate sufficient revenues from its operations to pay its operating expenses.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2018
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recognized $60,000 in revenue as opposed to $0 in 2018.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s general and administrative expenses decreased by $1,350,376 to $1,038,814 from $2,389,191 in 2018. These decreases are primarily the result of a $1,166,206 decrease in payroll and professional fees from 2019 as compared to 2018, due to the Company entering Chapter 11. Of these fees, $294,846 was non-cash stock compensation in 2019, and $881,051 was non-cash stock compensation in 2018.
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Interest expense decreased in the year ended December 31, 2019 by $1,494,793 to $0 from $1,494,793 in 2018. The decrease in 2019 was primarily the result of the Company’s ability to eliminate all remaining convertible debentures during its successful Chapter 11 restructuring.
For the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company’s equity loss in an unconsolidated affiliate remained $0 from 2018. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded non-cash impairments of $3,827,316. This impairment can be attributed to the Company’s decision to pursue its own proprietary and patent-pending technology rather than maintain the patent portfolio of the patents it had licensed which were held by the unconsolidated affiliate.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company had a gain of $2,125,250 from the extinguishment of debt, which was an increase of $2,297,661 from a loss of $172,411 in 2018. During the same period, the Company’s change in fair value of its derivative instruments decreased by $656,533 to $0 at the end of 2019.
Research and development (R&D) costs for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $797,862, an increase of $177,893 from $619,968 in 2018. The increase in R&D expenses is the result of the process of commercializing the CTS 2.0 system.
Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (unaudited) to September 30, 2019
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized $0 in revenue as opposed to $60,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company’s general and administrative expenses increased by $236,986 to $1,029,534 from $792,548 in 2019. This increase is primarily the result of equity based compensation of $847,574 in the first nine months of 2020 as compared to $276,541 in the respective period of 2019, partially offset by lower professional fees of $228,770 as compared to $361,449 in 2019, mainly due to legal bills related to Chapter 11 in 2019.
Interest expense increased in the nine months ending September 30, 2020, by $156,295 from $0 in 2019 due to interest being added to the back pay due to officers and directors. The gain from extinguishment of debt was $0 in the nine months ended in September 30, 2020, as compared to $2,070,984 in 2019, and the gain in embedded derivative liability was $0 in 2020 as compared to $656,533 in the first nine months of 2019. The gains in 2019 were the result of the Company’s ability to eliminate all remaining convertible debentures during its successful Chapter 11 restructuring. The Company was no longer in Chapter 11 in 2020.
Research and development (R&D) costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, were $671,918, an increase of $92,543 from $579,375 in 2019. The increase in R&D expenses is the result of the process of commercializing the CTS 2.0 system.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
As of December 31, 2019 the Company had $110,630 in cash and total stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2019 was negative $3,331,809. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had $104,728 in cash and total stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2018 was negative $6,187,443. Total debt, including advances, accounts payable and other notes payable at December 31, 2019, together with interest payable thereon and contingent liabilities, was $3,941,395 a decrease of $2,514,977 from December 31, 2018, where it stood at $6,456,372. This decrease is attributable to the elimination of derivative liabilities, during Chapter 11 negotiations and the Confirmation Plan. $2,942,132 of the remaining debt was renegotiated to be payable out of future revenue or future profits and otherwise does not come due.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s operating activities decreased $4,999,798 to $1,836,676 from $6,836,475. This reduction can primarily be attributed to an impairment of $3,827,316, and $694,427 less in payroll as compared to 2018. Also, professional fees in 2019 were $471,779 less than in 2018.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s investing activities used 118,544 in cash. This can be primarily attributed to $17,279 used to purchase machinery and equipment, $22,376 in security deposits, and $78,890 in patent expenses. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, the Company’s investing activities provided $246,310. This is due to a capitalized cost write off of $253,261.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the Company generated an aggregate of $1,323,819 through its financing activities, which is an increase of $105,095 from $1,215,724 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. This increase from the prior year can primarily be attributed to a $519,619 increase in the sale of common stock through the Company’s private offerings and a decrease of $437,868 in the issuance of convertible debt to zero.
Capital Resources
At this time, the Company has limited liquidity and capital resources. To continue funding its operations, the Company will need to generate revenue or obtain additional financing for current and future operations. The Company anticipates needing around $10 million to optimize and scale up its CTS 2.0 system to be commercially ready. The Company anticipates reaching this stage around 18 months after financing. There is no guarantee that we will achieve this additional funding.
As of the date of filing, the Company has raised $947,380 in 2020, through the issuance of common stock and the exercise of warrants, in addition to $1,223,819 raised in 2019, $704,200 in 2018, and $7,816,894 raised through December 31, 2017, for a total of $10,692,293 through its private placement offerings, in addition to capital raised through debt or convertible notes. However, there is no guarantee that the company will be able to raise any additional capital on terms acceptable to the Company.
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The inability to obtain this funding either in the near term and/or longer term will materially affect the ability of the Company to implement its business plan of operations and jeopardize the viability of the Company. In that case, the Company may need to reevaluate and revise its operations.
Equity
As of September 30, 2020, shareholders’ equity was negative $3,484,602.
There were 235,521,492 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020.
There were no preferred shares outstanding.
The Company has paid no dividends.
Critical Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries over which the Company exercised control. Intercompany transactions and balances were eliminated in consolidation. All subsidiaries were dissolved in 2019 and ceased operations at or prior to that time.
Principles of Consolidation
The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its then-existing subsidiaries, after elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. Investments in business entities in which the Company lacks control but has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies are accounted for using the equity method. The Company’s proportionate share of net income or loss of the entity is recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
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 as of the dates presented and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods presented. Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include estimates of impairment assessment of identifiable intangible assets and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Estimates are based on past experience and other considerations reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Stock Compensation
The Company recognizes the cost of all share-based payments under the relevant authoritative accounting guidance. Share-based payments include any remuneration paid by the Company in shares of the Company’s common stock or financial instruments that grant the recipient the right to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock. For share-based payments to employees, which consist only of awards made under the stock option plan described below, the Company accounts for the payments in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718, “Stock Compensation” (formerly referred to as SFAS No. 123(R)). Share-based payments to consultants, service providers and other non-employees are accounted for under in accordance with ASC Topic 718, ASC Topic 505, “Equity Payments to Non-Employees” or other applicable authoritative guidance
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Convertible Instruments
The Company evaluates and accounts for conversion options embedded in convertible instruments in accordance with ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging Activities”.
Applicable GAAP requires companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free standing derivative financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under other GAAP with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument.
The Company accounts for convertible instruments (when we have determined that the embedded conversion options should not be bifurcated from their host instruments) that are not in default as follows: The Company records when necessary, discounts to convertible notes for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in debt instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized over the term of the related debt to their stated date of redemption. Notes that are in default are accounted for at the stated default dollar amount, even when the Company deems all or a portion of such Notes to be in dispute.
Accounting for Derivative Instruments
The Company issues debentures where the number of shares into which a debenture can be converted is not fixed. For example, when a debenture converts at a discount to market based on the stock price on the date of conversion. In such instances, the embedded conversion option of the convertible debentures is bifurcated from the host contract and recorded at their fair value. In accounting for derivatives, the Company records a liability representing the estimated present value of the conversion feature considering the historic volatility of the Company’s stock, and a discount representing the imputed interest associated with the beneficial conversion feature. The discount is then amortized over the life of the debenture and the derivative liability is adjusted periodically according to stock price fluctuations. At the time of conversion, any remaining derivative liability is charged to additional paid-in capital. For purposes of determining derivative liability, the Company uses Black-Scholes modeling for computing historic volatility.
Research and Development
The Company expenses all research and development costs as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2019, and 2018, the amounts charged to research and development expenses were $797,862 and $619,968, respectively.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on the Company’s accounting and reporting. The Company believes that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have an impact on its accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to its financial position, results of operations, and cash flows when implemented.
Seasonality
The Company’s operating results are not affected by seasonality.
Inflation
The Company’s business and operating results are not currently affected in any material way by inflation.
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Contractual Obligations
As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide this information.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Based on this evaluation, the Company has identified the following subsequent events:
From December 31, 2019, through the date of filing, the Company issued 733,130 shares of common stock for services valued at $37,500.
From December 31, 2019, through the date of filing, the Company raised $887,380 through its private offerings and issued 13,558,462 shares.
From December 31, 2019, through the date of filing, 6,639,344 warrants were executed at an average price of $0.053 cents/share for total proceeds of $350,000.
From December 31, 2019, through the date of filing, 6,255,656 warrants expired.
From December 31, 2019, through the date of filing, 500,000 employee stock options were exercised using the cashless exercise provision to obtain 277,778 shares.
From December 31, 2019, through the date of filing, 400,000 employee stock options expired.
From December 31, 2019, through the date of filing, the Company issued 21,550,000 employee stock options
From December 31, 2019, through the date of filing, 11,000,000 employee stock options vested.
From December 31, 2019, through the date of filing, $25,000 of convertible notes issued during Chapter 11 to a related party converted into 1,000,000 shares of common stock.
From December 31, 2019, through the date of filing, two new board members were appointed to the board: Peter Zimeri on February 18, 2020, and Edmund Burke on September 21, 2020.
Offices
The Company maintains its corporate office at 3710 Buckeye Street, Suite 120, Palm Beach Gardens 33410. The Company’s telephone number is 888-607-3555. On August 30, 2019, the Company signed a lease for a period of twenty-four (24) months from November 1, 2019 through October 31, 2021. Annual rent commenced at approximately $84,100 per annum and increases on a year-to-year basis by three percent (3%) over the base year. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay an amount equal to 10.41% of the operating expenses of the building together with sales tax on all amounts. This office space includes the Company’s research and demonstration facilities.
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ITEM 4. – SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock as of the date of filing, by: (I) each current director; each nominee for director, and executive officer of the Company; (ii) all directors and executive officers as a group; and (iii) each shareholder who owns more than five percent of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Except as otherwise indicated, the Company believes each of the persons listed below possesses sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated.
Name and Address | No of Shares (2) | % Owned (1) | ||||||
Benjamin Slager (3) | 35,000,000 | 14.186 | ||||||
3710 Buckeye Street, Suite 120 | ||||||||
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 | ||||||||
Anthony Santelli, II (4) | 43,882,127 | 17.494 | ||||||
3710 Buckeye Street, Suite 120 | ||||||||
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 | ||||||||
Charles F. Sills | 1,100,000 | 0.455 | ||||||
3710 Buckeye Street, Suite 120 | ||||||||
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 | ||||||||
George D. Bolton | 4,700,000 | 1.944 | ||||||
3710 Buckeye Street, Suite 120 | ||||||||
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 | ||||||||
Peter Zimeri (5) | 100,000 | 0.041 | ||||||
3710 Buckeye Street, Suite 120 | ||||||||
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 | ||||||||
Edmund Burke (6) | 4,213,462 | 1.736 | ||||||
3710 Buckeye Street, Suite 120 | ||||||||
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 | ||||||||
All officers and directors as a group (five persons) | 88,995,589 | 34.634 | ||||||
Chris and Pamela Jemapete (7) | 17,150,000 | 7.095 | ||||||
400 N. Congress Ave., Suite 130 | ||||||||
West Palm Beach, FL 33401 | ||||||||
Steven Sadaka (8) | 19,917,628 | 8.098 | ||||||
3474 Derby Ln | ||||||||
Weston, FL 33331 | ||||||||
Chris and Angela Kneppers (9) | 21,838,972 | 8.852 | ||||||
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(1) | The percentages in this table are based upon 241,721,947 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 29, 2020, and assumes the persons vested options and warrants are exercised but none other. |
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(2) | Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and includes voting and investment power with respect to the shares. Shares of Common Stock subject to options or warrants currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such options or warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. |
(3) | Includes 5,000,000 fully vested and exercisable employee options owned by Benjamin Slager. Benjamin Slager also has 5,000,000 additional employee options awarded and vesting with the commercialization of the CTS 2.0 system, unless the company enters into a merger or purchase agreement, at which time all options shall vest immediately. |
(4) | Includes 24,972,403 shares, 260,136 fully vested and exercisable warrants, and 5,000,000 vested and exercisable employee options owned by Anthony Santelli, II; 2,126,639 shares and 600,000 fully vested and exercisable warrants owned by AES Capital Partners, LP; 7,526,177 shares and 3,125,000 fully vested and exercisable warrants owned by The AES Capital Resource Fund, LP; and 136,636 shares and 135,136 fully vested and exercisable warrants owned by Santelli Partners, three entities controlled by Anthony Santelli, II. Anthony Santelli also has 5,000,000 additional employee options awarded and vesting with the commercialization of the CTS 2.0 system, unless the company enters into a merger or purchase agreement, at which time all options shall vest immediately. |
(5) | Includes 100,000 fully vested and exercisable options. |
(6) | Includes 3,213,462 shares and 1,000,000 fully vested warrants. Mr. Burke also has a convertible debenture for $175,000 made on November 8, 2018, that is payable out of future profits or, at his options may convert into 3,500,000 shares of common stock and 4,450,148 warrants, and a second convertible debenture that is payable on March 12, 2021, that he may convert into 1,000,000 shares of common stock. |
(7) | Includes 16,150,000 shares owned as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. |
(8) | Includes 11,820,277 shares and 1,000,000 fully vested and exercisable warrants owned by Steven Sadaka, and 3,857,009 shares and 3,240,342 fully vested and exercisable warrants owned by SLMJ Rocky Opportunity Trust controlled by Steven Sadaka. |
(9) | Includes 16,838,972 shares and 5,000,000 fully vested and exercisable warrants owned communally. |
The Company is not aware of any person who owns of record, or is known to own beneficially, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding securities of any class of the issuer, other than as set forth above.
Changes in Control
The Company does not currently have any arrangements which if consummated may result in a change of control of the Company.
ITEM 5. – DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Directors, Executive Officers and Significant Employees
The following table sets forth information with respect to the Company’s directors and executive officers. Other than these persons, there are no significant employees.
Name | Age | Position and Offices | ||
Benjamin Slager | 58 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ||
Anthony Santelli | 55 | Chief Financial Officer and Director | ||
George D. Bolton | 71 | Director and Secretary | ||
Charles F. Sills | 75 | Director | ||
Peter Zimeri | 67 | Director | ||
Edmund Burke | 58 | Director |
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Benjamin Slager became a director in October 2016, the Chief Technology Officer on April 1, 2017, the CEO on July 6, 2018, and Chairman on February 26, 2019. Mr. Slager is a seasoned business professional with significant experience in corporate finance, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. He has a proven record in founding, developing and selling high tech companies. He is the inventor of the CTS 2.0 technology.
Mr. Slager began his career in 1987 as a financial analyst with a venture capital firm, NesBic Holding BV, in Utrecht, the Netherlands. He also served as a market maker on the European Option Exchange in Amsterdam, while working for International Option Investment BV, in Amsterdam. In 1990, Mr. Slager turned his focus to sales and marketing while serving as a sales engineer and international sales director for NesBic Holding BV, in Utrecht. In 1993, Mr. Slager began a 19-year career as an entrepreneur and corporate CEO when he co-founded Microidentt Group AG, in Erfurt, Germany. Microidentt’s core business focus was on manufacturing, developing, marketing, and sales of smartcards, smartcard related products and industry identification transponders worldwide.
Mr. Slager received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Technical College of Chemical Engineering in Hilversum, the Netherlands, in 1985. He also received a degree in Business Administration from Nijenrode University for Business Administration in 1987. The Company’s board determined that Mr. Slager is well-qualified to serve an a sonior management and member of the board of directors. He is not a director of any other public company.
Anthony Santelli II became a director on May 4, 2018, the Chair of the Audit Committee on May 11, 2018, the Chief Operating Officer on October 20, 2018, and the CFO on February 1, 2020. His financial expertise along with his experience restructuring and building companies is the reason he was selected to be a board member and senior executive. Dr Santelli served as a money manager for 20 years as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AES Capital, a hybrid venture capital-hedge fund management company. Dr. Santelli is an entrepreneur who has started, helped finance, or turnaround, various private companies and micro-cap publicly traded companies concentrating in the mining, energy and alternative energy fields. He has served in senior management and board positions at various private and micro-cap companies, although he has not served on the board of any other public company in the past five years. He previously was employed by Andersen Consulting, now known as Accenture, rising to the level of a Senior Management Systems Consultant before going to graduate school.
Dr. Santelli received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University, did graduate studies in economics and finance at NYU, and has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Cornell University. He had taught economics and finance at Union College and George Mason University prior to creating AES Capital. He is not a director of any other public company.
Charles F Sills became a director of the Company in July 2015. Mr. Sills has worked for the Defense Leadership Forum since 2014 as National Program Director for the Defense Contracting Summit Conferences. He has extensive experience planning and directing international industrial, infrastructure, environmental and energy initiatives, having served as a member of the Danube Task Force, the governing council that ran the Danube Basin Environmental Restoration Program led by the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and the UN Development Program, involving 13 countries from Austria to Moldova. He also served on the Japan-U.S. Joint Fund for Social & Economic Development in Central/Eastern Europe, the Helsinki Commission focused on the environmental clean-up of the Baltic Sea, the Kaliningrad Defense Conversion Initiative, and the NGO Delegation to NAFTA, where he helped draft the Environmental Supplements. Mr. Sills was responsible for securing major funding support for the Smithsonian Institute’s biodiversity preservation/cancer cure research program in Brazil’s Amazon region; for the Sassari, Sardinia symposium on ozone depletion organized by the International Council of Scientific Unions; and for the White House Presidential Awards program sponsored by the President’s Council on Sustainable Development. He is not a director of any other public company.
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Mr. Sills has been engaged in the renewable energy sector since the 1980’s, when he led the Martin Marietta Aerospace (now Lockheed Martin) team that won the contract for and installed the world’s largest (at that time) solar photovoltaic energy installation, under a pilot program co-funded by the U.S. and Saudi Arabian Governments; researched and wrote a worldwide survey of renewable energy technologies and commercialization opportunities; and testified before Congress on the need for pro-active U.S. Government support for advanced renewable energy R&D and demonstration programs. Currently, he serves on both the Defense & Security Advisory Committee and the International Advisory Committee for the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE); and serves as a Board Member and Advisor on Energy and Environment for the Eurasia Center/Eurasian Business Coalition, where he has planned and moderated conferences on “Doing Business with the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa)”, and energy and infrastructure investment opportunities associated with the “New Silk Road”.
He has extensive experience in Government Contracting, and an advocate for Small Business access to Federal and Military contracting opportunities, which is the reason he was chosen to be a director. (He is not a director of any other public company.) He has served as a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Council, and an observer to the White House sponsored Inter-Agency Task Force on Veterans Business Development. He is President of FED/Contracting LLC, a consultancy that assists Small Businesses in partnering with Prime Contractors, and helps the Prime Contractors qualify Veteran and Minority vendors as teammates for project opportunities with mandated Diversity Supplier content. Based on the U.S. Defense Dept. ‘Mentor-Protégé’ program that he managed, Trillacorpe Construction, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, was awarded the 2010 Defense Department Nunn-Perry Award for “superior performance in the areas of business growth and return on investment, Government contracting, technical performance and quality management”.
George D. Bolton became a director of the Company in July 2015. Mr. Bolton had been retired since 2010. Mr. Bolton was selected to the board for his agriculture industry experience and his expertise with climate change. Although not a member of any other corporate board, he is a seasoned business professional with significant experience in production agriculture. From the management of fertilizer and chemical plants, to the development and integration of a precision farming system for a national fertilizer and chemical distribution company, George has worked to develop and integrate new technologies for agriculture.
Prior to becoming a director of the Company, Mr. Bolton recognized the impact carbon intensity would have on agriculture. Mr. Bolton was one of the founders of AgCert International, and co-author of the first agricultural baseline methodology approved by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) AM0016: Greenhouse gas mitigation from improved animal waste management systems in confined animal feeding operations. Under his direction this methodology was the catalyst which allowed AgCert International to construct over 725 biodigesters impacting more than 94% of the qualifying concentrated animal feeding operations in Mexico and Brazil. The construction and operation of these biodigesters dramatically improved each farms local environment impact while also lowering their carbon intensity. The cooperation between AgCert and the local farmers enabled the use of the Clean Development Mechanism of the UNFCC to produce and market millions of certified emissions for the purchasers, as well as covering the costs of each farms biodigesters.
Peter Zimeri is self-employed and has been semi-retired since 2010. He has been the single largest private producer of electricity in Central America through his ownership and operation of five power plants producing 120 MW of electricity. He has also been the owner of a textile plant with a workforce of over 3000. He has degrees in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from Georgia Tech. He has been a board member of the International Civil Aviation Organization and has extensive contacts in the aviation world, which is the reason he was selected to be a director, along with his experience managing plants. He is not currently a member of any other corporate board.
Edmund (Ned) Burke has been a director of the Company since 2020 and previously served in the financial services industry for the last 36 years, and his extensive contacts are the reason he was selected to be a board member. He recently retired as CEO of ALPS Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SS&C Technologies Inc. Ned joined ALPS in 1992 as National Sales Manager, was named President in 2000 and became CEO in 2005 with the acquisition of ALPS by private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners. ALPS was then acquired by DST Systems in 2011 and he remained CEO through DST being acquired by SS&C until his retirement in 2019. From the time he became president in 2000 through his retirement in 2019, his company’s revenue grew from approximately $10 million to over $220 million. Prior to ALPS, he held Regional Vice President positions with Fidelity Investments and Pioneer Investments.
Mr. Burke currently serves on the boards of 4 investment company complexes: Financial Investors Trust, ALPS ETF Trust, Clough Global Funds and Liberty AllStar Funds. He also is an investor/advisor to a number of small companies. He has a B.A. in Economics from the University of New Hampshire.
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Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Company has had a functioning audit committee as of May 2018, that then consisted of Anthony Santelli as chair and financial expert, and Charles Sills and two former board members. Anthony Santelli remained the Chair and financial expert on the audit committee until June 26, 2020, at which point he stepped down from the Chair and was replaced by George Bolton. From that date to the present, George Bolton has been the Chair and Charles Sills and Anthony Santelli the remaining other members.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
During the past five years no director, person nominated to become a director, executive officer, promoter or control person of the Company has: (i) had any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; (ii) been convicted in a criminal proceeding or been subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (iii) been subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; or (iv) been found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated except for the following:
Four of the directors of the Company (Messrs. Slager, Santelli, Sills and Bolton) were directors or executive officers of the Company at the time of the Company’s filing of a Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy pursuant to Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Act in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida (Case No. 18-23071-EPK) on October 22, 2018. This Bankruptcy Proceeding was closed on October 25, 2019.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.
Section 16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 requires the Company’s officers and directors, and greater than 10% stockholders, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership of its securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the reports are required by SEC regulation to be furnished to the Company. While we believe that all reports had been filed up to the time the Company filed its Form 15 (and ceasing to be a “reporting Company”), it is our intent to see that these filings are made contemporaneously with the effectiveness of this Registration Statement when the Company is again deemed to be a “reporting company”. The Company has no evidence that any shares were sold by any officer, director, or greater than 10% shareholder during 2018, 2019, or 2020.
Code of Ethics
The Company’s board of directors has adopted a code of ethics that its officers, directors and any person who may perform similar functions is subject to. The Code of Ethics does not indicate the consequences of a breach of the code. If there is a breach, the board of directors would review the facts and circumstances surrounding the breach and take action that it deems appropriate, which action may include dismissal of the employee who breached the code.
ITEM 6. – EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Company’s board of directors has a compensation committee consisting entirely of independent directors, with Peter Zimeri as chair and George Bolton and Charles Sills as the other members. The Company’s compensation philosophy is based on its belief that its compensation programs should be aligned with stockholders’ interests and business objectives; reward performance; and be externally competitive and internally equitable. The Company seeks to achieve three objectives, which serve as guidelines in making compensation decisions:
1. | Providing a total compensation package which is competitive and therefore enables it to attract and retain, high-caliber executive personnel; | |
2. | Integrating compensation programs with its short-term and long-term strategic plan and business objectives; and | |
3. | Encouraging achievement of business objectives and enhancement of stockholder value by providing executive management log-term incentive through equity ownership. |
The Company may compensate its officers with cash compensation, common stock and common stock options. The Company has not established any quantifiable criteria with respect to the level of compensation, stock grants or options. Rather, the Board of Directors and its compensation committee will evaluate cash, stock grants and stock options paid to executives in similarly situated companies.
With respect to stock grants and options which may be issued to the Company’s officers and directors, the Board and its compensation committee will consider an overall compensation package that includes both cash and stock-based compensation which would be in line with the Company’s overall operations and compensation levels paid to similarly situated companies. Under the Company’s 2012 Employee, Director Stock Plan, the administrator can provide for the grant of non-qualified stock options (“Non-Qualified Stock Options”), incentive stock options (“ISOs”, together with Non-Qualified Stock Options referred to herein as “Stock Options”), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock (“Restricted Stock”) and registered stock (“Registered Stock”), (collectively, the “Awards”) to eligible Participants.
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As of the date of this filing, the Company has two executives. Commencing June 1, 2020, Ben Slager, CEO, has an employment contract to receive a salary of $220,000 per annum. His prior employment contract when first becoming CEO dating from July 6, 2018, and his first employment contract as Chief Technology Officer dated April 1, 2017, also had salaries of $220,000 per annum. Commencing June 1, 2020, Anthony Santelli, CFO, has an employment contract to receive a salary of $200,000 per annum. From October 20, 2018, until February 1, 2020, he was the Chief Operating Officer and was paid a salary of $200,000 per annum based on a board resolution. On February 1, 2020, his title was changed to CFO and his salary was reduced to $80,000 per annum based on an expected workload of two days per week, but this was revised back to $200,000 per annum on April 1, 2020, when it became clear that his services were needed full-time. As of the date of this filing, AES Financial Advisors, LLC, an entity owned by Anthony Santelli II and his wife Marjorie Santelli, esq., is owed $76,670, primarily dating from 2018, prior to when Dr. Santelli became COO, plus interest of $15,063.
As of September 30, 2020, Ben Slager is owed $424,166 in back pay dating as far back as 2017, along with interest of $105,624. As of September 30, 2020, Anthony Santelli is owed $134,050 in back pay plus $16,033 in unpaid director’s fees, along with interest of $22,743.
The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Company to its officers and directors for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018. This information includes the dollar value of base salaries, bonus awards and number of stock options granted, and certain other compensation, if any. The compensation discussed addresses all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to its named executive officers and directors.
Principal Position | Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Option Awards | Non-Equity Incentive Plans | Non-Qualified Deferred Comp on Earnings | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benjamin Slager | 2020 | 185,500 | - | - | 414,850 | - | - | - | $ | 600,350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(CEO) | 2019 | 98,497 | - | - | 103,132 | - | - | - | $ | 201,629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 76,007 | - | - | 481,254 | - | - | - | $ | 557,261 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel de Liege | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(ex-President/CEO) | 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 103,125 | - | 18,575 | - | - | - | - | $ | 121,700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony Santelli II | 2020 | 152,497 | - | - | 414,850 | - | - | 8,334 | $ | 575,681 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(CFO) | 2019 | 88,497 | - | - | 51,566 | - | - | - | $ | 140,063 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 8,073 | - | - | 425,681 | - | - | - | $ | 433,754 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George D. Bolton | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Director) | 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | - | - | - | 186,736 | - | - | - | $ | 186,736 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles F. Sills | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31,185 | $ | 31,185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Director) | 2019 | 23,895 | - | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | $ | 26,395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | - | - | - | (25,582 | ) | - | - | - | $ | (25,582 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peter Zimeri | 2020 | - | - | - | 6,431 | - | - | - | $ | 6,431 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Director) | 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ned Burke | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Director) | 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49,521 | $ | 49,521 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gerry David | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(ex-Director) | 2019 | - | - | 13,000 | - | - | - | - | $ | 13,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | - | - | - | 175,530 | - | - | - | $ | 175,530 |
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
In the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer received options to purchase up to 4,000,000 shares of the company’s common stock under the Company’s 2012 Employee Director Stock Plan at an exercise price of $0.025 per share. Using a Black-Scholes asset pricing model, these agreement were valued at $103,132. In the year ended December 31, 2018, he received options to purchase up to 20,000,000 shares of the company’s common stock 10,000,000 at $0.03 per share and 10,000,000 at $0.05 per share. Using a Black-Scholes asset pricing model, these agreement were valued at $481,254. In the year ended December 31, 2017, the then Chief Technology Officer received options to purchase up to 15,575,595 shares at an exercise price of $0.03 per share and five-year terms. Using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, these agreements were valued at $586,158. The options issued in 2017 were cancelled in 2018 and replaced with the options issued in 2018. All these options issued in 2018 and all prior options were returned and the CEO purchased 30,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.005 per share upon the approval of the Bankruptcy Court.
In the year ended December 31, 2017 the Company’s ex-Chief Executive Officer received options to purchase up to 8,449,442 shares of company common stock under the Company’s 2012 Employee Director Stock Plan at an exercise price of $0.03 per share and five-year terms. These awards were issued in accordance with the terms of the executive’s employment agreement. Using a Black-Scholes asset pricing model, these agreement were valued at $359,770. Upon his signing a Separation Agreement on June 1, 2018, all these options were returned to the Company. He received 250,000 restricted shares valued at $18,575.
In the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer received options to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of the company’s common stock under the Company’s 2012 Employee Director Stock Plan at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. Using a Black-Scholes asset pricing model, these agreement were valued at $51,566. In the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company’s CFO received options to purchase 14,100,000 shares of the company’s common stock, 10,000,000 at $0.03 per share, 4,000,000 at $0.05 per share, and 100,000 at $0.04 per share. Using a Black-Scholes asset pricing model, these agreement were valued at $425,681. All these options were returned and the CFO purchased 20,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.005 per share upon the approval of the Bankruptcy Court.
In the year ended December 31, 2018, director George Bolton received options to purchase up to 4,302,471 shares of the company’s common stock under the Company’s 2012 Employee Director Stock Plan, 4,000,000 of which had an exercise price of $0.05 per share and 302,471 had an exercise price of $0.04 per share. Using a Black-Scholes asset pricing model, these agreement were valued at $186,736. All these and all prior options were returned and the director purchased 4,700,000 shares of common stock at $0.005 per share upon the approval of the Bankruptcy Court.
In the year ended December 31, 2018, director Charles Sills received options to purchase 402,471 shares of the company’s common stock under the Company’s 2012 Employee Director Stock Plan. Using a Black-Scholes asset pricing model, these agreement were valued at $14,418. Mr. Sills also had 781,098 options rescinded in 2018, having been improperly issued, and back pay of $40,000 rebooked as accounts payable. In 2019, he converted $2,500 of that back pay into 500,000 shares of common stock upon the approval of the Bankruptcy Court. In 2020, he acquired 600,000 additional shares of common stock at a price of $0.05 per share. Given additional director fees, Mr. Sills is currently owed $31,543.
In the year ended December 31, 2019, prior to being a director, Ned Burke received 1,000,000 warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share in exchange for services. These warrants were valued at $49,521.
In the year ended December 31, 2018, ex-director Gerry David received options to purchase up to 5,100,000 shares of the company’s common stock under the Company’s 2012 Employee Director Stock Plan, 2,500,000 of which had an exercise price of $0.05/share and vested immediately, 100,000 had an exercise price of $0.04 per share and vested immediately, and 2,500,000 had an exercise price of $0.03 per share and vested when the Company exited bankruptcy. Using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, these were valued at $175,530. Since Mr. David resigned prior to the Company exiting bankruptcy in 2019, the unvested options were cancelled. The remaining 2,600,000 options were returned, along will all accrued and unpaid director’s fees, which were used to purchase 2,600,000 shares of common stock upon approval of the Bankruptcy Court. These were valued at $13,000.
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Additional Narrative Disclosures
A majority of the Company’s employees, including its executive officers, have entered into employment contracts with the company. The company does not offer any benefits package, deferred compensation, or retirement plan at this time.
Director Compensation
In March 2015, the Board of Directors approved a resolution to award compensation packages to the Company’s independent directors for their service as directors or as members of any committee of directors. Each independent member of the board was to receive $10,000 in value of common stock, cash or five-year options per quarter. In addition, the Chairman of the Board was to receive a $3,000 monthly payment. In May 2018, the Board of Directors approved a resolution to cut the compensation package to $5,000 each quarter, and for it to be payable only in cash or to be accrued on the books. There was no additional compensation for the Chairman. Directors who are also officers are not to receive additional compensation for being Directors. Due to the necessity to restructure the Company, and the unusual amount of work that put onto Board members, the Board of Directors enabled stock to be purchased with accrued unpaid Board compensation with the approval of the Bankruptcy Court. After the Company exited Chapter 11, Board compensation reverted to $5,000 per quarter. In a resolution dated September 2020, the board voted to have the $5000 per quarter paid in restricted stock at the market price.
ITEM 7. – CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Related Transactions
1) | Throughout 2013, the Company issued unsecured short-term notes payable to various related parties, including officers and directors of the Company, with a term of one year, which have since been extended. At December 31, 2017, there was one consolidated note with an outstanding principal balance of $71,000 to Palm Beach Energy Solutions, LLC. The note has subsequently been voided by the Confirmation Order of the bankruptcy Court issued on September 18, 2019. | |
2) | In July 2016, AMG Renewables, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company entered into an agreement to acquire, by merger, the remaining 49% of AMG Energy which it did not previously own by agreeing to issue 8,700,000 shares of new Company common stock to the holders of AMG Energy Solutions. Prior to the completion of this transaction, Solutions owned 43% of AMG Energy Group and two other parties controlled 6% of AMG Energy Group. This transaction was completed September 19, 2016. Following the merger, the Company owned 100% of AMG Energy, which in turn owned 100% of EK Laboratories, Inc. and 50% of Carbolosic. At the same time, the Company acquired the remaining 6% of AMG Energy from the remaining two parties in exchange for issuance of an aggregate of 1,540,094 shares of Company common stock. In addition, the remaining balance owed under the original transaction was renegotiated at an aggregate principal balance of $2,098,696 bearing an interest rate of six percent (6%) per annum and maturing on July 20, 2017. These notes had been extended until the earlier of: (i) an additional 12 months; or (ii) the Company’s first recorded revenue. These notes have been subsequently changed by negotiations during Chapter 11 and now $820,932 is to be paid out of future profits and $1,500,000 to be paid out of future revenues, or eliminated if not paid within 5 years of the Confirmation Order issued on September 18, 2019. Details can be found in the Disclosure Statement (Exhibit 2(b)). |
Following completion of the foregoing merger and acquisition of the minority interest, AMG Energy became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. As a result, AMG Energy became the holding company for all of the energy holdings of the Company and the existence of AMG Renewables ceased. As part of the Company’s reorganization, AMG Energy, along with its then subsidiary EK Laboratories, Inc. were both dissolved. All of the assets and technology are held by the Company itself with no wholly owned subsidiaries.
These transactions were made with people who were related parties at the time the transactions were entered into but who are no longer part of the management or board.
3) | A board resolution was passed on February 13, 2020, that pledged the pending patents to secure the back pay claims of Ben Slager, CEO, Anthony Santelli, CFO, and Charles Sills, Director. This was done to ensure the continued involvement of management to build the Company while they continue to receive less than full salaries. |
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The officers and directors for the Company are involved in other business activities and may, in the future, become involved in other business opportunities. If a specific business opportunity becomes available, such persons may face a conflict in selecting between the Company and their other business interest. The Company has not formulated a policy for the resolution of such conflicts.
Director Independence
The Company currently has four (4) independent directors within the meaning of Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4200. With four (4) independent directors, the company feels that the current board can competently perform the functions that an independent Board of Directors would provide.
The Company is subject, from time to time, to litigation, claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business. As of the date of filing, there are no material claims or suits whose outcomes could have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
On June 21, 2018, Power Up Lending Group Ltd., sued both the Company and four of its managers, ex-managers, and directors of the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The case was dropped against the Company and the claim discharged by the bankruptcy court upon Plan Confirmation on September 18, 2019. Power Up has continued a tort case against the individuals. The D&O insurance has agreed to cover the CEO Ben Slager, CFO Anthony Santelli, as well as ex-Controller Dennis Lenaburg, in this case. Management believes the Complaint is frivolous and has filed a motion to dismiss which is pending before the Court as of the date of this filing.
ITEM 9. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY; RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
The Company became subject to Securities Exchange Act Reporting Requirements in October 2012. The symbol “ALLM” is assigned for its securities. The Company’s common stock commenced trading on the OTCBB on February 5, 2014.
On November 13, 2018, the Company filed a Form 15, suspending its duty to file reports under sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act. The Company has subsequently traded on the Pink Sheets.
With the filing of this Form 10 the Company plans on becoming fully reporting again.
The following table shows the high and low prices of the Company’s common shares on the OTC Bulletin Board for each quarter since January 1, 2017. The following quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions:
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarter | High | Low | High | Low | High | Low | ||||||||||||||||||
First | $ | 0.060 | $ | 0.020 | $ | 0.033 | $ | 0.005 | $ | 0.072 | $ | 0.040 | ||||||||||||
Second | $ | 0.095 | $ | 0.025 | $ | 0.080 | $ | 0.025 | $ | 0.140 | $ | 0.031 | ||||||||||||
Third | $ | 0.049 | $ | 0.022 | $ | 0.071 | $ | 0.009 | $ | 0.137 | $ | 0.082 | ||||||||||||
Fourth | $ | 0.030 | $ | 0.002 | $ | 0.075 | $ | 0.028 | $ | 0.110 | $ | 0.050 |
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Options and Warrants
In February 2015, the Company began a second round of financing wherein each unit sold consists of one (1) share of common stock, one (1) series A Warrant for a period of three (3) years convertible to .5 Common Share at an exercise price of $0.75 and one (1) series B Warrant for a period of three (3) years convertible to .5 Common Share at an exercise price of $1.50. Through this offering the Company had sold 2,460,202 units, however all of these warrants have since expired.
In November 2015, the Company began a third round of financing wherein each unit sold consists of one (1) share of common stock, one (1) series C Warrant for a period of three (3) years convertible to .5 common share at an exercise price of $0.45 and one (1) series D Warrant for a period of three (3) years convertible to .5 common share at an exercise price of $0.65. Through this offering the Company has sold 1,460,898 units. 605,449 series C and 555,449 series D were repriced as part of a later financing to $0.05 per share and a five (5) year term. 300,000 warrants expired.
In January 2016, the Company began a fourth round of financing wherein each unit consist of one (1) share of common stock and one (1) series E warrant for a period of five (5) years convertible into one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.45 per share. Through this offering the Company has sold 4,535,517 units.
In March 2016, the Company began a fifth round of financing wherein each unit consist of three million seven hundred seventeen thousand seven hundred eighty-five (3,717,785) shares of common stock and four million five hundred thousand (4,500,000) series F warrants for a period of five (5) years at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. Each warrant is convertible into one (1) share of common stock.
In October 2016, the Company began a sixth round of financing wherein each unit consist of one (1) share of common stock and one (1) series E warrant for a period of five (5) years convertible into one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.45 per share. Through this offering the Company sold 6,887,550 units. 4,666,667 series E warrants were repriced as part of a later financing to $0.05 per share.
In March 2020, the Company issued units to a single individual consisting of one (1) share of common stock at a price of $0.05 per share, one (1) warrant to purchase common stock at a price of $0.05 per share for four (4) months, one (1) warrant to purchase common stock at the closing price not to exceed a price of $0.10 per share for eight (8) months, and one (1) warrant to purchase common stock at the closing price not to exceed a price of $0.15 per share for a period of twelve (12) months. 5,000,000 units were sold. As of the date of this filing, the first set of warrants have been exercised, and 1,639,344 of the second set were exercised.
In November 2020, the Company began another round of financing wherein each unit consists of one (1) share of common stock and one (1) warrant to purchase common stock at a price of $0.15 per share for two (2) years. As of the date of this filing, the Company sold 4,533,333 units.
In March 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a resolution to compensate the board’s independent directors with cash, equity or options per quarter under the Company’s 2012 Employee, Director Stock Plan. That was rescinded via a Board Resolution dated July 6, 2018, whereby all quarterly board compensation shall be in cash unless authorized by a future Board Resolution. A Board Resolution dated September 21. 2020, changed board compensation, starting in Q4 2020, to be only in equity.
As of the date of filing, the company has issued option agreements to its independent directors, employees, and consultants, to purchase an aggregate of 26,457,099 shares of common stock which 13,707,099 have vested and 12,750,000 have not yet vested. The exercise prices range from $0.03 to $0.45 and terms range from five (5) to ten (10) years.
As of the date of filing, not including expired or exercised warrants, the Company has issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 48,640,723 shares of common stock. The exercise prices associated with these agreements range from $0.005 to $2.00 and terms range from four months to ten (10) years.
Other than the foregoing agreements, none of the Company’s shares of Common Stock are subject to outstanding options or warrants.
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Holders
As of the date of filing, there were 241,721,947 shares of common stock outstanding and approximately 279 stockholders of record.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The Company’s transfer agent is ClearTrust, LLC., 16540 Pointe Village Dr., Suite 205, Lutz, FL 33558, Phone: 813-235-4490.
Dividend Policy
The Company has never paid any cash dividends on its Common Stock and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends on its Common Stock in the foreseeable future. The Company intends to retain future earnings to fund ongoing operations and future capital requirements of its business. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will be dependent upon the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
There are currently, as of the date of filing, fully earned and vested option agreements in place to purchase an aggregate of 13,707,099 shares of common stock under the Company’s 2012 Employee, Director Stock Plan and there are additional agreements vesting over the next 5 years, or conditional upon events, to purchase an additional 12,750,000 shares of common stock.
Plan Category | Maximum number of securities reserved under equity compensation plan | Exercise price of outstanding options, warrants, and rights | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrant, and rights | |||||||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | 45,610,465 | $0.03 - $0.45 | 26,457,099 | |||||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | 0 | n/a | n/a | |||||||||
Total | 45,610,465 | 26,457,099 |
The Plan provides that awards may be granted to officers, employees, consultants, or directors of the Company and its affiliates (“Eligible Persons”). The Plan permits the board of directors of the Company to grant three types of awards (“Awards”) to Eligible Persons: (a) a stock appreciation right (“Stock Appreciation Right”); (b) a stock option (“Stock Option”); and (c) a stock award (“Stock Award”).
Stock Options may be granted alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan and may be of two types: (a) incentive Stock Options; and (b) non-qualified Stock Options. The exercise price per share under a Stock Option is determined by the administrator of the Plan (which is either the entire board or a designated committee comprised solely of independent directors); provided, however, that such exercise price is not less than the fair market value per Purchaser Share on the date the Stock Option is granted, subject to certain exceptions. The term of each Stock Option is fixed by the administrator of the Plan and no incentive Stock Option may be exercisable more than 10 years after the date such incentive Stock Option is granted. The Plan provides that other terms and conditions may be attached to a particular Stock Option, such terms and conditions to be referred to in an option agreement.
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In the event an option holder ceases to be an Eligible Person other than by reason of death, disability or cause, the option holder may exercise any Stock Option granted to him or her to the extent that such Stock Option is exercisable on the date of such termination. In the event an option holder ceases to be an Eligible Person by reason of death or disability, the option holder or his or her representative, as applicable, may exercise any Stock Option granted to him or her to the extent that such Stock Option is exercisable on the date of such death or disability. All outstanding and unexercised Stock Options of an option holder will be cancelled in the event that such person ceases to be an Eligible Person by reason of cause.
Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted either on a stand-alone basis or in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option granted under the Plan. Stock Appreciation Rights granted on a stand-alone basis may be exercisable only at such time or times and to such extent as determined by the administrator of the Plan. Stock Appreciation Rights granted in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option may be exercisable only at the time or times and to the extent that the Stock Options to which they relate are exercisable. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a holder will be entitled to receive an amount in cash, Purchaser Shares or both, which in the aggregate is equal in value to the difference in the fair market value of the Purchaser Shares at the date of exercise less the fair market value of the Purchaser Shares at the date of grant.
Stock Awards may be directly issued under the Plan, subject to such terms, conditions, performance requirements, restrictions, forfeiture provisions, contingencies and limitations as the administrator of the Plan may determine.
Subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan, the aggregate number of shares of common stock which may be delivered under the Plan shall not exceed a number equal to 15% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding. The maximum number of shares of common stock which may be delivered under the Plan shall automatically increase by a number sufficient to cause the number of shares of common stock covered by the Plan to equal 15% of the total number of shares of common stock then outstanding, assuming for this purpose the conversion into common stock of all outstanding securities that are convertible by their terms (directly or indirectly) into common stock. The exercise price per share of common stock purchasable under a Stock Option shall be determined by the administrator of the Plan; provided, however, that the exercise price per share shall be not less than the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) per share on the date the Stock Option is granted, or if the Stock Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option and is granted to an individual who is a Ten Percent Holder (as defined in the Plan), not less than 110% of such Fair Market Value per share. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the administrator of the Plan, but no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable more than 10 years (or five years in the case of an individual who is a Ten Percent Holder) after the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted.
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Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Below is a list of securities sold by the Company from January 1, 2018 through the date of filing which were not registered under the Securities Act.
Name of Purchaser | Date of Investment |
Title
of
Security |
Amount of Securities Sold | Consideration | ||||||
John D. Lane | 01/01/18 | Common Stock | 10,000 | Professional Services | ||||||
Crown Bridge Partners, LLC | 01/04/18 | Common Stock | 1,000,000 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
Auctus Fund | 01/04/18 | Common Stock | 1,500,000 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
Lucas Hoppel | 01/04/18 | Common Stock | 2,040,600 | True Up shares under Debt note | ||||||
EMA Financial | 01/08/18 | Common Stock | 1,600,000 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
Vecchitto FLP Valori, LLC | 01/09/18 | Common Stock | 2,500,000 | Purchased @ $0.03 per share | ||||||
Steven Sadaka | 01/09/18 | Common Stock | 2,500,000 | Purchased @ $0.03 per share | ||||||
Richard Bindler Revocable Trust | 01/09/18 | Common Stock | 2,500,000 | Purchased @ $0.03 per share | ||||||
Anthony Santelli, II | 01/09/18 | Common Stock | 2,500,000 | Purchased @ $0.03 per share | ||||||
Lucas Hoppel | 01/22/18 | Common Stock | 2,000,000 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
EMA Financial | 01/25/18 | Common Stock | 2,106,178 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
Auctus Fund | 01/31/18 | Common Stock | 1,800,000 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
John D. Lane | 02/01/18 | Common Stock | 10,000 | Professional Services | ||||||
Lucas Hoppel | 02/01/18 | Common Stock | 1,500,000 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
Lucas Hoppel | 02/06/18 | Common Stock | 1,000,000 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
Auctus Fund | 02/09/18 | Common Stock | 716,356 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
Lucas Hoppel | 02/12/18 | Common Stock | 1,500,000 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
Lucas Hoppel | 02/15/18 | Common Stock | 1,239,171 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
Lucas Hoppel | 02/21/18 | Common Stock | 500,000 | Inducement to Secure a Debt Note | ||||||
Steven Sadaka | 02/28/18 | Common Stock | 2,000,000 | Inducement to Secure a Debt Note | ||||||
John D. Lane | 03/01/18 | Common Stock | 10,000 | Professional Services | ||||||
Crown Bridge partners, LLC | 03/02/18 | Common Stock | 1,323,040 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
John D. Lane | 04/01/18 | Common Stock | 10,000 | Professional Services | ||||||
JMJ Financial | 04/24/18 | Common Stock | 1,333,333 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
John D. Lane | 05/01/08 | Common Stock | 10,000 | Professional Services | ||||||
AES Capital Resource Fund, LP | 05/04/18 | Common Stock | 833,333 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Chris Jemapete | 05/15/18 | Common Stock | 1,250,000 | Inducement to Secure a Debt Note | ||||||
Pamela Jemapete | 05/15/18 | Common Stock | 1,250,000 | Inducement to Secure a Debt Note | ||||||
Lucas Hoppel | 05/18/18 | Common Stock | 916,096 | True Up shares under Debt Note | ||||||
JMJ Financial | 05/24/18 | Common Stock | 1,428,571 | Convertible Debt Conversion | ||||||
Daniel de Liege | 06/01/18 | Common Stock | 250,000 | Separation Agreement | ||||||
John D Lane | 06/01/18 | Common Stock | 10,000 | Professional Services | ||||||
Gerry David | 06/18/18 | Common Stock | 1,666,667 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Anthony Selvaggio | 06/19/18 | Common Stock | 840,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
AES Capital Resource Fund, LP | 07/18/18 | Common Stock | 333,333 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Steven Sadaka | 07/20/18 | Common Stock | 833,333 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Arthur H. Lehrhoff | 07/24/18 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Bindler Investment Group | 07/24/18 | Common Stock | 600,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Daniel Lehrhoff and Patti Lehrhoff Trust | 07/24/18 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
David Duckler | 07/24/18 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Diane Singer Kahan | 07/24/18 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Jamie Lehrhoff | 07/24/18 | Common Stock | 200,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Jordan Sadaka | 07/24/18 | Common Stock | 500,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Matthew & Casey Shore | 07/24/18 | Common Stock | 1,000,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Megan Kantor | 07/24/18 | Common Stock | 500,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Michael Hochman | 07/24/18 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Randy Abeles | 07/24/18 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Steven Sadaka | 07/24/18 | Common Stock | 1,000,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Vecchitto FLP Valori, LLC | 07/24/18 | Common Stock | 1,000,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Kenneth M. Berman | 07/25/18 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Russel L. Miron Revocable Trust d 2/13/2012 | 07/26/18 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Bryan l. Schwartz Revokable Trust | 07/27/18 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
SLMJ Rocky Opportunity Trust | 09/14/18 | Common Stock | 1,250,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Richard Bindler Revocable Trust | 09/14/18 | Common Stock | 1,250,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Steven Sadaka | 10/16/18 | Common Stock | 1,000,000 | Professional Services | ||||||
Anthony Santelli | 10/19/18 | Common Stock | 166,667 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Bindler Investment Group, LLC | 10/19/18 | Common Stock | 166,667 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
SLMJ Rocky Opportunity Trust | 10/19/18 | Common Stock | 166,667 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Ross Patrick Simms | 10/19/18 | Common Stock | 200,000 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
Ross Patrick Simms | 10/19/18 | Common Stock | 123,382 | Debt conversion | ||||||
Gerry David | 10/19/18 | Common Stock | 66,667 | Purchased at $0.03 per share | ||||||
SLMJ Rocky Opportunity Trust | 10/19/18 | Common Stock | 625,000 | Professional Services | ||||||
Bindler Investment Group, LLC | 10/19/18 | Common Stock | 625,000 | Professional Services | ||||||
Ross Patrick Simms | 10/19/18 | Common Stock | 876,618 | Professional Services |
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Entity | Date of Investment |
Title
of
Security |
Amount of Securities Sold | Consideration | ||||||
NEF Advisors, LLC | 01/09/19 | Common Stock | 50,000 | Professional Services | ||||||
Carl Dan Killian | 03/22/19 | Common Stock | 400,000 | Purchased @ $0.025 per share | ||||||
Chris Jemapete | 04/23/19 | Common Stock | 675,000 | Purchased @ $0.03 per share | ||||||
Edmund Burke | 04/17/19 | Common Stock | 675,000 | Purchased @ $0.03 per share | ||||||
Phillip Gaucher, Jr. | 05/19/19 | Common Stock | 2,500,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
NEF Advisors, LLC | 05/21/19 | Common Stock | 60,000 | Professional Services | ||||||
Camila Blaffer | 07/23/19 | Common Stock | 150,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Michael Geisler | 07/23/19 | Common Stock | 50,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Edward Peters | 07/23/19 | Common Stock | 50,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
John Cannon | 07/23/19 | Common Stock | 25,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Nadia Marrese | 07/23/19 | Common Stock | 175,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Alissa Kantor Shapiro | 07/23/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
David Kantor | 07/23/19 | Common Stock | 208,333 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Gavriele Kantor Green | 07/23/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Matthew & Casey Shore | 07/23/19 | Common Stock | 256,250 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Oren Kantor | 07/23/19 | Common Stock | 286,460 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
SLMJ Rocky 2017 Opportunity Trust | 07/23/19 | Common Stock | 1,815,342 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Jordan Sadaka | 07/30/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Megan Kantor | 07/30/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
John D. Lane | 07/30/19 | Common Stock | 350,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
The Bruce I Greenberg Revocable Trust | 07/30/19 | Common Stock | 250,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Leonard B Eddy & Jessie D Eddy | 07/30/19 | Common Stock | 105,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Vecchitto FLP Valori, LLC | 07/30/19 | Common Stock | 1,000,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Annie Bindler | 08/01/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
John Orlando | 08/01/19 | Common Stock | 150,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Mimi Galbo | 08/01/19 | Common Stock | 75,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Nancy Burgess & David Gross | 08/01/19 | Common Stock | 200,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Zac Bindler | 08/01/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Chris J Kneppers | 08/05/19 | Common Stock | 4,000,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Edmund Burke | 08/05/19 | Common Stock | 1,000,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Bill Fitzpatrick | 08/08/19 | Common Stock | 400,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Adam B Langsam Revocable Trust | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Alexander Dimitrief | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 500,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Arthur Lehrhoff | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Bernard Lehrhoff | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Bradley S Schmarak Declaration of Trust | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 300,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Bryan I Schwartz Revocable Trust | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Daniel J Hyman | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Daniel Lehrhoff and Patti Lehrhoff Trust | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 200,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
David Duckler | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 200,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Diane S. Kahan | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
JCH Investments, LLC | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 500,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Kenneth M Berman | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Mason Phelps Revocable Trust | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 500,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Michael Hochman | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 140,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Randy Abeles | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 200,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Russel L Miron Revocable Trust 2/13/12 | 08/15/19 | Common Stock | 200,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
NEF Advisors, LLC | 08/16/19 | Common Stock | 200,000 | Professional Services | ||||||
Anthony Santelli, II | 09/18/19 | Common Stock | 20,000,000 | Purchased @ $0.005 per share | ||||||
Ben Slager | 09/18/19 | Common Stock | 30,000,000 | Purchased @ $0.005 per share | ||||||
Charles F. Sills | 09/18/19 | Common Stock | 500,000 | Purchased @ $0.005 per share | ||||||
George D. Bolton | 09/18/19 | Common Stock | 4,700,000 | Purchased @ $0.005 per share | ||||||
Gerry David | 09/18/19 | Common Stock | 2,600,000 | Purchased @ $0.005 per share | ||||||
Chris Jemapete | 09/18/19 | Common Stock | 100,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Nate Mancuso | 09/18/19 | Common Stock | 1,000,000 | Professional Services | ||||||
Robert Diener | 09/18/19 | Common Stock | 226,450 | Professional Services | ||||||
Chris J Kneppers | 12/16/19 | Common Stock | 1,000,000 | Purchased at $0.05 per share |
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Entity | Date of Investment |
Title
of
Security |
Amount of Securities Sold | Consideration | ||||||
Steven Dunkle Revocable Trust | 01/09/20 | Common Stock | 500,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Robert S. King | 01/20/20 | Common Stock | 105,352 | Professional Services | ||||||
CHARLES F. SILLS | 01/20/20 | Common Stock | 600,000 | Conversion of Back Director’s Fees | ||||||
Chris J Kneppers | 03/10/20 | Common Stock | 5,000,000 | Purchased @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Edmund Burke | 05/28/20 | Common Stock | 1,538,462 | Purchased @ $0.065 per share | ||||||
Andrew Cullen | 06/01/20 | Common Stock | 320,000 | Purchased @ $0.07 per share | ||||||
Jozef Kneppers | 06/26/20 | Common Stock | 1,666,667 | Purchased @ $0.09 per share | ||||||
Chris J Kneppers | 07/10/20 | Common Stock | 5,000,000 | Exercise of Warrants @ $0.05 per share | ||||||
Peter Cohen | 07/24/20 | Common Stock | 277,778 | Cashless Exercise of Options | ||||||
Chris Jemapete | 08/06/20 | Common Stock | 1,000,000 | Convertible Debenture | ||||||
Jay Taylor | 11/09/20 | Common Stock | 27,778 | Professional Services | ||||||
Chris J Kneppers | 11/12/20 | Common Stock | 1,639,344 | Exercise of Warrants @ $0.061 per share | ||||||
Barrel House Investments, LLC | 11/16/20 | Common Stock | 666,667 | Purchased @ $0.075 per share | ||||||
Mark Cox | 12/28/20 | Common Stock | 333,333 | Purchased @ $0.075 per share | ||||||
John Romanowich | 12/28/20 | Common Stock | 200,000 | Purchased @ $0.075 per share | ||||||
Tau Holdings Ltd. | 12/31/20 | Common Stock | 3,333,333 | Purchased @ $0.075 per share |
The securities issued in the above-mentioned transactions were issued in connection with private placements exempt from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the terms of Section 4(2) of that Act and Rules 504 and 506 of Regulation D.
Capital Formation
In January 2018, the Company commenced a new offering of units wherein each unit consists of one (1) share of common stock at a price of $0.03 per share. Through this offering, the Company sold 23,473,334 shares of stock for aggregate proceeds of $707,901.47. This offering closed when the Company filed for Chapter 11.
In January through April 2019, the Company sold 1,750,000 shares of stock for aggregate proceeds of $50,500 to three individuals.
In May 2019, the Company commenced a new offering of units wherein each unit consists of one (1) share of common stock at a price of $0.05 per share. Through this offering, the Company sold 17,086,385 shares of stock for aggregate proceeds of $854,319. This financing closed in September 2019 when the Company exited bankruptcy.
From December 2019 through March 2020, the Company issued 6,500,000 shares to an insider and a former insider at a price of $0.05 per share for total aggregate proceeds of $325,000.
Additionally, 5,000,000 warrants were exercised on July 10, 2020, by an insider at a price of 5 cents/share for proceeds of $250,000.
In May 2020, the Company issued 1,538,462 shares to an insider at a price of 6.5 cents per share for proceeds of $100,000.
On June 1, 2020, the Company issued 320,000 shares at a price of 7 cents/share for proceeds of $22,380.
From June 26, 2020, through October 1, 2020, the Company issued 1,666,667 shares at a price of 9 cents/share for proceeds of $150,000.
From November 16, 2020, through the date of filing, the Company issued 4,533,333 shares at a price of $0.075 per share, for proceeds of $340,000.
From January 1, 2018, through May 24, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 23,003,345 shares of its common stock for the conversion of $399,428 amount of convertible debts and interest. Subsequent to May 24, 2018, no stock has been issued for convertible notes with fixed discounts to the market price.
From January 1, 2018, through May 15, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 5,625,000 shares of its common stock as inducements to secure debt notes. Subsequent to May 15, 2018, no stock has been issued as inducement for the issuance of debt.
From January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018, the Company issued 250,000 shares to Daniel de Liege in accord with his Separation Agreement. No additional shares are due under this Agreement.
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From January 1, 2018 through the date of filing, the Company issued an aggregate of 5,196,198 shares of its common stock for services valued at $142,942.
From January 1, 2018 through the date of filing, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,975,000 warrants for services and cancelled 2,500,000 of them. Using a Black-Scholes asset-pricing model, these warrants were valued at $184,401, including those that were ultimately cancelled. These warrant agreements have terms of five years with exercise prices ranging from $0.05 to $0.25 per share.
From January 1, 2018 through the date of filing, aggregate number of options the Company issued to its employees, consultants, and independent directors, including cancellations, is negative 18,817,919. The number of vested options that remain are 13,707,099 with exercise prices ranging from $0.03 to $0.45 and terms range from five (5) to ten (10) years. 12,750,000 options vest over the next 5 years or upon the commercialization of the CTS 2.0 technology. Using a Black-Scholes asset-pricing model, these agreements were valued at $1,859,640.
Purchases of Equity Securities
The Company has never purchased, nor does it own, any equity securities of any other issuer.
ITEM 11. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
NONE.
Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Sections 78.7502 and 78.751 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) provide the Company with the power to indemnify any of its directors and officers. The director or officer must have conducted himself/herself in good faith and reasonably believe that his/her conduct was in, or not opposed to the Company’s best interests. In a criminal action, the director, officer, employee or agent must not have had reasonable cause to believe his/her conduct was unlawful.
Under Section 78.751 of the NRS, advances for expenses may be made by agreement if the director or officer affirms in writing that he/she believes he/she has met the standards and will personally repay the expenses if it is determined such officer or director did not meet the standards.
The Company’s bylaws include an indemnification provision under which the Company has the power to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and former directors, officers and employees (including heirs and personal representatives) to the fullest extent permitted under Nevada law. The Company’s bylaws provide that to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, and except as otherwise provided in any agreement between the Company and a director, the Company will indemnify each director for, from and against any expenses, including but not limited to attorney’s fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the director in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, whether threatened, pending or completed, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether or not by or in the right of the Company, by reason of the fact that the director is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company. In consequence, thereof, no director or officer shall be personally liable to the Company or any of its shareholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as director or officer involving any act or omission of any such director or officer, provided there was no intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law, or payment of dividends in violation of Section 78.300 of the NRS.
In addition, the Company has certain agreements with its directors and executive officers which contain provisions that require the Company to indemnify them for costs, charges and expenses incurred in connection with: (a) civil, criminal or administrative actions resulting from the executive officer’s service as such; and (b) actions by or on behalf of the Company to which the executive officer is made a party. The Company is required to provide such indemnification if: (a) the executive officer acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company; and (b) in the case of a criminal or administrative proceeding or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the executive officer had reasonable grounds for believing that his conduct was lawful.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted for the Company’s directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The financial statements required by this Item can be found beginning on page F-1 of this Registration Statement on Form 10.
ITEM 14. – CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 14B. – PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed by the Company’s auditors, Prager Metis CPA’s LLC for professional services rendered for the audit of its annual financial statements for fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019 and review its interim financial statements for the first, second and third quarters of 2018 and 2019 are approximately $60,000.
Audit Related fees
During the past fiscal year, no fees were billed or incurred for assurance or related services by the Company’s auditors that were reasonably related to the audit or review of financial statements reported above.
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Tax Fees
During the past two fiscal years, the Company incurred approximately $6,100 for tax preparation fees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, and $6,100 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.
All Other Fees
During the past fiscal year, no other fees were billed or incurred for services by the Company’s auditors other than the fees noted above. The Company’s board, acting as an audit committee, deemed the fees charged to be compatible with maintenance of the independence of its auditors.
The Board of Directors Preapproval Policies
The Company has had a functioning audit committee since May 2018. Nevertheless, the Company’s full board approved of the audit arrangement with Prager Metis P.A. Board of directors pre-approval of audit and non-audit services will not be required if the engagement for the services is entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the Company’s board of directors regarding its engagement of the independent auditor, provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular service, its board of directors is informed of each service provided, and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of its board of directors’ responsibilities under the Exchange Act to its management. The Company’s board of directors may delegate to one or more designated members of its board of directors the authority to grant pre-approvals, provided such approvals are presented to the board of directors at a subsequent meeting. If the board of directors elects to establish pre-approval policies and procedures regarding non-audit services, the board of directors must be informed of each non-audit service provided by the independent auditor. Board of Directors pre-approval of non-audit services, other than review and attest services, also will not be required if such services fall within available exceptions established by the SEC. For the fiscal years ending December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 100% of audit-related services, tax services and other services performed by the Company’s independent auditors were pre-approved by its board of directors.
The Company’s board has considered whether the services described above under the caption “All Other Fees”, which are currently none, is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence.
The board approved all fees described above.
ITEM 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Set forth below are the audited financial statements for the Company for the years ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, and the report thereon of Prager Metis, P.A. and unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
The Exhibits listed on the Exhibit List appear at the end of this Registration Statement on Form 10.
EXHIBIT LIST
*filed herewith
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12(b) or (g) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By | /s/ Benjamin Slager | |
Benjamin Slager | ||
Chief Executive Officer, (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Date | February 16, 2021 | |
By | /s/ Anthony Santelli | |
Anthony Santelli | ||
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
Date | February 16, 2021 |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned directors and/or executive officers of Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Ben Slager and Anthony Santelli II, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign this registration statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the registrant and in the capacity and on the date indicated.
By | /s/ Benjamin Slager | |
Benjamin Slager | ||
Chief Executive Officer, (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Date | February 16, 2021 | |
By | /s/ Anthony Santelli II | |
Anthony Santelli | ||
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
Date | February 16, 2021 | |
By | /s/ George D. Bolton | |
George D. Bolton | ||
Director | ||
Date | February 16, 2021 | |
By | /s/ Charles F. Sills | |
Charles F. Sills | ||
Director | ||
Date |
February 16, 2021 |
|
By | /s/ Peter Zimeri | |
Peter Zimeri | ||
Director | ||
Date | February 16, 2021 | |
By | /s/ Edmund Burke | |
Edmund Burke | ||
Director | ||
Date | February 16, 2021 |
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Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc.
Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Index to Financial Statements Page
F-1 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc.
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related consolidated statement of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has not generated any significant revenue since inception and has incurred losses since inception. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has a working capital deficiency of $566,027. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has incurred accumulated losses of $44,500,966. On October 22, 2018, the Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On September 18, 2019, the judge confirmed the Company’s Chapter 11 Plan, and on October 25, 2019, the bankruptcy case was closed. The Company expects to incur significant additional losses and liabilities in connection with its start-up and commercialization activities. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. Continuation as a going concern is dependent on the ability to raise additional capital and financing, though there is no assurance of success. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Prager Metis CPA’s LLC | |
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020 | |
Hackensack, New Jersey | |
January 5, 2021 |
F-2 |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 110,630 | $ | 104,728 | ||||
Prepaid expenses | 102,365 | 1,835 | ||||||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | $ | 212,996 | $ | 106,563 | ||||
Other assets | ||||||||
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $191,615 and $160,236, at December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively | $ | 140,365 | 154,466 | |||||
Security deposits | $ | 30,276 | 7,900 | |||||
Right of Use Assets, net of accumulated amortization | $ | 147,060 | - | |||||
Patents | $ | 78,890 | - | |||||
TOTAL OTHER ASSETS | $ | 396,591 | $ | 162,366 | ||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 609,586 | $ | 268,929 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 78,970 | $ | 593,123 | ||||
Deferred wages and director’s fees - Related party | $ | 622,307 | $ | 559,494 | ||||
Lease Liability - Current | $ | 77,746 | $ | - | ||||
Notes Payable - Related party | - | 2,278,126 | ||||||
Notes Payable - other | - | 96,570 | ||||||
Convertible Debentures Payable | - | 549,000 | ||||||
Unearned Revenue | - | 60,000 | ||||||
Interest Payable - Related Party | - | 296,898 | ||||||
Interest Payable - Other | - | 1,162,629 | ||||||
Derivative liabilities | - | 656,533 | ||||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | $ | 779,023 | $ | 6,252,372 | ||||
Long term liabilities | ||||||||
Right of Use Lease Liability, net of current portion | $ | 70,240 | - | |||||
Chapter 11 Settlement | 50,000 | - | ||||||
Notes Payable — Related Party | $ | 2,521,562 | ||||||
Notes Payable — Other | $ | 216,570 | ||||||
Convertible Debentures — Related Party | $ | 304,000 | $ | 204,000 | ||||
TOTAL LONG TERM LIABILITIES | $ | 3,162,372 | $ | 204,000 | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | $ | 3,941,395 | $ | 6,456,372 | ||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Preferred stock; $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding | $ | - | - | |||||
Common stock; $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 219,513,233 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019, and 140,240,398 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018. | $ | 219,513 | 140,240 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | $ | 40,949,645 | 39,178,390 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | $ | (44,500,966 | ) | $ | (45,506,073 | ) | ||
Total stockholders’ equity | $ | (3,331,808 | ) | $ | (6,187,443 | ) | ||
TOTAL DEFICIT | $ | (3,331,808 | ) | $ | (6,187,443 | ) | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | $ | 609,586 | $ | 268,929 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
F-3 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended | ||||||||
December 31 | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Revenues | 60,000 | - | ||||||
Operating expense: | ||||||||
General and administrative | 1,038,814 | 2,389,191 | ||||||
Research & Development | 797,862 | 619,968 | ||||||
Loss on impairment | - | 3,827,316 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 1,836,676 | 6,836,475 | ||||||
Loss from operations: | (1,776,676 | ) | (6,836,475 | ) | ||||
Other (income) expense: | ||||||||
Loss (Gain) on extinguishment of debt | (2,125,250 | ) | 172,411 | |||||
Loss (Gain) in change of fair value of derivative liability | (656,533 | ) | 917,464 | |||||
Interest expense - related party | - | 116,961 | ||||||
Interest expense - other | - | 1,377,833 | ||||||
Total other (income) expense | (2,781,783 | ) | 2,584,668 | |||||
Income (Loss) before provisions for income taxes | $ | 1,005,107 | $ | (9,421,143 | ) | |||
Provisions for income taxes | - | - | ||||||
Net Income / (Loss): | $ | 1,005,107 | $ | (9,421,143 | ) | |||
Net income (loss) per share | $ | 0.006 | $ | (0.07 | ) | |||
Weighted average common shares outstanding | ||||||||
Basic and Diluted | 166,070,036 | 137,564,706 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock | Preferred Stock | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated | Total Stockholder’s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amt | Capital | Deficit | (Deficiency) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | 97,540,888 | $ | 97,541 | - | - | $ | 36,767,654 | $ | (36,084,930 | ) | $ | 780,265 | ||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for services | 3,186,618 | $ | 3,187 | - | - | $ | 71,413 | - | $ | 74,600 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of 2,550,000 and recission of 2,600,000 warrants for services | - | - | $ | 3,194 | - | $ | 3,194 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock and warrants for cash through PPM | 23,473,334 | $ | 23,473 | - | - | $ | 680,727 | - | $ | 704,200 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in exchange for debt | 123,382 | $ | 123 | - | - | $ | 3,578 | - | $ | 3,701 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Issuance of 6,420,422 options under the employee, director plan | - | - | $ | 621,155 | $ | 621,155 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Recission of 12,337,169 shares of common stock of shareholders | (12,337,169 | ) | $ | (12,337 | ) | - | - | $ | 12,337 | - | $ | (0 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Issuance of 250,000 shares of common stock as per Separation Agreement | 250,000 | $ | 250 | - | - | $ | 18,325 | - | $ | 18,575 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with conversion of notes payable | 28,003,345 | $ | 28,003 | - | - | $ | 1,000,007 | $ | 1,028,010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) | (9,421,143 | ) | $ | (9,421,143 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2018 | $ | 140,240,398 | $ | 140,240 | - | - | $ | 39,178,390 | $ | (45,506,073 | ) | $ | (6,187,443 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for services | 1,936,450 | $ | 1,936 | - | - | $ | 66,536 | - | $ | 68,472 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of 2,425,000 warrants for services | - | - | $ | 120,084 | - | $ | 120,084 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash | 57,800,000 | $ | 57,800 | $ | 231,200 | $ | 289,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock and warrants for cash through PPM | 19,436,385 | $ | 19,436 | - | - | $ | 915,383 | - | $ | 934,819 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in exchange for debt | 100,000 | $ | 100 | - | - | $ | 4,900 | - | $ | 5,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of 8,900,000 options under the employee, director plan | $ | 220,299 | $ | 220,299 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of 8,500,000 warrants as per Chapter 11 Settlement Agreements | $ | - | - | - | $ | 212,853 | - | $ | 212,853 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) | 1,005,107 | $ | 1,005,107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | $ | 219,513,233 | $ | 219,513 | - | - | $ | 40,949,645 | $ | (44,500,966 | ) | $ | (3,331,808 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
F-6 |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
Alliance Bioenergy Plus, Inc (the “Company”) is a technology company focused on emerging technologies in the renewable energy, biofuels, and new technologies sectors. In January 2018, the Company’s technology experts developed a new technology system it calls Cellulose-to-Sugar 2.0 or CTS 2.0, and a patent application was filed. The 100% owned CTS 2.0 is a mechanical/chemical dry process for converting cellulose material into sugar for use in the biofuels industry. CTS 2.0 can convert any cellulosic material – like grasses, wood, paper, farm waste, yard waste, forestry products, energy crops like hemp or King Grass, and the cellulosic portion of municipal solid waste – into sugars and lignin, and subsequently into biofuels and bioplastics. The CTS 2.0 system produces sugar and chemically unmodified lignin among other by-products. The sugar can then be further converted into biofuels and the lignin into bioplastics.
The new technology made it worthwhile to financially restructure the Company through Chapter 11. The Company voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 on October 22, 2018, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida. The Company exited Chapter 11 on September 18, 2019, while keeping all classes, including shareholders, unimpaired. The bankruptcy case was closed on October 25, 2019. Fresh Start accounting is not being applied because existing voting shares immediately before Plan Confirmation were not less than 50 percent of the voting shares of the emerging entity.
The Company’s focus is to commercialize its wholly owned CTS 2.0 technology. The Company is currently working with its 4th generation prototype and anticipates having a 5th generation semi-commercial scale system in 2021.
Plan of Operation
The Company is now doing the engineering work to commercialize its 100% owned CTS 2.0 technology.
The Company has a strategy that includes the following:
1) | Selling sugar or ethanol either direct or in combination with joint ventures, mergers, and/or acquisitions of existing businesses in the renewable energy space; | |
2) | Selling low-cost high purity lignin, or using that lignin to produce biodegradable plastics, or making biodegradable bioplastics products and selling them under our own brand. |
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NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern, which assumes the Company will realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not generated any significant revenue since inception and has incurred losses since inception. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has a working capital deficiency of $566,027. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has incurred accumulated losses of $44,500,966. On October 22, 2018, the Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On September 18, 2019, the judge confirmed the Company’s Chapter 11 Plan, and on October 25, 2019, the bankruptcy case was closed. The Company expects to incur significant additional losses and liabilities in connection with its start-up and commercialization activities. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities when they become due and to generate sufficient revenues from its operations to pay its operating expenses. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classifications of recorded asset amounts, or amounts and classifications of liabilities that might result from this uncertainty. There are no assurances that the Company will continue as a going concern.
Management believes that the Company’s future success is dependent upon its ability to achieve profitable operations, generate cash from operating activities and obtain additional financing. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to generate sufficient cash from operations, sell additional shares of stock or borrow additional funds. The Company’s inability to obtain additional cash could have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, and its ability to continue in existence. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty
The Company intends to raise additional capital and continue engineering work and scaling up towards a full-scale commercial size CTS 2.0 modular unit. At that point, and to minimize dilution to shareholders, the Company will seek project-based financing to build (or acquire and retrofit) or joint venture with existing ethanol producers to produce cellulosic ethanol and lignin/bioplastics from its patented CTS 2.0 system. Once the first plant is profitable, the Company intends to grow with additional plants both in the United States and internationally.
Currently, the US government gives a D3 RIN to incentivize the production of renewable fuels from cellulosic materials. The value of the D3 RIN fluctuates, but as of this filing, it is around $1.60 per gallon of ethanol on top of the market price of ethanol.
The Company believes that its CTS 2.0 process can produce ethanol profitably at the market price, and with the D3 RIN should generate substantial profits and cash flow in amounts sufficient to cover the Company’s operating expenses and debt service.
NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries over which the Company exercises control.
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Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, after elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. Investments in business entities in which the Company lacks control but has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies are accounted for using the equity method. All material intercompany transactions and balances were eliminated in consolidation.
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 as of the dates presented and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods presented. Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include estimates of impairment assessment of identifiable intangible assets and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Estimates are based on past experience and other considerations reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
All highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.
Stock Compensation
The Company recognizes the cost of all share-based payments under the relevant authoritative accounting guidance. Share-based payments include any remuneration paid by the Company in shares of the Company’s common stock or financial instruments that grant the recipient the right to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock. For share-based payments to employees, which consist only of awards made under the stock option plan described below, the Company accounts for the payments in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718, “Stock Compensation” (formerly referred to as SFAS No. 123(R)). Share-based payments to consultants, service providers and other non-employees are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 718, ASC Topic 505, “Equity Payments to Non-Employees” or other applicable authoritative guidance.
Stock-based Compensation Valuation Methodology
Stock-based compensation resulting from the issuance of common stock is calculated by reference to the valuation of the stock on the date of issuance, the expense being recognized as the compensation is earned. Stock-based compensation expenses related to employee options and warrants granted to non-employees are recognized as the stock options and warrants are earned. The fair value of the stock options or warrants granted is estimated at the grant date, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, and the expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the period over which services are to be received or the life of the option or warrant. The grant date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model on the basis of the fair value of the underlying common stock on the measurement date, adjusted for the unique characteristics of those equity instruments, using the assumptions noted in the table below. The fair value of the common stock is determined by the then-prevailing closing market price. Expected volatility was based on the historical volatility of the Company’s closing day market price per share. The expected term of options and warrants was based upon the life of the option, and the risk-free rate used was based on the U.S. Treasury Daily Yield Curve Rate.
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The stock compensation issued for services during the years ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, were valued on the date of issuance. The following assumptions were used in calculations of the Black-Scholes option pricing models for warrant-based stock compensation issued in the years ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018:
1/2/18 | 2/1/18 | 3/1/18 | 3/29/18 | 4/2/18 | 4/18/18 | 4/25/18 | 5/1/18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 2.25 | % | 2.56 | % | 2.58 | % | 2.56 | % | 2.55 | % | 2.73 | % | 2.84 | % | 2.82 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Expected life | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expected dividends | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Expected volatility | 133.20 | % | 141.65 | % | 146.21 | % | 147.73 | % | 147.73 | % | 150.31 | % | 149.86 | % | 149.69 | % | ||||||||||||||||
ALLM common stock fair value | $ | 0.022 | $ | 0.029 | $ | 0.050 | $ | 0.037 | $ | 0.035 | $ | 0.038 | $ | 0.032 | $ | 0.032 |
5/4/18 | 5/15/18 | 6/1/18 | 7/6/18 | 8/6/18 | 8/27/18 | 9/20/18 | 10/19/18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 2.78 | % | 2.92 | % | 2.74 | % | 2.71 | % | 2.80 | % | 2.74 | % | 2.96 | % | 3.05 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Expected life | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expected dividends | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Expected volatility | 149.50 | % | 149.64 | % | 153.19 | % | 155.93 | % | 153.58 | % | 153.82 | % | 150.27 | % | 153.45 | % | ||||||||||||||||
ALLM common stock fair value | $ | 0.028 | $ | 0.029 | $ | 0.076 | $ | 0.048 | $ | 0.029 | $ | 0.033 | $ | 0.035 | $ | 0.025 |
2/25/19 | 3/22/19 | 5/1/19 | 5/23/19 | 5/30/19 | 7/23/19 | 7/31/19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 2.48 | % | 2.24 | % | 2.52 | % | 2.31 | % | 2.03 | % | 1.83 | % | 1.84 | % | ||||||||||||||
Expected life | 5 years | 5 years | 10 years | 10 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | |||||||||||||||||||||
Expected dividends | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||||||||
Expected volatility | 217.76 | % | 221.85 | % | 223.38 | % | 188.70 | % | 224.24 | % | 230.08 | % | 230.30 | % | ||||||||||||||
ALLM common stock fair value | $ | 0.020 | $ | 0.025 | $ | 0.040 | $ | 0.050 | $ | 0.037 | $ | 0.050 | $ | 0.050 |
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided for on a straight-line basis over the useful lives of the assets, generally 5 to 10 years. Expenditures for additions and improvements are capitalized; repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.
Patent Capitalization
If a product is currently under research and development and is not currently approved for market, costs incurred in connection with patent applications should generally be expensed in the income statement because there is uncertainty as to the future economic benefit of the asset. Conversely, if a product is approved for market (as is the case of the end product ethanol), or if future economic benefit is probable, or if an alternative future use is available to the Company, then such patent costs can be capitalized and amortized over the expected life of the patent(s). Since the Company’s primary end product is sugar converting to ethanol, which are in wide use, the Company has determined that it is reasonable to capitalize the patent costs associated with its CTS process.
Research and Development
The Company expenses all research and development costs as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the amounts charged to research and development expenses were $797,862, and $619,968, respectively.
Revenue Recognition
The Company follows FASB ASC 605 “Revenue Recognition” and recognizes revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned. The Company’s revenues will be derived principally from joint ventures, royalties and eventually corporate owned plants. However, no sales have occurred through those revenue streams to date. The Company considers revenue realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met:
1. | persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; |
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2. | the product has been shipped or the services have been rendered to the customer; | |
3. | the sales price is fixed or determinable; and, | |
4. | collectability is reasonably assured. |
Convertible Instruments
The Company evaluates and accounts for conversion options embedded in convertible instruments in accordance with ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging Activities”.
Applicable GAAP requires companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free-standing derivative financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under other GAAP with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument.
The Company accounts for convertible instruments (when we have determined that the embedded conversion options should not be bifurcated from their host instruments) as follows: The Company records when necessary, discounts to convertible notes for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in debt instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized over the term of the related debt to their stated date of redemption.
Accounting for Derivative Instruments
The Company issues debentures where the number of shares into which a debenture can be converted is not fixed. For example, when a debenture converts at a discount to market based on the stock price on the date of conversion. In such instances, the embedded conversion option of the convertible debentures is bifurcated from the host contract and recorded at their fair value. In accounting for derivatives, the Company records a liability representing the estimated present value of the conversion feature considering the historic volatility of the Company’s stock, and a discount representing the imputed interest associated with the beneficial conversion feature. The discount is then amortized over the life of the debenture and the derivative liability is adjusted periodically according to stock price fluctuations. At the time of conversion, any remaining derivative liability is charged to additional paid-in capital. For purposes of determining derivative liability, the Company uses Black-Scholes modeling for computing historic volatility.
Common Stock Purchase Warrants and Other Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company classifies as equity any contracts that require physical settlement or net-share settlement or provide it with a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in the Company’s own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement) provided that such contracts are indexed to its own stock as defined in ASC 815-40 (“Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity”). The Company classifies as assets or liabilities any contracts that require net-cash settlement (including a requirement to net cash settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside the Company’s control) or give the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). The Company assesses the classification of its common stock purchase warrants and other free-standing derivatives at each reporting date to determine whether a change in classification between assets and liabilities is required.
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. and those subsidiaries that the Company has the ability to control either through voting rights or means other than voting rights. For these subsidiaries, the Company records 100% of the revenues, expenses, cash flows, assets and liabilities in its consolidated financial statements. For subsidiaries that the Company controls but hold less than 100% ownership, a non-controlling interest is recorded in the consolidated income statement to reflect the non-controlling interest’s share of the net income (loss), and a non-controlling interest is recorded in the consolidated balance sheet to reflect the non-controlling interest’s share of the net assets of the subsidiary.
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Investments in non-consolidated affiliates
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates are accounted for using the equity method or cost basis depending upon the level of ownership and/or the Company’s ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee. When the equity method is used, investments are recorded at original cost and adjusted periodically to recognize the Company’s proportionate share of the investees’ net income or losses after the date of investment. When net losses from an investment are accounted for under the equity method exceed its carrying amount, the investment balance is reduced to zero and additional losses are not provided for. The Company resumes accounting for the investment under the equity method if the entity subsequently reports net income and the Company’s share of that net income exceeds the share of net losses not recognized during the period the equity method was suspended. Investments are written down only when there is clear evidence that a decline in value that is other than temporary has occurred.
The Company’s investment in Carbolosic, LLC is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The Company monitors its investment for impairment at least annually and makes appropriate reductions in the carrying value if it determines that an impairment charge is required based on qualitative and quantitative information. During the year ending December 31, 2018, the Company determined to impair its investment in the amount of $3,827,216.
Impairment of Long Lived Assets
Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. If events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable, the Company compares the carrying amount of the asset group to future undiscounted net cash flows, excluding interest costs, expected to be generated by the asset group and their ultimate disposition. If the sum of the undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds the fair value of the asset group. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC Topic 740.10.30 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and 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. ASC Topic 740.10.40 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Company has no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.
Profit (Loss) per Common Share:
Basic profit (loss) per share amounts have been calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each reporting period. Diluted loss per share has been calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares plus the potentially dilutive effect of securities such as outstanding options and warrants. The computation of potential common shares has been performed using the treasury stock method. The warrants and options are antidilutive for all periods presented. When net loss is reported, diluted and basic net loss per share amounts are the same as the impact of potential common shares is antidilutive.
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Fair Value Measurements
The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements.
The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, payables to related parties, and accounts payable and accrued expenses are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable
Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)
The Company used Level 3 inputs for its valuation methodology for the conversion option liability in determining the fair value using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumption inputs:
Item | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | ||||||
Annual dividend yield | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Expected life (years) | 0.1 | 0 | ||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 0.0244 | N/A | ||||||
Expected volatility | 2.46 | N/A |
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Using Fair Value Hierarchy | ||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||
Embedded derivative liabilities — (Debenture) | $ | 656,533 | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 656,533 |
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Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Using Fair Value Hierarchy | ||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||
Embedded derivative liabilities — (Debenture) | $ | - | ||||||||||
Total | $ | - |
For the years ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company recognized a gain of $656,533, and a loss of $917,464, respectively, on the change in fair value of its derivative liabilities. At December 31, 2019, the Company did not identify any other assets or liabilities that are required to be presented on the balance sheet at fair value in accordance with ASC 825-10.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on the Company’s accounting and reporting. The Company believes that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have an impact on its accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to its financial position, results of operations, and cash flows when implemented.
NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATE
The Company’s investment in Carbolosic is accounted for using the equity method of accounting.
Due to a lack of revenue from the Company’s core business, the Company recorded an impairment loss on its investment in Carbolosic of $3,653,270 for the year ending December 31, 2018. The impairment loss was determined by using an income approach through a discounted future adjusted net cash flow method. In 2018, the Company concluded that the licensed technology was not economically viable, and so the value of the asset was reduced to zero, and the license to the patented technology was not renewed. The annual license fee of $70,000 was initially paid for 2019 but was reimbursed in early 2020, which is included in prepaid expenses in the accompanying balance sheet.
The following is a condensed balance sheet of the unconsolidated affiliate as of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, and a comparative statement of operations for the years ending December 31, 2019, and 2018.
Condensed Balance Sheet of Non-Consolidated Affiliate
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 42 | $ | 46 | ||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 42 | $ | 46 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 7,089 | $ | 591,917 | ||||
Interest payable | $ | 126,237 | $ | 93,816 | ||||
Current notes payable | $ | 1,588,961 | $ | 945,849 | ||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | $ | 1,722,288 | $ | 1,631,583 | ||||
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
Accumulated deficit | $ | (1,722,288 | ) | $ | (1,631,583 | ) | ||
TOTAL EQUITY | $ | (1,722,245 | ) | $ | (1,631,537 | ) | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | $ | 42 | $ | 46 |
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Condensed Statement of Operations of Non-Consolidated Affiliate
For The Year Ended | For The Year Ended | |||||||
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Revenues | ||||||||
Other income | 30,000 | |||||||
Total Revenues | $ | 30,000 | $ | - | ||||
Operating Expenses | ||||||||
Royalties | 70,000 | 70,000 | ||||||
Legal fees | 18,284 | 39,659 | ||||||
General and administrative | 4 | 192 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | (88,288 | ) | $ | (109,851 | ) | ||
Other expenses | ||||||||
Interest expense | 32,421 | 37,138 | ||||||
Total other expenses | $ | (32,421 | ) | $ | (37,138 | ) | ||
Loss from operations | $ | (90,709 | ) | $ | (146,989 | ) |
NOTE 5 – ASSETS
Patents
The Company has applied for two patents on its technology, and has also applied for international patents. The Company has capitalized the legal and filing fees in the amount of $78,890.
NOTE 6 – DEBT
Details of each debt, including those that have been paid off or renegotiated during 2018 or 2019, are indicated below.
Notes Payable—Related Parties
Throughout 2013, the Company issued unsecured short-term notes payable to various related parties, including officers and directors of the Company, with a term of one year, which have since been extended and came due June 1, 2018. As of December 31, 2017, there was one consolidated note outstanding to Palm Beach Energy Solutions, LLC. The note had an outstanding principal balance of $71,000 and bore interest at a rate of 5% per annum. As of December 31, 2018, the total interest accrued on the note was $17,473. Palm Beach Energy Solutions failed to submit a claim during the Company’s Chapter 11 proceeding, and, consequently, the note and all interest was discharged upon the Court’s Confirmation Order approving the Company’s Chapter 11 Plan on September 18, 2019.
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On May 15, 2018, the Company entered into a short term loan with Steven Sadaka, with a principal balance of $25,000 due and payable on 5/10/19. The note carries an interest rate of 5% plus the company issued 625,000 inducement shares to secure the note. These inducement shares were valued at $18,125 and are being amortized over the life of the note. Additionally, 500,000 warrants at $0.10 with a value of $12,225. This note has been restructured. As of June 30, 2018 accrued interest on this note is $157. On July 20, 2018, both parties agreed to convert the note into common stock at 3 cents/share. Consequently, Steven Sadaka received 833,333 shares of common stock.
Convertible Debentures Payable
On April 25, 2016, the Company entered into a 12-month convertible debenture with JMJ Financial with a principal balance of $555,556. The note carries a 10% one-time interest charge, a 10% original issue discount, and a 75% warrant coverage of the amount funded, totaling an aggregate value of $416,666. The note may only be paid up to 98% of the balance due within the first 180 days at a 30% premium. After 180 days, the note cannot be repaid without the holder’s consent. The note is convertible after 180 days at a 25% discount to the lowest trade price in the preceding 10 trading days. Per the warrant coverage feature, the Company issued the investor 1,388,886 warrants with a 5-year term and a cashless exercise price equal to the lesser of $0.30 per share or the lowest trade price in the 10 preceding trading days. The warrant agreement also contains a down-round ratchet provision allowing the holder to increase the number of warrants. The number of warrants to issue is calculated by dividing the aggregate value by the lower of $0.30 or the lowest trade price in the 10 preceding trading days. As of December 31, 2017, JMJ Financial had converted $466,080 into 3,670,000 shares of common stock. In addition, JMJ Financial had exercised its warrant agreement ratchet rights, resulting in 3,067,668 warrants outstanding. As of December 31, 2017, the holder had exercised warrants to purchase 11,043 of Company common stock and exercised its cashless conversion feature on the remaining warrants resulting in 1,340,201 shares of common stock issued. As of December 31, 2017, these agreements were valued at $0 along with a total derivative liability of $20,000. On April 24, 2018 and May 24, 2018 JMJ converted $30,000 and $30,000 of the principal of this note into 1,333,333 and 1,428,571 shares of common stock respectively, leaving a principal balance of $34,444 which continued to accrue interest at 18% per annum. As of June 30, 2018 the accrued interest on this note was $56,184. JMJ Financial failed to submit a claim during the Company’s Chapter 11 proceeding, and, consequently, the note and all remaining interest was discharged upon the Court’s Confirmation Order approving the Company’s Chapter 11 Plan on September 18, 2019.
In April 2017, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Auctus Fund, LLC with a principal balance of $117,750 due and payable on or before December 22, 2017. The note carries an original issue discount of $17,750, accrues interest at a rate of 12% per annum and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a 50% discount on the lowest trading price during the twenty-five trading days prior to conversion, after 180 days, in whole or in part at the option of the holder. The note also carries a prepayment penalty, adjusting after 90 days to a maximum of 135% of the then outstanding principal and interest balance due, if the note is paid back within the first 180 days. In the year ended December 31, 2017, principal in the amount of $103,150 converted into 2,200,000 shares of common stock and in the three months ended March 31, 2018, the remaining principal and interest balance of $41,775 converted into 4,016,356 shares of common stock. This note has been fully converted.
In April 2017, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with EMA Financial, LLC with a principal balance of $150,000 due and payable on or before March 15, 2018. The note carries an original issue discount of $28,000, accrues interest at a rate of 10% per annum and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a 35% discount on the lowest trading price during the 15 trading days prior to conversion, after 180 days, in whole or in part at the option of the holder. The note also carries a prepayment penalty, adjusting after 90 days to a maximum of 130% of the then outstanding principal and interest balance due, if the note is paid back within the first 180 days. The conversion feature of this debenture has been valued and as of December 31, 2017, carries a derivative liability of $49,946. In the year ended December 31, 2017, principal in the amount of $125,641 converted into 3,750,000 shares of common stock and in the three months ended March 31, 2018, the remaining principal and interest balance of $35,962 converted into 3,706,178 shares of common stock. This note has been fully converted.
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In May 2017, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Crown Bridge Partners, LLC with a principal balance of $58,000 due and payable on or before May 4, 2018. The note carries an original issue discount of $9,500, accrues interest at a rate of 10% per annum and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a 40% discount on the lowest trading price during the ten trading days prior to conversion, after 180 days, in whole or in part at the option of the holder. The note also carries a prepayment penalty, adjusting every 30 days to a maximum of 135% of the then outstanding principal and interest balance due, if the note is paid back within the first 180 days. In the year ended December 31, 2017, principal in the amount of $38,124 converted into 1,710,000 shares of common stock and in the three months ended March 31, 2018, the remaining principal and interest balance of $26,538 converted into 2,323,040 shares of common stock. This note has been fully converted.
In July 2017, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Lucas Hoppel, with a principal balance of $110,000 due and payable on January 15, 2018. The note carries an 8% one-time interest charge, a $10,000 original issue discount and a 35% conversion discount to the lowest trade price in the prior twenty-five trading days, after 180 days, in whole or in part at the option of the holder. In addition, the Company provided 150,000 inducement shares to secure the note, and may have to provide additional shares on the note’s 6-month anniversary if the Company’s share price declines. These inducement shares were valued at $54,000 and are being amortized over the life of the note. The note can be repaid, without prepayment penalties, within the first 90 days. Thereafter, the note will incur a 120% prepayment penalty of the then outstanding principal and interest due. In the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company issued 2,040,600 shares of common stock due to a decline in the Company’s share price at the note’s 6-month anniversary date. In the three months ended March 31, 2018, the full principal and interest balance of $118,800 converted into 7,239,171 shares of common stock. This note has been fully converted.
In July 2017, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Power Up Lending Group, Ltd. with a principal balance of $153,000 due and payable on or before April 30, 2018. The note carries an original issue discount of $3,000 and accrues interest at a rate of 8% per annum and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a 39% discount on the average of the lowest three trading prices during the ten trading days prior to conversion, after 180 days, in whole or in part at the option of the holder. The note also carries a prepayment penalty, adjusting every 30 days to a maximum of 130% of the then outstanding principal and interest balance due, if the note is paid back within the first 180 days. In January 2018, the Company paid the debenture in full with a payment of $206,267, which represented a principal payment of $153,000 and $53,267 in interest and penalties. There is a zero balance left on this note.
In August 2017, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Crown Bridge Partners, LLC with a principal balance of $58,000 due and payable on or before August 2, 2018. The note carries an original issue discount of $7,000, accrues interest at a rate of 10% per annum and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a 40% discount on the lowest trading price during the ten trading days prior to conversion, after 180 days, in whole or in part at the option of the holder. The note also carries a prepayment penalty, adjusting every 30 days to a maximum of 135% of the then outstanding principal and interest balance due, if the note is paid back within the first 180 days. In January 2018, the Company paid the debenture in full with a payment of $80,890, which represented a principal payment of $58,000 and $22,890 in interest and penalties.
In December 2017, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Power Up Lending Group, Ltd. with a principal balance of $63,000 due and payable on or before September 30, 2018. The note carries an original issue discount of $3,000 and accrues interest at a rate of 8% per annum and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a 39% discount on the average of the lowest three trading prices during the ten trading days prior to conversion, after 180 days, in whole or in part at the option of the holder. The note also carries a prepayment penalty, adjusting every 30 days to a maximum of 130% of the then outstanding principal and interest balance due, if the note is paid back within the first 180 days. On June 21, 2018, Power Up Lending Group, Ltd., filed suit against the Company in the US District Court Eastern District of New York for breach of contract. The Company filed a motion to dismiss. That case was staid on October 22, 2018 when the Company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida. Power Up failed to submit a claim during the Company’s Chapter 11 proceeding, and, consequently, the note and all remaining interest was discharged upon the Court’s Confirmation Order approving the Company’s Chapter 11 Plan on September 18, 2019.
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In January 2018, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Power Up Lending Group, Ltd. with a principal balance of $128,000 due and payable on or before October 20, 2018. The note accrues interest at a rate of eight percent (8.0%) per annum and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a 39% discount, after 180 days, in whole or in part at the option of the holder. The note also carried a prepayment penalty, adjusting every 30 days to a maximum of one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the then outstanding principal and interest balance due, if the note is paid back within the first one hundred eighty (180) days. On June 21, 2018, Power Up Lending Group, Ltd., filed suit against the Company in the US District Court Eastern District of New York for breach of contract. The Company filed a motion to dismiss. That case was staid on October 22, 2018 when the Company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida. Power Up failed to submit a claim during the Company’s Chapter 11 proceeding, and, consequently, the note and all remaining interest was discharged upon the Court’s Confirmation Order approving the Company’s Chapter 11 Plan on September 18, 2019.
In February 2018, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Crown Bridge Partners, LLC with a principal balance of $58,000 due and payable on or before February 2, 2019. The note carries an original issue discount of $7,000, accrues interest at a rate of 10% per annum and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a 40% discount on the lowest trading price during the ten trading days prior to conversion, after 180 days, in whole or in part at the option of the holder. The note also carries a prepayment penalty, adjusting every 30 days to a maximum of 135% of the then outstanding principal and interest balance due, if the note is paid back within the first 180 days. On July 31, 2018, a settlement agreement was reached paying $25,000 to settle this debt in its entirety.
In April 2018, the Company entered into a convertible note with JMJ Financial, with a principal balance of $55,556 due and payable on 4/16/20. The note carries a one-time interest charge of 12% or $6,667, original issue discount, and is convertible into the company’s stock on October 13, 2018. The note also contains a prepayment penalty within 90 days of 120% or 140% between days 91-180 outstanding. JMJ Financial failed to submit a claim during the Company’s Chapter 11 proceeding, and, consequently, the note and any interest was discharged upon the Court’s Confirmation Order approving the Company’s Chapter 11 Plan on September 18, 2019.
Derivative Liabilities
The embedded conversion features of the above convertible notes payable and warrants contain discounted conversion prices and should be recognized as derivative instruments. Such embedded conversion features should be bifurcated and accounted for at fair value. As of the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had a derivative liability balance of $0, $656,533, respectively. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to calculate derivate liability.
Fair Value of Embedded Derivative Liabilities:
As of December 31, 2017 | $ | 234,754 | ||
Addition | 63,000 | |||
Converted | $ | (558,685 | ) | |
Changes in fair value of derivative liabilities | 917,464 | |||
As of December 31, 2018 | $ | 656,533 | ||
Addition | 0 | |||
Converted | 0 | |||
Changes in fair value of derivative liabilities | (656,533 | ) | ||
As of December 31, 2019 | $ | 0 |
Chapter 11 Settlement
On July 18, 2018, the Company’s former Controller Dennis Lenaburg sued the Company for $2,694,577 dollars plus stock warrants in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida. That lawsuit was moved to the Bankruptcy Court when the Company entered Chapter 11 on October 22, 2018. The Company filed a Complaint against Lenaburg on November 16, 2018, in the bankruptcy court in the Southern District of Florida. The bankruptcy judge ordered mediation, and a settlement was reached that paid Lenaburg $13,650 upon Plan Confirmation and a $50,000 claim payable out of post-confirmation net profits over 3 years, plus 1.5 million common stock warrants with a strike price of $0.30/share and a ten year expiration period. The $50,000 is due on September 18, 2022.
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Notes Payable – Related Party
In July 2016, the Company issued six (6) short-term notes payable to related parties in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of the remaining 49% of AMG Energy Group. These notes had a value of $2,002,126 and accrued interest at a rate of six percent (6%) per annum. As of December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, the total interest accrued on the notes was $278,794.68 and $176,460 respectively. All of the notes were due on August 4, 2017 and then were in default. However, the notes were held by related parties with the understanding that the notes were not to be paid until the Company begins generating profit. The Company renegotiated some of these notes during its Chapter 11 proceedings, whereas others failed to submit a claim and were discharged upon the Court’s Confirmation Order approving the Company’s Chapter 11 Plan on September 18, 2019. The renegotiated amounts, as per the Plan Confirmation are all to be paid from 50% of the future net profits and discharged to the extent unpaid five years after the Plan effective date of September 18, 2019. These amount are 1) Mark Koch $240,990 plus 6% interest on any portion not repaid within 12 months of the Company’s first reported quarterly net profit; 2) Animated Family Films $579,942 plus 6% interest; 3) Steven Dunkle, CTWC, & Wellington Asset Holdings $1.5 million plus 6% interest once there is positive quarterly EBITDA from the first plant of Company, or, at its option, may convert that into an equity investment in the first plant of the Company, measured by a percentage of the total cost to build, subject to a minimum equity interest of 1.25% in said plant.
Om February 28, 2018, the Company entered into a short-term loan with Steven Sadaka, with a principal balance of $100,000 due and payable on May 1, 2018. The note does not accrue interest, however the Company provided 2,000,000 inducement shares to secure the note. These inducement shares were valued at $84,000 and are being amortized over the life of the note. The note’s maturity date was extended to 7/1/2018. If the note is not repaid at maturity, then an additional 5,000,000 shares of common stock will be due. The note was renegotiated during the Company’s Chapter 11 proceedings, and as per the Plan Confirmation, it is agreed that $100,000 is to be paid out of future gross revenues to satisfy this note in full, with no additional shares to be issued.
On May 15, 2018, the Company entered into a short term loan with Christopher Jemapete, with a principal balance of $50,000 due and payable on May 16, 2019. The note carried an interest rate of 5% plus the company issued 1,250,000 inducement shares to secure the note as well as 1,000,000 warrants with a $0.10 strike price and with a 5-year expiration. These inducement shares were valued at $36,250 and are being amortized over the life of the note; the warrants had a value of $24,449. On August 25, 2018, this note was restructured to remove the warrants. As of June 30, 2018 accrued interest on this note is $315. The note was renegotiated during the Company’s Chapter 11 proceedings, and as per the Plan Confirmation, it is agreed that $50,315.07 is to be paid out of future gross revenues.
On May 15, 2018, the Company entered into a short term loan with Pamela Jemapete, with a principal balance of $50,000 due and payable on May 16, 2019. The note carried an interest rate of 5% plus the company issued 1,250,000 inducement shares to secure the note as well as 1,000,000 warrants with a $0.10 strike price and with a 5-year expiration. These inducement shares were valued at $36,250 and are being amortized over the life of the note; the warrants had a value of $24,449. On August 25, 2018, this note was restructured to remove the warrants. As of June 30, 2018 accrued interest on this note is $315. The note was renegotiated during the Company’s Chapter 11 proceedings, and as per the Plan Confirmation, it is agreed that $50,315.07 is to be paid out of future gross revenues.
Notes Payable – Other
In July 2016, the Company issued a short-term note payable to a third party in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of the remaining 49% of AMG Energy Group. The note had a principal balance of $96,570 and accrued interest at a rate of six percent (6%) per annum. As of December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, the total interest accrued on the note was $14,382.2 and $8,588 respectively. The note was due on August 4, 2017 and was then in default. The Company renegotiated this note during its Chapter 11 proceedings, and as per the Plan Confirmation, now the $96,570 is to be paid with no interest out of the same 50% of the future net profits of the Company as the notes mentioned above, if any, or discharged to the extent unpaid five years after September 18, 2019.
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In November 2017, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Lucas Hoppel, with a principal balance of $143,000 due and payable on May 30, 2018. The note carries an 8% one-time interest charge, a $43,000 original issue discount and a 35% conversion discount to the lowest trade price in the prior twenty-five trading days, after 180 days, in whole or in part at the option of the holder. In addition, the Company provided 500,000 inducement shares to secure the note, and may have to provide additional shares on the note’s 6-month anniversary if the Company’s share price declines. These inducement shares were valued at $39,500 and were amortized over the life of the note. The note can be repaid, without prepayment penalties, within the first 90 days. Thereafter, the note will incur a 120% prepayment penalty of the then outstanding principal and interest due. In May 2018, the company made two principal payments totaling $40,000. The note went into default on June 1, 2018 and incurred a 40% penalty of the outstanding balance immediately prior to the default event. On August 30, 2018, Hoppel sued the Company in Superior Court of the State of California County of San Diego Central District. That case was staid on October 22, 2018 when the Company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida. Negotiations took place and a settlement was reached on this note and a subsequent note, and confirmed as part of the Plan Confirmation Order, that Hoppel would be paid a total of $100,000 out of 5% of the future gross revenue of the Company.
In February 2018, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Lucas Hoppel, with a principal balance of $165,000 due and payable on September 21, 2018. The note carries an 8% one-time interest charge, a $15,000 original issue discount and a 40% conversion discount to the lowest trade price in the prior twenty-five trading days, after 180 days, in whole or in part at the option of the holder. In addition, the Company provided 500,000 inducement shares to secure the note. These inducement shares were valued at $14,500, and were amortized over the life of the note. The note can be repaid, without prepayment penalties, within the first 90 days. Thereafter, the note will incur a 120% prepayment penalty of the then outstanding principal and interest due. The Note went into default on June 1, 2018, through a cross default provision with another Note to Hoppel, and incurred a 40% penalty of the outstanding balance immediately prior to the default event. On August 30, 2018, Hoppel sued the Company in Superior Court of the State of California County of San Diego Central District. That case was staid on October 22, 2018 when the Company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida. Negotiations took place and a settlement was reached on this note and a prior note, and confirmed as part of the Plan Confirmation Order, that Hoppel would be paid a total of $100,000 out of 5% of the future gross revenue of the Company to settle both notes.
On March 27, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Partiz and Company, P.A. such that its debt will be reduced from $32,000 to $20,000 payable out of future gross revenues, upon the bankruptcy court’s acceptance of the Company’s plan of reorganization. The Plan was confirmed by the Court on September 18, 2019.
Convertible Debentures – Related Parties
On November 8, 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Edmund J Burke for a total of $175,000. There is no interest, and it is payable out of 20% of the net profits of Company. The note is convertible into common stock at $0.05/share. Upon conversion, Burke shall receive an additional 4,450,148 warrants at a strike price of $0.005/share that expire on November 8, 2023. In addition, 4,450,148 shares of Burke’s common stock was cancelled.
On November 8, 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Steven Sadaka for a total of $24,000. There is no interest, and it is payable out of 2.5% of the net profits of Company. The note is convertible into common stock at $0.05/share. Upon conversion, Sadaka shall receive an additional 1,000,000 warrants at a strike price of $0.005/share that expire on November 8, 2023. In addition, 1,000,000 shares of Sadaka’s common stock was cancelled.
On November 8, 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Annie Bindler for a total of $2,500. There is no interest, and it is payable out of 0.5% of the net profits of Company. The note is convertible into common stock at $0.05/share. Upon conversion, Annie Bindler shall receive an additional 100,000 warrants at a strike price of $0.005/share that expire on November 8, 2023. In addition, 100,000 shares of Annie Bindler’s common stock was cancelled.
On November 8, 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Zac Bindler for a total of $2,500. There is no interest, and it is payable out of 0.5% of the net profits of Company. The note is convertible into common stock at $0.05/share. Upon conversion, Zac Bindler shall receive an additional 100,000 warrants at a strike price of $0.005/share that expire on November 8, 2023. In addition, 100,000 shares of Zac Bindler’s common stock was cancelled.
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On March 12, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Edmund J Burke for a total of $25,000. The note is due on March 12, 2021, and carries no interest. To the extent unpaid five years after September 18, 2019, it is discharged. At the option of the noteholder, the note is convertible into common stock at $0.025/share.
On March 12, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Chris Jemapete for a total of $25,000. The note is due on March 12, 2021, and carries no interest. To the extent unpaid five years after September 18, 2019, it is discharged. At the option of the noteholder, the note is convertible into common stock at $0.025/share. On August 5, 2020, Chris Jemapete elected to convert the note into common stock.
On March 12, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with AES Capital Partners, LP, for a total of $50,000. The note is due on March 12, 2021, and bears 15% interest. To the extent unpaid five years after September 18, 2019, it is discharged. At the option of the noteholder, the note is convertible into common stock at $0.025/share. Upon conversion, all interest shall be forgiven.
A summary of all debts indicated in the Notes above is as follows:
Notes Payable | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Notes Payable - Related Party | $ | - | $ | 96,000 | ||||
Convertible Debentures Payable | $ | - | $ | 549,000 | ||||
Chapter 11 Settlement | $ | 50,000 | ||||||
Long Term Notes Payable — Related Party | $ | 2,521,562 | $ | 2,278,126 | ||||
Long Term Note Payable — Other | $ | 216,570 | $ | 96,570 | ||||
Long Term Convertible Debentures — Related Party | $ | 304,000 | ||||||
TOTAL NOTES | $ | 3,092,132 | $ | 3,019,696 |
The amounts listed under Long Term Notes Payable in the summary chart for 2018 were short term as of the end of 2018. They were renegotiated during Chapter 11 and then became long term upon the Company’s exit from Chapter 11 On September 18, 2019.
Including interest, the total due on Notes as of December 31, 2019, was $3,092,132, and as of December 31, 2018, was $5,039,756. Of the $3,092,132 due as of December 31, 2019, $2,942,132 is due out of future revenue or future profits. $2,721,502 of that debt will be discharged if not paid by September 18, 2024, which is 5 years after the Company exited Chapter 11. The remaining debt that would not be discharged is $370,630, consisting of $200,630 due to related parties, and $120,000 due to other, and a $50,000 Chapter 11 settlement.
NOTE 7 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The total number of shares of capital stock, which the Company has authority to issue, is 510 million, 500 million of which are designated as common stock at $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”) and 10 million of which are designated as preferred stock par value $0.001 (the “Preferred Stock”). As of December 31, 2019, the Company had 219,513,233 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and no shares of Preferred Stock were issued. Holders of shares of Common stock shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share held at all stockholders’ meetings for all purposes, including the election of directors. The Common Stock does not have cumulative voting rights. No holder of shares of stock of any class shall be entitled as a matter of right to subscribe for or purchase or receive any part of any new or additional issue of shares of stock of any class, or of securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, whether now hereafter authorized or whether issued for money, for consideration other than money, or by way of dividend. The Company has yet to designate any rights, preferences and privileges for any of its authorized Preferred Stock.
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In the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 3,186,618 shares of its common stock for services valued at $74,600.
In the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,550,000 warrants for services. Using a Black-Scholes asset-pricing model, these warrants were valued at $64,317. These warrant agreements have terms of five to ten years with exercise prices ranging from $0.03 to $0.25 per share.
In the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company rescinded an aggregate of 2,600,000 warrants for services.
In the year ended December 31, 2018, 4,150,828 warrants expired.
In the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued 23,473,334 common shares for cash of $704,200, and an aggregate of 123,382 common shares for debt for $3,701.
In the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company rescinded an aggregate of 12,739,976 warrants that were issued.
In the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued options under its Employee & Directors Stock Option Plan to purchase an aggregate of 49,204,942 shares of common stock for a period of five to ten years at an exercise price ranging from $0.03 to $0.05. Using a Black-Scholes asset-pricing model, these agreements were valued at $902,476. In addition, the Company rescinded 42,784,520 options to purchase common stock issued to employees and former employees by the ex-CEO without Board approval, supposedly under the Employee Stock Option Plan. Using a Black-Scholes asset-pricing model, some of these totaled to $281,321.
In the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company cancelled 12,337,169 shares of common stock of shareholders with the approval of those shareholders.
In the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued 250,000 shares of common stock as per a Separation Agreement with the ex-CEO. These were valued at $18,575. The Company also rescinded 250,000 options.
In the year ended December 31, 2018, (all prior to June 1, 2018), the Company issued common stock in connection with conversion of notes payable totaling 28,003,345 shares valued at $1,028,010.
In the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,936,450 shares of its common stock for services valued at $68,472.
In the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,425,000 warrants for services. Using a Black-Scholes asset-pricing model, these warrants were valued at $120,084. These warrant agreements have terms of five years with exercise prices of $0.05 per share.
In the year ended December 31, 2019, 500,000 warrants expired.
In the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of 57,800,000 shares of common stock to management and directors. These were valued at $289,000.
In the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of 19,436,385 shares of common stock for cash through private placements for $934,819.
In the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock for debt. These were valued at $5000.
In the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of 8,900,000 options under the employee stock option plan. These were valued at $220,299. The Company also rescinded 49,275,157 options issued under the employee stock option plan.
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In the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of 8,500,000 warrants as per Chapter 11 Settlement Agreements. Using a Black-Scholes asset-pricing model, these totaled to $212,853.
Share-Based Awards
Stock option activity under the 2012 ESOP for the years ending December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2019, is as follows:
Option Shares Outstanding | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($0’s) | |||||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017 | 45,680,018 | $ | 0.09 | 3.17 | $ | 3,892,789 | ||||||||||
Awarded | 49,204,942 | $ | 0.04 | 7.36 | $ | 1,940,198 | ||||||||||
Exercised | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Rescinded or Expired | 43,202,704 | $ | 0.08 | - | $ | 3,290,286 | ||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2018 | 51,682,256 | $ | 0.05 | 7.70 | $ | 2,542,701 | ||||||||||
Vested as of December 31, 2018 | 22,532,256 | $ | 0.07 | 4.41 | $ | 1,598,201 | ||||||||||
Awarded | 8,900,000 | $ | 0.03 | 5.79 | $ | 241,800 | ||||||||||
Exercised | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Rescinded or Expired | 54,775,157 | $ | 0.04 | - | $ | 2,338,685 | ||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019 | 5,807,099 | $ | 0.08 | 6.43 | $ | 445,815 | ||||||||||
Vested as of December 31, 2019 | 3,607,099 | $ | 0.10 | 5.30 | $ | 367,415 |
Warrant activity for the years ending December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2019, is as follows:
Warrants Outstanding | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($0’s) | |||||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017 | 47,694,143 | $ | 0.43 | 3.97 | $ | 20,665,595 | ||||||||||
Issued | 2,550,000 | $ | 0.10 | 4.41 | $ | 262,500 | ||||||||||
Exercised | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Rescinded or Expired | 19,515,804 | $ | 0.36 | - | $ | 7,073,316 | ||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2018 | 30,728,339 | $ | 0.45 | 3.04 | $ | 13,854,780 | ||||||||||
Vested as of December 31, 2018 | 30,728,339 | $ | 0.45 | 3.04 | $ | 13,854,780 | ||||||||||
Issued | 8,315,990 | $ | 0.06 | 4.45 | $ | 1,087,340 | ||||||||||
Exercised | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Rescinded or Expired | 7,041,939 | $ | 0.46 | - | $ | 3,248,400 | ||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019 | 42,002,390 | $ | 0.28 | 3.16 | $ | 11,693,720 | ||||||||||
Vested as of December 31, 2019 | 42,002,390 | $ | 0.28 | 3.16 | $ | 11,693,720 |
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NOTE 8 – INCOME TAXES
The reconciliation of income tax benefit at the U.S. statutory rate of 21% for years ending December 31, 2018, and 2019, to the Company’s effective tax rate, is as follows:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Statutory federal income tax rate | -21 | % | -21 | % | ||||
State income tax, net of federal benefits | -4.46 | % | -5.5 | % | ||||
Valuation Allowance | 25.46 | % | 26.5 | % | ||||
Income tax provision (benefit) | 0 | % | 0 | % |
The provisional (benefit) for income tax is summarized as follows:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Federal | ||||||||
Current | - | - | ||||||
Deferred | $ | 211,072 | $ | (1,978,440 | ) | |||
State | ||||||||
Current | - | |||||||
Deferred | $ | 60,306 | $ | (565,269 | ) | |||
Change in valuation allowance | (271,379 | ) | 2,543,709 | |||||
Income tax provision (benefit) | - | - |
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s net deferred tax liability as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
Years Ended | ||||||||
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Deferred tax asset | ||||||||
Net operating loss carryovers | $ | 9,035,746 | $ | 8,934,556 | ||||
Total deferred tax assets | 9,035,746 | 8,934,556 | ||||||
Valuation Allowance | (9,035,746 | ) | (8,934,556 | ) | ||||
Deferred tax asset, net of allowance | $ | - | $ | - |
As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, the Company had $35,492,755, and $33,715,305 of Federal net operating loss carryovers (“NOLs”) to offset taxable income, if any, in future years which begin to expire in 2033. Utilization of the NOLs may be subject to limitation under the Internal Revenue Code Section 382 should there be a greater than 50% ownership change as determined under regulations.
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In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based on the assessment, management has established a full valuation allowance against the entire deferred tax asset relating to NOLs for every period because it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”) was signed into law making significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Changes include, but are not limited to, a federal corporate tax rate decrease from 35% to 21% for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the transition of U.S international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system, and a one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of foreign earnings. The Company has estimated its provision for income taxes in accordance with the Tax Act and guidance available.
The Company files U.S. Federal and Florida tax returns that are subject to audit by tax authorities beginning with the year ended December 31, 2012. The Company’s policy is to classify assessments, if any, for tax and related interest and penalties as tax expense.
NOTE 9 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
The Company is subject, from time to time, to litigation, claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business.
Process Engineering Associates, LLC, had sued the Company in Tennessee State Court in 2017, and the Company did not defend itself so Process Engineering received a default judgement of $134,318.26 in March 2018. They subsequently domesticated that claim in Florida and then garnished the Company’s bank account which caused the Company to file Chapter 11 on October 22, 2018. Process Engineering’s claim was settled in the Chapter 11 case in a reduced amount of $30,000. The $30,000 was paid in full on the Effective Date of the Plan.
On June 21, 2018, Power Up Lending Group Ltd., sued both the Company and four of its managers, ex-managers, and directors of the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The case was dropped against the Company when Power Up failed to submit a claim in the Company’s Chapter 11 case by the Court Ordered deadline. The claim was discharged by the bankruptcy court upon Plan Confirmation on September 18, 2019. Power Up has continued a tort case against the individuals. The D&O insurance has agreed to cover the CEO Ben Slager, CFO Anthony Santelli, as well as ex-Controller Dennis Lenaburg, in this case. Management believes the Complaint is frivolous and has filed a motion to dismiss which is pending before the Court as of the date of this filing.
Porter, Levay & Rose, Inc. sued the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Rockland, on June 28, 2018, for $84,994. A settlement agreement was reached whereby the Company would pay $30,000 to Plaintiff in three payments. After having made the first $15,000 payment, the Company filed for Chapter 11 and disputed the remaining claim. The Plaintiff did not submit a claim in the Chapter 11 case, and the remaining claim was discharged by the bankruptcy court upon Plan Confirmation on September 18, 2019.
Dennis Lenaburg, the Company’s former Controller, sued the Company on July 18, 2018, in the Circuit Court in Palm Beach County, Florida. That case was stayed when the Company filed for Chapter 11. Mr. Lenaburg proceeded to file a claim for $2,694,577 in back and future pay due plus over 10 million options in the Company’s bankruptcy case. The Company sued Mr. Lenaburg in the Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida as part of its Chapter 11 case. Lenaburg countersued and on January 22, 2019, filed a proof of claim totaling $161,980,544. The Company filed a sanctions motion against such an egregious claim. The case was settled for 1.5 million stock options with a strike price of 30 cents per share, a $13,000 payment upon Plan Confirmation, and a $50,000 debt payable out of future net profits or by September 18, 2022.
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On October 22, 2018, the Company voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida. After negotiating with various creditors and reaching various settlement agreements and fighting disputed debts, management was able to eliminated millions in debt and exited Chapter 11 on September 18, 2019, with no class impaired including shareholders. Having paid all debts that needed to be paid, the bankruptcy case was closed on October 25, 2019.
Leases
The Company consolidated its premises into one location on November 1, 2019, and currently leases office and laboratory space in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, that is classified as operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date for leases exceeding 12 months. The lease period is for twenty four (24) months from November 1, 2019, to October 31, 2019. Annual rent commences at $84,100 per annum and increases 3% per year. Tenant is also required to cover operating costs that are estimated at $3,084 per month. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in General & Administrative expenses.
ASC 842 was effective for us beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption had a material impact on our consolidated balance sheets, but did not have a material impact on our consolidated income statements. The most significant impact was the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities for operating leases.
Rent expense for the years ending December 31, 2019, and 2018, were $62,239, $81,038, respectively.
The Company recognized the following related to leases in its Consolidated Balance Sheet:
YEAR ENDED | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Right of Use Lease Liabilities | ||||||||
Current portion | 77,746 | - | ||||||
Long-term portion | 70,240 | - | ||||||
TOTAL | 147,986 | - |
As of December 31, 2019, the total future minimum lease payments in respect of leased premises are as follows:
YEAR ENDED | MINIMUM DUE | |||
2020 | 84,520 | |||
2021 | 72,186 | |||
2022 | 0 | |||
TOTAL | $ | 156,706 |
NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related Transactions
1) | Short-term notes payable, convertible notes, and contingent liabilities issued to related parties are described in NOTE 5. | |
2) | A board resolution was passed on February 13, 2020, that pledged the pending patents to secure the back pay claims of Ben Slager, CEO, Anthony Santelli, CFO, and Charles Sills, Director. This was done to ensure the continued involvement of management to build the Company while they continue to receive less than full salaries. |
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The officers and directors for the Company are involved in other business activities and may, in the future, become involved in other business opportunities. If a specific business opportunity becomes available, such persons may face a conflict in selecting between the Company and their other business interest. The Company has not formulated a policy for the resolution of such conflicts.
NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Based on this evaluation, the Company has identified the following subsequent events:
Subsequent to December 31, 2019, the Company issued 733,130 shares of common stock for services valued at $37,500.
Subsequent to December 31, 2019, the Company raised $887,380 through its private offerings and issued 13,558,462 shares.
Subsequent to December 31, 2019, 6,639,344 warrants were executed at an average price of $0.053 cents/share for total proceeds of $350,000.
Subsequent to December 31, 2019, 6,255,656 warrants expired.
Subsequent to December 31, 2019, 500,000 employee stock options were exercised using the cashless exercise provision to obtain 277,778 shares.
Subsequent to December 31, 2019, 400,000 employee stock options expired.
Subsequent to December 31, 2019, the Company issued 21,550,000 employee stock options.
Subsequent to December 31, 2019, 11,000,000 employee stock options vested.
Subsequent to December 31, 2019, $25,000 of convertible notes issued during Chapter 11 to a related party converted into 1,000,000 shares of common stock.
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Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc.
Financial Statements
Period Ended September 30, 2020
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OF
ALLIANCE BIOENERGY PLUS, INC.
January 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
Alliance Bioenergy Plus, Inc (the “Company”) is a technology company focused on emerging technologies in the renewable energy, biofuels, and new technologies sectors. In January 2018, the Company’s technology experts developed a new technology system it calls Cellulose-to-Sugar 2.0 or CTS 2.0, and a patent application was filed. The 100% owned CTS 2.0 is a mechanical/chemical dry process for converting cellulose material into sugar for use in the biofuels industry. CTS 2.0 can convert any cellulosic material – like grasses, wood, paper, farm waste, yard waste, forestry products, energy crops like hemp or King Grass, and the cellulosic portion of municipal solid waste – into sugars and lignin, and subsequently into biofuels and bioplastics. The CTS 2.0 system produces sugar and chemically unmodified lignin among other by-products. The sugar can then be further converted into biofuels and the lignin into bioplastics.
The new technology made it worthwhile to financially restructure the Company through Chapter 11. The Company voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 on October 22, 2018, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida. The Company exited Chapter 11 on September 18, 2019, while keeping all classes, including shareholders, unimpaired. The bankruptcy case was closed on October 25, 2019. Fresh Start accounting is not being applied because existing voting shares immediately before Plan Confirmation were not less than 50 percent of the voting shares of the emerging entity.
The Company’s focus is to commercialize its wholly owned CTS 2.0 technology. The Company is currently working with its 4th generation prototype and anticipates having a 5th generation semi-commercial scale system in 2021.
Plan of Operation
The Company is now doing the engineering work to commercialize its 100% owned CTS 2.0 technology.
The Company has a strategy that includes the following:
1) | Selling sugar or ethanol via joint ventures, mergers, and/or acquisitions of existing businesses in the renewable energy space; | |
2) | Selling low-cost high purity lignin, or using that lignin to produce biodegradable plastics, or making biodegradable bioplastics products and selling them under our own brand. |
NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern, which assumes the Company will realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not generated any significant revenue since inception and has incurred losses since inception. As of September 30, 2020, the Company has a working capital deficiency of $934,703. Not including debts to related parties, the working capital deficiency is $42,338. As of September 30, 2020, the Company has incurred accumulated losses of $46,358,713. On October 22, 2018, the Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On September 18, 2019, the judge confirmed the Company’s Chapter 11 Plan, and on October 25, 2019, the bankruptcy case was closed. The Company expects to incur significant additional liabilities in connection with its start-up activities. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities when they become due and to generate sufficient revenues from its operations to pay its operating expenses. These financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classifications of recorded asset amounts, or amounts and classifications of liabilities that might result from this uncertainty. There are no assurances that the Company will continue as a going concern.
Management believes that the Company’s future success is dependent upon its ability to achieve profitable operations, generate cash from operating activities and obtain additional financing. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to generate sufficient cash from operations, sell additional shares of stock or borrow additional funds. The Company’s inability to obtain additional cash could have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, and its ability to continue in existence. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty
The Company intends to raise additional capital through equity financing and continue engineering work and scaling up towards a full-scale commercial size CTS 2.0 modular unit. At that point, and to minimize dilution to shareholders, the Company will seek project-based financing to build (or acquire and retrofit) or joint venture with existing ethanol producers to produce cellulosic ethanol and lignin/bioplastics from its patented CTS 2.0 system. Once the first plant is profitable, the Company intends to grow with additional plants both in the United States and internationally.
Currently, the US government gives a D3 RIN to incentivize the production of renewable fuels from cellulosic materials. The value of the D3 RIN fluctuates, but as of this filing, it is around $1.60 per gallon of ethanol on top of the market price of ethanol.
The Company believes that its CTS 2.0 process can produce ethanol profitably at the market price, and with the D3 RIN should generate substantial profits and cash flow in amounts sufficient to cover the Company’s operating expenses and debt service.
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NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10 and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not contain all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual financial statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all the adjustments necessary (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) to present the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2020, and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future period. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s audited financial statements above.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, after elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. Investments in business entities in which the Company lacks control but has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies are accounted for using the equity method. The Company’s proportionate share of net income or loss of the entity is recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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 as of the dates presented and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods presented. Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include estimates of impairment assessment of identifiable intangible assets and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Estimates are based on past experience and other considerations reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
All highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.
Stock Compensation
The Company recognizes the cost of all share-based payments under the relevant authoritative accounting guidance. Share-based payments include any remuneration paid by the Company in shares of the Company’s common stock or financial instruments that grant the recipient the right to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock. For share-based payments to employees, which consist only of awards made under the stock option plan described below, the Company accounts for the payments in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718, “Stock Compensation” (formerly referred to as SFAS No. 123(R)). Share-based payments to consultants, service providers and other non-employees are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 718, ASC Topic 505, “Equity Payments to Non-Employees” or other applicable authoritative guidance.
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Stock-based Compensation Valuation Methodology
Stock-based compensation resulting from the issuance of common stock is calculated by reference to the valuation of the stock on the date of issuance, the expense being recognized as the compensation is earned. Stock-based compensation expenses related to employee options and warrants granted to non-employees are recognized as the stock options and warrants are earned. The fair value of the stock options or warrants granted is estimated at the grant date, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, and the expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the period over which services are to be received or the life of the option or warrant. The grant date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model on the basis of the fair value of the underlying common stock on the measurement date, adjusted for the unique characteristics of those equity instruments, using the assumptions noted in the table below. The fair value of the common stock is determined by the then-prevailing closing market price. Expected volatility was based on the historical volatility of the Company’s closing day market price per share. The expected term of options and warrants was based upon the life of the option, and the risk-free rate used was based on the U.S. Treasury Daily Yield Curve Rate.
The stock compensation issued for services during the 9 months ended September 30, 2020, was valued on the date of issuance. The following assumptions were used in calculations of the Black-Scholes option pricing models for warrant-based stock compensation issued in the 9 months ended September 30, 2020:
1/9/20 | 2/18/20 | 5/8/20 | ||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 1.65 | % | 1.39 | % | 0.69 | % | ||||||
Expected life | 5 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||
Expected dividends | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||
Expected volatility | 229.32 | % | 228.60 | % | 226.42 | % | ||||||
ALLM common stock fair value | $ | 0.058 | $ | 0.065 | $ | 0.083 |
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided for on a straight-line basis over the useful lives of the assets, generally 5 to 10 years. Expenditures for additions and improvements are capitalized; repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.
Research and Development
The Company expenses all research and development costs as incurred. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019, the amounts charged to research and development expenses were $670,998, and $555,658, respectively.
Common Stock Purchase Warrants and Other Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company classifies as equity any contracts that require physical settlement or net-share settlement or provide it with a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in the Company’s own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement) provided that such contracts are indexed to its own stock as defined in ASC 815-40 (“Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity”). The Company classifies as assets or liabilities any contracts that require net-cash settlement (including a requirement to net cash settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside the Company’s control) or give the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). The Company assesses the classification of its common stock purchase warrants and other free-standing derivatives at each reporting date to determine whether a change in classification between assets and liabilities is required.
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. and those subsidiaries that the Company has the ability to control either through voting rights or means other than voting rights. For these subsidiaries, the Company records 100% of the revenues, expenses, cash flows, assets and liabilities in its consolidated financial statements. For subsidiaries that the Company controls but hold less than 100% ownership, a non-controlling interest is recorded in the consolidated income statement to reflect the non-controlling interest’s share of the net income (loss), and a non-controlling interest is recorded in the consolidated balance sheet to reflect the non-controlling interest’s share of the net assets of the subsidiary.
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Investments in non-consolidated affiliates
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates are accounted for using the equity method or cost basis depending upon the level of ownership and/or the Company’s ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee. When the equity method is used, investments are recorded at original cost and adjusted periodically to recognize the Company’s proportionate share of the investees’ net income or losses after the date of investment. When net losses from an investment are accounted for under the equity method exceed its carrying amount, the investment balance is reduced to zero and additional losses are not provided for. The Company resumes accounting for the investment under the equity method if the entity subsequently reports net income and the Company’s share of that net income exceeds the share of net losses not recognized during the period the equity method was suspended. Investments are written down only when there is clear evidence that a decline in value that is other than temporary has occurred.
The Company’s investment in Carbolosic, LLC is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The Company monitors its investment for impairment at least annually and makes appropriate reductions in the carrying value if it determines that an impairment charge is required based on qualitative and quantitative information.
Impairment of Long Lived Assets
Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. If events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable, the Company compares the carrying amount of the asset group to future undiscounted net cash flows, excluding interest costs, expected to be generated by the asset group and their ultimate disposition. If the sum of the undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds the fair value of the asset group. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC Topic 740.10.30 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and 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. ASC Topic 740.10.40 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Company has no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.
Profit (Loss) per Common Share:
Basic profit (loss) per share amounts have been calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each reporting period. Diluted loss per share has been calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares plus the potentially dilutive effect of securities such as outstanding options and warrants. The computation of potential common shares has been performed using the treasury stock method. The warrants and options are antidilutive for all periods presented. When net loss is reported, diluted and basic net loss per share amounts are the same as the impact of potential common shares is antidilutive.
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Fair Value Measurements
The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements.
The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, payables to related parties, and accounts payable and accrued expenses are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable
Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on the Company’s accounting and reporting. The Company believes that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have an impact on its accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to its financial position, results of operations, and cash flows when implemented.
NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATE
The Company’s investment in Carbolosic is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The investments in Carbolosic were fully impaired and written off by the end of 2018. In 2018, the Company concluded that the licensed technology was not economically viable, and so the value of the asset was reduced to zero, and the license to the patented technology was not renewed. The annual license fee of $70,000 was initially paid for 2019 but was reimbursed in early 2020. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company dissolved its interest in the unconsolidated affiliate.
The following is a condensed balance sheet of the unconsolidated affiliate as of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, and a comparative statement of operations for the 9 months ending September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019.
Condensed Balance Sheet of Non-Consolidated Affiliate
30-Sep-20 | 31-Dec-19 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 6 | $ | 42 | ||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 6 | $ | 42 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 7,089 | $ | 7,089 | ||||
Interest payable | $ | 150,533 | $ | 126,237 | ||||
Current notes payable | $ | 1,518,961 | $ | 1,588,961 | ||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | $ | 1,676,603 | $ | 1,722,288 | ||||
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
Accumulated deficit | $ | (1,676,603 | ) | $ | (1,722,288 | ) | ||
TOTAL EQUITY | $ | (1,676,597 | ) | $ | (1,722,245 | ) | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | $ | 6 | $ | 42 |
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Condensed Statement of Operations of Non-Consolidated Affiliate
For The 9 months Ended | For The 9 months Ended | |||||||
30-Sep-20 | 30-Sep-19 | |||||||
Revenues | ||||||||
Ordinary income | ||||||||
Other income | 0 | 30,000 | ||||||
Total Revenues | $ | 0 | 30,000 | |||||
Operating Expenses | ||||||||
Royalties | (70,000 | ) | 70,000 | |||||
Professional fees | 0 | 6,432 | ||||||
General and administrative | 36 | 0 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | (69,964 | ) | $ | 76,432 | |||
Other expenses | ||||||||
Interest expense | 24,316 | 24,316 | ||||||
Total other expenses | 24,316 | 24,316 | ||||||
Gain (Loss) from operations | 45,648 | (70,748 | ) |
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NOTE 5 – DEBT
Convertible Debentures—Related Parties
On March 12, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Edmund J Burke for a total of $25,000. The note is due on March 12, 2021, and carries no interest. To the extent unpaid five years after September 18, 2019, it is discharged. At the option of the noteholder, the note is convertible into common stock at $0.025/share.
On March 12, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Chris Jemapete for a total of $25,000. The note is due on March 12, 2021, and carries no interest. To the extent unpaid five years after September 18, 2019, it is discharged. At the option of the noteholder, the note is convertible into common stock at $0.025/share. On August 5, 2020, Chris Jemapete elected to convert the note into common stock, and so this note has been paid in full.
On March 12, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with AES Capital Partners, LP, for a total of $50,000. The note is due on March 12, 2021, and bears 15% interest. To the extent unpaid five years after September 18, 2019, it is discharged. At the option of the noteholder, the note is convertible into common stock at $0.025/share. Upon conversion, all interest shall be forgiven.
Paycheck Protection Program SBA Loan
In May 2020, the Company received a loan in the amount of $66,330 under the Payroll Protection Program (“PPP Loan”). The loan accrues interest at a rate of 1% and has an original maturity date of two years which can be extended to five years by mutual agreement of the Company and SBA. The PPP loan contains customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults and breaches of representations and warranties.
Under the terms of the loan, a portion or all of the loan is forgivable to the extent the loan proceeds are used to fund qualifying payroll, rent and utilities during a designated twenty-four week period. Payments are deferred until the SBA determines the amount to be forgiven. The Company has utilized the proceeds of the PPP loan in a manner which will enable qualification as a forgivable loan. However, no assurance can be provided that all or any portion of the PPP loan will be forgiven. The balance on this PPP loan was $66,330 as of September 30, 2020 and has been classified as a long-term liability in notes payable.
Notes Payable – Chapter 11 Settlement
On July 18, 2018, the Company’s former Controller Dennis Lenaburg sued the Company for $2,694,577 dollars plus stock warrants in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida. That lawsuit was moved to the Bankruptcy Court when the Company entered Chapter 11 on October 22, 2018. The Company filed a Complaint against Lenaburg on November 16, 2018, in the bankruptcy court in the Southern District of Florida. The bankruptcy judge ordered mediation, and a settlement was reached that paid Lenaburg $13,650 upon Plan Confirmation and a $50,000 claim payable out of post-confirmation net profits over 3 years, plus 1.5 million common stock warrants with a strike price of $0.30/share and a ten year expiration period. The $50,000 is due on September 18, 2022.
Notes Payable – Related Parties
In July 2016, the Company issued six (6) short-term notes payable to related parties in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of the remaining 49% of AMG Energy Group. These notes had a value of $2,002,126 and accrued interest at a rate of six percent (6%) per annum. As of December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, the total interest accrued on the notes was $278,794.68 and $176,460 respectively. All of the notes were due on August 4, 2017 and then were in default. However, the notes were held by related parties with the understanding that the notes were not to be paid until the Company begins generating profit. The Company renegotiated some of these notes during its Chapter 11 proceedings, whereas others failed to submit a claim and were discharged upon the Court’s Confirmation Order approving the Company’s Chapter 11 Plan on September 18, 2019. The renegotiated amounts, as per the Plan Confirmation are all to be paid from 50% of the future net profits and discharged to the extent unpaid five years after the Plan effective date of September 18, 2019. These amount are 1) Mark Koch $240,990 plus 6% interest on any portion not repaid within 12 months of the Company’s first reported quarterly net profit; 2) Animated Family Films $579,942 plus 6% interest; 3) Steven Dunkle, CTWC, & Wellington Asset Holdings $1.5 million plus 6% interest once there is positive quarterly EBITDA from the first plant of Company, or, at its option, may convert that into an equity investment in the first plant of the Company, measured by a percentage of the total cost to build, subject to a minimum equity interest of 1.25% in said plant.
On February 28, 2018, the Company entered into a short-term loan with Steven Sadaka, with a principal balance of $100,000 due and payable on May 1, 2018. The note does not accrue interest, however the Company provided 2,000,000 inducement shares to secure the note. These inducement shares were valued at $84,000 and are being amortized over the life of the note. The note’s maturity date was extended to 7/1/2018. If the note is not repaid at maturity, then an additional 5,000,000 shares of common stock will be due. The note was renegotiated during the Company’s Chapter 11 proceedings, and as per the Plan Confirmation, it is agreed that $100,000 is to be paid out of future gross revenues to satisfy this note in full, with no additional shares to be issued.
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On May 15, 2018, the Company entered into a short term loan with Christopher Jemapete, with a principal balance of $50,000 due and payable on May 16, 2019. The note carried an interest rate of 5% plus the company issued 1,250,000 inducement shares to secure the note as well as 1,000,000 warrants with a $0.10 strike price and with a 5-year expiration. These inducement shares were valued at $36,250 and are being amortized over the life of the note; the warrants had a value of $24,449. On August 25, 2018, this note was restructured to remove the warrants. As of June 30, 2018 accrued interest on this note is $315. The note was renegotiated during the Company’s Chapter 11 proceedings, and as per the Plan Confirmation, it is agreed that $50,315.07 is to be paid out of future gross revenues to satisfy the note in full.
On May 15, 2018, the Company entered into a short term loan with Pamela Jemapete, with a principal balance of $50,000 due and payable on May 16, 2019. The note carried an interest rate of 5% plus the company issued 1,250,000 inducement shares to secure the note as well as 1,000,000 warrants with a $0.10 strike price and with a 5-year expiration. These inducement shares were valued at $36,250 and are being amortized over the life of the note; the warrants had a value of $24,449. On August 25, 2018, this note was restructured to remove the warrants. As of June 30, 2018 accrued interest on this note is $315. The note was renegotiated during the Company’s Chapter 11 proceedings, and as per the Plan Confirmation, it is agreed that $50,315.07 is to be paid out of future gross revenues to satisfy the note in full.
Notes Payable – Other
In July 2016, the Company issued a short-term note payable to a third party in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of the remaining 49% of AMG Energy Group. The note had a principal balance of $96,570 and accrued interest at a rate of six percent (6%) per annum. As of December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, the total interest accrued on the note was $14,382.2 and $8,588 respectively. The note was due on August 4, 2017 and was then in default. The Company renegotiated this note during its Chapter 11 proceedings, and as per the Plan Confirmation, now the $96,570 is to be paid with no interest out of the same 50% of the future net profits of the Company as the notes mentioned above, if any, or discharged to the extent unpaid five years after September 18, 2019.
In November 2017, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Lucas Hoppel, with a principal balance of $143,000 due and payable on May 30, 2018. The note carries an 8% one-time interest charge, a $43,000 original issue discount and a 35% conversion discount to the lowest trade price in the prior twenty-five trading days, after 180 days, in whole or in part at the option of the holder. In addition, the Company provided 500,000 inducement shares to secure the note, and may have to provide additional shares on the note’s 6-month anniversary if the Company’s share price declines. These inducement shares were valued at $39,500 and were amortized over the life of the note. The note can be repaid, without prepayment penalties, within the first 90 days. Thereafter, the note will incur a 120% prepayment penalty of the then outstanding principal and interest due. In May 2018, the company made two principal payments totaling $40,000. The note went into default on June 1, 2018 and incurred a 40% penalty of the outstanding balance immediately prior to the default event. On August 30, 2018, Hoppel sued the Company in Superior Court of the State of California County of San Diego Central District. That case was staid on October 22, 2018 when the Company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida. Negotiations took place and a settlement was reached on this note and a subsequent note, and confirmed as part of the Plan Confirmation Order, that Hoppel would be paid a total of $100,000 out of 5% of the future gross revenue of the Company.
In February 2018, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Lucas Hoppel, with a principal balance of $165,000 due and payable on September 21, 2018. The note carries an 8% one-time interest charge, a $15,000 original issue discount and a 40% conversion discount to the lowest trade price in the prior twenty-five trading days, after 180 days, in whole or in part at the option of the holder. In addition, the Company provided 500,000 inducement shares to secure the note. These inducement shares were valued at $14,500, and were amortized over the life of the note. The note can be repaid, without prepayment penalties, within the first 90 days. Thereafter, the note will incur a 120% prepayment penalty of the then outstanding principal and interest due. The Note went into default on June 1, 2018, through a cross default provision with another Note to Hoppel, and incurred a 40% penalty of the outstanding balance immediately prior to the default event. On August 30, 2018, Hoppel sued the Company in Superior Court of the State of California County of San Diego Central District. That case was staid on October 22, 2018 when the Company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida. Negotiations took place and a settlement was reached on this note and a prior note, and confirmed as part of the Plan Confirmation Order, that Hoppel would be paid a total of $100,000 out of 5% of the future gross revenue of the Company to settle both notes.
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On March 27, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Partiz and Company, P.A. such that its debt will be reduced from $32,000 to $20,000 payable out of future gross revenues, upon the bankruptcy court’s acceptance of the Company’s plan of reorganization. The Plan was confirmed by the Court on September 18, 2019.
Convertible Debentures – Related Parties
On November 8, 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Edmund J Burke for a total of $175,000. There is no interest, and it is payable out of 20% of the net profits of Company. The note is convertible into common stock at $0.05/share. Upon conversion, Burke shall receive an additional 4,450,148 warrants at a strike price of $0.005/share that expire on November 8, 2023. As an inducement to make this loan, 4,450,148 shares of Burke’s common stock was cancelled.
On November 8, 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Steven Sadaka for a total of $24,000. There is no interest, and it is payable out of 2.5% of the net profits of Company. The note is convertible into common stock at $0.05/share. Upon conversion, Sadaka shall receive an additional 1,000,000 warrants at a strike price of $0.005/share that expire on November 8, 2023. As an inducement to make this loan, 1,000,000 shares of Sadaka’s common stock was cancelled.
On November 8, 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Annie Bindler for a total of $2,500. There is no interest, and it is payable out of 0.5% of the net profits of Company. The note is convertible into common stock at $0.05/share. Upon conversion, Annie Bindler shall receive an additional 100,000 warrants at a strike price of $0.005/share that expire on November 8, 2023. As an inducement to make this loan, 100,000 shares of Annie Bindler’s common stock was cancelled.
On November 8, 2018, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Zac Bindler for a total of $2,500. There is no interest, and it is payable out of 0.5% of the net profits of Company. The note is convertible into common stock at $0.05/share. Upon conversion, Zac Bindler shall receive an additional 100,000 warrants at a strike price of $0.005/share that expire on November 8, 2023. As an inducement to make this loan, 100,000 shares of Zac Bindler’s common stock was cancelled.
A summary of all debts indicated in the Notes above is as follows:
Notes Payable | Debt Remaining as of September 30, 2020 | Debt Remaining as of September 30, 2019 | ||||||
CURRENT NOTE LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Short Term Convertible Debentures — Related Party | $ | 75,000 | $ | - | ||||
TOTAL CURRENT NOTES | $ | 75,000 | $ | - | ||||
LONG TERM NOTES | ||||||||
Paycheck Protection Program SBA Loan | $ | 66,330 | - | |||||
Chapter 11 Settlement | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | ||||
Long Term Convertible Debentures — Related Party | $ | 204,000 | $ | 304,000 | ||||
Long Term Notes Payable — Related Party | $ | 2,521,562 | $ | 2,521,562 | ||||
Long Term Note Payable — Other | $ | 216,570 | $ | 216,570 | ||||
TOTAL LONG TERM NOTES | $ | 3,058,462 | $ | 3,092,132 | ||||
TOTAL NOTES | $ | 3,133,462 | $ | 3,092,132 |
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Of the $3,133,462 due as of September 30, 2020, $2,942,132 is due out of future revenue or future profits. $2,696,502 of the $3,133,462 will be discharged if not paid by September 18, 2024, which is 5 years after the Company exited Chapter 11. $66,330 may be forgiven by the SBA. The remaining debt that would not be discharged or forgiven is $370,630, consisting of $200,630 due to related parties, and $120,000 due to other, and a $50,000 Chapter 11 settlement.
NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The total number of shares of capital stock, which the Company has authority to issue, is 510 million, 500 million of which are designated as common stock at $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”) and 10 million of which are designated as preferred stock par value $0.001 (the “Preferred Stock”). As of September 30, 2020, the Company had 235,521,492 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and no shares of Preferred Stock were issued. Holders of shares of Common stock shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share held at all stockholders’ meetings for all purposes, including the election of directors. The Common Stock does not have cumulative voting rights. No holder of shares of stock of any class shall be entitled as a matter of right to subscribe for or purchase or receive any part of any new or additional issue of shares of stock of any class, or of securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, whether now hereafter authorized or whether issued for money, for consideration other than money, or by way of dividend. The Company has yet to designate any rights, preferences and privileges for any of its authorized Preferred Stock.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 705,352 shares of common stock for services valued at $35,000.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company raised $547,380 through its private offerings and issued 9,025,129 shares.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 5,000,000 warrants were executed at an average price of $0.05 cents/share for total proceeds of $250,000.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 500,000 employee stock options were exercised using the cashless exercise provision to obtain 277,778 shares.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 2,630,000 warrants expired.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 400,000 employee stock options expired.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 21,850,000 employee stock options, 10,300,000 of which were vested.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, $25,000 of convertible notes issued during Chapter 11 to a related party converted into 1,000,000 shares of common stock.
NOTE 7 – SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company operates in one segment and does not have any revenue to date.
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NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
The Company is subject, from time to time, to litigation, claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business.
On June 21, 2018, Power Up Lending Group Ltd., sued both the Company and four of its managers, ex-managers, and directors of the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The case was dropped against the Company and the claim discharged by the bankruptcy court upon Plan Confirmation on September 18, 2019. Power Up has continued a tort case against the individuals. The D&O insurance has agreed to cover the CEO Ben Slager, CFO Anthony Santelli, as well as ex-Controller Dennis Lenaburg, in this case. Management believes the Complaint is frivolous and has filed a motion to dismiss which is pending before the Court as of the date of this filing.
Leases
The Company leases office and laboratory space in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, that is classified as operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date for leases exceeding 12 months. The lease period is for twenty four (24) months from November 1, 2019, to October 31, 2019. Annual rent commences at $84,100 per annum and increases 3% per year. Tenant is also required to cover operating costs that are estimated at $3,084 per month. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in General & Administrative expenses.
Rent expense for the 9 months ending September 30, 2020, and 2019 were $63,108.44 and $46,258, respectively.
The Company recognized the following related to leases in its Consolidated Balance Sheet:
YEAR ENDED | September 30, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | ||||||
Right of Use Lease Liabilities | ||||||||
Current portion | 83,246 | 77,746 | ||||||
Long-term portion | 7,183 | 70,240 | ||||||
TOTAL | 90,428 | 147,986 |
As of September 30, 2020, the total future minimum lease payments in respect of leased premises are as follows:
YEAR ENDED | MINIMUM DUE | |||
2020 | 21,445 | |||
2021 | 72,186 | |||
2022 | 0 | |||
TOTAL | $ | 93,631 |
NOTE 9 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related Party Transactions
The Company follows FASB ASC subtopic 850-10, Related Party Disclosures, for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions. Pursuant to ASC 850-10-20, related parties include: a) affiliates of the Company; b) entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c) trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d) principal owners of the Company; e) management of the Company; f) other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g) other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
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1) | Short-term notes payable, convertible notes, and contingent liabilities issued to related parties are described in NOTE 5. | |
2) | A board resolution was passed on February 13, 2020, that pledged the pending patents to secure the back pay claims of Ben Slager, CEO, Anthony Santelli, CFO, and Charles Sills, Director. This was done to ensure the continued involvement of management to build the Company while they continue to receive less than full salaries. |
The officers and directors for the Company are involved in other business activities and may, in the future, become involved in other business opportunities. If a specific business opportunity becomes available, such persons may face a conflict in selecting between the Company and their other business interest. The Company has not formulated a policy for the resolution of such conflicts.
NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Based on this evaluation, the Company has identified the following subsequent events:
From September 30, 2020, through the date of filing, 3,625,656 warrants expired.
From September 30, 2020, through the date of filing, 700,000 options were issued, of which 200,000 are vested.
From September 30, 2020, through the date of filing, 500,000 options vested.
From September 30, 2020, through the date of filing, the Company issued 27,778 shares for services.
From September 30, 2020, through the date of filing, 1,639,344 warrants were executed at an average price of $0.061 cents/share for total proceeds of $100,000.
From September 30, 2020, through the date of filing, the Company raised $340,000 through its private offerings and issued 4,533,333 shares.
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Exhibit 2(a)
Exhibit 2(b)
Exhibit 3.1
Exhibit 3.1a
Exhibit 3.1b
Exhibit 3.1c
Exhibit 3.2
Exhibit 10
Exhibit 10(b)
Exhibit 10(c)