Item 1. Business
Historical Background
We were incorporated in the State of New Jersey on October 1, 2003 under the name of Creative Beauty Supply of New Jersey Corporation and subsequently changed our name to Gotham Capital Holdings, Inc. on May 18, 2015. We commenced operations in the beauty supply industry as of January 1, 2004. On November 30, 2007, our Board of Directors approved a plan to dispose of our wholesale and retail beauty supply business. From January 1, 2009 until July 28, 2017, we had no operations and were a shell company.
On March 16, 2017, our Board of Directors adopted resolutions, which were approved by shareholders holding a majority of our outstanding shares, to change our name to “IIOT-OXYS, Inc.”, to authorize a change of domicile from New Jersey to Nevada, to authorize a 2017 Stock Awards Plan, and to approve the Securities Exchange Agreement (the “OXYS SEA”) between the Company and OXYS Corporation (“OXYS”), a Nevada corporation incorporated on August 4, 2016.
Under the terms of the OXYS SEA we acquired 100% of our issued voting shares of OXYS in exchange for 34,687,244 shares of our Common Stock. We also cancelled 1,500,000 outstanding shares of our Common Stock and changed our management to Mr. DiBiase who also served in management of OXYS. Also, one of our principal shareholders entered into a consulting agreement with OXYS to provide consulting services during the transition. The OXYS SEA was effective on July 28, 2017, and our name was changed to “IIOT-OXYS, Inc.” at that time. Effective October 26, 2017, our domicile was changed from New Jersey to Nevada.
On December 14, 2017, we entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “HereLab SEA”) with HereLab, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HereLab”), and HereLab’s two shareholders pursuant to which we would acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of HereLab in exchange for the issuance of 1,650,000 shares of our Common Stock, on a pro rata basis, to HereLab’s two shareholders. The closing of the transaction occurred on January 11, 2018 and HereLab became our wholly-owned subsidiary.
A new management team was put into place in 2018, which constitutes our current management team.
At the present time, we have two, wholly-owned subsidiaries which are OXYS Corporation and HereLab, Inc., through which our operations are conducted.
General Overview
IIOT-OXYS, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and OXYS, were originally established for the purposes of designing, building, testing, and selling Edge Computing systems for the Industrial Internet. Both companies were, and presently are, early stage technology startups that are largely pre-revenue in their development phase. HereLab is also an early-stage technology development company. The Company received its first revenues in the last quarter of 2017, continued to realize revenues during 2018 and 2019, and expects to realize revenue growth in 2020 due to its business development pipeline.
We develop hardware, software and algorithms that monitor, measure and predict conditions for energy, structural, agricultural and medical applications. We use domain-specific Artificial Intelligence to solve industrial and environmental challenges. Our engineered solutions focus on common sense approaches to machine learning, algorithm development and hardware and software products.
Our customers have issues and they need improvements. We design a system of hardware and software, assemble, install, monitor data and apply our algorithms to help provide the customer insights.
We use off the shelf components, with reconfigurable hardware architecture that adapts to a wide range of customer needs and applications. We use open source software tools, while still creating proprietary content for customers, thereby reducing software development time and cost. The software works with the hardware to collect data from the equipment or structure that is being monitored.
We focus on developing insights. We develop algorithms that help our customers create insights from vast data streams. The data collected is analyzed and reports are created for the customer. From these insights, the customer can act to improve their process, product or structure.
OUR SOLUTIONS ACHIEVE TWO OBJECTIVES
ADD VALUE
· We show clear path to improved asset reliability, machine uptime, machine utilization, energy consumption, and quality.
· We provide advanced algorithms and insights as a service.
RISK MINIMIZATION
· We use simple measurements requiring almost zero integration - minimally invasive.
· We do not interfere with command and control of critical equipment.
· We do not physically touch machine control networks - total isolation of networks.
HOW WE DO IT
Our location in Cambridge, Massachusetts is ideal since market-leading Biotech, Medtech, and Pharma multinational firms have offices or R&D centers in Cambridge or the Greater Boston area, which gives us easier access to potential sales which, in turn, lowers out cost of sales. Additionally, we continue to add value to structural health monitoring and smart manufacturing customers as well. We, therefore, have a range of opportunities as we continue to expand our customer base.
Our goal is to help Biotech, Pharma, and Medical Device companies realize the next wave of performance, productivity, and quality gains for their organizations, and become Industry 4.0 compliant.
We have a unique value proposition in a fast-growing worldwide multi-billion USD market, and have positioned with strategic partners for accelerated growth. We are therefore well-poised for rapid growth in 2019 and beyond, as we execute our plans and quickly acquire additional customers.
WHAT MARKETS WE SERVE
SMART MANUFACTURING
We help our customers maintain machine uptime and maximize operational efficiency. We also enable then to do energy monitoring, predictive maintenance that anticipates problems before they happen, and improve part and process quality.
BIOTECH, PHARMACEUTICAL, AND MEDICAL DEVICES
We are on the operations side, not the patient-facing side. In this market vertical, our customers must provide high-quality products that must also pass rigorous review by governing bodies such as the FDA. Here again, we focus on machine uptime, operational efficiency, and predictive maintenance to avoid unplanned downtime.
SMART INFRASTRUCTURE
For bridges and other civil infrastructure, local, state and federal agencies have limited resources. We help our clients prioritize how to spend limited funds by addressing those fixes which need to be made first.
OUR UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION
EDGE COMPUTING AS A COMPLIMENT TO CLOUD COMPUTING
Within the Internet of Things (“IoT”) and Industrial Internet of Things (“IIoT”), most companies right now are adopting an approach which sends all sensor data to the cloud for processing. We specialize in edge computing, where the data processing is done locally right where the data is collected. We also have advanced cloud-based algorithms that implement various machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms.
ADVANCED ALGORITHMS
We have sought to differentiate from our competitors by developing advanced algorithms on our own and in collaboration with world-leading research institutions. These algorithms are an essential part of the edge computing strategy that convert raw data into actionable knowledge right where the data is collected without having to send the data to the cloud first.
RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
Instead of focusing on creating tools, we use open source tools to create proprietary content.
PROGRESS IN 2020
Marketing
Our marketing and sales efforts are divided into several distinct categories:
1) Working with technical partners who have larger sales forces;
2) Direct business development and discussions with end use customers by company management; and
3) Trade shows and international technical, sales and marketing meetings.
Competition
We have two principal sources of competition. The first comes from large companies such as IBM, GE, Amazon, Google, etc., who all have their efforts in IIoT. However, these large companies are cloud - computing centric and they are trying to move towards edge devices from their present position of being solely cloud computing based. We will be starting in edge computing from day one as opposed to force-fitting a cloud-based solution into the limited computational capability and storage space of an edge device. We believe our systems will be more computationally efficient as compared to a cloud-based solution which requires more computational resources.
Most of the IIoT implementations involve data going from sensor to cloud. This involves sending vast amounts of data to the cloud and then processing the data there. This requires a large computational footprint (many processors) and a large memory requirement to store the data. From our actual experience and according to many technical experts in the field (see for example the discussion on edge data in “Structural Health Monitoring” A Machine Learning Perspective,” by C.R. Farrar and K. Worden, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2013), a better approach is to use Edge Computing. Edge Computing takes the raw data, which could be MB or GB per second, and extracts features. Features are attributes of the signal that preserve the essential physics of the signal but reduce the data density by a very large amount (up to a factor of one million). After the feature extraction step, the data has a data rate of approximately 10KB or 100KB per second. Next comes the classification step, which further reduces data by classifying data into at least two bins: nominal behavior or off-nominal or abnormal behavior. For example, in monitoring a machine tool in a factory, if the machine tool is behaving normally, there is nothing to report and therefore no data needs to be sent or transferred anywhere. Only the abnormal condition data needs to be sent along with a description of the problem. This is what Edge Computing accomplishes and it accomplishes this right where the data is being collected using relatively small computational and memory resources (For example our systems have a 1GHz processor and one few GB of RAM plus up to 32 GB of storage - which is less computational power than the average smart phone.). so considering all of these technical aspects, we are able to assert that our Edge Computing process is more efficient in terms of computational power and memory as compared to a cloud-based solution, that it only sends along the information (not just data) that is really needed, and it can still interact with cloud based services to provide data sharing across different platforms.
The second source of competition is from startups who are in the edge computing space. The most prominent example is FogHorn Systems Inc. There will be additional startups that will specifically target the edge computing space as the investor awareness and the technical focus shifts from cloud computing to edge computing. Whereas other startups focus on development of proprietary tools for edge computing, our solutions will use open source tools but will still create proprietary algorithms and software content for clients and customers. We feel this methodology of creating proprietary solutions using open source tools will allow us to rapidly address current and future customer needs.
Government Regulation
At present, we do not require any governmental approvals of any of our products or services.
Environmental Laws
At present, we are not regulated by any environmental laws.
Research and Development
Other than expenses for legal, accounting, audit, tax preparation, intellectual property (IP), and other overhead expenses such rent, most of our funds are spent on technology development, product development, and research and development. We are an emerging growth, early-stage, technology company and, as such, most of our expenditures are aimed at innovation and product development.
We have a technology maturation model so that we avoid doing work on technologies that are too early and too new and belong in a pure search environment. When the technology is ready to leave the lab, we take over the further development. Along the way we expect to file additional IP and otherwise protect technology by using trademarks, for example.
The efforts in research and development have already resulted in significant customer interest in various market verticals including industrial, automotive, aerospace, agricultural, infrastructure, and power generation.
All the present projects that we are working on internally as research and development projects will go forward, so we do not have any projects in the category of projects that have incurred significant expense but that will not result in present or future product.
Intellectual Property
On February 5, 2018, we entered into a Non-Exclusive Patent License Agreement with MIT. The agreement, which was effective February 1, 2018, granted to us a royalty-bearing non-exclusive license under U.S. Patent Nos. 8344724 (“Non-Intrusive Monitoring of Power and Other Parameters” issued January 1, 2013), 14/263407 (“Non-Intrusive Monitoring” filed April 28, 2014), and Patent Cooperation Treaty Serial No. PCT/US2016/057165 (“Noncontact Power Sensing” filed October 14, 2016) during the term of the agreement. The term of the agreement was from the effective date until the expiration or abandonment of all issued patents and filed patent applications licensed pursuant to the agreement, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the agreement.
Under the agreement, we were required to make a first commercial sale of a “LICENSED PRODUCT” and/or a first commercial performance of a “LICENSED PROCESS,” as defined in the agreement, on or before September 30, 2018. We had negotiated revenue targets with MIT which would determine annual royalty payments. The 2018 minimum revenue target for the sale of products and services incorporating the MIT technology was $100,000. This minimum revenue amount would increase in subsequent years.
Within 30 days of invoicing, a non-refundable license issue fee of $10,000 was paid by us to MIT. Pursuant to the agreement, we were required to pay to MIT additional patent maintenance fees in years beyond 2018.
Pursuant to the agreement, we were required to pay to MIT a running royalty of 2% of “NET SALES,” as defined in the agreement made in the calendar years 2018, 2019, and 2020. For “NET SALES” made in the calendar year 2021 and every calendar year thereafter through the term of the agreement, we were required to pay to MIT a running royalty of 4%.
On October 31, 2018, we sent written notice of our intent to terminate the agreement with an effective date of termination of April 30, 2019. Since none of the technology licensed to us by MIT had been used by us in any of our products and we had been investing in the development of our own intellectual property, we determined the technology that was licensed from MIT wasn’t necessary in the near term. Due to this, the written notice sent by us expressed a desire by our management to renegotiate the terms of the agreement with MIT.
MIT declined to renegotiate the terms of the agreement and, on December 6, 2018, we received a notice of termination from MIT due to non-payment of fees. As of December 6, 2018, the agreement was terminated, fees are no longer accruing, interest is accruing and $71,352 in fees owed to MIT are still owing as of the date of this Annual Report. Despite the termination of the Agreement, we remain active with MIT as a member of the MIT Startup Exchange (STEX). The purpose of STEX is to promote collaboration and partnerships between MIT-connected startups and members of MIT’s Industrial Liaison Program. We remain open to future mutually acceptable agreements with MIT.
We continue to develop our proprietary algorithms and plan to protect them through a combination of trade secret, copyright, and patents.
Customers
Due to our status of a start-up, at the moment, we depend on a few major customers. This should change as we implement plans for future growth.
Employees
We had one full time employee in 2019; however, we had contractor employees (1099 basis) who were working daily on the core business activities of the business and have been doing so since the beginning of the business formation. As of April 23, 2020, we have five employees, all on W2’s, including the CEO, COO and CTO. All employees are currently part time.
At the present time, except for the funding received from Cambridge MedSpace LLC and Vidhyadhar Mitta in the form of secured notes, there are no conflicts of interest between the Company and any of our officers and directors. This was determined as follows: i) none of their outside activities are soliciting business from our customers or business contacts; ii) they are not soliciting our investors to invest in other ventures; and iii) they are not soliciting our contract employees to leave us and join other efforts. At present, all our business services are provided by outside contractors.
Item 1A.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Risks Related to Our Business
A pandemic, epidemic or outbreak of an infectious disease in the markets in which we operate or that otherwise impacts our facilities or suppliers could adversely impact our business.
If a pandemic, epidemic, or outbreak of an infectious disease including the recent outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, or other public health crisis were to affect our markets or facilities or those of our suppliers, our business could be adversely affected. Consequences of the coronavirus outbreak are resulting in disruptions in or restrictions on our ability to travel. If such an infectious disease broke out at our office, facilities or work sites, our operations may be affected significantly, our productivity may be affected, our ability to complete projects in accordance with our contractual obligations may be affected, and we may incur increased labor and materials costs. If the customers with which we contract are affected by an outbreak of infectious disease, service work may be delayed or cancelled, and we may incur increased labor and materials costs. If our subcontractors with whom we work were affected by an outbreak of infectious disease, our labor supply may be affected and we may incur increased labor costs. In addition, we may experience difficulties with certain suppliers or with vendors in their supply chains, and our business could be affected if we become unable to procure essential equipment, supplies or services in adequate quantities and at acceptable prices. Further, infectious outbreak may cause disruption to the U.S. economy, or the local economies of the markets in which we operate, cause shortages of materials, increase costs associated with obtaining materials, affect job growth and consumer confidence, or cause economic changes that we cannot anticipate. Overall, the potential impact of a pandemic, epidemic or outbreak of an infectious disease with respect to our market or our facilities is difficult to predict and could adversely impact our business. In response to the COVID-19 situation, federal, state and local governments (or other governments or bodies) are considering placing, or have placed, restrictions on travel and conducting or operating business activities. At this time those restrictions are very fluid and evolving. We have been and will continue to be impacted by those restrictions. Given that the type, degree and length of such restrictions are not known at this time, we cannot predict the overall impact of such restrictions on us, our customers, our subcontractors and supply chain, others that we work with or the overall economic environment. As such, the impact these restrictions may have on our financial position, operating results and liquidity cannot be reasonably estimated at this time, but the impact may be material. In addition, due to the speed with which the COVID-19 situation is developing and evolving, there is uncertainty around its ultimate impact on public health, business operations and the overall economy; therefore, the negative impact on our financial position, operating results and liquidity cannot be reasonably estimated at this time, but the impact may be material.
Because of our continued losses, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, which may hinder our ability to obtain future financing.
Our financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019 were prepared assuming that we would continue as a going concern. Our significant cumulative losses from operations as of December 31, 2019, raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If the going-concern assumption were not appropriate for our financial statements, then adjustments would be necessary to the carrying values of the assets and liabilities, the reported revenues and expenses, and the balance sheet classifications used. Since December 31, 2019, we have continued to experience losses from operations. We have continued to fund operations primarily through the sale of equity securities. Nevertheless, we will require additional funding to complete much of our planned operations. Our ability to continue as a going concern is subject to our ability to generate a profit (i.e. through partnerships such as our current partnership with Aingura) and/or obtain necessary additional funding from outside sources, including obtaining additional funding from the sale of our securities. Except for potential proceeds from the sale of equity in offerings by us and minimal revenues, we have no other source for additional funding. Our continued net operating losses and stockholders’ deficiency increase the difficulty in meeting such goals and there can be no assurances that such methods will prove successful.
We have debt which is secured by all our assets. If there is an occurrence of an uncured event of default, the lenders can foreclose on all our assets, which would make any stock in the Company worthless.
We have entered into several secured loan transactions with investors (as disclosed herein), pursuant to which the outstanding debt was secured by all our assets. In the event we are unable to make payments, when due, on our secured debt, the lenders may foreclose on all our assets. In the event the lenders foreclose on our assets, any stock in the Company would have no value. Our ability to make payments on secured debt, when due, will depend upon our ability to make profit from operations and to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings. At the moment, we have no funding commitments that have not been previously disclosed, and we may not obtain any in the future.
Our future success is dependent upon the success of partnerships with other similarly-situated entities.
Effective March 18, 2020, we entered into the Collaboration Agreement with Aingura IIoT, S.L. (“Aingura”) pursuant to which Aingura appointed and authorized us to act as the sales network of Aingura’s services and products. Aingura delivers engineered, high-tech solutions by implementing Smart Factory Operational Architectures. The agreement has an initial term of one year from the execution date. Unless terminated prior, the agreement automatically renews for successive annual periods, unless either party notifies the other in writing of its express intention not to renew the agreement at least two months prior to the date of termination of the agreement. There are restrictive provisions in the agreement that may prevent us from pursuing other business opportunities during the term of the agreement. In addition, if we are unable to make sales under the agreement, we will not collect any sales commissions and our business could fail.
Most of our sales come from a small number of customers and a reduction in demand or loss of one or more of our significant customers may adversely affect our business.
At the present time, we are dependent on a small number of direct customers for most of our business, revenue and results of operations. We at present have customers in the civil infrastructure sector, and the pharmaceutical sector. Our customers are a state government and a large pharmaceutical company. To date, these customers have generated all our revenue. We expect to continue to experience significant customer concentration in future periods.
This customer concentration increases the risk of quarterly fluctuations in our operating results and sensitivity to any material, adverse developments experienced by our significant customers. Although we believe that our relationships with our major customers are good, we generally do not have long-term contracts with any of them, which is typical of our industry. In addition, orders can be, and often are, rescheduled, canceled and modified with little or no notice. The loss of, or any substantial reduction in sales to, any of our major direct or end customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our operating subsidiaries have limited operating history and have generated very limited revenues thus far.
The limited operating history of OXYS and HereLab in the IIoT field, makes evaluating our business and future prospects difficult. OXYS was incorporated on August 4, 2016 and HereLab was incorporated on February 27, 2017. We have not yet generated substantial income from OXYS or HereLab’s operations and we only anticipate doing so if we are able to successfully implement our business plan. To date we have generated approximately $439,000_ in sales from business operations, none of which was generated from HereLab in 2019 as we focused solely on OXYS during 2019. We intend in the longer term to derive further revenues from partnerships, consulting services, product sales, and software licensing. Development of our services, products, and software will require significant investment prior to commercial introduction, and we may never be able to successfully develop or commercialize the services, products, or software in a material way.
We will require additional funding to develop and commercialize our services, products, and software. If we are unable to secure additional financing on acceptable terms, or at all, we may be forced to modify our current business plan or to curtail or cease our planned operations.
We anticipate incurring significant operating losses and using significant funds for product development and operating activities. Our existing cash resources are insufficient to finance even our immediate operations. Accordingly, we will need to secure additional sources of capital to develop our business and product candidates, as planned. We intend to seek substantial additional financing through public and/or private financing, which may include equity and/or debt financings, and through other arrangements, including collaborative arrangements. As part of such efforts, we may seek loans from certain of our executive officers, directors and/or current shareholders.
If we are unable to secure additional financing in the near term, we may be forced to:
· curtail or abandon our existing business plans;
· default on any debt obligations;
· file for bankruptcy;
· seek to sell some or all our assets; and/or
· cease our operations.
If we are forced to take any of these steps our Common Stock may be worthless.
Any future financing may result in ownership dilution to our existing shareholders and may grant rights to investors more favorable than the rights currently held by our existing shareholders.
If we raise additional capital by issuing equity, equity-related or convertible securities, the economic, voting and other rights of our existing shareholders may be diluted, and those newly-issued securities may be issued at prices that are at a significant discount to current and/or then prevailing market prices. In addition, any such newly issued securities may have rights superior to those of our common stock. If we obtain additional capital through collaborative arrangements, we may be required to relinquish greater rights to our technologies or product candidates than we might otherwise have or become subject to restrictive covenants that may affect our business.
Uncertain global economic conditions could materially adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Our operations and performance are sensitive to fluctuations in general economic conditions, both in the U.S. and globally. The ongoing uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, volatile currency markets, the anticipated weakness in all sectors, alone or in combination, may continue to have a material adverse effect on our net sales and the financial results of our operations. In addition, we remain concerned about the geopolitical and fiscal instability in the Middle East and some emerging markets as well as the continued volatility of the equity markets. The upcoming U.S. election may also create additional domestic and global economic uncertainty. These factors could have a material adverse effect on the spending patterns of businesses including our current and potential customers which could have a material adverse effect on our net sales and our results of operations. Other factors that could adversely influence demand for our products include unemployment, labor and healthcare costs, access to credit, consumer and business confidence, and other macroeconomic factors that could have a negative impact on capital investment and spending behavior.
We are subject to various risks associated with international operations and foreign economies.
Our international sales are subject to inherent risks, including:
· global pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic;
· fluctuations in foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar;
· unexpected changes to currency policy or currency restrictions in foreign jurisdictions;
· delays in collecting trade receivable balances from customers in developing economies;
· unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;
· difficulties and the high tax costs associated with the repatriation of earnings;
· fluctuations in local economies;
· disparate and changing employment laws in foreign jurisdictions;
· difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations;
· costs and risks of localizing products for foreign countries;
· unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;
· government actions throughout the world;
· tariffs and other trade barriers; and,
· the burdens of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws.
Moreover, there can be no assurance that our international sales will continue at existing levels or grow in accordance with our efforts to increase foreign market penetration.
In many foreign countries, particularly in those with developing economies, it is common to engage in business practices that are prohibited by U.S. regulations applicable to us such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Although we have policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with these laws, there can be no assurance that all of our employees, contractors and agents, including those based in or from countries where practices which violate such U.S. laws may be customary, will not take actions in violation of our policies. Any violation of foreign or U.S. laws by our employees, contractors or agents, even if such violation is prohibited by our policies, could have a material adverse effect on our business. We must also comply with various import and export regulations. The application of these various regulations depends on the classification of our products which can change over time as such regulations are modified or interpreted. As a result, even if we are currently in compliance with applicable regulations, there can be no assurance that we will not have to incur additional costs or take additional compliance actions in the future. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in fines or termination of import and export privileges, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. Additionally, the regulatory environment in some countries is very restrictive as their governments try to protect their local economy and value of their local currency against the U.S. dollar.
Any future product revenues are dependent on certain industries, and contractions in these industries could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Sales of our products are dependent on customers in certain industries. As we have experienced in the past, and as we may continue to experience in the future, downturns characterized by diminished product demand in any one or more of these industries may result in decreased sales and a material adverse effect on our operating results. We cannot predict when and to what degree contractions in these industries may occur; however, any sharp or prolonged contraction in one or more of these industries could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We intend to make significant investments in new products that may not be successful or achieve expected returns.
We plan to continue to make significant investments in research, development, and marketing for new and existing products and technologies. These investments involve a number of risks as the commercial success of such efforts depend on many factors, including our ability to anticipate and respond to innovation, achieve the desired technological fit, and be effective with our marketing and distribution efforts. If our existing or potential customers do not perceive our latest product offerings as providing significant new functionality or value, or if we are late to market with a new product or technology, we may not achieve our expected return on our investments or be able recover the costs expended to develop new product offerings, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. Even if our new products are profitable, our operating margins for new products may not be as high as the margins we have experienced historically.
Our success depends on new product introductions and market acceptance of our products.
The market for our products is characterized by technological change, evolving industry standards, changes in customer needs and frequent new product introductions, and is therefore highly dependent upon timely product innovation. Our success is dependent on our ability to successfully develop and introduce new and enhanced products on a timely basis to replace declining revenues from older products, and on increasing penetration in domestic and international markets. Any significant delay in releasing new products could have a material adverse effect on the ultimate success of a product and other related products and could impede continued sales of predecessor products, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. There can be no assurance that we will be able to introduce new products, that our new products will achieve market acceptance or that any such acceptance will be sustained for any significant period. Failure of our new products to achieve or sustain market acceptance could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.
Our reported financial results may be adversely affected by changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S.
We prepare our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. These accounting principles are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission. A change in these policies or interpretations could have a significant effect on our reported financial results, may retroactively affect previously reported results, could cause unexpected financial reporting fluctuations, and may require us to make costly changes to our operational processes and accounting systems.
We operate in intensely competitive markets.
The markets in which we operate are characterized by intense competition from numerous competitors, some of which are divisions of large corporations having far greater resources than we have, and we may face further competition from new market entrants in the future. Some examples of large and small competitors include, but are not limited to:
· General Electric with its GE Predix product for IoT;
· IBM with its IBM BlueMix and IBM IoT Watson products;
· Siemens with its MindSphere IoT product;
· Microsoft with its Microsoft Azure IoT Suite;
· FogHorn Systems;
· Tulip.io; and
· Uptake.
Our financial results are subject to fluctuations due to various factors that may adversely affect our business and result of operations.
Our operating results have fluctuated in the past and may fluctuate significantly in the future due to several factors, including:
· global pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic;
· fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
· changes in global economic conditions;
· changes in the mix of products sold;
· the availability and pricing of components from third parties (especially limited sources);
· the difficulty in maintaining margins, including the higher margins traditionally achieved in international sales;
· changes in pricing policies by us, our competitors or suppliers;
· the timing, cost or outcome of any future intellectual property litigation or commercial disputes;
· delays in product shipments caused by human error or other factors; or
· disruptions in transportation channels.
Any future acquisitions made by us will be subject to several related costs and challenges that could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We plan to make more acquisitions in the future. Achieving the anticipated benefits of an acquisition depends upon whether the integration of the acquired business, products or technology is accomplished efficiently and effectively. In addition, successful acquisitions generally require, among other things, integration of product offerings, manufacturing operations and coordination of sales and marketing and R&D efforts. These difficulties can become more challenging due to the need to coordinate geographically separated organizations, the complexities of the technologies being integrated, and the necessities of integrating personnel with disparate business backgrounds and combining different corporate cultures. The integration of operations following an acquisition also requires the dedication of management resources, which may distract attention from our day-to-day business and may disrupt key R&D, marketing or sales efforts. Our inability to successfully integrate any of our acquisitions could harm our business. The existing products previously sold by entities we have acquired may be of a lesser quality than our products or could contain errors that produce incorrect results on which users rely or cause failure or interruption of systems or processes that could subject us to liability claims that could have a material adverse effect on our operating results or financial position. Furthermore, products acquired in connection with acquisitions may not gain acceptance in our markets, and we may not achieve the anticipated or desired benefits of such transactions.
We may experience component shortages that may adversely affect our business and result of operations.
We have experienced difficulty in securing certain types of high-power connectors for one of our projects and anticipate that supply shortages of components used in our products, including limited source components, can result in significant additional costs and inefficiencies in manufacturing. If we are unsuccessful in resolving any such component shortages in a timely manner, we will experience a significant impact on the timing of revenue, a possible loss of revenue, or an increase in manufacturing costs, any of which would have a material adverse impact on our operating results.
We rely on management information systems. interruptions in our information technology systems or cyber-attacks on our systems could adversely affect our business.
We rely on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of complex information technology systems and networks to operate our business. We rely on a primary global center for our management information systems and on multiple systems in branches not covered by our global center. As with any information system, unforeseen issues may arise that could affect our ability to receive adequate, accurate and timely financial information, which in turn could inhibit effective and timely decisions. Furthermore, it is possible that our global center for information systems or our branch operations could experience a complete or partial shutdown. A significant system or network disruption could be the result of new system implementations, computer viruses, cyber-attacks, security breaches, facility issues or energy blackouts. Threats to our information technology security can take a variety of forms and individuals or groups of hackers or sophisticated organizations including state-sponsored organizations, may take steps that pose threats to our customers and our infrastructure. If we were to experience a shutdown, disruption or attack, it would adversely impact our product shipments and net sales, as order processing and product distribution are heavily dependent on our management information systems. Such an interruption could also result in a loss of our intellectual property or the release of sensitive competitive information or partner, customer or employee personal data. Any loss of such information could harm our competitive position, result in a loss of customer confidence, and cause us to incur significant costs to remedy the damages caused by the disruptions or security breaches. In addition, changing laws and regulations governing our responsibility to safeguard private data could result in a significant increase in operating or capital expenditures needed to comply with these new laws or regulations. Accordingly, our operating results in such periods would be adversely impacted.
We are continually working to maintain reliable systems to control costs and improve our ability to deliver our products in our markets worldwide. Our efforts include, but are not limited to the following: firewalls, antivirus protection, patches, log monitors, routine backups with offsite retention of storage media, system audits, data partitioning and routine password modifications. Our internal information technology systems environment continues to evolve and our business policies and internal security controls may not keep pace as new threats emerge. No assurance can be given that our efforts to continue to enhance our systems will be successful.
We are subject to risks associated with our website.
We devote significant resources to maintaining our website, www.oxyscorp.com, as a key marketing, sales and support tool and expect to continue to do so in the future. Failure to properly maintain our website may interrupt normal operations, including our ability to run and market our business which would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. We host our website internally. Any failure to successfully maintain our website or any significant downtime or outages affecting our website could have a material adverse impact on our operating results.
Our products are complex and may contain bugs or errors.
As has occurred in the past and as may be expected to occur in the future, our new software products or new operating systems of third parties on which our products are based often contain bugs or errors that can result in reduced sales or cause our support costs to increase, either of which could have a material adverse impact on our operating results.
Compliance with sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is costly and challenging.
As required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, our periodic reports contain our management’s certification of adequate disclosure controls and procedures, a report by our management on our internal control over financial reporting including an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, and an attestation and report by our external auditors with respect to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404. While these assessments and reports have not revealed any material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, compliance with Sections 302 and 404 is required for each future fiscal year end. We expect that the ongoing compliance with Sections 302 and 404 will continue to be both very costly and very challenging and there can be no assurance that material weaknesses will not be identified in future periods. Any adverse results from such ongoing compliance efforts could result in a loss of investor confidence in our financial reports and have an adverse effect on our stock price.
Our business depends on our proprietary rights and we have been subject to intellectual property litigation.
Our success depends on our ability to obtain and maintain patents and other proprietary rights relative to the technologies used in our principal products. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may have in the past infringed or violated certain of our intellectual property rights. We from time to time may engage in litigation to protect our intellectual property rights. In monitoring and policing our intellectual property rights, we may be required to spend significant resources. We from time to time may be notified that we are infringing certain patent or intellectual property rights of others. There can be no assurance that any future intellectual property dispute or litigation will not result in significant expense, liability, injunction against the sale of some of our products, and a diversion of management’s attention, any of which may have a material adverse effect on our operating results.
We are subject to the risk of product liability claims.
Our products are designed to provide information upon which users may rely. Our products are also used in “real time” applications requiring extremely rapid and continuous processing and constant feedback. Such applications give rise to the risk that a failure or interruption of the system or application could result in economic damage, bodily harm or property damage. We attempt to assure the quality and accuracy of the processes contained in our products, and to limit our product liability exposure through contractual limitations on liability, limited warranties, express disclaimers and warnings as well as disclaimers contained in our “shrink wrap” and electronically displayed license agreements with end-users. If our products contain errors that produce incorrect results on which users rely or cause failure or interruption of systems or processes, customer acceptance of our products could be adversely affected. Further, we could be subject to liability claims that could have a material adverse effect on our operating results or financial position. Although we maintain liability insurance for product liability matters, there can be no assurance that such insurance or the contractual limitations used by us to limit our liability will be sufficient to cover or limit any claims which may occur.
Each of our current product candidates and services is in an early stage of development and we may never succeed in developing and/or commercializing them. If we are unable to commercialize our services, products, or software, or if we experience significant delays in doing so, our business may fail.
We intend to invest a significant portion of our efforts and financial resources in our software and we will depend heavily on its success. This software is currently in the beta stage of development. We need to devote significant additional research and development, financial resources and personnel to develop additional commercially viable products, establish intellectual property rights, if necessary, and establish a sales and marketing infrastructure. We are likely to encounter hurdles and unexpected issues as we proceed in the development of our software and our other product candidates. There are many reasons that we may not succeed in our efforts to develop our product candidates, including the possibility that our product candidates will be deemed undesirable; our product candidates will be too expensive to develop or market or will not achieve broad market acceptance; others will hold proprietary rights that will prevent us from marketing our product candidates; or our competitors will market products that are perceived as equivalent or superior.
We depend on third parties to assist us in the development of our software and other product candidates, and any failure of those parties to fulfill their obligations could result in costs and delays and prevent us from successfully commercializing our software and product candidates on a timely basis, if at all.
We may engage consultants and other third parties to help our software and product candidates. We may face delays in our commercialization efforts if these parties do not perform their obligations in a timely or competent fashion or if we are forced to change service providers. Any third parties that we hire may also provide services to our competitors, which could compromise the performance of their obligations to us. If these third parties do not successfully carry out their duties or meet expected deadlines, the commercialization of our software and product candidates may be extended, delayed or terminated or may otherwise prove to be unsuccessful. Any delays or failures as a result of the failure to perform by third parties would cause our development costs to increase, and we may not be able to commercialize our product candidates. In addition, we may not be able to establish or maintain relationships with these third parties on favorable terms, if at all. If we need to enter into replacement arrangements because a third party is not performing in accordance with our expectations, we may not be able to do so without undue delays or considerable expenditures or at all.
The loss of or inability to retain key personnel could materially adversely affect our operations.
Our management includes a select group of experienced technology professionals, particularly Clifford Emmons, Karen McNemar, and Antony Coufal, who will be instrumental in the development of our software and product candidates. The success of our operations will, in part, depend on the successful continued involvement of these individuals. If these individuals leave the employment of or engagement with us, OXYS, or HereLab, then our ability to operate will be negatively impacted. We do not have any employment agreements with these parties and do not maintain any “key-man” insurance for them.
Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property
Patents acquired by us may not be valid or enforceable and may be challenged by third parties.
We do not intend to seek a legal opinion or other independent verification that any patents issued or licensed to us would be held valid by a court or administrative body or that we would be able to successfully enforce our patents against infringers, including our competitors. The issuance of a patent is not conclusive as to its validity or enforceability, and the validity and enforceability of a patent is susceptible to challenge on numerous legal grounds. Challenges raised in patent infringement litigation brought by or against us may result in determinations that patents that have been issued or licensed to us or any patents that may be issued to us or our licensors in the future are invalid, unenforceable or otherwise subject to limitations. In the event of any such determinations, third parties may be able to use the discoveries or technologies claimed in these patents without paying licensing fees or royalties to us, which could significantly diminish the value of our intellectual property and our competitive advantage. Even if our patents are held to be enforceable, others may be able to design around our patents or develop products similar to our products that are not within the scope of any of our patents.
In addition, enforcing any patents that may be issued to us in the future against third parties may require significant expenditures regardless of the outcome of such efforts. Our inability to enforce our patents against infringers and competitors may impair our ability to be competitive and could have a material adverse effect on our business.
If we are not able to protect and control our unpatented trade secrets, know-how and other technological innovation, we may suffer competitive harm.
We rely on unpatented technology, trade secrets, confidential information and proprietary know-how to protect our technology and maintain any future competitive position, especially when we do not believe that patent protection is appropriate or can be obtained. Trade secrets are difficult to protect. In order to protect proprietary technology and processes, we rely in part on confidentiality and intellectual property assignment agreements with our employees, consultants and others. These agreements generally provide that the individual must keep confidential and not disclose to other parties any confidential information developed or learned by the individual during the course of the individual’s relationship with us except in limited circumstances. These agreements generally also provide that we shall own all inventions conceived by the individual in the course of rendering services to us. These agreements may not effectively prevent disclosure of confidential information or result in the effective assignment to us of intellectual property and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized disclosure of confidential information or other breaches of the agreements. In addition, others may independently discover trade secrets and proprietary information that have been licensed to us or that we own, and in such case, we could not assert any trade secret rights against such party.
Enforcing a claim that a party illegally obtained and is using trade secrets that have been licensed to us or that we own is difficult, expensive and time-consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. In addition, courts outside the United States may be less willing to protect trade secrets. Costly and time-consuming litigation could be necessary to seek to enforce and determine the scope of our proprietary rights, and failure to obtain or maintain trade secret protection could have a material adverse effect on our business. Moreover, some of our academic institution licensors, collaborators and scientific advisors have rights to publish data and information to which we have rights. If we cannot maintain the confidentiality of our technologies and other confidential information in connection with our collaborations, our ability to protect our proprietary information or obtain patent protection in the future may be impaired, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
The public trading market for our common stock is volatile and will likely result in higher spreads in stock prices.
Our common stock is trading in the over-the-counter market and is quoted on the OTC Pink. The over-the-counter market for securities has historically experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations during certain periods. These broad market fluctuations and other factors, such as our ability to implement our business plan, as well as economic conditions and quarterly variations in our results of operations, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. In addition, the spreads on stock traded through the over-the-counter market are generally unregulated and higher than on stock exchanges, which means that the difference between the price at which shares could be purchased by investors on the over-the-counter market compared to the price at which they could be subsequently sold would be greater than on these exchanges. Significant spreads between the bid and asked prices of the stock could continue during any period in which a sufficient volume of trading is unavailable or if the stock is quoted by an insignificant number of market makers. We cannot ensure that our trading volume will be sufficient to significantly reduce this spread, or that we will have sufficient market makers to affect this spread. These higher spreads could adversely affect investors who purchase the shares at the higher price at which the shares are sold, but subsequently sell the shares at the lower bid prices quoted by the brokers. Unless the bid price for the stock increases and exceeds the price paid for the shares by the investor, plus brokerage commissions or charges, shareholders could lose money on the sale. For higher spreads such as those on over-the-counter stocks, this is likely a much greater percentage of the price of the stock than for exchange listed stocks. There is no assurance that at the time the shareholder wishes to sell the shares, the bid price will have sufficiently increased to create a profit on the sale.
Because our shares are designated as “penny stock”, broker-dealers will be less likely to trade in our stock due to, among other items, the requirements for broker-dealers to disclose to investors the risks inherent in penny stocks and to make a determination that the investment is suitable for the purchaser.
Our shares are designated as “penny stock” as defined in Rule 3a51-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and thus may be more illiquid than shares not designated as penny stock. The SEC has adopted rules which regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in “penny stocks.” Penny stocks are defined generally as: non-Nasdaq equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 per share; not traded on a “recognized” national exchange; or in issuers with net tangible assets less than $2,000,000, if the issuer has been in continuous operation for at least three years, or $10,000,000, if in continuous operation for less than three years, or with average revenues of less than $6,000,000 for the last three years. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC, to provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account, to make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity, if any, in the secondary market for a stock that is subject to the penny stock rules. Since our securities are subject to the penny stock rules, investors in the shares may find it more difficult to sell their shares. Many brokers have decided not to trade in penny stocks because of the requirements of the penny stock rules and, as a result, the number of broker-dealers willing to act as market makers in such securities is limited. The reduction in the number of available market makers and other broker-dealers willing to trade in penny stocks may limit the ability of purchasers in this offering to sell their stock in any secondary market. These penny stock regulations, and the restrictions imposed on the resale of penny stocks by these regulations, could adversely affect our stock price.
Our Board of Directors can, without shareholder approval, cause preferred stock to be issued on terms that adversely affect common shareholders.
Under our Articles of Incorporation, our board of directors is authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Annual Report. Also, our board of directors, without shareholder approval, may determine the price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, of those shares. If our board of directors causes any shares of preferred stock to be issued, the rights of the holders of our common stock could be adversely affected. Our board of directors’ ability to determine the terms of preferred stock and to cause its issuance, while providing desirable flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of our outstanding voting stock. Preferred shares issued by our board of directors could include voting rights, or even super voting rights, which could shift the ability to control our company to the holders of our preferred stock. Preferred shares could also have conversion rights into shares of our common stock at a discount to the market price of the common stock which could negatively affect the market for our common stock. In addition, preferred shares would have preference in the event of our liquidation, which means that the holders of preferred shares would be entitled to receive the net assets of our company distributed in liquidation before the common stock holders receive any distribution of the liquidated assets.
We have not paid, and do not intend to pay in the near future, dividends on our common shares and therefore, unless our common stock appreciates in value, our shareholders may not benefit from holding our common stock.
We have not paid any cash dividends since inception. Therefore, any return on the investment made in our shares of common stock will likely be dependent initially upon the shareholder’s ability to sell our common shares in the open market, at prices in excess of the amount paid for our common shares and broker commissions on the sales.
Because we became public by means of a reverse merger, we may not be able to attract the attention of brokerage firms.
Additional risks may exist because we became public through a “reverse merger.” Securities analysts of brokerage firms may not provide coverage of our company since there is little incentive for brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our common stock. No assurance can be given that brokerage firms will want to conduct secondary offerings on our behalf in the future.
Shares of our common stock that have not been registered under federal securities laws are subject to resale restrictions imposed by Rule 144, including those set forth in Rule 144(i) which apply to a former “shell company.”
Prior to the closing of the SEA, we were deemed a “shell company” under applicable SEC rules and regulations because we had no or nominal operations and either no or nominal assets, assets consisting solely of cash and cash equivalents, or assets consisting of any amount of cash and cash equivalents and nominal other assets. Pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act sales of the securities of a former shell company, such as us, under that rule are not permitted (i) until at least 12 months have elapsed from the date on which Form 10-type information reflecting our status as a non-shell company, is filed with the SEC and (ii) unless at the time of a proposed sale, we are subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and have filed all reports and other materials required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months, other than Form 8-K reports. Without registration under the Securities Act, our shareholders will be forced to hold their shares of our common stock for at least that 12-month period after the filing of the report on Form 8-K following the closing of the reverse merger before they are eligible to sell those shares pursuant to Rule 144, and even after that 12-month period, sales may not be made under Rule 144 unless we are in compliance with other requirements of Rule 144. Further, it will be more difficult for us to raise funding to support our operations through the sale of debt or equity securities unless we agree to register such securities under the Securities Act, which could cause us to expend significant time and cash resources. The lack of liquidity of our securities as a result of the inability to sell under Rule 144 for a longer period of time than a non-former shell company could negatively affect the market price of our securities.
We are an “emerging growth company,” and will be able take advantage of reduced disclosure requirements applicable to “emerging growth companies,” which could make our common stock less attractive to investors.
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or JOBS Act, and, for as long as we continue to be an “emerging growth company,” we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies but not to “emerging growth companies,” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We could be an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, or until the earliest of (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenues exceed $1 billion, (ii) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, or (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three year period. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive if we choose to rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result of any choices to reduce future disclosure, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.
Item 1B.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Not applicable.
Item 2.
Item 2. Properties
We currently do not own any properties. We entered into a lease agreement on August 1, 2017 which began on January 1, 2018 and terminated on December 31, 2018. We entered into a new lease agreement on March 12, 2019, which began on January 1, 2019 and terminated on June 30, 2019. Pursuant to the lease, we are obligated to pay the landlord monthly installments of $2,000 for a total lease payment of $12,000 in 2019. We secured a 2nd lease for July - December 2019 at $2,000/ month for an additional $12,000 in 2019. As of 2020, we reduced the amount of space required and are in negotiations to finalize the lease terms.
Item 3.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results. From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business.
Item 4.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable.
PART II
Item 5.
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink under the symbol “ITOX.” The table below sets forth for the periods indicated the quarterly high and low bid prices as reported by OTC Markets. Limited trading volume has occurred during these periods. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down, or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
Our common stock is considered to be penny stock under rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Under these rules, broker-dealers participating in transactions in these securities must first deliver a risk disclosure document which describes risks associated with these stocks, broker-dealers’ duties, customers’ rights and remedies, market and other information, and make suitability determinations approving the customers for these stock transactions based on financial situation, investment experience and objectives. Broker-dealers must also disclose these restrictions in writing, provide monthly account statements to customers, and obtain specific written consent of each customer. With these restrictions, the likely effect of designation as a penny stock is to decrease the willingness of broker-dealers to make a market for the stock, to decrease the liquidity of the stock and increase the transaction cost of sales and purchases of these stocks compared to other securities.
Holders
As of the close of business on June 19, 2020, we had approximately 133 holders of our common stock. The number of record holders was determined from the records of our transfer agent and does not include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names of various security brokers, dealers, and registered clearing agencies. We have appointed Issuer Direct, 1981 East 4800 South, Suite 100, Salt Lake City, UT 84117, to act as transfer agent for the common stock.
Dividends
We have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, or in any subsequent period. We do not anticipate or contemplate paying dividends on our common stock at the present time. The only restrictions that limit the ability to pay dividends on common equity, or that are likely to do so in the future, are those restrictions imposed by law.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
Equity Compensation Plan Information
(1) Effective July 1, 2018, the Company issued to Sam Burke 200,000 unvested shares of the Company’s Common Stock under the 2017 Plan, as defined below. As of December 31, 2019, 50,000 shares were vested and the remaining 150,000 unvested shares were cancelled.
(2) Effective April 23, 2018, the Company issued to Antony Coufal 1,800,000 unvested shares of the Company’s Common Stock under the 2017 Plan, as defined below. As of December 31, 2019, 300,000 shares were vested.
(3) Effective October 1, 2018, the Company issued to Karen McNemar 2,409,000 unvested shares of the Company’s Common Stock under the 2017 Plan, as defined below. As of December 31, 2019, 409,000 shares were vested.
(4) Effective June 4, 2018, the Company issued to Clifford Emmons 3,060,000 unvested shares of the Company’s Common Stock under the 2017 Plan, as defined below. As of December 31, 2019, 560,000 shares were vested.
2017 Stock Incentive Plan
On March 16, 2017, our board of directors assumed the 2017 Stock Awards Plan adopted by the Company while domiciled in New Jersey. No awards were made under this plan. On December 14, 2017, the Board of Directors terminated this plan and adopted a new 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”). The purposes of the 2017 Plan are (a) to enhance our ability to attract and retain the services of qualified employees, officers, directors, consultants, and other service providers upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the successful conduct and development of our business largely depends, and (b) to provide additional incentives to such persons or entities to devote their utmost effort and skill to the advancement and betterment of our company, by providing them an opportunity to participate in the ownership of our Company and thereby have an interest in the success and increased value of our Company.
There are 4,500,000 shares of common stock authorized for non-qualified and incentive stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock grants, and stock appreciation rights under the 2017 Plan, which are subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, and other situations.
The 2017 Plan is administered by our board of directors; however, the board of directors may designate administration of the 2017 Plan to a committee consisting of at least two independent directors. Only employees of our Company or of an “Affiliated Company”, as defined in the 2017 Plan, (including members of the board of directors if they are employees of our Company or of an Affiliated Company) are eligible to receive incentive stock options under the Plan. Employees of our Company or of an Affiliated Company, members of the board of directors (whether or not employed by our company or an Affiliated Company), and “Service Providers”, as defined in the 2017 Plan, are eligible to receive non-qualified options, restricted stock units, and stock appreciation rights under the 2017 Plan. All awards are subject to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
No option awards may be exercisable more than ten years after the date it is granted. In the event of termination of employment for cause, the options terminate on the date of employment is terminated. In the event of termination of employment for disability or death, the optionee or administrator of optionee’s estate or transferee has six months following the date of termination to exercise options received at the time of disability or death. In the event of termination for any other reason other than for cause, disability or death, the optionee has 30 days to exercise his or her options.
The 2017 Plan will continue in effect until all the stock available for grant or issuance has been acquired through exercise of options or grants of shares, or until ten years after its adoption, whichever is earlier. Awards under the 2017 Plan may also be accelerated in the event of certain corporate transactions such as a merger or consolidation or the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all our assets.
As of December 31, 2019, the Board had granted 4,409,000 shares of Common Stock under the 2017 Plan.
2019 Stock Incentive Plan
On March 11, 2019, the Board of Directors adopted the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The purposes of the 2019 Plan are (a) to enhance our ability to attract and retain the services of qualified employees, officers, directors, consultants, and other service providers upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the successful conduct and development of our business largely depends, and (b) to provide additional incentives to such persons or entities to devote their utmost effort and skill to the advancement and betterment of our company, by providing them an opportunity to participate in the ownership of our Company and thereby have an interest in the success and increased value of our Company.
The 2019 Plan is administered by our board of directors; however, the board of directors may designate administration of the 2019 Plan to a committee consisting of at least two independent directors. Only employees of our Company or of an “Affiliated Company”, as defined in the 2019 Plan, (including members of the board of directors if they are employees of our Company or of an Affiliated Company) are eligible to receive incentive stock options under the 2019 Plan. Employees of our Company or of an Affiliated Company, members of the board of directors (whether or not employed by our company or an Affiliated Company), and “Service Providers”, as defined in the 2019 Plan, are eligible to receive non-qualified options, restricted stock units, and stock appreciation rights under the 2019 Plan. All awards are subject to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
No option awards may be exercisable more than ten years after the date it is granted. In the event of termination of employment for cause, the options terminate on the date of employment is terminated. In the event of termination of employment for disability or death, the optionee or administrator of optionee’s estate or transferee has six months following the date of termination to exercise options received at the time of disability or death. In the event of termination for any other reason other than for cause, disability or death, the optionee has 30 days to exercise his or her options.
The 2019 Plan will continue in effect until all the stock available for grant or issuance has been acquired through exercise of options or grants of shares, or until ten years after its adoption, whichever is earlier. Awards under the 2019 Plan may also be accelerated in the event of certain corporate transactions such as a merger or consolidation or the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all our assets.
As of December 31, 2019, the Board had granted 3,514,546 shares Common Stock under the 2019 Plan.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
The Company had no unreported sales of unregistered securities in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Item 6.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
As a Smaller Reporting Company, we are not required to furnish information under this Item 6.
Item 7.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contain certain forward-looking statements. Historical results may not indicate future performance. Our forward-looking statements reflect our current views about future events; are based on assumptions and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. Factors that may cause differences between actual results and those contemplated by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed above and in “Risk Factors.” We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, including any changes that might result from any facts, events, or circumstances after the date hereof that may bear upon forward-looking statements. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance, or achievements
Basis of Presentation
The financial information presented below and the following Management Discussion and Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Condition, Results of Operations, Stockholders’ Equity and Cash Flow for the periods ended December 31, 2018 and 2019 gives effect to our acquisition of OXYS Corporation (“OXYS”) on July 28, 2017. In accordance with the accounting reporting requirements for the recapitalization related to the “reverse merger” of OXYS, the financial statements for OXYS have been adjusted to reflect the change in the shares outstanding and the par value of the common stock of OXYS. Additionally, all intercompany transactions between the Company and OXYS have been eliminated.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations contain certain forward-looking statements. To the extent that such statements are not recitations of historical fact, such statements constitute forward looking statements which, by definition involve risks and uncertainties. Where in any forward-looking statements, if we express an expectation or belief as to future results or events, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the statement of expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished.
Factors that may cause differences between actual results and those contemplated by forward-looking statements include those discussed in “Risk Factors” and are not limited to the following:
· the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 pandemic on our business, customers, employees, subcontractors and supply chain, consultants, service providers, stockholders, investors and other stakeholders;
· general market and economic conditions;
· our ability to maintain and grow our business with our current customers;
· our ability to meet the volume and service requirements of our customers;
· industry consolidation, including acquisitions by us or our competitors;
· capacity utilization and the efficiency of manufacturing operations;
· success in developing new products;
· timing of our new product introductions;
· new product introductions by competitors;
· the ability of competitors to more fully leverage low cost geographies for manufacturing or distribution;
· product pricing, including the impact of currency exchange rates;
· effectiveness of sales and marketing resources and strategies;
· adequate manufacturing capacity and supply of components and materials;
· strategic relationships with our suppliers;
· product quality and performance;
· protection of our products and brand by effective use of intellectual property laws;
· the financial strength of our competitors;
· the outcome of any future litigation or commercial dispute;
· barriers to entry imposed by competitors with significant market power in new markets;
· government actions throughout the world; and
· our ability to service secured debt, when due.
You should not rely on forward-looking statements in this document. This management’s discussion contains forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. We use words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “future,” “intends,” and similar expressions to identify these forward-looking statements. Prospective investors should not place undue reliance on these statements, which apply only as of the date of this document. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
Critical Accounting Policies
The following discussions are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. These financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingencies. We continually evaluate the accounting policies and estimates used to prepare the financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experiences and assumptions believed to be reasonable under current facts and circumstances. Actual amounts and results could differ from these estimates made by management.
Trends and Uncertainties
On July 28, 2017, we closed the reverse acquisition transaction under the Securities Exchange Agreement dated March 16, 2017, as reported in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 3, 2017. Following the closing, our business has been that of OXYS, Inc. and HereLab, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiaries. Our operations have varied significantly following the closing since, prior to that time, we were an inactive shell company.
Historical Background
We were incorporated in the State of New Jersey on October 1, 2003 under the name of Creative Beauty Supply of New Jersey Corporation and subsequently changed our name to Gotham Capital Holdings, Inc. on May 18, 2015. We commenced operations in the beauty supply industry as of January 1, 2004. On November 30, 2007, our Board of Directors approved a plan to dispose of our wholesale and retail beauty supply business. From January 1, 2009 until July 28, 2017, we had no operations and were a shell company.
On March 16, 2017, our Board of Directors adopted resolutions, which were approved by shareholders holding a majority of our outstanding shares, to change our name to “IIOT-OXYS, Inc.”, to authorize a change of domicile from New Jersey to Nevada, to authorize a 2017 Stock Awards Plan, and to approve the Securities Exchange Agreement (the “OXYS SEA”) between the Company and OXYS Corporation (“OXYS”), a Nevada corporation incorporated on August 4, 2016.
Under the terms of the OXYS SEA we acquired 100% of the issued voting shares of OXYS in exchange for 34,687,244 shares of our Common Stock. We also cancelled 1,500,000 outstanding shares of our Common Stock and changed our management to Mr. DiBiase who also served in management of OXYS. Also, one of our principal shareholders entered into a consulting agreement with OXYS to provide consulting services during the transition. The OXYS SEA was effective on July 28, 2017, and our name was changed to “IIOT-OXYS, Inc.” at that time. Effective October 26, 2017, our domicile was changed from New Jersey to Nevada.
On December 14, 2017, we entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “HereLab SEA”) with HereLab, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HereLab”), and HereLab’s two shareholders pursuant to which we would acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of HereLab in exchange for the issuance of 1,650,000 shares of our Common Stock, on a pro rata basis, to HereLab’s two shareholders. The closing of the transaction occurred on January 11, 2018 and HereLab became our wholly-owned subsidiary.
A new management team was put into place in 2018, which constitutes our current management team.
At the present time, we have two, wholly-owned subsidiaries which are OXYS Corporation and HereLab, Inc., through which our operations are conducted.
General Overview
IIOT-OXYS, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and OXYS, were originally established for the purposes of designing, building, testing, and selling Edge Computing systems for the Industrial Internet. Both companies were, and presently are, early stage technology startups that are largely pre-revenue in their development phase. HereLab is also an early-stage technology development company. The Company received its first revenues in the last quarter of 2017, continued to realize revenues during 2018 and 2019, and expects to realize revenue growth in 2020 due to its business development pipeline.
We develop hardware, software and algorithms that monitor, measure and predict conditions for energy, structural, agricultural and medical applications. We use domain-specific Artificial Intelligence to solve industrial and environmental challenges. Our engineered solutions focus on common sense approaches to machine learning, algorithm development and hardware and software products.
Our customers have issues and they need improvements. We design a system of hardware and software, assemble, install, monitor data and apply our algorithms to help provide the customer insights.
We use off the shelf components, with reconfigurable hardware architecture that adapts to a wide range of customer needs and applications. We use open source software tools, while still creating proprietary content for customers, thereby reducing software development time and cost. The software works with the hardware to collect data from the equipment or structure that is being monitored.
We focus on developing insights. We develop algorithms that help our customers create insights from vast data streams. The data collected is analyzed and reports are created for the customer. From these insights, the customer can act to improve their process, product or structure.
OUR SOLUTIONS ACHIEVE TWO OBJECTIVES
ADD VALUE
· We show clear path to improved asset reliability, machine uptime, machine utilization, energy consumption, and quality.
· We provide advanced algorithms and insights as a service.
RISK MINIMIZATION
· We use simple measurements requiring almost zero integration - minimally invasive.
· We do not interfere with command and control of critical equipment.
· We do not physically touch machine control networks - total isolation of networks.
HOW WE DO IT
Our location in Cambridge, Massachusetts is ideal since market-leading Biotech, Medtech, and Pharma multinational firms have offices or R&D centers in Cambridge or the Greater Boston area, which gives us easier access to potential sales which, in turn, lowers our cost of sales. Additionally, we continue to add value to structural health monitoring and smart manufacturing customers as well. We, therefore, have a range of opportunities as we continue to expand our customer base.
Our goal is to help Biotech, Pharma, and Medical Device companies realize the next wave of performance, productivity, and quality gains for their organizations, and become Industry 4.0 compliant.
We have a unique value proposition in a fast-growing worldwide multi-billion USD market, and have positioned our business with strategic partners for accelerated growth. We are therefore well-poised for growth in 2020 and beyond, as we execute our plans and acquire additional customers.
WHAT MARKETS WE SERVE
SMART MANUFACTURING
We help our customers maintain machine uptime and maximize operational efficiency. We also enable then to do energy monitoring, predictive maintenance that anticipates problems before they happen, and improve part and process quality.
BIOTECH, PHARMACEUTICAL, AND MEDICAL DEVICES
We are on the operations side, not the patient-facing side. In this market vertical, our customers must provide high-quality products that must also pass rigorous review by governing bodies such as the FDA. Here again, we focus on machine uptime, operational efficiency, and predictive maintenance to avoid unplanned downtime.
SMART INFRASTRUCTURE
For bridges and other civil infrastructure, local, state and federal agencies have limited resources. We help our clients prioritize how to spend limited funds by addressing those fixes which need to be made first.
OUR UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION
EDGE COMPUTING AS A COMPLIMENT TO CLOUD COMPUTING
Within the Internet of Things (“IoT”) and Industrial Internet of Things (“IIoT”), most companies right now are adopting an approach which sends all sensor data to the cloud for processing. We specialize in edge computing, where the data processing is done locally right where the data is collected. We also have advanced cloud-based algorithms that implement various machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms.
ADVANCED ALGORITHMS
We have sought to differentiate from our competitors by developing advanced algorithms on our own and in collaboration with strategic partners These algorithms are an essential part of the edge computing strategy that convert raw data into actionable knowledge right where the data is collected without having to send the data to the cloud first.
RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
Instead of focusing on creating tools, we use open source tools to create proprietary content.
Liquidity and Capital Resources for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2018
At December 31, 2019, we had a cash balance of $24,212, which represents a $15,014 decrease from the $39,226 balance at December 31, 2018. This decrease was primarily the result of cash used to satisfy the requirements of a reporting company and due to acceleration in product development activities. Our working capital at December 31, 2019 was negative $1,609,005, as compared to a December 31, 2018 working capital of negative $750,696.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, we incurred a net loss of $1,887,287. Net cash used in operating activities was $325,014 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
For the year ended December 31, 2018, we incurred a net loss of $1,613,299. Net cash used in operating activities was $521,637 for the year ended December 31, 2018.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, financing activities consisted of $310,000 of cash received from the issuance of Convertible Notes.
For the year ended December 31, 2018, financing activities consisted of $500,000 of cash received from the issuance of a convertible note.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern. As shown in the accompanying financial statements, we have incurred losses from operations of $1,887,287 for the year ended December 31, 2019, and $1,613,299 for the year ended December 31, 2018 and has an accumulated deficiency which raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018
For the year ended December 31, 2019, we earned revenues of $147,151 and incurred related cost of sales of $38,960. We incurred professional fees of $1,807,286 and other general and administrative expenses of $164,501. We incurred other expenses net of income of $23,690. As a result, we incurred a net loss of $1,887,287 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Comparatively, for the year ended December 31, 2018, we earned revenues of $224,643 and incurred related cost of sales of $135,008. We incurred professional fees of $1,152,798 and other general and administrative expenses of $259,592. We incurred other expenses net of income of $290,544. As a result, we incurred a net loss of $1,613,299 for the year ended December 31, 2018.
During the current and prior period, we did not record an income tax benefit due to the uncertainty associated with the Company’s ability to utilize the deferred tax assets.
Year over Year (YoY) revenue was less in 2019 than 2018. This was due to several reasons, including: challenges raising substantial capital and longer than anticipated customer acquisition times. These two factors led to cash flow issues, which in turn led to additional and aging AP. All this resulted in a difficult fourth quarter 2019, and thus the negative YoY revenue growth. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 disclosed risks of ongoing concerns, and those concerns still exist. A counter balance to these headwinds are the achievements in 2019: We won additional work with a Fortune 500 Pharma company and delivered solid results and we installed and initiated monitoring of pilot bridge structural health systems for a New England state’s DOT. Despite cash flow issues, cost cutting allowed us to weather a difficult fourth quarter 2019. The underlying strengths of the Company are still in place: an experienced leadership team; recruitment of a PhD level Machine Learning Algorithm engineer for our technology team; and strong execution of contracts secured. Our continued focus on high potential growth markets (specifically Biotech, Pharma, and Medical Device Operations), have yielded numerous prospects for future growth. Furthermore, the strength of our target market, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), continues: Market research shows the worldwide IIoT market in 2017 was $92 billion and is projected to be $227 billion by 2021 (25% CAGR).1
It is anticipated that 2020 YoY revenue growth will meet or exceed that of 2019. This is due to the following reasons: the strength of the Aingura IIoT, S.G. collaboration agreement, which brings financial stability, added talent breadth and depth, and complimentary industry segment experience. We anticipate the collaboration will yield breakthroughs in new contracts with current customers, as well as new customers in all targeted industry segments. Furthermore, recent liquidity of our stock has attracted funding opportunities, and access to additional capital would enable funding of business development and staff augmentation. Combined with our underlying strengths: experienced leadership; savvy technological talent, and operational execution excellence; we believe these revenue goals are achievable.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standard if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our consolidated financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity capital expenditures or capital resources.
Emerging Growth Company
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. Certain specified reduced reporting and other regulatory requirements that are available to public companies that are emerging growth companies. These provisions include:
1. an exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;
2. an exemption from the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards until they would apply to private companies;
3. an exemption from compliance 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 our audit and our financial statements; and
4. reduced disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements.
We have elected to take advantage of the exemption from the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards until they would apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to public companies required to adopt these new requirements.
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Item 7A.
Item 7A. Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As a Smaller Reporting Company, we are not required to furnish information under this Item 7A.
Item 8.
Item 8. Financial Statements
The financial statements and supplementary data required by this item are included following the signature page of this report.
Item 9.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures
None.
Item 9A.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We have established disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, as such, is accumulated and communicated to our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, Clifford Emmons, who serves as our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Mr. Emmons, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act, as of December 31, 2019. Based on his evaluation, Mr. Emmons concluded that, due to a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2019. In light of the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, we completed substantive procedures, including validating the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used for accounting prior to filing this Annual Report.
These additional procedures have allowed us to conclude that, notwithstanding the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, the consolidated financial statements included in this report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019 based upon Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).
During its evaluation, management noted certain matters involving internal control and its operation that we consider to be significant deficiencies or material weaknesses under standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”). A control deficiency exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
We noted deficiencies involving lack of segregation of duties, lack of governance/oversight, and lack of internal control documentation that we believe to be material weaknesses.
Because of this material weaknesses, management concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria described in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
Remediation of the Material Weakness
We are evaluating the material weaknesses and developing a plan of remediation to strengthen our overall internal control over financial reporting. The remediation plan will include the following actions:
· Separation of corporate responsibilities, e.g. CEO, CFO, Secretary, etc. to different key management individuals; and
· Creation and adoption of a formal policy manual specifically dealing with financial controls.
Due to a material weakness as disclosed in the 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we committed to the same remediation plan, as disclosed above, and were able to separate some of the intended corporate responsibilities through the appointment of a Chief Operating Officer, in addition to a Chief Executive Officer; however, due to lack of resources, we were unable to execute the complete remediation plan.
We are committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment and we believe that these remediation efforts will represent significant improvements in our controls. We have started to implement these steps, as disclosed above; however, some of these steps will take time to be fully integrated and confirmed to be effective and sustainable. Additional controls may also be required over time. Until the remediation steps set forth above are fully implemented and tested, the material weakness described above will continue to exist.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act, during our most recent fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2019, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
PART III
Item 10.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Current Management
The following table sets forth information concerning our directors and executive officers:
Name
Position
Age
Executive Officers:
Clifford L. Emmons
Chief Executive Officer, President, and Interim Chief Financial Officer
Karen McNemar
Chief Operating Officer
Antony Coufal
Chief Technology Officer and President of HereLab
Directors:
Clifford L. Emmons
Director
Vidhyadhar Mitta
Director
Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the annual meeting of stockholders and hold office until the expiration of the term for which he or she was elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified.
A majority of the authorized number of directors constitutes a quorum of the Board of Directors for the transaction of business. The directors must be present at the meeting to constitute a quorum. However, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors individually or collectively consent in writing to the action.
Business Experience of Executive Officers and Directors
The principal occupation and business experience during the past five years for our executive officers and directors is as follows:
Clifford L. Emmons: Mr. Emmons has served as our Chief Executive Officer, President, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and director since June 4, 2018. From 1995 to 2017, Mr. Emmons worked for Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology, services, and solutions, where he served in various capacities including several Vice President and Director positions. Mr. Emmons is also the founder of AHI, LLC, a consultancy firm. Mr. Emmons received an Executive Certificate in Strategy & Innovation from MIT, a Master’s of Science in Management Engineering from the University of Bridgeport, a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Haven, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Connecticut.
Karen McNemar: Ms. McNemar has served as our Chief Operating Officer since September 20, 2018. From 1998 until August 2017, Ms. McNemar served in many capacities for Medtronic which included as a Senior Director of R&D Operations. Ms. McNemar is a collaborative strategic global business leader with extensive experience in New Product Development and Operations, building strong and effective diverse teams across organizations at all levels. Ms. McNemar is also a trusted advisor, recognized for successful process and program management, with a focus on leading complex initiatives and analyzing data and processes to identify solutions to increase organizational productivity and performance. Ms. McNemar received her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.
Antony Coufal: Mr. Coufal has served as our Chief Technology Officer since April 23, 2018. From December 2008 to December 2017, Mr. Coufal served as the Chief Executive Officer of INTEX Corp., a telecommunications contractor. Mr. Coufal is a multicultural leader with strong business acumen and diverse technical skills who has 20+ years of experience launching several successful technology focused corporations serving government, Fortune 500, and global entities requiring innovative solutions in engineering, construction, intelligent security, IT & telecom, industrial electrical and HVAC in numerous US and LATAM markets. He is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with degrees in Engineering Sciences and Business Administration.
Vidhyadhar Mitta: Mr. Mitta has served as a director of the Company since the closing of the reverse acquisition on July 28, 2017. Mr. Mitta has also served as a director of OXYS since its inception on August 4, 2016. Since 2000, he has been the founder and President of Synergic Solutions Inc., a software development company that designs custom software for a variety of industries including radio-medicine and associate allied health fields. In his position as President, Mr. Mitta has responsibility for all aspects of Synergic Solutions including technical program guidance, employee supervision, business development, and profit and loss responsibility. Mr. Mitta received a BS in Information Science & Technology from BMS College of Engineering in 1995.
Legal Proceedings
During the past ten years there have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal proceedings and no judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees material to the evaluation of the ability and integrity of any of our directors or executive officers, and none of these persons has been involved in any judicial or administrative proceedings resulting from involvement in mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity, any judicial or administrative proceedings based on violations of federal or state securities, commodities, banking or insurance laws or regulations, or any disciplinary sanctions or orders imposed by a stock, commodities or derivatives exchange or other self-regulatory organization.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between any of our directors and executive officers.
Director Independence
We are not currently subject to listing requirements of any national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system which has requirements that a majority of the board of directors be “independent” and, as a result, we are not at this time required to have our Board of Directors comprised of a majority of “independent directors.”
We currently have not established any committees of the Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors may designate from among its members an executive committee and one or more other committees in the future. We do not have a nominating committee or a nominating committee charter. Further, we do not have a policy with regard to the consideration of any director candidates recommended by security holders. To date, other than as described above, no security holders have made any such recommendations. The entire Board of Directors performs all functions that would otherwise be performed by committees. Given the present size of our board it is not practical for us to have committees. If we are able to grow our business and increase our operations, we intend to expand the size of our board and allocate responsibilities accordingly.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The following table identifies each person who, at any time during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, was a director, executive officer, or beneficial owner of more than 10% of our common stock that failed to file on a timely basis reports required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act during the most recent fiscal year:
Code of Ethics
On March 9, 2018, the Board of Directors adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”). The purpose of the Code of Ethics is to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
· honest and ethical conduct;
· full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Company;
· avoidance and ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest, including disclosure to an appropriate person of any material transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to such a conflict;
· confidentiality of corporate information;
· protection and proper use of corporate assets and opportunities;
· compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;
· prompt internal reporting of any violations of this Code to an appropriate person; and
· accountability for adherence to the Code.
The Code of Ethics applies to all directors, officers, and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. The Code of Ethics is available at www.oxyscorp.com and is included as an exhibit to this Annual Report. The Company will provide any person, without charge and upon request through our website, a copy of the Code of Ethics.
Item 11.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth information concerning the annual compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the following named executive officers for all services rendered in all capacities to our company and its subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
Summary Compensation Table
(1) Mr. Emmons was appointed as our CEO, President, and interim CFO on June 4, 2018.
(2) Effective December 31, 2019, Mr. Emmons forgave $185,000 of accrued and unpaid consulting fees. As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Emmons was owed $100,000 in accrued and unpaid consulting fees and $17,001 in reimbursable expenses.
(3) On June 4, 2019, 560,000 shares of Common Stock previously granted to Mr. Emmons vested.
(4) $46,283 of Mr. Emmons’ salary for 2018 was owed to Accelerated Healthcare Innovations LLC, a limited liability company owned by Mr. Emmons.
(5) Represents shares which have been granted but were unvested at December 31, 2018.
(6) Mr. Coufal was appointed as our CTO on April 23, 2018.
(7) Effective December 31, 2019, Mr. Coufal forgave $82,475 of accrued and unpaid consulting fees. As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Coufal was owed $100,000 in accrued and unpaid consulting fees and $8,225 in reimbursable expenses.
(8) On April 23, 2019, 300,000 shares of Common Stock previously granted to Mr. Coufal vested.
(9) Represents shares which have been granted but were unvested at December 31, 2018.
(10) Ms. McNemar was appointed as our COO effective as of September 20, 2018.
(11) Effective December 31, 2019, Ms. McNemar forgave $103,250 of accrued and unpaid consulting fees. As of December 31, 2019, Ms. McNemar was owed $100,000 in accrued and unpaid consulting fees and $18,000 in reimbursable expenses.
(12) On October 1, 2019, 409,000 shares of Common Stock previously granted to Ms. McNemar vested.
(13) $52,479 of Ms. McNemar’s salary for 2018 was accrued and unpaid.
(14) Represents shares which have been granted but were unvested at December 31, 2018.
Emmons Consulting Agreement
On March 11, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors (with Mr. Emmons abstaining) approved the Consulting Agreement dated effective June 4, 2018 with Clifford Emmons, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and director (the “Emmons Agreement”). The term of the Emmons Agreement is for three years beginning as of the effective date, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the agreement and is automatically renewable for one-year terms upon the consent of the parties. The services to be provided by Mr. Emmons pursuant to the Emmons Agreement are those customary for the positions in which he is serving.
Mr. Emmons shall receive a monthly fee of $15,000 which accrues unless converted into shares of Common Stock of the Company at a conversion rate specified in the Emmons Agreement. Until the Company closes a minimum $500,000 capital raise, the monthly fee accrues and, upon the closing of such a capital raise, $5,000 of the monthly fee will be paid to Mr. Emmons in cash and the remainder will continue to accrue. Upon the closing of a capital raise of at least $2,000,000, the entire monthly fee will be paid to Mr. Emmons in cash and all accrued and unpaid monthly fees will be paid by the Company within one year of the closing of such a capital raise.
As of the effective date, the Company shall issue to Mr. Emmons an aggregate of 3,060,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock which vest as follows:
1. 560,000 shares on the first-year anniversary of the effective date;
2. 1,000,000 shares on the second-year anniversary of the effective date; and
3. 1,500,000 shares on the third-year anniversary of the effective date.
The shares are granted under the 2019 Plan. Vesting of the shares is subject to acceleration of vesting upon the occurrence of certain events such as a Change of Control (as defined in the Emmons Agreement) or the listing of the Company’s Common Stock on a senior exchange.
On June 12, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment effective January 1, 2020 (the “Emmons Amendment”) to the Emmons Agreement, pursuant to which, Sections 7(a) and 7(b) of the Emmons Agreement were amended to read as follows:
Fees. From January 1, 2020 until April 23, 2020, the Consultant shall be paid an hourly wage of $12.75 per hour for Services performed. From April 24, 2020 onward, the Consultant shall be paid an hourly wage of $48.08 an hour for Services performed (the “Fees”). Fees may accrue at the discretion of management.
Conversion of Accrued and Unpaid Fees. At any time, the Consultant shall have the right to convert any accrued and unpaid Fees into shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Conversion Shares”). The conversion price shall equal 90% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein) (representing a discount rate of 10%) (the “Conversion Price”). “Market Price” means the average of the Trading Prices (as defined below) for the shares of Common Stock of the Company during the thirty (30) day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the Conversion Date. “Trading Price” and “Trading Prices” means, for any security as of any date, the closing trade price of the Company’s Common Stock on the OTC Pink, OTCQB or applicable trading market as reported by a reliable reporting service (“Reporting Service”) designated by the Consultant or, if the OTC Pink is not the principal trading market for such security, the trading price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded or, if no trading price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the average of the trading prices of any market makers for such security that are listed in the “pink sheets” by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. “Conversion Date” shall mean the date of receipt by the Company of the completed and executed Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Pursuant to the Emmons Amendment, Section 11 was also eliminated from the Emmons Agreement.
Coufal Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement
On March 11, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement dated effective April 23, 2018 with Antony Coufal, the Company’s Chief Technology Officer (the “Coufal Agreement”). The term of the Coufal Agreement is for three years beginning as of the effective date, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the agreement and is automatically renewable for one-year terms upon the consent of the parties. The services to be provided by Mr. Coufal pursuant to the Coufal Agreement are those customary for the position in which he is serving.
Mr. Coufal shall receive a monthly fee of $9,375 which accrues unless converted into shares of Common Stock of the Company at a conversion rate specified in the Coufal Agreement. Until the Company closes a minimum $500,000 capital raise, the monthly fee accrues and, upon the closing of such a capital raise, $3,125 of the monthly fee will be paid to Mr. Coufal in cash and the remainder will continue to accrue. Upon the closing of a capital raise of at least $2,000,000, the entire monthly fee will be paid to Mr. Coufal in cash and all accrued and unpaid monthly fees will be paid by the Company within one year of the closing of such a capital raise.
As of the effective date, the Company shall issue to Mr. Coufal an aggregate of 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock which vest as follows:
1. 300,000 shares on the first-year anniversary of the effective date;
2. 600,000 shares on the second-year anniversary of the effective date; and
3. 900,000 shares on the third-year anniversary of the effective date.
The shares are granted under the 2017 Stock Incentive Plan. Vesting of the shares is subject to acceleration of vesting upon the occurrence of certain events such as a Change of Control (as defined in the Coufal Agreement) or the listing of the Company’s Common Stock on a senior exchange.
On June 12, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment effective January 1, 2020 (the “Coufal Amendment”) to the Coufal Agreement, pursuant to which, Sections 7(a) and 7(b) of the Coufal Agreement were amended to read as follows:
Fees. From January 1, 2020 until April 23, 2020, the Consultant shall be paid an hourly wage of $12.75 per hour for Services performed. From April 24, 2020 onward, the Consultant shall be paid an hourly wage of $48.08 an hour for Services performed (the “Fees”). Fees may accrue at the discretion of management.
Conversion of Accrued and Unpaid Fees. At any time, the Consultant shall have the right to convert any accrued and unpaid Fees into shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Conversion Shares”). The conversion price shall equal 90% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein) (representing a discount rate of 10%) (the “Conversion Price”). “Market Price” means the average of the Trading Prices (as defined below) for the shares of Common Stock of the Company during the thirty (30) day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the Conversion Date. “Trading Price” and “Trading Prices” means, for any security as of any date, the closing trade price of the Company’s Common Stock on the OTC Pink, OTCQB or applicable trading market as reported by a reliable reporting service (“Reporting Service”) designated by the Consultant or, if the OTC Pink is not the principal trading market for such security, the trading price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded or, if no trading price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the average of the trading prices of any market makers for such security that are listed in the “pink sheets” by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. “Conversion Date” shall mean the date of receipt by the Company of the completed and executed Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Pursuant to the Coufal Amendment, Section 11 was also eliminated from the Coufal Agreement.
McNemar Consulting Agreement
On March 11, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Consulting Agreement dated effective October 1, 2018 with Karen McNemar, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (the “McNemar Agreement”). The term of the McNemar Agreement is for three years beginning as of the effective date, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the agreement and is automatically renewable for one-year terms upon the consent of the parties. The services to be provided by Ms. McNemar pursuant to the McNemar Agreement are those customary for the position in which she is serving.
Ms. McNemar shall receive a monthly fee of $12,750 which accrues unless converted into shares of Common Stock of the Company at a conversion rate specified in the McNemar Agreement. Until the Company closes a minimum $500,000 capital raise, the monthly fee accrues and, upon the closing of such a capital raise, $4,250 of the monthly fee will be paid to Ms. McNemar in cash and the remainder will continue to accrue. Upon the closing of a capital raise of at least $2,000,000, the entire monthly fee will be paid to Ms. McNemar in cash and all accrued and unpaid monthly fees will be paid by the Company within one year of the closing of such a capital raise.
As of the effective date, the Company shall issue to Ms. McNemar an aggregate of 2,409,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock which vest as follows:
1. 409,000 shares on the first-year anniversary of the effective date;
2. 800,000 shares on the second-year anniversary of the effective date; and
3. 1,200,000 shares on the third-year anniversary of the effective date.
The shares are granted under the 2017 Stock Incentive Plan. Vesting of the shares is subject to acceleration of vesting upon the occurrence of certain events such as a Change of Control (as defined in the McNemar Agreement) or the listing of the Company’s Common Stock on a senior exchange.
On June 12, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment effective January 1, 2020 (the “McNemar Amendment”) to the McNemar Agreement, pursuant to which, Sections 7(a) and 7(b) of the McNemar Agreement were amended to read as follows:
Fees. From January 1, 2020 until April 23, 2020, the Consultant shall be paid an hourly wage of $12.75 per hour for Services performed. From April 24, 2020 onward, the Consultant shall be paid an hourly wage of $48.08 an hour for Services performed (the “Fees”). Fees may accrue at the discretion of management.
Conversion of Accrued and Unpaid Fees. At any time, the Consultant shall have the right to convert any accrued and unpaid Fees into shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Conversion Shares”). The conversion price shall equal 90% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein) (representing a discount rate of 10%) (the “Conversion Price”). “Market Price” means the average of the Trading Prices (as defined below) for the shares of Common Stock of the Company during the thirty (30) day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the Conversion Date. “Trading Price” and “Trading Prices” means, for any security as of any date, the closing trade price of the Company’s Common Stock on the OTC Pink, OTCQB or applicable trading market as reported by a reliable reporting service (“Reporting Service”) designated by the Consultant or, if the OTC Pink is not the principal trading market for such security, the trading price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded or, if no trading price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the average of the trading prices of any market makers for such security that are listed in the “pink sheets” by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. “Conversion Date” shall mean the date of receipt by the Company of the completed and executed Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Pursuant to the McNemar Amendment, Section 11 was also eliminated from the McNemar Agreement.
Debt Forgiveness Agreements
On June 11, 2020, the Company entered into Debt Forgiveness Agreements with Cliff Emmons, Karen McNemar, and Antony Coufal, pursuant to which:
·Mr. Emmons forgave $185,000 of accrued and unpaid consulting fees owed to him pursuant to his consulting agreement with the Company;
·Ms. McNemar forgave $103,250 of accrued and unpaid consulting fees owed to her pursuant to her current and previous consulting agreement with the Company; and
·Mr. Coufal forgave $82,475 of accrued and unpaid consulting fees owed to him pursuant to his consulting agreement with the Company.
Equity Awards
The following table sets forth information concerning as of the year ended December 31, 2019 for our named executive officers.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
(1)The fair market value was deemed $0.30 per share.
Compensation of Directors
The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the following directors for all services rendered in all capacities to our company and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2019. Except for Mr. Emmons (whose compensation is disclosed above), this table includes any person who served as a director at any time during fiscal 2019.
Except as described below, we have not entered into any employment or compensation agreements or arrangements with Mr. Mitta for his services as a director of our company.
Director Compensation
Item 12.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table and footnotes thereto sets forth information regarding the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by (i) each director and named executive officer of our company, (ii) each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, and (iii) named executive officers, executive officers, and directors of the Company as a group. In calculating any percentage in the following table of common stock beneficially owned by one or more persons named therein, the following table assumes 135,167,713 shares of common stock outstanding. Unless otherwise further indicated in the following table, the footnotes thereto and/or elsewhere in this report, the persons and entities named in the following table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite the shareholder’s name, subject to community property laws, where applicable. Unless as otherwise indicated in the following table and/or the footnotes thereto, the address of our named executive officers and directors in the following table is: 705 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141.
*Less than 1%
(1) Under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is deemed to include the number of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in the above table does not necessarily reflect the person’s actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number of shares of common stock actually outstanding on the date of this Annual Report.
(2) Includes 36,667 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants issued to Cambridge MedSpace LLC, an entity of which Mr. Emmons is an owner. Also includes 9,812,166 shares issuable upon the conversion of a note issued to Cambridge MedSpace LLC. Lastly, includes 8,708,658 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of $104,777 in accrued and unpaid salary.
(3) Includes 8,708,658 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of $104,777 in accrued and unpaid salary.
(4) Includes 8,795,265 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of $105,819 in accrued and unpaid salary.
(5) Includes 781,250 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants. Also includes 22,612,833 shares issuable upon the conversion of a note issued to Mr. Vidhyadhar.
Item 13.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
For transactions with our executive officers, please see the disclosure under “Item 11. Executive Compensation.” above.
Accelerated Healthcare Consulting Agreement
On December 1, 2017, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with Accelerated Healthcare Innovations LLC, a company owned by Clifford Emmons (“AHI”), our current CEO and Director pursuant to which we agreed to pay to AHI a flat fee of $24,000 and 30,000 shares of our Common Stock in exchange for consulting services to be provided by AHI. The term of the agreement is until the completion of the Services, as defined in the agreement or until early termination upon 10 days’ written notice given by either party.
On July 31, 2018, we entered into Amendment No. 1 to Consulting Agreement dated December 1, 2017 with AHI which changed the fee from a flat fee to an hourly fee not to exceed $24,000 in the aggregate and also eliminated the obligation of the Company to issue to the Consultant any equity compensation pursuant to the agreement.
On March 1, 2018, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with AHI. The term of the agreement is until the completion of the Services, as defined in the agreement or until early termination upon 10 days’ written notice given by either party. Pursuant to the agreement, the consultant agreed to provide business consulting services to us in exchange for a flat fee of $48,000 and the issuance of 60,000 shares of our Common Stock.
On July 31, 2018, we entered into Amendment No. 1 to Consulting Agreement dated March 1, 2018 with Accelerated Healthcare Innovations LLC which changed the fee from a flat fee to an hourly fee not to exceed $48,000 in the aggregate and also eliminated the obligation of the Company to issue to the Consultant any equity compensation pursuant to the agreement.
On July 31, 2018, we entered into the Termination Agreement with Accelerated Healthcare Innovations LLC which terminated the Consulting Agreement, as amended, dated March 1, 2018 effective June 4, 2018.
Cambridge MedSpace Note
On January 22, 2019, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Cambridge MedSpace, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company for the purchase of a 5% Secured Convertible Note in the principal amount of $55,000. The note is convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of our Common Stock, at any time at a rate of $0.65 per share with fractions rounded up to the nearest whole share, unless paid in cash at our election. The note bears interest at a rate of 5% per annum and interest payments will be made on an annual basis. The note matures January 22, 2020. The note is governed by the SPA and is secured by all our assets (but is not a senior secured note) pursuant to the Security Agreement. In addition to the issuance of the note, we issued to Cambridge MedSpace warrants to purchase one share of our Common Stock for 50% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the note. Each warrant is immediately exercisable at $0.75 per share and expires on January 22, 2024. The Lender is owned by shareholders of the Company, or their affiliates, including Clifford Emmons, our Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and director.
On June 12, 2020, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the 5% Secured Convertible Note with Cambridge MedSpace pursuant to which the note was amended to extend the maturity date to January 22, 2021.
Due to adjustments to the conversion price of the note, the conversion price is currently $0.006.
Vidhyadhar Note
On August 2, 2019, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Vidhyadhar Mitta, a director of the Company, for the purchase of a 12% Secured Convertible Note in the principal amount of up to $125,000. The note is convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of our Common Stock, at any time at a rate of $0.08 per share with fractions rounded up to the nearest whole share, unless paid in cash at our election. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum and interest payments will be made on a quarterly basis. The note matures August 2, 2021. On August 2, 2019, the first closing of the note occurred pursuant to which we received $75,000. On September 6, 2019, the second closing occurred pursuant to which the Company received $25,000. On October 16, 2019, the third closing occurred pursuant to which the Company received $25,000.
The note is governed by the SPA and is secured by all the assets of the Company (but is not a senior secured note) pursuant to the Security Agreement. In addition to the issuance of the note, we issued to the Mr. Mitta warrants to purchase one share our Common Stock for 50% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the funds received. Each warrant is immediately exercisable at $0.12 per share and expires on August 2, 2024.
Due to adjustments to the conversion price of the note, the conversion price is currently $0.006.
Director Independence
We are not currently subject to listing requirements of any national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system which has requirements that a majority of the board of directors be “independent” and, as a result, we are not at this time required to have our Board of Directors comprised of a majority of “independent directors.” Although we have not have adopted the independence standards any national securities exchange to determine the independence of directors, the NYSE MKT LLC provides that a person will be considered an independent director if he or she is not an officer of the company and is, in the view of our board of directors, free of any relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment. Under this standard, our board of directors has determined that Mr. Mitta would meet this standard, and therefore, would be considered to be independent.
Item 14.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Fees Paid
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by our principal accountants for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in the quarterly reports and other fees that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $31,520 and $59,109 for the period ended December 31, 2018.
Audit-Related Fees
There were no fees billed for assurance and related services by our principal accountants that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the financial statements, other than those reported above, for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019.
Tax Fees
There were no fees billed for professional services rendered by our principal accountants for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning in the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
All Other Fees
There were no other fees billed for products or services provided by the principal accountants, other than those previously reported above, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
Audit Committee
We do not have an Audit Committee; therefore, the Board of Directors has considered whether the non-audit services provided by our auditors to us are compatible with maintaining the independence of our auditors and concluded that the independence of our auditors is not compromised by the provision of such services. Our Board of Directors pre-approves all auditing services and permitted non-audit services, including the fees and terms of those services, to be performed for us by our independent auditor prior to engagement.
PART IV
Item 15.
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
Financial Statements
The following financial statements are filed with this Annual Report:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Balance Sheets at December 31, 2019 and 2018
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Exhibits
The following exhibits are included with this report:
3.4
New Jersey Certificate of Merger dated October 26, 2017
8-K
000-50773
3.4
11/1/17
3.5
Articles of Exchange
8-K
000-50773
2.1
1/12/18
4.1 & 10.4*
Stock Incentive Plan
8-K
000-50773
4.1
12/19/17
4.2 & 10.5*
Stock Incentive Plan
8-K
000-50773
4.1
3/12/19
10.6
Non-Exclusive Patent License Agreement with MIT dated February 5, 2018
10-K
000-50773
10.7
4/17/18
10.7
Form of 12% Senior Secured Convertible Note
8-K
000-50773
99.1
2/13/18
10.8
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement
8-K
000-50773
99.2
2/13/18
10.9
Form of Security and Pledge Agreement
8-K
000-50773
99.3
2/13/18
10.10
Form of Warrant
8-K
000-50773
99.4
2/13/18
10.11
Amendment No. 1 to the 12% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note Issued to Sergey Gogin on January 22, 2018
8-K
000-50773
99.3
3/12/19
10.12
Amendment No. 1 to the Warrant Agreement Issued to Sergey Gogin on January 22, 2018
8-K
000-50773
99.4
3/12/19
10.13
Form of 12% Senior Secured Convertible Note
8-K
000-50773
99.5
3/12/19
10.14
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement
8-K
000-50773
99.6
3/12/19
10.15
Form of Security and Pledge Agreement
8-K
000-50773
99.7
3/12/19
10.16
Form of Warrant
8-K
000-50773
99.8
3/12/19
10.17*
Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement with Antony Coufal dated effective April 23, 2018
8-K
000-50773
99.11
3/12/19
10.18*
Consulting Agreement with Clifford Emmons dated effective June 4, 2018
8-K
000-50773
99.9
3/12/19
10.19*
Consulting Agreement with Karen McNemar dated effective October 1, 2018
8-K
000-50773
99.10
3/12/19
10.20*
Amendment No. 1 to the Consulting Agreement with Karen McNemar dated October 5, 2018
8-K
000-50773
99.1
10/11/18
10.21
Financial Consulting Agreement with Draco Financial LLC dated effective March 4, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.2
3/12/19
10.22
Securities Purchase Agreement with Cambridge MedSpace, LLC dated January 22, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.1
1/23/19
10.23
5% Convertible Secured Note with Cambridge MedSpace, LLC dated January 22, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.2
1/23/19
10.24
Security Agreement with Cambridge MedSpace, LLC dated January 22, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.3
1/23/19
10.25
Warrant Agreement with Cambridge MedSpace, LLC dated January 22, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.4
1/23/19
10.26
Strategic Advisory Agreement with Uptick Capital LLC dated January 10, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.1
1/14/19
10.27
Securities Purchase Agreement with Vidhyadhar Mitta dated August 2, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.1
8/8/19
10.28
12% Convertible Secured Note with Vidhyadhar Mitta dated August 2, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.2
8/8/19
10.29
Security Agreement with Vidhyadhar Mitta dated August 2, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.3
8/8/19
10.30
Warrant Agreement with Vidhyadhar Mitta dated August 2, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.4
8/8/19
10.31
Warrant Agreement with Vidhyadhar Mitta dated September 6, 2019
X
10.32
Warrant Agreement with Vidhyadhar Mitta dated October 16, 2019
X
10.33
Advisory Agreement with ThinkEquity dated August 7, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.5
8/8/19
10.34
Securities Purchase Agreement with Crown Bridge Partners, LLC dated August 29, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.1
9/10/19
10.35
12% Convertible Secured Note with Crown Bridge Partners, LLC dated August 29, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.2
9/10/19
10.36
Warrant Agreement with Crown Bridge Partners, LLC dated August 29, 2019
8-K
000-50773
99.3
9/10/19
10.37
Financial Public Relations Agreement dated September 6, 2019 with SmallCapVoice.com
8-K
000-50773
99.4
9/10/19
14.1
Code of Ethics
10-K
000-50773
14.1
4/17/18
16.1
Letter from Pritchett Siler & Hardy, P.C. Dated January 19, 2018 Regarding Change in Certifying Accountant
8-K
000-50773
16.1
1/19/18
21.1
List of Subsidiaries
10-K
000-50773
21.1
4/17/18
23.1
Consent of Haynie & Company, independent registered public accounting firm
S-1/A
333-222311
23.1
4/29/19
23.2
Consent of Attorney
S-1/A
333-222311
23.2
4/29/19
31.1
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by Principal Executive Officer
X
32.1
Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
X
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
X
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
X
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
X
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
X
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
X
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
X
*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
IIOT-OXYS, INC.
Date: June 22, 2020 By: /s/ Clifford L. Emmons
Clifford L. Emmons, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
NAME
TITLE
DATE
/s/ Clifford L. Emmons
Director
June 22, 2020
Clifford L. Emmons
/s/ Vidhyadhar Mitta
Director
June 22, 2020
Vidhyadhar Mitta
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Balance Sheets at December 31, 2019 and 2018
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of IIoT-OXYS, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of IIoT-OXYS, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Consideration of the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred net losses since inception and has negative cash flows from operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2 to the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. 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 financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Haynie & Company
Haynie & Company
Salt Lake City, Utah
June 22, 2020
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.
IIOT-OXYS, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018
See accompanying notes to audited condensed consolidated financial statements.
IIOT-OXYS, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and
See accompanying notes to audited condensed consolidated financial statements.
IIOT-OXYS, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
See accompanying notes to audited condensed consolidated financial statements.
IIOT-OXYS, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended September 30, 2019 and
See accompanying notes to audited condensed consolidated financial statements.
IIOT-OXYS, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS
The Company was only recently formed and is currently devoting substantially all its efforts in identifying, developing and marketing engineered products, software and services for applications in the Industrial Internet which involves collecting and processing data collected from a wide variety of industrial systems and machines.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The Company's financial statements are prepared on the accrual method of accounting. The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements for December 31, 2019 include the accounts of IIOT-OXYS, Inc., OXYS Corporation, and HereLab, Inc. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
The consolidated financial statements for December 31, 2018 include the accounts of IIOT-OXYS, Inc., OXYS Corporation, and HereLab, Inc. as of the closing date of the acquisition agreement dated January 11, 2018. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s revenue is derived primarily from providing services under contractual agreements. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic No. 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) which was adopted on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method, which was elected to apply to all active contracts as of the adoption date. Application of the modified retrospective method did not impact amounts previously reported by the Company, nor did it require a cumulative effect adjustment upon adoption, as the Company's method of recognizing revenue under ASC 606 yielded similar results to the method utilized immediately prior to adoption. Accordingly, there was no effect to each financial statement line item as a result of applying the new revenue standard.
According to ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue based on the following criteria:
· Identification of a contract or contracts, with a customer.
· Identification of the performance obligations in the contract.
· Determination of contract price.
· Allocation of transaction price to the performance obligation.
· Recognition of revenue when, or as, performance obligation is satisfied.
The Company used a practical expedient available under ASC 606-10-65-1(f)4 that permits it to consider the aggregate effect of all contract modifications that occurred before the beginning of the earliest period presented when identifying satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations.
The Company has elected to treat shipping and handling activities as cost of sales. Additionally, the Company has elected to record revenue net of sales and other similar taxes.
Use of Estimates
Management uses estimates and assumptions in preparing these financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could vary from the estimates that were used.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company was only recently formed, has incurred continuing operating losses and has an accumulated deficit of $5,040,307 and $3,153,020 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These factors raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.
Management believes that it will be able to achieve a satisfactory level of liquidity to meet the Company’s obligations for the next 12 months by generating cash through additional borrowings and/or issuances of equity securities, as needed. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to generate sufficient liquidity to maintain its operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Concentration of Risk
Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents which are generally not collateralized. The Company’s policy is to place its cash and cash equivalents with high quality financial institutions, in order to limit the amount of credit exposure. Accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), up to $250,000. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had no amounts in excess of the FDIC insurance limit.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all unrestricted highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Trade accounts receivable are carried at original invoice amount less an estimate made for doubtful accounts. The Company determines the allowance for doubtful accounts by identifying potential troubled accounts and by using historical experience and future expectations applied to an aging of accounts. Trade accounts receivable are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of trade accounts receivable previously written off are recorded as income when received. There was no allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2019 and 2018.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments is determined in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes.
Long-Lived Assets
The Company regularly reviews the carrying value and estimated lives of its long-lived assets to determine whether indicators of impairment may exist that warrant adjustments to the carrying value or estimated useful lives. The determinants used for this evaluation include management’s estimate of the asset’s ability to generate positive income from operations and positive cash flow in future periods as well as the strategic significance of the assets to the Company’s business objectives.
Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated periods benefited and are reviewed when appropriate for possible impairment.
Convertible Debt
Convertible debt is accounted for under FASB ASC 470, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options.
Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share
The Company computes basic and diluted net loss attributable to common stockholders for the period under ASC 260-10, Earnings Per Share.
3. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
ASU 2016-02
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The new standard establishes a right-of-use ("ROU") model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the consolidated balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the consolidated statement of operations. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02. The Company is not a lessee of a lease longer than 12 months nor has the Company been a lessee of a lease longer than 12 months in prior periods therefore there is no impact of the adoption of this standard.
ASU 2018-07
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which aligned certain aspects of share-based payments accounting between employees and nonemployees. Specifically, nonemployee share-based payment awards within the scope of Topic 718 are measured at grant-date fair value of the equity instruments that an entity is obligated to issue when the good has been delivered or the service has been rendered and any other conditions necessary to earn the right to benefit from the instruments have been satisfied and an entity considers the probability of satisfying performance conditions when nonemployee share-based payment awards contain such conditions. On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2018-17. The new standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements or disclosures.
ASU 2019-12
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB and do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.
4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurements," defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally accepted accounting principles and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined under ASC 820 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. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The standard describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value which are the following:
· Level 1-Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets.
· Level 2-Observable inputs such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model-derived valuations whose significant inputs are observable.
· Level 3-Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.
The following tables set forth the liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis presented in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
The shares of common stock associated with the Level 3 accrued share compensation liability are the unvested shares earned on a pro-rata basis as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 related to the consulting agreements discussed in Note 7. The fair value was calculated based on comparable adjusted amounts the Company was raising funds at multiplied by the total shares agreed upon on the effective date of the respective agreements. The share compensation amount is amortized over the life of the agreements.
The shares of common stock associated with the Level 1 accrued share compensation liability are shares issued to a consultant in exchange for work provided during the period, but not yet issued as of December 31, 2018, related to a settlement agreement discussed in Note 7. The fair value was calculated based on market prices for the shares in an active market on the effective date of the agreement.
The shares of common stock associated with the Level 3 shares issued in the acquisition of Herelab as of December 31, 2018 were valued based on comparable adjusted amounts the Company was raising funds at on the effective date of the agreement.
5. INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic No. 740. This standard requires the Company to provide a net deferred tax asset or liability equal to the expected future tax benefit or expense of temporary reporting differences between book and tax accounting methods and any available operating loss or tax credit carryforwards. Income tax returns open for examination by the Internal Revenue Service consist of tax years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
The Company has available at December 31, 2019, unused operating loss carryforwards of approximately $5,040,911 which may be applied against future taxable income and which expire in various years through 2036. However, if certain substantial changes in the Company’s ownership should occur, there could be an annual limitation on the amount of net operating loss carryforward which can be utilized. The amount of and ultimate realization of the benefits from the operating loss carryforwards for income tax purposes is dependent, in part, upon the tax laws in effect, the future earnings of the Company and other future events, the effects of which cannot be determined. Because of the uncertainty surrounding the realization of the loss carryforwards, the Company has established a valuation allowance equal to the tax effect of the loss carryforwards and other temporary differences of approximately $1,303,076 and $815,056 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and therefore, no deferred tax asset has been recognized for the loss carryforwards. The change in the valuation allowance is approximately $488,020 and $417,038 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Deferred tax assets are comprised of the following:
The reconciliation of the provisions for income taxes computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rate (21%) to the Company’s effective tax rate for the periods ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:
6. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
The Company’s intangible assets comprise of intellectual property revolving around their field tests, sensor integrations, and board designs. Intangible assets, net of amortization at December 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted to $397,492 and $446,992, respectively.
At December 31, 2019 the Company determined that none of its intangible assets were impaired. Amortizable intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of ten years. Amortization expense of finite-lived intangibles was $49,500 and $48,220 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
The following table summarizes the Company’s estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets with finite lives as of December 31, 2019:
7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In prior years, the Company entered into consulting agreements with one director, three executive officers, and one engineer of the Company which include commitments to issue shares of the Company’s common stock from the Company’s Stock Incentive Plans. Two agreements have been terminated and shares have been issued in conjunction with the related separation agreements, but the vested shares related to the remaining consulting agreements with the three executive officers have not yet been issued and therefore remain a liability. According to the remaining three agreements, 1,269,000 shares vested in 2019, 2,400,000 shares of common stock will vest in 2020, and 3,600,000 shares of common stock will vest in 2021.
According to the agreements with the executive officers the shares vest annually over three years on the anniversary of each agreement.
In the event that the agreement is terminated by either party pursuant to the terms of the agreement, all unvested shares which have been earned shall vest on a pro-rata basis as of the effective date of the termination of the agreement and all unearned, unvested shares shall be terminated.
The value of the shares was assigned at fair market value on the effective date of the agreement and the pro-rata number of shares earned was calculated and amortized at the end of each reporting period. The Company accrued $1,102,645 and $944,467 in shares payable in conjunction with these agreements as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. A summary of these agreements is as follows.
On March 11, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Consulting Agreement dated effective June 4, 2018 with its CEO. The term of the agreement is for three years beginning as of the effective date, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the agreement and is automatically renewable for one-year terms upon the consent of the parties. The services to be provided by the CEO pursuant to the agreement are those customary for the position in which the CEO is serving. The CEO shall receive a monthly fee of $15,000 which accrues unless converted into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion rate specified in the agreement. Until the Company closes a minimum $500,000 capital raise, the monthly fee accrues and, upon the closing of such a capital raise, $5,000 of the monthly fee will be paid to the CEO in cash and the remainder will continue to accrue. Upon the closing of a capital raise of at least $2,000,000, the entire monthly fee will be paid to the CEO in cash and all accrued and unpaid monthly fees will be paid by the Company within one year of the closing of such a capital raise. As of the effective date, the Company shall issue to the CEO an aggregate of 3,060,000 shares of the Company’s common stock which vest as follows:
1. 560,000 shares on the first-year anniversary of the effective date;
2. 1,000,000 shares on the second-year anniversary of the effective date; and
3. 1,500,000 shares on the third-year anniversary of the effective date.
The shares are issued under the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan. Vesting of the shares is subject to acceleration of vesting upon the occurrence of certain events such as a Change of Control (as defined in the agreement) or the listing of the Company’s common stock on a senior exchange. As of December 31, 2019, 560,000 shares had vested, but were not yet issued.
On March 11, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Consulting Agreement dated effective October 1, 2018 with its COO. The term of the agreement is for three years beginning as of the effective date, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the agreement and is automatically renewable for one-year terms upon the consent of the parties. The services to be provided by the COO pursuant to the agreement are those customary for the position in which the COO is serving. The COO shall receive a monthly fee of $12,750 which accrues unless converted into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion rate specified in the agreement. Until the Company closes a minimum $500,000 capital raise, the monthly fee accrues and, upon the closing of such a capital raise, $4,250 of the monthly fee will be paid to the COO in cash and the remainder will continue to accrue. Upon the closing of a capital raise of at least $2,000,000, the entire monthly fee will be paid to the COO in cash and all accrued and unpaid monthly fees will be paid by the Company within one year of the closing of such a capital raise. As of the effective date, the Company shall issue to the COO an aggregate of 2,409,000 shares of the Company’s common stock which vest as follows:
1. 409,000 shares on the first-year anniversary of the effective date;
2. 800,000 shares on the second-year anniversary of the effective date; and
3. 1,200,000 shares on the third-year anniversary of the effective date.
The shares are issued under the 2017 Stock Incentive Plan. Vesting of the shares is subject to acceleration of vesting upon the occurrence of certain events such as a Change of Control (as defined in the agreement) or the listing of the Company’s common stock on a senior exchange. As of December 31, 2019, 409,000 shares had vested, but were not yet issued.
On March 11, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement dated effective April 23, 2018 with its CTO. The term of the agreement is for three years beginning as of the effective date, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the agreement and is automatically renewable for one-year terms upon the consent of the parties. The services to be provided by the CTO pursuant to the agreement are those customary for the position in which the CTO is serving. The CTO shall receive a monthly fee of $9,375 which accrues unless converted into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion rate specified in the agreement. Until the Company closes a minimum $500,000 capital raise, the monthly fee accrues and, upon the closing of such a capital raise, $3,125 of the monthly fee will be paid to the CTO in cash and the remainder will continue to accrue. Upon the closing of a capital raise of at least $2,000,000, the entire monthly fee will be paid to the CTO in cash and all accrued and unpaid monthly fees will be paid by the Company within one year of the closing of such a capital raise. As of the effective date, the Company shall issue to the CTO an aggregate of 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock which vest as follows:
1. 300,000 shares on the first-year anniversary of the effective date;
2. 600,000 shares on the second-year anniversary of the effective date; and
3. 900,000 shares on the third-year anniversary of the effective date.
As of December 31, 2019, 300,000 shares had vested, but were not yet issued.
8. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common Stock
The Company has authorized 190,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock and 10,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value preferred stock. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had 43,313,547 and 40,633,327 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
Holders of shares of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters to be voted on by the stockholders. Holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights. Holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors in its discretion from funds legally available, therefore. In the event of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, the holders of common stock are entitled to share pro rata in all assets remaining after payment in full of all liabilities. All of the outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable. Holders of common stock have no preemptive rights to purchase the Company’s common stock. There are no conversion or redemption rights or sinking fund provisions with respect to the common stock.
On March 16, 2017, the Board of Directors of IIOT-OXYS, Inc. and a majority of the shareholders of IIOT-OXYS, Inc. approved the IIOT-OXYS, Inc. 2017 Stock Awards Plan, (the “Plan”). The Plan provided for granted incentive stock options, options that do not constitute incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, phantom stock awards, or any combination of the foregoing, as is best suited to the particular circumstances. The Plan was effective upon its adoption by the Board.
The aggregate number of common shares that may be issued under the Plan were 7,000,000 common shares. No further awards were to be granted under the Plan after ten years following the effective date. The Plan was to remain in effect until all awards granted under the Plan had been satisfied or expired. This Plan was terminated and replaced by the 2017 Stock Inventive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) on December 14, 2017 (the “Effective Date”) as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company.
Awards may be made under the 2017 Plan for up to 4,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company. All of the Company’s employees, officers and directors, as well as consultants and advisors to the Company are eligible to be granted awards under the 2017 Plan. No awards can be granted under the 2017 Plan after the expiration of 10 years from the Effective Date but awards previously granted may extend beyond that date. Awards may consist of both incentive and non-statutory options, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, and restricted stock awards. With the approval of the 2017 Stock Incentive Plan, the Board terminated the 2017 Stock Awards Plan with no awards having been granted thereunder.
On March 11, 2019 (the “Effective Date”) the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Awards may be made under the Plan for up to 5,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company. All of the Company’s employees, officers and directors, as well as consultants and advisors to the Company are eligible to be granted awards under the Plan. No awards can be granted under the Plan after the expiration of 10 years from the Effective Date but awards previously granted may extend beyond that date. Awards may consist of both incentive and non-statutory options, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, and restricted stock awards.
Shares earned and issued related to the consulting agreements discussed in Note 7 are issued under the 2017 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan. Vesting of the shares is subject to acceleration of vesting upon the occurrence of certain events such as a Change of Control (as defined in the agreement) or the listing of the Company’s common stock on a senior exchange.
A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested shares as of December 31, 2019 and changes during the year then ended, is presented below:
As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, there was $1,078,055 and $1,854,873, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation costs related to the non-vested share-based compensation arrangements awarded to consultants. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years. The total fair value of shares vested during the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $723,068 and $449,729, respectively.
A consulting agreement with an engineer was terminated upon the resignation of the engineer on August 30, 2019 as of which 50,000 earned shares were vested and were issued on October 10, 2019 amounting to $6,250. A consulting agreement with a director was terminated upon the resignation of the director on September 20, 2018 and, pursuant to a Settlement Agreement, 104,673 earned shares were vested and issued on January 1, 2019 amounting to $21,458.
On January 11, 2018 the Company issued 1,650,000 shares in acquisition of HereLab, Inc. in the amount of $495,000.
On October 5, 2018 the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with a consultant in which 650,000 shares were issued on February 28, 2019 in the amount of $7,800.
On January 10, 2019, the Company entered into a Strategic Advisory Agreement with a consultant. The initial term of the agreement is 90 days from the date of the agreement and will be renewed for an additional 90-day term unless either party gives written notice at least ten days prior to the expiration of the initial term. Pursuant to the agreement, the consultant provided the Company consulting services pertaining to strategic planning for marketing and capital raising. In consideration of receipt of the services, the Company issued to the consultant 1,885,547 shares of the Company’s common stock amounting to $249,402 as of December 31, 2019. The agreement was terminated August 31, 2019.
On March 7, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the Financial Consulting Agreement dated effective March 4, 2019 with a consultant pursuant to which the Company issued to the consultant 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock amounting to $60,000 in exchange for consulting services provided by the consultant to the Company. The term of the agreement was six months and was not renewed.
On July 12, 2019 the Board of Directors of the Company approved an issuance of 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock amounting to $2,500 to a consultant as a bonus for services performed.
On September 6, 2019, the Company entered into a Financial Public Relations Agreement. The term of the Agreement is 45 days from the date of the Agreement and will be renewed upon written consent of the parties. The agreement was not renewed. Pursuant to the Agreement, the consultant provided the Company consulting services pertaining to investor relations. In consideration of receipt of the services the Company issued to the consultant 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock amounting to $6,950.
Total share-based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $1,035,454 and $449,729, respectively.
Warrants
A summary of the status of the Company’s warrants as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and changes during the year then ended, is presented below:
9. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding for the period. Common stock equivalents are only included when their effect is dilutive. The Company’s potentially dilutive securities which include stock options, convertible debt, convertible preferred stock and common stock warrants have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as they would be anti-dilutive. For all periods presented, there is no difference in the number of shares used to compute basic and diluted shares outstanding due to the Company’s net loss position.
The following outstanding common stock equivalents have been excluded from diluted net loss per common share for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive:
10. CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE
On January 18, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a non-public offering of up to $1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 12% Senior Secured Convertible Notes. The notes are convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of the Company’s common stock, at any time at a rate of $0.65 per share with fractions rounded up to the nearest whole share, unless paid in cash at the Company’s election. The notes bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum and interest payments will be made on a quarterly basis. The notes mature January 15, 2020.
The notes are governed by a Securities Purchase Agreement and are secured by all the assets of the Company pursuant to a Security and Pledge Agreement. In addition to the issuance of the notes in the offering, the Company’s Board of Directors approved, as part of the offering, the issuance of warrants to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock for 50% of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of each note. Each warrant is immediately exercisable at $0.75 per share, contains certain anti-dilution down-round features and expires on January 15, 2023. If the Company ever defaults on the loan the warrants to be issued will increase from 50% of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion to 100%.
On January 22, 2018, the Company entered into a SPA and Security and Pledge Agreement with its first investor in the offering and issued a note to the investor in the principal amount of $500,000. Subscription funds were received by the Company from the investor on February 7, 2018. In addition to the note, the Company issued to the investor 384,615 warrants. The warrants are considered equity instruments based on the Company’s adoption of ASU 2017-11.
The proceeds received upon issuing the note and warrants were allocated to each instrument on a relative fair value basis. The initial fair value of the warrants was $838,404 determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions: expected term of 2.5 years; risk free interest rate of 2.1%; and volatility of 142%. The effective conversion rate resulted in a Beneficial Conversion Feature greater than the proceeds received. Thus, the discount was limited to the proceeds received of $500,000 and was amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the note.
On March 7, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company approved Amendment No. 1 to the 12% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note and the Warrant Agreement, each issued January 22, 2018, respectively, to the note holder. The amendments (i) extend the maturity date of the note to March 1, 2021 and extend the term of the warrants to March 6, 2024, (ii) lower the conversion price of the note and the exercise price of the warrants to $0.20 and $0.30, respectively, and (iii) add an adjustment to the conversion and exercise price of the note and warrants, respectively, in the event the Company does not achieve certain milestones during calendar 2019. The fair value of the warrants is $25,162 determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions: expected term of 2.5 years; risk free interest rate of 2.6%; and volatility of 127%. The effective conversion rate resulted in a discount of $23,956 and is amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the note. The Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $221,232 related to the decrease in conversion price.
On January 1, 2020, the Company failed to achieve certain milestones during calendar 2019 and, as such, the conversion/exercise prices of the note and warrants were adjusted to $0.10 and $0.15, respectively.
For the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 interest expense paid to the investor amounted to $44,877 and $56,384, respectively. The Company also accrued $15,123 and $0 in interest expense as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 the Company also amortized to interest expense $53,755 and $234,932, respectively.
The unpaid principal balance of the note is $500,000 at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and the remaining unamortized discount is $14,038 and $265,068, respectively.
On January 22, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement and Security and Pledge Agreement with a single investor and issued a Secured Convertible Promissory Note to the investor in the principal amount of $55,000. In addition to the note, the Company issued to the investor 36,667 warrants. Each warrant is immediately exercisable at $0.75 per share, contains certain anti-dilution down-round features and expires on January 22, 2024. If the Company ever defaults on the loan the warrants to be issued will increase from 50% of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion to 100%. The warrants are considered equity instruments based on the Company’s adoption of ASU 2017-11.
The proceeds received upon issuing the note and warrants were allocated to each instrument on a relative fair value basis. The initial fair value of the warrants was $3,217 determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions: expected term of 2.5 years; risk free interest rate of 2.6%; and volatility of 128%. The effective conversion rate resulted in a discount of $3,039 and is amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the note.
For the year ended December 31, 2019 interest expense paid to the investor amounted to $0. The unpaid principal balance of the note and accrued interest is $55,000 and $2,584, respectively, at December 31, 2019, the remaining unamortized discount is $194. For the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company also amortized to interest expense $2,846 from the amortization of the discount. This note and accrued interest is due to a related party.
On March 7, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a non-public offering of up to $500,000 aggregate principal amount of its 12% Senior Secured Convertible Notes. The notes are convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of the Company’s common stock, at any time at a rate of $0.20 per share with fractions rounded up to the nearest whole share, unless paid in cash at the Company’s election. The notes bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum and interest payments will be made on a quarterly basis. The notes mature March 1, 2021. The conversion price of the notes is also subject to adjustments if the Company does not achieve certain milestones during the calendar year 2019.
The notes are governed by a Securities Purchase Agreement and are secured by all the assets of the Company pursuant to a Security and Pledge Agreement. Funding is subject to the occurrence of certain milestones, as stated in the SPA. In addition to the issuance of the notes in the offering, the Company’s Board of Directors approved, as part of the offering, the issuance of warrants to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock for 50% of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of each note. Each warrant is immediately exercisable at $0.30 per share and expires five years from the issuance date. The exercise price of the warrants is also subject to adjustments if the Company does not achieve certain milestones during the calendar year 2019.
On March 6, 2019, the Company entered into SPAs and Security and Pledge Agreements with its first two investors in the offering and issued notes to the investors in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000. Subscription funds were received by the Company from the investors on March 6, 2019. In addition to the notes, the Company issued to the investors an aggregate of 250,000 warrants. Each warrant is immediately exercisable at $0.30 per share, contains certain anti-dilution down-round features and expires on March 6, 2024. If the Company ever defaults on the loan the warrants to be issued will increase from 50% of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion to 100%. The warrants are considered equity instruments based on the Company’s adoption of ASU 2017-11.
On January 1, 2020, the Company failed to achieve certain milestones during calendar 2019 and, as such, the conversion/exercise prices of the note and warrants were adjusted to $0.10 and $0.15, respectively.
The proceeds received upon issuing the notes and warrants were allocated to each instrument on a relative fair value basis. The initial fair value of the warrants was $12,646 determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions: expected term of 2.5 years; risk free interest rate of 2.5%; and volatility of 127%. The effective conversion rate resulted in a discount of $11,226 and is amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the notes.
The unpaid principal balance of the notes is $100,000, accrued interest is $3,025 and the balance of the unamortized discount is $2,037 at December 31, 2019. Interest expense paid to the investors amounted to $6,838 for the year ended December 31, 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company also amortized to interest expense $9,189 from the amortization of the discount.
On August 2, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an investor for the purchase of a 12% Secured Convertible Note in the principal amount of up to $125,000. The note is convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of the Company’s common stock, at any time at a rate of $0.08 per share with fractions rounded up to the nearest whole share, unless paid in cash at the Company’s election. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum and interest payments will be made on a quarterly basis. The note matures August 2, 2021. $75,000, $25,000 and $25,000 subscription funds were received by the Company from the investor on August 2, 2019, September 6, 2019, and October 16, 2019, respectively. In addition to the note, the Company issued to the investor an aggregate of 781.250 warrants. The warrants are considered equity instruments based on the Company’s adoption of ASU 2017-11.
The proceeds received upon issuing the note and warrants were allocated to each instrument on a relative fair value basis. The initial fair value of the warrants was $71,035 determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions: expected term of 2.5 years; risk free interest rate of 1.6%; and volatility of 132%. The effective conversion rate resulted in a discount of $104,941 and is amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the note.
The unpaid principal balance of the notes is $125,000, the accrued interest is $3,649 and the balance of the unamortized discount is $86,646 at December 31, 2019. Interest expense paid to the investor amounted to $1,652 for the year ended December 31, 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company also amortized to interest expense $18,295 from the amortization of the discount. This note is payable to and the interest expense was paid to a related party.
On August 29, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an investor for the purchase of a Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of up to $105,000. The Note is not convertible within 180 days of receipt of funds for the first closing and is then convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a rate of $0.20 per share. Upon an “Event of Default,” as defined in the note, the conversion price becomes the “Variable Conversion Price” which is defined in the note as “60% multiplied by the Marked Price.” “Market Price” is defined in the note as “the lowest one (1) Trading Price (as defined in the note) for the common stock during the twenty-five (25) Trading Day period ending on the last complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date.” The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum with principal and accrued and unpaid interest payable one year from the receipt of funds for each tranche under the note. Subscription funds of $30,000 were received by the Company from the investor on September 6, 2019 for which the Company paid a purchase price of $35,000. In addition to the notes, the Company issued to the investor an aggregate of 175,000 warrants. The warrants are considered equity instruments based on the Company’s adoption of ASU 2017-11.
The proceeds received upon issuing the notes and warrants were allocated to each instrument on a relative fair value basis. The initial fair value of the warrants was $15,868 determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions: expected term of 2.5 years; risk free interest rate of 1.4%; and volatility of 132%. The effective conversion rate resulted in a discount of $10,378 and is amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the notes.
The unpaid principal balance of the notes is $35,000, accrued interest is $1,112 and the balance of the unamortized discount is $3,764 at December 31, 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company also amortized to interest expense $6,615 from the amortization of the discount. There is an additional discount of $5,000 on the note resulting from the difference between the purchase price and the subscription funds received. For the year ended December 31, 2019 $3,187 has been amortized to interest expense leaving an unamortized balance of $1,813 as of December 31, 2019.
11. RELATED PARTIES
At December 31, 2019 and 2018 the amount due to stockholders was $1,000. The balance is payable to two stockholders related to opening bank balances.
At December 31, 2019 and 2018 accounts payable due to three officers was $343,227 and $237,514, respectively. The majority of the balance is related to deferred salary expenses while the remainder is related to reimbursable expenses that were incurred throughout the year. During the year ended December 31, 2019 the three officers forgave accrued salaries amounting to $370,725.
In January 2018 the Company entered into a lease agreement with a stockholder of the Company and paid monthly installments of $2,000 which terminated on December 31, 2018. The Company renewed the lease agreement in January 2019 for monthly installments of $2,000 which terminated on June 30, 2019, the Company now rents month to month. For the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, rent expense earned by the stockholder amounted to $24,000, while $15,000 and $6,000 of the rent expense is in accounts payable as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
The Company entered into a verbal arrangement in June of 2017 with a company controlled by a shareholder to provide administrative services. Total payments to the related party for administrative services amounted to $0 and $26,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
For the year ended December 31, 2019 professional expense paid to directors and officers of the Company amounted to $0 and $130,000, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, travel expense paid on behalf of directors and officers of the Company amounted to approximately $10,000 and $8,000, respectively.
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events from the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued and determined that there were the following items to disclose:
Six months from receipt of the first tranche of $35,000 under the Convertible Promissory Note issued on August 29, 2019, the Company failed to pay the accrued and unpaid interest, which is considered an “Event of Default” under the note. As a result, the conversion price became a “Variable Conversion Price.” Also, as a result of the occurrence of the “Event of Default,” all amounts owing under the note became immediately due and payable and the Company became obligated to pay to the holder 175% of the then outstanding balance of the note and all unpaid principal and unpaid interest accrued interest at 15%.
During 2020, the holder of the note had converted $35,000 of principle plus fees into shares of Common Stock and, as of the date hereof, the amount of principle owing under the note is $0. As a result of the conversions by the holder at a conversion price below the warrant exercise price of $0.20, the exercise price of the warrants was adjusted to $0.00084. During 2020, the holder of the note exercised 38,038,165 warrants at conversion prices ranging from $0.026 to $0.060.
On May 20, 2020, the second closing of the Convertible Promissory Note occurred pursuant to which the Company paid a purchase price of $35,000 and received gross proceeds of $29,300. In addition to the issuance of the note, the Company issued to the holder warrants to purchase one share of the Company’s Common Stock for 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the funds received in the second closing. Each warrant is immediately exercisable at $0.20 per share, unless adjusted, and expires on May 20, 2025.
During 2020, the Company applied for and received funding from the Payroll Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”) in the amount of $36,700. under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The PPP Loan matures on April 23, 2022 and bears interest at a rate of 1.0% per annum. Monthly amortized principal and interest payments are deferred for six months after the date of disbursement. The Promissory Note contains events of default and other provisions customary for a loan of this type. The Paycheck Protection Program provides that the use of PPP Loan amount shall be limited to certain qualifying expenses and may be partially or wholly forgiven in accordance with the requirements set forth in the CARES Act.
The Company is closely monitoring the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, on all aspects of its business. COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020 and the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. The Company has implemented contingency plans, with office-based employees working remotely where possible. While the COVID-19 pandemic has not had a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations to date, the future impacts of the pandemic and any resulting economic impact are largely unknown and rapidly evolving. It is possible that the COVID-19 pandemic, the measures taken by the governments of countries affected and the resulting economic impact may materially and adversely affect the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial position as well as its customers.
On June 12, 2020, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the 5% Secured Promissory Note with Cambridge Medspace, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company, pursuant to which the Note was amended to extend the maturity date to January 22, 2021.