ALR TECHNOLOGIES INC. - Quarter Report: 2009 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
x
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE
QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31,
2009
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Commission
file number 000-30414
ALR
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
3350
Riverwood Parkway, Suite 1900
Atlanta,
Georgia 30339
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code.)
(678)
881-0002
(telephone
number, including area code)
Check
whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the last 90 days. YES x
NO
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer, “accelerated filer,”
“non-accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated
Filer
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Accelerated
Filer
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Non-accelerated
Filer
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Smaller Reporting
Company
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x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES
NO
x
State the
number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity,
as of the latest practicable date: 76,078,446 as of May 6,
2009.
PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
ALR
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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||||||
Interim
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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($
United States)
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||||||
March
31
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December
31
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|||||
2009
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2008
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|||||
(Unaudited)
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||||||
Assets
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||||||
Current
assets:
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||||||
Cash
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$
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1,380
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$
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7,901
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Accounts
receivable, net of allowance of $748
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1,923
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5,048
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||||
(December 31, 2008 -
$748)
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||||||
Inventories,
net of reserves (note 3)
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-
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-
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||||
Prepaid
expenses and deposits
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77,235
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57,536
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Deferred
interest expenses (note 5)
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33,600
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50,400
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114,138
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120,885
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|||||
Equipment,
net of accumulated depreciation
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5,676
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6,109
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||||
(net of accumulated depreciation
of $25,438;
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||||||
December 31, 2008 -
$25,005)
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||||||
$
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119,814
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$
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126,994
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Liabilities and Shareholders'
Deficiency
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||||||
Current
liabilities:
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||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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$
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1,064,284
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$
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1,088,256
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Payroll
payable
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18,050
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18,050
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||||
Interest
payable (note 5)
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2,793,305
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2,613,008
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||||
Advances
payable (note 5)
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2,408,193
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2,289,982
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Promissory
notes payable (notes 5 and 7)
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6,553,608
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6,436,393
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12,837,440
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12,445,689
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|||||
Shareholders'
deficiency
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||||||
Capital
stock (note 6)
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||||||
350,000,000 common shares with a
par
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||||||
value of $0.001 per share
authorized, 76,078,446 issued
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76,078
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76,078
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||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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13,360,849
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13,300,827
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Accumulated
deficit
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(26,154,553
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)
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(25,695,600
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)
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(12,717,626
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)
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(12,318,695
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)
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|||
$
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119,814
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$
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126,994
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See
accompanying Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
F-1
-2-
Interim
Consolidated Statement of Loss
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||||||
($
United States)
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||||||
(Unaudited)
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||||||
Three
Months Ended
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Three
Months Ended
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March
31
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March
31
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|||||
2009
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2008
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Revenue
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||||||
Sales
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$
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-
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$
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1,739
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Cost of
sales
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-
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28
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||||
-
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1,711
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|||||
Expenses
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||||||
Depreciation
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433
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306
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||||
Development
costs
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68,750
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190,814
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Foreign exchange (gain)
loss
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(8,051
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)
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(6,776
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)
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Interest
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237,836
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168,396
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||||
Professional
fees
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11,777
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14,280
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Rent
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7,120
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13,189
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Selling, general and
administration
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141,088
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147,709
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||||
458,953
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527,918
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|||||
Net
loss
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(458,953
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)
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(526,207
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)
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Loss
per share, basic and diluted
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$
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(0.01
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)
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$
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(0.01
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)
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Weighted
average shares outstanding,
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||||||
- basic and diluted
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76,078,446
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76,078,446
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See
accompanying Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
F-2
-3-
Interim
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Deficiency and Comprehensive
Loss
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($
United States)
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|||||||||||
Capital
Stock
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Additional
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Total
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|||||||||
Number
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Paid
in
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Accumulated
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Shareholders'
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of
Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Deficit
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Deficiency
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Balance,
December 31, 2007
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76,078,446
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$
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76,078
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$
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12,951,235
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$
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(23,796,490
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)
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$
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(10,769,177
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)
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Financing
cost of stock options issued
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|||||||||||
in
consideration of promissory notes
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|||||||||||
payable:
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|||||||||||
-
relatives of directors
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-
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-
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17,056
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-
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17,056
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-
non-related parties
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-
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-
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104,535
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-
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104,535
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Compensating
cost of stock options
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|||||||||||
issued
or vested for product
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|||||||||||
product
development:
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|||||||||||
-
directors and officers
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189,888
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189,888
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-
non-related parties
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38,113
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38,113
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Loss
and comprehensive loss
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-
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-
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-
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(1,899,110
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)
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(1,899,110
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)
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Balance,
December 31, 2008
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76,078,446
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76,078
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13,300,827
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(25,695,600
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)
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(12,318,695
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)
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Financing
cost of stock options issued
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|||||||||||
in
consideration of promissory notes
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payable:
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|||||||||||
-
relatives of directors
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37,772
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37,772
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Compensating
cost of stock options
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|||||||||||
issued
or vested for product
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|||||||||||
development:
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-
directors and officers
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6,488
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6,488
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-
non-related parties
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15,762
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15,762
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Loss
and comprehensive loss
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(458,953
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)
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(458,953
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)
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Balance,
March 31, 2009 (unaudited)
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76,078,446
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$
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76,078
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$
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13,360,849
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$
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(26,154,553
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)
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$
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(12,717,626
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)
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See
accompanying Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
F-3
-4-
Interim
Statement of Cash Flows
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($
United States)
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||||||
(Unaudited
)
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Three
Months Ended
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March
31
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2009
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2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Cash received from
customers
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$
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3,125
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$
|
907
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Cash paid to suppliers and
employees
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(129,815
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)
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(59,701
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)
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Interest
paid
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(530
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)
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(3,766
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)
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Net
cash provided by (used in) operating
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||||||
activities
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(127,220
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)
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(62,560
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)
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Promissory notes
payable
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120,699
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60,000
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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120,699
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60,000
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||||
(6,521
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)
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(2,560
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)
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Cash,
beginning of period
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7,901
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2,973
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||||
Cash,
end of period
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$
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1,380
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$
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413
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Non-cash
operating activities:
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Stock-based
compensation
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||||||
Financing costs
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$
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37,772
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$
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104,534
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Compensation
costs
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22,250
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143,791
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$
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60,022
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$
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248,325
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See
accompanying Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
F-4
-5-
Notes to
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
($ United
States)
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
1.
Basis of presentation
ALR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (the "Company") was incorporated under the laws of the State
of Nevada on March 24, 1987 as Mo Betta Corp. On December 28, 1998, the Company
changed its name from Mo Betta Corp. to ALR Technologies Inc. The Company has
developed a line of medication compliance reminder devices and compliance
monitoring systems that will assist people with taking their medications and
treatments on time and allow for heath care professionals to remotely monitor
and intervene as necessary if a person is noncompliant.
In April
2008, the Company incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary in Canada and its
activities have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
These
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America on a going concern basis
which presumes the realization of assets and the discharge of liabilities and
commitments in the normal course of operations for the foreseeable
future.
Several
adverse conditions cast substantial doubt on the validity of this
assumption. The Company has incurred significant operating losses
over the past several fiscal years (Three months period ended March 31, 2009 -
$458,953; 2008 - $1,899,110; 2007 - $1,579,506), is currently unable to
self-finance operations, has working capital deficit of $12,723,302 as at March
31, 2009, $12,324,804 as at December 31, 2008 (2007 - $10,773,657), a
deficit of $26,154,553 as at March 31, 2009 , $25,695,600 as at December 31,
2008 (2007 - $23,796,490), limited resources, no source of operating cash flow
and no assurances that sufficient funding will be available to conduct further
product development and operations.
The
Company's ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the continued
financial support of its creditors and its ability to obtain financing to repay
its current obligations and fund working capital and its ability to achieve
profitable operations. All of the Company's debt financing is either due on
demand or is overdue and now due on demand. The Company will seek to obtain
creditors' consents to delay repayment of these outstanding promissory notes
payable until it is able to replace this financing with funds generated by
operations, replacement debt or from equity financings through private
placements or the exercise of options and warrants. While the Company's
creditors have agreed to extend repayment deadlines in the past, there is no
assurance that they will continue to do so in the future. Management plans to
obtain financing through the issuance of shares on the exercise of options and
warrants and through future common share private placements. Management hopes to
realize sufficient sales in future periods to achieve profitable operations. The
resolution of the going concern issue is dependent upon the realization of
management's plans. There can be no assurance provided that the Company will be
able to raise sufficient debt or equity capital, from the sources described
above, on satisfactory terms. If management is unsuccessful in obtaining
financing or in achieving profitable operations, the Company will be required to
cease operations. The outcome of these matters cannot be predicted at this
time. The Company is currently financed by loans from a relative of a
director of the Company.
The
financial statements do not give effect to any adjustments which could be
necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern and,
therefore, be required to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in
other than the normal course of business and at amounts differing from those
reflected in the financial statements.
F-5
-6-
ALR
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Notes to
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
($ United
States)
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
2.
Significant accounting policies
The
information included in the accompanying interim financial statements is
unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial
statements and notes thereto contained in the Company's Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. In the opinion of management, all
adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for fair
presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented have
been reflected herein. The results of operations for the interim periods
presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the
entire fiscal year.
a)
Stock-based compensation:
The
Company follows the provisions of FASB No. 123R in accounting all its stock
options issued.
b) Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
Basic net
loss per common share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted net loss
per common share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the sum of the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the dilutive common
equivalent shares outstanding during the year. Common equivalent shares consist
of the shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants calculated
using the treasury stock method. Common equivalent shares are not included in
the calculation of the weighted average number of shares outstanding for diluted
net loss per common share when the effect would be anti-dilutive.
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128: Earnings per Share ("SFAS 128")
replaces the presentation of primary earnings per share ("EPS") with a
presentation of both basic and diluted EPS for all entities with complex capital
structures including a reconciliation of each numerator and denominator. Basic
EPS excludes dilutive securities and is computed by dividing income available to
common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
for the year. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if
dilutive securities were converted into common stock and is computed similarly
to fully-diluted EPS pursuant to previous accounting pronouncements. SFAS 128
applies equally to loss per share presentations.
c)
Principles of consolidation
These
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Canada ALRTech Health Systems Inc. (incorporated in
British Columbia, Canada). All significant inter-company balances and
transactions have been eliminated.
3.
Inventories
March
31
|
December
31
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|||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||
(Unaudited)
|
|
|||||
Inventories,
at cost
|
$
|
263,520
|
$
|
263,520
|
||
Provision
for decline of value
|
(263,520
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)
|
(263,520
|
)
|
||
$
|
Nil
|
$
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Nil
|
The
Company's inventories consists of product parts and finished goods inventories.
The Company has expended significant efforts introducing its Human Prescription
Reminders ("Med Reminders") to disease management companies, home care
companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, health management organizations,
pharmacy benefits managers and certain clinics treating specific disease
conditions. Sales to March 31, 2009 have not been sufficient for the Company to
realize its investment in these inventories. Management plans to recover its
investment in inventories through sales via the channels indicated above and
through international markets. As of March 31, 2009, management had recorded a
provision of $263,520 in respect of its Med Reminder inventory.
F-6
-7-
ALR
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Notes to
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
($ United
States)
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
4.
Prepaid expenses and deposits
The
Company's prepaid expenses includes $77,000 prepaid commission expenses, which
is for future sales.
5.
Promissory notes payable
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company received a total of $120,699
from a relative of a director in exchange for promissory notes payable. The
promissory note is due on demand with interest at 1.0% per month and is secured
by a floating charge against assets of the Company. As further consideration,
483,000 options exercisable into common shares of the Company at an exercise
price of $0.25 per share for a period of five years were issued.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company entered into an
agreement with a non-related party whereby the Company received a total $450,000
over a four-month period starting from March 2008 in exchange for promissory
notes payable. The promissory note was due for repayment on September 30, 2009 with interest at 1.0%
per month and is unsecured. As further
consideration, 1,800,000 options exercisable into common shares of the Company
at an exercise price of $0.25 per share until March 31, 2013 were issued. The
stock-based
compensation arising from this stock option has been estimated to be
$104,534 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and amortized as interest
expenses over the loan period. As of March 31, 2009, the unamortized interest
was $33,600.
During
the three month period ended March 31, 2009, a promissory note repayable in
Canadian dollars to a director decreased by $3,484 due to favorable exchange
rate changes with the United States dollars.
March
31
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December
31
|
|||
2009
|
2008
|
|||
(Unaudited)
|
||||
Interest
payable to:
|
||||
Relatives of
directors
|
$
|
1,347,028
|
$
|
1,257,586
|
Companies controlled by
directors
|
5,790
|
5,790
|
||
Directors
|
70,658
|
69,545
|
||
Non-related
parties
|
1,369,829
|
1,280,087
|
||
$
|
2,793,305
|
$
|
2,613,008
|
|
March
31
|
December
31
|
|||
2009
|
2008
|
|||
(Unaudited)
|
||||
Advances
payable to:
|
||||
Relatives of
directors
|
$
|
15,468
|
$
|
19,335
|
Companies controlled by
directors
|
1,155,047
|
1,089,663
|
||
Directors
|
1,237,678
|
1,180,984
|
||
$
|
2,408,193
|
$
|
2,289,982
|
F-7
-8-
Notes
to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
|
||||
($
United States)
|
||||
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
|
||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||
March
31
|
December
31
|
|||
2009
|
2008
|
|||
(Unaudited)
|
||||
Promissory
notes payable to relatives of directors:
|
||||
Promissory
notes payable to a relative of a director, secured by a general
security
|
||||
agreement
bearing interest at the rate of 1% per month, due on
demand
|
$
|
2,150,027
|
$
|
2,029,328
|
Promissory
notes payable to a relative of a director, secured by a general
security
|
||||
agreement
bearing interest at the rate of 1.25% per month, due on
demand
|
251,347
|
251,347
|
||
Promissory
notes payable to relatives of a director, secured by a general
security
|
||||
agreement
bearing interest at the U.S. bank prime rate plus 1%, due on
demand
|
500,000
|
500,000
|
||
Promissory
notes payable, unsecured, from relatives of a director, bearing
interest
|
||||
at
0.625% per month, with $50,000 repayable on October 5, 2004 and
$60,000
|
||||
repayable
on July 28, 2006, which did not occur; currently due on demand
with
|
||||
The
same interest rate
|
110,000
|
110,000
|
||
Promissory
notes payable, unsecured, from relatives of a director, bearing
interest
|
||||
at
1% per month, due on demand
|
295,000
|
295,000
|
||
3,306,374
|
3,185,675
|
|||
Promissory
notes payable to directors:
|
||||
Promissory
notes payable to a director, unsecured, bearing interest at 1%
per
|
||||
month,
due on demand (Cdn $151,000)
|
119,822
|
123,306
|
||
119,822
|
123,306
|
|||
Promissory
notes payable to unrelated parties:
|
||||
Promissory
notes payable to, unsecured, bearing interest at 1% per
month,
|
||||
Repayable
September 30, 2009.
|
450,000
|
450,000
|
||
$50,000
repayable on December 31, 2004, which did not occur; currently all
due
|
||||
on
demand with the same interest rate
|
2,136,500
|
2,136,500
|
||
Promissory
notes payable, unsecured, bearing interest at 0.625% per month,
with
|
||||
$40,000
repayable on December 31, 2004, which did not occur; currently all
due
|
||||
on
demand with the same interest rate
|
40,000
|
40,000
|
||
Promissory
notes payable, secured by a guarantee from a director and relative of
a
|
||||
director,
bearing interest at 1% per month, with $200,000 repayable on July
31,
|
||||
2003,
which did not occur; currently all due on demand
|
230,000
|
230,000
|
||
Promissory
note payable, unsecured, non-interest bearing , repayable on July 17,
|
||||
2005,
which did not occur: currently due on demand
|
270,912
|
270,912
|
||
3,127,412
|
3,127,412
|
|||
Total
current promissory notes payable
|
$
|
6,553,608
|
$
|
6,436,393
|
F-8
-9-
Notes to
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
($ United
States)
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
6.
Capital stock
a)
Authorized share capital:
350,000,000
common shares with a par value of $0.001 per share
b) Stock
options:
The
Company accounts for its employee stock-based compensation arrangements in
accordance with provisions of SFAS No. 123R “Share Based Payments”.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company granted 483,000 options in
consideration of providing $120,699 loan to the Company. Compensation cost
related to these options, being the fair value of the options, has been
estimated to be $54,572 and charged to interest expense. The weighted average
per share fair value of these options issued in the period was $0.08. The fair
value of the options was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing
model, using the expected life of the options of 5 years, volatility factors of
221%, risk-free interest rates of 1.67% and no assumed dividend rate. The
Company apply zero forfeiture rate in calculating stock based compensation
expenses.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company granted 6,128,000 options. Of the
total granted, 3,000,000 were granted with vesting conditions based on certain
performance targets. Even though a final measure of the value of
compensation cost does not occur until performance is complete, the estimated
fair value of these options was recognized as at December 31, 2008 in the amount
of $84,210 and charged to product development costs. This amount has
been prorated based on the expected performance period. In
consideration of providing loan advances aggregating $569,328 to the Company,
2,278,000 options were granted and vested immediately. Compensation costs
related to these options, being the fair value of the options, has been
estimated to be $121,591 of which $71,191 has been charged to interest expense
and $50,400 has been classified as deferred interest expenses. The balance of
the 850,000 stock options were granted for services and vested immediately.
Compensation costs related to these options, being the fair value of the
options, have been estimated to be $143,791 and have been charged to product
development costs. The weighted average per share fair value of options issued
in the period was $0.13 per option. The fair value of the options was determined
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, using the expected life of the
options of 5 years, volatility factors of 188%, risk-free interest rate of 2.72%
and zero dividend rate. The Company applies zero forfeiture rate in calculating
stock-based compensation expenses.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company cancelled 9,500,000 stock options
from a director and 1,000,000 stock options from non-employees, all of which
were not vested nor recorded as stock-based compensation expense prior to
cancellation. The remaining 2,000,000 stock options that were vested
immediately were cancelled as per settlement agreement with a former
consultant.
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ALR
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Notes to
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
($ United
States)
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
6.
Capital stock (continued)
A summary
of stock option activity is as follows:
Three
Months Ended
|
Year
Ended
|
|||||||
March
31, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||
Weighted
|
Weighted
|
|||||||
Average
|
Average
|
|||||||
Number
of
|
Exercise
|
Number
of
|
Exercise
|
|||||
Shares
|
Price
|
Shares
|
Price
|
|||||
Outstanding,
beginning of period
|
106,575,463
|
$
|
0.25
|
118,196,463
|
$
|
0.25
|
||
Granted
|
483,000
|
0.25
|
6,128,000
|
0.25
|
||||
Cancelled
|
-
|
0.25
|
(12,500,000
|
)
|
0.25
|
|||
Expired
|
(220,000
|
)
|
0.25
|
(5,249,000
|
)
|
0.25
|
||
Outstanding,
end of period
|
106,838,463
|
$
|
0.25
|
106,575,463
|
$
|
0.25
|
||
Exercisable,
end of period
|
89,813,463
|
$
|
0.25
|
89,550,463
|
$
|
0.25
|
As of
March 31, 2009, none of the stock options outstanding was
in-the-money.
Unvested
options at March 31, 2009 consist of 17,025,000 options which will vest based on
achieving certain sales and performance targets, including 9,750,000 to two
directors and 250,000 to a relative of a director of the Company. Compensation
cost related to the 17,025,000 unvested options granted between 2004 to 2009,
which value is estimated to be $1,948,758 will be recorded in the period in
which the sales or performance targets are achieved or probable of being
achieved.
7.
Contingencies
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2009 includes $180,666 (December
31, 2008 -$180,666) of amounts owing to a supplier, which the Company is in the
process of disputing. The outcome of this matter cannot be determined at this
time. The gain on settlement of the account payable, if any, will be recorded in
the period that an agreement with the supplier is reached and the amount becomes
determinable.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, a note payable creditor commenced legal action
against the Company to enforce repayment of all outstanding notes payable and
interest. As of March 31, 2009, the total outstanding notes payable
and interest payable was $42,000. The Company has agreed to settle
this balance and is currently awaiting for final approval by Superior Court
Judge. The payment on settlement will be recorded upon final
approval.
During
the period, two other notes payable creditors commenced legal action against the
Company to enforce repayment of all outstanding notes payable and
interest. As of March 31, 2009, the total outstanding notes payable
and interest payable to these two creditors were $1,019,036 and $894,949
respectively.
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Notes to
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
($ United
States)
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
8.
Related party transactions
Related
party transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 included
the following:
2009
|
2008
|
|||
(Unaudited)
|
||||
Product
development costs
|
||||
Directors
and officers
|
$
|
15,000
|
$
|
15,000
|
Stock-based
compensation in product development
|
||||
Directors
and officers
|
6,488
|
129,467
|
||
Interest
expense
|
||||
Directors
and officers
|
3,839
|
4,686
|
||
Relatives
of directors
|
89,442
|
86,246
|
||
Stock-based
compensation in interest expense
|
||||
Relatives
of directors
|
37,772
|
-
|
||
Compensation
|
||||
Directors
and officers
|
79,950
|
79,950
|
||
Relatives
of directors
|
9,000
|
9,000
|
||
$
|
241,491
|
$
|
324,349
|
All
transactions with related parties were incurred in the normal course of
operations and measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of
considerations established and agreed upon by the transacting
parties.
Interest
on promissory notes payable to related parties, management compensation and
compensation paid to a relative of a director have been recorded at the exchange
amount, which is the amount agreed to by the parties. Options granted to related
parties have been recorded at their estimated fair value as disclosed note
6(b).
9.
Commitments:
During
2000, the Company entered into three-year contracts with certain executive
officers and directors providing the following annual compensation.
Sidney
Chan
|
$
|
144,000
|
|
Stanley
Cruitt
|
$
|
156,600
|
|
Dr.
Jaroslav Tichy
|
$
|
60,000
|
F-11
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Notes to
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
($ United
States)
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
9.
Commitments: (continued)
The
contracts are automatically renewed annually after the initial three-year term,
and may be terminated by the Company at any time, effective thirty days after
delivery of notice, without any further compensation.
The terms
of Mr. Chan's contract also provides for a commission of 1% of net sales during
the term of the agreement as well as a bonus payment on commencement of
commercial production of the Pet Reminder. In addition, if more than 50% of the
Company's stock or assets are sold, Messrs. Chan, Cruitt and Tichy will be
compensated for entering into non-compete agreements based on the selling price
of the Company or its assets as follows:
2% of
sales price up to $24,999,999 plus
3% of
sales price between $25,000,000 and $49,999,999 plus
4% of
sales price between $50,000,000 and $199,999,999 plus
5% of
sales price in excess of $200,000,000
The terms
of Mr. Cruitt's contract was amended in 2008 as a result of his resignation as
President on June 16, 2008. Mr. Cruitt was originally entitled to 4,000,000
options with a five-year term exercisable at $0.25 per share of which 2,000,000
stock options vested immediately and the remaining 2,000,000 options subject to
sales and performance targets were cancelled in 2008.
10. Reconciliation
of net loss to net cash used in operating activities
|
||||||
Three
Months Ended
|
||||||
March
31
|
||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
$
|
(458,953
|
)
|
$
|
(526,207
|
)
|
Add
items not affecting cash:
|
||||||
Depreciation
|
433
|
306
|
||||
Foreign
exchange on notes payable
|
(3,484
|
)
|
(5,918
|
)
|
||
Stock-based
compensation:
|
||||||
Product
development
|
22,250
|
143,791
|
||||
Interest
|
54,572
|
3,734
|
||||
Non-cash
working capital items:
|
||||||
Receivable and
advances
|
3,125
|
(832
|
)
|
|||
Inventories
|
-
|
(21,997
|
)
|
|||
Prepaid
expenses
|
(19,699
|
)
|
(100
|
)
|
||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
274,536
|
344,663
|
||||
$
|
(127,220
|
)
|
$
|
(62,560
|
)
|
F-12
-13-
ALR
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Notes to
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
($ United
States)
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
11. Subsequent
events
(a) Subsequent
to the period end, the Company’s board of directors approved a resolution to
reduce the exercise price of all vested stock options from $0.25 to $0.05 per
share provided the stock options are exercised on or before May 15,
2009. If the stock options were not exercised, the original exercise
price remains unchanged.
(b) The
Company’s board of directors also approved a resolution to sell a maximum of
50,000,000 common shares at the price of $0.05 per share with a minimum of
2,000,000 common shares which offer will expire on July 15, 2009.
(c) The
Company received a default judgment in favour of a creditor for a total amount
of $177,844.87 which includes interest and disbursements.
F-11
-14-
ITEM
2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Forward
Looking Statements
The following information must be read
in conjunction with the unaudited Financial Statements and Notes thereto
included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and the audited Consolidated
Financial Statements and Notes thereto and Management's Discussion and Analysis
or Plan of Operations contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
for the year ended December 31, 2008. Except for the description of historical
facts contained herein, the Form 10Q contains certain forward-looking statements
concerning future applications of the Company's technologies and the Company's
proposed services and future prospects, that involve risk and uncertainties,
including the possibility that the Company will: (i) be unable to commercialize
services based on its technology, (ii) ever achieve profitable operations, or
(iii) not receive additional financing as required to support future operations,
as detailed herein and from time to time in the Company's future filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and elsewhere. Such statements are based
on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The preparation of our financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods.
Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions. We believe the accounting polices that are most critical to our
financial condition and results of operations and involve management's judgment
and/or evaluation of inherent uncertain factors are as follows:
Basis of
Presentation. The financial statements have been prepared on the going
concern basis, which assumes the realization of assets and liquidation of
liabilities in the normal course of operations. If the Company were not to
continue as a going concern, it would likely not be able to realize on its
assets at values comparable to the carrying value or the fair value estimates
reflected in the balances set out in the preparation of the financial
statements. As described in note 1 to the interim financial statements, at March
31, 2009, there are certain conditions that exist which raise substantial doubt
about the validity of this assumption. The Company's ability to continue as a
going concern is dependent upon continued financial support of its creditors and
its ability to obtain financing to repay its current obligations and fund
working capital and its ability to achieve profitable operations. The Company
will seek to obtain creditors consent to delay repayment of its outstanding
promissory notes payable until it is able to replace this financing with funds
generated from operations, replacement debt or from equity financing through
private placements or the exercise of options and warrants. While the Company's
creditors have agreed to extend repayment deadlines in the past, there is no
assurance that they will continue to do so in the future. Management plans to
obtain financing through the issuance of additional debt, the issuance of shares
on the exercise of options and warrants and through future common share private
placements. Management hopes to realize sufficient sales in future years to
achieve profitable operations. Failure to achieve management's plans may result
in the Company curtailing operations or writing assets and liabilities down to
liquidation values, or both.
Prepaid expenses
and deposits. Prepaid expenses and deposits primarily consists of
prepaid commission expenses for market development purposes.
-15-
Inventories.
Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost, determined on a weighted
average cost basis, and net realizable value. Net realizable value reflects the
current estimated net selling price or value in use of the item in inventory in
a non-forced sale. The Company assesses the need for inventory write-downs based
on its assessment of the estimated net realizable value using assumptions about
future demand and market conditions. When the results of these assumptions
differ from the Company's projections, an additional inventory write-down may be
required.
Revenue
recognition. The Company recognizes sales revenue at the time of delivery
when title has transferred to the customer, persuasive evidence of an
arrangement exists, the fee is fixed and determinable and the sales proceeds are
collectible. Provisions are recorded for product returns based on historical
experience. Sales revenue, in transactions for which the Company does not have
sufficient historical experience, is recognized when the return privilege period
has expired. Changes in sales terms could materially impact the extent and
timing of revenue recognition.
Stock-Based
Compensation. The Company follows the provisions of SFAS 123(R),
“Share-Based Payment”. The fair value of options at the date of grant was
estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company took into
consideration guidance under SFAS 123(R) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No.
107 (SAB 107) when reviewing and updating assumptions. The expected option life
is derived from assumed exercise rates based upon historical exercise patterns
and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be
outstanding. The expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of our
shares using daily price observations over an observation period of five years.
The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. treasury rate in effect at the time of
grant for periods similar to the expected option life. Due to the Company’s
history with respect to forfeitures of incentive stock options, the estimate of
expired or cancelled options included in the above option valuation was
zero.
Valuation of
Long-lived Assets The Company assesses the potential impairment of
long-lived tangible and intangible assets whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Changes
in the operating strategy can significantly reduce the estimated useful life of
such assets.
Results
of Operations
Management is focusing the majority of
its efforts on introducing and marketing the HealthEConnect health management
platform and its diabetes management system to the healthcare industry. A health
services company based in Georgia has been signed on and has successfully gained
customer commitments to implement the HealthEConnect diabetes management system.
Corporations that are self-insured are being targeted due to the potential
benefits they can achieve with the ALRT HealthEConnect and CHC system. Expected
results are better health outcome with their employees and dependents along with
lower cost of care for these targeted individuals with diabetes.
The Company is first targeting
customers located in United States and in Canada. Pilot programs have been
established in each and with pilot outcome results now becoming available,
extensive selling activities are currently in process.
Development costs
were $68,750 for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 as compared with
$190,814 for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Development costs incurred during
the first quarter of 2009 related to the allocation of additional programming
resources required for the development of the ALRT500 LCD (Liquid Crystal
Display) Med Reminders and the ALRT Interactive Response System
(AIRS).
-16-
Development costs for the three months
ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 include $22,250 and $143,791, respectively, of
stock-based compensation recognized in the period.
Interest expense
was $237,836 for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 as compared with
$168,396 for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The amount for the current
quarter included $54,572 relating to options issued in exchange for $120,699
loan received during the period which loans were repayable at demand secured by
a floating charge against the Company’s assets.
Professional fees
were $11,777 for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 as compared with
$14,280 for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Fees were slightly lower due to
less accounting and audit services obtained in the quarter.
The selling,
general and administrative expenses were $141,088 for the quarter ended
March 31, 2009 as compared to $147,709 for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The
decrease relates primarily to lower compensation expenses incurred during the
current quarter.
Net loss
of $458,953 for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 decreased from a loss of
$526,207 for the same quarter in 2008 mainly due to decrease in product
development costs as the produce development is close to maturing
stage.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
Company's ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the continued
financial support of its creditors and its ability to obtain financing to repay
its current obligations and fund working capital and its ability to achieve
profitable operations. All of the Company's debt financing is either due on
demand or is overdue and now due on demand. The Company will seek to obtain
creditors' consents to delay repayment of these outstanding promissory notes
payable until it is able to replace this financing with funds generated by
operations, replacement debt or from equity financings through private
placements or the exercise of options and warrants. While the Company's
creditors have agreed to extend repayment deadlines in the past, there is no
assurance that they will continue to do so in the future. Management plans to
obtain financing through the issuance of shares on the exercise of options and
warrants and through future common share private placements. Management hopes to
realize sufficient sales in future periods to achieve profitable operations. The
resolution of the going concern issue is dependent upon the realization of
management's plans. There can be no assurance provided that the Company will be
able to raise sufficient debt or equity capital, from the sources described
above, on satisfactory terms. If management is unsuccessful in obtaining
financing or in achieving profitable operations, the Company will be required to
cease operations. The outcome of these matters cannot be predicted at this
time. The Company is currently financed by loans from a relative of a
director of the Company.
Cash
Balances and Working Capital
As of March 31, 2009, the Company's
cash balance was $1,380 compared to $7,901 as of December 31, 2008. As of March
31 2009, the Company had a working capital deficiency of $12,756,902 as compared
to a working capital deficiency of $12,375,204 as of December 31,
2008.
Short
and Long Term Liquidity
As of March 31, 2009, the Company does
not have the current financial resources and committed financing to enable it to
meet its overheads, purchase commitments and debt obligations over the next 12
months.
-17-
All of the Company's debt financing is
either due on demand or has a maturity date of less than one year. The Company
will seek to obtain creditors' consents to delay repayment of these loans until
it is able to replace these financings with funds generated by operations,
replacement debt or from equity financings through private placements or the
exercise of options and warrants. While the Company's creditors have agreed to
extend repayment deadlines in the past, there is no assurance that they will
continue to do so in the future. Failure to obtain either replacement financing
or creditor consent to delay the repayment of existing financing could result in
the Company having to curtail operations.
Cash
Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Cash used by the Company in operating
activities during the quarter was $127,220 in comparison with $62,560 generated
during the same quarter last year. The increase was mainly due to increased
payments to suppliers during the current quarter.
Cash
Proceeds from Financing Activities
During the quarter ended March 31,
2009, the Company received $120,699 loan from a relative of a director as
compared to $60,000 from a non-related party in the three-month period of
2008.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangement
The Company has no off balance sheet
financing arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or
future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital
expenditures or capital resources, that is material to investors.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE OF MARKET RISK
The Company is a smaller reporting
company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is
not required to provide the information under this item.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES.
Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate “internal control over
financial reporting” as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the
Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting refers to the process
designed by, or under the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other
personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and
includes those policies and procedures that:
|
(i)
|
pertain
to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our
assets;
|
|
(ii)
|
provide
reasonable assurauce that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made
only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors;
and
|
|
(iii)
|
provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have
a material effect on our financial
statements.
|
-18-
Management
has used the framework set forth in the report entitled “Internal Control –
Integrated Framework” published by the committee of Sponsoring Organizations of
the Treadway commission to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control
over financial reporting. Based on its evaluation, our management
concluded that there is material weakness in our internal control over financial
reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of
control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that
there is 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.
The
Company’s material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting
relates to the monitoring and review of work performed in the preparation of
audit and financial statements, footnotes, and financial data provided to the
Company’s registered public accounting firm in connection with the annual
audit. All of our financial reporting is carried out by the Chief
Financial Officer and Controller. The lack of accounting staff
results in a lack of segregation of duties necessary for an effective system of
internal control. The material weakness identified did not result in
the restatement of any previously reported financial statements for 2007 or any
other related financial disclosure, nor does management believe that it had any
effect on the accuracy of the Company’s financial statements for the current
reporting period.
In order
to mitigate this material weakness to the fullest extent possible, all quarterly
and annual financial reports are reviewed by the Chief Executive Officer and the
Audit Committee for reasonableness. All unexpected results are
investigated. At any time, if it appears that any control can be
implemented to continue to mitigate such weakness, it is immediately
implemented. We intend to implement appropriate procedures for
monitoring and review of work performed by our Chief Financial Officer and
Controller.
During
the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been no change in our
internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
This
annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over
financial reporting, management’s report was not subject to attestation by the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary
rules of Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide
only Management’s report in this annual report.
PART
II
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
The Company is a smaller reporting
company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is
not required to provide the information under this item.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
The following Exhibits are attached
hereto:
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officer pursuant Section
302
|
of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer pursuant Section 906 of
the
|
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
|
-19-
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of
the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on this 15th day of
May, 2009.
ALR
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
|
||
(Registrant)
|
||
BY:
|
SIDNEY
CHAN
|
|
Sidney
Chan
|
||
President,
Chief Executive Officer,
|
||
and
a member of the Board of Directors
|
-20-
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officer pursuant Section
302
|
of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer pursuant Section 906 of
the
|
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
|
-21-