AURI INC - Quarter Report: 2010 September (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 0-28161
WELLSTONE FILTER SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware
33-0619264
(State or other jurisdiction
(IRS Employer
of incorporation or
Identification No.)
organization)
710 Market Street 27516
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(919) 370-4408
(Issuer's telephone number)
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 (of for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports)and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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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]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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The number of shares outstanding of the issuer's classes of Common Stock, as of November 22, 2010 was 93,551,580.
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Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
WELLSTONE FILTERS, INC. | ||
(a development stage company) | ||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||
(Unaudited) | ||
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |
ASSETS | ||
Current assets: | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 2,424 | $ 2,424 |
Total assets | $ 2,424 | $ 2,424 |
LIABLITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT: | ||
Current liabilities: | ||
Notes payable | $ - | $ 1,500,000 |
Accounts payable | - | 561,178 |
Due to related party | 4,984 | - |
Accrued expenses | 2,538 | 678,671 |
Total current liabilities | 7,522 | 2,739,849 |
Stockholders' deficit: | ||
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | - | - |
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 93,551,580 shares issued and outstanding | 93,552 | 93,552 |
Additional paid in capital | 35,613,824 | 32,843,175 |
Deficit accumulated during development stage | (35,712,474) | (35,674,152) |
Total stockholders' deficit | (5,089) | (2,737,425) |
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | $ 2,424 | $ 2,424 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited financial statements |
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WELLSTONE FILTERS, INC. | |||||
(a development stage company) | |||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||
(Unaudited) | |||||
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | From February 17, 1998 through | |||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | September 30, 2010 | |
Revenues | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - |
Cost of goods sold | - | - | - | - | - |
Gross profit | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating expenses: | |||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 5,022 | - | 7,522 | - | 20,886,677 |
Research and development | - | - | - | - | 5,057 |
Total operating expenses | 5,022 | - | 7,522 | - | 20,891,734 |
Net loss from operations | (5,022) | - | (7,522) | - | (20,891,734) |
Other income (expense): | |||||
Interest expense | - | (15,001) | - | (77,931) | (1,582,609) |
Forgiveness of debt | - | - | - | - | 347,074 |
Net loss before provision for income taxes | (5,022) | (15,001) | (7,522) | (77,931) | (22,127,269) |
Provision for income taxes | - | - | - | - | - |
Net loss from continuing operations | (5,022) | (15,001) | (7,522) | (77,931) | (22,127,269) |
(Loss) from discontinued operations | - | (310) | (30,800) | (810) | (13,585,205) |
NET LOSS | $ (25.022) | $ (15,311) | $ (38,322) | $ (78,741) | $ (35,712,474) |
Net income (loss) per common stock (basic and fully diluted): | |||||
Continuing operations | $ (0.00) | $ (0.00) | $ (0.00) | $ (0.00) | |
Discontinued operations | $ - | $ (0.00) | $ (0.00) | $ (0.00) | |
Total | $ (0.00) | $ (0.00) | $ (0.00) | $ (0.00) | |
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic and fully diluted) | 93,551,580 | 93,551,580 | 93,551,580 | 38,682,281 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited financial statements
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WELLSTONE FILTERS, INC. | |||
(a development stage company) | |||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | |||
(Unaudited) | |||
Nine months ended September 30, | From February 17, 1998 through | ||
2010 | 2009 | September 30, 2010 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITES: | |||
Net (loss) from continuing operations | $ (7,522) | $ (77,931) | $ (22,127,269) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||
Depreciation | - | - | 25,594 |
Common stock issued in exchange for services rendered | - | - | 13,835,869 |
Fair value of options issued for services rendered | - | - | 654,946 |
Fair value of options issued as compensation | - | - | 15,475,000 |
Amortization of debt discount | - | - | 1,020,000 |
Fair value of rental expense forgiven by related party | - | - | 29,400 |
Loss on disposal of equipment | - | - | 1,795 |
Increase (decrease) in: | |||
Accounts payable | - | - | 577,024 |
Due from related party | 4,984 | - | 116,420 |
Accrued expenses | 2,538 | 77,931 | 1,460,772 |
Net cash used in operating activities: | - | - | 11,069,551 |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||
Purchase of fixed assets | - | - | (16,222) |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITES: | |||
Proceeds from sale of common stock | - | - | 199,000 |
Proceeds from exercise of options | - | - | 26,000 |
Proceeds from borrowing on a long term basis | - | - | 2,250,000 |
Member contribution to equity | - | - | 100 |
Proceeds from related party note payable | - | - | 59,200 |
Net cash provided by financing activities: | - | - | 2,534,300 |
Net cash used by discontinued operations | - | - | (13,585,205) |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | - | - | 2,424 |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period | - | - | - |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ - | $ - | $ 2,424 |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | |||
Cash paid during the period for interest | $ - | $ - | $ - |
Cash paid during the period for income taxes | $ - | $ - | $ - |
Stock issued on conversion of debt | $ - | $ 1,696,411 | $ 1,696,411 |
Dividend in kind | $ 2,770,649 | $ - | $ 2,770,649 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited financial statements
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WELLSTONE FILTER SCIENCES, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2010
1. GENERAL
The interim consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments necessary (which are normal and recurring) to state fairly the Company's consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2010 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The consolidated results of operations for interim periods should not be regarded as necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.
Wellstone Filters, LLC (Wellstone) was organized as a Delaware limited liability company on February 17, 1998 (date of inception). On May 25, 2001, Wellstone Filters, Inc. (formerly Farallon Corporation) (the "Registrant") acquired Wellstone pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the Agreement), dated as of May 25, 2001. The Registrant acquired all of the outstanding membership interest of Wellstone, in exchange for 84,000 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock. This transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition. All share amounts are after giving effect to a 5-for-1 forward stock split effected in July 2003, a .40 for one stock dividend effected in October 2003 and a 3-for-1 forward stock split effected in September 2004, a 1-for-25 reverse split effective June 2006 and a 1-for-100 reverse stock split effective June of 2007. In September 2009 the registrant changed its name to Wellstone Filter Sciences, Inc."
The Company is engaged in the development and marketing of a proprietary cigarette filter technology. In the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the Company declared a dividend to its stockholders of all of the outstanding shares in its subsidiary, Wellstone Tobacco Company, which markets the Wellstone brand of cigarettes utilizing its patented reduced risk filter. The Company is not currently generating any revenues from planned principal operations and is considered a development stage company as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 7.
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiary Wellstone Filters, LLC. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.
2 - GOING CONCERN
The Company incurred a net loss from continuing operations of $7,522 and $77,931 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. The Company's liabilities exceed its assets by $5,098 as of September 30, 2010. The Company's sole operations have been discontinued with no other source of operating revenues. These factors create substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Company's management plans to continue as a going concern revolves around its ability to raise funds to begin operating again, as well as raise necessary capital to pay ongoing general and administrative expenses of the Company.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on securing additional sources of capital and the success of the Company's plan. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
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WELLSTONE FILTER SICENCES, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2010
(continued)
3- NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In May 2010, the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-19 (ASU 2010-19), Foreign Currency (Topic 830): Foreign Currency Issues: Multiple Foreign Currency Exchange Rates. The amendments in this update are effective as of the announcement date of March 18, 2010. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2010-19 to have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
In April 2010, the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-17 (ASU 2010-17), Revenue Recognition-Milestone Method (Topic 605): Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition. The amendments in this Update are effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved in fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. If a company elects early adoption and the period of adoption is not the beginning of the entitys fiscal year, the entity should apply the amendments retrospectively from the beginning of the year of adoption. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2010-17 to have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
There were various other updates recently issued, most of which represented technical corrections to the accounting literature or application to specific industries and are not expected to a have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
4 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, an officer/shareholder advanced $4,984 for the Company. The advances are due on demand and bear no interest.
5. LIQUIDITY
The Company is funding its cash needs from funds lent by its officer and director.
6 - NOTE PAYABLE - RESTRUCTURING AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
The Company obtained financing for its operations from the issuance of promissory notes, as follows: $250,000 in notes on May 17, 2006; $500,000 in notes on January 25, 2006; and $1,500,000 in notes in October 2004. All the notes were due December 31, 2007 and bore interest at 8%; however, the $250,000 and $500,000 notes were entitled to additional interest equal to the lesser of (a) $25,000 or (b) 3% of the net profits after taxes as of September 30, 2007, to be payable simultaneously with the principal and interest due on December 31, 2007. If a portion of the principal or interest is paid prior to December 31, 2007, the calculation of the additional amount was to be adjusted pro-rata. The maximum additional amount that the Company shall pay is $25,000, and such amount is due on the maturity of such notes. The Company was unable to repay the above notes. As of June 30, 2009, there was $275,000 in accrued interest on the $1.5 million note and $202,444 in accrued interest on the other two notes. Effective June 30, 2009, the noteholders of the $250,000 and $500,000 notes agreed to convert their notes and the $202,444 into 19,048,891 shares of commons stock.
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WELLSTONE FILTER SICENCES, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2010
(continued)
6 - NOTE PAYABLE - RESTRUCTURING AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (
continued)
The holders of the $1.5 million in notes have transferred such debt to Wellstone Tobacco Company and has released the Company from liability on this note, pursuant to a Distribution Agreement dated as of March 31, 2010. As a result of the Distribution Agreement, all the debt associated with Wellstone Tobacco continues to be the sole liability of Wellstone Tobacco, and all of the outstanding shares of Wellstone Tobacco are held in trust for the pro rata distribution to the Company stockholders, and the Company has minimal debt as of September 30, 2010. With the debt restructured, management believes it can attract more equity financing during 2010.
Due to the above transaction, the activity from Company's previously wholly owned subsidiary, Wellstone Tobacco Company is shown as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
7 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date that the financial statements were issued.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
When used in this Form 10-Q the words "expects," "anticipates," "estimates" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those set forth under the "Risks and Uncertainties" set forth below that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Wellstone expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based. This discussion should be read together with the financial statements and other financial information included in this Form 10-Qs. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in other documents that the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Quarterly Reports on Form 10- Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K that the Company will file subsequent to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB and any Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 the Company had losses from continuing operations of $7,522 and $77,931, respectively. This loss includes general and administrative expenses of $7,522 in 2010 and interest expenses of $77,931 in 2009.
PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT
On January 17, 2007, Wellstone entered into a Patent License Agreement with Glycanex, BV, the supplier of the patented filter compound used in Wellstone cigarettes. Under the Patent License Agreement, Wellstone granted to Glycanex an exclusive right to the patent rights for all countries excepting the United States of America and its territories and possessions. Glycanex agreed to pay Wellstone a 3% royalty on net sales which exceed the minimum threshold of Euro 500,000. The consideration for the granting of the license to Glycanex was the cancellation of $120,000 owed to Glycanex for purchases of the filter compound. As of September 30, 2010, no royalties have been paid to Wellstone, and to the knowledge of Wellstone at this time no royalties are due.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company obtained financing for its operations from the issuance of promissory notes, as follows: $250,000 in notes on May 17, 2006; $500,000 in notes on January 25, 2006; and $1,500,000 in notes in October 2004. All the notes were due December 31, 2007 and bore interest at 8%; however, the $250,000 and $500,000 notes were entitled to additional interest equal to the lesser of (a) $25,000 or (b) 3% of the net profits after taxes as of September 30, 2007, to be payable simultaneously with the principal and interest due on December 31, 2007. If a portion of the principal or interest is paid prior to December 31, 2007, the calculation of the additional amount was to be adjusted pro-rata. The maximum additional amount that the Company shall pay is $25,000, and such mount is due on the maturity of such notes. The Company was unable to repay the above notes. As of June 30, 2009, there was $275,000 in accrued interest on the $1.5 million note and $202,444 in accrued interest on the other two notes. Effective June 30, 2009, the noteholders of the $250,000 and $500,000 notes agreed to convert their notes and the $202,444 into 19,048,891 shares of commons stock.
The holders of the $1.5 million in notes have agreed to transfer such debt to Wellstone Tobacco Company and has released the Company from liability on this note, pursuant to a Distribution Agreement dated as of March 31, 2010. As a result of the Distribution Agreement, all the debt associated with Wellstone Tobacco continues to be the sole liability of Wellstone Tobacco, and all of the outstanding shares of Wellstone Tobacco were distributed pro rata distribution to the Company stockholders, and the Company has minimal debt as of September 30, 2010. With the debt restructured, management believes it can attract more equity financing during 2010.
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Wellstone is currently not marketing its products due to lack of financial resources and will not be able to resume marketing until it can obtain financing. Pending receipt of financing, the officer and director has been advancing cash to the Company.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
As a smaller reporting company as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide information required by this Item.
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. The Companys principal executive officer and its principal financial officer, based on their evaluation of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d -14 (c) as of September 30, 2010. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded as of the Evaluation Date that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to enable us to accurately record, process, summarize and report certain information required to be included in the Companys periodic SEC filings within the required time periods, and to accumulate and communicate to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In carrying out that evaluation, management identified a material weakness (as defined in Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Standard No. 2) in our internal control over financial reporting.
The material weakness identified by Management consisted of inadequate staffing and supervision within the bookkeeping and accounting operations of the Company. Because there is only one employee with bookkeeping and accounting functions, we are unable to segregate duties within the Companys internal control system. The inadequate segregation of duties is a weakness because it could lead to the untimely identification and resolution of accounting and disclosure matters or could lead to a failure to perform timely and effective reviews. Accordingly, based on their evaluation of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2010, the Companys Chief Executive Officer, who is also the acting Chief Financial Officer has concluded that, as of that date, the Companys controls and procedures were not effective for the purposes described above. The Company intends to take steps to remediate such procedures as soon as reasonably possible.
Our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.
Changes in internal controls. There were no significant changes in the Companys internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the Companys internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.
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We are not a party to any pending legal proceeding, nor are our property the subject of a pending legal proceeding, that is not in the ordinary course of business or otherwise material to the financial condition of our business. None of our directors, officers or affiliates is involved in a proceeding adverse to our business or has a material interest adverse to our business.
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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
None
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None
None
Exhibits
31. Certifications
31.1 Certification of Learned J. Hand as Chief Executive and Financial Officer
32. Certifications
32.1 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 of Learned J. Hand as Chief Executive and Financial Officer
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
WELLSTONE FILTER SCIENCES, INC.
Date: November 22, 2010
By /s/ Learned J. Hand
Learned J. Hand
Chief Executive Officer and
Acting Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive and
Financial Officer) and Duly Authorized Officer
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