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Bantec, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2018 December (Form 10-Q)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2018

 

OR

 

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from __________________ to __________________

 

Commission file number 000-55789

 

BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a Drone USA, INC.)

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware   30-0967943
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)   Identification No.)

 

330 Changebridge Road

Pine Brook, NJ

  06516
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (203) 220-2296

 

N/A

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐  
     
Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☒  
     
Emerging growth company ☒    

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 1,398,309,913 shares as of February 13, 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANTEK, INC (f/ka/aDRONE USA, INC.)

Form 10-Q

December 31, 2018

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
  PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION    
       
Item 1. Financial Statements   1
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - As of December 31, 2018 (unaudited) and September 30, 2018   1
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)   2
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)   3
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)   4
  Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements   5
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   25
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   30
Item 4. Controls and Procedures   30
       
  PART II - OTHER INFORMATION    
       
Item 1. Legal Proceedings   31
Item 1A. Risk Factors   31
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   31
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities   34
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures   34
Item 5. Other Information   34
Item 6. Exhibits   34
       
Signatures   35

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   December 31,   September 30, 
   2018   2018 
   (Unaudited)     
         
ASSETS        
Current Assets        
Cash  $150,693   $108,446 
Accounts receivable   990,575    1,615,582 
Inventory, net of reserves   307,158    533,106 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   118,986    194,587 
           
Total Current Assets   1,567,412    2,451,721 
           
Property and equipment, net   13,531    15,597 
           
Long-term Assets          
Goodwill   2,410,335    2,410,335 
Tradename   760,000    760,000 
Customer list, net   449,036    515,285 
           
Total Long-term Assets   3,619,371    3,685,620 
           
Total Assets  $5,200,314   $6,152,938 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
Current Liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $3,471,626   $4,113,812 
Accrued expenses   965,584    2,046,149 
Convertible notes payable - net of discounts and premium   2,003,359    6,943,741 
Note payable - seller   900,000    900,000 
Convertible note payable - related party officer   -    27,670 
Note payable   -    125,000 
Line of credit - bank   45,915    45,915 
Settlements payable   494,284    161,255 
Derivative liability   198,205    258,296 
           
Total Current Liabilities   8,078,973    14,621,838 
           
Long-term Liabilities:          
Convertible note payable, net of current portion   5,696,089    - 
Convertible note payable – related party affiliate   688,444    688,444 
Convertible note payable - related party officer   46,670    - 
Note payable – related party officer   400,000    - 
           
Total Long-term Liabilities   6,831,203    688,444 
           
Total Liabilities   14,910,176    15,310,282 
           
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 15)          
           
Stockholders’ Deficit:          
Preferred stock - $0.0001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized,  Series A preferred stock - no par value, 250 shares designated, issued and outstanding   -    - 
Common stock - $0.0001 par value, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 1046,868,825 and 767,160,077 shares issued at December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018, respectively.   104,686    76,716 
Additional paid-in capital   10,882,286    10,397,232 
Accumulated deficit   (20,696,834)   (19,631,292)
           
Total Stockholders’ Deficit   (9,709,862)   (9,157,344)
           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit  $5,200,314   $6,152,938 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Three Months Ended 
   December 31, 
   2018   2017 
         
Sales  $3,752,458   $4,433,060 
           
Cost of Goods Sold   3,377,539   $4,141,893 
           
Gross Profit   374,919    291,167 
           
Operating Expenses:          
Selling, general, and administrative expenses   868,938    820,762 
Amortization and depreciation   68,314    66,250 
           
Total Operating Expenses   937,252    887,012 
           
Loss from Operations   (562,333)   (595,845)
           
Other Income (Expenses):          
Derivative liability expense   (24,112)   (18,013)
Loss on debt extinguishment   (14,057)     
Gain on settlement   -    33,361 
Other income   12      
Interest and financing costs   (465,052)   (720,076)
           
Total Other Expenses   (503,209)   (704,728)
           
Net Loss before Provision for Income Tax   (1,065,542)   (1,300,573)
           
Provision for Income Tax   -    - 
           
Net Loss  $(1,065,542)  $(1,300,573)
           
Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share   (0.001)   (0.03)
           
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:          
Basic and diluted   945,641,186    43,121,105 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

 

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

(UNAUDITED) 

 

For the Three Months ended December 31, 2018

 

   Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Additional Paid-in   Accumulated   Total Stockholders' 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Deficit 
Balance, September 30, 2018   250           -    767,160,077   $76,716   $10,397,232   $(19,631,292)  $(9,157,344)
Share-based compensation   -    -    -    -    66,823    -    68,823 
Shares issued for warrant exercise   -    -    35,420,168    3,542    64,690    -    68,232 
Shares issued for conversion of notes   -    -    244,288,580    24,428    277,603         302,031 
Reclassification to APIC for 3(a)(10) debt settlement   -    -    -    -    75,938         75,938 
Net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2018   -    -    -    -    -    (1,065,542)   (1,065,542)
Balance, December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)   250   $-    1,046,868,825   $104,686   $10,882,286   $(20,696,834)  $(9,709,862)

 

For the Three Months ended December 31, 2017

 

   Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Additional Paid-in   Accumulated   Total Stockholders' 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Deficit 
Balance, September 30, 2017   250          -    43,104,692   $4,311   $7,442,028   $(13,856,425)  $(6,410,086)
Share-based compensation   -    -    -    -    189,267    -    189,267 
Warrant issued for debt issuance costs   -    -    -    -    12,508    -    12,508 
Shares issued for service   -    -    20,000    2    3,948         3,948 
Net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2017   -    -    -    -    -    (1,300,573)   (1,300,573)
Balance, December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)   250    -    43,124,692   $4,313   $7,647,751   $(15,156,998)  $(7,504,934)

 

See accompanying notes to these condensed unaudited financial statements.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (F/K/A DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

    For the Three Months Ended  
    December 31,  
    2018     2017  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:            
Net loss   $ (1,065,542 )     (1,300,573 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Amortization and depreciation     68,315       66,250  
Amortization of debt discounts     65,500       214,422  
Accretion of premium on convertible note     208,000       240,550  
Share-based compensation expense     150,957       236,997  
Derivative expense     24,112       18,013  
Fee notes issued     55,500       -  
Loss on debt extinguishment     14,057     -  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     625,007       (207,390 )
Inventory     257,763       52,513  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (1,530 )     24,957  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (999,486 )     165,259  
Settlements payable     220,594       -  
                 
Cash Used in Operating Activities     (376,753 )     (489,002 )
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                
Net proceeds from convertible notes payable     -       377,000  
Cash financing costs     -       -  
Net proceeds from note payable, related party     400,000       232,500  
Repayment of line of credit     -       (2,109 )
Proceeds from lines of credit - related parties     19,000       -  
(Repayment of) proceeds from loan payable - related party     -       (89,500 )
                 
Cash Provided by Financing Activities     419,000       517,891  
                 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash     42,247       28,889  
                 
Cash - beginning of period     108,446       152,492  
                 
Cash - end of period   $ 150,693     $ 181,381  
                 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:                
Cash paid for:                
Interest   $ 116,939     $ 115,075  
                 
Noncash financing and investing activities:                
Increase in prepaid expenses and accrued expenses   $ -     $ 70,000  
Issuance of convertible note for settlement of accounts payable     90,000       -  
Reclassification of convertible note accrued interest to principal     537,643       -  
Reclassification of accrued bonus to settlement payable     112,435          
Issuance of convertible debt for deferred financing costs     -       65,000  
Reclassification of debt premium upon conversion   $ 30,618     $ -  
Common stock issued for exercise of warrants/ Issuance for debt issuance costs   $ 68,232     $ 12,508  
Initial derivative liability   $ 78,471     $ 79,000  
Issuance of common stock for conversion of convertible notes and accrued interest   $ 245,640     $ -  
  62,500      
Debt discounts on notes   $ -       140,500  

  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 - NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

Bantek, Inc. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) (“Bantek”) is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (“UAV”) and related services and technology company that intends to engage in the distribution and integration of advanced low altitude UAV systems, services and products. Bantek also provides product procurement, distribution, and logistics services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Howco Distributing Co., (“Howco”) (collectively, the “Company”) to the United States Department of Defense and Defense Logistics Agency. The Company has operations based in Pine Brook, New Jersey and Vancouver, Washington. The Company continues to seek strategic acquisitions and partnerships with UAV firms that offer superior technologies in high-growth markets, as well as acquisitions and partnerships with firms that have complementary technologies and infrastructure.

 

On April 24, 2018 the Company amended its articles of incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State changing the Company name from Drone USA, Inc. to Bantek, Inc. Acceptance of the name change by FINRA is pending.

 

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND GOING CONCERN

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Bantek and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Drone USA, LLC (inactive), and Howco. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Going Concern

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the recoverability of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. For the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company has incurred a net loss of $1,065,542 and used cash in operations of $376,753. The working capital deficit, stockholders’ deficit and accumulated deficit was $6,511,561, $9,709,862 and $20,696,834, respectively, at December 31, 2018. Furthermore, on April 13, 2017 the Company received a default notice on its payment obligations under the senior secured credit facility agreement (see Note 10), defaulted on its Note Payable – Seller in September 2017, and as of December 31, 2018 has received demands for payment of past due amounts from several consultants and service providers. It is management’s opinion that these matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of twelve months from the issuance date of this report. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon management’s ability to further implement its business plan and raise additional capital as needed from the sales of stock or debt. The Company has been implementing cost-cutting measures and restructuring or setting up payment plans with vendors and service providers and plans to raise equity through a private placement, and has restructured its secured obligations. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be required should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates include the allowance for bad debt on accounts receivable, reserves on inventory, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets for impairment analysis, valuation of stock based compensation, the valuation of derivative liabilities and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets. 

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company follows the FASB Fair Value Measurements standard, as they apply to its financial instruments. This standard defines fair value, outlines a framework for measuring fair value, and details the required disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The standard establishes a hierarchy in determining the fair value of an asset or liability. The fair value hierarchy has three levels of inputs, both observable and unobservable. Level 1 inputs include quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are market data, other than Level 1, that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted market prices in an inactive market, and other observable information that can be corroborated by market data. Level 3 inputs are unobservable and corroborated by little or no market data. The standard requires the utilization of the lowest possible level of input to determine fair value and carrying amounts of current liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The Company accounts for certain instruments at fair value using level 3 valuation.

 

   At December 31, 2018   At September 30, 2018 
Description  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
Derivative Liability          $198,205           $258,296 

 

A rollforward of the level 3 valuation financial instruments is as follows:

 

   Derivative
Liabilities
 
Balance at September 30, 2018  $258,296 
      
Fair Value of derivative related to assignment and restatement of note   78,471 
Reduction of derivative recorded as gain on extinguishment upon conversions   (78,471)
Warrant exercise (partial)   (68,232)
Fair Value adjustment - warrants   8,734 
Fair Value adjustments – convertible note   (593)
Balance at December 31, 2018  $198,205 

 

The warrants were issued to a convertible note holder in November and December 2017 and initially determined to be equity instruments and recorded as note discount and as additional paid in capital. On June 4, 2018 the anti-dilutive provision of the warrants took effect and based on the new conversion formula management determined the warrant became a derivative liability and reclassified the Fair Value on June 4, 2018 from additional paid-in capital to derivative liability with fair market value changes recognized in operations for each reporting date. See note 12.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash equivalents consist of liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase. There are no cash equivalents at the balance sheet dates.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Trade receivables are recorded at net realizable value consisting of the carrying amount less the allowance for doubtful accounts, as needed. Factors used to establish an allowance include the credit quality of the customer and whether the balance is significant. The Company may also use the direct write-off method to account for uncollectible accounts that are not received. Using the direct write-off method, trade receivable balances are written off to bad debt expense when an account balance is deemed to be uncollectible.

 

Inventory

 

Inventory consists of finished goods, which are purchased directly from manufacturers. The Company utilizes a just in time type of inventory system where products are ordered from the vendor only when the Company has received sales order from its customers. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value on a first-in, first-out basis.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

 

Property & Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are included in income in the year of disposition. The Company examines the possibility of decreases in the value of these assets when events or changes in circumstances reflect the fact that their recorded value may not be recoverable. Certain items classified as inventory during the second fiscal quarter of 2018 have been reclassified to Property and Equipment. These assets are fully operational drones used as demonstration units and were put into such use since acquisition. The units were all acquired during the year ended September 30, 2018 and each unit exceeds management’s threshold for capitalization of $2,000 for a single unit. The Company depreciates these demonstration units over a period of 3 years using an accelerated method. Depreciation expense was $2,065 and $0 for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively.

 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

The Company’s goodwill and tradename assets are deemed to have indefinite lives and, accordingly, are not amortized, but are evaluated for impairment at least annually, but more often whenever changes in facts and circumstances occur which may indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The customer list was deemed to have a life of 4 years and is being amortized through September 2020.

 

Long-Lived Assets

 

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Impairment is determined by comparing the carrying value of the long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from use of the assets and their ultimate disposition. In instances where impairment is determined to exist, the Company writes down the asset to its fair value.

 

Deferred Financing Costs

 

All unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Company’s borrowings are presented in the consolidated balance sheets as a direct deduction from the related debt. Amortization of these costs is reported as interest and financing costs included in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Effective October 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue From Contracts With Customers, which is effective for public business entities with annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. This new revenue recognition standard (new guidance) has a five step process: a) Determine whether a contract exists; b) Identify the performance obligations; c) Determine the transaction price; d) Allocate the transaction price; and e) Recognize revenue when (or as) performance obligations are satisfied. The impact of the Company’s initial application of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on its financial statements and disclosures and there was no cumulative effect of the adoption of ASC 606.

 

The Company sells a variety of products to government entities. The purchase orders received specifies each item and its manufacturer, the Company only needs to fulfill the performance obligation by shipping the specified items. No other performance obligation exist under the terms of the contracts. The Company recognizes revenue for the agreed upon sales price when the product is shipped to the customer, which satisfies the performance obligation.

 

The Company sells drones and related products manufactured by third parties to various parties. The Company also offers technical services related to drone utilization. The Company began offering insulation jackets for commercial and government facilities to insulate and monitor heating and cooling equipment. Contracts for drone related products and services and insulating jacket related sales will be evaluated using the five step process outline above. There has been no material sales for drone products and services for which full compliance with performance obligations has not been met. Sales of insulation jackets have not yet commenced. Upon significant sales for drone products and services and insulation jackets, the Company will disaggregate sales by these lines of business and within the lines of business to the extent that the product or service has different revenue recognition characteristics.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

Stock-based compensation

 

Stock-based compensation is accounted for based on the requirements of ASC 718 – “Compensation –Stock Compensation “, which requires recognition in the financial statements of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the period the employee or director is required to perform the services in exchange for the award (presumptively, the vesting period). The ASC also requires measurement of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The Company utilizes the Black-Sholes option pricing model and uses the simplified method to determine expected term because of lack of sufficient exercise history. Additionally, effective October 1, 2016, the Company adopted the Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09 (“ASU 2016-09 ”), Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting . Among other changes, ASU 2016-09 permits the election of an accounting policy for forfeitures of share-based payment awards, either to recognize forfeitures as they occur or estimate forfeitures over the vesting period of the award. The Company has elected to recognize forfeitures as they occur and the cumulative impact of this change did not have any effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

As of October 1, 2018 the Company has early adopted ASU 2018-7 Compensation-Stock Compensation which conforms the accounting for non-employees to the accounting treatment for employees. The new standard replaces using a fair value as of each reporting date with use of the calculated fair value as of the grant date. The implementation of the standard provides for the use of the fair market value as of the adoption date, rather than using the value as of the original grant date. Therefore the values calculated and reported at September 30, 2018 become a proxy for the grant date value. The Company utilizes the Black-Sholes option pricing model and uses the simplified method to determine expected term because of lack of sufficient exercise history. There was no cumulative effect on the adoption date.

 

Shipping and Handling Costs

 

The Company has included freight-out as a component of cost of sales, which is not considered material for separate disclosure as it is typically less than 1% of cost of goods sold.

 

Convertible Notes with Fixed Rate Conversion Options

 

The Company may enter into convertible notes, some of which contain, predominantly, fixed rate conversion features, whereby the outstanding principal and accrued interest may be converted by the holder, into common shares at a fixed discount to the market price of the common stock at the time of conversion. This results in a fair value of the convertible note being equal to a fixed monetary amount. The Company records the convertible note liability at its fixed monetary amount by measuring and recording a premium, as applicable, on the Note date with a charge to interest expense in accordance with ASC 480 - “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”.

 

Derivative Liabilities

 

The Company has certain financial instruments that are derivatives or contain embedded derivatives. The Company evaluates all its financial instruments to determine if those contracts or any potential embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for in accordance with ASC 810-10-05-4 and 815-40.  This accounting treatment requires that the carrying amount of any derivatives be recorded at fair value at issuance and marked-to-market at each balance sheet date.  In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, as is the case with the Company, the change in the fair value during the period is recorded as either other income or expense. Upon conversion, exercise or repayment, the respective derivative liability is marked to fair value at the conversion, repayment or exercise date and then the related fair value amount is reclassified to other income or expense as part of gain or loss on extinguishment.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

Net Loss Per Share

 

Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the loss attributable to stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the period. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that shared in the earnings (loss) of the Company. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing the loss available to stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period and dilutive potential shares outstanding unless such dilutive potential shares would result in anti-dilution. As of December 31, 2018, 18,505,000 options were outstanding of which 9,073,000 were exercisable, 136,083,627 warrants were outstanding of which 136,083,627 were exercisable, and related party convertible debt and accrued interest totaling $872,432 was convertible into 785,974,775 shares of common stock. Additionally, as of December 31, 2018, the outstanding principal balance, including accrued interest of the third party convertible debt, totaled $6,195,802 and was convertible into 10,670,340,897 shares of common stock. It should be noted that contractually the limitations on these notes limit the number of shares converted to 425,147,386. The total dilutive potential shares of 11,601,472,299 exceed the number of common shares authorized and unissued. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, potentially dilutive securities consisted of the following:

 

   December 31,
2018
   December 31,
2017
 
Stock options   9,073,000    44,351,200 
Warrants   136,083,627    600,000 
Related party convertible debt and accrued interest   785,974,775    4,527,184 
Third party convertible debt (including senior debt)   10,670,340,897    34,567,604 
Contingent liability – advisory fees   -    4,944,667 
Total   11,601,472,299    88,990,655 

 

 Segment Reporting

 

The Company uses “the management approach” in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the source for determining the Company’s reportable segments. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the chief executive officer of the Company, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. As of December 31, 2018, the Company did not report any segment information since the Company only generated sales from its subsidiary, Howco.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

  

In February 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard on leases. The new standard, among other changes, will require lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases. The lease liability will be measured at the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. The right-of-use asset will be measured at the lease liability amount, adjusted for lease prepayments, lease incentives received and the lessee’s initial direct costs (e.g. commissions). The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. The adoption will require a modified retrospective approach for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest period presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new accounting standard on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

  

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

 

NOTE 3 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

The Company’s accounts receivable at December 31 and September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

   December 31,
2018
   September 30,
2018
 
Accounts receivable  $990,575   $1,615,582 
Reserve for doubtful accounts   -    - 
   $990,575   $1,615,582 

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 4 - INVENTORY

 

At December 31 and September 30, 2018, inventory consists of finished goods and was valued at $307,158 and $533,106, respectively.

 

NOTE 5 - GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

At December 31, and September 30, 2018, the carrying amount of goodwill amounted to $2,410,335 and $2,410,335, respectively. On September 30, 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2017-04 which revises the method of conducting an impairment test for goodwill.

 

At December 31 and September 30, 2018, the carrying amount of tradename amounted to $760,000 and $760,000, respectively.

 

At December 31, and September 30, 2018, intangible assets other than goodwill and tradename consisted of:

 

   December 31,
2018
   September 30,
2018
 
Customer list  $1,060,000   $1,060,000 
Less: accumulated amortization   (610,964)   (544,715)
           
   $449,036   $515,285 

 

The customer list is being amortized over 48 months from the acquisition date. Amortization expense for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $66,249 and $66,249, respectively.

 

Future amortization expense of the customer list is as follows:

 

For the Years Ending September 30,    
2019  $198,751 
2020   250,285 
Total  $449,036 

 

The Company conducted its goodwill and its intangible assets impairment test as of December 31, 2018 and determined that no impairment was required as the asset values were supported by the historical, current and projected net income and positive cash flows of the component holding the goodwill and intangible assets, the Company’s subsidiary, Howco.

 

NOTE 6 - LINE OF CREDIT - BANK

 

The Company has a revolving line of credit with a financial institution, which balance is due on demand and principal payments are due monthly at 1/60 th of the outstanding principal balance. This revolving line of credit is in the amount of $50,000, and is personally guaranteed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). The line bears interest at a fluctuating rate equal to the prime rate plus 4.25%, which at December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018 was 9.75% and 9.25%, respectively. As of December 31, 2018, the balance of the line of credit was $45,915 with $4,085 available.

 

NOTE 7 - SETTLEMENTS PAYABLE

 

On July 20, 2018, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with a collection agent for American Express relating to $127,056 of past due charges. The agreement provides for initial payment of $12,706, the monthly payments of $6,500 and final payment on January 27, 2020 of $3,850. The amount due at December 31, 2018 was $81,850.

 

On November 13, 2018 the Company and a vendor agreed to settle $161,700 in past due professional fees for a convertible note in the amount of $90,000. The note (also discussed below) bears interest at 5% and matures in July 2019 and has a fixed discount conversion feature. The balance accrued as accounts payable of $71,700 is subject to a final waiver expected from the vendor that will allow a gain on debt extinguishment to be recognized.

 

On November 27 2018 the Company reached an agreement and executed a related stipulation and payment terms agreement stemming from a legal action by the former Chief Strategy Officer for improper termination. The plaintiff agreed to accept $600,000 in payments. The first scheduled payment of $200,000 was made on December 20, 2018 in accordance with the settlement terms. Twelve monthly payments of approximately $33,333 are due starting on January 15, through December 15, 2019. The Company recorded $600,000 as accrued expense of which $500,000 was expensed during the fiscal year 2018. The balance at December 31, 2018 is $412,435, which includes expected employer payroll taxes due as payments are made.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 8 - NOTE PAYABLE – SELLER

 

In connection with the acquisition of Howco in September 2016, the Company issued a note payable in the amount of $900,000 to the sellers of Howco. The note matured on September 9, 2017 and bears interest at 5.50% per annum. The note requires payment of unpaid principal and interest upon maturity. The note is secured by all assets of Howco Distribution Co. and subordinated to the Senior Secured Credit Facility discussed below. The note is currently in default and the default interest rate is 8% per annum. At December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018, accrued interest on this note amounted to $144,027 and $125,682, respectively.

 

NOTE 9 - NOTES PAYABLE – RELATED PARTIES

 

The Company has an $840,000 convertible note payable (“Note 1”) to a related party entity controlled by the Company’s CEO. Note 1 bears interest at an annual rate of 7% with an original maturity date of June 11, 2017 which has been extended to June 11, 2022, at which time all unpaid principal and interest is due. The holder of Note 1 has the option to convert the outstanding principal and accrued interest, in whole or in part, into shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to the volume weighted average price per share of common stock for the 30-day period prior to conversion. As of December 31 and September 30, 2018, Note 1 has not been converted and the balance of the note was $688,444 and $688,444, and accrued interest was $138,115 and $125,968, respectively. This note is considered a stock settled debt in accordance with ASC 480 and the fixed monetary amount is equal to the principal amount based on the conversion formula.

 

The Company has a convertible note payable (“Note 2”) with the Company’s CEO. Note 2 bears interest at an annual rate of 7% with a maturity date of December 31, 2017, at which time all unpaid principal and interest was due. On December 15, 2017 the due date was extended to July 2, 2018 and then in July, 2018, the due date was extended to June 30, 2019, on December 23, 2018 the maturity date of the note was extended to September 23, 2024. The holder of Note 2 has the option to convert the outstanding principal and accrued interest, in whole or in part, into shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to the volume weighted average price per share of common stock for the 30-day period prior to conversion. During the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company borrowed $19,000 on this note. As of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018, Note 2 has not been converted, the balance was $46,670 and $27,670, and accrued interest was $11,845 and $11,350, respectively. This note is considered a stock settled debt in accordance with ASC 480 and the fixed monetary amount is equal to the principal amount based on the conversion formula.

 

On December 20, 2018 the Company issued a, non-convertible promissory note to the CEO for $400,000. The note bears interest at 12% per annum, matures in 5 years on January 7, 2024 and requires monthly payment of interest and principal of $5,000 with a balloon payment at maturity. The accrued interest balance was $1,315 as of December 31, 2018.

 

NOTE 10 - CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE AND ADVISORY FEE LIABILITIES

 

Senior Secured Credit Facility Note

 

Effective September 13, 2016 (“Effective Date”), the Company entered into a senior secured credit facility note (the “Agreement”) with an investment fund to provide capital for the acquisition of Howco. The Company can borrow up to $6,500,000, subject to lender approval, with an initial convertible promissory note at closing of $3,500,000 (the “Convertible Note”). The Convertible Note bears interest at a rate of 18% per annum, required monthly payments of $52,500 which is interest only starting on October 13, 2016 through February 13, 2017, and monthly payments, including interest and principal, of $298,341 starting on March 13, 2017 through maturity on March 13, 2018. Events of default are defined in the Agreement and Convertible Note. In the event of default the Convertible Note balance will bear interest at 25% per annum. In connection with this Agreement, the Company was obligated to pay additional advisory fees of $850,000 payable in the form of cash or common stock in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. The Company was also required to reserve 7,000,000 shares of common stock related to this transaction. The reserved shares will be released upon the satisfaction of the loan.

 

In the event the lender makes additional loans under the Agreement, the Company agreed to pay additional advisory fees under similar terms as the $850,000 fee. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had issued 539,204 shares of common stock in satisfaction of the $850,000 advisory fee in accordance with the terms of the agreement, such shares being issued in September 2016. The proceeds from the sale of the 539,204 shares were supposed to be applied towards the $850,000 advisory fee due. Based upon the value of the shares, at the time the lender sells the shares, the Company may be required to redeem unsold shares for the difference between the $850,000 and the lender’s sales proceeds. Accordingly, the $850,000 was reflected as a current liability through December 31, 2017. In January 2018, in connection with a settlement agreement (see below), the accrued advisory fee was reclassified to the principal balance of the replacement Convertible Note. Through the date of the settlement agreement and through December 31, 2018, the lender had not reported any proceeds from the sale of these shares (see below). Prior to the settlement agreement in January 2018, notwithstanding anything contained in the Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Lender has not realized net proceeds from the sale of Advisory Fee Shares equal to at least the Advisory Fee by the earlier to occur of: (A) the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Effective Date; (B) the occurrence of an Event of Default; or (C) the Maturity Date, then at any time thereafter, the Lender shall have the right, upon written notice to the Borrower, to require that the Borrower redeem all Advisory Fee Shares then in Lender’s possession for cash equal to the Advisory Fee, less any cash proceeds received by the Lender from any previous sales of Advisory Fee Shares, if any. In the event such redemption notice is given by the Lender, the Borrower shall redeem the then remaining Advisory Fee Shares in Lender’s possession for an amount of Dollars equal to the Advisory Fee, less any cash proceeds received by the Lender from any previous sales of Advisory Fee Shares, if any, payable by wire transfer to an account designated by Lender within five (5) Business Days from the date the Lender delivers such redemption notice to the Borrower.

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

The Convertible Note is only convertible upon default or mutual agreement by both parties at a conversion rate of 85% of the lowest of the daily volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during the 5 business days immediately prior to the conversion date. At any time and from time to time while this Note is outstanding, but only upon: (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents; or (ii) mutual agreement between the Company and the Holder, this Note may be, at the sole option of the Holder, convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below. At any time while this Note is outstanding, but only upon: (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents; or (ii) mutual agreement between the Company and the Holder, the Holder may convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest, and any other sums due and payable hereunder or under any other Loan Documents (such total amount, the “Conversion Amount”) into shares of common stock of the Company (the “Conversion Shares”) at a price equal to: (i) the Conversion Amount (the numerator); divided by (ii) 85% of the lowest of the daily volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during the five business days immediately prior to the conversion date, which price shall be indicated in the conversion notice (the denominator) (the “Conversion Price”). Upon liquidation by the Holder of Conversion Shares issued pursuant to a Conversion Notice, provided that the Holder realizes a net amount from such liquidation equal to less than the Conversion Amount specified in the relevant conversion notice (such net realized amount, the “Realized Amount”), the Company shall issue to the Holder additional shares of the Company’s common stock equal to: (i) the Conversion Amount specified in the relevant conversion notice; minus (ii) the Realized Amount, as evidenced by a reconciliation statement from the Holder (a “Sale Reconciliation”) showing the Realized Amount from the sale of the Conversion Shares; divided by (iii) the average volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during the five business days immediately prior to the date upon which the Holder delivers notice (the “Make-Whole Notice”) to the Company that such additional shares are requested by the Holder (such number of additional shares to be issued, the “Make-Whole Shares”).

 

Once a default occurs the Convertible Note will be accounted for as stock settled debt at its fixed monetary value and any shares issued upon conversion are also subject to a make whole provision similar to that described above for the $850,000 advisory fee payable. On March 13, 2017 the Company defaulted on the monthly principal and interest payment of $298,341. Due to this default, as of June 30, 2017, the Company has accounted for the embedded conversion option as stock settled debt and recorded a debt premium of $617,647 with a charge to interest expense, and the interest rate increased to 25% (default rate).

 

On March 28, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with the above senior secured credit facility lender to receive a range of advisory services for a total of $1,200,000 with no definitive terms or length of service which was expensed in fiscal 2017 and had been recorded as an accrued liability – advisory fees through December 31, 2017. In connection with the settlement agreement discussed below, in January 2018, the advisory services fee payable was reclassified to the principal balance of the replacement Convertible Note.

 

On January 3, 2018, the Company entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) and replacement note agreements with the investment fund related to a senior secured credit facility note dated September 13, 2016. On the effective date of the Settlement Agreement, all amounts owed to the investment fund aggregated $5,788,642 and consisted of a convertible promissory note of $3,500,000, accrued interest payable of $238,642, and accrued advisory fees payable of $2,050,000. Additionally, on the effective date, the amount due of $5,788,642 was split and apportioned into 2 separate and distinct replacement notes (“Replacement Note A” and “Replacement Note B”). Replacement Note A shall have a principal amount of $1,000,000 and Replacement Note B shall have a principal balance of $4,788,642, both of which shall be and remained secured by the original security agreements, the pledge agreements, the guarantee agreement and other applicable loan documents and both shall bear interest at 18% per annum. The default was not waived by this settlement agreement. The Company originally recorded a premium on stock settled debt of $617,647 on the $3,500,000, and subsequent to the settlement agreement recorded an additional premium on stock settled debt of $403,878 on the additional $2,288,642. The interest rate was amended to 12% effective June 12, 2018.

 

The Credit Agreement is hereby amended such that the Maturity Date is extended to January 13, 2019 (the “Extended Maturity Date”) for replacement Note B, while the Note A maturity date remained at March 13, 2018 but was due as of March 2017 due to the principal and interest payment default discussed above. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, all Obligations owing by the Company and all other Credit Parties under the Credit Agreement, First Replacement Note B, and all other Loan Documents shall be paid in full by the Extended Maturity Date as follows: $52,500 per month from January 13, 2018 to December 13, 2018 and the remaining principal and accrued interest on January 13, 2019. Interest payments made since the amendment have totaled $283,440 and are therefore not in accord with that amendment. However TCA has received payments under the 3(a)(10) settlement (below) totaling $353,420 from January 13, 2018 and December 31, 2018.

 

On October 30, 2018, TCA the Company’s senior lender amended its credit facility which had been restructured in January 2018 when fees due for advisory and other matters along with accrued but unpaid interest were capitalized and separated into two notes, Note A having $1,000,000 principal and Note B having $4,788,642 both having the same maturity terms, interest rates and conversion rights. Under the current amendment total amounts outstanding under the notes along with accrued interest have been capitalized with the principal amount due of $6,018,192. The new note accrues interest on the principal balance at 12% per annum, includes amortization to the new maturity of December 15, 2020. The amortization payments credited toward the principal amount and accrued interest vary and include payments made under the 3(a)(10) settlement agreement with a third party related to Note A. Economically the total principal and accrued interest outstanding remain unchanged as reported in the consolidated balance sheet. All other terms including conversion rights and a make-whole provision in the case of a conversion shortfall remain the same as stated in the footnotes above. At December 31, 2018 the principal of the Note B portion was $5,326,285 and the Note A principal subject to the 3(a)(10) court order was $646,580.

 

On November 15, 2017, the Company executed a Liability Purchase Term Sheet with Livingston Asset Management (“Livingston”) under which Livingston agreed to purchase up to $10,000,000 that the Company owes to its creditors through direct purchase of the debts from the Company’s creditors in return for a convertible note issued by the Company in the principal amount of $50,000 bearing interest of 10% per year to cover certain legal fees and other expenses of Livingston. The note matures in six months and is convertible into shares of our common stock at a 30% reduction off the lowest closing bid price for 20 trading days prior to the date of conversion. Livingston has the right to retain 30% of any negotiated reduction off the face amount of the liability the Company owes to such creditors. The Company has accounted for the convertible promissory note as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded a debt premium of $21,428 with a charge to interest expense. The note and accrued interest were fully converted as of September 30, 2018 for 18,162,608 common shares. Debt premium of $21,428 was charged to additional paid in capital.

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

On January 30, 2018 pursuant to the Liability Purchase Term Sheet, the TCA Replacement Note A in the principal amount of $1,000,000 was purchased by Livingston Asset Management LLC (“Livingston”) from the original lender. Principal of Replacement Note A is due to Livingston with all then accrued but unpaid interest due to the original lender. In accordance with the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the Court was advised of Company’s intention to rely upon the exception to registration set forth in Section 3(a)(l0) of the Securities Act to support the issuance of its common shares and the Court held a fairness hearing regarding the issuance (the “Hearing”) on March 12, 2018. Following entry of an Order by the Court which occurred on March 12, 2018, in settlement of the claims, the Company shall issue and deliver to Livingston shares of its common stock (the “Settlement Shares”) in one or more tranches as necessary, and subject to adjustment and ownership limitations as set forth in the Settlement Agreement, sufficient to generate proceeds such that the aggregate Remittance Amount equals the Claim Amount. The Company will issue free trading shares of its common stock under section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act to Livingston in the amount of such judgment in a series of tranches so that Livingston will not own more than 9.99% of our outstanding shares per tranche. The parties reasonably estimate that the fair market value of the Settlement Shares to be received by Livingston is equal to approximately $1,666,667 which is based on a discount of 40%.

 

As of December 31, 2018, there have been seven issuances under section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act totaling 101,624,000 shares, which have been recorded at par value with an equal charge to additional paid-in capital. The value originally recorded as a liability remains in the convertible note balance, until these shares have been sold and reported to the Company by the lender as part of the Make-Whole provision at which time the proceeds value of such shares are reclassified to additional paid-in capital. During the three months ended December 31, 2018, proceeds of $45,320 were remitted to TCA by Livingston and applied to reduce the liability with corresponding credits to additional paid in capital. $30,618 of debt premium was credited to additional paid in capital in conjunction with the payments to TCA. At December 31, 2018 the balance of $646,580 along with related debt premium is included in convertible notes payable on the balance sheet.

 

On March 7, 2018 the Company entered into a placement agent and advisory agreement with Scottsdale Capital Advisors in connection with the Livingston liability purchase term sheet executed on November 15, 2017. The placement agent services fee amounted to $15,000 payable to Scottsdale Capital Advisors in the form of a convertible note. The note matures six months from the date of issuance and shall accrue interest at the rate of 10% per annum. The $15,000 note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a discount of 30% of the low closing bid price for the twenty trading days prior to the conversion and is not subject to any registration rights. The Company has accounted for the convertible promissory note as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded a debt premium of $6,429 with a charge to interest expense. The note has not been converted and the principal balance is $15,000 with $1,659 of accrued interest at December 31, 2018.

 

Other Convertible Debt

 

In July 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-11 Earnings Per Share (Topic 260) Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480) Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) (“ASU 2017-11”), which changes the classification analysis of certain equity-linked financial instruments (or embedded features) with down round features. When determining whether certain financial instruments should be classified as liabilities or equity instruments, a down round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock. ASU 2017-11 also clarifies existing disclosure requirements for equity-classified instruments. As a result, a freestanding equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded conversion option) no longer would be accounted for as a derivative liability at fair value as a result of the existence of a down round feature. For freestanding equity classified financial instruments, ASU 2017-11 requires entities that present earnings per share (EPS) in accordance with ASC Topic 260 to recognize the effect of the down round feature when it is triggered. That effect is treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholders in basic EPS. For the Company, ASU 2017-11 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company adopted this standard on October 1, 2017.

 

On November 9, 2017, the Company received a first tranche payment of $75,500 under the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 25, 2017, with Crown Bridge Partners, LLC (“Crown Bridge”) under which the Company issued to Crown Bridge a convertible note in the principal amount of $105,000 and a five-year warrant to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 as a commitment fee which is equal to the product of one-third of the face value of each tranche divided by $0.35. Under the terms of the note Crown Bridge was to receive “right of first refusal” for any subsequent loans or notes to fund the Company. The Company violated this covenant when funding was received from other sources without offering Crown Bridge the opportunity to participate. On December 20, 2017 the Company cured this covenant violation by issuing 200,000 additional warrants have the same exercise price and terms of the original warrants. The warrants have full ratchet price protection and cashless exercise rights.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

The convertible note (the “Note”) issued to Crown Bridge in the principal amount of $105,000, has an original issue discount of $10,500 and issue costs of $19,000 both of which are recorded as debt discount along with the warrant relative fair value of $12,507 for the original 100,000 warrants and $31,529 for the penalty warrants to be amortized over the twelve month term of this tranche, bears interest of 10% (12% default rate) per annum, and has a maturity date of 12 months from the date of each tranche of payments under the Note with future tranches being at the discretion of Crown Bridge. The conversion rate for any conversion of unpaid principal and interest under the Notes is at a 35% discount to the lowest market price of the shares of the Company’s common stock within a 20 day trading period prior to the date of conversion to which an additional 10% discount will be added if the conversion price of the Company’s common stock is less than $0.05 per share and no shares of the Company’s common stock can be issued to the extent Crown Bridge would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock and the conversion shares contain piggy-back registration rights. The Note is subject to customary default provisions including an event of default if the bid price of the Company’s common stock is less than its par value of $.0001 per share. The Company is entitled to prepay the Note between 30 days after its issuance until 180 days from its issuance at amounts that increase from 112% of the prepayment amount to 137% of the prepayment amount depending on the length of time when prepayments are made. The Company has accounted for the convertible promissory note as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded a debt premium of $56,538 with a charge to interest expense. As of September 30, 2018 the note holder fully converted principal and accrued interest into common shares. The debt premium on stock settled debt was fully recognized as additional paid in capital.

 

On June 1, 2018 the Company entered into a consulting and services arrangement with Livingston Asset Management. The arrangement provides for financial management services including accounting and related periodic reporting among other advisory services. Under the agreement the Company will issue to Livingston Asset Management Convertible Fee Notes having principal of $12,500, interest of 10% per annum, maturity of six or seven months. The notes are convertible into common shares at a discount of 50% to the lowest bid price in the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion. The Company has accounted for the convertible promissory note as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded a debt premium of $12,500 with a charge to interest expense for each note. As of December 31, 2018 the following notes had been issued, of which the June1, July 1 and August 1, 2018 notes were fully converted by January 31, 2019:

 

June 1, 2018, $12,500 principal, maturing December 31, 2018 – fully converted;

 

July 1, 2018, $12,500 principal, maturing January 31, 2019 – fully converted;

 

August 1, 2018, $12,500 principal maturing January 31, 2019 fully converted;

 

September 1, 2018, $12,500 principal, maturing February 28, 2019;

 

October 1, 2018, $12,500 principal, maturing March 31, 2019;

 

November 1, 2018, $12,500 principal, maturing April 30, 2019; and

 

December 1, 2018, $12,500 principal, maturing May 31, 2019.

 

The notes were charged to professional fees for each corresponding service month. The Company has accounted for each of the Convertible Fee Notes as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded a debt premium of $12,500 each with a charge to interest expense.

 

On August 29, 2018 the Company entered into an agreement with a legal firm to provide securities related and other legal services. Under the agreement the Company will issue convertible notes with varying principal amounts for services. The first note was issued on August 29, 2018 for $6,000, interest of 12%, and maturity date of February 28, 2018. The conversion feature allows for conversion into common shares at the lesser of: a) 70% of the share price on the date of the note; or b) 50% of the lowest bid price during the 30 trading days preceding the date of the notice of conversion. In connection with the issuance of this Note, the Company determined that the terms of the Note contain a conversion formula that caused variations in the conversion price resulting in the treatment of the conversion option as a bifurcated derivative to be accounted for at fair value. Accordingly, under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic No. 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in an Entity’s Own Stock”, the embedded conversion option contained in the convertible instruments were accounted for as derivative liabilities at the date of issuance and shall be adjusted to fair value through earnings at each reporting date. The fair value of the embedded conversion option derivatives were determined using the Binomial valuation model. $10,435 was recognized as derivative liability with $6,000 charged to debt discount and $4,035 charged to derivative expense on issuance. The debt discount of $6,000 will be amortized to interest expense to the maturity date of the note. At December 31, 2018 the derivative fair value was determined to have decreased to $8,881. At December 31, 2018 $3,000 of debt discount was charged to interest expense and the balance was $2,000.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

On September 4, 2018 and September 18, 2018 the Company issued additional convertible notes of $10,000 and $6,000 respectively for legal services to the same legal firm. The notes have 6 month maturities and 12% interest rates. The notes are convertible into common shares at a discount of 50% to the lowest bid price in the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion. The Company has accounted for the convertible promissory note as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded debt premiums of $10,000 and $6,000 with a charge to interest expense for the notes. The notes were charged to professional fees during the month the notes were issued.

 

 On October 18, 2018 the Company issued a convertible promissory note to an attorney for services in the amount of $6,000. The note bears interest at 12%, matures in six months and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion. The Company has accounted for the convertible promissory note as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded debt premium $6,000 with a charge to interest expense for the notes. The note was charged to professional fees during the month the note was issued.

  

On November 18, 2018 the Company issued a convertible promissory note to an attorney for services in the amount of $6,000. The note bears interest at 12% and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion. The Company has accounted for the convertible promissory note as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded debt premium $6,000 with a charge to interest expense for the notes. The note was charged to professional fees during the month the note was issued.

 

On December 18, 2018 the Company issued a convertible promissory note to an attorney for services in the amount of $6,000. The note bears interest at 12% and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion. The Company has accounted for the convertible promissory note as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded debt premium $6,000 with a charge to interest expense for the notes. The note was charged to professional fees during the month the note was issued.

 

On November 13, 2018, the Company issued a convertible promissory note for $90,000 to a vendor in settlement of past due amounts due for services. The note bears interest at 5%, matures on June 30, 2019 and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price during the 20 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion. The Company has accounted for the convertible promissory note as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded debt premium $90,000 with a charge to interest expense for the notes. The original amount payable was reduced by $90,000 on the date the note was issued.

 

Note Amendments, Assignments and Restatements 

 

On October 17, 2018 Porta Pellex assigned $62,500 of the principal balance of its note to Trillium Partners LP along with $7,500 of accrued interest, leaving an unpaid balance of $62,500 plus accrued interest on Porta Pellex’s original note. The assigned portion of the note was restated to provide for conversion of interest and principal into common shares at 50% discount to the lowest bid price over the 20 trading days prior to conversion notification. This modification was treated as a debt extinguishment. The modified note was treated as stock settled debt in accordance with ASC 480 and $62,500 was recorded as put premium with a charge to interest expense for the assigned and restated note. The Trillium Partners LP note principal and accrued interest was fully converted into 115,668,621 common stock by November 27, 2018.

 

On October 23, 2018 Porta Pellex assigned $62,500 of the remaining principal balance of its note to Jefferson Street Capital LLC along with $7,500 of accrued interest. The assigned portion of the note was restated to provide for conversion of interest and principal into common shares at the lower of: 50% discount to the lowest bid price over the 20 trading days prior to conversion notification; or 50% of the lowest bid price during the 20 trading days prior to the closing date of the related assignment. This modification was treated as a debt extinguishment. In connection with the issuance of this Note, the Company determined that the terms of the modified Note contain a conversion formula that caused variations in the conversion price resulting in the treatment of the conversion option as a bifurcated derivative to be accounted for at fair value. Accordingly, under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic No. 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in an Entity’s Own Stock”, the embedded conversion option contained in the convertible instruments were accounted for as derivative liabilities at the date of assignment and shall be adjusted to fair value through earnings at each reporting date. The fair value of the embedded conversion option derivatives were determined using the Binomial valuation model. In connection with this Note, on the initial measurement date of October 23, 2018, the fair values of the embedded conversion option derivative of $78,471 was recorded as derivative liabilities, $15,971 was charged to current period operations as initial derivative expense, and $62,500 was recorded as a debt discount and is being amortized into interest expense over the expected holding period of the restated note. The Jefferson Street Capital LLLC note principal and accrued interest was fully converted into 128,619,959 shares of common stock by December 5, 2018. A net loss on debt extinguishment of $14,057 was recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2018.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

The senior secured credit facility note balance and convertible debt balances consisted of the following at December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018: 

 

   December 31,
2018
   September 30,
2018
 
Principal  $6,206,391   $5,568,566 
Premiums   1,495,057    1,380,175 
Unamortized discounts   (2,000)   (5,000)
    7,699,448    6,943,741 
Non-current   (5,696,089)   - 
Current  $2,003,359   $6,943,741 

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, amortization of debt discount on the above convertible notes amounted to $3,000 and $207,676, respectively.

 

NOTE 11 - NOTE PAYABLE

 

On October 19, 2017, the Company entered into a loan agreement with a third party entity under which the Company received approximately $232,500, net of fees and expenses of $17,500 recorded as debt discounts and amortized to interest expense over the Note term, in return for issuing a promissory note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of $250,000. The Note bears interest at 12% (18% default rate) per annum and has a maturity date of April 20, 2018. The Note may be prepaid in full or in part with additional premium or penalty. The Note is secured by certain assets of the Company’s CEO, certain assets of Howco and all of the assets of Drone USA as a junior security interest to the first secured interest of the senior lender. Additionally, the loan is guaranteed by the Company’s CEO. For the year ended September 30, 2018, amortization of debt discount amounted to $17,500. On April 20, 2018, the note matured and all principal and unpaid interest was due immediately. The Company has obtained an amendment from lender changing the maturity to October 20, 2018. This loan went into default after October 20, 2018. The Company paid a fee of $10,000 related to the amendment which has been recorded as financing expense.

 

On September 4, 2018 Porta Pellex the holder of the note above sold and assigned 50% of the face amount to Trillium Partners LP and World Market Ventures LLC. Following the assignment Port Pellex held $125,000 which is the balance at September 30, 2018 and Trillium Partners LP and World Market Ventures each held $62,500 in principal. The assigned notes were restated with a 50% conversion discount from the lowest bid price of the common stock in the 20 days immediately preceding the conversion notice date. The modification was treated as debt extinguishment, for which no gain or loss was incurred.

 

Trillium Partners LP converted $1,095 in fees, all principal and $6,781 of interest into 35,187,910 common shares on September 19, 2018 at the conversion price of $0.002. The $62,500 of put premium was credited to additional paid in capital in conjunction with the conversion.

 

World Market Ventures LLC converted principal of $61,481 and $6,657 of interest into 34,500,000 common shares on September 19, 2018 at the conversion price of $0.001975. The $61,481 of put premium was credited to additional paid in capital in conjunction with the conversion. $1,020 of principal and $1,020 of put premium are included in the convertible notes at December 31, 2018.

 

On October 17, 2018 Porta Pellex assigned $62,500 of the principal balance of its note to Trillium Partners LP along with $7,500 of accrued interest, leaving an unpaid balance of $62,500 plus accrued interest on Porta Pellex’s original note. The assigned portion of the note was restated to provide for conversion of interest and principal into common shares at 50% discount to the lowest bid price over the 20 trading days prior to conversion notification. The modification was treated as debt extinguishment. The modification was treated as stock settled debt in accordance with ASC 480 and $62,500 was recorded as put premium with a charge to interest expense. The assigned note was fully converted for common shares by November 27, 2018.

 

On October 20, 2018, the balance of the note principal of $62,500 due to Porta Pellex was in default. This default was cured when the final assignment to Jefferson Street Capital LLC was executed (see below).

 

On October 23, 2018 Porta Pellex assigned $62,500 of the remaining principal balance of its note to Jefferson Street Capital LLC along with $7,500 of accrued interest. The assigned portion of the note was restated to provide for conversion of interest and principal into common shares at the lower of: 50% discount to the lowest bid price over the 20 trading days prior to conversion notification; or 50% of the lowest bid price during the 20 trading days prior to the closing date of the related assignment. This modification was treated as a debt extinguishment. In connection with the issuance of this Note, the Company determined that the terms of the modified Note contain a conversion formula that caused variations in the conversion price resulting in the treatment of the conversion option as a bifurcated derivative to be accounted for at fair value. Accordingly, under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic No. 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in an Entity’s Own Stock”, the embedded conversion option contained in the convertible instruments were accounted for as derivative liabilities at the date of assignment and shall be adjusted to fair value through earnings at each reporting date. The fair value of the embedded conversion option derivatives were determined using the Binomial valuation model. In connection with this Note, on the initial measurement date of October 23, 2018, the fair values of the embedded conversion option derivative of $78,471 was recorded as derivative liabilities, $15,971 was charged to current period operations as initial derivative expense, and $62,500 was recorded as a debt discount to be amortized into interest expense over the holding period of the restated note.

 

The assigned note was fully converted for common shares by December 5, 2018.

 

Following the assignments and conversions into common stock the Porta Pellex note balance was fully liquidated and $1,020 of principal remained in the form of a convertible note balance was held by World Market Ventures LLC as of December 31, 2018.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 12 - STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

Preferred Stock

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value preferred stock, with designations, voting, and other rights and preferences to be determined by the Board of Directors of which 4,999,750 remain available for designation and issuance.

 

As of December 31 and September 30, 2018, the Company has designated 250 shares of $0.0001 par value Series A preferred stock, of which 250 shares are issued and outstanding. These preferred shares have voting rights per shareholder equal to the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock divided by 0.99.

 

Common Stock

 

On April 17, 2018 the Company’s shareholders approved an increase in authorized common stock to 1,500,000,000 from 200,000,000, which became effective upon the filing of an amendment to the articles of incorporation with the State of Delaware on April 24, 2018. As of December 31, and September 30, 2018 there were 1,046,868,825 and 767,160,077 shares outstanding, respectively.

 

Stock Incentive Plan

 

The Company established its 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) that permits the granting of incentive stock options and other common stock awards. The maximum number of shares available under the Plan is 100,000,000 shares. The Plan is open to all employees, officers, directors, and non-employees of the Company. Options granted under the Plan will terminate and may no longer be exercised (i) immediately upon termination of an employee or consultant for cause or (ii) one year after termination of employment, but not later than the remaining term of the option. As of December 31, 2018, 81,495,000 awards remain available for grant under the Plan.

  

Shares Issued for non-employee Services

 

In February 2017, the Company issued 400,000 vested shares of common stock to an entity as payment for consulting services rendered. As the shares fee is considered contractually earned upon the execution of the agreement, the shares were valued on the February 17, 2017 measurement date at $0.23 per share or a total of $92,000 based on the quoted trading price and amortized over the 6-month term of the agreement. In June 2017, upon renewal of the agreement, the Company issued an additional 400,000 vested shares of common stock to this entity as payment for consulting services rendered valued at $93,160, or $0.2329 per share, based on the quoted trading price. In connection with the issuance of these shares, during the year ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded professional fees of $141,380 and a prepaid expense of $43,780 which were amortized into professional fees during the year ended September 30, 2018.

 

On April 1, 2018, the Company entered into a one year oral management consulting agreement with an individual. In connection with this agreement, the Company issued 4,000,000 common shares to the consultant. Such shares were valued on the vesting dates of April 1, 2018 at $296,000, or $0.074 per share based on the quoted trading price. In connection with these shares, the Company has record prepaid professional fees of $295,600 to be recognized monthly as expense over the one-year term. There was $73,900 remaining as prepaid expense at December 31, 2018.

 

On June 19, 2018 Tysadco Partners was issued 533,333 shares of restricted common stock for services under a one-year agreement. 400,000 shares were issued as the “retainer”, to be vested in four equal installments beginning on effective date of the agreement and 60, 120 and 180 days following the effective date. The remaining 133,333 shares were issued for the monthly compensation arrangement. The related charges will be measured on the vesting dates at fair value and recognized in Professional Fees (expense) pro rata over the service term.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

On September 24, 2018 2,387,302 common shares were issued to Tysadco Partners for the Company’s investor relations firm as per the agreement for monthly payments in shares of $4,000 per month totaling $16,000, which was fully recognized as expense as of September 30, 2018. The issuance settled the amounts due for June 21, 2018 through October 20, 2018.

 

Shares Issued for Settlement

 

On August 27, 2018 the Company settled outstanding accounts payable with a vendor by issuing 2,307,693 common shares. On September 27, 2018, the Company agreed to issue 2,692,307 shares for a total of 5,000,000 shares to settle the payable balance of $15,000. These shares were valued at the market price of $0.0058 and $0.004 on the grant date and settlement date respectively, resulting in a loss on settlement of $9,154.

 

Shares Issued Under 3(a)(10)

 

The Company issued common shares to Livingston Asset Management, pursuant to Replacement Note A and the related 3(a)(10) settlement (see Note 10).

 

Between March 14, 2018 and October 29, 2018, 101,624,000 common shares were issued and sold by Livingston, with 71,624,000 shares issued and sold through September 30, 2018, and the remaining 30,000,000 issued as of September 30, 2018 and sold as of November 22, 2018.

 

The shares of the Company’s common stock issued under section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act, have been initially recorded at par value with an equal charge to additional paid-in capital and proceeds of $308,100 and pro rata note premium of $204,989 totaling $513,089 have been recorded as equity relating to these issued shares as of September 30, 2018 and proceeds of $45,320 and $30,618 of debt premium totaling $75,938 were recorded to equity in the three months ended December 31, 2018.

 

Common Stock Sold for Settlement Payment of 3(a)(10)

 

On November 22, 2018 Livingston Asset Management finalized sale of 30,000,000 shares of common stock and remitted a payment to TCA for $45,320 in partial settlement of TCA Note A under the terms of the 3(a)(10) agreement. The liability was reduced by $45,320. The principal reduction of $45,320 and related debt premium of $30,618 were recorded as additional paid in capital.

 

Shares Issued for Warrant Exercise

 

On October 17, 2018 Crown Bridge Partners was issued 35,420,168 common shares at $.0072, in exchange for 39,990,513 warrants surrendered. $68,232 was recorded as equity and derivative liabilities were reduced by $28,793.

 

Shares Issued for Conversion of Convertible Notes

  

Between November 1 and December 5, 2018 Jefferson Street Capital was issued 128,619,959 common for conversion of principal related to the Porta Pellex note assignment and restatement cited above. The note was converted at contracted rates and the shares issued had aggregate fair values on the conversion dates of $166,929. The note principal of $62,500, interest due of $7,500 fees of $4,400 were fully liquidated as a result of the conversions. Derivative liabilities of $78,471 were relieved to gain on debt extinguishment recorded as additional paid in capital, debt discount of $62,500 was amortized to interest expense and loss due to debt extinguishment of $14,057 was recorded.

 

Between November 6 and November 27, 2018 Trillium Partners LP was issued 115,668,621 common for conversion of $62,500 principal related to the Porta Pellex note assignment and restatement cited above. The note principal of $62,500, accrued interest or $7,500 and fees of $2,290 were fully liquidated as a result of the conversions. The note was converted at contracted rates. Debt premiums of $62,500 were recorded as additional paid in capital.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

Stock Options

 

On July 1, 2016, the Company granted options under the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan to purchase 22,500,000 shares of its common stock to several employees, and an additional 4,300,000 to certain non-employees for services at an exercise price of $0.20 per share. The fair value of the shares of the underlying common stock at the date of grant based on the quoted trading price was $0.20 per share. 20,000,000 of the options issued to certain employees and 4,000,000 of the options issued to one consultant vested immediately and have a ten year term. The remaining 2,800,000 options cliff vest 50% per year over the following two year period and have a ten year term. Assumptions related to the estimated fair value of these stock options on their date of grant, which the Company estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, are as follows: risk-free interest rate of approximately 1.46%; expected divided yield of 0%; expected option life of 5 years for the shares that vest immediately; expected option life of 5.75 years for the shares that vest over a two year period using the simplified method; and expected volatility of approximately 841%. The value of the options granted to non-employees which vested over time are remeasured at each reporting date until vesting occurs. The aggregate grant date fair value of these awards, as adjusted to apply variable measurement date accounting for non-employee awards, amounted to $5,579,990 as of September 30, 2016. The Company recognizes compensation cost for unvested stock-based incentive awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2017, the Company granted options under the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan to purchase 15,566,200 shares of its common stock to several employees, and 10,485,000 shares of its common stock to certain non-employees at exercise prices ranging from $0.20 to $0.24 per share with vesting terms ranging from immediately vesting to 5 years to employees and certain consultants, respectively. The options were valued at the grant date and remeasurement date using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions; risk-free interest rate of 1.46%, expected dividend yield of 0%, expected option term of 1.75 to 5 years for the shares that vested immediately and 5.75 to 6.5 years for those with vesting terms using the simplified method and expected volatility ranging from 117% to 125%. The value of the options granted to non-employees which vested over time are remeasured at each reporting date until vesting occurs. The aggregate grant date fair value of these awards, as adjusted to apply variable measurement date accounting for non-employee awards, amounted to $3,863,388 as of September 30, 2017. The Company recognizes compensation cost for unvested stock-based incentive awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

 

There were no options granted under the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan for the three months ended December 31, 2018.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded $66,823 and $189,267 of compensation and consulting expense related to stock options, respectively. Total unrecognized compensation and consulting expense related to unvested stock options at December 31, 2018 amounted to $551,555. The weighted average period over which share-based compensation expense related to these options will be recognized is approximately 2 years.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2018 and year ended September 30, 2018, a summary of the Company’s stock options activity is as follows:

 

   Number of
Options
   Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
   Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
   Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2017   44,351,200   $0.21    9.27   $     -   $     - 
Forfeited   (25,846,200)   0.20                
Outstanding at September 30, 2018   18,505,000    .22    8.46    -    - 
Outstanding at December 31, 2018   18,505,000    .22    7.18    -    - 
Exercisable at December 31, 2018   9,073,000   $0.21    6.37   $-   $- 

 

All options were issued at an options price equal to the market price of the shares on the date of the grant.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

Warrants

 

On September 9, 2016, 500,000 5-year warrants exercisable at $0.01 per share were issued as part of the consideration for the Howco acquisition. These warrants were valued at aggregate of $180,000.

 

On November 9, 2017, the Company received a first tranche payment of $75,500 under the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 25, 2017, with Crown Bridge under which the Company issued to Crown Bridge a convertible note in the principal amount of $105,000 and a five-year warrant to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 as a commitment fee which is equal to the product of one-third of the face value of each tranche divided by $0.35. On December 20, 2017 an additional 200,000 warrants were issued as a penalty and in order to entice Crown Bridge to waive its right of first refusal to provide additional financing under the terms of their convertible note. A debt discount of $44,036 was recorded for the relative fair market value of the total 300,000 warrants and amortized to interest expense as of September 30, 2018. The warrants have full ratchet price protection and cashless exercise rights (See Note10). The warrant includes an anti-dilution clause that was triggered on June 4, 2018. On June 4, 2018 an unrelated convertible note holder became entitled to convert their note into common shares at a 60% discount to the stock’s market price. The anti-dilution provision trigger entitled Crown Bridge to exercise its warrants under a formula that increased the number of common shares to 31,250,000 at a price of $.0036 per share. Due to the fact that the number of shares and exercise price can change due to market changes in the price of the common stock the Company has concluded to treat the warrants as derivatives and to revalue that derivative at each reporting date. Therefore a derivative liability of $261,484 with a charge to additional paid in capital was recorded on June 4, 2018. As of December 31, 2018 the warrant was revalued and the warrant holder is entitled to exercise its warrants for 136,083,627 common shares and the related derivative liability is $189,324.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2018 and the year ended September 30, 2018, a summary of the Company’s warrant activity is as follows:

 

   Number of
Warrants
   Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
   Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2017   500,000   $0.01    2.94   $.36   $- 
Granted   300,000                     
Anti Dilution   68,778,947   $0.00151    4.08    .0036   $185,822 
Outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2018   69,578,947   $0.00158    4.1   $-   $185,822 
Exercised at October 17, 2018   (39,990,513)  $0.000158    4.1   $-   $28,793 
Anti Dilution adjustment at December 31, 2018   

106,995,193

                     
Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2018   136,583,627                     

 

NOTE 13 - DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN

 

In August 2016, Drone established a qualified 401(k) plan with a discretionary employer matching provision. All employees who are at least twenty-one years of age and no minimum service requirement are eligible to participate in the plan. The plan allows participants to defer up to 90% of their annual compensation, up to statutory limits. Employer contributions charged to operations for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $0 and $0, respectively.

 

The Company’s subsidiary, Howco, is the sponsor of a qualified 401(k) plan with a safe harbor provision. All employees are eligible to enter the plan within one year of the commencement of employment. Employer contributions charged to expense for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $3,519 and $0, respectively.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 33, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 14 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

On October 1, 2016, the Company entered into employment agreements with two of its officers. The employment agreement with the company’s President and CEO provides for annual base compensation of $370,000 for a period of three years, which can, at the Company’s election, be paid in cash or Common Stock or deferred if insufficient cash is available, and provides for other benefits, including a discretionary bonus and equity a provision for the equivalent of 12 months’ base salary, and an additional one-time severance payment of $2,500,000 upon termination under certain circumstances, as defined in the agreement. The employment agreement with the Company’s Treasurer and CFO provides for annual base compensation of $250,000 for a period of three years, which can, at the Company’s election, be paid in cash or Company Common Stock or deferred if insufficient cash is available, and provides for other benefits, including a discretionary bonus and equity grants, a provision for the equivalent of 12 months’ base salary and an additional one-time severance payment of $1,500,000 upon termination under certain circumstances, as defined in the agreement. On July 10, 2017, the CFO of the Company who also a member of the Board resigned. Pursuant to the employment agreement, this employee is not eligible for the one-time severance payment of $1,500,000 and accordingly, the final balance of accrued wages due to this former CFO as of September 30, 2017 due of approximately $93,000 which is included in accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, and September 30, 2018.

 

On March 28, 2017, we entered into an at-will employment agreement with Matthew Wiles as General Manager of Howco. Under the terms of employment agreement, Mr. Wiles’ compensation is $140,000 per annum and he also will be eligible for a bonus of 10% of Howco’s gross profits over $1.25 million to be paid in cash after the annual financial statements have been completed and, if applicable, audited for filing with the SEC. Mr. Wiles will also receive options to acquire 250,000 shares of Drone USA’s common stock vesting over five years in equal amounts on the anniversary date of his Employment Agreement.

 

From July 2017 to August 2018, the Company utilized as its corporate headquarters the office space and equipment of an entity in West Haven, Connecticut related to the Company’s CEO at no cost. Since September 30, 2018 the Company leases space in New Jersey as its corporate headquarters.

 

The Company has certain convertible notes payable to related parties (see Note 9).

 

NOTE 15 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Contingencies

 

Legal Matters

 

On February 6, 2018 the Company sent a letter to the previous owners of Howco Distributing Co. (“Howco”) alleging that they made certain financial misrepresentations under the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement by which the Company acquired control of Howco during 2016. The Company claimed that the previous owners took excessive amounts of cash from the business prior to the close of the merger. On March 13, 2018 the Company filed a lawsuit against the previous owners by issuing a summons. On April 12, 2018, the Company received the Defendants’ answer. The Company and the previous owners are in discussion to settle the matter as of December 31, 2018.

 

In connection with the merger in fiscal 2016, with Texas Wyoming Drilling, Inc., a vendor has a claim for unpaid bills of approximately $75,000 against the Company. The Company and its legal counsel believe the Company is not liable for the claim pursuant to its indemnification clause in the merger agreement.

 

Settlements

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2017, the Company received demands for non-payment of five months of rent for its New York location. In July 2017, the Company vacated the New York premises. Subsequent to June 30, 2017, a lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York for an alleged breach of a Service Agreement for approximately $63,000 in connection with the lease the Company entered into for its former office space in New York. As of September 30, 2017, the Company accrued into accounts payable approximately $63,000 pursuant to ASC 420-10-30 “Cost to Terminate an Operating Lease”. In October 2017, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the New York lease landlord and paid $30,000 in full settlement and recorded a settlement gain of $33,361.

 

On August 9, 2017, a lawsuit was filed by an investor relations firm against the Company in the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Index No. 61772/2017). The complaint alleged two causes of action, one for goods and services furnished and one for an account stated, in the amount of $74,325. The plaintiff obtained a default judgment. The Company has filed an Order to Show Cause to vacate the default judgment on the grounds that the service of the complaint was invalid. The court granted the Company’s Order to Show Cause on December 19, 2017 and set the hearing on the Order to Show Cause for January 12, 2018. At December 31, 2017, $68,544 was accrued in accounts payable. On February 14, 2018 the Company entered into a stipulation agreement with the investor relations firm which settled the amount due at $20,000 if payment was made by February 21, 2018. The lump sum payment was made on February 16, 2018 and a gain on extinguishment of debt of $48,544 was recorded.

 

On January 29, 2018, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and mutual release with a vendor who had provided public relations and other consulting services whereby the Company shall pay to this vendor an aggregate amount of $60,000 of which $30,000 was paid on February 2, 2018. Additionally, the Company shall pay ten monthly payments of $3,000 per month beginning on February 29, 2018. Additionally, the vendor returned 400,000 common shares of the Company’s common stock which will be cancelled upon satisfaction of the liability. The liability is recorded at $21,000 as of December 31, 2018. The Company is in discussion with the vendor to address the past due amounts.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

On November 13, 2018 the Company and a vendor agreed to settle $161,700 in past due professional fees for a convertible note in the amount of $90,000. The note bears interest at 5% and matures in July 2019 and has a fixed discount conversion feature. The accrued balance as accounts payable of $71,700 is subject to a final waiver from the vendor that will allow a gain on the debt extinguishment to be recognized. (see note 17)

 

During 2016, Company entered into an employment agreement with the Company’s former Chief Strategy Officer which provided for annual base compensation of $400,000 for a period of three years and provided for other additional benefits as defined in the agreement including a signing bonus of $100,000 payable during the first year of employment. During November 2018 the Company reached an agreement and executed a related stipulation and payment terms agreement stemming from the legal action by the former Chief Strategy Officer for improper termination. The plaintiff agreed to accept $600,000 in payments. The first scheduled payment of $200,000 was made on December 20, 2018 in accordance with the settlement terms. Twelve monthly payments of approximately $33,333 are due starting on January 15, through December 15, 2019. As of December 31, 2018 a balance of $412,435 remained as accrued expense which includes related employer payroll taxes expected to be incurred for future payments. (see note 17)

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company has received demand for payment of past due amounts for services by several consultants and service providers.

 

Commitments

 

Exclusive Agreement

 

On June 1, 2016, the Company entered into an exclusive agreement with a Brazilian entity in the drone technology market. The agreement provides that the Company will acquire exclusive rights to this entity’s UAV technology and intellectual property that includes research and development efforts completed by this entity. The Company will also secure exclusive export and representation rights to this entity’s products along with the non-binding option to acquire full ownership of this entity for $1 million should the companies agree at a later date it would be in the best interest of both businesses. As consideration for this agreement, the Brazilian entity CEO was appointed to the position of Chief Technology Officer of the Company and granted an option for 2,000,000 shares of common stock.

 

Consulting Agreements

 

In June 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with an investment bank to provide placement agent services on an exclusive basis as it relates to a private placement (“the placement”). The agreement calls for the investment bank to receive 9% of the gross proceeds of the placement and 2.5% warrant coverage of the amount raised. The warrants shall entitle the investment bank to purchase securities of the Company at a purchase price equal to 110% of the implied price per share of the placement or 100% of the public market closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the placement, whichever is lower. The warrants shall have a term of five years after the closing of the placement. The agreement expired on September 30, 2017 but the terms of the agreement remains effective for previously introduced investors for capital raised during the year ended September 30, 2018. The investment bankers have not presented any claims under this agreement.

 

Lease Obligations

 

The Company entered into an agreement with a manufacturer in Pismo Beach, California. The agreement provides for certain services to be provided by the manufacturer as needed by the Company. The agreement has an initial term of three years with one year renewals. In connection with this agreement, the Company has agreed to sublease space based in San Luis Obispo, California from the manufacturer for the purposes of the development and manufacturing of unmanned aerial vehicles. The lease provides for base monthly rent of approximately $15,000 for the initial term to be increased to $16,500 per month upon extension. The lease term begins February 1, 2017 and expires January 31, 2019 with the option to extend the term an additional 24 months. However, the Company never took possession of the premises and in July 2017, the Company made a decision to not take possession of the premises. The Company is in default of the rent payments and had received verbal demand of payments. As of December 31, 2018, the Company has not made any of the required monthly rent payments in connection with this agreement. During fiscal 2017, the Company had expensed and accrued into accounts payable the remaining amounts due under the term of the lease for a total accrual of $360,000 pursuant to ASC 420-10-30. This balance remains accrued as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 

In May 2017, the Company extended Howco’s office lease through May 30, 2020. The lease requires monthly payments including base rent plus CAM with annual increases. Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases at December 31, 2018 are as follows: 

 

Years ending September 30,  Amount 
2019  $60,137 
2020   40,737 
Total minimum non-cancelable operating lease payments  $100,874 

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, rent expense amounted to $14,513 and $14,565, respectively.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

Purchase commitments

 

The Company entered into agreements to act as a distributor or dealer with third party drone suppliers. Some of these agreements require the Company to maintain certain levels of inventory of the supplier’s products. At December 31 and September 30, 2018 no inventory was required to be held under the terms of these arrangements.

 

Profit Sharing Plan (for Howco)

 

On April 13, 2018, Howco Distributing announced to its employees a Company-wide profit sharing program. In fiscal year 2018, Howco Distributing, will paid out ten-percent of the Company’s income before depreciation and amortization. The employee profit share is equal to their annual salary divided by the Company’s total annual payroll and multiplied by 10% of adjusted net income for the fiscal year. During the three months ended December 31, 2018 the employees earned approximately $6,000 under this plan.

 

NOTE 16 - CONCENTRATIONS

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company maintains its cash in bank and financial institution deposits that at times may exceed federally insured limits. At December 31, and September 30, 2018, cash in bank did not exceeded the federally insured limits of $250,000. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts through December 31, 2018.

 

Economic Concentrations

 

With respect to customer concentration, two customers accounted for approximately 54.6% and 13.1%, of total sales for the three months ended December 31, 2018. Four customers accounted for approximately 53%, 19%, 19% and 10%% of total sales for the three months ended December 31, 2017.

 

With respect to accounts receivable concentration, five customers accounted for 28.7%, 26.4%, 15.1%, 12.8% and 11.2% of total accounts receivable at December 31, 2018. Three customers accounted for approximately, 50%, 20% and 20% of total accounts receivable at September 30, 2018.

 

With respect to supplier concentration, three suppliers accounted for approximately 25.3%, 21.1% and 15.9% of total purchases for the three months ended December 31, 2018. One supplier accounted for approximately 39% of total purchases for the three months ended December 31, 2017.

 

With respect to accounts payable concentration, two suppliers accounted for approximately 20.8% and 15.8% of total accounts payable at December 31, 2018. Three suppliers accounted for approximately 18%, 13% and 11% of total accounts payable at September 30, 2018.

 

With respect to foreign sales, it totaled approximately $4,863 for the three months ended December 31, 2018. Foreign sales totaled approximately $27,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2017.

 

NOTE 17 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On February 5, 2019, the Company filed Form Pre 14C with the SEC following majority shareholder approval on January 30, 2019 to increase the number of authorized common shares from 1,500,000,000 to 6,000,000,000. The filing should become definitive on February 24, 2019 when a Form Def 14C is filed.

 

On February 11, 2019, the Supreme Court of the State of New York issued a summons to the former CFO of the Company, to appear before the court to answer the Company’s complaint seeking payment under a personal guarantee of the defendant to provide half of any compensation paid to the former Chief Strategy Officer. The Company is seeking $300,000 from the defendant relating to the November 27, 2018 settlement agreement with the former Chief Strategy Office for $600,000.

 

On February 13, 2019, the Company received waiver and release arising from a vendor settlement of past due amounts due of $161,681 for the $90,000 convertible note issued to the vendor on November 13, 2018. The Company will immediately recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $71,681.

 

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BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 (Unaudited)

 

Convertible Notes Issued 

 

On January 1, 2019 the Company issued a convertible promissory note for $12,500 to Livingston Asset Management under the services agreement mentioned above. The note bears interest at 10%, matures in six months and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion.

 

 On January 18, 2019 the Company issued a convertible promissory note to an attorney for services in the amount of $6,000. The note bears interest at 12%, matures in six months and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion.

 

On February 1, 2019 the Company issued a convertible promissory note for $12,500 to Livingston Asset Management under the services agreement mentioned above. The note bears interest at 10%, matures in six months and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion.

 

Related Party Promissory Note Issued

 

On January 19, 2019 the Company issued a, promissory note to the CEO for $200,000. The note bears interest at 12% per annum, matures in 5 years on September 23, 2021.

 

Common Shares Issued for Convertible Notes

 

On January 8, 2019, Livingston Asset Management, LLC converted $9,000 of principal, $682 of accrued interest and $1,145 in fees for the fee note issued June 1, 2018 for 45,306,040 at the contracted price of $0.00025. The unliquidated balance of the fee note was $3,000 following the conversion.

 

On January 18, 2019, Livingston Asset Management converted $3,000 of the remaining principal balance, $24 of accrued interest and $1,145 in fees for the fee note issued June 1, 2018 and $12,500 of principal, $678 of accrued interest and $1,145 in fees from the fee note issued July 1, 2018 for total of 73,967,680 shares of common stock at the contracted price of $0.00025. The note was fully liquidated following the conversion.

 

On February 11, 2019, Livingston Asset Management submitted a conversion notice to convert $12,500 of principal, $654 of accrued interest and $1,145 in fees from the fee note issued August 1, 2018, for 47,663,700 at the contracted price of $0.0003.

 

Common Shares Issued under 3(a)(10)

 

On February 4, 2019 the Company issued 119,455,000 common shares to Livingston Asset Management under the 3(a)(10) agreement which are offered for sale to settle the Company’s obligation to its senior secured note holder.

 

Warrant Exercises

 

On January 4, 2019 Crown Bridge Partners exercised warrants for 52,100,526 common shares at $.0002, using the cashless formula as per the agreement.

 

On January 30, 2019 Crown Bridge Partners exercised warrants for 60,611,842 common shares at $.00024, using the cashless formula as per the agreement.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Factors That May Affect Future Results

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) encourages companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand a company’s future prospects and make informed investment decisions. This quarterly report on Form 10-Q and other written and oral statements that we make from time to time contain such forward-looking statements that set out anticipated results based on management’s plans and assumptions regarding future events or performance. We have tried, wherever possible, to identify such statements by using words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, future performance or results of current and anticipated sales efforts, expenses, the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings, and financial results. Factors that could cause our actual results of operations and financial condition to differ materially are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of our annual report on the amended Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, as filed with the SEC on February 7, 2019.

 

We caution that these factors could cause our actual results of operations and financial condition to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements we make and that investors should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of such factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our results of operations or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

 

Overview

 

Bantek, Inc. is a UAV and related services and technology company that intends to engage in , testing and distribution, of advanced low altitude UAV systems, services and products. Bantek, Inc. also provides product procurement, distribution, and logistics services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Howco Distributing Co., to the United States Department of Defense and Defense Logistics Agency. The Company has operations Vancouver, Washington. The Company continues to seek strategic acquisitions and partnerships with UAV firms that offer superior technologies in high-growth markets, as well as acquisitions and partnerships with firms that have complementary technologies and infrastructure.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of December 31, 2018, we had $1,567,411 in current assets, including $150,693 in cash, compared to $2,451,721 in current assets, including $108,446 in cash, at September 30, 2018. Current liabilities at December 31, 2018, totaled $8,078,973 compared to $14,621,838 at September 30, 2018. The decrease in current assets from September 30, 2018 to December 31, 2018 is primarily due to decreases in accounts receivable of $625,007, inventory of $225,948 and prepaid expenses of $75,601, slightly offset by an increase in cash of approximately $42,000. The decrease in current liabilities from September 30, 2018 to December 31, 2018 is primarily due to the decrease in convertible notes payable of approximately $4,945,000 primarily due to restructuring of note terms to long term, decreases in accounts payable of approximately $642,000, decrease of accrued expenses of $1,081,000, decrease in note payable of $125,000 and decrease in derivative liabilities of approximately $60,000. The decreases were slightly offset by an increase in settlements payable of approximately $333,029. While we have revenues as of this date, no significant UAV revenues are anticipated until we have implemented our full plan of operations, specifically, initiating sales campaigns for our UAV platforms. We must raise cash to implement our strategy to grow and expand per our business plan. We anticipate over the next 12 months the cost of being a reporting public company will be approximately $250,000.

 

If we cannot raise additional proceeds via a private placement of our equity or debt securities, or secure more loans, we would be required to cease business operations. As a result, investors would lose all of their investment. Under the terms of our credit agreement with TCA, all potential new investments must first be reviewed and approved by TCA, which may constrain our options for new fundraising.

 

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We anticipate our short-term liquidity needs to be approximately $6 million which will be used to settle our existing current liabilities and we expect gross profits of approximately $1,500,000. To meet these needs we intend to complete equity financing and refinance or restructure certain existing liabilities. Once this is completed, and we implement our sales and marketing plan to sell UAV products, we anticipate minimal long-term liquidity needs which we expect to meet through equity financing or short-term borrowings.  

  

Additionally, we will have to meet all the financial disclosure and reporting requirements associated with being a publicly reporting company. Our management will have to spend additional time on policies and procedures to make sure it is compliant with various regulatory requirements, especially that of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This additional corporate governance time required of management could limit the amount of time management has to implement the business plan and may impede the speed of its operations.

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s cash flows provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities:

 

  

Three Months Ended

December 31,
2018

  

Three Months Ended

December 31,
2017

 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities  $(376,753)  $(489,002)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  $419,000   $517,891 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash  $42,247   $28,889 

 

Results of Operations

 

Three months Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

We generated sales of $3,752,458 and $4,433,060 for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 20176, respectively, a decrease of $680,602, or 15.3%. For the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we reported cost of goods sold of $3,377,539 and $4,141,893, respectively, a decrease of $764,354, or 18.5%. The decrease in sales and cost of goods sold for the 2018 period as compared to the 2017 period is due to our efforts to increase gross margins by reducing sales of lower margin products. Gross margins improved from 6.6% during the three months ended December 31, 2017 to 9.9% in same period in 2018.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, we reported selling, general, and administrative expenses of $868,938 as compared to $820,762, an increase of $48,176, or 5.9%. For the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, selling, general, and administrative expenses consisted of the following:

 

   For the Three
Months ended
   For the Three
Months ended
 
   December 31,
2018
   December 31,
2017
 
Compensation and related benefits  $375,577   $480,617 
Professional fees   353,264    223,233 
Other selling, general and administrative expenses   140,097    116,912 
Total selling, general and administrative expenses  $868,938   $820,762 

 

The increase in selling, general, and administrative costs for the 2018 period as compared to the 2017 period was due increase in professional fees and in other selling, general and administrative partially offset by lower compensation related costs due to a reduction in employees.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, amortization expense amounted to $66,249 and $66,250, respectively, and related to the amortization of intangible assets. In the 2018 period depreciation expense was $2,065.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, other income (expense) amounted to $503,209 and $704,728, respectively, a decrease of $201,519, or 28.6%. The decrease was attributable to a decrease in interest and financing costs of $255,024, or 34.4%, primarily due to a decrease in interest rate for the senior secured convertible note, and the lower amortization of related discounts and accretion of premiums, a decrease in derivative expense of $6,099, offset by a net increase in losses on debt extinguishment on gains on settlement of $47,418.

 

As a result, we reported a net loss of $1,065,542, or $0.001 per common share, and $1,300,573, or $0.03 per common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

  

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Going Concern

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the recoverability of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. For the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company has incurred a net loss of $1,065,542 and used cash in operations of $376,753. The working capital deficit, stockholders’ deficit and accumulated deficit was $6,511,561, $9,709,862 and $20,696,834, respectively, at December 31, 2018. Furthermore, on April 13, 2017 the Company received a default notice on its payment obligations under the senior secured credit facility agreement (see Note 10), defaulted on its Note Payable – Seller in September 2017, and as of December 31, 2018 has received demands for payment of past due amounts from several consultants and service providers. It is management’s opinion that these matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of twelve months from the issuance date of this report. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon management’s ability to further implement its business plan and raise additional capital as needed from the sales of stock or debt. The Company has been implementing cost-cutting measures and restructuring or setting up payment plans with vendors and service providers and plans to raise equity through a private placement, and has restructured its secured obligations. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be required should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

  

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that 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 amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

  

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We regularly evaluate the accounting policies and estimates that we use to prepare our financial statements. In general, management’s estimates are based on historical experience, and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the facts and circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates made by management. These estimates are based on Management’s historical industry experience and not the company’s historical experience.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Trade receivables are recorded at net realizable value consisting of the carrying amount less the allowance for doubtful accounts, as needed. Factors used to establish an allowance include the credit quality of the customer and whether the balance is significant. The Company may also use the direct write-off method to account for uncollectible accounts that are not received. Using the direct write-off method, trade receivable balances are written off to bad debt expense when an account balance is deemed to be uncollectible.

 

Inventory

 

Inventory consists of finished goods, which are purchased directly from manufacturers. The Company utilizes a just in time type of inventory system where products are ordered from the vender only when the Company has received sales order from its customers. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value on a first-in, first-out basis.

 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

The Company’s goodwill and tradename assets are deemed to have indefinite lives and, accordingly, are not amortized, but are evaluated for impairment at least annually, but more often whenever changes in facts and circumstances occur which may indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The customer list was deemed to have a life of four years and will be amortized through September 2020.

 

Long-Lived Assets

 

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Impairment is measured by comparing the carrying value of the long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from use of the assets and their ultimate disposition. In instances where impairment is determined to exist, the Company writes down the asset to its fair value based on the present value of estimated future cash flows.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue from sales is recognized when performance obligations have been satisfied which is generally upon shipment of product to the customer. Provisions for returns and allowances are recorded in the period the sales occur. Payments received from customers prior to shipment of the product to them, are recorded as customer deposit liabilities.  

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The cost of all share-based payments to employees and non-employees , including grants of restricted stock and stock options, is recognized in the consolidated financial statements based on their fair values measured at the grant date, or the date of any later modification, over the requisite service period. The Company recognizes compensation cost for unvested stock awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite vesting period.

 

Convertible Notes with Fixed Rate Conversion Options

 

We may enter into convertible notes, some of which contain, predominantly, fixed rate conversion features, whereby the outstanding principal and accrued interest may be converted by the holder, into common shares at a fixed discount to the market price of the common stock at the time of conversion. This results in a fair value of the convertible note being equal to a fixed monetary amount. We record the convertible note liability at its fixed monetary amount by measuring and recording a premium, as applicable, on the Note date with a charge to interest expense in accordance with ASC 480 - “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”.

  

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Derivative Liabilities

 

The Company has certain financial instruments that contain embedded derivatives. The Company evaluates all its financial instruments to determine if those contracts or any potential embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for in accordance with ASC 810-10-05-4 and 815-40.  This accounting treatment requires that the carrying amount of any embedded derivatives be recorded at fair value at issuance and marked-to-market at each balance sheet date. In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, as is the case with the Company, the change in the fair value during the period is recorded as either income or expense. Upon conversion, exercise or repayment, the respective derivative liability is marked to fair value at the conversion, repayment or exercise date and then the related fair value amount is reclassified to income or expense as part of gain or loss on extinguishment. 

 

Net Loss Per Share

 

Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the loss attributable to stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the period. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that shared in the earnings (loss) of the Company. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing the loss available to stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period and dilutive potential shares outstanding unless such dilutive potential shares would result in anti-dilution. Pursuant to ASB 260, contingent shares issued under a Securities purchase agreement are not considered outstanding and are not included in basic net loss per shares or as potentially dilutive shares in calculating the diluted EPS.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to our stockholders.

  

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable.

  

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure controls and procedures

 

We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e), promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management, with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that as of December 31, 2018, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

 

The ineffectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures was due to the following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Currently there are no staff with knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures on site at Howco. The current procedures and controls need to be improved for inventory accounting, period end financial closing and account analysis. Since the resignation of our former CFO in July 2017, we have not had a qualified in-house financial accounting expert to maintain our parent company and consolidation level books and records. To remediate this situation we have engaged outsourced accountants. On January 5, 2019 Jeffery L. Garon was appointed as CFO.

 

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

 

Other than the appointment of a new CFO on January 5, 2019, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

   

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS  

 

In connection with the merger with Texas Wyoming Drilling, Inc., a vendor has a claim for unpaid bills of approximately $75,000 against the company. The Company and its legal counsel believe the Company is not liable for the claim pursuant to its indemnification clause in the merger agreement.

 

In response to the Complaint we filed July 12, 2017 against a former employee in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (Case No. 2:17-cv-05124) seeking damages, the former employee filed an answer and counterclaim on July 31, 2017 seeking damages in the amount of $900,000 based on allegations of breach of the employment agreement by Bantek, Inc. as well as additional amounts based on alleged libel and a demand for punitive damages. We entered into a settlement agreement on November 27, 2018, whereby the Company will make payments totaling $600,000 beginning on December 20, 2018 and all of the Company claims have been dismissed.

 

A lawsuit has been filed against the Company in Supreme Court, Westchester County (Index No. 61772/2017), on August 9, 2017, in a case styled Porter , LeVay & Rose v. Drone USA, Inc . The complaint alleged two causes of action, one for goods and services furnished and one for an account stated, in the amount of $74,324.74. The plaintiff obtained a default judgment. The Company filed an Order to Show Cause to vacate the default judgment on the grounds that the service of the complaint was invalid. On February 14, 2018 the Company entered into a stipulation agreement with the investor relations firm which settled the amount due a $20,000 which was paid on February 16, 2018 and the Company recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $48,544.

    

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Issuance of Unregistered Securities  

 

Through the issuance date of this Form 10Q the Company issued the following unregistered securities:

 

Shares Issued for Conversion of Convertible Notes

  

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On November 1, 2018 Jefferson Street Capital was issued 30,000,000 common for conversion of principal related to the Porta Pellex note assignment and restatement. 

 

On November 6, 2018 Trillium Partners LLC was issued 58,721,488 common shares for conversion of principal related to the Porta Pellex note assignment and restatement.

 

On November 6, 2018 Jefferson Street Capital was issued 32,307,692 common for conversion of principal related to the Porta Pellex note assignment and restatement.

 

On November 19, 2018 Jefferson Street Capital was issued 45,952,267 common shares for conversion of principal related to the Porta Pellex note assignment and restatement.

 

On November 27, 2018 Trillium Partners LLC was issued 56,947,133 common shares for conversion of principal related to the Porta Pellex note assignment and restatement. Following this conversion principal, interest and fees due were fully settled.

 

On December 5, 2018 Jefferson Street Capital was issued 20,360,000 common for conversion of principal related to the Porta Pellex note assignment and restatement. Following this conversion principal, interest and fees due were fully settled.

  

On January 8, 2019, Livingston Asset Management, LLC converted $9,000 of principal, $682 of accrued interest and $1,145 in fees for the fee note issued June 1, 2018 for 45,306,040 at the contracted price of $0.00025. The unliquidated balance of the fee note was $3,000 following the conversion.

  

On January 18, 2019, Livingston Asset Management converted $3,000 of the remaining principal balance, $24 of accrued interest and $1,145 in fees for the fee note issued June 1, 2018 and $12,500 of principal, $678 of accrued interest and $1,145 in fees from the fee note issued July 1, 2018 for total of 73,967,680 shares of common stock at the contracted price of $0.00025. The note was fully liquidated following the conversion.

  

On February 11, 2019, Livingston Asset Management submitted a conversion notice to convert $12,500 of principal, $654 of accrued interest and $1,145 in fees from the fee note issued August 1, 2018, for 47,663,700 at the contracted price of $0.0003.

 

Shares Issued for Warrant Exercises

 

On October 17, 2018 Crown Bridge Partners was issued 35,420,168 common shares at $.00072, using the cashless formula as per the agreement.

 

On January 4, 2019 Crown Bridge Partners exercised warrants for 52,100,526 common shares at $.0002, using the cashless formula as per the agreement.

 

On January 30, 2019 Crown Bridge Partners exercised warrants for 60,611,842 common shares at $.00024, using the cashless formula as per the agreement.

 

   

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Shares Issued Under 3(a)(10)

 

The Company issued common shares to Livingston Asset Management, pursuant to Replacement Note A and the related 3(a)(10) settlement, as the shares issued were sold payments were remitted to TCA to liquidate the debt represented by Replacement Note A:

 

On November 22, 2018 Livingston Asset Management finalized sale of 30,000,000 shares of common stock and remitted a payment to TCA for $45,320 in partial settlement of TCA Note A under the terms of the 3(a)(10) agreement.

 

On February 4, 2019 the Company issued 119,455,000 common shares to Livingston Asset Management under the 3(a)(10) agreement which are offered for sale to settle the Company’s obligation to its senior secured note holder.

 

The shares of the Company’s common stock issued under section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act, which have been recorded at par value with an equal charge to additional paid-in capital and which value has been recorded as a liability remaining in convertible note balance, until these shares have been sold and reported to the Company.

 

Convertible Debentures Issued Since September 30, 2018

 

On October 1, 2018 the Company issued a convertible promissory note for $12,500 to Livingston Asset Management under their services agreement. The note bears interest at 10%, matures in six months and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion.

 

On November 1, 2018 the Company issued a convertible promissory note for $12,500 to Livingston Asset Management under their services agreement. The note bears interest at 10%, matures in six months and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion.

 

On December 1, 2018 the Company issued a convertible promissory note for $12,500 to Livingston Asset Management under their services agreement. The note bears interest at 10%, matures in six months and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion. 

 

 On October 18, 2018 the Company issued a convertible promissory note to an attorney for services in the amount of $6,000. The note bears interest at 12%, matures in six months and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion. The Company has accounted for the convertible promissory note as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded debt premium $6,000 with a charge to interest expense for the notes. The note was charged to professional fees during the month the note was issued.

  

On November 18, 2018 the Company issued a convertible promissory note to an attorney for services in the amount of $6,000. The note bears interest at 12% and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion. The Company has accounted for the convertible promissory note as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded debt premium $6,000 with a charge to interest expense for the notes. The note was charged to professional fees during the month the note was issued.

 

On December 18, 2018 the Company issued a convertible promissory note to an attorney for services in the amount of $6,000. The note bears interest at 12% and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion. The Company has accounted for the convertible promissory note as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded debt premium $6,000 with a charge to interest expense for the notes. The note was charged to professional fees during the month the note was issued.

 

On November 13, 2018, the Company issued a convertible promissory note for $90,000 to a vendor in settlement of past due amounts due for services. The note bears interest at 5%, matures on June 30, 2019 and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price during the 20 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion. The Company has accounted for the convertible promissory note as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and recorded debt premium $90,000 with a charge to interest expense for the notes. The original amount payable was reduced by $90,000 on the date the note was issued.

 

On January 1, 2019 the Company issued a convertible promissory note for $12,500 to Livingston Asset Management under the services agreement mentioned above. The note bears interest at 10%, matures in six months and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion.

 

 On January 18, 2019 the Company issued a convertible promissory note to an attorney for services in the amount of $6,000. The note bears interest at 12%, matures in six months and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion.

 

On February 1, 2019 the Company issued a convertible promissory note for $12,500 to Livingston Asset Management under the services agreement mentioned above. The note bears interest at 10%, matures in six months and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at 50% of the lowest closing bid price on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the notice of conversion.

 

Note Amendments, Assignments and Restatements 

 

On October 17, 2018 Porta Pellex assigned $62,500 of the principal balance of its note to Trillium Partners LP along with $7,500 of accrued interest, leaving an unpaid balance of $62,500 plus accrued interest on Porta Pellex’s original note. The assigned portion of the note was restated to provide for conversion of interest and principal into common shares at 50% discount to the lowest bid price over the 20 trading days prior to conversion notification. This modification was treated as a debt extinguishment. The Trillium Partners LP note principal and accrued interest was fully converted into115,668,621 common stock by November 27, 2018.

  

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On October 23, 2018 Porta Pellex assigned $62,500 of the remaining principal balance of its note to Jefferson Street Capital LLC along with $7,500 of accrued interest. The assigned portion of the note was restated to provide for conversion of interest and principal into common shares at the lower of: 50% discount to the lowest bid price over the 20 trading days prior to conversion notification; or 50% of the lowest bid price during the 20 trading days prior to the closing date of the related assignment. This modification was treated as a debt extinguishment. The Jefferson Street Capital LLLC note principal and accrued interest was fully converted into 128,619,959 shares of common stock by December 5, 2018.

  

Related Party Promissory Note Issued

 

On December 20, 2018 the Company issued a, non-convertible promissory note to the CEO for $400,000. The note bears interest at 12% per annum, matures in 5 years on January 7, 2024. The funding from the note is being used for general corporate purposes.

 

On January 19, 2019 the Company issued a, promissory note to the CEO for $200,000. The note bears interest at 12% per annum, matures on September 23, 2021. The funding from the note is being used for general corporate purposes.

  

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

   

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
     
31.1*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31.2*   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.1*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  

   
32.2*   Certification of Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
101.INS*   XBRL INSTANCE DOCUMENT
     
101.SCH*   XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA
     
101.CAL*   XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION CALCULATION LINKBASE
     
101.DEF*   XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE
     
101.LAB*   XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE
     
101.PRE*   XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE

 

* Filed herewith.

  

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  BANTEK, INC. (f/k/a DRONE USA, INC.)
     
Dated: February 14, 2019 By: /s/ Michael Bannon
    Michael Bannon
   

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

     
     
   

/s/ Jeffery L. Garon

    Jeffery L. Garon
   

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

  

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