BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC - Quarter Report: 2016 March (Form 10-Q)

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		March 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents		$	3,474,648			$	4,321,078
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $13,785 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015			2,223,647				3,391,405
Due from factor			147,102				37,421
Inventory			458,853				348,645
Software license rights			5,000,000				5,000,000
Prepaid expenses and other			100,727				97,203
Total current assets			11,404,977				13,195,752
Software license rights, less current portion			7,000,000				7,000,000
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net			71,646				63,877
Deposits and other assets			8,712				8,712
Intangible assets—less accumulated amortization			144,337				147,738
Total non-current assets			7,224,695				7,220,327
TOTAL ASSETS		$	18,629,672			$	20,416,079
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable		$	628,631			$	1,158,555
Accrued liabilities			312,066				493,067
Dividends payable			200,625				133,851
Deferred revenue			455,291				376,405
Warrant liabilities			104,322				104,284
Total current liabilities			1,700,935				2,266,162
TOTAL LIABILITIES			1,700,935				2,266,162
Commitments and Contingencies
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Series A-1 convertible preferred stock: authorized, 100,000 (liquidation preference of $100 per share); issued and outstanding 90,000 of $.0001 par value			9				9
Series B-1 convertible preferred stock: authorized, 105,000 (liquidation preference of $100 per share); issued and outstanding 105,000 of $.0001 par value			11				11
Common stock — authorized, 170,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding; 66,198,482 and 66,098,482 of $.0001 par value at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively			6,620				6,610
Additional paid-in capital			76,696,761				76,754,737
Accumulated deficit			(59,774,664	)			(58,611,450	)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY			16,928,737				18,149,917
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		$	18,629,672			$	20,416,079

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		Three months ended March 31,
		2016				2015
Revenues
Services		$	284,726			$	250,353
License fees and other			145,866				398,473
			430,592				648,826
Costs and other expenses
Cost of services			55,782				67,063
Cost of license fees and other			56,066				72,293
			111,848				139,356
Gross Profit			318,744				509,470
Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative			991,613				1,040,681
Research, development and engineering			489,401				406,641
Total Operating Expenses			1,481,014				1,447,322
Operating loss			(1,162,270	)			(937,852	)
Other income (expenses)
Interest income			6				2
Gain (loss) on derivative liabilities			(38	)			14,659
Income taxes			(912	)			(912	)
Total Other Income (Expenses)			(944	)			13,749
Net loss			(1,163,214	)			(924,103	)
Convertible preferred stock dividends			(200,625	)			-
Net loss available to common stockholders		$	(1,363,839	)		$	(924,103	)
Basic & Diluted Loss per Common Share		$	(0.02	)		$	(0.01	)
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic & Diluted			66,123,757				66,001,260

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		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2016				2015
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss		$	(1,163,214	)		$	(924,103	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used for operating activities:
Depreciation			11,518				10,606
Amortization of intangible assets			3,401				3,401
Share and warrant-based compensation for employees and consultants			158,363				162,219
Loss (gain) on derivative liabilities			38				(14,659	)
Stock based directors fees			16,000				-
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			1,167,758				36,034
Due (from) to factor			(109,681	)			192,705
Inventory			(110,208	)			(193,585	)
Prepaid expenses and other			(3,524	)			127,839
Accounts payable			(529,924	)			68,518
Accrued liabilities			(181,001	)			(17,201	)
Deferred revenue			78,886				29,001
Net cash used for operating activities			(661,588	)			(519,225	)
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures			(19,287	)			-
Net cash used for investing activities			(19,287	)			-
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Preferred dividends paid			(133,851	)			-
Costs to issue preferred and common stock			(31,704	)			(20,908	)
Net cash used for financing activities			(165,555	)			(20,908	)
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS			(846,430	)			(540,133	)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD			4,321,078				843,632
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD		$	3,474,648			$	303,499

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		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2016				2015
Cash paid for:
Interest		$	—			$	—
Noncash Investing and financing activities
Accrual of dividends		$	200,625			$	-

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1.	NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Nature of Business

 

BIO-key International, Inc. was founded in 1993 as a fingerprint biometric technology company. Biometric technology is the science of analyzing specific human characteristics which are unique to each individual in order to identify a specific person from a broader population. We develop and market advanced fingerprint biometric identification and identity verification technologies, cryptographic authentication-transaction security technologies, as well as related identity management and credentialing software solutions. We sell our products and provide services primarily to commercial entities within highly regulated industries, like healthcare and financial services and the broader corporate enterprise.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of BIO-key International, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary (collectively, the “Company”) and are stated in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. Pursuant to such rules and regulations, certain financial information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements have been condensed or omitted. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements contain all necessary adjustments, consisting only of those of a recurring nature, and disclosures to present fairly the Company’s financial position and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The balance sheet at March 31, 2016 was derived from the audited financial statements, but does not include all of the disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (the “Form 10-K”), filed with the SEC on March 30, 2016. 

 

 

 Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” was issued. The comprehensive new standard will supersede existing revenue recognition guidance and require revenue to be recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance will also require that certain contract costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract, such as sales commissions, be capitalized as an asset and amortized as revenue is recognized. Adoption of the new rules could affect the timing of both revenue recognition and the incurrence of contract costs for certain transactions. The guidance permits two implementation approaches, one requiring retrospective application of the new standard with restatement of prior years and one requiring prospective application of the new standard with disclosure of results under old standards. The new standard was scheduled to be effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is not permitted. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of Effective Date" ("ASU 2015-14") which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. ASU 2014-09 is now effective for annual reporting periods after December 15, 2018 including interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption and the implementation approach to be used.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” ASU 2015-03 requires debt issuance costs related to a debt liability measured at amortized cost to be reported in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the face amount of the debt liability. ASU 2015-03 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2016 with early adoption permitted, and is applied on a retrospective basis. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 did not materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, "Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory" ("ASU 2015-11"). The amendments in ASU 2015-11 clarifies the measurement of inventory to be the lower of cost or realizable value and would only apply to inventory valued using the FIFO or average costing methods. ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The reporting entity should apply the amendments prospectively with earlier application permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of adopting ASU 2015-11 on its consolidated financial statements but the adoption is not expected to have a significant impact.

 

In September 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-16, “Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments” (“ASU 2015-16”). This standard requires an acquirer to recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. ASU 2015-16 also requires separate presentation on the face of the income statement, or disclosure in the notes, of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amount had been recognized as of the acquisition date. ASU 2015-16 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2016 and did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, "Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes" (“ASU 2015-17”). This update requires an entity to classify deferred tax liabilities and assets as noncurrent within a classified statement of financial position. ASU 2015-17 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016. This update may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or retrospectively to all periods presented. Early application is permitted as of the beginning of the interim or annual reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of adopting ASU 2015-17 on its consolidated financial statements but the adoption is not expected to have a significant impact.

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“ASU 2016-01”). The update addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments, specifically equity investments and financial instruments measured at amortized cost. ASU 2016-01 is effective for public companies for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017.  Management is currently assessing the impact ASU 2016-01 will have, if any, on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting” (“ASU 2016-09”).  ASU 2016-09 requires, among other things, that excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement rather than as additional paid-in capital, changes the classification of excess tax benefits from a financing activity to an operating activity in the statement of cash flows, and allows forfeitures to be accounted for when they occur rather than estimated.  ASU 2016-09 is effective for public companies for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016.  Management is currently assessing the impact ASU 2016-09 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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

 

Reclassification

 

Reclassifications occured to certain prior year amounts in order to conform to the current year classifications. The reclassifications have no effect on the reported net loss.

 

2.	GOING CONCERN

 

The Company has incurred significant losses to date, and at March 31, 2016, it had an accumulated deficit of approximately $60 million. In addition, broad commercial acceptance of the Company’s technology is critical to the Company’s success and ability to generate future revenues. At March 31, 2016, total cash and cash equivalents were approximately $3,475,000, as compared to approximately $4,321,000 at December 31, 2015.

 

The Company has financed itself in the past through access to the capital markets by issuing secured and convertible debt securities, convertible preferred stock, common stock, and through factoring receivables. The Company currently requires approximately $512,000 per month to conduct operations, a monthly amount that it has been unable to achieve through revenue generation.   With the addition of the dividend obligations for the Series A-1 and B-1 preferred shares, the monthly amount will increase by approximately $67,000, to $579,000.

 

If the Company is unable to generate sufficient revenue to meet its goals, it will need to obtain additional third-party financing to (i) conduct the sales, marketing and technical support necessary to execute its plan to substantially grow operations, increase revenue and serve a significant customer base; and (ii) provide working capital. No assurance can be given that any form of additional financing will be available on terms acceptable to the Company, that adequate financing will be obtained by the Company in order to meet its needs, or that such financing would not be dilutive to existing shareholders.

 

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"), which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern, and assumes continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The matters described in the preceding paragraphs raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Recoverability of a major portion of the recorded asset amounts shown in the accompanying balance sheet is dependent upon the Company’s ability to meet its financing requirements on a continuing basis, and become profitable in its future operations. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence.

 

3.	SHARE BASED COMPENSATION

 

The following table presents share-based compensation expenses for continuing operations included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations:

 

 

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4.

FACTORING

 

Due from factor consisted of the following as of: 

 

 

As of December 2011, the Company entered into a 24 month accounts receivable factoring arrangement with a financial institution (the “Factor”). In April 2012, the terms were updated from monthly to quarterly, and the 24-month arrangement was extended to August 1, 2014.  In July of 2014, the arrangement was extended to July 31, 2016. Pursuant to the terms of the arrangement, the Company, from time to time, sells to the Factor certain of its accounts receivable balances on a non-recourse basis for credit approved accounts. The Factor remits 35% of the foreign and 75% of the domestic accounts receivable balance to the Company (the “Advance Amount”), with the remaining balance, less fees, to be forwarded to the Company once the Factor collects the full accounts receivable balance from the customer. In addition, the Company, from time to time, receives over advances from the Factor. Factoring fees range from 2.75% to 21% of the face value of the invoice factored, and are determined by the number of days required for collection of the invoice. The cost of factoring is included in selling, general and administrative expenses. The cost of factoring was as follows:

 

 

5.

INVENTORY

 

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost, determined on a first in, first out basis, or market, and consists primarily of fabricated assemblies and finished goods. Inventory is comprised of the following as of:

  

 

6.	SOFTWARE LICENSE RIGHTS

 

On November 11, 2015, the Company entered into a license agreement for the rights to all software and documentation regarding the technology currently known as or offered under the FingerQ name. The license agreement grants the Company the exclusive right to reproduce, create derivative works and distribute copies of the FingerQ software and documentation, create new FingerQ related products, and grant sub-licenses of the licensed technology to end users. The license rights have been granted to the Company in perpetuity, with a stated number of end-user resale sub-licenses allowed under the contract for a total of $12,000,000. The cost of sub-license rights expected to be sold to customers in the succeeding year is $5,000,000 and is classified as a current asset, and the balance as non-current.

  

 

 

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7.	EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”)

 

The Company’s basic EPS is calculated using net income (loss) available to common shareholders and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted EPS includes the effect from potential issuance of common stock, such as stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options and warrants and the assumed conversion of convertible notes and preferred stock.

 

The reconciliation of the numerator of the basic and diluted EPS calculations was as follows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

  

 

 

The following table summarizes the weighted average securities that were excluded from the diluted per share calculation because the effect of including these potential shares was antidilutive due to the net losses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

 

 

The following table sets forth options and warrants which were excluded from the diluted per share calculation because the exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares:

 

 

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8.	STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Preferred Stock

 

Within the limits and restrictions provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by the shareholders, to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.0001 par value per share, in one or more series, and to fix, as to any such series, any dividend rate, redemption price, preference on liquidation or dissolution, sinking fund terms, conversion rights, voting rights, and any other preference or special rights and qualifications. As of March 31, 2016, 100,000 shares of preferred stock have been designated as Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, of which 90,000 shares are issued and outstanding, and 105,000 shares of preferred stock have been designated as Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, all of which are issued and outstanding.  

 

Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock

  

On October 22 and 29, 2015, the Company issued 84,500 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $8,450,000. On November 11, 2015, 5,500 additional shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock were issued at a purchase price of $100.00 per share, for gross cash proceeds of $550,000. Shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of common stock by dividing the Series A-1 Original Issue Price by an initial conversion price of $0.30 per share, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations, and reclassifications of the Company’s capital stock, and subject to a “blocker provision” which prohibits conversion if such conversion would result in the holder being the beneficial owner of in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s common stock. The Series A-1 Shares accrue dividends at the rate of 6% per annum payable quarterly on April 1, July, 1, October 1, and January 1 of each year. Until October 1, 2017, the dividends are payable in cash provided that if payment in cash would be prohibited under applicable Delaware corporation law or cause the Company to breach any agreement for borrowed money, such dividends are payable in kind through the issuance of additional shares of common stock having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock for the ten (10) days preceding the applicable dividend payment date. Commencing January 1, 2018, dividends are payable at the option of the Company in cash or kind through the issuance of additional shares of common valued as described above.

 

The holders of the Series A-1 shares are entitled to designate one person to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company. The holders of the Series A-1 Shares are entitled to vote on an as converted to common stock basis together with the holders of our common stock on all matters presented to our stockholders. Upon any liquidation or dissolution of the Company, any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in which the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not represent immediately following such merger or consolidation at least a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the resulting or surviving corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, unless the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series A-1 Shares elect otherwise, holders of Series A-1 Shares shall be entitled to receive prior to any payment to any holders of the Company’s common stock an amount per share equal to $100.00 per share plus any declared and unpaid dividends (pari-passu with the Series B-1 holders). As of March 31, 2016, $135,000 of dividends were accrued for the holders of the Series A-1 shares, which was subsequently paid on April 1, 2016.

 

The Series A-1 Preferred Stock contains options that based on an evaluation of FASB ASC 815-15, “Embedded Derivatives” and FASB ASC 815-40-15, “Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity - Scope and Scope Exceptions,” are considered embedded features:  Preferred Stock’s conversion option:  The Preferred Stock is convertible at the Holder’s option at any time at the fixed conversion price of $0.30 per share; Quarterly Dividend Conversion Option:  From issuance until December 31, 2017, the majority of Holders may elect to have the Stock’s Quarterly dividend payment made in shares of Common Stock, having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period preceding the applicable dividend payment date. These features were analyzed by the Company and determined that they were not required to be bifurcated from the preferred stock and recorded as derivatives as they are clearly and closely related to an equity host.

 

Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock

  

On November 11, 2015, the Company issued 105,000 shares of Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $10,500,000.  Shares of the Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of common stock by dividing the Series B-1 Original Issue Price by an initial conversion price of $0.30 per share, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations, and reclassifications of the Company’s capital stock, and subject to a “blocker provision” which prohibits conversion if such conversion would result in the holder being the beneficial owner of in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s common stock. The Series B-1 Shares accrue dividends at the rate of 2.5% per annum payable quarterly on April 1, July, 1, October 1, and January 1 of each year payable in cash provided that if payment in cash would be prohibited under applicable Delaware corporation law or cause the Company to breach any agreement for borrowed money, or if the majority of the outstanding shares of the Series B-1 Shares elect otherwise, such dividends are payable in kind through the issuance of additional shares of common stock having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock for the ten (10) days preceding the applicable dividend payment date.

 

 

The holders of the Series B-1 shares are entitled to designate one person to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company. The holders of the Series B-1 Shares are entitled to vote on an as converted to common stock basis together with the holders of our common stock on all matters presented to our stockholders. Upon any liquidation or dissolution of the Company, any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in which the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not represent immediately following such merger or consolidation at least a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the resulting or surviving corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, unless the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series B-1 Shares elect otherwise, holders of Series B-1 Shares shall be entitled to receive prior to any payment to any holders of the Company’s common stock an amount per share equal to $100.00 per share plus any declared and unpaid dividends (pari-passu with the Series A-1 holders). As of March 31, 2016, $65,625 of dividends were accrued for the holders of the Series B-1 shares, which was subsequently paid on April 1, 2016.

 

The Series B-1 Preferred Stock contains options that based on an evaluation of FASB ASC 815-15, “Embedded Derivatives” and FASB ASC 815-40-15, “Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity - Scope and Scope Exceptions,” are considered embedded features:  Preferred Stock’s conversion option:  The Preferred Stock is convertible at the Holder’s option at any time at the fixed conversion price of $0.30 per share; Quarterly Dividend Conversion Option:  The majority of Holders may elect to have the Stock’s Quarterly dividend payment made in shares of Common Stock, having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period preceding the applicable dividend payment date. These features were analyzed by the Company and determined that they were not required to be bifurcated from the preferred stock and recorded as derivatives as they are clearly and closely related to an equity host.  

 

Common Stock 

 

On March 8, 2016, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to its directors in payment of board fees valued at $16,000.

 

Derivative Liabilities

 

In connection with the issuances of equity instruments or debt, the Company may issue options or warrants to purchase common stock. In certain circumstances, these options or warrants may be classified as liabilities, rather than as equity. In addition, the equity instrument or debt may contain embedded derivative instruments, such as conversion options or listing requirements, which in certain circumstances may be required to be bifurcated from the associated host instrument and accounted for separately as a derivative liability instrument. The Company accounts for derivative liability instruments under the provisions of FASB ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.”

 

Securities Purchase Agreements dated October 25, 2013 and November 8, 2013 

 

Pursuant to a series of Private Investors Securities Purchase Agreements (the “PI SPA”), on October 25, 2013 and November 8, 2013, the Company issued to certain private investors an aggregate of 12,323,668 units consisting of 12,323,668 post-split shares of common stock (the “Shares”) and warrants to purchase an additional 12,323,668 post-split shares of common stock (the “Warrants”) for an aggregate purchase price of $3,697,100

 

In connection with the share issuances described above, and pursuant to a placement agency letter agreement, the Company paid the placement agent cash commissions equal to 8% of the gross proceeds of the offering, reimbursed the placement agent for its reasonable out of pocket expenses, and issued to the placement agent warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 985,893 post-split shares of common stock. The Placement Agent Warrants have substantially the same terms as the warrants issued to the investors, except the Placement Agent Warrants are immediately exercisable on a cashless basis.

 

The cashless exercise features contained in the warrants are considered to be derivatives and the Company recorded warrant liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company initially recorded the warrant liabilities equal to their estimated fair value of $325,891. Such amount was also recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital. The Company is required to mark-to-market the warrant liabilities at the end of each reporting period. For the quarter ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded a gain on the change in fair value of the cashless exercise features of $2,337, and as of March 31, 2016, the fair value of the cashless exercise features was $5,141. The fair value of the cashless exercise features was $7,478 as of December 31, 2015.

 

  

 Securities Purchase Agreement dated November 13, 2014

 

Pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 13, 2014, by and between the Company and a number of private and institutional investors (the “November 2014 Private Investor SPA”), the Company issued to certain private investors 7,974,999 post-split shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 11,962,501 post-split shares of common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,595,000. In addition, for each share purchased in this offering, the investors surrendered to the Company for cancellation a warrant to acquire one share of common stock which we previously issued in a private placement transaction in November 2013. This resulted in the cancellation of warrants to purchase an aggregate of 7,974,999 post-split shares of common stock.

 

The common stock has a purchase price reset feature. If at any time prior to the two year anniversary of the effective date of the registration statement covering the public resale of such shares, the Company sells or issues shares of common stock or securities that are convertible into common stock at a price lower than $0.20 per share, the Company will be required to issue additional shares of common stock for no additional consideration.

 

The warrants have a term of five years and an exercise price of $0.30 per post-split share. Warrants to purchase 5,981,251 post-split shares of common stock were immediately exercisable. The remaining warrants to purchase 5,981,250 post-split shares of common stock became exercisable on the completion of a 1 - for - 2 reverse split of the Company's common stock in February 2015.

 

The warrants have customary anti-dilution protections including a “full ratchet” anti-dilution adjustment provision which are triggered in the event the Company sells or grants any additional shares of common stock, options, warrants or other securities that are convertible into common stock at a price lower than $0.30 per share, The anti-dilution adjustment provision is not triggered by certain “exempt issuances” which among other issuances, includes the issuance of shares of common stock, options or other securities to officers, employees, directors, consultants or service providers.

 

The warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis if at any time there is no effective registration statement covering the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the warrants. See below.

 

Based on an evaluation as discussed in FASB ASC 815-15, “Embedded Derivatives” and FASB ASC 815-40-15, “Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity – Scope and Scope Exceptions,” the Company determined that the purchase price reset feature in the common stock and the full ratchet anti-dilution feature in the warrants issued were not considered indexed to its own stock because neither the occurrence of a sale of equity securities by the issuer at market nor the issuance of another equity contract with a lower strike price is an input to the fair value of a fixed-for-fixed option or forward on equity shares. As such, the purchase price reset feature and the full ratchet anti-dilution feature should be bifurcated from the common stock and accounted for as a derivative liabilities.

 

The Company valued the purchase price reset feature using a Monte Carlo simulation at the date of issuance, and determined that the purchase price reset feature had no value as the calculated price of the common stock was not below $0.20 per share. At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 the calculated price was below $0.20.

 

The Company did not value the derivative liabilities. One of the key determinants of the Company’s decision to not value the derivative liabilities was the high likelihood that a future financing would not occur that would trigger the down round feature. Whether a future equity financing would occur would be determined by the cash needs of the Company and management’s willingness to trigger the down round feature. The Company did not value the purchase price reset feature. The Company’s reason was based on the issuance of Series A and Series B preferred stock in October and November of 2015, issued at a conversion price of $0.30.

 

Under GAAP, the Company is required to mark-to-market the derivative liability at the end of each reporting period. The Company did not value the derivative liabilities at the dates of issuance through March 31, 2016. Such conclusion was based upon the discussion noted above.

 

The Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC to register the public resale of 13,956,250 of the shares of common stock issued in the November 2014 Private Investor SPA. The registration statement was declared effective on January 29, 2015. Post reverse split, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC to register the balance of the shares of common stock issued under the November 2014 Private Investor SPA which was declared effective on May 4, 2015.

  

Warrants

 

On March 9, 2015, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 575,000 shares of common stock to a consultant which vests in equal quarterly installments over one year and is exercisable at $0.21 per share through March 8, 2020.  

 

The fair value of the warrants was estimated on the date of grant at $98,065 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: risk free interest rate: 1.66%, expected life of options in years: 5, expected dividends: 0, volatility of stock price: 115.7%.

 

Share based expense related to the value of the stock warrants is recorded over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period for each tranche. Stock warrants issued by the Company are valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded an expense of $11,625 related to the stock warrants, which completes the service period expense.

 

  

On September 23, 2015, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 833,333 shares of common stock in connection with the issuance of a promissory note. The warrants are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 per share and have a term of five years.

 

The warrants have customary anti-dilution protections including a "full ratchet" anti-dilution adjustment provision which are triggered in the event the Company sells or grants any additional shares of common stock, options, warrants or other securities that are convertible into common stock at a price lower than $0.30 per share. The anti-dilution adjustment provision is not triggered by certain "exempt issuances" which among other issuances, includes the issuance of shares of common stock, options or other securities to officers, employees, directors, consultants or service providers.

 

Based on an evaluation as discussed in FASB ASC 815-15, “Embedded Derivatives” and FASB ASC 815-40-15, “Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity – Scope and Scope Exceptions,” the Company determined that the full ratchet anti-dilution feature in the common stock issued was not considered indexed to its own stock because neither the occurrence of a sale of equity securities by the issuer at market nor the issuance of another equity contract with a lower strike price is an input to the fair value of a fixed-for-fixed option or forward on equity shares. As such, the full ratchet anti-dilution feature should be bifurcated from the common stock and accounted for as a derivative liability.

 

The Company did not value the derivative liability. One of the key determinants of the Company’s decision to not value the derivative liability was the high likelihood that a future financing would not occur that would trigger the down round feature. Whether a future equity financing would occur would be determined by the cash needs of the Company and management’s willingness to trigger the down round feature. The Company’s reasons were based on the issuance of Series A and Series B preferred stock in October and November of 2015, issued at a conversion price of $0.30.

 

The cashless exercise features contained in the warrants are considered to be derivatives and the Company recorded warrant liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company initially recorded a warrant liability of $92,199.  The warrants issued by the Company are valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.  The Company is required to mark-to-market the warrant liabilities at the end of each reporting period. For the quarter ended March 31, 2016 the Company recorded a loss on the change in fair value of the cashless exercise features of $2,375, and as of March 31, 2016, the fair value of the cashless exercise features was $99,181. The fair value of the cashless exercise features was $96,806 as of December 31, 2015.

 

 

Issuances of Stock Options

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company did not grant any new stock options.

 

9.	SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company has determined that it operates in one discrete segment consisting of biometric products. Geographically, North American sales accounted for approximately 82% and 52% of the Company’s total sales for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

  

10.	FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, due from/to factor, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are carried at, or approximate, fair value because of their short-term nature.

 

The fair value of the warrant liabilities were measured using the following assumptions:

 

 

  

The warrant liabilities are considered Level 3 liabilities on the fair value hierarchy as the determination of fair value includes various assumptions about future activities and the Company’s stock prices and historical volatility as inputs.

 

   

11.	MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, three customers accounted for 58% of revenues and four customers accounted for 77% of revenues, respectively. One customer accounted for 93% of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2016. Based on prior history with this customer, the Company believes the amount is fully collectable and has determined that a reserve is not necessary.  At December 31, 2015, three customers accounted for 87% of accounts receivable.

 

12.	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On May 11, 2016, the Company issued 41,174 shares of common stock to its directors in payment of board fees. On May 11, 2016, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to the Chief Executive Officer as compensation.

 

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