CORETEC GROUP INC. - Quarter Report: 2009 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x QUARTERLY REPORT
UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION
13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from __________ to __________
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER
333-143761
3DICON
CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Oklahoma
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73-1479206
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
|
incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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6804 South Canton Avenue,
Suite 150, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Issuer's
Telephone Number: (918) 494-0505
Indicate
by check mark whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes o No o
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 x No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
definition of “large
accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o (do
not
check
if smaller reporting
company)
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Smaller
reporting company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x
As of
November 13, 2009, the issuer had 327,123,238 outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Page
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PART
I
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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3
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operation
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22
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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29
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Item
4T.
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Controls
and Procedures
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29
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PART
II
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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30
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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30
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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30
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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30
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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30
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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31
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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31
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SIGNATURES
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32
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2
PART
I
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
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Balance
Sheets as of September 30, 2009 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2008
(Audited)
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4
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Statements
of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008 and period from inception (January 1, 2001) to September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
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5
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Statements
of Changes in Stockholders' Deficiency for period from inception (January
1, 2001) to September 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
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6
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Statements
of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
and period from inception (January 1, 2001) to September 30,
2009 (Unaudited)
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9
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Notes
to Financial Statements, September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
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10
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3
3DIcon
CORPORATION
(A
Development Stage Company)
BALANCE
SHEETS
September
30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
September
30,
2009
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December
31,
2008
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|||||||
(Unaudited)
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(Audited)
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|||||||
Assets
|
||||||||
Current
assets:
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||||||||
Cash
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$ | 63,091 | $ | 48,400 | ||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
65,832 | 16,113 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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128,923 | 64,513 | ||||||
Net
property and equipment
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20,162 | 31,537 | ||||||
Debt
issue costs, net
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26,774 | 56,978 | ||||||
Deposits-other
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17,315 | 17,315 | ||||||
Total
Assets
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$ | 193,174 | $ | 170,343 | ||||
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Deficiency
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Current
maturities of convertible debentures payable
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87,874 | 364,000 | ||||||
Warrant
exercise advances
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87,930 | 140,500 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
|
955,951 | 1,135,887 | ||||||
Accrued
salaries
|
147,484 | 59,615 | ||||||
Accrued
interest on debentures
|
49,442 | 6,808 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
1,328,681 | 1,706,810 | ||||||
Convertible
debentures payable, less current maturities
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577,126 | 675,279 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
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1,905,807 | 2,382,089 | ||||||
Stockholders'
deficiency:
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||||||||
Common
stock $.0002 par 750,000,000 and 250,000,000 shares authorized at
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, and 290,916,225
and 157,515,766 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008, respectively.
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58,183 | 31,503 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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10,423,414 | 8,766,830 | ||||||
Deficit
accumulated during development stage
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(12,194,230 | ) | (11,010,079 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' deficiency
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(1,712,633 | ) | ( 2,211,746 | ) | ||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficiency
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$ | 193,174 | $ | 170,343 |
See notes
to financial statements
4
3DIcon
CORPORATION
(A
Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
Three
and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and period
From
Inception (January 1, 2001) to September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
Three
Months
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Three
Months
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Nine
Months
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Nine
Months
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|||||||||||||||||
Ended
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Ended
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Ended
|
Ended
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Inception
to
|
||||||||||||||||
September
30,
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September
30,
|
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
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2009
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2008
|
2009
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||||||||||||||||
Income:
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||||||||||||||||||||
Sales
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$ | 4,000 | $ | 7,000 | $ | 10,500 | $ | 17,900 | $ | 28,400 | ||||||||||
License
fee
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- | - | - | - | 25,000 | |||||||||||||||
Grant
income
|
4,428 | - | 23,403 | - | 23,403 | |||||||||||||||
Total
Income
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8,428 | 7,000 | 33,903 | 17,900 | 76,803 | |||||||||||||||
Expenses:
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||||||||||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
80,070 | 184,453 | 248,912 | 761,132 | 2,712,673 | |||||||||||||||
General
and administrative
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287,825 | 479,423 | 912,546 | 2,008,965 | 9,260,372 | |||||||||||||||
Interest
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15,160 | 28,853 | 56,596 | 93,228 | 297,988 | |||||||||||||||
Total
expenses
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383,055 | 692,729 | 1,218,054 | 2,863,325 | 12,271,033 | |||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
$ | (374,627 | ) | $ | (685,729 | ) | $ | (1,184,151 | ) | $ | (2,845,425 | ) | $ | ( 12,194,230 | ) | |||||
Loss
per share:
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||||||||||||||||||||
Basic
and diluted
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$ | (0.002 | ) | $ | (0.005 | ) | $ | (0.006 | ) | $ | (0.020 | ) | ||||||||
Weighted average
shares outstanding, basic and diluted
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230,510,289 | 141,994,607 | 210,358,321 | 139,495,180 |
See notes
to financial statements
5
3DIcon
CORPORATION
(A
Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
From
inception (January 1, 2001) to September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Additional
|
During
the
|
||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Par
Value
|
Paid-In
Capital
|
Development
Stage
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance,
January 1, 2001 – as reorganized
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27,723,750
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$
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27,724
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$
|
193,488
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
221,212
|
|||||||||||
Adjustment
to accrue compensation earned but not recorded
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(60,000
|
)
|
(60,000
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Stock
issued for services
|
2,681,310
|
2,681
|
185,450
|
-
|
188,131
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock
issued for cash
|
728,500
|
729
|
72,121
|
-
|
72,850
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(259,221
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)
|
(259,221
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)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2001
|
31,133,560
|
31,134
|
451,059
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(319,221
|
)
|
162,972
|
||||||||||||||
Adjustment
to record compensation earned but not recorded
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(60,000
|
)
|
(60,000
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Stock
issued for services
|
3,077,000
|
3,077
|
126,371
|
-
|
129,448
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock
issued for cash
|
1,479,000
|
1,479
|
146,421
|
-
|
147,900
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(267,887
|
)
|
(267,887
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2002
|
35,689,560
|
35,690
|
723,851
|
(647,108
|
)
|
112,433
|
||||||||||||||
Adjustment
to record compensation earned but not recorded
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(90,000
|
)
|
(90,000
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Stock
issued for services
|
15,347,000
|
15,347
|
-
|
-
|
15,347
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock
issued for cash
|
1,380,000
|
1,380
|
33,620
|
-
|
35,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Reverse
split 1:10
|
(47,174,904
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Par
value $0.0001 to $0.0002
|
-
|
(51,369
|
)
|
51,369
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(51,851
|
)
|
(51,851
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2003
|
5,241,656
|
1,048
|
808,840
|
(788,959
|
)
|
20,929
|
||||||||||||||
Additional
Founders shares issued
|
25,000,000
|
5,000
|
(5,000
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Stock
issued for services
|
24,036,000
|
4,807
|
71,682
|
-
|
76,489
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock
issued for cash
|
360,000
|
72
|
28,736
|
-
|
28,808
|
|||||||||||||||
Warrants issued to purchase common stock at $.025
|
-
|
-
|
18,900
|
-
|
18,900
|
|||||||||||||||
Warrants issued to purchase common stock at $.05
|
-
|
-
|
42,292
|
-
|
42,292
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock
warrants exercised
|
2,100,000
|
420
|
60,580
|
-
|
61,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(617,875
|
)
|
(617,875
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2004
|
56,737,656
|
11,347
|
1,026,030
|
(1,406,834
|
)
|
(369,457
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Stock
issued for services
|
5,850,000
|
1,170
|
25,201
|
-
|
26,371
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock
issued to settle liabilities
|
5,000,000
|
1,000
|
99,000
|
-
|
100,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock
issued for cash
|
1,100,000
|
220
|
72,080
|
-
|
72,300
|
See notes
to financial statements
6
3DIcon
CORPORATION
(A
Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
From
inception (January 1, 2001) to September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Additional
|
During
the
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common
|
Stock
|
Paid-In
|
Development
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Par
Value
|
Capital
|
State
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Warrants issued to purchase common stock at $.025
|
-
|
-
|
62,300
|
-
|
62,300
|
|||||||||||||||
Warrants issued to purchase common stock at $.05
|
-
|
-
|
140,400
|
-
|
140,400
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock
warrants exercised
|
5,260,000
|
1,052
|
172,948
|
-
|
174,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(592,811
|
)
|
(592,811
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
73,947,656
|
14,789
|
1,597,959
|
(1,999,645
|
)
|
(386,897
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Stock
issued for services
|
4,700,000
|
940
|
205,597
|
-
|
206,537
|
|||||||||||||||
Debentures
converted
|
3,000,000
|
600
|
149,400
|
-
|
150,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock
issued for cash
|
200,000
|
40
|
16,160
|
-
|
16,200
|
|||||||||||||||
Warrants issued to purchase common stock
|
-
|
-
|
33,800
|
-
|
33,800
|
|||||||||||||||
Warrants converted to purchase common stock
|
16,489,000
|
3,297
|
565,203
|
-
|
568,500
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,469,888
|
)
|
(1,469,888
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
98,327,656
|
19,666
|
2,568,119
|
(3,469,533
|
)
|
(881,748
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Stock
issued for services
|
817,727
|
164
|
155,262
|
-
|
155,426
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock
issued for interest
|
767,026
|
153
|
38,198
|
-
|
38,351
|
|||||||||||||||
Options
issued for services
|
-
|
-
|
1,274,666
|
-
|
1,274,666
|
|||||||||||||||
Debentures
converted
|
17,215,200
|
3,442
|
1,673,741
|
-
|
1,677,183
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock
issued for cash
|
1,188,960
|
238
|
191,898
|
-
|
192,136
|
|||||||||||||||
Options
exercised
|
222,707
|
45
|
(45
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Warrants issued to purchase common stock
|
-
|
-
|
87,864
|
-
|
87,864
|
|||||||||||||||
Warrants converted to purchase common stock
|
8,585,956
|
1,717
|
462,203
|
-
|
463,920
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,928,996
|
)
|
(3,928,996
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
127,125,232
|
25,425
|
6,451,906
|
(7,398,529
|
)
|
(921,198
|
)
|
See notes
to financial statements
7
3DIcon
CORPORATION
(A
Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
From
inception (January 1, 2001) to September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Additional
|
During
the
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common
|
Stock
|
Paid-In
|
Development
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Par
Value
|
Capital
|
Stage
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Stock
issued for cash
|
515,677
|
$
|
103
|
$
|
24,897
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
25,000
|
|||||||||||
Warrants
exercised
|
1,347,261
|
269
|
362,425
|
-
|
362,694
|
|||||||||||||||
Options
issued and accrued
|
-
|
-
|
654,199
|
-
|
654,199
|
|||||||||||||||
Debentures
converted
|
15,257,163
|
3,052
|
962,257
|
-
|
965,309
|
|||||||||||||||
Options
exercised and escrowed shares
|
8,671,460
|
1,734
|
(1,734
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Stock
issued for service
|
4,598,973
|
920
|
312,880
|
-
|
313,800
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,611,550
|
)
|
(3,611,550
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2008
|
157,515,766
|
31,503
|
8,766,830
|
(11,010,079
|
)
|
(2,211,746
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
issued for cash
|
18,941,175
|
3,788
|
148,212
|
-
|
152,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised
|
31,100
|
6
|
338,984
|
-
|
339,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Debentures
converted
|
66,124,034
|
13,225
|
449,378
|
-
|
462,603
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock
and warrants issued for accounts payable
|
6,264,706
|
1,253
|
318,313
|
-
|
319,566
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock
issued for services
|
42,039,444
|
8,408
|
401,697
|
410,105
|
||||||||||||||||
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,184,151
|
)
|
(1,184,151
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance
September 30, 2009
|
290,916,225
|
$
|
58,183
|
$
|
10,423,414
|
$
|
(12,194,230
|
)
|
$
|
(1,712,633
|
)
|
See notes
to financial statements
8
3DIcon
CORPORATION
(A
Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and period
From
Inception (January 1, 2001) to September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
Nine
Months
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Nine
Months
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|||||||||||
Ended
|
Ended
|
Inception
to
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September
30,
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September
30,
|
September
30,
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||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
|
||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (1,184,151 | ) | $ | (2,845,425 | ) | $ | (12,194,230 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||
Options
issued for services
|
- | 536,588 | 1,928,865 | |||||||||
Stock
issued for services
|
410,105 | 242,801 | 1,521,655 | |||||||||
Stock
issued for interest
|
- | - | 38,351 | |||||||||
Loss
on disposal of assets
|
5,861 | - | 5,861 | |||||||||
Depreciation
|
5,514 | 4,036 | 13,258 | |||||||||
Amortization
of debt issue
costs
|
30,880 | 30,203 | 130,361 | |||||||||
Asset
impairments
|
- | - | 298,063 | |||||||||
Change
in:
|
||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
- | (3,500 | ) | - | ||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
(49,719 | ) | (11,098 | ) | (316,547 | ) | ||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
357,331 | 560,232 | 1,588,639 | |||||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(424,179 | ) | (1,486,163 | ) | (6,991,585 | ) | ||||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Purchase
of office furniture and equipment
|
- | (20,226 | ) | (39,281 | ) | |||||||
Class
Flows from Financing Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from stock and warrant sales and exercise of
warrants
|
438,870 | 177,844 | 3,185,234 | |||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of debentures
|
- | 746,212 | 3,908,713 | |||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
438,870 | 924,056 | 7,093,947 | |||||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
|
14,691 | (582,333 | ) | 63,081 | ||||||||
Cash,
beginning of period
|
48,400 | 705,519 | 10 | |||||||||
Cash,
end of period
|
$ | 63,091 | $ | 123,186 | $ | 63,091 | ||||||
Supplemental
disclosures
|
||||||||||||
Non-Cash
Investing and Financing Activities
|
||||||||||||
Conversion
of liabilities and debentures to common stock
|
$ | 868,917 | $ | 737,608 | $ | 3,661,408 | ||||||
Cash
paid for interest
|
$ | 15,433 | $ | 92,327 | $ | 247,759 |
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3DIcon
CORPORATION
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and period
From
Inception (January 1, 2001) to September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
Note
1 – Uncertainties and Use of Estimates
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying financial statements of 3DIcon Corporation (the “Company”) have
been prepared without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote
disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The
Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information
presented not misleading. These financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the Company's year end audited financial statements and related
footnotes included in the previously filed 10-K. In the opinion of management,
all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to
present fairly the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2009,
and the statements of its operations for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 and the period from inception (January 1, 2001) to
September 30, 2009, and cash flows for the nine-months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008, and the period from inception (January 1, 2001) to September 30, 2009,
have been included. The results of operations for interim periods may not be
indicative of the results which may be realized for the full year.
Use
of Estimates
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, liabilities, revenues, expenses and the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ
from the estimates and assumptions used.
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Debt
issue costs
The
Company defers and amortizes the legal and filing fees associated with long-term
debt that is issued. These costs are primarily related to the
convertible debentures, the majority of which have a three year
term. The amortization is charged to operations over the three year
term and then adjusted quarterly for debenture conversions to common
stock.
Fair
value of financial instruments
The
following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each
class of financial instrument held by the Company:
Current assets and current
liabilities – The carrying value approximates fair value due to the short
maturity of these items.
Debentures
payable
The fair
value of the Company's debentures payable has been estimated by the Company
based upon the liability’s characteristics, including interest
rate. The carrying value approximates fair value.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenues
from software license fees are accounted for in accordance with American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position (SOP)
97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition”. The Company recognizes revenue
when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (ii) delivery has
occurred or services have been rendered; (iii) the sales price is fixed or
determinable; and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.
Uncertainties
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern
basis. The Company is in the development stage and has insufficient
revenue and capital commitments to fund the development of its planned product
and to pay operating expenses. Additionally, the Company has been unable to meet
certain of its monthly payment obligations and has been in arrears on the
payments under the Sponsored Research Agreement (“SRA”) (see Note 3 and note
10). A revised payment schedule was agreed to in October 2008, May
2009 and August 2009. Failure of the Company to meet its revised
payment obligations could result in the termination of the SRA and any
outstanding license agreements under the SRA. The Company has
realized a cumulative net loss of $12,194,230 for the period from inception
(January 1, 2001) to September 30, 2009, and a net loss of $1,184,151 and
$2,845,425 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
The
ability of the Company to continue as a going concern during the next year
depends on the successful completion of the Company's capital raising efforts to
fund the development of its planned products. The financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company
is unable to continue as a going concern.
Management
plans to fund the future operations of the Company with existing cash of
$63,091, grants and investor funding. Under the terms of the Golden State Equity
Investors, Inc. (“Golden State”) debentures, Golden State may advance an
additional $378,787. The additional advance would be available if the
Company filed a registration statement; however, the Company does not plan to
file such registration statement. In addition, pursuant to the 4.75% Convertible
Debenture due in 2011, beginning in November 2007, Golden State is obligated to
submit conversion notices in an amount such that Golden State receives 1% of the
outstanding shares of the Company every calendar quarter for a period of one
year. In connection with each conversion, Golden State is expected to
exercise warrants equal to ten times the amount of principal converted.
The warrants are exercisable at $10.90 per share. The number of warrants
exercisable is subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations contained in
the 4.75% Debenture and the warrants (“the Beneficial Ownership
Limitations”). The Beneficial Ownership Limitations prevent Golden
State from converting on the 4.75% Debenture or exercising warrants if such
conversion or exercise would cause Golden State’s holdings to exceed 9.99% of
the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. Subject to the
Beneficial Ownership Limitations, Golden State is required to convert $3,000 of
the 4.75% Convertible Debenture and exercise 30,000 warrants per month.
Based upon our current stock price, our issued and outstanding shares as of
September 30, 2009 and ignoring the impact of the Beneficial Ownership
Limitations, we may receive up to $981,000, in funding from Golden State as a
result of warrant exercises subsequent to September 30, 2009.
The
Company was approved for a matching grant from Oklahoma Center for the
Advancement of Science and Technology (“OCAST”) on November 19, 2008 in the
amount of $299,932. The award is for a maximum of $149,940 for calendar year
2009 with the remainder for calendar year 2010. Funding of the grant is
contingent upon the Company providing matching funds for the first year's
research and submission of all required documentation to OCAST.
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Additionally,
the Company is continuing to pursue financing through private offering of debt
or common stock.
Note
2 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The
following are summaries of recent accounting pronouncements that are relevant to
the Company:
Subsequent Events
– In May 2009,
the FASB issued new standards which establish the accounting for and disclosure
of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial
statements are issued. In particular, the new standards set forth:
·
|
the
period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting
entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential
recognition or disclosure in the financial statements (through the date
that the financial statements are issued or are available to be
issued);
|
·
|
the
circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or
transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial
statements; and
|
·
|
the
disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that
occurred after the balance sheet
date.
|
We
adopted the new standard as of June 30, 2009. See Note – 10.
Fair Value Measurements
– The FASB’s fair value measurement standards establish a single
authoritative definition of fair value based upon the assumptions market
participants would use when pricing an asset or liability and create a fair
value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those
assumptions. The standards require additional disclosures, including disclosures
of fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy. As of
January 1, 2008, we adopted the new standards as they related to our financial
assets and liabilities. Adoption did not have a significant
impact on our financial statements. As of January 1, 2009, we adopted
the new standards as they related to our nonfinancial assets and
liabilities. In April 2009, the FASB issued additional guidance
clarifying the application of US GAAP for fair value measurements in the current
economic environment, modifying the recognition of other-than-temporary
impairments of debt securities, and requiring companies to disclose the fair
value of financial instruments in interim periods. The revised guidance is
effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The
guidance:
·
|
describes
how to determine the fair value of assets and liabilities in the current
economic environment and reemphasizes that the objective of a fair value
measurement remains the price that would be received to sell an asset or
paid to transfer a liability at the measurement
date.
|
·
|
modifies
the requirements for recognizing other-than-temporarily impaired debt
securities and significantly changes the existing impairment model for
such securities. It also modifies the presentation of other-than-temporary
impairment losses and increases the frequency of and expands already
required disclosures about other-than-temporary impairment for debt and
equity securities.
|
·
|
requires
disclosures of the fair value of financial instruments in interim
financial statements, the method or methods and significant assumptions
used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments, and a discussion
of changes, if any, in the method or methods and significant assumptions
during the period.
|
We
adopted this new guidance for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. Adoption had no
impact on our financial position or results of operations.
Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities –
In March 2008, the FASB issued new standards which amended and expanded
previous disclosure requirements related to derivative instruments and hedging
activities. The new standards require qualitative disclosures about objectives
and strategies for using derivative instruments, quantitative disclosures about
fair value amounts of derivative instruments and related gains and losses, and
disclosures about credit risk-related contingent features in derivative
agreements. We adopted the new standards as of January 1, 2009. They provide
only for enhanced disclosures, and adoption had no impact on our financial
position or results of operations.
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Accounting Standards Update –
In August 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (Update) 2009-5,
“Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value” in order to provide further guidance on
how to measure the fair value of a liability. The Update clarifies that, in
circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical
liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value
using one or more prescribed techniques. We adopted the new guidance as of
October 1, 2009. Adoption had no impact on our financial position or results of
operations.
Accounting Standards
Codification –
In June 2009, the FASB established the FASB Accounting Standards
Codification (Codification), which officially commenced July 1, 2009, to become
the source of authoritative US GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by
nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC
under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative US
GAAP for SEC registrants. Generally, the Codification is not expected
to change US GAAP. All other accounting literature excluded from the
Codification will be considered nonauthoritative. The Codification is
effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending
after September 15, 2009. We adopted the new standards for our
quarter ending September 30, 2009. All references to authoritative
accounting literature are now referenced in accordance with the
Codification.
Note
3 – Sponsored Research Agreement (SRA)
On April
20, 2004, the Company entered into a SRA entitled "Investigation of Emerging
Digital Holography Technologies" (Phase I) with the University of Oklahoma -
Tulsa (“University”), which expired October 19, 2004. On July 15, 2005, the
Company entered into a SRA with the University (Phase II), which expired January
14, 2007. Under this agreement the University conducted a research project
entitled "Investigation of Emerging 3-Dimensional Display
Technologies". The agreement was modified in November 2006 to provide
additional funding, and extended the term of the agreement through June 30,
2007.
On
February 23, 2007, the Company entered into a SRA with the University (Phase
III) which expires March 31, 2010. Under this agreement the University
will conduct a research project entitled “3-Dimensional Display Development”
that seeks to make significant progress in the development of 3-dimensional
display technologies. The Company agreed to pay the University
$3,468,595 payable in monthly installments ranging from $92,263 to $112,777
beginning April 30, 2007 and ending March 31, 2010, an aggregate commitment of
$4,047,439.
On
October 31, 2008 the University agreed to revise the payment terms under the SRA
from a fixed monthly payment to a reimbursable cost payment basis effective
September 1, 2008. As of September 30, 2008, the Company had a remaining
obligation under the previous SRA payment schedule of $2,665,818, which includes
monthly payments due for December 2007 through August 2008 of
$861,131. The $1,804,687 balance of the remaining SRA scheduled
payment obligation was cancelled. Under the terms of the revised base
payments schedule, the arrearages will be paid in nine monthly base installments
from July 31, 2009 to February 28, 2010 of amounts ranging from $35,000 to
$101,132, leaving a remaining balance after the base payments of
$290,000. In addition to the monthly base payments, the Company
agreed to make additional payments on the $861,131 arrearages of $10,000 per
month. As of September 30, 2009 the August and September payments had not been
made. For the remaining balance of $290,000, the University agreed to
accept 4,264,707 shares of the Company’s common stock based on the October 14,
2008 market price as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board of $0.068 per share as
payment on June 30, 2009. The Company had the option to repurchase
the shares at $0.068 per share by September 30, 2009 or at market value, but not
less than $0.068 per share, if the repurchase occurs after September 30,
2009.
During
the periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company charged operations
$86,358 and $761,132, respectively, pursuant to the SRA. At September
30, 2009, the Company owed the University $12,000 for the September 2009 monthly
payments and $560,481on the arrearages under the revised payment
terms.
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Note
4 – Debentures Payable
Debentures
payable consist of the following:
|
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Senior
Convertible Debentures:
|
||||||||
9.75%
Debenture due July 2009
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
364,000
|
||||
6.25%
Debenture due November 2010
|
483,558
|
578,601
|
||||||
4.75%
Debentures due November 2011
|
93,568
|
96,678
|
||||||
10.0%
Debenture due September 2009
|
100,703
|
-
|
||||||
Less
unamortized discount
|
(12,829)
|
-
|
||||||
Total
Debentures
|
665,000
|
1,039,279
|
||||||
Less
Current Maturities
|
(87,874)
|
(364,000
|
)
|
|||||
Long-term
Debentures
|
$
|
577,126
|
$
|
675,279
|
Golden
State Investors, Inc. - Securities Purchase Agreement
6.25%
Convertible Debenture due 2009
The
Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with
Golden State on November 3, 2006, as amended on December 15, 2006 and February
6, 2007, for the sale of a 6.25% convertible debenture in the principal amount
of $1,250,000 (the “First Debenture”). The Company agreed to file a registration
statement with the SEC for the resale of the common stock underlying the
debenture. The registration statement became effective on July 3,
2007. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Golden State
advanced $125,000 during 2006 and converted the $125,000 debenture into 357,142
shares of common stock on July 16, 2007 at $0.35 per share. Pursuant to the
Securities Purchase Agreement, Golden State provided the Company with an
additional $312,500 of debenture funding upon effectiveness of the registration
statement and converted the $312,500 debenture into 892,857 shares of common
stock on July 17, 2007 at $0.35 per share. The remaining $812,500 of
the $1.25 million debenture was placed with an escrow agent during
2007. During the remainder of 2007, $400,000 was released to the
Company and the balance of $412,500 was released in 2008. At various
dates after the July 3, 2007 effective date of the registration statement,
$478,529 of the debenture was converted into 2,097,406 shares of common stock at
prices ranging from $0.20 to $0.26 during 2007 and, during the first quarter of
2008, the remaining $333,971 of the debenture was converted into 2,061,573
shares of common stock at prices ranging from $0.12 to $0.20 based on the
formula in the convertible debenture.
6.25%
Convertible Debenture due 2010
Pursuant
to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, on October 24, 2007, at such time as the
principal balance of the First Debenture was less than $400,000, the Company
provided Golden State with written notice that it desired to require Golden
State to purchase the second debenture.
On
November 21, 2007, the Company issued and sold a convertible note in the
principal amount of $1,250,000 to Golden State (the “Second
Debenture”). Pursuant to the terms of the Second Debenture, Golden
State may, at its election, convert all or a part of the Second Debenture into
shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate equal to the lesser of
(i) $2.00 or (ii) 90% of the average of the five lowest volume weighted average
prices during the twenty trading days prior to Golden State’s election to
convert, subject to adjustment as provided in the Second
Debenture. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Second
Debenture, the Company agreed to file a registration statement covering the
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion or redemption of the Second
Debenture. The registration statement became effective on January 4,
2008.
Golden
State advanced $125,000 on the second $1.25 million debenture on November 9,
2007. Additionally, Golden State advanced $312,500 directly to the
Company and $433,713 to an escrow account on the Second Debenture in January
2008 at which time the Company placed 7,961,783 shares of common stock in escrow
to be released as debentures are converted. As of December 31, 2008, Golden
State has funded an aggregate of $871,213 on the Second Debenture. Golden State
will be obligated to fund the Company for the remaining $378,787 in principal on
the Second Debenture upon the effectiveness of a registration statement
underlying the remaining unfunded principal balance on the Second Debenture. At
this time, the Company has not filed a registration statement. Under
the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the escrowed funds were advanced
to the Company during 2008. At various dates during 2008, $292,611 of the
debenture was converted into 3,651,337 shares of common stock at prices ranging
from $0.05 to $0.14 based on the formula in the convertible debenture. At
various dates during 2009, $95,043 of the debenture was converted into 9,139,753
shares of common stock at prices ranging from $0.009 to $0.011 based on the
formula in the convertible debenture. Shares remaining in escrow and reported as
outstanding at September 30, 2009 total 4,310,446.
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The
Second Debenture is secured by the pledge of 11 million shares of common stock
held by Martin Keating, the Chairman of the Company. In the event of
default and the Company has not repaid all outstanding principal and accrued
interest, along with liquidating damages of $250,000 within one day of default,
Golden State shall have the right to immediately sell the pledged shares in
satisfaction of any amounts of principal and interest owing under the Second
Debenture.
In
addition to standard default provisions concerning timeliness of payments,
delivery and notifications, the Second Debenture will be in default if the
common stock of the Company trades at a price per share of $0.21 or lower,
regardless of whether the trading price subsequently is higher than $0.21 per
share. The trading price was at $0.21 or lower on several occasions
during 2009 and 2008. On each of the occasions Golden State, by separate letter
agreements, agreed that the occasions did not constitute a default and thereby
waived the default provision for those occasions only.
4.75%
Convertible Debenture due 2011
On
November 3, 2006, the Company also issued to Golden State a 4.75% convertible
debenture in a principal amount of $100,000, due November 3, 2011, and warrants
to buy 1,000,000 shares of the common stock at an exercise price of $10.90 per
share. Under the terms of the debenture, warrants are exercised in an
amount equal to ten times the dollar amount of
the debenture conversion. During 2007 Golden State converted $596 of
the $100,000 debenture into 244,045 shares of common stock at $0.002 per share,
exercised warrants to purchase 5,956 shares of common stock at $10.90 per share
and the Company received $64,920 from the exercise of the
warrants. During 2008, Golden State converted $2,726 of the
$100,000 debenture into 5,115,695 shares of common stock at $0.002 per share,
exercised warrants to purchase 27,261 shares of common stock at $10.90 per share
and the Company received $297,145 from the exercise of the
warrants. During 2009, Golden State converted $3,110 of the $100,000
debenture into 27,280,771 shares of common stock at $0.002 per share, exercised
warrants to purchase 31,100 shares of common stock at $10.90 per share and the
Company received $388,900 from the exercise. During 2009 and 2008 Golden
State advanced $240,000 and $200,000, respectively against future exercises of
warrants of which $292,570 was applied during 2009. There remains a
balance of $87,930, of unapplied advances at September 30, 2009.
9.75%
Convertible debenture due July 31, 2009
To obtain
funding for ongoing operations, the Company entered into a Bridge Financing
Agreement with Golden State which closed on June 11, 2007 (the “Financing
Agreement”), for the sale of a 9.75% convertible debenture in the principal
amount of $700,000. Pursuant to the Financing Agreement, the Company filed a
registration statement with the SEC within three days of closing for the resale
of the common stock underlying the $1.25 million convertible debenture, which
was issued to Golden State on November 3, 2006. The Company received
gross proceeds of $700,000 from the sale of the aforementioned debenture. At
various dates during 2008, $336,000 of the debenture was converted into
8,079,895 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $0.04 to $0.05 per
common share based on the formula in the convertible debenture. At various dates
during 2009, the remaining balance of $364,000 of the debenture was converted
into 29,703,510 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $0.009 to $0.029
per common share based on the formula in the convertible debenture.
Newton,
O’Connor, Turner & Ketchum 10% convertible debenture due September 30,
2009
On May
22, 2009, the Company issued to Newton, O’Connor, Turner & Ketchum, a
professional corporation (“NOTK”) and the legal counsel to the Company, a 10%
convertible debenture in a principal amount of $100,703, due September 30, 2009,
and warrants to purchase 4,378,394 shares of the common stock at an exercise
price of $0.09 per share through September 30, 2010 and an exercise price of
$0.18 per share through September 30, 2014. The Company was indebted to
NOTK for legal services performed for the Company and reimbursement of expenses
in rendition of those services for the period ended December 31, 2008. The
debenture and the warrants were issued in settlement of the
indebtedness. The debentures and warrants were recorded at their pro
rata fair values in relation to the proceeds received. The warrants
were valued at $13,504. The difference between the pro rata fair value and face
value of the debenture is being amortized over the life of the
debenture.
The
estimated fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model. The expected dividend yield of $-0- is based on the
average annual dividend yield as of the grant date. Expected volatility of
160.73% is based on the historical volatility of the stock since July 25, 2007,
the day the Company began trading on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board. The
risk-free interest rate of 2.23% is based on the U.S. Treasury Constant
Maturity rates as of the grant date. The expected life of the warrant of
two years is based on historical exercise behavior and expected future
experience.
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Note
5 – Common Stock and Paid-In Capital
Pursuant
to a special meeting of the stockholders held on August 21, 2009, the
stockholders approved the filing of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation to increase the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from
250,000,000 shares, par value $0.0002, to 750,000,000 shares, par value
$0.0002.
Pursuant
to a Subscription Agreement dated October 12, 2007, the Company sold 1,188,960
shares of the Company’s common stock at a per share price equal to 75% of the
average closing price during the five (5) days prior to the signing ($.31 per
share) and warrants to purchase 594,482 shares of its common stock at a price of
$.40 per share from October 12, 2007 through October 11, 2008, or $.50 per share
from October 12, 2008 through October 11, 2009 to two accredited individuals.
The Company received $280,000 in cash from the sale. The warrants
terminate on October 11, 2009.
Pursuant
to a Subscription Agreement dated October 1, 2008, the Company sold 515,677
shares of the Company’s common stock at a per share price equal to 80% of the
average closing price during the five (5) days prior to the signing ($.048 per
share) and warrants to purchase 257,839 shares of its common stock at a price of
$.20 per share from October 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009, or $.25 per share
from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010 to one accredited individual. The
Company received $25,000 in cash from the sale. The warrants
terminate on August 31, 2010.
Pursuant
to a Subscription Agreement dated March 20, 2009 and April 22, 2009, the Company
sold 999,999 shares of the Company’s common stock at a per share price of $.03
per share and warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of its common stock at a price
of $.10 per share from closing for a period of twelve months or $.15 per share
for the second subsequent twelve months to three accredited individuals. The
Company received $30,000 in cash from the sale. The warrants
terminate on March 25, 2011.
On June
18, 2009 the Company entered into Subscription Agreements with two of its
directors pursuant to which the two directors purchased 17,941,176 shares of the
Company’s common stock at a price per share equal to 50% of the average closing
price during the five days prior to June 18, 2009 (0.0068 per share) for
aggregate proceeds of $122,000.
As of September 30, 2009,
there are warrants outstanding to purchase 594,482 shares of common stock at a
price of $.50 per share which expire on October 11, 2009, warrants to purchase
257,839 shares of common stock at a price of $.20 per share from October 1, 2008
through August 31, 2009, or $.25 per share from September 30, 2009 through
August 31, 2010, warrants outstanding to purchase 500,001 shares of common stock
at a price of $.10 per share through March 25, 2010 or $.15 per share that
expire on March 25, 2011 and warrants to purchase 4,378,394 shares of common
stock at a price of $0.09 per share through September 30, 2010 and $0.18 per
share that expire on September 30, 2014. Additionally, Golden State
has warrants outstanding to purchase 944,683 shares of common stock at a price
of $10.90 per share which expire November 2, 2011.
Common
stock and options issued for services
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2009, shares of common stock totaling
33,039,444 were issued for invoiced legal and invoiced consulting services for
which the Company recognized $334,005 of expense. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 shares of common stock totaling 2,743,072 were issued for
invoiced legal and invoiced consulting services for which the Company recognized
$242,801 of expense. Additionally under the SRA revised payment terms
The University of Oklahoma was issued 4,264,706 shares in payment of
indebtedness from services performed under the SRA agreement on September 30,
2009.
On June
4, 2009 Thomas Allen, a director of the Company was issued 5,000,000 restricted
shares of common stock to recognize Mr. Allen’s participation providing certain
advisory and consultative services to the Company as a member of the Company’s
Board of Directors. The restricted shares value of $42,500 was
determined by using 50% of the June 4, 2009 trading price of $0.017 which
results in a calculated value of $0.0085 per share.
On June
6, 2009 Victor Keen, a director of the Company was issued 4,000,000 restricted
shares of common stock to recognize Mr. Keen’s participation providing certain
advisory and consultative services to the Company which are beyond
his required duties as a member of the Company’s Board of
Directors. The restricted shares value $33,600 was determined by
using 50% of the June 6, 2009 trading price of $0.016 which results in a
calculated value of $0.0084 per share.
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Options
granted
Board of
Directors – On February 25, 2008, the Company agreed to compensate its
non-employee Board members with options to purchase registered stock of the
corporation equaling the value of $100,000 for each of the three non-employee
Board members using standard evaluation methods. The Board granted
options to purchase an aggregate of 2,061,540 shares to its three non-employee
Board members; the exercise price for each option is $0.24 per share. The
options expire at the end of ten years. The $300,000 compensation is for
services on the Board during all or part of the calendar year 2008 and is deemed
fully vested on the date of the grant. Operations were charged with $300,000 for
the year ended December 31, 2008.
The
estimated fair value of the options was determined using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model. The expected dividend yield of $-0- is based on the
average annual dividend yield as of the grant date. Expected volatility of
71.33% is based on the historical volatility of the stock since July 25, 2007,
the day the Company began trading on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board.
The risk-free interest rate of 3.0% is based on the U.S. Treasury Constant
Maturity rates as of the grant date. The expected life of the option of five
years is based on historical exercise behavior and expected future
experience.
Employment
Agreement - On April 29, 2007, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement
with Vivek Bhaman (the “Bhaman Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr.
Bhaman agreed to serve as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the
Company. Mr. Bhaman’s employment under the Bhaman Agreement commenced
on May 1, 2007 and continued for a term of one year from May 1, 2007, the date
on which he became a full-time employee of the Company. The term of the Bhaman
Agreement automatically extended for successive one-year periods unless
otherwise terminated by the parties, in accordance with the terms of the Bhaman
Agreement. The following represents the material terms of the Bhaman
Agreement:
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Annual salary of
$250,000;
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Cash bonus equal to twenty-five
percent (25%) of the annual salary in the event the Company records
revenue of $500,000 for the calendar year 2007; and Mr. Bhaman is an
employee of the Company;
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Grant of 100,000 stock options
valued at $21,032 with a term of 10 years and an exercise price of $0.080
per share which vest on the commencement date of employment,
May 1, 2007;
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Grant of 200,000 stock options
valued at $44,064 with a term of 10 years and an exercise price of $1.00
per share which vest on May 1, 2008;
and
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Grant of 200,000 stock options
valued at $32,211 with a term of 10 years and an exercise price of $1.50
per share which vest on May 1,
2009.
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The
estimated fair value of the options was determined using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model. The expected dividend yield of $-0- is based on the
average annual dividend yield as of the grant date. Expected volatility of
137.60% is based on the historical volatility of the stock since July 25, 2007,
the day the Company began trading on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board. The
risk-free interest rate of 4.0% is based on the U.S. Treasury Constant
Maturity rates as of the grant date. The expected life of the option of five
years is based on historical exercise behavior and expected future
experience.
Amended
Employment Agreement
On
October 12, 2008, the Company entered into an Amendment to the Employment
Agreement of Vivek Bhaman, (the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the Amendment, Mr.
Bhaman’s base salary effective May 1, 2008 is $300,000, representing an annual
increase of $50,000. The Company has the option to defer payment of any or all
of the increase until April 30, 2009. It was deferred and the Company elected to
pay the increase in shares of the Company’s common stock at a 25% discount to
the market price of the Company’s common stock on April 30, 2009. The Bonus
provision of Mr. Bhaman’s employment agreement has been deleted. In addition,
pursuant to the Amendment, Mr. Bhaman was granted an aggregate of 6,000,000
options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of
$0.055 per share with a term of 10 years comprised of (i) 1,000,000 options
vesting immediately valued at $50,782, and (ii) 5,000,000 options valued at
$253,909, vesting at a rate of 125,000 options per quarter. The vesting schedule
of the 5,000,000 options may be accelerated if the market price of the Company’s
common stock exceeds certain thresholds pursuant to the terms of the Amendment.
In addition, pursuant to the Amendment, in the event that Mr. Bhaman’s
employment with the Company is terminated, he shall be entitled to severance pay
equal to his regular monthly salary for a period not to exceed six
months.
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There are
1,425,000 options vested at September 30, 2009 under the original and amended
employment agreements.
The
estimated fair value of the options was determined using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model. The expected dividend yield of $-0- is based on the
average annual dividend yield as of the grant date. Expected volatility of
125.20% is based on the historical volatility of the stock since July 25, 2007,
the day the Company began trading on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board. The
risk-free interest rate of 2.0% is based on the U.S. Treasury Constant
Maturity rates as of the grant date. The expected life of the option of five
years is based on historical exercise behavior and expected future
experience. Operations were charged $50,782 for the vesting of the
1,000,000 options on October 1, 2008.
President’s
resignation and interim President appointed
On
February 3, 2009, Vivek Bhaman resigned as President, Chief Operating Officer
and Treasurer of 3DIcon Corporation effective March 3, 2009. Mr.
Bhaman was due an aggregate of $41,667 compensation for January and February
2009 under the terms of the April 29, 2007 Employment
Agreement. Additionally, he is due $41,667 under the terms of the
October 12, 2008 Amended Employment Agreement, which increased his annual
compensation to $300,000 from $250,000. Under the terms of the
contract, the Company elected to defer the $50,000 increase until April 30, 2009
and pay the increased compensation in registered common stock discounted at 25%
to the market price. Mr. Bhaman was issued 1,851,852 registered
common shares at $0.0225 per share for the $41,667 deferred
compensation. The Company has been unable to pay Mr. Bhaman for the
remaining $41,667 compensation under his original Employment
Contract. Additionally, under the terms of the employment agreements,
Mr. Bhaman has vested 1,425,000 options to purchase shares of common stock of
the Company at prices ranging from $0.055 to $1.00 per share that expire at
various dates through October 12, 2018. In connection with his
resignation, the Company agreed to waive certain provisions of Mr. Bhaman's
employment agreement which prevented him from continuing to serve as a Director
of the Company following the termination of his employment. Accordingly, Mr.
Bhaman continued to serve as a Director of the Company.
On April
29, 2009 the Company and Mr. Bhaman signed a Separation Agreement And Release
(the “Agreement”) whereby the Company agreed to settle the $41,667 compensation
due by paying Mr. Bhaman an aggregate of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)
(the “Settlement”), 75% of which shall be payable in the form of a “Stock
Payout” and 25% of which shall be payable in “Cash
Consideration”. Under the Stock Payout Mr. Bhaman shall receive the
aggregate sum of $4,000 per week, payable in registered shares of the Company’s
common stock calculated at a 50% discount to the average closing price for the
five days prior to the weekly issuance. Under the Cash Consideration
Mr. Bhaman shall receive the greater of $500 or 25% of any amounts paid to the
remaining three full time employees and amount owed for 2008 legal service to
Newton, O’Connor, Turner & Ketchum, P.C. Any unpaid amounts will
bear interest at 8% or at the option of Mr. Bhaman, be payable in registered
shares of the Company’s common stock calculated at a 50% discount to
the average closing price for the five days prior, provided, however, that the
amount of shares issued in any one week, shall not exceed 450,000
shares. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company
issued 6,950,775 shares of common stock to Mr. Bhaman in payment of $77,667
under the terms of the Agreement.
On
February 9, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed James N. Welsh
to serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer. His
appointment was effective as of March 1, 2009. On May 5, 2009, Mr. Bhaman
resigned as a Director of the Company.
Employment
Agreement
On July
28, 2008 the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Dr. Hakki Refai
(the “Employment Agreement”) pursuant to which Dr. Refai has agreed to serve as
the Chief Technology Officer of the Company. Dr. Refai’s employment under the
Employment Agreement commenced on October 1, 2008 and will continue for a term
of one year from October 1, 2008, the date on which he became a full-time
employee of the Company. The term of the Employment Agreement will automatically
extend for successive one year periods unless otherwise terminated by the
parties in accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement. The following
represents the material terms of the Employment Agreement:
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Annual salary of $175,000 until
the achievement of certain technical milestones as provided in the
Employment Agreement (the “Technical Milestones”). Upon achievement of the
Technical Milestones, the annual salary shall increase to
$200,000;
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Commission which shall not exceed
3% of sales of the Company’s Pixel Precision™ and CSpace™ technologies
products, which commission shall not exceed $30,000 for the 12 month
period commencing on October 1, 2008 and $50,000 for the 12 month period
commencing on October 1, 2009;
and
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Grant of 5,000,000 incentive
stock options with a term of 10 years and an exercise price of $0.085 per
share which vest as follows:
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1.
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The first installment of 500,000
options, valued at $33,622, are vested and exercisable on October 1, 2008,
the date Dr. Refai commences full-time
employment;
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2.
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3,500,000 options, valued at
$235,357, vesting in accordance with certain technical achievements,
deliverables and milestones as provided in the Employment Agreement;
and
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3.
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1,000,000 options vesting in
accordance with certain non-technical, general milestones as provided in
the Employment Agreement or upon severance of the Employment Agreement
under certain conditions as provided in the Employment
Agreement.
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The
estimated fair value of the options was determined using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model. The expected dividend yield of $-0- is based on the
average annual dividend yield as of the grant date. Expected volatility of
95.50% is based on the historical volatility of the stock since July 25, 2007,
the day the Company began trading on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board. The
risk-free interest rate of 2.0% is based on the U.S. Treasury Constant
Maturity rates as of the grant date. The expected life of the option of five
years is based on historical exercise behavior and expected future
experience. Operations were charged $100,867 in 2008 for the vesting
of the options cost of Mr. Refai under the terms of the Employment Agreement.
There were no options vested in 2009.
The
following summary reflects warrant and option activity for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009.
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Attached
Warrants
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Golden State
Warrants
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Options
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Outstanding
December 31, 2008
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852,321
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966,783
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20,111,540
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Granted
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4,878,395
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Exercised
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(22,100)
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Cancelled
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(6,825,000
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Outstanding
September 30, 2009
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5,730,716
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944,683
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13,286,540
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Note
6 – Office Lease
The
Company signed an Office Lease Agreement (the “Agreement”) on April 24, 2008.
The Agreement commences on June 1, 2008 and expires June 1, 2011. At September
30, 2009, minimum future lease payments to be paid annually under the three year
non-cancellable operating lease for office space are as follows:
2009
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$
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6,820
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2010
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27,570
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2011
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11,573
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$
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45,963
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Note
7 – Related Party Transaction
3DIcon
engaged the law firm of Newton, O’Connor, Turner & Ketchum as its outside
corporate counsel since 2005. John O’Connor, a director of 3DIcon, is the
Chairman of Newton, O’Connor, Turner & Ketchum.
Martin
Keating, the Chairman and major shareholder, has advanced the company $25,642
and is owed an additional $1,772 in unreimbursed business expenses at September
30, 2009. Currently there are no specific terms for
repayment.
Note
8 – Incentive Stock Plan
In August
2007, the Company established 3DIcon Corporation 2007 Incentive Stock Plan (the
"Plan"). The Plan is designed to retain directors, executives and selected
employees and consultants and reward them for making major contributions to the
success of the Company. These objectives are accomplished by making long-term
incentive awards under the Plan thereby providing Participants with a
proprietary interest in the growth and performance of the Company. The total
number of shares of stock which may be purchased or granted directly by options,
stock awards or restricted stock purchase offers, or purchased indirectly
through exercise of options granted under the Plan shall not exceed eight
million (8,000,000) shares. The shares are included in a registration
statement filed August 7, 2007, which registered an aggregate of fifteen million
shares.
The
Company’s Incentive Stock Plan was amended in February 2009 and September 2009
to increase the number of shares available by thirty-five million
(35,000,000) and fifty million seven hundred thirty-seven thousand one hundred
fifteen (50,737,115), respectively. Shares totaling 38,010,351 and
1,162,281 were issued from the Plan during the nine months ended September 30,
2009 and 2008, for services rendered to the Company. There are currently
50,917,791 shares available for issuance under the plan.
Note
9 – OCAST Grant
The
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) approved
the Company’s application for funding of a matching grant titled 800 Million
Voxels Volumetric Display, on November 19, 2008. The two-year
matching grant, totaling $299,932, has a start date of January 1,
2009. The award is for a maximum of $149,940 for 2009 and the
remainder for 2010. Funding beyond 2009 is contingent upon
the Company obtaining matching funds, satisfactory performance
evaluation and the availability of funds. The Company has received
$23,403 in matching funds from the grant for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2009.
Note 10 – Subsequent
Events
We have
evaluated subsequent events after the balance sheet date of September 30, 2009
through the time of the filing with the Securities Exchange Commission on
November 16, 2009 which is the date the financial statements were
issued.
SRA
Modification #2 to Repayment Plan Agreement
Pursuant
to the Modification #2 To the Repayment Plan Agreement (“the
Agreement”) signed October 30, 2009, 12, 2009, between the
Company (“Sponsor”), and the University of Oklahoma, (the
“University”) the parties modified the Repayment Plan Agreement dated May 12,
2009, and the Modification to Repayment Plan Agreement dated August 28,
2009. Under the terms of the Agreement, the terms of the Modification
to Repayment Plan Agreement dated August 28, 2009 are completely superseded by
the terms of this Modification #2 to the Repayment Plan Agreement.
To date
the Sponsor has met its payment obligations under the Repayment Plan Agreement
through July 31, 2009. Accordingly, Sponsor shall pay the University as
follows:
A.
Sponsor shall pay University $35,000 on or before October
30, 2009.
In order
to retire the outstanding debt of $525,481, Sponsor shall make payments
to the University no less than quarterly for an amount equal to 22.5% of any funding received
by Sponsor. Eligible funding shall include all revenues, investments in the
Company, funding from current sources or other funding, provided, however, that
grants or other similar funding with specific allocation to designated research
and development projects shall be excluded from such calculation. The first
quarter shall commence November 1, 2009. Quarterly payments shall be made within
thirty (30) days of the end of each quarter. Accordingly, the first quarterly
payment is due to the University on February 2, 2010. For transparency purposes,
Sponsor shall provide its financial statements to the University immediately at
the end of each quarter. These repayment terms shall remain in effect until the
outstanding debt is retired. The University has the right at its sole discretion
to request an independent audit of Sponsor’s financial statement the cost of
which shall be borne solely by Sponsor.
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B. In
addition to the amounts due and owing as noted above, the additional $290,000
owed to the University, is secured by 4,264,706 shares of 3DICON rule 144 stock
priced at $.068, the closing price on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. The collateral
shares representing the amount of $290,000 were delivered to the University on
June 30, 2009. Shares may be repurchased from the University by the Company for:
(i) the price per share rate at the time the collateral shares were issued if
such a purchase occurs by September 30, 2009, or (ii) whichever is greater
between the price per share rate at the time the collateral shares were issued
or market price per share, if such purchase occurs after September 30,
2009.
Breach of Repayment
Terms: Should
Sponsor fail to report revenue or fail to timely pay any of the quarterly
amounts owed above, Sponsor acknowledges and agrees that University, immediately
and without notice or opportunity to cure, may terminate any or all existing
agreements between the parties, including but not limited to, the Exclusive
License Agreement, the Facilities/Resources Use Agreement, and the 2009 SRA. Any
clauses contained within any of those agreements which conflict with the
University’s right to immediately terminate any of the agreements for failure to
pay as noted herein are superseded by this Repayment Plan Agreement. Sponsor
recognizes that termination of a license agreement with the University shall
forfeit Sponsor’s rights to any or all intellectual property licensed to it
under the terminated license.
Debentures
payable
In
accordance with the terms of the Second Debenture, an event of default occurs if
the common stock of the Company trades at a price per share of $0.21 or lower.
The trading price was at $0.21 or lower on several occasions subsequent to
September 30, 2009. On each of the occasions Golden State, by
separate letter agreements, agreed that the occasions did not constitute a
default and thereby waived the default provision for the occasions.
Subsequent
to September 30, 2009 Golden State converted $20,000 of the 6.25% convertible
debenture into 2,985,075 shares of common stock at $0.0067 per share under the
terms of the Securities Purchase Agreements.
Common
stock and paid- in capital
Vivek
Bhaman, the former president of the Company, was issued 7,172,688 shares of
common stock valued at $40,000 as payment under the terms of the Separation
Agreement. Additionally, common shares totaling 6,284,598 were
issued to vendors in payment of $36,500 for services.
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS.
Forward-Looking
Statements
The
information in this report contains forward-looking statements. All statements
other than statements of historical fact made in this report are forward
looking. In particular, the statements herein regarding industry prospects and
future results of operations or financial position are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
words such as “believes,” “estimates,” “could,” “possibly,” “probably,”
anticipates,” “projects,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” or “should” or other
variations or similar words. No assurances can be given that the future results
anticipated by the forward-looking statements will be achieved. Forward-looking
statements reflect management’s current expectations and are inherently
uncertain. Our actual results may differ significantly from management’s
expectations.
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our
financial statements, included herewith. This discussion should not be construed
to imply that the results discussed herein will necessarily continue into the
future, or that any conclusion reached herein will necessarily be indicative of
actual operating results in the future. Such discussion represents only the best
present assessment of our management.
Plan
of Operation
Background:
The
Company is engaged in the development of 360 o
volumetric imaging and display technology, specifically in the areas identified
by the initial in-depth investigation conducted by the University of Oklahoma
(OU or University). The identified areas are two major complementary areas of
technology that comprise the spectrum of the solution and application (1) a
means of recording 3D objects as digital holographic data elements (capture);
and (2) a means of reconstructing and displaying the 3D images
(display).
Based on
the investigation as well as review of existing patents and technologies, it was
concluded that the area of 3-D image capture and recording had multiple
solutions and technologies that adequately served the market. Therefore our
primary area of focus is to develop products and intellectual property in the
reconstruction and display of 3D images where we see the most opportunity. We
aim to establish strategic partnerships with the assignees or license holders of
existing 3D recording technologies as well as integrate our technologies with
existing solutions.
The
existing products reviewed can generally be broken down into two broad
categories: stereoscopic - those that use flat-panels to implement 3D displays
on 2D screens, and those that implement volumetric 3D displays. The flat-panel
approaches, as previously noted, do not support 3DIcon’s planned embodiment of
the technology. However, the application space of volumetric 3D displays
supports the Company vision and appears to offer major opportunities for further
technology development and creation of intellectual property through the
University of Oklahoma, to which 3DIcon will have exclusive world-wide
rights.
The
research team at OU has been working to integrate open source image capture
applications as well as to establish 3D image capture systems.
We
continue to build intellectual property through the University of Oklahoma, to
which 3DIcon has exclusive rights and engage in product research and development
both directly related to the display as well as by-product
technologies.
Current
Activities and Operations
Currently the Company is pursuing the
research and development of volumetric 3-D display technology through the
Sponsored Research Agreement (“SRA”) with the University of Oklahoma (“OU”). Our
efforts are focused on the technological approach for volumetric display which
has been developed into a proof-of-concept system.
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Static Volume Display Technology: Also
known as CSpace™, 3DIcon has produced the first non-mechanical, 360-degree,
multi-view, high-resolution volumetric display. A prototype was demonstrated
during September 2008, when a 3D image was created within a proprietary
volumetric media (also called projection space or image matrix). This
technology incorporates existing and rapidly evolving image projection
technologies, such as DLP®/DMD technology from Texas Instruments, allowing
3DIcon to pursue full-color, full-motion 3D visualization, in harmony with
3DIcon’s vision for product development.
We have
also released a software product called Pixel Precision™. The current version of
the software is 2.0. We plan to continue to pursue this market and provide
versions and variations of this software. The plans include enhancements to the
functionality as well as variants to address additional
opportunities.
We have
signed a sales and distribution agreement with Digital Light Innovations (DLi)
for the sales, marketing and first level support of the Pixel Precision™
software. Through DLi and its sub-distributors the software is being marketed in
the United States as well as in Europe and Asia.
The
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (“OCAST”) approved
our application for funding of a matching grant titled 800 Million Voxels
Volumetric Display, on November 19, 2008. The two-year matching grant
totals $299,932. The award is for a maximum of $149,940 for the
calendar year 2009 and the remainder for the calendar year
2010. Funding beyond 2009 is contingent upon satisfactory performance
evaluation and the availability of funds.
Progress
on Research and Development Activities
The
research team at OU filed two new patent applications in the first quarter of
2008 and converted one from a provisional to a utility filing.
Under the
aegis of the SRA, the University has filed the following Patent Applications.
The Utility Patents have been converted and consolidated from the previously
filed Provisional Applications.
Description of Provisional Patent Application as
Filed
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Description of Utility Patent
Application Filing (Combined)
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Date of Filing
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Swept
Volume Display
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Swept
Volume Display
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September
2006
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Colorful
Translation Light Surface 3D Display
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Light
Surface Display for
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April
2007
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Colorful
Translation 3D Volumetric Display
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Rendering
Three-Dimensional
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3D
Light Surface Display
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Image
(Combined)
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Volumetric
Liquid Crystal Display
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Volumetric
Liquid Crystal Display
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April
2007
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for
Rendering Three-Dimensional
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Image
(Combined)
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Computer
System Interaction with DMD
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Computer
System Interaction with DMD
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January
2008
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Virtual
Moving Screen for Rendering Three Dimensional Image
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Utility
Patent Application to be filed
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January
2008
(Provisional)
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Optically
Controlled Light Emitting…and System for Optically Written 2D and 3D
Displays
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Utility
Patent Application to be filed
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April
2008
(Provisional)
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The
Company has also filed its own provisional patent for a new display screen which
it believes has significant advantages and market potential.
Further,
we are taking steps to explore areas that may be related to assist in the
protection of intellectual property assets. In addition, we have begun the
process of applying for trademarks related to our 3D technologies.
Our
research and development objectives for the 2009 calendar year are as follows.
The work will mainly be done by researchers, faculty and selected graduate or
doctoral level students at the University of Oklahoma with oversight by 3DIcon
personnel:
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I. Static
Volumetric Display (CSpace™)
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Continue
work on development of blue and red up-conversion
materials.
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Synthesize
near-transparent projection media suitable for dispersion of display
materials.
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Investigate
the use of additional technologies for development of image space that
enhance the commercialization of the technology. Dr. Hakki Refai has begun
collaboration with parties outside of OU to explore alternate material
development strategies.
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Demonstrate
improvements in optical properties for transparent projection materials
for Static Volumetric Display and
Nano-materials
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II.
By-Product Technologies
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Continue
to generate revenue from Pixel Precision™ the DMD Control Software for DMD
Application development markets
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Develop
next generation of Pixel Precision™ software for controlling multiple DMDs
as well as for controlling the next generation of the DMD-Discovery™
series
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Support
Pixel Precision™ for the Discovery 4000 series (D4000).
III. New
3D Technologies
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Continue
to pursue new 3D opportunities across a broad technological spectrum, with
the ultimate goal of the creation of a “free space” 3D display (i.e., one
without a visible containment
vessel).
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COMPARED TO THE
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
Revenue
We
launched our first software product PixelPrecision™. We appointed Digital Light
Innovations for the sales and distribution of this product in March
2008.
We have
earned income from the sales of PixelPrecision™ for the third quarter of 2009 of
$4,000 compared to $7,000 for the three months ended September 30,
2008. Shared marketing support costs are charged to operations when
incurred.
We expect
sales of Pixel Precision™ to the installed and active user base of the earlier
D1100 and D3000 systems in the near term and as companion product sales to D4000
systems. We expect that the revenue from this product to contribute
to the operating expenses (General and Administrative, R&D, Interest
Payments) but do not expect the revenue generated in 2009 to cover the operating
expenses.
Research
and Development Expenses
Our research
and development expenses were $80,070 for the three months ended September 30,
2009 as compared to $184,453 for the three months ended September 30,
2008. The decrease was a result of the SRA being converted to a cost
reimbursable basis effective September 1, 2008 under the terms of the revised
SRA agreement that was signed October 31, 2008. Additionally on October 1, 2008
we employed Dr. Hakki Refai as Chief Technology Officer who previously was the
lead investigator on the SRA with OU.
General
and Administrative Expenses
Our
general and administrative expenses were $287,825 for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 as compared to $479,423 for the three months ended September
30, 2008. The decrease was mainly due to the termination of
consultant contracts in February 2009 ($9,000), and $29,198 of consultant’s
options issued in 2008, a reduction in legal fees of approximately $25,000 in
2009 and a reduction in travel and lodging of approximately $7,500 in
2009.
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Interest
Expense
Interest
expense for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $15,160 as
compared to $28,853 for the three months ended September 30, 2008. The decrease
in interest expense resulted from decreases in the amounts outstanding on our
convertible debentures during the periods.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COMPARED TO THE NINE
MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
Revenue
We
launched our first software product PixelPrecision™. We appointed Digital Light
Innovations for the sales and distribution of this product in March
2008.
We have
$10,500 earned income from the sales of PixelPrecision™ for the third quarter of
2009 compared to $17,900 for the nine months ended September 30,
2008. Shared marketing support costs are charged to operations when
incurred.
We expect
sales of Pixel Precision™ to the installed and active user base of the earlier
D1100 and D3000 systems in the near term and as companion product sales to D4000
systems. We expect that the revenue from this product to contribute
to the operating expenses (General and Administrative, R&D, Interest
Payments) but do not expect the revenue generated in 2009 to cover the operating
expenses.
Research
and Development Expenses
Our research
and development expenses were $248,912 for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 as compared to $761,132 for the nine months ended September 30,
2008. The decrease was a result of the SRA being converted to a cost
reimbursable basis effective September 1, 2008 under the terms of the revised
SRA agreement that was signed October 31, 2008. Additionally on October 1, 2008
we employed Dr. Hakki Refai as Chief Technology Officer who previously was the
lead investigator on the SRA with OU.
General
and Administrative Expenses
Our
general and administrative expenses were $912,546 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 as compared to $2,008,965 for the nine months ended September
30, 2008. The decrease was mainly due to the termination of
consultant contracts of $35,000 in February 2009, $300,000 of director’s and
$116,794 of consultant’s options issued in 2008, a reduction in legal fees of
approximately $113,000 in 2009, a reduction in annual meeting expense of
approximately $37,000, a reduction in travel and lodging of approximately
$41,000 in 2009 and a reduction of approximately $200,000 in salaries and
wages.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $56,596 as compared to
$93,228 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The decrease in interest
expense resulted from decreases in the amounts outstanding on our convertible
debentures during the periods.
Financial
Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources
Management
remains focused on controlling cash expenses. We recognize our limited cash
resources and plan our expenses accordingly. We intend to leverage
stock-for-services wherever possible. The operating budget consists of the
following expenses:
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Research
and development expenses pursuant to our Sponsored Research Agreement with
the University of Oklahoma. This includes development of an initial
demonstrable prototype and a second prototype for static volume
technology
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·
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Acceleration
of R&D increased research personnel as well as other research
agencies
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·
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General
and Administrative expenses: salaries, insurance, investor related
expenses, rent, travel, website,
etc.
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Hiring
executive officers for technology, operations and
finance
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Development,
support and operational costs related to Pixel Precision™
software
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Professional
fees for accounting and audit; legal services for securities and
financing; patent research and
protection
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Our
independent registered public accountants, in their audit report accompanying
our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, expressed
substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern due to our
status as a development stage organization with insufficient revenues to fund
development and operating expenses.
We had
net cash of $63,091 at September 30, 2009.
We had
negative working capital of $1,199,758 at September 30, 2009.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we used $424,179 of cash for operating
activities, a decrease of $1,061,984 or 71% compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 2008. The decrease in the use of cash for operating activities was
a result of a decrease in the overall expenses of the Company for
2009.
Cash used
in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was
$-0-, a decrease of $20,226 compared to the nine months ended September 30,
2008. The decrease was a result of purchasing office furniture and
equipment for the leased office space in 2008.
Cash
provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009
was $438,870 , a decrease of $485,186 or 53% compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 2008. The decrease was the result of the decreased
debenture funding in 2009.
We expect
to fund the ongoing operations through the existing financing in place (see
below); through raising additional funds as permitted by the terms of Golden
State Equity Investors, Inc. (“Golden State”) financing as well as reducing our
monthly expenses.
Our
ability to fund the operations of the Company is highly dependent on the
underlying stock price of the Company. As a result of our stock price being
around the 52 week low mark and trending downward, our ability to raise cash is
restricted.
The
ability of the Company to continue as a going concern during the next year
depends on the successful completion of the Company's capital raising efforts to
fund the development of its planned products. The financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company
is unable to continue as a going concern.
Management
plans to fund the future operations of the Company with existing cash of
$63,091, grants and investor funding. Under the terms of the Golden State
debentures, Golden State may advance an additional $378,787. However, the
additional funding would only be available if the Company filed a registration
statement. However, the Company does not plan to file such
registration statement. In addition, pursuant to the 4.75% Convertible Debenture
due in 2011, beginning in November 2007, Golden State is obligated to submit
conversion notices in an amount such that Golden State receives 1% of the
outstanding shares of the Company every calendar quarter for a period of one
year. In connection with each conversion, Golden State is expected to
exercise warrants equal to 10 times the amount of principal converted. The
warrants are exercisable at $10.90 per share. The number of warrants
exercisable is subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations contained in
the 4.75% Debenture and the warrants (“the Beneficial Ownership
Limitations”). The Beneficial Ownership Limitations prevent Golden
State from converting on the 4.75% Debenture or exercising warrants if such
conversion or exercise would cause Golden State’s holdings to exceed 9.99% of
the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. Subject to the
Beneficial Ownership Limitations, Golden State is required to convert $3,000 of
the 4.75% Convertible Debenture and exercise 30,000 warrants per month.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we received an aggregate of
$240,000 from Golden State from such warrant
exercises. Based upon our current stock price, and ignoring the
impact of the Beneficial Ownership Limitations, we may receive up to $981,000 in
funding from Golden State though the remaining 3 months of 2009 as a result of
warrant exercises.
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On
November 19, 2008, we received a research grant from OCAST titled the 800
Million Voxels Volumetric Display. The two-year matching grant totals
$299,932. The award is for a maximum of $149,940 for the calendar
year 2009 and the remainder for calendar year 2010. Funding of the
2009 amount is contingent upon the Company providing matching funds for the
first year’s research and submission of all required documentation to
OCAST. Funding beyond 2009 is contingent upon satisfactory
performance evaluation and the availability of funds.
Pursuant
to the Modification #2 To the Repayment Plan Agreement (“the
Agreement”) signed October 30, 2009, which arose out of the need to
modify payments regarding the SRA debt owed by the Company (“Sponsor”), to the
University of Oklahoma, (the “University”) pursuant to a Repayment Plan
Agreement between the parties dated May 12, 2009, and Modification to Repayment
Plan dated August 28, 2009 the parties modified the Repayment Plan Agreement
dated May 12, 2009, and the Modification to Repayment Plan Agreement dated
August 28, 2009. Under the terms of the Agreement, the terms of the
Modification to Repayment Plan Agreement dated August 28, 2009 are completely
superseded by the terms of this Modification #2 to Repayment Plan
Agreement.
To date
Sponsor has met its payment obligations under the Repayment Plan Agreement
through July 31, 2009. Accordingly, Sponsor shall pay the University as
follows:
A.
Sponsor shall pay University $35,000 on or before October
30, 2009.
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In order
to retire the outstanding debt of $525,480.78, Sponsor shall make payments
to the University no less than quarterly for an amount equal to 22.5% of any funding received
by Sponsor. Eligible funding shall include all revenues, investments in the
company, funding from current sources or other funding, provided, however, that
grants or other similar funding with specific allocation to designated research
and development projects shall be excluded from such calculation. The first
quarter shall commence November 1, 2009. Quarterly payments shall be made within
thirty (30) days of the end of each quarter. Accordingly, the first quarterly
payment is due to the University on February 2, 2010. For transparency purposes,
Sponsor shall provide its financial statements to the University immediately at
the end of each quarter. These repayment terms shall remain in effect until the
outstanding debt is retired. The University has the right at its sole discretion
to request an independent audit of Sponsor’s financial statement the cost of
which shall be borne solely by Sponsor.
B. In
addition to the amounts due and owing as noted above, the additional $290,000
owed to the University, is secured by 4,264,706 shares of 3DICON rule 144 stock
priced at $.068, the closing price on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. The collateral
shares representing the amount of $290,000 were delivered to the University on
June 30, 2009. Shares may be repurchased from the University by the Company for:
(i) the price per share rate at the time the collateral shares were issued if
such a purchase occurs by September 30, 2009, or (ii) whichever is greater
between the price per share rate at the time the collateral shares were issued
or market price per share, if such purchase occurs after September 30,
2009.
Breach of Repayment
Terms: Should
Sponsor fail to report revenue or fail to timely pay any of the quarterly
amounts owed above, Sponsor acknowledges and agrees that University, immediately
and without notice or opportunity to cure, may terminate any or all existing
agreements between the parties, including but not limited to, the Exclusive
License Agreement, the Facilities/Resources Use Agreement, and the 2009 SRA. Any
clauses contained within any of those agreements which conflict with the
University’s right to immediately terminate any of the agreements for failure to
pay as noted herein are superseded by this Repayment Plan Agreement. Sponsor
recognizes that termination of a license agreement with the University shall
forfeit Sponsor’s rights to any or all intellectual property licensed to it
under the terminated license.
In
addition, management has reduced operating expenses further through temporary
salary cuts, partial payments to consultants using stock and reduction in daily
expenses. We anticipate that this, along with other measures, will reduce our
current cash flow burn rate from $267,000 per month to an estimated amount of
$120,000 to $150,000 per month.
We also
intend to raise additional funds as permitted by the terms of Golden State
financing, to help with the short term capital needs.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
3DIcon
does not engage in any off balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely
to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues, results
of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures.
Significant
Accounting Policies
Research
and Development Costs
Statement
of Accounting Standards No. 2, “Accounting for Research and
Development Costs,” requires that all research and development costs be
expensed as incurred. Until we have developed a commercial product, all costs
incurred in connection with the Sponsored Research Agreement with the University
of Oklahoma, as well as all other research and development costs incurred, will
be expensed. After a commercial product has been developed, we will report costs
incurred in producing products for sale as assets, but we will continue to
expense costs incurred for further product research and development
activities.
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Stock-Based
Compensation
Since its
inception 3DIcon has used its common stock or warrants to purchase its common
stock as a means of compensating our employees and consultants. FASB’s standard
on accounting for share based payments requires us to estimate the value of
securities used for compensation and to charge such amounts to expense over the
periods benefited.
The
estimated fair value at date of grant of options for our common stock is
estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, as follows:
The
expected dividend yield is based on the average annual dividend yield as of the
grant date. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our
stock. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury
Constant Maturity rates as of the grant date. The expected life of the option is
based on historical exercise behavior and expected future
experience.
Debentures
payable
In
accordance with the terms of the Second Debenture an event of default occurs if
the common stock of the Company trades at a price per share of $0.21 or lower.
The trading price was at $0.21 or lower on several occasions during the nine
months ended September 30, 2009. On each of the occasions Golden
State, by separate letter agreements, agreed that the occasions did not
constitute a default and thereby waived the default provision for the
occasions.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 Golden State converted the
reaming balance of $364,000 of the 9.75% convertible debenture into 29,703,510
shares of common stock at prices ranging from $0.029 to $0.009 per share,
converted $3,110 of the 4.75% convertible debenture into 15,214,406
shares of common stock at $0.0002 per share and exercised 31,100 warrants at
$10.90 per share for $338,900 under the terms of the securities
purchase agreements.
Common
stock and paid in capital
Concordia
was issued 12,895,961 shares of common stock in payment of $126,000 for services
under the consulting agreement. Additionally common shares totaling
29,143,483 were issued to vendors in payment of $284,105 for
services.
Pursuant
to Subscription Agreements dated March 20, 2009 and April 22, 2009, the Company
sold 999,999 shares of the Company’s common stock at a per share price of $.03
per share and warrants to purchase 333,334 shares of its common stock at a price
of $.10 per share from closing for a period of twelve months or $.15 per share
for the second subsequent twelve months to two accredited individuals. The
Company received $30,000 in cash from the sale. The warrants
terminate April 22, 2009
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
N/A
ITEM
4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls
and Procedures. Under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") as of the end of the period
covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were effective
such that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and (ii)
accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions
regarding disclosure. A controls system cannot provide absolute assurance,
however, that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation
of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances
of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.
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Changes in Internal Control Over
Financial Reporting. During the most recent quarter ended
September 30, 2009, there has been no change in our internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) ) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
PART
II
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
We are
not a party to any pending legal proceeding, nor is our property the subject of
a pending legal proceeding, that is not in the ordinary course of business or
otherwise material to the financial condition of our business. None of our
directors, officers or affiliates is involved in a proceeding adverse to our
business or has a material interest adverse to our business.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS.
N/A
None
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
Pursuant
to a special meeting of the stockholders held on August 21, 2009, the
stockholders approved the filing of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation to increase the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from
250,000,000 shares, par value $0.0002 to 750,000,000 shares, par value
$0.0002
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ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION.
None
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
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Number
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Description
of Exhibit
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31.1
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Certifications
required by Rule 13a-14, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to 18
U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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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.
/s/ Martin Keating
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November
16, 2009
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Martin
Keating
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Chief
Executive Officer, Acting Chief Financial
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Officer
and Director (Principal Executive Officer,
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Principal
Accounting Officer and
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Principal
Financial Officer)
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