Digital Locations, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2009 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
¨ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER
SECTION13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE
TRANSITION PERIOD FROM __________ TO __________
COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER: 333-144931
CARBON SCIENCES,
INC.
(Name of
registrant in its charter)
Nevada
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20-5451302
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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5511C Ekwill
Street, Santa Barbara, California 93111
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Issuer’s
telephone Number: (805)
456-7000
WITH
COPIES TO:
Gregory
Sichenzia, Esq.
Marcelle
S. Balcombe, Esq.
Sichenzia
Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61
Broadway, 32 nd
Flr.
New York,
New York 10006
(212)
930-9700
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes 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
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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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
The
number of shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding, as of November 13,
2009 was 169,850,125.
CARBON
SCIENCES, INC.
INDEX
PART
I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Page | |||
ITEM
1:
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
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3 | ||
Balance
Sheets
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3 | |||
Statements
of Operations
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4 | |||
Statement of Shareholders' Equity/(Deficit) | 5 | |||
Statements
of Cash Flows
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6 | |||
Notes
to the Financial Statements
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7-9 | |||
ITEM
2:
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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10 | ||
ITEM
3 :
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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13 | ||
ITEM
4:
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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13 | ||
PART
II: OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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14 | ||
ITEM
1A :
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RISK
FACTORS
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14 | ||
ITEM
2
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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14 | ||
ITEM
3
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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14 | ||
ITEM
4
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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14 | ||
ITEM
6:
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EXHIBITS
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14 | ||
SIGNATURES
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15 |
2
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CARBON
SCIENCES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Balance
Sheets
(unaudited)
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September
30, 2009
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December
31, 2008
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ASSETS
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||||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS
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||||||||
Cash
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$ | 244,688 | $ | 45,292 | ||||
Other
receviable
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- | 2,400 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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49,125 | 2,720 | ||||||
TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
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293,813 | 50,412 | ||||||
PROPERTY
& EQUIPMENT, at cost
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||||||||
Machinery
& equipment
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71,498 | 71,498 | ||||||
Computer
equipment
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17,559 | 17,559 | ||||||
Mobile
vehicle
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40,252 | 40,252 | ||||||
129,309 | 129,309 | |||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
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(45,337 | ) | (28,302 | ) | ||||
NET
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
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83,972 | 101,007 | ||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
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||||||||
Patents
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14,417 | 8,773 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$ | 392,202 | $ | 160,192 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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||||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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||||||||
Accounts
payable
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$ | 4,798 | $ | 34,806 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
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89,858 | 43,552 | ||||||
Accrued
interest, notes payable
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6,434 | - | ||||||
Note
payable, investor
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- | 50,000 | ||||||
TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
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101,090 | 128,358 | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
||||||||
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value;
|
||||||||
500,000,000
authorized common shares
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||||||||
168,358,875
and 148,342,000 shares issued and outstanding
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168,359 | 148,342 | ||||||
Additional
paid in capital
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3,246,166 | 2,155,533 | ||||||
Stock
subscription payable
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149,125 | 62,000 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit during the development stage
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(3,272,538
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) | (2,334,041 | ) | ||||
TOTAL
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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291,112 | 31,834 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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$ | 392,202 | $ | 160,192 | ||||
3
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Operations
(Unaudited)
From
Inception on
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Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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August
25,2006
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September
30,
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September
30,
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through
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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September
30, 2009
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REVENUE
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES
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||||||||||||||||||||
Selling
and marketing expenses
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254,395
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133,612 |
630,396
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441,694 |
2,159,478
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|||||||||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
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53,127 | 49,002 | 179,713 | 127,012 | 620,672 | |||||||||||||||
Research
and development
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6,439 | 104,493 | 103,972 | 194,943 | 477,581 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation
expense
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5,678 | 4,212 | 17,035 | 12,635 | 45,337 | |||||||||||||||
TOTAL
OPERATING EXPENSES
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319,639 | 291,319 | 931,116 | 776,284 | 3,303,068 | |||||||||||||||
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSES)
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(319,639 | ) | (291,319 | ) | (931,116 | ) | (776,284 | ) | (3,303,068 | ) | ||||||||||
OTHER
INCOME/(EXPENSE)
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Interest
income
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- | 3,288 | - | 17,615 | 39,521 | |||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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(3,037 | ) | - | (7,381 | ) | - | (8,991 | ) | ||||||||||||
TOTAL
OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSES)
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(3,037 | ) | 3,288 | (7,381 | ) | 17,615 | 30,530 | |||||||||||||
NET
LOSS
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(322,676
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) | (288,031 | ) |
(938,497
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) | (758,669 | ) |
(3,272,538
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) | ||||||||||
BASIC
AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE
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$ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
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BASIC
AND DILUTED
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154,488,539 | 148,342,000 | 151,922,564 | 148,342,000 | ||||||||||||||||
4
CARBON
SCIENCES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statement
of Shareholders' Equity/(Deficit)
Additional
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Stock
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Deficit Accumulated |
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Common
stock
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Paid-in |
Subscriptions
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Development
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|||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Payable
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Stage
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Total
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Balance
at December 31, 2008
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148,342,000 | $ | 148,342 | $ | 2,155,533 | $ | 62,000 | $ | (2,334,041 | ) | $ | 31,834 | ||||||||||||
Stock
subscriptions payable (unaudited)
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- | - | - | 213,650 | - | 213,650 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for services in April 2009
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(172,500
shares issued at fair value for $0.10 per share)
(unaudited)
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172,500 | 172 | 17,078 | - | - | 17,250 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for services in April 2009
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(250,000
shares issued at fair value at $0.10 per share)
(unaudited)
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250,000 | 250 | 24,750 | - | - | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash in May 2009
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(2.756,500
shares issued at $0.10 per share) (unaudited)
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2,756,500 | 2,757 | 272,893 | (275,650 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash in May 2009
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(1,500,000
shares issued at $0.10 per share) (unaudited)
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1,500,000 | 1,500 | 148,500 | - | - | 150,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for services in May 2009
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(1,000,000
shares issued at fair value at $0.10 per share)
(unaudited)
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1,000,000 | 1,000 | 99,000 | - | - | 100,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for services in September 2009
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(337,875
shares issued at fair value at $0.10 per share)
(unaudited)
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337,875 | 338 | 33,450 | - | - | 33,788 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for conversion of debt in September 2009
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(2,789,474
shares issued at fair value at $0.095 per share)
(unaudited)
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2,789,474 | 2,789 | 262,211 | - | - | 265,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash in September 2009
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(11,210,526
shares issued $0.026 per share) (unaudited)
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11,210,526 | 11,211 | 283,789 | - | - | 295,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock
subscriptions payable (unaudited)
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- | - | - | 149,125 | - | 149,125 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock
issuance cost (unaudited)
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- | - |
(51,038
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) | - | - | (51,038 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
(unaudited)
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- | - | - | - |
(938,497
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) | (938,497 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2009 (unaudited)
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168,358,875 | $ | 168,359 | $ | 3,246,166 | $ | 149,125 | $ | (3,272,538 | ) | $ | 291,112 | ||||||||||||
5
CARBON
SCIENCES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
From
Inception on
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August
25,2006
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Nine
Months Ended
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through
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|||||||||||
September
30, 2009
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September
30, 2008
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September
30, 2009
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net
loss
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$ | (938,497 | ) | $ | (758,669 | ) | $ | (3,272,538 | ) | |||
Adjustment
to reconcile net loss to net cash
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||||||||||||
used
in operating activities
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Depreciation
expense
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17,035 | 12,635 | 45,337 | |||||||||
Stock
issuance for services
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176,038 | - | 251,038 | |||||||||
Changes
in Assets and Liabilities
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||||||||||||
(Increase)
Decrease in:
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||||||||||||
Other
receivable
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2,400 | (2,400 | ) | - | ||||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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(46,405 | ) | 113,321 | (49,125 | ) | |||||||
Increase
(Decrease) in:
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||||||||||||
Accounts
payable
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(30,008 | ) | 34,319 | 4,798 | ||||||||
Accrued
expenses
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52,740 | (8,074 | ) | 96,292 | ||||||||
NET
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
(766,697
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) | (608,868 | ) |
(2,924,198
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) | ||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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||||||||||||
Investment
in certificates of deposit
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- | 682,386 | - | |||||||||
Patent
expenditures
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(5,644 | ) | (5,425 | ) | (14,417 | ) | ||||||
Purchase of equipment
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- | (50,899 | ) | (129,309 | ) | |||||||
NET
CASH PROVIDED/(USED) IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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(5,644 | ) | 626,062 | (143,726 | ) | |||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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||||||||||||
Advances
from/(to) officer
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40,000 | - | 113,000 | |||||||||
Loans
from investors
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290,000 | - | 500,000 | |||||||||
Repayment
of advances and loans
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(115,000 | ) | - | (348,000 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds
from subscriptions payable
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362,775 | - | 362,775 | |||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
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393,962
|
- |
2,684,837
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|||||||||
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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971,737 | - | 3,312,612 | |||||||||
NET
INCREASE IN CASH
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199,396 | 17,194 | 244,688 | |||||||||
CASH,
BEGINNING OF PERIOD
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45,292 | 9,539 | - | |||||||||
CASH,
END OF PERIOD
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$ | 244,688 | $ | 26,733 | $ | 244,688 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
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Interest
paid
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$ | 2,555 | $ | - | $ | 2,555 | ||||||
Taxes
paid
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$ | 800 | $ | 59 | $ | 800 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS
|
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During
the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company issued 2,789,474
shares of common stock for converted debt
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in
the amount of $265,000, at fair value of $0.095 per share.
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6
CARBON
SCIENCES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-UNAUDITED
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
1.
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Basis of
Presentation
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The
accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and
Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of
the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting
principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all
normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been included. Operating results for the nine months ended September
30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the year ending December 31, 2009. For further information refer to
the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Going
Concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis of
accounting, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets
and liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The
accompanying financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that might
result if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. The
Company does not generate significant revenue, and has negative cash flows from
operations, which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue
as a going concern and appropriateness of using the going concern basis is
dependent upon, among other things, additional cash infusion. The
Company has obtained funds from its shareholders since its inception , and
believes this funding will continue, and is also actively seeking new
investors. Management believes the existing shareholders and the
prospective new investors will provide the additional cash needed to meet the
Company’s obligations as they become due, and will allow the development of its
core of business.
2.
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SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
This
summary of significant accounting policies of Carbon Sciences, Inc. is presented
to assist in understanding the Company’s financial statements. The financial
statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, which is
responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies
conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial
statements.
Development Stage Activities
and Operations
The
Company is in its initial stages of formation and has insignificant revenues. A
development stage activity is one in which all efforts are devoted substantially
to establishing a new business and even if planned principal operations have
commenced, revenues are insignificant.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company will recognize revenue when services are performed, and at the time of
shipment of products, provided that evidence of an arrangement exists, title and
risk of loss have passed to the customer, fees are fixed or determinable, and
collection of the related receivable is reasonably assured. To date, the Company
has had no revenues and is in the development stage.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of
three months or less to be cash equivalents.
7
CARBON
SCIENCES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-UNAUDITED
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
2.
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SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
Loss per Share
Calculations
Loss per
Share is the calculation of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per
share. Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing income available to
common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares available.
Diluted earnings per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share
except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional
common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares
had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. The Company’s
diluted loss per share is the same as the basic loss per share for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 as the inclusion of any potential shares would
have had an anti-dilutive effect due to the Company generating a
loss.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In June
2009, the FASB issued guidance under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
Topic 105, “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (SFAS No. 168, The FASB
Accounting Standards Codification TM and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles). This guidance establishes the FASB ASC as the single
source of authoritative U.S. 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 U.S. GAAP
for SEC registrants. SFAS 168 and the ASC are effective for financial statements
issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The ASC
supersedes all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other
non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the ASC has
become non-authoritative. Following SFAS 168, the FASB will no longer issue new
standards in the form of Statements, FSPs, or EITF Abstracts. Instead, the FASB
will issue Accounting Standards Updates, which will serve only to update the
ASC, provide background information about the guidance, and provide the bases
for conclusions on the change(s) in the ASC. We adopted ASC 105 effective for
our financial statements issued as of September 30, 2009. The adoption of this
guidance did not have an impact on our financial statements but will alter the
references to accounting literature within the consolidated financial
statements.
In August 2009, the FASB issued
guidance under Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2009-05, “Measuring
Liabilities at Fair Value”. This guidance clarifies how the fair value of a
liability should be determined. This guidance is effective for the first
reporting period after issuance. We will adopt this guidance for our year ending
December 31, 2009. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a
material impact on our financial statements.
3.
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CAPITAL
STOCK
|
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company issued 4,256,500 shares
of common stock for cash at a price of $0.10 per share; 11,210,526 shares of
common stock for cash at a price of $0.026
per share; 1,760,375 shares of common stock were issued for services at a fair
value of $176,038. The Company received $149,125 for subscriptions payable to
purchase 1,491,250 shares of common stock through a private placement at a price
of $0.10 per share; 2,789,474 shares of common stock were issued for conversion
of debt at a fair value of $265,000.
.
4.
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PROMISSORY
NOTE
|
On
December 15, 2008, an investor loaned the Company $50,000 for operating
expenses. The note boar interest at a rate of 6% per annum, and was due and
payable May 31, 2009. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the
investor loaned
an additional $215,000 to the Company for operating expenses. On September 28,
2009, the Company converted the note into 2,789,474 shares of common stock.
Interest due on the note at the end of the period is $6,261.
8
CARBON
SCIENCES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-UNAUDITED
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
5.
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INCOME
TAXES
|
|
The
Company files income tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction, and the
state of California. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject
to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by
tax authorities for years before
2005.
|
|
Deferred
income taxes have been provided by temporary differences between the
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for tax purposes. To the extent allowed by
GAAP, we provide valuation allowances against the deferred tax assets for
amounts when the realization is
uncertain.
|
|
Included
in the balance at September 30, 2009 are no tax positions for which the
ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is
uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. Because of
the impact of deferred tax accounting, other than interest and penalties,
the disallowance of the shorter deductibility period would not affect the
annual effective tax rate but would accelerate the payment of cash to the
taxing authority to an earlier
period.
|
|
The
Company's policy is to recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized
tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in operating
expenses.
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6.
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SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
|
|
Management
has evaluated subsequent events after the balance sheet date of September
30, 2009 through November
16, 2009.
|
|
During
October 2009, the Company issued 1,491,250 shares of common stock for
$149,125.
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9
ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Some of
the information in this report contains forward-looking statements that involve
substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by
forward-looking words such as "may," "expect," "anticipate," "believe,"
"estimate" and "continue," or similar words. You should read statements that
contain these words carefully because they:
·
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discuss
our future expectations;
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·
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contain
projections of our future results of operations or of our financial
condition; and
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·
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state
other "forward-looking"
information.
|
We
believe it is important to communicate our expectations. However, there may be
events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or over which we
have no control. Our actual results and the timing of certain events could
differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as
a result of certain factors, including those set forth under "Risk Factors,"
"Business" and elsewhere in this report. See "Risk Factors."
OVERVIEW
Carbon
Sciences is developing a technology to convert the greenhouse gas, carbon
dioxide (CO2), into gasoline and other fuels.
The fuels
we use today, such as gasoline and jet fuel, are made up of chains of hydrogen
and carbon atoms aptly called hydrocarbons. In general, the greater the number
of carbon atoms there are in a hydrocarbon molecule, the greater the energy
content of that fuel. For example, gasoline has hydrocarbons with 7 to 10 carbon
atoms and jet fuel has 10 to 16 carbon atoms. Hydrocarbons are naturally
occurring in fuel sources such as petroleum and natural gas. To create fuel,
hydrogen and carbon atoms must be bonded together to create hydrocarbon
molecules.
Our
CO2-to-Fuel technology directly transforms CO2 and H20 (water) into low level
hydrocarbons. These low level hydrocarbons can then be used to
produce high level fuels, such as gasoline and jet fuel. The key to
our CO2-to-Fuel technology lies in a proprietary multi-step biocatalytic
process. Instead of using expensive inorganic catalysts, such as zinc, gold or
zeolite, with traditional high energy catalytic chemical processes, our process
uses biological enzymes to catalyze certain chemical reactions
required to transform CO2 into basic hydrocarbon fuel molecules. Of greatest
significance, our process occurs at low temperature and low pressure, thereby
requiring far less energy than other approaches.
The
energy efficient biocatalytic processes we are exploiting in our technology
actually occur in certain microorganisms where carbon atoms, extracted from CO2,
and hydrogen atoms, extracted from H2O, are combined to create hydrocarbon
molecules. Our breakthrough technology allows these processes to
operate on a very large industrial scale through advance nano-engineering of the
biocatalysts and highly efficient process design.
Our
corporate mission is to enable a sustainable world of fuel consumption and
climate stability by transforming CO2 into fuel. When commercially developed,
our CO2-to-Fuel technology can be used to transform CO2 emitted from fossil fuel
power plants into gasoline, to power our cars.
Corporate
Overview
We were
incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 25, 2006, as Zingerang, Inc. Our
name was changed to Carbon Sciences, Inc. on April 9, 2007. Our principal
executive offices are located at 5511C Ekwill Street, Santa Barbara, California
93111, and our telephone number is (805) 456-7000. Our fiscal year end is
December 31
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Our
discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are
based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The
preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and
judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an
ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to impairment
of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, deferred tax assets and
fair value computation using the Black Scholes option pricing model. We base our
estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions, such as the
trading value of our common stock and estimated future undiscounted cash flows,
that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which
form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and
liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may
differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions; however,
we believe that our estimates, including those for the above-described items,
are reasonable.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue on product sales is
recognized when persuasive evidence of an
arrangement exists, such as when a purchase order or contract is
received from the customer, the selling price is fixed, title to the goods
has changed and there is a reasonable assurance of collection of the
sales proceeds. We obtain written purchase authorizations from
our customers for a specified amount of product at a specified price
and consider delivery to have occurred at the time
of shipment. Revenue is recognized at shipment and we
record a reserve for estimated sales returns, which
is reflected as a reduction of revenue at the time of revenue recognition.
We defer revenue on products sold directly to the consumer with a fifteen day
right of return. Revenue is recognized upon the expiration of the right of
return.
Revenues
from research and development activities relating to firm fixed-price
contracts are generally recognized on the percentage-of-completion
method of accounting as costs are incurred (cost-to-cost basis).
Revenues from research and development activities relating to
cost-plus-fee contracts include costs incurred plus a portion of
estimated fees or profits based on the relationship of costs incurred to
total estimated costs. Contract costs include all direct
material and labor costs and an allocation of allowable
indirect costs as defined by each contract, as periodically adjusted to
reflect revised agreed upon rates. These rates are subject to audit by the
other party.
Use
of Estimates
In
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States,
management utilizes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates. These estimates and assumptions relate to
recording net revenue, collectability of accounts receivable, useful lives and
impairment of tangible and intangible assets, accruals, income taxes, inventory
realization, stock-based compensation expense and other factors. Management
believes it has exercised reasonable judgment in deriving these estimates.
Consequently, a change in conditions could affect these estimates.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
Company's cash, cash equivalents, investments, accounts receivable and accounts
payable are stated at cost which approximates fair value due to the short-term
nature of these instruments.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued two FASB Staff
Positions - FSP FAS 109-1, Application of FASB Statement 109 "Accounting for
Income Taxes" to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided
by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, and FSP FAS 109-2 Accounting and
Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the
American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Neither of these affected the Company as it
does not participate in the related activities.
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS – THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COMPARED TO THE
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
Selling
and Marketing Expenses
Selling and Marketing
("S&M") expenses increased by $120,783
or 90.40% to $254,395 for the three months ended September 30, 2009,
compared to the prior period. S&M expenses increased by $188,702
or 42.72% to $630,396
for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to the prior
period. The increase in S&M expenses was due primarily to an increase in
market exposure.
General
and Administrative Expenses
General
and administrative ("G&A") expenses increased by $4,125 or 8.42% to $53,127
for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to the prior period.
G&A expenses increased by $52,701 or 41.49% to $179,713 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009, compared to the prior period. The increase in G&A
expenses was due primarily to an increase in rent expense and
salaries.
Research
and Development
Research and Development ("R&D") costs decreased
by $(98,054) or 93.84% to $6,439 for the three months ended September 30, 2009,
compared to the prior period. R&D costs decreased by $(90,971) or
46.67% to $103,972 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to the
prior period. The decrease in R&D was the result of a decrease in supplies,
and consulting fees.
Net
Loss
Net
Loss for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $322,676
compared to $288,031 for the prior period. Net Loss for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 was $938,497
compared to $758,669 for the prior period. The increase in net loss was due to
an increase in operating expenses. Currently the Company is in its development
stage and had no revenues.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of September 30, 2009, we had a $192,723 working capital as compared
to working capital of $140,424 as of September 30, 2008. This decrease
of $52,299 was due primarily to use of funds for operating
expenses.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company used $766,697
of cash for operating activities, as compared to $608,868 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008. The increase in the use of cash for operating
activities was a result of an increase in selling and marketing, and general and
administrative expenses.
Cash
used by investing activities was $(5,644) for the nine months ended September
30, 2009 as compared to cash provided of $626,062 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008. The decrease of cash provided by investing activities was
due to a decrease in funds provided from certificates of deposits.
Cash provided from financing activities during the nine months ended September
30, 2009 was $971,737
as compared to $0 for the nine months ended September 30,
2008. Our capital needs have primarily been met from the proceeds of equity
financing, as we are currently in the development stage and had no
revenues.
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PLAN
OF OPERATION AND FINANCING NEEDS
We are
engaged in developing a technology to convert the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide
(CO2), into fuels. We plan to license this technology to energy companies and
large CO2 emitters.
Our plan
of operation within the next twelve months is to utilize our cash balances to
continue research and development of our CO2-to-Fuel technology. We
believe that our current cash and investment balances will be sufficient to
support development activity and general and administrative expenses for the
next twelve months. Management estimates that it will require additional cash
resources during 2009, based upon its current operating plan and condition. We
will be investigating additional financing alternatives, including equity and/or
debt financing. There is no assurance that capital in any form would be
available to us, and if available, on terms and conditions that are acceptable.
If we are unable to obtain sufficient funds during the next twelve months, we
may be forced to reduce the size of our organization, which could have a
material adverse impact on, or cause us to curtail and/or cease, the development
of our products.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do not
have any off balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a
current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues, and results of
operations, liquidity or capital expenditures.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
n/a
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the
end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule
13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon this evaluation,
our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the
Exchange Act is: (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the
time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated
and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and
chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There was
no change to our internal controls or in other factors that could affect these
controls during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART II - OTHER
INFORMATION
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.
There are
no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the
Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on April 14, 2009.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On
September 28, 2009, we entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with an
accredited investor for the sale of 11,210,526 shares of common stock at a price
of $0.0263 per share for gross proceeds of $295,000.
On
September 28, 2009, we entered into an Exchange of Notes for shares agreement,
pursuant to which we agreed to issue 2,789,474 shares of common stock in
exchange for the cancellation of promissory notes in the amount of
$265,000.
Also,
during the three months ended September 30, 2009, we sold 1,491,250 shares of
common stock to accredited investors at a price of $0.10 per share for gross
proceeds of $149,125.
We relied
on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Act”), pursuant to Rule 506 and Section 4(2) of the Act
in connection with the foregoing issuances.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on November 16,
2009.
CARBON
SCIENCES, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Byron Elton
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Chief
Executive Officer (Principal Executive
Officer
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(Principal
Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting
Officer)
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