GROWLIFE, INC. - Quarter Report: 2021 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period March 31, 2021

 

 

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

 

For the transition period from _______ to _______

 

Commission file number 000-50385

GrowLife, Inc. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

90-0821083 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

5400 Carillon Point

Kirkland, WA 98033

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(866) 781-5559

 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes x No  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2

 

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
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Emerging growth company	☐

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

 

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

 

As of May 24, 2021, there were 76,134,939 shares of the issuer’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page Number
PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION		3
ITEM 1	Financial Statements (unaudited except as noted)	3
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (audited)	3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	4
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit	5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	6
	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements	7
ITEM 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation	27
ITEM 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	32
ITEM 4	Controls and Procedures	33
PART II  OTHER INFORMATION		34
ITEM 1	Legal Proceedings	34
ITEM IA	Risk Factors	34
ITEM 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	46
ITEM 3	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	46
ITEM 6	Exhibits	47
	SIGNATURES	51

 

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

GROWLIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 

 

	March 31, 2021	December 31, 2020
ASSETS		(Audited)
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$1,525,684	$383,144
Accounts receivable - trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $30,690 and $5,690
as of 3/31/2021 and 12/31/2020, respectively	528,465	960,522
Inventory, net	869,862	570,524
Deposits	18,995	18,995
Total current assets	2,943,006	1,933,185
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	120,332	129,330
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	962,789	1,130,718
GOODWILL	781,749	781,749
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET	338,289	380,247
TOTAL ASSETS	$5,146,165	$4,355,229
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT)
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable - trade	$1,162,001	$1,146,195
Accrued expenses	2,599,861	2,592,251
Accrued expenses - related parties	28,427	37,394
Notes payable- PPP/EIDL loans, current	918,169	390,035
Derivative liability	1,162,855	1,101,436
Convertible notes payable	2,485,236	2,495,153
Notes payable- related party	49,144	49,144
Acquisition of EZ-CLONE Enterprises, Inc. payable in cash	1,026,000	1,026,000
Acquisition of EZ-CLONE Enterprises, Inc. payable in common stock	1,105,000	1,105,000
Current portion of operating lease right of use liability	140,772	140,772
Federal and state income taxes payable	509,301	343,125
Total current liabilities	11,186,766	10,426,505
LONG TERM LIABILITIES:
Deferred tax liability	323,261	352,649
Notes payable- PPP/EIDL, less current portion	297,470	485,679
Non-current portion of operating lease right of use liability	224,581	264,868
Total long term liabilities	845,312	1,103,196
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 17)	-	-
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Preferred stock - $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares
issued and outstanding at 3/31/2021 and 12/31/2020, respectively	-	-
Common stock - $0.0001 par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 67,182,239 and 51,843,221
shares issued and outstanding at 3/31/2021 and 12/31/2020 , respectively	390,120	388,587
Additional paid in capital	150,442,018	147,278,311
Accumulated deficit	(157,718,051)	(154,841,370)
Total stockholders' deficit	(6,885,913)	(7,174,472)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT	$5,146,165	$4,355,229

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

GROWLIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

	Three Months Ended,
	March 31, 2021	March 31, 2020
NET REVENUE	$1,672,946	$1,661,800
COST OF GOODS SOLD	776,644	1,008,355
GROSS PROFIT	896,302	653,445
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES	1,060,432	1,357,841
OPERATING LOSS	(164,130)	(704,396)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Change in fair value of derivative	(61,419)	(278,140)
Interest expense, net	(783,506)	(281,001)
Loss on debt conversions	(1,730,838)	(30,138)
Total other expense, net	(2,575,763)	(589,279)
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	(2,739,893)	(1,293,675)
Income taxes - current (expense) benefit	(136,788)	-
NET LOSS	(2,876,681)	(1,293,675)
Basic and diluted loss per share	$(0.05)	$(0.04)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding- basic and diluted	59,450,818	28,850,114

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

GROWLIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

 

					Total
	Common Stock		Additional Paid	Accumulated	Stockholders'
	Shares	Amount	in Capital	Deficit	(Deficit)
Balance as of January 1, 2020	28,677,147	$386,269	$143,441,047	$(148,461,532)	$(4,634,216)
Stock based compensation for stock options	-	-	13,439	-	13,439
Stock based compensation for warrants	-	-	24,000	-	24,000
Shares issued for convertible note and interest conversion	605,294	61	149,510	-	149,571
Warrant exercise	146	-	460	-	460
Fractional shares issued related to reverse stock split	15	-	-	-	-
Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020	-	-	-	(1,293,675)	(1,293,675)
Balance as of March 31, 2020	29,282,602	386,330	143,628,456	(149,755,207)	(5,740,421)
Balance as of January 1, 2021	51,843,221	388,586	147,278,311.0	(154,841,370)	(7,174,472)
Stock based compensation for stock options	-	-	5,643	-	5,643
Shares issued for convertible note and interest conversion	15,339,018	1,534	3,158,064	-	3,159,597
Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021	-	-	-	(2,876,681)	(2,876,681)
Balance as of March 31, 2021	67,182,239	$390,120	$150,442,018	$(157,718,051)	$(6,885,913)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

GROWLIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

	Three Months Ended,
	March 31, 2021	March 31, 2020
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$(2,876,681)	$(1,293,675)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in)
operating activities
Depreciation	8,998	9,288
Amortization of intangible assets	167,929	167,929
Stock based compensation	5,643	37,439
Non cash interest and amortization of debt discount	722,316	247,748
Change in fair value of derivative liability	61,419	278,140
Loss on debt conversions	1,730,838	30,138
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	432,057	(66,170)
Inventory	(299,338)	126,645
Right of use, net	1,671	3,246
Accounts payable	15,806	7,626
Accrued expenses	(1,357)	28,866
Change in deferred taxes	(29,388)	-
Change in federal and state taxes payable	166,176	-
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	106,089	(422,780)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of convertible notes payable	(1,049,004)	-
Proceeds from notes payable	2,085,455	550,000
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock	-	460
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES	1,036,451	550,460
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	1,142,540	127,680
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	383,144	40,834
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$1,525,684	$168,514
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Shares issued for convertible note and interest conversion	$1,428,759	$100,000

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

GROWLIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared by GrowLife, Inc. (“the Company”, “us,” “we,” or “our”) in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of our management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the fiscal periods presented have been included.

 

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 15, 2021. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full fiscal year, or for any other fiscal period. 

 

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION

 

GrowLife, Inc. (“GrowLife” or the “Company”) is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware and is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington. The Company was founded in 2012 with the Closing of the Agreement and Plan of Merger with SGT Merger Corporation. The Company closed the lower margin hydroponics reselling business as of December 31, 2020.

 

On October 15, 2018, the Company closed the Purchase and Sale Agreement with EZ-CLONE Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation (the “Agreement”).  On November 5, 2019, the Company amended the Agreement with one 24.5% shareholder of EZ-CLONE Enterprises, Inc. (“EZ-CLONE”), to extend the date to purchase the remaining 49% of stock of EZ-CLONE in exchange for a 20% extension fee (a total of $171,000 for the 49% or $85,500 for each 24.5% shareholder) of the $855,000 cash payable at the earlier of the closing of $2,000,000 in funding or nine months (July 2020). The Company did not close the purchase of the remaining 49% of stock of EZ-CLONE by the extended deadline.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company received notice that William Blackburn and Brad Mickelsen (“Plaintiffs”), minority shareholders of EZ-CLONE Enterprises, Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of the Company, filed a complaint against the Company, its CEO Marco Hegyi and former CFO Mark Scott (“Officers”), in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (“Complaint”) for claims related to breach under the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated October 15, 2018 between the Company and Plaintiffs. See Note 17 for description of Legal Proceedings.

 

As of March 31, 2021, the Company has recorded a liability of $2,131,000 for acquisition payable of which a $1,105,000 is payable in stock and $1,026,000 is payable in cash.

 

On April 5, 2021, the Company entered into a joint Warrant Settlement Agreement with St. George Investments LLC (“St. George”) and Iliad Research and Trading, L.P. (“Iliad”) to resolve a dispute related the calculation of shares issuable under warrants issued in prior financings. In the Warrant Settlement Agreement, in exchange for certain covenants by the Company, St. George agreed that upon the exercise of its warrant of up to 11,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock it would cancel the balance of the warrant related to a February 9, 2018 subscription agreement. Concurrently, Iliad agreed that upon the exercise of its warrant up to 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock it would cancel the balance of the warrant related to an October 15, 2018 Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company recorded a loss on debt settlement of $2,423,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 and accrued a liability for the future issuance of shares. On April 5, 2021, the Company issued 2,500,000 shares upon the exercise of the warrant to reduce by $425,000 its obligation On May 7, 2021, the Company issued another 3,500,000 shares upon the exercise of the warrant to further reduce by $595,000 its debt settlement obligation. The Company received no proceeds from these April and May 2021 cashless warrant exercises. The Company expects to issue an additional 8,250,000 shares to settle the remaining approximately $1.4 million of debt settlement obligation through cashless warrant exercises.

 

 

On April 23, 2021, the Company was notified that it was in default on its notes held by Silverback Capital Corporation (“Silverback”) which totaled $1,444,329 at March 31, 2021. The reason for the default was the Company’s inability to provide the reserve share requirement as specified in the notes. The penalty for the reserve share default was an increase in the outstanding note balances by 15%, an increase in the conversion discount by 5% to 60%, and a default interest rate on the outstanding note balances of 22%.

 

As a result of the reserve share default, on May 7, 2021 Silverback demanded immediate payment in full of all of their notes. On May 10, 2021, when Silverback had not been paid in full, Silverback presented another default notice for lack of payment. The penalty for the non-payment default was an increase in the outstanding note balances by another 15%, an additional increase in the conversion discount by 5%, and a default interest rate on the outstanding note balances of 22%. The Company and Silverback are in discussion to resolve these defaults. As of May 24, 2021, Silverback has applied two material default notices to convertible notes payable asserting the balance owed totaled $1,817,311.

 

NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company incurred net losses of $2,876,681, $6,379,838 and $7,374,383 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities was $106,089, ($1,950,870) and ($2,909,811) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

The Company anticipates that it will record losses from operations for the foreseeable future. As of March 31, 2021, the Company’s accumulated deficit was $157,718,051. The Company has limited capital resources, and operations to date have been funded with the proceeds from private equity and debt financings. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The audit report prepared by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm relating to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes an explanatory paragraph expressing the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The Company believes that its cash on hand will be sufficient to fund our operations only until December 31, 2021. The Company needs additional financing to implement our business plan and to service our ongoing operations and pay our current debts. There can be no assurance that we will be able to secure any needed funding, or that if such funding is available, the terms or conditions would be acceptable to us. If we are unable to obtain additional financing when it is needed, we will need to restructure our operations, and divest all or a portion of our business. We may seek additional capital through a combination of private and public equity offerings, debt financings and strategic collaborations. Debt financing, if obtained, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, and could increase our expenses and require that our assets secure such debt. Equity financing, if obtained, could result in dilution to the Company’s then-existing stockholders and/or require such stockholders to waive certain rights and preferences. If such financing is not available on satisfactory terms, or is not available at all, the Company may be required to delay, scale back, eliminate the development of business opportunities and our operations and financial condition may be materially adversely affected.

 

 

NOTE 3 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

 

Basis of Presentation - The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

 

Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. Inter-Company items and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Non-controlling interest represents the portion of ownership which the Company does not own.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents - We classify highly liquid temporary investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased as cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances at various financial institutions. Balances at US banks are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant risk for cash on deposit.  At March 31, 2021, the Company had uninsured deposits in the amount of $1,275,684.

 

Accounts Receivable and Revenue – The company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which requires the application of the five-step-principles-based-accounting-model for revenue recognition. These steps include (1) a legally enforceable contract, written or unwritten is identified; (2) performance obligations in the contracts are identified; (3) the transaction price reflecting variable consideration, if any, is identified; (4) the transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations; and (5) revenue is recognized when the control of goods is transferred to the customer at a particular time or over time. Our hydroponic sales are cash or credit card. Our EZ-CLONE sales include credit cash, payments in advance, 3% discount upon receipt and, we extend thirty day terms to select customers. Accounts receivable are reviewed periodically for collectability. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has an allowance for doubtful accounts totaling $30,690 and $5,690, respectively.

 

Sales Returns - We allow customers to return defective products when they meet certain established criteria as outlined in our sales terms and conditions. It is our practice to regularly review and revise, when deemed necessary, our estimates of sales returns, which are based primarily on actual historical return rates. We record estimated sales returns as reductions to sales, cost of goods sold, and accounts receivable and an increase to inventory. Returned products which are recorded as inventory are valued based upon the amount we expect to realize upon its subsequent disposition. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was a reserve for sales returns of $20,000, respectively, which is minimal based upon our historical experience.

 

Inventories - Inventories are recorded on a first in first out basis Inventory consists of raw materials, work in process and finished goods and components sold by EZ-CLONE to it distribution customers. The Company reviews its inventory on a periodic basis to identify products that are slow moving and/or obsolete, and if such products are identified, the Company records the appropriate inventory impairment charge at such time.

 

Property and Equipment – Equipment consists of machinery, equipment, tooling, computer equipment and leasehold improvements, which are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives or lease period of the relevant asset, generally 3-10 years, except for leasehold improvements which are depreciated over the lesser of the life of the lease or 10 years. 

 

Long Lived Assets – The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment annually or when changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets under certain circumstances are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value. Assets to be disposed of and assets not expected to provide any future service potential to the Company are recorded at the lower of carrying amount or fair value (less the projected cost associated with selling the asset). To the extent carrying values exceed fair values, an impairment loss is recognized in operating results.

 

 

Intangible Assets – Intangible assets are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life, if the life is determinable. If the life is not determinable, amortization is not recorded. We regularly perform reviews to determine if facts and circumstances exist which indicate that the useful lives of our intangible assets are shorter than originally estimated or the carrying amount of these assets may not be recoverable. When an indication exists that the carrying amount of intangible assets may not be recoverable, we assess the recoverability of our assets by comparing the projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related asset or group of assets over their remaining lives against their respective carrying amounts. Such impairment test is based on the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. Impairment, if any, is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the estimated fair value of those assets.

 

Goodwill –The Company reviews its acquired goodwill for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. In reviewing its goodwill, the Company performs a qualitative analysis to determine if it is more-likely-than-not that the goodwill is impaired. If the qualitative analysis indicates that goodwill is likely impaired, the Company calculates the fair value of its goodwill by allocating the fair value of the business unit containing the goodwill to all its tangible and intangible assets and liabilities, with the residual fair value allocated to goodwill. The excess, if any, of the goodwill carrying value in excess of its fair value would be recognized as an impairment loss. Management has concluded that, based on a qualitative analysis, it is more-likely-than-not that goodwill has not been impaired as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments – ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures, defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.  This topic also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires classification based on observable and unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and an entity’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs).  The hierarchy consists of three levels:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

 

Level 2 – Inputs other than level one inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and.   Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The recorded value of other financial assets and liabilities, which consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are based upon the short-term nature of the assets and liabilities. 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments –Pursuant to ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging”, the Company evaluates all of its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. The Company then determines if embedded derivative must bifurcated and separately accounted for. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the consolidated statements of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, the Company uses a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within twelve months of the balance sheet date.

 

Stock Based Compensation – We have share-based compensation plans under which employees, consultants, suppliers and directors may be granted restricted stock, as well as options to purchase shares of our common stock at the fair market value at the time of grant. Stock-based compensation cost is measured by us at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, over the requisite service period using an estimated forfeiture rate. For options issued to employees, we recognize stock compensation costs utilizing the fair value methodology over the related period of benefit.  Grants of stock options and stock to non-employees and other parties are accounted for in accordance with the ASC 718.

 

 

Convertible Securities – Based upon ASC 815-15, we have adopted a sequencing approach regarding the application of ASC 815-40 to convertible securities issued subsequent to September 30, 2015. We will evaluate our contracts based upon the earliest issuance date.

 

Net Loss Per Share - Under the provisions of ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share,” basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the periods presented. Diluted net loss per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that would then share in the income of the Company, subject to anti-dilution limitations. The common stock equivalents have not been included because their impact is antidilutive.

 

As of March 31, 2021, there are also (i) stock option grants outstanding for the purchase of 766,266 common shares at a $0.606 average exercise price; and (ii) warrants for the purchase of 3,127,152 shares of common shares at a $1.812 average exercise price, subject to adjustment as set forth in the warrants. In addition, we have an unknown number of common shares to be issued under the Bucktown, EMA, First Fire and Silverback convertible promissory note financing agreements. In the case of default, the number of shares ultimately issued to the lenders depends on the price at which they convert their debt to shares and exercise their warrants. The lower the conversion or exercise prices, the more shares that will be issued upon the conversion of debt to shares. We will not know the exact number of shares of stock issued until the debt is actually converted to equity or warrants are exercised. See Note 18 for discussion of warrant settlement agreement.

 

As of March 31, 2020, there are also (i) stock option grants outstanding for the purchase of 550,000 common shares at an $1.491 average exercise price; and (ii) warrants for the purchase of 2,418,834 shares of common shares at a $3.465 average exercise price. In addition, we have an unknown number of common shares to be issued under the Crossover and 12% convertible promissory note financing agreements in the case of default. In addition, we have an unknown number of common shares to be issued under the Chicago Venture, Iliad and St. George financing agreements because the number of shares ultimately issued depends on the price at which the holder converts its debt to shares and exercises its warrants. The lower the conversion or exercise prices, the more shares that will be issued to the holder upon the conversion of debt to shares. We will not know the exact number of shares of stock issued under these agreements until the debt is actually converted to equity or warrants are exercised. See Note 18 for discussion of warrant settlement agreement.

 

Dividend Policy - The Company has never paid any cash dividends and intends, for the foreseeable future, to retain any future earnings for the development of our business. Our future dividend policy will be determined by the board of directors on the basis of various factors, including our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements and investment opportunities.

 

Use of Estimates - In preparing these consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates and assumptions included in our consolidated financial statements relate to the valuation of long-lived assets, estimates of sales returns, inventory reserves and accruals for potential liabilities, and valuation assumptions related to derivative liability, equity instruments and share based compensation. 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Based on the Company’s review of accounting standard updates issued since the filing of the 2020 Form 10-K, there have been no other newly issued or newly applicable accounting pronouncements that have had, or are expected to have, a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

 

NOTE 4 –BUSINESS COMBINATIONS, ACQUISITION PAYABLE AND OTHER TRANSACTION

 

Acquisition of EZ-CLONE Enterprises, Inc.

 

On October 15, 2018, the Company closed the Purchase and Sale Agreement with EZ-CLONE Enterprises, Inc. (“EZ-CLONE”), a California corporation (the “Agreement”).  The total purchase price was $4 million of which $1,500,000 is payable in cash and $2.5 million payable in stock. At closing, we paid 51% of this amount totaling $2,040,000 via a (i) a cash payment of $645,000; and (ii) the issuance of 715,385 restricted shares of our common stock valued $1,395,000. The Agreement called for the Company, upon delivery of the remaining 49% of EZ-Clone stock, to acquire such stock within one year for $1,960,000, payable as follows: (i) a cash payment of $855,000; and (ii) the issuance of Company’s common stock at a value of $1,105,000.

 

On November 5, 2019, the Company amended the Agreement with one 24.5% shareholder of EZ-CLONE to extend the date to purchase the remaining 49% of stock of EZ-CLONE in exchange for a 20% extension fee (a total of $171,000 for the 49% or $85,500 for each 24.5% shareholder) of the $855,000 cash payable at the earlier of the closing of $2,000,000 in funding or nine months (July 2020). The Company did not close the purchase of the remaining 49% of stock of EZ-CLONE by the extended deadline.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company received notice that William Blackburn and Brad Mickelsen (“Plaintiffs”), minority shareholders of EZ-CLONE Enterprises, Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of the Company, filed a complaint against the Company, its CEO Marco Hegyi and former CFO Mark Scott (“Officers”), in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (“Complaint”) for claims related to breach under the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated October 15, 2018 between the Company and Plaintiffs. See Note 17 for description of Legal Proceedings.

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has recorded a liability of $2,131,000 for acquisition payable of which a $1,105,000 is payable in stock and $1,026,000 is payable in cash.

 

This acquisition has accelerated the Company’s revenue growth, increased the Company gross margins and added additional manufacturing and research and development personnel.

 

The Company accounted for the acquisition in accordance with ASC 805, “Business Combinations.” ASC 805 defines the acquirer in a business combination as the entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in a business combination and establishes the acquisition date as the date that the acquirer achieves control. ASC 805 requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date.

 

For accounting purposes, from the October 15, 2018 acquisition date and through November 4, 2019, the Company consolidated EZ-Clone given their control and treated its ability to acquire the remaining 49% interest in EZ-Clone as a de facto option to buy and has thus categorized it as a non-controlling interest until November 5, 2019 when the amended purchase agreement obligates the Company to purchase the remaining 49%. Effective in the quarter beginning October 1, 2019, the Company for accounting purposes, considers EZ-Clone to be 100% owned and thus eliminated the non-controlling interest and recorded an acquisition payable related to the balance owed. During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company recorded a noncash financing charge as interest expense totaling approximately $410,000 to recognize the acquisition payable and to eliminate the non-controlling interest.

 

As of the acquisition date in October 2018, the Company recognized approximately $3.4 million of intangible assets and began amortizing them over 3 years. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company completed its evaluation of assets acquired and finalized its asset valuation. The finalized valuation resulted in lower intangible assets from the original assessment, allocating some of the intangible to Goodwill and determined that the life of definite life intangibles to be 5 years (See Note 7). The Company adjusted the cost basis and accumulated amortization, reducing both, but did not change 2019 amortization expense that had been recorded through September 30, 2019 which was in excess of $800,000. The change in the purchase accounting also resulted in the recording of a deferred tax liability and the lowering of non-controlling interest by $587,750 and such reclassification was made to the December 31, 2018 balance sheet. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $29,388 related to book versus tax basis difference from the purchase accounting.

 

 

The summary of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is based upon the Company final evaluation done in the fourth quarter of 2019 and is detailed below.

 

Intangible assets	$2,351,000
Goodwill	781,749
Net working capital	551,000
Propety and equipment	318,000
Deferred tax liability	(587,750)
	$3,413,999

 

The fair value of the intangible assets associated with the assets acquired was $2,351,000 estimated by using a discounted cash flow approach based on future economic benefits. In summary, the estimate was based on a projected income approach and related discounted cash flows over five years, with applicable risk factors assigned to assumptions in the forecasted results.

 

NOTE 5 – INVENTORY

 

Inventory as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following:

 

	March 31,	December 31,
	2021	2020
Raw materials	$384,795	$456,723
Work in process	93,070	83,792
Finished goods	139,610	26,557
Inventory deposits	252,387	3,452
Total	$869,862	$570,524

 

Raw materials consist of supplies for product lines at EZ-CLONE.

 

Finished goods inventory relates to product lines at EZ- CLONE.

 

NOTE 6 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consists of the following:

 

	March 31,	December 31,
	2021	2020
Machinery, equipment and tooling	$357,157	$356,867
Computer equipment	16,675	16,675
Leasehold improvements	14,702	14,702
Total property and equipment	388,534	388,244
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(268,202)	(258,914)
Net property and equipment	$120,332	$129,330

 

Total depreciation expense was $9,288 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. All equipment is used for manufacturing, selling, general and administrative purposes and accordingly all depreciation is classified in cost of goods sold, selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

 

NOTE 7 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Intangible assets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following: 

 

	Estimated Useful Lives	March 31, 2021	December 31, 2020
Customer Lists	3.5 Years	$1,297,000	$1,297,000
Intellectual Property	3.5 Years	1,054,000	1,054,000
less accumulated amortization		(1,388,211)	(1,220,282)
Net Intangible assets-definitive life		$962,789	$1,130,718
Goodwill-indefinite life	N/A	$781,749	$781,749
Total intangible assets and goodwill		$1,744,538	$1,912,467

 

As of the acquisition date in October 2018, the Company originally recognized approximately $3.4 million of intangible assets and began amortizing them over 3 years. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company completed its evaluation of assets acquired and finalized its asset valuation. The finalized valuation resulted in lower intangible assets from the original assessment, allocated some of the intangible to Goodwill and determined that the life of definite life intangibles to be 5 years. In the 4th quarter of 2019, The Company adjusted the cost basis and accumulated amortization, reducing both, but did not change 2019 amortization expense that had been recorded through September 30, 2019 which was in excess of $800,000.

 

Total amortization expense was $167,930 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

NOTE 8- LEASES

 

The Company previously entered into operating leases for retail and corporate facilities. These leases have terms which range from two to five years, and often include options to renew. These operating leases are listed as separate line items on the Company's December 31, 2018 Consolidated Balance Sheet and represent the Company’s right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The Company’s obligation to make lease payments are also listed as separate line items on the Company's December 31, 2018 Consolidated Balance Sheet. Based on the present value of the lease payments for the remaining lease term of the Company's existing leases, the Company recognized right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating leases of approximately $1,378,000 on January 1, 2019. Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities commencing after January 1, 2019 are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. During the three months ended September 30, 2019 the Company cancelled all but one lease and has recognized the rent and termination fees related to the cancelled leases as an expense in the quarter ended September 30, 2019. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, total right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities for remaining long term lease was $365,352 and $405,639, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 the Company recognized approximately $55,746 in total lease costs for the lease.

 

Because the rate implicit in each lease is not readily determinable, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of the lease payments.

 

Information related to the Company's operating right-of-use assets and related lease liabilities as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Cash paid for ROU operating lease liability $55,746

Weighted-average remaining lease term 1.75 years

Weighted-average discount rate 10%

 

 

Year Ended
March 31,	$
2022	$216,300
2023	222,792
	439,092
Imputed interest	(73,739)
Total lease liability	$365,353

 

NOTE 9- ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

 

Accounts payable were $1,162,001 and $1,146,195 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Such liabilities consisted of amounts due to vendors for inventory purchases, audit, legal and other expenses incurred by the Company.

 

NOTE 10- ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

Accrued expenses were $2,599,861 and $2,592,251 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Such liabilities consisted of amounts due to sales tax, payroll and restructuring expense liabilities. On April 5, 2021, the Company entered into a joint Warrant Settlement Agreement with St. George Investments LLC (“St. George”) and Iliad Research and Trading, L.P. (“Iliad”) to resolve a dispute related the calculation of shares issuable under warrants issued in prior financings. In the Warrant Settlement Agreement, in exchange for certain covenants by the Company, St. George agreed that upon the exercise of its warrant of up to 11,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock it would cancel the balance of the warrant related to a February 9, 2018 subscription agreement. Concurrently, Iliad agreed that upon the exercise of its warrant up to 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock it would cancel the balance of the warrant related to an October 15, 2018 Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company recorded a loss on debt settlement of $2,423,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 and accrued a liability for the future issuance of shares.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company closed retail stores in Portland, Maine, Encino, California and Calgary, Canada. The Company has restructuring reserves to settle primarily real estate lease issues and such reserves totaled $209,577 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

NOTE 11 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE AND NOTES PAYABLE

 

Convertible notes payable as of March 31, 2021 consisted of the following:

 

				Balance
		Accrued	Debt	As of
Convertible Promissory Note Summary	Principal	Interest	Discount	March 31, 2021
8% OID Convertible Promissory Notes	$928,000	$6,830	$(70,734)	$864,095
10% OID Convertible Promissory Notes	1,444,329	14,802	(14,466)	1,444,665
12% Self-Amortizing Promissory Notes	295,475	3,240	(122,240)	176,475
Total	$2,667,804	$24,871	$(207,440)	$2,485,236

 

Convertible notes payable as of December 31, 2020 consisted of the following:

 

				Balance
		Accrued	Debt	As of
	Principal	Interest	Discount	December 31, 2020
10% OID Convertible Promissory Notes	$1,453,163	$432,144	$-	$1,885,307
12% Convertible Promissory Notes	253,000	5,888	(13,912)	244,976
12% Self-Amortizing Promissory Notes	969,746	10,981	(615,857)	364,870
	$2,675,909	$449,013	$(629,769)	$2,495,153

 

 

8% OID Convertible Promissory Note

 

				Balance
		Accrued	Debt	As of
8% OID Convertible Promissory Notes-	Principal	Interest	Discount	March 31, 2021
Bucktown 2-26-21	$928,000	$6,830	$(70,734)	$864,095
Total	$928,000	$6,830	$(70,734)	$864,095

 

On February 26, 2021, the Company executed the following agreements with Bucktown Capital LLC (“Bucktown”): (i) Securities Purchase Agreement; (ii) Secured Convertible Promissory Note; and (iii) Security Agreement (collectively the “Bucktown Agreements”). The Company entered into the Bucktown Agreements with the intent to acquire working capital to grow the Company’s businesses and to repay all outstanding obligations owed to: (i) Labrys Fund, L.P. in the amount of $615,333; and (ii) PowerUp Lending Group Ltd. in the amount of $128,858.

 

The total amount of funding under the Bucktown Agreements is $3,088,000 as represented in the Secured Convertible Promissory Note. The total purchase price for this Note is $2,850,000; the Note carries an aggregate original issue discount of $228,000 and a transaction expense amount of $10,000. The Note is comprised of two (2) tranches, consisting of (i) an initial Tranche in an amount equal to $928,000 and any interest, costs, fees or charges accrued thereon or added thereto under the terms of the Note and the Bucktown Agreements, and (ii) an additional Tranche, which is exclusively dedicated for the purchase of the remaining equity interest in EZ-CLONE, in the amount of $2,160,000, plus any interest, costs, fees or charges accrued thereon or added thereto under the terms of the Note and the Bucktown Agreements. The Initial Tranche shall correspond to $68,000 of the OID and the Transaction Expense Amount and may be converted into shares of Common Stock at any time subsequent to the Purchase Price Date. The Subsequent Tranche corresponds to the Investor Note and $160,000 of the aggregate OID.

 

The Company agreed to reserve three times the number of shares based on the redemption value with a minimum of 23,340,000 shares of its common stock for issuance upon conversion of the Note, if that occurs in the future. If not converted sooner, the Note is due on or before February 26, 2022. The Note has an interest rate of eight percent (8%). The Note is convertible, at Bucktown’s option, into the Company’s common stock at $0.30 per share (“Lender Conversion Price”), subject to adjustment as provided for in the Note. However, in the event the Market Capitalization (as defined in the Note) falls below the Minimum Market Capitalization the Lender Conversion Price shall equal the lower of the Lender Conversion Price and the Market Price as of any applicable date of Conversion.

 

The Company’s obligation to pay the Note, or any portion thereof, is secured by all of the Company’s assets.

 

10% OID Convertible Promissory Notes

 

				Balance
		Accrued	Debt	As of
10% OID Convertible Promissory Notes-	Principal	Interest	Discount	March 31, 2021
Silverback 9-1-20 - From Iliad 8-7-18	$140,146	$4,147	$-	$144,293
Silverback 2-2-21 - From CVP 1-30-20	88,584	667	-	89,251
Silverback 2-2-21 - From Iliad 8-7-18	72,250	1,133	-	73,383
Silverback 2-12-21 - From Odysey 7-22-19	978,348	8,268	-	986,616
Silverback 3-18-21-21	165,000	588	(14,466)	151,122
Total	$1,444,329	$14,802	$(14,466)	$1,444,665

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, Silverback Capital Corporation purchased all of the remaining outstanding notes the Company had with Chicago Venture Partners, L.P. (“Chicago Venture”), Iliad Research and Trading, L.P. (“Iliad”) and Odyssey Research and Trading, LLC, (“Odyssey”). Silverback assumed the terms of the original notes.

 

The Company typically issues original issuance discount notes with these parties that has a stated interest rate of typically 10%. Accrued interest represents the interest to be accreted over the remaining term of the notes. These notes contain terms and conditions that are deemed beneficial conversion features and the Company recognizes a derivative liability related to these terms until the notes are converted. Upon the conversion of these notes, the Company records a loss on debt conversion and reduces their derivative liability. The notes may be converted to common stock after six months until they are converted.

 

 

As of March 31, 2021, the outstanding principal balance due to Chicago Venture, Iliad and Odyssey was $0 and the Balance due Silverback was $1,444,665 which includes $14,802 of accrued interest and $14,466 of remaining debt discount.

 

12% Convertible Promissory Notes

 

				Balance
		Accrued	Debt	As of
12% Self-Amortizing Promissory Notes	Principal	Interest	Discount	March 31, 2021
EMA 10-2-20	$172,813	$2,107	$(66,025)	$108,895
FirstFire 10-12-20	122,662	1,133	(56,216)	67,579
Total	$295,474	$3,240	$(122,240)	$176,474

 

EMA Financial LLC

 

On October 2, 2020, the Company executed the following agreements with EMA: (i) Securities Purchase Agreement; and (ii) Self-Amortization Promissory Note for $221,000 (“Note”); (collectively the “EMA Agreements”). The Company entered into the EMA Agreements with the intent to acquire working capital to grow the Company’s businesses and complete the EZ-CLONE Enterprises, Inc. acquisition.

 

FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund, LLC

 

On October 12, 2020, the Company executed the following agreements with FF: (i) Securities Purchase Agreement; and (ii) Self-Amortization Promissory Note (“Note”); (collectively the “FF Agreements”). The Company entered into the FF Agreements with the intent to acquire reduce debt.

 

Notes Payable

 

Notes payable as of March 31, 2021 consisted of the following:

 

				Balance
		Accrued	Debt	As of
Notes Payable	Principal	Interest	Discount	March 31, 2021
1% Note Payble under Paycheck Protection Program (GLI) 4-14-20	$362,500	$3,552	$-	$366,052
1% Note Payble under Paycheck Protection Program (GLI) 2-3-21	337,055	515	-	337,570
1% Note Payble under Paycheck Protection Program (EZ) 5-3-20	203,329	1,884	-	205,213
3.75% Economic Injury Disaster Loan (GLI) 6-19-20	149,900	4,517	-	154,417
3.75% Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EZ) 6-19-20	149,900	2,488	-	152,388
Parties related to shareholders of EZ-CLONE Enterprises, Inc.	49,144	-	-	49,144
Total	1,251,828	12,955	-	1,264,783
Less long term notes payable	(297,470)	-	-	(297,470)
Total	$954,358	$12,955	$-	$967,314

 

Notes payable as of December 31, 2020 consisted of the following:

 

				Balance
		Accrued	Debt	As of December
	Principal	Interest	Discount	31, 2020
1% Note Payble under Paycheck Protection Program (GLI) 4-14-20	$362,500	$2,638	$-	$365,138
1% Note Payble under Paycheck Protection Program (EZ) 5-3-20	203,329	1,371	-	204,700
3.75% Economic Injury Disaster Loan (GLI) 6-19-20	149,900	3,001	-	152,901
3.75% Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EZ) 6-19-20	149,900	3,075	-	152,975
Parties related to shareholders of EZ-CLONE Enterprises, Inc.	49,144	-	-	49,144
Total Notes Payable	914,773	10,085	-	924,858
Less Long Term Notes Payable	(485,679)	-	-	(485,679)
Short Term Notes Payable	$429,094	$10,085	$-	$439,179

 

 

On April 17, 2020, the Company received $362,500 under the Paycheck Protection Program of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 7(a) Loan Program pursuant to the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Pub. Law 116-136, 134 Stat. 281 (2020). During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded interest expense of $914 at 1%. The Company is utilizing the funds in accordance with the legal requirements and expects this loan to be forgiven during 2021.

 

On February 7, 2021, the Company received $337,055 under the Paycheck Protection Program of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 7(a) Loan Program pursuant to the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Pub. Law 116-136, 134 Stat. 281 (2020). During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded interest expense of $515 at 1%. The Company is utilizing the funds in accordance with the legal requirements and expects this loan to be forgiven during 2021.

 

On May 7, 2020, EZ-CLONE received $203,329 under the Paycheck Protection Program of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loan Program pursuant to the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Pub. Law 116-136, 134 Stat. 281 (2020). During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded interest expense of $512 at 1%. The Company is utilizing the funds in accordance with the legal requirements and expects this loan to be forgiven during 2021.

 

On June 19, 2020, the Company received $299,800 under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loan Program pursuant to the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Pub. Law 116-136, 134 Stat. 281 (2020). Repayment terms on the loans are over a 30-year term at 3.75%. In addition, the loan contains a 12-month payment deferral beginning on the loan date. There is no prepayment penalty on an EIDL loan. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded interest expense of $929. These loans were long term as of March 31, 2021.

 

EZ-CLONE has $49,144 due to relatives of the two selling shareholders as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

NOTE 12 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

 

The Convertible Notes payable include a conversion feature that pursuant ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging”, has been identified as an embedded derivative financial instrument and which the Company accounts for under the fair value method of accounting.  

 

If the conversion features of conventional convertible debt provide for a rate of conversion that is below market value, this feature is characterized as a beneficial conversion feature (BCF). A BCF is recorded by the Company as a debt discount pursuant to ASC Topic 470-20. Debt with Conversion and Other Options. In those circumstances, the convertible debt is recorded net of the discount related to the BCF and the Company amortizes the discount to interest expense over the life of the debt using the effective interest method. The debt is convertible at the lesser of 65% of the fair value of the Company’s common stock or $1.35 requiring the conversion feature to be bifurcated from the host debt contract and accounting for separately as a derivative, resulting in periodic revaluations. The notes underlying the derivatives are short term in nature and generally converted to stock in less than one year. The derivative is valued at period end with the key inputs being current stock price and the conversion feature.

 

There was a derivative liability of $1,162,855 and $1,101,436 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded non-cash expense $61,419 and $278,140 related to the “change in fair value of derivative” expense related to the Chicago Venture, Iliad and Silverback financings. These were the only changes in level 3 fair value instruments during such periods.

 

 

Derivative liability as of March 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

				Carrying
	Fair Value Measurements Using Inputs			Amount at
Financial Instruments	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	March 31, 2021
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	$-	$-	$1,162,855	$1,162,855
Total	$-	$-	$1,162,855	$1,162,855

 

Derivative liability as of December 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

				Carrying
	Fair Value Measurements Using Inputs			Amount at December
Financial Instruments	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	31, 2020
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	$-	$-	$1,101,436	$1,101,436
Total	$-	$-	$1,101,436	$1,101,436

 

NOTE 13 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS

 

Since January 1, 2019, the Company engaged in the following reportable transactions with our directors, executive officers, holders of more than 5% of our voting securities, and affiliates or immediately family members of our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 5% of our voting securities.

 

Certain Relationships

 

Please see the transactions with Chicago Venture Partners, L.P., Iliad and Silverback Capital Corporation discussed in Notes 1, 11, 12 and 18.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

Transactions with Michael E. Fasci Sr.

 

Please see transactions with Michael E. Fasci Sr. included in Notes 17.

 

Notes Payable to Related Parties

 

EZ-CLONE has $49,144 due to relatives of the two selling shareholders as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

NOTE 14 – EQUITY

Authorized Capital Stock

On October 9, 2019, the Company approved the reduction of authorized capital stock, whereby the total number of the Company’s authorized common stock decreased from 6,000,000,000 by a ratio of 1 for 50, to 120,000,000 shares. On November 20, 2019, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. As a result of the reduction, we have an aggregate 130,000,000 authorized shares consisting of: (i) 120,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

 

The reverse stock split of 1 for 150 was effective at the open of business on November 27, 2019 whereupon the shares of the Company’s common stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis. Our CUSIP number will change to 39985X203.

Non-Voting Preferred Stock

Under the terms of our articles of incorporation, our board of directors is authorized to issue shares of non-voting preferred stock in one or more series without stockholder approval. Our board of directors has the discretion to determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, of each series of non-voting preferred stock.

The purpose of authorizing our board of directors to issue non-voting preferred stock and determine our rights and preferences is to eliminate delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. The issuance of non-voting preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions, future financings and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire or could discourage a third party from seeking to acquire, a majority of our outstanding voting stock. There are no shares of non-voting preferred stock presently outstanding and we have no present plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.

Capital Stock Issued and Outstanding

 

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had issued and outstanding securities of 67,182,239 shares of common stock.

Voting Common Stock

Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and do not have cumulative voting rights. An election of directors by our stockholders shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote on the election. On all other matters, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote is required for approval, unless otherwise provided in our articles of incorporation, bylaws or applicable law. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive proportionately any dividends as may be declared by our board of directors, subject to any preferential dividend rights of outstanding preferred stock.

In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive proportionately all assets available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all debts and other liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any outstanding preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock are subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

Unless otherwise indicated, all of the following sales or issuances of Company securities were conducted under the exemption from registration as provided under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (and also qualified for exemption under 4(5), formerly 4(6) of the Securities Act of 1933, except as noted below). All of the shares issued were issued in transactions not involving a public offering, are considered to be restricted stock as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 and stock certificates issued with respect thereto bear legends to that effect. 

 

The Company has compensated consultants and service providers with restricted common stock during the development of our business and when our capital resources were not adequate to provide payment in cash.

 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company had the following issuances of unregistered equity securities to accredited investors unless otherwise indicated:

 

Debt and accrued interest of $1,428,760 was converted into 15,339,018 shares of the Company’s common stock at a per share conversion price of $0.093 which resulted in loss of debt of conversion $1,730,838.

 

Warrants

 

The Company had no warrant activity during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

Warrant with St. George Investments LLC

 

On February 9, 2018, the Company executed a warrant with St. George and issued a warrant to purchase of up to 324,586 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.50 per share. The Warrant is subject to a cashless exercise option at the election of St. George and other adjustments as repricing as detailed in the Warrant.

 

Warrant with Iliad

 

On October 15, 2018, we executed the following agreements with Iliad: (i) Securities Purchase Agreement; (ii) Secured Promissory Notes; (iii) Security Agreement; and (iv) Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Shares (collectively the “Iliad Agreements”). The Company entered into the Iliad Agreements with the intent to acquire EZ-Clone Enterprises, Inc.

 

The Warrant is exercisable for a period of five (5) years from the Closing, for the purchase of up to $387,500 shares of our Common Stock at the market price as of the date of exercise as defined in the agreements. The Warrant is subject to a cashless exercise option at the election of Iliad and other adjustments as detailed in the Warrant.

 

Warrant Settlement Agreement

 

On April 5, 2021, the Company entered into a joint Warrant Settlement Agreement with St. George Investments LLC (“St. George”) and Iliad Research and Trading, L.P. (“Iliad”) to resolve a dispute related the calculation of shares issuable under warrants issued in prior financings. In the Warrant Settlement Agreement, in exchange for certain covenants by the Company, St. George agreed that upon the exercise of its warrant of up to 11,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock it would cancel the balance of the warrant related to a February 9, 2018 subscription agreement. Concurrently, Iliad agreed that upon the exercise of its warrant up to 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock it would cancel the balance of the warrant related to an October 15, 2018 Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company recorded a loss on debt settlement of $2,423,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 and accrued a liability for the future issuance of shares. On April 5, 2021, the Company issued 2,500,000 shares upon the exercise of the warrant to reduce by $425,000 its obligation On May 7, 2021, the Company issued another 3,500,000 shares upon the exercise of the warrant to further reduce by $595,000 its debt settlement obligation. The Company received no proceeds from these April and May 2021 cashless warrant exercises. The Company expects to issue an additional 8,250,000 shares to settle the remaining approximately $1.4 million of debt settlement obligation through cashless warrant exercises.

 

 

A summary of the warrants issued as of March 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

	March 31, 2021
		Weighted
		Average
		Exercise
	Shares	Price
Outstanding at January 1, 2021	3,451,737	$2.464
Issued	-	-
Exercised	-	-
Forfeited	-	-
Expired	-	-
Outstanding at March 31, 2021	3,451,737	$2.464
Exerciseable at March 31, 2021	3,451,737

 

A summary of the status of the warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2021 is presented below:

 

	March 31, 2021
	Weighted	Weighted		Weighted
	Average	Average		Average
Number of	Remaining	Exercise	Shares	Exercise
Warrants	Life	Price	Exerciseable	Price
1,033,057	-	$0.121	1,033,057	$0.121
366,667	4.77	1.500	366,667	1.500
320,000	3.63	1.800	320,000	1.800
1,407,428	0.58	3.150	1,407,428	3.150
324,586	2.00	7.500	324,586	7.500
3,451,737	1.599	$2.464	3,451,737	$2.464

 

Warrants had no intrinsic value as of March 31, 2021.

 

The warrants were valued using the following assumptions:

 

Dividend yield	0%
Expected life	1-5 Years
Expected volatility	70-200%
Risk free interest rate	0.78-2.6%

 

NOTE 15– STOCK OPTIONS

 

Description of Stock Option Plan

 

The Company has 1,333,333 shares available for issuance under the First Amended and Restated 2017 Stock Incentive Plan. The Company has outstanding unexercised stock option grants totaling 766,666 shares at an average exercise price of $0.608 per share as of March 31, 2021. The Company filed registration statements on Form S-8 to register 1,333,333 shares of our common stock related to the 2017 Stock Incentive Plan and First Amended and Restated 2017 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

 

Determining Fair Value under ASC 718

 

The Company records compensation expense associated with stock options and other equity-based compensation using the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model for estimating fair value of stock options granted under our plan. The Company amortizes the fair value of stock options on a ratable basis over the requisite service periods, which are generally the vesting periods. The expected life of awards granted represents the period of time that they are expected to be outstanding.  The Company estimates the volatility of our common stock based on the historical volatility of its own common stock over the most recent period corresponding with the estimated expected life of the award. The Company bases the risk-free interest rate used in the Black Scholes-Merton option valuation model on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining term equal to the expected life of the award. The Company has not paid any cash dividends on our common stock and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, the Company uses an expected dividend yield of zero in the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model and adjusts share-based compensation for changes to the estimate of expected equity award forfeitures based on actual forfeiture experience. The effect of adjusting the forfeiture rate is recognized in the period the forfeiture estimate is changed.

 

Stock Option Activity

 

The Company had the following stock option transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2021:

 

On January 1, 2021, Mr. Fasci was also granted an option to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock under the Company’s 2018 Stock Incentive Plan at an exercise price of $0.12 per share. The Option vests quarterly over three years, has a five-year life and allows for a cashless exercise.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, executives and employees forfeited stock option grants for 240,001 shares with an exercise price of $1.467 per share.

 

There are currently 766,666 options to purchase common stock at an average exercise price of $0.608 per share outstanding as of March 3, 2021 under 2017 Stock Incentive Plan and First Amended and Restated 2017 Stock Incentive Plan. The Company recorded $5,643 and $13,439 of compensation expense, net of related tax effects, relative to stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and in accordance with ASC 718. As of March 31, 2021, there is approximately $26,325, net of forfeitures, of total unrecognized costs related to employee granted stock options that are not vested. These costs are expected to be recognized over a period of approximately 4.12 years. 

 

Stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

	Options	Weighted Average	Option
	Shares	Exercise Price	$
Outstanding as of January 1, 2019	666,667	$1.410	$940,000
Granted	23,333	1.457	34,000
Exercised	(26,111)	(0.900)	(23,500)
Forfeitures	(113,889)	(1.146)	(130,500)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019	550,000	1.491	820,000
Granted	-	-	-
Exercised	-	-	-
Forfeitures	(43,333)	(1.431)	(62,000)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020	506,667	1.496	758,000
Granted	500,000	0.120	60,000
Exercised	-	-	-
Forfeitures	(240,001)	(1.467)	(352,001)
Outstanding as of March 31, 2021	766,666	$0.608	$465,999

 

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2021:

 

		Weighted			Weighted
		Average	Weighted		Average
Range of	Number	Remaining Life	Average	Number	Exercise Price
Exercise Prices	Outstanding	In Years	Exercise Price	Exerciseable	Exerciseable
$0.12	500,000	5.00	$0.12	-	$0.12
1.05	66,667	1.05	1.05	66,667	1.05
1.50	79,999	2.04	1.50	120,555	1.50
1.80	120,000	3.00	1.80	90,000	1.80
	766,666	4.12	$0.608	277,222	$1.49