INVO Bioscience, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2009 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended September 30,
2009
OR
o 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 333-147330
INVO
Bioscience, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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20-4036208
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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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100 Cummings Center
Suite 421E, Beverly, MA 01915
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(978)
878-9505
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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. x Yes o No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files).
x Yes o No
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 the 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
(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes x No
Shares of
Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share: 55,959,833 shares outstanding as
of November 13, 2009.
INVO
Bioscience, Inc.
FORM 10-Q
FOR
THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
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25
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25
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2.
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25
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3.
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As
of
September
30,
2009
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As
of
December
31,
2008
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|||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||
Assets
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||||||||
Current
Assets:
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||||||||
Cash
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$
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194,405
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$
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15,716
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||||
Accounts
receivable, net
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66,889
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34,195
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||||||
Other
receivable
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-
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7,500
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||||||
Inventory
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66,545
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70,722
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||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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11,250
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73,785
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||||||
Total
current assets
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339,089
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201,918
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||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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34,939
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41,245
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||||||
Other
Assets:
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||||||||
Capitalized
patents, net
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64,167
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68,392
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||||||
Total
other assets
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64,167
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68,392
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||||||
Total
assets
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$
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438,195
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$
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311,555
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||||
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Deficiency
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||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
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||||||||
Accounts
payable
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$
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650,193
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$
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226,861
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||||
Accrued
expenses and salaries
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561,583
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614,799
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||||||
Notes
payable- related party
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158,462
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-
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||||||
Line
of credit
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50,000
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50,000
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||||||
Convertible
notes, net of debt discount of $543,023 and $0,
respectively
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1,977
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-
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||||||
Derivative
liabilities
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3,593,414
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-
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||||||
Total
current liabilities
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5,015,629
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891,660
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||||||
Long
Term Liabilities:
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||||||||
Note
payable - related party
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-
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96,462
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||||||
Total
long term liabilities
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-
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96,462
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||||||
Total
liabilities
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5,015,629
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988,122
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||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies
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||||||||
Stockholders'
Deficiency:
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||||||||
Preferred
Stock, $.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued
and outstanding
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-
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-
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||||||
Common
Stock, $.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 55,247,833 and
53,620,000
issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively.
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5,525
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5,362
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||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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2,208,353
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1,855,565
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Stock
subscription receivable
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(205,000)
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(450,000)
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||||||
Accumulated
deficit during the development stage
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(6,586,312
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)
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(2,087,494
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)
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Total
stockholders' deficiency
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(4,577,434
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)
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(676,567
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)
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Total
liabilities and stockholders' deficiency
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$
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438,195
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$
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311,555
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
Three
months
ended
September
30, 2009
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Three
months
ended
September
30, 2008
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From
January 5, 2007 (Inception) to
September
30, 2009
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||||||||||
Revenue:
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||||||||||||
Product
Revenue
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$
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2,852
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$
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-
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$
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94,292
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||||||
Cost
of Goods Sold:
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||||||||||||
Product
Costs
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3,682
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1,765
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40,616
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|||||||||
Gross
Margin:
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(830)
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(1,765
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)
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53,676
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||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
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||||||||||||
Research
and development
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(17,500
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)
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90,061
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|||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
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293,588
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365,121
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3,409,367
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|||||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
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293,588
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347,621
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3,499,428
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|||||||||
Loss
from operations
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(294,418
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)
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(349,386
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)
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(3,445,752
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)
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||||||
Other
Expenses:
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||||||||||||
Change
in fair value of derivative liability
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380,036
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380,036
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||||||||||
Interest
and financing expenses
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2,734,579
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1,907
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2,760,524
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|||||||||
Total
other expenses
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3,114,615
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1,907
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3,140,560
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|||||||||
Loss
before income taxes
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(3,409,033
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)
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(351,293
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)
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(6,586,312
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)
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||||||
Provisions
for income taxes
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-
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-
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-
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|||||||||
Net
Loss
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$
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(3,409,033
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)
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$
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(351,293
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)
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$
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(6,586,312
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)
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Basic
and diluted net loss per weighted average shares of Common
Stock
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$
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(0.06
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)
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$
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(0.01
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)
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||||||
Basic
and diluted Weighted average number of shares of Common
Stock
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54,114,000
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36,419,937
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-
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
Nine
months ended September 30, 2009
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Nine
months ended September 30, 2008
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From
January 5, 2007
(Inception)
to
September
30, 2009
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||||||||||
Revenue:
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||||||||||||
Product
Revenue
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$
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56,298
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$
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-
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$
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94,292
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||||||
Cost
of Goods Sold:
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||||||||||||
Product
Costs
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30,528
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1,765
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40,616
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|||||||||
Gross
Margin:
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25,770
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(1,765
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)
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53,676
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||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Research
and development
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4,950
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-
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90,061
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|||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
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1,394,592
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660,875
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3,409,367
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|||||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
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1,399,542
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660,875
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3,499,428
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|||||||||
Loss
from operations
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(1,373,772
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)
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(662,640
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)
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(3,445,752
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)
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||||||
Other
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Change
in fair value of derivative liability
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380,036
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380,036
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||||||||||
Interest
and financing expenses
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2,745,010
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5,933
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2,760,524
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|||||||||
Total
other expenses
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3,125,046
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5,933
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3,140,560
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|||||||||
Loss
before income taxes
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(4,498,818
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)
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(668,573
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)
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(6,586,312
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)
|
||||||
Provisions
for income taxes
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-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Net
Loss
|
$
|
(4,498,818
|
)
|
$
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(668,573
|
)
|
$
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(6,586,312
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)
|
|||
Basic
and diluted net loss per weighted average shares of Common
Stock
|
$
|
(0.08
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)
|
$
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(0.02
|
)
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||||||
Basic
and diluted Weighted average number of shares of Common
Stock
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53,849,481
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32,493,732
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
For
the nine months ended
September
30, 2009
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For
the nine months ended
September
30, 2008
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From
January
5, 2007
(Inception)
to
September
30, 2009
|
||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
$
|
(4,498,818
|
)
|
$
|
(668,573
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)
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$
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(6,586,312
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)
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||
Non-cash
stock compensation issued for services
|
352,950
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13,051
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404,535
|
|||||||||
In
kind contribution to employees
|
-
|
160,821
|
251,686
|
|||||||||
Bad
debt expense
|
2,600
|
-
|
6,400
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense - related party
|
4,168
|
3,690
|
10,156
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
10,531
|
8,952
|
24,192
|
|||||||||
Derivative
liabilities
|
3,050,391
|
-
|
3,050,391
|
|||||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Receivables
|
(35,294
|
)
|
-
|
(73,289
|
)
|
|||||||
Inventories
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4,177
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(22,340
|
)
|
(66,545
|
)
|
|||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other
current
assets
|
70,035
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(15,486
|
)
|
(23,100
|
)
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
423,332
|
112,705
|
649,922
|
|||||||||
Accrued
salaries
|
407,355
|
-
|
407,355
|
|||||||||
Other
accrued expense
|
(464,738)
|
32,123
|
88,626
|
|||||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(673,311
|
)
|
(375,057
|
)
|
(1,855,982
|
)
|
||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Purchase
of equipment
|
-
|
(23,801
|
)
|
(42,858
|
)
|
|||||||
Purchase
of intangible assets
|
-
|
(20,384
|
)
|
(77,742
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
-
|
(44,185
|
)
|
(120,600
|
)
|
|||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from demand note payable
|
-
|
779
|
50,000
|
|||||||||
Proceeds
from convertible loan
|
545,000
|
-
|
545,000
|
|||||||||
Proceeds
from loan payable- insurance
|
-
|
- |
70,587
|
|||||||||
Proceeds
from loan payable- related party
|
88,000
|
2,916
|
190,889
|
|||||||||
Repayment
of loan payable- related party
|
(26,000)
|
-
|
(32,427
|
)
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of Common Stock
|
-
|
442,000
|
1,101,938
|
|||||||||
Proceeds
from subscription receivable
|
245,000
|
-
|
245,000
|
|||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
852,000
|
445,695
|
2,170,987
|
|||||||||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
178,689
|
$
|
26,453
|
$
|
194,405
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
$
|
15,716
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
194,405
|
$
|
26,453
|
$
|
194,405
|
||||||
Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash financing activity:
|
||||||||||||
Cash
paid for interest
|
$
|
18,538
|
$
|
5,933
|
$
|
25,945
|
||||||
Cash
paid for taxes
|
$
|
456
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
456
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30,
2009
(unaudited)
NOTE
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND
ORGANIZATION
(A)
Description of
Business
INVO
Bioscience, Inc. (“the Company”) offers novel solutions in assisted reproductive
technologies while expanding geographic and affordable access to the global
reproductive health care community. Our primary focus is the
manufacture and sale of the INVOcell device and the INVO technology to assist
infertile couples in having a baby. We designed our
INVOcell device and our INVO procedure to provide an alternative infertility
treatment for the patient and the clinician. The INVO procedure is
less expensive and simpler to perform than most comparable infertility
treatments currently. The simplicity of the INVO procedure relates to
the ability to potentially perform the INVO procedure in a physician’s practice
rather than in a specialized facility at a much lower cost overall than current
infertility treatments.
We
believe that the INVO procedure will make infertility treatment more readily
available throughout the world. The INVO procedure is significantly
less costly than conventional IVF. The INVOcell device and INVO
procedure facilitates conception and embryo development inside the woman's body,
rather than in a dish in a laboratory, which is an attractive feature for most
couples.
We are a
development stage company, as defined by Accounting Standards Codification
(“ASC”) Topic 915, “Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprise”
formerly (“SFAS”) No. 7. The Company’s activities during our
development stage to date has included developing the business plan, seeking
regulatory clearance in the European Union and the United States, raising
capital, conducting beta tests, sales and marketing of the INVOcell device and
offering instructions in the INVO technique to doctors in numerous foreign
countries.
Through
September 30, 2009, we have generated minimal sales revenues, have incurred
significant expenses and have sustained losses. Consequently, our
operations are subject to all of the risks inherent in the establishment of a
new business enterprise.
In May
2008, the Company received notice that the INVOcell product meets all the
essential requirements of the relevant European Directive(s), and received CE
Marking. The CE marking (also known as CE mark) is a mandatory
conformity mark on many products placed on the single market in the European
Economic Area (EEA). The CE marking (an acronym for the French
“Conformité Européenne”) certifies that a product has met EU health, safety and
environmental requirements, which ensure consumer safety. With CE
marking, the Company possesses the regulatory authority to distribute its
product in the European Economic Area,
provided we comply with local registration requirements as discussed herein
(i.e., the European
Union, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and most parts of the Middle
East). The Company has sold approximately 900 INVOcell units through
September 30, 2009.
(B)
Basis of
Presentation
On
December 5, 2008, the Company completed a share exchange with Emy’s Salsa Aji
Distribution Company, Inc. (“Emy’s”), a publicly registered shell corporation
with no significant assets or operations. Emy’s was incorporated on
July 11, 2005, under the laws of the State of Nevada under the name Certiorari
Corp. In connection with the share exchange, INVO Bioscience became
Emy’s wholly-owned subsidiary and the INVO Bioscience Shareholders acquired
control of Emy’s.
The
Company accounted for the transaction as a recapitalization and the Company is
the surviving entity. In connection with the share exchange, Emy’s
shareholders retained 14,937,500 shares. Effective with the
Agreement, all previously outstanding shares of common stock owned by the
Company's shareholders were exchanged for an aggregate of 38,307,500 shares of
Emy’s common stock. Effective with the Agreement, Emy’s changed its
name to INVO Bioscience, Inc.
All
references to “Common Stock,” “share” and “per share” amounts have been
retroactively restated to reflect the exchange ratio of 357.0197 shares of INVO
Bioscience common stock for one share of Emy’s common stock outstanding
immediately prior to the merger as if the exchange had taken place as of the
beginning of the earliest period presented.
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements present the
historical financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
Company prior to the merger with Emys. The accompanying unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements present on a consolidated basis the
accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All
significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
INVO
BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30,
2009
(unaudited)
(C) Significant Accounting
Policies
The
financial statements included herein have been prepared, without audit, pursuant
to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Certain information and disclosures included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such
rules and regulations. These unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
and notes thereto included in our 2008 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K on April
15, 2009. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31,
2008 was derived from the audited financial statements for the year then
ended.
In the
opinion of the Company, all adjustments necessary to present fairly our
financial position and the results of our operations and cash flows have been
included in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements. The results of operations for interim periods are not
necessarily indicative of the expected results for the year ended December 31,
2009.
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of interim Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S.
GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts
reported and disclosed in the financial statements and the accompanying
notes. Actual results could differ materially from these
estimates. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including
those related to accounts receivable, fair values of financial instruments, fair
values of intangible assets and goodwill, useful lives of intangible assets,
property, and equipment, fair values of stock-based awards, and income taxes,
among others. We base our estimates on historical experience and on
various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of
which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets
and liabilities.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments with an original
maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of
September 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008, the Company had $194,400 and $15,700
in cash equivalents, respectively.
(D) Effect of
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
With the
exception of those discussed below, there have been no recent accounting
pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to the recent accounting
pronouncements described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2008, that are of significance, or potential
significance to the Company.
On
July 1, 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) launched
the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 105, Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (“ASC 105” and formerly referred to as FAS 168). ASC 105,
establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification as the source of
authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by
nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) under authority of federal securities laws are also
sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. ASC 105 is effective for
financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after
September 15, 2009.
GAAP is
not intended to be changed as a result of the FASB’s Codification project, but
it will change the way the guidance is organized and presented. As a result,
these changes will have a significant impact on how companies reference GAAP in
their financial statements and in their accounting policies for financial
statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15,
2009.
In
June 2008, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 07-5, “Determining Whether
an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock” (EITF
07-5, included in ASC 815-40). EITF 07-5 mandates a two-step process for
evaluating whether an equity-linked financial instrument or embedded feature is
indexed to the entity’s own stock. It is effective for fiscal years beginning on
or after December 15, 2008. The adoption of EITF 07-5 had a significant
effect on our consolidated condensed financial statements (see Note
10).
INVO
BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
(unaudited)
In
June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation
No. 46(R) (“SFAS 167”). SFAS 167, which amends ASC
810-10, Consolidation (“ASC
810-10”), prescribes a qualitative model for identifying whether a company has a
controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and
eliminates the quantitative model prescribed by ASC 810-10. The new
model identifies two primary characteristics of a controlling financial
interest: (1) provides a company with the power to direct significant
activities of the VIE, and (2) obligates a company to absorb losses of
and/or provides rights to receive benefits from the VIE. SFAS 167
requires a company to reassess on an ongoing basis whether it holds a
controlling financial interest in a VIE. A company that holds a
controlling financial interest is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the
VIE and is required to consolidate the VIE. SFAS 167, which is
referenced in ASC 105-10-65, has not yet been adopted into the Codification and
remains authoritative. This statement is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company plans to adopt
SFAS 167 effective January 1, 2010. The adoption of SFAS 167 is
not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and
results of operations.
In
June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of
Financial Assets (“SFAS 166”). SFAS 166 removes the concept of
a qualifying special-purpose entity from ASC 860-10, Transfers and
Servicing (“ASC 860-10”), and removes the exception from applying ASC
810-10. This statement also clarifies the requirements for isolation
and limitations on portions of financial assets that are eligible for sale
accounting. SFAS 166, which is referenced in ASC 105-10-65, has not
yet been adopted into the Codification and remains
authoritative. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2009. The Company plans to adopt SFAS 166
effective January 1, 2010. The adoption of SFAS 166 is not
expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and
results of operations.
NOTE
2. GOING CONCERN
As
reflected in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements, the Company is in the development stage and commenced operations
December 2008. The Company had a net operating loss for the quarter
of $294,000 and a net loss of $3,409,000 and has a cumulative net
operating loss of $3,446,000 and a net loss of $6,586,000, a working capital
deficiency of $4,677,000, a stockholder deficiency of $4,577,000 and cash used
in operations of $673,000 for the nine months ended September 30,
2009. This raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as
a going concern. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a
going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going
concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise additional capital and
implement its business plan.
The
Company’s development activities since inception have been financially sustained
through stockholder loans and contributions to the Company and issuance of our
Common Stock and convertible notes in private placements. The Company expects to
raise additional funding to continue its operations through additional loans and
issuances of additional shares of Common Stock and other
securities.
NOTE
3. INVENTORY
As of
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company recorded the following
inventory balances:
September
30,
2009
|
December
31,
2008
|
|||||||
Raw
Materials
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Work
in Process
|
49,507
|
55,465
|
||||||
Finished
Goods
|
17,038
|
15,257
|
||||||
Total
Inventory
|
$
|
66,545
|
$
|
70,722
|
INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
(unaudited)
NOTE
4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
The
estimated useful lives and accumulated depreciation for furniture, equipment and
software are as follows:
Estimated
Useful Life
|
|
Molds
|
3 to 7 years
|
Computers
and Software
|
3 to 5 years
|
September
30,
2009
|
December
31,
2008
|
|||||||
Manufacturing
Equipment- Molds
|
$
|
35,263
|
$
|
35,263
|
||||
Accumulated
Depreciation
|
(5,387
|
)
|
(980
|
)
|
||||
Network/IT
Equipment
|
7,595
|
7,595
|
||||||
Accumulated
Depreciation
|
(2,532
|
)
|
(633
|
)
|
||||
$
|
34,939
|
$
|
41,245
|
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded $6,307
and $0 in depreciation expense respectively.
NOTE
5. PATENTS
As of
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company recorded the following
patent balances:
September
30,
2009
|
December
31,
2008
|
|||||||
Total
Patents
|
$
|
77,743
|
$
|
77,743
|
||||
Accumulated
Amortization
|
(13,576
|
)
|
(9,351
|
)
|
||||
Patent
costs, net
|
$
|
64,167
|
$
|
68,392
|
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded $4,225
and $2,591, respectively in amortization expenses
NOTE
6. WORKING LINE OF CREDIT
At
September 30, 2009, the Company had a $50,000 working capital line of credit
with Century Bank with interest payable monthly at 0.24% above the bank’s prime
lending rate. On September 30, 2009, the interest rate was
3.74%. The line of credit is set to mature on May 31,
2010. At September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the balance
outstanding on the line of credit was $50,000.
NOTE
7. CONVERTIBLE NOTES
During
the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company issued convertible notes
payable (“Bridge Notes”) to investors in the aggregate amount of
$545,000. The Bridge Notes carry interest rates ranging from 10-12%
and are due in full in one year from the date of issuance. The Bridge
Notes and accrued interest are convertible into Common Stock of the Company at a
conversion price of $0.10 per share, subject to adjustments. In addition to the
Bridge Notes, the Company issued warrants to purchase 5,750,000 shares of the
Company’s Common Stock at a price of $0.20 per share (see Note
9). Pursuant to the guidance of ASC 470-20-30 (formerly referred to
as EITF 00-27), the Company valued the conversion feature of the
Bridge Notes and the warrants issued as consideration for the notes payable via
the Black-Scholes valuation method. The total fair value calculated
for the conversion feature was $1,493,710, which is recorded as a derivative
liability on the Company’s balance sheet (see note 10). Of this amount, $152,370
was allocated to the discount on the Bridge Notes and $1,341,340 was charged to
operations. The total fair value calculated for the warrants was
$1,614,948, which is recorded as a derivative liability on the Company’s balance
sheet (see note 10). Of this amount, $392,630 was allocated to the
discount on the Bridge Notes, and $1,222,318 was charged to
operations. The aggregate discount on the Bridge Notes was $545,000,
and the aggregate amount charged to operations was
$2,563,658.
The
discount of $545,000 will be amortized to interest expense over the one year
term of the Bridge Notes using the effective interest method. During the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded $1,977
amortization expense of the discount on the Bridge Notes. Interest in
the aggregate amount of $6,117 was accrued on the Bridge Notes during the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2009.
INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
(unaudited)
NOTE
8. NOTE PAYABLE AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On
September 18, 2008, the Company entered into a related party transaction with
Dr. Claude Ranoux, the President, Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the
Company. Dr. Ranoux had loaned funds to the Company to sustain its
operations since January 5, 2007 (inception). Dr. Ranoux’s total
cumulative loans at September 30, 2009 were $70,462. On March 26, 2009,
the Company and Dr. Ranoux agreed to amend the agreement to a non-convertible
note payable bearing interest at 5% per annum and extended the repayment date to
March 31, 2010. The Company and Dr. Ranoux can jointly decide to repay the
loan earlier without prepayment penalties. During the three months and
nine months ended September 30, 2009, $26,000 was repaid on the principal of the
loan.
On March
5, 2009, the Company entered into a related party transaction with Kathleen
Karloff, the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the
Company. Ms. Karloff provided a short-term loan in the amount of
$75,000 bearing interest at 5% per annum to the Company to fund
operations. In May 2009, Ms. Karloff loaned to the Company an
additional $13,000, making her total cumulative loan $88,000 as of September 30,
2009. This note was due on September 15, 2009, which has since been
extended to March 4, 2010.
For the
three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded $14,224 and
$1,907 in interest expense respectively. Additionally, for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded $24,655 and
$5,933 in interest expense respectively, with $3,690 of the 2008 expense being
charged as an in-kind contribution.
NOTE
9. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common
Stock
For the
period from January 5, 2007 (inception) through December 31, 2007, Bio X Cell,
Inc., formerly a Commonwealth of Massachusetts corporation doing business as
INVO Bioscience before the merger with Emy’s, issued 70,000 shares of Common
Stock for $20,000, at $.2857/share. The 70,000 shares were
retroactively restated to 24,991,379 shares following the stock split on
November 12, 2008 and the subsequent share exchange on December 5,
2008.
On
December 29, 2008, the Company filed amended and restated articles
of incorporation with the Secretary of State of Nevada. The
Company’s authorized capital stock was changed from 75,000,000 shares, all
of which were shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, to
authorized Common Stock of 200,000,000 shares, par value $.0001, and
100,000,000 newly created shares of undesignated preferred stock, par value
$.0001.
On
November 7, 2008, Emy’s Board of Directors approved a 5-1 forward stock split
(the “Forward Split”) of Common Stock with a record date of November 10, 2008
for the Company’s issued and outstanding shares. The Forward Split
was effective on November 12, 2008. Emy’s had 12,387,500 shares of
Common Stock outstanding before the Forward Split and 61,937,500 shares
outstanding thereafter.
The
Company had 61,937,500 shares issued and outstanding immediately before the
Share Exchange. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, certain
shareholders of Emy’s agreed to cancel 47,000,000 shares of Emy’s Common Stock
and Emys agreed to issue 38,307,500 newly-issued shares of Common Stock to INVO
Bioscience shareholders. As of December 5, 2008, and immediately
after Closing, an aggregate of 53,245,000 shares of Common Stock were
outstanding, including shares issued pursuant to the Closing.
Directly
following the consummation of the Share Exchange Agreement transaction, on the
day of the Closing, we entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement with
investors pursuant to which, the investors contributed $375,000 in exchange for
375,000 shares of our Common Stock at a price of $1.00 per share. The
investors have piggyback registration rights that permit them to register their
Common Stock on any registration statement filed by the Company, as well as
anti-dilution protection per section 7.5.
As of the
Closing, Lionshare Ventures, Inc.(LSV), a shareholder in INVO
Bioscience and the Company executed a pledge agreement
between the two parties reaffirming LSV‘s original agreement dated May 18, 2008,
the outstanding balance as of the original agreement was $450,000 for shares of
Common Stock previously issued but not paid for noted in the Company’s financial
statements as a subscription receivable in its equity section of the balance
sheet. On June 10, 2009, the two parties executed an extension of the
time in which the balance outstanding of $205,000 was to be paid, the date is
now December 5, 2009, 775,000 shares of Common Stock are being held in escrow
until the balance is paid.
In the
same pledge agreement between the Company and LSV dated December 5, 2008, LSV
committed to forfeiting a maximum of 562,500 Common Stock shares if the Company
is required to issue additional shares of Common Stock per the anti-dilution
clause (section 7.5) of the Securities Purchase Agreement mentioned
previously.
INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
(unaudited)
During
the period from January 1, 2008 through November 30, 2008, the Company issued an
aggregate of 4,561,641 shares of Common Stock for cash totaling $706,938 for
share prices ranging from $0.15 to $1.50.
In March
2008, the Company issued an aggregate of 8,488,857 shares of Common Stock
(net of forfeitures) for services rendered totaling $11,259. In
November 2008, the Company issued an aggregate of 265,623 shares of Common Stock
for services rendered totaling $40,056.
In March
2009, the Company issued an aggregate of 83,333 shares of Common Stock for
services rendered totaling $37,500.
During
the 3 months ended March 30, 2009, the Company received $200,000
against the outstanding stock subscription receivable.
In April
2009, the Company received $45,000 against the outstanding stock subscription
receivable. As of September 30, 2009, $205,000 remains
outstanding.
In May
2009, the Company issued an aggregate of 125,000 shares of Common Stock for
services rendered totaling $15,500.
In
September 2009, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,125,000 shares of Common
Stock in connection with the execution by the Company of a $100,000 convertible
note as part of a bridge offering, as discussed on the
Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed July 17, 2009 and
September 17, 2009. The convertible notes have a conversion price of
$0.10. This transaction triggered the anti-dilution clause of the
Securities Purchase Agreement executed on December 5, 2008 with the certain
investors. In addition, the Company took possession of the 562,500
shares pledged by Lionshare Ventures to meet this obligation, resulting in a net
issuance of 562,500 shares of Common Stock.
In
September 2009, the Company issued an aggregate of 857,000 shares of Common
Stock for services rendered totaling $299,950.
Since
January 1, 2008, the Company has signed agreements to compensate certain of its
officers, employees and service providers with Common Stock or options to
acquire Common Stock. As of December 31, 2008, a total of 857,000
shares of Common Stock and options to purchase an additional 440,000 shares of
Common Stock were agreed to be issued. As of September 30, 2009, the
Company has issued the 857,000 shares of Common Stock against its previously
recorded accrued liability. However, as of September 30, 2009, the
Company has terminated 70,000 of the options and promised an additional 300,000
to two employees hired during 2009 bringing the total to
670,000 as of this date. The Company has not yet adopted a
formal stock option plan and, consequently, the options to purchase 670,000
shares of Common Stock are deemed not yet issued.
Non-Statutory Stock
Options
The
following table summarizes the changes in stock options outstanding and the
related prices for the shares of the Company’s Common Stock
issued. These options were agreed to be issued in lieu of cash
compensation for services performed.
Options
Outstanding
|
Options
Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||||
Exercise
Price
|
Number
Outstanding
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(Years)
|
Number
Exercisable
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
||||||||||||||
$
|
1.00
|
70,000
|
2.9
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
Transactions
involving options are summarized as follows:
Number
of
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Price
Per
Share
|
|||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2007
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||
Granted
|
140,000
|
1.00
|
||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Canceled
or expired
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
140,000
|
$
|
1.00
|
|||||
Granted
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Canceled
or expired
|
70,000
|
1.00
|
||||||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2009
|
70,000
|
$
|
1.00
|
INVO
BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30,
2009
(unaudited)
Aggregate
intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2009 was
$23,800. Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the
Company's closing stock price on the last trading day of the fiscal period,
which was $0.34 as of September 30, 2009, and the exercise price multiplied by
the number of options outstanding. As of September 30, 2009, total
unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options was
$105,000. During the quarters ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the
Company did not charge to operations the related expense to recognized
stock-based compensation for the above stock options.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company issued warrants to
purchase 5,750,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Bridge Notes (see note
7) agreement. The warrants have an exercise price, of $0.20 per
share. The warrants are exercisable any time after the issue date,
and have a term ranging from 3 to 5 years from the date of
issuance. These warrants were valued using the guidance of ASC
470-20-30 (formerly referred to as EITF 00-27), via the Black-Scholes valuation
method resulting in a value of $1,614,948 and were recorded as a derivative
liability on the Company’s balance sheet (see note 10).
The
following table summarizes the changes in warrants outstanding and the related
prices for the shares of the Company's Common Stock issued to non-employees of
the Company. These warrants were granted in lieu of cash compensation for
services performed or financing expenses and in connection with placement of
convertible debentures.
Warrants
Outstanding
|
Warrants
Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Weighted
|
Weighted
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Average
|
Weighted
|
Average
|
||||||||||||||||||
Remaining
|
Average
|
Remaining
|
||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
|
Number
|
Contractual
|
Exercise
|
Number
|
Contractual
|
|||||||||||||||
Prices
|
Outstanding
|
Life
(years)
|
Price
|
Exercisable
|
Life
(years)
|
|||||||||||||||
$
|
0.20
|
5,750,000
|
4.09
|
$
|
0.20
|
5,750,000
|
4.09
|
|||||||||||||
5,750,000
|
4.09
|
5.750,000
|
4.09
|
Transactions
involving warrants are summarized as follows:
Number
of Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Price
Per Share
|
|||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||
Granted
|
5,750,000
|
0.20
|
||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Cancelled
or expired
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2009
|
5,750,000
|
$
|
0.20
|
INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
(unaudited)
The
estimated value of the compensatory warrants granted to non-employees in
exchange for financing expenses was determined using the Black-Scholes pricing
model and the following assumptions:
September
30,
|
||||
2009
|
||||
Expected
volatility
|
309-275
|
%
|
||
Expected
life (years)
|
3-5
|
|||
Risk
free interest rate
|
0.18-0.26
|
%
|
||
Forfeiture
rate
|
-
|
|||
Dividend
rate
|
-
|
NOTE 10.
Derivative Liability
In June
2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ratified Emerging Issues
Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 07-5, “Determining Whether an Instrument (or
Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to Entity’s Own Stock (“EITF 07-5, included in ASC
815-40”). ASC 815-40 mandates a two-step process for evaluating
whether an equity-linked financial instrument or embedded feature is indexed to
the entity’s own stock. As disclosed in Note 7, during the nine
months ended September 30, 2009, the Company entered into short term convertible
loans with attached warrants which contain a strike price adjustment
feature. Upon the Company’s adoption of ASC 815-40, this resulted in
the instruments no longer being considered indexed to the Company’s own
stock. Accordingly, adoption of ASC 815-40 changed the current
classification (from equity to liability) and the related accounting for these
warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2009. During the third
quarter of 2009, the liability was adjusted for warrants exercised and the
change in fair value of the warrants. In accordance with ASC 815-40,
a derivative liability of $3,593,414 related to the loan conversion feature and
warrants is included in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
September 30, 2009. During the three and nine months ended September
30, 2009, we recorded an expense of $380,000 related to the change in fair value
of the loan conversion feature and warrants. During the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2009, we recorded an expense
of $2,563,658 related to the expense in excess of the discount on
loan conversion feature and warrants.
As a
result of the adoption of ASC 815-40, the Company is required to disclose the
fair value measurements required by ASC 820 (formerly SFAS No. 157), “Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures.” The other liabilities recorded at fair value in
the balance sheet as of September 30, 2009 are categorized based upon the level
of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value.
Hierarchical levels, defined by ASC 820 are directly related to the amount of
subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuations of these liabilities
are as follows:
Level 1
—
|
Inputs
are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities at the measurement date;
|
Level 2
—
|
Inputs
other than Level 1 inputs that are either directly or indirectly
observable; and
|
Level
3 —
|
Unobservable
inputs, for which little or no market data exist, therefore requiring an
entity to develop its own
assumptions.
|
The
following table summarizes the financial liabilities measured at fair value on a
recurring basis as of September 30, 2009, segregated by the level of the
valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair
value:
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
at
fair value
|
|||||||||||||
Line
of credit and Notes payable – related party Convertible
notes
|
$
|
208,500
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
545,000
|
$
|
753,500
|
||||||||
Derivative
liability
|
-
|
-
|
3,593,400
|
3,593,400
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
208,500
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
4,138,400
|
$
|
4,346,900
|
INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
(unaudited)
In
accordance with EITF 07-5, we calculated the fair value of the loan conversion
features and warrants using the Black–Scholes–Merton valuation
model. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation
model were as follows:
September
30,
|
||||
2009
|
||||
Expected
volatility
|
309-275
|
%
|
||
Expected
life (years)
|
3-5
|
|||
Risk
free interest rate
|
0.18-0.26
|
%
|
||
Forfeiture
rate
|
-
|
|||
Dividend
rate
|
-
|
Expected
volatility is based primarily on historical volatility. Historical volatility
was computed using daily pricing observations for the recent two
years. The Company believes this method produces an estimate that is
representative of the Company’s expectations of future volatility over the
expected term of the notes and warrants. The Company currently has no reason to
believe future volatility over the expected remaining life of the notes and
warrants is likely to differ materially from historical volatility. The expected
life is based on the remaining term of the notes and warrants. The risk-free
interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury securities according to the remaining
term of the notes and warrants.
The Company has not, and does not intend to, issue dividends; therefore,
the dividend yield assumption is 0.
NOTE 11.
INCOME TAXES
The
Company has adopted Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 740, formerly
Financial Accounting Standard (“FAS”) 109 that requires the recognition of
deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of
events that have been included in the financial statement or tax
returns. Topic 740 determines deferred tax liabilities and assets
based on the difference between financial statements and tax basis of assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the
differences are expected to reverse. Temporary differences between
taxable income reported for financial reporting purposes and income tax purposes
are insignificant.
For
income tax reporting purposes, the Company's aggregate unused net operating
losses (“NOL”) of approximately $3,400,000, expire at various times through
2029, subject to limitations of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended. The deferred tax asset related to the NOL
carryforward is approximately $540,000. The Company has provided a
valuation reserve against the full amount of the net operating loss benefit,
since in the opinion of management based upon the earning history of the
Company, it is more likely than not that the benefits will not be
realized.
NOTE
12. COMMITMENTS
A)
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Operating
Leases
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On
January 1, 2007, the Company entered into an operating lease (the “lease”) with
Cummings Properties, LLC, to lease 3,294 square feet of general office
space. The lease commenced on January 1, 2007 and was automatically
extended in October 2008 until December 31, 2010. The Company agreed
to pay a security deposit of $3,000 on January 1, 2007, which was repaid to the
Company in equal $500 installments over the first six months of the
lease. The Company received no rent incentives or improvement
allowances under this agreement. The lease requires the Company to
pay minimum lease payments of $2,000 per month for the duration of the
lease. The lease is subject to a cost of living increase equal to the
Boston, MA Consumer Price Index at the beginning of each calendar
year. As of January 1, 2009, the Company’s lease payments under this
agreement increased 3.53% to $2,070.60.
B)
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Consulting
agreements
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On
December 5, 2008 in conjunction with the closing of the Share Exchange
Agreement, the Company signed a letter agreement with Lionshare Ventures LLC
(“LSV”). As part of the letter agreement, LSV agreed to invest the
balance of its original commitment to the Company effective as of May 19, 2008
for $450,000. Thereafter, 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock were
escrowed pending LSV’s tendering of this amount to the Company. As of
September 30, 2009, LSV has delivered $245,000 to the Company and the Company
has released 1,225,000 of the 2,000,000 common shares it held in
escrow. On June 10, 2009, the Company and LSV agreed to extend the
time period until December 5, 2009 in which LSV has to deliver the outstanding
balance of $205,000.
INVO
BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30,
2009
(unaudited)
On March
10, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with Wakabayashi Fund, LLC of
Tokyo, Japan for investor relation services focused on the Asian financial
markets. This agreement has expired as of September 30, 2009.
On April
17, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with Red Chip Securities, Inc.
of Alpharetta, Georgia to act as the Company’s investment banker and placement
agent in assisting the Company in securing a private placement equity
financing. In May 2009, Red Chip Securities ceased operations and its
members joined Moody Capital, Inc. This agreement has expired as of
September 30, 2009.
On June
5, 2009, the Company engaged Hallmark Investments, Inc. for 90 days to act as
its placement agent on an exclusive basis in connection a private placement
bridge offering of convertible promissory notes for an aggregate principal
amount of up to $500,000. On July 15, 2009, the Company consummated
the initial closing in the total principal amount of $100,000 to one accredited
investor. The Company continued to consummate additional closings for
the bridge offering over the next 60 days as reported in its Current Report 8-K
filed September 17, 2009. This agreement has expired as of September 30,
2009.
On
September 1, 2009, the Company entered into a written agreement with
CollegeStock, Inc. (“CollegeStock”) for certain investor relations
services. The Company’s one-year agreement with
CollegeStock entitles the Company, in part, to: a detailed profile of the
Company on the CollegeStock website, a minimum of one 60 second placement
featuring client on the Wide World of Stocks television show, a detailed “Stock
Wiki” featured on www.Wikinvest.com for the duration of the agreement,
management of the Company’s twitter feed and other social networking outlets,
and branding and advertising of the Company on the homepage of CollegeStock.com,
for the duration of the agreement. As compensation for the services,
the Company has agreed to pay a retainer of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock,
50% of which was due upon the signing of the agreement and the remainder is due
by March 1, 2010.
On
September 24, 2009, the Company engaged Gilford Securities, Inc. for a period of
60 days to act as its placement agent on a non-exclusive basis in connection
with a proposed Reserve Equity Financing of securities by AGS Capital Group, LLC
of up to $10,000,000. The Company reported this agreement in its
Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 2, 2009.
C)
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Anti-Dilution
and Piggyback Registration Rights
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The
Securities Purchase Agreement we entered into on December 5, 2008, granted
certain investors piggyback registration rights that permit them to register
their Common Stock on certain registration statements filed by the
Company. In addition, pursuant to certain anti-dilution rights granted
under the Securities Purchase Agreement to the investors, the Company may be
obligated to issue additional shares of its Common Stock to the investors in the
event it issues Common Stock to future investors at a per share purchase price
less than $1.00. The number of additional shares to be issued in such
event is equal to that number of shares that the investors would have acquired
at such price had that price been offered at the time of their original
investment, minus the number of shares acquired in their original
investment. Further, pursuant to the letter agreement, LSV and its
managing member, Christopher Esposito, have agreed to forfeit to us, one share
of our Common Stock for every two shares we would be required to issue up to the
maximum of 562,500 shares, which are being held in escrow by the Company until
December 5, 2010.
As
discussed above, in July 2009, the Company executed a $100,000 convertible note
in connection with the initial closing of its bridge offering (discussed in Note
7), which has a conversion price of $0.10. The conversion price
triggered the anti-dilution clause contained in the Securities Purchase
Agreement entered into with previous investors. In September 2009,
the Company issued 1,125,000 shares of Common Stock to
the investors that were parties to the Securities Purchase
Agreement. In addition, the Company took possession and
cancelled the 562,500 shares pledged by LSV.
D)
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Employee
Agreements
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Since
January 1, 2008, the Company has signed nine employee agreements for officers,
executives and employees of the Company. Three of these agreements
were with the founders of the Company. The remaining six of the
agreements were executed with executives and staff of the
Company. The Company agreed to issue options and shares of Common
Stock of the Company. Under the terms of these agreements, the shares
and options are only issued the completion of the share exchange and the
implementation of the Company’s employee stock plan. The share exchange
closed on December 5, 2008, however, the Company has not yet implemented an
employee stock plan. The Company intends to implement an
employee stock plan within the next 9 months. As of September 30,
2009, options to purchase an additional 670,000 shares of the Company’s Common
Stock have been promised but not issued. In addition, in view of the
fact that the Company has not yet adopted a formal stock option plan, these
options to purchase shares of Common Stock are deemed not yet
issued.
INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
(unaudited)
NOTE
13. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
Management
has reviewed and evaluated material subsequent events from the balance sheet
date of September 30, 2009 through the financial statements issue date of
November 16, 2009. All appropriate subsequent event disclosures, if any, have
been made in notes to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
On
October 28, 2009, the Company entered into a Reserve Equity Financing Agreement
(“REF”) with AGS Capital Group, LLC (“AGS”), pursuant to which AGS committed to
purchase, from time-to-time over a period of two years, shares of our Common
Stock for cash consideration up to $10,000,000, subject to certain conditions
and limitations. In connection with the REF, we also entered into a
registration rights agreement with AGS, dated October 28,
2009.
The
following is a summary of the REF and the registration rights agreement, is not
complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of
those agreements, each of which are incorporated by reference into this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q from the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
November 2, 2009. Readers should review those agreements for a complete
understanding of the terms and conditions associated with this
financing.
Reserve Equity Financing
Agreement
For a
period of 24 months from the effectiveness of a registration statement filed
pursuant to the registration rights agreement (the “Registration Statement”), we
may, from time to time, at our discretion, and subject to certain conditions
that we must satisfy, draw down funds under the REF by selling shares of our
common stock to AGS. The purchase price of these shares will be 92% of the
“VWAP” of the common stock during the five consecutive trading days after we
give AGS a notice of an advance of funds (an “Advance”) under the REF (the
“Pricing Period”). “VWAP” generally means, as of any date, the daily dollar
volume weighted average price of our common stock as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.
or comparable financial news service. The amount of an Advance will
automatically be reduced by 50% if on any day during the Pricing Period, the
VWAP for that day does not meet or exceed 85% of the VWAP for the five trading
days prior to the notice of Advance (the “Floor Price”). The REF does not
prohibit the Company from raising additional debt or equity financings, other
than financings similar to the REF.
Our
ability to require AGS to purchase our common stock is subject to various
limitations. The maximum amount of each Advance is 100% of the average daily
trading volume for the five days immediately preceding the notice of Advance, as
reported by Bloomberg or comparable financial news service (the “Maximum Advance
Amount”). In addition, unless AGS agrees otherwise, a minimum of five
calendar days must elapse between each notice of Advance.
In
addition, before AGS is obligated to buy any shares of our common stock pursuant
to a notice of Advance, the following conditions, none of which is in AGS’s
control, must be met:
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The
Company shall have filed with the SEC a Registration Statement with
respect to the resale of the shares of common stock issued to AGS in
accordance with and subject to the terms of the registration rights
agreement.
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The
Company shall have obtained all permits and qualifications required by any
applicable state in accordance with the registration rights agreement for
the offer and sale of the shares of common stock, or shall have the
availability of exemptions therefrom. The sale and issuance of the shares
of common stock shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to
which the Company is subject.
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There
shall not be any fundamental changes to the information set forth in the
Registration Statement which are not already reflected in a post-effective
amendment to the Registration
Statement.
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The
Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material
respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the REF
agreement and the registration rights agreement to be performed, satisfied
or complied with by the Company.
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No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction
shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or
governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the
consummation of or which would materially modify or delay any of the
transactions contemplated by the REF agreement, and no proceeding shall
have been commenced that may have the effect of prohibiting the
consummation of or materially modify or delay any of the transactions
contemplated by the REF Agreement.
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INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
(unaudited)
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The
common stock is trading on a principal market (as defined in the REF, and
including the OTC Bulletin Board). The trading of the common stock is not
suspended by the SEC or the principal market. The issuance of shares of
common stock with respect to the applicable closing will not violate the
shareholder approval requirements of the principal market. The Company
shall not have received any notice threatening the continued quotation of
the common stock on the principal market and the Company shall have no
knowledge of any event which would be more likely than not to have the
effect of causing the common stock to not be trading or quoted on a
principal market.
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The
amount of an Advance shall not exceed the Maximum Advance Amount. In no
event shall the number of shares issuable to AGS pursuant to an Advance
cause the aggregate number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by
AGS and its affiliates to exceed 4.99% of the then outstanding shares of
common stock of the Company (“Ownership
Limitation”). Any portion of an Advance that would cause AGS exceed
the Ownership Limitation shall automatically be withdrawn. For the
purposes of this provision, beneficial ownership is calculated in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act.
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The
Company has no knowledge of any event which would be more likely than not
to have the effect of causing such Registration Statement to be suspended
or otherwise ineffective at
Closing.
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AGS
shall have received an Advance notice executed by an officer of the
Company and the representations contained in such Advance notice shall be
true and correct.
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There is
no guarantee that we will be able to meet the foregoing conditions or any other
conditions under the REF agreement or that we will be able to draw down any
portion of the amounts available under the REF.
The
Company currently intends to issue and register approximately 8,100,000 shares
of common stock under the REF. The entire share requirement for the full
$10,000,000 would be approximately 21,505,000 based on current market
prices. However, the Company has decided to limit itself to 8,100,000
shares available, or $3,756,500, based on current market prices. If the
Company’s share price rises, the Company will be able to draw down in excess of
$3,800,000. If the Company decides to issue more than 8,100,000 shares, we will
need to file an additional registration statement with the SEC covering those
additional shares.
The REF
contains representations and warranties of the Company and AGS which are typical
for transactions of this type. AGS agreed that during the term of the REF,
neither AGS nor any of its affiliates, nor any entity managed or controlled by
it, will, or cause or assist any person to, enter into or execute any short sale
of any shares of our common stock as defined in Regulation SHO promulgated under
the Exchange Act. The representations and warranties made by the
Company in the REF are qualified by reference to certain exceptions contained in
disclosure schedules delivered to AGS. The REF also contains a variety of
covenants on the part of the Company which are typical for transactions of this
type, as well as the obligation, without the prior written consent of AGS, not
to enter into any other equity line of credit agreement with a third party
during the term of the REF.
The REF
obligates the Company to indemnify AGS for certain losses resulting from a
misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the
Company or breach of any obligation of the Company. AGS also indemnifies the
Company for similar matters.
The
Company paid no fees, and is not obligated to pay any fees in the future, in
connection with the REF, other than a due diligence fee of $10,000, all of which
has been paid as of the date hereof.
The
Company may terminate the REF effective upon fifteen trading days’ prior written
notice to AGS; provided that (i) there are no Advances outstanding, and
(ii) the Company has paid all amounts owed to AGS pursuant to the REF. The
obligation of AGS to make an Advance to the Company pursuant to the REF shall
terminate permanently if (i) there shall occur any stop order or suspension
of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for an aggregate of fifty
(50) trading days or (ii) the Company shall at any time fail
materially to comply with certain covenants specified in the REF and such
failure is not cured within thirty (30) days after receipt of written
notice from AGS, subject to exceptions.
INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
(unaudited)
Registration Rights
Agreement
The
shares of common stock that may be issued to AGS under the REF will be issued
pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, we will file a registration
statement, covering the possible resale by AGS of the shares that we may issue
to AGS under the REF (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement
may cover only a portion of the total shares of our common stock issuable
pursuant to the REF with AGS. We may file subsequent Registration Statements
covering the resale of additional shares of our common stock issuable pursuant
to the REF. As described above, the effectiveness of this
Registration Statement is a condition precedent to our ability to sell common
stock to AGS under the REF. We intend to file the Registration Statement within
30-45 days from the date hereof.
Placement
Agent
The
Company engaged Gilford Securities, Inc. (“Gilford”) to act as its placement
agent on a nonexclusive basis in connection with the REF. Gilford
will receive a cash commission equaling six percent (6%) of the total proceeds
received by the Company from the sale of securities sold to AGS. In
addition, the Company is to issue and sell to Gilford and/or its designees, for
a total cost of one dollar ($1.00), 600,000 shares of common stock of the
Company. If the Company elects to have a closing under the REF on
more than $6,000,000, then the Company shall issue and sell to Gilford and/or
its designees, for a total cost of one dollar ($1), an additional 400,000 shares
of common stock of the Company.
The
Company will pay all reasonable expenses, not to exceed $10,000, incurred by
Gilford in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of the
definitive documents, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees and
consulting expenses in two installments. The first installment of
$5,000 was paid upon execution of the definitive documents and the balance will
be due upon the first funding under the REF based on actual
expenses. The placement agent agreement also contains customary
mutual indemnification provisions.
Statements
made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including without limitation this
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, other than statements of historical information, are forward looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. These forward-looking statements may sometimes be identified
by such words as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate”
and “continue” or similar words. We believe that it is important to
communicate our future expectations to investors. However, these
forward-looking statements involve many risks and uncertainties including those
referred to herein and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008. Our actual results could differ materially from
those indicated in such forward-looking statements as a result of certain
factors. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking
statements after the date of this Report on Quarterly Form 10-Q to conform these
statements to actual results.
Overview
Our
primary focus is the manufacture and sale of the INVOcell device and the INVO
technology to assist infertile couples in having a baby. In-vitro
fertilization (“IVF”) is an effective treatment option for most infertile
couples. Our patented and proven INVOcell technology is an effective
low cost alternative to current treatments. Along with being offered as an
option in traditional IVF clinics, the INVO technique may be provided in a
physician’s office or a small lab and, therefore, may be offered by physicians
around the world to couples who do not have access to IVF
facilities. INVO uses a device, the INVOcell, which we currently
price between $75-$400 to distributors around the world outside of the
U.S. We can manufacture, assemble, package, sterilize and ship an
INVOcell for less than $50.
Currently,
we are establishing agreements with distributors and beginning to train
physicians around the world in places such as South and Latin America, Europe,
Africa and the Middle East. While we penetrate the infertility
markets in Europe and Canada along with certain developing countries,
additionally we anticipate pursuing the completion of the U.S. Federal Food and
Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) “510(k)” process. We have completed the
first step for medical device companies who manufacture Class 2 devices and the
filing of a Premarket Notification with the FDA (i.e., an FDA 510(k)
submission). Technically, the FDA does not “approve” Class 1 and 2
medical devices for sale in the U.S. they give “clearance” for them to be
sold. We are hoping to receive clearance to market in the U.S.
by the end of 2010 upon completion of our clinical trial, which we will commence
sometime after the start of funding from our Equity Financing Agreement with AGS
Capital Group, LLC. However, there can be no assurance that we will
receive such clearance by that date or ever.
We
anticipate that we will experience significant quarterly fluctuations in our
sales and revenues as a result of the Company’s efforts to expand the sales of
the INVO technology to new markets. Operating results will depend
upon and upon the timing of signing of new distributor contracts and the
training of the physicians and their staffs in the INVO
procedure. International sales will continue to be our only source of
revenue for the coming year. We are aware of many significant
international opportunities and we expect international revenues to continue to
grow. International sales are, however, difficult to
forecast. We are committed in our ongoing sales, marketing and
development activities to sustain and grow our sales and revenues from our
products and services.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company continued to market its
products in strategic markets utilizing its limited resources in the most
economical fashion possible. We focused our efforts on South America and parts
of Europe as we see these as our best opportunities to introduce the INVO
procedure to many willing physicians quickly. During this period, we reduced our
travel and planned trips further in advance to benefit from travel discounts,
which reduced our travel expenses considerably. The Company had a
presence at the World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics held in Cairo, Egypt
in October 2009, as we continued to introduce the INVOcell across new regions of
the Middle East and Africa. This annual meeting is the largest
infertility conference of physicians in Northern Africa and was felt to be an
essential component in gaining name recognition and traction in this part of the
world.
The
INVOcell cleared for use within a particular country by its CE mark still must
undergo a registration process because it is a class II medical
device. In some countries, the process is relatively quick,
approximately three to six weeks while we have discovered in other countries it
may take months. While we are continuing to tend to the needs of the
regional health organizations for registering the INVOcell, INVO Bioscience has
continued to actively train physicians and teach distributors in the INVOcell
technology. Physicians have demonstrated that their patients would
like to see current success rates within their own geographic and cultural areas
and therefore we are assisting them in sponsoring clinical marketing
trials.
Because
of the registration process and delays to wait for “local results” in certain
geographic and cultural areas, along with limited resources to assist in moving
things forward in some countries, revenues were significantly less than
anticipated for the quarter. However, we are starting to receive
registration notifications as well as receiving favorable initial local results
that will be used for regional marketing campaigns. In addition
to these developments, we are continuing to plan sales and training trips
actively. We believe that we will begin increasing revenues in the
future; however, we anticipate that revenues will continue to be lower than
originally anticipated for the next few quarters. The registration
process differs from a clinical approval, which the INVOcell has in the form of
the CE mark; instead, the process is more akin to a governmental tracking to
monitor what products are sold and used within its borders.
As of
September 30, 2009, we require approximately $175,000 per month to fund our
operations. This amount may increase as we expand our sales and
marketing efforts and develop new products and services; however, if we do not
raise additional capital in the near future we will have to curtail our spending
and downsize our operations. Our cash needs are primarily
attributable to funding sales and marketing efforts, strengthening our training
capabilities, satisfying existing obligations and building an administrative
infrastructure, including costs and professional fees associated with being a
public company.
The
Company believes it is taking the necessary steps to provide the capital
resources it needs to execute it business plan and grow the business as
expected. INVO Bioscience reported that is has secured a financing
arrangement in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 2, 2009 see Note 13
to the financial statements included herein. The new capital will be
provided through a Reserve Equity Financing of its Common Stock by AGS Capital
Group, LLC. The gross proceeds from the proposed offering are to be
up to $10,000,000 over a two-year period. The Company is in the
process of preparing a Form S-1 registration statement to fulfill one of the
conditions to initiate funding.
The exact
amount of funds raised, if any, will determine how aggressively we can grow and
what additional projects we will be able to undertake, such as initiating the
final required FDA clinical trial. No assurance can be given that we
will be able to raise additional capital when needed. If we are
unable to raise additional capital, we could be required to substantially reduce
operations, terminate certain products or services or pursue exit
strategies.
Our
registered independent certified public accountants have stated in their report
dated April 15, 2009, filed with the Company’s Annual report on form 10-K that
the Company has a generated negative cash outflows from operating activities,
experienced recurring net operating losses, and is dependent on securing
additional equity and debt financing to support its business
efforts. These factors among others may raise substantial doubt about
our ability to continue as a going concern.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our
discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are
based upon the condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as
recognized in the United States of America. The preparation of these
financial statements requires that we make estimates and judgments that affect
the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Our estimates
include those related to revenue recognition, the valuation of inventory, and
valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, useful lives of intangible
assets, warranty obligations and accruals. We base our estimates on
historical experience and on various other assumptions that management believes
to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ
from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. For a
complete description of accounting policies, see Note 1 to our financial
statements included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008. There were no significant changes in critical accounting
estimates.
Results
of Operations
Three
months ended September 30, 2009, compared to the three months ended September
30, 2008
Net
Sales and Revenues
Net sales
and revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2009, increased 100% to
$2,900 compared to no revenue for the same period in 2008. The
increase was due to starting international shipments of small orders to our
newly signed distributors as well as direct shipments to physicians who want to
use the INVOcell. The Company has received positive feedback and acceptance of
the INVO procedure and INVOcell almost instantaneously following the completion
of an initial procedure. At the same time, even though the INVOcell
device is approved for sale within a country by its CE mark, often it must be
registered with the local government or reigning health organization before
commencing with sales or use of the device with the country. This
unanticipated additional compliance step has slowed the distribution of our
device to the doctors who have been trained and requested the INVOcell.
The Company expects both of these trends to continue as we introduce the
technology into our newly targeted countries over the next few months (i.e., Greece, Cyprus and
Argentina). The Company expects revenues to grow slowly as we move
into these new countries adding to our current customer base in the Mid-East and
South America.
Cost
of Sales and Revenues
Cost of
sales of $3,700 were higher than revenues for three months ended September 30,
2009 due to the very low volume of sales not providing for the fixed costs as
well as small shipments at very high shipping costs. There were no
sales for the same period in 2008 and there were corresponding cost of sales in
the amount of $1,800 for expensed items in 2008. This is significantly higher
than we expect in the future as we are producing small lot quantities and have
higher shipping costs per unit as a result of the small volume shipments.
Additionally, as we open new markets we are finding the need to provide samples
of the INVOcell for demonstration and training, as markets mature this practice
will not be necessary. As the Company’s products become an accepted
method of assisting couples with infertility, we expect to be manufacturing
larger quantities of our devices that is expected to reduce our costs of
sales.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses
Selling,
general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30,
2009 were $293,600 as compared to $365,100 for the three months ended
September 30, 2008. Our lower general and administrative expenses in
2009 were due to the delay in securing financing and slowing down the marketing
of our products and technology outside of the United States. During
the same three months of 2008, the Company had just started to hire employees
and market the product in Europe. Major items include the following:
Salaries and benefits for the period were $180,000 compared to $255,000 for the
same three months ending September 30 last year. The Company incurred
considerable travel costs last year as its employees went across the globe
introducing the INVOcell and the INVO process to physicians and distributors in
Europe, Mid-East and South Asia, compared to a lighter and more focused travel
plan. Travel related expenses for the three months ending September
30, 2009 were $10,000 compared to $30,000 in expense for the same period during
2008. In the third quarter of last year, for the three months ended
September 30, 2008, the Company started to develop a marketing plan and a brand
for a total in the quarter of $50,000 versus $16,000 in the third quarter of
2009.
Research
and Development Expenses
Research
and development expenses were $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2009,
as compared to a reported negative -$17,500 spent in the three months
ended June 30, 2008 but reversed in the third quarter ended September 30,
2008. The Company believes that the product is fully ready
for market as it is, and its limited resources were devoted to sales and
training new distributors and physicians not for research and
development.
Interest
Income and Expense and Financing Fees
During
the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 the Company incurred significant
non-cash financing liability expense related to the convertible loans with
detachable warrants it issued to raise capital within the quarter. See Note 10
to the financial statements included herein. The Company incurred $3,100,000 in
expense primarily from the Common Stock market price appreciation compared to
the conversion feature of $0.10 per share and warrant price per share of
$0.20. The Company had net interest expense of $14,200 for the three
months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $1,900 for the three months
ended September 30, 2008 as a result of having higher loans including the
convertible loans in 2009 versus 2008.
Nine
months ended September 30, 2009, compared to the nine months ended September 30,
2008
Net
Sales and Revenues
Net sales
and revenue for the nine months ending September 30, 2009 was $56,300
compared to no revenue for the same period in 2008. The increase was
due to starting international shipments of small orders to our newly signed
distributors as well as direct shipments to physicians who want to use the
INVOcell. The Company expects this trend to continue as we introduce
the INVO technology into our targeted countries over the next few months while
continuing to assist our current customer base in the Mid-East and South
America
Cost
of Sales and Revenues
Cost of
sales as a percentage of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
was 54%. This is significantly higher than we expect in the future as we
are producing small lot quantities and have higher shipping costs per unit as a
result of the small volume shipments. There were no sales or costs for the
comparative period of 2008 with which to compare our results, in 2008
there were some small inventory items expensed for $1,800. As
the Company’s products become an accepted method of assisting couples with
infertility, we expect to be manufacturing larger quantities of our devices
that we expect will reduce our cost of sales. Further, shipping
larger quantities to distributors via common carriers will reduce our shipping
costs. Collectively, the Company anticipates that eventually these
volume discounts would reduce our cost of sales by approximately 50% down to
around 25% cost of sales percentage.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses
Selling,
general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008 were $1,395,000 and $661,000 respectively. Our higher general and
administrative expenses in 2009 were due to expanding the marketing of our
products and technology across the world outside of the United
States. During the initial six months of 2008, the Company had three
senior employees who did not take a salary. In 2009, the Company had
grown to six employees all earning a salary as well as all the associated
expenses that relates to them, including benefits and travel. Salaries and
benefits for the period were $680,000 compared to $375,000 for the same period
ending September 30, 2008. The Company incurred considerable travel
costs as its employees continued to go across the globe to introduce the
INVOcell and the INVO process to physicians and distributors in Europe,
Mid-East, Asia and South America. Travel related expenses for the nine months
ending September 30, 2009 were $131,000 compared to $32,000 in the same period
in 2008. The Company continued to protect its patent rights around
the world with legal and filing fees totaling $31,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 compared to the $23,000 for the nine months ended September
30, 2008. Some of the new expenses incurred by the Company
during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 relate to being a
public entity, including investor relations, insurance, accounting and legal
costs, which together were $242,000 versus $77,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 for preparing the Company’s books and records
for its first external independent audit.
Research
and Development Expenses
Research
and development expenses were increased to $5,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, as compared to $0 spent in the nine months ended September
30, 2008. The increase in research and development expense was for a
new product model.
Interest
Income and Expense and Financing Fees
During
the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009 the Company incurred significant
non-cash financing liability expense related to the convertible loans with
detachable warrants it issued to raise capital within the
quarter. The Company incurred $3,100,000 in expense primarily from
the Common Stock market price appreciation compared to the conversion feature of
$0.10 per share and warrant price per share of $0.20. The Company had
net interest expense of $24,600 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as
compared to $5,900 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as a result of
having higher loans including the convertible loans in 2009 versus
2008.
Income
Taxes
The
Company's aggregate unused net operating losses approximate $3,400,000, which
expire at various times through 2029, subject to limitations of Section 382 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The deferred tax asset
related to the carry forward is approximately $540,000. The Company
has provided a valuation reserve against the full amount of the net operating
loss benefit, since in the opinion of management based upon the earnings history
of the Company, it is more likely than not that it will not realize the net
operating loss benefits.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As of
September 30, 2009, we had $194,400 in cash and no cash
equivalents.
Net cash
used by operating activities was $673,000 for the nine months ended September
30, 2009, compared to net cash used by operating activities of $375,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008. The increase in net cash used
was due to the significant costs of staffing, compliance and introducing our
products into new markets. In addition, all of the current employees
have assisted INVO Bioscience in its funding requirements by deferring their
salaries for the last seven months ending September 30, 2009.
No cash
was used during the first nine months of 2009 in investing activities, compared
to $44,000 cash used by investing activities for the same nine months ended
September 30, 2008. The cash used during 2008 was for the purchase of
patents to protect our proprietary products. During 2009, the Company
has maintained its current patents across the globe and currently does not
believe it is necessary to expand any of them at this time. Also
during 2008, the Company purchased manufacturing molds and a telephone
system.
Net cash
provided by financing activities was $852,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009. Of that amount, $88,000 was provided by a short term 5% loan
by Kathleen Karloff, the Company’s CEO.
On
September 15, 2009, the Company closed a bridge offering of $545,000 principal
amount of 10% convertible notes (the “Notes”). Each Note bears
interest, payable in shares of common stock, at a rate equal to 9-12% per annum
from the date of issuance of the Note until paid in full on the Maturity Date
(defined below). The initial investor’s Notes has a 12% interest rate. All
outstanding principal and accrued interest under each Note is payable on the
first to occur of (i) one year following the original issue date (as defined
below), or (ii) the follow-on financing of at least $2,500,000 (the “Maturity
Date”). The Company can pre-pay the Notes at any time without penalty
or premium. The Notes are secured and carry detachable Common Stock purchase
warrants. The Notes rank junior to the Company’s SBA $50,000 Century
Bank Line of Credit Loan and shall rank senior in all respects to all other
existing and future indebtedness of the Company. The Notes are convertible into
our Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.10 per share. The investors have
the option to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of the Notes
outstanding at any time, together with any accrued and unpaid interest hereunder
into shares of Common Stock at the conversion price. Additionally under the
Purchase Agreement for the Notes, effective as of July 15, 2009, by and among
the Company and the initial Investor, as additional consideration for the
investment in the Notes, the Company issued a warrant to purchase the
number of shares of Common Stock equal to 100% of the quotient of the principal
amount of the Note issued to such Investor divided by the Conversion Price, as
set forth in such Note, which the Conversion (of the note) Price initially shall
equal $0.10 per share and the exercise price of the Warrants shall equal $0.20
per share. The Purchase Agreement also includes certain negative
covenants of the Company, including, without limitation, limitations
on: incurring additional indebtedness and liens, transactions with
affiliates and payment of dividends.
The
remaining $245,000 was from LSV, per their subscription receivable agreement
dated December 5, 2008, and revised on June 10, 2009, for the previous sale of
Common Stock. As of September 30, 2009, $205,000 is still due to the
Company from LSV.
The
Company maintains a $50,000 working capital line of credit with Century
Bank. Interest is payable monthly at the rate of 0.24% above the
bank’s prime lending rate. As of September 30, 2009, the rate was
3.74%. This line of credit matures on May 31, 2010. At
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the balance outstanding on the line of
credit was $50,000.
Our
registered independent certified public accountants have stated in their report
dated April 15, 2009, filed with the Company’s Annual report on form 10-K that
the Company has a generated negative cash outflows from operating activities,
experienced recurring net operating losses, and is dependent on securing
additional equity and debt financing to support its business
efforts. These factors among others may raise substantial doubt about
our ability to continue as a going concern.
The
Company’s existing cash resources, cash flow from operations and short-term
borrowings on the existing credit line or from management will not provide
adequate resources for supporting operations during fiscal 2009 and
2010. The Company is actively seeking the funding it needs to
continue to execute its business plan. We intend to achieve
additional funding through additional sales of our securities, including in
connection with the $10 million Reserve Equity Financing Agreement described in
Note 13 to the financial statements. Although there can
be no assurance that the additional source of funding will materialize to its
full extent, management believes that it will be able to get the funding it
needs to continue to grow the business on commercially acceptable
terms. However, if we do not raise additional capital in the near
future we will have to further curtail our spending and downsize our
operations.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
For
information regarding recent accounting pronouncements and their effect on the
Company, see “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in Note 1 of the Unaudited Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein.
Not
Applicable
The
Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of the
Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial (and principal accounting)
Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and
operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2009, the
end of the fiscal period covered by this Form 10-Q. We maintain
disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to be effective in
providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our
reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and that such information is accumulated and
communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure. Based upon that evaluation and the
identification of the material weakness in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2008 (described below) which has not
been remediated as of of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly
Report, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded
that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of the
end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.
Because
of the Company’s limited resources and limited number of employees, management
concluded that, as of December 31, 2008, our internal control over financial
reporting is not effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
To
mitigate the current limited resources and limited employees, we rely heavily on
direct management oversight of transactions, along with the use of legal and
accounting professionals. The Company is taking steps to create effective
procedures and controls throughout the organization. The Company is
in the process of establishing procedures and segregating duties where it
can. Over the past six months, it has implemented a new accounting
system and has outsourced its accounts payable function. It has
implemented an approval processes, created a number of policies, reporting
processes, a standard customer contract and has introduced an employee
manual. We will continue to monitor our disclosure controls and
procedures and will address areas of potential concern. As we grow,
we expect to increase our number of employees, which will enable us to implement
adequate segregation of duties within the internal control
framework.
Our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal
controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no
matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not
absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are
met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact
that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be
considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent
limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide
absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any,
within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations
include, but are not limited to, the realities that judgments in decision-making
can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or
mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual
acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management
override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is
based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events and
there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated
goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may
become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the
inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to
error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
There
were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during
the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
From
time-to-time, we may be a party to various legal proceedings arising in the
ordinary course of our business. We are not currently subject to any
material legal proceedings.
You
should carefully review and consider the information regarding certain factors
that could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results
set forth under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. There
have been no material changes from the factors disclosed in our 2008 Annual
Report on Form 10-K, although we may disclose changes to such factors or
disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
During
the period covered by this Report, the Company issued 83,333 shares of
restricted Common Stock for investor relations services in Asia to Wakabayashi
Fund, LLC, 75,000 shares of restricted Common Stock to Moody Capital (formerly
Red Chip Securities) for acting as a non-exclusive agent for the Company in
securing future capital for INVO Bioscience, 50,000 shares of restricted Common
Stock were issued to Investor Awareness, Inc. for investor relations services in
the United States, 500,000 shares of restricted Common Stock were issued to
College Stock Inc, for consulting services and promotional material creation and
217,000 shares of restricted Common Stock were issued to 7 vendors for
miscellaneous consulting service. We claimed the exemption from
registration set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the rules there
under, as private transactions not involving a public
distribution. The facts we relied upon to claim the exemption
include: (i) all represented that they acquired the shares from the Company for
investment and not with a view to distribution to the public; (ii) each
certificate issued for unregistered securities contains a legend stating that
the securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and setting
forth the restrictions on the transferability and the sale of the securities;
(iii) most represented that they are accredited investors and all are familiar
with our business activities; and (iv) all given full and complete access to any
corporate information they requested.
None.
None.
None.
10.1
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Reserve Equity Financing Agreement, between AGS
Capital Group, LLC and Invo Bioscience, Inc.(1)
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10.2
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Registration Rights Agreement, between AGS Capital
Group, LLC and Invo Bioscience, Inc.(1)
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10.3
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Placement Agent Agreement, between Gilford
Securities, Inc. and Invo Bioscience, Inc (1)
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10.4
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31.1
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31.2
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(1)
Incorporated by reference to our Current Report Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
November 2, 2009
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized on November 16, 2009.
INVO
Bioscience, Inc.
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Date: November
16, 2009
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By:
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/s/Kathleen
Karloff
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Kathleen
Karloff
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Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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Date:
November 16, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Robert J.
Bowdring
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Robert
J. Bowdring
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Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
10.1
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Reserve Equity Financing Agreement, between AGS
Capital Group, LLC and Invo Bioscience, Inc.(1)
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10.2
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Registration Rights Agreement, between AGS Capital
Group, LLC and Invo Bioscience, Inc.(1)
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10.3
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Placement Agent Agreement, between Gilford
Securities, Inc. and Invo Bioscience, Inc (1)
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10.4
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31.1
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31.2
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32
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(1)
Incorporated by reference to our Current Report Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
November 2, 2009