NanoFlex Power Corp - Quarter Report: 2013 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013
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 333-187308
UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
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46-1904002
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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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20 Trading Post Way
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Medford Lakes, NJ
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08055
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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609-654-8839
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes o No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. 42,235,302 shares of common stock are issued and outstanding as of November 14, 2013.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
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Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
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Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Item 2.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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Item 3.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
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Item 4.
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Controls and Procedures
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Legal Proceedings.
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Item 1A.
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Risk Factors.
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Item 2.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
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Item 3.
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Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
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Item 4.
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Mine Safety Disclosures
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Item 5.
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Other Information.
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Item 6.
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Exhibits.
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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Information included in this Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). This information may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Universal Technology Systems Corp. (the “Company”), to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that may be incorrect, and there can be no assurance that these projections included in these forward-looking statements will come to pass. Actual results of the Company could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Except as required by applicable laws, the Company has no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.
*Please note that throughout this Quarterly Report, and unless otherwise noted, the words "we," "our," "us," the "Company," or "GPEC" refers to: (i) Universal Technology Systems Corp., a Florida corporation, and (ii) Global Photonic Energy Corporation., a Pennsylvania corporation.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONTENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY ( DEFICIT) (Unaudited)
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
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UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CORP.
(a development stage company)
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
September 30,
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December 31,
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2013
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2012
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ASSETS
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CURRENT ASSETS:
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Cash
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$ | 1,141,568 | $ | 344,656 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets
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13,645 | 26,429 | ||||||
Total current assets
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1,155,213 | 371,085 | ||||||
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Property and equipment, net
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1,765 | 4,644 | ||||||
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TOTAL ASSETS
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$ | 1,156,978 | $ | 375,729 | ||||
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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CURRENT LIABILITIES:
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Accounts payable
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$ | 308,487 | $ | 1,003,352 | ||||
Accrued expenses
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233,713 | 413,828 | ||||||
Accrued payroll
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109,000 | 854,130 | ||||||
Accrued interest
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99,000 | 530,502 | ||||||
Short-term debt- related party
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100,000 | - | ||||||
Short-term debt, net of unamortized discounts of $-0- and $633,397, respectively
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- | 4,342,079 | ||||||
Short-term debt, related parties, net unamortized discount of $-0- and $32,742, respectively
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- | 500,000 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
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850,200 | 7,643,891 | ||||||
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TOTAL LIABILITIES
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850,200 | 7,643,891 | ||||||
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT):
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Common Stock, 250,000,000 authorized, $0.0001 par value, 42,235,302 and 16,091,909 issued and outstanding, respectively
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4,224 | 1,609 | ||||||
Additional paid in capital
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170,402,315 | 125,754,517 | ||||||
Deficit accumulated during development stage
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(170,099,761 | ) | (133,024,288 | ) | ||||
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Total stockholders' equity (deficit)
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306,778 | (7,268,162 | ) | |||||
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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$ | 1,156,978 | $ | 375,729 |
See accompanying notes unaudited financial statements
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UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CORP.
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(a development stage company)
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended
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Three
Months Ended
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Nine
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Nine
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February 7, 1994
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September 30,
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September 30,
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OPERATING EXPENSES:
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Research and development
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$ | 412,440 | $ | 144,397 | $ | 956,211 | $ | 654,655 | $ | 11,023,411 | ||||||||||
Research and development - stock-based compensation
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- | - | - | - | 3,623,294 | |||||||||||||||
Patent application and prosecution fees
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690,996 | 556,701 | 1,263,417 | 956,529 | 11,922,312 | |||||||||||||||
Salaries and related expenses
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835,985 | 527,146 | 1,373,281 | 1,207,031 | 16,154,245 | |||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation
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6,657,689 | 77,618 | 26,064,190 | 4,896,143 | 56,945,272 | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
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830,241 | 106,332 | 1,140,242 | 467,556 | 7,274,602 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
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2,173 | 1,467 | 2,879 | 2,173 | 8,765 | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
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9,429,524 | 1,413,661 | 30,800,220 | 8,184,087 | 106,951,901 | |||||||||||||||
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS
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9,429,524 | 1,413,661 | 30,800,220 | 8,184,087 | 106,951,901 | |||||||||||||||
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
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Gain on settlement of lawsuit
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- | - | - | - | 268,187 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense
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(17,932 | ) | (1,138,483 | ) | (4,463,453 | ) | (4,059,388 | ) | (19,101,745 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest income
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- | - | - | - | 349,162 | |||||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt
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- | (664,200 | ) | (1,811,800 | ) | (810,881 | ) | (44,836,858 | ) | |||||||||||
Total other expense
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(17,932 | ) | (1,802,683 | ) | (6,275,253 | ) | (4,870,269 | ) | (63,321,254 | ) | ||||||||||
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LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX BENEFIT
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(9,447,456 | ) | (3,216,344 | ) | (37,075,473 | ) | (13,054,356 | ) | (170,273,155 | ) | ||||||||||
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INCOME TAX BENEFIT
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- | - | - | - | 173,394 | |||||||||||||||
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NET LOSS
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$ | (9,447,456 | ) | $ | (3,216,344 | ) | $ | (37,075,473 | ) | $ | (13,054,356 | ) | $ | (170,099,761 | ) | |||||
NET LOSS per share (basic and diluted)
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$ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (0.61 | ) | $ | (1.12 | ) | n/a | |||||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES, OUTSTANDING, BASIC and DILUTED
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22,589,971 | 12,859,327 | 61,079,624 | 11,695,970 | n/a |
See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements
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UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CORP.
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(a development stage company)
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
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Additional
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Total
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Accumulated
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Capital
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Deficit
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Balances, December 31, 2012
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16,091,909 | $ | 1,609 | 125,754,517 | $ | (133,024,288 | ) | $ | (7,268,162 | ) | ||||||||||
Common shares issued for warrant exercise
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60,070 | 6 | 176,813 | - | 176,819 | |||||||||||||||
Common shares issued for services
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2,797,035 | 280 | 19,313,970 | - | 19,314,250 | |||||||||||||||
Common shares issued for loan extensions
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286,000 | 29 | 1,758,871 | - | 1,758,900 | |||||||||||||||
Common shares issued to debt holders for additional interest
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173,552 | 17 | 1,067,328 | - | 1,067,345 | |||||||||||||||
Common shares issued for default penalty interest
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360,000 | 36 | 2,213,964 | - | 2,214,000 | |||||||||||||||
Common shares issued to warrant holders for additional interest
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119,300 | 12 | 733,683 | - | 733,695 | |||||||||||||||
Common shares issued for consulting services
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15,000 | - | 92,250 | - | 92,250 | |||||||||||||||
Common shares issued for debt conversions
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46,000 | 5 | 282,895 | - | 282,900 | |||||||||||||||
Common shares issued for cash
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1,155,000 | 116 | 1,049,884 | - | 1,050,000 | |||||||||||||||
Common shares issued for forgiveness of debt - related party
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115,500 | 12 | 162,903 | - | 162,915 | |||||||||||||||
Shares issued in reverse merger
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9,658,936 | 966 | 4,183 | - | 5,149 | |||||||||||||||
Common shares issued for automatic conversion of debt due to merger
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11,357,000 | 1,136 | 11,355,864 | - | 11,357,000 | |||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation
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- | - | 6,657,690 | - | 6,657,690 | |||||||||||||||
Return of equity investment
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- | - | (222,500 | ) | - | (222,500 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net loss
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- | - | - | (37,075,473 | ) | (37,075,473 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balances, September 30, 2013
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42,235,302 | $ | 4,224 | $ | 170,402,315 | $ | (170,099,761 | ) | $ | 306,778 |
See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements
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UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CORP.
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(a development stage company)
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STATEMENTS OF CASHFLOWS
(Unaudited)
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Nine Months Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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February 7, 1994
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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Net loss
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$ | (37,075,473 | ) | $ | (13,054,356 | ) | $ | (170,099,761 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
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Common shares issued for license agreements
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- | - | 1,400,000 | |||||||||
Warrants issued for legal settlement
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- | - | (268,187 | ) | ||||||||
Depreciation expense
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2,879 | 2,173 | 27,643 | |||||||||
Amortization of debt discounts
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45,421 | 3,524,127 | 12,175,705 | |||||||||
New warrants issued to substitute old warrants
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- | - | 57,173 | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation
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26,064,190 | 4,896,143 | 60,422,377 | |||||||||
Interest expense from convertible debt converted to warrants
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- | - | 133,063 | |||||||||
Interest expense from convertible debt converted to common shares
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57,915 | - | 57,915 | |||||||||
Interest expense from additional common shares issued
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4,015,040 | - | 4,015,040 | |||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt
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1,811,800 | 810,881 | 44,836,858 | |||||||||
Return of equity investment
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(222,500 | ) | - | (222,500 | ) | |||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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12,784 | (15,856 | ) | (13,645 | ) | |||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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(1,946,512
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Net cash used in operating activities
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(7,234,456 | ) | (4,325,953 | ) | (46,240,583 | ) | ||||||
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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Purchase of fixed assets
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- | (2,118 | ) | (29,408 | ) | |||||||
Common shares issued in reverse merger, net
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5,049 | - | 5,049 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
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5,049 | (2,118 | ) | (24,359 | ) | |||||||
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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Proceeds from exercise of warrants
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176,819 | 596,655 | 2,888,998 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of common shares and warrants
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424,500 | 20,913,012 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of common shares
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1,050,000 | - | 1,150,000 | |||||||||
Borrowings on debt
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- | 2,200,000 | 17,037,500 | |||||||||
Borrowings on related party debt
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240,000 | 1,915,000 | 4,445,000 | |||||||||
Borrowings on convertible debt- related party
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6,800,000 | - | 7,592,500 | |||||||||
Borrowing on convertible debt
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2,124,500 | - | 2,124,500 | |||||||||
Principal repayments on debt
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(1,725,000 | ) | (220,000 | ) | (7,475,000 | ) | ||||||
Principal repayments on related party debt
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(640,000 | ) | (565,000 | ) | (1,270,000 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities
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8,026,319 | 4,351,155 | 47,406,510 | |||||||||
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NET INCREASE IN CASH
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796,912 | 23,084 | 1,141,568 | |||||||||
CASH AT BEGINNING OF YEAR
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344,656 | 14,587 | - | |||||||||
CASH AT END OF PERIOD
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$ | 1,141,568 | $ | 37,671 | $ | 1,141,568 | ||||||
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
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Cash paid for interest
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714,036 | 535,261 | 2,601,625 | |||||||||
Cash paid for tax
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NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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Warrants and common shares issued with debt
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- | 771,377 | 7,244,532 | |||||||||
Common shares issued with related party debt
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- | 2,206,278 | 2,206,278 | |||||||||
Warrants and common shares issued for debt
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230,000 | 250,000 | 9,766,953 | |||||||||
Common shares issued for forgiveness of related party debt
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105,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,105,000 | |||||||||
Common shares repurchased with debt
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- | - | 60,000 | |||||||||
Warrants issued for legal settlement
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- | - | 114,249 | |||||||||
Common shares issued for conversion of convertible debt upon merger
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11,357,000 | - | 11,357,000 | |||||||||
Beneficial conversion feature on converted debt
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- | - | 169,486 |
See accompany notes to unaudited financial statements
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UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CORP.
(a development stage company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. BACKGROUND, BASIS OF PRESENTATION, AND GOING CONCERN:
Background
Universal Technology Systems Corp. (“UTCH”) (“we”, “our” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Florida on January 28, 2013. The Company is a development stage company organized to fund, develop and commercialize photonic energy conversion technologies utilizing organic semiconductor-based solar cells. The Company intends to enter into licensing arrangements and other strategic alliances for the development, manufacture and marketing of products utilizing this technology. The Company is a development stage company as defined by ASC 915, Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Entities. The Company is devoting substantially all of its present efforts to establishing a new business. All losses accumulated since inception have been considered as part of the Company’s development stage activities
On September 24, 2013, UTCH entered into a stock exchange agreement with Global Photonic Energy Corporation (“GPEC”) and the sole shareholder of GPEC (the “Share Exchange Agreement” and the transaction pursuant to which is referred to as the “Share Exchange Transaction”). Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, UTCH issued 15,438,866 shares of its common stock, representing no less than 80% of the total issued and outstanding common stock of UTCH, to the shareholder of GPEC at the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of GPEC. As a result of this transaction, GPEC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of UTCH, and UTCH acquired the business and operations of GPEC.
For accounting purposes, this transaction is being accounted for as a reverse merger and has been treated as a recapitalization of UTCH, where GPEC is considered the accounting acquirer, and the financial statements of the accounting acquirer became the financial statements of the registrant. The Company did not recognize goodwill or any intangible assets in connection with the transaction. Additionally all assets and liabilities of the Company were transferred to GPEC .The historical consolidated financial statements include the operations of the accounting acquirer for all periods presented
At the Closing, there were GPEC common shares of 77,194,330, warrants of 9,378,916, options of 525,000 and 5,255 Series A Preferred convertible stock issued and outstanding. As part of the Share Exchange Transaction, GPEC shareholders of the Company as of September 24, 2013 will receive 1 common share of UTCH for each 5 common shares outstanding, 1 UTCH warrant for each 5 warrants outstanding, 1 UTCH option for each 5 outstanding and 1,100 UTCH common shares for each Series A Preferred convertible stock of GPEC.
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Share Exchange Agreement, the issued and outstanding 5,255 Series A Preferred of GPEC and the GPEC Convertible Notes of $11,357,000, UTCH hereby agrees to issue to the holders of Series A Preferred: (i) a total of 5,780,500 shares of UTCH Common Stock and (ii) warrants to purchase a total of 5,780,500 shares of UTCH Common Stock and also agrees to issue to holders of the GPEC Convertible Notes: (i) a total of 11,357,000 shares of UTCH Common Stock and (ii) warrants to purchase a total of 11,357,000 shares of UTCH Common Stock, as a result of the automatic conversion of Series A Preferred and GPEC Bridge Notes.
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UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CORP.
(a development stage company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
In addition, also under the Share Exchange Agreement, UTCH issued to holders of original issued and outstanding warrants of GPEC (“GPEC Warrants”) immediately prior to the closing a total of 1,875,783 shares of warrants of UTCH in consideration of the cancellation of GPEC Warrants. UTCH also issued to holders of original issued and outstanding options of GPEC (“GPEC Options”) immediately prior to the closing a total of 105,000 shares of options of UTCH in consideration of the cancellation of GPEC Warrants.
Basis or Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in the FORM 8-K filing. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim period presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal period, as reported in this Form 8K.
Going Concern
The Company has not generated revenues to date. The Company has a working capital of $305,013 and an accumulated deficit of $170,099,761 as of September 30, 2013. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on raising capital to fund ongoing operations and carry out its business plan and ultimately to attain profitable operations. Accordingly, these factors raise substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts of and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue in existence. To date the Company has funded its initial operations primarily by way of convertible note financing, short term financing from private parties, and advances from related parties.
2. RELATED PARTY CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
From January 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013, the Company borrowed $6,800,000 from a majority shareholder.
These loans were convertible short term note agreements. The notes were unsecured, bear interest at 5% per annum and had a maturity date of December 31, 2013. The notes converted upon the completion of the reverse merger and converted into units of UTCH. Each unit consists of (i) one share of the Common Stock and (ii) one warrant to purchase one share of the Common Stock. The conversion price is $1 per unit. The warrant may be exercised at a purchase price of $2.50 per share. The holder has a period to exercise of 5 years from the date of issuance. The Company analyzed the conversion options in the Convertible Promissory notes for derivative accounting consideration under ASC 815, Derivative and Hedging, and determines that the transactions do not qualify for derivative treatment. Further, the Company determined that there is no discount to be recognized under accounting for beneficial conversion feature as these notes were automatically converted into the public company stock upon completion of a reverse merger which closed on September 24, 2013.
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UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CORP.
(a development stage company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
On September 24, 2013, UTCH issued 6,800,000 common shares and 6,800,000 warrants for the conversion of these notes.
3. RELATED PARTY NOTES PAYABLE
The Company converted outstanding accrued interest of $105,000 due to a majority shareholder, into 115,500 common shares. (See Note 7) The relative fair value of these shares was determined to be $57,915 and it was recorded as a debt discount. The full discount was amortized to interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
In addition, the Company borrowed $240,000 in the form of short term related party notes and repaid $640,000 during 2013. As of September 30, 2013, the balance due is $100,000.
4. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
During nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company modified $2,432,500 of its outstanding short term debt whereby the notes become convertible. Additionally, from July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013, GPEC borrowed $2,124,500 from private investors. The notes were unsecured, bear interest at 5% per annum and had a maturity date of December 31, 2013. The notes converted upon the completion of the reverse merger and converted into units of UTCH, the public company that GPEC consummated a reverse merger with. Each unit consists of (i) one share of the Common Stock and (ii) one warrant to purchase one share of the Common Stock of UTCH. The conversion price is $1 per unit. The warrant may be exercised at a purchase price of $2.50 per share. The holder has a period to exercise of 5 years from the date of issuance. The Company analyzed the conversion options in the Convertible Promissory notes for derivative accounting consideration under ASC 815, Derivative and Hedging, and determines that the transactions do not qualify for derivative treatment. Further, the Company determined that there is no discount to be recognized under accounting for beneficial conversion feature as these notes were automatically converted into the public company stock upon completion of a merger which closed on September 24, 2013.
On September 24, 2013, UTCH issued 4,557,000 common shares and 4,557,000 warrants for the conversion of these notes.
5. NOTES PAYABLE
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company repaid an aggregate of $1,725,000 to the third party creditors. In addition, an aggregate of $230,000 of debt was converted into 46,000 common shares. As the debt was not originally convertible, the issuance of the shares to settle the debt was determined to be debt extinguishment. The fair value of the Class A common shares was determined to be $282,900 and therefore a loss on debt extinguishment was recognized of $52,900.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the maturity date on an aggregate of $1,400,000 of outstanding debt was extended an additional 3 or 4 months. In connection with the extensions, the Company issued 286,000 common shares. The Company evaluated the modifications under ASC 470-50 determined that the modifications were substantial and the revised terms constituted debt extinguishments. The fair value of the common shares was determined to be $1,758,900, and accounted for as a loss on the extinguishment of debt. These notes were converted into the convertible notes and then converted into equity. (see Note 4)
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UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CORP.
(a development stage company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the aggregate amortization of other debt discounts totaled $45,421. These discounts were originally recorded during 2012, 2011 and 2010. As of September 30, 2013, there is no unamortized debt discount remaining.
6. STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
2000 Stock Option Plan
On April 28, 2000, the Board of Directors adopted the 2000 Stock Option Plan. Under the Plan, the Company may grant incentive stock options to employees and non-qualified stock options to employees, non-employee directors and/or consultants. The Plan provides for the granting of a maximum of 2,000,000 options to purchase common stock. The ISO exercise price per share may not be less than the fair market value of a share on the date the option is granted. The maximum term of the options may not exceed ten years.
A summary of stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is as follows:
Outstanding at December 31, 2012
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137,000 | $ | 9.70 | |||||
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105,000 | $ | 11.03 | |||||
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105,000 | $ | 11.03 |
The weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding as of September 30, 2013 was approximately 2.86 years. The exercise price of these options range from $10.00 to $15.00 and the intrinsic value of the options as of September 30, 2013 is $0.00.
A summary of warrant activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is as follows:
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19,013,283 | $ | 2.78 |
The weighted average remaining contractual life for warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2013 was approximately 4.98 years. The exercise price of these warrants ranges from $0.05 to $17.50 and the intrinsic value of the warrants as of September 30, 2013, is $-0-.
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UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CORP.
(a development stage company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an aggregate of 65,050 warrants were exercised for cash proceeds of $176,819.
7. COMMON STOCK
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,797,035 common shares to officers as compensation. The shares are fully vested. The fair value of the shares was determined to be $19,314,251 and was recognized as stock-based compensation during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recognized 6,657,690 in stock based compensation in connection to the 2,110,000 common shares that were issued in 2012. These common shares fully vested upon completion of the September 24, 2012 share exchange agreement.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued 15,000 common shares for consulting services. The shares vest immediately. The fair value of the shares was determined to be $92,250 and was recognized as stock based compensation during the nine months ended September 30, 2013
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued an aggregate of 173,552 common shares to note holders as additional interest. The fair value of the shares was determined to be $1,067,345 and was recognized as interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued 360,000 common shares to a third party note holder. These shares were issued in accordance to the default terms of the 2010 and 2011 notes. The fair value of the shares was determined to be $2,214,000 and was recognized as interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued an aggregate of 119,300 common shares to certain warrant holders as additional interest. The fair value of the shares was determined to be $733,695 and was recognized as interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2013
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, 46,000 common shares were issued for the conversion of short term debt (see Note 4) and 286,000 common shares were issued for loan extensions (see Note 5).
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an aggregate of 60,070 common shares were issued for the exercise of warrants for cash proceeds of $176,819. (see Note 6)
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued 1,155,000 common shares sold for cash to a majority shareholder for proceeds of 1,050,000.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, a majority shareholder converted $105,000 of the interest due to him into 115,500 common shares (see Note 3).
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UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CORP.
(a development stage company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Prior to the closing of the shares exchange agreement (see Note 1) UTCH had 12,000,000 common shares outstanding. On September 22, 2013, UTCH sold 5,049,113 common shares to GPEC officers for cash proceeds of $5,049. Effective September 23, 2013, UTCH affected a 1.2-for-1 forward split of the outstanding common stock of the Company, par value $.0001. On September 24, 2013, GPEC cancelled 9,000,000 shares of UTCH, which GPEC acquired from a former majority shareholder of UTCH. All references to UTCH common stock have been retroactively restated to reflect the effect of the forward split. At the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement, UTCH had 42,235,302 shares of common stock issued outstanding.
On September 24, 2013, the Company issued 9,658,936 common shares in the reverse merger (see Note 1). The assets and liabilities of the acquired entity have been brought forward at their fair value of $5,149 and no goodwill has been recognized.
8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 1, 2013, the Company amended the employment agreement with the Company’s CEO dated 9/24/13. The terms of the agreement include a base salary of $400,000 per year with a 3% cost of living increase applied to it on every anniversary of the Agreement.
On October 1, 2013, the Company amended the employment agreement with the Company’s CFO dated 9/24/13. The terms of the agreement include a base salary shall be $360,000 per year with a 3% cost of living increase applied to it on every anniversary of the Agreement.
On October 1, 2013, the Company amended the employment agreement with the Executive Chairman of the Company dated 9/24/13. The terms of the agreement include a base salary shall be $400,000 per year with a 3% cost of living increase applied to it on every anniversary of the Agreement.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
Overview
GPEC is engaged in the development, commercialization, and licensing of advanced photovoltaic technologies and intellectual property. GPEC has agreements with Princeton University which were assigned to University of Southern California and the University of Michigan (collectively, the “Universities”), pursuant to which it has developed certain technologies and prosecuted and paid for more than 600 issued or pending patents covering materials, architectures, and fabrication processes for organic and inorganic flexible, thin-film photovoltaic technologies. While each patent is issued in the names of the respective university that developed the subject technology, GPEC has exclusive commercial license rights to all of the patents and their attendant technologies and the patents are referred to herein as being GPEC’s patents.
Unlike conventional thin film solar, the materials platforms that we have developed and are developing for solar cells are capable of ultrahigh efficiency accessible only by single crystalline inorganic materials such as silicon and gallium arsenide. The technologies we are developing allow the solar energy generating surfaces to be sufficiently flexible to be wrapped around 1 centimeter diameter cylinders without damage or loss of performance. Their ultra-light weight impacts other traditional costs associated with solar such as eliminating the need for costly, complex and robust panel mounts. We believe that these solar energy generating “films” can be used on architectural surfaces, on windows as attractive semi-transparent energy-generating coatings and even paints. Their flexibility allows their application to surfaces such as tents, clothing and other oddly shaped or “mobile” surfaces, including space-borne applications. Finally, the ability to be rolled around cylinders permits compact and low cost transport for deployment at remote sites.
GPEC currently holds exclusive rights to more than 600 issued or pending patents worldwide which cover architecture, processes and materials for flexible, thin-film organic photovoltaic (“OPV”) and Gallium Arsenide (“GaAs”) technologies. In addition, we have several hundred more patents in process. Some of our technology holdings include foundational concepts in the following areas (many of which are being validated in other labs as indicated by the asterisks).
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Tandem organic solar cell*
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Fullerene acceptors*
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Blocking layers*
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New materials for visible and infrared sensitivity*
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Scalable growth technologies*
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Inverted solar cells*
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Materials for enhanced light collection via multiexciton generation
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Mixed layer and nanocrystalline cells
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Solar paints
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Ultralow cost, ultrahigh efficiency, flexible thin film inorganic cells
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Accelerated and recyclable liftoff process
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Cold-weld bonding of inorganic solar cells to plastic substrates and metal foils
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Recent Development
On September 24, 2013, the Company, Global Photonic Energy Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“GPEC PA”) and the sole shareholder of GPEC PA entered into and consummated transactions pursuant to a Share Exchange Agreement, whereby, the Company issued to the sole shareholder of GPEC PA an aggregate of 15,438,866 shares of its Common Stock in exchange for 100% of the equity interests of GPEC PA held by its sole shareholder. As a result, GPEC PA became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
On October 30, 2013, the board of directors of the Company as well as shareholders of the Company holding a majority of votes approved and ratified: (i) a 1.2-for-1 forward split of the Company’s Common Stock effective as of the record date of September 23, 2013 (the “Forward Split”), and (ii) change of the Company’s corporate name to “NanoFlex Power Corporation” (the “Name Change”). The Company has notified the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) regarding the Forward Split and Name Change and expects to receive FINRA’s approval on the effectiveness of the Forward Split and the Name Change by November 25, 2013. All references to numbers of shares of Common Stock in this Quarterly Report have given effect to the Forward Split.
Plan of Operation and Liquidity and Capital Resources
GPEC has made contact with major solar cell and electronics manufacturers world-wide. It is finding commercial interest in both its GaAs and OPV technologies. GPEC plans to work closely with those companies interested in its technology solutions, both in its own technology development center, as well as within partner facilities, to develop proof-of-concept prototypes and processes to mitigate commercialization risks and gain early market entry and acceptance.
Although we currently do not have any commitments from third parties to license our technologies or otherwise provide revenue to us, we are aware of several laboratories and commercial suppliers who are exploring and positively validating technologies that we have developed and which are protected by our intellectual property portfolio. These interested parties potentially represent some of GPEC’s first partners for joint technology development and acceptance into manufacturing production.
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A key to reducing the risk to market entry by our partners is for GPEC to qualify its technologies at a manufacturing scale. We believe that the best manner to do this is to develop our own technology development center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The principal function of the facility will be to demonstrate our ability to prototype our inorganic and organic solar cells utilizing our proprietary technologies. In addition, we anticipate that advancements at the facility can attract other industry players to acquire early licenses to use GPEC intellectual property. Finally, we believe that having a technology development center will allow us to obtain government funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, each of which have interests in businesses that can deliver ultra lightweight, high-efficiency technologies for space, mobile warfighter, and grid-deployment applications.
The technology development center can also make GPEC highly competitive to receive government grants to support GaAs and OPV research and development. A second revenue source is in joint development projects with existing solar cell manufacturers. The largest near-term opportunity will be in partnerships exploiting GaAs solar technology with companies using the technology for use in government-sponsored programs. We anticipate that partnerships with one or more of these companies will be supported by facility, and will result in early revenue opportunities.
We believe that the costs of establishing the facility will be approximately $5,500,000 and that it can be in place by first quarter 2014.
GPEC’s Plan of Operation is dependent upon its ability to raise additional capital to support its research and development operations. Since its inception, GPEC has raised over $60,000,000 from various investors, which has been invested primarily in research and development activities and maintaining GPEC’s patent portfolio. GPEC anticipates that it will need to raise approximately $18,000,000 over the next 24 months until it earns sufficient revenue to support its operations, including its continuing research and development activities and patent prosecutions and to maintain its intellectual property portfolio. The following is a breakdown of the $18,000,000 budget:
R&D Payroll (technology development center)
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$
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2,275,000
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R&D Sponsored Research
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$
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2,856,000
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R&D Operating Expenses (technology development center)
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$
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948,000
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R&D Equipment Purchases (technology development center)
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$
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1,950,000
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Patent Prosecution and App Fees
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$
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3,045,000
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General and Administrative
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$
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6,926,000
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There can be no assurance that financing will be available to GPEC to fund its $18,000,000 budget, or, if available, that it will be on terms acceptable to GPEC.
Results of Operations
For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2013 were $412,440, a 65.0% increase from $144,397 for the for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increase is attributable to additional funding we provided to the Universities pursuant to our research agreements.
Patent Application and Prosecution Fees
Patent application and prosecution fees consist of the fees due for prosecuting and maintaining GPEC’s patents and were $690,996 for the three months ended September 30, 2013, a 24% increase from $556,701 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increase is attributable to an increase in the number of GPEC patents and number of applications being researched for GPEC’s technologies.
Salaries and Related Expenses
Salaries and related expenses consisting of salaries and fringe benefits paid by GPEC were $835,985 for the three months ended September 30, 2013, a 59 % increase from $527,146 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increase is attributable to the payout of a severance package, and payout of deferred salaries.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of office supplies, workers compensation insurance, medical insurance, postage and shipping, traveling expenses and consulting fees and were $830,241 for the three months ended September 30, 2013, a 680% increase from $106,332 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increase is primarily attributable to professional fees when compared to the prior period.
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Net Loss
The net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was $9,447,456, a 194 % increase from ($3,216,344) for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increased net loss is primarily attributed to the increase in stock based compensation incurred in the three months September 30, 2013.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were $956,211, a 46% increase from $654,655 for the for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase is attributable to the fluctuations in amounts spent on research contracts with the Universities.
Patent Application and Prosecution Fees
Patent application and prosecution fees consist of the fees due for prosecuting and maintaining GPEC’s patents and were $1,263,417 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, a 32% increase from $956,529 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase is attributable to the increase in patents and filings as compared to the prior period.
Salaries and Related Expenses
Salaries and related expenses consisting of salaries and fringe benefits paid by GPEC were $1,373,281 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, a 14 % increase from $1,207,031 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase is attributable to the payout of a severance package, and payout of deferred salaries.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses which consist primarily of office supplies, workers compensation insurance, medical insurance, postage and shipping, and traveling expenses were $1,140,242 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, a 144% increase from $467,556 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase is primarily attributable to professional fees when compared to the prior period.
Net Loss
The net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $37,075,473, a 184% increase from $13,054,356 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increased net loss is primarily attributable to an increase in stock based compensation of $21,168,047 for the stock awards granted to officers and consultants.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2013, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1,141,568 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. This compares to $344,656 as of December 31, 2012. The increase in cash is attributable to the proceeds received from the convertible promissory notes raised during the nine months of 2013. As of September 30, 2013 all convertible notes were converted into equity.
The Company is in the process of raising additional funds in order to continue to finance our research, development and commercialize photonic energy conversion technologies utilizing organic semiconductor-based solar cells. The additional funding will be private sales of our equity securities. However, there can be no assurance that the additional funds will be available to us when needed, particularly in the current economic environment.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies
The following critical accounting policies are important to the portrayal of the Company’s combined financial condition and results.
Basis of accounting
The Company’ policy is to maintain its books and prepare its combined financial statements on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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Use of estimates
The preparation of combined financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the combined financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include all cash and liquid investments with an initial maturity of three months or less.
Stock-based compensation
We account for stock based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC 718 which requires companies to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of an equity instrument based on the grant-date fair value of the award. For stock-based awards granted on or after January 1, 2006, stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. In prior years, we accounted for stock-based awards under APB No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” We account for non-employee share-based awards in accordance with FASB ASC 505-50.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Not applicable to a smaller reporting company.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the Company’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and includes those policies and procedures that:
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Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
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Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
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Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
As of September 30, 2013, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments. Based on that evaluation, they concluded that, during the period covered by this report, such internal controls and procedures were not effective to detect the inappropriate application of US GAAP rules as more fully described below. This was due to deficiencies that existed in the design or operation of our internal controls over financial reporting that adversely affected our internal controls and that may be considered to be material weaknesses.
The matters involving internal controls and procedures that our management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were: (1) lack of a functioning audit committee due to a lack of a majority of independent members and a lack of a majority of outside directors on our board of directors, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; (2) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives; and (3) ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes. The aforementioned material weaknesses were identified by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in connection with the review of our financial statements as of September 30, 2013.
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Management believes that the material weaknesses set forth in items (2) and (3) above did not have an effect on our financial results. However, management believes that the lack of a functioning audit committee and the lack of a majority of outside directors on our board of directors results in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures, which could result in a material misstatement in our financial statements in future periods.
Management’s Remediation Initiatives
In an effort to remediate the identified material weaknesses and other deficiencies and enhance our internal controls, we have initiated, or plan to initiate, the following series of measures:
We intend to create a position to segregate duties consistent with control objectives and will increase our personnel resources and technical accounting expertise within the accounting function when funds are available to us. And, we plan to appoint one or more outside directors to our board of directors who shall be appointed to an audit committee resulting in a fully functioning audit committee who will undertake the oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures such as reviewing and approving estimates and assumptions made by management when funds are available to us.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management has also evaluated our internal control over financial reporting, and except for below, there have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect those controls subsequent to the date of our last evaluation: on September 24, 2013, Mr. Christopher Conley, our former CEO, CFO and a director of the Company resigned from all his positions as director and/or officer of the Company. Effective on September 24, 2013, Mr. John D. Kuhns was appointed as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company; Mr. Dean L. Ledger was appointed as a Director, Chief Executive Officer of the Company; Mr. Robert J. Fasnacht was appointed as a Director, President, Chief Operating Officer of the Company; Mr. David Wm. Boone was appointed as a Director of the Company; Ms. Amy B. Kornafel was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company; and Mr. Joey S. Stone was appointed as Senior Vice President of Corporate Department of the Company. On October 17, 2013, Mr. David Wm. Boone resigned from all his positions with the Company and the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates.
The Company is not required by current SEC rules to include, and does not include, an auditor's attestation report. The Company's registered public accounting firm has not attested to Management's reports on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
None.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
Not applicable to a smaller reporting company.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Certification of Chief Operating Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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31.3
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Certification of Principal Executive Officers and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document.
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101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
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101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
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101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
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101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
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101.PRE
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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* The XBRL-related information in Exhibits 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall not be deemed “filed” or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of those sections.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CORP.
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Date: November 14, 2013
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By: /s/ Dean L. Ledger
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Dean L. Ledger
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Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
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Date: November 14, 2013
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By: /s/ Robert J. Fasnacht
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Robert J. Fasnacht
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President and Chief Operating Officer
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Date: November 14, 2013
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By: /s/ Amy B. Kornafel
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Amy B. Kornafel
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Chief Financial Officer
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(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
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