PANACEA LIFE SCIENCES HOLDINGS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2017 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30,
2017
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period
from
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Commission File Number: 333-183360
EXACTUS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada
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27-1085858
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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4870 Sadler Road, Suite 300
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Glen Allen, VA
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23060
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(804) 205-5036
(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. Yes ☐ No ☑
Indicate by checkmark whether the Registrant has
submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if
any, any Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of regulation S-T (Section 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 ☑ No ☐
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by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of
“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated
filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and
“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a
shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No ☑
The
registrant had 35,071,862 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001
per share, outstanding as of November 14, 2017.
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PART I. -
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANItem 1. Financial
Statements (unaudited)
(formerly known as Spiral Energy Tech, Inc.)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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September 30,
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December 31,
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2017
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2016
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current Assets
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$32,968
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$1,055,336
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Prepaid
expenses
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1,020,183
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1,019,721
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Total current assets
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1,053,151
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2,075,057
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Intangible
asset- license agreement
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50,000
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TOTAL ASSETS
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$1,053,151
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$2,125,057
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
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Current Liabilities
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Accounts
payable
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645,566
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566,495
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Accrued
expenses
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323,858
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58,479
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Note
payable
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48,000
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Convertible
loan notes, net
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14,012
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Derivative
liability
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319,000
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Interest
payable
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2,810
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Total Current Liabilities
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1,353,246
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624,974
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TOTAL LIABILITIES
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1,353,246
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624,974
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Commitments and contingencies (see note 7)
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Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity
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Preferred
stock: 50,000,000 authorized; $0.0001 par value 0 shares issued and
outstanding
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Preferred
stock Series A: 5,000,000 authorized; $0.0001 par value 4,558,042
shares issued and 0 shares outstanding
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Preferred
stock Series B-1: 32,000,000 authorized; $0.0001 par value
2,800,000 issued and outstanding
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280
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280
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Preferred
stock Series B-2: 10,000,000 authorized; $0.0001 par value
8,684,000 and 8,584,000 shares issued and outstanding,
respectively
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868
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858
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Preferred
stock Series C: 1,733,334 authorized; $0.0001 par value 1,733,334
shares issued and outstanding
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173
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173
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Common
stock: 200,000,000 shares authorized; $0.0001 par value 33,571,862
and 34,071,862 shares issued and outstanding,
respectively
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3,357
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3,407
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Additional
paid-in capital
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3,860,253
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3,835,263
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Accumulated
deficit
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(4,165,026)
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(2,339,898)
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Total
Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity
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(300,095)
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1,500,083
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
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$1,053,151
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$2,125,057
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements.
(formerly known as Spiral Energy Tech, Inc.)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended September 30,
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2017
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2016
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2017
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2016
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Revenues
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$-
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$-
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$-
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$-
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Operating Expenses
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General
and administration
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293,540
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142,573
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900,478
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378,650
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Professional
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59,667
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119,996
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365,962
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254,680
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Research
and development
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87,000
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97,244
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281,076
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216,644
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Impairment
loss
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50,000
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50,000
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4,080
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Total operating expenses
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490,207
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359,813
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1,597,516
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854,054
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Net loss from operations
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(490,207)
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(359,813)
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(1,597,516)
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(854,054)
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Other Income (loss)
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Derivative
expense
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(210,250)
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(210,250)
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Interest
expense
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(17,362)
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(17,362)
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Loss
on disposal of equipment
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(1,453)
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Total other (loss) income
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(227,612)
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(227,612)
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(1,453)
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Net
loss before income taxes
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(717,819)
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(359,813)
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(1,825,128)
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(855,507)
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Provision
for income tax
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Net Loss
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$(717,819)
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$(359,813)
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$(1,825,128)
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$(855,507)
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Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Share
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$(0.02)
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$(0.01)
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$(0.05)
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$(0.06)
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Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding
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33,571,862
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33,430,018
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33,667,112
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14,394,562
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements.
Exactus,
Inc.
(formerly known as Spiral Energy Tech, Inc.)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2017
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2016
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Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
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Net loss
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$(1,825,128)
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$(855,507)
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in
operations:
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Derivative expense
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210,250
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Amortization of discount and debt issuance costs for convertible
notes
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14,012
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Bad debt
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7,010
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Loss on disposal of property and equipment
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1,453
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Impairment
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50,000
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4,080
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Bank overdraft write-off
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(1,172)
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
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Prepaid expenses
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(512)
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Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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79,071
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330,392
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Accrued expenses
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265,379
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29,604
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Interest payable
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2,810
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Net Cash Used In Operating Activities
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(1,204,118)
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(484,140)
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Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
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Acquisition
of cash balance from Exactus BioSolutions Inc.
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1,292
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Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities
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1,292
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Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
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Proceeds
from sale of Series B-2 Preferred Stock
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25,000
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495,000
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Proceeds
from issuance of notes payable
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48,000
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Proceeds
from convertible loan notes
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108,750
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Payment
for Series A Preferred Stock
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(50,000)
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Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities
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181,750
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445,000
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
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(1,022,368)
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(37,848)
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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1,055,336
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72,342
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
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$32,968
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$34,494
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Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
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Cash
paid for interest
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$-
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$-
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Cash
paid for taxes
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$-
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$-
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Non-Cash transactions investing and financing
activity:
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Acquisition
of license agreement from Exactus BioSolutions Inc
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$-
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50,000
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Preferred
Stock Series B-2 issued as payment for Note payable
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$-
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$100,000
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Preferred
Stock Series B-2 issued as payment for Exactus shareholder
loans
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$-
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$51,000
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Preferred
Stock Series C, common stock, and warrants issued as part of Master
Service Agreement and Stock Subscription Agreement as prepaid
expense
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$-
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$1,000,000
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Initial
benefical conversion feature and debt discount on convertible
note
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$137,500
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$-
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Initial
derivative liability on convertible note
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$286,000
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$-
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements.
(Formerly known as Spiral Energy Tech, Inc.)
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
September 30, 2017
NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
presented herein have been prepared in accordance with the
instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all the information
and note disclosures required by accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial
statements and notes thereto contained in the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by
Exactus, Inc. (formerly known as Spiral Energy Tech, Inc. and Solid
Solar Energy, Inc.) (“Exactus”, “our”,
“us”, “we” or the “Company”
refer to Exactus, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, unless the
context otherwise requires) on March 31, 2017. On February 29,
2016, after acquiring all the issued and outstanding capital stock
of Exactus BioSolutions, Inc., the Company changed its business
focus from drone technology to a life science company. In the
opinion of management, this interim information includes all
material adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature,
necessary for fair presentation.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
The
results of operations for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
expected for the entire year or for any other period.
We
adopted early application of Accounting Standards Update No.
2014-10, Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of
Certain Financial Reporting Requirements effective September 30,
2014, therefore, inception-to-date information and other remaining
disclosure requirements of Topic 915 are not presented or
disclosed.
NOTE 2. BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND GOING CONCERN
Organization and Business Description
Exactus was incorporated on January 18, 2008 as
“Solid Solar Energy, Inc.” in the State of Nevada as a
for-profit Company. On May 16, 2013, we
filed a certificate of amendment to the Company’s amended and
restated articles of incorporation to change our name to
“Spiral Energy Tech., Inc.” from Solid Solar Energy,
Inc. On February 29, 2016, we acquired all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of Exactus BioSolutions, Inc.
(“Exactus BioSolutions”) pursuant to a Share Exchange
Agreement, dated February 29, 2016, with Exactus BioSolutions (the
“Share Exchange”). The Company issued 30 million shares of
newly-designated Series B-1 Preferred Stock to the shareholders of
Exactus BioSolutions in the Share Exchange, representing
approximately 87% of voting control of the Company upon
consummation of the Share Exchange. As a result of the Share
Exchange, Exactus BioSolutions became a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Exactus, Inc. Effective March 22, 2016, we changed our corporate
name to “Exactus, Inc.” via a merger with our
wholly-owned subsidiary, Exactus Acquisition
Corp.
Following the Share
Exchange, we became a life science company based in Glen Allen,
Virginia that plans to develop and commercialize Point-of-Care
(“POC”) diagnostics for measuring proteolytic enzymes
in the blood based on a novel detection platform developed by Dr.
Krassen Dimitrov, PhD. Our products will employ a disposable assay
test strip combined with a portable and easy to use hand held
detection unit that provides a result in as little as 30
seconds.
The
first product, the FibriLyzer, will be used to assay fibrinolysis,
which is the process by which clots in the blood are dissolved. The
rate of fibrinolysis is carefully regulated in circulation; too
little fibrinolysis leads to the formation of clots (thrombosis)
and too much fibrinolysis prevents normal coagulation and can lead
to excessive bleeding (hemorrhage). An elevated level of
fibrinolysis is associated with many pathological conditions
including myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolisms/deep vein
thrombosis (PE/DVT) and ischemic stroke. Further, complications
associated with surgical procedures and trauma can induce a
hyperfibrinolytic state, leading to hemorrhage. In all of these
medical situations, time is of the essence, and we believe current
diagnostic technologies cannot return an actionable result in the
time frame necessary to provide timely therapeutic
intervention.
The
FibriLyzer is expected to provide a simple, rapid and affordable
means to assess the fibrinolytic state of a patient in a broad
range of applications including (i) the management of
hyperfibrinolytic states associated with surgery and trauma, (ii)
obstetrics, (iii) diagnosis of acute events such as myocardial
infarction and ischemic stroke, (iv) diagnosis of pulmonary
embolism and deep vein thrombosis, (v) chronic coronary disease
management, and (vi) as a monitoring device to evaluate the
effectiveness of coagulation therapy. We anticipate that the use of
FibriLyzer will provide the basis for improving management of
patients who are at-risk of hemorrhage, expediting treatment,
potentially improving patient outcomes, and saving
money.
We plan
to follow up FibriLyzer with a similar technology to detect
collagenase levels in the blood. This product, MatriLyzer, is
intended to be used to detect the recurrence (or initial occurrence
in high risk patients) of cancer and can be used as an at-home
monitoring device or during routine office visits. The appearance
of elevated levels of collagenase, the enzyme that degrades
collagen, have been proven to be an early biomarker of recurrent
cancer. For patients that have been previously treated for cancer,
specifically, solid tumors, if and when the tumor recurs is of
paramount importance. Once a tumor has begun to grow and spread, we
believe that MatriLyzer can be used to detect this event at an
early stage. If desired, our device will be designed to communicate
directly with the attending oncologist via a smart phone
application to ensure that the tests are being used properly and,
when collagenase levels are elevated, both patient and physician
will know the patient should have a more thorough
examination.
Prior
to our acquisition of Exactus BioSolutions pursuant to the Share
Exchange, our primary business focus was on developing and
commercializing drone technology (the “Former
Business”).
As
of September 30, 2017, we had no products available for sale. There
can be no assurance that our technology will be approved for sale
or, if approved for sale, be commercially successful. In addition,
we operate in an environment of rapid change in technology and are
dependent upon the continued services of our current consultants
and subcontractors.
As
of September 30, 2017, we had $32,968 of cash. These funds will not
be sufficient to enable us to complete the development of any
potential products, including the FibriLyzer, to pay our debts as
they become due, including pursuant to our convertible promissory
notes issued to Morningview Financial, LLC (discussed in Note 6),
or to pay the licensing fees of $126,033 that are past due pursuant
to our Licensing Agreement (discussed in Note 4). Accordingly, we
will need to obtain further funding through public or private
equity offerings, debt financing, collaboration arrangements or
other sources in order to continue our business. The issuance of
any additional shares of common stock, preferred stock or
convertible securities could be substantially dilutive to our
shareholders. In addition, adequate additional funding may not be
available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to
raise capital, we would be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our
research and development programs and may not be able to continue
as a going concern.
These
financial statements are presented on the basis that we will
continue as a going concern. The going concern concept contemplates
the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the
normal course of business. No adjustment has been made to the
carrying amount and classification of our assets and the carrying
amount of our liabilities based on the going concern uncertainty.
We have considered Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2014-15 in consideration of reporting requirements of the going
concern financial statements.
The
audit report prepared by our independent registered public
accounting firm relating to our financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2016 includes an explanatory paragraph
expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a
going concern. We have concluded that the circumstances described
above continue to raise substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern as of September 30, 2017.
The
Company’s headquarters are located at 4870 Sadler Road, Suite
300, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060. The Company’s
fiscal year end is December 31.
NOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited interim
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain
information and note disclosures normally included in annual
consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP
have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and
regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures
made are adequate to make the information not
misleading.
Cash and
Cash Equivalents
We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an
original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
The carrying value of those investments approximates their fair
market value due to their short maturity and liquidity. Cash and
cash equivalents include cash on hand and amounts on deposit with
financial institutions, which amounts may at times exceed federally
insured limits. We have not experienced any losses on such accounts
and we do not believe we are exposed to any significant credit
risk.
Cash and cash equivalents were $32,968 and $1,055,336 at September
30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
Derivatives and Hedging- Contracts in Entity’s Own
Equity
In
accordance with the provisions of ASC 815 “Derivatives and
Hedging” the embedded beneficial conversion features in the
Convertible Loan Notes (Note 6) are not considered to be indexed to
our stock. As a result, these are required to be accounted for as a
derivative financial liability and have been recognized as a
liability on the balance sheets. The fair value of the derivative
financial liability is determined using the Monte Carlo valuation
model and is affected by changes in inputs to that model including
the Company’s stock price, expected stock price volatility,
the contractual term, and the risk-free interest rate. The
derivative financial liability is subject to re-measurement at each
balance sheet date and any changes in fair value is recognized as a
component in other income (expenses) (Note 7).
Long-Lived Assets Including Other Acquired Intangible
Assets
Property
and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed by
the straight-line method over estimated useful lives, which is
between 3 years for computer equipment and 5-20 years for
production equipment. The carrying amount of all long-lived
assets is evaluated periodically to determine if adjustment to the
depreciation and amortization period or the unamortized balance is
warranted. Due to a change in business focus to a life science
company in February 2016, we recognized a loss on disposal of drone
equipment of $1,453 and impairment of patents for drone technology
of $4,080 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized an
impairment of the Licensing Agreement (defined below) of $50,000.
As a result of this impairment, we currently value the Licensing
Agreement at $0.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue when it is realized or
realizable and estimable in accordance with ASC 605,
“Revenue
Recognition.”
Research and Development Expenses
We follow ASC 730-10, “Research and
Development,” and
expense research and development costs when incurred.
Accordingly, third-party research and development costs, including
designing, prototyping and testing of product, are expensed when
the contracted work has been performed or milestone results have
been achieved. Research and development costs of
$87,000 and $97,244 were incurred for the three months ended
September 30, 2017 and 2016 and $281,076 and $216,644 were incurred
for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016,
respectively.
Related Parties
We follow ASC 850, “Related Party
Disclosures,” for
the identification of related parties and disclosure of related
party transactions.
Earnings per Share
We compute basic and diluted earnings per share
amounts in accordance with ASC Topic 260,
“Earnings
per Share.” Basic
earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss)
available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted
earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur
if preferred stock converted to common stock and warrants are
exercised. Preferred stock and warrants are excluded
from the diluted earnings per share calculation if their effect is
anti-dilutive.
As
of September 30, 2017, the Company had 14,884,001 potential shares
and warrants that were excluded from our calculation of diluted
earnings per share because their effect would have been
anti-dilutive. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had 14,784,001
shares that were considered to be anti-dilutive.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive
income (loss) is defined as the change in equity during a period
from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner
sources. The Company is required to record all components of
comprehensive income (loss) in the financial statements in the
period in which they are recognized. Net income (loss) and other
comprehensive income (loss), are reported net of their related tax
effect, to arrive at comprehensive income (loss). The
Company had no other comprehensive income or loss for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016,
respectively.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
We
have reviewed the FASB issued ASU accounting pronouncements and
interpretations thereof that have effectiveness dates during the
periods reported and in future periods. We have carefully
considered the new pronouncements that alter previous generally
accepted accounting principles and do not believe that any new or
modified principles will have a material impact on the
Company’s reported financial position or operations in the
near term. The applicability of any standard is subject to the
formal review of the Company’s financial
management.
NOTE 4. AGREEMENTS
Through the Share Exchange, the Company acquired
an exclusive license agreement (the “Licensing
Agreement”) between Exactus BioSolutions and Digital
Diagnostics Inc. (“Digital Diagnostics”) that the
Company recognized as an intangible
asset. Pursuant to the Licensing Agreement,
Digital Diagnostics granted to Exactus BioSolutions an exclusive
license to develop, produce and commercialize certain diagnostic
products, including the FibriLyzer and MatriLyzer, that utilize
certain intellectual property rights owned or licensed by Digital
Diagnostics. The Licensing Agreement provides for Exactus
BioSolutions and Digital Diagnostics to collaborate through the
various steps of the product and device development process,
including the development, regulatory approval and
commercialization stages. Exactus BioSolutions is required to pay
Digital Diagnostics, in cash and/or stock, an initial signing
payment, milestone fees triggered by the first regulatory clearance
or approval of each of the FibriLyzer and the MatriLyzer, and
various sales thresholds, and royalty payments based on the net
sales of the products, calculated on a product-by-product basis. In
2016, the Company paid $50,000 to Digital Diagnostics as part of
the initial signing payment under the Licensing Agreement and
$21,659 in legal expenses. As of December 31, 2016, the Company
accrued an additional $171,033 in licensing fees due to closing a
financing transaction in the fourth quarter of 2016, of which
$75,000 was paid during the first quarter of 2017. The Company
accrued the remaining $30,000 due for the initial signing fee
during the third quarter of 2017. The Company has also
accrued interest, per the Licensing Agreement, of $1,827 for the
remaining balance due as of September 30, 2017. As of September 30, 2017, $126,033 remained due to
Digital Diagnostics. No
milestones have been met and no milestone fees have been paid or
accrued through September 30, 2017.
The
License Agreement is effective until such time as neither Digital
Diagnostics nor Exactus Biosolutions has any obligation to the
other under the Licensing Agreement in any country with respect to
any product. The Licensing Agreement may be terminated by the
Company effective upon at least six (6) months written notice if
regulatory approval has been obtained in the U.S. or in the
European Union, or upon at least three (3) months written notice if
regulatory approval has not been obtained in the U.S. or in the
European Union. Either party may terminate the Licensing Agreement
in the event the other party materially breaches the Licensing
Agreement, or becomes insolvent. In light of the amounts we owe
under the Licensing Agreement, Digital Diagnostics may claim that
we have materially breached the Licensing Agreement and provide a
90-day notice of termination. If this notice is provided, we would
have 90 days to pay the past due amounts or to dispute the
materiality of the breach. We are in discussions with Digital
Diagnostics to extend the due date of these payments. If Digital
Diagnostics is unwilling to extend the due date of these payments
and provides a termination notice, we could lose the necessary
licensing to develop the diagnostic products on which our business
model is based and our ability to continue our business would be
severely affected adversely.
On
June 30, 2016, in order to conduct a clinical trial for the
FibriLyzer and other studies, the Company entered into a Master
Services Agreement (the “MSA”) with Integrium LLC
(“Integrium”) and PoC Capital, LLC (“PoC
Capital”). Under the MSA, Integrium has agreed to perform
clinical research services in support of the development of POC
diagnostics devices. Integrium is to conduct one or more
studies in compliance with FDA regulations and pursuant to the
Company’s specific service orders. PoC Capital
has agreed to fund up to the first $1,000,000 in study costs and
fees due to Integrium, with all fees in costs in excess of that
amount being the Company’s sole responsibility, in exchange
for 1,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, 1,733,334
shares of newly designated Series C Preferred Stock, and 1,666,667
warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock at a price of
$0.60 per share exercisable for three years. The Company has
accounted $1,000,000 as prepaid expenses on the balance sheet. See
Note 5 below for additional information regarding the
Company’s common stock, Series C Preferred Stock and
warrants.
NOTE 5. EQUITY TRANSACTIONS
Recapitalization and Change in Control
On
February 29, 2016, the Company consummated the Share Exchange,
which resulted in a change in control of the Company. As part of
this transaction, the Company acquired a $50,000 license agreement
and $1,292 in cash and assumed liabilities of $51,000. The Company
initially reported an issuance of 32 million shares of newly
designated Series B-1 Preferred Stock to the shareholders of
Exactus BioSolutions in the Share Exchange. Due to an anticipated
pre-acquisition investment in Exactus BioSolutions that was not
made, the final total issued shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock
was 30 million.
The
Company has considered the guidance pursuant to Rule 11-01(d) of
Regulation S-X and related interpretations and has concluded the
acquisition of Exactus BioSolutions pursuant to the Share
Exchange is the acquisition of an asset and not of a
business. The license agreement and shareholder loans
have been accounted for and recorded at historical
cost.
Concurrently
with the closing of the Share Exchange, the Company closed a
private offering of Series B-2 Preferred Stock. The
Company sold a total of 2,084,000 shares of Series B-2 Preferred
Stock at an offering price of $0.25 per share, for an aggregate
subscription price of $521,000. The Company originally reported a
total of 2,884,000 shares of Series B-2 preferred stock being
issued in the offering. Due to: (i) an anticipated investment for
1,000,000 shares which was not made, and (ii) an additional
subscription for 200,000 shares for which documentation had not
been completed at that time, however, the final total issued shares
of Series B-2 Preferred Stock was 2,084,000. The shares sold in the
offering included 400,000 shares of Series B-2 preferred stock
issued to extinguish a $100,000 loan and 204,000 shares of Series
B-2 preferred stock issued to former creditors of Exactus
BioSolutions in exchange for their release of $51,000 in debt owed
by Exactus. After accounting for these issuances, net
cash proceeds from the offering were $370,000. No
underwriting discounts or commissions have been or will be paid in
connection with the sale of Series B-2 Preferred
Stock.
Also
on February 29, 2016, the Company entered into exchange agreements
with certain holders of common stock holding an aggregate of
393,314 post-split (11,636,170 pre-split) shares of common
stock. Under the exchange agreements, these shareholders
exchanged their common stock for a total of 4,558,042 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock. These exchanges consisted of: (i)
thirteen common stock holders holding 10,894,070 (pre-split) shares
of common stock who exchanged their common stock for 3,458,042
shares Series A Preferred Stock, resulting in a (pre-split)
exchange ratio of approximately 1 for 3.15, and (ii) one
shareholder who, under a separately negotiated agreement, exchanged
742,100 (pre-split) shares common stock for 1,100,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock, resulting at a (pre-split) exchange ratio
of approximately 1.48 for 1. Immediately following such
share exchanges, the Company repurchased 50,000 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock from a shareholder for a total price of
$50,000.
Reverse Stock Split
Effective
March 22, 2016, the Company performed a reverse split of common
stock on a 1 for 29.5849 basis, pursuant to the prior approval by
the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board of
Directors”) and a majority of shareholders. On
March 22, 2016, the effective date of the reverse split, the
Company had approximately 3,608,715 shares of common stock issued
and outstanding, which were split into 121,978 shares of common
stock. The par value of the common stock was unchanged at $0.0001
per share, post-split. All per share information in the condensed
financial statements gives retroactive effect to the 1 for 29.5849
reverse stock split that was effected on March 22,
2016.
Preferred Stock
The Company’s authorized preferred stock
consists of 50,000,000 shares with a par value of
$0.0001. On February 17, 2016, the Board of Directors
voted to designate a class of preferred stock entitled Series A
Preferred Stock, consisting of up to five million (5,000,000)
shares, par value $0.0001. The shares of Series A
Preferred Stock were automatically converted to 4,508,042 shares of
common stock on March 31, 2016, thirty (30) days after the closing
of the Share Exchange and offering of Series B-2 Preferred
Stock. As a result, there are 4,558,042 Series A
preferred stock issued and zero outstanding as of as of September
30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
Also
on February 17, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors voted
to designate a class of preferred stock entitled Series B-2
Convertible Preferred Stock, consisting of up to six million
(6,000,000) shares, par value $0.0001, with a stated value of $0.25
per share. With respect to rights on liquidation,
winding up and dissolution, holders of Series B-2 Preferred Stock
will be paid in cash in full, before any distribution is made to
any holder of common or other classes of capital stock, an amount
of $0.25 per share. Shares of Series B-2 Preferred Stock have no
dividend rights except as may be declared by the Board of Directors
in its sole and absolute discretion, out of funds legally available
for that purpose. Shares of Series B-2 Preferred Stock are
convertible, at the option of the holder, into shares of common
stock on a one (1) for one (1) basis. Holders of Series
B-2 Preferred Stock have the right to vote as-if-converted to
common stock on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of
the Company’s common stock. On February 29, 2016, the Company
issued 2,084,000 shares of Series B-2 Preferred Stock.
On August 1, 2016, the Company closed a
private offering of Series B-2 Preferred Stock. The
Company sold a total of 500,000 shares of Series B-2 Preferred
Stock to accredited investors at an offering price of $0.25 per
share, for an aggregate subscription price of
$125,000. No underwriting discounts or commissions have
been paid in connection with the sale of the Series B-2 Preferred
Stock.
Effective
October 13, 2016, the Company amended the Certificate of
Designation for its Series B-2 Preferred Stock to increase the
number of shares of the Series B-2 Preferred Stock from 6,000,000
to 10,000,000 shares. There were no other changes to the terms of
the Company’s Series B-2 Preferred Stock.
On
October 27, 2016, the Company closed a private offering of Series
B-2 Preferred Stock. The Company sold a total of
6,000,000 shares of Series B-2 Preferred Stock to accredited
investors at an offering price of $0.25 per share, for an aggregate
subscription price of $1,500,000. No underwriting
discounts or commissions have been or will be paid in connection
with the sale of the Series B-2 Preferred Stock.
On
January 26, 2017, the Company closed a private offering of Series
B-2 Preferred Stock. The Company sold a total of 100,000
shares of Series B-2 Preferred Stock to accredited investors at an
offering price of $0.25 per share, for an aggregate subscription
price of $25,000. No underwriting discounts or
commissions have been or will be paid in connection with the sale
of the Series B-2 Preferred Stock.
There
were 8,684,000 and 8,584,000 shares of Series B-2 Preferred Stock
issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31,
2016, respectively.
On
February 29, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors voted to
designate a class of preferred stock entitled Series B-1
Convertible Preferred Stock, consisting of up to thirty-two million
(32,000,000) shares, par value $0.0001. With respect to
rights on liquidation, winding up and dissolution, the Series B-1
Preferred Stock ranks pari passu to the class of common
stock. Shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock have no dividend rights
except as may be declared by the Board of Directors in its sole and
absolute discretion, out of funds legally available for that
purpose. Shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock are convertible, at
the option of the holder, into shares of common stock on a one (1)
for one (1) basis. Holders of Series B-1 Preferred Stock have the
right to vote as-if-converted to common stock on all matters
submitted to a vote of holders of the Company’s common stock.
On February 29, 2016, the Company issued 30,000,000 shares of
Series B-1 Preferred Stock, of which 2,800,000 remain outstanding
as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
On
June 30, 2016, pursuant to the MSA summarized in Note 4, the
Company’s Board of Directors approved a Certificate of
Designation authorizing 1,733,334 shares of new Series C Preferred
Stock, par value $0.0001. The Series C Preferred Stock
ranks equally with our common stock with respect to liquidation
rights and is convertible to common stock on a 1 for 1
basis. The conversion rights of holders of the Series C
Preferred Stock are limited such that no holder may convert any
shares of preferred stock to the extent that such holder,
immediately following the conversion, would own in excess of 4.99%
of our issued and outstanding shares of common
stock. This limitation may be increased to 9.99% upon 61
days written notice by a holder of the Series C Preferred Stock to
the Company. On June 30, 2016, the Company issued
1,733,334 shares of Series C Preferred Stock to PoC Capital valued
at $511,334. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,
1,733,334 shares of Series C Preferred Stock are issued and
outstanding.
Common
Stock
The
Company’s authorized common stock consists of 200,000,000
shares with a par value of $0.0001.
The
Company automatically converted all outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred Stock to common stock on March 31, 2016. As a
result, 4,508,042 shares of common stock were issued in exchange of
4,508,042 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Certain
shareholders converted their shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock
to common stock on June 15, 2016. As a result,
27,200,000 shares of common stock were issued in exchange of
27,200,000 shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock.
On
June 30, 2016, pursuant to the MSA summarized in Note 4, the
Company issued 1,600,000 shares of common stock to PoC Capital
valued at $480,000.
Pursuant to a services
agreement with IRTH Communications, LLC (“IRTH”) in
which IRTH agreed to perform certain investor relations, financial
communications, and strategic consulting services, the Company
issued $100,000 of our common stock, or 141,844 shares, to IRTH on
November 18, 2016 in partial consideration for those services. On
December 13, 2016, the Company issued an additional 500,000 shares
of common stock to IRTH pursuant to an addendum to the services
agreement and in consideration of certain additional services,
including telemarketing and investor outreach services, to be
provided by IRTH. On
February 22, 2017, the Company and IRTH agreed that IRTH would not
provide the additional services pursuant to an addendum
to a services agreement and the
500,0000 shares of common stock issued on December 13, 2016 were
returned to the Company and retired.
There
were 33,571,862 and 34,071,862 common shares issued and outstanding
at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,
respectively.
Warrants and Options
On June 30,
2016, pursuant to the MSA summarized in Note 4, the Company issued
warrants to purchase 1,666,667 common stock shares for a price of
$0.60 per share exercisable for three years to PoC
Capital.
These
warrants have a grant date fair value of $0.0052 per warrant,
determined using the Black-Scholes method based on the following
assumptions: (1) risk free interest rate of 0.71%; (2) dividend
yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of
our common stock of 27.2%; and (4) an expected life of the warrants
of 3 years.
The
Company has recorded a prepaid expense on these warrants of $8,667
as of June 30, 2016.
There
were 1,666,667 warrants outstanding at September 30, 2017 and
December 31, 2016.
NOTE 6. CONVERTIBLE LOAN NOTES
On
August 14, 2017, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase
Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) under
which it agreed to sell an 8% convertible promissory note in an
aggregate principal amount of $110,000.00 (the “Initial
Note”) to Morningview Financial, LLC
(“Morningview”). The net proceeds of the sale of this
Initial Note, after deducting the Morningview’s discount and
the expenses payable by the Company, were $87,000. The Note will
mature on August 14, 2018.
At
any time on or after the earlier of (i) the date on which the
Registration Statement (defined below) has become effective or (ii)
170th calendar day after the issue date of the Initial Note,
Morningview has the option to convert all or any part of the
outstanding and unpaid principal amount and accrued and unpaid
interest of the Initial Note into shares of the Company’s
common stock at the Conversion Price. The “Conversion
Price” will be the lesser of (i) $0.25 and (ii) 60% of the
average of the three lowest trading prices of the Company’s
common stock during the twenty-day trading period prior to the
conversion. The Conversion Price is subject to further reduction
upon certain events specified in the Initial Note.
On
September 27, 2017, pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement, the
Company issued an 8% convertible promissory note (the
“Additional Note,” and together with the Initial Note,
the “Notes”) in an aggregate principal amount of
$27,500 to Morningview, with terms and conditions identical to the
initial Note. The net proceeds of this sale of the Initial Note,
after deducting Morningview’s discount and the expenses
payable by the Company, were $21,750.
The
terms of the Notes require the Company to have a registration
statement permitting Morningview to resell the shares of the
Company’s common stock into which the Notes may be converted
(the “Registration Statement”) declared effective by
the SEC within 120 days of the issue date of the Initial Note.
Unless the Company prepays the Notes pursuant to their terms at a
price of $185,625 (equal to the aggregate principal amount of the
Notes plus the 35% prepayment premium specified in the Notes) or
has the Registration Statement declared effective on or before
December 12, 2017, the Company will trigger an “Event of
Default” under each of the Notes and each of the Notes will
accelerate in accordance with its respective terms. In such a case,
the Company’s aggregate obligation to Morningview in respect
of the Notes will increase to $206,250 (equal to the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes plus a 50% penalty), plus
“Default Interest” at a rate up to 18% per annum.
Morningview will have the option to convert the accelerated payment
amount, including any Default Interest, of each Note into shares of
the Company’s common stock in accordance with its respective
terms. The Company intends to prepay the Notes in full prior to
December 12, 2017 in order to avoid becoming in default, but will
need to raise capital in order to do so. There is no assurance that
we will be able to prepay the Notes and avoid a default
thereunder.
|
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Convertible
Loan Notes
|
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
$137,500
|
$-
|
Less unamortized
debt discount and debt issuance costs
|
(123,488)
|
-
|
Current debt less
unamortized debt discount and debt issuance
costs
|
$14,012
|
$-
|
During
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company
recognized $12,525 in interest expense for the amortization of debt
discounts and $1,487 for amortization of deferred issuance costs
for the Notes issued on August 14, 2017 and September 27,
2017.
NOTE 7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
The guidance regarding fair value measurements prioritizes the
inputs used in measuring fair value and establishes a three-tier
value hierarchy that distinguishes among the
following:
●
Level 1—Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in
active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company
has the ability to access.
●
Level 2—Valuations based on quoted prices for similar
assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for
identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not
active and models for which all significant inputs are observable,
either directly or indirectly.
●
Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable
and significant to the overall fair value measurement.
Liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that
is significant to the fair value measurements. The Company has not
transferred any liabilities between the classification
levels.
The Company estimates fair values of derivative liabilities
utilizing Level 3 inputs. The Company uses the Monte Carlo
valuation model for derivatives which embodies all of the requisite
assumptions (including trading volatility, remaining term to
maturity, market price, strike price, risk-free rates) necessary to
determine fair value of these instruments. The Company’s
derivative liabilities are marked-to-market with the changes in
fair value recorded as a component of change in fair value of
derivative liabilities in the Company’s condensed
consolidated statements of operations. Estimating fair values of
derivative liabilities requires the use of significant and
subjective inputs that may, and are likely to, change over the
duration of the instrument with related changes in internal and
external market factors.
The Company identified financial instruments, the conversion
options embedded in the Notes discussed in Note 6, which require
liability presentation at fair value. Each of these instruments
provide the holder with the right to convert into common stock at a
fixed discount market, subject to a cap on the conversion price.
These clauses cause uncertainty as to the number of shares issuable
upon conversion of convertible debt and accordingly require
liability presentation on the balance sheet in accordance with US
GAAP.
The
fair value of the Initial Note on the date of issuance and on
September 30, 2017 was estimated using the Monte Carlo valuation
model. This method of valuation involves using inputs such as the
fair value of the Company’s common stock, stock price
volatility, and risk–free interest rates. Due to the nature
of these inputs, the valuation of the Initial Note is considered a
Level 3 measurement. The following assumptions were used on August
14, 2017 (issuance date) and September 30, 2017:
|
August 14, 2017
|
September 30, 2017
|
Volatility
|
303.93%
|
324.82%
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
1.23%
|
1.31%
|
Common
stock closing price
|
$0.20
|
$0.20
|
Based on these assumptions, the Company recorded a
$240,000 derivative liability on the issuance date of the Initial
Note. The initial fair values of the embedded debt
derivative $87,000 was allocated as a debt discount with the
remainder $153,000 was charged to current period operations as
derivative expenses. The derivative
liability for the Initial Note was adjusted to fair market value of
$261,000 as of September 30, 2017.
The
fair value of the Additional Note on the date of issuance and on
September 30, 2017 was also estimated using the Monte Carlo
valuation model. The following assumptions were used on September
27, 2017 (issuance date) and September 30, 2017:
|
September 27, 2017
|
September 30, 2017
|
Volatility
|
319.5%
|
319.5%
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
1.33%
|
1.31%
|
Common
stock closing price
|
$0.12
|
$0.20
|
Based on these assumptions, the Company recorded a
$46,000 derivative liability on the issuance date of the Additional
Note. The initial fair values of the embedded debt
derivative $21,750 was allocated as a debt discount with the
remainder $24,250 was charged to current period operations as
derivative expenses. The derivative
liability for the Additional Note was adjusted to fair market value
of $58,000 as of September 30, 2017.
The
Company recorded change in fair value of the derivative liability
on debt to market resulting in non-cash, non-operating loss of
$33,000 and $33,000 for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2017, respectively, under derivative expenses.
The
following table provides a summary of changes in fair value of the
Company’s Level 3 financial liabilities as of September 30,
2017 and June 30, 2017:
|
Derivative
|
|
Liability
(convertible
|
|
notes)
|
Balance, June 30,
2017
|
$-
|
Initial fair value
at note issuances
|
286,000
|
Extinguishment of
derivative liability
|
-
|
Mark-to-market at
September 30, 2017
|
33,000
|
|
|
Balance, September
30, 2017
|
$319,000
|
Net loss for the
period included in earnings relating to the liabilities held at
September 30, 2017
|
$33,000
|
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Matters
On
January 20, 2017, Robert F. Parker (the “petitioner”)
filed a petition in the Supreme Court of the State of New York,
County of New York (the “Court”), naming, among others,
the Company and Ezra Green, a former shareholder, director and
officer of the Company, as respondents. The petition was received
by the Company on February 7, 2017. The petitioner previously had a
judgment entered in his favor and against Clear Skies Solar, Inc.
and its wholly owned subsidiary Clear Skies Group, Inc. (together,
“Clear Skies”), in the amount of $331,132.45, with
interest accruing at a rate of 9% per year from November 21, 2014
(the “Judgment”). The Judgment remains outstanding. The
petition alleged, among other things, that through a series of
allegedly fraudulent conveyances occurring before the Judgment was
entered against Clear Skies, the major assets of Clear Skies, which
were comprised of various patents, were transferred from Clear
Skies to Carbon 612 Corporation (“Carbon”), and from
Clear Skies and Carbon to the Company. The petition further
alleged, among other things, that the transfers were without
fair consideration and rendered Clear Skies, the
judgment-debtor, insolvent. The petitioner sought the entry of
a judgment against the Company and the other respondents in the
amount of the outstanding Judgment, with all accrued interest,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs and
disbursements.
The
parties reached an agreement on settlement and the Court entered
the parties’ joint stipulation of discontinuance with
prejudice on September 6, 2017. The settlement agreement requires
co-defendant Ezra Green to make an initial payment with subsequent,
additional payments over time. The Company has agreed, in exchange
for the dismissal of all claims with prejudice, to pay up to
$20,000, at $2,000 per month beginning in January 2018 at the
earliest, if co-defendant Ezra Green defaults on his subsequent
payment obligations under the terms of the settlement agreement.
The Company’s liability is capped at $20,000 in total,
memorialized in a confession of judgment note, plus statutory
interest if the plaintiff must file suit against the Company to
collect on the confession of judgment note.
NOTE 9. RELATED PARTY CONSIDERATIONS
Some
of the officers and directors of the Company are involved in other
business activities and may, in the future, become involved in
other business opportunities that become available. They may face a
conflict in selecting between the Company and other business
interests. We have not formulated a policy for the resolution of
such conflicts.
For the three months ended September 30, 2017 and
2016, $75,000 was recognized and for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 and 2016, $225,000 and $175,000, respectively,
was recognized in Research and Development expenses for consulting
provided by a director and shareholder. As of September 30, 2017,
$200,000 is shown as accrual under accounts payable. In addition,
$75,000 and $50,000 was paid during the nine months ended September
30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, to an entity owned by a director
and shareholder for the Licensing Agreement disclosed in
Note 4.
On
June 28, 2017, the Company issued to two of the Company’s
executive officers a promissory note in the principal amount up to
$100,000, which amount may be drawn upon by the Company as bridge
financing for general working capital purposes. The promissory note
accrues interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum and matures on the
earlier of (i) one (1) year from the date of the promissory note,
and (ii) the closing the sale of the Company’s securities in
a single transaction or a series of related transactions from which
at least $500,000 of gross proceeds are raised. As of September 30,
2017, the Company has drawn $48,000 on the promissory note and
recorded as a note payable.
NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 19, 2017,
the Company issued 1,500,000 shares of its common stock to IRTH
pursuant to an addendum to the services agreement with IRTH in
consideration of certain additional services, including
telemarketing and investor outreach services, to be provided by
IRTH. The shares were sold
in a private placement pursuant to an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities
Act.
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and
results of operations contains information that management believes
is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of
operations. You should read this discussion in conjunction with the
Financial Statements and Notes included elsewhere in this report
and with the audited financial statements and notes thereto
contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on March 31,
2017.
Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain
statements set forth in this report constitute
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Statements regarding future events and financial results, including
our ability to complete development of the FibriLyzer, future
clinical trials and regulatory approvals, and liquidity, as well as
other statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are generally
identified by such words or phrases as “we expect,”
“we believe,” “would be,” “will
allow,” “expects to,” “will
continue,” “is anticipated,”
“estimate,” “project” or similar
expressions. While we provide forward-looking statements to assist
in the understanding of our anticipated future financial
performance, we caution readers not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date that we
make them. Forward-looking statements are based on current
expectations and assumptions that are subject to significant risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Except as
otherwise required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly
release any updates to forward-looking statements to reflect events
after the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including
unforeseen events.
Our
ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or
strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors that could have a
material adverse effect on our operations and results of our
business include, but are not limited to:
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limited cash resources and our ability to obtain additional funding
necessary to develop our products and maintain
liquidity;
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success of our clinical trials through all phases of clinical
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need to obtain regulatory approval of our products and any delays
in regulatory reviews or product testing;
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acceptance of, and our ability to commercialize, our
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in technology;
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dependence on the development and commercialization of our primary
product, the FibriLyzer, to generate revenues in the
future;
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dependence on and our ability to maintain our licensing
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product liability claims;
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in, and our ability to comply with, laws or regulations applicable
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risks and uncertainties described from time to time, in our filings
made with the SEC.
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General
On
February 29, 2016, the Company consummated a share exchange, which
resulted in a change in control of the Company. As part of this
transaction, the Company acquired Exactus BioSolutions and its
exclusive Licensing Agreement with Digital Diagnostics to develop,
produce and commercialize blood diagnostic products that utilize
certain intellectual property rights owned or licensed by Digital
Diagnostics. The Licensing Agreement provides for Exactus
BioSolutions and Digital Diagnostics to collaborate through the
various steps of the product and device development process,
including the development, regulatory approval and
commercialization stages.
As a result of this transaction, Exactus became a
life science company that plans to develop and commercialize
pursuant to the Licensing Agreement POC diagnostics for measuring
proteolytic enzymes in the blood based on a proprietary detection
platform (the “New Business”). Our primary product, the
FibriLyzer, will employ a disposable test “biosensor”
strip combined with a portable and easy to use hand held detection
unit that provides a result in less than 30 seconds. The
initial markets we intend to pursue for the FibriLyzer are
(i) the management of hyperfibrinolytic states associate with
surgery and trauma, (ii) obstetrics, (iii) diagnosis of acute
events such as myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke, (iv)
diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis, (v)
chronic coronary disease management and (vi) as a monitoring device
to evaluate the effectiveness of coagulation therapy. We expect to
follow up the FibriLyzer with similar technology, the MatriLyzer to
detect collagenase levels in the blood for the detection of the
recurrence of cancer. We intend to
file to gain regulatory approval to sell our products in the United
States, Canada and Europe. Management intends to
primarily focus on the development and commercialization of the
FibriLyzer and related technology exclusively licensed pursuant to
the Licensing Agreement.
On June 30, 2016, we entered into the MSA with Integrium and PoC
Capital to conduct clinical studies for us, including a clinical
trial for the FibriLyzer that is scheduled to begin in the first
half of 2018.
During
the first quarter of 2017, we received feedback from the
FDA review of our PreSubmission Package which describes our plans
for developing our lead program, the FibriLyzer. Through
this process, we received confirmation that we are able to proceed
with the development of the FibriLyzer via the 510(k)
pathway. Additionally, we plan to seek a CLIA waiver.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 Compared to Three Months
Ended September 30, 2016:
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Three Months Ended
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September 30,
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2017
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2016
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change
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Revenue
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$-
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$-
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Operating
expenses
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490,207
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359,813
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130,394
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Net
loss from operations
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(490,207)
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(359,813)
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(130,394)
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Other
loss
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(227,612)
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(227,612)
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Net
loss
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$(717,819)
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$(359,813)
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$(358,006)
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Operating
expenses increased by $130,394, from $359,813 for the three months
ended September 30, 2016 to $490,207 for the comparable period
ended September 30, 2017. The difference primarily is attributable
to an increase in general and administration expenses of $150,967
resulting from a rise in management fees due to an increase in full
time staff, advertising and promotion expenses, and travel expense
and an impairment loss of $50,000 due to our inability to pay final
upfront fees on licensing agreement, offset by a decrease in
professional expense of $60,329 due to decreased legal and
accounting expenses and a decrease in R&D expense of $10,244 as
the Company delays projects until additional funds are raised. We
expect operating expenses to decrease the remainder of 2017 until
we raise additional funds.
The
Company had other loss of $227,612 for the three month period ended
September 30, 2017 largely due to the derivative expense and the
amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs of the newly
issued Notes.
As
a result of the foregoing, we generated a net loss of $717,819 for
the three month period ended September 30, 2017 as compared to a
net loss of $359,813 for the three month period ended September 30,
2016, a change of $358,006.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 Compared to Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2016:
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September 30,
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2017
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2016
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change
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Revenue
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$-
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Operating
expenses
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1,597,516
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854,054
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743,462
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Net
loss from operations
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(1,597,516)
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(854,054)
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(743,462)
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Other
loss
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(227,612)
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(1,453)
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(226,159)
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Net
loss
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$(1,825,128)
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$(855,507)
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$(969,621)
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Operating
expenses increased by $743,462, from $854,054 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2016 to $1,597,516 for the comparable period
ended September 30, 2017. The difference primarily is attributable
to: an increase in professional expense of $111,282 due to
increased legal and accounting expenses as the Company works to
raise funds, an increase in R&D expense of $64,432; an increase
in impairment loss of $45,920 due to our inability to pay final
upfront fees on Licensing Agreement; and an increase in general and
administration expenses of $521,828 resulting from a rise in
management fees due to an increase in full time staff, advertising
and promotion expenses, and travel expense. We expect operating
expenses to decrease the remainder of 2017 until we raise
additional funds.
The
Company had other loss of $227,612 for the nine month period ended
September 30, 2017 largely due to the derivative expense and
amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs of the newly
issued Notes. The Company had other loss of $1,453 for the nine
month period ended September 30, 2016 due to the loss on disposal
of equipment from the former drone business.
As
a result of the foregoing, we generated a net loss of $1,825,128
for the nine months ended September, 2017 as compared to a net loss
of $855,507 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, a change
of $969,621.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since
our inception in 2008, we have generated losses from operations. As
of September 30, 2017, our accumulated deficit was $4,165,026 of
which $736,959 was related to the Former Business. Our
net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was
$1,825,128 and $855,507, respectively.
Net
cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 was $1,204,118. We recorded a net loss for the
nine month period of $1,825,128. Increases in accounts payable and
accrued expenses increased cash by $344,450. Other items in uses of
funds from operations included non-cash charges of derivative
expense, impairment loss, and amortization of debt discount and
debt issuance costs, which collectively totaled
$274,262.
Net
cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2016 was $484,140. We recorded a net loss of $855,507
for the period. Other items in uses of funds from operations
included non-cash charges related to bad debt, depreciation, and
impairment, which collectively totaled $12,543. Net changes in
accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other
assets increased cash by $358,824.
Net
cash provided by investing activity for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 was $0. Net cash provided by investing
activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $1,292
due to the acquisition of Exactus BioSolutions.
Net
cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 was $181,750 due to proceeds from our issuance
of shares of Series B-2 Preferred Stock, the promissory note, and
convertible loan notes. Net cash provided by financing
activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was
$445,000 due to proceeds from our issuance of shares of Series B-2
Preferred Stock and offset by our payment for Series A Preferred
Stock Series.
As
of September 30, 2017, we had $32,968 of cash. These funds will not
be sufficient to enable us to complete the development of any
potential products, including the FibriLyzer, to pay our debts as
they become due, including pursuant to our convertible promissory
notes issued to Morningview Financial, LLC (discussed in Note 6),
or to pay the licensing fees of $126,033 that are past due pursuant
to our Licensing Agreement (discussed in Note 4). Accordingly, we
will need to obtain further funding through public or private
equity offerings, debt financing, collaboration arrangements or
other sources. The issuance of any additional shares of common
stock, preferred stock or convertible securities could be
substantially dilutive to our shareholders. In addition, adequate
additional funding may not be available to us on acceptable terms,
or at all. If we are unable to raise capital, we will be forced to
delay, reduce or eliminate our research and development programs
and may not be able to continue as a going concern.
Going Concern
The
audit report prepared by our independent registered public
accounting firm relating to our financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2016 includes an explanatory paragraph
expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a
going concern. We have concluded that the circumstances described
above continue to raise substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern as of September 30, 2017.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As
of September 30, 2017, we had no material off-balance sheet
arrangements.
In
the normal course of business, we may be confronted with issues or
events that may result in a contingent liability. These generally
relate to lawsuits, claims or the actions of various regulatory
agencies. We consult with counsel and other appropriate experts to
assess the claim. If, in our opinion, we have incurred a probable
loss as set forth by accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States, an estimate is made of the loss and the
appropriate accounting entries are reflected in our financial
statements. After consultation with legal counsel, we do not
anticipate that liabilities arising out of currently pending or
threatened lawsuits and claims will have a material adverse effect
on our financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
Critical Accounting Estimates and New Accounting
Pronouncements
Critical Accounting Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported
amounts and related disclosures in the financial statements.
Management considers an accounting estimate to be critical if it
requires assumptions to be made that were uncertain at the time the
estimate was made, and changes in the estimate or different
estimates that could have been selected could have a material
impact on our results of operations or financial
condition.
Application of Significant Accounting Policies
Section
107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can
take advantage of the extended transition period provided in
Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or
revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth
company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards
until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
We have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended
transition period. Our financial statements may, therefore, not be
comparable to those of companies that comply with such new or
revised accounting standards.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
We
have reviewed the FASB issued ASU accounting pronouncements and
interpretations thereof that have effectiveness dates during the
periods reported and in future periods. The Company has carefully
considered the new pronouncements that alter previous generally
accepted accounting principles and does not believe that any new or
modified principles will have a material impact on the
corporation’s reported financial position or operations in
the near term. The applicability of any standard is subject to the
formal review of our financial management and certain standards are
under consideration.
Not
required for smaller reporting companies.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us
in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act are
recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time
periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include,
without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we
file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our principal executive and financial
officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure.
Our
Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial
Officer (“CFO”), the Company’s principal
executive and financial officers, have conducted an evaluation of
the design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the
Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. In
designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures,
management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter
how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable
assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition,
the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the
fact that there are resource constraints and that management is
required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of
possible controls and procedures relative to their
costs.
Our
CEO and CFO believe that as of September 30, 2017, our disclosure
controls and procedures are not designed at a reasonable assurance
level and are ineffective to provide reasonable assurance that
information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or
submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized,
and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and
forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to
our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The conclusion was
due to the presence of the following material weaknesses in
disclosure controls and procedures due to our small size and
limited resources: (i) inadequate segregation of duties and
effective risk assessment; (ii) insufficient written policies and
procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to
the requirements and application of both U.S. GAAP and SEC
Guidelines; (iii) inadequate security and restricted access to
computer systems including insufficient disaster recovery plans;
and (iv) no written whistleblower policy.
Our
CEO and CFO plan to review and implement appropriate disclosure
controls and procedures to remediate these material weaknesses,
including (i) appointing additional qualified personnel to address
inadequate segregation of duties and ineffective risk management;
(ii) adopting sufficient written policies and procedures for
accounting and financial reporting and a whistle blower policy; and
(iii) implementing sufficient security and restricted access
measures regarding our computer systems and implement a disaster
recovery plan.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes in the internal control over financial
reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)
under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2017
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal over financial reporting.
On
January 20, 2017, Robert F. Parker (the “petitioner”)
filed a petition in the Supreme Court of the State of New York,
County of New York (the “Court”), naming, among others,
the Company and Ezra Green, a former shareholder, director and
officer of the Company, as respondents. The petition was received
by the Company on February 7, 2017. The petitioner previously had a
judgment entered in his favor and against Clear Skies Solar, Inc.
and its wholly owned subsidiary Clear Skies Group, Inc. (together,
“Clear Skies”), in the amount of $331,132.45, with
interest accruing at a rate of 9% per year from November 21, 2014
(the “Judgment”). The Judgment remains outstanding. The
petition alleged, among other things, that through a series of
allegedly fraudulent conveyances occurring before the Judgment was
entered against Clear Skies, the major assets of Clear Skies, which
were comprised of various patents, were transferred from Clear
Skies to Carbon 612 Corporation (“Carbon”), and from
Clear Skies and Carbon to the Company. The petition further
alleged, among other things, that the transfers were without
fair consideration and rendered Clear Skies, the
judgment-debtor, insolvent. The petitioner sought the entry of a
judgment against the Company and the other respondents in the
amount of the outstanding Judgment, with all accrued interest,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs and
disbursements.
The
parties reached an agreement on settlement and the Court entered
the parties’ joint stipulation of discontinuance with
prejudice on September 6, 2017. The settlement agreement requires
co-defendant Ezra Green to make an initial payment with subsequent,
additional payments over time. The Company has agreed, in exchange
for the dismissal of all claims with prejudice, to pay up to
$20,000, at $2,000 per month beginning in January 2018 at the
earliest, if co-defendant Ezra Green defaults on his subsequent
payment obligations under the terms of the settlement agreement.
The Company’s liability is capped at $20,000 in total,
memorialized in a confession of judgment note, plus statutory
interest if the plaintiff must file suit against the Company to
collect on the confession of judgment note.
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS.
There
have been no material changes in our risk factors from those
disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016.
None.
None.
Not
applicable.
None
ITEM 6. Exhibits
Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated August 14, 2017, between Exactus, Inc.
and Morningview Financial, LLC (attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 28, 2017
and incorporated herein by reference)
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Convertible
Promissory Note dated August 14, 2017 (attached as Exhibit 10.2 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 28,
2017 and incorporated herein by reference)
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Registration Rights
Agreement, dated August 14, 2017, between Exactus, Inc. and
Morningview Financial, LLC (attached as Exhibit 10.3 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 28, 2017
and incorporated herein by reference)
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Certification of
Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and
15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
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Certification of
Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(filed herewith)
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Certification of
Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 18 U.S.C Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 (filed herewith)
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Certification of
Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(filed herewith)
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Pursuant
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caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
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Exactus, Inc.
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November 20, 2017
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/s/ Philip J. Young
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Philip J. Young
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Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ Kelley A. Wendt
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Kelley A. Wendt
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Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
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Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated August 14, 2017, between Exactus, Inc. and
Morningview Financial, LLC (attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 28, 2017
and incorporated herein by reference)
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Convertible
Promissory Note dated August 14, 2017 (attached as Exhibit 10.2 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 28,
2017 and incorporated herein by reference)
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Registration Rights
Agreement, dated August 14, 2017, between Exactus, Inc. and
Morningview Financial, LLC (attached as Exhibit 10.3 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 28, 2017
and incorporated herein by reference)
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Certification of
Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and
15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
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Certification of
Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(filed herewith)
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Certification of
Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 18 U.S.C Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 (filed herewith)
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Certification of
Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(filed herewith)
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