Vertex Energy Inc. - Quarter Report: 2006 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
x
QUARTERLY REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For
the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For
the
transition period from ___________ to ___________
WORLD
WASTE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
California
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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95-3977501
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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13520
Evening Creek Drive, Suite 130,
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San
Diego, California
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92128
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (858) 391-3400
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. YES x
NO o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non- accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
Large
accelerated filer o
Accelerated
filer o Non-accelerated
filer x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act):
Yes
o
No x
State
the
number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as
of the latest practicable date: 25,217,071 shares issued and outstanding as
of
October 27, 2006.
WORLD
WASTE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Form
10-Q
Table
of
Contents
Page
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PART
I.
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1
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Financial
Statements (unaudited):
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|||
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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3
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|||
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the three months ended
September 30, 2006
|
4
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|||
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006
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5
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|||
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
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6
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flow
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7
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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8
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Item
2
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
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24
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Item
3
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Quantative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks
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29
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Item
4
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Controls
and Procedures
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29
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PART
II.
|
OTHER
INFORMATION
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30
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Item
6
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Exhibits
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30
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SIGNATURES
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31
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2
World
Waste Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(Formerly
World Waste of America, Inc.)
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
September
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
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||||||
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|||||||
ASSETS:
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
16,550,676
|
$
|
2,864,377
|
|||
Accounts
Receivable
|
11,279
|
||||||
Prepaid
Expenses
|
124,856
|
181,912
|
|||||
Debt
Offering Cost
|
453,264
|
||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
16,686,811
|
3,499,553
|
|||||
Fixed
Assets:
|
|||||||
Machinery
and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,257,906 at September
30, 2006 and $30,958 at December 31, 2005
|
19,338,037
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12,926,284
|
|||||
Construction
in Progress
|
4,094,263
|
||||||
Total
Fixed Assets
|
19,338,037
|
17,020,547
|
|||||
Other
Assets:
|
|||||||
Deposit
L/T
|
36,519
|
104,839
|
|||||
Patent
License, net of accumulated Amortization of $59,841 at September
30, 2006
and $0 at December 31, 2005
|
1,294,597
|
556,605
|
|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$
|
37,355,964
|
$
|
21,181,544
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
Payable
|
$
|
703,662
|
$
|
1,292,810
|
|||
Accrued
Salaries Payable
|
103,640
|
217,684
|
|||||
Accrued
Retention Payable
|
380,572
|
||||||
Deposit
on Senior Secured Debt
|
250,000
|
||||||
Capital
Lease, short term
|
54,309
|
||||||
Other
Liabilities
|
92,189
|
188,039
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|||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
953,800
|
2,329,105
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|||||
Long
Term Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Capital
Lease, long term
|
99,565
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||||||
Senior
Secured Debt (See Note 5)
|
3,191,811
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||||||
Warrant
Liabilities
|
1,178,640
|
618,654
|
|||||
Total
Long Term Liabilities
|
1,278,205
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3,810,465
|
|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
2,232,005
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6,139,570
|
|||||
Redeemable
Preferred Stock (See Note 6)
|
11,635,874
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7,096,544
|
|||||
Commitments
and contingencies (Note 9)
|
|||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|||||||
Common
Stock - $.001 par value:
|
|||||||
100,000,000
shares authorized, 25,217,042 (unaudited) and 24,686,230 shares issued
and
outstanding at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005,
respectively
|
25,217
|
24,686
|
|||||
Additional
Paid-in Capital
|
49,779,962
|
15,961,816
|
|||||
Deficit
Accumulated during development stage
|
(26,317,094
|
)
|
(8,041,072
|
)
|
|||
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
23,488,085
|
7,945,431
|
|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$
|
37,355,964
|
$
|
21,181,544
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
3
World
Waste Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(Formerly
World Waste of America, Inc.)
(A
Development Stage Company)
Unaudited
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three
Months
Ended
Sept.
30, 2006
|
|
Three
Months
Ended
Sept.
30, 2005
|
|||||
|
|||||||
GROSS
REVENUE:
|
$
|
44,288
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Operating
expenses:
|
|||||||
Disposal
of Rejects
|
(31,292
|
)
|
|||||
Plant
Operating Expenses
|
(1,075,427
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)
|
|||||
Plant
Depreciation
|
(620,881
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)
|
|||||
Gross
Margin
|
(1,683,312
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Research
and Development
|
(60,000
|
)
|
(60,000
|
)
|
|||
General
and Administrative
|
(944,584
|
)
|
(977,111
|
)
|
|||
Loss
from Operations
|
(2,687,896
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)
|
(1,037,111
|
)
|
|||
Other
Income and (Expense):
|
|||||||
Interest
Income (Expense)
|
218,303
|
23,528
|
|||||
Change
in fair value of warrant liability
|
831,297
|
424,936
|
|||||
Net
Loss before Provision for Income Tax
|
(1,638,296
|
)
|
(588,647
|
)
|
|||
Income
Taxes
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Net
Loss
|
(1,638,296
|
)
|
(588,647
|
)
|
|||
Preferred
Stock Dividend, amortization of Discount and Beneficial Conversion
Feature
|
(3,230,435
|
)
|
(421,422
|
)
|
|||
Net
Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders
|
$
|
(4,868,731
|
)
|
$
|
(1,010,069
|
)
|
|
Basic
and diluted Net Loss per share available to common
shareholders
|
$
|
(0.19
|
)
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding used in calculation (see Note
1)
|
25,283,040
|
24,548,224
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
4
World
Waste Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(Formerly
World Waste of America, Inc.)
(A
Development Stage Company)
Unaudited
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Nine
Months
Ended
Sept.
30, 2006
|
Nine
Months
Ended
Sept.
30, 2005
|
June
18, 2002
(Inception)
to
Sept.
30, 2006*
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||
GROSS
REVENUE:
|
$
|
58,615
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
58,615
|
||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||
Disposal
of rejects
|
(45,539
|
)
|
(45,539
|
)
|
||||||
Plant
operating expenses
|
(1,740,237
|
)
|
(1,740,237
|
)
|
||||||
Plant
Depreciation
|
(1,216,227
|
)
|
(1,216,227
|
)
|
||||||
Gross
Margin
|
(2,943,388
|
)
|
(2,943,388
|
)
|
||||||
Research
and Development
|
(180,000
|
)
|
(189,660
|
)
|
(947,386
|
)
|
||||
General
and Administrative
|
(2,950,701
|
)
|
(2,546,401
|
)
|
(9,553,992
|
)
|
||||
Loss
from Operations
|
(6,074,089
|
)
|
(2,736,061
|
)
|
(13,444,766
|
)
|
||||
Other
Income and (Expense):
|
||||||||||
Interest
Income (Expense)
|
(56,312
|
)
|
48,747
|
(134,120
|
)
|
|||||
Financing
Expense (see Note 2)
|
(7,442,426
|
)
|
(7,442,426
|
)
|
||||||
Change
in fair value of warrant liability
|
575,501
|
814,984
|
1,284,913
|
|||||||
Net
Loss before Provision for Income Tax
|
(12,997,326
|
)
|
(1,872,330
|
)
|
(19,736,399
|
)
|
||||
Income
Taxes
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
Net
Loss
|
$
|
(12,997,326
|
)
|
$
|
(1,872,330
|
)
|
$
|
(19,736,399
|
)
|
|
Preferred
Stock Dividend, amortization of Discount and Beneficial Conversion
Feature
|
(5,278,696
|
)
|
(781,339
|
)
|
(6,155,072
|
)
|
||||
Net
Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders
|
$
|
(18,276,022
|
)
|
$
|
(2,653,668
|
)
|
$
|
(25,891,471
|
)
|
|
Basic
and diluted Net Loss per share available to common
shareholders
|
$
|
(0.73
|
)
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
$
|
(1.54
|
)
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding used in calculation (see Note
1)
|
24,946,629
|
24,142,918
|
16,859,201
|
*
Approximately $67,526 in Consulting and Travel expenses incurred prior to
inception of the business on June 18, 2002 are not included.
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
5
World
Waste Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(Formerly
World Waste of America, Inc.)
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Shares
|
Dollars
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
Common
Stock
Subscription
|
Accumulated
Deficit
*
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
|||||||||||||||
Preformation
Expenses
|
(67,526
|
)
|
(67,526
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Formation
- June 18, 2002
|
9,100,000
|
100
|
73,036
|
73,136
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
Loss - 2002
|
(359,363
|
)
|
(359,363
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31, 2002
|
9,100,000
|
$
|
100
|
$
|
73,036
|
$
|
(426,889
|
)
|
$
|
(353,753
|
)
|
||||||||
Additional
Paid-in Capital
|
100
|
100
|
|||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock Subscribed
|
125,000
|
125,000
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss - 2003
|
(804,605
|
)
|
(804,605
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31, 2003
|
9,100,000
|
$
|
100
|
$
|
73,136
|
$
|
125,000
|
$
|
(1,231,494
|
)
|
$
|
(1,033,258
|
)
|
||||||
Merger
with Waste Solutions, Inc.
|
7,100,000
|
63
|
2,137
|
2,200
|
|||||||||||||||
Common
Stock Subscriptions
|
125,000
|
1
|
124,999
|
(125,000
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Common
Stock and warrants net of offering cost prior to VPTI
merger
|
3,045,206
|
31
|
3,952,321
|
3,952,352
|
|||||||||||||||
Shares
cancelled
|
(500,000
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
5
|
||||||||||||||
Warrants
Issued, Restated
|
281,171
|
281,171
|
|||||||||||||||||
Merger
with VPTI
|
1,200,817
|
21,062
|
(21,062
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Conversion
of Promissory Notes
|
1,193,500
|
12
|
1,193,488
|
1,193,500
|
|||||||||||||||
Accrued
Interest on Notes Forgiven
|
135,327
|
135,327
|
|||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock and warrants net of offering cost
|
1,460,667
|
1,461
|
2,865,462
|
2,866,923
|
|||||||||||||||
Amortization
of stock options and warrants, Restated
|
217,827
|
217,827
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss - 2004
|
(2,496,188
|
)
|
(2,496,188
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31, 2004
|
22,725,190
|
$
|
22,725
|
$
|
8,824,811
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
(3,727,682
|
)
|
$
|
5,119,854
|
|||||||
Common
Stock and warrants net of offering cost
|
1,961,040
|
1,961
|
3,072,116
|
3,074,077
|
|||||||||||||||
Amortization
of stock options and warrants
|
654,220
|
654,220
|
|||||||||||||||||
Dividend
Redeemable (Preferred Stock)
|
106,645
|
(671,768
|
)
|
(565,123
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Warrants
Issued to placement agents on preferred stock
|
861,853
|
861,853
|
|||||||||||||||||
Senior
Secured Debt Warrants to debt holders and placement agent, (See Note
5)
|
1,114,105
|
1,114,105
|
|||||||||||||||||
Beneficial
conversion feature on Redeemable Preferred Stock
|
1,328,066
|
1,328,066
|
|||||||||||||||||
Amortization
of Beneficial conversion feature and discount on Redeemable Preferred
Stock
|
(562,704
|
)
|
(562,704
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
Loss - 2005
|
(3,078,917
|
)
|
(3,078,917
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31, 2005
|
24,686,230
|
$
|
24,686
|
$
|
15,961,816
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
(8,041,071
|
)
|
$
|
7,945,431
|
|||||||
Common
Stock and warrants net of offering cost
|
42,725
|
42
|
8,166
|
8,208
|
|||||||||||||||
Amortization
of employee and consultant stock options and warrants
|
289,164
|
289,164
|
|||||||||||||||||
Dividend
Redeemable (Preferred Stock)
|
87,215
|
(329,479
|
)
|
(242,264
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Warrants
Issued as financing expense to Series A Preferred holders (See Note
6)
|
1,647,250
|
1,647,250
|
|||||||||||||||||
Senior
Secured Debt Warrants (See Note 5)
|
787,500
|
787,500
|
|||||||||||||||||
Amortization
of Beneficial conversion feature, warrants, and offering costs on
Redeemable Preferred Stock
|
(211,007
|
)
|
(211,007
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
Loss - Three Months Ended March, 31 2006
|
(2,780,497
|
)
|
(2,780,497
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
March
31, 2006 (Unaudited)
|
24,728,955
|
$
|
24,728
|
$
|
18,781,111
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
(11,362,054
|
)
|
$
|
7,443,785
|
|||||||
Common
Stock and warrants net of offering cost
|
134,275
|
135
|
1,285
|
1,420
|
|||||||||||||||
Amortization
of employee and consultant stock options and warrants
|
231,703
|
231,703
|
|||||||||||||||||
Dividend
Redeemable (Preferred Stock)
|
240,860
|
(690,616
|
)
|
(449,756
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Beneficial
Conversion Feature on Redeemable Preferred Stock
|
18,207,102
|
18,207,102
|
|||||||||||||||||
Warrants
issued to placement agents and investors on preferred
stock
|
7,922,663
|
7,922,663
|
|||||||||||||||||
Reset
of series A preferred stock conversion feature
|
3,065,931
|
3,065,931
|
|||||||||||||||||
UAH
Stock for Purchase of Patent
|
167,000
|
167
|
697,666
|
697,833
|
|||||||||||||||
Amortization
of Beneficial Conversion Feature, warrants, and offering costs on
Redeemable Preferred Stock
|
(817,159
|
)
|
(817,159
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
Loss - Three Months Ended June 30, 2006
|
(8,578,534
|
)
|
(8,578,534
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
June
30, 2006 (Unaudited)
|
25,030,230
|
$
|
25,030
|
$
|
49,148,321
|
0
|
$
|
(21,448,363
|
)
|
$
|
27,724,988
|
||||||||
Warrant
excercises
|
186,812
|
187
|
184
|
371
|
|||||||||||||||
Amortization
of employee and Consultant stock options and warrants
|
231,703
|
231,703
|
|||||||||||||||||
Dividend
Redeemable (Preferred Stock)
|
58,879
|
(880,774
|
)
|
(821,895
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Conversion
of Series B Preferred Stock
|
352,403
|
352,403
|
|||||||||||||||||
Amortization
of Beneficial conversion Feature, warrants, and offering costs On
Redeemable Preferred Stock
|
(2,349,661
|
)
|
(2,349,661
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Registration
Statement filing fees
|
(11,529
|
)
|
(11,529
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
Loss - Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
|
(1,638,296
|
)
|
(1,638,296
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30, 2006 (Unaudited)
|
25,217,042
|
$
|
25,217
|
$
|
49,779,962
|
0
|
$
|
(26,317,094
|
)
|
$
|
23,488,085
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
6
World
Waste Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(Formerly
World Waste of America, Inc.)
(A
Development Stage Company)
Unaudited
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow
Nine
Months
Ended
Sept.
30, 2006
|
|
Nine
Months
Ended
Sept.
30, 2005
|
|
June
18, 2002
(Inception)
to
Sept.
30, 2006
|
||||||
|
||||||||||
Cash
Flow from Operating Activities:
|
||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
$
|
(12,997,326
|
)
|
$
|
(1,872,330
|
)
|
$
|
(19,736,399
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
(Plant and General and administrative)
|
1,276,068
|
10,945
|
1,317,747
|
|||||||
Interest
Forgiveness
|
135,327
|
|||||||||
Warrant
and Common Stock Issued for consulting
|
10,000
|
84,566
|
||||||||
Amortization
of employee and consultant stock options and warrants
|
752,570
|
442,041
|
1,624,616
|
|||||||
Change
in Fair Value of warrant liabilities
|
(575,501
|
)
|
(814,984
|
)
|
(1,284,913
|
)
|
||||
Financing
expense
|
7,485,547
|
7,485,547
|
||||||||
Amortization
of debt offering costs
|
252,277
|
252,277
|
||||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||
Accounts
Receivable
|
(11,279
|
)
|
(11,279
|
)
|
||||||
Prepaid
Expenses
|
57,056
|
(50,080
|
)
|
(124,856
|
)
|
|||||
Accounts
Payable
|
261,944
|
(573,305
|
)
|
441,435
|
||||||
Accrued
Salaries payable
|
(114,044
|
)
|
(46,753
|
)
|
103,640
|
|||||
Accrued
Other Liabilities
|
(83,950
|
)
|
(22,500
|
)
|
92,189
|
|||||
Net
Cash used in Operating Activities
|
(3,696,638
|
)
|
(2,916,916
|
)
|
(9,620,103
|
)
|
||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||
Purchase
Machinery & Equipment
|
(4,516,937
|
)
|
(8,746,390
|
)
|
(19,914,380
|
)
|
||||
Purchase
of patent license
|
(20,000
|
)
|
(370,000
|
)
|
||||||
Deposits
|
68,320
|
9,439
|
(36,519
|
)
|
||||||
Net
Cash used in Investing Activities
|
(4,468,617
|
)
|
(8,736,951
|
)
|
(20,320,899
|
)
|
||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||
Note
Payable
|
(22,368
|
)
|
||||||||
Capital
Lease
|
153,874
|
|||||||||
Redeemable
Preferred Stock
|
22,526,135
|
9,349,329
|
32,006,188
|
|||||||
Senior
Secured Debt
|
2,000,000
|
6,265,000
|
||||||||
Repayment
of senior secured debt
|
(2,785,000
|
)
|
(2,785,000
|
)
|
||||||
Senior
Secured Debt Offering Cost
|
(122,424
|
)
|
(420,523
|
)
|
||||||
Warrants,
Common Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital
|
78,969
|
3,201,366
|
11,426,013
|
|||||||
Net
Cash provided by Financing Activities
|
21,851,554
|
12,528,327
|
46,491,678
|
|||||||
Net
Increase in Cash and cash equivalents
|
13,686,299
|
874,460
|
16,550,676
|
|||||||
Beginning
Cash and cash equivalents
|
2,864,377
|
1,128,502
|
—
|
|||||||
Ending
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
16,550,676
|
$
|
2,002,962
|
$
|
16,550,676
|
||||
Non-Cash
Investing and Financing Activities:
|
||||||||||
Interest
(Paid) Received
|
$
|
169,034
|
|
$
|
(48,747
|
)
|
$
|
226,9042
|
|
|
Income
Taxes Paid
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
*
During
2002, the Company issued $67,526 of Convertible Promissory Notes payable for
preformation funds received and expended prior to inception.
*
The
Company issued warrants to purchase 315,354 shares of common stock to the
placement agent for services rendered in connection with the fund raising effort
during 2004 and 2005.
*
The
Company issued warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock for consulting
services in 2004 and 100,000 shares of common stock upon the exercise of a
warrant in exchange for services rendered in 2005.
*
The
Company issued 1,193,500 shares of common stock upon conversion of the
Convertible Promissory notes payable and accrued interest of $135,327 during
2004.
*
The
Company issued warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of its common stock for
a
modification to the technology license agreement during 2004.
*
Accounts Payable of $182,227 at September 30, 2006 related to fixed asset
acquisitions. The impact has been adjusted in the six month period ended June
30, 2006 statement of cash flow.
*
Accounts Payable of $1,266,060 and other liabilities of $ 114,242 at December
31, 2005 related to asset acquisitions. The impact has been adjusted in the
nine
month period ended September 30, 2006 statement of cash flow.
*
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2006, non-cash interest expense of $340,343 was
capitalized in fixed assets.
*
During
the quarter ended June 30, 2006, $3,480,000 of Senior Secured Debt was exchanged
for Series B Preferred Stock.
*
During
the quarter ended June 30, 2006, the Company issued 167,000 shares of common
stock for the purchase of a patent from the University of Alabama in Huntsville
at a fair value on the date of issuance of approximately $698,000.
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
7
World
Waste Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries(Formerly
World Waste of America, Inc.)
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2006
Note
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The
Company is a new enterprise in the development stage as defined by Statement
No.
7 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, since it has derived no
substantial revenues from its activities to date.
Interim
Financial Statements
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include all adjustments
(consisting of only normal recurring accruals), which are, in the opinion of
management, necessary for a fair presentation. Operating results for the quarter
ended September 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
expected for a full year. The consolidated financial statements should be read
in conjunction with the Company’s amended and restated consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2005 included in Amendment Number
2
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A, filed July 7, 2006. See Note
12.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of
assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts
of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
for receiving Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is recognized when the MSW is
delivered. Revenue for products sold, such as unbleached fiber, metals and
aluminum, are recognized when the product is delivered to the
customer.
Fixed
Assets
Machinery
and Equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line
method over the estimated useful asset lives or for leasehold improvements
or
equipment installed in the Anaheim plant, over the remaining life of the lease,
whichever is shorter. Due to the fact that at the time the assets were placed
into service the lease had 8 years and two months remaining, all assets and
leasehold improvements at the Anaheim facility are being depreciated over a
maximum of 8 years and two months.
The
Company completed the construction of its initial plant in Anaheim, California
early in the second quarter of 2006. The Company capitalized all costs directly
associated with developing the plant, including interest, in accordance with
FAS34, and labor, throughout the construction period. The Company placed into
service and began depreciating the assets related to this facility in the second
quarter of 2006.
The
Company is investigating the purchase or lease of
water treatment equipment for the initial facility. If it is decided to purchase
the equipment, it may require approximately $3 million to $6 million of
additional capital.
Intangibles
Intangible
assets are recorded at cost. On May 1, 2006, pursuant to a Patent Assignment
Agreement and a Patent Assignment, both dated as of May 1, 2006 (the “Patent
Assignment Agreement and a Patent Assignment”), the Company completed the
purchase of all right, title and interest in United States Patent No. 6,306,248
(the “Patent”) and related intellectual property, subject to existing licenses,
from the University of Alabama in Huntsville for $100,000 and 167,000 shares
of
the Company’s unregistered common stock valued at approximately $698,000, based
on the market price of the stock on the date issued, May 1, 2006.
We
continue to exploit the technology covered by the Patent through a sublicense
from the original licensee, Bio-Products, International, Inc. (BPI). By virtue
of our acquisition of the Patent, we now own all rights, title and interest
in
the Patent, subject to BPI’s existing license, which in turn continues to
sublicense the technology to us.
8
Prior
to
the purchase of the Patent, the Company’s only intangible asset was the
sub-license from BPI for the patented technology and other related intellectual
property.
The
Company began amortizing its intangible assets during the second quarter of
2006
upon completion of its first facility, on a straight-line basis over the
remaining life of the intellectual property. The Patent expires in 2017 and
the
license expires in 2022.
The
Company’s policy regarding intangible assets is to review such intangible assets
for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their
carrying amount may not be recoverable. If the review indicates that intangible
assets are not recoverable (i.e. the carrying amounts are more than the future
projected undiscounted cash flows), their carrying amounts would be reduced
to
fair value. The Company carried no goodwill on its books at either September
30,
2006 or December 31, 2005. Further, during the quarter and nine-month period
ended September 30, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company
had
no material impairment to its intangible asset.
Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock
Preferred
Stock which may be redeemable for cash at the determination of the holder is
classified as mezzanine equity, and is shown net of discounts for offering
costs, warrant values and beneficial conversion features.
Research
and Development
Research
and development costs are charged to operations when incurred.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” In
accordance with SFAS No. 109, the Company records a valuation allowance against
net deferred tax assets if, based upon the available evidence, it is more likely
than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
The
ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation
of
future taxable income and when temporary differences become deductible. The
Company considers, among other available information, uncertainties surrounding
the recoverability of deferred tax assets, scheduled reversals of deferred
tax
liabilities, projected future taxable income, and other matters in making this
assessment.
Reclassification
Certain
amounts for the year ended December 31, 2005 and for the three and nine month
periods ended September 30, 2005 have been reclassified to conform with the
presentation of the September 30, 2006 amounts. These reclassifications had
no
effect on reported net loss.
Stock-Based
Compensation
During
the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 entitled,
“Accounting for Stock Based Compensation.” Accordingly, the Company has expensed
the compensation cost for the options and warrants issued based on the fair
value at the warrant grant dates. During the quarter ended March 31, 2006,
the
Company adopted SFAS No. 123R. Because the Company had already been accounting
for it stock-based compensation on an estimated fair value basis, the adoption
of SFAS No. 123R did not have a material impact on the financial statements
of
the Company.
As
of
September 30, 2006, the Company had one share-based compensation plan, which
is
described below. The compensation cost that has been charged against income
for
the plan was $231,703 and $148,112 for the three month periods end September
30,
2006 and 2005, respectively, and $695,110, $266,401 and $1,195,306 for the
nine
month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and from inception to September
30, 2006, respectively. Because the Company is in a net loss position, no income
tax benefit has been recognized in the income statement for share-based
compensation arrangements. As of September 30, 2006, no share-based compensation
cost had been capitalized as part of inventory or fixed assets.
The
Company’s 2004 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the Plan), which is
shareholder-approved, provides for the issuance by the Company of a total of
up
to 2.0 million shares of common stock and options to acquire common stock to
the
Company’s employees, directors and consultants. The Company believes that such
awards better align the interests of its employees with those of its
shareholders. Option awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal
to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant; those option
awards generally vest based on 2 to 4 years of continuous service and have
10-year contractual terms. The Company has made no share awards as of September
30, 2006. Certain option awards provide for accelerated vesting if there is
a
change in control (as defined in the Plan).
9
The
fair
value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the
following table. Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility
of
the Company’s common stock from August 24, 2004 through September 30, 2006.
Although the Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and
employee terminations within the valuation model, because of its limited history
the Company has assumed that all options will be exercised and that there will
be no employee resignations or terminations. As and when employee resignations
or terminations occur, the Company stops amortizing the expense associated
with
the options. The expected term of options granted was estimated to be the
vesting period of the respective options, which the Company believes provides
a
reasonable estimation of the period of time that options granted are expected
to
be outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life
of
the option is based on the LIBOR rate at the time of grant. There were no grants
made from the Plan during the three and nine month periods ended September
30, 2006.
10
Year
ended 2005
|
Year
ended 2004
|
||||||
Expected
volatility
|
70
|
%
|
70
|
%
|
|||
Expected
dividends
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
|||
Expected
term (in years)
|
2
to 4
|
4
|
|||||
Risk-free
rate
|
3.7%
- 4.82
|
%
|
3.6
|
%
|
A
summary
of option activity under the Plan as of September 30, 2006, and changes during
the quarter then ended is presented below:
Options
|
Shares
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
($000)
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at January 1, 2006
|
1,587,000
|
$
|
2.42
|
9.4
|
|||||||||
Granted
|
|||||||||||||
Exercised
|
|||||||||||||
Forfeited
or expired
|
50,000
|
$
|
2.70
|
9.3
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at September 30,
|
|||||||||||||
2006
|
1,537,000
|
$
|
2.41
|
8.7
|
$
|
191,080
|
|||||||
Exercisable
at September 30,
|
|||||||||||||
2006
|
723,041
|
$
|
2.39
|
9.0
|
$
|
108,062
|
The
weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during 2005 and 2004,
was $1.20 and $1.55, respectively. There were no options granted in the nine
months ended September 30, 2006. There have been no options exercised since
inception. When options are exercised, the Company will issue new shares to
the
recipient.
A
summary
of the status of the Company’s nonvested shares as of September 30, 2006, and
changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, is presented
below:
Weighted-
|
|||||||
Average
|
|||||||
Grant-Date
|
|||||||
Nonvested
Shares
|
Shares
|
Fair
Value
|
|||||
Nonvested
at January 1, 2006
|
1,338,333
|
$
|
1.79
|
||||
Granted
|
|||||||
Vested
|
(474,374
|
)
|
$
|
1.63
|
|||
Forfeited
|
(50,000
|
)
|
$
|
2.76
|
|||
Nonvested
at September 30,
|
|||||||
2006
|
813,959
|
$
|
1.69
|
As
of
September 30, 2006, there was $736,194 of total unrecognized compensation cost
related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the
Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period
of
2.0 years. The total fair value of shares vested during the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2005 was $30,975 and
$280,993, respectively. There were no shares vested during 2004.
Non
employment stock warrants outstanding:
Weighted
Average
|
Weighted
Average Grant
|
|||||||||
Number
|
Exercise
Price
|
Date
Fair Value
|
||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2005
|
2,212,362
|
$
|
1.83
|
$
|
1.84
|
|||||
Exercisable
at December 31, 2005
|
2,212,362
|
$
|
1.83
|
$
|
1.84
|
|||||
Granted
during the period
|
5,437,520
|
$
|
2.39
|
$
|
2.57
|
|||||
Vested
during the period
|
5,437,520
|
$
|
2.39
|
$
|
2.57
|
|||||
Exercised
during the period
|
243,175
|
$
|
0.40
|
$
|
2.07
|
|||||
Cancelled
|
407,560
|
$
|
4.00
|
$
|
3.26
|
|||||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2006
|
6,999,147
|
$
|
2.19
|
$
|
2.32
|
|||||
Exercisable
at September 30, 2006
|
6,999,147
|
$
|
2.19
|
$
|
2.32
|
Earnings
Per Share
The
Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128,
“Earnings per Share” (SFAS No. 128). SFAS No. 128 provides for the calculation
of basic and diluted earnings per share.
Basic
earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing income
available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential
dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity, such
as
stock options, warrants or convertible securities. Due to their anti-dilutive
effect, common stock equivalents of 25,509,554, consisting of employee options
of 1,537,000, non employment warrants of 6,999,147, Preferred Series A of
5,410,908 and Preferred Series B of 11,562,498, were not included in the
calculation of diluted earnings per share at September 30, 2006 and common
stock
equivalents of 6,673,677 were not included in the calculation of diluted
earnings per share at September 30, 2005.
11
New
Accounting Pronouncements
SFAS
No.
156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets - An Amendment of FASB
Statement No. 140. The FASB has issued FASB Statement No. 156, Accounting for
Servicing of Financial Assets - An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140. This
standard amends the guidance in FASB Statement No. 140, Accounting for Transfers
and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. Among
other requirements, Statement 156 requires an entity to recognize a servicing
asset or servicing liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service
a
financial asset by entering into a servicing contract. Statement 156 is
effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after
September 15, 2006. Management does not believe that this statement will have
a
material effect on the financial statements.
FIN
No.
48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - An Interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109 Summary - On July 13, 2006, FASB Interpretation (FIN) No.
48,
was issued. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes
recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB
Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 also prescribes a
recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken
in a
tax return. The new FASB standard also provides guidance on derecognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods,
disclosure, and transition. As the Company provides for a 100% reserve against
its deferred tax asset, management does not believe that this statement will
have a material effect on the financial statements.
SFAS
No
157, Fair Value Measurements - In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No 157
which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value,
and
expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No 157 will be effective
for the Company beginning January 1, 2008. Management is currently in the
process of assessing the provisions of SFAS No 157 and determining how this
framework for measuring fair value will affect the current accounting policies
and procedures and our financial statements. Management has not determined
whether the adoption of SFAS No 157 will have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
SFAS
No
158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement
Plans - In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No 158 which requires companies
to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of their defined benefit
postretirement plans as an asset or liability and to recognize changes in the
funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive
income. Because the Company does not have any post retirement obligations,
management does not expect the adoption of SFAS No 158 to have a material impact
on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Note
2. FINANCING EXPENSE
Financing
expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were comprised of the
following (there were no financing expenses during the three month period ended
September 30, 2006):
Nine
months ended
|
||||
September
30, 2006
|
||||
Fair
value of warrants issued for consent to issue
|
||||
Senior
Secured Debt on February 6, 2006 (see Note 5)
|
$
|
1,647,250
|
||
Early
extinguishment of Senior Secured Debt -
|
||||
unamortized
warrant value and offering costs
|
||||
(see
Note 5)
|
1,593,758
|
|||
Change
in fair value of Series A Preferred due to
|
||||
modification
of conversion ratio and warrants upon
|
||||
issuance
of Series B Preferred in accordance with
|
||||
anti-dilution
provisions (see Note 6)
|
||||
4,201,418
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
7,442,426
|
12
Note
3. LICENSE AGREEMENT
On
June
21, 2002, the Company entered into a U.S. technology sub-license agreement
with
Bio-Products International, Inc. (BPI), an Alabama corporation with respect
to
certain intellectual property and patented methods and processes. This agreement
was amended on June 21, 2004 and again on August 19, 2005. The technology was
designed to provide for the processing and separation of material contained
in
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). This unique process treats MSW with a combination
of time, temperature and steam pressure. Temperatures of several hundred degrees
cook the material, and the pressure and agitation causes a pulping action.
This
combination is designed to result in a large volume reduction, yielding
high-density, cellulose biomass product that is ready for processing and/or
market. The most recent patent includes the capturing of all Volatile Organic
Compounds and was granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
in
October 2001.
Through
April 30, 2006, the University of Alabama in Huntsville (“UAH”) owned the patent
for this technology. On May 1, 2006, the Company acquired the patent from UAH
for $100,000 and 167,000 shares of the Company’s unregistered common stock
valued at its fair value on the date of issuance of approximately $698,000.
As
of September 30, 2006, the Company owed $80,000 of the $100,000. The patent
reverts to UAH in the event of bankruptcy of the Company. This patent is
licensed to BPI. The license to the patent in the United States was assigned
to
the Company. BPI is required to continue to make certain payments to the
Company, as the patent owner, to maintain exclusivity to the patent for the
technology. The Company does not expect royalty income from BPI to be material
for the foreseeable future.
The
Company continues to exploit the technology covered by the Patent through the
sublicense from the original licensee, BPI. By virtue of our acquisition of
the
Patent, we now own all rights, title and interest in the Patent, subject to
BPI’s existing license, which in turn continues to sublicense the technology to
us.
The
sub-license extends for a period of 20 years from the effective date of the
agreement. The agreement is subject to automatic extension until the expiration
date of the last patent issued to BPI.
For
the
sub-license, the Company agreed to pay a one-time fee of $350,000, payable
in
several installments. The Company recorded an intangible asset of $350,000
at
December 31, 2003 and recorded a payable for the outstanding balance of $167,500
at December 31, 2003. The final installment of $167,500 was paid in August
2004,
two years after the signing of the agreement. The license is being amortized
over the remaining life of the license beginning when the Company’s plant first
became operational.
During
June 2004, the Company issued warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of its common
stock at $1.50 per share to the owners of BPI in consideration for their
assistance in obtaining certain modifications and amendments to the license
agreement. The fair value of the warrants of $206,605 was estimated at the
date
of grant using the option valuation model. The value of the warrants was
estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
assumptions: average risk-free interest of 3.6%; dividend yield of 0%; average
volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s common stock of
70%; and a term of 4 years. The Company recorded the fair value of the warrants
as an increase to the capitalized license.
In
addition, the Company is obligated to pay a royalty for every ton of waste
processed using the licensed technology as follows:
Rate
|
Tons
processed per day
|
|
$0.50
|
1
-
2,000
|
|
$1.00
|
2,001
- 10,000
|
|
$1.50
|
10,001
and up
|
The
Company is also obligated to pay a bonus to BPI of two and one half percent
(2.5%) of the gross sales price in excess of ten dollars ($10.00) per ton for
the cellulose biomass product produced from MSW, utilizing the
technology.
As
additional consideration and for their experience and know-how regarding the
technology, the Company agreed to pay BPI a monthly payment for technical
services of $10,000 per month from January 2003 to April 2004 and $20,000 per
month until the first plant processes or is able to process waste equal to
or in
excess of the facility’s design capacity, and then $15,000 per month for five
years thereafter. All amounts due have been paid through September 30,
2006.
Due
to
the proprietary nature of the vessel design utilized in the process, the Company
granted BPI the exclusive right of vessel manufacture, and agreed to purchase
all required process vessels exclusively from Bio-Products at a fixed purchase
price of the quoted cost plus 15%.
Note
4. SIGNIFICANT CONTRACT
In
June
2003, the Company signed a 10-year contract with Taormina Industries, LLC (TI),
a wholly owned division of Republic Services, Inc., whereby TI has agreed to
deliver residual waste to the Company for processing at its initial facility
which is located on the campus of TI in Anaheim, CA and it was designed to
be
capable of processing approximately 500 tons per day. The second phase of the
contract calls for the Company to build up to a 2,000 ton per day plant in
the
Orange County, California-area at a site mutually agreeable to both
parties.
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It
is
estimated that the second phase will cost the Company approximately $60 million,
excluding land and building, and is projected to be completed in 2007 or 2008,
if the Company is successful in raising the necessary funds in a timely manner.
The agreement also grants TI a right of first refusal for an additional 10
counties throughout California where TI has operations. Under the terms of
this
contract, TI is obligated to pay a per ton tipping fee to the Company. The
initial tipping fee is $30 per ton (payable monthly) of “Net Processed Waste”
(defined as the total RMSW delivered to us less the total residual/non-processed
waste removed by Taormina for handling and disposal by Taormina). The tipping
fee is subject to increase or decrease based upon changes in certain county
landfill disposal fees Taormina is required to pay. The Company's process is
also expected to mechanically sort and collect standard recyclable materials
such as scrap steel, cans, and aluminum. Under the terms of this first contract
it is anticipated that these materials will be collected and sold to Taormina
for resale to commodities buyers. The ultimate success of the Company is highly
dependent on the ability of both parties to the contract to fulfill their
obligations, of which there can be no assurance.
Effective
July 26, 2004, the Company entered into a ten-year operating lease agreement,
with TI for the site of the Company’s initial processing facility. This lease
agreement was amended on March 17, 2005 and July 27, 2005. The lease requires
monthly rent of $15,900, subject to annual cost-of-living adjustments. The
Company paid the lessor $95,400 upon execution of the lease representing prepaid
rent of $63,600 and a $31,800 security deposit.
Note
5. SENIOR SECURED DEBT
On
November 1, 2005, the Company sold to accredited investors $4,015,000 aggregate
principal amount of Senior Secured Notes and Warrants to purchase up to a total
of 529,980 shares of Common Stock. In February 2006, all of the notes were
exchanged for a new series of Senior Secured Debt as described below. No
material terms of the notes changed other than the maturity date. The Notes
were
due and payable in full on the earlier to occur of (i) the closing of one or
more equity financings generating gross proceeds in an aggregate amount of
at
least $9.0 million, or (ii) May 1, 2007. The Notes bore interest at an annual
rate of 10.00% payable quarterly in arrears, on December 31, March 31, June
30
and September 30 of each year, beginning on December 31, 2005. The Notes were
secured by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets,
and ranked pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior
indebtedness of the Company, and senior in right of payment to any subordinated
indebtedness. If an event of default on the Notes had occurred, the principal
amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, could have been
declared immediately due and payable, subject to certain conditions set forth
in
the Notes. These amounts were to automatically become due and payable in the
case of certain types of bankruptcy or insolvency events of default involving
the Company.
As
described below, in May 2006 all of these Notes were either repaid or were
exchanged for shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock.
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The
Warrants are exercisable for a period of five years commencing as of their
issuance date, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. In connection with
the
sale and issuance of these securities, the Company and the investors entered
into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 1, 2005, and subsequently
amended on February 10, 2006, pursuant to which the Company agreed to use best
efforts to include the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants on a registration statement filed by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. The fair value of the Warrants was $1,187,422 on the
issuance date. The value of the Warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model with the following assumptions: average risk-free interest
of 4.82%; dividend yield of 0%; average volatility factor of the expected market
price of the Company’s common stock of 70%; and a term of one and a half years.
In accordance with APB Opinion 14, the fair value of the warrant issued to
the
investors of $1,187,422 is shown as a discount to the face value of the Senior
Secured Notes on the balance sheet at the relative fair value of $923,450 and
is
also being amortized over 18 months, the term of the notes.
Chadbourn
Securities, Inc. served as the Company’s placement agent in connection with the
offering in certain states in which Chadbourn is registered with the NASD as
a
broker/dealer (the “Chadbourn States”), and, for serving as such, received a
cash fee from the Company of $307,340, and was issued warrants to acquire up
to
134,600 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share and
otherwise on the same terms as the Warrants sold to the investors. The Company
also agreed to reimburse Chadbourn for its reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with the offering. Chadbourn in turn has re-allowed a portion of
these fees ($267,550 in cash and warrants to acquire up to 79,300 shares of
Common Stock) to Northeast Securities, Inc., an NASD registered broker/dealer
(“NES”), in connection with NES acting as a selling agent for the
offering.
NES
also
received a cash fee from the Company equal to 8.0% of the principal amount
of
Notes sold in all non-Chadbourn States (for a total cash fee of $4,000) and
warrants to acquire up to 2,000 shares of Common Stock. The Company also agreed
to reimburse NES for its reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the
offering.
In
addition to the fees referred to above, the Company paid $10,000 in cash and
issued Warrants to acquire up to 24,000 shares of Common Stock to third party
finders.
The
fair
value of all of the 160,600 placement Warrants was $193,594. The value of the
Warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the
following assumptions: average risk-free interest of 4.82%; dividend yield
of
0%; average volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s
common stock of 70%; and a term of four years.
The
debt
offering cost of $514,934, consisting of cash of $321,340 and warrant value
of
$193,594 was shown as a current asset and was being amortized over 18
months. Upon repayment, all unamortized placement fees and warrant value was
expensed as Financing Transaction Expense (see Note 2).
The
Company’s chief executive officer, works with Cagan McAfee Capital Partners, LLC
(“CMCP”); Laird Cagan, a Managing Director of CMCP, acted as a registered
representative of Chadbourn in connection with this offering.
On
February 10, 2006, the Company issued and sold $2,250,000 aggregate principal
amount of its 10% Senior Secured Notes and Warrants to purchase up to an
aggregate of 297,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, to three accredited
investors.
The
Warrants are exercisable for a period of five years commencing as of their
issuance date and have an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The fair value
of
the Warrants was $1,200,085 on the issuance date. The value of the Warrants
was
estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
assumptions: average risk-free interest of 4.82%; dividend yield of 0%; average
volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s common stock of
70%; and a term of one and a half years. The Notes were due and payable in
full
on the earlier to occur of (i) the closing of one or more equity financings
generating gross proceeds in an aggregate amount of at least $9.0 million,
or
(ii) August 10, 2007. The Notes bore interest at an annual rate of 10.00%
payable quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December
31
of each year. The Notes were secured by a first-priority lien on substantially
all of the Company’s assets, and ranked pari passu in right of payment with all
existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company, and senior in right
of
payment to any subordinated indebtedness.
As
described below, in May 2006 all of these Notes were either repaid or were
exchanged for shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock.
In
connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company entered into a
Registration Rights Agreement on February 10, 2006, pursuant to which the
Company agreed to use best efforts to include the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants on a registration statement filed by
the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Chadbourn
Securities, Inc. served as the Company’s placement agent in connection with the
offering, and, for serving as such, received a cash fee from the Company of
$27,500. The Company also agreed to reimburse Chadbourn for its reasonable
expenses incurred in connection with the offering.
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In
addition to the fees referred to above, the Company paid $5,000 in cash to
third
party finders.
The
debt
offering costs of $122,424, consisting of placement agent fees, finders fees,
and legal and administrative fees was shown as a current asset and was being
amortized over 18 months. In accordance with APB Opinion 14, the fair value
of
the warrants issued to the investors was shown as a discount to the face value
of the Notes on the balance sheet at its relative fair value of $787,500 and
was
also being amortized over 18 months, the term of the notes. Upon repayment,
all
unamortized placement fees and warrant value was expensed as Financing
Transaction Expense (see Note 2).
In
connection with the February 6, 2006 transaction, the holders of the Company’s
10% Senior Secured Notes issued November 1, 2005 described above exchanged
their
notes for debentures on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Therefore, at the conclusion
of the transaction the Company had a total of $6,265,000 of Senior Secured
Debt
outstanding.
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2006, the interest expense of $131,625 and the
amortization of the offering costs of $78,266 and amortization of the warrants
issued to the investors of $241,408 were capitalized as construction cost on
the
Anaheim facility. As the facility was considered completed at the beginning
of
the second quarter of 2006, interest expense and the amortization of the
offering costs were expensed beginning in the second quarter of
2006.
On
May
30, 2006, the Company completed the placement of Series B Cumulative Redeemable
Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (Series B). Consistent with their
contractual rights of participation, certain holders of the Senior Secured
Debt
elected to exchange their debt and accrued interest, or a portion thereof,
into
shares of Series B. The principal and accrued interest of the Senior Debt
exchanged was $3,480,000 and $8,800, respectively. As required by the terms
of
the Notes, the balance of the Senior Debt of $2,785,000 and accrued interest
thereon of $8,454 was repaid in full on May 30, 2006 with a portion of the
proceeds of the sale of the Series B. As a consequence, all unamortized debt
discount and offering costs were expensed (see Note 2).
As
of
September 30, 2006, no Senior Debt remained outstanding.
Note
6. REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK
Series
A
On
April
28, 2005, the Company issued and sold 4,000,000 shares of its newly created
8%
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (the
“Series A”) and warrants (the “Warrants,” and, together with the Series A
Preferred, the “Securities”) to purchase up to 400,000 shares of common stock of
the Company. On May 9, 2005, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase
Agreement whereby the Company issued and sold an additional 75,600 shares of
Series A Preferred and Warrants to purchase up to 7,560 shares of common stock
of the Company. The gross aggregate proceeds to the Company from the sale of
the
Securities was $10,189,000.
The
certificate of determination governing the terms of the Series A provides for
the Series A to convert into shares of common stock at a conversion rate of
one-for one. In February 2006, however, the Company contractually agreed with
the holders of the Series A to provide for an increase in this conversion rate
upon subsequent issuances of shares of common stock (subject to specified
exceptions) at a price less than 115% of the conversion rate in effect at the
time of issuance. As a result of this agreement, on May 25, 2006 (the date
the
Company first issued shares of its Series B Preferred, as described below),
the
conversion rate was adjusted to approximately 1.18 shares of common stock for
each one share of Series A.
The
Company was required to apply the proceeds of the sale of the Securities
primarily to the construction and operation of the Company’s initial plant in
Anaheim, California. The holders of the Series A currently have the right to
elect a majority of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors. This right
will terminate, however, upon the first to occur of the Operational Date
(generally defined as if and when the Company’s initial plant in Anaheim,
California first generates total operating cash flow of at least $672,000 for
any consecutive three month period) or the date on which less than 50% of the
shares of Series A remain outstanding.
Holders
of Series A are entitled to receive cumulative dividends, payable quarterly
in
additional shares of Series A, at the rate of 8% per annum. This dividend rate
was increased to 9% as of January 28, 2006 pursuant to the terms of the Series
A
as a result of the Company’s failure to comply with certain registration rights
provisions.
Each
share of Series A is entitled to that number of votes equal to the number of
whole shares of Common Stock into which it is convertible. In addition, so
long
as at least 50% of the shares of Series A remain outstanding, the Company is
prohibited from taking certain actions without the approval of the holders
of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Series A.
The
holders of a majority of the shares of Series A have the option to require
the
Company to redeem all outstanding shares of Series A on April 28, 2010 at a
redemption price equal to $2.50 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends
to
that date. In the event the holders do not exercise this redemption right,
all
shares of Series A will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock on
such date, as described below.
Because
the Series A is redeemable at the end of five years, at the option of the
holder, it has been classified as "mezzanine equity" on the balance
sheet.
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Each
share of Series A will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock at
the
stated conversion rate (i) in the event the Company consummates an underwritten
public offering of its securities at a price per share not less than $5.00
and
for a total gross offering amount of at least $10 million, (ii) in the event
of
a sale of the Company resulting in proceeds to the holders of Series A of a
per
share amount of at least $5.00, (iii) in the event that the closing market
price
of the Common Stock averages at least $7.50 per share over a period of 20
consecutive trading days and the daily trading volume averages at least 75,000
shares over such period, (iv) upon the approval of a majority of the
then-outstanding shares of Series A, or (v) unless the Company is otherwise
obligated to redeem the shares as described above, on April 28,
2010.
Each
holder has the right to convert its shares of Series A into shares of Common
Stock at the stated conversion rate at any time.
The
Warrants are exercisable for a period of five years commencing as of their
issuance date, initially at an exercise price of $4.00 per share (which exercise
price was subsequently revised as described below). The fair value of the
Warrants was $1,328,066 on the issuance date. The value of the Warrants was
estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
assumptions: average risk-free interest of 6.75%; dividend yield of 0%; average
volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s common stock of
70%; and a term of 5 years. The value of the Warrants was deducted from the
face
amount of the Series A Preferred and is being amortized as dividends. In
accordance with EITF 00-19, the value of the Warrants has been recorded as
a
liability until such time as the Company meets the registration obligation
of
the underlying shares. In accordance with SFAS 133, the warrant liability is
adjusted at the end of each reporting period to its fair value, and the
adjustment is classified as other income (expense). The Company recognized
$831,297 and $575,501 of other income for the three and nine month periods
end
September 30, 2006.
In
accordance with EITF 98-5 and 00-27 it was determined that the Series A’s
effective conversion price was issued at a discount to fair value. The value
of
this discount, called a beneficial conversion feature, was determined to be
$1,328,066. The beneficial conversion feature was deducted from the carrying
value of the Series A and is amortized over five years. The amortization amount
is treated consistent with the treatment of preferred stock
dividends.
In
connection with the issuance of the Securities, on April 28, 2005, the Company
entered into a registration rights agreement granting the holders certain demand
and piggyback registration rights with respect of the common stock issuable
upon
conversion of the Series A and exercise of the Warrants. The Company filed
a
registration statement with the SEC on August 4, 2005 to register these shares
for resale. This registration statement was withdrawn on December 19, 2005.
A
new registration statement covering the resale of these shares has been filed.
As of November 14, 2006, this registration statement had not yet been declared
effective by the SEC. If the registration statement is not declared effective
by
November 21, 20067, the Company must pay 1 percent per month for a maximum
of 6
months or 6 percent maximum.
In
connection with this transaction, certain of the Company’s officers and
significant shareholders (the “Locked Up Holders”), beneficially owning
approximately 13 million shares of Common Stock, agreed that, subject to certain
exceptions, they would not offer, sell, contract to sell, lend, pledge, grant
any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of any shares
of Common Stock, or any options or warrants to purchase any shares of Common
Stock with respect to which the holder has beneficial ownership until the
earlier of 90 days following the conversion into Common Stock of at least 50%
of
the shares of Series A, or 90 days following the closing of a Qualified Public
Offering (as defined in the registration rights agreement).
Chadbourn
Securities, Inc. served as the Company’s placement agent in connection with the
offering, and for serving as such, received a cash fee from the Company of
$375,000, and was issued warrants to acquire up to 244,536 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share and otherwise on the same terms
as
the Warrants sold to the investors. Laird Cagan, a Managing Director of CMCP,
acted as a registered representative of Chadbourn in connection with this
offering. Our chief executive officer also works for CMCP.
The
fair
value of the placement warrants was $861,852. The value of the warrants was
estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
assumptions: average risk-free interest of 6.75%; dividend yield of 0%; average
volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s common stock of
70%; and a term of four years. The value of the warrants was deducted along
with
the cash placement fees paid, $321,200, from the face value of the Series
A.
The
accounting for the Series A is as follows:
Gross
proceeds
|
$
|
10,189,000
|
||
Less:
beneficial conversion feature
|
(1,328,066
|
)
|
||
Less:
offering costs
|
(1,564,152
|
)
|
||
Less:
warrant value at issuance date
|
(1,328,066
|
)
|
||
Subtotal
|
5,968,716
|
|||
Cumulative
amortization of the beneficial conversion
|
||||
feature
|
376,284
|
|||
Cumulative
amortization of offering costs
|
443,172
|
|||
Cumulative
amortization of warrant costs
|
376,284
|
|||
Cumulative
in kind dividend
|
1,309,180
|
|||
Balance
at September 30, 2006
|
$
|
8,473,636
|
The
consent of the holders of the Series A was required in order to consummate
the
issuance of the Senior Secured Debt discussed in Note 5 above. On February
6,
2006, the holders of the Series A gave such consent pursuant to a letter
agreement with the Company (the “Series A Agreement”). Pursuant to the Series A
Agreement, among other things, (i) the Company agreed to call a shareholders
meeting to approve an amendment of certain provisions of the certificate of
determination governing the terms of the Series A (including the change to
the
conversion rate described above), and (ii) the holders of Series A agreed to
waive certain of their veto rights and contractual rights, in order to
facilitate the Company’s next round of financing. In consideration of the
foregoing, the Company agreed to deliver to the holders of Series A warrants,
(“Additional Warrants”)to purchase up to a total of 407,560 shares of the
Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The Additional
Warrants are exercisable for a period of five years commencing as of their
issuance date. The fair value of the warrants, $1,647,250, was expensed during
the quarter ended March 31, 2006 as financing expense. The value of the warrants
was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
assumptions: average risk-free interest of 4.82%; dividend yield of 0%; average
volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s common stock of
70%; and a term of five years.
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On
April
12, 2006, in connection with obtaining the consent of the holders of the Series
A to the issuance of shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock described
below, the Company agreed to increase the number of shares issuable upon
exercise of the original Warrants from 407,560 shares to 1,018,900 shares (“New
Warrants”), and to decrease the exercise price from $4.00 per share to $2.75 per
share. The change in the estimated value calculated using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model between the original Warrants and the New Warrants of
$1,135,487 was charged to other expense during the second quarter of 2006.
The
value of the warrants was calculated with the following assumptions: average
risk-free interest of 5.42%; dividend yield of 0%; average volatility factor
of
the expected market price of the Company’s common stock of 70%; and a term of 3
years.
In
addition, the conversion price of the Series A was decreased. Following the
guidance of FAS 123R, par. 35 for modification to equity instruments, the
incremental value of the modification, computed as the difference between the
fair value of the conversion feature at the new conversion price and conversion
feature at the old conversion price on the modification date was deducted from
earnings available to common stockholders as an effective dividend to preferred
shareholders, following the presentation guidance in EITF Topic D-42. The change
in the estimated value of the conversion feature using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model between the original conversion price to the new conversion price
was $3,065,931. The values of the conversion features were calculated with
the
following assumptions: average risk-free interest of 4.97%; dividend yield
of
0%; average volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s
common stock of 70% and a term of 3 years.
Series
B
On
May 25
and May 30, 2006, the Company issued and sold a total of 284,888 shares of
its
newly created 8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Participating
Preferred Stock (the “Series B”) and common stock purchase warrants. A portion
of these securities were sold for $25,000,000 in cash and a portion were issued
in exchange for the cancellation of $3,488,800 aggregate principal amount of
Senior Debt (including accrued interest). Each share of Series B converts into
40 shares of common stock (subject to anti-dilution adjustments). The shares
of
Series B are convertible into a total of 11,395,520 shares of Common Stock
and
the warrants provide the holders with the right to purchase up to a total of
2,848,880 additional shares of common stock of the Company.
Holders
of Series B are entitled to receive cumulative dividends, payable quarterly
in
additional shares of Series B, at the rate of 8% per annum. If the Company
does
not comply with certain registration rights provisions, the Company is subject
to liquidated damages of 1% of the total purchase price for each month that
the
Company fails to so comply, for up to a total of 6%.
Each
share of Series B is entitled to that number of votes equal to the number of
whole shares of the Common Stock into which it is convertible. In addition,
so
long as at least 50% of the shares of Series B remain outstanding, the Company
is prohibited from taking certain actions without the approval of the holders
of
a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B.
The
holders of a majority of the shares of Series B have the option to require
the
Company to redeem all outstanding shares of Series B on April 28, 2010 at a
redemption price equal to $100 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends
to
that date. In the event the holders do not exercise this redemption right,
all
shares of Series B Preferred will automatically convert into shares of Common
Stock on such date, as described below.
Because
the Series B is redeemable at the end of five years, at the option of the
holder, it has been classified as "mezzanine equity" on the balance
sheet.
Each
share of Series B will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock at
the stated conversion rate (i) in the event the Company consummates an
underwritten public offering of its securities at a price per share not less
than $5.00 and for a total gross offering amount of at least $20 million, (ii)
in the event of a sale of the Company resulting in proceeds to the holders
of
Series B Preferred of a per share amount of at least $200.00, (iii) in the
event
that the closing market price of the Common Stock averages at least $7.50 per
share over a period of 20 consecutive trading days and the daily trading volume
averages at least 75,000 shares over such period, (iv) upon the approval of
a
majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series B, or (v) unless the Company
is otherwise obligated to redeem the shares as described above, on April 28,
2010.
Each
holder has the right to convert its shares of Series B into shares of Common
Stock at the stated conversion rate at any time (subject to certain
restrictions in the event such conversion would result in the holder being
the
beneficial holder of more than 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of
common stock).
The
Warrants are exercisable for a period of five years commencing as of their
issuance date, at an exercise price of $2.75 per share. The fair value of the
warrants was $7,225,630. The value of the warrants was estimated using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: average
risk-free interest of 5.42%; dividend yield of 0%; average volatility factor
of
the expected market price of the Company’s common stock of 70%; and a term of 3
years. In accordance with APB Opinion 14, the fair value of the warrants issued
to the investors is shown as a discount to the face value of the Series B at
its
relative fair value of $5,697,760. The warrant value was deducted from the
carrying value of the Series B and is being amortized over 47 months. The
amortization amount is treated consistent with the treatment of preferred stock
dividends.
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In
accordance with EITF 98-5 and 00-27 it was determined that the Series B
effective conversion price was issued at a discount to fair value. The value
of
this discount, called a beneficial conversion feature, was determined to be
$18,207,102. The beneficial conversion feature was deducted from the carrying
value of the Series B and is being amortized over 47 months. The amortization
amount is treated consistent with the treatment of preferred stock
dividends.
In
connection with the issuance of the Series B and related warrants, the Company
entered into registration rights agreements granting the holders of the Series
B
certain demand and piggyback registration rights with respect to the common
stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B and exercise of the warrants.
The
Company filed a registration statement with the SEC to register these shares
for
resale. As of November 14, 2006 this registration statement had not been
declared effective by the SEC. If the registration statement is not declared
effective by November 21, 2006, the Company must pay 1 percent per month for
a
maximum of 6 months or 6 percent maximum. Per paragraph 16 of EITF 00-19, this
was determined to be an economic settlement alternative. Therefore, the warrants
have been classified as equity.
In
connection with this transaction, certain of the Locked-Up Holders agreed that,
subject to certain exceptions, they would not offer, sell, contract to sell,
lend, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise
dispose of any shares of Common Stock, or any options or warrants to purchase
any shares of Common Stock with respect to which the holder has beneficial
ownership until the earlier of 90 days following the conversion into Common
Stock of at least 50% of the shares of Series B, or 90 days following the
closing of a Qualified Public Offering (as defined in the applicable
registration rights agreement).
The
Company used three placement agents in connection with the offerings of the
Series B. The placement agents received cash fees from the Company of
$2,275,043, and were issued warrants to acquire up to 869,180 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $2.75 per share and otherwise on the same terms
as
the Warrants sold to the investors.
Chadbourn
Securities, Inc. served as one of three of the Company’s placement agents in
connection with the offering , and for serving as such, received a cash fee
from
the Company of $446,050, and was issued warrants to acquire up to 210,980 shares
of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.75 per share and otherwise on the
same terms as the Warrants sold to the investors. These placement fees are
included in the Fees discussed in the paragraph above. Laird Cagan, a Managing
Director of CMCP, acted as a registered representative of Chadbourn in
connection with this offering. Our chief executive officer also works for
CMCP.
The
fair
value of the placement warrants was $2,224,903. The value of the warrants was
estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
assumptions: average risk-free interest of 5.42%; dividend yield of 0%; average
volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s common stock of
70%; and a term of 4 years. The value of the warrants was deducted along with
the cash placement fees paid and expenses, $2,359,035, from the face value
of
the Series B, and is being amortized over 47 months. The amortization amount
is
treated consistent with the treatment of preferred stock dividends.
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The
accounting for the Series B is as follows:
Gross
proceeds
|
$
|
28,488,800
|
||
Less:
beneficial conversion feature
|
(18,207,102
|
)
|
||
Less:
offering costs
|
(4,583,938
|
)
|
||
Less:
warrant value at issuance date
|
(5,697,760
|
)
|
||
Subtotal
|
—
|
|||
Cumulative
amortization of the beneficial conversion
|
||||
feature
|
1,754,188
|
|||
Cumulative
amortization of offering costs
|
441,646
|
|||
Cumulative
amortization of warrant costs
|
548,958
|
|||
Cumulative
in kind dividend
|
769,858
|
|||
Converted
to common stock
|
(352,412
|
)
|
||
Balance
at September 30, 2006
|
$
|
3,162,238
|
Note
7. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Prior
to
the merger with Waste Solutions, Inc (WSI), WSI received $750,000 for the
issuance of a promissory note and obtained a commitment for an additional
$250,000 from an investor. The investor also received a warrant for the purchase
of 133,333 shares of common stock for $0.01 per share in connection with these
additional funds. These warrants were exercised in March of 2004. After the
merger, the promissory note was exchanged for 500,000 shares of common stock
in
World Waste Technologies, Inc. In April 2004, the Company received the
additional $250,000 for the purchase of an additional 166,667 shares of common
stock. The relative fair value allocated to the warrant was $170,844 using
the
Black-Scholes calculation. The value of the warrant was estimated using the
Black Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: average
risk
free interest of 3.6%; dividend yield of 0%; average volatility factor of the
expected market price of the Company’s common stock of 70%; and a term of 4
years.
Prior
to
the merger of the Company with Voice Powered Technologies, Inc (VPTI), 500,000
shares of common stock were contributed to the Company by the founder of VPTI
in
connection with an agreement in which the founder sold approximately 1,000,000
other shares of common stock to accredited investors in a private
sale.
During
the second and third quarters ended June 30, 2004 and September 30, 2004
respectively, the Company obtained through a private placement an additional
$3,093,910 from the sale of 2,311,872 shares of common stock, net of fees paid
of $273,890 (2,245,206 of these shares were issued prior to the merger with
VPTI
on August 24, 2004). Under a Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed
to use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file a registration
statement to register the resale of such shares within ninety days of completion
of the Merger, August 23, 2004, and use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause
such registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC as soon as
practicable. As of November 1, 2006, the registration statement had not been
declared effective.
During
July 2004, the Company issued a warrant to a consultant for the purchase of
50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share in
consideration for investment banking, financial structuring and advisory
services provided. The fair value of the warrant was $74,567. The value of
the
warrant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the
following assumptions: average risk-free interest of 3.6%; dividend yield of
0%;
average volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s common
stock of 26.4%; and a term of 4 years. The fair value of the warrant was
expensed during the year ended December 31, 2004. The warrant was exercised
in
full in September 2004.
Effective
August 24, 2004, World Waste Technologies, Inc. was merged into VPTI. Prior
to
the merger with VPTI, the holders of the convertible promissory notes converted
these notes into 1,193,500 shares of common stock of World Waste Technologies,
Inc.
Subsequent
to the merger with VPTI, during the third and fourth quarters of the year ended
December 31, 2004, in connection with a private placement of securities, the
Company sold 1,192,000 units; each unit comprised of one (1) share of common
stock in the Company and warrants exercisable for 0.25 shares (298,000 shares)
of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.01 per share for
5
years. The fair value of the warrants was $742,222. The value of the warrants
was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
assumptions: average risk-free interest of 3.6%; dividend yield of 0%; average
volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s common stock of
70%; and a term of 1 to 4 years. The consideration paid for the units was $2.50
per unit, for aggregate net proceeds to the Company of $1,879,770. As of
December 31, 2004, 152,000 of these warrants had been exercised for net proceeds
to the Company of $1,520. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company
has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file a
registration statement within ninety days of completion of the private placement
and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement
to
be declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable registering the resale
of the shares and shares underlying the warrants. As of November 1, 2006, the
registration statement had not been declared effective.
During
the quarter ended June 30, 2005, in connection with private placements of
unregistered securities, the Company raised gross proceeds of $3,387,000 by
issuing 1,354,800 units (each unit comprised of one (1) share of common stock
in
the Company (1,354,800 shares of common stock) and warrants exercisable for
0.25
shares (338,700 warrants)) at a purchase price of $2.50 per unit. The warrants
expire five years after the date of the sale of the shares and are exercisable
at $0.01 per share, subject to adjustment. All of the warrants were exercised
during the quarter ended March 31, 2005. The fair value of the warrants was
$843,487. The value of the warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model with the following assumptions: average risk-free interest of
3.75%; dividend yield of 0%; average volatility factor of the expected market
price of the Company’s common stock of 70%; and a term of one year. Under the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has agreed to use commercially
reasonable efforts to prepare and file a registration statement within ninety
days of completion of the private placement and use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective by the
SEC
as soon as practicable registering the resale of shares and the shares
underlying the warrants. As of November 1, the registration statement had not
been declared effective.
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Note
8. CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION
Capital
Lease obligation is comprised as follows:
September
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Capital
Lease for Front End Loader, 34 monthly installments of $4,526
|
$
|
153,874
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Less:
Current portion
|
54,309
|
—
|
|||||
$
|
99,565
|
$
|
—
|
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Note
9. COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES
The
Company is obligated to pay BPI for technical services $20,000 per month until
the first plant processes or is able to process waste equal to or in excess
of
the facility’s design capacity and then $15,000 per month for five years. The
Company has operating lease obligations for plant and office space of
approximately:
Less
than 1 year
|
$
|
253,576
|
||
more than 1 less than 3 |
$
|
454,417
|
||
more than 3 less than 5 |
$
|
402,300
|
||
after 5 years |
$
|
586,688
|
Note
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In
December 2003, the Company entered into an agreement, amended in March 2004,
with Cagan McAfee Capital Partners, LLC (“CMCP”). The agreement provides for
CMCP to provide advisory and consulting services and for NASD broker dealer,
Chadbourn Securities Inc. (“Chadbourn”), to provide investment banking services
to the Company.
The
agreement calls for, among other things, the Company to pay to CMCP a monthly
advisory fee of $15,000, increased to $20,000 beginning in September 2004.
The
total professional fees paid to CMCP for the year ended December 31, 2004 for
advisory services was $200,000. In May 2005, the agreement was amended to
provide for the payment to CMCP of a monthly advisory fee of $5,000 and the
Company entered into a separate agreement with John Pimentel to pay him a
monthly advisory fee of $15,000. In September 2005, John Pimentel was hired
to
serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, at which time his advisory
agreement was terminated. CMCP’s total monthly advisory fees for the year ended
December 31, 2005 was $120,000. Prior to May 2005, John Pimentel was paid by
CMCP to provide services to the Company. Subsequent to May 2005 and prior to
his
hiring as CEO, Mr. Pimentel was paid $60,000 for consulting services by the
Company.
Chadbourn
and Laird Q. Cagan, a registered representative of Chadbourn, acted as the
placement agent (collectively, the “Placement Agent”) for us in connection with
the private placement of 3,923,370 shares of our common stock in 2004. In
connection with those private placements, we paid the Placement Agent a
commission of 8% of the price of all shares sold by it, or approximately
$487,200. In addition, we paid the Placement Agent a non-accountable expense
allowance (equal to 2% of the purchase price of the shares or approximately
$90,000) and issued the Placement Agent, or its affiliates, warrants to purchase
392,337 of our common shares, at exercise prices between $1.00 and
$2.50.
The
values of the warrants, $369,245,were estimated using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model with the following assumptions: average risk-free interest of
3.6%; dividend yield of 0%; average volatility factor of the expected market
price of the Company’s common stock of 70%; and a term of 4 years.
During
2005, the Placement Agent acted as the placement agent for us in connection
with
the private placement of 1,354,800 shares of our common stock and warrants
to
purchase 338,700 shares of our common stock, the private placement of 4,075,600
shares of our Series A Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase 407,560 shares
of our common stock, and $4,015,000 aggregate principal amount of our senior
secured promissory notes and warrants to purchase up to a total of 529,980
shares of Common Stock. In connection with those private placements, we paid
the
Placement Agent a commission of approximately $961,550. In addition, we paid
the
Placement Agent a non-accountable expense allowance of $267,740 and issued
the
Placement Agent, or its affiliates, warrants to purchase 548,486 of our common
shares, at exercise price of $2.50. The values of the warrants, $756,247, were
estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
assumptions: average risk-free interest rate 3.6% to 6.75%; dividend yield
of
0%; average volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s
common stock of 70%; and a term of 4 years.
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During
the quarter ended March 31, 2006, the Placement Agent acted as the placement
agent for the Company in connection with the private placement of the Company’s
senior secured promissory notes and warrants to purchase up to a total of
297,000 shares of Common Stock. In connection with this private placement,
the
Company paid the Placement Agent a commission of $27,500.
Chadbourn
served as one of three of the Company’s placement agents in connection with the
offering of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, and for serving as such,
received a cash fee from the Company of $446,050, and was issued warrants to
acquire up to 210,980 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.75
per
share and otherwise on the same terms as the Warrants sold to the
investors.
Note
11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Effective
November 1, 2006, Dr. Jim Ferris, who is currently a Director of the
Company, agreed to assume additional responsibilities and join the Company
as
President and Chief Operating Officer. In this role he will be responsible
for
overseeing the day-to-day operation of the Company, including the initial
plant.
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Forward-Looking
Statements
The
following discussion, as well as information contained elsewhere in this report,
contain "forward-looking statements." These statements include statements
regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of us, our directors or
our
officers with respect to, among other things: anticipated financial or operating
results, financial projections, business prospects, future product performance
and other matters that are not historical facts. The success of our business
operations is dependent on factors such as the impact of competitive products,
product development, commercialization and technology difficulties, the results
of financing efforts and the effectiveness of our marketing strategies, and
general competitive and economic conditions. Forward-looking statements are
not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under
"Risk
Factors" in our registration statement, as amended, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Overview
We
were
formed as a result of two mergers that occurred in 2004. First, in March 2004,
World Waste of America, Inc. ("WWA") merged with and into a wholly owned
subsidiary of Waste Solutions, Inc. ("WSI"), a California corporation. Cagan
McAfee Capital Partners and its affiliates were the controlling shareholders
of
WSI. As a result of this merger, WSI continued as the surviving corporation,
assumed the operations and business plan of WWA, the stockholders of WWA became
stockholders of WSI, and WSI changed its name to World Waste Technologies,
Inc.
("Old WWT").
In
March
2004, Old WWT entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization with Voice
Powered Technologies International, Inc., a California corporation ("VPTI"),
to
merge with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of VPTI. VPTI was a publicly
traded company trading under the stock symbol VPTI.OB. VPTI had no material
assets, liabilities or operations. The merger of Old WWT with VPTI's wholly
owned subsidiary was completed on August 24, 2004. Pursuant to the merger,
Old
WWT's shareholders become the holders of approximately 95% of the outstanding
shares of VPTI. Upon completion of this merger, VPTI changed its name to World
Waste Technologies, Inc. VPTI was incorporated on June 21, 1985 and provided
voice recognition and voice activated products. We currently do not plan to
conduct any business other than operations heretofore conducted or contemplated
to be conducted by WWT. Because the shareholders of Old WWT became the
controlling shareholders of VPTI after the merger, Old WWT was treated as the
acquirer for accounting purposes, and therefore the transaction was accounted
for as a reverse merger. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the historical
financial statements presented are those of Old WWT. Additionally, the prior
operating results of VPTI are not indicative of our future operations, and
none
of the assets or liabilities on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2005 relate
to VPTI prior to the merger.
Since
the
formation of WWA in 2002, our efforts have been principally devoted to research
and development activities, construction of our initial facility, raising
capital, and recruiting additional personnel and advisors. To date, we have
not
marketed or sold any significant amount of product and have not generated any
significant revenues.
Plan
of Operations
We
have
constructed our first facility to process residual municipal solid waste
("RMSW") delivered to us after processing through a materials recovery facility
(MRF). We have a sub-license for a patented technology capable of separating
MSW
into cellulose biomass and other commodities. This process, known as
"pressurized steam classification," uses a pressurized, rotating autoclave
to
treat MSW and convert it into separable streams of metals, plastics, and
cellulose biomass. The process is designed to minimize detrimental discharges
to
the air and water. The main product of this “front end” of our facility is a
cellulose biomass material with significant cellulose fiber content. The “back
end” of our facility processes the cellulose biomass which after thorough
screening and cleaning may be sold as wetlap for the production of corrugated
medium, linerboard and other packaging grade materials or other industrial
uses.
In addition to recovering cellulose, the front end of the process creates a
saleable stream of standard recycled materials of aluminum, tin, steel and
plastics. Although we have not reached a conclusion on the economic feasibility
at a commercial stage, we may in the future be able to produce other paper
products and additional products such as ethanol, refuse derived fuel, syngas,
cellulose insulation and other energy products and we may be able to sell
additional residual materials into other markets.
In
December 2005, we began testing the "pressurized steam classification" process
at our first facility. Through November 14, 2006, we had run the plant on a
test
basis and had shipped small quantities of wetlap to our prospective buyers
for
testing. Initial customer feedback indicates a desire to utilize our product
in
larger quantities. We are concurrently conducting a controlled startup,
including a rigorous review of the equipment in our process, our design strategy
for the plant, our incoming materials composition and other key operating
factors which will be critical to determining the optimum level of operations
at
the Anaheim plant. We currently intend to run the plant while pursuing the
following goals: (a) continue to demonstrate our proven ability to process
RMSW
into usable paper fiber and other recycled materials, (b) minimize costs and
maximize profitability, (c) engage in research and development efforts regarding
the conversion of cellulose biomass into products such as ethanol, refuse
derived fuel, syngas, or other products, and (d) utilize the plant to provide
insights for the improved operation and profitability of future plants. In
this
ramp-up and review process we may supplement, change or realign existing
equipment, bring in outside advisors to assist in our planning, and we may
work
with our MSW supplier to change the composition, quantity and terms for delivery
of our feedstock. In November, Dr. Jim Ferris, who is currently a Director
of
the Company, agreed to assume additional responsibilities and join the Company
as President and Chief Operating Officer. In this role he will be responsible
for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the Company, including the initial
plant.
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Laboratory
testing has indicated that higher than anticipated levels of biological oxygen
demand (BOD) will be present in our wastewater discharge from the back end.
We
believe technology to address and remove these BOD levels is available to us
and
that equipment incorporating such technology can be installed at this first
facility. We are currently performing economic analysis, and depending on the
level of operations and water discharge at the plant, we believe it may be
economically advantageous to us to purchase and install this additional
equipment which may increase our capital requirements.
Our
current plan of operation for the remainder of the year ending December 31,
2006
and the first half of 2007 primarily involves commissioning, ramping up and
operating our first facility and making improvements to the equipment and
process. We currently do not expect to reach a full stage of operations until
sometime in 2007, if ever. We currently anticipate hiring an additional 40
to 50
employees during the next twelve months, assuming we continue to ramp up
production. The amounts we expend on research and development and related
activities during the remainder of 2006 may vary significantly depending on
numerous factors, including pace and success of the ramp up of processing of
our
first facility, the possible acquisition of additional equipment and our
investigation into producing other products. Based on our current estimates,
we
believe that our current cash will sustain operations until at least December
2008, based on our current expected burn rate, exclusive of significant capital
expenditures. Upon the successful consistent production of wetlap at our first
facility, we anticipate that we will begin the planning process of our second
facility, including site location, permitting, design, engineering and the
ordering of equipment. Our ability to commence construction of a second facility
will be contingent upon our ability to raise additional capital.
Also
in
the remainder of 2006 and into 2007 we plan to be in discussion with potential
partners for the purpose of developing additional products and markets in our
core business of extracting paper fiber and other recyclables from MSW. We
also
plan to continue pursuing various partnerships, joint ventures and acquisitions
designed to enable our entry into new and potentially higher value products
that
are based on our ability to produce and refine cellulose biomass. We had and
we
continue to have such discussions with operating companies, exporters,
technology providers, foreign companies and others who have operating businesses
or some level of expertise in the following areas: converting cellulose biomass
to ethanol, specialty chemicals and other energy sources; making building
products and building product additives; recycling plastic and metal into
reusable forms; utilizing our pulp residuals for composting materials and other
beneficial uses. However, at this time we cannot assure you that any of these
discussions will lead to formal business partnerships, acquisitions or new
ventures.
You
should read this discussion in conjunction with the selected historical
financial information and the financial statements and related notes included
elsewhere in this report.
Financial
information for the year ended December 31, 2005 and for the periods ended
September 30, 2005 and 2006 is the historical financial information of Old
WWT
and VPTI combined.
Reverse
Stock Split
On
March
25, 2004, VPTI's controlling stockholder approved a one-for-60 reverse stock
split of our common stock to be effectuated upon the closing of the merger
between VPTI and Old WWT, which became effective at the close of business on
August 24, 2004.
Trends
in Our Business
The
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1991 requires landfills to install
expensive liners and other equipment to control leaching toxics. Due to the
increased costs and expertise required to run landfills under this Act, many
small, local landfills closed during the 1990's. Larger regional landfills
were
built requiring increased logistics costs for the waste haulers.
In
addition, state and federal governments have continued to increase the pressure
on the industry to improve their recycling percentages. California currently
mandates one of the highest standards in the United States by requiring 50%
of
all incoming MSW to be diverted from landfills. We believe that the trend in
state law throughout the U.S. is to migrate toward the California standard
of
requiring 50% of all MSW to be diverted from landfills.
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We
expect
that the resale price our products, including wetlap pulp, aluminum, steel,
plastic, glass and tin will be tied to commodity markets. The resale and market
demand for these materials can be volatile, which can significantly impact
our
results of operations. Due in part to increasing demands for packaging material
from China and India, the demand is expected to increase in the future. High
prices for hydrocarbon-based fuels have lead to increasing market interest
in
renewable fuel sources such as ethanol. Investment into corn-based ethanol
production facilities is increasing in the U.S. Research and development
investment spending is also increasing for technologies and processes which
can
convert cellulose biomass into ethanol and other fuels. We believe this may
be a
promising area for potential investment by our company.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management's
discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations
are
based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make
estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,
revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates, including
those related to revenue recognition, bad debts, impairment of long-lived
assets, including finite lived intangible assets, accrued liabilities and
certain expenses. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various
other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances,
the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying
values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under
different assumptions or conditions.
Our
significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 1 to our unaudited
financial statements included in this report dated September 30, 2006. We
believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant
judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial
statements.
Interim
Financial Statements
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include all adjustments
(consisting of only normal recurring accruals), which are, in the opinion of
management, necessary for a fair presentation. Operating results for the three
and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative
of the results to be expected for a full year. The consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's amended and restated
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005 included
in Amendment Number Two to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed
with
the SEC on July 7, 2006. See Note 12 to our unaudited financial statements
included in this report.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of
assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts
of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
for receiving MSW is recognized when the MSW is delivered. Revenue for products
sold are recognized when the product is delivered to the customer.
Intangibles
Intangible
assets are recorded at cost. On May 1, 2006, pursuant to a Patent Assignment
Agreement and a Patent Assignment, both dated as of May 1, 2006, (the "Patent
Assignment Agreement and a Patent Assignment"), the Company completed the
purchase of all right, title and interest in United States Patent No. 6,306,248
(the "Patent") and related intellectual property, subject to existing licenses,
from the University of Alabama in Huntsville for $100,000 and 167,000 shares
of
the Company's unregistered common stock valued at approximately $698,000, based
on the market price of the stock on the date issued, May 1, 2006.
Fixed
Assets
Machinery
and Equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line
method over the estimated useful asset lives or for leasehold improvements
or
equipment installed in the Anaheim plant, over the remain life of the lease,
which ever is shorter.
The
Company completed the construction of its initial plant in Anaheim, California
early in the second quarter of 2006. The Company capitalized all costs directly
associated with developing the plant, including interest and labor, throughout
the construction period. The Company placed into service and began depreciating
the assets related to this facility in the second quarter of 2006.
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Research
and Development
Research
and development costs are charged to operations when incurred.
Stock-Based
Compensation
During
the fourth quarter of 2004, we adopted SFAS No. 123 entitled, "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation" retroactively to our inception. Accordingly, we have
expensed the compensation cost for the options and warrants issued based on
their fair value at their grant dates. During the quarter ended March 31, 2006,
the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R, "Share Based Payments." The adoption had
no
material effect on the financial statements of the Company.
Redeemable
Preferred Stock
Preferred
Stock which may be redeemable for cash at the determination of the holder is
classified as a long term liability.
Results
of Operations
Comparison
of three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 and
2005
We
completed construction of our first facility in the second quarter of 2006.
During the second and third quarters of 2006 we have been commissioning the
equipment and performing plant start-up procedures.
Revenues
Prior
to
the second quarter of 2006, we did not generate any revenue. During the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2006 we recorded revenue of approximately
$44,000 and $59,000, respectively, from the sale of unbleached fiber, metals
and
aluminum separated from the processed MSW during the start-up phase. We did
not
generate any operating revenues in the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 2005.
Expenses
Prior
to
the second quarter of 2006, we had no operations and consequently no cost of
plant operating expense. Operating expense during the three and nine month
periods ended September 30, 2006 consisted of disposal of rejects of $31,000
and
$46,000, plant operating expenses of $1,075,000 and $1,740,000 and depreciation
of $621,000 and $1,216,000, respectively, which were related to costs incurred
during the start up phase of our first facility in Anaheim California and are
not indicative of the plant operating expense that we expect to incur going
forward.
General
and administrative expenses of $945,000 for the three month period ended
September 30, 2006 decreased by approximately $33,000 compared to the same
three
month period of 2005 due to the fact that certain costs, including certain
personnel costs, become operating expenses after the start up of the plant.
General and administrative expenses of $2,951,000 for the nine month period
ended September 30, 2006 increased by approximately $404,000 compared to the
same nine month period of 2005 primarily due to increases in employee option
expense due to grants made to employees and directors in the fourth quarter
of
2005 and legal and accounting fees related to additional SEC
filings.
Interest
income for the three month period ended September 30, 2006 of $218,000 was
due
to the cash from the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock in May of 2006.
Interest expense of $56,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006
related to interest on the Senior Secured Debt, which was issued in November
of
2005 and February of 2006 and extinguished in May 2006, partially offset by
interest income of $218,000 from June through September 2006 from the cash
from
the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock in May of 2006.
Financing
expense for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 was comprised of:
a)
$1,647,250 attributable to the value of warrants issued to the holders of the
Series A Preferred Stock for their consent to issue additional Senior Secured
Debt and agreement to waive certain of their veto rights and contractual rights
to facilitate the Company's next round of financing which occurred in the first
quarter of 2006; b)the unamortized warrant value and offering costs of
$1,593,758 related to the Senior Secured Debt expensed upon the early
extinguishment of the Debt which occurred in the second quarter of 2006; and
c)
the change in the fair value of $4,201,418 of the conversion feature of the
Series A Preferred due to the modification of its conversion price as a result
of the application of an anti-dilution adjustment and the change in fair value
of the Series A Warrants which occurred in the second quarter of 2006. There
was
no financing expense in the three month period ended September 30,
2006.
Change
in
fair value of warrant liability of $831,297 and $576,000 for the three and
nine
month periods ended September 30, 2006, respectively, relates to the fair value
of warrants to purchase common stock issued with registration rights as part
of
our Series A Preferred Stock offering in 2005. In accordance with SFAS 133
and
EITF 00-19, the fair value of the warrants is required to be recorded as a
liability until the Company satisfies specified registration
requirements.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
At
September 30, 2006, we had cash on hand of approximately $16.5 million, which
is
an increase from December 31, 2005 of $13.7 million. During the quarter ended
June 30, 2006, we raised approximately $22.0 million from the issuance of Series
B Preferred Stock, net of offering costs of approximately $1.3 million and
the
repayment of Senior Secure Debt of approximately $2.8 million. We used cash
during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 primarily for start-up costs
at
the Anaheim facility of approximately $1.8 million and general operating
expenses of approximately $2.0 million and for the purchase of fixed assets
related to the completion of our first plant of approximately $4.5 million.
We
estimate that our cash will sustain operations through approximately December
2008, based on our current expected burn rate, exclusive of any significant
costs to make substantial changes to our initial facility or construct
additional facilities, if we choose to do so.
Contractual
Commitments
As
of
September 30, 2006, the scheduled maturities of our long-term contractual
obligations were as follows:
Payments
Due by Period
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Less
than 1 year
|
1-3
Years
|
4-5
Years
|
After
5 Years
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Operating
leases (for plant and office)
|
$
|
253,267
|
$
|
454,417
|
$
|
402,300
|
$
|
586,688
|
$
|
1,696,672
|
||||||
Capital
leases (plant equipment)
|
54,309
|
99,565
|
153,874
|
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Other
long-term liabilities reflected on the balance sheet (warrant
liabilities)
|
1,178,640
|
1,178,640
|
||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
307,576
|
$
|
553,982
|
$
|
1,580,940
|
$
|
586,688
|
$
|
3,029,186
|
We
are
not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements, and we do not engage in
trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts. In addition, we
have
no financial guarantees, debt or lease agreements or other arrangements that
could trigger a requirement for an early payment or that could change the value
of our assets.
We
do not
believe that inflation has had a material impact on our business or
operations.
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New
Accounting Pronouncements
SFAS
No.
156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets - An Amendment of FASB
Statement No. 140 The FASB has issued FASB Statement No. 156, Accounting for
Servicing of Financial Assets - An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140. This
standard amends the guidance in FASB Statement No. 140, Accounting for Transfers
and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. Among
other requirements, Statement 156 requires an entity to recognize a servicing
asset or servicing liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service
a
financial asset by entering into a servicing contract. Statement 156 is
effective as of the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year that begins
after
September 15, 2006. We do not believe that this statement will have a material
effect on the financial statements.
FIN
No.
48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - An Interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109 Summary - On July 13, 2006, FASB Interpretation (FIN) No.
48,
was issued. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes
recognized in an enterprise's financial statements in accordance with FASB
Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 also prescribes a
recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken
in a
tax return. The new FASB standard also provides guidance on derecognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods,
disclosure, and transition. As the Company provides for a 100% reserve against
its deferred tax asset, we do not believe that this statement will have a
material effect on the financial statements.
SFAS
No
157, Fair Value Measurements - In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No 157
which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value,
and
expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No 157 will be effective
for the Company beginning January 1, 2008. We are currently in the process
of
assessing the provisions of SFAS No 157 and determining how this framework
for
measuring fair value will affect our current accounting policies and procedures
and our financial statements. We have not determined whether the adoption of
SFAS No 157 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial
statements.
SFAS
No
158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement
Plans - In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No 158 which requires companies
to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of their defined benefit
postretirement plans as an asset or liability and to recognized changes in
the
funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive
income. Because the Company does not have any post retirement obligations,
we do
not expect the adoption of SFAS No 158 to have a material impact on our
consolidated financial statements.
Item
3 — Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
The
primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve our capital
to
fund operations. We also seek to maximize income from our investments without
assuming significant risk. To achieve our objectives, we maintain a portfolio
of
cash equivalents and investments in a variety of securities of high credit
quality. As of September 30, 2006, we had cash and cash equivalents and short
term investments of $16.5 million. A portion of our investments may be
subject to interest rate risk and could fall in value if market interest
rates
increase. However, because our investments are short-term in duration, we
believe our exposure to interest rate risk is not significant and a 1% movement
in market interest rates would not have a significant impact on the total
value
of out portfolio. We actively monitor changes in interest rates.
We
did
not have any financial instruments sensitive to changes in interest rates
at
December 31, 2005 or at September 30, 2006. We currently do not conduct any
business outside of the Unites Sates and therefore are not subject to risks
from
changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
If
and
when we begin to generate substantive revenues form our operations, we
anticipate that we will be exposed to price changes in the commodity goods
we
sell in the ordinary course of our business, which changes could have a
significant impact on our results of operations. We may in the future use
financial instruments to manage our exposure to changes in commodity prices.
Item
4. — Controls and Procedures
The
Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure
that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it
files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and
reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC
and
that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's
management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure. As required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), the Company carried out an
evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's
management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this
report.
Based
on
the foregoing, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the
Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that
the
information required to be disclosed in reports that the Company files or
submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and that such
information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management,
including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, as
appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
There
was
no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during
the
quarter that ended September 30, 2006 that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over
financial reporting.
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Exhibits
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. | |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. | |
32.1 | Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act | |
32.2 | Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
WORLD
WASTE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Registrant)
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Date: November 14, 2006 | By: | /s/ David Rane |
David
Rane
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Chief
Financial Officer
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31
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
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31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.
|
|
32.1
|
Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
|
|
32.2
|
Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
|
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