UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON,Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGEACT OF 1934

[X]ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20172019

OR

 

[   ]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGEACT OF 1934

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

 

For the transition period from___________ to ___________.from: _____________to______________

 

001-39199

(Commission file number: 000-55218File Number)

 

TRXADE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

46-3673928

(State or other jurisdiction Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

Identification Number)

incorporation or organization)

3840 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.

34639(I.R.S. Employer

Land O’ Lakes, Florida

(Zip code)

(Address of principal executive offices)

Identification No.)

 

3840 Land O’ Lakes Boulevard

Land O’ Lakes, Florida 34639

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

(800) 261-0281

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(800)-261-0281code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock,

$0.00001 Par Value Per Share
MEDS

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

OTCBB(Nasdaq Capital Market)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None.

None

(Title of Class)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes [  ] No [X]

 

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 [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of the Form 10-K or any amendment to the Form 10-K. [   ]



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

 

Large accelerated filer

[  ]

Accelerated filer

[  ]

Non-accelerated filer

[X]

[   ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

[X]

[X]

Emerging growth company

[X]

[   ]

 

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

 

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

 

State theThe aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equitystock held by non-affiliates computed by reference toof the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity,registrant as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.Note.—If a determination as to whether a particular person or entity is an affiliate cannot be made without involving unreasonable effortquarter was $2,653,167.

As of March 26, 2020, there were 7,484,370 shares of common stock issued and expense, the aggregate market valueoutstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the common stock heldregistrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2020 Proxy Statement”) are incorporated by non-affiliates mayreference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated. The 2020 Proxy Statement will be calculated onfiled with the basisU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of assumptions reasonable under the circumstances, provided that the assumptions are set forth infiscal year to which this Form.report relates.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Glossary1
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information3
PART I
Item 1.Business4
Item 1A.Risk Factors17
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments41
Item 2.Properties41
Item 3.Legal Proceedings41
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures41
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities42
Item 6.Selected Financial Data43
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations44
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk50
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplemental Data51
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure71
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures71
Item 9B.Other Information73
PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance74
Item 11.Executive Compensation74
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters74
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence74
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services74
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statements and Schedules75
Item 16.Form 10–K Summary75
Signatures76

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GLOSSARY

 

The aggregate market valuefollowing are abbreviations and definitions of certain terms used in this document, which are commonly used in the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2017 based upon the closing price reported on such date was approximately $3,295,043.  Shares of voting stock held by each officer and director and by each person who, as of June 30, 2017 may be deemed to have beneficially owned more than 10% of the outstanding voting stock have been excluded. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination of affiliate status for any other purpose. There were 31,985,827 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding on June 30, 2017.pharmaceutical industry:

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate by check mark whetherACA” means the registrant has filed all documentsPatient Protection and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities ExchangeAffordable Care Act, of 1934 subsequentoften shortened to the distribution of securities underAffordable Care Act, nicknamed Obamacare, which is a plan confirmed by a court. Yes [   ] No [   ]

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)

IndicateU.S. federal statute which provides numerous rights and protections that make health coverage fairer and easier to understand, along with subsidies (through “premium tax credits” and “cost-sharing reductions”) to make it more affordable. The law also expands the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual reportMedicaid program to security holders; (2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).


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PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

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ITEM 1 A. RISK FACTORS

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ITEM 1 B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

17

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

17

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

17

PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

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PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

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PART Icover more people with low incomes.

 

Throughout this annual reportADR” means Authorized Distributor of Record. Under current federal law, an ADR means a distributor with whom a manufacturer has established an ongoing relationship to distribute such manufacturer’s products.

ANDA” means an abbreviated new drug application which contains data which is submitted to the FDA for the review and potential approval of a generic drug product.

CMS” means the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which is a federal agency within the HHS that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid.

CSA” means the Controlled Substances Act, the statute establishing federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use, and distribution of certain substances is regulated.

DEA” means the Drug Enforcement Administration, a United States federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the United States.

DQSA” means the Drug Quality and Security Act which is a law that amended the FFDCA to grant the FDA more authority to regulate and monitor the manufacturing of compounded drugs.

FDA” means U.S. The Food and Drug Administration, which is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of U.S. food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

FDAAA” means the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 which reviewed, expanded, and reaffirmed several existing pieces of legislation regulating the FDA.

FFDCA” means the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, which is a set of U.S. laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the FDA to oversee the safety of food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics.

Generic drugs” are copies of brand-name drugs that have exactly the same dosage, intended use, effects, side effects, route of administration, risks, safety, and strength as the original drug.

HHS”, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also known as the Health Department, is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.

HIPPA” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which has the goal of making it easier for people to keep health insurance, protect the confidentiality and security of healthcare information and help the healthcare industry control administrative costs.

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Individually identifiable health information” is defined by HIPPA to mean information that is a subset of health information, including demographic information collected from an individual, and: (1) is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, employer, or health care clearinghouse; and (2) relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual; and (a) that identifies the individual; or (b) with respect to which there is reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the individual.

Medicaid” is a federal and state health insurance program in the U.S. that helps with medical costs for some people with limited income and resources. Medicaid also offers benefits not normally covered by Medicare, including nursing home care and personal care services.

Medicare” is a national health insurance program in the U.S. It primarily provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older, but also for some younger people with disability status as determined by the Social Security Administration, as well as people with end stage renal disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease).

NDC” means a National Drug Code, a unique 10-digit, 3-segment number. It is a universal product identifier for human drugs in the United States. The code is present on all nonprescription (OTC) and prescription medication packages and inserts in the U.S. The 3 segments of the NDC identify the labeler, the product, and the commercial package size.

PBM” means a Pharmacy Benefits Manager. In the United States, a PBM is a third-party administrator of prescription drug programs for commercial health plans, self-insured employer plans, Medicare Part D plans (prescription drug plans), the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and state government employee plans.

PDMA” means the Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987. The PDMA establishes legal safeguards for prescription drug distribution to ensure safe and effective pharmaceuticals and is designed to discourage the sale of counterfeit, adulterated, misbranded, subpotent, and expired prescription drugs.

Pedigree tracking laws” mean laws which help ensure the integrity of the U.S. drug supply chain through the use of drug pedigrees, verifiable written or electronic documents that track each move in a drug’s journey from manufacturer to patient.

SNI” means Serialized Numerical Identifier. Pursuant to FDA requirements, a product’s SNI has to include the item’s NDC and unique Serial Number (SN).

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This Annual Report on Form 10-K the terms “we,(this “Report “us,” “our,” and “our company” refer to Trxade Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, also includes our subsidiary, Trxade, Inc., a Florida corporation.

Forward-Looking Statements

This annual report) contains forward-looking statements which reflectwithin the viewsmeaning of our management with respect to future events and financial performance. Thesethe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are subject tonot a numberguarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time the statements are made and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that couldmay cause actualour results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differbe materially different from such statements. Forward-lookingthe information expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this Report. These factors include:

Risks of our operations not being profitable;
Claims relating to alleged violations of intellectual property rights of others;
Technical problems with our websites;
Risks relating to implementing our acquisition strategies;
Our ability to manage our growth;
Negative effects on our operations associated with the opioid pain medication health crisis;
Regulatory and licensing requirement risks;
Risks related to changes in the U.S. healthcare environment;
The status of our information systems, facilities and distribution networks;
Risks associated with the operations of our more established competitors;
Regulatory changes;
Healthcare fraud;
Changes in laws or regulations relating to our operations;
Privacy laws;
System errors;
Dependence on current management;
Our growth strategy; and
Other risks disclosed below under “Risk Factors”.

You should read the matters described and incorporated by reference in “Risk Factors” and the other cautionary statements made in this Report, and incorporated by reference herein, as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this Report. We cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this Report will prove to be accurate and therefore prospective investors are identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “projects,” “targets” and similar expressions. Readers are cautionedencouraged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on the information available to management at this time and which speak only as of this date. Our actual results may differ materially from results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. WeOther than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise anythese forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For a discussion of some ofeven though our situation may change in the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements, please read carefully the information under “Risk Factors.”future.

 

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We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, your attention is directed to any further disclosures made on related subjects in our subsequent annual and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, Proxy Statements on Schedule 14A and Information Statements on Schedule 14C.

PART I

 

We obtained the market data used in this report from internal company reports and industry publications. Industry publications generally state that the information contained in those publications has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but their accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed and their reliability cannot be assured. Although we believe market data used in this 10-K is reliable, it has not been independently verified.

ITEM 1.BUSINESS

 

Item 1. BusinessINTRODUCTION

 

The following discussionThis information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K should be read in conjunction with ourthe consolidated financial statements and the related notes in “Item 8. Financial Statements and other financial information appearing elsewhere inSupplemental Data” of this Annual Report.

 

Overview

We have designedPlease see the “Glossary” above for a list of abbreviations and developed, and now own and operate a business-to-business web-based marketplace focused on the US pharmaceutical industry. Our core service is designed to bring the nation’s independent pharmacies and accredited national suppliers of pharmaceuticals together to provide efficient and transparent buying and selling opportunities on a web-based platform.

CORPORATE HISTORY

Background of XCELdefinitions used throughout this Report.

 

Our companylogo and some of our trademarks and tradenames are used in this Report. This Report also includes trademarks, tradenames and service marks that are the property of others. Solely for convenience, trademarks, tradenames and service marks referred to in this Report may appear without the ®, ™ and SM symbols. References to our trademarks, tradenames and service marks are not intended to indicate in any way that we will not assert to the fullest extent under applicable law our rights or the rights of the applicable licensors if any, nor that respective owners to other intellectual property rights will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto. We do not intend the use or display of other companies’ trademarks and trade names to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.

The market data and certain other statistical information used throughout this Report are based on independent industry publications, reports by market research firms or other independent sources that we believe to be reliable sources. Industry publications and third-party research, surveys and studies generally indicate that their information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, although they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information. We are responsible for all of the disclosures contained in this Report, and we believe these industry publications and third-party research, surveys and studies are reliable. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding any third-party information presented in this Report, their estimates, in particular, as they relate to projections, involve numerous assumptions, are subject to risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 17 of this Report. These and other factors could cause our future performance to differ materially from our assumptions and estimates. Some market and other data included herein, as well as the data of competitors as they relate to Trxade Group, Inc., is also based on our good faith estimates.

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “Trxade”, “Trxade Group” and “Trxade Group, Inc.” refer specifically to Trxade Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

In addition, unless the context otherwise requires and for the purposes of this Report only:

 ●Exchange Act” refers to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

  ● “SEC” or the “Commission” refers to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; and

 ●Securities Act” refers to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Where You Can Find Other Information

We file annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website atwww.sec.gov and are available for download, free of charge, soon after such reports are filed with or furnished to the SEC, on the “NASDAQ: MEDS,” “SEC Filings” page of our website atwww.rx.trxade.com. Copies of documents filed by us with the SEC are also available from us without charge, upon oral or written request to our Secretary, who can be contacted at the address and telephone number set forth on the cover page of this Report.Our website address iswww.rx.trxade.com. The information on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this Report and should not be considered a part of this Report.

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CORPORATE AND ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Background of XCEL

Our Company was incorporated in Delaware on July 15, 2005, as “BluebirdBluebird Exploration Company”Company (“Bluebird”). Bluebird was originally formed to engage in the exploitation of mineral properties. In December 2008, Bluebird changed its name to “XcellinkXcellink International, Inc.” (“XCEL”), and subsequently announced that its business plan was being expanded to include the development and marketing of platform-independent customer-centric payment systems and methodologies. XCEL was unable to raise the funds necessary to implement its business strategy, never generated any revenue and was a reporting as a “shell”shell corporation. On January 9, 2014, Trxade Group, Inc., a privately held Nevada corporation, merged with and into XCEL, and XCEL changed its name to “TrxadeTrxade Group, Inc. XCEL’s shares traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“

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Background of Trxade

 

PharmaCycle LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“PharmaCycle”PharmaCycle), was formed in August 2010 by Prashant Patel, our President, to serve as a web-based market platform designed to enable trading among healthcare buyers and sellers of pharmaceuticals, accessories and services. In January 2013, PharmaCycle converted into a Florida corporation and changed its name to Trxade, Inc. (“Trxade Florida”Florida). In May 2013, Trxade Florida created a new wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiary, Trxade Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Trxade Nevada”Nevada). Trxade Nevada acquired Trxade Florida pursuant to a reverse triangular merger, resulting in Trxade Florida becoming a wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiary of Trxade Nevada (the “Nevada-Florida Merger”Nevada-Florida Merger). The sole purpose of the Nevada-Florida Merger was to provide for a holding company to own Trxade Florida, the operating company. At all times, up to the Nevada-Florida Merger, Trxade Florida was capitalized exclusively throughby cash capital contributions made byfrom Messrs. Suren Ajjarapu and Patel.Patel, our Chief Executive Officer and President, respectively. Immediately following the Nevada-Florida Merger, Messrs. Ajjarapu and Patel collectively owned 99% of Trxade Nevada. Subsequent toAfter the Nevada-Florida Merger (but prior to the merger with XCEL), Trxade Nevada raised $670,000 through the sale of its preferred stock in private placements made to third party investors.

 

Reverse Merger with Trxade

 

On September 26, 2008, Mark Fingarson, the former President, sole Director and controlling shareholder of XCEL, sold 80,000,000 shares of XCEL (prior to the reverse split discussed below and the Reverse Stock Split (defined below)) to XCEL’s then attorney, Ron McIntyre. On November 22, 2013, Trxade Nevada acquired Mr. McIntyre’s controlling interest of 80,000,000 shares in XCEL pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated November 7, 2013. At the time of the sale, XCEL had 104,160,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, including the 80,000,000 shares of stock acquired by Trxade Nevada.Nevada (prior to the reverse split discussed below and the Reverse Stock Split).

 

On December 16, 2013, Trxade Nevada and XCEL entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) providing for the merger (the “Merger”) of Trxade Nevada with and into XCEL, with XCEL continuing as the surviving corporation. The Merger closed on January 8, 2014. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, we amended our articlescertificate of incorporation (filed herewith),and changed our name to “TrxadeTrxade Group, Inc.,” and changed our trading symbol to XCEL.PK. On February 13, 2014, an additional 600,000 shares of our common stock (on a post-reverse split basis) were issued pursuant to the conversion of $19,333 aggregate principal amount of our outstanding promissory notes. Our current officers and directors were the officers and directors of Trxade Nevada.TRXD”.

 

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Recapitalization of Common Stock by a Reverse Split and Increase of Authorized Shares of Stock

 

Pursuant to our Amended and Restated Certification of Incorporation, we increased the authorized shares of our Common Stock from 200,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares, and authorized 100,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, including 10,000,000 shares of Series “A” Preferred Stock.

We also effectuated a reversereversed our issued and outstanding stock split at the ratio of one thousand-for-one (1,000:1)for one thousand (1:1,000) shares effective upon the closing of the Merger (the “Merger Reverse Split”). In connection with the split, theMerger Reverse Split, 104,160,000 outstanding shares of our Common Stock,common stock, including the 80,000,000 shares held by Trxade Nevada, converted intowere exchanged for 104,160 post-Merger Reverse Split shares of Common Stock.common stock. As a result of the Merger, Trxade Nevada Shareholdersshareholders holding 28,800,000 shares of Common Stockcommon stock and 670,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock converted their shares on a one-to-one basis into 28,800,000 shares of our Common Stockcommon stock and 670,000 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock, for an aggregate total of 29,470,000 shares. Further, 600,000100,000 shares of our common stock (on a post-post-Reverse Split basis and taking into account the Reverse Stock Split basis)(discussed below)) were issued following the mergerMerger in connection with the conversion of our promissory notes. The 80,000,000 pre-mergerpre-Merger shares held by Trxade Nevada, which post-split amounted to 80,00013,334 shares revered(on a post-Reverse Split basis and taking into account the Reverse Stock Split), reverted to treasury stock of the company.Company. Except as otherwise disclosed, the share amounts in the paragraph above have not been adjusted for the Merger Reverse Split or the Reverse Stock Split.

 

February 2020 Reverse Stock Split and NASDAQ Capital Market Listing

On June 11, 2015, pursuant toOctober 9, 2019, our Second AmendedBoard of Directors, and Restated Certificationon October 15, 2019, stockholders holding a majority of Incorporation, we decreasedour outstanding voting shares, approved resolutions authorizing a reverse stock split of the authorizedoutstanding shares of our Commoncommon stock in the range from one-for-two (1-for-2) to one-for-ten (1-for-10), and provided authority to our Board of Directors to select the ratio of the reverse stock split in their discretion (the “Stockholder Authority”). On February 12, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a stock split ratio of 1-for-6 (“Reverse Stock from 500,000,000Split”) in connection with the Stockholder Authority and the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of Delaware to 100,000,000 and decreasedaffect the authorized sharesReverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split became effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 13, 2020. The Reverse Stock Split was completed in order to allow us to meet the initial criteria of our Preferred Stock from 100,000,000 to 10,000,000.the NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

Our common stock was approved for listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “MEDS”, on February 13, 2020.

Subsidiaries

 

We own 100% of Trxade Inc.Florida. This subsidiary is included in our attached consolidated financial statements and is engaged in the same line of business as Trxade. Trxade Florida is a web-based market platform that enables tradecommerce among healthcare buyers and sellers of pharmaceuticals, accessories and services.

 

We own 100% of Integra Pharma Solutions, LLC (formerly Pinnacle Tek, Inc., a Florida corporation) founded by Mr. Suren Ajjarapu, our CEO, in 2011.2011 (“INTEGRA”INTEGRA). Until the end of 2016, INTEGRA served as our technology consultant provider, but we discontinued that line of business in 2016. INTEGRA isWe now intended tointend that INTEGRA serve as the our logistics company for pharmaceutical distribution, but has no material effectdistribution.

We own 100% of Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, an independent retail specialty pharmacy with a focus on our operations at this time.specialty medications.


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We own 100% of Alliance Pharma Solutions, LLC, a Florida LLC.,limited liability company, which was founded in January 2018 (“Alliance”Alliance). Alliance currently haspreviously owned 30% of SyncHealth MSO, LLC (“SyncHealth”) which was part of a joint venture formed in January 2019 with PanOptic Health, LLC (“PanOptic”) with the goal of enabling independent retail pharmacies to better compete with large national pharmacies on pricing, distribution and logistics. We did not realize any income from the joint venture and we terminated the joint venture agreements pursuant to their terms effective as of January 31, 2020 and assigned the 30% ownership of SyncHealth back to PanOptic. As of February 1, 2020, we own no operations or material effect on our business at this time, but is intendedequity in SyncHealth and only the terms of the agreements relating to serve as our consulting firm for pharmaceutical wholesalers.confidentiality, non-solicitation and each party’s obligation to cease use of the other party’s intellectual property survive the termination.

 

We also ownedown 100% of ShopRX, Ltd., our UK based subsidiary. The Company had hoped to establish a similar business to Trxade, Inc. in the United Kingdom in the future under this entity. This division was dissolved and has no material impact on the Company’s operational results.

Sale of Westminster

We also owned 100% of Westminster PharmaceuticalBonum Health, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“which owns our “Bonum Health Hub” assets and operations as discussed in further detail below.

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Sale of Westminster

We also owned 100 percent of Westminster Pharmaceuticals LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Westminster”), from 2015 through December 31, 2016. Trxade Florida formed Westminster was formed in January 2013 as a single member LLC wholly owned by Trxade Florida.its wholly-owned subsidiary. This licensed subsidiary is included in our attached financial statements and providesprovided state-licensed pharmacies and buying groups in the United States with pharmaceuticals approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”). In late 2015 and early 2016, Westminster entered into multiple supply contracts with wholesale manufacturers of generic pharmaceuticals to begin selling Westminster private label generic pharmaceuticals to our customers.

 

In December 2016, based on our management’s strategic review of itsour portfolio of businesses, the Companywe committed to a plan to sell our private label generic pharmaceuticals.pharmaceutical businesses. On December 31, 2016, the Companywe entered into and consummated the sale of 100% of itsour equity interests in Westminster, Pharmaceuticals, LLC, and, in connection with the sale, the Companywe exited the private label generic pharmaceuticals business line. The purchase priceWe sold Westminster in exchange for Westminster was(a) the buyer’s cancellation of $1,500,000 of indebtedness with the buyerowed by us under thea senior secured note, the(b) our issuance of a warrantwarrants to purchase 1,500,000250,000 shares of our common stock (on a post-Reverse Split basis and taking into account the Company’s CommonReverse Stock Split) (the “Warrants”), and (c) the buyer’s assumption of various contracts and obligations of Westminster. TheWe granted the Warrants were issuedto the buyer at a strike price of $0.01$0.06 per share, andshare. The Warrants have an expiration date of five years from date of grant under the termterms and conditions of our warrant agreement with the buyer.

Acquisition of Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC

On October 15, 2018, the Company entered into and consummated the purchase of 100% of the equity interests of Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, a warrant agreement.Florida limited liability company, (“CSP”), pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, entered into by and among the Company as the buyer, and CSP, and Nikul Panchal, the equity owner of CSP, a non-executive officer of the Company (collectively, the “Seller”). The purchase price for the 100% equity interest in CSP was $300,000 in cash, a promissory note issued by the Company in the amount of $300,000, and warrants to purchase 67,585 shares of common stock of the Company (on a post-Reverse Split basis and taking into account the Reverse Stock Split) which vested at the acquisition date, are exercisable for eight (8) years from the issuance date at a strike price of $0.06 per share, and subject to exercise restrictions which lapse over a period of three (3) years.

SyncHealth MSO, LLC Joint Venture

On January 17, 2019, the Company and Alliance Pharma Solutions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (hereafter “Alliance,” with Alliance and Trxade referred to collectively herein as the “Trxade Parties”), entered into a transaction effective as of January 17, 2019 with PanOptic Health, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PanOptic”), to create a new entity, SyncHealth MSO, LLC (“SyncHealth”) as part of a joint venture to enable independent retail pharmacies to better compete with large national pharmacies on pricing, distribution and logistics. As part of the transaction Alliance owned 30% of SyncHealth. We did not realize any income from the joint venture and we terminated the joint venture agreements pursuant to their terms effective as of January 31, 2020 and assigned the 30% ownership of SyncHealth back to PanOptic. As of February 1, 2020, we own no equity in SyncHealth and only the terms of the agreements relating to confidentiality, non-solicitation and each party’s obligation to cease use of the other party’s intellectual property survive the termination.

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Bonum Health Asset Acquisition

On October 23, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), Bonum Health, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and a then newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Bonum Health”) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Bonum Health, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“Seller”) and Hardikkumar Patel, the sole member of the Seller (the “Member”). Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company (through Bonum Health) acquired from the Seller, certain specified assets and certain specified contracts associated with the assets of the Seller’s operation as a telehealth service provider (the Tele Meds Platform)(the “Assets”). Included with the acquisition of the Assets, were contracts (relating to the Assets), intellectual property for the Bonum Health Tele Medicine software & Technology and personal computers. The Company agreed to provide the Seller consideration equal to 41,667 shares of restricted common stock of the Company at the closing (the “Closing Shares”), and that the Seller had the right to earn up to an additional 108,334 shares of restricted common stock of the Company following the closing (the “Milestone Shares” and collectively with the Closing Shares, the “APA Shares”), as follows:

1. 40,000 shares upon the placement, by the Company, of 40 in-store wellness kiosks, utilizing the Tele Meds Platform, on or before the first anniversary of the Closing Date;

2. 34,167 shares upon placement, by the Company, of 70 in-store wellness kiosks utilizing the Tele Meds Platform, on or before the first anniversary of the Closing Date; and

3. 34,167 shares upon placement, by the Company, of 100 in-store wellness kiosks utilizing the Tele Meds Platform on or before the first anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

The Westminster sale is consideredAsset Purchase Agreement includes a discontinued operation,three year non-compete requirement, prohibiting the Seller and asthe Member from competing against the Assets, customary representations and indemnification obligations, subject to a result, all consolidated financial statements$25,000 minimal claim amount and certain limitations on liability disclosed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been adjusted accordinglythe Asset Purchase Agreement. Subsequent to reflect this financial statement presentation. See Note 3the acquisition, the Company determined that the assets were not usable and wrote off the value of the Notesassets amounting to Consolidated Financial Statements for information concerning the sale of Westminster.approximately $369,000.

 

The Asset Purchase Agreement also requires the Company to fund up to $600,000 in connection with remote hub installation, marketing and IT, subject to certain milestones set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Funding Obligation”).

Contemporaneously with the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company and Seller also entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement and Transition Services Agreement.

Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement entered into between the Company and the Seller, the Seller made certain representations to the Company in order for the Company to confirm that an exemption from registration existed for the issuance of the Closing Shares and will exist for the issuance of the Milestone Shares.

Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement entered into between the Company and the Seller, the Company provided the Seller piggyback registration rights in connection with the APA Shares. The Registration Rights Agreement contained customary indemnification obligations of the parties.

The Transition Services Agreement (“Services Agreement”) entered into between the Seller and the Company, requires the Seller and Member to provide installation and support and maintenance services for the installation of up to one hundred (100) remote telemedicine “Kiosks” in locations to be determined by the Company and to be available to answer questions and provide guidance as reasonably requested by the Company for a period of not more than one year.

BUSINESS OF TRXADE

 

Our Principal Products and Services and their Markets.

 

Trxade.com:Trxade.comis a web-based pharmaceutical marketplace engaged in promoting and enabling tradecommerce among independent pharmacies and large pharmaceutical suppliers nationally. Additional features include the abilityOur marketplace has hundreds of suppliers providing over 20,000 branded and generic drugs available for purchase by pharmacists. We already serve over 10,000 independent pharmacies to trade among each other in currently 18 states that follow the Model State Pharmacy Act. (The Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (Model Act) provide the boards of pharmacy with model language that may be used when developing state laws or board rules.) Other value-added components include accesspharmacies. Access to Trxade’s proprietary pharmaceutical shortage database, data analytics regarding medication pricing, and manufacturer return policies. We generate revenue from this servicethese services by charging a transaction fee to the seller of the products for sales conducted via the Trxade platform. The buyers do not bear the cost of transaction fees for the purchases that they make, nor do they pay a fee to join or register with our platform. Substantially all of our revenues during the years ended December 31, 2017,2019, and 20162018, were from platform revenue generated onwww.Trxade.com. For additional information, please visit us athttp://www.trxadegroup.com,http://www.trxade.com, andhttp://www.delivmeds.com. Information on Trxade.com.our websites is not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K.

 

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Status of any publicly announced new products or services.

We have a number of products and services still in development, which are described below.

InventoryRx.com: InventoryRx.com. InventoryRx, launched in the first quarter of 2014, is a web-based pharmaceutical marketplace formed to promoteexchange platform where wholesalers can buy and enable trade among suppliers, manufacturerssell pharmaceuticals or over-the-counter medications with each other in a systematized online sales platform. The site offers these trading partners greater product availability and large healthcare facilities nationally.pricing transparency. The sellersite may also substantially improve our customers buying efficiency and lower their cost of productsgoods on a continuous basis. This product is built into theTrxade.com platform and, advertisers are charged a transaction fee or posting fee for products sold or featured on the platform. To date,accordingly, we have not generated any independent revenue from this product.

 

Pharmabayonline:. We formed Pharmabayonline was created to provide access to proprietary pharmaceutical data analytics and governmental reimbursement benchmarks analysis to United States-based independent pharmacies and pharmaceutical shortage databases, proposed governmental reimbursement benchmarks comparison and analysis, and a proprietary suggested national retail drug benchmark. To date no revenue has been generated from this service.databases.

 

RxGuru:. Our RxGuru application was launched in the first quarter of 2014 and underscores our commitment to deliver timely information to our customers at the moment before purchase. Our industry leading price prediction model “RxGuru” integrates product insight into pharmacy acquisition benchmarks (“PAC”) to ascertain trends and pricing variances which result in significant purchasing opportunities. “RX Guru” helps to predict prices and affords our members an opportunity continuously to benefit from real price purchasing opportunities that are often concealed from the rest of the industry. This product is a service-based desktop software application designed to provide valid, daily drug pricingbuilt into theTrxade.com platform and, analytics to the independent pharmacist at time of care to enable their patients to realize cost savings on their medications. Thisaccordingly, this application works in conjunction with the Trxade platform but, to date, has not drivengenerated any independent revenue.

 

Integra Pharma Solutions, LLC:. INTEGRA is intended to serve as the our logistics company for pharmaceutical distribution.

Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC. We acquired Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“CSP”), on October 15, 2018. CSP is an accredited pharmacy located in St. Petersburg, Florida. CSP has a focus on specialty medications. The company operates with an innovative pharmacy model which offers home delivery services to any patient thereby providing convenience.

Delivmeds.com.Delivmeds.com was launched in late 2018 as a consumer-based app to provide delivery of pharmaceutical products associated with Alliance Pharma Solutions, LLC. To date, we have not generated any revenue from this product.

Trxademso. Trxademso technology was developed in early 2019 as part of the SyncHealth MSO, LLC joint venture to develop technology that could potentially assist independent retail pharmacies to compete better with large national pharmacies on prescription generation workflow optimization, pricing, distribution but hasand logistics. We did not realize any income from the joint venture and we terminated the joint venture agreements pursuant to their terms effective as of January 31, 2020 and assigned the 30% ownership of SyncHealth back to PanOptic. As of February 1, 2020, we own no operationsequity in SyncHealth and only the terms of the agreements relating to confidentiality, non-solicitation and each party’s obligation to cease use of the other party’s intellectual property survive the termination.

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Bonum Health. The “Bonum Health Hub”, a self-enclosed, free standing virtual examination room, was launched by the Company’s wholly-owned Bonum Health, LLC subsidiary, in November 2019 and is expected to be operational in April 2020. The “Bonum Health Hub”, which planned to be placed in various independent retail pharmacies in rural and urban areas to provide care for patients that otherwise would not be able to afford primary or revenue at this time.collaborative care. Each “Bonum Health Hub” will feature an online interface that will expand the power of the Bonum Health application into a digital, face-to-face platform that brings patients and physicians eye-to-eye in a fully secure, private setting. This will allow for more substantial and effective dialogue about sensitive conditions and other collaborative care concerns. The “Bonum Health Hubs” will include a screen for two-way video communication, the necessary medical equipment for the services available, and a table and chair for in-person consultations. The Health Hubs will be compatible with the “Bonum Health app”, which provides an overall healthcare experience comparable to a Primary Care practitioner, and an online portal as a personal electronic medical record and scheduling system. Following the results of the Company’s initial pilot program of the “Bonum Health Hub”, which is currently planned to be located in two Benzer Pharmacy locations in Florida, the Company plans to expand such hubs into its network of over 11,000 independently registered pharmacies.

 

All of our product offerings are focused on the USUnited States markets. Some products are restricted just to certain states, depending onupon the various applicable state regulations and guidelines pertaining to pharmaceuticals.pharmaceuticals, particularly, and drug businesses, generally. Our services are distributed through our online platform.


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Discontinued Operations.Organizational Structure

 

The diagram below depicts our current organizational structure:

Discontinued Operations:

Westminster Pharmaceuticals: .

Westminster Pharmaceuticals bought US FDA approvedFDA-approved prescription medicationmedications from licensed pharmaceutical wholesalers and manufacturers. Thesemanufacturers from 2015 until 2016. Westminster stored these products were delivered and stored at a licensed logistics location in Olive Brach, MS andMississippi until they were ready for delivery to our customer baseWestminster’s customers once a product was sold. In late 2015 and early 2016, Westminster entered into multiple supply contracts with wholesale manufacturers of generic pharmaceuticals to begin selling Westminster private label generic pharmaceuticals to ourits customers. Revenue wasWestminster generated very limited revenue from the sale of its private label products owned by Westminster.products. This business line was not profitable for the Company, and we sold Westminster was sold in December 2016, andthus concluding the Company exitedCompany’s exit from the private label generic pharmaceuticals business line. See Note 3business.

Recent Transactions:

On February 13, 2020, we entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Dawson James Securities, Inc. (the “Representative”), as representative of the Notesseveral underwriters named therein, relating to Consolidated Financial Statements for information concerning the sale of Westminster.806,452 shares of common stock in a firm commitment underwritten offering (the “Offering”). The transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement closed on February 18, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), at which time we sold 806,452 shares of common stock to the underwriters. On February 21, 2020, the Representative exercised their overallotment option and purchased an additional 115,767 shares of common stock. The shares were sold at a public offering price of $6.50 per share.

 

The Pharmaceutical IndustryCompany paid the underwriters a cash fee equal to 8% of the aggregate gross proceeds received by the Company in connection with the Offering and reimbursed certain expenses. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $5.3 million from the Offering. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes and possibly to fund acquisitions of other companies, products or technologies.

 

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The shares were sold pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-235540) that was declared effective by the SEC on February 13, 2020.

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to offer, issue or sell any shares of common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of common stock for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days without the prior written consent of the Representative.

In connection with the Offering, each of our officers, directors, and certain holders of our outstanding securities have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, encumber, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of any shares of our common stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of our common stock for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the Offering is completed, without the prior written consent of the Representative.

The Pharmaceutical Industry

According to the2013-14 Economic Report on Retail, Mail, and Specialty Pharmacies by Adam J. Fein, Ph.D. the US(the “Fein Report”), United States pharmaceutical industry iscompanies comprise a burgeoning $330 billion industry consisting of over 65,000 pharmacy facilities and over 700 DEA-registered and(and 1,500 State-licensedState-licensed) suppliers. There are veryManagement believes that few platforms are currently in place to bring these participants together to share market knowledge, product pricing transparency and product availability. According to this, the pharmaceutical market is comprised primarily of three wholesalers that control an estimated approximately 92% of the market. Our management believes that this concentration has, over the years, led to a lack of price and cost transparency, thereby resulting in severe limitations on the purchasing choices of industry participants. These market dynamics have enabled these large wholesalers (McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen), known as ADR distributors, to dominate the industry with respect to both generic and brand pharmaceuticals. The increasing concentration of generic medications (ANDA or Abbreviated New Drug Application), however, with many more expected to go to market in the near future (approximately $80 billion in branded medications will loselost their patent protection within the next ten years)from 2008 to 2018, according to an article in Drug Topics from August 2004, called “Big Pharma uses effective strategies to battle generic competitors”, by Martin Sipkoff), have enabled smaller supplierssuppliers’ access to an increasing number of medications at highly discounted prices. In essence, theThe market is slowly changing towards one where medications will become a commoditized and trade influenced by price rather than the business relationships imposed by the dominant participants of the past.

 

To fuel this change, insurance companies (Pharmacy Benefits Management (“PBM”) and private health payers) and the federal government have recently initiated lower medication reimbursement payments to healthcare providers. We believe that pharmacies in due course will face increasing pressure to source medications as inexpensively as possible and improve operational efficiency. Trxade seeks to be in the forefront of solving these transparency and pricing concerns by providing independent, retail pharmacies with real-time, pharmacy acquisition cost “PAC”(“PAC”) benchmarks to the NDC level The National Drug Code (NDC)(the “NDC”) standard. The NDC mark is a unique product identifier used in the United States for drugs intended for human use.

 

Status of any publicly announced new products or services.

Our RxGuru application was launched in the first quarter of 2014 and complements Trxade.com’s efforts of delivering timely information at time of purchase. Our industry leading price prediction model “RxGuru” integrates product shortage insight into pharmacy acquisition benchmarks (“PAC”) to ascertain trends and pricing variances that result in significant purchasing opportunities. “RX Guru” helps to predicts prices and affords our members an opportunity to continuously benefit from real price purchasing opportunities that are often concealed from the rest of the industry.

InventoryRx, launched in the first quarter of 2014, is a web based pharmaceutical exchange platform where wholesalers can purchase and sell pharmaceuticals and other over the counter medications among each other. The site offers these trading partners greater product availability and pricing transparency and may substantially improve their buying efficiency as well as lower their cost of goods on a continuous basis.

Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC was our wholly-owned private label pharmaceutical distributer. In late 2015 and early 2016 Westminster entered into multiple supply agreements with wholesale manufacturers of generic pharmaceuticals to begin selling Westminster private label generic pharmaceuticals to our customers. Westminster had a licensed storage and distribution facility in Olive Branch, MS. Revenue was generated in 2015 and 2016 from the sale of private label products owned by Westminster. This business line was not profitable for the Company, and in December 2016 Westminster was sold and the Company exited the private label generic pharmaceuticals business.


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Competitive business conditions, the issuer’sBusiness Conditions, Our competitive position in the industry,our Industry, and methodsour Methods of competition.Competition.

 

We expect to face competition from the three large ADR distributors (McKesson, Cardinal Health &and AmerisourceBergen), other pharmaceutical distributors, buying groups, software products, and other start-up companies. Most of theseour competitors’ operations have substantially greater financialfinancial- and manufacturer backedmanufacturer-backed resources, longer operating histories, greater name recognition, and more established relationships in the industry.

 

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Other Start-up CompaniesCompanies..

We have identified a limited number of start-ups that provide pharmacy-to-pharmacy retail wholesaling for their overstock pharmaceuticals. In addition, some start-ups provide for a supplier-pharmacy trading such as PharmaBid, RxCherrypick, PharmSaver, MatchRx and GenericBid, and provide web-based services similar to ours, allowing pharmacies to buy from several suppliers. Trxade differentiates itself from these exchanges by providing our pharmacies with both brand and generic pharmaceutical products. Additional companies target “direct-to-consumer” pharmacy deliveries, includingAmazon.com’sPillPack,CapsuleandGetRoman.com.

 

Buying GroupsGroups..

Buying Groups provide discounted prices to their members by negotiating better pricing with one primary wholesaler, while charging administrationadministrative fees generally ranging from 3-5%.3 to 5 percent. Some Buying Groups are structured like co-operatives (IPC, API)(such as Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) and American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc. (APCI) and offer their members monthly or quarterly rebates. Although they can function well to bring pricing competition to the industry, they often offer rebates only after the purchase and we don’tpurchase. Management does not believe theyBuying Groups will provide long termlong-term savings to customers with this model given the increased transparency and competition in the industry.

 

Pharmaceutical SoftwareSoftware..

Some pharmaceutical software companies compete with us on someto varying degrees at different levels. SureCost, for example, provides inventory management software that allowsenabling pharmacies to comply with primary supplier contracts. This software is fee based,fee-based and requires training.

 

Moving forward. Some pharmaciesPharmacies may be reluctant to adapt to this format of buyingbuy pharmaceuticals on the internet due to the historical negativity associated with purchasing pharmaceuticals on the internet and the uncertainty with respect to the origin and purity of pharmaceuticals so purchased.drugs purchased off the web. Trxade management believes that as we continue to develop our brand, our customer base, and our vast product offerings, we will gain the trust of the market and overcome the negativity associated with purchasing via a pharmaceutical online marketplace.

 

One advantage that we believe we have over our competition is our ability to be flexible and fast moving in adjusting our business model to address the needs of our customer base. Trxade started by offering pharmacies a reverse auction model to enhance savings on the purchase of their pharmaceuticals. Customer feedback suggested that pharmacies prefer a more buy now format, which we implemented and then supplemented with a pharmacy-to-pharmacy trading capability for all overstock pharmaceuticals which was discontinued.implemented. This resulted in a “one stop-one-search”one-stop-one-search platform to buy quality pharmaceuticals for less and a data-rich platform to help pharmacies overcome the complexities related to supply chain purchasing.

 

Telehealth Providers

We also anticipate facing competition in the telehealth industry (in connection with our planned “Bonum Health Hubs”) from current and future health care companies in the telehealth market including, Teladoc Health, Inc., MDLive, Inc., American Well Corporation and Grand Rounds, Inc., among other smaller industry participants.

Sources and availabilityAvailability of raw materials and the names of principal suppliers.Raw Materials; Principal Suppliers.

 

Trxade is a web-based technology platform. Because we are not a manufacturing company, we don’tdo not need any raw materials. Our module on the platform is supplier-to-pharmacy trade.drug supplier-to-retailer. We bring buyers and sellers together on this platform. Our suppliers include National Apothecary Solutions, River City PharmacyIntegral RX, and South Pointe Wholesale, Inc.

 

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Dependence on oneOne or a few major customers.More Major Customers.

 

As of the date of this Form 10-K,filing, we have over 8,50010,000 independent pharmacies and over 2530 pharmaceutical suppliers as customers, with a market potential of approximately 24,000 independent pharmacies and 1,500 regional and local suppliers. We have a working relationship with over 25 wholesalers and the nation’s largest buying group. Although we feelbelieve those entities are satisfied with their business relationship with Trxade, if our buying group and two or three of the largest wholesalers decided no longer to do business with Trxade, the resulting supplier void would materially and adversely affect our competitiveness in the marketplace.

 

Intellectual PropertyProperty.

 

Although we believe that our name and brand are protected by applicable state common law trademark principals, other than Trxade and pending trademarks on RxGuru and our pharmaceutical pricing benchmarks PAC,laws, we do not currently have any other registered trademarks, patents, concessions, licenses, royalty agreements, or franchises.franchises other than “Trxade” (Serial Number 86021305), “RxGuru” (Serial Number 86024745) and our pharmaceutical pricing benchmarks, PAC. Our business operates under a proprietary software system which includes trade secrets within our database, business practices and pricing model.

 

Need for government approvalGovernment Approval of principle productsProducts and services.Services.

 

We are required to hold business licenses and to follow applicable state and federal government regulations detailed herein. Our wholesale division,In October 2018, we acquired Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, an accredited independent retail pharmacy with a focus on specialty medications, which warehouses pharmaceutical products, requires requisite FDA and state approval, which we have obtained. The wholesale division was discontinued in December 2016.


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Effect of existingExisting or probable government regulationsProbable Government Regulations on the businessBusiness.

 

Federal Drug Administration Guidelines

 

On April 12, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 (PDMA), setting the baseline for wholesale distribution regulations. The final regulations were published in 1999, establishing the minimum wholesale distribution requirements for state licensure. With the intent to prevent the introduction and retail sale of substandard, ineffective, or counterfeit drugs into the distribution system, state licensing systems moved to update their standards to match those provided federally as guided under FDA’s Guidelines for State Licensing of Wholesale Prescription Drug Distributors (21 CFR 205). PDMA established minimum federal pedigree requirements to trace the ownership of prescription drugs through the supply chain. The principal goal of the PDMA was to further secure the nation’s drug supply from counterfeit and substandard prescription drugs. The law establishes two types of distributors: “AuthorizedAuthorized distributor[s] of record”record or ADRs; and “UnauthorizedUnauthorized distributor[s],” such as wholesalers. The pedigree requirement was to require each person engaged in the wholesale distribution of a prescription drug in interstate commerce, who is not the manufacturer or an authorized distributor of record for that drug, to provide a pedigree to the recipient. After meeting resistance from various stakeholders, the FDA delayed the effective date of the regulations several times, until final implementation in December 2006.

 

At the federal level the implementation of the track and trace legislation by 2017 will requirewhich went into effect in 2018, requires the use of pharmaceutical pedigree to track the movement of pharmaceuticals along the supply chain. The costs of complying with this new legislation may be too burdensome for many of the smaller suppliers. Further, some state laws utilizing the Federal Model Pharmacy Act may change or add rules that restrict pharmacy to pharmacy trading in the future. Current model act laws allow for a pharmacy being able to trade 5% of their annual inventory with other pharmacies while most state laws allow for retail pharmacies to be able to trade a product in national shortage status.

 

State Drug Administration Guidelines

 

There are a number of national and state widestate-wide regulations that have an effect on our business. All drug wholesalers must be licensed under state licensing systems, which must in turn meet the FDA guidelines under State Licensing of Wholesale Prescription Drug Distributors (21 CFR Part 205). The regulations set forth minimum requirements for prescription drug storage and security as well as for the treatment of returned, damaged, and outdated prescription drugs. Further, wholesale drug distributors must establish and maintain inventories and records of all transactions regarding the receipt and distribution of prescription drugs and make these available for inspection and copying by authorized federal, state, or local law enforcement officials. In most states, wholesale distributor licenses are issued by the State Boards of Pharmacy and require periodic renewal. Approximately 40 states also require out-of-state wholesalers that distribute drugs within their borders to be licensed as well.

 

States have statutes pertaining to the need to possess a wholesaler license for pharmacies to exchange pharmaceuticals with other pharmacies. There are a number of states that allow pharmacies to exchange pharmaceuticals with other pharmacies if the amount of the exchange does not exceed 5% of either pharmacy’s annual revenue generated from prescription pharmaceuticals, without the need to acquire a wholesaler license. Some state pharmacy boards limit that exchange to only emergency exchanges and many of those states define emergency exchanges to mean exchanges to address temporary shortages. It is important to know the opinion taken by the board of pharmacy for each state because these boards are initially responsible for interpreting the statute, and not their respective state attorney general. Approximately 30 states currently have opined that pharmacy to pharmacy exchange does not require a pharmacy to possess a wholesaler’s license. The interpretation of state statutes have changed, although the statutes have remained unchanged.

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California, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Indiana define the normal distribution channel to not include the lateral sales of pharmaceuticals between wholesalers. The new Supply Chain Act, part of the Quality Drug Act, which was signed into federal law in December 2013, precludes all states from restricting, investigating or inspecting the distribution channel and transactional history. Until the federal government provides guidelines for the new federal law, no state regulation or guideline exists.

 

The warehousing of pharmaceuticals is also restricted and requires additional state licenses. Some licenses require bonds and written exams and may take some time to approve. Currently, Westminster Pharmaceuticals, our wholesale distributor, asks for formal pedigrees from the ADR wholesalers and provides pedigrees to those entities they sell to in the marketplace. This requirement limits liability and provides assurance if a recall is warranted that Trxade and its participants will receive value for the commodity.

 

Other Regulations:Potential New Regulations

 

ChangesIn addition to the above, regulatory mandates in state and federal regulations relatedresponse to pharmacy-to-pharmacy trading maycertain unexpected events, such as viral outbreaks, could negatively impact sales. For example, in December 2019 an outbreak of a coronavirus surfaced in China and has resulted, and may continue to result, in government mandates in China and other markets, including the United States, to address public health concerns which could include, but not be limited to, restrictions on public gatherings and restrictions on companies’ (including our) ability to conduct normal business operations.

Price gouging may be an issue in the coming months due to the coronavirus and responses thereto; as of the date of this Report, 34 states have enacted price gouging laws of one kind or another. The laws vary from state to state, but one constant throughout is a prohibition to charge “excessive” or “unconscionable” prices for consumer goods. Some states define “excessive” or “unconscionable” while others define what makes a prima facia case for price gouging and what constitutes a prima facia defense, shifting the burden of proof to the accuser. In almost all of the 34 states with price gouging laws on the books, a price is excessive or unconscionable if the price of a good has increased, in some states by a certain percentage, over the price of the good prior tothe onset of the abnormal disruption of the market.Some states have clearly excepted from the price gouging definition a rise in prices caused by an increase in the merchant’s cost of delivering that aspect of our business. Individual state regulation changes cangood for sale – whether it be expected from time to time regarding wholesaler distribution activities and have the potential of increasingincreased shipping costs, gasoline prices or simply the cost of doing businessthe good itself. Other states have less defined exceptions – Virginia for example only treats the fact of increased input costs as a merchant’s prima facia defense to an accusation of price gouging. Several states except from the price gouging definition prices that do not exceed a normal margin (i.e., the merchant’s margin immediately prior to the market disruption) PLUS 10%. In general, while the law may not specifically define what constitutes an “unconscionably excessive price,” the statutes typically provide that a price may be “unconscionably excessive” if: the amount charged represents a “gross disparity” from the price such goods or services were sold or offered for sale immediately prior to the onset of the abnormal disruption of the market. Merchants may provide evidence that justifies their higher prices were justified by increased costs beyond their control. We will need to comply with the excessive price statutes; as of the date of this Report, we believe we were in compliance with all 34 states’ price gouging laws.

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act

In April 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) was enacted into law. The JOBS Act provides, among other things:

Exemptions for “emerging growth companies” from certain financial disclosure and governance requirements for up to five years and provides a new form of financing to small companies;
Amendments to certain provisions of the federal securities laws to simplify the sale of securities and increase the threshold number of record holders required to trigger the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act;

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Relaxation of the general solicitation and general advertising prohibition for Rule 506 offerings;
Adoption of a new exemption for public offerings of securities in amounts not exceeding $50 million; and
Exemption from registration by a non-reporting company of offers and sales of securities of up to $1,000,000 that comply with rules to be adopted by the SEC pursuant to Section 4(6) of the Securities Act and exemption of such sales from state law registration, documentation or offering requirements.

In general, under the JOBS Act a company is an “emerging growth company” if its initial public offering (“IPO”) of common equity securities was affected after December 8, 2011 and the company had less than $1.07 billion of total annual gross revenues during its last completed fiscal year. A company will no longer qualify as an “emerging growth company” after the earliest of

(i)the completion of the fiscal year in which the company has total annual gross revenues of $1.07 billion or more,
(ii)the completion of the fiscal year of the fifth anniversary of the company’s IPO;
(iii)the company’s issuance of more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt in the prior three-year period, or
(iv)the company becoming a “larger accelerated filer” as defined under the Exchange Act.

The JOBS Act provides additional new guidelines and exemptions for non-reporting companies and for non-public offerings. Those exemptions that impact the Company are discussed below.

Financial Disclosure. The financial disclosure in a registration statement filed by an “emerging growth company” pursuant to the Securities Act, will differ from registration statements filed by other companies as follows:

(i)audited financial statements required for only two fiscal years (provided that “smaller reporting companies” such as the Company are only required to provide two years of financial statements);
(ii)selected financial data required for only the fiscal years that were audited (provided that “smaller reporting companies” such as the Company are not required to provide selected financial data as required by Item 301 of Regulation S-K); and
(iii)executive compensation only needs to be presented in the limited format now required for “smaller reporting companies”.

However, the requirements for financial disclosure provided by Regulation S-K promulgated by the Rules and Regulations of the SEC already provide certain of these exemptions for smaller reporting companies. The Company is a smaller reporting company. Currently a smaller reporting company is not required to file as part of its registration statement selected financial data and only needs to include audited financial statements for its two most current fiscal years with no required tabular disclosure of contractual obligations.

The JOBS Act also exempts the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm from having to comply with any rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) after the date of the JOBS Act’s enactment, except as otherwise required by SEC rule.

The JOBS Act further exempts an “emerging growth company” from any requirement adopted by the PCAOB for mandatory rotation of the Company’s accounting firm or for a supplemental auditor report about the audit.

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Internal Control Attestation. The JOBS Act also provides an exemption from the requirement of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to file a report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, although management of the Company is still required to file its report on the adequacy of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Section 102(a) of the JOBS Act exempts “emerging growth companies” from the requirements in §14A(e) of the Exchange Act for companies with a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act to hold stockholder votes for executive compensation and golden parachutes.

Other Items of the JOBS Act. The JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can communicate with potential investors that are qualified institutional buyers or institutions that are accredited to determine interest in a contemplated offering either prior to or after the date of filing the respective registration statement. The JOBS Act also permits research reports by a broker or dealer about an “emerging growth company” regardless of whether such report provides sufficient information for an investment decision. In addition, the JOBS Act precludes the SEC and FINRA from adopting certain restrictive rules or regulations regarding brokers, dealers and potential investors, communications with management and distribution of research reports on the “emerging growth company’s” initial public offerings (IPOs).

Section 106 of the JOBS Act permits “emerging growth companies” to submit registration statements under the Securities Act on a confidential basis provided that the registration statement and all amendments thereto are publicly filed at least 21 days before the issuer conducts any road show. This is intended to allow “emerging growth companies” to explore the IPO option without disclosing to the market the fact that it is seeking to go public or disclosing the information contained in its registration statement until the company is ready to conduct a roadshow.

Election to Opt Out of Transition Period. Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts “emerging growth companies” from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those states by influencing licensingthat have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standard.

The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements fees and thus elevating our administrative costs.that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of the transition period.


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Research and Development.

 

During the last two fiscal years,Trxade.com,InventoryRx.com,Pharmabayonline, andRxGuru have been developed as proprietary software. For the years ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016, $375,1722018, $647,140 and $286,757,$949,948, respectively, was spent by the companyCompany in development activities.technology activities, which were included in General and Administrative expenses. None of these expenses were borne directly by customers.

 

Cost of complianceCompliance with environmental laws.Environmental Laws.

 

Our operations are subject to regulations under various federal, state, local and foreign laws concerning the environment, including laws addressing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, and the cleanup of contaminated sites. We could incur substantial costs, including cleanup costs, fines and civil or criminal sanctions and third-party damage or personal injury claims, if in the future we were to violate or become liable under environmental laws. We are not aware of any costs or effects of our compliance with environmental laws.

 

Employees

 

Currently, we have 2329 full-time employees. We also utilize numerous outside consultants. Our future success will depend partially on our ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel. We are not a party to any collective bargaining agreements and have not experienced any strikes or work stoppages. We consider our relations with our employees to be satisfactory.

 

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Seasonality

 

Our business is not directly affected by seasonal fluctuations but is affected indirectly by the fall and winter flu season, to the extent it leads to inan increased demand for certain generic pharmaceuticals.

 

Available Information

Our website is located at www.trxade.com. Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and our Proxy Statements are available through free of charge, after we file them with the SEC, on the SEC’s website atwww.sec.gov. You may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also request this information directly from the Company. You can get information on the operation of the SEC Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

The content of our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K or in any other report or document we file with the SEC.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Item 1A. Risk FactorsYou should be aware that there are substantial risks for an investment in our common stock. You should carefully consider these risk factors before you decide to invest in our common stock.

If any of the following risks were to occur, such as our business, financial condition, results of operations or other prospects, any of these could materially affect our likelihood of success. If that happens, the market price of our common stock, if any, could decline, and prospective investors would lose all or part of their investment in our common stock.

 

Risks Related to Our Business Operations

 

Our business, financial condition and results of operations are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described below and elsewhere in this Report.below. This section discusses factors that, individually or in the aggregate, we think could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. It is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, the following aredescription of Risk Factors is not to be a complete discussion of all potential risks or uncertainties applicable to our business.

 

We were recently unprofitable and we may continue to incur losses for an indeterminate period of timesin the future.

 

In 2017, we werebecame profitable for the first time; previousin prior years, we were unprofitable.unprofitable and generated a net accumulated deficit of $8,120,113. Our current business model has been in constant and improved development since 2010.2010 with results that culminated in our first profit for the year ended December 31, 2017. Revenues generated from the Company’s businessour consolidated operations for the years ended December 31, 20172019 and 20162018 were $2,931,280$7,436,264 and $2,481,866,$3,831,778, respectively.

We incurred a net income from continuing operationsloss of $284,428 for the year ended December 31, 20172019 compared to net income of $288,983 and loss from continuing operations$9,038 for the year ended December 31, 2016 of ($1,173,108).2018. We may incur other losses in the foreseeable future due to the significant costs associated with our business development, including costs associated with maintaining compliance under SEC reporting standards. We cannot assure you that our operations will annually generate sufficient revenues to fund our continuing operations or to fully implement our business plan, and thereafter sustain profitability in any future period.

 

The likelihood of our success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays frequently encountered in connection with the start and growth of a business, the implementation and execution of the Company’sour business plan, and the regulatory environment affecting the distribution of pharmaceuticals in which we operate.

If we do not successfully implement any acquisition strategies, our operating results and prospects could be harmed.

We face competition within our industry for acquisitions of businesses, technologies and assets, and, in the Company operates.future, such competition may become more intense. As such, even if we are able to identify an acquisition that we would like to consummate, we may not be able to complete the acquisition on commercially reasonable terms or at all because of such competition. Furthermore, if we enter into negotiations that are not ultimately consummated, those negotiations could result in diversion of management time and significant out-of-pocket costs. Even if we are able to complete such acquisitions, we may additionally expend significant amounts of cash or incur substantial debt to finance them, which indebtedness could result in restrictions on our business and use of available cash. In addition, we may finance or otherwise complete acquisitions by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, which could result in dilution of our existing stockholders. If we fail to evaluate and execute acquisitions successfully, we may not be able to realize their benefits. If we are unable to successfully address any of these risks, our business, financial condition or operating results could be harmed.


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If we do not obtain additional financing, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations will be adversely affected.

 

The CompanyManagement anticipates that itwe will require additional working capital forin the Companyfuture to pursue continued development of products, and serviceservices, and marketing operations. TheWe cannot accurately predict the timing and amount of such capital requirements cannot be accurately predicted.requirements. Additional financing may not be available to the Companyus when needed or, if available, it may not be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. If the Company iswe are not able to obtain the necessary additional financing on a timely or commercially reasonable basis, the Companywe will be forced to delay or scale down some or all of itsour development activities or(or perhaps even cease the operation of its business.our business).

 

The Company hasWe have no commitments for any additional financing, and there can be no assurance that any such commitments canmay not be obtained on favorable terms, if at all. Any additional equity financing will be dilutive to the Company’sour stockholders, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants with respect to dividends, raising future capital, and other financial and operational matters. If the Company iswe are unable to obtain additional financing as needed, the Companywe may be required to reduce the scope of itsour operations or itsour anticipated expansion, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company.us.

 

Failure to adequately manage our planned aggressive growth strategy may harm our business or increase our risk of failure.

For the foreseeable future, we intend to pursue an aggressive growth strategy for the expansion of our operations through increased product development and marketing. Our ability to rapidly expand our operations will depend upon many factors, including our ability to work in a regulated environment, market value-added products effectively to independent pharmacies, establish and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers, and obtain adequate capital resources on acceptable terms. Any restrictions on our ability to expand may have a materially adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Accordingly, we may be unable to achieve our targets for sales growth, and our operations may not be successful or achieve anticipated operating results.

Additionally, our growth may place a significant strain on our managerial, administrative, operational, and financial resources and our infrastructure. Our future success will depend, in part, upon the ability of our senior management to manage growth effectively. This will require us to, among other things:

implement additional management information systems;
further develop our operating, administrative, legal, financial, and accounting systems and controls;
hire additional personnel;
develop additional levels of management within our company;
locate additional office space;
maintain close coordination among our engineering, operations, legal, finance, sales and marketing, and client service and support organizations; and
manage our expanding international operations.

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As a result, we may lack the resources to deploy our services on a timely and cost-effective basis. Failure to accomplish any of these requirements could impair our ability to deliver services in a timely fashion or attract and retain new customers.

Our business is subject to rigorous regulatory and licensing requirements.

As described in greater detail in “Item 1. Business”, above, our business is highly regulated in the United States, at both the federal and state level, and in foreign countries. If we fail to comply with regulatory requirements, or if allegations are made that we fail to comply, our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

To lawfully operate our businesses, we are required to obtain and hold permits, product registrations, licenses and other regulatory approvals from, and to comply with operating and security standards of, numerous governmental bodies. For example, as a wholesale distributor of controlled substances, we must hold valid DEA registrations and state-level licenses, meet various security and operating standards, and comply with the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Failure to maintain or renew necessary permits, product registrations, licenses or approvals, or to comply with required standards, could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. We are also required to comply with various state pricing gouging laws. Products that we source and distribute must also comply with regulatory requirements.

Noncompliance or concerns over noncompliance may result in suspension of our ability to distribute or import products, product bans, recalls or seizures, or criminal or civil sanctions, which, in turn, could result in product liability claims and lawsuits, including class actions.

Many of our competitors are better established and have resources significantly greater than we have, which may make it difficult to fend off competition.

 

The Company expectsWe expect to compete with the three largelargest ADR distributors (McKesson, Cardinal Health &and AmerisourceBergen), in addition to other pharmaceutical distributors, buying groups, software products, and othervarious start-up drug companies. Many of these operations have substantially greater financial and manufacturer-backed resources, longer operating histories, greater name recognition and more established relationships in the industry than our company.us. In addition, a number of these competitors may combine or form strategic partnerships. As a result, our competitors may be able to controlestablish a more favorable basisfooting in regardthe pharmaceutical industry with respect to pricing or other factors. Our failure to compete successfully with any of these companies would have a material adverse effect on our business and the trading price of our common stock.

 

The three distributors listed above have a strong control over theour industry, as they have contracts with the 24,000 independent, retail pharmacies that limit the participants’ ability to purchase pharmaceuticals outside of those primary distributors. Additional restrictive elements exist within the pharmaceutical channelchannels of distribution. For example, a number of the inventory management systems, either developed by the distributors or third partythird-party vendors, have been developed to require compliance to these restrictive purchasing agreements.

Moreover, we expect Management anticipates that other existing and prospective competitors will adopt technologies or business plans similar to ours, or seek other means to develop operations competitive with ours, particularly if our development of large-scale production progresses as scheduled.

 

We will need to expand our member base and/or our profit margins to attain profitabilityprofitability.

 

Currently, we are paid an administrative fee of up to 6%6 percent of the buying price on the generic pharmaceuticals sold to pharmacies and up to 1%1 percent on brand pharmaceuticals that pass through our pharmaceutical exchanges.

Our management is aware that the competitiveness of the group of suppliers that participate in our system and price products on our exchange is a key factor in determining how many purchasing pharmacies and wholesalers will purchase products through our platforms. However, price is not the only factor that influences where retail pharmacies will obtain their product. Quality fulfillment services isare also important, and retail pharmacies have historically received quality fulfillment services from the three major ADR distributors. In order to be more competitive, we must improve our customer service and wholesaler fulfillment efforts, because the independent, retail pharmacy has for years considered this element of the fulfillment process as important as price. Other factors influencing the pharmacies purchasing behavior in the future will be changes brought upon by The Affordable Care Act,the ACA, which regulates some aspects of pharmaceutical spending and pricing. In this regardManagement believes that we should benefit substantially from our pricing and product shortage knowledge that is offered by our platform.

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Profitability may be further increased as a result of lower cost of goods, should the Company build stronger relationships with manufacturers and other larger buying groups that serve wholesalers/wholesalers and distributors. On a larger scale, those margins willare expected to drop depending upon the breadth of products provided in the market and the sale turn rates required. We are currently undertaking a significant effort to increase our membership base through attendance at annual conferences and other strategies. Trxade has an expanded e-mail marketing strategy based on our competitive price advantages and product shortage and price trend analysis tools.


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There are inherent risks associated with our operations within the Pharmaceutical Distribution MarketsMarkets.

 

There are inherent risks involved with doing business within the pharmaceutical distribution channel,market, including:

 

• Product Use Liability: Improperly manufactured products may prove dangerous to the end consumer.

• Distribution Product Liability: Products may become adulterated by improper warehousing methods or modes of shipment.

• Counterfeit Products or products with fake pedigree papers.

• Unlicensed or unlawful participants in the distribution channel.

• Risk with default and the assumption of credit loss.

• Risk related to the loss of supply, or the loss of a number of suppliers.

Improperly manufactured products may prove dangerous to the end consumer.
Products may become adulterated by improper warehousing methods or modes of shipment.
Counterfeit products or products with fake pedigree papers.
Unlicensed or unlawful participants in the distribution channel.
Risk with default and the assumption of credit loss.
Regulatory risks.
Risk related to the loss of supply, or the loss of a number of suppliers, or in the delay of obtaining the supply of drugs.

 

Although all of our end-user agreements require our customers to indemnify us and for any and all liabilities resulting from our participation in the pharmaceutical distribution industry, we cannot assure you that the parties required to provide such indemnification will have the financial resources to do so. Additionally, although we have evaluated appropriate state statutes and federal laws pertaining to pharmaceutical distribution in an effort to diminish our risks, the Board of Pharmacy for each state is responsible for interpreting their state laws, and their interpretations may not comport with our analysis. It is also possible that any third partythird-party logistics arrangements may disrupt service, create a loss of income, or other unforeseen disruptions should the service provider experience any legal, financial or other difficulties of their own.

 

Regulatory changes that affect our distribution channel could harm our business

Certain states (CA, FL, NV, NM & IN) have enacted laws that prohibit lateral movement of pharmaceuticals within the distribution channel. These laws prohibit wholesalers from selling pharmaceuticals directly from or to other wholesalers where they maintain inventory. Other states may in the future enact similar laws that place restrictions in pharmaceutical trading within the Trxade platforms. At the federal level, the implementation of the track and trace legislation by 2017 requiring the use of pharmaceutical pedigree may restrict and disrupt the movement of pharmaceuticals along the supply chain should the cost of complying with this new legislation be too burdensome for smaller suppliers. In addition, some state laws utilizing the Federal Model Pharmacy Act may change or add rules that restrict pharmacy to pharmacy trading in the future. Current model act laws permit pharmacies to trade 5% of their annual inventory with other pharmacies while most state laws allow for retail pharmacies to be able to trade a product in national shortage status.

We may apply working capital and future funding to uses that ultimately do not improve our operating results or increase the value of your investment.our securities.

 

In general, the Company haswe have complete discretion over the use of itsour working capital and any new investment capital itwe may obtain in the future obtain.future. Because of the number and variety of factors that could determine the Company’sour use of funds, there can be no assurances that such uses will notour ultimate expenditure of funds (and their uses) may vary substantially from the Company’sour current intended operating plan.plan for such funds.

 

We intend to use existing working capital and future funding to support the development of our products and services, product purchases in our wholesale distribution division, the expansion of our marketing, and/or the support of operations to educate our customers. We will also use capital for market and network expansion, acquisitions, and general working capital purposes. However, we do not have more specific plans for the use and expenditure of our capital and ourcapital. Our management will havehas broad discretion in how weto use any or all of our available capital reserves. Our capital could be applied in ways that do not improve our operating results or otherwise increase the value of a shareholder’sstockholder’s investment.

 

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We do not have a traditional credit facility with a financial institution, which may adversely impact our operations.

 

We do not have a traditional credit facility with a financial institution, such as a working line of credit. The absence of such a facility could adversely impact our operations, as it may constrain our ability to have available the working capital for equipment purchases or other operational requirements. If adequate funds are not otherwise available, we may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate portions of our business development efforts. Without credit facilities, the Companywe could be forced to cease operations and investors in our securities could lose their entire investment.

 

We are dependent upon our current management, who may have conflicts of interest.

 

The Company isWe are dependent upon the efforts of itsour current management. All of our officers and directors have duties and affiliations with other companies. Even though these companies are not competitors or involved in pharmaceutical distribution, involvement of our officers and directors in other businesses may still present a conflict of interest regarding decisions they make for Trxade or with respect to the amount of time available for Trxade. The loss of any officerof our officers or director of the Companydirectors and, in particular, Mr. Patel or Mr. Ajjarapu, could have a materialmaterially adverse effect upon our business and future prospects.


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The Company doesWe do not presently have key-man life insurance upon the life of any of itsour officers or directors. While our management team has considerable information technology and entrepreneurial experience, none of our management was been involved in pharmaceutical distribution prior to joining the Company and, as such, did not have any technical experience in pharmaceutical distribution prior to joining the Company.us. Upon obtaining adequate funding, management intends to hire qualified and experienced personnel, including additional officers and directors, and specialists, professionals and consulting firms to advise management, as needed; however, there can be no assurance that management willmay not be successful in raising the necessary funds in respect of recruiting, hiring and retaining such qualified individuals and firms.

 

We plan to implement an aggressive growth strategy, which could increase the risk of failure.

For the foreseeable future, the Company intends to pursue an aggressive growth strategy for the expansion of its operations through increased product development and marketing. The Company’s ability to rapidly expand its operations will depend upon many factors, including the Company’s ability to work in a regulated environment, market value added products effectively to independent pharmacies, establish and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers, and obtain adequate capital resources on acceptable terms. Any restrictions on the Company’s ability to expand may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition. Accordingly, there are no assurances that the Company will be able to achieve its targets for sales growth, or that the Company’s operations will be successful or achieve anticipated operating results.

We rely on third-partythird party contracts.

 

We depend on others to provide products and services to the Company.us. We do not manufacture pharmaceuticals and we do not sell pharmaceuticals to the end consumer. We do not control these wholesalers, suppliers and purchasers and, although our arrangements with them will be terminable or of limited length, a change may be difficult to implement. At this time, we have a working relationship with over twenty-five50 wholesalers and the nation’s largest buying group. Although we feelbelieve that those entities are satisfied with their business relationship with Trxade, if our buying group and two or three of the wholesalers decided no longer to do business with us, that supplier void would materially and adversely affect our competitiveness in the marketplace.

 

Rapid technological change in our industry presents us with significant risks and challenges.

Our industry is characterized by rapid technological change, changing consumer requirements, short product lifecycles and evolving industry standards. Our success will depend on our ability to develop or to acquire and market new services. There is no guarantee that we will possess the resources, either financial or personnel, for the research, design and development of new applications or services, or that we will be able to utilize these resources successfully and avoid technological or market obsolescence. Further, there can be no assurance that technological advances by one or more of our competitors or future competitors will not result in our present or future applications and services becoming uncompetitive or obsolete.

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If we make any acquisitions, they may disrupt or have a negative impact on our business.

If we make acquisitions in the future, funding permitting, which may not be available on favorable terms, if at all, we could have difficulty integrating the acquired company’s assets, personnel and operations with our own. We do not anticipate that any acquisitions or mergers we may enter into in the future would result in a change of control of the Company. In addition, the key personnel of the acquired business may not be willing to work for us. We cannot predict the effect expansion may have on our core business. Regardless of whether we are successful in making an acquisition, the negotiations could disrupt our ongoing business, distract our management and employees and increase our expenses. In addition to the risks described above, acquisitions are accompanied by a number of inherent risks, including, without limitation, the following:

the difficulty of integrating acquired products, services or operations;
the potential disruption of the ongoing businesses and distraction of our management and the management of acquired companies;
difficulties in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;
the potential impairment of relationships with employees and customers as a result of any integration of new management personnel;
the potential inability or failure to achieve additional sales and enhance our customer base through cross-marketing of the products to new and existing customers;
the effect of any government regulations which relate to the business acquired;
potential unknown liabilities associated with acquired businesses or product lines, or the need to spend significant amounts to retool, reposition or modify the marketing and sales of acquired products or operations, or the defense of any litigation, whether or not successful, resulting from actions of the acquired company prior to our acquisition; and
potential expenses under the labor, environmental and other laws of various jurisdictions.

Our business could be severely impaired if and to the extent that we are unable to succeed in addressing any of these risks or other problems encountered in connection with an acquisition, many of which cannot be presently identified. These risks and problems could disrupt our ongoing business, distract our management and employees, increase our expenses and adversely affect our results of operations.

Epidemics, including the recent outbreak of coronavirus, and other crises could negatively impact our business and results of operations.

Our results of operations could be harmed if the fear of communicable and rapidly spreading diseases or other crises such as natural disasters result in travel restrictions or cause people to avoid group meetings or gatherings or interactions with other people. It is difficult to predict the impact on our business, if any, of the emergence of new epidemics or other crises. We currently anticipate that the outbreak of the 2019-2020 Wuhan, China coronavirus, the global response to such coronavirus, including travel restrictions and quarantines that governments are instituting, may be difficulthave a significant negative impact on our results of operations, the production of pharmaceuticals and costlyour ability to timely obtain pharmaceuticals for usresale. In addition, if we experience further production difficulties, quality control problems or further shortages in supply of pharmaceuticals, this could also could harm our business and results of operations, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and the value of our securities. Currently, we are experiencing reductions to, and interruptions in, the delivery of supply chain pharmaceuticals that we anticipate will have a negative impact on our wholesalers and certain technology outsourcing in India and the Philippines. In addition, employee sicknesses and remote working environments related to the coronavirus and the federal, state and local responses to such virus, could materially impact our consolidated results for the first quarter and full year for 2020.

The Company’s employees started working remotely around March 17, 2020, and as a result, productivity may drop, which could impact revenues and profitability.

Additionally, as a result of the recent coronavirus outbreak, various states have adopted price gouging laws. Our failure to comply with such laws and regulations could subject us to claims, penalties, fines or lawsuits.

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Risks Relating to Our Information Systems; Technology and Intellectual Property

We may be subject to claims that we violated intellectual property rights of others, which are extremely costly to defend and could require us to pay significant damages and limit our ability to operate.

Companies in the extensive government regulationsInternet and technology industries, and other patent and trademark holders seeking to profit from royalties in connection with grants of licenses, own large numbers of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets and frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. There may be intellectual property rights held by others, including issued or pending patents and trademarks, that cover significant aspects of our technologies, content, branding or business methods. Any intellectual property claims against us, regardless of merit, could be time-consuming and expensive to settle or litigate and could divert our management’s attention and other resources. These claims also could subject us to significant liability for damages and could result in our having to stop using technology, content, branding or business methods found to be in violation of another party’s rights. We might be required or may opt to seek a license for rights to intellectual property held by others, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. If we cannot license or develop technology, content, branding or business methods for any allegedly infringing aspect of our business, we may be subject.unable to compete effectively. Even if a license is available, we could be required to pay significant royalties, which could increase our operating expenses. We may also be required to develop alternative non-infringing technology, content, branding or business methods, which could require significant effort and expense and be inferior. Any of these results could harm our operating results.

Our websites may encounter technical problems and service interruptions.

 

Our operations are subjectwebsites may in the future experience slower response times or interruptions as a result of increased traffic or other reasons. These delays and interruptions resulting from failure to extensive regulation by the U.S. federalmaintain Internet service connections to our site could frustrate visitors and state government. In addition as the company expands operations it may also become subject to the regulations of foreign jurisdictions. We may also become subject to additional regulations relating to environmental matters, transportation of pharmaceutical products, shipping restrictions, and import and export restrictions.reduce our future web site traffic, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

Further,Our business and operations depend on the enactmentproper functioning of new rulesinformation systems, critical facilities and regulationsdistribution networks.

We rely on our and third-party service providers’ information systems for a wide variety of critical operations, including to obtain, rapidly process, analyze and manage data to:

facilitate the purchase and distribution of inventory items from distribution centers;
receive, process and ship orders on a timely basis;
manage accurate billing and collections for thousands of customers;
process payments to suppliers; and
generate financial information.

Our business also depends on the proper functioning of our critical facilities and our distribution networks. Our results of operations could be adversely affected if our or a service provider’s information systems, critical facilities or distribution networks are disrupted (including disruption of access), are damaged or fail, whether due to physical disruptions, such as fire, natural disaster, pandemic or power outage, or due to cyber-security incidents, ransomware or other actions of third parties, including labor strikes, political unrest and terrorist attacks. Manufacturing disruptions also can occur due to regulatory action, production quality deviations, safety issues or raw material shortages or defects, or because a key product or component is manufactured at a single manufacturing facility with limited alternate facilities.

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We rely on network and information systems and other technologies and a disruption, cyber-attack, failure or destruction of such networks, systems, or technologies disrupt our business or result in liability.

Network and information systems and other technologies, including those related to our computer, data back-up and processing systems, network management, customer service operations and programming delivery, are critical to our business activities. Network and information systems-related events, such as computer hackings, cyber-attacks, computer viruses, worms or other destructive or disruptive software, process breakdowns, denial of service attacks, malicious social engineering or other malicious activities, or any combination of the foregoing, or power outages, natural disasters, terrorist attacks or other similar events, could result in a degradation or disruption of our services or damage to our properties, equipment and data. These events also could result in large expenditures to repair or replace the damaged properties, networks or information systems or to protect them from similar events in the future.

The risk of these systems-related events and security breaches occurring has intensified, in part because we maintain certain information necessary to conduct our businesses in digital form stored on cloud servers. While we develop and maintain systems seeking to prevent systems-related events and security breaches from occurring, the development and maintenance of these systems is costly and requires ongoing monitoring and updating as technologies change and efforts to overcome security measures become more sophisticated. Despite these efforts, there can be no assurance that these events and security breaches will not occur in the future. Moreover, we may provide certain confidential, proprietary and personal information to third parties in connection with our businesses, and while we obtain assurances that these third parties will protect this information, there is a risk that this information could be compromised.

If any of our systems are damaged, fail to function properly or otherwise become unavailable, we may incur substantial costs to repair or replace them, and may experience loss or corruption of critical data and interruptions or delays in our ability to perform critical functions, which could adversely affect our business. business and results of operations. In addition, we are currently making, and expect to continue to make, substantial investments in our information technology systems and infrastructure, some of which are significant. Upgrades involve replacing existing systems with successor systems, making changes to existing systems, or cost-effectively acquiring new systems with new functionality. Implementing new systems carries significant potential risks, including failure to operate as designed, potential loss or corruption of data or information, cost overruns, implementation delays, disruption of operations, and the potential inability to meet business and reporting requirements. While we are aware of inherent risks associated with replacing these systems and believe we are taking reasonable action to mitigate known risks, these technology initiatives may not be deployed as planned or may not be timely implemented without disruption to our operations.

There may be losses or unauthorized access to or releases of confidential information, including personally identifiable information, that could subject the Company to significant reputational, financial, legal and operational consequences.

The Company’s business requires it to use, transmit and store confidential information including, among other things, personally identifiable information (“PII”) with respect to the Company’s customers and employees. The Company devotes significant resources to network and data security, including through the use of encryption and other security measures intended to protect its systems and data. But these measures cannot provide absolute security, and losses or unauthorized access to or releases of confidential information occur and could materially adversely affect the Company’s reputation, financial condition and operating results. The Company’s business also requires it to share confidential information with third parties. Although the Company takes steps to secure confidential information that is provided to third parties, such measures are not always effective and losses or unauthorized access to or releases of confidential information occur and could materially adversely affect the Company’s reputation, financial condition and operating results.

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For example, the Company may experience a security breach impacting the Company’s information technology systems that compromises the confidentiality, integrity or availability of confidential information. Such an incident could, among other things, impair the Company’s ability to attract and retain customers for its products and services, impact the Company’s stock price, materially damage supplier relationships, and expose the Company to litigation or government investigations, which could result in penalties, fines or judgments against the Company.

The Affordable CareCompany has implemented systems and processes intended to secure its information technology systems and prevent unauthorized access to or loss of sensitive data. As with all companies, these security measures may not be sufficient for all eventualities and may be vulnerable to hacking, employee error, malfeasance, system error, faulty password management or other irregularities. In addition to the risks relating to general confidential information described above, the Company is also subject to specific obligations relating to health data and payment card data. Health data is subject to additional privacy, security and breach notification requirements, and the Company can be subject to audit by governmental authorities regarding the Company’s compliance with these obligations. If the Company fails to adequately comply with these rules and requirements, or if health data is handled in a manner not permitted by law or under the Company’s agreements with healthcare institutions, the Company could be subject to litigation or government investigations, may be liable for associated investigatory expenses, and could also incur significant fees or fines.

Under payment card rules and obligations, if cardholder information is potentially compromised, the Company could be liable for associated investigatory expenses and could also incur significant fees or fines if the Company fails to follow payment card industry data security standards. The Company could also experience a significant increase in payment card transaction costs or lose the ability to process payment cards if it fails to follow payment card industry data security standards, which would materially adversely affect the Company’s reputation, financial condition and operating results.

System errors or failures of our platform or services to conform to specifications could cause unforeseen liabilities or injury, harm our reputation and have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

The software and technology services that we operate are complex. As with complex systems offered by others, our software and technology services may contain errors, especially when first introduced. Failure of a customer’s system to perform in accordance with our documentation could constitute a breach of warranty and could require us to incur additional expense in order to make the system comply with the documentation. If such failure is not remedied in a timely manner, it could constitute a material breach under a contract, allowing the client to cancel the contract, obtain refunds of amounts previously paid, or assert claims for significant damages.

Risks Associated with Our Planned “Bonum Health Hub” Telemedicine Services

Our telehealth business could be adversely affected by legal challenges to our business model or by actions restricting our ability to provide services in certain jurisdictions.

Our ability to conduct telehealth services in a particular U.S. state is dependent upon the applicable laws governing remote healthcare and the practice of medicine and healthcare delivery in general in such location which are subject to changing political, regulatory and other influences. With respect to telehealth services, which we plan to offer through our “Bonum Health Hubs”, such services and our ability to offer such services are subject to rules established or interpreted by state medical boards and whether such boards consider such “Bonum Health Hubs” services to be the practice of medicine. The definition of practicing medicine is subject to change and open to evolving interpretations by medical boards and state attorneys generals, among others. Accordingly, we must monitor our compliance with laws in the jurisdictions in which we operate, on an ongoing basis, and we cannot provide assurance that our activities and arrangements, if challenged, will be found to be in compliance with the law. Additionally, it is possible that the laws and rules governing the practice of medicine, including remote healthcare, in one or more jurisdictions may change in a manner which negatively effects our ability to operate. If a successful legal challenge or an adverse change in the relevant laws were to occur, and we were unable to adapt our business model accordingly, our operations in the affected jurisdictions would be disrupted, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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In our telehealth business, we will be dependent on our relationships with affiliated professions and our business would be adversely affected if those relationships were disrupted.

There is a risk that state authorities in some jurisdictions may find that contractual relationships with physicians providing telehealth violate laws prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine. State corporate practice of medicine doctrines also often impose penalties on physicians themselves for aiding the corporate practice of medicine, which could discourage physicians from participating in our network of providers. A material change in our relationship with our healthcare providers, whether resulting from a dispute among the entities, a change in government regulation, or the loss of these affiliations, could impair our ability to provide services through our planned “Bonum Health Hub”, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The telehealth market is immature and volatile.

With respect to our planned “Bonum Health Hub” telehealth services, the market for such services is new and unproven, and it is uncertain whether it will achieve consumer acceptance and market adoption. The success of our “Bonum Health Hub” will depend to a substantial extent on the willingness of patients to use new technologies such as our planned “Bonum Health Hubs”. Negative publicity concerning our “Bonum Health Hubs” or the telehealth market as a whole, could limit market acceptance of the “Bonum Health Hubs”. Similarly, individual and healthcare industry concerns or negative publicity regarding patient confidentiality and privacy in the context of telehealth could limit market acceptance of our “Bonum Health Hubs”. If any of these events occurs, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Our “Bonum Health Hub” telehealth business will depend on our ability to maintain and expand a network of qualified providers.

The success of our “Bonum Health Hubs” is dependent upon our ability to maintain a network of qualified telehealth providers. If we are unable to recruit and retain board-certified physicians and other healthcare professionals, it would have a material adverse effect on our “Bonum Health Hubs” business and ability to grow such operations. We may not be willing to pay the costs demanded by such services providers and/or changes in Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement levels and other pressures on healthcare providers and consolidation activity among hospitals, physician groups and healthcare providers may make such providers harder or more expensive to find and contract with. The result of the above may be that our “Bonum Health Hubs” are unsuccessful, which may result in a material adverse effect to our operations.

Risks Associated with Our Governing Documents and Delaware Law

Our certificate of incorporation provides for indemnification of officers and directors at our expense and limits their liability, which may result in a major cost to us and hurt the interests of our stockholders because corporate resources may be expended for the benefit of officers or directors.

Our Certificate of Incorporation provides for indemnification as follows: “To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, such agents of the Corporation (and any other persons to which Delaware law permits the Corporation to provide indemnification) through Bylaw provisions, agreements with such agents or other persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject only to limits created by applicable Delaware law (statutory or non-statutory), with respect to actions for breach of duty to the Corporation, its stockholders and others.”

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We have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with our activities, we will (unless in the opinion of our counsel, the matter has been settled by controlling precedent) submit to a primary goalcourt of reducingappropriate jurisdiction, the question whether indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. The legal process relating to this matter if it were to occur is likely to be very costly and may result in us receiving negative publicity, either of which factors is likely to materially reduce the market and price for our shares.

Our certificate of incorporation contains a specific provision that limits the liability of our directors for monetary damages to the Company and the Company’s stockholders and requires us, under certain circumstances, to indemnify officers, directors and employees.

The limitation of monetary liability against our directors, officers and employees under Delaware law and the existence of indemnification rights to them may result in substantial expenditures by us and may discourage lawsuits against our directors, officers and employees.

Our certificate of incorporation contains a specific provision that limits the liability of our directors for monetary damages to the Company and the Company’s stockholders. We also have contractual indemnification obligations under our employment and engagement agreements with our executive officers and directors. The foregoing indemnification obligations could result in us incurring substantial expenditures to cover the cost of healthcaresettlement or damage awards against our directors and providing medical coverageofficers, which the Company may be unable to somerecoup. These provisions and resultant costs may also discourage us from bringing a lawsuit against our directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative litigation by our stockholders against our directors and officers, even though such actions, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders.

Our directors have the right to authorize the issuance of shares of preferred stock and additional shares of our common stock.

Our directors, within the limitations and restrictions contained in our certificate of incorporation and without further action by our stockholders, have the authority to issue shares of preferred stock from time to time in one or more series and to fix the number of shares and the relative rights, conversion rights, voting rights, and terms of redemption, liquidation preferences and any other preferences, special rights and qualifications of any such series. Any issuance of shares of preferred stock could adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock. Should we issue additional shares of our common stock at a later time, each investor’s ownership interest in our stock would be proportionally reduced.

Anti-takeover provisions may impede the acquisition of Trxade.

Certain provisions of the nation’s 25 million uninsured. Depending on itsDelaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) have anti-takeover effects and may inhibit a non-negotiated merger or other business combination. These provisions are intended to encourage any person interested in acquiring Trxade to negotiate with, and to obtain the approval of, our directors, in connection with such a transaction. As a result, certain of these provisions may discourage a future enforcement oracquisition of Trxade, including an acquisition in which the stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares. In addition, we can also authorize “blank check” preferred stock, which could be issued by our Board of Directors without stockholder approval and may contain voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to our common stock.

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Compliance, Reporting and Listing Risks

We will incur significant costs to ensure compliance with U.S. and NASDAQ Capital Market reporting and corporate governance requirements.

We incur significant costs associated with our public company reporting requirements and with applicable U.S. and NASDAQ Capital Market corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rules implemented by the SEC and the NASDAQ Capital Market. The rules of the NASDAQ Capital Market include requiring us to maintain independent directors, comply with other corporate governance requirements and pay annual listing and stock issuance fees. All of such SEC and NASDAQ obligations require a commitment of additional resources including, but not limited, to additional expenses, and may result in the diversion of our senior management’s time and attention from our day-to-day operations. We expect all of these applicable rules and regulations created aroundto significantly increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time consuming and costly. We also expect that these applicable rules and regulations may make it pharmaceutical pricing control couldmore difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and we may be established resulting inrequired to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially reduced marginshigher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and reimbursement for pharmacies and all other healthcare provider bases. In turn this may adversely affectretain qualified individuals to serve on our cash flow, profitability, and growth.Board of Directors or as executive officers.

 

We will continue to incur increased costs as a result of being a reporting company, and given our limited capital resources, such additional costs may have an adverse impact on our profitability.

 

We are an SEC reportingSEC-reporting company. The rules and regulations under the Exchange Act require reporting companies to provide periodic reports with interactive data files, which require that we engage legal, accounting and auditing professionals, and XBRLeXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) and EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval) service providers. The engagement of such services can be costly, and the Companywe may continue to incur additional losses, which may adversely affect the Company’sour ability to continue as a going concern. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as a variety of related rules implemented by the SEC, have required changes in corporate governance practices and generally increased the disclosure requirements of public companies. For example, as a result of being a reporting company, we are required to file periodic and current reports and other information with the SEC and we have adopted policies regarding disclosure controls and procedures and regularly evaluate those controls and procedures.

 

The additional costs we continue to incur in connection with becoming a reporting company (expected to be several hundred thousand dollars per year) will continue to further stretch our limited capital resources. Due to our limited resources, we have to allocate resources away from other productive uses in order to continue to comply with our obligations as an SEC reporting company. Further, there is no guarantee that we will have sufficient resources to continue to meet our reporting and filing obligations with the SEC as they come due.


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RISKS RELATED TO THE OWNERSHIP OF OUR COMMON STOCKWe may not be able to comply with NASDAQ’s continued listing standards.

 

Our common stock was approved for listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “MEDS”, on February 13, 2020. Notwithstanding such listing, there can be no assurance any broker will be interested in trading our stock. Therefore, it may be difficult to sell your shares of common stock if you desire or need to sell them. Our underwriters are not obligated to make a market in our securities, and even they do make a market, they can discontinue market making at any time without notice. Neither we nor the underwriters can provide any assurance that an active and liquid trading market in our securities will develop or, if developed, that such market will continue.

There is also no guarantee that we will be able to maintain our listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market for any period of time by perpetually satisfying NASDAQ’s continued listing requirements. Our failure to continue to meet these requirements may result in our securities being delisted from NASDAQ.

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Among the conditions required for continued listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market, NASDAQ requires us to maintain at least $2.5 million in stockholders’ equity or $500,000 in net income over the prior two years or two of the prior three years, to have a majority of independent directors, and to maintain a stock price over $1.00 per share. Our stockholders’ equity may not remain above NASDAQ’s $2.5 million minimum, we may not generate over $500,000 of yearly net income, we may not be able to maintain independent directors, and we may not be able to maintain a stock price over $1.00 per share. If we fail to timely comply with the applicable requirements, our stock may be delisted. In addition, even if we demonstrate compliance with the requirements above, we will have to continue to meet other objective and subjective listing requirements to continue to be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. Delisting from the NASDAQ Capital Market could make trading our common stock more difficult for investors, potentially leading to declines in our share price and liquidity. Without a NASDAQ Capital Market listing, stockholders may have a difficult time getting a quote for the sale or purchase of our stock, the sale or purchase of our stock would likely be made more difficult and the trading volume and liquidity of our stock could decline. Delisting from the NASDAQ Capital Market could also result in negative publicity and could also make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital. The absence of such a listing may adversely affect the acceptance of our common stock as currency or the value accorded by other parties. Further, if we are delisted, we would also incur additional costs under state blue sky laws in connection with any sales of our securities. These requirements could severely limit the market liquidity of our common stock and the ability of our stockholders to sell our common stock in the secondary market. If our common stock is delisted by NASDAQ, our common stock may be eligible to trade on an over-the-counter quotation system, such as the OTCQB Market, where an investor may find it more difficult to sell our stock or obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock. In the event our common stock is delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market, we may not be able to list our common stock on another national securities exchange or obtain quotation on an over-the counter quotation system.

Regulatory Risks

Regulatory changes that affect our distribution channels could harm our business.

At the federal level, track and trace legislation requiring the use of pharmaceutical pedigree may restrict and disrupt the movement of pharmaceuticals along the supply chain should the cost of complying with this legislation be too burdensome for smaller suppliers. Changes in the United States healthcare industry and regulatory environment could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

Many of our products and services are intended to function within the structure of the healthcare financing and reimbursement system currently being used in the United States. In recent years, the healthcare industry in the United States has changed significantly in an effort to enhance efficiencies, reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. These changes have included cuts in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement levels, changes in the basis for payments, shifting away from fee-for-service and towards value-based payments and risk-sharing models, increases in the use of managed care, and consolidation in the healthcare industry generally. We expect that the healthcare industry in the United States shall continue to change and evolve in the near future. Changes in the healthcare industry’s (or our pharmaceutical suppliers’) pricing, selling, inventory, distribution or supply policies or practices could significantly reduce our revenues and net income. Additionally, if we experience disruptions in our supply of generic drugs, our margins could be adversely affected.

We distribute generic pharmaceuticals, which can be subject to both price deflation and price inflation. Continued volatility in the availability, pricing trends or reimbursement of these generic drugs, or significant fluctuations in the nature, frequency and magnitude of generic pharmaceutical launches, could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations. Additionally, any future changes in branded and generics drug pricing could be significantly different than our projections. Generic drug manufacturers are increasingly challenging the validity or enforceability of patents on branded pharmaceutical products. During the pendency of these legal challenges, a generics manufacturer may begin manufacturing and selling a generic version of the branded product prior to the final resolution of its legal challenge over the branded product’s patent. To the extent we source, contract manufacture, and distribute such generic products, the brand-name company could assert infringement claims against us. While we generally obtain indemnification against such claims from generic manufacturers as a condition of distributing their products, these rights may not be adequate or sufficient to protect us.

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We are also required to comply with various state pricing gouging laws.

The healthcare industry is highly regulated, and further regulation of our distribution businesses and technology products and services could impose increased costs, negatively impact our profit margins and the profit margins of our customers, delay the introduction or implementation of our new products, or otherwise negatively impact our business and expose us to litigation and regulatory investigations.

Healthcare fraud laws are often vague and uncertain, exposing us to potential liability.

We are subject to extensive, and frequently changing, local, state and federal laws and regulations relating to healthcare fraud, waste and abuse. Local, state and federal governments continue to strengthen their position and scrutiny over practices involving fraud, waste and abuse affecting Medicare, Medicaid and other government healthcare programs. Many of the regulations applicable to us, including those relating to marketing incentives, are vague or indefinite and have not been interpreted by the courts. The regulations may be interpreted or applied by a prosecutorial, regulatory, or judicial authority in a manner that could require us to make changes in our operations. If we fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations, we could become liable for damages and suffer civil and criminal penalties, including the loss of licenses or our ability to participate in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal and state healthcare programs.

Laws reducing reimbursements for pharmaceuticals could ruin our industry.

Both our profit margins and the profit margins of our customers may be adversely affected by laws and regulations reducing reimbursement rates for pharmaceuticals, medical treatments and related services, or changing the methodology by which reimbursement levels are determined. The federal government may adopt measures that could reduce Medicare or Medicaid spending, or impose additional requirements on healthcare entities. We cannot predict what alternative or additional deficit reduction initiatives or Medicare payment reductions, if any, will ultimately be enacted into law, or the timing or affect any such initiatives or reductions would have on us. Any of the changes discussed above may have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

Operating, security and licensure standards of federal agencies challenge our ability to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

We are subject to the “penny stock” rules which will adversely affectoperating and security standards of the liquidityDrug Enforcement Administration (the DEA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the FDA), various state boards of pharmacy, state health departments, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and other comparable agencies. We are also subject to certain state laws relating to price gouging. Although we have enhanced our procedures to ensure compliance, a regulatory agency or tribunal may conclude that our operations are not compliant with applicable laws and regulations. In addition, we may be unable to maintain or renew existing permits, licenses or any other regulatory approvals or obtain without significant delay future permits, licenses or other approvals needed for the operation of our common stock.businesses. Any noncompliance by us with applicable laws and regulations or the failure to maintain, renew or obtain necessary permits and licenses could lead to litigation and have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

Pedigree tracking laws and regulations could increase our regulatory burdens.

Congress and state and federal agencies, including state boards of pharmacy and departments of health and the FDA, have made increased efforts in the past year to regulate the pharmaceutical distribution system in order to prevent the introduction of counterfeit, adulterated or mislabeled drugs into the pharmaceutical distribution system (otherwise known as “pedigree tracking”). In November 2013, Congress passed (and President Barack Obama signed into law) the Drug Quality and Security Act (the “DQSA”). The DQSA establishes federal standards requiring supply-chain stakeholders to participate in an electronic, interoperable, lot-level prescription drug track-and-trace system. The law also preempts state drug pedigree requirements and establishes new requirements for drug wholesale distributors and third-party logistics providers, including licensing requirements in states that had not previously licensed such entities.

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In addition, the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 requires the FDA to establish standards and identify and validate effective technologies for the purpose of securing the pharmaceutical supply chain against counterfeit drugs. These standards may include track-and-trace or authentication technologies, such as radio frequency identification devices, 2D data matrix barcodes, and other similar technologies. On March 26, 2010, the FDA released the Serialized Numerical Identifier (the “SNI”) guidance for manufacturers who serialize pharmaceutical packaging. We expect to be able to accommodate these SNI regulations in our distribution operations. The DQSA and other pedigree tracking laws and regulations could increase the overall regulatory burden and costs associated with our pharmaceutical distribution business and could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

We are uncertain how new privacy laws shall be interpreted.

There are numerous federal and state laws and regulations related to the privacy and security of personal information. In particular, regulations promulgated pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) establish privacy and security standards that limit the use and disclosure of individually identifiable health information (known as “protected health information”) and require the implementation of administrative, physical and technological safeguards to protect the privacy of protected health information and ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic protected health information. We are directly subject to certain provisions of the regulations as a “Business Associate” through our relationships with customers. We are also directly subject to the HIPAA privacy and security regulations as a “Covered Entity” with respect to our operations as a healthcare clearinghouse, specialty pharmacy and medical surgical supply business. If we are unable to properly protect the privacy and security of protected health information entrusted to us, we could be found to have breached our contracts with our customers. Further, if we fail to comply with applicable HIPAA privacy and security standards, we could face civil and criminal penalties. Although we have implemented and continue to maintain policies and processes to assist us in complying with these regulations and our contractual obligations, we cannot provide assurances regarding how these regulations will be interpreted, enforced or applied by the government and regulators to our operations. In addition to the risks associated with enforcement activities and potential contractual liabilities, our ongoing efforts to comply with evolving laws and regulations at the federal and state level might also require us to make costly system purchases /or modifications from time to time.

There are continued uncertainties associated with efforts to change or repeal healthcare reforms, and we cannot predict their full effect on us at this time.

 

The Company’sACA significantly expanded health insurance coverage to uninsured Americans and changed the way healthcare is financed by both governmental and private payers. While certain provisions of the ACA took effect immediately, others have delayed effective dates or require further rulemaking action or regulatory guidance by governmental agencies to implement or finalize (e.g. nondiscrimination in health programs and activities, or excise taxes on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage). Further, there are continued uncertainties associated with efforts to change or repeal certain provisions of the ACA or other healthcare reforms, and we cannot predict their full effect on us at this time. A top legislative priority of the Trump presidential administration and Congress may be significant reform of the ACA. While there is currently a substantial lack of clarity around the likelihood, timing and details of any such policies and reforms, such policies and reforms may have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

Medical billing and coding laws may subject us to fines and investigations.

Medical billing, coding and collection activities are governed by numerous federal and state civil and criminal laws. In connection with these laws, we may be subjected to federal or state government investigations and possible penalties may be imposed upon us, false claims actions may have to be defended, private payers may file claims against us and we may be excluded from Medicare, Medicaid or other government-funded healthcare programs. Any such proceeding or investigation could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

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It may be difficult and costly for us to comply with the extensive government regulations to which our business is subject.

Our operations are subject to extensive regulation by the U.S. federal and state governments. In addition, as we expand our operations, we may also become subject to the regulations of foreign jurisdictions, as well as additional regulations relating to environmental matters, transportation of pharmaceutical products, shipping restrictions, and import and export restrictions. We are also required to comply with various state pricing gouging laws.

Further, the enactment of new rules and regulations could adversely affect our business. For example, the ACA has the primary goal of reducing the cost of healthcare and providing medical coverage to some of the nation’s 25 million uninsured. Depending on future enforcement or additional rules and regulations created around it, pharmaceutical pricing controls could be established resulting in substantially reduced margins and limited reimbursement for pharmacies and all other healthcare provider bases. In turn, this may adversely affect our cash flow, profitability, and growth.

Risks Relating to Our Industry in General

The public health crisis involving the abuse of prescription opioid pain medication could have a material negative effect on our business.

Our Pharmaceutical segment distributes prescription opioid pain medications. In recent years, the abuse of prescription opioid pain medication has become a public health crisis.

A significant number of counties, municipalities and other plaintiffs, including a number of state attorneys general, have filed lawsuits against pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmaceutical wholesale distributors, retail chains and others relating to the manufacturing, marketing or distribution of prescription opioid pain medications. The defense and resolution of future lawsuits and events relating to these lawsuits could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition, cash flows or liquidity or have adverse reputational or operational effects on our business.

Other legislative, regulatory or industry measures related to the public health crisis involving the abuse of prescription opioid pain medication and the distribution of these medications could affect our business in ways that we may not be able to predict. For example, several states have now adopted taxes or other fees on the sale of opioids, and several other states have proposed similar legislative initiatives. These laws and proposals vary in the tax amounts imposed and the means of calculation. Liabilities for taxes or assessments under any such laws could have an adverse impact on our results of operations unless we are able to mitigate them through operational changes or commercial arrangements where permitted.

Changes to the U.S. healthcare environment may not be favorable to us.

Over a number of years, the U.S. healthcare industry has undergone significant changes designed to increase access to medical care, improve safety and patient outcomes, contain costs and increase efficiencies. These changes include adoption of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), a general decline in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement levels, efforts by healthcare insurance companies to limit or reduce payments to pharmacies and providers, the basis for payments beginning to transition from a fee-for-service model to value-based payments and risk-sharing models, and the industry shifting away from traditional healthcare venues like hospitals and into clinics, physician offices and patients’ homes.

We expect the U.S. healthcare industry to continue to change significantly in the future. Possible changes include repeal and replacement of major parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, further reduction or limitations on governmental funding at the state or federal level, efforts by healthcare insurance companies to further limit payments for products and services or changes in legislation or regulations governing prescription pharmaceutical pricing, healthcare services or mandated benefits. These possible changes, and the uncertainty surrounding these possible changes, may cause healthcare industry participants to reduce the number of products and services they purchase from us or the price they are willing to pay for our products and services, which could adversely affect us.

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Consolidation in the U.S. healthcare industry may negatively impact our results of operations.

In recent years, U.S. healthcare industry participants, including distributors, manufacturers, suppliers, healthcare providers, insurers and pharmacy chains, have consolidated or formed strategic alliances. Consolidations create larger enterprises with greater negotiating power, and also could result in the possible loss of a customer where the combined enterprise selects one distributor from two incumbents. If this consolidation trend continues, it could adversely affect our results of operations.

Accounting Risks

We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting which could, if not remediated, adversely affect our ability to report our financial condition, cash flows and results of operations in a timely and accurate manner and/or increase the risk of future misstatements, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations and could cause the market value of our shares of common stock and/or debt securities to decline.

Maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and effective disclosure controls and procedures are necessary for us to produce reliable financial statements. As reported under “Item 9A. Controls and Procedures”, as of December 31, 2019, our CEO and CFO have determined that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. Additionally, our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting, as defined as a “penny stock”in Rule 13a-15(f) under Rule 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act. In general,As disclosed below under “Item 9A. Controls and Procedures”, based on reviews conducted by management, we have concluded that a “penny stock” includes securitiesmaterial weakness exists in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of companies whichdeficiencies, in internal controls over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Maintaining effective disclosure controls and procedures and effective internal control over financial reporting are necessary for us to produce reliable financial statements and the Company is committed to remediating its material weaknesses in such controls as promptly as possible.

The Company has identified certain remediation actions and is in the process of implementing them, but such efforts are not complete and remain ongoing. If we do not complete our remediation in a timely manner or if our remedial measures are insufficient to address the material weaknesses, or if additional material weaknesses in our internal controls are discovered or occur in the future, it may materially adversely affect our ability to report our financial condition and results of operations in a timely and accurate manner and there will continue to be an increased risk of future misstatements. Although we regularly review and evaluate internal controls systems to allow management to report on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, we may discover additional weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures. The next time we evaluate our internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, if we identify one or more new material weaknesses or have been unable to timely remediate our existing material weaknesses, we would be unable to conclude that our internal controls over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures are effective. If we are unable in the future to conclude that our internal controls over financial reporting or our disclosure controls and procedures are effective, we may not be able to report our financial condition and results of operations in a timely and accurate manner, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations and could cause the market value of our shares of common stock to decline. In addition, any potential future restatements could subject us to additional adverse consequences, including sanctions by the SEC, stockholder litigation and other adverse actions. Moreover, we may be the subject of further negative publicity focusing on such financial statement adjustments and resulting restatement and negative reactions from our stockholders, creditors or others with whom we do business. The occurrence of any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations and could cause the market value of our shares of common stock to decline.

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We may experience adverse impacts on our reported results of operations as a result of adopting new accounting standards or interpretations.

Our implementation of and compliance with changes in accounting rules, including new accounting rules and interpretations, could adversely affect our reported financial position or operating results or cause unanticipated fluctuations in our reported operating results in future periods.

A significant amount of our revenues have historically been due to only a small number of customers, and if we were to lose any of those customers, our results of operations would be adversely affected.

During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, sales to two customers represent greater than 10% of revenue at 10.3% and 10.8% in 2019 and 12.9% and 11.4% in 2018. As a result, in the event our customers do not pay us amounts owed, sales to such customers cease or we are unable to find new customers moving forward, it could have a materially adverse effect on our results of operations.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

Our common stock has in the past been a “penny stock” under SEC rules, and may be subject to the “penny stock” rules in the future. It may be more difficult to resell securities classified as “penny stock.

In the past (including immediately prior to our common stock being listed on the principalThe NASDAQ Capital Market in February 2020), our common stock exchanges orwas a “penny stock” under applicable SEC rules (generally defined as non-exchange traded stock with a per-share price below $5.00). While our common stock is not now considered a “penny stock” because it is listed on The NASDAQ and haveCapital Market, if we are unable to maintain that listing, unless we maintain a bidper-share price in the market of less than $5.00; and companies with net tangible assets of less than $2,000,000 ($5,000,000 if the issuer has been in continuous operation for less than three years), or which has recorded revenues of less than $6,000,000 in the last three years. “Penny stocks” are subject to rule 15g-9, which imposesabove $5.00, our common stock will become “penny stock.” These rules impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell such securitiesrecommend the purchase or sale of penny stocks to persons other than those who qualify as “established customers” or “accredited investors.” For example, broker-dealers must determine the appropriateness for non-qualifying persons of investments in penny stocks. Broker-dealers must also provide, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and “accredited investors” (generally, individualsthe risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual incomes exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouses, or individuals who are officers or directorscurrent bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, disclose the compensation of the issuerbroker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, furnish monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the securities). For transactions covered by Rule 15g-9, a broker-dealer must makecustomer’s account, provide a special suitabilitywritten determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser, and have receivedreceive the purchaser’s written consentagreement to the transaction priortransaction.

Legal remedies available to sale. Consequently, this rulean investor in “penny stocks may adversely affectinclude the following:

If a “penny stock” is sold to the investor in violation of the requirements listed above, or other federal or states securities laws, the investor may be able to cancel the purchase and receive a refund of the investment.
If a “penny stock” is sold to the investor in a fraudulent manner, the investor may be able to sue the persons and firms that committed the fraud for damages.

These requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity, if any, in the secondary market for a security that becomes subject to the penny stock rules. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our securities, which could severely limit the market price and liquidity of our securities. These requirements may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell the Company’sour common stock and therefore, may adversely affect your ability to resell our common stock.

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Many brokerage firms will discourage or refrain from recommending investments in penny stocks. Most institutional investors will not invest in penny stocks. In addition, many individual investors will not invest in penny stocks due, among other reasons, to the ability of the Company’s stockholders to sellincreased financial risk generally associated with these investments.

For these reasons, penny stocks may have a limited market and, consequently, limited liquidity. We can give no assurance at what time, if ever, our common stock will not be classified as a “penny stock in the public market.future.

 

The sale of shares by our directors and officers may adversely affect the market price for our shares.

 

Sales of significant amounts of shares held by our officers and directors, or the prospect of these sales, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Management’s stock ownership may discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us, which in turn could reduce our stock price or prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over our stock price.

 

Stockholders may be diluted significantly through our efforts to obtain financing and satisfy obligations through the issuance of additional shares of our common stock.

Wherever possible, our Board of Directors will attempt to use non-cash consideration to satisfy obligations. In many instances, we believe that the non-cash consideration will consist of restricted shares of our common stock or where shares are to be issued to our officers, directors and applicable consultants. Our Board of Directors has authority, without action or vote of the stockholders, but subject to NASDAQ rules and regulations (which generally require shareholder approval for any transactions which would result in the issuance of more than 20% of our then outstanding shares of common stock or voting rights representing over 20% of our then outstanding shares of stock), to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued shares of common stock. In addition, we may attempt to raise capital by selling shares of our common stock, possibly at a discount to market. These actions will result in dilution of the ownership interests of existing stockholders, which may further dilute common stock book value, and that dilution may be material. Such issuances may also serve to enhance existing management’s ability to maintain control of the Company because the shares may be issued to parties or entities committed to supporting existing management.

A significant number of our shares are eligible for sale and their sale or potential sale may depress the market price of our common stock.

 

Sales of a significant number of shares of our common stock in the public market could harm the market price of our common stock. Most of our common stock is available for resale in the public market, and if sold would increase the supply of our common stock, thereby causing a decrease in its price. Some or all of our shares of common stock may be offered from time to time in the open market pursuant to effective registration statements and/or compliance with Rule 144, which sales could have a depressive effect on the market for our shares of common stock. Subject to certain restrictions, a person who has held restricted shares for a period of six months may generally sell common stock into the market. Additionally, our officers, directors and certain significant security holders have agreed, in connection with the February 2020 offering, not to sell any shares of common stock for a period of six months following the closing of the offering. The sale of a significant portion of such shares when such shares are eligible for public sale may cause the value of our common stock to decline in value.

 

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There may not be sufficient liquidity in the market for our securities in order for investors to sell their shares. The limitationmarket price of monetary liability against the Company’s directors, officers and employees under Delaware law and the existence of indemnification rights to the Company’s directors, officers and employeesour comment stock may result in substantial expenditures by the Company and may discourage lawsuits against the Company’s directors, officers and employees.be volatile.

 

The Company’s articlesmarket price of incorporation contain a specific provision that limits the liability of directors for monetary damages to the Company and the Company’s stockholders. We also have contractual indemnification obligations under our employment and engagement agreements with our executive officers and directors. The foregoing indemnification obligations could result in the Company incurring substantial expenditures to cover the cost of settlement or damage awards against directors and officers, which the Company may be unable to recoup. These provisions and resultant costs may also discourage the Company from bringing a lawsuit against directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative litigation by the Company’s stockholders against the Company’s directors and officers even though such actions, if successful, might otherwise benefit the Company and its stockholders.

There is a limited market for our shares; our common stock is thinly quoted, so you may be unable to sell at or near bid prices or at all if you need to sell your shares to raise money or otherwise desire to liquidate your shares.

Our Common Stock is traded on OTCBB under the symbol TRXD. The OTCBB is a quotation service for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) market makers, and not an issuer listing service or securities market. There is no minimum bid price requirement. OTCBB companies are not considered to be “listed.” There are, however, certain requirements an issuer must meet in order for its securities to be eligible for a market maker to enter a quotation on the OTCBB, including that the security be registered with the SEC and the issuer be current in its required filings. Our Common Stock is very thinly traded, and a robust and active trading market may never develop. Our common stock will likely continue to be sporadically or “thinly-quoted,” meaninghighly volatile, as is the stock market in general. Some of the factors that may materially affect the numbermarket price of persons interested in purchasing our common stock atare beyond our control, such as conditions or near ask prices at any given time may be relatively smalltrends in the industry in which we operate or nonexistent.sales of our common stock. This situation is attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that we are a small company which is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if we came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and would be reluctant to follow an unproven company such as ours or purchase or recommend the purchase of our shares until such time as we became more seasoned and viable.


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As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a mature issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share price. It is possible that a broader or more active public trading market for our common stock will not develop or be sustained, or that trading levels will not continue. These factors may materially adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our performance. In addition, the public stock markets have experienced extreme price and trading volume volatility. This volatility has significantly affected the market prices of securities of many companies for reasons frequently unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

 

OurThe exercise of outstanding warrants, options and shares issued in connection with a joint venture and acquisition will be dilutive to our existing stockholders.

As of the date of this Report, we had 7,484,370 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding and the following securities, which are exercisable into shares of our common stock, which are due to be issued or granted, and which are contingently issuable:

● 524,480 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants with exercise prices ranging from $0.06 to $9.00 per share;

● 346,998 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of options with exercise prices ranging from $2.46 per share to $9.60 per share;

● warrants to purchase a total of 10,000 shares of our common stock with exercise prices of $3.00 per share (5,000 warrants) and $0.06 per share (5,000 warrants), due to consultants, options to purchase 16,667 shares of our common stock, vesting over five years (beginning in November 2019), with an exercise price of $7.50 per share, due to one of our directors, and 10,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of options to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock, vesting over five years (beginning in January 2020), with an exercise price of $7.50 per share, due to one of our employees, which the Company is contractually obligated to grant as of the date of this filing, but which the Company has not entered into formal warrant or option agreements in connection with, and which have not been formally granted or documented, as of the date of this filing;

● a maximum of 108,334 shares of our common stock which may be tradedissued to Bonum Health, LLC, a Florida limited liability company if all of the milestones set forth in that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated October 23, 2019 are met through October 23, 2020, in connection with the placement of in-store wellness kiosks; and

● In March 2020, the Company granted options to purchase 30,343 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.06 per share, vesting in August 2020, to a consultant who has agreed to provide general advisory services to the Company for a period of 12 months.

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Shares issued to Bonum Health, LLC will cause significant dilution to existing stockholders.

On October 23, 2019, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Bonum Health, LLC, pursuant to which the Company acquired from the Seller, all of the Seller’s assets and operations relating to Seller’s operation as a telehealth service provider. We issued 41,667 shares to the Seller on the OTCQB. The OTCQB is an electronic quotation system operatedClosing Date, and agreed to issue up to 108,334 additional shares, as follows: (1) 40,000 shares upon the placement, by OTC Markets Groupthe Company, of 40 in-store wellness kiosks, utilizing the Tele Meds Platform, on or before the first anniversary of the Closing Date; (2) 34,167 shares upon placement, by the Company, of 70 in-store wellness kiosks utilizing the Tele Meds Platform, on or before the first anniversary of the Closing Date; and (3) 34,167 shares upon placement, by the Company, of 100 in-store wellness kiosks utilizing the Tele Meds Platform on or before the first anniversary of the Closing Date. Subsequent to the acquisition, the Company determined that displays quotes from broker-dealers for many over-the-counter securities. These securities tendthe assets were not usable and wrote off the value of the assets amounting to be inactively quoted stocks, including penny stocks and those with a narrow geographic interest. Market makers and other brokers can use OTC Markets to publish their bid and ask quotation prices. The OTC Markets is not a stock exchange. To be quoted in the OTC Markets, companies do not need to fulfill any financial requirements. The companies quoted in the OTC Markets tend to be closely held, extremely small, and thinly quoted. Most do not meet the minimum U.S. listing requirements for trading on a stock exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange.approximately $369,000.

 

We have never paid or declared any dividends on our common stock.

 

We have never paid or declared any dividends on our common stock or preferred stock. Likewise, we do not anticipate paying, in the near future, dividends or distributions on our common stock. Any future dividends on common stock will be declared at the discretion of our boardBoard of directorsDirectors and will depend, among other things, on our earnings, our financial requirements for future operations and growth, and other facts as we may then deem appropriate.

Our directors have Since we do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock, return on your investment, if any, will depend solely on an increase, if any, in the right to authorize the issuance of shares of preferred stock and additional sharesmarket value of our common stock.

 

Our directors, within the limitations and restrictions contained in our articles of incorporation and without further action by our stockholders, have the authority to issue shares of preferred stock from time to time in one or more series and to fix the number of shares and the relative rights, conversion rights, voting rights, and terms of redemption, liquidation preferences and any other preferences, special rights and qualifications of any such series. Any issuance of shares of preferred stock could adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock. Should we issue additional shares of our common stock at a later time, each investor’s ownership interest in our stock would be proportionally reduced.

If we fail to remain current in our reporting requirements on the OTCBB, where we are publicly quoted, we could be removed from the OTCBB, which would limit the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary market.

Companies whose shares are quoted for sale on the OTCBB and the OTCQB must be reporting issuers under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and must be current in their reports under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, in order to maintain price quotation privileges on the OTCQB and OTCBB. If we fail to remain current in our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTCBB or OTCQB. As a result, the market liquidity for our securities could be adversely affected by limiting the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary market.

The market price for our common stock is particularly volatile, given our status as a relatively unknown company with a small and thinly quoted public float, and lack of profitability, which could lead to wide fluctuations in our share price.

 

The market for our common stock on the OTCBB will most likely continue to be characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. The volatility in our share price would be attributable to a number of factors. First, as noted above, the shares of our common stock will likely be sporadically and/or thinly quoted. As a consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our stockholders may disproportionately influence the price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could, for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of shares of our common stock are sold on the market without commensurate demand, as compared to a seasoned issuer which could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on its share price.

Anti-takeover provisions may impede the acquisitionOur common stock price is likely to be highly volatile because of Trxade.several factors, including a limited public float.

 

Certain provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) have anti-takeover effects and may inhibit a non-negotiated merger or other business combination. These provisions are intended to encourage any person interested in acquiring Trxade to negotiate with, and to obtain the approvalThe market price of our directors,common stock has been volatile in connection with such a transaction. As a result, certainthe past and the market price of these provisions may discourage a future acquisition of Trxade, including an acquisitionour common stock is likely to be highly volatile in which the stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares.


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If we fail to establish and maintain an effective system of internal control, wefuture. You may not be able to reportresell shares of our financial results accuratelycommon stock following periods of volatility because of the market’s adverse reaction to volatility.

Other factors that could cause such volatility may include, among other things:

actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;
the absence of securities analysts covering us and distributing research and recommendations about us;
we may have a low trading volume for a number of reasons, including that a large portion of our stock is closely held;
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announcements concerning our business or those of our competitors;
actual or perceived limitations on our ability to raise capital when we require it, and to raise such capital on favorable terms;
conditions or trends in our industry;
litigation;
changes in market valuations of other similar companies;
future sales of common stock;
departure of key personnel or failure to hire key personnel; and
general market conditions.

Any of these factors could have a significant and adverse impact on the market price of our common stock. In addition, the stock market in general has at times experienced extreme volatility and rapid decline that has often been unrelated or disproportionate to prevent fraud. Any inability to report and file our financial results accurately and timely could harm our business andthe operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely impactaffect the trading price of our common stock.stock, regardless of our actual operating performance.

 

Effective internal control is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, we may not be able to manage our business as effectively as we would if an effective control environment existed, and our business, brand and reputation with investors may be harmed.

In addition, reporting a material weakness may negatively impact investors’ perception of us. We have allocated, and will continue to allocate, significant additional resources to remedy any deficiencies in our internal control. There can be no assurances that our remedial measures will be successful in curing the any material weakness or that other significant deficiencies or material weaknesses will not arise in the future.

Our Chief Executive Officer and President are also our two largest stockholders and, as a result, they can exert control over us and have actual or potential interests that may divergediffer from yours.

 

Suren Ajjarapu, our CEO, and Prashant Patel, our President, beneficially own, in the aggregate, over 80%60% of our Common Stock.common stock (over 57% after certain shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Ajjarapu are transferred pursuant to a pledge agreement which is planned to be completed shortly after the date of this filing). As a result, these stockholders, acting together, will be able to influence many matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of mergers and other significant corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control, and could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares of common stock as part of a sale of our company and may affect the market price of our stock.

 

Further, Mr. Ajjarapu and Mr. Patel may have interests that divergediffer from those of other holders of our common stock. As a result, Mr. Ajjarapu and Mr. Patel may vote the shares they own or control or otherwise cause us to take actions that may conflict with your best interests as a stockholder, which could adversely affect our results of operations and the trading price of our common stock.

 

Through this control, Mr. Ajjarapu and Mr. Patel can control our management, affairs and all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the approval of significant corporate transactions, a sale of our company, decisions about our capital structure and the composition of our Board of Directors.

 

Stockholders who hold unregistered shares of our common stock are subject to resale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, due to the fact that we are deemed to be a former “shell company.

Pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), a “shell company” is defined as a company that has no or nominal operations; and, either no or nominal assets; assets consisting solely of cash and cash equivalents; or assets consisting of any amount of cash and cash equivalents and nominal other assets. While we do not believe that we are currently a “shell company”, we were previously a “shell company” and are deemed to be a former “shell company” pursuant to Rule 144, and as such, sales of our securities pursuant to Rule 144 may not be able to be made unless we continue to be subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and have filed all of our required periodic reports for at least the previous one year period prior to any sale pursuant to Rule 144. As a result, it may be harder for us to fund our operations and pay our consultants with our securities instead of cash. Our stock price might be volatile.status as a former “shell company” could prevent us from raising additional funds, engaging consultants, and using our securities to pay for any acquisitions (although none are currently planned).

 

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The interests of stockholders may be hurt because we can issue shares of our common stock to individuals or entities that support existing management with such issuances serving to enhance management’s ability to maintain control of our company.

Our Board of Directors has authority, without action or vote of the stockholders, but subject to the rules of The NASDAQ Capital Market, to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued common shares. Such issuances may be issued to parties or entities committed to supporting existing management and the interests of existing management which may not be the same as the interests of other stockholders. Our ability to issue shares without stockholder approval serves to enhance existing management’s ability to maintain control of our company.

Our common stock may continue to be followed by only a limited number of analysts and there may continue to be a limited number of institutions acting as market makers for our common stock.

For the foreseeable future, our common stock is unlikely to be followed by a significant number of market analysts, and there may be few institutions acting as market makers for our common stock. Either of these factors could adversely affect the liquidity and trading price of our common stock. Until our common stock is fully distributed and an orderly market develops in our common stock, if ever, the price at which it trades is likely to fluctuate significantly. Prices for our common stock are determined in the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the depth and liquidity of the market for shares of our common stock, developments affecting our business, including the impact of the factors referred to elsewhere in these Risk Factors, investor perception of us and general economic and market conditions. No assurances can be given that an orderly or liquid market will ever develop for the shares of our common stock.

Because of the anticipated low price of the securities being registered, many brokerage firms may not be willing to effect transactions in these securities. Purchasers of our securities should be aware that any market that develops in our stock will be subject to the penny stock restrictions.

Risks Relating to The JOBS Act

The JOBS Act allows us to postpone the date by which we must comply with certain laws and regulations and to reduce the amount of information provided in reports filed with the SEC. We cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to “emerging growth companies” will make our common stock less attractive to investors.

We are and we will remain an “emerging growth company” until the earliest to occur of (i) the last day of the fiscal year during which our total annual revenues equal or exceed $1.07 billion (subject to adjustment for inflation), (ii) the last day of the end of our 2024 fiscal year (5 years from our first public offering), (iii) the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt, or (iv) the date on which we are deemed a “large accelerated filer” (with at least $700 million in public float) under the Exchange Act. For so long as we remain an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” as described in further detail in the risk factors below. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we will rely on some or all of these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile. If we avail ourselves of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements, as is currently our plan, our reduced disclosure may make it more difficult for investors and securities analysts to evaluate us and may result in less investor confidence.

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Our election not to opt out of the JOBS Act extended accounting transition period may not make our financial statements easily comparable to other companies.

Pursuant to the JOBS Act, as an “emerging growth company”, we can elect to opt out of the extended transition period for any new or revised accounting standards that may be issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) or the SEC. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an “emerging growth company”, can adopt the standard for the private company. This may make a comparison of our financial statements with any other public company which is not either an “emerging growth company” nor an “emerging growth company” which has opted out of using the extended transition period, more difficult or impossible as possible different or revised standards may be used.

The JOBS Act also allows us to postpone the date by which we must comply with certain laws and regulations intended to protect investors and to reduce the amount of information provided in reports filed with the SEC.

The JOBS Act is intended to reduce the regulatory burden on “emerging growth companies”. The Company meets the definition of an “emerging growth company” and so long as it qualifies as an “emerging growth company,” it will, among other things:

be exempt from the provisions of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requiring that its independent registered public accounting firm provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting;
be exempt from the “say on pay” provisions (requiring a non-binding stockholder vote to approve compensation of certain executive officers) and the “say on golden parachute” provisions (requiring a non-binding stockholder vote to approve golden parachute arrangements for certain executive officers in connection with mergers and certain other business combinations) of The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) and certain disclosure requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act relating to compensation of Chief Executive Officers;
be permitted to omit the detailed compensation discussion and analysis from proxy statements and reports filed under the Exchange Act and instead provide a reduced level of disclosure concerning executive compensation; and
be exempt from any rules that may be adopted by the PCAOB requiring mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report on the financial statements.

The Company currently intends to take advantage of all of the reduced regulatory and reporting requirements that will be available to it so long as it qualifies as an “emerging growth company”. The Company has elected not to opt out of the extension of time to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards available under Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act. Among other things, this means that the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting so long as it qualifies as an “emerging growth company”, which may increase the risk that weaknesses or deficiencies in the internal control over financial reporting go undetected. Likewise, so long as it qualifies as an “emerging growth company”, the Company may elect not to provide certain information, including certain financial information and certain information regarding compensation of executive officers, which it would otherwise have been required to provide in filings with the SEC, which may make it more difficult for investors and securities analysts to evaluate the Company. As a result, investor confidence in the Company and the market price of its common stock may be highly volatile and could be subject to fluctuations in price in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. These factors include:adversely affected.

 

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quarterly variationsNotwithstanding the above, we are also currently a “smaller reporting company”, meaning that we are not an investment company, an asset-backed issuer, or a majority-owned subsidiary of a parent company that is not a smaller reporting company and have a public float of less than $75 million and annual revenues of less than $50 million during the most recently completed fiscal year. In the event that we are still considered a “smaller reporting company”, at such time are we cease being an “emerging growth company”, the disclosure we will be required to provide in our SEC filings will increase, but will still be less than it would be if we were not considered either an “emerging growth company” or a “smaller reporting company”. Specifically, similar to “emerging growth companies”, “smaller reporting companies” are able to provide simplified executive compensation disclosures in their filings; are exempt from the provisions of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requiring that independent registered public accounting firms provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting; and have certain other decreased disclosure obligations in their SEC filings, including, among other things, only being required to provide two years of audited financial statements in annual reports. Decreased disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as an “emerging growth company” or “smaller reporting company” may make it harder for investors to analyze the Company’s results of operations or those of our competitors;

announcements by us or our competitors of acquisitions, new products, significant contracts, commercial relationships or capital commitments;

disruption to our operations or those of other sources critical to our operations;

the emergence of new competitors;

our ability to develop and market new and enhanced products on a timely basis;financial prospects.

seasonal or other variations;

commencement of, or our involvement in, litigation;

dilutive issuances of our stock or the stock of our subsidiaries, or the incurrence of additional debt;

changes in our board or management;

adoption of new or different accounting standards;

changes in governmental regulations or in the status of our regulatory approvals;

changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by securities analysts;

general economic conditions and slow or negative growth of related markets.

 

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff CommentsFor all of the foregoing reasons and others set forth herein, an investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk.

ITEM 1B.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

None.


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Item 2. Properties

 

Description of Property
ITEM 2.PROPERTIES

 

We do not own any real property. We entered into a lease for our office space at:at 3840 Land O’ Lakes Blvd, Land O’Lakes, Florida 34639 from January 1, 2018 for approximately $100,000 per year under a 3-yearthree-year lease agreement, beginning January 1, 2018. Our office space occupies approximately 6,300 square feet. We entered into a lease for Integra Pharma Solutions, LLC at 6308 Benjamin Road, Tampa, Florida 33634 for approximately $42,000 per year under a five-year lease agreement, effective October 17, 2018, occupying approximately 63006,300 square feet.Wefeet.

We believe our current and future facilities are adequate for our current and near-term needs. Additional space may be required as we expand our activities. We do not currently foresee any significant difficulties in obtaining any required additional facilities.

 

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

ITEM 3.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

In the ordinary course of business, we may become a party to lawsuits involving various matters. The impact and outcome of litigation, if any, is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We believe the ultimate resolution of any such current proceeding will not have a material adverse effect on our continued financial position, results of operations or cash flows, except as otherwise set forth below.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety DisclosuresIn January 2020, we became aware of a complaint filed by Jitendra Jain, Manish Arora, Scariy Kumaramangalam, Harsh Datta and Balvant Arora (collectively, plaintiffs), against our wholly-owned subsidiary, Trxade, Inc. and our Chief Executive Officer, Suren Ajjarapu and Annapurna Gundlapalli, Gajan Mahendiran and Nexgen Memantine, certain unrelated persons (collectively, defendants), in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Alabama (Case: 47-CV-2019-902216.00). The complaint alleges causes of actions against the defendants including fraud in the inducement, relating to certain investments alleged to have been made by plaintiffs in Nexgen Memantine, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion and voidable transactions. The complaint relates to certain investments alleged made by the plaintiffs in Nexgen Memantine and certain alleged fraudulent transfers of assets and funds alleged to have been taken by the defendants which are unrelated to the Company. The complaint seeks $425,000 in compensatory damages and $1,275,000 in punitive damages. The Company and Mr. Ajjarapu deny in their entirety the plaintiffs’ allegations and plan to promptly seek to file a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ claims against the Company and Mr. Ajjarapu. The Company and Mr. Ajjarapu further refute any connections for the purpose of the suit to the other named defendants. To the Company’s and Mr. Ajjarapu’s knowledge, the complaint has no merit whatsoever and each of the Company and Mr. Ajjarapu intend to vigorously defend themselves and oppose the relief sought in the complaint.

The Company is unable to determine the estimate of the probable or reasonable possible loss or range of losses arising from the above legal proceeding.

ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

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PART II

ITEM 5.MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market for Common Stock

 

Item 5.Our common stock was approved for listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “MEDS”, on February 13, 2020. Prior to that, it traded on the OTCQB Market under the symbol “TRXD”. At present, there is a limited market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securitiesour common stock.

 

HoldersCommon Stock and Preferred Stock Outstanding

 

According to the recordsAs of our transfer agent, asMarch 26, 2020, we had 7,484,370 shares of December 31, 2017, there were approximately 67 holderscommon stock outstanding, held by 59 stockholders of record, of our common stock, not including any personsholders who hold their stockshares in “street name.”street name, and no shares of Preferred Stock issued or outstanding.

 

Market Information

Our common stock has been quoted on the OTCBB tier of the marketplace maintained by OTC Markets Group, Inc. under the symbol “TRXD” after filing a Form 10 Registration Statement, since June 2014. Prior to June 2014, our stock has traded on pink sheets and on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board after filing a Form SB-2 Registration Statement in 2007. Our common stock trades on a limited and sporadic basis and should not be deemed to constitute an established public trading market. There is no assurance that there will be liquidity in the common stock.

The following table sets forth the high and low bid price for each quarter within the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, as provided by OTC Markets Group, Inc. The information reflects prices between dealers, and does not include retail markup, markdown, or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.

Fiscal Year

 

Period

 

Bid Prices

High

 

Bid Prices

Low

2016

 

First Quarter

 

$

1.25

 

$

.75

 

 

Second Quarter

 

$

1.02

 

$

.74

 

 

Third Quarter

 

$

1.00

 

$

.56

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

$

.70

 

$

.46

2017

 

First Quarter

 

$

.45

 

$

.25

 

 

Second Quarter

 

$

.45

 

$

.25

 

 

Third Quarter

 

$

.45

 

$

.40

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

$

.72

 

$

.22

The Securities Enforcement and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990 requires additional disclosure relating to the market for penny stocks in connection with trades in any stock defined as a penny stock. The Commission has adopted regulations that generally define a penny stock to be any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to a few exceptions which we do not meet. Unless an exception is available, the regulations require the delivery, prior to any transaction involving a penny stock, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and the risks associated therewith.


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DividendsDividend Policy

 

The Company hasWe have never paid or declared any cash dividends on itsour common stock. The Company currently anticipates that it will retain all future earnings for use in its business. Consequently, it doesstock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The paymentWe anticipate that we will retain all of our future earnings for use in the operation of our business and for general corporate purposes. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will depend uponbe at the discretion of our resultsboard of operations,directors. Accordingly, investors must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as well as our short-term and long-term cash availability, working capital, working capital needs and other factors, as determined by our Board of Directors. Currently, except as may be provided by applicable laws, there are no contractual or other restrictionsthe only way to realize any future gains on our ability to pay dividends if we were to decide to declare and pay them.their investments.

 

Common StockRecent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

The disclosures below include information on recent sales of unregistered securities during the three months ended December 31, 2019 and from the period from January 1, 2020 to the filing date of this report, and do not include information which has previously been included in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or in a Current Report on Form 8-K:

In September 2019, the Company is authorizedagreed to issue 100,000,000grant warrants to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock with $0.00001 par value per share. Holdersat an exercise price of shares of common stock are entitled to one vote$0.06 per share on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders. Inconsultant for services rendered. Although the event of liquidation, holders of common stock are entitled to share pro rata in the distribution of assets remaining after payment of liabilities, if any. Holders of common stock have no cumulative voting rights, and, accordingly, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares have the ability to elect all of the directors of the Company. Holders of common stock have no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for shares. Holders of common stock are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by the Board out of funds legally available therefore. The outstanding shares of common stock are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

Preferred Stock

The Company is authorizedcontractually obligated to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.00001 par value per share, all of which 10,000,000 undesignated. The Company had no preferred shares outstanding at December 31, 2017 orgrant the warrants as of the date of this filing.Report, the Company has not entered into a formal warrant agreement in connection with such grant and as such, such warrants have not been formally granted or documented and are not reflected in the number of outstanding warrants disclosed throughout this Report.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table sets forth information, as of December 31, 2017, with respectIn November 2019, the Company agreed to our compensation plans under which common stock is authorized for issuance.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

Plan Category

 

Number of

securities

to be issued

upon

exercise of

outstanding

options,

warrants

and rights

(A)

 

Weighted-

average

exercise

price of

outstanding

options,

warrants and

rights

(B)

 

Number of

securities

remaining

available for

future

issuance

under equity

compensation

plans

(excluding

securities

reflected in

Column A)

(C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders(1)

 

1,157,405

 

0.97

 

842,595(2)

Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders(3)

 

435,000

 

1.00

 

 

Total

 

1,592,405

 

0.97

 

842,595

(1)Consists of (i)grant options to purchase 782,40516,667 shares of common stock issuedat an exercise price of $7.50 per share, vesting over five years, to Dr. Pamela Tenaerts in consideration for agreeing to become a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and outstanding undercontinued service on the Trxade Group, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, (ii)board. In March 2020 the options were granted.

In January 2020, the Company agreed to grant warrants to purchase 375,0005,000 shares of common stock issuedat an exercise price of $3.00 per share to a consultant for services rendered. Although the Company is contractually obligated to grant the warrants as of the date of this Report, the Company has not entered into a formal warrant agreement in connection with such grant and as such, such warrants have not been formally granted or documented and are not reflected in the number of outstanding under the Trxade Group, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.warrants disclosed throughout this Report.

 

(2)Consists of 2,000,000

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In January 2020, the Company agreed to grant options to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock reserved and availableat an exercise price of $7.50 per share, vesting over five years, to an employee in consideration for issuance underservices agreed to be rendered to the Trxade Group, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. 1,157,405Company. In March 2020 the options have been issued and 842,595 shares are available for issuance at December 31, 2017were granted.

 

(3)Consists of (i)In February 2020, 22,529 warrants to purchase 435,00022,529 shares of common stock grantedwere exercised for an aggregate of $1,352, or $0.06 per share by Trxade Group, Inc., and our predecessor in interest to consultants in October 2013.


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Stock Transfer Agent

Our Stock Transfer Agent is Action Stock Transfer, 2469 E. Fort Union Blvd, Suite 214, Salt Lake City, UT 84121.

Recent SalesNikul Panchal, a non-executive officer of Unregistered Securities

During the past year, other than those securities previously reported on Form 10-Q or on a Current Report on Form 8-K, we issued and sold the following securities without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”):Company.

 

In February 2017, 25,000March 2020, 167 options to purchase 167 shares of Common Stock were issued when warrantscommon stock were exercised by an employee at $0.01 with strike price for $250.00 In March 2017, 50,000 shares of Common Stock were issued for services performed for the Company and valued at fair value of $12,500.$3.00 per share or $501 in aggregate.

 

The useIn March 2020, the Company granted options to purchase 30,343 shares of proceeds associated withcommon stock at an exercise price of $0.06 per share, vesting in August 2020, to a consultant who has agreed to provide advisory services to the above listed salesCompany (as an advisor to the board) for a period of unregistered securities was for general working capital purposes. The issuances and 12 months. These shares will be issued under the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.

To the extent such shares/issuances/grants described above were exemptare deemed “sold or offered”(and not issued under a no-sale theory), we claim an exemption from registration pursuant to Rule 701 promulgated under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering pursuant to benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701, 4(a)(2) and/or were exempt private placements under Section 4(2), Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Regulation S of the Securities Act, since the foregoing issuances and issuances/grants did not involve a public offering, the recipients took the securities for investment and not resale, we took take appropriate measures to restrict transfer, and the recipients were (a) “accredited investors”accredited investors; and/or (b) had access to similar documentation and information as would be required in a Registration Statement under the Act; (c)Securities Act, the recipients acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof. The securities were non-U.S. persons; and/offered without any general solicitation by us or (d)our representatives. No underwriters or agents were officersinvolved in the foregoing issuances and grant and we paid no underwriting discounts or directors ofcommissions. The securities sold are subject to transfer restrictions, and the Company.certificates evidencing the securities contain an appropriate legend stating that such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold absent registration or pursuant to an exemption therefrom. The securities were not registered under the Securities Act and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

 

RepurchaseIssuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

TheNone.

ITEM 6.SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

A registrant such as the Company, didthat qualifies as a smaller reporting company, as defined by §229.10(f)(1), is not purchase any shares of its common stock duringrequired to provide the year ended December 31, 2017.information required by this Item.

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ITEM 7.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Not applicable to a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of SEC Regulation S-K.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A)(the “MD&A”) is provided in addition to the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes to assist readers in understanding our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. MD&A is organized as follows:

 

Overview. Discussion of our business and overall analysis of financial and other highlights affecting us, to provide context for the remainder of MD&A.

Overview. Discussion of our business and overall analysis of financial and other highlights affecting us, to provide context for the remainder of MD&A.
Results of Operations. An analysis of our financial results comparing the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
Liquidity and Capital Resources. An analysis of changes in our balance sheets and cash flows and discussion of our financial condition.
Critical Accounting Policies. Accounting estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results and forecasts.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources. An analysis of changes in our balance sheets and cash flows and discussion of our financial condition.

Results of Operations. An analysis of our financial results comparing the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

Critical Accounting Policies. Accounting estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results and forecasts.


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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this report.Report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future results of the Company that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industry in which the Company operates and the beliefs and assumptions of the management of the Company. Words such as “expects,expects,“anticipates,anticipates,“targets,targets,“goals,goals,“projects,projects,“intends,intends,“plans,plans,“believes,believes,“seeks,seeks,“estimates,estimates,” variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed elsewhere in this Report, particularly under “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and in other reports we file with the SEC. All references to years relate to the calendar year ended December 31 of the particular year. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Report.

 

Results of Operations

The following discussion is based upon our Consolidatedof the Company’s historical performance and financial condition should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and related notes in “Item 8. Financial Statements included elsewhere inand Supplemental Data” of this report, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financialReport. This discussion contains forward-looking statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingencies. In the course of operating our business, we routinely make decisions as to the timing of the payment of invoices, the collection of receivables, the shipment of products, the fulfillment of orders, the purchase of supplies, and the building of inventory, among other matters. Each of these decisions has some impactbased on the financial results for any given period. In making these decisions, we considerviews and beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions and estimates made by our management. These statements by their nature are subject to risks and uncertainties, and are influenced by various factors including contractual obligations, customer satisfaction, competition, internal and external financial targets and expectations, and financial planning objectives. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to sales returns, pricing credits, warranty costs, allowance for doubtful accounts, impairment of long-term assets, especially goodwill and intangible assets, contract manufacturer exposures for carrying and obsolete material charges, assumptions used in the valuation of stock-based compensation, and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe 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. Actualfactors. As a consequence, actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.those in the forward-looking statements. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of this report for the discussion of risk factors. For all periods presented, the consolidated statements of income and consolidated balance sheet data have been adjusted for the reclassification of discontinued operations information, unless otherwise noted.

 

Company OverviewPlan of Operations

 

We had working capital of $3,282,141 as of December 31, 2019. With our current cash on hand, expected revenues, and based on our current average monthly expenses, we do not anticipate the need for additional funding in order to continue our operations at their current levels, and to pay the costs associated with being a public company, for the next 12 months. We may require additional funding in the future to expand or complete acquisitions. The sources of this capital are expected to be equity investments and notes payable. Our plan for the next twelve months is to continue using the same marketing and management strategies and continue providing a quality product with excellent customer service while also seeking to expand our operations organically or through acquisitions as funding and opportunities arise. As our business continues to grow, customer feedback will be integral in making small adjustments to improve the product and overall customer experience. In the event we require additional funding, we plan to raise that through the sale of debt or equity, which may not be available on favorable terms, if at all, and may, if sold, cause significant dilution to existing stockholders. If we are unable to access additional capital moving forward, it may hurt our ability to grow and to generate future revenues.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2018

Results of Operations

The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes to these statements included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplemental Data” of this Report. For all years presented, the consolidated statements of income and consolidated balance sheet data set forth in this Form 10-K have designedbeen adjusted for the reclassification of discontinued operations information, unless otherwise noted.

  Fiscal Year Ended       
  December 31, 2019  December 31, 2018  Change  Percentage Change 
Revenues $7,436,264  $3,831,778   3,604,486   94.1%
Cost of Sales  2,565,500   449,049   2,116,451   471.3%
                 
Gross Profit  4,870,764   3,382,729   1,488,035   44.0%
Operating Expenses:                
Loss on write off of software asset  368,520   -   368,520   100%
Technology  647,140   949,948   (302,808)  (31.9%)
General and Administrative  3,448,052   2,350,569   1,466,003   62.4%
Warrants and Options Expense  281,828   169,828   112,000   65.9%
Total Operating Expense  4,745,540   3,470,345   1,275,195   36.7%
                 
Other Income  72,075   161,639   (89,564)  (55.4%)
Investment Loss  (250,000)  -   (250,000)  (100%)
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt  (178,500)  (7,444)  (171,056)  (2,298%)
Interest Expense  (53,227)  (57,541)  4,314   (7.5%)
                 
Income (Loss) $(284,428) $9,038   (293,466)  (3,247%)

Continuing Operations

Substantially all of our revenues during the years ended December 31, 2019, and developed, and now own and operate business-to-business web based marketplace focused2018 were from platform revenue. Revenues increased for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2019 to $7,346,264 compared to $3,831,778 for the comparable period in 2018. In Trxade, Inc. this increase was attributable to an increase in generic brands being sold on the US pharmaceutical industry.platform during 2019, compared to 2018. The fee for generics is higher than brands. Our core service bringssales department has continued to add customers in 2019 through direct marketing and customer training. The increase in revenues was also attributed to the nation’s independent pharmaciesfact that Community Specialty Pharmacy was included for all 12 months of 2019 as opposed to approximately 3 months in 2018. Integra Pharma Solutions, LLC generated wholesale activity in 2019 as well.

Costs of sales increased for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to the year ended December 31, 2018, as a direct result of the increase in revenues from Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC’s and accredited national suppliers of pharmaceuticals together to provide efficient and transparent buying and selling opportunities.Integra Pharma Solutions’ wholesale activities.

 

We began operations under Trxade Nevadahad $368,520 of loss on write off of software asset for the year ended December 31, 2019 in August of 2010 and spent over two years creating and enhancingconnection with our web-based services. Our services provide enhanced pricing transparency, purchasing capabilities and other value added services on a single platform to focus on serving the nation’s approximately 24,000 independent pharmacies with an annual purchasing power of $96 billion. Our national supplier partners are able to fulfill orders on our platform immediately and provide the pharmacy with cost saving payment terms and next day delivery capabilities in unrestrictive states under the Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (Model Act). Important additions to this platform further include the generation of pharmacy to pharmacy trading capabilities to help independents with their overstocked inventories in a more organized manner. We expanded rapidly since 2015 and now have over 8,500 registered pharmacy members purchasing on our platform.Bonum Health asset acquisition.

 

In December 2013 we launched a second serviceDirect Technology expenditures decreased to help pharmaceutical distributors better source their pharmaceutical needs within a highly structured single platform. This solution is designed$647,140 for 2019, compared to help purchasers overcome pharmaceutical supply issues related$949,948 for 2018, as the Company continued to drug shortages, as a means to control costs on drugs with volatile pricing and to help buyers make better purchasing choices based on their needs.

Additionally, we built and, in February 2014, launched, a new desktop application, named RxGuru, to bring product information on a just in time basis to our member base. Our pharmacy members should benefit from this application by gaining advanced data analytics at point of purchase and patient care. RxGuru has been upgraded to continue the benefit to the pharmacies.develop apps for customers.

 

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General and administrative expenses increased for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 to $3,448,052 compared to $2,350,569 for the comparable period in 2018. There was an increase in expenses because Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC was included for the entire year. In 2015addition, there were increased employee benefits and 2016, the Company, through Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary and distribution division, launched a private label pharmaceutical product program, and entered into various supply contracts with pharmaceutical manufacturescomputer software expenditures for 2019 compared to supply Westminster with generic pharmaceutical products on a private label basis to sell to our customers. In connection with this expansion, Westminster and received significant funding in late 2015 and early 2016. Westminster was not profitable and in December 2016 the Company sold this division and exited the private label distribution business.


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Company Organization2018.

 

Trxade Group, Inc. (“Company”) owns 100% of Trxade, Inc.,Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC and Integra Pharma Solutions, LLC (formerly Pinnacle Tek, Inc.),increased the number of states that they are authorized to operate in to 28 and Alliance Pharma Solutions, LLC. The reverse subsidiary merger of Trxade, Inc. and Trxade Group, Inc. occurred37, respectively, by obtaining additional state licenses in July 2013. INTEGRA was merged through a subsidiary with Trxade Group, Inc. in July 2013. Alliance Pharma Solutions, LLC was formed in January 2018. The Company also owned 100% of Westminster Pharmaceutical LLC , which was formed in January 2013, until this division was sold in December 2016. Trxade, Inc. is a web based market platform that enables trade among healthcare buyers and sellers of pharmaceuticals, accessories and services.2019.

 

Inactive or discontinued segments:Total warrants and option expense increased by 65.9% for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the prior year’s period due to warrants issued to consultants.

 

Westminster PharmaceuticalWe had $250,000 of investment loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 in connection with the SyncHealth, LLC provided US state licensed pharmacies and other buying groups with FDA approved pharmaceuticals under a private label program. This division was sold in December 2016.joint venture which has been terminated effective as of January 31, 2020.

 

In 2016We had $178,500 of loss on extinguishment of debt for the Company formed ShopRX, Ltd.year ended December 31, 2019, compared to a loss on extinguishment of debt of $7,444 for the Company’s UK based subsidiary. The Company had hoped to establish a similar business to Trxade, Inc.year ended December 31, 2018, in connection with the United Kingdom in the future under this entity. This division was shut down in December 2016October 2019 conversion of $175,000 of convertible debt and later dissolved and has no material impact on the Company’s operation results.notes payable.

 

Integra Pharma Solutions, LLC, (formerly Pinnacle Tek, Inc.)Interest expense in 2019 and 2018 was the Company’s wholly-owned technology consulting division. This division has nota result of approximately $844,000 in debt borrowings, $619,000 of which had been active and has no material impact on the Company’s operation results. INTEGRA is now intended to serveextinguished as the Company’s logistics company for pharmaceutical manufacturers.of December 31, 2019.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents were $183,914$2,871,694 at December 31, 2017.2019. We expect that our future available capital resources will consist primarily of cash generated from operations, remaining cash balances, borrowings, and any additional funds raised through sales of debt and/or equity.

 

Liquidity

 

Cash and cash equivalents, current assets,current liabilities, short term debt and working capital at the end of each period were as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

December 31,

2016

 

 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

183,914

 

$

14,679

 

Cash $2,871,694  $869,557 

Current assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents)

 

 

423,562

 

 

322,445

 

  931,263   596,520 

Current liabilities (excluding short term debt)

 

 

263,045

 

 

703,831

 

  520,816   538,867 

Short term debt

 

 

262,312

 

 

770,763

 

  -   321,500 

Working Capital

 

 

82,119

 

 

(1,137,470)

 

  3,282,141   605,710 

 

Our principal sources of liquidity during the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 have been cash provided by operations, equity capital and borrowings under various debt arrangements. Our principal uses of cash have been for operating expenses.expenses and acquisitions. We anticipate these uses will continue to be our principal uses of cash in the future.

 

The increase in cash and cash equivalents from 2018 was primarily due to equity capital and operating income.raised. The increase in our current assets was primarily due to higher cash and prepaid assets.cash. Cash and prepaidother current assets increased by $169,235$2,002,137 and $79,657,$334,743, respectively.

 

CurrentThe decrease in current liabilities decrease is primarily due to the extensionretirement of $321,500 of debt.

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As discussed above under “Item 1. Business” – “Recent Transactions”, subsequent to December 31, 2019, on February 18, 2020, we sold 806,452 shares of common stock in a firm commitment underwritten offering and paymenton February 21, 2020, we sold an additional 115,767 shares of short term debt.common stock in the offering in connection with the exercise of an overallotment option. The shares were sold at a public offering price of $6.50 per share.


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The Company paid the underwriters a cash fee equal to 8% of the aggregate gross proceeds received by the Company in connection with the Offering and reimbursed certain expenses. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $5.3 million from the Offering. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes and possibly to fund acquisitions of other companies, products or technologies.

Liquidity Outlook cash explanation.

Cash Requirements

Our primary objectives for 20182020 are to continue the development of the Trxade Platform and increase our client base and operational revenue. Additional funds will be needed to continue to expandAs a result of our platform and customer base, and cover general and administrative expense. We expect to pursue raising capital to fund ourcash generated through operations and provide personnelthe cash raised in the Offering, we believe we have sufficient cash to expand operations and required working capital. Through these efforts, management believe the Company will be able to obtain the liquidity necessary to fund companysupport our operations for the foreseeable future, however there isfuture. There can be no assurance that our operations will generate significant positive cash flow, or that additional funds will be available to us, through borrowings or otherwise, on favorable terms whenif required in the future, or at all.

 

We estimate our operating expenses and working capital requirements for the next 12 months to be approximately as follows:

 

Expense

 

Amount

General and administrative(1)

 

$

2,975,000

Total

 

$

2,975,000

 

 

 

 

Projected Expenses for 2020 Amount 
General and administrative (1) $5,000,000 
Total $5,000,000 

 

(1)Includes wages and payroll, legal and accounting, marketing, rent and web development.

(1)Includes wages and payroll, legal and accounting, marketing, rent and web development.

 

Since inception, we have funded our operations primarily through debt and equity capital raises and operational revenue. In 2017,2018, common Stockstock was issuedsold for $250,000proceeds of $800,000 and we acquired new unsecured related party long termlong-term debt of approximately $200,000.$300,000. In 2019, common stock was sold for approximately $2,455,000.

 

We expect to continue to seekmay require additional outside funding in the future although no assurance canto expand or complete acquisitions. The sources of this capital are expected to be given that weequity investments and notes payable. Our plan for the next twelve months is to continue using the same marketing and management strategies and continue providing a quality product with excellent customer service while also seeking to expand our operations organically or through acquisitions, as funding and opportunities arise. As our business continues to grow, customer feedback will be ableintegral in making small adjustments to obtain financingimprove our products and overall customer experience. In the event we require additional funding, we plan to raise that through the sale of debt or equity, which may not be available on reasonablefavorable terms, or revenues will continue.if at all, and may, if sold, cause significant dilution to existing stockholders. If we obtain additional financing by issuing equity securities, our existing stockholders’ ownership will be diluted. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments. We may beare unable to maintain operations at a level sufficient for investorsaccess additional capital moving forward, it may hurt our ability to obtain a return on their investments in our common stock.grow and to generate future revenues.

 

We will need significantly morebelieve that we have adequate cash to implement our plan to operate a business-to-business web basedweb-based marketplace focused on the USUnited States pharmaceutical industry. Our core service is designed to bring the nation’s independent pharmacies and accredited national suppliers of pharmaceuticals together to provide efficient and transparent buying and selling opportunities.

 

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As of March 2020, there has been a global viral outbreak that world governments have responded to with travel and other restrictions, among other steps. The extent and duration of business disruptions and related financial impacts from the coronavirus cannot be reasonably estimated at this time, however, our exposure includes reductions to, and interruptions in, the delivery of supply chain pharmaceuticals that we anticipate will have a negative impact on our wholesalers and certain technology outsourcing in India and the Philippines. In addition, employee sicknesses and remote working environments related to the coronavirus and the federal, state and local responses to such virus, could materially impact our consolidated results for the first quarter and full year 2020.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016:2018:

 

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

$

-

$

(1,587,017)

Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations

 

288,983

 

(1,173,108)

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

171,670

 

(503,529)

Financing activities

 

(2,435)

 

621,389

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

-

 

(809,889)

Investing activities

 

-

 

78,000

Financing activities

 

-

 

550,000

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

169,235

 

(64,029)

  Fiscal Year Ended 
  December 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
Net income (loss) $(284,428) $9,038 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in):        
Operating Activities  141,775   273,386 
Investing Activities  (332,252)  (265,279)
Financing Activities  2,192,614   677,536 
Net increase in cash $2,002,137  $685,643 

 

Cash provided by operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20172019 was $171,670.$141,775. This compared to $503,529 net$273,386 of cash used inprovided by operating activities for the fiscal year 2016.ended 2018.

 

There were no investingInvesting activities in continuing operations.


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Financing activities in 2017 included $180,000 proceeds from long term debt and $250,000 in common stock issuance.

Resultsused cash of Operations

The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes to these statements included in Item 8 of this report. For all years presented, the consolidated statements of income and consolidated balance sheet data set forth in this Form 10-K have been adjusted$332,252 for the reclassification of discontinued operations information, unless otherwise noted. See Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information on discontinued operations.

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016

Continuing Operations

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$

2,931,280

$

2,481,866

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

General and Administrative

 

2,268,350

 

3,341,515

Warrants and Options Expense

 

267,835

 

147,630

Total Operating Expense

 

2,536,185

 

3,489,145

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income

 

67,500

 

23,250

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

16,556

 

37,579

Interest Expense

 

157,056

 

151,500

 

 

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations

 

288,983

 

(1,173,108)

Loss from Discontinued Operations

 

-

 

(1,784,625)

Gain from sale of Discontinued Operations

 

-

 

197,608

Substantially all of our revenues during the years ended December 31, 2017, and 2016 were from platform revenue. Revenues increased for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2017 to $2,931,280 compared to $2,481,866 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was attributable to the mix of pharmaceuticals sold on the platform, brands vs. generics, the fee for generics are higher than brands. Our sales department has continued to add customers in 2017 through direct marketing and customer training.

General and administrative expenses decreased for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20172019, and included cash used to $2,268,350 compared to $3,341,515 forpurchase fixed assets associated with Bonum Health, LLC hub kiosks, totaling $164,981 ($82,252 in cash and $82,729 in Accounts Payable), and the comparable periodinvestment in 2016. Thereconnection with the joint venture with SyncHealth, LLC, totaling $250,000, which was a decrease in employee cash compensation expense infully written off during the 2017 period due to decreased staffing of our pharmaceutical platform as it reached its operational phase.year ended December 31, 2019.

 

WarrantCash provided by financing activities for 2019 included the repayment of short-term debt of $262,552 and options expense$2,455,000 in common stock proceeds from the 2017 and 2016 period represents compensation cost related to the issuancesale of employee stock options.stock.

 

Interest expense in 2017 was as a resultCash provided by financing activities for 2018 included $800,000 of approximately $700,000 in debt borrowings. Interest expense in 2016 was as a resultproceeds from the sale of approximately $2,000,000 in debt borrowings.

Discontinued Operations

Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC was sold in December 2016 as a discontinued operation. For further discussion of the discontinued operations, see Note 3 of the consolidated financial statements contained under Item 8 of Part II of the Form 10-K.common stock.

 

Contractual Obligations and CommitmentsCommitments.

 

In addition to our long-term debt obligations to our various lenders, we have certain other contractual working capital obligations, including contractual purchase obligations related to various supply contracts.


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The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2017:2019:

 

 

Payments due by Period

    Payments due by Period 

Contractual Obligations

 

Total

 

Less than

1 year

 

1 - 3

years

 

3 - 5

years

 

More than

5 years

 Total Less than 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years More than 5 years 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short and Long-term debt obligations

$

666,516

 

262,464

 

404,052

 

-

 

-

 $225,000   -   225,000   -   - 

 

 

Operating lease obligations

 

312,342

 

92,400

 

219,942

 

-

 

-

  1,067,614   160,709   335,979   356,482   214,444 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Contractual obligations

$

978,858

 

354,864

 

623,994

 

-

 

-

 $1,292,614   160,709   560,979   356,482   214,444 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We had no outstanding off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2017.2019.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of net sales and expenses for each period. The following represents a summary of our critical accounting policies, defined as those policies that we believe are the most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and that require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

In general, the Company accounts for revenue recognition in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition”.”) 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

 

Trxade, Inc. generates netThe Company provides an online website service, a buying and selling marketplace for licensed Pharmaceutical Wholesalers to sell products and services to licensed Pharmacies. The Company charges Suppliers a transaction fee, income as a percentage of the total transactionspurchase price of the Prescription Drugs and other products sold through its website service. The fulfillment of confirmed orders, including delivery and shipment of Prescription Drugs and other products, is the responsibility of the Supplier and not of the Company. The Company holds no inventory and assumes no responsibility for the shipment or delivery of any products or services from our website. The Company considers itself an agent for this revenue stream and as such, reports revenue as net. Step One: Identify the contract with the customer – the Company’s Terms and Use Agreement is acknowledged between the buyer (independent pharmacies)Wholesaler and the seller (wholesaler) of pharmaceutical drugsCompany which outlines the terms and conditions. The collection is probable based on the Trxade web-based platform.credit evaluation of the Wholesaler. Step Two: Identify the performance obligations in the contract – The Company provides to the Supplier access to the online website, uploading of catalogs of products and Dashboard access to review status of inventory posted and processed orders. The Agreement requires the supplier to provide a catalog of pharmaceuticals for posting on the platform, deliver the pharmaceuticals and upon shipment remit the stated platform fee. Step Three: Determine the transaction price – The Fee Agreement outlines the fee based on the type of product, generic, brand or non-drug. There are no discounts for volume of transactions or early payment of invoices. Step Four: Allocate the transaction price – The Fee Agreement outlines the fee. There is no difference between contract price and “stand-alone selling price”. Step Five: Recognize revenue when or as the entity satisfies a performance obligation – Revenue is recognized when (1) the day the order has been processed by the Supplier.

Integra Pharma Solutions, LLC is a licensed wholesaler and sells to licensed pharmacies brand, generic and non-drug products. The Company takes orders for product and creates invoices for each order and recognizes revenue at the time the Customer receives the product. Customer returns are not material. Step One: Identify the contract with the customer – The Company requires that an application and a credit card for payment is completed by the Customer prior to the first order. Each transaction is evidenced by an order form sent by the customer and an invoice for the product is sent by the Company. The collection is probable based on the application and credit card information provided prior to the first order. Step Two: Identify the performance obligations in the contract – Each order is distinct and evidenced by the shipping order and invoice. Step Three: Determine the transaction price – The consideration is variable if product is returned. The variability is determined based on the return policy of the product manufacturer. There are no sales or volume discounts. The transaction price is fixed and determined as the buyer orders the drugs from the wholesaler. (2) The wholesaler has signed a contract with Trxade, Inc. which recognizes that an arrangement exists. (3) The wholesaler ships the drugs purchased to the buyer, revenue is recognized. (4) The collectability is reasonably assured by the wholesaler through prior credit checks and payment experience.

Westminster Pharmaceutical LLC generated gross revenues from the sale of pharmaceutical drugs to independent pharmacies or wholesalers. The revenue recognized when (1) the price is fixed and determinable at the time of the order evidenced by the invoice. Step Four: Allocate the transaction price – There is no difference between contract price and “stand-alone selling price”. Step Five: Recognize revenue when or as the entity satisfies a performance obligation - The Revenue is recognized when the Customer receives the product.

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Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC is in the retail pharmacy business. The Company fills prescriptions for drugs written by a doctor and recognizes revenue at the time the patient confirms delivery of the prescription. Customer returns are not material. Step One: Identify the contract with an invoice. (2)the customer – The invoiceprescription is also persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists. (3) The products arewritten by a doctor for a Customer and delivered to the buyer. (4)Company. The collectabilityprescription identifies the performance obligations in the contract. The Company fills the prescription and delivers to the Customer the prescription, fulfilling the contract. The collection is probable because there is confirmation that the customer has insurance for the reimbursement to the Company prior to filling of the resulting receivableprescription. Step Two: Identify the performance obligations in the contract – Each prescription is reasonably assured by credit check priordistinct to the Customer. Step Three: Determine the transaction price – The consideration is not variable. The transaction price is determined to be the price of prescription at the time of delivery which considers the expected reimbursements from third party payors (e.g., pharmacy benefit managers, insurance companies and experience withgovernment agencies). Step Four: Allocate the customer.transaction price – The price of the prescription invoiced represents the expected amount of reimbursement from third party payors. There is no difference between contract price and “stand-alone selling price”. Step Five: Recognize revenue when or as the entity satisfies a performance obligation – Revenue is recognized upon the delivery of the prescription.

 

In future reporting periods, the Company will account for revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”.


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Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to non-employees in accordance with the provision of ASC 505, “Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees” (“ASC 505”), Share Based Payments to Non-Employees, and ASC 505 which requires that such equity instruments are recorded at their fair value on the measurement date. The measurement of stock-based compensation is subject to periodic adjustment as the underlying instruments vest.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to employees in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation”Compensation-Stock Compensation. ASC 718 requires companies to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments, including stock options, based on the grant date fair value of the award and to recognize it as compensation expense over the period the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. Stock option forfeitures are recognized at the date of employee termination. Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2018-07 for the accounting of share-based payments granted to non-employees for goods and services.

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskRECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

 

Not applicableFor more information on recently issued accounting standards, see “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”, to a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of SEC Regulation S-K


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the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included herein under “Item 8. Financial Statements and SupplementarySupplemental Data”.

ITEM 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K (§ 229.305(e)), the Company is not required to provide the information required by this Item as it is a “smaller reporting company,” as defined by Rule 229.10(f)(1).

 

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ITEM 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

INDEXTABLE OF CONTENTS TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

TRXADE GROUP, INC.Consolidated Financial Statements

Table of Contents

 

Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-2

52

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2017 and 2016

F-3

53

Consolidated Statements of Operations for years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

F-4

54

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the Years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

Equity

F-5

55

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

F-6

56

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-7

57

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F-1


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of directorsDirectors of

Trxade Group, Inc.

Land O’Lakes,O’ Lakes, Florida

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Trxade Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ deficit,equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017,2019 and 2018, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the yearyears then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP

MaloneBailey, LLP

www.malonebailey.com

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2013.

Houston, Texas

March 1, 201827, 2020


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Trxade Group, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

Cash

$

183,914

$

14,679

Accounts Receivable, net

 

319,467

 

299,113

Prepaid Assets

 

102,095

 

22,438

Other Current Assets

 

2,000

 

894

Total Current Assets

 

607,476

 

337,124

Other Assets

 

 

 

 

Deposit

 

10,000

 

-

Total Assets

$

617,476

$

337,124

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts Payable

$

106,084

$

236,849

Accrued Liabilities

 

156,961

 

466,982

Short Term Notes Payable, net of $152 and $40,306 discount

 

10,587

 

392,379

Short Term Convertible Notes Payable, net of $0 and $0 discount

 

-

 

165,000

Short Term Notes Payable – Related Party

 

-

 

10,000

Short Term Convertible Notes Payable – 

Related Parties, net of $0 and $48,341 discount

 

251,725

 

203,384

Total Current Liabilities

 

525,357

 

1,474,594

 

 

 

 

 

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Convertible Note Payable

 

181,500

 

-

Notes Payable, net of $0 and $152 discount

 

-

 

10,587

Notes Payable – Related Parties

 

222,552

 

-

Total Liabilities

 

929,409

 

1,485,181

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Deficit

 

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Stock, $.00001 par value, 10,000,000 authorized;

0 and 0 issued and outstanding, as of

December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, $0.00001 par value, 100,000,000 authorized;

31,985,827 and 31,660,827 issued and outstanding as of

December 31, 2017 and 2016 respectively

 

320

 

316

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Paid-in Capital

 

7,807,860

 

7,260,723

Accumulated Deficit

 

(8,120,113)

 

(8,409,096)

Total Shareholder’s Deficit

 

(311,933)

 

(1,148,057)

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit

$

617,476

$

337,124

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Trxade Group, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2019 and 2018

  December 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
Assets        
Current Assets        
Cash $2,871,694  $869,557 
Accounts Receivable, net  792,050  ��433,627 
Inventory  56,761   79,966 
Prepaid Assets  82,452   82,927 
Total Current Assets  3,802,957   1,466,077 
         
Property Plant and Equipment, Net  174,987   15,006 
         
Other Assets        
Deposits  21,636   20,531 
Deferred offering costs  88,231   - 
Right of use lease assets  757,710   - 
Goodwill  725,973   725,973 
         
Total Assets $5,571,494  $2,227,587 
         
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity        
         
Current Liabilities        
Accounts Payable $334,614  $400,544 
Accrued Liabilities  98,852   138,323 
Current Portion Lease Liabilities  87,350   - 
Short Term Convertible Notes Payable  -   181,500 
Short term Convertible Notes Payable – Related Parties  -   140,000 
Total Current Liabilities  520,816   860,367 
         
Long Term Liabilities        
Notes Payable – Related Parties  225,000   522,552 
Other Long-Term Liabilities — Leases  685,461   - 
Total Liabilities  1,431,277   1,382,919 
         
Shareholders’ Equity        
Series A Preferred Stock, $0.00001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively  -   - 
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 6,539,415 and 5,547,638 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively  65   55 
Additional Paid-in Capital  12,535,655   8,955,688 
Retained Deficit  (8,395,503)  (8,111,075)
Total Shareholders’ Equity  4,140,217   844,668 
         
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity $5,571,494  $2,227,587 

 

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


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Trxade Group, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Years Ended December 31, 20172019 and 20162018

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$

2,931,280

$

2,481,866

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

General and Administrative

 

2,536,185

 

3,489,145

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

395,095

 

(1,007,279)

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income

 

67,500

 

23,250

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

 

(16,556)

 

(37,579)

Interest Expense

 

(157,056)

 

(151,500)

 

 

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations

 

288,983

 

(1,173,108)

Loss from Discontinued Operations

 

-

 

(1,784,625)

Gain from sale of Discontinued Operations

 

-

 

197,608

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

288,983

$

(2,760,125)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) per Common Share – Basic:

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

$

0.01

$

(0.04)

Discontinued operations

$

-

$

(0.05)

Total

$

0.01

$

(0.09)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) per Common Share – Diluted:

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

$

0.01

$

(0.04)

Discontinued operations

$

-

$

(0.05)

Total

$

0.01

$

(0.09)

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares outstanding Basic:

 

31,955,416

 

31,544,868

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares outstanding Diluted:

 

34,086,251

 

31,544,868

  2019  2018 
Revenues, net $7,436,264  $3,831,778 
Cost of Sales  2,565,500   449,049 
Gross Profit  4,870,764   3,382,729 
         
Operating Expenses        
Loss on write-off of software asset  368,520   - 
General and Administrative  4,377,020   3,470,345 
Total Operating Expenses  4,745,540   3,470,345 
         
Operating Income (Loss)  125,224   (87,616)
         
Other Income  72,075   161,639 
Investment Loss  (250,000)  - 
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt  (178,500)  (7,444)
Interest Expense  (53,227)  (57,541)
Net Income (Loss) $(284,428) $9,038 
         
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share – Basic: $(0.05) $0.00 
         
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share – Diluted: $(0.05) $0.00 
         
Weighted average Common Shares Outstanding Basic  5,929,092   5,376,771 
Weighted average Common Shares Outstanding Diluted  5,929,092   5,826,417 

 

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


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Trxade Group, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ DeficitEquity

Years Ended December 31, 20172019 and 20162018


 

 

Preferred Stock

 

Common Stock

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

 

Accumulated

Deficit

 

Total

Shareholders’

Equity

(Deficit)

Balance at

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

-

$

-

 

31,435,827

$

314

$

5,915,674

$

(5,648,971)

$

267,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Issued for Cash

 

-

 

-

 

225,000

 

2

 

300,238

 

-

 

300,240

Warrants Issued for debt Amendment

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

37,579

 

-

 

37,579

Warrants Issued for sale of Westminster

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

688,143

 

-

 

688,143

Options Expense

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

147,630

 

-

 

147,630

Beneficial Conversion features and  

 Relative fair value of warrants

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

171,459

 

-

 

171,459

Net Loss

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(2,760,125)

 

(2,760,125)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

-

$

-

 

31,660,827

$

316

$

7,260,723

$

(8,409,096)

$

(1,148,057)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Issued for Cash

 

-

 

-

 

250,000

 

3

 

249,997

 

-

 

250,000

Common Stock Issued for Services

 

-

 

-

 

50,000

 

1

 

12,499

 

-

 

12,500

Warrants Issued for debt Amendment

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

16,556

 

-

 

16,556

Warrants Exercised

 

-

 

-

 

25,000

 

-

 

250

 

-

 

250

Options Expense

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

267,835

 

-

 

267,835

Net Income

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

288,983

 

288,983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

-

$

-

 

31,985,827

$

320

$

7,807,860

$

(8,120,113)

$

(311,933)

  Preferred Stock  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-in-
  Accumulated  Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  (Deficit) 
Balance at December 31, 2017  -  $      -   5,330,971  $53  $7,808,127  $(8,120,113) $       (311,933)
Common Stock Issued for Cash  -   -   216,667   2   799,998   -   800,000 
Warrants Issued for Debt Amendment  -   -   -   -   7,444   -   7,444 
Warrants for Acquisition of Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC  -   -   -   -   170,291   -   170,291 
Options Expense  -   -   -   -   169,828   -   169,828 
Net Income  -   -   -   -   -   9,038   9,038 
December 31, 2018  -  $-   5,547,638  $55  $8,955,688  $(8,111,075) $844,668 
Common Stock Issued for Cash  -   -   818,333   8   2,454,993   -   2,455,000 
Common Stock Issued for Convertible Note Conversion  -   -   70,666   2   211,981   -   211,983 
Common Stock Issued for Settlement of Notes Payable  -   -   58,333   -   353,500   -   353,500 
Common Stock Issued for Asset Acquisition  -   -   41,667   -   277,500   -   277,500 
Warrants Exercised  -   -   2,778   -   165   -   166 
Warrants Expense  -   -   -   -   105,452   -   105,452 
Options Expense  -   -   -   -   176,376   -   176,376 
Net Loss  -   -   -   -   -   (284,428)  (284,428)
December 31, 2019  -  $-   6,539,415  $65  $12,535,655  $(8,395,503) $4,140,217 

 

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


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F-5


Trxade Group, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years ended December 31, 20172019 and 20162018

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss)

$

288,983

$

(2,760,125)

Loss From discontinued operations

 

-

 

(1,587,017)

Net Income/(Loss) from continuing operations

 

288,983

 

(1,173,108)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by

(used in) Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Recovery of Bad Debt

 

-

 

(150)

Options expense

 

267,835

 

147,630

Loss on Debt Extinguishment

 

16,556

 

37,579

Amortization of Debt Discount

 

88,647

 

111,288

Stock Issued for Services

 

12,500

 

-

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts Receivable

 

(20,354)

 

55,779

Prepaid Assets and Other Assets

 

(90,763)

 

67,366

Accounts Payable

 

(98,213)

 

16,498

Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities

 

(293,521)

 

233,589

Net Cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

171,670

 

(503,529)

Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

Cash paid as Original Issue Discount

 

-

 

(45,000)

Proceeds from Debt – Related Parties

 

-

 

10,000

Repayments of Debt Note Payable

 

(432,685)

 

(54,735)

Proceeds from Debt Note Payable

 

-

 

209,159

Repayments of Convertible Note

 

-

 

(50,000)

Proceeds from Convertible Note – Related Parties

 

180,000

 

251,725

Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock

 

250,000

 

300,000

Proceeds from Warrants exercise

 

250

 

240

Net Cash (used in)/provided by financing activities

 

(2,435)

 

621,389

Discontinued Operations:

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

-

 

(809,889)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

-

 

(78,000)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

-

 

550,000

Net cash used in discontinued operations

 

-

 

(181,889)

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase or (Decrease) in Cash

 

169,235

 

(64,029)

Cash at Beginning of the Year

 

14,679

 

78,708

Cash at End of the Year

$

183,914

$

14,679

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

Cash Paid for Interest

$

71,210

$

23,556

Cash Paid for Income Taxes

$

-

$

-

Non-Cash Transactions

 

 

 

 

Reclass from accrued interest to short term convertible notes

$

16,500

$

15,000

Arrangement to move related party accounts payable to notes payable

$

32,552

$

-

Beneficial conversion features and relative fair value of warrants

$

-

$

171,459

  2019  2018 
Operating Activities:        
Net income (loss) $(284,428) $9,038 
         
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation Expense  5,000   - 
Options Expense  176,376   169,828 
Warrant Expense  105,452   - 
Bad Debt Expense  11,500   2,271 
Loss on extinguishment of debt  178,500   7,444 
Investment Loss  250,000   - 
Loss on write off of software asset  277,500   - 
Amortization of Right of Use Assets  89,731   - 
Amortization of Debt Discount  -   152 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts Receivable  (369,923)  (1,532)
Prepaid Assets and Other Current Assets  475   13,637 
Other Assets  (89,336)  - 
Inventory  23,205   (3,810)
Lease Liability  (74,630)  - 
Accounts Payable  (148,659)  95,149 
Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities  (8,988)  (18,791)
Net Cash provided by operating activities  141,775   273,386 
         
Investing Activities:        
Purchase of Fixed Assets  (82,252)  (15,006)
Cash paid for acquisition of Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, net of cash received  -   (250,273)
Purchase of Equity Method Investment  (250,000)  - 
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities  (332,252)  (265,279)
         
Financing Activities:        
Repayments of Promissory Note – Third Parties  -   (10,739)
Repayments of Short-Term Debt – Related Parties  (262,552)  (111,725)
Proceeds from exercise of Warrants  166   - 
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock  2,455,000   800,000 
Net Cash provided by financing activities  2,192,614   677,536 
         
Net increase in Cash  2,002,137   685,643 
Cash at Beginning of the Year  869,557   183,914 
Cash at End of the Year $2,871,694  $869,557 
         
Supplemental Cash Flow Information        
Cash Paid for Interest $98,461  $36,970 
Cash Paid for Income Taxes $-  $- 
         
Non-Cash Transactions        
Related party note payable and warrants issued for acquisition of Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC $-  $470,921 
Recognition of ROU assets and operating lease obligations $847,441  $- 
Purchase of Fixed Assets recorded in Accounts Payable $82,729  $- 
Common Stock Issued for Conversion of Note and Accrued Interest $386,983  $- 

 

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


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F-6



Trxade Group, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 20172019 and 20162018

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

 

Trxade Group, Inc. (“we”we, “our”our, “Trxade”Trxade, the “Company”Company) owns 100% of Trxade, Inc., Integra Pharma Solutions, LLC, Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, Alliance Pharma Solutions, LLC and ShopRX, Ltd.Bonum Health, LLC. The merger of Trxade, Inc. and Trxade Group, Inc. occurred in May 2013. ShopRx, Ltd.Community Specialty Pharmacy was formedacquired in 2016.October 2018.

 

Trxade, Inc. operates a web basedweb-based market platform that enables tradecommerce among healthcare buyers and sellers of pharmaceuticals, accessories and services.

 

In December 2016 the Company sold Westminster Pharmaceutical LLC. Westminster provided US stateIntegra Pharma Solutions, LLC is a licensed pharmaciespharmaceutical wholesaler and other buying groups with FDA approved pharmaceuticals. The Westminster Pharmaceuticals LLC division, which was sold in December 2016, is included in the consolidated financial statementssells brand, generic and is presented as discontinued operations as more fully described in Note 3 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS.non-drug products.

 

In December 2016 the Company ceased operation of ShopRX, Ltd. the Company’s UK based subsidiary.Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC is an accredited independent retail pharmacy with a focus on specialty medications. The Company had hopedcompany operates with innovative pharmacy model which offers home delivery services to establish a similar business to Trxade, Inc. in the United Kingdom in the future under this entity. The startup costs were expensed.any patient thereby providing convenience.

 

Alliance Pharma Solutions, LLC has developed a same day Pharma delivery software – Delivmeds.com and invested in SyncHealth MSO, LLC a managed services organization in January 2019. (SeeNote 13 – Equity Method Investment).

Bonum Health, LLC was formed to hold certain telehealth assets acquired in October 2019. The “Bonum Health Hub” was launched in November 2019 and is expected to be operational in April 2020. The hub connects patients to board-certified medical care at any time, and from anywhere through the Bonum Health mobile app and website portal or by visiting Bonum Health Hubs at select independent pharmacy locations.

On October 9, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors, and on October 15, 2019, stockholders holding a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting shares, approved resolutions authorizing a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock in the range from one-for-two (1-for-2) to one-for-ten (1-for-10), and provided authority to the Company’s Board of Directors to select the ratio of the reverse stock split in their discretion (the “Stockholder Authority”). On February 12, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a stock split ratio of 1-for-6 (“Reverse Stock Split”) in connection with the Stockholder Authority and the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of Delaware to affect the Reverse Stock Split.

Proportional adjustments were made to the conversion and exercise prices of the Company’s outstanding warrants and stock options, and to the number of shares issued and issuable under the Company’s stock incentive plans in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split did not affect any stockholder’s ownership percentage of the Company’s common stock, except to the limited extent that the Reverse Stock Split resulted in any stockholder owning a fractional share. Fractional shares of common stock were rounded up to the nearest whole share based on each holder’s aggregate ownership of the Company. All issued and outstanding shares of common stock, options and warrants to purchase common stock and per share amounts contained in the financial statements, have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented.

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”GAAP), and include all the notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation of the financial statements have been included..

 

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The summary of significant accounting policies presented below is designed to assist in understanding the Company’s financial statements. Such financial statements and accompanying notes are the representations of the Company’s management, who are responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”GAAP) in all material respects and have been consistently applied in preparing the accompanying financial statements.

 

Basis of PresentationLiquidityThe Company has incurred losses for the past several years while pursuing the development of private label pharmaceutical products through Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The net losses incurred were $2.7 million in 2016. Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC was sold in December 2016. See NOTE 3 – Discontinued operations.

Historically, operations have been funded primarily through the sale of equity or debt securities and operating activities. In 2017,2019, the Company restructured outstanding debt from short term to long term (See Note 5), raised capital (SeeNote 6)5 – Stockholders’ Equity) and had positive operating cash flow from operations. The Company has the ability to maintain the current level of spending or reduce expenditures to maintain operations if funding is not available.

The Company’s financial statements for the prior year December 31, 2016 disclosed substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Based on management’s plans, capital raised, restructure of debt obligations and operating results during the subsequent year ended December 31, 2017, that substantial doubt has been resolved.

 

Use of Estimates – In preparing these financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that effect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Reclassification – Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

 

Principle of Consolidation – The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Trxade Group, Inc., Trxade, Inc., and Integra Pharma Solutions, Inc. (Pinnacle Tek, Inc)., Alliance Pharma Solutions, LLC, Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC and Bonum Health, LLC. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The Westminster Pharmaceuticals LLC division, which was sold in December 2016, is included in the consolidated financial statements and is presented as discontinued operations as more fully described in Note 3 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash in bank accounts are at risk to the extent that they exceed U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured amounts. All investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less are cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are available on demand and are generally within of FDIC insurance limits for 2017.


F-7


Trxade Group, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)2019.

 

Accounts Receivable – The Company’s receivables are from customers and are collected within 90 days. The Company determines the allowance based on known troubled accounts, historical experience, and other currently available evidence. During the yearyears ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016, $02018, $11,500 and $2,271 of bad debt expense, respectively and $150$0 of recovery of bad debt, was recognized, respectively.recognized.

Inventory – Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined on a first in first out basis. On a quarterly basis, the Company analyzes its inventory levels and no reserve is maintained as obsolete or expired inventories are written off. There is no reserve for inventory obsolescence during the periods presented.

 

Beneficial Conversion Features – The intrinsic value of a beneficial conversion feature inherent to a convertible note payable, which is not bifurcated and accounted for separately from the convertible note payable and may not be settled in cash upon conversion, is treated as a discount to the convertible note payable. This discount is amortized over the period from the date of issuance to the date the note is due using the effective interest method. If the note payable is retired prior to the end of its contractual term, the unamortized discount is expensed in the period of retirement to interest expense. In general, the beneficial conversion feature is measured by comparing the effective conversion price, after considering the relative value of detachable instruments included in the financing transaction, if any, to the fair value of the common shares at the commitment date to be received upon conversion.

 

Derivative financial instruments – The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, the Company uses a Black-Scholes option pricing model, assuming maximum value, in accordance with ASC 815-15 “Derivative and Hedging”Hedging to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments – The Company measures its financial assets and liabilities in accordance with the requirements of FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ASC 820, “FairFair Value Measurements and Disclosures”Disclosures. ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments such as exchange-traded derivatives, marketable securities and listed equities.

 

Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in levelLevel 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date and includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. These models are primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors, and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Instruments in this category generally include non-exchange-traded derivatives such as commodity swaps, interest rate swaps, options and collars.

 

Level 3 – Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable from objective sources. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value.

 

The Company does not have any assets or liabilities that are required to be measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term debt approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amount of long-term debt approximates fair value because the debt is based on current rates at which the Company could borrow funds with similar maturities.

 

Revenue RecognitionGoodwillIn general theThe Company accounts for revenue recognitiongoodwill and intangible assets in accordance with ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition”350 “Intangibles Goodwill and Other.


F-8


Trxade Group, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For ASC 350 requires that goodwill and other intangibles with indefinite lives be tested for impairment annually or on an interim basis if events or circumstances indicate that the years endedfair value of an asset has decreased below its carrying value. The Company performed impairment analysis using the qualitative analysis under ASC 350-20 and noted no impairment of goodwill as of December 31, 2017 and 20162019.

 

NOTE 2Revenue RecognitionSUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Trxade, Inc. generates net fee income as a percentage of the total transactions between the buyer (independent pharmacies) and the seller (wholesaler) of pharmaceutical drugs on the Trxade web-based platform. Revenue is recognized when (1) the price is fixed and determined as the buyer orders the drugs from the wholesaler. (2) The wholesaler has signed a contract with Trxade, Inc. which recognizes that an arrangement exists. (3) The wholesaler ships the drugs purchased to the buyer. (4) The collectability is reasonably assured by the wholesaler through prior credit checks and payment experience.

Westminster Pharmaceutical LLC generated gross revenues from the sale of pharmaceutical drugs to independent pharmacies or wholesalers. The revenue is recognized when (1) the price is fixed and determinable at the time of the transaction with an invoice. (2) The invoice is also persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists. (3) The products are delivered to the buyer. (4) The collectability of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured by credit check prior to the transaction and experience with the customer. The Westminster revenue is presented as discontinued operations and is fully described in Note 3 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS.

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 (Topic 606) “RevenueRevenue from Contracts with Customers.” Topic 606 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”Revenue Recognition, and requires entities to recognize revenue when they transfer control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Company will adoptadopted ASU 2014-09 using the modified retrospective approach effective January 1, 2018, under which prior periods willwere not be retrospectively adjusted. We expect theThe adoption of Topic 606 willdid not have a material impact to ouron the Company’s consolidated financial statements, including the presentation of revenues in ourthe Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

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Trxade, Inc. provides an online website service, a buying and selling marketplace for licensed Pharmaceutical Wholesalers to sell products and services to licensed Pharmacies. The Company charges Suppliers a transaction fee, a percentage of the purchase price of the Prescription Drugs and other products sold through its website service. The fulfillment of confirmed orders, including delivery and shipment of Prescription Drugs and other products, is the responsibility of the Supplier and not of the Company. The Company holds no inventory and assumes no responsibility for the shipment or delivery of any products or services from the Company’s website. The Company considers itself an agent for this revenue stream and as such, reports revenue as net. Step One: Identify the contract with the customer – Trxade, Inc.’s Terms and Use Agreement is acknowledged between the Wholesaler and Trxade, Inc. which outlines the terms and conditions. The collection is probable based on the credit evaluation of the Wholesaler. Step Two: Identify the performance obligations in the contract – The Company provides to the Supplier access to the online website, uploading of catalogs of products and Dashboard access to review status of inventory posted and processed orders. The Agreement requires the supplier to provide a catalog of pharmaceuticals for posting on the platform, deliver the pharmaceuticals and upon shipment remit the stated platform fee. Step Three: Determine the transaction price – The Fee Agreement outlines the fee based on the type of product, generic, brand or non-drug. There are no discounts for volume of transactions or early payment of invoices. Step Four: Allocate the transaction price – The Fee Agreement outlines the fee. There is no difference between contract price and “stand-alone selling price”. Step Five: Recognize revenue when or as the entity satisfies a performance obligation – Revenue is recognized the day the order has been processed by the Supplier.

Integra Pharma Solutions, LLC is a licensed wholesaler and sells to licensed pharmacies brand, generic and non-drug products. The Company takes orders for product and creates invoices for each order and recognizes revenue at the time the Customer receives the product. Customer returns are not material. Step One: Identify the contract with the customer – The Company requires that an application and a credit card for payment is completed by the Customer prior to the first order. Each transaction is evidenced by an order form sent by the customer and an invoice for the product is sent by the Company. The collection is probable based on the application and credit card information provided prior to the first order. Step Two: Identify the performance obligations in the contract – Each order is distinct and evidenced by the shipping order and invoice. Step Three: Determine the transaction price – The consideration is variable if product is returned. The variability is determined based on the return policy of the product manufacturer. There are no sales or volume discounts. The transaction price is determined at the time of the order evidenced by the invoice. Step Four: Allocate the transaction price – There is no difference between contract price and “stand-alone selling price”. Step Five: Recognize revenue when or as the entity satisfies a performance obligation - The Revenue is recognized when the Customer receives the product.

Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC is in the retail pharmacy business. The Company fills prescriptions for drugs written by a doctor and recognizes revenue at the time the patient confirms delivery of the prescription. Customer returns are not material. Step One: Identify the contract with the customer – The prescription is written by a doctor for a Customer and delivered to the Company. The prescription identifies the performance obligations in the contract. The Company fills the prescription and delivers to the Customer the prescription, fulfilling the contract. The collection is probable because there is confirmation that the customer has insurance for the reimbursement to the Company prior to filling of the prescription. Step Two: Identify the performance obligations in the contract – Each prescription is distinct to the Customer. Step Three: Determine the transaction price – The consideration is not variable. The transaction price is determined to be the price of the prescription at the time of delivery which considers the expected reimbursements from third party payors (e.g., pharmacy benefit managers, insurance companies and government agencies). Step Four: Allocate the transaction price – The price of the prescription invoiced represents the expected amount of reimbursement from third party payors. There is no difference between contract price and “stand-alone selling price”. Step Five: Recognize revenue when or as the entity satisfies a performance obligation – Revenue is recognized upon the delivery of the prescription.

Cost of Goods Sold – The Company recognized cost of goods sold from activities in Integra Pharma Solutions, LLC and Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC.

Stock-Based Compensation – The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to non-employees in accordance with the provision of ASC 505, “Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees” (“ASC 505”), which requires that such equity instruments are recorded at their fair value on the measurement date. The measurement of stock-based compensation is subject to periodic adjustment as the underlying instruments vest.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to employees in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation”Compensation-Stock Compensation. ASC 718 requires companies to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments, including stock options, based on the grant date fair value of the award and to recognize it as compensation expense over the period the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. Stock option forfeitures are recognized at the date of employee termination. Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2018-07 for the accounting of share-based payments granted to non-employees for goods and services.

 

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Income Taxes – The Company accounts for income taxes utilizing ASC 740, “Income Taxes”Income Taxes (SFAS No. 109). ASC 740 requires the measurement of deferred tax assets for deductible temporary differences and operating loss carry forwards, and of deferred tax liabilities for taxable temporary differences. Measurement of current and deferred tax liabilities and assets is based on provisions of enacted tax law. The effects of future changes in tax rates are not included in the measurement. The Company recognizes the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and recognizes deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events and transactions that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. The Company currently has substantial net operating loss carry forwards. The Company has recorded a 100% valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets due to uncertainty of their ultimate realization. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Tax years from 20142016 forward are open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.


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Trxade Group, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

 

NOTE 2Equity InvestmentsSUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)If the investments are less than 50% owned and more than 20% owned, the Company uses the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC 323-10 Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures.

The share of income (loss) of such investees is recorded as a single amount as share in equity income (loss) of investments. Dividends, if any, are recorded as a reduction of the investment.

The Company’s equity investment was fully impaired at December 31, 2019.

 

Income (loss) Per Share – Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per common share is computed similar to basic net loss per common share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. The treasury stock method and as if converted methods are used to determine the dilutive effect ofshares for the Company’s options and warrants is computed using the treasury stock method while the dilutive effect of ourand convertible notes, is computed using the if-converted method.respectively.

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted Lossincome per Share:common share for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

288,983

$

(2,760,125)

Net Loss from discontinued operations

 

-

 

(1,587,017)

Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations

 

288,983

 

(1,173,108)

Numerator for basic and diluted EPS – income (loss)

Available to common shareholders

 

288,983

 

(2,760,125)

Numerator for basic and diluted EPS – income (loss)

From discontinued operations

 

-

 

(1,587,017)

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

Denominator for basic EPS – Weighted average shares

 

31,955,416

 

31,544,868

Dilutive Effect of Warrants

 

2,130,835

 

-

Denominator for diluted EPS – adjusted weighted-average shares and assumed conversions

 

34,086,251

 

31,544,868

Basic and Diluted income (loss) per common share

$

0.01

$

(0.09)

Basic and Diluted income (loss) per common share from discontinued Operations

$

-

$

(0.05)

Basic and Diluted income (loss) per common share from continuing Operations

$

0.01

$

(0.04)

  December 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
Numerator:        
Net Income (Loss) $(284,428) $9,038 
         
Numerator for basic and diluted income available to common shareholders $(284,428) $9,038 
         
Denominator:        
Denominator for basic income per common share – Weighted average common shares outstanding  5,929,092   5,376,771 
Dilutive effect of Common Stock Equivalents  -   449,646 
Denominator for diluted income per common share – adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding  5,929,092   5,826,417 
Basic income (loss) per common share $(0.05) $0.00 
Diluted income (loss) per common share $(0.05)  0.00 

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Concentration Ofof Credit Risks Andand Major Customers - Financial instruments that potentially subject the companyCompany to credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and receivables. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions. Deposits are insured to Federal Deposit Insurance Corp limits. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, there were no uninsured cash or cash equivalents. During the years ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, sales to two customers represent individually greater than 10% of revenue.revenue at 10.3% and 10.8% in 2019 and 12.9% and 11.4% in 2018, respectively.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements – The Company has implemented all new relevant accounting pronouncements that are in effect through the date of these financial statements. The pronouncements did not have any material impact on the financial statements unless otherwise disclosed, and the Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

NOTE 3 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On December 31, 2016,Effective January 1, 2019, the Company entered into and consummatedadopted ASU No. 2016-02,Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”) using the sale of 100% of its equity interests in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Westminster”).required modified retrospective approach. The purchase price was the transfer of $1,197,354 assets, the transfer of $(3,908,296) of liabilities, 1,500,000 warrants issued with a fair market value of $688,143 which was calculated based on the Black-Scholes model, cancellation of $1,557,810 intercompany balance due to Trxade Group, Inc. and remaining debt discount of $267,381 being written off. The transaction resulted in a gain of $197,608. The schedule below summarizes the sale arrangement:

Assumed Assets

$

1,197,354

Assumed Liabilities

$

(3,908,296)

Cancellation of intercompany payables

$

1,557,810

Write-off unamortized debt discount

$

267,381

Issuance of 1,500,000 warrants

$

688,143

Gain on sale of Westminster

$

(197,608)


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Trxade Group, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

NOTE 3 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (continued)

Results of Discontinued Operations for the:

 

 

Year Ended

December 31,

2016

Revenue

$

2,966,411

Cost of Goods Sold

$

2,673,338

Operating Expenses

$

2,077,698

Loss from discontinued operations

$

(1,784,625)

Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operations as of

 

 

December 31,

2016

Cash

$

65,386

Accounts Receivable

 

30,499

Inventory, net of $30,413 obsolescence reserve

 

641,525

Prepaid Assets and other advances

 

75,221

Fixed Assets, net of accumulated amortization

 

65,000

Other Assets

 

319,723

Total Assets

$

1,197,354

Intercompany payable

$

1,557,810

Accounts payable

 

620,881

Accrued Liabilities

 

229,605

Convertible Note

 

1,500,000

Total Liabilities

$

3,908,296

In July 2016, the purchase of ERP software was completed. The cost of the acquisition was $78,000 and the total balance was outstanding at December 31, 2016. The depreciation for the current year is $13,000.

Convertible Promissory Note Assumed

The convertible promissory notes assumed were originally issued to the buyer of Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC.

Secured convertible promissory notes were issued in the aggregate amount of $950,000 in November and December 2015. The original term of the notes was three years. In June 2016, the note was extended to a four-year maturity for consideration of a senior secured position on the assets of the Company. Interest rate is a “Royalty Payment” which consists of a percentage of net Profit of certain transactions, payable within 45 days of the end of each quarter. Prior to maturity the notes may be converted for common stock at a conversion price of $2.50. The holders of the notes were granted a warrant to purchase 316,667 shares of common stock at a strike price of $0.01 and an expiration date of five years from date of issuance.

In June, October and December 2016, an additional $250,000, $200,000 and $100,000, respectively, was issuedmost significant changes under the secured convertible promissory notes. The holdersnew guidance include clarification of the notes were granted additional warrants (under the same terms above) to purchase 83,334, 66,667 and 33,334, respectively, shares of common stock at a strike price of $0.01.

The Company evaluated the embedded conversion feature within the above convertible notes under ASC 815-15 and ASC 815 40 and determined embedded conversion feature does not meet the definition of a liability. Thenlease, and the Company evaluated the conversion featurerequirements for lessees to recognize a beneficial conversion feature at inception. The Company accounted for the intrinsic valueRight of a Beneficial Conversion Feature inherent to the convertible note payableUse (“ROU”) asset and a total debt discountlease liability for all qualifying leases with terms longer than twelve months in the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, under Topic 842, additional disclosures are required to meet the objective of $0 was recorded. The Company also usesenabling users of financial statements to assess the Black-Scholes pricing model to estimate the fair valueamount, timing and uncertainty of the warrants issued along with convertible notescash flows arising from leases. SeeNote 10 – Leases, below for more detail on the date of grant.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016Company’s accounting with respect to leases.

 

NOTE 3Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2018-07, CompensationDISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (continued)Stock Based Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-7”), which aligns accounting for share-based payments issued to nonemployees to that of employees under the existing guidance of Topic 718, with certain exceptions. This update supersedes previous guidance for equity-based payments to nonemployees under Subtopic 505-50, Equity – Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees. The adoption of ASU 2018-07 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company accounted for relative fair value of the warrants issued and a total debt discount of $251,883 was recorded in 2015. An additional discount of $106,069 was recorded in 2016.

During 2016, a debt discount of $80,298 was amortized. As part of the purchase and sale agreement the $1,500,000 note was cancelled and the remaining debt discount of $267,381 was expensed immediately at December 31, 2016.

NOTE 43 – SHORT-TERM DEBT AND RELATED PARTIES DEBT

 

Convertible Promissory NoteNotes

Convertible

In February 2019, convertible promissory notes were issued in the aggregate amount of $200,000 in April and May 2015. The term of the notes was one year. Simple interest of 10% was payable at the maturity date of the note. Prior2015 for $181,500 were amended to maturity the notes may be converted for common stock athave a conversion price of $1.50. The holders$3.00 per share, and the principal and accrued interest totaling $211,983, were then converted into 70,666 common shares.

As of the notes were granted warrants at one share of common stock for every $4.00 of the note principal amount, which totaled a warrant to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock. These warrants were issued at a strike price of $1.50December 31, 2019 and an expiration date of five years from date of issuance. The Company used the Black-Scholes pricing model to estimate the fair value of the warrants issued along with2018, short-term convertible notes on the datepayable has a balance of grant. The Company accounted for the relative fair value$0 and $181,500, respectively, net of the warrants issued and a total$0 unamortized debt discount $53,546 was recorded.discount.

Related Party Convertible Promissory Notes

 

In April and May 2016, $50,000 ofAugust 2018, the $200,000 in$40,000 convertible promissory notes (plus $5,000 in interest)note was repaid.amended. A one-year extension was executed onto extend the remaining notes and the interest owed, totaling $15,000 became part of the adjusted principal of notes and the balance of $165,000 is due May 2017.date to August 2019. In connection with the one-year extension of the maturity date of the outstanding notes,note, the holders of the notes were granted warrants at one common stock for $4.00holder of the note amount, andwas granted warrants to purchase 41,2501,667 shares of common stock were issued at a strike price of $1.50$3.00 per share and an expiration date of five years from the date of issuance. The amendment of the note was considered a debt extinguishment and a loss on extinguishment of debt was booked in the amount of $37,579.

In April 2017, $165,000 in convertible promissory notes (plus $5,500 in interest) was amended. A two-year extension was executed on the remaining notes and the interest owed, totaling $16,500 became part of the adjusted principal of the notes and the balance of $181,500 is due May 2019. The conversion price was adjusted to $0.85 per share. In connection with the two-year extension of the maturity date of the outstanding notes, the holders of the notes were granted warrants to purchase 18,150 shares of common stock that was issued at a strike price of $0.65 and an expiration date of five years from date of issuance. The amendment of the note was considered a debt extinguishment and a loss on extinguishment of debt was booked in the amount of $11,512.

The Company evaluated the embedded conversion feature within the above convertible notes under ASC 815-15 and ASC 815-40 and determined that the embedded conversion feature does not meet the definition of a derivative liability. Then the Company evaluated the conversion feature for a beneficial conversion feature at inception. The Company accounted for the intrinsic value of a Beneficial Conversion Feature inherent to the convertible note payable the conversion was not beneficial and a total debt discount from the issued warrants of $53,546 was recorded in 2015 and $0 as of the date of the debt modification.

During 2016, a debt discount of $35,697 was amortized. As of December 31, 2016, the short term convertible notes had a principal balance of $165,000 with an unamortized debt discount of $0.

During 2017, debt discount of $0 was amortized. As of December 31, 2017, short-term convertible note has a balance of $0, net of $0 unamortized debt discount. See NOTE 5 – LONG TERM DEBT

Promissory Note

In May 2016, a promissory note that was issued in May 2015 was renewed in the face amount of $250,000 and the term was extended an additional year. The note has an original issuance discount of $45,000 and this amount was paid in cash at the renewal. During 2016, a debt discount of $45,000 was amortized. As of December 31, 2016, the promissory note has a balance of $250,000 with an unamortized debt discount of $15,000.

During 2017 the debt discount of $15,000 was fully amortized and the balance of $250,000 was paid.


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Trxade Group, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

NOTE 4 – SHORT-TERM DEBT AND RELATED PARTIES DEBT (continued)

In October 2016, a promissory note was issued in the face amount of $12,159. The term of the note was 30 days. It was paid in November of 2016.

In October 2016, a promissory note was issued in the face amount of $47,000. The term of the note was one year. Payments are made daily and $3,917 of principal was paid in 2016. At December 31, 2016 the balance was $43,083.

In 2017 $43,083 of principal was paid and at December 31, 2017 the balance was $0.

In September 2016, a promissory note was issued for $189,000. The term of the note is 494 days. The debt discount was $39,000 thus the initial net proceeds were $150,000. At December 31, 2016, $139,602 was classified as short term with a discount of $25,306 and $10,739 was classified as long term with a discount of $152. Payments are made each weekday in the amount of $537. In 2017, $139,602 was paid off by cash and debt discount of $25,306 was amortized.

As of December 31, 2017, short term promissory notes have a balance of $10,739, net of $152 unamortized debt discount.

Related Party Convertible Promissory Note

In August 2016, $40,000 in promissory notes were issued to Mr. Shilpa Patel, a relative of Mr. Prashant Patel. The term of the note was one year. Simple interest of 10% is payable at the maturity date of the note. Prior to maturity the note may be converted for common stock at a conversion price of $1.50.

In August 2017, $40,000 in convertible promissory notes was amended. A one-year extension was executed to August 2018. In connection with the one-year extension of the maturity date of the outstanding notes, the holder of the notes was granted warrants to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock that was issued at a strike price of $0.80 and an expiration date of five years from date of issuance. The amendment of the note was considered a debt extinguishment and a loss on extinguishment of debt was booked in the amount of $5,044.$7,444.

 

The Company evaluated the embedded conversion feature within the above convertible notes under ASC 815-15 and ASC 815-40 and determined that the embedded conversion feature does not meet the definition of a derivative liability. Then the Company evaluated the conversion feature for a beneficial conversion feature at inception. The Company accounted for the intrinsic value of a Beneficial Conversion Feature inherent to the convertible note payable and $0 was recorded as of the grant date.

 

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In August 2019, the $40,000 convertible promissory note due to Mr. Shilpa Patel, a relative of Mr. Prashant Patel, the Company’s President and director, was paid in full.

In September and October 2016, convertible promissory notes were issued in the aggregate amount of $211,725 to a related party, Mr. NitelNitil Patel, the brother of Mr. Prashant Patel.Patel, the Company’s President and director. The term of the notes was one year. Simple interest of 10% iswas payable at the maturity date of the notes. Prior to maturity, the notes maycould be converted forinto common stock at a conversion price of $0.62.$3.72 per share. In connection with the notes, the holders of the notes were granted warrants to purchase 52,8618,810 shares of common stock. These warrants were issuedgranted at a strike price of $.62$3.72 per share and had an expiration date of five years from the date of issuance.

 

In April 2017, a $61,725 related party note was renewed forwith a one-year extension at the same interest rate of 10%, per annum, due April 2018. In April 2018, $61,725 was paid in cash for the full payment of the note.

 

In September 2017, a $150,000 related party note was renewed forwith a six-month extension at the same interest rate of 10%, per annum, due in February 2018. In February 2018, $100,000 of the related party note was extended to July 2018 and then renewed for another one year extension at the same interest rate of 10% per annum, due July 2019. The remaining $50,000 was paid in cash in February 2018.

 

The Company evaluated the embedded conversion feature within the above convertible notes under ASC 815-15 and ASC 815-40 and determined that the embedded conversion feature does not meet the definition ofIn July 2019, a derivative liability. Then the Company evaluated the conversion feature for a beneficial conversion feature at inception. The Company accounted for the intrinsic value of a Beneficial Conversion Feature inherentnote was extended to the convertible note payableOctober 15, 2019, and the beneficial featuremodification was not beneficial and a total debt discount of $65,390 due to the warrants was recorded as of the grant date.considered substantial.

 

During 2016,In October 2019, the note was converted into 33,333 shares of common stock at $3.00 per share. There was a debt discountloss recognized on conversion of $17,049 was amortized. $102,000.

As of December 31, 2016,2019 and 2018, the short termshort-term related party convertible notes had a principal balance of $251,725 with an unamortized debt discount of $48,341.

During 2017, the remaining debt discount of $48,341 was fully amortized. As of December 31, 2017, the short term related party convertible notes had a principal balance of $251,725,$0 and $140,000, respectively, net of an unamortized debt discount of $0.


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Trxade Group, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016Related Party Promissory Notes

 

NOTE 4 – SHORT-TERM DEBT AND RELATED PARTIES DEBT (continued)

Related Party Promissory Note

In November 2016, Mr. Prashant Patel loaned the Company $10,000. The term of the loan is 90 days and is at zero percent interest. The balance at December 31, 2016 was $10,000.

In February 2017, $7,280 of accounts payable to Mr. Patel was added to the loan. The term of the loan was extended for 90 days and is at zero interest rate. An additional $25,272 of accounts payable was added to the loan in the second quarter and the balance of $42,552 was converted to long-term debt in July 2017 and will mature in July 2020. See NOTE 5 – LONG TERM DEBT.

NOTE 5 – LONG TERM DEBT

There are $181,500 in convertible promissory notes due in May 2019 as described in NOTE 4 – SHORT TERM DEBT.

Related Party Promissory Notes

In June 2017, the Company satisfiedrepaid an outstanding promissory note, dated May 8, 2016, as amended, in the principal amount of $250,000 (the “NPR Note”NPR Note), made by between the Company andowed to NPR INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC (the “Lender”Lender). The NPR Note included a personal guarantee from Suren Ajjarapu and Prashant Patel, who both serve on the Board of Directors of the Company and are controlling stockholders of the Company. Further, Mr. Ajjarapu is the CEO and President of the Company and Mr. Patel is Vice Chairman and Executive Director of Strategy.President.

 

In connection with the foregoing satisfaction ofThe Company borrowed funds to repay the NPR Note above,in the Company received funds in June 2017 and entered into a promissory note agreement on July 1, 2017, whereby the Company borrowedamounts of $100,000 and $80,000 from Sansur Associates, LLC, a limited liability company controlled by Mr. Ajjarapu, and Mr. Patel, respectively (the “Promissory Notes”Promissory Notes). The term of each of these Nnotes is three years and they each bear interest at 6%, per annum, which is payable annually.

 

The note due to Mr. Patel is $122,552. It comprises $80,000 for the NPR note, $17,280 for an existing promissory note and $25,272 of assumption of credit card obligationobligations related to business expenses of the Company.

On October 8, 2019, the notes were paid in full. The notes were due on July 1, 2020 and each bear interest at the rate of 6% per annum. The outstanding amounts paid to Mr. Patel and Sansur Associates, LLC were $122,552 and $100,000, respectively.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the note due to Mr. Patel had a principal balance of $0 and $122,552, respectively.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the note due to Sansur Associates, LLC had a principal balance of $0 and $100,000, respectively.

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NOTE 4 – LONG TERM DEBT

Related Party Promissory Notes

In October 2018, in connection with the acquisition of Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, a $300,000 promissory note was issued to Nikul Panchal, a non-executive officer of the Company, accruing simple interest at the rate of 10% per annum, payable annually, and having a maturity date in October 15, 2021. In October 2019, $75,000 of the note was converted into 25,000 common shares at $3.00 per share. There was a loss recognized on this conversion of $76,500.

 

At December 31, 2017,2019 and 2018, total related party long term debt was $222,552.$225,000 and $522,552, respectively.

 

Future maturities of both short-term and long-term debt in the next five years are as follows:

 

Due in 2018

 

$

262,464

Due in 2019

 

$

181,500

Due in 2020

 

$

222,552

 $- 

Due in 2021

 

$

-

 $225,000 

Due in 2022

 

$

-

 $- 
Due in 2023 $- 

Total Debt

 

$

666,516

 $225,000 

 

NOTE 65 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

20162018

 

UnderIn July 2018, pursuant to a Private Offer Memorandum, 200,00050,000 shares of common stock were issuedsold for $300,000 cash, which included 100,000 shares in June 2016 and 100,000 shares in August.$300,000. The common stock was sold at $1.50$6.00 per share. In connection with this common stock offering, warrants to purchase 50,00026,923 shares of common stock were issued atgranted with a strike price of $0.01$0.06 per share and an expiration date of five years. Warrants were exercised for 25,000 shares of common stock at $.01 for $240.

 

2017

In January 2017, underNovember 2018, pursuant to a Private Offer Memorandum, 250,000166,667 shares of common stock were issuedsold for $250,000 cash.$500,000. The common stock was sold at $1.00$3.00 per share.

2019

In connection with thisFebruary 2019, convertible promissory notes issued in 2015 in the amount of $181,500, were amended to include a conversion price of $3.00 per share, and the principal and accrued interest totaling $211,983 was then converted into 70,666 common stock offeringshares.

In February 2019, warrants to purchase 87,5002,778 shares of common stock granted in 2014 with an exercise price of $0.06 per share were exercised for $166 in cash and the Company issued 2,778 common shares.

In April and May 2019, options to purchase 84,178 shares of common stock were issuedgranted with exercise prices of between $2.46 and $2.64 per share, and a striketerm of 10 years from the grant date. The options vest over a period of four to five years.

On July 10, 2019, the Company entered into a securities Purchase Agreement with an accredited investor with respect to the private placement of 333,333 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.01 and an expiration date$3.00 per share, for gross proceeds of five years.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016$1,000,000. This transaction closed on July 30, 2019.

 

NOTE 6 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)On September 1, 2019, the Company granted Flacane Advisors, Inc., a company controlled by Gary Augusta, a former member of the Board of Directors of the Company, warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.06 per share. Based on the agreement, warrants to purchase 25,000 shares vest on April 1, 2020 and warrants to purchase 25,000 shares vest on April 1, 2021. The warrants have a term of 5 years.

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On September 30, 2019, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with certain accredited investors with respect to the private placement of 485,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $3.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $1,455,000. Subscribers included Bedford Falls Capital, which is controlled by Gary Augusta, the Company’s former director (166,667 shares); Nitesh Patel, who is the cousin of Prashant Patel, the Company’s director and President (6,667 shares); and Shilpa Patel, who is the spouse of Nitesh Patel, the brother of Prashant Patel, the Company’s director and President (3,333 shares).

 

In February 2017, 25,000October 2019, the Company converted $175,000 of principal owed under various outstanding promissory notes into 58,333 shares were issued when warrants were exercisedcommon stock of the Company at $.01 grant price for $250.$3.00 per share. There was a loss recognized on this conversion of $178,500.

 

In March 2017, 50,000 sharesOn October 23, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), Bonum Health, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Bonum Health, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“Seller”) and Hardikkumar Patel, the sole member of the Seller (the “Member”). Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired from the Seller, certain specified assets and certain specified contracts associated with the assets of Seller’s operation as a telehealth service provider (the Tele Meds Platform) (the “Assets”). Included with the acquisition of the Assets, were issued for services performedcontracts (relating to the Assets), intellectual property for the E-Hub Software and Technology and personal computers. The Company and valuedagreed to provide the Seller consideration equal to 41,667 shares of restricted common stock of the Company at the closing with a fair value of $12,500.$277,500. SeeNote 14 – Asset Acquisition.

NOTE 6 - WARRANTS

 

NOTE 7 - WARRANTS

In 2016, 41,2502018, warrants to purchase 26,923 shares of common stock were issued as consideration of the debt amendment. See Note 4.

In 2016, 236,196 warrants were issued along with convertible debt. See Notes 4 and 5.

In 2016, 25,000 warrants were exercised at the price of $240 and 50,000 warrants were issued along with stock subscription. See Note 6.

In December 2016, 1,500,000 warrants were issued in connection with the sale of Westminster. The fair value of the warrants were calculated based on the Black-Scholes model. See Note 3.

In 2017, 87,500 warrants were issuedgranted related to common shares sold for cash. See Note 6. Likewise, 28,150cash, 1,667 were issuedgranted for renewal of convertible debt (seeNote 4)3 - Short-Term Debt and 25,000 warrantsRelated Parties Debt), 67,585 were exercised. No warrantsgranted related to the acquisition of Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, none were forfeited in 2017exercised and 2016.72,501 were forfeited.

 

The following table summarizes the assumptions usedIn 2019, warrants to estimate the fair valuepurchase 2,778 shares of warrantscommon stock were exercised for cash, 50,000 were granted during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:2,778 were forfeited. SeeNote 5 – Shareholders’ Equity.

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

Expected dividend yield

 

0%

 

0%

Weighted-average expected volatility

 

200%

 

200%

Weighted-average risk-free interest rate

 

1.81% - 1.84%

 

1.35% - 1.36%

Expected life of warrants

 

5 years

 

5 years

  2019  2018 
Expected dividend yield  0%  0%
Weighted-average expected volatility  217%   231-632%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate  2.75%   2.55-2.75%
Expected life of warrants   5 years    5-8 years 

 

The Company’s outstanding and exercisable warrants as of December 31, 20172019 and 20162018 are presented below:

 

 

 

Number

Outstanding

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 

Contractual

Life in

Years

 

Intrinsic

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants Outstanding as of December 31, 2015

 

845,000

$

0.61

 

3.77

$

435,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants granted

 

1,827,446

$

0.06

 

5.00

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants Forfeited

 

-

$

-

 

-

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants Exercised

 

(25,000)

$

0.01

 

-

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable as of December 31, 2016

 

2,647,446

$

0.24

 

4.24

$

930,751

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants granted

 

115,650

$

0.18

 

5.00

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants Forfeited

 

-

$

-

 

-

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants Exercised

 

(25,000)

$

0.01

 

-

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable as of December 31, 2017

 

2,738,096

$

0.24

 

3.28

$

937,567


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

  Number Outstanding  Weighted Average Exercise Price  Contractual Life in Years  Intrinsic Value 
Warrants Outstanding as of December 31, 2017  456,361  $0.24   3.28  $937,567 
Warrants granted  96,176  $0.11   7.11   - 
Warrants forfeited  (72,501) $6.00   -   - 
Warrants exercised  -   -   -   - 
                 
Warrants Outstanding as of December 31, 2018  480,036  $0.46   3.56  $782,393 
Warrants granted  50,000  $0.06   5.01     
Warrants forfeited  (2,778) $0.06   -   - 
Warrants exercised  (2,778) $0.06   -   - 
                 
Warrants Outstanding as of December 31, 2019  524,480  $0.42   2.39  $3,273,897 

 

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NOTE 87 - OPTIONS

 

The Company maintains a stock option plan under which certain employees and management are awarded option grants based on a combination of performance and tenure. All options may be exercised for a period up to four ½and a half years following the grant date, after which they expire. Options are vested up to 5 years from the grant date. The Board has authorized the use of 2,000,0001,333,333 shares for option grants.

 

Stock options were granted during 20172019 and 20162018 to employees totaling, 263,84684,178 and 189,00093,407, respectively. These options vest over a period of 4 to 5 years, are granted with an exercise price of between $0.41 - $1.02$2.46-$3.00 per share and have a term of 10 years. The last options expire October 2027.in April 2029.

 

Under the Black-Scholes option price model, fair value of the optionoptions granted in 20172019 and 20162018 were $169,100$220,975 and $184,697,$278,358, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, 300,750 options were forfeited due to employee resignation. The options were not vested and the option expense reversed was $139,954. During the year ended December 31, 2016, another 43,750 options expired.

In April 2017, 253,846 options were granted with an exercise price of $0.65 and a term of 10 years from the grant date. The options vest over a period of one and four years. During the year ended December 31, 2017, 35,000 were forfeited and 75,500 expired.

In April 2017, four option grants, totaling 650,000 options, were amended to extend the exercise term to 10 years from the date of grant. Incremental option expense recognized as a result of the amendment amounted to $69,611.

 

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock-based awards on the date of grant. The following table summarizes the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016:2018:

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Expected dividend yield

 

0%

 

0%

Weighted-average expected volatility

 

200%

 

200%

Weighted-average risk-free interest rate

 

1.92%

 

1.24% - 1.56%

Expected life of options

 

4.74 – 7.50 years

 

5 years

  2019  2018 
Expected dividend yield  0%  0%
Weighted-average expected volatility   209-250%   192-265%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate   2.08-2.55%   2.08-2.73%
Expected life of options   4-5 years    4-5 years 

 

Total compensation cost related to stock options was $267,835$176,376 and $147,630$169,828 for the years ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, respectively. As of December 31, 2017,2019, there was $95,181$198,558 of unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 6.784.23 years. The following table represents stock option activity for the two years ended December 31, 2017:2019:

 

 

Number of Options

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

Contractual Life in Years

 

Intrinsic Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2015

1,200,000

 

1.07

 

5.19

 

 

Exercisable at December 31, 2015

332,000

 

1.04

 

3.34

 

28,000

Forfeited

(300,750)

 

1.03

 

7.87

 

-

Granted

189,000

 

-

 

-

 

-

Expired

(43,750)

 

1.16

 

8.08

 

-

Outstanding at December 31, 2016

1,044,500

 

0.92

 

3.38

 

-

Exercisable at December 31, 2016

584,000

 

1.05

 

3.02

 

-

Forfeited

(35,000)

 

1.02

 

8.25

 

-

Granted

263,846

 

0.64

 

9.05

 

-

Expired

(75,500)

 

1.13

 

4.54

 

-

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

1,197,846

 

0.97

 

6.96

 

-

Exercisable at December 31, 2017

781,300

 

1.02

 

6.30

 

-


  Number Outstanding  Weighted Average Exercise Price  Contractual Life in Years  Intrinsic Value 
Options Outstanding as of December 31, 2017  199,652  $5.52   6.96  $- 
Options Exercisable as of December 31, 2017  97,333  $6.30   6.30     
Options granted  93,407   3.00   9.26   - 
Options forfeited  (4,234)  2.79   9.06   - 
Options expired  -   -   -   - 
                 
Options Outstanding as of December 31, 2018  288,825  $7.14   6.79  $- 
Options Exercisable as of December 31, 2018  184,543  $5.76   5.03  $- 
Options granted  84,178   2.57   9.35     
Options forfeited  (13,703)  5.73   4.63     
Options expired  (12,302)  3.34   8.23   - 
                 
Options Outstanding as of December 31, 2019  346,998  $4.39   6.77  $817,220 
Options Exercisable as of December 31, 2019  207,485  $5.29   5.53  $312,338 
                 

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For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016NOTE 8 – INCOME TAXES

 

NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES

On December 22, 2017 H.R. 1, originally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (the “Tax Act”Tax Act) was enacted. Among the significant changes to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, the Tax Act lowers the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate (“Federal Tax Rate”Rate) from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018.

 

The statutory tax rate is the percentage imposed by law; the effective tax rate is the percentage of income actually paid by a company after taking into account tax deductions, exemptions, credits and operating loss carry forwards.

 

At December 31, 20172019 and 20162018 deferred tax assets consist of the following:

 

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

December 31,

2016

 December 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 

Federal loss carry forwards

 

$

963,833

$

1,840,249

 $1,135,810  $922,850 

Less: valuation allowance

 

 

(963,833)

 

(1,840,249)

  (1,135,810)  (922,850)

 

$

-

$

-

 $-  $- 

 

The Company has established a valuation allowance equal to the full amount of the deferred tax asset primarily due to uncertainty in the utilization of the net operating loss carry forwards.

 

The estimated net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $4,589,682$5,400,000 will be available based on the new carryover rules in section 172(a) passed with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts.

 

NOTE 109RELATED PARTIESCONTINGENCIES

 

In January 20172020, we became aware of a complaint filed by Jitendra Jain, Manish Arora, Scariy Kumaramangalam, Harsh Datta and Balvant Arora (collectively, plaintiffs), against our wholly-owned subsidiary, Trxade, Inc. and our Chief Executive Officer, Suren Ajjarapu and Annapurna Gundlapalli, Gajan Mahendiran and Nexgen Memantine, certain unrelated persons (collectively, defendants), in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Alabama (Case: 47-CV-2019-902216.00). The complaint alleges causes of actions against the defendants including fraud in the inducement, relating to certain investments alleged to have been made by plaintiffs in Nexgen Memantine, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion and voidable transactions. The complaint relates to certain investments alleged made by the plaintiffs in Nexgen Memantine and certain alleged fraudulent transfers of assets and funds alleged to have been taken by the defendants which are unrelated to the Company. The complaint seeks $425,000 in compensatory damages and $1,275,000 in punitive damages. The Company and Mr. Ajjarapu deny in their entirety the plaintiffs’ allegations and plan to promptly seek to file a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ claims against the Company and Mr. Ajjarapu. The Company and Mr. Ajjarapu further refute any connections for the purpose of the suit to the other named defendants. To the Company’s and Mr. Ajjarapu’s knowledge, the complaint has no merit whatsoever and each of the Company and Mr. Ajjarapu intend to vigorously defend themselves and oppose the relief sought in the complaint. The Company is unable to determine the estimate of the probable or reasonable possible loss or range of losses arising from the above legal proceeding.

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NOTE 10 – LEASES

The Company elected the practical expedient under ASU 2018-11 “Leases: Targeted Improvements” which allows the Company to apply the transition provision for Topic 842 at the Company’s adoption date instead of at the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. Therefore, the Company recognized and measured leases existing at January 1, 2019 but without retrospective application. In addition, the Company elected the optional practical expedient permitted under the transition guidance which allows the Company to carry forward the historical accounting treatment for existing leases upon adoption. No impact was recorded to the beginning retained earnings for Topic 842. The Company has two operating leases for corporate offices. The following table outlines the details:

  Lease 1  Lease 2 
Initial Lease Term  December 2017 to December 2021   November 2018 to November 2023 
Renewal Term  January 2021 to December 2024   November 2023 to November 2028 
Initial Recognition of Right to use assets at January 1, 2019 $534,140  $313,301 
Incremental Borrowing Rate  10%  10%

The table below reconciles the fixed component of the undiscounted cash flows for each of the first five years and the total remaining years to the operating lease liabilities recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019.

Amounts due within twelve months of December 31   
2020 $160,709 
2021  165,506 
2022  170,473 
2023  175,607 
2024  180,875 
Thereafter  214,444 
Total minimum lease payments  1,067,614 
Less: effect of discounting  (294,803)
Present value of future minimum lease payments  772,811 
Less: current obligations under leases  87,350 
Long-term lease obligations $685,461 

For the year ended December 31, 2019, amortization of right of use lease assets was $89,731.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, operating lease liabilities paid was $74,630.

NOTE 11 – SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company classifies its business interests into reportable segments which are Trxade, Inc., Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, Integra Pharma, LLC and Other. Operating segments are defined as the components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision makers in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision makers direct the allocation of resources to operating segments based on the profitability, cash flows, and growth opportunities of each respective segment.

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

 Trxade, Inc.  Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC  Integra Pharma, LLC  Unallocated  Total 
Revenue $4,527,740  $1,888,086  $1,020,438  $-  $7,436,264 
Gross Profit $4,527,740   205,334   137,690   -   4,870,764 
Segment Assets $1,843,970  $188,296   371,874  $3,167,354  $5,571,494 
Segment Profit/Loss $2,440,375  $(133,648) $(171,640) $(2,419,515) $(284,428)

Year Ended

December 31, 2018

 Trxade, Inc.  Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC  Integra Pharma, LLC  Unallocated  Total 
Revenue $3,407,822  $395,418  $28,538  $-  $3,831,778 
Gross Profit $3,407,822  $(34,971) $9,878  $-   3,382,729 
Segment Assets $822,412  $67,805  $97,497  $1,239,873  $2,227,587 
Segment Profit/Loss $1,370,820  $(116,587) $(176,150) $(1,069,045) $9,038 

NOTE 12 – BUSINESS COMBINATION

On October 15, 2018, the Company entered into and consummated the purchase of 100% of the equity interests of Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, (“CSP”), pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, entered into by and among the Company as the buyer, and CSP, and Nikul Panchal, the equity owner of CSP, a non-executive officer of the Company (collectively, the “Seller”). The purchase price for the 100% equity interest in CSP was $300,000 in cash, a promissory note issued by the Company in the amount of $300,000 (seeNote 4 – Long Term Debt), and warrants to purchase 67,585 shares of the Common Stock of the Company which vested on the acquisition date, are exercisable for eight (8) years from the issuance date at a strike price of $0.06 per share, and are subject to exercise restrictions which lapse over a period of three (3) years.

The Company recorded the acquisition under the guidance of ASC 805 “Business Combinations”. All the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their corresponding fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired resulted in goodwill of $725,973. The following table is a summary of the allocation of the purchase price of $770,291, consisting of $300,000 in cash, a promissory note from the Company in the amount of $300,000, andthe fair value for the warrantsgranted, calculated under the Black-Scholes calculation at $170,291.

  Purchase Price Allocation 
Purchase Price $770,291 
Cash  (49,728)
Accounts Receivable  (114,899)
Inventory  (76,156)
Prepaid  (3,000)
Accounts Payable  199,312 
Accrued Expenses  153 
Goodwill $725,973 

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The accompanying unaudited pro forma combined statement of operations presents the accounts of Trxade and CSP for the year ended December 31, 2018, assuming the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2018.

2018 Summary Statement of Operations Trxade  CSP  Combined 
Revenue $3,436,360  $2,387,636  $5,823,996 
             
Net Income (Loss) $125,626  $(6,723) $118,903 
             
Net Income per common share – basic $0.02      $0.02 
             
Net Income per common share - diluted $0.02      $0.02 
             
Weighted average common shares - basic  5,376,771       5,376,771 
             
Weighted average common shares - diluted  5,826,417       5,826,417 

NOTE 13 – EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT

In January 2019, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Alliance Pharma Solution, LLC (“Alliance”), entered into a joint venture transaction to form SyncHealth MSO, LLC (“SyncHealth”). SyncHealth is owned by PanOptic Health, LLC (“PanOptic”) and Alliance. Alliance contributed $250,000 for the acquisition of a 30% equity interest in SyncHealth and the option to acquire the remaining ownership from PanOptic shareholders. Prior to March 31, 2019, $210,000 was paid with the remaining $40,000 paid in April 2019. Pursuant to the operating agreement, PanOptic owned 70% of SyncHealth and Alliance owned 30%; however, pursuant to the Letter Agreement, PanOptic would transfer to Alliance an additional 6% of SyncHealth’s membership units on May 1, 2019, an additional 6% on August 1, 2019 and an additional 7% on November 1, 2019, and at Alliance’s option, the 51% balance on January 31, 2020, upon transfer of between 378,888 and 2,462,773 shares of Company common stock based on 2019 Gross Revenue Quotas. As of December 31, 2019, the additional interests had not been transferred and Alliance still owns 30% of SyncHealth. We did not realize any income from the joint venture and we terminated the joint venture agreements pursuant to their terms effective as of January 31, 2020 and assigned the 30% ownership of SyncHealth back to PanOptic. As of February 1, 2020, we own no equity in SyncHealth and only the terms of the agreements relating to confidentiality, non-solicitation and each party’s obligation to cease use of the other party’s intellectual property survive the termination. The investment loss recognized during the year ended December 31, 2019 was $250,000.

NOTE 14 – ASSET ACQUISITION

On October 23, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), Bonum Health, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Bonum Health, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“Seller”) and Hardikkumar Patel, suspendedthe sole member of the Seller (the “Member”). Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired from the Seller, certain specified assets and certain specified contracts associated with the assets of Seller’s operation as a telehealth service provider (the Tele Meds Platform) (the “Assets”). Included with the acquisition of the Assets, were contracts (relating to the Assets), intellectual property for the Bonum Health telemedicine Software and Technology and personal computers. The Company agreed to provide the Seller consideration equal to 41,667 shares of restricted common stock of the Company at the closing (the “Closing Shares”), and that the Seller had the right to earn up to an additional 108,334 shares of restricted common stock of the Company following the closing (the “Milestone Shares” and collectively with the Closing Shares, the “APA Shares”), as follows:

1. 40,000 shares upon the placement, by the Company, of 40 in-store wellness kiosks, utilizing the Tele Meds Platform, on or before the first anniversary of the Closing Date;

2. 34,167 shares upon placement, by the Company, of 70 in-store wellness kiosks utilizing the Tele Meds Platform, on or before the first anniversary of the Closing Date; and

3. 34,167 shares upon placement, by the Company, of 100 in-store wellness kiosks utilizing the Tele Meds Platform on or before the first anniversary of the Closing Date.

The Asset Purchase Agreement includes a three year non-compete requirement, prohibiting the Seller and the Member from competing against the Assets, customary representations and indemnification obligations, subject to a $25,000 minimal claim amount and certain limitations on liability disclosed in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

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The Asset Purchase Agreement also requires the Company to fund up to $600,000 in connection with the remote hub installation, marketing and IT, subject to certain milestones set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Funding Obligation”).

Subsequent to the acquisition, the Company determined that the Assets were not usable and wrote off the value of the Assets amounting to approximately $369,000.

NOTE 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On February 13, 2020, we entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Dawson James Securities, Inc. (the “Representative”), as representative of the several underwriters named therein, relating to the sale of 806,452 shares of common stock in a firm commitment underwritten offering (the “Offering”). The transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement closed on February 18, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), at which time we sold 806,452 shares of common stock to the underwriters. On February 21, 2020, the Representative exercised their executive salariesoverallotment option and purchased an additional 115,767 shares of $165,000common stock. The shares were sold at a public offering price of $6.50 per share.

The Company paid the underwriters a cash fee equal to 8% of the aggregate gross proceeds received by the Company in connection with the Offering and $125,000, respectively,reimbursed certain expenses. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $5.3 million from the Offering. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes and possibly to fund acquisitions of other companies, products or technologies.

In January 2020, the Company entered into a financial consulting agreement. As compensation the Company agreed to pay the consultant $75,000 over six months and to grant the consultant warrants to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $3.00 per share. The warrants have not been formally granted as of the date of this Report.

In February 2020, 22,529 warrants to purchase 22,529 shares of common stock were exercised at $0.06 per share.

In March 2020, the Company granted options to purchase 30,343 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share, vesting in August 2020, to a consultant who has agreed to provide consulting services for a period of five and six12 months. All of our executives are at-will employees or consultants. Each of Messrs. Ajjarapu and Patel are parties to an at-will executive employment agreement.

The Company owed management wages to Mr. Prashant Patel and Mr. Suren Ajjarapu at December 31, 2017 of $62,500 and $0, respectively and at December 31, 2016 of $132,012 and $76,971, respectively.

See related party debt activities in Notes 4 and 5.

NOTE 11 – Commitments and Contingencies

The Company leases its premises in Land O’ Lakes, Florida under an operating lease that expires in 2021. Future minimum rental payments under these non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2017 are:

2018

$

92,400

2019

$

103,824

2020

$

106,939

2021

$

9,179

Total

$

312,342

On November 19, 2015, Family Medicine Pharmacy, LLC filed a class-action claim against Trxade Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Westminster Pharmaceutical, LLC, Inc. (Family Medicine Pharmacy, LLC v. Trxade Group, Inc. and Westminster, Inc., Case No.: 1:15-CV-00590-KD-B, United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama, Mobile Division). Family Medicine has served Trxade for allegedly utilizing a “junk fax” advertising program. On June 6, 2016, we entered into a binding memorandum of understanding with the plaintiff related to this litigation to resolve all claims in exchange for Trxade funding a settlement fund in the amount of $200,000. An accrual of $200,000 is recorded on book as of December 31, 2016. The final judgment, approval and payment was entered into on March 17, 2017 for $200,000.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

NOTE 12 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In January 2018 Mr. Ajjarapu and Mr. Patel executive salaries were amended from $165,000 and $125,000, to $200,000 and $150,000 respectively. All of our executives are at-will employees or consultants. Each of Messrs. Ajjarapu and Patel are parties to an at-will executive employment agreement.

 

In February 2018, $100,000March 2020, 167 options to purchase 167 shares of the $150,000 related party note was extended to July 2018common stock were exercised at the same interest rate of 10% and $50,000 of note principal and interest were paid.


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ITEM 9. Changes$3.00 per share or $501 in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosureaggregate.

 

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Not applicable

ITEM 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

ITEM 9A.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, as appropriate, in order to allow timely decisions in connection with required disclosure.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Ajjarapu and Mr. Doss, respectively, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of December 31, 2017,2019, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed with the SEC pursuant to 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 our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

As a result of the formative stage of our development, the Company has not fully implemented the necessary internal controls. The matters involving internal controls and procedures that the Company'sCompany’s management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) were as disclosed below.were: (1) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and SEC disclosure requirements; and (2) ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes.

 

Management believes that the material weaknesses set forth above did not have an effect on the Company’s financial results reported herein. We are committed to improving our financial organization. As part of this commitment, we have recently increased our personnel resources and technical accounting expertise as we develop the internal and financial resources of the Company. In addition, the Company will prepare and implement sufficient written policies and checklists which will set forth procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements.

 

Management believes that preparing and implementing sufficient written policies and checklists will remedy the following material weaknesses (i) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and (ii) ineffective controls over period end financial close and reporting processes.

 

We have improved our financial organization as we have increased our personnel resources and technical accounting expertise. We will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and procedures and our internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis.

 

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Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, but because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that are designed to:

 

pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.


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Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017.2019. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control — Integrated Framework.Framework (2013). Based on our assessment, management believes that the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2017.2019. Specifically, management’s evaluation was based on the following material weaknesses which existed as of December 31, 2017:2019:

 

Financial Reporting Systems: The Company did not maintain a fully integrated financial consolidation and reporting system throughout the period and as a result, extensive manual analysis, reconciliation and adjustments were required in order to produce financial statements for external reporting purposes.

Segregation of Duties: The Company does not currently have a sufficient complement of technical accounting and external reporting personal commensurate to support standalone external financial reporting under public company or SEC requirements. Specifically, the Company did not effectively segregate certain accounting duties due to the small size of its accounting staff, and maintain a sufficient number of adequately trained personnel necessary to anticipate and identify risks critical to financial reporting and the closing process. In addition, there were inadequate reviews and approvals by the Company’s personnel of certain reconciliations and other processes in day-to-day operations due to the lack of a full complement of accounting staff.

Insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and SEC disclosure requirements.

Ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes.

Financial Reporting Systems: The Company did not maintain a fully integrated financial consolidation and reporting system throughout the period and as a result, extensive manual analysis, reconciliation and adjustments were required in order to produce financial statements for external reporting purposes.
Segregation of Duties: The Company does not currently have a sufficient complement of technical accounting and external reporting personal commensurate to support standalone external financial reporting under public company or SEC requirements. Specifically, the Company did not effectively segregate certain accounting duties due to the small size of its accounting staff and maintain a sufficient number of adequately trained personnel necessary to anticipate and identify risks critical to financial reporting and the closing process. In addition, there were inadequate reviews and approvals by the Company’s personnel of certain reconciliations and other processes in day-to-day operations due to the lack of a full complement of accounting staff.
Insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements.
Ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes.

 

During the year December 31, 2017,2019, we reevaluated our most recent assessment of internal controls and concluded that that our internal controls were still not effective. The Company has recently engaged additional accounting support to provide more resources and expand the technical accounting knowledge.knowledge to assist Mr. Doss and Mr. Ajjarapu in their responsibilities with respect to financial reporting.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

As an early stage company, we continue to develop our internal control systems. We continue to seek additional financial reporting and accounting experience and expertise. Except as otherwise discussed above, there were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2017 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm

This report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding our internal controls over financial reporting. Under SEC rules, such attestation is not required for smaller reporting companies such as ourselves.

Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

 

Management of the Company, including its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures or its internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Furthermore, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons or by the collusion of two or more persons. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of controls to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

 

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Item 9B. Other InformationChanges in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

 

None.


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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Set forth below is certain information regardingThere have not been any changes in our directors and executive officers as of March 2, 2018:internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

NameITEM 9B.

Position

Age

Director/Officer Since

Suren Ajjarapu

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary

46

January 2014

Prashant Patel

Director, President and Chief Operating Officer

43

January 2014

Donald G. Fell

Director

69

January 2014

Howard A. Doss

Chief Financial Officer

64

January 2014

Michael L. Peterson

Director

63

August 2016

OTHER INFORMATION

 

In January 2019, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Alliance Pharma Solution, LLC (“Alliance”), entered into a transaction to form SyncHealth MSO, LLC (“SyncHealth”). SyncHealth is owned by PanOptic Health, LLC (“PanOptic”) and Alliance. Alliance contributed $250,000 for the acquisition of a 30% equity interest in SyncHealth and the option to acquire the remaining ownership from PanOptic shareholders.

We did not realize any income from the joint venture and we terminated the joint venture agreements pursuant to their terms effective as of January 31, 2020 and assigned the 30% ownership of SyncHealth back to PanOptic. As of February 1, 2020, we own no equity in SyncHealth and only the terms of the agreements relating to confidentiality, non-solicitation and each party’s obligation to cease use of the other party’s intellectual property survive the termination.

In January 2020, the Company entered into a financial consulting agreement. As compensation the Company agreed to pay the consultant $75,000 over six months and to grant the consultant warrants to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $3.00 per share. The warrants have not been formally granted as of the date of this Report.

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Business ExperiencePART III

ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this Item will be set forth under the headings “Election of Directors”, “Executive Officers”, “Corporate Governance”, “Code of Ethics”, “Committees of the Board”, and “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports” (to the extent applicable and warranted) in the Company’s 2020 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after December 31, 2019 in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this Item will be set forth under the headings “Executive and Director Compensation”, “Executive Compensation”, “Directors Compensation”, “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End”, “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and “Compensation Committee Report” (to the extent required), in the Company’s 2020 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after December 31, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this Item will be set forth under the heading “Voting Rights and Principal Stockholders” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in the Company’s 2020 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after December 31, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this Item will be set forth under the headings “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Committees of the Board” - “Director Independence” in the Company’s 2020 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after December 31, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this Item will be set forth under the heading “Ratification of Appointment of Auditors” - “Audit Fees” in the Company’s 2020 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after December 31, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

ITEM 15.EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES

(a) Documents filed as part of this Annual Report:

 

The following is a brief descriptionan index of the educationfinancial statements, schedules and business experience of our current directors and executive officers.exhibits included in this Form 10-K or incorporated herein by reference.

 

Suren Ajjarapu, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary.

Mr Ajjarapu has served as our Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary since our acquisition of Trxade Nevada on January 8, 2014, and as the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of Trxade Nevada since its inception. Mr. Ajjarapu was a Founder, CEO and Chairman of Sansur Renewable Energy, Inc., a company involved in developing wind power sites in the Midwest, United States, from 2009 to 2012. Mr. Ajjarapu was a Founder, President and Director of Aemetis, Inc., a biofuels company (AMTX.OB) and a Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Biofuels, a subsidiary of Aemetis, Inc., from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Ajjarapu was Co-Founder, COO, and Director Global Information Technology, Inc., an IT outsourcing and systems design company, headquartered in Tampa, Florida with major operations in India from 1995 to 2006. Mr. Ajjarapu acts as a non-Executive Director for AIM-listed company Nandan Clean Tec Plc. (Ticker: NAND), a backward integrated Biofuels company. Mr. Ajjarapu holds an MS in Environmental engineering from South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, and an MBA from the University of South Florida, specializing in International Finance and Management. Mr. Ajjarapu is also a graduate of the Venture Capital and Private Equity program at Harvard University. Our Board of Directors believes that Mr. Ajjarapu’s history with our company, from both an operational standpoint and that of a member of management, are vital to the Board’s collective knowledge of our day-to-day operations.

Prashant Patel, Director, President and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Patel has served as our full-time President and COO, and as a director since our acquisition of Trxade Nevada on January 8, 2014, and as the COO and President and as a director of Trxade Nevada since its inception.. Mr. Patel is a registered pharmacist and pharmaceutical consultant with over ten years of experience in retail pharmacy and pharmaceutical logistics and the founder of several pharmacies in the Tampa Bay area, in Florida. Mr. Patel has been a President and Member of the Board of Trxade since August 2010. Since October 2008, Mr. Patel has been Managing Member of the APAA LLC, a pharmacy. Since April 2007, Mr. Patel has been a Vice President of Holiday Pharmacy, Inc., a pharmacy. Mr Patel graduated from Nottingham University School of Pharmacy and practiced in the UK before obtaining his masters in Transport, Trade and Finance from Cass Business School, City University, UK. Our Board of Directors believes that Mr. Patel’s history with our company, from both an operational standpoint and that of a member of management, are vital to the Board’s collective knowledge of our day-to-day operations.

 

Howard A. Doss, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Doss has served as our CFO since January 2014. Mr. Doss has served in a variety of capacities with accounting and investment firms. He joined the staff of Seidman & Seidman (BDO Seidman, Dallas) in 1977, and in 1980 he joined the investment firm Van Kampen Investments, opening the firm’s southeast office in Tampa in 1982. He remained with the firm until 1996 when he joined Franklin Templeton to develop corporate retirement plan distribution. After working for the Principal Financial Group office in Tampa, Mr. Doss was City Executive for U.S. Trust in Sarasota, responsible for high net worth individuals. He retired from that position in 2009. He served as CFO and Director for Sansur Renewable Energy an alternative energy development company, from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Doss has also served as President of STARadio Corp. since 2005. Mr. Doss is a member of the America Institute of CPA’s. He is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University. Our Board of Director’s believes that Mr. Doss’ experience is significant to the Board’s understanding today’s complex and ever changing accounting rules and regulations.


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Donald G. Fell, Director

Mr. Fell has served as a Director of our company since January 2014, as well as a director of Trxade Nevada since December 2013. Since 1992, Mr. Fell has been a Director/Professor Foundation for Teaching Economics. From 1995 to 2012, Mr. Fell was Senior Fellow/Professor at the Executive MBA faculty at the University of South Florida. He was also a Visiting Professor at the University of Rochelle, FR in 2010. Mr. Fell holds degrees in Economics from Indiana State University, with additional graduate work in Economics at Northern Illinois University and Illinois State University. Mr. Fell since 2012 has been employed as Institute Director and Professor for the Davis, CA based Foundation for Teaching Economics, conducting Institutes related to 1) economic policy; and 2) environmental economics. Institute audiences consist of university/college professors, high school teachers and government leaders. These Institutes have been held throughout the U.S. Our Board of Director’s believes that Mr. Fell’s extensive experience in the field of economics and business will provide us with valuable insight as we seek to execute our business strategy.

Michael L. Peterson, Director

Mr. Michael L. Peterson is President & Chief Executive Officer at PEDEVCO Corp. He is on the Board of Directors at Trxade Group, Inc. Mr. Peterson was previously employed as Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer by Nevo Energy, Inc., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer by Solargen Energy, Inc., Chief Financial Officer, Director & Executive VP by Blast Energy Services, Inc., Managing Partner by Pascal Management LLC, Managing Partner by American Institutional Partners LLC, and Vice President by Goldman Sachs & Co. He also served on the board at AE Biofuels, Inc., American Ethanol, Inc., Aemetis, Inc., and Navitas Corp.Our Board of Director’s believes that Mr. Peterson’s extensive experience in finance and business will provide us with valuable insight as we seek to execute our business strategy.He received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and an MBA from BYU Marriott School.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships among any of our executive officers or directors.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Our board of directors has the authority to appoint committees to perform certain management and administration functions. Our board of directors has two committees: the audit committee and the compensation committee.

Audit Committee

The primary purpose of the audit committee will be to assist the board of directors’ oversight of:

the integrity of our financial statements; our systems of control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures;

our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;

our independent auditors’ qualifications and independence;

the performance of our independent auditors and our internal audit function; and

all related-person transactions for potential conflict of interest situations on an ongoing basis; and

the preparation of the report required to be prepared by the committee pursuant to SEC rules.

Mr. Fell and Mr. Peterson serve on the audit committee, where Mr. Peterson acted as chairman of the audit committee. Mr. Fell and Mr. Peterson each qualify as an ‘‘audit committee financial expert’’ as such term has been defined by the SEC in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K. Our board of directors has affirmatively determined that Mr. Fell and Mr. Peterson meet the definition of ‘‘independent directors’’ for the purposes of serving on the audit committee under applicable SEC rules, and we intend to comply with these independence requirements within the time periods specified.


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Compensation Committee

The primary purpose of our compensation committee is to: recommend to our board of directors for consideration, the compensation and benefits of our executive officers and key employees; monitor and review our compensation and benefit plans; administer our stock and other incentive compensation plans and programs and prepare recommendations and periodic reports to the board of directors concerning such matters; prepare the compensation committee report required by SEC rules to be included in our annual report; prepare recommendations and periodic reports to the board of directors as appropriate; and handle such other matters that are specifically delegated to the compensation committee by our board of directors from time to time.

Mr. Fell and Mr. Peterson serve on the compensation committee, and Mr. Fell serves as the chairman.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of our executive officers serve on the compensation committee or board of directors of any other company of which any of the members of our compensation committee or any of our directors is an executive officer.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

Our Board of Directors had adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will be available for review in print, without charge, to any stockholder who requests a copy by writing to us at Trxade Group, Inc., 3840 Land O’ Lakes Blvd, Land O’ Lakes, Florida, 34639, Attention: Investor Relations. Each of our directors, employees and officers are required to comply with the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company’s executive officers, directors and persons who own more than 10% of the Company’s common stock to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Company recently undertook a review of the Section 16(a) reports filed on behalf of each individual who served as a director or executive officer of the Company during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 to determine whether all of their reportable transactions in the Company’s common stock were timely reported and to ensure reporting of all of their beneficial holdings. The review revealed that while all of the required transactions had been reported in the Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs, the reports listed below were not timely filed. In all cases, the transactions were non-market transactions such as option grants by the Company, or in one case, a private sale.

The following reports were filed under Section 16(a) since the beginning of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017:

Suren Ajjarapu, CEO, filed one Form 4 reporting the sale of stock.

Michael Peterson, Director, filed a Form 5 reporting a prior award of stock options.

Donald Fell, Director, filed a Form 5 reporting a prior award of stock options.

Howard Doss, CFO, filed a Form 5 reporting a prior award of stock options.


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Item 11. Executive Compensation

The following table sets forth the compensation for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 for services rendered to us (including our subsidiary, Trxade, Inc.) by our Chief Executive Officer and our two most highly compensated executive officers other than our Chief Executive Officer:

Summary Compensation Table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name and Principal Position

Year

Salary

($)

Bonus
($)

Stock

Awards
($)

Option

Awards

($)

Non-Equity

Incentive Plan

Compensation

($)

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings

($)

All Other

Compensation

($)

Total

($)

Suren Ajjarapu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chairman of the Board,

2016

$148,750(1)

$50,000

-

-

-

-

-

$198,750

Chief Executive Officer, and Director

2017

$96,250(1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

$96,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prashant Patel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Operating Officer,

2016

$125,000(2)

$50,000

-

-

-

-

-

$175,000

President and Director

2017

$62,500(2)

-

-

-

-

-

-

$62,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Howard A. Doss

2016

$60,000(3)

-

-

$15,000

-

-

-

$75,000

Chief Financial Officer

2017

$60,000(3)

-

-

-

-

-

-

$60,000

(1) The amount shown reflects compensation under an at will employment agreement with the Company.

(2) The amount shown reflects compensation under an at will employment agreement with the Company.

(3) The amount shown reflects compensation under a consulting agreement with the Company.

 

Employment and Consulting Agreements

All of our named executives are at-will employees or consultants. The Company has entered in an at-will employment agreement with Mr. Ajjarapu, with annual salary of $165,000 and a possible $50,000 performance bonus. The Company has entered in an at-will employment agreement with Mr. Patel, with annual salary of $125,000 and a possible $50,000 performance bonus. In January 2017, each of Messrs. Ajjarapu and Patel suspended their executive salaries through June 30, 2017, a period of six months. Mr. Ajjarapu entered into an amendment in June 2017 to resume payment of the annual salary. Mr. Patel resumed July 1, 2017. In January 2018 Mr. Ajjarapu and Mr. Patel salaries were amended to $200,000 and $150,000 respectively. The Company has an hourly rate consulting arrangement with Mr. Doss. The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors. The annual bonus payable to each of Mr. Ajjarapu and Mr. Patel is based upon executive’s performance and the Company’s attainment of objectives established by the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee of the Board. With respect to any subjective milestones, the determination of whether executive has attained the mutually agreed upon milestones for the bonus shall be reasonably determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee.

Compensation of the Board of Directors

The following table provides information regarding all compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to each person who served as a director of Trxade Group, Inc. for some portion or all of 2017 and 2016. Other than as set forth in the table and described more fully below, Trxade Group, Inc. did not pay any fees, made any equity or non-equity awards, or paid any other compensation, to its non-employee directors. All compensation paid to its employee directors is set forth in the tables summarizing executive officer compensation above.


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Name

 

Fees Earned or paid in Cash

 

Stock Awards

 

Option Awards

 

All Other Compensation

 

Total

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donald Fell

 

$

5,000

 

-

 

$

25,000

 

-

 

$

30,000

Fernando Sanchez

 

$

5,000

 

-

 

$

25,000

 

-

 

$

30,000

Michael Peterson

 

$

1,250

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

$

1,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donald Fell

 

$

15,000

 

-

 

$

50,000

 

-

 

$

65,000

Michael Peterson

 

$

15,000

 

-

 

$

113,883

 

-

 

$

128,883

In April 2016, the Company granted Mr. Sanchez options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock, vesting over four years and exercisable at $1.02 per share. All have been forfeited.

In April 2016, the Company granted Mr. Fell options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock, vesting over four years and exercisable at $1.02 per share.

In April 2017, the Company granted Mr. Fell options to purchase 76,923 shares of Common Stock, vesting over one year and exercisable at $.65 per share.

In April 2017, the Company granted Mr. Peterson options to purchase 76,923 shares of Common Stock, vesting over one years and exercisable at $.65 per share.

In April 2017, the Company granted Mr. Peterson options to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock, vesting over four years and exercisable at $.65 per share.

Non-employee directors are paid $5,000 per quarter for board responsibilities. The Company has also entered into an indemnification agreement with Messrs. Fell, Sanchez and Peterson.

Outstanding Option Equity Awards at 2017 Fiscal Year End

The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2017 concerning unexercised options, unvested stock and equity incentive plan awards for each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table.

OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

Option Awards

Stock Awards

Name

Grant

Date

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options

(#)

Exercisable

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options

(#)

Unexercisable

Equity

Incentive

Plan

Awards:

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Unearned

Options

(#)

Option

Exercise

Price

($)

Option

Expiration

Date

Number

of

Shares

or Units

of Stock

That

Have

Not

Vested

(#)

Market

Value

of

Shares

or

Units

of

Stock

That

Have

Not

Vested

($)

Equity

Incentive

Plan

Awards:

Number

of

Unearned

Shares,

Units or

Other

Rights

That

Have Not

Vested

(#)

Equity

Incentive

Plan

Awards:

Market

or Payout

Value of

Unearned

Shares,

Units or

Other

Rights

That

Have Not

Vested

($)

Howard A. Doss,

1/20/2014

225,000

75,000(1)

-

1.00

1/1/2024

-

-

-

-

Chief Financial Officer

4/1/2016

4,500

10,500(2)

-

1.02

4/1/2026

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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(1) Vesting is 25% of the total number of shares on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date of 1/20/2014 and 25% shall vest on each one year anniversary.

(2) Vesting is 6.25% of the total number of shares each quarter of the vesting commencement date of 7/1/2016.

 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our securities as of March 2, 2017 by (i) each of our named executive officers and directors; (ii) each person known to us who owns beneficially more than 5% of any class of our outstanding equity securities; and (iii) all of our executive officers and directors as a group. The number of shares and the percentage of shares beneficially owned by each such person or group, as set forth below, include shares of common stock that such person or group had the right to acquire on or within sixty days after March 18, 2016 pursuant to the exercise of vested and exercisable options or warrants. References to options or warrants in the footnotes to the table below include only options or warrants to purchase shares that were exercisable on or within sixty days after March 2, 2017.

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)

 

Number of Shares

Beneficially Owned(2)

 

Percentage

Beneficially Owned(3)

Directors and Named Executive Officers:

 

 

 

 

Suren Ajjarapu, Chairman, CEO (4)

 

13,743,750

 

43.0%

Prashant Patel, Director, COO, and President (5)

 

12,250,000

 

38.3%

Donald G Fell, Director (6)

 

107,500

 

*

Howard Doss, CFO (7)

 

304,500

 

*

Michael L Peterson, Director (9)

 

37,500

 

*

Gajan Mahendiran (8)

 

2,843,335

 

8.9%

 

 

 

 

 

All executive officers and directors as a Group (five persons)

 

26,443,250

 

81.3%

Greater than 5% Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Less than one 1%

(1)Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to the following table, the address of each person named in the table is: c/o Trxade Group, Inc., 3840 Land O’ Lakes Blvd, Land O’ Lakes, Florida, 34639.

(2)Based on 31,985,827 shares of Common Stock outstanding on March 2, 2018. Does not include shares issuable upon exercise of (i) 1,157,405 stock options currently outstanding, (ii) warrants to purchase 2,738,096 shares of Common Stock, (iii) 842,595 shares which are reserved for the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, none of which shares are issuable within 60 days of the date set forth above.

(3)Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owner of the common stock listed above, based on information furnished by such owners, have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws where applicable. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.

(4)Includes (i) 7,143,750 shares owned directly by Mr. Ajjarapu, (ii) 4,050,000 shares owned by Sandhya Ajjarapu, Mr. Ajjarapu’s wife, for whom Mr. Ajjarapu claims beneficial ownership, (iii) 1,275,000 shares owned by the Surendra Ajjarapu Revocable Trust of 2007, for whom Mr. Ajjarapu claims beneficial ownership as Trustee, and (iv) 1,275,000 shares owned by the Sandhya Ajjarapu Revocable Trust of 2007, for whom Mr. Ajjarapu claims beneficial ownership as Trustee.

(5)Includes (i) 7,350,000 shares owned directly by Mr. Patel, (ii) 2,500,000 shares owned by Rina Patel, Mr. Patel’s wife for whom Mr. Patel claims beneficial ownership, and (iii) 2,400,000 shares owned by the Patel Trust, for whom Mr. Patel claims beneficial ownership as Trustee.

(6)Includes 107,500 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options that are exercisable within 60 days of the applicable date above.

(7)Includes 304,500 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options that are exercisable within 60 days of the applicable date above.

(8)Includes 833,334 shares of Common Stock of the Company and warrants to purchase 2,010,001 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share that are exercisable within 60 days of the applicable date above, and which are held jointly with Mr. Mahendiran’s wife, Amudha Mahendiran, as tenants by entirety.


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(9)Includes 37,500 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options that are exercisable within 60 days of the applicable date above.

 

There are no current arrangements among any of the foregoing persons which would result in a change in control.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2017 with respect to securities that may be issued under our equity compensation plans.

Plan Category

Number of

securities to be

issued upon

exercise of

outstanding options,

warrants and rights

Weighted-average

exercise price of

outstanding

options, warrants

and rights

Number of securities

remaining available for

future issuance under

equity compensation

plans (excluding

securities reflected in

column (a))

 

(a)

(b)

(c)

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

3,935,942

$0.47

802,154

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

-

-

-

Total

3,935,942

$1.10

802,154

The equity compensation plans approved by the Company’s security holders are the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (“2014 Stock Plan”) of Trxade Group, Inc., Delaware corporation, and the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan of Trxade Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation and predecessor in interest to Trxade Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The above listed equity compensation plans were adopted as of December 31, 2017, with the approval of security holders.

Summary of Material Features of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan

The following discussion summarizes the material terms of the 2014 Stock Plan. A description of the 2014 Stock Plan, which is intended merely as a summary of its principal features and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2014 Stock Plan, as filed and incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of Trxade Group, Inc., File No. 000-55218, filed on June 6, 2014, is below.

Administration. The 2014 Stock Plan is administered by the Company’s Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee of the Board.

Term. The 2014 Stock Plan shall continue in effect for a period of 10 years. In general, the term of each option granted shall be no more than ten 10 years from the date of grant, though in certain instances such term may be shorter.

Eligibility. Employees and service providers of the Company and its subsidiaries and non-employee directors of the Company are eligible to receive awards under the 2014 Stock Plan. Awards under the 2014 Stock Plan may include grants of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units and performance shares, and awards intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Eligibility for any particular award is determined by the Administrator (as defined in the 2014 Stock Plan) and, in the case of certain awards such as incentive stock options, eligibility for receipt of such awards may be limited by the Internal Revenue Code.

Plan Limit.The Company has reserved 2,000,000 Common Shares for issuance under the 2014 Stock Plan. The 2014 Stock Plan had 802,154 remaining shares reserved for issuance as of March 2, 2018.

The above limit is subject to adjustment for certain changes in the Company’s capitalization such as stock dividends, stock splits, combinations or similar events. If an award expires, terminates, is forfeited or is settled in cash rather than in Common Shares, the Common Shares not issued under that award will again become available for grant under the 2014 Stock Plan. If Common Shares are surrendered to the Company or withheld to pay any exercise price or tax withholding requirements, only the number of Common Shares issued net of the shares withheld or surrendered will be counted against the number of Common Shares available under the 2014 Stock Plan. The exercise price for a stock option or stock appreciation right may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant or may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant for employees representing more than 10% of the voting power of all of the classes of stock of the Company. The Board may amend, alter, suspend or terminate the plan. The Company must obtain stockholder approval of any amendment of the 2014 Stock Plan to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with applicable law.


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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Transactions with Related Persons

All of our executives are at-will employees or consultants. Each of Messrs. Ajjarapu and Patel are parties to an at-will executive employment agreement. In January 2017, each of Messrs. Ajjarapu and Patel suspended their executive salaries of for a period of six months. The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors. In January 2018 Mr. Ajjarapu and Mr. Patel executive salaries were amended from $165,000 and $125,000, to $200,000 and $150,000 respectively.

The Company’s founders Mr. Ajjarapu (through Sansur Associates, a company that he controls) and Mr. Patel have periodically loaned funds on a short-term interest free basis to cover the Company’s operating expenses. In November 2016, Mr. Patel loaned the Company $10,000. In June 2017, the Company borrowed $100,000 and $80,000 from Sansur Associates, LLC, a limited liability company controlled by Mr. Ajjarapu, and Mr. Patel, respectively. The term of each of these Notes is three years and they each bear interest at 6%, which is payable annually. The note due to Mr. Patel is $122,552. It comprises $80,000, $17,280 for existing promissory note and $25,272 assumption of credit card obligation related to business expenses of the company. As of March 2, 2018, $222,552 was outstanding on these loans.

The Company owed $61,725 under related party note that was renewed in April 2017 for a one-year extension at the same interest rate of 10%, due April 2018. Further, the Company owed $150,000 under a related party note that was renewed for a six-month extension at the same interest rate of 10% in September 2017, which is now due February 2018. Both of these notes were entered with Nitel Patel, the brother of Prashant Patel, the Director and President of the Company. In February 2018, $50,000 of the $150,000 of principal was paid. The remaining $100,000 was extended to July 2018 as the same interest rate of 10%.

In August 2017, $40,000 in convertible promissory notes was amended. A one-year extension was executed to August 2018. In connection with the one-year extension of the maturity date of the outstanding notes, the holder of the notes was granted warrants to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock that was issued at a strike price of $0.80 and an expiration date of five years from date of issuance. The amendment of the note was considered a debt extinguishment and a loss on extinguishment of debt was booked in the amount of $5,044.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, there have been no other related party transactions, or currently proposed transactions, in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last completed fiscal years and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

Director Independence

Our common stock is traded on the OTCQB under the symbol “TRXD”. The OTCQB electronic trading platform does not maintain any standards regarding the “independence” of the directors on our company’s Board of Directors, and we are not otherwise subject to the requirements of any national securities exchange or an inter-dealer quotation system with respect to the need to have a majority of our directors be independent.

In the absence of such requirements, we have elected to use the definition for “director independence” under the NASDAQ stock market’s listing standards, which defines an “independent director” as “a person other than an officer or employee of the Company or the Company’s subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship, which in the opinion of our Board of Directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.” The definition further provides that, among others, employment of a director by us (or any parent or subsidiary of ours) at any time during the past three years is considered a bar to independence regardless of the determination of our Board of Directors. Two of our four directors, Mr. Fell and Mr. Peterson, are deemed “independent” under the NASDAQ Stock Market’s listing standards.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Aggregate fees billed to us by MaloneBailey, LLP with respect to our 2017 and 2016 fiscal years were as follows:

 

 

2017

 

2016

Audit Fees

$

29,000

$

29,000

All Other Fees

 

15,000

 

15,000

Total

$

44,000

$

44,000


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Aggregate fees billed to us by Thomas Craig & Co. with respect to our 2017 and 2016 years were as follows:

 

 

2017

 

2016

Tax Fees

$

7,000

$

8,500

All Other Fees

 

-

 

-

Total

$

7,000

$

8,500

In the above table, in accordance with the SEC’s definitions and rules, “audit fees” are fees that Trxade Group, Inc. paid for professional services for the audit of our consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K and for services that are normally provided by the registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements; “audit-related fees” are fees for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements; and “tax fees” are fees for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

All of the audit-related services and other services described in the above table were pre-approved by our Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has adopted a pre-approval policy that provides for the pre-approval of all services performed for us by MaloneBailey, LLP. The policy authorizes the Audit Committee to delegate to one or more of its members pre-approval authority with respect to permitted services. Pursuant to this policy, the Audit Committee delegated such authority to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. All pre-approval decisions must be reported to the Audit Committee at its next meeting.

 

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(1)All Financial Statements

 

Exhibit

NumberIndex to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Description

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2.1

Purchase and Sale Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Trxade Group, Inc., File No. 000-55218, filed on January 5, 2017).

2.2

Warrant Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Trxade Group, Inc., File No. 000-55218, filed on January 5, 2017).

3.1

Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Trxade Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference as Appendix A to the Schedule 14C Information Statement of Trxade Group, Inc., File No. 000-55218, filed on May 18, 2015).

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Trxade Group, Inc., (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of Trxade Group, Inc., File No. 000-55218, filed on July 23, 2014).

10.1

2014 Equity Incentive Plan of Trxade Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of Trxade Group, Inc., File No. 000-55218, filed on June 6, 2014).*

10.2

Promissory Note with Sansur Associates, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Trxade Group, Inc., File No. 000-55218, filed on July 5, 2017.

10.3

Promissory Note with Prashant Patel (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Trxade Group, Inc., File No. 000-55218, filed on July 5, 2017.

10.4

Form of Note with Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC (wholly-owned subsidiary of Trxade Group, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Trxade Group, Inc., File No. 000-55218, filed on October 27, 2015.

10.5

Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into between Trxade Group, Inc. and its directors and certain officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Trxade Group, Inc., File No. 000-55218, filed on August 25, 2016).*

14.1

Code of Ethics of Trxade Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 14.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Trxade Group, Inc., File No. 000-55218, filed on March 23, 2015.

21.1

List of subsidiaries of Trxade Group, Inc.

31.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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The following financial information from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Trxade Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2017, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (1) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017, and 2016; (2)

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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016; (3) 54
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016; (4) 55
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016; and (5) 56
Notes to CondensedConsolidated Financial Statements.**

Statements
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(2)Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules

____________

*Denotes a management contractExcept as provided above, all financial statement schedules have been omitted, since the required information is not applicable or compensatory planis not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or arrangementbecause the information required is included in which one or more directors or executive officers participate.the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Form 10-K.

(3)Exhibits

The information required by this Section (a)(3) of Item 15 is set forth on the exhibit index that follows the Signatures page of this Form 10-K.

ITEM 16.FORM 10–K SUMMARY

None.

 

** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the information in Exhibit 101 (a) is “furnished” and is not deemed to be “filed” or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (b) is deemed not to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (c) is not otherwise subject to liability under those sections.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

Trxade Group, Inc.

TRXADE GROUP, INC.
Date: March 30, 2020/s/ Suren Ajjarapu
By:Suren Ajjarapu, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

By:/s/ Suren Ajjarapu

Date: March 2, 2018Suren Ajjarapu,

Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 30, 2020/s/ Howard A. Doss
By:Howard A. Doss, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Suren Ajjarapu

Suren Ajjarapu

Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer

and Secretary

March 30, 2020
Suren Ajjarapu(Principal Executive Officer)

March 2, 2018

/s/ Prashant Patel

Chief Operating Officer, President and Director

March 2, 2018

Prashant Patel

/s/ Howard A. Doss

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial

March 2, 2018

30, 2020

Howard A. Doss

Officer(Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ Prashant PatelDirector, President and Chief Operating OfficerMarch 30, 2020
Prashant Patel
/s/ Donald G. FellDirectorMarch 30, 2020
Donald G. Fell
/s/ Michael L. Peterson

Director

March 30, 2020

Michael L. Peterson

March 2, 2018

/s/ Donald G FellDr. Pamela Tenaerts

Director

March 30, 2020

Donald G Fell

Dr. Pamela Tenaerts

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EXHIBIT INDEX

    Incorporated by Reference  
Exhibit No. Description Form File No. Exhibit Filing Date Filed Herewith
1.1 

Underwriting Agreement dated February 13, 2020, by and between Trxade Group, Inc. and Dawson James Securities, Inc. as the representative of the underwriters named therein

 

 8-K 001-39199 1.1 February 13, 2020  
2.1 Membership Interest Purchase Agreement 8-K 000-55218 2.01 October 16, 2018  
2.2 Purchase and Sale Agreement 8-K 000-55218 2.01 January 5, 2017  
2.3+ Asset Purchase Agreement dated October 23, 2019 between Trxade Group, Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiary Bonum Health, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Bonum Health, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, and Hardikkumar Patel 8-K 000-55218 2.1 October 28, 2019  
3.1 Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Trxade Group, Inc. S-1 333-234221 3.1 October 15, 2019  
3.2 Certificate of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1-for-6 Reverse Stock Split of Common Stock) filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on February 12, 2020, and effective February 13, 2020 8-K 001-39199 3.1 February 13, 2020  
3.3 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Trxade Group, Inc. 10-12G/A 000-55218 3.1 July 24, 2014  
4.1* Description of Registered Securities         X
10.1 Promissory Note 8-K 000-55218 2.02 October 16, 2018  
10.2 Revocable Warrant 8-K 000-55218 2.03 October 16, 2018  
10.3 Warrant Agreement 8-K 000-55218 2.02 January 5, 2017  
10.4*** Indemnification Agreement 10-K 000-55218 10.1 March 22, 2019  
10.5 Contribution Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.1 January 22, 2019  
10.6 Technology Integration Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.2 January 22, 2019  
10.7 Operating Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.3 January 22, 2019  
10.8 Shareholder Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.4 January 22, 2019  
10.9 Subscription Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.5 January 22, 2019  
10.10 Letter Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.6 January 22, 2019  
10.11 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.1 November 14, 2018  

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10.12 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.1 July 13, 2018  
10.13 Form of Investment Warrant Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.2 July 13, 2018  
10.14 Promissory Note with Sansur Associates LLC 8-K 000-55218 10.1 July 5, 2017  
10.15 Promissory Note with Prashant Patel 8-K 000-55218 10.2 July 5, 2017  
10.16*** Form of Indemnification Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.1 August 25, 2016  
10.17 Amendment to Convertible Note Agreement and Note 8-K 000-55218 10.1 June 3, 2016  
10.18*** Amendment to Ajjarapu Executive Employment Agreement 10-K 000-55218 10.14 March 28, 2016  
10.19 Note Purchase Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.1 October 27, 2015  
10.20 Form of Note 8-K 000-55218 10.2 October 27, 2015  
10.21 Form of Warrant 8-K 000-55218 10.3 October 27, 2015  
10.22*** Indemnification Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.1 March 18, 2015  
10.23*** Indemnification Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.1 Dec 23, 2014  
10.24 Subscription Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.1 September 26, 2014  
10.25 Warrant Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.2 September 26, 2014  
10.26 Registration Rights Agreement 8-K 000-55218 10.3 September 26, 2014  
10.27 RxTPL Logistics Services Agreement 10-12G/A 000-55218 10.9 Sept 5, 2016  
10.28*** Employment Agreement - Suren Ajjarapu 10-12G/A 000-55218 10.5 July 24, 2014  
10.29*** Employment Agreement - Prashant Patel 10-12G/A 000-55218 10.6 July 24, 2014  
10.30 Related Parties - Promissory Note Patel 10-12G/A 000-55218 10.7 July 24, 2014  
10.31 Related Parties - Promissory Note Sansur 10-12G/A 000-55218 10.8 July 24, 2014  
10.32*** 2014 Equity Incentive Plan 10-12G 000-55218 10.3 June 11, 2014  
10.33 Merger and Reorganization Agreement of XCELLINK INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (predecessor to Trxade Group, Inc. a Delaware corporation) and Trxade Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation 10-12G 000-55218 10.1 June 11, 2014  
10.34*** Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into between Trxade Group, Inc. and its directors and certain officers 10-12G 000-55218 10.4 June 11, 2014  
10.35 Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement 10-12G 000-55218 10.2 June 11, 2014  
10.36 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (July 30, 2019 Offering) 8-K 000-55218 10.1 July 11, 2019  

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10.37 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (September 30, 2019 Offering) 8-K 000-55218 10.1 October 2, 2019  
10.38*** Trxade Group, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan 8-K 000-55218 10.1 October 15, 2019  
10.39% Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 23, 2019, by and among Trxade Group, Inc. and Bonum Health, LLC, a Florida limited liability company 8-K 000-55218 10.1 October 28, 2019  
10.40 Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated October 23, 2019, by and among Trxade Group, Inc. and Bonum Health, LLC, a Florida limited liability company 8-K 000-55218 10.2 October 28, 2019  
10.41 Transition Services Agreement dated October 23, 2019, by and among Trxade Group, Inc. and Bonum Health, LLC, a Florida limited liability company 8-K 000-55218 10.3 October 28, 2019  
14.1 Code of Ethics 10-K 000-55218 14.1 March 23, 2015  
21.1* List of Subsidiaries         X
31.1* Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act*         X
31.2* Certification of Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act*         X
32.1** Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act**         X
32.2** Certification of Principal Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act**         X
101.INS XBRL Instance Document         X
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document         X
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document         X
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document         X
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document         X
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document         X

 

*Filed herewith.
**Furnished herewith.

 

***

March 2, 2018

Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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+ Certain schedules, exhibits, annexes and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request; provided, however that Trxade Group, Inc. may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act, for any schedule or exhibit so furnished.

% Certain schedules, annexes and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request; provided, however that Trxade Group, Inc. may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedule or exhibit so furnished.

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