UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-K


 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 20152019

 

Commission File No. 000-27866

 


PowerVerde, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


Delaware 88-0271109
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
  
4209300 S. Dixie HighwayDadeland Blvd, Suite 4-B600
Coral Gables, FL
Miami, Florida
 3314633156
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(305) 666-0024670-3370

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share


 

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

 

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  ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  ☒  No ☐

 

Indicate by 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  ☒  No  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K 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 this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. □ Disclosure not contained.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer 
    
Non-accelerated filer   Smaller reporting company 

 

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

 

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the stock was sold, or the average bid and ask prices of such stock equity, as of June 30, 2015,2019, the last business day of the issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $4,100,000.$2,152,000.

 

As of March 30, 2016,April 14, 2020, the number of outstanding shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the registrant was 31,750,106.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

None.

 

 

 

 

PowerVerde, Inc.

Annual Report on Form 10-K

Year Ended December 31, 20152019

INDEX

 

  Page
PART I 
PART I1
ITEM 1.BUSINESS.BUSINESS1
ITEM 1B.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.1112
ITEM 2.PROPERTIES.12
ITEM 3.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.PROCEEDINGS12
ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.12
   
PART II13
   
ITEM 5.MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.13
ITEM 6.SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.DATA.14
ITEM 7.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.OPERATIONS1415
ITEM 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.17
ITEM 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.17
ITEM 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.17
ITEM 9A.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.PROCEDURES17
ITEM 9B.OTHER INFORMATION.18
   
PART III19
   
ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.19
ITEM 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.COMPENSATION2122
ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.23
ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.2425
ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.SERVICES2425
   
PART IV2425
   
ITEM 15.EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.2425

 

i

 

PART I

 

ITEM 1.BUSINESS.

 

General

 

Vyrex Corporation (“Vyrex” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Nevada in 1991 and operated as a research and development stage company seeking to discover and develop pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals for the treatment and prevention of respiratory, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases and conditions associated with aging (the “Biotech Business”). The Biotech Business was unsuccessful and, as a result, the Company ceased material operations relating to that business in October 2005; however, the Company retained its intellectual property rights and contract rights relating to that business (the “Biotech IP”). On October 17, 2005, the Company reincorporated in Delaware.

 

On February 11, 2008, Vyrex, PowerVerde, Inc. (“PowerVerde”) and Vyrex Acquisition Corporation (“VAC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vyrex, all Delaware corporations, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, on February 12, 2008, VAC merged with and into PowerVerde, with PowerVerde remaining as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vyrex (the “Merger”). As consideration for the Merger, as of the closing of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of PowerVerde was converted into the right to receive 1.2053301 shares of the common stock of Vyrex and each share of VAC was converted into one share of PowerVerde common stock. As a result of the Merger, the former shareholders of PowerVerde holdheld 95% of the common stock of Vyrex.

 

On August 6, 2008, at a special meeting of shareholders, Vyrex’s name was changed to “PowerVerde, Inc.” Simultaneously, the name of our operating company, PowerVerde, Inc., was changed to “PowerVerde Systems, Inc.”

 

In March 2009, we sold all of the Biotech IP other than existing licensing contract rights to Dr. Edward Gomez, a pre-Merger investor in PowerVerde and now a shareholder of the Company. In exchange for the assignment of the Biotech IP to him, Dr. Gomez agreed to (i) pay all future costs and expenses relating to the Biotech IP, including, but not limited to, patent fees, license fees and legal fees, and (ii) pay to the Company 20% of all net revenues received from the sale and/or licensing of any of the Biotech IP.

 

Please note that the information provided below relates to the combined company after the Merger. Since our operations after the Merger consist solely of PowerVerde operations, except where the context otherwise requires, references throughout this Report hereafter to “PowerVerde,” “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” will mean or refer to PowerVerde’s business and operations.

 

The Company is a Delaware corporation formed in March 2007 by George Konrad and Fred Barker, who remain our two largest stockholders.Barker. Mr. Konrad served as an officer and director of the Company until October 2012. Mr. Barker served as an officer and director until January 2015. See Item 10 “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.” The Company was formed in order to further develop, commercialize and market a series of unique electric generating power systems designed to produce electrical power with zero emissions or waste byproducts, based on a patented pressure-driven expander motor and related organic pressure-drivenrankine cycle components.technology. The design of the motor was conceived by Mr. Barker in January 2001. Mr. Barker previously had a working relationship with Mr. Konrad and enlisted Mr. Konrad and his manufacturing expertise, together with Mr. Barker’s own engineering expertise, to co-develop the motor. As a research and development company, we have tested and continue to test other style drivers as well.

 


An initial prototype of the motor was created and tested in early 2002, and, based on positive test results, Messrs. Barker and Konrad concluded that the concept could lead to a commercial product. A new design was developed in early 2007, which resulted in a motor that produced more torque and horsepower, as well as being easier to mass produce. The prototype was tested extensively, and substantial tooling and engineering with CAM/CNC programming was completed at the facility of Mr. Konrad’s company, Arizona Research and Development (“ARD”), for the possibility of an eventual mass production model. The Company has since abandoned this style of expander and is now focused on a new planetary or quad rotor style expander or motor.

 

Based on data learned from these earlier prototypes, PowerVerde has manufactured, three 25/50kW motorsretrofitted or purchased from third party manufacturers, different expanders and additional nextrelated generation motors or drivers as well.equipment. The Company has been testing these devices on a more powerful and advanced organic pressure-drivenrankine cycle (OPDC)(ORC) system referred to as the Liberator. During 2009, theThe Company has also built and tested a 100kW pressure-driven motor at another machining and manufacturing facility, Global Machine Works, in Arlington, WA. These two related but distinct systems are designed for two different markets. The 25/50kW system uses low-grade heat source (waste heat) as a fuel source, expanding a working fluid thereby driving the motor/expander/generator, while the 100kW system (without organic rankine cycle (“ORC”) or organic pressure driver cycle (“OPDC”) systems),ORC) uses wasted energy (pressure) from natural gas pipeline andor wellhead infrastructures to drive the motor/generator and create electric power. In early 2010, our Board of Directors created two separate product lines: waste heat/solar organic rankine cycle powered systems; and gas pipeline/wellhead waste energy recovery systems. Because the markets and customers for these two systems are entirely different and the design and manufacturing are geographically separate, we believe that this bifurcation will result in a more streamlined and efficient business structure. The development of the natural gas pipeline system has been suspended due to our decision to dedicate our limited human and financial resources to commercialize our waste heat/solar thermal system, which we believe has more near term potential.

 

In January 2011, we entered into a Binding Letter of Intent for European Distribution (the “BLOI”) with Newton Investments BV, a Dutch corporation based in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (“Newton”). Pursuant to the BLOI, Newton purchased one Liberator system for a discounted price of $130,000, which was delivered in July 2011. In September 2011, we entered into a definitive License Agreement with Newton as contemplated by the BLOI. Under the Agreement, Newton was designated, for a period of 10 years, to be the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of our proprietary emissions-free electrical power generation systems (the “Systems”) in the 27 countries which are currently members of the European Union, subject to Newton achieving minimum sales of at least 100 Systems per year, beginning in the second year of the Agreement. Pursuant to the Agreement, we were entitled to a royalty equal to 20% of the gross sale price of each System sold by Newton. We authorized Newton to manufacture our Systems under a strict licensing agreement with a Dutch foundry and machine shop, Autonational BV, based in Ijlst, Netherlands, and capable of producing hundreds of units per year. Of the 27 European Union nations, we focused initially on the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the Scandinavian countries.

Despite our initial optimism, the PowerVerde driver (motor) failed to demonstrate sufficient capacity for the uninterrupted hours of operation required for commercial performance. Due to the ongoing technical problems, Newton did not sell any of our Systems and, in August 2014, Newton terminated the License Agreement.

We have addressed the pending technical issues, and we believe that by year end 2016 we will be able to deliver a commercial device capable of operation for 25,000 hours (almost three years) without major mechanical failure. There can be no assurance, however, that these technical issues will be resolved or that any of our Systems will ever be commercially viable.


In November 2011, we entered into a binding letter of intent for the acquisition of all of the membership interests in Cornerstone Conservation Group LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona (“Cornerstone”). The acquisition was consummated pursuant to a definitive agreement executed in March 2012. Cornerstone’s main asset is its proprietary Combined Cooling, Heating and Power (“CCHP”) technology, which utilizes waste heat from commercial and residential heating, ventilation air conditioning and refrigeration (“HVACR”) systems. Cornerstone also has substantial experience and technology relating to geothermal or ground source heat pumps.

 

As consideration for the Cornerstone acquisition, we issued (i) a total of 2,250,000 restricted shares of our common stock to Cornerstone���sCornerstone’s members, Bryce Johnson (“Johnson”), Paul Kelly (“Kelly”) and Vincent Hils (“Hils”) in the amounts of 1,575,000, 337,500 and 337,500 shares, respectively, (ii) 10,000 restricted shares to a Cornerstone employee, and (iii) three-yearthree year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares each to Johnson and Kelly at exercise prices of $2.00-$4.00$2.00 and $4.00 per share. In November 2011, Johnson joined our Board of Directors, and in January 2012 we moved our operations to a facility in Scottsdale, Arizona, owned by Johnson. See “Item 2 - Properties.” Johnson also became our chief operating officer in January 2012. Johnson resigned from his officer and director positions in March 2013. As a result of Johnson’s resignation, Management decided to impair the goodwill entirely as of December 31, 2012. We continue to operate our laboratory and test the Liberator within Mr. Johnson’s facility, where several infrastructure upgrades have been completed. There can be no assurance that our good relationship with Mr. Johnson regarding use of his facility will continue. See Item 2 “Properties.”

 

We believe that Cornerstone’s technology is complementary to PowerVerde’s platform and existing markets – mainly through the conversion of thermal energy into electric power generation. While we believe that the Cornerstone acquisition brings substantial opportunities for synergy, there can be no assurance that the acquisition will prove successful.

 

Certain of our non-combustion expanders are fueled by heat (waste heat), via an ORC related system, and create a pressure source powering the PowerVerde expander/generator while emitting zero carbon emissions or waste stream byproducts. The other PowerVerde system, designed to operate on wellhead or natural gas pipeline infrastructure, lacks the ORC component, but includes a pressure cycle known as the Wet Steam Cycle (WSC) using our licensed planetary-style expander. This latter system uses wasted latent energy (pressure) inherent in “city gate” letdowns or wellheads as its pressure source.


Our focusORC system requires:

A heat source (solar, waste heat, geothermal or bio-mass);
An organic rankine cycle (ORC) or WSC style system to convert heat into pressure;
PowerVerde expander to convert the pressure into horsepower; and
A generator to convert the horsepower into electricity.

Our WSC system requires:

a pressure source such as gas wellhead;
a planetary expander: and
an off-the-shelf commodity boiler to create heated steam.

We have built and tested the 25/50kW ORC systems, and we believe that the overall design meets or exceeds performance metrics when compared to the industry at large. We have, however, remained challenged with our inability to thus far generate the continuous hours of operation that we believe necessary for commercial quality expectations. We continue to work toward our goal of a system capable of 20,000 hours (almost three years) of continuous operation. Meanwhile, we believe that we have made great strides in the remainderevolution of 2016 is to commercialize our waste heat powerenergy systems, and we continue to pursue opportunities for the commercialization of our Systems. There can be no assurance, however, that our ongoing technical issues will be resolved or that any of our Systems will ever be commercially viable.

PowerVerde has responded to its difficulties in producing commercially viable systems by focusing on expanders for non-traditional sources such as high temperature/high pressure applications, including supercritical or near supercritical conditions. Within this field of interest PowerVerde designed and patented a unique wet steam cycle (WSC) process that uses steam instead of refrigerants but at conditions well beyond that offered by commercially available systems.

In late 2017, PowerVerde was introduced to a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation commonly referred to as the “Reinventing the Toilet Project”. The foundation is focused on global sanitation improvements. One of the foundation-supported projects, ongoing for the past six years, involves a technology being developed at Duke University. This technology consists mainly of a chemical reaction called supercritical water oxidation (SCWO). The concept requires a unique reactor or bioreactor that converts organic matter such as fecal sludge into pathogen-free water and mineral ash. This bioreactor, utilizing compressors and pumps, is energy intensive. However, the reaction itself is exothermic, meaning it gives off heat during the reaction. The caloric value (heat content) of the fecal sludge is the source of this heat release. If this heat release is captured and converted into electricity the bioreactor’s parasitic energy requirements may be offset or eliminated or may even result in net electricity produced. In the latter example the bioreactor, designed for processing municipal fecal sludge, becomes an electrical-generating machine producing free electricity as a byproduct.


After a highly competitive global search, as we announced in April 2018, PowerVerde was selected by Duke to develop the residual heat-to-power system to work in conjunction with the bioreactor. We have begun the engineering and design process. Our selection was likely influenced by our Phoenixfocus on high temperature and pressure expanders and consistent with our WSC design. We believe that developing applications for the underserved high temperature/pressure market is our best pathway to profitability. We believe the SCWO application is an excellent fit for our new product goal of providing expanders and systems capable of operating at elevated operating conditions where competition is limited.

To maintain our focus of designing small energy systems, typically under 500 kilowatts and usually utilizing non-turbine expanders, we have made a decision to transition into a specialty engineering company. Our focus is now directed on applications where our ability to design and operate at elevated conditions gives us a substantial competitive edge. We believe that price points are less important when necessity meets reality, or where resources and options are scarce. As such PowerVerde has partnered with 374Water, a newly formed for-profit corporation, spun out of Duke University, hoping to revolutionize the way municipal fecal sludge is processed. 374 Celsius is the temperature at which water becomes supercritical, hence the name 374Water. In its supercritical state water becomes a dense gas. PowerVerde is currently designing expanders capable of working at near supercritical conditions involving high temperature and pressure for this project. We have agreed in principle with 374Water on an initial budget of approximately $500,000 for the first stage of this collaboration. 374Water is currently seeking to raise private equity capital.

On November 6, 2019, PowerVerde and 374Water entered into a memorandum of understanding (the “MOU”) regarding the strategic relationship between the parties whereby they intend for PowerVerde to provide the complete heat recovery system, including an advanced expander, for 374Water’s SCWO system. The MOU was conditioned upon 374Water raising sufficient equity capital by March 31, 2020; however, the deadline has been extended by the parties to December 31, 2020. Part of the contemplated funding will be used to purchase two nominal 60 kW expanders from PowerVerde at a price to be agreed upon, which is expected to be approximately $500,000. In addition, upon closing of the financing, 374Water will issue equity to PowerVerde in the form of restricted stock and stock options. There can be no assurance that 374Water will timely raise the required funding or that the contemplated transactions will close or be profitable for PowerVerde. If we do not receive the 374Water order as expected, our business and financial condition will be materially adversely affected, as we do not have any alternatives for generating material revenues in the near future.

On April 15, 2017, the Company entered into an assembly agreement with Liberty Plugins, Inc. (“Liberty”) to assemble Liberty’s Hydra electronic vehicle charging systems and ship completed Hydras to Liberty’s facility in Santa Barbara, California (the “Liberty Agreement”). Liberty has agreed to pay $1,000 for eventual commercial deployment.the first 10 Hydras assembled in a month, $750 per Hydra for the next 10 Hydras assembled per month and $500 per Hydra for each Hydra assembled above 20 per month. The Company has never assembled/shipped more than 10 Hydras in any month and does not expect to do so in the future. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has built and shipped 65 Hydras. We planreceived revenue of $24,000 under the Liberty Agreement in 2019 and $31,000 in 2018.

Our main source of funding, the Biotech IP license contract, expired in March 2018. We received our final installment of Biotech IP revenue in the second quarter of 2018, based on royalties accrued in the first quarter of 2018 in the amount of $159,094. Going forward, unless and until we are able to completesuccessfully commercialize our developmentSystems and testing by mid-year 2016 andgenerate positive cash flow from operations, through the 374Water project or otherwise, we will have a market-ready system by year end; however, thereto rely on privately-raised equity and/or debt capital to fund our operations. There can be no assurance that we will meet this timetable or ever have a market-ready system. We continue discussions with certain manufacturers of integrated components and service providers inbe able to raise the oil/natural gas industries, methane plants, as well as with electric utility companies and government entities. There can be no assurance that any manufacturing, distribution or marketing agreements will be successfully consummated or executed or thatnecessary capital on commercially reasonable terms. If we are unable to do so, we will ever achieve material sales.have to cease operations.

 


Employees

 

We currently have one full-time employee: Mark Prinz based in Scottsdale, Arizona. MarkMr. Prinz was hired in 2011. Our chief engineer, Hank Leibowitz, was hired pursuant to a part-time consulting agreement in October 2012. Mr. Leibowitz has been designated our chief design engineer.

 

Patents

 

Messrs. Barker and Konrad together obtained U.S. Patent No. 6,840,151 for a “push-push type fluid pressure actuated motor,” which was issued on January 11, 2005. On June 6, 2007, Messrs. Barker and Konrad and the Company’s predecessor, PowerVerde, LLC, permanently and exclusively assigned to PowerVerde all rights to the patent and the other intellectual property relating to the PowerVerde systems. On July 16, 2008, Messrs. Barker and Konrad filed U.S. Patent application No. 61/081,298 for a “system to produce electricity using waste energy in natural gas pipelines.” This application was assigned to the Company; however, it was abandoned in 2009 because we decided to replace it with a new and improved provisional patent application regarding the natural gas pipeline technology. Mr. Barker filed on behalf of PowerVerde a new provisional patent application regarding this technology on April 7, 2010. On October 17, 2008, Mr. Konrad and Mr. Brian K. Gray filed U.S. Patent application No. 12/253,580 for a “low temperature organic rankine cycle system.” This application was assigned to the Company. There can be no assurance that these patents will be issued or maintained.

 


In late 2010, we began filing several provisional patents covering our new organic pressure-driven cycle technology. In January 2011, we hired the inventor of this technology, Keith Johnson, as a specialist in advanced pressure-driven systems. He has assigned to PowerVerde his patent application in this field, U.S. Patent Application 61/424,249 filed on December 17, 2010. There can be no assurance that these patents will be issued or maintained.

 

Pursuant to the Cornerstone acquisition, we acquired all rights to U.S. Patent Application No. 12,749,416 filed on March 29, 2010, entitled “Solar Photovoltaic Closed Fluid Loop Evaporation Tower.” This application was filed by Bryce Johnson as inventor and assigned to Cornerstone in connection with the acquisition. There can be no assurance that this patent will be issued or maintained.

 

On June 25, 2015, our consultant Hank Leibowitz assigned to PowerVerde his U.S. Patent Application No. 62/172,616, issuedfiled on June 8, 2015 for a“a system and method using high temperature sources [such as gas well flaring] in Rankine cycle power systems.” There can be no assurance that this patent, which we expect to use in connection with our WSC system, will be issued or maintained. We have agreed to pay Mr. Leibowitz a 2% royalty for any and all revenues of products and/or project sales by us based on this patent.

 

We expect to file additional patent applications pertaining to our advanced organic pressure driven cycle later in 2016. There can be no assurances that we will be able to do so or that any patents will be issued based on these applications.

Product Description

The 2007 advanced generation PowerVerde motor, with its related organic rankine cycle (ORC) system, produced 10kW of net power. Our subsequent larger 25/50kW waste heat/solar design was a next generation system. This system was designed to be installed in single- or multiple-stacked units for businesses, factories, or any waste heat or solar application such as schools, hospitals, ships and other users of electric power. These non-combustion motors are fueled by heat (waste heat), via an ORC related system, and create a pressure source powering the PowerVerde motor/generator while emitting zero carbon emissions or waste stream byproducts. The other PowerVerde system was designed to operate on wellhead or natural gas pipeline infrastructure and lacks the ORC component, but uses wasted latent energy (pressure) inherent in “city gate” letdowns or wellheads as its pressure source. This project (well head or natural gas pipeline applications) has been suspended so that we can focus exclusively on waste heat applications. To this end we anticipate and have designed systems that will be scaled even larger in the future.

Our ORC system requires:

A heat source (solar, waste heat, geothermal or bio-mass);
An organic rankine cycle (ORC) or organic pressure driven cycle (OPDC) style system to convert heat into pressure;
PowerVerde motor to convert the pressure into horsepower; and
A generator to convert the horsepower into electricity.


We have built and tested the 25/50kW ORC systems, and we believe that the overall design meets or exceeds performance metrics when compared to the industry at large. We have, however, remained challenged with our inability to thus far generate the continuous hours of operation that we believe necessary for commercial quality expectations. We continue to work toward our goal of a system capable of 25,000 hours (almost three years) of continuous operation. Meanwhile, we believe that we have made great strides in the evolution of the Liberator waste heat energy system and expect to achieve a successful test by year end 2016. There can be no assurance, however, that our ongoing technical issues will be resolved or that any of our Systems will ever be commercially viable.

Government Regulations and Incentives

 

We believe that the time may be right for the PowerVerde systems. Regulatory proposals to limit greenhouse gases areremain under consideration, particularly in Europe. One such measure would be a carbon tax placed on fuels in proportion to their carbon content. Another would be a tax on oil. Yet another would be a “cap and trade” system. All of these would drive up the price of electricity from fossil fuel sources, yet have no impact on carbon-free renewable sources such as those offered by us; however, due to the weak economyeconomic conditions in the United States and Europe and strong political opposition, in particular from the current US presidential administration, there can be no assurance that any of these measures will be implemented.

 


Governments, utilities, businesses, and consumers alike are acutely aware of the negative effects of pollution and use of fossil fuels. Fossil fuel-based emissions contribute to serious health and environmental conditions such as acid rain, particulate pollution, nitrogen deposition, and global climate change. Consequently, government agencies in the United States and Europe at the national, state/provincial and local levels have implemented and proposed various economic incentives in the form of tax credits, rebates, deductions, accelerated depreciation and other subsidies designed to enhance the use of energy-efficient and clean power sources. We believe that these incentives will have a substantial positive impact on demand for the PowerVerde systems; however, there can be no assurance that, even with these incentives, our systems will be economically competitive or that the incentives will continue to be available.

 

We have applied and continue to apply for federal grants, loans and/or other programs designed to assist development of renewable “green” energy sources, and we have previously retained specialized consultants to assist in this endeavor; however, we have not been successful in these ongoing efforts, and there can be no assurance that we will ever receive any governmental assistance.

 

Competition

 

We face substantial competition from numerous other companies, most of whom have financial and other resources substantially greater than ours. Our competition is worldwide, ranging from solo inventors and small businesses all the way to major utility companies and multinational corporations, all of whom are attempting to design, develop and market clean and efficient methods for the generation and delivery of electricity. This competition is expected to increase due to pressures arising from high prices of fossil fuels, environmental concerns and the increased availability of governmental incentives and subsidies. These competitors may prove more successful in offering similar products and/or may offer alternative products which prove superior in performance and/or more popular with potential customers than our products. Our ability to commercialize our products and grow and achieve profitability in accordance with our business plan will depend on our ability to satisfy our customers and withstand increasing competition by providing high-quality products at reasonable prices. We also face substantial competition from sustained low prices for oil and natural gas. There can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve or maintain a successful competitive position.

 


Where You Can Find Additional Information

 

The Company is subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. The Company files with, or furnishes to, the SEC quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports and will furnish its proxy statement. These filings are available free of charge on the Company’s website,http://www.powerverdeenergy.com shortly after they are filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.

 

The SEC maintains an Internet website,http://www.sec.gov, that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers.

 

Risks Related to General Economic Conditions

 

The current generalOur financial condition and results of operations may be negatively affected by public health crises such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Severe financial market and economic and market conditionsdisruptions may occur in response to public health epidemics, and the volatilityU.S. and disruptionglobal economies are suffering huge negative impacts as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The rapid spread of the coronavirus, and the fear associated with this pandemic, along with the negative impact on economic growth and financial markets generally, may have a material adverse effect on the demand for our systems in the financialU.S. and capital markets has impacted usabroad. If our customers and/or sources of financing are materially adversely affected by the pandemic and could materially and adversely affect our business and financial results in future periods.

The United States economy continues to suffer from unfavorablethe accompanying economic conditions, including a weak recovery from a severe recession in the general economy, accompanied by large federal and state budget deficits and an increasing national debt. These negative conditions could persist or become even worse. These poor economic conditions continue to make it very difficult for us to raise the capital we need to complete the development and testing of our products so that we can begin sales. In the event that we are able to begin sales of our products, poor economic conditions may adversely affect our business andcrisis, our financial condition and results of operations by extendingcould be materially adversely affected. Moreover, our operations and productivity could be negatively affected if our employees or agents are quarantined as the lengthresult of exposure to coronavirus or another contagious illness. The extent to which the coronavirus crisis impacts us will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain at this time and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the sales cyclecoronavirus, its economic and causing potential customers to delay, defer or decline to make purchases of our products due to limitations on their capital expendituressocial impact and the adverse effects ofmeasures taken to contain or treat the economy and the credit markets on them.coronavirus, among others.

 


The weak economy is projected by many economic experts to continue or deteriorate further throughout 2016 or longer. These conditions may make it extremely difficult for our customers, our vendors and us to accurately forecast and plan future business activities. We cannot predict the timing, strength or duration of this current weak economy or of a subsequent stronger economic recovery, or the effects thereof on our customers and our markets. Our results of operations may be negatively impactedIncreases in future periods and experience substantial fluctuations from period to period as a consequence of these factors, and such conditions and other factors affecting capital spending may affect the timing of orders from major customers. These factors could adversely affect our ability to meet our capital requirements, support our working capital requirements and growth objectives, maintain our existing or secure new financing arrangements, or otherwise materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

An increase in interest rates or lending rates, or tightening of the supply of capital in the volatile global financial markets, could make it difficult for end-users to finance the cost of a PowerVerde system and could reduce the demand for our products and/or lead to a reduction in the average selling price for our products.

 

We believe that, in the event that we are able to commercialize our products, many of our end-users will depend on debt financing to fund the initial capital expenditure required to purchase and install a PowerVerde system. As a result, an increaseincreases in interest rates or lending rates could make it difficult for our end-users to secure the financing necessary to purchase and install PowerVerde systems on favorable terms, or at all and thus lower demand and reduce our net sales. Due to the overall economic outlook, our end-users may change their decision or change the timing of their decision to purchase and install PowerVerde systems. In addition, we believe that a significant percentage of our end-users will install PowerVerde systems as an investment, funding the initial capital expenditure through a combination of equity and debt. An increase in interest rates and/or lending rates could lower an investor’s return on investment in PowerVerde systems, or make alternative investments more attractive relative to PowerVerde systems, and, in each case, could cause these end-users to seek alternative investments. A reduction in the supply of project debt financing or equity investments could reduce the number of our projects that receive financing and thus lower demand for PowerVerde systems.

 


Reduced growth in or the reduction, elimination or expiration of government subsidies, economic incentives and other support for renewable energy-sourced electricity applications could reduce demand for our systems.

 

Reduced growth in or the reduction, elimination or expiration of government subsidies, economic incentives and other support for renewable-sourced electricity may result in the diminished competitiveness of our systems relative to conventional and non-renewable sources of energy, and could materially and adversely affect our business.

 

Electric utility companies or generators of electricity from fossil fuels or other renewable energy sources could also lobby for a change in the relevant legislation in their markets to protect their revenue streams. Reduced growth in or the reduction, elimination or expiration of government subsidies and economic incentives for renewable electricity generation applications, especially those in our target markets, could impede our sales efforts and materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Existing regulations and policies and changes to these regulations and policies may present technical, regulatory and economic barriers to the purchase and use of our renewable electricity generation systems, which may significantly reduce demand for our systems.

 

The market for electricity generation products is heavily influenced by foreign, federal, state and local government regulations and policies concerning the electric utility industry, as well as policies promulgated by electric utilities. These regulations and policies often relate to electricity pricing and technical interconnection of customer-owned electricity generation. In the United States and in a number of other countries, these regulations and policies have been modified in the past and may be modified again in the future. These regulations and policies could deter end-user purchases of our systems. The current US presidential administration is generally skeptical of government support for the alternative energy industry, and this policy change from the prior administration may materially adversely affect our business.

 


We anticipate that our systems and their installation will be subject to oversight and regulation in accordance with national and local ordinances relating to building codes, safety, environmental protection, utility interconnection and metering and related matters. It is difficult to track the requirements of individual states and design equipment to comply with the varying standards. Any new government regulations or utility policies pertaining to our systems may result in significant additional expenses to us and our potential customers and, as a result, could cause a significant reduction in demand for our systems.

 

Risks Related to Our Business

 

We need to raise substantial additional capital to fund our business.

 

We will need to raise promptly substantial additional funds. Without such additional funds, we may have to cease operations. We will require substantial additional funding for our contemplated research and development activities, commercialization of our products and ordinary operating expenses. Adequate funds for these purposes may not be available when needed or on terms acceptable to us, especially due to the ongoing weak economy.us. Insufficient funds may require us to delay or scale back our activities or to cease operations. Our sole source of material revenues ishas been Biotech IP licensing fees. Our license agreement expired in March 2018, when the underlying patents expired, and our final royalty payment, for royalties accrued in the first quarter of 2018, was received in the second quarter of 2018.

 


We face substantial competition in our industry, and we may be unable to attract customers and maintain a viable business.

 

We face substantial competition from numerous other companies, most of whom have financial and other resources substantially greater than ours. Our competition is worldwide, ranging from solo inventors and small businesses all the way to major utility companies and multinational corporations, all of whom are attempting to design, develop and market clean and efficient methods for the generation and delivery of electricity. This competition is expected to increase due to pressures arising from high prices of fossil fuels, environmental concerns and the availability of governmental incentives and subsidies. These competitors may prove more successful in offering similar products and/or may offer alternative products which prove superior in performance and/or more popular with potential customers than our products. Our ability to commercialize our products and grow and achieve profitability in accordance with our business plan will depend on our ability to satisfy our customers and withstand increasing competition by providing high-quality products at reasonable prices. There can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve or maintain a successful competitive position.

 

Our success is dependent on the services of our key management and personnel.

 

Our success will depend in large part upon the skill and efforts of our key personnel hired or who may be hired, including our chief engineer, Hank Leibowitz, and our system specialist, Mark Prinz. Loss of any such personnel, whether due to resignation, death, and disability or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, Mr. Leibowitz does not intend to work for PowerVerde on a full-time basis, as he has substantial other business activities. He intends to dedicate the time he deems appropriate to meet PowerVerde’s needs; however, there can be no assurance that he will be willing or able to dedicate such time and attention as would maximize PowerVerde’s chances for success.

 


We have a limited operating history.

 

We have only a limited operating history. We have yet to generate any material revenues from our systems, as we have sold only one system, in a discounted 2011 sale to Newton,a former European distributor, and the commercial value of our products is uncertain. There can be no assurance that we will ever be profitable. Further, we are subject to all the risks inherent in a new business including, but not limited to: intense competition; lack of sufficient capital; loss of protection of proprietary technology and trade secrets; difficulties in commercializing its products, managing growth and hiring and retaining key employees; adverse changes in costs and general business and economic conditions; and the need to achieve product acceptance, to enter and develop new markets and to develop and maintain successful relationships with customers, third party suppliers and contractors.

 

We may have difficulty in protecting our intellectual property and may incur substantial costs to defend ourselves in patent infringement litigation.

 

We rely primarily on a combination of trade secrets, patents, copyright and trademark laws, and confidentiality procedures to protect our proprietary technology, which is our principal asset.

 

Our ability to compete effectively will depend to a large extent on our success in protecting our proprietary technology, both in the United States and abroad. There can be no assurance that (i) any patents that we have applied or apply for will be issued, (ii) any patents issued, including our existing U.S. Patent No. 6,840,151, on which our current products are based, will not be challenged, invalidated, or circumvented, (iii) that we will have the financial resources to enforce our patents or (iv) the patent rights granted will provide any competitive advantage. We could incur substantial costs in defending any patent infringement suits or in asserting our patent rights, including those granted by third parties, and we might not be able to afford such expenditures.

 


We have limited protection over our trade secrets and know-how.

 

Although we have entered into confidentiality and invention agreements with our key personnel, there can be no assurance that these agreements will be honored or that we will be able to protect our rights to our non-patented trade secrets and know-how effectively. There can be no assurance that competitors will not independently develop substantially equivalent or superior proprietary information and techniques or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets and know-how.

 

We may be unable to obtain required licenses from third-parties for product development.

 

We may be required to obtain licenses to patents or other proprietary rights from third parties. If we do not obtain required licenses, we could encounter delays in product development or find that the development, manufacture or sale of products requiring these licenses could be prevented.

 

The reduction, elimination or unavailability of contemplated government incentives may force our business plan to be changed and may materially adversely affect our business.

 

Our business plan relies to a significant extent on the availability of substantial federal, state and local governmental incentives for the development, production and purchase of energy-saving, environmentally-friendly products such as our systems. These incentives include, among others, tax deductions, tax credits, rebates, accelerated depreciation and government loans, grants and other subsidies. There can be no assurance that some or all of these incentives will not be substantially reduced or eliminated, nor can there be any assurance that any currently proposed incentives will actually take effect. Similarly, we have never received, and there can be no assurance that we will ever receive, any government loans, grants or other subsidies.

 


Lower energy prices may hinder our ability to attract customers and become profitable.

 

Our products are energy-efficient electric generators which compete primarily with conventional fossil fuel-generated electricity produced and delivered by conventional utility companies. The significant decreases in the prices of oil and natural gas since mid-2014in recent years, and in particular the sharp drop in these prices in early 2020, have materially adversely affected our competitive position. If sustained, these lower fossil fuel prices and the corresponding lower cost of fossil fuel-generated electricity could materially adversely affect our business.

 

We may be unable to purchase materials and parts on commercially reasonable terms from suppliers.

 

If we are able to commercialize our systems, our success will depend to a large extent on our ability to obtain a reliable supply of materials and parts from our suppliers on commercially reasonable terms. This may not prove possible due to competition, inflation, shortages, international crises, adverse economic and political conditions and business failures of suppliers or other reasons.

 

Our insurance may not provide adequate coverage.

 

Although we maintain general and product liability, property and commercial crime insurance coverage which we consider prudent, there can be no assurance that such insurance will prove adequate in the event of actual casualty losses or broader calamities such as terrorist attacks, earthquakes, financial crises, economic depressions or other catastrophic events, which are either uninsurable or not economically insurable. Any such losses could have a material adverse effect on PowerVerde.

 


We may be unable to obtain or maintain insurance for our commercial products.

 

The design, development and manufacture of our products involve an inherent risk of product liability claims and associated adverse publicity. There can be no assurance we will be able to maintain insurance for any of our proposed commercial products. Such insurance is expensive, difficult to obtain and may not be available in the future on acceptable terms or at all. We are also exposed to product liability claims in the event the use of our proposed products result in injury.

 

Risks Related to Our Common Stock; Liquidity Risks

 

Our stock price is highly volatile.

 

The market prices for securities of emerging and development stage companies such as ours have historically been highly volatile, and our limited history has reflected this volatility. Difficulty in raising capital as well as future announcements concerning us or our competitors, including the results of testing, technological innovations or new commercial products, government regulations, developments concerning proprietary rights, litigation or public concern as to safety of potential products developed by us or others, may have a significant adverse impact on the market price of our stock.

 

We do not pay dividends on our common stock, and we have no intention to do so in the future.

 

For the near-term, we intend to retain remaining future earnings, if any, to finance our operations and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends with respect to our common stock.

 


There has been limited trading in our stock.

 

Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTCBB under the symbol “PWVI.” Since our February 2008 Merger with our predecessor Vyrex Corporation, our stock has been thinly traded, and no assurance can be given as to when, if ever, an active trading market will develop or, if developed, that it will be sustained. As a result, investors may be unable to sell their shares of our common stock at a fair price, if at all.

 

We may issue additional shares of our stock which may dilute the value of our stock.

 

Shares which we issue pursuant to private placements generally may be sold in the public market after they have been held for six months, pursuant to Rule 144. The sale or availability for sale of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market under Rule 144 or otherwise could materially adversely affect the prevailing market prices of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of our equity securities.

 

We may issue shares of preferred stock that could defer a change of control or dilute the interests of holders of our common stock shareholders.

 

Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The Board of Directors has the power to establish the dividend rates, liquidation preferences, voting rights, redemption and conversion terms and privileges with respect to any series of preferred stock. The issuance of any series of preferred stock having rights superior to those of the common stock may result in a decrease in the value or market price of the common stock and further, they could be used by the Board of Directors as a device to prevent a change in control favorable to the Company. Holders of preferred stock to be issued in the future may have the right to receive dividends and certain preferences in liquidation and conversion rights. The issuance of such preferred stock could make the possible takeover of the Company or the removal of management of the Company more difficult, and adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holder of the common stock, or depress the market price of the common stock.

 


Our common stock is covered by SEC “penny stock” rules which may make it more difficult for you to sell or dispose of our common stock.

 

Since we have net tangible assets of less than $1,000,000, transactions in our securities are subject to Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act which imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors” (generally, individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual incomes exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 together with their spouses). For transactions covered by this Rule, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the sale. Consequently, this Rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities, and may affect the ability of shareholders to sell any of our securities in the secondary market.

 

The Commission has adopted regulations which generally define a “penny stock” to be any non-NASDAQ equity security of a small company that has a market price (as therein defined) less than $5.00 per share, or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share subject to certain exceptions, and which is not traded on any exchange or quoted on NASDAQ. For any transaction by broker-dealers involving a penny stock (unless exempt), the rules require delivery, prior to a transaction in a penny stock, of a risk disclosure document relating to the penny stock market. Disclosure is also required to be made about compensation payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities. Finally, monthly statements are required to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in an account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.

 


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Prospective investors are cautioned that the statements in this Report that are not descriptions of historical facts may be forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. This Report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our management as well as on assumptions made by and information currently available to us as of the date of this Report. When used in this Report, the words “plan,” “will,” “may,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “project” and similar expressions, as they relate to PowerVerde, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Although PowerVerde believes these statements are reasonable, actual actions, operations and results could differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of the risk factors included in this Report or other factors. We must caution, however, that this list of factors may not be exhaustive and that these or other factors, many of which are outside of our control, could have a material adverse effect on PowerVerde and our ability to achieve our objectives. All forward-looking statements attributable to PowerVerde or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth above.

 

ITEM 1B.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

 

None.

 


ITEM 2.PROPERTIES.

 

We do not own any real property. On January 1, 2012 our Board of Directors agreed to end the rental agreement with ARD and moved our operations to a 5,000 foot facility owned by our then-director and chief operating officer Bryce Johnson (who resigned in March 2013), located at 7595 E. Gray Rd., Scottsdale, Arizona. We believe that thethis facility will be adequate to satisfy our needs for at least the next year. From March 2012 to June 2013, we used the facility for a fee of $700 per month, which covered overhead costs. Since July 2013, this fee has not been charged. We believe that our relationship with Mr. Johnson, who remains a major PowerVerde shareholder, is good, and we believe that this good relationship will continue and allow us to use the facility on current terms for at least the next year; however, there can be no assurance that this will be the case as we do not have a signed lease.

 

ITEM 3.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

On November 2, 2012, Keith Johnson, our former Chief Technical Officer, filed suit against our operating subsidiary PowerVerde Systems, Inc., in Maricopa County, Arizona, Superior Court. The suit included claims for breach of his employment agreement, for back pay and related claims. Mr. Johnson, whose salary was $12,500 per month, sought back pay of $37,500, reimbursement of expenses totaling approximately $5,012 and other unspecified damages. We believe that Mr. Johnson voluntarily terminated his employment in accordance with the agreement and that he has been paid in full. In an abundance of caution, we also gave Mr. Johnson 30 days’ notice of termination without cause pursuant to the employment agreement, with this notice to be effective only if the Court determines that his employment was not previously terminated by him. Mr. Johnson ceased working for the Company in early September 2012.None.

 

In May 2014, the case was settled pursuant to our agreement to pay Mr. Johnson $30,088, with $5,088 due upon execution of the settlement agreement plus an additional $25,000 payable in installments of $12,500 each in July and August 2014. All of the settlement payments have been made, and the case is concluded.

ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

NotapplicableNot applicable.

 

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PART II

 

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

 

Our common stock trades on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) under the symbol “PWVI.” The over-the-counter market quotations provided below reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-ups, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions. The following table sets forth the range of high and low sales prices on the OTCBB for the periods indicated.

 

Period Beginning  Period Ending  High Low
January 1, 2014  March 31, 2014  $.24  $.08 
April 1, 2014  June 30, 2014  $.24  $.17 
July 1, 2014  September 30, 2014  $.18  $.09 
October 1, 2014  December 31, 2014  $.20  $.10 
January 1, 2015  March 31, 2015  $.50  $.13 
April 1, 2015  June 30, 2015  $.40  $.15 
July 1, 2015  September 30, 2015  $.18  $.10 
October 1, 2015  December 31, 2015  $.14  $.08 
January 1, 2016  March 30, 2016  $.25  $.12 
Period Beginning Period Ending High Low
January 1, 2018  March 31, 2018  $0.18  $0.07 
April 1, 2018  June 30, 2019  $0.15  $0.11 
July 1, 2018  September 30, 2018  $0.14  $0.11 
October 1, 2018  December 31, 2018  $0.11  $0.01 
January 1, 2019  March 31, 2019  $0.94  $0.05 
April 1, 2019  June 30, 2019  $0.15  $0.08 
July 1, 2019  September 30, 2019  $0.15  $0.08 
October 1, 2019  December 31, 2019  $0.18  $0.00 
January 1, 2020  March 31, 2020  $0.25  $0.08 
April 1, 2020  April 9, 2020  $0.24  $0.19 

   

Dividends

 

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock, nor do we intend to declare or pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Subject to the limitations described below, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive only such dividends (cash or otherwise) as may (or may not) be declared by our Board of Directors.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

All of PowerVerde’s sales of unregistered securities since inception have been made pursuant to private offerings to accredited investors. The sales set forth below were made pursuant to an exemption from registration requirements under Regulation D and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Except as otherwise noted below, no placement agent fees or commissions were paid on these offerings, and net proceeds were used for working capital.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2012, we sold $325,000 principal amount of two-year Series A Secured Promissory Notes to accredited investors. At closing, we issued to each investor a three-year warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at an exercise price of $.41 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the Notes, on December 1, 2013, we were obligated to issue an additional three-year warrant (covering the same number of shares as the initial warrant) to each investor at an exercise price equal to $.21 per share (the average price of the common stock during the 10 trading days prior to December 1, 2013).

 

Each Note investor receivesreceived simple interest at the rate of 10% per annum based on a 365-day year and actual days elapsed in the period for which such interest is payable. Accrued interest was payable semi-annually on June 30, 2013, December 31, 2013, June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2014. The entire principal balance of the Notes, together with all unpaid interest accrued thereon, was due and payable on December 31, 2014. The Notes arewere collateralized by our Biotech license fee revenues. We agreed to pay a $25,000 fee to the placement agent, Martinez-Ayme Securities, Inc. (“MAS”); however, in December 2013, this receivable was assigned by MAS to our Director and Chief Executive Officer Richard Davis and the amount due was reduced to $20,000 in exchange for payment to Mr. Davis of $4,000, which was paid in 2014. See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 


In the first quarter of 2013, we sold an additional $75,000 principal amount of Series A Secured Promissory Notes. In connection with these Notes, we issued warrants to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock concurrent with issuance of the Notes and we issued warrants to purchase an additional 75,000 shares in December 2013 at an exercise price equal to $.21 per share (the average price of the common stock during the 10 trading days prior to December 1, 2013).

 

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Note Holders agreed to extend the maturity date of the Note principal balance to December 31, 2016. In connection with the Note extension, we revised the terms of the original warrants issued December 31, 2012, extending the expiration date from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2017 and the exercise price was reduced from $0.41 per share to $0.39 per share. We also revised the terms of the additional warrants to extend the expiration date to December 31, 2018, and the exercise price was reduced from $.21 per share to $0.17 per share.

 

In the first quarter of 2014, we raised gross proceeds2017, the Note Holders agreed to extend the maturity date of $240,000 through private placement of 2,400,000 unregistered shares of common stockthe Notes to accredited investors at $.10 per share.

In the second quarter of 2014, we raised gross proceeds of $75,000 through private placement of 750,000 unregistered shares of common stock to accredited investors at $.10 per share. We paid a 10% placement agent fee to MAS for this offering.

InSeptember 30, 2017, and in the third quarter of 2014,2017 the maturity date was extended to April 30, 2018. In 2017, we raised gross proceedspaid $250,000 in principal on the Notes. The $150,000 balance of the Notes was paid in full in January 2018.

In 2019, we issued convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000 to stockholders in connection with loans in the same amount. The notes are to be paid in one principal payment, along with any unpaid interest by December 31, 2021. Interest is payable semiannually at 10%. The notes were convertible into common stock at a price of $.20 per share through December 31, 2019, and are convertible at $.30 per share from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, and $.40 per share from January 1, 2021, through the maturity date of December 31, 2021.

In December 2019, we issued a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $25,000 to a stockholder in connection with a loan in the same amount. The note is to be paid in one principal payment, along with any unpaid interest by December 31, 2022. Interest is payable semiannually at 10%. The note is convertible into common stock at a price of $.20 per share through December 31, 2020, $.30 per share from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, and $.40 per share from January 1, 2022, through the maturity date of December 31, 2022.

In February 2020, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $100,000 through private placement of 1,000,000 unregistered shares ofto a stockholder in connection with a loan in the same amount. The note is to be paid in one principal payment, along with any unpaid interest by December 31, 2022. Interest is payable semiannually at 10%. The note is convertible into common stock to accredited investors at $.10a price of $.20 per share.share through December 31, 2020, $.30 per share from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, and $.40 per share from January 1, 2022, through the maturity date of December 31, 2022.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

During the years ended December 31, 2015,2019, and 2014,2018, there were no equity securities repurchases by the Company.

 

ITEM 6.SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

 

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

 


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

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere herein.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The consolidated financial statements of PowerVerde, Inc. are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires our management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that effect the amounts reported in the financial statements and related notes. Future events and their effects cannot be determined with absolute certainty. Therefore, the determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgment. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.

 


Revenue Recognition

 

LicensingRevenue from royalties and royalty revenue from royalty agreementsassembly services are unrelated to our planned operations. Royalties are recognized as earned in the Company’s planned operationsperiod the sales to which the royalties relate occur. Manufacturing assembly services are recognized as revenue when the assembled product is recognized in accordance withdelivered to the terms of the specific agreement.customer. Revenues recognized under these agreements amount to 100% of total revenues for the years ended December 31, 20152019 and 2014.2018.

 

Common Stock Purchase Warrants

 

The Company accounts for common stock purchase warrants in accordance with ASC Topic 815- 40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815-40”). Based on the provisions of ASC 815- 40, the Company classifies as equity any contracts that (i) require physical settlement or net-share settlement, or (ii) gives the Company a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in its own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). The Company classifies as assets or liabilities any contracts that (i) require net-cash settlement including a requirement to net cash settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside the control of the Company), or (ii) give the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). All outstanding warrants as of December 31, 20152019 and 2014,2018, were classified as equity.

 

Intellectual Property

 

The Company reviews intangible assets with finite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company uses an estimate of the undiscounted cash flows over the remaining life of its long-lived assets, or related group of assets where applicable, in measuring whether the assets to be held and used will be realizable. In the event of impairment, the Company would discount the future cash flows using its then estimated incremental borrowing rate to estimate the amount of the impairment.

 

Stock-based compensation.

 

We account for stock-based compensation based on ASC Topic 718-Stock Compensation which requires expensing of stock options and other share-based payments based on the fair value of each stock option awarded. The fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model. This model requires management to estimate the expected volatility, expected dividends, and expected term as inputs to the valuation model.

 


Overview

 

From January 1991 until October 2005, the Company devoted substantially all of its efforts and resources to research and development related to its unsuccessful Biotech Business, in particular the study of biological oxidation and antioxidation directed to the development of potential therapeutic products for the treatment of various diseases and conditions. In the most recent years, the Company’s research focused mainly on targeted antioxidant therapeutics and nutraceuticals. The Company is a development stage company, has never generated any substantial revenue from product sales and has relied primarily on equity financing, licensing revenues, and various debt instruments for its working capital. The Company has been unprofitable since its inception.

 


Following the cessation of material Biotech Business operations in October 2005, the Company turned its primary focus to seeking an appropriate merger partner for its public shell. This resulted in the February 2008 Merger with Vyrex. In March 2009, we assigned most of our Biotech intellectual property other than our rights under existing licensing agreements (the “Biotech IP”) to an investor in exchange for his agreement to pay all future expenses relating to the Biotech IP and to pay us 20% of any net proceeds received from future sale and/or licensing of the Biotech IP. We do not expect this arrangement to generate material revenues.

 

Since the Merger, we have focused on the development and testing of our electric power systems, and since 2008 we have focused on their applicability to thermal and formerly natural gas pipeline operations. We have abandoned the pipeline opportunities in terms of focusing on the thermal applications. The Company’s business is subject to significant risks, including the risks inherent in our research and development efforts, uncertainties associated with obtaining and enforcing patents and intense competition. See “Risk Factors.”

 

Except as specifically noted to the contrary, the following discussion relates only to PowerVerde since, as a result of the Merger, the only historical financial statements presented for the Company in periods following the Merger are those of the operating entity, PowerVerde.

 

Results of Operations

 

Years ended December 31, 20152019 and 20142018

 

During 2015, we continued to focus on upgrading the durability and continued operations capability of our Liberator Waste Heat System. We had no revenues in 20152019 other than $529,861$24,000 for assembly revenues under the Liberty Agreement. In 2018, we generated $31,000 in assembly revenues under the Liberty Agreement along with $159,094 in Biotech IP licensing fees,license revenue in the first quarter, representing the final payment under our license agreement. In both years, we had substantial expenses due to our ongoing research and development activities and efforts to commercialize our systems, as well as substantial administrative expenses associated with our status as a 23.6% increase from $428,747 in licensing income for 2014.public company. Our research and development expenses increaseddecreased by $263,794 (72.5%$411,823 (65.3%) in 2015 as2019 compared to 2014,2018, and our general and administrative expenses decreased by $229,425 (45.7%$21,841 (9.1%). The increasedecrease in expenses wasis primarily duetodue to the decrease in stock option issuances of stock options for services.and legal fees. Our net loss decreased by 24.2% in 2019 even though we had no Biotech IP revenue in 2019. Substantial net losses will continue until we are able to successfully commercialize and market our products,systems, as to which there can be no assurance.

 


Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We have financed our operations since inception principally through the sale of debt and equity securities. Also, since 2012from 2012-18 we have received material amounts of Biotech IP licensing fees. As of December 31, 2015,2019, we had a working capital deficit of $288,544 and$63,639 as compared to working capital of $9,788 as of December 31, 2014, we had a2018. Our negative working capital surplus of $78,580. This decrease in working capitalposition is due primarily to the note payablesubstantial administrative expenses associated with our status as a public company and our inability to related parties (issued in 2012) that is due on December 31, 2016.raise significant capital. .

 

During 2015, we received $529,861 inOur Biotech IP licensing fees alone.

Bylicense agreement expired in March 2018 due to the end of 2015, we had spent allexpiration of our $4,736 opening cash balance, so that our year-end cash balance was only $5,601, while our accounts payable and accrued expenses were $41,951. As of the date of this Report,underlying patents. Consequently, we have only enough cashno further material source of revenues. We are generating some revenue by using our employee to finance operations for approximately two months, until approximately May 2016.

provide part-time skilled manufacturing services to a third party under the Liberty Agreement; however, we expect this arrangement to generate no more than $3,000 per month. This arrangement generated revenues of $24,000 in 2019 and $31,000 in 2018. We expect 2016 Biotech IP revenues to exceedgenerate substantial revenue from the 2015 level;374Water/Duke project in 2020 if we receive the expected purchase order; however, there can be no assurance that this revenue level will be achieved. Further, our contract which provides our Biotech IP revenues expires in March 2018, and we will therefore be without a source of working capital at that time unless we can generate material revenues from operations or raise substantial additional capital, as to which there can be no assurance.receive the purchase order.

 


We continue to seek funding from private debtequity and equitydebt investors, as we need to promptly raise substantial additional capital in order to finance our plan of operations. There can be no assurance that we will be able to promptly raise the necessary funds. If we do not promptly raise the necessary funds, we may be forced to cease operations.

 

ITEM 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

 

ITEM 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Company and other information required by this Item are set forth herein in a separate section beginning with the Index to the Financial Statements on page F-1.

 

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

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and President, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 


Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate control over financial reporting. Our internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements.

 

All internal controls over financial reporting, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention of overriding of controls. Therefore, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Further, because of changes in conditions, the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting may vary over time. Because of its inherent limitations, internal controls over financial reporting may also fail to prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.

 


Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015.2019. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control—An Integrated Framework (September 1992). Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2015,2019, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.

 

No Attestation Report

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no significant changes in internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of 20152019 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 9B.OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

 


PART III

 

ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

 

The names of our officers and directors, as well as certain information about them are set forth below:

 

Name Age Position(s)  Held Since Age Position(s) Held Since
         
Richard H. Davis  60  Chief Executive Officer, Director  2008  62 Chief Executive Officer, Director 2008
         
John Hofmann  59  Chief Financial Officer  2011 
Daniel T. Bogar 60 President 2019
   
John L. Hofmann 61 Chief Financial Officer 2011    

 

Richard H. Davis. Mr. Davis joined our Board in February 2008 in connection with the Vyrex Merger, and he became Chief Executive Officer in August 2011. He received a B.S degree in economics from Florida State University in 1982. He joined First Equity Corporation (“First Equity”) in Miami that same year. First Equity operated as a regional full-service brokerage and investment bank. Mr. Davis’ duties included equity deal structure and brokerage-related activities. After First Equity was acquired in 2001, Mr. Davis joined the corporate finance department of William R. Hough & Company (“Hough”), where he continued structuring equity finance and private acquisitions. Hough was acquired in 2004 by RBC Dain Rauscher (“Dain”), a global investment banking firm. Dain consolidated Hough’s corporate finance activities into its New York offices. Mr. Davis elected to remain in Miami and joined Martinez-Ayme Securities, assuming the newly-created position of managing director of corporate finance.

 

Daniel T. Bogar. Mr. Bogar is an executive with decades of experience in managing, growing and financing companies. From 1987-2000 he served in various management positions with Cellstar Corporation, a pioneer provider of cellular telephone service, in Miami, Florida, and Mexico City, Mexico. In his last position with Cellstar, Mr. Bogar served as President of the Americas region from 1999-2000. From 2000-2009, he served as Managing Director of Stanford Group Holdings (“Stanford”), a wealth management firm based in Houston, Texas. Mr. Bogar served as President/COO of American Green Technology, Inc./Vida Shield (“AGT”), a South Bend, Indiana manufacturer of LED industrial lighting products and anti-microbial lighting products, from inception in 2009 until 2018. Since 2019, Mr. Bogar has served as an adjunct professor of management at the McCoy School of Business, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.

On December 18, 2013, the SEC entered a final decision against Mr. Bogar finding that, in connection with his work on behalf of Stanford, which collapsed in 2009, he violated Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Sections 10(b) and 15(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The SEC found Mr. Bogar liable as a result of gross negligence but not willful fraud. Mr. Bogar, his family and friends suffered substantial losses as a result of their investments in Stanford’s securities. Pursuant to the SEC decision, Mr. Bogar was ordered (a) to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations or future violations of the relevant securities laws; (b) barred from association with any broker, dealer, investment adviser, municipal securities dealer, municipal advisor, transfer agent, or nationally recognized statistical rating organization and prohibited, permanently, from serving or acting as an employee, officer, director, member of an advisory board, investment adviser or depositor of, or principal underwriter for, a registered investment company or affiliated person of such investment adviser, depositor, or principal underwriter; (c) to disgorge $1,555,485.75, plus prejudgment interest; and (d) to pay a civil money penalty of $260,000.

On August 28, 2018, certain noteholders of AGT unaffiliated with AGT’s majority shareholder Ushio America Inc. (“Ushio”) filed an involuntary chapter 11 petition against AGT in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The petition was granted on October 2, 2018. AGT had run out of cash due to Ushio’s refusal to provide further funding and refusal to extend the maturity of prior financing by Ushio which was secured by AGT’s intellectual property (“IP”) and other assets. On December 18, 2018, the court appointed a trustee for AGT, and on July 11, 2019, the court granted the trustee’s motion to convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation.


On October 30, 2019, the trustee filed an adversary complaint against Ushio and its affiliates alleging fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and other claims. In essence the trustee alleges that Ushio and its affiliates acted in bad faith in connection with their investment in and control of AGT for the purpose of misappropriating AGT’s IP and other assets. Ushio denies the allegations.

John Hofmann.L. Hofmann. Mr. Hofmann became our Chief Financial Officer in August 2011. He isSince December 2017, he has been a partner in the accounting firm of KSDT and Company, Miami, Florida (“KSDT”). Previously, he was president of J L Hofmann & Associates, P.A., Coral Gables, Florida (“JLHA”JLHPA”), which haswhere he provided financial consulting and accounting services to select clientele since 1990. JLHA hasJLHPA and KSDT have provided services to PowerVerde since July 2010. Mr. Hofmann also serves as Operating Partner of Taft Street Partners I, Ltd., providing consulting services and capital for commercial and residential real estate projects. Mr. Hofmann started his career working with multinational companies for ten years as a Senior Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”). While at PwC, he traveled extensively primarily working on international tax matters and issues concerning the Internal Revenue Service. Locally, Hofmann has worked with the Miami Dolphins, Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Resorts International and Terremark Worldwide. Mr. Hofmann earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting at the University of Florida and obtained his Master of Science in Taxation from Florida International University. Mr. Hofmann became a Certified Public Accountant through the Florida Board of Accountancy in 1982. He is a member of the Florida Institute of CPAs.

 

Election of Directors

 

Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, including the election of directors. Cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors is not permitted by our Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Our Board of Directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the shareholders or at a special meeting called for that purpose. Each director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until the director’s successor is elected and qualified.

 

Committees

 

Our Board of Directors does not yet have any committees; however, we intend tomay establish an audit committee and a compensation/stock option committee in the near future. Additional board members are anticipated to be added in 2016.

 


Advisory Board Members

 

In March 2010, our Board of Directors created an Advisory Board to advise and recommend, on a non-legally-binding basis, certain directions or actions deemed to be beneficial to the Company’s success. The Advisory Board’s members may be shareholders or non-shareholders; however, each member represents a specific industry or vocation complementary to the Company’s anticipated markets, customers and technical needs. It is anticipated that the Advisory Board will meet once a year in person and meet by conference call quarterly. We expect to compensate the Advisory Board members with restricted stock and/or options; however, the compensation plan has not yet been established. The members of the Advisory Board are as follows:

 

Stephen H. McKnight. Mr. McKnight is active in real estate investment and management. Through his firms, he has created a portfolio in excess of 2.0 million square feet of commercial property, mostly in the Southwest United States. Mr. McKnight is also active in both equity and debt holdings, managing both trusts and family estates. He received an MBA from the University of Pittsburg in 1975.


 
Randy Hinson. Mr. Hinson founded and successfully operated a pump manufacturing business in Houston, Texas. Mr. Hinson recently sold the company to a publicly-traded oil company, and remains under a non-compete contract during an agreed-upon transition process.
   
Leon Breece. Mr. Breece has operated as an entrepreneur and CPA in the Los Angeles, California area for many years. Mr. Breece’s company, Breece and Associates, handles accounting and tax matters for established companies and high profile individuals. He is an active investor in both the stock market and early stage private companies.
   
Dr. Robert F. Ehrman. Dr. Ehrman is an owner and manager of commercial real estate, and has owned and managed several successful businesses. He attended the University of Miami School of Medicine, Northwestern Chiropractic College, and the University of Minnesota. Mr. Ehrman is a resident of Miami, Florida.

 

All of the Advisory Board Members are PowerVerde shareholders.

 

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

 

Under the securities laws of the United States, our directors, executive officers and any persons holding more than 10% of the Company’s common stock are required to report their initial ownership of the Company’s common stock and any subsequent changes in that ownership to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Specific due dates for these reports have been established and the Company is required to identify in this Report those persons who failed to timely file these reports. All of the filing requirements were satisfied in 2015.2019. In making this disclosure, we have relied solely on written representations of our directors and executive officers and copies of the reports that have been filed with the Commission.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have not adopted a code of ethics for our management because of the costs involved and our lack of resources and limited operations.

 


ITEM 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

 

Through March 2016,April 2020, we have not paid any cash compensation to officers or directors in such capacity. Since becoming PowerVerde officers, Messrs Davis and Hofmann have not received any salary or other cashas compensation for services in that capacity except that, in June 2011, Messrs. Davisonly grants of options and Hofmann received three-year warrants to purchase 600,000 and 200,000 shares, respectively, of our common stock, at a price of $1.05 per share (the market price on the date of grant). In addition, in March 2013, Messrs Davis and Hofmann received five-year warrants to purchase 1,000,000 and 500,000 shares, respectively, of our common stock, at a price of $.30 per share (the market price on the date of grant). In March 2012, in exchange for his interest in Cornerstone, our then officer and director Bryce Johnson received 1,575,000 shares of our restricted common stock and three-year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of our common stock at exercise prices of $2.00, $3.00 and $4.00 as to 50,000 shares each. Mr. Johnson resigned from his positions with PowerVerde in March 2013.warrants.

 

Employment Agreements

On April 7, 2011, in order to enhance our ability to raise capital and limit dilution of our stockholders, we entered into an agreement with our co-founder George Konrad, pursuant to which Mr. Konrad agreed to surrender to our treasury 4,500,000 shares of our common stock owned by him since inception in exchange for our (i) entering into an employment agreement with him; and (ii) agreeing to pay to his company, ARD, $200,000, representing the cost of certain equipment owned by ARD which was principally used by us.

Consequently, on April 7, 2011, we entered into a two-year employment agreement with Mr. Konrad, pursuant to which Mr. Konrad served as our President. Pursuant to this employment agreement, we paid Mr. Konrad a salary of $10,000 per month. The employment agreement contained standard confidentiality provisions, as well as standard non-competition and non-solicitation provisions which survive for two years following termination of employment.

On August 19, 2011, we amended our agreement with Mr. Konrad dated as of April 7, 2011, relating to his surrender to the Company’s treasury of 4,500,000 shares of common stock (the “Original Agreement”). Pursuant to this amendment, we extended the due date for payment of $200,000 to be made to Mr. Konrad’s company, ARD, under the Original Agreement to on or before April 7, 2013.

On October 16, 2012, in order to enhance our ability to raise capital and limit dilution of our stockholders, as well as to satisfy our obligations to ARD for past services and Mr. Konrad under the agreement dated April 7, 2011 as amended August 19, 2011 (the “Initial Agreement”) and the employment agreement between Mr. Konrad and the Company dated April 7, 2011( the “Employment Agreement”), we entered into an agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Mr. Konrad and ARD, pursuant to which Mr. Konrad agreed to surrender to our treasury 3,000,000 shares of our common stock owned by him in exchange for payment of $530,000. Of this amount, $130,000 was paid to ARD and $300,000 was paid to Mr. Konrad upon execution of the Settlement Agreement, and we agreed to pay $100,000 to Mr. Konrad in six consecutive monthly installments of $16,666.67 each due on the 16th day of each month beginning November 16, 2012. In the event any part of the $100,000 balance remained unpaid six months after the date of the Settlement Agreement, Mr. Konrad had an option to convert some or all of the unpaid balance into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of .0667 per share. The execution of the Settlement Agreement terminated both the Initial Agreement and the Employment Agreement, and neither party had any further obligations or liabilities under those agreements. In March 2014, our debt to Mr. Konrad was paid in full following his receipt of payments totaling $116,667 in 2013 and 2014.


Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Mr. Konrad resigned from his positions as President and Director of PowerVerde. He was not replaced in either position.

 

Effective June 15, 2011, we entered into an employment agreement with Mark P. Prinz, pursuant to which Mr. Prinz serves as a Project Engineer. Pursuant to this agreement, we paid Mr. Prinz a salary of $11,250 per month through June 2013. Based on an amendment effective July 1, 2013, his salary has been $7,500 per month since then. This agreement is terminable by either party without cause upon 30 days’ prior written notice. In connection with this employment agreement, we granted Mr. Prinz (i) a 10-year option to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $1.23 per share (the market price on the date of grant); and (ii) a 10-year option to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $2.00 per share. In each case, one-fourth of the option shares,i.e., 25,000 shares, vested as of the date of the employment agreement, and the balance vestsvested in equal installments every six months thereafter until fully vested, provided that Mr. Prinz iswas still employed by us at the time and subject to PowerVerde achieving certain operational targets. Additionally, in connection with this employment agreement, Mr. Prinz assigned certain intellectual property rights to the Company. The employment agreement contains standard confidentiality provisions, as well as standard non-competition and non-solicitation provisions which survive for two years following termination of employment.

 

On October 25, 2012, we entered into a consulting agreement with Hank Leibowitz, the principal of Waste Heat Solutions, LLC and an expert with 39 years experience in the field of advanced energy systems. Pursuant to this consulting agreement, which is terminable by either party on 30 days’ notice, we pay to Mr. Leibowitz’s company, Waste Heat Solutions LLC (“WHS”), $7,500 per month. In connection with this consulting agreement, we issued to Waste Heat Solutions (i) a fully vested 10-year option to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock at $.56 per share and (ii) a 10-year option, vesting six months from the contract date, i.e., on April 25, 2013, to purchase an additional 500,000 shares at $.56 per share. This consulting agreement contains standard confidentiality provisions, as well as standard non-competition and non-soliciting provisions which survive for two years following termination of the consultancy.

 

On September 1, 2019, we hired Daniel Bogar to serve as our President, reporting to the CEO. As compensation, Mr. Bogar received a fully-vested non-qualified option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $.10 per share, with an expiration date of June 30, 2026. In addition, Mr. Bogar will receive an annual salary of $90,000 beginning on the closing of a private financing with gross proceeds of at least $1,000,000; however, we will be permitted to defer the salary to the extent required to maintain solvency.

May 2018 Option Issuance

On May 30, 2018, our Board of Directors agreed to extend all outstanding management and non-employee stock options and warrants (covering 5,975,000 shares) to a common expiration date of June 30, 2026 and adjust the exercise prices to $0.12. The 2,300,000 warrants were cancelled and the 3,675,000 options were terminated and reissued with the adjusted terms. The reissued options included options held by Mr. Davis (2,400,000 shares), Mr. Hofmann (1,200,000 shares) and WHS (1,000,000 shares).

On May 30, 2018, the Company also issued new, immediately vested stock options with an exercise price of $0.12 and an expiration date of June 30, 2026, to: Mr. Davis for 1,300,000 shares; WHS for 500,000 shares; and Mr. Hofmann for 800,000 shares.

We may also issue to our officers and directors further stock options on terms and conditions to be determined by our Board of Directors or designated committee.

 


Compensation of Directors

 

We have not yet determined a compensation plan for our directors. We intend to provide our directors with reasonable compensation for their services in cash, stock and/or options.

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Our Certificate of Incorporation allows us to indemnify our present and former officers and directors and other personnel against liabilities and expenses arising from their service to the full extent permitted by Delaware law. The persons indemnified include our (i) present or former directors or officers, (ii) any person who while serving in any of the capacities referred to in clause (i) who served at our request as a director, officer, partner, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, and (iii) any person nominated or designated by (or pursuant to authority granted by) our Board of Directors or any committee thereof to serve in any of the capacities referred to in clauses (i) or (ii).

 


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

 

The following table sets forth certain information as of March 30, 2016,April 14, 2020, regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock by (i) each of our directors and “named executive officers”; and (ii) all of our executive officers and directors as a group. To our knowledge, no other person beneficially owns more than 5% of our common stock. As of March 30, 2016April 14, 2020, we had 31,750,106 shares outstanding.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Shares Owned Percent of Class Shares Owned Percent of Class
George Konrad1  4,027,408   12.68%  4,027,408   12.68%
21615 N Second Avenue                
Phoenix, AZ 85027                
                
Bryce Johnson2  1,858,333   5.85%  2,608,333   8.69%
7595 E. Gray Road                
Scottsdale, Arizona 85266                
                
Fred Barker3  1,695,990   5.34%  1,695,990   5.34%
21615 N Second Avenue                
Phoenix, AZ 85027                
                
Officers and Directors                
Richard H. Davis4  2,803,033   8.83%  4,103,033   12.92%
8365 SW 168 Terrace                
Palmetto Bay, FL l33157                
                
John L. Hofmann5  1,200,000   3.78%
420 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 4B        
Coral Gables, Florida 33146        
Daniel T. Bogar5  1,000,000   3.15%
1415 Pioneer Drive        
New Braunfels, TX 78132        
        
John L. Hofmann6  2,000,000   6.30%
9300 S. Dadeland Blvd, Ste 600        
Miami, FL 33156        
                
                
All Directors and Executive Officers as a group ( persons)6  4,003,033   12.61%
All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (3 persons)7  7,103,033   22.37%

 

1Mr. Konrad resigned as President and Director in October 2012. At that time, he surrendered 3,000,000 shares of common stock to our Treasury.

2 Mr. Johnson resigned as an officer and director in March 2013. Includes 150,000900,000 shares represented by currently exercisable warrants.

3 Mr. Barker’s shares are owned by Mr. Barker and his wife as joint tenants. Mr. Barker resigned as an officer and director in January 2015.

4 Mr. Davis’ shares include: 2,400,0003,700,000 shares represented by currently exercisable warrants,options, 114,033 shares owned by Mr. Davis’ wife, as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership, and 10,000 shares owned by Darby Shore Management, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Darby”), for which Mr. Davis is an officer, director and 25% shareholder. Mr. Davis may be deemed to have voting and investment power over these shares held by Darby.

5 All of these shares are represented by currently exercisable warrants.options.

6 All of these shares are represented by currently exercisable options.

7Includes 3,600,0006,700,000 shares represented by currently exercisable warrants.options.

 


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

 

See Item 11. “Executive Compensation.”

 

Mr. Barker resigned from his positions as an officer and director of the Company in January 2015.

 

Since July 2010, Mr. Hofmann’s accounting firm,firms, J.L. Hofmann & Associates P.A. and Kabat, Scherzer, de la Torre, Taraboulos & Co. LLC (“JLHPA”KSDT”) hashave provided financial consulting and accounting services to PowerVerde. We paid a total of $39,150 to JLHPAKSDT $37,334 and $37,280 in 2015.the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

We do not have any independent directors, as our sole director Mr. Davis is an officer. We intend to seek qualified independent directors to serve on our Board of Directors by the end of 2016.2020.

 

ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.

 

The firm of Cherry Bekaert LLP, Certified Public Accountants (“CB”) was designated by our Board of Directors to audit the consolidated financial statements of our company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 20152019 and 2014.2018. The following table summarizes the aggregate fees billed and expected to be billed to us by CB for the fiscal years ended December 31, 20152019 and 2014,2018, respectively:

 

Principal Accountant Fees and Service

  2015 2014
Audit Fees $46,250  $43,250 
         
Total $46,250  43,250 

  2019 2018
Audit Fees $52,750  $52,500 
         
Total $52,750  $52,500 

 

Audit Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed and expected to be billed by CB for professional services rendered for the fiscal years ended 20152019 and 2014,2018, respectively, including fees associated with the annual audit, the reviews of the consolidated financial statements included in our Forms 10-K, the reviews of the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, fees related to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and consultations on accounting issues and the application on new accounting pronouncements were approximately $46,250$52,750 and $43,250,$52,500 for both 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Tax Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed by John L. Hofmann & Associates P.A.JLHPA and KSDT for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning rendered to the Company for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 20152019 and 20142018 were approximately $2,000.

 

PART IV

 

ITEM 15.EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

 

See Exhibit Index and Financial Statements Index, below.

 


PowerVerde, Inc.
Annual Report on Form 10-K
Year Ended December 31, 20152019

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Vyrex Corporation as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on September 8, 2005.1
   
3.2 Bylaws of Vyrex Corporation, dated as of September 9, 2005.2005.1
   
3.3 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vyrex Corporation as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on August 14, 2008.2
   
10.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 11, 2008 by and among Vyrex Corporation, Vyrex Acquisition Corporation and PowerVerde, Inc. 1,33
   
10.4 Intellectual Property Transfer Agreement dated as of March 4, 2009, between PowerVerde, Inc. and Edward C. Gomez. Gomez.6
   
10.9 Agreement dated April 7, 2011, between PowerVerde, Inc. and George Konrad.8
   
10.10 Employment Agreement dated April 7, 2011, between PowerVerde, Inc. and George Konrad.8
   
10.11 Employment Agreement dated as of June 15, 2011, between PowerVerde, Inc. and Mark P. Prinz816
   
10.14 Amendment to Agreement dated August 19, 2011, between PowerVerde, Inc. and George Konrad.8
10.15License Agreement dated as of September 29, 2011, between PowerVerde, Inc. and Newton Investments BV.916
   
10.16 Binding Letter of Intent for Acquisition dated November 1, 2011, between PowerVerde, Inc., Bryce Johnson, Paul Kelly and Vince Hils.Hils.10,
10.17Agreement dated February 9, 2012, by and between PowerVerde, Inc. and Newton Investments B.V.11
   
10.18 Membership Interest Purchase Agreement between PowerVerde, Inc., Bryce Johnson, Paul Kelly and Vince Hils dated March 30, 2012.12
   
10.19 Agreement dated October 16, 2012, among PowerVerde, Inc., George Konrad and Arizona Research and Development Inc.Inc.1913
   
10.20 Consulting Agreement between the Company and Waste Heat Solutions LLC dated October 25, 2012.2012.14
   
10.21 Form of Series A Secured Promissory Note dated December 2012.2012.14


10.22 Security Agreement between PowerVerde Inc. and Series A Note holders dated December 31, 2012.14
   
10.23 Amendment to the Settlement Agreement between the Company and George Konrad dated February 7, 2014.15


10.24 Assignment of Intellectual Property Agreement between the Company and Vyrex IP Holdings Inc. dated June 30, 2015.17*
10.25Form of Series B Convertible Promissory Note, dated January 2019.18
   
21.1 Subsidiaries of the Company.Company.1
   
31.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
   
31.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.2002. *    
   
32.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.2002. *    
   
32.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *

 


*       Filed herewith. 

*Filed herewith.
1Previously filed on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 11, 2008.October 21, 2005.
2Previously filed on Schedule 14AForm 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, as filed with the SEC on July 21,August 19, 2008.
3Previously filed on Form 8-K with the SEC on February 12, 2008. Nonmaterial schedules and exhibits identified in the Agreement and Plan of Merger have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-B. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally to the SEC upon request by the SEC a copy of any omitted schedule(s) or exhibit(s).
4Previously filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the SEC on April 15, 2009.
5Previously filed on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, as filed with the SEC on November 17, 2009.
6Previously filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20092008, as filed with the SEC on April 14, 2010.15, 2009.
7Previously filed on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 4, 2011.
8Previously filed on Form 10-Q/A10-K for the quarteryear ended June 30, 2011December 31, 2010, as filed with the SEC on September 8,April 7, 2011.
9Previously filed on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 30, 2011
10Previously filed on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 7, 2011
11Previously filed on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 9, 2012.
12Previously filed on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 5, 2012.
13Previously filed on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 22, 2012.
14Previously filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the SEC on May 16, 2013.
15Previously filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014,2013, as filed with the SEC on March 13, 2015.17, 2014.
16Previously filed on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, as filed with the SEC on August 22, 2011.
17Previously filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2016.
18Previously filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019.

 


SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 POWERVERDE, INC.
   
Dated: March 30, 2016April 14, 2020by:/s/ Richard H. Davis
  Richard H. Davis
  CEO and Principal Executive Officer

 

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this Report has beensignedby the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature Title Date
     
/S/ Richard H. Davis. Chief Executive Officer, Director March 30, 2016April 14, 2020
     
/S/ John L. Hofmann Chief Financial Officer March 30, 2016April 14, 2020

 


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PowerVerde, Inc. and Subsidiary

 

Annual Report on Form 10-K

Year Ended December 31, 20152019

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 Page
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM1F-2
Consolidated Balance SheetsCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS2F-3
Consolidated Statements of OperationsCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS3F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ deficiencyCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)4F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS5F-6
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS6F-7

 

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 F-1

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

PowerVerde, Inc. and Subsidiary

Coral Gables,Miami, Florida

 

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PowerVerde, Inc. and Subsidiary,subsidiary (the “Company”) as of December 31, 20152019 and 2014,2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficiency,equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements areended, and the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility isrelated notes to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required(collectively referred to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of PowerVerde, Inc. and Subsidiarythe Company as of December 31, 20152019 and 2014,2018 and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As showndiscussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has historically incurred net losses and negative operating cash flows and its principal source of revenue related to a net loss of $426,634 and $565,913license that expired in 2015 and 2014, respectively.March 2018. As of December 31, 20152019, the Company had an accumulated deficit was $11,659,311.of $12,572,714. These factors, and others discussed in Note 2, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relatingthat might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated 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 recoverabilityCompany in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and classificationthe applicable rules and regulations of recorded assets,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 consolidated 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 amountpurpose 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 consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and classification of liabilitiesperforming procedures that might be necessaryrespond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the eventconsolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the Company cannot continue in existence.accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the Company’s auditor since December 31, 2010.

 

Cherry Bekaert LLP
Coral Gables,

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
March 30, 2016

April 14, 2020

 

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PowerVerde, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Balance SheetsCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

  December 31,
  2015 2014
Assets        
Current Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $5,601  $4,736 
Accounts receivable  220,158   189,220 
Employee advances     12,292 
Prepaid expenses  13,332   14,238 
Total Current Assets  239,091   220,486 
         
Property and Equipment        
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $70,792 and $55,258, respectively  36,849   52,383 
         
Other Assets        
Intellectual property, net of accumulated amortization of $665,532 and   $604,487, respectively  26,742   54,953 
Total Assets $302,682  $327,822 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficiency        
Current Liabilities        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $41,951  $100,006 
Payables to related parties  26,000   41,900 
Notes payable to related party  412,115    
Note payable  47,569    
Total Current Liabilities  527,635   141,906 
         
         
Long-Term Liabilities        
Notes payable to related parties     374,235 
Total Long-Term Liabilities     374,235 
         
Total Liabilities  527,635   516,141 
         
Stockholders’ Deficiency          
Preferred stock:        
50,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued   At December 31, 2015 and 2014        
Common stock:        
200,000,000 common shares authorized, par value $0.0001 per share, 31,750,106 common shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014  3,981   3,981 
Additional paid-in capital  11,921,516   11,531,516 
Treasury stock, 8,550,000 shares at cost  (491,139)  (491,139)
Accumulated deficit  (11,659,311)  (11,232,677)
         
Total Stockholders’ Deficiency  (224,953)  (188,319)
         
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficiency $302,682  $327,822 
  December 31,
  2019 2018
Assets        
Current Assets:        
Cash $20,033  $8,482 
Accounts receivable  6,000   10,000 
Prepaid expenses  11,460   10,866 
 Total Current Assets  37,493   29,348 
         
Property and Equipment        
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $107,641 and $107,007, respectively     634 
         
Other Assets        
License, net of accumulated amortization of $25,822     74,178 
Total Assets $37,493  $104,160 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity        
Current Liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $101,131  $39,136 
Total Current Liabilities  101,131   39,136 
         
Long Term Liabilities        
Convertible notes payable, related parties, net of issuance costs  306,254    
Total Long Term Liabilities  306,254    
         
Total Liabilities  407,385   39,136 
         
Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity        
Preferred stock:        
50,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued   at December 31, 2019 and 2018        
Common stock:        
200,000,000 common shares authorized, par value $0.0001 per share, 40,300,106 common shares issued and 31,750,106   shares outstanding at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively  3,981   3,981 
Additional paid-in capital  12,689,980   12,609,980 
Treasury stock, 8,550,000 shares at cost  (491,139)  (491,139)
Accumulated deficit  (12,572,714)  (12,057,798)
         
Total Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity  (369,892)  65,024 
         
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity $37,493  $104,160 

 

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

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PowerVerde, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of OperationsCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

For the years ended December 31, 20152019 and 20142018

 

 2015 2014 2019 2018
Revenue, Net $529,861  $428,747 
        
Cost of Goods Sold      
        
Gross Profit  529,681   428,747 
Revenue $24,000  $190,094 
                
Operating Expenses                
Research and development  627,889   364,095   218,919   630,742 
General and administrative  272,281   501,706   217,510   239,352 
Total Operating Expenses  900,170   865,801   436,429   870,094 
                
Loss from Operations  (370,309)  (437,054)  (412,429)  (680,000)
                
Other Income (Expenses)                
Interest income  861         1,621 
Loss on impairment  (69,178)    
Interest expense  (57,186)  (128,859)  (33,309)  (699)
Other income (expenses)      
Total Other Income (Expenses)  (56,325)  (128,859)  (102,487)  922 
                
Loss before Income Taxes  (426,634)  (565,913)  (514,916)  (679,078)
Provision for Income Taxes            
                
Net Loss $(426,634) $(565,913) $(514,916) $(679,078)
                
Net Loss per Share - Basic and Diluted $(0.01) $(0.02) $(0.02) $(0.02)
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic and Diluted  31,750,106   30,613,257   31,750,106   31,750,106 

 

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

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PowerVerde, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ deficiencyCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

For the years ended December 31, 20152019 and 20142018

 

  Common   Shares Common   Stock Additional   Paid in   Capital Treasury   Stock Accumulated   Deficit Total
Stockholders’ Deficiency
Balances, December 31, 2013  27,600,106  $3,567  $11,098,665  $(491,139) $(10,666,764) $(55,671)
                         
Sale of common stock at $.10 per share, net of stock issuance costs of $7,500  4,150,000   414   407,086         407,500 
Modification of warrants in connection with   Notes payable to related party        25,765         25,765 
Net loss              (565,913)  (565,913)
Balances, December 31, 2014  31,750,106  $3,981  $11,531,516  $(491,139) $(11,232,677) $(188,319)
                         
Stock-based compensation        390,000         390,000 
Net loss              (426,634)  (426,634)
Balances, December 31, 2015  31,750,106  $3,981  $11,921,516  $(491,139) $(11,659,311) $(224,953)
  Common   Shares Common   Stock Additional   Paid in   Capital Treasury   Stock Accumulated   Deficit Total
Stockholder’ Equity (Deficit)
Balances, December 31, 2017  31,750,106  $3,981  $12,129,331  $(491,139) $(11,378,720) $263,453 
Stock-based compensation        480,649         480,649 
Net loss              (679,078)  (679,078)
Balances, December 31, 2018  31,750,106  $3,981  $12,609,980  $(491,139) $(12,057,798) $65,024 
Stock-based compensation        80,000         80,000 
Net loss              (514,916)  (514,916)
Balances, December 31, 2019  31,750,106  $3,981  $12,689,980  $(491,139) $(12,572,714) $(369,892)

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

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PowerVerde, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

For the years ended December 31, 20152019 and 20142018

 

  2015 2014
Cash Flows from Operating Activities        
Net loss $(426,634) $(565,913)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash        
Used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  76,579   236,455 
Amortization of discount  12,881   85,860 
Stock based compensation  390,000    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities        
Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses  (30,033)  (135,248)
Employee advances  12,292   7,000 
Interest receivable, related party        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (58,056)  56,431 
 Payable to related parties  (15,900)  (22,065)
         
Cash Used in Operating Activities  (38,871)  (337,480)
         
Cash Flows From Investing Activities        
Purchase of property and equipment     (13,590)
Purchase of intellectual property  (16,116)   
         
Cash Used in Investing Activities  (16,116)  (13,590)
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities        
Proceeds from note receivable, related party, and accrued interest  41,719    
Payments on note payable  (10,867)   
Proceeds from notes payable, related party  25,000    
Proceeds from issuance of common stock     415,000 
Payment of note payable to related parties     (100,000)
Payment of stock issuance costs     (7,500)
         
Cash Provided by Financing Activities  55,852   307,500 
         
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents  865   (43,570)
Cash and cash equivalents at Beginning of Period  4,736   48,306 
Cash and cash equivalents at End of Period $5,601  $4,736 
         
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information        
Cash Paid for Interest $44,294  $43,000 
         
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Activities        
Note receivable and accrued interest in connection with IP acquisition $41,179  $ 
Note Payable in connection with IP acquisition $58,416  $ 
Debt discount in connection with the modified warrants $  $25,765 
  2019 2018
Cash Flows from Operating Activities        
Net loss $(514,916) $(679,078)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:        
Impairment of intangible assets  69,178    
Depreciation and amortization  5,634   19,963 
Amortization of debt issuance costs  7,254    
Stock based compensation  80,000   480,649 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities        
Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses  3,406   357,030 
Interest receivable     756 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  61,996   (56,174)
Note receivable     34,000 
         
Cash (Used In) Provided by Operating Activities  (287,449)  157,146 
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities        
Proceeds from notes payables, related parties  325,000    
Payment for debt issuance costs  (26,000)   
Principal payments on notes payable, related parties     (150,000)
         
Cash Provided by/Used in) Financing Activities  299,000  (150,000)
         
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents  11,551   7,146 
Cash and cash equivalents at Beginning of Period  8,482   1,336 
Cash and cash equivalents at End of Period $20,033  $8,482 
         
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information        
Cash Paid for Interest $25,871  $699 
         
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Activities        
Note receivable in connection with Liberty accounts receivable $  $3,000 

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

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PowerVerde, Inc. and Subsidiary

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1 – Nature of Business

 

PowerVerde, Inc. (the “Company”) is a “C” Corporation organized under the Laws of Delaware with operations in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Company’s two founders, now its largest shareholders, have conceived and developed the use of a power systems patent. For several years, the Company has been undertaking research and development on a power generating system based on the patent and related intellectual property, which it hopes to commercialize in the near future.commercialize.

 

Note 2 – Going Concern

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred recurring operating losses and negative cashflows from operations in 2019. Additionally, 84% of the Company’s revenues in 2018 result from royalties related to a license that expired in March 2018, so such revenues will not recur beyond that date, and the Company currently has limited additional sources of revenues for the foreseeable future. The Company has historically relied upon unrelated and related party debt and equity financing to fund its cash flow shortages and will require either additional debt or equity financing to sustain its operations. The Company had a net loss of $514,916 in 2019 because the royalties under its biotech licensing agreement expired in March 2018. Those factors as well as uncertainty in securing additional funds for continued operations, create an uncertaintysubstantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

The Company continues to seek funding from private debt and equity investors, as it needs to promptly raise substantial additional capital above and beyond expected licensing revenue in order to finance its plan of operations. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to promptly raise the necessary funds on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. If the Company does not raise the necessary funds, it may be forced to cease operations.

 

Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PowerVerde, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, PowerVerde Systems, Inc. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Nature of Business

 

The Company is devoting substantially all of its present efforts to establish a new business involving the development and commercialization of clean energy electric power generation systems, and none of its planned principal operations have commenced. However, royalties from licenses unrelated to planned principal operations continue to bewere recognized as revenue.revenue through March 2018. No revenues from this planned principal operation have been generated.

 

Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers primarily all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 


Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable consist of balances due from royalties in connection with the Company’s license agreement with VDF FutureCeuticals, Inc.for assembly services. The Company monitors accounts receivable and provides allowances when considered necessary. At December 31, 20152019 and 2014,2018, accounts receivable were considered to be fully collectible. Accordingly, no allowance for doubtful accounts was provided.

 

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Employee Advances

The employee advances at December 31, 2014 represent the payroll taxes due on the issuance of common stock as compensation prior to 2014. As of December 31, 2015, all payroll taxes have been repaid by the employee.

Revenue Recognition

 

Licensing and royaltyRoyalties are recognized as earned in the period the sales to which the royalties relate occur. Manufacturing assembly services are recognized as revenue from a royalty agreement unrelatedwhen the assembled product is delivered to the Company’s planned operations is recognized in accordance with the terms of the specific agreement.customer. Revenues recognized under this agreementthese agreements amount to 100% of total revenues for the years ended December 31, 20152019 and 2014.2018.

 

Intellectual Property

 

The Company reviews intangible assets with finite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company uses an estimate of the undiscounted cash flows over the remaining life of its long-lived assets, or related group of assets where applicable, in measuring whether the assets to be held and used will be realizable (Step 1 test). In the event of impairment, the Company would discount the future cash flows using its then estimated incremental borrowing rate to estimate the amount of the impairment.

 

For those reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts, an entity must evaluate whether it is more likely than not that goodwill impairment exists, regardless of the mathematical results of the Step 1 test. In making that determination, the entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors that could impact the amount of goodwill.

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Expenditures for major betterments and additions are capitalized, while replacement, maintenance and repairs, which do not extend the lives of the respective assets, are expensed as incurred. Depreciation of property and equipment were $634 and $7,589 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

Impairment losses are recorded on long-lived assets (property, equipment and intellectual property) used in operations when

impairment indicators are present and the undiscounted expected cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the carrying value of such assets. NoIn 2019, the Company recognized an impairment losses were recognizedloss of $69,178. There was no impairment in the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.2018.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

The Company has accounted for stock-based compensation under the provisions of ASCAccounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718 – “Stock Compensation”which requires the use of the fair-value based method to determine compensation for all arrangements under which employees and others receive shares of stock or equity instruments (stock options and common stock purchase warrants). The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model that uses assumptions for expected volatility, expected dividends, expected term, and the risk-free interest rate. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of peer companies and other factors estimated over the expected term of the stock options. The expected term of options granted is derived using the “simplified method” which computes expected term as the average of the sum of the vesting term plus the contract term. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for the period of the expected term.

 


Common Stock Purchase Warrants

 

The Company accounts for common stock purchase warrants in accordance with ASC Topic 815- 40, “Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASC 815-40”). Based on the provisions of ASC 815- 40, the Company classifies as equity any contracts that (i) require physical settlement or net-share settlement, or (ii) gives the Company a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in its own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). The Company classifies as assets or liabilities any contracts that (i) require net-cash settlement including a requirement to net cash settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside the control of the Company),Company, or (ii) give the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). All outstanding warrants as of December 31, 20142019 and 20152018 were classified as equity.

 

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Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

 

The Company follows the provisions of ASC Topic 740-10, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements, and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This topic also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

 

Based on our evaluation, we have concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in our consolidated financial statements. Our evaluation was performed for the tax years ended December 31, 2012, 2013, 20142015, 2016, 2017 and 2015,2018, the tax years which remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions as of December 31, 2015.2019.

 

We may from time to time be assessed interest or penalties by major tax jurisdictions, although any such assessments historically have been minimal and immaterial to our financial results. In the event we have received an assessment for interest and/or penalties, it has been classified in the consolidated financial statements as general and administrative expense.

 

Research and Development Costs

 

The Company’s research and development costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. Such expenditures amounted to $627,889$218,919 and $364,095$630,742 for the years ended December 31, 20152019 and 2014,2018, respectively.

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

 

Earnings (loss) per share is computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share”. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock, common stock equivalents and other potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period. Certain common stock equivalents were not included in the earnings (loss) per share calculation as their effect would be anti-dilutive. Warrants exercisable for 4,155,000975,000 shares and options for 4,750,00012,180,500 shares were excluded from weighted average common shares outstanding on a diluted basis.

 

Financial instruments

 

The Company carries cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses at historical costs. The respective estimated fair values of these assets and liabilities approximate carrying values due to their current nature. The Company also carries notes payable to related parties at historical cost less discounts from warrants issued as loan financing costs. The fair value of such notes is substantially similar to the face value of the notes ($400,000).

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


Note 4 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

On June 10, 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-10 (ASU 2014-10), which eliminates development stage reporting requirements under ASC 915, as well as amends provisions of existing variable interest entity guidance under ASC 810. Additionally, the ASU indicates that the lack of commencement of principal operations represents a risk and uncertainty and, accordingly, is subject to the disclosure requirements of ASC 275. As a result of the changes, existing development stage entity presentation and disclosure requirements are eliminated. We have adopted ASU 2014-10 on our consolidated financial statements effective January 1, 2015.

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In May 2014,February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue2016-02,“Leases,”which created a new Topic, ASC Topic 842 and established the core principle that a lessee should recognize the assets, representing rights-of-use, and liabilities to make lease payments that arise from Contractsleases. For leases with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is intendedpermitted to improve the financial reporting requirements for revenue from contracts with customers by providing a principle based approach. The core principal of the standard is that revenue shouldmake an election under which such assets and liabilities would not be recognized, whenand lease expense would be recognized generally on a straight-line basis over the transfer of promised goods or serviceslease term. This ASU is made in an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchangeeffective for the transfer of goodspublic entities for interim and services. ASU 2014-09 also requires disclosures enabling users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2015-14”) which deferred the effective date of the standard. This standard will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods withinearly application is permitted. The Company adopted ASC Topic 842 on January 1, 2019 and such adoption did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13,Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses of Financial Instruments(“ASU No. 2016-13”). ASU No. 2016-13 affects entities holding financial assets and net investments in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. The amendments in ASU No. 2016-13 require a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected on the financial asset. ASU No. 2016-13 also amends the impairment model for available-for-sale securities. An entity will recognize an allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities as a contra-account to the amortized cost basis rather than as a direct reduction of the amortized cost basis of the investment, as is currently required. ASU No. 2016-13 also requires new disclosures. For financial assets measured at amortized cost, an entity will be required to disclose information about how it developed its allowance for credit losses, including changes in the factors that influenced management’s estimate of expected credit losses and the reasons for those changes. For financing receivables and net investments in leases measured at amortized cost, an entity will be required to further disaggregate the information it currently discloses about the credit quality of these assets by year of the asset’s origination for as many as five annual periods. For available for- sale securities, an entity will be required to provide a roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses and an aging analysis for securities that are past due. ASU No. 2016-13 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07,“Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718).”ASU 2018-07 simplifies the accounting for nonemployee stock-based payment transactions. This ASU is noteffective for public entities for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and early application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impactadoption of this guidance on January 1, 2019 did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820):Disclosure Framework -Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement(“ASU No. 2018-13”). The primary focus of ASU 2018-13 is to improve the effectiveness of the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. ASU No. 2018-13 removes the requirement to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the policy for the timing of transfers between levels and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. It also adds a requirement to disclose changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and to disclose the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop recurring and nonrecurring Level 3 fair value measurements. For certain unobservable inputs, entities may disclose other quantitative information in lieu of the weighted average if the other quantitative information would be a more reasonable and rational method to reflect the distribution of unobservable inputs used to develop the Level 3 fair value measurements. In addition, public entities are required to provide information about the measurement uncertainty of recurring Level 3 fair value measurements from the use of significant unobservable inputs if those inputs reasonably could have been different at the reporting date. ASU No. 2018-13 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities are permitted to early adopt either the entire standard or only the provisions that eliminate or modify the requirements. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. As a smaller reporting company this pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022.

The Company does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, will have a material effect on itsthe Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” which requires an entity to evaluate whether conditions or events, in the aggregate, raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The guidance will become effective for the year ended December 31, 2016. The adoption of ASU 2014-15 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, “Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30)” (“ASU 2015-03”). Currently generally accepted accounting principles U.S. GAAP requires any debt issuance costs to be reported in the balance sheet as deferred charges. The amendments in this Update require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact this guidance will have on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes (Topic 740)” (“ASU 2015-17”). Currently U.S. GAAP requires an entity to separate deferred income tax liabilities and assets into current and noncurrent amounts in a classified statement of financial position. The amendments under ASU 2015-17 will require that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. The amendments in this update will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2015-17 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 5 – Intellectual Property and Note Payable

Intellectual Property partially consists of technology acquired from the purchase of 100% of the membership interests of Cornerstone Conservation Group LLC (“Cornerstone”) in March 30, 2012 for $659,440. Accumulated amortization with respect to this intellectual property was $659,440 at December 31, 2015 and $604,487 at December 31, 2014.License Agreement

 

On June 30, 2015,1, 2016, the Company entered into an Assignmenta ten-year License Agreement with VyrexIP Holdings Inc., a company ownedHelidyne LLC for total consideration of $100,000 to utilize the Helidyne intellectual property in the manufacturing of planetary rotor expanders and the incorporation of same in the Company’s distributed electric power generation systems. The license agreement also grants the Company an exclusive license to sell the expanders whether manufactured by Company shareholder Edward GomezHelidyne or by the Company. The Company’s royalty obligation begins on the earlier of the commercialization of the product or three years from the effective date of the agreement. Once the royalty obligation begins, the minimum annual royalty is $50,000 for each of the first six years, and $100,000, per commercial year, for the purchaseremainder of the agreement. Helidyne has defaulted under the agreement. Royalties would be payable only if Helidyne performs as required, or if the Company elects to produce its own expanders using Helidyne technology.

During the year, management of the Company evaluated the continued default by Helidyne and determined that Helidyne will not be able to perform under the license agreement for the foreseeable future. The Company’s license agreement continues to be active and the Company may utilize the Helidyne intellectual property. The net priceproperty in marketing its own products. Under the terms of these assets was comprised ofthe license agreement, the Company has the right to develop a down payment of $16,116 and a $58,436 promissory noteprototype utilizing the Helidyne technology at its own cost. Due to the seller due July 15, 2016, partially offsetcontinued default by assignment byHelidyne and the sellerpotential cost of developing its own prototype, the Company has determined that the intangible asset related to the Companyabove license agreement is impaired and recognized an impairment charge of a $38,000 promissory note due November 14, 2015, issued by the seller’s licensee Epalex Corporation, a company of which Mr. Gomez is chairman and a major stockholder. This note was paid in full in November 2015$69,178 in the amountsecond quarter of $42,579, including accrued interest.2019, which is 100% of the net carrying value. See Note 9.

 


For each of the years ended December 31, 20152019 and 2014,2018, amortization expense was $61,045$5,000 and $219,813$12,374 respectively, and accumulated amortization of theall intangible asset- intellectual propertyassets was $665,532$107,641 and $107,007 at December 31, 2015.

Future amortization of the intangible asset – intellectual property was as follows as of December 31, 2015:

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Year ending December 31:

 2016  $12,184 
 2017   12,184 
 2018   2,374 
Total    $26,742 

Note Payable at December 31, 2015 consists of $47,569 promissory note to VyrexIP Holdings Inc. for the purchase of intellectual property. The Company has agreed to pay principal plus accrued interest over 10 monthly payments of $6,080.64, each due on the 15th day of each month, beginning October 15th, 2015.2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Note 6 – Stockholders’ DeficiencyEquity (Deficit)

 

Warrants

 

The Company issued warrants on June 3, 2011 to various persons, including affiliates of the Company, for services provided to the Company. These warrants covered the purchase of 1,855,000 unregistered shares of the Company’s stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share with a five-year term. These share-based payments have been accounted for in accordance with ASC 815-40 using the Black Scholes warrant pricing model to determine the fair value of each warrant. As of December 31,During September 2015, all of these warrants were outstanding.

On February 3, 2012, the Company issued five-year warrants to a stockholder for the purchase 500,000 unregistered25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.00$.12 per share withas additional consideration for a five-year term for settlement of certain disputed amounts. These share-based payments have been accounted for in accordance with ASC 815-40 using the Black-Scholes warrant pricing model to determine the fair value of each warrant. These warrants expired during the year ended December 31, 2015.

In connection with the acquisition of Cornerstone (See Note 5), on March 30, 2012, the Company issued warrants to purchase 300,000 unregistered shares of common stock at exercise prices ranging from $2.00 to $4.00 per share.$25,000 loan. These warrants expire at various dates through December 2017.in September 2020. As of December 31, 2015,2019, all of these warrants were outstanding.

 

During the second quarter of 2012,June 2016, the Company issued warrants to a stockholder for the purchase 335,000 unregisteredof 900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.00$0.11 per share in association with stock subscription agreements.consideration for the Company utilizing his facility space from January 2013 to December 2015. These warrants expire on various dates through 2015.in June 2021. As of December 31, 2015,2019, all of these warrants were expired.outstanding.

 

DuringIn July 2016, a warrant for the third quarterpurchase of 2012, the Company issued warrants to purchase 71,000 unregistered25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.00$.19 per share in association with stock subscription agreements.was issued to a stockholder as additional consideration for a $25,000 loan. These warrants expire in July 30, 2015.2021. As of December 31, 2015,2019, all of these warrants were expired.outstanding.

 

DuringIn October 2016, another warrant for the fourth quarterpurchase of 2012, the Company issued warrants to purchase 225,000 unregistered25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock was issued to the same stockholder at an exercise price of $1.00$.15 per share in association with stock subscription agreements.as additional consideration for extending the maturity of the $25,000 loan for an additional 90 days. These warrants expire in October 31, 2015.2021. As of December 31, 2015,2019, all of these warrants were expired.

In December 2012, the Company issued three-year warrants to purchase 325,000 unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $.41 per share in association with the Secured Promissory Note (See Note 8). In December 2014, the expiration date of these warrants was extended to December 31, 2017.

During January 2013, the Company issued three-year warrants to purchase 75,000 unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.41 per share in association with the Secured Promissory Note (SeeNote 8). In December 2014, the expiration date of these warrants was extended to December 31, 2017.

During March 2013, the Company issued its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer five –year warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share (market price on date of grant) in the amounts of 1,000,000 and 500,000 shares, respectively. The Company recognized $210,000 in compensation expense. As of December 31, 2015, all of these warrants were outstanding. In October 2015,these warrants were repriced and extended with an exercise price of $.15 and a new expiration date of October 26, 2022 in connection with a general repricing and extension of the Company options and warrants as set forth below in this Note 6.

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On December 1, 2013, the Company issued additional three-year warrants to purchase 400,000 unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.21 per share (the average closing price of the common stock during the 10 trading days prior to December 1, 2013). This was in association with the Secured Promissory Note (SeeNote 8). In December 2015, the expiration date of these warrants was extended to December 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2015, all of these warrants were outstanding.

During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company revised the terms of the 400,000 original warrants issued December 2012 and January 2013, extending the maturity dates to December 31, 2017 and the exercise price was reduced from $0.41 per share to $0.39 per share. The Company also revised the terms of the additional 400,000 warrants issued December 1, 2013, to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2018 and the exercise price was reduced from $.21 per share to $0.17 per share.

 

A summary of warrants issued, exercised and expired during the year ending December 31, 20152018 is as follows:

 

 Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Aggregate Intrinsic   Value Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
Balance at December 31, 2014   5,586,000  $.99  $45,000 
Balance at December 31, 2018  975,000  $0.11    
Issued   25,000   .12             
Expired   (1,131,000)  (1.72)            
Balance at December 31, 2015   4,480,000  $.58  $45,000 
Converted to Common Stock Options         
Balance at December 31, 2019  975,000  $0.11    

 

The warrant for the purchase of 25,000 shares of common stock has a five-year term and was issued to a stockholder in September 2015 as additional consideration for a $25,000 loan. See note 8. The fair market value of the warrant was determined to be $0.08 per share, or $2,000.

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Note 7 – Stock Options

 

The weighted average grant date fair value of warrants issued duringStock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2015 amounted to $0.08 per warrant. The fair value of each warrant granted for equity and debt raises was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions:2019, is summarized as follows:

 

December 31, 2015
Risk free interest rate1.37%
Expected term5 years
Annualized volatility90%
Expected dividends

The expected term of warrants granted is based on historical experience with past warrant holders, and represents the period of time that warrants granted are expected to be outstanding.

The warrant shares referred to above are unregistered shares of the Company’s stock and are restricted from trading as defined under Rule 144 of the United States Securities Act of 1933.

  Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Options outstanding at December 31, 2018   11,180,500  $0.20   7.02 
Granted   1,000,000   0.10   6.50 
Expired/forfeited          
Options outstanding at December 31, 2019   12,180,500  $0.21   5.59 

 

On October 1, 2015,May 30, 2018, the Board of Directors agreed to extend all outstanding management and non-employee stock options and warrants (covering 3,500,0005,975,000 shares) to a common expiration date of October 26, 2022,June 30, 2026 and adjust the exercise prices to $0.15.$0.12 (“adjusted terms”). 2,300,000 warrants were cancelled and replaced with common stock options and 3,675,000 options were terminated and reissued with the adjusted terms. These transactions were accounted for as modifications of the original instruments. The net effect of the change in the value of the repriced options and warrants was an incremental increase in stock basedstock-based compensation expense of $208,000.$136,349 during the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

TheOn May 30, 2018, the Company also issued new, immediately vesting, stock options with an exercise price of $0.15$0.12 and an expiration date of October 26, 2022, toJune 30, 2026, to: Richard Davis for 800,000;1,300,000 shares; Hank Leibowitz for 500,000;500,000 shares; John Hofmann for 500,000;800,000 shares; Richard McKee for 500,000 shares; and Mark PrinzMichael McKee for 200,000.30,000 shares. The fair market value of these options was determined to be $0.09$0.11 per option, or $180,000,$344,300, which reflects an increase in stock basedwas recognized as stock-based compensation expense of $180,000.expense.

 

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Note 7 – Stock Options

StockOn September 1, 2019, the Company issued a new, immediately vesting stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2015, is summarized as follows:1,000,000 shares to its newly-hired president Daniel T. Bogar with an exercise price of $.10 per share and an expiration date of June 30, 2026.

  Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
Options outstanding at December 31, 2014   2,750,000  $0.78   9.00  $ 
Granted   2,000,000   0.09       
Expired/forfeited             
Options outstanding at December 31, 2015   4,750,000  $0.49   9.00  $ 

 

Total stock-basedstock option compensation was $80,000 and $480,649 for the years ended December 31, 20152019 and 2014 was $390,000 and $0 respectively.

2018. There is no unrecognized stock compensation expense at December 31, 2015.associated with the options.

 

Note 8 -– Convertible Notes Payable to Related Parties

 

In 2019, the Company issued Convertible Promissory Notes payabletotaling 300,000 to related parties at December 31, 2015 consist ofstockholders. The notes payableare to stockholders of $400,000 (issued in 2012), less unamortized discount of $12,885 related to common stock warrants that had been issued to the stockholders with the notes. The discount is being amortized over the extended term of the notes, which are duebe paid in one principal payment, onalong with any unpaid interest by December 31, 2016.2021. Interest is payable semiannually at 10%. The notes are collaterized by all receivables now or hereafter existing pursuant toconvertible into common stock at a price of $.20 per share through December 31, 2019, $.30 per share from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, and $.40 per share from January 1, 2021 through the license agreement with VDF FutureCeuticals, Inc. discussed in Notes 3 and 9.maturity date of December 31, 2021.

 

In December 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $25,000 to a stockholder in connection with a loan in the same amount. The note is to be paid in one principal payment, along with any unpaid interest by December 31, 2022. Interest is payable semiannually at 10%. The notes payable to related partiesare convertible into common stock at a price of $.20 per share through December 31, 2020, $.30 per share from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, and $.40 per share from January 1, 2022 through the maturity date of December 31, 2022.


Consequently, Convertible Promissory Notes have been issued in an aggregate principal amount of $325,000 in 2019.

Convertible Notes Payable at December 31, 2015 also includes a promissory note to a stockholder for $25,000. The principal balance and interest at 10% was due March 30, 2016. This note was paid in full, with accrued interest, in February 2016.2019 consisted of the following:

 

Payable to related party at December 31, 2015 consists primarily of a $20,000 unsecured note payable to Company shareholder Edward Gomez bearing interest at 10%. On June 11, 2015, the lender extended the maturity date on the balance

  2019
   
Note payable to stockholders $325,000 
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs  18,747 
Total long-term debt $306,253 

Amortization of the note to July 31, 2016.debt issuance costs is reported as interest expense in the income statement.

  

Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies

 

On June 25, 2015, Company consultant Hank Leibowitz assigned to the Company a patent he obtained for a system and method for using high temperature sources in Rankine cycle power systems. The Company has agreed to pay Mr. Leibowitz a 2% royalty for any and all revenues of products and/or project sales by the Company based on the subject patent.

 

On June 1, 2016, the Company entered into a ten-year License Agreement with Helidyne LLC to utilize the Helidyne intellectual property in order to use Helidyne expanders in Powerverde systems and to sell Helidyne expanders. As part of the licensing agreement the Company committed to purchase two 50 kW expanders, at a price of $25,000 each, on or before the sixth month anniversary of the agreement. The $50,000 was payable in two monthly installments of $25,000 beginning October 2016. The Company made payments totaling $38,750 towards the purchase of the expanders and recorded these payments as prepaid expenses. Due to Helidyne’s failure to perform under the agreement, the Company has not made any further payments to Helidyne and does not intend to do so unless and until Helidyne performs as required. Helidyne has not objected to the Company’s licenseposition, and it is very unlikely that Helidyne will ever be able to perform.

The Company agreed to pay Helidyne LLC a royalty of 3% of sales, subject to a minimum annual royalty of $50,000 beginning on the earlier of commercialization of the product or three years from the effective date of the agreement. This minimum royalty would be payable only if Helidyne performs as required, which is very unlikely, or if the Company elects to produce its own expanders using Helidyne technology. The Company does intend to produce these expanders directly or through a contract manufacturer in the future. See Note 5.

On April 15, 2017, the Company entered into an assembly agreement with VDF FutureCeuticals,Liberty Plugins, Inc., which (“Liberty”) to assemble Liberty’s Hydra electronic vehicle charging systems and ship completed Hydras to Liberty’s facility in Santa Barbara, California (the “Liberty Agreement”). Liberty has generated allagreed to pay $1,000 for the first 10 Hydras assembled in a month, $750 per Hydra for the next 10 Hydras assembled per month and $500 per Hydra for each Hydra assembled above 20 per month. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has built and shipped 65 Hydras. Revenue of $24,000 and $31,000 for these products is reflected in the net revenue on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

On September 1, 2019, the Company hired Daniel Bogar to serve as its President, reporting to the CEO. As compensation, Mr. Bogar received a fully-vested non-qualified option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s revenues since 2012,common stock at an exercise price of $.10 per share, with an expiration date of June 30, 2026. In addition, Mr. Bogar will terminate in March 2018, whenreceive an annual salary of $90,000 beginning on the underlying patents expire.closing of a private financing with gross proceeds of at least $1,000,000; however, the Company will be permitted to defer the salary to the extent required to maintain solvency.

 


Note 10 – Income Taxes

 

Deferred income taxes are provided based on the provisions of ASC Topic 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, to reflect the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

 

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Significant components of the Company’s net deferred income taxes are as follows:

 

  For the Years ended
December 31,
  2015 2014
Deferred tax assets:        
Net operating loss carryforwards $2,415,690  $2,307,440 
Start-up cost  320,338   350,834 
Goodwill  738,927   805,100 
Stock based compensation  669,761   621,858 
Other  24   (6,762)
Deferred tax assets  4,144,741   4,078,470 
Less valuation allowance  (4,144,741)  (4,078,470)
Net deferred tax assets after valuation allowance $  $ 

  December 31,
  2019 2018
Deferred tax assets        
         
Net operating loss carryforwards $(1,833,083) $(1,672,766)
Start-up cost  133,424   153,964 
Goodwill  319,413   363,979 
Stock based compensation  556,177   535,901 
Other  1,115   2,564 
Deferred tax assets  2,843,212   2,729,174 
Less valuation allowance  (2,843,212)  (2,729,174)
Net deferred tax assets after valuation allowance $  $ 

 

A reconciliation of the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate (benefit) follows:

 

Rate Reconciliation

Rate Reconciliation For the Years ended December 31,
  2015  2014
         
Federal income tax at statutory rate $(145,056) $(192,410)
State Tax  (15,487)  (20,543)
Permanent Differences  542   237 
Other  93,730   16,401 
Change in Valuation Allowance  66,271   196,315 
  $  $ 

  December 31,
  2019 2018
     
Federal income tax at statutory rate $(108,133) $(142,606)
State Tax  (18,134)  (29,506)
Permanent Differences  89,146   57 
Other  14,217   186 
Change in Valuation Allowance  22,904   171,869 
Net deferred tax assets after valuation allowance $  $ 

 

In assessing the ability to realize a portion of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more than likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities and projected future taxable income in making the assessment. After consideration of the evidence, both positive and negative, management has determined that a $4,144,741$2,843,212 valuation allowance at December 31, 20152019 is necessary. The change in the valuation allowance for the current year is $66,271,$22,904, which represents the changes in the deferred items. At December 31, 2015,2019, the Company has available net operating loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes of $6,115,670$7,222,861 expiring at various times from 2027 through 2032.

 

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

           
Description  Balance at Beginning of Period    Charged to Cost and Expenses   Write-offs   Other
Charges
   Balance at
End of Period
 
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance                    
                     
Year ended December 31, 2015 $4,078,470  $66,271  $—    $—    $4,144,741 
Year ended December 31, 2014 $3,882,154  $196,316  $—    $—    $4,078,470 

Note 11- Related Party Transactions

 

SinceFrom July 2010 until December 2017, the accounting firm J.L. Hofmann & Associates, P.A. (“JLHPA”), whose principal is our CFO John L. Hofmann, has provided financial consulting and accounting services to the Company. In December 2017, J.L. Hofmann & Associates, P.A. merged with Kabat, Schertzer, De La Torre, Taraboulos & Co, LLC (“KSDT”). The Company paid $39,150$37,334 and $42,625$37,280 to JLHPAKSDT for its services in the years ended December 31, 20152019 and 2014,2018, respectively.

The Company’s consultant and shareholder Hank Leibowitz receives compensation of $7,500 per month, totaling $90,000 for the 2019. At December 31, 2019, Mr. Leibowitz was owed accrued compensation of $52,500.

 

Note 12 – Subsequent Events

 

SeeIn the first quarter 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note 8 regarding prepaymentin the principal amount of $100,000 to a $25,000stockholder in connection with a loan in the same amount. The note is to be paid in February 2016.one principal payment, along with any unpaid interest by December 31, 2022. Interest is payable semiannually at 10%. The note is convertible into common stock at a price of $.20 per share through December 31, 2020, $.30 per share from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, and $.40 per share from January 1, 2022 through the maturity date of December 31, 2022.

 

13The Company’s ongoing operations may experience instability and estimates included in the financial statements may change due to current political and economic conditions as a result of public health concerns related to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The duration and intensity of these impacts and resulting disruption and the extent to which these events affect the Company’s business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time.

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