UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
x Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period endedSeptember 30, 2004
¨ Transition Report pursuant to 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period __________ to __________
Commission File Number000-21391
TURBODYNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
NEVADA | 95-4699061 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
incorporation or organization) | |
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6155 Carpinteria Avenue, | |
Carpinteria, California | 93013 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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Issuer's telephone number, including area code: | (805) 684-4551 |
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year end, if changed since last report)
Check whether the issuer (1) 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 issuer was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 daysx Yes ¨ No
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 158,340,822 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as ofNovember 10, 2004.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes ¨ No x
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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| Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 (Unaudited – Expressed in US Dollars) |
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| Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 (Unaudited – Expressed in US Dollars) |
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Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited - Expressed in US Dollars)
| | September 30 | | | December 31 | |
| | 2004 | | | 2003 | |
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Assets | | | | | | |
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Current | | | | | | |
Cash | $ | 27,552 | | $ | 2,145 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | 93,955 | | | 28,840 | |
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Total current assets | | 121,507 | | | 30,985 | |
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Property and equipment, at cost, less accumulated depreciation | | 138,652 | | | 110,867 | |
Certificate of deposit (Note 4) | | 315,000 | | | - | |
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Total Assets | $ | 575,159 | | $ | 141,852 | |
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Liabilities and Capital Deficit | | | | | | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | |
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Current | | | | | | |
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 3) | $ | 6,360 | | $ | 76,082 | |
Accounts payable | | 2,003,501 | | | 3,791,191 | |
Accrued liabilities (Note 2) | | 337,028 | | | 3,068,259 | |
Provisions for lawsuit settlements | | 6,370,398 | | | 7,019,439 | |
Loans payable | | 209,800 | | | 767,578 | |
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Total current liabilities | | 8,927,087 | | | 14,722,549 | |
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Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 3) | | 28,584 | | | - | |
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Deferred revenue | | 369,282 | | | 385,950 | |
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Total liabilities | | 9,324,953 | | | 15,108,499 | |
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Capital Deficit | | | | | | |
Share Capital (Note 2) | | | | | | |
Authorized | | | | | | |
1,000,000 preferred shares, par value $0.001 | | | | | | |
1,000,000,000 (150,000,000 – 2003) common | | | | | | |
shares, par value $0.001 | | | | | | |
Issued | | | | | | |
87,175 preferred shares in 2004 (2003 – 97,175) | | 87 | | | 97 | |
153,842,997 common shares in 2004 (2003 –148,771,749) | | 153,843 | | | 148,772 | |
Treasury stock, at cost (378,580 shares) | | (1,907,612 | ) | | (1,907,612 | ) |
Additional paid-in capital | | 120,179,941 | | | 117,233,800 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income - | | | | | | |
foreign exchange translation gain | | 35,119 | | | 35,119 | |
Accumulated deficit | | (127,211,172 | ) | | (130,476,823 | ) |
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Total capital deficit | | (8,749,794 | ) | | (14,966,647 | ) |
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Total Liabilities and Capital Deficit | $ | 575,159 | | $ | 141,852 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited – Expressed in US Dollars)
| | Three-month | | | Nine-month | |
| | periods ended | | | periods ended | |
| | September 30 | | | September 30 | |
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| | 2004 | | | 2003 | | | 2004 | | | 2003 | |
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Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Licensing fees | $ | 5,556 | | $ | - | | $ | 16,668 | | $ | - | |
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Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Selling, general and administrative | | 571,400 | | | 353,140 | | | 534,086 | | | 1,197,105 | |
Research and development | | 486,640 | | | 121,472 | | | 940,890 | | | 1,877,455 | |
Litigation expense | | 353,586 | | | 202,430 | | | 1,649,425 | | | 1,323,807 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 29,133 | | | 66,513 | | | 58,159 | | | 199,538 | |
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Total expenses | | 1,440,759 | | | 743,555 | | | 3,182,560 | | | 4,597,905 | |
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Loss from operations | | (1,435,203 | ) | | (743,555 | ) | | (3,165,892 | ) | | (4,597,905 | ) |
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Other income (expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Settlement of litigation (Note 4) | | - | | | - | | | 6,375,000 | | | - | |
Interest expense, net | | (1,466 | ) | | (4,920 | ) | | (6,698 | ) | | (4,920 | ) |
Interest income | | 5,372 | | | - | | | 13,203 | | | - | |
Gain on sale of assets | | 7,049 | | | - | | | 6,678 | | | - | |
Gain on settlement of term debt (Note 3) | | - | | | - | | | 43,360 | | | 3,415 | |
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Net Income (loss) for the period | $ | (1,424,248 | ) | $ | (748,475 | ) | $ | 3,265,651 | | $ | (4,599,410 | ) |
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Income (loss) per common share | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.02 | | $ | (0.03 | ) |
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Weighted average shares used for basic | | 150,856,769 | | | 144,662,976 | | | 149,471,829 | | | 134,657,530 | |
income (loss) per share | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Weighted average shares used for diluted | | 150,856,769 | | | 144,662,976 | | | 158,880,013 | | | 134,657,530 | |
income (loss) per share | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Capital Deficit
(Unaudited –Expressed in USDollars)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Additional | | | Other | | | | | | |
| Preferred Stock | | Common Stock | Treasury Stock | | | Paid-in | | | Comprehensive | | Accumulated | | | Capital | |
| Shares | | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | Shares | | Amount | | | Capital | | | Income | | Deficit | | | Deficit | |
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Balance, January 1, 2003 | - | | $ | - | | 115,620,517 | $ | 115,621 | 378,580 | $ | (1,907,612 | ) | $ | 113,445,516 | | $ | 35,119 | $ | (123,592,106 | ) | $ | (11,903,462 | ) |
Issuance of Series X preferred shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Note 2) | 122,175 | | | 122 | | - | | - | - | | - | | | 1,613,378 | | | - | | - | | | 1,613,500 | |
Exercise of stock options | - | | | - | | 10,294,000 | | 10,294 | - | | - | | | 567,026 | | | - | | - | | | 577,320 | |
Private placements of common stock | - | | | - | | 12,511,820 | | 12,512 | - | | - | | | 654,158 | | | - | | - | | | 666,670 | |
Issuance of stock for services | - | | | - | | 4,845,412 | | 4,845 | - | | - | | | 597,245 | | | - | | - | | | 602,090 | |
Issuance of stock for settlement of lawsuit | - | | | - | | 3,000,000 | | 3,000 | - | | - | | | 1,047,000 | | | - | | - | | | 1,050,000 | |
Conversion of preferred Series X shares | (25,000 | ) | | (25 | ) | 2,500,000 | | 2,500 | - | | - | | | (2,475 | ) | | - | | - | | | - | |
Issuance of stock options to non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
employees for services | - | | | - | | - | | - | - | | - | | | 1,130,526 | | | - | | - | | | 1,130,526 | |
Liability for settlement of equity instruments | - | | | - | | - | | - | - | | - | | | (1,818,574 | ) | | - | | - | | | (1,818,574 | ) |
Net loss for the year | - | | | - | | - | | - | - | | - | | | - | | | - | | (6,884,717 | ) | | (6,884,717 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2003 | 97,175 | | | 97 | | 148,771,749 | | 148,772 | 378,580 | | (1,907,612 | ) | | 117,233,800 | | | 35,119 | | (130,476,823 | ) | | (14,966,647 | ) |
Private placement of common stock (Note 2) | - | | | - | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000 | - | | - | | | 48,678 | | | - | | - | | | 49,678 | |
Liability for settlement of equity instruments | - | | | - | | - | | - | - | | - | | | 175,000 | | | - | | - | | | 175,000 | |
Reversal of liability for settlement of equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
instruments from prior periods | - | | | - | | - | | - | - | | - | | | 2,134,322 | | | - | | - | | | 2,134,322 | |
Exercise of stock options | - | | | - | | 325,000 | | 325 | - | | - | | | 15,675 | | | - | | - | | | 16,000 | |
Issuance of stock for settlement of debt (Note 2) | - | | | - | | 2,589,036 | | 2,589 | - | | - | | | 209,963 | | | - | | - | | | 212,552 | |
Issuance of stock for settlement of legal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
action (Note 2) | - | | | - | | 157,212 | | 157 | - | | - | | | 10,848 | | | - | | - | | | 11,005 | |
Issuance of stock options to non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
employees for services (Note 2) | - | | | - | | - | | - | - | | - | | | 199,915 | | | - | | - | | | 199,915 | |
Issuance of stock options to employees | - | | | - | | - | | - | - | | - | | | 152,730 | | | - | | - | | | 152,730 | |
Conversion of Preferred Series X shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Note 2) | (10,000 | ) | | (10 | ) | 1,000,000 | | 1,000 | - | | - | | | (990 | ) | | - | | - | | | - | |
Net income (loss) for the period | - | | | - | | - | | - | - | | - | | | - | | | - | | 3,265,651 | | | 3,265,651 | |
Balance, September 30, 2004 | 87,175 | | $ | 87 | | 153,842,997 | $ | 153,843 | 378,580 | $ | (1,907,612 | ) | $ | 120,179,941 | | $ | 35,119 | $ | (127,211,172 | ) | $ | (8,749,794 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited – Expressed in US Dollars)
For the nine-month periods ended September 30 | | 2004 | | | 2003 | |
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Cash provided by (used in) | | | | | | |
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Operating activities | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) for the period | $ | 3,265,651 | | $ | (4,599,410 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss for the period to net cash | | | | | | |
used in operating activities: | | | | | | |
Amortization of deferred licensing fees | | (16,668 | ) | | (5,550 | ) |
Depreciation and amortization | | 58,159 | | | 199,538 | |
Gain on settlement of debt | | (43,360 | ) | | - | |
Gain on sale of asset | | (6,678 | ) | | - | |
Recovery on lawsuit reserve from TST share sales (Note 4(a)) | | (23,345 | ) | | - | |
Stock option compensation | | 352,645 | | | 1,100,112 | |
Stock issued for services | | - | | | 597,936 | |
Stock issued for settlement of lawsuit | | 11,005 | | | 1,050,000 | |
Liability in connection with settlement of equity instrument | | (406,000 | ) | | (253,994 | ) |
Warrants to be issued (Note 2(e)) | | 59,741 | | | - | |
Extension of warrants (Note 2(e)) | | 122,635 | | | - | |
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(Increase) decrease in assets | | | | | | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | (65,115 | ) | | 1,100 | |
Increase (decrease) in liabilities | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | (1,628,304 | ) | | 384,418 | |
Accrued liabilities and provisions for lawsuit settlements | | (774,303 | ) | | (22,615 | ) |
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| | 906,063 | | | (1,548,465 | ) |
Financing activities | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from term debts | | 34,944 | | | 7,500 | |
Issuance of common stock and stock subscriptions | | 16,000 | | | 891,948 | |
Proceeds from (Repayment) of loans payable | | (504,612 | ) | | 273,981 | |
Deferred licensing fees | | - | | | 250,000 | |
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| | (453,668 | ) | | 1,423,429 | |
Investing activity | | | | | | |
Purchase of property and equipment | | (123,137 | ) | | - | |
Sale of capital assets | | 11,149 | | | - | |
Purchase of certificate of deposit | | (315,000 | ) | | - | |
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| | (426,988 | ) | | - | |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash | | 25,407 | | | (125,036 | ) |
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Cash,beginning of period | | 2,145 | | | 137,517 | |
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Cash,end of period | $ | 27,552 | | $ | 12,481 | |
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Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information | | | | | | |
Cash paid during the period | | | | | | |
Interest | $ | 2,254 | | $ | 4,920 | |
Income taxes | $ | 7,200 | | $ | - | |
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Supplementary disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities | | | | | | |
Accounts payable transferred to loans payable | $ | 159,386 | | $ | - | |
Stock option compensation | $ | 352,645 | | $ | 1,100,112 | |
Stock issued for services | $ | - | | $ | 597,936 | |
Stock issued for settlement of lawsuit (Note 2(b)) | $ | 11,005 | | $ | 1,050,000 | |
Stock issued for settlement of loans payable (Note 2b) | $ | 212,552 | | $ | - | |
Preferred stock issued on settlement of accrued liabilities | $ | - | | $ | 1,613,500 | |
Return of asset to settle term debt | $ | 76,082 | | $ | - | |
Reduction in accounts payable as partial settlement of licensing fees | $ | - | | $ | 150,000 | |
Liability in connection with settlement of equity instruments | $ | 581,000 | | $ | 1,392,897 | |
Reversal of liability in connection with settlement of equity instrument | $ | 2,134,322 | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited – Expressed in US Dollars)
September 30, 2004 and 2003 |
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1. | Nature of Business and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern |
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| Turbodyne Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its subsidiaries (the "Company") engineer, develop and market products designed to enhance performance and reduce emissions of internal combustion engines. |
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| The Company had suspended business operations in 2003 due to a lack of financing. The Company received funds by entering into a settlement agreement and general release with Honeywell (Note 4(c)), which enabled the Company to resume operations and reduce its working capital deficiency. |
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| The interim financial statements included herein, presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles and stated in US dollars, have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. |
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| These financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, which in the opinion of management are necessary for fair presentation of the information contained therein. It is suggested that these interim financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 included in the Company's 10-KSB Annual Report. The Company follows the same accounting policies in the preparation of interim reports. |
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| Results of operations for the interim periods are not indicative of annual results. |
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| The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has suffered recurring net operating losses, has an accumulated deficit of $127,211,172 at September 30, 2004 and a total capital deficit of $8,749,794 at September 30, 2004. It has used most of its available cash in its operating activities in recent years, has a significant working capital deficiency and is subject to lawsuits brought against it by other parties. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. |
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| The Company's operations have been financed principally through a combination of private and public sales of equity and debt securities. There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to continue to finance operations by this method. |
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Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited – Expressed in US Dollars)
September 30, 2004 and 2003 |
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1. | Nature of Business and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern - Continued |
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| The Company continues to examine its operations and processes for further methods of cutting costs and gaining efficiencies. However, there is no assurance that the cost reductions will be realized in the full amount. The Company is examining alternatives for financing and fulfilling its working capital needs based on its working capital projections. The Company satisfactorily settled the dispute with Honeywell Turbocharging Systems ("Honeywell"), (Note 4(c)) and is working towards raising monies and generating revenue to meet its working capital needs. If it is unsuccessful, the Company may have to cease operating and seek relief under appropriate statutes. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern and realize its assets and satisfy its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business and do not reflect any adjustment which would be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. |
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2. | Share Capital |
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| Transactions not disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated interim financial statements are as follows: |
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| a) | Authorized Capital |
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| | In 2003, 150,000 of the 1 million preferred shares were designated as Series X preferred shares. These shares have a par value of $0.001 per share with each share being convertible into 100 common shares at the discretion of the holder. |
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| | At the Annual General Meeting held on June 30, 2004, the shareholders approved an increase of authorized capital to 1,000,000,000 common shares. Prior to this increase in authorized capital, the Company's potentially diluted common shares exceeded the authorized shares. Immediately prior to the increase in authorized capital, the Company had recorded $2,134,322 (December 31, 2003 - $2,715,322) in accrued liabilities to account for the potential cash settlement of these financial instruments. As at June 30, 2004, the Company has reversed the $2,134,322 accrued liabilities since the potentially diluted common shares no longer exceeded authorized capital. |
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| b) | During the nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company issued a total of 5,071,248 shares of common stock, of which, 1,000,000 shares were issued in connection with private placements for net proceeds of $49,678, 325,000 shares were issued upon exercise of options with a weighted average exercise price of $0.05 for proceeds of $16,000, 2,589,036 shares were issued in settlement of loans payable totaling $212,552 (based on the trading price of the Company's common stock on the date the settlement agreements were entered into), and 157,212 shares were issued pursuant to settlement of a legal action in the amount of $11,005. |
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| | In 2003, the Company also issued 122,175 Series X preferred shares, of which 41,500 shares were exchanged for 4,150,000 common shares held in escrow by a former director and a former officer, 45,000 shares were issued to a former director in settlement of administrative expenses and the remaining 35,675 shares were issued to a former officer in connection with the settlement of outstanding litigation. During the quarter ended September 30, 2004, 10,000 Series X preferred shares were converted into 1,000,000 common shares. As at September 30, 2004, the 4,150,000 shares were still held in escrow and were included as issued and outstanding shares. Subsequent to September 30, 2004, 332,500 shares were issued for payment of $26,600 in outstanding liabilities, and 22,458 shares were issued pursuant to settlement of a legal action. |
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Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited – Expressed in US Dollars)
September 30, 2004 and 2003 |
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2. | Share Capital – Continued |
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| c) | Stock Options |
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| | The following summarizes information relating to stock options during 2004: |
| | Non-employees | | Employees | | Total | |
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| | | | | Weighted | | | | | Weighted | | | | | Weighted | |
| | | | | Average | | | | | Average | | | | | Average | |
| | | | | Exercise | | | | | Exercise | | | | | Exercise | |
| | Options | | | Price | | Options | | | Price | | Options | | | Price | |
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| Outstanding at | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| beginning of period | 2,131,666 | | $ | 0.15 | | 2,048,000 | | $ | 0.16 | | 4,179,666 | | $ | 0.15 | |
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| Granted | 1,525,000 | | $ | 0.10 | | 7,824,000 | | $ | 0.10 | | 9,349,000 | | $ | 0.10 | |
| Exercised | (325,000 | ) | $ | 0.05 | | - | | $ | - | | (325,000 | ) | $ | 0.05 | |
| Outstanding at end of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| period | 3,331,666 | | $ | 0.13 | | 9,872,000 | | $ | 0.11 | | 13,203,666 | | $ | 0.12 | |
| Options exercisable at | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| end of period | 3,331,666 | | $ | 0.13 | | 9,872,000 | | $ | 0.11 | | 13,203,666 | | $ | 0.12 | |
| Weighted average fair | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| value of options | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| granted during the | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| period | - | | $ | 0.13 | | - | | $ | 0.06 | | - | | $ | 0.08 | |
| 2004 Stock Incentive Plan |
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| On April 8, 2004, the Company established the 2004 Nevada stock incentive plan (the "2004 Plan"). Under the 2004 Plan, the Company may grant common stock or incentive stock options to its directors, officers, employees and consultants for up to 15,000,000 shares. The maximum term of the 2004 Plan is ten years. The Board of Directors will determine the terms and matters relating to any awards under the 2004 Plan including the type of awards, the exercise price of the options and the number of common shares granted. The value of the shares of common stock used in determining the awards shall not be less than 85% of the fair market value of the common shares of the Company on the date of grant. |
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| Grant of Stock Options to Non-employees for Services |
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| The Company has recorded $199,915 (2003 - $1,100,112) of compensation expense relating to stock options issued to non-employees for services rendered during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004. |
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| The per share weighted average fair value of stock options granted for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004 was $0.13 (2003 - $0.08) on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions in 2004: expected dividend yield Nil%; expected volatility of 135%; risk-free interest rate of 3.38% and expected life equal to 5 years. |
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Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited – Expressed in US Dollars)
September 30, 2004 and 2003 |
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2. | Share Capital – Continued |
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| | Grant of Stock Options to Employees for Services |
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| | The Company applies Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion 25 and related interpretations in accounting for stock options granted to employees. Generally, under APB No. 25 compensation expense is recognized when the market price of the Company's common stock is in excess of the exercise price of the stock options granted to the Company's employees. Accordingly, no compensation cost in 2004 and 2003 has been recognized in connection with options granted to employees. Had compensation cost been determined based upon the fair value of the stock options at the grant date consistent with the fair value method prescribed in Statement of Financing Accounting Standard ("SFAS") No. 123, the Company's net income (loss) per share would have been adjusted to the following pro forma amounts: |
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| | | September 30 | | | September 30 | |
| | | 2004 | | | 2003 | |
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| Net income (loss), as reported | $ | 3,388,286 | | $ | (4,599,410 | ) |
| Add: Stock based employee compensation | | | | | | |
| expense included in reported net income (loss), | | | | | | |
| net of related tax effects | | 152,730 | | | | |
| Deduct: Stock-based compensation expense | | | | | | |
| determined under fair-value based method | | | | | | |
| for all awards not included in net income (loss) | | (475,591 | ) | | (85,240 | ) |
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| Pro-forma net income (loss) | $ | 3,065,425 | | $ | (4,684,650 | ) |
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| Income (loss) per share: | | | | | | |
| Basic and diluted – as reported | $ | 0.02 | | $ | (0.03 | ) |
| Basic and diluted – pro-forma | $ | 0.02 | | $ | (0.03 | ) |
| The Company has recorded $152,730 of compensation expense relating to stock options issued to employees for services rendered during the period. |
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| The per share weighted average fair value of stock options granted to employees during 2004 was $0.06, calculated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions in 2004: expected dividend yield Nil%; expected volatility of 135%; risk-free interest rate of 2.21%; and an expected life equal to 1 year. |
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| Effective from the date of the option repricing, the Company regularly remeasures compensation expense for the options where there has been a substantive change and modification to such options. No compensation expense was recorded as a result of repricing of options in the prior years. |
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Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited – Expressed in US Dollars)
September 30, 2004 and 2003 |
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2. | Share Capital – Continued |
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| d) | Stock Purchase Warrants |
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| | At September 30, 2004, the Company had 16,084,922 stock purchase warrants outstanding. These warrants were issued in connection with private placements and other means of financing. |
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| | Warrants | | Price | |
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| Outstanding at January 1, 2004 | 21,634,809 | | $ 0.34 | |
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| Expired | 5,549,887 | | $ 0.39 | |
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| Outstanding at September 30, 2004 | 16,084,922 | | $ 0.31 | |
| e) | Subsequent to September 30, 2004, in connection with financing completed during the period, the Company granted 1,000,000 warrants to an investor at $0.10 exercisable for a three-year term. The warrants were issued for services rendered to the Company during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004, and were valued at $59,741 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions in 2004: expected dividend yield Nil%; expected volatility of 135%; risk-free interest rate of 2.80% and expected life equal to 3 years. The full amount of the value recorded for the warrants was included in accrued liabilities at September 30, 2004. Subsequent to September 30, 2004, the Company extended the term for 3,564,273 warrants outstanding by one year previously expiring as follows: |
| Exercise Price | Number | Expiration Date | |
| $ 0.12 | 1,100,000 | April 11, 2006 | |
| $ 0.22 | 464,273 | July 2, 2005 | |
| $ 0.22 | 2,000,000 | June 24, 2005 | |
| | 3,564,273 | | |
| The warrants were extended for a financing fee provided to the Company in prior periods and were valued at $122,635 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions in 2004: expected dividend yield Nil%; expected volatility of 117%; risk-free interest rate of 2.18% and an expected life of one year. The full amount of the value was recorded for the warrants was included in accrued liabilities as at September 30, 2004. |
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Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited – Expressed in US Dollars)
September 30, 2004 and 2003 |
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3. | Term Debt |
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| During 2004, the Company returned an asset that was not in use as a settlement of outstanding term debt and recorded a gain on the debt settlement of $43,360 |
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| During the quarter ended September 30, 2003, the Company entered into a loan agreement collateralized by an automobile with a bank for an aggregate of $36,035. The loan bears interest at 6.64%, paid monthly, and the last payment is due August 4, 2009. |
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| Principal repayments for the term of the loan are as follows: |
| 2005 | $ | 6,360 | |
| 2006 | | 6,796 | |
| 2007 | | 7,261 | |
| 2008 | | 7,758 | |
| 2009 | | 6,769 | |
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| | $ | 34,944 | |
4. | Commitments and Contingencies |
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| The Company is party to various legal claims and lawsuits that have arisen in the normal course of business. Other, than as discussed below, there have been no material changes in the status of these matters since the issuance of the most recent audited annual financial statements. |
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| a) | Litigation |
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| | TST |
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| | In March 2000, TST, Inc. ("TST"), a vendor to a subsidiary of Pacific Baja (Note 4(b)) filed an action against the Company alleging that in order to induce TST to extend credit to a subsidiary of Pacific Baja, the Company executed guarantees in favor of TST. TST alleged that the subsidiary defaulted on the credit facility and that the Company is liable as guarantor. |
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| | The Company and TST entered into a settlement agreement and release. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company: |
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| | i) | Issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock to the president of TST and agreed to register the resale of these shares by filing a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission; valued at $350,000 based on the common share trading price at the date the agreement was entered into; |
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| | ii) | Issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock to TST; valued at $700,000 based on the common share trading price at the date the agreement was entered into; |
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| | iii) | Agreed to the immediate entry of judgment against the Company in the amount of $2,068,078 plus interest from the date of entry at the rate of 10% per annum. The amount of this judgment would immediately increase by any amount that TST is compelled by judgment or court order or settlement to return as a preferential transfer in connection with the bankruptcy proceedings of Pacific Baja; and |
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Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited – Expressed in US Dollars)
September 30, 2004 and 2003 |
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4. | Commitments and Contingencies – Continued |
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| | iv) | Agreed that proceeds received by TST or its president from the sale of the issued shares will be automatically applied as a credit against the amount of the judgment against the Company in favor of TST. As of September 30, 2004, 147,000 shares issued in connection with the TST settlement had been sold which has reduced the provision for lawsuit settlement by $23,245 |
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| | At September 30, 2004, the Company has included $4,982,813 (December 31, 2003 - $4,803,000) in regard to this matter in provision for lawsuit settlements and accrued liabilities. The Company has recorded the accrued liability related to the share issuances discussed above based on the market value of the shares at the date the settlement and release agreement was signed. If it is determined that TST received payment in preference to other creditors before Pacific Baja filed its Chapter 11 petition in bankruptcy, TST will likely increase its claim by $2,130,000, which is included in the provision for lawsuit settlements. |
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| b) | Pacific Baja Bankruptcy |
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| | In July 1999, a major creditor of the Company's wholly-owned major subsidiary, Pacific Baja, began collection activities against Pacific Baja which threatened Pacific Baja's banking relationship with, and source of financing from, Wells Fargo Bank. As a result, Pacific Baja and its subsidiaries commenced Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings on September 30, 1999. |
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| | Pursuant to the Bankruptcy court order, the assets were sold to the highest bidder at an auction on December 23, 1999, for approximately $14.4 million. There were no proceeds available for distribution to unsecured creditors after the payment of Pacific Baja's secured debt. The Company was owed approximately $6 million. There were no remaining assets and liabilities of Pacific Baja as of December 31, 1999. |
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| | In connection with the bankruptcy proceedings, which are still pending, the creditors' committee was investigating the Company and some of its former directors and officers as to whether preferential transfers were made to the Company and its affiliates before the Chapter 11 case began. |
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| | In September 2001, the Pacific Baja Liquidating Trust ("the Trust") commenced action against a former subsidiary in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California – Riverside Division. The Trust was established under the Pacific Baja bankruptcy proceedings for the benefit of the unsecured creditors of Pacific Baja. |
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| | The Trust is seeking, among other matters,: |
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| | i) | the re-characterization of Company advances to Pacific Baja as equity and the subordination of unsecured claims against Pacific Baja; |
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| | ii) | the re-conveyance of an aggregate of up to approximately $7,190,000 transferred by Pacific Baja to the Company on the basis of an allegation of fraudulent transfer; |
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| | iii) | an order that the Company is liable for all of the previous debts of Pacific Baja totalling approximately $7,000,000; and |
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Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited – Expressed in US Dollars)
September 30, 2004 and 2003 |
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4. | Commitments and Contingencies – Continued |
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| | iv) | damages and punitive damages against the Company and certain former officers and directors and the former officers and directors of Pacific Baja in the amount of up to approximately $12,000,000 based on various allegations of fraud, misrepresentation, breach of contract, alter ego and negligence. |
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| | The Company has filed a response denying liability. The Company intends to vigorously contest and defend any claim by the Trust that would exceed its claims as a creditor of Pacific Baja and that would be satisfied other than by a set-off of its claims against Pacific Baja. The outcome of this litigation is not presently determinable and no amounts have been included in this regard in the reserve for lawsuit settlements. |
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| c) | In 1999, the Company entered into joint development and licensing agreements which were subsequently amended with Honeywell. Under its agreements with Honeywell, the Company assigned to Honeywell its patent and trademark portfolio (including both the Dynacharger™ and the Turbopac™) for $6.8 million. This amount was used in settlement of a judgment. In addition, under these agreements, the Company and Honeywell were to share the development costs of the Dynacharger™ and the Turbopac™, the Company 40% and Honeywell 60%. The Company retains the sole worldwide rights to manufacture, market and sell all motors, generators, electronic controls and light metals for the Dynacharger™ and Turbopac™, and Honeywell holds the sole worldwide rights to manufacture, market and sell the Dynacharger™ and Turbopac™ product lines. The Company was to receive from Honeywell royalties of 3.7% (subject to adjustment) of the net sales of the Dynacharger™ and Turbopac™ product lines. |
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| | The Company commenced an action for damages against Honeywell in the United States District Court, Central District of California in August 2001 alleging, among other matters, that Honeywell's conduct constituted a restraint of trade and the delay of the commercialization of the Company's technology. The Company was seeking unspecified damages and costs. This litigation has been withdrawn pending the outcome of the arbitration proceedings discussed below. |
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| | Prior to the Company commencing the above legal proceedings, Honeywell initiated arbitration proceedings under the joint development and licensing agreements. Honeywell was seeking unspecified damages and costs and termination of the license agreement and the joint development agreement based on their allegations that the Company breached the agreements and was unwilling and unable to perform future obligations under the agreements. |
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| | On January 23, 2004, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and general release (the "Settlement Agreement") with Honeywell whereby Honeywell agreed and paid $6,375,000 (net of legal fees to the Company). |
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| | In connection with the Settlement Agreement, the Company and Honeywell agreed to terminate the agreements referred to above, settled on the ownership of certain patent interests and resolved the disputes that were subject to the arbitration proceedings. |
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| | The receipt of the above-noted funds enabled the Company to commence settlement of certain amounts owed to creditors, to pay employee and director bonuses of $1,290,000 and to resume its business operations in February 2004. |
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Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited – Expressed in US Dollars)
September 30, 2004 and 2003 |
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4. | Commitments and Contingencies – Continued |
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| d) | On May 20, 2004, one of the Company’s former officers, filed a motion against the Company alleging that the Company failed to pay him the sum of $369,266 pursuant to the terms of a purported settlement agreement, allegedly made for the purposes of settling amounts owed to the former officer for services to the Company. On August 3, 2004 a writ of attachment was applied to the Company’s Certificate of Deposit for $315,000. On October 25, 2004 the former officer and the Company signed and filed with the court a Stipulation re: Settlement and Order. The stipulation ordered the Company to deliver 4,000,000 shares of common stock without restrictions to be used by the former officer to raise funds to settle amounts owed to him by the Company. As funds are raised to settle amounts owed, writs will be reversed from the Certificate of Deposit. If the funds raised are not adequate to settle amounts owed, the Company will be obligated to issue further shares to the former officer in order to settle amounts owed. Subsequent to September 30, 2004, the Company issued the 4,000,000 shares. |
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| e) | Other |
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| | The Company is currently involved in various collection claims and other legal actions. It is not possible at this time to predict the outcome of the legal actions. |
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATIONS.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements". The words "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "predict," "believe" and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements appear in a number of places in this report and include statements regarding our intent, belief or current expectations and that of our officers or directors with respect to, among other things, trends affecting our financial condition and results of operations and our business and growth strategies. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB. You should carefully review the cautionary statements and risk factors contained in this and other documents that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB, the terms "we", "us", "our", "Turbodyne" and "our company" mean Turbodyne Technologies, Inc., unless otherwise indicated. All dollar amounts in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
OVERVIEW
We are an engineering company engaged in the design and development of air charging technology that enhances the performance of internal combustion engines. Our technology is based on DC/AC, high-speed, high-powered, electronically commutated electric motors and high performance power electronics.
Our business strategy is to license our technology to original equipment manufacturers ("OEM's") in the automotive industry, allowing them to incorporate our technology into their own product lines in exchange for royalties or other similar licensing fees. We have also developed products suitable for direct sale to the retrofit and performance enhancement market segments.
The focus of our business plan is presently to create near-term cash flow through aftermarket sales of two improved versions of our Turbopac™ product. This is intended to provide us with the ability to pursue long-term business development activities and licensing agreements with OEM's and automotive suppliers, while reducing our need for further equity financing. Our ability to complete commercialization of our products remains subject to our ability to obtain additional financing. See "Plan of Operations", below.
PLAN OF OPERATIONS
Our plan of operations over the next twelve months is to undertake the following:
| 1. | We resumed our business operations on February 2, 2004, following our entry into the settlement agreement with Honeywell International Inc. ("Honeywell"). As part of the settlement, we agreed to terminate our joint development agreement and our license agreement relating to our Electrically Assisted Turbocharger and Electrically Driven Compressor technologies and products. In exchange, we have received from Honeywell $4,770,900 which represents the $8,500,000 settlement net of legal fees and creditor payments. We continue to use these net proceeds to fund the re-structuring of our business and to settle other outstanding debts. |
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| 2. | We plan to continue research and development of our Turbopac™ products with the objective of completing the necessary development work for commercialization of this product for the medium-duty truck and bus market. Over the next three months, we plan to spend approximately $20,000 per month in continued research and development in this area. This amount includes engineering payroll and purchasing and 60% of our overall monthly overhead. |
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| 3. | In October, 2004 we completed development of production ready Turbopac™ units for 1 to 3 litre turbocharged diesel and gasoline engines for aftermarket sales. We unveiled our aftermarket Turbopac™ products at the SEMA (Special Equipment Manufacturers Association) convention in Las Vegas on November 2, 2004. We intend to launch a new "E" Commerce website for sales of the Turbopac™ products during the next three months. |
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| 4. | We plan to pursue negotiations with OEM's in the automobile industry for the incorporation of our Turbopac™ products into their product lines. Over the next twelve months, we plan to spend approximately $5,000 per month in product marketing costs. |
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| 5. | We plan to pursue resolution of the outstanding litigation against us, including resolution of the claims summarized in Item 1 of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB. We plan to spend approximately $75,000 in litigation expenses over the next twelve months. |
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| 6. | We anticipate spending approximately $40,000 per month in administrative expenses over the next twelve months. We will maintain our head office and staff in our Carpinteria, California office until January 31, 2005, when our lease ends. We then plan on renegotiating a new lease for less space or moving to a smaller location. |
We had cash and cash equivalents of $27,552 and a working capital deficit of $8,805,580 as at September 30, 2004. Our plan of operations calls for us to spend approximately $135,000per month over the next twelve months. Accordingly, we do not have sufficient working capital to continue operating without additional working capital. Our stockholders approved an increase in our authorized capital to one billion shares of common stock at our 2004 annual meeting. As such, we are actively pursuing additional sales of our common stock and share purchase warrants to raise any additional financing necessary for us to continue our operations.
We are actively pursuing independent financing. We believe that conventional debt financing is not an option at this time due to risks associated with the current stage of our products, our lack of revenues and the litigation to which we are party. Based on these risks, there is no assurance that we will be able to carry out our plan of operations. If we achieve less financing than required to pursue our stated plan of operations, we will be forced to reduce our research and development activities and our administrative overhead costs.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Third Quarter and Nine Months Summary
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| Third Quarter Ended September 30 | | Nine Months Ended September 30 |
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| | | Percentage | | | | Percentage |
| 2004 | 2003 | Increase / | | 2004 | 2003 | Increase / |
| | | (Decrease) | | | | (Decrease) |
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Total Income | $5,556 | Nil | n/a | | $16,668 | Nil | n/a |
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Operating Expenses | ($1,440,759) | ($743,555) | 94% | | ($3,182,560) | ($4,597,905) | (31%) |
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Net Income (Loss) from Operations | ($1,435,203) | ($743,555) | 93% | | ($3,165,892) | ($4,597,905) | (31%) |
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Total Net Income (Loss) | ($1,424,248) | ($748,475) | 90% | | $3,265,651 | ($4,599,410) | 171% |
The increase in the net loss for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004 is primarily due to the suspension of our operations from the third quarter of 2003 to January 31, 2004. The increase in our net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to 2003 was primarily due to the proceeds we received
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pursuant to our settlement with Honeywell. Our continued net losses from operations reflect our continued operating expenses and our inability to generate revenues.
Net Sales | | | |
| Third Quarter Ended September 30 | | Nine Months Ended September 30 |
| | | Percentage | | | | Percentage |
| 2004 | 2003 | Increase / | | 2004 | 2003 | Increase / |
| | | (Decrease) | | | | (Decrease) |
License Fee | $5,556 | Nil | n/a | | $16,668 | Nil | n/a |
Our current revenues reflect the fact that our Turbopac™ products were in the development stage. During 2004, we anticipate completing additional sales of prototypes designed and manufactured pursuant to existing development agreements. These sales will not be significant in relation to our overall operating costs. We intend to earn revenues during fiscal 2004 through the licensing of our technology. We believe that we will not be able to generate any significant revenues from the licensing of Turbopac™ until we are successful in entering into a license and manufacturing arrangement with an automotive OEM. We anticipate that we will be able to generate sales of our Turbopac™ product in the aftermarket arena in 2004.
Costs of Sales
We did not have any costs of sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003 due to the fact that we had no sales during this period. We did not engage in any manufacturing activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2004 or the nine months ended September 30, 2003. We anticipate that we will not undertake any manufacturing activities during 2004 other than manufacturing of prototypes for evaluation and demonstration purposes.
Operating Expenses
The primary components of our operating expenses are outlined in the table below:
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| Third Quarter Ended September 30 | | Nine Months Ended September 30 |
| | | Percentage | | | | Percentage |
| 2004 | 2003 | Increase / | | 2004 | 2003 | Increase / |
| | | (Decrease) | | | | (Decrease) |
Selling, General and | 571,400 | 353,140 | 62% | | 534,086 | 1,197,105 | (55%) |
Administrative Expenses | | | | | | | |
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Research and | 486,640 | 121,472 | 301% | | 940,890 | 1,877,455 | (50%) |
Development Expenses | | | | | | | |
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Litigation Expense | 353,585 | 202,430 | 75% | | 1,649,425 | 1,323,807 | 25% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
The increase in the selling, general and administrative expenses for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004 is primarily due to the suspension of our operations from the third quarter of 2003 to January 31, 2004. The decrease in our selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was attributable to: (i) the suspension of our operations from the third quarter of 2003 to January 31, 2004, (ii) the streamlining of our operations, (iii) reductions in our staff, and (iv) adjustments to the recorded liability for the authorized capital deficiency discussed below under "Liabilities". General and administrative costs included expenses associated with our Carpinteria, California office, management compensation, administrative staff and overhead. Selling expenses were minimal and reflected the fact that our products are not being commercially sold at present.
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Research and Development Expenses
The increase in research and development costs for the three months ended September 30, 2004 was primarily due to the suspension of our operations from the third quarter of 2003 to January 31, 2004. The decrease in research and development costs for the nine months ending September 30, 2004 was primarily due to the streamlining of our operations and reductions in our staff. Our research and development costs related to present and future products are charged to operations in the period incurred. Our research and development activities during the three months ended September 30, 2004 are associated with the development of our Turbopac product.
Litigation Expenses
We recorded in non-operating expenses, a recovery related to litigation in the amount of $6,375,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2004. The recovery was related to the Honeywell settlement during our first quarter in 2004. Honeywell agreed to pay us the aggregate amount of $8,500,000 in full settlement of our claims against Honeywell subject to certain adjustments for legal expenses and $911,000 owed to certain of our creditors and lien holders. We have received $4,770,940 net of legal fees and creditor liens from Honeywell. Our litigation expenses are attributable to our involvement in the legal proceedings described in Item 3 of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on May 17, 2004. The most significant component of our litigation expense was legal expenses attributable to our settlement with Honeywell. Litigation expenses during the balance of 2004 are anticipated to consist primarily of legal expenses relating to the proceedings involving our former subsidiary, Pacific Baja.
Stock Based Compensation
Stock based compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 decreased to $352,645 from $1,100,112 for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, representing a decrease of $913,512 or approximately 83%. We did not significantly rely on stock based compensation during the nine month period ended September 30, 2004 due to our receipt of funds from our settlement with Honeywell.
The method by which we account for stock based compensation is discussed below under "Critical Accounting Policies".
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Cash and Working Capital | | | Percentage |
| At September 30, 2004 | At December 31, 2003 | Increase / (Decrease) |
Current Assets | $121,507 | $30,985 | 292% |
Current Liabilities | ($8,927,087) | ($14,722,549) | (39%) |
Working Capital Deficit | ($8,805,580) | ($14,691,564) | (40%) |
We had cash and cash equivalents of $27,552 as at September 30, 2004, compared with cash of $2,145 as at December 31, 2003. The cash and cash equivalents decreased in the three months ended September 30, 2004 due to a $315,000 lien against certain of our bank accounts by a former officer. This is discussed below under "Legal Proceedings". The reduction to our working capital deficit was primarily attributable to an increase in cash arising from the settlement of our claims against Honeywell, and a reduction in accounts payable, accrued liabilities, provisions for lawsuit settlements and loans payable as discussed below.
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Liabilities | | | Percentage |
| At September 30, 2004 | At December 31, 2003 | Increase / (Decrease) |
Provisions for Lawsuit | $6,370,398 | $7,019,439 | (9%) |
Settlements | | | |
Accounts Payable | $2,003,501 | $3,791,259 | (47%) |
Accrued Liabilities | $337,028 | $3,068,259 | (89%) |
Short-Term Loans | $209,800 | $767,578 | (73%) |
The decrease in accrued liabilities is primarily from the reversal of the liability for potentially diluted common shares. Prior to the annual shareholders meeting held on September 30, 2004, our potentially diluted common shares exceeded our authorized share capital and a $2,134,322 accrual was provided to account for potential share issues that could not previously have been settled due to the limited amount of authorized share capital. At our annual meeting the shareholders voted to increase our authorized capital to one billion shares of common stock. As a result, potentially diluted common shares do not presently exceed authorized capital and the corresponding liability has been reversed.
We continue to negotiate with our creditors for the payment of our accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Payment of these liabilities is contingent on new funding being received that would enable us to make payments to the creditors. Our ability to continue our operations is also conditional upon the forbearance of our creditors.
Included in short-term loans at September 30, 2004 are unsecured, non-interest bearing advances of $209,800 that we anticipate will be converted into shares of our common stock and share purchase warrants.
Cash Flows
| Nine Months Ended September 30 |
| 2004 | 2003 |
Net Cash from (used in) Operating Activities | $906,063 | ($1,612,823) |
Net Cash from (used in) Investing Activities | ($426,988) | ($16,443) |
Net Cash from (used in) Financing Activities | ($453,668) | $1,648,329 |
Net Increase (decrease) in Cash During Period | $25,407 | $19,063 |
The increase in cash from operating activities was due to the litigation recovery from settlement of the Honeywell claims.
The increase in cash used in investment activities is primarily as a result of the purchase of $123,137 in new equipment for the development and demonstration of prototypes. In prior years, we have financed our business primarily through private placement sales of our common stock, exercises of stock options, short term loans, conversion of accrued liabilities into stock and through increases in our accrued liabilities and accounts payable.
Financing Requirements
We are continuing with a restructuring program that began in 1999 in order to reduce our working capital requirements. This restructuring program has included the reduction of debts, settlement of lawsuits, closing offices, efforts to sublet unused space at our headquarters, staff reduction and staff attrition, disposal of unnecessary assets and overall attempts at reducing operating costs. In addition we focused our resources on research and development of our products incorporating our proprietary technology, rather than manufacture of our developed products.
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We will require further financing to continue our business operations past September 30, 2004. We anticipate that any future financing will be achieved by sales of additional shares of our common stock or independent financing. Sales of additional shares of our common stock will result in significant dilution to our current stockholders.
We anticipate that we will continue to incur losses until such time as the revenues we are able to generate from licensing our products exceed our increased operating expenses. We base this, in part, on the expectation that we will incur increased operating expenses in completing our stated plan of operations and there is no assurance that we will generate revenues that exceed these expenses.
Our consolidated interim financial statements included with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. We have suffered net losses in recent periods resulting in an accumulated deficit of $127,211,172 at September 30, 2004. We have used cash in our operating activities in recent periods, have disposed of our most significant subsidiary through bankruptcy, and are subject to lawsuits brought against us by shareholders and other parties. Based on our projected cash flows for the ensuing year, we will be required to seek additional equity or debt financing in order to continue our present operations, irrespective of the amounts paid or to be paid, if any, in connection with the aforementioned lawsuits.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. As such, some accounting policies have a significant impact on the amount reported in these financial statements. A summary of those significant accounting policies can be found in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our consolidated audited financial statements included in Note 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the SEC on May 17, 2004. Note that our preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from those estimates. We have identified certain accounting policies, described below, that are the most important to the portrayal of our current financial condition and results of operations.
Stock Based Compensation
We account for our employee stock-based compensation plans in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25 (APB No. 25) "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" and Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No.44 "Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving Stock Compensation--an Interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25", and comply with the disclosure provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board ("SFAS") No. 123 (SFAS No. 123) "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation". Accordingly, no compensation cost is recognized for any of our fixed stock options granted to employees when the exercise price of each option equals or exceeds the fair value of the underlying common stock as of the grant date for each stock option. Changes in the terms of stock option grants, such as changes in the exercise price, result in variable accounting in accordance with FIN No. 44. Accordingly, compensation expense is measured in accordance with APB No. 25 and recognized over the vesting period. If the modified grant is fully vested, any additional compensation costs are recognized immediately. Under variable accounting, changes in the underlying price of our stock may have a significant impact to earnings. A rise in the stock price would be treated as additional compensation expense and a decrease in the stock price would result in a reduction of reported compensation expense. We account for equity instruments issued to non-employees in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123.
Revenue Recognition
Prior to the suspension of our operations, we recognized sales revenue upon shipment of product. We recognize license and royalty fees over the term of the license or royalty agreement. The proceeds from the
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sale of prototypes are recognized, upon shipment of the prototype, as a reduction of the research and development expense.
Research and Development
Research and development costs related to present and future products are charged to operations in the year incurred.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
There are no new accounting pronouncements that impact us.
ITEM 3. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(A) | Evaluation Of Disclosure Controls And Procedures |
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| As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide a reasonable level of assurance of achieving our disclosure control objectives. Our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are, in fact, effective at this reasonable assurance level as of the period covered. |
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(B) | Changes In Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting |
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| In connection with the evaluation of our internal controls during our last fiscal quarter, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have determined that there are no changes to our internal controls over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially effect, our internal controls over financial reporting. |
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Hofbauer Action
On May 20, 2004, an action entitled Hofbauer vs. Turbodyne Technologies, Inc., et al. (Case No. 1157661) (the "Hofbauer Action") was filed with the Santa Barbara Superior Court (the "Court"). The plaintiff in the Hofbauer Action, Peter Hofbauer, is a former officer of Turbodyne. Mr. Hofbauer alleged in his complaint that we failed to pay him the sum of $369,265.88 pursuant to the terms of a purported settlement agreement between Mr. Hofbauer and Turbodyne dated May 17, 2002, allegedly made for the purpose of settling amounts owed to Mr. Hofbauer for certain services provided to us by Mr. Hofbauer. On August 3, 2004, pursuant to a writ of attachment, Mr. Hofbauer attached certain of our bank accounts in the amount of $315,000 (the "Attached Funds").
We entered into a stipulation with Mr. Hofbauer to resolve and conclude the Hofbauer Action. The stipulation was filed with the Court on October 27, 2004. Pursuant to the terms of the court ordered stipulation:
- we agreed to transfer 4,000,000 unrestricted shares (the "Shares") of our common stock to Mr. Hofbauer.
- Mr. Hofbauer agreed to: (i) release $50,000 of the Attached Funds upon receipt of the Shares; (ii) sell the Shares through a publicly licensed broker at a rate of not more than 400,000 shares per week for no less than $0.04 per share until he receives net proceeds of $100,000, and at a rate of 200,000 shares per week for no less than $0.04 thereafter; (iii) release $25,000 of the Attached Funds upon realizing $50,000 from the sale of the Shares, and another $25,000 of the Attached Funds for each further $25,000 in net proceeds realized by Mr. Hofbauer on the sale of the Shares; (iv) continue selling Shares until he receives $296,088.71 plus interest of 10% per annum from January 15, 2004 (the "Claim Amount");
- if all Shares have been sold and the net proceeds do not fully satisfy the Claim Amount, we agreed to issue blocks of 500,000 additional shares to be sold by Mr. Hofbauer until his claim is fully satisfied; and
- if at the end of six months from the date of the stipulation, the Claim Amount has not been fully satisfied Mr. Hofbauer has the option of: (i) releasing the Attached Funds to us and keep and sell without restriction the unsold Shares, or (ii) satisfy the remaining balance from the Attached Funds.
Kramer Action
A former director of Turbodyne, Erwin Kramer (the "Plaintiff"), represented by his attorney Claus Schmidt, a former attorney of Turbodyne at the time of the alleged claim, filed a legal action in Germany against Turbodyne, our non-operating subsidiary Turbodyne Europe GmbH ("Turbodyne GmbH"), and ex-employees of Turbodyne GmbH, Peter Kitzinski and Marcus Kumbrick (collectively the "Defendants"), with the Landgericht Frankfurt court (the "German Court") in September, 2004. The Plaintiff claims damages of Euro 326,798 against the Defendants in respect of actions taken by the Defendants while employed with Turbodyne GmbH.
On September 9, 2004, the German Court, on a motion by the Defendants to the suit, dismissed the Plaintiff's claims against Peter Kitzinski and Marcus Kumbrick, and ordered that Turbodyne's patents in Munich be attached pending the resolution of the Plaintiff's claim against Turbodyne and Turbdodyne GmbH. We vigorously dispute this claim and have retained German counsel to defend it and seek its dismissal.
We are also party to the legal proceedings described in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the SEC on May 17, 2004. The Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
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includes disclosure of material developments to legal proceedings during the quarter ended March 31, 2004. The presence of lawsuits is one of the factors cited by our auditors as giving rise to substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, readers are encouraged to review the full disclosure regarding these legal proceedings, as disclosed in Item 3 of that Annual Report, together with this disclosure.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
During the three months ended September 30, 2004, we completed the sale of the following securities that were not registered pursuant to the Securities Act:
On July 16, 2004, we completed the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock pursuant to the conversion of 10,000 shares of our Series X Preferred Stock. The issuance was completed pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act on the basis that it did not involve a public offering, the recipient took the shares for investment purposes and not for resale and we took appropriate measures to restrict transfer. No underwriters or agents were involved in the issuance and no underwriting discounts or commissions were paid by us in connection therewith.
On August 17, 2004, we issued 542,909 restricted shares of our common stock at a price of $0.09 per share to Mr. Kenneth Fitzpatrick in settlement of $48,862 owed to Mr. Fitzpatrick. The issuance was completed pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act. All securities issued were endorsed with a restrictive legend confirming that the securities cannot be resold without registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. No commissions or fees were paid in connection with the transaction.
On August 31, 2004, we completed the issuance of 2,046,127 restricted shares of our common stock at a price of $0.08 per share to Mr. John King in payment of a $163,690 Note Payable. The issuance was completed pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act. All securities issued were endorsed with a restrictive legend confirming that the securities cannot be resold without registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. No commissions or fees were paid in connection with the transaction.
We completed the issuance of: (i) 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.495 per share on September 17, 2004, and (ii) 1,000,000 warrants to purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share on October 19, 2004, to an accredited investor. The shares and warrants were issued as part of a private offering that was completed in July, 2003. The securities subscribed for by the accredited investor remained unissued due to our insufficient authorized capital at the time. The issuance was completed pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act. All securities issued were endorsed with a restrictive legend confirming that the securities cannot be resold without registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. No commissions or fees were paid in connection with the offering.
In October, 2004, we completed the issuance of 179,670 shares of our common stock to Mr. Charles Caverno pursuant to a court ordered settlement. The issuance was completed pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act.
On November 6, 2004, we completed the issuance of 4,000,000 unrestricted shares of our common stock to Mr. Peter Hofbauer pursuant to a court ordered settlement. The issuance was completed pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None.
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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
Appointment of Secretary
On November 9, 2004, Marsha Chandler resigned as our secretary and was replaced by Debi Kokinos. Ms. Kokinos is a licensed California certified public accountant and has provided accounting services to us since July, 2003.
Settlement of Hofbauer Action
We entered into a stipulation with Mr. Hofbauer to resolve and conclude the Hofbauer Action. The stipulation was filed with the Court on October 27, 2004. Pursuant to the terms of the court ordered stipulation:
- we agreed to transfer 4,000,000 unrestricted shares of our common stock to Mr. Hofbauer.
- Mr. Hofbauer agreed to: (i) release $50,000 of the Attached Funds upon receipt of the Shares; (ii) sell the Shares through a publicly licensed broker at a rate of not more than 400,000 shares per week for no less than $0.04 per share until he receives net proceeds of $100,000, and at a rate of 200,000 shares per week for no less than $0.04 thereafter; (iii) release $25,000 of the Attached Funds upon realizing $50,000 from the sale of the Shares, and another $25,000 of the Attached Funds for each further $25,000 in net proceeds realized by Mr. Hofbauer on the sale of the Shares; (iv) continue selling Shares until he receives $296,088.71 plus interest of 10% per annum from January 15, 2004;
- if all Shares have been sold and the net proceeds do not fully satisfy the Claim Amount, we agreed to issue blocks of 500,000 additional shares to be sold by Mr. Hofbauer until his claim is fully satisfied;and
- if at the end of six months from the date of the stipulation, the Claim Amount has not been fully satisfied Mr. Hofbauer has the option of: (i) releasing the Attached Funds to us and keep and sell without restriction the unsold Shares, or (ii) satisfy the remaining balance from the Attached Funds.
See "Item 1. Legal Proceedings", above.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.
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3.1 | | Restated Articles of Incorporation of Turbodyne Technologies Inc. (the "Registrant"). (1) |
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3.2 | | Amended Bylaws of the Registrant.(1) |
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3.3 | | Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, as filed by the Registrant with the Nevada Secretary of State. (7) |
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4.1 | | Certificate of Merger, as filed by the Registrant with the Delaware Secretary of State.(1) |
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4.2 | | Certificate of Merger, as filed by the Registrant with the Nevada Secretary of State. (2) |
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4.3 | | Certificate of Designation creating Series X Preferred Stock, as filed by the Registrant with the Nevada Secretary of State. (4) |
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10.1 | | Sub-Lease between Turbodyne Systems, Inc. and John E. King and Carole D. King dated July 1, 2001. (3) |
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10.2 | | Exclusive License Agreement between the Registrant, Turbodyne Systems, Inc. and David St. James dated October 15, 2001. (3) |
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10.3 | | Licensing and Joint Development Agreement Between the Registrant and Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.(1) |
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10.4 | | Settlement Agreement dated January 29, 2003 between the Registrant, Turbodyne Systems Inc., Leon E. Nowek and L.N. Family Holdings Inc. (4) |
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10.5 | | Settlement Agreement dated January 29, 2003 between the Registrant, Turbodyne Systems Inc., Edward M. Halimi and March Technologies Inc. (4) |
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10.6 | | Settlement Agreement dated effective January 24, 2004 among the Registrant, Turbodyne Systems, Inc. and Honeywell International Inc. (5) |
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10.7 | | Employment Agreement dated effective February 1, 2004 between the Registrant and Marsha Chandler. (6) |
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10.8 | | Employment Agreement dated effective February 1, 2004 between the Registrant and Andrew Martyn- Smith. (6) |
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10.9 | | Employment Agreement dated effective February 1, 2004 between the Registrant and David T. Willett. (6) |
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10.10 | | 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. (6) |
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10.12 | | |
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14.1 | | Code of Ethics. (5) |
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21.1 | | List of Subsidiaries. (5) |
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23.1 | | Consent of BDO Dunwoody LLP. (5) |
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31.1 | | |
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(1) | Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 18, 2002. |
(2) | Filed with as an exhibit to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999. |
(3) | Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. |
(4) | Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. |
(5) | Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. |
(6) | Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004. |
(7) | Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 9, 2004. |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| TURBODYNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Andrew Martyn-Smith |
| | ANDREW MARTYN-SMITH |
| | President, Chief Executive Officer |
| | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| | (Principal Executive Officer |
| | and Principal Financial Officer) |
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| | Date: November 18, 2004 |